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TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

This artwork was painted for Western Each of the small circles with trees represents Sydney University in support of the our Western Sydney campuses: , Indigenous Education initiatives. Bankstown, Campbelltown, Penrith, Hawkesbury and Nirimba. The trees are It provides an Aboriginal perspective surrounded by yellow circles with green dots of education at Western Sydney and represent people associated with learning. University and is about the University, Yellow ochre and white along with green dots what it does and where it is situated. on red ochre represent the buildings and places of learning. The U shape is a traditional These large ancient trees were highly representation of a person and is utilised in regarded and met many needs of our people. the painting to represent students. The square Beneath the large branches was the traditional shape between students represents books, place for learning and knowledge sharing. The computers and electronic learning tools. trees were a source of food, fruit, nuts, seeds, clothing, shade, shelter, building materials and Our environmental campuses are represented even some natural medicines. In the centre of by the many different shades of green in the the painting is the Tree of Knowledge which painting and all are connected by motorways is at the centre of Aboriginal Education. and highways which students and staff use to travel to and from the University. The small Set under the cool branches, learning takes circles without trees represent the cities and place. The telling of stories, learning song and suburbs where students who attend courses dance occur. This is where we learn about at Western Sydney University reside. The our culture, country, lore and people, as well is on the left hand side and as make artefacts and or decorate personal Hawkesbury Nepean is on the right hand side items. This is why it is the Tree of Knowledge. with the Cox’s River to Warragamba. The blue represents the water and the surrounding yellow dots represent the sand banks.

AS A MATTER OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL PROTOCOL, AND OUT OF RECOGNITION THAT ITS CAMPUSES OCCUPY THEIR TRADITIONAL LANDS, THE WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY ACKNOWLEDGES THE DARUG, (ALSO HISTORICALLY REFERRED TO AS DHARAWAL), GANDANGARRA AND PEOPLES AND THANKS THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF ITS WORK IN THEIR LANDS (WESTERN SYDNEY AND BEYOND).

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≥ REPUTATION FOR ≥ LEADERSHIP IN EXCELLENCE FORMAL STUDY We’re ranked amongst the top 3% of Western Sydney University is committed universities in the world, with a growing to providing higher education pathways international reputation for research- for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait led, student-centred learning. Western Islander students and contributing to Sydney University is the first university in the process of reconciliation. We are an the country to commit to incorporating education institution which shares with formal study and assessment of Aboriginal the Australian community the cultures, and Torres Strait Islander histories and languages, history and contemporary cultures in its courses, which is a major experiences of Australia’s First Peoples. achievement for the University. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students will be supported throughout their studies by dedicated support staff located in the Badanami Centre for Indigenous Education.

≥ OUR RESEARCH HAS GLOBAL IMPACT We see learning and research as connected aspects of the student experience, putting WHY you close to world-leading research that is changing lives in the communities we serve.

≥ OUR STUDENTS SIT AT THE STUDY AT HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO Our student-centred approach offers you the choice of on-campus, online and blended study options combined with work-integrated learning. Through work WESTERN experience placements, internships and volunteering opportunities, you’ll get the real-life experience, practical skills and knowledge you’ll need for your future career.

SYDNEY? ≥ OUR STUDENTS ARE PARTNERS IN LEARNING Unlike the traditional lecturer-down approach, our pioneering model of co-created learning treats our students as partners in their education.

≥ OUR CURRICULUM PREPARES YOU FOR TODAY’S WORLD We work with our community, business partners and industry leaders to develop course content that meets the needs of employers, the jobs of the future and responds to the challenges of a global workplace.

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Future thinking. Unlimited possibilities. The Academy at Western Sydney University.

Success is not just about The Academy at Western Sydney ≥ world-class research, University offers advanced researchers, teachers, getting a degree, but degrees that prepare you to thrive experts and innovation labs developing the critical in the face of change and seize thinking and leadership success at every opportunity. ≥ travel to national and Whether your dream is to achieve international leadership skills to support a as a professional, an entrepreneur experiences and conferences or an academic, you will learn to successful career. ≥ a range of professional think differently and creatively and personal development It’s about learning skills in whatever you do. workshops for your chosen life, not The Academy offers high- ≥ i nternship, service learning and just a job. achieving students a unique, volunteering opportunities hands-on approach to learning in an interdisciplinary environment. ≥ personalised career planning It draws on the unique experience of leading thinkers, social change ≥ applied leadership experience in agents, community leaders, and student-led, community-focused high-achieving students both projects. past and present. Visit westernsydney.edu.au/ With a focus on ethical leadership theacademy for more information. and critical thinking, built on the pillars of academic rigour, community engagement, and professional and personal development, The Academy offers students access to:

≥ unprecedented opportunities for industry and real life experience

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THINK BIG

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SUPPORT FOR SUCCESS

BADANAMI CENTRES STUDENT SUPPORT OFFICERS HOW TO APPLY As an Aboriginal and Torres Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student You should contact the Badanami Centre for Information Officers (SIOs) are located at the Indigenous Education to complete a Tutoring Strait Islander student you Badanami Centre on each campus to provide for Success Application Form and to discuss can look forward to learning support and advice to our Aboriginal and your educational requirements. in a friendly and supportive Torres Strait Islander students. environment at Western CONTACT DETAILS SIOs are available to: Sydney University, one For more information, please contact ≥≥support new students through the The Badanami Centre for Indigenous which promotes independent transitional stage of adjusting to university Education on: thinking and diversity. life and academic culture ≥≥1800 032 923 or The Badanami Centre for Indigenous ≥≥assist students to develop an appropriate Education was established to provide course of action for any issues they may ≥≥westernsydney.edu.au/badanami support and encouragement for our face during their time at university Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ≥≥assist students with their Tutoring For MATES students. There is a centre located on each Success (TFS) applications. MATES is a peer-mentoring program for campus to provide a range of services and students just starting their university study, support to guide our students through or returning to study after some time. their studies, helping to make their time STUDY SUPPORT New students are matched with students at university enriching and enjoyable. FOR STUDENTS in later years of study. This helps you make friends, network with other students and Badanami can provide information about THE TUTORING FOR SUCCESS gain knowledge and skills to settle into the range of services available across PROGRAM (TFS) life at university. the University from study skills courses The Tutoring for Success Program (TFS) to careers advice, counselling and even enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait For more information, visit study abroad opportunities. Facilities Islander students to receive individual westernsydney.edu.au/mates available in each centre include study or group tuition with qualified tutors. or email [email protected] areas, computers, printing, fax and phone, kitchen and lounge. Students can drop in You may be eligible for up to two hours HELPING YOU PASS to Badanami at any time to study or relax. tuition per week for each unit of study, Peer Assisted Study Sessions plus an additional five hours each BADANAMI SERVICES semester for exam preparation. Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) is a student-centred learning program. In ≥≥Provide study support and guidance Tuition sessions can be either individual, PASS you will work with other students to ≥≥Provide support through the enrolment or for a group of students studying the understand the content of your unit/s and and orientation process same program. The Tutoring for Success develop various study strategies to help you ≥≥Co-ordinate leave of absence, withdrawal, Coordinator is available to arrange tutors improve your academic performance. Each scholarships and cadetships across a broad range of program areas. PASS group is run by a facilitator who has Tutorial assistance is tailored to meet successfully studied the unit previously. ≥≥Provide pastoral and cultural the particular needs of the individual PASS is free and voluntary. support for Aboriginal and Torres student or group of students and there is Strait Islander students no cost to the student for this service. If you have any further enquiries, please ≥≥Act as an advocate on behalf of students email [email protected] ≥≥Administer the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tutoring for Success Program (TFS).

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PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS

Western Sydney University has We work closely with business, industry and the community to ensure we offer a unique set of scholarships on scholarships that meet the needs of our SCHOLARSHIP offer. They reflect the University’s students. Our scholarships provide our OPPORTUNITIES strong commitment to excellence students with support and give them Take the time to examine our and opportunity for Aboriginal the opportunity to establish professional scholarships and make the most and Torres Strait Islander relationships while they study. of the opportunities for success. students. Our scholarships Naturally, a portion of our scholarships For details on scholarships, including support students who have acknowledge high-performing students. the eligibility requirements and how diverse interests and skills. These scholarships are open to those to apply, refer to: undertaking any undergraduate degree, ≥≥westernsydney.edu.au/scholarships with many offering industry links. or If you are a mature age student, or from ≥≥call 1300 897 669 a rural or disadvantaged background, or identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait There are many scholarship Islander, you may qualify for one of a wide opportunities on offer with Western range of scholarships we have on offer. Sydney University or externally.

For information on external scholarship opportunities, refer to indigenousscholarships.com.au

Jackson Marlow-Conway

BACHELOR OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

“The staff at Western Sydney are all very supportive. I feel like I have a strong team in my corner and that’s very motivating as a first year student. The Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security is a great course to study and the academics are amazing. I even turned down an offer from another university to study at Western and wouldn’t change it for anything.”

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PATHWAYS TO STUDY

Western Sydney University WHEN IS THE ABORIGINAL AND TORRES WESTERN DIRECT APPLICATIONS is committed to providing STRAIT ISLANDERS ALTERNATIVE ENTRY You can apply direct to Western Sydney ASSESSMENT PROGRAM? higher education pathways University via the Western Portal at The two-day assessment workshops and westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws for Aboriginal and Torres interviews occur three times a year in June, Strait Islanders. November and January. UAC Complete an online application for ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT HOW CAN I APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM? admission via Universities Admissions ISLANDERS ALTERNATIVE ENTRY PROGRAM You can apply by completing the Aboriginal Centre at uac.edu.au The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Torres Strait Islanders Alternative Entry Alternative Entry program is a Western Program Application Form. Sydney University initiative aimed at If you require admission advice or increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait The application form can be obtained by need someone to assist with your Islander participation in undergraduate calling 1300 897 669 or downloaded from application, please contact Western on: courses across all areas of study. Whether our website at westernsydney.edu.au/ you are currently working, unemployed, atsieducation ≥≥1300 897 669 or studying at TAFE or coming straight from ≥≥[email protected] high school, as a prospective student you are not required to have completed the HSC or any other qualifications to apply to study at the University via the program.

The program duration is two days and includes assessment workshops in literacy and numeracy, and an interview to discuss your course of interest. Revision workshops for numeracy are also available.

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BACHELOR OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

“I am excited to be studying the Bachelor of Construction Management at Western Sydney University. Moving away from home to study was a big change for me and I have made new friends and am really enjoying my time living on campus. The academics and support staff are all very motivating and I am looking forward to my future career as a site manager.” ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER EDUCATION 2018

UNIQUE PROGRAMS

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION BACHELOR OF COMMUNITY BLOCK MODE MODEL (PRIMARY) ABORIGINAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR AND TORRES STRAIT This is a three-year undergraduate degree ABORIGINAL AND ISLANDER EDUCATION offered in block mode for Aboriginal TORRES STRAIT The Bachelor of Education (Primary) – and Torres Strait Islander students. ISLANDER EDUCATION Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education The degree is offered at Penrith campus (formerly AREP) is a four-year undergraduate The block mode model is designed and provides the skills and knowledge for program. This degree gives you the skills to help our students remain in their work in various fields in the community and understanding to teach effectively community so they can fulfil their sector including community development, across the Kindergarten to Year 6 curriculum family, career, cultural and social welfare, advocacy, youth work, case range. It comprises a full suite of foundation, responsibilities. The Bachelor of management and allied health. primary curriculum, and school-based Education (Primary) Aboriginal and subjects, including a range of professional Torres Strait Islander Education Students are required to attend six and the Bachelor of Community experiences. A focus of the degree is to residential visits of one week duration extend your personal literacy and numeracy and Social Development are both per year. Travel, accommodation and offered in the block mode model. skills, and develop your cultural perspectives meal costs to attend workshops are as they relate to schools and communities. funded for Abstudy approved students. Studying a block mode program requires students to attend residential The course is offered at the Bankstown A Diploma of Community and Social campus in block mode. on-campus visits each year, lasting Development is also available. The Diploma between one and three weeks. comprises eight units delivered across one The practical component is undertaken in year of study. schools in students’ home communities Travel, accommodation and meal and in Sydney. This block mode is designed costs to attend workshops are funded to afford students the capacity to remain TO FIND OUT MORE OR APPLY for Abstudy approved students. in their community to fulfil their family, Visit: westernsydney.edu.au/atsieducation Students can apply for tutorial career, cultural and social responsibilities. Call: 1300 897 669 assistance. The Tutoring for Success Email: [email protected] Studying a block mode program requires Program (TFS) enables Aboriginal students to attend five residential schools and Torres Strait Islander students per year, each lasting approximately one to receive individual or group to three weeks. Travel, accommodation tuition with qualified tutors. and meal costs to attend workshops are You may be eligible for up to two funded for Abstudy approved students. hours tuition per week for each unit of study, plus an additional five hours each semester for exam preparation.

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INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN STUDIES MAJOR

The Indigenous Australian Students will be required to undertake a Who Do You Think You Are? minimum of eight units (subjects) to achieve Who Do You Think You Are? will provide Studies Major at Western Sydney their major in Indigenous Australian Studies. University offers students the students with practice in the analysis of Our students also have the opportunity historical documents, family narratives, opportunity to acquire key to graduate with a minor in Indigenous autobiography, as well as political and cultural competencies that Australian Studies by completing four units. social issues around a project that will give will enable them to understand a context for their own personal story. and work more effectively THERE ARE 11 UNITS AVAILABLE FOR STUDY Students will start developing skills in with Aboriginal and Torres oral history work, locating and retrieving Strait Islander Australians LEVEL 1 UNITS archival documents, and compiling in professions in areas such Contextualising Indigenous Australia their own ‘family tree’. Students will also learn about the idea of identification. as the arts, communications, This compulsory unit will provide a media industries, education, comprehensive overview of Indigenous This unit is available to all undergraduate government and non-government Australian cultures, histories and identities. students who have open electives. organisations, policy, health, The scope of the unit spans pre-colonisation to the twenty first century across Australia sciences and community services. Indigenous Landscapes and all relevant fields of study. Students will have the opportunity to hear from a diverse Indigenous Landscapes aims to explore range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional Indigenous Australian ways of education specialists including academics, knowing landscapes. The unit incorporates artists, performers and community elders. the University’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander core curriculum content that acknowledges and values pre-colonial Australian history and land use practices. Content includes traditional land management practices, protected area management, joint management/co-management, Native Title; Land Rights, Indigenous lore versus statute law, sustainable land use, cultural heritage and heritage landscapes.

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LEVEL 2 UNITS From Ochre to Acrylics to New Technologies Learning Through Indigenous Australian Pigments of the Imagination This unit examines the emergence of the Community Service Pigments of the Imagination challenges Indigenous Australian visual arts movement. Our students gain the opportunity to apply the accepted view that there is such a It provides students with a body of their disciplinary knowledge and skills in thing as race based on skin colour and knowledge which explores the transition of an Indigenous Australian cultural context. that identity is based on this notion. art-making as it emerged from a historical Students will undertake a 50-hour placement Western Sydney University students will cultural practice. Students will have the over 10 days, gaining cross-cultural awareness be encouraged, by critically analysing opportunity to participate in site visits of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander a range of cultural texts, to re-imagine and engage with a number of Aboriginal community affairs including cultural protocols, Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations. and Torres Strait Islander visual artists. decision-making and leadership. This This unit is available to all undergraduate experience provides our students with a level This unit is available to all undergraduate students who have open electives. of cultural understanding and competency students who have open electives. that can lead to improved communication skills and effective partnering with Indigenous Revaluing Indigenous Economics LEVEL 3 UNITS people, organisations and communities. This unit will examine Australia’s Indigenous economy and its dynamics. It will challenge Bridging the Gap: Re-engaging Indigenous This unit is available to all undergraduate students to reflect on the significant Australian Learners students who have open electives. contribution have This unit will provide students with knowledge and skills to develop teaching strategies made, and continue to make, to our growing Rethinking Research with Indigenous that will assist to bridge the education gaps economy. Students will be introduced Australians: Independent Study Project to a number of enterprise development existing for many Aboriginal and Torres This unit will provide students with an case studies in the arts, mining and land Strait Islander learners. Students will gain opportunity to undertake an Independent development, tourism and the environment, knowledge of quality teaching frameworks Study Project that will engage them sports and small business. to engage all learners. The unit focuses on empowering students to effectively teach in a partnership with Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. Australians. Students will develop effective From Corroborees to Curtain Raisers communication skills as well as a level of This unit will provide students with an This unit is available to all undergraduate cultural competency. The Independent understanding of the historical framing and students who have open electives. Study Project will expose students to the cultural re-framing of Indigenous Australians complexities of the cultural inter-relationships in the live arts. Students will be provided and the politics of undertaking research with The Making of the ‘Aborigines’ with a theoretical understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. politics of representation through examining The Making of the ‘Aborigines’ explores the complex human relations and historical forces and reflecting on the transitional shifts that FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: Indigenous artists have made. that have constructed Indigenous Australian people as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait westernsydney.edu.au/studyias Students will be introduced to a variety of Islander. It will involve a critical examination of Indigenous artists and their creative works. a range of contemporary social and political issues impacting on, and being engaged by, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This unit is available to all undergraduate students who have open electives.

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BACHELOR OF MEDICINE/ BACHELOR OF SURGERY

Western Sydney University’s HOW TO APPLY School of Medicine recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander the large Aboriginal and applicants should have successfully completed at least the equivalent of the MBBS REGISTRATION FORM Torres Strait Islander population (COMPULSORY STEP) NSW HSC. It is desirable, but not essential, in Western Sydney and the 1 to sit the UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine The Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor need for more Aboriginal and and Health Sciences Admission Test). Torres Strait Islander doctors. of Surgery (MBBS) registration The most important criteria for admission form is available online in July The School of Medicine on Campbelltown will be assessment of the applicant’s desire each year and is located on the campus offers state-of-the-art learning to study medicine and their likelihood of School of Medicine webpage. spaces and facilities for medical training. succeeding in the course. For more information, visit westernsydney.edu.au/medicine As a first and second year student, you will participate in weekly problem-based learning For further information, contact (PBL) activities in addition to lectures, Cris Carriage resources, clinical practice and research. From Indigenous Programs third to fifth year, you will rotate through 02 4620 3637 UNIVERSITIES ADMISSIONS clinical placements across Western Sydney [email protected] CENTRE (UAC) and rural NSW locations, such as Lismore and 2 Bathurst, ensuring the utmost competence It is not compulsory, but and confidence in your future career. encouraged, for Indigenous applicants to lodge an application with the Universities Admissions Centre NSW and ACT (UAC). For more information, contact UAC directly by calling 02 9752 0200 or visiting uac.edu.au UMAT (NOT COMPULSORY) 3 It is not compulsory for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to sit the UMAT, although you may if you wish. Please visit ACER (Australian Council of Education Research) for information and instructions on undertaking UMAT at umatweb.acer.edu.au

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CAMPBELLTOWN CAMPUS PENRITH CAMPUS CAMPUS NARELLAN ROAD, CAMPBELLTOWN GREAT WESTERN HIGHWAY, WERRINGTON LEVEL 4, 8 AUSTRALIA AVENUE, Nearest train stations: Macarthur (walk to Nearest train station: SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK campus) Campbelltown (transfer to bus) Kingswood (walk or shuttle bus to campus) Nearest train station: HAWKESBURY CAMPUS NIRIMBA CAMPUS Olympic Park Station (walk to campus) BOURKE STREET, RICHMOND EASTERN ROAD, QUAKERS HILL Nearest train stations: East Richmond Nearest train station: For more information, visit: (walk to campus) Richmond (walk to campus) Quakers Hill (walk to campus) westernsydney.edu.au/campuses PARRAMATTA CAMPUS LITHGOW CAMPUS CNR JAMES RUSE DRIVE AND CNR BRIDGE AND MORT STREETS, LITHGOW VICTORIA ROAD, RYDALMERE Nearest train station: Nearest train stations: Parramatta (transfer Lithgow (walk to campus) to bus) Rydalmere (walk to campus)

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LIVING ON CAMPUS BANKSTOWN CAMPBELLTOWN HAWKESBURY PARRAMATTA PENRITH NIRIMBA

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Western Sydney University offers BANKSTOWN PARRAMATTA a wide range of high-quality Located in Milperra, the Bankstown campus Located over two sites in Rydalmere, affordable accommodation provides a warm, friendly, multicultural between Ryde and Parramatta in Western options on our campuses. From environment with modern, spacious buildings Sydney, and also in the Parramatta and landscaped gardens. CBD, this campus is a combination of townhouses to modern five heritage and contemporary buildings. bedroom and studio apartments, we’ve got something to suit all budgets. We’re a short walk from the main academic CAMPBELLTOWN PENRITH area of each campus, which Located in the historic Macarthur region Located over three sites in Kingswood of south-west Sydney, the Campbelltown and Werrington, the Penrith campus means you can wake up and campus offers a unique balance is renowned for its state-of-the-art be in class in minutes. between city and rural lifestyles. facilities and scenic grounds. For more about accommodation at Western Sydney, call 1300 897 669 or visit HAWKESBURY NIRIMBA westernsydney.edu.au/village Located in Richmond in the Hawkesbury Located in the Nirimba Educational Precinct River Valley, north-west of Sydney, this at Quakers Hill in Western Sydney, the stunning location is at the foot of the Nirimba campus is home to The College, Blue Mountains and is an ideal place to study. providing pathways to Western Sydney University. Courses include Foundation Studies and Diploma courses.

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Maddison Mohan

BACHELOR OF COMMUNITY WELFARE

“I really enjoy studying the Bachelor of Community Welfare, the course is teaching me a lot. One thing I have learnt about is cultural diversity and I was given a good insight into this with great academics to engage with. I have made a lot of new friends who are like-minded people studying at Western Sydney and the course will give me the necessary skills to work in my chosen career. I am looking forward to working to improve communities and the lives of those who live there.”

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