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Assalaamu alaikum [peace be to you],I got the idea to make this drawing after I saw this [link]
here, I'd like to share this article with you. it's not written by a Muslim, that's why the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- is not addressed with the respectful expression "peace be upon him". but I think this article would be interesting for my non-Muslims friends that's why I am sharing it:
In a Gainesville Sun article of August 26, Pastor Terry Jones stated that he has never read the Quran he will burn. Speaking as a Christian pastor, a college instructor, and a patriotic American, I find this unfortunate.
Muslims make up 20 percent of the world's population. In today's world, gaining a basic knowledge of Islam is both good common sense and an act of responsible citizenship.
So let's say you're a non-Muslim and you've decided to open that Quran before reaching for the lighter fluid. What now?
Be sure to read a modern translation.
I'd recommend "The Qur'an: A New Translation," by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem (Oxford World's Classics, 2004). It's inexpensive and packed with helpful footnotes.
Adjust your expectations.
Unlike the Christian Bible, the Quran doesn't begin with Creation and end with the Last Judgment. Instead, the Quran contains a series of spiritual messages which comment on, and offer guidance for, situations in the life of Muhammad.
Bible-readers should expect the Quran to look rather like a book of prophecy; in which God comments on ancient politics and offers guidance to leaders like Isaiah and Jeremiah.
Non-Bible readers might find an analogy in '60s protest music! For example, the Neil Young song "Ohio" comments on the Kent State shootings of 1970, and offers guidance to American youth. In both biblical books of prophecy and '60s protest songs, current events are often alluded to indirectly rather than described in detail. It's the same with the Quran: Its messages comment on situations which are often only hinted at.
Use a biography of Muhammad.
Since the messages in the Quran comment on very specific situations, understanding these is essential to understanding the Quran. So along with that up-to-date Quran translation, get a recent biography of Muhammad...
Jews and Christians may find parallels between Muhammad and Israel's King David. Both grew up as shepherds and later became remarkable leaders of their people: religious, political, military.
Start reading at the back of the book.
Now that you've got a biography of Muhammad handy, you're ready for the Quran. Start at page one? Hardly.
The chapters in the Quran aren't laid out chronologically. Instead, the chapters are arranged by length: Longest to shortest.
Bible-readers might be reminded of the letters of St. Paul. In the New Testament, Paul's letter to the Romans comes first. That's not because Paul wrote it first, but simply because it's his longest letter. The Quran works the same way.
The first messages Muhammad shared with the world were very short. So as a rule, you'll find the earliest, simplest messages at the back of the Quran, not the front!
Get to know your Muslim neighbors.
The Quran isn't just words on a page, it shapes people's lives. Find out how by checking out local interfaith groups like the Silk Road Club... The club sponsors panel discussions with Jewish, Christian and Muslim speakers, and family-oriented events like a picnic.
A basic knowledge of Islam and the Quran can illuminate past history, current events and what the future may hold. Looks like reading a Quran produces more light than burning one.
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
By Josh Braley, Published: Sunday, September 5, 2010 [link]
Josh Braley teaches at Santa Fe College and is the pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Archer.
I hope that was beneficial
Wassalaamu alaikum.
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There is no judgment day, there is no afterlife. Your prophet made it up. There is not proof.
oh and about japan... Educate yourself, fool.
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"According to Steve Heine in 2011, less than 15% of Japanese believe in God."
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Sure sure , do just like ALL of them do . Misquote everything you bring , hide your own faith , and when somebody replies to your claim just go on and say that you won 
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Oh....reading this reminded me of an oral presentation I had to do on Islam last week at Univercity. My classmates seemed determinated that the Quran was some sort of religious nutcase manual.
It was untill I started writting Sura 5:32 on the board that they finnaly started getting in their thick skulls that Islam is NOT a nutcase religion, and that the Quran IS NOT some sort of religious nutcase manual.
I may not be a muslim, but Islam has a place close to my heart.
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knowledge is power.
when people learn, they will have no reason to fear...
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Exactly
That's why I volunteered to talk about Islam. To prevent someone from talking trash about something they did not know anything about!
Although I must thank you....most of the knolwege I have is thanks to you.
By the way....can I note you a very awkward question?
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I've sent it, my friend.
Be warned...it's a really strange question.
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i really love this..may this be a lesson to the muslims who are corrupted by terrorists nuts. ( i am a muslim too, but not a good one....wish me luck on improving myself)
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I so happen to be a non-Muslim and proud American, but I would NEVER disrespect someone's religion like this. It's disgusting when people do
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hahah i lold my ass off seing this
good job
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haha Americans are so simple TT_TT i am shamed to be one some times (but then again humanity just plain bat shit crazy)
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Say, have you heard of Qur'anism? It's an Islamic movement in which they believe that the Qur'an is the only canonical text of Islam, and they'd feel the same way as these guys do.
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didn't they teach you how to express your opinion in a more polite and respectful way? just wondering...
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then I am warning you. in my page, you MUST want. otherwise, your comment will be flagged as spam.
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Flag, Delete or what ever it. I don't care!
Would you like stuff like "ACCEPT JESUS OR BURN IN HELL" or "ALLAH WILL BURN YOU SKIN FOR ALL ETERNITY!" more? I could go to my In-Box and copy some of them from all nice Monotheist out there.
*Stupid smile*
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Would you like stuff like "ACCEPT JESUS OR BURN IN HELL" or "ALLAH WILL BURN YOU SKIN FOR ALL ETERNITY!" more?
as for the first one, go tell it to the Christians. since I don't believe it. as for the second, I never said such a thing to anyone. if you want to complain, go to complain to those who said it to you.
I could go to my In-Box and copy some of them from all nice Monotheist out there.
copy them to your own page.
in my page, if you want to ask anything about Islam and learn something new, I can help you. but I highly advise you to read my visitors' guidelines in the bottom left of my profile page, so that you won't cross the red line.
Peace be to you
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"Lern new about Islam blablabla"
You think I need to know more as I can get from reading the Quran and specking with Moslems and get to hear (from ca. 10% of them) that I will burn and that I should be killed and blablabla
By the fakt that I don't see you as a terrorist (even so I know whats in Sure 4, 9 etc. an know that Islam caused wars and massmurder and so on) should show you that I am not one of this "I learned all about Islam on 9/11"-Idiots!
Become Bahai: Same Religion, Same God, same Paradise but lot of a f*ck more peacefull!
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And you think only Islam caused wars and mass murder? What about the Catholics and the crusades? Where the Catholic church sent out people to either convert or kill all non-believers also know as infidels (Latin not Arabic word)
Islam started out like Christianity did.A small minority religion against an even bigger religion (i.e. Paganism and Judaism.) Christians fought for their religion just as Muslims did. It was like fighting for the survival of their religion. Do you get the picture?
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Are you able to understand English?
Yes? Than where in the name of all frozen Naraku do I say something like: "Only Islam is violent"?
Lets see ... it's Nowhere! I didn't say that! In fact I said that I know that Islam DOESN'T cause more violence than Christianity.
Oh and: SO WHAT? Islam had to defend itself in the year 600+! And that makes murders and the destruction of sanctuary 1400 years later ok?
Don't get this wrong: I know when and why this Sures war written! But I also know that this Sures cause a lot of Violence NOW! Christianity is violent as well, I know! But only because Somebody else is killing doesn't make it OK for others!
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now what's your point?
As a matter of fact, Atheism caused more harm to humanity than all false religions put together. Islam is the only true religion that helped the world throughout history. but ignorant people like you don't know (or don't want to know)
if you want to learn something about Islam you can ask, I will answer your question.
if not, then I am afraid I don't have much time fo idle talk.
peace be to you.
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Oh, because I must be an Atheist because I am not a Christian or a Muslim.
So I see good and evil of every idea/philosophy/religion/etc. and see all religions as basically equal, while you think that all people with other believes as you are wrong. Who of us is ignorant again?
Why are you attacking me? My fist statement was: "I know more about most religions than Americans do." A normal reaction would be: "Well, than you must know something about Islam, and therefore not reasonless hate it!" Your reaction was more like: "I don't like your language and you don't think Islam is truth, so you must be reasonless hateful!"
You really want to teach me? Than answer this question:
1. And how do you classify "false"? Are all Religion false that are not Islam?
2. Why is your faith real but any faith that is different automatically false?
3. Why do you think that I am ignorant?
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Why are you attacking me?
I didn't attack you. I am in my page. you came to comment, and I replied politely.
"I don't like your language and you don't think Islam is truth, so you must be reasonless hateful!"
that's not what I said. I really don't like people claiming that I said what I never did. all I did in my latest comments is invite you to learn and ask whatever you want to know about Islam. I called you ignorant because what you stated shows that. but I didn't call you reasonless hateful. misquoting is a bad habit. I highly advise you to avoid it.
1. And how do you classify "false"? Are all Religion false that are not Islam?
if right/false are defined by human standards, we'll find that there is nothing right/false. everyone will have his own opinion of what's right/false. there are simply people's preferences. so right/false must be objectively defined. the only way to be so is to be defined by one who is all-knowing and one who doesn't benefit or lose anything from the matter. in Islam, we believe the God is the only one who is qualified to decide what's right and what's wrong.
regarding other religions, I'd say in every religion, there are beautiful and good teachings. but having beautiful teachings is not enough to say the religion is true. religion is mainly for salvation purpose. each religion must provide proofs that its right and true. proofs that can be tested and verified. Islam provides such proofs.
2. Why is your faith real but any faith that is different automatically false?
it's not me who said my faith is real and all others are false. the Qur'an makes such claim. we, as intellectual beings, need to analyze this claim and see what proof the Qur'an provides for its truthfulness. and we can compare with other religions and see if it 'makes sense'.
3. Why do you think that I am ignorant?
every person is ignorant to a certain degree. you are ignorant in many things. I am also ignorant in many things. if one person claims he is not ignorant, then he's just being arrogant. I believe we all need to learn.
I think you are ignorant in the matter we were talking because your comment shows misunderstanding of a couple of things regarding Islam. if you care to check and make sure that you understood correctly, feel free to ask and, in sha'Allah [God willing] I will clarify everything for you.
Peace be to you.
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flagged as spam because of use of foul language.
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Fine, so again:
So calling me hate-full an ignorant is "politely" I see!
Your logic is circular! Your mind goes like this:
Islam is the truth -> therefore Allah/the Koran is true -> therefore all other Religion are false -> therefore Islam is the truth -> therefore Allah/the Koran is true -> therefore all other Religion are false and on and on and on
This doesn't prove or classify anything! You believe in Allah, I believe in other Gods. Why is my Religion false? Or to ask it an other way: What (except from your circular logic) does prove that the Koran is the Truth? Many things said in Koran are proved false! So why would your not-perfect book be better than any other?
By "teaching me" you mean "Dawa" don't you?
I know Islam isn't more hate-full and doesn't cause more violence than Christianity, but that doesn't mean I have to like it or that I need to accept it an the "true Religion"! In the Koran are many damned cruel things and much of it is simply false, so why would an all-knowing being write something like that?
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Islam is the truth -> therefore Allah/the Koran is true -> therefore all other Religion are false -> therefore Islam is the truth -> therefore Allah/the Koran is true -> therefore all other Religion are false and on and on and on
I am afraid you don't know my logic. and your chain is messed up. here is how I see things:
the Qur'an is proven to be of divine source without a single mistake => therefore the author of the Qur'an is he who he claims to be: Allah, the true God => therefore his religion is the true religion: Islam => therefore whatever he said is the truth => therefore his statement that other religions are false is to be accepted. and that's the end. there is no returning to start like what you wrote.
all is based on the initial proof. if it's proven, then the rest is true. if not, then we stop there.
I am believing in the Qur'an because I could prove its divine source.
but I don't go to other people's pages using foul language in order to attack their beliefs. that's not what my Qur'an teaches me.
Why is my Religion false?
any religion other than what the God decreed is false. the God doesn't ask us to worship him as we want, but as he wants. he stated in his revelation that he doesn't accept anything other than his own way.
an easy way to know whether your religion is the true one or not is to study its doctrine. a doctrine that has inconsistencies can't be from the true God.
What (except from your circular logic) does prove that the Koran is the Truth? Many things said in Koran are proved false! So why would your not-perfect book be better than any other?
there are many proofs. I could be willing to share with you if only you had a less aggressive tone and more humble way to ask.
besides, what you claim to be proven false are just your delusions. there is nothing false in the Qur'an.
By "teaching me" you mean "Dawa" don't you?
Da'wah is not 'teaching', it's 'invitation'. what I am doing is merely informing people about the truth and inviting them. whoever wants to learn can learn, whoever wants to learn further can learn. and whoever rejects, it's their loss.
but that doesn't mean I have to like it or that I need to accept it an the "true Religion"!
yes, you are free to accept or reject Islam. and I have no right to force my opinions and beliefs on you. that's why I never came to your page to bother you with fould language and nonsense.
In the Koran are many damned cruel things and much of it is simply false
first, the Qur'an is a book of glad tiding and a warner. what you call 'cruel' things are just warnings to mankind. they will never reach the one who takes heed.
and again, what you claim to be false things are your own delusions. you probably never read the Qur'an. and you know nothing on how we Muslims reason to conclude the truth.
all you are doing is following the "make them look wrong, I will look correct". that's why instead of establishing a civilized, beneficial and polite discussion, you use pathetic ways to attack people.
I really pity people like you.
may the God guide you and correct your thinking.
peace be to those who follow right guidance.
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So your "Logic" goes like that:
1. The Koran is True/Divine
2. Therefore it must be written by god
3. Therefore Islam is true
4. Therefore the teachings of the Islam (named in Koran) are true
There are two ways that you could come to 1:
a) you can prove it because of the things written in the Koran (That is impossible)
b) you have to believe that the Koran was written by god, so it must be true (That is circular logic)
So give me your arguments why the Koran MUST be written by an all-mighty, all-knowing etc. Being ans why it MUST be true!
I came to "attack you"? My basic statement was: "I know more about religion that most Americans, therefore Americans are idiots and don't know anything about Islam"
How was THAT attacking you? What I do here is not attacking you. I want to know why you believe that you will get to paradise while I will be punished in Hell! So if anyone is "attacking" anybody, than the Islam is attacking me be teaching that everyone who do not believe in Islam is damned!
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There are two ways that you could come to 1:
a) you can prove it because of the things written in the Koran (That is impossible)
b) you have to believe that the Koran was written by god, so it must be true (That is circular logic)
again I disagree. in order to prove a book (any book) to be of divine sources, there are a certain conditions that the book has to meet:
- first, the book has to claim to be divine. a book that doesn't make this claim can't be considered divine.
- second, it has to be unique. it should not be like any other book. if man can write a book similar to God's word then it's impossible to know if the book is divine or not. so if the God sent down a book, he should make sure his book is unique and different from any other book.
- third, the book has to provide evidence of its claim. the evidence should be analyzed and verified.
- fourth, the book should not contain mistakes and contradictions.
- fifth, the book has to answer all important questions mankind may ask and has to provide clear guidelines to salvation. it should not teach confusing doctrine.
- sixth, a book sent from the God should be made in a way that every layperson with honest intentions can find its truth and divinity. it should not be in a way that only scholars and archeologists can see its divinity.
So give me your arguments why the Koran MUST be written by an all-mighty, all-knowing etc. Being ans why it MUST be true!
I can go and expand the points I stated above and prove to you that the Qur'an is indeed God's words, if you are interested.
but first, I'd like to ask this: did you read the Qur'an (from page 1) or any of its translations? this question is important so that I know how to explain the subject.
I came to "attack you"? My basic statement was: "I know more about religion that most Americans, therefore Americans are idiots and don't know anything about Islam"
sorry, I didn't feel peace and friendliness in your comment. you started your first comment with foul language. and made many false claims. I may be wrong, but your comment didn't give me the feeling that you are honestly searching for answer but instead, you just try to vilify Islam with the tiny bit of false information that you have.
I want to know why you believe that you will get to paradise while I will be punished in Hell!
in fact, every religion teaches that if you follow it, you get salvation. that's not something new. but the new thing is that no religion except Islam says that all other religions are false. now we need to understand this claim. the God said in the Qur'an that he created man and put man as a caretaker on earth and gave him duty and responsibility. and he gave man the manual of the best life. that manual is 'submission to the will of the God'. in the Arabic language, there is a word for that, it's 'ISLAM'. so Islam by definition is the true way of the God. the God is the one who makes the law, he is the judge. and he is the one who has all power. he can decide who will go to heaven and who will go to hell. but he will never rule with injustice. he decided that he will forgive all sins except disbelief in him and worshipping other gods. now what the Qur'an says is not cruel things, it's just an important and serious warning.
imagine you live in a small house near the dam. I built the dam 10 years ago, and I come to you now telling you "you must move from here, the dam is gonna collapse after 2 days!"
will you take my warning as a cruel attack? or you listen to me and do what is necessary to save yourself?
the Qur'an is merely giving us a warning. and the Qur'an itself states this. this warning is from God's mercy. the Qurt'an also gives us hope in God's mercy and compassion. when you hear the warning, you shouldn't say "oh! it's cruel!" instead, you should say "what if this warning is true? what should I do?"
that's wiser. besides, religion is not about what pleases people, it's more about what people need. so Islam offers you what you need in order to get a happy life here on earth and salvation in the hereafter.
Peace.
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the first impression I got about you was that you are an ignorant person who tries to shine by vilifying others, and your wall of text here confirms it.
you didn't read the Qur'an like you claim. because the contradictions you are claiming do not exist in the first place. you read them in some filthy islamophobic websites. you didn't bother to check them, read a Quran commentary or ask a Muslim just to make sure you understood well. you go around spreading them. 
I gave you a good test to check a divine scripture. what you did, was just trying to attack my suggestion, and you failed to offer something better. when you tell me I am wrong but you don't even try to offer something better, it's obvious that you are not trying to benefit from this discussion. all you want is to prove the others are evil and wrong. besides, you assuming that someone must be an Atheist in order to have correct thinking on how to test things shows your arrogance and forgetting your mistakes and the flaws in your logic. he who puts his hand on his eyes, blocks the sun. but only from himself.
I am afraid, from your words you didn't come here to learn, you didn't come to engage in a beneficial and fruitful conversation. what you came for is to attack and force your opinions assuming you know better when you know nothing.
so here is what I am gonna do: your comment here is gonna be flagged as spam. because it contains lies against Islam. if you were trying to understand, I would have answered and clarified things to you. but you are not. you are simply spreading lies in my page. and this is NOT acceptable.
I let you know this:
I hope I am wrong, but I have the feeling that you are gonna turn things ugly before you leave.
but anyway, in order to show my peaceful intentions, I am gonna give you a second chance. if you want to learn about Islam and correct your misinformation, you are very welcome. I can try to answer any question you have. if I don't know the answer, I will look for it and give you. if you want to discuss in a civilized way that doesn't include vilifying the other, you are welcome.
But if the purpose of your existence is to vilify and attack the others in order to look better. if you just try to attack using any argument, no matter whether it's true or false, then I am afraid I have no time for that. if you think Islam is evil and you want to propagate your sickness, do that in your page as much as you want.
To you be your way, to me be mine
translation of the Qur'an 109:6
May Allah guide you and correct your thinking.
peace be to he who follows right guidance.
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I'm Muslim,And i'm saying you should'int bother with that person,They only commented to seek attention and start something.
I guess they're too block-headed to try to learn something,Let them be.
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Any people of any creed should be sure about what his doctrine REALLY says...Unfortunately, this very rarelly happens, and a lot of people just use it, and the cultural corruptions of it, for other purposes than faith and guidance.
Being a catholic, and having taught to children, I always urged them to try and understand carefully what our religion really was, and what was said and where. And even what was there because of cultural politics and stuff. I suppose it's the same for every other ^^ the urge to find the truth of one's belief.
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*facepalm* (Sorry, gut reaction at people's ignorance)
Y'know, a lot of people really need to see this.
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Strange, usually my first idea of reading the Quarn will basically teach me stuff about how to be an awesome buisiness person and sell a lot of product; apparently the stereotype of Muslims changes greatly after 9/11.
Lol at the blonde guy. If he wants to know how to do that, he should just played Bomberman instead. Though blowing yourself up in that game would lead to the penelty of losing all the awesome power ups you have recieved and force to redo the level from the beginning; oh how Bomberman would of been the perfect way of showing many extremists the errors in taking lives . . . unless they are good at video games.
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"A basic knowledge of Islam and the Quran can illuminate past history, current events and what the future may hold. Looks like reading a Quran produces more light than burning one."
I must agree
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wwowwww this is sooo good!! i wish the ppl in my class would look at this
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Amazing mashalla art and idea!
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Love the message. I feel I should also point out to many Christians that most Atheists know more about the Bible than those who try to force Christianity on others.
I love your comment on the Quran not being words on pages but something to shape people's lives. Words to live by no matter what religion, beliefs, or Book one follows.
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real nice. Like the message
After reading your artist comments I just feal like asking you...How much do you really know about Christianity? (not judginf or anything, I'm still learning it 
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Well, I can't give you percentage. but I am learning. I am familiar with the basics. and lately, I am more interested in scripture study (or scripture criticism).
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