Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter Aug/Sept 2007

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Contents

-- Happiness from the Vedic (Astrology) Perspective

-- Home Sweet Home: How to Look for Real Estate in a Chart

-- The Yoga of the Tongue

-- Book Review: " The Autobiography of a Vedic Astrologer " by B.V.

Raman

 

I offer you this newsletter to enhance and deepen your experience of

Vedic Astrology. In these newsletters, expect to find a combination

of helpful articles, book reviews, Jyotish links and more. The

purpose of this newsletter is to educate and titillate the Jyotish-

loving public. The opinions given within are solely those of the

author.

 

In this issue, I explore what signifies happiness in Vedic astrology.

Deborah Allison explains how to look for real estate in a chart and

discusses a yoga you may not have considered: yoga of the tongue. And

I review one of my favorite books, " The Autobiography of a Vedic

Astrologer " by B.V. Raman.

 

Please visit my website at www.jyotish.ws at your convenience. The

best articles from these newsletters are archived on this site. I

offer access to an excellent yagya program.

 

- Michael Laughrin (Michael)

 

 

Happiness from the Vedic (Astrology) Perspective

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By Michael Laughrin (Michael)

 

In the Vedic Astrology tradition, what signifies happiness? The 4th

house rules happiness (actually " saumya " or benevolence), mother,

real estate, vehicles, and education. What do these have in common?

Mother. Very often, in traditional Indian families, land and houses

(and vehicles) were inherited from the mother's side of the family.

In other articles, we shall discuss other significances of the 4th

house, but in this one we shall limit ourselves to happiness.

 

When I first started to do research on happiness, I thought that this

old formula would be enough to indicate happiness in a birth chart:

 

1. The 4th house itself, and

2. Lord (ruler) of the 4th house, and

3. Karakas (significators) of the 4th house (in this case, the Moon

and Venus).

 

While the above indicators certainly play a substantial role in

determining happiness, certain other factors are even more important.

In a word, they are the natural benefics—Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and

the Moon (and also Mars, only if well placed). The single most

important indicator of happiness is Jupiter, who is seen by Jyotishis

as the Teacher of the Devas. In Western astrology, he is called the

Greater Benefic—in other words, the best good guy. Among his

significations are tradition, children, the guru, religion,

philosophy, higher education, elder brother, the Law, all

professions, and financial success. Each of these words suggests one

type of socially acceptable happiness or another. Another very

important indicator of happiness is the 1st house. As a matter of

fact, the 1st house is so extremely important that, in my opinion,

there can be no real success in life—in ANY arena—without the

blessings of the house of the Self (the 1st house).

 

It is quite true that the lord of the 4th house in the 1st house, or

the lord of the 1st house in the 4th house, does tend to show us a

happy person, but the natural benefics are mentioned in the classical

texts relating to happiness far more often than the 1st and 4th

houses.

 

Mr. K. N. Rao, founder of the world's largest astrology school in

Delhi, has said that Mercury in the 1st house relieves 1,000 evils;

Venus in the 1st house relieves 10,000 evils and Jupiter in the 1st

house relieves 100,000 evils. Also he has said that benefics in

angles and malefics (the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu) in houses

3, 6 and 11 tend to make for a successful and happy individual.

 

Why should the planet Mars be equated with happiness? Perhaps because

Mars stands for will power. In this world we must often will

ourselves to be happy. We create our own destinies, to a large

degree, and Mars gives us the necessary drive to do so.

 

Let us look at some combinations found in the classical texts, just

to get a rough idea of the patterns that create happiness or

fulfillment or contentment.

 

Bhrigu Sutras

*Mercury in the 1st house in its own sign

*Venus in the 4th house

 

Brihat Jataka

*Jupiter aspects the Moon—will enjoy happiness and long life

*If the Moon is in Cancer at the start of any dasha or bhukti—honor,

wealth and happiness will come

*If at the start of any planet's dasha or bhukti the Moon is in

Sagittarius or Pisces—honor, wealth and happiness will ensue

*When Jupiter reigns, happiness, wealth and honor will be found

 

Sankata Nidhi

*If the Lagna Lord is strong and in the 4th house, the native gets

land, vehicles, inherits his mother's property and enjoys happiness

and comforts

*If the 4th Lord is in the 1st house, the native will be learned and

happy throughout his life

*If the 4th Lord is in the 2nd house while the 2nd Lord is exalted,

in its own sign, or in a friendly sign (in rashi or Navamsha), then

various kinds of happiness and a wonderful family life will be found

*If the 4th Lord is in an angle or a trine, with strength, then

happiness is sure to exist for that native. However, one must look at

that planet (the 4th Lord) also in the Navamsha and the Trimsamsha.

 

Brihat Jataka

*Moon in Poorvashadha = happiness and an agreeable wife

*Jupiter in Aquarius = happiness

 

Sanketa Nidhi

*Mars = happiness Saravali

*A planet that is conjunct the Moon bestows complete happiness

*Moon in Gemini = happiness

*Mars aspects the Moon in Gemini = happiness, wealth, beauty, valor

and is learned

*Moon in Pisces = music, arts, learned in Shastras, happiness and

wins over others

*Venus in Taurus or Libra and is aspected by the Moon = happiness,

wealth, respect and sons. The native has excellence and is

splendorous

*If in the Ashtakvarga, the Moon has 8 bindus, the native will have

affluence and pleasures

*The Moon in the 9th house = happiness, money, brains, sons, and

attracts women. He will be devoted to divine and paternal assignments

*The Moon in the 2nd house = happiness, money and friends

*Moon conjunct Venus in the 1st house = great happiness

*In the dasha of the Moon in the 11th house, the native will enjoy

money, good food, nice clothes, recreation, wife, son and happiness

*If Mercury aspects the Moon in Leo, the native will be like a

female; and he will enjoy money, happiness and pleasures

 

These are a few of the combinations for happiness I found in the

classical texts (using Vedic Astrology Bookshelf by GeoVision

Software).

 

Now we will look at the charts of two women, a mother and a daughter,

who have rather good combinations for happiness, contentment and

fulfillment in their charts. Note: The charts for this article are

available clicking the links. Or visit: www.jyotish.ws/materials

 

Chart I1 -- http://www.jyotish.ws/materials/chartI1.gif -- is of a 64-

year-old female who is running Mercury dasha, Venus bhukti.

 

What do we see concerning possible indicators in the chart?

 

1. The Lord of the 4th house (of happiness) is the highest planet in

the sky in the 10th house, from which it aspects its own sign,

Sagittarius, in the 4th house. 2. The Moon, the natural indicator of

the emotions, is in the 1st house and is bright. 3. Venus, the other

significator of the emotions, is in its own sign of Taurus in the 9th

house. It forms a MahaLakshmi Yoga which gives prosperity to the

native. 4. Mars, representing will power, aspects the 1st house and

the Moon, giving the native the strength to achieve what she wants.

5. We have a wonderful Gaja-Kesari Yoga formed by the Moon and

Jupiter being in angles from each other. This indicates wisdom,

honor, truthfulness, and goodness. These qualities are generally

associated with happiness.

 

Now look at Chart I2 -- http://www.jyotish.ws/materials/chartI2.gif --

. This is for a 44-year-old female who is the daughter of the owner

of Chart I1.

 

1. The Moon and Venus are conjunct in the 1st house. This means that

the two planets most indicating fulfillment of emotions are helping

each other greatly. 2. The Lord of the 4th house (Venus) is placed in

the 1st house. 3. Jupiter, that most important indicator of

happiness, is in his own sign of Pisces in the 2nd house. 4. Mercury,

while being debilitated, has NeechaBhanga by being with Jupiter in

its own sign. 5. Four out of five of the natural malefics (Mars,

Saturn, Rahu and Ketu) are out of the way in the 6th and 12th houses.

From those positions, they cannot much disrupt the native's

cheerfulness, happiness, and zeal for living.

 

So, in conclusion, what shows happiness in a kundali (birthchart)?

 

1. Strongly placed natural benefics

2. Some connection between the 1st house and the 4th house

3. Natural malefics being in upachaya houses (3, 6, 10 or 11) or in

dusthanas (6, 8, 12 and maybe 3); in other words, being out of the

way

4. If several natural benefics are conjunct or aspect each other, it

further strengthens the capacity for happiness and fulfillment

5. The Moon being in its own sign or a sign of Jupiter

 

May you find the Happiness you are looking for and deserve.

 

 

 

Home Sweet Home: How to Look for Real Estate in a Chart

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By Deborah Allison (upgpf)

 

One of the challenges a Jyotishi faces is sorting out which of the

many themes inherent in each bhava of the horoscope will come forward

for a particular person at a particular time. Bhava is the Sanskrit

term for one of the twelve divisions of the sky created by the

diurnal or daily motion of the rotation of the earth on its axis. The

Western astrological equivalent is " house " but bhava in no way

translates as " house. " Bhava means " a state or

condition, " " being, " " becoming " or " manner. " It derives from the

Sanskrit root bhu which is the verb " to be. "

 

The four pillars of the horoscope in terms of relative life are said

to be the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th bhavas. The 1st bhava is the basis

of the entire chart. For a person to utilize what is in the chart,

the 1st bhava and its lord should be strong. The 4th bhava represents

many themes that anchor the foundations of life as well. Sage

Parashara tells us to examine the 4th house and its lords for

conveyances, ancestors and current relatives, mother, happiness,

treasure, lands and houses. These kinds of significations are

repeated across many shastras. According to the second principle of

exegesis known as abhyasa or repetition (see " The Path into Shastra

Part III: Repetition Makes Perfect " from the June/July 2007 edition

of this newsletter at

http://www.jyotish.ws/widsom/path_shastra_Pt3.html ) this gives us

the assurance that this is not an idiosyncratic reference and we may

rely on this bhava as the principle seat for assessing property.

 

As with all methods of analysis, the trick is to see an indication

repeated in several different ways before we can count on it as a

major indicator of someone's destiny pattern. Therefore, along with

the 4th bhava and its lord, shastra directs us to look at two grahas

in particular, Mars and Saturn. These planets are the karakas or

signifiers for property. The " official " name for these grahas is

bhumi karakas where again the root bhu is the source of the

derivation of the word. However, this time, it signifies a more

metaphoric idea of " being " as the ground state of what supports

everything on earth: the land. " Under all is the land. Upon its wise

utilization and widely allocated ownership depend the survival and

growth of free institutions and of our civilization. " This quote is

the basis of the National Association of Realtors charter and is

quite a beautiful statement for the importance of land and property

in all cultures at all times.

 

In addition to the main chart, there is a particular divisional chart

that can be assessed for matters of land and property. Though

shastras gives very little specific information on the utility of

each of the divisional charts, the tradition uses the fourth

divisional chart known as the Turyamsha or Chaturtamsha for assessing

large fixed assets such as property.

 

Putting together some of the pieces from above, we may surmise that

certain chart configurations may be " giveaways " in terms of a

predilection toward property. For example, a Capricorn ascendant

(owned by Saturn, a bhumi karaka) could have an exalted Mars in the

ascendant. That Mars would aspect into its own 4th bhava of Aries. Or

Mars could simply be in its own 4th bhava. This would incline towards

property with both bhumi karakas active, though Saturn is more of a

passive indicator as the lord of the chart and Mars the active

indicator. However, paradoxically, it is also true that Saturn, the

lord of the Capricorn ascendant, is debilitated in the sign of Aries

which falls on the 4th bhava. Therefore, though property is very

important to such a person, there is also a chronic dissatisfaction

in the matter of property.

 

Either a Gemini or Sagittarius chart with the fourth lord in the

ascendant will give a powerful boost to the theme of property. In the

case of the Gemini chart, Mercury will own the 4th bhava as it rules

the sign of Virgo and if it is in its own Gemini 1st house, it will

be doubly strong as it is swa rashi or own sign as well as having

directional strength. The same is true of Jupiter for the Sagittarius

ascendant. The 4th bhava will be a Pisces 4th bhava, Jupiter's other

sign and it too will be in its own sign in the lagna as lord of the

fourth with directional strength and therefore doubly strong. You can

also have it the other way around. Mercury as lord of a Gemini lagna

could be in Virgo in its own 4th bhava and once again, a very

powerful indicator of the linkage between self and property. The

parallel structure could occur for the Sagittarius ascendant.

 

When the lord of someone's 4th house is in a dussthana and afflicted,

if there is confluence from other indications, the person may suffer

on account of their property. For example, a debilitated Saturn as

the lord of the 4th bhava in the 6th can indicate expenses from real

estate that are anxiety provoking (Saturn) or can indicate debt taken

on to resolve issues around the property that might be caused by

basement problems (Saturn). The combinations are endless, which is

one of the reasons Jyotisha is endlessly fascinating.

 

One other important indicator that plays out for many people is

moving from one's home or apartment. The 12th bhava represents " loss "

in a very general sense. If the lord of the 4th bhava or a dasha lord

is placed in the 3rd bhava, it is in fact twelve bhavas away from the

fourth counting in a counter-clockwise inclusive direction. The third

house therefore represents the " loss of " what the 4th house stands

for and that can be one's home, land etc. This does not have to be a

negative situation at all. It can simply represent a move. If there

is affliction and weakness, the move may be stressful or

disadvantageous but the opposite can be true if the person has a good

4th house and a good 4th divisional chart at the time of the move.

They might have sold their property for a profit and are moving, so

to speak, up in life.

 

Let us look at a few examples to illustrate these principles further.

Note: The charts for this article are available by clicking the

links. Or visit: www.jyotish.ws/materials

 

Chart I3-- http://www.jyotish.ws/materials/chartI3.gif --is a classic

example of someone who may do very well in terms of real estate. Note

that there are two very powerful grahas in the 4th bhava. Venus is

the lord of the fourth in the fourth and Venus also has directional

strength in that angle, making it doubly strong. Venus on its own

forms a Malavya Yoga—one of the five panchamahapurusha yogas. Saturn

(bhumi karaka) is exalted in the 4th and since an exalted graha is

always subject to the strength of its landlord, this is a supremely

well-placed Saturn with the landlord Venus doubly strong and living

in the same house. The whole combination is aspected by a strong

Jupiter, and Mercury joins the household as the third roommate. It so

happens that in the planetary community, Mercury, Venus and Saturn

are all friends so this is a very harmonious and happy household. The

Sasha Yoga that Saturn forms, being exalted in an angle, is as good

as it gets because Saturn is totally stabilized by benefics without a

malefic in sight. This person is a very prominent real estate agent

and owns some nice property in a very upscale community in

California.

 

At first glance, one might think there would be a problem in Chart

I4 -- http://www.jyotish.ws/materials/chartI4.gif --with 4th house

matters because Mars is debilitated in the 4th house and in the Rahu

Ketu axis. However, in Jyotisha, it is an established principle that

analysis of yogas indicates how far above or below the baseline a

person is operating. The principles of bhava analysis tell us more of

the details of that experience once the chart is contextualized. In

this chart, the exalted Jupiter keys a number of major yogas that

indicate wealth and preeminence with respect to land. One of those is

the yoga involving the bhumi karaka Mars as the lord of the first

house with Jupiter, the lord of the 9th house of good fortune. Since

Jupiter is so powerful as the 9th lord, this is a fully accountable

yoga, especially if Jupiter is activated by its dasha running. Mars

also participates in a Chandra Mangala yoga with Moon as the fourth

lord and therefore also representing real estate. It looks back to

its own bhava and is stabilized by that same powerful Jupiter with

which it also forms two more powerful yogas. This is the chart of

George Lucas. Obviously he got his money from other sources as well

but it is perhaps not a well-known fact that he owns huge acreage in

Marin County which is worth untold millions at this point in time.

The Star Wars venture happened in his Rahu and Jupiter dashas. Rahu

being joined with Jupiter and " party " to all those yogas will give

the results of them all. Skywalker Ranch was the headquarters for the

filming, animation, etc.—the heart of the Lucas enterprise—and

remains a disproportionate amount of the Lucas portfolio of wealth.

 

Chart I5 -- http://www.jyotish.ws/materials/chartI5.gif -- is the

chart of a business executive named Al Checchi who joined the Marriot

Hotel group at the height of the real estate recession of the late

1970's and engineered seven years of huge corporate growth. He also

was a principal in Northwest Airlines through acquisition of its

parent company. Although we did not discuss it in this article,

conveyances such as cars, boats, airplanes are also a 4th bhava

matter. In this chart, note the spectacular Jupiter with triple

strength in the ascendant (own house, directional strength and

retrogression) fully stabilized by a powerful Venus (retrograde) and

Mercury in its own rashi. Wow! What an amazing 1/7 axis! His real

estate ventures got underway in his Jupiter dasha which ran at the

prime of life from about 30 to 46 years old. Jupiter is the lord of

the 4th bhava of real estate— totally empowered and dominant in the

life of this person. It is poised to give money through several of

the gorgeous raja and dhana yogas across the 1/7 axis.

 

We could touch on timing of the acquisition of a property, dividing

up property among siblings as part of estate settlements, land

development, the building trades, interior decorating, mining, oil

exploration and countless other ventures all under the jurisdiction

of the 4th bhava. The texture of a chart is so very rich that we

could go on endlessly examining this one theme of real estate—an

important 4th bhava matter—but just one of many. Jyotisha is a truly

amazing and magnificent lens through which to examine any microscopic

portion of human life.

 

 

 

The Yoga of the Tongue

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By Deborah Allison (upgpf)

 

Yoga continues its widening sweep into mainstream America. It is one

of the greatest success stories of a foreign based philosophy and

technique becoming a household word. However, it is mainly understood

and practiced in terms of postures and stretches—basically, a body

based technique. Yet there are many practices—be they body based or

not—that lead to resolution of the mind's fluctuations and allow

the " seer " to reside only in the Self which is, by definition, Yoga.

 

In the formal sense, Yoga is one of the six shad darshanas, the six

great systems of Indian Philosophy. The primary shastra or authentic

text for yoga is the Raja Yoga Sutras of Maharishi Patanjali, a work

of some 2,500 years of antiquity. It is divided into four sections or

padas. The first section is the Samadhi Pada in which Patanjali lays

out the definition of Yoga and describes with amazing brevity the

whole range of the mind's states and what promotes and distracts it

from the settled state of samadhi.

 

The second is the Sadhana Pada describing the various methodologies

by which the state of resolution can be obtained and maintained. This

famous section starts with a sutra that, for all intents and

purposes, describes the pillars which uphold the edifice of Yoga, the

settled state of resolution. The sage tells us that austerity, self

knowledge and acceptance of the natural order of things are the three

keys of the practice of yoga. The original Sanskrit gives these

concepts in this same order—tapas, svadhyaya and ishvara pranidhana.

 

Austerity or tapas has been a source of unfortunate misunderstanding

through the ages. Strain, distortion, and even the torture of the

body have all been practiced in the name of austerity. However, the

point of tapas is to exert some will in the direction of aligning to

the nature of things. As with many Sanskrit terms, there is no really

perfect translation of tapas so we go with austerity. Two very

approachable kinds of austerity involve food and drink. It is

therefore very common, not only in the Vedic Sampradaya but also

throughout the cultures of the world, to fast in order to align

better with the inner reality and set oneself apart from the external

world at appropriate or auspicious times for such practices.

 

However, a practice that is largely overlooked which is simple

(perhaps deceptively so!) and has profound implications for authentic

communication can be dubbed " the yoga of the tongue. " The tongue has

a very special place in the philosophy of Sankhya, the first of the

six systems of Indian Philosophy. Sankhya lays out all the categories

of creation including the five organs of senses and the five organs

of action. The tongue is the only item that repeats in two different

categories. It is both a sense organ (taste) and an organ of action

(speaking). The power of speech is profound. It affects others in the

world around us and if it can be controlled in a natural way arising

from awareness, then an individual is the master of what comes in and

what goes out.

 

There are excessive forms of this practice which can go in the

direction of a vow of complete silence extending even to written

communication, and a less extreme version where the practitioner does

not speak but may write. Although it may be a very worthwhile

practice, unless it is for short periods of time, it is obviously not

suitable for those who are involved and engaged as members of Western

society.

 

However, there is a mindful practice of speech, one could say yoga of

speech or tongue, that anyone can do at any time and ideally at all

times. It is based on the concept of the three persons that are

indicated in grammar: namely, the third person, middle or second

person and the first person. The third person refers to the topic, a

person is doing something. The second person is the one who is being

spoken to and is represented by the pronoun " you. " The first person

is, of course, the speaker.

 

Austerity or tapas in the context of speech requires the speaker to

ask him or herself three questions: Is what I am about to say worth

saying? Is the topic of interest to this other person? Am I able to

address this topic in a way that is knowledgeable, and in an

excellent manner?

 

There are, in turn, three components to the idea of " excellent " and

they are the keys to the practice. The speech should be pleasant or

charming (priyam bruyat). It should be proper or fitting to the

occasion (hitam bruyat) and it should be truthful, insightful and

accurate (satyam bruyat). These must be synthesized and developed

into a lifetime practice that becomes natural and spontaneous.

 

Here is a typical example of how these three ingredients get violated

on a daily basis. Imagine going shopping at a huge venue like

Costco®. You arrive at the door and an employee says to you in a

pleasant way, " Hi, how are you doing. It's a great day isn't it? I

would love to be fishing. I'm going to go as soon as I get off work

today. Do you like fishing? " This employee is failing to observe the

notion of hitam (fitting and appropriate). You are not remotely

interested in hearing about the fact that he wants to go fishing. You

just want to buy a TV.

 

You approach another employee who politely says, " Can I help you? "

Relieved, you say, " Yes, thanks, I am looking for a TV. " The employee

says " Aisle 52. " After walking the equivalent of three city blocks,

you find that aisle 52 not only does not have any televisions, but

that it does not even exist! The employee was appropriate in asking

if he could help you (hitam). He was pleasant in his manner (priyam)

but he violated satyam—it was neither truthful or accurate or

insightful.

 

You then go up to a gruff-looking employee and ask where you might

find a TV. He barks at you " Aisle 3. " You reluctantly say, " Are you

sure? " The employee looks at you like he would like to punch you and

informs you in a nasty way that he has worked in this location for

eight years and knows exactly where everything is located. You

quickly go to aisle 3 and find the TV. This employee has told you the

truth (satyam) which was appropriate to your inquiry (hitam) but

grossly violated priyam (pleasant).

 

Admittedly, these are rather simple examples but just think about the

implications of this kind of practice. Imagine how the world would be

changed if journalists, politicians, spin doctors, teachers, mothers,

neighbors, and friends all practiced this kind of yoga? How would it

change if YOU practiced this yoga?!?

 

" How beauteous mankind is! Oh brave new world that has such people in

it! " Miranda, The Tempest, William Shakespeare.

 

 

 

Book Review: " The Autobiography of a Vedic Astrologer " by B.V. Raman

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Review By Michael Laughrin (Michael )

 

" The Autobiography of a Vedic Astrologer " by B.V. Raman is a perfect

book—at least for me. It reads like a novel. It's fun. It's

interesting. And it's chock full of real life Jyotish information,

from progressed charts to Nadi leaf readers. Also one imbibes a good

deal of South Indian Vedic culture just from passing one's eyes over

the pages of this little gem of a volume.

 

The fact that this was the third time I have read this book should

tell you something. I never read any book more than once except (Lord

of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Autobiography of a Yogi AND) this most

wonderful of astrological tomes.

 

B.V. Raman, virtually single-handedly, revived the sinking reputation

of this most ancient knowledge. Of course, it helped that his

grandfather was one of the most highly respected astrologers of his

day. It further helped that Dr. Raman lived with his grandfather and

that his grandsire was his Jyotish guru.

 

There are sections on astro-numerology, astro-palmistry, Western

astrology, a huge section on Mundane Astrology (including Dr. Raman's

numerous successful predictions concerning World War II) and many,

many wonderful thumbnail sketches of a variety of colorful clients

(and their charts) who made Dr. Raman's life so interesting. I would

venture to say that anyone who is serious about gaining deep skill in

Jyotish should read this book at least 10 times and learn all the

techniques that it offers. This will probably be equivalent to paying

at least $3,000 in astrology lessons in today's market.

 

You can order this book from 21 Century Books (www.21stbooks.com) in

Fairfield, Iowa. They can get it in 4-6 weeks. This book was also

published under a different title, " My Experiences in Astrology. "

 

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