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November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 2

…2A — Monday, November 18, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 11/24/08 1:00 PM SUDOKU EASY 8 1 3 4 2 1 5 6 9 4 2 1 7 4 7 9 2 6 3 2 3 1 5 4 8 9 1 3 5 6 4 9 © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. ...…

November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 3

…As I walk through campus, surrounded by people who look nothing like me, I can’t help but feel like I don’t belong. I try not to compare myself to anyone but it seems like everyone around me has their lives figured out, their friend groups established and their futures secured. And though these feelings may not mirror the truth, they still linger in my mind. In order to escape the confinements of my thoughts, I plug in my he...…

November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 4

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, November 18, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edi...…

November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, November 18, 2019 — 5A Hailing from the metropolis of São Paulo, the Brazilian Tropicália band Os Mutantes’s (which translates to “The Mutants”) 1968 self-titled album somehow sounds as if The Beatles moved to South America and took even more psychedelics. One of the most creative groups to ever come out of the country with a rich musical history rivaling any others, their success was br...…

November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 6

…6A — Monday, November 18, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By Kurt Krauss ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/18/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/18/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, November 18, 2019 ACROSS 1 Aquarium 5 Yeshiva teacher 10 Dance in a pit 14 Iranian money 15 For al...…

November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 7

…Lavert Hill bounced down the Michigan sideline, waiving his arms in jubilation with his helmet in hand. Behind him, the rest of the Wolverines did the same, spilling onto the field, toward the stands and everywhere in between. The celebration — set off by Hill’s fourth-quarter interception — had been brewing all game, as No. 15 Michigan (5-2 Big Ten, 8-2 overall) charged toward a 44-10 win. “When (Hill) got his pick, you ...…

November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 8

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 18, 2019 — 2B Ronnie Bell is ready to write his own story As the Michigan football team returned to the sideline with the end zone covered in towels, a stadium rocking and the game in hand, Ronnie Bell had his helmet off. He was talking to Josh Gattis. It was the start of the fourth quarter and the game was well in hand, the Wolverines leading by 24. Whatever advice was ...…

November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 9

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 18, 2019 — 3B Despite an inconsistent offensive performance in the first half, the Michigan men’s basketball team handily defeated Elon, 70-50, at home on Friday night behind strong defensive performances from senior center Jon Teske and senior guard Zavier Simpson. Marred by fouls and apparent rhythm issues on offense, Michigan got off to a slow start, not scoring i...…

November 18, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 30) • Page Image 10

…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU 4B — November 18, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday W alking through the Michigan Stadium concourse at about 3:50 on Satur- day, you could hear it before you saw it. “It’s great to be a Michi- gan Wolver- ine,” they chanted, and the chants came from no one direction, just every- w...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 1

…Students have a love- hate relationship with their Michigan Marriage Pact matches. The results of the questionnaire, which was developed by University of Michigan students for a class project, were released Tuesday evening. The pact used an algorithm to find students their future spouse, and the match-ups generated a flurry of discussion on campus and online groups. After being open to undergraduate students at...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 2

…Michael Breen, president and CEO of Human Rights First, spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy Thursday as part of a series of lectures sponsored by the Josh Rosenthal Education Fund. Breen discussed violations of human rights across the world and the challenges facing advocates. The fund was established in honor of Josh Rosenthal, who died on Sept. 11, 2001, by his mother, a long-time faculty member at the University ...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 3

…The Bastians sold kettle corn at local events and markets but made a breakthrough when they started selling at Minnesota Vikings trainings. “They loved it enough that the sales and marketing team came over the next day and offered as a contract to be the kettle corn of the Vikings, with the caveat that it costs a grand,” Dan Bastian said. “We were excited that we could make some inroads, realizing that if we got connected wi...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 4

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, November 15, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited a...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 15, 2019 — 5A On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Wilco took to the stage at Hill Auditorium for a stop on their Ode to Joy tour, following a strong opening set by Deep Sea Diver (featuring a particularly enthusiastic and capable drummer). The opener “Bright Leaves” set the tone for most of the evening — relaxed and melancholy. Ode to Joy, while perhaps the strongest project Wilco has relea...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 6

…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU By Joe Deeney ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/15/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/15/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, November 15, 2019 ACROSS 1 River past the Museo Galileo 5 Wipe out 10 “Antiques Roadshow” airer 13 Half of ...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 8

…FootballSaturday, November 15, 2019 2B STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread for the weekend’s best games. Theo Mackie Max Marcovitch Ethan Sears Aria Gerson No. 1 LSU (-21) at Ole Miss LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU No. 2 Ohio State (-52) at Rutgers Ohio State Rutgers Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Wake Forest at No. 3 Clemson (-34) Wake Forest Clemson Wake Forest Wake Forest Clemson No. 4 Georgia (-2.5) at No. 12 Aubu...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 9

…3B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com 338 S. STATE STREET ashleys.com Michigan’s Original Craft Beer Bar Since 1983 “Best on-Campus Bar” - The Michigan Daily 9:30am for Noon Home Games OPEN Bloody Mary’s & Breakfast Pizza Specials START YOUR PRE-GAME AT ASHLEY’S MICHIGAN VS. MICHIGAN STATE #15 PREDICTIONS FROM THE MICHIGAN DAIL Y FOOTBALL BEAT Theo Mackie Max Marcovitch Ethan Sears Aria Gerson Maya Goldman Michigan 27 M...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 10

…COVER/PAGE DESIGN BY ALEX STONE Scott Sypniewski cried. He sobbed, actually. He was in the visitor’s locker room at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, still in uniform. His hand grasped John Baxter’s, his head resting on his coordinator’s shoulder. It has been four years exactly from that day to the publication of this story. Sypniewski works now in Chicago as a recruiting coordinator for NCSA, a company that helps high school athletes bo...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 11

…FootballSaturday, November 15, 2019 6B 223 North Main Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 734-665-5340 What to watch for: Michigan State There are, realistically, two ways in which Saturday’s rivalry showdown between Michigan (7-2 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) and Michigan State (4-5, 2-4) plays out. The first, and the most likely, follows down the path of least resistance. The Spartans rank 61st in offensive efficiency, according to ESPN.com’s ra...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 12

…7B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Breaking down Michigan State’s infamous array of trick plays During his Monday press conference, a day when all eyes were on the Michigan- Michigan State rivalry, Jim Harbaugh mentioned trick plays four different times. It’s for good reason — Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is notorious for his trick plays. He’s run them for years, with well-known plays dating back to the beginning of his t...…

November 15, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 29) • Page Image 13

…FootballSaturday, November 15, 2019 8B Bowls • Bubble Tea • Bao Buns Present this coupon for $1 off your next purchase! Expires May 2020. 208 W. Liberty (between Ashley St. and 1st St.) 734-369-6942 • www.ChowAnnArbor.com HANDCRAFTED M y Uber driver last weekend didn’t care about Michigan or Michigan State. His son goes to Indiana, he explained, so he’s a Hoosiers fan with no real connection to either in-state school. Naturally, th...…

November 14, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 28) • Page Image 1

…Ahead of the start of contract negotiations between the Graduate Employees’ Organization and the University of Michigan, approximately 200 GEO members and supporters convened on the Diag for a rally Wednesday morning. Demonstrators marched to the Michigan League, where contract negotiations began. GEO president Emily Gauld, a Rackham student, said GEO is taking part in a nationwide campaign to improve the accessibili...…

November 14, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 28) • Page Image 2

…CARBON NEUTR ALIT Y 2 — Thursday, November 14, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News MICHAEL BAGAZINSKI/Daily Regina Strong discusses the role of the new department and meeting carbon neutrality goals at Cobblestone Farm Wednesday evening. EASY © sudokugenerator.com. For personal use only. Generate and solve Sudoku, Super Sudoku, Godoku, Samurai Sudoku and Killer Sudoku puzzles at sudokugenerator.com! Sudo...…

November 14, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 28) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, November 14, 2019 — 3 Center of the city task force focuses on community feedback Ann Arbor opens online survey to hear residents’ concerns on transition process AYSE ELDES For The Daily After a week of soliciting community feedback through a pop-up DecaDome in Ann Arbor’s Library Lot, the Center of the City Task Force met at Larcom City Hall on Wednesday to discuss residents’ ...…

November 14, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 28) • Page Image 4

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, November 14, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited ...…

November 14, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 28) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 14, 2019 — 5 Earlier in the year, the animators of one of Netflix’s long-running originals, “Bojack Horseman,” ratified a contract with The Animation Guild (TAG) to formally unionize and benefit from the protections that their colleagues in the writing and acting areas of the show were already receiving. It’s worth taking a deeper dive into just why such a move was important...…

November 14, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 28) • Page Image 6

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com 7 person house for Fall 2 bath, 7 parking spcs nice house 1 block from CCRB $5,895 plus utilities (734)646-5548 By Joseph Ashear ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/14/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/14/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019 ACROSS 1 Co. with brown trucks 4 ...…

November 14, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 28) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, November 14, 2019 — 7 Offense clicking behind Patterson Ben McDaniels stood in front of the media Wednesday afternoon, detailing the texture that a football takes on in cold weather and the impact that has on ball security. Midway through, the quarterbacks coach offered an apology, realizing that the minutiae of a football’s texture isn’t high on the list of storylines surroun...…

November 14, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 28) • Page Image 8

…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU D ear Only News Source in Ann Arbor, To be honest, I’m impressed. Finding time to go to class, prepare for a football game and bike to city hall meet- ings in the rain — all while bal- ancing being one of four (four!) city gov- ernment reporters — must be exhausting. The thought of carrying one whol...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 13, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM In the weeks leading up to the Ohio State University football game, University of Michigan staff and students are participating in the 38th annual campus-wide “Blood Battle” blood drive to out-donate OSU. Though the University suffered a defeat against the Buckeyes on the field last year, Michigan students secu...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 2

…When LSA junior Fareah Fysudeen heard the University of Michigan would be hosting one of the presidential debates in the fall of 2020, she said she assumed it was for publicity. Upon thinking about it further, she felt like the University was not considering the potential impacts of this decision on marginalized communities. “It’s a way to establish ourselves as a good school and as the kind of school that would host such ...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 3

…This shift has primarily been driven by younger generations, Waxman added. She said they are more conscious of human rights and make more mindful purchasing decisions. “While the fight to improve working conditions is far from a new one, it is clear today’s up-and- coming generations are far more aware and mindful of social issues, including the treatment of workers,” Waxman said. Waxman then explained one way the Fair ...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 4

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 13, 2019 — 5A When most people think of the phrase “clams casino,” they think of the popular clam dish. In this case, clams casino is a clam on the half shell, covered in butter, garlic, peppers, bacon and breadcrumbs. It is an exceedingly popular appetizer in New England, and who can blame them? If you like clams and bacon and peppers and butter, I’m sure it’s the perfect d...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 6

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com 7 person house for Fall, 2 bath, 7 parking spcs, nice house, 1 block from CCRB, $5,895 plus util. (734)646-5548 By Gary Larson ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/13/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/13/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 ACROSS 1 Big name in wax museums 8...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 13, 2019 — 7A EAST LANSING — Cody White has only one message for Michigan State’s underclassmen this week. “Going into this week, we know we have a mission to do and that’s to win the football game,” the wide receiver said Tuesday. “At any means possible, win the football game, so I feel like that’s what we’re gonna drive through every day in practice until t...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 8

…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU The Michigan basketball team knew its early-season matchup against Creighton would be telling. In the wake of a program- altering offseason that saw a head coaching change and the departure of three players that accounted for over half of the Wolverines’ offense last season, questions arose. On Tuesday night,...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 10

…Wednesday, November 13, 2019 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Andrea Pérez Balderrama Deputy Editors Matthew Harmon Shannon Ors Associate Editor Eli Rallo Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Silas Lee Emily Stillman Photo Editor Danyel Tharakan Editor in Chief Maya Goldman Managing Editor Finntan Storer statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 13, 2019 I t was a typical Oxford Monday mornin...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 11

…I didn’t get to know Elixir Vitae Coffee and Tea until it was almost too late. In the Ann Arbor coffee shop scene, Elixir Vitae is an outlier. Maybe it’s the location, tucked away on Maynard Street, a part of Ann Arbor that only gets frequented by student traffic on Saturday nights when the Scorekeepers line stretches into the parking garage. Or the storefront, unassuming and almost drab. But it’s something else, too — it feels like ...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 12

…Wednesday, November 13, 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, November 13, 2019 // The Statement T he old adage goes, “You eat with your eyes first.” This happened to be the case for my mom when she skimmed the Food Network magazine and discovered a picture of cookies that looked irresistible. With gooey chocolate chunks and crunchy oat flakes, they were worthy of a “phone eats first” Instagram post. She immediately turned the page fo...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 13

…T he day after Thanksgiving my senior year of high school, I board- ed a 15-hour flight from San Fran- cisco to Sydney, Australia. On my shoulder I carried a pink Adidas sports bag with eight carefully folded leotards, four pairs of satin pointe shoes, and a metal container full of bobby pins. In my left hand I held the top of a suit bag — borrowed from my dad — where I’d hung a sparkling white costume dress that would inevitably shed...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 14

…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, November 13, 2019 // The Statement 7B T here is a bar in Berlin, hidden in one of my favorite neighbor- hoods, that I would have over- looked if someone had not pointed it out to me. The lighting was dim, not because the owners were trying to set a mood, but because the bar had no lights. The chairs all looked like they had come from dump- ster diving adventures. It was always ...…

November 13, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 15

…BY RITA VEGA VISUAL STATEMENT: NYAH PROJECT, BALI THE NYAH PROJECT BELIEVES THAT “TRAVEL AWAKENS LEADERS”. THIS SUMMER I TOOK AN ALL-EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO BALI, INDONESIA THROUGH MY FELLOWSHIP WITH THE PROJECT. NYAH MEANS PURPOSE, AND THROUGHOUT MY TIME IN BALI, I COULD DEFINETLY SAY I’VE FOUND MY PURPOSE IN LIFE. BEING SURROUNDED BY THE BALINESE CULTURE AND PEOPLE I NOW CALL MY FAMILY MADE THIS TRIP ONE I’LL NEVER FORGET. Wednesday...…

November 12, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 1

…The University of Michigan recently conducted an internal investigation into sexual harassment in Michigan Medicine, termed #MedToo, per the recommendations of a 2018 National Academies study. The National Academies report investigated how women are treated in science, technology, engineering and math fields, now that more women are entering historically male- dominated spaces. The report found that th...…

November 12, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 2

…About 15 students and community members came to hear USS Liberty Survivor Larry L. Bowen speak at the Michigan League about the true story of the USS Liberty incident on June 8, 1967. This event was sponsored by the Veteran and Military Services in conjunction with Veterans Week sponsored by the University of Michigan. Bowen is a Purple Heart recipient for his service on the USS Liberty incident. Philip Larso...…

November 12, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 3

…“We believe that the dramatic increase in reporting last year and subsequent decrease this year represents stabilization of reporting following the significant attention and raised awareness at U-M of these issues and how to report concerns,” Frumkin said. When contacted by The Daily, a representative from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center declined to comment on the report on behalf of SAPAC. The ...…

November 12, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 4

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited...…

November 12, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 27) • Page Image 5

…P O L I C Y T A L K S @ T H E F O R D S C H O O L MICHAEL BREEN President and CEO Human Rights First JOSH ROSENTHAL EDUCATION F UND LECTU RE Human rights on the brink Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Information: 734-615-7545 or fspp-events@umich.edu @fordschool #policytalks Thursday, November 14, 2019 4:00 - 5:20 pm Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall 735 S. State Street...…

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