31-10-2006 Om Shanti Avyakt Bapdada Madhuban
Together with being constantly loving, also become a great donor and you will become a destroyer of obstacles and an embodiment of solutions.
Today, the Ocean of Love has come to meet His children who are worthy of God's love. All of you have also arrived here in the subtle aeroplane of love, have you not? Did you fly here in an ordinary plane or in the plane of love? Waves of love are emerging in everyone's heart, and love alone is the foundation of this Brahmin life. When all of you came here, it was love that pulled you, was it not? You heard the knowledge later, but it was love that made you loving to God. You would never have even dreamt that you would become worthy of God's love. And what do you say now? That you have become that. This love is not ordinary love, it is love from the heart. It is soul-conscious love, it is true love, it is altruistic love. This love from God very easily gives you the experience of remembrance. It is difficult to forget someone you love, it is not difficult to remember that one; it is difficult to forget that one. Love is a subtle magnet. Love makes you an easy yogi. It liberates you from labour. Remembering with love doesn't require effort. You then eat the fruit of love. All the children coming from everywhere is a sign of love, but the double foreigners have come running here with love. Look how children have come running here from 90 countries. The children of this land are worthy of God's love, but today the double-foreign children have a golden chance. All of you also have special love, do you not? You have love, do you not? You have so much love! How much? Can you compare it to anything? There cannot be any comparison. You all have a song: There aren't as many stars in the sky nor is there as much water... you have unlimited love, unlimited affection.
BapDada has also come here to meet the loving children. All of you children have remembrance with love and, out of love for you children, BapDada has arrived. Just as a line of love is sparkling on each one's face at this time, what addition do you need to make now in the same way? You have love, this is certain. BapDada is also giving a certificate that you have love. What do you have to do now? You have understood. You now just have to underline it - to remain always loving; always. Not just sometimes. Love is unbroken, but there is a difference in the percentage. So, what is the mantra to finish the difference (antar)? All the time, be a great donor and a constant donor. Always be the children of the Bestower, the World Server. At no time should it be that you are not a master bestower. This is because you have also had the thought to become a helper with the Father in His task of world benefit.
Whether you give the donation and co-operation of powers through your mind, whether you give donation and co-operation of knowledge through your words, or whether you give the donation of virtues through your actions or the donation of happiness through your loving connection, you are the masters of so many unending treasures; the richest in the world. You have endless and constant treasures. The more you give, the more they increase. They will not decrease, they will increase because, at the present time, the majority of your spiritual brothers and sisters are thirsty for these treasures. So, do you not have compassion for your brothers and sisters? Will you not quench the thirst of the thirsty souls? Does the sound not reach your ears, "O our gods and goddesses, give us power, give us real love!" Both your devotees and souls who are experiencing sorrow are crying out, "Have mercy, have compassion, O gods and goddesses of mercy and compassion!" You can hear the call of time, can you not? And the time to give is now. At what other time would you give? You have accumulated such unending, constant treasures; so when will you give them? Will it be in the final moments? At that time you will only be able to give a drop, a handful. So, when will you use the treasures that you have accumulated? Check: Am I using one treasure or another in a worthwhile way at every moment? There is double benefit in this. By your using the treasures in a worthwhile way, souls will benefit and together with that, because you are great donors, you will easily become destroyers of obstacles, not embodiments of problems, but embodiments of solutions. There is double benefit. "Today this obstacle came, yesterday that obstacle came, today this happened, yesterday that happened..." You will become free from obstacles and problems for all time. You will be saved from giving time to problems and labouring over them, when you sometimes become unhappy and sometimes enthusiastic, because BapDada does not like to see the children labouring. When BapDada sees that the children are labouring, He cannot bear to see the children labouring. So become free from labouring. You have to make effort, but what type of effort? Will you even now remain an effort-maker over your trivial problems? Now make effort to become a constantly great donor, constantly co-operative. With Brahmins become co-operative and with souls who are thirsty and experiencing sorrow, become a great donor. There is now a need for this effort. You like this, do you not? Do you like it? Those sitting at the back, do you like it? So, you should now bring about some change, should you not? You have given a lot of time to making effort for the self. Pandavas, do you like this? So, what will you do from tomorrow? Will you start from tomorrow or from now? Have the thought, "From now, my time and thoughts are for the world, they are for world service." By doing so, it will automatically be done for the self; this will not be left out, it will increase. Why? When you fulfil the desires of others, when you give them happiness instead of sorrow, when you give power and virtues to weak souls, they give so many blessings, and to take blessings from everyone is the easiest way to move forward. Even if you don't give lectures or are unable to do many programmes, it doesn't matter. If you are able to do that, then do it even more. However, even if you are unable to do that, it doesn't matter; use your treasures in a worthwhile way. You were told to continue to give the treasure of powers through your mind. Use the treasure of knowledge through words, the treasure of virtues through actions, the treasure of time through your intellect and the treasure of happiness through your relationships and connections in a worthwhile way. By using them in a worthwhile way, you will easily become an embodiment of success. You will remain flying because blessings work like a lift, not stairs. A problem comes, you finish it, you sometimes take 2 days over it, sometimes you take 2 hours - This is climbing the stairs. Use your blessings in a worthwhile way, become an embodiment of success and you will be able to reach wherever you want in the lift within a second. Whether it is the subtle region, the supreme abode or your own kingdom, you reach there in a second. In London, you had a programme of one minute. BapDada says, "one second". In one second, you can reach anywhere in the lift of blessings. Simply press the switch of awareness, that is all. Become free from labouring. Today is the day for double foreigners and so, first of all, in which form does BapDada wish to see the double foreigners? Free from labouring, an embodiment of success and worthy of blessings. You will become this, will you not? Double foreigners have very good love for the Father. You need to have power, but you have very good love. You have performed wonders, have you not? Look, from 90 countries, those from different countries with their different customs and systems - all 5 continents have become one sandalwood tree. All of you have become part of the one tree. It is now just the one Brahmin culture. Is there 'the English culture', or "our culture is the English culture", any more? There isn't, is there? You are Brahmins, are you not? Those who believe that yours is now the Brahmin culture, raise your hands! It is just the Brahmin culture and no addition. You are all one, are you not? BapDada is congratulating you because all of you have become part of the one tree. It feels so good. Ask any of you from America or Europe "Who are you?" and what would you say? "A Brahmin". Or would you say, "I am from the UK, or I am an African or I am an American."? No. All are one, Brahmins. All are united in the one direction; all of you have the same form - Brahmin - and one direction - shrimat. You enjoy this, do you not? Do you enjoy it? Or is it difficult? It is not difficult, is it? You are nodding. It is good.
What newness does BapDada want in service? Whatever service you are doing, you are doing very, very, very well, and congratulations for that. But what addition do you have to make for the future? You all think that there should be some newness. BapDada has seen that whatever programmes you have done, whatever time you have given, you have done it with love. You have made effort with love and, even if you have given money, that has multiplied multimillion-fold and been accumulated in your Godly bank. So, you haven't given anything, but you have accumulated. As a result, it has been seen that all of you have carried out the task of giving the message and the introduction very well, no matter where it was done. It is now happening in Delhi, it took place in London; and BapDada also very much likes the Call of Time and Peace of Mind programmes that the double foreigners do. Whatever other work you are able to do, continue to do that, for when they receive the message, they become loving, they become co-operative and some even come into relationship. However, what addition do you now have to make to that? Whenever you have a big programme, people receive the message anyway, but they should go away with an experience too. Experience enables them to move forward very quickly. For instance, in the Call of Time or Peace of Mind, they have greater experiences. However, in the bigger programmes they receive a good message, but whoever comes, follow it up and let them have some sort of experience because an experience is never forgotten and an experience is such that it will pull them more, even against their conscious wish. So, first of all BapDada asks: Have even all the Brahmins become experienced in all the points of knowledge? Have you experienced every power? Have you experienced every virtue? Have you experienced the soul-conscious stage? Have you experienced God's love? You have passed in understanding knowledge and you have become knowledge-full, and even BapDada remarks on this saying that this is OK. What is the soul? What is God? What is the drama? You have understood this knowledge, but is it possible to experience soul power and God's power in any situation whenever you want for as long as you want? Are you able to experience whatever you want whenever you want for however long you want? Or, is it sometimes one thing and sometimes another? You think, "I am a soul" and then you repeatedly become body conscious, so was that experience useful? To be an embodiment of experience means to be an embodiment of experience in every subject, to be an embodiment of the experience of every power. So, increase the experiences within yourself. You do have them; it isn't that you don't have them, but they are only sometimes. So, BapDada does not want it sometimes. When something happens then it becomes sometimes. You are often asked what your aim is. You then say that you want to become equal to the Father. All of you give the same answer. So, to be equal to the Father - the Father was never sometimes or something. Father Brahma was always raazyukt, yogyukt and always full of every power, not sometimes. An experience you have lasts for all time, it is not for only some time. So, become an embodiment of experience yourself in every situation; be experienced in every subject. Be experienced as an embodiment of knowledge, become experienced in being yogyukt, become experienced in being an embodiment of dharna. Become experienced in all-round service - through your thoughts, words, deeds, relationships and connections, for only then will you be said to have passed with honours. So, what do you want to become? Do you want to pass or to pass with honours? Those who are to pass will also come later, but you have come before 'too late' was put up. Even if new ones have come now, the board of 'too late' has not yet been put up. The board of 'late' has been put up, but 'too late' has not been put up. Even if new ones have come, if you make intense effort now, not just effort, but intense effort, then you can go ahead because the numbers have not been announced yet. Only two numbers have been announced, of the father and the mother. The third number of any brother or sister has not yet been announced. You might say that there is a lot of love for the Dadis; the Father too has a lot of love for the Dadis, but the numbers have not been announced. This is why you are the very, very, long-lost-and-now-found beloved, fortunate children. Fly as much as you want because the Father holds the finger of the little ones as they walk and He gives them extra love, but He doesn't hold the finger of the older ones. They walk on their own feet, by themselves. So, even new ones can now make up (time). You have a golden chance. However, the board of 'too late' will be put up very soon. Therefore, do this before then. Those who have come for the first time, raise your hands! Achcha. Congratulations! You have reached your home, Madhuban, for the first time and this is why BapDada is giving multi-multimillionfold congratulations on behalf of the whole family from this land and abroad.
Now, you have just heard: As much as possible, seeing worthy souls, make them into embodiments of experience. Then, you won't have to ask them to keep coming again. You won't even ask them, but nevertheless they will still come. Experience is such a thing. Make yourself move forward in experience. The busier you remain in your experiences and in doing service as a great donor, then the more that the time that is now wasted over problems and for which the Dadis have to give time, and you yourself have to give time, will be saved because you know the importance of time. Everything is to happen suddenly. Some brothers and sisters think that they should receive a little signal as to whether there are 10 years, 20 years or however many years to go, but BapDada has already told you that it has to happen suddenly. You have to remain ever-ready. Now let the speed be fast for yourself and for making the fortune of others.
It is good that service abroad is growing fast. You have reached 90 countries; how many more remain? Now increase it by 10 more so that it becomes 100. (Jayantiben told Baba that we have now reached 129 countries, that registration has taken place in 100 countries and that some activities are taking place in the rest of the countries.) It is good. BapDada also heard news of Africa. There has been good expansion there in a short time. It is good. BapDada is pleased that you are merciful souls. You have love for souls. Look where the children have come here from; they have been converted into other religions and they have been scattered everywhere; you have to go and search for those of your own family, do you not? All of you are doing very well. There is now a big programme in Delhi; melas are common, but when it is done in a new way, people have an interest. The programme in London was also very good. So many people received the introduction. So now that you have their addresses, contact them wherever they came from. Any programme that people come to, definitely get their address and telephone number. You may have 8 to 10 follow up programmes, because you can then invite them, give them time and enable them to move forward. The bugle of time will blow suddenly, and you have to benefit your brothers and sisters before that. You do feel mercy for them, do you not? Now, do not give your time to trivial matters. For instance, when a fly or a mosquito comes, do you allow it to stay? You instantly chase it away or do you allow it to stay, saying, "OK mosquito, do come!"? What is a problem? It is just a fly or a mosquito, so instantly chase it away. It is their duty to come; Maya doesn't stop her work of coming, but Brahmins sometimes take a long time in the task of chasing them away. BapDada has seen in writing the transformation that some countries have brought about. He has seen this from 5 to 6 countries. Congratulations for writing about the transformation that you have brought about, but now make it imperishable. It should not be that when a trivial situation arises, the transformation changes. Do not do this. Take the blessing of being immortal. You have brought about transformation. BapDada has heard that some have had very good transformation, but never forget the word 'always', because Maya is also listening and so she is also making a promise - that she will do everything in her power. However, you are conquerors of Maya, for only then will you become conquerors of the world. So, when you see that Maya is coming, remember that your duty is to chase her away. She teaches you that she will not stop coming, therefore you mustn't stop being victorious. Then what? Now do not allow the tiny mosquitoes or flies to come. What are those trivial things in front of the complete stage of perfection? Achcha.
Sweet, beloved Dadiji of all of you has personally come now (through video conference). She is smiling very sweetly. All of you wave your hands. She will see it because it will be visible there. It is good. Look, Dadiji has been playing her part of service even longer than Father Brahma. So, she is a special hero actor. Look, Dadi, seeing you, everyone is very, very happy. (Dadiji gave special Diwali greetings and remembrance to all double foreigners) Look, this is also a practical Diwali. All of you are sparkling ignited lamps in a practical way and so Dadi is remembering Diwali. There is so much splendour. The soul is sparkling on the forehead of each one, so these lamps are so good. They are imperishable lamps. (Dadi said: Everyone is saying, "Baba, Baba." "Baba, I am remembering you a lot." Now, she will come here soon. Look, no matter how much illness there is, when there is no feeling of any pain, then that illness gives comfort. She is a hero actor, a goddess of peace. Now, she will come here soon and meet all of you. Achcha.
Just-A-Minute group from London: Very good. It was a very good speciality in which other countries participated and also saw the programme at the same time, and so that was very good newness. Refine it even more and, at the same time, let there be the same sound of service everywhere. That is good. It will continue to be refined and it will increase and so everyone will come to know that the same sound is echoing everywhere at the same time. All of you worked very hard and you did it with your heart and the speciality of London is that everything is done with a generous heart and without any worry. Congratulations for that. Whenever you do any programme with a big heart, that is good. There shouldn't be any questions such as "What will happen? How will it happen?" etc. It has to happen, you have to do it. Success is your birthright. So, this result was good. London has a big heart anyway. Child Janak has a number one big heart. She doesn't think of "why?" or "what?" and it happens. All of you must have seen how it happened so easily. BapDada heard that there was expense, but not that much. There were some savings; there was no shortfall. So, whose wonder is this? The big heart. Whenever you hold a programme, if you first of all have a big heart, there will then be success. So, congratulations for the big heart and the big programme. And of course it will continue to be refined. There will continue to be addition. Now follow it up. So many came, and so at least a few should become students in contact and relationship. They will become that. (Dadi Janki said: Sister Mohini from America also gave good co-operation.) Everyone did this together. It is good. It is very good. The power of the gathering definitely works wonders. You did it collectively, it was successful and will continue to be. You did not become tired, did you? There was happiness. When you see that there is splendour in the gathering, you feel happy. Achcha. Congratulations.
IT Group: It is good. Through your work, everyone becomes happy with the news they receive from you because this is a family, and there is happiness on receiving news from the family. You did well. Of course the work used to happen, but you are now working together collectively as a team and doing it systematically; you are increasing it. You have created a good group and have also increased it. There will be opposition, but when you are firm in your own position, the opposition will end. It is only when there is opposition that you would have the enthusiasm to do this and that... So the opposition makes you increase your position, and you receive success and will continue to do so. This is guaranteed. If anything happens at any time, do not be afraid, for success is with you. You are not with those from the opposition, you are with those in position. You are doing very well. A good system has been created in every country. (Sister Mohini is in charge of the IT group.) It is good. When someone becomes an instrument officially, then whatever work is carried out, by making it official, there is benefit. You have taken it up with good courage. Many, many congratulations for that. BapDada continues to receive news from every country of how you continue to have meetings and of the plans you make for the future and this is why BapDada is congratulating you.
RCO Group: Achcha, these are the souls with a planning intellect. You continue to make new plans. The meetings that you have among yourselves of how to expand service and how to increase the number of Brahmin souls are very good. BapDada receives all the news at that very moment because the Father switches on His TV and so He can see and hear everything, and BapDada likes that. You meet together and make plans and programmes and make very good effort to put it into a practical form. Continue to move forward. You have to move forward because success is the garland around the children's neck. It is good. The main thing is that all of you main instruments get together and so the plans made are also very good. Those of all countries then become united. Good. Very good. Continue to move forward and continue to fly.
Main instruments for service who were in front of Baba: Achcha, these are the instruments from the different countries. You meet together and make plans for future service. Knowing the atmosphere everywhere, you make the atmosphere powerful with advice from one another because the atmosphere very quickly creates an impact. So you make plans of service to bring about expansion and you also make plans through one another's advice to make the atmosphere of the centres powerful, and from this, it has been seen that from time to time, the atmosphere becomes very good. There is good expansion and the method is also good. Then there is success through the method. So there is the power of the gathering. The power of the gathering works great wonders. It has to do that. You are able to meet one another and there is expansion and development in service and you come close to one another. So BapDada likes this programme that you have created. And, according to drama, you all have a chance to come to Madhuban. Mostly, this gathering takes place in the atmosphere of Madhuban. Now continue to increase the power of the gathering. When the Shakti Army reveals itself, the Father will then be revealed, because only through the Shaktis and Pandavas will He be revealed. So, first the Shaktis and Pandavas will reveal themselves completely, and only then will the Father be revealed. Only the Father will be visible from each one's face. The gathering has this much power. So this was good. All of you also like it, do you not? Continue to increase the power of the gathering. Continue to reveal the Father. Congratulations. It is good. The majority from Bharat are sisters. Look, Bharat first went to awaken the foreign lands. Now, the foreign lands will awaken Bharat. The majority are from Bharat. So, when will the foreign lands awaken Bharat? Will the IT group awaken it? It is good. A very good connection is being made.
Serve Africa Group: Look, many, many congratulations to those from Africa for one thing - you fulfilled the promise you made. Through the power of the gathering, you co-operated very well and found those brothers and sisters who were people from our family and went to such countries. You worked hard for that and you had a good system and you attained success at the right time. So, many, many congratulations for that. You did very well; you worked hard. Those who were instruments also worked together very well and are moving along well. She is also one of them, is she not? (speaking to Jayantiben) Stand up! You all did well. There is very good co-operation from one another. BapDada was shown that Shaktis and also Pandavas were instruments. The record was very good. Very good. BapDada is garlanding you with the garland of success; that physical garland would be put around you and you would take it off again, but BapDada is putting the garland of success around each one of you. Achcha. Multimillionfold congratulations.
SML training group from ORC, Delhi: It is good that the more you practise, the more charity you accumulate. To serve others and inspire them to bring about transformation, this charity of service is accumulated, and this charity brings you happiness at the present time and it also accumulates for the future. However many you do this with, what do you do it for? To give this training to others. So, this many hands have become ready to give this course. So, how much charity must be accumulated! Service means to accumulate charity, no matter what group it is. However many groups have done different types of service, their charity is accumulated and will continue to accumulate. This is why you have learnt it, is it not? You have become clever, have you not? You will be able to give the training to others too, will you not? Make one another move forward. It is good that you have become instruments. Charity is accumulated for those who become instruments. BapDada is pleased, but those who have taken this training, you have to claim number one in teaching others. Do not just keep it for yourself. Use it! You have given time and taken the time of the instruments, and so make use of it. Congratulations! Congratulations. Very good.
Those who haven't got up in any of the groups, many, many congratulations to you. You are also in a group of one type of service or another. Therefore, advance congratulations to you. Achcha.
Are you able to stabilise yourself in a second in the stage for which BapDada gives you a direction? Or will your time be used up just making effort for that? Now you need the practice of a second because for the final moments that are to come, in which you are to receive the certificate of 'pass with honours' the practice has to be done at this time. Stabilise yourself in a second wherever you want in any stage that you want. So, ever-ready! Are you ready?
In the first second, become the most auspicious confluence-aged elevated Brahmin soul - stabilise yourself in this stage. Now, I am an angel, double light. Experience - I am a world benefactor and serving with my mind and giving rays of power. Are you able to stabilise yourself in this form in a second throughout the day? Continue to experience this because anything can happen suddenly.
You will not get a lot of time. To be able to become unshakeable in the midst of an upheaval in a second- you have to make time to practise this by yourself every now and again. By doing this, you will easily be able to control your mind. Controlling power and ruling power will continue to increase. Achcha.
Many letters have come from children everywhere. Many have sent their experiences. In return, BapDada is giving the children many blessings from His heart and multimillionfold love and remembrance from His heart. BapDada is seeing that children everywhere are hearing and also seeing, and even those who are not seeing are also in remembrance. Everyone's intellect is at this time in Madhuban. So, to all the children everywhere: personally accept love and remembrance by name.
To all the elevated souls who constantly remain flying in an elevated stage with their wings of zeal and enthusiasm, to the children who always remain merged and absorbed in love, to the children who are always free from labour, free from problems, free from obstacles, yogyukt and raazyukt, to those who pass in every situation in a second, to the master almighty authority children who remain an embodiment of every power at every moment, BapDada's love, remembrance and namaste.
Lots of blessings and love and remembrance to the beloved Dadiji of all of you.
To the Dadis: This stage of liberation is required over a long period of time. Whether they are omens or an obstacle, none of them should remain. If you continue to spin the discus of self-realisation, then looking at others and thinking about others will finish. So, first the double foreigners have to demonstrate this; you will do this, will you not? Be the instruments to demonstrate this. Become free from Maya, bid farewell to Maya and you will receive congratulations from the Father. To bid farewell to Maya for all time means to receive congratulations from the Father. (Mohiniben embraced BapDada on behalf of Dadiji) All of you know that you also have Par Dadi; she is also playing a very sweet part. She too has sent lots of remembrance to the Father and all of you and BapDada is pleased with her courage. Any doctor that comes to her, she begins to give him knowledge. The doctor considers her to be a patient and by giving him knowledge, she teaches him to have patience. So, she too is playing a very good part and staying in remembrance; she is flying ahead of all. While being in bed, she is flying. Everyone gave remembrance. Par Dadi needs a lot of remembrance too. Achcha. Very good. (Mohiniben and Dadi Janki embraced BapDada on behalf of Dadiji).
You are in an embrace, and others will also have to be taken in such an embrace. (Munniben and Ishu Dadi have sent special remembrance). Achcha. Those who are instruments to serve Dadi - Munniben, the doctors, and all the brothers and sisters who are serving from their heart - are doing very good service and this is why those who serve from their heart are receiving blessing, love and remembrance from the heart of BapDada, Dilaram, the Comforter of Hearts. BapDada is also giving special love and remembrance to those who are serving Par Dadi. You are also giving this to them, are you not? Munniben, Ishu Dadi, Yoginiben from Parla centre and all the service companions are doing good service. Love and remembrance to all the Brahmin souls doing service in the hospital. (Munniben said that this was the first time in 40 years that Baba is in Madhuban and that they are in Bombay.) BapDada is seeing all of you in Madhuban. Wherever you are, you are in front of the Father in Madhuban. You are in front, in the angelic form. (Dadi hugged Baba.)
To the senior sisters from abroad: You are moving along in service, in unity, sharing ideas with one another and so congratulations for that. You have had BapDada's blessing from birth. (All are free from tension.) If all of you have tension, what would happen to the rest? There is a line behind each one of you. You cannot have tension even in your dreams because there is a line behind you. There is this line, but there is also the line of the world and that same wave will spread. You have good health, you have wealth and you are happy. All of you are healthy. BapDada is pleased that the sisters from Bharat are looking after the foreign lands. (It is the wonder of Bombay and Delhi). There is also Gujarat. Include the name of Gujarat as well. Activities are being carried out very well there.
(This year, the month of January will be special). This year, celebrate January in such a way that you receive the certificate of being free from obstacles. Everyone should receive a certificate. Bring about this newness. If there is newness, you fly. It is now the time to fly because anything can happen suddenly; it is the time of upheaval. You have to remain unshakeable in that. Everyone should receive the vibrations that they are in an upheaval and you are unshakeable. It has to happen. It is good. Many, many congratulations.
To Dadi Shantamani, Dadi Manohar Indra and Dadi Ratan Mohini: The Trimurti is responsible for Madhuban. Madhuban means everyone is included in that. So, continue to move along considering yourselves to be instruments and continue to fly. You are the original jewels, are you not? So the original jewels are automatically filled with the sanskars of Aadi Dev. Put them into a practical form. Everyone becomes so happy on seeing you. So you are giving them happiness and will continue to give it. Very good. (To Dadi Shantamani) Dadi Shantamani is also among the five birds (one of the original ones from the Trust), and is also in this Trimurti.
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