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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 15h

🎉 Congratulations to Hossein Hashemi and his fellow researchers! 🎉 Their paper has been selected for a special IOPscience collection highlighting high-impact research published in 2025. 👉https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-research-dust-storm-earns-international-recognition

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

👉 Join us this Thursday, 8 October at 13.15, for a seminar with Fredrik Meiton, Utrikespolitiska institutet (UI). Read more here: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How does North Africa’s renewable energy transition affect local communities, environments and questions of justice? 👉 Read more about the workshop and its key findings: www.cmes.lu.se/article/inte...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

CMES Seminar | Elite Mobility: Investment Migration in the Middle East Read more here: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme... 📅 Thursday 24 Sep, 13:15-14:30 📍 CMES Seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund ☕ Open to everyone. Coffee and pastries will be served after the seminar.

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CMES seminar: New MECW-project: Elite mobilities

Lund University. The Middle East has long been a key source region for elite clients looking for second citizenships and residences elsewhere. Lately, it has also become an important receiving region,...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A big thank you to everyone who joined the CMES Open House! ❤️ We were delighted by the strong interest and the many inspiring conversations throughout the afternoon. 👉 Read more about the event here: www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

👉 As part of the We Have a Dream initiative, journalist and author Joakim Medin will join Lisa Strömbom, CMES, for a conversation on authoritarian trends in the Middle East. 📅 16 September 2026 🕖 19:15-20:15 📍 @Domkyrkoforum, Lund www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📢 Join us this afternoon at CMES! Curious about the Middle East and the work we do at CMES? Stop by our Open House today to meet our staff, learn more about our research and activities. 📅 Today, 14 September 🕐 13:00–14:30 📍 Finngatan 16, Lund University www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/ope...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A Centrum för Mellanösternstudier (CMES) vid Lunds universitet seminar on 8 September marked the launch of "Three Scandinavian Missionary Women and the Armenian Genocide", a new book edited by Svante Lundgren and Maria Småberg. Published by Lund University Press www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

👉Join us tomorrow for a Centrum för Mellanösternstudier (CMES) vid Lunds universitet seminar introducing Utopian Desert, a new MECW project. 📅 10 September 2026 🕐 13:15-14:30 📍 CMES, Finngatan 16 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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CMES seminar: New MECW-project: Utopian Desert

Lund University. Researchers Lorena Melgaço, Sandra Kopljar, Mattias Kärrholm and Dalia Mukhtar Landgren will present Utopian Desert: Investigating Smart Cities in the Gulf Region and discuss the proj...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Join us tomorrow for a Book Launch: Three Scandinavian Missionary Women and the Armenian Genocide by CMES researcher Svante Lundgren and Maria Småberg. 📅 8 September 2026 🕓 16:00-17:00 📍 Lynnéum (LUX:C212), Lund University Learn more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Anne Lene Stein, former CMES researcher at Lund University, on winning the EISA Best Dissertation Award 2026. We're proud to see Anne Lene's work receiving international recognition. 👉 Read the article! www.cmes.lu.se/article/anne...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Read the latest CMES newsletter! 👉 app.bwz.se/lunduniversi... Happy summer from all of us at CMES!☀️

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Workshop proposal CMES funds 1-2 new workshops per year and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines within Lund University. Application deadline: 31 August 2026. Read the call: www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-re...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

CMES Research Initiation The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) provides seed money for research initiation and preparation of applications for national and international research calls. Application deadline: 31 August 2026. 👉 Read the call: www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-re...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

📣 CMES seminar thursday: Eco-Syria The Eco-Syria research team presents insights of interdisciplinary research on the links between conflict, environment, and sustainable development in Syria. 📅 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

📣 CMES book-talk: Dalia Dassa Kaye examined how American domestic politics, political framing, and missed opportunities for engagement have shaped US policy towards Iran. 👉 Read the article: www.cmes.lu.se/article/book...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📣 New CMES Regional Outlook Is Iran really pursuing nuclear weapons — or is it trying to achieve something more complex? 👉 Read the article: www.cmes.lu.se/article/futu...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

📣 Book talk this thursday at CMES: Enduring Hostility – The Making of America’s Iran Policy 28 May 2026 13.15 - 14.30 CMES, Finngatan 16. 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/boo...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Reminder: Travel grant deadline approaching – 31 May 2026 Application deadline: 31 May 👉 Read more here: www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-re...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

CMES researcher Lina Eklund has been elected as a new member of the Young Academy of Sweden, a multidisciplinary academy bringing together outstanding early-career researchers. 👉 Read more here: www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

CMES researcher Filippo Verre has published the book chapter Ensuring Water Resilience in Smart Hospitals: The Role of AI in Crisis Management and Resource Optimization in the Scopus-index book "Smart Healthcare" 👉 Read it here: www.cmes.lu.se/article/ensu...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The Center for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) organized an interdisciplinary workshop “Critical Approaches to Middle East and Islamic Studies: Power, Politics, and Decoloniality” The workshop was convened by Sami Al-Daghistani. 👉 Read the full summary: www.cmes.lu.se/article/crit...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Semitiska seminariet & CMES: The Publics of Syrian Prison Narratives After 2011. 🎓 Speaker: Anne-Marie McManus (Forum Transregionale Studien Berlin) 📅 29 May, 10:15–12:00 📍 SOL:A158, Lund 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/sem...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

CMES has today sent out our latest newsletter. As we have changed our newsletter tool, it may not appear in your inbox. If you have not received it, please check your spam folder and make sure to mark it as safe so you don’t miss future updates. 👉 Sign up here: app.bwz.se/lunduniversi...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, for a CMES seminar exploring everyday life, entertainment, and cultural practices in twentieth-century Iraq 🎓 Pelle Valentin Olsen 📅 Thursday, 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

📣 Don’t miss tomorrow’s CMES seminar! What is the role of the state in relation to settler violence in Palestine? Join us for a timely talk by Alice Panepinto (Queen’s University Belfast). 🗓️ 7 May | 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

How do salinity and chloride interact to affect plant growth and soil health? Read the latest CMES article for new research insights. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/sali...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

How do Syrians recalibrate their lives after conflict and upheaval? Read about the key insights from yesterday’s CMES seminar with Andreas Bandak, University of Copenhagen. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/worl...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

How do urban spaces become sites of power and national symbolism? A new CMES article by Torsten Janson and Mattias Kärrholm, examines Safra Square in Jerusalem and how politics, space and everyday practices shape dominance and national narratives. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/squa...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Join Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies for a panel discussion on the turbulent events in Iran during winter/spring 2026 🗓️ When: 27 April 2026, 18:15–20:00 👉 Read more and register here: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/wha... Tehran. Photo Sajad Nori / Unsplash

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📢 In tomorrows CMES seminar “Worlds of Waymaking: Viability, Orientation, and the Recalibration of Syrian Lives” with Andreas Bandak, from University of Copenhagen. 🗓️ 16 April 2026, 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

How can the Middle East move towards sustainability and peace in times of conflict and environmental crisis? Read about the key insights from our recent CMES panel discussion, held as part of Sustainability Week 2026 at Lund University. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/sust...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A full CMES seminar on fieldwork in repressive and illiberal contexts — now summed up in a short article. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/chal...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

📢 CMES-Seminar on fieldwork in challenging contexts: Challenges and Strategies for Fieldwork in Repressive and Illiberal Countries by Merouan Mekouar (York University, Canada) 🗓 9 April 2026 | 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES Seminar Room, Finngatan 16, Lund 👉 Learn more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Book talk 8 April | Between God and State: Iran after the “Long 20th Century” Discussant: Lisa Strömbom, CMES Deputy Director. 👉 Read more at Human right studies webbpage: www.mrs.lu.se/en/about-us/...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

New article co-written by CMES researcher Torsten Jansson. Focusing on museum exhibitions and commemorative practices, the study explores how the 1922 fire of Smyrna (Izmir) is interpreted, framed, and instrumentalised within contemporary Turkish memory politics.

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Stirring Up the Ashes: Exhibiting the Great Fire of Smyrna in the Context of Turkish Politics of Memory

Lund University. In the academic article Stirring Up the Ashes: Exhibiting the Great Fire of Smyrna in the Context of Turkish Politics of Memory, the authors examine how one of the most traumatic even...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In a new article for The Conversation, CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi reveals how climate change is reshaping Saharan dust storms and their growing impact on Europe. 👉 Read the article: theconversation.com/climate-chan... #LundUniversity #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience #TheConversation

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Climate change is altering Saharan dust – and Europe is downwind

Rising temperatures and shifting winds are changing how dust travels from the Sahara to Europe.

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Join us this Thursday for a seminar on The Making of Migrant Labour: Politics of Land Displacement, and Social Reproduction in Turkey with CMES researcher Sinem Kavak. 📅 26 Mars ⏰ 13.15 - 14.30 📍 CMES Seminar Room, Finngatan 16, Lund www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

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CMES Seminar: The Making of Migrant Labour: Politics of Land, Displacement and Social Reproduction in Turkey

Lund University. This talk analyses how structural, political and institutional dynamics actively produce differentiated forms of migrant labour and reshape social relations among farmers, migrants an...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Climate change isn’t just about the weather, it’s reshaping lives. New research cowritten by CMES researcher Sinem Kavak explores how migrant farmworkers in Turkey face climate vulnerability, precarity, and systemic inequality. Read the article: www.cmes.lu.se/article/agri...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Today, we celebrated Nowruz at CMES! 🌷🌿 A joyful gathering to welcome spring. 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/article/nowruz-celebration-cmes

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Can memory heal conflict? In Agonistic Memory and Peace, Lisa Strömbom, CMES Deputy Director, explores how contested pasts in Colombia, Israel-Palestine, and Northern Ireland can become tools for dialogue and transformation. 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/article/agonistic-memory-and-peace

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

In a new article in Cambridge Prisms: Drylands, CMES researcher Lina Eklund critically examines the climate-conflict link in Syria. 👉Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/article/dryl...

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Drylands as frontlines of adaptation: A shift away from the climate-conflict narrative.

Lund University. Read the article here (External link)Abstract

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

How can we build resilience against water stress? A new article from CMES introduces the Integrated Water Strategic Resilience Index, a framework for sustainable water management amid climate and geopolitical challenges. www.cmes.lu.se/article/rede...

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Redefining water scarcity through the integrated water strategic resilience index amid climate and conflict pressures.

Lund University. Read the full article here (External Link)

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Yesterday, Zenia Henriksen (University of Southern Denmark) presented her fascinating research on Muslim environmentalism at Lund University’s CMES seminar. Read more about the seminar here: www.cmes.lu.se/article/qura... Photo: Linus Edlund / Lunds universitet

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Join us tomorrow Thursday for a intresting seminar on Muslim Environmentalism: Religious Environmental Ethics in Practice with Zenia Henriksen from the University of Southern Denmark. 📅 12 March ⏰ 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES Seminar Room, Finngatan 16, Lund 🍵 Coffee, tea will be served after the seminar.

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CMES Seminar: Qur’anic Gardens and Muslim Environmentalism: Religious Environmental Ethics in Practice

Lund University. This presentation introduces the research project Quranatura and examines contemporary Muslim environmentalism through the case of the Qur’anic Botanic Garden in Doha, Qatar. It explo...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🚀 Last chance! Apply for a spring internship at CMES! CMES (Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University) is now accepting applications for spring 2026 internships! Deadline: March 15. 📅 Apply now: www.cmes.lu.se/article/come-work-us-student-internships-cmes-spring-2026

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Come Work with Us! Student Internships at CMES Spring 2026

Lund University. Are you a Lund University student with an interest in the Middle East region? The Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies (CMES) offers internships in several projects during the spri...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Workshop on Agonistic diplomacy On 2–3 March, CMES hosted a workshop on agonistic diplomacy to kick off the newly launched UNPEACE project led by Isabel Bramsen with researchers Katarzyna Jezierska and Lisa Strömbom. Read more about the workshop here. www.cmes.lu.se/article/work...

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Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) @cmeslund.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Lisa Strömbom, Deputy Director of CMES, provides expert commentary in today’s Dagens Nyheter on the US and Israel’s attack on Iran and why it may constitute a breach of international law. 👉 Read the full article in Swedish: www.dn.se/sverige/tre-...

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Tre experter: Därför är attacken i Iran ett brott mot internationell rätt

USA:s och Israels attack mot Iran är ett brott mot internationell rätt, enligt tre experter DN pratat med. Men kan ändamålet helga medlen?

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