E162 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 14, 2002 Born on February 20, 1942, Senator Franklin H. Williams Award by the U.S. Peace [From the Omaha World-Herald, Feb. 12, MCCONNELL demonstrated his leadership and Corps this month. 2001] political skills at an early age. He was elected Most Americans visualize the Peace Corps WHY A FARM BILL? TO EVALUATE SUBSIDY student body president of his high school, stu- as groups of student volunteers working in the CAP, WE NEED TO REVISIT FUNDAMENTAL dent body president of the University of Louis- ‘‘developing world.’’ A far away world dogged QUESTIONS ville College of Arts and Sciences, and presi- by poverty and disadvantagement, a place we A U.S. Senate amendment aimed at low- dent of the Student Bar Association at the Uni- only visit through somber images of under- ering the cap on farm subsidies to $275,000 a year for the biggest farms is a move in the versity of Kentucky College of Law. After grad- nourished children and devastated villages on right direction, although it may not be the uating from law school, Senator MCCONNELL television. revolutionary step its backers have por- quickly ascended Washington politics as an in- However, the developing world is not nec- trayed. tern for U.S. Senator John Sherman Cooper, essarily that remote. In fact, it may reside The new limit is designed for a worthy pur- chief legislative assistant to U.S. Senator within our own borders. Wallace Goode fully pose. It would prevent huge corporate farms Marlow Cook, and deputy assistant general understands this, as Executive Director of the from receiving multimillion-dollar pay- under President Gerald R. Ford. Chicago Empowerment Zone and an individual ments, thereby removing a factor that has After serving in Washington, Senator with a solid record of serving and helping in tarnished the subsidy program in the eyes of many Americans. MCCONNELL returned home to Kentucky to areas that need it most. Mr. Goode has a cru- This isn’t a major issue in the Midlands, help build the Republican Party he loves so cial role in the revitalization effort, as he man- where most farms are family-operated and much. He was elected as County Judge-Exec- ages the push for community self-sustainability where federal payments are much more mod- utive in Jefferson County in 1978 and to the for distressed neighborhoods in Chicago. est. United States Senate in 1984. He is the only The Peace Corps mission pinpoints ‘‘to But in the South, where large corporate Republican in Kentucky history to be elected help; to learn; to teach’’ as core duties. operations exist, the amendment is bitterly to three full terms in that esteemed body. Mr. Goode learned as a student at Elmhurst opposed. Currently the farm program has a Since arriving in the Senate, Senator College in Elmhurst, IL, a grad student at the theoretical limit of $460,000. Corporate farm- ers with platoons of lawyers and accountants MCCONNELL has achieved recognition as being University of Vermont and as a doctoral can- have found many options, including the one of Washington’s most influential people. didate at Loyola University while studying Edu- breaking up of one operation into separate He is the Ranking Member of the Senate cational Leadership and Policy Studies. units, at least on paper. In effect, there is no Rules Committee, the Ranking Member of the Early in his career of helping and giving, Mr. limit. One Arkansas operation harvested $49 Senate Foreign Operations Appropriations Goode served as Director of Rural Develop- million in federal funds from 1996 to 2000. Subcommittee, a senior member of the Senate ment in Central Africa, Community Develop- Some observers say that Southern opposi- Agricultural Committee, and a member of the ment Field Officer in the Solomon Islands and tion to the cap will be enough to sidetrack the farm bill. Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator MCCON- Trainer for the U.S. Peace Corps. Furthermore, he helped to teach others as a If debate must be extended, it would be NELL’s committee assignments position him useful if some members of both houses of well to champion issues that matter to Ken- Dean at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA, Congress addressed the underlying philos- tuckians. Assistant Dean of Students at the Illinois Insti- ophy. America has had a subsidy program for Perhaps one of the biggest honors of Sen- tute of Technology in Chicago, IL, and a Man- so long that its purpose is sometimes forgot- ator MCCONNELL’s political career came in ager at International Orientation Resources ten. It originated in the 1930s as a way to January 2001. As the Chairman of the Joint (IOR) teaching fellow managers and execu- help small and medium-sized farms survive a Congressional Committee on Inaugural Cere- tives how to approach business with other cul- period of surplus-depressed prices. But in re- monies, he directed the planning and produc- tures and cross-cultural conflict resolution. cent years it has morphed into a safety net tion of President George W. Bush’s Inaugura- Today, he continues to advance the Peace for an ever-widening array of food and fiber producers, whether or not they were family tion as the 43rd President of the United Corps legacy of civic service by addressing farmers. In effect, it subsidizes surpluses, States. Not only did he serve as emcee of the Chicago’s Empowerment Zone revitalization perpetuating a cycle of low returns and pres- 2001 Inauguration Ceremony and escort initiatives, of economic empowerment, afford- sure for more subsidies. President Bush throughout the day’s historic able housing, public safety, cultural diversity, Congress might start by putting up the events; he also helped coordinate the ‘‘Blue- Health and Human Services, and Youth fu- fundamental questions for review: Why do we grass’’ Inaugural Ball. tures. have a farm program? To help the little guys Along with the long list of accomplishments Each year, the Franklin H. Williams Award or the big guys? To encourage surplus pro- in his political and professional life, Senator honors the outstanding leadership contribu- duction or discourage it? To ensure raw ma- terials for processors? To protect all ele- MCCONNELL is a committed husband to his tions that Peace Corps volunteers of color ments of the agricultural industry from the wife, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, and a have made in the area of community service. perils of weather and market? Is the farm loving father to his three daughters: Elly, And I can’t think of a better, or more deserving bill corporate welfare or community sta- Claire, and Porter. recipient, and that is most likely how the Chi- bilization? On Senator MCCONNELL’s 60th Birthday, I cago Area Peace Corps Association felt when Once the philosophy is established, perhaps think it is important to thank him for the guid- they nominated him. a rational debate can take place. With or ing light he provides to other folks in Ken- Mr. Speaker, seldom do we get to sing the without it, the lower cap backed by Nebras- tucky. I speak personally and on behalf of a praises of individuals whose hard work and ka’s delegation and others seems sound. Nothing in this amendment reduces the number of Republican candidates who have positive deeds improve the world. Thanks to overall cost of the farm bill, which in its been inspired and helped by Senator MCCON- the Peace Corps, Mr. Wallace Goode’s inspir- present form would add about $74 billion in NELL’s leadership. He taught us that Repub- ing example will not be unsung. spending over the next 10 years. But it does licans can win in Kentucky. f aim at keeping the program from being in- Mr. Speaker I would ask my colleagues in creasingly a form of income-protection for the United States House of Representatives to FARM BILL PAYMENT mega-farmers. In that context, the amend- join me in wishing him a very happy birthday LIMITATIONS A NECESSARY STEP ment deserves respect and the sponsors are and continued service for Kentucky and Amer- right to give it a try. ica. HON. DOUG BEREUTER f OF NEBRASKA f INTRODUCTION OF THE MONE- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRIBUTE TO WALLACE E. GOODE, TARY FREEDOM AND ACCOUNT- JR. Wednesday, February 13, 2002 ABILITY ACT Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, this Member HON. DANNY K. DAVIS commends to his colleagues the following edi- HON. RON PAUL OF ILLINOIS torial from the February 12, 2001, Omaha OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES World-Herald. The editorial emphasizes the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES importance of reviewing the purpose of farm Wednesday, February 13, 2002 programs. It also expresses support for lim- Wednesday, February 13, 2002 Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise iting farm payments, which would benefit fam- Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce today to recognize my constituent, Mr. Wal- ily farmers and restore public confidence in the Monetary Freedom and Accountability Act. lace E. Goode, Jr., who will be awarded the farm programs. This simple bill takes a step toward restoring

VerDate 112000 03:50 Feb 15, 2002 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13FE8.068 pfrm02 PsN: E14PT1 February 14, 2002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E163 Congress’ constitutional authority over the gold market, it certainty is reasonable that the 1 percent interest and then Morgan Chase monetary policy of the United States by requir- people’s representatives have a role in ap- sells the gold on the open market, then rein- ing Congressional approval before the Presi- proving these transactions, especially since vests the proceeds into interest-bearing vehi- cles at maybe 6 percent. dent or the Treasury Secretary buys or sells Congress has an all-too-neglected Constitu- At some point, though, Morgan Chase must gold. tional role in overseeing monetary policy. return the borrowed gold to the Bank of Eng- Federal dealings in the gold market have Therefore, I urge all my colleagues to stand land, and if the price of gold were signifi- the potential to seriously disrupt the free mar- up for sound economics, open government cantly to increase during any point in this ket by either artificially inflating or deflating the and Congress’ constitutional role in monetary process, it would make it prohibitive and po- price of gold. Given gold’s importance to policy by cosponsoring the Monetary Freedom tentially ruinous to repay the gold.’’ America’s (and the world’s) monetary system, Bill Murphy, chairman of the Gold Anti- and Accountability Act. Trust Action Committee, a nonprofit organi- any federal interference in the gold market will [Insight Magazine, March 4, 2002] zation that researches and studies what he have ripple effects through the entire econ- ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD calls the ‘‘gold cartel’’ (J.P. Morgan Chase, omy. For example, if the government were to (By Kelly Patricia O’Meara) Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, intervene to artificially lower the price of gold, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the result would be to hide the true effects of Even though Enron employees and the the U.S. Treasury, and the Federal Reserve), company’s accounting firm, Arthur Ander- and owner of www.LeMetropoleCafe.com, an inflationary policy until the damage was too sen, have destroyed mountains of documents, severe to remain out of the public eye. tells Insight that ‘‘Morgan Chase and other enough information remains in the ruins of bullion banks are another Enron waiting to By artificially deflating the price of gold, fed- the nation’s largest corporate bankruptcy to eral actions in the gold market can reduce the happen.’’ Murphy says, ‘‘Enron occurred be- provide a clear picture of what happened to cause the nature of their business was ob- values of private gold holdings, adversely ef- wreck what once was the seventh-largest scured, there was no oversight and someone fecting millions of investors. These investors U.S. corporation. was cooking the books. Enron was deceiving rely on their gold holdings to protect them Obfuscation, secrecy, and accounting everyone about their business operations— from the effects of our misguided fiat currency tricks appear to have catapulted the Hous- and the same thing is happening with the system. Federal dealings in gold can also ad- ton-based trader of oil and gas to the top of gold and bullion banks.’’ the Fortune 100, only to be brought down by According to Murphy, ‘‘The price of gold versely affect those countries with large gold the same corporate chicanery. Meanwhile, mines, many of which are currently ravished always has been a barometer used by many Wall Street analysts and the federal govern- to determine the financial health of the by extreme poverty. Mr. Speaker, restoring a ment’s top bean counters struggle to con- United States. A steady gold price usually is vibrant gold market could do more than any vince the nation that the Enron crash is an associated by the public and economic ana- foreign aid program to restore economic isolated case, not in the least reflective of lysts as an indication or a reflection of the growth to these areas. how business is done in corporate America. stability of the financial system. Steady While the Treasury denies it is dealing in But there are many in the world of high fi- gold; steady dollar. Enron structured a fi- gold, the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee nance who aren’t buying the official line and nancial system that put the company at risk warn that Enron is just the first to fall from and eventually took it down. The same (GATA) has uncovered evidence suggesting a shaky house of cards. that the Federal Reserve and the Treasury, structure now exists at Morgan Chase with Many analysts believe that this problem is their own interest-rate/gold-derivatives posi- operating through the Exchange-Stabilization nowhere more evident than at the nation’s tion. There is very little information avail- Fund and in cooperation with major banks and bullion banks, and particularly at the House able about its position in the gold market the International Monetary Fund, have been of Morgan (J.P. Morgan Chase). One of the and, as with the case of Enron, it could eas- interfering in the gold market with the goal of world’s leading banking institutions and a ily bring them down.’’ lowering the price of gold. The purpose of this major international bullion bank, Morgan In December 2000, attorney Reginald H. policy has been to disguise the true effects of Chase has received heavy media attention in Howe, a private investor and proprietor of recent weeks both for its financial relation- the Website www.goldensextant.com, which the monetary bubble responsible for the artifi- ships with bankrupts Enron and Global cial prosperity of the 1990s and to protect the reports on gold, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Crossing Ltd. as well as the financial col- District Court in Boston. Named as defend- politically-powerful banks who are heavily in- lapse of Argentina. ants were J.P. Morgan & Co., Chase Manhat- vested in gold derivatives. GATA believes fed- It is no secret that Morgan Chase was one tan Corp., Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs eral actions to drive down the price of gold of Enron’s biggest lenders, reportedly losing Group Inc., Deutsche Bank, Lawrence Sum- help protect the profits of these banks at the at least $600 million and, perhaps, billions. mers (former secretary of the Treasury), Wil- expense of investors, consumers, and tax- The banking giant’s stock has gone south, liam McDonough (president of the Federal payers around the world. and management has been called before its Reserve Bank of New York), Alan Greenspan shareholders to explain substantial invest- GATA has also produced evidence that (chairman of the Board of Governors of the ments in highly speculative derivatives—hid- Federal Reserve System), and the BIS. American officials are involved in gold trans- den speculation of the sort that overheated Howe’s claim contends that the price of actions. Alan Greenspan himself referred to and blew up on Enron. gold has been manipulated since 1994 ‘‘by the federal government’s power to manipulate In recent years Morgan Chase has invested conspiracy of public officials and major bul- the price of gold at a hearing before the much of its capital in derivatives, including lion banks, with three objectives: 1) to pre- House Banking Committee and the Senate gold and interest-rate derivatives, about vent rising gold prices from sounding a warn- Agricultural Committee in July, 1998: ‘‘Nor can which very little information is provided to ing on U.S. inflation; 2) to prevent rising private counterparties restrict supplies of gold, shareholders. Among the information that gold prices from signaling weakness in the has been made available, however, is that as another commodity whose derivatives are international value of the dollar; and 3) to of June 2000, J.P. Morgan reported nearly $30 prevent banks and others who have funded often traded over-the-counter, where central billion of gold derivatives and Chase Man- themselves through borrowing gold at low banks stand ready to lease gold in increasing hattan Corp., although merged with J.P. interest rates and are thus short physical quantities should the price rise.’’ [Emphasis Morgan, still reported separately in 2000 that gold from suffering huge losses as a con- added]. it had $35 billion in gold derivatives. Ana- sequence of rising gold prices.’’ Mr. Speaker, in order to allow my col- lysts agree that the derivatives have ex- While all the defendants flatly deny par- leagues to learn more about this issue, I am ploded at this bank and that both positions ticipation in such a scheme, Howe’s case is enclosing ‘‘All that Glitters is Not Gold’’ by are enormous relative to the capital of the being heard. Howe tells Insight he has pro- Kelly Patricia O’Meara, an investigative re- bank and the size of the gold market. vided the court with very compelling evi- It gets worse. J,P. Morgan’s total deriva- dence to support his claim, including sworn porter from Insight magazine. This article ex- tives position reportedly now stands at near- testimony by Greenspan before the House plains in detail GATA’s allegations of Federal ly $29 trillion, or three times the U.S. annual Banking Committee in July 1998. Greenspan involvement in the gold market. gross domestic product. Wall Street insiders assured the committee, ‘‘Nor can private Mr. Speaker, while I certainly share GATA’s speculate that if the gold market were to counterparties restrict supply of gold, an- concerns over the effects of federal dealings rise, Morgan Chase could be in serious finan- other commodity whose derivatives are often in the gold market, my bill in no way interferes cial difficulty because of its ‘‘short posi- traded over the counter, where central banks with the ability of the federal government to tions’’ in gold. In other words, if the price of stand ready to lease gold in increasing quan- buy or sell gold. It simply requires that before gold were to increase substantially, Morgan tities should the price rise.’’ Howe and other Chase and other bullion banks that are high- the executive branch engages in such trans- ‘‘gold bugs’’ cite this as a virtual public an- ly leveraged in gold would have trouble cov- nouncement ‘‘that the price of gold had been actions, Congress has the chance to review it, ering their liabilities. One financial analyst, and would continue to be controlled if nec- debate it, and approve it. who asked not to be identified, explained the essary.’’ Given the tremendous effects on the Amer- situation this way: ‘‘Gold is borrowed by According to Howe, ‘‘There is a great deal ican economy from the federal dealings in the Morgan Chase from the Bank of England at of evidence, but this is a very complicated

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issue. The key, though, is the short position Don began his long tenure in public service the RECORD reflect that had I been here, I of the banks and their gold derivatives. The in 1959 as an Administrative Assistant to Cali- would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on this rollcall vote. central banks have ‘leased’ gold for low re- fornia State Senator Richard Richards and turns to the bullion banks for the purpose of served in the same capacity with Assembly keeping the price of gold low. Greenspan’s f remarks in 1998 explain how the price of gold Member and then State Senator Joseph M. has been suppressed at times when it looked Kennick, Assembly Member Bruce Young and RECOGNIZING LUCIAN ADAMS like the price of gold was increasing.’’ State Senator Paul Carpenter. He has also Furthermore, Howe’s complaint also cites served as a Consultant to the Assembly Com- remarks made privately by Edward George, mittee on Oil, Mining, and Manufacturing, as a HON. NICK LAMPSON governor of the Bank of England and a direc- Deputy to Board of Equalization Member Paul OF TEXAS tor of the BIS, to Nicholas J. Morrell, chief Carpenter, and as an advisor in a volunteer IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES executive of Lonmin Plc: ‘‘We looked into capacity to Assembly Member Bob Epple. the abyss if the gold price rose further. A Wednesday, February 13, 2002 further rise would have taken down one or Don’s extensive experience in press and several trading houses, which might have media relations, speech writing, and research- Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to taken down all the rest in their wake. There- ing and drafting legislation serve him well as honor and recognize an American hero, fore, at any price, at any cost, the central today he works as a political advisor to many Lucian Adams, who risked his life for his coun- banks had to quell the gold price, manage it. candidates and office holders throughout Los try and went far beyond the call of duty. It is It was very difficult to get the gold price Angeles County. I have counted on Don as an my honor to salute this valiant man in his he- under control, but we have now succeeded. advisor and trusted confident throughout my roic efforts and his exceptional community The U.S. Fed was very active in getting the service in the 9th Congressional District of gold price down. So was the U.K. [United first year in office and I thank him for offering Kingdom].’’ his vast knowledge of experience to me. Texas. Whether the Fed and others in the alleged So it is with great pleasure that I ask all On April 23, 1945, President Harry Truman ‘‘gold cartel’’ have conspired to suppress the Members to join me in thanking Mr. Don I. awarded Mr. Lucian Adams with the Congres- price of gold may, in the end, be secondary Foltz for his contributions to our American po- sional Medal of Honor. Mr. Adams is the re- to the growing need for financial trans- litical system and his many years of service to cipient of this prestigious award for his brave parency. Wall Street insiders agree that as the people of California and our Nation. actions during World War II. He is also the re- long as regulators, analysts, accountants, cipient of a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. and politicians can be lobbied and ‘‘cor- f rupted’’ to permit special privileges, there Mr. Adams served as a Staff Sergeant in the will be more Enron-size failures. IN HONOR OF WILLIAM 30th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, under the Securities and Exchange Commission JEFFERSON JR. United States Army. On October 28, 1944, Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, well aware of the Sergeant Adams was responsible for saving seriousness of these problems, recently testi- HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS the lives of his company near St. Die, France. fied before the House Financial Services On that fateful day, Adams and his com- Committee that ‘‘it is my hope there are not OF NEW YORK other Enrons out there, but I’m not willing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pany were stopped by the enemy while trying to drive through the Mortagne Forest to re- to rely on hope.’’ Wednesday, February 13, 2002 Robert Maltbie, chief executive officer of open the supply line to the isolated 3rd Bat- www.stockjock.com and an independent ana- Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of talion. Sergeant Adams encountered the con- lyst, long has followed Morgan Chase. He William Jefferson Jr. in recognition of his centrated fire of machine guns in a lone attack tells Insight that ‘‘there are a lot of things 102nd Birthday. on a force of the German troops. Despite in- going on in these companies, but we don’t William Jefferson Jr. was born in Columbia, tense machine gun fire which the enemy di- know for sure because much of what they’re rected at him and rifle grenades which struck doing is off the balance sheet. The market is South Carolina in 1900 to Carrie and William scared and crying out to see what’s under the Jefferson Sr. He moved to New Jersey at age the trees over head engulfing him with twigs hood. Like Enron, much of what the banks 13 and on to New York during his 20th year. and branches, Sergeant Adams made his way are doing is off the balance sheet, and it’s a On March 10, 1937, William Jefferson Jr. mar- to within 10 yards of the closest machine gun time bomb ticking as we speak.’’ ried Maybell Stevens. Together they had five and killed the gunner with a hand grenade. Just what would happen if a bank the size daughters: Willamae, Carrie, Louise, Maybell This and other actions allowed Sergeant of Morgan Chase were unable to meet its fi- and Theresa. Adams to personally kill nine soldiers, elimi- nancial obligations? ‘‘It’s tough to go there,’’ nate three enemy machine guns, dismantle a Maltbie says, ‘‘because it could shake the fi- William worked for 38 years for an interior nancial markets to the core.’’ decorating company and retired at the age of specialized force which was armed with heavy 67. Nevertheless, William has continued to artillery, and clear the wood of hostile oppo- f help his family members to this day, rede- nents. The course of actions that were taken TRIBUTE TO DON I. FOLTZ signing their apartments and houses. While by Sergeant Adams would seem to be a living at Linden Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, scene directly from a movie however, all of he started the Garden Club and was still work- these courses took place in a time of unset- HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF ing there until a few years ago. tling war. OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, William Jefferson Jr. has lived Throughout the years, Mr. Adams has ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to see 19 different presidents, from President hibited an unyielding commitment to his com- Wednesday, February 13, 2002 William McKinley to President George Walker munity and city at large. In 1986, the city of Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to Bush—two world wars, and countless inven- Port Arthur changed the 61st Street to Staff rise today and recognize Don I. Foltz, a proud tions that would have been thought unimagi- Sgt. Lucian Adams at the request of the Port citizen, honorable man, longtime public serv- nable at the time of his birth. I urge my col- Arthur Mexican Heritage Society. For his ef- ant, and friend and trusted advisor. Don has leagues to join me in honoring this man who forts in reaching out to the youth of Port Ar- dedicated his professional years to the service has experienced so much. thur, a scholarship fund has been set up in his of countless California elected officials and f name. communities and I am happy to honor his ac- Mr. Speaker, Mr. Adams’ life is rich with PERSONAL EXPLANATION complishments today. countless examples of self-sacrifice and ex- Don was born in Glendale, California but traordinary accomplishment in service to our has spent most of his years in Long Beach, HON. J.C. WATTS, JR. great Nation. His contributions to Southeast California, where he continues to reside today. OF OKLAHOMA Texas are immeasurable. He has dedicated He was the loving husband of Mary Lou—his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his life to the United States Army and this lifetime personal and professional partner. He country and I ask my colleagues to join me in is also the proud father of two sons, David Wednesday, February 13, 2002 commending Mr. Lucien Adams in serving our Foltz and Steven Foltz, and grandfather to Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I great nation for over 50 years. Parker C. Foltz, the apple of his grandpa’s was unavoidably detained earlier today during Congratulations, Mr. Adams on a job well eye. the rollcall vote #19 on H.R. 2356. I ask that done. God bless you, and God bless America.

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