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 Brexit Brief Issue 62: 16 April 2019

Introduction
The Brief seeks to provide up-to-date information on the progress and content of the UK-EU negotiations, and
bring together relevant statements and policy positions from key players in Ireland, the UK and EU.
The Brief is part of a wider communications programme covering the work of the IIEA’s UK Project Group –
including commentaries, speeches, texts and event reports – which are highlighted on the Institute’s website.
(www.iiea.com)

Section One: State of Play                                      not live up to this obligation, Brexit will take place on 1
                                                                June 2019.
Extension of Article 50 Period
                                                                The Conclusions reiterated that “there can be no reopening
On 10 April 2019, the European Council agreed to grant          of the Withdrawal Agreement.” It was also stated that
the United Kingdom a flexible extension of the Article 50       an extension could not be used to start negotiations on
period until 31 October 2019.                                   the future relationship. The Political Declaration on the
                                                                Framework for the Future Relationship, however, could be
The European Council conclusions commit to grant the
                                                                reconsidered should the position of the UK evolve.
UK Prime Minister’s request for an extension to allow
time for the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement by
                                                                President Tusk commented on the outcome of the
the UK Parliament. The extension will last “only as long        Council
as necessary and, in any event, not longer than 31 October
2019.” The ‘flexible’ extension allows the withdrawal to take   Following the European Council meeting, President Tusk
place on the first day of the month following ratification by   commented on the outcomes of the Summit. He discussed
both parties.                                                   the extension and said that “during this time, the course
                                                                of action will be entirely in the UK’s hands.” He said
The Conclusions also stated that if the UK has not ratified     that if the UK ratified the Withdrawal Agreement, the
the Withdrawal Agreement by 23-26 May, 2019, they must          extension would be terminated, and that the UK “can also
hold elections to the European Parliament. If the UK does       reconsider the whole Brexit strategy” which might “lead

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to changes in the Political Declaration, but not in the          Taoiseach Varadkar comment
Withdrawal Agreement”. He also noted that the UK still
                                                                 The Taoiseach appealed to the UK to use the Brexit extension
has the possibility of revoking Article 50. He concluded by
                                                                 granted at the EU leaders summit on Wednesday to ratify
urging the UK to continue its “sincere cooperation as a full
                                                                 the Withdrawal Agreement governing its departure from
Member State […] as a close friend and trusted ally in the
                                                                 the European Union, arguing that “negotiations on other
future” and not to “waste this time.”
                                                                 issues such as the future relationship between the UK and
                                                                 the EU, a free trade agreement and a security partnership
Prime Minister May addressed a Press Conference
following the Council meeting;                                   should have been the subject of months of negotiations at
                                                                 this stage but those negotiations couldn’t start because of
Following the meeting, Prime Minister Theresa May gave           the absence of a Withdrawal Agreement”.
a press conference in which she outlined the scope of the
extension, in particular saying that if the UK Parliament        Prime Minister May reported to the House of Commons,
passed the deal in the first three weeks of May it would         11 April 2019
not have to take part in European Parliament elections and
                                                                 The Prime Minister reported to the House of Commons
would leave the EU on 1 June 2019. She concluded by
                                                                 on the outcome of the special European Council meeting
remarking on the frustration in the UK surrounding the
                                                                 in Brussels on 10 April. She outlined the sequence of events
need for an extension, commenting: “I sincerely regret the
                                                                 leading to the extension being granted, highlighting that
fact that I have not yet been able to persuade Parliament
                                                                 she “requested that any extension should be terminable”,
to approve a deal which would allow the UK to leave
                                                                 in order to ensure that the UK need not take part in
in a smooth and orderly way.” She said that talks would
                                                                 European Parliament elections. She emphasised again that
continue to take place between the Government and the
                                                                 the date of departure from the EU remained “a decision
Opposition Party to find a way forward.
                                                                 for the House.” She highlighted other conclusions from the
                                                                 meeting, including the scope for revisions to the Political
President Macron comment
                                                                 Declaration:
President Macron, who had resisted the proposal of a
                                                                   Crucially, Mr Speaker, any agreement on the future
longer extension, also commented on the outcome of the
                                                                   relationship may involve a number of additions and
Summit. He emphasised that it was essential that “nothing          clarifications to the Political Declaration. So I am
jeopardises the European project” and expressed anxiety            pleased that at this Council, all 27 Member States
that the subject of Brexit might block the “European               responded to my update on the ongoing cross-party
                                                                   talks by agreeing that - “the European Council is
Renaissance”:
                                                                   prepared to reconsider the Political Declaration
  “We have decided to extend until October 31st.                   on the future relationship in accordance with the
  Why? To ensure that when the next European                       positions and principles stated in its guidelines and
  Commission takes office, we will have dealt with                 statements.”
  it. What is essential: that nothing jeopardises the
                                                                 Prime Minister’s Letter to President Tusk, 5 April 2019
  European project. We have a European Renaissance
  to lead, I believe very deeply and I do not want the
                                                                 The decision to extend Article 50 was taken following
  subject of Brexit to block us on this point. During
  these 34 months we managed to stay together. This              the Prime Minister’s letter on 5 April 2019, requesting an
  union is important.”                                           extension until 30 June 2019, and proposing that if the
                                                                 Withdrawal Agreement were to be ratified before this date,
                                                                 the extension could be terminated earlier. She emphasised

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that “the Government will want to agree a timetable for            Conservative – Labour Party Negotiations Underway
ratification that allows the United Kingdom to withdraw
                                                                   Speaking in the House of Commons on 2 April, the Prime
from the European Union before 23 May 2019 and therefore
                                                                   Minister, following further negative votes in the House,
cancel the European Parliament elections, but will continue
                                                                   announced that she was offering to “sit down with the
to make responsible preparations to hold the elections should
                                                                   Leader of the Opposition and to try to agree a plan.” She
this not prove possible.”
                                                                   warned, however, that any new plan for Brexit would need
                                                                   to agree the current Withdrawal Agreement, and focus
Developments in UK Parliament
                                                                   instead on the future relationship with the EU.
On 1 April, in a series of indicative votes, the House of
Commons failed to agree on an alternative to the Prime             The two leaders met on the following day, 3 April, with
Minister’s Brexit deal. The House voted down six separate          an exchange of basic positions but no breakthrough. The
proposals ranging from a full Customs Union to possible            Prime Minister stated the familiar Government approach
Revocation of Article 50. Ken Clarke’s proposal to keep the        while Jeremy Corbyn set out the party’s views on a customs
UK in a Customs Union was defeated by 276 votes to 273.            union. It was agreed that the parties would nominate
When Nick Boles’ proposal of a Norway-style deal was voted         negotiating teams who would get down to the detailed
down by 282 to 261, he announced his resignation from the          work. The Tory team is headed by Minister for the Cabinet
Tory party. A proposal for a second referendum lost by 292         Office, David Lidington, with Sir Keir Starmer, Shadow
votes to 280.                                                      Brexit Secretary, leading for Labour.

On 4 April, the House of Commons voted by a majority               The negotiating teams have been meeting on a regular
of one – 313 to 312 – to approve a draft Bill, proposed by         basis but initial reports indicated a lack of progress. The
the Labour Party MP Yvette Cooper. The European Union              Labour team point to a reluctance on the other side to
(Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill was designed to force the Prime           make any significant changes to the established position.
Minister to ask the European Union for an extension to the         Labour wants to see a willingness to abandon red lines in
Article 50 process and gave Parliament the power to decide         order to reach a deal and, in particular, to see movement on
the length of this delay. The Bill was sent to the House of        the issue of a customs union. David Lidington has insisted
Lords for urgent consideration. A number of amendments             that there is “more that unites than divides” the two sides
were adopted by the Lords which returned the text to the           and argues that “we share the objective of ensuring we
Commons where it was passed by a significant majority and          deliver the benefits of a customs union […] we want to
given Royal Assent on 8 April.                                     keep our product standards aligned […] the key difference
                                                                   is we believe it is important that the UK has control of its
The Government then introduced a Motion under the                  own trade policy.” Technical discussions are continuing
provisions of the new Act which was passed by the House of         through high level working groups on services, consumer
Commons by 420 votes to 110. This stated that “this House          and workers’ rights, security and environmental protection,
agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European Union         involving senior ministers and their Labour shadows.
(Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an
extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty   Serious issues for Labour remain on three key questions:
on European Union to a period ending on 30 June 2019.”             whether a new Tory leader would honour anything agreed
                                                                   at the current talks; whether parliamentary votes might
                                                                   be held to deal with any impasse; and, the controversy
                                                                   surrounding a second referendum. For both sides there is

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concern about the pace of the talks, with the Tories hoping      Section Two: The Evolving Debate
for an agreement before the end of May that could would
avoid taking part in the scheduled European elections.           Irish Government Preparations Campaign

The Labour Party Leader has been warned by the party’s           The Government’s Brexit Communications Programme
MEPs, led by Richard Corbett, and other key figures that         has continued with the statement that “addressing the
the party risks losing the support of many anti-Brexit           challenges of a no deal Brexit takes place at a number of
voters, notably younger pro-EU voters, if it does not make       levels and requires responses at the EU level, responses
clear its backing for a second referendum.                       by Government, responses by citizens, and responses by
                                                                 businesses and affected sectors.” A series of eleven sectoral
Taoiseach Consults on Brexit                                     information and advice papers have been published in
                                                                 recent weeks.
The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, undertook a programme of
intensive activity in preparation for the special European       Business Concerns
Council meeting with a number of key figures. On 2 April
he flew to Paris to meet President Macron at the Elysee          The AIB Brexit Sentiment Index, conducted by IPSOS
Palace, where the President spoke of the “seriousness and        MRBI has found that nearly half of businesses in Ireland
determination” with which he would tackle the Brussels           say the threat of Brexit is having a negative impact on their
meeting. Two days later he welcomed Chancellor Merkel            business. The research found that just two-thirds of firms
to Dublin where she met a group of people from Northern          in Ireland have begun planning for Brexit. 46% of all firms
Ireland and the border region to hear their reflections on       are aware of a negative impact as the result of the possibility
the impact of a no-deal Brexit on their livelihoods and          of Brexit taking place, with 53% of small firms with plans
communities. The Chancellor said that Germany will stand         for investment in their business saying that they were
with Ireland “every step of the way.”                            reviewing, postponing or cancelling these plans. The Irish
                                                                 Exporters’ Association has indicated that small businesses
On 8 April, the Chief EU Brexit Negotiator, Michel               have not taken the necessary steps to prepare for Brexit
Barnier, visited Dublin for detailed conversations on the        because they are “time poor” believing that a deal will be
Council debate on the UK request for extension. Barnier          done which will buy them more time.
commented that the backstop “is the only solution to
maintain the status quo on the island of Ireland.”               UK Staff Stand Down

On 9 April, the Taoiseach spoke by phone to Prime Minister       Following the Article 50 extension, the UK government
Theresa May, repeating his openness to an extension. He          has stood down an ‘army’ of 6,000 civil servants who has
also spoke to the Prime Ministers of the Netherlands,            been tasked with preparing for a no-deal Brexit. Their
Luxembourg and Malta. Speaking to Dáil Éireann on 9              deployment had involved an estimated cost of £1.5 billion.
April, in advance of the special European Council meeting        The civil servants who had been seconded from several
the Taoiseach said that “from Ireland’s perspective, three       government departments and organisations will return to
things are crucial: any decision must be based on a coherent     their normal occupations but there is no clarity about the
and realisable plan; any extension must not be used to try       position of as many as 4,500 new recruits. Overall, more
to re-open the Withdrawal Agreement; and the talks in            than 16,000 civil servants have been working on Brexit.
London must focus on the shape of the future relationship.”

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Public Opinion in UK                                             HM Government Prime Minister’s Letter to President
                                                                 Donald Tusk, 5 April 2019. www.gov.uk/government/
Opinion polls in the UK show a major decline in support
                                                                 publications/prime-ministers-letter-to-president-tusk-5-
for the Conservative Party over the past few weeks and a
                                                                 april-2019
significant rise in support for anti-EU parties. The Tories
have fallen by 6% to 29% support with Labour up to               Government of Ireland Statement by Taoiseach Leo
36% and Ukip up to 11%. Prospects for the European               Varadkar in advance of the Special European Council
Parliament election, if it takes place in the UK indicate 29%    (Art.50)      www.merrionstreet.ie/News-Room/News/
for Labour; 26 % for the pro-Remain parties; a combined          Statement_by_Taoiseach_Leo_Varadkar_in_advance_of_
25% for Ukip and the Brexit Party; and only 17% for the          the_Special_European_Council-Art_50
Conservatives.
                                                                 President Donald Tusk Invitation Letter to the members
Section Three: Background Material and Further
                                                                 of the European Council (Art.50) ahead of their special
Reading
                                                                 meeting on 10 April 2019. www.consilium.europa.eu/
                                                                 en/press/press-releases/2019/04/09/invitation-letter-by-
Background Material
                                                                 president-donald-tusk-to-the-members-of-the-european-
HM Government Prime Minister’s Statement to the                  council
House of Commons, 11 April 2019. www.gov.uk/
government/speeches/pm-statement-on-european-council-            HM Government       Prime Minister’s meeting with
11-april-2019                                                    President Macron: 9 April 2019.        www.gov.uk/
                                                                 governmrent/news/pm-meeting-with-president-macron-
European Council Conclusions: Special meeting of the             9-april-2019
European Council (Art.50) 10 April 2019. www.consilium.
europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/04/10/european-           HM Government        Prime Minister’s meeting with
council-art-50-conclusions-10-april-2019                         Chancellor Angela Merkel: 9 April 2019. www.gov.uk/
                                                                 government/news/pm-meeting-with-chancellor-angela-
European Council Decision taken in agreement with                merkel-9-april-2019
the United Kingdom extending the period under Article
50(3) TEU www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-                HM Government Prime Minister Theresa May’s words
releases/2019/04/10/20190410-european-council-                   on the current Brexit negotiations, 6 April 2019. www.
decision-on-extension                                            gov.uk/government/speeches/pms-words-on-brexit-
                                                                 negotiations-6-april-2019
President Donald Tusk Remarks after the special meeting
of the European Council (Art.50) on 10 April 2019. www.          HM Government Prime Minister’s statement on Brexit:
consilium.europ.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/04/10/           2 April 2019. www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-
remarks-by-president-donald-tusk-after-the-special-              statement-on-brexit-2-april-2019
meeting-of-the-european-council-on-10-april-2019
                                                                 BBC Brexit: UK and EU agree delay to 31 October.
HM Government         Prime Minister’s statement at              BBC, 11 April 2019.      www.bbc.com/news/uk-
the European Council: 11 April 2019. www.gov.uk/                 politics-47889404
government/speeches/pm-statement-at-the-european-
council-11-april-2019

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RTE      Brexit extension agreed, Tusk warns ‘don’t              Financial Times May inflames Tory civil war b opening
waste this time’. RTE, 11 April 2019. www.rte.ie/                door to softer Brexit. FT, 3 April 2019. www.ft.com/
news/2019/0411/1041964-brexit_extension_agreed                   content/f42336c4-556b-11e9-91f9-b6515a54c5b1

The Guardian Macron enrages EU leaders after opposing            Financial Times A long Brexit pause makes sense for
long Brexit extension. Guardian, 11 April 2019. www.             the EU and the UK. FT, 10 April 2019. www.ft.com/
theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/11/macron-enrages-                content/7e26958e-5abf-11e9-939a-341f5ada9d40
eu-leaders-after-opposing-long-brexit-extension
                                                                 BBC Brexit: May to meet Corbyn to tackle deadlock.
Financial Times Brexit pressures expose cracks in Franco-        BBC, 3 April 2019. www.bbc.com/news/uk-
German relationship. FT, 12 April 2019. www.ft.com/              politics-47796377
content/78f8f660-5c45-11e9-9dde-7aedca0a081a
                                                                 Peter Mandelson A customs union would not solve
The Telegraph Theresa May has humiliated herself and             the Brexit conundrum. Guardian, 1 April 2019. www.
our nation by begging Brussels for more time on Brexit           theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/01/customs-
– it will haunt her Telegraph, 11 April 2019. www.               union-brexit-conundrum-no-deal-eu-peter-mandelson
telegraph.co/uk/politics/2019/04/11/theresa-may-has-
humiliated-nation-begging-brussels-time-brexit                   The Telegraph Alastair Campbell. The weak, incompetent
                                                                 Tories are catapulting Jeremy Corbyn to power. Telegraph,
Philip Stephens    Britain can now change its mind               3 April 2019. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/04/03/
about Brexit. FT, 12 April 2019. www.ft.com/content/             weak-incompetent-tories-have-surrendered-fate-brexit-
c68a235e-5ba5-11e9-939a-341f5ada9d40                             jeremy

The Guardian UK stands down 6,000 no-deal Brexit                 Financial Times Brexit alternatives again fall short as
staff- after spending £1.5 billion. Guardian, 12 April           tempers flare in parliament. FT, 2 April 2019. www.ft.com/
2019. www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/11/uk-               content/65b03d46-54c7-11e9-a3db-1fe89bedc16e
stands-down-6000-no-deal-staff-after-spending-15bn
                                                                 BBC Brexit: MPs back delay bill by one vote. BBC, 4
The Observer Lidington insists deal with Labour over             April 2019. www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47809717
Brexit is still a real prospect. Observer, 14 April 2019.
www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/ap/14/lidington-               Financial Times Parliament passes bill to force Theresa
tories-labour-deal-more-unites-than-divides-us                   May to seek Brexit delay. FT, 4 April 2019. www.ft.com/
                                                                 content/a4c5b54-5636-11e9-a3db-1fe89bedc16e
Financial Times Cross party Brexit talks strengthen
case for an extension. FT, 8 April 2019. www.ft.com/             Politico Brexit-distracted Tories lose voter trust on core
content/4e252d4c-579e-11e9-a3db-1fe89bedc16e                     issues: poll, 10 April 2019. www.politico.eu/article/poll-
                                                                 brexit-distracted-tories-lose-vote-trust-on-core-issues
The Guardian How cross-party Brexit talks left both sides
frustrated. Guardian, 7 April 2019. www.theguardian.             Financial Times     Macron ponders his de Gaulle
com/politics/2019/apr/07/how-cross-party-talks-left-             moment with Brexit. FT 8 April 2019. www.ft.com/
both-sides-frustrated-labour-tories                              content/23d71a04-5916-11e9-9dde-7aedca0a081a

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European Commission Statement by President Juncker               Government advice for companies buying goods from the
on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European             UK
Union at the European Parliament’s plenary session,              Government advice for those in the construction &
Brussels, 3 April 2019. www.europa.eu/rapid/press-               building trade
release_SPEECH-19-1970_en.htm                                    Government advice for residents in Ireland with UK
                                                                 Driving Licences
The Guardian Brexit: Corbyn told to back new EU                  Government advice for companies who may be storing
referendum or lose millions of supporters. Guardian, 13          personal data in the UK or in a UK based cloud service
April 2019. www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/13/            Government advice for those driving Irish-registered
corbyn-told-back-eu-referendum-or-lose-millions-voters-          vehicles in Northern Ireland and Great Britain
brexit                                                           Government information and advice to consumers in
                                                                 relation to healthcare and medical products
Politico Trump slams ‘brutal’ EU’s Brexit approach.
Politico, 13 April 2019. www.politico.eu/article/donald-         Government of Ireland Taoiseach speaks with UK Prime
trump-slams-brutal-eu-brexit-approach                            Minister, Theresa May, 8 April 2019. www.gov.ie/en/
                                                                 news/055597-taoiseach-speaks-with-uk-prime-minister-
The Guardian Theresa May unplugged: new, laid back               theresa-may-8-april-2019
PM speaks from the sofa. Guardian, 8 April 2019. www.
                                                                 Irish Times      DUP preparing to contest European
theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/08/theresa-may-
                                                                 elections. IT, 11 April 2019. www.irihtimes.com/
unplugged-new-laid-back-pm-speaks-from-the-sofa
                                                                 news/politics/dup-preparing-to-contest-european-
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) The             elections-1.3856901
Impact of Brexit on EU Council Voting. PISM Bulletin
                                                                 Irish Times Leo Varadkar to meet Michel Barnier in
April 2019. http://www.pism.pl/publications/bulletin/
                                                                 Dublin ahead of EU leaders’ summit. IT, 8 April 2019.
no-39-1285
                                                                 www.rte.ie/news/2019/0408/1041274-barnier-visiting-
Financial Times Britain and EU wrestle with Boris                dublin
Johnson question. FT, 10 April 2019. www.ft.com/
                                                                 Irish Times Brexit: In a high-stakes game, nobody wants
content/683d5212-5ad3-11e9-9dde-7aedca0a081a
                                                                 to take the blame for a no-deal crash. IT, 7 April 2019.
Getting Ireland Brexit Ready: www.pcdbrexitmailbox@              www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/brexit-in-a-high-
dfa.ie                                                           stakes-game-nobody-wants-to-take-the-blame-for-a-no-
                                                                 deal-crash-1.3852293
Series of Government Brexit Updates:
Government advice for traders of animals and animal              RTE      Ireland will support UK request for short
products                                                         extension- Coveney. RTE, 3 April 2019. www.rte.ie/
Government advice for traders of plants and plant                news/world/2019/0403/1040317-brexit_euro_reax
products
Government advice for traders of food and food products          Patrick Smyth No deal was avoided this week, but it has
Government advice for companies with their own                   not gone away. IT, 12 April 2019/ www.irishtimes.com/
transport who may be bringing goods through Irish ports          news/world/europe/no-deal-was-avoided-this-week-but-
Government Information for people buying online from             it-has-not-gone-away-1.3857703
the UK

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Elysee Meeting with Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland,
2 April 2019. www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2019/04/02/
rencontre-avec-leo-varadkar-premier-ministre-irlande

Fintan O’Toole: Brexit makes the Irish State look better
than it is. IT, 2 April 2019. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/
fintan-o-toole-brexit-makes-the-irish-state-look-better-than-
it-is-1.3845946

Irish Times UK immigration rules ‘deny’ NI-born Irish
citizens access to EU rights. IT, 2 April 2019. www.irishtimes.
com/news/ireland/irish-news/uk-immigration-rules-deny-ni-
born-irish-citizens-access-to-eu-rights-1.3846117

Simon Carswell Small businesses too ‘time poor’ to prepare
for Brexit – industry group. IT, 10 April 2019. www.irishtimes.
com/news/ireland/irish-news/small-businesses-too-time-
poor-to-prepare-for-brexit-industry-group-1.3850002

RTE      Foster focuses on backstop concerns in Barnier
meeting.       RTE, 12 April 2019. www.rte.ie/news/
brexit/2019/0411/1042149-foster-barnier-meeting

RTE       Brexit threat having negative impact on Irish
businesses –survey. RTE, 10 April 2019. www.rte.ie/
news/2019/0410/1041739-brexit-sentiment-index

The Telegraph Sajid Javid’s plan for digital border to do away
with Irish backstop blocked by Treasury. Telegraph, 13 April
2019. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/04/12/revealed-
sajid-javid-plan-digital-border-do-away-irish-backstop

Brigid Laffan The UK is discovering it is a cold place
outside the room. IT, 13 April 2019. www.irishtimes.com/
opinion/the-uk-is-discovering-it-is-a-cold-place-outside-the-
room-1.3858595

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