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Sammy McSam: writing-mode:sideways-lr

2026-02-14T17:55:45Z

writing-mode:sideways-lr

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	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto;float:left;margin-right:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:bold;background:#F5F4F4;" border="2"		{\|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto;float:left;margin-right:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:bold;background:#F5F4F4;" border="2"
	\|+USA Destination Tickets		\|+USA Destination Tickets
	\|-style="font-weight:bold;color:#000;"		\|-style="font-weight:bold;color:#000;"
	!style="writing-mode:~~vertical~~-~~rl;transform:rotate(180deg)~~;color:#9E0014;"\|'''Classic'''		!style="writing-mode:sideways-lr;color:#9E0014;"\|'''Classic'''
	!style="writing-mode:~~vertical~~-~~rl;transform:rotate(180deg)~~;color:#20A14E;"\|'''1910'''		!style="writing-mode:sideways-lr;color:#20A14E;"\|'''1910'''
	!style="writing-mode:~~vertical~~-~~rl;transform:rotate(180deg)~~;color:#01688C;"\|'''Big Cities'''		!style="writing-mode:sideways-lr;color:#01688C;"\|'''Big Cities'''
	!style="writing-mode:~~vertical~~-~~rl;transform:rotate(180deg)~~;color:#231F20;"\|'''Mega'''		!style="writing-mode:sideways-lr;color:#231F20;"\|'''Mega'''
	!From !! To !!Points		!From !! To !!Points
	\|-style="color:#9E0014;"		\|-style="color:#9E0014;"

Sammy McSam: formatting

2024-01-26T22:59:24Z

formatting

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	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto;float:left;margin-right:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:bold;background:#F5F4F4;" border="2"		{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto;float:left;margin-right:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:bold;background:#F5F4F4;" border="2"
	\|+USA Destination Tickets		\|+USA Destination Tickets
	\|-style="font-weight:~~normal~~;"		\|-style="font-weight:bold;color:#000;"
	!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#9E0014;"\|Classic		!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#9E0014;"\|'''Classic'''
	!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#20A14E;"\|1910		!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#20A14E;"\|'''1910'''
	!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#01688C;"\|Big Cities		!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#01688C;"\|'''Big Cities'''
	!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#231F20;"\|Mega		!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#231F20;"\|'''Mega'''
	!From !! To !!Points		!From !! To !!Points
	\|-style="color:#9E0014;"		\|-style="color:#9E0014;"
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	\|-style="color:#20A14E;"		\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Winnipeg \|\| Santa Fe \|\|10		\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Winnipeg \|\| Santa Fe \|\|10
	\|-style="color:#231F20~~;font-weight:bold~~;"		\|-style="color:#231F20;"
	!style="color:#9E0014;"\|30!!style="color:#20A14E;"\|35!!style="color:#01688C;"\|35!!69!!27!!30 !!⇨ 754		!style="color:#9E0014;"\|'''30'''!!style="color:#20A14E;"\|'''35'''!!style="color:#01688C;"\|'''35'''!!'''69'''!!'''27'''!!'''30'''!!'''⇨ 754'''
	\|}		\|}

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	* White and green have an extra 5 and 2 and one less 4 and 3.		* White and green have an extra 5 and 2 and one less 4 and 3.

	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:max-content~~;text-align:left;background:#F5F4F4~~;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:max-content;"
	\|+27 spaces per color		\|+27 spaces per color
	!style="text-align:right;"\|White and Green		!style="text-align:right;"\|White and Green
	!Black, Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple, Blue		!style="text-align:left;"\|Black, Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple, Blue
	\|-		\|-
	\|style="text-align:right;"\|<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span> 6		\|style="text-align:right;"\|<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span> 6
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	<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃</span> 2		<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃</span> 2

	\|6 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span>		\|style="text-align:left;"\|6 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span>

	5 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span>		5 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span>

Sammy McSam: correct tickets table

2024-01-26T22:51:50Z

correct tickets table

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	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto;float:left;margin-right:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:bold;" border="2"		{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto;float:left;margin-right:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:bold;background:#F5F4F4;" border="2"
	\|+USA Destination Tickets		\|+USA Destination Tickets
			\|-style="font-weight:normal;"
	!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#9E0014;"\|Classic		!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#9E0014;"\|Classic
	!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#20A14E;"\|1910		!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#20A14E;"\|1910
	!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#01688C;"\|Big Cities		!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#01688C;"\|Big Cities
	!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#231F20;"\|Mega		!style="writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg);color:#231F20;"\|Mega
	!From !! To !!Points*		!From !! To !!Points
	\|-style="color:#9E0014;"		\|-style="color:#9E0014;"
	\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Boston \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Miami'' \|\|12		\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Boston \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Miami'' \|\|12
			\|-style="color:#231F20;"
			\| \|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Boston \|\| Washington \|\|4
	\|-style="color:#20A14E;"		\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Calgary \|\| Nashville \|\|14		\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Calgary \|\| Nashville \|\|14
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	\|-style="color:#9E0014;"		\|-style="color:#9E0014;"
	\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Kansas City \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Houston'' \|\|5		\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Kansas City \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Houston'' \|\|5
			\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
			\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Las Vegas \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''New York'' \|\|19
	\|-style="color:#20A14E;"		\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Las Vegas \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Miami'' \|\|21		\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Las Vegas \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Miami'' \|\|21
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	\|-style="color:#9E0014;"		\|-style="color:#9E0014;"
	\|✅\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Montréal \|\| Atlanta \|\|9		\|✅\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Montréal \|\| Atlanta \|\|9
			\|-style="color:#231F20;"
			\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Montréal \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Chicago'' \|\|7
	\|-style="color:#20A14E;"		\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Montréal \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Dallas'' \|\|13		\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Montréal \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Dallas'' \|\|13
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	\|-style="color:#20A14E;"		\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Omaha \|\| New Orleans \|\|8		\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Omaha \|\| New Orleans \|\|8
			\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
			\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Phoenix \|\| Boston \|\|19
			\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
			\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Pittsburgh \|\| New Orleans \|\|8
	\|-style="color:#20A14E;"		\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Portland \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Houston'' \|\|16		\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Portland \|\|style="color:#01688C;"\|''Houston'' \|\|16
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	\|-style="color:#20A14E;"		\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Vancouver \|\| Duluth \|\|13		\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Vancouver \|\| Duluth \|\|13
	\|-style="color:#~~20A14E~~;"		\|-style="color:#9E0014;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Vancouver \|\| ~~Montréal~~ \|\|20		\|✅\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Vancouver \|\| Montréal \|\|20
			\|-style="color:#231F20;"
			\| \|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Vancouver \|\| Portland \|\|2
	\|-style="color:#9E0014;"		\|-style="color:#9E0014;"
	\|✅\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Vancouver \|\| Santa Fe \|\|13		\|✅\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Vancouver \|\| Santa Fe \|\|13
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	\|-style="color:#9E0014;"		\|-style="color:#9E0014;"
	\|✅\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Winnipeg \|\| Little Rock \|\|11		\|✅\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Winnipeg \|\| Little Rock \|\|11
			\|-style="color:#231F20;"
			\| \|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Winnipeg \|\| Omaha \|\|6
	\|-style="color:#20A14E;"		\|-style="color:#20A14E;"
	\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Winnipeg \|\| Santa Fe \|\|10		\| \|\|✅\|\| \|\|✅\|\| Winnipeg \|\| Santa Fe \|\|10
	\|-style="color:#231F20;"		\|-style="color:#231F20;font-weight:bold;"
	~~\| \|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Boston \|\| Washington \|\|4~~		!style="color:#9E0014;"\|30!!style="color:#20A14E;"\|35!!style="color:#01688C;"\|35!!69!!27!!30 !!⇨ 754
	\|-~~style="color~~:~~#231F20~~;"		\|}
	~~\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\|✅\|\| Montréal \|\|~~style="color:#~~01688C~~;"\|~~''Chicago'' \|\|7~~
	\|-style="color:#~~231F20~~;"
	\| ~~\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Vancouver \|\| Portland \|\|2~~
	\|-style="color:#~~231F20~~;"
	\| ~~\|\| \|\| \|\|✅\|\| Winnipeg \|\| Omaha \|\|6~~
	\|-
	~~!30!!~~35~~!!34~~!!69!! 27 !! 30 !!~~Mega~~ 754
	\|}*changed for Mega

	== Destination Tickets ==		== Destination Tickets ==
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	*- With opponents, some of the routes you want will be claimed before you can claim them, so you need to balance claiming routes early with using cards efficiently.		*- With opponents, some of the routes you want will be claimed before you can claim them, so you need to balance claiming routes early with using cards efficiently.
	**- Claim routes too late, and your opponent may claim critical routes that block you (or worse, end the game before you can play your cars!)		**- Claim routes too late, and your opponent may claim critical routes that block you (or worse, end the game before you can play your cars!)

	== Competition ==		== Competition ==

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	In higher level games, the typical strategy is to draw a lot of face-down cards to collect as many multi-color as possible and complete as many long routes as you can to connect your destinations and claim the longest route bonus. With this strategy it is often possible to win with only 2 low scoring tickets.		In higher level games, the typical strategy is to draw a lot of face-down cards to collect as many multi-color as possible and complete as many long routes as you can to connect your destinations and claim the longest route bonus. With this strategy it is often possible to win with only 2 low scoring tickets.


	== Board facts ==		== Board facts ==
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	* White and green have an extra 5 and 2 and one less 4 and 3.		* White and green have an extra 5 and 2 and one less 4 and 3.

	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:max-content;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:max-content;text-align:left;background:#F5F4F4;"
	\|+27 spaces per color		\|+27 spaces per color
	!style="text-align:right;"\|White and Green		!style="text-align:right;"\|White and Green
	!Black, Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple ~~and~~ Blue		!Black, Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple, Blue
	\|-		\|-
	\|style="text-align:right;"\|<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span> 6		\|style="text-align:right;"\|<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span> 6

Sammy McSam: 1910 Destination Tickets

2024-01-26T19:41:56Z

1910 Destination Tickets

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LQ Sonic: /* Destination Tickets */ Changed Destination ticket value for LA- Miami as they did not match the game.

2024-01-26T10:27:22Z

Destination Tickets: Changed Destination ticket value for LA- Miami as they did not match the game.

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	\|Los Angeles		\|Los Angeles
	\|Miami		\|Miami
	\|20		\|19
	\|-		\|-
	\|Los Angeles		\|Los Angeles

Sammy McSam: /* Board facts */ 🚃

2024-01-15T17:34:42Z

Board facts: 🚃

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	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:max-content;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:max-content;"
	\|+27 spaces per color		\|+27 spaces per color
	!White and Green		!style="text-align:right;"\|White and Green
	!Black, Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple and Blue		!Black, Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple and Blue
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~{{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour~~=~~#7f7}} {{car~~\|~~colour~~=~~#7f7}}~~		\|style="text-align:right;"\|<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span> 6

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}}~~		<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span> 5

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}}~~		<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span> 5

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}}~~		<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃</span> 4

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}}~~		<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃</span> 3

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#7f7}} {{car\|colour=#7f7}}~~		<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃</span> 2
	~~\|{{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}}~~

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}}~~		<span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃</span> 2

	~~{{car~~\|~~colour~~=~~#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}}~~		\|6 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span>

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}}~~		5 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃</span>

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}} {{car\|colour=#44f}}~~		4 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃</span>

	~~{{car\|colour~~=~~#44f}} {{car\|colour~~=~~#44f}}~~		4 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃🚃</span>

			3 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃</span>

			3 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃🚃</span>

			2 <span style="font-size:2rem;line-height:0.8;">🚃🚃</span>
	\|}		\|}

NetJohn: Grammar edit

2023-09-03T03:59:38Z

Grammar edit

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	'''Ending the game quickly'''		'''Ending the game quickly'''
	*- The last round is triggered when any player has ~~less then three~~ car pieces remaining.		*- The last round is triggered when any player has two or fewer train car pieces remaining.
	*- Play more cars per turn by claiming longer routes.		*- Play more cars per turn by claiming longer routes.

Victorl: /* Train Car Pieces */

2023-08-20T01:51:16Z

Train Car Pieces

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	You only play 45 train cars.		You only play 45 train cars.

	For reference, Los Angeles to ~~Vancouver~~ to Montreal ~~to Miami~~ is 44 trains if you hit the absolutely most efficient route.		For reference, Vancouver to Los Angeles to Miami to Montreal is 42 trains if you hit the absolutely most efficient route.
	(~~Exact same count for~~ the ~~Southern~~ route).		(It is 43 trains by the Northern route.)
	Any detour that makes the train more than ~~1 car~~ longer and the whole route is impossible.		Any detour that makes the train more than 3 cars longer and the whole route is impossible.

	*- Claim longer routes to gain more points per car		*- Claim longer routes to gain more points per car

MadManMark: Removed some confusing info. some bad advice, some pointless facts (how many times you can lay track to go from south to north to south again, etc). It still needs further editing in that regard.

2023-08-10T21:57:42Z

Removed some confusing info. some bad advice, some pointless facts (how many times you can lay track to go from south to north to south again, etc). It still needs further editing in that regard.

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	== Train Car Cards ==		== Train Car Cards ==

	*- ~~If another player takes a color that you want, you~~ can use ~~multi-color~~ locomotives to ~~complete them~~ (e.g. a 6-car route ~~with~~ only 5 matching cards and one ~~multi-color~~)		*- You can use locomotives to to replace any color (e.g. a 6-car route can be completed only 5 matching cards and one locomotive)
	*- Draw face-down train car cards to draw up to two multi-color cards per turn		*- Draw face-down train car cards to draw up to two multi-color cards per turn
	*- Avoid face-up multi-color unless it's an emergency or you would hold more cards than your remaining car pieces		*- Avoid face-up multi-color unless it's an emergency or you would hold more cards than your remaining car pieces
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	== Train Car Pieces ==		== Train Car Pieces ==

	You only ~~have~~ 45 train cars.		You only play 45 train cars.
	~~Generally speaking, that means you can only go horizontally across the country '''once''' and vertically once.~~
	~~Very efficient routes can go vertically twice, but that means there are few detours and/or branches~~.

	For reference, Los Angeles to Vancouver to Montreal to Miami is 44 trains if you hit the absolutely most efficient route.		For reference, Los Angeles to Vancouver to Montreal to Miami is 44 trains if you hit the absolutely most efficient route.
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	Any detour that makes the train more than 1 car longer and the whole route is impossible.		Any detour that makes the train more than 1 car longer and the whole route is impossible.

	*- Claim longer routes to:		*- Claim longer routes to gain more points per car
	**-- gain more points per car
	**-- play more cars per turn

	'''Choose your timing wisely'''		'''Choose your timing wisely'''
	*- Without opponents, you would first draw 45 train car cards of the colors you want and only then play your 45 cars.		*- Without opponents, you would first draw 45 train car cards of the colors you want and only then play your 45 cars.
	*- With opponents, some of the routes you want will be claimed before you can claim them, so you need to balance claiming routes early with using cards efficiently.		*- With opponents, some of the routes you want will be claimed before you can claim them, so you need to balance claiming routes early with using cards efficiently.
	**-- Claim routes too late, and your opponent may claim critical routes that block you (or worse, end the game before you can play your cars!)		**- Claim routes too late, and your opponent may claim critical routes that block you (or worse, end the game before you can play your cars!)


	== Competition ==		== Competition ==

Sammy McSam: formatting and minor edits

2023-06-17T14:41:01Z

formatting and minor edits

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