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Amazing Race Season 27, Episode 6, "My tongue doesn't even twist that way"
Film date: 2015-07-02 - 2015-07-03
The episode start at the last pit stop and show when Josh come by to talk to Denies & James Earl. The latter express their gratitude for getting the express pass, which helped them to victory in the previous leg.
The last pit stop was at the Musawe lodge, Zimbabwe. Teams seem to be released in the wee hours from a different hotel after a 24+ hours pit stop. Teams are released in the following order:
1.Denise & James Earl 05:402.Justin & Diana 05:50+0:103.Tanner & Josh 06:00+0:20?.Kelsey & Joey ??:??+?:???.Tiffany & Krista ??:??+?:???.Logan & Chris ??:??+?:???.Cindy & Rick ??:??+?:??
And in this episode we are immediately thrown into the action by virtue of the first clue being a road block: "Who wants to get their heart pumping?"
The additional info reads: "Bungee jump 364 feet from the Victoria falls bridge. After the jump check your Fit Bit charge's HR and write down your heart rate on the enclosed card."
The task opens at 07:00 and all teams have made their way there by the time it opens. Only one team at a time can jump so teams are separated by a few minutes after the task.
The jump is high and scary, but it seems everybody does the task without much hesitation.
"Oh my gosh, okay, he's alive", Logan was more scared than Chris who actually did the jump
"I think I adjusted my back", Chris at the bottom of the rope
Teams complete the road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Denise* & James Earl(2-3)HR: 1352(+0)Justin & Diana* (2-3)HR: 1373(+0)Tanner* & Josh (2-3)HR: 1284(+0)Kelsey & Joey* (3-2)5(+0)Tiffany & Krista* (2-3)HR: 1326(+1)Cindy & Rick* (2-3)7(-1)Logan & Chris* (2-3)
The next clue is a route info which tells them to fly to Paris, France. Once they land they must make their way to Aérodrome Musée Volant Salis. It probably also says they have to make their way there by train since all teams choose to do so.
All teams end up on the same flight to Paris. Probably:
SA49 LVI-JNB 2015-07-02 13:14 - 15:02 (scheduled 13:10 - 14:55)
AF995 JNB-CDG 2015-07-02 18:50 - 05:41+1 (scheduled 18:50 - 05:35+1)
In Paris there is a mad dash for the trains at the airport.
"If this train takes off we have a 20 minute lead", Justin
"Green was on it and we just missed the train by a couple of seconds", Rick
Trains to and from La Ferte Alais, the station they are going to, seems to leave once every half hour at this time of day. Justin & Diana are lucky to catch a train before the others, so they have a 30 minute lead when they arrive at the museum. The editors try to hide this fact by cutting in scenes of the other teams arriving as Justin is doing the task. But the experiences TAR viewer realize that if we do not see teams in the same shot then they may be a long time apart, and we do not see Justin & Diana with any other team here.
Teams run to Musée Volant Salis from the train station (2.2km) and arrive in the following order:
1. Justin & Diana
2. Tanner & Josh, probably after #1 have left
3. Tiffany & Krista
4. Logan & Chris
5. Denise & James Earl
6. Cindy & Rick
7. Kelsey & Joey
Road block: "Who's feeling revolutionary?"
In this road block contestants will be taken on a ride in an old biplane. Along the way teams must spot the three words that best describe the French revolution of 1789. The clue actually says "Search for the motto of the French republic". This should be enough for a knowledgeable team to know that the words they are looking for are: Liberté, Egalité and Fraternité. To spice things up a bit the plane will do at least one loop with the contestants.
The clue also says "The team member who did not perform the previous road block must perform this one". As usual it is first come first serve, but there are three planes available.
"I hope he knows what he's looking for", Diana
After the flight teams must say the words they found to a local judge. They are not judged on their pronunciation here, and that is lucky for them because they really butcher the words. Teams may only state their findings once. If they are not correct they must do another flight.
"How am I not seeing this, I am the only idiot who doesn't see this", Logan after she missed a word on her first flight
Teams complete the road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Justin* & Diana (3-3)HR: 1102(+0)Tanner & Josh* (2-4)HR: 1323(+0)Tiffany* & Krista (3-3)HR: 122-Logan* & Chris (4-3)Only saw two words4(+1)Denise & James Earl*(2-4)5(+1)Cindy* & Rick (3-3)6(+1)Kelsey* & Joey (4-2)7(-3)Logan* & Chris (4-3)HR: 103
Route info: "Make your way to Square Louise Michel at Place Saint Pierre and Rue de Steinkerque and search for La Fantôme Blanc to find your next clue"
Here we start seeing cracks in the relations hp between Justin & Diana. They start to argue about how to travel to Paris, taxi or train. Diana feels that Justin is ignoring her opinion. And from what we are shown it looks like she is fairly correct in that assessment.
On the way back teams are split on three different trains.
Train #1 probably departs at 09:46 and carries:
Justin & Diana
Train #2 departs at 10:46 and carries
Tanner & Josh
Cindy & Rick
Tiffany & Krista
Denise & James Earl
Kelsey & Joey
Train #3 departs at 11:46 and carries
Logan & Chris
"I don't think I have ever run this much in my life", Denise after running back to the train station
"Let's not beat ourselves up, anything can happen", Chris try to find hope when they are very last
The address they are going to is right below the steps to Sacré-Cœur and the white phantom is a man dressed it white wearing white makeup. He has big black hair and wears a black hat, in short he looks very Voodo. The first team to arrive find Phil live narrating their progress as they make their way to the phantom. The second batch of teams have trouble finding the clue giver and run up all the steps and try to get a clue from a local performer (as seen in a deleted scene). Eventually they realize they need to be at the bottom of the stairs and find the phantom.
Teams get their clue in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana
2(+0) Tanner & Josh
3(+0) Tiffany & Krista
4(+2) Kelsey & Joey
5(-1) Denise & James Earl
6(-1) Cindy & Rick
7(+0) Logan & Chris
Detour: Drops mic or bust a crab
In drops mic teams travel to Pot de la Tournelle and learn a rap song in french. They are given a sheet with the lyrics so they do not need to learn it by hearth. But they will be judged on pronunciation, rhythm and vibe.
In bust a crab teams make their way to the famous restaurant La Cupole where they must prepare the Royal Platter. This is a two-story affair with crabs, lobster, oysters and other assorted sea foods. They need to split the lobster, open oysters and clams and generally arrange everything correctly.
Here again we have discord between Justin & Diana where she wants to do the oysters and he the rapping.
"That's his favorite thing to say to me; just get over it" Diana after he told her to get over it in the taxi
"I kind of bullied her into it a little bit", Later Justin admits strong-arming her
At the rapping task teams realize they will have separate lines so both team members must sing a few words solo.
"I got the first two, but these last two lines; my tongue doesn't even twist that way", Justin gets the title
"I'm a white girl, I can't do vibes", Diana when the judge complains about her lack of vibes
"Phonetics really help, specially in our line of work", Joey the reporter
"You want us white guys to have some rhythm?", Joey after receiving scathing critique from the judge
Denise & Earl Jones run into problems at the detour. They want to do crab but find out the hard way that there are more than one restaurant in Paris called La Cupole. They arrive at not the right one. After wasting a bit of time here they decide to do the rap instead. They then have a hard time finding this place as well, but eventually they get there.
The other teams wanting to do crab seem to have no problem finding the right place.
"Controlling a knife isn't too different whether it is oysters or people. I've got to be more accurate with people though.", Rick
Logan & Chris arrive at the restaurant just as Tanner & Josh leave at 14:06. This gives them hope since they realize they are not that far behind.
Denise & James Earl seem have lost their magic from the previous leg and they really struggle with the rapping.
"The more I tried, the more frustrated I got", Denise
"This is by far the hardest day for us", James Earl
They struggle so much in fact that the episode ends before they have completed the task. At that time they have made 18 failed attempts.
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana, rap, on their 4th attempt (HR 118 & 130)
2(+1) Tiffany & Krista, rap, on their 1st attempt (HR 95 & 128)
3(+3) Cindy & Rick, crab, on their 1st attempt
4(+0) Kelsey & Joey, rap, on their 8th attempt
5(-4) Tanner & Josh, crab, on their 2nd attempt (HR 120 & 112)
6(+1) Logan & Chris, crab, on their 2nd attempt
DNF Denise & James Earl, rap
The next clue is just a postcard showing a famous Parisian bridge. Teams need to make their way there. Any taxi driver worth their salt recognizes Pont Alexandre III and can take teams to it. Here teams find another clue box in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana
2(+0) Tiffany & Krista
3(+1) Kelsey & Joey
4(+1) Tanner & Josh
5(-2) Cindy & Rick
6(+0) Logan & Chris
Roue info: "Search for Phil across from the iconic monument where the first team will triumph". The clue also says "Warning, the last team to check in may be eliminated".
This clue sends teams to Arc de Triomphe where Phil awaits.
"Justin, read the clue", Diana comes with a much needed reminder as they search for Phil
"Unless somebody really messed up Phil may be saying goodbye to us", Chris suspect they are last
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana
2(+0) Tiffany & Krista
3(+0) Kelsey & Joey
4(+0) Tanner & Josh
5(+0) Cindy & Rick
6(+0) Logan & Chris
? Denise & James Earl
Instead of awarding prices Phil hands teams their next clue and tells them the next leg starts right now. This clue is a route info: "Travel by train to Rotterdam".
"Hey, be nice to her", Phil to Justin
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Amazing Race Season 27, Episode 7, "Full speed ahead captain"
Film date: 2015-07-03 - 2015-07-04
At the end of the last episode Phil told teams that the next leg started right then and there and handed them their next clue. That is all teams but Denise & James Earl who were still stuck at the detour.
So we go back to the detour where Denise & James Earl decide to make two more attempts before they switch. Practice makes if not perfect then at least better. And they get their French rapping approved on their 18th attempt. They are currently very last.
"Denise & James Earl you know the news isn't good. First on the last leg and last on this leg. The good news is you are still racing here's your next clue", Phil to them on the mat
Eventually teams checked in with Phil in the following order:
1. Justin & Diana
2. Tiffany & Krista
3. Kelsey & Joey
4. Tanner & Josh
5. Cindy & Rick
6. Logan & Chris
7. Denise & James Earl
Instead of awarding prices Phil hands teams their next clue and tells them the next leg starts right now. This clue is a route info: "Travel by train to Rotterdam". Teams also get a picture of a very red lighthouse boat which they have to find once they arrive in Rotterdam.
Everybody are provided with tickets to a train leaving Paris for Rotterdam at 19:22, but teams are free to travel on another train if they want. Most teams realize they need to get away earlier and there are lots of trains, so teams get spread out on different trains.
Train #1 departs at 16:19 and carries:
Justin & Diana
Train #2 connects via Brussels and departs at 16:53. This carries:
Kelsey & Joey
Train #3 departs at 17:16 and carries:
Cindy & Rick
Tiffany & Krista
Train #4 departs at 19:22 and carries:
Tanner & Josh
Denise & James Earl
Logan & Chris
"Bottom line, we're the only ones here. It could screw us or it could be good", Joey is nervous that they do not see any other teams on the train
"We are shortly arriving to Rotterdam in Germany", Tiffany is a bit confused about which country they are in
Tanner & Josh miss the part about finding an earlier train and decide to play tourists in Paris until their train leaves. They have time for a couple of beers and some crepes before they make their way to Gare de Nord.
"It's a lot bigger in real life instead of on postcards", Tanner & Josh about the Eiffel tower
"That was stupid", Josh when they realize that the others found earlier trains
Tiffany & Krista are confused about in which country Rotterdam is. But Cindy & Rick take the prize and are assuming that Amsterdam is what the French call Rotterdam. So they are heading for Amsterdam. The train they are on even stops in Rotterdam on the way. Shortly after the train has left Rotterdam they learn that Amsterdam and Rotterdam are not the same place and that they just missed Rotterdam. They have to get off the train at the next stop and catch the next train back.
"Wait, wait, wait Rotterdam and Amsterdam are not the same?", It finally dawns to Rick
"We missed our stop so we're just going one stop over to Rotterdam", Rick explains to the conductor so they can avoid buying new tickets
Eventually all teams make their way to the red boat, which is called Vessel 11. Here they find a board with the text: "The captain will deliver your clue at your chosen release time" and a number of departure times.
Teams arrive here in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana, will depart at 05:00
2(+0) Tiffany & Krista, will depart at 05:15
3(+2) Cindy & Rick, will depart at 05:30
4(-1) Kelsey & Joey, will depart at 05:45
5(-1) Tanner & Josh, will depart at 06:00
6(+0) Logan & Chris, will depart at 06:15
7(+0) Denise & James Earl, will depart at 06:30
"Third?", Rick can't believe that even though they messed up they still get the third time
Teams will spend the night on air mattresses on the deck of this ship. Justin & Diana have plenty of time before bedtime so in the extra footage we get see that when they find out that there are no showers on the boat they rent a room at a nearby hostel and use the showers there.
The next morning Justin & Diana get their next clue at the crack of dawn. Route info: "Make your to the water taxi terminal Kop van Zuid and take a water taxi to the Kinderdijk windmill village and search for your next clue. Every step counts, the more you take the higher the stakes".
Justin & Diana start their leg badly by arguing if they should run to the water taxi terminal or take a taxi. Eventually they run but they have lost time so they have a footrace against Tiffany & Krista across the Erasmusbrug (a big bridge).
Teams reach the water taxi terminal (1.9km) in the following order:
1(+1) Tiffany & Krista, on foot
2(+1) Cindy & Rick, taxi
3(-2) Justin & Diana, on foot
4(+0) Kelsey & Joey, taxi
5(+0) Tanner & Josh, taxi
6(+0) Logan & Chris, taxi
7(+0) Denise & James Earl, taxi
There are plenty of water taxis waiting and they leave as soon as a team has boarded.
At the windmills teams find a road block: "Who wants to pick the sunflower?"
The additional info in part reads: "Study the artist copy of van Gogh's Sunflowers located inside the windmill. Then search the windmills for a reproduction that matches it".
The reproductions are located by the other windmills so the contestants will get to do quite a bit of running. They have to bring the correct replica to the judge. If it is wrong then they have to bring it back to where they found it as well.
"We're just not used to being this far back of the pack", Diana is feeling stressed when they are in the middle of the pack
"I hate painting at this point", Tanner struggles
Teams complete the road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+3)Kelsey & Joey* (4-3)On his 1st attempt2(+0)Cindy & Rick* (3-4)On his 2nd attempt3(-2)Tiffany & Krista* (3-4)On her 3rd attempt4(-1)Justin & Diana* (3-4)On her 3rd attempt5(+0)Tanner* & Josh (3-4)On his 3rd attempt6(+1)Denise* & James Earl(3-4)On her 3rd attempt7(-1)Logan & Chris* (4-3)On her 4th attempt
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Whoever just completed
the Road Block select
your highest heart rate
from the last leg. Then
find the difference
between that heart rate
and the heart rate you
just recorded on line
three. Write the
difference on line four
of the card. Then pick up
exactly that many Tulips
from the tulip cart and
Take them to...
...
--- End quote ---
Teams need to deliver the tulips to a local girl 750m away (right where they landed with the water taxi).
"We're able to get ahead of Justin & Diana for the first time in this entire race, which is amazing", Kelsey is very happy
"152 minus 128, so that's 32", Josh attempts to do math, it is not a pretty sight
Teams will now take a water taxi to the Nolet Distillery where they will find their next clue. The taxis are still waiting for the teams so there is no waiting time. Teams reach the distillery in the following order:
1(+0) Kelsey & Joey
2(+0) Cindy & Rick
3(+0) Tiffany & Krista
4(+0) Justin & Diana
5(+0) Tanner & Josh
6(+1) Logan & Chris
7(-1) Denise & James Earl
Phil makes an appearance at the distillery and live-narrates the progress of Kelsey & Joey as they get their next clue.
Detour: ship or skip
In ship teams must use a training simulator to drive a pilot ship through a storm in Rotterdam's busy harbor. One contestant acts as the navigator and the other is the captain and drive the boat. They must first deliver a pilot to a ship and then rescue a boat in distress, both in under 5 minutes. If they fail they must go back to training before making a new attempt. There is only one simulator so teams will have to wait for their turn.
In skip teams must jump inside double jump-ropes (Double Dutch) and perform a clapping routine. They must keep jumping for 45 seconds without getting tangled in the ropes to get their next clue. The clapping routine is simple but the challenge lies in keeping the rhythm of the ropes and to have the stamina to keep jumping.
The clue also say that teams must travel to the locations by tram. The ship detour takes place in the Millennium tower and the double Dutch takes place at Leuvehoofd.
Cindy & Rick walk off and search for the tram. The problem is that they walk in the wrong direction and end up the Nieuwe Maasstraat bus stop. They find out that this bus will take them to the tram. The catch is that they have to wait 30 minutes for the next bus.
"By the time the taxi is here it will be the same amount of time honey", Rick wants to wait for the bus
Meanwhile all the other teams make their way on foot to the tram (1.1km).
"We're on the tram, going hopefully in the right direction", Joey
Teams arrive at the detour location in the following order:
1(+0) Kelsey & Joey
2(+2) Justin & Diana
3(+0) Tiffany & Krista
4(-2) Cindy & Rick
?(+?) Tanner & Josh
?(+?) Logan & Chris
?(+?) Denise & James Earl
"Doesn't matter what we do, they sneak in front of us", Joey when Justin & Diana turn up at the simulator
"Full speed ahead captain", Justin gets the title
"There's 20 something screens, flashes of lighting, thunder so we're overwhelmed", Josh on why they failed to even get started on their first attempt
"My leg hurts from the road block", Krista doesn't really like the jumping
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+2) Tiffany & Krista, skip, on their 2nd attempt
2(+0) Justin & Diana, ship with Justin as the captain, on their 2nd attempt with 3 seconds to spare
3(-2) Kelsey & Joey, ship with Joey as the captain, on their 4th attempt with 7 seconds to spare
4(-1) Tanner & Josh, ship with Josh as the captain, on their 3rd attempt
5(+1) Logan & Chris, ship with Logan as the captain, on their 3rd attempt with 5 seconds to spare
6(+1) Denise & James Earl, ship with Denise as the captain, on their 3rd attempt with 4 seconds to spare
7(-3) Cindy & Rick, ship with Rick as the captain, on their 4th shown attempt with 2 seconds to spare
"Wow, only on the second attempt", The judge is impressed by Tiffany & Krista who made quick work of the jumping
"It was devastating to see them finish, because we were so close", Kelsey is not happy to see Justin & Diana get it before them
Rote info: "Travel by train from Rotterdam to the Hague". Once in Hague teams must make their way, by Tram, to the Peace Palace where the pit stop awaits.
The first step of the journey is for teams to make their way to the train station. Here teams which did ship have a distinct advantage since the Millennium tower is right across the street from Rotterdam Centraal while the skip detour is 2km away.
Teams end up on a few different trains:
Train #1 carries:
Justin & Diana
Train #2, departs after 09:27 and arrives at 10:07. This carries
Tiffany & Krista
Kelsey & Joey
Train #3, departs after 10:43
Tanner & Josh
Train #4
Logan & Chris
The last two teams, Denies & James Earl and Cindy & Rick meet up at the platform. Cindy & Rick find a train which leave a few minutes earlier but makes two stops along the way. They agonize if this will be faster but in the end they jump on it. This forces Denies & James Earl to make a hard decision, get on this train or wait for the direct one. In the end the decision is made for them when they can not make up their mind in time and the train leaves.
Train #5 departs at 11:37 and has two intermediate stops
Cindy & Rick
Just after Cindy & Rick have left the electronic sign shows that the direct train
at 11:43 is delayed by 10 minutes.
Train #6 departs at 11:53 (was scheduled 11:43)
Denise & James Earl
Once in Hague teams need to jump on tram #1 to go to the Peace Palace.
Cindy & Rick know they are supposed to go on tram #1 but end up getting on #9. After a while when they don't see their stop they start asking the other passengers and find out they are on the wrong tram.
"The only saving grace we may have right now is that somebody messed up more than we did", James Earl
Teams reach Phil and the pit stop in the following order:
1(+1) Justin & Diana, around 10:10, win $31857
2(+1) Kelsey & Joey, around 10:20
3(-2) Tiffany & Krista, lost a footrace against #2
4(+0) Tanner & Josh
5(+0) Logan & Chris
6(+1) Denise & James Earl
7(-1) Cindy & Rick, are eliminated
The price for this leg is that Fit Bit turns their combined number of steps into dollars. They will also get a massage right now and the length is their highest heart rate at the moment, minutes long. Which comes to 89 minutes.
"I'm tired of loosing", Joey doesn't like coming in second to Justin & Diana
"Rick is my soul mate. Nobody's perfect, but I love him and all his idiosyncrasies", Cindy
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Amazing Race Season 27, Episode 8, "I'm gonna get you"
Film date: 2015-07-05 - 2015-07-06
The episode starts with a previously unseen scene from the last leg where Diana feels like she let Justin down because they ended up in the middle of the pack after the road block.
"She was worried abut letting me down, the only way she could let me down is if she quits", Justin does not share that feeling
The last pit stop was at the Peace Palace in Hague, Netherlands. Teams are released from this place, after what seems like a 36h pit stop, in the following order:
1.Justin & Diana 22:102.Kelsey & Joey 22:23+0:133.Tiffany & Krista 22:24+0:144.Tanner & Josh 23:34+1:245.Logan & Chris 00:11+2:016.Denise & James Earl 00:36+2:26
Route info: "Fly to Kraków, Poland". Once they land teams must find Kraków beach and a converted barge at Plaza Kraków.
The route info also reads: "To get there book your flights through the Travelocity mobile app". Teams are now given mobile phones to be able to book their flights. After booking flights all teams travel to Schiphol where they have to spend the night. The next day teams fly out on two different sets of flights.
"I've been preparing for 13 years to be on this race", Justin thinks he is well prepared
"It's more difficult that we ever could imagine. Whatever you think you know, I promise you don't have any idea what it really is to run this race", Josh about the race
"But Justin does", Tanner
Flight #1 is probably:
LH2311 AMS-MUC 2015-07-06 07:30 - 08:41 (scheduled 07:00 - 08:25)
LH1622 MUC-KRK 2015-07-06 11:23 - 12:34 (scheduled 11:20 - 12:40)
This carries:
Justin & Diana
Flight #2 is probably:
KL1363 AMS-WAW 2015-07-06 10:07 - 11:47 (scheduled 09:45 - 11:40)
LO3905 WAW-KRK 2015-07-06 13:16 - 14:14 (scheduled 13:00 - 13:55)
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This carries:
Tanner & Josh
Denise & James Earl
Logan & Chris
Tiffany & Krista
Kelsey & Joey
"Everybody welcome to Taxi television. We're in Poland trying to find Kraków beach", Joey falls into his newscaster role
"Pom poms and miniskirts are our weakness", Tanner & Josh when their taxi catches up with Tiffany & Krista
Kraków beach turns out to be a patch of sand up on land by the river. The converted barge floats in the river and contains a swimming pool. The next clue lies at the bottom of the pool. Justin puts on his bathing suit an dives in after it. The other teams arrive significantly later and do feel the pressure so none of them bothers with the swimwear, they just jump in.
Teams retrieve the clue here in the following order:
1. Justin & Diana
2. Logan & Chris, long after #1 have left
3. Tanner & Josh
4. Tiffany & Krista
5. Kelsey & Joey
6. Denise & James Earl, within a minute after #2
Detour: Mine or Music
In Mine teams must make their way to Wieliczka salt mine (12km 16min). Here they must change into work clothes and ride an elevator 1000' underground. Down here they must first carry a big piece of timer a distance. Then load a mining cart with salt before finally pushing another full cart all the way back. This is a very physical detour and no finesse is needed. The actual task i the mine probably took around 20-30 minutes.
In music teams must make their way to the old town square (2.3km 7min) where they will get a lesson from a violinist on how to accompany him on the piano. Once they have mastered this they must push their piano (which is on a small wheeled cart) to a performance area where they must earn 100 Zloty ($25 USD).
One could think that the music task is about learning to play the piano, but that is actually very easy. The real challenge is to transport the piano over cobblestones and other obstacles and then finally to beg passersby for money.
The first challenge turns out to be to get to the detour location. Some teams have a very hard time finding a taxi. Partly because the closest road is a major thoroughfare where cars drive quickly. Teams must venture further away to find taxis.
"This is actually pretty cool, smells like a zoo", Diana in the salt mine
"Now i know what they mean when they say backbreaking work", Justin when he starts shoveling salt
"I played it for about 13 years", James Earl has taken piano lessons
"What if something comes down?", Logan is worried in the salt mine
"Then it crushes our legs and we're paralyzed for life and we keep asking ourselves why did we do it?", Chris has a morbid streak
"Ouch, my finger, my finger", Krista's hand is caught when the lid of the piano falls down
Tanner & Josh have a bad day. First they are last to find a taxi after the pool and then the taxi drops them off at the wrong location. So when they finally arrive at the mine Logan & Chris are about to leave.
"They are just arriving, tell them it was easy", Logan when she sees Tanner & Josh
Surprisingly Tiffany & Krista have a hard time with the music detour. It seems as if they just can not convince people to give them money.
"Everybody is running away, maybe I'm being too aggressive?", Krista
"We need a group of guys", Tiffany
"You have to play up your strengths so Tiffany took it to the next level", Krista about Tiffany starting to give out kisses to the cheek
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana, mine
2(+3) Kelsey & Joey, music
3(+3) Denise & James Earl, music
4(-2) Logan & Chris, mine
5(-1) Tiffany & Krista, music
6(-3) Tanner & Josh, mine
Route info: "Make your way to the Oskar Schindler factory where Schindler was able to protect and save lives of over a thousand Jewish workers and their families."
Teams arrive to the factory in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey
3(+0) Denise & James Earl
4(+1) Tiffany & Krista
5(-1) Logan & Chris
6(+0) Tanner & Josh
At the Schindler factory teams are given a tour of the museum and given a moment of reflection before continuing the race.
"To be there, to physically see the conditions they lived in, it gives you a true perspective on life", Justin
Route info: "Make your way to Szeroka 22 in the Jewish district and look for your next clue"
Teams arrive at the next clue box (1.8km 7min) in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey
3(+0) Denise & James Earl
4(+0) Tiffany & Krista, after #4 is done
5(+0) Logan & Chris
6(+0) Tanner & Josh, just as Tiffany leave for her second attempt
Road block: Who can handle a big order?
In this road block teams must act as waiters. They are given a list of dishes they have to bring from the kitchen. The list is something like:
1 Gefilte Fish 1x
2 Gesi Pipek 2x
3 Czulent 1x
4 Kugel 4x
5 Hamantashe 3x
6 Latkes 2x
7 Charoset 2x
They must then deliver all the food, in one go, to a party at the Klezmer-Hois 160m away.
The real challenge in this task is to identify the dishes. In the kitchen there is a big table filled with dishes, none of them labeled and teams must figure out which they should put on their tray.
"Oh man, this is gonna be tough", Justin when he sees all the prepared dishes
Some contestants know some of the dishes and decide to guess the rest. This strategy is not really working. Instead all teams eventually end up asking other people around to explain what the dishes look like, or to google images of the dishes.
Their partners are told to go directly to the Klezmer-Hois and wait outside.
Kelsey and James Earl decide to work together. Which seems like a very smart idea since they have a good idea that they re not first and both want to stay ahead of the teams behind them.
"This is scary", Krista finds that she is the only one waiting outside the Klezmer-Hois
Logan & Chris start a big argument about who should do this road block. Logan wants to do it because she has worked as a waiter. Chris wants to do it so they get an even roadblock count. From this conversation it seems as if nobody may do more than 5 road blocks before the last leg.
"Oh my god my arms", Tiffany find the tray heavy
"I used to wait tables, but this is a whole different ballgame", Josh
Tiffany and Josh decide to work together. They hope to beat Chris who is also doing the task. Unfortunately for them Chris gets it while they are doing their research.
"I didn't want it to come down to us", Tanner to Krista when they realize they are the last two teams
"I couldn't even look at him because I felt so sad, one of us was going to be going home", Krista
Josh turns out to be a gentleman and he lets Tiffany go first. Even though she is tired and walk slowly he waits for her.
"You go first and see. You were here first", Josh to Tiffany
Teams complete the road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Justin* & Diana (4-4)On his 1st attempt2(+0)Kelsey* & Joey (5-3)On her 1st attempt3(+0)Denise & James Earl*(3-5)On his 1st attempt4(+1)Logan & Chris* (4-3)On his 2nd attempt5(-1)Tiffany* & Krista (4-4)On her 3rd attempt6(+0)Tanner & Josh* (3-5)On his 1st attempt
Route info: "Search for Phil in the Klezmer-Hois". Finding Phil is rather easy since teams are standing right outside the Klezmer-Hois when they get the clue. Inside they hear music and make their way to a dining room where Phil, the mat, a Klezmer band and a bunch of party goers await.
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana, win a trip to Shanghai, China
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey
3(+0) Denise & James Earl
4(+0) Logan & Chris
5(+0) Tiffany & Krista
6(+0) Tanner & Josh, are saved by a non elimination
On the mat Phil warns teams that there is a U-turn in the next leg.
"And guess what? There is a U-turn in the next leg of the race, and I have a feeling that you might be team that they want to U-turn", Phil to Justin & Diana
Justin & Diana were lucky to be the only team to get tickets on the first flight, and that this flight went without any delay. That way they were so far ahead meant that they could run a relatively relaxed leg in Poland and still not see any other teams at any point on the course.
Things get very emotional with the last two teams. Tanner & Josh arrive only seconds after Tiffany & Krista. Tears are flowing because these teams are very close and they know they are the last two teams. They are all very relieved when Phil tells them this is a non elimination leg.
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 27, Episode 9, "It's always the quiet ones"
Film date: 2015-07-07 - 2015-07-09
As is quite common now this episode starts with a extra scene from the last leg. This time it is Tiffany & Krista who sit and talk to Tanner & Josh just after the pit stop. They discuss the boys very precarious situation with a speed bump in a leg which contains a U-turn.
"I think we're all due for some amazing karma tomorrow", Josh
The last pit stop was in Klesmer-Hois, Krakow and this is where teams are being release the following night in the following order:
1.Justin & Diana 22:042.Kelsey & Joey 00:58+2:543.Denise & James Earl 00:59+2:554.Logan & Chris 01:50+3:465.Tiffany & Krista 02:02+3:586.Tanner & Josh 02:03+3:59
Route info: "Fly to New Delhi, India". After landing teams must travel by taxi to New Delhi railway station and catch a 6am train to Agra. Once in Agra they'll make their way to the banks of the Yamuna river where they will find their next clue. The clue also warns that there is a U-turn ahead.
"I think Justin & I are definitely the biggest targets and I think that if we don't get there first we would expect to see our names on the U-turn board", Diana
"We really want a first place", Kelsey may want to U-turn Justin & Diana
"A U-turn is gonna to happen for sure", Logan
Teams meet up at the airport where they spend the night.
"We see the elusive green team. They exist.", Joey & Kelsey run into Justin & Diana
"That's just a myth that you hear about", James Earl is also there
The next morning teams are split up on two different sets of flights.
Flight #1 is probably:
LH1627 KRK-MUC 2015-07-08 07:24 - 08:28 (scheduled 06:30 - 07:55)
LH762 MUC-DEL 2015-07-08 12:23 - 23:23 (scheduled 11:55 - 23:00)
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And carries:
Tanner & Josh
Justin & Diana
Denise & James Earl
and probably
Logan & Chris
Kelsey & Joey
Flight #2 is probably:
OS600 KRK-VIE 2015-07-08 07:45 - 08:46 (scheduled 07:35 - 08:40)
OS33 VIE-DEL 2015-07-08 13:19 - 01:44+1 (scheduled 13:10 - 00:05+1)
And carries:
Tiffany & Krista
The next time we see the teams is at the New Delhi railway station. Here they experience severe culture shock. There are people sleeping on the floor everywhere.
"I've never seen anything like this in my life", James Earl
At the station Logan & Chris start discussing the U-turn with more or less all the other teams (one by one).
"So we're in agreement? You guys are definitely U-turning, right?", Chris to Justin
"Is it true that the girls can't U-turn now?", Logan accidentally spills the goods to Justin & Diana
"Don't tell them we told you that", Logan again
We know from an earlier interview that Tiffany & Krista can't use this U-urn since they already use their U-turn in Africa. But Justin & Diana didn't know that they did that, and they are surprised by Logan's comment. Just about then Tiffany & Krista turn up and ask if the others already have bought their tickets.
"We'll walk you out, there's no reason to stay", Justin offers to show the girls where the marked counter is
At the ticket counter Justin & Diana ask Krista about the U-turn. Krista lies and say they did not U-turn them. Eventually both teams go back to Logan & Chris and ask why they said that. Chris now deny having told Justin & Diana. So two teams are lying and nobody is really happy.
"I think that everybody is getting a little out of control with this and it's really bothering me now", Krista
"The U-turn board is open for everybody", Justin sums it up
The next morning all teams hop on the train to Agra. Joey goes into mock newscaster role and throws the ball over to Krista.
"Well Joey, It's really steaming up today in India. We walked into a lot of U-turn talk and it made us all a little hot'n'bothered", Krista
Phil stands on the platform and live narrates as teams exit the train in Agra. To begin with they must find a marked tuk-tuk which will take them to the river. The following ride is wild and more than a few racers fear for their lives as the tuk-tuk speeds trough the wild'n'crazy Inidian traffic.
Teams arrive to the clue box by the Yamuna river in the following order:
1. Tiffany & Krista
2. Logan & Chris
3. Denise & James Earl
4. Tanner & Josh
5. Kelsey & Joey
6. Justin & Diana
Road block: "Who's ready for laundry day?"
In this road block contestants must wash a load of saris. They must first ride a bicycle down to the river and drag it across the sand to a washing station. Then they must unload a big pack of dirty saris from it, fold and tie them in a certain way before throwing them in a big pot. They must then stir the washing with a big stick. At this stage the locals would bring the washing into the river to rinse and some manual handling. The players can skip this step and are instead directed to a large pile of washed saris which they, together with their instructor, need to spread in the sand to dry.
Each team get a local instructor who also acts as a judge and checks every step they do and immediately tell them if they need to redo it. The instructors never say anything to the contestants but use sign language to show what needs to be done.
The extra information contains the following: "As their speed bump Tanner & Josh will both have to perform this road block." So as soon as Tanner is done with the road block Josh start to do it as well.
There is a lot of laundry and from comments later it seems the task took about an hour to complete. This is quite a harsh speed bump compared to earlier seasons. But the task is visually very pleasing since the saris they wash are very colorful.
"It's supposed to be an arms length, but my arms are a lot shorter", Krista on why she uses the ground to help
"If you're happy and you know it clap your hands", Denise tries to lighten the mood with some singing
"If you're not gonna U-turn us, let me know, Tanner tries to find some consolation
"Not one person speaks up", Tanner again, after an awkward silence
After a while he gets denial from more or less every team, including from Joey.
"They are heavy when wet", Joey find the road block physical
"This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do", Denise
Teams complete the road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+4)Kelsey & Joey* (5-4)2(+0)Logan & Chris* (4-5)3(+3)Justin & Diana* (4-5)4(+0)Tanner* & Josh (4-5)4(-3)Tiffany & Krista* (4-5)5(-2)Denise* & James Earl(4-5)6(-2)Tanner & Josh* (4-5)
Route info: "Make your way to Hanuman temple in the Johri bazaar and receive a blessing to get your next clue."
Teams reach the temple in the following order:
1(+0) Kelsey & Joey
2(+0) Logan & Chris
3(+0) Justin & Diana, as Logan & Chris leave
4(+0) Tiffany & Krista
5(+0) Denise & James Earl
6(+0) Tanner & Josh
Detour: Cans or Candy?
In cans teams must load a cargo-bike with 120 empty cooking oil cans and delivering them to New Taj Oil company. This is a lot of cans and they will have to stack them 5 levels high. Fortunately they get some string as well so they can tie their load together. Otherwise we would have vast amounts of empty oil cans on the streets of Agra.
In candy teams must cut and wash one mann (~90lb) of white pumpkin. Once done they must deliver two batches of finished candy to a store.
Both detour options take place elsewhere so teams have to go back into their tuk-tuks again.
Kelsey & Joey have bad luck and their tuk-tuk takes them to the wrong place initially. When they arrive at the detour location Justin & Diana are nearly finished with packing their bike.
"Five high? Holy cow!", Justin realize how big the load really is
"Are you gonna cut your hand off now?", Logan to Chris when he starts cutting the pumpkins
As Justin & Diana are packing cans on their bike a local parade passes by on the street. They are probably lucky that they didn't have to to leave right then.
"It's frustrating that the race we've been doing is getting us in second place and not in first", Kelsey is frustrated that they never seem to be able to beat the green team
"I'm sweating like a beast right now", Krista realize cutting melons is hard work
Both detours attracts huge crowds of onlookers which adds a festive mood to the whole thing.
At the candy detour teams wonder how much a mann is. The clue doesn't say and eventually Chris & Logan wash their pumpkin and get them weighed. They have not done enough yet.
"They have a lot, we need a lot more", Tiffany looks at Chris & Logan's pot and estimate their own position
Tanner & Josh arrive at the candy making shortly after Logan & Chris have left. Tiffany & Krista and Denise & James Earl are still here cutting up pumpkins.
"It's right across from the gas station", Justin shouts directions to Joey as he runs back after doing their delivery
Kelsey & Joey try to unload their cans as fast as possible, but they go a bit too fast so we get to see canmageddon when lots of cans fall. This makes the unloading slower since the cans have to be stacked neatly.
When Tiffany & Krista are done with the cutting Krista goes over to tell Tanner & Josh how much they need to cut.
"Oh my god, you guys are going to be done in two seconds", Krista see that they have almost caught up
"They did it so fast they are going to be right behind us now", Krista fears Tanner & Josh will overtake them as they make their delivery
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+2) Justin & Diana, cans
2(-1) Kelsey & Joey, cans
3(-1) Logan & Chris, candy
4(+1) Denise & James Earl, candy
5(-1) Tiffany & Krista, candy
6(+0) Tanner & Josh, candy
6(+0) Tanner & Josh, cans
Route info: "Make your way to Bijighar Chowraha Roundabout and search for your next clue". Everybody realize that this is where the U-turn ought to be and they really want to get there before everybody else. So stress levels are very high.
"If we're first there we are U-turning", Chris
"They don't know where they are going, so this is scary", Justin's driver doesn't know where it is
"We have to U-turn", Kelsey
"I think I want to U-turn the green team", Chris wants to U-turn Justin & Diana
Teams reach the U-turn board in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey, U-turns Tanner & Josh
3(+0) Logan & Chris
4(+0) Denise & James Earl
5(+0) Tiffany & Krista
6(+0) Tanner & Josh
"We would only use the U-turn to save ourselves", Diana on why they didn't use the U-turn
"We just want to make sure we're safe", Kelsey on why they U-turned
"This means we're still stuck with the green team", Logan
Tiffany & Krista are shocked to see their friends Tanner & Josh on the U-turn board.
"It's always the quiet ones you have to watch out for", Krista gets the title
"Are you kidding me? You punk", Tanner when he see the U-turn board and Joeys picture
"I'm cheerin' for green now", Tanner is shocked
Route info: "Search the grounds on the Moonlight garden i Agra to check in to your next Pit Stop. Warning! The last team to check-in may be eliminated!". This garden, which is located right across the river from the Taj Mahal, has been used for Pit Stops before. This time Phil is hiding in the far corner. The greeter is a local barber and production has arranged for a customer as well so the barber just comes by to greet teams and then rushes back to his lathered customer.
Denise & James Earl have a hard time finding the pit stop. Their driver drop them off at the wrong garden. They search this and one more before they find out that the Moonlight garden is far away on the other side of the river.
The editors use this navigational mishap to try to fool us that Tanner & Josh are still in it. Consequently we get to see them fly through the task. What they conveniently do not show, but we get to see in the extra scenes, is that Tanner & Josh had a really hard time finding the cans detour. Partly this is because their clue is in tatters by now.
"Phil is good at hide and seek", James Earl
"We could show up and somebody could have got lost, I mean crazier thins have happened", Tanner try to keep the flame of hope burning
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana, win a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey
3(+0) Logan & Chris, within a few minutes after #2
4(+1) Tiffany & Krista
5(-1) Denise & James Earl
6(+0) Tanner & Josh are eliminated
"We just work really well together", Diana on why they are dominating
"They are not winning the million", Chris is convinced that Justin & Diana won't win the race
At the pit stop Denise check her fitbit and find that her heart rate is 132 and that she has run 11 miles today.
"I think we kind of let our guard down and here we are", Tanner
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 27, Episode 10, "Bring the fun baby"
Film date: probably 2015-07-10
The last pit stop was in the Moonlight garden, right across the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. And this also seems to be where teams are released from:
1.Justin & Diana 17:102.Kelsey & Joey 17:18+0:083.Logan & Chris 17:23+0:134.Tiffany & Krista 18:00+0:505.Denise & James Earl 18:28+1:18
Teams must travel by tuk-tuk to Kachora Bazaar where they will find their next clue. The clue also says "Get ready for a U-turn. It's coming sooner than you think."
"This is our third 2nd place finish in a row, and we're tired of it. We want to win!", Joey wants to go for first
"This is gonna to be a tough leg for us. I started vomiting a few hours ago and my stomach is really bad" Chris
During the tuk-tuk ride teams discuss the upcoming U-turn. Justin & Diana talk about using it on Chris & Logan.
"We're a little scared of the U-turn. We know that we have used ours and Justin & Diana know we are on their heels. We're kind of their top competition so...", Joey
Teams reach the clue box at Kachora Bazaar and get their road block clue in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey
3(+0) Logan & Chris, after #1 have left
4(+0) Tiffany & Krista, as Joey is on his delivery run
5(+0) Denise & James Earl, as Chris is on her delivery run
Road block: Who's full of hot air?
In this road block contestants must use compressed air to blow up balloons and fill a fairly big net. The net hangs from a pole and once full they must place it on a bicycle and deliver them to a wedding party planner. Once delivered they must ride their bicycle back to the start of the task where their partner is waiting.
Since this is India we gets hordes of people watching the contestants as they struggle with the balloons. Even though they have compressed air the task is hard and tedious. It is easy to add too much air so the balloons explode and tying them shut is always a hassle.
"You have to take a couple of seconds to appreciate where you are", Justin looks up from tying balloons
"I hear they have really amazing weddings in India, I was hoping to get to be a part of one but this isn't really what I had in mind", Logan while inflating balloons
"Logan, smart. Do this smart", Chris give some hints
"Don't talk to me", Logan is no in the mood through
And then Chris & Logan continue to argue vocally for most of the
leg.
"Driving anything in this city is scary. Being on a bike, which i the least safe form of transportation, is very scary", Justin
And Justin have it easier since it is still light outside when he is riding his bike. By the time Tiffany get to cross the bridge it is dark as well.
While waiting at the road block Diana starts applying small rub-on
tattoos to the kids who want. Some adults consider themselves kids as well.
"So we have to wait in agony and watch now?", Krista to Chris about their role while their partners do the task
"I'm struggling with this netting right now. Why can't I figure out this netting?", James Earl struggles
While waiting at the road block Denise talks to Krista
"Don't U-turn us", Denise to Krista
"Are you out of your minds? I would never ever do that to you and you know that", Krista is almost offended by the question
Darkness is falling as Tiffany makes her way across the bridge with her balloons. She is having problems with locals riding very close and popping balloons. Eventually one local succeeds in ripping her net so almost all of her balloons spill out.
"Why did you do that?[/i}', Tiffany
The next shot, after the commercial break, is of Tiffany delivering her few remaining balloons and receiving her next clue. The producers must have decided that she did all the steps needed to complete the road block and that she should not be punished because a local sabotaged her progress. According to inside sources the the situation during this leg was even worse than we see in the telecast. This is a probably the shadow of a dark part of Indian culture.
Teams complete the road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Justin* & Diana (5-5)2(+0)Kelsey & Joey* (5-5)3(+0)Logan* & Chris (5-5)4(+0)Tiffany* & Krista (5-5)5(+0)Denise & James Earl*(4-6)
Route info: "Make your way to the Goyal Book Store and search for your next clue. The U-turn is right ahead."
As the first team reaches the U-turn board at the bookstore they pass Phil who live narrates their progress. Teams arrive at the U-turn in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana, U-turns Logan & Chris
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey
3(+0) Logan & Chris
4(+0) Tiffany & Krista
5(+0) Denise & James Earl
"You are a tough team and we want to help our friends", Justin on why they U-turned Logan & Chris
The clue box holds a detour clue: Bring the groom or bring the fun
In bring the groom teams must pick up a wedding groom on horse and his entourage (including a band). They must then start the generator used to power the lamps. Then one of them have to carry one of the heavy electric candelabras while the other pushes the generator. They have to follow the procession until they reach the wedding feast where they have to deliver the groom to his bride.
In bring the fun teams must pick up a carnival ride and push it across town (about .5 miles) to the same wedding. Once they have arrived and given 8 kids a ride (all 8 fit in one go) in their carnival ride they will receive their next clue.
"Bring the fun baby", Justin gets the title
Justin & Diana arrive at the pick up place for the carnival rides at about the same time as Tiffany deliver her balloons. So it probably took just short of an hour to get back to the road block start, travel to the U-turn board and then to the start of the detour.
The carnival rides are decorated with battery powered lights so they are quite a spectacle as teams push them through the traffic.
"If we ever get married some day, which we will, we'll get married like this", Joey
"If I have a weeding it will not be this elaborate", Kelsey has a different opinion
Once teams arrive with their carnival rides it turns out to be very easy to find 8 kids who want to ride. After teams have pushed the ride for a while they get told that they are done and can pick up their next clue.
"We need to be nice so the kids like us. All we do is yell at each other like evil people", Logan nails it
At the start of the bring the groom side Tiffany & Krista have a hard time to get the generator going. At least that is the way it is shown in the telecast. In reality they got the generator going quickly but then a local turned it off so they had to go again. Eventually they get the generator going again and they can start making their way to the wedding.
Just after Tiffany & Krista's wedding party has started to move Logan & Chris turn up for their second detour. And this is where we realize how the episode is going to end as Denise & James Earl have not arrived at the start of the detour yet.
"This is like a feather, this is nothing", Logan tries to use a mental game on the heavy candelabra
"This sucker is heavy", James Earl is also carrying a candelabra
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana, fun
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey, groom
Logan & Chris, fun
3(+1) Tiffany & Krista, groom
4(-1) Logan & Chris, groom
5(+0) Denise & James Earl, groom
Route info: "Search the party for Phil and check in to your next pit stop".
The wedding area is delimited by walls of hanging fabric. Phil is waiting in a separate area behind an opening in one of the walls. He is not trivial to find. As soon as contestants find the opening a bunch of kids come rushing up and follows them to the mat.
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana, win $5000 each
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey, minutes after #1
3(+0) Tiffany & Krista
4(+0) Logan & Chris, while #3 is still on the mat
5(+0) Denise & James Earl, while #4 & #4 are still on the mat. are eliminated
This was a very linear leg. The only placement change was Chris & Logan who lost one spot due to the U-turn. But we got drama and a colorful, and sometimes ugly, look at Indian culture.
"I love him unconditionally", Denise about her son
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