{"id":29991,"date":"2022-08-01T12:28:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/?p=29991"},"modified":"2023-01-20T14:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T14:36:28","slug":"paul-dirks-nl-the-audience-went-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/paul-dirks-nl-the-audience-went-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Dirks: &#8220;The audience went wild&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29991\" class=\"elementor elementor-29991\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b84f2f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b84f2f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-774a4ac\" data-id=\"774a4ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc55621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc55621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dutch DJ\/producer Paul Dirks and I met during ADE, where he played a techno set at Dhoem Dhaam Warehouse in Amsterdam. It took a couple of years before we finally had a chat about his first gig. \u201cAfter two good transitions I lost that nervousness.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54ab249 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54ab249\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24e5aac\" data-id=\"24e5aac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b579a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47b579a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I estimate I was fifteen when I first started spinning. When my first gig was, is going to be guessing. I can tell you what I remember though. At the time, I was organizing parties with my brother and a friend of mine. We did this under the name Equalizer Events. Our first event probably was my turntable debut outdoors. That was at Klub Kolonie. The first time I was asked to play, was probably at a school party at the Kolpinghuis in Nijmegen.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f368a05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f368a05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f88ab50\" data-id=\"f88ab50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7e3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d7e3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30004\" alt=\"Paul Dirks press photo 1 2017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93dbf89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93dbf89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7715e2c\" data-id=\"7715e2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5c3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f5c3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trembling hands<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dcdb1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dcdb1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dcee9c\" data-id=\"5dcee9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5773be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5773be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;In the beginning I was definitely nervous. Fortunately, this became less and less as I played more often. I remember very well that I was very nervous before that school party. My hands were shaking. After two good transitions I had lost that nervousness. At the time, I picked my records at home beforehand and during the set I didn&#8217;t deviate much from what I had prepared. Nowadays, I play a lot more into the feeling of the audience and on the spot I decide what the next track will be.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc60826 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc60826\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5bc129\" data-id=\"e5bc129\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3121cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3121cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twin brother<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aee2b13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aee2b13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eca18c\" data-id=\"4eca18c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588ea05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"588ea05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;My twin brother usually accompanied me, and sometimes other friends were there. I didn&#8217;t have a tutor or mentor. I taught myself how to spin in my dad\u2019s little attic. I started out with two Reloop RMP-2s and a Pioneer DJM 400 mixer, from which I taped off the BPM meter. And then I practiced until I got the hang of beat matching.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee8258d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee8258d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c89d865\" data-id=\"c89d865\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772d0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"772d0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30021\" alt=\"Paul Dirks in action 2017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e42a8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e42a8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a65e13d\" data-id=\"a65e13d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3545d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3545d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All-round hits<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed62102 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed62102\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efec626\" data-id=\"efec626\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d045f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d045f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The way of spinning, back then, was completely different from what I do now. Then I played all-round hits and now I play techno. Those are completely different worlds. What I can remember from my set in the Kolpinghuis is that it went very well. In any case, the audience went wild.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e781da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e781da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10eeebd\" data-id=\"10eeebd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cf744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29cf744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faster and better <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f4f43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f4f43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f907591\" data-id=\"f907591\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6053bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6053bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDuring each set you learn something new and your nerves get less. I&#8217;ve become more and more confident, faster, and I improved. I can read the audience better and better and suddenly take completely different directions during my sets.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dde95e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dde95e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dec409b\" data-id=\"dec409b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c93f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c93f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30038\" alt=\"Paul Dirks in full effect 2017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Foto-4-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6581be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6581be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4e86bf\" data-id=\"e4e86bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400739c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"400739c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNowadays I play techno under the name Paul Dirks. As a resident during Metro Kollektief, I played in the Merleyn in Nijmegen. Last year I played at Drift Festival, Dreef Festival, Via Electronica, Griessmuehle in Berlin, and Planet Rose, where Chris Liebing also performed later that evening. On February 11, I&#8217;ll be joining Planet Rose again. This time with Shlomo, SNTS and Tommy Four Seven. Something I&#8217;m really looking forward to.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9884742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9884742\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b43533b\" data-id=\"b43533b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70e7cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a70e7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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