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    Ley~gbj ea YAE _vyf`is* g's' 1* 2009%01* >0=4

    2001 L' Bjjig Dpgik Oigvi~ ae~ YAE _vyf`is

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    VDI BNFYOV@EG ITXI^@IGOI8#>0==

    BN_V^BOV< X~iqbjigv dpxevdisis ~imb~f`gm vdi iv`ejemp ea vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoib~i itbc`gif* isxio`bjjp `g ~imb~f ve vdi it`sv`gm iq`figoi' Fioixv`eg* symmisv`n`j`vp

    $abgvbsp#x~egigiss* dpxgev`|bn`j`vp* abjsi#cice~p spgf~eci* xi~segbj`vp* sjiix xdi#gecigb* xspodexbvdejemp* xspodefpgbc`os* igq`~egcigvbj above~s* bgf iqigv#jiqijbj`ig igoeygvi~s b~i ibod oegs`fi~if bs e~`m`gs ea vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi' Vdi fbvbb~i f`soyssif `g vi~cs ea }dbv `s bgf `s gev oegs`svigv }`vd vdie~p* vdi oegoixv eaxb~s`cegp* bgf vdi giif ae~ oegqi~m`gm j`gis ea iq`figoi `g isvbnj`sd`gm j`gkbmisniv}iig abov bgf vdie~p' Eg vdi nbs`s ea vd`s bgbjps`s* ` v `s b~myif vdbv ge vdie~p pivigleps igeymd icx`~`obj syxxe~v ve ni booixvif bs b migi~bj itxjbgbv`eg ae~ vdibnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi' Vdi oegoixv ea vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi bs b cyjv`obysbjxdigecigeg `s f`soyssif* bgf symmisv`egs ae~ ayvy~i ~isib~od b~i x~eq`fif'

    Vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi> `s odb~bovi~`|if np synliov`qijp ~ibj cice~`is ea

    ni`gm vbkig sio~ivjp bgf%e~ bmb`gsv egis }`jj np bxxb~igvjp gegdycbg igv`v`is bgfsynliovif ve oecxjit xdps`obj bgf xspodejem`obj x~eoify~is'? Vdi gycni~ ea syod

    itxi~`igois dbs niig isv`cbvif np Lboens $200> bs 91) ea vdi xexyjbv`eg* bgf np

    Dexk`gs* Lboens* bgf ]isv~yc $200> bs >) ea vdi xexyjbv`eg' Ce~i oegsi~qbv`qi

    isv`cbvis cbp ni fi~`qif np oeygv`gm vdi bovybj gycni~ ea obsis vdbv dbqi niig

    ~ixe~vif np `gqisv`mbve~s' Ae~ itbcxji* Nyjjb~fs $2006 sy~qip ea 2? `gqisv`mbve~s

    p`ijfif 2*=88 obsis' ]dbviqi~ vdi gycni~* ai} bsxiovs ea yaejemp dbqi bvv~bovif bs

    cyod bvvigv`eg' Ve vdesi }de f`sc`ss vdi xess`n`j`vp vdbv YAEs cbp ni sxboio~bav*

    vdi gev`eg ea bnfyov`egs np YAE eooyxbgvs `s siig bs `gdi~igvjp `cxjbys`nji' Ae~

    vdesi }de nij`iqi vdbv YAEs b~i ygfi~ vdi oegv~ej ea itv~bvi~~isv~`bjs* bnfyov`egitxi~`igois symmisv nevd b ~bv`egbji ae~ sy~~ixv`v`eys YAE bov`q`vp bgf bg exxe~vy#

    g`vp ve jib~g bneyv vdi xy~xesi ygfi~jp`gm syod bov`q`vp' @g issigoi* vdi bnfyov`eg

    itxi~`igoi s siig bs bg bgs}i~ ve vdi x~eqi~n`bj ryisv`eg* ]dp fegv vdip jbgf eg

    vdi ]d`vi Deysi jb}g5

    @g bff`v`eg ve vdi itv~bvi~~isv~`bj dpxevdis`s* vdi~i b~i gyci~eys bjvi~gbv`qi it#

    xjbgbv`egs ae~ vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi* cbgp ea }d`od dbqi niig bov`qijp finbvif

    `g vdi yaejem`obj j`vi~bvy~i' De}iqi~* vdisi finbvis dbqi eavig sdif cyod ce~i dibv

    vdbg j`mdv' Vdi xy~xesi ea vd`s xbxi~ `s ve ojesijp itbc`gi vdi x~exesif itxjbgb#

    v`egs $obysis ae~ vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi `g vi~cs ea vdi`~ vdie~iv`obj sv~igmvdsbgf }ibkgissis* bgf ce~i `cxe~vbgvjp* `g vi~cs ea }dbv $`a bgp icx`~`obj iq`figoi

    it`svs g vdi`~ syxxe~v' Vdi ~iq`i} feis gev bff~iss syns`f`b~p ssyis }d`od x~isyx#

    xesi b xb~v`oyjb~ iv`ejemp' $Ae~ itbcxji* }dbv xjbgivs fe vdi bnfyove~s oeci a~ec5

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    ?8 LEY^GBJ EA YAE _VYF@I_

    Ge~ feis `v igvi~vb`g vdi xes`v`eg bfqeobvif np seci vdbv bg ygfi~svbgf`gm ea vdi

    bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi `s gev bcigbnji ve so`igv`a`o bgbjps`s $b xes`v`eg }`vd }d`od @

    f`sbm~ii; Bxxijji* 2006n'

    Vdi ^yji ea Xb~s`cegp bgf Vdie~`is ea vdi Bnfyov`eg Itxi~`igoi

    Vdi `ssyi ea iq`figoi `s xb~v`oyjb~jp `cxe~vbgv `g ~imb~f ve vdi ~yji ea xb~s`cegp

    $eavig ~iai~~if ve bs Eoobcs ~b|e~' Vd`s cbt`c svbvis vdbv }dig `gvi~x~iv`gm b

    xdigecigeg* yggioissb~p bssycxv`egs sdeyjf gev ni `gv~efyoif' @v `s `cxe~vbgv ve

    icxdbs`|i vdbv xb~s`cegp `s fia`gif `g vi~cs eayggioissb~p bssycxv`egs* gev `g

    vi~cs ea ygxexyjb~ bssycxv`egs* f`svy~n`gm bssycxv`egs* e~ ygoegqigv`egbj bs#

    sycxv`egs' Bs syod* `v obg ni bssissif egjp `g ~imb~f ve icx`~`obj iq`figoi* bs vdi

    icx`~`obj iq`figoi fia`gis }d`od bssycxv`egs b~i e~ b~i gev gioissb~p' B vdie~p

    obggev oegv`gyi ve ni fiaigfif eg vdi m~eygfs ea xb~s`cegp `a `v dbs niigf`soega`~cif vd~eymd itxi~`cigv* bgf `g vdi bnsigoi ea x~exi~ visv`gm* xb~s`cegp

    np `vsija `s ea j`c`vif qbjyi `g bssiss`gm b vdie~ps qbj`f`vp'

    Bg ygfi~svbgf`gm ea vd`s `s issigv`bj niobysi xb~s`cegp `s ~eyv`gijp ysif bs vdi

    o~`vi~`eg bmb`gsv }d`od vdie~`is ea vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi b~i oecxb~if' Bs vdisi

    vdie~`is b~i itbc`gif* `v sdeyjf ni kixv `g c`gf vdbv xb~s`cegp `s b ~yji np }d`od

    iq`figoi `s ve ni iqbjybvif' @v sdeyjf gev ni oegaysif }`vd iq`figoi `vsija'

    DEBTI_

    Vdi debt itxjbgbv`eg symmisvs vdbv ~ixe~vs ea bj`ig bnfyov`eg b~i gev degisv

    fiso~`xv`egs ea itxi~`igois* nyv b~i sve~`is cbfi yx ve fij`ni~bvijp fioi`qi' @v `s

    migi~bjjp bssycif vdbv vdi cev`qbv`eg ae~ syod fioixv`eg j`is `g vdi exxe~vyg`vp ae~

    cegivb~p e~ xspodeseo`bj ~i}b~f baae~fif np syod sve~`is' Vdisi exxe~vyg`v`is oi~#

    vb`gjp it`sv' Neeks ~ioeygv`gm bnfyov`eg itxi~`igois b~i }`fijp sejf* bgf vdi~i `s

    bg bov`qi jiovy~i o`~oy`v ae~ `gf`q`fybjs }de ~ixe~v syod itxi~`igois' Ce~ieqi~*

    syxxe~v m~eyxs ae~ bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi~s* vbjk sde}s* bgf oegai~igois x~eq`fi

    exxe~vyg`v`is ae~ seo`bj `gvi~bov`eg bgf oijin~`vp vdbv }eyjf gev evdi~}`si ni bqb`j#

    bnji ve vdi itxi~`igoi~'De}iqi~* ve vbki bfqbgvbmi ea syod exxe~vyg`v`is* vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi~ cysv

    me xynj`o }`vd vdi itxi~`igoi' @g vdi qbsv cble~`vp ea obsis vdi~i `s s`cxjp gevd`gm

    `g vdi ~ixe~vi~s nidbq`e~ vdbv }eyjf symmisv syod bg gvigv`eg' Bnfyov`eg itxi~`ig#

    oi~s sii cigvbj dibjvd x~eaiss`egbjs ae~ dijx `g oex`gm }`vd vdi itxi~`igoi* e~ vdip

    sii bnfyov`eg `gqisv`mbve~s ve envb`g e~ sdb~i `gae~cbv`eg bneyv vdi itxi~`igoi'

    Nyv nipegf vd`s j`c`vif oegvbov* vdi itxi~`igoi~ }de meis xynj`o `s b ~b~`vp $iqig `a

    nbsif eg vdi c`g`cbj gycni~ ea kge}g obsis* syod bs Nyjjb~fs [2006S fbvbnbsi ea

    2*=88 obsis; nbsif eg vdi gycni~ ea isv`cbvif obsis* syod bs Dexk`gs iv bj' [200>S*

    vdi x~exe~v`eg ea itxi~`igoi~s }de dbqi megi xynj`o `s iqig ce~i ea b ~b~`vp'Cyod ce~i oeccegjp* vdi itxi~`igoi~ fis`~is bssy~bgoi ea bgegpc`vp'

    Eg vdi evdi~ dbgf* fij`ni~bvi c`s~ix~isigvbv`eg obg eooy~ `g vdi bnsigoi ea ge~#

    cbj `goigv`qis ae~ fioixv`eg' Booe~f`gm ve vdi F`bmgesv`o bgf _vbv`sv`obj Cbgybj

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    BXXIJJI< VDI BNFYOV@EG ITXI^@IGOI ?2

    ea Cigvbj F`se~fi~s< F_C @Q$Bci~`obg Xspod`bv~`o Bsseo`bv`eg* 2006*abov`v`eys

    f`se~fi~ ~iai~s ve `gf`q`fybjs }de ai`mg xdps`obj e~ xspodejem`obj `jjgiss }di~i

    vdi cev`qbv`eg ae~ vdi nidbq`e~ `s ve bssyci vdi s`ok ~eji $x' 6=6' Vdbv `s* vdi

    xspodejem`obj giif ve ni b xbv`igv `s `vsija spcxvecbv`o ea b f`se~fi~' ]di~ixspodejem`obj spcxvecs x~ifec`gbvi* vdi `gf`q`fybj cbp ojb`c ' ' ' cice~p jess

    ' ' ' dbjjyo`gbv`egs ' ' ' bgf f`sseo`bv`qi spcxvecs' Vdisi `gf`q`fybjs cbp ni it#

    v~icijp symmisv`nji bgf cbp igfe~si cbgp ea vdi spcxvecs n~eymdv yx fy~`gm b

    ~iq`i} ea spcxvecs $x' 6=>'

    Fisx`vi seci xb~bjjijs }`vd bnfyov`eg booeygvs* vdi~i b~i b gycni~ ea odb~bovi~#

    `sv`os ea abov`v`eys f`se~fi~ vdbv cbki `v bg ygj`kijp sey~oi ea bnfyov`eg debtis'

    _yaai~i~s b~i j`kijp ve dbqi bg itvigs`qi d`sve~p ea desx`vbj`|bv`egs e~ v~ibvcigv

    `gvi~qigv`egs* ni itv~icijp ~is`svbgv ve m`q`gm yx vdi ~eji bs xbv`igv* bgf b~i ~ijyo#

    vbgv* qbmyi* bgf `goegs`svigv }dig bskif ve x~eq`fi `gae~cbv`eg `g fivb`j' Vdisibgf evdi~ f`aai~igv`bj f`bmgesis b~i gev odb~bovi~`sv`o ea vdi qbsv cble~`vp ea bnfyo#

    v`eg itxi~`igoi~s'

    @g bgp obsi* ge egi dbs si~`eysjp symmisvif vdbv debtis booeygv ae~ bgp nyv b ai}

    ea vdi vdeysbgfs ea bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi ~ixe~vs' Vdi debt dpxevdis`s dbs niig

    bfqbgoif $Kjbss* 2044 ve booeygv ae~ vdi sve~`is ea sxio`a`o bnfyov`eg ojb`cbgvs*

    nyv vdi s`goi~`vp $bjni`v gev vdi booy~bop ea cesv bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi~s `s migi~#

    bjjp bokge}jifmif iqig np b~figv skixv`os'

    _Y_OIXV@N@J@VP VE _YMMI_V@EG

    _ymmisv`eg `s eavig x~exesif bs vdi obysi ea vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi' Vd`s dp#

    xevdis`s dbs vbkig b gycni~ ea f`aai~igv ae~cs'Dpxgev`|bn`j`vp ~iai~s ve b vbjigv ae~

    booixv`gm symmisv`egs eaai~if fy~`gm dpxges`s' Abgvbsp x~egigiss ~iai~s ve b xi~#

    segbj`vp v~b`v odb~bovi~`|if np b x~if`sxes`v`eg ve igmbmi `g oecxijj`gm* `cbm`gb#

    v`qi itxi~`igoi' Vdi abjsi#cice~p spgf~eci ~iai~s ve vdi `gajyigoi ea symmisv`eg

    fy~`gm vdi oey~si ea vdi~bxp' Oigv~bj ve ibod ea vdisi oegsv~yovs `s vdi gev`eg vdbv

    `cbm`gif iqigvs obg ni itxi~`igoif bs d`sve~`obj iqigvs'

    $b) Dpxgev`o Cice~p bgf Dpxgev`|bn`j`vp

    Dpxges`s gqejqis x~eoify~is fis`mgif ve cbt`c`|i b synliovs bn`j`vp ve ~isxegf

    ve symmisv`eg' Dpxgev`o symmisv`egs ve me nbok `g v`ci bgf ~icicni~ e~ ~ij`qi xbsv

    iqigvs dbqi niig }`fijp ysif bs b civdef ae~ ~iv~`iq`gm e~ igdbgo`gm cice~p'

    Vd`s gev}`vdsvbgf`gm* `g oegv~ejjif itxi~`cigvs dpxgev`objjp igdbgoif cice~p `s

    bv nisv egjp cefisvjp ficegsv~bvif' @gsvibf* bg `go~ibsi `g xsiyfecice~`is $bg

    iaaiov vdbv isobjbvis }`vd `go~ibsif x~issy~i ve ~iobjj* `go~ibsif oega`figoi `g vdi

    qbj`f`vp ea egis xsiyfecice~`is* bgf go~ibsif sysoixv`n`j`vp ve symmisv`eg e~ jibf#

    `gm ryisv`egs b~i ce~i migi~bjjp vdi ~yji' $_ii Ab~vd`gm* 200>; _c`vd* 204? ae~vpx`obj ~iq`i}s ea vd`s j`vi~bvy~i'

    @g vdie~p* vdi~iae~i* dpxges`s sdeyjf dbqi b m~ibvi~ xevigv`bj ve o~ibvi bnfyov`eg

    itxi~`igois vdbg ve ~iv~`iqi vdic' Vd`s `s xb~v`oyjb~jp v~eynjiseci m`qig vdbv cbgp

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    ?> LEY^GBJ EA YAE _VYF@I_

    ce~i bnfyov`eg ~ixe~vs dbqi ici~mif `g vdi oey~si ea dpxges`s vdbg vd~eymd sxeg#

    vbgieys ~iobjj $Nyjjb~f* 204=* 2006' Bs syod* `v `s gev sy~x~`s`gm vdbv o~`v`os ea vdi

    bnfyov`eg xdigecigeg o`vi vdi so`igv`a`o j`vi~bvy~i eg dpxges`s bs m~eygfs ae~ f`s#

    c`ss`gm dpxgev`objjp ~iv~`iqif booeygvs ea bj`ig bnfyov`eg $i'm'* Nbki~* 2008* 200>;Kjbss* 2044' Bg iqbjybv`eg ea vd`s b~mycigv aejje}s'

    Bxxj`obn`j`vp ea dpxges`s ~isib~od ve vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi' @a dpxgev`o

    cice~p `g migi~bj `s sysxiov* vdig dpxgev`objjp ~iv~`iqif cice~p ea bnfyov`egs

    cysv ni sysxiov bs }ijj' De}iqi~* vd`s bssycxv`eg fixigfs eg vdi itvigv ve }d`od

    vdi itxi~`cigvbj s`vybv`eg `s oecxb~bnji ve vdbv bsseo`bvif }`vd vdi bnfyov`eg it#

    xi~`igoi $Bxxijji* 2006b'

    _vyf`is vdbv b~i ysif ve migi~bj`|i ve vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi sdeyjf `gqejqi

    sey~oi $~iv~`iqbj cbvi~`bjs vdbv b~i j`ki vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi `g rybj`vp' Bn#

    fyov`eg cice~`is b~i odb~bovi~`|if np fpgbc`o* icev`egbjjp odb~mif iqigvs vdbv`gsv`jj v~bycb* aib~* bgt`ivp* oegays`eg* bgf bgmi~' Ce~ieqi~* vdip b~i odb~bovi~`|if

    np iqigvs se ygysybj bs ve ni eyvs`fi vdi ~bgmi ea ge~cbj dycbg itxi~`igoi'

    @g oegv~bsv* vdi nyjk ea jbne~bve~p ~isib~od dbs ysif svbv`o bgf giyv~bj sey~oi

    cbvi~`bj syod bs cice~`|if j`svs ea }e~fs' _eci svyf`is dbqi ysif ce~i ~ijiqbgv

    cbvi~`bjs ae~ ~iv~`iqbj syod bs sv~iss#`gfyo`gm sv`cyj` $FiX`bge ! _bj|ni~m* 2042;

    \ij`m ! Ni`fjicbg* 2042* e~ s`cyjbv`egs ea icev`egbjjp odb~mif iqigvs j`ki boo`#

    figvs e~ o~`cis $N~`mdbc* Cbbss* _gpfi~* ! _xbyjf`gm* 204>; Cbjxbss ! Fiq`gi*

    2048; _bgfi~s ! ]b~g`ok* 2042' Vdi ~isyjvs ea vdisi svyf`is b~i igv`~ijp oegs`s#

    vigv }`vd vdesi ys`gm ce~i cygfbgi cbvi~`bjs' De}iqi~* vdip sv`jj ab`j ve ~ix~efyoivdi sv~bgmigiss ea bnfyov`eg itxi~`igois* e~ vdi ~bgmi bgf cbmg`vyfi ea ice#

    v`egbj svbvis bsseo`bvif }`vd ~ixe~vif bnfyov`egs'

    Ce~ieqi~* vdi iaa`obop ea dpxges`s g igdbgo`gm ~iobjj sdeyjf ni ~ijbvif gev egjp

    ve vdi k`gf ea cbvi~`bj ve ni ~iv~`iqif* nyv bjse ve vdi obysi ea ae~mivv`gm $fiobp*

    `gvi~ai~igoi* ~ix~iss`eg* xspodejem`obj v~bycb* xdps`obj v~bycb* ivo'' _y~x~`s`gmjp*

    vdi~i it`svs q`~vybjjp ge ~isib~od eg vd`s ssyi' Ae~ itbcxji* vdi~i b~i ge spsvicbv`o

    `gqisv`mbv`egs ea vdi booy~bop e~ iaa`obop ea dpxgev`o ~iobjj `g v~bycb#`gfyoif bc#

    gis`b' Vd`s `s ygae~vygbvi* niobysi bgiofevbj ~ixe~vs bgf obsi svyf`is ~imb~f`gm

    ~iobjj ea v~bycbv`o iqigvs bneygf `g nevd vdi ae~igs`o bgf oj`g`obj j`vi~bvy~i* bgfx~eq`fi cyod ea vdi nbs`s ae~ vdi nij`ia `g dpxgev`o dpxi~cgis`b'

    Ea oey~si* }i fe gev kge} `a vdi bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi aejje}s v~bycb#`gfyoif

    bcgis`b' A`~sv* vd`s x~isyxxesis bovybj ae~mivv`gm ea seci ~ibj iqigv $bs exxesif ve

    bg dpxgev`objjp o~ibvif xsiyfecice~p' _ioegf* `v x~isyxxesis itxi~`igoif v~bycb

    $i`vdi~ ve bg bovybj bnfyov`eg e~ ve seci evdi~ iqigv ae~ }d`od vdi ~iobjjif bnfyo#

    v`eg `s b so~iig cice~p' Vd`~f* bs }`jj ni f`soyssif jbvi~* vdi qi~p oegoixvs ea

    ~ix~iss`eg bgf f`sseo`bv`qi bcgis`b b~i oegv~eqi~s`bj $Jeavys* 200?; Easdi ! _`gmi~*

    2006'

    Vdi~i `s bg bff`v`egbj x~enjic `g ~imb~f ve dpxges`s bgf vdi ciodbg`scs eaae~mivv`gm' ^ibj bj`ig bnfyov`egs c`mdv ni ae~mevvig niobysi ea piv yg`figv`a`if

    x~eoissis $bs symmisvif np vdi gyci~eys ~ixe~vs np bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi~s ea bj`ig

    c`gf oegv~ej' Vdi bxxj`obn`j`vp ea dpxges`s ~isib~od ve ygkge}g ciodbg`scs obg#

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    BXXIJJI< VDI BNFYOV@EG ITXI^@IGOI ??

    gev* ea oey~si* ni iqbjybvif'

    Migi~bj dpxgev`|bn`j`vp' Ve }dbviqi~ itvigv dpxges`s cbp obysi abjsi itxi~`#

    igois ea bj`ig bnfyov`eg* vs xevigv`bj ve fe se sdeyjf go~ibsi bs b synliovs sysoix#

    v`n`j`vp ve dpxgev`o symmisv`eg `go~ibsis'^efimd`i~* Meefxbsvi~* bgf Njbvvi~nbyi~ $2002 bssissif dpxgev`o ~isxegs`qi#

    giss g b m~eyx ea bnfyov`eg itxi~`igoi~s }`vd vdi O~ibv`qi @cbm`gbv`eg _obji $]`j#

    seg ! Nb~ni~* 20=4' Vd`s `gsv~ycigv iqbjybvis synliovs bn`j`vp ve q`q`fjp `cbm`gi

    symmisvif soigis bgf s`vybv`egs' Vdi byvde~s aeygf vdbv* bs b m~eyx* bnfyov`eg it#

    xi~`igoi~s }i~i ge ce~i sysoixv`nji ve dpxgev`o symmisv`eg vdbg vdi migi~bj xexy#

    jbv`eg'

    _xbges* O~ess* F`okseg* bgf Fyn~iy`j $200? ysif vdi Ob~jiveg Yg`qi~s`vp ^i#

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    ?4 LEY^GBJ EA YAE _VYF@I_

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