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The sea and little fishes

2011-10-13T03:39:42Z

HenrikO:

'''The Sea and Little Fishes''' is a fantasy short story by [[Terry Pratchett|Sir Terry Pratchett]]. The title is based on an "ancient proverb" allegedly invented by Pratchett ten minutes before he started writing the story, which says "''The big sea doesn't care which way the little fishes swim.''" Although the plot contains [[witchcraft]] it has been interpreted as an allegory about the [[sin]] of [[pride]], and magic use is portrayed as a vain and dangerous trait.

Talk:Longbow

2011-10-13T02:51:26Z

HenrikO:

Good removal of the stub... good additions too. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 16:48, 10 May 2007 (EDT)
:The first paragraph just doesn't seem to flow well when I read it. Perhaps you can tweak it better than I can? :) --[[User:Colest|Colest]] 16:51, 10 May 2007 (EDT)
::I've tried... see what you think... Good working with you. ;-) [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 17:08, 10 May 2007 (EDT)
::: Looks great! --[[User:Colest|Colest]] 17:11, 10 May 2007 (EDT)

I'm going to remove the need for expansion tag and category, as this article now seems to fit what this encyclopedia is looking for - a concise article. Feel free to revert if you disagree. --[[User:Colest|Colest]] 10:25, 11 May 2007 (EDT)

I deleted the "every continent" remark for obvious reasons and a webpage that I noticed had various historical inaccuracies. If anyone gets the chance, watch the battle scene from the 1948 Olivier film of ''Henry V''. It's way before the days of special effects but gives an idea of what went on. By the way, Robin Hood would not have used the classic longbow. [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 17:18, 23 September 2008 (EDT)
:No, the classic English longbow is EXACTLY what Robin Hood would have used. The problem is that in most films he's shown using an American flatbow, which obviously is completely wrong.

:Anyway I have some better photos of longbows, if someone can help me upload them. --[[User:HenrikO|HenrikO]] 22:51, 12 October 2011 (EDT)

Battle of Agincourt

2011-10-13T02:42:20Z

HenrikO:

[[Image:agincourt.gif|400px|thumb|right]]
'''The Battle of Agincourt''' was a decisive battle in the [[Hundred Years War]]. An estimated 30,000 [[France|French]] troops were under the command of Constable [[Charles D’Albret]] and 6,000 [[England|English]] troops, under the command of King [[Henry V]], participated in this battle. However, a modern re-assessment of the number of troops present at the battle suggests they may have numbered as many as 9,000 on the English side and as few as 12,000 on the French side, although these numbers are not consistent with eyewitness accounts.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/world/europe/25agincourt.html</ref>

The Battle of Agincourt resulted in an upset victory for the English that can be credited in large part to the the power of the English [[longbow]].

== Troop Formations ==

On October 25, 1415 both armies arose before dawn and arrayed themselves for battle. The battlefield was bordered by a thick [[forest]] on either side that prevented the superior French force, who outnumbered the English 5 to 1, from out-flanking the English army. The French formed three lines. Flanked by the French [[cavalry]], the first two lines were made of dismounted men-at-arms while the third was mounted. The French [[archery|archer]]s and [[crossbow]]men were placed behind the first line. The English assumed a single line of 900 men-at-arms with 2,500 archers placed on either side.

== The Battle ==

The English line advanced to within extreme longbow range, at which point their line completely closed the field between the flanking woods, and began to shoot at the first French line. An English archer was capable of shooting up to ten arrows per minute; by the time each arrow had landed a second, and perhaps a third, was already in flight. The sky was thick with shafts pouring into the French lines. They responded with a cavalry charge followed by an advance of the first line of men-at-arms. Few of the French [[knight]]s reached the English archers and those who did were impaled upon defensive stakes that had been set up. The retreating French cavalry broke the orderly advance of their own men-at-arms. These continued their unsupported advance, and though they lost many of their number to the heavy barrage of arrows, they managed to reach the English line. As the French were being beaten back by the English men-at-arms the archers exchanged their bows for swords, leaden sledgehammers (known as "mauls") and axes, and fell upon the French flank; the first French line was almost entirely killed or taken prisoner. Most of the second line, seeing what happened to the first, retreated; those who did not were destroyed.

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[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:French History]]
[[Category:English History]]

Longbow

2011-10-13T02:36:11Z

HenrikO: Longbow archers don't kneel to reload. In fact they CAN'T kneel to reload.

[[Image:Longbows.jpg|thumb|left]][[Image:Longbow.jpg|thumb|right]]
A '''longbow''' is a long, hand-drawn [[bow]] designed to shoot arrows at a distance and which is at least as long as the archer is tall; modern longbows are typically 6' to 6'6" in length, and some recovered medieval examples are over 7' long. It was made famous from its use in [[medieval]] [[England]].<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/longbow</ref> It is a common misconception that the longbow was a uniquely [[British]] weapon, as similar bows have been found in Scandanavian peat bogs and are used for elephant hunting by a number of African tribes. The English were first educated in the effects of archery by the [[Welsh]] during [[Edward I]]'s campaigns in Wales, and subsequently developed the Welsh self-bows into a longer, much more powerful weapon, typically made of [[yew]].

What is unique is the way it was used ''en masse'' and with tactical brilliance by English commanders during the 14th and into the 15th centuries, and the discipline and training of the archers - an Anglo-Welsh yeoman archer of the time was trained to loose an arrow, generally 32" long, up to 250 yards, with a good deal of accuracy, at a rate of between 6 and 10 arrows a minute. This is a rate of fire not exceeded until the first repeating rifles of the 19th century.

It should be noted that bow quality changed over time and all longbows were not the same. Recovered longbows from the time of [[Henry VIII]] have draw weights ranging from 120-200lb, far beyond the capabilities of most modern archers or bowhunters, but by this time there were frequent complaints that England's archers were far weaker than they had been during the [[Hundred Years' War]]. While the longbow lacked range compared to Asian composite bows it was capable of launching a much heavier arrow, which gave it a far greater ability to penetrate armor. In fact, at short range, an arrow from a longbow could penetrate 4 inches of seasoned [[oak]].<ref>http://www.archers.org/default.asp?section=History&page=longbow</ref> In addition, its simple design made it much faster to shoot. The longbow proved to be a devastating weapon in the hands of English archers, who demonstrated enormous success against armies with significantly greater numbers of troops. Good examples of this were the [[Battle of Crecy]] and the [[Battle of Agincourt]] during the [[Hundred Years War]] where heavily armored French [[knight|knights]] were unable to maneuver effectively and suffered prolonged exposure to withering longbow fire.

==References==
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[[Category:Weapons]]

The sea and little fishes

2011-10-13T02:24:55Z

HenrikO: Created page with "'''The Sea and Little Fishes''' is a fantasy short story by Sir Terry Pratchett. The title is based on an "ancient proverb" allegedly invented by Pratchett ten minutes before..."

'''The Sea and Little Fishes''' is a fantasy short story by [[Sir Terry Pratchett]]. The title is based on an "ancient proverb" allegedly invented by Pratchett ten minutes before he started writing the story, which says "''The big sea doesn't care which way the little fishes swim.''" Although the plot contains [[witchcraft]] it has been interpreted as an allegory about the [[sin]] of [[pride]], and magic use is portrayed as a vain and dangerous trait.

USS Liberty

2011-10-12T20:06:38Z

HenrikO:

(This article is still under construction)

The AGTR-5 USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning her was the "''Liberty'' Incident." This was a series of attacks on her in international waters near the Egyptian town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attacks killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. The captain of the ship, Commander [[William McGonagle]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during and after the attack after the State Department had confirmed with the Israeli Embassy that Israel had no objections to the award.<ref>http://usslibertycoverup.com/</ref> The government of Israel eventually paid almost $13 million in compensation, against total US claims of around $40 million, to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref> Congress increased Israel's annual aid to cover these payments.<ref>http://www.ussliberty.org/adlai.htm</ref>

The attack is still a subject of controversy. Many people, including the surviving crewmen "to a man,"<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/eedition/chi-liberty_tuesoct02,0,43090.story</ref> believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship. Israel maintains that the attack was accidental, and that the ''Liberty'' was mistaken for an enemy vessel (either a Soviet-built destroyer or an Egyptian horse transporter half the size of the ''Liberty'', according to various IDF sources.) Prior to the first attack the ''Liberty'' was overflown eight times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. In the IDF official report into the incident it was acknowledged that the IDF had identified the ''Liberty'' as a US monitoring ship at least three hours before the attack, but that this information had "gotten lost."<ref>http://thelibertyincident.com/docs/israeli/IDF-history-report-en.pdf</ref> Despite this admission, an Israeli court ruled that no member of the IDF had been negligent.

==References==
<references/>

==Further Reading==
[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category: United States Navy]]

USS Liberty

2011-10-12T18:57:59Z

HenrikO:

(This article is still under construction)

The AGTR-5 USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning her was the "''Liberty'' Incident." This was a series of attacks on her in international waters near the Egyptian town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attacks killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. The captain of the ship, Commander [[William McGonagle]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during and after the attack. The government of Israel eventually paid almost $13 million in compensation, against total US claims of around $40 million, to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref> Congress increased Israel's annual aid to cover these payments.<ref>http://www.ussliberty.org/adlai.htm</ref>

The attack is still a subject of controversy. Many people, including the surviving crewmen "to a man,"<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/eedition/chi-liberty_tuesoct02,0,43090.story</ref> believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship. Israel maintains that the attack was accidental, and that the ''Liberty'' was mistaken for an enemy vessel (either a Soviet-built destroyer or an Egyptian horse transporter half the size of the ''Liberty'', according to various IDF sources.) Prior to the first attack the ''Liberty'' was overflown eight times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. In the IDF official report into the incident it was acknowledged that the IDF had identified the ''Liberty'' as a US monitoring ship at least three hours before the attack, but that this information had "gotten lost."<ref>http://thelibertyincident.com/docs/israeli/IDF-history-report-en.pdf</ref> Despite this admission, an Israeli court ruled that no member of the IDF had been negligent.

==References==
<references/>

==Further Reading==
[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category: United States Navy]]

USS Liberty

2011-10-12T18:54:48Z

HenrikO: Typo

(This article is still under construction)

The AGTR-5 USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning her was a series of attacks on her in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attacks killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. The captain of the ship, Commander [[William McGonagle]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during and after the attack. The government of Israel eventually paid almost $13 million in compensation, against total US claims of around $40 million, to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref> Congress increased Israel's annual aid to cover these payments.<ref>http://www.ussliberty.org/adlai.htm</ref>

The attack is still a subject of controversy. Many people, including the surviving crewmen "to a man,"<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/eedition/chi-liberty_tuesoct02,0,43090.story</ref> believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship. Israel maintains that the attack was accidental, and that the ''Liberty'' was mistaken for an enemy vessel (either a Soviet-built destroyer or an Egyptian horse transporter half the size of the ''Liberty'', according to various IDF sources.) Prior to the first attack the ''Liberty'' was overflown eight times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. In the IDF official report into the incident it was acknowledged that the IDF had identified the ''Liberty'' as a US monitoring ship at least three hours before the attack, but that this information had "gotten lost."<ref>http://thelibertyincident.com/docs/israeli/IDF-history-report-en.pdf</ref> Despite this admission, an Israeli court ruled that no member of the IDF had been negligent.

==References==
<references/>

==Further Reading==
[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category: United States Navy]]

USS Liberty

2011-10-12T18:40:08Z

HenrikO:

(This article is still under construction)

The AGTR-5 USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning her was a series of attacks on her in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attacks killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. The captain of the ship, Commander [[William McGonagle]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during and after the attack. The government of Israel eventually paid almost $13 million in compensation, against total US claims of around $40 million, to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref> Congress increased Israel's annual aid to cover these payments.<ref>http://www.ussliberty.org/adlai.htm</ref>

The attack is still a subject of controversy. Many people, including the surviving crewmen "to a man,"<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/eedition/chi-liberty_tuesoct02,0,43090.story</ref> believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship. Israel maintains that the attack was accidental, and that the ''Liberty'' was mistaken for an enemy vessel (either a Soviet-built destroyer or an Egyptian horse transporter half the size of the ''Liberty'', according to various IDF sources.) Prior to the first attack the ''Liberty'' was overflown eight times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. In the IDF official report into the incident it was acknowledged that the IDF had identified the ''Liberty'' as a US monitoring ship at least theee hours before the attack, but that this information had "gotten lost."<ref>http://thelibertyincident.com/docs/israeli/IDF-history-report-en.pdf</ref> Despite this admission, an Israeli court ruled that no member of the IDF had been negligent.

==References==
<references/>

==Further Reading==
[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category: United States Navy]]

USS Liberty

2011-10-12T18:37:45Z

HenrikO:

(This article is still under construction)

The AGTR-5 USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning her was a series of attacks on her in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attacks killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. The captain of the ship, Commander [[William McGonagle]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during and after the attack. The government of Israel eventually paid almost $13 million in compensation, against total US claims of around $40 million, to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref> Congress increased Israel's annual aid to cover these payments.<ref>http://www.ussliberty.org/adlai.htm</ref>

The attack is still a subject of controversy. Many people, including the surviving crewmen "to a man,"<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/eedition/chi-liberty_tuesoct02,0,43090.story</ref> believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship. Israel maintains that the attack was accidental, and that the Liberty was mistaken for an enemy vessel. Prior to the first attack the ''Liberty'' was overflown eight times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. In the IDF official report into the incident it was acknowledged that the IDF had identified the ''Liberty'' as a US monitoring ship at least theee hours before the attack, but that this information had "gotten lost."<ref>http://thelibertyincident.com/docs/israeli/IDF-history-report-en.pdf</ref> Despite this admission, an Israeli court ruled that no member of the IDF had been negligent.

==References==
<references/>

==Further Reading==
[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category: United States Navy]]

USS Liberty

2011-10-12T18:25:49Z

HenrikO:

(This article is still under construction)

The AGTR-5 USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning her was a series of attacks on her in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attacks killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. The captain of the ship, Commander [[William McGonagle]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during and after the attack. The government of Israel eventually paid almost $13 million in compensation, against total US claims of around $40 million, to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref> Congress increased Israel's annual aid to cover these payments.<ref>http://www.ussliberty.org/adlai.htm</ref>

The attack is still a subject of controversy. Many people, including most survivors of the incident, believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship. Israel maintains that the attack was accidental, and that the Liberty was mistaken for an enemy vessel. Prior to the first attack the ''Liberty'' was overflown eight times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. In the IDF official report into the incident it was acknowledged that the IDF had identified the ''Liberty'' as a US monitoring ship at least theee hours before the attack, but that this information had "gotten lost."<ref>http://thelibertyincident.com/docs/israeli/IDF-history-report-en.pdf</ref> Despite this admission, an Israeli court ruled that no member of the IDF had been negligent.

==References==
<references/>

==Further Reading==
[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category: United States Navy]]

USS Liberty

2011-10-12T18:17:26Z

HenrikO:

(This article is still under construction)

The AGTR-5 USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning her was a series of attacks on her in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attacks killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. The captain of the ship, Commander [[William McGonagle]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during and after the attack. The government of Israel later paid a total of $12 million in compensation to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref>

The attack is still a subject of controversy. Many people, including most survivors of the incident, believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship. Israel maintains that the attack was accidental, and that the Liberty was mistaken for an enemy vessel. Prior to the first attack the ''Liberty'' was overflown eight times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. In the IDF official report into the incident it was acknowledged that the IDF had identified the ''Liberty'' as a US monitoring ship at least theee hours before the attack, but that this information had "gotten lost."<ref>http://thelibertyincident.com/docs/israeli/IDF-history-report-en.pdf</ref> Despite this admission, an Israeli court ruled that no member of the IDF had been negligent.

==References==
<references/>

==Further Reading==
[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category: United States Navy]]

USS Liberty

2011-10-12T18:16:00Z

HenrikO: There were at least two air, one torpedo and one gun attack.

(This article is still under construction)

The USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning her was a series of attacks on her in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attacks killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. The captain of the ship, Commander [[William McGonagle]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during and after the attack. The government of Israel later paid a total of $12 million in compensation to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref>

The attack is still a subject of controversy. Many people, including most survivors of the incident, believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship. Israel maintains that the attack was accidental, and that the Liberty was mistaken for an enemy vessel. Prior to the first attack the ''Liberty'' was overflown eight times by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. In the IDF official report into the incident it was acknowledged that the IDF had identified the ''Liberty'' as a US monitoring ship at least theee hours before the attack, but that this information had "gotten lost."<ref>http://thelibertyincident.com/docs/israeli/IDF-history-report-en.pdf</ref> Despite this admission, an Israeli court ruled that no member of the IDF had been negligent.

==References==
<references/>

==Further Reading==
[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category: United States Navy]]

Open Question: Why Do evolutionists say 'science is all about making changes' yet don't even consider Biblical Creation as an alternative?

2011-10-12T14:21:33Z

HenrikO:

Why is it that evolutionists always tout the line 'science is a self correcting process' yet just downright deny any invocation of God?
:Because God is, by definition, outside the scientific method. He isn't a variable that can be controlled, so the scientific method can't account for Him. --[[User:HenrikO|HenrikO]] 10:21, 12 October 2011 (EDT)
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