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🚨 A-to-Z Abuse in Amazon Canada: Why Am I Penalized When Even the Customer Admits the Claim Was Wrong?

Dear Amazon Team and Fellow Sellers,

This case clearly demonstrates how A-to-Z claims in Amazon Canada are being mishandled due to irresponsible actions by customer service.

In this instance, my customer openly admitted that the A-to-Z claim was made by mistake, that they were not home when the product was delivered, and that their neighbor accepted the package. The customer even requested to return the funds that Amazon had unfairly refunded through the A-to-Z claim.

Despite this:

👉 I have submitted multiple appeals to Amazon,

👉 Provided clear proof through our messages with the customer,

👉 And the customer themselves confirmed that the A-to-Z claim was unjustified —

Amazon’s A-to-Z department still refuses to reverse the refund and, even worse, is allowing this issue to negatively impact my Order Defect Rate (ODR).

I must ask:

Is Amazon’s A-to-Z policy truly designed to protect customers, or has it become a tool for A-to-Z agents to unfairly penalize sellers — particularly in Amazon Canada?

I do not face this issue in my other marketplaces — it seems to be a systematic problem unique to Amazon Canada.

My request is simple:

✅ That this A-to-Z decision be reviewed again,

✅ That the funds refunded to the customer (who has already agreed to return them) be recovered and returned to me,

✅ That Amazon investigate the conduct of the Amazon Canada A-to-Z department in this case.

Supporting screenshots and messages are attached — the customer’s consent and admission are clearly documented.

I urge Amazon to put an end to this unfair treatment.

Sincerely.

Erol C

Founder

WorldWideBuys LLC

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Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme

🚨 A-to-Z Abuse in Amazon Canada: Why Am I Penalized When Even the Customer Admits the Claim Was Wrong?

Dear Amazon Team and Fellow Sellers,

This case clearly demonstrates how A-to-Z claims in Amazon Canada are being mishandled due to irresponsible actions by customer service.

In this instance, my customer openly admitted that the A-to-Z claim was made by mistake, that they were not home when the product was delivered, and that their neighbor accepted the package. The customer even requested to return the funds that Amazon had unfairly refunded through the A-to-Z claim.

Despite this:

👉 I have submitted multiple appeals to Amazon,

👉 Provided clear proof through our messages with the customer,

👉 And the customer themselves confirmed that the A-to-Z claim was unjustified —

Amazon’s A-to-Z department still refuses to reverse the refund and, even worse, is allowing this issue to negatively impact my Order Defect Rate (ODR).

I must ask:

Is Amazon’s A-to-Z policy truly designed to protect customers, or has it become a tool for A-to-Z agents to unfairly penalize sellers — particularly in Amazon Canada?

I do not face this issue in my other marketplaces — it seems to be a systematic problem unique to Amazon Canada.

My request is simple:

✅ That this A-to-Z decision be reviewed again,

✅ That the funds refunded to the customer (who has already agreed to return them) be recovered and returned to me,

✅ That Amazon investigate the conduct of the Amazon Canada A-to-Z department in this case.

Supporting screenshots and messages are attached — the customer’s consent and admission are clearly documented.

I urge Amazon to put an end to this unfair treatment.

Sincerely.

Erol C

Founder

WorldWideBuys LLC

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Tags:A-to-z claims, Buyer Messages, Refunds, SAFE-T
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I would also like to add one more point to demonstrate the abuse happening here:

Amazon is trying to justify this A-to-Z claim by saying the product was delayed. However, the customer was fully aware of the delay, and as compensation, I had already refunded the expedited shipping fee in advance — this is clearly visible in our message history.

Yet despite this, Amazon still issued an unfair full refund for the entire product — even though the customer never requested this, nor agreed to it.

What’s even more concerning:

👉 The A-to-Z claim appears to have been opened without the customer’s direct request or knowledge — possibly by Amazon customer service or someone within the A-to-Z team,

👉 The customer knowingly accepted the delay and had already been compensated with a shipping fee refund,

👉 Now, the customer ends up keeping both the product and the full product refund, something the customer themselves has clearly said they do not want.

This is a very dangerous practice. Sellers are being unfairly penalized while Amazon is forcing refunds customers didn’t even ask for, and at the same time allowing this to negatively impact sellers’ account health.

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Seller_c9lY8wF1Vo61O

Amazon doesn't do anthing in A-to-Z claims, just deny them with non-sense reasons like it did in your case.

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Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme
Amazon is trying to justify this A-to-Z claim by saying the product was delayed.
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Following your post to see if you get the refund reversed.

Good Luck!!

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Seller_4K7eqIN4GuF2E

Good reasons why we stopped selling in the Canada marketplace.

The scams in the U.S. marketplace already take up too much time and effort.

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Seller_WtOwWhtSrFjva

If you shipped late, then Amazon can initiate an a to z claim.

Did you ship on time?

If not, you have nothing to stand on.

51
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Seller_LBg4GAWyYoEaM

Unfortunately it looks like you shipped late so they will just keep denying you for that reason alone, it had to ship by the 23rd and you didn't create the label until the 24th.

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Seller_7XBYxpLShNTCt

I have a similar experience on the Australian site, where the customer has withdrawn twice AZ claims, but Amazon still refunds to customer and recorded in my ODR

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Seller_lCX40xAkSs1xm

You did spend a lot of time putting this together, but you shipped late and that is the only thing they care about. Ship on time and it won't be as hard.

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Joey_Amazon

Hello @Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme,

Appreciate you taking the time to post here at the Seller Forums.

Please keep in mind moving forward that sharing personal information such as full names or complete addresses is not allowed. I will edit your post to remove such information.

After reviewing your case I can firmly state there is no A-to-Z abuse. Regardless of the mail strike you mentioned that caused a significant delivery delay. The ship by date was May 22nd, per your tracking information details the shipping label was created on May 24th, that's the main reason your A-to-Z appeal has been denied as per Buy Shipping services guidelines in order to be claims protected you must ship on time.

That being said since you have communication with the customer, please allow me to connect with our internal team on this matter. I will post here any new updates.

Thanks,

Joey

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Seller_EX2pumZJdXCtA

enshittification

this is the only thing I can think of. Support staff have no power even if they understand. I've gone thru this over and over again.

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Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme

🚨 A-to-Z Abuse in Amazon Canada: Why Am I Penalized When Even the Customer Admits the Claim Was Wrong?

Dear Amazon Team and Fellow Sellers,

This case clearly demonstrates how A-to-Z claims in Amazon Canada are being mishandled due to irresponsible actions by customer service.

In this instance, my customer openly admitted that the A-to-Z claim was made by mistake, that they were not home when the product was delivered, and that their neighbor accepted the package. The customer even requested to return the funds that Amazon had unfairly refunded through the A-to-Z claim.

Despite this:

👉 I have submitted multiple appeals to Amazon,

👉 Provided clear proof through our messages with the customer,

👉 And the customer themselves confirmed that the A-to-Z claim was unjustified —

Amazon’s A-to-Z department still refuses to reverse the refund and, even worse, is allowing this issue to negatively impact my Order Defect Rate (ODR).

I must ask:

Is Amazon’s A-to-Z policy truly designed to protect customers, or has it become a tool for A-to-Z agents to unfairly penalize sellers — particularly in Amazon Canada?

I do not face this issue in my other marketplaces — it seems to be a systematic problem unique to Amazon Canada.

My request is simple:

✅ That this A-to-Z decision be reviewed again,

✅ That the funds refunded to the customer (who has already agreed to return them) be recovered and returned to me,

✅ That Amazon investigate the conduct of the Amazon Canada A-to-Z department in this case.

Supporting screenshots and messages are attached — the customer’s consent and admission are clearly documented.

I urge Amazon to put an end to this unfair treatment.

Sincerely.

Erol C

Founder

WorldWideBuys LLC

imgimgimgimg

2.7K views
41 replies
Tags:A-to-z claims, Buyer Messages, Refunds, SAFE-T
101
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Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme

🚨 A-to-Z Abuse in Amazon Canada: Why Am I Penalized When Even the Customer Admits the Claim Was Wrong?

Dear Amazon Team and Fellow Sellers,

This case clearly demonstrates how A-to-Z claims in Amazon Canada are being mishandled due to irresponsible actions by customer service.

In this instance, my customer openly admitted that the A-to-Z claim was made by mistake, that they were not home when the product was delivered, and that their neighbor accepted the package. The customer even requested to return the funds that Amazon had unfairly refunded through the A-to-Z claim.

Despite this:

👉 I have submitted multiple appeals to Amazon,

👉 Provided clear proof through our messages with the customer,

👉 And the customer themselves confirmed that the A-to-Z claim was unjustified —

Amazon’s A-to-Z department still refuses to reverse the refund and, even worse, is allowing this issue to negatively impact my Order Defect Rate (ODR).

I must ask:

Is Amazon’s A-to-Z policy truly designed to protect customers, or has it become a tool for A-to-Z agents to unfairly penalize sellers — particularly in Amazon Canada?

I do not face this issue in my other marketplaces — it seems to be a systematic problem unique to Amazon Canada.

My request is simple:

✅ That this A-to-Z decision be reviewed again,

✅ That the funds refunded to the customer (who has already agreed to return them) be recovered and returned to me,

✅ That Amazon investigate the conduct of the Amazon Canada A-to-Z department in this case.

Supporting screenshots and messages are attached — the customer’s consent and admission are clearly documented.

I urge Amazon to put an end to this unfair treatment.

Sincerely.

Erol C

Founder

WorldWideBuys LLC

imgimgimgimg

Tags:A-to-z claims, Buyer Messages, Refunds, SAFE-T
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🚨 A-to-Z Abuse in Amazon Canada: Why Am I Penalized When Even the Customer Admits the Claim Was Wrong?

by Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme

Dear Amazon Team and Fellow Sellers,

This case clearly demonstrates how A-to-Z claims in Amazon Canada are being mishandled due to irresponsible actions by customer service.

In this instance, my customer openly admitted that the A-to-Z claim was made by mistake, that they were not home when the product was delivered, and that their neighbor accepted the package. The customer even requested to return the funds that Amazon had unfairly refunded through the A-to-Z claim.

Despite this:

👉 I have submitted multiple appeals to Amazon,

👉 Provided clear proof through our messages with the customer,

👉 And the customer themselves confirmed that the A-to-Z claim was unjustified —

Amazon’s A-to-Z department still refuses to reverse the refund and, even worse, is allowing this issue to negatively impact my Order Defect Rate (ODR).

I must ask:

Is Amazon’s A-to-Z policy truly designed to protect customers, or has it become a tool for A-to-Z agents to unfairly penalize sellers — particularly in Amazon Canada?

I do not face this issue in my other marketplaces — it seems to be a systematic problem unique to Amazon Canada.

My request is simple:

✅ That this A-to-Z decision be reviewed again,

✅ That the funds refunded to the customer (who has already agreed to return them) be recovered and returned to me,

✅ That Amazon investigate the conduct of the Amazon Canada A-to-Z department in this case.

Supporting screenshots and messages are attached — the customer’s consent and admission are clearly documented.

I urge Amazon to put an end to this unfair treatment.

Sincerely.

Erol C

Founder

WorldWideBuys LLC

imgimgimgimg

Tags:A-to-z claims, Buyer Messages, Refunds, SAFE-T
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I would also like to add one more point to demonstrate the abuse happening here:

Amazon is trying to justify this A-to-Z claim by saying the product was delayed. However, the customer was fully aware of the delay, and as compensation, I had already refunded the expedited shipping fee in advance — this is clearly visible in our message history.

Yet despite this, Amazon still issued an unfair full refund for the entire product — even though the customer never requested this, nor agreed to it.

What’s even more concerning:

👉 The A-to-Z claim appears to have been opened without the customer’s direct request or knowledge — possibly by Amazon customer service or someone within the A-to-Z team,

👉 The customer knowingly accepted the delay and had already been compensated with a shipping fee refund,

👉 Now, the customer ends up keeping both the product and the full product refund, something the customer themselves has clearly said they do not want.

This is a very dangerous practice. Sellers are being unfairly penalized while Amazon is forcing refunds customers didn’t even ask for, and at the same time allowing this to negatively impact sellers’ account health.

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Seller_c9lY8wF1Vo61O

Amazon doesn't do anthing in A-to-Z claims, just deny them with non-sense reasons like it did in your case.

user profile
Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme
Amazon is trying to justify this A-to-Z claim by saying the product was delayed.
View post

Following your post to see if you get the refund reversed.

Good Luck!!

130
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Seller_4K7eqIN4GuF2E

Good reasons why we stopped selling in the Canada marketplace.

The scams in the U.S. marketplace already take up too much time and effort.

131
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Seller_WtOwWhtSrFjva

If you shipped late, then Amazon can initiate an a to z claim.

Did you ship on time?

If not, you have nothing to stand on.

51
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Seller_LBg4GAWyYoEaM

Unfortunately it looks like you shipped late so they will just keep denying you for that reason alone, it had to ship by the 23rd and you didn't create the label until the 24th.

41
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Seller_7XBYxpLShNTCt

I have a similar experience on the Australian site, where the customer has withdrawn twice AZ claims, but Amazon still refunds to customer and recorded in my ODR

11
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Seller_lCX40xAkSs1xm

You did spend a lot of time putting this together, but you shipped late and that is the only thing they care about. Ship on time and it won't be as hard.

40
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Joey_Amazon

Hello @Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme,

Appreciate you taking the time to post here at the Seller Forums.

Please keep in mind moving forward that sharing personal information such as full names or complete addresses is not allowed. I will edit your post to remove such information.

After reviewing your case I can firmly state there is no A-to-Z abuse. Regardless of the mail strike you mentioned that caused a significant delivery delay. The ship by date was May 22nd, per your tracking information details the shipping label was created on May 24th, that's the main reason your A-to-Z appeal has been denied as per Buy Shipping services guidelines in order to be claims protected you must ship on time.

That being said since you have communication with the customer, please allow me to connect with our internal team on this matter. I will post here any new updates.

Thanks,

Joey

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Seller_gPVtCMGBPgbhF

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[Moderator Edit: removed inappropriate commentary]

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Seller_EX2pumZJdXCtA

enshittification

this is the only thing I can think of. Support staff have no power even if they understand. I've gone thru this over and over again.

01
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Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme

I would also like to add one more point to demonstrate the abuse happening here:

Amazon is trying to justify this A-to-Z claim by saying the product was delayed. However, the customer was fully aware of the delay, and as compensation, I had already refunded the expedited shipping fee in advance — this is clearly visible in our message history.

Yet despite this, Amazon still issued an unfair full refund for the entire product — even though the customer never requested this, nor agreed to it.

What’s even more concerning:

👉 The A-to-Z claim appears to have been opened without the customer’s direct request or knowledge — possibly by Amazon customer service or someone within the A-to-Z team,

👉 The customer knowingly accepted the delay and had already been compensated with a shipping fee refund,

👉 Now, the customer ends up keeping both the product and the full product refund, something the customer themselves has clearly said they do not want.

This is a very dangerous practice. Sellers are being unfairly penalized while Amazon is forcing refunds customers didn’t even ask for, and at the same time allowing this to negatively impact sellers’ account health.

140
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Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme

I would also like to add one more point to demonstrate the abuse happening here:

Amazon is trying to justify this A-to-Z claim by saying the product was delayed. However, the customer was fully aware of the delay, and as compensation, I had already refunded the expedited shipping fee in advance — this is clearly visible in our message history.

Yet despite this, Amazon still issued an unfair full refund for the entire product — even though the customer never requested this, nor agreed to it.

What’s even more concerning:

👉 The A-to-Z claim appears to have been opened without the customer’s direct request or knowledge — possibly by Amazon customer service or someone within the A-to-Z team,

👉 The customer knowingly accepted the delay and had already been compensated with a shipping fee refund,

👉 Now, the customer ends up keeping both the product and the full product refund, something the customer themselves has clearly said they do not want.

This is a very dangerous practice. Sellers are being unfairly penalized while Amazon is forcing refunds customers didn’t even ask for, and at the same time allowing this to negatively impact sellers’ account health.

140
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Seller_c9lY8wF1Vo61O

Amazon doesn't do anthing in A-to-Z claims, just deny them with non-sense reasons like it did in your case.

user profile
Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme
Amazon is trying to justify this A-to-Z claim by saying the product was delayed.
View post

Following your post to see if you get the refund reversed.

Good Luck!!

130
user profile
Seller_c9lY8wF1Vo61O

Amazon doesn't do anthing in A-to-Z claims, just deny them with non-sense reasons like it did in your case.

user profile
Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme
Amazon is trying to justify this A-to-Z claim by saying the product was delayed.
View post

Following your post to see if you get the refund reversed.

Good Luck!!

130
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Seller_4K7eqIN4GuF2E

Good reasons why we stopped selling in the Canada marketplace.

The scams in the U.S. marketplace already take up too much time and effort.

131
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Seller_4K7eqIN4GuF2E

Good reasons why we stopped selling in the Canada marketplace.

The scams in the U.S. marketplace already take up too much time and effort.

131
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Seller_WtOwWhtSrFjva

If you shipped late, then Amazon can initiate an a to z claim.

Did you ship on time?

If not, you have nothing to stand on.

51
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Seller_WtOwWhtSrFjva

If you shipped late, then Amazon can initiate an a to z claim.

Did you ship on time?

If not, you have nothing to stand on.

51
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Seller_LBg4GAWyYoEaM

Unfortunately it looks like you shipped late so they will just keep denying you for that reason alone, it had to ship by the 23rd and you didn't create the label until the 24th.

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Seller_LBg4GAWyYoEaM

Unfortunately it looks like you shipped late so they will just keep denying you for that reason alone, it had to ship by the 23rd and you didn't create the label until the 24th.

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Seller_7XBYxpLShNTCt

I have a similar experience on the Australian site, where the customer has withdrawn twice AZ claims, but Amazon still refunds to customer and recorded in my ODR

11
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Seller_7XBYxpLShNTCt

I have a similar experience on the Australian site, where the customer has withdrawn twice AZ claims, but Amazon still refunds to customer and recorded in my ODR

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Seller_lCX40xAkSs1xm

You did spend a lot of time putting this together, but you shipped late and that is the only thing they care about. Ship on time and it won't be as hard.

40
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Seller_lCX40xAkSs1xm

You did spend a lot of time putting this together, but you shipped late and that is the only thing they care about. Ship on time and it won't be as hard.

40
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Joey_Amazon

Hello @Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme,

Appreciate you taking the time to post here at the Seller Forums.

Please keep in mind moving forward that sharing personal information such as full names or complete addresses is not allowed. I will edit your post to remove such information.

After reviewing your case I can firmly state there is no A-to-Z abuse. Regardless of the mail strike you mentioned that caused a significant delivery delay. The ship by date was May 22nd, per your tracking information details the shipping label was created on May 24th, that's the main reason your A-to-Z appeal has been denied as per Buy Shipping services guidelines in order to be claims protected you must ship on time.

That being said since you have communication with the customer, please allow me to connect with our internal team on this matter. I will post here any new updates.

Thanks,

Joey

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Joey_Amazon

Hello @Seller_KG7r9MNq3Flme,

Appreciate you taking the time to post here at the Seller Forums.

Please keep in mind moving forward that sharing personal information such as full names or complete addresses is not allowed. I will edit your post to remove such information.

After reviewing your case I can firmly state there is no A-to-Z abuse. Regardless of the mail strike you mentioned that caused a significant delivery delay. The ship by date was May 22nd, per your tracking information details the shipping label was created on May 24th, that's the main reason your A-to-Z appeal has been denied as per Buy Shipping services guidelines in order to be claims protected you must ship on time.

That being said since you have communication with the customer, please allow me to connect with our internal team on this matter. I will post here any new updates.

Thanks,

Joey

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Seller_gPVtCMGBPgbhF

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[Moderator Edit: removed inappropriate commentary]

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Seller_EX2pumZJdXCtA

enshittification

this is the only thing I can think of. Support staff have no power even if they understand. I've gone thru this over and over again.

01
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Seller_EX2pumZJdXCtA

enshittification

this is the only thing I can think of. Support staff have no power even if they understand. I've gone thru this over and over again.

01
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