{"id":26893,"date":"2018-08-03T23:03:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T23:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/?p=26893"},"modified":"2018-08-14T22:15:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T22:15:51","slug":"why-this-eastern-capital-is-now-europes-hippest-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/why-this-eastern-capital-is-now-europes-hippest-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Why This Eastern Capital is Now Europe&#8217;s Hippest City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, so maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Warsaw-Hotels.d178317.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warsaw<\/a>&nbsp;isn&#8217;t at the top of your vacation bucket list. But there are plenty of reasons to break free from the crowded Paris\u2013London\u2013Rome tourism circuit that many Americans traverse when visiting Europe. With its ever-growing slate of cafes, bars, and underground nightlife, it\u2019s been compared to Prague and Berlin, but like most things in life, Warsaw\u2019s got an identity of its own. Go because you love design, or because your grandmother used to stuff you silly with pierogi, or even just because you\u2019d like to see Poland\u2019s capital city before its reputation starts proceeding it. No matter what, you\u2019re bound to find something to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/best-castles-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> The Coolest Castles in Europe to Add to Your Bucket List<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Milk Bars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_27010\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27010\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Milkbar-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Milkbar.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Milkbar-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Milkbar-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Milkbar-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Milkbar-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Helen Boast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Start your tour of the city with a taste of traditional Poland. Milk Bars (\u201cor bar <em>mleczny<\/em>\u201d) are Polish restaurants which operate like low-cost cafeterias. (Expect to place your own order, pick up your own food, and bus your own table.) They\u2019re also ground zero for all your borscht (sour beetroot), pierogi (dumplings), and <em>placki ziemniaczane<\/em> (potato pancake) needs. Basically, leaving hungry is not an option.) Substitutions are generally frowned upon, which means a lot of options are off-limits to vegetarians. But thanks to the newly-opened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WegetarianskiBarMlecznyWarszawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wegetaria\u0144ski Bar Mleczny<\/a> in the city center, even those who keep meat-free can get in on the action.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>But Wait \u2026 More Food<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_27008\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27008\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barpacific-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barpacific.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barpacific-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barpacific-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barpacific-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barpacific-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Helen Boast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Poland\u2019s food offerings aren\u2019t just about cabbage and potatoes (no shade here\u2014the stuff is flipping delicious). As a cosmopolitan capital city, Warsaw\u2019s deep bench of restaurants represent a variety of tastes and interests. (And yes\u2014Uber Eats is also alive and well\u2014just in case you\u2019re not in the mood to leave your hotel room.) Start by grabbing hummus and beers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beiruthummusbar\/?rf=678226178882150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Beirut<\/a>, over-the-top \u201cAmerican Style\u201d pancakes at <a href=\"http:\/\/mrpancake.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mr. Pancake<\/a>, or green-heavy bowls at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/barpacyfik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bar Pacyfik<\/a> (pictured above). Recently, food halls have become increasingly popular\u2014particularly during the winter. If you\u2019re looking for eats on the weekend, try <a href=\"https:\/\/halagwardii.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hala Gwardii<\/a>, a former boxing ring turned food venue, known for its abundant vegetarian and vegan options. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koszyki.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hala Koszyki<\/a>, open every day, has been praised both for its sophisticated design (Art nouveau interior! Daily curated theme music!) and a clutch of high-end eateries.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Old Town (and P\u0105czkis)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_27012\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27012\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-town-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-town.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-town-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-town-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-town-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-town-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Helen Boast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many residents will tell you that Old Town is overly touristy. Or that it\u2019s a fabrication. Yeah, so? Peeking into this neighborhood will give you a good idea of what the city looked like before it was demolished during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. (Spoiler alert: The word \u201cfairytale\u201d might come to mind.) But after you\u2019ve soaked in historical perspective there\u2019s really not much to see\u2014unless you <em>really<\/em> like buskers playing pop hits on the xylophone. Grab a rose-jelly filled Polish doughnut (<em>paczki<\/em>) at <a href=\"http:\/\/paczekwmasle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">P\u0105czek w Ma\u015ble<\/a>, and then keep moving.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Get High (up) at Palace of Culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_27014\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27014\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Palace-of-culture-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Palace-of-culture.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Palace-of-culture-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Palace-of-culture-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Palace-of-culture-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Palace-of-culture-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Helen Boast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Okay, you\u2019re noticing a theme by now\u2014Warsaw is a gut-bustlingly great place for food. And by now, if you\u2019re following this guide step-by-step, your gut might actually be busting at this point. While you\u2019re waiting for your next meal, pay a visit to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkin.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Palace of Culture<\/a>. Originally a gift from Stalin to the Polish people, the hulking monument has since been repurposed, with bars, concert venues, restaurants and meeting halls filling the space. For the ultimate bird\u2019s eye view, ride up all 231 meters and gaze down upon Warsaw\u2019s crazy-quilt layout. (Pro tip: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BlWSBNMF9kq\/?taken-by=laura_studarus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Time-lapse videos<\/a> look really cool from this angle. )<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Savior Square<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_27259\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27259\" class=\"wp-image-27259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Savior-Square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Savior-Square.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Savior-Square-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Savior-Square-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Savior-Square-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Savior-Square-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Savior-Square-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Savior-Square-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Helen Boast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Savior Square earned its nickname \u201chipster square\u201d thanks to some of the city\u2019s most forward-thinking cafes, including the French-themed <a href=\"http:\/\/bistrocharlotte.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Charlotte<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matchabistrobar\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matcha Tea House<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coffeekarma.eu\/?utm_source=tripadvisor&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Karma<\/a>. But the main course here is the chance to watch and be watched while sipping prosecco or coffee on the plentiful lounge chairs.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Design Stores<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_27009\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27009\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/design-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/design.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/design-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/design-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/design-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/design-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Helen Boast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Warsaw may be one of the most unsung design capitals of Europe. For a starter course, stop into <a href=\"https:\/\/pantuniestal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pan tu nie sta\u0142<\/a>, a clothing line that repurposes traditional communist-era designs into playful shirts, dresses, socks, and houseware. (Don\u2019t forget to pose with the oversized hairy legs sporting both sandals and socks.)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Neon Museum<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_27011\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27011\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Neon-museum-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Neon-museum.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Neon-museum-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Neon-museum-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Neon-museum-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Neon-museum-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Helen Boast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Until Poland achieved freedom from communist forces in the early 90s, art was, understandably policed\u2014save for neon signs, which the regime saw as a way to advertise their strength to the West. Although many of these signs were discarded in the aftermath, thanks to a conservatory effort by photographer Ilona Karwinska and her husband David S. Hill, many are now on display at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sohofactory.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Soho Factory<\/a> in Warsaw\u2019s Praga neighborhood. More than just an Instagram op (although certainly it\u2019s one of the city\u2019s best), for a modest entry fee you can wander the glowing room, enjoy the hypnotic hum, and take a deep dive into the city\u2019s secretly rebellious past.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chopin in the Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27016 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lazienki-Park-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lazienki-Park.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lazienki-Park-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lazienki-Park-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lazienki-Park-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lazienki-Park-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<p>The famous piano man (not Billy Joel\u2014the other one) called Warsaw home. That fact gets celebrated every summer with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.chopin.warsawtour.pl\/events-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chopin in the Park<\/a>, a free event, now in its 59th year happening every Sunday at noon and 4 p.m. Sit in the benches surrounding the Chopin statue in Warsaw\u2019s University Botanical Gardens, and allow some of the composers most famous works to wash over you. Then take your newfound chill for a stroll in the nearby \u0141azienki Park, where you can spot the resident peacocks (themselves, ambassadors of chill).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Go Down by the River<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_27007\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27007\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barka-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barka.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barka-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barka-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barka-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/barka-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Helen Boast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to recent renovations, the banks of Warsaw\u2019s Vistula are the place to be. Walk, jog, or bike the three mile-stretch along the Warsaw bank (the Praga side is less developed\u2014but that\u2019s likely to change) and stop to take in the view at any number of venues\u2014including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/placzabawnadwisla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Plac Zabaw<\/a> and everyone&#8217;s favorite bar on the river, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/planbarka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BarKa<\/a> (pictured). Thanks to recently relaxed drinking laws around the river, you can even BYOB and enjoy them on the large concrete steps. On warm evenings, expect to be joined by hundreds of your best friends as the entire area becomes one large party.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Relax, in Style<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27036 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/H15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/H15.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/H15-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/H15-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/H15-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/H15-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A building with quite the turbulent history (housed in a nineteenth-century structure, it was once a secret meeting place among Polish youth, an embassy under Soviet rule and offices for Nazi Germany in the &#8217;40s), the current occupants of five-star&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Warsaw-Hotels-H15-Boutique.h5552221.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H15 Boutique Hotel<\/a> are stylish travelers on the move. The atrium lobby is gorgeous, and then there&#8217;s the 47 apartment-style guestrooms which maintain a fine balancing act of being both bohemian and luxurious at the same time. The dining room at restaurant Signature still maintains the Soviet-era hammer and sickle as part of its decor, and it doesn&#8217;t hurt that it&#8217;s also among Warsaw&#8217;s Michelin-recommended eateries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note to London, Paris and Rome: You&#8217;ve got company!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":27013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[158],"tags":[1243,221,406,1293,1292],"class_list":["post-26893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-and-culture","tag-art-and-culture","tag-europe","tag-foodie","tag-poland","tag-warsaw"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Warsaw is Now Europe&#039;s hippest city | Travelocity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ever consider adding Poland&#039;s capital city to your bucket list? 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