Founder Diaries · Perfumer's Method · 2026

A transparent, perfumer-led walk through exactly how a beloved scent is decoded, rebuilt with real materials, and re-engineered to actually survive 40°C heat and 80% humidity on Indian skin.

By Sonal Sahani · ISIPCA, Versailles-trained perfumer · Founder, SOSA Home & Body · Updated May 2026

Disclosure: SOSA Home & Body is an independent fragrance house and is NOT affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any of the brands or houses named in this article. All brand names and trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used only for descriptive comparison. SOSA does not sell counterfeits — our Perfume Recreation is an independent interpretation, hand-composed by our own perfumer and calibrated for Indian skin and weather.

Why I recreate a perfume at all

It almost always starts the same way. Someone writes to me about a fragrance they adore — a designer or niche scent they smelled on a friend, fell for at a duty-free counter, or wore for years before it was discontinued. And then comes the catch: it costs fifteen, twenty, twenty-five thousand rupees a bottle. Or worse, they already own it, and it vanishes off their skin by lunchtime in the Pune or Mumbai heat. The scent they love does not seem built for the life they actually live.

I am Sonal Sahani, founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body, trained at ISIPCA — the fragrance school in Versailles, near Paris. I want to pull back the curtain on something most brands keep deliberately mysterious: how perfume recreations are made, and specifically how we re-engineer a beloved scent so it survives Indian weather. This is not a sales pitch dressed up as a guide. It is the genuine, technical method I use at my bench. Before we go further, one line you will see throughout: SOSA is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any brand named here, all trademarks belong to their owners, and we sell recreations, never counterfeits.

The reason I recreate at all is simple. A fragrance accord — the abstract idea of "warm boozy vanilla with cinnamon and dates," say — belongs to no one. What a house owns is its name, logo and bottle, and those we never touch. So a perfumer is free to decode the direction of a scent and rebuild it honestly. That gives me a chance to do something the original could not: tune it for 40°C and 80% humidity, on Indian skin. That is the whole project.

The four steps at a glance

Every recreation I make follows the same four-stage method. Here it is in plain language before we go deep on each one.

First, let's be honest about what a recreation really is

People imagine a "dupe" is a decant siphoned from a real bottle, or a cheap oil with a famous name slapped on. A proper recreation is neither. It is composed from scratch by a perfumer, exactly the way any fine fragrance is built. The word "dupe" is just shorthand — and it carries baggage I want to clear up before I show you the method.

A counterfeit is a fake that wears the original brand's name, logo and bottle to trick you into thinking you bought the genuine article. That is fraud, and it is illegal. A recreation (also called inspired-by, an interpretation, or, yes, a "dupe") is the honest opposite: a brand-new composition, sold under its own name, in its own bottle, that captures the DNA of a scent you love. It never pretends to be the original. SOSA only ever makes the second kind. We never print another house's name on our bottle, we never copy a box, and we never let anyone believe they are buying the branded product. If you want the full legal and ethical picture, I lay it all out in our honest guide to perfume dupes in India.

Step 1 — Decode the original's accord (top, heart, base)

This is where every recreation begins, and it is the most purely technical part of the work. To rebuild a scent faithfully, I first have to read it the way a musician reads a score. Every fragrance unfolds in three layers, and decoding them is the difference between a recreation that captures the DNA and a "dupe" that just smells vaguely similar.

The top notes — the first impression

The top is what you smell in the first few minutes: bright, volatile materials — citrus, green notes, fresh spice — that flash off quickly. They set the mood but do not last. When I decode an original, I am listening for which top notes give it its signature opening, because in Indian heat these are also the first things to disappear.

The heart — the core character

The heart, or middle, is the soul of the fragrance — the accord that emerges once the top settles. Florals, fruits, the boozy or gourmand centre, the rose or the jasmine. This is usually what people actually mean when they say they "love" a scent. Getting the heart right is non-negotiable for a faithful interpretation.

The base — the foundation that lingers

The base is what remains hours later: woods, resins, musks, amber, vanilla, oud. It is the anchor that fixes everything above it to your skin. The base is where I do most of my climate re-engineering later, because a strong, heat-stable base is what keeps a fragrance alive through an Indian afternoon. Once I have mapped all three layers, the signature materials and the arc between them, I have the original's DNA — the structure I will rebuild with my own materials.

Step 2 — Source to the SOSA Standard

A decoded accord is only as good as the materials you rebuild it with. This is where most cheap "dupes" fall apart — they reach for the lowest-cost synthetics, and the result smells sharp, flat and screechy. The whole point of the SOSA Standard is that I refuse to do that. Here is what actually goes into the bottle.

Aromatics from the houses that supply luxury

My perfumery-grade aromatics come from the same suppliers that serve French and Swiss luxury labels — Firmenich, Givaudan, IFF, Symrise and Robertet. These are the molecules behind a great deal of the world's fine fragrance. Using them is the single biggest reason a recreation can read smooth and rich rather than synthetic.

Real naturals, not just synthetics

Where a scent calls for it, I reach for genuine naturals: Bulgarian rose absolute, Kashmiri saffron, Indian sandalwood and jasmine sambac, Cambodian oud. Naturals give a composition the depth, texture and slow unfolding that synthetics alone cannot — the quality that makes a fragrance "smell expensive" regardless of the price on the box. Several of these same naturals power our attar roll-on perfumes too.

Hand-composed, in small batches, in Pune

There is no outsourcing and no flavour-kit shortcut. I compose each recreation myself, by hand, in small batches at my bench in Pune. That craft is what separates a recreation that smells refined from a "dupe" that smells cheap — and it is the same philosophy behind our solid body perfumes.

Step 3 — Keep it IFRA-compliant and phthalate-free

Safety is not a step I bolt on at the end; it governs the formula from the first drop. A fragrance lives against your skin all day, so what is in it matters as much as how it smells.

IFRA-compliant — the same framework as luxury

Every recreation respects the International Fragrance Association's published usage limits for individual aromatic materials in a leave-on, skin-contact product. That is the exact same safety framework the global luxury industry works within. It is not a marketing word — it is the standard that governs how much of each material can safely sit against your skin.

Phthalate-free, paraben-free, no fillers

Phthalates are solvents and fixatives sometimes used to stretch or "fix" cheap fragrance, and some are flagged for health concerns — so I leave them out entirely. There are no parabens, no artificial colourants and no fillers in a SOSA recreation. The base is a pharmaceutical-grade perfumer's alcohol, the same calibre of base used by fine fragrance worldwide. Transparency is the whole point: if a "dupe" seller cannot tell you what is inside, that is your answer.

Step 4 — The SOSA Climate Calibration Method™

This is the step that exists nowhere else, and it is the reason this whole article is titled "for Indian weather." A faithful, clean recreation is wonderful — but if it behaves like the imported original, it will still vanish in the heat. So before I sign anything off, I re-engineer it for the climate it will actually be worn in.

The problem: Fragrance Density Collapse

Fragrance Density Collapse is my name for what happens when a fragrance calibrated for a cool, dry, temperate climate is worn in Indian heat and humidity. The lighter top and heart materials flash off the skin far faster than intended, and high humidity blunts projection, so the carefully layered structure thins out and falls apart. A scent designed to last eight hours in Paris can feel gone in two by a Mumbai afternoon. The bottle is not faulty — it was simply never tuned for 40°C and 80% humidity. I explain why this happens to so many imports in why expensive perfumes disappear on Indian skin.

The fix: boost the fixatives, anchor the base

Through the SOSA Climate Calibration Method™, I boost the fixatives, anchor the base more heavily, recalibrate the concentration, and choose heat-stable materials so the scent holds its shape through a hot, humid day instead of collapsing. In practice this means a denser, better-anchored dry-down than the European formula, so the heart and base survive long after the lighter notes would normally have burned off. If you want the practical, wearer's-side version of this, see how to make perfume last longer in India.

The recreation process: the SOSA Standard, stage by stage

Here is the whole method laid out as a single reference — what happens at each stage, why it matters, and what it means for a fragrance worn in Indian weather.

The 3-Layer Longevity Test

A recreation is not finished when it smells right in the first minute. The real question is whether it still smells right hours later, on warm Indian skin, in real conditions. So I never sign off a formula until it passes what I call the 3-Layer Longevity Test — three checkpoints across an Indian day.

Why three layers, not one: a perfume that opens beautifully but collapses by hour four has failed — that is exactly the trap imported originals fall into here. By testing the top, heart and base separately, I make sure each layer survives the Indian climate, which is how our recreations are built to hold 8 to 16+ hours depending on the scent family.

European formula vs SOSA-calibrated: longevity on Indian skin

This is the heart of the whole method, shown visually. The chart compares how a typical European-calibrated formula behaves on Indian skin against the same scent direction once it has been through the SOSA Climate Calibration Method™. Indicative scores out of 10 — higher is better. The European formula opens just as beautifully; it is the survival through heat and humidity where the calibration earns its place.

Being honest about what a recreation can — and can't — do

I will not pretend a recreation matches the original on everything. If I did, you would be right not to trust me. So here is the straight version, because the honesty is the whole point of this article.

What a recreation can do

It can capture the DNA — the family, the signature materials, the arc from top to dry-down — so that someone who knows the original recognises the direction instantly. It can be built from luxury-grade materials and real naturals, so it reads rich rather than flat. And, uniquely, it can be re-engineered for Indian skin and weather, so on home ground it frequently outlasts and out-projects the very original that inspired it. It can also bring back a discontinued scent that the market has taken away — something no shop can sell you anymore.

What a recreation can't do

It is not the identical original. Skin chemistry, climate, and the legal need to compose an independent formula all mean a recreation is its own thing — a faithful interpretation, not a molecule-for-molecule copy. It does not come in the designer bottle, with the box, the boutique experience, or the prestige of the name. If exactness to the last molecule or the cachet of the label is what matters most to you, the genuine bottle is the right choice, and I will tell you so.

The honest line I give every customer: a recreation is for people who love the scent and want it to actually perform on their skin in Indian weather, at a fair price. If you are buying the name, the bottle and the exact branded DNA, buy the original and enjoy it fully. Both are legitimate choices — I just want you to make yours with your eyes open.

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Cost per wear: what the method is worth

Let's do the honest maths, because all this craft has to translate into value. A genuine luxury or niche fragrance in India often retails somewhere in the region of ₹15,000 to ₹25,000+ for a 50ml to 100ml bottle (prices are approximate and swing with retailer, edition and import duties). A SOSA recreation of the same direction is ₹1,799 for 50ml — frequently a tenth of the price, sometimes less.

Now factor in performance, which is the whole reason for the calibration step. If an imported original suffers Fragrance Density Collapse and fades in two to three hours on a hot Indian day, you spray more, and a precious bottle empties faster — your true cost per wear climbs. A recreation that has passed the 3-Layer Longevity Test and holds 8 to 16+ hours from one or two sprays stretches further per bottle and per spray. So the method wins twice: a far lower upfront price, and a lower cost per wear because it actually lasts. The original still earns its premium if you are buying prestige, the designer bottle or exact DNA — but if you are buying a scent to wear, the value gap is enormous. And remember, free shipping applies above ₹499, with a portion of every order supporting Nanhi Kali.

5 ways an imported luxury perfume disappoints on Indian skin

These are the exact failure modes the method is designed to fix — the complaints I hear most often, and what the recreation process does about each one.

A note from the perfumer

I trained at ISIPCA in Versailles, the school that has shaped a great deal of the world's modern perfumery. When I came home to Pune and started composing for Indian wearers, the first thing the climate taught me was humbling: many of the techniques that produce a beautiful, long-lasting fragrance in Europe simply do not survive an Indian summer. I watched gorgeous compositions thin out and disappear in the heat. That is what led me to name and tackle Fragrance Density Collapse, to build the SOSA Climate Calibration Method™ around it, and to insist on the 3-Layer Longevity Test before anything leaves my bench.

I wanted to write this article because the recreation process is usually treated as a trade secret, and that secrecy is exactly what lets bad "dupes" hide behind it. I would rather show you the whole method: decode the accord, source to the SOSA Standard, keep it IFRA-compliant and phthalate-free, re-engineer it for Indian weather, then test it across the day. There is nothing to hide. We do not counterfeit. We never print another house's name on our bottle, we never copy a box, and we never let anyone believe they are buying the genuine branded product. What we do is honest perfumery — real materials, rebuilt and calibrated for the skin and weather they will actually live on.

Everything I make follows the same philosophy — real naturals like Bulgarian rose, Kashmiri saffron, Indian sandalwood and Cambodian oud, perfumery-grade aromatics from the houses that supply luxury, a clean pharmaceutical-grade base, hand-composed in small batches in Pune. Whether you choose a recreation of a scent you adore or commission a Bespoke Signature Perfume that is yours alone, you are getting a fragrance built for you, here, in this climate. You can read more about that journey on our Bespoke Perfume India page and in my founder's story.

— Sonal Sahani, Founder & Perfumer, SOSA Home & Body · ISIPCA, Versailles · Pune, May 2026. SOSA is independent and unaffiliated with any brand mentioned; we sell recreations, not counterfeits, and all trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Who this is for

• The curious wearer — you want to understand how perfume recreations are actually made before you buy one.
• The priced-out admirer — you love a luxury scent but cannot justify ₹20,000 for a bottle.
• The frustrated wearer — your expensive perfume fades by lunch in the Indian heat and you want it re-engineered to last.
• The ingredient-conscious buyer — you want IFRA-compliant, phthalate-free, transparent fragrance on your skin.
• The discontinued-scent mourner — your favourite was pulled or reformulated and you want it decoded and rebuilt.
• The gift-giver who wants something personal — you'd rather a bespoke, made-for-them scent built with the same method.

The honest bottom line

How perfume recreations are made is not a dark art and it should not be a secret. A faithful recreation is decoded from the original's accord, rebuilt with luxury-grade materials and real naturals, kept IFRA-compliant and phthalate-free, then re-engineered for Indian heat and humidity and proven across the day with a 3-Layer Longevity Test. Done that way, by a trained perfumer, it is honest, legal, and genuinely good — and on Indian skin it frequently outlasts the very original that inspired it.

What a recreation will never be is the identical original, the designer bottle, or the prestige of the name — and I will always tell you so. So choose with your eyes open. If the label and the exact branded DNA are what you are paying for, buy the genuine article and enjoy it fully. If you want the scent to actually perform on your skin, through a 40°C day, with clean materials and at a fair price, the method I have just shown you is, in my professional and admittedly partial opinion, the smarter route. Either way, never buy a counterfeit — demand honesty about what you are getting.

Frequently asked questions

How are perfume recreations made?

A faithful recreation is composed from scratch by a perfumer, the same way any fine fragrance is built — it is not a decant siphoned from a real bottle or a cheap oil with a famous name on it. At SOSA we work in four stages. First we decode the original's accord: its families, signature materials, and the arc from top notes to heart to base. Second we source perfumery-grade aromatics to the SOSA Standard — materials from the same houses that supply French and Swiss luxury labels (Firmenich, Givaudan, IFF, Symrise, Robertet) plus real naturals like Bulgarian rose absolute, Kashmiri saffron and Cambodian oud. Third we rebuild the structure on a pharmaceutical-grade alcohol base, IFRA-compliant and phthalate-free throughout. Fourth we re-engineer it for Indian skin and weather using the SOSA Climate Calibration Method™ and verify it with our 3-Layer Longevity Test. The result is a fresh, independent composition inspired by the original — not a copy of any branded juice.

How does SOSA recreate a perfume step by step?

You add the Perfume Dupe – Recreation to your cart and type the scent you want interpreted at checkout — any perfume, designer or niche, current or discontinued. Our founder and perfumer Sonal Sahani (ISIPCA, Versailles-trained) then decodes its accord direction, maps the top, heart and base, and reconstructs that structure by hand in small batches in Pune using perfumery-grade aromatics and real naturals. She then recalibrates the fixatives and concentration for Indian heat and humidity through the SOSA Climate Calibration Method™, and signs it off only after a 3-Layer Longevity Test at the one-hour, four-hour and eight-hour marks. It is a fresh composition inspired by the original, not a decant or a counterfeit.

What is the difference between a recreation and a counterfeit?

A counterfeit is a fake: it wears the original brand's name, logo, bottle and box, and is sold to trick you into believing it is the genuine luxury product. That is fraud and it is illegal. A recreation (also called a dupe, inspired-by, or interpretation) is the honest opposite — it is sold openly under its own name, in its own bottle, as a fresh composition that captures the DNA, mood and accord direction of a scent you love. It never claims to be the original. SOSA sells recreations, never counterfeits, and will always tell you plainly that you are buying a SOSA interpretation rather than the branded bottle.

Are perfume recreations good — can they actually match the original?

A well-made recreation can be very good indeed, because what makes a perfume smell refined is the quality of the raw materials and the skill of the blend, not the price on the box. A recreation captures the original's DNA — the family, the signature materials, the arc from top to dry-down — so that someone who knows the original recognises the direction. What it cannot do is be the original down to the last molecule; skin chemistry, climate and the legal need to compose an independent formula all mean a recreation is its own thing. We aim for a faithful interpretation that is instantly recognisable, and on Indian skin a calibrated recreation frequently lasts longer than the imported original it was inspired by.

What is the SOSA Standard for materials?

The SOSA Standard is what goes into every bottle. We use perfumery-grade aromatics from the same houses that supply French and Swiss luxury labels — Firmenich, Givaudan, IFF, Symrise and Robertet — alongside real naturals like Bulgarian rose absolute, Kashmiri saffron, Indian sandalwood, jasmine sambac and Cambodian oud, on a pharmaceutical-grade perfumer's alcohol base. Every formula is IFRA-compliant, hand-composed in small batches, and free of parabens, phthalates, artificial colourants and fillers. There is no outsourcing — Sonal composes each one herself in Pune. That sourcing is why a good recreation reads as rich and smooth rather than sharp and synthetic.

What is the SOSA Climate Calibration Method™?

It is our re-engineering process for Indian weather. Most Western luxury scents are tuned for cool, dry, temperate climates, so in Indian conditions — up to 40°C heat and around 80% humidity — their lighter materials flash off the skin too fast and humidity blunts projection. Through the SOSA Climate Calibration Method™ we boost the fixatives, anchor the base, recalibrate the concentration and choose heat-stable materials so the scent holds its shape through a hot, humid Indian day instead of suffering what we call Fragrance Density Collapse. It is the single biggest reason a SOSA recreation can outperform the very original it was inspired by, here, on home ground.

What is Fragrance Density Collapse?

Fragrance Density Collapse is our name for what happens when a perfume calibrated for a cool, dry climate is worn in Indian heat and humidity. The lighter top and heart materials evaporate from the skin far faster than intended, and high humidity blunts projection, so the carefully layered structure thins out and falls apart. A scent designed to last eight hours in Paris can feel gone in two by a Mumbai afternoon. The bottle is not faulty — it simply was never tuned for 40°C and 80% humidity. Our recreations are built specifically to resist it, with heavier fixation and heat-stable materials.

What is the 3-Layer Longevity Test?

The 3-Layer Longevity Test is how we prove a recreation actually lasts before it ever reaches you. We assess each formula on warm Indian skin at three checkpoints: the one-hour mark (does the opening read true and project), the four-hour mark (has the heart settled into the right shape without collapsing), and the eight-hour mark (is the base still anchored and recognisable). A recreation is only signed off when it holds its character across all three layers. Depending on the scent family, our recreations are built to deliver roughly 8 to 16-plus hours of longevity on Indian skin.

How does a perfumer decode a scent's top, heart and base?

Every fragrance unfolds in three layers. The top notes are what you smell in the first minutes — bright, volatile materials like citrus or spice that fade quickly. The heart, or middle, is the core character that emerges after the top settles — florals, fruits, the main accord. The base is the foundation that lingers for hours — woods, resins, musks, amber and oud that anchor everything. To decode an original, a trained perfumer maps each layer, identifies the signature materials and the arc between them, and works out the fixation that holds it together. That map — the DNA — is what we then rebuild with our own materials and re-engineer for Indian weather.

Why do expensive Western perfumes fade so fast on Indian skin?

It is Fragrance Density Collapse. Many Western luxury scents are calibrated for cool, dry, temperate climates. In Indian conditions — up to 40°C heat and around 80% humidity — the lighter top and heart materials flash off the skin far faster, and high humidity blunts projection, so a fragrance that lasts eight hours in Paris can feel gone in two by a Mumbai afternoon. A recreation built specifically for this climate uses heavier fixation, recalibrated concentration and heat-stable materials so the scent holds its shape and density through an Indian day. The imported original was simply never tuned for our heat and humidity.

Are SOSA recreations safe — IFRA-compliant and phthalate-free?

Yes. Every SOSA recreation is IFRA-compliant, meaning it respects the International Fragrance Association's published usage limits for individual aromatic materials in a leave-on, skin-contact product — the same safety framework the global luxury industry works within. The base is a pharmaceutical-grade perfumer's alcohol, and we use no phthalates, no parabens, no artificial colourants and no fillers. Phthalates are solvents sometimes used to stretch or fix cheap fragrance, and some are flagged for health concerns, so we leave them out entirely. A recreation from a transparent, perfumer-led house is a very different proposition from an anonymous street dupe.

How long do SOSA recreations last on Indian skin?

Depending on the scent family, our recreations are built to hold roughly 8 to 16-plus hours on Indian skin, verified through the 3-Layer Longevity Test. Heavier gourmand, amber and oud directions sit at the top of that range; fresher aquatic and citrus directions sit a little lower because their character is naturally lighter. Because the formulas are concentrated and heavily fixed for Indian heat through the SOSA Climate Calibration Method™, one to two sprays go a long way, and the dry-down anchors to skin instead of evaporating the way many imported originals do here.

Can you recreate a discontinued or hard-to-find perfume?

Yes — this is one of the best reasons to choose a recreation. Because each one is hand-composed from the scent's accord direction rather than decanted from a branded bottle, our perfumer can interpret a fragrance even if the original has been discontinued, reformulated, or is impossible to source in India. Name it at checkout and we will compose a faithful interpretation calibrated for Indian skin and weather. It is the only honest way to keep wearing a scent the market has taken away.

Are perfume recreations legal in India?

Yes — an independent recreation is legal in India, provided it does not copy a trademarked brand name, logo, bottle design or packaging, and is not passed off as the original. What is illegal is counterfeiting: putting a famous brand's name and trade dress on a product to deceive buyers. SOSA never does that. A fragrance accord — the abstract idea of a scent direction — is not something any one house can own, which is why recreating a scent direction is a long-standing, legal practice across the whole global perfume industry. We sell openly as a SOSA recreation under our own name, never claiming to be the original. SOSA is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any brand mentioned; all trademarks belong to their respective owners.

How much does a SOSA perfume recreation cost?

The Perfume Dupe – Recreation is ₹499 for 10ml, ₹1,799 for 50ml, and ₹3,499 for 100ml — the same pricing for any scent you ask us to recreate. Many of the luxury and niche originals people ask about retail for several times that, often in the ₹15,000 to ₹25,000-plus range for a 50ml to 100ml bottle (prices are approximate and vary by retailer and import duties). Free shipping applies above ₹499, and a portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali, which funds education for underprivileged girls.

What sizes should I order — 10ml, 50ml or 100ml?

Start with the 10ml at ₹499 if you want to test a recreation against your memory of the original before committing. Choose the 50ml at ₹1,799 as the everyday workhorse — it is the best value per ml and lasts most people months. Go to 100ml at ₹3,499 if it is a confirmed signature you reach for daily, or if you are gifting. Because our recreations are concentrated and heavily fixed for Indian heat, one to two sprays go a long way, so even the 10ml lasts longer than people expect.

When should I choose a bespoke perfume instead of a recreation?

Choose a recreation when you already love a specific scent and want that DNA decoded and calibrated for India at a fair price. Choose our Bespoke Signature Perfume when you want something built from scratch that is entirely yours — a wedding scent, a couple's or memory fragrance, a signature no one else wears, or a gift composed around a person. The Bespoke Signature Perfume is ₹1,499 for 10ml, ₹5,999 for 50ml and ₹11,999 for 100ml, and you can explore the full process on our Bespoke Perfume India pillar page.

Does SOSA sell counterfeits or fakes of branded perfumes?

No, never. SOSA Home & Body is an independent fragrance house and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any brand or house mentioned in this article. We do not copy, print or sell any other brand's name, logo, bottle or packaging. Our Perfume Recreation is an independent interpretation, hand-composed by our own ISIPCA, Versailles-trained perfumer and calibrated for Indian skin and weather. All brand names and trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used here only for descriptive comparison.

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