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      "body": "Likewise, my friend. After invading other countries based on lies people are supposed to be shocked that there might be ONE out there. The first rule of preventing 'terrorism' is not to blindly swallow lies. We're living with the aftermath. No doubt many are following Larken's Mirror project closely. Looking forward to seeing how it functions in practice. Understanding the psychology and how to deal with it is key (I'm still learning). I do recommend watching the film. If it's genuine it's the security types themselves telling us that it's a pantomime and that everything possible is being done to allow an 'event' (false flag or otherwise) to occur. For anyone who might be reading this the 'chance' comes from re-organizing your life so that you have the time/energy to research and think for yourself. This can take years, but it is worth it.",
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      "body": "Hello. Interesting read. Here are a couple suggestions when approaching the concept of taxes. Income taxes are very specific and not related to many of the other taxes that are paid individually such as Capital Gains, property, etc. In this case, there is a \"voluntary\" agreement between an individual and the State or at least a \"fear of loss\" motivator if one doesn't pay their taxes. Additionally, lobbyists who make cash payments or gifts to politicians are breaking the law as are the politicians who accept these payments. I'm not suggesting that this doesn't happen, but it isn't \"supposed\" to happen. Government employees (including politicians) do work for citizens. Regardless of whether the citizens \"voluntarily\" give up their taxes or not. Whether they are accountable to those citizens, do a good/bad job, become corrupt or despots isn't at issue.  Lastly, I would suggest that bureaucrats don't screw up as many lives as is claimed, but are rather scapegoated by people who fail to hold themselves accountable to bad decisions.\n\nJust my thoughts. Thanks for the post. It gives us quite a bit to think about.",
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They work for me!....”\n\nHere’s some news for ya!....... **No, you don’t** and **No, they don’t**\n\nOne reason people get frustrated and angry at bureaucrats is because they do not understand some basic meanings of everyday language.\n\nNow, you’re going to argue and tell me that **you do** understand basic English language, and that’s not why you get annoyed at politicians and bureaucrats..... It’s because the politicians are corrupt...... Especially those republirats or those democrats or lefties or righties or libtards or water melons or whomever... And who the hell am I to be telling you what you understand and don’t understand?...\n\nWell, ok. You could choose to attack the messenger, or you could consider this...\n\nHere is the first error made by most people. **“...I pay my taxes”**\nNo you don’t.\nSome of your wealth that you earned in your day job ends up in the hands of politicians, but you never **paid** it to the politician. You were obliged to hand it over or there would be bad consequences for you. (And you know it).\n\nA **pay**ment is some kind of mutually agreed amount of value that is exchanged between 2 or more parties when terms of a contract have been satisfied. (Verbal or written agreement - it doesn’t matter). The point is that it must be voluntary. (By definition, if it’s not voluntary, then it cannot be a contract or an agreement, therefore it’s not a **pay**ment).\n\nOk, now you say “...but **I pay my taxes** voluntarily because I think I receive good value from the government”\nFine. That may be true today. But you still don’t “pay” it. Here’s why....\n\nThe tax rate is just a figure decided by politicians, that they believe will maximise the receipts (money) from the people that produce wealth in a country.\n\nNote. - At different periods in history, the tax rates have fluctuated in a range between 1% and 98%. (Different rates have applied to different groups of earners in a population, just like today. But the fact remains that the rates have been applied to people).\n\nThe fact is that the rate of tax on your earnings is decided purely by how much the politicians think they can get away with without annoying the cattle too much, and risking a mutiny.\nRight now, in most Western countries the tax rate on earnings is somewhere around 35% - 55%. But all of these western governments have huge debts.\n###### (For simplicity, we will accept the premise that taxes are supposed to pay for the running of government agencies and wages for politicians etc etc).\n\n\nWhy is the tax rate lower than it has been historically and governments have huge debts? Surely it would be more sensible just to raise tax rates and pay off the debts. Wouldn’t it be cheaper than paying interest on all that debt?\nOne reason they don’t raise the tax rate is given above.\n\n“...but I pay my taxes *voluntarily* because I think I receive good value from the government”\nLet’s assume that statement is true. (I suppose there may be someone out there who may actually believe that).\nYou believe it’s good value right now when you hand over say, 50% of your earnings each week. Would you still believe it to be good value if that rate went up to 98%?\nThe point is, that if there was some tax rate percentage at which you didn’t believe you were getting good value, you are not “allowed” to refuse to hand over your money. You are forced to hand over whatever amount the bureaucrat tells you to hand over.\n\nFor “paying taxes” to be voluntary, you must have the right to agree to the “payment” and also have the right to disagree with the “payment.”\n(So, a “tax payment” is really an oxymoron. 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      "body": "I haven't seen the film. (I can probably imagine what it's about).\n\"...How much harder it will be to get through to people...\" Yes, you're probably right.\nIn order to \"...let ONE slip through the net...\" there has to be ONE to begin with. \nSince for example when the TSA at airports in usa were \"tested\" by FBI, they managed to let 95%+ \"slip through the net\" it's a fairly safe bet that any that do \"slip through the net\" would likely be false flag type operations.\nThis \"searching people\" stuff is pure theatre and propaganda. (It seems to be effective on a high %age of people)\nNow, like I said, education can be important if you can persuade people to look at evidence etc etc. but it's not just an information or problem. It's mostly a psychological problem.\nAs you are no doubt aware, it doesn't make much difference to lots of people how much evidence you show them, if that evidence challenges their world view etc. \n\nThis is why Larken's \"Mirror\" project looks pretty interesting.\nRemember we don't have to persuade everyone that being free is a good idea. 10% or less is probably a good enough start.\nA few yrs ago, you didn't have the knowledge you now have (I'm guessing). With some research, you began to realise what's going on. There are many more people out there, willing to do the same, given the chance.\nAnyway, I think it's pretty cool that you seem concerned about it. Keep on Rockin'",
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      "body": "Leslie - You're very close to \"hitting the nail on the head\" when you say...\n\"...that can be stretched to cover almost any \"need\"....\"\n\"...who decides who needs what and how people's needs rank in relation to each other?...\" This is mistaken (IMO) - see below..\n\nThis conflict of ideas in Larken's essay has a few roots, but one of the main ones may not be obvious...\nIt is the misuse of the word ...NEED..\nThis can be a very dangerous word - It makes an objective claim, while offering very little information.\nThe word \"Need\" is a word that requires a \"qualifier\" i.e. a supporting or explaining word to go along with it in order to justify the use of the word \"need.\" It cannot be allowed to stand on its own. Doing so invites danger. \nAs you likely know, in most day to day language, the word \"need\" may be replaced with the word \"want.\"\nCan you see the difference  between.... On a hot day you say \"I want an ice cream\" or \"I need an ice cream\"\nA few decades ago, most people would use the word \"want.\"\nWhen you \"want\" an ice cream, you are expressing a desire and people will know that you have a preference for an ice cream.\nWhen you \"need\" an ice cream, you have said that it is imperative that you get an ice cream. No-one knows if you are expressing a preference, but it seems that there is an urgency that you receive an ice cream, and it takes priority.\nWhen \"need\" is used like this, without a qualifier, there is no scale of needs.\nSure, you can have a scale of WANTS, but NEEDS all have equal urgency.\n\nI said it can be dangerous - Here's why....\nPeople will use the word \"need\" when they really are just expressing a want, in order to make you prioritise their desire.\nBecause of what the word means. It expresses necessity, a requirement, an imperative.\nIn this context It's obviously aimed at people's natural tendency to be empathetic etc.\n\nAuthoritarians use this to great effect.\ne.g Nowadays it's unlikely that you'll hear a cop say that he wants you to do X or Y.\nHe'll say that he \"NEEDS\" you to do X or Y\nI can guarantee you that more people would obey, or go along with the 2nd statement. (Psychological conditioning and all that kind of stuff).\n\nHere's how it should be used. Whenever the word \"need\" is used, it should have a qualifier word along with it. e.g.\n1 - I need a coat to stay warm today.\n2 - I need a coat.\n1 - I need an ice cream to help me cool down.\n2 - I need an ice cream.\n1 - I need you to get back from me so I can control you more easily.\n2 - I need you to get back.\n\nIf we accept an unqualified claim just because the word \"need\" is used, then your question becomes \"...who gets to decide what is needed... etc..\"\n\n(Obviously in day to day conversation between friends etc people will use this word in contexts where the subject matter is familiar to each person etc. but in debate or more serious type of discussions, it's worth being aware of these meanings above).\nI don't know if I've explained this very well, but if you consider it for long enough you may find that it goes a bit deeper than what i said.",
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      "body": "When I see a film like [\"Please remove your shoes\"](http://putlockers.fm/watch/kxznrrxY-please-remove-your-shoes.html) I realize that we are running out of time before they let one 'slip through the net'. How much harder it will be to get through to people when there has actually been a 'terrorist attack'. People have been trying to spread the idea of \"freedom is a good idea\" far and wide since before Spartacus. It's often hijacked by politicians to pursue their agendas. That's why I wanted to get a bit more specific and provide and example that we can [all see happening around us on a daily basis](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/sadiq-khan-stop-search-london-crime-plan-violence-police-metropolitan-stabbings-acid-murder-moped-a8152371.html).",
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      "body": "Are you saying that a guy, held at gunpoint in an alleyway, hands over his wallet is acting cowardly? (Even if the victim knows that some of his stolen money will likely be used to finance future violent behaviour).\n\nSurely, most people have dependants. To refuse to hand over the wallet carries a high risk of death. To resist is likely to cause his dependants great future financial hardship.\nTo insist that this man is a coward seems to be quite a leap.\n\nTo make a judgement like that requires knowledge of the victim and his circumstances.\nI'm just curious to learn on what is this judgement based. (I may not be following the logic here)",
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      "body": "\"...That's a massive loss of freedom simply for standing ground on a fundamental right...\" Yes. You are correct. And perhaps the most important thing that could provide you a \"solution\" is that you/we try to spread the idea of \"freedom is a good idea\" far and wide.\n\nYou see, this is how it could work..... If everyone went to the train station and refused to have their bag checked for example, the control system could not cope with the volume of people defying their orders. (The court system and prison system would very quickly become clogged up).\n\nWhat would likely happen is this... The severity of the punishment for disobedience would become less severe, until they would only try to extort you $10 for refusing to have your bag searched. No longer would you be threatened with 6 months in prison.\nIf enough people refused to pay the $10 then they would have to go to court or prison etc. but the court could not deal with so many people so they would reduce the $10 to $5 until most people would pay it.\n\nEventually, if enough people began to realise that they outnumber the psychopaths and the psychopaths are actually very weak, then people would begin to ignore them.\nI think perhaps, that is why it is in your interest to try to persuade as many people as possible to refuse to enable these violent people.................. (I didn't say it would be easy).",
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      "body": "\"....defending their own subjugation...\" is not the problem. \"...calling for mine...\" is the unfortunate part, I'd say.\nThomas Sowell sad something similar to what you said......“I have never understood why it is \"greed\" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.”",
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That's too risky, since their ideas could never stand up to the rigours of logical argumentation)_\n<center>[![thoughtcontrollers12e64.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/thoughtcontrollers12e64.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1rZae)</center>\n**Propaganda** seems to be the general method used to carry out this **emotional anchoring.** Propaganda is a general term used to include a range of techniques that may be employed in order to achieve the desired effect in the target audience.\n<center>[![newspeakb35e1.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/newspeakb35e1.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1pLmi)</center>\n\n**Some examples of propaganda techniques............**\n\n**Exaggeration** - \"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.\" - _Adolf Hitler_\n[![exagerrate6d0e2.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/exagerrate6d0e2.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1pHMa)\n\n1: **Bandwagon** - This technique tries to persuade everyone to join in and do the same thing.\n\n<center>[![bandwaggon9e77d.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/bandwaggon9e77d.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1p2k3)</center>\n\n2: **Testimonial** - An important person or famous figure endorses a product or idea.\n[![testimonialaef5e.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/testimonialaef5e.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1rAEl)\n\n3: **Transfer** - Good feelings, looks, or ideas transferred to the person for whom the product or idea is intended.\n<center>[![transferb82b5.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/transferb82b5.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1rli8)</center>\n\n4: **Repetition** - The product name or keyword or phrase is repeated several times.\n[![repetition67029.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/repetition67029.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1p6s6)\n\n5: **Emotional Words** - Words such as luxury, beautiful, paradise, and economical are used to evoke positive feelings in the viewer.\n\n<center>[![emotional866b2.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/emotional866b2.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1pDIe)</center>\n\n6: **Name-calling** - Negative words are used to create an unfavourable opinion of the competition or dissenters, in the minds of the audience.\n\n[![namecalling5c34e.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/namecalling5c34e.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1pOsD)\n\n7: **Faulty Cause and Effect** - Use of a product or political idea is credited for creating a positive result.\n<center>[![causeandeffectef116.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/causeandeffectef116.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1pQIu)</center>\n\n8: **Compare and Contrast** - The audience is led to believe one political ideal is better than another, although no real proof is offered\n[![compareandcontrast9e8ae.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/compareandcontrast9e8ae.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1pMbS)\n\n­_(List of techniques from aacps.org)­_\n\n>The **mass media's spewing of political propaganda** in all its forms, can be a powerful tool, to those that control it, and is used to restrict and manipulate ideas.\n\nIt has undeniably achieved great progress towards the goal of **mass thought control over large sections of the population.**\n<center>[![massthoughtcontroled0f2.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/massthoughtcontroled0f2.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1pNmW)</center>\n\nWhen speaking with friends about some particular subject, our choice of language is determined to some extent, where, and by whom we were introduced to that subject. i.e. When discussing a subject we are learning about in school, it's likely that we'll use the same terms and phrases that the lecturer used when teaching the subject.\n\nLikewise if are introduced to some news via mainstream media, we'll adopt the same terms they reporter used in his reporting. Unless we decide to research the subject in greater depth, we'll likely just continue to use the same terminology when referring to the subject.\n\nOne result of this use of _selected language_, is that, we all use words and phrases at least from time to time without really thinking too deeply about what the words have come to actually mean, or why we use those words and phrases, repeatedly in certain contexts......\n\nAn example of which might be – at least familiar to readers of this essay - the term **“conspiracy theory.”**\n\nAround the time of the killing of JFK in Dallas Texas in Nov 1963, the term “conspiracy theory” seems to have been introduced by the media -possibly via CIA or some other alphabet coven - _(supposedly as a kind of shorthand, to describe those who expressed some doubt about the official story of the JFK assassination)._ It was taken by the CIA, and its meaning deliberately manipulated, so that it, (along with the phrase **“conspiracy theorist”**) eventually became a pejorative term.\n\nThe moulding of this term, and anchoring, with the now familiar negative connotations was achieved over a period of time, via the CIA-controlled mass media organisations. **The propaganda techniques of “repetition” and “ridicule”** were employed when describing people (conspiracy theorists), who expressed **scepticism, doubts, suspicion** or made claims of the distortion of “facts” of the JFK case in Dallas.\n\nReaders may wish to do some research on CIA [“operation mocking bird”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird) for more information on how the control of mass media was and is carried out up to the present day.\n\nThe term **“conspiracy theory” has now become a propaganda tool,** with which, political dissenters and sceptics can be “clubbed over the head” and verbally subdued, or at least the form or flow of their argument can be disrupted during conversation.\n\nIt is a term employed by government apologists and statists, to compose [ad-hominem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem)  attacks on opponents during debate, who would otherwise threaten the efficacy of the mass delusion of the benevolent character of government in general.\n\ne.g. The idea is that, while the word **“conspiracy”** merely means the planning of some activity, made by two or more people to be carried out sometime in the future. It may be made in secret...... or not. It's basically just **a plan to cooperate to achieve some goal.**\n\nWhile everyone very often – in their daily lives - **conspires** with another party to combine their complimentary resources in order to achieve some end, the word was taken and consistently, and ridiculously associated with so-called (vaguely defined) **“dark forces”** or **“secret societies”** in the state-controlled mass media.\n\n_Conspriracy_\nWhen used in association with the word “theory or theorist” the result is, an attack on the credibility, of the person or group being labelled conspiracy theorist(s). The perceived plausibility, of any future argument put forward by that opponent on any matter is therefore damaged.  Basically a foundation for a character assassination has been created.\n\n<center>[![conspiracytheoristee6bb.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/conspiracytheoristee6bb.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1phlJ)</center>\n\nSince many of us probably think that the word “guess” would adequately serve as a suitable synonym for “theory”, we effectively internally translate **“conspiracy theorist”** as someone who imagines or guesses that **secret societies, aliens, or people from dark government agencies are in the business of “coming to get them.**”\n\nOnce that image of the half-crazed, slightly deranged loon, has been planted, we can safely, without further regard to any threat to the plenitude of our intellectual integrity or sense of fair play, dismiss out-of-hand or ignore any further ramblings from him.\n\n>**End Result** – One fewer source of ideas with which we choose to interact. (Worse. We are convinced that it was our free choice - arrived at via our rational thought process, that led us to the decision to sever communications between us and this other person).\n\nFor the thought controllers? - **Mission Accomplished!!**\n\n### Needs and Neediness\nAs mentioned above, this particular example of the distorting and manipulation of language is fairly well known and understood by those somewhat familiar with the idea of “Orwellian Newspeak.”\n\nHowever, there is another example, much more pervasive and in some respects **much more dangerous to individual freedom of thought (and deed).**\n\n>The (mis)use of the word **\"need\"**...... especially within political discussion or when confronted by bureaucrats and the like...\n\nI'll try to describe and demonstrate some of the danger posed by certain speech patterns involving the common use of this word.\n\nThe negative effect, on the process of rational thought, is proportional, both, to the frequency of usage of the word, and ignorance of context.\n\n### The claim is that the word **need** is “over-used and mis-used” by most of us nowadays. ###\n\nLike a lot of nice things, the misuse of the word \"need\" seems to have grown first in america and from there, spread around the english-speaking world. Y'know, just like coca-cola and hamburgers and cabbage-patch dolls.... \n\nWhy has the frequency of use and misuse grown in the recent few decades?....\nWith the availability of high tech communication methods to the average joe nowadays, it's likely that we all receive an increasing number of messages and requests for our personal attention, daily.\n\n[![ignore2bd93.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/ignore2bd93.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1po47)\n\n>For many people it can be more difficult to be heard or noticed in amongst the increased comms traffic...\n\nIt's probably more common for us to feel more highly stressed from increased pressures at work or from financial problems _(..at least exacerbated by the actions of central bankers and their cronies, blowing financial bubbles around the world in their continuous programme of fleecing the sheep on an ever escalating scale of intensity...)._\n\nPeople in society in general are becoming more fearful for their personal security _(...no doubt, contributed to, by the manufacture of ever growing numbers of boogie-men, being continually stuffed under our beds by the politicians and their handlers....)_\n\nOne effect of these stresses, is to demand (more) attention from others. _(Perhaps looking for sympathy or empathy or comforting or reassurance etc etc)_\n\nThis is where we may find the traditionally everyday language inadequate for purpose. _(Of course we are aware that language evolves in society to facilitate better communication............ well, usually)_\n\n>The words _**want**_ and _**need**_ are common enough words, and their meanings seem similar in some ways.\n\nWhen making a request of someone, it used to be sufficient to just tell them that you **wanted** something. It's normal to have wants. 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For sure there are consequences if you choose not to “obey.” The message is, that you're being told what is important to both you, and to them, and, that it is of infinite importance._\n[![theirreality673eb.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/14/theirreality673eb.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/1rRFT) \n>#### There is always a choice...... but, here, we are being told that there is no choice. ####\n\nAt the very least, whenever someone tells you that something is needed, ask them to qualify why it is needed. Once a reason has been given, then you can make a value judgement for yourself of how important it is. …..................\n(Don't expect much of a sensible answer to your question from a useful idiot of the state. It's unlikely that they have been programmed with reasoned  responses).\n\nWhen an unqualified or unsupported **need** is claimed in normal daily conversation, it is usually just a whine. “....Pay attention to me, me, me, me....”\n\nWhen used by a tool of the state, it is an attempt by them to define your reality. They live in a certain reality, and they intend to make you live in it as well.\n\nDon't underestimate how desperate they are to make you accept their reality. By their very job description, they really do not like the idea of you being free, in thought or deed. _(They find it frightening.... but that's another story..)_\n\n##### It's probably not a good idea to get rid of this word, **need** from the English language completely, since it can convey meaning when used in conjunction with its qualifiers. To propose complete elimination of the word, would result in limiting vocabulary and therefore degrading the versatility of language. - i.e. carrying out exactly the thing that I am attempting to expose. (You can smell the irony...) #####",
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      "body": "\"...His power existed because he had the strength and skills to force everyone to follow his rule....\"\nSurely you're not trying to say that Genghis Kahn was just a thug that went around single-handedly beating people up and killing them just because they opposed his claim that he had a right to \"rule\" them.\nAre you suggesting that maybe 1/2 dozen guys that opposed him couldn't just have got together and killed him before he caused any more trouble?\nDid he rule over 1000's of people because they were all afraid of him? He's only one guy, after all. You can't really expect anyone to believe that, surely?\n(There wasn't a \"reply\" button below your previous comment so I'm afraid I had to put my comment here).",
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      "body": "What aren't you getting? Ghengis Kahn ruled by killing anyone who opposed him, not \" because the majority of a population has been taught to believe, there is a right to wield such power over real people.\" \n\nHis power existed because he had the strength and skills to force everyone to follow his rule.",
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      "body": "It's possible to disagree with a claim or an opinion. Genghis Kahn was not an opinion or a claim.\nPlease present an argument.....\n\"....he ruled because he'd kill anyone who disagreed....\" This statement is either incomplete or meaningless. Explain what you mean..",
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      "body": "Yep!\nHere it is - straight from the horses arse\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D64KcZsD82E",
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