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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Dear ASPS members, please join us for a 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 this Friday, 25 September, on 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 (9:30-10:30am EDT). For more information and the link to join please see here🔗: www.persianatesocieties.org/2nd-biannual...

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2nd Biennial ASPS Virtual Graduate Student Conference | The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies

Dear ASPS Members, please join us for the second biennial ASPS Virtual Graduate Student Conference, to be held on Friday Sept. 25. Please find the...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

📖 Recently in JPS: "𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝐊𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫" by Shaahin Pishbin Read the full article here🔗: brill.com/view/journal...

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Inimitable Complexity: Amir Khosrow and the Persian Poetics of Wonder

Abstract This article demonstrates the influence of the Arabic “poetics of wonder” on the rhetorical thought and creative psychology of the medieval Persian poet Amir Khosrow (1258–1325), which I reco...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dear ASPS Members, please join us for the Second Biennial ASPS Virtual Graduate Student Conference, to be held on Friday Sept. 25. The conference will be hosted online by Princeton University. See here for conference schedule and link to join🔗: www.persianatesocieties.org/2nd-biannual...

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2nd Biennial ASPS Virtual Graduate Student Conference | The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies

Dear ASPS Members, please join us for the second biennial ASPS Virtual Graduate Student Conference, to be held on Friday Sept. 25. Please find the...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

📢 Reminder: The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies will hold its Eleventh Biennial Convention in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Abstracts due 30 September 2026. For more details and abstract submission, see here🔗: www.persianatesocieties.org/convention/e...

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Eleventh Biennial Convention | The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies

The Eleventh Biennial Convention of the Association will take place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan during the week of August 9-12, 2027. The convention will be hosted...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

📢 Job Announcement: Assistant Professor in Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia, University of Chicago For more information and application please see here 🔗: www.persianatesocieties.org/job-announce...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Alf Muslimah Research Competition Al-Mujadilah Research invites scholars, researchers, and experts to submit proposals for research-based entries for a forthcoming encyclopaedia. For full details, please visit 🔗: almujadilah.qa/en/lives-bey...

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Lives Beyond the Archives: Alf Muslimah

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The first article from the Unexpected Persianate series, a collaboration between ASPS and the Ajam Media Collective, is now available on Ajam's website. Larkin Cleland writing on Tarhonya, Tarkhineh: The Persian Roots of Hungary’s Most Hungarian Food ajammc.com/2026/05/23/t...

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Tarhonya, Tarkhineh: The Persian Roots of Hungary's Most Hungarian Food - Ajam Media Collective

“There is no Hungarian food more Hungarian than tarhonya,” is how one lifestyle magazine describes the dish. This was exactly the type of authentic cultural experience I had set out to have as I learn...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

ASPS is pleased to announce its 2nd Biennial Virtual Graduate Student Conference, to take place online, Sept 25 2026, hosted by the Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University. Deadline for Submission of Abstracts is July 24 2026.

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Call for Papers - Second Biennial Virtual Graduate Student Conference | The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies

The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS) is pleased to announce its Second Biennial Virtual Graduate Student Conference, to take place online, September 25,...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Introducing the Journal of Mughal Studies (JMS) is a first of its kind journal anywhere in the world. (JMS is not affiliated with ASPS.) For more information about the aims and scope, editorial board, policies, and ethics of the journal, please see: escholarship.org/uc/journalof...

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Journal of Mughal Studies

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo (Tobunken), & the Japan Office, ASPS are pleased to co-host a lecture by Professor Richard Foltz (Concordia University) entitled “Religious Tensions in Tajikistan: Hanafi, Salafi, and Isma'ili Islam.” 11 May 2026, at 18:00-19:30 (JST)

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Foltz Lecture Registration Form

Please register for online participation using this form. The first question, which may appear in Japanese, asks you to enter your email address. Participation is limited to human attendees; bots are...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Job Announcement - Assistant, Associate, Full Adjunct Professor – Arts of Iran & Central Asia Dept of History of Art & Dept of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures University of California, Berkeley Details can be found here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05238

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Lecture: Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, "Birds, wings and diadems: Zoroastrian symbols in Parthian and Sasanian art" 30 April, 6pm @soasuni.bsky.social Please follow the link below for details and registration. www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

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Birds, wings and diadems: Zoroastrian symbols in Parthian and Sasanian art

This lecture will explore the intricate relationship of kingship and religion in the art of Parthian and Sasanian Iran.

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Job Announcement: Assistant Teaching Professor, Persian Studies at Georgetown The Persian Studies Program at Georgetown University invites applications for a three-year, full-time, non-tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor to begin August 2026. apply.interfolio.com/182312

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Workshop: Genealogies in Motion: Recording, Visualizing, & Mobilizing Lineage across the Islamicate World. Organizers: The Japan Office of the ASPS, the Dept of Islamic Studies University of Bonn & the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo

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Tobunken Symposium: Genealogies in Motion: Recording, Visualizing, and Mobilizing Lineage across the Islamicate World – Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

5th Persian Summer School University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philology June 29, 2026 – July 17 / July 24, 2026 (three, four, or six-week options) Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 30 hours per week (90/120/180 hours in total) EUR 1350 (three-week program) Deadline for applications: 20 June 2026.

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

CFP: International Conference “Sunnis” and “Shiʿis” across History: Confessional Identities, Mutual Perceptions, and Academic (Mis)Conceptions September 19–20, 2026 Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University For details, please visit: www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/news/news...

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【Call for Papers】International Conference “Sunnis” and “Shiʿis” across History: Confessional Identities, Mutual Perceptions, and Academic (Mis)Conceptions – Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Job Announcement: Assistant, Associate, Full Adjunct Professor – Arts of Iran & Central Asia Dept of History of Art & Dept of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures University of California, Berkeley Full position announcement & application details can be found here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05238

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Assistant, Associate, Full Adjunct Professor - Arts of Iran and Central Asia - History of Art and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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MENALIB @menalib.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

*International Workshop in Tbilisi, 1–2 Dec 2025* „The Foreign Expatriates at the South Caucasus. The case of international family enterprises in Azerbaijan and Georgia 1850–1925“ mwsgeorgia.hypotheses.org/10628

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MENALIB @menalib.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

*Call For Papers* Digital History Lab Spring School Tbilisi 2026 (March 30–April 4) Deadline January 15, 2026. mwsgeorgia.hypotheses.org/10519

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Job Opportunity - Prae-Doc position with the ERC Project Persian Jews - History, Community, Memory at the Austrian Academy of Sciences www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=pp87...

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Offene Stellen an der ÖAW

Aktuelle Stellenausschreibungen aus den Instituten und der zentralen Verwaltung der ÖAW

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The Bodlein Library is now accepting applications for the Bahari Visiting Fellowship in the Persian Arts of the Book www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...

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Bodleian Visiting Fellowships in Special Collections

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Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Applications are now open for the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian and Islamic Collections. For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November. #persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Oral Literature, Adaptation, and Resistance in the Zoroastrian Community by Prof. Saloumeh Gholami; 10 November in the KLT of SOAS, 6 pm. Registration required for Zoom. A reception will follow the Q&A. Please contact for any further information: sspizs@soas.ac.uk www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

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Oral Literature, Adaptation, and Resistance in the Zoroastrian Community by Prof. Saloumeh Gholami

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Rob Haug @robhaug.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Anyone studying the History of human-water interactions? We're hiring a tenure track position opened to anyone whose work addresses water in the Humanities, chronology and geography are open. jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...

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Assistant Professor, Blue Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Job Announcement: Provost’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor in the history of the Persianate World, Department of History, Georgetown University apply.interfolio.com/174364

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University invites applications for a position in the field Modern Iranian History, with a particular emphasis on the period spanning 1700 CE to the present. cipgs.princeton.edu/about/positi...

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Modern Iranian History Professor

Review of applications begins on October 15, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies @ Princeton University invites applications for postdoctoral research associate or associate research scholar in the relevant fields of Iran & the Persian Gulf in the 19th - 21st century. cipgs.princeton.edu/about/positi...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate(s)

Applications for 2026-2027 are now open

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

[Online Lecture] “Legends of ‘Ali b. Abi Talib and Sacred Geographies in Central Asia” by Shamim Homayun (IASA, University of Tokyo) Date: Sunday, 19 October 2025, 16:00-17:30 (JST) Advance registration is required. For details, please visit: www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/news/news.ph...

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Lecture announcement: Legends of ‘Ali b. Abi Talib and Sacred Geographies in Central Asia

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

ASPS & the Journal of Persianate Studies congratulate the winner of the 2nd ASPS/JPS Early Career Prize: Dr. Golriz Farshi (University of Michigan) for her paper 'Conversion and Piety: Rashid al-Din's Conceptions of Charity'. The prize was announced at the recent ASPS convention in Tashkent.

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

ASPS Virtual Event Series XV: Actors/Performers, Audience, and Narrative Strategies in Naqqali: New Approaches, Thur. Nov. 27, 15:00 JST Featuring Mohammadali Mirzaee Jadideslam, Sara Mashayekh, and Radman Rasooli Mehrabani Register at forms.gle/YFENy7uJwiqW...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Lecture: David Lelyveld (William Paterson University), "A Reflection on Muslim Identities in South Asia", Oct 24 18:00 JST, hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo and the Japan Office of the ASPS. Both in person and on Zoom. www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/news/news...

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Lecture announcement: “A Reflection on Muslim Identities in South Asia” – Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Day three of the 10th Biannual Conference is closing with a concert of traditional Uzbek music.

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Pictures from the ASPS opening ceremony and the meeting between ASPS and Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies leadership. Many thanks to our gracious hosts.

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Day One of the 10th biennial convention of the ASPS is underway at Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies. Today we have three sessions with 21 panels, two sessions of book talks, a film screening, and the opening ceremony complete with food and music.

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Scott McDonough @sjmcdonough.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Fancy bag, fancy digs. At the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies, 10th Biennial Convention, Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. #ASPS

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

We have arrived in Tashkent and preparations are under way for the start of the 10th biennial convention.

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Simon Berger @chakarchinggis.eurosky.social · 08/08/2025

Next Tuesday, I'll have the pleasure of talking about Mongol historiography, a curious anonymous manuscript in Persian, and lost works at the 10th Biennial Convention of the @persianatesociety.bsky.social, to be held in Tashkent! #mongolsky #tengri #medievalsky #manuscript #aspstashkent

Background of a Persian manuscript. Two scribes in the foreground, with a Mongol horseman emerging behind them. Logos of the CNRS and CeRMI.

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Continuity and Transformation in Persianate Mongol Intellectual History I
Return of the Repressed? Mongol Historiography in the Ilkhanate and Odd Narratives in the Anonymous Hyde 31 Manuscript from the Bodleian Library
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Illustration composed from the manuscripts Edinburgh University Or. 20 and Bodleian Library Hyde 31.

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Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The team is looking forward to joining colleagues for the @persianatesociety.bsky.social convention! We are busy preparing to chair and speak on three panels on modern and medieval #documents from #Iran, #Afghanistan and the wider Islamicate East. #medievalsky #skystorian #aspstashkent

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Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

We are delighted to be hosting a thought-provoking hybrid event on 1 July, focussing on the ethics and afterlife of manuscripts in contexts of conflict and poverty. Save the date for a film screening and discussion with expert panel! #manuscripts #ethics #treasures #provenance #heritage

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Middle East Medievalists @mideastmedieval.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Assistant Professor in Islamic Art (ca. 1500-ca. 1700) of the Safavid and/or Mughal Empires at the University of Cambridge. Deadline for applications is 29 June 2025. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND932/a...

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The upcoming Conference on Global Iranian Diaspora Studies, which will take place in Toronto in May 2026.

Flyer for the Global Iranian Diaspora Studies conference.

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

The Unexpected Persianate: Exploring a Concept’s Diverse Echoes in the Present Join us for a virtual discussion of the upcoming Ajam and ASPS collaboration, “The Unexpected Persianate,” a call for articles exploring overlooked and unexpected traces of the Persianate past in the present.

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Association for the Study of Persianate Societies @persianatesociety.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Call for Proposals The Central Eurasian Studies Society’s 2025 Graduate and Early Career Scholar Interdisciplinary Workshop (GEIW) will be hosted by the History Department at Ohio State University on September 12–13 2025.

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