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What does this bid mean?  

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  1. 1. What does this bid mean?

    • Take out of Diamonds
      6
    • Asks for stopper for NT
      2
    • Generally strong with not so great Clubs, maybe balanced
      1
    • Natural (i.e. both minors)
      10
    • Shows a misclick on previous round, both majors
      1
    • Something else
      4


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It isn't take-out of , since such a hand would have doubled initially.

 

It isn't general strength, since such a hand could have dbld or overcalled 1NT initially, or redoubled now.

 

It isn't a maximum overcall with a 4-card major since such a hand could just bid the major.

 

Could it be Ax A xxx AKQxxxx, asking for a stop? Some would overcall 3 with that hand and some would double, but maybe it could be this hand.

 

Anyway, if I have to bid, I'll just bid my longest major and see what happens. So until further notice I treat it as "2 was a misclick". In real life, I'm sure my "table presence" (eufemism for UI) would tell me what it was :-)

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This is a very rare bid. Out of 23 million auction in the largest online BrBr database, this auction occurred only 32 times. That is a frequency of 0.000001356. Clearly you will need meta rules to handle this situation. Maybe resort to natural or strong rebid in ones suit is best. Since REDBL could be used to show strong overcall in bid suit, my choice would be a very strong two suiter with both minors as a default agreement here. Not sure if it is best.

 

In fact, I post all 32 hands below. What you will see if that for strong players (those with the higher lehman ratings) they seemed to default to one of these two meanings. The strongest player (by lehman=65.69) meant it as a strong club rebid (and maybe to prevent a 2D bid). The second and third strongest (63.64 and 62.19) meant it as natural, second suit. The fourth strongest meant it as solid club suit rebid of clubs, as did a fair number of those in the high 50's. (I removed the players names, but left their Lehman, then sorted more or less by the lehman of the overcaller.

 

 

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Produced by BRidgeBRowser on 16-Oct-06
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IMP-25      North       Dlr: North 
Board 321   S KJ        Vul: None
           H QT62      
West        D AK7642    East        
S 8752      C 2         S Q93       
H 97543                 H AK8       
D JT93      South       D           
C           S AT64      C KQJT965   
           H J         
           D Q85       
           C A8743     

West       North      East       South      
42.73      58.22      65.69      48.81      
          1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl        2D*        Dbl        
2H         3D         3H         5D         
Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: HA    Result: Made 5
Score: 400          


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IMP-8       North       Dlr: North 
Board 1413  S K95       Vul: N-S
           H J8765     
West        D           East        
S QT86      C T9832     S A43       
H T94                   H AK32      
D 964       South       D J8753     
C J54       S J72       C Q         
           H Q         
           D AKQT2     
           C AK76      

West       North      East       South      
49.82      63.21      57.92      63.64      
          Pass       1D         2C         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        2D         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        Pass       
2S         Pass       Pass       3C         
Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: S6    Result: Made 4
Score: 130          


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MP-34       North       Dlr: West  
Board 260   S KT85      Vul: Both
           H AKQ4      
West        D Q952      East        
S Q63       C 6         S 92        
H JT6532                H           
D 64        South       D AJT873    
C 85        S AJ74      C AKJ97     
           H 987       
           D K         
           C QT432     

West       North      East       South      
53.24      59.61      62.19      54.75      
Pass       1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl*       2D         Pass       
Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: H7    Result: Down 1
Score: 100          

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IMP-22      North       Dlr: West  
Board 1012  S JT7       Vul: Both
           H QT3       
West        D           East        
S A84       C AKQJ954   S KQ965     
H A985                  H 7         
D AKJT87    South       D Q542      
C           S 32        C T32       
           H KJ642     
           D 963       
           C 876       

West       North      East       South      
51.50      61.25      51.31      50.61      
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        2D         2S         3C         
3D         Pass       4D         Pass       
5D         Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: CA    Result: Made 7
Score: -640         

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IMP-22      North       Dlr: East  
Board 506   S AK2       Vul: Both
           H 762       
West        D 96        East        
S QJ65      C AKQJ4     S T874      
H AK3                   H JT4       
D A872      South       D KT53      
C 96        S 93        C T7        
           H Q985      
           D QJ4       
           C 8532      

West       North      East       South      
58.88      57.72      52.17      55.85      
                     Pass       Pass       
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        2D*        Dbl        2NT        
Pass       3NT        Pass       Pass       
Pass       
Opening lead: HA    Result: Made 3


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IMP-3       North       Dlr: North 
Board 713   S 83        Vul: E-W
           H J97543    
West        D 5         East        
S QT975     C J985      S AK4       
H Q82                   H AKT6      
D QJT       South       D 9873      
C 62        S J62       C A4        
           H           
           D AK642     
           C KQT73     

West       North      East       South      
49.32      54.78      57.40      57.00      
          Pass       1D         2C         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        2D         
2S         3H         Dbl        4C         
4D         5C         Dbl        Pass       
Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: C2    Result: Down 2
Score: -300         


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IMP-50      North       Dlr: West  
Board 1500  S A8        Vul: N-S
           H A65       
West        D QJ        East        
S KQJ       C AKQT92    S T97642    
H KQ87                  H 4         
D K854      South       D 9632      
C 84        S 53        C J7        
           H JT932     
           D AT7       
           C 653       

West       North      East       South      
52.80      56.75      53.36      49.38      
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        2D         2S         3C         
Pass       3NT        Pass       Pass       
Pass       

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MP-34       North       Dlr: West  
Board 260   S KT85      Vul: Both
           H AKQ4      
West        D Q952      East        
S Q63       C 6         S 92        
H JT6532                H           
D 64        South       D AJT873    
C 85        S AJ74      C AKJ97     
           H 987       
           D K         
           C QT432     

West       North      East       South      
49.14      39.89      56.39      56.16      
Pass       1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl        2D         Pass       
2H         Pass       3D         Dbl        
3H         Pass       Pass       Dbl        
Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: C6    Result: Down 3
Score: 800          


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IMP-6       North       Dlr: South 
Board 1427  S QT742     Vul: E-W
           H T82       
West        D T         East        
S           C T743      S K963      
H AK4                   H J976      
D AKJ65     South       D 874       
C KQ852     S AJ85      C J9        
           H Q53       
           D Q932      
           C A6        

West       North      East       South      
55.91      43.00      57.59      62.45      
                                1D         
2C         Pass       Pass       Dbl        
2D         2S         Pass       Pass       
3D         3S         Pass       Pass       
Pass       
Opening lead: CJ    Result: Down 1
Score: -50          


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IMP-5       North       Dlr: South 
Board 551   S K87       Vul: Both
           H KT5       
West        D Q         East        
S AJ62      C AQJ965    S T93       
H J8                    H Q973      
D A9543     South       D KT2       
C K4        S Q54       C T72       
           H A642      
           D J876      
           C 83        

West       North      East       South      
58.65      54.88      43.45      59.99      
                                Pass       
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        2D         2H         Pass       
Pass       3C         Pass       Pass       
Pass       
Opening lead: DK    Result: Down 1
Score: -100         

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MP-36       North       Dlr: West  
Board 592   S 2         Vul: E-W
           H           
West        D J98642    East        
S J84       C AKQ876    S KQ75      
H AJ87                  H K954      
D AK3       South       D T5        
C T42       S AT963     C 953       
           H QT632     
           D Q7        
           C J         

West       North      East       South      
54.64      54.47      50.05      54.74      
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        2D         Dbl        Pass       
2NT        3C         Dbl        3D         
Dbl        Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: SK    Result: Made 5
Score: 670          

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IMP-27      North       Dlr: South 
Board 227   S 8643      Vul: E-W
           H 9875      
West        D 8         East        
S 7         C J752      S AJT95     
H JT                    H Q64       
D KQT94     South       D J62       
C AQ864     S KQ2       C T3        
           H AK32      
           D A753      
           C K9        

West       North      East       South      
54.10      45.32      50.05      47.58      
                                1D         
2C         Pass       Pass       Dbl        
2D         Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: D8    Result: Made 2
Score: -90          


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IMP-18      North       Dlr: South 
Board 355   S 96        Vul: E-W
           H 754       
West        D 852       East        
S A53       C JT654     S KQJT      
H KJ                    H Q832      
D 3         South       D J964      
C AKQ8732   S 8742      C 9         
           H AT96      
           D AKQT7     
           C           

West       North      East       South      
54.06      59.19      53.86      59.82      
                                1D         
2C         Pass       Pass       Dbl        
2D         Pass       3D         Pass       
3NT        Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: H7    Result: Made 3
Score: -600     
  
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MP-38       North       Dlr: South 
Board 851   S AT3       Vul: E-W
           H           
West        D AKJ76     East        
S KQ8       C KQ653     S 642       
H KQ2                   H J9876     
D QT542     South       D 3         
C 82        S J975      C JT97      
           H AT543     
           D 98        
           C A4        

West       North      East       South      
62.95      53.77      54.80      52.68      
                                Pass       
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl*       2D         Pass       2H         
Pass       3D         Pass       4C         
Pass       5C         Dbl        Pass       
Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: S4    Result: Down 1
Score: -100         


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IMP-27      North       Dlr: West  
Board 456   S A65       Vul: None
           H A6        
West        D 862       East        
S KQT4      C AKQ32     S J82       
H J73                   H Q8542     
D AKQJT9    South       D 7         
C           S 973       C T986      
           H KT9       
           D 543       
           C J754      

West       North      East       South      
53.68      54.70      55.23      51.94      
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        2D         2H         3C         
3D         Pass       Pass       4C         
Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: D7    Result: Down 2
Score: -100         


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IMP-6       North       Dlr: South 
Board 1427  S QT742     Vul: E-W
           H T82       
West        D T         East        
S           C T743      S K963      
H AK4                   H J976      
D AKJ65     South       D 874       
C KQ852     S AJ85      C J9        
           H Q53       
           D Q932      
           C A6        

West       North      East       South      
53.27      50.14      52.52      38.58      
                                1D         
2C         Pass       Pass       Dbl        
2D         2S         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        Pass       3C         Pass       
4C         Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: H2    Result: Made 4
Score: -130         


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IMP-42      North       Dlr: West  
Board 84    S QJT       Vul: Both
           H           
West        D K752      East        
S AK75      C AKQT63    S 832       
H K943                  H QJT72     
D AQT       South       D J83       
C J2        S 964       C 85        
           H A865      
           D 964       
           C 974       

West       North      East       South      
48.79      53.45      49.99      55.70      
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        2D         Pass       3C         
Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: HQ    Result: Made 3
Score: 110          


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MP-34       North       Dlr: West  
Board 260   S KT85      Vul: Both
           H AKQ4      
West        D Q952      East        
S Q63       C 6         S 92        
H JT6532                H           
D 64        South       D AJT873    
C 85        S AJ74      C AKJ97     
           H 987       
           D K         
           C QT432     

West       North      East       South      
43.18      49.83      52.43      55.42      
Pass       1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl        2D         Dbl        
2H         Dbl        3C         Dbl        
Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: DK    Result: Down 2
Score: 500          

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MP-18       North       Dlr: West  
Board 700   S JT73      Vul: N-S
           H AQ63      
West        D KQ6       East        
S 6542      C T4        S KQ        
H T8542                 H J         
D 32        South       D AJT9      
C J5        S A98       C AKQ862    
           H K97       
           D 8754      
           C 973       

West       North      East       South      
53.79      46.73      51.59      52.67      
Pass       1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl        2D         Pass       
2H         Pass       3NT        Pass       
Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: D8    Result: Made 4
Score: -430         

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IMP-5       North       Dlr: South 
Board 991   S AJ83      Vul: N-S
           H K862      
West        D QT9       East        
S K974      C Q9        S           
H JT3                   H AQ        
D 732       South       D AKJ854    
C 654       S QT652     C A8732     
           H 9754      
           D 6         
           C KJT       

West       North      East       South      
56.59      51.03      51.30      50.60      
                                Pass       
Pass       1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl        2D         2S         
Pass       Pass       3C         Pass       
Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: D6    Result: Made 5
Score: -150         

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MP-36       North       Dlr: North 
Board 505   S QT986     Vul: E-W
           H KT7       
West        D J4        East        
S 74        C J65       S K32       
H Q42                   H J985      
D AKT       South       D 62        
C AKQ92     S AJ5       C T843      
           H A63       
           D Q98753    
           C 7         

West       North      East       South      
49.60      55.18      51.11      57.55      
          Pass       Pass       1D         
2C         Pass       Pass       Dbl        
2D         2S         4C         Pass       
5C         Dbl        Rdbl       Pass       
Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: DJ    Result: Down 2
Score: 1000         


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MP-26       North       Dlr: South 
Board 939   S AQJT      Vul: None
           H KT76      
West        D J965      East        
S K973      C 4         S           
H Q942                  H A85       
D AT        South       D KQ743     
C 972       S 86542     C AKQT3     
           H J3        
           D 82        
           C J865      

West       North      East       South      
48.98      53.00      48.15      57.29      
                                Pass       
Pass       1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl        2D         Pass       
2H         Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: C4    Result: Made 3
Score: -140         

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IMP-11      North       Dlr: North 
Board 285   S T7543     Vul: Both
           H QJ8       
West        D QJ43      East        
S AJ6       C 8         S Q9        
H 9765                  H AK32      
D T92       South       D AK865     
C J97       S K82       C 42        
           H T4        
           D 7         
           C AKQT653   

West       North      East       South      
39.86      49.28      42.83      47.84      
          Pass       1D         2C         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        2D         
Pass       2S         Pass       3C         
Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: H6    Result: Down 2
Score: -200         


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MP-32       North       Dlr: East  
Board 506   S Q987      Vul: Both
           H T9762     
West        D KQ3       East        
S JT654     C T         S AK32      
H 54                    H AK83      
D T92       South       D 8         
C A63       S           C 8752      
           H QJ        
           D AJ7654    
           C KQJ94     

West       North      East       South      
47.31      45.24      43.50      47.45      
                     1D         2C         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        2D         
2S         Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: CT    Result: Made 3
Score: -140         


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MP-51       North       Dlr: East  
Board 126   S J83       Vul: None
           H 9753      
West        D 983       East        
S T754      C Q93       S Q96       
H AJT6                  H KQ82      
D 5         South       D KJT7      
C A752      S AK2       C KT        
           H 4         
           D AQ642     
           C J864      

West       North      East       South      
45.80      54.94      58.20      45.29      
                     1D         2C         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        2D         
2H         Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: CQ    Result: Made 2
Score: -110         

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IMP-43      North       Dlr: South 
Board 975   S AT9       Vul: N-S
           H K82       
West        D 6         East        
S K63       C KQJ542    S J72       
H AJT9                  H 64        
D AQ984     South       D T3        
C 7         S Q854      C AT9863    
           H Q753      
           D KJ752     
           C           

West       North      East       South      
47.55      44.23      50.82      54.00      
                                Pass       
1D         2C         Pass       Pass       
Dbl        2D         Pass       Pass       
Pass       
Opening lead: H6    Result: Down 3
Score: -300         


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IMP-45      North       Dlr: West  
Board 688   S AQT8      Vul: E-W
           H KQ82      
West        D Q753      East        
S 642       C J         S KJ9       
H AJ95                  H 64        
D KJ92      South       D AT86      
C 63        S 753       C AK95      
           H T73       
           D 4         
           C QT8742    

West       North      East       South      
52.60      53.34      42.98      59.66      
Pass       1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl        2D         Pass       
Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: C4    Result: Down 1
Score: 100          


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IMP-44      North       Dlr: North 
Board 681   S Q32       Vul: E-W
           H KQ95      
West        D 85        East        
S K9        C Q654      S JT87      
H J4                    H T876      
D KJ7643    South       D 2         
C AK2       S A654      C JT97      
           H A32       
           D AQT9      
           C 83        

West       North      East       South      
33.61      62.68      50.93      48.92      
          Pass       Pass       1D         
2C         Pass       Pass       Dbl        
2D         Dbl        Pass       Pass       
Pass       
Opening lead: HK    Result: Down 2
Score: 500          


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IMP-14      North       Dlr: East  
Board 258   S T72       Vul: N-S
           H Q5        
West        D K986      East        
S A964      C J652      S KJ83      
H 97642                 H AK83      
D J         South       D 543       
C A97       S Q5        C QT        
           H JT        
           D AQT72     
           C K843      

West       North      East       South      
52.40      52.85      51.01      45.48      
                     1D         2C         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        2D         
3H         Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: C6    Result: Made 6
Score: -230         


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MP-30       North       Dlr: South 
Board 467   S AJ85      Vul: E-W
           H AQJ6      
West        D A832      East        
S T         C T         S KQ43      
H T85                   H 3         
D QJT65     South       D K74       
C A842      S 9762      C KQJ76     
           H K9742     
           D 9         
           C 953       

West       North      East       South      
52.43      64.01      47.67      51.11      
                                Pass       
Pass       1D         2C         Pass       
Pass       Dbl        2D         Pass       
3C         Pass       Pass       3H         
Pass       Pass       3S         Pass       
4C         Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: D9    Result: Down 2
Score: 200          

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IMP-34      North       Dlr: North 
Board 645   S Q75       Vul: N-S
           H T985      
West        D AK52      East        
S T642      C T8        S K983      
H 7642                  H KQJ3      
D J3        South       D Q964      
C J52       S AJ        C 4         
           H A         
           D T87       
           C AKQ9763   

West       North      East       South      
44.03      56.59      52.37      47.89      
          Pass       1D         2C         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        2D         
Pass       2NT        Pass       3NT        
Pass       Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: HK    Result: Made 7
Score: 720          


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IMP-34      North       Dlr: North 
Board 493   S 2         Vul: Both
           H 9863      
West        D QT97532   East        
S K98763    C 5         S AJ54      
H 754                   H AKT2      
D           South       D KJ84      
C J643      S QT        C T         
           H QJ        
           D A6        
           C AKQ9872   

West       North      East       South      
44.19      55.58      50.30      42.89      
          Pass       1D         2C         
Pass       Pass       Dbl        2D         
2S         Pass       Pass       3C         
Pass       Pass       3S         Pass       
Pass       Pass       
Opening lead: C5    Result: Made 6
Score: -230         


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Hi,

 

it can be takeout, since he could have

bid X the round beore, it cant be a strong

bal. hand (with or ithout stopper)

since he would either have doubled or made

the NT overcall.

 

Whats left? Natural, ... if he really knows me,

he will know he will never sell me a natural

2-suiter in the minors.

 

Whats left is a misclick, and your guess is

as good as mine, which bid was the misclick.

 

If he is any good, he knows, he cant repair an error

made in the first round.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

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I play this auction as showing solid clubs, asking about diamond stops, but unsuitable for an immediate 3D overcall or take-out double. Unsuitability usually means that you can't underwrite 9 tricks if partner has only a diamond stop, but you would like a little extra elsewhere while being happy to play 3C.

 

May or may not be the best agreement, but at least I have the agreement!

 

My partnerships have some meta-rules, and one of them is you can't make a natural bid in RHO's suit except in some specific, defined auctions.

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If no previous discussion, I'd think it's something like 6-5 in the minors-

note how opener didn't rebid but X'ed, his diamonds may well have 3 cards. If opener is 4432 (or close to that if they open with 1d with 4333 also if clubs are rubbish, of course why didn't opener pass then?), we have a legitimate search for a good minor fit.

 

edit: oops, i voted for something else cause i missed "natural"

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