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Dread (v)

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To fear or be worried about something

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Innovative (a)

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Imaginative, finding ways to do something

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Apprehensive (a)

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Nervous, worried

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Impose (v)

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To force someone to do something

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Implausible (a)

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Unbelievable

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Credible (a)

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Believable

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Engrossing (a)

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Fascinating

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Preoccupied (a)

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Worried, concerned, can’t think of anything else

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Haughty (a)

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Arrogant, stuck up

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Ingenious (a)

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Really clever, resourceful

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Scrutinise (v)

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To look over something closely

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Merit (v)

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To deserve something

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Succeed (not win) (v)

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To follow on from, or replace

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Fable, Parable (n)

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A story with a moral or lesson

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Wonder, marvel (v)

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to be amazed at something

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Revelation (n)

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Something revealed that is amazing

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Formidable (a)

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Strong, tough, hard to beat

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard to do, difficult

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Frail (a)

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Weak, not strong

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Puny (a)

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Weedy, pathetic

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Hearty (a)

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Strong, healthy

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Rowdy (a)

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Noisy and busy

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Heartened (a)

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Encouraged

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Extinguish (v)

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To put out (fire, hopes)

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Kindle (v)

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To set on fire (fire, hopes)

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Tranquil (a)

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Calm

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Turmoil (n)

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Storminess, unsettledness

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Dubious (a)

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Doubtful

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Revelry (n)

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Drunken celebration

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Animosity (n)

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Dislike

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Mitigate (v)

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To make better

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ComPOUND (v)

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To make worse

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Initiate (v)

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To start something off

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Question (not “asking a question”) (v)

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To challenge

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Acknowledge (v)

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To accept the truth of, or the existence of

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Elude (v)

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Escape from someone or something

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Ambition (n)

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A dream, something you really want to do

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Catastrophe (n)

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Disaster

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Diligent (a)

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Taking a lot of care

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Mild (a)

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calm and gentle

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Benign (a)

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Mild in nature

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Surly (a)

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Grumpy, rude, miserable

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Lull (n)

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A period of calm

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Serendipity (n)

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When everything turns out right

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Sleek (a)

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Shiny, polished, silky

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Diligent, conscientious (a)

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Take lots of care over something

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Flawed (a)

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Having a weakness

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Sound (a)

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steady, strong, firm

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Contradict (v)

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To say the opposite thing

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Omit (v)

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To leave out or forget

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Contempt, disdain (n)

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Having no respect for someone

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Incessant (a)

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unstopping

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Wring (v)

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To squeeze the water out

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Frieze (n)

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A large picture or painting

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Dissent (n)

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Arguing, lack of respect

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Affinity (n)

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A liking for

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Endorse (v)

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To approve of something

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Cheerful (a)

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Happy, jaunty, always looks on the bright side

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Eager (a)

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Keen to do something

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Ego (n)

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Personality (often self-centred)

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Bedclothes (n)

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Sheets, blankets, quilts

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Peril, jeopardy (n)

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Danger

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Abrasive (a)

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Irritating, makes you angry, wind you up

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Blasphemy (n)

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Insulting God

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Connive (v)

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To plot something bad

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Insinuate (v)

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To suggest something bad without actually saying it

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Adamant (a)

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Determined to do something

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Decisive (a)

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Making firm decisions

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Acclaimed (a)

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Well-known, famous

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Inquisition (n)

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Serious questioning

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Spontaneous (a)

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Unplanned

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Delectable (a)

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Really nice, likeable

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Ethical (a)

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Honourable doing the right thing

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Cryptic (a)

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Nearly impossible to understand

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Cohesive (a)

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(arguments, reasoning) make sense

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Indulge (v)

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To give yourself a treat

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Abstain (v)

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To give something up, to refuse it

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Sow (v)

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To throw seed, to plant them

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Stoke (v)

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To build up a fire

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Scanty, meagre (a)

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Small amount of something

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Opulent (a)

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Luxurious, wealthy

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Midwife (n)

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The person who delivers a baby

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Fell (v)

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To cut something down (trees)

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Congregation (n)

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A group of people in a church

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Discreet, unobtrusive (a)

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Not making a fuss

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Miser (n)

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Someone who is really mean with their money

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Incite (v)

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To encourage you to do something you shouldn’t

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Deter (v)

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To discourage, to put you off

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Despondent (a)

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Down in the dumps, feeling no hope

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Lenient (a)

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Not harsh, let’s things go unpunished

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Diverge (v)

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To take a separate path

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Vindictive (a)

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Vengeful, bearing a grudge

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Devotion (n)

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Prayer

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To be partial to (v)

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To like, to be fond

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Undercut (v)

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To charge a lower price

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Repercussion (n)

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Consequence, result

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To brace (v)

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To get ready for an impact, prepare for the worse

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To relish, savour (v)

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To enjoy something, to take your time doing it

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Ordeal (n)

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A trial, a very difficult thing to go through

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Exodus (n)

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A group of people leaving

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Quaint (a)

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Sweet and old fashioned

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Rural (a)

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Countryside things

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Urban

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City things

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Reformed (a)

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No longer doing something

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Vocabulary from Mixed Workouts (30 decks)

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