Heart Attack: BEST FAST FOOD QUESTIONNAIRE

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shailynn
They never tell you what you need to know.
What is your favorite?

No need for a SJG length discussion when posting your favorites. Rule: has to be from a chain that has at least 50 stores.
(Just cut and paste the questions and fill out with your responses)

FAVORITE FAST FOOD:

Best burger:

Best fries:

Best fish sandwich:

Best chicken nuggets:

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type):

Best chicken sandwich:

Best breakfast sandwich (which type):

Best taco (what type):

Best chicken (bone-in):

Best tasting unique menu item:
(Examples: Arbys Italian Slider or Taco Bell Nachos Bell-Grande)

Best pizza (what type):

Worst overall fast-food joint:

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shailynn
3 years ago
Best burger: shake shack

Best fries: McDonald’s

Best fish sandwich: captain Ds

Best chicken nuggets: chick fil at

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): sweet heat (Popeyes)

Best chicken sandwich: chick fil at

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): Hardee’s egg and cheese biscuit

Best taco (what type): just the basic Del taco hard shell beef taco

Best chicken (bone-in): Popeyes

Best tasting unique menu item: sonic chili-cheese tater tots

Best pizza (what type): Pizza Hut (extremely limited in chains in my area - only Dominos, papa John’s, Little Caesar’s and Pizza Hut exist). I’d say Pizza Hut and Papa John’s are the lesser of the evils.

Worst overall fast-food joint: Burger King
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gammanu95
3 years ago
Man, you eat waaaay too much fast food.
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nicespice
3 years ago
FAVORITE FAST FOOD:

Best burger: Fuddruckers

Best fries: Arby’s curly fries

Best fish sandwich: tuna sandwich from subway

Best chicken nuggets: Wendy’s

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): raising cane’s sauce

Best chicken sandwich: Popeyes

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): Carl jr bacon and egg maybe? Not big into breakfast sandwiches

Best taco (what type): Bill Miller BBQ (central tx chain, and I looked it up there is 77 locations) —their carne guisada tacos

Best chicken (bone-in): Popeyes

Best tasting unique menu item: Can I cheat and say it’s chi’lantro’s kimchi fries despite there only being 5 locations? I’m trying to remember what’s unique about the bigger locations


Best pizza (what type): cici or Papp John—I’m basic and like regular pepperoni

Worst overall fast-food: either White Castle or Panda Express
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Eltriste
3 years ago
Best burger: fatburger

Best fries: fatburger

Best fish sandwich: smashburger

Best chicken nuggets: Wendy's

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): Wendy's sweet and sour sauce

Best chicken sandwich: Wendy's spicy Asiago bacon ranch.

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): jack in the box ham egg and cheese croissant

Best taco (what type): I don't know if there are more than 50 of them. But king taco

Best chicken (bone-in): church's chicken

Best tasting unique menu item: jack in the box chicken eggrolls

Best pizza (what type): I don't like any large pizza chain

Worst overall fast-food joint: taco bell
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Eltriste
3 years ago
*bonus question
Worst fast food item : the chicken sliders at white castle
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TheeOSU
3 years ago
Thankfully I don't eat enough fast food to be qualified to play but like I learned from my creepy friend from san jose I was compelled to post just for the sake of posting, lulz
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misterorange
3 years ago
@Eltriste - I never tried the chicken at White Castle, but it sounds terrible. It would be more interesting if they made them like the burgers - ground up chicken pressed into squares with little holes in them and fried on the grill. Now THAT I would try.

I fuckin LOVE the regular sliders with cheese and extra ketchup. And even though the onion rings aren't very good compared to other places, they somehow go perfectly with the White Castle burgers. I like the clam strips too.
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shailynn
3 years ago
“Man, you eat waaaay too much fast food.”

When on the road I am limited. Would eat something bad then spend the next hour working it off in the hotel pool or gym!!!!
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shailynn
3 years ago
Fun fact - Burger King “chicken” nuggets are made out of starfish.

Panda Express “pork” is really cat (Mamisan told me so).

And the apple juice served at San Jose Public library is laced with Clorox but they still can’t kill off SJG.
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twentyfive
3 years ago
I no longer eat most of this stuff I'm hoping to not have a heart attack anytime soon, but I have to admit a weakness for White Castle cheeseburgers, good thing the nearest White Castle store to my home is 862.6 miles away, I love pizza but never get pizza from a chain store.
My nomination for worst would be Chik-a-fila not because I've ever eaten their food, rather because they build their stores in such a way that whenever you need to go past them at lunch time, their Drive-Thru spills out and causes a traffic jam where ever they are located.
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nicespice
3 years ago
What’s with these comments about not eating fast food? There are several cartoons I haven’t watched in years that I still have an opinion on 😁
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twentyfive
3 years ago
@shailynn, McDonalds uses some disputing shit called pink slime in their chicken nuggets y'all can google it.
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skibum609
3 years ago
I don't eat garbage so there is no such thing as "best" fast food.
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drewcareypnw
3 years ago
Best burger: I don’t like burgers

Best fries: McDonald’s

Best fish sandwich: not on my list, no idea

Best chicken nuggets: like asking “best graham cracker” no idea, yuck

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): n/a

Best chicken sandwich: I just don’t eat these

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): McDonald sausage McMuffin with egg… delightful! Sublime!

Best taco (what type): I used to work in Mexico, and have eaten lots of authentic tacos, but the truth is I love a shitty Tex mex hard shell. Taco Time! A PNW institution of shitty awesome fake Mexican food!

Best chicken (bone-in): ezelle’s

Best tasting unique menu item: taco time chicken soft taco! Totally not Mexican, but who fucking cares. I don’t give a shit about Mexican food.

Best pizza (what type): rocco’s slices

Worst overall fast-food joint: it’s gotta be jack in the box… steer clear
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shadowcat
3 years ago
Best burger and fries must be White Castle because Harold and Kumar went to a lot of trouble to get to one.
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Muddy
3 years ago
Best burger: shake shack

Best fries: Burger King actually. Worst 5 guys SALTY

Best fish sandwich: I usually don’t get this maybe Wendy’s

Best chicken nuggets: McDonald’s

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): Buffalo then sweet and sour

Best chicken sandwich: PDQ

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): BEC Dunkin Donuts Seasame bagel followed by Jack in the box breakfast burrito

Best taco (what type): Grilled cheese burrito Taco Bell. If not beefy 5 layer.

Best chicken (bone-in): KFC

Best tasting unique menu item: BEC seaseme bagel Dunkin’ Donuts
(Examples: Arbys Italian Slider or Taco Bell Nachos Bell-Grande)

Best pizza (what type): I’ll think I’ll go Papa Johns if I got a lot of garlic sauce. Jets takes it though if that counts. We frown upon chain pizza in my area though.

Worst overall fast-food joint: It’s tough most a pretty shitty. I can’t say Mcdoanlds because their breakfast. DQ and Sonic aren’t that great. Krystal sucks.

Best overall shake shack just pricey. In n out has grown on me. What a burger has some good stuff.
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FLAP3000
3 years ago
FAVORITE FAST FOOD:

Best burger: Five Guys

Best fries: Checkers / Chick-Fil-A

Best fish sandwich:

Best chicken nuggets: Wendy’s

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): BBQ / honey mustard

Best chicken sandwich: Chick-Fil-A

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): Chick-Fil-A chicken biscuit

Best taco (what type):

Best chicken (bone-in): Popeyes

Best tasting unique menu item:
(Examples: Arbys Italian Slider or Taco Bell Nachos Bell-Grande)

Best pizza (what type): Chicago style deep-dish

Worst overall fast-food joint: Jack in the Crack
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georgmicrodong
3 years ago
Best burger: Five Guys

Best fries: Arby's Curly Fries

Best fish sandwich: Moby Dick

Best chicken nuggets: McDonalds

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): Popeye's Blackened Ranch

Best chicken sandwich: Popeye's

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): McDonalds sausage, egg muffin, or their steak and egg bagel.

Best taco (what type): Best Taxo isn't fast food, there's a taco truck that shows up outside PT's downtown sometimes. <em>The</em> best.

Best chicken (bone-in): Indi's

Best tasting unique menu item: Nothing in fast food is really unique, but White Castle's cheese sticks are close.
(Examples: Arbys Italian Slider or Taco Bell Nachos Bell-Grande)

Best pizza (what type): Local Chain: Bearno's anything. National Chain: Pizza Hut thin crust pep and sausage.

Worst overall fast-food joint: Chick-fil-A.
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Muddy
3 years ago
Change my fries answer to Dick’s in the Seattle area. Sounds kind of gay. It it’s true they got great fries
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motorhead
3 years ago
I’m not too proud to admit I like fast food. Gave it up for a couple of years. Did strict Keto and lost 2 bills but like a crack addiction I’ve backslid.


Best burger: Five Guys

Best fries: McDonald’s

Best fish sandwich: McDonald’s

Best chicken nuggets: Wendy’s

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): the old Hot Mustard from McD - I don’t think it’s available anymore

Best chicken sandwich: Culver’s grilled chicken no bun. Ate it several times per week on keto

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): Dunkin’ Sausage Egg Cheese Croissant

Best taco (what type): Bring back the Taco Bell Enchirito

Best chicken (bone-in): Not a fan so KFC by default

Best tasting unique menu item: McRib

Best pizza (what type): Best chain - Pizza Hut thin crust sausage pepperoni and onion with extra cheese

Worst overall fast-food joint: Arby’s
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gammanu95
3 years ago
I don't eat enough fast food to declare a best, but the worst is, by far, Five Guys. Completely overrated. The fries are soggy with grease and way too much salt. The burgers are plain crap. KFC always seems to have soggy skins, at every location. Papa John's quality has turned to crap in the past few years.

Chick-Fil-A and Culver's seem to have consistently better quality.
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drewcareypnw
3 years ago
@muddy: when I was on summer break from college in the 80s, I made those fries!
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shailynn
3 years ago
^ 80s??? I was in the 3rd grade!!!!!

I’m sure you made those fries with love ❤️
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crosscheck
3 years ago
Best burger: Five Guys

Best fries: McDonalds

Best fish sandwich: none

Best chicken nuggets: Chick Fil A

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): barbecue sauce

Best chicken sandwich: Chick Fil A

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): Wendy's maple bacon chicken croissant

Best taco (what type): Taco Bell Doritos locos taco

Best chicken (bone-in): Popeye's

Best tasting unique menu item:
(Examples: Arbys Italian Slider or Taco Bell Nachos Bell-Grande) Wendy's bacon cheddar mushroom melt (specialty item, not on the regular menu year round, but should be)

Best pizza (what type): Papa Gino's hamburger and onion

Worst overall fast-food joint: McDonald's. Only the fries are good.
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drewcareypnw
3 years ago
@shailynn/muddy: those dick's fries were kind of amazing. Every week or so, a truck would drop off a couple of 100 pound bags of raw unpeeled potatoes, and we'd shift them into the back room. We would take a bunch of these dirty potatoes out, and drop them into a sink of water to rinse and drain. Then, they would go into a hand cutter... like an aluminum can crusher with a lever and grate on one end. We didn't peel them, just shredded them into fry shape. Then, they'd sit in a sink of water for a while, drain, repeat, and then drop into a 3rd sink to dry and wait for the fryer. The fry kettles were pretty much standard, but the oil was beef tallow. Then, fry until they get light brown and a broken fry has a white ring inside, pull, yell "HOT FRIES", and dump into the warming bin where you would invariably burn your forearm on the grates covering the warming lights. Salt, and serve. I don't know what other fast food places do for fries, but these seemed pretty retro and simple at the time.

In August, a 1/4 full bag of potatoes in that back room could get pretty funky. Not a smell that you forget!
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Muddy
3 years ago
It should be noted, In n Out has awful fries.
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rick33
3 years ago
FAVORITE FAST FOOD:

Best burger:In N Out Double Double animal style

Best fries:McDonalds

Best fish sandwich:No Such Thing

Best chicken nuggets:Chick Fil A

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type):Chick Fil A Sauce

Best chicken sandwich:Chick Fil A Spicy Deluxe

Best breakfast sandwich (which type):Chick Fil A Chicken Biscuit and tots

Best taco (what type): Taco Bell Double crunch

Best chicken (bone-in):KFC regular

Best tasting unique menu item:In N Out fries animal style tied with Sliders
(Examples: Arbys Italian Slider or Taco Bell Nachos Bell-Grande)

Best pizza (what type):Mountain Mikes

Worst overall fast-food joint:A&W
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how
3 years ago
nicespice, you know I respect your wisdom, but you're objectively wrong about Arby's curly fries... those are nasty.

Meanwhile, that Popeye's chicken sandwich is indeed quite tasty. Zaxby's also a contender.
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san_jose_guy
3 years ago
I have a favorite Taco Truck.

BUt for chain fast food, Taco Bell is good.

Jack in the Box is good, good coffee.

Carl's Jr has some premium stuff on the menu, but it is way too expensive.


I had sold my jar of coins to my favorite Taco Bell, so that they could make change.

Just two days ago I discovered that I had a big can with about $30 in pennies. I am using these now to make exact change for the taco truck.

SJG
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TheeOSU
3 years ago
Lol, I bet the taco truck loves being paid in pennies by a vagrant, so when someone buys something that costs $6.50 and pays with a Hamilton their change is 350 pennies which I'm sure they also love!
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san_jose_guy
3 years ago
I bet the people in OH love it when an unemployed night saint with his asshole sewn shut climbs out from under his rock for his daily regurgitation.

SJG
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TheeOSU
3 years ago
Hey creepo, my F2F life is private. You know nothing about it.
What you have demonstrated in times past is that you like giving yourself a concussion by running into my privacy wall.
I maintain a 2000' dead zone in front of my privacy wall.
Nothing alive is in there. Siege scaffolds get burnt down.
Corpses and Zombies get incinerated.
Creeps are crucified in the name of Jesus!
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san_jose_guy
3 years ago
^ and some creeps get their assholes sewn shut!
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TheeOSU
3 years ago
You should know, you always act like you're constipated, now we know why, lulz
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rickmacrodong
3 years ago
TheeOSU i think he only wears a plug sometimes. Hope you are doing alright all things considered, after that sewing he just gave you!
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sinclair
3 years ago
FAVORITE FAST FOOD:

Best burger: Farmer Boys

Best fries: McDonald's

Best fish sandwich: Arby's

Best chicken nuggets: Chick Fil A

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): Chick Fil A Polynesian

Best chicken sandwich: Raising Canes

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): McDonald's Steak, Egg and Cheese Bagel

Best taco (what type): Del Taco soft

Best chicken (bone-in): Popeye's

Best tasting unique menu item: Runza

Best pizza (what type): Papa John's thin crust

Worst overall fast-food joint: Long John Silver's
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rickdugan
3 years ago
I don't each much fast food anymore. The older I get the harder it is to keep off the weight and manage other health considerations. But the rare times that I indulge, it is with one of the few named below:

Best burger: Five Guys (loaded with mushrooms, pickles and tomatoes - nice)

Best fries: Arby's curly fries

Best fish sandwich: Subway tuna sub (made with double meat and a run through the garden)

Best chicken nuggets: Wendy's

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): Toss-up - no standouts that I've found

Best chicken sandwich: Popeye

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): None - I can't eat the shit those places call a breakfast sandwich after so many years of getting fresh to order Sausage, Egg and cheese on a toasted hard roll at my old deli spots up north.

Best taco (what type): None.

Best chicken (bone-in): Golden Corral (maybe not traditional fast food, but best I've had not cooked in my own house. Popeye's and KFC are both crap.

Best tasting unique menu item: Arby's buffalo chicken sandwich. Unlike most chain joint buffalo chicken, it actually has a little heat. Add some of those seasoned curly fries and it's one of my guilty pleasures, which I can't indulge often

Best pizza (what type): None. I can't eat chain joint pizza anymore.

Worst overall fast-food joint: Tossup - there are several. There are only a handful I will visit anymore.
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misterorange
3 years ago
My #1 favorite burger is Smashburger's truffle mushroom swiss. Not sure if they offer it at all locations because they tailor their burger toppings according to local preferences.
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nicespice
3 years ago
—>“nicespice, you know I respect your wisdom, but you're objectively wrong about Arby's curly fries... those are nasty.

Meanwhile, that Popeye's chicken sandwich is indeed quite tasty. Zaxby's also a contender.”

I’ve never been to Zaxby’s but I’ve heard good things about it. Next time I’m in Texas, I’ll have to try it out.

And whaaaa, what do you have against seasoned salt? 😫

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whodey
3 years ago
Best burger: Culver's Double Butter Burger

Best fries: Rally's

Best fish sandwich: Frisch's Fish Sandwhich

Best chicken nuggets: not a fan of chicken nuggets but I do like Raisin Cain's chicken tenders.

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): Caine's Sauce

Best chicken sandwich: Chick-fil-A Grilled Chicken Club

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): McDonald's Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit

Best taco (what type): Hot Head Burrito's Barbacoa Soft Taco

Best chicken (bone-in): Popeye's

Best tasting unique menu item: Arby's Jalapeño Bacon Ranch Chicken Wrap

Best pizza (what type): Jet's Super Special

Worst overall fast-food joint: Taco Bell
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ElDuderino_AZ
3 years ago
Best burger: I really like the Jack in the Box bacon ultimate cheeseburger (no mayo)

Best fries: Arby's curly fries and it ain't close

Best fish sandwich: only ever had a McD's filet o fish, so I guess I'll have to go with that (no sauce whatever that stuff is)

Best chicken nuggets: McDonald's...again, haven't really had them anywhere else

Best dipping sauce for nuggets: when I was a kid I got sweet n sour, but I have to believe Carl's Jr's buffalo sauce would be delicious

Best breakfast sandwich: hmmm, Jack in the Box ultimate breakfast sandwich, although Panera has some good stuff, too.

Best chicken (bone-in): a few months ago I'd have said KFC but I was recently introduced to Popeye's and I'm fully converted. Love that chicken at Popeyes!

Best tasting unique menu item: Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill - Baja grilled chicken burrito, no guac. I don't know what they put in that thing, but that was like crack. Sofa king good. Sadly, it's been off the menu for a few years now.

Best pizza: for fast food pizza, I am gonna have to go with Peyton, Shaq, and Papa John. I dig the single pepper they toss in the box.

Worst overall fast food joint: not because of the food, only because I refuse to wait in a drive thru like for 30+ minutes - In N Out or Raising Cane's (but I REALLY want to try this)
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ElDuderino_AZ
3 years ago
Oh best chicken sandwich: Carl's Jr - whatever the one is with chicken, bacon, and swiss. No mayo but maybe some ranch on it? Lettuce, tomato, and then get some buffalo sauce. Mmmmmmm.
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Huntsman
3 years ago
I avoid fast food as much as possible for health reasons. But it’s difficult to never eat it. So I’d go with an Arby’s roast beef sandwich, Five Guys fries, and… not much else.

As far as “best” fast food, I begrudge no one their sensual enjoyments. But it’s like asking me to pick the hottest stripper among a bunch of obese ones with crooked teeth and bad body odor. To me, there is no actual best.
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Icee Loco (asshole)
3 years ago
Best burger: in n out double double

Best fries: fatburger fat fries

Best fish sandwich: smashburger or wendys

Best chicken nuggets: wensys

Best dipping sauce for nuggets (what type): Wendy's sweet n sour

Best chicken sandwich: Carl's Jr santa fe grilled chicken

Best breakfast sandwich (which type): jack in the box ham egg and cheese croissant

Best taco (what type): king taco

Best chicken (bone-in): Dave's hot chicken

Best tasting unique menu item: jack in the box eggrolls
(Examples: Arbys Italian Slider or Taco Bell Nachos Bell-Grande)

Best pizza (what type): not into chain pizzas

Worst overall fast-food joint: taco bell
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