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{{Featured
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|featured banner=Buhamai vosiik banicox. Bumaponeme sish ros tel kejusosh iwirece, mottajesus i kahesjesus ire.}}
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''Not to be confused with [[w:Ivbiosakon language|Ivbiosakon]] also called Aoma.''
{{Infobox language
|name          = Aoma
|image        = Auma_name.png
|imagesize    = 250px
|nativename    = Auma
|pronunciation = ˈɐʊ̯mɑ
|region        = North-Western Central World
|states        = Coast of Temples
|speakers      = 18,750,000 
|date          = 7th 622
|familycolor  = #fbf896
|fam1          = Central-Herookuan
|fam2          = western Rinapri
|fam3 = Repoxian branch
|creator=Ahuelni
|setting=Akekata
|dia1 = Mikannan
|dia2 = Okure
|dia3 = Kekare
|dia4 = Hallure
|scripts        = * [[Aoma/Script|Duutesa alphabet]]
|nation        = Coast of Temples
|minority = Negovia, Empire of Sceptre, Eastern Empire
|agency        = ''Kosaa Vosaraa Aumarraa''<br/>(The Bureau of the Great Language of Aoma)
|map = Aoma_regions.jpg
|mapsize = 300
|mapcaption = Speakers of Aoma and its dialects
}}
{{distinguish|text= [[w:Ivbiosakon language|Ivbiosakon]] also called Aoma}}


'''[[Aoma/Aoma|Auma]]''' sa vosir Aumari
'''[[Aoma/Aoma|Auma]]''' sa vosir Aumari
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==History==
==History==


'''Lore''': Aoma and [[Rinap]] form the main languages of South-West-Herookuan family deriving from the ancestral [[Rinapri]]. Aoma is the official spoken and governmental language of Eastern Sceptre with around 15 million speakers, and it has been greatly influenced by the languages of Western Sceptre. The word ''Aoma'' seems to come from the name of eastern area with coastal temples, Kaomaago (''Kaa Omaike Hakoror'', At the Coast of Temples). The language presented here has been stitched together from various very different dialects to unify peoples of the empire so no "true Aoma" has ever existed.
'''Lore''': Aoma and [[Rinap]] form the main languages of South-West-Herookuan family deriving from the ancestral [[Rinapri]]. Aoma is the official spoken and governmental language of Coast of Temples with around 19 million speakers, and it has been greatly influenced by the languages of Western Sceptre. The word ''Aoma'' seems to come from the name of eastern area with coastal temples, Kaomaago (''Kaa Omaike Hakoror'', At the Coast of Temples). The language presented here has been stitched together from various very different dialects to unify peoples of the empire so no "true Aoma" has ever existed.


'''Actual''': After Rinap I wanted something with fewer k-letters and difficult diphthongs, and I had already set my old script originally for Finnish as the script of this future language. This gave birth to a project randomly named Aoma - the story came later.  
'''Actual''': After Rinap I wanted something with fewer k-letters and difficult diphthongs, and I had already set my old script originally for Finnish as the script of this future language. This gave birth to a project randomly named Aoma - the story came later.  
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*In conjugated verbs, stress is placed on the last syllable.
*In conjugated verbs, stress is placed on the last syllable.
*Declined noun genitives have stress on second syllable while adjectives formed from nouns have stress on the following syllable. Noun: /ɪˈwaˑɹɪ/ vs. Adjective: /ɪwɐˈɹiˑ/
*Declined noun genitives have stress on second syllable while adjectives formed from nouns have stress on the following syllable. Noun: /ɪˈwaˑɹɪ/ vs. Adjective: /ɪwɐˈɹiˑ/
**Circumfixes and certain prefixes don't alter the stress placing: ''keka'' /ke'kaˑ/→ ''Akekata'' /ɑke'kaˑtɑ/
*Since stressed syllables get a slightly higher pitch, it can carry on to the next syllable in long words. The longest words might sometimes get a peculiar up-down pitch-pattern.
*Since stressed syllables get a slightly higher pitch, it can carry on to the next syllable in long words. The longest words might sometimes get a peculiar up-down pitch-pattern.
*If many one-syllable words come after each other, the second and the last words are stressed.
*If many one-syllable words come after each other, the second and the last words are stressed.
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*Word-final semivowel /j/ has reduced into vowel /i/ (and /w/ to /u/): ''omai'' < ''*omaj''
*Word-final semivowel /j/ has reduced into vowel /i/ (and /w/ to /u/): ''omai'' < ''*omaj''
*Two different plosives at a syllable boundary tend to be pronounced with only a geminated version of the first consonant: ''roktare'' /ɹɔ'k:aˑɹe/
*Two different plosives at a syllable boundary tend to be pronounced with only a geminated version of the first consonant: ''roktare'' /ɹɔ'k:aˑɹe/
In 7:321, Juhmim ni-Beldo, a merchant from Eastern Empire was learning Aoman and on his way to Mikanna, he decided to count the letters in ''Duti vopiri ope'' (Small word book). Thus here are the most common sounds in the static vocabulary, descending from most common '''i''': i, e (9); u, a (7); s, o, n (6); k, m (5); y and t (4). This is a rather poor count, since it doesn't include many of the most used words such as prepositions and conjunctions (whose tables on fold-open pages Juhmim didn't notice) and it doesn't take into account the inflections or conjunctions.


==Orthography==
==Orthography==
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|-
|-
!Out of many
!Out of many
|zoo (of many)<br />¤zosh (of two) || cy latuxu || cu latuxu || ibani<br />sadi || ozosh || rromi (each, all)<br />¤rromash (both) || zoisö<br />zosisö || soda
|zoo (of many)<br />¤zosh (of two) || cy latuxu || cu latuxu || ibani<br />sadi || ozosh || rromi (each, all)<br />rromash (both) || zoisö<br />¤zosisö (of two) || soda
|-
|-
!rowspan="6"|Pro-adverb
!rowspan="7"|Pro-adverb
!Locative
!Locative
| zoxu<br />zoo ci || kyxu || cuxu || saxu || || || ||
| zoxu<br />zoo ci || kyxu || cuxu || saxu || ozoxu || rromaxu || zoxö || soduxu
|-
!Goal
|soee || cee (DAT)<br />kyxuee (LAT) || kuee<br />cuxuee || sadyke || oziteke || rromike || ösoee || soduee
|-
|-
!Temporal
!Temporal
| zax<br />zoo la || || || || || || ||
| zax<br />zoo la || fuu || fii || sax || ozax || rromax || özax || sodax
|-
|-
!Prepositional
!Prepositional
| || || || || || || ||
| sose || cyse || kushe || sadyse || ozitte || rromaxe || söse || soduse
|-
|-
!Manner
!Manner
| zurre ||
| zurre || cyrkoi || kurkoi || sadyrkoi || ozirkoi || rromirkoi || zurköi || sodarkoi
|-
|-
!Reason
!Reason
| zarre ||
| zarre || cyrros || kurros || dyt sansadyre || dut sanozire || dut sanromire || ödut sanike || dut sanike sodike
|-
|-
!Kind of
!Kind of
| zorri (what kind of ||  
| zorri (what kind of || cyrre || kurre || sadyre || ozire || rromire || zörri || sodure
|}
|}
* Final * indicates gender agreement: ''mila jas'''a''''' (some water)
* Final * indicates gender agreement: ''mila jas'''a''''' (some water)
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| colspan="2" |d
| colspan="2" |d
|t
|t
|p
|-
|-
!Div
!Div
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| colspan="2" |o
| colspan="2" |o
|a
|a
|o
|-
|-
!Ending
!Ending
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|t
|t
|l
|l
|l
|s
|k
|-
|-
!Case
!Case
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|P
|P
|G
|G
|G
|P
|P
|-
|-
!Meaning
!Meaning
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|along
|along
|across, opposite
|across, opposite
|through
|}
|}


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===Numerals===
===Numerals===


Nowadays, numbers use decimal system, but according to Mikannan academy, the system was originally of base twelve also known as dozenal (''nasos, nonnanos''), even though there was a special mark for twelve which is still used. Arruumunian school of numerologists has proposed that six was the ancient base just as in Rinap (''mausol, mamasos''), while Eetioshians claim it was eight (''nowol, nosos''), the number of all elements when they separated light and darkness from life and death in favour of Lightlisteners' beliefs. According to Memerrian scholars of Negovia, six is the true base of our universe and must have been the original. Use of eight came later from coastal peoples of Sceptre. When all of this is combined, a quite difficult system arises.
Nowadays, numbers use decimal system, but according to Mikannan academy, the system was originally of base twelve also known as dozenal (''12 nasos, 24 nonnanos''), even though there was a special mark for twelve which is still used. Arruumunian school of numerologists has proposed that six was the ancient base just as in Rinap (''6 mausol, 36 mamasos''), while Eetioshians claim it was eight (''8 nowol, 16 nosos''), the number of all elements when they separated light and darkness from life and death in favour of Lightlisteners' beliefs. According to Memerrian scholars of Negovia, six is the true base of our universe and must have been the original. Use of eight came later from coastal peoples of Sceptre. When all of this is combined, a quite difficult system arises.


{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
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*''e'' ending ordinals follow the common adjective declension: ''has Taulaxe 7.eke'' (about Taula VII)
*''e'' ending ordinals follow the common adjective declension: ''has Taulaxe 7.eke'' (about Taula VII)
*Temporal case is created by changing cardinal number ''s/sh''-ending into ''x'' or with ordinals simply by adding ''x''.
*Temporal case is created by changing cardinal number ''s/sh''-ending into ''x'' or with ordinals simply by adding ''x''.
====Arithmetic operations====
*''Peko'' (get) is used for "equals". Although grammatically numbers should be in accusative, they are kept in nominative case.
*Addition, conjugated ''fatto'' (add) with ''i'' (and): ''Fato ibani i noris, peko conis.'' (Add one and two, get three.), or simply ''Noris i noris peko toris.'' (two plus two is four)
*Substraction, conjugated ''vonetto'' (remove) with ''kus'' (from): ''Voneto ibani kus norice, peko ibani.'' (Remove one from two, get one.), or without the ''voneto''
*Multiplication, number and "how many times": ''Noris conico, peko mausol.'' (Two thrice, get six.)
*Division, number in locative fraction (see above) or fraction multiplied: ''Noris tootuxu, peko noti.''/''Tootuxu norico, peko noti.'' (Two in one quarter,/ Two times one quarter, gives one half.)
*Exponent, ''ne'' (take), ''jee'' (for itself) and "how many times": ''Ne noris jee conico, peko nowol.'' (Take two for itself thrice, get eigth.)


===Temporal expressions===
===Temporal expressions===
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: <small>EVE-be.COND.PRES.1SG soldier, SUBJ-leave.FUT.1SG war-DAT</small>
: <small>EVE-be.COND.PRES.1SG soldier, SUBJ-leave.FUT.1SG war-DAT</small>


==Registers==
==Dialects==
 
Most simple and neutral versions (approximately close to some synonym in all dialects) of words were chosen from different dialects, which had developed differently from Western Rinapri and Repoxian (sound changes).
 
===Mikannan===
 
The Mikannan dialect also called Coastal Aoma is closest to the standard. The dialect contains loan words due to cultural mix in the capital city of Mikanna.
 
===Northern===
 
Gave the word-initial voiced consonants to the lexicon
 
===Inland===
 
Gave dry fricatives ''s'' and ''sh'' when compared to the moist consonants of coastal dialects. (Compare Keethan languages)
 
===Southern===
 
Sceptrian and Negovian influence strong
 
===Influence===
 
====Sceptrian====
 
Temporal declension,
 
====Negovian====
 
Some voicing?
 
==Society==
 
===Registers===


In different situations, it is appropriate to use language best suitable to the surroundings. Following levels of formality have been attested by scholars of Aoma:
In different situations, it is appropriate to use language best suitable to the surroundings. Following levels of formality have been attested by scholars of Aoma:
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: "Pardon me, but may I address Your highness."
: "Pardon me, but may I address Your highness."


==Featured banner==
===Adulthood===
 
Adulthood in western parts of Eastern Empire was defined by Kaomaago Bureau of Legislation in the year 700 of 7th era as follows:
 
Age of majority grants a citizen the rights to devote themself to serving Light in a monastery or temple, vote regional members to Sajaazy, travel without a permission from their parents, control their wealth by themself, receive an occupation, establish a business, marry a person from another class, raise children by themself. When a high class child reaches the age of 16 (sixteen), a woman reaches the age of 18 (eighteen) or a male reaches the age of 20 (twenty) they are considered being of the age of majority. However, one may acquire a permission to vote, travel and control their wealth by showing maturity through one of the following ways: one year of military service, two years of work since the beginning of apprenticeship, one year after purchasing and keeping a house, one year after the birth of firstborn with the approval of mother's mother.
 
The lowest class and the unclean are not allowed to vote. The following cases form an exception: adult servants who have been freed of labour by their owners, and foreigners who have lived at least two years in the Eastern Empire and shown maturity. Permission to vote is suspended for at least one year, and always for the time of punishment and time in jail after committing a crime. Person may not vote for one year after being possessed or visiting Aweroot.
 
===Naming===
 
====Child name====
 
People of the Coast of Temples give their children a well-chosen first name during the first sunbathing ceremony or name them after the birth hezala (month). The name is two-part and consists of an often nature-themed first name and a family name which is formed by adding ''nyy'' (son), ''muu'' (daughter), ''puu'' (child) or ''pupuu'' (grandchild) to the adult name of the parent or grandparent who is high in the social hierarchy. Sometimes suffixes ''-ta, -jy, -wu'' and ''-ji'' are added to further indicate the class. Great names are deserved for children with high class origins, and are often kept for a whole lifetime. High class owners may also name the children of their servants.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Common first name bases
|-
! Great names
|Amanoory<br/>(two-headed lion cub)
|Aru<br/>(lamb)
|Augy<br/>(young spellcaster)
|Calu<br/>(small star)
|Cena<br>(type of eagle)
|Edu<br>(topaz)
|Iwipuu <br/>(shine-child)
|Iware <br/>(bright)
|Lengu<br/>(blue stone)
|Muwu<br>(sapphire)
|Pata<br>(pearl)
|Rala<br>(type of shark)
|Tomu <br/>(little lobster)
|Udotu <br/>(rainbow)
|Voja<br>(type of antelope)
|-
! Boy names
|Ami<br/>(lion cub)
|Bely<br>(a perch-like fish)
|Dyy<br/>(brother)
|Enni<br/>(wind)
|Etty <br/>(archer)
|Geedi <br/>(little mountain)
|Gepu<br/>(sprout)
|Liku <br/>(sprig)
|Mely<br>(type of halophyte)
|Nosa<br>(beach sand)
|Pashu<br/>(fruit)
|Tery<br>(sandstone)
|Woly<br>(type of fish)
|Xanummi <br/>(little rhinoceros)
|Ywy<br>(decorational carving)
|-
! Girl names
|Buru<br>(puppy)
|Duu<br/>(sister)
|Ennu<br/>(cloud)
|Kuuti <br/>(small tree)
|Lui<br/>(berry)
|Mala<br>(type of fruit)
|Miini <br/>(little island)
|Mysu<br>(kitten)
|Navu <br/>(flower)
|Onu <br/>(flower bud)
|Pati <br/>(juice)
|Peti <br/>(flower nectar)
|Soli<br>(type of fish)
|Tanu<br>(type of bird)
|Xupuu <br/>(eagle)
|-
! Servant names
|Ebi<br/>(small eye)
|Geshare <br/>(lively)
|Heki <br/>(sand)
|Helli <br/>(clay)
|Hofi<br/>(ash)
|Keli<br/>(soil)
|Kuvi<br>(chick)
|Luti<br>(maid)
|Nifi<br>(drizzle)
|Orshupuu <br/>(snake-child)
|Puhu<br/>(down feather)
|Pämi<br/>(small hand)
|Reetypuu <br/>(horse-child)
|Sisi<br>(small grasshopper)
|Öshupuu <br/>(raven-child)
|}
 
====Adult name====
 
When a child becomes an adult, and they are allowed to vote for regional members for Sajaazy, they can take a new name at ''Kosa Zuhar'', the Bureau of People (or of Censuses). They decide (or are helped to decide) which name they wish to carry, while the child name is kept as a second name. If the person has moved, they may create an origin name by adding ''sa/su/sy'' to the place name, e.g. ''Mikannasy'' (man from Mikanna).
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Adult names
|-
!High class
|Akere<br/>(clean)
|Amanoora <br/>(two-headed lion)
|Cala<br/>(star)
|Cora<br/>(yellow topaz)
|Geeda<br/>(great)
|Hima<br/>(silver)
|Imika <br/>(lightning)
|Iwa <br/>(light)
|Karrasa <br/>(thunder)
|Loza<br>(type of marble)
|Mana<br>(achievement)
|Meta<br>(type of hawk)
|Peta<br/>(honey)
|Telala<br/>(has gold)
|Ungaja<br>(ruby)
|-
!Middle class
|Amy<br/>(lion)
|Bulu<br/>(type of shark)
|Dele<br/>(beautiful)
|Demuufu<br/>(song)
|Du<br/>(muse)
|Fömy<br/>(ink)
|Gylane<br/>(nice person)
|Hakkuku<br/>(blade-user)
|Jöcy <br/>(small meteor)
|Mongo<br/>(type of antelope)
|Ofyre<br/>(bearded)
|Penniky <br/>(pen-user)
|Yky <br/>(wolf)
|Ysolu<br/>(artist)
|Önuku<br/>(dreamer)
|-
!Low class
|Emare <br/>(hard-working)
|Enny<br/>(storm)
|Felu<br/>(type of dog)
|Guku<br/>(horn)
|Hakkyky <br/>(axe-user)
|Jummire <br/>(skillful)
|Kaspa <br/>(free)
|Keki<br/>(rock)
|Mete<br/>(type of tree)
|Ngutyky<br/>(swordsman)
|Pucu<br>(granite)
|Surru<br/>(knot)
|Xare<br/>(strong)
|Yngiiri <br/>(fox)
|Öny<br/>(hunter)
|}
 
====Diminutive====
 
In daily, casual usage, diminutives are used to express close relationship and to distinguish between people with same names (if occupations are unknown). Common ways of forming diminutives include:
*Lengthening the first syllable vowel and removing geminated sounds from latter syllables. Removing final vowels or replacing them with ''o'' is also common: ''Ofyre'' → ''Oofyr'', ''Oofre'', ''Oofer'', ''Oofo''; ''Hakkuku'' → ''Haakuk'', ''Haako''
**Final plosive consonant may be turned into the best corresponding fricative or nasal: ''Haakuk'' → ''Haakuh'' or ''Haakung''
*Removing the first syllable or other non-stressed syllable: ''Hakkyky'' → ''Ky(y)ky''; ''Geedy'' → ''Gee''
*Changing first consonant to the same as the second or simply geminating the stressed syllable: ''Navu'' → ''Vavu'', ''Vuvu''
 
====Family names====
 
Some high class family names derive from ancient bloodlines and their family status is protected by law. Such include:
*''Tauxa'', the family of political and financial power
*''Hasai'', the family of religious and political power
*''Otakys'', wealthy owners of several gun foundries such as ''EPAM: Etturol Pares Mikannaxu'' (Long Cannons in Mikanna)
*''Kellas'', the banking dynasty
*''Tantoxa'', owners of the notable trading company ''Bocuvo Gehiryy Ennarrii'' (Merchants of the Green House) which specializes in importing comestibles from the north and exporting local goods
*''Pacunta'', owners of another trading company ''Äci Wohaluri'' (Eastern Path) which does most of its business with Eastern Empire and specializes in mining products
*''Mukena'', controlling the healing business in large towns
*''Saasta'', owners of well-known breweries ''Melyy Alaroo'' (The Golden Tumbler)
 
====Famous people====
 
*''Mana Edujy Himanyy'', gifted spellmaster who is the current head of ''Rojutaa Auguwaraa Mikannaxu'' (Academy of Magic in Mikanna)
*''Ikau'' or ''Iwa Kuutia Corapupuu'', ceremonial master of Emperor Hakarrasa II and the most talented player of spiritual bowls alive. Providing harmony every ''wyla'' at ''Apatettaa Mikannaraa'' (Grand Theatre of Mikanna).
*''Sol'' or ''Ysolu Puhu Milari'', the painter known throughout Carranu.
 
==Translations==
 
===The universal declaration of human rights===
 
{{Gloss
|phrase = Bavompekkomii caxoirii pooirruu Iwarruu Akekataxu
|IPA = /bɑˈvoˑmpek:ɔˌmi: kxɑkˈsoˑiɹi: po:iˌrʊ: ɪˈwaˑˌrʊ: ɑkeˈkaˑtɑkˌsʊ/
| morphemes = ba-vompekko-mi-i cax-oir-i-i po-oir-r-u-u iwa-r-r-u-u akekata-xu
| gloss = GER-declare-CIRC-DEF right-F.PL.GEN-NEUT-DEF child-F.PL.GEN-ADJ.GEN-F-DEF light-AGR Akekata-LOC
| translation = The declaration of the rights of the children of Light on Akekata
}}
 
'''''Kiru waci''''' (First part)
{{Gloss
|phrase = Ilös piivo Iwarivo rrosol wa kasppas i sa ärrar i caxoir ännis.
|IPA = /ɪˈlœˑs pi:vɔ ɪˈwaˑɹɪvo rɔˈsoˑl wɑ kɑspˈpas iˑ sɑ ʌˈraˑɹ ɪ kxɑkˈsoˑiɹ ʌn:iˑs/
| morphemes = il-ös pi-ivo iwa-r-ivo rros-ol wa kasp-pas i sa ärr-ar i cax-oir än-nis
| gloss = be.born-PRES.3PL children-F.PL light-D.GEN-F.PL all-D.PL as free-D.PL.GEN and with value-D.GEN and right-F.PL.GEN same-ADJ.PL.GEN
| translation = All children of Light (human beings) are born (as) free and with same value and rights.
}}
{{Gloss
|phrase = Niso pekkona sotei sanax i ysfännax, nos pumetes sa sotyr dyzycyrrä.
|IPA = /nɪsoˑ pek:oˑnɑ sɔteiˑ sɑˈnaˑks ɪ ysˈfæˑn:ɑks nos puˈmɛˑtes sɑ sɔˈtyˑɹ dyˈzyˑskyˌræˑ/
| morphemes = niso pekko-na sot-ei sana-x i ysfänna-x, no-s pumetes sa sot-yr dyzy-cy-rrä
| gloss = be.PRES.3PL give-PPP P.3PL-DAT reason-D.ACC and conscience-D.ACC (pause) must-PRES.3PL treat with they.GEN brother-hood-ADJ.SEMBL.ADVZ
| translation = To them are given reason and conscience, and they must treat each other in a brotherhoodlike way.
}}
 
Original: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
 
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''Buhamai vosiik banicox. Bumaponeme sish ros tel kejusosh iwirece, mottajesus i kahesjesus ire.''
''Buhamai vosiik banicox. Bumaponeme sish ros tel kejusosh iwirece, mottajesus i kahesjesus ire.''
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