(Click here for larger image) Mfg Part Number : 44601	Underwater Kinetics HID Light Cannon 100 Eligible for Free Standard Shipping on orders over $25 Customer reviews see below "Scuba Lab Testers Choice and Best Buy!" Free 8 C-Cell Alkaline Batteries Included! Free Lanyard Included! First affordable HID light for divers and the most powerful light for its size 3X more efficient than standard lights, the Light Cannon is like taking the sun underwater New miniature HID lamp gives a giant leap in brightness with no increase battery usage High color temperature gives the beam the same color as sunlight New HID - High-Intensity Discharge technology Up to 1000 hour lamp life POWER: 25 (equivalent), 10 (actual) watts LAMP: HID Metal Halide BATTERY LIFE: 3-4 hours COLOR: Black and Neon Yellow STYLE: Pistol Grip FULL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY And the reviews are in: "Must have gear." -The Editors of Skin Diver Magazine "For about twice the price of a conventional hand-held light, the Light Cannon delivers huge technological advances - and brilliant illumination that will make any dive more spectacular." -Sport Diver "...extremely clean, bright and concentrated hot spot with lots of peripheral illumination." -Scuba Diving Magazine UPGRADES: Underwater Kinetics Rechargeable Kit - Light Cannon 100/C8 eLED Plus Add $69.95 Spare/Replacement Bulb $84.95 Spare/replacement O-ring $4.95 Night Diving DVD $20.95 Options:  ORDER HEREBlack Pistol GripBlack Pistol Grip w/ Rechargeable KitNeon Yellow Pistol GripNeon Yellow Pistol Grip w/ Rechargeable Kit		Retail: $329.99 You Pay: $199.99 You Save: $130.00

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Rating: An Underwater Sun!
Reviewer: Michael Johnson, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - View all my reviews
warning - firing up this light on a night dive may cause your dive buddies to develop a severe case of lumen envy! this is one powerful light. since the object of night diving is to see all the creatures that venture out after the sun sets, why not make sure you can really see them all? the light cannon blasts a strong beam into the deepest recesses and crevices exposing many more critters than a typical dive light. not only is the light super bright, its also super white making the colors really come alive. on a night dive in belize, we found 8 octopi and when each one was spotted i was always summoned to illuminate them with my light so we could really see the spectacular color changes. i also recently fabbed a lexan bracket to mount the light to my underwater camera housing. works great as a spotting light and supplement to the cameras built in flash for my very novice photography. also very helpful in taking night videos with the digital camera. no negative comments, but a few cautions. with 8 c cells, its heavy on the surface, but easy to handle once under water. it does take 20-30 seconds to reach full brightness and color. i dont have a good figure for the battery life, but theres no warning that the batteries are running low. once the voltage s to a certain level, the light just stops working. but as standard practice, i always have a back up light stashed in a bc pocket. also might be a good idea to pack an extra set of batteries for a trip as they can be expensive at some dive destinations.

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Rating: Let there be light
Reviewer: Brian Olson Instructor, Friday, August 18, 2006
If you’re looking for an all-purpose light that blows the doors off the competition, your search is over. The Light Canon 100 by Underwater Kinetics is the most versatile and brightest light in its class. This hand-held light is compact and light-weight for travel and easy use in and out of the water. The 25 watt equivalent HID (High intensity discharge) bulb puts out a warm blanket of white light that imitates sunlight for the most brilliant and true colors. This light is so effective and natural that many of the videographers I know are using it as a portable video light at a fraction of the cost of other video lighting systems. When coupled with the Gates Flexible Arm, it can turn any video or still camera into a brilliant way to capture images with vibrant colors and crystal clear focus. I was delighted to see that this light comes with batteries, lanyard, diffusers for a soft glow and a pistol grip handle. For the serious diver, a rechargeable battery pack is available for bright light throughout the life cycle of the battery. A lantern grip is also available for a moderate price. Overall, this is the most versatile and portable light I have ever used.

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198 out of 322 people found this review helpful.



Rating: UK Light Cannon 100
Reviewer: David Packman, Thursday, December 07, 2006
The UKLightCannon100 fills a niche in the dive light market. If you plan on having your light ON for the entirety of the dive this is a great light for you. It is battery efficient and bright as heck. It will light up entire cave passages better than most non-HID lights and is perfect for a safety guide who wants to provide illumination from behind. If, while on your dive you plan to turn your light off and on a few times the UKLightCannon100 may not be a great choice. It takes 30seconds to warm up-for the HID bulb to reach its full brightness. While very bright once warm the light tends to diffuse quickly. A tight beam on a halogen will light up an object further away because it does not diffuse as quickly. These two drawbacks make it less than perfect for signalling so if you are leading dives, you might not want to plan on using this as a primary light. All that said, I like my LightCannon100 alot. Scuba.com sold me the light for 50% of what it cost at my local dive shop. Thx Scuba.com!!

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103 out of 195 people found this review helpful.



Rating: UK Light Cannon
Reviewer: Steven Grzebiniak, Sunday, November 26, 2006
This is without a doubt, the brightest dive light Ive ever seen, I first saw one in use on a night-time manta ray dive off Kona, Hawaii. Of the 20 odd divers, all with different lights, the one person with the UK Light Cannon stood out as having the most bright, and just as important, most "white" light. We bought one and used it on a dive trip to Maui. It is rather expensive, but when you consider the investment youve made to do a night dive, in some exotic locale, the price becomes less of an issue as this light makes a night dive a whole new experience. We also purchased the rechargeable battery kit and I believe in the long run this will pay for itself.

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99 out of 204 people found this review helpful.



Rating: The best Light Ever
Reviewer: George W. Claude Jr, Monday, September 18, 2006 - View all my reviews
I like the Underwater Knetics, HID Light Cannon 100, well, words could never express the excitment I have for my new toy. Words or action just do say enough about this light. I can never display the words to tell you much I Love my UK C 100, I wanted to buy another one, and us them of both at the same time. One person told me, its as bright as a RunWay, and on a recent night dive, everyone wanted to follow me. The true test, when I let another diver use it on a night dive, I must admit, I did not want to give my light up, one thing for sure, the UK 100, Its a Run Way, more light than you local Air port.

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99 out of 248 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Best Value
Reviewer: Chris I., Friday, March 23, 2007
This light is hands down one of the best values in scuba gear. If you are contemplating buying your first light, spend a few extra bucks and get this one. It lives up to every one of its claims and more. I have used mine on over thirty dives so far and I always have the brightest light among the other divers with handhelds, and the rechargeable battery is still going strong. My only complaint is that the rechargeable battery pack doesnt have a charge indicator. You just have to be confident that you have had it plugged in long enough. The plusses outweigh the minuses on this one though. Five stars.

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129 out of 225 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Light Cannon is a good description
Reviewer: Joe R., Monday, May 14, 2007 - View all my reviews
Nice size. Very bright as the HID bulb may not be instantaneous, but does come on quickly. Price quoted sounded like a great deal compared to the suggested retail, but the same light on other sites was just a tad bit more, so this was a good deal (but knocked it down a star for this). I ordered some wholesale rechargeable batteries in high mA and a nice charger instead of the rechargeable pack. Given my frequency of dives, this more than gives me enough dive time, the turn-around recharge time. Kept the alkaline batteries that come with it for back-up. All in all, I like this light.

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118 out of 195 people found this review helpful.



Rating: a beacon in a dark world
Reviewer: Shawn Lonsfjord, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - View all my reviews
this baby really works well! i had a good beam concentration when descending, & the illumination is a+. the included diffusion filters helped for video/photo shots. the pistol gip is adjustable to balance the weight, & it feels good in the hand. the only caveat to a 5-star rating is the on/off switch: it was loose and wouldnt turn on the light when it arrived. i adjusted it as best as possible & it now works ok but at this price, i would like the factory switch installment to be flawless.

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21 out of 44 people found this review helpful.



Rating: AWESOME LIGHT
Reviewer: Peter B., Wednesday, January 24, 2007  
I had done a bit of research prior to purchasing the light cannon and it had received some very good reviews. When my dive instructor suggested it (without my prompting), it was a done deal. I tested it recently in Cozumel and the light cannon was far and away the brightest and most powerful light on our night dives. It really lit up the entire sandy bottom when I would scan the horizon. Very powerful...awesome dive light. I could light up fish & objects over 100 away!

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96 out of 203 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Great light
Reviewer: Justin Stuart, Monday, February 26, 2007 - View all my reviews
I recently completed my Advanced O/W night dive and this was the light I used. it is a great light. such a nice, bright, white light. all 3 instructors with my group had this same light and 2 students had it too! everyone loves this light and for good reason. i also purchased the lantern grip with makes for a very relaxed hand gripping on the light. very highly recommended. its worth the buck for the bang you get from this light.

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149 out of 248 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Superior Ilumination
Reviewer: Joseph Harszy, Saturday, November 18, 2006 - View all my reviews
The UK Light Cannon is,by far, one of the brightest underwater lights available for an affordable price, especially at SCUBA.COM. My first dive experience with this light was to a dark depth of 117 ft. in an inland quarry. The Light Cannon blasted a beam of light that guided my underwater adventure like no other. I highly recommend everyone who dives in low or no light depths to buy a Light Cannon, they wont be disappointed.

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100 out of 208 people found this review helpful.



Rating: UW Kinetics HID Light Cannon 100
Reviewer: stacey smith, Thursday, September 21, 2006 - View all my reviews
AWESOME!!!!! This light is unbelievable. Its easy to use, and gives the option of 2 types of handles I went with the standard pistol grip. The light this cannon puts off is unbelievable, I was able to light up a whole C10 Jump plane from front to back on a night dive. It is so impressive my boyfriend had to have one, so we now have 2 at my house. Very good investment.

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116 out of 223 people found this review helpful.



Rating: UK HID Light Cannon
Reviewer: Dan Feller, Monday, December 04, 2006
I bought this light primarily as a video light. I recently used it cavern diving in Mexico. I used it with one diffuser installed (it comes with two). It gave off a fair amount of very blue light with minimal "hot spots". The light did not have very much penetration with the diffuser in place, and I didnt get a chance to try it without.

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102 out of 201 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Fantastic Light
Reviewer: Candace F., Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - View all my reviews
We purchased this UK Light Cannon to add with our the other one had got a couple years ago. The beams are so bright and clear underwater it looks like something from Star Wars during a night dive. We needed two to place on our underwater video camera. They are heavy but worth it. Do yourself a favor and get the recharable kit.

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90 out of 183 people found this review helpful.



Rating: brightest light in the sea
Reviewer: jack polley, Saturday, June 23, 2007  
The UK Light Cannon is by far the brightest light in the sea. I purchased it from scuba.com and was extremely pleased with the entire process. I have used my light only once so far with great results and the envy of other divers. The rechargable battery kit is indespensable. Give about 2hrs of light. Great so far. JP

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82 out of 156 people found this review helpful.



Rating: HID Light Cannon
Reviewer: Jim F., Sunday, June 17, 2007 - View all my reviews
In The Northwest almost where almost all dives require a light, this one is great. However, with rechargable batteries it doesnt last for a full three dives, which I usually do. It dies about 2/3 of the way through the last dive. I needed a second set of batteries to change out after second dive.

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86 out of 176 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Great light!
Reviewer: John Johnston, Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - View all my reviews
This is a very good primary light. The light it produces is bright and very white. The colors visible by it are great, especially at night. I used this on a night dive and it was by and far the brightest light of anyone on the boat (note that no one was using professional grade lights.)

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146 out of 249 people found this review helpful.



Rating: EXCELLENT~!
Reviewer: Dereck Martin, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - View all my reviews
I love this light! Im a pacific northwest diver and this is definately the light to get up here... blast that light beam at anything to turn night into day! It has a tight beam that is very bright compared to the C8, my buddy diver has a C8 and this kicks the pants off of his.

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116 out of 240 people found this review helpful.



Rating: The best light I`ve ever owned!
Reviewer: Wayne Merkel, Sunday, November 19, 2006
This light has worked excellently for me. I have used these lights in the past and I loved them so I purchased my own. They are light weight, produce amazing light output and they are extremly durable. They are well worth the price. I would recommend one of these to anyone.

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96 out of 199 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Daylight
Reviewer: Mark K., Thursday, January 25, 2007 - View all my reviews
Just got back from Playa Del Carmen and Cozumel and all I can say is this light brings daylight into your dives. We took it on reef night dives and cenote dives. This light is awesome, it outperformed every other light. Thanks for the great product!!!!!!!!!!

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95 out of 198 people found this review helpful.



Rating: UK LIGHT CANNON
Reviewer: MIchael Pangelinan, Monday, September 18, 2006 - View all my reviews
Awesome light! Used it for diving the Yucatan cenotes last week (September 2006) and the light range was incredible. I was the last in line and my beam penetrated even further than the primary canister light rig used by the DM (who led the dive)!

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132 out of 244 people found this review helpful.



Rating: !!BRIGHT LIGHT!!
Reviewer: Daniel Symansky, Thursday, August 09, 2007
Took this diving on a series of night dives and daytimes dives in the Florida Keys. Amazingly bright unbeatable price. I can Almost promise you will have the brightest light in your group unless someone has spent upwards of $600. Great BUY!!!

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116 out of 198 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Very Illuminating
Reviewer: DON ROBERTSON, Thursday, April 10, 2008
This is 1 great light! Very bright and it’s easy on batteries. I use 4000 mAh Ni-MH rechargable batteries and I recharge them after 5 30-50 minute dives and have never run out of light. For the price this is one great light!

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37 out of 80 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Great Light
Reviewer: Robert D., Monday, May 07, 2007 - View all my reviews
This is a great underwater light! We bought two of them and the rechargable batteries. I would not recommend the rechargable batteries. The light uses standard C cell batteries (alkali) and that is probably all you need.

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90 out of 176 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Great light!
Reviewer: Michael Thomas, Sunday, November 19, 2006  
Ive never been excited by a light before, but I am about this one! Great bang for the buck. Super bright and it really does have a similar spectrum to natural sunlight. Highly recommended

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106 out of 263 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Great LIght
Reviewer: Jeffrey Schaub, Saturday, December 15, 2007 - View all my reviews
This is the best light Ive owned, excellent performance, and a very good $ value. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking HID performance without spending $600. Shipping was prompt.

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70 out of 179 people found this review helpful.



Rating: The best light ever
Reviewer: James Maxwell, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - View all my reviews
This light could very well be a life saver. The light is supper bright and even cuts threw New Jersey water. When you can not see your buddy you will still see his or her light.

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120 out of 246 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Great light.
Reviewer: hazen komraus, Friday, November 24, 2006 - View all my reviews
Great light, all the praise rings true. BUT... for the money I would suggest the Princeton Tec Shockwave LED, same output, quadruple the battery life, smaller and cheaper.

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106 out of 200 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Workin great so far!
Reviewer: Michael Maston, Sunday, November 19, 2006 - View all my reviews
Taken the new light out on a few dives so far and it is performing well. Good strong beam, seems to do well with both regular and the rechargeable battery.

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105 out of 216 people found this review helpful.



Rating: UK
Reviewer: Abdulaziz Kaki, Monday, September 25, 2006 - View all my reviews
u cant go wrong with UK. especially HID cannon, the light is so powerful that it feels like my cars xenon lights. great, and economic with batteries too.

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169 out of 287 people found this review helpful.



Rating: The best underwater light
Reviewer: Clarence Luke, Friday, December 01, 2006
Its a product that will keep you in the water diving for more fish. It also seems like taking the sun under water with you everytime you go fishing.

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96 out of 189 people found this review helpful.



Rating: WOW
Reviewer: BRENDA YAMAGUCHI, Thursday, October 12, 2006 - View all my reviews
WE GOT THIS RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT FOR CURACAO. OUR FIRST OCEAN NIGHT DIVE WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH THESE LIGHTS, THEY TRULY ARE CANNONS OF LIGHT.

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108 out of 214 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Follow the light
Reviewer: dennis kenny, Tuesday, September 19, 2006
In the sometimes murky waters of the Northwest this light cuts through like no other. I have used it as a light for photography too.

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110 out of 218 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Kinetics HID Cannon 100
Reviewer: John K., Wednesday, May 09, 2007
I did a night dive with a half dozen other divers. Their lights together could not equal the light from this unit. Clean and bright.

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79 out of 166 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Outstanding Light
Reviewer: Daniel Evans, Monday, April 02, 2007 - View all my reviews
I have owned several dive lights in the past and this one has the brightest, whitest light and an easily manageable compact size.

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134 out of 229 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Great light
Reviewer: Kathleen T., Friday, April 06, 2007 - View all my reviews
I have used a few other brands of lights and the UK light cannon is by far the best. It makes a night dive much more enjoyable.

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92 out of 182 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Excellent
Reviewer: Jennifer Anderson, Thursday, October 12, 2006 - View all my reviews
Nice bright light while under the water. It is on the heavy side, but with the brightness it delivers, its understandable.

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122 out of 274 people found this review helpful.



Rating: I like it
Reviewer: Jason F., Monday, April 16, 2007 - View all my reviews
This light is bright and so far very sturdy. I have only used it a couple of time so far, but it is mynew favorite light.

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94 out of 223 people found this review helpful.



Rating: light cannon
Reviewer: Philip Lomedico, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - View all my reviews
excellent light bright white and exceptional price thanks to scuba .com always a pleasure doing busness with you phil

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110 out of 223 people found this review helpful.



Rating: UK Light Cannon
Reviewer: Grade A, Tuesday, September 19, 2006
This is my second light cannon. They are used solely for NY wreck diving and take a significant amount of abuse.

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102 out of 203 people found this review helpful.



Rating: great Light
Reviewer: Cheryl Wheeler, Monday, January 08, 2007 - View all my reviews
Very, very Bright. I have never seen another light that gets this bright. The best thats out there.

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141 out of 236 people found this review helpful.



Rating: HID Light Cannon 100
Reviewer: Gary Faust, Sunday, November 19, 2006
Im very pleased with the amount of light put out by this light. i would recommend it.

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90 out of 196 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Excellent light
Reviewer: Sharon T., Sunday, January 06, 2008 - View all my reviews
Love the light, but the removable handle slips off too easily.

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60 out of 154 people found this review helpful.



Rating: test result
Reviewer: MARK E., Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Above expectation.recommend everyone serious scuba driver.

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118 out of 199 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Best Light Around
Reviewer: Joshua Rice, Saturday, November 18, 2006 - View all my reviews
This light is great. Very bright and dependable!

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96 out of 234 people found this review helpful.



Rating: UNDERWATER KINETICS HDI LIGHT CANNON 100
Reviewer: Carl Anderson, Saturday, December 23, 2006 - View all my reviews
EXCELLENT PRODUCT.

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134 out of 227 people found this review helpful.



Rating: light cannon
Reviewer: Gary M. Schiendelman, Thursday, October 19, 2006 - View all my reviews
light is excellent

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149 out of 255 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Daylight at 100 ft!
Reviewer: Robert Ferreira, Sunday, September 17, 2006 - View all my reviews
Great product!

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132 out of 261 people found this review helpful.



Rating: light canon
Reviewer: David K., Friday, October 03, 2008 - View all my reviews
great light

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Rating: Daylight at 100 ft!
Reviewer: Robert Ferreira, Sunday, September 17, 2006 - View all my reviews
Great!

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110 out of 245 people found this review helpful.