6 Distinguished Facts about Horses for Kids

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Have you ever watched a horse galloping across a field, its mane flowing in the wind, and wondered what makes these magnificent animals so special? Horses have captivated humans for thousands of years with their beauty, strength, and grace. But beyond their stunning appearance, horses possess some truly amazing abilities that might surprise you!

Did you know that horses can sleep standing up without falling over? Or that they have the biggest eyes of any land mammal? These incredible creatures are full of fascinating features and behaviours that make them one of the most remarkable animals on our planet.

For thousands of years, horses and humans have worked together as partners. Before cars and trucks existed, horses were our primary means of transportation. They helped farmers plough fields, carried soldiers into battle, pulled wagons across vast frontiers, and helped build the modern world. Even today, horses continue to work alongside humans as police horses, ranch horses, and therapy animals that help people heal.

But horses aren’t just useful—they’re extraordinary beings with complex emotions, impressive intelligence, and unique physical abilities. Today, we’re going to explore six distinguished facts about horses that will help you understand and appreciate these wonderful animals even more. Whether you dream of riding horses someday, you’re already a horse lover, or you’re just curious about these beautiful creatures, these facts will amaze you!

Ready to discover what makes horses so special? Let’s gallop into the wonderful world of horses!

Fact 1: Horses Can Sleep Standing Up (And Lying Down!)

Imagine being able to take a nap while standing on your feet without falling over. Sounds impossible, right? Well, horses do it all the time! This is one of their most amazing abilities, and it’s all thanks to a special feature built right into their legs.

Horses have what scientists call a “stay apparatus”—a remarkable system of tendons, ligaments, and muscles in their legs that works like a natural locking mechanism. When a horse wants to rest while standing, this system locks the joints in their legs into place. Once locked, the horse can relax its muscles completely without collapsing. The leg bones basically stack on top of each other and hold the horse up with almost no effort at all. It’s like having built-in kickstands!

But why would horses need to sleep standing up? The answer goes back to their wild ancestors. In nature, horses are prey animals, which means predators like wolves, mountain lions, and other large carnivores hunt them. When danger threatens, a horse’s best defence is speed—they can run away faster than most predators can chase them. But here’s the problem: if a horse is lying down sound asleep, it takes precious seconds to wake up, get their legs underneath them, and start running. Those few seconds could mean the difference between life and death in the wild!

By sleeping standing up, horses stay ready to bolt at a moment’s notice. If they hear or sense danger, they can instantly wake up and start running without having to struggle to their feet first. It’s nature’s clever way of keeping these beautiful animals safe.

However, here’s an important twist: horses can’t get all the sleep they need while standing up! While they can doze and rest in a light sleep while on their feet, horses absolutely must lie down to get deep, restorative sleep called REM sleep (which stands for Rapid Eye Movement—the same deep sleep humans need). During REM sleep, a horse’s muscles relax completely, which means they can’t use their stay apparatus. They have to lie down for this deep sleep, or their health will suffer.

They typically need about 2-3 hours of lying-down sleep every few days. They break this up into short periods—usually just 15-20 minutes at a time—rather than sleeping for hours like humans do. In a herd of wild horses, you’ll rarely see all the horses lying down at once. Some horses always remain standing, acting as guards to watch for danger while their friends get their deep sleep. They take turns, with different horses lying down at different times. It’s like they have a built-in security system!

How can you tell if a horse is sleeping while standing? Look for these signs: their head will be lowered (though not all the way down), their lower lip might droop and look relaxed, they’ll often rest one of their hind legs (shifting their weight to the other three legs), and their eyes will be half-closed with a soft, dreamy expression. If you watch closely, you might even see their eyelids flutter slightly as they doze!

This amazing ability to sleep standing up is just one of the many ways they have adapted perfectly to their role in nature. It’s a brilliant solution that keeps them safe while still giving their bodies the rest they need.

Fact 2: They Have the Biggest Eyes of Any Land Mammal

Look into a horse’s eye, and you’re looking at something truly remarkable. Horse eyes are absolutely huge—each one is about the size of a baseball! In fact, horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal on Earth. Even animals much bigger than horses, like elephants and rhinos, have smaller eyes. Only whales in the ocean have larger eyes than horses do on land!

But why do they need such enormous eyes? The answer, once again, relates to their role as prey animals in the wild. Big eyes mean better vision, and better vision means a better chance of spotting predators before they get too close.

Their field of view makes horse vision extraordinary—basically, how much they can see at one time. Because their eyes are positioned on the sides of their heads (rather than facing forward like ours), horses can see nearly 360 degrees around them! That means they can see almost everything around them without having to turn their heads. Imagine having eyes in the back of your head—that’s almost what it’s like to be a horse!

However, horses do have two blind spots. One is directly in front of their nose (an area about three to four feet in front of them), and the other is directly behind them. This is why you should never stand right behind a horse—they can’t see you there and might get startled if you suddenly touch them or make a noise. It’s also why horses sometimes toss their heads up and down when looking at something close in front of them; they’re moving their head to get that object out of their blind spot and into their field of view.

They use two types of vision: monocular and binocular. Monocular vision means they can use each eye independently to see different things on either side of them at the same time. Right now, a horse could be watching you on their right side while simultaneously keeping an eye on something else on their left side. It’s like watching two different TV channels at once! Binocular vision, where both eyes focus on the same thing together (which is how humans see most of the time), only works in a narrow zone directly in front of the horse. This binocular zone helps them judge distances and see depth, which is important when they’re running or jumping.

Another cool thing about horse eyes: they can see in colour! For a long time, people thought horses only saw in black and white, but scientists have proven that horses do see colours, though not quite as many as humans see. They see blues and greens very well but have trouble distinguishing reds and oranges, which look more yellowish or greyish to them.

Horses also have excellent night vision. They can see much better in the dark than humans can, though not quite as well as cats. This ability helped wild horses stay alert for predators even during nighttime hours. The downside is that a horse’s eyes take longer to adjust when moving between bright and dark areas, which is why a horse might hesitate before entering a dark barn from bright sunlight—they’re waiting for their eyes to adjust!

A horse’s eyes can also tell you a lot about how it’s feeling. Wide eyes with the white part showing (which horse people call “showing the white of their eye”) usually mean the horse is frightened, anxious, or very alert to something concerning. Soft, relaxed eyes and gentle expressions mean the horse is calm and content. Half-closed, sleepy-looking eyes indicate a very relaxed or drowsy horse. Reading a horse’s eyes is an important part of understanding their emotions and staying safe around them.

Understanding horse vision also helps explain some strange horse behaviours. When a horse suddenly “spooks” (jumps or shies away from something), it’s often because it saw something from a different angle than you did or something moved in its peripheral vision. What looks like a horse being silly or dramatic is actually just their natural prey animal instincts responding to their wide-angle vision, picking up potential threats!

Fact 3: A Horse’s Age Can Be Told by Its Teeth

Have you ever heard the expression “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”? This old saying comes from the practice of checking a horse’s teeth to determine its age—and people used to consider it rude to check the teeth of a horse given as a gift, because it implied you were questioning the giver’s generosity or honesty about the horse’s age. But the fact behind the saying is true: you really can estimate a horse’s age pretty accurately by examining its teeth!

Horses have a full set of 36-44 teeth (males usually have more than females), and these teeth continue growing throughout the horse’s life. However, they also wear down constantly from chewing, and the way they grow and wear creates distinctive patterns that change with age. Experienced horse people, veterinarians, and equine dentists can look at a horse’s teeth and accurately guess how old the horse is.

Baby horses, called foals, are either born with a few teeth or develop them within their first week of life. These baby teeth (also called “milk teeth”) are temporary, just like human baby teeth. A foal’s baby teeth are smaller, whiter, and smoother than adult teeth. Starting around age 2.5 years, these baby teeth begin falling out and are replaced by permanent adult teeth. By the time a horse reaches age 5, it has a complete set of adult teeth.

For young horses between ages 2 and 5, determining age is fairly precise because you can see which baby teeth have been replaced by adult teeth and which haven’t. But once all the adult teeth are in, ageing becomes less about counting teeth and more about observing wear patterns, angles, and specific marks.

Young adult horses (ages 5-10) have relatively smooth, white teeth that meet at a fairly straight angle. As horses age into their teens and twenties, several changes occur: their teeth gradually become more angled (instead of meeting straight-on, they angle forward), they develop grooves and lines, they change from oval to triangular in shape, and they become darker in colour, often yellowing with age.

One particularly interesting feature is called Galvayne’s groove. This is a dark vertical line that appears on the upper corner incisors (the teeth at the corners of the mouth) starting at age 10. The groove grows down the tooth over time, reaching halfway down by age 15, and reaching the bottom of the tooth by age 20. After that, it starts disappearing from the top, so by age 30, it’s completely gone! It’s like a built-in age marker that nature provided.

Why does this matter? Knowing a horse’s age is important for several reasons. Young horses (under 4-5 years) are still growing and shouldn’t be worked too hard or asked to carry heavy riders, as their bones and joints are still developing. Mature horses (5-15 years) are in their prime working years. Senior horses (15+ years, though many horses live into their 30s) may need special care, softer food, and gentler work.

Horse teeth also require regular care. Because their teeth grow continuously and wear unevenly, horses develop sharp points and hooks on their teeth that can cut the inside of their cheeks and make eating painful. Equine dentists perform a procedure called “floating,” where they file down these sharp edges, usually once or twice a year. This keeps the horse comfortable and helps them chew their food properly.

Interestingly, wild horses generally have better teeth than domestic horses because they eat tougher, more abrasive grasses and plants that wear their teeth down more evenly. Domestic horses eating softer hay and grain don’t get the same natural wear and are more likely to develop dental problems, which is why regular dental care is so important for horses living with humans.

So the next time someone mentions a “gift horse,” you’ll know exactly what they’re talking about—and you’ll understand why checking those teeth tells such an interesting story!

Fact 4: Horses Can Run Within Hours of Being Born

One of the most amazing and heartwarming things to witness is a newborn foal taking its first steps. Unlike human babies, who take about a year to learn to walk, or puppies and kittens that need weeks before they can move around well, a baby horse can stand up within 30 minutes to 2 hours of being born—and can actually run within just a few hours!

This incredible ability is pure survival instinct at work. Remember, horses are prey animals, and in the wild, a baby that can’t move is a baby that won’t survive. Wild horse herds don’t stay in one place for long—they need to keep moving to find fresh grass, water, and to avoid predators. A newborn foal that couldn’t keep up with the herd would be left behind and become an easy meal for wolves, mountain lions, or other predators. Natural selection strongly favoured foals that could get up and go quickly, so over millions of years, horses evolved to be mobile almost immediately after birth.

The birthing process itself is remarkably quick for horses. A mare (female horse) typically gives birth in just 30 minutes from start to finish, and often chooses to give birth at night when it’s quieter and safer. The moment the foal is born, still wet and wrapped in the amniotic sac, instinct kicks in immediately. The foal struggles to break free from the sac and take its first breath.

Those first few minutes and hours are crucial. The foal’s legs are extremely long and gangly—they’re already about 80-90% of their adult length! This means the foal has to figure out how to coordinate these incredibly long, wobbly legs. At first, the foal looks like it’s on stilts that won’t quite cooperate. It tries to stand, falls down, tries again, falls down again. But the drive to stand is overwhelming, and the mother mare encourages her baby by gently licking it, nickering softly, and occasionally nudging it.

Usually within an hour, the foal manages to get all four legs underneath itself and stand up, wobbling and swaying but upright! This is a huge milestone because the foal needs to stand to nurse. The mother’s first milk, called colostrum, is packed with antibodies that give the foal immunity to diseases. The foal must nurse within the first few hours of life to get this vital protection.

Once standing and nursing are accomplished, the foal’s coordination improves rapidly—almost magically fast. What seemed impossibly difficult just an hour ago becomes easier and easier. Within 2-3 hours, most foals can walk fairly steadily. Within 4-6 hours, they can trot. And incredibly, within 12-24 hours, a healthy foal can gallop and even buck and kick playfully!

This rapid development continues in the following days and weeks. By the time a foal is just a few days old, it can run fast enough to keep pace with the adult horses in its herd. Within a week, foals are running, playing, and even attempting small jumps. They’re naturally curious and energetic, testing out their new bodies with enthusiasm.

Compare this to human development: human babies take about 4-6 months to learn to sit up, around 9-12 months to walk, and 15-18 months before they can run. A foal accomplishes in hours what takes us over a year! This dramatic difference shows how different survival strategies shape animal development. Humans developed large brains and extended childhoods, where we learn complex skills over many years. Horses developed the ability to be mobile almost instantly, but with more instinctive rather than learned behaviours.

The bond between mare and foal forms immediately and is incredibly strong. The mare memorises her foal’s scent, appearance, and voice within minutes, and the foal does the same with its mother. They maintain close contact, with the foal never straying far from its mother’s side during those critical first weeks. This bonding is essential for the foal’s survival and development.

Watching a foal grow from a wobbly, uncoordinated newborn to a confident, running young horse within just 24 hours is truly one of nature’s most remarkable transformations. It’s a beautiful reminder of how evolution has perfectly adapted each species for its survival needs!

Fact 5: Horses Have an Incredible Memory and Can Recognise Human Faces

If you think horses are just big, beautiful animals that don’t think much beyond eating grass and running around, prepare to be amazed! Horses are actually remarkably intelligent creatures with impressive memory and emotional capabilities. In fact, scientific research has proven that horses can recognise and remember human faces—even from photographs—and can even read human facial expressions to tell if we’re happy, sad, or angry!

Let’s start with memory. Horses have exceptionally long-term memories that can last for many years, possibly even their entire lives. A horse can remember a person they met years ago, whether that person was kind to them or treated them poorly. This is why horse trainers emphasise the importance of always treating horses with patience and kindness—a horse that has one bad experience with a person might remember that person as threatening forever.

Horses also remember places and experiences. If a horse had a frightening experience in a particular location—maybe they slipped on an icy patch or were startled by something—they might be nervous or reluctant to return to that spot even years later. Conversely, horses remember positive experiences too. A horse might remember a trail they enjoyed riding years ago, or the location where they always got treats, or the pasture where they had good times with friends.

This incredible memory extends to training. A horse that learned specific skills or commands years ago can often remember that training and perform those behaviours again, even after a long break. It’s like riding a bicycle for humans—once learned, never completely forgotten. This is why early training and experiences are so important for horses; what they learn as youngsters stays with them.

But perhaps most fascinating is the scientific discovery about face recognition. Researchers conducted studies where they showed horses photographs of human faces with different expressions—happy, angry, sad, neutral. Not only could the horses tell these expressions apart, but they also reacted differently to them! When shown angry faces, the horses’ heart rates increased, and they tended to look at the photos with their left eye (horses, like many animals, process threatening information more in the right side of their brain, which connects to the left eye). When shown happy faces, horses were more relaxed and approached more willingly.

Even more impressive, horses could recognise specific individual human faces. In experiments, horses were shown photos of people they knew alongside photos of strangers, and they could consistently identify the people they’d met before. They could even recognise people they hadn’t seen in months! This ability helps explain why horses often greet their favourite people with excitement—neighing, nickering, or walking over eagerly when they see someone they recognise and like.

Horses are also masters at reading human body language and emotions. They can sense when you’re nervous, confident, scared, or relaxed, and they often mirror those emotions. This is why experienced riders talk about the importance of staying calm and confident around horses—if you’re nervous, the horse feels your nervousness and may become nervous too. Similarly, a calm, confident person often has a calming effect on horses. It’s like horses have a superpower for reading human moods!

Some horses have even learned to do simple math! Trainers have taught horses to count by tapping their hooves a certain number of times in response to questions. While the horses aren’t doing complex algebra, they can learn to associate numbers with quantities and respond correctly. Other horses have learned to identify colors, shapes, and even to play simple games.

Horses communicate with each other and with humans through a complex system of body language. Their ears, tail, posture, and facial expressions all convey specific messages. A relaxed horse has soft eyes, ears pointing forward or to the side in a relaxed way, and a lowered head. An alert or concerned horse has pricked ears pointing toward whatever caught their attention, wide eyes, and a raised head. An angry or aggressive horse pins their ears flat back against their head, may show the whites of their eyes, and might swish their tail sharply.

They also use vocalisations to communicate. They whinny (a loud call to locate herd mates), nicker (a soft, warm greeting, especially from mares to foals or to favourite people), snort (alert or excited), and squeal (often during play or when meeting new horses). They learn their own names and can respond when called, just like dogs do!

This intelligence and emotional awareness means horses deserve our respect and understanding. They’re not just animals we can use for riding or work—they’re sensitive, thinking beings that form opinions, remember experiences, and develop real relationships with the humans in their lives. Understanding how smart horses are helps us appreciate them more and treat them better!

Fact 6: They Are Social Animals That Need Friends

Here’s something that might surprise you: they are not meant to live alone. These magnificent animals are deeply social creatures that form strong friendships, live in family groups, and genuinely need companionship to be happy and healthy. A horse kept in isolation, away from other horses or animals, can become lonely, stressed, and develop serious behavioural and health problems.

In the wild, they live in family groups called herds, typically consisting of one stallion (male), several mares (females), and their offspring of various ages. These herds have complex social structures with hierarchies and relationships. Interestingly, the herd is usually led not by the stallion, but by a dominant mare—an experienced older female who decides where the herd goes to find food and water, and who leads them away from danger. The stallion’s main job is to protect the herd from predators and rival stallions, typically bringing up the rear as the herd moves.

Within a herd, they form close individual friendships. You’ll often see pairs of horses that are clearly best friends—they graze near each other, rest together, and become upset if separated. These bonds can be incredibly strong and last for years or even a lifetime. Horses seem to have actual preferences about which other horses they like best, just like humans have close friends!

One of the sweetest behaviours they share with friends is mutual grooming. You’ll see two horses standing side-by-side, facing opposite directions (head-to-tail), gently nibbling along each other’s neck, withers (the area where the neck meets the back), and back. This serves practical purposes—helping each horse scratch itchy spots they can’t reach themselves and removing parasites—but it’s also social bonding, similar to how primates groom each other. Watching horses groom each other is like watching friends giving each other back scratches!

The head-to-tail position also serves another purpose: fly control! When two horses stand head-to-tail, each horse’s tail can swish flies away from the other horse’s face. It’s teamwork in action! This behaviour shows how horses naturally cooperate for mutual benefit.

They also practice group vigilance, especially when resting. While some herd members doze or lie down to sleep, others stay alert, watching and listening for potential danger. They take turns, so everyone gets rest while the group stays safe. This is why it’s so stressful for a horse to be completely alone—they feel they must stay alert all the time because there’s no one else to help watch for danger.

They communicate constantly with their herd mates through an elaborate system of body language. Ear position is particularly expressive: ears forward means interested or alert, ears relaxed to the sides means calm and content, ears pinned flat back means angry or aggressive, and ears swivelling independently means the horse is paying attention to different things on each side. Tail movements also communicate: a raised tail shows excitement or alarm, a relaxed tail indicates calmness, and sharp tail swishing can indicate irritation.

They also use vocalisations to stay in touch with their herd. A whinny is a loud call that carries long distances, used when horses are separated and calling to locate each other. If you’ve ever heard a horse whinny urgently when a friend is taken away, you’re hearing genuine distress calling. The nicker is a softer, warmer sound—a friendly greeting that mares use with their foals and horses use with approaching friends (including human friends!).

The good news is that horses don’t only bond with other horses. They can form close friendships with other animals, too! Many horses have companionship from goats, donkeys, ponies of different breeds, cows, sheep, or even dogs and cats. There are famous stories of unlikely animal friendships, like horses bonding with chickens, ducks, or even house cats that live in the barn. While another horse is ideal, other animal companions can significantly reduce loneliness and stress.

When they are kept alone or isolated, they can develop what’s called “stable vices” or stereotypic behaviours—repetitive, often harmful behaviours that result from stress and boredom. These include weaving (rocking side to side), cribbing (grabbing objects with the teeth and gulping air), stall walking (pacing endlessly), and wood chewing. These behaviours are signs of an unhappy, stressed horse and rarely develop in horses with adequate social interaction.

Anyone who cares for horses must understand that they need social interaction. Responsible horse owners ensure their horses have either horse companions or other animal friends. Even if someone owns just one horse, that horse should have pasture mates or at least barnyard companions it can see, touch, and interact with. A happy horse is a social horse!

This social nature is one reason why horses and humans have bonded so successfully throughout history. Horses naturally seek companionship and can extend those bonding instincts to include humans as part of their “herd.” When we treat horses with kindness, consistency, and respect, they can view us as trusted members of their social group—which is a beautiful thing!

Their History: Partners with Humans

Understanding these six distinguished facts about horses helps us appreciate just how remarkable these animals are—and why humans and horses have partnered together for thousands of years. Horses haven’t just been useful to humans; they’ve literally helped build civilisation!

Before cars, trains, and trucks existed, horses were the primary means of transportation for most of human history. People rode horses to travel long distances, used them to pull carriages and wagons, and relied on them to carry goods across countries and continents. The Pony Express used horses to deliver mail across the American West. Explorers rode horses into unknown territories. Families depended on horses for transportation the way we depend on cars today.

In agriculture, horses pulled ploughs to prepare fields for planting, helping farmers grow the food that fed communities. They pulled harvesting equipment, transported crops to market, and powered mills and other machinery. Without horses, farming on the scale needed to feed growing populations would have been nearly impossible.

Horses also played crucial roles in conflicts throughout history. Cavalry units—soldiers on horseback—were essential parts of armies for thousands of years. Horses carried soldiers into battle, pulled artillery and supply wagons, and helped armies move quickly across terrain. The importance of horses in warfare influenced the course of history many times over.

Even today, horses continue to work alongside humans in many ways. Police departments in cities around the world use mounted police officers on horseback for crowd control and patrols—they can go places cars can’t, and they give officers a better vantage point to see what’s happening. Ranchers still use horses to herd cattle across vast rangeland where vehicles can’t easily go. Search and rescue teams sometimes use horses to reach remote areas during emergencies.

They also bring joy and healing to humans through recreation and therapy. Millions of people around the world enjoy horseback riding as a hobby, whether trail riding through nature, competing in shows, or simply spending time with these amazing animals. Therapeutic riding programs use horses to help people with physical disabilities, mental health challenges, autism, and other conditions. The gentle, rhythmic movement of riding and the emotional bond with horses have proven therapeutic benefits.

The Amazing Diversity

Not all horses are the same! There are over 300 horse breeds in the world, ranging from tiny miniature horses that stand under three feet tall at the shoulder to massive draft horses that can reach over six feet tall and weigh more than 2,000 pounds! Each breed was developed for specific purposes and has unique characteristics.

Some breeds, like Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, are bred for speed and excel at racing. Arabians are known for incredible endurance and can travel long distances in harsh conditions. Draft breeds like Clydesdales, Percherons, and Belgian horses are powerful working horses bred to pull heavy loads. Warmbloods excel at jumping and dressage. Ponies, despite being smaller, are often stronger pound-for-pound than larger horses and make excellent mounts for children.

They also come in an amazing variety of colours and patterns: solid colours like bay (brown body with black mane, tail, and legs), black, chestnut (reddish-brown), and grey (which can range from nearly white to dark grey). There are also stunning patterns like pinto (patches of white and another colour), appaloosa (spotted patterns), and palomino (golden body with white mane and tail). No two horses look exactly alike!

Conclusion: Respecting and Appreciating

Horses are truly extraordinary animals. From their ability to sleep standing up with a built-in locking mechanism in their legs, to their baseball-sized eyes that give them nearly 360-degree vision, to their teeth that work like nature’s age calculator, they are full of amazing adaptations. Add to that their remarkable intelligence and memory, their ability to recognise human faces and read our emotions, their powerful instinct to run within hours of birth, and their deep need for friendship and social bonds, and you have an animal that deserves our greatest respect and appreciation.

These six distinguished facts show us that they are not just beautiful or useful—they’re complex, intelligent, emotional beings with their own needs, preferences, and personalities. They’ve been our partners for thousands of years, helping us build the modern world while asking relatively little in return except good care, kindness, and companionship.

Whether you dream of owning a horse someday, you enjoy riding, or you simply admire these magnificent creatures from afar, understanding what makes them special helps us treat them better and appreciate them more. They have given so much to humanity throughout history. The least we can do is respect their intelligence, honour their social needs, and ensure they receive the kind, patient treatment they deserve.

So the next time you see a horse—whether it’s in a field, at a stable, or even in a movie—take a moment to appreciate the remarkable animal you’re looking at. Behind those big, beautiful eyes is a thinking, feeling creature with an amazing memory, complex emotions, and a need for friendship. They truly are some of nature’s most distinguished and wonderful animals! Sports and competitions often showcase a horse’s ability to perform these gaits gracefully and precisely.

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