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expliquer, représenter un %

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account for

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arriver à, obtenir

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achieve

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progrès

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advance

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évolué (> civilisations évoluées)

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advanced (> advanced civilisations)

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être d’accord

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agree (on sth/whit sb)

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viser qqch

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aim (be aimed at sth)

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apparaître

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arise = appear

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flèche

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arrow

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à la vitesse de la lumière

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at the speed of light

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à peine

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barely = hardly

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être = créature (>être humain)

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being = creature (human being)

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au-delà de, plus loin que

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beyond

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bénir (>bénédiction)

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bless (>blessing)

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corps

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body

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limite

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boundary

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cerveau

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brain

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frein

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brake

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progrès, avancée

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breakthrough

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caverne (> les habitants des cavernes)

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cave (> cave dwellers)

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cellule

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cell

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siècle (au 21e siècle)

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century (> in the 21st century)

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changement

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change

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chimique

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chemical

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chimie

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chemistry

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indice (> ne pas avoir la moindre idée de qqch)

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clue (> to be clueless about sth)

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couche (> recouvert de)

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coat (> coated with)

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effondrement

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collapse

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faire (une expérience)

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conduct = carry out (an experiment)

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machin

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contraption

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inversément

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conversly

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transformer

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convert (sth into sth)

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cours (> le cours des événements)

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course (> the course of events)

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malédiction

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curse

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dégâts, dommages

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damage (> to cause damage)

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déduire, conclure (>< déduire = soustraire)

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deduce = infer (>< deduct = subtract)

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concevoir

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design

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appareil

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device

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écran

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display

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ADN

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DNA

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moteur

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engine

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entraîner

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entail

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évoluer

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evolve

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expérience (de vie)

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experience (> to learn by experience)

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expérience scientifique

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experiment (> to do / conduct / carry out an experiment)

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prolonger

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extend

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préféré

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favourite

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arriver à comprendre

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figure out

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couler, s’écouler (>< voler)

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flow (>< fly, flew, flown)

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heureusement (>< malheureusement)

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fortunately (>< unfortunately)

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carburant, combustible

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fuel

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avenir

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future

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verre

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glass

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colle

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glue

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se passer, avoir lieu

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happen = occur

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nuisible, nocif

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harmful

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chaleur

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heat

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frapper, toucher

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hit, hit, hit

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amélioration

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improvement

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lancer

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launch

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loi (> les lois de la physique)

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law (> the laws of physics)

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couche (> la couche d’ozone)

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layer (> the ozone layer)

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niveau

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level

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probable (>< improbable)

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likely (>< unlikely)

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humanité

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mankind = humankind

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matériau, matériel

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material

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fondre (> en fusion)

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melt (> molten)

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miroir

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mirror

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mouvement

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motion

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modeler, façonner

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mould

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se passer, avoir lieu, arriver

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occur

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les chances, la probabilité (de faire qqch)

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the odds of (doing sth)

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fonctionner

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operate

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particule

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particle

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transmettre

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pass on = transmit (e.g. disease)

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physique

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physics

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emp^cher qn / qch de faire

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prevent sb / sth from doing sth

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progrès (> faire des progrès)

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progress (> to make progress)

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soulever (une question)

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raise (a question)

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atteindre

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reach

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réfléchir (une image)

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reflect (an image)

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peu disposé, peu enthousiaste

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reluctant = unwilling

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remplacer

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replace

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nécessiter

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require

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recherche(s) (> faire des recherches)

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researcher

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résisterà

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resist = withstand (withstood, withstood) st

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ressource

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resource

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core (> une corde)

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rope (> a length of rope)

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rare

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scarce

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éparpillé

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scattered

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scientifique, chercheur

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scientist

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crâne

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skull

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intelligent, élégant

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smart

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espèce

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species

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vitesse (à la vitesse de la lumière)

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speed (at the speed of light)

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propagation

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spread = propagation

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se propager

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spread

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coller

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stick (stuck, stuck)

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droit

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straight

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substance

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substance

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arriver, avoir lieu

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take place, occur, happen

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technique

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technique

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mince (>< épais)

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thin (>< thick)

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menacer

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threaten

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outil

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tool

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déclencher

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trigger, set off

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démêler, résoudre (un mystère)

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unravel (a mystery)

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faible

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weak

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roue

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wheel

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être témoin de, assister à

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witness

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