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Local PA unknown fig id?

I finally got a ripe fig off a local unknown (original post here). Anyone have any ideas what this might be? This one ripened with two days of torrential rain, so I was forced to pick it early since it started cracking open. It had a pleasant mild lingering sweetness and distinct raspberry flavor.

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Quick look makes me think Hardy Chicago.

This one behaves differently than my Hardy Chicago. The fruit are like half the size, and the few fruit it set were all pointing almost straight up. The pictured fig actually ripened still pointing up (no droop). Granted, I've got a pretty small sample size to draw from, so this could all be spurious. The leaf shape, dark fruit and berry interior is consistent with a Mt Etna type. Maybe this is a runt Mt Etna?

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