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Trying to open files (mkv mainly) get's me an "Oops, something went wrong".
Smplayer's log content is:
/usr/bin/mplayer -noquiet -slave -identify -nofs -lavdopts threads=4 -sub-fuzziness 1 -nodr -double -nostop-xscreensaver -nomouseinput -input nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null -nokeepaspect -wid 44040470 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -osdlevel 0 -subfont-osd-scale 4 -progbar-align 80 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp UTF-8 -slang eng,SDH [eng] -subpos 100 -volume 100 -ss 487 -vf-add pp=l5 -vf-add screenshot=/home/eldorado/Pictures/smplayer_screenshots/shot -noslices -af-add scaletempo -softvol -softvol-max 110 /home/eldorado/scratch/BravoBravissimo.mkv
Option vf-add: pp doesn't exist.
Error parsing option on the command line: -vf-add
MPlayer SVN-r38542 (C) 2000-2024 MPlayer Team
226 audio & 468 video codecs
ID_EXIT=NONEProblem exists also with screenshots disabled.
Opening same file in mplayer - OK.
Opening same file in mpv - OK (including subtitle handling).
Any ideas?
Thanks
Ben
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Option vf-add: pp doesn't exist.
Error parsing option on the command line: -vf-add
You're using mplayer as smplayer backend and are passing a bogus option, though https://man.archlinux.org/man/mplayer.1#l5/lowpass5 suggests otherwise?
Does switching to the mpv backend or removing the lp5 pp filter work?
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With mpv as bakend there are no prblems.
WIll try to remove the lp filter later.
Ben
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Tried running without lp5 - a loop of errors was the result. Not interested eanough to try and search what is going on.
Thank you again.
Ben
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In case you change your mind
/usr/bin/mplayer -noquiet -slave -identify -nofs -lavdopts threads=4 -sub-fuzziness 1 -nodr -double -nostop-xscreensaver -nomouseinput -input nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null -nokeepaspect -wid 44040470 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -osdlevel 0 -subfont-osd-scale 4 -progbar-align 80 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp UTF-8 -slang eng,SDH [eng] -subpos 100 -volume 100 -ss 487 -vf-add pp=l5 -vf-add screenshot=/home/eldorado/Pictures/smplayer_screenshots/shot -noslices -af-add scaletempo -softvol -softvol-max 110 /home/eldorado/scratch/BravoBravissimo.mkv
/usr/bin/mplayer -noquiet -slave -identify -nofs -lavdopts threads=4 -sub-fuzziness 1 -nodr -double -nostop-xscreensaver -nomouseinput -input nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null -nokeepaspect -wid 44040470 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -osdlevel 0 -subfont-osd-scale 4 -progbar-align 80 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp UTF-8 -slang eng,SDH [eng] -subpos 100 -volume 100 -ss 487 -vf-add screenshot=/home/eldorado/Pictures/smplayer_screenshots/shot -noslices -af-add scaletempo -softvol -softvol-max 110 /home/eldorado/scratch/BravoBravissimo.mkv
pacman -Qikk mplayerOtherwise and please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
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ame : mplayer
Version : 38542-6
Description : Media player for Linux
Architecture : x86_64
URL : http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
Licenses : GPL-2.0-or-later
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : desktop-file-utils ttf-font enca libxss a52dec libvpx lirc x264 libmng
libdca aalib libxinerama smbclient jack libmad libcaca libxxf86vm faac
faad2 libxv libxvmc mpg123 libx11 libcdio libcdio-paranoia rtmpdump
libdvdread libdvdnav ffmpeg libbs2b alsa-lib giflib libgif.so=7-64 glibc
libass libass.so=9-64 zlib libjpeg-turbo libpng libpulse libogg fribidi
libtheora libvorbis libvorbis.so=0-64 libbluray libbluray.so=3-64 xvidcore
libxvidcore.so=4-64 ncurses libncursesw.so=6-64 fontconfig freetype2 libxext
libvdpau libgl openal speex libmpeg2
Optional Deps : None
Required By : None
Optional For : smplayer
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Installed Size : 4.51 MiB
Packager : Lukas Fleischer <lfleischer@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Sun 28 Sep 2025 16:37:15
Install Date : Fri 24 Oct 2025 17:38:04
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : No
Validated By : SignatureIt's not SOLVED so I'm leaving it open.
Ben
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You dropped the last line (that tells us whether anything about the package is corrupted)
Have you tried playing the video w/ mplayer manually in both variations? Does either work or fail?
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[el@ben ~]$ pacman -Qikk mplayer
Name : mplayer
Version : 38542-6
Description : Media player for Linux
Architecture : x86_64
URL : http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
Licenses : GPL-2.0-or-later
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : desktop-file-utils ttf-font enca libxss a52dec libvpx lirc x264 libmng
libdca aalib libxinerama smbclient jack libmad libcaca libxxf86vm faac
faad2 libxv libxvmc mpg123 libx11 libcdio libcdio-paranoia rtmpdump
libdvdread libdvdnav ffmpeg libbs2b alsa-lib giflib libgif.so=7-64 glibc
libass libass.so=9-64 zlib libjpeg-turbo libpng libpulse libogg fribidi
libtheora libvorbis libvorbis.so=0-64 libbluray libbluray.so=3-64 xvidcore
libxvidcore.so=4-64 ncurses libncursesw.so=6-64 fontconfig freetype2 libxext
libvdpau libgl openal speex libmpeg2
Optional Deps : None
Required By : None
Optional For : smplayer
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Installed Size : 4.51 MiB
Packager : Lukas Fleischer <lfleischer@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Sun 28 Sep 2025 16:37:15
Install Date : Fri 24 Oct 2025 17:38:04
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : No
Validated By : Signature
mplayer: 43 total files, 0 altered filesmplayer (through GUI) playes the videos (the problem is with all of them) with no problems (what does "both variations" mean"). As does mpv.
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Hey, SMPlayer's -vf-add pp thingy seems broken. Try using mpv as the video player instead. Should fix choppy MKV playback and subtitles.
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mplayer (through GUI) playes the videos (the problem is with all of them) with no problems (what does "both variations" mean").
what gui?
Both variations means you were suppose to play the video by entering
/usr/bin/mplayer -noquiet -slave -identify -nofs -lavdopts threads=4 -sub-fuzziness 1 -nodr -double -nostop-xscreensaver -nomouseinput -input nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null -nokeepaspect -wid 44040470 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -osdlevel 0 -subfont-osd-scale 4 -progbar-align 80 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp UTF-8 -slang eng,SDH [eng] -subpos 100 -volume 100 -ss 487 -vf-add pp=l5 -vf-add screenshot=/home/eldorado/Pictures/smplayer_screenshots/shot -noslices -af-add scaletempo -softvol -softvol-max 110 /home/eldorado/scratch/BravoBravissimo.mkvand
/usr/bin/mplayer -noquiet -slave -identify -nofs -lavdopts threads=4 -sub-fuzziness 1 -nodr -double -nostop-xscreensaver -nomouseinput -input nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null -nokeepaspect -wid 44040470 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -osdlevel 0 -subfont-osd-scale 4 -progbar-align 80 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp UTF-8 -slang eng,SDH [eng] -subpos 100 -volume 100 -ss 487 -vf-add screenshot=/home/eldorado/Pictures/smplayer_screenshots/shot -noslices -af-add scaletempo -softvol -softvol-max 110 /home/eldorado/scratch/BravoBravissimo.mkvit the command smplayer uses and the command w/o vf-add pp=l5
Looking at it, "-slang eng,SDH [eng]" looks fishy - are you using zsh?
Tried running without lp5 - a loop of errors was the result.
mplayer package is ok, what do those errors look like?
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1st suggestion returns:
Option vf-add: pp doesn't exist.
Error parsing option on the command line: -vf-add
MPlayer SVN-r38542 (C) 2000-2024 MPlayer Team
226 audio & 468 video codecs
ID_EXIT=NONE2nd suggestion returns:
MPlayer SVN-r38542 (C) 2000-2024 MPlayer Team
226 audio & 468 video codecs
do_connect: could not connect to socket
connect: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing [eng].
File not found: '[eng]'
Failed to open [eng].
Playing /home/el/data1/ToSeeAndDelete/The.Count.of.Monte.Cristo.2024.2160p.BR.av1.mkv.
libavformat version 62.3.100 (external)
libavformat file format detected.
[matroska,webm @ 0x7f8a3eed92e0]Could not find codec parameters for stream 5 (Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle (pgssub)): unspecified size
Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' (0) and 'probesize' (5000000) options
[matroska,webm @ 0x7f8a3eed92e0]Could not find codec parameters for stream 6 (Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle (pgssub)): unspecified size
Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' (0) and 'probesize' (5000000) options
ID_CHAPTER_ID=0
ID_CHAPTER_0_START=0
ID_CHAPTER_0_END=646042
ID_CHAPTER_0_NAME=Chapter 1
ID_CHAPTER_ID=1
ID_CHAPTER_1_START=646042
ID_CHAPTER_1_END=1355792
ID_CHAPTER_1_NAME=Chapter 2
ID_CHAPTER_ID=2
ID_CHAPTER_2_START=1355792
ID_CHAPTER_2_END=2628375
ID_CHAPTER_2_NAME=Chapter 3
ID_CHAPTER_ID=3
ID_CHAPTER_3_START=2628375
ID_CHAPTER_3_END=3480500
ID_CHAPTER_3_NAME=Chapter 4
ID_CHAPTER_ID=4
ID_CHAPTER_4_START=3480500
ID_CHAPTER_4_END=4246458
ID_CHAPTER_4_NAME=Chapter 5
ID_CHAPTER_ID=5
ID_CHAPTER_5_START=4246458
ID_CHAPTER_5_END=4977583
ID_CHAPTER_5_NAME=Chapter 6
ID_CHAPTER_ID=6
ID_CHAPTER_6_START=4977583
ID_CHAPTER_6_END=5751208
ID_CHAPTER_6_NAME=Chapter 7
ID_CHAPTER_ID=7
ID_CHAPTER_7_START=5751208
ID_CHAPTER_7_END=6450917
ID_CHAPTER_7_NAME=Chapter 8
ID_CHAPTER_ID=8
ID_CHAPTER_8_START=6450917
ID_CHAPTER_8_END=7143583
ID_CHAPTER_8_NAME=Chapter 9
ID_CHAPTER_ID=9
ID_CHAPTER_9_START=7143583
ID_CHAPTER_9_END=7813167
ID_CHAPTER_9_NAME=Chapter 10
ID_CHAPTER_ID=10
ID_CHAPTER_10_START=7813167
ID_CHAPTER_10_END=8407333
ID_CHAPTER_10_NAME=Chapter 11
ID_CHAPTER_ID=11
ID_CHAPTER_11_START=8407333
ID_CHAPTER_11_END=8955792
ID_CHAPTER_11_NAME=Chapter 12
ID_CHAPTER_ID=12
ID_CHAPTER_12_START=8955792
ID_CHAPTER_12_END=9449292
ID_CHAPTER_12_NAME=Chapter 13
ID_CHAPTER_ID=13
ID_CHAPTER_13_START=9449292
ID_CHAPTER_13_END=10092250
ID_CHAPTER_13_NAME=Chapter 14
ID_CHAPTER_ID=14
ID_CHAPTER_14_START=10092250
ID_CHAPTER_14_END=10225292
ID_CHAPTER_14_NAME=Chapter 15
ID_CHAPTER_ID=15
ID_CHAPTER_15_START=10225292
ID_CHAPTER_15_END=10685125
ID_CHAPTER_15_NAME=Chapter 16
ID_VIDEO_ID=0
[lavf] stream 0: video (libdav1d), -vid 0
ID_AUDIO_ID=0
ID_AID_0_LANG=fre
ID_AID_0_NAME=Surround
[lavf] stream 1: audio (dca), -aid 0, -alang fre, Surround
ID_AUDIO_ID=1
ID_AID_1_LANG=fre
ID_AID_1_NAME=Surround
[lavf] stream 2: audio (dca), -aid 1, -alang fre, Surround
ID_AUDIO_ID=2
ID_AID_2_LANG=fre
ID_AID_2_NAME=Stereo
[lavf] stream 3: audio (opus), -aid 2, -alang fre, Stereo
ID_AUDIO_ID=3
ID_AID_3_LANG=eng
ID_AID_3_NAME=Stereo
[lavf] stream 4: audio (opus), -aid 3, -alang eng, Stereo
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=0
ID_SID_0_LANG=eng
[lavf] stream 5: subtitle (pgssub), -sid 0, -slang eng
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=1
ID_SID_1_LANG=eng
[lavf] stream 6: subtitle (pgssub), -sid 1, -slang eng
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=2
ID_SID_2_LANG=eng
[lavf] stream 7: subtitle (pgssub), -sid 2, -slang eng
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=3
ID_SID_3_LANG=eng
[lavf] stream 8: subtitle (pgssub), -sid 3, -slang eng
VIDEO: [AV01] 1920x804 0bpp 60.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
X11 error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
libavcodec version 62.11.100 (external)
Selected video codec: [fflibdav1d] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg wrapper for libdav1d)
==========================================================================
ID_VIDEO_CODEC=fflibdav1d
Clip info:
creation_time: 2025-07-22T12:57:19.000000Z
ID_CLIP_INFO_NAME0=creation_time
ID_CLIP_INFO_VALUE0=2025-07-22T12:57:19.000000Z
ENCODER: Lavf61.7.100
ID_CLIP_INFO_NAME1=ENCODER
ID_CLIP_INFO_VALUE1=Lavf61.7.100
ID_CLIP_INFO_N=2
Load subtitles in /home/el/data1/ToSeeAndDelete/
ID_FILENAME=/home/el/data1/ToSeeAndDelete/The.Count.of.Monte.Cristo.2024.2160p.BR.av1.mkv
ID_DEMUXER=lavfpref
ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=AV01
ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=0
ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=1920
ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=804
ID_VIDEO_FPS=60.000
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=0.0000
ID_AUDIO_FORMAT=8193
ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=1536000
ID_AUDIO_RATE=48000
ID_AUDIO_NCH=6
ID_START_TIME=0.00
ID_LENGTH=10685.12
ID_SEEKABLE=1
ID_CHAPTERS=16
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 6 ch, floatle, 1536.0 kbit/16.67% (ratio: 192000->1152000)
ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=1536000
ID_AUDIO_RATE=48000
ID_AUDIO_NCH=6
Selected audio codec: [ffdca] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg DTS)
==========================================================================
[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch floatle (4 bytes per sample)
ID_AUDIO_CODEC=ffdca
Starting playback...
Movie-Aspect is 2.39:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=2.3881
VO: [xv] 1920x804 => 1920x804 Planar YV12
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: 0.009 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: -0.007 ct: -0.001 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.1 V: 0.1 A-V: 0.001 ct: -0.001 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.1 V: 0.1 A-V: 0.001 ct: -0.001 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.2 V: 0.2 A-V: 0.001 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.2 V: 0.2 A-V: 0.000 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.3 V: 0.2 A-V: 0.000 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.3 V: 0.3 A-V: 0.001 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.3 V: 0.3 A-V: 0.001 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.4 V: 0.4 A-V: 0.001 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.4 V: 0.4 A-V: 0.000 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.5 V: 0.5 A-V: 0.001 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.5 V: 0.5 A-V: -0.000 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
A: 0.5 V: 0.5 A-V: 0.000 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 2% 3% 1.3% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X11 error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
.....
<stopped woth [ctrl c]>
^C
MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: sleep_timer
ID_SIGNAL=2
A: 1.0 V: 1.0 A-V: 0.000 ct: -0.000 0/ 0 1% 2% 1.0% 0 0
X11 error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
X Error of failed request: BadGC (invalid GC parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 60 (X_FreeGC)
Resource id in failed request: 0x1200001
Serial number of failed request: 178
Current serial number in output stream: 181zsh - no, using bash.
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File not found: '[eng]'
This might still need to be escaped/quoted, but obviously mplayer agrees w/ smplayer.
Tried running without lp5 - a loop of errors was the result.
mplayer package is ok, what do those errors look like?
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"This might still need to be escaped/quoted" - it's been that way for many a year.
"mplayer package is ok, what do those errors look like?" - what errors other than what I've already stated/provided?
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Tried running without lp5 - a loop of errors was the result.
It certainly *will* be required from an interactive shell and it will also "work" no matter what - just not the way it's intended (see your mplayer output)
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