ROUTE CHOICES AND FERRY OPERATORS:-
SPAIN: Plymouth-Santander or Portsmouth-Bilbao (1 or 2 nights crossings). Brittany Ferries 2007 schedule (pdf file)
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depart
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arrive
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sat
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sun
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mon
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tues
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wed
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thur
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fri
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crossing
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Operator
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Plymouth
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Santander
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4.00pm
sail |
12.30pm arrive
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12.30pm sail
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9.00am arrive
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18 hrs
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Brittany Ferries
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Santander
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Plymouth
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3.30pm sail
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10.30am arrive
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1.00pm sail
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9.30am arrive
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18 hrs
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Portsmouth
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Bilbao
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*8.45pm
sail |
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*8.45am arrive
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*8.45pm sail
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*8.45am arrive
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36 hrs
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P & O Ferries
* these days do vary
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Bilbao
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Portsmouth
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*1.15pm sail
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*9.15pm arrive
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*1.15pm sail
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*9.15pm arrive
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29 hrs
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FRANCE: Look out for significantly lower prices on P&O and Hoverspeed
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depart
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arrive
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sailings
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crossing
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Operator
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Portsmouth
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Caen
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daily - 8.00 am, 3.15 pm, 10.30 pm
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6 hrs
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Brittany Ferries
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Caen
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Portsmouth
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daily - 9.00 am, 4.15 pm, 11.30 pm
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Portsmouth
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Le Havre
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daily - 7.30 am, 3.00 pm, 10.30 pm
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5.5 hrs
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P & O Ferries
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Le Havre
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Portsmouth
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daily - 8.30 am, 3.50 pm, 11.30 pm
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Portsmouth
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St Malo
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daily - 8.30 pm
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9 hrs
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Brittany Ferries
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St Malo
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Portsmouth
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daily - 10.45 am
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Portsmouth
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Cherbourg
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daily - 12.00 noon, 8.00 pm, 11.45 pm
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4.8 hrs
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P O Ferries
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Cherbourg
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Portsmouth
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daily -7.15 am, 6.45 pm (plus 1.00 pm Sats)
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Poole
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Cherbourg
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daily - 12.30 pm, 11.45 pm (with exceptions)
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4.2 hrs
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Brittany Ferries
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Cherbourg
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Poole
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daily - 9.00 am, 7.00 pm (with exceptions)
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Portsmouth
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Cherbourg
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daily - 7.15 am, 2.45 pm, 10.15 pm (High Speed Service)
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2.8 hrs
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P O Ferries
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Cherbourg
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Portsmouth
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daily - 2.30 am, 12.00 noon, 7.45 pm (High Speed Service)
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Plymouth
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Roscoff
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daily - 8.00 am, 3.00 pm, 11.00 pm (with exceptions)
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6.5 hrs
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Brittany Ferries
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Roscoff
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Plymouth
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daily - 8.30 am, 4.30 pm, 11.30 pm (with exceptions)
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Poole
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Cherbourg
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daily - 7.30 am (High Speed Service)
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130 min
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Brittany Ferries
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Cherbourg
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Poole
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daily - 11.30 am (High Speed Service)
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Dover
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Calais
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daily - approximately every hour
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75 min
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P O Ferries
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Dover
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Calais
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daily - approximately every hour
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90 min
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Sea France
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Dover
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Calais
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daily - every hour
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60 min
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Hoverspeed
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Folkstone
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Calais/Coq
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daily - up to four per hour - 24 hours per day
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35 min
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EuroTunnel
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Newhaven
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Dieppe
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daily - 07.40 am & 2.00 pm out -11.45 am & 6.45
pm back
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120 min
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Hoverspeed
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IRELAND:
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depart
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arrive
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sailings
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crossing
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Operator
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Pembroke
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Dublin
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Irish Ferries
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Pembroke
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Rosslare
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Irish Ferries
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Liverpool
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Dublin
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P&O Irish Sea
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Cherbourg
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Dublin
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P&O Irish Sea
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Roscoff
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Cork
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11 hrs
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Brittany Ferries
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Cherbourg
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Rosslare
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P&O Irish Sea
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Fishguard
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Rosslare
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Stena Line
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Holyhead
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Dublin
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Stena Line
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Stranraer
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Belfast
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Stena Line
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NORWAY SWEDEN DENMARK HOLLAND BELGIUM
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depart
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arrive
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departure times
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return times
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crossing
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Operator
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Newcastle UK
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Kristiansand Norway
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DFDS Seaways
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Newcastle UK
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Gothenburg Sweden
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DFDS Seaways
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Newcastle
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IJmuiden Holland
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DFDS Seaways
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Harwich
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Esberg Denmark
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DFDS Seaways
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Harwich
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Hamburg Germany
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DFDS Seaways
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Hull
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Rotterdam Holland |
daily - 9.00 pm
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daily - 9.00 pm
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10 hr
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P&O Ferries
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Hull
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Zeebrugge Belgium
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daily - 7.00 pm
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daily - 7.00 pm
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12.5 hr
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P&O Ferries
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Harwich
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Hook Holland
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Stena Line
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Rosyth
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Zeebrugge Belgium
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18:00
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17:00
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17.5 hr
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