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Calvin
Jul 12, 2015, 5:45:40 PM7/12/15
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1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
cheers,
calvin
2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jul 12, 2015, 7:54:06 PM7/12/15
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Calvin:
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock
> Exchange?
Nikkei.
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
Valhalla.
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
Diurnal.
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their
> Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
Bulls.
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of
> Robert Kennedy in 1968?
Sirhan.
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series
> Boston Legal?
Denny Crane. Denny Crane.
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
There were at least two: (1) An animated character in the credit
sequences, later the title character in his own TV series. And
(2) a rather large diamond whose pink flaw was fancied to resemble
a panther. Also (3) in some of the later movies the title appeared
to refer to Inspector Clouseau.
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between
> Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
Perth.
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its
> name? [excluding Y]
Rather a bizarre way of counting, but I suppose you mean Cyprus.
--
Mark Brader "I used to think that the name C++
Toronto was a euphemism for D-."
m...@vex.net --Peter Moylan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are
> named after women?
Ruth.
> named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock
> Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their
> Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of
> Robert Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series
> Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
sequences, later the title character in his own TV series. And
(2) a rather large diamond whose pink flaw was fancied to resemble
a panther. Also (3) in some of the later movies the title appeared
to refer to Inspector Clouseau.
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between
> Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its
> name? [excluding Y]
--
Mark Brader "I used to think that the name C++
Toronto was a euphemism for D-."
m...@vex.net --Peter Moylan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jul 12, 2015, 8:08:03 PM7/12/15
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On 2015-07-12, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
Esther
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Mark Brader
Jul 12, 2015, 9:19:53 PM7/12/15
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"Calvin":
why didn't you just *say* "has just one vowel" instead of adding that
misleading note? I stopped when I got to Cyprus because I assumed it
was the intended answer.
Checking by computer search, I find that there are in fact two *more*
countries have each have one or more Y's but only one other vowel.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Winning isn't everything, but not trying to win
m...@vex.net | is less than nothing." --Anton van Uitert
>> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in
>> its name? [excluding Y]
Chris Johnson:
>> its name? [excluding Y]
> Chad (if you don't count Y as a vowel, also Cyprus)
Oh for crying out loud, Calvin! If you meant "has just one vowel",
why didn't you just *say* "has just one vowel" instead of adding that
misleading note? I stopped when I got to Cyprus because I assumed it
was the intended answer.
Checking by computer search, I find that there are in fact two *more*
countries have each have one or more Y's but only one other vowel.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Winning isn't everything, but not trying to win
m...@vex.net | is less than nothing." --Anton van Uitert
swp
Jul 12, 2015, 10:33:04 PM7/12/15
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On Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 5:45:40 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
ruth (the other is esther)
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
swp
swp
Jul 12, 2015, 10:35:41 PM7/12/15
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cyprus
egypt
kyrgyzstan
did I miss any?
swp
Mark Brader
Jul 12, 2015, 11:12:47 PM7/12/15
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Stephen Perry:
> did I miss any?
I said there were two more and you found two more. What do you think?
--
Mark Brader | "If you have to go in, you go in.
Toronto | The choice was made the day you took your oath."
m...@vex.net | --Dan Duddy, New York Fire Department
> did I miss any?
I said there were two more and you found two more. What do you think?
--
Mark Brader | "If you have to go in, you go in.
Toronto | The choice was made the day you took your oath."
m...@vex.net | --Dan Duddy, New York Fire Department
swp
Jul 12, 2015, 11:14:42 PM7/12/15
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swp
Mark Brader
Jul 13, 2015, 12:22:46 AM7/13/15
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Stephen Perry:
>>> did I miss any?
Mark Brader:
>>> did I miss any?
>> I said there were two more and you found two more. What do you think?
Stephen Perry:
> I was assuming that you may have been incorrect.
!
> 'st. kitts' for example, which I discounted because of the abbreviation...
It's St. Kitts and Nevis.
At this point I am reminded of the old chestnut, "What is the only
station on the London Underground with no letters in common with
the word MACKEREL?" The only possible answer is St. John's Wood
(on the Jubilee Line), but as you see, it only works if you leave
the abbreviation unexpanded.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style
m...@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman
Dan Tilque
Jul 13, 2015, 12:42:27 AM7/13/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
Ruth
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
(not sure what you're looking for here; there's more than one kind of
animal depicted in the paintings)
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 13, 2015, 2:54:11 AM7/13/15
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In article <2984e334-681a-44fd...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
Nikkei
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
Valhalla
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
diurnal
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
horse, auroch, etc.
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
Sirhan Sirhan (I may have the names reversed.)
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
Denny Crane
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
diamond
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
Chad
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
Ruth
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
David B
Jul 13, 2015, 4:44:37 AM7/13/15
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1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after
women?
Jude.
women?
2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their
Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert
Kennedy in 1968?
7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh
and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its
name? [excluding Y]
--
David B
http://waterfalls.me.uk
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 13, 2015, 5:07:59 AM7/13/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named
> after women?
Esther and Ruth
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named
> after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock
> Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in
> its name? [excluding Y]
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Jul 13, 2015, 6:33:16 AM7/13/15
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On 2015-07-12 23:45, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
Valhall
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
daily?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
Horses
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
A thief
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
Inverness?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
Yemen? (but there are two of the vowel 'e'. Cananda would fit too then)
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
--
Björn
Björn Lundin
Jul 13, 2015, 6:36:58 AM7/13/15
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On 2015-07-13 11:07, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
>
> Midgård
Thinking of Asgård?
>> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
>
> Midgård
Midgård is Earth, isn't it?
--
--
Björn
bbowler
Jul 13, 2015, 10:38:09 AM7/13/15
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On Sun, 12 Jul 2015 14:45:39 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named
> after women?
Ruth
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named
> after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock
> Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle
go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their
> Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of
> Robert Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston
> Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between
> Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in
its
> name? [excluding Y]
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Peter Smyth
Jul 13, 2015, 1:16:12 PM7/13/15
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named
> after women?
Ruth (and Esther. And Judith if you're Catholic)
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named
> after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock
> Exchange?
Nikkei
> Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
Valhalla
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
Diurnal
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their
> Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
Wolves
> Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of
> Robert Kennedy in 1968?
>
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston
> Legal?
>
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
>
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between
> Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
Stirling
> Robert Kennedy in 1968?
>
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston
> Legal?
>
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
>
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between
> Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in
> its name? [excluding Y]
Kyrgyzstan
> its name? [excluding Y]
Peter Smyth
Pete
Jul 13, 2015, 7:16:41 PM7/13/15
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:2984e334-681a-44fd...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are
> named after women?
Ruth
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index
> for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
Hangseng
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in
> battle go?
Valhalla
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
Diurnal
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous
> for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
Horses
> 6 Who is
> currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert
> Kennedy in 1968?
Sirhan Sirhan
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in
> the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
Statue
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish
> capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as
> the Gateway to the Highlands?
Kulloden
> 10 What is the only country in the
> world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
Egypt
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:2984e334-681a-44fd...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are
> named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index
> for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in
> battle go?
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous
> for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
> 6 Who is
> currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert
> Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in
> the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish
> capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as
> the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the
> world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
swp
Jul 14, 2015, 2:58:11 PM7/14/15
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swp
Calvin
Jul 18, 2015, 6:40:17 PM7/18/15
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On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 7:45:40 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
Ruth or Esther
> 1 Name either of the two books of the Old Testament which are named after women?
> 2 What is the name of the stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
I've accepted Erland's answer of Midgard, but I'm hardly an expert in such matters.
> 4 What is the opposite of nocturnal?
> 5 The Lascaux caves in south-western France are famous for their Palaeolithic cave paintings of which animals?
> 6 Who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968?
> 7 Which character did William Shatner portray in the TV series Boston Legal?
> 8 In the Pink Panther films, what exactly was the Pink Panther?
> 9 Which city, a former Scottish capital, is located midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and known as the Gateway to the Highlands?
> 10 What is the only country in the world that has just one vowel in its name? [excluding Y]
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 401
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 81 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 75 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 75 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 78 Chris Johnson
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 78 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 8 72 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 62 David Brown
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 55 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 56 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 49 Erland S
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 26 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 9 11 10 9 7 3 7 6 10 81 74%
Congratulations Stephen on the clear round.
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 19, 2015, 4:34:38 AM7/19/15
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle
>> go?
>
> Valhalla
> I've accepted Erland's answer of Midgard, but I'm hardly an expert in such
> matters.
Nor am I. I had no clue and just took a name from the appropriate mythology.
>> 3 In Norse mythology where do the souls of heroes killed in battle
>> go?
>
> Valhalla
> I've accepted Erland's answer of Midgard, but I'm hardly an expert in such
> matters.
I should certainly not have that point.
(And I think Björn explicitly called out my error.)
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