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Amanda 🦫

@twisiamanda.bsky.social
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She/Her. Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Theatre Critic at TWISI. Bookworm. History nerd. Amateur photographer. Budding Reluctant Transit Activist. In my Auntie Era. #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

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Amanda 🦫 @twisiamanda.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Thinking of Terry Fox and Gilda Radner today. He died a hero 45 years ago. She should be 80 today. Bet she would have gotten her Canadian citizenship if she’d lived like Andrea Martin did. Fuck Cancer. 💕💕💕💕
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Mabel Logan @mabellogan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The streets of old #Aberdeen
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
#BritishColumbia Hundreds march in Vancouver to oppose planned AI data centres Demonstrators cite water and power usage, lack of consultaiton www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hundreds march in Vancouver to oppose planned AI data centres | CBC News
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Vancouver on Saturday to oppose the construction of two new AI data centres in the city.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.
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Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out
Saturday's Pride march came a little more than a year after Orbán's nationalist-populist government passed legislation and a constitutional amendment to outlaw the event, drawing criticism from human ...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Credit to Hope Blooms Halifax — try and head out to their farmers markets to get produce, bread for $1-2 #NovaScotia Thursdays, 4–7pm July–August 2346 Brunswick Street, Halifax Hope Blooms’ 10,000 square foot urban farm, grows more than 4,000 pounds of produce each year
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On this day in 1715, Thanadelthur left York Factory with HBC employee William Stuart and 150 Cree. Her mission was to bring peace between Denesųłiné and Cree, which she accomplished. 📸 HBC Archives Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/maaHNB8
A painted winter scene shows several people standing in a snowy forest clearing, wearing fur-trimmed coats, mittens, hats, and snowshoes. Tall evergreens are heavily covered in snow on both sides. A small campfire with a hanging pot burns in the foreground, with wooden containers, tools, snowshoes, and bundled supplies scattered nearby. A line of people stretches into the snowy distance under a pale sky.
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Historica Canada @historicacanada.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On this #CanadianMulticulturalismDay watch our Heritage Minute on Paldi, an early multicultural community in Canada. Bishan Kaur and Mayo Singh helped shape the community of Paldi as a welcoming and inclusive home to people of all backgrounds.
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Heritage Minutes: Paldi
Enjoy these Heritage Minutes brought to you by Historica Canada! While free to view and share, these productions remain under copyright. Re-uploads or modified versions are strictly prohibited…
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Canadian writer Carley Fortune on Q with Tom Power discusses the shift in the television industry towards embracing Canadian settings for adaptations, specifically regarding her own work and the influence of the show Heated Rivalry. #Canada www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Carley Fortune says Heated Rivalry kept her series in Canada
Canadian writer Carley Fortune on Q with Tom Power discusses the shift in the television industry towards embracing Canadian settings for adaptations, specifically regarding her own work and the influ...
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Amanda 🦫 @twisiamanda.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I love this. Halifax definitely benefits from more community building and more gardens!! 💕
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On this day in 2014, Violet Milstead died. Born in 1919 in Toronto, she was the first female Canadian bush pilot, a flight instructor who taught Molly Reilly and June Callwood, and a member of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame. A stamp also honours her. 📸 LAC
Violet Milstead poses in a black-and-white studio portrait wearing a dark military-style uniform, collared shirt, tie, and peaked cap with an ATA emblem. Wing insignia is visible on the front of her jacket, with shoulder stripes and partial Canada lettering on one sleeve. She faces forward against a plain background, with curled hair visible beneath the cap.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“.. The sell-off means the company’s bonds are trading at levels closer to those of junk-rated borrowers ..” @financialtimes.com $SPCX www.ft.com/content/04f9...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
#NovaScotia ‘Overwhelming support is incredible:’ Donations pour in for N.S. mechanic after garage fire It was a gathering space where people could borrow tools, learn about cars and get repairs when they couldn’t afford it. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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‘Overwhelming support is incredible:’ Donations pour in for N.S. mechanic after garage fire
A Nova Scotia community is supporting a mechanic after a fire destroyed his garage.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Doug Ford showed up for 29 days of work in the legislature and has given himself a 21 week summer break. If you are done with the Ford gravy train for insiders join the protests today across Ontario.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On this day in 1941, Hap Holmes died. In his Hall of Fame career, he won four Stanley Cups with four different teams. In 350 games he had 167 wins and 33 shutouts. 📸 HHOF Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/rPe336v
A black-and-white photo shows a hockey goalie standing on an outdoor ice rink in front of a wire-frame net. He wears a Detroit jersey, padded leg guards, gloves, and a cap, holding a wooden goalie stick across his body. Buildings are visible in the blurred background beyond the rink.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Visit the Halifax Cat Cafe / bookstore on 5209 St. Margaret’s Bay Road — Otis & Clementine’s Books & Cats Credit to eatswithyeni #NovaScotia
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
OK, but does anyone know how he got home? www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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FEMA official who said he teleported to a Waffle House steps away from post
Gregg Phillips, tapped to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery in December, had also claimed that millions had voted illegally in the 2016 election.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On this day in 2007, William Hutt died. Born in Toronto in 1920, he was one of Canada's greatest classical actors. A veteran of the Stratford Festival, a bridge is named for him in the city. He also has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. 📸 Doug Griffin
William Hutt poses in a black-and-white stage portrait, wearing a crown, a light embroidered robe, a dark buttoned garment, a wide belt, and a chain with a large pendant. He has a short beard and moustache, with one hand resting at his waist. He looks off to the side against a dark background.
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Amanda 🦫 @twisiamanda.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
First time I really noticed this vintage hydrant at Point Pleasant Park. #Halifax
A faded red/orange fire hydrant from 1956 in a lush green park
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” ― James Baldwin
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"As a rule, when responding to a bomb threat, ICE isn’t the first law enforcement agency that comes to mind — what are they going to do, detain the bomb for weeks in squalid conditions before deporting it to a country it’s never been to before?..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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The problem(s) with Mullin’s answer about ICE agents at voting precincts
The administration keeps confronting opportunities to make clear that it won’t deploy ICE agents to polling places. It also keeps leaving the door wide open.
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Mabel Logan @mabellogan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Scotland is so beautiful! Isn't it?
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Credit to theafterpartyyyc #Canada chanting 🇨🇦🍁⚽️#WorldCup #Vancouver
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Tony Parry @tonyparry17.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Tribute at the #WorldCup to the 168 innocent girls MURDERED by US forces under the command of #TrumpThePaedo.
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Amanda 🦫 @twisiamanda.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Advertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons gif.
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Homer Simpsons: Oh, I Love Legitimate Theater
ALT: Homer Simpsons: Oh, I Love Legitimate Theater
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Chico Escuela @blaqdocdown.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
New York Knicks with Zohran Mamdani in City Hall after their NBA Championship parade. Photographed by Ali Imam.
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Why Trump’s ‘Bridgegate’ controversy has managed to get even worse
Given the pattern, the appearance of pay-for-play is hard to ignore in an administration rife with corruption allegations.
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Amanda 🦫 @twisiamanda.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Stunning day to go over to Dartmouth to check in on the rehearsals for Frenchy’s: The Thrift Musical- brand new and coming soon to @shipscotheatre.bsky.social!
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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Happy Birthday to Anne Murray! 🎂🍁 Born in Springhill, N.S., in 1945, she went on to sell 55+ million albums, win 4 Grammys and 25 Junos, and become one of Canada's most celebrated artists. CBC helped share her music with generations of Canadians. Favourite song?
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The 80-year-old president's priorities are being called into question after he bizarrely sought feedback on a new derogatory nickname for Democrats as Iran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump’s Strait Deal Collapses While He Obsesses Over How to Spell ‘Dumb’
“Which do you prefer, Dumocrat or Dumbocrat?” the commander in chief asked.
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/science... This is a good news story. But with a caveat. Mangroves require a very specific type of environment to grow in. Rising sea waters will likely drowned out many of these groves over the next century.
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A rare conservation success story: Mangroves are growing back worldwide, and getting denser
"There’s a major climate benefit in both avoiding emissions now and allowing future carbon storage."
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Amanda 🦫 @twisiamanda.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Wasn’t I lucky to be born in my favourite city?
A purple flower in a cluster against green leaves Lush green trees at the Public Gardens An old antique store full of graffiti The Bluenose schooner docked
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
www.lawdork.com/p/trump-demo...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The National Post just won't stop fearmongering on this legal decision. To rile up white supremacist sentiment in Canada.
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Aboriginal title decision 'may compromise' ownership status of Richmond, B.C., properties, says mayor

In August, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled the Cowichan Tribes have title to the land, and that land titles granted by government were invalid

By Chris Lambie
Published Oct 20, 2025
Last updated 18 hours ago
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Cara Martin (C. K. Kelly Martin) @caramartin.ca · 06/10/2025
“Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results.” ― Margaret Atwood, Surfacing
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire and burned to the ground after she received death threats, following criticism by the Trump administration.
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House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze
Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Last week Alberta quislings were in Washington to further the break up of our nation. Meanwhile Danielle Smith is setting up a fight over a pipeline that no-one is trying to build. It is about stoking the base and driving rage against Canada. My latest. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-p...
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The MAGA Pipeline to Breakup Canada
MAGA Alberta’s latest attempt to sow division came in the form of a two-pronged assault.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The second-shortest session ever of the legislature is over; was it ‘efficient’ or a ‘mockery’ of democracy? reported by Jennifer Henderson, @dartjenhen.bsky.social
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The second-shortest session ever of the legislature is over; was it 'efficient' or a 'mockery' of democracy? - Halifax Examiner
"This was not only a rushed session, but it was a session that really makes a mockery of this House," said NDP leader Claudia Chender.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
These Northwestern #Ontario artists released a musical journey on Anishinaabe teachings Granddaughter's Song is a 53-minute symphonic work that highlights love, wisdom, respect www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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These Northwestern Ontario artists released a musical journey on Anishinaabe teachings | CBC News
Northwestern Ontario Artists Shy-Anne Hovorka and Micah Pawluk have released a new symphonic work that that uses Indigenous storytelling to tell the story of many girls.
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🦋Snow White with an Edge🦋 @snowwhitetype.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Two immigrants and two white men who married immigrants that claim to hate immigrants. Not one shred of irony.
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🇨🇦 Ken Robinson: Proud/ NASTY CANADIAN in AB 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @kprobinson0155.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Thousands at the Alberta Legislature rallying in support of teachers! ✊️❤️🔥✊️❤️🔥
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❌👑 TIME TO FIGHT BACK @timetofixit.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Zip ties on children is a bit of a stretch for the party of family values.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
A little library filled with Indigenous books was taken from her yard. Now, she wants to rebuild #Middlesex #Ontario The newly-built little library had more than $500 of new and used books and stickers inside www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A little library filled with Indigenous books was taken from her yard. Now, she wants to rebuild | CBC News
After just four days in her front yard, an east London resident says her Indigenous free little library was stolen, along with all the books and Indigenous-made items inside.
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Shabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The land of the brave
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
#Halifax kitchen and café gives food to people in need no matter what #NovaScotia The Upward Kitchen and Café was created to ensure everyone in Halifax’s north end has access to affordable and healthy food. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Halifax kitchen and café gives food to people in need no matter what
The Upward Kitchen and Café was created to ensure everyone in Halifax’s north end has access to affordable and healthy food.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Not our problem, talk to the felon in chief. #boycott #Canada Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62% Parent company officials say trade dispute is causing 'significant headwinds' and 'significant impact' www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62% | CBC News
The parent company of American alcohol producers such as Jack Daniel's whisky and Woodford Reserve bourbon says sales to Canada dropped 62 per cent during the latest fiscal quarter compared to a year ...
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
“A majority of Canadians see Pierre Poilievre as a threat to national unity and just 23% say he’s the best choice for prime minister. That the CPC continues to enable this disinformation-spewing rage-baiter only proves how wildly out of touch they are.” #cdnpoli cultmtl.com/2025/08/obse...
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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🍁 Danimac67 🍁 @danimac67.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Check out this article: www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/e.... Sounds like something that would have happened in the Soviet era!
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Denmark summons US envoy over report on covert American ‘influence operations’ in Greenland | CNN
The US envoy to Denmark was summoned by the Danish foreign ministry on Wednesday, after the country’s public broadcaster reported that a number of American men have attempted to conduct “influence ope...
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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Israel justified its strike on the Nasser Hospital, which killed six journalists and more than a dozen others, by claiming a "Hamas" camera was set up there. The location they attacked is where Reuters and the AP livestream. From me and others (see byline/contribs) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/w...
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Israel Says It Attacked Gaza Hospital to Destroy Camera Placed by Hamas
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