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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="OLE_LINK1"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Senior Division Quarterly Meeting And Announcements<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Happy New Year’s To All!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>January 7, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>7:00 PM EST.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ohio Zoom Platform<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>You Can Live The Life You Want; Blindness Is Not What Holds You Back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>All seniors 50 years of age or older are invited to attend the 2024 Senior Division Board Meeting that will take place during the first Sunday in January at 7:00 PM. And the information is below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Ohio Senior Division is a part of the oldest blind movement with the purpose to<span style='background:white;mso-highlight:white'> serve as a division of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio; to be a vehicle for collective action for the senior blind of the state; to function as a mechanism through which the blind and interested sighted persons can come together to plan and carry out programs to improve the quality of life of the blind seniors of Ohio; to promote the vocational, cultural, and social advancement of the senior blind of Ohio; to achieve the integration of the senior blind into society on a basis of equality with the sighted; to focus attention on the problems faced by the blind senior citizens of Ohio; and to take any other action which will improve the overall condition and standard of living of the blind seniors of Ohio.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Congratulations to the division for the work you have done in 2023 in your respective communities and chapters. The work you do is so important to blind seniors everywhere, including inside the organization. So, we encourage you to continue the work in developing innovative ways to connect with blind seniors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you everyone who joined the division or paid dues at the state convention. This was a tremendous help for the secretary and treasurer as they keep up with their documentation on membership and financial accounting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We also encourage anyone who is 50 years or older and would like to join the division to pay $5 dues no later than January 31, 2024. This timeline is important, due to the newly online process for updating members in the status. More will be discussed about this procedure at the meeting. Where and how to pay dues is below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Announcements:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Ways To Pay Dues:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1. Mail Gloria Conway at,16008 Evening Star Ave, Maple Heights, Ohio 44137 and make checks payable to NFB of Ohio Senior Division.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2. By selecting Zelle, use the email address: </span></span><a href="mailto:edgarsfarm@aol.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>edgarsfarm@aol.com</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> and in the comments field, write, Senior Dues.</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3. Lastly, “Bill Pay” through your financial institution is a third option. However, the bank check must also be made out to NFB of Ohio Senior Division and not the Treasurer’s name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Announcement from the Ohio President, Richard Payne:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Membership,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I hope this message finds you doing very well, and the holidays have renewed your minds. I would like to have an all-membership meeting on January 15,2024 at 7:00 PM. You will notice some updates in the way the open meetings are conducted to add extra security to the meetings, and I ask that if you are serving in office in the affiliate at any level, that you attend. And, if you cannot for any reason, let me know off list. If you have any topics that you would like to cover, please reach out to me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Pro Seniors Referrals:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Here are the phone numbers that Lisa Daga provided in the December Sharing Solutions presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Pro Seniors legal help line 800-488-6070<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ohio SMP 800-293-4767 or 800-488-6070 options 4,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Medicare 1 800 MEDICARE which is 800-633-4227<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 800-282-1206<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) 800-686-1578<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you need assistance as a Senior with fraud, abuse, or sourcing for a provider, these are the numbers to help you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lisa’s direct number is 513-458-5515.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Announcement from Deanna Lewis:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please help support the Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Our Honey Baked Ham fundraiser ends in just 4 days, so please<br>purchase your gift cards as soon as possible. Honey Baked Ham has it all! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Stop by your local store, or shop online for all your Holiday favorites from hams, turkey, delicious side dishes, and scrumptious desserts! Enjoy your time with friends and family without all the fuss of prepping, cooking, and baking for hours. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Buy your Honey Baked gift cards today to help raise money for the Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We'd love your help in spreading the word and helping us out! Please share this link with others who may be interested. Please check out our fundraising page at:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span><a href="https://honeybakedfundraising.com/fundraisers/OAGDU_Fundraiser"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://honeybakedfundraising.com/fundraisers/OAGDU_Fundraiser</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2024 Washington Legislative Agenda:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From Tuesday, January 30 through Thursday, February 1, 2024, constituents (who are also leaders of the blind community in our state) will be on Capitol Hill meeting with members of Congress to discuss our legislative priorities for 2024. These priorities include the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (H.R. 5813/S. 2984), the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 1328), and the Blind Americans Return to Work Act.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Announcement from the <b>National Organization of Blind Black Leaders <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NOBBL Presents: Health and Wellness</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Join the National Organization of Black Blind Leaders of the National Federation of the Blind for our health and wellness group meeting. Everyone is welcome! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Topic: Celebrating Diabetes Awareness<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When: Thursday December 21, 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Time: 7 PM EST.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89634566306?pwd=8mZp3FRJfknmbK5jaWssea86PlYbFV.1"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89634566306?pwd=8mZp3FRJfknmbK5jaWssea86PlYbFV.1</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Announcement from Disability Rights Ohio (DRO)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Hello Advocates,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>DRO is hosting a virtual Disability Rights Town Halls</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <span style='color:#222222'>on January 25, 2024, from 3-4 p.m. EST via Zoom</span></span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>. Join us for a discussion on issues people with disabilities encounter and various advocacy initiatives! Register here:</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></span><a href="https://default.salsalabs.org/T3c735c7f-27b7-41a9-8aae-4764be95905b/536a5e1e-1a46-4d02-af6f-513d4f73c14b"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3C78D8'>https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hZddBx38QNqueOm1mANwWQ</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>.</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Convention 2024 Book Your Hotel:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Our 2024 convention <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Rosen Centre in Orlando, at 9840 International Drive <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The room rate for singles and doubles is $129.00. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For triples and quads, the rate is $139.00. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Occupancy taxes and surcharges are an additional fee, 13.5 percent. There is no charge for children under eighteen as long as no extra bed is requested. Please note that the hotel is a no-smoking facility.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For 2024 convention room reservations you should call the hotel at (800) 204-7234 after January 1. Ask for the “NFB Convention” block. At the time you<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>make a reservation, a $146 deposit is required for each room reserved. If you use a credit card, the deposit will be charged against your card immediately, just as would be the case with a $146 check. If a reservation is cancelled before Saturday, June 1, 2024, half of the deposit will be returned. Otherwise<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>refunds will not be made.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Guest room amenities include a wall-mounted 50” HDTV with a multi-outlet connectivity bar beneath to keep your devices charged and ready for the complimentary in-room Wi-Fi. Each room also offers an in-room safe, coffeemaker, mini-fridge, and hairdryer. Guests can enjoy a swimming pool, fitness center, and on-site spa. Those of you who have attended past conventions at the Rosen Centre may remember the Café Gaugin buffet and the award-winning Everglades Restaurant. In<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>addition to these favorites, we will have an array of dining options from sushi and tapas to Caribbean-Cuban poolside dining to a 24-hour deli.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Convention Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>• A wide range of seminars for parents of blind children, technology enthusiasts, job seekers, and other groups will kick the week off on Wednesday, July<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3. Convention registration and registration packet pick-up will also open on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>• Breakout sessions continue on Thursday, July 4, along with committee meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>• Friday, July 5, will kick off with the annual meeting, open to all, of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind. National division<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>meetings will follow the board meeting that afternoon and evening.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>• General convention sessions will begin on Saturday, July 6, and continue through the afternoon of Monday, July 8.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>• Convention ends on a high note with the banquet Monday evening, so be sure to pack your fancy clothes. The fall of the gavel at the close of banquet<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>will signal convention’s adjournment. 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