1954 01 Voice Magazine
Catholic Attorney Giacomo Rosapape, of Rome. Italy, addresses Los Angeles Chapter as Interpreter Alfred Perna stands by. See story on Page Three.
VOL. I OFFICIAL PUBLICATION NO. 10 Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International EXECUTIVE STAFF AND Full Qaspel DIRECTORS
President DEMOS SHAKARIAN VoicE 8413 Lexington Road, Downey. California Vice-President Published Monthly by LEE BRAXTON Full Gospel Business Men’s Box 505, Whiteville, North Carolina Fellowship International Vice-President Incorporated January 2, 1953 as a Non- GEORGE D. GARDNER Profit Religious, Charitable and Educa 35 Collier Street. Binghamton, New York tional Corporation. Vice-President Editor and Publisher MINER ARGANBRIGHT T h o m a s R . N ickel Box 367, La Crescenta, California Vice-President EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION OFFICE EARL DRAPER 210 WHEELOCK ROAD WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA 1609 Belmont Avenue, Fresno, California Secretary and Treasurer Entered as Second-Class Matter at the HAROLD G. KABISCH Post Office at Watsonville, California. 1059 S. Hope, Los Angeles 15, California Subscription Rate, Domestic and Foreign: Editor and Publisher PER YEAR ONE DOLLAR THOMAS R. NICKEL 210 Wheelock Road. Watsonville, California Printed in U.S.A. By Monte Vista Press Watsonville, California C. C. FORD 715 Crescent Drive, Denver, Colorado JANUARY, 1954 HENRY KRAUSE 305 South Monroe St., Hutchinson, Kansas REGARDING CORRESPONDENCE JACK T. MOORE All manuscripts, photographs and letters 6135 Dillingham St., Shreveport, Louisiana intended for the Editor and Publisher JEWEL W. ROSE should be sent to the address shown above. Box 313, Shatter, California All subscriptions and letters regarding sub scriptions should be sent to the following LINWOOD P. SAFFORD address: 8507 Colesville Rd.. Silver Spring, Maryland FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN'S W. E. SHAW FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL 611 E. North St., Greenville, South Carolina 1059 South Hope St., Los Angeles 15, Calif. NOBLE THORMODSGAARD 201 East 20th St.. Sioux Falls, South Dakota "Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice HOWARD C. TOY is to the sons of man." Proverbs 8:4 35 Collier Street, Binghamton, New York CATHOLIC HELPS PROTESTANTS By Thomas R. Nickel
Part O ne What may well be one of the When Demos Shakarian was in greatest Church events since that Rome, he made the acquaintance of day in 1517 when Catholic Priest Alfred Perna, who was much dis Martin Luther tacked his Scriptural turbed over the abusive treatment 95 theses against indulgences upon being administered to the Full Gos- the door of his Catholic castle church nel people in particular and to the in Wittenberg, Germany, is the de Protestants in general. cree issued by the Supreme Court of Back in the United States, Argan Italy on December 1, 1953, that com bright and Shakarian were drawn plete religious liberty throughout together as officers in the newly Italy must be granted Pentecostals organized Full Gospel Business and all Protestant churches. The Men’s Fellowship International, and man responsible for this decree is in Italy Perna found a champion for Catholic Attorney Giacomo Rosa- his cause in a powerful politician and pepe. dynamic Catholic Attorney Giacomo Like Luther, Rosapepe is not fight Rosapepe. ing the Catholic Church. Luther be On September 5, 1953, Giacomo lieved that the sale and even issu Rosapepe and Alfred Perna came to ing of indulgences was not Scriotural the Los Angeles Chapter Breakfast- and not Christian, therefore not good Broadcast. Rosapene snoke concern Catholicism. Rosapepe believes that ing his burden and zeal for the cause the confiscation of Pentecostal and of religious liberty in Italy. Alfred other Protestant Church property Perna acted as his interpreter. At and the persecution of Pentecostals the conclusion of his message, Percy and other Protestants is neither Fraser, Prayer Director of the Los Scriptural nor Christian, therefore Angeles Chapter, came forward and not good Catholicism. requested that the men gather a- When Miner Arganbright and Rev. round Rosapepe, lay their hands upon Kenneth Schmidt were in Italy in him, and “possess the land” of Italy March, 1951, between 30 and 35 Full for God and the Full Gospel move Gospel Churches had been closed ment as well as for all Protestants. and some of the pastors were in As they prayed, Angelo Arbuzi, prison. Arganbright and Schmidt, Missionary to Chile, saw a vision of accompanied by some Full Gospel the map of Italy, black with darkness. ministers who were not yet in con Suddenly a great light appeared and finement, registered a protest with Italy became pure white, beginning the American Ambassador, who did at Rome and extending even to the not seem too sympathetic or con very tip of the boot. cerned. Rosapepe and Perna went to Our Organization Is Moving Ahead By Demos Shakarian Recently I made a three-week trip flowed over the congregation dur back East and was not only pleased ing that period. The altars were filled but even surprised at the rapid at the conclusion of the service. progress our movement is making. On Monday night, at the Chicago My first stop was Springfield, the Chapter Fellowship Banquet, George capital city in Illinois, where Evange Gardner, Lee Braxton, Rev. R. W. list Tommy Hicks was in a great Culpepper, Rev. William Lewis and meeting. I spoke on Friday night I took part. A dope addict was saved and nearly all the men in the con and appeared changed man. This gregation came forward to rededi was a tremendous meeting and the cate their lives. We anointed them Chicago men are enthusiastic over with oil and prayed over them for what God is doing. a consecrated service to God. The From Tuesday night until Sunday next morning we had our first Full night, we were with Alfred Valdez Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship in a great meeting at the Planking- Breakfast-Broadcast, which was a ton Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wis great service. consin. Over 500 souls came forward The following day, accompanied and 35 were baptized with the Holy by my wife, Rose, and sister, Flor Ghost. Approximately 85% of this ence, I was in Chicago, where we group were Catholics and Lutherans. held three services. That night, at Miner Arganbright and Art Wilson Philadelphia Church, where Dr. and wife joined us here. My wife’s N. Jerome Stowell and William organ-playing, my sister’s singing, Branham recently held two great and testimonies of the business men campaigns under the direction of added much to the meetings. Pastor Mattsson Boze, messages The Saturday morning Breakfast- were delivered by George Gardner, Broadcast was held in the “Sky Dr. Stowell and myself. As my wife Room” of one of Milwaukee’s finest played the organ, there was a mighty hotels. Evangelist Gayle Jackson of stir in the church and more than New Orleans, Louisiana, and Russell one person saw a vision of the Lord Olson, pastor of the Fremont Taber Jesus Christ on the platform. Words nacle, Minneapolis, Minnesota, took cannot express the praise that an active part in the meeting, which
Springfield, Missouri, to confer with Rosapepe returned to Rome and officials at the General Council resumed his fight for religious liber Headquarters of the Assemblies of ty for minority groups and carried God, and on to Washington for con the case to the highest Italian court, ference with officials in the State receiving the victorious verdict on Department of the United States December 1st. Government. (C o n t in u e d N ext Issue) Officers of the Chapter at Springfield. Illinois, are, left to right: William Irwin. President; Welbur Waters, Vice-President: R. J. Ledgard, Master of Ceremonies; Ray Sinclair, Assistant Master of Ceremonies; Loren Turner, Secretary and Treasurer; and International President Demos Shakarian. Evangelist Tommy Hicks assisted in organizing the Springfield Chapter. was broadest over WISN. More than day until Friday. Gordon Lindsay 400 attended and the city was stirred. graciously extended us the privilege Arriving back in Chicago, another of telling the fine audience of 3,000 great Fellowship Banquet was held about the work of our Fellowship. on Monday night. Five persons re From Saturday until Monday, my ceived the baptism of the Holy wife, my sister and I were in Wash Ghost, including a Baptist minister ington, D. C. We attended a prayer and a Baptist boy as well as the meeting the first night, and I spoke dope addict who had been saved and in three different churches Sunday. delivered and completely changed Monday was spent with Linwood by the power of God at the previous Safford, Russell Wellons and Herb week’s Banquet. Fuller making plans for our Conven Our Full Gospel Business Men’s tion to be held in Washington June Fellowship cooperated in the Voice 19-25. The Shoreham Hotel will be of Healing Convention from Tues the Convention headquarters. Nego- This is a view of the Banquet held when the Chicago. Illinois. Chapter was organized. Left foreground is International President Demos Shakarian and right foreground is Henry Carlson. President of the Chicago Chapter. tiations are under way for President the men and felt the moving of the Eisenhower to speak and there is Spirit and declared, “I want the a possibility that NBC will telecast Baptism of the Holy Ghost!” part of the Convention on coast-to- On the preceding Saturday, a coast network. Chapter was organized at Reading, The Washington Chapter Banquet Pennyslvania, under the direction of was held Monday night. Pratt C. George Gardner and Evangelist Remmel, Mayor of Little Rock, Tommy Hicks. Arkansas, a Methodist, was led by On Tuesday night, we attended God to the meeting and was so im a marvelous Banquet at the Pitts pressed that he fell into my arms burgh, Pennsylvania, Chapter, where weeping for joy for having found Dan Oschinick is President. Three just what he had long desired to see received the Baptism of the Holy among men. An 84-year-old minis Spirit and two were saved. ter who had been instrumental in Upon our return home, reports helping found the Unitarian Church, came that the Fresno, California, beheld the peace and joy among Chapter, which had just recently Only a portion of the great crowd is shown which gathered for the Full Gospel Business Men's Breakfast at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the A. C. Valdez Jr. campaign. been established was progressing rapidly, and requests were on hand for us to come to Dallas, Texas, to The King Is Calling You! organize a Chapter there. • * * Interest throughout the United States, Canada, England, Israel, Rise up ye Men of God, Brazil, Chile and Hawaii is mount ing so rapidly that only by the super Have done with lesser things, natural help of God will our organi zation be adequate to meet the cry Give heart and soul and mind of the people of the world for the To serve the King of Kings! reality and the unity that our move * * * ment represents. The greatest revival since Christ delivered the Great (Delivered at the Chicago Banquet by Commission is upon us. Pray that Chris. F. Hamann, Vice-Chairman of the we may not fail the responsibility Chicago Chapter.) and the opportunity that is ours! Chapter At Reading, Pennsylvania
Officers of the Reading, Pennsylvania, Chapter are shown here with two who helped organize the Chapter. Left to right are: George Gardner, Inter national Vice-President; Evangelist Tommy Hicks; Merryl Faust, President, Reading Chapter; Norman R. Stover, Vice-President. Reading Chapter; and Harvey M. Wenger, Secretary and Treasurer, Reading Chapter. A Chapter was organized in Read He declared that when our lives are ing, Pennsylvania, December 12th. open and honest before mankind, The meeting was opened with songs God’s blessings of prosperity and and choruses led by Evangelist Miller health should be ours. from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Rev. Smith of Binghamton, New Evangelist Tommy Hicks spoke on York, brought an inspiring message. the purpose and obligation of the Elma E. Smith added much to the Fellowship. His message stirred the meeting with her singing and play hearts of the men. ing. International Vice-President George The climax of the meeting came Gardner urged the support of the when the ministers and George work of the Fellowship. In his mess Gardner united in prayer for the age he pointed out that nothing is business men, asking God’s blessing small when it is in the hand of God. to rest upon them. Springfield, Illinois, Has Chapter Unity was the very keynote of the ing power and His blessings uoon first meeting of the new Chapter at the lives of those who follow Him. Springfield, Illinois. The meeting Demos spoke in an anointed, yet was held in the Oddfellows Hall. down-to-earth, way that cheered the Breakfast was served by the wives hearts of everyone and made them of the Full Gospel Business Men. know that what he was talking a- Rev. Peters of the Foursquare Gospel bout was real. Florence sang. “The Church acted as Master of Cere Love of God”, and the blessings of monies and Rev. Weber of the Heaven were showered upon the Assembly of God Church led the treat gathering. Many received the singing. 3aptism of the Holy Spirit and a Evangelist Tommy Hicks brought number were healed. the message. The meeting was broad The following morning, President cast for one-half hour. At the con Shakarian spoke over the radio at clusion, the men declared, “This is the Chapter Fellowship Breakfast- what we have been looking for. For Broadcast. He spoke on the 28th the first time, the Full Gospel Busi Chapter of Deuteronomy and God’s ness men have a Voice. It makes us promise to command His manifold feel that we are truly taking the blessings upon us if we keep His place God has for us!” commandments. Once again Florence * * * sang and every heart was made to The following week, the Chapter feel the reality of Pentecost, to know cooperated in a city-wide revival it is a genuine experience with God with Evangelist Tommy Hicks and and to be enjoyed and used by all all the Full Gospel churches partici true Christians. The meeting was pating. Demos, Rose and Florence closed as the Chapter officers were Shakarian were present and took an prayed for and the group seemed active part. Rose gave a heart bound in one of the sweetest fellow warming testimony of God’s keep ships ever known.
Preamble to Constitution of International Fellowship While there are, already, international organizations for the furtherance of Christian Fellowship among men, and cooperative action in the Lord's work, we are led of the Lord to establish, by his enabling grace, an international fellowship organization of men who are “full gospel" believers, as defined in this Constitution. (Doctrinal Statement appears on back page of Full Gospel Men's Voice). Some of the needs which this fellowship is designed to meet are: to supply means for spiritual fellowship in Christ, not now available elsewhere, among full gospel believing men; to promote effective co-operation of such men, in gospel work; to unite in the Lord's fellowship and work, groups of men characterized by more complete responsiveness to the movings of the Holy Spirit, and to establish an organized work which will strengthen Full Gospel Churches everywhere. It is to these objectives that Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship Inter national is dedicated. By faith we commit this work unto the Lord, in full con fidence that, according to His promise, our "thoughts shall be established". Chicago Chapter Well-Established Chicago is getting off to a good his Saviour and Messiah. Chapell start. The first meetings were | published his conversion testimony blessed by such men as Attorney in his own newspaper. Formerly he Paul Fischer. Dr. N. Jerome Stowell, ! was prominent in Wisconsin politics, Demos Shakarian, Lee Braxton, was an out-and-out agnostic, and George Gardner, Miner Arganbright, | has been a world-traveler and a stu- Art Wilson. Rev. R. W. Culpepper j dent of many of the religions of the and Rev. William Lewis. j world. In one meeting where Dr. Stowell Representatives of many churches was the speaker, men throughout the are coming in with us. God is in our gathering were melted and broken movement. Men’s hearts are being and were asking each other’s forgive stirred. Anything can happen! ness. Many men were there for the ■miiiiiniiiiiiiiii first time and several were prayed for and a number gave their testi monies. Sowing and Reaping In another meeting, Missionary Cummings from India, now teacher By Len a C aglu at Central Bible Institute, Spring- field. Missouri, was the speaker. A When someone sows a little seed, spirit of conviction swept the meet- j It bringeth forth much fruit; ing and the backslidden son of the One always reaps more than the seed, Chapter President was reclaimed as My words you can’t dispute. he cried and groaned for mercy from God. There was weeping and re | Whether good or whether bad, joicing at the same time. A Jewish boy came in from the lobby, with The seed you sow will grow; tears in his eyes, and asked prayer Use wisdom in the seed you plant, for himself and for his parents and You’ll reap it all, you know. sister. Other speakers have been Dr. Plant envy, hate and jealousy, and Mrs. Zasckie, of Sterling, Illi You’ll reap enormous hate; nois. They both are physicians, filled with the Holy Spirit. Often they pray Sow love and peace and kindness, for their patients and they are healed Reap gladness, deep and great. without medical aid. Editor John Chapell of the Ashland Again I speak to everyone, Daily Press, Ashland, Wisconsin, told To these few words take heed: of his conversion recently through Remember, when the harvest comes, the testimony of Morris Cerillo, a j You’ll reap more than the seed! young Jewish man who gave up Jud aism and accepted Jesus Christ as Ullllllllll[llllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllliillll|||||||||||liliIll|||||HIJ|||!llllUj{|lll|||||||l!fl!llilllll|ll THE AMAZING SHAKARIAN STORY By Thomas R. Nickel
Parart t Four
Inasmuch as the closing years of This prophecy is coming to pass in the life of Dr. Charles S. Price were the great healing campaigns wher closely connected with the Shakarian ever they are being held anywhere family and since God apparently is in the world. We have seen this with raising up a world-wide organiza tion, with Demos Shakarian as its President, which may be instru mental in bringing about the very last prophecies of this beloved man of God, this portion of the Amazing Shakarian Story is devoted to those prophecies. The following account was given me by Demos Shakarian. Surely, the time of Deliverance is at hand!
* * * *>out two months prior to the death of Dr. Charles S. Price, he kept teling me that a time of Deliverance was coming. He said: “In these days we are finding it very hard for people to come to the Lord. Evangelists are preaching and preaching. Only handfuls are coming to the altar. We are not seeing scores and hundreds pouring to the altars as we should. The Lord is showing me that in the very near future He is Dr. Charles S. Price going to raise up men with tremen our own eyes. God is raising up men dous power from the Lord and they who will carry this message of De will preach to thousands at a time. liverance, with signs following. People will pour to the altars because “When you see this happen,” Doc they will see the mighty, miracle tor Price added, “Another thing will power of the Lord in operation. They come to pass. Men will be raised up are going to see signs and wonders with such compassion and tremen performed, and the healings and dous faith that they will enter the other works of God will cause the hospitals, where all manner of hu people to rush to the altars and ac man sickness has caused people to be cept Christ as their Deliverer.” New Chapter At Fresno, California
This photo was taken when the Fresno Chapter was organized, at the conclusion of the recent Oral Roberts healing campaign. Left to right: Mrs. Demos Shakarian; Mrs. Miner Arganbright: Miner Arganbright, Lee Braxton, Earl Draper, all Vice-Presidents of the International Fellowship; Harold G. Kabisch. International Secretary and Treasurer: Claude Weaver, Pastor Calvary Tabernacle; H. Kenneth Wise, Master of Ceremonies, Fresno Chapter; and Hilton McConnell, Secretary and Treasurer, Fresno Chapter. bedfast the remainder of their lives, never seen. The whole world will be doomed to die from cancer, tubercu stirred.” losis, heart trouble and all manner of We have seen the first part coming disease, with no hope for them what into reality, where hundreds have soever. People who are given up to rushed to the altars in the great heal die by the doctors will be raised up ing campaigns, not because they by the power of God and they will were whipped and beaten and scared walk out of the hospitals. They are to the altars, but because they have going to leap and shout with joy. been shown the love and compassion This is going to be a demonstration of Jesus Christ and the power of God of the power of God the world has Continued on Next Page Mayor Desires To Witness For God
Left to right: Linwood P. Safford, International Director: Demos Shakarian, International President: and Pratt C. Remmel. Mayor of Little Rock, Ar kansas. look over official invitation to Washington, D. C„ where they were gathered. Mayor Remmel, Methodist, in Washington to confer with Vice- President Nixon, had inquired concerning any Christian business men who might be meeting and was directed to the Full Gospel Business Men. He was deeply impressed and asked prayer that he would receive power from God to witness to the high government officials with whom he comss in contact.
in action. men will be called forth by God to Since we have seen the first, then do these very works. Faith is rising. we are convinced the other will The people are expectant. Men all shortly follow just as Doctor Price, over the world, moved by God, are being filled with the Holy Ghost, said flocking to our Fellowship. Great would happen. We who are being and mighty things are soon going to used of God to raise up the Full Gos come to pass, according to the pur pel Business Men’s Fellowship Inter pose of God for these, the closing, national feel that out of our ranks days of time! C o n t in u e d N ext Issue The House With The Golden Windows By Lee Braxton
Part T wo Once upon a time a farmer became j should not be linked with how much discouraged after bad crop seasons, money a person has; and a man and low prices for his products, so he should never retire from what he is decided to sell his farm, and pur doing unless he can retire to some chase another because it appeared thing else. that his neighbors had much better I was misled into believing that all pastures and better yield. So he my problems would be solved and called the real estate company to sell I would be completely happy when his farm for him, and the agent went I reached the day I would not have out and looked all over the place, and any regular office hours, and would made a list of all the land, the buil be free to travel and would not have dings, the facilities, and then said to to work day by day for a living. the farmer, “Farmer, let me read you When the day came that I felt that what I have down, and see if you can I could do this from an economic think of something else that should standpoint, I tried it and everything be added to this.” Then the agent went well for about three months, began to read what the survey but I soon got my fishing caught up showed, and as he read about the with, and a six-week trip to the buildings, the beautiful shade West coast with the family satisfied trees, the brook that ran through my urge for traveling for the present the pasture back of the house, the time, and I found that the outreach well-drained land, the beautiful of a man’s soul cannot be satisfied by woods, and all the things that go to retirement or by material things. make for good living and successful But I have found happiness in re farming. The farmer said, “Wait a tiring from making money—to mak minute, Agent, that’s the kind of a ing a better world,'which I am try farm I have always wanted for my ing to do, with God’s help. self. Stop; don’t offer it for sale; it Many people today are living in is just what I have wanted all my houses with Golden Windows and life.” don’t know it. In far away Persia, Some people get the idea if they a farmer by the name of Ali Hafed could just retire from the busy grind became discontented after he heard of life, they would be happy; but for about diamonds. He had a nice farm, a busy, active person, retirement is a fine family, he had vineyards, and a myth. There may come a time in a money out on interest. But when man’s life when he should retire, and Ali heard about diamonds, he be certainly a man should slow down in came discontented, sold his farm, 'eft accordance with his age and abilities his family in charge of friends and to do physical tasks, but retirement neighbors, and went in search of Pittsburgh Chapter Being Blessed By Daniel R. Ofchinick The Chapter at Pittsburgh, At the same time the Shakarians Pennsylvania, is truly being blessed visited the Pittsburgh Chapter, Evan by God. Many of us have received gelist Tommy Hicks was present. He the gifts of the Holy Spirit since we spoke on, “God Is Looking For A came into this Full Gospel Business Man.” The message was very im Men’s Fellowship. We are glad to be pressive. This was followed by privileged to be a part of this great messages in tongues with interpreta organization. Our broadcast goes out tions. every Saturday morning at 8:15 over The Shakarians were on fire for Station WPIT. Our theme song is, God, and when Florence sang “The “I Got Peace Like A River.” Upon Love of God” we were greatly a recent visit of President Demos moved. Demos spoke under the Shakarian, accompanied by his wife anointing, then asked how many and sister, Florence, we were didn’t have the Baptism of the Holy pleasantly surprised to learn that Ghost according to the Second Chap this also is his own personal theme ter of Acts. Five went forth. Three song. From week to week we never received and the other two were know what is going to happen for greatly blessed. we let the Holy Spirit have His Everyone greatly rejoiced and the wav. We receive letters and phone I entire meeting was glorious. God is calls from folks telling us how they | really good to the Pittsburgh Chap enjoy our broadcast. ter.
diamonds. Finally, in desperation, he pretty.” The priest said, “Come, go cast himself into the sea, never to with me. Let’s see if there are not return to his good home, farm, and others in the garden.” They found family which he had left. many other diamonds, even larger One day a priest came by to visit than the first. On this very farm the family that had purchased this there were discovered acres of farm. He noticed a glittering object diamonds, and here are now located on the mantel and exclaimed, “Has the largest diamond mines in the Ali Hafed returned?” “No,” said the world. owner, “This is something we found The house with Golden Windows in the garden, and we just brought for which Ali Hafed searched was it into the house, because it looked his own! (C o n t in u e d N ext Issue)
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We believe in one Gody Maker of all things, and being in Trinity o f F ather, Sow and Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Son of God, Jesus Christ, became incarnate, was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
We be'ieve the Bible, in its entirety , to be the inspired Word of God and the only infallible rule of faith and conduct.
We believe in the resurrection of the dead, the eternal happiness of the saved and the eternal punishment of the lost.
We be'ieve in personal salvation of believers, through the blood of Christ.
We believe in sanctification by the blood of Christ; in personal holiness of heart and life, and in separation from the world.
We believe in Divine healing, through faith, and that healing is included in the Atonement.
We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, accompanied by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives utterance (Acts 2:4), as distinct from the New Birth; and in the nine Gifts of the Spirit, listed in I Corinthians 12, as now available to believers.
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