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January 31st 2021 • 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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MEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
ST MEL CATHOLIC CHURCH - Parishes Online
2      January 31, 2021

                     St. Mel Catholic Church                                    MASS SCHEDULE
                  4745 Pennsylvania Avenue                                      Sunday 8:00AM live stream only followed by drive
                        P.O. Box 1180
                                                                                through Communion distribution from 9:15AM to
                     Fair Oaks, CA 95628
                         916-967-1229                                           9:45AM.
                   stmeloffice@yahoo.com                                        Sunday 11:00AM Weather Permitting in person Mass
           Parish Office: 4748 Pennsylvania Avenue                              in the Garden Amphitheater. Bring your own chair
           Monday - Thursday 9:00AM to 1:00PM                                   and wear a mask. If Mass is canceled due to
                        Closed Friday                                           weather, an email will be sent and the cancella-
                  Website: stmelchurch.org
                                                                                tion will be posted on the St. Mel website. This Mass
      In an emergency call 916-298-9324 for a priest                            will not be livestreamed and there will be no drive
                                                                                through communion distribution.
    PARISH STAFF                                                                Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 8:30AM live
                                                                                streamed only followed by drive through Commun-
    Parochial Administrator:                                                    ion distribution from 9:00AM to 9:30AM
    ............................................. Father Aldrin Basarte         CONFESSIONS
    Deacons:                                                                    Saturday from 9:00-10:00AM in the St. Jude Room
    ....................................................... David Lehman        or by appointment
    ........................................................... Jack Roland
                                                                                BAPTISMS
    St. Mel School Principal:                                                   Call the office to make appointment
    ............................................................. Janet Nagel
                                                                                CATHOLIC FAITH FORMATION (CFF)
    Director of Business & Development:
                                                                                Email………………..…………..ccd@stmelschool.org
    ............................................................. Bob Mayer
    Financial Director/Dir. of Religious Education:                             ST MEL SCHOOL
    ........................................................ Sara Donnelly      916-967-2814 ........................... www.stmelschool.org

    Director of Music:
    ..................................................... Aaron Thompson

    Parish Secretary:                                                            LIVE STREAM INFORMATION
    ................................................. Nancy Mammano              Masses will be lived streamed via the St. Mel Fa-
                                                                                 cebook page. Use the below link to connect to
    St. Vincent de Paul                                                          the Facebook page.
    ......................................................... 916-967-1229       https://www.facebook.com/St-Mel-Catholic-
                                                                                 Church-104087984568676/videos/
                         PLEASE NOTE!                                            There is also a link on the St. Mel website, stmel-
              NEW BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINES                                  church.org. Simply click on the photo of the
     Send typed articles, in MS Word - Times New Roman,                          Blessed Mother to view the live-stream Masses.
     font 10, via email to stmeloffice@yahoo.com no lat-
     er than 8am on the day indicated below. Mass In-
     tention requests are not subject to these deadlines.
                                                                                            Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is
         Bulletin Weekend Dates                    Articles DUE
                                                                                            in the Church Monday - Saturday from
                                                                                            9:00AM to 12noon and Wednesday
               February 6 - 7                      January 27                               evenings from 6:00 to 9:00PM.
              February 13 - 14                      February 3
              February 20 - 21                     February 10
                                                                                          You must enter and exit through the
              February 27 - 28                     February 17                   back church door which is closest to the St. Jude
                                                                                 Room. Only 10 people will be allowed in the
                                                                                 church at one time.
January 31, 2021       3

            READINGS FOR THE WEEK                       TODAY’S GOSPEL MEDITATION
                       January 31, 2021                 ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING
Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 [8]/1 Cor       OF SCRIPTURE
7:32-35/Mk 1:21-28
                                                        Most of us are quiet people who desire to live a
Monday: Heb 11:32-40/Ps 31:20, 21, 22, 23, 24 [25]/     good and holy life, promote the values and mission
Mk 5:1-20                                               of the Gospel as best we can and desire to one day
                                                        inherit the surprise of life eternal God promises to us.
Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [8]/Heb 2:14-
                                                        We are not trail blazers. We are simple people who
18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32                                want to do the simple things of life well. But there
Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15/Ps 103:1-2, 13-14,         are others who left a more profound impact along
17-18a [cf. 17]/Mk 6:1-6                                the way of the paths they walked. Folks like Dorothy
                                                        Day, Martin Luther King, Thomas Merton, Gandhi, St.
Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4,       Teresa of Calcutta, and many others left lasting im-
9, 10-11 [cf. 10]/Mk 6:7-13                             pacts and legacies. Like Moses, they show us by
Friday: Heb 13:1-8/Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc [1a]/Mk       word and deed who God is and what integrity and
6:14-29                                                 a purpose driven life look like. They show us how to
                                                        be holy. We need Moses people like these to give us
Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5,      inspiration, hope and an example of holy living.
6 [1]/Mk 6:30-34
                                                        We do not need to do what they did or even mirror
Next Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf.    their relationship with God. Each one of us is God’s
3a]/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39                     special creation, with a purpose and soul known on-
                                                        ly to us. We need to learn how to open up and
                                                        bring, without compromise, our soul-ness to life. We
                                                        know when someone is authentic and centered be-
                                                        cause they always point to truth, even though they
Aiden Hulse                   Joann Buckman             struggle and sin themselves, and they embody an
Albert Souza                  Joanne Frances Miller     unspoken timeless wisdom that just sounds and feels
Amanda Barron                 Joanne & George Kim       right. Jesus taught with this same type of authority
Andrew Cobb                   John English
Arlene Michaels               Jonathan Hayes
                                                        and it astonished many who listened. We do not
Betty Cerato                  Jonathan Rassmussen       need to move mountains, advance a cause, write
Bill Ehlers                   Joyce Martin              books or become notable. All we have to do is be-
Bruce King                    June McKenderich          come credible witnesses of the faith we profess. Mo-
Bryan Tanglao                 Karen Juten
Carol Bronk                   Kathy Houser              ses people can teach us how to do this.
Carol Ellen Leever            Kathryn Hesia
                                                        St. Oscar Romero was an amazing man and a Mo-
Cecilia Dixon                 Larry Williams
Corrie Young                  Louella Mortensen         ses figure for sure. He saw God in the burning bush
Dawna Jones                   Maggie Harrington         and brought the flame of Gospel faith to the poor-
Delia Comstock                Margaret Hesia            est of the poor, challenging the evils of the society in
Della Harmon                  Marvin Schluttenhofer
Delores Bousliman             Marylou Tavera
                                                        which he lived. He was tireless and persistent. He
Donna Mae                     Melanie & Sally Edwards   must have gotten very close to the problem be-
Elba Tompkins                 Mike Browning             cause it cost him his life. He suspected it would. St.
Eve Waggerman                 Mike Tompkins             Romero said, “When we leave Mass, we ought to go
Fidela Gonzales               Nick Oakes
Frank & Renee Weiss           Pat Woods                 out the way Moses descended Mt Sinai: with his
Gene Fischer                  Peggy Grass               face shining, with his heart brave and strong to face
George Stevens                Rhonda Morgan             the world’s difficulties.” We can learn from this wis-
Gerald Hoffarth               Rod Tarrer                dom. If we allow the power of the Mass to truly
Gerry & Paul Parker           Ron Barton
Harrison Morton               Ron & Judy Martinez       transform us, we will leave that holy encounter
Helen S. Worthington          Rosemary Easter           changed. Our face will shine, and we will have
Helen Chilcott                Rudy Rodoni               courage. We can then bring what we have re-
Jackie Lohmeier               Susan Arthur
                                                        ceived to life’s challenges. That sounds doable,
Jason Bucello                 Talon Bonanno
Jeffrey Viernes               Tracy Kent                doesn’t it? Because of the example of our simple
Jenna Barron                  Victoria Hummer           holiness, people will be amazed.
Joan Gamble                   Walter Thompson
4   January 31, 2021

HEADING
Subhead
Text
                                                      Remember, of these parents you were born;
Sunday, January 31                                    what can you give them for all they gave you? –
   8:00am (R) Donald John Daly                        Sir 7:28
                            by Caddell Family
                                                      Reflection: Some fathers are now beginning to
   8:00am (R) Thomas Bracamonte
                                                      claim the same kind of “right” to walk away from
                             by St. Mel School
                                                      their personal responsibilities as mothers are able
  10:00am (R) Kathy Streng
                                                      to do by abortion. They ask, if we can’t force the
                   by Anne & George Chillemi
                                                      mother to be a mother, why should we force the
  10:00am (R) Anne Chapman
                                                      father to be a father?
                         by Chapman Family
                                                      The bitter fruits of Roe v. Wade continue to un-
Monday, February 1
                                                      fold.
8:30am    (R) Linda June Miranda
                            by Caddell Family         Prayer: Lord, instill in all fathers and mothers a
8:30am    (R) James Green by Family                   deep sense of responsibility for their children,
                                                      born and unborn.
 Tuesday, February 2
  8:30am    (R) Donna Patrick                         Excerpt reproduced with permission from Pro-Life Re-
                            by Bill & Kathy Baxter    flection for Every Day © 2009
                                                      Catholic Book Publishing Corp., NJ. All rights reserved.
HEADING
  8:30am    (R) Fred Tulleners by Moore Family
                                                      http://www.catholicbookpublishing.com
Subhead
 Wednesday, February 3
Text
   8:30am No Mass
                                                      PRAYER INTENTIONS OF POPE FRANCIS
Thursday, February 4
 8:30am     (R) John Lassen & Dwight                             Please join the Legion of Mary in pray-
                  McCormack by Paul & Marti Gohring              ing daily the intentions of Pope Francis
 8:30am     (R) Louise Cole by Debra Patterson                   for January - Human Fraternity
Friday, February 5                                              May the Lord give us the grace to live in
 8:30am     (R) Donald Carson by Sharon Carson                  full fellowship with our brothers and sis-
 8:30am     (R) James Green by Deacon Paul &          ters of other religions, praying for one another,
                               Sharon Friedrich       open to all.
Saturday, February 6
 4:30pm     (I) John Schaefer                          Let us pray for those in our community who
                         by Don & Pat Schaefer         have passed away.
Sunday, February 7                                                          Rita Lukens
   8:00am (I) Cheryl Hoffmann by Karen Fitts
                                                       Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let per-
   8:00am (I) Matt Hesket by Ray & Karen Fitts         petual light shine upon them. May the souls of all
  10:00am (R) Regina Ruport by Goveas Family           the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
                                                       rest in peace.

                                                      RELIGIOUS CALENDARS
                                                      2021 Religious Calendars are available in the Par-
                                                      ish Office. Office hours are Monday through
                                                      Thursday from 9:00AM and 1:00PM. It is suggested
                                                      that you call the office to ensure that someone is
                                                      there before you stop by. Calendars are also
                                                      available by the door to the church where you
                                                      enter for Adoration.
January 31, 2021 5

ST. MEL MAINTENANCE                                          ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
AND IMPROVEMENT FUND                                       My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the
There will be a collection NEXT weekend, February                       Most Holy Sacrament.
6th & 7th, for the St. Mel Maintenance & Improve-       I love you above all things and I desire to receive
ment Fund. These funds are used for taking care                             you in my soul.
of our facilities. Thank you for your generosity. For        Since I cannot at this moment receive you
safe and secure online giving, please go to                                 sacramentally,
www.faithdirect.net. The St. Mel Parish code is                Come at least spiritually into my heart.
CA731.                                                      I embrace you as if you were already there
                                                                   And unite myself wholly to you.
RECOGNITION ANNOUNCEMENTS                                   Never permit me to be separated from you.

Wedding anniversaries for the month of February                               Amen.
will be recognized at Sunday Mass on February
7th.
                                                        PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
                                                        Lord, you call us all by name to
ST. MEL’S FEAST DAY IS FEBRUARY 6                       follow your path. You always bless
                                                        your Church and guide your fol-
St. Mel was born in the 5th century in                  lowers to become leaders who
Britannia and died in 488 AD.                           think of others before themselves.
St. Mel travelled to Ireland with his                   Mold us in the image of your Son, to respond to
brothers as a disciple the great Irish                  your call as Sisters, Priests, Brothers, Deacons and
Apostle, St. Patrick, his uncle. He is                  Lay servants of the Gospel. Embolden us all to
considered among the primitive fa-                      grow in knowing of you, and allow this knowledge
thers of the Irish Church; an illustrious               to open our hearts, minds, and souls to your endur-
champion and preacher of the Gospel, sharing            ing call. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
the richness of Divine love to the Irish Gentiles to-
wards Christ and away from Paganism and Druid-
ism.                                                    MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE
                                                        The Knights of Columbus Monthly Food
 In about 454, St. Patrick elevated Mel to the Epis-
                                                        Drive for January is THIS weekend, Janu-
copacy. He built a monastery at Ardagh (near
                                                        ary 30th & 31st. Please help fill the St. Vin-
Longford, Ireland) and exercised jurisdiction both
                                                        cent de Paul Food Pantry. All donations
of abbot and bishop. He had the gift of prophecy
                                                                 are welcome, but canned fruit and
and foretold the greatness and sanctity of St.
                                                                 canned corn would be most appreciat-
Brigid (before her birth) and later consecrated
                                                                 ed this month. Donations can be left out-
her as a religious. He and Brigid, who later be-
                                                                 side the St. Jude room or brought to the
came an abbess, were good friends.
                                                                 church office Monday through Thursday
                                                        from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. Just ring the bell and
                                                        leave it by the door. Thank you.
WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE
World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated
by the Church on Tuesday, February 2nd and in                                  Attention Parents and God-
parishes the weekend of February 6th & 7th. Please                             parents. The next scheduled
pray for all those who have made commitments                                   Baptism Preparation class is
in the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them      Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:00PM. It will be de-
on their special day. May they continue to be in-       termined by February 1st if it will be in person or
spired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to        Zoom meeting. Please call the Parish office to reg-
God's gift of their vocation.                           ister to attend. 916-967-1229
6   January 31, 2021

ST. MEL SCHOOL AND CFF NEWS                            KNIGHTS CORNER
CFF Classes                                            Trusting God
Catholic Faith Formation will be a homeschool for-     A while back a friend shared a story of a visiting
mat this year. We hope this gives parents an op-       pastor who attended a men's breakfast in the mid-
portunity to work with their children and perhaps      dle of a rural farming area of the country. The
refresh their memory at the same time. If you have     group had asked an older farmer, decked out in
registered your child, but have not picked up your     bib overalls, to say grace for the morning break-
child’s course materials, please call the Parish Of-   fast.
fice to arrange a pick-up time. If you have not        "God, I hate buttermilk", the farmer began. The visit-
registered your child, or if you have questions,       ing pastor opened one eye to glance at the farmer
please        email     Sara      Donnelly       at    and wonder where this was going.
ccd@stmelschool.org.                                   The farmer loudly proclaimed, "God, I hate lard."
                                                       Now the pastor was growing concerned.
                                                       Without missing a beat, the farmer continued, "And
ST MEL SCHOOL SCRIP                                    God, you know I don't much care for raw white
Scrip sales are back! Now more than                    flour". The pastor once again opened an eye to
ever St. Mel School needs our help.                    glance around the room and saw that he wasn't
                                                       the only one to feel uncomfortable.
You can purchase Scrip by calling or
emailing Regina Edwards, Scrip Coordinator, at         Then the farmer added, "But God, when you mix
         916-752-3878         or     Edwardsfami-      them all together and bake them, I do love warm
         ly@Reagan.com. You can also order             fresh biscuits. So God, when things come up that
         online at ShopwithScrip.com by using the      we don't like, when life gets hard, when we don't
         St. Mel enrollment code, 3DL76FEA2151L.       understand what you're saying to us, help us to just
All Scrip orders will be sent directly to Regina who   relax and wait until you are done mixing. It will
will then arrange delivery. Thank you for your sup-    probably be even better than biscuits. Amen."
port of St. Mel School!                                Within that prayer there is great wisdom for all when
                                                       it comes to complicated situations like we are expe-
                                                       riencing in the world today.
STUDENT PRAYER FOR                                     Stay strong, my friends, because God is mixing sev-
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK                                  eral things that we don't really care for, but some-
                                                       thing even better is going to come of it all.
God of knowledge and faith,
thank you for the opportunity to go to a Catholic      Jesus, We Trust In You!
school.
When I go to Mass, I hear that knowledge is so im-       PRAYER AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS
portant.
Thank you for my parents and grandparents              God our Father, we come to you in our need to ask
                                                       your protection against the Coronavirus that has
who have built our school and supported it
                                                       claimed lives and affected many. We pray for your
throughout the years.                                  grace for the people tasked with studying the nature
Help me to be a good student                           and cause of this virus and stemming the tide of its
and to become a good supporter of my parish,           transmission. Guide the hands and minds of medical
city, and country.                                     experts that they may minister to the sick with compe-
Please bless all those men and women                   tence and compassion, and of those governments
who have spent their lives teaching in our Catho-      and private agencies that are working to find a cure
lic schools.                                           and solution to this pandemic. We pray that those af-
Please bless my friends and teachers I learn with      fected may be restored to health soon. Grant us the
every day.                                             grace to work for the good of all and to help those in
                                                       need. Grant this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your
I ask for all these blessings in the name of God's
                                                       Son, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the
Son, Jesus.                                            Holy Spirt, one God forever and ever.
Amen.
                                                       Amen
January 31, 2021 7

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP                                       Covid-19: A Prayer of Solidarity
Embracing Change in Christ                               For all who have contracted coronavirus,
                                                            We pray for care and healing.
It’s officially one month since we popped the
champagne, toasted 2021 and wrote down a list            For those who are particularly vulnerable,
of resolutions. This is usually the time when we             We pray for safety and protection.
start to take a good, hard look in the mirror to as-     For all who experience fear or anxiety,
sess what we have done — or have not done —                  We pray for peace of mind and spirit.
with the first month of this brand-new year.
                                                         For affected families who are facing difficult
                       New years can be scary,           decisions between food on the table or public
                       can’t they? Full of promise,      safety,
                       sure, but also full of room           We pray for policies that recognize their
                       for failure. Full of space for    plight.
                       our old baggage, old fears
                       and the continuation of old       For those who do not have adequate health
mistakes.                                                insurance,
                                                             We pray that no family will face financial
The same can be said of Christ, and the new life         burdens alone.
he offers us, if we are brave enough to accept it.
Opportunities like that can be intimidating. In that     For those who are afraid to access care due to
moment, we might find ourselves like the man             immigration status,
with the unclean spirit crying out: “What have               We pray for recognition of the God-given
you to do with me, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you           dignity of all.
come to destroy us?”                                     For our brothers and sisters around the world,
Jesus is a comforter of the afflicted; he is a con-          We pray for shared solidarity.
soling figure, but he is also a challenging one.         For public officials and decisionmakers,
Sometimes we have grown attached to our af-                  We pray for wisdom and guidance.
flictions. The idea of correcting bad habits or
                                                         Father, during this time may your Church be a
forming new ones is frankly terrifying to us. We
                                                         sign of hope, comfort and love to all.
have a voice deep inside who sees Christ and his
invitation to repentance, and it cries out in fear: “I       Grant peace.
know who you are!”                                           Grant comfort.
                                                             Grant healing.
When we live in the present, disavowing the bag-
                                                             Be with us, Lord.
gage of the past or fear of the future, we submit
ourselves to the promise of redemption. Let us be        Amen.
brave everyday stewards and invite Christ’s heal-
ing power into our lives. We won’t regret it — I’m
sure the demoniac never did.
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8   January 31, 2021

ADVERTISE IN THE BULLETIN!                              COMMUNION WAFER
Gina Shaughnessy, our parish representative from        Do Catholics always need to
LPi, is working on the bulletin advertising for the     receive communion in wafer
upcoming year. Given the COVID-19 situation,            form, or can it be different
Gina is working remotely. If you own a business,        kinds of bread?
please consider sponsoring an ad in the bulletin.
The revenue from the ads makes the bulletin pos-        In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the
sible at no cost to the parish. Also, if you know of    most common form for the eucharistic bread is
any other business in the community that might          the small white communion “wafer” that is a ubiq-
like to support St. Mel, please let them know           uitous part of the Catholic Mass. The instructions
about this opportunity. Advertisements can be           of the Church have been very specific regarding
purchased for a business, family, or a sponsorship      the make-up of the bread used in the Mass: “The
ad can be purchased supporting community ser-           bread used in the celebration of the Most Holy
vice organizations such as emergency pregnancy          Eucharistic Sacrifice must be unleavened, purely
counseling, the local food shelf, etc. As you           of wheat, and recently made … it follows there-
might imagine, we could use some extra support          fore that bread made from another substance,
this year, as many businesses have suffered be-         even if it is grain, or if it is mixed with another sub-
cause of COVID-19 and other recent tensions.            stance different from wheat to such an extent
Please give these ideas some thought. We need           that it would not commonly be considered wheat
and appreciate your help!                               bread, does not constitute valid matter for con-
                                                        fecting the Sacrifice and the Eucharistic Sacra-
If you are interested in getting more information,      ment” (see Redemptionis Sacramentum by the
please contact Gina Shaughnessy at 952-356-             Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disci-
6488, or gshaughnessy@4LPi.com.                         pline of the Sacraments, no. 48).
                                                        The Church’s tradition of using a wheat-based
LOAVES & FISHES VOLUNTEERS                              bread is based on the bread that Jesus would
                                                        have used at the Last Supper and is considered to
Want a great way to fulfill Christs call to feed the    be an essential part of the “matter” of the Sacra-
hungry? St. Mel Parish needs volunteers to help in      ment of the Eucharist.
the meal preparation area at Loaves & Fishes on
the first Friday of each month. This is a rewarding     As we consider the question of whether a “wafer”
and humbling experience to help those who are           — which is properly called a “host” — should be
hungry and less fortunate. It usually is about a 3-5-   used, we also must keep in mind that in the East-
hour commitment. You do not need to serve eve-          ern Rites of the Catholic Church, leavened (i.e.
ry month. Volunteers are welcome to help when           “raised”) bread is more often used. And so, while
it fits into your schedule. If you are interested and   the thin, white “wafer” is most commonly used in
would like more information, please contact Rich-       the Roman Rite of the Church, the full expression
ard Phelps 916-807-0943 (phone or text). Email          of the Catholic tradition does allow for a more
Richard at: wetduck33@gmail.com                         substantial form of bread to be used, but the tra-
                                                        dition of using a simple wheat bread with no other
                                                        additions or additives is considered essential.
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                                                        BE AWARE!
contributions through either direct debit from your     Emails and text messages are being sent from
checking/savings account or your credit/debit           people claiming to be Father Aldrin or a St. Mel
card. No more writing checks or searching for en-       parishioner. If you receive a text or an email ask-
velopes on the way out the door. Visit                  ing you to buy gift cards DO NOT RESPOND. Fa-
www.faithdirect.net to enroll securely online. Our      ther will never ask for help in this way. If you have
parish code is CA731. Our parish is grateful for        any questions or concerns, please call the Parish
your continued support at this time.                    Office. 916-967-1229.
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