Episode 108: Radio Broadcast of the 1985 Budweiser APBA Gold Cup

Get ready to journey back in time 38 years ago to the shores of Lake Washington for the historic 1985 Budweiser APBA Gold Cup Hydroplane race. This is your chance to experience the thrill of the competition, the roar of the engines, and the strategic battle for the lead as we recount every moment of this epic race. We're talking the legendary Miller American, Miss Budweiser, and Miss 711, as well as exclusive insights from iconic racers including Chip Hanauer, Todd Yarling, Jim Kropfeld, and Steve Reynolds.

 You'll discover how Chip Hanauer's triumph in the Miller American not only set new records but also paved the way for the future of hydroplane racing. Imagine being in the cockpit of the Miller American, taking the lead, and holding your breath as Steve Reynolds' 7-11 suffers a setback. Listen to the highs and lows of the race as Pat O'Day describes the nail-biting final laps leading up to Hanauer's victorious finish to his 4th Gold Cup.

So, buckle up and get ready for some high-speed action as we take you back to the unforgettable 1985 APBA Gold Cup. This is a trip down memory lane you don't want to miss.

Chapters

• 8:01 Start of the 1985 APBA Gold Cup
• 14:50 Heartbreak for Reynolds...
• 18:55 Chip Wins Gold!!!
• 27:58 Beers, Racing, and Battle Excitement

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:24

Ruchatel Talk, a podcast dedicated to everything related to the sport we all love Hydrofine Racing. I'm your host, david Newton, and it's time once again. So sit back, relax and welcome to Ruchatel Talk. It is August 1st 2023 and this is episode 108. Well, congratulations to the Beacon Plumbing team, as they've won their second race of the year Corp P-Body 1, the Columbia Cup last weekend, and it's actually the third for the dual team there, strong Racing, as J Michael Kelly was able to win in Madison. So three for three for the Strong Racing team this year, they've won the first three races and we're about to enter a historic seafar weekend, as the Gold Cup has returned to the shores of Lake Washington, and for the first time in 38 years.

Speaker 1: 1:19

The last time the Gold Cup was in Seattle was 1985. It looked a little differently back then. The sport was strong. I have very I have no recollections of this race as I was under a year old in 1985, but the sport looked different. There was 12 boats that entered the pits for the Gold Cup in 1985, various designs and engine power plants. It's crazy to think about the different boats that were there in 1985. There were 12 in attendance in the pits, 10 of which qualified. The two that did not qualify were the U5 Tempest, and the U33, miss Crown, nissan. But listen to the names that were there in the pits that year, with the Miller American, miss Budweiser, the Squireshot Britannica, old Boy, alberto American, speedy Printing, executon Telephones, cellular One, domino's Pizza, miss Rock, kisw and the Miss 711.

Speaker 1: 2:21

Some great boats, like I said, different power plants. They had some turbocharged Allison engines, they had Merlin engines being used, griffin engines and, of course, turban engines and there was a couple different turbines being tested. At that point there wasn't restrictions on limiting it to the T55 engines, the Cellular One. They had a bigger engine that had created more horsepower and in fact the T55 engines were creating about 2,600 horsepower and they were experimenting with an L11 Turban power plant that created 3,700 horsepower, so about 1,000 more horsepower being used and what they deemed big Wally. So they were pushing the limits of that whole, of that power plant and the rules which eventually were changed, or so they could not use the L11 engine. But it's crazy to think of all the different hydroplanes with the designs being used and the power plants being used back in the day when it was truly unlimited.

Speaker 1: 3:23

But I wanted to revisit 1985, and I thought it'd be a fun way to do so by listening to a radio broadcast and you're going to hear probably one of the most famous announcers for hydroplane racing, atto Day, as he calls out the final heat. You can hear the excitement in his voice as he talks us around the race around Lake Washington. And in that final heat you have a pretty stacked final heat there Jim Cropfeldt with a mispod, wiser with that new, brand new bubble bud, the first hydroplane that had an enclosed cockpit. You have the executive on telephones, driven by the late Scott Pierce, owned by Bill Wooster. The Cellular One out of Madison, indiana, driven by Todd Yerling, the local Squireshop, britannica, owned by Bob Stiles, driven by Gold Cup champion Tom DeEath. But you also had the Miller American, driven by Chip Hanauer, and the 711, which was driven by Steve Reynolds, which were the only two turbines in the final heat. So two turbines against the reciprocal engines in that final heat.

Speaker 1: 4:30

And it goes without saying that the turbines were the favorites back then and their qualifying speeds really showed it. Their qualifying speeds were significantly higher than the rest. The Miller American qualified at 140.641 miles per hour. Well, the 7-11 qualified at 139.633. So they were close in speeds and qualifying. But the other boats weren't close at all. The next closest was a Squarespace shop at 128.852. And the executive zone at 124.559. So almost 16 miles an hour off the pace of the top qualifier.

Speaker 1: 5:10

The Budweiser really struggled that year with that heavy haul. They were trying to experiment with the enclosed canopy, which a lot of credit needs to go out to Jeff Neff who really brought that into place to save a lot of lives having that enclosed canopy on the hydroplane. But they were experimenting with. It. Didn't do so well race-wise but really proved useful for safety in the sport. The Miss Budweiser only qualified at 119.978. So over 20 miles an hour slower than the top qualifier Miller American.

Speaker 1: 5:43

Crazy to think 38 years ago last time the Gold Cup was in Seattle.

Speaker 1: 5:47

It's been around a lot of other places.

Speaker 1: 5:49

I'm glad it's back this year and I want to revisit this race one last time.

Speaker 1: 5:55

Listen to Pato Day, don Poyer, as they announce the exciting final heat and with afterwards they'll have interviews from Chip Anower, todd Yerling, jim Cropfeld and Steve Reynolds. Before we listen to this, I want to thank John Osterberg for this recording which he made off the radio for his personal use and if you want to show John your appreciation, you should go on to Amazon and see John's excellent ebook titled Dragon Days the story of the Miss Partle and the 1960 kids who loved hydros. It's available for only $19.99 on Amazon or wherever ebooks are sold. It's a great book, has a lot of great history of the sport, what the hydroplanes meant to the Seattle area and why it became so popular. So it's a great education for new fans or fans who weren't around those days to really see why hydroplanes meant so much to the Seattle area. Alright, well, I'm feeling nostalgic. I hope you are too. Let's strap in to our time machine and travel back to the shores of Lake Washington as we listen in to Pato Day call the final heat of the 1985 APBA Gold Cup.

Speaker 2: 7:11

Both engines, as Hanauer and Reynolds, will put the hammer down at Curtin Luke. 7000 horsepower on this course, this will be the greatest carbon battle ever, right here in the final heat of the Gold Cup today. No-transcript. He's Tommy Deeth in the Squire of Virginia. There's the cellular one with Todd Yerling, there's the Miss Budweiser and Jim Cropfield, there's the executive-owned telephone and Scott Pierce. That's the final lineup for today with that great, great big battle.

Speaker 2: 7:42

It is, of course, between the dramatic battle coming up between the Miller American and the 7-Eleven. He is brought to you by Budweiser, proud to sponsor the 8DVA Gold Cup Unlimited Hydroplane Race. To the winner. This bud's for you Back on the race course. Squire shop is out of the course and running. As we check across the field, we see the Miller American in the back stretch coming out of the pit. The executive-owned is on the course. The 7-Eleven and Steve Reynolds passes by the start-finish line. As we're three minutes and 20 seconds to the start Now, this is the finale, this is the big one, this is for all the marbles and this is for the Gold Cup.

Speaker 2: 8:25

This winning driver will come out of his heat with the most exciting thing that can happen to an unlimited hydroplane racing driver the winning of the Gold Cup. Chip Hanauer is trying for his fourth Gold Cup. Steve Reynolds is trying for his first Gold Cup, and what a battle it will be. You know that Steve Reynolds wants the inside, the number one lane. You know he'd like to be there to have an advantage over the Miller American. Are our South Turn microphones ready to go? South Turn, are you set? We are set.

Speaker 2: 8:57

Patrick, ready to go as the Miss Budweiser gets up on plane, pulls around in front of us and she's there to go boat racing, I think, pat, I'm a little worried. I saw smoke coming out of the engine of the squire. I just hope that Tommy Deep has a good engine in there and that boat is able to run to its max. You're right, pat. There is some smoke or some water coming up off the back of that. I can't tell where it's there. He's chugging a little bit off of this side there. Mark Up that right-hand bank, pat, I think you a little sad.

Speaker 2: 9:23

It is off the right-hand bank or it's just a little bit of smoke. Other than that, everybody seems to be running fine. And now we have almost just a little over two minutes to the start, the all-important start, and right now each driver is trying to figure out exactly what his position will be. We know that Steve Reynolds would like the inside more than anything else in the world. We know that Hannah O will never just give it to him. I think this start will be one of the most interesting we've ever seen, as the two-turban boats get squared away and get ready just to roar at each other, each one of them with their big engines. These engines will be outlawed next year. You will probably see right now the fastest first lap in the history of unlimited hydroplane racing and maybe the fastest build-up finale that will ever be held, as they'll never allow an engine of that size to run again. So now we're down, getting close to the one-minute gun. Some of the boats are in kind of a weird position at this time. The 7-11 is turning in the middle of the infield. They're going to make a giant circle. Yes, he's definitely trying for that number one. Inside lane, the Budweiser is slowly, slowly closing down the straightaway. He's going to attempt to cut across. I think he's going to find himself. Now. Chip Hannaar has got his eye on Steve Reynolds and he's going to try and take that one number one spot away from Steve Reynolds, and it looks like he'll do it. Steve Reynolds is on the course and Hannaar is cutting across the middle of the course. Now they move slowly toward that entrance buoy at the floating bridge turn. This crowd of 350,000 is on their feet. What a moment in unlimited racing, as the two turbines will finally go head-to-head, right at each other. They're going to put down the hammer and try and blow the field away in the first lap. Okay, they're in the floating bridge turn.

Speaker 2: 11:14

The number one lane is owned by the 7-11. The 7-11, as Steve Reynolds has the number one lane. Hannaar moves slowly to the outside. The others will be bunched in the middle and here they come Hannaar on the far outside, reynolds on the post. Six seconds, it's going to be very close. They're moving slowly right now. They can't jump the gun in this finale. Here they go Reynolds, smyr, millie, american jumped to the lead heads to the south turn as well as with the number one lane. Here is Mark and Jack. That's the 7-11 owns the course. At this point. The Budweiser's always giving it the best front of the game that she can all day. Right behind them, the Bay Queen, smyr, scott and the middle of the American Puts it out in the outside. They come out to Smyr and it's Steve 7-11 in the lead. The 7-11 as Steve Reynolds has the lead and coming hard on the outside it's Smyr and Hannaar in the middle of the American and on the back it's Ray Doe. That lead boat is a 7-11 and another two boat is a middle American. What a battle. As they head for the floating bridge turn. Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what the speed is going to be on this lap, but it'll be mind-boggling. Steve Reynolds has the 7-11 at the top of the turn, the middle American on the outside and the Budweiser has gone dead in the water. And now the 7-11 has gone dead in the water. The 7-11 broke and the middle American has grabbed the lead. And that great battle lasted for only three quarters of a lap before something gave way in the 7-11. And Chip Hanner has grabbed the lead.

Speaker 2: 12:59

The first lap, ladies and gentlemen, run under the 27, 7, 8, 6 miles an hour. The number two boat is the Execticone. The number three boat is the Segata 1. And the squire is there on the course. I can't find the squire of the Kenya South turn Down here. Pat Fummy's on the bow of the boat as Chip Hanner goes around him and down that backstretch, pat, and he's got the squires at about 50 yards and a Budweiser back here.

Speaker 2: 13:35

As you hear, the Execticone going into the south turn, followed closely by the event, is I believe that's the Segata 1 coming up there on the rear. Pat Segata 1 is the first place both the Execticone and the number two in the middle American is having a Kate Block and the lead as the squire went down in the first turn and the Budweiser went down in the first turn and now we have at the top of the turn. Of course the 7-11 is resting in the north turn and what a heartbreaking thing for Steve Reynolds, what a heartbreak for Steve Wumer and that entire 7-11 crew worked so hard to get that boat repaired and get it in this heat. And now it's Chip Hanner's day, as here comes the middle American down to complete lap number two. His first lap was 127.7, the second lap 122.5. The Execticone is number two and the Segata 1 is number three and into the south turn with Jack and Mark and the King that did is put an anchor on Chip Hanner's pedal. He owns this part, he owns this day, he's got the best gear, he's running the best race and you know Pat as well as I do. Many years you've been coming out here. That's what it's all about. Coming up right toward us now, about 200 yards off the south turn, the Execticone running fine. Hopefully the Segata 1 is going to give him a run for the money today.

Speaker 2: 14:50

Absolutely heartbreaking for Steve Reynolds and that crew, that one on heat we were seeing. They went through that first lap. There was side by side Hanner pushing that carbon powered 7-11 with his big engine. But something snapped, something gave way. We don't know what it was. And Steve Reynolds now stands disconsentably on the bow of his boat in the north turn here on Lake Washington. In the meantime the flier shot. Tommy D wanted it so bad and something broke for him. And the Budweiser Chip Popsobe was running hard after the 7-11 when his engine expired.

Speaker 2: 15:23

And now here comes the middle American. He's in his third lap, the third of six times around. This is for the bold jump, this is for the most treasured prize in hydroplane racing. Chip Hanner, complete flap number three at 118, 296 miles an hour. And I know I speak for so many disappointed fans who wanted to see those two boats tangled with six big laps. The Execticone is still number two and number three Lotus Todd Yarding in the Celia 01.

Speaker 2: 15:50

The lead boats in the south turn to Jack Brown, markello and Chip Hanner. Again, he owns the Dave Pat. There's no doubt about that. Of course the 7-11 gave it the best shot and it portents the future of boat racing on Lake Washington. If they can get those boats to run competitively solidly for an entire race, what excitement we're going to see on the water. Well, chip Hanner came into that turn. He saw the 7-11 go dead in the water. He just put the hammer down and blew the field away. And now that great middle American is in his fourth lap and the middle American on its way to winning his first gold cup.

Speaker 2: 16:25

But, ladies and gentlemen, in the cockpit of that boat has to be one of the most deliriously happy young men in the world today. His name is Chip Hanauer. He replaced Bill Monsey in that driving seat and he is doing it all his way. Chip Hanauer is about to win his fourth road jump If he just keeps that middle American running, and it's looking good right now. In the fourth lap of six times around the course Chip Hanauer comes down to the start-finish line, completes lap number four. He turned that one at 160 miles an hour, being very careful with that equipment. Scott Pierce is looking like he could have a second place and Todd Jalining last year's hit me the year of third place in the 1985 Budweiser Gold Cup in the South turn with Mark Ellison, jack Brown. The middle American's gonna be again the National High Point Leader for hydroplane racing. The ATVA Gold comes along to Chip Hanauer. He gets the biggest share of $125,000 in prizes.

Speaker 2: 17:22

But the executive phone can't be feeling too bad today. If they head it out onto the course that'll make some embarrassing changes in their boat. They're in second place and they aren't that far behind middle American. What has to be the number one boat in the country right now Coming up behind the executive phone? That's the one, and it's their first time on Mike Washington, but I'm not mistaken that may have competed admirably today For our crew in the print. If you can get over to the 7-Eleven camp, they have radio communications with Steve Reynolds and maybe you can find out exactly what did happen to the 7-Eleven. I know they can talk to him on the radio and if you could go over to their camp and see if they know what took place In the meantime up and down the shore.

Speaker 2: 18:02

I want you, at the completion of lap six, to stand and give a big salute to a man who this afternoon looks like he's going to win his fourth Gold Cup Seattle's Chip Hanauer. This is the completion of lap number five. The green flag is up. Here comes the last lap for the middle American. The executive phone is still running beautifully, with Scott Pierce at the wheel. It's running number two and Todd Yardin is number three and his last lap around. The first Sal Tern, california. And in the Sal Tern, chip Hanauer just cruises by comfortably easily without any problems at all. Beautiful, your first retails shooting out as he heads down the back stretch. What a sight for a race fan here on Lake Washington and their hometown boy. You're at the very best shot that you can expect from a full racer Boy. He just looks wonderful. And here comes the executive phone, headed down toward the South Tern with a good. But we have to go, thank you.

Speaker 2: 18:55

Now here's the story, ladies and gentlemen. With one half lap to go, the 1985 Budweiser ABBA Gold Cup in Seattle and Lake Washington looks like it'll be won by Chip Hanauer. In the middle American, built by Jim Lucero, owned by Jim Lucero and Fran Muncie, driven by one of the finest young hydroplane drivers who ever set foot inside the cockpit of an unlimited, he's at the top of the turn. Here he comes, less than a quarter of a lap to go. He's at the exit of the folding bridge into the course. The crowd is on its feet as we hear a big cheer for Chip Hanauer, the middle American, your winner of 1985 Budweiser Gold Cup. Beautiful, beautiful race for Hanauer. He did it all the day 1200.6, 100 points total for the day and the winner with a gold cup.

Speaker 2: 19:51

And now here comes Scott Pierce, who has to be so happy, along with his owner, bill Worcester, and everyone from Executive Dome Telephone, as the Executive Dome is going to, after some real tough luck out there today, is going to come in, is going to pick up another 300 points for that national point chase. And there he is, scott Pierce. Jim go champ at the 7-11 champ. And now here comes the number three boat for the day and congratulations to last year's rookie of the year, rod Yarlane, driving the Toyota one. Congratulations to Jim Seedham, the owner. Congratulations to the sponsor, toyota one. There's your third place boat. That boat is the Toyota one U-22.

Speaker 2: 20:38

Now I don't know the order of finish of the other boats. It depended on when exactly their engines quit. But the other boats in that heat were the Squire, of course, where the, which was the Budweiser and was the 7-11, and Steve Reynolds. And we saw such a beautiful race for the first three quarters of a lap. It was a dandy. But the winner and all the marbles go to Chip and ours and that great crew on the 7-11. And as soon as Chip comes in we will be bringing Chip to the, to the microphone and talking to our brand new champion. What a great afternoon a race it's been.

Speaker 2: 21:19

I think we all came to see the turbines go side by side. It's a shame that we were really denied that opportunity to see them run all that much together today. But both camps tried, they gave it everything and the turbines are fragile like any other boat. They, they, they take every piece of equipment to its absolute maximum. The turbine was expected to be the dependable engine. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. And I'll do it in his parade lap, and let's listen to that turbine as he goes by our microphone here at the start, finish line, chip Annahar in the middle of America. Oh, what a beautiful ship that is. And now we head back into the pits then, or pit microphones ready to go. All right, mike, you there with him now. He's on the way. Now he's making his way through a couple of cruisers. He's hugging somebody here. Well, we hope that we can see him. As a matter of fact, we're watching that part today he's making his way up.

Speaker 2: 22:17

The next portion here will be that of Chippanoa. Well, that's my major. I'm undeserving, I just don't know.

Speaker 2: 22:25

I just got Michael closer, yeah, just a short period of time and here you are with some of the emotion that we haven't seen all day long. It finally came. Yeah, it was a long week and I was so much pressure and there was so much hype and everybody wanted to see it done and I was scared. I was scared bad, and I'm just glad it's over. You didn't manage to show it, did you? Ok? Well, it probably showed. If you know me, it probably showed. We do know you, but at least you did it. Congratulations. A wonderful race and, of course, a wonderful go-kup victory. The crew gave me the best machine out there and I just again only for the congratulations again. All right, let's get ready for it. Thank you very much.

Speaker 2: 23:02

You know, when Bill Muncie died in that boat race in Alcapurco in 1981, fran Muncie and Jim Laseau everyone knew who Bill would want for his replacement and that would be Chip Hanauer. And now Chip Hanauer took Bill Muncie's seat, and what a great tradition he's continued. But Hanauer right now, with a new sponsor, feels like that he's racing in his own right. He is not racing in Bill Muncie's footsteps any longer. Chip Hanauer has become his own guy and he certainly is. But I can tell you today now, because I knew Bill Muncie so well. Bill Muncie would be enormously proud of Chip Hanauer here this afternoon, as Chip Hanauer has set the record and won his fourth gold cup.

Speaker 2: 23:46

And the second place winner is Scott Pearson. Who do we have? We've got Todd Yerling, pat from the cellular one. He's down there with Mike. Todd, you have the headset on. Yes, I do. God, this is Pat. All day. Congratulations, mike's. A lot, pat.

Speaker 2: 23:58

But that third place is just as sweet as the wind does. Well, I'm unraveling. Remember we said earlier today that these are long days and you never know what will happen. Yeah, that's the gold cup, it's the survival of the fittest. We used a little game plan, a little strategy and it paid off. I ran as hard as I could there for three or four laps and I just couldn't keep up with the executive tone. So I just started really watching my gauges and brought it on in all one piece. Todd, you have far less horsepower than the rest of the guys. You have a lighter boat. You've campaigned on the circuit this year just brilliantly. You've come to Seattle. You've impressed everyone with your driving. You've got third place in the gold cup for 1985. And you must be mighty proud of yourself. What are the folks back home cheering for right now? They?

Speaker 1: 24:45

happy for you.

Speaker 2: 24:46

Oh yeah, they're just ecstatic. We've got cellular one phones here and they're all around the pit and we've been calling home and they're just really happy. All right, super Todd, congratulations, and may you do so well in the rest of the circuit and we look forward to seeing you back here in Seattle next year. Thank you, we'll be back to Seattle with a lot more power next year. They're on their way over to grab Steve Reynolds, as he's kind of taken the long way back to the pits, unfortunately. Today We've watched him as he was pulled by. We have Jim Cauffield here. Oh, you've got Jim with you now. Yeah, hi, pat, I'm here, jim.

Speaker 2: 25:22

Yes, sir, congratulations, you went out, you flipped the boat, you did your very, very, very best and we're proud of you. Well, thank you. We had a good start and I was surprised that I could run with the guys into the first turn, but it worked out very well and we got down in there and I lost the blower and that's as far as we went. Well, listen, the best of luck to you the rest of the way around the campaign. We know there'll be better days. You'll have quicker boats. Bernie will never let you down. We'll always give you a fast ride, won't he? Well, we're going to keep working on it, and Bernie's got a handle on it and we're doing a lot of new things this year and, as everyone knows, we've had our problems, but we'll be back. Pat, jim, you've had brilliant days. You'll have many more. Thanks for putting on such a great show for everybody in Seattle and your Budweiser. We're proud of you and we'll see you next year.

Speaker 2: 26:02

Okay, Thanks a lot, pat Jim Cauffield, the driver of the Budweiser. Hello Steve.

Speaker 1: 26:08

Hello Steve.

Speaker 2: 26:10

I'll tell you, he's staying all the way. All right, he's putting the headphones on, I think. There we go. He's got the headset on now, pat. Hello, steve, pat, is that you? That's me. How are you, my friend? Hey, I wanted it for you badly, partner. Well, I'll tell you, we were hell-holy lasted. Well, you were.

Speaker 2: 26:27

Now, steve, I want to tell you something, and we've told the crowd this that was as fine a start as I have ever seen. How did you smoker that number one lane away from everybody? Well, this is Gold Cup, pat, I had no intention of losing this race. I wanted the inside. I wasn't going to be denied, it was mine. You know, hanauer began his career by showing everybody how he could have that number one lane, but that was as slick a start as I've seen. That was a beauty. Thank you, my friend.

Speaker 2: 26:51

Thank you, was it an engine coupler? Yeah, you know, it's nice to be the fastest guy in town, but you got to go all 500 miles. That's what Sneeta says. We got to go all six laps. I'm sorry to the 7-11 fans. We Well, really, at this close as I've come to winning a Gold Cup, I was only running about 92%. I just pulled a crew chief on the radio going into the corner, but I had a lot more power if I needed it. And what was it that gave way? Well, it was the coupler, pat. Just exactly the same thing that happened over in Pasco. We've got some real re-engineering to do with that coupler now.

Speaker 2: 27:21

Well, steve, you came out. You gave everybody a great show. You pulled a brilliant, brilliant start. Your crew did a masterful job of getting the boat back together. I said before you're a great tribute to this sport. Congratulations, we're proud of you. Thank you, pat. I'd like to say thank you to all the 7-11 fans. They supported us all day long, and the nice part about the 7-11 fans is they support us just as strong when we don't have as good a luck as we do when we win. Thank you everybody. Thank you Steve Reynolds, the driver of the 7-11. There you are, jeff. You've given us a great week of racing. We really enjoyed watching you around the court. And finally, here is the right to hear from us this month for you and you're not able to see this right now but a giant bottle of Budweiser being presented to us To the Miller American Drive. Yes, pretty great places.

Speaker 2: 28:15

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Speaker 1: 29:13

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