Dominica Labour Party statement on cancellation of rally scheduled for tonight to launch candidate for Salisbury

DLP Salisbury candidate, Lynsia Frank during PM Skerrit’s launch of the party’s new candidates on November 8, 2022

The Dominica Labour Party regrets to inform all Labourites and all Dominicans that the launching of the DLP candidate for the Salisbury Constituency, Ms. Lynsia Frank, which was scheduled for today, Tuesday November 29, at the Salisbury Playing Field has been cancelled.

The DLP is concerned for the safety of the thousands of Dominicans who would attend this rally to show support for our candidate, Ms. Lynsia Frank, and for the Dominica Labour Party.

Over the past few days, and more so, in the last 12 hours, there have been several reports of threats made to the supporters of the DLP. We have also received information that some elements of the United Workers Party, aided and abetted by the former Member of Parliament of the Salisbury

Constituency, are planning to take actions to prevent Labourites and Dominicans from participating in our rally in Salisbury. Some of these UWP operatives have confronted our technical team and obstructed them in the preparation of the venue for our rally.

From the utterances and the actions of the former MP, it seems he has finally come to the realization that he will no longer be the MP for the Salisbury Constituency and will therefore, no longer be receiving a salary for doing nothing. Clearly, his anger is

misplaced and rather than being upset at the DLP and the voters in Salisbury who have made up their minds to vote for the DLP, he should be upset with his party for not participating in the December 6, 2022, general elections.

The actions of Mr. John and the few UWP operatives in the village of Salisbury are without a doubt to create disruption that could lead to violence, the destruction of

property and even the loss of lives. The DLP will not be lured into this potentially deadly environment and will not put the lives of our supporters and Dominicans at risk. One incident would be one too many.

We apologize to the many vendors, and shop owners who have lost the opportunity to generate some income from the presence of thousands of Dominicans who would visit Salisbury for the DLP Rally.

Clearly, the former MP for the Salisbury Constituency seems determined to create a riotous situation in Salisbury that would taint the outcome of our elections and bring the attention of the international community on Dominica.

The DLP is a mature organization. We are the most organized and disciplined party in the history of Dominica. The DLP is well known for its love and affection for all Dominicans. The DLP is a peaceful political party and avoids confrontation at all costs.

We shall nonetheless continue our campaign in every village, in every part of the Salisbury Constituency.

The DLP will therefore shift its meeting tonight to Vieille Case where the featured speakers shall be the Political Leader of the DLP, MP for the Vieille Case Constituency and Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skeritt and Lynsia Frank, the DLP candidate for the Salisbury Constituency.

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54 Comments

  1. jahchild
    November 30, 2022

    But you said….. ” I run things in Dominica!” you lose your ranks then?

  2. dissident
    November 30, 2022

    I wonder if the election observers will follow the story to verify skerritt statements?
    interview Hector, Skerritt and the dlp nominee ………bearing in mind the brutal attack on the same Salisbury village by RSS forces shooting teargas and live ammunition on a sleeping people on the day prior to the election……I want to hear you justify Skerritt nasty lies!!!!!

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  3. Zorr!!!!!!!!!!!
    November 30, 2022

    That is a pack of lies!!!!! That DLP is just full of lies and looking for sympathy.

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  4. Just Sayin
    November 30, 2022

    This is such a misleading article. First of citizens in a democracy has the right to protest anything they are against. China is not a democratic country yet they are demonstrating, why cancel an event because there are planned demonstrations? PM you are the worse, you’re presenting a false narrative. You have already declared martial-law on the nation for years now, by having law enforcers in fatigues/ army gear daily and at every event. Launch your candidate and entrust your army and police officers to keep the peace. Rest assured that on Tuesday, December 6th 2022, there will be protest all over the country, is it your intent to cancel the sham election? PM you have lost credibility with the citizens, and soon the world. I pray that every independent candidate wins, with the exception of the few you’ve paid to run. I pray that Dominicans see you and your antics for what they are and give you what you deserve. You will not hi-jack Dominica’s democracy.

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  5. Jonathan Y St Jean
    November 30, 2022

    These sort of assumptions without evidence is what the pied Piper is planning to use to get support from his like-minded leader friends in the region to send down armed officers to Dominca like happened in 2019. If Skerritt and chief Carbon can have representatives for the UWP arrested and harassed for a coup by flatbed truck with speakers on board and now they claim to have evidence of threatening violence in the Salisbury village then why don’t they arrest someone now? Only fools will buy into this hogwash press release without asking pertinent questions. Not only are they part of the problem, they are the problem those who just follow and endorse this hollow red meat.

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  6. Lin clown
    November 30, 2022

    Salisbury is surrounded by DLP strongholds,St.Joseph and Mahaut to the south,Colihaut and Portsmouth to the north.Let us hope the people in these constituency don’t teach the people of Bawi a lesson.I do not support that peace move by Skerrit.As long as there is a UWP, there will never be peace.

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    • Bwa-Banday
      November 30, 2022

      :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Here goes the BIG Clown again in the footsteps of his master. Did someone say massssh! Partner I told you before to take your nose out of Skerrit stinky poom hole bro. Let the stinky poom come out freely my brodda before it toufay you. Ah chenn man!

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  7. Labor Voice
    November 30, 2022

    People despite what Skerrit and the DLP say here are the reasons why the launching took place at Vieille case instead of Salisbury:
    1. She was born In Veille case and her mother lives there
    2. She is not popular in Salisbury because of her queenstar attitude
    3. Skerrit knows the outside world is looking at him and his sham election and therefore he can Ill afford to shoot civilians. That by the way is good news for the Wednesday walkers
    4. Skerrit NEVER intended to launch her in Salo. Over two weeks since my sources told me the launching was going to be in Vieille Case
    5. The Skerrit plan was to make bawi people spend their money and give them a last minute 6 for 9

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  8. mine
    November 30, 2022

    I rebuke all the wicked violent people blood will be all over your hands. Spag is putting a bad name on Salisbury and the villagers should put a stop to it.

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    • mine
      November 30, 2022

      Remember the lawyer did warned you all at the meeting that violence is not the answer and will be all over your hands.

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  9. Skipp
    November 30, 2022

    He is playing and preforming for the Overseas Elections Observers…that is it. Deceitful Skerrit is up to no good again as usual. Where are the Navy Seals and the RSS?

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  10. Putin
    November 30, 2022

    The DLP Government turned the other cheek over the years when the mob in Salisbury, Marigot, and elsewhere terrorized innocent citizens. When will the institutions of state begin to do their work? Haul those responsible before the Court and let justice prevail. I am certain that if those responsible, from the UWP leader all the way down to those criminal elements were held responsible as we see in other democracies around the world, that wayward Parl Rep and his gang would not feel so empowered to repeat their criminal behaviour.

    It cannot be that your right to intimidate, vilify, destroy public property, and throw stones at innocent citizens is superior to my right to live peacefully and to decide for myself, without injuring others, whether I vote or not, or to choose the party of my choice. Something must be wrong with this picture where lawless folks are allowed to flourish!

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  11. Eugene Francis
    November 30, 2022

    People, Dominicans laborites ,stay cool. This is just a plan to heat up the water. Is so Hector John make his bed ,so is so he have to sleep on it. No more collecting money for not doing work. Sir leave the young lady alone, She is also from Salisbury. Remember the new leader first remaks. There will be civil disobediance.

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  12. Braindamage
    November 30, 2022

    More lies and excuses Mr. King Liar 🤴….
    You have promised Electoral Reform before the next General Election Mr.. King Liar,
    NO Reform, No Election..

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  13. November 30, 2022

    Wake up Dominica Wake up. Every other villages must follow Salisbury’s Move. Wake up Dominica. Wake up. You’ve been asleep fro tooooooo long.

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  14. Desmond
    November 29, 2022

    It is high time that good intentioned God fearing Dominicans put a stop to this hooliganism, how does the hard working decent people of Salisbury allign themselves with this uncivilized and animalistic behavior in the year 2022. Will we continue living in the dark wild bitter days. The world has moved on to a more tranquil and respectable society.
    Come home people, show your true caliber. Don’t go to the gutter like those whose minds and character live so low and dirty.
    God bless

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  15. No Shigiddy
    November 29, 2022

    In due time history and time will judge if the Skerrit administration was instrumental in adding value while spurring tangible development in Dominica.

    The political process in any form is always confrontational and competitive by nature. That being said, politicians and the public should always do their level best to ensure this very important governmental process does not degenerate into the gutter where threats and acts of violence reign.

    Let us continue to civilly agree to disagree for the good of our country. Political leaders must remember that local constituent representation is a fair and sensible approach in any political process.

    Giving the people what they want begins with giving the people a Pal Rep who is grounded and invested in the community. This means no carpetbaggers welcomed.

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  16. elizabethlxavier
    November 29, 2022

    Good move, Prime Minister and the Labour Party.

    Let us continue to show fellow Dominicans that our concept is “All about Love”. There can be no survival in Life without this powerful concept. Way to go!

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    • Ibo France
      November 30, 2022

      You are senselessly indoctrinated with Roosevelt’s addictive and mind-altering red beverage. This sinful, habitual LIAR is a deity according to your misplaced support for him.

      Only a malleable, unthinking, ignorant simpleton will exalt such a shady, villainous character.

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      • Putin
        November 30, 2022

        Phew boi, you almost threw the entire dictionary at her, wi!!

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    • JAH KAL
      November 30, 2022

      elizabet what you think the people from salisbury would lay the red carpet down for that fool to walk the streets of salisbury ,you must be living under a stone. They cannot be bought, when you slide out from under the stone they did not tell you about 2015 ,sixty plus in from of the courts for stand for there farm roads 2019 the villiagers got tear gas from 4am while the elderlys were in there beds sleeping two people from salisbury got shot, go and ask those people who were untop of the stone what happen in salisbury.

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  17. JAH KAL
    November 29, 2022

    NO REFORM NO ELECTION .
    Bawi stood up in 2019 while the cry in the country was NO REFORM NO ELECTION and the other constituency left
    Bawi alone to do the fighting . Skerrit Motley Gaston Ralph Keith Chastanet send their forces to tear gas the people of Bawi but we warning the powers that be is not going to happen in 2022 we a prepared . Dominican what a you all doing. Again in 2022 Bawi still standing thats just BS if two or three constituency hold their end thats the end of that fool.

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  18. daaaaaaaaaaaforsure
    November 29, 2022

    Yes I Skeritt, you looking for sympathy, now you’re playing victim.

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  19. Shaka zulu
    November 29, 2022

    The rest of DA should follow Salisbury. Thats what happens when you have un ti cochons running a country.

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  20. Juanita
    November 29, 2022

    It becomes more and more apparent that there may be a modern day living incorporation of the “Pied Piper” embodied in the person of the Dear Leader. After all is said and done, this Pied piper-like man in his red and black apparel is still so dissatisfied and “an war Jay” and is using all the political monkey tricks in the bag to lure everything, both rats and people, into his big red fold. If there is one skerrick of truth is these allegations why not call your police? Recall that when he discarded 10 members of the cabal including the National Security Minister and introduced his political toddlers in red tiaras on stage, the man issued a stern warning that he was the one “in charge” and would not tolerate “nonsense” from the opposition. What changed?

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  21. Mental Case
    November 29, 2022

    Is this news article quoting a representative of the DLP? Or is this forum openly biased towards the UWP and the former parliamentary representative for that constituency?

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  22. Danziger
    November 29, 2022

    Jean Bawi not easy and they have kilos papa. You all think Labourites stupid batte corp zor Jean Bawi, batte li.

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    • JAH KAL
      November 30, 2022

      Bawi say NO REFORM NO ELECTION.

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  23. Itassi too
    November 29, 2022

    “We apologize to the many vendors, and shop owners who have lost the opportunity to generate some income from the presence of thousands of Dominicans who would visit Salisbury for the DLP Rally.”

    This paragraph above clearly confirms the hatred Skerrit and his DLP have for Salisbury people and as a result they didn’t want the people of Salisbury and shop owners to benefit from labor money. That’s why they canceled their rally and took it to Vieille Case to help coverup the poor economy of Vieille Case where nothing is happening under Skerrit.

    As a Vieille Case man I can confirm that since Sunday villagers have been saying that Skerrit will be having a big meeting in Itassi city. So forget about all the lies in this article. No doubt the people of Vieille Case are angry with Skerrit as he has made us much poorer than any village in Dominica. The people are upset because they not getting cool out so Skerrit took the meeting to Vieille Case as his cool out. But Skerrit all of us…

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    • Putin
      November 30, 2022

      I am getting dizzy trying to make sense of your reasoning. What a ting!

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    • mine
      November 30, 2022

      You are surely an Itassi ungrateful unsatisfied jealousy hater.

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    • Rhoda
      November 30, 2022

      Skerrit is a coward!

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    • JAH KAL
      November 30, 2022

      Skerrit when last were you in the Salisbury constituency the same shop keepers you have them in court for standing for there farm roads you talking your garbage,they smarter than that , not easily fooled take it somwhere else your? .
      The people from salisbury work hard for whats in the shops it must sell they don’t depend on you for hand out,
      Salisbury is a very independent community cannot be bought, they don’t need you . After 22 years you coming and talk that BS.

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  24. Possie Direct
    November 29, 2022

    Interesting. So the Demonic party or the 666 party aka The mark of the beast party was able to go to Marigot last week to dedicate karessa into his demon worship, the constituency where Lennox Linton defeated Karessa by over 500 votes and the belly of UWP, yet although Mr Linton sacrificed his salary as parl rep and opposition leader nobody threatened them there and Salisbury where the election was a little closer they coming with all kinds of crap.
    This statement should give Dominicans every reason to interrupt and stop the Skerrit election completely on December 6 because those suckers already know the eyes of the international community is on Roosevelt Skerrit and the evils he has brought to Dominica. So yah let’s go after him everywhere

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  25. Father of Lies
    November 29, 2022

    What a lousy and lie-filled statement from Satan himself and his sons and daughters (44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.) John 8:44.

    Hear those liars (“Clearly, the former MP for the Salisbury Constituency seems determined to create a riotous situation in Salisbury that would taint the outcome of our elections and bring the attention of the international community on Dominica.)”

    So Skerrit you know the election is already tainted and the international community has it’s eyes on you and Dominica? Thanks for telling us.
    Now on Nov 18, Skerrit was declared the winner of the Veille case constituency, so why is he going to dump millions of tax payers money In Veille case? Why not go to constituencies that still in the race? We just need to stop that…

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  26. Peace
    November 29, 2022

    Interesting the contents of this press release. DLP is “a peaceful political party and avoids confrontations at all costs”.
    Let’s balance things out here. Check this story from 2019: Skerrit vows to stand up against his opponents and ‘deal with all of them’
    Dominica News Online – Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 at 12:08 PM
    Then there is the speech in St. Joe, I believe, where supporters are encouraged to call other Dominicans “traitors” and throw hot water on them. Those instances don’t seem to promote much peace. Just balancing eh.

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    • Putin
      November 30, 2022

      The record also shows that the recent moments of chaos and violence our history have been instigated NOT by Labour or Laborites but the UWPwee.

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  27. JAH KA L
    November 29, 2022

    Codos to the people of Salibury for standing to Skerrit BS again, dominican you all full of it, it take Salisbury again to show you all what mantel they made of, Salisbury people dont talk or call radio stations they act. Salisbury been holding their grounds from 2015 the balance of dominica
    show the people from salisbury some dammm fortitude.

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    • Putin
      November 30, 2022

      What happened in Salisbury last night was NOT the “people of Salisbury,” it never has been the “people of Salisbury” against Labour. This is the doing of an unhinged former Parl Rep of splintered political party with poor leadership.

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  28. Toto
    November 29, 2022

    Pathetic. I don’t know who cobbled together this release full of assumptions.The truth would be more that Skerrit would be scared for his life to attend. Coward he is.

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  29. Ibo France
    November 29, 2022

    The better action to take is to cancel the mocked election. Dominica is fast descending into a state of anarchy. The rule of law no longer resides on island. It has been butchered by the Great Demon ( Roosevelt).

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    • November 30, 2022

      We all know that Hector John is a gangster and an instrument of destruction. One thing I will say is that if Hector John commits any willful murder, he will be executed. There is no doubt about it. He wont be getting a check anymore, so let him go and beg.

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  30. Rhoda
    November 29, 2022

    Skerrit is a coward and a liar.

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  31. John jay
    November 29, 2022

    When Petter St.Jean stall Jason Fountaine in Laplaine was it not a threat against his team. So what co es around goes around.

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  32. mine
    November 29, 2022

    Spag should blame his party for not taking part in the election and might not have a salary. But as the lawyer said violence is not a solution and Salisbury people should not listen to this him.

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    • JAH KAL
      November 30, 2022

      Shut your ? take your nonsence to the people of your community, did you get some crumps last night or you were promise some, good luck with that, look over your shoulder and tell us what you see.
      NO REFORM NO ELECTION

  33. Bwa-Banday
    November 29, 2022

    :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: wayypapa Symbort-Gwan-Movement-Pwen-Couweee! En bonda-zot!! Bawie Ahead!! NO REFORM NO ELECTION in Baie and thats that!

    If only all villages would do like the strong, united, brave folks of Bawie then there would be NO ELECTION without reforms. I call on all villages in every nook and cranny of our island to bouchay the dictator and his cohorts from campaigning or even holding this illegal elections on the appointed day. No police of RSS Troops (we waiting for them) should be allowed to enter villages for the purpose of this sham election. Let SYMBORT see that we all have the same Dcan blood like Jean BAWIE! Couweee Symbort Couwee mee jean Bawie Kar Veenee :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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    • Pwipwi
      November 30, 2022

      We’re waiting for another article from you promoting violence and upheaval in the country. Perhaps you should publish the same one of 2019. I suppose one can only promote what one has inside. You can’t give what you don’t have. Pray for peace, love and reconciliation for your people. I’d hate to be a member of your family.

    • Tere Feb
      December 1, 2022

      Awaiting your article of violence!!! Or maybe not this election cycle.

  34. ???
    November 29, 2022

    Always remember you sprayed them with EXPIRED TEAR GAS five years ago…
    I can’t blame them!!
    That’s a model community !!! A good community that i love!!!

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  35. Waiting For Airport
    November 29, 2022

    No no no, all you have guts… awa wi, that is guts a self

    All you forget what all you do salisbury man???

    You tear gas a whole village wi! And now you want to go down dere and have meeting??? You serious?

    A war you want to start Bawi???

    You tear gas lil children… elderly… pregnant… man woman n child. After that mashastay you still have guts planning meeting???

    I know laborites not stupid enough to go Bawi in red tonight dere!

    Skerro you dellusional if you think you can go Bawi with your red campaign. That 21 you despa for dere, you will never get it. Bawi and Marigot will always blockay you!!!

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  36. MEME
    November 29, 2022

    This entire general election is virtually like a fraud. Skerrit alone knows why this election was called…Liar Skerrit stop crying wolf….The only political threats i know of came from your corrupted, slimy and satanic tongue when you told your supporters at Bellevue Chopin to “dash UWpites with “Glo Cho” when they come to you steps. Austrie went further when he called for the disappearance of honourable Linton. Salisbury has no navy seals, snipers and soldiers!! You know dam well where those are!!! Your accomplishsd HYPOCRITE!!!
    UWP is not contesting the general election, stop seeing UWP in your satanic eyes, try to tell the nation about your plans to take us out of the economic morass you have plunged this country.
    YOUR EVIL SOUL!!!

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  37. Yam
    November 29, 2022

    Dear DLP,
    Just want to let you know that there is a God above and He is not asleep.

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    • November 30, 2022

      Ad you are the devil below why I can’t get any yam to buy to eat in my food. Jesus comes for one, he comes for all, sing it children.

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