Civil Disobedience

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khosch

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Sep 18, 2008, 11:17:29 AM9/18/08
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What is the cause of Antigone's civil disobedience? What motivates her
to do what she does?
How do you view Creon? What motivates him to do what he does?
In your opinion, is either justified in their behaviors? Explain your
reasons.

sharp

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Sep 18, 2008, 11:32:42 AM9/18/08
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Because they had a civil war and the two brothers were fighting
against each other. Since they both killed each other one of the
brothers wasn't given a proper burial because he fought against Creon
and i think he should have gotten a proper burial. I think Creon is a
bad guy and should have given his nephew a good burial even though he
fought as an enemy to show some respect.

tylern

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Sep 18, 2008, 12:31:35 PM9/18/08
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She wanted to bury her brother, who was denied a burial by Creon. He
deserves a burial even though he was the enemy.
I think Creon wants to get rid of Oedipus's children. He's going to
kill the last two of them, one of whom he has no proof was involved.
This can't be a coincidence.

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Dalen

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Sep 18, 2008, 12:35:16 PM9/18/08
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The death and no burial for her brother left on the feild. I think
that Creon is a jerk. He feels that those who do not keep justice in
thier own homes then they cannot rule. He thinks he is the supreme law
of the land.

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Brittany

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Sep 18, 2008, 1:56:40 PM9/18/08
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There is a small war between two of Oedipus's children. One of them
was on the same side of Creon with all of his troops and benefits and
one of them was fighting against them. Both of the boys are put up
against one another and they both die. The boy that was on Creon's
side had a proper burial and the other boy was told to be thrown out
and to be eaten by dogs. She thought he deserved a better burial than
that so went out and said some prayers and covered him slightly with
dirt. Creon found out but she went out and secretly did it again.
That shows how important burial is to them. I agree with Brandon and
think that nobody, good or bad, deserves to be eaten by dogs and
should have given them both a proper burial.

spenc

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Sep 18, 2008, 4:39:24 PM9/18/08
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Antigone's civil disobedience is that she burys her brother when
everyone forbids her not to. She gets motivated because her brothers
killed each other and one gets buried. She loves them both no matter
what side they picked and she wants them both to get the proper burial
rights. I view Creon as a power-hungry guy that cares only for the
people that help him. I think he gets motivated to leave the other
brother unburied to show an example of how much power he has and to
make people fear him and join him. They see that the ones on his side
got proper burials and are much more respected. I don't think its
justified to leave someone unburied even if they are your mortal enemy
because they deserve those rights because they were fighting in what
they believe in too.

bpaterni

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Sep 18, 2008, 5:21:29 PM9/18/08
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Ditto spenc, I agree with everything you've just said.

In the first book I thought Creon was ok because the impression I got
was that he would always listen to the people and they would always go
to him instead of Oedipus because they knew he would consider what
they had to say more so than Oedipus. Now I think he's just a
tyrannical jack ball that wants nothing but the obediant submission of
his subjects.

Ryan

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Sep 18, 2008, 9:41:24 PM9/18/08
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Antigone did what she did because she wanted her other brother to have
a proper burial I think that Creon is a horrible person because he
thinks that the one brother doesn't deserve a proper burial because he
was fighting for the other side. They both were fighting for the same
thing but for different sides but they both deserve a proper burial.

Brittanee Deeringer

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Sep 18, 2008, 10:01:16 PM9/18/08
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Antigone treated her brother as an equal, not as someone that should
be shunned from the family. I think Creon needs to think more about
others than just what is going to benifit himself. Both brothers were
fighting for the same reason just different views.
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khosch

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Sep 19, 2008, 9:26:37 AM9/19/08
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Be sure to be thinking about the role governance plays in society
Could it be that Creon is acting for the "good of all"? Remeber,
Thebes has been in turmoil for quite some time. Think about how this
same issue is occurring in the world today.

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AmandaStefl

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Sep 19, 2008, 10:51:39 AM9/19/08
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She isn't going to follow Creons law because it is not what the gods
want. Her brother desirves a burial as does every other person. I
think Creon is pretty unreasonable for making that law, but he sticks
to it which any good leader should do. Although it may not be right.
They both are doing they think is right.

Katherine

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Sep 19, 2008, 10:53:40 AM9/19/08
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The cause of Antigone's civil disobedience is the civil war and
fighting between the two brothers. She doesn't think it's fair that
one brother got all the proper burial rights while the other was just
left to rot. It shows her dedication and love for her family when she
gives him a burial service. Creon is more in to his new power with the
law than he is with his family. He says that he is the law and law is
above kinship, showing how little he cares about the girls. I think
Antigone is justified because she does what she thinks is right for
her brother, and takes the responsibility for it. She doesn't want her
sister to die with her because she didn't do anything, and she was the
one that took the risk for her family.

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Chris

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Sep 19, 2008, 12:05:40 PM9/19/08
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The reason why Antigone decides to disobey is because it is her
brother that Creon left out in the field to rot away. She believes
that he should have a proper burial even though he was fighting for
the enemy. I think that Creon is being a jerk. He doesn't show respect
for the family and is more concerned with his power. I think that
Antigone is justified in her behaviors because her brother deserves to
have a proper burial even though he is fighting for the enemy.

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morgan jo

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Sep 19, 2008, 12:47:31 PM9/19/08
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I like what Spencer wrote. I agree with everything he said. If you
were put in Antigone's position, what would you do? I would definitely
have a reason to be mad because one of my brother's was being
respected by the law and the other one isn't. I think that Creon is
cruel and he thinks that if he does this, that he can do anything
because of the power that he does have. I don't think that leavings
someone to be eaten by dogs is fair no matter who it is or what
they've done.

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Ashley

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Sep 19, 2008, 12:51:14 PM9/19/08
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because they are her brothers and she believes that they deserve a
proper burial and so she goes to bury him and the king creon doesn't
want him buried becuase he went agains creon and i think creon is in a
way arrogent and he does what he wants becuase he has the power to do
so.

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Jess

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Sep 19, 2008, 1:18:16 PM9/19/08
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She wants to bury her brother who was killed in war. She's motivated
by this because she understand that afterlife is forever and those are
the people you have to deal with and not burying someone properly does
not get you a good spot. And on earth you only live so many years to
follow that person. She says it's God's decision who to bury, not
Creon's.
I do understand why Creon would do that because her brother was
fightiing against him, but at the same time it's his nephew. I don't
think his punishment for Antigone was at all right though because she
is his niece and also married to his son. Plus it was her own family
to bury. There was no reason to sentence her to death.

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jacy

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Sep 20, 2008, 2:52:48 PM9/20/08
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Antigone wanted a proper burial for her brother because she believes
that its the right thing to do.
I view Creon as selfish and rude. He only gives one of the brothers
(the one that was fighting for him) a proper burial and doesn't give
the other brother (the one that was fighting against him) a proper
burial. I think Antigone is justified because the brother was pretty
much the only family she had left so she wanted to have a memorable
farewell. I do not think Creon's actions were justified. Although one
of his brothers were fighting against him, I think it is disrespectful
to have a proper burial for family.

jordan n.

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Sep 21, 2008, 2:05:06 PM9/21/08
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antigone wanted her brother to have a proper burial like his other
brother. the 2 brothers were fighting against each other and one was
fighting against creon, so creon didnt want that one brother to have a
burial. i think he should have had a proper burial, because they were
related and it is just a nice way to honor the dead even though he was
an enemy to creon.

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taylor

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Sep 21, 2008, 4:17:01 PM9/21/08
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I think that the two brothers should have recieved a proper burial
even though one was fighting as the enemy. I think that he should have
gotten the proper burial because it was the nephew of Creon and there
should have been some respect shown for him.

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Jenn

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Sep 21, 2008, 5:09:44 PM9/21/08
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I would have acted the same way Antigone did. I don't think that its
fair for only one of them to have a proper burial. Creon won't give
the one brother a proper burial because he is an enemy, so he leaves
him on the field for the dogs to eat.I think everyone good or bad
should get a proper burial.I would have done what Antigone did went
out and done it myself, they are both my brothers and whether they are
good or bad I would want them both to have a proper burial.

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Joc

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Sep 21, 2008, 7:08:32 PM9/21/08
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There is a war between two of the Oedipus' children. One was with
Creon and the other was not. But for the one who died didn't get a
proper burial, all because he wasn't on Creon's side. I think that is
really poor by Creon. Even though his nephew fought against him, he
still shoulda got a proper burial.

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Angel K.

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Sep 21, 2008, 11:52:15 PM9/21/08
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She wants to bury her brother the right way but Creon says no
because he was against him and I think another part of reason
why he says no is because he knows he can. I think Creon is pretty
selfish for not letting them bury him. He only wanted to do what he
wanted.

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Nick M

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Sep 21, 2008, 11:55:37 PM9/21/08
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i think Antigone is doing the right thing by fighting to give the
right of burial to both of her brothers. it shouldnt matter what side
they were fighting on the deserved a proper burial with honor and what
she did was honorable. i think Creon should allow him to be buried
even though he did fight against him in the civil war. i believe that
Antigones motivation is the thought that they both died fighting
honorably and only one gets to be honored. Creon is motivated to stop
her because he believes that she is disobeying him and breaking the
state law.

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Adrianne

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Sep 22, 2008, 8:01:00 AM9/22/08
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Antigone's civil disobedience is her burying her brother against Creon
wishes. She doesnt
think its right that one of her brothers got buried and the other one
didnt just because of
the sides they were on in the fight. Creon favors only the people who
help him his way.
I think by not burying the one brother, he's trying to show the people
how much power he has
and wants. I dont think its right to leave someone unburied just
because of their side. It shows
disrespect to the person by leaving them to get eaten by dogs.

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day

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Sep 22, 2008, 10:28:57 AM9/22/08
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theres a war and one brotther is on each side they both die and onnly
one gets burried and the onbe that was fighting on the other side
didnt so she wanted tto burry him but crean said n but she did so she
will be killed.

nathan

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Sep 22, 2008, 10:30:47 AM9/22/08
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She wanted to bury her brother to honor him. She just wanted a proper
burial for her brothers. I think creon is a very bad man and will
eventually kill all of odeipus children though. I think apitome is
justified in what she does because it is her brother.

day

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Sep 22, 2008, 10:32:14 AM9/22/08
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she wanted to burry her brother but crean said no but she did so she
will die.

Trevor

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Sep 22, 2008, 10:36:36 AM9/22/08
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I view Creon as a not very nice person. I think that the both brothers
should have gotten a proper burial. It is not right or for any dead
man to sit and rot on the ground. I don't think that Creon made the
right choice.

Brittanee Deeringer

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Sep 22, 2008, 10:39:39 AM9/22/08
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The cause of Antigone's civil disobedience is the fact that one of her
brothers had a proper burial and the other they were just going to
leave for the birds. Page 59 line 12. "The doom reserved for enemies
marches on the ones we love the most." I view Creon as a person who
only wants good for himself. He holds grudges and these grudges
motivate him to do what he does.Antigone justifies herself by putting
her words into actions. Creon makes the guards do his dirty work to
make him look good.

Ed

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Sep 22, 2008, 10:42:36 AM9/22/08
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the reason for her disobedience is because her brother deserves a
proper burial but he doesn't get it. i think Creon is not that good of
a ruler. i think that neither of them is justified.

Shelby

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Sep 22, 2008, 11:41:17 AM9/22/08
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Antigone's civil disobedience is a result of her brothers' death. She
feels the need to bury the brother that did not get a proper burial
from the city. He was her brother and she loved him, so she is
motivated to do what is right in her mind.

Creon is kind of a bully and he likes power. I think power is also
what motivates him.

They are both right in their ways of thinking, but I think Antigone is
more right. Even though the brother was fighting against the city, he
was still the son of the former king.

KSchoolman

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Sep 22, 2008, 11:41:26 AM9/22/08
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She bury's her brother when the town was given very strict orders not
to touch him and to let the dogs eat him. She has a very great respect
for her brother and all of humanity. She believes that even though he
fought against Creon, he is still a person and is worthy of a proper
burial. Creon's a jerk he is motivated by power. All of Oedipus'
children we still his family. Just because someone is opposing your
opinion doesn't mean you have the right to deny them the rights of
humanity. I think Antigone is justified in her behaviors but Creon is
just totally out of line.

Matejka

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Sep 22, 2008, 12:08:17 PM9/22/08
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They had a war and the brothers were fighting on opposite sides. Since
they killed each other one wasn't given a proper burial because he
fought against Creon, but he should have gotten a burial to honor the
dead of war. I think Creon is a bad guy and thinks that he is the
ruler of the all the land.

On Sep 18, 9:32 am, sharp <10brash...@gaggle.net> wrote:
> Because they had a civil war and the two brothers were fighting
> against each other. Since they both killed each other one of the
> brothers wasn't given a proper burial because he fought against Creon
> and i think he should have gotten a proper burial. I think Creon is a
> bad guy and should have given his nephew a good burial even though he
> fought as an enemy to show some respect.
>

Jesse

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Sep 22, 2008, 12:12:10 PM9/22/08
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Antigone is mad because her brother didn't get a proper burial. She
goes and buries him because he is her brother and she does what she
knows is right by doing so. Creon is just on a power trip so he does
things to make him think he's more in charge than what he really is.

Kayla

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Sep 22, 2008, 3:59:06 PM9/22/08
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The cause of Antigone's civil disobedience is the death of her
brother. She thinks that since one of her brothers has already had a
proper burial this one should too. she was told she she let her
brother rot and have him fed to the dogs. Creon is a very ignorant
person. I think that he wants what the wants and deosn't care what
anyone else wants. What motivates creon is that he needs to help hold
hostage antigone. so he goes after what he wants to do.

Freese

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Sep 22, 2008, 10:31:34 PM9/22/08
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Antigone is trying to do what is honurable and right. i believe thats
what motivates her. Creon is doing what he thinks is right. that what
motivates him. i look at creon as a "bad guy." i dont believe an what
he does. they are both doing what they think is right. but i believe
Creon is doing it for the wrong reasons.

DUNNICK

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Sep 22, 2008, 10:50:11 PM9/22/08
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The cause of Antigone's civil disobedience is because of her brothers burial wishes. Creon doesn't believe he should have a proper burial because he and his brother were basically at war. Creon wasn't helped by Polyneices so Creon doesn't believe he should have a proper burial. Creon in my opinion just wants to show as much power as he can so he disagrees with the burial.

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Zinnel

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Sep 23, 2008, 12:21:48 PM9/23/08
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Antigone was disobedient to her country because she gave her brother a
proper burial. Her modavation is the love that she has for her
brother. I think that Antigone is doing the more moral thing. And
Creon is just doing his job as a leader. However he could have made an
exception because it was the son of the former king. However I think
that the both sides should have a proper burial.

Mr. Slave

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Sep 23, 2008, 12:56:15 PM9/23/08
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I think Antigone is doing the right thing buy giving her brother a
proper burial even though she is ordered not to. She still believes is
the right thing to do. Creon, instead of killing here he just puts
here in a cave.

mallory

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Sep 23, 2008, 5:07:34 PM9/23/08
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Her brothers fought against each other and one got the burial and the
other one didnt and she thinks they are family and he is still a
person and he should get the burial as well. I think Creon needs to
understand that there is more to life then power.

shuey

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Sep 24, 2008, 8:35:19 AM9/24/08
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Her brothers were fighting each other and killed each other and she
wanted both to have proper burial rights. Creon is bad and uses his
powers for evil not good. I think that Antigone was right because
everyone should get a proper burial.
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