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“The concept of ‘art’ has been defined to be so broad these days, that it’s actually hard to tell whether you’re looking at a profound statement of 21st century urban angst that also satirizes western consumerism and the SUV, or whether it’s actually just a piece of flattened horseshit on the road.”
-Dilacerator
I hear the horse sold his last piece for $1.5 mil.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
Why are you still here?!
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
superiority.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
of fist.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
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of fist.
computer systems.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Why are you still here?!
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
A taste, just a taste...
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
conflict.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
A taste, just a taste...
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
nothing may stand in our way!
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
University or Diversity
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
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Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I finally went and did it.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
rivals.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
of fist.
vulnerability.
to penetrate.
lap dance.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
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You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
to penetrate.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
A taste, just a taste...
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
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but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
vulnerability.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
of fist.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
of the mass moron movement.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
again soon, didn't we?"
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
hacky-sack?"
looks like a green light, no?
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
to penetrate.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
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I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
I finally went and did it.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I finally went and did it.
about equal probability.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
A taste, just a taste...
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
looks like a green light, no?
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
I finally went and did it.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
that I hadn't thought of it first!
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
lap dance.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Wheeler Hall last spring.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
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