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Early 20th Century English Hand-Painted Iron Fire or Coal Bucket with Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
, canes or other accessories. Created in England, circa 1930, the dark green iron bucket with top and back
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Early 20th Century English Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal, Iron

Early 20th Century English Hand-Painted Iron Fire or Coal Bucket with Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
and use, and adorns rich hand painted colors. Versatile, the coal or fire bucket could also be used to
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Early 20th Century English Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal, Iron

Early 20th Century English Hand-Painted Iron Coal Bucket with Coat of Arms
Located in Dallas, TX
hand painted colors with gilt accents. The bucket could also be used to hold wood burning wood next to
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Early 20th Century English Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal, Iron

Vintage Grape Buckets
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage grape buckets with metal handles, some have a wooden grip. Various colors available. (Each
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1930s Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Black Steel Hand Painted Flower Tole Metal Coal Scuttle Bucket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Black Steel Hand Painted Flower Tole Metal Coal Scuttle Bucket. Item features
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Late 19th Century Unknown Other Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

Hand Painted Floral Ice Glass Ice Bucket or Champagne Cooler in Pink and Green
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty, unusual, petite glass ice bucket hand-painted with a pink and green floral motif. This
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20th Century American Bohemian Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Glass, Paint

19th Century Tole Bucket
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A decorated tole bucket. Great for magazines or kindling.
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19th Century French Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

"Kiss The Beatles" Lithograph Print from the ICONS Exhibit by Mr. Brainwash
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in San Diego, CA
, spray cans, brushes and paint buckets, Mr. Brainwash put aside the camera and started attacking the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Paper

American Country Rustic Bucket
Located in Queens, NY
American Country Rustic style antique blue painted pine large water bucket with cut out handles.
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20th Century American Country Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Pine

Two 19th Century Folk Art Decorated Buckets
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A duo of early C19th coopered buckets, of tapering form, one circular, one oval, both finished in
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1830s British Folk Art Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Brass

Florist Bucket, 36x25", oil, framed
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
The Florist Bucket​ by Lu Haskew Oil 36x25" image size, 40x 31" framed, wood with gold leaf as
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th c. Pine Book or Bucket Shelf
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th c. pine book/bucket shelf with curved backsplash. In old red over green paint with two
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Mid-19th Century Canadian Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Pine, Paint

Vintage Tole Metal Decoupage Bucket Strawberry Theme
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Tole Metal Fire Bucket sourced from the antique fairs in the English countryside
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1950s British Victorian Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

Folky Green Bucket with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky original green painted furkin or sugar bucket has the original lid. It is in very good
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20th Century American Adirondack Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Wood

Folky Green Bucket with Lid
Folky Green Bucket with Lid
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Green bucket - Large oil on wood
Located in Geneva, CH
Unknown artist Work on wood Wooden frame and gilded plaster 139 x 73,5 x 5,5 cm
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Oil

Green bucket - Large oil on wood
Green bucket - Large oil on wood
$960 Sale Price
52% Off
Dated 1846 Norwegian Antique Rosemaling Bucket From Telemark
Located in Skien, NO
Rustic antique butter bucket / amber / ambar, hand-crafted from pine wood with original rosemaling
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1840s Norwegian Baroque Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Bentwood, Pine

"Bucket". Figurative, Realism, still life, oil on panel
Located in MADRID, ES
Hand signed by artist "Bucket". Figurative, Realism, still life, oil on canvas
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2010s Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - The Bucket
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School of Arts in ...
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2010s Contemporary Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Mid-Century Italian Owl Ice Bucket – Brutalist Design
Located in Hamburg, DE
This striking mid-century Italian ice bucket is designed in the shape of an owl and makes a truly
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1960s Italian Brutalist Used Paint Buckets

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Orange Metal Champagne Wine Ice Bucket
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
buckets are great for chilling wine on a bar or table, for flowers, or for just about anything including a
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Bucket With Dripping Red"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Bucket With Dripping Red Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 27 x 23 inches Frame: Framing
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Antique Chinese Wooden Rice Measure Bucket, Dou
Located in Pomona, CA
joints together. Hand painted floral made this bucket a unique hand made piece of art. You can use it as
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Wood

Black glitter bucket. From The Composition with Tools series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The “Composition with Tools” series engages observers with quirky and playful truisms, gently leading them toward deeper reflections. Jose Ricardo Contreras, after long hours using d...
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2010s Abstract Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Vintage Champagne Bucket / Wine Cooler with Swan handles, France
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vintage Champagne bucket / wine cooler with swan handles, France. A rare and magnificent large
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1920s French Art Deco Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Steel

Antique French Tole Handled Bucket/Cachepot Labors of Cupid
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Tole Handled Bucket/Cachepot 'Labors of Cupid' France, Circa 1900 A delightful
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

Dated 1819 Antique Rustic Butter Bucket, Norway, Museum Quality Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Over 200 years old Primitive Folk Art -- Norwegian Antique Amber Butter Bucket (Tine Box
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1810s Norwegian Folk Art Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Wood, Bentwood, Pine

Dated 1800/1844 Antique Butter Bucket, Norway - Museum Quality Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Norwegian Antique Amber Butter Bucket (Tine Box) - Telemark, 1800 A museum-quality primitive
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Early 1800s Norwegian Folk Art Used Paint Buckets

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Wood, Bentwood, Pine

Antique George III Riveted Leather Fire Bucket, Late 18th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE LEATHER FIRE BUCKET A hugely decorative piece with bags of character. Thick gauge leather
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Late 18th Century English George III Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Bucket Vase, Famille Verte
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Beautiful big bucket vase with two steel handles, Famille verte. Excellent decorated with women and
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18th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Coal Bucket Books
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Still Life, oil on canvas. Signed to the lower right and dated '77.
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20th Century Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Oil

Red Vintage Metal Fire Bucket Basket Trash Can or Wine Cooler
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Red Hand-Painted Fire Bucket Trash Basket With Handle, American, circa 1960's. These fire buckets
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Still Life Oil Painting - Buckets Hooks
Located in Bristol, GB
BUCKETS & HOOKS Size: 48 x 38 cm (including frame) Oil on board An expressive and richly textured
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Mid-20th Century Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Oil, Board

Overdue- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of radish in plastic bucket
By Adriana van Zoest
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Adriana van Zoest Overdue 65 x 45 cm Framed 77 x 55 cm ( Frame is included in price) Oil paint on
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2010s Contemporary Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Dahl Taylor, "Stables with Blue Buckets", Equine Oil Painting, 24x40
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This realistic equine piece, "Stables with Blue Buckets", by artist Dahl Taylor is a 24x40 oil
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2010s Realist Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mangani Italian Pair Large Impressive Porcelain Bucket Shaped Vases
By Mangani Firenze
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive pair Italian porcelain bucket shaped vases hand decorated with fine leaf
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Blue Wooden Bucket or Waste Basket
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous antique 19th century rustic or farmhouse ice cream bucket, painted in a beautiful light
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Iron

1700s/Early 1800s Antique Rustic Butter Bucket, Norway, Museum Quality Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Bucket (Tine Box) - Telemark, Norway A museum-quality primitive butter bucket from Telemark, Norway
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Early 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Wood, Bentwood, Pine

Antique Americana Toleware Water Cooler Handled Bucket Wastebask Umbrella Stand
Located in Hyattsville, MD
We believe this is a Toleware Water Cooler Tank. Total height is 20 with added handle is 27 inches. Has small hole in bottom, but does not really effect use as trash can or umbrella ...
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

Rarity fishing accessories, fish bucket, ceramic, 1900, Znojmo Znaim, Czech Rep
By Workshops of Znaim
Located in Wien, AT
light blue to ochre. Hand-painted fish and gentle waves can be seen all over. The pot is very practical
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Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Red Ice Bucket in the Style of Marc Chagall 1950 s
By (after) Marc Chagall
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptional and very rare resin modernist ice bucket, decorated in deep burgundy, attributed to
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1950s French Post-Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Resin

1971 Contemporary Photorealistic Oil on Canvas - Pussy Willow Branches in Bucket
By Charles Sheeler
Located in Morristown, NJ
A striking oil on canvas still life by a contemporary 20th-century artist, possibly signed "Train" and dated London '71 on the verso. This minimalist composition presents a galvanize...
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1970s British Other Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Wonderful rare design globe as ice bucket cooler, Ugo Zaccagnini, 1940s, Italy
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful ice bucket, designed as a globe by Ugo Zaccagnini in the 1940s in Italy - a collector's
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Sputnick Rocket Ship Styled Ice Bucket C1958 Mixed Metals
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic rocket shaped, bullet ice bucket in aluminum and brass from the fabulous fifties. In
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

"Tiny Buckets" Gradient Blue With Texture Acrylic Figure on Wall-Hanging Plaster
By Jedediah Morfit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Tiny Buckets" is an original piece byJedediah Morfit made from fiberglass reinforced plaster
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint

Early 20th Century Art Déco Crystal Brass Cookie Jar/Bucket Container, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco crystal and brass cookie jar/bucket container with lid, France By
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Used Paint Buckets

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Crystal, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc, Enamel

Antique French Vineyard Grape Hod Wine Bucket Winery RED Urn Fireside Box c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Vineyard Grape Hod Wine Bucket Winery RED Urn Fireside Box c1890. Direct from
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1890s French French Provincial Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Water Well Bucket, Wishing Well Vase
By Satsuma
Located in Vero Beach, FL
hand painted. It pictures groups of scholars with scrolls dressed in elaborate brocade kimonos among
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Porcelain

1930 s Art Deco Takita Porcelain Lidded Box, Biscuit Jar, Tea Caddy, Ice Bucket
Located in Red Lion, PA
caddy, ice bucket, or sculptural decorative container, making it both practical and collectable. The
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1930s Japanese Art Deco Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Porcelain, Rattan

Blue tone cube and Black glitter bucket. From The Composition with Tools series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The “Composition with Tools” series engages observers with quirky and playful truisms, gently leading them toward deeper reflections. Jose Ricardo Contreras, after long hours using d...
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2010s Abstract Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Green Floral Ceramic Ice Bucket or Vase with Lid and Rattan Handle - Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite ceramic ice bucket with a floral hand-painted design. This small vessel could be used in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Ceramic, Rattan, Paint

English Double Leather Bucket with Handle and Royal Coat of Arms, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English double leather bucket from the early 20th century, with royal motto and coat of arms
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Early 20th Century English Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Leather

1970s Vintage Buckets 7&5 Gallon Workshop Garage Vessel Trash Can Gas Oil Decor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Old thin steel buckets, 7 gallon ZEP, 5 gallon Ready Joint Compound. Fairly clean interiors and
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal

Late 19th C Authentic Shaker Wood Bucket. Pennsylvania, Circa 1885. All Original
Located in Incline Village, NV
lid are finished with original pale blue milk paint. Shaker buckets were, by nature, simplistic in
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1880s Folk Art Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Fine Quality Late 19th Century Pennsylvania Shaker Bucket With Lid. All Original
Located in Incline Village, NV
Nice quality late 19thC Pennsylvania Shaker bucket with fitted lid in complete and all original
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1890s American Folk Art Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Wood

19th Dusty Rose Painted Furkin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original dusty rose painted furkin / bucket i fine condition. Nice construction and form.
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19th Century American Adirondack Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Wood

19th Dusty Rose Painted Furkin
19th Dusty Rose Painted Furkin
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th C Original Grey Painted Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original grey painted built in shelfing or bucket bench from Pennsylvania. This shelf is
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Mid-19th Century American Country Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century French Hand Painted and Gilt Tole Basket with Floral Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
hand painted floral motifs. The iron bucket is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use
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Mid-20th Century French Used Paint Buckets

Materials

Metal, Tôle

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Used Paint Buckets For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of used paint buckets is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique used paint buckets was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and animal skin. Used paint buckets have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of used paint buckets to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern and Victorian used paint buckets are of considerable interest. Aldo Tura, Bing Grøndahl and Miroslav Navratil each produced beautiful used paint buckets that are worth considering.

How Much are Used Paint Buckets?

Prices for used paint buckets start at $71 and top out at $30,300 with the average selling for $955.
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    Leather buckets were used as fire extinguishers, and were generally found in pairs. There would be a large linen bag rolled up inside for one to quickly pack belongings. Water from any nearby water source would be brought in these buckets to extinguish the fire. You can find an assortment of leather fire buckets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    You can use oil paint on wood as long as you prep the wood first. The first thing you should do is seal the wood with a primer. Ideally, paint two coats of sealer onto the wood so that the paint doesn't cause the wood to rot over time.
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    Jackson Pollock is the American artist famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick. He called this innovative technique "drip painting." Pollock stood at the forefront of Abstract Expressionism to the point that his name has become nearly synonymous with the movement. He was deeply respected by his contemporaries, and Pollock’s paintings, prints and other art — as well as his commitment to the work — influenced artists worldwide. Explore a collection of Jackson Pollock art on 1stDibs.
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    The best type of paint to use on tile is a special epoxy paint or designated tile paint that allows the paint to securely stick to the tile, while being durable and washable. Painted tiles can add a pop of color or serve as a way to update your space. Browse a range of tiles on 1stDibs.
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