{"id":3633,"date":"2026-04-01T00:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/?page_id=3633"},"modified":"2026-04-01T00:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:49:18","slug":"sql-with","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-with\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL WITH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: In this tutorial, you\u2019ll learn how to use the SQL <code>WITH<\/code> statement to improve query readability and break complicated queries into smaller pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-sql-with-statement'>Introduction to SQL WITH statement <a href=\"#introduction-to-sql-with-statement\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-sql-with-statement\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to SQL WITH statement\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The SQL <code>WITH<\/code> statement creates one or more named result sets called common table expressions (CTEs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CTEs are temporary results that you define first and then reference in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of writing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-subquery\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"1166\">subquery<\/a> like:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> select_list\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> \n   ( <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> ... ) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> t\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span> condition;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p class=\"note\">A subquery is a query embedded within another query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can write:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WITH<\/span> t <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> (\n   <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> ...\n) \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> select_list\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> t\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span> condition;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The <code>WITH<\/code> statement often makes the query easier to read because it separates logic into smaller pieces. Because of this, we typically use the <code>WITH<\/code> statement to break complicated queries into simpler parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='sql-with-statement-syntax'>SQL WITH statement syntax <a href=\"#sql-with-statement-syntax\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"sql-with-statement-syntax\" title=\"Anchor for SQL WITH statement syntax\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the syntax of the SQL <code>WITH<\/code> statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WITH<\/span> cte_name &#91;(column_list)] <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span>(\n   cte_query_definition\n)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> select_list\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> cte_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>cte_name<\/code> is the name of the CTE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>column_list<\/code> is an optional name for columns of the CTE. If you don\u2019t specify it, &nbsp;SQL will use the columns of the query that defines the CTE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>AS (cte_query_definition)<\/code> is the query that defines the CTE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>SELECT select_list FROM cte_name<\/code>&nbsp;is a query or statement that references the CTE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"note\">Note that you can define multiple CTEs within a single SQL statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='sql-with-example'>SQL WITH example <a href=\"#sql-with-example\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"sql-with-example\" title=\"Anchor for SQL WITH example\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll use <code>employees<\/code> and <code>departments<\/code> tables from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-sample-database\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"2068\">sample database<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/employees_departments_tables.png\" alt=\"Employees &amp; Departments Tables\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/employees_departments_tables.png 451w, https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/employees_departments_tables-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example shows how to use the <code>WITH<\/code> statement to return the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-aggregate-functions\/sql-min\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"165\">min<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-aggregate-functions\/sql-max\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"162\">max<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-aggregate-functions\/sql-avg\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"147\">average<\/a> salary of all departments:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WITH<\/span>\n  department_salaries <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> (\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n      department_id,\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SUM<\/span>(salary) total_salary\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n      employees\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n      department_id\n  )\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(total_salary),\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MAX<\/span>(total_salary),\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AVG<\/span>(total_salary)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  department_salaries;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=V0lUSCBkZXBhcnRtZW50X3NhbGFyaWVzIEFTICggU0VMRUNUIGRlcGFydG1lbnRfaWQsIFNVTShzYWxhcnkpIHRvdGFsX3NhbGFyeSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBHUk9VUCBCWSBkZXBhcnRtZW50X2lkICkgU0VMRUNUIE1JTih0b3RhbF9zYWxhcnkpLCBNQVgodG90YWxfc2FsYXJ5KSwgQVZHKHRvdGFsX3NhbGFyeSkgRlJPTSBkZXBhcnRtZW50X3NhbGFyaWVzOw%3D%3D\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, define a CTE called <code>department_salaries<\/code> using the <code>WITH<\/code> statement. The CTE returns a temporary result set that includes the total salary of each department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">WITH<br>  department_salaries AS (<br>    SELECT<br>      department_id,<br>      SUM(salary) total_salary<br>    FROM<br>      employees<br>    GROUP BY<br>      department_id<br>  )<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The output of the CTE is a result set with two columns <code>department_id<\/code> and <code>total_salary<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-select\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"41\">SELECT<\/a><\/code> statement retrieves the min, max, and average of the total salary of that result set as if it were a table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(total_salary),\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MAX<\/span>(total_salary),\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AVG<\/span>(total_salary)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  department_salaries;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Note that we reference the CTE name department_salaries within the main query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t use the <code>WITH<\/code> statement, you have to use a subquery that is more difficult to read:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(total_salary),\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MAX<\/span>(total_salary),\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AVG<\/span>(total_salary)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  (\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n      department_id,\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SUM<\/span>(salary) total_salary\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n      employees\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n      department_id\n  ) t;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIE1JTih0b3RhbF9zYWxhcnkpLCBNQVgodG90YWxfc2FsYXJ5KSwgQVZHKHRvdGFsX3NhbGFyeSkgRlJPTSAoIFNFTEVDVCBkZXBhcnRtZW50X2lkLCBTVU0oc2FsYXJ5KSB0b3RhbF9zYWxhcnkgRlJPTSBlbXBsb3llZXMgR1JPVVAgQlkgZGVwYXJ0bWVudF9pZCApIHQ7\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='using-multiple-ctes-within-one-query'>Using multiple CTEs within one query <a href=\"#using-multiple-ctes-within-one-query\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"using-multiple-ctes-within-one-query\" title=\"Anchor for Using multiple CTEs within one query\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can define multiple CTEs with a single WITH clause. Each CTE can referee the ones before it. This allows you to break a complex query into clear and logical steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the following query uses the <code>WITH<\/code> statement to find employees whose salaries are above their department&#8217;s average salary:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WITH<\/span>\n  department_salary_stats <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> (\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n      department_id,\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AVG<\/span>(salary) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> avg_salary\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n      employees\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n      department_id\n  ),\n  above_avg_employees <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> (\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n      e.employee_id,\n      e.first_name,\n      e.last_name,\n      e.salary,\n      e.department_id,\n      dss.avg_salary\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n      employees e\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INNER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JOIN<\/span> department_salary_stats dss <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> e.department_id = dss.department_id\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span>\n      e.salary &gt; dss.avg_salary\n  ),\n  employee_details <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> (\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n      aae.employee_id,\n      aae.first_name,\n      aae.last_name,\n      d.department_name,\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">round<\/span>(aae.salary, <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>) salary ,\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">round<\/span>(aae.avg_salary, <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>) avg_salary,\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">round<\/span>(aae.salary - aae.avg_salary, <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> salary_diff\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n      above_avg_employees aae\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INNER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JOIN<\/span> departments d <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> aae.department_id = d.department_id\n  )\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  employee_id,\n  first_name,\n  last_name,\n  department_name,\n  salary,\n  avg_salary,\n  salary_diff\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employee_details\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  department_name,\n  salary_diff <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DESC<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=V0lUSCBkZXBhcnRtZW50X3NhbGFyeV9zdGF0cyBBUyAoIFNFTEVDVCBkZXBhcnRtZW50X2lkLCBBVkcoc2FsYXJ5KSBBUyBhdmdfc2FsYXJ5IEZST00gZW1wbG95ZWVzIEdST1VQIEJZIGRlcGFydG1lbnRfaWQgKSwgYWJvdmVfYXZnX2VtcGxveWVlcyBBUyAoIFNFTEVDVCBlLmVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBlLmZpcnN0X25hbWUsIGUubGFzdF9uYW1lLCBlLnNhbGFyeSwgZS5kZXBhcnRtZW50X2lkLCBkc3MuYXZnX3NhbGFyeSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBlIElOTkVSIEpPSU4gZGVwYXJ0bWVudF9zYWxhcnlfc3RhdHMgZHNzIE9OIGUuZGVwYXJ0bWVudF9pZCA9IGRzcy5kZXBhcnRtZW50X2lkIFdIRVJFIGUuc2FsYXJ5ID4gZHNzLmF2Z19zYWxhcnkgKSwgZW1wbG95ZWVfZGV0YWlscyBBUyAoIFNFTEVDVCBhYWUuZW1wbG95ZWVfaWQsIGFhZS5maXJzdF9uYW1lLCBhYWUubGFzdF9uYW1lLCBkLmRlcGFydG1lbnRfbmFtZSwgcm91bmQoYWFlLnNhbGFyeSwgMCkgc2FsYXJ5LCByb3VuZChhYWUuYXZnX3NhbGFyeSwgMCkgYXZnX3NhbGFyeSwgcm91bmQoYWFlLnNhbGFyeSAtIGFhZS5hdmdfc2FsYXJ5LCAwKSBBUyBzYWxhcnlfZGlmZiBGUk9NIGFib3ZlX2F2Z19lbXBsb3llZXMgYWFlIElOTkVSIEpPSU4gZGVwYXJ0bWVudHMgZCBPTiBhYWUuZGVwYXJ0bWVudF9pZCA9IGQuZGVwYXJ0bWVudF9pZCApIFNFTEVDVCBlbXBsb3llZV9pZCwgZmlyc3RfbmFtZSwgbGFzdF9uYW1lLCBkZXBhcnRtZW50X25hbWUsIHNhbGFyeSwgYXZnX3NhbGFyeSwgc2FsYXJ5X2RpZmYgRlJPTSBlbXBsb3llZV9kZXRhaWxzIE9SREVSIEJZIGRlcGFydG1lbnRfbmFtZSwgc2FsYXJ5X2RpZmYgREVTQzs%3D\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How it works<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first CTE returns a result set that includes the average salary for each department.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The second CTE returns employees whose salaries are above that department&#8217;s average.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The third CTE joins the result to the departments table and calculates the salary difference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The final query returns the result in a clean, readable format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='when-to-use-cte-subquery-and-temporary-table'>When to use CTE, subquery, and temporary table <a href=\"#when-to-use-cte-subquery-and-temporary-table\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"when-to-use-cte-subquery-and-temporary-table\" title=\"Anchor for When to use CTE, subquery, and temporary table\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='cte'>CTE <a href=\"#cte\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"cte\" title=\"Anchor for CTE\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use a CTE when you want:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Better readability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>logical step-by-step query structure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='subquery'>Subquery <a href=\"#subquery\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"subquery\" title=\"Anchor for Subquery\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use a subquery when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The query logic is simple, small, and self-contained.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating a named step would not improve query readability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='temporary-table'>Temporary table <a href=\"#temporary-table\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"temporary-table\" title=\"Anchor for Temporary table\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use a temporary table when you want to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reuse the temporary table across multiple statements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Index intermediate results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for Summary\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CTE stands for common table expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the WITH statement to define a temporary result set (or a CTE) within a query.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A query can have one or more CTEs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the WITH statement to simplify complicated queries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='databases'>Databases <a href=\"#databases\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"databases\" title=\"Anchor for Databases\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-tutorial\/postgresql-cte\/\">PostgreSQL CTE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/mysql-basics\/mysql-cte\/\">MySQL CTE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-basics\/sql-server-cte\/\">SQL Server CTE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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