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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
2 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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7 months ago
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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a year ago
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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8 months ago
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year ago
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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a year ago
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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10 months ago
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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7 months ago
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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a year ago
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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a year ago
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
6 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
6 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
10 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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a year ago
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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7 months ago
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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2 months ago
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