UPF in 'Autonomous Hill State' mah paipih uh
Lamka, June 20: Tuni sunnung dak 1:20 vel in UPF Convenor Calvin H leh UPF makai L. Sanga Hmar in tuni sunning in News-te kimuhpih uh a, United Peoples Front (UPF) in Autonomous Hill State mah paipih ahihdan gen uhi. UPF leh KNO palaite'n June 15, 2016 in New Delhi ah Ministry of Home Affairs makaihna in India govt leh Manipur govt tawh 'Tripartite Political Dialogue' masapen nei uhi. Huai kihouna ah Satyendra Garg, IPS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India in makai a, huai ah UPF Spokesperson Aaron Kipgen makaih in UPF palai 6 leh KNO Spokesperson Seilen Haokip makaih in KNO palai 6 tel uhi. KNO leh UPF team apan Spokesperson 2te’n Indian Constitution Article 3na pansan in Kuki State ngetna 'memorandum' ah suaikai in pia uhi.
Huai tawh kisai UPF makaite'n a gendan un Sept 26, 2015 in UPF leh KNO in joint meeting ah 'Joint State Demand' bawl dingin thupuk uh a, huaipen pawl 2-te kihoutuak a ngetna piak ding chih thukim uh hi'n gen uhi. UPF in 'issue based' a pai ding, nomenclature a pailouh ding chih a tup-le-ngim ahihdan gen uhi. Huai tawh kiton in June 15, 2016 a UPF leh KNO palaite'n 'Joint Memorandum' a piak uh leng UPF in theihpihlou a, tua ziakin in June 16, 2016 in UPF palaite'n Delhi ah 'emergency meeting' nei in UPF 'standpoint', Indian Constitution Article 244 tawh kituak a 'Autonomous Hill State' ngetna 'memorandum' gelhthak in Satyendra Garg, IPS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs kiangah pia in innlam hongkik uh ahihdan gen uhi.
UPF makaite'n a genzelna uah, 'political dialogue' neih ding tawh kisai in Centre Govt in UPF leh KNO kigawm a kihouna neih ding thu SP/CID tungtawn in June 8, 2016 in theihsak a, himahleh SP/CID in UPF leh KNO a tuamtuak in theisak hi. Huai dungzui in, UPF leh KNO in leng atuam a kihouna nei ding in kilam-en uh a, himahleh kihouna neih hun ah atuam a kihouna omlou in akigawm in kihou uhi. Huai hun ah KNO in memorandum gelhsa in pua uh a, memorandum a etkhawm nung un UPF palaite lungtunglou in memoramdum gelhthak dingin ngen uhi. Huai dungzui in memorandum leng gelhthak in bawl lem thak zel mahle uh huai ah leng UPF palaite a lungtunlouh ziak un UPF in atuam in memorandum pia uh hi’n gen uhi.
Dakkal 48 sung General strike puang ding
Kh. Ratan tung a wanted apan lakhe di’n ngen
Imphal, June-20: JCILPS Convenor-lui Kh. Ratan tunga state govt. in wanted puang in aman zou kiangah Rs. 5 lakhs piak chiam uhi. Hiai tawh kisai in JCILPS thusuak in tuni a taklatdan in Kh. Ratan tung a State Govt. in wanted a puan pen lakkhiak ahihkei leh June 23 akipan dakkal 48 sung general strike puan hiding in gen uhi. Tuni a Singjamei Thongkhong mun a public meeting neih hun ah mipi paikhawm te’n Kh. Ratan tung a wanted puan a om pen lakkhiak ahihkei leh MLA-te boycott hidingin thukim a, tua banah mass court arrest leng bawl hiding in gen uhi.
Huai banah JAC te’n MLA leh Minister-te tenna innkong ah kiphinna nei ding uh a, poster campaign, street corner meetings leh kiphinna chi tuamtuam nei ding in thukim uhi. Hiai public meeting bel UCM vice-President Sunil Karam, AMUCO vice-President Gunindro, MAPI Council President N. Bimol tel in mipi poimawh tamtak in uap uhi.
Counter-Blockade tawpsak uh
Imphal, June-20: JAC against Anti-Tribal Bills pawl leh Outer Manipur Tribals Forum kigawm in ni 10 sung singtanggam tawnkha National Highway-te ah economic blockade a puan uh zan nitak zankimlai in beita a, huai thukkikna in phaijang bial mun tuamtuam ah June 15, 2016 akipan counter economic blockade a bawl uh mun khenkhat ah tuni tan in leng sunzom uhi. Moirang area ah tuni’n local Meira paibi pawlin gari akipan van tuamtuam lakhia uh chihthu om ziakin Police te’n huaimun delhpah in Moirang lamkhai a Khudekpi Community hall ah kikhopna om hi. Police-te’n JAC pawlin leng economic blockade a tawpsak dungzui un counter blockade bawlte’n leng khawlsak ding in genpih uh a,counter blockade bawl pawlin leng khawlsak lemsa uh hi’n kigen hi.Himahleh JAC te’n National Highway ah blockade a puan nawn ua leh amau leng counter blockade sunzom ding uh hi’n gen uh chihthu om hi.
Imphal leh Lamka kala BSNL OFC kitan
Lamka, June-20: Imphal leh Lamka kikal ah BSNL Optic Fibre Cable (OFC) kikhung a kitan ziakin tuni zinglam akipan BSNL tungtawna Internet teng kisia a, bawlhoih ahihma Lamka ah BSNL internet zattheih hilou ding in kigen hi.
Biakinn 7 kigawm in VBS nei uh
Lamka, June-20: Upa Tualkhanpau, Chairman, ZPCS Tuibuong in tuni zinglam in ZPCS Tuibuong ah ni 4 sung om Vocation Bible School (VBS) hong in Pathian kiang ah thumna in lan hi. Program zawh in VBS teacher-te leh student te’n VBS neihna ding mun Grace Academy School, Tuibuong ah class pan uhi. Huai ah ZPCS, Tuibuong, MELC, Tuibuong leh ZCBC, Kamdou Veng tel in Kamdou Veng/Tuibuong area a Church 7 kigawm te’n nei uh hi’n kigen hi.
PRO Defence Wing in Lamka hongpha
Lamka, June-20: Colonel Ajay Kumar Sharma, PRO, Defence Wing in tuni zinglam in Lamka hongpha a, Lamka a om MHJU te’n HQ Veng a Lamka Press Club ah vaidawn in interaction nei uhi. PRO in hong hawhna ziak a genna ah Manipur a om Journalist-te tawh kimeltheihtuah banah kithuzuak tuahna hoihsem a om tupna ziak hi’n gen a, maban ah pan lakhawm dingin ngen hi. Huai hun ah MHJU makaite’n Zou puandum 1 silhsak uh a, office in a poimawh tuamtuam omte ngaihtuahsak dingin ngen uhi.
PNB in Thoubal a branch thak hong
Imphal, June-20: Manipur a branch 3na dingin tuni in Thoubal ah Punjab National Bank (PNB) in branch thak hongkhia uhi. Hiai hun T. Ranjit, IAS, DC/Thoubal; S.K. Dash Dy. General Manager, Circle Head NE Circle leh M. Bimol Singh, Branch Manager, Thoubal ten Chief Guest, Functional President leh Guest of Honour hihna tawh uap uhi. PNB te’n maban ah Senapati leh CCpur ah leng branch hongkhiak sawm uh hidan in kigen hi.
ADC Chairman in exam-na ding ngaihtuahsak
Lamka, June-20: Khuplalsiem Vaiphei s/o Paulemmawi Vaiphei of Tuilileibul village, tulela VK Tawna College ah class XII (Arts) Political Science sim in nasemlai inntung apan kia a, ataklam pheipi guh kitan in class XII compartment exam theilou ding in om hi. Langkhanpau Guite, Chairman, ADC/CCpur in exam theilou ding chih atheih in education poimawh ngaih ziakin Khuplalsiem exam-na ding Ambulance ngaihtuahsak a, tuni’n Imphal a TG Hr Sec. School ah Ambulance gari ah compartment exam hi. Khuplalsiem Vaiphei’ in compartment a exam theihna ding ADC Chairman in a ngaihtuahsak ziakin Khuplalsiem’ nu-le-pa te’n kipahthu gen uhi.
Manipur Govt kiang ah JAC-te kihoupih dingin ngen
Change. org in JCILP leh JAC makaite mu uh
Lamka, June-20: Manipur Assembly in Bill 3 a passed ziakin buaina thupitak tung a, singtang leh phaijang kideidanna omthei dinga kilang a beitheihna di’n online tungtawna kibawlkhia Change.org (peace making) kichite’n tuni’n Lamka a KKL complex ah JAC against Anti-Tribal Bills makaite mu uhi.
Peace-making pawl a makai khat in agenna ah kituahna om theihna dingin Chief Minister O Ibobi leng kimuhpih uh a, Joint Action Committee on Inner Line Permit (JCILP) leh Joint Action Committee against Anti-Tribal Bills (JAC-AATB) makaite tawh kimukhawm a kihou dingin ngen uhi. Amau nitaklam in JCILPS makaite kimuhpih nawn uhi. Manipur mi 500 valte’n online petition tungtawn a kibawlkhia Change.org in tuni a thusuah a bawlna uah JAC-AATB leh JCILPS makaite kimuhpih nuam in ngetna pia uh a, Chief Minister leh Chief Secretary kiang ah leng memorandum pia in pawl 2-te kihoupih ding in ngen uhi.
Manipur ah muanna leh bitna om theihna dingin nam tuamtuam akipan mi 500 valin ngetna suaikai uh a, huai ah pawl 2-te’n lemna omna ding tangkoupih uh hi’n taklang uh, huai dinga ampi omsun kihouna (dialogue) hi’n gen uhi.
H. Mangchinkhup, Chief-Convener, JAC-AATB in “Kha 6 paita mahleh Manipur govt in kihoupih nailou a, JCILPS tawh leng kihou dinga mansa a om gige uh ahihdan taklang hi. Md. Kheiruddin Shah Moijingmayum, Co-Convener, JCILPS in “ Tunitan Manipur govt in panla lou a, JAC-AATB tawh kihouna(dialogue) neih lunggulh hi’n gen hi.
ZC Court member ding guang
Lamka, June-20: Zomi Council Cabinet Committee tuzing in Hiangtam Lamka a PTC conference hall a meeting ah Zomi Court member ding guang uhi. Huaite L. Langkhenpau Mate of Simveng, P. Sonthang of Chiengkonpang, L. Sanga Vaiphei of Lingsiphai, T. Khupzadou of Nghathal, Thangchinkhai of Tangnuam, L. Suankhogin of Lamjang, Khup Lian Mang Hatzaw of Upper Lamka leh S. Chinsuanlian of Zoumunnuam hi uhi.Court Secretary dingin S. Chinsuanlian guang uh a, tunung sawtlou in installation om dingin thupuk uhi.
ZSP career share-cum-Award Distribution
Lamka, June-20: Zou Sangnaupang Pawlpi (ZSP) GHQ saina in June 25, 2015 in Zoveng a Zogal Memorial Hall complex ah ZSF Career share-cum-Award Distribution 2016 leh class X & XII student lawhchingte kipahpihna program kithuah om ding a, Chief Guest in Lunminthang Haokip, IAS, DC/CCpur pang ding hi. Huai ah Functional President in Chinlunthang, President UZO GHQ, Guests of Honour in M. Lawrance Kapkhenmang, MPS; M. Thangsuansang Zou(success in MPSC exam, 2015); M. Khamsuanhang Zou(success in MPSC exam 2015) leh P. Tonkholian,(success in MPSC/MSPDCL exam 2015) pang ding uhi. Award ngahte leh student lawhchingte Rev Tualzachin, Sr Executive Secy.ZPCS in Pathian kiang ah thumsak ding hi.
Rayburn College in Merit Scholarship award pekhia
Lamka, June-20: Rayburn College in tuni sunnung merit scholarship leh award distribution- 2016 nei uh a, huai ah class XI sinlel class XI exam a stream tuamtuam a topper-te ban ah 68th Republic Day- 2016 a participant kiang ah memento pia uhi. Class XI sinlel mi-4 Dimkhawlching d/o Thangkhanlian of Canan Veng, New Lamka (HSLC 85.5%); Khankhual Gualnam s/o Daipu of Ngathal (HSLC 77.17%), Chinroukim Vaiphei d/o Lunmang Vaiphei of Phailengjang village (HSLC 77.00 %) leh Peter Bigouhao s/o (late) Lianchinkhup of Lailam Veng (HSLC 76.84 %) kiangah merit scholarship 2015 pia uh a, Manipur board nuai a 80.00% leh Central board ah 90% tunglam mute’n kum 1 sung admission leh tuition fee a thawn hiding a, Manipur board nuai ah 75% leh Central board nuai a 85% tunglam mute’n kum 1 sung mah admission free ding uhi. Class XI examination 2016 ah stream tuamtuam a topper te kiang ah award leh scholarship pia uh a, Chongoulen s/o Seikhogin (Arts Stream 61.67 %) mu in Mr & Mrs. Sinkhokam Tombing Merit Scholarship Award sang a, Emmanuel Thiek s/o Lalhringlien (Commerce Stream 61.17 %) in Mr & Mrs. Phungzathang Tonsing Merit Scholarship Award sang a, Lienthangkim Pulamte d/o Lalsiemlien Hmar (Science Stream 79.83 %) in Mr & Mrs. Vung D. Tombing Merit Scholarship Award uh a, kum 1 sung monthly tuition fee awl ding uhi. Rev. Khen P. Tombing, Principal Rayburn College in award-te pekhia hi. The 68th Republic Day 2016 a 14th Manipur Bn akipan NER Contingent a tel Rayburn NCC a Nianghoihching Tunglut d/o (late) Thongzagin Tunglut of Siloam Veng, Bungmual kipahpihna in memento pia uh a, M. Thangsuansang Zou, Civil Service Examination-2015 a 915 rank in pekhia hi. Award piak zawhin Auditorium hall ah M. Thangsuansang Zou tawh student 85 te’n interaction nei uhi.
SUUNNA:
Vanlalngen@ Ngeni (96) w/o (late) Rosanglien of B. Street, Rengkai tuni nitaklam dak 8:25 in teknat in si a, June 21, 2016 in Rengkai hanmual ah kivui ding. Amah ahihleh Dr. F. Thienkhogin’ nu ahi.
Mrs. Dimzangai (68) sister of Singkhotual of Gangpimual, tuzing dak 6:30 velin RIMS hospital ah zunkhum ziakin si a, nitaklam in Gangpimual hanmual ah kivui hi.
Voluntary Help Unit kum 15 chingta
Imphal, June 20: RIMS a Voluntary Help United Committee phuhkhiak nung tuni in kum 15 chingta a, tua tawh kiton in Manipur Press Club ah lopna om hi. Hiai hun Dr. Y. Mohen Singh, Secy. Red Cross Society in mihing tomchik damsung a midangte adia thil phatuam khat bek hihkhiak poimawh hidan in gen hi. Aman Voluntary Help Unit pawl in gim leh tawl khawksalou a damlou panpih ngaite a panpih uh phathuai ahihdan gen a, hiai bang nasep hoih sunzom tou zel dingin ngen hi.
ARTICLES
I gam in a poimawh bang, i nam melma bang a hia? by CT Lian
Kei muhna dan in i gam in apoimawhpen khat zaw khantouhna ahi a, i gam a khantouhna a hong om theihna dingin sum i poimawh uhi, sum i neih theihna ding un nasep a ngai a, na isep theihna ding in i gam ah nasep ding a om ngai leuleu hi.Huchi ahihmanin kuapeuh in semlou a neksawm mailou in sem a nek ding ahi chih lungsim a neichiat in i sepna lam chiat uah ginom leh chihtaktaka na i sepchiat chiang un i gam adia poimawhpen khantouhna i gen-gen i gam ah hongtung pan ding in lamen ing. Aziakbel mite’n chitaktak a na asepna mu te uah khantouhna om hi in ka mu hi.
I nam melma lianpen hi a ka muh ahihleh ginom louhna ahi hi. Etsakna dingin kuahiam govt teacher sem hinapi a posting-na a omlou, aman zong student-te laihilh(teaching) ding dan leng theilou,huchibang mah in kuahiam govt contractor khat in leng nasepdan ding bangtaka semlou atamtheipen lepgu-diktat i sawmlouh pen uh ahi i nam leh gam adia melma lianpen. Huaiziak in nasepna a diktat loute enkai( monitor)tu ding i gam in poimawh lawta hi in ka mu hi.
DIKTATNA A KILAMTHAKNA
(Prov. 14:34; Rome 3:10)
-Zamlian Tonsing,
Thu khatpeuh ahihkeileh na khatpeuh a gen dingdan leh a sepding dan om chiat hi. Diktatna a kilamthak ding dan a ziakhat om ngei ding in i gingta hi. Mahatma Gandhi, Anna Hazare leh adangdangte gendan leh sahkhua tawh kisai saptuamte gendan a kibang hia? Election, Development pai dante leh adangdangte Pathian lunglutna mihing ahi a, leitung leh gam ahi masa kei chih Bible in a gen hi(Gal. 4:9). Diktatna tawh diktatlouhna, mial leh vak bang ahi. Diktatna kalsuanpih nailou a diktatlouhna muk leh kam kia tawh gengen a piang ding hilou hi.
Tulai in HIV, AIDS, ZIKA, EBOLA chihte natna lauhuai ahi ua platform khat a tangkoupih a, khawlak tenga gen a takkhiak tamziak a dam mai ding natna hilou hi. Tuamah bang in tulai siatnate, sualnate gentham mahni hang. Himahleh gentam ziaka dam ding hilou hi. A damna zaw Toupa i Pathian kia ah om hi. ( Jer 3:23). Mahni kibawl samlou, midangte demdem, apan anuam omlou, kingawhtuah a ipat leh kihuatna a piangsak ding a, kilamthak sang in kiphelsiat leh kituahlouhna baihlamtak ahi ding hi.
Bible in hon hilhdan in khelhna huat ding, mikhialpen it ding ahi. Eipawl/eilawi in lehbulh dek i batton uh a om hi.( Rome 5:8). Ukil(lawyer)te, police-te leh doctor-te nasepdan akipan zillai ding om hi.Diktatlouhna diktatloute kou a selphou, vaulau, Pathian apan suak hilou hi. Saptuamte/pawl tuamtuam kibawlte mi khelhna suipawl i hihlouh ding uh ahi. Mikhialte, diktatloute JESU khebul a i pi ding uh ahi. Numei angkawm akipan zillai la ni uhang. (Lk. 6:37. Johan 8:15) – gam, khawtang, saptuam, ei siansak ding hiam khelhnate leh nekguknate ei sukbei ding i sakkhak uleh i theikhial kha ding uhi. A diktat leh a khiallou kuamah i omlouh ziak un Jesu cross damna mah a poimawhpen hi, pa amaute ngaidam in. (Lk. 23:34).
Doctor te’n damlou a sukzahlak louh uh bang in Police in misual leh giloute a manthei ua, amat nung ua gelgawt phal hilou hi. Diktatna mihingte thulimlouh luatziak in gintak sang a thu haksa khat a suahman in, uingol gamphut a piang ding ahi kei hi. Paula in a gen bang in damsung a isual khop uh pha ding hi.(Phil.3:12-13). Saptuamte, eite khelhna neiloute hilou in, khial lumlet himahlehang, hehpihna a hotdamte ihi uhi. Christ kia ah ahi i diktat theihna omsun. Christ kia pansan in i kilamthak theilel ding uhi. Buhtak leh buhlem bangtan poukhawm lai ding ahia? (Math. 13:30).Kuamah mi diktat himhim omkei uh, khat lel leng a om kei uh(Rome 3:10).
EDITORIAL
Blockade leh Counter-blockade
JAC against Anti-Tribal bills heutute leh Outer Manipur Tribal Forum(OMTF) atel Hmar Inpui, Mizo People Convention, Thadou Inpi, United Naga Council leh Zomi Council kigawmte’n Anti-Tribal Bill 3te deihlouh ziakin June 9, 2016 zankim akipan June 19,2016 zankim tan (ni 10 sung) National Highway (NH) in a totkhak Manipur singtanggam pumpi ah blockade puang uhi. Huai Bill 3 deiha kiphin phaijang bial mite’n June 15, 2016 akipan in phaijang mun tuamtuam ah blockade kalh in counter blockade pan uh a, huaite thilhihdan gen-le-sak leng ahunkhop omtham hi.
JAC against Anti-Tribal Bills leh OMTF kigawm in blockade a puan uh June 19, 2016 zankim in ni 10 ching a, huchih dungzui in blockade leng khawlsak uh a,blockade om sunga gari khenkhat Imphal a pai dia kisa a mattang(detained)te uh tuni a gari chabi pekhia in a paina mun ding chiat uah pai uhi. Huchi ahih dungzui in phaijang biala Counter-blockade bawl pawlin leng khawlsan ding a gintak ahi a, June 20, 2016(Monday) a kipan in Manipur ah blockade leh counter blockade hong bei khongkhong ding a, bangtanhiam hindan ngeina hong om thei ding a gintak ahi hi.
Himahleh tuni(June 20, 2016) a Imphal thusuak khat in a taklatdan in economic blockade thukna(retaliation) in Tedim Road ah June 28, 2016 tan economic blockade sutzop hiding chih om mawk hi. Singtanggam a economic blockade puangte’n tuni a khawlsakta uh, bangziak in a thukna a counter blockade bawl pawlin Tedim Road kia ah June 28, 2016 tan economic blockade sutzop dinga puang uhiam chih ngaihtuahtham ching hi.JAC Tedim road co-convenor V. Thomba in a gendan in community thil tawh kisaikhakna omlou in Manipur ah Inner Line Permit zat ding phutna ziak ahi, chi’n gen hi. Aman a genzeldan in Manipur mipi(indigenous people)te humbit(protect)na dinga mipi movement om kalh in NH a economic blockade puang a om leh mipi tawh pangkhawm in thuk hiding a, economic puangte a sanga sawtzaw in thuk hiding chi hi.
Hibang kalah Imphal lam news-te leh phaijang biala agencies tuamtuam in ‘Churachandpur JAC’ chih ngen in suahsek uhi. JAC against Anti-Tribal bills kichi in CCpur district kia huam hilou in Manipur singtangmi teng a telna hi a, banghiam hamphatna om hileleng singtanggam a district teng leh singtangmi khempeuh in hamphatpih ding hi. Huchi hizenpi Manipur govt tanpha in ‘Churachandpur district a buaina’ hisak uh a, huailou ah leng ‘Churachandpur a law & order problem’ chi nimnem sek uhi. Kiphinna a sousan laitakin CCpur district ah mi 9 si a, huaite luang leng tuni tan vuilouh in misi koihna morgue ah omlai hi.
Himahleh Lamka khawpi a buaina ah singtangmite maban khualna a hinna pia mi 9 hial om mah ahi a, amaute Naga, Kuki, Zomi hi’n Hmar khempeuh inleng Tribal Martyrs chichiat uhi. Huchi ahihleh JAC against Anti-Tribal Bill 3te Churachandpur district kia piaktuam theihvual hilou in singtangmite hihna khoihkha ding chih chiangsa bills ahihman in Anti- Tribal Bills chih minvuah a om mah hi a, singtangmiteng kigawm movement chih theihsa himahleh Churachandpur district kia amin khusak teiteite’ thuvek(propaganda) beisak teitei poimawh hi.
Kong khat a ngaihtuah in JAC against Anti-Tribal Bills makaite leh vaipawte adingin kingaihtuah taktak poimawh ahihdan kichian tawntawk hi. Manipur Express editorial mahmah ah leng Anti-Tribal Bill 3te tawh kisai singtangmi teng leh singtanggam district teng a panlakdan a kilual kei leh a tawpin CCpur district mipi kia’ kiphinna suak thei ding a, bangteng hileh lawhchinna dingin district tuamtuamte’ panlakdan leng CCpur district tawh kibang ahih alou theilou in poimawh gige chih ahi hi. Aziakbel district khat kia hahpan ziakin tribal movement baihlamtak a lawhching ding hi mawklou a, pankhawm taktak ngai movement hizaw hi.
Huaiziakin JAC against Anti-Tribal Bills makai pawlin district tuamtuam leng phakual mundeuh uhenla, mobilisation campaign leng theihtawp suah in panla phot peuhmah le uh kalsuandan uh hong kilual thei lai ding hiam chih ut-huai hi. Tuni nitak kuan a kizadan in Police-te leh JAC Tedim road pawl kihou uh a, police-te panlakna ziakin JAC Tedim road pawlin blockade tawpsak(call-off) uh chihthu bel kiza hi. Abang abang hileh blockade leh counter blockade a kibeihtuahna a om sek lebel i kal uh kizop nalam sangin kisiatna in ma a sawnzawk khak ding patauh-huai hi.
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