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Daum Furniture

For collectors, Daum is a name in the first rank of the French makers of art glass, along with those of Émile Gallé and René Lalique. Led in its early decades by the brothers Auguste (1853–1909) and Antonin Daum (1864–1931), the company, based in the city of Nancy, established its reputation in the Art Nouveau period, and later successfully adopted the Art Deco style.

In 1878, lawyer Jean Daum took over the ownership of a glassworks as payment for a debt and installed his sons as proprietors. Initially, Daum made glass for everyday purposes such as windows, watches and tableware, but the success that Gallé enjoyed at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris — the international showcase for which the Eiffel Tower was built — inspired the Daum brothers to begin making art-glass pieces. They produced popular works of cameo glass, a decorative technique in which an outer layer of glass is acid-etched or carved off to reveal the layer below, but Daum became best known for vessels and sculptures in pâte de verre — a painstaking method in which finely ground colored glass is mixed with a binder, placed in a mold and then fired in a kiln. 

Though early Daum glass was never signed by individual artists, the firm employed some of the masters of the naturalistic, asymmetrical Art Nouveau style, including Jacques Grüber, Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter (whose first name is frequently misspelled). Daum also collaborated with furniture and metalware designer Louis Majorelle, who created wrought-iron and brass mounts for vases and table lamps. In the 1960s, Daum commissioned fine artists, most notably Salvador Dalí and sculptor César Baldaccini, to design glass pieces. As you see from the works offered on 1stDibs, Daum has been home to an astonishingly rich roster of creative spirits and is today a state-owned enterprise making pâte de verre figurines. 

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Creator: Daum
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Handblown Glass Table Lamp Signed Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern brutalist table lamp was hand blown by the storied atelier of Daum in Nancy, France circa 1970. It features a sculptural body with incised forms deep...
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1970s French Brutalist Vintage Daum Furniture

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Blown Glass

Daum nancy Cameo Scenic Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Nancy Wheel Carved And Acid Etched Cameo Scenic Lamp. Daum Nancy French cameo lamp of a mushroom shade with a lake scene of boats set on a cameo base with thistles, shade signe...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Vase, Daum Nancy France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Daum Nancy Daum is the name of a factory established in 1875 in the city of Nancy, France. When the notary Jean Daum became the owner of an industrial furnace, that of Nancy Glass, ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

1960s Vintage French Daum Crystal Glass Table Lamp, Lynx Model 73, Signed
By Daum
Located in London, GB
1960s vintage French Daum crystal glass table lamp. Lynx range Model 73. An elegant teardrop shape fused onto a rock formation base. PAT tested...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Chrome

Fine Daum Nancy Gilt And Enameled Silver Pedestaled Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine Daum Partial Gilt, Enameled and Acid-Etched Glass “Au Gui L'an Neuf” Bowl with Silver Mount, circa 1895. Art Nouveau Vase Parlant. Marks: Daum, (Cross of Lorraine), Nancy Heig...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

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Silver

"Serpent Vide Poche" by Daum Glass
By Daum
Located in London, GB
Entrancing mid 20th Century French pate-de-verre vide-poche decorated with variegated colours of greens and browns with a raised figure of a snake exhibiting fine translucent colour ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture

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Glass

Art Deco Floor Lamp Paul Kiss And Daum Nancy
By Paul Kiss, Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Floor lamp circa 1930 in wrought iron stamped P Kiss Paris, glass paste cup signed Daum Nancy. Perfect condition and electrified. Diameter: 42 cm Height: 175,5 cm Weight: 25 kg Daum (French establishment created in 1878) is a glass and crystal workshop located in Nancy. Founded by the industrialist and notary Jean Daum, the workshop was then taken over by his sons Auguste and Antonin, who ran it during the Art Nouveau period. It was not until the Universal Exhibition of 1900 that the company was at the forefront of the decorative art scene, when Daum received the prestigious Grand Prix medal. At this time, Daum glass became more complex, acid treatment was often used in the cutting, enameling and etching of a piece to produce glass masterpieces. Daum also produces applied glass elements, such as handles and ornamental motifs in naturalistic shapes. The Daum brothers quickly became big names in Art Nouveau, rivaling the famous designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass after his death. In 1906, Daum revived glass paste, a process by which glass is transformed into paste, then it is applied to the surface of a mold and fired. This technique originates from ancient Egypt. Today, Daum is the only industrial crystal manufacturer that uses the glass paste process for its glass objects and crystal sculptures. Following the First World War, Paul Daum began to develop works in the Art Deco style, moving away from naturalistic forms and turning to linear, angular, simplified forms and geometric patterns characteristic of the movement. After the Second World War, Henri and Michel Daum became interested in the transparency of glass and pure lines. Daum collaborates with a large number of famous artists, such as Louis Majorelle, Salvador Dalí, Hilton Mac Connico, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti to create glass paste objects...
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20th Century Art Deco Daum Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Small Daum Nancy and Louis Majorelle Vase
By Daum, Louis Majorelle
Located in Paris, FR
Small vase by Daum Nancy and Louis Majorelle. Blown glass vase in a metal frame. Red color. Circa 1920, Art Nouveau period.  
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Daum, Modernist Sculptural Lamp, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal lamp in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum that seeks to convey motion itself, as if depicting all sides of a moving object...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Daum, Modernist Sculptural Lamp, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal lamp in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum that seeks to convey motion itself, as if depicting all sides of a moving object...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Art Deco Monumental Egyptian Purple Art Glass Soliflore Vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Colossal Art Deco vase in mouth-blown art glass. Double Glass Paste Berluze. The purple color is shaded (with nuances). Signed vase with engraving: Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lo...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase, France, circa 1920
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy Cameo glass vase, France, circa 1920 decorated with trees on a mottled orange and brown ground cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimensions  W.5 1/2 in. x...
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1920s Vintage Daum Furniture

Materials

Glass

Art Nouveau, cameo glass vase with Gilded Daum Nancy signature
By Daum
Located in Beirut, LB
This French Art Nouveau Cameo glass vase by Daum Nancy features leaves with gilded edges and spider web, having a gilded edge of the base and signed in gilt Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture

Materials

Glass

Wrought Iron and Daum Nancy Glass Table Lamp, France, circa 1920-1930
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wrought iron and Daum Nancy glass table lamp. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920-1930. Glass signed Daum Nancy.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Nouveau Daum Claret with Gorham Sterling Mounts
By Gorham Manufacturing Company, Daum
Located in Riverdale, NY
Extraordinary Art Nouveau sterling silver mounted claret jug by Gorham, circa 1900. The glass body, imported from France, is signed Daum, Nancy. It has been tinted emerald green and ...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

Materials

Glass

Large Daum Nancy Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A large Daum Nancy vase, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Daum Nancy Internally Decorated Cameo Glass Vase, "River Lanscape"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy internally decorated Cameo Glass Vase, "River Lanscape" France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with trees on a river landscape on a mottled yellow and pink ground. Signed wi...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

Materials

Glass

Daum Nancy Wheel Carved, Internally Decorated Cameo and Martele Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel carved, internally decorated cameo and Martele glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with red flowering vines intaglio signature Daum Nancy with Lorraine ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Fine Daum and Louis Majorelle Wrought Iron Mounted Mottled Glass Bowl
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Daum and Louis Majorelle wrought iron mounted mottled glass bowl France, circa 1910 signed Daum Nancy France with Lorraine Cross and Louis Majorelle Measures: Height 5 1/8 ...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

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Fine Daum Nancy Acid Etched, Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase, France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Art Glass

Pair of Mid-Century French Cased Glass Handblown Table Lamps Cvv Vianne Co
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Art Nouveau Bronze and Art Glass Table Lamp by Daum Nancy, 1920's
By Daum
Located in Lisboa, PT
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Daum Nancy Vase
By Daum
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Cameo glass vase, monumental landscape, signed Daum Nancy with the Croix de Lorraine.
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H 19.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Mid-Century Malachite Vide Poche Ashtray, Italy, C.1950
Located in London, GB
Mid-century malachite vide poche ashtray, Italy, C.1950. In excellent condition commensurate of age.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Daum Furniture

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Malachite

Art Nouveau Lamp by Victor Saglier and Daum Nancy
By Victor Saglier, Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Gilt bronze lamp around 1900, probably by Majorelle executed by Victor Saglier. Stamped on the foot VS. Glass paste tulip signed Daum Nancy. Lamp electrified and in perfect condition. Total height: 38.5 cm - 15.15 in width: 15cm depth: 13cm weight: 2.3kg Victor Saglier (1809 - 1894) Victor Saglier is a ceramist and goldsmith known in particular for his creations in the Art Nouveau style of the late 19th century. He produces, among other things, objects in enamelled glass, gilded metal and numerous pieces of silverware. On his death, the company was bought by his brothers who continued production until 1948. Victor Saglier's objects are signed by the "VS" brand. Known for his Art Nouveau work, Saglier made several pieces for Louis Majorelle, Daum and Émile Gallé. Its style is typically French Art Nouveau in the language of the École de Nancy. He often drew inspiration from nature for his work, the logic of which helped design both forms and settings. The sign of master goldsmith Victor Saglier is an oval-shaped three-master sailboat surrounded by the letters V and S in a rectangle. Saglier made everyday objects such as glass vases, bowls and pitchers with metal mounts, planters, tea and coffee services and candlesticks in bronze or silver-yellow metal or cast zinc. On his death, the Victor Saglier company at 12 rue d'Enghien in Paris became Saglier Frères. It was run by his brothers Eugène and André until his death in 1948. Daum (French establishment created in 1878) is a glass and crystal workshop located in Nancy. Founded by the industrialist and notary Jean Daum, the workshop was then taken over by his sons Auguste and Antonin, who ran it during the Art Nouveau period. It was not until the Universal Exhibition of 1900 that the company was at the forefront of the decorative art scene, when Daum received the prestigious Grand Prix medal. At this time, Daum glass became more complex, acid treatment was often used in the cutting, enameling and etching of a piece to produce glass masterpieces. Daum also produces applied glass elements, such as handles and ornamental motifs in naturalistic shapes. The Daum brothers quickly became big names in Art Nouveau, rivaling the famous designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass after his death. In 1906, Daum revived glass paste, a process by which glass is transformed into paste, then it is applied to the surface of a mold and fired. This technique originates from ancient Egypt. Today, Daum is the only industrial crystal manufacturer that uses the glass paste process for its glass objects and crystal sculptures. Following the First World War, Paul Daum began to develop works in the Art Deco style, moving away from naturalistic forms and turning to linear, angular, simplified forms and geometric patterns characteristic of the movement. After the Second World War, Henri and Michel Daum became interested in the transparency of glass and pure lines. Daum collaborates with a large number of famous artists, such as Louis Majorelle, Salvador Dalí, Hilton Mac Connico, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti to create glass paste objects.
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture

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Bronze

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Brutalist Argos Vase by Cesar Baldaccini for Daum, France, 1970s
By Daum, César Baldaccini
Located in Lille, FR
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Daum Nancy Art Deco Lamp
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco lamp circa 1925. Mistletoe decor. Mini tulip signed Daum Nancy. Superb wrought iron work close to the work of Edgar Brandt. Signed A. Moyens Electrified and in perfect cond...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Daum Nancy Art Deco Lamp
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H 8.86 in W 12.6 in D 5.91 in
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Vase Multilayer Blown Glass Acid Etched Trees and Village
By Daum
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Multilayer blown glass vase decorated with trees in relief and a village cleared with acid and taken up with a wheel on a background of green, yellow and orange interlayer powders cr...
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Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Daum Furniture

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Blown Glass

Sculpture, Les Quatre Fils Daum Edition 83/250, Signed C. Poincignou Daum France
By Daum
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture, Les Quatre Fils Daum Category Glass and Crystal Model 'Les Quatre Fils Aymon' in molded and relief crystal paste, with bronze swords, decorated in acid, amber and violet...
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20th Century French Modern Daum Furniture

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Crystal

Daum, Modernist Brown Glass Vase, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal vase in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum.
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1970s French Vintage Daum Furniture

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Modernist Patte De Verre Art Glass Stylized Frog on Lilypad Dish Signed by Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Patte De Verre sculptural Art Glass decorative stylized frog dish was realized by the atelier of the acclaimed Daum brothers in the latter hal...
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Art Deco Lamp Seated Nude with Drape Guerbe & Daum for Max Le Verrier, Rèverie
By Daum, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rèverie original Art Deco lamp seated nude with drape holding a globe by Raymonde Guerbe for Max Le Verrier. With the original glass globe signe...
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Art Deco Glass Vase by Daum-Nancy
By Daum
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite Art Deco Cameo glass vase in dark yellow tones with a scenic view in brown hues. Signed by Daum-Nancy. Made in France. Circa: 1920.
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Daum, France Pate De Verre Art Glass Big Frog Over Water Lily Leaf Bowl
By Daum
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Daum, France pate de verre art glass big frog bowl. It depicts a large dark green frog with big eyes over a water lily leaf. The leaf has a mix of ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Majorelle & Daum French Art Deco Vase in Glass & Wrought Iron
By Louis Majorelle, Daum
Located in New York, NY
Majorelle French Art Deco vase with hand blown green and gold flecked art glass by Daum and wrought iron mount by Louis Majorelle. Made during the early 1920's in France, the piece s...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Art Deco Smoked & Frosted Glass Vase w/ Black Cubist Detailing Signed Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This refined Art Deco vase was realized and signed Nancy Daum in France circa 1930. It offers a rounded body with a circular mouth in frosted and smoked glass with a wealth of stream...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum France Art Glass Pate de Verre Leaf Platter
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum France pate de verre art glass leaf platter. Signed "Daum France" to the underside. In great vintage condition with age-appropriate wear and use.  
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Daum furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Daum furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Daum were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by René Lalique, Emile Gallé, and Lalique. Prices for Daum furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $275 and can go as high as $160,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,788.
Questions About Daum Furniture
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, Daum glass is normally signed. The location of the company's mark varies, but it usually says "Daum Nancy" above, below or beside the cross of Lorraine, a cross with two crossbars. Find a variety of Daum glass on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    How Daum glass is made involves a process unique to the manufacturer, called pâte de verre. It involves filling a refractory mold with finely crushed glass and then baking the piece in a kiln. Shop a collection of Daum glassware on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, all Daum vases are signed. Authentic Daum glass work will have the signature “Daum Nancy” and incorporate the cross of Lorraine. Looking for a signature is one of the best ways to ensure authenticity. Browse a range of authentic Daum vases and other glassware on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024
    Yes, Daum crystal is typically marked. The French maker usually adds the word "Daum Nancy" and its logo, a double cross called the Cross of Lorraine, to its pieces. You can locate the mark in a discreet area, such as on the bottom of stemware and decorative objects. Find a selection of Daum Nancy crystal wares on 1stDibs.

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