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American film and television composer (1945–2006)

Shirley Walker Background information Born Shirley Anne Rogers (1945-04-10)April 10, 1945 Napa, California, U.S. Died November 30, 2006(2006-11-30) (aged 61) Reno, Nevada, U.S. Genres Film scores Occupations Composer, conductor, orchestrator, music arranger[1] Instrument Keyboards Years active 1979–2006 Spouse Don Walker ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 2006)​ Website Official site

Musical artist

**Shirley Anne Walker** (née **Rogers**; April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American film and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few [female film score composers](/source/List_of_women_film_score_composers) working in [Hollywood](/source/Cinema_of_the_United_States) during her career. Walker was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture (preceded by [Suzanne Ciani](/source/Suzanne_Ciani) for 1981's *[The Incredible Shrinking Woman](/source/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Woman)*) and according to the *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*, is remembered as a pioneer for women in the film industry.[2][3]

Walker often wrote her film scores entirely by hand,[4] and always [orchestrated](/source/Orchestrated) and [conducted](/source/Conducted) her own scores herself.

She won two [Emmy Awards](/source/Emmy_Awards) during her career, while the [ASCAP](/source/ASCAP) Shirley Walker Award was created in her honor in 2014.

## Early life

Walker (née Rogers) was born in [Napa, California](/source/Napa%2C_California), on April 10, 1945. Her father was an industrial patternmaker for the [U.S. Navy](/source/U.S._Navy), and her mother gave piano lessons while raising five children.[5] She grew up in Napa Valley and Contra Costa County. She attended Pleasant Hill High School.[6] Walker was a musical prodigy. She had an early start performing as a teenager at various hotels, jazz and art bands in 1964-1967.[7] Walker was also a piano soloist with the San Francisco Symphony during high school, and later attended San Francisco State University on a piano scholarship. She studied music composition under Roger Nixon and piano studies with Harald Logan of Berkeley, California.[7]

## Career

### Early career

Shortly after graduating from Pleasant Hill High School, Walker composed the score for a full length musical adaptation of Moliere's *[The Imaginary Invalid](/source/The_Imaginary_Invalid)* called *Make Way For Love*, with book & lyrics by W. Grant Gray. It had its world premiere at the high school, with Shirley playing keyboards with a quartet at all performances.[6]

For several years, she wrote jingles and composed for industrial films. Walker's career in film began in 1979, when she was hired to play the synthesizers on Carmine Coppola's score for *[Apocalypse Now](/source/Apocalypse_Now)*.[8] Her work and arrangements can be heard, eerily interwoven throughout the film, notably during cues like “Do Lung” and “The Delta”. Almost immediately, she would work again with Coppola, orchestrating the score for *[The Black Stallion](/source/The_Black_Stallion_(film))* (1979) as well as writing additional cues, receiving credits such as “Additional music by” or even “Co-composed by”. This gave her an official start and made her one of the rare and few female film composers of the time alongside [Wendy Carlos](/source/Wendy_Carlos), [Rachel Elkind](/source/Rachel_Elkind), [Delia Derbyshire](/source/Delia_Derbyshire), [Angela Morley](/source/Angela_Morley), and [Suzanne Ciani](/source/Suzanne_Ciani). However, what made Walker stand out among her peers was her ability to work with an orchestra and this talent would come to shape many beloved film scores.[9]

### Conducting, orchestrating/arranging, scoring for film and TV

Her apprenticeship in film music included working as orchestrator and conductor with a substantial list of established film composers such as [Danny Elfman](/source/Danny_Elfman), [Hans Zimmer](/source/Hans_Zimmer), [Brad Fiedel](/source/Brad_Fiedel), [Mark Snow](/source/Mark_Snow) and [Carter Burwell](/source/Carter_Burwell). It is not unusual to be a composer, orchestrator, or a conductor, but what *is* unusual is to be one that does all three, and Walker was such an example. She reportedly knew exactly how music worked, how it was written, and how (or if) it could be played by musicians. Her roles would include making sure each cue was recorded how it needed to be with the speed, tone, and musical sound design in mind, based on the composer's wishes as well as her own.[9]

While she was still writing for television in the early 1980s, Walker would be frequently hired by other composers to orchestrate or conduct their scores. Some of these included *[Murder in Coweta Country](/source/Murder_in_Coweta_County_(film))* (1980) for Brad Fiedel, *[Cujo](/source/Cujo_(film))* (1983) for Charles Bernstein, and *Ghost Warrior* (1984) for Richard Band for which she also wrote additional music. Shirley would also team up with Band as co-composers on *[The Dungeonmaster](/source/The_Dungeonmaster)* (1984) and *[Ghoulies](/source/Ghoulies)* (1985). Walker's imprint makes these latter two scores stand out.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The score for *Ghoulies* specifically sounds much like a classic Danny Elfman score, though it predates Walker's work with Danny, and even his very first film score for *[Pee-wee's Big Adventure](/source/Pee-wee's_Big_Adventure)* (1985) by six months.[9] Walker continued to score various television projects and work simultaneously as an orchestrator/conductor into the late 1980s, continuing a long-running collaboration with Brad Fiedel. Around the time of orchestrating and conducting Fiedel's score for *[The Accused](/source/The_Accused_(1988_film))* (1988), Walker would conduct the score for *[Scrooged](/source/Scrooged)* (1988), marking her first work with [Danny Elfman](/source/Danny_Elfman). She would go on to orchestrate or conduct his scores for *[Batman](/source/Batman_(1989_film))* (1989), *[Nightbreed](/source/Nightbreed)* (1990), *[Dick Tracy](/source/Dick_Tracy_(1990_film))* (1990), *[Darkman](/source/Darkman)* (1990), *[Edward Scissorhands](/source/Edward_Scissorhands)* (1990), and *[Article 99](/source/Article_99)* (1992). Walker also composed additional cues for both *Nightbreed* and *Dick Tracy*, and unless it was Elfman regular Steve Bartek, she likely orchestrated and conducted the theme for *[Tales from the Crypt](/source/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(TV_series)).*

One of Walker's most important efforts was the uncredited job of conducting the score for *[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation](/source/National_Lampoon's_Christmas_Vacation)* (1989). [Chevy Chase](/source/Chevy_Chase), who would play the lead in [John Carpenter](/source/John_Carpenter)'s 1992 film *[Memoirs of an Invisible Man](/source/Memoirs_of_an_Invisible_Man_(film))*, recalled visiting a recording session for *Christmas Vacation* and being impressed by the conductor. She was suggested to work on *Memoirs of an Invisible Man* when [Jack Nitzsche](/source/Jack_Nitzsche) fell through – a landmark decision, not just because Carpenter often composed his own scores, but because it was one of the first times a female composer had a solo credit on a major studio picture. It would become Walker's first official solo film score. Walker has the distinction of being the first woman to have composed an entire symphonic score, which she also orchestrated and conducted alone. "The first two days of that score, there were a lot of people who had come to visit the scoring stage because they were here to witness this event," Walker said in an interview in a 1998 issue of Soundtrack Magazine. "I was almost in tears about that. I had to ask somebody why all those people were here, and when they told me it was just incredible."[9] Walker later collaborated with Carpenter on *[Escape from L.A.](/source/Escape_from_L.A.)*[10]

Walker served as composer for numerous productions, including films such as *[Willard](/source/Willard_(2003_film))*, the first three *[Final Destination](/source/Final_Destination)* installments, and television series such as *[Falcon Crest](/source/Falcon_Crest)*, *[Space: Above and Beyond](/source/Space%3A_Above_and_Beyond)*, *[China Beach](/source/China_Beach)*, and *[The Flash](/source/The_Flash_(1990_TV_series))*.[11] *The Flash* was one of many collaborations Walker did with composer Danny Elfman. While managing her working relationships with Elfman and Fiedel, Walker would mentor and collaborate with up-and-comer [Hans Zimmer](/source/Hans_Zimmer) (who would provide synths for *[Mask of the Phantasm](/source/Batman%3A_Mask_of_the_Phantasm)*). She would orchestrate or conduct his scores for *[Black Rain](/source/Black_Rain_(1989_American_film))* (1989), *[Bird on a Wire](/source/Bird_on_a_Wire_(film))* (1990), *[Backdraft](/source/Backdraft_(film))* (1991), *[A League of Their Own](/source/A_League_of_Their_Own)* (1992), and *[Toys](/source/Toys_(film))* (1992), among others. She would also collaborate with [Carter Burwell](/source/Carter_Burwell) at the end of her orchestrating/conducting-for-others days, including the score for *[Fear](/source/Fear_(1996_film))* (1996).[9]

She served as a Board Member (1986–1994) and Vice President (1988–1992) for The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), often speaking out on behalf of composers and their working conditions. Articles and interviews are written by and about Shirley Walker in the SCL's publication, THE SCORE,[12] a publication in print since 1986 by and about professional film/television/video game composers, songwriters and lyricists—and where Walker would speak her mind.

### Walker's work with DC Comics

Walker served as composer for *[Batman: The Animated Series](/source/Batman%3A_The_Animated_Series)* (1992–1995), *[Superman: The Animated Series](/source/Superman%3A_The_Animated_Series)* (1996–2000), *[The New Batman Adventures](/source/The_New_Batman_Adventures)* (1997–1999), and *[Batman Beyond](/source/Batman_Beyond)* (1999–2001); setting a standard for the musical tone of the [DC Animated Universe](/source/DC_Animated_Universe).[13] Walker worked with Danny Elfman on many [DC Comics](/source/DC_Comics) works. She served as conductor for the film *Batman*, wrote most of the scores for *Batman: The Animated Series* using a theme inspired by Elfman's, scored the pilot and all the episodes of *The Flash* (the main theme was written by Elfman) and scored episodes of *Batman Beyond* with Michael McCuistion, [Lolita Ritmanis](/source/Lolita_Ritmanis) and Kristopher Carter. Though her involvement in the DC Animated Universe ended after *Beyond*, several of her themes would be used in *[Justice League](/source/Justice_League_(TV_series))* and *[Justice League Unlimited](/source/Justice_League_Unlimited)*.

Following the success of *Batman* and *Batman Returns* (1992), *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992–1995) was created. Elfman composed the main theme and Walker wrote additional themes. She became one of the show's primary composers/directors. This ultimately led to Walker scoring the animated feature, *[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm](/source/Batman%3A_Mask_of_the_Phantasm)* (1993), which is still one of her most highly-regarded works. The lyrics which the choir sing throughout the *Mask of the* *Phantasm* score, often presumed to be in Latin or some similar language, are actually the names off all the orchestra members backwards, so what's being sung is essentially nonsense.[9] Walker would continue to compose and shepherd the music of sequel series *The New Batman Adventures* (1997–1999) and *Batman Beyond* (1999–2001). She even returned to Batman on film one last time in 1995 with uncredited orchestration on *Batman Forever*.[9]

[Bruce Timm](/source/Bruce_Timm), who co-created *Batman: The Animated Series* alongside [Eric Radomski](/source/Eric_Radomski), told *Vulture* he was watching *The Flash* starring [John Wesley Shipp](/source/John_Wesley_Shipp) and recognized the score sounded familiar. They subsequently found out that it was Shirley Walker who was working on it. According to Timm: "I made a note as I was watching it: Who did the music? It was Shirley Walker. Did some research on Shirley Walker, found out that she had actually worked with Danny on that first *Batman* movie, and had orchestrated much of it. We contacted Shirley and she was happy to come in and do the show. Back then, it was almost unheard of to score every single episode of a show. Fortunately, we mentioned it to our boss, [Jean](/source/Jean_MacCurdy) [MacCurdy], and she said, 'Oh, yeah! We should totally have an original score for every episode!' That was a huge plus."[14]

Walker was a key part of bringing characters from DC Comics to life on screen. "Though Shirley had enjoyed her stint composing for [*The Flash*],” notes *Batman Animated*, an art-book and history of the show, "she thought the last thing she wanted to do was to work on a cartoon version of Batman."[13] Still, she met with producers for *Batman: The Animated Series*, and was so impressed with the direction of the show's art and the intended depth of its characters that she agreed to come onboard. Her relationship with Danny Elfman facilitated the use of that film's music in the series, though Walker also composed her own equally memorable theme. You can hear her explain the difference between the two pieces of music, the tonal sections of her Batman theme and how she would blend them together to map over the show's various moods and scenes, in a track from the soundtrack album. She would go on to work on *Superman: The Animated Series* and *Batman Beyond*, setting the musical, well, tone for the slew of DC Animated Universe shows that spun out of *Batman: TAS* — an interconnected cinematic universe including *Static Shock*, *Justice League* and *Justice League Unlimited*.

## Honors/awards

For her work on *Batman: The Animated Series* and *Batman Beyond*, Walker won two Daytime Emmys in 1998 and 2001, respectively.[15]

## Personal life

Walker went on to marry Don Walker in 1967. Don Walker died March 2006. They had two sons Colin Walker, born 1970, and Ian Walker born shortly after in 1972.

## Death

Just after completing work on the feature *[Black Christmas](/source/Black_Christmas_(2006_film))* and after finishing the first three scores of the *[Final Destination](/source/Final_Destination)* series, Shirley Walker died November 30, 2006, from complications following a stroke in Reno, Nevada. She was 61 years old. Walker is survived by her two sons, Ian and Colin.[5]

## Legacy

According to fellow composer and friend [Laura Karpman](/source/Laura_Karpman), Walker was among the few female composers who managed to make her mark in the highly competitive world of Hollywood scoring: "She's one of a tiny little group, and was the first one to poke through," Karpman said. "She's been an incredible mentor to a lot of men and women in Hollywood. She was an important role model."[16] Not only did Walker compose, she also conducted, orchestrated, arranged, and oftentimes did all three. Walker had an incredible impact not only on the films and television shows she worked on, but also on the musicians she worked with. When Warner Bros. hired her in 1990 to supervise the music for *Batman: The Animated Series,* Walker decided to see if she "could find the next generation of orchestral film composers and give them a chance to do this work," Walker told *[Daily Variety](/source/Daily_Variety)* in 2002.[5] According to a statement by one of more than 30 composers Walker brought in to work on the *Batman* series, Walker's "determination to open doors of opportunity for aspiring composers is unrivaled in our industry." Walker not only supported up-and-coming composers in the industry, she also watched over the orchestra and ensured the musicians would not burn out. In the DVD commentary for *Final Destination*, Walker recounts a time when there was a problem with music being recorded for a Disney picture she was conducting. The composer and producers were sitting in the control booth, playing back the recordings and bickering, leaving the musicians idle for forty-five minutes. Rather than have them be paid to do nothing, the producers suggested to Shirley that they rehearse music not yet recorded. Walker agreed but quietly told the orchestra how she felt this was ridiculous, that she didn't want them wearing out, and she had a different plan. In this particular studio, Walker was on an elevated platform to where the orchestra was essentially hidden below and only Walker could be seen from the booth. She utilized this, and knowing that the orchestra couldn't actually be heard unless recording was in progress, she mimed conducting, waving her arms, pointing to the score, and completely putting on an act for the producers, but all the while telling jokes and keeping things light with the musicians.[9]

Despite the fact that very few female composers had worked in Hollywood at the time of her death, Walker was not recognized during the "In Memoriam" segment of the 79th Academy Awards. Walker was considered by some to be one of the industry's most unsung talents, often overlooked in popular media even with the strides she made for women composers and her huge influence in the film industry, such as being one of the first women to receive sole composing credit on a Hollywood studio picture, on *Memoirs of an Invisible Man* in 1992.[16]

However, in 2014, eight years after Walker's passing, The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) created the Shirley Walker Award to honor those whose achievements have contributed to the diversity of film and television music.[17] It has been awarded to [Wendy Melvoin](/source/Wendy_Melvoin) and [Lisa Coleman](/source/Lisa_Coleman_(musician)), [Deborah Lurie](/source/Deborah_Lurie), [Germaine Franco](/source/Germaine_Franco), and [Pinar Toprak](/source/Pinar_Toprak) to date.[18]

## Film scores

Year Title Info Limited? Label OOP / SOLD OUT 1979 The Black Stallion Co-composed with Carmine Coppola; some additional scoring by: Nyle Steiner, Bill Douglass, Kenneth Nash, & George Marsh. Replaced two other composers. 1,500 Intrada Records SOLD OUT 1982 The End of August NO CD 1983 Touched NO CD 1984 The Dungeonmaster Co-composed with Richard Band Intrada Records Violated Unused score NO CD 1985 Ghoulies Co-composed with Richard Band Intrada Records 1989 Nightbreed Additional music only. Score by Danny Elfman. MCA Records SOLD OUT 1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl As Walker stated in an interview, for legal reasons Hans Zimmer had to take credit, but she was the one who composed the score. NO CD Pacific Heights Additional music only. Score by Hans Zimmer. Varèse Sarabande SOLD OUT Strike It Rich NO CD 1991 Born to Ride NO CD White Fang One cue only. Score by Hans Zimmer & Basil Poledouris. Intrada Records SOLD OUT 1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man Replaced Jack Nitzsche No Varèse Sarabande OOP 1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Expanded score released in 2009 3,000 Reprise Records (1993) La La Land Records (2009) OOP 1994 True Lies Co-composed with Brad Fiedel Epic Soundtrax OOP 1996 Escape from L.A. Co-composed with John Carpenter, and Alan Howarth No Milan Records OOP (expanded score released in 2014 by La La Land Records) 1997 Turbulence Full CD released in 2013 2,000 La La Land Records 1999 Mystery Men Additional music only. Majority of score by Stephen Warbeck NO CD 2000 Final Destination Complete score isolated on a DVD release, with commentary over parts. A shorter promotional CD-R was also issued. NO CD 2002 Ritual NO CD 2003 Final Destination 2 Promotional CD released. NO CD Willard Full album released in 2013 3,000 La La Land Records 2006 Final Destination 3 NO CD Black Christmas Final score before her death. Replaced Vince Lauria. NO CD

## Television scores (partial)

Year Title Info Limited? Label OOP / SOLD OUT 1980 Lou Grant Episodes: "Guns" (season 3) "Hazard" (season 3) NO CD 1981 Cagney & Lacey All Episodes: "The Rapist: Part 1" "The Rapist: Part 2" "The Gimp" NO CD 1982 Tucker's Witch All Episodes: "Abra Cadaver" (episode six) NO CD 1985 Berrenger's One episode (unknown title) NO CD 1986 Fluppy Dogs Walt Disney Television Animation; pilot episode NO CD 1984 to 1988 Falcon Crest All Episodes: "Pain and Pleasure" (season 4) "The Showdown" (season 4) "The Decline" (season 4) "Echoes" (season 5) "Changing Partners" (season 5) "Inconceivable Affairs" (season 5) "Checkmate" (season 5) "Shattered Dreams" (season 5) "Finders and Losers" (season 5) "Dangerous Ground" (season 5) "Tuscany Venus" (season 8) "Suspicion" (season 8) NO CD 1988 Knots Landing Incomplete episodes: "The Blushing Bride" NO CD 1990 Tiny Toons Rejected score for one segment in an episode. NO CD 1990 The Flash All Episodes (season 1 only): "Pilot" "Out of Control" "Watching the Detectives" "Honor Among Thieves" "Double Trouble" "Sins of the Father" "Child's Play" "Shroud of Death" "Ghost in the Machine" "Sight Unseen" "Beat the Clock" "The Trickster" "Tina, Is That You?" "Be My Baby" "Fast Forward" "Deadly Nightshade" "Captain Cold" "Twin Streaks" "Done with Mirrors" "Good Night, Central City" "Alpha" "The Trial of the Trickster" NO CD 1992 Batman: The Animated Series Over 34 episodes plus second opening theme. In July, 2012, Volume 2, a 4-CD set, was issued. A third volume, also a 4-CD set, was released in 2014. 3,000 La La Land Records SOLD OUT (re-issued July, 2012) 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Rejected score, unknown episode. No other scores for the series. NO CD 1994 Viper All Episodes (season 1 only): "Safe as Houses" "Firehawk" "The Face" "Wheels of Fire" "Past Tense" "Scoop" "Thief of Hearts" "Crown of Thorns" NO CD 1995 Space: Above and Beyond Theme and all episodes. 3,000 La La Land Records 1995 The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space NO CD 1996 Superman: The Animated Series Select episodes, main title theme and thematic elements. 3,000 La La Land Records 1997 Spawn: The Animated Series Theme and multiple episodes (possibly all of season 1) NO CD 1997 The Love Bug NO CD 1998 Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear NO CD 2000 The Others NO CD 2002 Disappearance NO CD

## Works for other composers

Year Film Conductor Orchestrator Original composer Notes 1979 The Black Stallion No Yes Carmine Coppola Also co-composer 1980 Murder in Coweta Country (TV) Yes No Brad Fiedel Amber Waves (TV) No Yes John Rubinstein 1983 Right of Way (TV) Yes No Brad Fiedel Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn Yes No Richard Band Swordkill Yes Yes Cujo Yes No Charles Bernstein 1984 Ragewar Yes No Richard Band Anatomy of an Illness (TV) Yes No Brad Fiedel 1986 Children of a Lesser God Yes Yes Michael Convertino 1987 Malone No Yes David Newman 1988 The Accused Yes Yes Brad Fiedel Scrooged Yes No Danny Elfman Ernest Saves Christmas No Yes Mark Snow Little Miss 4th of July (TV) No Yes 1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation No No Angelo Badalamenti Uncredited Batman Yes Yes Danny Elfman Also co-composer Fletch Lives Yes No Harold Faltermeyer Immediate Family Yes No Brad Fiedel Red Earth, White Earth (TV) No Yes Ralph Grierson Paint It Black Yes Yes Jürgen Knieper Kill Me Again Yes No William Olvis Black Rain Yes Yes Hans Zimmer 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Yes Yes John Du Prez Nightbreed Yes Yes Danny Elfman Also co-composer Dick Tracy Yes Yes Darkman Yes Yes Edward Scissorhands Yes No Defending Your Life Yes Yes Michael Gore Arachnophobia Yes Yes Trevor Jones El Diablo (TV) Yes Yes William Olvis Child's Play 2 Yes Yes Graeme Revell Bird on a Wire Yes Yes Hans Zimmer Days of Thunder Yes Yes Pacific Heights Yes Yes Also co-composer 1991 The Butcher's Wife Yes Yes Michael Gore True Identity Yes No Marc Marder White Fang Yes Yes Basil Poledouris & Hans Zimmer Backdraft Yes Yes Hans Zimmer 1992 Article 99 Yes No Danny Elfman Gladiator Yes No Brad Fiedel Straight Talk Yes No Radio Flyer Yes Yes Hans Zimmer A League of Their Own Yes Yes Toys Yes Yes 1993 The Real McCoy Yes No Brad Fiedel Striking Distance Yes Yes 1994 Renaissance Man Yes No Hans Zimmer True Lies Yes Yes Brad Fiedel 1995 Bad Company No Yes Carter Burwell A Goofy Movie Yes Yes Carter Burwell Burwell's score only. Don Davis orchestrated and conducted his own cues. Johnny Mnemonic No No Brad Fiedel Uncredited Batman Forever No No Elliot Goldenthal Uncredited Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Yes No Basil Poledouris 1996 Fear Yes Yes Carter Burwell Last orchestration work for another composer. Eden Yes No Brad Fiedel Rasputin (TV) Yes No Last conducting work for another composer.

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## External links

- [Shirley Walker](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002980/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [CineMusic: Shirley Walker - a website devoted to the music of Shirley Walker](http://walker.cinemusic.net/)

- [Shirley Walker speaking at the annual meeting of The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL)](https://web.archive.org/web/20160115171736/http://www.thescl.com/site/scl/section.php?id=5070%2F)

- [Film Music Society Appreciation](http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2006/120706.html)

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