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Lin Meneguin

@linmeneguin.bsky.social
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#AppellateTwitter exile | Civil appellate lawyer in state gov’t posting in personal capacity | Immigrant & Latinx feminist | Alumna @ NYC BigLaw, NYU Law, SciencesPo Paris, Princeton | Married to @rmcgibbo.bsky.social. Views my own, not my employer’s.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Abortion is reproductive healthcare, because sometimes having a child can literally kill you. And I cannot tell you how it angers me that at the same time, Black women like Tierra Walker dying, RFK cut funding for research into infant and mother mortality, to fund his security detail.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I found myself dining alone as my husband is stricken with plague, and as I looked for a new book from my shelf to keep me company, I wanted something that paired well with the female rage I’m feeling. I pulled Burning Girls and Other Stories by Schanoes. What a read, though I just started.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I feel so much heartbreak and rage about the Cornell sexual violence story, but here’s one good thing: these student journalists speaking truth to power and doing their job to hold the perpetrators, and their individual and institutional accomplices, accountable. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is an incredible and inspiring story. You may be familiar with his work, as I was, but I had no idea about the context in which he was doing it. As a heart patient, I am so grateful that he chose to dedicate his talent to the field. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/w...
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He Changed the World of Organ Transplants. Would He Die Waiting for His Own?
A New York transplant surgeon’s experience waiting for a heart transplant laid bare the challenges of a system he had spent decades trying to fix.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re teaching @rmcgibbo.bsky.social about all the 90s-2000s artists playing on the bar tv at our Park Slope Argentinian restaurant. We’ve done Vilma Palma e Vampiros and Juanes so far (plus some Spaniards…)
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I already knew about the rationalist AI sex cult but I still need to pour bleach in my eyes after casually checking BlueSky on my way back to NYC.
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mattitations @mattitations.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Widows Bay Tv Show
ALT: Widows Bay Tv Show
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mattitations @mattitations.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t put a lot of stock in the emmys except when WIDOW’S BAY cleans up! where my widowheads at??
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Here we go! Cc: @rmcgibbo.bsky.social
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This would have destroyed me as a kid. Reading was EVERYTHING. And not children’s books. Even at a young age.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Me: *opts out of tracking and personalized marketing whenever possible* Also me: offended my jewelry brand sends me emails directed at the astrology girlies in the customer base.
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Stephen Hardwick @nonfinality.com · 23/08/2026
Do you want the joy of serving new Americans who are voting for the first time? Sign up to be a poll worker. Info on how to do that anywhere in the US here: www.eac.gov/help-america...
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Become a Poll Worker | U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The EAC encourages those interested in becoming poll workers at the polls on Election Day to learn more about what is required and how to sign up to work with your local election office.
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Maybell Romero @maybell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you were born in the United States and have never been to a naturalization ceremony, go if you have the chance. It's moving and beautiful. Here's a taste of one as the intro to an old episode of This American Life: www.thisamericanlife.org/124/transcript. Congrats, @linmeneguin.bsky.social!
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124: Welcome to America - This American Life
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Dr. Daniel Grossman @drdgrossman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Generic forms of OTC birth control pills (Norgestrel 0.075mg) are headed to the shelves of your local pharmacy — no prescription needed! Although packaging will differ from the brand name Opill, the ingredients and high safety + effectiveness are the same.
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5 things to know about generic OTC birth control pills  — Free The Pill
In July 2023, the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) daily birth control pill, Opill, a progestin-only pill, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Three years later, generic versio...
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Yesterday I became a U.S. citizen, almost 20 years after first arriving in New Jersey for college. I’m proud to be an American and an immigrant, and I look forward to doing my part. To celebrate, the first thing we did after the ceremony was visit the NYC Board of Elections so I could register. 🇺🇸🎇
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Birthdate and name matches are causing US Citizens to get arrested in error by ICE as they board airplanes. This is the same level of rigor they're bringing to claims of fraudulent voting, and is obvious as an error-prone method to anyone who has taken an introductory stats class.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I think about that book all the time
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Oh no. He was incredible, the first name that came to mind if you asked me “favorite writer.” And I randomly thought of him earlier today, before this. Go read Little, Big and the Aegypt series. You’re welcome.
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Graham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Different worlds. #grickledoodle #slow #fast #detail #expression #rabbit #turtle #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor
In a life-drawing class a cow poses on a stool while a turtle paints a finely detailed realistic portrait and a rabbit produces loose, energetic gesture sketches, suggesting each artist has different strengths. Caption reads "They each had their strengths."
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is entirely unsurprising but still... worth a read. I’m so sad that this place that I was once proud to be part of was destroyed from within, and I’m so angry for my former colleagues, the profession, and even the country for paying the price. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
As an auto-immune patient with a long history, it is not often that I go to the doctor and come back with good news. In the last few hours, I got results from separate follow-up testing on unrelated systems and both said “no worries, old thing resolved, come back in a couple of years.” (!!!)
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I have dealt with my feelings and can say the team that played better won. Congratulations to Spain! 🇪🇸🙏🍾 ** If you’re not actually a Spaniard and are personally giving me shit, though, go away.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Senesi, from my small city in Argentina, comes in! 🇦🇷⚽️🇦🇷
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The PS22 chorus! ❤️ Still don’t believe in soccer half-time shows but awwwwww
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Could someone be hired by a Gender Studies department who does not do gender studies?
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Relatable description!
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport @newjerseyoag.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Statement By Attorney General Davenport on Decision in ANJRPC v. Attorney General.
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Nahal Toosi @nahaltoosi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This paragraph … www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
Mr. Hegseth’s focus on testosterone levels at a moment when U.S. forces are ramping up attacks in Iran is unorthodox. Defense secretaries typically focus on larger strategic questions, involving alliances, war and weapons production.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Stills from my random hometown in the interior of Argentina today (a small city of 180,000 people). It’s quite something to see! Credit to the Despertar Entrerriano publication that popped up on my insta feed. 🎇🇦🇷⚽️🇦🇷🍾
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This is crazy. I read it and loved it at age 13 or so—and only because it was harder to find in Argentina than The Lord of the Rings, which I read the year before and became obsessed about. (Yes, it was in translation… they used some archaic Spanish words here and there to capture the feel.)
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I aspire to have the confidence of the table of Swiss fans sitting behind me at the Argentinian restaurant. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It turns out I have four for a lot of writers. My 5 by 5: Orhan Pamuk Haruki Murakami N.K. Jemisin John Crowley Margaret Atwood
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Apparently they made a new “La llama que llama” spot after the Egypt match. It was funny. Trying to explain this to my American husband, I googled for the oldies—and found a compilation of all 21. What a journey. Who knew that the music cue was my proverbial madeleine. tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
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La llama que llama - TV Tropes
"La llama que llama" ("The llama that calls") was a series of Argentine advertisements by Telecom, a telephone company. It featured a group of llamas making a Prank Call. The idea is that with Telecom...
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Love the Soda Stereo in the background.
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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 05/07/2026
A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
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Liz Loveland @lizlgenealogy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
From the Museum of the American Revolution's special exhibition on the Declaration of Independence:
Display case with an old book open to a page with a letter signed "A man of colour" Museum artifact label:

"James Forten's
Letters from a Man of Colour 

James Forten, a Black Revolutionary War veteran, businessman, and abolitionist in Philadelphia, began this text by paraphrasing the Declaration of Independence and arguing for the inalienable rights of people of African descent. Forten wrote this series of letters in response to a Pennsylvania bill that sought to curb emigration of Black Americans into the state by forcing them to register with local officials. The bill failed to pass thanks to Forten and other abolitionists who spoke out against it.

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Letters from a Man of Colour, on a Late Bill Before the Senate of Pennsylvania Written by James Forten Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1813
Paper, Ink

Rare Book Collection. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations"
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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
To read more;
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African American James Forten: Privateer, Businessman, Inventor, and Leading Abolitionist
James Forten. Image care of author. View her books at Cygnet Brown. African American James Forten (Sept. 2, 1766 – March 4, 1841) was born free, the grandson of a slave who had ‘freed himself.’ &nb…
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Christina Proenza-Coles @proenzacoles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
James Forten heard the 1st public reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776; he participated in the American Revolution & fought for its ideals long after the war. A skilled entrepreneur & ardent abolitionist, his wife & daughters founded the 1st interracial antislavery society for women.
Watercolor portrait of James Forten in profile wearing coat & tie painted around 1818. Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
First: Philadelphia legends the Forten family, icons. Second: His granddaughter, the abolitionist and education rights activist Charlotte is in my book! She was a trusted friend of Robert Gould Shaw who you’ll recall as the Union officer who agreed to command the 1st all-black regiment.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Today we celebrate the PDFing of "Declaration FINAL v3 USE THIS ONE - SIGNED.docx" (Jefferson's draft was heavily edited by the Committee, then again by Congress, and he was big mad about it.)
📂 Version 1.0 — June 20, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Draft_TJ_DO_NOT_EDIT.docx
Author: t_jefferson_33
Commit Message: "Initial copy-paste from my Mason_VA_Rights_Notes.txt and VA_Constitution_V2.docx scratchpads. Confine your review to grammar and typos, and do not redline, only leave comments."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
Line 14: "We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable..."
Comment from t_jefferson_33: "Certified banger."
📂 Version 1.1 — June 24, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Draft_TJ_comments_JA_BF.docx
Editors: b_franklin_GrittyOG and JA_redsoxfan (obo Committee, w/ Sherman and Livingston)
Commit Message: "First pass by the Committee of Five. Modest style changes."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
47 revisions (redlined), three full new paragraphs
Deleted: "sacred & undeniable" * Inserted: "self-evident"
Comment from b_franklin_GrittyOG: "250 years from now, people will think you wrote that banger. You’re welcome."
📂 Version 2.0 — June 28, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Committee_Review_FINAL.docx
Author: t_jefferson_33
Commit Message: "Incorporated Ben and John's very minor edits of my excellent first draft into a clean copy. Ready for the Continental Congress to approve verbatim."
📂 Version 2.1 to 2.8 — July 2 – July 4, 1776
File Name: Declaration_CONGRESS_REVISED2_redline_NEW_v4_approved..docx
Editors: Continental_Congress Group Chat (50+ active users)
Commit Message: "Line-by-line review by committee. Light trimming, a mere 20% of the original text. Optimizing for colonial unity."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
❌ CRITICAL DELETION: 300 word imprudent diatribe against KG III for transatlantic slave trade (“waging cruel war against human nature”).
Comment from dunkin_delegate: “Jefferson wrote that? He always struck me as a smug hypocrite. #IYKYK”
Comment from SC_delegation_delegate: "I thought we agreed this issue was off the table for now. It can be amicably settled later."
❌ DELETION: Large sections complaining about the ordinary British public being "deaf to the voice of justice."
Comment from NY_delegation_hub: "Guys, let's keep the finger pointed strictly at King George. If we trash the British citizens, we ruin any chance of future trade partnerships or alliances. Keep it professional."
➕ INSERTION: Added "appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world" and "with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence" to the closing paragraph.
Comment from Middlesex_Conservative: "Marketing requested more religious claptrap to ensure maximum buy-in from the zealots."
System Notification: User t_jefferson_33 reacted 👎(39 instances).
📂 Version 3.0 (Production) — July 4, 1776 (Late Morning)
File Name: Declaration_of_Independence_FINAL_v3_USE_THIS_ONE_SIGNED.docx
Editors: john_hancock_big_font
Commit Message: "Approved. Shipped to the printers. John Hancock didn't realize his zoom level was at 200% when he signed. Committee unable to find the one intern who can resize images, shipping anyway."
System Notification: User t_jefferson_33 has left the chat.
The draft of the Declaration was revised first by Adams and Franklin, and then by the full committee. A total of 47 alterations, including the insertion of three complete paragraphs, were made to the text before it was presented to Congress on June 28. After voting for independence on July 2, Congress continued to refine the document, making 39 additional revisions to the committee draft before its final adoption on the morning of July 4.

The draft shows the multiplicity of corrections, additions and deletions that were made at each step. Although most of the alterations are in Jefferson's handwriting (Jefferson later indicated which changes he believed were made by Adams and Franklin), he felt slighted by the way Congress rewrote the manuscript. In a consoling letter of July 21, 1776, the state's senior delegate, Richard Henry Lee, wrote to Jefferson that he wished that "the manuscript had not been mangled as it is." In an 1823 letter to Madison, Jefferson wrote that, at the time, "during the debate, I was sitting by Dr. Franklin and he observed that I was writhing a little under the acrimonious criticisms" of Congress. In fact, as Congress neared completion of the document by altering nearly all of his last paragraph, Jefferson could only write in the margin "a different phraseology inserted." Jefferson remained bitter about the changes made to the Declaration of Independence right up to his death. His autobiography was a major effort to set the record straight on its writing.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Last night I called the restaurant as regulation ended to say we’d be late for our 8:45. Arriving after 9, 🇦🇷 gear on, the Italian waiter said with a grin: “Ah, congratulations! You thought ‘this will be easy, plenty of time for the reservation’ and had to reconsider.” Much respect for Cabo Verde!
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This is amazing. And TOO SOON.
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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 04/07/2026
Forget the players idk how I’m going to survive 30 more minutes of this
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🇦🇷🎇🇦🇷
Couple and dog in Argentinian jerseys before Round of 32 World Cup match
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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 03/07/2026
Like every patriotic American, I am celebrating the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg and the Union victory at Vicksburg this weekend, which just happen to line up with the days (July 3 & 4) that the Declaration of Independence was published and widely distributed. That’s why we celebrate, right?
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The open hydrants are going everywhere and I can report 4 widescreen TVs are going up on the street in Little Argentina in Corona, Queens. Let’s go!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇺🇸🎇🎆
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I was trying to figure out who the actor playing the Asian soccer dad love interest was on Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (the Apple show) and I ran an unfortunate search. Turns out name of that show plus descriptors doesn’t Google well. I remembered him from Kevin Can F*** Himself, a great show!
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
@jjgass.bsky.social perhaps you know—how would an appeal to the FIFA disciplinary committee work? Does it/has it ever?
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meh @mharvey816.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Oh hey, #TheDeathOfStalin is on Hulu. If you've never seen it, you really should.
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Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
You love to see it!!!! 🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾
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