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Wherever you are in Cumbria and the Lake District you can feel the shadow of a deep cultural heritage. Here are the standing stones and circles of the ancients, the powerful traces of Rome and the mighty fortresses of the Normans. The history of the Vikings, the Angles and the Saxons is read in the names they left behind, including fell, dale, beck, ghyll, mere, tarn and howe.

Later arrivals came not to conquer but to bask in the beauty of the landscapes and let it inspire them to artistic greatness: William Wordsworth, John Ruskin, Beatrix Potter, JMW Turner, Kurt Schwitters and Andy Goldsworthy are just a few of the names who carved their creativity out of Cumbrian stone; today, a rich creative life builds on this exceptional heritage.

 You can see it and feel it within a few short miles; the artworks in mountains and forests, the scores of galleries and artists’ studios, the packed programme performances and festivals – not just music and comedy but wool, print and ceramics. It's the intimate venues and outdoor stages in stunning settings that make a cultural break here something unique.

For a taste of the art and culture waiting for you in England’s best-known landscape explore the sections below and at www.lakesculture.co.uk.

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Banks East Turret; Hadrian's Wall
Banks East Turret; Hadrian's Wall

Imposing and well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall.

Exterior at Kendal Museum in Kendal, Cumbria
Kendal Museum

Kendal Museum is one of the oldest museums in the UK, founded in 1796 by William Todhunter.  The…

Aerial View of Muncaster Castle & Gardens in Ravenglass, Cumbria
Muncaster Castle

Discover the captivating charm of Muncaster Castle, a historic gem nestled on the stunning Lake…

Bewcastle
Bewcastle Cross

Castle open to public at all times. Church open to public dawn to dusk. Bewcastle Cross Shaft Anglo…

Brewer with Malt at Carlisle Brewing Co. in Carlisle, Cumbria
Carlisle Brewing Co.

Carlisle Brewing Co is a small, family-run brewery based in Cumbria's capital city. We make beer…

Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle

Raised in circa 3000BC, Castlerigg is perhaps the most atmospheric of all British stone circles…

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Moor Divock

This area is rich in prehistoric remains including a standing stone, stone circle and cairns. Moor…

Exterior and picnic tables at Wray Castle, Low Wray, Ambleside, Lake District
Wray

Parkland and Gothic Revival castle sitting on the west shore of Windermere providing an impressive…

Dentdale
Dentdale Chapel, Dent

Situated in the beautiful valley of Dentdale, Cumbria yet within the boundary of the Yorkshire…

Elva Plain Stone Circle - Photo by Bill Boaden courtesy of Geograph.org.uk
Elva Plain Stone Circle

The 15 stones, of which the tallest is just under one metre, form an almost perfect circle some 40…

Hardknott Roman Fort
Hardknott Roman Fort

Hardknott Roman Fort is one of the most dramatically sited and remote Roman forts in Britain. It…

Exterior and grounds at Sizergh Castle, Lake District © National Trust Images
Sizergh

Sizergh boasts 800 years of family history, and is filled with thousands of fascinating items…

Bownessie on Lake Windermere in the Lake District, Cumbria
Bownessie

Family Day Out – Walk the lakeshore, hop on a boat cruise, or enjoy a picnic by the water while the…

Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbeytown
Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbeytown

Caught in the Anglo Scottish wars of the 14th century, a good bit of luck followed the Dissolution…

St John the Evangelist, Levens
St John the Evangelist, Levens

A local landmark, the church is set on the end of a limestone ridge at the gateway to the Lake…

Family days out at Acorn Bank in Temple Sowerby, Cumbria © National Trust
Acorn Bank

A tranquil haven with an almost-forgotten industrial past. Walled garden with outstanding medicinal…

Holy Trinity, Casterton
Holy Trinity, Casterton

Built in 1833 by William Carus Wilson, Founder of the Clergy Daughters School, as school chapel and…

Exterior and Marina at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven, Cumbria
The Beacon Museum

Situated on Whitehaven's attractive harbour side, The Beacon is home to interactive science, games…

St Michael and All Angels, Lamplugh
St Michael and All Angels, Lamplugh

Lamplugh church, designed by William Butterfield, is located in a dramatic landscape on an elevated…

Ruins of Furness Abbey in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Furness Abbey

Now a ruin, Furness Abbey was once the second most powerful Cistercian monastery in Britain, after…

St Mary with Holy Trinity, Ulverston
St Mary with Holy Trinity, Ulverston

Step through a 12th century doorway into an oasis of calm where worship, history, wood and stones…

St. Mary's Church, Kirkby Lonsdale
St. Mary's Church, Kirkby Lonsdale

Right in the heart of Kirkby Lonsdale,the beautiful Norman church sits above the River Lune with…

Birkrigg Common
Birkrigg Common

Double Circle of stones surrounding cremations in urns (removed). 'Platform' cairn, small barrows,…

Aerial Photo of Bassenthwaite Lake Station & Carriage Cafe, with Bassenthwaite Lake in the Background, in the Lake District, Cumbria
Bassenthwaite Lake Station

Situated on what was once the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith railway line, Bassenthwaite Lake…

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  • 15St John the Evangelist, Levens
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  • 23Birkrigg Common
  • 24Bassenthwaite Lake Station
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  1. Exterior and gardens at Townend in Troutbeck, Windermere, Lake District
    Exterior and gardens at Townend in Troutbeck, Windermere, Lake District
    Historic buildings at Townend in Troutbeck, Windermere, Lake District
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    Townend

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    Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LB

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    015394 32628

    townend@nationaltrust.org.uk

    Windermere

    A real Lakeland hidden treasure set in the beautiful village of Troutbeck, this 17thC solid stone and slate house sits imposingly on the hillside, its huge chimneys typical of the area.

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  2. Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre and Temple for World Peace in Ulverston, Cumbria
    Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre and Temple for World Peace in Ulverston, Cumbria
    Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre and Temple for World Peace in Ulverston, Cumbria
    Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre and Temple for World Peace in Ulverston, Cumbria
    Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre and Temple for World Peace in Ulverston, Cumbria
    Buddhist Temple for World Peace, Ulverston

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    Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre, Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre, Conishead Priory, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9QQ

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    01229 584029

    visits@manjushri.org

    Conishead Priory, Ulverston

    Peaceful and inspiring Buddhist Temple, amazing Romantic Gothic mansion, relaxing café, gift shop and book store. Bring a picnic. Six minute woodland walk to beach.

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  3. St Kentigern, Crosthwaite, Keswick
    St Kentigern, Crosthwaite, Keswick
    St Kentigern, Crosthwaite, Keswick

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    Main Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5NN

    Keswick

    Crosthwaite Church has a long history and it is thought that Christians have worshipped on this site for nearly 1500 years. The present church was built in 118, with many interesting elements dating from the 12th to the 16th century. This church is…

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  4. Exterior of Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Exterior of Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    Visitors looking at items in the gallery at Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria © Tom McNally
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    Child stepping into the gardens at Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria © Tom McNally
    Visitor writing with a quill at Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria © Tom McNally
    Children playing in the gardens at Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria © Tom McNally
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    Children having ice cream at Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria © Tom McNally
    Exterior of Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    Visitors looking at items in the gallery at Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria © Tom McNally
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    Wordsworth Grasmere

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    Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH

    Telephone

    015394 35544

    enquiries@wordsworth.org.uk

    Grasmere

    Enjoy your perfect Lake District day out at Wordsworth Grasmere. Discover the home of William Wordsworth, one of England’s most famous poets. Step back 200 years and experience the sights, sounds and smells of family life at Dove Cottage.

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  5. St. Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere
    St. Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere
    St. Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere

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    St Martin's Church, Lake Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3DE

    Telephone

    01768 898396

    Bowness-on-Windermere

    Standing at the centre of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, this Grade I listed church boasts medieval architecture, awe-inspiring stained glass windows, and a long and varied history spanning over 800 years. The earliest records of a church at…

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  6. St Michael, Brough
    St Michael, Brough
    St Michael, Brough

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    Church Brough, Brough, Cumbria, CA17 4EJ

    Brough

    Come and walk up the aisle of our beautiful and peaceful church and learn about the lives of the inhabitants of Brough under Stainmore.
    St Michael’s has not always had such a quiet time. Its close proximity to the castle 200yds away, meant it was…

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  7. Interior Exhibition at Eskdale Mill in Boot, Lake District
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    Eskdale Mill

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    Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust, Eskdale Mill, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria, CA19 1TG

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    01946723335

    manager@eskdalemill.co.uk

    Boot, Holmrook

    Eskdale Mill is a unique experience, nestled in one of the Lake District's most beautiful locations. This charming site embodies the Lake District’s heritage. It is the last remaining working water-powered corn mill in the Lake District.

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  8. West Walls Brewing Co
    West Walls Brewing Co
    Interior of West Walls Brewing Co in Carlisle, Cumbria
    West Walls Brewing Co
    Interior of West Walls Brewing Co in Carlisle, Cumbria
    West Walls Brewing Co

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    West Walls, W Walls, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8UB

    Telephone

    07950038622

    info@westwallsbrewing.co.uk

    W Walls, Carlisle

    Carlisle's taproom-led brewery. We brew, package and serve our beer in the same room — fresher than you'll find anywhere else. Pizza by the slice. Open Thursday to Sunday. Dog-friendly.

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  9. Leacet Stone Circle
    Leacet Stone Circle

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    Cliburn, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2DW

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Penrith

    Circle is 37' across, seven stones and the retaining kerb of a destroyed cairn. Nineteenth-century excavations produced a cremation.

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  10. Allan Bank in Autumn in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Stewart Smith
    Allan Bank in Autumn in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Stewart Smith
    Grasmere Fell near Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Stewart Smith
    Michael Hirst, Artist at Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Paul Harris
    Picnic on the Lawn at Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images,  Paul Harris
    Views near Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Paul Harris
    Red Squirrel at Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Michael Hirst
    View from Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Steven Barber
    View from Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Stewart Smith
    Woodland Walk near Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Paul Harris
    Misty Morning near Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Paul Harris
    Allan Bank in Autumn in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Stewart Smith
    Grasmere Fell near Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Stewart Smith
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    Picnic on the Lawn at Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images,  Paul Harris
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    Red Squirrel at Allan Bank in Grasmere, Lake District © National Trust Images, Michael Hirst
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    Allan Bank

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    National Trust - Allan Bank and Grasmere, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9QB

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    015394 35143

    allanbank@nationaltrust.org.uk

    Grasmere

    Make yourself comfortable in the former home of National Trust Founder, Canon Rawnsley. Only partially restored and decorated, this isn’t a typical National Trust experience.

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  11. Penrith Castle
    Penrith Castle
    Penrith Castle

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    Castlegate, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7HX

    Telephone

    0191 2691200

    customers@english-heritage.org.uk

    Penrith

    The mainly 15thC remains of a castle begun by Bishop Strickland of Carlisle and developed by the Nevilles and Richard lll. Set in a municipal park opposite the railway station.

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  12. Gallery one at The Roman Army Museum
    Gallery one at The Roman Army Museum
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    Severan family exhibition at The Roman Army Museum
    Excavations taking place at Milecastle - Roman Army Museum
    The shop and cafe at The Roman Army Museum
    Roman Army Museum
    Gallery one at The Roman Army Museum
    Exhibition at The Roman Army Museum
    Severan family exhibition at The Roman Army Museum
    Excavations taking place at Milecastle - Roman Army Museum
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    Roman Army Museum
    Roman Army Museum

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    Greenhead, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7JB

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    01697 747485

    info@vindolanda.com

    Brampton

    Experience the edge of empire at the award winning Roman Army Museum. There is nowhere else like it on Hadrian's Wall.

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  13. Historic Steam Trains at Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Historic Steam Trains at Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Historic Steam Trains at Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Historic Steam Trains at Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Historic Steam Trains at Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - Lakeside Pier

    Address

    Lakeside, Lakeside, Cumbria, LA12 8AS

    Telephone

    015395 31594

    info@lakesiderailway.co.uk

    Lakeside

    Steam from the lake shore of Windermere along the heritage track to Haverthwaite Station, where you can visit the station tea room, gift shop, woodland playground, picnic area and engine shed. Steam trains running a seasonal daily service from…

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  14. Bewcastle
    Bewcastle
    Bewcastle Cross

    Address

    Bewcastle Cross, Demesne, Bewcastle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 6PX

    Telephone

    01697 748627

    andy@snipe.co.uk

    Bewcastle, Carlisle

    Castle open to public at all times. Church open to public dawn to dusk. Bewcastle Cross Shaft Anglo Saxon 7thC, beside church. Dates from 1361, east wall 12thC.

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  15. The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    Life-size statues of Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin at The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    Aerial view of The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    House models at The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    Life-size statues of Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin at The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    Aerial view of The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    House models at The Lakeland Model Village at The Damson Dene Hotel in Crosthwaite, Lake District
    The Lakeland Model Village

    Address

    The Damson Dene Hotel, Crosthwaite, Nr Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA8 8JE

    Telephone

    015395 68676

    info@lakelandmodelvillage.co.uk

    Nr Bowness-on-Windermere

    The Lakeland Model Village showcases dozens of miniature buildings crafted from locally sourced Coniston slate. Over the past 25 years, local builder Edward Robinson carefully created each one by hand, faithfully recreating some of Cumbria’s most…

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  16. St Michael and All Angels, Lamplugh
    St Michael and All Angels, Lamplugh
    St Michael and All Angels, Lamplugh

    Address

    Lamplugh, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4TZ

    Workington

    Lamplugh church, designed by William Butterfield, is located in a dramatic landscape on an elevated site, set against the outlying fells of the Lake District National Park with Owsen and Blake Fells beyond.

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  17. Shap Standing Stones
    Shap Standing Stones

    Address

    Shap, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3QG

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Penrith

    Today, the principal feature is the Goggleby Stone, a 12 ton monolith, which was re-erected in 1975 after it had fallen - some 3500 years after first being set on end.

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  18. Birkrigg Common
    Birkrigg Common
    Birkrigg Common

    Address

    Birkrigg, Urswick, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0PG

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Ulverston

    Double Circle of stones surrounding cremations in urns (removed). 'Platform' cairn, small barrows, Romano-British farmsteads.

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  19. St Michael and All Angels church, Arthuret
    St Michael and All Angels church, Arthuret
    St Michael and All Angels, Arthuret

    Address

    Arthuret Road, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 5SN

    Carlisle

    Said to be the resting place of the legendary King Arthur. The church of St Michael & All Angels is situated on a hill in the ancient parish of Arthuret and overlooks the market town of Longtown with fine views of the surrounding countryside.

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  20. Bluebird at The Ruskin Museum
    Bluebird at The Ruskin Museum
    The Ruskin Gallery at The Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Lake District
    Exterior and Entrance to The Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Lake District
    Donal Campbell's Jetstar Speedboat at The Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Lake District
    Free Children's Activities at The Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Lake District
    Bluebird at The Ruskin Museum
    Statue of Donald Campbell at The Ruskin Museum
    Bluebird at The Ruskin Museum
    The Ruskin Gallery at The Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Lake District
    Exterior and Entrance to The Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Lake District
    Donal Campbell's Jetstar Speedboat at The Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Lake District
    Free Children's Activities at The Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Lake District
    Bluebird at The Ruskin Museum
    Statue of Donald Campbell at The Ruskin Museum
    The Ruskin Museum

    Address

    The Ruskin Museum, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8DU

    Telephone

    015394 41164

    information@ruskinmuseum.com

    Coniston

    Meet Coniston's heroes, John Ruskin, artist, radical and seer and Donald Campbell, speed ace. View the fully restored Bluebird craft in the Bluebird wing of the museum. Discover the mineral wealth of the fells, all at 'the most thought provoking…

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