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112 Cards in this Set
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el analfabetismo
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illiteracy
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el buscador
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search engine
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el camión
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truck
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la campaña de alfabetización
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literacy campaign
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el contagio
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contagion
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la costumbre
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custom, habit
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la cuestión
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issue
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los derechos
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rights
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el desarrollo
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development
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la empresa
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company, firm
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la enseñanza
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teaching
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el estado
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state
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la felicidad
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happiness
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los fondos
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funds
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la fuente de energía
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energy source
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la guardería infantil
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childcare center
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la guerra
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war
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la lengua materna
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mother tongue, first language
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la ley
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law
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la maquiladora
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large factory located in developing country to take advantage of lower wages
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la mayoría
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majority
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la meta
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goal
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el negocio
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business
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el nivel
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level
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el orfanato
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orphanage
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la pandilla
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gang
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la paz
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peace
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la pobreza
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poverty
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el porvenir
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future
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el prejuicio
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prejudice
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el premio (gordo)
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(grand) prize
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el presupuesto
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budget
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la propiedad
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property
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el resultado
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result
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la (sobre) población
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(over) population
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la tasa de desempleo
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rate of unemployment
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el término
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term
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el título
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degree; title
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el título de propiedad
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property deed
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la vivienda
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housing
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el adivino/la adivina
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fortune teller
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el anciano/la anciana
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elderly person
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el campesino/la campesina
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peasant; field worker
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el consejero/la consejera
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counselor
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el desamparado/la desamparada
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homeless person
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el jefe/la jefa
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boss
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el ser humano
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human being
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(no) creer que
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to (not) believe that
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(no) dudar que
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to (not) doubt that
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es dudoso que
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it is doubtful that
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esperar que
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to hope that
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qué bueno que
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how great that
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qué lástima que
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it's too bad that
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a menos que
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unless
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antes de que
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before
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con tal (de) que
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as long as
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de manera/modo que
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so that, in a way that
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después de que
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after
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en cuanto
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as soon as
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hasta que
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until
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para que
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in order that
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sin que
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without
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tan pronto como
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as soon as
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acabar
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to finish, put an end to
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alcanzar
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to reach
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aportar
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to contribute
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aprobar
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to approve
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asegurar
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to assure
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aumentar
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to increase
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chismear (cotillear)
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to gossip
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conseguir (i,i)
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to obtain, to get
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construir
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to build
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cuidarse
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to take care of oneself
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dañar
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to damage
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destruir
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to destroy
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empeorar
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to worsen
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enfrentarse con
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to confront
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ganarse la vida
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to earn one's living
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gozar de
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to enjoy
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implicar
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to imply
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inscribir(se)
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to enroll (oneself)
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irse
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to go away, leave
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jubilarse
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to retire
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lograr
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to obtain, achieve
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mudarse
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to move (to another house)
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nacer
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to be born
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promulgar
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to enact, proclaim
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proporcionar
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to provide
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proteger(se)
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to protect (oneself)
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realizar su sueño
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to realize/fulfill one's dream
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tener relaciones
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to engage in sexual relations
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tratarse de
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to be about
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actual
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current
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cierto/a
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certain
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clave
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key; important
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desepleado/a
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unemployed
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eficaz
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efficient
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igual
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equal
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mundial
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world (adjective)
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orgulloso/a
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proud
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preconcebido/a
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preconceived (adjective)
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universitario/a
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university (adjective)
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actualmente
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currently, nowadays
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definitivamente
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definitely
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al corriente
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up to date
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dentro de (+time)
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within, in (+time)
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en vías de desarrollo
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developing; in the process of developing
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hoy en día
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nowadays
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por medio de
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through, by means of
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tal vez
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perhaps
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todo el mundo
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everyone
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ya no
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no longer
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