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The Role of Memory in The Train Was on Time by Heinrich Boll Literature Essay
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The death of both characters symbolizes the tragedy of the unavoidable fate. Here readers can understand the meaning of the title ”The train was on time”. It means that a great train of the war is never late. Though the end of the story is quite pessimistic Boll gives some hopes for the best - probably fascism can be won. 
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Hughes Nature Imagery Literature Literature review
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The author states that Hughes has what a few English poets of the time posses, a sense of nature an original writing style, and a most modern outlook on nature, men and god. Hughes's attitude to and treatment of nature distinguishes him from almost all other poets. Hughes's nature imagery is most graphic.
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Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: An Analysis of Relationships Literature Essay
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As a function of understanding the root motives behind why these characters chose to behave in the negative ways that they illustrated, the reader is able to understand a far greater and more meaningful level of inference with regards to why the events that took place in the novel were related in the way that they were (Maxner 15).
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The Story the Sword of the Father Literature Essay
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A century ago, Maziland prospered and thrived, being among the richest kingdoms in Africa. Like nature divided the land between gigantic mountains and golden desert sands, two powerful clans shared it, each ruling its own territory and preserving tense but stable diplomacy with the other. The first clan, Kordz, dwelled in mountains.
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Judith Ortiz Cofers Description of a Young Girls Challenges as Illustrated in Her Book, Volar Literature Essay
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She has a strong passion for becoming an adult, and while the plot develops, the author is focused on the transformation of a girl.
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The Shifting Family Dynamic in John Updikes Separating Literature Essay
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He reaffirms everything that modernism and the avant-garde would seem to have forever rejected: the inviolability of aesthetic and family values, the literary taste, the understanding of a work as an organic whole, etc.
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Scarlet 1: A Study of the Use of Irony as a Literary Device in the Scarlet Letter Literature Essay
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In the novel “The Scarlet Letter”, Nathaniel Hawthorne has focused on the development the larger expression of the settings in which his heroes are supposed to live, in the small Puritan town of Boston, where all their sins are exposed much to the light even when being hidden under the veil of verbal shadows and secrets, as it happened to Arthur Dimmesdale.
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Love in Literature Literature Literature review
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That last phrase aptly sums up not only the role of “reason” in relationship to love but for Chekhov the role of realism as well. His balanced and brilliant use of it transcends giving mere form to creative literature of which he is the author. For Anton Chekhov, realism is not his literary means of expressing stories of love in life, but rather is his means of exposing love in life’s story.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh Literature Essay
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The poem stands alone in that it is not a blending of Arab/Jewish identity and that it attempts to answer all the questions that might arise within the community at the time it was written. Gilgamesh gives the Gods domain over all that is on earth, develops a heavenly hierarchy, and sets the stage the people to be governed by a royal family.
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The Decline of the American Dream Literature Book Report/Review
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The book clearly synthesizes the role of public administration as one of the significant fields of social science in order to create a quantitative, factual pragmatic examination of the wrongs in America and their corresponding solution. Clearly and evidently the book is a genuine manuscript that explains the interconnection.
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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Literature Coursework
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In “Farewell to Arms”, rain is a powerful symbol of the inevitable disintegration of life’s happiness. Listening to the storm beating on the roof, Catherine confides to Henry that she is afraid of the rain and believes that rain has a tendency to destroy things for lovers. Catherine’s fear proves to be prophetic for the couple’s story does end in tragedy.
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Writing the War on Terrorism by Richard Jackson Literature Coursework
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The fact that the then-Secretary of State Colin Powell got away with impunity after presenting to the United Nations Assembly “a highly concocted illustration” (Jackson, 36) of the presence of WMD’s in Iraq deserves condemnation.  And Richard Jackson does not show any hesitation in cutting Colin Powell’s legacy to size. 
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The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Literature Research Proposal
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Kate Chopin’s work reflects upon her life and her stories which are an extension of her own experiences and the desires that arose for freedom, due to the events that shaped her own destiny. Chopin had great mastery and as seen in this piece, she could convey such a profound idea in the space of a few pages.
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A Character Analysis of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman Literature Term Paper
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The drama also tries to emphasize the mortality of human beings, the onrush of life that heeds little for our small but bloated egos. Man is naturally a very small being, howsoever, grand his. illusions, of the self, maybe.
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Book Review of Let Me Hear Your Voice Literature Book Report/Review
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With a doctorate in the humanities, she writes under a pseudo name to protect the identity of her children.  She has devoted her life to the study and “curing” of autism through different types of therapies. She is not only qualified to write books on the subject of autism but is also one of the world’s leading authors on the subject.  She is qualified both educationally and through personal experience. 
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The Prerequisites for Symbolism Literary Movement and Its Fruits Literature Assignment
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Goodman Brown is a good man but tempted by forces of sin, may be out of curiosity. Faith, his wife has so strong faith in herself and God that she is not tempted at all. As a faithful wife, she is trying to stop her husband from going to the path of sin. She attains more symbolic meaning as the story progresses. 
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Definition of Tragedy and Its Characteristics Literature Essay
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Dramatists like, Sophocles, Seneca, William Shakespeare, Marlow, Bernard Shaw and Miller have attributed various forms and meanings to tragedy through their works. Tragedy provides the sadness or fearful phases of characters. Whenever one attempts a discussion on tragedy, one can never ignore the words of the great Greek philosopher. 
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Comparing Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection and Ramayana Literature Essay
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An adequate understanding of ancient socio-cultural trends of a particular civilization is always a challenge, mainly due to two reasons, first, lack of authentic source and second, availability of those sources that would provide a proper picture of the prevailing socio-cultural aspects of civilization during a particular period of time.
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Sexuality in Bram Stokers Dracula Literature Essay
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Lucy’s dual nature in the asylum could easily be explained by the fact that she’s been locked up, to begin with. It can be seen that she struggled with attempting to fit society’s definitions of what she should be despite being what she was even when she was given freedom of movement within the home. 
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Ordinariness in George Orwell's Road to Wigan Pier Literature Coursework
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Though Orwell offers a heavily biased picture of the working class by focusing chiefly on the miners, yet that picture in itself is all-encompassing. The author does not leave out anything from his inspection that might make his plea on improving the conditions of the miners stronger and more persuasive. 
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Self-Reflexive Character of the Staging of Violence in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus Summary of the Articles Literature Essay
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The play's power in performance relies on keeping the ontological stakes of black magic deliberately uncertain, and the audience is convinced of the efficacy of Faustus’s conjuring. According to Andrew Sofer, “the fascination conjuring held for Elizabethan audiences can be traced to its unnerving performative potential. 
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Buddhism and Taoism: Life as a Dream Literature Essay
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By failing in overcoming all the emotions tied to a human being, the Taoist monk’s attempt to create the Elixir of Life has failed. The illusions that Du experienced relate to Buddhism’s view of life, such as the idea that the body is temporary and the things we see are temporary, so in fact, it’s not reality.
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Wrights's Native Son and Douglass Jacobs Autobiography Literature Essay
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From the point of view of gender considerations, Jacob focused on the sexual exploitation of the slaves by the slave owners. Personally her master's personal never-ending forced sexual attention she had to endure formed an important part of her narrations. Jacob has admirably tackled the issue as a woman slave and as a woman author.
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Woman and Economics Literature Essay
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A few characters like Dolores and Glory can’t afford to be rebels. Marguerite can walk out of Mrs. Viola’s kitchen as she doesn’t have to think about making both ends meet.  The male characters in the novel, with the exception of Mr. Freeman and Mr. Bailey Johnson, fail to make an impression in the readers’ minds. 
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Critical Analysis of Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Literature Book Report/Review
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‘Mrs. Dalloway’, published on 14th May 1925, is counted as one of Virginia Woolf’s finest literary works. The novel takes up and brings forth the problems faced by the post-war English society, and represents it through the subjective empiricism and cognizance, of the two central characters in the novel, Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Smith.
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The Amalgamation of Literature and History in the Story of Beowulf Literature Essay
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Digressions in Beowulf were not included for pointless reasons as they serve an artistic purpose which had been achieved through careful evaluation. The length for literary works as it may be now is preferred to be concise without any misleading subplots or digressions that could set the reader off track.
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The Biographical Sketch on Genovefa Literature Essay
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The biographical sketch offered in the book Sainted Women of the Dark Ages by Jo Ann McNamara et al provides another compelling illustration of Genovefa’s important role in the religious and social life of the period. Genovefa enjoyed a significant relationship to the city of Paris and she was given the role as patron and protector of the urban population in the city.
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Joyce Dubliners and Yeats Selected Poems Literature Essay
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System’ constitutes everything, including culture, people, events, etc, etc, which ‘surrounds’ an individual and influences that individual’s thought process and physical action. Most times an author writes based on what he/she sees, hears, and feels. The authors after observing and hearing about the ‘system’ of a particular place or country.
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Odyssey and Gilgamesh as Two of the Foundational Classics Literature Essay
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The greatest question that faces all heroes is mortality. Although they are the strongest in their class they are not invincible (even if they are part God, like Achilles or Gilgamesh). They are tempted to use their great strength to do good for themselves or their cause, but they have limitations that they may not know.
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Gender Criticism on Shakespearean Plays Antony and Cleopatra and Othello Literature Case Study
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Carol Thomas Neely maintains that there is no dissolution of gender boundaries in the play Antony and Cleopatra and it does not transcend the traditional masculine and feminine roles. Instead, the play exhibits more flexible gender relations due to the greater genre diversity of the play, and it reaffirms the division between masculinity and femininity.
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez Literature Essay
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The family was forced to leave the Dominican Republic because of their father’s opposition to the oppressive dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. It is told in reverse chronological order by multiple narrators. The novel begins with the adult sisters living in the United States and ends with their childhood in the Dominican Republic.
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The Fallen Woman and the Value of Virtue in the Victorian Novel Literature Term Paper
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The existing feminism that was beginning to rise during the time was revealed in feminine ways, but through clever conversation that discussed influences of morality and dignity in order to create a sense of the temptation to lose one’s self through a man in balance with the sense of identity that is difficult to attain in an oppressed state.
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Food in Jumpha Lahiri's A Temporary Matter and When Mr Pirzada Came to Dine and Nora Okja Kellers Fox Girl Literature Essay
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Along with relationships, emotions are associated with food. As food varies according to the nature of the meal taken in the day, it differs from an individual’s mood and lifestyle. In a foreign land, food helps to retain identity and culture. Even when they are away from their motherland, food helps in bringing these people close to their soil. 
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Myths as Vehicles for Communicating Messages Literature Term Paper
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‘Myths were primarily vehicles for communicating moral and/or political messages.’ Do you agree with the statement? Answer in relation to the uses of myth encountered in Block. Throughout history, myths have been transmitted prolifically, modified, truncated, or extended to suit various purposes. Often, one of these purposes was the validating of different moral or political messages. 
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An Inspector Calls Play Literature Essay
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Priestley in 1945 and remains one of the most prominent works of 20th-century theatre. Even though Priestley was a British playwright the play was originally performed in Russia in two Moscow venues in 1945 as a proper theatre couldn’t be acquired in Britain. A year later it was first performed in the United Kingdom to great critical acclaim.
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The Personality of Edgar Allen Poe Literature Case Study
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Edgar Allen Poe is widely regarded today as an author who was ahead of his time, in terms of literary conventions, the development of the modern short-story form, and other innovations, including his use of unconventional meter in poetry. Certainly, during his time, Poe was not as appreciated as he is today.  
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World Literature Questions Literature Assignment
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Parody is a text that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect. In Cervantes Parody, Don Quixote is a middle-aged man from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. He is obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read. He lives in the world of his imagination.
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Questions about Romeo and Juliet Play by Shakespeare Literature Assignment
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Montague shows himself not to be part of Romeo's life. He does try to defend Romeo in front of the Prince."Not Romeo, prince; he was Mercutio's friend; His fault concludes but what the law should end, the life of Tybalt." He agrees to resolve the family feuding when he says that he will raise a "statue in pure gold glorifying Juliet".  
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Renaissance Literature - Hamlet by Shakespeare Literature Coursework
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Renaissance has been such a movement. The term ‘Renaissance’ has been used for describing not just a period of time, i.e. the period from the 14th up to the 17th centuries, but also a series of works of literature and art with specific characteristics. 
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Influence of Western Genre in Hard-Boiled Detective Fiction Literature Coursework
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Hard-Boiled style of detective fiction is distinctly different from the “golden age” of British detective fiction (Wolfe 17). Action replaces logical reasoning and suspense replaces mystery. The author gives more attention to Violence, sexuality, and physical danger to the hero than to solving the crime (Shapiro 26).
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Importance of Endings in Maupassant and Wharton's Novels Literature Book Report/Review
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Ending has been used to facilitate an unexpected change of plot /achieve plot twist towards the end in the two stories. The type of ending used here is called twist ending. There is an unexpected change of outcome towards the end of the story and this brings up an unexpected conclusion to the story.
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Lessing's A Sunrise on the Veld: Critical Analysis Literature Essay
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Wherein descriptions of natural beauty are mediated by the complex structure of primary reality, which in its the queue conveys important information about the narrator and those acting persons who fall into the focus of the narrative.
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A Scholarship Boys Longing Literature Essay
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In his essay "The Achievement of Desire," the author provides the parallel between Hoggart's interpretation of reality that he expressed in his book "The Uses of Literacy" and the own comprehensive understanding of the struggle of a young boy to achieve the best out of the education activities.
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Humanity of Christ in the York Play of the Crucifixion Literature Essay
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However, this biblical event was depicted differently throughout different periods of the history of civilization.
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An Analysis Of Evening Hawk Poem Literature Essay
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Similarly to the flight of a bird, the essence of the human being can only take to the restart positions fixing the eternity to be simply tied to ancient archetypes and images.
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Sambo Doll: African American Discourse in Ellison's Novel Literature Essay
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Influentially, the narrator chooses the image of the “Sambo” doll that provides an individual rationalization of how a stereotype changes the attitude to a person locked with the cage of irrational judgments on the race, gender, ethnicity, and other
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Did Hamlet Truly Love Ophelia Literature Essay
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In many subjective perceptions, the author remains for us as a loved author whose life and love remains to be a riddle.
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Disabled by Wilfred Owen: Literary Analysis and Interpretation Literature Essay
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It began in the 16th century. First, the figure of Shakespeare appeared, the persona of John Donne, and later metaphysicists and Milton.
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Interpretation of the Poem; My Papas Waltz by Theodore Roethke Literature Essay
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For Roethke, life as a child still decorates the memories and remains the most positive period where things were called and sounded optimistic, as it is shown to a reader.
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Symbolism In Heart Of Darkness By Joseph Conrad Literature Essay
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In fact, unlike James, who replaced the external plot with the character’s psychological experiences, Conrad’s prose is replete with events, and the tale embodies his aesthetic principle of extracting the maximum dramatic effect from an event: “The novel should represent the Event, a single chain of difficult circumstances, one spiral of the hero’s actions, one psychological progression.
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