![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/06t.jpg) Caps of mushrooms Hymenochaete iodina on roots of inclined tree with oval leaves in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2772/jpeg/16t.jpg) Dark brown velvety caps of a small thin polypore mushroom Hymenochaete iodina on roots of a tilted tree in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/07t.jpg) Close up of mushrooms Hymenochaete iodina in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2405/jpeg/14t.jpg) Tree roots on a trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/20t.jpg) Small Mycena like mushrooms on a mossy tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/25t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Trichaptum sector at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/10t.jpg) Shelves of polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on an elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/21t.jpg) Close-up of small mushrooms Panellus pusillus on a split rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/22t.jpg) Underside of small mushrooms Panellus pusillus on a split rotting tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/15t.jpg) Violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/26t.jpg) Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Trichaptum sector at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/11t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/19t.jpg) Small mushrooms Panellus pusillus on a split rotting tree, could be holly or magnolia, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/03t.jpg) Some omphalinoid or may be Mycena mushrooms on a mossy tree not far from the ground, American beech or may be magnolia, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/16t.jpg) Caps of violet toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/13t.jpg) Pores of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/12t.jpg) Close-up of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/14t.jpg) Broken tissues of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes nivosa on a small elm tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/23t.jpg) Pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/11t.jpg) Mushrooms Marasmius fulvoferrugineus in area of the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/26t.jpg) Underside of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/25t.jpg) Caps of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/17t.jpg) Hairy curtain crust mushrooms (Stereum hirsutum) on a fallen tree together with fruits of passion flower in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/24t.jpg) Gills of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/12t.jpg) Side view of mushrooms Marasmius fulvoferrugineus in area of the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/27t.jpg) Close-up of gills of pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius)(?) on a living American beech tree near its base in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/03t.jpg) Yellow resupinate tooth mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/04t.jpg) Yellow hydnoid prostrate mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/06t.jpg) Tiny teeth of yellow resupinate mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/05t.jpg) Close-up of yellow resupinate tooth mushroom on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3399/jpeg/01t.jpg) Mushroom Tricholomopsis flammula on beech roots in area with no grass, near the creek, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, April 30, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2579/jpeg/01t.jpg) Magnolia cone mushrooms (Strobilurus conigenoides) among leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3064/jpeg/07t.jpg) Brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) in dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/17t.jpg) Mushrooms Gamundia striatula on a trail covered by needles and oak leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2580/jpeg/06t.jpg) Some bracket polypore mushrooms on a tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2798/jpeg/21t.jpg) Mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2581/jpeg/19t.jpg) Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) mushrooms on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2579/jpeg/14t.jpg) Turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/10t.jpg) Turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/28t.jpg) Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subpalustris in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/18t.jpg) Polypore mushrooms Trametopsis cervina on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus on a stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/16t.jpg) Close-up of mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/15t.jpg) Caps of mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2580/jpeg/05t.jpg) Hoof mushrooms Fomes fasciatus on a tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2389/jpeg/14t.jpg) Phellinus bracket mushrooms at the base of a tree near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/18t.jpg) Underside of mushrooms Gamundia striatula on a trail covered by needles and oak leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2798/jpeg/23t.jpg) Caps of mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/15t.jpg) Colors of turkeytail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/10t.jpg) Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a big tree stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/04t.jpg) Some omphalinoid mushrooms in moss at the base of a magnolia in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/29t.jpg) Underside of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subpalustris in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/19t.jpg) Underside of polypore mushrooms Trametopsis cervina on a log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/14t.jpg) Mushrooms Xylobolus subpileatus on a decomposing stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/19t.jpg) Side view of mushrooms Gamundia striatula on a trail covered by needles and oak leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2798/jpeg/22t.jpg) Upper surface of mushrooms Stereum complicatum on a fallen tree branch in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/25t.jpg) Back lit fern leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/24t.jpg) Young leaves of some plant in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/33t.jpg) Back lit leaves of sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3065/jpeg/07t.jpg) Underside of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3065/jpeg/04t.jpg) Caps of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3086/jpeg/20t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, December 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/29t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/08t.jpg) Lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3064/jpeg/04t.jpg) Brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) between the trail and the creek, half-covered by dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3064/jpeg/06t.jpg) Brown Matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma caligatum) on a tall terrace over the creek, almost covered by dry leaves in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2426/jpeg/10t.jpg) Liverwort Leucolejeunea conchifolia(?) with tiny leaves on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 5, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/31t.jpg) Amanita mushrooms with parasitic fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/36t.jpg) Linden like tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/18t.jpg) Young tender leaves of sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/33t.jpg) Red brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms in a swampy area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/30t.jpg) Caps of bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactea on a fallen beech tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/09t.jpg) Underside of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen holly tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3065/jpeg/05t.jpg) Pattern of caps of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3065/jpeg/06t.jpg) Pattern of pores of lumpy bracket mushrooms (Trametes gibbosa) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/11t.jpg) Mushrooms Phleogena faginea on a stump of a broken tree, could be elm, 0.7 m above ground, from cracks of bark in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2580/jpeg/17t.jpg) Cap of amethyst deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria amethystina) in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2389/jpeg/12t.jpg) Small brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms in a wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2389/jpeg/09t.jpg) Webcap mushrooms Cortinarius collinitus in a swampy area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2389/jpeg/13t.jpg) Gills of brown webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms in a wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/32t.jpg) Dissected Amanita mushrooms with parasitic fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/35t.jpg) Bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/01t.jpg) Small white gilled mushrooms Hydropus or Clitocybula on bark of elm(?) tree fallen across the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2580/jpeg/18t.jpg) Underside of amethyst deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria amethystina) in wet area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/01t.jpg) Small polypore mushrooms Trametes on twigs of magnolia or beech or sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/36t.jpg) Underside of bracket polypore mushrooms Fomitella supina on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2978/jpeg/02t.jpg) Underside of small white gilled mushrooms Hydropus or Clitocybula on bark of elm(?) tree fallen across the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/32t.jpg) Lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/23t.jpg) Tiny liverworts at the base of a tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2581/jpeg/11t.jpg) Bolete mushrooms Suillellus subluridus or may be Neoboletus in a pine forest in upper area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2578/jpeg/18t.jpg) Small milkcap mushrooms Lactarius neotabidus(?) in wet area near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2580/jpeg/09t.jpg) Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius frustratus in a swampy area near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2886/jpeg/38t.jpg) Young tender leaves of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/35t.jpg) Leaves of crippled crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2850/jpeg/34t.jpg) Red brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms on moss at the base of a pine in a swampy area in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2580/jpeg/11t.jpg) Dissected milkcap mushrooms Lactarius frustratus in a swampy area near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2580/jpeg/10t.jpg) Close up of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius frustratus in a swampy area near the creek in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3031/jpeg/02t.jpg) Caps of small polypore mushrooms Trametes on twigs of magnolia or beech or sweetgum in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3032/jpeg/30t.jpg) Small blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) on fallen magnolia twigs in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
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