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\section{Conclusions}\label{conclude}  \revise{REVISIONS IN PROGRESS}  We have characterized the double red giant eclipsing binary KIC 9246715 with a combination of dynamical modeling, stellar atmosphere modeling, and global asteroseismology, and have investigated the roles of magnetic activity, tidal forces, and stellar evolution in creating the system we observe today. KIC 9246715 represents a likely future state of similar-mass RG/EB systems and raises interesting questions about the interactions among stellar activity, tides, and solar-like oscillations.  The two stars in KIC 9246715 are nearly twins ($M_1 = 2.16 \pm 0.04\ M_{\odot}$, $M_2 = 2.14 \pm 0.03\ M_{\odot}$, $R_1 = 7.90 \pm 0.04 \ R_{\odot}$, $R_2 = 8.33 \pm 0.04 \ R_{\odot}$), yet we find only one set of solar-like oscillations strong enough to measure robustly ($M = 2.17 \pm 0.13 \ M_{\odot}$, $R = 8.26 \pm 0.16 \ R_{\odot}$). These oscillations are most likely from Star 2, the larger and cooler of the pair, which appears to be less magnetically active than Star 1. We identify a second set of marginally detectable oscillations attributable to Star 1, for which only $\Delta \nu$ can be estimated, yielding a higher average density than the main oscillation spectrum.