The staff were splendid and extremely helpful. When you order you receive a complimentary miso soup. As well they bring a jug of water for the table. The table, cutlery, dishes and restaurant was clean. Food: AMAZING, chicken was tender and the outside was crispy. It didn't feel greasy but delicately fried. The pickled ginger was sweet and cleansed the pallet. Came with rice as well as the fresh diced cabbage. The sauce had bits of baby shrimp and bacon, creamy to the touch and wasn't that spicy. Will come back! read more

Katsuya - Chicken Katsu Carbonara - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Delicious crispy batter and not too salty savory curry sauce. Also had the chicken Karage which was not too greasy and tasted great! read more

Katsuya - Curry Pork Katsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

So. I haven't had Chicken Katsu or Japanese food since eating at Benihana Of Tokyo in 1979, located in the Royal York Hotel. It was also there where I had Saki for the first time and got drunk on it. Over the week I noticed a Japanese Restaurant two minutes away from where I live. Now, my daughter love Japanese food including Sushi and Miso Soup, so after picking her up from her mom's place I asked her if she would like to check out the Japanese Restaurant. We did. I ordered the Original Japanese Chicken Katsu which came with three bowls of Miso soup. I really wasn't hungry but decide to taste test...that was all it took, I finished the whole lot and one of the Miso soup (sweet) which was so yummy I put away the spoon and drank it all from the container. I didn't realize what I was missing for the past 42 years. No wonder the Japanese cuisine became a "thing" for the younger generation. I am totally in love with this healthy tasty selection from Katsuya Japanese Restaurant in Scarborough. It will now be my go to restaurant. Friendly service, quality delicious food. Yup, I am hooked. read more

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Great service, Delicious food, Amazing portions, Fair price, Free Parking! TIP: 5% discount if you pay with cash! I came on a Saturday at 2PM and there was no wait time. This location is a lot bigger than their location in North York and there is more parking available in this strip plaza. At most, they can fit up to about 8 people with their bigger tables. They have a coat rack at the front since they use backless stools with a small storage space underneath. I was able to fit my coat in the space but I didn't have space for my big bag. TIP: I would recommend leaving bigger bags in your cars. We got the garlic spicy and red carbonara (wasn't offered at North York). The red carbonara was definitely hot & spicy. There is a lingering after taste of hot sauce but it was offset by the carbonara so it wasn't too hot. I am a fan of spicy food and if you are too, I recommend on trying this. I liked it more than the garlic spicy (though that one was also delicious). The carbonara comes with small shrimps in the sauce. Like their location in North York, the pork was very juicy and tender. The skin was crispy and crunchy- not oily at all. It was absolutely delicious. Miso Soup and Cabbage were unlimited in refills and you get to refill your rice once for free as well. It was great to be able to have more miso soup since it was hearty and hot during such cold weather. I am so glad they opened a new location closer to me. This restaurant was consistent with their katsu just like their location in North York. Definitely a great place to go to! I will be back to try their rose sauce! read more

This is a Japanese restaurant, but they specialize Katsu. If you want to eat Bento or Sushi, they do not have it. Katsuya means specializing in Katsu in Japanese. However, they have Udon which is not Katsu. I ordered Udon and it was good. Udon came with Tempura and Shrimps were real and they were real Tempura. My friend ordred Katsu and he said it was really good. His plate had a good size of portion and sauce was tasty and home made not just a bottle of Worcester sauce from the store. Prices were reasonable. The inside of the restaurant was modern. Seats and tables were for young people. If you were older or you have children, you might not feel relaxed. read more

Second time here, better experience than the first. As of writing, they still don't have rose sauce or the Katsu burger. My favourites are the curry chicken Katsu and the terri mayo chicken Katsu. The curry goes better with the rice IMO but the teriyaki sauce is sweet and is excellent with the mayo. If you get the takoyaki, the sauces are similar if not identical. The Katsuya udon is alright, nothing special. For appetizers, I'd recommend the takoyaki - it's coated in a panko crust and adds that extra bit of crunch to every bite. Karage is alright, I didn't particularly enjoy the variation of sauces, a simple mayo would've sufficed. The fries with honey butter powder was enjoyable, it tastes like Costco fries with a bit of sweetness. I've also tried the Katsuya original, not as good as the curry. Garlic chili Katsu is decent too, but I've only had a bit of it. You can get a free refill of rice/cabbage/soup once if you get a Katsu meal, you can totally eat half a Katsu, get the refill and safe the rest for another one (but not sure how many refills you can get). Worth a try if you want some quality Katsu! read more

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I been in other Katsuya restaurants and the food is excelent it didn't disappointed me, food had good taste and good flavour. I recomended. The service was great overall not too bad but not excelent, if the. The place us warm and cozy. Fish KatsuI was what i ordered and it did not disappointed me. I would f Definitely order it again another time overall i would definitely come by another time with friends. Something that wasn't extremely good was that they didn't had ss many plates as other katsuya. But again the place is cozy and nice overall read more

We went back last night for dinner. Ordered Brick Cheese Katsu (I did not like it), Takoyaki, Terri Mayo Katsu, and Carbonara Katsu. Service is great! read more

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Happiness is appreciating the simple things in life... And sometimes in life, less is more... These clitches pretty much : up some of the deficiencies of the tonkatsu at Katsuya. Don't get me wrong, their tonkatsu is actually quite decent. I ordered their original pork loin katsu. Katsu was pretty thick, tender and juicy. The cut of meat had a good porky taste to it. The breading had a good crunch to it (on parts that were not drenched in sauce), with the necessary breadcrumb taste, however I prefer batters that would allow your tastebuds to notice the eggs in it; theirs batter didn't manage to achieve that. The marination also could use more salt. If you actually try to eat the katsu alone, it was actually quite bland. A good katsu is very simple... salt and pepper to taste, maybe drizzled with a bit of fruit sauce or topped with Japanese curry. At a restaurant that specializes in pork chop, the main attraction should be the katsu but I get the sense that Katsuya is making the different sauces they offer the main attraction instead. Honestly, less is more. The first issue with the dish is they drench the katsu in sauce. They really should serve the sauce separately since the batter lost its crunch really quickly. The second issue is I didn't find the sauce a particularly good match with the katsu. Their self proclaimed signature sauce is a mix of many herbs and vegetables. What the sauce reminded me of is a hybrid of your typical hk cafe baked pork chop tomato sauce and the sauce from butter chicken. The last issue is, there's just too much freakin sauce. They give you a really tiny rice portion. So what exactly do you expect the customer to do with the sauce if they happen to like it? Clearly there's an intent to coax you to order additional rice. The katsu also came with a small portion of cabbage salad with a soy miso dressing. I didn't mind the dressing but I've had better ones especially the fresh sesame dressings which goes better with this type of salad. Katsuya offers the same menu regardless if it's lunch or dinner time; you will feel better if you go at dinner time since the prices are the same. With order of katsu meals you will get unlimited orders of miso soup and pickled cabbage. The miso soup is ok. Miso is the dry mix variety with a dominant bonito soup mix flavour. I'm not a pickled anything guy so I don't care for the pickled cabbage. If you check in on yelp, you can also get a free can of pop. The washroom generally looked clean but scent management can definitely be improved. Mr. Tonkatsu is still the gold standard when it comes to tonkatsu in Toronto. Katsuya has work to do if they wish to play catch up. I will most likely not return for a second visit. read more

Amazing service and im glad dine in is open during this time of emergency. I love the food I always get the takoyaki and honey butter fries. I love all their katsu options everything about this place is great. Recommend this place if anyone is craving some katsu !! read more

Katsuya - Cabonara Katsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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The Scarborough location is by far superior to other Katsuya's in the GTA! Establishment is always kept clean and the service is friendly too. We've gotten extra extra bowls of rice on the house in several occasions and it's good to feel properly attended to. I would prefer more menu variety for non-katsu options for when someone in the group isn't in the mood for it but I will say that the prices and food quality standards have been consistently great with the katsu dinners. read more

Katsuya - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Love the friendly service here & the 30% off promo when you pay cash. I visit at least once a month & the quality is always consistent. My go-to dishes are the crab croquette appetizers & the original pork katsu!! read more

My friend and I both work in Scarborough. Before jumping on the highway to head home, we decided to go out for dinner on a Friday night. We spent a month in Korea together and loved the Korean-style katsu, especially the sauce. We were pleasantly surprised when we heard about the opening of a Katsuya Restaurant close to both our work places and the 401. Newly opened, the wooden decor is sleek. Not a huge space, but there are a number of tables with wooden stools. At around 5 o'clock, Katsuya was pretty empty, but within thirty minutes, many patrons started to come in. Service was good; they came around often to fill our glasses with water or ask how we were enjoying the food. With any entree, you get refills of shredded cabbage and rice too. I didn't realize that Katsuya is a chain, but I will definitely be back here during the work week. Alternatively, I will check out their other locations on the weekend if I'm craving deep fried meat. Good for: katsu read more

Katsuya - Donkkaseu with cheese ... yum - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The food at Katsuya was delicious and the decor is modern and welcoming! I highly recommend the Red Carbonara Katsu if you enjoy a little kick of spice to your food. The shredded raw cabbage coleslaw was a nice refreshing touch to the generous portion of fried pork chop. The takoyaki (5 pcs per order) had the perfect tempura-breaded crisp on the outside and was super moist on the inside. The servers were attentive and always made sure our water and tea were filled even on a busy Saturday night. TIP: 5% discount when you pay with cash read more

Katsuya - Takoyaki - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I've visited this restaurant several times since their opening in mid December and the quality of food and service has been consistently good. I find their portions bigger than the North York location (from when I visited the past fall). The plaza is very old and looks run down and crowded, but parking is not an issue in the evenings. You are guaranteed to find a spot. The inside of the restaurant is a lot more comfortable, spacious and well lit! My usual is the carbonara pork tender katsu. I've ordered it 3 times so far and every time batter is light, pork is juicy and served hot and sauce is perfectly seasoned with satisfying amount of chopped squid and shrimps! Crab croquette and takoyaki can do with less batter in my opinion. Shout out to the female server who is always attentive, friendly and even recognizes regular customers! Thank you! read more

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We spend father's day at this place because we didn't do reservation ahead at other buffet restaurant and ended up choosing this place coz it's not far from our place. My partner wasn't expecting much because there were no line up and we were seated right away. The waiter was so nice and really accomodating with our need. Asking whether we need high chair and help us set our table also we got 2 can soft drink for check in. When I was reading the menu, I wasn't sure that the food will have a big portion because it's said 1st refill of rice is free so we ordered another portion of chicken karaage and hoping it will enough for 2 adults and 1 toddler. When the food coming out, I was surprise because the portion of the meat is big but the rice was like 1/2 portion of usual size and with full size cabbage salad. Chicken karaage was normal size with bottom filled with chips and 3 kind of sauce on the side ( sweet chili,creamy wasabi, and teriyaki sauce). After my first rice was finish, we ordered refill and it came right away. And in the middle of our meal, the waiter ask us if everything is good which was nice of her. We will coming back again in the future and try other sauce katsu. read more

Katsuya - White snow chili chicken katsu, chicken karaage, and curry fish katsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We came here on weekend for dinner, and this place was packed. It's a good thing that they turn over tables pretty quick, we only had to wait ten minutes. The restaurant had a very cozy and bright atmosphere to it. Staff was very friendly, and greeted everybody that came in the restaurant. We got chicken katsu, takoyaki, and chicken red carbonara katsu. Chicken katsu: was delicious, chicken was cooked to perfection and the sauce complimented the chicken. Takoyaki: was also good, but nothing really special Chicken red carbonara katsu: was probably my favourite dish that we had. I like the type of breading they use for all their katsu, it has a different texture. The red carbonara sauce was fantastic, it had the right amount of spiciness without killing the taste. Overall the experience was really good. Service was really good, ambiance was good and food was good. They are not your traditional japanese katsu place, they try to redifine it and put a different twist to katsu. I am also glad they opened this location in Scarborough, so i dont have to go all the way downtown or even in Markham for some good katsu restaurant. This restaurant will be a regular spot in my list. read more

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***3 out of 5 stars*** A new location just opened in the Scarborough area, decided to give it try. It was my first time and they have a few locations in the GTA as well. I had the deep fried fish and my cousin had the pork chop tonkatsu. The portions were huge and also comes with unlimited miso soup and salad and one refill of rice. In the beginning they also gave us a side order of pickled cabbage as well, not a fan, I find it way too spicy. The soup was lukewarm and I would prefer if it was more hotter. The pork and fish was ok, the batter was crispy and not too oily. I wouldn't say I disliked the meal but just nothing rave about it. read more

Katsuya - Unlimited Miso soup and pickled cabbage - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Very happy that they opened a location in Scarborough, and that they updated the menu to include new yummy items! The interior is lovely and gives off such a cool and modern vibe, with all the wooden furniture. Staff are super friendly and respond quite fast. The food is absolutely delicious! I love the variety of sauces and that they offer different kinds of meat. I think they added something new (Unfortunately I forgot what it is called but I attached a picture) and it was soooo good. Their fish katsu is also very good. I love this place and I will definitely come back! read more

Katsuya - Takoyaki - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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We was hungry.. n after many times of driving by this place, finally decided to check it out with the parentals..Mom n dad got the Udon Noodles I got the Carbonara Katsu with their special carbonara sauce made to order using fresh cream, shrimp, squid, bacon, and vegetables. This was actually a really good dish. I like Carbonara sauce, not much the pasta since I'm not too fond of Italian food,..add that onto the deep fried pork loin .. it's genius. Look at that sauce, soooo much. It was tasty, not as creamy as the Italian carbonara. N the pork loin itself was massive. I ran out of rice before I even made a dent on that loin..in other words, yes I was well satisfied. This fat kid was full! . read more

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Food is delicious Service is good Environment is nice Overall 4.5 stars, will come back and try more! read more

Katsuya - Brick cheese katsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

What I think of this restaurant is that it is moderately delicious yet expensive, I thought it is fair to give it a try to see what 1 of the 100 best rest sign on its doors meant, and I didn't buy that actually. The restaurant is clean, nicely decorated with wood arts, chairs and tables, nice smell coming from the kitchen. I was seated with a welcoming lady who showed me the menu and suggested me their special most ordered dish, spicy garlic katsu with pork loin. It took them around 10 minutes to prepare the dish though the place had couple of tables, but I was given pickled cabbage and miso soup The dish was nicely presented, all items were well seasoned, the rice was sticky yet well cooked, the pork were crunchy but not as juicy, the sauce was good but not outstanding, but the garlic was overwhelming, and it didn't pair with the dish actually. It is not like I didn't like the food in here, it is just I felt it is over priced to pay 18 dollars for the meal, and I don't believe that it is one of the 100 best places even in Toronto. read more

Katsuya - Spicy garlic Katsuya - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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welcoming staff, good food...definitely filling portions....always a returning customer to various locations read more

Katsuya - Carbonara chicken katsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I've been to this spot a few times & I must say their chicken Katsus are really yummy!! We've tried a few of their sauces but our favourite is the carbonara chicken katsu. After coming here a few times we learned to ask for the sauce on the side so the chicken stays crispy. They also have a special -- I believe it was a free drink if you checked in on yelp. The only downside is it's a little bit pricey, the katsus start at $17.. pretty pricey for fried chicken and rice (but you do get a lot tho) Will definitely come back to try the other sauces!! read more

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Deep fried meats! Good, tender katsu with light breading is quality, plus the variety of different sauces they have on their menu offers many options... I wouldn't go with the traditional one though. What We Got: Chicken Katsu (Traditional Japanese style); Fish Katsu Original Pretty packed on a Saturday evening, and we had to wait just a bit to get seated, but they're fairly efficient. Seating is in wooden backless chairs for the most part, and the rest of the restaurant is simply and pleasantly furnished. The menu has a bunch of different options (I'd upload a picture, but their website is excellent.) I got the chicken katsu in traditional Japanese style. ...and to be totally honest it wasn't that great. Oh, don't get me wrong - the Katsu itself was solid. Pretty respectable portion size with the cabbage and rice on the side. Lightly breaded without a heavy oily taste. I'd say it's comparable, maybe slightly superior to Fat Ninja Bite from a quality meat standpoint. But the Worcester sauce didn't mesh well for me. I'd try their specialty ones next, but those are ~$18, and not exactly a budget meal. And while the portion size is really solid, splurging on a ton of deep fried meat isn't the most appealing - I wish they had a smaller version (Ninja Bite's burgers - burgers are only available at Katsuya Downtown location as of this writing... Even so, Ninja's got a $1-$2 spread on the burgers.) The original fish Katsu... The curry was respectable but there wasn't enough sauce :( read more

Katsuya - Chicken katsu Japanese traditional - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Good food if you like Japanese styled deep fried pork or chicken. Good sauses to go with meal. read more

Katsuya - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

First timer at Katsuya (and at this location). Came here with two other friends and got a table fairly quickly even though it seemed like there weren't any free tables. We all got the originals (2 loins, 1 tender). I originally wanted to try the curry katsu but decided that since it was my first time here, I'll try the original sauce. Portions were pretty big - lots of cabbage, good amount of rice and the katsu itself was pretty big. The katsu sets came with miso soup as well -- the first page of the menu indicated unlimited cabbage and miso soup if you need it. If you pay in cash, there's 5% off the bill as well! It seemed like there were some sauces that weren't available yet -- some pages of the menu said "Coming Soon!" (like the Rose sauce). Will come back again to try the curry or these other sauces once they're available. read more

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very delicious food, the ambiance is very comfortable and calming, service is very kind and helpful. read more

Katsuya - carbonara pork - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

There are no words to describe how happy I am to know that's there's finally a Katsuya in Scarborough. One of my fave restaurants, except it was always hard to find parking downtown or North York location. The atmosphere is really nice and the people are too :) food is great. We ordered the Japanese katsu and the sweet chilli katsu (double cheese). Katsuya will always give you a good experience and even better food :) read more

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Went to the north York location in the summer, so not sure if things changed through the chain. In the scarbrough location, the rice is not unlimited refill - just 1 refill of rice. Salad and soup is still unlimited. The portion is obviously smaller than the one I had at North York in the summer. Again, maybe thing shave changed. In terms of the food, size is the only thing that's different from the North York location. Pork is still tender and sauce is great. The ones that I ordered were curry and carbonara, both are pork loin. The miso soup is standard and nothing to write home about. There was almost no dressing on my cabbage salad when it was served. However when asked they did give me extra dressing in a sauce dish. Maybe it's just opened, but the service was worth praising. Waitress was very attentive and always have a smile on her face. Would love to come again since the location is quite convenient. One last thing is parking for those who wants to know. Parking is free and there's plenty of them. read more

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Came by for takoyaki, it was satisfying. At time of writing, Brimley/Sheppard location currently has 30% off takeout promo if pay by cash read more

Katsuya - Takoyaki - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

One of my forever favourite restaurants.. my go to order is always the carbonara katsu and honey butter fries.

First time checking out Katsuya and I enjoyed it overall! When you first walk in, you're greeted by friendly staff. It was clean with nice ambience. The chairs for seating weren't super great though. They are short, flat and hard wooden backless chairs. The service was really great. We had a trainee waitress (with another waitress shadowing her). They were both really polite, attentive and efficient. We ordered the tartar shrimp, chicken curry katsu, and pork loin katsu. They also give you unlimited miso soup and pickled cabbage for free. For free miso soup, it's actually pretty good and very flavourful. The pickled cabbage was also very enjoyable too. It was tart with a good crisp crunch. The tartar shrimp was super tasty! Panko breading was excellent. Light, crispy, airy, and fresh. Not heavy or greasy at all. Served with fresh shredded cabbage. The katsu sets are served with a small portion of rice, shredded cabbage with light sesame dressing, and pickled ginger. The curry chicken katsu was well breaded, juicy and fresh. The curry itself was a mild flavour. I wish it came with some tonkatsu sauce. That would've made it perfect for me! The pork loin was also well breaded although it came out a bit on the dry side. To describe their current fruity sauce (menu notes it changes in taste due to use of seasonal fruits) I would say it tasted like a fruitier, slightly milder, butter chicken sauce flavour. It'll be interesting to try it again once the season changes. Would love to go back to try the Katsu burger when they start serving it! read more

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Good tasty quality food. You can't go wrong! Service is always on point. A nicely tucked away gem.

Food is excellent I love their food , the flavor is really good, it makes me want to come back again, I always missed their food, u

I have been to the North York location before, I think the Scarborough location is a lot better than the North York location. Environment and parking: The Katsuya at Scarborough is more spacious compared to Other locations There is a lot of parking space for customer unlike the North York location. Food: Me and my friend ordered the red garlic Chili fish katsu and carbonara pork tenderloin katsu. Both dishes are huge. You can refill the rice and soup as much as you want. The red garlic Chili sauce is sweet and tasty, and it comes with some deep fried garlic on top of the red Chili sauce. The red carbonara is creamy and hot. If u like spicy hot spicy flavor​, the red carbonara sauce won't disappoint you. We enjoyed both of them. Both deep fried fish and pork tenderloin are crispy and juicy. I will recommend you to try their fish katsu. Overall: Reason price, tasty katsu, portions are huge. read more

Katsuya - Red Chili garlic fish katsu and red carbonara pork tenderloin katsu - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

best katsu in town! legit japanese katsu with lots of cheese. this is our go to katsu place whenever we are craving for one read more

Katsuya - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

highly recommend the red carbonara sauce for anyone that likes spicy food. Very generous portions and the sauce is rich and filled with shrimp, squid and bacon chunks. The fried pork chop is very crispy on the outside and meat is tender and juicy. Doesn't feel very heavy. In terms of service, the wait staff are very welcoming and attentive. They offer to refill the marinated cabbage and miso soup a couple times during our meal. Can't wait to come back to try the garlic sauce! read more

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I love Katsuya and I have been to their other location on Yonge St. I ordered Carbonara Katsu (pork) and found it was a bit salty. Personally, I prefer chicken more than pork. I would recommend classic Katsu only at this location. My overall experience was ok but nothing impressive. read more

It's honestly quite dangerous to have a Katsuya in Scarborough -- too accessible for my stomach and my wallet! The restaurant is relatively small and was quite populated when we got there for a Sunday lunch but definitely got even busier when we were leaving! Everything we ordered was delicious. The karaage is spiced nicely and cooked well -- no grease here! The red carbonara udon is ADDICTIVE. And I loved my selection of the spicy garlic pork katsu. Be warned, the portions are massive! Sharing is a good option here. read more

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