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inMomentum

IndieRacing

Developer Digital Arrow

A minimalistic sci-fi platform racing game that challenges the players to think in both horizontal and vertical perspectives. From the Steam store page

121 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest May 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

69
Fresh

84 positive · 37 negative
95% range 61–77%

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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
139 of 189 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

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  • Steam user Steam user …5837Steam reviews · Jan 15, 2016 · 3 h played

    You run... you jump.. you shoot... you wall jump... you... do a lot of things in this game... its part racer, part platformer all... abstact awesome coolness as you race through landscapes that are once at home in the mind's eye as in grand old imagination land no texture edition. The tunes that accompany you seem quite well suited for the game as well. Just try it out, it's pretty fun both by yourself and with friends and the game has quite a skill ceiling. You just need a few races to get…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4407Steam reviews · Dec 8, 2013 · 1 h played

    There's a neat concept here, but sadly no content to use it on. The game has a very limited stock level set, unfulfilled promises of a level editor, and absolutely barren multiplayer servers. At the end of the day, even with its intriguing visual style and gameplay concept, it's just not worth it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8422Steam reviews · Feb 10, 2014 · 30 h played

    I really enjoyed my time with this game, but now that I'm at the point where I'm no longer likely to spend any more time with it I find myself being disappointed. Let me explain. This game handles speed really well and pulling off a flawless run feels great. There's a decent amount of content to keep you occupied, and there are some pretty well designed levels that are fun to play over and over. The core mechanics feel solid and are satisfying. Basically, if you're into speedruning at all…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5731Steam reviews · May 30, 2026 · 1 h played

    This game makes you feel like a parkour "Runner of the Future". So far, so good. And then you miss a platform and become a parkour "Runner of the Past".

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  • Steam user Steam user …9649Steam reviews · Dec 9, 2013 · 10 h played

    inMomentum is a fast-paced Speedy reflex running game. the world itself looks cool looking, all these platforms floating. reminded me of Super mario galaxy. Great art style, Great music Can be very frustrating especially in harder difficulties. some of the levels were impossible to beat in higher difficulties. Its a game that can be beaten in a short amount of time

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  • Steam user Steam user …9849Steam reviews · Jun 19, 2025 · 1 h played

    Dash through the levels like a maniac and beat your friend's highscore then your highscore then become the ancient wizard. Very challenging especially on some levels. Controls need a bit of tweaking (unusual button layout). You can wall jump and shoot switches to open new paths. While speedrunning you collect orbs of wisdom which will come in handy in the future (not really). Visuals are basic because it's all about the gameplay. Music is like ascention to the heavens. If this is not a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8545Steam reviews · Sep 26, 2014 · 1 h played

    Poor controls and very boring. Feels like an early access game that was abandoned before any content was added. Also, multiplayer either doesn't work or nobody plays.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0599Steam reviews · Dec 5, 2014

    I've craved this game for a long time, and when I finally bought it, I was left very disappointed. In a game where the gameplay it's uniquely about jumping and running around, if you built a physic engine that makes you feel as heavy and agile as an elephant, you did it wrong. Terribly wrong. If you like jumpmaze things buy DOOM2, then play the Jumpmaze mod with Zandronum; it's easier than you think, full of tutorials and, despite obvious engine's limitations, you can fill it up with HD…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6397Steam reviews · Jul 15, 2013 · 30 h played

    Great art style (the earlier footage from developer vlog looks better tho) Great music Can be very frustrating especially in harder difficulties Very rewarding when you beat personal scores, super hard levels etc. Very relaxing and fun in casual mode while ignoring the scores In-game World Leaderboards still working MP is dead, you might still be able to play with friends but I haven't tried it yet

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  • Steam user Steam user …2756Steam reviews · Jul 22, 2023 · 1 h played

    Parcour game that focuses on wall jumping. The colours are weird, and the environment is very abstract. This is a first impression review. In inMomentum you have to race through a series of waypoints to the end, without falling down. You can jump up on any vertical surface to get a boost, so the routes can vastly differ in efficiency. Gonna cut straight to the point: I'm not into speedrunners, and I don't really like the visuals. Nevertheless I will recommend this one because people who…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9784Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2013 · 1 h played

    inMomentum is a fast-paced running game. Speed and reflex is everything. A great game to train one’s muscle memory and coordination. Also a major achievement in gameplay. It deserves a special place in every FPS gamer’s heart.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6697Steam reviews · Feb 29, 2012

    It's like a bad Mirror's Edge.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6195Steam reviews · Jan 30, 2014 · 6 h played

    I've had dreams like this game. If Oculus-Supported in the future, then a definite must-have. If anything, just freerunning in the Freestyle level. EDIT: Want this game to be easier, or Freestyle to be more fun? Play some AAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaa!!!! (For the awesome) and learn how to fall (as in, learn how to aim your falls, especially at/beyond terminal velocity); and achieve the highest Ninja achievement in this game (the first level helps to learn), and it'll be a level you'll lose track…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7439Steam reviews · Mar 13, 2012 · 2 h played

    It has a Xotic kind of feel to it, but doesn't offer anything remotely that good. There's supposed to be a multiplayer element, but without any people playing it, this game doesn't have anything to deliver, except disappointment.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0806Steam reviews · Dec 13, 2011

    Feels like a poor version of Mirror's Edge. In this you have no sense of weight or presence and the controls just feel too floaty for my liking. Shame because graphically it certainly feels like a mix of Rez and Mirror's Edge. Honestly I wouldn't recommend this.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0370Steam reviews · Oct 29, 2021 · 31 h played

    Why would I even describe a game that can't be purchased any longer. I bought this game nearly 2 years back when it was available for purchase and decided to play it just now. All I can say is I am deeply saddened over the plight of all those gamers who failed to get it on time before it went out-of-stock like forever :D Boo Hoo, I am so lucky that I have it then. This game was like way too awesome to be ignored and now you can't even get it. So, Boo Hoo once again.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0214Steam reviews · Dec 24, 2016 · 7 h played

    This game is really good looking! Levels are beatiful and graphics are very fine. Music is great. Gets very difficult so maybe not best game for casual playing, but easier levels are much fun. One bad thing is that controls are not always working like they should be so you can fail because of it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0530Steam reviews · Dec 16, 2014

    A nightmare. Feels like they took the Xen platforming sections of Half Life 1 and based a whole game around them. Clunky and awkward and miserable. Certified Bundle Crap.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7824Steam reviews · Sep 23, 2014

    Poor controls, bad perspective, and graphics that are just so so. The idea of a vertical first person racer sounds fun, this isn't.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4005Steam reviews · Mar 21, 2014 · 2 h played

    The controls are awkward, unusual, inadequate, badly implemented, and nearly impossible to use properly. Even if you rebind the keys, there is simply no way to execute multiple commands while using both the mouse and keyboard to move about the game world. Sometimes it is necessary to use power-ups, and having five fingers in each hand is simply not enough for inMomentum. I am certain that after excessive amounts of practice, it becomes possible, but I am not sure if the trouble is worth it.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4576Steam reviews · Nov 26, 2013 · 1 h played

    Played for 30 minutes and never felt any momentum. Very floaty and unprecise. Better stick to Defrag!

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  • Steam user Steam user …7937Steam reviews · Sep 20, 2012

    Can't speak to multiplayer (maybe it's a great racing game?) but as a get-through-this-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥-stage title it's just... not fun, a lot of the time. Single player has no powerups and those are half the fun. It's dumb.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4552Steam reviews · Sep 7, 2019 · 1 h played

    Steam added AU currency and many games are no longer for sale unless the developers themselves set a price manually. Set this ♥♥♥♥ to Automatically fix. It's disrespectful to just set new pricing and any problems means we cannot buy. Atrocious. So this game isn't available for sale in Australia. Thumbs down till this is fixed. (I doubt the devs still exist and that's why this game can't be purchased in Australia) Screw the current Steam platform setup. What a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mess.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7022Steam reviews · Dec 20, 2013

    Someone took the worst part of FPS games, jumping puzzles, and made an entire game out of it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8685Steam reviews · Dec 17, 2021 · 19 h played

    This game is good, for a VERY specific type of person that loves movement If that's not you, you won't really like this game. If it IS you: you'll have a blast and it's worth picking up

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  • Steam user Steam user …6076Steam reviews · Sep 5, 2019 · 40 h played

    Yes. inMomentum has its issues. Certain same-facing walls will count as one wall for the purposes of wall-jumping, some rare collision boxes are just slightly off enough for you to slam into the corner of them, and the multiplayer is essentially dead. The game is abandoned, these issues won't be fixed, and no new levels will be added (barring intervention by a tech wizard who can reverse engineer an SDK for the game). However, this is by far the best freerunning game I have played, with a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2783Steam reviews · Feb 16, 2018 · 10 h played

    Phenomenal game-- or atleast it would be if it were still maintained and the rest of the game was actually developed. There are many bugs regarding level restarting and the wall jumping which take away a lot of fun from the game. Regardless of that i still play it day to day while i make my own similar game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8888Steam reviews · Oct 3, 2016

    The default controls are really awkward and difficult to get used to. They can be customized, but there's just so many of them it is not really worth the effort. Just expect a steep learning curve if you play. This flaw could be easily fixed if the game just had controller support. Once you do learn the controls, you realize the game doesn't have much to offer. There are only 12 levels and you do exactly the same thing in all of them. The two solo game modes are literally identical, and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3808Steam reviews · Aug 22, 2016

    almost worth it

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  • Steam user Steam user …1225Steam reviews · Jul 15, 2016 · 9 h played

    bunny-hopping: the game also rocket jumping is kind of a thing in this game, except it just gives you speed. god tier soundtrack, made by the same guy who did the soundtrack for ori and the blind forest. Is it worth it? Yes and no. Its more of a novelty game than anything. I enjoy it but don't play it often. If you're a steam sale game collector, get this one for sure.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3601Steam reviews · Feb 3, 2013 · 1 h played

    inMomentum, a 1st person platformer based on running around a level collecting spheres. There is a large focus on speed, as you are encouraged to blast though the levels as quick as possible; as you are only fighting a timer. Unfortunately, the game feels very clumsy. While I'm sure you could master it in time, any time I tried to pick up any speed or do anything interesting I would fall into a pit (the levels are made of very small platforms and 90% pits). The only way to complete the level is…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4782Steam reviews · Mar 13, 2012 · 1 h played

    I am not normally a fan of jumping games. I tend to get frustrated easily and don't usually have the dexterity required to be very successful at them. That said, inMomentum is a jumping game, but it shifts the paradigm somewhat in that the jumping is tethered to the mouse rather than the keyboard. Initially this seemed like a strange choice, but in reality, the game is so focused around jumping that it makes the most sense and gives the player the quickest control method. inMomentum features…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4213Steam reviews · Nov 3, 2011 · 1 h played

    If you expected a game similar to the Mirror's Edge Time Trial mode; prepare for (major) disappointment. The idea is there, it's just isn't executed in a fun way. The graphics are clean, which I like, Mirror's Edge used the same sort of style, but besides that it really can't be compared. Do like me and go play Mirror's Edge instead of wasting time and money on this thing. How many times have I used the words Mirror's Edge now ? Mirror's Edge. I lost count. Mirror's Edge ! [Rating: 67/100]

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  • Steam user Steam user …0724Steam reviews · Jan 28, 2026 · 3 h played

    This game is good for a VERY specific type of person who loves speed-runner parkour platformers. I don't. There is not much to see. Very niche game, and with keyboard and mouse it's very hard to play.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0092Steam reviews · Jun 9, 2024 · 40 h played

    First person speed game about keeping momentum. Nothing quite like it has come since, it is truly a hidden gem of a game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6771Steam reviews · Jan 6, 2022 · 3 h played

    Очень жалко, что игра умерла. Очень нравилась.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9942Steam reviews · Jun 14, 2020

    Boring singleplayer, and multiplayer is dead.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7278Steam reviews · Aug 19, 2017

    You run. Welp, that's about it. I mean you jump too. Sometimes. The environment reminds me of those budget "VR" titles you'd see in the early 2000's and it doesn't look good. Game can't even run at my full resolution. I can see how someone might like this game but, ugh, its just running and jumping.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0801Steam reviews · Aug 10, 2016 · 417 h played

    It's okay, i guess.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4035Steam reviews · May 28, 2015

    I want to like this game, but there are a few things holding it back: 1) It just doesn't feel tight enough. Slipping at the same hurdle for the hundredth time is fine if you have a solid system where you can count your mistakes and rectify them--think Dark Souls, Super Meat Boy et al--but when you're slipping here and floating there it makes for a very frustrating experience. 2) There's nothing to the single player. Honestly, it's not worth bothering with unless you're aiming to practice for…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8726Steam reviews · Mar 19, 2015 · 2 h played

    I didn't expect much from the game, but what I got was a lot.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4854Steam reviews · Jun 15, 2014 · 2 h played

    The soundtrack for this game completes the level of amazingness that this game visually offers. Its a beautiful game, with such a unique feel to it. This game handles amazingly and the controls seem so fluent once you get used to them, and the only thing that could make this better would be to have friends that had this :c None the less, I really recommend this game if you're itching for a new parkour-esque type game. What I recommend to the devs 1. Level editor- I love the freestyle map, but…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6296Steam reviews · Apr 26, 2014 · 1 h played

    Really fun game. Bought it when it first came out and even now I still find myself playing it from time to time. Great soundtrack and awesome graphics.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2595Steam reviews · Jan 7, 2013 · 14 h played

    For all strafe jumps lovers from CS/HL/Quake/etc. must have. speed.jumpimg. precision. In nuttshell, Also usefull for people who just started playing FPS as its helps geet use to movement/jumping/etc (approoved by my gf).

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  • Steam user Steam user …2446Steam reviews · Feb 14, 2012 · 1 h played

    Slightly bruised Mirror's Edge methadone. If you like jumping first person platformers with annoying tutorials, then give this a shot! Right after you're done eating raw fish and redecorating the cave you live in, Gollum.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1058Steam reviews · Nov 3, 2011 · 36 h played

    Fun game movment is nice with plenty of air control. the music is very nice give each level a wonderfuly zen feeling. however this game has alot wrong, leaderboards can only be veiwed at the end of a run and only show top ten in the world. settings must be changed everytime you change level, to get to the next map you must quit back to the main menu. The list gose on but nothing here actualy breaks the game once you are in a game you wont want to be anywhere else.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7313Steam reviews · Jun 17, 2022 · 1 h played

    Where is "Hard" category? If you like restart 100 times even at first episode, it fits on you absolutely! I saw someone finished in 23 secs. You are GOD maan!

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  • Steam user Steam user …6993Steam reviews · Aug 17, 2021 · 10 h played

    Stars received: 3.0/10 _ Note: v.5 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions [0.5] Controls & Training & Help [0.4] Menu & Settings [0.3] Sound & Music [0.4] Graphics [0.4] Game Design [0.2] Game Story [0.3] Game Content [0.3] Completion time (level/game)? [0.2] is it Enjoyable & Fun? Could it hold a spot in Favorites? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again) BONUS point: Multi-Player related BONUS point: Review for VR - if Registration is required with providing PII Game description…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7575Steam reviews · Jan 10, 2018

    Pretty nice speedrunner. Cuts out all the narrative and gets right to the point unlike some other ambitious entries to the genre. Reminds me of strafejumping trials in quake 3

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  • Steam user Steam user …6977Steam reviews · Oct 9, 2017 · 4 h played

    Really cool platformer. Not popular enough sadly.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5344Steam reviews · Dec 12, 2016 · 1 h played

    nice game ... Tomi xdd 10/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …5001Steam reviews · Jun 22, 2016

    This game is quick, simply but beautiful. Unfortunatly game getting quick boring. There's no servers to play with others, but if you wank you can make one. But it's good to play several minutes, challenge your friends, or just alone jump around and explore several maps.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3039Steam reviews · Mar 27, 2016

    i wish this had controller support

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  • Steam user Steam user …0622Steam reviews · Oct 30, 2015 · 5 h played

    Its a baller ass game play the ♥♥♥♥ out of it

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  • Steam user Steam user …3201Steam reviews · Feb 14, 2014 · 21 h played

    My God what an amazing game for speedrunning! you should just try it for even a "casual speedrun"!

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  • Steam user Steam user …0466Steam reviews · Aug 11, 2013

    I DON'T REMEMBER IF I ACTUALLY PAID FOR THIS OR NOT BUT IF I DID I TOTALLY REGRET THAT

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  • Steam user Steam user …3824Steam reviews · Jun 1, 2013

    virtual dumpster

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  • Steam user Steam user …9357Steam reviews · May 20, 2013

    inMomentum is a game where you must run from start to finish. But it's not just a racing game; you must solve little puzzles on the way to get to the finish line. Amazing visuals and a very good gameplay. Interesting concept for a just-run game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1979Steam reviews · Dec 29, 2011 · 3 h played

    inMomentum is one of those games that is a crebral feast of a platformer. Visually intensive as well as staggering in scale and scope. It makes you put every ounce of your capacity of lateral thinking into dancing and skipping across the massive, suspended maps in the fastest times possible, and punishes your dumb ass if you messed up a jump. This is a GREAT game. But sadly.......inMomentum is a huge disappointment. The game's trailer touts its 'Competitive First-Person Racing', 'Various Game…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7897Steam reviews · Dec 28, 2011

    I was like what is this game about to a friend and he told me im just supposed to go really fast then I started to really dig it. Well it is good and you should play it. The end.

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