The Great Libertarian Horde has landed upon the shores of Blogitania, and now descend with ferocious anti-government eyes scouring the countryside to skewer upon their razored arguments the plump sacred cows of Social Security and the War on Drugs and feast upon the fat of the statist land.
Yes, Reason now has a blog. Read and be happy.
(But don’t make fun of their horned hats.)
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avertbe harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
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
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
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
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
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
again soon, didn't we?"
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
the Feds know about it.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
of the mass moron movement.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
about equal probability.
the Feds know about it.
cause, but I,
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
I finally went and did it.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
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
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
nothing may stand in our way!
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Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
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
superiority.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
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
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."
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It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
being the reaction described above.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
nothing may stand in our way!
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
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
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
looks like a green light, no?
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
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United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
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
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
In your face, Space Coyote!
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
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predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
again soon, didn't we?"
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
rivals.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
again soon, didn't we?"
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
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
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Why are you still here?!
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Why are you still here?!
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
computer systems.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
University or Diversity
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
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
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
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
vulnerability.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by 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
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
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
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
cause, but I,
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
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
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
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
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
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
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
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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
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
I finally went and did it.
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
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.
I finally went and did it.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
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."
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
nothing may stand in our way!
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
Why are you still here?!
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
University or Diversity
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
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