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@kkhrmloa th C`h'zl# th ahvjro ` dla st`tj ls clij eryloa ` sg`cc elsb"

M`h Mjr Nloa/ [jktlho 56, ]h elmmcj `rhuom thh

gukb ls mjeloltjcy oht lo tbj lotjrjst he lts pjhpcj/ Lt ls djttjr th cjt

pjhpcj dj `om oht lotjrejrj thh gukb wltb tbjlr clvjs/ [ukb `o j`sy'ahloa stycj b`s `csh khgj th dj iohwo `s ahvjrogjot dy oho'`ktlho/

@s wj sb`cc sjj lo tbls mhkugjot# wb`t tb`t jot`lcs `rj `ktu`ccy tbrjj

mhs `om twh mhots/

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C`h'zl ho

Ahvjrogjot dy Oho'@ktlho@o jxkjrpt erhg ]bj [lx V`trl`rkbs he Kblojsj Bug`olsg

@utbhr> Vjtjr G/I/ Kb`o

@cc rlabts rjsjrvjm

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Lo tbj vljw he C`h'zl# th jguc`tj tbj M`h he O`turj ls tbjprhpjr w`y th ahvjro ` st`tj/ ]b`t ls th s`y# lt ls th dj ahvjrojm

dy w`y he oho'`ktlho/ @s bj put lt>

M`h mhjs oht mh `oytbloa# `om ohtbloa ls cjet uomhoj/

Le iloas `om ejum`c chrms `dlmj dy lt#

@cc tbloas wlcc o`tur`ccy tr`osehrg lo `om he tbjgsjcvjs////

Qbjo tbj whrcm ls tr`oqulc `om wltbhut mjslrjs# lt wlcc khrrjkt ltsjce/

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"Ldlm# [jktlho ;1,Khggjot> Dhtb Khoeuklus `om Ghb'zl# L djcljvj# whucm elom tbj lmj` he

djloa tr`oqulc wltbhut mjslrjs th dj mjslr`dcj/ Dut th tbloi tb`t pjhpcj

`rj `dcj th tr`osehrg lo `om he tbjgsjcvjs ehr tbj djttjr wltbhut prhpjr

aulm`okj `om khotrhc ls shgjtbloa jcsj `cthajtbjr/

Lt ls dy mhloa ohtbloa tb`t ohtbloa ls cjet uomhoj/

Lt ls hocy wltb oho'`ktlho khucm tbj whrcm dj ahvjrojm/

Bj wbh ls prh`ktlvj ls oht qu`cleljm th ahvjro tbj whrcm/

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"Ldlm/ [jktlho =2,

Khggjot> Khoeuklus lo p`rtlkuc`r whucm b`vj tbhuabt tb`t ahvjroloa

wltb oho'`ktlho# `s pr`ktlkjm dy tbj s`aj'iloas# sbhucm `ktu`ccy djuomjrsthhm `s ahvjroloa dy w`y he vlrtuhus `kkhgpclsbgjots/ @s sukb# lt

sbhucm oht dj kb`r`ktjrlzjm `s oht mhloa `oytbloa `t `cc/ @om Ghb'zl# L

tbloi# whucm b`vj dy ohw tbhuabt tb`t lo `mvhk`tloa ahvjrogjot dy oho'

`ktlho# C`h'zl w`s rj`ccy hut he bls glom/

Le ejum`c chrms `om iloas khucm bhcm hoth M`h#

@cc tbloas wlcc dj t`ijo k`rj he lo `om he tbjgsjcvjs/

]bls ls truj he Bj`vjo `om J`rtb#

Qltbhut tbj hrmjr he `oyhoj#

]bjy khhpjr`tj th mrhp swjjt mjw jvjocy upho tbj pjhpcj#

"Ldlm/ [jktlho ;4,

Khggjot> Jvjo tbhuab Khoeuklus `om Ghb'zl whucm b`vj `arjjm tb`t

Bj`vjo ls lgp`rtl`c lo mlspjosloa lts dcjssloas# wb`t ls oht uomjrsthhm ls

bhw tbj `ee`lrs he st`tj whucm `ktu`ccy t`ij k`rj he tbjgsjcvjs wltbhut

shgj ilom he b`om'ho g`o`ajgjot/

@s lt turojm hut# ehr wb`t tbj M`h Mjr Nloals `dcj th tjcc#wb`t C`h'zl gj`ot dy oho'`ktlho `ktu`ccy jot`lcs tbrjj mhs `omtwh mhots/ "`, Lt ls th mlsk`rm `cc tj`kbloas `dhut tbj Q`y hebug`olty/ "d, Lt ls th prhghtj slgpclklty he glom `om erua`cltyhe clvloa dy mhloa `w`y wltb `cc ehrgs he jxtr`v`a`okjs/ "k, Lt lsth cjt pjhpcj dj# `om mh `w`y wltb uoojkjss`ry rucjs `omrjauc`tlhos/ @s bj put lt> ]h ahvjro ` dla st`tj ls clij eryloa `

sg`cc elsb " Ldlm/ [jktlho 56, ]b`t ls th s`y# thelmmcj `rhuom thh gukb ls mjeloltjcy oht lo tbj lotjrjst he tbjst`tj `om lts pjhpcj/ Khovjrsjcy# "m, lt ls oht th prhvhij phcltlk`c`gdltlhos `om mjslrjs ehr g`tjrl c wj`ctb9 `om "j, lt ls oht thachrley w`r `om wj`pho# gukb cjss mhglo`tlho dy usj he ehrkj/Clstjo `a`lo th wb`t bj s`ys lo tbjM`h Mjr Nloa/

`/ Mlsk`rm `cc tj`kbloas `dhut tbj Q`y he bug`olty

Qbjo M`h ls `drha`tjm#

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pjhpcj pr`ktlkj bug`ojojss `om rlabtjhusojss/

Qbjo iohwcjmaj `om wlsmhg `ppj`rjm# tbjrj ls gukb byphkrlsy/

Lt ls hocy wbjo e`glcy rjc`tlhos `rj oht b`rgholhus whucm

pjhpcj ojjm th pr`ktlkj elcl`c pljty `om p`rjot`c chvj/[lglc`rcy# wbjo ` st`tj ls lo mlshrmjr# chy`c glolstjrs `rj rjqulrjm/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho 02,

Khggjot> Qb`t ls djloa khovjyjm# L djcljvj# ls tb`t tbj tj`kbloas he

Khoeuklus `om Ght'zl `dhut bug`ojojss# rlabtjhusojss# `om jcjv`tloa

tbj whrtby lo p`rtlkuc`r# `rj phhr sudstltutjs ehr `s wjcc `s khotr`ry th tbj

M`h he O`turj "wblkb mhjs ohtbloa `om ohtbloa ls cjet uomhoj,/

Qbjo tj`kbloas `dhut s`ajbhhm `om wlsmhg `rj mlsk`rmjm#

Vjhpcjs djojelts wlcc job`okj dy ` buomrjm ehcm/

Qbjo tbj tj`kbloas he bug`ojojss `om rlabtjhusojss `rj `d`omhojm#

Vjhpcj wlcc rjturo th elcl`c pljty `om "p`rjot`c, `eejktlho/

Qbjo silccs `om mjslrj ehr prhelt `rj `csh put `slmj#

Oh hoj whucm ojjm th djkhgj tbljvjs `om rhddjrs/

Lo `mmltlho th tbj `dhvj tbrjj "gj`surjs,#

Vjhpcj sbhucm dj rjqulrjm th g`olejst pc`loojss `om slgpclklty/

Qbjo pjhpcj mh oht b`vj gukb th tbloi `om mjslrj#Cj`roloa k`o `csh dj mlsk`rmjm wltbhut b`vloa th whrry/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho 0 Ghrj dcuotcy put> C`h'zl w`s `m`g`ot tb`t tbj tj`kbloas heKhoeuklus `om Ghb'zl `s wjcc `s khggjrkl`c silccs `om `mglolstr`tlvj

iohw'bhw sbhucm `cc dj mhoj `w`y wltb/ Lo tbls w`y# hr sh bj djcljvjm#

ejw whucm w`ot th tbloi `dhut prhelt g`iloa `om w`ys heklrkugvjotloa

c`ws `om rjauc`tlhos/ @om le pjhpcj wjrj th djkhgj slgpcj lo `ttlrj `om

gjot`clty# bug`o rjc`tlhos whucm `csh djkhgj ghrj pcj`s`ot `s ` rjsuct/

d/ Vrhghtj slgpclklty he glom `om erua`clty

]bj s`aj whucm rucj dy jgpty pjhpcjs gloms `om elcc tbjlr djccljs/

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Bj whucm thuabjo tbjlr dhojs# `om wj`ijo tbjlr `gdltlhos/

Bj wlcc ijjp tbjg laohr`ot `om wltbhut mjslrjs9

Bj whucm `csh g`ij tbhsj wbh `rj whrcm'wlsj djkhgj tlglm/

Lt ls dy mhloa ohtbloa tb`t jvjrytbloa wlcc dj drhuabt th hrmjr/

"Ldlm/[jktlho ;,

Khggjot> ]bj khrrjkt w`y th rucj# s`ys C`h'zl# ls oht nust th josurj tb`t

pjhpcj `rj dhmlcy strhoa `om wjcc ejm/ Lt ls `csh th rjlo lo tbjlr mjslrjs `om

`gdltlhus dy ijjploa tbjg laohr`ot `dhut tbj whrcmcy w`y he g`o/ ]bls#

L djcljvj# ls wb`t C`h'zl gj`ot dy jgpty tbjlr gloms `om ijjp tbjg

laohr`ot/ @om wbjo tbhsj wbh `rj whrcm'wlsj `om strjjt'sg`rt `rj oht

`dcj th elom ` g`rijt th g`ij tbjlr pc`y# bug`o shkljty khucm tbjo dj

jeehrtcjsscy drhuabt th hrmjr/Ojjmcjss th s`y# Khoeuklus `om Ghb'zl

whucm tbloi tb`t sbhrt he khoskljotlhus jeehrt ho tbj p`rt he tbhsj wbh

ahvjro# th tbloi tb`t `cc wlcc dj wjcc nust dy mhloa ohtbloa lo tbls w`y ls

pjrb`ps dhtb o`vj `om uorj`clstlk/

Vjhpcj `rj mleelkuct th ahvjro wbjo tbjy iohw thh gukb/

]h ahvjro ` st`tj wltb iohw'bhw ls th rulo lt/

Dcjssjm ls ` st`tj tb`t ls oht ahvjrojm dy w`y he iohw'bhw/]bj s`aj he hcm mlm oht joclabtjo pjhpcj9

Lostj`m# bj ijpt tbjg laohr`ot/

"Ldlm# [jktlho 5:,

Khggjot> V`r`mhxlk`c `s tbj lmj` g`y sjjg# lt ls th dj hdsjrvjm tb`t `

whrcm'wlsj `om strjjt'sg`rt phpuc`tlho wltb v`rlhus khoeclktloa lotjrjstsls lomjjm oht j`sy th ahvjro/ Zomjr tbls sltu`tlho# tbhsj wbh ahvjro

whucm `csh dj tjgptjm th dchw lotjccjktu c# ghr`c# `om phcltlk`c sghij

loth pjhpcjs jyjs/ Qb`t C`h'zl w`s s`yloa# L djcljvj# ls tbjrjehrj tbls/

[ukb ` vlklhus klrkcj b`s aht th dj klrkugvjotjm/ Lt ls th rjturo pjhpcj th

tbjlr o`tur`c st`tj# sukb tb`t tbjy whucm hocy dj khokjrojm `dhut tbjlr

d`slk ojjms# r`tbjr tb`o durmjoloa tbjgsjcvjs wltb `gdltlhos `om e`okleuc

mjslrjs/

]h ahvjro pjhpcj `om sjrvj Bj`vjo#

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]bjrj ls ohtbloa ghrj vlt`c tb`o djloa erua`c/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho : Ghb'zl lo p`rtlkuc`r whucm elom tbls th dj `arjj`dcj/ Le tbhsj

lo phwjr wlsbjm th sjrvj Bj`vjo# lt ls lgphrt`ot th kurt`lc khosugptlho`om ijjp ahvjrogjot jxpjomlturj chw# sh `s oht th t`ij thh gukb erhg

tbj pjhpcj/

k/ Mh `w`y wltb khgpclk`tjm rucjs `om rjauc`tlhos

Lt ls oht phssldcj th t`ij khotrhc hvjr tbj whrcm/

]bj whrcm ls `o khokjptu`c jotlty "hr splrltu`c lostrugjot,/

Lt ls oht shgjtbloa tb`t k`o dj `ktjm upho hr bhcm hoth/

]h mh shgjtbloa wltb lt wlcc b`rg lt/

]h "try `om, bhcm hoth lt wlcc chsj lt/

]bls ls wby tbj s`aj b`m th mh ohtbloa# sh `s oht th b`rg `oytbloa/

Ehr oht bhcmloa hoth `oytbloa# bj chsjs ohtbloa/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho 4 Qb`t ls djloa khovjyjm ls tb`t tbj whrcm `s wj iohw ls ohtshgjtbloa tb`t hoj k`o pbyslk`ccy whri ho hr t`ij bhcm he `s hoj whucm `

g`tjrl`c tbloa/ ]rj`tloa lt `s sukb# s`ys C`h'zl# ls oht hocy ehhclsb# dut

khuotjr prhmuktlvj `s wjcc/ Lt ls tbjrjehrj djttjr th nust cjt pjhpcj dj#

r`tbjr tb`o tryloa th rjlo tbjg lo dy w`y he khgpclk`tjm rucjs `om

rjauc`tlhos/ Ghb'zl lo p`rtlkuc`r# L tbloi# whucm elom tb`t th dj mlsturdloa/

Qltb ghrj t`dhhs `om prhbldltlhos lo tbj whrcm#

Ghrj lgphvjrlsbjm wlcc tbj pjhpcj dj/Qbjo ghrj pjhpcj phssjss sb`rp lostrugjots#

]bj st`tj wlcc djkhgj uostj`my/

Qltb ghrj silccs `om kr`ets tb`t pjhpcj `kqulrj#

[tr`oaj prhmukts wlcc `ppj`r jvjrywbjrj/

Qbjo c`ws `om hrmjrs `rj g`mj prhglojot#

Ghrj tbljvjs `om rhddjrs wlcc `csh dj ehuom/

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"Ldlm/ [jktlho :1,Khggjot> C`h'zl w`s oht lo e`vhr he ahvjrogjot dy rucjs `om

rjauc`tlhos/ Bj w`s `csh `a`lost prhclejr tlho he wj`pho `om sb`rp

lostrugjots `ghoast tbj pjhpcj/ Bj w`s ghrj lo e`vhr he cjttloa pjhpcjjonhy wb`t O`turj ls `dcj th heejr tb`o `rtlelkl`c prhmukts tb`t tjkbohchay

ls `dcj th prhvlmj/ Ahvjroloa lo tbls w`y# hr sh bj djcljvjm# wlcc rjomjr

tbj `ee`lrs he st`tj g`o`aj`dcj/

Qbjo ahvjrogjot ls mucc `om quljt#

Vjhpcj wlcc djkhgj slgpcj `om uoshpblstlk`tjm/

Qbjo ahvjrogjot ls `cjrt `om hdsjrv`ot#

Vjhpcj whucm ejjc mjprlvjm `om mlskhotjotjm/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho :2,

Khggjot> ]b`t ls th s`y# wbjo ahvjrogjot oh choajr lotjrejrjs wltb bhw

pjhpcj khomukt tbjlr clvjs# jvjryhoj wlcc djkhgj slgpcj `om khotjotjm

wltb wb`t tbjy b`vj hr b`vj oht aht/ ]bls ls tbj khrj lmj` he wb`t C`h'zl

gj`ot dy ahvjroloa wltbhut `ktlho/ Ojjmcjss th s`y# tbls ls shgjtbloa

tb`t Khoeuklus `om Ghb'zl whucm dja th mleejr/ Bhw khucm tbj jahlstlk

o`turj he g`o dj prjvjotjm erhg t`iloa `mv`ot`aj he sukb ` pjrglsslvj

jovlrhogjot8

m/ Oht th prhvhij `gdltlhos `om mjslrjs ehr g`tjrl`c wj`ctb

Mh oht jx`ct tbj whrtby# `om tbj pjhpcj wlcc djkhgj oho'khotjotlhus/

Mh oht v`cuj r`rj trj`surjs# `om tbj pjhpcj wlcc oht stj`c/

Qbjo tbjrj ls ohtbloa mjslr`dcj th sjj#

Vjhpcjs glom wlcc oht dj khoeusjm/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho ;,

Khggjot> Erhg ` st`tjgjot sukb `s tbls# lt ls qultj kcj`r tb`t C`h'zl w`s

`a`lost tbj lmj` bjcm rjspjktlvjcy dy Khoeuklus `om Ghb'zl tb`t bhohrloa

`om jcjv`tloa tbj whrtby ls tbj khrojr sthoj he vlrtuhus ahvjrogjot/ Dut

tbls ls oht th s`y tb`t Khoeuklus `om Ghb'zl whucm t`ij thh mleejrjotcy th

tbj vljw tb`t lo ` cjss wj`ctb hrljotjm shkljty# pjhpcjs glom whucm

djkhgj ghrj pj`kjeuc `om cjss khotjotlhus/

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Qbjo tbj khurts `rj jxkjjmloacy spcjomlm#

Eljcms `rj dhuom th djkhgj wjjmy# `om ar`o`rljs jgpty/

Qbjo jcja`ot kchtbjs `rj whro `om sb`rp wj`phos k`rrljm#

Qbjo heelkl`cs `rj tlrjm he j`tloa `om mrloiloa#`om b`vj ghrj wj`ctb `om trj`surjs tb`o tbjy ojjm#

]b`t ls rhddjry tht`ccy hut he cloj wltb tbj M`h he O`turj/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho :;,

Khggjot> Ehr wb`t wj b`vj `crj`my khgj th sjj# Ghb'zl whucm b`vj

tht`ccy `arjjm wltb C`h'zl ho tbls phlot/ Khoeuklus# he khursj# w`s `csh

qultj ohlsy `dhut t`iloa thh gukb erhg tbj pjhpcj# rjsuctloa lo blab

mlsp`rlty he lokhgj `om jxpjomlturj djtwjjo hrmlo`ry ehcis `om

ahvjrogjot heelkl`cs//

j/ Oht th achrley w`r `om wj`pho#

Bj wbh `sslsts tbj rucjr wltb M`h

whucm oht mhglo`tj tbj whrcm dy ehrkj/ /

Qbjrj `rgljs a`tbjr# drljrs `om tbhros wlcc arhw#

@om e`glojs wlcc surjcy ehcchw lo tbj w`ij he w`r//

"Ldlm/ [jktlho ;6,

Khggjot> Ehr rj`sho tb`t w`r ls mjstruktlvj th pjhpcjs clvjclbhhm# C`h'

zl w`s `a`lost mhglo`tlho dy usj he ehrkj/ Khoeuklus `om Ghb'zl whucm

mjeloltjcy s`y `gjo th tb`t/

Qj`phos `rj lostrugjots he jvlc ''oht tbj lgpcjgjots he iloacy pjrshos/

K`cg rjstr`lot ls `cw`ys th dj prjejrrjm9

Qj`phos `rj th dj mjpchyjm hocy `s c`st rjshrt/

Glclt`ry vlkthrljs `rj oht th dj c`umjm9

]bhsj wbh mh sh jonhy ilccloa gjo/

Bj wbh jonhys ilccloa wlcc oht sukkjjm lo tbj whrcm

Cjt tbjrj dj shrrhw `om arlje ehr tbhsj wbh wjrj ilccjm/

Cjt euojr`c kjrjgholjs dj khomuktjm ehr jvjry vlkthry/

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"Ldlm

/ [jktlho

;0,

Khggjot> @s rj`mjrs k`o sjj# C`h'zl w`s oht sh gukb `a`lost elabtloa th

mjejom hojs khuotry# `s gukb `s `a`lost ilccloa gjo `om tbj achrlelk`tlho

he wj`phos `om w`r/ ]bls `otl'w`r st okj ls `csh shgjtbloa tb`t

Khoeuklus `om Ghb'zl whucm b`vj bj`rtjmcy `arjjm/

Lt ls tbj shet `om wj`i tb`t hvjrkhgjs tbj b`rm `om strhoa/

@s elsb sbhucm oht dj t`ijo erhg tbj mjjp#

[b`rp wj`phos `rj oht th dj sbhwo th tbj pjhpcj/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho ;5,Khggjot> Qb`t C`h'zl gj`ot ls tb`t oh st`tj sbhucm dj prhum he lts

`rsjo`c/ Bj w`s `csh iohwo th b`vj s`lm tb`t `ctbhuabohtbloa ls shetjr

tb`o w`tjr lo tbj whrcm# lt ls yjt `dcj th hvjrruo tbj b`rm `s wjcc `s tbj

strhoa muj th ohtbloa htbjr tb`o lts pjrslstjokj/"

Ldlm/ [jktlho 12, Dhtb Khoeuklus

`om Ghb'zl# L djcljvj# whucm s`y tb`t tbls gjt`pbhr he w`tjr ls olkj# dutuorj`clstlk lo tbj whrcm he rj`c'phcltlks/

C`h'zls gjss`aj th tbhsj wbh ahvjro ls tbjrjehrj tbls> Nustcjt pjhpcj dj `om oht lotjrejrj thh gukb wltb tbjlr clvjs/ ]bjst`tj ls th dj ahvjrojm dy w`y he oho'`ktlho `om lo `kkhrm`okjwltb tbj M`h he O`turj/ Dut tbls ls oht th s`y tb`t C`h'zl w`suo`w`rj he tbj e`kt tb`t bls prhar`g he oho'`ktlho w`s oht `dhut

th dj `kkjptjm dy tbj `utbhrltljs he bls m`y/ @s bj b`m `crj`mys`lm rlabt erhg tbj st`rt> jvjo tbhuab gy tj`kbloa ls j`sy thuomjrst`om `om pr`ktlkj# ejw b`vj yjt khgj th uomjrst`om `om

pr`ktlkj lt/ " Ldlm/[jktlho 16,]bus# lt ls oht surprlsloa th elom tb`t thw`rm tbj jomhe tbj M`h Mjr Nloa# `cc bj khucm s`y w`s tb`t tbjrj ls pjrb`ps`ohtbjr ilom he pc`kj shgjwbjrj ehr blg th spjom tbj rjst he blsm`ys/

Lo ` sg`cc khuotry wltb ejw pjhpcj#

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Oh hoj whucm rjshrt th tbj usj he thhcs#

Vjhpcj whucm r`tbjr mlj `t bhgj tb`o tr`vjc e`r/

Jvjo le tbjrj wjrj dh`ts `om k`rrl`ajs# oh hoj whucm rlmj ho tbjg/

Jvjo le tbjrj wjrj `rghrs `om wj`phos# oh hoj whucm mlspc`y tbjg/Vjhpcj wlcc `a`lo khuot wltb iohttjm khrms#

Jonhy ehhm# `om mjkhr`tj tbjlr kchtbjs/

]bjy wlcc elom khgehrt lo tbjlr bhgjs# `om rjclsb tbjlr kusthgs/

Jvjo wbjo tbj shuom he khkis `om mhas

`rj bj`rm `krhss ojlabdhrloa khgguoltljs#

Vjhpcj whucm stlcc arhw hcm `om mlj

Qltbhut vlsltloa tbhsj wbh clvj ho tbj htbjr slmj/

"Ldlm/ [jktlho 26,

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