Who Should I Trade?

Evan Carter for Taylor Ward (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Taylor Ward LF,RF,DH - SEA	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 97	# 228
VBR	# 399	# 295

Projections

Runs	6	7
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	6	6
Stolen Bases	0	2
Batting Average	.241	.225

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 51	# 222

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 76	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 104	# 224

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 206	# 211

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 65	# 293

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Taylor Ward LF,RF,DH - SEA	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	486	351

Runs	69	47

Hits	109	68

Singles	81	43

Doubles	20	13

Triples	1	3

Home Runs	7	9

RBI	34	35

Stolen Bases	4	14

Caught Stealing	3	2

Walks	95	44

Strikeouts	127	100

Batting Average	.224	.194

On Base Pct	.357	.290

Slugging Pct	.313	.325

On-base Plus Slugging	.670	.615

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Taylor Ward LF,RF,DH - SEA	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	45	53

Runs	6	7

Hits	11	12

Singles	7	8

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	6	6

Stolen Bases	0	2

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	7	6

Strikeouts	12	14

Batting Average	.241	.225

On Base Pct	.344	.316

Slugging Pct	.415	.367

On-base Plus Slugging	.759	.683

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Taylor Ward LF,RF,DH - SEA	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
News
	Taylor Ward is back in the Mariners lineup on Wednesday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Evan Carter went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th
	Taylor Ward is hopeful to be back in the Mariners lineup on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Evan Carter went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th
	Taylor Ward remains out of the Mariners lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Evan Carter went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one double, one stolen base, and one run scored. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th
	Taylor Ward is not in the Mariners lineup on Sunday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Evan Carter went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with one walk, one stolen base, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
	Taylor Ward is not in the Mariners lineup on Friday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Evan Carter went 2-for-4 in a 7-6 win over the Braves with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Taylor Ward LF,RF,DH - SEA			Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#367	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#126
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#216
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#290
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#368
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#217
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Wed, Jul 1st				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#305
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#252
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Jedixson Paez (0-1)	#300	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#390	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29

Who Should I Trade?

Evan Carter for Taylor Ward (2026)

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