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3801LetterENA NS 33.8
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter or letter draft in Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed perhaps to Ḥananel ha-Dayyan (but this is not completely clear). The writer complains about his poverty and unemployment. …
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3802LetterT-S AS 151.232
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Only the right side is preserved. Most of the content is gone. Mentions "religion and world" (דין ודניא), "my master and …
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3803LetterHalper 385
Inferred date
1040–1050 CE
Letter from Mardūk b. Mūsā (Alexandria) to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat; 21 July 1046 (Gil). Talks about sending back sacks and about an inkstand (Gil) …
מן אגל מולאי אלשיך אבי
recto - top margin
1. אלכיר אמר עטים
verso
...בד הפשתים עדיין מונח כפי שהיה, לא מכרו
recto, margins
ממנו אף בדרהם. אלוהים יתעלה ייתן אחרית טובה. לבי נסער מאוד בגלל אדוני ורבי אבו אלכיר.
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3804Legal documentT-S AS 176.481
Document date
416 Hijrī (4 March 1025–21 February 1026 CE)
Primary language
Arabic
Dated: 416 H, which is 1025/26 CE. The document on the verso may describe the property in his will; it mentions something built out of brick (mabniyy bi-l-ṭūb), oak wood (khashab sindiyān), and gypsum (wa l-jibs fīhi madfūn), and also mentions marble pillars (ʿamūd rukhām).
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1. هـ]ـذا ما اوصى به اسمعيل بن يوسف العطار في حـ[ـال صحة
2. ]ـال من سنة ست عشرة واربع ماية اوصـ[
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3805Legal documentENA 3958.10
Document date
Wednesday, 23 Rajab 1244 Hijrī (29 January 1829 CE)
Primary language
Arabic
In the introduction to her edition, Jane Hathaway notes: "ENA 3958.10 is an abbreviated acknowledgement, or iqrār, dated 1244 AH/1829 CE, of liability for a loan by an official known as Ḫāḫām Başı (Khākhām Bāshi in Arabic). […] Curiously, the office of Ḫāḫām Başı was officially established in the year of his death; its first holder was Benyakār’s successor as leader of Istanbul’s Jewish community....
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1. غروش
2. [ghurūsh in ṣiyāqāt script]
3. ١٥٠٠٠
The aforementioned Chief Rabbi took a vow upon himself to God the exalted that as long as this
amount is in his possession, he will pay every month that passes, beginning on this day, 300 ghurūsh to
the merchant Elkān.
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- frances
- hakham bashi
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3806LetterT-S 20.135
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Abū l-Faraj, in Alexandria, to his son-in-law Shelomo b. Eliyyahu. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Early 13th century. Abū l-Faraj admonishes Shelomo to treat his …
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- illness
- illness letter 969-1517
- illness: formalities
- illness: marad
- marriage
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3807LetterT-S 12.192
Inferred date
1168–1204 CE
Primary languages
Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Moses Maimonides (in his own hand with his own signature), in Fustat, to al-Shaykh al-Thiqa, in Minyat Zifta. Dating: ca. 1168–1204 CE, based …
Ask the ḥaver (may his) R(ock) p(rotect him)to charge the community with his care,
so that he gets the money for his poll tax in your town.
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3808LetterENA NS 54.5
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
The writer has been endeavoring to sell the manuscript on behalf of Sayyidnā, but it is impossible to find a buyer. It seems that he has an offer of 120 dirhams, so he writes to ask if he should sell it for that price; if not, he is going to return it, because he has worn himself out.
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1. لے
2. אלממלוך יקבל אלארץ וינהי אנה מא
3. בקא מגהוד פי אמר אלנסכה אלדי לסיידנא
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- book trade
- glyph
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3809LetterT-S NS J195
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Ṣedaqa b. Yosef al-Maqdisī, in Damascus, to Abū l-Faḍl(?) b. ʿAbd al-Sayyid b. al-Ḥasan(?) the physician (al-mutaṭabbib), in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic with the …
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1. לו וצפת בעץ מא ענדי מן אלשוק לחצרתה
2. מולי אלשיך אלגליל אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם
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3810LetterT-S AS 78.189
Primary language
Hebrew
A fragment from what seems to be a letter of appeal(?) in very nice, square Hebrew characters addressed to the dear elder (הזקן היקר). The …
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3811LetterT-S AS 177.230
Primary language
Arabic
Letter in Arabic script. Approximately 6 lines are preserved from each side. The content is obscure. Verso is the front of the letter, and recto …
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3812State documentENA NS 83.131
Primary language
Arabic
Tax receipt for Abū l-Ḥasan b. Saʿīd the Jew. Trigger: ṣaḥḥ. May mention the neighborhood al-Mamṣūṣa. The scribe is ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿAbdallāh. The date …
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3813LetterT-S AS 147.152
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Commercial letter. Not much of the content is preserved. The addressee is asked to pay [probably the bearer] his wage. Note that it is preserved/photographed …
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3814Unknown typeENA 3610.3
Primary language
Arabic
Fragment containing some Arabic script in the margin, which is difficult to read. There is also a Hebrew literary text involving marriage payments.
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- arabic script
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3815LetterT-S AS 137.376
Primary language
Arabic
Letter in Arabic script. The addressee is asked to send something (dirhams?) with the bearer. On verso there is piyyuṭ. (Information from CUDL)
1. انا اسالك صغيري [
2. وكبيري اطال الله بقاك وجعلني
3. فداك ان يمن على وليك [ ]لم
4. تزل اياديك وتفضلك وتنفذ
5. الي مع موصلها درهمين ونـ[ـصف
6. فصير الجميع عشر[
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3816State documentT-S AS 179.180
Primary language
Arabic
Receipt (for tax?) in Arabic script with a Judaeo-Arabic filing note at the top. The date is given but is difficult to read—46[.](?).
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3817Credit instrument or private receiptT-S AS 183.177
Primary language
Arabic
Order of payment. Abū l-ʿAlāʾ is to pay the bearer a sum of money. There is additional very faded Arabic text on verso.
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3818LetterBodl. MS heb. e 98/72
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from a certain Khalaf b. Isḥāq to someone whose name includes Shemaʿya, sent to the house of Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Qudsī, in Fustat. In …
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3819LetterCUL Add.3343
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu, in Fustat, to his cousin (ibn ʿamm) Abū l-Barakāt al-Ḥarīrī b. Abū Manṣūr, in Alexandria. He alludes to political unrest …
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1. הבה אללה בן אלעמאני שמ צו סייר כתאב אלי ענד אכי אלראיס אבו זכרי שצ והו יפתכר
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3820LetterENA 2738.23
(b) Perhaps the response. What remains begins on verso (the beginning is missing) and spills over onto recto. This letter is written in a crude …
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1. ותמר אלא אבו עמראן אבן אלטוילה ותאכד מנה אל
2. כתב וכתאב צאחב אלעיאדא (?) ותדפעה למן [[שיתה]]
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3821State documentT-S Ar.3.9
Primary language
Arabic
Response to the endorsement of a petition by two men, one of whom is Ibrāhīm, son of the illustrious judge. The case is referred to …
Recto
1. . [الحمد لله] وحده وصلواته على سيدنا محمد النبي وسلم تسليم
2. عبدا مولانا صلوات الله عليه ومملوكاه
1. [Praise be to God] alone and his blessings be upon our lord Muḥammad, the prophet, and save (him).
2. The two servants of our master, the praises of God be upon him, and his two slaves,
3. Ibrāhīm son of the illustrious judge.
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3822LetterT-S AS 152.298
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter mentioning a judge and Faraḥ b. Faḍāʾil. Seems to be addressed to Yaʿaqov, in Bilbays, though the address is in a different hand. The …
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3823List or tableT-S AS 207.118
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
List of alphanumerical entries, likely accounts. Dating is perhaps late medieval up to 17th-century but there is very little paleography to confirm a clear estimate. …
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3824LetterT-S 8J19.23
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Abūn b. Ṣedaqa (Jerusalem) to Nahray b. Nissim (Fustat). Dating: 10 March 1064 CE (Gil). Abūn mentions that he is unable to travel …
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3825List or tableT-S Ar.30.225
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioning 'the consul.' Currency: ashrafī. There is also a list of the months of the Franks along with how many days are …
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- consul
- italian
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3826Legal documentT-S F1(1).24
Primary languages
Aramaic, Hebrew
Part of a longer legal document, probably describing a gift or series of gifts made by a father, David, to his daughter. He is formally …
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3827LetterENA 4010.37
Primary language
Arabic
Petition or very deferential letter in Arabic script. Unclear if or how it is related to the Hebrew-script letter on the other side. Addressed to …
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3828LetterT-S AS 148.34
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Note addressed to "al-mawlā al-muwaffaq al-saʿīd R. Samawʾal" asking him to do a favor, "if he is able to go out, meet with me [...]."
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3829List or tableT-S K15.96
List, eight columns, of more than 180 names receiving alms. Many payments of 1/8 dinar. Many foreigners, designated as such: Palestine 13; Iraq 12; Syria-Lebanon …
1. Khiyar stands surety for Nissi, so payment goes to him
1. קשקש to cure of scabies, of smallpox
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3830LetterT-S 8J7.17
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Abū l-Najm to Eliyyahu the Judge. In Judaeo-Arabic. Asking him to send the crimson red silk in his possession (al-maftūl wa-l-shaqīq) with a …
1. בשמך רחמ שאכר תפצלה אבו אל
2. מושב אדוננו ורבינו אליה הדיין המגדול ישמריהו צור
3. עולמים אעלם חצרתהא אן אלשוי אלחריר אלקרמז
4. אלדי ענדך אלמפתול ואלשקיק תסיי…
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- eliyyahu b. zekharia
- silk
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3831LetterT-S NS 225.76
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter to 'our master' (sayyidnā). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: likely ca. 13th century. Probably asking for financial support. The sender is a butcher and hardly make …
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3832Legal documentENA NS I.90
Document date
Wednesday, end of Shevaṭ 1402 Seleucid (1091 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Partnership release. Dated: 1091. Location: Fustat. Verso: Avraham b. Yeshuʿa ha-Kohen irreversibly releases Abū l-Faḍl/Abū l-Mufaḍḍal Netanʾel b. Yefet from any obligations concerning a partnership. …
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- alexandria
- damascus
- indigo
- partnership
- pepper
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3833LetterF 1908.44AA
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Abūn b. Ṣadaqa, in Jerusalem, to Nahray b. Nissim, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: August 28 (Elul 24), 1065 CE, based on Gil's …
ואלכר]אסה
ואל]
{ top margin }
1. לר ישראל
2. ינסכהא פבחק אלאהבה
3. אלא //מא// פרג עני מולאי אלשיך הדא אל
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3834LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1863/16a
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter fragment addressed to Moshe ha-Sar. Only the introduction is preserved.
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3835Credit instrument or private receiptT-S AS 177.285
Primary language
Arabic
Order of payment. Maḥfūẓ is to give the bearer 16 dirhams(?).
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3836LetterENA 3946.3
Primary language
Arabic
Address of a letter in Arabic script sent to Alexandria, to al-Muʿallim Dāʾūd al-ʿĀmil(?). The letter itself is not preserved.
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3837LetterT-S AS 146.443
Primary language
Hebrew
Small and damaged fragment, probably from an opening of a letter to a notable who is referred to as אלחבר.
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- fgp stub
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3838LetterT-S AS 177.591
Primary language
Arabic
Pen trials and drafts of various documents, including a petition. (According to Khan, the petition is written to a judge.)
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3839Credit instrument or private receiptT-S AS 179.49
Primary language
Arabic
Recto (secondary use): Order of payment. Yūsuf al-ʿAsqalānī is to pay sum of money to Abū Saʿd (or Abū Saʿdān(?)).
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3840Credit instrument or private receiptT-S AS 183.39
Primary language
Arabic
Verso: Order of payment. Abū l-Bahāʾ is to pay something to the bearer. On recto there are jotted Greek/Coptic numerals.
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3841LetterT-S NS 324.124
Primary language
Ladino
Late letter to Avraham Ardiṭi (אברהים ארדיטי) in Ladino. Difficult to read. Izmir is mentioned. Also mentioning R. ʿAmram. AA/ASE
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3842LetterT-S Ar.38.109
Primary language
Arabic
Letter in Arabic script. Fragment (lower part only). Dating: Maybe Ayyubid-era, based on typical names and titles, but this is a guess. The alifs and …
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3843LetterT-S 28.22
Document date
1098 CE
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Request that Ḥasan list the accounts of all the transactions made for Abū Yaʿqūb al-Ḥakīm, approval without reservation of all that Ḥasan had done for Lebdi personally (as communicated to him in a letter) and order to buy goods for the payments due to Lebdi and al-Ḥakīm.
recto
1. [... מר]פע וגטא [זנה ע''ח ונצף מגסל ...]
2. [וזנה אתנין וכ]מסין דרהמא ורבע [...]
...I received your letter, which was sent to [Nahrwāra together with]
an amount of dinars. You asked me tobuy for you two faylams and bd[. . .]
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- al-tiz
- dahlak
- ib-untranslated-eng
- ib1
- india book
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3844State documentT-S NS 141.86
Primary language
Arabic
Fiscal accounts, probably. The year is given (5[..] AH?) but is difficult to read. Folded into a bifolio and reused for poetry in Hebrew.
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3845State documentCUL Or.1080 J7
Inferred date
1039–1039 CE
Primary languages
Arabic, Hebrew
Petition to the caliph al-Mustansir concerning the schism of 1038–42 between Shelomo b. Yehuda, the gaʾon of Palestine, and a pretender to the gaonate, Natan …
Verso, upside-down relative to Hebrew text
1. بِسْم الله الرحمن الرحيم العبيد ينهوا الى الموقف الشريف زاد الله شرف حالهم وذلك ان لما
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- communal
- dimme
- draft
- efrayim b. shemarya
- katb shahada
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PGPID
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3846LetterENA 2805.7
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Nissim b. Avraham to Nahray b. Nissim (Fustat). Dating: ca. 1050s. About a consignment of silk that was about to reach Fustat, owned …
ENA 2805 f. 7b, ed. A.L. Udovitch, Z.F. 5-1-90 (p) Letter to Nahray b. Nissim, ca. 1045-1096.
1. [כתאב]י יאסידי וריסי אטאל אללה פי אלכיר בקאך ואדאם נעמאך ומן תופיקה לא אכלאך מן
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1. אני כותב לך, אדוני וראשי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים כטובה ויתמיד את חסדיו לך ואל ימנע ממך מזל,
2. מאלכסנדריה; שלומי טוב ואני בריא, תודה לאל לבדו.
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3847LetterENA NS 29.21
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Akhlābū Kohen b. Aharon, in Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Around 1045. In the handwriting of Ibrāhīm b. Faraḥ. Regarding one dinar …
ENA NS 29. f. 21 ed. A.L. Udovitch Letter from ........b. Aaron Ha-Kohen to Nahray b. Nissim Z.F. 11-20-90 (p)
1. בסם אללה אלעטים
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1. (1–2) בשם אלוהים הנורא; אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתך ואת עזרתו לך ....
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- nahray b. nissim
- trade
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3848LetterMoss. II,177
Inferred date
1310–1355 CE
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
A letter of recommendation from the office of the Nagid Yehoshua Maimonides (b. 1310–d. 1355 CE), for a poor man Shelomo to be read in …
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3849State documentT-S Ar.51.107
Inferred date
1161–1164 CE
Primary language
Arabic
State document, Fatimid period. Petition to a vizier of Al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh from a baker in Fusṭāṭ concerning a debt that he had incurred with …
وتقتضيه المصلحة وإقراره بيده
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1. الحمد للّه رب العالمين
2. ليستوضح القاضي الموفّق الأمين
He istoo poor to pay it off
and the aforementioned creditoris demanding it from him in a cruel fashion.
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- dimme
- petition
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3850Legal documentBL OR 4684.6
Document date
Rajab 417 Hijrī (18 August 1026–16 September 1026 CE)
Primary language
Arabic
This time Rabābīl is buying from Kayl ibn Qūrīl. The object of the sale is Kayl’s inheritance from his father Qūrīl.
Recto
1. صح ذلك عندي وكتب صح
2. الحسن بن ابراهيم بن رزق بخطه
3. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
...‘And the door of thistower, from its eastern side, provides access
to the interior of surrounding wall that is around thistower.
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- fayyum
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