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    <title>Christmas</title>
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  <title>How to Respond to an Impossible Situation</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/how-to-respond-to-an-impossible-situation</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45949 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>7 Oxymorons of Christmas</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/7-oxymorons-of-christmas</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Kevan Bartlett</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45340 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>Christmas Was Made for Times Like This</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/christmas-was-made-for-times-like-this</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dave Delaney</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45938 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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  <title>Jesus Has Come!</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/jesus-has-come</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 17:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45937 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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  <title> What Jesus Gave Us at Christmas</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/what-jesus-gave-us-at-christmas</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 22:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45908 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>Spreading Joy at Christmas</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/spreading-joy-at-christmas</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dave Delaney</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45174 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>Please Make Room for Jesus</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/please-make-room-for-jesus</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Alan Fong</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45837 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>Joy to the World</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/sermon-helps/joy-to-the-world</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Rick Finley</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45835 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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  <title>Five Gifts I Pray Guests Will Find at Our Christmas Services</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/outreach-discipleship/five-gifts-i-pray-guests-will-find-at-our-christmas-services</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45834 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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  <title>To Everything There Is a Season and a Reason</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/to-everything-there-is-a-season-and-a-reason</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 22:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Mike Edwards</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45833 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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