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Tom Bessoir
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UNTHINKABLE
Oct
6
to Nov 15

UNTHINKABLE

  • Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM Sun, Nov 15, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Humber Street Gallery (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to again be screening at UNTHINKABLE.

The launch night of UNTHINKABLE’s festival week will coincide with the opening of new retrospective exhibition of video artist John Smith and screenings of experimental short films, including EQUAL.

“Hull's festival of short film, art, and sonic culture runs this October across the city's most vital venues. New films from around the world. Live sounds. Exhibitions. And the kind of nights you don't entirely remember but don't forget either.”

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Radikaale
Nov
8

Radikaale

  • Sunday, November 8, 2026
  • 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
  • Semmelweisklinik (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

EQUAL will be screening at the first international festival of Radikaale Film.

“RADIKAALE celebrates radical approaches to filmnaking, art, music, technology, politics, culture, and creative expression. We are interested in works that challenge conventions, embrace experimentation, operate outside traditional industry structures, and create authentic experiences.”

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Manhattan Independent Film Festival
Nov
12

Manhattan Independent Film Festival

  • Thursday, November 12, 2026
  • 7:00 PM 8:30 PM
  • 500 Park Avenue Screening Room (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

EQUAL will screen at the Manhattan Independent Film Festival.

I greatly appreciate their supporting art films.

Free tickets:
Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis at the cinema starting 20 minutes before each screening. Reservation is not required, but optional. If you want to be certain of your seat(s), reserve your ticket(s) here.

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KATZE Film Festival
Nov
21

KATZE Film Festival

  • Saturday, November 21, 2026
  • 4:00 PM 5:30 PM
  • Beit Tami Community Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to again be screening at KATZE Film Festival in Tel Aviv, Israel.

This year they will be showing my art film EQUAL.

“KATZE film festival was formed with the purpose of shining a spotlight on those who are usually hidden. We're here to provide a stage for content that won't shy away from bold cinematic statements - but embrace them in a celebration of the unconventional!
A home for adventurous cinema that brings the underground to the surface.
The kind of cinema that makes you reach the edge of your comfort zone and then - push it a little further.

We welcome the avant-garde and praise the radical!”

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Revolutions per Minute Festival
Nov
5

Revolutions per Minute Festival

  • Thursday, November 5, 2026
  • 9:00 PM 10:00 PM
  • Goethe Institut Boston (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

EQUAL will be screening in Program 02: Drawing Closer at Revolutions per Minute Festival.

“Ten animation works that invite us to look again. Drawing from the material world around them, the films move between what can be seen and what can only be imagined. Through shifting rhythms, abstract forms, and the manipulation of images and materials, animation becomes a way of slowing down and drawing closer—of lingering with an image until something beneath its surface begins to emerge. In the space between observation and transformation, these films create a cinema of attention, where looking becomes a way of feeling, questioning, and discovering.”

Revolutions per Minute Festival is an artist run festival dedicated to short-form poetic, personal, experimental film, essay film, animation, documentary, video and audiovisual performance.

RPM Fest 2026 is co-hosted by Goethe-institut Boston and Harvard University (CAMLab) from November 5-9, 2026.

FREE with RSVP

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Bideodromo
Oct
21

Bideodromo

  • Wednesday, October 21, 2026
  • 5:30 PM 6:30 PM
  • MEM Exhibition Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to again be screening at BIDEODROMO Internacional Experimental Film and Video Festival.

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FactoryFest
Oct
17

FactoryFest

  • Saturday, October 17, 2026
  • 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
  • Broadwater Theater Main Stage (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am happy to again be screening at FactoryFest in Los Angeles.
My most recent art film, EQUAL, will be screening in Block 2 - Cornucopia

“An international screening series hosted by the production company Cinesthesia Factory. Factory Fest celebrates independent, art house, and risk-taking filmmaking coming directly from their community and filmmaking communities across the world.”

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The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival
Oct
17

The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival

  • Saturday, October 17, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 12:30 PM
  • The Producers Club Theaters (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

EQUAL will be screening in the Experimental and Avant-Garde Shorts program.
This is my third time screening at The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival.

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The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival is an exploration of altered states of consciousness achieved thru psychedelics, film, music, art, virtual reality and other mediums. They accept short films and features that cover non-ordinary reality experiences and altered states of consciousness.
The films come from all niches: drama, surrealism, sci-fi, horror, experimental, fantastic, bizarre, shamanism, psychic archaeology etc.

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Pulse of Animation Festival
Oct
2

Pulse of Animation Festival

  • Friday, October 2, 2026
  • 7:00 PM 11:00 PM
  • 16 bulevard "Vasil Levski" Sofia, Sofia City Province, 1142 Bulgaria (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My art film EQUAL will be screening at Pulse of Animation Festival.

“Here the audience will be able to enjoy a variety of animation styles and genres, from classic works that have become timeless classics to innovative creations by modern authors setting trends on a global level. The festival will be a platform to explore the work of both recognized masters of animation and emerging artists and directors, whose ideas open new facets of animation art.”

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Ghent International Film Week
Sep
28
to Oct 4

Ghent International Film Week

  • Mon, Sep 28, 2026 2:00 PM Sun, Oct 4, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Velvet Room (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to again be screening at the Ghent International Film Week.

My most recent art film, EQUAL, has two screenings:

On Saturday, October 3rd at 8:00 pm in the Contemporary Shorts #3 program.

THE RABBIT HOLE: a 25-minute loop with four other short films
daily from 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Monday, September 28 - Sunday, October 4th

“The Ghent International Film Week is a one-of-a-kind film event that brings bold and original cinema to the heart of Ghent. Taking place during Ghent Art Week, it offers a full week of challenging, innovative films from around the world—ranging from underground gems and experimental shorts to striking documentaries and daring feature films.

Formerly known as Obskuur, the festival has always focused on films that push boundaries. We believe cinema should not just entertain, but also provoke, inspire, and spark conversation.”

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ArtWalk Ventura Cinefest
Sep
27

ArtWalk Ventura Cinefest

  • Sunday, September 27, 2026
  • 2:30 PM 3:30 PM
  • Century 10 Theaters Ventura (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My art film EQUAL will be screening in the Experimental Block at ArtWalk Ventura Cinefest.

ArtWalk Ventrua Cinefest is two days of films from around the world.

FREE ADMISSION

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Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE
Sep
18

Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE

  • Friday, September 18, 2026
  • 8:35 PM 10:30 PM
  • Cinéma du Musée (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to again be screening at the Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE.

EQUAL will be screening in the After Dark / Après la nuit block of short films.

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“Animaze – Montreal International Animation Film Festival is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to advancing independent animation. Founded in Montreal in 2012, Animaze celebrates bold storytelling, artistic innovation and diverse creative voices from around the world.”

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Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival
Aug
26

Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival

  • Wednesday, August 26, 2026
  • 10:15 PM 11:15 PM
  • Theatre Exile (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to again be screening at the 11th Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival.

EQUAL will be screening in the Bizarre Block of experimental short films.
An hour of weird, uncategorizable, odd films.

I will be in attendance for the Q&A following the screening.

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Film Invasion Los Angeles
Aug
22

Film Invasion Los Angeles

  • Saturday, August 22, 2026
  • 8:00 PM 9:30 PM
  • LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Glendale (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My art film EQUAL will be screening at Film Invasion Los Angeles.
I am pleased to once again be screening at Film Invasion LA.

EQUAL will kick off Program 10 - Shorts Block 8
I will be at the screening for a Q&A.

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use code “26equal” for $5 off

“Film Invasion Los Angeles
The festival that gives a shit!”

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Deep Cut Film Festival
Jul
18

Deep Cut Film Festival

  • Saturday, July 18, 2026
  • 2:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • The Registry Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My newest art film EQUAL will be screening at Deep Cut Film Festival.

EQUAL leads off the afternoon program.

Admission is pay what you want

Deep Cut film Festival is back!
“This festival is the film equivalent to the deep cut on your fav record. That amazing track that never makes the airwaves, but to you and yours, out rocks the single.”

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Boston Short Film Festival
Jul
14

Boston Short Film Festival

  • Tuesday, July 14, 2026
  • 7:00 PM 8:45 PM
  • Capitol Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My newest art film EQUAL leads off the opening program at the Boston Short Film Festival in Arlington MA.

FREE TICKETS

Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to offer you free admission! If you want to be certain of your seats, reserve your tickets now below. (Please only book seats when you're certain you'll be present, thank you!)

“BSFF believes in short films! Recognizing the important role shorts have in cinema, storytelling, and culture, BSFF wants to help empower the next generation of artists. The Boston Short Film Festival is an annual event showcasing shorts films with an edge. The BSFF focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time. The festival aims to screen up to 100 short films.”

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Bridge Film Festival
Jul
8

Bridge Film Festival

  • Wednesday, July 8, 2026
  • 9:15 PM 11:00 PM
  • Antico Dogana di fiume (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

EQUAL will be screening on July 8th at the 13th edition of the Bridge Film Festival in Verona, Italy.

The Bridge Film Festival involves various spaces in the Filippini district, with screenings, performances, workshops and events.

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Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival
Jul
5

Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival

  • Sunday, July 5, 2026
  • 1:00 PM 8:00 PM
  • The MAC Belfast (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My newest art film EQUAL will be screening at Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

“The Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival (EAFF) is a non-profit international film exhibition focused on fostering artistic exchange and development among young filmmakers. EAFF is organized by the Queen’s University Belfast, and supported by the Queen’s Annual Fund.”

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Gjon Mili Video Art Festival
Jun
19

Gjon Mili Video Art Festival

  • Friday, June 19, 2026
  • 6:00 PM 8:30 PM
  • Miti's House (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

EQUAL will be screening at Miti's House as part of Gjon Mili Video Art Festival in Dhërmi Village, Albania.

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Gjon Mili Video Art Festival
Jun
14

Gjon Mili Video Art Festival

  • Sunday, June 14, 2026
  • 12:00 AM 6:00 PM
  • GAD Gallery (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

EQUAL will be screening at GAD Gallery 1 as part of Gjon Mili Video Art Festival in Korçë, Albania.

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Festival Cinemistica
Jun
12

Festival Cinemistica

  • Friday, June 12, 2026
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
  • Corrala de Santiago (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

EQUAL will screen at the 12th Festival Cinemistica in Granada Spain.

EQUAL will begin the screening on June 12th at 18h.

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The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
Jun
9

The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

  • Tuesday, June 9, 2026
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • Fernstein Graduate School of Cinema, Brooklyn College (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My newest art film EQUAL will be screening at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival.

EQUAL leads off the “FILM AS ART: Experimental + Non-Linear Films” program.
I will be present for Q&A following the screening.

This is the fifth year I am screening at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. I thank them for their continued support.

The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival is a unique event that brings Brooklyn’s celebrated film and media makers together with their peers across the country and around the world. The award-winning AoBFF is a filmmaker-focused event, platform and showcase for exciting emerging creators and established voices. We partner with film distributors and media organizations, host world-class talkbacks, create innovative programming for networking and skill building, and screen in state-of-the-art theaters for enthusiastic audiences across Brooklyn.

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Delete TV
Jun
3

Delete TV

  • Wednesday, June 3, 2026
  • 3:35 PM 4:20 PM
  • Okto.TV (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Delete TV will broadcast EQUAL on Austrian TV.
9:35 pm CET

Delete TV investigates the captivating nature of images with the specific aim to look up to new approaches by taking distance from the conventional film making method.

The program opens a window to the world of art and offers strong, wild and uncensored works from upcoming artists and film-makers. Delete TV highlights contemporary issues in a global context, highly educational and deeply focused on intercultural exchange and visibility.

Between the lines and under the make up of a brave new world.

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Astoria Film Festival
May
31

Astoria Film Festival

  • Sunday, May 31, 2026
  • 12:30 PM 2:30 PM
  • Kaufman The Zukor Theater (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to once again be screening at the Astoria Film Festival.
This year they are screening my most recent art film, EQUAL, in their eigth edition.

I appreciate their continued support and the educational work they do.

“The Astoria Film Festival blends film screenings with educational and career development programs to support local talent and provide a platform for emerging filmmakers. Each year, the festival showcases work from both local and international creators.

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Post Cinema Film Festival
May
29
to May 31

Post Cinema Film Festival

  • Fri, May 29, 2026 7:00 PM Sun, May 31, 2026 11:00 PM
  • Urban Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CANCELLED

I am pleased to be screening my art film Digits of Piat Post Cinema Film Festival in Syracuse, Sicily.

I will be in attendance.

“Post-Cinema is a nonprofit association dedicated to cinema, art and culture. Founded in Siracusa (Sicily, Italy) in 2023, our goal is to promote the discovery and analysis of world post-cinematography and its protagonists, to hybridize arts like never before.”

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art + film + vienna
May
16

art + film + vienna

  • Saturday, May 16, 2026
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
  • Breitenseer Lichtspiele (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My most recent art film, EQUAL, will be screening at art + film + vienna in Vienna Austria.

I will be in attendance.

My films have screened at the two previous editions of art + film + vienna. I appreciate their continued support.

“art + film + vienna presents experiments in moving images on and beyond the cinema screen. The media and spatial boundaries of the screen or cinema hall are constantly being explored anew, going beyond conventional screenings in hybrid screening formats with live elements, installation screenings, interventions in public spaces and many other work-specific presentation formats.”

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Cannes International Film Week
May
12
to May 31

Cannes International Film Week

  • Tue, May 12, 2026 12:00 AM Sun, May 31, 2026 11:59 PM
  • online (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My Duchamp inspired art film, Digits of Pi, will be screening at the 7th Cannes International Film Week.

My film is part of the Experimental Films program.

“The Cannes International Film Week is an online streaming film festival meant to showcase innovative world cinema from around the world by up-and-coming artists.”

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UNDER the RADAR
Apr
29

UNDER the RADAR

  • Wednesday, April 29, 2026
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
  • Angewandte Auditorium (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My most recent art film, EQUAL, will be screening at the UNDER_the_RADAR festival in the Competition 5 screening.

“Under-the-Radar” is an annual festival and interdisciplinary conference for animation, experimental film,
media art and connected fields of research and production.

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Athen ANIMFEST
Apr
19

Athen ANIMFEST

  • Sunday, April 19, 2026
  • 3:00 PM 5:00 PM
  • online (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My most recent art film, EQUAL, will be screening at the 21st Athens ANIMFEST - International Animation Festival.

EQUAL will kick off the Experimental 1 program.

This is my ninth film being screened at Athens ANIMFEST. I appreciate their continued support.

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Toronto Film Week
Apr
14

Toronto Film Week

  • Tuesday, April 14, 2026
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • Innis Town Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to again be screening at Toronto Film Week.

This edition they are screening You Can’t Find Love.

Toronto Film Week focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time.

FREE TICKETS

Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to offer you free admission! If you want to be certain of your seats, reserve your tickets now below. (Please only book seats when you're certain you'll be present, thank you!)

Sold Out? Reservation for some of the screenings is closed. While they're technically sold out, some seats may become available at the box office 5 minutes before the screening. Based on past experience, unclaimed reserved seats will be released at that time.

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Labocine - mathēmatiká
Apr
1
to Apr 30

Labocine - mathēmatiká

  • Wed, Apr 1, 2026 12:00 AM Thu, Apr 30, 2026 1:00 AM
  • Labocine (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am honored that seven of my mathematical art films are featured in the Labocine April 2026 issue -- mathēmatiká:
prime perfect (2016),
A Reverse Fib (2016),
prime perfect squared (2018),
Digits of Pi (2019),
4913 Colors (2020),
Three Pride Flags (2022), and
You Can’t Find Love (2024)

Labocine is Cinema from the Science New Wave

mathēmatiká
“Across civilizations and centuries, mathematics has shaped how we understand the universe — and how we see. This issue explores cinema through numbers, patterns, algorithms, and abstraction: films where geometry becomes choreography, probability becomes narrative, and equations dissolve into image and sound. From rational structures to irrational dreams, mathēmatiká traces the hidden logic of moving images, revealing cinema itself as a system of rhythms, symmetries, and infinite possibilities.”


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Downtown Lens
Feb
12
to May 3

Downtown Lens

  • Thu, Feb 12, 2026 12:00 PM Sun, May 3, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Soho Grand Hotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Not a screening but a group photography show curated by Richard Boch.

Downtown Lens: 60 photographs from 20 photographers capturing downtown NYC from 1978-1983.


open: Wednesday - Sunday, noon - 6 pm

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Brussels Independent Film Festival
Feb
7

Brussels Independent Film Festival

  • Saturday, February 7, 2026
  • 8:00 PM 9:40 PM
  • Cinéma GALERIES (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am pleased to again be screening at the Brussels Independent Film Festival.

You Can’t Find Love will be screening in the International Shorts 2 program of 8 films.

“The renewed Brussels Independent Film Festival is an annual, weeklong event that highlights independent and experimental cinematic talent.

Inspired by that original movement, the revived Brussels Independent Film Festival continues to emphasize lesser known, vanguard cinematic works and further its tradition of galvanizing budding talent. 

The festival takes pride in its astute selection process. It is known for discovering hidden gems that later go on to successfully thrive at A-list festivals, with some films even catching the eye of the Academy Awards. In 2021 for example, the Brussels Independent Film Festival selected and awarded 'Ala Kachuu – Take and Run', directed by Maria Brendle, which was nominated in 2022 for an Oscar in the Best Live Action Short Film category. 

Most importantly, the Brussels Independent Film Festival creates a space for unique visionaries and voices. True to its history, the festival screens films of both novices and veterans —with medium and low budgets— from all over the globe. The festival’s goal is to create a warm, open atmosphere in which filmmakers, fans, critics, and producers can watch the films of emerging talents, explore new cinematic techniques and styles, and award cinematic excellence.

The Brussels Independent Film Festival creates an intimate atmosphere in which to revel in the beauty and wonder of the cinema with like-minded cineastes from all over the globe.”

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People Versus TV
Feb
6

People Versus TV

  • Friday, February 6, 2026
  • 7:50 PM 10:00 PM
  • DoES Liverpool (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

My experimental film 2020 will open the screening of the People Versus TV program Fringe Flicks: Uncanny Desires in Liverpool England.

I will be in attendance.

“Fringe Flicks is a quarterly underground short film night curated by People Versus TV CIC, showcasing strange, bold, and experimental cinema from around the world. Each event features a curated lineup of local, national and international short films — from surreal micro-docs and animated oddities to lo-fi horror and poetic absurdities — alongside a featured cult short.

 We champion work that pushes boundaries, plays with form, and speaks from the margins. Whether it’s DIY, dreamlike, or defiantly unmarketable, this is cinema with bite, wit, and heart.”

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