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September 02, 2010

We're moving

Early next week, this site will be moving to become part of the main Bangkok Post website. This move requires a lot of preparation, so I will cutting back a bit on the length of the stories I cover here.

Stop the violence

The Bangkok Post has an editorial today demanding that senseless student violence, largely carried out by vocational students, be stopped.

"This is an age-old problem," the editorial observes, "which lately appears to have gone far beyond control.

"Jatuporn’s tragic demise at the hands of hooligan vocational students is one too many and absolutely intolerable.

"The same tragedy cannot be allowed to go on and on, with more innocent people losing their lives or being maimed by the senseless violence perpetrated by hooligans masquerading as vocational students."

As the editorial, points out this is a long-running problem. In fact, it is been going on for decades and this is not the first editoral the Bangkok Post has published on the subject. Let's hope it is the last.

violence – physical force with the deliberate intention of causing damage to property or injury or death to people ความรุนแรง
editorial – a newspaper article in which the editor gives their opinion on an issue in the news  บทบรรณาธิการ
senseless – happening or done for no purpose ซึ่งไม่มีเหตุผล, ซึ่งไม่มีความหมาย, โง่
vocational – teaching the skills necessary for particular jobs  การสอนวิชาชีพ การสอนอาชีวศึกษา
vocational school – a school that focuses on providing the skills necessary for particular jobs สถานศึกษาวิชาชีพ โรงเรียนอาชีวศึกษา
vocational students – students attending a school which provided the skills necessary for particular jobs นักเรียนอาชีวศึกษา
tragic – causing or involving great sadness, because someone suffers or dies น่าสลดใจ
demise – death ความตาย
hooligan – someone who is noisy or violent in public places อันธพาล, นักเลง
absolutely – completely โดยสิ้นเชิง, อย่างแน่นอน, อย่างแท้จริง
intolerable – impossible to bear or deal with ซึ่งสุดที่จะทนได้
tragedy – a very sad situation, usually because it involves death or great suffering โศกนาฎกรรม
innocent – not having done anything wrong บริสุทธิ์
maimed – seriously injured, especially permanently พิการ
perpetrate – to do something harmful, illegal or dishonest ทำเรื่องเลวร้าย
masquerade – to pretend to be someone or something that you are not ปลอมตัว
decade – a period of ten years  ทศวรรษ

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Boy, 9, shot dead while on way to school

boykilled2Classmates of Jatuporn Pholphaka, pictured separately below, a Prathom 3 pupil at Wat Bamphen Nuea School, observe a moment’s silence upon learning of his death. Jatuporn’s desk was empty yesterday morning after he was killed during a fight between rival technical college students while on his way to school. APICHIT JINAKUL

A 9-year-old boy has been shot to death on a public bus and a 12-year-old girl wounded in separate brawls involving rival technical college students.

Jatuporn Pholphaka, 9, known as Nong Thian, a Prathom 3 student at Wat Bamphen Nuea School, died yesterday morning after being rushed to a nearby hospital after being hit by bullets sprayed by a technical college student at the back door of a bus on which he was travelling.

Nong Thian sustained four gun wounds to the face, two to the neck, and another to the left shoulder.

boykilledThe boy was standing behind his 11-year-old brother waiting to get off the No.113 bus at a stop near Soi Ramkhamhaeng 166 in Min Buri district when the brawl broke out.

As the bus stopped and its doors opened, one man darted into the bus and ‘‘acted as if he had just escaped from something dangerous’’, said Nittaya Phulaiyao, 31, the bus conductor.

She said a group of about 20 Bang Kapi Technology School students emerged from the soi chasing after the man. They began hurling bottles and wooden sticks at the bus, prompting passengers to shout for the driver to leave the bus stop.

Ms Nittaya said a student pulled out a handgun as the bus started moving and shot repeatedly at the back door of the bus. Nong Thian collapsed after being shot.

Ungsu Khamwong, 39, the mother of the boy, wept as she identified the body of her son at the Bang Chan police station.

Ms Ungsu, who works as an inspector on the No.113 bus route, said she had witnessed several brawls involving students on the streets but would not have thought one of her two sons would become a victim of one of the incidents.

‘‘I beg those violent students to stop,’’ she said. ‘‘Fighting will only lead to more losses. This shouldn’t have happened, really. It’s heartbreaking for a mother like me to lose a son to stray bullets.’’

Police are trying to identify students suspected of being involved in the brawl and are focusing their investigations on the student who shot at the bus and caused the death of Nong Thian.

In Samut Prakan, Suthita Luecha, 12, a student at Noppakhun Witthaya School, was also hit by a stray bullet yesterday morning while travelling on a public bus.

Suthita was hit in her right shoulder as the bus passed a group of about 10 Chamni Technology School students who were standing in front of the No.25 bus terminal.

Somebody in the group fired a gun at rival students who were travelling on the same bus as the girl.

Police arrested about 30 students and confiscated 20 knives following the incident.

rival – a person, group, team or business that competes with another คู่ต่อสู้, คู่ปรับ, คู่แข่ง
technical college – a college that trains people for jobs in technology and other practical subjects วิทยาลัยเทคนิค
technical college students – students at a technical college นักเรียนวิทยาลัยเทคนิค, นักเรียนช่างกล
wounded – injured, especially where your skin or flesh is damaged, usually seriously บาดเจ็บ
brawl – fighting in a rough, noisy, uncontrolled way situation ทะเลาะกัน,วิวาท
spray bullets – to shoot a lot of bullets in many directions in a short period of time ยิงกระสุนอย่างซ้ำๆ
sustain – to experience, injury, damage, loss, etc. ประสบกับ (ความสูญเสีย การเจ็บป่วย)
dart – to make a sudden quick movement somewhere เคลื่อนไหวอย่างรวดเร็ว
bus conductor
emerge – to come out of ออกจาก
hurl – to throw something using a lot of force  เขวี้ยง ขว้างปา
prompt – to cause someone to take action กระตุ้น
collapse – to suddenly fall down and become very ill or unconscious  หมดสติ ล้มลง
wept (past of weep) – cried because of being unhappy or having some other strong emotion ร้องไห้
identify – to specify who someone is  ระบุชื่อ
witness – to see something happen – มองเห็น, เป็นพยาน
victim – someone who has been harmed, injured or killed as the result of a crime เหยื่อผู้เคราะห์ร้าย
incident – something that happens, usually something bad เหตุการณ์
stray – away from the correct place or path พลัดหลง, หลงทาง
suspected – thought to be something เป็นที่สงสัย
investigation – the process of trying to find out all the details or facts about something in order to discover who or what caused it or how it happened การตรวจสอบหาข้อเท็จจริง
shoulder – one of the two parts of your body between your neck and the top of your arms ไหล่
arrest – (of the police) to take someone to a police station because they are believed to have committed a crime จับกุม
confiscate – to officially remove someone’s possessions for legal reasons or as a punishment   ยึดทรัพย

September 01, 2010

Channel 11 hit again

Bombings at Channel 11 are bombing a disturbingly regular story. Worse yet, no one has been caught. This time the bombing took place right in the middle of the day. Does that seem to have made it any easier for the police?

disturbing – making you feel extremely worried or upset ที่ขุ่นเคืองใจ

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TV Channel 11 hit by grenade attack

POST REPORTERS

ch11bombPolice suspect a grenade attack on state-run Channel 11 station was the work of the same people behind last week’s explosion at the King Power Complex on Rang Nam Road.

Pol Gen Panupong Singhara na Ayutthaya, an adviser to the Royal Thai Police and chief investigator on the case said initial inquiries into yesterday’s attack on the station suggest a link to last Thursday’s explosion at King Power, which left a security guard in critical condition.

A grenade landed in the car park of the station on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road about 1.30pm.

It was the third time the station has been targeted this year after attacks on March 27 and April 4.

The grenade reportedly landed about five metres inside the entrance gate to the car park and detonated after hitting a tree.

ch11bomb3Four cars were damaged but there were no reports of injuries.

Investigators believe the grenade was fired from an M79 launcher from the nearby elevated tollway.

Pol Gen Panupong said his team was reviewing footage from surveillance cameras on the tollway.

The incident was the latest in a string of bomb and grenade attacks across the capital that have taken place despite the emergency decree being in place.

A bomb hidden near a bus stop in front of Big C Ratchadamri exploded on July 25, killing one person.

Pol Gen Panupong said more checkpoints would be set up in the capital as a security measure.

His comments also follow reports suggesting that the underground railway and shopping malls could be targeted for attack.

The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) said yesterday the attack on Channel 11 was aimed at inciting disorder.

CRES spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the centre’s director, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, had instructed authorities to intensify intelligence operations.

Col Sansern said 11 spots had been identified as vulnerable to attack and police had been told to step up security measures.

He said security would be tightened at Channel 11, army-owned Channel 5 and public transport stations.

Meanwhile, the Thai Journalists Association and the Thai Broadcasting Journalism Organisation yesterday denounced the attack on Channel 11 in a joint statement.


suspect – to believe that something is true, especially something bad  สงสัย
investigator – someone whose job is to officially find out the facts about something, especially a crime or accident  ตำรวจฝ่ายสอบสวนคดีอาชญากรรม
initial – early; first  ในเบื้องต้น
inquiry – a question intended to get information about someone or something การไต่สวน
link – a connection การเชื่อมต่อ
critical condition – very seriously ill or injured and might die อาการหนัก
targeted – was intended to be attacked ตกเป็นเป้า
detonate – to cause to explode ทำให้ระเบิด
launcher – a device that sends something such as a rocket or a missile into the air with force – สิ่งที่ใช้ปล่อย, เครื่องปล่อย
elevated – raised above the ground, or higher than the surrounding area ซึ่งอยู่ในระดับที่สูงกว่าสิ่งอื่น
surveillance footage – video from a camera that is put in a place to constantly record what happens there เทปวิดีโอจากกล้องวงจรปิดเพื่อรักษาการความปลอดภัย
incident – something that happens, usually something bad เหตุการณ์
string – a series of similar or connected events that happen one after the other การเรียงต่อเนื่องของเหตุการณ์หรือสิ่งต่างๆ
emergency decree – a situation where the government takes on special powers in a dangerous situation and the rights of the people are often limited in some way ประกาศภาวะฉุกเฉิน  source
measure – a firm action taken to solve a problem or stop an a dangerous unpleasant situation มาตราการ
incite – to encourage people to be violent or commit crimes by making them angry or excited ยั่วยุ ยุยงให้เกิดความรุนแรง
disorder – a situation in which people behave in a noisy or violent way in public, often as a protest against something ความวุ่นวาย
intensify – to make stronger ทำให้เข้มข้นขึ้น
intelligence – information collected about the secret plans of an enemy, criminal organisations, competitors, etc. ข่าวกรอง  ข้อมูลลับ
operation – a planned activity involving a lot of people, especially soldiers or police officers การปฏิบัติการ
identify – to specify  ระบุ, เจาะจง
vulnerable – easily damaged or harmed ซึ่งถูกทำลายได้ง่าย
step up – to intensify; to increase; to cause to get stronger ทำให้เข้มข้นขึ้น
denounce – to criticise someone or something severely in public ประณาม, ติเตียน
joint – done together; belonging to or shared between two or more people ที่ร่วมกัน, ความร่วมมือกัน


August 31, 2010

Witness faces tough questioning

It is the job of the prosecution in this case to prove that the Democrat party violated the political party law seriously enough for it to be dissolved. One of the key prosecution witnesses is Prachuap Sangkhao who testified yesterday. From the story, does it sound like he was a very credible witness?

witness – someone who tells a court or investigators what they know about a crime พยาน
prosecution – the person or organisation that tries to prove in court that someone has committed a crime อัยการ
violate – to do something that is against a law, agreement, principle, etc. ละเมิดกฎหมาย
dissolve – (of a group) to end ยุบ (พรรค)
testify – to make a statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law ให้การเป็นพยาน
credible – able to be believed or trusted น่าเชื่อถือ

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Democrats claim DSI conspiracy

Messiah executive accused of collusion

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prachuap2Messiah Business and Creation executive Prachuap Sangkhao, left, arrives at the Constitution Court yesterday to testify in the case in which the Democrat Party is accused of illegally receiving a 258 million baht donation from TPI Polene through Mr Prachuap’s company. The Democrat Party could be disbanded if proven guilty of accepting the donation. APICHIT JINAKUL

The Democrat Party claims a former executive of Messiah Business and Creation Co colluded with a former deputy chief of the Department of Special Investigation to make false accusations against the party in the case in which the party is alleged to have received illegal donations.

Lawyer Bundit Siripan, representing the Democrats, told the court yesterday that Prachuap Sangkhao, a former executive of Messiah Business and Creation, had ‘‘made a deal’’ with former DSI deputy chief Suchart Wonganandchai to implicate the party. Pol Col Suchart is now an inspector-general at the Information and Communications Technology Ministry.

Mr Bundit asked Mr Prachuap about his meeting with Pol Col Suchart at the DSI office and questioned whether Pol Col Suchart persuaded him to work together against the Democrats.

Mr Bundit asked Mr Prachuap if he asked Pol Col Suchart to help redeem a house which he had mortgaged and was subject to foreclosure by a bank.

Mr Prachuap was one of three plaintiff witnesses for the Election Commission (EC) to take the stand in the third witness hearing at the Constitution Court yesterday.

The court also heard from Mr Prachuap’s wife, Walailak, and Prachai Leophairatana, founder of TPI Polene Plc.

The focus of the Democrats’ defence team was on Mr Prachuap.

The ruling party has been accused of accepting illicit donations amounting to 258 million baht from TPI Polene, a cement giant founded by Mr Prachai, a businessman-turned-politician. TPI Polene is alleged to have given the Democrats the money through advertising agency Messiah Business and Creation in 2005, when Mr Prachuap ran the company.

The EC has accused the Democrats of violating the Political Party Act by failing to report the donation.

The money is believed to have been transferred to some members of the party, whose leader at the time was Banyat Bantadtan and its secretary-general was Pradit Phataraprasit.

The party faces dissolution if found guilty in the case.

Mr Bundit told the court during the cross-examination that Mr Prachuap was taken to a safe house in Pattaya where he was provided with protection by two police officers.

Mr Prachuap refused to respond to questions put to him by Mr Bundit. ‘‘I’d rather not answer,’’ he told the court.

Mr Bundit then asked Mr Prachuap about his meeting with Chalerm Yubamrung, the chief of Puea Thai Party MPs, before March 20, 2009, when a censure debate was held in parliament targeting the Democrat-led coalition government.

Mr Prachuap responded that he would not answer the question for fear that he would be sued for defamation by Mr Chalerm.

Mr Bundit then disclosed information on the house which he said Mr Prachuap had mortgaged with Krung Thai Bank. The house is in tambon Bang Phud in Nonthaburi’s Pak Kret district.

The defence lawyer said Pol Capt Atthakawee Khunpinit bought the house at an auction organised by the Legal Execution Department for about 4 million baht. Pol Capt Atthakawee is a close aide of Maj Gen Manoonkrit Roopkachorn, a former senate speaker.

Mr Bundit then asked if the money to buy the mortgaged house came from the Puea Thai Party. Mr Prachuap replied that he was not aware of the source of the money.

However, he did admit that he was now living back in the house and he planned to buy it from Pol Capt Atthakawee if and when his business became a success.

Mr Prachuap said Pol Capt Atthakawee bought the house because he felt sorry for him.

Mr Prachai was then called to the witness stand, where he told the court he had never met Mr Prachuap before. He met him for the first time at the court, Mr Prachai said.

conspiracy – a secret plan by a group of people to do something bad or illegal  การวางแผนอย่างลับๆ การสมรู้ร่วมคิด
collusion – secretly working together to do something dishonest การสมรู้ร่วมคิด
donation – money or goods that you give to an organisation, especially one that helps people เงินบริจาค
disbanded – (of a group) dissolved; ended; stopped working together ถูกยุบ
alleged – claimed to be true although not yet proven ที่ถูกกล่าวหา
implicate – to show or suggest that someone is involved in something illegal or morally wrong   โยงใยถึง
persuade – to make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons why they should โน้มน้าวใจ เกลี้ยกล่อม
redeem – to get something back again by paying someone the money that they paid you for it, especially when the money was a type of loan ซื้อคืนมา
mortgage – a legal agreement in which you borrow money from a bank in order to buy a house, build something, develop a piece of land, etc.การจำนอง
subject to – affected by ภายใต้บังคับ (กฎหมาย)
foreclosure – the process of taking someone’s property because they failed to pay back the money that they borrowed to buy it การยึดทรัพย์สินที่จำนองไว้
plaintiff – someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court โจทก์
founder - a person who establishes an institution, business, or organisation ผู้ก่อตั้ง
illicit – against the law ผิดกฎหมาย
Act – a law passed by a country’s government พ.ร.บ. พระราชบัญญัติ
guilty – having been decided by a court of law that you committed the crime your were accused of  มีความผิด
cross-examination – (in court) asking a witness questions during a trial after another lawyer has already asked them questions
censure debate – formally criticising a cabinet minister or the full cabinet in a parliamentary session after which members vote to support or reject the การอภิปรายไม่ไว้วางใจ
target – to direct something at someone or something ตั้งเป็นเป้าหมาย
coalition government – a government formed by two or more political parties working together รัฐบาลผสม
sue – to take legal action against a person or organisation, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you ฟ้องร้อง
defamation – the offence of writing or saying something bad about someone that is not true and makes people have a bad opinion of them การใส่ร้าย
auction – a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most การขายโดยการประมูล, การขายทอดตลาด
aide – someone whose job is to help another person in their work ผู้ช่วย
senate speaker – the Senate president; the person who is in charge of political debates in the Senate ประธานวุฒิสภา
aware – knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing ทราบ
source – the place from where something comes from ต้นกำเนิด, แหล่งกำเนิด
admit – to agree that something is true, especially when you are unhappy, sorry or surprised about it  ยอมรับ


August 30, 2010

Democrats win big

This story has just about everything you would expect from an election-result story. It provides the results, the voter turnout, comments from the political parties involved and a bit of analysis of the significance of the election.

turnout – the number or percentage of eligible voters who vote in an election จำนวนผู้ออกมาลงคะแนน
significance – importance; the importance that something has because it affects other things ความสำคัญ

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Democrats dominate city vote

New Politics shut out in councillor elections

PRADIT RUANGDIT
SIRIKUL BUNNAG
SUPOJ WANCHAROEN

pmvotesPrime Minister and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva casts his vote for district and city councillors at Sawasdee School in Watthana district yesterday. KOSOL NAKACHOL

The ruling Democrat Party has cemented its status as the most popular party in Bangkok after its candidates handily outperformed the opposition in local elections.

The New Politics Party failed to win a single seat in yesterday’s polls.

The Democrats followed their success in last month’s by-election in Bangkok by winning more seats than the Puea Thai Party and the NPP, the political arm of the People’s Alliance for Democracy, in city and district council elections.

The Election Commission for Bangkok estimated the voter turnout at 42%.

City clerk and director of the Bangkok EC office Charoenrat Chutikarn said bad weather, not an ineffective EC campaign, was to blame for the low turnout.

A survey held on election day showed that 98% of people were aware of the poll and 80% of them said they would vote, he said.

‘‘The BMA will look at the reasons why voters paid little attention to local elections,’’ he said.

Most Democrat incumbents held on to their seats on city and district councils yesterday.

Democrat MP for Bangkok Natthapol Theepsuwan, who is in charge of the party’s campaigning in the city, said the poll results were in line with party projections.

But Ong-art Klampaibul, an adviser to the Democrats on the Bangkok elections, cautioned people against assuming the results would portend a decisive victory for the party in a national election.

‘‘This election does not reflect what would happen in the next general election,’’ said Mr Ong-art, who also serves as the PM’s office minister.

‘‘Voters in the council elections made their decisions based on individual candidates, while in general elections, voters tend to cast ballots for particular parties.’’

The Democrats were still weak in the capital’s outlying districts such as Phasicharoen and Bang Na, Mr Natthapol said.

The most disappointed party was the NPP, which failed to secure a single seat in its first set of elections.

Deputy leader Samran Rodpetch blamed the party’s defeat on low voter turnout.

‘‘Had 60 or 70 percent of citizens gone to vote, I believe we would have had a chance to win,’’ he said.

Mr Samran said the low voter turnout reflected the public’s disenchantment with politics.

But he said his party would not be deterred by its poor showing yesterday. It would regroup to address problem areas before the next general election and the next Bangkok governor poll.

NPP secretary-general Suriyasai Katasila hoped the ‘‘silent majority’’ would make their presence felt once general elections were called.

He said the party must learn from yesterday’s results.

‘‘We started [campaigning] a bit late. Voters were still not familiar with our candidates,’’ he said.

Puea Thai MP for Bangkok Vicharn Meenchainant, who oversaw the opposition party’s campaigning in the city, said the party was disappointed not to win at least 15 seats, as it had projected. Puea Thai had more work to do if it wanted to win over Bangkok voters in the next general election, Mr Vicharn said.

The city councillor elections took place in all 50 districts in Bangkok, while the district councillor polls took place in 36.

Only the votes in Din Daeng district had yet to be counted as of last night because of a Puea Thai protest over suspected voting irregularities.


cast vote (ballot) – – to vote, i.e., to put a marked ballot in a ballot box ลงคะแนน, หย่อนบัตรเลือกตั้ง, ออกเสียงเลือกตั้ง
cement – to make something stronger or more certain ทำให้ยึดแน่น
status –position สถานภาพ
candidate – a person who is trying to be elected ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
handily – in a skiful way; easily อย่างง่ายดาย, อย่างชำนาญ
outperform – to do well in a particular job or activity compared to others of a similar type ทำสำเร็จกว่า
opposition – the person or group you are competing against คู่ต่อสู้
poll – an election การเลือกตั้ง
by-election – an election held to fill an empty seat in parliament  การเลือกตั้งซ่อม
arm – a part of an organisation that deals with a particular activity  ส่วนหนึ่งของ
People’s Alliance for Democracy – the union of several groups protesting against the past government and which staged large protests against the Thaksin government as well พันธมิตรประชาชนเพื่อประชาธิปไตย  
ineffective – not working correctly or not doing what you want it to do ซึ่งใช้การไม่ได้, ซึ่งไม่ได้ผล
campaign – (1) a planned group of especially political, business or military activities which are intended to achieve a particular aim การรณรงค์ (2) a planned series of activities designed to persuade voters to vote for a particular candidate or political party การรณรงค์หาสียง
incumbent – holding an official position at the present time ดำรงตำแหน่ง
projection – a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have การคาดคะเน
assume – to accept something to be true without question or proof ทึกทักเอา, คิดว่าเป็นจริง,
portend – to be a sign or warning of something that will happen บอกเหตุล่วงหน้า,  เป็นลาง
tend – to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic มักจะ
secure – to get or achieve something ได้รับ, ทำให้ได้ผล
defeat – a loss ความพ่ายแพ้
reflect – to show สะท้อน แสดงถึง
disenchantment – the feeling of being disappointed and no longer enthusiastic about someone or something การหมดความสนใจ, การหมดความเชื่อถือ
deter – to make someone decide not to do something ขัดขวาง, ยับยั้ง, ป้องกัน
regroup – to prepare to make a new attempt to achieve something after having failed or been stopped
silent majority – a large part of the population who either have no political opinions, or who do not express their political opinions พลังเงียบ
make your presence felt – to have a powerful effect or influence on other people or on a situation
oversee – to watch or organise a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly คุมงาน,ควบคุม
take place – to happen เกิดขึ้น
suspected – thought to be something เป็นที่สงสัย
irregularities – a situation in which the rules, laws or usual ways of doing something have not been followed  การกระทำที่ไม่เป็นไปตามระเบียบปกติ

 




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