{"id":744143,"date":"2026-08-16T08:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T08:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:15:24","slug":"the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af5e8f684dc4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af5e8f684dc4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Say Goodbye to Key Struggles with the Painless Key Ring\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PKLfqj1Xg80?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While I have a lot of keychains, from pop culture to K-pop to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d, I am truly annoyed with keyrings. To be honest, I don\u2019t have any ability to open and close them, so I have to wait for my brother or a friend to attach my keychain of choice. It\u2019s something we use every single day, yet there hasn\u2019t been any improvement to them for the past hundred years or so, and they cause annoyance and sometimes even pain. That oversight, I think, is finally getting corrected.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.yankodesign.com\/products\/painless-key-ring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Painless Key Ring<\/a> is exactly what its name promises, which is both its greatest strength and possibly why it is not getting the attention it deserves. It sounds almost too simple. A key ring without the pain. But when you consider that the double-coiled split ring design has not meaningfully changed in over 130 years, a product that actually reimagines it from the inside out starts to feel less like a novelty and more like something that was long overdue.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.yankodesign.com\/products\/painless-key-ring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click Here to Buy Now: $29.00<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/Painless-Key-Ring_EDC_Japanese_hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/Painless-Key-Ring_EDC_Japanese_hero.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_1_1400x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_1_1400x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-641312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_1_1400x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_1_1400x.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The engineering behind it borrows from places you would not typically associate with your front door key. The coiled wave spring <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> used in this ring is the same mechanism found in aerospace equipment and bullet train systems. Japan, where the ring is made, is not exactly known for cutting corners on precision, and that pedigree shows in the numbers. At just 0.1 oz for the large version, it is half the weight of a standard key ring. At 0.03 inches thick, it is noticeably slimmer. And despite being lighter and thinner, it is twice as strong as a conventional ring, thanks to the high-tensile steel used in its construction.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_9_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_9_1512x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-641313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_9_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_9_1512x.webp\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_10_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_10_1512x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-641314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_10_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_10_1512x.webp\"><\/p>\n<p>The functional difference comes down to one motion. A traditional split ring makes you hunt for the gap in the coil, wedge a fingernail underneath, and pry it open millimeter by millimeter while the metal digs into your skin. The Painless Key Ring opens when you press the release point. Let go, and it closes. That is the entire operation. No gap hunting, no skin damage, no compromised manicure. The wave spring structure creates what you could describe as a \u201cpre-warped\u201d design, where the natural flex of the ring accommodates keys of any size without warping under stress or losing its shape over time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_11_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_11_1512x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-641315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_11_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_11_1512x.webp\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_12_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_12_1512x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-641316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_12_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_12_1512x.webp\"><\/p>\n<p>It comes as a set of one large ring and three smaller rings, available in silver and black. The black version is dyed rather than painted, which makes it more resistant to wear and scratches, not just aesthetically different. Both finishes hold up well against the daily context of being thrown into a bag, clipped to a carabiner, or dropped on a desk, which is most of our actual key ring experience.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/Painless-Key-RIng_EDC_Japanese-Design_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/Painless-Key-RIng_EDC_Japanese-Design_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-641491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/Painless-Key-RIng_EDC_Japanese-Design_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/Painless-Key-RIng_EDC_Japanese-Design_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>At $29 for a set, the price sits in a range that feels proportionate to what you are getting. It is not an impulse buy, but it is also not a hard sell when you consider that most people spend more on a single decent pen without much deliberation. The comparison that keeps coming to mind is the razor that replaced the old disposable, or the notebook that made you stop picking up freebies at conferences. Once you use something engineered to actually work, the previous version becomes very difficult to go back to.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_3_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_3_1512x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-641318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_3_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_3_1512x.webp\"><\/p>\n<p>The design community talks a lot about objects that deserve more attention than they receive, and the key ring is probably the most obvious example of that gap. We carry our keys every day without any particular feeling about them, which is fine until you realize that feeling nothing about a daily object usually means it is only doing the minimum. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.yankodesign.com\/products\/painless-key-ring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Painless Key Ring<\/a> sets a different bar, one that takes the smallest, most neglected piece of your everyday carry and applies genuine engineering logic to it. Whether you are someone who obsesses over EDC setups or someone who just wants to stop destroying their nails every time you need a spare key, the upgrade reads the same either way.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_14_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_14_1512x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-641319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_14_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/08\/13\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"The $29 Key Ring That Finally Fixed a 130-Year-Old Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_14_1512x.webp\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-641320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/08\/the-29-key-ring-that-finally-fixed-a-130-year-old-problem\/painless_key_ring_15_1512x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" 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