30 Jaw-Dropping Cinnamon Stick Crafts to Elevate Your Home Decor This Holiday Season
You saved that cinnamon stick garland photo back in September and you still can’t quite work out how it’s actually made. Good news: most of these projects come down to cinnamon sticks, twine, and about twenty minutes.
We spent a long weekend digging through Dollar Tree, Etsy, Walmart, and Target to pull together 30 cinnamon stick crafts that genuinely hold up in real homes — from $3 bundles to a $329 fully styled tree — and every single idea compares the budget version and the splurge version side by side.
Expect plenty of rustic natural styling, cottagecore kitchen Christmas, warm-minimal holiday, and farmhouse texture, all built around the one material that smells as good as it looks. Because 2026 is the year handmade started outperforming mass-produced on Pinterest, and a bag of cinnamon sticks is the cheapest way to get there.
And stay until the end — we break down the most common mistakes that can ruin these looks.
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1. Cinnamon Stick and Dried Orange Garland With Fairy Lights
- Cinnamon sticks, bulk 8-10 in (100 count): $9-$18
- Dried orange slices (30-pack): $9-$16
- Warm-white fairy lights, 10 ft battery-operated: $7-$14
- Jute twine and 22-gauge floral wire: $5-$9
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks: $12-$20
Total: $42-$77 for roughly six feet of garland. Budget alternative: dry your own orange slices (about $4 of fruit) and buy cinnamon sticks from a restaurant supply store — the identical garland lands near $28.
Space your cinnamon bundles every 4 to 5 inches, and keep at least 3 inches between orange slices. Tighter than that and the garland reads as one solid brown mass instead of a rhythm. One more thing: run the fairy lights on their own separate strand rather than weaving them through the sticks, so you can pull the lights off in January and reuse the garland next winter.
2. Five Fabric Christmas Trees With Cinnamon Stick Trunks
Three things are doing the heavy lifting here. Repetition — five trees in the same silhouette but five different fabrics, so your eye reads a collection instead of clutter. Scale — the trees graduate in height, which keeps a row from looking like a picket fence. And color temperature: the printed greens are cool and mossy, the cinnamon trunks are warm, and that tension is what stops the whole lineup from going flat.
The cinnamon stick trunk. That’s it. Take it away and you have five fabric cones on a wooden plank. Leave it in and the trees instantly belong to the same family as your garland and your wreath. It also solves a practical problem — a stick base is far sturdier than a stuffed fabric bottom, and it lifts each tree just enough to cast its own small shadow.
3. NOEL Cinnamon Stick Wall Art on Distressed White Planks
- Cut a backer from 1/2 in plywood, roughly 24 x 36 in, paint it white, then sand the edges hard so the wood shows through.
- Lay your lettering out in kraft paper first — four letters, about 8 in tall and 6 in wide.
- Glue cinnamon sticks end to end to form each letter, then fill the tree shape with horizontal rows.
- Thread a beaded garland across the tree and glue a metallic star at the top.
- Attach a D-ring hanger to the back before it goes on the wall, not after.
Time: about three hours. Materials: $20-$35. Think of this as the big sibling to the little ornament in Idea #5.
Handmade wall art is quietly replacing the mass-produced sign in 2026. Part of it is the slow-craft pull that’s been building on Pinterest, and part of it is plain fatigue — we’ve all seen the same stamped metal script in the same three fonts. A cinnamon stick NOEL isn’t only a sign. It’s art, ornament, and air freshener in one object.
4. Spiced Cinnamon Stick Tree Ornament With Star Anise
The formula is roughly 65% cinnamon brown (the stick body) + 25% deep spice (star anise, cloves, allspice berries) + 10% shimmer (that thread of silver tinsel and the frosted pinecone). Swap the silver for matte gold and it warms up considerably. Swap the teal-green pine for a natural green and it reads more farmhouse than woodland. Keep the shimmer under 10% and it stays elegant.
Whole spices are brittle. Allspice berries and cloves pop off if you only use craft glue, so use a dot of hot glue on the stick and a dab of tacky glue on the spice itself. Keep these away from radiators and wood stoves too — heat makes the spice resins sweat, and they can stain. If you have a cat, hang them above tail height; small whole spices are a choking hazard.
5. Cinnamon Stick Star Ornament Tied With Baker’s Twine
Bind your star with a surgeon’s knot, not a square knot — wrap the twine around the center bundle twice before you tie, then pull. It holds several times tighter and won’t slip as the sticks dry and shrink slightly. Use 1.5 mm red-and-white baker’s twine. Anything thicker looks clumsy at this scale, and anything thinner will cut into the bark.
Stars read best at 3 to 4 inches across. On a 7-foot tree, plan for one ornament every 6 to 8 inches of vertical branch and let 4 to 5 inches of open pine sit between the big pieces. On a 4-foot tabletop tree, drop down to 2.5 inches or the ornament overwhelms the tree entirely.
6. Twine-Tied Cinnamon Sticks on a Red Berry Wreath
You don’t need a $65 boutique wreath. Grab a grapevine or faux-evergreen base at a thrift store for $3 to $8, then hit Dollar Tree for red berries and a bag of cinnamon sticks for about $5. That lands near $15, and honestly the handmade version photographs better because the sticks sit unevenly and catch the light. Check Facebook Marketplace in early November — that’s when people clear out last year’s holiday bins.
Faux evergreen plus real cinnamon equals dust, and dust on a wreath is stubborn. Once a month, take it outside and hit it with a hair dryer on the cool setting, holding it about a foot away. Cinnamon keeps its scent for roughly one to two years; after that, refresh it with two drops of cinnamon oil on the back of a stick — never the front, where it can leave a mark.
7. The Three-Stick Cinnamon Bundle With a Single Star Anise
The twine tie. Everything else in this little bundle — three cinnamon sticks, a scatter of red berries, one star anise pod — is just material. The moment you wrap and knot that natural twine, it goes from pile of sticks to object. Pick something with visible texture, like jute or hemp, and tie it slightly off-center. Symmetry reads machine-made; a slight offset reads handmade, which is exactly what you want at this size.
Roughly 85% warm brown (the sticks) + 10% red (the berries) + 5% near-black (the anise). That last 5% does more than you’d think — it gives the eye somewhere to rest. Want a cooler version? Swap the red berries for white ones and the anise for a small dried bay leaf. Same formula, different season.
8. Frosted Votive Holders With Glittery Poinsettia Accents
- Group them in odd numbers — three, five, or seven — on a woven tray or a wood slice.
- Check that no ribbon or berry sits within 3 inches of the flame.
- Buy real votive candles rather than tealights, so the glow reads evenly through frosted glass.
- Set the whole tray on a non-flammable surface, never directly on a tablecloth.
It’s a contrast story. Frosted glass is matte and diffuses light; the glittered poinsettias and gold ribbon are sharp and reflective; the deep red behind them is pure saturation. Three textures, three finishes, one warm glow. The berries also repeat the red from the background, which is why the arrangement feels intentional even though it’s only about eight inches wide. Tuck two loose cinnamon sticks on the tray and the whole vignette smells like the season.
9. Macramé Wall Hanging Suspended From a Cinnamon Stick
Cut your cord at four times the finished length plus 8 inches for knotting. Everyone underestimates this. For a 10-inch hanging you need roughly 4 feet of cord per strand. Also: the cinnamon stick has to be at least 1/2 inch in diameter to carry a knotted load without flexing — thin decorative sticks snap right at the drill point.
- 3 mm single-strand cotton cord, 100 yd: $12-$20
- Cinnamon sticks, 1/2 in diameter (10-pack): $8-$15
- Wood slice with bark edge, 8-10 in: $6-$14
- Clear quartz points (3): $8-$18
- Drill bit, 3/16 in: $4-$8
Total: $38-$75. Budget alternative: skip the crystals, use a thrifted cutting board as the base, and buy cord by the yard — you’re at about $22.
10. Dried Orange and Cinnamon Garland Along a Shelf
The number one way this garland fails is under-dried fruit. If your orange slices still feel cool or tacky in the middle, they will mold — quietly, behind the greenery, until you smell it. Dry them at 200°F for three to four hours, flipping once, until they’re leathery and translucent. Store-bought dried slices are reliable but often thin and pale, so buy two bags and pick the best ones.
For a shelf or mantel under 5 feet, one 6-foot garland with 12 to 14 orange slices is plenty. A 6- to 8-foot run wants two garlands swagged from a single center point, about 14 inches deep at the low spot. If your ceiling is under 8 feet, keep the swag shallow — a deep drape crowds a low room. For a tabletop version of this palette, see Idea #17.
11. Rustic Twig Wreath With a Burlap Bow and Cinnamon Bundles
The oversized burlap bow is having a moment precisely because it isn’t trying. After several years of maximalist flocked-and-glittered holiday decor, 2026 is pulling toward what stylists keep calling harvest crossover — wreaths that work from late September through January without a single swap. Natural twig bases, real dried fruit, undyed burlap. And it has staying power, because you can pack it in a bin and it looks identical next year.
The bow. Not the oranges, not the cinnamon — the bow. It’s roughly a third of the wreath’s height, and it’s the only element that’s a solid block of color against a busy, textural field. Scale it up until it feels slightly too big. A small bow on a rustic wreath looks like an afterthought, and this design lives or dies on looking deliberate.
12. Rustic Tree With Orange Slices, Cinnamon, and Golden Baubles
Dried orange slices at a craft store run $12 to $18 a bag. Buy three navel oranges for $3, slice them a quarter-inch thick, and bake at 200°F for four hours. Cinnamon sticks are cheapest in bulk at restaurant supply stores or Indian groceries — often $6 for 100. Target and Walmart both carry warm-white string lights for under $10. This whole tree goes from designer pricing to about $60.
- 6 ft artificial tree: $60-$180
- Warm-white string lights, 300 ct: $15-$30
- Dried orange slices, 60 ct: $18-$32
- Cinnamon stick ornaments, 24 ct: $12-$22
- Golden geometric baubles, 12 ct: $18-$40
- Deep red beaded garland: $12-$25
Total: $135-$329. Budget alternative: thrift the tree in January and keep everything else — you’re under $70.
13. Five Colorful Macramé Hangings on Cinnamon Stick Rods
The palette runs on a simple rule: three earthy anchors and two surprises. Mustard, off-white, and sage do the grounding work; teal and plum are the payoff. Swap the plum for terracotta and the set gets warmer and more autumnal. Swap teal for forest green and it goes traditional. Keep at least two neutral cords in the mix or the group starts to look like a nursery project instead of a collection.
- Cut eight strands of 3 mm cord, each 4 ft long.
- Lark’s head knot all eight onto a 6-inch cinnamon stick.
- Work three rows of square knots, then split into two halves for the open diamond.
- Close the diamond and finish with four rows of alternating square knots.
- Trim the fringe to 2 in and comb it out with a wide-tooth comb.
Time: about 45 minutes each. Materials: $4-$7 per hanging. See Idea #19 for the white-and-green version of the same knot.
14. Rustic Bowl of Dried Oranges and Cinnamon With Fairy Lights
Put the lights in first, then the fruit. Coil a 10-foot strand loosely at the bottom of the bowl, pile the dried oranges and cinnamon sticks on top, and pull a few bulbs up through the gaps. The light should peek through, not sit on the surface — that’s what separates a bowl that glows from a bowl with a light string dropped in it. Nine out of ten people do this backwards.
Battery fairy lights with a timer run about six weeks on three AAs; leave them on continuously and expect two. Dried orange slices collect dust fast and start to look dull after a season — a soft pastry brush once a month helps. When the slices darken and lose their color, swap them out. They’re cheap, and it takes two minutes.
15. Geometric Cinnamon Stick Ornament With Wooden Beads
The three beads above the structure are doing something you might not notice at first: they act as a visual handle. Without them, the geometric cinnamon shape floats and feels unfinished. With them, it reads top-to-bottom as one object. There’s also a nice material conversation happening — dark cinnamon bark against pale cream beads, tied together by that speckled string.
Skip the craft store beads. Thrift stores sell wooden bead necklaces for a dollar, and you can pull them apart in seconds. A chopstick, a skewer, or the handle of a wooden spoon works as a hanging bar. Dollar store cinnamon sticks are thinner, so use a dot of hot glue at every joint instead of relying on string tension alone. Total: under $8.
16. White Fluted Bowl Display With Dried Oranges and Cinnamon Stars
An 8- to 10-inch bowl is the sweet spot for a dining table that seats four to six — smaller and it disappears, larger and you can’t see the person across from you. For a console or entry table, drop to 6 inches. Leave at least 2 inches of open tabletop on each side too; a bowl that’s exactly centered with no breathing room looks placed rather than arranged.
- Lay out your bowl, fruit, sticks, and stars on a plain surface first — you’ll rearrange them three times before it looks right.
- Match your orange slices in thickness so they stack evenly.
- Keep the bowl at least 6 inches from the table edge if you have kids or dogs.
- Have a small dish on hand for the pieces you end up not using.
17. Green Wreath With Dried Oranges and Pinecones on a Plank Table
The dark plank table. Lay this exact wreath on a white tablecloth and it loses half its drama. The near-black wood makes the greens deeper, the oranges hotter, and the pinecones read like texture instead of clutter. If you’re styling it for a photo or a holiday display, find the darkest wood surface in your house and put it there.
- Lay the wreath flat and decide placement before you glue anything.
- Wire each cinnamon stick through its hollow center with 22-gauge floral wire, twisting the ends behind the wreath base.
- Hot glue the orange slices directly onto the greenery, not onto the wire.
- Tuck berry clusters into the gaps last — they’re filler, not the feature.
- Hang it on a door or leave it flat as a centerpiece; both work.
Time: about 40 minutes. Materials: $18-$30.
18. Chunky Crochet Pumpkin With a Cinnamon Stick Stem
A cinnamon stick stem is charming and it’s also the first thing to snap. Rolled cinnamon is brittle, especially at 3/16 inch thick. Push a quarter-inch wooden dowel into the pumpkin first, then slide the cinnamon stick over it — you get the look without the fragility. Also worth saying: this is a fall piece that isn’t trying to be a Christmas piece, which is exactly why it works from September through November.
Super chunky yarn runs $12 to $18 a skein, which is steep for a 4-inch pumpkin. Check thrift stores and estate sales for half-used skeins — you’ll often find them for a dollar or two. Dollar Tree cinnamon sticks are thin but perfect for a small stem, and jute twine comes on a 100-yard roll for about $3 that’ll last years. Realistic total: $6.
19. White Macramé Ornaments Hanging From Cinnamon Sticks
Use 3 mm single-strand cotton, not twisted craft cord — the twisted stuff unravels into a fuzzy mess the second you trim it. Dip the finished fringe in a 1:4 cornstarch-and-water mix, squeeze it out, and let it dry flat for two hours. That’s what gives you crisp, defined tassels instead of a limp little brush. It’s the difference between handmade and homemade.
95% white cord, 5% gold sparkle, and one dark cinnamon line doing all the drawing. That’s the formula, and it works because everything except the stick is light — so the cinnamon becomes the most important mark in the whole ornament. Change the cord to sage and you get a completely different mood: that’s Idea #24, same knot, different temperature.
20. Cinnamon Sugar Scrub Jar With Velvet Ribbon and Evergreens
Handmade gifts that actually get used are outperforming decorative ones, and a cinnamon sugar scrub is the perfect example. It takes ten minutes, costs almost nothing, and the recipient finishes the jar. The styling matters too — black velvet ribbon, a kraft tag, a couple of cinnamon sticks tucked against the glass. That’s the quiet-luxury gifting look that’s been all over Pinterest since last winter, and it costs about $4 to replicate.
- 8 oz clear glass jars (6-pack): $12-$18
- Granulated sugar and brown sugar: $4-$6
- Coconut or sweet almond oil: $8-$14
- Ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks: $5-$10
- Black velvet ribbon, 10 yd: $6-$12
- Kraft paper tags with twine: $5-$9
Total: $40-$69 for six gifts — roughly $7 to $11 each.
21. Coconut Shell Candles With Dried Orange and Cinnamon
Coconut shell candles need a little respect. The shell is thin, so the wax gets hot fast — never burn one for more than three hours at a stretch, and always set it on a heatproof plate. The shell will darken slightly with use; that’s normal, not a defect. Burn time runs about 20 to 25 hours per shell with a 6 oz fill. Once the wax is gone, the shell is still a nice little ring to hold dried orange and cinnamon.
- Split a coconut, clean the shell, and let it dry completely for two days.
- Drill a quarter-inch hole through the bottom for a wick, or seat a wooden wick with a dab of wax.
- Melt soy wax to 185°F, then add cinnamon or orange oil at 135°F.
- Pour slowly into the shell, leaving a quarter-inch of space at the rim.
- Press dried orange, cinnamon sticks, and berries into the wax while it’s soft, then cure 48 hours.
22. Red-Ribbon Cinnamon Bundle Beside a Mug of Something Warm
Two things make this tiny scene feel finished. First, the cinnamon powder scattered across the plate — it’s a mess that reads as evidence, far more inviting than a perfectly clean surface. Second, the blurred red ornaments and golden lights in the background do all the seasonal work without adding a single object to the frame. Your eye fills in the rest of the room for you.
This is an 18- to 24-inch side table vignette, nothing more. Bundle: about 4 inches tall. Plate: 8 to 10 inches across. Mug: 3.5 inches wide. Keep the whole arrangement inside a 14 x 20 inch footprint and leave a third of the tabletop bare — a vignette needs negative space or it turns into clutter. For the shelf-scale version, see Idea #10.
23. Deep Red Pinecone Wreath With Twine-Wrapped Cinnamon
Mix your pinecone sizes deliberately: roughly 40% at 4 to 5 inches, 40% at 3 inches, and 20% at 2 inches. Uniformity is what makes a pinecone wreath look store-bought in the bad way. Also, wrap your cinnamon sticks in a double band of natural twine rather than a single loop — a single loop slides down the stick, and the whole bundle drifts over a season.
- Measure your door — a wreath should cover roughly one-third to one-half of the door’s width.
- Check your hanging point: hollow-core doors need an over-the-door hook, not a nail.
- Confirm your cinnamon sticks are at least 3/8 inch thick so they don’t snap under the twine.
- Decide now whether this goes above a mantel or on a door — light hits them very differently.
The lit cream candle in the gold holder below. It sounds incidental, but it’s what turns a wreath on a wall into a scene. The flame repeats the gold, warms the deep red, and gives the composition a focal point at the bottom so the wreath doesn’t float. Take it away and the whole wall goes flat and decorative.
24. Sage Green and White Macramé Ornaments on Cinnamon Sticks
A 100-yard spool of 3 mm cotton cord runs $14 to $20 and will make about 25 of these. Cinnamon sticks are $5 a bag at any dollar store. That’s it — no specialty tools, no glue, no wire. Your per-ornament cost lands around $1.20, and you can make a full set in a single evening. If you’re buying cord, split a spool with a friend; you will never use 100 yards on ornaments alone.
Two cords, one stick, no third color. The sage and white sit close enough in value that the cinnamon stick becomes the darkest note in the ornament — which is exactly why it reads so cleanly. Add a third cord color and you lose that. Go all white and you gain elegance but lose personality. Same formula scales to garland, gift-wrap ties, and napkin rings.
25. Dried Orange Ornament With Cinnamon Cross and Wooden Beads
Dried orange slices tear at the top hole within a week or two if you thread twine directly through them. Run a small bead on either side of the slice and the string never touches the fragile edge. Thread through the pith, not the flesh, too — the pith is denser and holds about three times longer. A 6 mm wooden bead is the right size; anything larger starts looking like a handle.
Satin ribbon frays. Cut the ends at a 45-degree angle, then pass them quickly over a candle flame — not in it — and the edge seals. Keep these ornaments off the lower branches if you have a toddler or a cat; dried citrus is brittle enough to crumble in a hand. Store them in a rigid box with tissue between layers, never loose in a plastic bag.
26. Fabric Snowman Sitting on a Cinnamon Stick Base
It’s a scale story. The snowman is small — maybe 5 inches — and the cinnamon base beneath him is chunky and wide, roughly three times his footprint. That mismatch is what makes him read as a little figurine on a stage rather than a toy on a shelf. The tangled twigs around the base do the same job: they frame him without competing, because they have no color of their own.
- Off-white cotton fabric, 1/4 yd: $3-$6
- Red fabric for arms and scarf: $3-$5
- Polyfill stuffing, small bag: $5-$8
- Red and green plaid ribbon, 2 yd: $4-$8
- Cinnamon sticks for the base (about 12): $4-$8
- Evergreen sprig and berries: $3-$7
Total: $22-$42. Budget alternative: use an old white T-shirt for the body and a thrifted plaid shirt for the scarf — under $10.
27. Cinnamon Stick Nativity Stable With a Star Anise Star
This ornament works at 4 to 5 inches tall. Smaller and the stable’s interior is too cramped to read; larger and it becomes a shelf piece rather than a tree ornament. On a 6- to 8-foot tree, hang it in the middle third — it’s a detailed piece and it deserves eye level. If you want a full natural-spice set, pair it with the star in Idea #5 and the spiced tree in Idea #4.
- Cut nine cinnamon sticks: two at 4 in, four at 2.5 in, three at 2 in.
- Build two side triangles, then connect them with the 2-inch crosspieces.
- Tie every joint with raffia, wrapping three times and knotting tightly.
- Glue a star anise pod to the peak.
- Add a twine loop at the top and seat small natural figures inside.
Raffia and cinnamon both respond to dry indoor air. In a heated room at 30% humidity, the knots loosen and sticks can shrink slightly, so check the ties once in December and re-tighten. Store it in a rigid box with tissue, never loose in a bin with metal hooks.
28. Twine Garland With Gingerbread Shapes and Dried Oranges
Cottagecore never fully left, but 2026 is calling it something else: kitchen Christmas. Dried citrus, gingerbread, holly, and checkered linen — it’s the aesthetic of a European farmhouse kitchen, and it’s everywhere because it’s cheap to make and genuinely hard to get wrong. Nobody looks at a homemade gingerbread garland and thinks it’s trying too hard. That’s the entire appeal.
The red-and-cream checkered tablecloth. It’s a background, and it’s also the most important thing in the frame. The check gives the garland a grid to sit on, and the cream keeps the dried orange from going muddy against pure white. Swap it for a solid surface and the arrangement loses its story — you’d be looking at a craft project instead of a kitchen in December.
29. Cinnamon Stick Structure With Orange Peel Stars and Gold Lanterns
Orange peel stars cost nothing if you’re already eating oranges. Peel them in wide strips, cut stars with a small cookie cutter, and dry at 200°F for about two hours on parchment. The gold lanterns? Dollar Tree and Walmart both carry metallic lanterns with cutout patterns for $5 to $12 each, and in the right light they look nearly identical to the $40 versions. Total for this whole scene: around $18.
Cut orange peel when it’s fresh and pliable, not after it’s been sitting on the counter. Score it into wide 1.5-inch strips with a vegetable peeler, press your cutter through, and move the stars to parchment with a spatula — they curl the second they start to dry. Bake at 200°F for 90 minutes to two hours, then cool them flat under a sheet pan so they stay star-shaped.
Fresh peel is sticky and it will mark light fabric, so let the stars dry completely before they touch anything. Hanging them by thread also means they’ll spin — charming, but it does mean you should hang them somewhere without a strong draft, or they’ll tangle into each other within a day.
30. Dried Citrus and Spice Wall Hanging on a Wooden Dowel
An 18-inch dowel is the right size for a narrow wall — think beside a kitchen window or above a small console. For a full wall three feet wide or more, go up to 30 inches and add two more strand columns. Hang it so the longest strand ends about 18 inches above any furniture below; closer than that and the piece crowds whatever’s underneath.
It’s all in the varying lengths. Every strand hangs to a different point — dried oranges at four heights, chilies lower, star anise lower still — and that’s what keeps it from looking like a wind chime. If every piece hung at the same level, you’d have a curtain. The red-and-white striped twine adds one graphic line that ties the colors together.
- Wooden dowel, 18 in, 1/2 in diameter: $3-$6
- Red and white striped baker’s twine, 50 yd: $5-$9
- Dried orange slices, 20 ct: $8-$14
- Dried red chili peppers, small bunch: $6-$10
- Cinnamon sticks, 20 ct: $6-$12
- Star anise pods, 1 oz: $5-$9
Total: $33-$60. Budget alternative: dry your own citrus and chilies, buy spices in bulk — closer to $16.
Cinnamon Sticks, Warm Light, and a Little Patience
Every project here starts the same way: a bundle of cinnamon sticks, a spool of twine, and an afternoon you probably didn’t plan to spend sitting on the floor of your living room. Thirty ideas later, the honest truth is that the simplest ones — a tied bundle, a bowl of dried oranges and fairy lights — are the ones guests actually ask about. Start there and let the rest come later.
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