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houl

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you

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er

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yard

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leas

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our h

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sto

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ack

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dog

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as a

roun

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ry.

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our

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ppea

r to

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lt th

e co

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s m

akin

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ntac

t with

th

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t may

be

nec

essa

ry to

use

one

of t

he lo

nger

m

etal

con

tact

s pr

ovid

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r dog

s w

ith a

de

nse

coat

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LES

SO

N 3

Dis

trac

tion

s

If yo

ur d

og is

avo

idin

g th

e bo

unda

ry a

t m

ultip

le lo

catio

ns a

roun

d yo

ur b

ound

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yo

u ar

e re

ady

to a

dd m

ore

tem

ptin

g di

s-tra

ctio

ns. R

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ber,

neve

r pul

l or c

oax

your

dog

into

the

boun

dary

are

a.

This

less

on te

ache

s yo

ur d

og th

at h

e m

ust

resi

st a

ll te

mpt

atio

ns to

leav

e th

e ya

rd.

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u c

an

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ssu

me

th

at

if y

ou

r d

og

wo

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ase

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f th

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ase

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le.

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igh

bo

r.

Your

trai

ning

has

bee

n su

cces

sful

at t

his

poin

t if y

our d

og h

as re

sist

ed th

e ur

ge

to c

ross

the

boun

dary

on

leas

h w

ith a

ny

dist

ract

ion

you

can

drea

m u

p.

LES

SO

N 4

Off

Lea

d W

ith

Supe

rvis

ion

Afte

r sev

eral

ses

sion

s of

dis

tract

ions

, yo

ur d

og s

houl

d be

read

y fo

r off

leas

h pl

ay. Y

ou m

ust s

tay

in th

e ya

rd fo

r off

leas

h tra

inin

g.

The

mor

e yo

ur d

og s

tays

on

the

prop

erty

fo

r the

fi rs

t mon

th, t

he le

ss c

hanc

e of

you

r do

g ev

er a

ttem

ptin

g to

leav

e th

e ar

ea.

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inue

to s

uper

vise

and

pla

y w

ith y

our

dog

outs

ide

for a

per

iod

of o

ne w

eek.

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ld y

our d

og b

olt o

ut o

f the

pro

perty

fo

r any

reas

on d

urin

g th

is p

hase

, ret

race

yo

ur la

st tr

aini

ng s

teps

with

dis

tract

ions

w

ith y

our d

og o

n a

leas

h.

LES

SO

N 5

Off

Lea

d U

nsup

ervi

sed

Whe

n yo

ur d

og re

sist

s al

l man

ner o

f di

stra

ctio

ns, b

oth

on a

nd o

ff th

e le

ash,

he

can

be le

ft un

atte

nded

in th

e ya

rd.

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lose

eye

on

your

dog

for t

wo

wee

ks fr

om in

side

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hous

e. T

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freed

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houl

d be

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f at fi

rst a

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e am

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ach

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at th

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n an

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pla

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favo

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and

plen

ty o

f pra

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fun.

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you

are

train

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mor

e th

an o

ne d

og,

train

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inin

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SO

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Back

Aw

ay F

rom

the

Fenc

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t the

fi rs

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f tra

inin

g w

ith th

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0.

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e tra

inin

g or

“to

ne o

nly

setti

ng”.

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is to

ens

ure

that

you

r dog

can

hea

r th

e tra

inin

g to

ne a

t the

bou

ndar

y, b

ut

ther

e is

no

chan

ce o

f cor

rect

ion.

Put t

he e

lec-

troni

c tra

inin

g co

llar o

n yo

ur

dog

and

mak

e su

re in

door

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artS

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n is

on

and

your

pe

t’s b

ound

ary

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been

set

.

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fi rst

less

on is

to in

trodu

ce y

our d

og to

th

e bo

unda

ry a

nd to

hel

p he

r und

erst

and

to b

ack

away

from

the

fenc

e w

hen

the

train

ing

tone

is h

eard

.

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you

r dog

on

a le

ash,

cas

ually

wal

k to

th

e bo

unda

ry. W

hen

your

dog

reac

hes

the

sign

al fi

eld

and

hear

s th

e tra

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g be

ep,

imm

edia

tely

spi

n ar

ound

and

bris

kly

jog

back

into

the

yard

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r dog

will

feel

the

tug

and

run

afte

r you

. Pra

ise

enth

usia

sti-

cally

.

On d

ays

two

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peat

the

sam

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sson

in d

iffer

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art o

f the

yar

d. A

s th

e tra

inin

g se

ssio

ns o

f the

nex

t thr

ee d

ays

prog

ress

, you

’ll s

ee th

at y

our d

og w

ill s

tart

to a

ntic

ipat

e th

e si

gnal

and

retre

at w

ithou

t yo

ur p

rom

ptin

g.

Day

thre

e is

suc

cess

ful i

f you

r dog

re

treat

s w

ithou

t you

r pro

mpt

ing

and

refu

ses

to a

ppro

ach

the

boun

dary

as

you

appr

oach

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eac

h su

cces

sful

atte

mpt

be

sure

to p

rais

e, p

rais

e an

d pr

aise

aga

in.

LES

SO

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Re

spec

t the

Fen

ce

Alth

ough

you

r dog

is le

arni

ng fa

st a

nd

avoi

ding

the

boun

dary

, he

will

forg

et

or a

ttem

pt to

bre

ak th

e ru

les

with

an

inte

rest

ing

dist

ract

ion

beyo

nd y

our y

ard.

To

pre

vent

this

, you

r dog

mus

t exp

erie

nce

wha

t hap

pens

if th

e fe

nce

boun

darie

s ar

e no

t res

pect

ed.

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he n

ext l

esso

n, y

ou w

ill w

ant t

o ch

ange

the

TRAI

NIN

G LE

VEL

0 –

TON

E ON

LY to

a le

vel o

f stim

ulat

ion

that

will

di

scou

rage

you

r dog

from

leav

ing

the

yard

. The

leve

l tha

t is

appr

opria

te fo

r you

r do

g is

det

erm

ined

by

your

dog

’s pe

rson

al-

ity a

nd th

e le

vel o

f int

eres

ting

dist

ract

ions

ou

tsid

e of

the

safe

are

a. S

ee C

HAN

GIN

G TH

E ST

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ATIO

N L

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in th

is m

anua

l. Ch

oose

from

leve

l one

- lo

w to

the

high

est

setti

ng o

f 8.

With

you

r dog

stil

l on

a le

ash,

wal

k to

the

boun

dary

with

you

r dog

. Hav

e a

help

er

wal

k on

the

outs

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nce

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u Sc

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me

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ndar

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tions

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bei

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acce

ssed

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rrow

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men

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all

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n th

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p of

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e po

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can

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up

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o ad

ditio

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atte

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at o

ne ti

me.

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ill ta

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dog

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ne s

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ver

y lig

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n be

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high

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or d

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dogs

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bee

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TRA

ININ

G LE

VEL

0 –

or T

ONE

ONLY

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chan

ge th

e fa

ctor

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tting

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ess

and

rele

ase

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SELE

CT b

utto

n.

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ess

the

DOW

N a

rrow

unt

il yo

u re

ach

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U: S

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ULAT

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prog

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ress

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rele

ase

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row

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cha

nge

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leve

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ess

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) or L

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rrow

s un

til th

e de

sire

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vel i

s di

spla

yed.

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el 1

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wes

t le

vel o

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ulat

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whe

re le

vel 8

is th

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ghes

t.

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ess

and

rele

ase

the

SELE

CT b

utto

n to

sav

e yo

ur c

hang

es a

nd re

turn

to th

e HO

ME

SCRE

EN.

Trai

ning

You

r Dog

Plea

se ta

ke y

our t

ime

train

ing

your

dog

an

d co

mpl

ete

each

ste

p of

the

proc

ess

to e

njoy

opt

imal

per

form

ance

from

you

r sy

stem

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ou h

ave

ques

tions

alo

ng th

e w

ay, e

xper

t adv

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nly

a ca

ll aw

ay

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e go

al o

f fen

ce tr

aini

ng is

to h

elp

you

teac

h yo

ur d

og to

iden

tify

and

resp

ect h

er

new

fenc

e, to

mak

e th

e tra

inin

g fa

ir—so

yo

ur d

og w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

e co

nseq

uenc

-es

of l

eavi

ng a

nd to

mak

e th

e tra

inin

g fu

n—so

you

r dog

will

enj

oy s

tayi

ng a

nd

play

ing

on y

our p

rope

rty.

Com

plet

ely

trust

ing

your

dog

with

his

WiF

i Fe

nce

will

take

pla

ce o

ver t

he c

ours

e of

ab

out 3

wee

ks. T

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aini

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a s

mal

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thre

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rest

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me

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clo

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set a

side

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ork

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you

r do

g fo

r 10-

15 m

inut

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wo

times

per

day

.

Both

you

and

you

r dog

will

app

reci

ate

shor

t, fu

n le

sson

s an

d m

ake

the

train

ing

mor

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fect

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re a

re s

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th

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train

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k ar

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the

yard

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hou

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re s

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OR

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T: T

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ctiv

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th

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ting.

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to th

is v

aria

nce,

yo

u sh

ould

leav

e a

dist

ance

of t

en fe

et

from

you

r sig

nal b

ound

ary

to a

ny s

treet

s or

sid

ewal

ks.

ST

EP

6B

att

ery

Ba

ck

up

Sys

tem

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n a

char

ged

batte

ry is

inse

rted

in

the

left

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ge p

ort o

f the

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tatio

n™,

it w

ill a

ct a

s a

cord

less

bat

tery

bac

kup

syst

em. I

n ca

se o

f pow

er fa

ilure

, the

re-

char

geab

le b

atte

ry w

ill a

llow

you

r ind

oor

Smar

tSta

tion™

to fu

nctio

n fo

r app

roxi

-m

atel

y ei

ght h

ours

, giv

ing

you

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ance

to

secu

re y

our d

og u

ntil

pow

er is

rest

ored

. Al

so w

orks

gre

at fo

r qui

ck d

ay tr

ips

whe

re

pow

er is

not

read

ily a

vaila

ble.

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allin

g th

e Pe

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lar

Batt

ery

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g th

e in

itial

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rtant

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tion™

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lugg

ed

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nd N

O CO

L-LA

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IRED

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disp

laye

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en p

rior t

o in

serti

ng

the

batte

ry in

the

colla

r for

the

fi rst

tim

e.

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will

allo

w th

e tw

o co

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nent

s to

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mat

ched

toge

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r ful

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uns

crew

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turn

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lock

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e us

ing

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in o

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ew d

river

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ert t

he re

char

ge-

able

bat

tery

with

the

posi

tive

side

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n th

e up

pos

ition

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can

det

erm

ine

the

(+)

side

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look

ing

for t

he in

dent

ed ri

ng a

t the

to

p of

the

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ry. R

epla

ce b

atte

ry c

ap

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fi rm

ly in

pla

ce. D

O N

OT o

ver t

ight

en.

NO

TE

: Sho

uld

your

Pet

Link

™ c

olla

r los

e co

ntac

t with

the

Smar

tSta

tion™

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ing

unpl

ugge

d or

loss

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ower

with

out

batte

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acku

p, y

our P

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nk™

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lar w

ill

cont

inua

lly s

earc

h at

the

max

imum

upd

ate

spee

d fo

r the

Sm

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tatio

n™ a

nd re

sulti

ng

12 h

our b

atte

ry li

fe.

Mat

ch th

e Pe

tLin

k™ Col

lar &

the

Smar

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tion

Befo

re y

ou in

sert

the

char

ged

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ry in

th

e Pe

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olla

r, en

sure

that

the

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atio

n™ d

ispl

ay re

ads

— N

O CO

LLAR

PA

IRED

, PRE

SS A

NY

KEY.

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, pre

ss a

ny k

ey.

Inse

rt ba

ttery

into

Pet

Link

™ c

olla

r as

inst

ruct

ed b

y th

e Sm

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n™. T

he tw

o co

mpo

nent

s sh

ould

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omat

ical

ly li

nk

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ther

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HOM

E SC

REEN

will

be

disp

laye

d. S

houl

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erat

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r to

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lesh

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ctio

n in

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back

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man

ual.

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rati

ng Y

our S

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m

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sys

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es p

re-c

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rate

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ory

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nce

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cura

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eset

cal

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for o

ptim

al s

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tem

per

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you

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ea-

sure

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you

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l-lo

win

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s, w

here

max

imum

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tanc

e ac

cura

cy c

an b

e ac

hiev

ed.

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ush

and

rele

ase

the

cent

er S

ELEC

T bu

tton

on th

e Sm

artS

tatio

n™ to

ent

er

the

prog

ram

min

g m

enu.

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dis

play

sh

ould

read

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U: B

OUN

DARY

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s ca

libra

tion

proc

ess

will

onl

y ne

ed to

be

perfo

rmed

onc

e. T

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ettin

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ill b

e re

tain

ed in

the

syst

em m

emor

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en if

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wer

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terr

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ress

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il th

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U: C

ALIB

RATI

ON

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ress

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ase

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right

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) to

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LEE

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OD

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ount

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tery

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er, t

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r will

en

ter S

LEEP

MOD

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colla

r is

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otio

n, s

uch

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dog

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leep

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g or

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est.

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can

dete

rmin

e th

e co

llar

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p by

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ing

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” sh

aped

icon

in

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tSta

tion™

scr

een.

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n yo

ur

pet m

oves

the

L ic

on w

ill ro

tate

clo

ckw

ise.

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hen

the

colla

r is

at re

st th

e ic

on w

ill

rem

ain

still

.

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e SL

EEP

MOD

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porta

nt

to “

jiggl

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e Pe

tLin

k™ c

olla

r dur

ing

setu

p fu

nctio

ns fo

r the

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n an

d Pe

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r to

mai

ntai

n co

nsta

nt c

on-

tact

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wee

n th

e Sm

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n™ a

nd th

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tLin

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r.

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ave

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rtner

hol

d th

e Pe

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r an

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ove

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t-St

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n. P

ress

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ase

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SELE

CT

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n. N

ow m

ove

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ink™

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lar

appr

oxim

atel

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feet

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ay fr

om th

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n™ a

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gain

pre

ss a

nd

rele

ase

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SELE

CT b

utto

n. F

inal

ly, m

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roxi

mat

ely

12 fe

et fr

om th

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n™ a

nd p

ress

and

rele

ase

the

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CT b

utto

n. Y

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an p

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ro-

cess

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ne b

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cros

s a

room

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n™ to

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ECT

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dist

ance

.

5. T

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mar

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dis

play

will

aut

o-m

atic

ally

retu

rn to

the

HOM

E DI

SPLA

Y w

hen

calib

ratio

n pr

oces

s is

com

plet

e. Lo

cati

ng th

e Sm

artS

tati

on™

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that

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are

fam

iliar

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cont

rols

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he W

ire-F

ree

syst

em a

nd th

e co

mpo

nent

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ve b

een

calib

rate

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ou

can

look

for t

he id

eal h

ome

for t

he in

door

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artS

tatio

n™.

The

prop

er S

mar

tSta

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loca

tion

is

perh

aps

the

mos

t im

porta

nt d

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e to

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e op

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nce

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rman

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eepi

ng in

min

d th

at

the

Smar

tSta

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be

the

cent

er o

f yo

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et’s

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dary

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catio

n to

war

d th

e ba

ck o

f the

hou

se w

ill p

rovi

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you

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e of

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rea

and

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ral i

nter

fere

nce

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hou

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ill c

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gnal

as

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alls

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lect

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n th

at th

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nlik

ely

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e m

oved

. You

r pet

’s bo

unda

ry w

ill m

ove

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u m

ove

the

loca

tion

of th

e Sm

artS

tatio

n™!

• Th

e Sm

artS

tatio

n™ is

not

wea

ther

proo

f, so

it n

eeds

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e lo

cate

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door

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catio

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ain-

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tem

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ture

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ve fr

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g.

ST

EP

5

• Yo

ur s

yste

m’s

perfo

rman

ce is

enh

ance

d pr

ovid

ing

the

Smar

tSta

tion™

a c

lear

“lin

e of

sig

ht”

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as

a ta

ble

in fr

ont o

f a

win

dow

. Kee

p yo

ur S

mar

tSta

tion™

off

the

fl oor

and

ele

vate

d on

a ta

ble

or s

helf.

• Yo

u ca

n pl

ace

the

Smar

tSta

tion™

on

a ho

me’

s se

cond

sto

ry.

• Al

l rad

io s

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re b

lock

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r re

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etal

obj

ects

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ca

use

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nt d

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ptio

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k, m

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ly T

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ain

an

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e s

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nal i

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fect

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rang

e w

ill b

e re

duce

d ov

er h

illy

terr

ain

only

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e in

door

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tatio

n™

base

sta

tion

lose

s di

rect

line

of s

ight

(suc

h as

ove

r a s

teep

hill

) with

the

dog’

s co

llar.

Wire

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e is

uni

que

in th

at th

e in

door

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ill a

ctua

lly b

enefi

t fro

m

a hi

gher

loca

tion

in th

e ho

use,

suc

h as

a

seco

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impr

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its “

line

of s

ight

” w

ith th

e Pe

tLin

k™ c

olla

r whe

n de

alin

g w

ith

diffi

cult

terr

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