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Today's (11th Feb. 2020) Deccanchronicle.com's Editorial is amazing and very much objective. Here is the link: Click here to go to :https://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/dc-comment/110220/release-former-cms-jk-dossiers-surreal.html. In particular, the following quote from the DC Editorial is very pertinent:

"...The dossier on Mr Abdullah refers to “the capacity of the subject to influence people for any cause can be gauged from the fact that he was able to convince his electorate to come out and vote in huge numbers even during the peak of militancy and poll boycotts”.

"...In any democratic system, such an individual should get high marks for acting against extremism and militancy and getting people to the ballot box through his words, but not under the stewardship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. Indeed, the government has determined that Mr Abdullah is a victim of “radical methodology”. Being a vote-catcher can falsely lead to any politician being labelled as a pied-piper who is “radical”, losing sight of the real political meaning of that expression. If the capacity to get people to vote is made a criminal offence and attract the charge of causing public disorder or disaffection against the State, then all vote-pulling politicians beware. Big Brother is watching! ..."

■VYASA MAHABHARATA TRANSLATED BY GANGULI, BOOK3, BOOK OF FOREST/m03298.♞:

The Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva: Pativrata-mahatmya Parva

Baron Karna to Lord Indra in disguise:- If it pleaseth thee, tell me, O illustrious one, who you are in the guise of a Brahmana!'—

The Brahmana [Demy God Indra to Baron Karna]: 'O son, I am he of a thousand rays ! Out of affection, I point out to you the path ! Act you according to my words, as it is for your great good to do so !'

[Baron Karna replied to Demy God Indra]: 'Surely, this itself is highly fortunate for me that the god himself of splendour addresses me today, seeking my welfare.

Listen, however, to these words of mine ! May it please thee, O bestower of boons, it is only from affection that I tell you this! If I am dear to thee, I should not be dissuaded from the observance of my vow! O you that are possessed of the wealth of effulgence, the whole world knoweth this to be my vow that, of a verity, I am prepared to give away life itself unto superior Brahmanas ! If, O best of all rangers of the sky, SAKRA (INDRA) cometh to me, disguised as a Brahmana, to beg for the benefit of the sons of Pandu, I will, O chief of the celestials, give him the ear-rings and the excellent mail, so that my fame which has spread over the three worlds may not suffer any diminution! For persons like us, it is not fit to save life by a blame-worthy act.

On the contrary, it is even proper for us to meet death with the approbation of the world and under circumstances bringing fame.

Therefore, will I bestow upon Indra the ear-rings with my coat of mail [=battle chest armor]! If the slayer himself of Vala and Vritra cometh to ask for the ear-rings for the benefit of the sons of Pandu, that will conduce to my fame, leading at the same time to his infamy!

O you possessed of splendour, I wish for fame in this world, even if it is to be purchased with life itself, for they that have fame enjoy the celestial regions, while they that are destitute of it are lost.

Fame keepeth people alive in this world even like a mother, while infamy killeth men even though they may move about with bodies undestroyed.

O lord of the worlds, O you possessed of the wealth of effulgence, that fame is the life of men is evidenced by an ancient sloka sung by the Creator himself, —In the next world it is fame that is the chief support of a person, while in this world pure fame lengthens life.

Therefore, by giving away my ear-rings and mail [=battle chest armor] with both of which I was born I will win eternal fame ! And by duly giving away the same to Brahmanas according to the ordinance, by offering up my body (as a gift to the gods) in the sacrifice of war, by achieving feats difficult of performance, and by conquering my foes in fight, I will acquire nothing but renown.

And by dispelling on the field of battle the fears of the affrighted that may beg for their lives, and relieving old men and boys and Brahmanas from terror and anxiety, I will win excellent fame and the highest heaven.

My fame is to be protected with the sacrifice of even my life.

Even this, know thou, is my vow! By giving away such a valuable gift to Maghavan [=demy God Indra] disguised as a Brahmana, I will, O god, acquire in this world the most exalted state.

TODAY'S highlights:

■IF ARVIND KEJRIWAL HAS APPREHENSIONS ABOUT TAMPERING OF EVMS, HE SHOULD HAVE BOYCOTTED THE ELECTION. WE CAN'T HAVE A SITUATION THAT HE WILL ALLEGE EVM TAMPERING IF HE LOSES, AND COOLLY ASCEND THRONE IF HE WINS ♞:

1. I am writing this before the counting of Votes in 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections. Earlier also, I have written about the above point.
2. If anybody has apprehensions about tampering of EVMs, they / that Party should boycot Elections, speaking candidly about their apprehensions, and insisting on ballot based elections. This suggestion applies in particular to Congress Party, and to all Parties in general. They cannot ride on two horses.


3. If Mr. Kejriwal has courage and conviction in whatever he states, now one choice is available to him. Even if he wins, he ought to decline ascending the throne, citing his non-belief in EVMs. We may have to keep in mind that every EVM need not be tampered either at pre-election or post-election stage. It may also not be possible to tamper each and every ATM. Only some ATMs in some selected Constituencies, especially where there are narrow margins of majority may be tampered.


4. Whether Mr. Kejriwal wins or not, I hope that every Opposition Party in India, will learn lessons from its history of 21st Century.

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TODAY'S untrivia:

BJP SHOULD ALSO TAKE 40% RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORCED BIFURCATION OF UNITED ANDHRA PRADESH, AND PASSING OF BILL IN LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT WITHOUT PROPER DISCUSSION AND BY CLOSING DOORS AND SHUTTING TV CAMERAS. ♞:

1. 
   
   News18.com reported on 6th Feb. 2020, that PMOI Mr. Narendra Modi, observed in Rajya Sabha, during his Speech of Thanks giving to the President of India, as under:--
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   Click if you wish to go to : https://www.news18.com/news/india/parliament-live-updates-pm-modi-to-speak-in-lok-sabha-shortly-on-motion-of-thanks-to-presidents-address-2489407.html.


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   "...The PM reminded the members of the way the Telangana formation Bill was hurriedly pushed through in Parliament during the UPA regime in 2014. 'Nobody can forget when Telangana was formed, the country has seen how doors were closed and TV cameras were shut. ...'



4. 
   
   ybrao-a-donkey's personal views, with no malice towards anybody:
   Mr. Narendra Modi has a tendency, to pass on the blame to others / predecessors whenever there is a blemish. If Congress erred in getting the Telangana Bill passed by closing Lok Sabha doors and switching of TV Cameras, didn't BJP Party co-operate with it? Didn't Late Ms. Sushma Swaraj, the then BJP Leader in Lok Sabha take credit for it, calling herself 'chinnamma' (Telugu word, with meaning younger maternal aunt), while 'peddamma' (Elder maternal aunt) was Ms. Sonia Gandhi.


5. 
   
   Had BJP not prodded the Congress Party in 2014 to separate Telangana, probably UPA 2 Government led by Mr. Manmohan Singh might not have dared to get the Telangana Bill passed in Lok Sabha in such an undemocratic autocratic arbitrary manner. Without ACTIVE co-operation from BJP in Feb. 2014, passing of Andhra Pradesh Bifurcation Bill in Lok Sabha was not possible. If Congress has closed the Doors, switched off the TV Cameras and got the Bill passed, when the House opened next time, BJP ought to have raised the Issue of injustice done to the Residual Andhra Pradesh.


6. 
   
   As was observed by Mr. Sitaram Yechury, on that day, it was a MATCH-FIXING BETWEEN CONGRESS AND BJP.


7. 
   
   Had this incident happened in any other country, the affected people might have considered it as great insult, and revolted against the National Government of their country, and launched an Independent Country Movement for their Region. But, the people of Residual Andhra Pradesh of 2014 were very Nationalistic and Patriotic that they bore all the insults, and ventured to start a new lives, with a New Capital in the New State. The misfortune of the People of Residual Andhra Pradesh is that they always get selfish and treacherous leaders to represent them. If the people of Residual Andhra Pradesh vote for selfish and treacherous leaders, then it is their cumulative karma. It is continuing even in 2020.


8. 
   
   The BJP Leaders are still playing their double games. Central BJP Government says one thing. Mr. G.V.L. Narasimha Rao , the Authorised Spokesperson of BJP speaks out his own interpretations. State BJP Leaders seem to want to have the cake and eat it too. The State BJP Leaders know that they cannot win elections in Residual Andhra Pradesh. Their eyes are on Nominated Posts distributed by Center. Hence, they cannot displease their Central Leaders. Example: Ms. Daggubati Purandeswari got herself appointed as Independent Director of Air India. Nobody knows what independence she exercises. Similarly Mr. Yadlapati raghunath Babu got the post of Tobacco Board Chairman. Mr. GVL Narasimha Rao is happy with his Rajya Sabha Nomination from Uttar Pradesh . Mr. Venkaiah Naidu is happy with his Vice President Post. Others may be expecting some Governorships just as Mr. Vidyasagar Rao got from Telangana.


9. 
   
   Hon. Prime Minister may kindly keep in mind: Two wrongs will not make a right. For whatever wrongs the Congress had committed, it has already been punished in 2014 and May 2019. If BJP wants to blame Congress and surpass them in the gravity and number of mistakes, then BJP will be helping Congress, because people will start considering that the wrongs of Congress can be condoned.


10. 
    
    At the end of 15th Century and beginning of 16th Century, Vijayanagara kings were in search of a suitable boy to be groomed as a minister. They sent soldiers to all the villages with a slate containing 'a line'. The soldiers accompanying the slate went to every village, and showed an accompanying notice "If anybody can shorten this line on the slate without wiping it, that person will be suitably rewarded". Nobody could understand how a line can be reduced in size without wiping it. At last one boy came forward. He drew a bigger line, beside the original line, and showing the original line, he asked "Is this line not smaller now ? " According to the folklore, the boy was Timmarusu. He became the Prime Minister of Vijayanagara kingdom.

Bigger line - Smaller Line
****Timmarusu legend.******

BJP Bigger Line

Congress smaller line

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS TEST No.

Here is a 10 Multiple Choice Question Test on your favorite subject. Some Qs are actual Examination Questions, ABRIDGED & EDITED for brevity, and to facilitate easier comprehension. Actual Exam. Qs were lengthy and circumlocutive. Qs can be answered online, and score can be checked by clicking ~showprogress~ box at the end of any Q. There are minus marks of 0.25 (quarter mark) for each wrong answer. If any Qs are left out, there will be no change in score. Answers for each Q can also be checked by moving your mouse on the word `mouse` at the end of each Q. You can try and retry any number of times.

1)ENGLISH ANTONYMS - Choose opposite of frugal :
a`economical b`stingy c`humble d`extravagant --

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2)DIAGNOSTICS OF AMMONIA IN BLOOD - AMMONIA ION TEST - ___ diet can raise blood ammonia level.
a`high-carb b`high-protein c`high-fat d`obesity diet --

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3)ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY - MONRO‷s FORAMEN - is in
a`brain b`heart c`abdomen d`loins --

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4) A village city mayor asked a bk to collect a cheque. He doesn~t want to open an a/c. Can a bank allow?
a`can allow b`The Bk will n~t get protection of S.131 c`Manager~s discretion d`N.O.T. --

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5)BIOLOGY - Bees- sex of the worker bees :
a`Imperfectly developed males b`Imperfectly developed females c`No sex d`Can be of both sexes --

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6)NUMERICAL ABILITY : MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMAL NUMBERS: 0.11 X 0.12= :
a`0.132 b`0.00132 c`1.32 d`0.0132 --

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7)ACCOUNTING- Omission of a transaction results in imbalance of trial balance.
a`true b`false c`.. d`.. --

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8)ACCOUNTING- Bank Overdraft appears in the balance sheet as a a`current asset
ACCOUNTING- Bank Overdraft appears in the balance sheet as a a`current asset a`current liability c`contingent asset d`contingent liability --

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9)ANATOMY - SERTOLI CELLS are in
a`penis b`testis c`glans d`foreskin --

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10)REASONING, CODING: If in a Code, 5261409873= ZADCIEFHGB, then 0947218653= :--
a`IECZFHBDGA b`EFIGACHDZB c`IHCEBGFZDA d`IEBHFGACZD --

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11)JURISPRUDENCE - Ihering propounded that law is a means to ___ ends.
a`business b`economic c`administrative d`social --

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12)ESIC actively works in field of
a`Civil Aviation b`Education c`Health Care d`Sea Ports --

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13)APPLIED Therapeutics - CELECOXIB - finds one use as
a`anatacid b`anticoagulant c`pain-releiver d`sudatory --

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14)NUMERICAL ABILITY : DIVISION OF DECIMAL NUMBERS: 0.29 ÷ 0.15= :
a`0.19333 b`1.9333 c`193.33 d`19.333 --

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15)NUMERICAL ABILITY, ADDITIONS: 9/50 + 13/50= :
a`12/25 b`11/25 c`17/25 d`4/25 --

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TODAY'S BHARTRUHARI--Sringara Satakam (100 verses of Love & Lust):

■sringara SATAKAM OF BHARTRUHARI: COBRA BITE CAN BE SAFER THAN THE BITING LOOKS OF DAMSELS♞:

♛ VyA dIrghENa calEna vakra gatinA
tEjasvinA bhOginA,
NIlAbja dyuti nAhinA varam
aham dashTO na ta cakshushAd,
ashTE santi cikitsAkA
diSi diSi prAya dharmArthi nO,
MugdhAkshi kshaNa vIkshitasya ta hi
mE vaidyO, na vA api aushadham.♝

There are doctors and medicines to save a person from the bite of an extremely venomous black cobras. But there are no doctors and drugs which can cure a person bitten by the rays emitting in a wavy trajectory from the blue-tulip eyes of a glowing luxurious damsel.

TODAY'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR: :

■ENGLISH grammar: VERBS, IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS ENDING WITH SPECIFIC PREPOSITIONS ♞:
♛Expressions peculiar to a language.♝
♛Idioms tend to be derivations from proverbs.♝

usage	inference.
bear away	win.
bear down	overthrow, crush.
bears out	confirms, corroborates.
bears up	supports.
bear upon	was not relevant to.
bear up	to keep up spirits, not to despair.
bear with	have patience with, show forbearance to.
break with	quarrel with.
bring forth	produce, cause.
bring forward	adduce.
bringing sb round	converting sb.
bring out	show.
brings in	yields .
broke down	failed.
broke into	entered by force.
broke off	stopped suddenly.
brought about	caused.
brought out	published.
brought up	reared.
called for	demanded.
called on me	paid me a brief visit yesterday.
call up	recollect.
call out	draw forth virtues and abilities unsuspected before.
call in	summon, send for.
came up	was mooted or raised for discussion.
carried him away	i.e., deprived him of self-control.
His son	carried on, managed.
carried off	killed.
carry out	execute.
cast away	wrecked on the coast of Africa. .
cast down	depressed.
come about	happen.
come by	get.
come off	take place.
come out	transpired.
come round	agree.
come round	recover within a week. .
come to	amount to.
cried up	extolled.
cry down	depreciate.
cut down	reduce your expenditure. .
cut him up	afflicted him, distressed him.
cut off	died.
cut out for	specially fitted to be.
done for	ruined.
done up	fatigued, exhausted.
eat humble pie	accept humiliation.
eat one's own words	retract in humiliation, what a person has said.
fallen off	deteriorated.
fallen out	quarrelled.
fallen through	failed for want of support. .
falls in with	happens to meet.
fell back	retreated, yielded.
fell off	diminished.
gave away	distributed, presented.
gave himself away	betrayed himself.
gave off	emitted.
gave out	were exhausted.
gave way	broke, snapped.
get at	attack.
get off	escape.
get on with	agree or live sociably with.
get out of	escape from.
get out	remove.
give in	submit, yield.
given forth	published, noised abroad.
given himself up	surrendered himself.
given him up	i.e., have no hope of his recovery.
given out	published, proclaimed.
go by	judge from.
go by	to be guided by.
go down	be believed.
go into	examine, investigate.
gone through	suffered much.
go through	examine.
got the fire under	under control.
got under	subdued.
go upon	i.e., any foundation.
go upon	on which to base our conclusions.
He has got through	passed.
held out	offered resistance.
held over	deferred, postponed.
held up	stopped on the highway.
holds out	gives resistance.
increased	considerably. .
keep back	conceal.
keeps up	maintains.
kept in	confined after school-hours.
kept in	confined to house.
kept up	carried on.
kept up	maintained.
knocked about	wandered about.
knocked down	sold at an auction.
knocked up	exhausted.
laid down	surrendered.
laid out	invested.
lay by	save.
lay out	spend.
let into	made acquainted with.
let off	punished leniently.
look at	will reject.
looking forward to	expecting with pleasure.
looking up	rising.
look into	investigate the matter. .
look on	regard.
looks after	takes care of.
looks down upon	despises.
look to	be careful about.
look to	rely on.
look up to	respect.
lose ground	retreat, lose some advantage.
made it up	become reconciled.
make both ends meet	subsist.
make out	discover.
make out	prove.
make out	read, decipher.
make over	convert, renovate, gift in charity.
makes for	conduces to.
meet sb, st halfway	compromise.
not worth one's salt	not worthy of one's salary.
on one's own mettle	ability to persevere.
passed by	overlooked.
passed himself off as	pretended to be.
passed through	underwent.
passes for	is regarded as.
picked out	selected.
picking up	regaining or recovering health.
protested against	such injustice. .
pull down	demolish.
pulled through	passed with difficulty.
pulled up	scolded, rebuked.
pull through	recover from his illness. .
pull together	co-operate, work together in harmony.
put him up to	incited him to.
put in	made, sent in.
put me off	evade me, satisfy me.
put off	postponed.
put out	disconcerted.
put out	extinguish.
put out	vexed, annoyed.
puts on	assumes.
put through	passed.
put up with	endure discomfort.
put up with	tolerate.
put you to	give you trouble.
run down	enfeebled .
run into	incurred.
running over	overflowing.
run out	expired, come to an end.
runs down	disparages.
run through	squandered away.
run up to	amounted to a large amount. .
saw through	detected.
see him off	witness his departure.
see into	discern.
set about	took steps towards organizing the department.
set apart	reserved.
set aside	annulled.
set down	charge his loss to me. .
set forth	explained, made known his views at length. .
set him down	snub him.
set me up	establish myself.
set off	started.
set one's face against	resist with determination.
sets in	begins.
sets off the picture	i.e., enhances its beauty by contrast .
set up for	pretended to be a millionaire. .
set upon	attacked.
set up	started business.
set you on	instigated you to do it .
speak of	worth mentioning. .
speak out	express my opinion freely.
stand by	support.
standing up for	championing the cause of.
stand it out	endure it to the end without yielding.
stand over	be deferred or postponed.
stand up for	vindicate, maintain their rights. .
struck down with	attacked by.
struck in	interrupted.
struck off	removed.
take in	comprehend, understand.
taken to	become addicted to.
takes after	resembles.
takes up	occupies.
take up	occupy.
talked over	discussed.
talk him over	convenience him by taking.
tell against you	i.e., prove unfavourable to you.
telling upon	affecting.
The thief got away	escaped.
threw over	abandoned or deserted.
threw up	resigned.
thrown away	wasted.
thrown out	rejected.
turned against	became hostile.
turned out	proved.
turned up	appeared.
turn him off	dismiss him.
turns out	produces, manufactures.
turn up	happen.
went off well	was a success.
went over	examined.
within an ace of	very close to.
worked out	solved.
worked upon	influenced.
work on	influence.
work up	excite.
kick the bucket	die (derogatively).

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TODAY'S EPISODE FROM VYASA MAHABHARATA ENGL. TRANSL.: :

1. ■VYASA MAHABHARATA TRANSLATED BY GANGULI, BOOK3, BOOK OF FOREST/m03298.♞:


2. The Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva: Pativrata-mahatmya Parva


3. Baron Karna to Lord Indra in disguise:- If it pleaseth thee, tell me, O illustrious one, who you are in the guise of a Brahmana!'—


4. The Brahmana [Demy God Indra to Baron Karna]: 'O son, I am he of a thousand rays ! Out of affection, I point out to you the path ! Act you according to my words, as it is for your great good to do so !'


5. [Baron Karna replied to Demy God Indra]: 'Surely, this itself is highly fortunate for me that the god himself of splendour addresses me today, seeking my welfare.


6. Listen, however, to these words of mine ! May it please thee, O bestower of boons, it is only from affection that I tell you this! If I am dear to thee, I should not be dissuaded from the observance of my vow! O you that are possessed of the wealth of effulgence, the whole world knoweth this to be my vow that, of a verity, I am prepared to give away life itself unto superior Brahmanas ! If, O best of all rangers of the sky, SAKRA (INDRA) cometh to me, disguised as a Brahmana, to beg for the benefit of the sons of Pandu, I will, O chief of the celestials, give him the ear-rings and the excellent mail, so that my fame which has spread over the three worlds may not suffer any diminution! For persons like us, it is not fit to save life by a blame-worthy act.


7. On the contrary, it is even proper for us to meet death with the approbation of the world and under circumstances bringing fame.


8. Therefore, will I bestow upon Indra the ear-rings with my coat of mail [=battle chest armor]! If the slayer himself of Vala and Vritra cometh to ask for the ear-rings for the benefit of the sons of Pandu, that will conduce to my fame, leading at the same time to his infamy!


9. O you possessed of splendour, I wish for fame in this world, even if it is to be purchased with life itself, for they that have fame enjoy the celestial regions, while they that are destitute of it are lost.


10. Fame keepeth people alive in this world even like a mother, while infamy killeth men even though they may move about with bodies undestroyed.


11. O lord of the worlds, O you possessed of the wealth of effulgence, that fame is the life of men is evidenced by an ancient sloka sung by the Creator himself, —In the next world it is fame that is the chief support of a person, while in this world pure fame lengthens life.


12. Therefore, by giving away my ear-rings and mail [=battle chest armor] with both of which I was born I will win eternal fame ! And by duly giving away the same to Brahmanas according to the ordinance, by offering up my body (as a gift to the gods) in the sacrifice of war, by achieving feats difficult of performance, and by conquering my foes in fight, I will acquire nothing but renown.


13. And by dispelling on the field of battle the fears of the affrighted that may beg for their lives, and relieving old men and boys and Brahmanas from terror and anxiety, I will win excellent fame and the highest heaven.


14. My fame is to be protected with the sacrifice of even my life.


15. Even this, know thou, is my vow! By giving away such a valuable gift to Maghavan [=demy God Indra] disguised as a Brahmana, I will, O god, acquire in this world the most exalted state.

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