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the Steinwehr Avenue exit. Go North on Stein-wehr Avenue (Business Rt. 15 N) 200 yards. Turn Left onto Bullfrog Road - go approx. 1.5 mile. Turn Right onto Pumping Station Road. Continue on Pumping Station Road to Reen-actment Site.

Directions From Center of Town: Take Stein-wehr Avenue South (Business Rt. 15 South) ap-prox. 1.5 mile to Millerstown Road. Turn right onto Millerstown Road. Cross over Confeder-ate Ave at stop sign. Continue straight on Mill-erstown Road past Eisenhower Nat’l Historic Site (road name changes to Pumping Station Road) Continue on Pumping Station Road to the reenactment site.

GPS Location:965 Pumping Station Rd., Gettysburg, PA

Directions to the July 3-5, 2015 Reenactment

- NO PETS are allowed on site or in the parking areas.

- ARRIVAL TIME: The event site gates open at 8:30 a.m. each day and the program begins at 9:00 a.m. So come early and plan to spend the day. Please be sure to arrive at least two hours prior to the “battles.” While there is plenty to see and do all over the site, traf-fic peaks just prior to these times. Try not to make commitments in town or off-site immediately fol-lowing the “battles.” Anticipate delays and consider staying on site to relax and stroll around the camps and food areas following the “battles.” The very best time to walk the site is after the “battles.”

- CLOTHING: We suggest wear-ing light colored clothing, hats, comfortable shoes, sunglasses and sunscreen.

- GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS are required and ad-mit you into the reenactment site, all activities and demonstrations. You may bring folding type lawn chairs to view the battles and field events from your own chair or stand in the designated spectator areas. Spaces are on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early if you intend to set up your chair near the front. NOTE: Bleacher seating is NOT INCLUDED in General Admission Tickets.

- BLEACHER SEATING of-fers the best view possible for the battles and field demonstrations. Seating is first-come, first-served. Order tickets early - bleacher seat-ing is limited (extra charge).

- SEATING: No one spot (in-cluding bleacher seating) will be the best for all days of the reen-actment action. Everyone will see some distant as well as close ac-tion. You might consider bringing a small pair of binoculars in order to see some things up close.

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Gettysburg Civil War Battle ReenactmentJuly 3rd, 4th, & 5th, 2015*

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* Vendor Ticket Sales Are Subject to a $5 Processing Fee Per Order.*Ticket Policy: The annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment is an outdoor weather related event staged entirely in farm fields and like all outdoor events, the ability to per-form, and public safety considerations can be affected by serious weather and turf conditions, which are beyond the organizers’ control. Tickets are absolutely non-refundable as indicated by the specific terms on each ticket, and on our website, rack cards and other printed materials. In the unlikely event of a necessary and unavoidable postponement, the rescheduled dates for the 2015 event would be August 7, 8, & 9, 2015 -- tickets would then be honored for any day of the rescheduled event. To check the event status at anytime you may log onto our website: www.gettysburgreenactment.com. Information is posted immediately on the “home page” or you may contact us by phone at 717-338-1525.

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Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment July 2-5, 2015Schedule of Events*

FRIDAY, JULY 3RD8:30 a.m. — Gates Open & Your Adventure Begins9:00 a.m. — The Federal Generals discuss their options for the Battle. (Activities Tent 1)9:30 a.m. — Civil War Medicine - the good, the bad and the ugly. (Activities Tent 2)10:00 a.m. — U.S. Christian Commission tells the story of their hardships. (Activities Tent 1)10:30 a.m. — Generals Lee and Longstreet ponder the first day’s successes. (Activities Tent 2)11:00 a.m. — Music performed by the Second South Carolina String Band. (Activities Tent 1)11:30 a.m. — A woman’s opinion of the hardships of the war. (Activities Tent 2)12:00 p.m. — Actor Patrick Falci tells talks about the making of the movie “Gettysburg”. (Activities Tent 1)12:30 p.m. — How to become a Reenactor. (Activities Tent 2)1:30 p.m. — Military Battle Demonstration (Tactical Skirmish) — Live Mortar Fire Demonstration. Watch as the balls fly through the air. (Follows Battle)2:30 p.m. — Artillery Crew Field Demonstration (Narrated)3:00 p.m. — Ghostly Tales of Historic Gettysburg told by Johlene “Spooky” Riley. (Activities Tent 1)3:30 p.m. — An 1860’s Fashion Show presented by the Ladies of the American Living History Society. (Activities Tent 2)4:00 p.m. — Period Music performed by the 46th PA Brass Band. (Activities Tent 1)4:30 p.m. — Stories of the Spies of the Civil War. (Activities Tent 2)5:30 p.m. — Battle: The Push To Seminary Ridge - First Day Action

SATURDAY, JULY 4TH8:30 a.m. — Gates Open & Your Adventure Begins Again9:00 a.m. — U.S. Christian Commission tells the story of their hardships. (Activities Tent 1)9:30 a.m. — The Federal Generals discuss their options for the Battle. (Activities Tent 2)10:00 a.m. — Generals Lee and Longstreet ponder the first day’s successes. (Activities Tent 1)11:00 a.m. — Battle: Hell To Pay - Buford Defends The High Ground — Live Mortar Fire Demonstration. Watch as the balls fly through the air. (Follows Battle)1:00 p.m. — Artillery Crew Field Demonstration - Narrated (Field Demonstration) — Live Mortar Fire Demonstration. Watch as the balls fly through the air. (Follows Battle)2:00 p.m. — Actor Patrick Falci tells talks about the making of the movie “Gettysburg”. (Activities Tent 2)2:30 p.m. — Ghostly Tales of Historic Gettysburg told by Johlene “Spooky” Riley. (Activities Tent 1)3:00 p.m. — Civil War Wedding: Share the Love & Joy as this Living History couple recite their vows. (Activities Tent 1)4:00 p.m. — Battle: A Bloody Harvest - The Wheatfield6:00 p.m. — Civil War Religious Revival Service. (Activities Tent 1)8:00 p.m. — Reenactors Camp Dance with the 2nd South Carolina String Band. (Activities Tent 2)

SUNDAY, JULY 5TH8:30 a.m. — Gates Open & Your Adventure Begins Anew9:00 a.m. — Attend a Period Worship Service (Activities Tent 1) or a Catholic Service (Activities Tent 2)10:00 a.m. — The Federal Generals discuss their options for the upcoming Battle (Activities Tent 1)10:30 a.m. — Civil War Medicine - The good, the bad and the ugly. (Activities Tent 2)11:00 a.m. — Cavalry Battle: Virginians & Wolverines - Action as depicted in the East Cavalry Field — Live Mortar Fire Demonstration. Watch as the balls fly through the air. (Follows Battle)12:30 p.m. — A Woman’s opinion of the hardships of war. (Activities Tent 2)1:00 p.m. — Actor Patrick Falci tells talks about the making of the movie “Gettysburg”. (Activities Tent 1)1:30 p.m. — Civil War Medicine - The effects of Battle on Soldiers. (Activities Tent 2)2:30 p.m. — Battle: Glory Or Death - segment of Pickett’s Charge3:30 p.m. — Ghostly Tales of Historic Gettysburg told by Johlene “Spooky” Riley. (Activities Tent 1)

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“The Push To Seminary Ridge - The First Day”FRIDAy, JULy 3RD, 5:30PM (BATTLE SCENARIO)Early in the morning on July 1st Confederate General Henry Heth moved toward Gettysburg from Cashtown on the Chambersburg

Pike in search of supplies. Heth’s entire division was mustered for the march when one of his brigade’s had returned and reported a size-able force of Union cavalry near Gettysburg. After exchanging a few shots with a Union cavalry picket post near Marsh Creek, Heath believed he may be facing some local militia and a small Union force as he approached Herrs Ridge, Willoughby Run, McPherson’s Ridge and Seminary Ridge. This belief was short-lived. Heath discovered the Rebels were facing General Buford’s dismounted cavalry, who had been sent forward to McPherson’s Ridge and to Willoughby Run in order to stall the Confederate advance. Colonel William Gamble’s brigade of Buford’s division, supported by Lt. John H. Calef’s U.S. Battery with their breech loading carbines, did a fine job of delaying the Confederate approach. The Rebels were stalled – but only for a short period. The intense fighting of the First Day was just beginning.

Two brigades, commanded by General Archer & Davis, pressed slowly ahead crossing Willoughby Run. On Seminary Ridge from the cupola of Schmucker Hall, General Buford was watching his men being pushed back from Willoughby Run when General John Reynolds, riding ahead of his First Corps coming up in support, asked Buford to hold out until his troops arrived. “The devil’s to pay”, exclaimed

Buford. Then he simply replied, “I reckon I can.” At the end of the first day’s battle, lo-cations west of Gettysburg such as Herr’s Ridge, McPherson’s Woods, Willoughby Run, The Railroad Cut, Iverson’s Pits, Oak Hill, Schmucker Hall and Seminary Ridge would be etched into American history. The Union forces were eventually driven back through the town, but the First Day delaying action that held the line gave Union reinforcements enough time to arrive and secure the strategic advantage on Cemetery Ridge. Experience the exhilarating ‘Push To Seminary Ridge” action as the battle begins on Friday, July 3rd at 5:30PM, at the 152nd Gettysburg Anniversary Civil War Battle Reenactment.

“Hell To Pay - Buford Defending The High Ground”SATURDAy, JULy 4TH, 11AM (BATTLE SCENARIO)This constantly changing First Day action, involving cavalry, artillery and infantry, recreates the gallant initial defense and

eventual retreat of Union forces from the western and northern outskirts of Gettysburg, to the final defensive Federal position on Cemetery Ridge on July 1st. The Battle of Gettysburg began with Confederate troops approaching from Cashton attacking the Federal troops on McPherson Ridge, just west of town. The attack began along Chambersburg Pike when members of General A.P. Hill’s Corp began probing the Federal line on McPherson Ridge. Largely outnumbered, the Union forces fight valiantly to hold the high ground on McPherson, Seminary and Oak ridge’s. As the Feder-als were overrun by the Confederate forces in the afternoon, they were chaotically driven back through town. Thousands of Union soldiers were captured as they made their way to Cemetery Hill to rally the troops and make their historically definitive stand. This action was critical to ensure that Meade’s army secured the high ground on Cemetery Ridge. Enjoy an entire day of reenactment events while experiencing this battle on Friday at the 152nd Gettysburg Anniversary Battle Reenactment.

A Bloody Harvest - The WheatfieldSATURDAy, JULy 4TH, 4:00PM (BATTLE SCENARIO)On the morning of July 2, 1863 the Confederate forces were jubilant. They had driven the enemy from the field and now occupied the town of

Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee decided to remain at Gettysburg to defeat the defending Federal force, now deployed on high ground south and east of town. Deciding on a Napoleonic flanking maneuver against the Union troops, Lee ordered an attack, with General Longstreet’s 1st

Corps engaging the Federals on Little Round Top, and General Ewell’s 2nd Corps hitting the Federals on Cemetery and Culp’s Hills as a diversion.

General Longstreet’s troops had not arrived yet on the morning of July 2, and determinedly traveled in a counter-march to avoid detection. As a result, Dan Sickles, commander of the Union 3rd Corps, ordered his men off the rocky hill and positioned them in fields and knolls in the shadow of the Round Tops. He believed the Confederates would not attack his men on high ground; rather he thought, Lee was probably going to skirt around the Union forces and run toward Washington.

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When General Longstreet’s troops arrived at Gettysburg on the afternoon of July 2, he was amazed to find men in blue in the Peach Orchard that ran along the Emmitsburg Road. Sickles had deployed most of his men there, leaving

a brigade under Regis DeTrobriand in a wheat field and another in Devil’s Den, under the command of Hobart Ward.Longstreet launched his troops against the Federals, hoping to gain the high ground of Little Round Top before Union General George Meade

discovered that his flank was void of protection. Soon Sickles found himself in desperate trouble and as Devil’s Den fell, he asked for reinforce-ments for the Wheatfield. General John Caldwell’s division of the Union 2nd Corps was dispatched in reply. Caldwell’s division consisted of four brigades, commanded by Colonels Cross, Kelly, Brooke, and Brigadier General Samuel Zook. These troops were immediately engaged in fierce, hand-to-hand combat as the Wheatfield became enveloped in smoke and musketry. Six times the field changed hands in just over two hours as Cross and Zook fell mortally wounded, and Kelly’s Irish Brigade rushed to the stony ridge to stop their foes in gray. Men from Georgia and South Carolina collided with men from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Massachu-setts, and Ireland, leaving many dead and wounded in their wake.

The Wheatfield extracted a gruesome toll of death and carnage for both sides. The Con-federates suffered causalities of 1,394 and the Union 3,125 – which was not a typical ratio of causalities for attackers to defenders. This small expanse of agricultural ground would long be remembered by veterans as a name unique in the history of warfare given the unwavering furiousness of this fight. Experience this violent struggle with varied action in Bloody Harvest At The Wheatfield at The 152nd Gettysburg Anniversary Civil War Battle Reenactment on Sat-urday, July 4th at 4PM.

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“Wolverines and Virginians - Rummel Farm”SUNDAy, JULy 5TH, 11AM (BATTLE SCENARIO)General J.E.B. Stuart ordered the 1st VA Cavalry of Fitz Lee’s Brigade to make a mounted charge to drive a wedge between the Union

lines at the Rummel Farm and Low Dutch Road. Stuart is unaware of the presence of the 1st and 7th Michigan over the ridge guarding the intersection of the Low Dutch and Hanover roads. General Gregg orders a charge against the 1st VA regiment. Brig. General Custer places himself at the head of the charge and with his saber drawn led the 7th Michigan in the charge. Custer stood and turned in his saddle, took off his hat, and shouted, “Come on, you Wolverines!” To this point in the war the Confederate cavalry had maintained con-

sistent superiority to their Federal counterparts. This Union victory not only prevented the Confederate cavalry from attacking and disrupting the rear of the Federal position prior Pickett’s Charge, it also signaled the beginning of Federal cavalry advancement for the duration of the war. Cavalry actions are always a crowd pleaser at the reenactment. Normally these reenactment equestrians salute the spectators with a close up Grand Re-view at the conclusion of the battle. Don’t miss Wolverines and Virginians – Rummel Farm on Sunday morning at the 152nd Gettysburg Anniversary Battle Reenactment.

“Glory or Death” (Segment of Pickett’s Charge)SUNDAy JULy 5TH, 2:30PM (BATTLE SCENARIO)Just mention of the phrase “Pickett’s Charge” brings forth a multitude of vivid thoughts and sensory perceptions. The stone wall at the

copse of trees on Cemetery Ridge came to symbolize the most significant Southern advance on Union soil during the American Civil War. During the conflict at the wall artillery explosions, brutal hand to hand combat, cannons filled with canister and wave after wave of Confeder-ate soldiers being decimated was the order of the day. At the wall the Federals had rank after rank, infantry division after infantry division, artillery filled with canister and even the provost guards on the line awaiting the Confederate advance To the rear of this force awaited a regi-ment of cavalry. Against a Federal army so disposed, driven to end the conflict, its different parts thrown from point to point with certainty and anticipating every possible Confederate movement, the Union forces awaited the Confederate advance across one mile of open fields.

This energy filled and desperate attack that Lee had launched was in truth the mad and reckless movement that Meade characterized it and accomplished no more than a slight fraying of the edge of the front line of the Union troops as the Union Army rose up to repel the Confederates. The next day the struggling Confederate army would begin its trek back south across the Potomac River signaling The High Tide of the Confederacy was on the decline. A massive artillery barrage between opposing artillery precedes Sunday’s troop advance at the reenactment. Experience a segment of this most famous battle every year on Sunday afternoon, July 5th, 2:30PM at the 152nd Gettysburg Battle Reenactment.

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Experience the thrill each day of watching nationally recognized Union and Confeder-ate Artillery batteries firing full-scale Civil War mortars in “live fire” demonstrations.

This unique battlefield demonstration is an event you rarely have the opportunity to experience anywhere. Mortars were utilized by both the Union and Confeder-ate armies during the later part of the Civil War; they were generally employed during “siege” and “fortification” engagements such as Vicksburg and Petersburg. These experienced gun crews will fire actual pro-jectiles weighing in excess of 17 pounds. The shells travel high in the air and land within feet of targets placed approximately 100 yards distant.

Expert narration will describe this daily competitive activity as well as the history of these unique artillery pieces. Witness these live demonstrations each day at the Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, July 3-5, 2015.

Live Mortar Fire Demonstrations

The army sutler played a very important role in the life of the Civil War soldier.The sutler was a civilian, who by army regulations could be ap-pointed “at the rate of one for every regiment, corps, or separate attachment by the commanding officer by higher approval.”

Each regiment was supplied with one of these traders who pitched his white tent near camp and displayed his wares in an enticing manner. The sutler, out of necessity, was both a dry goods deal-

er and a grocer. His chief reliance was a supply of canned goods that answered the demands of the stomach.

Sutlers were important to the troops, but with the high prices they charged, they were not given the consideration they deserved, nor were they perceived as having enhanced status. When one considers the sutler’s expense of transporting goods, waste from exposure, potential of disaster to his army unit, risk from being raided or cleaned out by a party of men in the regiment, and the very real possibility of war-related injury or death, the sutler was, no doubt, under appreciated.

Make sure you take time out to stroll through the impressive “Sutler’s Row.” Inside the the white tents, sutlers in period dress will sell a wide variety of interesting and delectable wares such as guns, sasparilla, hats, uniform items and ac-coutrements, furniture, period clothing, horse tack, hard candy, collectibles, periodicals, molas-ses cookies, photographs and more.

Don’t miss this opportunity to take a walk through history at the Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, July 3-5, 2015.

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A new addition to the Gettys-burg Anniversary Committee Reenactment event this year will be the Gettysburg Times Youth Activities Tent. The tent will become an annual part of the re-enactment celebration.

The tent and activities to be included as part of the three day event are designed to bring more of the younger genera-tion out to the event to be held on July 3-5 at 965 Pumping Sta-tion Road, Gettysburg.

“I attended my first Gettys-burg reenactment event last year and while I met a lot of great people from in and out of the area, I did not see a lot younger people and I am hop-ing through our sponsorship of the tent and our distribution of tickets to school age chil-dren in Adams County it will help bring the youth out to the event and increase their knowl-edge of the Battle of Gettysburg and life in the 1860s,“ said Get-tysburg Times Publisher Harry Hartman.

Events and activities that will be taking place within the youth activity tent will include: dem-onstration and explanations about life for children in Gettys-burg before, during and after the battle, descriptions and pre-sentations of what a younger boy would have gone through as a member of the army dur-ing the

battle, military drumming and marching demonstration, ex-amples of clothing worn by children in the 1860s, Civil War-related coloring contests and games. There will also be free Civil War-related hand-outs and gifts for all children who visit the youth activities tent.

“Working with the re-enact-ment organizers and with our strong Newspapers In Educa-tion (NIE) team at the Times, our sponsorship of the Youth Activities Tent was a no-brain-er and something my team at the Times is really looking forward to,” added Hartman.

A goal of the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee or-ganizers was to expand the event and look to get another generation involved with the

reenactment and let them also experience some living history.

“ I am very excited about the ad-dition of the Gettysburg Times Youth Activities Tent for the Gettysburg 152nd Annual Civ-il War Reenactment. This is a wonderful addition to our ex-isting extensive living history venues that for many years have included two large living history tents and a living his-tory village,” said Randy Phiel, Principal & Operations Manag-er for the Gettysburg Anniver-sary Committee.

“The Youth Activities Tent is an excellent complement to these other areas that will educate and hopefully kindle an interest in American His-tory for younger students. The Gettysburg Anniversary Com-mittee has been a leader in liv-ing history experiences at our Gettysburg Reenactments for twenty-one years; and we are honored to carry on that proud tradition with this year’s Youth Activities Tent.”

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SATURDAY, JULY 4TH10:00 AM Coloring Contest11:00 AM Boys & Girls: Making Marbles, Making Church Dolls12 Noon Drill and Ceremonies followed by Battle of Capture the Flag2:00 PM Coloring Contest3:00 PM Boys & Girls: Making Marbles, Making Church Dolls4:00 PM Drill and Ceremonies

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According to Principal/Operations Manag-er Randy Phiel “The Gettysburg Anniversary Committee is proud to have participated in the Make-A-Wish program for twenty-one years. It has been the wish of many youth over the years to dress in period clothing and take the field un-der appropriate supervision.” Phiel says “This year is no exception with a Make-A-Wish child at the event. It is an honor for the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee organizers and military command to play a part in making this wish re-ality. I want to thank our staff media coordina-tor Andrea DiMartino, commanders Baldwin & Gesuero, Reenactors and event principal/Sutler George Lomas for making sure each year this wish does come true.”

As in past years, The Regimental Quartermas-ter, Gettysburg, will be supplying a uniform for a Make-A-Wish child. Each year the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee gets a request from a child with a life-threatening medical condition to portray a Civil War Soldier. This year, The Regimental Quartermaster is proud to sponsor this request, ensuring that the child is able to live out his dream, Reenacting as a Civil War Soldier during the 152nd Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Reenactments are not exclusively a gentleman’s do-main. A profound visual pleasure at every reenactment is viewing the variety of ladies in period dress. Many of the ladies (with children also in period dress) take great pride in interpreting civil war era attire by wearing gar-ments they have been painstakingly researched and hand crafted themselves. The many different styles and colors will certainly catch your eye.

Don’t miss the “Ladies Period Fashion” demonstra-tion on Friday, July 3rd in the Activities tent at the Gettys-burg Civil War Battle Reenactment. If you think it takes ladies a long time to get dressed in 2015; just come to demonstration and see how long it took in 1863!

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ers of the annual Gettysburg Civ-il War Battle Re-enactment, we are often asked the question--how can I sign up with a unit and participate in the reenact-ments. Unfor-

tunately, we cannot be a clearinghouse for new reenac-tors and are not able to refer you to specific groups.

We can however, refer you to periodicals such as The Civil War News (www.civilwarnews.com), Camp Chase Gazette (www.campchase.com), and the Civil War Courier (www.civilwarcourier.com) for notices posted from units seeking new members. Also, anoth-er good source for reenactor information would be to visit Civil War websites and chat rooms such as www.cwreenactors.com, which is one of the premier sites. You can usually obtain a helpful referral by talking electronically to these various groups. The Civil War

News runs a recruiting/calendar section in their Janu-ary issue each year and some units will run recruiting ads in the classified section during the year in the regu-lar issues. They also have numerous links to reenact-ment and living history groups.

Beginners should start by thinking which area is of most interest to them (i.e. Confederate or Union, infan-try, artillery, cavalry - mounted or dismounted, living history, medical, band, etc.) Then attend Civil War re-enactments and observe what goes on. Talk to reenac-tors about their experiences. (Seasoned reenactors are never at a loss for words!) In other words, get a feel for the atmosphere and conditions before you rush out to buy authentic military uniforms & equipment (which is not an inexpensive endeavor). Uniform require-ments would depend on the rules of the unit. Wearing historically accurate clothing is essential to your “im-pression” and attention to detail is important, i.e. Civil War soldiers or civilians didn’t have digital watches or plastic framed eyeglasses!

The Gettysburg Reenactment draws more reenac-tors than any other event in the country so this would be a great place to start. Why not plan to join us on July 3-5, 2015.

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