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1
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Hamitic theory was formulated by _____ in the year _____ in his book______

A

C.G. Seligman
1930
Races of Africa

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The underdevelopment which Africa witnessed from the sixteenth century onward was the handiwork of

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the Europeans.

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Who wrote the book “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” and what year?

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Walter Rodney (1972)

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What was the reason the Europeans saw Africans as sub-humans whose ancestors could not have built any meaningful civilization.

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Trans-Atlantic slave trade

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Literary sources of Nigerian history can be divided into three categories namely;

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works by Arab scholars, geographers and historians;

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early Arab writers who wrote about the people include;

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Leo Africanus, Al-Bakri, Magrizi, In Khaldun and Al-Umari.

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indigenous writers who also wrote about the people include

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Ahmad Ibn Fartuwa and Al-Barnawi.

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European literary, sources of Nigerian history may be divided into two categories -

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primary sources and general literature.

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The works of European writers have to be handled with great skepticism and criticism because _____ and

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  1. we find clear falsifiers like Stanley, Carl Peters, etc
  2. scanty knowledge of geography, ethnography and other social sciences at that time often led them into grave errors and distortions.
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10
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Who mistook the Saan and the Khoi-Khoi for one and the same people.

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John Van Riebeecks,

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11
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Who in the late eighteenth century wrote that he had ascertained that the Niger flows into the Nile.

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Frederick Hornemann

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In order to substantiate their claims of the early accomplishments of the Africans before and after the coming of Europeans, Africanist historians have had to depend on a number of sources such as

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written records, archaeology, cultural history or ethnology, historical linguistics, physical anthropology and oral tradition

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What are Archaeology sources?

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This is a historical science and method whereby the past is reconstructed through analysis and interpretation of excavated natural objects.

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What are Cultural history sources?

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ithe method used by ethnologists in establishing the relationship between two cultures and the evolution they have experienced.

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What are Historical linguistics sources?

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the establishment of genetic links between languages and groups of people.

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What are Physical Anthropology sources?

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Physical anthropology contributed immensely to the study of the origin of man, and man’s gradual spread to different parts of the world.

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17
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Main features of ife culture include

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iron-working and craft specialization.

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18
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The people of Ife developed a civilization which dates back to

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about the 6th century B.C. and 100 A.

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19
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Ife art as it is known include

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terracotta, brass, bronze, wood carving, and even potsherd pavement.

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20
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Benin main artwork include

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bronze and brass heads and figures, stools and vessels.

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21
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Benin may have achieved greater international recognition for its art due to

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earlier contact with European explorers

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22
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The main feature of Igbo ukwu culture include

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Bronze, pottery decorated in highly ornamental style, vessels, beads and objects made of copper such as wristlets, bells, bracelets and earrings.

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23
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the Igbo ukwu culture flourished from about

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1100 B.C. to about 850 A.D.

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24
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The believe that the Yoruba probably migrated from Egypt to their present location at about 2000-1000 B. C. was popularised by ____ in his book, History of the ____ in the year

A
  1. Rev. Samuel Johnson
  2. Yoruba
  3. 1950
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25
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The Almighty God send some of his messengers to the world and they included

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Obatala or Orisa Nla or Orisa Alase (as the leader), and sixteen Oye (immortals).

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26
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The messenger of ife were given

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five pieces of iron, a lump of earth tied to a white piece of cloth and a cockerel.

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27
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The site in which the oyos landed is traditionally known as

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Oke Oramfe in Ife.

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28
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The Oyo empire emerge in

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the middle of the fifteenth century

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29
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Who said we should not look beyond Africa when tracing the origin of people of Africa ? And what year?

A

Oliver and Fage (1975)

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30
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Oyo was founded by

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Oranmiyan

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31
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The allafin was regarded as “Lord of many lands” at the time ?

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The 16th century

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32
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______ reputed to be the fourth king was of a very wild disposition, fiery temper and skilled in sleight of hand tricks.

A

Sango

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33
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______ was a skilled commander in war who not only regained the lost military fame of the empire but was also a successful statesman.

A

Orompoto

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34
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____ is said to have been a powerful king in whose reign Dahomey was brought under the authority of Oyo empire

A

Ojigi

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35
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The Oyo empire derived its revenue from

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agriculture and trade in agricultural and craft products.

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36
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The empire had a powerful army which was headed by a general with the title of

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Are-Ona-Kankanfo.

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37
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The Oyo army consisted of the

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infantry and calvary,

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38
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What is the distinctive feature of the oyo empire?

A

system of government

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39
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______ was the fountain of authority and “companion of the gods”.

A

Alaafin

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40
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Oyomesi consists of

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a council of seven members headed by Bashorun who acted as the Prime Minister)l

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41
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The oyomesi is headed by the

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Bashorun

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42
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The members of the oyomesi were also

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leaders of the seven wards into which the metropolitan city was divided.

43
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The Oyomesi depose the Alaafin by

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asking him to commit suicide by giving him an empty calabash and parrot eggs and declaring that “the gods reject you, the people reject you, the earth reject you”.

44
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______ played mediatory role in any conflict between the Oyomesi and the Alaafin.

A

The Ogboni cult

45
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Major decisions taken by the Oyomesi were subject to the ratification and approval of ____

A

the ogboni cult.

46
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The Alaafin had personal agents called ____ in the provinces.

A

Ilari”

47
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____ festival which took place annually,

A

The “Bere”

48
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____was used as a period of renewal of allegiance of the provincial governors to the central government.

A

The “Bere” festival

49
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factors that led to its decline of the Oyo empire could be traced to;

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  1. the vastness of the empire
  2. the autonomy granted to the provinces which they easily exploited to achieve their independence at the slightest sign of weakness at the centre.
50
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______ usurped the throne by causing the death of about four Alaafin in quick succession and what year

A

Gaha (1754)

51
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______ eliminated Gaha and members of his family and also tried to revive the empire,

A

Alaafin Abiodun

52
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Benin was the first to be visited by the Europeans as early as

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1472 A.D.

53
Q

the first Europeans in Benin, the ______ in the year ____ in Eware’s reign and _____ in the year ____ in Ozolua’s reign”.

A
  1. Portuguese Ruy de Sequeire
  2. 1472
  3. Affonso de Aviero
  4. 1484
54
Q

According to Ryder (1977), it was during the reign of ______ that Benin sent an ambassador to Portugal

A

Oba Ozolua (1481)

55
Q

According to Egharevba (1960), it was during the reign of _____ that Benin sent an ambassador to Portugal.

A

Oba Esigie (1504)

56
Q

The town seems to be very great. When you enter into it, you go into a great broad street, not paved, which seems to be seven to eight times broader than the Warmoes Street in Amsterdam …. was said by who ? And what year?

A

(Hodgkin, 1975)

57
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The first period of pre-colonial Benin history is known as the

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“Ogiso era”.

58
Q

The first Ogiso was known a ____. He was succeeded by __

A
  1. Igbodo
  2. Ere
59
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_______ is credited to have created the guild system and laid a solid foundation for the kingdom.

A

Ere

60
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Guild created in ogiso time

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wood-workers (Owina)
the carvers (Igbesamwan),
leather workers (Esohian),
the hunters (Ohue),
the weavers (Owinaido),
the pot makers (Emahe)

61
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______ is said to have introduced the royal throne (Ekete) and the sword of authority (Ada and Eben) into the Benin kingdom

A

Ere

62
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Ere was succeeded by

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Orire

63
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The last Ogiso was ____

A

Owodo.

64
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the Benin elders established a form of republican government headed by ___

A

Evian

65
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At his old age,Evian decided to appoint his son____ to succeed him.

A

Ogiamen

66
Q

Oranmiyan’s arrival and rule in Benin was seriously opposed by

A

Ogiamen and his supporters.

67
Q

Who said that “the country was a land of vexation, Ile-Ibinu (by which name the country was afterward known) and that only a child born, trained and educated in the arts and mysteries of the land could reign over the people”?

A

Oranmiyan

68
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Oranmiyan stayed briefly with the______, whom he married his daughter _____

A
  1. Onogie of Ego, Osanego
  2. Erinmwinda,
69
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The Benin society was classified into two distinct classes -

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the nobility (Adesotu) and the commoner (Ighiotu).

70
Q

Within the palace, there existed three societies, ________ into which each of these Eghaevbo chiefs belonged.

A

(Iwebo, Iweguae and Ibiwe)

71
Q

The Adesotu is divided into

A

Uzama
Eghaevbo n’Ogbe(palace chiefs)
Eghaevbo n’Ore(town chiefs)

72
Q

_____ were the highest ranking state officials in the kingdom and formed a distinct branch of government.

A

The Uzama

73
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The uzama were initially six in number namely -

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the Oliha, Edohen, Ezomo, Era, Eholor and Olaton.

74
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_______ was the commander of the army,

A

the Ezomo

75
Q

______ took care of the aba’s mother,

A

Era

76
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_____ was in charge of the fetish Ire,

A

the Eholor

77
Q

______ were responsible for sharing Oba’s gifts among the Uzama.

A

the Olaton and Edaiken

78
Q

____ that crowned the Oba on his ascension of the throne.

A

the Oliha

79
Q

Who is the leader of the uzama ?

A

Oliha

80
Q

The societies of the oba were

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Iwebo, Iweguae and Ibiwe.

81
Q

Who is the most senior of palace societies?

A

Iwebo

82
Q

____ took charge of the Oba’s wardrobe including his regalia.

A

Iwebo

83
Q

Who was the leader of the iwebo

A

Iwangue

84
Q

_____, was made up of the Oba’s personal attendant and domestic servants and their leader was _____

A
  1. Iweguae
  2. Esere.
85
Q

_____, took charge of the Oba’s wives and children and was headed by _____

A
  1. Ibiwe
  2. Oshodin.
86
Q

________ met with the Oba to deliberate on executive, judicial and legislative issues affecting the state.

A

Eghaevbo n’Ogbe

87
Q

_____ acted as the Prime minister.

A

the lyase

88
Q

_____ is the leader of The Eghaeho n’Ore

A

the lyase

89
Q

_____ supplied the needs of the Oba and his household.

A

The Guild System:

90
Q

the installation of Eweka Il in ____ ended the interregnum which began in ____.

A
  1. 1914
  2. 1897
91
Q

According to oral traditions such as that of the Nri, the ancestor of the Igbo, ____ descended from the sky and sailed down the ____ and arriving _____, met some autochthonous group which had no living memory of their own and settled with them.

A
  1. Eri
  2. River Anambra
  3. Ageleu
92
Q

_____ are described as acephalous, segmentary and fragmentary people.

A

The Igbo people

93
Q

____ was a form of general assembly in the state Igbo which all adult male members met to perform legislative functions.

A

Amala Oha

94
Q

The elders were highly respected because

A

they formed the core of village administration.

95
Q

____ in Igboland today are the progeny of warrant chiefs appointed by the British in their years of exploitation of Nigeria.

A

Obi, Eze and “red cap” chiefs

96
Q

the itsekiri founder is

A

Iginuwa , son of the Oba (king) of Benin.

97
Q

The itsekiri kingdom was ruled by _____ who presided over a council known as _____

A
  1. the Olu
  2. Ojoye
98
Q

Ojoye of the itsekiri people was made up of

A

seven nobles/title holders.

99
Q

The main occupations of the itsekiri people in pre-colonial times were

A

fishing, trading and farming.

100
Q

The itsekiri kingdom is made up of

A

the Itsekiri, [jaw and a number of other elements.

101
Q

Itsekiri has ____ as its capital with other settlements scattered along the Forcados, Escravos and Benin Rivers.

A

Ode Itsekiri

102
Q

What is the reasons why the Urhobo group, unlike the Benin and Itsekiri could not establish a single kingdom?

A

They are fragmented and based in different locations in the Niger Delta.

103
Q

Each urhobo village had its own traditional institution headed by

A

a ruler (Ovie).

104
Q

THE IZON did not develop any centralised system of government, mainly because

A

they were scattered in small fishing settlement in the creeks of the River Niger.

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