Diamondback 500ER User manual

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500ErOwner’sManual

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500Er

 RearDriveEllipticalOwner’sManual

 DiamondbackFitness

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releasev.1(11/09)

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................................................5

SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS&WARNINGS.................................................................................................................................................6

500ErASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS........................................................................................................................................................9

WORKOUTGUIDELINES....................................................................................................................................................................14

WORKOUTQUALITYANDQUANTITY................................................................................................................................................17

500ErCONSOLEOVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................................................19

CONSOLEDISPLAYWINDOWS..........................................................................................................................................................20

CONSOLEKEYS..................................................................................................................................................................................22

CONSOLEOPERATION.......................................................................................................................................................................24

PROGRAMMINGFEATURES..............................................................................................................................................................26

CLASSICPROGRAMS.........................................................................................................................................................................28

TARGETHEARTRATEPROGRAM......................................................................................................................................................31

MAINTENANCE..................................................................................................................................................................................34

WARRANTYINFORMATION..............................................................................................................................................................35

PURCHASER’SREFERENCEINFORMATION........................................................................................................................................39

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500ErOwner’sManual

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INTRODUCTION

CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyournewDiamondbackFitnessreardriveelliptical.Youhavemadeagreat

choiceandareabouttoenjoyoneofthemosteffectiveandtechnically‐advancedmethodsoflow‐impactcardio‐

vascularexerciseavailabletoday.

Foundedin1991asanoff‐shootofthelegendarybicycle

company,DiamondbackFitnesswasinmanywaysa

complimentaryadditiontotheDiamondbackbrand.Onemightevensaythisextensiongrewasanatural

evolution…anevolutionfromclassicoutdoorbicycleusage,towardindoor‐basedcyclingandcrosstraining.Itturns

outthatmanyfitnessenthusiastsweresearchingforwaysto

maintainconditioningduringtimesofinclement

weatherorweresimplylookingfornewanddifferentcross‐trainingoptions.

Thistrendstillcontinuestoday,twentyyearslater,asthestrongDiamondbackbrandresonateswithboththe

boomerswhogrewupwiththebicycles,aswellastheyoungergenerationsridingthemtoday.

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DiamondbackFitnesscontinuestobuilduponthislegendarybrandidentitybyofferingthecardioenthusiastafull

lineofuprightexercisebikes,recumbents,andellipticaltrainers,eachofferingsuperiorvalueandqualityinan

intuitiveandvisually‐appealingdesign.Let’sjustsay,wearealreadyplanningournexttwentyyears.

ThankyouforchoosingDiamondbackFitness.

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DiamondbackFitness

6004South190

Street,Suite101●KentWA98032●Ph.1.800.776.7642●Fax:1.800.776.2073

Formoreinformationorquestionsregardingyourequipment,pleasevisitourwebsiteatDiamondbackFitness.com.

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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS&WARNINGS

EverypieceofDiamondbackFitnessequipmentisbuiltformaximumsafetyandmeetsorexceedsallapplicable

domesticandinternationalstandards.However,certainprecautionsmustbetakenwhenoperatinganypieceof

fitnessequipment.

NOTE:Pleasereadtheentireowner’smanualbeforeoperatingtheunit.Savethismanualforfuturereference.

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Cautions–ForSafeOperation

 Keephandsandfeetawayfromallmovingpartsandpinchpoints.

 Ifyouhaveahistoryofheartdisease,highbloodpressure,diabetes,chronicrespiratorydiseases,elevated

cholesterol,orifyousmokecigarettesorexperienceanyotherchronicdiseasesorphysicalcomplaints,

consultwithaphysicianbeforebeginninganyexerciseprogram.

 Ifoverweight,orabovetheageof35,consultwithyourphysicianbeforebeginninganexerciseprogram.

 Pregnantwomenshouldconsultwiththeirphysicianbeforebeginninganexerciseprogram.

 Ifyouexperiencedizziness,nausea,chestpainsorotherabnormal

symptomsduringexercise,stopthe

exercisesessionimmediatelyandconsultyourphysician.

 Consumewaterbefore,duringandaftereachexercisesession.

Warnings–ToReducetheRiskofInjurytoYourselfandOthers

 Toensureproperfunctioningofyourunit,donotinstallattachmentsoraccessoriesnotprovided

or

recommendedbyDiamondbackFitness.

 Alwayswearproperclothingandshoeswhenexercising.

 Userweightisnottoexceed300pounds(136.0Kg)forthe500Er.

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 Keepchildrenawayfromtheunit.Handsandfeetmaybecomeentangledwiththemovingpartsandcould

resultinseriousinjury.

 Placetheunitinanareathatwillmeetminimumclearancerequirements:

▫ front&sides=24inches;rear=12inches.

 The

unitisintendedforindooruseonly.

 Placetheunitonasolid,levelsurface.Alwaysadjustthelevelingfeetbeforeusingtoensurestability.

 Ensurealladjustmentknobsandleversarefastenedsecurelybeforeusingtheunitandaftermakingan

adjustment.

 Usethehandlebarswhenstepping

onandofftheunit.

 Theunitisheavy.Donotattempttomovealone.

 Neveroperatetheunitifitisdamagedorbroken.ContactyourlocalauthorizedDiamondbackFitness

Dealerforservice.

 Pleaseunplugtheunitafterexercising.

 Alwaysunplugtheunitfromthe

powersourcebeforemovingorservicing.

 Donotremovethecoversorothercomponents.OnlyAuthorizedDiamondbackFitnessDealersor

AuthorizedTechniciansshouldperformserviceontheunit.

Assembly

AssemblyofallDiamondbackFitnessproductsshouldbeperformedbyaDiamondbackFitnessDealerorAuthorized

Technician.Asignificantamountof

technicalknowledgeisrequiredforthesafeandcompleteassemblyoftheunit.

Manyretailerswillofferdeliveryandassemblyaspartofthesalesagreement.Ifthisunitwassoldunassembled(in

thecarton)andyoudonotfeelyoucanperformtheassemblysuccessfully,pleasecallthedealer

forservice.Service

callsforimproperassemblyarenotcoveredbytheWarrantyPolicyandanyassociatedchargeswillbethe

responsibilityoftheowner.

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500ErASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS

1. Installthefour(4)stabilizerfeetassemblies(A1&A2)intothe

under‐sideofthefrontandrearstabilizers.Threadallthewayin.

2. Removetheeight(8)hexbolts(F1),eight(8)lockwashers

(F2),four(4)flatwashers(F3)andfour(4)

curvedwashers

(F4)fromrearframeassemblyBandsetaside.

3. Removethetwo(2)hexboltsG1fromtheleftandright

sidesoftheconsolemastassembly(C)andsetaside.

4. Standtherearframeassembly(B)right‐sideupand

laythe

consolemastassembly(C)nearby.Join

connectorsDandEfirmlytoensureagood

connection.

5. CarefullystandconsolemastassemblyC

uprightandjoinwiththerearframe

assembly(B).Ensurerearassembly(B)isfully

insertedintotheconsolemastreceiver(C)by

confirming

theboltholesarealigned.

6. Looselyinstallfour(4)setsofpartsF1,F2

andF3intothesidesofconsolemast

assemblyBandfour(4)setsofpartsF1,

F2&F4intothetopandundersideofthe

mastassemblyasperthefigureto

the

left.Onceallboltsarepartiallyinstalled,

tighteneachfirmlywiththeenclosedhex

wrench.

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7. PartsG2,G3,G4,G5andG6willarrive

frompre‐assembledontheunit.Remove

thefour(4)hexbolts(G5)fromthelower

consolemastfrontcover(G6)andset

aside.RemovehexboltG2fromtheright

sideandsetasidewith

thetwo(2)G1hex

boltsalreadysetaside.

8. Gathertheleft(G3)andright(G4)lower

consolemastcoversandbringtogetheras

aclamshellovertheconsolemast/main

frameunion.Aligncoverswiththe

mountingholesinthemainframeand

looselythreadthetwo

(2)G1hexbolts

intoplace.LooselyinstallhexboltG2

throughtheplasticcoverG4andinto

coverG3.

9. Installthelowerconsolemastfrontcover

(G6)bythreadingthefour(4)hexbolts

(G5)throughthefaceandintopartsG3

andG4.Donot

over‐tighten.

10. TightenhexboltsG1andG2.Donotover‐

tightenandbeawareofimproper

alignmentastheplasticpartscome

together.

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Fig.3.

11. Thehandlebarpivotfixinghardwarewillbe

pre‐installedontheconsolemast(C)as

showninFig.2.RemoveboltH1andwasher

H2fromtheleftandrightsidesofthepivot

axle,andsetaside.

12. WasherIshouldremaininplace,onthe

axle.

13. Handlebars(H6&H7)arepackagedwiththe

pivotcovers(H4)installed.Removethefour

(4)hexfixingbolts(H5)andpivotcover(H4)

fromeachhandlebarasshowninFig.2.and

setaside.

14. EnsureonepieceofwasherIisinplaceon

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eachsideoftheaxleasshowninFig.3.

15. Installtheright(H6)andleft(H7)

handlebarsbyslidingeachpivotoverthe

axle.Paycarefulattentiontothealignment

oftheinternalspacersastheymayblock

theassemblyfromslidingontotheaxle.

Realign

asnecessary.

16. FixeachhandlebarbyreinstallingboltH1

andwasherH2,andtighteningwiththe

enclosedboxwrench.

17. Replacetheleftandrightpivotcovers(H4)

byreinstallingthehexboltsH5.

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18. Theforwardpivotsofthesteparms(K2&K3)

willarrivewiththefixinghardware

pre‐installedasdepictedinFig.4.A.Remove

thehardwareassembly(partsJ1,J2andJ3)

fromthesteparmsandsetaside.

19. SpacerK1shouldremaininplace

onthepivot

axles.

20. Bringthepivotsoftheleftsteparm(K3)and

handlebartogether.Slidethehandlebarpivot

overthesteparmpivotaxleandpressinto

place.

21. ThreadfixingnutJ3ontothepivotaxleand

tightenwiththeprovidedwrench.

22. Inserthex

screwJ1throughpivotcapJ2and

tightenwiththeincludedhexkey.

23. Repeatthisprocessfortherightside

assembly.

Fig.4.A.

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24. Removethetwo(2)Philipsscrews(L3)andthe

consolehingecover(L2)fromthebackoftheconsole

(L1)andsetaside.

25. Removethefour(4)Philipsconsolemountingscrews

(L6)frombacksideoftheconsole(L1)andsetaside.

26.

Whilesupportingtheconsole(L1),carefullyjoin

connectorsL4withM1andL5withM2.Applyfirm

pressuretoensurepositiveengagement.

27. Reinstallthefour(4)Philipsmachinescrews(L6)

throughtheundersideofthetiltingconsolehinge

plate(M3)andintothecorrectholesin

thebackside

oftheconsoleL1.

28. Tilttheconsolerearward,andalignthehingecover

(L2)withtheappropriateholesinthebacksideofthe

console.Reinstallthetwo(2)Philipswoodscrews

(L3).

29. Placethewaterbottle(N)intheholder.

30. Plugthe

poweradapter(P)intoa120voltoutlet.Plug

theotherendintotheinputjack(Q).

31. Checkthestabilityoftheunit.Ifrequired,adjustthe

levelingfeettoeliminateanyrockingoftheunitwhile

inuse.Lockthefeetinplacebytighteningthenut



upward(counter‐clockwise)againsttheframe.

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WORKOUTGUIDELINES

GoodHealthisanExerciseinCommonSense

Inthestudytitled,“TheSurgeonGeneral’sCallToActionToPreventandDecreaseOverweightandObesity”,the

surgeongeneralindicatesthat61%ofAmericanadultsareeitheroverweightorobese.Thestudyindicatesthat

beingoverweightincreasestheriskofhealthproblems,

suchasheartdisease,certaintypesofcancer,aswellas

Type‐2diabetesamongotherafflictions.

BodyMassIndex;BMI=(weight(lb)$height²(in))x703

WeightinPounds

120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250

4'6

29 31 34 36 39 41 43 46 48 51 53 56 58 60

HeightinFeetandInches



4'8 27 29 31 34 36 38 40 43 45 47 49 52 54 56

4'10 25 27 29 31 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52

5'0 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49  HealthyWeight

5'2 22 24 26 27 29 31 33 35 37 38 40 42 44 46

5'4 21 22 24 26 28 29 31 33 34 36 38 40 41 43  Overweight

5'6 19 21 23 24 26 27 29 31 32 34 36 37 39 40

5'8 18 20 21 23 24 26 27 29 30 32 34 35 37 38  Obese

5'10 17 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35 36

6'0 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 33 34

6'2 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 32

6'4 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30

6'6 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29

6'8 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28

 Note:Chartappliestoadultsaged20yearsandolder

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Touchheartratesensors.

HeartRateisanImportantKeytoYourExercise

TheSurgeonGeneralalsoreleasedareportonphysicalactivityandhealth.Thisreportdictatesthatexerciseand

fitnessarebeneficialforaperson’shealthandreiteratedtheneedforexerciseasakeycomponentfordisease

preventionandhealthierliving.

The

bestwaytodetermineexerciseintensityistomonitoryourpulserate.Yourheartratecaneasilybedetermined

bycountingthenumberofheartbeatsperminuteatthechest,wristorthecarotidarteryonyourneck.Itisdifficult

howevertocountyourownpulsewhileexercising

asitisnotpossibletocountfastenoughtoaccuratelytrackthe

numberofbeatsperminute.TheDiamondbackFitness500Erisequippedwithasetoftouchheartratesensorsfor

monitoringyourheartrate.

UsingtheTouchHeartRateSensors

Whiletheunitispowered‐onanda

workoutprogramisoperating,gentlygraspbothtouchheartratesensorsonthe

fixedhandlebarbelowtheconsole.Thecomputerwilldetectyourpulserateandregisterthevalueasatwo(2)or

three(3)digitnumberinthePulsewindowontheLCDdisplay.

NOTE: Ifaninconsistent

heartrateisdisplayedwhileusingthehandpulsesensors:

• Ensurethepalmsofbothhandsaretouchingthecontactareasofthe

touchheartratesensors.

• Applyandmaintainconstantandevenpressureuponthegrips.

• Donotclutchthetouchheartratesensorstightly.

• Try

tokeepbothhandsstillwhilegripingthetouchheartratesensor.

YourEstimatedMaximumHeartRate&TargetTrainingZone

Yourcalculatedtargetheartrate,ortheidealintensityneededtoimprove

cardiovascularfitness,dependsprimarilyuponyourageratherthanyourcurrentstateoffitness.Iftheexercise

intensityistoolowortoohigh,onlymodestgainswillbemadeinstrengthandcardio‐vascularfitness.Aworkoutat

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averylowintensitywillnotoffermaximumbenefits.Conversely,iftheworkoutintensityistoohigh,injuryorfatigue

mayslowtheprogressionofyourexercisegoalsasthebodyattemptstorecover.

Itismosteffectivetotrainataheartratebetween60%and85%of

yourmaximumheartrate.Maximumheartrate

iscalculatedasapercentageofyourmaximumheartrate(estimatedas220beats‐per‐minuteminusyourage).

Tocalculateyourmaximumheartrateandfindtheappropriatetargettrainingzone,usethefollowingformulas.For

example,thefollowingestimationwouldberelevant

fora35year‐olduser:

 220–35=185Bpm (220–Age=CalculatedMaximumHeartRateinBeats‐per‐minute/Bpm)

 0.60x185=111Bpm (60%of185BPM[CalculatedMaximumHeartRate]=111Bpm)

 0.85x185=157Bpm

(85%of185BPM[CalculatedMaximumHeartRate]=157Bpm)

Basedonthesecalculations,therecommendedheartratetrainingzoneforthisuserwouldbebetween111Bpm–

157Bpm.Belowisagraphwhichdisplaystherecommendedheartratetrainingzoneforuserstwentyyearsofageto



seventy‐fiveyearsofage.

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WORKOUTQUALITYANDQUANTITY

Itisrecommendedthatyouaccumulateatleastthirty(30)minutesofphysicalactivitymostdaysoftheweek.

TheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemakesthefollowingrecommendationsforthequantityandqualityof

trainingfordevelopingandmaintainingcardio‐respiratoryfitnessinhealthyadults:

 Anactivitythat

useslargemusclegroups,maintainedcontinuously,andisrhythmicalandaerobicinnature.

 Duration: 20to60minutesofcontinuousaerobicactivity,includingawarm‐upandcool‐downperiodfor

eachsession.

 Frequency: 3to5timesperweek.

 Intensity: 60%to85%ofmaximumheartrate.



Inadditiontoaerobicexercise,strengthtrainingofmoderateintensitytwiceperweekisrecommended.Women

especiallymaybenefitfromweight‐bearingexercises.

Selectactivitiesyouenjoyandcanfitintodailylife.HavingDiamondbackFitnessequipmentathomeoffersyouthe

opportunitytoworkoutwithoutgoingtothe

gym.

GetaSmartStartonExercising

Anyoneovertheageof35,aswellasyoungerpersonswhomareoverweight,shouldcheckwithhis/herphysician

beforecommencinganexerciseprogram.Personswhohavediabetesorhighbloodpressure,afamilyhistoryof

heartdisease,highcholesterolorhaveledsedentary

lifestylesshouldprotectthemselveswithamedicalcheck‐up

andstresstestadministeredbyahealthcareprofessional.

 Stretchingandmassagingmajormuscles(suchasyourquadriceps)followingaworkoutsessionwillaidinthe

dissipationoflacticacidandspeedyourbody’srecovery.

 Thefirstfewminutesof

yourworkoutshouldbedevotedtowarmingupthemusclesbeforeavigorous

workout.Concentrateonraisingyourheartrateslowly.

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 Afteranaerobicworkoutofroughly20‐30minutes,spend10minutesgraduallyreducingyourheartrateby

movingslowerorwithlessresistance.

NOTE: Startslow,withintensitylowuntilyoubuildupenduranceandstrength.Alwaysconsultyourphysician

beforebeginninganyexerciseprogram.

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500ErCONSOLEOVERVIEW

ConsoleLayout



iPod®andiPhone®areregisteredtrademarksofApple.



SwitchSwitch

MainLCDDisplay:

Time,Pulse,Dataand

BrickyardMatrix

Input/ControlKeys

ProgramKeys

Mp3,iPod,iPhoneInputJack

AdjustableFanLouvers

IntegratedBookRest

AccessoryTray

StereoSpeakers

LEDIndicators

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CONSOLEDISPLAYWINDOWS

TimeDisplay

Locatedintheupperleft‐handcorneroftheLCDwindow,theTimefieldwilldisplaythe

amountoftimeremaininginthecurrentprogramorWarmUpandCoolDownperiods.

DuringtheSetupmode,thevaluewillblinkwhenuserinputisrequested.

PulseDisplay

Locatedin

theupperrighthandcorner,Pulsewilldisplaytheuser’scurrentheartratein

Beats‐per‐minute(Bpm).Alithearticonindicatesthatapulseratetransmissionisbeing

detectedbythetouchheartratesensors.Ifapulserateisnotdetected,thehearticonwill

notbe

visibleandthePulsefieldwilldisplay“‐‐‐“.

DataDisplay

Immediatelyafterthelaunchofaprogram,theDataMatrixwilllightandallfields

willbegintrackingtheirrespectivedata.

TheCaloriesfieldtrackstheestimatednumberofcaloriesburnedfromthestartof

theprogram.

Speedisdisplayed

asMphorKph(dependinguponthecurrentconsolesetting)and

isbasedupontheuser’spedalingspeed.

Levelreferstotheresistanceorloadthatiscurrentlybeingappliedduringthe

workout.Theloadlevelisalsodisplayedinthebrickyardmatrixasaflashingcolumn.Therearesixteen

(16)

resistancelevelstochoosefrom.

Distanceisdisplayedinmilesorkilometers(dependinguponthecurrentconsolesetting)andisestimatedbased

uponthenumberofstrides.

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Strides/min,orStrides‐per‐minute,isthenumberofcompleterevolutionsasinglepedalcompleteseverysixty(60)

seconds.

Wattsareunitsofenergygenerationandfrequentlyadoptedtotracktheamountofworkgeneratedduringa

workout.Wattsarecalculatedwithinputfromtheuser’scurrentSpeedandLoad.

WorkoutProfileorBrickyard

DuringtheSetupmodeandwhileaprogramisoperating,thisfieldwillgraphically

displaytheresistancelevelofthecurrentworkoutprogram.Ahigher“brick”stack

representsahigherloadorresistancelevel,witheachbrickrepresentingtwo(2)levels

ofresistance.Aflashingcolumnof

brickswillindicatetheuser’sprogressinthe

programatanygiventime.Inthediagramtotheleft,theuserhasprogressedtothe

sixthcolumn(flashing)andtheresistancelevelissetcurrentlysettotwelve(12).

Eachverticalcolumnrepresentsatimeintervaldeterminedbythetotal

lengthofthe

program.Eachcolumnwillequal1/10

ofthetotalprogramlength.Forexample,iftheprogramlengthisthirty(30)

minutes,eachcolumnwillequalthree(3)minutes(30minutes/10segments=3minutespersegment).

DuringtheTargetHeartRateprograms,thebrickyardwilldisplaytheuser’scalculatedmaximumheartrateprofile.

Warm

UpandCoolDownProgramIndicators

Afterselectingoneofthe500Erprograms,theWarmUpprogramwilllaunchautomaticallyand“Warm

Up”willbedisplayedabovethebrickyard.Uponthecompletionofaprogram,theCoolDownprogram

willcommenceand“CoolDown”willbedisplayed.

DataEntryPrompts

During

theSetupmode,theuserwillbepromptedtoenterdata.“EnterAge”or“EnterWeight”will

flashtoprompttheuser.

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