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Piazza del Campo and the Palio
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Scrovegni Chapel
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Venice's largest museum, the Accademia contains the most extensive collection of V...
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Ca' d'Oro and the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti
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Created by early-20th-century philanthropist Barn Giorgio Franchet...
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Chiesa dei Frari (Chruch of the Friars)
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Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni and Paolo (Church of ...
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Between the Basilica di San Marco and St. Mark's Basin s...
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The Grand Canal
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Venice's Main Street, its 2-mile aquatic thoroughfare, is lined with hundreds of w...
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One of the world's great collections of modern art, housed in a palazzo on the Gra...
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Sitting at the eastern end of the Piazza San ...
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Piazza San Marco
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The heart of Venice then and now, St. Mark's is one of the world's most beautiful ...
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Scuola Grande di San Rocco
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Gondola, Gondola!
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Yes, they're touristy and overpriced and the Venetians won't go near them, but the...
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Torcello
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Vivaldi's Chruch
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Caffe Florian
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Caffe Chioggia
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Cantina do Mori
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Club Del Doge
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Da Fiore
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Harry's Bar
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The Rialto Markets
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An eye-popping stroll through the lively canal-side Rialto Markets will bring you ...
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Verona
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Arch of Constantine
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Castel Sant'Angelo
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Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero
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Church of the Redeemer (Il Redentore)
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Colonnade of St. Peter and Basilica of St. Peter
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Florence Baptistery (Bronze Doors)
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
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Church of Il Gesù
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Hospital of the Innocents
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Church of the Jubilee
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Laurentian Library
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Library of San Marco
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Milan Cathedral
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Palazzetto dello Sport
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Palazzo Medici
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Parco della Musica Auditorium
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Pirelli Tower
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Baptistery at Pisa
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(Leaning) Tower at Pisa
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Pyramid of Cestius
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San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
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Church of San Ivo alla Sapienza
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Church of Sant' Andrea al Quirinale
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Church of Santa Costanza
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Santa Maria dei Miracoli
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Santa Maria della Salute
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Generally referred to as "La Salute," this crown jewel of 17th-centur...
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Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala
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Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio
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Ufficio Postale
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Villa Farnesina
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Villa Madama
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Castello Sforzesco
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Torre dei Lamberti
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Juliet's House
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Verona Arena
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Anatomical Theater, Padua University
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Caffè Pedrocchi
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Tomb of St. Anthony
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Jewish Ghetto
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Rialto Bridge
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Porta Soprana
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Camposanto
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Medici
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Siena Cathedral
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Palazzo Pubblico
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Baths of Caracalla
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Arch of Titus
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Catacombs
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Basilica of St. John Lateran
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St. Paul Outside the Walls
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Vittorio Emanuele II Monument
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Day 1 Wednesday, July 11
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One of Rome's four major basilicas, built in the 5th century, then restored and extended between ...
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Transportation
Tampa → Rome
Departs 07/11/12 at 08:00AM
"Rome welcomes you when you come and forgets you when you go." [Frederico Fellini]
A republic was declared in Rom in 509BC, and all roads have led here ever since. A very busy city of leisurely citizens, Rome serves up a jolt of big-city life with the warmth ...
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Reenact the scene from the 1950s Audrey Hepburn classic "Roman Holiday": Go to the atri...
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Begun by Cardinal Scipione Borghese in the 17th century, the collection includes Titian's "S...
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Always packed with locals who stream in for the best espresso--something about the water, they sa...
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Once able to seat 50,000, the Coliseum was begun in A.D. 72 by Vespasian and inaugurated in A.D. ...
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One of the last of Rome's classic trattorias. Half the joy of a stroll through the former artists...
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A local favorite for decades. Simple, well-prepared Roman cuisine is served by jacketed, bow-tied...
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Typical, authentic, no-frills, and the in the characterful neighborhood of he Campo dei-Fiori--wh...
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This elegant 16th-century country villa built for Pope Julius III holds thirty-five rooms with It...
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The city's oldest gelateria, so you won't be the only one standing in line to sample their fifty-...
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Small and chic. Much of the reliably fresh seafood is flown in daily from the talented chef's nat...
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Market at Campo dei Fiori
One of Italy's great daily marketplaces, and some of its best theater. Shaded by canvas ombrellon...
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As evocative as Pompeii and twice as well preserved, Rome's best-kept secret can event be reached...
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Designed by Michelangelo in the 1550s, the Piazza Campidoglio is one of Rome's most elegant piazz...
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Piazza Navona
Teh Eternal City's nightlife at its best. In warm weather, take a seat outdoors at he Tre Scalini...
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Built in 27 B.C, by Marcus Agrippa and reconstructed by Hadrian in the early 2d century A.D., the...
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The center of Roman life in the days of the Republic, the Roman Forum was a stone quarry and cow ...
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The world's most famous ceiling
The spellbinding frescoes that cover the ceiling and walls of ...
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Spanish Steps
Designed by Francesco de Sanctis and built between 1723 and 1725, these wide steps ascend in thre...
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A wood-paneled, family-run operation in the unlikely neighborhood of the train station. Simple bu...
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Designed by Nicolo Salvi and completed in 1762, the fanciful Baroque fountain features Neptune st...
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The world's smallest independent state, Vatican City is accessed through St. Peter's Square, surr...
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Via Condotti
Via Condotti and its grid of cobbled offshoots at the foot of the Spanish Steps offers ultrasmart...
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Day 2 Thursday, July 12
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Rome → Siena
Departs 07/11/12 at 08:00AM
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Day 3 Friday, July 13
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Siena → Florence
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Bargello Museum
Housed in a Gothic palazzo built as an arsenal and fortress in 1255, the Bargello later served as...
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Church of Santa Croce
Built by the Franciscans between 1294 and 1442 but with a 19th-century facade, cavernous Santa Cr...
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It's cozy inside when cold weather dictates this historic cafe's specialty of bittersweet hot cho...
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Church of Santa Maria Novella
Built for the Dominican order in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, Santa Maria Novella is t...
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Gourmands genuflect at the mention of this temple to high gastronomy. In a region long known for...
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Florence's most popular wine bar is found just outside the city's 14th-century ramparts and the S...
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Galleria dell'Accademia
Founded in 1784 as an artists' academy, the Accademia has been home since 1873 of Michelangelo's ...
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Il Duomo (Florence Cathedral of Santa Maria dei...
Designed originally in 1296 by Arnolfo di Cambio, Florence's Duomo was actually the work of sever...
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Il Ponte Vecchio
Built in 1345 by Taddeo Gaddi, the Ponte Vecchio is the oldest and most famous bridge across the ...
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La Tripperia
Just a handful of these vendors are left, selling sandwiches stuffed with tripe (cow's stomach), ...
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As a capital of culture, Florence is a fitting host for one of the largest and most anticipated a...
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Medici Chapels
Forming part of the monumental San Lorenzo complex (the Medicis' parish church, worth seeing but ...
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Mercato Nuovo
Before you leave town, take a trip to the "New Market", in business since the 16th cent...
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Mercato San Lorenzo
Touristy to the core, Italy's largest and best daily open-air market comprises hundreds of white ...
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Museo San Marco
The most celebrated friar of this 13th-century monastery (expanded in the 15th century) was Fra A...
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Nerbone
1Roll up your sleeves and join the market merchants and shoppers who stop by this popular no-ling...
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Omero
After taking in the view from the outdoor terrace, head inside for a traditional Tuscan-style mea...
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With the inviting combination of a casual wood-paneled wine bar in front and slightly more seriou...
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Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio
The civic center of Florence for more than 700 years, the Piazza della Signoria is now a popular ...
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Palazzio Pitti and the Galleria Palatina
Built by wealthy Florentine merchant and banker Luca Pitti in the late 15th century, the Pitti Pa...
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Sunset at Piazzale Michelangiolo
The postcard-worthy views from Florence's hilltop square inspired more than one Renaissance maste...
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Vespers at Church of San Miniato at Monte
Florence's oldest church, this much-beloved 11th-century Romanesque structure dominates the city'...
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Ice cream purists may insist it's no longer the city's best, but don't tell that to the crowds al...
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Here, in a palace designed in 1560 by architect Giorgio Vasari for Grand Duke Cosimo de' Medici, ...
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Day 4 Saturday, July 14
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Florence → Bologna
Departs 07/11/12 at 08:00AM
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Where Food Is a Magnificent Obsession
Being the preeminent culinary center of a food-conscious...
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Day 5 Sunday, July 15
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Bologna → Padua
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Day 6 Monday, July 16
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Padua → Venice
Departs 07/11/12 at 08:00AM
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Day 7 Tuesday, July 17
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Venice → Verona
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Day 8 Wednesday, July 18
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Verona → Milan
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The country's masterpiece Gothic confection
For sheer size and shock value, few buildings surp...
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One of Leonardo's most powerful works
Where else can you tell a taxicab driver the name of a p...
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The world's favorite opera house
It is December 7, opening night at La Scala, and all of Milan...
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Cutting-edge shopping and a restaurant extraordinaire
A must-see for shopaholics, the incompar...
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Day 9 Thursday, July 19
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Milan → Genoa
Departs 07/11/12 at 08:00AM
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Day 10 Friday, July 20
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Genoa → Cinque Terre
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A coastline hike with inspiring seascapes
Collectively known as the Five Lands, hidden in tiny...
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Day 11 Saturday, July 21
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Cinque Terre → Pisa
Departs 07/11/12 at 08:00AM
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Day 12 Sunday, July 22
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Pisa → Rome
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Day 13 Monday, July 23
Day 14 Tuesday, July 24
Day 15 Wednesday, July 25
Day 16 Thursday, July 26
Day 17 Friday, July 27
Day 18 Saturday, July 28
Day 19 Sunday, July 29
Kevin & Kasey's Italy Trip
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