| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Samoan
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OC.A
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I/aa/
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Particle which takes the place of /i/ before proper bases and pronouns
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Rarotongan
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CK.AGI.3
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ʔAnge
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(Geniostoma sykesii) ("Apparently Cheeseman (1903) and Campbell (1932) mistakenly applied this name (misspelled as angi) to the similar looking but unrelated Coprosma laevigata."
Problematic
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Fijian
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OC.AKU
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Yaku
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Take soft food with fingers
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Tikopia
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OC.AKU
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Aku/aku
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Take up in handfuls
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Niue
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AN.FARU.1
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Fo/foo
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To take something without permission
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Penrhyn
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EO.QALU.A
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A/aru
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Go and take a person, get something, fetch
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Easter Island
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CP.AO.1
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Ao
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Take spoonful or handful of
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Tongan
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PN.APO
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Apo/apo
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Take aim, especially in the game lafo
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Tuamotu
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CE.APU.B
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Apu
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To completely enclose, seize in a cavity, as when a large fish seizes a smaller one in the mouth; to take the bait, as fish; to gobble, as a piece of food...
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Fijian
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FJ.QASA
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Yasa
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Go stealthily, as to take a thing by surprise
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Tahitian
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MP.QASU
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Ahu
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To scoop, lade, or shovel; to take up any thing with a vessel or a ladle
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Takuu
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PN.QAATEA
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Aatea
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Free from restrictions of shame or forbiddance or ignorance to undertake a specific task; (of a house or area) clean; neat, uncluttered; (of water) clean, clear, free of impurities; (of the sky) clear, free of clouds
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Samoan
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PN.ATI.2
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A(a)ti/aʔi
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To go softly towards in order to seize, as a bird or an enemy; to take by surprise (Prt)
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Takuu
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PN.QATI.4
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Ati
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Take fire from one location to another; (of a fire) start to burn
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Easter Island
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PN.QAU.2
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ʔA/ʔau
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Take out a double handful, pick up in both hands
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Luangiua
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PN.QAU.2
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ʔAu/iho
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Take away
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Tongan
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PN.QAW-ATU
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ʔOatu, ʔatu
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Take, send, give, lend (away)
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Tongan
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PN.QAWE
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ʔAve
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Take (away), remove, convey, send (away)
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Mangareva
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PN.EQA.A
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Ea. Eea (Rch).
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Take in air (of a diver). Respirer (se dit des plongeurs, qui remontent sur l'eau pour respirer). Jaillir, sourdre.
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Samoan
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PN.QEWA
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Eva
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To take a walk, especially by moonlight; to go about, to wander at will; to walk at liberty
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAQELE
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Haele/angia [VAE], haele/akina [TAU]
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Take care of children when they are small
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Moriori
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PN.FAA-FAA
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Whawha
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Lay hold of, take
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Rennellese
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OC.FAI.2A
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Hai
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Do; take care of, attend to
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Samoan
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PN.FAKA-QETEQETE
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Faʔaeteete
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Take care, be careful of
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Rennellese
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FU.FAKAALA
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Hakaaga
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Take food on trail (aga) as to ritual feast, food so taken
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Rapa
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CE.FAKA-PAGO
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Aʔapaʔo
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Attend to, give heed to, take care of
Problematic
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Samoan
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PN.FAKA-PELEPELE
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Faʔapelepele
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To take care of, to make much of
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Tongan
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PN.FAKA-QATA.A
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Fakaʔata
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Observe, look at or examine with a telescope, etc.; take aim
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Samoan
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SF.FAKA-TEMU
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Faʔatemu
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Take slight hold of
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New Zealand Maori
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CC.SALI.3
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Hari
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To carry, bring or take
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New Zealand Maori
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CC.SALI.3
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Heri
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To carry, bring or take
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Easter Island
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AN.FARU.1
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Haru
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Take away, take back
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Marquesas
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AN.FARU.1
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Fa roo, boo
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To take, seize
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Rarotongan
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AN.FARU.1
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ʔAru
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Take by force, pillage, rob
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Niue
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AN.FAQO.1A
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Fao
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Peg, nail, stake
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.FAQAO
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Whaaoo
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Take greedily, devour
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Niue
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PN.FAQAO
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Fo/foo
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Take something without permission. To rob, take by force, capture, abduct (McE). To take violently (Wms).
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Rarotongan
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PN.FAQAO
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ʔAo
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Snatch, take away by force, confiscate
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Rennellese
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PN.FAQAO
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Fa’ao
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Take, capture, snatch, rob
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Samoan
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PN.FAQAO
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Fao
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Seize, take violently, rob snatch, seize, grab
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Tongan
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PN.FAQAO
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Faʔao
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Seize and take by force, confiscate, wrest from
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New Zealand Maori
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MP.FATU.1A
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Whatu
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Finger-weave, a technique in which the weft takes a half or twist around each warp. Used in the manufacture of the fabric used to make cloaks
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West Futuna
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OC.FAQU.1
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Fou/sia, fau/sia (ANI)
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To bind, tie by wrapping rope around (e.g. tie up boat by wrapping rope around stake)
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Samoan
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PN.FE-TOKAKI
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Fetoaʔi
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To be undecided, to be of two minds; to take what belongs to another by mistake
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Takuu
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PN.FAKA-SELE
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Tama hakasere
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Institutionalized indulgence for a particular child, who was not permitted to undertake manual labour; spoilt child
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Tokelau
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FJ.FILI.3
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Fiiligaa
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Persistence in anything undertaken
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.FAA-FAA
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Wha/wha
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To assist, to take a hand or share in performing a work
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.FORE
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Tii/hore
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Strip off; peel, take the skin off
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Tahitian
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PN.FONO.3
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Hono
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Food taken by the ava drinkers after their drink
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West Futuna
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MP.FUQI
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Fuia
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Moisten something, dunk something, dip, rinse something in liquid and take it out (as in washing clothes)
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