Hurricane Ravaged Dominica: ‘It’s All Gone’ And Fighting For Survival

In just the blink of an eye, island life on Dominica was turned upside down.  Like Puerto Rico, Dominica was violently ravaged by Hurricane Maria, and residents are still fighting for survival.

The wooden frames and scattered, water-damaged belongings are all that remains of some homes of on Dominica, which was ravaged by Hurricane Maria last month. Without warning, the storm rapidly accelerated from a Category 3 to a Category 5, and residents said they could do little to prepare. “There was lightning, there was heavy rain…[it was like] the hurricane was in the house,” said Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit according to ABC News. “We have lost everything that money can buy, and that is a fact.”

The roof of Roosevelt Skerrit’s house was blown away and its floors flooded. On the night Hurricane Maria hit, Skerrit took to Facebook to post updates including one that said, “I am at the complete mercy of the hurricane. House is flooding” and another that said, “The winds are merciless! We shall survive by the grace of God!” Later he posted, “I have been rescued.”

“You can still see the shock, the anxiety, the fear the trauma in the eyes and the expressions of people every day,” he told ABC’s Nightline. “Their entire life investments, life’s savings, blown away.” Another now displaced resident named Emmanuel Peter said he can still remember the roar of the hurricane-force winds. “It was just whistling, whistling,” he said. “I thought it would burst my eardrums.”

Puerto Rico was not the only island in Hurricane Maria’s path, and almost a month later, both islands still look like post-apocalyptic zones.  But the island with the highest death toll per capita was Dominica; a close-knit, mostly Christian nation that was left at the mercy of a hurricane that shared a name with the mother of Christ: Maria.  To date, 26 people are confirmed dead, 31 are still missing, and more than 50,000 people are displaced on the island that has a total population of roughly 74,000.

When  ABC’s Nightline visited Dominica six days after the storm, the only way to reach its interior was with the United States military. Upon arrival, many who had the option to evacuate the island were already in the process of doing so, including 1,300 students at Ross University Medical School, an American college based in Dominica.

“I do feel sadness for the people of Dominica,” said Carey James, the college’s associate dean of operations, analysis, and admissions. “My wife’s family is from Dominica … and it’s hard to see a place that you love go through that kind of a storm.” And nearly four weeks after the storm, people are still fighting to survive.

No one on the island has access to running, drinkable water, and with sewage systems destroyed, residents are contending with fears of diarrhea, dehydration, and dysentery. Much of the island still remains without power. For the vast majority of Dominicans, the choice to leave their home country isn’t financially available. More than 85 percent of houses have been damaged, and of those, more than a quarter simply do not exist anymore, leaving many of the residents homeless.

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Testing Reveals Floodwater In Houston Homes Contain Toxins

Photo: Flooding in Rockport, Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Residents in Houston need to take precautions, as testing of the flood waters left by Hurricane Harvey came back showing bacteria and toxic matter abundant in the homes devastated by the storm.

It is not clear how far the toxic waters have spread but Fire Chief Samuel Peña of Houston said over the weekend that there had been breaches at numerous waste treatment plants. The Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that 40 of 1,219 such plants in the area were not working. According to the New York Times, the results of testing have been worrisome.

Water flowing down Briarhills Parkway in the Houston Energy Corridor contained Escherichia coli, a measure of fecal contamination, at a level more than four times that considered safe. In the Clayton Homes public housing development downtown, along the Buffalo Bayou, scientists found what they considered astonishingly high levels of E. coli in standing water in one family’s living room — levels 135 times those considered safe — as well as elevated levels of lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in sediment from the floodwaters in the kitchen.- The New York Times

“There’s pretty clearly sewage contamination, and it’s more concentrated inside the home than outside the home,” said Lauren Stadler, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University who participated in The Times’s research. “It suggests to me that conditions inside the home are more ideal for bacteria to grow and concentrate. It’s warmer and the water has stagnated for days and days. I know some kids were playing in the floodwater outside those places. That’s concerning to me.”

Residents and medical professionals are becoming increasingly concerned as well. Many have said they are seeing infections that have more than likely resulted from exposure to the bacteria contaminated floodwaters.

Dr. Beau Briese, an emergency room physician at Houston Methodist Hospital, said he had seen a doubling in the number of cases of cellulitis (reddened bacterial skin infections) since the storm. He said it was a more modest increase than he had expected, and that the infections had been successfully treated with antibiotics.

Dr. David Persse, the chief medical officer of Houston, said that those residents who are caring for children, the elderly, and those with immune disorders should try to keep out of homes until they have been cleaned of the toxins from the flooding. “Everybody has to consider the flood water contaminated,” Dr. Persse said. He also warned residents to avoid letting cuts and scrapes come into contact with the floodwaters, which can cause an infection which could require antibiotics to treat.

Forty-nine year old, Brad Greer developed two scabby infections on each one of his legs where his rain boots had irritated his skin. Even though he took antibiotics, he said, he started feeling lightheaded and weak as he and his brother-in-law tried to move possessions from Mr. Greer’s flooded home. He went to the emergency room at Houston Methodist, where he was put on an intravenous drip and given another antibiotic prescription. Mr. Greer said swimming pools around his neighborhood are rank. “All the pools are just giant toilets you’re unable to flush,” he said.

 Many Houston residents appeared unaware of the contamination of the floodwater in their homes while others have reported a disturbing “funky gunk” smell but did not know that the mold and water could be toxic.

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Sincere Hurricane Harvey Volunteers Stopped From Helping Victims By Police

Two Illinois men were stopped from handing out supplies to victims of Hurricane Harvey’s wrath. While in massive buggies, law enforcement officials in Vidor, Texas told Jared Kirkendoll and Scott Green, who had driven 16 hours to Texas to help those devastated by Harvey’s destruction, that those affected had enough help already.

Taking the decision of whether or not they needed help away from the victims of the hurricane, the police stopped the buggy driven by Kirkendoll and Green and demanded that the men cease helping. The cop can be heard telling them to leave.

When the officer asks Kirkendoll to get down off the buggy, the reasoning is because “I said so.” According to the Daily Mail, the two men were handing out water and supplies and taking victims to higher and dryer ground when they were stopped by police.

A video posted on Facebook and YouTube shows a two-minute exchange between Kirkendoll and the officer when they were ordered to leave.

Kirdendoll can be heard telling the cop that he doesn’t need to be “so grouchy.”

The buggy Kirkendoll was driving when the police stopped him.

The two men spoke for less than a minute before shaking hands. As Kirkendoll climbed back onto the buggy, he said, “Next time don’t yell, we’re just trying to help. We’re out a s**t load of money.” The officer said, “My house is flooded too, but I’ve got to be out here helping people. We appreciate that you’re here, but we’ve got enough.”

The video has gone viral on Facebook and has been viewed four and a half million times. The Vidor Police Department said on Facebook that it was not one of their officers and that they are thankful to the volunteers.

The Daily Mail also reported that James Hartwell posted the video of the encounter on Facebook and captioned it: “So this just happened. Jared Kirkendoll and Scott Green was just told that they have to leave vidor because they are not needed here.. but yet they are doing more than any off the law enforcement is doing here. This is the biggest crock of b******t ive ever heard. F***** power trip. Helping people and get treated like that. Oh and as you can see he was a total a*****e.”

As tensions run high in areas devastated by the hurricane, it doesn’t seem to be up to those affected by the damages and flooding, but it is left up to the police to decide when they “have enough help.” Surely victims could use all the help that is offered.

Kirkendoll and Green spent four days in Texas bringing aid to victims of the Harvey flooding using their massive buggies before they were told to stop.

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Oath Keepers need your help to support our rescue teams in Texas!

Oath Keepers volunteers have been on the ground in Texas since Wednesday, based in Livingston which is just north of the flooding. More members and other patriots are on their way. We sincerely appreciate the donations we have received so far, but expenses are mounting. This is our most expensive operation to date. Beyond the increasing scarcity and cost of fuel for vehicles and boats, we need equipment, food and other supplies both for our members and for the families we rescue.

We need volunteers, per our CALL TO ACTION.

If you can’t volunteer, please help support those who can. You can DONATE to help us continue and expand our operations in Texas.

Our Oath Keepers teams are in the field offering direct assistance to people stranded in flooded areas.

We are also providing security for the Cajun Navy due to criminal threats/attacks against them while they are out on rescues.

There are still many more who need our help to escape their flooded homes and reach a shelter.

We picked up food for over 12,000 meals, plus water,  for a shelter at an American Legion Post in Crosby, Texas. This donation was made possible by an Oath Keeper and another patriot, both Navy veterans, who found out about the Post’s pending food shortage. Thank you again! The story of their volunteer efforts is HERE.

While our Oath Keepers team was at the American Legion shelter, they found out about a young boy with severe asthma. His family was robbed before they reached the shelter, and the boy’s nebulizer and medication were stolen. One of our team went to a pharmacy and was allowed to replace the equipment and medication due to the emergency situation. This is just one example of Texans in need.

Please help us spread the word that the situation in Texas is still ongoing and will be for some time. Many who thought they could stay in their homes are now asking for help. We can all do something, and re-posting or sharing this information is invaluable!

Thank you for your support and your prayers for all affected by this disaster.

Texans Lose Water Supply Indefinitely Now In Crisis Mode

People begin lining up at a closed Wal-Mart store in Beaumont, TX at around 2:30 Thursday morning after hearing the water supply for the city had failed.

The city of Beaumont, Texas is now in crisis mode after losing their water supply indefinitely.  Residents in desperate need of clean water lined up outside of a Wal-Mart in hopes of buying bottled water, now worth its weight in gold.

Residents in an Eastern Texas city are now hoping that they can buy the water they need. The main municipal water pumps have now failed due to flooding, and there is no estimated time for repairs. Beaumont received 26 inches of rain on Tuesday, which is a city record for the most rainfall in a single day, according to the National Weather Service.

Beaumont, which boasts a population of over 100,000 people, lost both its main and secondary water supplies on Wednesday. Hurricane Harvey‘s excessive rainfall caused the Neches River to overflow, which damaged the city’s water pumps, according to city officials. The city’s secondary water source, which is located at the Loeb wells in Hardin County, is also offline.

City government officials say that the outage is indefinite as they must inspect the damaged pumps first before repairs can even begin.  There’s no way to inspect the damages either until the water resides. Government officials did give city residents a little warning that they would lose access to clean water. Residents were urged to fill up their bathtubs with water, as the city water system was expected to lose pressure early Thursday. But some residents still ran out of clean water and many were lined up outside local stores overnight hoping to buy bottles of water.

A young mother even said that the city’s inability to supply residents with water was putting her young baby at risk. Jennifer England said, “I stopped to get water because I have a baby who is sick and I need to flush his tube,” she said. “I just needed to get some water and leave, because we are in a hurry. We want to get out before the water rises again. The police officer came here and stopped everyone. I desperately need water for my baby, but they would not give me any.”

Around 2:30 a.m., a crowd of people outside the Speedy Stop convenience store attempted to pick up some of the water bottle cases left outside the closed shop. A policeman intervened, telling HuffPost, “I’m not going to let people just take water. I know we’re in a scary situation, but I had to tell them to stop.”

“Several cars pulled off with water and that’s fine, but we can’t just let everyone load up what they want,” said the officer, who identified himself as Joe Marlboro. “We’re not going to arrest anyone as we’re in a dire situation, but at the end of the day we have to have order and we can’t let them take the water.”  –Huffington Post

Sixty-seven-year-old Norris (who didn’t want to give his last name), argued that he wasn’t trying to steal the water. “We’re not trying to take advantage, but when the news tells you to get out of the city because they don’t know when the water will be fixed, what are people to do? I plan to pay the store for the water. I wasn’t just going to take it,” he said. “We’re isolated here. We may not be able to get water anytime soon, so that’s the situation here.”

The Speedy Stop convenience store’s manager, Ronnie Miller, told HuffPost that he hasn’t been able to open the shop because there’s no running water in the bathroom, a health code [governmental bureaucratic] requirement. He also said, “We don’t really have much water to give.”

The Huffington Post assures readers that government officials and FEMA are working to resolve these issues.

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Watch: Houston Flood Survivor Just Slammed CNN Reporter on Live TV

(ANTIMEDIA) — It’s no secret that the news media capitalizes on terrifying and tragic events to garner views and clicks; the familiar phrase “If it bleeds, it leads” has been used to describe this pursuit of ratings. Even President Donald Trump alluded to the media’s specific focus on Hurricane Harvey this week when he explained that he announced his decision to pardon infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio when the storm hit because the ratings would be “far higher.”

Though the spike in viewership that often accompanies tragedies like these demonstrates that audiences themselves crave the coverage, one victim of the hurricane in Houston just bluntly called out CNN for placing their desire for newsworthy footage above basic human decency.

“Let me introduce you to Danielle, here. Danielle, you just arrived,” CNN reporter Rosa Flores says to a visibly stressed flood survivor standing with her young daughter at the Houston Convention Center.

Leaning in toward Danielle, Flores asks her to share her story of how she was rescued.

She first addresses the failure of police to come to her aid:

“Some guys had called our phone and asked us where we were. We were waiting for police for, like, 36 hours and they never came. We were waiting at the home. We did the white flags and everything and nobody came. But then somebody had called the phone after we decided to leave the house and we had walked to the gas station with the kids, and then they called and picked up us. But had been there like five days with no food and no lights, and nobody came. Like, nobody came.”

Flores continues to question her, asking, “Now, you’re with your children. We’ve heard of stories of mothers trying to save their children from the rushing waters. Can you tell us how that was for you?”

“We walked through four feet of water to go get them food on the first day,” Danielle responds. “Yeah, that’s a lot of shit. But you all are sitting here, you all are trying to interview people during their worst times. Like that’s not the smartest thing to do.”Flores interrupts to apologize, alternating between placing her hand on Danielle’s arm and pulling it away as she continues to elaborate on the media’s push to get comments from victims:

Flores interrupts to apologize, alternating between placing her hand on Danielle’s arm and pulling it away as Danielle continues to elaborate on the media’s push to get comments from victims:

“Like people are really breaking down, and you are all sitting here with cameras and microphones trying to ask us what the fuck is wrong with us.”

“So sorry,” Flores says again, repeating her sentiment multiple times as Danielle continues speaking.

“And you really trying to understand with the microphone still in my face,” she says as Flores pulls the mic away. “With me shivering cold, with my kids wet,” she goes on as Flores pushes the microphone back toward her. “And you are still putting a microphone in my face.”

Flores again apologizes, pulling the microphone and her hand away as the woman leaves with her children.

In-studio newscaster Jim Acosta then begins speaking as the camera cuts back to him.

“Rosa Flores, it sounds like you’ve got a very upset family there. We’re going to take a break from that and we’ll get back to you later on,” he says as the segment ends.

Some social media users reacted to the interaction by claiming it was simply an isolated clip and that the news media has actually helped rescue efforts. Others questioned the woman’s authenticity by noting that though she said she waited five days, the storm didn’t hit Houston until Sunday — and still others pushed back against this skepticism, advocating sympathy for the stressed and traumatized flood victim.

Overall, Twitter users scolded CNN for pouncing on the woman while she was still soaked from the floods. “CNN, she’s at her stress limit, please stop with the mics in their faces & get them real help.#WhatsTheMatterWithYou,” one tweet read, echoing the sentiments of several others.

Vultures preying on people for ratings and cash. You don’t see CNN do stuff to even help people out other than this kind of behavior..

— Bruno Bernier (@BrunoBernier1) August 29, 2017

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses and we’ll interview them during the least opportune moments of sorrow and distress” -CNN

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Two Navy Veterans Team Up with Texas VFW Post Hurricane Shelter

A VFW Post in Texas is currently operating as a hurricane shelter and was close to running out of food. Two veterans took up that challenge and a large supply of food will be delivered soon. They are also donating water filtration bottles and water filtration straws.

Oath Keeper Chance Gibson of American Survival Wholesale and Ross Powell of Survival 401K teamed up to provide the food for close to 13,000 meals. Chance Gibson’s company is providing the food at cost, and Ross Powell has collected donations to cover those costs. The food supplies will be delivered by Oath Keepers members who are headed to Texas to help wherever they can.

The Cajun Navy is actively rescuing people from their flooded neighborhoods. Oath Keepers are helping with that and whatever else needs to be done. We have more members on the way.

We can all do something to help. Many of those affected by Hurricane Harvey have absolutely nothing left except the clothes they were wearing when they were rescued. Donations of $5 or $10 or more add up. If you can donate to a relief organization, please do. If you’re on facebook, you can forward information about relief efforts to reach a wider audience.

One of many groups that are sending help is Samaritan’s Purse. “President Franklin Graham has approved the deployment of five U.S. disaster relief units to southeastern Texas. These tractor trailers, stocked with emergency relief equipment and supplies, will help our staff and volunteers meet some of the mammoth needs created by Hurricane Harvey.”   https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/all-disaster-units-to-texas-hurricane-harvey/

Our sincere thanks to everyone who is actively helping to rescue people from flooded areas, helping with the day-to-day needs of those who had to leave their homes, and to all of those who can’t do that, but can contribute to defray the enormous expenses of this disaster. Special thanks to the two companies providing food for the Texas VFW Post hurricane shelter.

Evacuees fill up cots at the George Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, that has been turned into a shelter run by the American Red Cross to house victims of the high water from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28. ERICH SCHLEGEL/GETTY

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National Weather Service Warns Flooded Californians: Pack A Bug-Out Bag

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The majority of Northern California remained under a flood warning Tuesday as record rains continued, and the National Weather Service even urged residents to gather essential items in the equivalent of a bug-out bag.

More than 14 million people are under a flood warning until Thursday, including the area around the Oroville Dam which experienced a mass evacuation just before Valentine’s Day.

Sacramento has received 26 inches of rain since Oct. 1, double what the city normally gets during the same time, The Sacramento Bee reported. San Francisco has seen 24.38 inches of rain.

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With mudslides and floods threatening the region and reservoirs at capacity, the National Weather Service in Sacramento issued a dire warning:  “Gather important items, documents and medications in a ‘go bag’ in case you need to evacuate quickly. Don’t forget to plan for your pets, too. Make sure your vehicles have a full tank of gas.”

Thousands of residents in the towns of Prunedale and Salinas have been without power since the storms started Friday, forcing schools in the area to close

“We’re on our 56th hour without power now and it’s getting a little brisk inside the house,” Prunedale’s Gary Bolden told KSBW.

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On Monday, the levee broke in San Joaquin County near Manteca, which is an hour south of Sacramento. More than 500 people were forced to evacuate. The situation was so severe that local farmers took their own excavators and tractors to the level to help fix it.

Elsewhere, another dam, the Anderson Dam just southeast of San Jose, attracted sightseers as its spillway began releasing water from the Anderson Reservoir for the first time in 11 years in a scene local media were comparing to Niagara Falls. Officials are concerned because the dam was not built to withstand an earthquake when the reservoir is at 68 percent capacity. As of now it is at 100 percent; a 7.25 magnitude earthquake could cause the dam to fail, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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DASH CAM FOOTAGE: How This Driver Escaped “The Moment He Was Caught In A Flash Flood”

Severe flooding hit the West Coast, and drivers everywhere were caught in life-threatening flash floods. The loss of life and property damage are already significant.

What would you do if caught driving in flash flood conditions, and rising water was headed for your vehicle?

According to the Daily Mail:

Mark Chagaris uploaded video to YouTube of the terrifying flash flood – and while it’s unclear if he was the driver who captured the chilling scene on the dashboard cam – what is clear is that the surge of water was definitely dangerous.

The canny driver manages to reverse course and back quickly away from the muddy surge, which flush wave after wave of water over the road as his windshield wipers go full blast.

‘Mother Nature Speaks Loudly’ Chagaris captioned the video, which has so far received almost 250,000 views. This year’s California El Niño is so intense that it’s been nicknamed ‘Darth Niño.’

This man got away without incident after facing an epic force of nature. And thanks to his dash cam, he captured video of it while driving north of Los Angeles.

After waters rushed over the highway, he man backed up, reversing course down the road as the flood threatened to subsume his vehicle, before turning around and heading for higher ground…

Evacuations and orders to move to higher ground are driving the temporary relocation of thousands of people, and the episodes of flooding could take place in other places as well. As

Some 3,000 people in Sonoma County are under evacuation orders, and at least seven homes are seriously damaged.

“Our biggest concern is possible trees coming down, power outages,” said John Gulserian of the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services.

In the town of San Anselmo, police ordered people out of the downtown area because of rising flood waters, telling them to either evacuate or move to higher floors. A mudslide pushed a tree into a house in the town of Fairfax, California, trapping four people including two children. (source)

Unfortunately, an uptick of extreme weather has put millions of people, particularly in coastal urban areas at risk of encounter with flooded waterways or property damage in homes and buildings.

If you are caught in flooding, or compelled to evacuate in your vehicle during an emergency and must pass through or near flooded roads, keep in mind the overwhelming force that this water holds when up against any vehicle. Crossings that appear safe enough could end up sweeping a driver away to his death. Hundreds of people die this way in the average year.

As Tess Pennington notes, you must keep these factors remember during a flash flood:

Driving Flood Facts

The following are important points to remember when driving in flood conditions:

Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars causing loss of control and possible stalling.
A foot of water will float many vehicles.
Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles including sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) and pick-ups.

In the event that you end up stranded, unable to cross over a necessary roadway, or you crash into an embankment without knowing when help will arrive, it would be prudent to keep some basic supplies in a 72-hour kit, etc. to help keep you sustained if conditions put you in a bad spot.

Additionally, supplies to deal with getting out of your car – busting windows, cutting seatbelt straps, flares and radios to signal for help and other items could be invaluable if you are trapped in a car during a flodo, or disabled by a crash.

As Daisy Luther explains:

Your car kit should see you through at least 48 hours.  Do you have enough water and food that doesn’t require cooking to get your family through an event like this? Do you have a way to keep small children entertained? Go here to see what I keep in my car kit. Yes, it’s extensive, but in a situation like this one, we could last for days without waiting for a helicopter to drop supplies to us.

Whenever possible, evacuate before things get this bad.  Timing is everything when it comes to an evacuation. If you get out early, you won’t get stuck in traffic and are less likely to encounter insurmountable hazards. Of course, you can’t always make it out ahead of the crowd, especially in a situation with conditions that strike suddenly, like wildfire (check out the videos here to see how fast it can happen) or flash floods.

Keep your gas tank above 3/4 full.  If you get stranded, you may need to run your vehicle for warmth, to keep the cell phone battery charged, and to listen to news updates. You’ll be glad you kept the tank topped up.

If you were stranded in your car, would you have to wait for supplies to be dropped?

Other videos from California show the high water levels and dangerous flooding conditions:

River campgrounds and cabins at Big Sur under water as river rages through #CAstorm #CAflood pic.twitter.com/jV1gxcMlIb

— Evan Sernoffsky (@EvanSernoffsky) January 9, 2017

Video: Big Sur River flows heavy after recent rains. @NWSBayArea #CAwx #castorm #montereystorm pic.twitter.com/bwauiknHOi

— David Royal (@RoyalPhoto_) January 9, 2017

#RussianRiver at Frog Woman Rock through the canyon near #Hopland in #Mendocino County @NorthBayNews @JimCantore @mikebettes @NWSBayArea pic.twitter.com/Cmn4dxFcEk

— Kent Porter (@kentphotos) January 9, 2017

A few days ago this was a creek kids could stand in to play around in. The rain is nuts. pic.twitter.com/hMjJL3fsk5

— Lauren (@llaurenngnn) January 10, 2017

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