Emilija writing...
We didn't have to go to the center yesterday, so the kids were really excited to see us today. Because it was going to be one of our last days here, we wanted to plan extra special activities for them. We decided that it would be really fun to make home-made ice cream, which we could freeze and eat later. We bought milk, sugar, and vanilla sugar (they don't have vanilla extract here), and let the kids mix it all together to their liking. We put the soon-to-be ice cream in little cups, put it in the freezer, and went on to start our next activity.
Beforehand, we had organized a scavenger hunt list, which ranged from running to the soccer field, making little popsicle stick houses, running around the center acting like birds, and taking pictures of a stork's nest. The kids LOVED it! They were free to run around, be wild, and just have a lot of fun. Even the kids who normally don't participate with us were just as into it as the others.
Aurimas, one of the older kids, decided to show us how to make bee's wax candles. We really enjoyed that some of the kids helped us make them and even made some for us. All three of us probably made about 5 candles, not including the ones that were given to us. Not only are the candles cute, but they're also fun and easy to make.
After eating our usual lunch, we brought out the ice cream that we had made earlier in the day. It had not frozen all the way, and kinda just looked like soup. The ice cream had turned out too sweet, but most of the kids finished off what they were given anyways.
As we were washing the dishes in the kitchen, Remigijus thought that it would be funny to start squirting us with a spray bottle. It quickly escalated into a water fight, ending with us all being soaking wet. (After a long hot day, we just couldn't resist getting him back.)
After we came home from the center, we decided to go to our host family's garden and pick some fresh strawberries. There were rows and rows of beautiful strawberries and we picked about 2 buckets full of them (there probably would have been more, but we ate a lot while we picked). As we were picking the strawberries, Silvija stopped by and took us to see a dam. Even though the dam was gorgeous, we couldn't spend a lot of time there because it was getting late. I think we might have lost track of the time because the sun set A LOT later here (it could be 11 p.m., but it feels like 7). When we got back, we went straight to bed because we're going to have to get up early tomorrow.
We're sad because tomorrow is our last full day here, and we really don't want to leave yet. Labanaktis!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
All grassy fields lead to the Basilica
Andryte writing...
The past few days have been eventful yet exhausting. Yesterday, Tuesday, we took an 11 km (about 7 mile) hike with the kids to a chapel on a hill called Panų Kalnas. We hiked for approximately 3 hours as we sang Lithuanian folk songs (it turns out we know more than the locals), took lots of pictures (at least the kids did...), and observed the beautiful nature of rural Lithuania. The day before we had made little crosses, so we carried them with us on our pilgrimage. When we finally arrived at our destination, we squeezed into the tiny yet beautiful chapel. According to legend, several women had been buried alive in that area as they hid from Swedish soldiers. A chapel and many crosses have been built in their memory. We carefully placed our crosses alongside the icons, paintings, crosses, and other religious items. We said several prayers and then left to set up our picnic lunch. Our adult supervisor roasted hot dogs over a bonfire as a religion teacher led the kids and us in a series of activities. We played games, relaxed, ate, and enjoyed ourselves for about four hours before a bus came to drive us back to the center. We were exhausted, so thank goodness we didn't have to walk all the way back! The kids were kind enough to walk us home once again.
As we had been hiking, our new friend Ieva invited us to join her and her family at a huge celebration of Jonines (Feast of St. John and a pagan midsummer celebration) by a lake near Zemaiciu Kalvarija. When we finally got home from Panų Kalnas, we got ready for a night of fun. When we got there, w set up our tent for two and set out to find Ieva's family. We found them all right, setting up a HUGE tent (it could probably fit about ten people). Luckily they had room for the four of us, so we didn't have to squish into our tiny shelter. We then set out to the lake, where we wove ourselves wreaths from flowers and various grasses. We ended up wearing these wreaths for most of the night. As we came back to our campsite, we saw a huge bonfire being lit and tons of people dancing Lithuanian folk dances near the blazing fire. We ran to join them, dancing most of the night away. We learned several new folk dances and danced some that we already knew. It was an incredibly fun way to meet new people and celebrate. We went to sleep as the sun began to rise (at 3:30 a.m.). The next morning we were exhausted but really happy to have participated in such a traditional and energy-filled event.
As soon as we got home this morning, the three of us went directly upstairs to sleep for a few more hours. Our host family then invited us to join them for lunch, so we ate delicious chicken and vegetables. We then set out on an exploratory walk during which we picked ground berries (žemuoges) and enjoyed relaxing among grassy fields. We made sure that we always had the Basilica in sight in case we got lost. At one point, I think we accidentally left Zemaciu Kalvarija. Our friend Silvija then invited us to her house, so we walked home and quickly made ourselves scrambled eggs for dinner before leaving for her house. We spent several hours showing each other pictures and chatting.
Tomorrow we'll be at the center again with the kids, so it's time for us to catch up on some sleep. Labanaktis!
The past few days have been eventful yet exhausting. Yesterday, Tuesday, we took an 11 km (about 7 mile) hike with the kids to a chapel on a hill called Panų Kalnas. We hiked for approximately 3 hours as we sang Lithuanian folk songs (it turns out we know more than the locals), took lots of pictures (at least the kids did...), and observed the beautiful nature of rural Lithuania. The day before we had made little crosses, so we carried them with us on our pilgrimage. When we finally arrived at our destination, we squeezed into the tiny yet beautiful chapel. According to legend, several women had been buried alive in that area as they hid from Swedish soldiers. A chapel and many crosses have been built in their memory. We carefully placed our crosses alongside the icons, paintings, crosses, and other religious items. We said several prayers and then left to set up our picnic lunch. Our adult supervisor roasted hot dogs over a bonfire as a religion teacher led the kids and us in a series of activities. We played games, relaxed, ate, and enjoyed ourselves for about four hours before a bus came to drive us back to the center. We were exhausted, so thank goodness we didn't have to walk all the way back! The kids were kind enough to walk us home once again.
As we had been hiking, our new friend Ieva invited us to join her and her family at a huge celebration of Jonines (Feast of St. John and a pagan midsummer celebration) by a lake near Zemaiciu Kalvarija. When we finally got home from Panų Kalnas, we got ready for a night of fun. When we got there, w set up our tent for two and set out to find Ieva's family. We found them all right, setting up a HUGE tent (it could probably fit about ten people). Luckily they had room for the four of us, so we didn't have to squish into our tiny shelter. We then set out to the lake, where we wove ourselves wreaths from flowers and various grasses. We ended up wearing these wreaths for most of the night. As we came back to our campsite, we saw a huge bonfire being lit and tons of people dancing Lithuanian folk dances near the blazing fire. We ran to join them, dancing most of the night away. We learned several new folk dances and danced some that we already knew. It was an incredibly fun way to meet new people and celebrate. We went to sleep as the sun began to rise (at 3:30 a.m.). The next morning we were exhausted but really happy to have participated in such a traditional and energy-filled event.
As soon as we got home this morning, the three of us went directly upstairs to sleep for a few more hours. Our host family then invited us to join them for lunch, so we ate delicious chicken and vegetables. We then set out on an exploratory walk during which we picked ground berries (žemuoges) and enjoyed relaxing among grassy fields. We made sure that we always had the Basilica in sight in case we got lost. At one point, I think we accidentally left Zemaciu Kalvarija. Our friend Silvija then invited us to her house, so we walked home and quickly made ourselves scrambled eggs for dinner before leaving for her house. We spent several hours showing each other pictures and chatting.
Tomorrow we'll be at the center again with the kids, so it's time for us to catch up on some sleep. Labanaktis!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Covered in Paint
Vija writing...
Okay, so if you've been following our blog, you've probably noticed that we haven't posted anything lately. That's because we accidently used up our host family's internet minutes. It's not as bad as it sounds - that "free, password-less" internet that I wrote about a few posts ago...yeah, that was their internet. The thing is, our host family didn't even know that their minutes were limited, and they didn't know that htier internet was out there for anyone to use. We had told them we were using some free wireless we had found, and they assumed it was a neighbor's. Needless to say, we apologized and even gave them some money. (They now have unlimited internet access, so we'll be writing our blog regularly.)
Also, we spend this weekend by the beach. Lithuania has gorgeous beaches by the Baltic Seas, with lots of sand dunes. We stayed with Emilija's and my relatives who had rented our a vacation apartment near Palanga (The California or Florida of the U.S.). Our relatives have two girls (ages 2 and 4), so we didn't actually get a break from kids for the weekend, but it was still nice to take some time off.
Over the past few days, we've started to really get to know Zemaiciu Kalvarija - not just its pretty outer shell. We found out more about the kids and their individual situations and how they affect them. Also, the past few times that we have taken the kids outside to play soccer, basketball, or dodgeball (their favorite game at the moment), we have seen drunk men. While we urgently herded them away from the scene, the kids seemed completely unphased, and some of the boys even approached the men and swore at them. This is really distrurbing to us, and we feel like it's only a small glimpse of what really goes on here.
The more time we spend with these kids, and the longer we stay here with the locals, the more we notice how poorly people look upon and treat these kids. We know that they mignt not act like the angels they are to us towards other people, but we definately think that they are underappreciated here. There have been several occasions where people have blatantly put them down for minor reasons.
Today, we came to the center just as the church bells rang to announce one o'clock. There was already a small group of kids on the steps, waiting impatiently for one of the center supervisors to unlock the door. Other than the small group we met at the door, not many other kids came today. We each made a cross that we are going to bring to a chapel tomorrow. (We're going on an 11 km hike with the kids tomorrow...not really sure what to expect.) :) Vygantas, one of the youngest kids here, decided to paint his cross with drops of blue, acrylic (non-washable) paint. He ended up getting his entire sweater dirty four times! Andryte just stayed in the kitchen for about 15 minuts, as he went back and forth - getting his sweater covered in paint, and then getting it washed. The kids found this as amusing as Emilija and I did.
On the 20th, Marija celebrated her 13th birthday, so we decided to give her a present of our own. We carefully selected several small things that we thought she would appreciate, like a necklace, a mini dreamcatcher (aciu t. Mirga), and pencils for writing us letters once we leave. We also wrote her a very nice card, on which Andryte drew her guardian angel. :)
Nothing else very eventful happened today. (Although, we've noticed that some of the younger boys who used to eye us playing on the basketball court have started to come to the center -- which thrills us.) By now, we've become very tired, and the day felt especially long for some reason, so we only played dodgeball for a little bit after we left the center.
When we came home, we made ourselves our regular dinner of pasta and sauteed vegetables, and then went for an exploratory walk around Zemaiciu Kalvarija by ourselves. We didn't just want to see the pretty views it has to offer, but also some of its poorer areas. Thankfully, we didn't get lost, and we got a chance to pick some groundberries along the way. :)
Right now, we're going to finish making all of the kids' personalized bracelets so we can give them to them soon.
Okay, so if you've been following our blog, you've probably noticed that we haven't posted anything lately. That's because we accidently used up our host family's internet minutes. It's not as bad as it sounds - that "free, password-less" internet that I wrote about a few posts ago...yeah, that was their internet. The thing is, our host family didn't even know that their minutes were limited, and they didn't know that htier internet was out there for anyone to use. We had told them we were using some free wireless we had found, and they assumed it was a neighbor's. Needless to say, we apologized and even gave them some money. (They now have unlimited internet access, so we'll be writing our blog regularly.)
Also, we spend this weekend by the beach. Lithuania has gorgeous beaches by the Baltic Seas, with lots of sand dunes. We stayed with Emilija's and my relatives who had rented our a vacation apartment near Palanga (The California or Florida of the U.S.). Our relatives have two girls (ages 2 and 4), so we didn't actually get a break from kids for the weekend, but it was still nice to take some time off.
Over the past few days, we've started to really get to know Zemaiciu Kalvarija - not just its pretty outer shell. We found out more about the kids and their individual situations and how they affect them. Also, the past few times that we have taken the kids outside to play soccer, basketball, or dodgeball (their favorite game at the moment), we have seen drunk men. While we urgently herded them away from the scene, the kids seemed completely unphased, and some of the boys even approached the men and swore at them. This is really distrurbing to us, and we feel like it's only a small glimpse of what really goes on here.
The more time we spend with these kids, and the longer we stay here with the locals, the more we notice how poorly people look upon and treat these kids. We know that they mignt not act like the angels they are to us towards other people, but we definately think that they are underappreciated here. There have been several occasions where people have blatantly put them down for minor reasons.
Today, we came to the center just as the church bells rang to announce one o'clock. There was already a small group of kids on the steps, waiting impatiently for one of the center supervisors to unlock the door. Other than the small group we met at the door, not many other kids came today. We each made a cross that we are going to bring to a chapel tomorrow. (We're going on an 11 km hike with the kids tomorrow...not really sure what to expect.) :) Vygantas, one of the youngest kids here, decided to paint his cross with drops of blue, acrylic (non-washable) paint. He ended up getting his entire sweater dirty four times! Andryte just stayed in the kitchen for about 15 minuts, as he went back and forth - getting his sweater covered in paint, and then getting it washed. The kids found this as amusing as Emilija and I did.
On the 20th, Marija celebrated her 13th birthday, so we decided to give her a present of our own. We carefully selected several small things that we thought she would appreciate, like a necklace, a mini dreamcatcher (aciu t. Mirga), and pencils for writing us letters once we leave. We also wrote her a very nice card, on which Andryte drew her guardian angel. :)
Nothing else very eventful happened today. (Although, we've noticed that some of the younger boys who used to eye us playing on the basketball court have started to come to the center -- which thrills us.) By now, we've become very tired, and the day felt especially long for some reason, so we only played dodgeball for a little bit after we left the center.
When we came home, we made ourselves our regular dinner of pasta and sauteed vegetables, and then went for an exploratory walk around Zemaiciu Kalvarija by ourselves. We didn't just want to see the pretty views it has to offer, but also some of its poorer areas. Thankfully, we didn't get lost, and we got a chance to pick some groundberries along the way. :)
Right now, we're going to finish making all of the kids' personalized bracelets so we can give them to them soon.
More bracelets!!
(Emilija writing...I wrote this on a Word document Thursday night when we couldn't connect to the internet...we're only getting a chance to post it now.)
We woke up and made ourselves a delicious breakfast of eggs, which filled us up enough to skip oiur usual school lunch. We decided to just eat with the kids at the center.
After a chaotic day with the kids at the center, we decided that we needed a more structured and oragnized afternoon. We had the entire afternoon planned, even with backup activities if needed. We thought it would be smooth sailing from there...guess not.
We decided to go to the center early, to prepare examples of a craft we were going to do with the kids today. Instead of going to the center at one (like we usually do), we got there at about 12. The kids usually arrive at one, which is when all of the activities start. We were only in the center alone for a good 10 minutes, when we heard footsteps pounding up the stairs. What was going on?? In the next few seconds, we saw a bunch of kids happily running at us. We were confused as to why the kids were here so early. After we finally calmed them down, we got the kids to sit down and help us prepare anything we needed for the upcoming hours.
Because there were many new kids today, we introduced them to the art of friendship bracelet making. They worked on those bracelets for about 5 hours!! Some kids didn't even do any other projects today, even though we had other activities lined up for them. Because some got bored of making bracelets, we had the opportunity to start another one of our projects. We showed the kids how to make frames out of colorful popsicle sticks - it turned out to be a success!
Some of our 10th grade friends came, and invited us to join in on one of their Ateitininku meetings. We talked a little about our organization in Chicago, and they discussed their previous and upcoming year. After that, they joined us and helped out with the kids. (Actually, they sat there and made bracelets with them.)
After we finally put the bracelets away and ate, the kids, once again, wanted to go outside and play with us. We went to the basketball court and played dodgeball until it started raining. After the local kids walked us home, we made a delicious "spaghetti" dinner (noodles, sauteed tomatos and onions, and LOTS of garlic.) We're finally starting to get the hang of making nutritious and tasty meals.
We have to go pack now because we're going to the beach tomorrow with some of our relatives. We're really excited, and we hope to get some good weather for the trip!
We woke up and made ourselves a delicious breakfast of eggs, which filled us up enough to skip oiur usual school lunch. We decided to just eat with the kids at the center.
After a chaotic day with the kids at the center, we decided that we needed a more structured and oragnized afternoon. We had the entire afternoon planned, even with backup activities if needed. We thought it would be smooth sailing from there...guess not.
We decided to go to the center early, to prepare examples of a craft we were going to do with the kids today. Instead of going to the center at one (like we usually do), we got there at about 12. The kids usually arrive at one, which is when all of the activities start. We were only in the center alone for a good 10 minutes, when we heard footsteps pounding up the stairs. What was going on?? In the next few seconds, we saw a bunch of kids happily running at us. We were confused as to why the kids were here so early. After we finally calmed them down, we got the kids to sit down and help us prepare anything we needed for the upcoming hours.
Because there were many new kids today, we introduced them to the art of friendship bracelet making. They worked on those bracelets for about 5 hours!! Some kids didn't even do any other projects today, even though we had other activities lined up for them. Because some got bored of making bracelets, we had the opportunity to start another one of our projects. We showed the kids how to make frames out of colorful popsicle sticks - it turned out to be a success!
Some of our 10th grade friends came, and invited us to join in on one of their Ateitininku meetings. We talked a little about our organization in Chicago, and they discussed their previous and upcoming year. After that, they joined us and helped out with the kids. (Actually, they sat there and made bracelets with them.)
After we finally put the bracelets away and ate, the kids, once again, wanted to go outside and play with us. We went to the basketball court and played dodgeball until it started raining. After the local kids walked us home, we made a delicious "spaghetti" dinner (noodles, sauteed tomatos and onions, and LOTS of garlic.) We're finally starting to get the hang of making nutritious and tasty meals.
We have to go pack now because we're going to the beach tomorrow with some of our relatives. We're really excited, and we hope to get some good weather for the trip!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Balloons - our best idea yet.
Andryte writing...
The kids were absolutely NUTS today. We started off our day early to go to the kids' end of the year awards ceremony/performance. We were late and cranky because my coughing fits had kept us up all of last night (Emilija finally gave me Niquil to keep me quiet). We saw some of our friends receive awards and before we knew it we were back at the children's center - EXTRA early...some of the kids were already waiting for us. The center supervisor had invited her tenth grade homeroom class to the center to have some cake (because tenth graders get recognized at the end of the year). We spent some time getting to know them and then were left to our insane group of kids.
I'm really not even sure what happened today at the center...I just know that it was crazy and pretty out of control. The same art teacher had the kids make decoupages once again. It seems
like they have been doing this same type of art project for quite a while. Not everyone could do the project at the same time, so there were lots of kids on the loose. We amused them by playing the piano, taking out Twister, teaching them how to play the flute (Vija brought her old one), and leading them in a game of Pictionary with clay. The kids loved the game at first but because they had to wait so long for their turn to come along, they got bored. So then, we had the BRILLIANT idea of bringing out the balloons. They were the long ones that can be shaped into animals. At first we just gave them to a few kids to keep them occupied. A balloon then popped and fifteen others raced upstairs. It was CHAOS. Everyone was begging for more balloons and asking us to shape them into all sorts of animals. The constant squeaking and popping of the balloons seemed to really stress out the art teacher. Eventually most of the balloons popped and we stopped blowing more up.
The kids finally calmed down. Vija herded them all into one room and we played with a few of the kids at a time...Emilija and I played chess and checkers with Aurimas and Vija took out her flute once again. By the time everyone was ready to leave we were EXHAUSTED. Today we learned an important lesson. In order to avoid utter chaos, we need at least a little bit of structure. Today we had too many things going on. Tomorrow we plan to have a more detailed schedule and to take the kids outside for a bit so that they aren't as energized when we return to the center.
We were planning to make our own dinner, but our host family had already prepared some chicken noodle soup for us. It was delicious, but we were still a little hungry so we experimented with bread, butter, and garlic, eventually making fried bread with a butter-garlic dipping sauce...not much of an experiment but it was very tasty.
Now it's time to take some Niquil and go to sleep. Labanaktis!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Hi class, we're from America.
(Vija writing...)
After we had eaten our lunch at the school, we went to the main part of town to wait for the President of Lithuania - Valdas Adamkus (Dalia Grybauskaite hasn't been inaugurated just yet). The street slowly filled up with impatient onlookers. A coach bus even brought a bus-load of "tourists" from a neighboring town. When the president finally arrived (he was a bit late) we caught a glimpse of him going into the basilica....and on his way to lunch, he waved to us! :) Hoping that we would get yet another chance to see Presidentas Adamkus, Andryte, Emilija, Ruta, Silvija (one of the girls who showed us around on our first day) and two of her friends and I sat on the sidewalk between the basilica and the parish center. While we were waiting, a photographer from Plungės news took a picture of us....basically looking like bums on a sidewalk. :)
When we realized that we probably weren't going to get another chance to see the president, we decided that it was time to go home and relax. At home, we were calmly making some friendship bracelets for ourselves and the kids at the center, when we heard a loud buzzing noise. I looked up to see an enormous wasp fly into our room through our open window. The wasp was really about 2.5 inches long....and pretty scary. However, because it's so big, maybe it's more intelligent than most insects, because it soon found its way out. The weather was gorgeous today and we wanted some fresh air, so thought we could avoid more encounters with unwanted visitors by closing the window halfway. After having to catch/release about 5 more bees (smaller ones) in the next hour, we decided to close the window all the way.
Later today, we were told that a group of students from the other side of Lithuania had come to Zemaiciu Kalvarija to sightsee and that our host dad was going to be their guide. We were invited to come along with them, and we ended up going on a little field trip to the birthplace and resting place of a famous Lithuanian poet (Macernis). Once again, when we got on the bus, we received strange looks from the new students, but we're getting used to it. "Hi, I'm Bronius, and I have three Americans with me today. Emilija (wave), Andryte (wave), and Vija (wave)." Sometimes, we even feel like we're famous! (We don't feel like that every day in America.) :)
After we got back from our little "excursion" (as they called it), we hung out with Ruta, Silvija, and her friend Tadas. There wasn't much to do, so we just sat on a public lawn and hung out for a bit, until a girl from the "excursion" asked if she could join us. After a while, Silvija and Tadas decided to show us around Zemaiciu Kalvarija some more, so we got a chance to see some beautiful nature again. We also picked some wild strawberries (zemuoges!), saw a stork in its nest, climbed some hills (ZK is known for being hilly), and walked through an evergreen forest to a beautiful field. By 9:30 the sun was finally starting to set and the temperature was steadily dropping, so we split up and went home (where we had some nice, hot tea, fresh strawberries, and homegrown cucumbers with homemade honey - delicious!)
Tomorrow, we have been invited to see a special end-of-the-year performance of all the "best" students in the school. We heard that students will be singing, dancing, and showing off other, various talents. (Earlier, our host family had suggested that we also perform - but it doesn't look like that's going to happen...) :)
Iki rytojaus!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Liux
Emilija writing...
After a pretty boring weekend, we woke up and got ready to start another week with the kids. Because the president is coming to Zemaiciu Kalvarija tomorrow, we weren't allowed to go into the center because they were cleaning it. Instead of playing games with the kids inside, we were told to hang out with them outside.
We went to their school's stadium and played soccer for about an hour. After that, we had a picnic outside on the top of a very windy hill. We ate some bread, sausage, cookies, and tomatoes, along with some orange juice. Even though it was a simple lunch, it was very filling.
We then played basketball on half of a court (the other half was taken up by a local flea market) and some local kids joined us in
our game. After getting our butts kicked by some 10 year olds, we decided it was time to start playing dodgeball. Ohh wait...we got out butts kicked in that game too :( When we first saw them, they looked tiny and innocent, but once they started whipping the ball at us, we quickly changed our minds. We switched between basketball and dodgeball until it was time for the kids to go home. As al
ways, the local kids walked us home.
When we got home, we went to the grocery store and bought ingredients for our delicious and very cheap dinner. It cost us only about $1.50 each!! We bought 2 carrots, one tomato, garlic, an onion, and some rice. It was phenomenal (even our host family liked it!). Even though I spilled some (maybe it was a little more than some..) unground black peppers into the pan, it still tasted pretty good. Because it was our first time making our own real dinner, we're still thinking of ways to make it even tastier.
Our host family also asked us to make them an American meal. Our thoughts so far include onion rings, hamburgers, chicken parmesan, and brownies for dessert. If you have any suggestions, please let us know. We would really appreciate it. Just keep in mind that our supplies here are really limited and we can't make a lot of traditional American dishes.
Our host mom teaches an English class at the local school and invited us to come to her class on one condition: we can only speak English to the students. It's going to feel really weird because we try to speak Lithuanian amongst ourselves, and we don't speak English to anyone else here. Even though we're kind of nervous, we're excited to meet some people our age!
We need to get some sleep because we have a big day tomorrow: speaking to some kids AND possibly meeting the president of Lithuania!!
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