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SLAVA UKRAINE, SLAVA GEORGIA! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช

แƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ˜แƒฎแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ— แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒ—

Tomorrow, March 1st 2022, a small team of BRC volunteers will begin the 3rd and final spring count in Sakhalvasho, Georgia. Many of the raptors we will count in Georgia over the coming months will be making their way to breeding grounds in Ukraine as well as Russia. And while the Russian regime is now attempting to occupy Ukraine, it is impossible for us not to remember the very first Batumi Raptor Count of 2008, that started shortly after Russian forces violently invaded Georgia. It was a violent conflict that left deep scars, and changed Georgian people forever. 

In frustrating and difficult times such as these, counting migrating birds from atop a mountain in Georgia may seem like a very trivial thing to do. However, we believe that in many ways BRC is about people as much as it is about birds. Since the beginning of our project, we have had the privilege of hosting wonderful volunteers and students from many nations. The love for birds and nature, like birds themselves, knows no borders, and BRC tries to be a place where people from all corners of the world can marvel at the beauty of nature together, and form friendships across national and cultural borders. After all, it is by sharing the values we hold in common, such as the love for life and nature, and by sharing beautiful moments atop a mountain, that we can build warm memories together, that we can learn to grow towards each other, and that we build the foundations for a peaceful future on our vulnerable planet.

As we watch the raptors fly north this year, our thoughts will be with the people of Ukraine, and the victims of the Russo-Georgian war in 2008, but also with the many Russians that are protesting against their rogue regime, and that will be left to suffer the consequences of a war they never wanted. They all deserve better. May peace come upon Ukraine soon. And may the millions of people in Ukraine, Georgia and Russia soon be free of tyranny, so they can build a better and peaceful future. 

ะกะปะฐะฒะฐ ะฃะบั€ะฐั—ะฝั–! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช

The BRC team


แƒฎแƒ•แƒแƒš, 2022 แƒฌแƒšแƒ˜แƒก 1 แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒขแƒก, BRC-แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ—แƒ แƒ›แƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒ” แƒ’แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ˜แƒฌแƒงแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ›แƒ”-3 แƒ“แƒ แƒ‘แƒแƒšแƒ แƒกแƒแƒžแƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒขแƒ” แƒžแƒ แƒแƒ”แƒฅแƒขแƒ˜แƒก, แƒ’แƒแƒ–แƒแƒคแƒฎแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ”แƒ–แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒขแƒแƒชแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒคแƒ แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒคแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒก แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ•แƒแƒจแƒแƒจแƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒจแƒ˜. แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒขแƒแƒชแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒกแƒแƒช แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜ 3 แƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒฃแƒแƒฎแƒšแƒแƒ”แƒก แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒ”แƒ‘แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒ”แƒ›แƒ’แƒ–แƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒœแƒแƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒ” แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ–แƒ”. แฒแƒฎแƒšแƒ, แƒ แƒแƒชแƒ แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ แƒ”แƒŸแƒ˜แƒ›แƒ˜ แƒชแƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒก แƒฃแƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒžแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒแƒก, แƒจแƒ”แƒฃแƒซแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒ  แƒ’แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒฎแƒกแƒ”แƒœแƒแƒ— 2008 แƒฌแƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒขแƒแƒชแƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒช แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ˜แƒฌแƒงแƒ แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒซแƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒแƒœแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒซแƒแƒšแƒแƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜ แƒจแƒ”แƒญแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ’. แƒ”แƒก แƒ˜แƒงแƒ แƒซแƒแƒšแƒแƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒคแƒšแƒ˜แƒฅแƒขแƒ˜ แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒฎแƒ แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ›แƒแƒช แƒฆแƒ แƒ›แƒ แƒœแƒแƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒขแƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒฃแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ“ แƒจแƒ”แƒชแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ แƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒฎแƒแƒšแƒฎแƒ˜.

 แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ“แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒ แƒ” แƒ“แƒแƒซแƒแƒ‘แƒฃแƒš แƒ“แƒ แƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒš แƒžแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒ“แƒจแƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒ—แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒฌแƒ•แƒ”แƒ แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒคแƒ แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒคแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒจแƒ”แƒ˜แƒซแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒซแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒœ แƒขแƒ แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜แƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒฉแƒแƒœแƒ“แƒ”แƒก. แƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒชแƒ, แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒ•แƒฏแƒ”แƒ แƒ, แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒ˜ แƒ—แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒกแƒแƒ–แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜แƒ— BRC แƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ•แƒ” แƒ”แƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก, แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒช แƒคแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก. แƒžแƒ แƒแƒ”แƒฅแƒขแƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒฌแƒงแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒฆแƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒ’แƒ•แƒฅแƒแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒžแƒ แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ’แƒ˜แƒ แƒ’แƒ•แƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒกแƒžแƒ˜แƒœแƒซแƒšแƒ แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒขแƒฃแƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒกแƒแƒคแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒก แƒ›แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜ แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒœแƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ. แƒคแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ‘แƒฃแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ›แƒ, แƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ•แƒ” แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒช แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ“ แƒคแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ›แƒ, แƒแƒ  แƒ˜แƒชแƒ˜แƒแƒœ แƒกแƒแƒ–แƒฆแƒ•แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜. BRC แƒชแƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒก แƒ˜แƒงแƒแƒก แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ›แƒกแƒแƒคแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒก แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ แƒ™แƒฃแƒ—แƒฎแƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœแƒแƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒ‘แƒฃแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ–แƒ˜แƒ— แƒแƒฆแƒคแƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ, แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒงแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ‘แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ›แƒญแƒ˜แƒ“แƒ แƒ แƒ›แƒ”แƒ’แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒ, แƒฃแƒ แƒ—แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒœแƒฃแƒš แƒ“แƒ แƒ™แƒฃแƒšแƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒฃแƒš แƒกแƒแƒ–แƒฆแƒ•แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒฆแƒ›แƒ. แƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ แƒคแƒแƒกแƒ”แƒฃแƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ–แƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ—, แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒชแƒแƒ แƒกแƒ˜แƒชแƒแƒชแƒฎแƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ‘แƒฃแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜, แƒ›แƒ—แƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒ•แƒ”แƒ แƒ–แƒ” แƒ’แƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒšแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ–แƒ˜ แƒฌแƒฃแƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒจแƒ”แƒ’แƒ•แƒ˜แƒซแƒšแƒ˜แƒ แƒจแƒ”แƒ•แƒฅแƒ›แƒœแƒแƒ— แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ, แƒกแƒ˜แƒ—แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒ•แƒกแƒ” แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒฌแƒแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ— แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ›แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ— แƒžแƒแƒขแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒชแƒ”แƒ›แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒฉแƒแƒ•แƒฃแƒงแƒแƒ แƒแƒ— แƒกแƒแƒคแƒฃแƒซแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒก แƒ“แƒแƒฃแƒชแƒ•แƒ”แƒš แƒžแƒšแƒแƒœแƒ”แƒขแƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก.

แฒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒก, แƒ›แƒขแƒแƒชแƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฉแƒ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒก, แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒคแƒ˜แƒฅแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒฅแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒช แƒฃแƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒกแƒ™แƒ”แƒœ แƒ“แƒ 2008 แƒฌแƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒ”แƒ—-แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ–แƒแƒ แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ™แƒ”แƒœ, แƒแƒกแƒ”แƒ•แƒ” แƒ˜แƒ› แƒฃแƒแƒ›แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒ˜ แƒฎแƒแƒšแƒฎแƒ˜แƒกแƒ™แƒ”แƒœ, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒช แƒแƒžแƒ แƒแƒขแƒ”แƒกแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒœ แƒแƒ’แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒแƒ แƒฃแƒš แƒ แƒ”แƒŸแƒ˜แƒ›แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ  แƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ— แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ“แƒ”แƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒกแƒแƒช แƒ”แƒก แƒแƒ›แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ— แƒ›แƒแƒฃแƒขแƒแƒœแƒ—. แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜, แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒฃแƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒ”แƒกแƒก แƒ˜แƒ›แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒœ.

แƒฃแƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒก แƒ›แƒแƒšแƒ” แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ แƒฏแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ•แƒฃแƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ—!

แƒ“แƒแƒ”, แƒ›แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒฃแƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒจแƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ—แƒ”แƒš แƒ›แƒกแƒแƒคแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒšแƒ” แƒ’แƒแƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ“แƒ”แƒก แƒขแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒ˜แƒกแƒ’แƒแƒœ, แƒ แƒแƒ—แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ— แƒจแƒ”แƒซแƒšแƒแƒœ แƒฃแƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒ”แƒกแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ.

ะกะปะฐะฒะฐ ะฃะบั€ะฐั—ะฝั–! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช

The BRC team

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Count Coordinators for Autumn 2022

 

We are still raising funds, but preparations for the BRC Autumn Count of 2022 have started. The count will run from the 12th of August until the 21st of October. We are searching for brave count coordinators to lead the team of raptor counters in one of the most magnificent bottlenecks in the world.

If you are interested in the position, please continue reading for more information and submit your application by the 31st of March.

PS. Applications to volunteer counter positions will be opened in April.

 
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Watch Now: Worlds Collide

The short film Worlds Collide, directed by Nicholas Rodd, about migration through the Georgian bottleneck is now free to watch indefinitely and embedded below.

โ€œAcross the eastern coast of the Black Sea, through the foothills of the Southern Caucasus Mountains one of the worldโ€™s greatest natural spectacles takes place. Over a million birds of prey pass through a narrow bottleneck in Georgia. Below them, scientists and birders eagerly watch and record the skies whilst at the same time local traditions send showers of bullets and nets snapping in their direction.

A clash of ideals and beliefs, this film will take you into the heart of an evolving story. A story which explores a clash of western ideals with local customs, a shared love and excitement for the magic that is migration, a world apart in how they enjoy the spectacle. A conflict waiting to happen or an opportunity to show a new way in which conservationists can work together with local communities to avoid a deep and bitter battle, safeguarding the future of migration in Georgia.โ€

For OSME (the Ornithological Society for the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia), Nicholas wrote a guest blog about the project.

 
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