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<title><![CDATA[Hans Zeiger - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/47435.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Hans Zeiger]]></description><category domain="47435">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Remembering Washington&rsquo;s Patriotism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/11/remembering_washingtons_patriotism_154108.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' These are the words that Henry'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Light-Horse Harry'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Lee III spoke on December 1799 in his eulogy for George Washington. In a single phrase spoken during a moment of national mourning, Lee...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[We Must Invest in Civics for America's 250th]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/03/09/we_must_invest_in_civics_for_americas_250th_1169295.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The second week of March is Civic Learning Week. It's an annual observance marked by civics advocates with webinars, social media campaigns, and a big conference known as the National Forum, org]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Report Reveals the Struggles of Holding Public Office]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2026/02/21/opinion/we-must-figure-out-a-way-to-ease-future-legislators-anxiety/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A new report reveals the struggles of people in public office '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and should raise concern about local politics.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Collective Civic Values Outweigh America's Divisions]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5730139-shared-commitments-american-majority/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you spend any time doomscrolling on social media, you might be excused for thinking we no longer have common commitments. After all, if we can no longer make a difference in a shared civic project, why even try?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[David McCullough and the Study of History]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2025/12/11/david_mccullough_and_the_study_of_history_1152835.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006. McCullough, the great writer and teacher of history, held forth on the craft of writing, led us in a discussion of a primary source reading from the pen of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America's Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearhistory.com/articles/2025/05/16/americas_legislative_tradition_has_revolutionary_roots_1110277.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened for its opening session in the building that would later become known as Independence Hall. Its organization followed the Battles of Lexington]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Civics Should Be the Cause of Our Generation]]></title>
							<link>https://thefulcrum.us/civic-engagement-education/civics-learning-week</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Now more than ever, it seems, politics demands our attention. It is difficult to predict what developments await us in the coming week, much less the coming years of the Trump presidency. What will the geopolitical order look like by 2028? What will the federal government look like? What...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Teaching for Statesmanship]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2025/02/03/teaching_for_statesmanship_1088984.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This January marked two momentous occasions in the life of our republic: the funeral of Jimmy Carter and the second inauguration of Donald Trump. Although in some ways the two presidents could not be]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Education of a Statesman]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-education-of-a-statesman</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans are clearly troubled by the state of their political leadership and the quality of candidate choices in recent elections. According to a Pew Research Center study released in September 2023, 72% of Americans rate the overall quality of political candidates in recent years as...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[After the Election, a Civics Renaissance]]></title>
							<link>https://thefulcrum.us/civic-engagement-education/civics-renaissance</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Just a week after the election, the Jack Miller Center '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? a nonprofit organization focused on civic literacy where I serve as president '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? convened about 185 leaders, educators and philanthropists for a two-day National Summit on Civic Education in Philadelphia. We knew in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Universities Owe America's Future Leaders]]></title>
							<link>https://thefulcrum.us/civic-engagement-education/educating-our-future-leaders</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Zeiger is president of the Jack Miller Center, an educational venture to advance the history, documents and ideals we hold in common as Americans.As a nation, we are failing to prepare citizens for leadership in our constitutional republic. According to a September 2023 Pew Research...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Citizenship Is About More Than Voting]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/11/02/citizenship_is_about_more_than_voting_151890.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On the eve of a big national election, it is easy to get swept up in the excitement of presidential politics. The White House, after all, is often called the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'highest office in the land.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' But in all the turbulence that comes with campaigning, it can be too easy to lose sight of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Watering a Nation's Roots]]></title>
							<link>https://fordforum.org/2024/09/12/watering-a-nations-roots/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 1967, Pepperdine College commissioned the historian and conservative man of letters Russell Kirk to write a history textbook for the southern California Christian college. The result, seven years later, was a book entitled'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Roots of American Order.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How a Citizen Can Think Like a King]]></title>
							<link>https://modernagejournal.com/how-a-citizen-can-think-like-a-king/243861/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Gateway to Statesmanship teaches classic lessons for a modern republic.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Sputnik Moment for Civics]]></title>
							<link>https://kirkcenter.org/reviews/a-sputnik-moment-for-civics/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s dismal eighth grade scores on the history and civics exams of the National Assessment of Student Progress are not the only warning sign of a civic education emergency. According to a recent survey from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a third of American voters...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[This Election Season, America Needs Civic Role Models]]></title>
							<link>https://thefulcrum.us/civic-engagement-education/civic-role-models</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of my earliest impressions about the importance of citizenship was when I learned about how my great grandpa Ernest Zeiger went to the local city council in Puyallup, Wash., in the 1980s to stop the city from chopping down a giant black walnut tree i...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Remembering the Heroes of D-Day]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/06/05/remembering_the_heroes_of_d-day_151058.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After watching '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Band of Brothers'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' in 2007, I began interviewing World War II veterans from Puyallup, Washington, my hometown. Among them were several veterans of the D-Day invasion who described in vivid detail the events that changed the course of history. As we commemorate...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jack Miller: The Patriotic Philanthropist]]></title>
							<link>https://philanthropydaily.com/the-patriotic-philanthropist/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jack Miller's commitment to reform in American civic education sets a sterling example for donors of how to effect transformative change and uphold philanthropic values.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[PACE Survey Shows the Path to Civic Unity]]></title>
							<link>https://thefulcrum.us/civic-engagement-education/politics-and-the-english-language</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Zeiger is president of the Jack Miller Center, a nationwide network of scholars and teachers committed to advancing the core texts and ideas of the American political tradition.In his timeless essay Politics and the English Language, George Orwell wrote, Political language '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Public Universities Can Save the Humanities]]></title>
							<link>https://www.city-journal.org/article/public-universities-can-save-the-humanities</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's land-grant schools offer a natural home for a liberal arts revival.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Civics Education Can Solve Military Recruitment Crisis]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/2797480/how-civics-education-can-help-solve-military-recruitment-crisis/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, every branch of the U.S. military, except the Marine and Space Corps, missed its recruiting target.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[This Bill of Rights Day, Let's Celebrate the Preamble]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2023/12/14/this_bill_of_rights_day_lets_celebrate_the_preamble_998869.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[December 15th marks Bill of Rights Day, which commemorates the 232nd anniversary when the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution were ratified. December 15th should be a day all Americans reflect on the unique blessings the Bill of Rights safeguards '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' the freedom of speech,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Civics Summit Provides Reasons for Hope]]></title>
							<link>https://americanhabits.org/civics-summit-provides-reasons-for-hope/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hans Zeiger of the Jack Millar Center offers updates on civic education and the importance of civility and dialogue for a stronger America.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bargaining for Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/bargaining-for-democracy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Constitutionalism is a way of navigating imperfection and making the most of what we hold in common.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bringing Civics Back to American Higher Education]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/bringing-civics-back-to-american-higher-education</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/bringing-civics-back-to-american-higher-education]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of World War II, President Harry Truman convened a presidential commission on the role of American colleges and universities. Truman wanted to explore the potential for higher education to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'strengthen democracy,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' he said . The commission was significant in that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Constitution Day: An Occasion for Reflection]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/constitution-day-occasion-reflection-opinion-1827360</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Constitution Day falls on September 17, and it doesn't get anywhere near the recognition it deserves.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Independence Day Teaches Us That People Matter]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/07/03/independence_day_teaches_us_that_people_matter_149440.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important statements on human liberty ever written. Not only did it launch the American Revolution, but it also inspired freedom fighters all around the world. From Frederick Douglass and the struggle against chattel slavery to Winston...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Civics Education: How Are We Teaching the American Story?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/06/28/civics_education_in_america_how_are_we_teaching_the_american_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Chairman Jack Miller and president Hans Zeiger of the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and History join Andrew Walworth and RealClear Education editor Nathan Harden on today's RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[UNC Faculty Criticism of Improved Civics Is Misplaced]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/article_3fdabc76-f8e3-11ed-935f-8b5c36738ca0.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, controversy exploded at the University of North Carolina.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dismal History, Civics Scores Should Be a Wake-Up Call]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/declining-history-civics-scores-should-be-wake-up-call</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Hans Zeiger</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last week, the U.S. Department of Education released the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress for eighth graders in the subjects of civics and history.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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