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        <name>Wells Fargo Bank NA into Schlumberger NV</name>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <annualizedRt>9.00000000</annualizedRt>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Royal Bank of Canada into Citigroup, Inc.</name>
        <lei>ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11</lei>
        <title>Royal Bank of Canada into Citigroup, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US7799424087"/>
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        <balance>13000.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>871618.82000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>8.50000000</annualizedRt>
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        <securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>UnitedHealth Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300GHBMY8T5GXDE41</lei>
        <title>UnitedHealth Group, Inc.</title>
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        <balance>10000.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3019100.00000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) into Medtronic plc</name>
        <lei>PT3QB789TSUIDF371261</lei>
        <title>Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) into Medtronic plc</title>
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          <isin value="US89116B6204"/>
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        <balance>8000.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

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          <maturityDt>2026-04-13</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
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          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
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          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Goldman Sachs Bank USA into Applied Materials, Inc.</name>
        <lei>KD3XUN7C6T14HNAYLU02</lei>
        <title>Goldman Sachs Bank USA into Applied Materials, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US38151L4077"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1465142"/>
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        <balance>29000.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4295548.57000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-05-05</maturityDt>
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          <annualizedRt>10.00000000</annualizedRt>
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          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>McDonald's Corp.</name>
        <lei>UE2136O97NLB5BYP9H04</lei>
        <title>McDonald's Corp.</title>
        <cusip>580135101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5801351017"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="799"/>
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        <balance>20000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio</name>
        <lei>549300M4TP89K77LG374</lei>
        <title>Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio</title>
        <cusip>457756500</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4577565009"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="170875"/>
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        <balance>0.00100000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>JPMorgan Chase Bank NA into Truist Financial Corp.</name>
        <lei>7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97</lei>
        <title>JPMorgan Chase Bank NA into Truist Financial Corp.</title>
        <cusip>4662AA448</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4662AA4480"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1385569"/>
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        <balance>12000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>480580.63000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-03-02</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>9.50000000</annualizedRt>
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          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Analog Devices, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300KHUXLS6Q30KT26</lei>
        <title>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Analog Devices, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>60701E345</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US60701E3457"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1467683"/>
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        <balance>13000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-05-18</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>8.50000000</annualizedRt>
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          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
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          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Barclays Bank plc into Amazon.com, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Barclays Bank plc into Amazon.com, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1450663"/>
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        <balance>12500.00000000</balance>
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        <valUSD>2550647.36000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <maturityDt>2026-03-25</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>10.00000000</annualizedRt>
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          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300KHUXLS6Q30KT26</lei>
        <title>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>60701E139</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US60701E1394"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1426051"/>
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        <balance>20000.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>783431.49000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>10.00000000</annualizedRt>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Royal Bank of Canada into Oracle Corp.</name>
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        <title>Royal Bank of Canada into Oracle Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1467691"/>
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        <balance>31000.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-05-13</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>10.00000000</annualizedRt>
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          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Nestle SA</name>
        <lei>KY37LUS27QQX7BB93L28</lei>
        <title>Nestle SA</title>
        <cusip>641069406</cusip>
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          <isin value="US6410694060"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="9905"/>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>CH</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.</name>
        <lei>549300KHUXLS6Q30KT26</lei>
        <title>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.</title>
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          <isin value="US6068FR6676"/>
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        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Salesforce, Inc.</name>
        <lei>RCGZFPDMRW58VJ54VR07</lei>
        <title>Salesforce, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US79466L3024"/>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Goldman Sachs Bank USA into Home Depot, Inc. (The)</name>
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          <isin value="US38151L5066"/>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2027-05-18</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>8.00000000</annualizedRt>
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          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
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    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2025-06-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Strategic Series</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
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</edgarSubmission>
