Unifying a PTT Network

We unify your existing two-way radio system with your smartphones & more by sending you a Radio Integration kit.

You will plug this kit up to one of your existing two-way radios. Now, you will see your existing radio channels on the Channels screen of the Tango Tango app. Phone & radio users can now communicate seamlessly.

For how this looks on your phone, check out the "HPD" channels on the app screen below.

Channels screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about connecting two-way radios by visiting our Radio-to-Phone Integration page.

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CAD Alerts

Just forward your CAD Alerts to us from your existing CAD System - in any format - and we will convert them into an alert that goes to any mobile device you specify.

Your users will receive a text message with a clickable link and a summary of the CAD Alert. Clicking the link in the text message will display more details like the below.

An example of a CAD Alert from Tango Tango

Learn more about how it works on our CAD Integration page.

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Cloud Recording

Tango Tango optionally records all your push-to-talk traffic securely in the cloud.

Missed a call? Play it back right from the Tango Tango app.

Recordings & Messages screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Recordings are, by default kept for 30 days. This feature can be disabled entirely or can upgraded to retain recordings as long as 365 days. Once recordings expire, they are nonrecoverable.

Learn more about the app by checking our PTT App page.

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More Features

Tango Tango includes many additional features that your standard walkie talkie just can't match.

  • Private call other users 1-on-1 with push-to-talk
  • Create new talkgroups with specific other users "on the fly" and start talking immediately
  • Immediately remove a user who should no longer be in the push-to-talk conversation
  • Add new users and have them talking in seconds
  • GPS Tracking of app users
  • Text Messaging to the users & groups you already have setup for PTT
  • A directory of all your team members' names & phones numbers right in the Tango Tango app
  • and more

Learn more about the app on our PTT app page.

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Unlimited Users

By far, the most common question we get is "How/Why do you offer Unlimited Users?"

The simple answer is that push-to-talk is used in  "seconds count" communication. So, if you need to add people or new users to the conversation,  from your own team or neighboring agencies who have arrived, you need the freedom to so quickly without having to call an 800 number, pull out a credit card, or worry about budget.

Also, we know we are tired of being "nickel and dimed" with per-user models and figured our customers were too.

So, we rolled out Unlimited Users plans. Our customers loved them so we've kept offering them.

We also have the most modern, most efficient push-to-talk software stack in the industry. Our costs to serve each user are low so we pass this onto our customers.

Learn more about the app on our PTT app page.

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Secure & Encrypted

All communications via Tango Tango are encrypted with the military-grade encryption used by banks, military, and similar organizations that require high security.

Encrypted Tango Tango push-to-talk helps keep your communications safe from eavesdroppers. Most two-way radio frequencies are scannable and can be listened to by third parties, which can create security & privacy concerns for your team.

Many Law organizations use Tango Tango for the ability to quickly create "off-radio" channels for secure & private communications for Narcotics, SWAT, and other tactical teams. As an example of this at work, read how one New Jersey agency used Tango Tango in a sting operation.

Learn more about the app on our PTT app page.

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Easy Interoperability

With Tango Tango, interoperability with nearby agencies is easy.

If the agency is already a Tango Tango agency, just invite them to an interop agreement. You can share your dispatch channel, they can share theirs, or you can communicate in off-radio app-only channels. Whatever works best for you.

If the agency you want to talk with is not a Tango Tango agency, just add their team members to your Tango Tango account. Your account has Unlimited Users, so you can add as many people as you want at any time, creating easy interoperability when the Seconds Count.

Learn more about the app on our PTT app page.

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Receive Tone Outs on Your Phone

Tired of carrying a radio or pager with you everywhere?

With Tango Tango's First Response Tones, you can receive your two-tone pages right on your smartphone, anywhere that you have internet connection.

And with Radio Integration, you can even directly talk back on your traditional radio channel right from your smartphone.

Learn more about the app on our PTT app page.

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Backup Your Radios

Traditional two-way radios are fantastic tools, particularly for public safety. The fact that these systems work even when internet and cellular are down is the key feature for first responders, who are working the hardest when circumstances are worst.

However, two-way radio systems also rely on expensive, specialized parts, which are not easily acquired if they fail or are damaged. And, for many system owners, the expense of radio system components means that keeping spare system parts on-hand is sometimes not realistic.

All this means that, in the uncommon situation where a radio system does fail, repair & replacement of that radio system can take days, weeks, or, in extreme cases, even months. Aransas Pass Police Department experienced this in 2017 when they lost their P25 radio system for 2 months in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. See the video here.

With Tango Tango and our Unlimited Users, you have an "always ready" backup push-to-talk solution ready to be used. Unlike other backup solutions that you have to remember to test & train on, your team will already be comfortable with Tango Tango from using it for push-to-talk from their phone, messaging, CAD Alerts, tone outs, and more.

With Unlimited Users, you can add every member of your agency to Tango Tango, integrate your existing radio channels, and have your talkgroups mirrored inside Tango Tango. We give you a fully redundant communication system so that you have another option if the worst case ever happens.

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Buy Fewer Radios

We find that almost every organization that adopts Tango Tango is able to buy fewer expensive traditional two-way radios as a result.

If you're a business or school or church, you might not need any traditional two-way radios if you adopt Tango Tango.

If you're a public safety agency, traditional radio will likely always be your primary means of communication. But, Tango Tango allows you to buy fewer radios for reserves & new volunteers. You'll also have less need to maintain a cache of radios for interoperability or as backup devices.

If you're buying expensive radios today that cost thousands of dollars apiece, Tango Tango often pays for itself every year in hardware savings.

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Fill in Dead Spots

Even the best engineered, most expensive two-way radio networks have dead spots. Yours could be inside a school, in the shadow of a mountain, or in a rural area that the system wasn't designed to cover.

These dead spots slow down communication and create a safety issue for users. But, they are easy and inexpensive to fill in with Tango Tango.

If a radio user who has Tango Tango available moves into a dead spot, then the user can simply switch to his or her PTT app or LTE Radio to continue seamless communication with their two-way radio system. When they have left the dead spot, they can switch back to their traditional radio.

Learn more about connecting two-way radios to Tango Tango by visiting our Radio-to-Phone Integration page.

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Stretch Your Budget

You're already paying for cellular devices, cellular networks, WiFi networks, PCs, tablets, and two-way radios, why not use them more efficiently by having them seamlessly communicate?

If a manager needs to only occasionally talk on or monitor a two-way radio, does he really need to buy and carry a two-way radio? With Tango Tango, he can just use his phone.

The same might go for a desk worker who today uses a radio but could just use Tango Tango on their PC or Mac.

By making your two-way radio system part of a seamless, unified push-to-talk network, you can make better use of all the networks & devices that you're already paying for, making your budget stretch further.

Learn more about connecting two-way radios by visiting our Radio-to-Phone Integration page.

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Off-Radio PTT

Tango Tango makes it easy to create new secure & encrypted push-to-talk talkgroups for sensitive communications like SWAT, Narcotics, Vice, and similar teams.

Just click the '+' button in the top right corner of the Channels screen, then click 'Create Channel' in the top right corner.

You can now create a new encrypted channel that is either:

Open - free to join by anyone in your organization

Private - only the users specifically added to the channel will be able to join.

Channels screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about the PTT app by visiting our PTT App page.

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Push-to-Talk on Any Device

"Walkie Talkie" style communication is the most effective form of communication when a team needs to be able to talk one-to-many, particularly in safety situations.

In the past, teams were limited to hardware walkie talkies, which are expensive & have many limitations in coverage & capability.

With Tango Tango, your organization can use phones, tablets, computers, and more to push-to-talk. This enables you to use your existing equipment and networks - like smartphones, cellular, WiFi, and more - to PTT more effectively.

Use the devices & networks you already pay for and have available to communicate now.

Channels screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about the PTT app by visiting our PTT App page.

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Save Money

With Tango Tango, you will need fewer two-way radios and maybe not need any at all.

Use smartphones, cellular plans, and Bluetooth headphones that you already have to communicate "walkie talkie" style without all the expense and complexity of traditional two-way radios.

Channels screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about the PTT app by visiting our PTT App page.

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Create New Talkgroups

Unlike traditional two-way radios, with Tango Tango, you can make new talkgroups and add users to those talkgroups at any time without your users needing to take an action or reprogram a radio.

In the Tango Tango app, just click the '+' button in the top corner, click 'Create Channel' and you can create a new talkgroup and add users to it "on the fly" - the perfect tool for emerging situations.

Channels screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about the PTT app by visiting our PTT App page.

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Team Directory

In addition to providing your team a push-to-talk style platform, Tango Tango also makes a great Team Directory.

Just go to your Contacts tab in the Tango Tango app and see every team member that has been added to Tango Tango. Then, tap a team member to access phone number and message them, PTT them, or even place a phone call right from the app.

Contacts screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about the PTT app by visiting our PTT App page.

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Messaging

Since you already have Tango Tango users & groups setup for push-to-talk, use in-app messaging to communicate easily with your team.

One less app for users & one less user list for admins.

Recordings & Messages screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about the PTT app by visiting our PTT App page.

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Push-to-Talk from Anywhere

Traditional two-way radios have very limited range. For direct radio-to-radio communications ("talk around" as it's often called in the industry), radios are realistically limited to a mile or two.

For radio systems, communications are limited from a few miles up to tens of miles, often only enough to cover a county or city.

But, with Tango Tango, you can push-to-talk from anywhere you have network connectivity.

Talk from - across town, across the state, or even around the world.

Any device - smartphone, tablet, computer.

Any network - cellular, WiFi, and even Starlink.

Channels screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about the PTT app by visiting our PTT App page.

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Track Your Team

Whether it's just efficiency you're concerned about, how's closest to the job, or safety, who's the closest to provide help, knowing your users' location is critical to running any real-time operation.

The Tango Tango app makes it easy to see where all your team members are.
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Just go to the Map tab of the smartphone app or visit Live Console on any computer and you'll have real-time view of the situation in the field.

Map screen in Tango Tango app on a smartphone

Learn more about the PTT app by visiting our PTT App page.

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No FCC Licensing

If you've bought or managed two-way radios before, you've likely heard that FCC Licensing is often required to use two-way radios legally.

The process can be slow, expensive, and a bit intimidating.

Tango Tango takes all that complexity & expense out of the mix. With our smartphone app or LTE Radios, you'll communicate via WiFi and LTE and have no need to worry about FCC Licensing.

We make it simple to PTT.

Sonim XP5+ LTE two-way radio front view with Tango Tango app

Learn more our LTE Radios on our LTE Radios page or the PTT app on our PTT App page.

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Districtwide Comms - For Emergencies + Everyday

Today, your school district likely has a few two-way radios at each school but they only work on that campus. They can't be communicated with or monitored from outside that campus and might not even work at other campuses.

Meanwhile, your bus drivers are often on another radio system that may or may not communicate with your schools, sometimes an administrator might carry two radios - one for the school and one to talk with busses.

With Tango Tango, we unify and connect push-to-talk communications across your entire district.

This can help your everyday communications - and make all the difference in emergencies when the seconds really count.

You can connect your existing radios and make them accessible for communication and monitoring by the Central Office. Administrators, teachers, even bus drivers are all part of a seamless districtwide network with everyone reachable at a moment's notice if needed.

Or you can replace your radios, using our PTT App and LTE Radios to do away with radio entirely and move to a native digital system.

How you unify your school district's communications is up to you.

Sonim XP5+ LTE two-way radio front view with Tango Tango app

Learn more our LTE Radios on our LTE Radios page or the PTT app on our PTT App page.

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Districtwide Comms - For Emergencies + Everyday

Today, your school district likely has a few two-way radios at each school but they only work on that campus. They can't be communicated with or monitored from outside that campus and might not even work at other campuses.

Meanwhile, your bus drivers are often on another radio system that may or may not communicate with your schools, sometimes an administrator might carry two radios - one for the school and one to talk with busses.

With Tango Tango, we unify and connect push-to-talk communications across your entire district.

This can help your everyday communications - and make all the difference in emergencies when the seconds really count.

You can connect your existing radios and make them accessible for communication and monitoring by the Central Office. Administrators, teachers, even bus drivers are all part of a seamless districtwide network with everyone reachable at a moment's notice if needed.

Or you can replace your radios, using our PTT App and LTE Radios to do away with radio entirely and move to a native digital system.

How you unify your school district's communications is up to you.

Sonim XP5+ LTE two-way radio front view with Tango Tango app

Learn more our LTE Radios on our LTE Radios page or the PTT app on our PTT App page.

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Seamless Healthcare System Comms

Today, your healthcare system likely has a two-way radios at each facility but they only work on that campus. They can't be communicated with or monitored from outside that campus and might not even work at other campuses.

With Tango Tango, we unify and connect push-to-talk communications across your entire healthcare system - whether your locations are states away or even around the world.

You can connect your existing radios and make them accessible for communication and monitoring across your system, from any location.

Expand your push-to-talk to bridge across two-way radios, phones, tablets, computers, and more to create a seamless network that maximizes your resources and response times.

Or you can replace your radios, using our PTT App and LTE Radios to do away with radio entirely and move to a native digital system.

Today, your healthcare system likely has two-way radios at each location but they may only work on that location. And they likely can't be communicated with or monitored from outside that facility.

With Tango Tango, we unify and connect push-to-talk communications across your entire system, even if you have locations in other states or around the world.

You can connect your existing radios and make them accessible for communication and monitoring from anywhere.

Every location, every device, every network you own is now part of your push-to-talk network - including radios, smartphones, computers, and more.

Or you can replace your radios, using our PTT App and LTE Radios to do away with radio entirely and move to a native digital system.

How you unify your healthcare system's communications is up to you.

Sonim XP5+ LTE two-way radio front view with Tango Tango app

Learn more our LTE Radios on our LTE Radios page or the PTT app on our PTT App page.

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Districtwide Comms - For Emergencies + Everyday

Today, your school district likely has a few two-way radios at each school but they only work on that campus. They can't be communicated with or monitored from outside that campus and might not even work at other campuses.

Meanwhile, your bus drivers are often on another radio system that may or may not communicate with your schools, sometimes an administrator might carry two radios - one for the school and one to talk with busses.

With Tango Tango, we unify and connect push-to-talk communications across your entire district.

This can help your everyday communications - and make all the difference in emergencies when the seconds really count.

You can connect your existing radios and make them accessible for communication and monitoring by the Central Office. Administrators, teachers, even bus drivers are all part of a seamless districtwide network with everyone reachable at a moment's notice if needed.

Or you can replace your radios, using our PTT App and LTE Radios to do away with radio entirely and move to a native digital system.

How you unify your school district's communications is up to you.

Sonim XP5+ LTE two-way radio front view with Tango Tango app

Learn more our LTE Radios on our LTE Radios page or the PTT app on our PTT App page.

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Radio Integration

Connect your existing two-way radios to smartphones, PCs, and more.

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What's in a Radio Integration Kit?

Tango Tango Two-Way Radio Integration Kit
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RoIP Gateway

This gateway translates audio from your radio into audio that our servers can process through a protocol known as RoIP (Radio over Internet Protocol).

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Cellular Modem

This modem connects to our servers through a secure internet tunnel using cell towers. LTE service included. Plug in local internet for redundancy with automatic failover.

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Gateway-to-Radio Cable

This cable is specific to the make & model of radio you want to connect. It plugs into the RoIP gateway on one side and your donor radio on the other.

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Industry-Best Support

Free Guided Setup, 24/7 support by our USA-based technicians, and free replacement of any Radio-to-Phone hardware that has any problems.

See why 1,000+ public safety agencies trust us for mission critical communications.

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Donor Radio

The only thing you will need to provide to connect to Tango Tango is a "donor" radio. This is just a normal handheld or mobile radio setup to talk on your radio system. You will plug this radio into the Radio Integration kit. On the radio side, this will typically connect via the accessory port (typically used for speaker microphones).

Talk to your radios from across the state.
Or around the world.

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Unify Push-to-Talk

Any device, any network. No need to buy new hardware or switch carriers, create a seamless push-to-talk network across all devices today.

Your existing two-way radios can talk to your phones, tablets, and PCs on any network. Reach any user or team - even if they're out of radio coverage.

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Fill in Dead Spots

Even the best radio systems have dead spots. Use Tango Tango to fill in these dead spots with cell phones while users are out of radio coverage.

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Easy Interop

Tango Tango makes it simpler than ever to interoperate with other agencies & organizations in seconds, no need for new expensive hardware.

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Encrypted Traffic

All traffic in Tango Tango is encrypted by with the types of encryption used by banks & the military.

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Backup your Radio System.

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Backup Your Radio System

Radio systems are reliable. We strongly recommend any public safety agency keep their radio system.
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But, if a radio system goes down, downtimes can be long. - days, weeks, even months. Tango Tango gives your department a "hot" radio backup that is ready to go.

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Cloud Recordings

Playback missed push-to-talk calls right from the smartphone app.

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2-Tone Paging

Receive your fire or EMS department's tone outs right in the Tango Tango app.

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Buy Fewer Radios

With a Unified PTT network, you'll find you might need to buy less expensive radios. New volunteers and reserves can use a cell phone instead of having an expensive radio immediately assigned.

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Tango Tango Interoperability is a must in rural Georgia. Many cases will cross jurisdictional boundaries & we all have different radio systems making it difficult to communicate effectively. We have partnered with our neighbors to the north and south through Tango Tango which has greatly improved response and officer safety. We can communicate in a minute's notice.

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Tango Tango is simple, user-friendly, and reliable. Once you try it, you will have to have it as part of your everyday life.

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We are extremely pleased with Tango Tango! I often use it while en route to work to monitor our radio traffic and when I am off-duty. The sound quality is excellent! The customer support is exceptional as well. I strongly recommend this app.

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Communication is the number one obstacle to conquer when dealing with crowds. Tango Tango was the solution to all of our communication protocols. Tango Tango empowered each user to communicate via their own cellphone which ultimately led to much more effective communication in and around our Church! Tango Tango is simple, effective, and forward-thinking.

Marcus Anderson, Security Director

Pentecostals of West Houston

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Version 2.4 out now

Version 2.4 of Tango Tango is out now. Learn more about the new features.

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Tango Tango makes “remarkable difference” in sting

East Brunswick, NJ PD found that Tango Tango played a critical role in running a better sting operation.

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Wilkes County Sheriff fills in coverage gaps

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Game-changer: Clay County first responders embrace Tango-Tango

What started as a tool to help Henrietta schools during lockdowns has grown into something much bigger. First responders call it a game-changer, cutting response times and boosting communication county-wide.

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Clay County Sheriff’s Office noted that the system is expected to save the county thousands of dollars.

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Kids playing cell phone games had better technology than the average cop or firefighter, so one Huntsville business developed an app to improve first-responder communications.

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New app keeps Morgan County students safe in the classroom

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office now uses an app to keep students safe in the classroom. The application Tango Tango uses WiFi and turns a cell phone into a two-way radio. Now, school resource officers can use that app to communicate directly with other deputies and Morgan County dispatch.

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Mobile app makes contacting police easier for Robinson ISD staff

This upcoming school year, Robinson ISD is partnering with Tango Tango, a mobile app that allows school staff direct communication with school officials or even the Robinson Police Department.

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The Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office, EMA, and Lake Preston Fire Department added Tango Tango to their emergency communications arsenal.

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