Nevada
|
74-3237581
|
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
|
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
|
Large accelerated filer
|
☐
|
Accelerated filer
|
☐
|
Non-accelerated filer
|
☐
|
Smaller reporting company
|
☒
|
Note About Forward-Looking Statements
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
PART I
|
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
4
|
|
|
|
Item 1.
|
Consolidated Financial Statements
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
|
7
|
|
|
|
Item 2.
|
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
|
15
|
|
|
|
Item 3.
|
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
|
21
|
|
|
|
Item 4.
|
Controls and Procedures
|
21
|
|
|
|
PART II
|
OTHER INFORMATION
|
21
|
|
|
|
Item 1.
|
Legal Proceedings
|
21
|
|
|
|
Item 2.
|
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
|
21
|
|
|
|
Item 6.
|
Exhibits
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
Signatures
|
24
|
TORCHLIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
|
||
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|
2016
|
2015
|
ASSETS
|
||
Current
assets:
|
|
|
Cash
|
$
218,470
|
$
1,026,600
|
Accounts
receivable
|
655,618
|
741,653
|
Production
revenue receivable
|
5,213
|
199,317
|
Note
receivable
|
-
|
613
|
Prepayments
- development costs
|
1,000,000
|
-
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
-
|
38,776
|
Total
current assets
|
1,879,301
|
2,006,959
|
|
|
|
Investment
in oil and gas properties, net
|
9,550,419
|
7,057,671
|
Office
equipment, net
|
31,206
|
43,110
|
Debt
issuance costs, net
|
4,092
|
8,224
|
Other
assets
|
18,362
|
72,082
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
11,483,380
|
$
9,188,046
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
||
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
557,444
|
$
1,114,409
|
Funds
received pending settlement
|
520,400
|
-
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
840,114
|
628,876
|
Related
party payables
|
81,112
|
130,000
|
Convertible
promissory notes, (Series B) net of discount of
|
|
|
$138,267
at September 30, 2016
|
3,431,233
|
-
|
Notes
payable within one year - related party
|
134,375
|
205,000
|
Notes
payable within one year
|
-
|
129,741
|
Due
to working interest owners
|
66,845
|
103,364
|
Interest
payable
|
-
|
173,710
|
Total
current liabilities
|
5,631,523
|
2,485,100
|
|
|
|
Convertible
promissory notes, (Series B) net of discount of $277,911 at
December 31, 2015
|
-
|
3,291,589
|
Asset
retirement obligation
|
1,711
|
29,083
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, par value $.001, 10,000,000 shares authorized;
|
|
|
10,000
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016
|
10
|
134
|
134,000
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015
|
|
|
Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share; 100,000,000 shares
authorized;
|
50,340
|
33,168
|
50,336,762
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016
|
|
|
33,166,344
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015
|
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
66,544,240
|
61,921,450
|
Warrants
outstanding
|
20,819,937
|
16,330,961
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(81,564,381
)
|
(74,903,439
)
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
5,850,146
|
3,382,274
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
11,483,380
|
$
9,188,046
|
|
|
|
TORCHLIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (Unaudited)
|
||
|
NINE
MONTHS
|
NINE
MONTHS
|
|
ENDED
|
ENDED
|
|
September
30, 2016
|
September
30, 2015
|
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
Net
(loss)
|
$
(6,660,942
)
|
$
(36,456,359
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash from operation
|
|
|
Stock
based compensation
|
3,410,731
|
9,382,259
|
Accretion
of convertible note discounts
|
142,867
|
1,228,161
|
Loss
on sale of assets
|
146,138
|
-
|
Impairment
expense
|
57,912
|
22,438,114
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
740,059
|
902,153
|
Change
in:
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
86,036
|
48,975
|
Note
receivable
|
613
|
8,594
|
Production
revenue receivable
|
194,104
|
(91,461
)
|
Prepayment
of development costs
|
(1,000,000
)
|
10,602
|
Debt
issuance costs
|
4,132
|
-
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
38,776
|
29,634
|
Other
assets
|
53,721
|
(59,999
)
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
(290,229
)
|
1,198,036
|
Due
to working interest owners
|
(36,519
)
|
(36,092
)
|
Funds
received pending settlement
|
520,400
|
|
Asset
retirement obligation
|
(27,372
)
|
1,593
|
Interest
payable
|
(176,933
)
|
467,550
|
Capitalized
interest
|
(106,388
)
|
(577,576
)
|
Net cash provided by (used) in operating activities
|
(2,902,894
)
|
(1,505,816
)
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
Investment
in oil and gas properties
|
(1,544,220
)
|
(4,369,187
)
|
Acquisition
of office equipment
|
-
|
(1,191
)
|
Proceeds
from Sale of Leases
|
1,572,000
|
1,951,918
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
27,780
|
(2,418,460
)
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
Proceeds
from short term advance
|
150,000
|
-
|
Repayment
of short term advance
|
(150,000
)
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of common stock
|
-
|
1,300,000
|
Proceeds
from sale of preferred stock
|
1,000,000
|
13,500,000
|
Preferred
dividends paid in cash
|
(320,724
)
|
-
|
Proceeds
from warrant exercise
|
1,486,942
|
-
|
Proceeds
from promissory notes
|
514,395
|
412,000
|
Repayment
of convertible notes
|
-
|
(8,859,011
)
|
Repayment
of promissory notes
|
(613,629
)
|
(716,893
)
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
2,066,984
|
5,636,096
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash
|
(808,130
)
|
1,711,820
|
Cash - beginning of period
|
1,026,600
|
179,787
|
|
|
|
Cash - end of period
|
$
218,470
|
$
1,891,607
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: (Non Cash
Items)
|
||
Common
stock issued for services
|
$
587,473
|
$
783,668
|
Common
stock issued for mineral interests
|
$
1,816,096
|
$
-
|
Warrants
issued for services
|
$
2,716,125
|
$
1,080,000
|
Common
stock issued in conversion of preferred stock
|
$
13,399,991
|
$
-
|
Common
stock issued in conversion of promissory notes
|
$
-
|
$
150,000
|
Warrants
issued in connection with promissory notes
|
$
80,750
|
$
439,800
|
Common
stock issued in warrant exercises
|
$
1,557,004
|
$
-
|
Warrants
issued for mineral interests
|
$
1,630,761
|
$
-
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
$
536,410
|
$
1,108,059
|
Exercise
|
Expiration Date in
|
||||||
Price
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
0.50
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
800,000
|
$
0.70
|
|
|
|
|
1,275,000
|
|
1,275,000
|
$
0.77
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
100,000
|
$
1.00
|
-
|
150,000
|
-
|
54,366
|
|
1,500,000
|
1,704,366
|
$
1.08
|
|
|
|
37,500
|
|
|
37,500
|
$
1.40
|
|
|
|
|
1,643,475
|
|
1,643,475
|
$
1.57
|
|
|
|
|
5,625,000
|
|
5,625,000
|
$
1.73
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
$
1.79
|
|
|
|
|
337,500
|
|
337,500
|
$
1.80
|
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
500,000
|
$
2.00
|
|
126,000
|
1,906,249
|
-
|
|
|
2,032,249
|
$
2.03
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
$
2.09
|
-
|
-
|
2,800,000
|
-
|
|
|
2,800,000
|
$
2.23
|
|
|
|
|
832,512
|
|
832,512
|
$
2.29
|
|
|
120,000
|
|
|
|
120,000
|
$
2.50
|
|
-
|
-
|
35,211
|
|
|
35,211
|
$
2.82
|
-
|
-
|
38,174
|
-
|
|
|
38,174
|
$
3.50
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
15,000
|
$
4.50
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
700,000
|
|
|
700,000
|
$
5.00
|
8,391
|
170,000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
178,391
|
$
5.05
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
|
40,000
|
$
6.00
|
-
|
-
|
523,123
|
22,580
|
|
|
545,703
|
$
7.00
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
700,000
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
8,391
|
486,000
|
8,287,546
|
1,664,657
|
10,213,487
|
1,500,000
|
22,160,081
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
0.78%
|
Expected volatility of common stock
|
191% - 253%
|
Dividend yield
|
0.00%
|
Discount due to lack of marketability
|
20-30%
|
Expected life of warrant
|
3 years - 5 years
|
Evaluated
costs subject to amortization
|
$
9,799,760
|
$
24,177,851
|
Unevaluated
costs
|
12,998,656
|
9,677,425
|
Accumulated
impairment expense
|
(10,279,142
)
|
(22,783,989
)
|
Total
capitalized costs
|
12,519,274
|
11,071,287
|
Less
accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
(2,968,855
)
|
(4,013,616
)
|
Net
capitalized costs
|
$
9,550,419
|
$
7,057,671
|
Asset
retirement obligation – December 31, 2014
|
$
35,951
|
Accretion
Expense
|
1,107
|
Asset
retirement obligation – March 31, 2015
|
$
37,058
|
Accretion
Expense
|
819
|
Removal
of ARO for wells sold
|
(1,152
)
|
Asset
retirement obligation – June 30, 2015
|
$
36,725
|
Accretion
Expense
|
819
|
Asset
retirement obligation – September 30, 2015
|
$
37,544
|
Accretion
Expense
|
747
|
Removal
of ARO for wells sold
|
(9,208
)
|
Asset
retirement obligation – December 31, 2015
|
$
29,083
|
Accretion
Expense
|
747
|
Asset
retirement obligation – March 31, 2016
|
$
29,830
|
Removal
of ARO for wells sold
|
(28,201
)
|
Accretion
Expense
|
41
|
Asset
retirement obligation – June 30, 2016
|
$
1,670
|
Accretion
Expense
|
41
|
Asset
retirement obligation – September 30, 2016
|
$
1,711
|
Increase(decrease)
in non cash stock and warrant compensation
|
$
(5,971,528
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in consulting expense
|
$
(287,914
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in professional fees
|
$
(179,781
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in investor relations
|
$
60,938
|
Increase(decrease)
in travel expense
|
$
(17,838
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in salaries and compensation
|
$
(288,505
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in legal fees
|
$
(7,034
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in insurance
|
$
(23,365
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in general corporate expenses
|
$
(5,744
)
|
|
|
Total
(Decrease) in General and Administrative Expenses
|
$
(6,720,771
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in non cash stock and warrant compensation
|
$
(2,107,427
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in consulting expense
|
$
(190,046
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in professional fees
|
$
66,624
|
Increase(decrease)
in investor relations
|
$
14,142
|
Increase(decrease)
in travel expense
|
$
(32,917
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in salaries and compensation
|
$
(400,999
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in legal fees
|
$
105,968
|
Increase(decrease)
in insurance
|
$
(1,059
)
|
Increase(decrease)
in general corporate expenses
|
$
(26,737
)
|
|
|
Total
(Decrease) in General and Administrative Expenses
|
$
(2,572,451
)
|
Exhibit No.
|
|
Description
|
2.1
|
|
Share Exchange Agreement dated November 23, 2010. (Incorporated by
reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 24, 2010.)
*
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference from Form S-1
filed with the SEC on May 2, 2008.) *
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated
December 10, 2014. (Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on May 15, 2015.) *
|
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated
September 15, 2015. (Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on November 12, 2015.) *
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference from Form
8-K filed with the SEC on October 26, 2016.) *
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
Certificate of Designation for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June
9, 2015.) *
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
Certificate of Designation for Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
(Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
September 30, 2015.) *
|
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
Certificate of Designation for Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
(Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July
11, 2016.) *
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
Agreement to Participate in Oil and Gas Development Joint Venture
between Bayshore Operating Corporation, LLC and Torchlight Energy,
Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
November 24, 2010) *
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
Purchase and Sale Agreement between Torchlight Energy Inc. and
Xtreme Oil and Gas Inc..effective April 1, 2013. (Incorporated by
reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15,
2013)*
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
Development Agreement between Ring Energy, Inc. and Torchlight
Energy Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on October 22, 2013.) *
|
|
|
|
10.4
|
|
Coulter Limited Partnership Agreement dated January 10, 2012
(Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on
August 14, 2014.) *
|
10.5
|
|
Promissory Note with Boeckman Well LLC dated May 1, 2013 and
amendments thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on August 14, 2014.) *
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
Securities Purchase Agreement (form of), January 2014 (Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2014.)
*
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
Registration Rights Agreement (form of), January 2014 (Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2014.)
*
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
Purchase Agreement with Hudspeth Oil Corporation, McCabe Petroleum
Corporation and Greg McCabe dated August 7, 2014 (Incorporated by
reference from Form 10-Q/A filed with the SEC on October 21, 2014.)
*
|
10.9
|
|
Purchase and Sale Agreement between Torchlight Energy, Inc. and
Zenith Petroleum Corporation (Incorporated by reference from Form
8-K filed with the SEC on June 10, 2014) *
|
|
|
|
10.10
|
|
Securities Purchase Agreement with Castleton Commodities
Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. (Incorporated by reference from
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 20, 2014) *
|
|
|
|
10.11
|
|
Purchase Agreement with Hudspeth Oil Corporation, McCabe Petroleum
Corporation and Greg McCabe dated August 7, 2014 (Incorporated by
reference from Form 10-Q/A filed with the SEC on October 21, 2014)
*
|
|
|
|
10.12
|
|
12% Series B Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note (form of)
(Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on
August 14, 2015.) *
|
10.13
|
|
Securities Purchase Agreement (for Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock) (Incorporated by reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC
on August 14, 2015.) *
|
|
|
|
10.14
|
|
Employment Agreement (with John A. Brda) (Incorporated by reference
from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 16, 2015.) *
|
|
|
|
10.15
|
|
Employment Agreement (with Willard G. McAndrew) (Incorporated by
reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 16, 2015.)
*
|
|
|
|
10.16
|
|
Employment Agreement (with Roger Wurtele) (Incorporated by
reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 16, 2015.)
*
|
|
|
|
10.17
|
|
Loan documentation and warrants with Eunis L. Shockey (Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2015.)
*
|
|
|
|
10.18
|
|
Farmout Agreement between Hudspeth Oil Corporation, Founders Oil
& Gas, LLC and certain other parties (Incorporated by reference
from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 29, 2015)
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10.19
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Securities Purchase Agreement and Amendment to Securities Purchase
Agreement (for Series B Convertible Preferred Stock) (Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 12,
2015) *
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10.20
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Purchase and Sale Agreement with Husky Ventures, Inc. (Incorporated
by reference from Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 12, 2015)
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10.21
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Purchase Agreement with McCabe Petroleum Corporation for
acquisition of “Hazel Project” (Incorporated by
reference from Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 15,
2016)*
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc.
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Date: November 10, 2016
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/s/ John A. Brda
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By: John A. Brda
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Chief Executive Officer
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Date: November 10, 2016
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/s/ Roger Wurtele
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By: Roger Wurtele
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Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer
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To the Company:
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Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc.
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Attn: John Brda, CEO
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5700 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 3600
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Plano, Texas 75093
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To McAndrew:
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Willard G. McAndrew III
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6608 Indian Trail
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Plano, TX 75024
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/s/ John A. Brda
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John A. Brda,
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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Date: November 10, 2016
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/s/ Roger Wurtele
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Roger Wurtele,
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
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Date: November 10, 2016
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