Accommodation
Efteling Bosrijk
The holiday park, Efteling Bosrijk, is located right next door to Efteling in a beautiful forest. This holiday park has atmospheric cottages (bungalows) and apartments.
As the moon rises to the heavens, Mr Sandman and his owl sprinkle magic sand on every cottage and apartment. This gives anyone staying there the most beautiful dreams. And the dreaming doesn't end in the morning, because then it's time to visit Efteling. |
Efteling Loonsche Land
This holiday village is located at the edge of the nature reserve 'Loonsche en Drunense Duinen'.
Here, you look out over the treetops and the houses that are covered with dune sand and heather. Holiday village Efteling Loonsche Land offers simple, cosy holiday houses and hotel rooms made from natural materials. Above, on or under the ground: you can't get any closer to nature! |
Efteling Wonder Hotel
If you want to feel like a real prince or princess, allow yourself to be pampered at Efteling Wonder Hotel. The ideal hotel for a short, enchanting stay.
Enjoy the most beautiful dreams in a characterful comfort room, a tower room or one of the 21 fairytale themed suites. See all the room types and suites here. |
Efteling Grand Hotel
Young and old alike discover the magical atmosphere of a Grand Hotel here. With personal attention, surprising restaurants, and an exceptional hotel team, the Efteling Grand Hotel makes every stay truly grand.
The Efteling Grand Hotel brings you closer to Efteling than ever before. The rooms and suites are inspired by their different views. Discover two restaurants, a boutique, and a swimming pool with spa facilities. All with personal service. |
Comparison Matrix
An overview of the amenities available at the various accommodations for comparison.
Choosing
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If you're planning on spending several days at the Efteling you may be considering Efteling owned accommodation as tickets and 30 min early access are included for the day you check in, the day you check out and every day in between. More info on the early access below.
Now which accommodation you will like better depends on your personal preference. The below is personal opinion mixed with facts on the differences between the accommodations which might help you choose. Efteling Grand Hotel * * * * * Efteling Wonder Hotel * * * * Bosrijk * * * * Loonsche Land * * General The Efteling Wonder Hotel is pretty much a hotel like any other with some standard type rooms that have a few quirky details and a bunch of very expensive themed suites. Some of the themed suites have cool interactive features✨. The Efteling Grand Hotel’s rooms are also much the same as any other hotel though classy and with fewer quirky details.The views however are incredible. There is also a high level of service that comes with the Grand Hotel which includes things like a valet service🚗, a 🧳luggage porter and a turn down service. The Grand hotel also has spa facilities. Bosrijk has woodland 🌳 surroundings while Loonsche Land is a little more sandy. Loonsche Land accommodations tends to be more minimalist and modern while Bosrijk is a little more homey. Loonsche Land is usually cheapest accommodation. |
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Facilities
The Efteling Wonder Hotel rooms, Bosrijk rooms and Efteling Grand Hotel rooms include tea and coffee ☕ making facilities which the Loonsche Land hotel rooms don't but the Loonsche Land 'themed rooms' do.
You'll find that the Efteling Wonder Hotel rooms, Bosrijk rooms, Efteling Grand Hotel rooms and Loonsche Land 'themed rooms' supply you with a mini fridge❄to use as you like, however in some of the more expensive suites this is a minibar fridge❄ that may be stocked with things you have to pay for. (Celestial Suite, Fata Morgana Suite, Tower Suite, Excellence Suite)
No minifridge in the standard Loonsche Land Hotel rooms.But there is one in the Loonsche Land 'themed rooms'.
The ground floor of the Landhuys (secluded family rooms) in Bosrijk also has microwaves for guests to use.
Similarly there is a microwave at the Loonsche Land restaurant guests can use.
Loonsche Land and Bosrijk have their own pizza 🍕delivery service.
The Efteling Wonder hotel and the Efteling Grand Hotel have their own room service system.
The 🥐 breakfast buffet at Bosrijk, Loonsche Land & the Efteling Wonder hotel is included when you book the rooms and offer pretty similar things. The breakfast buffet at the Efteling Grand Hotel is also included but this one also has an a la carte aspect.
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Bosrijk Breakfast buffet
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Loonsche Land Breakfast buffet
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Wonder Hotel Breakfast buffet
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Grand Hotel Breakfast Buffet
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At the Bosrijk one and the Efteling Wonder hotel some of the Efteling characters will come and visit but they don't always come to the Loonsche Land one. At Efteling Grand Hotel bell hops entertain.
The Efteling Wonder hotel rooms and the Efteling Grand Hotel rooms have a desk, and the cheapest Loonsche Land one has something akin to one too. The Bosrijk rooms don't have one only a console table and a coffee table.
The 6 bed Loonsche Land room has a picnic table in the room but most of the Bosrijk family rooms don't have a table.
A handful of the bigger Poorthuys rooms have one but you don't get to choose so it's pot luck.
The Efteling Wonder hotel rooms and the Efteling Grand Hotel rooms have a desk, and the cheapest Loonsche Land one has something akin to one too. The Bosrijk rooms don't have one only a console table and a coffee table.
The 6 bed Loonsche Land room has a picnic table in the room but most of the Bosrijk family rooms don't have a table.
A handful of the bigger Poorthuys rooms have one but you don't get to choose so it's pot luck.
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With table
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Without table
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At the Landhuys however all the Luxury rooms do have a table but the Luxury rooms are more expensive. These rooms also have a Jaccuzzi and a sauna plus there is a bottle of bubbly 🍾waiting for you when you arrive and you have the use of some slippers and bathrobes. The other rooms don't tend to have these things.
Beds & Baths
In the 2,4 and 5 person Efteling Wonder hotel rooms and the Loonsche Land 5 person Hotel rooms there is only one bedroom and you all sleep in it.
However the 6 bed Loonsche Land room has a separate bedroom with a double bed. The kids bunk beds and another twin bed are in the main room.
For the Bosrijk family rooms you have the opposite configuration. There are bunk beds and a cot in a seperate room while the grown ups tend to sleep in the double bed in the main room. This means that once the kids go to bed in their room you can stay up to watch TV.
Just be careful not to hit your head on the hat stand when you tuck your kids in at night!
In the Bosrijk Luxury rooms sometimes the grown ups also get a room seperate to the main room.
Beds & Baths
In the 2,4 and 5 person Efteling Wonder hotel rooms and the Loonsche Land 5 person Hotel rooms there is only one bedroom and you all sleep in it.
However the 6 bed Loonsche Land room has a separate bedroom with a double bed. The kids bunk beds and another twin bed are in the main room.
For the Bosrijk family rooms you have the opposite configuration. There are bunk beds and a cot in a seperate room while the grown ups tend to sleep in the double bed in the main room. This means that once the kids go to bed in their room you can stay up to watch TV.
Just be careful not to hit your head on the hat stand when you tuck your kids in at night!
In the Bosrijk Luxury rooms sometimes the grown ups also get a room seperate to the main room.
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But not always.
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Also beware that at Loonsche Land the rooms are often seperated by heavy curtains instead of doors🚪.
At the Efteling Grand Hotel most of the standard Suite’s have a separate bedroom but not all.
To be sure of a separate bedroom you would need to book a 5 person standard Suite, a 5 person Junior Suite, a 6 person standard Suite, a 6 person Tower Suite or the eye wateringly expensive 6 person Excellence Suite.
At Bosrijk almost every accommodation has a bath 🛁 while the Loonsche Land accommodations only have showers 🚿.
The standard rooms at the Efteling Wonder Hotel also only have showers🚿.
The suites often do have a bath🛁. At the Efteling Grand Hotel most of the rooms only have a shower 🚿 but the rooms that do have a bath 🛁 also have a separate shower🚿. These are the 3 person Suite, the 5 person Suite, the 6 person Suite, the 6 person Tower Suite and the 6 person Excellence Suite.
Recreation
The Efteling Wonder Hotel restaurant and the Loonsche Land restaurant have a small indoor play area. Bosrijk and Loonsche Land have a few instances of outdoor play equipment outside dotted around the grounds.
The Efteling Grand Hotel does not have an indoor or outdoor play area for kids and the Mystique restaurant is not recommended for children under 9 years old.
The standard Efteling Wonder hotel rooms and the Bosrijk rooms have a little themed board game in the room.
Loonsche Land does not but the restaurant does have a few classic games like ♟chess, Ludo (mens erger je niet) and Uno you can play there.
There are no games in the room as standard at Efteling Grand Hotel but reception have a range you can borrow.
The rooms do have a storybook for use during your stay.
Loonsche Land has a little animal pen bit with a few goats🐐, sheep🐑 and chickens🐓.
You can also ask for a nature explore box🍃 at reception.
At Bosrijk there are nightcaps in the children’s rooms as well as small storybook.
Both are free to take home. If the book is in Dutch you can exchange it for an English one at reception.
You can also ask to borrow OeHoe Houdoe (a stuffed toy owl)🦉 for the duration of your stay.
Similarly at The Efteling Wonder Hotel you may be able to borrow a Pardoes doll for the length of your stay and kids receive a littlepassport they can get stamped.
At the Efteling Grand Hotel kids get a lttle suitcase to store their memories and a little frog to keep them company.
⌛ Mr Sandman comes and tells stories at Bosrijk and at the Efteling Wonder Hotel Jules Verreweg performs.
At Loonsche Land you may run into Mr Sandman’s Sand Gnomes and at The Efteling Grand Hotel Anura and Andina are around.
Bosrijk also has a Sandman app game you can play within the grounds.
If you stay at the Efteling Wonder Hotel or Bosrijk you get access to Bosrijk's pool 🏊♀️. If you stay at Loonsche Land you do not.
Remember to bring a coin for the lockers at the pool .
The Efteling Grand Hotel has its own pool 🏊♀️with spa facilities.
At Loonsche Land you may be able to get a guided tour of their little garden 🍃.
And there's also a little nature trail with animal shaped markers to find.
At the Efteling Grand Hotel most of the standard Suite’s have a separate bedroom but not all.
To be sure of a separate bedroom you would need to book a 5 person standard Suite, a 5 person Junior Suite, a 6 person standard Suite, a 6 person Tower Suite or the eye wateringly expensive 6 person Excellence Suite.
At Bosrijk almost every accommodation has a bath 🛁 while the Loonsche Land accommodations only have showers 🚿.
The standard rooms at the Efteling Wonder Hotel also only have showers🚿.
The suites often do have a bath🛁. At the Efteling Grand Hotel most of the rooms only have a shower 🚿 but the rooms that do have a bath 🛁 also have a separate shower🚿. These are the 3 person Suite, the 5 person Suite, the 6 person Suite, the 6 person Tower Suite and the 6 person Excellence Suite.
Recreation
The Efteling Wonder Hotel restaurant and the Loonsche Land restaurant have a small indoor play area. Bosrijk and Loonsche Land have a few instances of outdoor play equipment outside dotted around the grounds.
The Efteling Grand Hotel does not have an indoor or outdoor play area for kids and the Mystique restaurant is not recommended for children under 9 years old.
The standard Efteling Wonder hotel rooms and the Bosrijk rooms have a little themed board game in the room.
Loonsche Land does not but the restaurant does have a few classic games like ♟chess, Ludo (mens erger je niet) and Uno you can play there.
There are no games in the room as standard at Efteling Grand Hotel but reception have a range you can borrow.
The rooms do have a storybook for use during your stay.
Loonsche Land has a little animal pen bit with a few goats🐐, sheep🐑 and chickens🐓.
You can also ask for a nature explore box🍃 at reception.
At Bosrijk there are nightcaps in the children’s rooms as well as small storybook.
Both are free to take home. If the book is in Dutch you can exchange it for an English one at reception.
You can also ask to borrow OeHoe Houdoe (a stuffed toy owl)🦉 for the duration of your stay.
Similarly at The Efteling Wonder Hotel you may be able to borrow a Pardoes doll for the length of your stay and kids receive a little
At the Efteling Grand Hotel kids get a lttle suitcase to store their memories and a little frog to keep them company.
⌛ Mr Sandman comes and tells stories at Bosrijk and at the Efteling Wonder Hotel Jules Verreweg performs.
At Loonsche Land you may run into Mr Sandman’s Sand Gnomes and at The Efteling Grand Hotel Anura and Andina are around.
Bosrijk also has a Sandman app game you can play within the grounds.
If you stay at the Efteling Wonder Hotel or Bosrijk you get access to Bosrijk's pool 🏊♀️. If you stay at Loonsche Land you do not.
Remember to bring a coin for the lockers at the pool .
The Efteling Grand Hotel has its own pool 🏊♀️with spa facilities.
At Loonsche Land you may be able to get a guided tour of their little garden 🍃.
And there's also a little nature trail with animal shaped markers to find.
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Distance from the park
🏃♀️Distance wise The Efteling Grand Hotel is just inside the park boundaries, you can’t get any closer. After that technically the Efteling Wonder Hotel is closest to the park because it has its own entrance. (Though it does mean entering through the hellscape that is Kleuterhof as your first experience of the park)🤡 However if you're wanting to see Aquanura or CARO at the end of the day you actually end up a lot further from your accommodation than you would be if you were staying at Loonsche Land or Bosrijk. Technically Loonsche Land is a bit further than Bosrijk but the difference is minor depending on wherabouts you're staying on the grounds. Check out the pictures on the Efteling website and some of the videos you can find on line and you'll be able to decide for yourself what you like best. |
Kleuterhof
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Self Catering
If you require self catering facilities both Bosrijk and Loonsche Land have holiday homes 🏡
I believe they all have an induction hob, combination microwave oven, fridge, kettle, coffee maker, dishwasher.
But at Loonsche Land you have to make your own bed with the bed linen provided while at Bosrijk the beds are made up for you before you arrive.
And again Loonsche Land often use curtains instead of doors🚪. Loonsche Land have showers 🚿 while Bosrijk have over bath showers 🛁and in some accommedations seperate showers as well as the bath.
Being self catering neither accommodation supplies toiletries🧴. (Unless you're staying in one of the Luxury Houses).
🥐Breakfast is not included with any of the self catering holiday houses.
You can tag on a 'Shopping Standard Package' or a 'Shopping Deluxe Package' to your accommodation stay in the extras to get you started if you like the look of the contents.
Or you can order freshly baked breakfast items from Bosrijk's shop or browse and pick them up yourself.
There are also a few supermarkets 🛒in the nearby village.
Albert Heijn, Lidl, several Jumbo's and an Aldi.
Note that holiday homes have fixed arrival days of Monday, Wednesday and Friday..
When arriving on Monday you can stay 2 or 4 nights.
When arriving on Wednesday you can stay for 2 nights.
When arriving on Friday you can stay for 3 nights.
This may vary for special offers.
All accommodations come with 30 min early access to some rides. 🎢
All accommodations have luggage storage facilities at reception.
Though you can also stow your luggage 🧳at the Efteling Park's cloakroom if more convenient.
Your digital park tickets 🎫are usually provided 8 days before your arrival date on your Efteling Account and the Efteling app. You would also receive an email📧.
At this time you will also receive a digital key which you can use to access parking and your accommodation after check in time. This is generally after 16:00 🕓 though for Efteling Grand Hotel it would be sooner 🕒(15:00).
There is no need to check out at reception🛎.
If you require or would prefer physical versions of the tickets and key cards you can request these from reception when you arrive.
You can park 🚗at the accommodation car park or at the Efteling park car park. If you have registered your licence plate in your account or in the app you the barrier should lift automatically. Otherwise you can use your key card on it.
If you are arriving by bus🚌 you can request a free shuttle service 🚐to take you from the public bus stop to your accommodation. Make sure to alight at bus stop ‘Efteling’ .
There is also a different shuttle bus 🚃which commutes daily between Bosrijk, Loonsche Land, The Efteling Wonder Hotel and Efteling Park. Stops are few and marked on the map. The shuttle runs daily and should be around every 15 to 20 minutes from one hour before opening of Efteling Park until one hour after closing time.
If you require self catering facilities both Bosrijk and Loonsche Land have holiday homes 🏡
I believe they all have an induction hob, combination microwave oven, fridge, kettle, coffee maker, dishwasher.
But at Loonsche Land you have to make your own bed with the bed linen provided while at Bosrijk the beds are made up for you before you arrive.
And again Loonsche Land often use curtains instead of doors🚪. Loonsche Land have showers 🚿 while Bosrijk have over bath showers 🛁and in some accommedations seperate showers as well as the bath.
Being self catering neither accommodation supplies toiletries🧴. (Unless you're staying in one of the Luxury Houses).
🥐Breakfast is not included with any of the self catering holiday houses.
You can tag on a 'Shopping Standard Package' or a 'Shopping Deluxe Package' to your accommodation stay in the extras to get you started if you like the look of the contents.
Or you can order freshly baked breakfast items from Bosrijk's shop or browse and pick them up yourself.
There are also a few supermarkets 🛒in the nearby village.
Albert Heijn, Lidl, several Jumbo's and an Aldi.
Note that holiday homes have fixed arrival days of Monday, Wednesday and Friday..
When arriving on Monday you can stay 2 or 4 nights.
When arriving on Wednesday you can stay for 2 nights.
When arriving on Friday you can stay for 3 nights.
This may vary for special offers.
All accommodations come with 30 min early access to some rides. 🎢
All accommodations have luggage storage facilities at reception.
Though you can also stow your luggage 🧳at the Efteling Park's cloakroom if more convenient.
Your digital park tickets 🎫are usually provided 8 days before your arrival date on your Efteling Account and the Efteling app. You would also receive an email📧.
At this time you will also receive a digital key which you can use to access parking and your accommodation after check in time. This is generally after 16:00 🕓 though for Efteling Grand Hotel it would be sooner 🕒(15:00).
There is no need to check out at reception🛎.
If you require or would prefer physical versions of the tickets and key cards you can request these from reception when you arrive.
You can park 🚗at the accommodation car park or at the Efteling park car park. If you have registered your licence plate in your account or in the app you the barrier should lift automatically. Otherwise you can use your key card on it.
If you are arriving by bus🚌 you can request a free shuttle service 🚐to take you from the public bus stop to your accommodation. Make sure to alight at bus stop ‘Efteling’ .
There is also a different shuttle bus 🚃which commutes daily between Bosrijk, Loonsche Land, The Efteling Wonder Hotel and Efteling Park. Stops are few and marked on the map. The shuttle runs daily and should be around every 15 to 20 minutes from one hour before opening of Efteling Park until one hour after closing time.
Early Access
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Note that anyone can enter the park 1 hour before the park officially opens and have access to the Pardoes Promenade, Fabula Savannebar, De Gebrande Boon and the gift shop 🎁 at the entrance but only people who stay at Efteling accommodation get access to some rides 🎢 half an hour before the park officially opens.
To reach these 🎢rides guests of Loonsche Land and Bosrijk must take a special route around the Aquanura pond. Guests of the Efteling Grand Hotel have two options. They can either go through a gate exclusive to them which takes them through the fairy tale forest or they can go through the Arcade and turn right before the railway. Guests of the Efteling Wonder Hotel also have a direct access point. Since people are often unaware I've tried to mark the entrances you should aim for (black line ⬛) on the map to the right. Routes from the accommodations (blue line 🟦) to the rides that are currently on the open early list (blue dots)🔵, and where the closed gates are 🚫 (red lines🟥) on this map as a helpful overview. Let me know if I missed any closed gates. Currently the rides on the list are: Fata Morgana 🕌 Max & Moritz 🤪 Baron 1896 ⚒️ Vogel Rok 🦅 Archipel Carnaval Festival 🎉 Villa Volta 🏠 Droomvlucht 🧚 This list can change so check the Efteling's website for the current list. Or under your booking in the app it should say which attractions are available on the day. Or on the TV in your accommodation. If an attraction is undergoing maintenance they may open another to make up for it. |
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The Efteling lets daily visitors in 1 hour before the park officially opens through the main park gate.
Opening hours vary through out the year so check the official opening hours for the date of your visit. Marked on the map with an green line 🟩 is where a special opening ceremony with Pardoes takes place every day. |
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People are let in in order to buy some souvenirs (remember Souvenir Express) at Efteldingen or Arcadeau or a pastry 🥐 and a coffee ☕ at Fabula savannebar or Cafe Biscuit before the gates to the rest of the park open so the gates around the Pardoes promenade are all shut. 🚫 (red lines🟥)
This section (highlighted in yellow 💛 on the map) is open to everyone one hour before the park officially opens. Note that you can't buy food or drink anywhere else in the park before the park officially opens. |
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Loonsche Land & Bosrijk guests can enter the park through the main gate like everyone else or the side gate marked in black on the map.
Once through that gate Loonsche Land, Bosrijk are to take the sneaky roundabout way around the Aquanura pond until they reach the railway tracks marked in black on the map. Efteling Grand Hotel accommodation guests turn right after going through the Arcade gate and follow the railway line. Or they can go through their own exclusive entrance which leads into the Fairy tale forest. |
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At the railway tracks there should be some staff checking your tickets 🎟.
They will let accommodation guests through half an hour before the park officially opens. In this way accommodation guests have access to most of the rest of the park but only a few rides 🎢 half an hour before the park officially opens. Sometimes there are detours due to construction. If you have any trouble just look for the signs or a staff member. |
Because you can't go through the middle of the park you have to go a bit of a long roundabout ways to get to Marerijk (Droomvlucht 🧚♂️🧚♀️& Villa Volta🏠) but at least you have the option.
Loonsche Land - 12-18 min walk to special side entrance, 5 min walk to the first available attraction-
Bosrijk - 7-16 min walk to special side entrance, 5 min walk to the first available attraction-
You could also use it as an opportunity to be one of the first in line to queue at any of the other rides that are not yet open to you.
To get to Droomvlucht from the Efteling Grand Hotel you can cut through the fairy tale forest using the exclusive Grand Hotel park entrance.
Loonsche Land - 12-18 min walk to special side entrance, 5 min walk to the first available attraction-
Bosrijk - 7-16 min walk to special side entrance, 5 min walk to the first available attraction-
You could also use it as an opportunity to be one of the first in line to queue at any of the other rides that are not yet open to you.
To get to Droomvlucht from the Efteling Grand Hotel you can cut through the fairy tale forest using the exclusive Grand Hotel park entrance.
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The Efteling Wonder Hotel has its own entrance marked in black at the top of the map.
Staff will let accommodation guests through this entrance half an hour before the park officially opens. This means it technically has the shortest and easiest path to get into the park at the start of the day and the location makes it easier to be the first ones to get to Droomvlucht 🧚♂️🧚♀️& Villa Volta🏠. |
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The Efteling Wonder Hotel - 5 min walk to special side entrance, 2 min walk to the first available attraction -
Though this means you'd have to walk all the way to the main entrance if you wanted a coffee ☕ 🥐. It also means that if you watch Aquanura or CARO at the end of the day you have to walk all the way back through the park to the Efteling Hotel entrance. This information used to be communicated via the travel documents they used to post 💌 out to us in advance of our stay. It may still show up on the TV 📺 in your accommodation so check that for the most recent info. |
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