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An operations manager is calculating the variance in energy efficiency between two cooling systems using the expression −2y−2y2+2y−8−y−12−y\frac{-2y - 2}{y^2 + 2y - 8} - \frac{y - 1}{2 - y}. After factoring the first denominator into (y+4)(y−2)(y + 4)(y - 2) and recognizing that 2−y{}2 - y is an opposite denominator, the manager identifies the Least Common Denominator (LCD). What is the factored form of the LCD used to combine these two terms?

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