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CURLS! CURLS! CURLS!
Hand-dyed curly mohair for all your hooked hair needs.  We have 10 colours to choose from:  From left to right:  

Silver Grey Light
Grey Medium
Charcoal
Platinum Blond
Golden Mermaid
Dirty Blond
Brunette
Chestnut
Auburn
Carrot Top
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Bagged in 13 gram amounts - $5.95/bag
We also have undyed Natural. $4.95/bag

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TROITSK Yarn - Tradition in quality since 1797  Premium Collection Hand-dyed  100% Merino   
​2.5 oz/70 g     42 m/46 yards    Quantities are limited     $19.95/skein
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Golden
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2 Available 
Azure
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6 Available
Lapis
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6 Available 
Grape
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2 Available 
Creosote
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2 Available 

Egyptian Teal 
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2 Available ​
Pink Violet
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2 Available ​
Rusty Nail
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6 Available
Juniper
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4 Available ​
Enchanted Woods 
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4 Available


NEW!!!  NEW!!!  NEW!!!
100% Superwash Jumbo Merino Wool   240-270g  Length 118 - 128m/130-14o- yards - $54.95/skein
Superwash means supersoft!


Crimson Maple

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Amethyst

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Wineberry

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Bellwoods Sky

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Lost Lemon

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Bluefish

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Peyto

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Shangrila Green

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Canadian Tuxedo

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The Gazette

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Bitter

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Mermaid

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Green Lake

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Cloudy

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LaFayette

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 !!!NEW!!!!
Reclaimed Chiffon RIbbon
by the baskets full. You not only get fabulous colour but texture as well. It hooks like a dream.  Order by the dominant colour. 
80+ yards
    $15.95 ea.
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NEW!!   6 Values of hand-dyed 2 ply Heritage yarn for all those shading projects.  6 - 1 oz mini skeins beautifully dyed with your favourite colours.  We can dye any colour you need.  Let us know.      Yarn Swatch Sets -  $29.95
Buttercup - Jacquard Lilac - Grey Ice
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Brilliant Blue - Turquoise - Hummingbird 
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Heart Red - Tangerine - Lime
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Flamingo - Mossy Green - Straw
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Snow & Ice - Peacock - Jacquard Lilac
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Hummingbird - Green With Envy - Walnut 
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New to the shop!  7 Sheep themed aprons for the knitter, hooker or wool enthusiast. 
100 % Cotton, comfortable, wide over the head, neck strap and pocket.  So TIE ONE ON!   
When ordering count from left to right to name the pattern.                               $34.95                                                   
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Amy Oxford Punch Needles in the most popular sizes.   #14 Fine and #10.  Perfect for the 2 Ply Yarn that we sell.    Comes boxed with instructions.                                                                                          $49.95 ea.
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Hand Painted Sari Ribbon - 10-20 mm wide, 100 grams / approximately 50 yards
(Double the size of our smaller skeins of sari silk)     $24.95 ea  
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Silver Laughter
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Mystic
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Dreamily
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Golden Cleam

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Wonders Wild
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Setting Sun
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Fairy-Tale
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Wreath of Flowers

Beautiful sheep pull ornaments, lifelike and brilliantly finished with amazing detail. 
​Sturdily made from wood and cotton.  Made in Germany.   
​If you love and collect sheep ornaments these are a must!
   
Sold Out - Small Sheep $94.95   9" high at the head and 10 1/2" wide wood base 
  Large Sheep $123.95   14" high at the head and 14" wide wood base  
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Tartan Throws - Beautiful 100% wool, generous sized throws. Various clans, perfect for gift giving and snuggling under with the cold temperatures coming.     Royal Stewart (top left) , (Stacked on right top to bottom)   Buchanan Antique, Freedom, Black Watch and Mackellar clans.  $89.95

Scarves - Soft and luxurious Lambs Wool Scarves - Left to right along bottom - Black Watch, Royal Stewart and Nova Scotia Tartan                                                                                                                                                                                      $39.95 
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Sheep related Post Cards   $1.95
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 SugarBush - CHILL 150
100% extra fine merino, super bulky  3.5 oz/100 g   52 yards/48 m   Perfect for funky fish, mermaids, snow, grass, flowers and sky embellishments.   Easy to hook and knit!                                                                    $18.95/Skein                                               
Borealis Sky
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Arctic Frost
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Seafoam
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Gold 'N Grey
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Tundra Sun
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Frosty Sea
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Sari Silk   $15.95 ea.    approx. 25 yards / 50 grams
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From left to right - Evergreen - Sand - Olive - Teal - Topaz - Sapphire - Periwinkle - Gypsy - Ruby - Salmon - Sangria - Plum - Voodoo - Black Cherry - Fig - Charcoal

Folding Cutter Table
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Top is 16" long, 10" Wide, 6" High
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New and in time for Christmas giving! Portable cutter table.  Folds easily for travel. Rubber feet for nonskid. Plenty of room to turn handle. Will take any clamp-on cutter machine. Demo showing my Bolivar. Perfect for when you don't have a table to clamp your machine too, at home, at workshops or a friends house. Can be painted on top or stenciled with a design to personalize. $79.95 ea.

Quilted Cotton Strip Holders
The perfect organization for wool strips.  Great for travel, convenient roll is compact and easily carried.  This will be an ongoing shop item but quilted fabrics will change with availability.   The blue and autumn coloured Jacobean print is reversible so we are offering it with either the stripe or floral on the outside of the roll.   There are two bands to wrap your roll to keep it from coming apart and snaps for segmenting various thicknesses of wool strips.   
From left to right -  (1) Turquoise Floral, (2) Colourful Dragon Flies/Fish/Leaves Bright Yellow Background,
(3) Butterflys & Flowers, (4) Abstract Orange/Green/White, (5) Powder Blue & Green Jacobean, (6) Colourful Irises with Lilac Background, (7) Peach & Robin's Egg Jacobean, (8) Wines in Red & Cream, (9) Pink & Blue Floral.
                                                                                          $39.95 ea.


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NEW!​ - Metallico  To add a bit of sparkle and metallic shimmer to your rugs.  Beautifully soft and luxurious. Hooks like a #5 cut.  
70% Polyamide, 21% Acrylic, 9% Wool  1.75 oz - 126 yards -  $11.95 ea.

Rose Gold
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Sky Blue
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Powder
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Rose Pearl
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Golden Sand
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Rosaline
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Copper
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Espresso
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Moss Agate
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Titanium
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Night Blue
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Tahitian Green
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Burgundy
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Pearl White
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Mystic Black
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Jeans Blue  
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Silver Sapphire
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Dark Gold
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 SugarBush - CHILL
100% extra fine merino, super bulky  3.5 oz/100 g   52 yards/48 m   Perfect for water and sky embellishments.  Clouds and waves!  Don't forget sheep!  Easy to hook! 
                                                                            $17.95/skein
Beaufort Sea
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Alabaster
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Grey River
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Fire In The Sky
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Artic sky
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Alpine
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Lazuli
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A Rug Hooker's Last Will & Testament
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A bit of fun to leave behind when we join the hooking group in the sky.   $5.95 ea.

NEW - Gift Certificate Service
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Call us toll free 1-855-624-0370 or use the Contact form for a PayPal invoice and we will take care of the rest! 
Any denomination and no expiry date.  Coupon is for merchandise only, no cash value. 

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NEW   Floor Strip Holder!!

*Just in, a floor model, cut wool, strip holder.
*Keeps cut strips organized, separated,  and easy to select. Generous height of dowels on each arm to really stack on piles of wool strips. 
*No more mounds of wool on the coffee table or on the arm of the chair getting knocked to the floor.
*This convenient stand is like a beautiful piece of furniture, a work of art! A hand-turned center spool and unique final top are all a part of its charm.  The stand is extremely sturdy so it won't topple over easily. 
*As with all of Steven Scott's work, the wood is finished to perfection.  The top and bottom can be unassembled for shipping in a long slender box. 

Top area is 20" across. 
Stand is 36" high to the top of the final. 


$179.95 each
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Encompassing Designs is proud to introduce the Wool Widget!

The best little gadget since the wool cutter!   It holds the wool to reduce accidents; we’ve all dropped our wool into the dye bath using pins and tongs!  No more burning fingers in scalding water!!

Made in Mahone Bay!
Sits in the water while you answer the phone or mix the next solution.
The round shape fits nicely in the pot
Beautifully turned oak with sturdy spool handle for gripping
Finished with varnish
No fuss, pointed brass hooks hold the wool secure


Click this link for instructions on how to use it: http://www.encompassingdesigns.com/1/post/2013/05/introducing-the-wool-widget.html
 

$54.95 each


NEW - Felted Hooking Bags

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Wool Felted Bags perfect for carrying hooks and scissors!
Size: 9" x 6 1/2"
Three patterns: 

1. Fiddleheads and Sheep with felted ball zipper pull
2. Nighttime Sheep with wool moon zipper pull
3. Sunny Day Sheep with flower zipper pull. 

$18.95 each

NEW - Wool Felted Notion Bags

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Felted notion bags with zippers or great for a change purse.  Coordinating decorative felted ball on zipper
Size:
4" Dia.
Colours: Fuchsia, Red, Teal, Gray, Brown, Purple, Green

$9.95 each


Curly Mohair

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Mohair Boucle or commonly referred to as Curly Locks.  Sold by the skein or by the package.  Great for Santa beards, crests of waves, sheep and so much more.
 

Full Skein $22.95


Sculpting Bent Scissors

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Bent Stainless scissors.  Great for sculpting projects.  Shiny and sharp!  
            
$34.95 pair




Bent Scissors

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High polished Italian Scissors.  Shiny and sharp! Makes the perfect cut!  

$29.95 pair

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Country Roving

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Roving by the bag.  Five ply.  Perfect for sheep, clouds, waves, Santa beards, hair.  Comes in Natural, light brown, light grey, charcoal, black, red, gold, blue, green, navy.    

$8.95 per roll

Rug Binding Rolls

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Rug binding sold by the roll.  1 1/4" wide, cotton. 72 yards on each roll.  100% cotton.  Various colours available.  Ask what is in stock.

Single roll $59.95 ea.
Special Two Pack - $110.95



Whipping Needles

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The best invention since sliced bread!  These needles are easy to thread, easy to hold and make the holes in the backing larger so the yarn doesn't bunch and knot up.  The only complaint is that friends borrow them and don't bring them back.     
        
Package of 2   $6.95 ea

Cording by yard

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$1.00 per yard


Binding by the Yard

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Very large assortment of rug binding colours always in stock. Sold by the yard. 
1 1/4" Wide, Cotton 


$1.00 per yard

Dyed Roving Bits

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Dyed Roving Bits to add interest to your hooking project.  Large assortment available.  Tell us the colours you like and we will hand pick them for you.  

$4.95 ea




Odds 'N Ends

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​Bags of leftover ends are sorted by colour and bagged.  No seam edges.  Great for hit and miss projects.  All colours not always available as the wool is leftover from making kits.  Usually there are blues, reds, yellows and greens as they are most commonly used.    Approx. 1/2 lb of wool.
     
$16.95 per bag

Feather Down Pillow Inserts

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​High quality pillow inserts.  Have cotton outer casing

that prevents feathers from sticking through.  Made in Canada


Size: 16" x 16" - $15.95 ea.
Size: 14" x 20" - $20.95 ea.
Size: 12" x 18" - $18.95 ea.
Size: 14" x 24" - $24.95 ea.
Size: 18" x 18" - $19.95 ea.
Size: 22" x 22" - $28.95 ea.


Wool Strip Holder

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A great way to organize your wool strips while hooking.  There are three arms that will separate your six values  and the remaining three arms will separate your larger cuts.   Beautifully turned spool and finished to show the luster of the wood.  Little rubber feet will not scratch your table or slip.  So beautifully made it is a piece of functional art!  Top part comes off for travel.
13" dia. wide for the top arms
11 1/2" High, Base is 6" Dia 

Made in Mahone Bay!
$74.95 ea 

Cutter Blade Cases

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Stackable cases to hold cutter blades.  Each layer has a piece of felt to protect the blade from moving around.  Clear plastic to identify the blade size at a glance. 

$7.95 ea


Grey Dye Spoons -
Set of 3

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​Each spoon has a  measure on either end.  They consist of 1/28, 1/64, 1/32, 1/16, 1/8 and 1/4.  Highly polished steel.  Stored in a plastic tube. 
These are the dye spoons used to dye the wool for the shop and our dye book formulas.   Not all dye spoons are calibrated properly.  These spoons are tried and true.


$74.95 Set of 3

T-Pins

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$5.95 Pack of 60

Sharpie Marker

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Not much we need to say about the Sharpie. 
Low odor, fine point markers for easy
​transferring your drawing to the backing.   
        $1.25 ea

Grippers by the roll

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Grippers by the roll.  40" - 42" long. 
These are the grippers that work best
​with all the backings.
 


$55.00 ea



Jacquard Individual Dye Bottles

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Extremely brilliant and colorfast, Jacquard’s Acid Dyes are concentrated, powdered, hot water dyes that yield the most vibrant results possible for protein fibers.  When immersion dyeing,   Jacquard’s Acid Dyes produce a uniform color, which is always a challenge for dyers. The colors are beautiful, transparent and luscious enough to dive into!   1/2 oz/14 g bottles

Choose from 
40 different colours!

All Colours $7.95/bottle


Briggs & Little Yarn
  4 oz., 113 g skeins - 2 Ply

Heritage - $7.95/skein

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Regal - $7.95/skein
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Scissor Bling!

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Handmade scissor bling by Christine Little.  As individual as you are!  
The bling will help identify your scissors at a hook-in or help find them when lost in the sofa cushions. No two are the same and the inventory changes constantly.  We lots of colours available or we will make up one to suit your request.   
 
Bling clips to your scissor handle. Scissors sold separately. 

$14.95 ea.

SPECIAL 
​Buy a pair of scissors and get 50% off a scissor bling of your choice.
  


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Shop Hours:
Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
Saturdays 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
We are closed during ice and snow storms
​so please call ahead.  If school is cancelled we probably are as well.  

Toll Free: 1-855-624-0370
Local: 1-902-624-0370​
encompassingdesigns@gmail.com

498 Main Street
P.O. Box 437
Mahone Bay, N.S.
Canada B0J 2E0

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