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The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 12 April, 2001)(1/2)

The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, 12 April, 2001)(1/2)
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1. Senior General Than Shwe inspects factory projects in Kyaukse
2. Senior General Than Shwe inspects Government Technological
   College and District Hospital in Kyaukse
3. Kachin State Special Region 1 (Panwa region) marks 10th
   anniversary of regaining peace
4. - Secretary-1 and wife attend Myanmar-Japan cultural
     exchange dance show
   - Marine Cadets urged to enhance dignity of nation, people
     and to be loyal to State Mercantile Marine Cadet Training
     Course No 28/2000 concludes
5. Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt attends 75th Birthday Ceremony
   of Daw Khin Nwe Yi
6. - Stake driving ceremony for Hsinmin Cement Plant project
     in Kyaukse held
   - Sun to pay homage to Buddha image in Maha Wizaya Pagoda
7. The Literary Messenger of Friendship Award preseted to
   Great Poet Laureate U Soe Nyunt
8. - Minister meets fisheries entrepreneurs
   - Completion certificates presented
   - Mercantile Marine Cadet Training Course No 28/2000
     concludes
9. - Illegal monosodium glutamate destroyed
   - Heroin, raw opium seized in Lashio
   - Marijuana possessor punished

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( 1 ) Senior General Than Shwe inspects factory projects in Kyaukse

Yangon, 11 April ? Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, accompanied by
Secretary-3 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen
Win Myint, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Rear-Admiral Kyi Min,  Commander-in-Chief
(Air) Lt-Gen Kyaw Than, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Military Affairs
Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Tin Hla,   Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and
Deve-lopment Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint, the
ministers, senior Tatmadaw officers, heads of State Peace and Development
Council Office and the respective departments, left Mandalay for Kyaukse by car
yesterday.

Senior General Than Shwe and party arrived at factory projects to be
implemented by the Ministry of Industry-1 in the zone near
Kyaukse-Phyaukseikpin motor road.


At the briefing hall of the zone, Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung
reported to the Senior General on matters pertaining to construction of the
500-ton cement plant project, brick factory project, bicycle
factory project, sewing-machine factory project, shoe factory project, vest
factory project and candy factory project.

The Senior General gave instructions on the work to be done, speaking of the
need to strive to complete the factories in time.He said efforts should be made
for development of transport, water supply, education and health sectors of the
villages in the project areas.Then, Senior General Than Shwe and party
inspected the area of the project and implementing of tasks sector wise.

Senior General Than Shwe and party proceeded to Hsinmin Cement Plant project of
Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd near Nwalekauk Mountain in the east of
Kyaukse.

At the briefing hall, Chairman of UMEHL Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint reported
to the Senior General on matters relating to construction of the 400-ton
Hsinmin Cement Plant No 1 and 700-ton Plant No 2 projects.Director of UMEHL Col
Aung San and adviser Lt-Col Nyunt Hlaing
(Retired) explained construction of the factory, the project period and
production plan.

Then, Senior General Than Shwe gave instructions to officials and inspected the
site chosen for Hsinmin Cement Plant and Kyaukse District ring road.

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( 2 ) State striving to ensure health and longevity for people

Senior General Than Shwe inspects Government Technological College and District
Hospital in Kyaukse

Yangon, 11 April?Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, accompanied by
Secretary-3 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen
Win Myint, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Rear-Admiral Kyi Min, Commander-in-Chief
(Air) Lt-Gen Kyaw Than, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Military Affairs
Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Tin Hla, Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint, the
ministers, the deputy ministers, senior Tatmadaw officers, heads of State Peace
and Development Council Office and the respective departments, arrived at
Government Technological College in Kyaukse at 9:30 am today. They were
welcomed by Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung, Deputy Minister U
Hlaing Win, the principal, teachers and the students.

At the briefing hall, Minister U Thaung reported on opening of the college,
condition of the courses, teaching aids and condition of GTCs, Technological
Universities, Computer Colleges, Universities of Computer Science, Government
Technical Institutes all over the country, arrangements for appointing of
teachers, opening of training courses and new courses, and accepting of more
students to the Senior General and party. The Minister also reported on
research on 48 herbal plants and their effects.

The Senior General said as human resource is needed in building a modern
deve-loped nation, universities and colleges are being opened and modern
teaching aids are supplied; qualified teachers are also appointed for the
success in training the students to be outstanding; measures are also to be
taken for easy learning of modern technologies in the world to train the
students to be international standard technicians and to be able to keep
abreast of the others; a scrutinizing system is needed to co-operate with the
ministries to appoint the technicians nurtured from the colleges and
universities.

Then the Senior General inspected the map and model of GTC. Afterwards the
Senior General and party viewed lectures being given to the second year
students with modern teaching aids at Kyaukse GTC.

The Senior General and party proceeded to No 7 Basic Education Primary School
in Tazoegate Ward in Kyaukse Township where they were welcomed by principal Daw
Khin Malar and teachers.

Afterwards, the Senior General inspected the school and its surrounding and
left instructions.

The Senior General and party headed for District People?s Hospital in Kyaukse
and they were welcomed there by Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein, Deputy
Minister Prof Dr Kyaw Myint, the medical superintendent, specialists, doctors
and nurses.

Minister Maj-Gen Ket Sein reported to the Senior General and party on upgrading
of people?s hospitals in Mandalay to be on a par with those in Yangon to
create opportunities for people of upper Myanmar to enjoy advanced medical
treatment in accord with the Senior General?s guidance.

Requirements have been provided to Kyaukse District Hospital to possess the
characteristics of a district hospital. Singaing, Myittha and TadaU Townships
hospitals have been upgraded.

Then, Medical Superintendent Dr Maung Maung and regional head of Trachoma
Control Dr Sein Win reported on public health care services.

The Senior General in his guidance said that the State has already fulfilled
the requirements of the organizational sector such as extension of hospitals
for promotion of health standard, upgrading of special hospitals, bringing out
of nurses, doctors and specialist physicians and provision of modern disease
diagnostic equipment and surgical equipment, and the medicine, medical
equipment and medical science sector.

Work is in progress in upgrading some township hospitals to 50-bed facilities
and hospitals in Bhamo, Meiktila, Hinthada and Kale to 200-bed facilities in
accord with the population, transport situation and other requirements,.

Health and longevity is the highest wish for human beings. As the State is
striving to realize the wish so also the Ministry of Health has the duty to do
so.

According to the nature of the work of the health staff, they in addition to
earn money will also gain merits for the goodwill; thus, they should kindly and
warmly welcome and treat all the patient with goodwill.

Health staff are required to correctly change their public relations attitude
and outlook.

They should properly accept to look into these requirements in discharging
their duties such as health education, disease control and treatment.

The health standard will further rise and the people will enjoy longevity if
the State, the ministry, and staff are dutiful in their respective sectors.

It is required for all to be healthy and to be able work well in the task to
set up a modern and developed nation.

Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint, on behalf of Senior General Than Shwe, Daw Kyaing
Kyaing and family, presented two Toyota ambulances for Kyaukse District
People?s Hospital and three Toyota ambulances for Singing, TadaU and Myittha
Township People?s Hospitals to Minister Maj-Gen Ket Sein.

Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung also presented ten bicycles to Kyaukse
District Health Department Office.The Senior General and party inspected
Kyaukse Hospital.They also inspected Kyaukse in a motorcade.

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( 3 ) Priority given to narcotic drugs eradication projects in conjunction with
border areas development plans

Kachin State Special Region 1 (Panwa region) marks 10th anniversary of
regaining peace

Yangon, 11 April ? The 10th anniversary of regaining peace in Kachin State
Special Region 1 (Panwa region) was held on 9 April at Panwa, Chibwe Township,
Kachin State.

Chairman of Work Committee for Development of Border Areas and National Races
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
delivered an address on the occasion.

The Secretary-1 said holding of the ceremony on a grand scale reflects
strengthening of unity among the brethren of the Union.

The remote border areas including the Kachin State Special Region 1 were
unstable under the domination and manipulation of the Burma Communist Party in
the past; local national people such as Kachin, Kokang, Wa, Shan, Ahka and Pa-O
struggled to free themselves from the domination of BCP some ten years ago when
the Tatmadaw government started to take over the State?s duties; at present,
peace is prevailing in all the remote border areas as the national races
together with the government are striving for peace; and it can be said that it
is the significant success of the entire national people.

As all the national brethren such as Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon,
Rakhine and Shan are of the same race living in the Union in weal or woe and
amity since yore, they are the descendants of the people of the same ancestry,
ideas, morals and traditions and culture, possessing the spirit of eternal
unity.

After brushing external instigation aside with the family spirit in other words
with the Union Spirit, the national solidarity, which is the historical
heritage, has been built firmly; this is a milestone effort in history.

The Secretary-1 quoted Head of State Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Senior General Than Shwe in his address at the 56th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day Parade, as saying, "All the nationals had settled
down and lived together in our country even before history was recorded. It is
a state where all the nationals, after moving from place to place where land
and water are available for the betterlife, lived together in all regions
throughout the country in unity and amity. That is why all our nationals living
in every part in every region within the country must avoid sectarianism and
act with due regard for others.

"It is essential to nurture Union Spirit, which is to cherish and value the one
and only motherland unitedly with an enduring family spirit to take part
together in development of the State and to collectively defend the country.

"When solving problems among us, conflict and confrontation will only worsen
matters rather than bring about solutions. Hence, we are practising the
principle of harmony as a basis."

The State has given priority to building a firm national solidarity to enable
the nationals to pay attention only to regional development in order to totally
terminate misunderstanding, dissension and suspicion among them for the eternal
prevalence of peace and stability.

Due to the efforts made with the brethren spirit, the 10th peace anniversaries
have been held in one region after another in the nation.

The Secretary-1 then elaborated on the government?s endeavours for the
progress of border areas and national races at a time when favourable
conditions are flourishing in the regions.

In the Kachin State Special Region 1 alone, the State has built or upgraded
facilities such as nearly 100 miles of roads including Chibwe-Hsalaw and
Manmein-Chibwe roads, one major bridge and seven suspension bridges, 34 primary
schools, five middle schools, two high schools, four hospitals, 12 dispensaries
and four retransmission stations.

>From fiscal 1989-90 up to February 2001, the State has spent K 174.75 million
for development of all the sectors including the economic spheres such as
agricultural and livestock breeding sectors of the region. The Kachin State
Special Region 1 group is also endeavouring many regional development
undertakings. As the State has to undertake the regional development tasks on a
national scale, it cannot carry out the tasks to the extent of its wish.

>From fiscal 1989-90 up to February 2001, the State has spent K 20,475.85
million for development of all the border areas of the nation.

The State is implementing the tasks not on financial terms alone, but also for
building economic and social development infrastructures in order to fulfil the
requirements of all the sectors of the border regions.

Economic enterprises such as farm and industrial production sectors are being
set up in the areas in accord with the favourable conditions.

Arrangements are under way to cultivate perennial crops including tea and
sugarcane which may grow well in Panwa region and to cultivate buckwheat in
Thanlwin east region to export the crops to Japan.

In addition to the existing universities and colleges, courses on higher
studies are being opened to promote the human resources of the border areas.

Priority is being given to implementing narcotic drugs eradication projects in
conjunction with the border areas development plans to keep free the areas from
the problem of the drugs which was created in order to shunt the border areas
from the course of progress and to put the people?s live under the domination
and exploitation of foreigners.

It can be obviously found in history that poppy cultivation was introduced to
innocent people of remote border areas for economic benefits since the time the
nation was under colonial subjugation.

As peace is prevailing in the border areas at present, the government in
cooperation with national races leaders has systematically laid down and
implemented narcotic drug eradication projects.

Some nations which are gaining commercial benefits from drug production, which
is still existing at some of the extra remote border areas, and some countries
wishing to cause economic hardships in Myanmar by giving narcotics as a reason
are ignoring Myanmar?s efforts to root our drugs are making slanderous
accusations and disturbance to hinder the efforts.

In addition to drug eradication method, the government with the participation
of national races leaders are organizing and educating the national people,
setting poppy substitution agricultural and farming and production businesses
in striving to develop the public social standard.

The nation laid down the 15-year drug eradication plan and designated periods
to root out the narcotics region wise; its has declared to keep the nation
totally free from drugs in the entire nation; and the national task is being
implemented on self-reliant basis. The international assistance for the plans
is nil.

Shan State Special Region 4 (Mongla region) was been declared "Opium Free Zone"
in 1997, and the resolution to wipe out poppy growing in Shan State North
Special Region 1 (Kokang region) has been successfully realized.

Head of State Senior General Than Shwe has given guidance to special projects
for progress of rural areas and provision of infrastructure for development of
health, education and social sectors. In accord with the guidance, efforts are
being made to bring proportionate progress to all regions of the nation
including border areas and strengthen national solidarity and Union Spirit.

The Secretary-1 urged all the national races to strive to further promote the
good results of the peace and national solidarity and Union Spirit, to enable
Myanmar to stand as an independent and sovereign nation free from domination
and to further cement the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and the
People?s Republic of China.

Speaking on the occasion, leader of Kachin State Special Region 1 national race
group U Sa Kon Tein Yein said the region is seeing developments in all the
sectors under the kind assistance of the State within the ten-year period.

Efforts have been made for national as well as regional development. The people
are supporting the development undertakings and partaking in them.

He said they take pride of the peace and development efforts, thanking the
State, the people and the friends for their assistance. He highly expected the
Secretary-1s? presence and advice at the ceremony.

All the peace and development are the successful signs of the State?s
protection and assistance. Peace and development are the good result for unity
and which is a foundation in building a new nation.

Doves were freed to mark the ceremony.The Secretary-1 and party and U Sa Kon
Tein Yein and members took part in the Manaw dance festival marking the
ceremony.

Also present on the occasion were member of the State Peace and Development
Council Chairman of Kachin State Peace and Development Council Commander of
Northern Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, ministers, deputy ministers, Chief of Staff
(Air), senior military officers, officials of the State Peace and Development
Council, heads of department, leaders and representatives of Kachin State
Special Region 2, Shan State North Special Regions 1, 2, 3,4, 5 and 7, Shan
State South Special Region 6, specially invited guests from the neighbouring
country, members of Kachin State Special Region 1 and local people.

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( 4 ) Secretary-1 and wife attend Myanmar-Japan cultural exchange dance show

Yangon, 11 April ? Myanmar-Japan cultural exchange dance show and
Myanmar-Japan souvenir festival sponsored by Myanmar-Japan Friendship
Association was held at the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street in Yangon
this evening, attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe arrived at the
National Theatre at 6 pm and were welcomed by member of the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council
Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than and wife Daw Marlar Tint, Chairman of
Myanmar-Japan Friendship Association Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing,
the ministers and their wives, heads of departments, Ambassador of Japan Mr
Shigeru Tsumori and officials.

Then, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party inspected Myanmar-Japan souvenir
festival.

Japan cultural group presented entertainment programmes and hosted Japan
traditional tea ceremony in honour of Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe viewed the Japan
traditional photos exhibition and Japan traditional flower exhibition.

A ceremony to hold reception to mark the success of Myanmar-Japan Cultural
Exchange dance show was held at the guest hall of National Theatre at 8:30 pm.

Present were Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe,
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen
Khin Maung Than and wife Daw Marlar Tint, Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin
Hlaing, the ministers and their wives, Vice-Chiarman of Myanmar-Japan
Friendship Association, Ambassador of Japan Mr Shigeru Tsumori and leader of
dance troup, Mr Tsugoshi Watanabe and members.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and Director of Myanmar-Japan Friendship
Association Mr Ikedar exchanged gifts.

Then, Chairman of Myanmar-Japan Friendship Association Minister Col Tin Hlaing
presented a certificate of honour to General-Secretary of Japan-Myanmar
Friendship Association Mr Koichi Oka.

Mr Sanpe of Japanese cultural group presented gifts to Minister Col Tin Hlaing.

In his greeting, The Secretary-1 welcomed Myan-mar-Japan cultural exchange
dance show presented by Japanese friends. Myanmar and Japan established
friendly relations in the course of long history and the people from Myanmar
and Japan had close relationships for years. Japanese friends often visited
Myanmar and carried out commemorative work. He said during his recent
inspection in Myitkyina a Japanese friend was building a reclining Buddha image
and another constructing a clock tower in the junction in Myitkyina.

He said Myanmar-Fukuoka Friendship Association donated a Women?s Affairs
domestic training school in Kachin State. These showed that Japanese people had
close relations with Myanmar people, he said.

When the Japanese friends grew old, they came to Myanmar and carried out
commemorative work. This cultural exchange programme revealed the history of
Myanmar-Japan friendly relations, he said.

He believed that the show would strengthen Myanmar-Japan friendly relations for
posterity.

On behalf the government, the Secretary-1 expressed thanks to Japanese
Ambassador for his active cooperation. He said Myanmar people always welcome
Japanese friends and invite them to visit Myanamar. Director of Japan-Myanmar
Friendship Association Mr Ikedar spoke words of thanks.

Marine Cadets urged to enhance dignity of nation, people and to be loyal to
State Mercantile Marine Cadet Training Course No 28/2000 concludes

Yangon, 11 April-The conclusion of Mercantile Marine Cadet Training Course No
28/2000 and opening of Mercantile Marine Cadet Training Course No 29/2001 were
held at the Institute of Marine Technology on Bayintnaung Road this morning,
with an address by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. Also present on the occasion were ministers, deputy
ministers, senior military officers, officials of the State Peace and
Development Council Office, heads of departments, advisers, Principal of IMT,
guests, cadets, new generation youth members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association.

The parade company marched past Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe.
The minister said 99 Mercantile Marine Cadets and 100 Mercantile Engineer
Cadets would graduate and he was glad to produce new Myanmar seamen for the
country. The IMT will train altogether 250 cadets at the Course No 29/2001Ñ125
each in Mercantile Marine Cadet Training Course and Mercantile Engineer Cadet
Course according to the guidance of cost sharing system of dissemination of
mercantile trade technology and human resource development in order to increase
the number of cadets in the mercantile sector given by Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior
General Than Shwe and guidance of producing 300 cadets yearly by the
Secretary-1.

The minister said among the number of seamen in neighbouring countries the
Philippine seamen are the largest, Myanmar seamen second, Indonesians third and
Vietnamese fourth. The Institute of Marine Technology systematically opened
under the supervision of the government is only in Myanmar. IMT has produced
50,100 Myanmar officers and other ranks have been produced by IMT so far and
15,642 Myanmar seamen with various ranks are working on ships in the world. He
said Myanmar seamen are famous among shipping companies for their hard work,
obedience, skill in marine technology and cooperation.

The government laid down plans and provided assistance to development of marine
technology, he added. Myanmar accepted training equipment worth US $ 100,000
from Japan under Grassroots Grant Assistance this year, he said. The minister
stressed the importance of teamwork and leadership and pointed out the cadets
are a reserve force of Tatmadaw (Navy) in times of emergency. He urged them to
try to become marine junior officers on whom the State could rely.

The Secretary-1 met the cadets. He said at a time when the government is
placing emphasis on development of human resources to be able to keep abreast
of other nations, producing new generation technicians of mercantile marine
sector constitutes the fulfilling of a national requirement. He quoted Head of
State Senior General Than Shwe as saying that it is very important to cultivate
human resources in an effort to develop the State and it is necessary to
continuously produce highly qualified human resources. The government is making
systematic arrangements for promotion of education of new generation youths in
basic, higher, vocational education and marine science in accord with the
guidance of the Head of State and it is also making efforts for uplift of
marine technology, he said. Today, he said, the State Peace and Development
Council is making efforts for equitable progress of the country to catch up
with international developments and implementing plans for strong national
economy and uplift of living standard of the people.

Marine transport sector relating to foreign trade plays an important role in
striving for the development of national economy. Modern science and
technology, communication techniques and communication and transport systems
are developing. But it is found that reliance has to be placed on waterways for
commerce, goods transport and oil and gas transport. So, marine transport is
still playing a crucial role, he said. Moreover, with the development of
tourism industry, travelling with ocean-liners and luxury-liners becomes very
common. It is also found that marine transport is developing as a firm economic
enterprise in the world. Therefore more and more skilled seamen, marine
officers and engineers are needed and the career in marine science has become
popular as professional one.

The Secretary-1 spoke at length on rapid development of marine technology and
producing skilled seamen, marine officers and engineers in most of the
countries in the East for earning foreign exchange. He said most youths have
become interested in marine science for it is a well-paid job and can get a lot
of foreign experiences for them. Marine science courses are being conducted to
produce seamen and technicians on mercantile marine for uplift of sea transport
sector that can effectively contribute to development of national economy and
raising of living standard of the people, he said. Today, IMT is conducting 37
kinds of courses in accord with the curricula of the Standard of Training
Certificate and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (as Amended in 1995), a
convention of International Maritime Organization (IMO).

He spoke on the government's assistance to training of cadets, extension of
courses and teaching with modern equipment at IMT according to the guidance of
Head of State Senior General Than Shwe cost sharing system of dissemination of
mercantile trade technology and objectives of promotion of education of
international standard. The Secretary-1 urged to discharge their duties
applying good qualities of work efficiency, correct techniques,
conscientiousness and discipline learned at the IMT, to enhance the dignity of
the nation and the people and to be loyal to the State. He spoke of the need
for them while working abroad to cooperate in unity in safeguarding interests
of the nation and the people with national outlook, to study changing
techniques and modern equipment and to improve their qualities.

He called on them to try to become brilliant marine officers who can bring
honour to the nation. In conclusion, the Secretary-1 urged them to strive for
keeping abreast with other nations, progress of national economic life, earning
of foreign exchange and raising of living standard of the people with their
marine science, to try to become well-qualified mercantile officers who can
promote dignity of the nation and the people, to be loyal to the State and the
people and to safeguard national interest. Next, Minister for Transport Maj-Gen
Hla Myint Swe presented gifts to the Secretary-1.
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to be continued .........



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