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| | Unitarian Universalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Unitarianism was rebuffed by orthodox Christianity at the First Council of Nicaea in 325, but it resurfaced subsequently in Church history. | | | Unitarian Universalism is often referred to by its members as a living tradition, and the principles and purposes have been modified over time to reflect changes in spiritual beliefs among the membership. | | | Unitarian Universalism is a faith with no creedal requirements imposed on its members. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
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| | History of Unitarian Universalism |
| | Unitarian Universalism came into being in 1961 with the merger of the Unitarian and Universalist churches. | | | Both of these approaches (which ultimately merged in Unitarian Universalism) were in direct opposition to the prevailing trinitarian Christian beliefs in a tripartite nature of God and original sin. | | | However, the roots of these two separate denominations date back to the death of Jesus and the split that developed between those who saw him as a great spiritual teacher and humanitarian and those who deitized him as the "only" son of God. |
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| | RCRC: Unitarian Universalism |
| | Unitarian Universalism, as part of the free religious tradition, has historically and consistently stressed the inherent worth and dignity of every person and the right of individual conscience in matters of religious faith and practice. | | | While Unitarian Universalists draw religious wisdom from many and varied sources, we believe that the test of any religious position is an individual’s own direct experience of the good, the holy and the true. | | | Unitarian Universalists have a deep and abiding reverence for life. |
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http://www.rcrc.org/faith_choices/unitarian_universalism.htm
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| | UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST |
| | Unitarianism Universalism is an unusual religious organization, because it does not require its adherents to adhere to specific beliefs. | | | The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (commonly called the Unitarian Universalist Association or UUA) is a liberal religious organization, serving the Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations of North America. | | | Note: These banners are not directly related to Unitarian Universalism. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/u-u.htm
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| | Sermon: Why “Unitarian Universalism” is Dying : Davidson Loehr |
| | The new religion of “Unitarian Universalism,” however, did not have a tradition or a distinctive understanding of the human condition. | | | He earned his Ph.D. in theology, the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of science from the University of Chicago, and is the only minister serving a UU church who is a Fellow in the Jesus Seminar. | | | Universalism died as its pleasant answer — “All dead people go to heaven” — no longer fit the questions people were asking. |
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http://austinuu.org/sermons/2004/2004-07-21-WhyUnitarianUniversalismisDying.html
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| | UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST |
| | The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (commonly called the Unitarian Universalist Association or UUA) is a liberal religious organization, serving the Unitarian Universalist (UU) churches of North America. | | | In 1995-JUN, the UUA acknowledged that its main sources of spirituality are: Christianity, Earth Centered Religions (African-American religions, Native American spirituality, Wicca, other Neopagan religions, etc.), Humanism, Judaism, other world religions, prophets, and the direct experience of mystery. | | | The UUA was formed on 1961-MAY-11 from the merger of the Unitarian and Universalist Churches. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/u-u1.htm
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| | All Souls Unitarian Church |
| | The name Unitarian originally came from the belief in the "unity" of God rather than a Trinity. | | | Contemporary Unitarian Universalism has no creed and is an alternative to creed-based religions. | | | The name Universalism originated with the belief in "universal" salvation, the idea that everyone will be saved and no one is eternally damned. |
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http://www.allsoulschurch.org/?action=menu&value=2&pagecode=88
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| | About Unitarian Universalism |
| | Unitarian Universalism is a liberal, creedless religion with Judeo-Christian roots. | | | Unitarian Universalism has a long heritage that goes back hundreds of years to courageous people who struggled for freedom in thought and faith. | | | Unitarianism and Unversalism started as separate movements beginning in the 1500's emphasizing a search for religious truth and a tradition of inclusiveness. |
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http://www.scuu.org/aboutUU.html
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| | First Parish Unitarian Universalist Medfield, MA About UU |
| | They believed that people were born with a capacity for doing both good and evil; they insisted that what people do in life has a real bearing on their salvation; and they believed that the Doctrine of the Trinity was against reason and that it was not to be found in the Bible. | | | • Unitarians generally were people who believed that the one god (the one interdependent web; the one interacting whole of everything there is, was, and shall be) - can best be expressed as one, not three. | | | Although the Unitarians and the Universalists Associations merged in 1961, this church didn't start listing Unitarian Universalist on its letterheads until the 80's. |
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http://www.firstparishmedfield.org/unitarian_universalism.html
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| | Unitarian Universalism - Our Faith |
| | Unitarian Universalists include members whose positions on faith may be derived from a variety of religious beliefs: Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, naturist, atheist, or agnostic. | | | HUU is a lay-led church, affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). | | | An excellent resource for folks relatively new to UU and even for those who have been around for years, 100 Questions That Non-Members Ask About Unitarian Universalism is a comprehensive online guide to many questions people have. |
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http://huuweb.org/our_faith.htm
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| | Born Again Unitarian Universalism A Sermon by Forrest Church |
| | Unitarian Universalism is not an alternative to religion, but an alternative to being religious or irreligious in absolute ways. | | | Those of you who have come to Unitarian Universalism from a Catholic background have chosen not to let the Catholic church define religion for you. | | | Unitarian Universalist principles reflect the encompassing faith in liberty and equality expressed in the Declaration of Independence. |
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http://www.allsoulsnyc.org/publications/sermons/fcsermons/bornagainuuism.html
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| | What is UU? |
| | While Unitarian Universalism originally sprang from Christianity, modern Unitarian Universalism is not a specifically Christian religious movement, although there is nothing in Unitarian Universalism that excludes Christians or Christianity. | | | In this sense all religions and religious movements, including everything from Anglicanism through Born-Again Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Unitarian Universalism, Zen Buddhism and everything in-between are all cults. | | | Most simply, Unitarian Universalism is a religious movement based on principles of respect, compassion, freedom, and justice. |
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http://www.mluuc.org/whatis.html
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| | A Brief History of Unitarian Universalism |
| | In the 19th century both Unitarianism and Universalism took on an association with the causes of social justice that has endured to this day. | | | The Trinitarians, who believed in, "God the Father, God, the Son, God the Holy Ghost," said that those who stressed the unity of God (later known as Unitarians) were heretics. | | | In 1638 the first Unitarian church to use that name was established in Transylvania, which had become fertile ground for religious doubt eight years earlier under its Unitarian king Sigismund. |
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http://www.mindspring.com/~scottr/uu/histmain.html
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| | Unitarian Universalism |
| | It is important to distinguish between belonging to a church and being a Unitarian Universalist in faith and practice. | | | A majority of us are comfortable with the use of the word "God" but many Unitarian Universalists would describe themselves as agnostics or even atheists. | | | Ours is a religion based on the conviction that the meaning of life, its mystery and its grandeur, outspills every human attempt to capture it in a single sentence. |
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http://www.buxmontuu.org/unitarian_universalism.htm
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| | Unpacking Unitarian-Universalism |
| | Basically, the cosmological argument argues for God on the basis of the presence of the universe. | | | The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) exists to promote pagan and earth-centered spirituality in the UUA. | | | The two most common evidences for the existence of God are the very existence of the universe itself, and the intricate design of the universe. |
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http://ontruth.com/uua.html
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| | What is Unitarian Universalism? |
| | Unitarian Universalism is a mainline religious denomination with a more than 400-year history. | | | Unitarian Universalism is unique in that there is no single doctrine or creed to which everyone must subscribe. | | | This is usually the most important issue in trying to understand a religious organization: What do they believe? |
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http://www.uufellowship.org/whatisuu.html
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| | Soc.Religion.Unitarian-Univ Policy Guidelines |
| | He is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Hillsboro. | | | Acceptable topics include, but are not limited to, discussion of UU principles and practices, questions regarding locations of UU congregations, organizing, running, administering, and living within UU churches, moral/ethical/philosophical discussion in a UU context, and comparisons of Unitarian Universalism to other religions. | | | Discussion of other religions is acceptable insofar as it is relevant to UUism, but keep in mind that another newsgroup (e.g., soc.religion.christian, soc.culture.jewish, etc.) may be more appropriate. |
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| | Unitarian Universalism Links |
| | One of the sources of Unitarian Universalism is "Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature." Highly recommended. | | | General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches | | | Its mission is to reclaim, communicate, and celebrate the lives and accomplishments of Universalist and Unitarian women. |
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http://www.suite101.com/links.cfm/unitarian_universalism
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| | About Unitarian Universalism |
| | It has been adopted as the official symbol of Unitarian Universalism and is often a centerpiece in UU worship. | | | Some are: understanding why you believe as you do, learning from your experiences, using your mind to reason and find answers, exploring the beliefs and practices of the world's religions, and learning about Unitarian Universalism - past and present. | | | Yes and No. We belong to the Unitarian Universalist Association along with about 1,000 other congregations. |
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http://www.riverofgrass.org/unitarian.htm
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| | Andover-Harvard Library - North American Unitarian Universalism Resources |
| | Because this publication is "ecclesiastically biased," Unitarians should be aware that "in all cases of church-parish splits [the author has] uniformly shown the church as the continuing Trinitarian body and the parish as the Unitarian body." Includes bibliographical references (pp. | | | Articles from twentieth-century Unitarian Universalist periodicals such as the Journal of Liberal Religion were apparently not included. | | | A descriptive catalogue of Unitarian hymn books follows, including 48 hymnals from 1782 through 1937. |
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http://www.hds.harvard.edu/library/research/guides/uu/uu05.html
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| | “What the Heck is Unitarian Universalism?” |
| | Unitarian Universalism (in our shorthand lingo, “UUism”) is a tradition that seems to have been specifically designed to frustrate efforts to do precisely what I am doing right now—that is, to explain in less than several thousand words what in the world it is. | | | Now then: see what other people have to say in their attempts to introduce Unitarian Universalism. | | | This hasn’t prevented a notable number of UUs (including, once in a while, yours truly) from worrying that the Principles are slowly gaining a creedal sort of power, and that they can or could be used to inform people with certain kinds of ideas that their perspectives are not welcome within Unitarian Universalism. |
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http://www.infidelityblog.org/uuism.html
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| | Unitarian Universalism |
| | The UUA was formed in 1961 upon the merger of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America. | | | As individuals, we come together as members of Unitarian Universalist congregations to provide mutual support in our search for truth, meaning and spiritual growth; to share in the celebrations of life and death; and to engage in community by loving and cherishing one another despite our similarities and differences. | | | Inherent to our tradition is the understanding that all religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and the ancient Earth-based religions, represent humanity's continuing struggle to understand and draw meaning from life. |
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http://www.uudanbury.org/uu.html
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| | What is Unitarian Universalism? |
| | nitarian Universalism is a liberal religion born of the Jewish and Christian traditions. | | | hese are the Seven Principles and Purposes of Unitarian Universalism: | | | We keep our minds open to the religious questions people have struggled with in all timess and places. |
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http://www.geocities.com/wakefielduu/whatisuu.html
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| | What is Unitarian Universalism |
| | Unitarian Universalism has never had a creed; we hold the right of each person to seek the truth and to express it according to his or her own conscience is sacred. | | | The Web home of the Unitarian Universalist Assn., an international community of UU congregations, is at | | | From there, you can access an amazing collection of resources for the empowerment of individuals and small groups. |
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http://www.paganinstitute.org/c-what_is_uuism.html
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| | North Shore Unitarian Church |
| | North Shore Unitarian Church is a Unitarian-Universalist (UU) congregation in Deerfield, Illinois providing supportive fellowship and personal spiritual growth as we explore ideas, share feelings, work together, and experience beauty in music and art in our building and on our grounds. | | | For more information about the North Shore Unitarian Church, call the church office at (847) 234-2460 or e-mail us at The Church Office | | | We would like to invite anyone with questions about our church or Unitarian Universalism to attend a Visitor Orientation session. |
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http://www.nsuc.org
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| | UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM CHURCHES---an index by James Park |
| | Unitarian Universalism is a creed-free liberal religious movement. | | | Some books presenting various aspects of Unitarian Universalism. | | | The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page author. |
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http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/UUindex.html
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| | Philocrites: Hanukkah and Unitarian Universalism. |
| | Commentary by Chris Walton on Unitarian Universalism, liberal Christianity, American religion, and liberal culture. | | | Our pluralism may be the most dynamic aspect of Unitarian Universalism, but it is certainly the most problematic aspect. | | | The problem, of course, is how to recognize Christmas in a UU congregation without exacerbating the sense of awkwardness that Jewish-heritage UUs feel when their congregation suddenly starts acting like a church. |
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| | Northern Hills Fellowship - Unitarian Universalism |
| | Unitarianism, which affirmed the unity of God (as opposed to the trinity) and emphasized reason as a test for theological truth; and | | | Although Unitarian thought can be found throughout the history of the development of religion in Europe, modern Unitarian Universalism in the United States descends from two movements that developed in the 18th and 19th centuries: | | | Universalism, which proclaimed universal salvation for all humans. |
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| | Unitarian Universalism |
| | They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. | | | Our research into the UU’s (taken from their own sources) has revealed a church without a creed -- one that espouses Buddhism, Paganism, and Satanism as readily as Christianity. | | | However, we shall attempt to provide an overall summary of the UU beliefs. |
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http://www.contenderministries.org/unitarianuniv.php
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| | Beginning Unitarian Universalism |
| | Theme and Description Enables children to claim their religious identity as Unitarian Universalists. | | | Adaptability Can be used with a wide age range, which is especially useful in small religious education programs. | | | To build an understanding of the uniqueness of their church community |
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| | Crystal Clear: Unitarian Universalism |
| | We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: | | | Thus arrives a series (I hope and plan for if there is interest) of posts that might even entice more conservatives who aren't completely comfortable with Christainity to explore UU...or just to share some grist for the mill...or for my own spiritual practice... | | | 11:47 PM in Everything but the kitchen sink, Personal, Religion, Unitarian Universalism, Who is Crystal Clear? |
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| | Unitarian Universalist -- Beliefnet.com |
| | Now I find when I'm asked that it's very hard to explain Unitarian Universalism. | | | Unlike other religions, ours really needs to be experienced to truly understand. | | | People would ask, I'd say 'I'm Catholic" and that answered the question. |
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| | Unitarian Universalism |
| | Unitarian Universalist Association A liberal religious tradition, encourages us to keep open minds, believing that personal experience, conscience, and reason should be the final authorities in religion. | | | American Unitarian Association - promotes the tradition of the classical Unitarian faith. | | | Inspired excerpts, reviews, and streaming audio of devotional singing. |
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http://www.reasoned.org/dir/uu_theo.htm
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| | Unitarian Universalism |
| | Beacon Press, Unitarian Universalism's voice for liberal religious values, publishes an array of books on current religious and social issues. | | | Starr King School for the Ministry is one of two theological schools in North America with an explicit Unitarian Universalist identity and mission. | | | The site also offers a history of Unitarian Universalism's origins, from the 16th century Protestant Reformation to the 1961 merger of American Unitarians and Universalists. |
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http://www.sksm.edu/info/uu.php
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| | Welcome to soc.religion.unitarian-univ |
| | The Unitarian Universalist Association offers a site with inforomation about the denomination, a church locator, and links to many other on-line resources. | | | Two home pages that happen to be located on the same computer as this page are First Parish (Lexington, Mass.) and First Unitarian Church of Ithaca, N.Y. Return to the I.E.C.C. home page. | | | The UUS-L mailing list is a on-line mailing list with a charter similar to s.r.u-u, but with a somewhat different flavor and participants. |
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| | Unitarian Universalism - definition of Unitarian Universalism by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | A religious association of Christian origin that has no official creed and that considers God to be unipersonal, salvation to be granted to the entire human race, and reason and conscience to be the criteria for belief and practice. | | | Unitarian Universalism - definition of Unitarian Universalism by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Unitarian+Universalism
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| | Unitarian Universalism |
| | For many years, Christine’s letters about her life could not be published, for fear of reprisals from the Romanian government. | | | This book tells the story of the making of American liberal Christianity from the beginning of the Unitarian revolt to the beginning of its enfranchisement in many of America's elite universities and seminaries. | | | This is a bittersweet remembrance of disease, poverty, the early end of Christine’s first pregnancy, separation from her husband, conflicting ideals, triumphs in the village in simple and universal ways, reconciliation work between ethnic groups, and, most of all, of the love of a mother for her child. |
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http://www.wordtrade.com/religion/christianity/unitarianR.htm
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| | Unitarian-Universalism |
| | I have given several adult education courses at this church, including a Toastmasters Speechcraft. | | | I have moved since then, and now attend the First Unitarian Church of Richmond which is in the Thomas Jefferson District. | | | I served as President of this congregation during a weak year, 1988-1989, when it almost broke up. |
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http://jimvb.home.mindspring.com/uu.htm
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| | Unitarian Universalist Association |
| | Erika added that, in addition to religious history, the visiting youth also learn that "there is an entire staff here at the UUA working to serve their congregation and to support Unitarian Universalism in the wider world." MORE >> | | | Public Information Assistant Erika Nonken leads tours of the UUA's offices at historic 25 Beacon Street. |
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