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The globeÂ's first true world war comes vividly to life in this “rich, cautionary tale” (The New York Times Book Review)
The French and Indian War —the North American phase of a far larger conflagration, the Seven YearsÂ' War—remains one of the most important, and yet misunderstood, episodes in American history. Fred Anderson takes readers on a remarkable journey through the vast conflict that, between 1755 and 1763, destroyed the French Empire in North America, overturned the balance of power on two continents, undermined the ability of Indian nations to determine their destinies, and lit the “long fuse” of the American Revolution. Beautifully illustrated and recounted by an expert storyteller, The War That Made America is required reading for anyone interested in the ways in which war has shaped the history of America and its peoples.
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Solid History devoid of Dogma.......2007-09-25
Anderson has put together a real gem here that many people -- many besides Americans -- should get a lot of meaning out of. The themes he develops are very germane but overlooked in the standard New World View of history. Although most Americans see it as self-evident that America should have revolted from Britain, twenty years prior to the beginning of the revolution America was solidly British. The mere thought of revolt would have provoked a laugh.
Indeed why should America revolt at all prior to the revolution: it enjoyed the lowest taxes and was heavily subsidsed by Britain; it was more properpous and the standard of living much higher than Britain. The reason was simply that since the British triumph in what the Americans came to call the "The French-Indian Wars" the security threat to America had been removed. With differing security interests the Americans chaffed as defence taxes (against no real enemies), and treaties with natives designed to protect the tribal rights confined the growing westward drive of the American spirit. This uncontained spirit would later ravish the west and deprive and despoil the Indian nations.
Anderson traces the early threads of these interests. The Canadians had the finest frontier light infantry in the pre-revolutionary era. They regularly took on and beat the British and Americans. But with only 1/10 of the population, whatever early advantages they gained -- and there were many -- only put off the inevitable reckoning. Finally the British gathered strength and defeated the French in classic field maneuvres of pitched battles and sieges. For all the romance the myth of harrassing infantry and slow death in the winderness woods, the ranger fronteirsman played no strategic role in the engagements to conquer North America. The deciding battles were more classic set-pieces, akin to what to was happening in Europe, than many would like to realise.
The Americans and British also unleashed a paranoid warlike anger on the Natives of North America. As Anderson states, prior to this war the Iroquois nation was a true nation and regarded so by the British and the French. It was the third party to be negotiated, placated and coopted in any measurement of power. Natives were no peaceful savages, but nation- state actors cognizant of their rights and ability to win of loose through hitching their cart to the right or wrong alliance. In 1750 they could stand their own against both the British and the French. By 1760 Native tribes would never again be considered state actors in American history. Although Britian tried to hold the line on white encroachment, Americans thought otherwise and the war at last gave full vent to those who looked upon it as a time long in coming to expand and slaughter natives to make way for white settlements.
Once the French were defeated Britain and America no longer enjoyed a common enemy. Hence cooperation and community of interests diverged. Paying taxes (and none really existed except a nominal one for tea) was seen -- some my argue irrationally -- as reason to part ways. But why should American's pay tax for protection against a enemy that no longer existed by 1760.
British agreements with North American Natives protecting them from White encroachment, were also seen as denying the American manifest destiny. It is how this war at first fused and then disolved interests that Anderson tells in an amazing narrative.
I also was profoundly impacted by Anderson's treatment of the Iroquois nation. The traditional notion of Native Americans (both within and outside of Native history) has seen their actions as being ones of enlightened savants at best and unnoble savages at worst -- in tune with nature, but not able to think about their own self-interests. Anderson dispels such foolery and supplants it solid academic research that very much butresses the rational nature of the North American Indian -- oh but if traditional White and native "culturist" historians could do the same. Anderson restores the Native North American to his rightful place -- as a rational nation state actor in international relations. A nation state that was also destroyed by the American nation and ironically more or less protected in Canada (which saw no Indian wars).
A fine book and a wonderful read. Good details in this slim volume.
Fantastic.......2007-03-11
I've read many books about the American Revolution, and they generally concentrate on events after about 1770. This book gives you a good history of what America and Canada were like between 1720 and 1770. I've picked up more history about the role of the American Indian tribes with respect to interaction with the French, British and colonies than any other book I've ever read. The book is very well written, and moves right along. The author takes you through the alliances with various Indian tribes and the French, British and Colonists. Who knew that Pennsylvania basically hired the Iroquois to act as enforcer and protector against other tribes. The author also takes you through the massacre at Fort William Henry, which was the backdrop to Last of the Mohicans. Reading this book makes me want to see the movie again. Lots more to like in this book including the rise and influence of William Pitt and the impact of events in Europe on the conflicts in North America. Enjoy.
Superb balance of narrative, scholarship and originality.......2007-02-03
The French and Indian Wars are generally treated as a subtheme in the wider context of the war between Britain and France that in a single year -- 1759 -- gave Britain its Empre -- Wolfe's capture of Quebec, Clive's victories in India which provided the treasures that funded the Industrial Revolution, the capture of the sugar islands that createdSilicon Valley wealth for the new political class, and Hawke's and Boscawen's naval victories that began the ownership of the oceans that soon was extended by Cochrane and Nelson as the consequent protagonists of an entirely new style of sea battle.
The American colonial part of this triumph is generally seen as at most a sideshow, although one of the well-known and great ironies of history is that the entire war was launched -- after a long build up -- by the blunder of a young British officer, George Washington that gave the French the excuse they needed to start what was indeed the first global war.
This excellent, well-written book with, from my own knowledge, its impeccably researched and balanced scholarship, shifts the focus from Europe to the complex four-sided relationships and intense politics of the Iroquois Six Nations, very sophisticated and key to the British success, the British administrators/military commanders, the Colonial players and their French equivalents. It helps explain better than any other book I have read how it was this period and this war that is at the roots of the American Revolution and perhaps made it inevitable.
It is strong in bringing to life key personalities -- not Washington, who is a constant background presence -- but Amherst, Johnson, Montcalm and Vaudreil and their competition and conflicts, and also the extent to which alliances with the Indians who controlled the territories of the Ohio "West" and the betrayals on both sides were fundamental to the war. It also and undramatically shows how the anti-Indian racism emerged and how the Indians were hardly the "Noble Savages" of romantic myth.
It's a great story if you are not familiar with the era and the War. If you are, I think it offers a thought-provoking new slant on an old subject. It is compact and subtle. It does not push any pet topic or thesis.
I recommend this unreservedly.
Nasty "three party" war ........2006-12-20
This is a fast read, packed with colorful military figures, political developments, important battles and conflicts in North America linked to parallel war in Europe. We have three nations involved: French, British (including land thirsty colonists) and oscillating between them undecided manipulated and confused Natives. Too bad for North America Indians they could not consolidate and fight as a one Nation, but this is typical among humans - short term goals are more important than meaningful, potentially long lasting ones. Indians lost off course, British won mostly due to superior Royal Navy. While reading I constantly tried to assess which nation was truly "savage". In the end my opinion has been firmly made. If you want to find out how ugly this lengthy war was and why we have North America the way it is now, I recommend "The War That Made America" by all means.
Fred Anderson explains the French-Indian War in this book companion to the PBS series.......2006-12-14
A few years ago I read Fred Anderson's excellent and detailed history of the French and Indian War (1755-1763). This new book is a much shorter and less detailed account of the war. The Seven Years War was a world war fought in North America, the European continent and the high seas. The war pitted the British against the French in a bloody conflict. Britain emerged the victor winning North America. The war set the stage for the American Revolution as colonials grew sick of being ruled by the haughty British government in London.
Anderson's work is a brief overview of the war in America. It is intended for general readers and is short on detail. The book is copiously illustrated with period art and pictures of the weapons used in the war.
Fascinating people were involved from the young George Washington to the
fatuous Edward Braddock; James Wolfe and the French general Montcalm.
Anderson tells us of the importance of the Iroquois Six Nation confederacy whose expulsion of the Ohio country Indians from their lands added to the complexity of the conflict. The Iroquois generally sided with the British while the Ohio country tribes favored their French trading partner allies.
This is an important and largely neglected chapter in American history.
The Seven Years War was a major eighteenth century war. It's importance to building the foundation for the British Empire is key.
Anderson has done a good job with his limited objective of giving a survey of the war. His bibliography is impressive. I consider him as the leading living scholar on the war.
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Tournament: The Medieval Sport of Battle
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The tournament resembled in many senses a modern spectator sport: with crowds of fans, chants, national teams, team colors, inflated salaries, transfer fees, celebrity cults and a lifestyle notable for its excesses. A mock battle, at its height between 1100 and 1300, it was conducted by two arbitrary battalions over many square miles of open country. It was a one-day event, although certain ancillary festivals could extend it to several days. The center of the enthusiasm was across north and north-eastern France, where--in the twelfth century--thousands of knights assembled from across northern Europe to seek reputation and profit. But the passion for the tournament extended much further. Tournament holding had penetrated England, Germany and Austria by 1200.
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Lots of good info, but a little hard to keep straight........2007-09-05
I found a lot of the information about miedieval combat sport in this book most enlightening. It is a good read if you are into medieval
recreation or history.
I had one major problem in following Mr. Crouch, though. He often blurred the distinction between medieval historical sourses and medieval fictional sources. I found many paragraphs where he would quote an exant period decree text and _Morte' de Arthur_ back-to-back without taking a breath. If you arern't already familiar with the nature of the texts, you might become confused as to what part of his description is historical fact and what part has been colored through the eyes of storytelling.
Probably not a good first text on the medieval history, but if you're already up on medieval studies, anad want some specific info on this particular aspect, it's a good addition to your collection.
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The latest book in our highly successful "Discovering Your Ancestors" series, this hands-on guide addresses virtually every aspect of tracing Germanic lineage. Written for beginners, Anderson and Thode cover the basics of genealogy, clearly explaining how to plan, organize and begin searching.
They also discuss the unique challenges associated with Germanic ancestral research and offer proven ways to overcome them - including how to locate and interpret vital and emigration records. In addition, this guide provides a history of Germanic countries and their changing boundaries to help researchers find their villages of origin and determine the events that led their ancestors to emigrate.
From naturalization to name changes, actual case studies of both typical and atypical Germanic genealogies demonstrate how to "solve" a research mystery, and comprehensive listings of Germanic archives, research forms, letter-writing examples and maps will save genealogists hours of additional work.
Customer Reviews:
Immediately helpful and practical.......2005-02-02
I've barely begun reading this book and already have found so much practical information to use right now, without even leaving the house. The word lists are great and the info on the problems to be aware of are what I've been able to use right off the bat. The tips will come in handy at the library and research center. The contact and form letters will be useful when I have enough info to take that step. A definite "must have" for researchers with German ancestors.
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In Search of Your German Roots is designed to help you trace your German ancestry not only in Germany but in all the German-speaking areas of Europe. First, it explores the resources of the LDS Church, in particular the great International Genealogical Index which contains hundreds of thousands of entries from German parish registers. Then back to the old country, where sources and archives are discussed in detail, especially Evangelical and Catholic church records, and records of state and city archives--wills, censuses, civil records of birth, marriage, and death, passenger lists, military records, etc. Finally, it presents a list of family archives, a list of genealogical associations in Germany, a list of German genealogical associations in the U.S., and a bibliography.
This new Fourth Edition details the emergence of new tools helpful to the German ancestor-hunter, including the considerable LDS resources now available online, the newly created Center for Jewish History, and the proliferation of Internet sites and CD-ROMs containing databases with information relevant to German genealogy. In addition, the entire work has been revised and updated to reflect the many changes in the location of both national and local archives, church headquarters, and areas of operation of genealogical societies that resulted from the unification of East and West Germany. For the first time, it also includes telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and web sites, when available, making In Search of Your German Roots the most current and comprehensive guide to German roots available.
Customer Reviews:
Waste of Money.......2006-11-15
Terrible waste of money. The first third of the book is a history of Germany, which anyone could find on Wikipedia. Do not buy this book.
A good place to start.......2001-08-29
If you're researching German ancestors who emigrated to the U.S. or Canada, then this book is a good place to start.
Baxter provides a brief history of Germany and describes German migrations over the centuries to specific areas of central Europe such as Silesia, the Banat, parts of Slovakia, the Ukraine, and southern Russia. Baxter also traces migration patterns into North America where many Germans settled in Pennsylvania, the mid-West, and the Kitchener area of Canada.
He describes the different groups that settled in specific areas, including their place of origin, religious background, and dates of migration.
There is also a lot of useful naming information, which includes the changing of names' spellings, the system of patronymics used in some areas of northern Germany, the use of 'von' or 'Von' in one's surname, and the use of diminutives in first names.
A beginner's guide.......2000-08-22
The sub-title of "A complete guide to tracing your ancestors in the Germanic areas of Europe" is rather misleading. It is not "complete" by any stretch of the imagination.
This is a very brief introduction (103 pages of text) to a very large topic. Some aspects of German research are treated in only the most cursory manner - the Lutheran church covered in a chapter of a single page while the Germans in Canada are dealt with in only 3 pages.
The section on German record types leaves the reader wishing for more information. Which is the feeling the entire book gives "I wish there was more here".
While this book has been updated to reflect the reunification of Germany, this is not Angus Baxter's best book. His "In Search of Your British & Irish Roots" and "In Search of Your Canadian Roots" are much more comprehensive in their scope. Because this book compares poorly with his other works, I have given it only two stars.
The place to start for German genealogy.......2000-06-16
This is a great place to start for German genealogy. Mr. Baxter gives a brief history of Germany (including the Soviet breakup) and locations of record repositories. As in all of his other book, he tells you how to start your research (talk to Grandma before it's too late!), an overview of the LDS organization and tips and guides to doing research in Germany. He also gives you information on the languages of the area and what types of records you might expect to find. Do not despair of finding people in Germany-Mr. Baxter can help. You'll never regret buying this book.
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Your most complete and up-to-date resource for beginning and advanced genealogists doing research of Germanic / German ancestry throughout the world. Includes: -- Country by country guide to the sources -- Useful addresses of archives and societies -- Current German postal codes -- Worldwide Germanic migration patterns -- Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Mennonite history and sources -- Germanic history and geography -- Historical and modern maps, including boundary changes -- Annotated list of gazetteers -- German word lists and language helps -- German naming patterns and place names -- Extensive annotated bibliography Tells how to: -- Get started on your research -- Find your ancestor's place of origin -- Use church and civil records -- Get the most from passenger departure and arrival lists -- Read German script -- Correspond abroad -- Use the resources of the Family History Library and its Centers and how to find resources they haven't filmed yet Well-indexed, comprehensive, easy-to-use.
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- Good News for a Change- An Attitude of Hope
- Good News For a Change by David Suzuki and Holly Dressel
- No good news here
- Making Money Like the Bee
- A breath of fresh air and enthusiastically recommended
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Good News for a Change: Hope for a Troubled Planet
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Good News for a Change- An Attitude of Hope.......2004-12-17
David Suzuki and Holly Dressel's inspirational book, Good News for a Change- How Everyday People are Helping the Planet, is a compilation of stories that both inspire and inform the public of all the positive contributions both individuals and groups alike are capable of offering to their world. With concrete examples of specific instances of charitable environmental and social assistance, Suzuki and Dressel's book leaves the reader with a positive and hopeful outlook on the future, not the usually doom and gloom characteristic of zero hope for the future that oftentimes colors most environmental texts.
I liked this book a lot, because it wasn't a romanticized version of the truth. Suzuki and Dressel are honest in their reasoning and allow the reader to make his or her own decisions by providing both sides of every argument. This ability adds a greater element of credibility to the text because the reader is offered pros and cons. A good example of this is the following passage, "This and other mom-and-apple-pie speeches have yet to be bolstered with real action, largely because of the way corporations are set up, and because of the internal, mainstream-economics mindset of organizations like the World Bank and the WTO...But the fact that they do address the issues of environmental and social responsibility is proof that our global society is beginning to come to a clearer agreement on shared values- and that the new shared values are sufficiently powerful that even those profiting the most from the status quo feel obligated to acknowledge them publicly" (292). Prompting the reader to recognize the unfortunate truth that oftentimes good ideas are just that, ideas that are never carried through into actions, Suzuki and Dressel contrast this truth with their stories of inspiration and hope. This duality of the text makes it a very interesting and unique read. I especially enjoyed reading this book for the last book club, and towards the end of the course, because it truly showed that solutions are everywhere, and change is possible. By displaying a diverse range of examples from the smallest community issues to the concerns of multi-million dollar corporations, Good News for a Change- How Everyday People are Helping the Planet, was able to show that inspiration can be found anyplace. Suzuki and Dressel offer not only stories of hope and change in their book, but also provide real solutions, making this text both versatile and enjoyable.
Good News For a Change by David Suzuki and Holly Dressel.......2003-03-07
06/03/2003
The world is a small place and a fragile one, too; it is troubled by an exploding population, immoral economic interests and an imbalance of political powers. Besides societies polarized by territorial and religious differences, commerce dissects the world-population into two uneven parties: a minority with overwhelming access to finite resources and a majority struggling to fight starvation, disease and the loss of political and economical autonomy. ‚Good News for a Change' by David Suzuki and Holly Dressel is a motivating roadmap to a politically and economically fairer, sustainable and enjoyable future.
Using the very contemporary threat of terrorism as an example of where we have arrived at the end of the industrial revolution, the authors argue that this political instability is the result of unsustainable business activities. To avoid dooming our children to disease and misery, we have to restore and sustainably maintain social equity and stay within the physical limitations of our planet.
The chapter `Making Money Like the Bee: Doing Business Without Doing Harm' starts with an example of a small business enterprise that acts socially and ecologically responsibly by taking the physical, mental and financial health of its employees and the local community into account. The authors argue that environmentally sound business practice is predominantly concerned with the wellbeing of the human race. Yet to improve the quality of life of each and every individual, we have to heal the eco system in order to heal ourselves.
The authors continue to cite examples of corporate versus local interests. The anonymity of individuals behind large corporations tends to allow action without concern for the environment. In the chapter `Withdrawing Consent', the authors plead for more democratic decision-making because the people most affected by a collapsing eco system are the people who live within it. Consequently, hope for change towards a more sustainable use of resources lies in the involvement of the local community.
The quote "Water will be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th" by Shawn Tully (1) leads to the discussion of water pollution in marine ecosystems. The authors describe the decline of marine life and the resulting domino effect on the global ecosystem. With accounts of up to 90% (2) they single out agriculture as the primary waster of world water resources.
Today, agriculture produces 2kg of grain per head worldwide; the authors imply that unfair distribution is the reason for a starving 3rd world population since food resources are plenty. They plead for a return to the basics, to consider agricultural systems of the past, ruled by tradition and religion. The authors explain how the dependency and consequent desperation for fertilizers, herbi- and fungicide, promoted by the World Trade Organisation, disables local farming - especially within poor economies.
`Good News For a Change' is a collection of working solutions, uncovered by thorough research. The book continues to describe ways to counteract global warming, oil dependence and population explosion. The authors conclude that the key to a sustainable future may be better education, which would free us from the thinking pattern that brought us the problems in the first place.
Bart and Homer Simpson sing, "If no-one sees it, no-one gets mad - It's the American way!" (The Simpsons) and express the thinking behind corporate tactics to deceive the public. Suzuki attacks conservative and corporate influences in government, condemning American consumer behaviour to be the opposite of environmental consciousness. A recent review on amazon.com accuses David Suzuki to be anti-American and anti-human (3). Education is evidently a key element in the ability to comprehend the consequences of our thinking and acting, democracy is the means to a fair distribution of finite material goods, and common sense is a tool to responsibly manage these resources.
Bad news are prone to shock and paralyse, this book encourages the opposite. It is apparent to almost everyone that nature struggles with the impact of the modern consumer. `Good News for a Change' has overcome the tedious negatives and looks towards a future of living in concord with the environment.
References:
1. Tully, Shawn (2000). "water, water everywhere", fortune magazine, may 15, 2000, p.55.
2. Postel, Sandra (2000). "Where Have All the Rivers Gone", The Sciences (Reviewed Book: p.158)
3. Scagel, Rob (2002). "No good news here", Online accessed 14/02/03 www.amazon.com
No good news here.......2002-10-02
I do not understand why Good News for a Change is considered Non-fiction. It is an amazing resource of je accuse rhetoric, stream-of-consciousness anecdotes, and endless encyclopedia of pejorative adjectives and adverbs. There is no good news in this book, it is filled with hate and loathing, it is anti-American and anti-humanity. On and on it goes breathlessly denigrating every industrial and social accomplishment since the Enlightment. Taking the view that environmentalism is a religious movement, Good news for a change, can be regarded as canonical testament.
Don't expect a lot of support for any statement in this book. You either believe or you don't. The number of pages devoted to explanatory notes is shorter than the detailed listing of environmental organizations!
Making Money Like the Bee.......2002-05-23
In their first book together, "From Naked Ape to Super-Species," Suzuki and Dressel undermined all our traditional notions of progress. With hard facts, they critiqued humankind as a wreckless, out-of-control species carelessly teetering on self-(and btw, homo sapiens is the only species that kills itself) and eco-destruction. What they left out of the book, however, was a roadmap for the future. Well, here it is. "Good News" is the other half of the story - a story of how creative, ecologically-minded business is sprouting up all over the world. In this global tour de force, Suzuki and Dressel offer multiple signs of hope for the future, and uncover evidence of a veritble grass-roots ecological revolution. With this book, you will see how businesses (both big and small) can "make money like the bee."
An example: Meet Judy Wicks, "a woman of about 50 with a mane of snow-white hair," owner and proprietor of White Dog Cafe and business revolutionary extraordinaire. White dog is a full-service restaurant in the university disctrict of Philadelphia that serves cruelty-free meats, organically raised produce, non-GE soy and corn oils, as well as Table Talks on the War on Drugs, the court decision to electe Bush, the GE debate, and much much more. White Dog Cafe is a $5 million grossing business cooperative (so you can bet the food is delicious), where the head cook makes the same salary as Wicks: about $65,000 a year, "a fine and comfortable living for a single parent with two college-age children." Instead of investing her extram money in expansion, Wicks choses to invest in her employees, her community, and the natural environment. White Dog runs mentoring programs, inner-city tours, holds community dances, buys local produce, offers jobs to struggling youth, provides scholarships for workers, and is active with many other local organizations, like the Chef's Collaborative 2000. In accord with her mission statement, Wicks runs her business for the benefit of her customers, the community, her employees, and the natural world. As she says, "small businesses are one of the plant's most wonderful means of *serving* and doing good."
White Dog Cafe is but one of many of positive examples of people are beginning to live together harmoniously with themselves and the environment. This book will introduce to revolutionary loggers, farmers, and other local peoples from all over the planet who show "again and again that the people in the best position to know what will really work over the long term in a given area are locals committed to that area" - that is, the same people who have a long-term interest in making sure that the area remains healthy. This book is a must read for anybody, from parents to revolutionaries. Whether you are deep ecologist or quid chewing lumberjack, you will find a niche in this book. There is something for everyone. Personally, I found it to be an indispensible resource, filled with inspiring new ideas that I hope to incorporate into my life. Once again, Suzuki and Dressel have outdone themselves.
A breath of fresh air and enthusiastically recommended.......2002-04-09
Good News For A Change: Hope For A Troubled Planet by David Suzuki (Sustainable Development Research Institute, University of British Columbia) with the assistance of professional writer Holly Dressel is a compelling and informative environmental treatise that uniquely focuses on the positive improvements of humanity's interaction with global ecosystems, ranging from small farms and ranches to multinational agribusiness corporations. As modern technology improves, more ways are being discovered to save soil, right social wrongs, and preserve more of the planet. Encouraging the reader to never give up hope for the fight to protect our planet, Good News For A Change is a breath of fresh air and enthusiastically recommended reading for ecological activists, students of environmental studies, and governmental policy makers.
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