The World and Everything in It - October 21, 2021

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Good morning!

Violent gangs in Haiti wreak havoc and now one gang demands a ransom to return Christian missionaries it kidnapped. We’ll talk about it.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Also, businesses are having a tough time finding workers. We’ll find out why.

Plus, people who help the people who take long hikes. Trail angels!

And commentator Cal Thomas on the disconnect between our political leaders and the people.

REICHARD: It’s Thursday, October 21st. This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Mary Reichard.

BROWN: And I’m Myrna Brown. Good morning!

REICHARD: Up next, Kent Covington with today’s news.

KENT COVINGTON, NEWS ANCHOR: White House plans COVID-19 shots for 28 million kids » The Biden administration is drawing up plans to begin shipping millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses for young children as soon as regulators give the go-ahead.

White House COVID Response Coordinator Jeff Zeints said Wednesday …

ZIENTS: We have already enrolled more than 25,000 pediatricians, family care doctors, and other primary care providers to administer vaccines, and we’re working with states and localities to enrol more.

The administration hopes to prevent backlogs and delays seen nationwide when the vaccines first became available for adults.

The FDA is meeting this week to deliberate on pediatric doses, and the CDC is scheduled to address the topic early next month.

The government has bought 65 million doses from Pfizer at one-third strength for young children. It is preparing shipments to send the vaccines and smaller needles across the country within days of getting the OK from the CDC.

Any children who receive initial doses in early November could be fully vaccinated by Christmas. Serious COVID-19 infection in children is rare.

ACLU sues OK over CRT ban » The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state of Oklahoma over a new law curbing critical race theory in schools. WORLD’s Kristen Flavin has more.

KRISTEN FLAVIN, REPORTER: The ACLU claims the law violates the free speech rights of students and educators. The organization filed a suit against the Oklahoma government on behalf of a high school teacher, multiple professors, and several activist groups.

The law bars educators from teaching students that anyone is inherently racist or responsible for past actions based on their race or sex. It does not expressly use the term “critical race theory,” but it does allow the state to suspend or remove any educators who teach critical race tenets.

Plaintiffs said the vague language pressures teachers to remove black authors and perspectives from their curriculums.

But Republican lawmakers argue the law, which took effect in July is “common sense.” They say critical race theory wrongly teaches children to accept the blame for past problems.

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Kristen Flavin.

Parkland school shooter awaits penalty trial after guilty pleas » The gunman in a deadly mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida now awaits a trial to decide if he will live or die.

Twenty-three-year-old Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to his crimes on Wednesday. Prescutors charged him with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder for those wounded in the 2018 attack.

AUDIO: Count 33, attempted murder in the first degree of Anthony Borges, how do you wish to plea?
Guilty.
Count 34, attempted murder in the first degree of Kyle Laman, how do you wish to plea?
Guilty.

Relatives of the victims who sat in the courtroom and watched the hearing via Zoom shook their heads or broke down in tears as Cruz entered his pleas and later apologized for his crimes.

CRUZ: I am very sorry for what I did and I have to live with it every day, and that if I were to get a second chance, I would do everything in my power to try to help others.

He could receive life in prison without parole or the death penalty. Jury selection for the penalty trial will begin in January.

Fed survey finds economy facing supply chain, other drags » The Federal Reserve reports that the economy faced a number of headwinds at the start of this month. Those range from supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages to uncertainty about the delta variant.

But in its latest survey of business conditions, the Fed said Wednesday that consumer spending remains positive.

That spending has been uneven, however. The Fed noted that auto sales suffered from supply chain issues that led to smaller inventories. On the other hand, it said manufacturing was growing either moderately or robustly depending on which Fed district was reporting.

Overall, the Fed says the “Outlook for near-term economic activity” remains “positive.”

Two more airstrikes rock Tigray region in Ethiopia » Explosions once again rocked the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia on Wednesday. That as the Ethiopian government carried out two more airstrikes against a minority militia. WORLD’s Josh Schumacher has that story.

JOSH SCHUMACHER, REPORTER: Government officials said the first strike targeted an engineering facility in the regional capital of Mekele. They said the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front—or TPLF for short—used the facility to produce heavy weapons.

TPLF spokespeople said the facility was actually a garage full of tires. And they accused the government of targeting a nearby residential neighborhood.

A second strike hours after the first hit a military training depot roughly 50 miles west of Mekele, wounding at least 14 people.

The UN urged the Ethiopian government to restore humanitarian aid access to the region. But the government said the TPLF has made Tirgray too dangerous as it spreads the fight to neighboring areas.

Doctors and aid workers report they are running out of supplies and Tigrayans are starving to death.

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Josh Schumacher.

I’m Kent Covington. Straight ahead: the disparity between jobs and workers.

Plus, elitism in Washington.

This is The World and Everything in It.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: It’s Thursday, the 21st of October, 2021.

Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Myrna Brown.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. First up: jobs.

The latest employment report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a troubling disparity between jobs available and people willing to take those jobs. Nearly 11 million job openings, yet more than 8 million Americans remain unemployed. And that’s making it hard for businesses to operate.

BROWN: Analysts point to several causes for that disparity. But they’re less sure of its long-term impact. WORLD correspondent Bonnie Pritchett brings us a snapshot of the situation in Texas.

AUDIO: [DOOR OPENING, BEEP, PANTING DOG]

BONNIE PRITCHETT, CORRESPONDENT: Ginger, a rather portly but friendly English Bulldog, trots into the cozy gift and clothing boutique just ahead of her owner, Betty Walker.

Walker owns the shop called Gingersnaps. It’s one of six refurbished early 19th-century wood-frame houses joined together by a common front porch that invites customers to peer in windows and amble in and out front doors.

WALKER: We've been in business at this location for 11 years. So, it's always done very well…

The last 18 months challenged Walker’s entrepreneurial know-how. But she drew from her decades of business experience to keep the League City, Texas store open and profitable.

But one unexpected economic glitch has her frustrated and puzzled.

WALKER: So lately, because there were a lot of people that would rather take unemployment and stay at home. Not interested in exposing themselves to the virus. Afraid of that. Some just don't want to work. That's why when we've never run into this before. This is the first time I've seen where it's hard to hire somebody…

The October 8th Bureau of Labor and Statistics jobs report illustrates what Walker and most business owners are experiencing—more jobs than people to fill them. That means fewer prospective employees.

But not all industries are struggling.

Fifteen miles south of Gingersnaps sits a brand new, fully staffed Amazon Delivery Station. A second facility will open next year in League City.

Daniel Martin is a spokesman for Amazon operations.

MARTIN: We continue here at Amazon, that's really all I can speak to, we continue to see a really high volume of applications coming in the door. Just a month ago, we had over 1.8 million applications come in for 160,000 roles…

According to the Labor report, the transportation and warehousing sector is the only industry division with an employment rate above its pre-pandemic level from February 2020.

In the greater Houston area, the company employs 16 thousand people.

The transportation and warehousing sector notwithstanding, analysts are closely watching the employment disparity. E.J. Antoni is an economist with the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

ANTONI: So, the question is, why on earth is this happening? And unfortunately, most of the reasons seem to be self-inflicted.

Evidence points to the supplemental government assistance available during the pandemic. Antoni and his colleagues crunched the numbers.

ANTONI: And what we found was that for the typical family of four, right, two parents are unemployed out of work. And two children in that household, you can get the equivalent of a $100,000 annual income worth of government assistance…

Noah Williams is a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin. He came to a similar conclusion. But he also notes it’s important to distinguish between unemployment and non-employment. That’s the difference between those actively seeking a job and those who aren’t.

The non-employed include retirees, parents who chose to stay home with their children or can’t find child care, and those still concerned about contracting the virus.

Others have spent furloughed time reassessing their career choices. And long-term government assistance like supplemental unemployment payments, student loan and rental deferments, and child tax credits have left many Americans financially set to take their time reentering the workforce.

But Noah Williams says a more troubling phenomenon called hysteresis could be at work.

WILLIAMS: This is the idea that even temporary shocks, temporary causes can have permanent or very lasting effects. So even though the worst of the Coronavirus is, hopefully, behind us. The process that we've gone through with increased unemployment, over a very long span has led to some changes, which are, will be more difficult to reverse, if not permanent…

He pointed to Europe’s unemployment dilemma in the 1980s as an example.

WILLIAMS: So, once people are unemployed for a long period of time, you lose skills, you lose touch with the labor market, and maybe even lose some of the softer skills of showing up to work on time, the daily routine. And all of that makes it harder for people to get back to work.…

Noah Williams and E.J. Antoni say it’s too soon to tell whether the latest jobs report warns of a looming hysteresis or amounts to the darkness before the dawn. Both are looking to the seasonal jobs report for illumination.

In the meantime, Daniel Martin says Amazon is well positioned for the year-end rush.

MARTIN: And we we've just announced 150,000 seasonal part time roles that we'll be hiring for, for the next couple months to help support us throughout the holidays...

AUDIO: [SHOP SOUND]

Back at Gingersnaps, Betty Walker says her four employees are sufficient. And she remains optimistic.

WALKER: I think we as Americans work our way through all this. You know, if you're an entrepreneur, you still have the positive thought that you can pull it all together. And I do think I'm very positive about businesses now. You know, I think we've gone through the worst storm of it.

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Bonnie Pritchett in League City, Texas.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Up next: the crisis of gang violence in Haiti.

Within the last few months, Haiti has endured a presidential assassination, an earthquake, and a tropical storm.

But even before these recent events, the country was already gripped by crime, corruption, and extreme poverty.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Violent gangs terrorize the country as the government and police force are ill equipped to maintain order.

Just this week, one of those gangs kidnapped 17 missionaries who were part of an American Christian aid group. That gang is now reportedly demanding millions of dollars in ransom money.

BROWN: Joining us once again to talk about the turmoil in Haiti is Dr. David Vanderpool. He is a trauma surgeon and the founder and CEO of LiveBeyond. That is a ministry that helps provide healthcare, education, orphan care, and the Gospel to the people of Haiti. 

Doctor, good morning.

DAVID VANDERPOOL, GUEST: How are you doing today?

BROWN: Doing well. Doctor, as I understand it, you’re in Haiti right now. I’m certainly not asking your exact location, but what region are you in and what work are you involved with in Haiti right now?

VANDERPOOL: We are in an area just outside of Port-au-Prince. We've been here since 2010. Have a large base, we have a surgical hospital, a large maternal care program as well as a child nutrition program. Have a nice, fantastic school and a church and a demonstration farm. So we have quite a bit of different things going on in that area.

BROWN: Well doctor, you gave us some insight on this a few months ago, but for those who may not recall that conversation, give us a sense of the gang problem in Haiti. How powerful are these gangs and how greatly does the problem impact everyday life for Hatians?

VANDERPOOL: It's a great question. These gangs are overwhelmingly powerful. I can't emphasize that enough. The government has essentially collapsed because the President was assassinated. Parliament's been disbanded. The head of the Supreme Court died under sort of suspicious circumstances. And so all three pillars of the government have been eliminated. The President, Prime Minister has not been ratified by Parliament, sort of ruling by decree and he has very little support. The gangs are much more powerful than the government. They've infiltrated the police. It's just an overwhelmingly big problem. These gangs have acquired heavy machine guns, Russian-made PKM machine guns, which are just a formidable weapon. So, it's really a problem here. The kidnappings and murder are up 300 percent. And we've actually had problems with this exact same gang before. My wife, they attempted to kidnap my wife, pistol whipped her, beat her very badly. We were able to forge that attack through just superior force at that point, and rescued her. But then later, two of our team members were kidnapped, held for ransom by the same gang, and tortured for four days. So, we did negotiate their release without paying anything. But this is an extremely big problem. People are hiding in their houses. They're very afraid of what's going on. And this kidnapping of Americans represents a massive turn in Haiti. Generally Americans have been excepted from the violence and we've enjoyed sort of a semi-quasi-safe environment. But those days are now over. And so none of us are safe here. American teams coming down are not safe. And it's just an enormous problem.

BROWN: I’m just going to ask you because I think our listeners, after hearing what you described about what you, what your wife experienced, why are you still there?

VANDERPOOL: [laughs] That's a great question. I think I ask myself that every day. You know, we are called to be here and in other countries. We work in multiple countries. And this is a calling for us. My wife has not been back since 2019. Not because she doesn't want to, but because I don't want her to. But I've remained. But we're called. The Lord has called us to this place and he says that, you know, anyone who wants to pursue a righteous life will suffer persecution. So that's just part of this and we accept it.

BROWN: Lots of churches in the United States send groups to Haiti for short-term mission trips. How has the ongoing instability changed that work in recent years? And how do you think this kidnapping will affect it in the near future?

VANDERPOOL: Well, we used to take teams down—American teams. We have stopped. We stopped in 2019 because of the violence. And I would highly recommend—I cannot emphasize this enough—there is no reason for an American team to come down here at this point. It's just extremely dangerous. The State Department has a rating system for countries according to their safety. The worst being a level four. Haiti is a level four and has been so for quite some time. And really, Americans have no place—short term missions have no place coming down here at all.

BROWN: You’re saying the government isn’t able to provide protection or security at all to aid groups?

VANDERPOOL: Not at all. There's absolutely no protection offered. The Haitian government is completely unable to do that. The police are often complicit with the kidnappings. They are also very understaffed. The American embassy has a skeleton crew here. They have no support services for rescue, search and rescue, there at the embassy. And the State Department has made it very clear that they don't want to be in the business of rescuing American citizens in Haiti. So you're completely on your own. And that's not a place you want to be when you have an armed, heavily armed gang that you're coming up against.

BROWN: Okay, Dr. David Vanderpool has been our guest. Doctor, thanks so much!

VANDERPOOL: Thank you so much. Have a good day.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: If you have an emergency in New Zealand, the number you dial is not 9-1-1, it’s 1-1-1. And that’s something children there learn at an early age by the age of 4.

That’s exactly the age of a young man who called the emergency number earlier this week.

DISPATCH: This is police, where is the emergency?
BOY: Hello.
DISPATCH: Hello.
BOY: Police lady?
DISPATCH: Yes, what’s going on?
BOY: I’ve got some toys for you.
DISPATCH: You’ve got some toys for me?!

Moments later, dad grabbed the telephone and confirmed that there was no emergency.

But the dispatcher thought somebody should probably see those cool toys. So she radioed for any available officers with a little time on their hands.

DISPATCH: Comms call to any units free. There is a 4-year-old there who is wanting to show police his toys, over.
OFFICER: Yeah, why not. I’ll attend to.
DISPATCH: Roger, thank you.

The officer confirmed that the boy did in fact have some pretty cool toys! The officer also showed him his police car and turned the lights on for him.

And he took the opportunity to have an educational talk about the proper use of the emergency hotline.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Thursday, October 21st. Thank you for listening to WORLD Radio.

Good morning. I’m Mary Reichard.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown.

Coming next on The World and Everything in It: angels in hiking boots. 

Each year volunteers go out of their way to help the thousands of people who hike America’s long distance trails.

REICHARD: WORLD reporter Jenny Rough recently caught up with a trail angel on the Appalachian Trail.

JENNY ROUGH, REPORTER: Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. Not all who wander are lost. Do small things with great love. Kill your TV. Always take the scenic route. Jesus was a hiker.

These bumper stickers—and many, many more—plaster a white van in a Walmart parking lot in New Hampshire. On a Saturday morning, the van’s owner emerges from the store wheeling an extra-large shopping cart filled to the brim.

TIM DAVIS: Today, I’m going to cook bratwurst and French fries. I think I’m going to make a pasta salad. But I have fruit. Apples, oranges, and bananas. They love Gatorade. It’s hot today. I have chips. I have a container full of cakes and cookies. I have three watermelons. And I have strawberries. And I have two pineapples.

Once he loads his van, he’ll drive to a trailhead in the White Mountains, right along the Appalachian Trail. There, he’ll hand out food and drinks to anyone who treks on by for free.

The man’s name is Tim Davis.

DAVIS: But my trail name is Fresh Ground.

A trail name is a nickname given to a long-distance hiker, usually bestowed by others, and based on a personality trait. Fresh Ground likes his coffee freshly ground. So his brother gave him that trail name years ago, back when Fresh Ground hiked. Before his knees gave out. Now, at 57, he’s known as a trail angel. A volunteer who supports hikers with food and respite.

DAVIS: For me, it’s a ministry. When the hikers come up, it’s like an oasis for them. Doesn’t cost them a dime.

He believes it’s a divine calling.

DAVIS: I try to create this environment; it’s a rest stop for them. What God put in my heart is I’m setting his table for them. So that’s what I’m doing. It’s all about the hikers.

He does this full time. Support comes from online donations—usually from former hikers who encountered him on the trail. Fresh Ground walked a long, hard road to reach this point. He says, in his younger years, he was a pothead. That led to harder drugs. In his 30s, his life pretty much went off a cliff.

DAVIS: I was a crack cocaine addict for years.

He tried to get clean. Then, 11 years ago, his brother was killed in a drug deal gone bad. This time Fresh Ground was done with drugs—for good. He credits God for his recovery.

DAVIS: I was an atheist. And I became a Christian.

He began to pray and read the Bible regularly. Soon after, he started to wake up in the middle of the night. Always around the same time.

DAVIS: Like 1, 2 in the morning. Every night, pretty much. And then in my heart, feed hikers was there. Feed hikers, feed hikers. So I went to work one day. I had a Christian friend named Beth who worked in the office. I went in and said, “Beth, can I talk to you? This weird thing keeps happening to me. I keep having this thought in my heart: Feed hikers.” She says, “Well, go do it!”

Back then, he had one stove and two pots. He set up a table on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia and served his first meal: chicken soup and coffee. Fresh Ground says God created him in a way that makes being a trail angel a perfect fit. A simple country boy who loves cooking. Loves the woods. And loves—

DAVIS: Talking. I’m ADHD and OCD. I wake up, I get excited when hikers come in. God puts this excitement in me. So the hyper, the ADHD kicks in hard when they show up.

Today, his van holds multiple stoves and pots, two deep fryers, coolers. Everything has a place. Including a spot to sleep.

DAVIS: It’s a puzzle. Under my bed, see I have, that’s a mosquito net. I have a 10 x 20 tarp that goes around. That goes around and makes a room. My clothes are in that container. My backpack is up there. And then if you look in the front. Every little nook and cranny. Like my poles that go on my tarps are there. One of these containers has tarps. One has towels. Those are my snack bins.

He starts serving hikers in Georgia in February. And follows them northbound up the trail and then drives back down the coast, serving the southbound hikers. The hikers adore him. Evidenced by the thank you notes, artwork, and poems they write for him all over the inside of his van, with sharpies.

DAVIS: Some days I’ll lay in here and I’ll look up and I’ll see the murals and the signatures. And it’s pretty cool. Pigpen, I’m going to meet them tomorrow. And Pooh Bear. They’re my kids.

Today, before heading to the trail, he fills coolers with ice to keep the drinks cold.

AUDIO: [Filling cooler with ice]

At the trailhead, he sets up a large tarp.

AUDIO: [Driving stake in ground]

DAVIS: This goes up pretty quick.

Tables.

AUDIO: [Unfolding table]

Including a sanitation station. Important when feeding dirty, stinky hikers.

AUDIO: [Pouring water into buckets]

DAVIS: Two tables. One is for hand wash. I do a hand wash system. I do bleach dunk. Soap. And then rinse and clean towel. And then the other table’s for cooking on.

A dishwashing station.

DAVIS: That’s for scrubbing forks and spoons. And then I put soap on that.

A trashcan.

AUDIO: [Setting up trash can]

Finally, the food station. Better known as Leapfrog Café.

DAVIS: So a watermelon farmer taught me, you’re looking for that hollow sound.

AUDIO: [Chopping watermelon]

For the coffee, he fires up a propane stove—

AUDIO: [Propane stove boiling water]

And grinds the beans.

AUDIO: [Grinding coffee beans]

Fresh Ground doesn’t want hikers to feel like they have to listen to an evangelistic message to get the food. He simply loves and serves.

But hikers often need something more than food. A listening ear. First aid. A word of encouragement. Replacement gear. And if hikers want to talk about God, or a spiritual walk, Fresh Ground is ready for that, too.

DAVIS: What I try to do is provide what’s needed. So put yourself in a position and God always brings stuff in front of you, and it’s up to you to recognize that’s a need that you can fill. So that’s that internal question we need to ask. Should I fill it or shouldn’t I fill it? And it’s such a joy to be in that position to fill it.

AUDIO: [Stirring coffee]

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Jenny Rough in Gorham, New Hampshire.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Thursday, October 21st. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Myrna Brown.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard.

This week marks the halfway point for Season 9 of Listening In. On tomorrow’s episode, host Warren Smith talks to author Caleb Kaltenbach about how churches can minister to people who identify as LGBT without sacrificing Biblical orthodoxy. To find it, search for Listening In wherever you get your podcasts.

BROWN: Good to know. Now, here’s commentator Cal Thomas on the problem of leaders who are out of touch with the people they lead.

Elvis Presley, “Hound Dog”
AUDIO: They said you were high class, but that was just a lie.

CAL THOMAS, COMMENTATOR: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain created a furor last week when he retweeted a post from Harvard economist Jason Furman. Furman claimed rising inflation and nationwide supply chain issues that have delayed products from reaching store shelves are a “high-class problem.” Klain's retweet was accompanied by two emoji hands pointing at the original tweet. So is it safe to say he agreed with Furman?

This is the kind of attitude that has turned off many Americans to Washington politics. Despite what they often say, politicians are mostly looking out for themselves, not average people, who constitute the majority. That’s a major reason why Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 and still has a faithful and unquestioning following.

So, what is an “elitist?” Here’s how Dictionary.com defines it: “(of a person or class of persons) considered superior by others or by themselves, as in intellect, talent, power, wealth, or position in society.” The “by themselves” part is key. Call it the Leona Helmsley attitude. The late New York hotelier once claimed, “We don't pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes.” You can't get more elitist than that.

Washington elites at the highest levels ride in chauffeured limousines. They have security to accompany them everywhere they go. They don't have to worry about finding a parking spot in garages where rates can be $40 or more, much less pay for them. They have staff to fawn over them and cater to their every wish. All these perks are paid for by taxpayers. When members of the congressional elite retire, or on rare occasions are defeated, many get pensions and other retirement benefits subsidized by taxpayers.

Elitists are not limited to "the swamp." They’re everywhere. Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for governor in Virginia, recently said this in a debate with his Republican opponent, Glenn Youngkin: “I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” Youngkin believes more parents should be involved in their children's education, especially on subjects like critical race theory and transgender policies. Elitists like McAuliffe apparently think parents should turn their kids over to the state education system and then mind their own business.

East Lansing, Michigan, public school elitists are canceling observances of Halloween and Valentine's Day. In a letter reportedly sent to parents, officials said they were doing so out of concerns over hurt feelings and families that felt "uncomfortable" with the observances. What about families and children—likely a large majority—who enjoy these events? Too bad for them. The elitists don't care.

The late author Tom Clancy may have said it best, though somewhat inelegantly: “There are people in government who don't want other people to know what they know. It's just another example of elitism. And I spit on elitism. Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.”

I’m Cal Thomas.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Tomorrow, John Stonestreet joins us for Culture Friday, and boy is there a lot to talk about!

And, the new space epic sci-fans have been waiting for finally arrives in theaters. We’ll tell you whether the movie Dune was worth the wait.

That and more tomorrow.

I’m Mary Reichard.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown.

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