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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article408 2001-05-17 1 Rate cuts stir optimism for economic recovery NEW YORK Stocks surged here yesterday, with the Dow ■closing above 11,000 points for the first time in eight months. Analysts expressed optimism that a series of rate cuts would help bring the US economy back to its feet. The rally408 words
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Article, Illustration73 2001-05-17 1 The lesson that should be taught A in this case is Tf get to know our kids better, love our kids more and make sure if there's something going wrong in their lives, we stop it before another tragedy like this affects any other community like it did ours. Prosecutor73 words
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Article, Illustration240 2001-05-17 1 AFP RHYL (Wales) British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott hit a protester who threw an egg at him yesterday at a Party election campaign rally. Mr Prescott punched the protester in the face, according to television pictures shown by Sky News. The scuffleAFP - 240 words
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Article91 2001-05-17 1 I -AFP WASHINGTON East Tiipolrese independence leader *}6se Ramos Horta yesterday savaged Indonesia's justice system. He branded its failure to account for atrocities in the territory as an "outrage". Mr Ramos Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said he and fellow East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao hadI -AFP - 91 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article373 2001-05-17 2 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian MP Dr Lily Neo asks about Haj death by boonyi a n@newsto day.com.sg THE comforting word: The contagious disease which some pilgrims caught after going on the Haj is not expected to spread much further. Still, there was provocative questioning to follow Did the373 words
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Article, Illustration76 2001-05-17 2 A FACTORY at Sungei Kadut Street 3 caught fire yesterday evening. SCDF received a call at 5.32pm from a passerby, who reported that the factory, which was used for storing timber, woodworks and tyres, was ablaze. A total of 60 SCDF officers and 14 vehicles, includingWEE TECKHIAN - 76 words
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185 2001-05-17 2 Joy Frances - Joy Frances by joy@newstoday.com.sg A DIRECTOR of an electronic sound equipment company was short of cash. So he agreed to be part of a credit card scam. Yesterday, Ang Jee Ping, 51, was sentenced to three years' jail. Ang's friend, Or Kian Tiong, told185 words
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Article106 2001-05-17 2 IN an unusual break4n, burglars left their blood and prints all over a Korean construction company. On Tuesday evening, burglars broke into Sambo Tosfoc at Duxton Road and made off with two laptops worth $5,000 and nearly $5,000 cash. But they left their mark bloodstains all over106 words
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Article85 2001-05-17 2 WHILE 81 per cent of parents trust their children to behave responsibly when faced with the dark side of cyberspace, only 46 per cent of children trusted themselves to do so. That's what the Parents Advisory Group for the Internet (PAGi) study of nine schools and 1,17385 words
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Article184 2001-05-17 3 Joy Frances - Joy Frances by j oy@ne wstoday. c o ra. sg A 17-year-old boy tried to stop a fight But in the confusion, he stabbed another boy in the stomach. Yesterday, Mohd Shahrom Mohd Zakaria was sentenced to four years' jail. On Sept 16 last184 words
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Article95 2001-05-17 3 Reuters HONG KONG Bird flu seems to have hit Hong Kong again, but this time it is less deadly. Secretary for the Environment and Food, Ms Lily Yam, said yesterday that almost 800 chickens had died of infections caused by the HSNI avian virus. ButReuters - 95 words
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Article317 2001-05-17 3 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Wong Kan Seng agrees with JBJ, but... by zack@newstod ay. com. ag THE debate over whether voting is a right or a privilege was laid to rest yesterday. In the process, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng saw eye to eye with317 words
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Article93 2001-05-17 4 – Bernama - Bernama KUALA LUMPUR There's keen competition for places in Malaysia's universities, and students will soon have a clearer idea of their chances of getting a place, the New Straits Times quoted Deputy Education Minister Hon Choon Kim as saying. The number of places available and last year's93 words
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Article271 2001-05-17 4 Agencies Even she can't bring stability, says think tank JAKARTA Senior Indonesian political leaders, as expected, agreed after a meeting yesterday that Indonesia needs a change of government. Beleaguered President Abdurrahman Wahid, not unexpectedly, denied that he had said that he expected to be impeached– Agencies - 271 words
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212 2001-05-17 4 JUST a week-and-a-half after its launch, SPH MediaWorks revamped its schedule for Channel U yesterday. Channel U's 9.30pm news has been moved to 10pm, the same time as MediaCorp TV Channel B's news reports. Its drama Healing Hearts now airs at the same time212 words
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Article102 2001-05-17 5 Ernest Abbott - Ernest Abbott I REFER to the letter "Use schools for adult IT classes" (Today, May 12). The practice of using school premises after school hours has been a long-standing tradition in the UK where not only academic courses but even leisure and enrichment courses are taught.102 words
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Article370 2001-05-17 5 Philip Chai - Philip Chai Letting Mirko off makes a mockery of the Singapore system FIFA's decision not to impose a worldwide ban against former S-League player Mirko Jurilj is indeed intriguing. The decision does not help the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) with soccer corruption here. Fifa's decision not370 words
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Article119 2001-05-17 5 Ong Khiaw Hong - Ong Khiaw Hong WE refer to the letter "Change these six policies. From COE to HDB levy to property tax" {Today, May 9). Under the Property Tax Act, property tax is payable in advance, in the months of January and July. Therefore, IRAS is not collecting119 words
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Article180 2001-05-17 5 Jeannie Thng - Jeannie Thng I REFER to the news report "Keeping tabs on genes from trials" (Today, May 16). The report, as extracted from a similar news report in Channel News Asia and its website, stated that "Health Sciences Authority is to work with its overseas counterparts to ensure180 words
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Miscellaneous46 2001-05-17 4 READ 0N... Manual on Aids care HIV-infected women have different needs, says book/ 12 Colourful computers with punch Special iMacs put to tesf/15 Wherefore art thou, Juliet? New twist to Shakespeare's play/22 Banking on Giants to strike gold BAS spends $200,000 a year on Chinese imports/2746 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article313 2001-05-17 6 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan Banks can disclose more customer information by ivay® n ews tod ay.co m ,sg BANKS can now disclose more customer information to a third party in a sale or transfer of credit facilities. This follows a Banking Bill amendment passed in Parliament yesterday. In moving313 words
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Article109 2001-05-17 6 Bloomberg News DBS Group Holdings said it will sell $900 million of preference shares, up from an initial target of $700 million, owing to strong demand. The bank is raising funds to help pay for its US$5.3 billion ($9.6 billion) purchase of Hong Kong's DaoBloomberg News - 109 words
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187 2001-05-17 6 Bloomberg News KIM Eng Holdings said it's in talks to form an alliance or make an acquisition, becoming the latest Singapore brokerage to seek a partner amid increasing competition. The company's shares, which rose 11 per cent on Tuesday, were suspended. KimBloomberg News - 187 words
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Article77 2001-05-17 6 MOBILEONE and EdgeMatrix, the technology company specialising in multichannel communications and commerce, have entered into a joint venture to form an independent wireless research centre in Asia Pacific. Based here, the centre, called Wireless Intellect Labs, will lead in the research of cutting edge wireless technology, and77 words
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Article57 2001-05-17 6 -AFP STANDARD and Poor's yesterday affirmed its high currency ratings for Singapore, the only "AAA" rated sovereign in Asia, saying the citystate was strong enough to cope with the current economic downturn. However, regional economic and political stresses continued to pose a threat to Singapore's security and-AFP - 57 words
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Article, Illustration758 2001-05-17 8 Bloomberg Latest round in rate cuts fails to rally stock market in the US NEW YORK After the US Federal Reserve's first interest-rate reduction in January, stocks soared and investors trotted out statistics showing that the market almost always rallies when borrowing costs fall. Not thisBloomberg - 758 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Where's the rally?
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Article, Illustration432 2001-05-17 10 THE market got what they wanted, a half per cent rate cut, but reacted by selling on confirmation. Buying interest was faint while sellers piled up to capitalise on a rally that never materialised. The Straits Times Index was432 words
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Article, Illustration489 2001-05-17 10 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian market started on an encouraging note in the morning, buoyed by the US Fed's highly anticipated 50--basis-point cut in interest rates, and also a rebound as some investors selectively bargainhunted battered stocks. However, the positive momentum seen in the morning489 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article243 2001-05-17 11 AFP US envoy fails to convert China to 'Son of Star Wars' plan BEIJING A senior US envoy, to nobody's surprise, has failed in his mission to convince Beijing that the "Son of Star Wars" plan would not threaten China's security interests. The only thing that US AssistantAFP - 243 words
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Article85 2001-05-17 11 Agencies MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday named Energy Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho as the new finance secretary. The announcement came as a surprise, contradicting her earlier statement that Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas would take the finance portfolio. Some believed that Mr Roxas was reluctant to move toAgencies - 85 words
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Article76 2001-05-17 11 AFP SAN FRANCISCO First, they were hit by blackouts. Now, Californians have been slapped with a hefty electricity hike, which was approved by the Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday. Despite a week of lobbying by consumer groups and agricultural businesses, regulators approved the raising of residentialAFP - 76 words
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135 2001-05-17 12 Reuters TOKYO New Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is so popular that his supporters are bombarding his political opponents with angry calls and e-mail, telling them to stop attacking the maverick leader in Parliament. The main opposition Democratic Party was flooded with over 100 angry callsReuters - 135 words
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Article280 2001-05-17 12 HIV-infected women have different needs, says book WASHINGTON The US government yesterday unveiled a first-of-its-kind guide intended to help doctors better understand the unique problems faced by women infected with the virus that causes Aids. The manual details how the incurable viral disease that ravages the– Reuters - 280 words
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Article138 2001-05-17 12 AFP HONG KONG A 14-year-old schoolboy known as a "computer king" has been arrested for setting up a Web site offering free pirated pop songs, officials said yesterday. The case came to light after the student's Web site, offering more than 300 songs, attracted some 40,000AFP - 138 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration712 2001-05-17 14 S Gulam - S Gulam HowTamil Nadu's Chief Minister lost to the woman he hates by gulatn@newstoday.com.sg HE started his working life as a scriptwriter. He wrote the script for some of the most successful Tamil movies in the 50s and 60s. But when it came to writing what712 words
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Article415 2001-05-17 14 Yeo Hock Lin - Yeo Hock Lin by LAST month, I was in Bangkok for a television news seminar attended by private and public broadcasters in Asia. One hotly debated topic was how to train journalists to have multiple skills. We found that almost all had the same difficulties415 words
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INFOTECH
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Article, Illustration653 2001-05-17 15 Barry Lubov - Barry Lubov Special iMacs put to test by PRETTY much the same old iMac in unabashedly bright packaging, the new series of systems still makes an attractive purchase for those who need a compact, simple-to-setup system and don't mind paying a little extra for it. Apple653 words
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476 2001-05-17 21 Reuters Asian producers enjoy unprecedented interest in their films at Cannes this year CANNES, France Dragons and tigers are doing a roaring trade at this year's Cannes film festival as Asian producers enjoy record interest in their wares. Revitalised by the global success of– Reuters - 476 words
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Miscellaneous1047 2001-05-17 16 /A~£>JACORP /A=DJ+\CORP radio highlights The West Wing Love Me 'Love Me Not Symphony 92.4 FM Ch 5 °-30 Pm |BT ,M^Wk^m Ch 8 7pm Picking right up where the > j J I Jacetyn Toy (left) and Wong Li-lin Popular Classics last season left off, m V- J- I ay1,047 words
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Miscellaneous399 2001-05-17 18 TumeOut Football W Channel Entertainment (Ch 22) (Ch 56) Uefa Cup Final, Live He Is My Enemy, 2.30 am Partner and The Uefa Cup's expanded Father-In-Law field of the past two sea- 10 pm sons has done nothing to Street-wise Stallone and dilute the quality of the his gambler mother399 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration594 2001-05-17 22 Francesca Seah - Francesca Seah New twist to Shakespeare's play by francesca@n ewsto d ay. c o m .sg IT'S funny that The Singapore Repertory Theatre's offering is called Shakespeare's R&J (Romeo and Juliet) when it is anything but that. Rather, it is playwright Joe Calaraco's and director Tony594 words
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287 2001-05-17 22 TONY Petito founded The Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) in 1993. He envisioned it as a platform for world theatre with an Asian spirit. Under his artistic directorship, this vision evolved and eight years down the road, SRT has become one287 words
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Article, Illustration393 2001-05-17 23 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo Carmen fails to connect with her audience, but the musical is saved by equine flair by rach e l@n e ws to d ay. c o m .sg /""^airmen is a legend told over years by various production companies. This time, Spanish company, La CuadraWEETECKHIAN - 393 words
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Article, Illustration465 2001-05-17 24 Mark Seah - Mark Seah Essays on environment pour in for a chance to experience wildlife by A pplications for two scholarship liplaces in the Cathay Pacific AirwaysToday International Wilderness Experience have been pouring in since news and advertisements appeared in Today two weeks ago. The media hype onWEE TECKHIAN - 465 words
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Article, Illustration680 2001-05-17 24 IMAGINE, if you will, that there was reason to doubt everything that you believed was true. Does that make you feel uncomfortable? You'd be a rare person indeed, if your answer was no. Most people are uncomfortable even with a minor change in daily routine, never mind a680 words
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Article, Illustration524 2001-05-17 25 Serena Sim - Serena Sim And something pretty this way comes by se rena@newstoday. com. sg IS your skin oily yet dry? Do you have acne and blemishes? Is your makeup ruining your skin? If you nodded your head at least once, start getting very excited now. Because, in aboutHEDYKHOO and JOEL LOW - 524 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration862 2001-05-17 26 Iverson answers his doubters by winning the MVP PHILADELPHIA Allen Iverson sat in a chair, smiled and invited his coach to sit in his lap. With that, Larry Brown jumped into Iverson's arms and embraced the NBA's Most Valuable Player. It was a moment nobody862 words
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239 2001-05-17 26 Reuters NBA Milwaukee 86 Charlotte 94 MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee Bucks lost their third straight game yesterday, going down 94-86 to the Charlotte Hornets in Game Five of their Eastern Conference semi-finals series. The Bucks now trail the Hornets 3-2 in the best-of-seven– Reuters - 239 words
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261 2001-05-17 27 Reuters Soccer HANOI Vietnam's Brazilian coach Edson "Dido" Silva is sending his family abroad after receiving death threats. Dido, who took over Vietnam's national squad on a one-year contract in December as the fifth foreign coach in five years, said yesterday that anonymous threats hadReuters - 261 words
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Article109 2001-05-17 27 -AFP PARIS Engineers have come up with the dream device for sports fans who rush home to watch a recording of the big match, but then have to sit through a boring couple of hours if the game proves to be a turkey. A-AFP - 109 words
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Article, Illustration606 2001-05-17 27 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang BAS spends $200,000 yearly on eight Chinese imports Basketball by kel vin@newstoday. com. sg BARELY 13 and already standing tall at nearly 1.9 metres. Not just one, but seven players in our current women's national team are tall imports. Hailing from northernWEE TECK HIAN - 606 words
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Article, Illustration381 2001-05-17 28 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg MOROCCAN forward Merzagua Abderrazzak (right) has quit Gombak United. The 34-year-old tendered his resignation to Bulls' chairman John Yap last Friday, citing personal problems. Merzagua's family business in Morocco is believed to be failing and the ex-Moroccan international has381 words
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Article, Illustration802 2001-05-17 28 – Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell Venga unveils plans for turning around club's poor form Tanjong Pagar v Woodlands Queenstown Stadium, 7.30pm WHAT has gone wrong at Woodlands Wellington Football Club? In the first two years of the S-League, the Rams were one of the strongest sides with one802 words
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Article403 2001-05-17 29 ASP 2008 Olympics TOKYO Japan yesterday vowed to press ahead with its bid to host the 2008 Olympics despite the uphill struggle facing Osaka after a dismal International Olympic Committee report. Bid organisers for Japan's second-largest city insisted Osaka would not withdraw its US$2B-billionASP - 403 words
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274 2001-05-17 29 AFP Cricke! SYDNEY After more than 120 years and 1,500 matches, Test cricket enters a new era this week with the official launch of the International Cricket Council Test Championship. England's opening Test against Pakistan at Lord's from today will be the curtainAFP - 274 words
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Article296 2001-05-17 30 S. Murali - S. Murali by murali@newstoday.com.gg AND there is no real end to the confusion. A day after the Football Association of Singapore said that it would appeal Fifa's decision not to impose a worldwide ban on Mirko Jurilj, Today has discovered that Fifa has specifically ordered the296 words
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Article, Illustration200 2001-05-17 30 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg HOME United and national striker Indra Sahdan Daud has been linked with a move to English Nationwide Division Two club AFC Bournemouth. The 22-year-old was reported by an unofficial Bournemouth website as a possible target for manager Sean O'Driscoll after the departure200 words
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359 2001-05-17 30 DORTMUND Uefa is to examine the format of the Champions League and decide, probably by the end of the year, if it is to remain a 32-team competition. It is also looking at changes to the Uefa Cup, which could change from being a purely359 words
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Article, Illustration715 2001-05-17 31 Reuters, AFP Beginning of a golden era for the Reds Uefa Cup Liverpool 5 Alaves 4 -^DORTMUND Liverpool's amazing triumph over Alaves could be the launch pad of a golden era for the Anfield giant, midfielder Gary McAllister said after yesterday's thriller. McAllister who scored once from– Reuters,; AFP; Reuters - 715 words
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