{"id":231,"date":"2022-06-06T22:06:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2022-06-06T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:07:38","slug":"daily-word-encouragement-duplicate-224","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/daily-word-encouragement-duplicate-224\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Word Encouragement &#8211; Duplicate &#8211; [#224]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"231\" class=\"elementor elementor-231\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd3aef3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd3aef3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Daily-Encouragement-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Daily-Encouragement-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Daily-Encouragement-1536x721.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80d5698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80d5698\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0a0939\" data-id=\"a0a0939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6bf25 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"7d6bf25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;force_height&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;scroll_to_offset&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-even\" data-page=\"231\" data-pagination=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"252\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/comfort-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Comfort\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/chandler-cruttenden-ibSl9KNn1lQ-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/chandler-cruttenden-ibSl9KNn1lQ-unsplash.jpg 640w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/chandler-cruttenden-ibSl9KNn1lQ-unsplash-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/comfort-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Comfort<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/comfort-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tComfort\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>September 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">As we receive from God we share with others&#8230;blessed to bless&#8230; Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"252\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/steadfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Steadfast\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rahul-saraf-hlD0k6ALszo-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rahul-saraf-hlD0k6ALszo-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rahul-saraf-hlD0k6ALszo-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rahul-saraf-hlD0k6ALszo-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rahul-saraf-hlD0k6ALszo-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rahul-saraf-hlD0k6ALszo-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/steadfast\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Steadfast<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/steadfast\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tSteadfast\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>September 8, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Stay the course&#8230; don&#8217;t give up&#8230;it will be worth it all&#8230; Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"252\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/07\/change-is-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Change is Good\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hakon-grimstad-hteXWSF9jA4-unsplash-1-1024x637.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hakon-grimstad-hteXWSF9jA4-unsplash-1-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hakon-grimstad-hteXWSF9jA4-unsplash-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hakon-grimstad-hteXWSF9jA4-unsplash-1-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hakon-grimstad-hteXWSF9jA4-unsplash-1-1536x956.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hakon-grimstad-hteXWSF9jA4-unsplash-1-2048x1275.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/07\/change-is-good\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Change is Good<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/07\/change-is-good\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tChange is Good\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>September 7, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Sin &amp; death were once our destiny&#8230;but Jesus changed that&#8230;forever&#8230; The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"252\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/the-gospel\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Gospel\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joshua-earle-l6juNKOlzvs-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5068\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joshua-earle-l6juNKOlzvs-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joshua-earle-l6juNKOlzvs-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joshua-earle-l6juNKOlzvs-unsplash-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joshua-earle-l6juNKOlzvs-unsplash-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joshua-earle-l6juNKOlzvs-unsplash-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/the-gospel\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">The Gospel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/the-gospel\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Gospel\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>September 6, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">The gospel&#8230;our HOPE&#8230; For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"252\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/selfless-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Selfless\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nina-strehl-Ds0ZIA5gzc4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nina-strehl-Ds0ZIA5gzc4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nina-strehl-Ds0ZIA5gzc4-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nina-strehl-Ds0ZIA5gzc4-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nina-strehl-Ds0ZIA5gzc4-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nina-strehl-Ds0ZIA5gzc4-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/selfless-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Selfless<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/selfless-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tSelfless\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>September 5, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Love is never selfish&#8230; 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