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Name |
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Description |
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Sun |
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Flower |
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Height |
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Depth |
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Alisma |
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Large green leaves stand erect above the water with baby's breath flower. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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White |
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Up to 24" |
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1-6" |
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Arrowhead |
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Also known as duck potato. Wide arrow shape leaves. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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White |
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Up to 30" |
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1-4" |
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Bog Bean |
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Round creeping shoots protrude into the water. Flowers early in the spring. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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White |
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Up to 12" |
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0-5" |
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Bulrush |
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Upright accent plant with dark green stems. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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None |
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Up to 72" |
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0-10" |
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Buttered Popcorn |
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Green and yellow variegated leaves. Good for streams. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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yellow |
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Up to 12" |
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0-3" |
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Cattail
(dwarf) |
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Small version of the cattail. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Brown Catkins |
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Up to 36" |
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0-8" |
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Cattail
(var/grace/dwarf) |
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Green and white stripe cattail. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Brown Catkins |
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Up to 60" |
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0-10" |
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Chives |
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Garden type chives adapted to water. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Purple |
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Up to 18" |
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0-1" |
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Corkscrew Rush |
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Tightly coiled green foliage. |
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Sun to part shade |
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None |
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Up to 24" |
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0-4" |
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Creeping Jenny |
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Low creeping plant. Good transition plant for edge of pond. Can be invasive in soil. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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yellow |
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Up to4" |
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0-2" |
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Forget-Me-Not(water) |
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Dense green leaves. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Blue |
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Up to 12" |
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0-2" |
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Hibiscus |
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Also known as rose mallow. Large showy flower. Slow to come back in the spring. Needs to be lowered for winter. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Pink or White |
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Up to 36" |
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0-2" |
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Horsetail |
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Hollow stems with black rings around each joint. Can be invasive in shallow water. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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None |
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Up to 36" |
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0-4" |
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Houttuynia -chameleon |
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Known for its brilliant multi-colored leaves. Good transition plant at edge of pond. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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White |
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Up to 12" |
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0-1" |
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Houttuynia
(dbl flower) |
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Heart shaped blueish-green leaves. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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White |
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Up to 12" |
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0-1" |
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Iris
(blue/purple) |
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Hardy iris plant suited for water. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Purple |
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Up to 24" |
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0-3" |
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Iris
(pink) |
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Hardy iris plant suited for water. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Pink |
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Up to 24" |
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0-3" |
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Iris
(yellow) |
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Hardy iris plant suited for water. Can be invasive. Good for large ponds. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Yellow |
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Up to 48" |
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2-8" |
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Lobelia-Queen Victoria, Cardinal, Salmon |
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Semi-hardy. Dark red leaf colors. Trumpet shape flowers appear on tall spikes. Great for color contrast. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Red |
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Up to 12" |
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0-1" |
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Manna Grass |
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Colorful early emerging grass. Creamy white, pink and green blades. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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None |
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Up to 12" |
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0-5" |
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Marsh marigold |
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Heart shaped leaves. First plant to flower each spring. Buttercup type flower. Does well in shade. |
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Sun to Full Shade |
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Yellow |
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Up to 18" |
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0-2" |
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Monkey Flower |
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Compact plant with light green leaves. |
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Sun to Full Shade |
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Yellow |
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Up to 12" |
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0-4" |
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Pickerel Rush
(purple) |
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Shiny larger green heart-shaped leaves. Needs to be placed deeper to overwinter in the pond. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Purple |
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Up to 30" |
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4-10" |
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Ribbon Grass |
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Green and white stripe grass. Can be invasive. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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None |
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Up to 12" |
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0-2" |
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Sagittaria |
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Long thin green leaves. |
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Sun to Part Shade. |
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White |
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Up to 24" |
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2-6" |
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Sedge |
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Bluish-gray Sedge. |
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Sun to Part Shade. |
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None |
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Up to 24" |
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0-2" |
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Spearwort-mini |
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Thin leaf creeping plant. Good for streams. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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Yellow |
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Up to 6" |
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0-3" |
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Sweetflag
(reg/variegated) |
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Long glossy swordlike leves with green and white coloring. |
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Sun to Part Shade. |
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Green |
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Up to 3' |
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1-4" |
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Sweetflag-Mini
(variegated) |
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Miniature version of variegated sweetflag. Not as hardy as large variety. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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None |
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Up to 6" |
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0-1" |
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Water Celery
(variegated) |
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Pink, white and green leaves that resemble the tops of celery. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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White |
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Up to 12" |
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0-3" |
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Water Willow |
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Shrubby willow-like plants. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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White & Purple |
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Up to 18" |
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0-8" |
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Watercress |
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Grows in thick rounded clusters. Good filter plant for stream, but can be invasive. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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White |
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Up to 24" |
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0-4" |
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Zebra Rush |
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Highly ornamental. Green and white horizontal stripes. Must fertilize regulary to keep stripes. |
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Sun to Part Shade |
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None |
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Up to 60" |
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0-3" |
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