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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Village in Hooghly, West Bengal, India}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Guptipara&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a village in [[Balagarh (community development block)|Balagarh]],&amp;lt;ref name=censusstatutory&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
| url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm&lt;br /&gt;
| title = District Wise List of Statutory Towns (Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area and Cantonment Board), Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal, 2001&lt;br /&gt;
|work =Census of India: Final Population Totals, West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
| access-date = 2007-03-25&lt;br /&gt;
| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070330052916/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm &amp;lt;!-- Bot retrieved archive --&amp;gt; |archive-date = 2007-03-30}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in the Sadar subdivision of the [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
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Guptipara sits beside the [[Hooghly River]] that divides Guptipara into two parts (Panchayat I and II are situated in the western part and Panchayat III is situated on the eastern side). Two oxbow lakes, Dekol and Dhama, are situated at the northern and southern end of Guptipara, respectively. Before the 15th century, many parts of Guptipara sank and were covered by lakes and rivers. {{refn|group=note|Reverend Long wrote in &amp;#039;Calcutta Review&amp;#039; 1846, &amp;#039;The River (the Bhagirathi) formerly flowed behind [[Kalna, India|Kalna]] where old Kalna now is, and it passed by Pyagachi, the remains of deep and large lakes.&amp;#039;}}&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98350|title=Calcutta And Its Neighbourhood: History of people and localities from 1690 to 1857|last=Long|first=James|publisher=Indian Publications|editor-last=Sen Gupta|editor-first=Sankar|location=Calcutta|publication-date=June 1974}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Dekol was connected with the Hooghly by the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Muri Ganga&amp;#039;&amp;#039; channel, which can no longer be traced. During floods, water from the river enters through the Muri Ganga Path before it reunites with Dekol. An increase in population and farming, floods, the STKK road and railway lines define the landscape. The village is part of the Hooghly-Burdwan rice belt.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Guptipara is the home of Bengal&amp;#039;s first &amp;quot;Barowari&amp;quot; ({{langx|en|publicly organized}}) [[Durga Puja]] which introduced Sri Bindhabasini [[Jagaddhatri puja|Jagaddhatri Puja]] (Worshipping Devi Durga introduced by [[Lord Rama]]), with a club named Bindhyabasini. It is now known as Bindhyabasini Mata.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=বারো ইয়ারি আয়োজনে পূজিতা হন গুপ্তিপাড়ার বিন্ধ্যবাসিনী|url=https://anandautsav.anandabazar.com/puja-parikrama/durga-puja-2018-old-and-ancient-puja-of-guptipara-dgtl-1.881827|access-date=2021-08-17|website=anandautsav.anandabazar.com|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the 1760s, a group of men were stopped from taking part in the household [[Durga Puja]] of the ruling Sen family. In retaliation, twelve of these men formed a committee and organised a modern club culture called &amp;quot;Barowari Puja.&amp;quot; A group of twelve Brahmins, after being denied entry to a private Durga Puja at a wealthy household, decided to organize their own public celebration. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Bāro&amp;quot; (Twelve) and &amp;quot;yāri&amp;quot; (friends/companions): The name &amp;quot;Barowari&amp;quot; is believed to stem from &amp;quot;bāro yāri&amp;quot; (twelve friends), symbolizing their collective effort to create a public festival. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=telegraph&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060326/asp/calcutta/story_6014771.asp&lt;br /&gt;
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060629230728/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060326/asp/calcutta/story_6014771.asp&lt;br /&gt;
| url-status = dead&lt;br /&gt;
| archive-date = 29 June 2006&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Next weekend you can be at ... Guptipara&lt;br /&gt;
| access-date = 2007-03-25&lt;br /&gt;
| last = Sengupta&lt;br /&gt;
| first = Tithiparna&lt;br /&gt;
| date = 26 March 2006&lt;br /&gt;
| work= [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=yellowpages&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
| url = http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/durga.html&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Durga Puja Festival in West bengal&lt;br /&gt;
| access-date = 2008-02-01&lt;br /&gt;
| publisher = [[Yellowpages.com]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Opinions vary about the year of commencement of the Barowari puja. Some believe it to be 1760 while others claim it to be 1790.&amp;lt;ref name=calweb&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
 |url         = http://www.calcuttaweb.com/puja/index.shtml&lt;br /&gt;
 |title       = Durga Puja&lt;br /&gt;
 |access-date  = 2007-03-25&lt;br /&gt;
 |work        = Calcuttaweb&lt;br /&gt;
 |url-status     = dead&lt;br /&gt;
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070412212224/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/puja/index.shtml&lt;br /&gt;
 |archive-date = 2007-04-12&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
| url = http://festivals.iloveindia.com/durga-puja/history-durga-puja.html&lt;br /&gt;
| title = History of Durga Puja&lt;br /&gt;
| work = Festivals: Durga Puja&lt;br /&gt;
| access-date = 2007-03-25&lt;br /&gt;
| publisher = iloveindia.com&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Bindhyabasini_Temple.jpg|200 px|thumb|Bindhyabasini Temple, Guptipara. The place of first Barwari puja of Undivided Bengal]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Krishnachandra_Temple.jpg|thumb|200 px|Krishnachandra Temple, Guptipara, Hooghly]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ramchandra_Temple.jpg|thumb|200 px|Ramchandra Temple]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:VRINDAVANCHANDRA.jpg|thumb|200 px|Vrindabanchandra Temple]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The temple complex in Guptipara.jpg|200 px|thumb|The temple complex in Guptipara, Hooghly]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:In_Mohanlal&amp;#039;s_Memory.jpg|thumb|200 px|In Mohanlal&amp;#039;s Memory]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Chariot_of_Guptipara.jpg|thumb|200 px|Chariot of Guptipara]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Guptipara Rath.jpg|thumb|200 px|Guptipara Rath]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Guptipara Rath 4.jpg|thumb|200 px|Pulling of the chariot during ultorath]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Bhandar Loot 30.jpg|thumb|200 px|Devotees come out temple during Bhandar Loot]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Guptipara.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology|Saroj Mohon Institute of Technology]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Guptipara was one of the main places in ancient India where the &amp;quot;[[Sanskrit]] Toles&amp;quot; and Pandith lived. &amp;quot;Pathmahal,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Raghu Nath&amp;quot; Mandir, and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mela&amp;#039;&amp;#039; were situated throughout Guptipara in large numbers. Many old manuscripts and books are preserved in the &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;, the government library.&lt;br /&gt;
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Guptipara is the birthplace of folk singer Bhola Moira,&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Datta&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; and of [[Diwan Mohanlal]], the Commander in Chief of King [[Siraj ud-Daulah]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|title=Sirajer putro o bangsadharder Sandhane|last=Amalendu Dey|publisher=Parul Prakashani Pvt. Ltd.|year=2012|isbn=9789382300472|location=Kolkata|pages=49|language=bn}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The temple complex at [[Brindaban Chandra&amp;#039;s Math]] houses four [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] Temples: Chaitanya, Brindabanchandra, Ramchandra and Krishnachandra. The Ramchandra Temples contain many [[terracotta]] works,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;telegraph&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; and the structures bear characteristics of the [[Bengal temple architecture|Bengal school of architecture]], with carvings depicting scenes from the [[epic (genre)|epics]] and [[Puranas]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;telegraph&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Guptipara was a citadel of Vaishnavite culture. Even today, residents observe Ras, Dol and [[Ratha-Yatra]], which is Guptipara&amp;#039;s greatest festival. The Guptipara &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ratha&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{langx|en|ceremonial chariot}}), one of the tallest and oldest &amp;#039;&amp;#039;rathas&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in West Bengal, is said to cover the second-longest distance in India after that of [[Puri]]. On the day before the Ultorath (the homecoming of Lord Bridabanchandra), a festival known as &amp;quot;Bhandarloot&amp;quot; is held in Guptipara. Many people across Eastern India come gather there to pull the ropes of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ratha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Guptipara is the home of the first branded Bengali &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gupo [[Sandesh (confectionery)|sandesh]],&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot; a special kind of sweetmeat.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;telegraph&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], the population was 2,169, of which 1,090 (50%) were males and 1,079 (50%) were females. 192 of the population was below age 6. The literacy rate was 83.92% of the population over age 6.&amp;lt;ref name=census2011&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 10 June 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transport==&lt;br /&gt;
Guptipara can be reached from [[Kolkata]] or [[Howrah]] on the suburban train service. Local trains from Howrah, [[Katwa]] and [[Bandel]] stop at [[Guptipara railway station]]. Train service is also available from [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]]. Guptipara is {{convert|74|km|abbr=on}} from Howrah and {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} from Bandel on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line#Other routes|Bandel–Katwa Branch Line]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Railway local timetable&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Guptipara is connected by roadways, including the Assam (S.T.K.K.) Road.&lt;br /&gt;
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Buses are available from district headquarters [[Chinsurah]] &amp;amp; [[Kalna, India|Kalna]] (Kalna–Chinsurah 8 No. Private Bus), [[Burdwan]] (Guptipara–Burdwan) and [[Tarakeswar]] (Guptipara–Tarakeswar).&lt;br /&gt;
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Ferry service to Guptipara is available from [[Shantipur]] and Tarapur.&lt;br /&gt;
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Autorickshaw services are available from [[Jirat]] (Jirat–Guptipara) and from Kalna (Kalna–Guptipara).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Sports==&lt;br /&gt;
The two main sports clubs are over one-hundred and twenty years old: The Gupitara Football Club and the Gupitara Premier League.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} The Guptipara Football Club, Aida Milani Sangha, and the Guptipara Cricket Association arrange regular tournaments. The Guptipara Premier League in cricket received some fame and came into the spotlight of Bengal Media. These clubs organize football tournaments at Guptipara.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Administration==&lt;br /&gt;
Guptipara is divided into three administrative parts, or [[gram panchayat]]s. Guptipara I covers areas like Guptipara Station Road, Satgachia, Bandhagachi, Pathmahal, Mirdanga, Tengripara, and Saradanagar villages. Guptipara II covers the largest area with Manasatala, Pathakpukur, Beldanga, Kumorpara, Chutorpara, Baburdanga, Aryanagar, Rathsadak, Jamtala, Behula, Ghoshpara, Sondolpur, Rampur, Aida, and Baire, as well as many other small villages. Guptipara III covers Fultala, Char-Krishnabati, Benali, Shaktipur etc.&lt;br /&gt;
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Guptipara is under The [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hooghly Lok Sabha]] and [[Balagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balagarh]] [[Vidhan Sabha]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Heads of Administration===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|M.P. Rachana Banerjee&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Balagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|MLA: Asim Majhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Zilla Parishad: Paritosh Ghosh&lt;br /&gt;
*Pradhan Guptipara -I: Padma Roy&lt;br /&gt;
*Pradhan Guptipara -II: Sonali Ghosh&lt;br /&gt;
*Pradhan Guptipara -III: Sanjib Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
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===College===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Higher Secondary schools===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Guptipara High School]] ({{abbr|est.|established}}&amp;amp;nbsp;1890, Near Guptipara police outpost, Bhattacharya Para. Co-ed) &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.icbse.com/schools/guptipara-high-school/19121400501 Guptipara High School]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Guptipara Girls High School (est. 1950, Hugli. Co-ed) &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.icbse.com/schools/guptipara-girls-high-school/19121402201 Guptipara Girls High School]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Secondary schools===&lt;br /&gt;
* Satyabrata Balika Vidyalaya (Girls Only)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showschool.php?school_id=19121402202 Satyabrata Balika Vidyalaya]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Krishna Bati Char High School (Co-Ed)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.icbse.com/schools/krishna-bati-char-high-school/19121401205 Krishna Bati Char High School]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Satgachia High School (Co-Ed)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.icbse.com/schools/satgachia-high-school/19091403904 Satgachia High School]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Natagarh High School (Co-Ed)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.icbse.com/schools/natagarh-high-school/19121403403 Natagarh High School]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Sultanpur Alia Sr. Madarasah School (Co-Ed)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.icbse.com/schools/sultanpur-alia-sr-madarasah/19072409802 Sultanpur Alia Sr. Madarasah School]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Satgachia Balika Vidyalaya (Girls only)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Mission===&lt;br /&gt;
# Hindu Mission Boys Welfare Home&lt;br /&gt;
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==Festivals and culture==&lt;br /&gt;
Guptiparans celebrate several events: Ratha Yatra, Jagadhatri Puja, Durga Puja, Dol Yatra, Jhapan, Kali Puja and many local festivals, including [[Guptipara Rathayatra]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Ratha-Yatra===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main article|Guptipara Rathayatra}}&lt;br /&gt;
Ratha Yatra is the main attraction. At approximately 2&amp;amp;nbsp;km, the Guptipara Ratha covers the second largest distance in India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Datta&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090906/jsp/calcutta/story_11457400.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028132521/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090906/jsp/calcutta/story_11457400.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 October 2010|title=Next Weekend you can be at ... Guptipara|last1=Datta|first1=Rangan|date=6 Sep 2009|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|access-date=25 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It starts from the temple complex in Lord Brindaban Chandra Temple and stretches to Lord Gopal Temple at Borobazar, Guptipara. Approximately one million people gather there to celebrate the Ratha Yatra. On the eve of the Ulto Rath, Guptipara holds a unique ritual known as Bhandar Loot. During Bhandar Loot the bhog is not distributed but looted.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Rangan |title=Bhandar Loot — a unique folk event celebrated a day before the Ulto Rath |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/bhandar-loot-a-unique-folk-event-of-guptipara-west-bengal-which-takes-place-a-day-before-the-ulto-rath/cid/1947178 |access-date=26 June 2023 |work=My Kolkata |publisher=The Telegraph |date=23 June 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Jagaddhatri Puja===&lt;br /&gt;
Barowari committees and houses organize Jagadhatri Puja. The main attraction is a firecracker competition and procession that takes place on the last evening of the Puja.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Durga Puja===&lt;br /&gt;
Like other areas of Bengal, Guptipara hosts Durga Puja. Puja from the Sen&amp;#039;s house is one of the oldest traditions in Bengal. The famous clubs who organize Durga Puja are United Club, Saradanagar New Young Star, Bandhagachi Barowari, Azad hind Club, SMIT, Jagarani Sangha, Durga Mandir, Nirbhik Sangha, Daspara Barowari, Bhumijpara Barowari, Swaralipi Club, Evergreen, Thakurpara Barowari, Aryanagar Barowari, and Sasthitala Barowari. At least 100 small and big pujas have been organized here.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Kali Puja===&lt;br /&gt;
The main attractions are Desh Kali Puja &amp;amp; Mashal Kali Puja (Deceits Kali). Flares are often used in the procession of Mashal Kali Puja.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
{{commons category|Guptipara}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.accegup.blogspot.in Abhimunya Classes for Competitive Exams]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.rangan-datta.info/guptipara.htm Travel Article on Guptipara]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.rangan-datta.info/photo/thumbs.php?gallery=37 Guptipara Ratha Yatra Photos]&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://ebarguptipara.blogspot.com Ebar Guptipara]&lt;br /&gt;
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