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The Triune God } People His Renews Triune The Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; glory the Ascribe LORD the to 2 COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN COVENANT GATHERED WORSHIP: WORSHIP: GATHERED { The Lord’s Day in Worship Day Lord’s The PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP FOR PREPARATION LORD ascribe the to beings, O heavenly Ascribe LORD, the to strength. and glory worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness. splendor in the LORD the worship 29:1-2 Psalm by glory power and His reveal to forebear must He thought, “I in only be present must and Himself as Himself, presenting Those creatures. of His existence the of miracle ordinary the hungry, the poor, see see in the must wish to who Him Him travailing and groaning the creatures, wordless hurt, the the beautiful world.” Jayber Crow Berry, ―–Wendell 28 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 27

Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 10:1-12, Luke 11:16-24 Matthew 11:25-30 Matthew 12:1-14 Matthew 12:15-21 Matthew 12:22-32 Matthew 12:33-42 Matthew 10:25-37 Luke 4-14 29:1, Jeremiah 16:6-15 Acts 44:1-14 Jeremiah 15:30-41 1 Corinthians 1:1-12 Lamentations 15:41-50 1 Corinthians 2:8-15 Lamentations 15:51-58 1 Corinthians 1:1-11 Ezra 16:1-9 1 Corinthians 3:1-13 Ezra 16:1-9 1 Corinthians 11-24 4:7, Ezra Philemon 1-25 Haggai 1:1-2:9 18:24-19:7 Acts PENTECOST after sunday -second after PENTECOST d sunday -THIR y y

Psalm 146, 147 Psalm 111, 112, 113 Psalm 25 15 Psalm 9, 28 Psalm 26, Psalm 36, 39 Psalm 38 Psalm 119:25-48 Psalm 37:1-18 Psalm 37:19-42 Psalm 31 Psalm 35 32 Psalm 30, 43 Psalm 42, 98 Psalm 63, Psalm 103

DAILY WORSHIP RESOURCES WORSHIP DAILY Use them resource. worship or group family as a personal, provided are readings These and the twice, Testament the New once, Testament the Old through you will take Morning Evening MONDAY Morning Evening TUESDAY Morning Evening WEDNESDAY Morning Evening THURSDAY Morning Evening FRIDAY Morning Evening SATURDAY Morning Evening • TWENT DAY THE LORD’S SUNDAY, Morning Evening along with your worship guide as resources for readings, prayers and hymns. Set in the Set and hymns. prayers readings, for as resources guide worship along with your with in accord readings a schedule of daily Bible (RCL), Lectionary Common Revised that cycle a three-year around designed are readings these scripture year, the Church Psalms frequently. • TWENT DAY THE LORD’S SUNDAY, Hymn 108 ” b Hymn

Come, Christians, Join to Sing to Join Christians, Come, Congregation stand, as able stand, Congregation

(Words: Christian Bateman. Music: Traditional Spanish folk melody.) folk Spanish Traditional Music: Bateman. Christian (Words: Come, Christians, join to sing Alleluia! Amen! Alleluia! Amen! sing join to Christians, Come, Amen! Alleluia! our King; Christ to Loud praise rejoice; throne His Before voice, Let and with heart all, Alleluia! Amen! choice: gracious Praise is His Alleluia! Amen! high, on hearts lift your Come, Let Amen! sky; Alleluia! fill the praises condescend; us He’ll To Friend; He is our Guide and Alleluia! Amen! end: never love shall His our Christ again, Alleluia! Amen! Praise yet Amen! Alleluia! strain; end the not shall Life adore, we’ll goodness His blissful shore On heaven’s Amen!” “Alleluia! forevermore, Singing “ Hymn Opening

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I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? come? help my does where From hills. eyes to the I lift up my LORD, the from comes help My and earth. made heaven who be moved; foot let your He will not slumber. will not you keeps who he sleep. slumber nor will neither Israel keeps who he Behold, keeper; is your LORD The the LORD is your shade on your right hand. hand. right your on shade is your LORD the moon night. by the nor by day, you strike not sun shall The life. your evil; will keep all he from you will keep LORD The in coming your out and going your will keep LORD The forevermore. and forth this time from 121 Psalm Grant we beseech you, merciful Lord, to your faithful your to people we beseech merciful Lord, Grant pardon you, serve and sins, their all from be cleansed may they that peace, and Christ our Lord. Jesus Through mind. with a quiet you Century 16th Cranmer, Thomas , 8th Century; Gelasian Sacramentary People: Pastor:

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Matt Searson Matt Siegel William Sitton Todd John Smith T Alan Spooner Barry Staples Traylor Dave Tucker Darrell Brian Vines Jason Peevy Norman Pless Bob Schaffeld Stewart Carter Thompson Richard Sam Tortorici Charles White Williamson Lex

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DEACONS Dedmon, Chairman of the Diaconate Ty Mark Averyt Baker Lee Michael Brooks Clegg Trey Collums Nathan Dyess Jeff Fitts Stephen Eric Getty Henderson Heath Clerk of Session Sandy Stradtman, Ankenbrandt Steve Balogh Bryan Bill Bennett Brooke Will Casey Steve Dow William A. C. Frese Mark Hogewood RULING ELDERS RULING 26 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 25 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Secretary Financial Meg Cotney, Ministries of Pre-School Director Flores, Katie Coordinator Hamm, Missions Phyllis Ministries of Nursery Director Marilyn Lindsey, Director Choral Interim Litten, Paul High Girls of Sr. Director Litten, Sara of Facilities Director Perry, Tyrone Rogers, Pastor the Senior Taylor to Assistant Executive School Director Day Covenant Stewart, Brooke High Girls Jr. of Director Underwood, Mary Ashley Receptionist Church Williams, Victoria Ministries of Elementary Director Yendle, Karen MINISTRY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRY Out of Mother's Day Director Jami Bennett, MATION INFOR CONTACT STAFF STAFF EXECUTIVE Senior Pastor Bill Boyd, Administrator Church Crawford, Marty Ministries of Collegiate Driskill, Pastor David and Families Children to Pastor Dan Edwards, of Discipleship Pastor Giffen, Danny Curator Anderson, Lucy Ministries of Women's Link, Director Ingram Ministries of Student Director John Steakley, High Ministries of Jr. Pastor Welborn, Mitch Emeritus Pastor Bill Hay, Hymn 64 ” b Hymn

All Creatures of Our of GodAll Creatures King and All creatures of our GodAll creatures King, and with us sing, and voice up your Lift Alleluia! Alleluia! beam, sun with golden burning Thou moon with softer gleam, silver Thou Refrain: Him, Him, O praise O praise alleluia! alleluia, Alleluia, art so wind that rushing strong,Thou along, Alleluia! Him, O praise sail that in heav'n clouds Ye rejoice, in praise morn rising Thou of evening find a voice, lights Ye Refrain clear, and pure water, flowing Thou Alleluia, Alleluia! hear, to Lord Thy for music Make masterfulso bright, and fire Thou light, and both warmth givest man That Refrain heart, of tender men All ye Alleluia! part, ye, your O sing take others, Forgiving bear, sorrow pain and long who Ye Praise God care cast your Him on and Refrain bless, Creator their Let things all Alleluia! Him, O praise in humbleness, Him And worship Son, the praise Father, the praise Praise, in One, Spirit, the Three And praise Refrain (Words: Saint Francis of Assisi. Music: German tune.) Music: Assisi. of Saint Francis (Words: “

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4 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 5 The grace of the Lord Lord of the grace The 14 Greet one another with another Greet one 12 All the saints greet you. you. greet saints All the 13 a holy kiss. kiss. a holy ENT ENT reading M NEW TESTA 13:11-14 2 Corinthians one comfort restoration, Aim for rejoice. brothers, Finally, God the live in peace; and another, with one agree another, will be peace you. with of love and Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the of God love of the the Christ and Jesus fellowship the and Spirit be all. you with Holy Lord. of the word is the This be to God.Thanks

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6 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 7 That others may be loved more than I, than be loved more may others That it. desire to grace me the grant Jesus, I, than be more esteemed may others That it. to desire grace me the grant Jesus, world, of the opinion in the That decrease, I may and increase, may Others it. to desire grace me the grant Jesus, I set and aside, be chosen may others That it. to desire grace me the grant Jesus, beI unnoticed, and praised may others That it. to desire grace me the grant Jesus, in everything, me to be preferred may others That it. to desire grace me the grant Jesus, I, than holier become may others That I should, than holier become I may that provided it. to desire grace me the grant Jesus, Humility of Litany century 19th del Val, Merry Cardinal

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is hosting the CFAP Christmas Workship. We would love for you to join us to you for love would We Workship. Christmas the CFAP is hosting arts Christmas creative through 3rd-8th girls in grades to in ministering on girls! love willing to just be creative, to do not have You projects. 1, 2014, January 31-February for calendars Mark your Retreat. b Women's Julie and Spa with speaker, Shoals Hotel Marriott at Retreat a Women's for soon! coming information Sparkman. More knitting to show off, or just come and join us for dinner and fellowship. for dinner and come and join us just or off, show to knitting of cost offset to $5 Bring supplies will be available. Beginner knitting follow! to details More supplies and dinner. 4 at December is Wednesday, annual event This Countdown. b Christmas "What share Dalbey hear Beth to in the sanctuary will gather We 6:30 p.m. the birth of Christ. surrounding the events to as it relates God Thinking?" Was of and the making Fare Holiday Hall for the Fellowship to will then move We we that community in the Fairfield our sisters gifts for and Practical" "Pretty project. in Fairfield Christmas our church-wide supporting through are Covenant 6-7, December and Saturday, Friday a Purpose. for b Created Learn to knit a simple project, bring your knit a simple project, to Learn Fellowship. Knight b Knitting (available for the entire worship hour) worship the entire for C222(available Room Olds b Year Three hour) worship the entire for (available C221 Olds b Room Year Five and Four b Grades Third through First

as our new Director of Musical Arts. Please join the choir on Wednesday nights Please join the choir on Wednesday of Musical Arts. Director as our new in the Christmas participate to like in the Sanctuary if you'd 6:30 p.m. at and come so please November, in early Covenant Rick will be at presentation. our family! to and his family him welcome help us to at 27 October is Sunday, class Members' New Our next Members' Class. New the please complete attend, to like would Hall. If you a.m. in the Fellowship 11:45 Victoria and contact covpres.com/about/new-members at Form Member New Childcare this class. for sign up to or [email protected] 871-7002 at Williams ages 5 and children for under. reservation by is available are we had so much fun in September, We Fellowship. Truck Food November begin immediately Lunch will 10. on November return trucks to the food inviting the kids. for hot dogs provided will be free School, and there Sunday following Events | Upcoming Ministry Women's Choir's annual our Chancel for underway are Rehearsals Concert. Christmas Covenant at concert will also be Rick Barnes' inaugural This concert. Christmas INISTRIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL AND MINISTRIES service, worship morning the Sunday Following Information. Worship Children's rooms: following in the Worship Children's attending children will find their parents 22 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 21 College and university students College stages and life ages All 40s to early 30s and 30s 20s married, Recently to 40s 30s upper 40s and 50s 40s and 50s and 40s 30s 40s 50s 60s, 70s and above 60s50s, and 70s and newly Singles married kids without 7-12 grades Students

LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored restored you land; your to favorable were you LORD, iniquity the of forgave You of Jacob. fortunes the sin. their all people;your covered you 85:1-2 Psalm you grant Lord merciful and Almighty The true sins, your of all remission and absolution grace the and of life, amendment repentance, Spirit. Holy of His consolation and Amen.

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8 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 9 For all the saints, who from their labors rest, rest, labors their from who saints, the all For confessed, world the by faith before Thee Who blessed. be forever O Jesus, Name, Thy Alleluia, Allelu... might; their and fortress their rock, wast their Thou fight; well fought captain in the their Lord, Thou, true one Light. their drear, darkness in the Thou, Alleluia, Allelu... faithful, soldiers, true bold, and Thy O may of old, fought nobly who saints as the Fight of gold. crown victor’s the And win with them Alleluia, Allelu... west;in the brightens evening golden The rest; Soon, their soon comes faithful to warriors blessed. the Sweet of paradise calm is the Alleluia, Allelu... day; glorious more a yet breaks But lo! There array; rise in bright triumphant saints The his way, on passes of glory King The Alleluia, Allelu... coast, farthest ocean’s from wide bounds, earth’s From host, countless in the streams of pearl gates Through Ghost, Son Holy and Father, to Singing Alleluia, Alleluia! (©1997 Christopher Miner Music. Words: William How. Music: Christopher Miner.) Christopher Music: How. William Words: Music. Miner Christopher (©1997 “For All the Saints” All the “For fruits first iving of AND G HYMN OF RESPONSE

BENEDICTION Let us love and sing and wonder, Let us praise the Savior’s name name Let Savior’s the us praise wonder, Let and sing us love and flame Sinai’s Mount quenched He has loud thunder, law’s the hushed He has blood, His us with blood, washed He has us with His washed He has God. to us nigh blood, brought He has us with His washed He has Pitied us, enemies us when bought Who Let Lord us love the us eyes gave and Gave us, us ears taught and Called grace us by His blood, us with His blood, washed He has us with His washed He has our souls God. to blood, He presents us with His washed He has bear us down to hard Threatens temptation, fierce Let though us sing crown conqu’ror’s in view the Holds salvation, our strong Lord, the For blood, us with His washed Who blood, He, us with His washed Who He, God. blood, to us with His Soon washed us home will bring Who He, store mercy’s to point Join and justice, and Let grace us wonder more asks no smiles and Justice in Christ our trust is, grace through When blood, us with His washed Who blood, us with His He, washed Who He, God. to blood, us with His Has secured our way washed Who He, high on enthroned saints the Of Let chorus, join the and us praise sky fill the praises their Now us, before they trusted Him Here blood, Thy us with washed hast blood, Thou us with Thy washed hast Thou Lamb of God. art worthy blood, Thou us with Thy washed hast Thou (Words: John Newton. Music: Laura Taylor, 2001. CCLI License #147209.) License 2001. CCLI Laura Taylor, Music: Newton. John (Words: “Let Us Love and Sing Wonder” and Love and Us “Let

20 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 19 “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” of My Lover “Jesus, , 1740. Poems and Sacred Hymns Wesley, Charles (©2000 Words: Greg Thompson. Greg Thompson.) Music: Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, bosom fly, soul, Thy Let to me of my lover Jesus, still is high. tempest the While roll, waters nearer the While is past; storm ’Til life’s hide, Savior, O my me, Hide soul at last. guide; my Receive haven the Safe into Thee; on hang I helpless, I none, Other refuge have me. support Still comfort and alone, not me leave oh Leave, I bring; Thee from help All my is stayed, trust Thee on All my wing. of Thy shadow In the head defenseless Cover my I find; in Thee all than More I want, all O Christ, are Thou, blind. lead the and sick, the Heal faint, the cheer fallen, Raise the unrighteousness; all I am Name, is Thy holy and Just full art full and Thou of sin I am; of truth grace. and False sin; my all cover to Grace is found, with Thee grace Plenteous within. pure me keep and Make abound; streams Let healing the of Thee; take let me art, Freely fountain the of life Thou eternity. all heart; For my up within Thou Spring

The peace of the LORD be you. with LORD of the peace The you! also with And

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in the pewin the racks. INISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS MINISTRY Greet one another with words of peace and reconciliation such such reconciliation and of peace with words another Greet one as those above. PASSING OF THE PEACE OF THE PASSING People: Please take a moment to fill out the attendance notepad located notepad attendance fill out the to a moment Please take time. at this dismissed are Children

10 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 11 Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. be Thy Hallowed in heaven, art who Our Father, as it is in earth on be done, will Thy come, kingdom Thy us Give day and forgive heaven. us this our daily bread, Lead us not into our debtors. we forgive as our debts evil, is the Thine us from but deliver for temptation, Amen. forever, glory, and the power, and the kingdom, And so Lord, we pray as Christ taught: as we pray And so Lord, ALL: ORNING PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER MORNING

(©1998, Kevin Twit Music. Words: Anne Steele. Music: Kevin Twit.) Twit.) Kevin Music: Steele. Anne Words: Music. Twit Kevin (©1998, Dear refuge of my weary soul, On Thee, when sorrows rise sorrows when soul, weary On Thee, Dear of my refuge hope relies fainting My roll, of trouble waves when On Thee, heal canst alone Thou For grief, rising each I tell Thee To every pain I feel. For a sweet relief, bring can Word Thy mine Thee call to I fear doubts prevail, gloomy When But oh! hopes decline my seemfail, And all to of comfort springs The trust only my art Thou I flee? God, shall gracious where Yet dust. in the prostrate Though Thee, to soul cleave would And still my I seek And shall vain? in face, seek bid me not Thy Hast Thou I complain? when Be deaf grace, of sovereign ear the And can prayer mourner’s the Attends grace, of sovereign ear still the No there. my sorrows breathe To I ever find access, Oh may soul retreat let my seat is open still, Here mercy Thy feet, Thy beneath will, And wait Thy hope attend humble With soul retreat let my seat is open still, Here mercy Thy feet. Thy beneath will, And wait Thy hope attend humble With NS FOR THE EUCHARIST THE HYMNS FOR “Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul” Weary Refuge“Dear of My

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ccess Gracious God, Spirit upon pour Holy out your wine, and upon gifts of bread us and these your we bless cup the and we break bread the that body of the blood and communion be the may with Christ,us one of Christ. Spirit make By your this feast, share who all with be one we may that As this bread in ministry in everyunited place. send be body us, us out to the body for is Christ’s world. of Christ in the We do not presume to come to this your Table, O your Table, to this to come do not presume We but righteousness, own in our trusting Lord, merciful in your manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy not worthy are We mercies. and great in your manifold your Table, under crumbs up the as to gather so much is always to property whose same Lord the but you are eat so to Lord, gracious us therefore, Grant have mercy. His and to drink Christ, Jesus Son of dear your flesh the His by may be made clean bodies sinful our blood, that precious His most body through our souls washed and in Him, and He dwell we may evermore blood, that in us. Amen. of the Elements onsecration

C Celebrant: Humble A of Prayer ALL:

I believe in God the Father Almighty, I believe Father in God the and earth. heaven of Maker his only Lord; our Son Christ in Jesus And Holy Ghost, the by conceived was who Pontius Pilate, under suffered Mary, Virgin the of born hell; into he descended dead, and buried; crucified, was dead; the from again day he rose third the hand right the on and sitteth heaven, into he ascended Almighty; Father Godof the dead. and the quick to judge the come he shall thence from HolyI believe holy Church; Ghost; in the the catholic sins; of forgiveness the saints; of communion the Amen. everlasting. life body; and the the of resurrection the

ALL: ATION OF FAITH OF ATION AFFIRM believe? do you what Christians, 12 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 13 And 30 And 3 Now the Now 2 God that saw 4 Then GodThen said, "I give you 29 So God in his own man created 27 God "Be fruitful them, said and to them blessed 28 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there it was very good. And there and God made, had he that all saw 31 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, in our likeness, GodThen in our image, man said, "Let us make God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And “night.” called he darkness the and “day,” God light the called to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all all air and of the birds the all earth beasts and of the the all to —everything the has that ground the on move that creatures the And it was food." for plant in it—I give every green of life breath so. God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. was light. there and God be light,” “Let there said, image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he he female and God of male him; image in the created he image, them. created and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, air, of the birds and the sea fish of the rule over the let them and creatures the over all earth, and the over all livestock, over the ground." the along move that –The New Interpreter’s Study Bible, New Revised Standard Version, Version, Revised New Standard Study Bible, Interpreter’s New –The Nashville Press, Abingdon 5 26 ENT ENT reading M OLD TESTA 26-31 NIV Genesis 1:1-5, earth. the and beginning GodIn the heavens the created every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every earth and whole of the face the on every seed-bearing plant food. with seed fruit has for that will be in it.tree They yours there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. first was evening,there was morning—the there and the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. darkness. the from light the separated he was good, and light the and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over subdueand earth it. the fill in number; increase and and over air every living of the birds and the sea fish of the the ground." the on moves that creature earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the surface was over the darkness empty, and earth was formless of God Spirit the and waters. over the was hovering deep, the sixth day. was evening,—the morning was there and and world in the position preeminent humanity’s “image God”The of describes Human representative. as God’s to rule in creation responsibility humanity’s in presence God’s of alike, and priests kings as were mediators, thus are beings world. the rule God same kind of would as the be understood 1 must in Genesis “Dominion” its parts. of good in all God created a world world, natural in the exercise and 21 And let let us draw let us draw 24 22 by the new and living way that he opened he that way living and new by the 20 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope confession Let fast the us hold 23

1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Mark 14:22-25 Mark 11:23-26, 1 Corinthians not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but of some, habit as is the together, meet to neglecting not us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, good love and works, to another stir up one to how us consider WORDS OF INSTITUTION WORDS from encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day see as you Day the more the all and another, one encouraging drawing near. without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. promised wavering, who without he for 25 INVITATION 10:19-25 Hebrews by places holy the to enter confidence we have since Friends, blood the of Jesus, WHO SHOULD FEAST AT GOD'S TABLE? GOD'S AT FEAST WHO SHOULD baptized, are by faith and in Christ Jesus united are All who come to invited are visible Church of His members communing like but would communing not are you If Table. Lord’s the to to participate, will you and hands, your come fold and forward During communion server. the from of blessing a prayer receive hymns. printed the will sing congregation the ES US TO HIS TABLE HIS TO MES US GOD WELCO near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts with a true full in near heart assurance our bodies and evil washed an conscience from sprinkled clean water. with pure since we have a great priest over the house of God, over the priest a great we have since for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, through curtain, is, that the us through for 16 twenty-second sunday after pentecost | october 20, 2013 9:00 am 15

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