Re: BURRA KATHA AND FREEDOM STRUGGLE IN ANDHRA --- Re: ARE NEHRU AND GANDHI ABOVE INDIA?
Thirumala Raya Halemane
dear shree rudranarasimham rebbapragada garu ji sir,this is amazing info, about BURRA KATHA and freedom struggle, ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU, etc,how freedom struggle took shape in various regions of india, the local leaders who made good impact as catalysts in rousing freedom aspirations etcthanks for sharing. many people, like me, from other regions of india, may not be well aware of such information, textbooks, media etc focusing onlyon a few and engaging in biased distorting also very common... south indian roles / participation often ignored and discounted ....(???)even after independence, for example, ... shree pv narasimha rao as PM, had played major role in india's economic transformation, ... but sidelined and forgotten ... (?)your other emails /articles are also very informative and interesting regarding state of affairs existing then, ... and now ... GREAT contributions to the discussion...regards and best wishes.thirumala raya halemaneps: worldis dramastage SEEKING SUITABLE BRIDES FOR OUR SONS, Kaviraj & Shilpi OUR GOAL ENABLE THEM REACH FULL POTENTIAL, FUTURE POTUS. Me fired bigshock family,India, wife worked lowlevel hardwork thenpromoted, CHILDREN TARGETED============On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 9:15 PM R.Rudranarasimham <rebbap...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Thank You. I am not saying that I do not take pride in Netaji and his contributions to the Freedom Struggle. I am addressing the controversy about the nationalist aspirations of Nehru and Gandhi. I am submitting that I do not doubt their nationalist spirit.I am connected to the place known as Rajahmundry of East Godavari district by way of my family connections. The most important connection is that my father and my grandfather belong to Rajahmundry and both of them worked for the ‘CROWN’ while the British ruled India.The British created opportunities to render public service and Natives who served in the name of the Crown remained in their jobs even after Independence as their services were very much appreciated by the community and such public service was not seen as a hindrance to winning the political freedom. I had arrived on the scene after India’s independence and the relics of the colonial rule were still fully evident. For example, the elementary school in my neighborhood was known as King George Elementary School. As I grew up, it is Rajahmundry which shaped my connection to the rest of the country. The spirit of ‘NATIONALISM’ was fully thriving even after the departure of the British. The people of Rajahmundry loved all types of freedom fighters. On one hand, they adored Mahatma Gandhi and on the other hand, they embraced ‘NETAJI’ Subhash Chandra Bose, a revolutionary as their true hero. They made no distinction between the non-violence, ahimsa credo of Gandhi and the revolutionary tactics of armed rebellion advocated by Bose. Fighting the foreign occupier was important to the natives of Rajahmundry and all kinds of tactics were equally welcome. The story that connected me to this spirit of ‘nationalism’ reached me by way of Burra Katha performances that I witnessed in Rajahmundry. The one story that made a lasting impression was about a young revolutionary freedom fighter known popularly as “RAJU”.Rudra Narasimham RebbapragadaAnn Arbor, MI 48104-4162 USASPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE-ESTABLISHMENT No.22-VIKAS REGIMENTBURRA KATHA-MY CONNECTION TO THE NATION
BURRA KATHA-MY CONNECTION TO THE NATION
A tribute to the Telugu traditional art form of Burra Katha and to the Telugu revolutionary freedom fighter Allu...
Burrakatha-My Connection to the Nation. A tribute to Telugu Revolutionary Freedom Fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.
Burra Katha-My Connection to the Nation. A tribute to Telugu Revolutionary Freedom Fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.
THE PRIDE OF TELUGU PEOPLE-ALLURI SITA RAMA RAJU
Burra Katha-My Connection to the Nation. A tribute to Telugu Revolutionary Freedom Fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.
BURRA KATHA: THE TRADITIONAL ART FORM OF NARRATIVE ENTERTAINMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
Burra Katha is the most popular art form of narrative entertainment for the Telugu-speaking Indians. A tribute to Telugu Revolutionary Freedom Fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.
Burra Katha is the most popular art form of narrative entertainment in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India. In this theatrical form, a story teller accompanied by two partners, one on either side, recites a story while speaking, singing and dancing. The term “BURRA” refers to a stringed musical instrument called “TAMBURA”. The resonating chamber is made of a hollow shell (and the word ‘burra’ also refers to the human skull in the Telugu language). The main performer wears this instrument across his right shoulder. The term “KATHA” means a story. Storytelling is an important Oral Tradition in India and there are several traditional ways of narrating a story.
The main performer (‘KATHAKOODU’) plays the ‘tambura’ as he dances rhythmically moving forwards and backwards on the stage while reciting a story. He also wears a metal ring and carries a ring in his palm to add to the tempo while he sings. The co-performers play two-headed earthen drums (‘DAKKI’)to accentuate the songs. All the three performers will be wearing anklets with tiny bells called ‘ANDELU’ or ‘GAJJALU’ which add to the music when they dance and perform. One of the drummer is referred to as the ‘RAJKIYA’ and he comments on contemporary political and social issues even if the main story concerns historical or mythological events. The other drummer is known as ‘HASYAM’ and he cracks jokes and provides comic relief and constantly keeps the audience well entertained and keeps up their interest in the performance. The performers regularly address each other and the co-performers often interrupt the main performer to ask doubts and they add emphasis to the main events in the story with short words and phrases. Generally, the performance would begin with a prayer song. Then the main performer introduces the story by establishing the place, time and historical context of the action. The co-performers repeat the refrain of the narrative. The story begins with the statement, “VINARA BHARATA VEERA KUMARA, VEERA GADHA VINARA” which means, HEAR, THE YOUNG BRAVE SON OF BHARAT (INDIA), HEAR THE STORY OF THE BRAVE and the co-performers affirm the proceedings with the words ‘TANDHANA TANE TANDHANA’. After these introductions, the main plot begins in which all three performers take an active role assuming various characters in the incidents, as well as providing narrative bridges between incidents. Thus, dance, recitation, songs, dialogues and enactment of scenes provide variation within a strong narrative line of Burra Katha.
Burra Katha stories could be mythological, historical and sociopolitical. It became the medium to enlighten the people about the political situation and played an effective role in conveying the message to people and awakening them during Indian Independence Movement. This art form became so popular, the British government banned its performance in the Madras Presidency and Nizam, the ruler of the princely State of Hyderabad, prohibited these shows in Telengana region.
MY CONNECTION TO THE NATION:
I am connected to the place known as Rajahmundry of East Godavari district by way of my family connections. The most important connection is that my father and my grandfather belong to Rajahmundry and both of them worked for the ‘CROWN’ while the British ruled India.The British created opportunities to render public service and Natives who served in the name of the Crown remained in their jobs even after Independence as their services were very much appreciated by the community and such public service was not seen as a hindrance to winning the political freedom. I had arrived on the scene after India’s independence and the relics of the colonial rule were still fully evident. For example, the elementary school in my neighborhood was known as King George Elementary School. As I grew up, it is Rajahmundry which shaped my connection to the rest of the country. The spirit of ‘NATIONALISM’ was fully thriving even after the departure of the British. The people of Rajahmundry loved all types of freedom fighters. On one hand, they adored Mahatma Gandhi and on the other hand, they embraced ‘NETAJI’ Subhash Chandra Bose, a revolutionary as their true hero. They made no distinction between the non-violence, ahimsa credo of Gandhi and the revolutionary tactics of armed rebellion advocated by Bose. Fighting the foreign occupier was important to the natives of Rajahmundry and all kinds of tactics were equally welcome. The story that connected me to this spirit of ‘nationalism’ reached me by way of Burra Katha performances that I witnessed in Rajahmundry. The one story that made a lasting impression was about a young revolutionary freedom fighter known popularly as “RAJU”.
ANDHRA SRI , ALLURI SITA RAMA RAJU( July 4, 1897- May 7, 1924):
Burrakatha-My Connection to the Nation. A tribute to Telugu Revolutionary Freedom Fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.
He lives in the hearts of the Telugu people as the “Manyam Veerudu” (Hero of the Jungles). He was Andhra’s early revolutionaries. He was inspired by the patriotic zeal of the revolutionaries in Bengal. He fought for social justice, for freedom and to liberate the innocent tribals from ruthless exploitation and oppression. The tribal corridor known as ‘MANYAM’ extends from Vijayanagaram to Godavari districts. He made this Agency area as his home and launched his struggle against the British with the help of the tribal people. This young man renounced his marital life and became the leader of what is known as the ‘RAMPA REBELLION’ . In the Telugu language, it is known as the ‘RAMPA PITURI’. The word ‘pituri’ means complaints. He believed that freedom is not something to be begged for. He waged a successful but short lived guerilla warfare against the British occupiers from 1922 to 1923. The British General Rutherford who was deputed to crush the uprising used trickery and enticed Raju with a deal for peace.The British burnt down entire villages of the tribals, beaten the old and the children, molested the women, killed the young and tortured the captives. Raju who had innocently shown up to talk peace to save the tribals from the campaign of terror unleashed by the British forces was unceremoniously captured, was tied up to a tamarind tree and was brutally shot dead with a rifle in Mampa village, in the forests of Chintapalli. He became a martyr at the young age of 28. He was executed without a trial on May 7, 1924. His story generates the feelings of nationalism and is very effectively narrated to the people in the format of Burra Katha. Raju had his early education at Rajahmundry and I feel connected to my place and to the rest of the country because of this man of great spirit and honor.
Burrakatha-My Connection to the Nation. A tribute to Telugu Revolutionary Freedom Fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.
======On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 2:24 PM R.Rudranarasimham <rebbap...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:I am simply suggesting that Gandhi and Nehru are nationalists. The decisions do not describe the lack of nationalism. Nehru learned a bitter lesson. India befriended the Soviet Union. India dramatically reduced its dependence upon the West for the supply of arms and ammunition. Most people who had served in the Indian Armed Forces may know that India defended itself using the Soviet weapons and ammunition. You all know that Pakistan had joined the military pacts such as SEATO, and CENTO and the US provides billions of dollars worth highly sophisticated weapons and weapon systems. In the First Kashmir War of 1947-48, India fought the war with weapons and ammunition supplied by Great Britain. We were handicapped.
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On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 9:34 AM R.Rudranarasimham <rebbap...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Understanding the Political Perspectives of the Jammu and Kashmir War (1947-48)
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General Sir Rob Lockhart (15 August 1947-31 December 1947) as the Commander-in-Chief who was relieved then by General Sir Roy Bucher (1 January 1948-15 January 1949). The Indian Air Force was headed by Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst (15 August 1947-21 February 1950), followed by two more British officers upto 1954. As regards the Indian Navy the Chief during the War was Vice Admiral Sir William Edward Parry (26 January 1950 – 13 October 1951), followed by two more British Officer ..
In the UN machinations were set afoot to construe circumstances that would favour Pakistan. Britain deftly turned the Kashmir case before the UN into a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan. Rather than being branded an aggressor, Pakistan was made an equal party to a dispute which had no legal or moral rationale. J&K had been sucked into the vortex of international power politics and India found itself being helplessly spun around.Please note that both India and Pakistan fought this War with the planning done by British Officers working on both sides.Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.Great Britain was the chief supplier of arms and ammunition to Indian Army and we never had enough reserves to fight a prolonged battle if Britain threatens to arrest the delivery of military supplies. We never had enough aircraft to send military supplies (ammunition and rations) to troops and in many sectors there was no infrastructure (roads and airfields) for a prolonged battle.Rudra Narasimham RebbapragadaAnn Arbor, MI 48104-4162 USASPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE-ESTABLISHMENT NO.22-VIKAS REGIMENTOn Thursday, October 15, 2020, 01:03:27 AM EDT, Mukund Apte <mdap...@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Sir,Your email message appears to be OK except for an odd missing fact.When Pakistan was being thrown out of J & k by Bhaarateey Army by the end of '47, Pt Nehru asked the Army to stop the fighting. That time Kashmir was not fully cleared of Pakistani troops. Gen Cariappa who was the Chief then, requested Pt Nehru to give him (i.e. the Army) a week more to clear complete J & K from Pakistan. Pt Nehru however declined and the result is the creation of POK which exists till today.Even Gen Carripappa offered to Resign but Pt Nehry did not relent.Can you still say that Pt Nehru was fully Nationalist (for Bhaarat)?With Regards,------Mukund Apte============On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 03:52:41 PM EDT, Kumar Arun <kuma...@hotmail.com> wrote:Netaji was the first PM of undivided India, Nehru prime minister of divided dominion:
Chandra Kumar Bose, the grand-nephew of Subhash Chandra Bose and vice-president of BJP, slammed the Congress for distorting history of Indian freedom movement and turning the country into dynastic dictatorship.
New Delhi: Grand-nephew of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) West Bengal unit, Chandra Kumar Bose launched a scathing attack on the Congress party for distorting the history of India's freedom struggle and converting the country into a dynastic dictatorship.
Talking to ANI, Bose said, "Right from 1857 onwards, with the sepoy uprising, Mangal Pandey's Andolan, then Shaheed Bhagat Singh's sacrifice, Rajguru, Binoy Badal Dinesh, and many others, this entire history of India's freedom struggle has been completely distorted and obliterated by the Congress regime. The Congress party has converted India into a dynastic dictatorship."
Bose berated India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and said that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was the first prime minister of undivided India, while Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first PM of the divided dominion, not of united India. "So this history must be told to the youth of our nation," Bose further added.
Bose also blamed Pandit Nehru and the Congress leaders for opposing the Azad Hind government and Azad Hind Fauj with the connivance of the British when they wanted to come to Delhi and hoist the national tricolour at the Red Fort in 1944.
Earlier on Sunday, after unfurling the national flag at the Red Fort to mark the 75th anniversary of the 'Azad Hind government', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "that several good sons of the Nation like him (Bose) as well as Ambedkar (B. R. Ambedkar) and Patel (Vallabhbhai Patel) were forgotten in the favour of one family."
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had established the provincial Azad Hind government in Singapore today.
On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 4:42 AM rsingh305 via Patriots Forum <patrio...@googlegroups.com> wrote:Bhai Sahib,You are right.If they had the LEAST bit of patriotism they would have REJECTED Partition then and there, or, later after the departure of the British.
In reality NEHRU was the ENEMY WITHIN. He was a MOHAMMEDAN by conviction and HATED THE HINDUS & HINDUSTHAN. (By the way, has anyone explored the reason of Nehru's hatred of the Sikhs and of his daughter's hatred of the Tamils?)
MK Gandhi "went along" like a sheep with the "shepherd" Nehru. He did not boycott discussions over Partition nor suggested POPULATION EXCHANGE nor even undergo fast for two minutes in protest, but lived sulking thereafter. Hardly a counterpart of Netaji Bose!
When we take the side of BHARAT, not of the BANDIT or the STOOGE, we shall see a different perspective.
Mother India was BETRAYED, her SACRED soil was thrown to "dogs", FREE OF COST, and the valour of those SIKH troops who captured KHYBER PASS a century earlier, badly INSULTED.
The proof of GRAND BETRAYAL, that may eventually cost even DELHI, is the new FRONTIER at Wagah/Atari, insult enough already for PUNJAB, the Land of Sri Ram, Vedas, Rishis, Guru Nanak and Granth Sahib- and FIVE rivers, but the entire country what we, the demoralized nation of pygmies, call Bharat "MATA"!
What a tragedy, the "jackals" are sitting on the throne, fully reconciled with the unwarranted brute aggression and surprise attack against our magnificent Hindusthan, the Land of Sri Krishna and Guru Gobind Singhji!
We did not see a single DEFENDER.
rajput15 Oct 2020PS: A friend quoted "Discovery of India" (below).The question is, "What did Nehru DISCOVER? A banana republic? A worthless land that could be surrendered without price or condition?We should not read Nehru like ZOMBIS but look through his character, ideology and core loyalties, his biological father, and how he was about to serve the ENEMY of India with a PERMANENT gift of our sacred LAND ("dharti Mata"), the size of HALF Europe!That land (OUR LAND) is now rapidly metamorphosing into FRANKENSTEIN.====On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 2:57 AM shirish dave <smdav...@yahoo.com> wrote:Nehru cannot be termed as a nationalist. There are many reasons in support of this. Till Gandhi died he slowly opened up his hidden culturally anti-national agenda. As soon as Sardar Patel died, he speeded up his agenda.He favored China openly. He allowed China to takeover Tibet. He denied infiltration of Chinese army into India whenever the question of infiltration was raised 1951-1962. He gave vague and hypocritic replies in the parliament. Ref: Autobiography of JB Kripalani.He paved way of easy victory for China. He kept the LOC totally unsecured. He allowed China to construct roads inside Indian territory. Our soldiers were not having proper weapons and not having even clothing. At many places they fought with stones.He did not use Indian Air Force.He did not accept the proposal of the USA for military help.He took vague willfully false oath to recapture the lost land from China.He was not worried of the defeat of India.He was worried due to his defame he got from the public. Despite of this defeat, he did not remove VK Menon from his ministry. He also did not allow the second term of Dr Radhakrishnan as the President as a revenge.He played four gamesHe bifurcated the Defense Ministry in two. Defense productions, and Defense.He planned and conspired to see that his successor becomes Indira. He constituted Syndicate headed by Kamraj.He introduced Kamraj Plan,He removed his competitors and supporters to the competitors.He======-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: ARE NEHRU AND GANDHI ABOVE INDIA?“In my analysis, both Gandhi and Nehru are Nationalist leaders. Partition was an unjust, unfair political action done by the British Empire.“
I am not sure both Gandhi and Nehru Can be called as Nationalist?If both of them are nationalists then we have to say that Netaji, Sardar Patel and Savarkar as anti-nationalist or traitor.Partition and nationalism can not go hand in hand.Yes agree British succeeded in their policy of Divide and Rule and still pamper their creation diplomatically.
Keep in touchDr Ambekar
On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 3:10 AM shirish dave <smdav...@yahoo.com> wrote:Nehru was hesitating even to take police action against the Nawab of Hyderabad and Junagadh what to talk of to send army in Kashmir. But Sardar Patel as a HM occupied Hyderabad and Junagadh. Nehru complicated the issue by taking it to UNO. Then he did not follow up meaningfully just like many other issues related with JK ... Nepal and Hindu-Muslim.Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: ARE NEHRU AND GANDHI ABOVE INDIA?“In my analysis, both Gandhi and Nehru are Nationalist leaders. Partition was an unjust, unfair political action done by the British Empire.“
I am not sure both Gandhi and Nehru Can be called as Nationalist?If both of them are nationalists then we have to say that Netaji, Sardar Patel and Savarkar as anti-nationalist or traitor.Partition and nationalism can not go hand in hand.Yes agree British succeeded in their policy of Divide and Rule and still pamper their creation diplomatically.
Keep in touchDr Ambekar
On 14 Oct 2020, at 6:49 pm, R.Rudranarasimham <rebbap...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Nehru's mind can be easily known by reading his book 'The Discovery of India'. In my analysis, both Gandhi and Nehru are Nationalist leaders. Partition was an unjust, unfair political action done by the British Empire. Even Netaji with the support of Japanese Army could not save India from the evil game plan of the British. India did not win its independence through revolutionary warfare. We had to begin our national life from the crumbs left behind by the British.
Eventually, India could not avoid the use of military force. Both Nehru and Gandhi supported the decision to the use of military force to save Kashmir from an unprovoked attack by Pakistan in November 1947. It clearly shows that they were acting in the best interests of India and not of Great Britain.
BOOK REVIEW: The Discovery of India
Saurabh Goyal
Feeling of loss is no alien to human nature; indeed it abounds in our modern age marked by pace and aspiration. But seldom does it happen that a book leaves you in that feeling, like a loss of a long friend. A book is essentially a monologue and at most exposes one to the writer’s mind. But even that monologue can resonate with your inner intimate questions and then the book becomes a dialogue. Discovery of India is one such book.
Written in a prison cell, this book is a discovery of his past by a troubled yet resolute mind. It is an admission of the failings of one’s land, but not with a sense of helplessness and self-pity but with a sense of responsibility, hope and action. This book is the product of the times when an ancient civilisation encumbered by the burden of its past, shamed by its present status of stagnation and slavery was coming to terms with harsh realities of the present and intimidating challenges of the future. That was a moment of transition. And in those moments national mind runs the risk of getting overwhelmed; it craves for an anchorage, a civilisational aspiration. And Jawaharlal Nehru tries to establish that anchorage. He ventures into past and traces the roots of our country. Though not deeply, he examines the culture, the literature, the science, the philosophy and the vital force which drove India as one nation, one people. One might sense a tinge of self-glorification during this part of the book but that can be forgiven for the honesty and self-realisation of his failings on the part of the writer. This journey to the past is not for the romance of the past or the nostalgia, it is a purposeful journey; a journey to consolidate one’s ancient heritage and wisdom; to frankly face one’s mistakes and failings; and to prepare oneself for the change.
To classify this book as one of the historical accounts of India will be an incomplete assessment. Nehru is wrestling with many themes in this book- the vital links that connect past with the present and portend future trajectories; an individual’s sense of self and civilisational values he inhabits; and larger journey of humanity. The book tries to understand the pathways through which these themes feed into one another.
The approach Nehru adopts is an amalgam of pragmatism and idealism, of normative and empirical; of inner and physical; of visible and invisible. The clarity of thoughts in this book astonishes the reader. And so does the realisation by the author of his limits of comprehension.
It is an indispensable account to come to terms with the idea of modern India and the promise of an ancient civilisation.
https://www.insightsonindia.com/category/book-review/
Rudra Narasimham RebbapragadaAnn Arbor, MI 48104-4162 USASPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE-ESTABLISHMENT No.22-VIKAS REGIMENT
On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 12:56:45 PM EDT, Thirumala Raya Halemane <trhal...@gmail.com> wrote:
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hmm... this is a very interesting way, perspective, to look at the situation, that you have come up with shree R singh ji sirand, that would mean they (gandhi / nehru) were somehow required to be subordinate to the british colonial interestsand also taking cues / advice from the indian royals although those royals had surrendered india and its subjects to the british ???the current system of govt in india starts only where gandhi / nehru left off ... so, unable to go backwards ???... and i do not think it is possible or likely ... but i think the fight will surely go forward in its own futuristic way ...(despite all the darkness in understanding of 1947 and prior years / decades / centuries ..)
On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM rsingh305 via Patriots Forum <patrio...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
--ARE NEHRU AND GANDHI ABOVE INDIA?
THE Parliament of Partitioned India (so-called "Lok Sabha" with the "Lok" having little say!) refuses to examine the role played by Gandhi and Nehru in 1947 when India BROKE UP into three fragments without a condition, reason or referendum.
Any demand to examine the conduct and character of India's two TOP leaders at the time is rejected outright.
Does it not prove that for the PARLIAMENT of India those two leaders were far above the country itself?
In other words, the country can BLEED TO DEATH and MILLIONS of her citizens can be slaughtered, raped and forced out of their homes, but their (NEHRU'S & GANDHI'S) reputation must not be sullied at any cost?
What do the esteemed PATRIOTS think?
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