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| abject | miserable, wretched, degraded, despicable, contemptible, hopeless, pitiful/pitiable, lamentable, sorry, base, low, worthless, unworthy |
| ablution | washing/cleansing, act of washing self, ceremonial washing |
| absolve | free from/of (blame/guilt), relieve (of requirement/obligation), pardon/remit (sin), aquit, discharge, release, exempt |
| abstain | do without/refrain (own choice), withhold (from), decline (formally) |
| acceptable | worthy, pleasing, welcome, tolerable, satisfactory, agreeable |
| account | describe, reckon, deem, regard as, consider, adjudge, estimation, portray, record, render, hold to be, look on/view as |
| achieve | reach/attain (with effort), aquire, gain, earn, accomplish, success/succeed |
| adoration | act (of worship), love/regard (profound) |
| aid | help, material source, person/thing (helper), promote, encourage, support, assistance, direct toward, intend to achieve |
| amid | surrounded (by), in course of, middle, between, among |
| annul | make/declare void/invalid, cancel, obliterate (existence/effect of), annihilate, abolish |
| appear | become visible, into view, into existence, evident, present publicly/formally, materialise, be revealed, manifested, arrive, seem/look like |
| appoint | select/designate, assign, fix, decide, set, order, require, enjoin, prescribe, ordain, furnish, equip |
| apprehend | grasp, understand, perceive, anticipate (with fear/uneasiness), lay hold of |
| asunder | apart, in pieces, separate, shred |
| assured | certain, sure, confident, calm, composed, secure, reliable, dependable, unfailing |
| assuredly | certainly (see also assured) |
| astray | error or sin, lost, mislaid, wander |
| attain | arrive, reach, complete, gain, accomplish, achieve |
| backbite | speak (spitefully/badly of), slander (in absence of), libel, defame, disparage, denigrate, slur, spiteful talk |
| beauty | aesthetically pleasing (combined elements e.g. shape, colour, qualities), attractive feature, particular advantage, quality causing pleasure/admiration/delight, attractiveness, allure, grace, elegance |
| beginning | start, commencement, begin, source/origin, first part |
| behove | incumbent on, befit, necesary, proper |
| believe | accept (as true/truth/real), have faith, confidence, trust |
| believer | adherent, believe in. See also believe |
| beloved | greatly/much loved |
| best | most excellent, outstanding, chief merit, advantage, highest quality, most suitable/advantageous/desirable |
| beware | take caution/heed, be on guard/wary/careful |
| bid | command, direct, order, summon, invite, instruct, enjoin politely, charge past participle: bidden |
| bound | limit, restriction, border, forbidden, line |
| bountiful | ample, generous (in giving), abundant |
| bounty | liberality, generosity, gift, reward |
| breath | respiration, waft, faint breeze, suggestion, trace, touch |
| calumny | false statement, slander, malicious misrepresentation, character assassination, libel, vilification, revilement |
| cast | throw (deliberate/forceful/violently), hurl, toss, fling, direct/cause (fall), express (doubt/aspersion), shed/moult, dismiss, discard, record/register/give (vote), shape (mould), bestow, confer |
| choice | choosing (act/instance of), option, selection, that chosen, liked more, best part, excellent, superior, range, elite, power/opportunity to choose |
| choose | select, decide, determine, prefer, want, desire past tense: chose |
| circle | action/reaction (mutually intensify), revolve around, cause and effect, mutual unbroken sequence (counterpart), area (within: acts/has influence), forever repeated, complete series (connected whole/cycle), common tie |
| cleft | split, partly divided, separated, rift, fracture, rent |
| cling | hold fast/adhere (grasp/stick/entwine/embrace), stay/remain close/near, resist (separation), persist, hold stubbornly, maintain (grasp) |
| clung | past tense of cling |
| code | set/system (rules/regulations/principles), standard (moral behaviour), statutes, ordered collection |
| command | formal order, authoritive order, instruction, direction, authority (over) |
| commandment | divine command, a command |
| commit | perpetrate, do, perform, consign, entrust, send, order, pledge, involve, bind/obligate |
| compassion | deep feeling (pity), inclination (aid/support/mercy/help) |
| compassionate | sympathetic, pitying, showing compassion |
| comprehend | grasp (mental), understand, fathom, take in, include, embrace |
| conceal | prevent (from seeing/notice), hide, out of sight, keep secret, preclude from sight |
| concourse | great crowd, throng, multitude, coming/moving/flowing together, gathering |
| constitute | components or essence, make up, compose, form, equivalent, formally establish |
| corrupt | morally depraved, dishonest, wicked, evil, disloyal, spoiled, debase, fraudulent |
| covenant | agreement, contract |
| create | cause to exist, make, produce, originate, appoint, invest |
| creation | act/result, bring into being, original (design/invention), that created, universe |
| creature | thing created, person, living being |
| decisive | conclusive, decides (issue), firm decision, unquestionable, beyond doubt |
| decree | official order, judgement, decision, ordain, command |
| denizen | inhabitant, resident, occupant |
| depart | leave, go away, diverge, deviate, die |
| departed | bygone, past, dead, extinguished, gone, expired. See also depart |
| deprive | dispossess, debar from, depose, take away, strip, bereave |
| desire | unsatisfied (longing/craving), pray/entreat/command, wish/long for, want, strong need |
| dictate | prescribe, lay down, order, command, authoritive instruction |
| divine | of, from, like God, religious, sacred, supremely good |
| dominion | control, rule, sovereignty, territory, realm, domain |
| drink | swallow, absorb, imbibe, take in |
| duty | responsibility, job, obligation (moral or legal), required, function, deference and respect |
| encompass | surround, encircle, envelop, contain, include, cause/caused |
| end | extremity, edge (outside/extreme), bounding surface, point of ceasing, conclusion, result, outcome, termination, limit, goal, remnant |
| endue | invest/provide with power/quality/gift, put on, clothe, |
| enemy | opponent, foe, adversary, rival, antagonist, one who opposes/shows malice/hostility, causes harm/injury |
| engage | employ, occupy, involve, participate, obtain (contract/service), engross (attention) |
| enjoin | command, order, instruction, impose, prescribe, require, direct |
| err | mistaken, incorrect, do wrong (morally), stray, sin, move away (aim/course/purpose) |
| establish | set up, consolidate, validate, settle/achieve permanent acceptance/condition, install, gain/keep (position/reputation), find out, ascertain, bring about, gain recognition/acceptance of, prove validity/truth, make firm |
| eternity | infinite time, unending, without beginning or end |
| evil | morally bad, wicked, harmful, injurious, mischief, misfortune |
| excess | exceeding, beyond (limit/normal/sufficient/requisite), intemperance, extreme (degree/extent), amount (beyond), indulgence, too much |
| exempt | free (from obligation/duty/tax/), excuse, release, not liable |
| expound | set out (in detail), explain, interpret, detailed statement, set forth, elucidate, expose |
| extol | lavishly/enthusiastically praise, laud, eulogise |
| exult | great joy/rejoicing, jubilant, triumphant |
| fair | just, unbiased, equitable, honourable, upright, honest, free (of bias/dishonesty/injustice), proper, unblemished, beautiful, attractive, impartial, neutral |
| faithful | trustworthy, constant, dutiful, consistently reliable, acurate, exact, true, loyal/steadfast adherance/adherants |
| fancy/ies | whims, visions, fantasies, imagination, delusion, caprice/capricious, derived without evidence, unfounded, arbitary supposition, invention, impulse, frivolous |
| favour | kind act (beyond due/usual), goodwill, kindness, approval, gift (token of goodwill/regard/love), esteem, aid, support, badge, promote, facilitate |
| fear | unpleasant emotion, feel alarm/disquiet/apprehension, terror, condition (alarm/dread), anxiety, reverence, awe |
| fearful | cause fear, frightening, terrifying, experience/feel (fear/anxiousness/apprehension | reverence/dread/awe), afraid, terrible, bad, dreadful, awful |
| fixed | stationary, immovable, unmoveable, not volatile, stable, unchangeable, firm, secure |
| foolish | silly, without sense, unwise, imprudent, rash |
| forbidden | prohibited, interdicted, precluded, prevented, refusal (entry/act/possess) |
| forefather | ancestor, past generation, progenitor |
| forgive | excuse (fault/offense), pardon, renounce (anger/resentment against), absolve, grant (forgiveness), remit, let off |
| fountain | jet, source, reservoir, spring, origin, (structure to supply water), (spout of water) |
| fragrance | sweet (smell/scent), perfume, bouquet, aroma, redolance |
| free | at liberty, unimpeded, unconstrained, at liberty, not subject to, not obligated, exempt, clear, no obstruction, not bonded/bound, unrestricted, without cost/payment |
| garment | cloth(es)(ing), item/article (of dress), attire, apparel, outward/visible covering |
| generous | give/given (freely), magnanimous, noble-minded, bountiful, unprejudiced, ample, abundant, copious, unselfish |
| glorify | exalt, extoll, make (glorious), transform (more splendid), invest with (glory/radiance), honour, worship, praise, bestow (glory/honour/praise), give (glory) |
| glory | high renown, fame, distinction, bliss/splendour (heaven), exhaltation, prosperity, happiness, praise, honour, beauty, magnificence |
| godhead | state of (God), divine nature, diety |
| grace | fineness/beauty/charm/elegance (of form/manner/movement), unmerited favour, goodwill, free/undeserved (favour/love), moral excellence, attractiveness, courteous good will, enhance/confer (honour/dignity) |
| grant | allow (have), consent (to fulfil), permit, accord (as favour/privilege), convey, concede, acknowledge, give formally, formal conferment |
| grievous | severe, flagrant, henious, injurious, atrocious |
| guidance | act/instance/process (guiding), counselling, advice/information |
| guide | lead, direct, advise/adviser, principle/standard, sign/mark, example, model, criterion |
| hail | 1. salute/greet/welcome/acclaim (enthusiastically), call, signal/attract (attention), from (home/origin) 2. precipitation (as ice pellets), suggestive of (hail), barrage, onslaught, pour (down) |
| hallow | holy, consecrate, sanctified, unassailable, sacrosanct |
| hasten | move/act with haste/hurry, do sooner |
| heaven | place, ecstacy, rapture, paradise, joy, state of existance, celestial powers, place/state of supreme bliss, abode of God, something delightful, Nirvana, Utopia |
| holy | sacred, revered, devout, godly, saintly, sacrosanct, devoted to/empowered by God, consecrated |
| horizon | intersection (earth/sky/plane), range/limits (knowledge/experience/observation/interest), stratum/layer, becoming (apparent), division, separator |
| identify | recognise, establish, determine (group/thing), in feeling with, empathise, associate with |
| idle | lazy, indolent, no basis/purpose, empty, useless, ineffective, worthless, vain, inactive, shiftless, pointless, unfounded, baseless |
| illumine | illuminate, give light, be/become illuminated, brighten, (spiritual) enlighten |
| imagine | mental image/concept/creation, conjecture, conceive, picture (non-existent/not present), guess, opinion, suppose, false belief |
| incommensurable | no common standard/measure/factor, incomparable, unworthy of comparison, incapable of (measure/judgement/comparison) |
| incomparable | unequaled, above comparison, incommensurable, unsurpassed, matchless |
| inhale | breathe in, draw in, inspire |
| inseparable | unable/unwilling to separate/part |
| insight | understanding gained/given, capacity to understand truths/inner character, discernment, perception, awareness, comprehension, penetration, perspicacity |
| inspiration | inspiring action/influence, inspired, being inspired, creative force, influence, stimulating |
| inspire | stimulate, arouse, animate, create, prompt, emanate from, impart, awaken, affect, influence, guide, communicate, give inspiration |
| invalidate | nullify, annul, negate, undermine/destroy effectiveness, cancel, weaken, compromise |
| irresistable | overpowering appeal, cannot be resisted, delightful, uncontrollable, compelling, forceful, alluring, very attractive, inviting, captivating |
| irrevocable | unalterable, not recallable, cannot revoke, cannot reverse |
| judgement | sound (evaluation/discernment), critical faculty, capacity (appraise/discriminate/compare), decision (judicial/formal/reasonable), deserved recompense, writ, good sense, wisdom, opinion (authoritive), estimation, assertion (belief/opinion/idea), criticism, censure |
| key | chief, major, fundamental, indispensable, essential, instrument/tool, gives/precludes opportunity (for access), means (of understanding/solving), of vital importance, word/system/pattern for solving, explanatory list of symbols, book of solutions, (musical) system of related notes based on particular note, (musical) keynote/tonic of a scale |
| kind | generous (nature), good, affectionate, gentle (nature) well-wishing, benevolent, well-meant, cordial |
| kindness | state/quality, being kind |
| know | in mind, learnt, recallable, aware (of), good command of, recognise, identify, distinguish, see/understand (fact/truth clear/certain), familiar, understand (from experience), knowledge (of) |
| knowledge | awareness/familiarity/understanding (from experience or study), state/fact (knowing), information, sum/range known, certain understanding, justified belief, know/known, learning, erudition, to know |
| laden | heavily loaded, fill plentifully, cargo, weighed down, filled, painfully burdened (sin/sorrow) |
| lamp | device producing steady light, source of inspiration, shine, illuminate, |
| law | rule, regulation, principle, controlling influence, binding force, commandment, jurisprudence |
| leave | 1. – depart, go away, entrust/deposit (to/with) 2. – permission, allow |
| life | condition of (functional activity, continued growth, ability to change, animation, liveliness), duration of existance, animating influence, consciousness |
| limit | point/edge/line/level of possibility/allowability, final/furtherest confines/extent, boundary/bounds, maximum/minimum permitted (amount/quantity/number), enclosed region/section |
| limitation | act/instance/process (of limiting), condition, limiting (rule/cirumstance), restriction, shortcoming |
| lord | master, chief, ruler, superior, God, one with power over others, (astrological) ruling planet |
| love | intensely deep affection/fondness, great liking, delight in, greatly cherish |
| loving | active love |
| magnify | enlarge, amplify, intensify, increase, glorify, extol, make (great), exaggerate |
| maintain | continue, keep up, preserve/provide, support, aid, sustain, conserve, perpetuate |
| maintenance | act/condition of maintaining, means of support |
| majesty | greatness/dignity (sovereign), sovereignty/power (God), royal power, grandeur, stateliness, splendour, magnificence, authority |
| manifestation | demonstration of (existence/reality/presence of person/object/quality), manner of revealing, demonstration (public), display, exhibit, presentation |
| mature | complete/finished (natural growth/development), ripe, adult (state/development of bodily/intellectual/emotional development/powers), due, sensible, wise |
| maturity | fully grown/developed, due, being mature |
| means | instrument, agency, procedure, method, by use of, manner, medium, channel, avenue, course, process, by virtue of |
| meditate | think deeply, reflect, contemplate, focus on, ponder, consider (in mind), exercise (mind), intend, plan, deep thought, singular concentration |
| mercy | compassion, forbearance, kindness |
| mere | no more and no less than specified |
| might | strength, power, force, vigour |
| misconception | incorrect interpretation/understanding, delusion, wrong idea, misunderstanding, error, misreading, illusion |
| murder | unlawfully kill, assassinate, execute, slay |
| naught | nothing | worthless, useless | ruined, baffled | disregard, despise |
| obey | carry out, act correctly/properly, do/fulfill (command/order/instruction), comply with, behave obediently, conduct oneself |
| obligatory | legally/morally binding/constraining, compulsory |
| observe | take notice, follow, adhere, keep, maintain, obey |
| offer | proffer, present (for acceptance/rejection/consideration), propose, express (readiness/intentiontion/desire), volunter, present, bring |
| omnipotent | great/absolute/almighty/limitless power, great/unlimited influence/authority, |
| omniscient | all-knowing, total knowledge |
| ordain | confer, appoint, decree, destine, invest, authorise, order, prearrange unalterably |
| order | arrangement, system, lawfulness, calm, proper place, society of…, condition of society, usual way (of doing things), state of peaceful harmony, constitution of nature, principles of procedure/decorum |
| ordinance | authoritive order, regulation, law, decree, rite |
| passion | strong feeling/emotion/enthusiasm, extravagent desire/enthusiasm/fondness |
| perceive | apprehend, observe, understand, see, hear, become aware, notice |
| perform | carry into effect, act according to requirements, enact, bring about, complete |
| perfume | bouquet, sweet smell/scent/odour, fragrance, fluid (containing essence), substance/extract/preparation |
| pervade | spread (throughout), permeate, widespread (in/among), among/through, fill, perfuse |
| plant | fix/cause (ideas/feelings), place, put, set, fix, (in place), deposit, locate, situate, take position, found/establish (city/community) |
| point | tip, position without magnitude, situation/place/position/spot, precise/particular/significant (moment), significant/essential (thing) |
| possess | own, have, hold, have faculty/quality, maintain (self/soul), … state of, occupy, power over, dominate |
| possession | act/state of possessing, property, wealth, territory, actual holding/occupancy/ownership, control over/by |
| power | authority, influence, ability/capacity (do/act/perform), faculty, apptitude, government, influence, authority, ascendancy/control, strength, force, might, active (property/function), vigour, energy, right, prerogative |
| practice | habitual/customary, repeat (activity to learn/perfect), performance, perform (repeatedly/habitually,) exercise (ocupation/profession), action/execution |
| praise | admiration, glorify (in words), commendation, glorification/extoll (deity/ruler/hero), exalt, worship, laud, acclaim |
| precede | before, prior to, surpass, outrank, in front/advance of, preface, introduce, go before |
| precept | command, rule of conduct, writ, warrant, warn, instruct, direction, rule of action, conduct, order (moral conduct) |
| prescribe | write, advise, stipulate, impose (authoritively), recommend, assert, order as treatment |
| presence | being present (person/thing), place (person is), appearance/bearing, force (personality), in front of/observed by, immediate proximity (time/space), area surrounding (great personage), great/imposing (person) |
| prohibit | forbid (formal), prevent, debar, hinder, make impossible |
| prohibition | forbid, prevention, proscription, law/decree/order forbidding, barring, outlawing, interdict |
| prostrate | lay (face downwards/horizontally/full length), bow/kneel (in humility/adoration), stretch out |
| prostration | act/state (being prostrate) |
| providence | protective care/protection, careful/wise/timely care/management of affairs, thrift, foreseeing |
| question | query, ask, invite reply, doubt/objection (truth/credibility/avisability), interrogate/interrogative sentence, examination, doubt, unsettled issue/at issue |
| recite | repeat aloud (rehearsed/memorised passage), enumerate/list, relate |
| recognise | identify, acknowledge, pay tribute to, know, realise, discover, admit, understand, admit formally |
| recognition | act of recognising identification, acknowledgement, appreciation |
| redolent | strongly suggestive/reminiscent/mentally associated, fragrant, strong smell, odourous, having pleasant smell, suggestive |
| refuse | decline (accept/give), withhold (acceptance/consent), not grant, reject as worthless |
| relieve | alleviate, reduce, lesson, ease, free from, release, lighten, mitigate |
| render | cause (make/become), give/pay, show (obedience), provide, supply, submit, present, perform, execute, give back, return, hand over, offer, proffer |
| renounce | surrender, abandon, give up, repudiate, disown, withdraw from, refuse recognition, discontinue, forsake, resign right/position, put aside (by own decision), formally consent to … |
| represent | symbolise, stand for, depict, describe, constitute, appear for, deputy, correspond to, constitute, exemplify, embodiment of, likeness, in place of, show, substitute, express |
| require | need (necessity), lay down (imperative), command, compel, instruct, oblige, order, insist on (action/measure), ask/demand (formally/authoritively), stipulate, prescribe |
| restraint | restrain (act of), loss, abridgement, limitation, stoppage, check, control, repression, avoidence, self-control |
| reveal | divulge, disclose, show, display, make known, uncover, exhibit |
| revelation | act of revealing disclosure, divulging |
| righteous | morally right, virtuous, law-abiding, having true cause |
| rule | govern, exercise control, in command, requirement, discipline, dominion. See also ruler |
| ruler | sovereign, governor/government, exercising dominion, in command, one who rules. |
| safe | free of/not exposed to (harm/danger/injury), reliable, certain, dependable, protected, unhurt, unscathed, benign |
| savor | taste, smell, flavour, noticable quality, power (excite/interest), enjoy, atractiveness, appreciate (from experience) |
| season | division of year, time (proper/suitable/natural/period), period (indefinite/varying/recurrent), flavour (food), enhance, temper/moderate, mature, recurrent |
| security | safety, protection, stability, confidence, assurance, safeguard, freedom from risk/danger/worry/doubt |
| send | grant, bestow, inflict, bring about, cause (to go/become) |
| sent | past tense of send |
| servant | attendant, helper, performs duties for another, devoted follower, in service to |
| shine | glow, emit/reflect/shed/cast light, glisten, sparkle, excel, high polish, radiance, visible, brightness, lustre, (shining - that shines) |
| shun | avoid (deliberate/consistent), keep away/clear |
| smell | fragrance, perfume, redolence, aroma, suspect, discern, faculty of/percieve/sense (scent/odours), quality (odour/scent), aware (sense/instinct), scent, odour, bouquet |
| source | spring, fountainhead, origin, beginning |
| spirit | vital principle, soul, animating force, essence (non-material), true nature, soul, core, will, essential/activating principle, sense/significance (of), nature (mental/moral), psyche, presence |
| standard | measure/quality/principle to live up to, required degree, distinctive flag/emblem, upright support, agreed properties, model, system, prescribed proportion/quality, authoritive, basis (for comparing), acceptable, normal |
| statute | law (written), divine law, established law/rule |
| sublime | most exalted, grand, noble, awe-inspiring, lofty, pure, elevated, perfect, supreme |
| suffice | enough, adequate, sufficient, meet needs, equal to, satisfy, content |
| sweet | pleasant taste/smell/sound, delightful, melodious, harmonious, fresh, highly gratifying, dear, beloved, precious |
| sweetness | quality of sweet, fragrance, melodiousness |
| taste | perceive, flavour, quality, sense/distinguish flavour, act of tasting, liking for, sense/enjoyment of good/beautiful, faculty of percieving, slight experience, sample/small portion, liking, prediliction, aesthetic discernment |
| thus | indicated, accordingly, result or inference, extent or degree, in way shown, consequently |
| token | symbol, indication, reminder, mark (distinctive), sign, evidence (of authenticity), guarentee, gift, represent/representative, nominal, perfuctory, demonstration (strength/feeling), tangibly signifies |
| transcendent | excelling, surpassing, beyond ordinary limits, extraordinary, beyond matter, outside created world, beyond experience |
| transgress | go beyond/pass over (limit), break, violate, infringe, offend |
| treasure | riches, precious, accumulated wealth, rare thing/work/association, loved, valued/valuable, store up, cherish |
| truth | fact, reality, true, actual, indisputable fact, genuineness, honesty, integrity, quality/state of true |
| twin | closely related, associated pair, exact counterpart, elements, joined or connected |
| understand | perceive (meaning/significance/explanation/cause), comprehend, sympathetically aware, familiar with, have knowledge about, inference |
| understanding | ability (understand/think), power (abstract thought/apprehension/recognition), comprehension, perception, awareness, intelligence, sympathetic awareness/tolerance, insight, god judgement |
| unrestrained | unchecked, not constrained, natural, not restricted |
| unseal | open, break seal |
| utter | speak, pronounce, make known, express (spoken/written), publish, power of speech |
| utterance | act/instance (uttering), power of speaking, uttered, expressed. See also utter |
| vain | unsuccessful, futile, fruitless, lacking (substance/worth), hollow, idle, undue preoccupation (pride/appearance/accomplishment), conceited, foolish, no use/purpose, no due respect/piety, profane |
| verily | truly, really, in very truth, indeed |
| victory | triumph, decisive win, success, conquest, mastery, supremacy |
| vindicate | clear (charge/blame/suspicion), show, support, defend, establish (existance/merits/justice of), justify (evidence/argument) |
| violate | disregard, not comply with, break (rule/law/agreement/promise), do violence to, treat irreverently, descrate, profane |
| weak | unsound, fragile, sickly, feeble, delicate, infirm, debilitated, lacking/deficient in strength | energy | vigour | resistance | character | effectiveness | force | will | intensity | capacity | power | number | resolution | logic |
| welcome | greeting/receiving gladly, glad reception, receive with pleasure/hospitality, gladly given, agreeable, gratifying, cordially permit/invite |
| will | purpose, deliberate purpose, deliberate intention, declaration of intention, determination, initiating action, energy of intention, power (of influencing/dominating), disposition, intend unconditionally, instigate, compel, impel, act/process of using …, |
| wisdom | sagacity, prudence, common sense, knowledge and experience with capacity to apply |
| wise | having wisdom, prudent, sensible, having knowledge/information, informed, aware, sagacious |
| witness | see, percieve, sworn testimony, evidence, confirmation, attest to (fact/statement/event), be present, declare true |
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