David Fincher&#039;s The Killer is on Netflix and it has Michael Fassbender donning multiple sitcom aliases, a treasure for pop culture fans

All Sitcom Aliases Michael Fassbender Used in David Fincher&#8217;s &#8216;The Killer&#8217;

Killing can be boring. At least that’s what David Fincher’s The Killer seems to
be talking about. Starring Michael Fassbender as the nameless and ruthless
killer, the Netflix flick reached the platform earlier today amidst much
anticipation. The premise is as unique as it is simple. A contract killer sets
out for vengeance when things get personal after a botched assignment. On the
face of it, The Killer may seem like a run-of-the-mill revenge thriller, but
there is more. Adapted from a French graphic novel, the movie is a study of the
repetitive and tedious nature of killing someone.

Apart from the mantra he keeps repeating to himself and his routine, there are
many things he must do repeatedly to survive. One of them is all the aliases he
uses. But something sets apart The Killer’s aliases: Its connection to sitcoms.

Disclaimer: Major spoilers ahead


8 ALIASES FEATURED IN DAVID FINCHER’S THE KILLER


1. FELIX UNGER

The David Fincher movie opens with Fassbender sitting still on a chair in a
Paris WeWork space, staring mutely at the building across the street, waiting
for the target. After a five-day wait, when the target finally shows up and our
killer tries to finish the job, the unthinkable happens: he misses. He now has
to make a quick exit out of the building and out of the city. Enter Felix Unger,
an alias he uses at the Paris airport to catch a flight to Miami.

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Those familiar with 70s sitcoms would know Unger from ABC’s Neil Simon’s The Odd
Couple. Played originally by Tony Randall (and later by the likes of Thomas
Lennon), Felix is a professional photographer who moves in with his college
friend Oscar Madison after his wife kicks him out. Like the killer, Felix is
also prim and proper, except his neuroticism doesn’t help him skirt the law as
it does for Fassbender’s character.


2. ARCHIBALD BUNKER

We come across the next alias when the assassin has to make his way to Santo
Domingo from Miami. While he was supposed to fly on the same day, he decided to
reschedule his flight to the next day after spotting a guy first at the Paris
flight and later at the airport lounge. He goes up to the airport staff to get
his flight changed and Fincher ensures to focus clearly on the new alias,
Archibald Bunker.

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Yet another ode to the 70s sitcom, Bunker was a World War II veteran and the
main character of All in the Family and later, Archie Bunker’s Place. Known for
his overbearing nature, this character drew laughter for the prejudice he had
against various ethnic groups and how it played out with his leftist son, Mike.


3. OSCAR MADISON

The third alias in The Killer shows up when the titular character is sending a
post to his handler and lawyer, Hodges, and his assistant, Dolores. By this
point, the assassin has reached Santo Domingo and finds his house trashed and
his partner hospitalized after a brutal attack. Having tracked the cab driver
who drove the man and the woman who attacked his place, Fassbender’s character
goes to send something to his handler using a new alias, also in the focus of
the camera: Oscar Madison.

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Like Unger, Madison is also from the 70s sitcom The Odd Couple. In the sitcom,
Madison is a sports talk show host and also a divorcee. When compared to his new
roommate, he is more easygoing and untidy. Among the many actors who donned this
role was Matthew Perry in the 2015 screen production of the original play. While
he may be remembered for his work in Friends (something the actor didn’t want
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-matthew-perry-did-not-want-friends-to-be-the-first-thing-he-was-remembered-for-and-it-is-now-being-realized/]),
Perry played the role for three seasons.


4. HOWARD CUNNINGHAM

The Killer’s next alias is Howard Cunningham, yet another mainstay of a 1970s
sitcom. Cunningham shows up when the assassin is catching a flight from Santo
Domingo to Barahona after a brief stop at New Orleans to kill Hodges and Dolores
and get the identities of people who attacked his house.

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Alongside Fonzie, Cunningham had won the hearts of many in the 70s with his
typical 50s father archetype: Republican business owner in Middle America, a
sage, and a white man with traditional values.

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5. LOU GRANT

Having killed the man who assaulted his partner, The Brute, the assassin leaves
behind Florida in a weary state after the brutal and extended fight sequence.
His next stop is New York to find the woman, The Expert, who accompanied the
Brute. For the same, he takes a flight from Florida to LaGuardia under his new
alias: Lou Grant.

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Who doesn’t know Lou Grant? This is a singular character who was the main
character of two shows, the original one, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (a comedy),
and its spinoff, Lou Grant (a drama). Played by Ed Asner, Grant is a journalist
who dabbled in both print and broadcast formats throughout the two shows.


6. SAM MALONE

By the time his next alias is out, the killer has reached New York, ready to
eliminate The Expert. He needs a car for this job and at a car rental shop; he
flashes the next fake ID. This time the name is an icon: Sam Malone.

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Sam Malone is a popular pop culture figure being the mainstay of the 80s hit
show Cheers. Played the evergreen Ted Danson, Malone was a former baseball
relief pitcher before opening his bar Cheers. He was a recovering alcoholic and
a womanizer, having an on-and-off relationship with his bar waitress Diane.


7. GEORGE JEFFERSON

Once he has killed The Expert, the assassin’s next and final target is The
Client, known as Claybourne, played by Arliss Howard. While it is not hard to
get rid of Claybourne, our killer hesitates because the client is a public
figure and he knows he could get caught. To avoid having to set foot in the US,
he decided to close his account with an American bank, which he had opened under
the alias George Jefferson.



Jefferson was a supporting character in All in the Family, where he had issues
with Bunker and his bigotry. Later, the character got his spinoff called The
Jeffersons which followed George and his family, now well-off and living in
Manhattan due to a flourishing dry cleaning business.


8. ROBERT HARTLEY

In his pursuit to kill or at least get to Claybourne, the killer tails him, only
to find him being a member of an exclusive, high-end gym. to get more access to
his target, Fassbender’s character signs up for a one-week trial period at the
gym, where he eventually gets The Client’s house key. His alias while signing up
for the trial membership, was Robert Hartley.

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Also known as Bob Hartley or Dr. Hartley, this character is a psychologist and
the main character of The Bob Newhart Show, yet another 70s staple. While he
usually charged high rates for consultation, he also did charity sessions.

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Eight aliases and one man—that is The Killer for you. What draws all of these
characters together apart from their sitcom origins is that most of them
originate from popular shows in the 70s. Fincher loves his retro sitcoms and
displays the same by making sure each alias is in focus for his audience to
find.

How many of these aliases did you pick up?

The Killer is streaming on Netflix.

Parvathi Ajith

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<p>Killing can be boring. At least that&#8217;s what <strong>David Fincher&#8217;s <em>The Killer</em> </strong>seems to be talking about. Starring Michael Fassbender as the nameless and ruthless killer, the Netflix flick reached the platform earlier today amidst much anticipation. The premise is as unique as it is simple. A contract killer sets out for vengeance when things get personal after a botched assignment. On the face of it, <em>The Killer</em> may seem like a run-of-the-mill revenge thriller, but there is more. Adapted from a French graphic novel, the movie is a study of the repetitive and tedious nature of killing someone.</p>
<p>Apart from the mantra he keeps repeating to himself and his routine, there are many things he must do repeatedly to survive. One of them is all the aliases he uses. But something sets apart <em>The Killer&#8217;</em>s aliases: Its connection to sitcoms.</p>
<p><em>Disclaimer: Major spoilers ahead</em></p>
<h2>8 aliases featured in David Fincher&#8217;s The Killer</h2>
<h3>1. Felix Unger</h3>
<p>The David Fincher movie opens with Fassbender sitting still on a chair in a Paris WeWork space, staring mutely at the building across the street, waiting for the target. After a five-day wait, when the target finally shows up and our killer tries to finish the job, the unthinkable happens: he misses. He now has to make a quick exit out of the building and out of the city. Enter Felix Unger, an alias he uses at the Paris airport to catch a flight to Miami.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-148872 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1.jpg" alt="" width="1393" height="807" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1.jpg 1393w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-768x445.jpg 768w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-370x214.jpg 370w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-800x463.jpg 800w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-20x12.jpg 20w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-185x107.jpg 185w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-740x429.jpg 740w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-400x232.jpg 400w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Felix-Unger-1-83x48.jpg 83w" sizes="(max-width: 1393px) 100vw, 1393px" /></p>
<p>Those familiar with 70s sitcoms would know Unger from ABC&#8217;s <i>Neil Simon&#8217;s The Odd Couple. </i>Played originally by Tony Randall (and later by the likes of Thomas Lennon), Felix is a professional photographer who moves in with his college friend Oscar Madison after his wife kicks him out. Like the killer, Felix is also prim and proper, except his neuroticism doesn&#8217;t help him skirt the law as it does for Fassbender&#8217;s character.</p>
<h3>2. Archibald Bunker</h3>
<p>We come across the next alias when the assassin has to make his way to Santo Domingo from Miami. While he was supposed to fly on the same day, he decided to reschedule his flight to the next day after spotting a guy first at the Paris flight and later at the airport lounge. He goes up to the airport staff to get his flight changed and Fincher ensures to focus clearly on the new alias, Archibald Bunker.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-148863 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Archibald-Bunker.jpg" alt="" width="987" height="517" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Archibald-Bunker.jpg 602w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Archibald-Bunker-300x157.jpg 300w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Archibald-Bunker-370x194.jpg 370w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Archibald-Bunker-185x97.jpg 185w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Archibald-Bunker-20x10.jpg 20w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Archibald-Bunker-400x209.jpg 400w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Archibald-Bunker-92x48.jpg 92w" sizes="(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px" /></p>
<p>Yet another ode to the 70s sitcom, Bunker was a World War II veteran and the main character of <em>All in the Family</em> and later, <em>Archie Bunker&#8217;s Place</em>. Known for his overbearing nature, this character drew laughter for the prejudice he had against various ethnic groups and how it played out with his leftist son, Mike.</p>
<h3>3. Oscar Madison</h3>
<p>The third alias in <em>The Killer</em> shows up when the titular character is sending a post to his handler and lawyer, Hodges, and his assistant, Dolores. By this point, the assassin has reached Santo Domingo and finds his house trashed and his partner hospitalized after a brutal attack. Having tracked the cab driver who drove the man and the woman who attacked his place, Fassbender&#8217;s character goes to send something to his handler using a new alias, also in the focus of the camera: Oscar Madison.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-148873 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1.jpg" alt="" width="1595" height="817" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1.jpg 1595w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-768x393.jpg 768w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-1536x787.jpg 1536w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-370x190.jpg 370w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-800x410.jpg 800w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-185x95.jpg 185w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-740x379.jpg 740w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-20x10.jpg 20w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-400x205.jpg 400w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-Madison-1-94x48.jpg 94w" sizes="(max-width: 1595px) 100vw, 1595px" /></p>
<p>Like Unger, Madison is also from the 70s sitcom <em>The Odd Couple</em>. In the sitcom, Madison is a sports talk show host and also a divorcee. When compared to his new roommate, he is more easygoing and untidy. Among the many actors who donned this role was Matthew Perry in the 2015 screen production of the original play. While he may be remembered for his work in <em>Friends</em> (<a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-matthew-perry-did-not-want-friends-to-be-the-first-thing-he-was-remembered-for-and-it-is-now-being-realized/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">something the actor didn&#8217;t want</a>), Perry played the role for three seasons.</p>
<h3>4. Howard Cunningham</h3>
<p>The Killer&#8217;s next alias is Howard Cunningham, yet another mainstay of a 1970s sitcom. Cunningham shows up when the assassin is catching a flight from Santo Domingo to Barahona after a brief stop at New Orleans to kill Hodges and Dolores and get the identities of people who attacked his house.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-148865 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham.png" alt="" width="1493" height="886" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham.png 1493w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-300x178.png 300w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-1024x608.png 1024w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-768x456.png 768w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-370x220.png 370w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-800x475.png 800w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-20x12.png 20w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-185x110.png 185w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-740x439.png 740w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-400x237.png 400w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/howard-cunningham-81x48.png 81w" sizes="(max-width: 1493px) 100vw, 1493px" /></p>
<p>Alongside Fonzie, Cunningham had won the hearts of many in the 70s with his typical 50s father archetype: Republican business owner in Middle America, a sage, and a white man with traditional values.</p>
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<h3>5. Lou Grant</h3>
<p>Having killed the man who assaulted his partner, The Brute, the assassin leaves behind Florida in a weary state after the brutal and extended fight sequence. His next stop is New York to find the woman, The Expert, who accompanied the Brute. For the same, he takes a flight from Florida to LaGuardia under his new alias: Lou Grant.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-148867 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant.jpeg" alt="" width="1400" height="1400" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant.jpeg 1400w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-180x180.jpeg 180w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-90x90.jpeg 90w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-370x370.jpeg 370w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-800x800.jpeg 800w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-20x20.jpeg 20w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-185x185.jpeg 185w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-740x740.jpeg 740w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Lou-Grant-48x48.jpeg 48w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></p>
<p>Who doesn&#8217;t know Lou Grant? This is a singular character who was the main character of two shows, the original one, <em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show (</em>a comedy), and its spinoff, <em>Lou Grant </em>(a drama). Played by Ed Asner, Grant is a journalist who dabbled in both print and broadcast formats throughout the two shows.</p>
<h3>6. Sam Malone</h3>
<p>By the time his next alias is out, the killer has reached New York, ready to eliminate The Expert. He needs a car for this job and at a car rental shop; he flashes the next fake ID. This time the name is an icon: Sam Malone.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-148868 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone.png" alt="" width="1147" height="773" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone.png 1147w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-300x202.png 300w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-1024x690.png 1024w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-768x518.png 768w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-370x249.png 370w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-800x539.png 800w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-20x13.png 20w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-185x125.png 185w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-740x499.png 740w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-400x270.png 400w, https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/Sam-Malone-71x48.png 71w" sizes="(max-width: 1147px) 100vw, 1147px" /></p>
<p>Sam Malone is a popular pop culture figure being the mainstay of the 80s hit show <em>Cheers. </em>Played the evergreen Ted Danson, Malone was a former baseball relief pitcher before opening his bar Cheers. He was a recovering alcoholic and a womanizer, having an on-and-off relationship with his bar waitress Diane.</p>
<h3>7. George Jefferson</h3>
<p>Once he has killed The Expert, the assassin&#8217;s next and final target is The Client, known as Claybourne, played by Arliss Howard. While it is not hard to get rid of Claybourne, our killer hesitates because the client is a public figure and he knows he could get caught. To avoid having to set foot in the US, he decided to close his account with an American bank, which he had opened under the alias George Jefferson.</p>
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<p>Jefferson was a supporting character in <em>All in the Family</em>, where he had issues with Bunker and his bigotry. Later, the character got his spinoff called <em>The Jeffersons</em> which followed George and his family, now well-off and living in Manhattan due to a flourishing dry cleaning business.</p>
<h3>8. Robert Hartley</h3>
<p>In his pursuit to kill or at least get to Claybourne, the killer tails him, only to find him being a member of an exclusive, high-end gym. to get more access to his target, Fassbender&#8217;s character signs up for a one-week trial period at the gym, where he eventually gets The Client&#8217;s house key. His alias while signing up for the trial membership, was Robert Hartley.</p>
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<p>Also known as Bob Hartley or Dr. Hartley, this character is a psychologist and the main character of The Bob Newhart Show, yet another 70s staple. While he usually charged high rates for consultation, he also did charity sessions.</p>
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<p>Eight aliases and one man—that is The Killer for you. What draws all of these characters together apart from their sitcom origins is that most of them originate from popular shows in the 70s. Fincher loves his retro sitcoms and displays the same by making sure each alias is in focus for his audience to find.</p>
<p>How many of these aliases did you pick up?</p>
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