July 31, 1909, marks the birthdate of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, the daughter of a Key West cigar maker named Francisco "Pancho" Hoyos, and his wife, Aurora. NightMerica. In Episode 44 of the NightMerica podcast, released 3rd February 2021, David L. Sloan gave an interview to Aaron Sagers about the story, and discusses an article he found in the Detective Cases magazine, published in 1982. When he was 12 years old, he dreamed of a woman who would leave an impression on his life forever. What he did next is unthinkable, and he never really paid a price for it.Join Ash, Alaina and special guest, comedian Rachel O'brien, as we dig deep into Karl's crazy world. There continued to be much conflict between him and Elenas family. Harrison, B. Accounts show she led the normal life of a teenager in the 1920s. He also said he had nine university diplomas. Despite the lack of qualifications needed to treat a tuberculosis patient, Tanzler was determined to save Hoyos and used a variety of specially-made tonics, elixirs, and medicines in an effort to do so. Three years later a Cuban-American woman by the name of Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, was brought to the hospital by her mother for examination. People would spot him dancing with a woman behind closed curtains inside his laboratory. Finally, I want to acknowledge Elena herself. He reportedly said he felt her spirit come to him when he sat by her tomb and serenaded her with her favorite Spanish song. He replaced her former beauty with ghoulish, frightening features. [11], It has been written (most notably by Swicegood) that Tanzler had the bodies switched (or that Elena's remains were secretly returned to him), and that he died with the real body of Elena. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. Sources differ (Tanzler von Cosel 1947, Perez 1952, Michelfelder 1982, Swicegood 2003) on when exactly he did this but the more respected tellings of this story (Harrison 1996, Sloan 2012) state this occurred in 1933. Undying Love: The True Story of a Passion That Defied Death. To many bystanders, this would seem romantic, but nobody knew he had a key to her tomb and that he was secretly preserving her corpse. cemeteries found in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. By all appearances, she was an attractive dark haired beauty queen who often wore red roses in her hair, drawing the attention of strangers who desired to photograph and court her. Her mother was worried about her declining health, but neither of them probably thought Tanzler would take an interest in her. A devastated Tanzler made a death mask of her and told her family that he would pay for her funeral and . Now the big necrophilia question arises: did he or didnt he? You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He was no longer her technician; she was the love of his life. Over seven thousand visitors arrived, each desperate to peek at this well-preserved woman. Marias life was not going well. Now Ive found her, and Ill kill her, if necessary, to fulfil my destiny! (p. 68), There was this and another statement from Nana Medina in the Miami Herald where she told of how Tanzler had warned her father if there was not a wedding in the family soon, there would be a funeral. In 1940, when her sister Nana confronted him about taking her body, Tanzler as equally as vehement, making statements such as, [Elena] is an angel, but not you (p. 68), You never looked after her for the past nine years, she has been under my care all these years. It is through several key pieces of research he came across and our correspondence on these that inspired and made this article a possibility. I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. He kept a wingless airplane on the hospital grounds that he called Countess Elena and claimed they would someday fly away together (he also claimed the plane would be amphibious and that it would sail on water as well as fly). Instead, Marias mummified remains were put on display at Dean-Lopez Funeral Home. Tanzlers body was discovered on the floor of his home. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Her name was Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. It was the biggest media frenzy of its day. Meek, M. 610: Grand Gestures. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Because of his medical knowledge, Tanzler knew he could save Hoyos. Michelfelder (1982) goes on to describe how the demolition worker and his supervisor found bottles full of this golden elixir fallen from the collapsed wall of Tanzlers former residence. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Still longing for his lost love, he created a "death mask" of her as the basis for a life-sized dummy, which he kept in his bed until . Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. Learn about the chilling embalmed corpse of the blushing bride La Pascualita. He stuffed her body with rags, waxed the skin with plaster of Paris, and even fitted the face with glass eyes. HBO, 1999. They even resisted Tanzlers ministrations to where they moved house, neglecting to tell him of their new residence. KQED reports that it's unknown how Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos felt about Carl Tanzler. As the hair fell out of Elena's decomposing scalp, Tanzler fashioned a wig from her hair, which he had previously obtained from her mother. Separated from Elena, he used a death mask to create a life . d. Cosel was (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017). Phantom Press. Unfortunately for them both, Tanzlers prognosis for young Hoyos was not great, having diagnosed her with tuberculosis, which was still considered to be a fatal disease in the early 1900s. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Journalists reported that the judge denied Von Cosels request, screaming at Von Cosel with disgust. Elena Hoyos. Maria Elena Milagro Hoyos (1909 - 1931), more commonly referred to as Elena, was the middle born Cuban-American child of Francisco Hoyos (1883 - 1934) and Aurora Milagro (1881 - 1940) in Key West, Florida. Carl Von Cosels only solution was to steal her remains. Photo Credit: DeWolfe and Wood Collection in the Otto Hirzel Scrapbook CC BY 2.0 . 0 cemeteries found in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA. She revealed her face to him in his dream, and Tanzler knew at that moment that this was the woman he was meant to marry. . He was a cultured and intelligent man who had traveled across the world, to countries like Italy, India, Australia, Cuba and the Netherlands. It was palatable and my loved one departed this miserable world on October 25, 1931. Headlines like A Key West Story of Necrophilic Love, Undying Love, and A Grave Affair proliferated newspapers, immortalizing the infamous necrophile. As long as she lived I never abandoned hope.. You can be sure that everything that you did was sane. This American Life. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. The name aconite itself is derived from the Ancient Greek word akontion, meaning dart, as arrows were often mixed with aconite to create a poisonous weapon. Separated from his obsession, Tanzler used a death mask to create a life-sized effigy of Elena, and lived with it until his death at age 75 on July 3, 1952. Tanzler would quickly take advantage of this privilege, which would result in one of the most macabre tales of all time. You cant turn the channel. Word caught on that Carl Von Cosel was acting erratically, so Elenas sister decided to investigate. While her family did consider this drastic change in behavior to be a bit strange, they could not have imagined the reasoning behind it. He was charged with wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization.. In 1931, a radiologist and bacteriologist working at a tuberculosis sanitarium in Key West, Florida, became obsessed with a 22-year-old patient, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. Ten years before Elenas birth, Von Cosels ancestor had appeared to him as an apparition. for a minute The former three, as he describes them, are quite applicable to Tanzler. Even though you start off the story, just as all others have recounted, as being fact. Tennessean Sun. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Thats what happened between Carl Tanzler and Maria Elena Helen Milagro de Hoyos. It has been recounted that Tanzler was found in the arms of Elena's effigy upon discovery of his corpse, but his obituary reported that he died on the floor behind one of his organs. In Carls autobiography, he does confess to kissing and cuddling Marias cadaver. Meek (2017) quotes an interview Elenas sister Nana gave to the Miami Herald: [Elena] never loved [Tanzler]. At the bottom of the tube there was cotton and in an examination of the cotton, I found there was sperm (HBO Autopsy 1999). Despite her illness, she was still an attractive young woman, and her beauty didnt go unnoticed by Tanzler. Police Officer Bienvenido Perez Only Living Person Who Knows Where Elena Buried. He hoped she would return the same feelings. Elena was in unbearable pain, but her parents approved of Von Cosel's arrangement. She was only 22. April October 2019. https://masonholdings.org/radio-hour/Wood, C. Coulson J. Thompson S. + Bonner, S. An Intentional Aconite Overdose: A Case Study. In 1952, Tanzler was found dead by police on the floor of his home next to a wax replica of Elena. Unfortunately, this would be the beginning of many tragedies for Elena; she miscarried the child and gradually fell ill with a cough. I foremost would like to acknowledge writer and historian David L. Sloan. Tanzler immediately recognized Hoyos as the woman from his dream. Later he was removed to Trial Bay to a castle-like prison on the cliffs, and there the work in this narrative was accomplished. A psychiatric evaluation determined that Tanzler was competent to stand trial, although some reports state that his ultimate plans involved flying Hoyos, high into the stratosphere so that radiation from outer space could penetrate her tissues and restore life to her somnolent form.. Hes got this plan to be with her after shes dead. He carried on his love affair with her corpse. We have set your language to Whats more, I do not love you. He became so persistent that we asked him to stay away from the house.. As of that day, he was fifty-three years old and Elena was close to twenty-one. Try again later. No matter how hard Tanzler tried, he couldnt save Hoyos. A Fresh Look at the Impacts and Relevance of Colonialism in Southeast Asia, Purposeless Polls: How Soviet Citizens RebelledAgainst a Regime that Rejected Open Communication. She was still so young. Tanzler himself would publish an account of this period in a 1939 publication of the Rosicrucian Digest (Tanzler von Cosel 1947, Harrison 1996, Meek 2017). Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. [1][8], Despite Tanzler's best efforts, Elena died of tuberculosis at her parents' home in Key West on October 25, 1931. Try again later. He substituted her empty sockets with glass eyes. In 1972, two doctors who were present at Maria's 1940 autopsy recalled how Carl had inserted a paper tube into the corpse's vaginal canal to facilitate intercourse. That's when things took a turn for the macabre. All right reserved. He transported Elena to his laboratory in the fuselage of a wingless airplane, covertly relocating her body to Rest Beach. The charges against Tanzler were dropped as the statute of limitations on the crime had expired. Lets hope that theyre mistaken and that Elena Hoyos has finally found peace in her second grave. Carl Von Cosel had consummated their marriage. But the curious began wondering why Von Cosel visited her night after night and when his visits stopped all assumed he had died. Florinda notified the authorities, and Tanzler was arrested and detained. (Yes, to a real, live, breathing woman.). Now that she was dead, she could not protest. She was Methodist. Swicegood, T. (2003). She was part of one of the most bizarre love stories in history. Weve updated the security on the site. The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, vol. 1982, pp. Tanzler added copious amounts of perfumes, flowers, disinfectants, and preserving agents to keep the rotting odor at bay, and routinely applied morticians wax to Hoyos face in an effort to keep her alive.. The Mad Scientist of Key West. Mason Holdings Radio Hour. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Failed to report flower. It has been reported that Tanzler somehow still switched the bodies, or that Hoyos remains were secretly returned to him. He moved to Miami, leaving Hoyos behind to her parents. A system error has occurred. Shortly after Elenas death, Tanzler talked the family into giving him residence in her room, paying them a fee of $20 a month (about $345 in todays money). When she passed away in 1931 from tuberculosis, Tanzler refused to leave her side. She was his soulmate, so he created a life-size doll from a death mask that closely resembled his favorite woman. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos Most people have never heard of her. It was 1930 in sunny Key West, Florida, and Maria de Hoyos was dying of tuberculosis. The Countess had an interesting story herself; being the mistress of 18th century King Augustus II of Poland. Carl Von Cosel had preserved her corpse for seven years. Instead, he found plenty of things to do, including fashioning a wig for her once her hair fell out of her decomposing scalp. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 . Everyones heard the phrase until death parts us. Couples make this vow and they promise to love each other for the rest of their lives. Failed to remove flower. He asked if he could have Elenas body returned to him. He would personally transport her body by airplane, where Carl Von Cosel believed he could restore her life. Doris continued to support her deranged and estranged husband financially. While there, he met a beautiful young woman 32 years his junior named Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, better known as Helen (top, in a photo courtesy of the Florida Keys Public Library). She was diagnosed with fast-acting tuberculosis. He replaced Marias brittle broken bones with coat hanger wire, and stuffed her torso with rags to keep her body in its original shape. Hed left them to search for his soulmate, which he found in Elena Hoyos. Carl Tanzler actually received quite a bit of compassion during his trial, with some even viewing him as a hopeless albeit eccentric romantic. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. He poisons her he poisons her to kill her quicker so he can have her as his own. He died of an apparent suicide in his home in July of 1952 lying next to the death mask of his beloved. Though the story is known and historical, not all of the events therein are common knowledge and thus, so too is the true extent of the indignity that Elena suffered. In 1940, it was finally over. He was seen shopping for womens clothing, jewelry and perfumes, and everybody assumed Carl was seeing someone new and had finally moved on. and they were expecting their first child (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017, Weller 2019). I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. Hoyos family didnt realize that the only key to the tomb would remain in Tanzlers possession. At least she got to keep her hair. His home was near his wife Doris, who apparently helped to support Tanzler in his later years. The Count [Tanzler] is in love, hes a much older man in love with a young girl who wants nothing to do with him. As Meek (2017) puts it, [Elena is] paradoxically at the center of this story and utterly left out. Tuberculosis was one of the most prominent causes of death at the time and cigar factories like where Elenas father worked was where the disease was spreading. He lost time trying all doctors in town but none at home. The disease would later claim the lives of almost everyone in Hoyos immediate family, including her sister, Florinda Nana Milagro Hoyos. Tanzler was not even with Elena at the time she died. There, she found what she believed to be a life-sized effigy of her departed sister. German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac. Tanzler didnt seem to get bored living with Hoyos corpse. Despite his best efforts, Hoyos succumbed to her illness in October 1931, leaving her family and newly-obsessed caretaker heartbroken. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos married Luis Roberto "Louis" Mesa. Heartbroken over his loss, Tanzler decided to pay for her funeral, and, with her familys permission, he commissioned the construction of an above-ground mausoleum in the Key West Cemetery. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. This one had a story in it somebody was renovating a cottage and when they tore down the wall, they found a confession note. I also want to give great credit to Ben Harrison as one of the most prominent writers and researchers on this story, he was one of the first to bring it to the modern age with his book Undying Love. Tanzler was undeterred though and searched the streets every night until a sympathetic neighbour told him of the location. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Carl Tanzler administered these treatments in Hoyos family home, showering her with gifts and declaring his love all the while. His subsequent actions would be the ones that brought this story to public infamy. Hey Spooksters! The truth, however, will forever remain lost to time. ", Learn how and when to remove this template message, Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, "Autopsy 6: Secrets of the Dead - The Strange Obsession of Dr. Carl Von Cosel", "The Living Doll of Key West: Elena Hoyos & Count Von Cosel", "Ep. After reading about the perverse love of Carl Tanzler, brush up on macabre marriages with the Chinese ritual of ghost brides. Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena Helen Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. [1][8], One evening in April 1933, Tanzler crept through the cemetery where Elena was buried and removed her body from the mausoleum, carting it through the cemetery after dark on a toy wagon, and transported it to his home. The list is numerous and was all justified by Tanzler in the name of love. In 1940, Floridas infamous necrophile went on trial for desecrating the body of Elena Hoyos. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Survivors include her daughter, Susan McKee, Zephyrhills; two sons, Jon Clendening, Portland, Oregon, and Gary Clendening, Hallowell, Maine; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. File photo of Carl Tanzler when he worked as a . He was a radiologist or x-ray technician. GREAT NEWS! Her family agreed to let Tanzler attempt to treat her with various medicines, x-rays and other experimental cures. When the King grew tired of the feisty and headstrong Countess, he had her exiled, and she stayed that way for 49 years until her death. Tanzler moved from Key West to Zephyrhills near where his wife and sister lived, but not before according to Perez (1952, n.d.), using a time-bomb to blow up the tomb the night he left. After Hoyos sister showed up at Tanzlers home in 1940, the jig was up. Carl Von Cosel had preserved her corpse for seven years. Perez, B. Morticians found him beside his life-size replica of Maria Elena Hoyos, a mannequin reproduction that featured a mask of Elenas face. It isnt very far off to believe that necrophilia played a part in this twisted romance, but its important to remember these claims are not fully proven. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Whether he meant me I did not know and cared less (p. 37). I thought you might like to see a memorial for Elena Hoyos I found on Findagrave.com. He was proud of the excellent attention hed given to her preservation and thought mistakenly that Elenas sister would feel the same. The young woman's mother brought her in to see a doctor: at 21, she was dying of tuberculosis. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Tanzler, an eccentric character, carried himself with a high sense of self-importance. He was devastated. He claimed he was the most knowledgeable about tuberculosis and he treated her with a variety of medicines, as well as x-ray and electrical equipment. She died because I gave this to her mercifully. Nosy neighbours who peered through Carls window saw him dancing with the figure of a woman, and some thought it was a large doll. Once she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he took it upon himself to do whatever he could to cure her and offered services free of charge. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos . At this point, Carl had lost his job at the hospital and was living in a remote shack which also housed his laboratory. [1], The facts underlying the case and the preliminary hearing drew much interest from the media at the time (most notably, from the Key West Citizen and Miami Herald), and created a sensation among the public, both regionally and nationwide. Carl had to continuously preserve Marias decaying body, and mummification isnt easy. He was born as Karl Tnzler or Georg Karl Tnzler on February 8, 1877 in Dresden, Germany. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos' family knew of Carl Tanzler's infatuation, per Atlas Obscura. However, some people go above and beyond this promise. Once he arrived, he replaced her rotting flesh with oiled silk, bees wax, and balsam. "[8] By all accounts, Hoyos was viewed as a local beauty in Key West.[1][8][9]. Creepy, crawly Count Carl Von Cosel wasnt a count at all. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. His behaviour became too erratic to hold a job, and the hospital had found out he was stealing medical equipment from them. Try again later. Immortal Kisses Were His Goal. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos (1909 - 1931) Photos: 4 Records: 23 Born in Key West, Monroe County, Florida on 31 July 1909 to Francisco "Pancho" Frank Hoyos and Aurora Sifontes. She was only nice to him because my mother told her she should be kind to those who were kind to her. He loved her, but no evidence has surfaced to confirm that Hoyos reciprocated his love. They were comforted by his invention, hoping that perhaps Elena could survive. Surprisingly, a psychiatric evaluation by the court found Carl to be mentally competent. 19: Count von Cosel & His Mummy Bride", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Tanzler&oldid=1140915722, Articles needing additional references from October 2021, All articles needing additional references, Articles with trivia sections from October 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Portions of the original memorial plaque that was commissioned by Tanzler and affixed to Elena Hoyos's mausoleum have been reassembled and are on display at the, True Crime Kent Podcast Episode Karl Tanzler, A Haunted History of Pasco County (Haunted America) by Madonna Jervis Wise; Arcadia Publishing. These transgressions, like the ones committed against Elena, have been shrouded in secrecy due to the cultural biases towards and positions of the instigators involved. Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. Later, Carl Von Cosel believed that he could animate Elenas corpse with ultraviolet ray treatment. Although reporters wrote that Carl Von Cosel died alone in 1952, this is somewhat untrue. Von Cosel had told me once: I have spent my whole life. He was listed as Carl Tanzler von Cosel on his United States citizenship papers, and he was listed as Carl Tanzler on his Florida death certificate. Tanzler was subsequently arrested on the charge of wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorisation so a hearing was held. In 1931, Dr. Carl Tanzler fell in love with a patient he was treating for tuberculosis. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos Mesa. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23114033/elena-hoyos. The obituary recounted: "a metal cylinder on a shelf above a table in it wrapped in silken cloth and a robe was a waxen image". As Elena and her family were poor, they were initially willing to accept this offer. Von Cosel was arrested for body snatching but was not indicted because the statute of limitations had passed. This browser does not support getting your location. Elena remained with Carl Von Cosel for seven years. They called him an eccentric romantic and felt sorry for his psychological disorder. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, The Unwilling Corpse Bride With Special Guest Rachel O'Brien. Hoyos body was placed on display at a local funeral home, where nearly 7,000 people came to see the corrupted corpse for themselves. Death . Fantastic Adventures, Sep. 1947, pp.10 69. Additionally, he dressed her remains in stockings, jewelry, and gloves. You can always change this later in your Account settings. This article seeks to bring light to these, with the hope that people will learn what really happened as per these key findings. How could she possibly have a life-threatening disease? She was never able to unearth her sisters gravesite Carl Von Cosel was eager to show Elenas sister Elena himself. He also built and interred Elena in an elaborate mausoleum, which he visited every night for two years, constantly bought gifts and even installed a telephone. Finding her safe, he remained with her for three years, witnessing the chaos that followed in the wake of the war. Dickinson, writing from Miami, asked, Didnt John Dorschner have anything better to do than write his story about Con Von Cosel? It should be stated, he too had a wife and two young kids albeit he neglected to mention this in any of his writings. Together they had two children: Ayesha Tanzler (19221998), and Clarista Tanzler (19241934), who died of diphtheria.[7]. Carl simply did not care, and continued indulging himself in unrequited love. Victorians described consumption as an illness that heightened the elegance and refinement of its victim, and that it was tragically beautiful to waste away with pallor and fragility. She had come to the Marine Hospital for treatment of tuberculosis. Accessed 11 Feb. 2021. [1][8], Shortly after the corpse's discovery by authorities, Elena's body was examined by physicians and pathologists, and put on public display at the Dean-Lopez Funeral Home, where it was viewed by as many as 6,800 people. Design a site like this with WordPress.com, The Strange Afterlife of Maria Elena Milagro deHoyos, Odd Oldies: A Vampire, A Romance & A Friendship from Hell Criminally Clueless Podcast. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. After this, Maria was finally laid to rest at Key West Cemetery in an unmarked grave, to deter Carl from disturbing her eternal rest. He was later joined by his wife and children. TSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Her full name was Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, a heaven-sent love of his life for Carl, and the moment he first saw her, the beginning of a long-lasting "loving" relationship with literally the woman of his dreams-of which she would know nothing about . When Carl von Cosel was released he set out to find his mother from whom he had not heard since the beginning of the war. While there is not much written in the way of Tanzler feeling anything described as loathing towards Elena directly, (extreme disgust as per the Merriam-Webster dictionary), his relationship with her family was often very adversarial. While the story was first presented in the media as a tragic love story, something played up to a great extent by Tanzler, more information has slowly come to the surface in the eight decades since Elenas final burial that has given it a much darker turn. 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