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(V.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

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Desecrate

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Syn: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate

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Debase

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(Adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid

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Crass

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(Adj.) trifling, unimportant

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Inconsequential

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(Adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

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Beneficent

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(Adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

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Grandiose

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Syn: Forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued

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Austere

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(Adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

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Cadaverous

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(Ca) (dav) (er) (ous)

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(Dav)

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(V.) to confuse, to disturb the composite of

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Disconcert

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(De) (base)

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(Base)

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Syn: profane, defile, violate

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Desecrate

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(Be) (Nef) (I) (cent)

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(Nef)

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(Gran) (de) (os)

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(Gran)

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(Adj.) sever or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor.

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Austere

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Syn: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse

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Crass

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Syn: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

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Grandiose

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(In) (con) (se) (quen) (tial)

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(Quen)

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(Des) (e) (crate)

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(Des)

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Ant: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

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Austere

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Ant: relax, calm, put at ease

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Disconcert

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Syn: create, fashion, rustle up

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Concoct

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(Au) (stere)

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(Stere)

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Ant: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

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Crass

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Syn: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, preturb

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Disconcert

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Ant: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

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Beneficent

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Ant: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate

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Desecrate

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Ant: simple, modest, unaffected, humble

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Grandiose

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The ______ clothing and conduct of the Puritans expressed their religious humility

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Austere

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Weak from hunger and ______ appearance, the rescued captives were carried from the plane

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Cadaverous

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Syn: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry

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Inconsequential

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We feel that the positions of our representatives show a ________ indifference to our problems

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Crass

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(Dis) (con) (cert)

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(Cert)

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The search continues for the vandals who _______ the cemetery

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Desecrate

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In how many stories, I wonder, does an ambitious Gillian become the victim of________plans?

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Grandiose

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Ant: important, essential, crucial, vital

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Inconsequential

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From them I learned that purely ________ acts can require as much hard work as a nine-to-five job

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Beneficent

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Feel free to ignore the _______details, provided that you know exactly which ones they are

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Inconsequential

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Every time a new rule is introduced in a popular sport, there are fans who say it will _______ the game

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Debase

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(Con) (coct)

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(Coct)

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(V.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

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Debase

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Ant: robust, portly, rosy. The picture of health

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Cadaverous

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Syn: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly

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Cadaverous

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They had hoped to________ him with an unexpected question, but he was well prepared

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Disconcert

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Ant: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

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Debase

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To make milder or softer, to modernize are in force it in intensity

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Mitigate

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To find fault with, scold, rebuke

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Reprove

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(Punc) (till) (I) (ous)

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(Till)

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(V.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate

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Concoct

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He _______ a savory stew with fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden

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Concoct

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(Stal) (Wart)

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(Stal)

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Syn: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

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Beneficent

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(In) (frac) (tion)

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(Frac)

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Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

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Redoubtable

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(Adj.)open to Attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

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Vulnerable

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Syn: violation, transgression, breach, offense

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Infraction

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Very careful and exact, attentive I fine points of etiquette it property

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Punctilious

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(Pill) (age)

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(Pill)

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(Re) (prove)

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(Prove)

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Syn: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish

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Mitigate

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Syn: chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver

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Prate

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Syn: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august

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Redoubtable

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(Vul) (ner) (a) (ble)

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(Vul)

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Syn: (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant (n.) mainstay

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Stalwart

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The act of restore in someone or something to the rightful owner or to a goer state or position; making good on a loss or damage

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Restitution

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(Re) (dou) (ta) (ble)

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(Dou)

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Syn: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky

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Punctilious

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A breaking of a law or obligation

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Infraction

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To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

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Orate

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Syn: defenseless, exposed, unguarded

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Vulnerable

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Syn: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach

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Reprove

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Ant: come to the point, not waste words

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Prate

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Ant: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory

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Punctilious

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Ant: laughable, disable, contemptible

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Redoubtable

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Ant: weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

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Stalwart

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Syn: (v.) ravage, sack, loot; (n.) booty

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Pillage

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He would____________ endlessly about he past buy say nothing useful about it present dilemma

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Prate

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Syn: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

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Restitution

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Ant: invincible, protected, safe, secure

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Vulnerable

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She ______ her staff for having followed orders blindly

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Reproved

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His uncle paid a fine for his ___________ of the local recycling regulations

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Infraction

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Those brace enough to have opposed the dictator’s rise now found themselves in a _________ position

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Vulnerable

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I had hoped to _________ her anger by offering an apology

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Mitigate

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The Clark was so ________ in obeying clout tiles that I had to remind him why I was there

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Punctilious

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They made __________ for the damage o the car but never full regained the friendship of its owner

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Restitution

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As a ruler he was ___________ but, like all such rulers, not much loved

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Redoubtable

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The enemy had broken through our fresh line but was repulsed by the ____________ defending the gates

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Stalwart

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__________ and murder became a fact of life in Europe during the Dark Ages

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Pillage

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She became as ___________ on the basketball court as she was quick as mathematical puzzles

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Stalwart

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Ant: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

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Mitigate

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(V.) To rob of goods by open force (as in war) plunder (N.) the act of looting; booty

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Pillage

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The commanding officer warned his troops not to _________ the conquered city

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Pillage

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(Res) (ti) (tu) (tion)

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(Tu)

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(Mit) (I) (gate)

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(Mit)

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(Adj,)Strong and sturdy; brace; resolute;(n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

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Stalwart

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