@ @ @ @ t5P! The Bulletin's Science and Security Board and a group of sponsors - which includes 10 Nobel . Cryptic lost Canaanite language decoded on 'Rosetta Stone'-like tablets, The ultimate action-packed science and technology magazine bursting with exciting information about the universe, Subscribe today and save an extra 5% with checkout code 'LOVE5', Engaging articles, amazing illustrations & exclusive interviews, Issues delivered straight to your door or device. @ @ @ @ t5P! For other uses, see. The hands of the clock, which the Bulletin describes as a "metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation," had been at 100 seconds to midnight since January 2020 the closest to midnight it had been in its history. @ @ @ @ d5P! ", It says as well, "The moment is both perilous and unsustainable, and the time to act is now. The farthest time from midnight was 17 minutes in 1991, and the nearest is 90 seconds, set on January 24, 2023. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! From left,, Siegfried Hecker, Daniel Holz, Sharon Squassoni, Mary Robinson and Elbegdorj Tsakhia with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists remove a cloth covering the Doomsday Clock at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! [6] Since 2010, the clock has been moved forward four minutes and thirty seconds, and has changed by five minutes and thirty seconds since 1947. News/Politics 2023-01-25T01:58:30.142Z. This is the first time the scientific body has evaluated the clock since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 with President Vladimir Putin not completely ruling out the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons in the Manhattan Project, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock two years later, using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to convey threats to humanity and the planet. It is also young. The international community must improve its ability to prevent disease outbreaks, detect them quickly when they occur, and respond effectively to limit their scope. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! The Clock had been set at 100 seconds since 2020. [17] Members of the board judge Midnight by discussing how close they think humanity is to the end of civilization. Homo sapiens, the dominant species on Planet Earth, may well @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! What connects these topics is a driving belief that because humans created them, we can control them. @ @ @ @ t5P! /ColorSpace 5 0 R /Intent /Perceptual /SMask 15 0 R /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length Heres how it works. << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /ColorSpace << /Cs1 5 0 R @ @ @ 7 @ @ @ ZE @ @ 6 @ @ @ i\B @ @ [ o @ @ @ @ @ #Om$@ @ @ % @ @ h @ @ @ h @ @ @G H @ @ @`Ks @ @ l%! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! But we are much more. @ @ @ 7 @ @ @ ZE @ @ 6 @ @ @ i\B @ @ [ o @ @ @ @ @ #Om$@ @ @ % @ @ h @ @ @ h @ @ @G H @ @ @`Ks @ @ l%! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The Doomsday Clock first moved to 100 seconds in 2020. [23], Conservative media outlets have often criticized the Bulletin and the Doomsday Clock. In the decades that followed, other looming risks have emerged, including rapidly-accelerating climate change and pandemics. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! ", Prominent topics in the memo include nuclear threats, the "January 6 insurrection," climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and "disruptive technology in the age of information. @ @ @ @ t5P! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! THE Doomsday Clock is again warning the public about how close we are to destroying our world - thanks to conspiracy theories, the Covid pandemic and nuclear weapons. @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! The end of life on earth, however, is more likely to come from human-inflicted wounds. @ @ @ @ t5P! Before this year, it did so in 2020. "The China-Russia Agreement of Feb. 4, 2022" . Michele Blood is a contributing lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital. @ @ @ @ t5P! "Even if nuclear use is avoided in Ukraine," said Steve Fetter, dean of the graduate school and professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, "the war has challenged the nuclear order the system of agreements and understandings that have been constructed over six decades to limit the dangers of nuclear weapons.". @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! Learn more about how each of the Bulletin's areas of concern contributed to the setting of the Doomsday Clock this year: Russian threats to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war constitute the worst nuclear development in 2022, while previous trends of expansion and modernization of nuclear arsenals continue. midnight in 2021 and 2022. @ @ @ @ t5P! stream [24] Tristin Hopper in the National Post acknowledges that "there are plenty of things to worry about regarding climate change", but states that climate change is not in the same league as total nuclear destruction. February 27, 2022 by SkyWatch Editor. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! This year's Doomsday Clock statement cites not just nukes but carbon emissions, infectious diseases, and "internet-enabled misinformation and disinformation." Earlier this month, the Bulletin reminded us that even as 2022 began, "we called out Ukraine as a potential flashpoint in an increasingly tense international security landscape. PROGRAM Panel 1 Who and What Are Driving the Rush Toward World War? Global military spending continues at Cold War levels amid concerns about post-Soviet nuclear proliferation of weapons and brainpower. Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American, The Washington Post and How It Works Magazine. i;X!5~ffqgpzHTO[*~Jgav3>~W7 9l2eR. Finding a path to serious peace negotiations could go a long way toward reducing the risk of escalation. Photo by Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty Images. For 75 years, the organisation has shared how close it thinks the world is to complete destruction as a result of climate change, nuclear war, and, recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! hide caption. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, [4] In January 2020, it was moved forward to 100 seconds (1minute, 40seconds) before midnight. @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! It remains the closest it's ever been to midnight. @ @ @ __E @ @ E @ @ @ ]9lB @ @ ]hi @ @ @ W @ @ r_} @ @ @@@= @ @ @@Z @ @ @ U$@ @ @ W`_$@ @ @ %w& @ @ u @ @ @ @ @ @ G @ @ @ t @ @ t]! stream For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see, "Minutes to Midnight" redirects here. In the long run and for the "health of the game" the clock is an improvement but, commenter Cabish47 said yesterday, "Our engaged minds will speed up to appreciate situations.". @ @ @ __E @ @ E @ @ @ ]9lB @ @ ]hi @ @ @ W @ @ r_} @ @ @@@= @ @ @@Z @ @ @ U$@ @ @ W`_$@ @ @ %w& @ @ u @ @ @ @ @ @ G @ @ @ t @ @ t]! The Clock was first represented in 1947, when the Bulletin co-founder Hyman Goldsmith asked artist Martyl Langsdorf (wife of Manhattan Project research associate and Szilrd petition signatory Alexander Langsdorf, Jr.) to design a cover for the magazine's June 1947 issue. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! ", However, the statement adds, "The change in U.S. leadership alone was not enough to reverse negative international security trends that had been long in developing and continued across the threat horizon in 2021. @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! Live Science is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! The clock's original setting in 1947 was seven minutes to midnight. Detonating a modern-day warhead would cause extreme damage with power 10 times that of bombs detonated during World War II. @ @ @ @ t5P! You can find out on Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. ", The statement notes that "last years leadership change in the United States provided hope that what seemed like a global race toward catastrophe might be halted with renewed U.S. engagement even reversed. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! 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The invasion and annexation of Ukrainian territory have also violated international norms in ways that may embolden others to take actions that challenge previous understandings and threaten stability. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! 11 the number of Nobel laureates involved in the Bulletins Science and Security Board and its Board of Sponsors, according to the group's Thursday statement. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! All rights reserved. In 2009, the Bulletin ceased its print edition and became one of the first print publications in the U.S. to become entirely digital; the Clock is now found as part of the logo on the Bulletin's website. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! . @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! The COVID-19 pandemic has also continued to surge, fueled by the emergence in 2021 of the highly contagious omicron variant; by public resistance to vaccinations, lockdowns and mask mandates; and by unequal access to vaccines and other preventative resources in countries worldwide. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! It is a graphic updated year-to-year as deemed necessary by The Bulletin, which is based at the University of Chicago. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! The most recent time change for the "Doomsday Clock" occurred in January of 2020, one year before Joe Biden took office. The Clock has become a universally recognized indicator of the worlds vulnerability to global catastrophe caused by manmade technologies. A hypothetical global catastrophe is represented by midnight on the clock, with the Bulletin's opinion on how close the world is to one represented by a certain number of minutes or seconds to midnight, assessed in January of each year. The 5th Doomsday Clock Symposium[10] was held on November 14, 2013, in Washington, D.C.; it was a day-long event that was open to the public and featured panelists discussing various issues on the topic "Communicating Catastrophe". @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! x 0]! 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The clock was first created in 1947. The possibility that the conflict could spin out of anyones control remains high. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has officially sped up the worlds Doomsday Clock, citing world leaders failure to deal with threats of nuclear war. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! In January 2007, designer Michael Bierut, who was on the Bulletin's Governing Board, redesigned the Doomsday Clock to give it a more modern feel. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. We gather the most informed and influential voices tracking manmade threats and bring their innovative thinking to a global audience. @ @ @ @ t5P! (Photo by EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images). @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, the, In response to a perception of increased scientific cooperation and public understanding of the dangers of nuclear weapons (as well as political actions taken to avoid ", The United States and the Soviet Union sign the, Every nation in the world, with the notable exceptions of India, Israel, and Pakistan, signs the, Unforeseeable end to deadlock in AmericanSoviet talks as the. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! And today, we're closer than ever to total annihilation. The Doomsday Clock, a metaphorical measure of how close humanity is to ultimate destruction, is now set at 90 seconds to midnight. @ @ @ * @ @ @@@> @ @ @@O @ @ J}C @ @ @ /U$@ @ @ | But after a year of COVID-19 and climate disasters unfolding worldwide, what time will the clock show in 2022? @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! January 20, 2022 - The Doomsday Clock, which indicates how near our planet is to annihilation, stands at 100 seconds to midnight - the closest it has ever been - for the third year in a row. The Bulletin's Doomsday Clock, unveiled in 1947, was set at seven minutes to midnight. endobj The Doomsday Clock is sounding an alarm for the whole of humanity. Market data provided by Factset. But our leaders are not acting at sufficient speed or scale to secure a peaceful and livable planet.". [5] The clock's setting was left unchanged in 2021 and 2022. By the way, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists insists none of this is political. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! New START, is scheduled to expire in February 2026. . @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! Doomsday Clock Shows Time of Unprecedented Danger: 90 Seconds to Midnight Due to War in Ukraine. A few weeks back, the clock was moved to 90 seconds before midnight. @ @ @ @ t5P! 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Countries dependent on Russian oil and gas have sought to diversify their supplies and suppliers, leading to expanded investment in natural gas exactly when such investment should have been shrinking. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ * @ @ @@@> @ @ @@O @ @ J}C @ @ @ /U$@ @ @ | @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! From left,, Siegfried Hecker, Daniel Holz, Sharon Squassoni, Mary Robinson and Elbegdorj Tsakhia with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists remove a cloth covering the Doomsday Clock at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday. Heres a brief history of what the clock symbolizes and how it started. Cooperating with other countries to achieve control of extremely dangerous technologies should not involve partisan politics. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The initial setting of the Doomsday Clock. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! This would eliminate mutual inspections, deepen mistrust, spur a nuclear arms race, and heighten the possibility of a nuclear exchange. When the clock debuted to the public after World War II, nuclear weapons were thought to be the biggest human-created threat to our existence. @ @ @ @ d5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! The Doomsday Clock, reset each January, remains at 100 second to midnight for the third year in a row. The main factors influencing the clock are nuclear risk and climate change. In the context of a hot war and against the backdrop of nuclear threats, Russias false accusations that Ukraine planned to use radiological dispersal devices, chemical weapons, and biological weapons take on new meaning as well. But at a minimum, the United States must keep the door open to principled engagement with Moscow that reduces the dangerous increase in nuclear risk the war has fostered. Since 1947, nuclear scientists and other experts have acted as timekeepers for the Doomsday Clock. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! A team of advisers, researchers and policy specialists with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) annually evaluates the state of the world to decide if the clock's hands will tick forward, sweep back or remain where they are. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! stream On Tuesday, February 28, an E-6B Mercury, which has the status of "air command post" of the US Strategic Command, arrived in Iceland. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, . @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The clock's time for 2021 100 seconds before midnight is the closest the hands have come to the so-called doomsday hour in the clock's history. @ @ @ @ t5P! Because of this threat, the Doomsday Clock sits . @ @ @ @ t5P! Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 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