Name: Motel 6-Hammond, IN - Chicago Area
Address: 3840 179th Street, Hammond, Indiana, United States of America, Hammond, Indiana, US
Price range: US$63–US$107 per night
Rating: 7.7

What guests think

Reviews of Motel 6-Hammond, IN - Chicago Area are highly mixed, with frequent concerns about cleanliness and maintenance alongside reports of basic, budget-friendly rooms, occasionally friendly staff, and convenient highway access.

Several reviews describe the area and nighttime activity as unsafe or disruptive, with people hanging around and noise carrying from outside and the highway. Rooms are simple, with some recent updates, but many mention hard mattresses, thin pillows, smoke smells, and limited in-room amenities such as no standard fridge or microwave. Service is inconsistent—some praise friendly staff and easy check-in, while others report rude interactions, slow help, and reservation or room-change issues. Expect a no-frills stopover where price and access can outweigh comfort and cleanliness.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic: many rooms lack a fridge or microwave unless upgraded, Wi-Fi reliability is weak, and some ice/vending machines don't work. There are laundry machines on site and the property is pet friendly.

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Anthony

28 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wi-Fi bad

6

Samantha

25 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

When i first booked I just picked the queen. When i went in there wasnt any fridge or micro wave. I called fromt desk and they said that was the kind of room i booked and an upgraded one was $6 more. I paid and they switched me rooms. Expedia didnt have the 2 different rooms on there so i wasnt aware. It smelt like a cheap hotel but overall was good for the night i needed. There bed it very hard and uncomfortable but i guess when you look for cheaper prices you get cheaper furniture. Would use again if i needed to.

4

Austin

19 Jul 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was rude. Area felt unsafe. Ice machine was broken. Other guests were loud.

8

James

6 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was easy as I had used a discount site to place the room. The room wasn't big, but large enough. It had wifi, and cable, that was about it no hair drier, shampoo or microfridge. The bed was comfortable and the Hvac worked well. THE PRICE WAS RIGHT.

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Norman

6 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It didn’t have a microwave oven or a fridge. When I checked out in the morning. The clerk was not at her desk. She had a sign posted in the window saying she’ll be back in 30 minutes. I was pressed for time and I did not have no time to be waiting for her to come back, and I thought that was unprofessional. I had an early flight to catch, and I had to return the rental car, as soon as possible. I was pressed for time.

10

Guy

18 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Good. But no fridge or microwave sucksd

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Justin

9 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There was no wifi in my room. Ordinarily for a property like this I would not have left a review. It was cheap, which was what I needed. But when I went to inquire about the wifi they LIED about there being no other rooms available. I saw several around the property that were obviously unoccupied. That's no way to conduct business.

8

Debra

13 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

No refrigerator or microwave

10

Jonathan

23 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean and the staff was very nice. Has washer and dryers to do laundry. They allow pets at no extra charge. Even help me with an issuse with the room and got me extra night

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maria

5 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I like motel 6 because it’s pet friendly

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Cleanliness

Reviews consistently report poor cleanliness with roaches and other pests, dirty floors and linens, and strong smoke odors; maintenance issues like low water pressure, clogged toilets, leaks, and doors that don't seal are also common.

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Ashley

29 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The place is super dirty . Horrible experience

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Shara

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel room floors were dirty. A plastic bag was placed around the smoke detector. There was cigarette ash on one of the bed spreads.

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Jessica

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We were first given hanicap room which had dirty sheets. Smelled funny. I asked for a different room which was dirty still. Bed frames were a mess and had dead bugs. Floors behind beds were gross. Door to the room didnt even seem to be able to close all the way. I was there with my 15year son and we did not even spend the night!! Going to be demanding a full refund!!

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Ray

7 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms were dirty and roaches in one of the rooms. Not sure why this property is on Expedia. Refrigerator leaked all over the floor. Also power went out and had to call maintenance.

2

Jewel

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Water would not get hot unless I ran the water in shower and sink for 45 minutes. They were very dirty

2

Jad

29 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was really bad, not clean. Super dirty! They stated it’s renovated, it’s really bad actually. Floor was sticking, dirty. Bathroom and shower was really dirty as not cleaned in a decade. Common areas and all the property is dirty and smells bad. Everyone smoking everywhere, and you can smell it in your room. Noisy, people talking all night. One of the worst experience I’ve ever had.

2

Selena

12 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was filthy, I would never stay there again. It was so nasty I couldn’t even shower in this room or get under the covers. I rented it for a night because I had an event 15mins away. The outside was also dirty and full of drug dealers and hookers. I wish I could have found something else last minute . We were only in the room like 3 hrs and checked out super early because we couldn’t take it. Horrible!!!!

2

Jeaneen

18 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was dirty. It was bugs in the bathroom in the ceiling on the walls. There was stains on the sheets, found hair on the bed under the sheets under the covers. It was just all around nasty. I checked out early because I couldn’t sleep. I stayed enough just to be there for overnight. I checked out about 3 o’clock. It was just too nasty. I was supposed to be there tonight. I couldn’t do it for a second night.

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Cenica

3 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

STAY AWAY! I didn’t feel comfortable sleeping due to the ROACHES. The place was disgusting and stunk so bad. The was cigarette burns on the walls and phone. The bathroom had pee on the walls. The floors were sticky and nasty. I wouldn’t let my kids take off their socks. The place is not suitable for a family. They try to say the place was remodeled and didn’t have bugs. I have whole pictures and a video of them. DO NOT RECOMMEND!

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Javier

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was extremely dirty the sheets we're not changed. And the room was not what the advertise in the description of the room

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Rooms

Rooms are simple, with some recent updates, but many guests report hard mattresses, thin pillows, smoke smells, and noise from traffic or neighboring rooms; Wi-Fi can also be unreliable.

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Cory Daniel

6 Apr 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The mattress was like sleeping on Cement in a Jail Cell.

6

Anthony

28 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wi-Fi bad

6

ABEL

1 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Even the non smoking room , I can still smell the smoke , I wasn’t very happy about the horrible smell, everything else was fine .

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Litang

15 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Queen bed seems smaller than I thought

10

Jewel

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Quiet stay. The pillows were horrible.

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Christopher

19 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This place was fine, the pillows were flat though. And we were next to a room that had 3 or 4 barking dogs that continuously woke my husband up.

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Patrick

9 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room looked recently updated but it smelled like the previous guests were smoking in the room. Bathroom was clogged

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Chris

18 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Okkkkkkkkkk.... so i thought this would be like the motel 6 around my area. No. Not the case. This is like a budget motel without the budget price. I came here for an event at the civic center so i decided instead of driving all the way back in the same night, we could all just stay here. Not the worst decision I've ever made, also not the best. The rooms themselves were not terrible. The beds were extremist uncomfortable though. The bathrooms were also not terrible, however the first room they gave us, the bathrooms smelled like sewage. They gave us a different room but only after ai waited for over an hour for someone to be at the desk ( this was around 12 am.) The biggest issue i had was with the patrons. The first thing any one said too me was "just so you know, the cops are out front." And them the people next door had chips knocking on their door at 3am to kick one of them out and trespassing. (All of this can be heard through super thin exterior walls.) had i had been myself, This experience probably wouldn't have bothered me so much. Since i was with my family, I will never bring them here again.

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Antonio

15 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room smells like smoke called the front desk was told there’s nothing they can do about the smoke smell people sneak N smoke couldn’t take the smell checked out early

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Annette

13 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was comfortable, however the closeness of the highway made it very noisy. Unfortunately, there was no restaurant within walking distance, which after a long journey we enjoy.

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Service

Service is inconsistent—some guests found staff friendly and helpful, but others reported rude interactions, slow or unresponsive support, and check-in or reservation problems.

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Joseph

31 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Plain jane room, only two pillows, check in person had a poor attitude

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Tina

31 Dec 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I know you get what you pay for and have low expectations but this was a terrific experience. The area is not safe. Heard gun shots just after ariving. Thankfully the police response was quick. All of the beds in the entire motel are full size. We reserved a queen but found out they only have full size beds in evey single room. When we checked in they tried to charge us but we had already paid. Easy fix but no no response from the desk clerk. Just clicked away on the computer and then handed me one room key. When i asked where the room was she shrugged her shoulders and said "I don't know" The towels are so thin and rough. We stayed 2 nights and when we asked for more towels the desk clerk was very rude and said we needed to bring the dirty ones first. We did that but the"clean" towels were stained with black spots and alot of hair on them. The floors in the room were in good condition but filthy. My white socks are now black. There are no hair dryers in the rooms and no battery in the smoke alarm. Again, we didn't expect much not this was beyond terrible.

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Roman

17 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Never saw any staff other then front seat attendant and he was solid just like my last visit.

8

Lynne

17 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Overall my stay has been good. Maintenance has always been very nice and accommodating.

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Justin

9 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There was no wifi in my room. Ordinarily for a property like this I would not have left a review. It was cheap, which was what I needed. But when I went to inquire about the wifi they LIED about there being no other rooms available. I saw several around the property that were obviously unoccupied. That's no way to conduct business.

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Anthony

12 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Desk clerk was very fast and helpful. Very professional attitude! I will return!

2

Javier

7 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk reception women was extremely racist and rude

2

Dimitar

15 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They did not want to check us in at the assigned time at 3pm due to not having staff to clean up rooms. They also did not want to give us any time in the afternoon, any approximate time. This whole area is bad with hotels not keeping their promises. This particular hotel is not very welcoming and on top of that the stuff at the reception was extremely uninterested and disrespectful.

8

Dora

9 Jun 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Couldn’t get housekeeping to clean room. Got an attitude when asked if they could provide clean towels and linens.

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Sandra

13 Jun 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

It was ok, but had an emergency an instead of staying 4 days I only stayed 1 night an was wondeting about the refund on my stay. Can you please take the time to check on the refund? Thank you

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Location

Close to the highway for drivers, but not very walkable and multiple reviews describe the surrounding area and nighttime activity as unsafe.

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Analisa

1 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

EAST AND CONVENIENT ACCESS TO HIGHWAY

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Danielle

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was a step above what you’d expect for a motel. The parking lot tho was sketchy.

2

Ivette

30 Apr 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Property was very unclean. Smelled heavily like cigarettes. Also, the area feels unsafe. It appears to be a location used by s e x workers. DO NOT RECOMMEND

10

Kelli

1 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect place to crash for a night close to the interstate

8

Velvet

15 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

No nearby gas stations

10

Jason

4 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Decent facility. Roads are very poor.

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Jason

10 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Several factors were observed at 10 pm that indicated that this property was too dangerous for us to feel secure with our property and vehicle if we tried to sleep here. We got a refund and found another accommodation.

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LAURAN A

6 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It’s too much riff raff there, too many ppl hangin outside/walking around, I did not feel safe even attempting to go to the room so I sat in my car, thought about it, and turned in my key - went elsewhere. Just unsafe.

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Samantha

16 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nothing is walking distance. If you're driving you're golden. It's not the best area, but not the worst. Some staff was great and some were definitely rough!

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Annette

13 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was comfortable, however the closeness of the highway made it very noisy. Unfortunately, there was no restaurant within walking distance, which after a long journey we enjoy.

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Dining

No on-site dining and breakfast is minimal at best; coffee and vending options are limited, and restaurants are a drive away.

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Jessica

26 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I didn't like that it says free breakfast but it was only a cereal bar and juice

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Jamaine

28 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was nice. I love the easy booking and affordable rates. Eating option about a mile away. Could use a table to eat at. Separate from the desk in front of the tv. Staff was very pleasant and kind.

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Dallas

29 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean. Beds, linens, flooring and tub/shower nicely updated. The room was a bit dark, could stand better lighting and there's an empty corner that would be perfect for an armoire. Disappointed there was no coffeemaker in the room or vending machines offering it. Overall decent for the price.

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darlene

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Coffee limited

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Samantha

16 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nothing is walking distance. If you're driving you're golden. It's not the best area, but not the worst. Some staff was great and some were definitely rough!

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Annette

13 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was comfortable, however the closeness of the highway made it very noisy. Unfortunately, there was no restaurant within walking distance, which after a long journey we enjoy.

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Month	Average price
January	US$52
February	US$50
March	US$50
April	US$50
May	US$58
June	US$64
July	US$76
August	US$73
September	US$66
October	US$67
November	US$57
December	US$52

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17 $70	18 $107	19 $106
20 $70	21 $65	22 $63	23 $63	24 $64	25 $107	26 $107
27 $64	28 $65	29 $64	30 $64

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $64	2 $106	3 $107
4 $64	5 $64	6 $64	7 $64	8 $63	9 $106	10 $106
11 $65	12 $64	13 $64	14 $63	15 $64	16 $106	17 $106
18 $64	19 $64	20 $64	21 $63	22 $63	23 $107	24 $104
25 $63	26 $63	27 $64	28 $64	29 $63	30 $104	31 $107

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible

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