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'''''The Colony''''' is a reality television program. The series was filmed in an industrial area bordering the Los Angeles River on the edge of downtown Los Angeles, and follows ten cast members in an environment that simulates life after a global catastrophe.<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Allen |url=http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/07/15/discovery-channel-to-run-viral-pandemic-survival-show/ |title=Discovery Channel to run viral pandemic survival show |publisher=Tech Watch |date=July 15, 2009 |accessdate=July 15, 2009}}</ref> The series first aired on the Discovery Channel on July 21, 2009.<ref name="Discovery">{{cite web |url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/about/colony.html |title=The Colony: About the Show |publisher=Discovery Channel |accessdate=July 15, 2009}}</ref> Filming began on February 28, and ran until April 28, 2009.

A second season is scheduled to begin filming around April 2010. It will be set in Chalmette, Louisiana and is scheduled to be aired August 2010.<ref>http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/casting-call.html</ref><ref>http://www.wdsu.com/entertainment/22735392/detail.html</ref>

==Cast==
'''Vladimir Beck''' is a retired oil industry engineer who currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He has spent around 40 years working as an engineer in oil refineries. As a young man, he had been in the [[military]] and left Communist Yugoslavia.

'''John Cohn''' is a 49-year-old chief IBM [[scientist]] for design automation from Richmond, Vermont. He fixes, makes and hacks electronics, fabricates mechanical devices, and welds. His other talents include building structures out of natural materials, growing edible plants, sculpting and fire building. John is typically viewed as an eccentric person. He has been referred to by the other colonists as 'The Professor'. Viewers have consistently rated him as the number one colonist.

'''Morgan Hooker''' is a 23-year-old aerospace engineer from Woodland Hills, California. Morgan designs [[irrigation]] canals and also builds heat-insulated shelters. She is said to be proficient in mechanical engineering as well. 

'''Michael "Mike" Raines''' is a 47-year-old actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707054/ |title=Michael Raines |publisher=imdb.com |accessdate=2010-05-13}}</ref> and [[solar panel]] installer/designer originating from Kotor, Montenegro. He currently resides in Santa Monica, California. He specializes in building [[alternative energy]] sources. He specialized in designing for security.

'''Joey Sciacca''' is a 37-year-old contractor hailing from Los Angeles, California. He is a Black Belt in [[Tang Soo Do]]. He also is proficient in [[plumbing]], electrical maintenance, [[drywall]] refurbishing, [[framing]] and framework, [[concrete]] construction, and is also seen to be an artist. Joey has admitted that he committed bad actions in the past, actions that he says he currently regrets doing. He has since served approximately six consecutive years in jail. Joey now works in the area of [[construction]], where he utilizes his skills as an eco-friendly contractor.

'''Leilani Smith''' started her martial arts career at the age of 28. She now works as a personal [[self defense]] instructor. She also has an interest in cooking.

'''George Fallieras''' is a 34-year-old doctor from Tampa, Florida. After majoring in Marine Biology at University of Florida and considering a career as a marine mammal veterinarian, he decided to go to medical school because he liked to take care of people even more than animals. He is a strong fisherman, can start a fire and hunt. George returned to New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] to provide care in makeshift medical units.

'''John Valencia''' is a 37-year-old machinist from Covina, California, specializing in fitting for [[irrigation]] waterworks, repairing motor-vehicle [[engines]], and rebuilding [[alternators]] to hook up to generators for electricity. He also has developed [[crank|hand crank]] electrical systems. He is a purported conservationist.

'''Amy West''' is a 34-year-old marine biologist. Amy is certified in providing CPR and other medical assistance. She is believed to have been interested in marine biology while she was a child vacationing in the Caribbean.

'''Allison White''' is a 29-year-old registered [[nurse]] from Oklahoma City, whose natural inclinations allow her to remain calm in extreme, life-threatening situations; thus, she has found herself most at home working in the emergency room.<ref>{{cite web |first=Christopher |last=Rocchio |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/discovery-reveals-identities-of-new-the-colony-reality-series-cast-9237.php|title=Discovery reveals the identities of new 'The Colony' reality series cast |publisher=Reality TV World |date=July 2, 2009 |accessdate=July 17, 2009}}</ref>

==Episode list==
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==Phases and projects==
===Episode 1===
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!Phase
!Context
!Description
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| Phase 1: Sleep Deprivation
| Shock and Fatigue
| To simulate the stress survivors experience in the aftermath of a disaster, the volunteers were kept awake for thirty hours with almost no food or water.
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| Phase 2: Looting
| Scarcity of Supplies
| Mentally drained, the first six volunteers were given fifteen minutes in an abandoned department store to acquire as many resources as they can carry.
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| Phase 3: The Marauders
| Resource Competition
| Ten minutes into scavenging, a gang of looters and thugs are sent in to steal the volunteer's supplies.
|-
| Phase 4: River Walk
| Search for Shelter
| Before arriving at the colony, the volunteers haul their 200 pounds of looted supplies eight miles down the Los Angeles River.
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| Phase 5: Arrival and Survival
| Rebuilding Begins
| The colonists arrive at an 80,000 square foot warehouse on a three and a half acre plot of land. They are supplied with rudimentary materials, tools, and a small supply of food and water. How they use these resources is up to them.<ref name="Discovery" />
|}

'''Projects'''
*[[Filtration|Water Filter]]: The Los Angeles River is the colonist's main water source, but the water is unsafe to drink without some filtration. The plan is to puncture small holes in a 55 gallon drum, and fill it with multiple layers of sand and [[charcoal]] to filter out impurities such as rocks, algae, lead, and ''[[E. coli]]''. Afterward the water is then to be [[boiled]] to remove bacteria, only then will they have a safe water supply.
*Cooktop: To cook their food, the colonists suspend a steel plate over a fire inside a steel drum.
*Giant Bed: Using some cardboard, pallets, box-springs, fabric and foam the colonists assemble a giant bed to sleep on.
*Night Watch: In this post-apocalyptic world, security can be compromised at any time, so at night one or two colonists stays up to look after the others at certain times through the night.
*Battery Array: To get electricity, the colonists [[Daisy chain (electrical engineering)|daisy chain]] twenty 12-volt car [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]] in parallel to maximise the [[Electric current|current]]. They then convert the [[direct current]] to [[alternating current]] using an [[Inverter (electrical)|inverter]]. It provides just enough power to last just a week, so a generator will need to be built to recharge the batteries.
*Water Storage: Keeping a supply of drinking water is crucial to the colonist's survival. To guarantee a steady supply, they move the filter on a warehouse shelf and places a large container beneath it.
*Rain Catching: When a rare LA rain storm approaches, Mike and John V. modify the gutters of the warehouse to catch and stockpile [[rainwater]], thus saving them a river trip.
*[[Laundry]]: Because of the grime on the roof, the first part of the collected rainwater is too dirty to drink, but it is suitable for laundry. Without detergent, the colonists improvise using [[baking soda]], and to clean their clothes they use a piece of [[Corrugated galvanised iron|corrugated steel]] as a [[washboard]].<ref name="Discovery" />

===Episode 2===
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!Context
!Description
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| Phase 6: Sustainable Energy
| Fuel Shortage
| With the battery array running out of power, the colonists need to build a generator and find a plentiful fuel source.
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| Phase 7: Foraging
| Resource Acquisition
| With a lack of food, the colonists go out to acquire more food for the colony. They acquire a small supply of canned goods, fresh fruit, and a pair of goats.
|}

'''Projects'''
*[[Engine-generator|Generator]]: The immediate priority is power, and with the batteries having only a few days worth of power left, a generator needs to be built. The plan is to scavenge an engine from a pressure washer, a [[pulley]] system from a ventilation fan, and a car [[alternator]]. The engine's drive shaft must turn the pulley and the pulley must spin the alternator. Just like in a car the alternator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, which is needed to charge the battery array.
*[[Wood Gas Generator|Wood Gasifier]]: To keep the generator engine running they will need a constant fuel supply. One way is to scavenge for gasoline, but that method is dangerous and barely sustianable. John C. proposed building a gasifier after noticing an abundance of wood. A gasifier is two containers each holding wood scraps. The wood in the first container is used to build a fire. The fire heats the wood in the second container releasing a flammable vapor called [[wood gas]]. The wood gas is then piped directly into the generator engine.
*Escape Vehicle: Everyone agrees that the warehouse, or the city for that matter is not an ideal place for long term survival in this post-apocalyptic world. Noticing a broken down flatbed truck out on the yard, everyone brings it inside the warehouse and into the main work area so it can later be used for their exodus.<ref name="Discovery" />

===Episode 3===
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!Context
!Description
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| Phase 8: Creature Comforts
| Recreating Home
| With a power source for their tools, the colonists decide to make a shower and other smaller comforts to improve morale.
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| Phase 9: River Trip
| Resource Scarcity
| Running out of water and tired of eating canned goods, the colonists head to the river to acquire water, fresh fish, and citrus.
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| Phase 10: Power On
| Outside Contact
| Discovering the small television is on and is receiving an emergency signal, the colonists who did not leave the colony to go on the river trip discover that the power from the grid has been turned on for a short time.
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| Phase 11: Colony Attack
| Resource Competition
| Not paying attention to security, the colonists are surprised by an attack on the warehouse by marauders and thieves, and they lose two days worth of food afterwards. The marauders were given instructions not to physically harm the colonists, but the colonists don't know that and accidents can happen.
|}

'''Projects'''
*Solar Shower: The immediate project is a shower.  The shower has a [[water heater|tank]] of water on the roof that uses [[solar energy]] to heat the water inside. The tank is painted black to maximize heat absorption, has [[reflector]]s aimed at it to increase heat absorption, and shrink wrapped to preserve the heat.  A garden hose is hooked to it and pours the water down into a wood and fiberglass structure.  The [[gray water]] is then piped out of the box and into a bucket.  Water is pulled up by a bicycle pulley to the roof.
*Fish Trap: Amy makes a [[fish net]] to help with fishing in the river.
*Visual Diary: Morgan starts a picture [[diary]] about the colony's day activities in the Hieroglyphic room.

===Episode 4===
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!Phase
!Context
!Description
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| Phase 12: Security
| Safety From Attack
| After being surprised by an attack from marauders and thieves, the colonists agree to increase their security on the warehouse.
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| Phase 13: Traders
| Negotiation Skills
| A group of gun-toting traders arrive to trade with the colonists for certain goods they have for things that the colony needs.
|}

'''Projects'''
*Warehouse Fortification: The immediate project is securing the warehouse with better defenses.  Joey fixes the hole in the back wall that was previously breached by putting trash on the stairs.  He also puts chainlink on the wall where they were previously attacked to prevent any openings in the wall and puts wooden board secured with metal screws to keep the front door shut.
*Weapons: The colonists build a series of weapons for defending their home.  John C. creates a [[flamethrower]] and a large [[taser]] that can be used from a few feet away.  Vladimir starts building [[Improvised explosive device|claymore mines]] out of some small materials.
*Gym: Leilani builds a small gym to teach everyone self-defense for when they need to leave the warehouse.  She makes a [[punching bag]] by filling a nylon bag with dirt from the yard and suspending it with chains.
*[[Trade|Trading]]: The colonists send Joey and Mike to trade goods with the traders outside.  They trade an [[air compressor]] and [[jackhammer]] for a ten kilowatt generator and five gallons of gasoline.  They also trade 157 oranges, eight cans of food, one bag of [[flour]], and one bag of [[salt]] for two [[chickens]], one jug of [[cooking oil]], one box of [[toiletries]], and nine [[Cassava|yuccas]].
*Escape Vehicle: Mike and John V. get to work on the two-ton truck to get it running again, the colonists wish to use to leave the city and move into the country for a more sustainable existence.  Mike discovers that the one of the engine's [[piston]]s and the [[Carburetor|carburetor's]] [[butterfly valve]] were rusted in place so that the engine won't start. Fortunately he managed to fix them so now the engine runs.

===Episode 5===
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!Context
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| Phase 14: Solar Power
| Fuel Shortage
| Not having enough power for their fabrication needs, the team goes out scouting for renewable energy in the form of obtaining solar panels.
|-
| Phase 15: New Arrivals
| Test of Unity
| Two mysterious new colonists, Andre and Elizabeth, make their way into the complex through a locked side door, to test the team's willingness to accept outsiders and their unity against potential threats.
|}
'''Projects'''
*Solar Panel Rig: Using the generator obtained from the traders in Episode 4, Mike, Joey and others set out to build a rig for the [[solar panels]] they obtained from the roof of a nearby building and along the railroad. John C. works to build a device that incorporates two [[solenoids]] and a small motor into a solar tracking device, allowing the solar panels to follow the sun during the day, and return to starting positions at night.
*[[Washing machine|Washing Machine]]: To make the laundry duty easier, John V. modifies the interior of a steel drum, then sets it on an angled base mounted with wheels so no water can get out. To conserve electricity, he gets the drum turning by hooking it up to a [[bicycle]] so it runs on pedal power instead.
*Escape Vehicle: Their next objective for the escape vehicle is to get the bed stripped by removing the damaged truck bed and the remaining part of the trailer body, that way they can have something to work with.

===Episode 6===
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!Phase
!Context
!Description
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| Phase 16: Health
| Illness and Injury
| Five weeks of living in unsanitary conditions proves to be a health hazard for the colonists so even minor cuts and bruises need to be continuously looked after. Also, a lower intake of food has taken its toll on them physically as well.
|-
| Phase 17: Hospital Foraging
| Resource Scarcity
| Needing medical supplies, as well as food and other salvageable materials, some of the colonists enter an abandoned hospital for resources.
|-
| Phase 18: Disappearance
| Coping With Loss
| To simulate a loss in the group, George was removed from the experiment during the hospital trip. None of the colonists were informed of his whereabouts or if he will return.
|-
| Phase 19: Communication
| Outside Contact
| While grieving the loss of George, power from the grid goes on again and the television receives an emergency broadcast for a short while. With renewed hope, the colonists focus on communication with the outside world.
|}
'''Projects'''
*[[Clinic]]: Allison and George clean part of the lookout for a sanitary environment for a clinic. They assemble the furniture and shelving found in a typical doctors office and place a scale to check the colonist's weight. The colonist's conditions are recorded in a [[medical record|journal]].
*[[Spark-Gap Transmitter]]: John C. proposes making a rudimentary transmitter that's similar to a [[telegraph]]. It will consist of four components made from scratch. First, a [[capacitor]] is made from aluminium foil and glass sandwiched together to store electrical energy. A switch will activate a [[spark gap]] which will release the stored energy. He crafts a [[transformer]] that consists of a spool like housing made of PVC pipe and copper wire to turn the electrical energy into [[radio waves]]. Finally, an [[Antenna (radio)|antenna]] will be wired to broadcast the radio waves over the [[AM band]]. Their messages will be transmitted in [[Morse Code]].
*[[Receiver (radio)|Receiver]]: To go with the spark-gap transmitter, Morgan proceeds to build a receiver to go with it so they can listen in on any responses. She installs a second antenna to the roof of the warehouse and wraps a piece of insulated [[Electromagnetic coil|copper coil]] around a discarded peanut butter jar. She then hooks the receiver up to a telephone headset and later to a television to listen for any form of radio communication. By moving an [[alligator clip]] across the wires, she can pick up different AM frequencies.
*SOS Banner: Hoping to get help from someone, Mike and Allison paint an [[SOS]] message with instructions to transmit over the AM band on a large piece of fabric and hang it on the roof.
*Fireworks: Vladimir builds fireworks to hopefully get other survivors attention at night. For a [[Fuse (explosives)|fuse]] he uses [[Twine|string]], glue, and charcoal from the gasifier. He then cuts ABS pipe to be used as a launcher. The fireworks themselves consists of [[gunpowder]] scavenged from [[shotgun shells]] and other flammable materials inside cardboard tubes. To safely set them off from the roof, he builds a detonation system so he can fire them from a safe distance.
*Escape Vehicle: Joey continues work on the escape vehicle by getting to work on the truck's bed. He puts in benches, hidden compartments, and a tank to hold 75 gallons of drinking water.

===Episode 7===
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!Phase
!Context
!Description
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| Phase 20: Missionaries
| Exploration of Faith
| A group of missionaries walking down the river introduce the subject of faith to the colonists who are gathering water from the river.
|-
| Phase 21: Nomads
| Sharing Resources
| Two wandering nomads beg the colonists to share their dwindling resources in order to test their unity and sense of charity.
|}
'''Projects'''
*[[Ozonator]]: With their propane supply gone, the colonists must find an alternative method of sterilizing the filtered water. One way is to use the cooktop to boil water, but that method isn't efficient enough to purify the amount of water they use every day. John C. gets an idea to use ozone as a way to purify their water supply. The plan is to build a [[tesla coil]] to generate ozone, then using a pump scavenged from hospital equipment, pipe the ozone into a bucket of water to be purified. John C. completes the project with some help from Mike and the colonists are now able to [[Sterilization (microbiology)|sterilize]] their water.
*[[Phonograph]]: Morgan is sick of all the stress and noise of colony life, so she decides to fix an old phonograph that she found. She discovers that the cartridge is broken, but is eventually able to fix it. The colonists celebrate by dancing.
*[[Soap]]: After it is discovered there is a soap shortage, John C. and Allison check on the soap they made two weeks previously. They created the soap from [[lard]], [[lye]], water, [[lavender]] and [[lemon]]. As it has now set they test it and discover that it works.
*Film Projector: John C. decides to fix an old film projector. The projector is missing the lamp so John C. uses the halogen lamp from a car headlight. He gets the projector running and the colonists spend the end of the day by watching some home movies that John Cohn found.
*Escape Vehicle: Mike and Joey use body panels from cars to [[Non-military armored vehicles|armor the truck]] and protect it from projectiles.

===Episode 8===
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!Phase
!Context
!Description
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| Phase 22: Reconnaissance
| Preparing for Departure
| The colonists continue their preparations for departure by developing plans for reconnaissance.
|-
| Phase 23: Nomads
| Reunion and Self-Preservation
| A group of nomads arrives at the colony asking for food and water. Among them are women with children, a handicapped individual, and the wife of John Cohn, Diane.
|-
| Phase 24: Waterworks
| Return of Public Utilities
| As part of the experiment the water has been turned on to simulate the spastic nature of public utilities after a disaster, but the warehouse pipes can't take the pressure. Just as suddenly as it came on, the water is turned off.
|-
| Phase 25: Recon Mission
| Supplies and Information
| Mike and Vlad leave the safety of the warehouse to scavenge for supplies and information. When they reach a trailer park they are met with other survivors who are living in their own colony. Unfortunately for Vlad and Mike, these colonists see them as thieves trying to steal their food.
|}

'''Projects'''
*[[Electric Vehicle]]: Mike, John V. and John C. build a solar powered [[Three_wheeled_car|trike]] using a 120-volt electric motor, car batteries and two solar panels.
*Surveillance Dirigible: Morgan and Allison build a [[surveillance]] [[dirigible]], the plan is to inflate [[trash bags]] with helium, and place them inside a net. Suspended from the net is a styrofoam gondola to which a [[surveillance camera]] is mounted and [[computer fan]]s for steering are attached. The dirigible is anchored to the ground using wires and a television so the colonists can observe from the ground.

===Episode 9===
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!Phase
!Context
!Description
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| Phase 26: Transportation
| Preparing for Disaster
| When a group of marauders block access to their water source and Andre and Liz return to steal their resources, the colonists focus all their efforts on their departure plan.
|}
'''Projects'''
* Scout Vehicle: Mike gets to work on a Ford Ranchero in hopes of making that into a third vehicle to be used for their escape.
* Trading: The traders return looking to haggle for items of interest that the colonists need.  The colonists trade two solar panels, two tires, a bag of salt, a box of baking soda, and a kiss from Allison for ten gallons of propane, five gallons of gasoline, twenty gallons of water, one pound of [[beans]] and a jar of [[peanut butter]].
* Escape Vehicle:  With a low gasoline supply the flatbed truck won't go very far, so Vlad, John C. and Diane build a bigger version of the gasifier.

===Episode 10===
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!Phase
!Context
!Description
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| Phase 27: Exodus
| New Resources
| 
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| Phase 28: Destination
| Outside Contact
| After transmitting their daily radio broadcast, the Colonists receive a message from Umberto giving information about a safe destination.
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| Phase 29: The Final Attack
| Fight for Survival
| Andre and the marauders arrive at the warehouse instructed to take control.
|}
'''Projects'''
* Escape Vehicle: Vlad completes the cooling system for the trucks gasifier by using a [[radiator]] and a fan scavenged from an old car. At the same time Mike and John V. create a motorized solar panel array to place on the truck to provide electricity.
* Warehouse Defenses: Joey organizes security for the warehouse. John C's flamethrower has its range increased and mounted, and Amy makes a set of [[Molotov cocktails]] to be thrown from the roof. The warehouse doors are barricaded, and an [[electric fence]] and an oil trap are installed. All this is intended to buy the colonists time during an attack so they can escape.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/ Official Page]
* [http://www.discoverychannel.ca/Showpage.aspx?sid=23188 Official Page of Discovery Canada]
* {{imdb title|1470018|The Colony}}
* {{tv.com|77483|The Colony}}
*[http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2009/07/21/tv-tonight-the-colony Time.com review]
*[http://www.tllts.org/audio/tllts_332-12-16-09.ogg Interview with John Cohn on The Linux Link Tech Show]

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