{"id":1458,"date":"2026-10-04T22:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2026-10-04T22:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:42:19","slug":"christa-pike-may-never-recover-following-botched-lethal-injection-attempt-lawyer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/?p=1458","title":{"rendered":"Christa Pike \u2018May Never Recover\u2019 Following Botched Lethal Injection Attempt, Lawyer Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"figure-article_1-0\" class=\"comp figure-article mntl-universal-primary-image right-rail__offset text-utility-100 figure-landscape primary-image\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/q-j16sI7XIyE-WraOFiOYFtK66E=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/christa-pike-0100126-9e934e760b5541e3980a237c21ecc530.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/ZTckGDQxc0qHcX482_jUjMnvHr8=\/750x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/christa-pike-0100126-9e934e760b5541e3980a237c21ecc530.jpg 750w\" alt=\"Christa Gail Pike appears remotely from Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation for her hearing in Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tenn., on Aug. 11, 2026. Pike is set to be executed Sept. 30 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"primary-image__figcap_1-0\" class=\"comp primary-image__figcap mntl-figure-caption figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Christa Pike.<\/span><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Credit :<\/span>USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Christa Pike\u2019s attorney says she \u201cmay never recover\u201d after surviving Tennessee\u2019s failed lethal-injection attempt<\/li>\n<li>Pike remains hospitalized on a ventilator, and her legal team says her long-term prognosis \u2014 including possible competency issues \u2014 is still unclear<\/li>\n<li>Her attorney says the state has not indicated whether it will seek another execution date, while Gov. Bill Lee has paused executions for the rest of the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/christa-pike-spoke-during-her-failed-execution-12151196\" rel=\"null\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Christa Pike<\/a>\u2019s attorney says she \u201cmay never recover\u201d following Tennessee\u2019s failed execution attempt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Stephen Ferrell, a member of Pike\u2019s legal team, made the comment while appearing on CNN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-YyWgUWwqD8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>State of the Union<\/em><\/a> with Jake Tapper on Sunday, Oct. 4.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ferrell said that Pike, 50, is still hospitalized on a ventilator and \u201ccritically ill.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cWe don\u2019t really know the prognosis yet and may not know for several days,\u201d the attorney said, adding that he has not personally seen his client since she was hospitalized. He noted that her hospital room is currently \u201cguarded.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/o-MkxFVS0leviHVOAzLu6MmIueU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(398x0:400x2):format(webp)\/christa-pike-092526-1-f366d5327692459a8a0a6b4fe7707ab3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/o-MkxFVS0leviHVOAzLu6MmIueU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(398x0:400x2):format(webp)\/christa-pike-092526-1-f366d5327692459a8a0a6b4fe7707ab3.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Christa Pike.\" width=\"799\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/o-MkxFVS0leviHVOAzLu6MmIueU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(398x0:400x2):format(webp)\/christa-pike-092526-1-f366d5327692459a8a0a6b4fe7707ab3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/o-MkxFVS0leviHVOAzLu6MmIueU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(398x0:400x2):format(webp)\/christa-pike-092526-1-f366d5327692459a8a0a6b4fe7707ab3.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Christa Pike.<\/span>Tennessee Department of Correction<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cIt remains to be seen what the future is,\u201d Ferrell continued. \u201cI think one of the main things that will leave this up in the air for a while is the fact that we don\u2019t know what the prognosis is \u2014 as in, the long-term prognosis. If she recovers \u2014 she may not fully recover.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cAnd there may be issues about her competence. We just don\u2019t know any of this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__text_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__text mntl-text-block\"><b>Our new app is here!<\/b> Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"iosLink_1-0\" class=\"iosLink mntl-text-link \" href=\"https:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow nocaes\" data-tracking-container=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"people-app-promo__img mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vjVtWw7XPCXrbRwgQMnGOBDykv0=\/168x168\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/People_Onsite_ATF_Overlay_DesktopVersion_070125_qr_code11-6a9808bc1dfa4c2a9603155d7a5343d3.png\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vjVtWw7XPCXrbRwgQMnGOBDykv0=\/168x168\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/People_Onsite_ATF_Overlay_DesktopVersion_070125_qr_code11-6a9808bc1dfa4c2a9603155d7a5343d3.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ferrell added that the Tennessee Attorney General\u2019s Office \u2014 which would typically initiate a request for another execution date \u2014 has \u201cnot given us any indication as to what their intentions will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ferrell told Tapper that he believes the governor should commute Pike\u2019s death sentence to a life sentence \u201cat the very least,\u201d adding that she has already \u201cendured a torturous attempt at executing her.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JI21-feU17fPu6inWQcF1TW1898=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(563x0:565x2):format(webp)\/tennessee-dept-corrections-100426-1e6cac71735d4ac594ad905be5247edd.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JI21-feU17fPu6inWQcF1TW1898=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(563x0:565x2):format(webp)\/tennessee-dept-corrections-100426-1e6cac71735d4ac594ad905be5247edd.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Tennessee Department Of Corrections building\" width=\"1129\" height=\"931\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JI21-feU17fPu6inWQcF1TW1898=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(563x0:565x2):format(webp)\/tennessee-dept-corrections-100426-1e6cac71735d4ac594ad905be5247edd.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JI21-feU17fPu6inWQcF1TW1898=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(563x0:565x2):format(webp)\/tennessee-dept-corrections-100426-1e6cac71735d4ac594ad905be5247edd.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">A Tennessee Department of Corrections building.<\/span>Google<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has paused all executions in the state for the remainder of the year. He also ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tenn-gov-bill-lee-halts-executions-orders-review-christa-pike-botched-lethal-injection-12150999\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">an independent investigation<\/a> into the circumstances surrounding Pike\u2019s botched execution.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Attorney General\u2019s Office said, \u201cThe governor has appropriately called for an investigation,\u201d adding, \u201cWe need to know what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<h2 id=\"midcirc__heading_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__heading mntl-text-block\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">What Did Christa Pike Do? Inside Her Crimes amid Her Failed Execution<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"midcirc-card__image mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/XWzgWqrfJXkRbx26aPB2kSLC-SA=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/christa-pike-colleen-slemmer-093026-063c60db147a4480a7eb7cc3260dd4f1.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Pike; Colleen Slemmer.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/XWzgWqrfJXkRbx26aPB2kSLC-SA=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/christa-pike-colleen-slemmer-093026-063c60db147a4480a7eb7cc3260dd4f1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Christa Pike\u2019s Execution Drug May Have Leaked into Her Arms, Causing \u2018Significant Burning,\u2019 Expert Says (Exclusive)<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"midcirc-card__image mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/I3y5VEN0rybV0L_itduDbHOqWgI=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/christa-pike-0100126-9e934e760b5541e3980a237c21ecc530.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Gail Pike appears remotely from Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation for her hearing in Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tenn., on Aug. 11, 2026. Pike is set to be executed Sept. 30 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/I3y5VEN0rybV0L_itduDbHOqWgI=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/christa-pike-0100126-9e934e760b5541e3980a237c21ecc530.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Pike survived the execution attempt on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after receiving two doses of pentobarbital, a drug that suppresses breathing and cardiovascular function in high enough doses. She reportedly remained unconscious but breathing following the injections.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/christa-pike-unconscious-remains-on-ventilator-after-execution-attempt-12154626\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">court filing obtained by PEOPLE<\/a>, Pike\u2019s attorneys said both of Pike\u2019s arms were \u201cswollen, burned and blistered\u201d when she arrived at the hospital and claimed that seven needles were inserted during the botched execution.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-generic\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<p>Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-true-crime-newsletter-sign-up-8692775\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE\u2019s free True Crime newsletter<\/a> for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">According to her attorneys, Pike could be heard crying, whimpering and breathing loudly during the procedure. At one point, she said, \u201cMy arm feels like it\u2019s about to burst open,\u201d and later asked, \u201cDoes this happen like that?\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-block harzsgqwhvj73zyitqyimzsqbyivy7tzs3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Pike was accused of killing her classmate, Colleen Slemmer, on Jan. 12, 1995, and was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death the following year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article__exco-tvp_1-0\" class=\"comp article__exco-tvp mm-video-exco-trending-video-player mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"7ab1221c-abeb-4bbc-9e99-5599b82d2e0f\" data-exs-config=\"{&quot;customParams&quot;:{&quot;pc&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;umd&quot;:&quot;social&quot;,&quot;usc&quot;:&quot;facebook.com&quot;,&quot;uca&quot;:&quot;peoplemagazine&quot;,&quot;Tax1&quot;:&quot;ppl_Crime&quot;,&quot;Tax2&quot;:&quot;ppl_crime-news&quot;,&quot;leaid&quot;:&quot;1101253&quot;,&quot;au&quot;:&quot;1101253&quot;,&quot;tier&quot;:&quot;L&quot;,&quot;jny&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;DocId&quot;:&quot;12157813&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;12157813&quot;,&quot;Type&quot;:&quot;structuredcontent&quot;,&quot;adconsent&quot;:&quot;y&quot;,&quot;ugc&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;hgt&quot;:&quot;1080&quot;,&quot;wdth&quot;:&quot;1920&quot;,&quot;path&quot;:&quot;christa-pike-may-not-recover-after-botched-execution-attempt-lawyer-says-12157813&quot;,&quot;abtest&quot;:&quot;all_ids&quot;,&quot;Tax0&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE&quot;,&quot;rid&quot;:&quot;na3a2e046f04144f1a391fcf8cada518622&quot;,&quot;sid&quot;:&quot;na3a2e046f04144f1a391fcf8cada518622&quot;,&quot;sentiment&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;concepts&quot;:&quot;Christa Pike,Lawyer,attorney,Stephen Ferrell,Lethal Injection Attempt,PEOPLE,May Never Recover&quot;,&quot;taxons&quot;:&quot;Law &amp; 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