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ONGOING THEATRE
AUGSBURG COLLEGE
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center,
22nd Ave. S. & Riverside Ave., Mpls., 612-330-1257
Augsburg College Theater presents A Night Out and Night School.
Feb. 7-9 @ 7 p.m.; Feb. 10 @ 2 p.m. $6.
BLOOMINGTON CIVIC THEATRE
10119 Girard Ave. S., Bloomington, 612-825-7667
Bloomington Civic Theatre presents Broadway My Way II. Fri.-Sat. @ 7:30 p.m.;
Sun. @ 3 p.m.; Also Thu. Feb. 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
BRAVE NEW WORKSHOP THEATRE
2605 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls., 612-332-6620
We Moved Our Cheese (and everything else); or, Hindsight is 2605 Hennepin Avenue.
Thu.-Fri. @ 8 p.m.; Sat. @ 7:30 & 10 p.m. Through Mar. 30. $15-$19.
BRYANT LAKE BOWL
810 West Lake St., Mpls., 612-825-8949
Minneapolis Musical Theatre presents Weird Romance. Fri.-Sat. @ 7 p.m. Also
Mon. Feb. 18 & 25 & Thu. Feb. 14 @ 7 p.m. Through Feb. 25. $17.
Melissa Birch presents Red Curtain Cabaret. Tuesdays @ 8 p.m. Through Feb. 26.
$10.
CHANHASSEN DINNER THEATRE
501 W 78th St., Chanhassen, 952-934-1525
Forbidden Broadway. Through May 26. $19-$50.
Forever Plaid. Tue.-Sat. @ 6 p.m.; Sun. @ 4:30 p.m. Ongoing.
CHILDRENS THEATRE
2400 3rd Ave. S., Mpls., 612-874-0400
The Beggars Strike. Through Feb. 16.
FINE ARTS INTERDISCIPLINARY RESOURCE THEATER
39915 Adair Ave. N., Crystal, 952-979-1111
Stages Theatre Company presents F is for Freedom. Through Feb. 27.
HEY CITY THEATER
824 Hennepin Ave. Mpls., 612--673-0404
Nunsense A-men! Tue.-Fri. @ 7:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. @ 2 p.m. and @ 7:30 p.m.
Through May 26.
Smokey Joes Cafe. Through Mar. 31, 2002.
HISTORIC ORPHEUM THEATRE
910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-673-0404
Fiddler On The Roof. Through Feb. 10.
HOWARD CONN FINE ARTS CENTER
1900 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-623-9180
Youth Performance Company presents Island of the Blue Dolphins. Through Feb.
10.
IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET & MASK THEATRE
1500 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-721-2535
HOBT presents The Nightingale. Fri.-Sat. @ 7:30 p.m.; Sun. @ 2 p.m. Through
Feb. 24. $17. |
MINNESOTA HISTORY
CENTER
345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, 651-296-6126
Beyond Boreas! A Puppet Show of Frozen Follies and Mythical Meltdowns. Feb. 9-10, 16-17 @
1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. Free.MUSIC BOX THEATRE
1407 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-673-0404
Triple Espresso. Wed.-Thu. @ 7:30 p.m. $29.50; Fri. @ 8 p.m. $34.50; Fri. @ 8 p.m. $34.50;
Sat. @ 5 p.m. & 8 p.m. $34.50; Sun. @ 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. $29.50. Ongoing.
MYSTERY CAFE
Holiday Inn West, 9970 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park,
763-566-CLUE
Who Wants To Kill A Millionaire? Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m. $42. Ongoing.
OLD LOG THEATER
Excelsior, 952-474-5951
Mahalia. Thu.-Sat. @ 8 p.m.; Sun. @ 7:30 p.m. $18-$20. Through Feb. 11.
Caught In The Net. Through Feb. 16.
PARK SQUARE THEATRE
Historic Hamm Building, 20 W. 7th Place, St. Paul,
651-291-7005
Side Show. Thu. @ 7:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. @ 8 p.m.; Sun. @ 2 p.m. Through Feb. 16. $30-$35.
PENUMBRA THEATRE
270 Kent St., St. Paul, 651-224-3180
con flama. Through Mar. 3.
PLYMOUTH PLAYHOUSE
2705 Anapolis Lane, Plymouth, 763-553-1600x1
Troupe America presents I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change. Wed.-Fri.
@ 8 p.m.; Sat. @ 5 & 8 p.m.; Sun. @ 2 p.m. $26-$32.
ST. PAUL PALACE THEATRE
17 W. 7th Place, St. Paul, 612-332-6620
Brave New Workshop Theatre & Chicagos Theatre of Fools present
Flanagans Wake. Thu. & Fri. @ 7 p.m. $40; Sat. @ 5:30 p.m. $45 &
9 p.m. $30 (no meal included); Sun. @ 5:30 p.m. $40. Ongoing.
TEN THOUSAND THINGS
Performances at various locations, 612-203-9502
August Strindbergs Miss Julie. Wed. Feb. 6 @ Parker-Skyview Manor,
Mpls.; Thu. Feb. 7 @ Skyline Towers, St. Paul; Fri. Feb. 8 @ Dorothy Day Center, St. Paul;
Fri. Feb. 8 @ St. Stephens Center, Mpls.; Mon. Feb. 11 @ Seward Towers, Mpls.; Wed. Feb.
13 @ Hubert Humphrey Job Corps, St. Paul; Fri. Feb. 15-Sun. Feb. 17 @ Open Book, Mpls. $15
for Open Book performance. All others free.
WALKER COMMUNITY CHURCH
3104 16th Ave. S., Mpls.
Rivers Edge Playback Theatre. Every first Friday of the month. |

ACADIA CABARET THEATER
1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls., 612-871-8800
The Velvet Elvises. 2nd Saturday of each month @ 10 p.m.
3 Months to Live Improv Comedy. 3rd Saturday of each month @ 10 p.m.
The Crepuscular Society Show of Comedy. Feb. 7-10 @ 7 p.m. $10.
ACME COMEDY CO.
708 N. 1st St., Mpls., 612-338-6393
Dwight Slade. Feb. 5-9.
Daniel Tosh. Feb. 12-16.
COMEDY SPORTZ
1414 W. 28th St. Mpls., 612-870-1230
Comedic actors try to out-funny each other performing short scenes and games based on
audience suggestions. Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m. $10 & 10:30 p.m. $8. |
LORING PLAYHOUSE
1633 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-486-5757
Scrimshaw Bros. present Look Ma No Pants! 1st Fri. & Sat. of every month @
11 p.m. $10.
MN COMEDY CLUB
Best Western Maplewood Inn,
1780 E. County Rd. D, Maplewood, 651-777-7255
Dave Mordal, Rox Tarrant & Mark Poolos w/ Ellie Hino. Feb. 8-9. Fri. @ 8:30 pm.; Sat.
@ 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. $10. Dinner/comedy $23.95.
SUBURBAN WORLD THEATRE
Hennepin & Lake, Mpls., 612-825-6688
Stevie Rays Comedy Troupe. Thursdays @ 7:30 p.m. $8. |

SHOWTIMES LISTED ARE FRIDAY THRU
THURSDAY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
DINKYTOWNER CAFE
412 14th Ave. SE, Mpls., 612-362-0427
Undercinema Tuesdays @ 7 p.m. Cover varies.
HEIGHTS THEATER
3951 Central Ave. NE, Columbia Heights, 763-788-9079
The Corpse Grinders Sat 2/9 @ midnight. $7.
INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls., 612-871-4444
LAGOON CINEMA
1320 Lagoon Ave., 612-825-6006
MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER
345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, 651-296-6126
Singing My Name: Women Musicianss on Film Sat 2/9, 2/16 & 2/23 @ 2 p.m. Free.
OAK STREET CINEMA
Oak St. & Washington Ave., Mpls.,612-376-7715
Alice Wed 2/6Thu 2/7 7:30, 9:15
That Obscure Object of Desire Fri 2/8 7:30, 9:30; Sat 2/9Sun 2/10 5:20, 7:30, 9:30
From Russia With Love Mon 2/11 7:20, 9:40
Light Rhythms: Melodies & Mnotages Tue 2/12 7:20, 9:20
Spriggan Sat 2/9 @ 11 a.m. $6.50.
PLAZA MAPLEWOOD THEATER
1847 E. Larpenteur Ave., Maplewood, 651-770-7969
Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn. Fri 2/8Sat 2/9 11:30
RESOURCE CENTER OF THE AMERICAS
3019 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls., 612-276-0788x23
Weekly educational video and discussion every Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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RIVERVIEW THEATER
3800 42nd Ave. S., Mpls., 612-729-7369
Spy Game Wed 7:05, 9:25
Silly In Your Shorts Film Festival Thu 2/7 7:15
Rocky Horror Pictures Show Saturday @ midnight.
ST. MARTINS TABLE
2001 Riverside Ave., Mpls., 612-827-5364
WAMM presents Third Monday Movies. Movie @ 6 p.m. Soup & Sandwich supper $7.
SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA
120 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, 651-221-9444
Island of the Sharks Call for times.
Search for the Great Sharks Call for times.
SUBURBAN WORLD
3022 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.
Harold and Maude Wed 2/6 7:00 $5.
SURSUMCORDA
319 1st Ave. N., Mpls., 612-436-0700
Multimedia lunch in the back room, Noon - 1:30:
Meet An Artist Mondays
B Movies Tuesdays
Serials Wednesdays
UFOs and the Paranormal Thursdays
Concerts, Shows, and Music Vids Fridays
U FILM SOCIETY @ BELL AUDITORIUM
Bell Auditorium, 17th & University, Mpls.,
612-627-4430
Endurance Wed 2/6Thu 2/7 9:15; Sun 3/10 1:00
Djomeh Wed 2/6Thu 2/7 7:15
Diamond Men Fri 2/8Fri 2/15 7:15 $6.
90 Degrees South Sat 2/9Sun 2/10 3:00
Frozen Heart Sat 2/9Sun2/10 3:00
UPTOWN THEATRE
Lake & Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-825-6006 |
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ACADIA CABARET THEATER
1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls., 612-871-8800
Verbose. Venue exploring the world of Spoken Word. Hosted by Kay Kirscht and Richard
Rousseau. Last Tuesday of each month. $5.
Vibin Open Mic. Wednesdays @ 7:30 p.m.
ANODYNE COFFEE HOUSE
43rd & Nicollet Ave. 612-824-4300
Open mic. 1st Friday of every month @ 8 p.m. Free.
ARTISTS QUARTER
7th Place & St. Peter, St. Paul, 651-292-1359
Open Mic. Mondays. Sign up @ 8:30 p.m. Show @ 9 p.m. Hosted by Matt Harmoning. Free. 2
drink minimum. (21+).
ASASE YAA JUICE BAR AND GLOBAL GIFTS
318 E. Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-676-0422
Open mic. Tuesdays @ 8-10 p.m. Hosted by The Poet Tree.
BABYLON CAFE & GALLERY
1624 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-722-5438
Hyperbole Open Mic. 2nd Wednesday of the month. Programs begin @ 7:30 p.m. Open mic slots
9:30-10 p.m. Hosted by Music Master. $5.
A Young Peoples Open Mic. Wed. Feb. 6 @ 6 p.m. $5 donation/ no one turned away.
BIRCH BARK BOOKS
2115 W. 21st St., Mpls., 612-374-4023
Storytime. Children of all ages welcome. Wednesdays @ 11 a.m. & Saturdays @ 3 p.m.
Open Mic. Fri. Feb. 8, 7-8 p.m.
Birchbark Singles Group meets to discuss Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart. Sun. Feb.
10, 5-7 p.m.
BORDERS BOOKS @ CALHOUN SQUARE
3001 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls., 612-825-0336
Burt Berlowe and Rebecca Janke, authors of The Compassionate Rebel. Sat. Feb. 9 @ 6 p.m.
Toni McNaron, author I Dwell in Possibility. Sun. Feb. 10 @ 4 p.m.
BORDERS BOOKS @ RICHFIELD
800 W. 78th St., Richfield, 612-869-6245
Patsy Keech, author Mothering an Angel. Mon. Feb. 11 @ 7 p.m.
DEPOT COFFEEHOUSE
9451 Excelsior Boulevard, Hopkins, 612-920-5914
A Company of Tellers. Story performance on second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
DREAMCOAT CAFE
215 S. Main St., Stillwater, 651-430-0615
Open Mic Poetry/Spoken Word/Storytelling. First Tuesday of every month @ 6 p.m. Hosted by
Steve Knight.
DINKYTOWNER CAFE
412 14th Ave. SE, Mpls., 612-362-0427
MN Spoken Word Association and Undercinema present Urban Griots Open Mic.
Hosted by Truthmaze and DJ Stage One. 1st Tue. & 3rd Sat. of every month. Doors @ 7
p.m.; Film @ 8 p.m.; Open Mic @ 10 p.m. $5.
FRIENDS FOR A NON-VIOLENT WORLD
1050 Selby Ave., St. Paul, 651-917-0383
Alternatives to Violence Project Community Support Group. Every Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.
GINKGO COFFEE
721 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, 651-645-2647
Open mic. Every first and third Wednesday of the month. Hosted by Karl Burke and Neal
Dimick. Sign-up @ 6:30 p.m.
HAMLINE MIDWAY BRANCH LIBRARY
1558 W. Minnehaha Ave., St. Paul, 651-222-3242
Mary Logue and Peter Hautman. Thu. Feb. 7 @ 7 p.m.
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KIERANS IRISH PUB
330 2nd Ave. S., Mpls., 612-339-4499
Voices From the Well Open Mic. Mondays @ 9 p.m. Hosted by LeNor Barry. Free. (AA).
THE LOFT
1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls., 612-215-2575
Discussion: At Freddies by Penelope Fitzgerald. Thu. Feb. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
MINNEAPOLIS PLANETARIUM
300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-630-6150
Winter Star Show Schedule Jan. 12Apr. 18:
Space Dreams. Sat. & Sun. @ 2:15 p.m.; Thu. @ 7 p.m.
Dinosaurs In The Dark of Night. Sat. & Sun. @ 1 p.m.
Theres No Place Like Space. Sat. @ 11 a.m.
Romancing The Stars. 2nd Sat. of the month @ 7 p.m.
Follow The Drinking Gourd. Sat.-Sun. @ 3:30 p.m. Through February.
MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER
345 Kellogg Blvd. W., Mpls., 651-296-6126
Mary May Nutzmann, The History and Folklore of Valentines Day. Sun. Feb. 10 @ 1:30,
2:30 & 3:30 p.m. Free.
PILLSBURY HOUSE
3501 Chicago Ave., Mpls., 612-821-5151
Womens Self-Esteem Support Group. Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m.
RED SEA
320 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls., 612-339-4499
15 Minutes of Fame Open Mic. Mondays @ 8 p.m. Hosted by Tri D & Unicus. $5 (21+).
RUMINATOR BOOKS @ OPEN BOOK
1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls., 651-699-0587
Madelon Sprengnether reads from her book, Crying at the Movies: A Film Memoir. Sat. Feb. 9
@ 7 p.m. Free.
Bart Schneider reads from his new novel, Secret Love. Mon. Feb. 11 @ 7:30 p.m. Free.
RUMINATOR BOOKS @ ST. PAUL
1648 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 651-699-0587
Humphrey Doermann discussses his book, Stand and Prosper: Private Black Colleges and Their
Students. Wed. Feb. 6 @ 8 p.m. Free.
Susan Vreeland reads from her novel, The Passion of Artemisia. Thu. Feb. 7 @ 7 p.m. Free.
Tess Uriza Holthe reads from her novel, When The Elephants Dance. Fri. Feb. 8 @ 8 p.m.
Free.
Nega Mezlekia reads from his novel, The God Who Begat a Jackal. Tue. Feb. 12 @ 8 p.m.
Free.
ST. PAULS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
1901 Portland Ave. S., Mpls., 612-874-0133
Christianity: Boring, Untrue & Irrelevant? Sun. Feb. 10 @ 6 p.m. A second course,
The Divine Drama II - an advanced class in Christian teachings - will also
begin that evening. Sun. Feb. 10 @ 6 p.m.
WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls., 612-375-7622
Edupoetic Enterbrainment. Thu. Feb. 7 @ 6:30 p.m. Gallery 8.
Talking Dance. Thu. Feb. 7 @ 7 p.m. Auditorium.
WEISMAN ART MUSEUM
333 E. River Rd., Mpls., 612-625-9494
New Voices of the Midwest. Ccarolyn Holbrook, Kent Meyers, David Treuer, w/ Moderator Jon
Spayde. Wed. Feb. 6 @ 7 p.m.
John Davis: The Power of the Arts in Small Midwestern Towns. Sun. Feb. 10 @ 2 p.m. |

DANCE &
PERFORMANCE
CHRISTOPHER WATSON DANCE
STUDIO
711 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-721-0167
Contact Improv Dance and Open Jam. All levels. Sundays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
EDT STUDIO
2337 Central Ave. NE, Mpls., 612-870-8831
Ethnic Dance Theatre Mardi Gras Party & Benefit. Sat. Feb. 9, 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. $12.
FOUR SEASONS DANCE STUDIO
1673 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls., 612-342-0902
Salsa Dance Party. Thursdays @ 8 p.m. $5. All-ages, smoke free.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
2507 E. 25th St., Mpls., 612-729-4469
Modern Dance. Saturdays $4.
Country Jam. Sundays, 3-7 p.m. Free.
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Bush Student Center Ballroom, 1561 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul
African Explosion: An Evening of Music, Fashion and Art. Fri. Feb. 8, 7-10 p.m. Free.
INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls., 612-871-4444
Absolute Originals. Feb. 6-25.
Miriam Colvin presents Sometimes Its About You. Fri. Feb. 8, Sun. Feb.
17 & Mon. Feb. 25. $10-$12.
LANDMARK CENTER
75 W. 5th St., St. Paul, 651-292-3228
Poor Bakers Dozen. Sun. Feb. 10 @ 2 p.m.
MPLS. CAFE
1110 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-672-9100
Flamenco Dance. Thursdays with Scott Davies & Colette.
Merengue Dance. Fridays & Saturdays with Latin Sound Blues.
Classic Trumpet Jazz. Sundays.
Monday Nights at the Cafe. Mondays.
Brazilian Samba. Tuesdays with Mocoto Brazil.
NORTHROP AUDITORIUM
84 Church St. SE, Mpls., 612-624-2345
Trisha Brown Dance Company. Sat. Feb. 9 @ 8 p.m. $$29.50-$20.50.
OPEN BOOK
Marshall Fields Performance Hall,
1011 Washington Ave., Mpls., 612-343-3390
Pangea World Theatre presents Imagining Worlds featuring the work of Ta-coumba
Aiken, Susana di Palma, Indran Amirthanayagam, Ananya Chatterjea, Dipankar Mukherjee,
& Shanu Lahiri. Thu. Feb. 7 - Sat. Feb. 8 @ 8 p.m. $12.
ORDWAY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
345 Washington St., St. Paul, 651-224-4222
Streb Go! Action Heroes! Tue. Feb. 12 @ 7 p.m. $20-$28.
PATRICKS CABARET
3010 Minnehaha Ave., Mpls., 612-621-3595
Cabaret Performance: Aneka McMullen; The isms (Jeff Yoon/ Mya Wagner); Catherine
Baumgartner; Ilze Mueller; Jay Huber; & Stuart Rosen. Fri. Feb. 8 - Sat. Feb. 9 @ 8
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PILLSBURY HOUSE
3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls., 612-821-5151
African Dance Class. Wednesdays @ 6 p.m.
Flayva! Cabaret. Bi-monthly cabaret that showcases the artistic contributions of local
queer people of color. Premieres Thu. Feb. 7 @ 7:30 p.m.
RENDEZVOUS BALLROOM
2524 Nicollet Ave, Mpls., 612-872-1562
All ages anytime. Please bring a change of shoes to
protect the dance floor from snow and dirt.
Salsa Aerobics. Mondays @ 8 p.m. $40/for or $12 drop-in.
Hip Hop - all ages. Saturdays @ 4 p.m. Feb. 2-23. $10/ class.
Salsa Rueda. Prerequisite: Beginning Salsa.
Sat. 3 p.m.. $30/ four lessons.
Ballroom Dance Class. Wednesdays @ 7:30 p.m. $10.
Beginning Salsa & Mmerengue. Saturdays @ 1 p.m. & Thursdays @ 7 p.m. $10/ each.
Intermediate Salsa. Saturdays @ 2 p.m. $10.
SOUTHERN THEATER
1420 Washington Ave., Mpls., 612-340-1725
Balls: Experimental Cabaret. Saturdays @ midnight. $5.
TAPESTRY FOLKDANCE CENTER
3748 Minnehaha Ave. S., 612-722-2914
Swing Classes. Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $7.
Late Night Swing. Thursdays, 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. $4.
International Dancing. Fridays. Teaching 7:30-8:30 p.m. Request Dancing follows 8:30-11:30
p.m. $5.
Swing Dance w/ Live Music. 1st Sat. of month
@ 8:30 p.m. $8.
Contra Dance. 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sat. @ 7:30 p.m. $7.
Family Folkdance. 2nd Sun., 1:30-3 p.m.
English Country Dancing w/ Live Music. 1st Sun. of the month 6-9 p.m. $5.
English Country Dancing. Sundays 7-9 p.m. $5.
TGIS
Thunderbird Hotel,
2201 E. 78th St., Blmgtn, 763-503-5444
Dancer. Variety. Sat. Feb. 9. $10-$12.
TRIPLE T SQUARE DANCE CLUB
Roseville Area Middle School, 651-430-2828
Square Dance. Mondays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5.
TWIN CITY BALLROOM DANCE CLUB
7166 10th St. N., Oakdale, 651-735-2233
Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Hustle, Latin & Swing.
Dance Lessons. Mon., Tue. & Wed. @ 8 p.m.; Fri. @ 9 p.m.; Sun. @ 8 p.m. $7.
Dancing. Fri. @ 10 p.m.; Sun. @ 9 p.m. $7.
WABASHA STREET CAVES
215 Wabasha St. S., St. Paul, 651-224-1191
Swing Lessons. Thursdays @ 6:15 p.m. Free. |
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