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An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a recording head which ejects ink to perform recording; and an ink-extracting member which has an ink-extract passage as an inner passage formed therein and which is to be removably connected to an ink cartridge that stores ink for extracting the ink from the ink cartridge to supply the ink to the recording head. The ink-extracting member is to be connected to the ink cartridge including an ink-outlet valve member which shuts off a flow of the ink from the ink cartridge and which establishes a state in which the ink can be extracted from the ink cartridge by the ink-extracting member when the ink-outlet valve member is pressed by the ink-extracting member which abuts on the ink-outlet valve member upon connection of the ink-extracting member to the ink cartridge. The ink-extracting member further includes, at an end portion thereof, an end face which abuts on the ink-outlet valve member, and at least one ink-extract communication opening which is formed at the end portion and which is formed in a peripheral wall of the ink-extracting member, so as to communicate with the ink-extract passage.
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