{"id":2911,"date":"2026-03-03T08:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suricata.la\/14-ai-customer-support-startup\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T03:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:01:32","slug":"14-ai-customer-support-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suricata.la\/en\/14-ai-customer-support-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"14.ai: Customer support startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#14ai-optimiza-el-soporte-al-cliente-con-ia-respaldada-por-y-combinator\">1. 14.ai optimizes customer support with AI (backed by Y Combinator)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fundacion-y-vision-de-14ai\">2. Founding and vision of 14.ai<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#historia-de-los-fundadores\">2.1 Founders\u2019 background<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#motivacion-para-crear-la-empresa\">2.2 Motivation for creating the company<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#modelo-de-negocio-de-14ai\">3. 14.ai business model<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#enfoque-en-soporte-al-cliente\">3.1 Focus on customer support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#combinacion-de-software-y-servicios\">3.2 Combination of software and services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#financiacion-y-respaldo-de-y-combinator\">4. Funding and backing from Y Combinator<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#detalles-de-la-ronda-de-financiacion\">4.1 Funding round details<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#inversores-destacados\">4.2 Notable investors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#operaciones-y-eficiencia-en-el-soporte\">5. Operations and efficiency in support<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#integracion-rapida-con-sistemas-existentes\">5.1 Rapid integration with existing systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ejemplo-de-exito-con-un-cliente\">5.2 Customer success example<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#equipo-y-cultura-laboral-en-14ai\">6. Team and work culture at 14.ai<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ai-article\">\n<h2 id=\"14ai-optimiza-el-soporte-al-cliente-con-ia-respaldada-por-y-combinator\">14.ai optimizes customer support with AI (backed by Y Combinator)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>14.ai, backed by Y Combinator, positions itself as an \u201cAI-native agency\u201d that takes on full customer support operations, not just sells software.<\/li>\n<li>The startup has raised <strong>$3 million<\/strong> in a seed round, with participation from <strong>General Catalyst<\/strong>, <strong>Base Case Capital<\/strong>, and <strong>SV Angel<\/strong>, among others.<\/li>\n<li>Its founders, <strong>Marie Schneegans<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Fester<\/strong>, are betting on combining automation with human intervention to replace traditional support teams.<\/li>\n<li>The company claims it can integrate quickly with existing systems and reduce the ticket backlog across multiple channels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Backed and with proven operational impact<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Round<\/strong>: <strong>$3M<\/strong> seed (led by <strong>Y Combinator<\/strong>) with participation from <strong>General Catalyst<\/strong>, <strong>Base Case Capital<\/strong>, and <strong>SV Angel<\/strong>, plus founders of <strong>Dropbox<\/strong>, <strong>Slack<\/strong>, <strong>Replit<\/strong>, and <strong>Vercel<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Model<\/strong>: it does not define itself as \u201csupport software,\u201d but as a <strong>full operation<\/strong> (software + service) acting as a \u201ccustomer support department.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Claimed speed<\/strong>: integration with the customer\u2019s support system <strong>in 1 day<\/strong> and rapid backlog reduction.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Coverage<\/strong>: monitoring tickets\/conversations across <strong>email, calls, chat<\/strong> and social\/messaging channels such as <strong>TikTok, Facebook, Telegram, and WhatsApp<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Company-cited case<\/strong>: at <strong>Sperm Worms<\/strong>, Schneegans claims they took over on a Thursday morning and <strong>cleared the backlog that same afternoon<\/strong> across several channels.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"fundacion-y-vision-de-14ai\">Founding and vision of 14.ai<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"historia-de-los-fundadores\">Founders\u2019 background<\/h3>\n<p>14.ai was founded by <strong>Marie Schneegans<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Fester<\/strong>, a married entrepreneur duo who met in Paris more than a decade ago. Both came with prior experience building companies separately: Schneegans co-founded <strong>Workwell<\/strong> (a corporate intranet), while Fester founded <strong>Snips<\/strong>, focused on \u201clocal-first\u201d assistants for smart devices, acquired by <strong>Sonos<\/strong> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>After those stages, they decided to create a company together and moved to the United States with a clear goal: to tackle a massive, cross-cutting problem in the digital economy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Track record that explains their\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>approach<\/strong><br \/>\n14.ai\u2019s thesis is best understood in light of its founders\u2019 track record:<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Snips (Michael Fester)<\/strong> worked on \u201clocal-first\u201d assistants for smart devices (and was acquired by <strong>Sonos<\/strong> in 2019), a context where <strong>integration with real systems<\/strong> and <strong>operational reliability<\/strong> often matter as much as the model.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Workwell (Marie Schneegans)<\/strong> operated in the realm of internal tools (corporate intranet), where the typical challenge is not just \u201chaving software,\u201d but <strong>achieving adoption and day-to-day operation<\/strong>.<br \/>\nWith that background, their choice to build an <strong>\u201cAI-native agency\u201d<\/strong> (operations + proprietary stack) fits a vision: reducing the implementation and operational burden that many companies end up taking on when they buy support tools.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"motivacion-para-crear-la-empresa\">Motivation for creating the company<\/h3>\n<p>The starting point was customer support, a sector undergoing a full reconfiguration due to AI. Instead of competing as just another SaaS, the founders chose an operational approach: becoming their customers\u2019 \u201csupport department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Fester, the thesis is that for many companies operating support tools\u2014and getting value out of them\u2014is difficult. That\u2019s why 14.ai aims to take on the full operation and execute with its own stack designed specifically for customer support.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"modelo-de-negocio-de-14ai\">14.ai business model<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"enfoque-en-soporte-al-cliente\">Focus on customer support<\/h3>\n<p>14.ai positions itself as an alternative to in-house teams and traditional outsourcing models (BPO), with a central promise: <strong>replacing legacy support teams<\/strong> through a combination of AI and humans, managed as an end-to-end service.<\/p>\n<p>The company works across multiple sectors and cites customers such as the luxury skincare brand <strong>Yon-KA<\/strong>, the smart glasses manufacturer <strong>Brilliant Labs<\/strong>, and the lighting company <strong>Creative Lighting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"combinacion-de-software-y-servicios\">Combination of software and services<\/h3>\n<p>14.ai\u2019s proposition is not to \u201csell a tool,\u201d but to package <strong>software + services<\/strong>. In the company\u2019s words, it acts as an <strong>AI-native agency<\/strong>: it takes control of operations, automates what can be automated, and leaves to humans the cases that require it.<\/p>\n<p>The ambition, according to Fester, is to remove three line items from a startup\u2019s P&#038;L: <strong>ticketing systems<\/strong>, <strong>AI add-ons<\/strong>, and <strong>human labor costs<\/strong> associated with support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cc-table-wrap\" style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch\">\n<table class=\"cc-table\" style=\"width:100% !important;max-width:100%!important;min-width:1080px;table-layout:auto !important;white-space:normal !important;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:anywhere;hyphens:auto\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Approach<\/th>\n<th>What you\u2019re really buying<\/th>\n<th>Time to go live<\/th>\n<th>Control and flexibility<\/th>\n<th>Typical cost (how it behaves)<\/th>\n<th>Risks \/ trade-offs to watch<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>AI-native agency (14.ai)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Full operation (people + automation + proprietary stack)<\/td>\n<td>High (the company claims integration <strong>in 1 day<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<td>Less direct control over the \u201chow\u201d; more control via SLA\/outcome<\/td>\n<td>Can turn fixed costs into variable; depends on contract and volume<\/td>\n<td>Vendor dependency; need for a clear <strong>handoff<\/strong>; quality governance; data access and permissions by channel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Support SaaS + AI add-ons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tools (ticketing, bots, copilots) for your team to operate<\/td>\n<td>Medium (requires configuration, training, and adoption)<\/td>\n<td>High internal control; more customization if you have a team<\/td>\n<td>Licenses + implementation cost + internal team cost<\/td>\n<td>\u201cTool sprawl\u201d (too many tools); performance depends on your operation; risk of automating poorly and increasing recontacts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Traditional BPO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>External human team (sometimes with standard tools)<\/td>\n<td>Medium\/high (depending on ramp-up and training)<\/td>\n<td>Control via processes; less via product\/automation<\/td>\n<td>Scales with headcount; efficiency depends on training and QA<\/td>\n<td>Less automation; variability in quality; omnichannel friction if channels are fragmented<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"financiacion-y-respaldo-de-y-combinator\">Funding and backing from Y Combinator<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"detalles-de-la-ronda-de-financiacion\">Funding round details<\/h3>\n<p>14.ai announced a seed round of <strong>$3 million<\/strong>, led by <strong>Y Combinator<\/strong>. The funding comes at a time when the customer support market is caught between pressure for efficiency and the accelerated adoption of automation.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inversores-destacados\">Notable investors<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to Y Combinator, <strong>General Catalyst<\/strong>, <strong>Base Case Capital<\/strong>, and <strong>SV Angel<\/strong> participated, along with founders of well-known tech companies such as <strong>Dropbox<\/strong>, <strong>Slack<\/strong>, <strong>Replit<\/strong>, and <strong>Vercel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Blomfield, a partner at Y Combinator, noted that 14.ai is seeking a pragmatic balance: with good integration, AI could solve <strong>up to 60%<\/strong> of tasks automatically, leaving the remaining <strong>40%<\/strong> to humans. His argument is that, compared with platforms where the customer manages cutbacks and restructurings, 14.ai \u201cseturns\u201d into the support department and can redistribute capacity among customers according to their level of AI adoption.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Investor backing and YC vision<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Capital raised<\/strong>: <strong>$3M<\/strong> (seed).<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Round lead<\/strong>: <strong>Y Combinator<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Participation<\/strong>: <strong>General Catalyst<\/strong>, <strong>Base Case Capital<\/strong>, <strong>SV Angel<\/strong> and founders of <strong>Dropbox<\/strong>, <strong>Slack<\/strong>, <strong>Replit<\/strong> and <strong>Vercel<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>External perspective (YC)<\/strong>: <strong>Tom Blomfield (Y Combinator partner)<\/strong> proposes an indicative initial split of <strong>60% AI \/ 40% humans<\/strong> \u201cwith the right integration,\u201d and suggests that balance can shift over time as AI takes on more load.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"operaciones-y-eficiencia-en-el-soporte\">Operations and efficiency in support<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"integracion-rapida-con-sistemas-existentes\">Rapid integration with existing systems<\/h3>\n<p>The startup claims it can <strong>integrate with a support system in one day<\/strong> and start reducing the backlog quickly. According to the company, this speed depends on connecting to the existing support system and its own operational stack for customer service. Its operation covers tickets and conversations across a variety of channels: <strong>email, calls, chat<\/strong>, as well as social and messaging such as <strong>TikTok, Facebook, Telegram and WhatsApp<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The omnichannel bet is key: support no longer lives only in email or web chat, and many brands receive incidents and complaints where previously there was only marketing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Operational Flow and Key Controls<\/strong><br \/>\nTypical operational flow (according to what the company describes) and control points:<br \/>\n1) <strong>Connection and integration (\u2264 1 day)<\/strong>: access to the support system and channels (email\/chat\/voice\/social). <em>Checkpoint<\/em>: correct permissions per channel and traceability (that each conversation ends up in a ticket or thread).<br \/>\n2) <strong>Omnichannel capture<\/strong>: unification of inputs (TikTok\/WhatsApp\/Telegram\/Facebook + classic channels). <em>Checkpoint<\/em>: avoid duplicates and \u201corphan conversations.\u201d<br \/>\n3) <strong>Triage and prioritization<\/strong>: classification by urgency\/topic (e.g., billing, outages, returns). <em>Checkpoint<\/em>: clear rules for sensitive cases (payments, identity, public complaints).<br \/>\n4) <strong>AI-assisted resolution<\/strong>: automate responses and repetitive actions. <em>Checkpoint<\/em>: measure recontact and escalations to detect automations that worsen the experience.<br \/>\n5) <strong>Handoff to a human (approx. 40% as a YC reference)<\/strong>: complex cases, exceptions, or upset customers. <em>Checkpoint<\/em>: full context in the handoff (history, intent, steps already tried).<br \/>\n6) <strong>QA and learning<\/strong>:\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>sample review, macro\/flow updates, and automation tuning. <em>Checkpoint<\/em>: maintain consistency of tone and the client\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"ejemplo-de-exito-con-un-cliente\">Customer success example<\/h3>\n<p>Schneegans recounted the case of <strong>Sperm Worms<\/strong>, a men\u2019s health supplement company founded by a former YC founder. According to his account, the client had built up a large backlog and its team of agents\u2014based in the Philippines\u2014was unable to clear it efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>14.ai claims it took over on a Thursday morning and that by that same afternoon it had cleared tickets across multiple channels, including <strong>social media, SMS, email, chat, and voice<\/strong>. The example is presented as part of Schneegans\u2019 account of 14.ai\u2019s operational execution.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"equipo-y-cultura-laboral-en-14ai\">Team and work culture at 14.ai<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"composicion-del-equipo-actual\">Current team composition<\/h3>\n<p>The company currently operates with a team of <strong>six people<\/strong>. According to the company, everyone rotates to offer <strong>24\/7<\/strong> availability to customers, a setup that reinforces its positioning as an \u201cexternal department\u201d rather than a software provider.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Sustaining a 24\/7 service<\/strong><br \/>\nHow a 24\/7 service can be sustained with a small team (practical questions to assess viability):<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Coverage<\/strong>: defined shifts and an \u201con-call\u201d for spikes. <em>Health signal<\/em>: consistent response times by time slot.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Escalation<\/strong>: explicit criteria for when a case is passed to a senior human or to the client. <em>Health signal<\/em>: fewer \u201cbounces\u201d and fewer recontacts.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Quality<\/strong>: daily\/weekly sampling of conversations and tone\/policy corrections. <em>Health signal<\/em>: a drop in complaints about incorrect responses.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Responsible automation<\/strong>: start with repetitive tasks and expand gradually. <em>Health signal<\/em>: the automated % rises without recontact rising.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Knowledge management<\/strong>: a living base (policies, returns, warranties, troubleshooting). <em>Health signal<\/em>: less time per ticket on recurring topics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"planes-de-expansion-de-personal\">Staff expansion plans<\/h3>\n<p>With the new funding, 14.ai plans to <strong>increase headcount over the next six months<\/strong>. Hiring, according to the company, is focused on <strong>AI engineers<\/strong>: its approach is to learn support workflows (and also adjacent functions like sales and revenue growth) to automate tasks and reduce the human time spent on repetitive issues.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"perspectivas-futuras-y-crecimiento\">Future outlook and growth<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"objetivos-a-corto-plazo\">Short-term goals<\/h3>\n<p>In the short term, 14.ai is looking to scale its<\/p>\n<p>integrated operating model: rapid integrations, omnichannel coverage, and a dynamic mix of AI and humans. The idea is that, as automation improves, the relative weight of human work decreases without the client having to redesign their organization every few months.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"innovaciones-en-automatizacion\">Innovations in automation<\/h3>\n<p>To accelerate its own learning, the company experiments by operating its own brand: <strong>GloGlo<\/strong>, a \u201cglucose gummies\u201d business for people with type 1 diabetes. The goal is to test how far an operation can be managed in an increasingly autonomous way with AI, and to transfer those learnings to the service for third parties.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Model progress indicators<\/strong><br \/>\nConcrete signals to track the model\u2019s evolution (and separate promise from execution):<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Hiring<\/strong>: whether they actually increase headcount (especially <strong>AI engineers<\/strong>) within the 6-month horizon they mention.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Automation vs. quality<\/strong>: whether the % of automated tasks rises without increasing recontacts, complaints, or escalations.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>New verticals<\/strong>: expansion into sectors with greater regulatory or operational complexity (where human handoff is usually more frequent).<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>GloGlo learnings<\/strong>: which processes they manage to run \u201calmost autonomously\u201d and which still require human intervention.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Real omnichannel capability<\/strong>: evidence that they maintain consistency across voice, chat, email, and social (not just \u201cbeing present\u201d on all channels).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"transformacion-del-servicio-al-cliente-en-telecomunicaciones\">Transformation of Customer Service in Telecommunications<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"la-revolucion-de-la-ia-en-el-soporte-al-cliente\">The AI Revolution in Customer Support<\/h3>\n<p>14.ai\u2019s approach illustrates a broader shift: AI is not only integrated as a \u201cbot\u201d or add-on, but as an operational layer that redefines processes, response times, and costs. In high-volume sectors like telecommunications, where support is often a critical cost center, well-integrated automation can reduce friction and speed up resolutions, especially for repetitive incidents.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"beneficios-de-un-enfoque-omnicanal-en-telecomunicaciones\">Benefits of an Omnichannel Approach in Telecommunications<\/h3>\n<p>Customer service in telecommunications is already, de facto, omnichannel: calls, chat, email, WhatsApp, and social media coexist with demand spikes due to service outages or billing. An approach that unifies channels and automatically prioritizes can improve the user experience and provide real-time operational visibility, preventing cases from \u201cgetting lost\u201d between platforms.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Omnichannel AI Agency in Telco<\/strong><br \/>\nPractical framework to implement \u201cAI agency + omnichannel\u201d in telco\/ISP (use cases and metrics):<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Demand spikes<\/strong> (outages, billing, number portability): automatic prioritization by impact and volume. Metrics: <em>TTR\/MTTR<\/em>, queue by channel, % of reopened cases.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Repetitive reasons<\/strong> (reset, configuration, outage status): gradual automation with handoff. Metrics: containment rate, 7-day recontact, CSAT by reason.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>True omnichannel<\/strong>: the same customer can start on WhatsApp and end on a call. Metrics: context continuity (no repeating data), transfers per case, time to \u201cfirst diagnosis\u201d.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Churn prevention<\/strong>: detect early signals in conversations (cancellation threat, frustration due to incidents). Metrics: churn avoided\/retention, intervention time, cancellation reasons.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Operational governance<\/strong>: clear rules for identity\/payments and escalation to a human. Metrics: critical errors, internal audits, compliance with the operator\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"transforme-su-experiencia-al-cliente-con-suricata-cx\">Transform your customer experience with Suricata Cx<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"la-solucion-definitiva-para-isps-y-operadores-de-telecomunicaciones\">The definitive solution for ISPs and telecommunications operators<\/h3>\n<p>Suricata Cx is positioned as a proposal aimed at operators and ISPs that need to standardize support processes, reduce resolution times, and maintain consistency across all customer touchpoints.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"aproveche-la-inteligencia-artificial-para-optimizar-su-operacion\">Leverage artificial intelligence to optimize your operation<\/h3>\n<p>AI applied to support can help classify, route, and resolve frequent requests, as well as extract conversation patterns to anticipate recurring issues. In high-volume operations, the difference usually lies in integration and in the ability to turn scattered data into actions.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"un-enfoque-centrado-en-el-cliente-que-impulsa-el-crecimiento\">A customer-centric approach that drives growth<\/h3>\n<p>Beyond \u201cclosing tickets,\u201d support is becoming a source of signals about churn, service quality, and upsell opportunities. The trend driven by models like 14.ai\u2019s\u2014capturing conversations early and turning them into insights\u2014points to support that not only reduces costs, but can also impact revenue and retention when managed as a strategic function.<\/p>\n<p>14.ai: The Y Combinator-backed customer support startup confirms that the future of support lies in operating omnichannel and with a hybrid AI + human model, rather than adding isolated \u201cbots.\u201d From Suricata Cx\u2019s perspective in telecom and ISPs, that same logic\u2014deep integration, human control, and pragmatic automation\u2014is what turns efficiency into a better experience.<\/p>\n<p>This analysis focuses on how the operating models ofAI applied to support translates into real telecommunications and ISP workflows (integrations, omnichannel capabilities, and handoff to agents), rather than evaluating the specific performance of a particular provider.<\/p>\n<p><em>The examples and figures about 14.ai are based on publicly available information and on statements from the company and its investors as of the time of writing. Actual performance may vary depending on the customer\u2019s stack, contact volume, and case complexity. In omnichannel environments, results depend heavily on integration and governance (handoff, QA, and escalation rules), so these references may be updated if new information emerges.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of contents 1. 14.ai optimizes customer support with AI (backed by Y Combinator) 2. Founding and vision of 14.ai 2.1 Founders\u2019 story 2.2 Motivation for creating the company 3. 14.ai\u2019s business model 3.1 Focus on customer support 3.2 Combination of software and services 4. 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