Harivamsha App.I.6
Harivaṃśa App.I.6
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App.I.6.1
janamejaya uvāca
gandharvī urvaśī devī rājāṇaṃ manuṣaṃ katham /
Janamejaya said:
How did the goddess Urvaśī, a Gandharva woman,
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devān utsṛjya saṃprāptā tan me brūhi bahuśruta //
abandoning the gods, approach a human king? Tell me that, O highly learned one.
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śrutvorvaśīndrabhavane gīyamānaṃ surarṣiṇā /
[Vaiśaṃpāyana said:]
Having heard singing by the divine seer in Indra's palace,
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tadantikam upeyā devī smaraśarārditā //
the goddess, afflicted by the arrows of love, approached him.
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sa tāṃ vilokya nṛpatir harṣeṇotphullalocanaḥ /
Beholding her, the king, his eyes wide open with joy,
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uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā devīṃ hṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ //
his hair standing on end, spoke to the goddess in gentle words:
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svāgataṃ te varārohe āsyatāṃ karavāma kim /
'Welcome to you, O fair-hipped lady! Be seated. What may I do [for you]?
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saṃramasva mayā sārdhaṃ ratir nau śāśvatīḥ samāḥ /
Take delight with me; let there be love between us for eternal years!'
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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
brahmaśāpābhibhūtā sā mānuṣaṃ samupasthitā /
Vaiśaṃpāyana said:
Overcome by a brahmin's curse, she came to a mortal;
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elaṃ tu sā varārohā samayāt samupasthitā //
that fair-hipped woman, however, came to Ela on a condition.
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evaṃ sā hy uṣitā tatra śāpasyāntam abhīpsatī /
Thus, dwelling there and desiring the end of her curse,
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ātmanaḥ śāpamokṣārthaṃ samayaṃ sā cakāra ha /
she indeed made an agreement for the release of her curse:
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anagnadarśanaṃ caiva sakāmāyāś ca maithunam //
'[You must] never see [me] naked, and sexual union [must occur only] when I desire it.
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etāv uraṇakau rājan nyāsau rakṣasva mānada /
Protect these two rams as a trust, O king, giver of honor!
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saṃraṃsye bhavatā sākaṃ ślāghya strīṇāṃ varaḥ smṛtaḥ /
I will take delight with you; an excellent husband is held praiseworthy by women.
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dvau meṣau śayanābhyāse sadā baddhau ca tiṣṭhataḥ /
The two rams must always remain tied near my bed,
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ghṛtamātraṃ tathāhāraḥ kalām ekaṃ tu pārthiva //
and my food [shall consist] solely of clarified butter, only a small drop, O ruler of the earth.
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yady eṣa samayo rājan yāvatkālaṃ ca te dṛḍham /
If this agreement remains unbroken for you, O king, for so long a time,
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tadā tavaiva saṃyogo mayā saha bhaviṣyati /
then my union will be with you alone.
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tāvatkālaṃ kariṣyāmi yāvad evaṃ kariṣyāsi /
For as long as you do so, so long will I do [mine].
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eṣa te samayo rājan vastuṃ tava gṛhe kṛtaḥ /
This agreement is made for you to dwell in your house, O king;
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tāvatkālaṃ tu vatsyāmi kṛtaḥ samaya eṣa naḥ //
for so long a time shall I dwell [with you]; this is the agreement made between us.'
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tasyās taṃ samayaṃ sarvaṃ sa rājā samapālayat /
The king observed that entire agreement of hers.
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rājovāca
aho rūpam aho bhāvo naralokavimohanam /
The king said:
'Ah, what beauty! Ah, what grace, enchanting the world of mortals!
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ko na seveta manujo devīṃ tvāṃ svayam āgatām /
What mortal would not attend upon you, a goddess come of your own accord?'
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evaṃ sā vasate tatra purūravasi bhāvinī /
Thus that lovely lady dwelt there with Purūravas
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varṣāṇy athaikaṣaṣṭiṃ tu tadbhaktyā śāpamohitā //
for sixty-one years, out of devotion to him, bewildered by the curse.
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urvaśyāṃ mānuṣasthāyāṃ gandharvāś cintayānvitāḥ /
While Urvaśī stayed among mortals, the Gandharvas grew full of concern.
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apaśyann urvaśīm indro gandharvān abravīt tadā /
Not seeing Urvaśī, Indra then said to the Gandharvas:
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urvaśīrahitaṃ mahyam āsthānaṃ nātiśobhate /
'Deprived of Urvaśī, my assembly hall does not shine brightly.'
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gandharvā ūcuḥ
cintayadhvaṃ mahābhāgā yathā sā tu varāṅganā /
The Gandharvas said:
'Consider, O fortunate ones, how that excellent woman,
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samāgacchet punar devān urvaśī svargabhūṣaṇā //
Urvaśī, the ornament of heaven, may come again to the gods!'
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tato viśvāvasur nāma tatrāha vadatāṃ varaḥ /
Then [a Gandharva] named Viśvāvasu, the best of speakers, said there:
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mayā tu samayas tābhyāṃ kriyamāṇaḥ śrutaḥ purā //
'I previously heard the agreement being made between the two of them.
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vyutkrāntasamayan sā vai rājānaṃ tyakṣyate yathā /
She will certainly abandon the king once he violates the agreement.
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tad ahaṃ vedmy aśeṣeṇa yathā bhetsyaty asau nṛpaḥ //
I know completely how that king will break it.
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sasahāyo gamiṣyāmi yuṣmākaṃ kāryasiddhaye /
I will go with companions for the accomplishment of your task.'
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evam uktvā gatas tatra pratiṣṭhānaṃ mahāyaśāḥ //
Having spoken thus, the highly renowned one went to Pratiṣṭhāna.
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niśāyām atha cāgamya meṣam ekaṃ jahāra saḥ /
Then, arriving in the night, he carried off one ram.
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mātṛvad vartate sā tu meṣayoś cāruhāsinī //
Now she of sweet smile acted like a mother to the two rams.
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gandharvāgamanaṃ jñātvā śāpāntaṃ ca yaśasvinī /
Knowing the arrival of the Gandharvas and the end of her curse, the renowned lady
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rājānam abravīt tatra putro me 'hriyateti sā //
spoke to the king there: 'My son is being carried off!'
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evam ukto viniścitya nagno naivodatiṣṭhata /
Addressed thus, having reflected, being naked he did not get up:
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nagnaṃ māṃ drakṣyate devī samayo vitatho bhavet //
'The goddess will see me naked, and the agreement would become void.'
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tato bhūyas tu gandharvā dvitīyaṃ meṣam ādaduḥ /
Then the Gandharvas took the second ram as well.
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dvitīye tu hṛte meṣe elaṃ devy abravīd idam //
When the second ram was carried off, the queen said this to Aila:
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putrau me hriyate rājann anāthāyā iva prabho /
“My two sons are being carried off, O king, as if I were helpless, my lord!”
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niśamyākranditaṃ devī putrayor nīyamānayoḥ /
Hearing the cry of her two sons as they were being led away, the queen [said]:
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hatāsmy ahaṃ kunāthena napuṃsā vīramāninā //
“I am ruined by a wretched protector, an impotent man who imagines himself a hero,
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yadviśrambhād ahaṃ naṣṭā hatāpatyā ca dasyubhiḥ /
by trusting whom I am ruined and have had my offspring stolen by robbers—
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yaḥ śete niśi saṃtrasto yathā nārī divā pumān /
he who lies terrified at night like a woman, though a man by day!”
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evam uktas tadotthāya nagno rājā pradhāvitaḥ //
Thus addressed, the king leapt up naked and ran forth,
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meṣayoḥ padam anvicchan gandharvair vidyud apy atha /
seeking the tracks of the two rams. Then a lightning bolt
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utpāditā sumahatī yayā tad bhavanaṃ mahat /
of tremendous size was produced by the Gandharvas, by which that vast mansion
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prakāśitaṃ vai sahasā tato nagnam avaikṣata //
was suddenly illuminated; and then she saw him naked.
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nagnaṃ dṛṣṭvā tirobhūtā gandharvī hy agamad divam //
Having seen him naked, the Gandharva woman vanished and went to heaven.
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tirobhūtāṃ tu tāṃdṛṣṭvā gandharvā hy agaman divam /
Seeing that she had vanished, the Gandharvas went to heaven.
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tirobhūtāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā gandharvās tatratāv ubhau /
Seeing that she had vanished, the Gandharvas there
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utsṛjya meṣau śīghram tu yathākāmaṃ yayus tataḥ /
released both rams and quickly went away as they pleased.
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utsṛṣṭau coraṇau dṛṣṭvā rājā gṛhyāgato gṛham /
Seeing the two rams abandoned, the king took them and returned home.
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apaśyann urvaśīṃ tatra vilālapa suduḥkhitaḥ /
Not seeing Urvaśī there, he wailed in deep grief,
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cacāra pṛthivīṃ caiva mārgamāṇa itas tataḥ //
and roamed the earth, searching here and there.
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athāpaśyat sa tāṃ rājā kurukṣetre mahābalaḥ /
Then that king of great might saw her at Kurukṣetra.
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sa tāṃ vīkṣya kurukṣetre sarasvatyāś ca tatsakhīḥ /
Beholding her at Kurukṣetra on the Sarasvatī, along with her companions,
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pañca prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ prāha sūktaṃ purūravāḥ //
with a joyful face, Purūravas spoke the Vedic hymn to the five [women]:
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aho jāye jāye tiṣṭha ghore na tyaktum arhasi /
“Ah, wife, wife, stay, cruel one! You ought not to abandon me.
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māṃ tvam aprāpya nirvṛttiṃ vacāṃsi kṛṇavāmahe //
Without you, I find no happiness. Let us converse together.
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sudeho 'yaṃ patatv adya devi dūraṃ gatas tvayā /
May this fine body fall today, O queen, now that you have gone far away!
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svādanty enaṃ vṛkā gṛdhrās tvatprasādasya nāspadam /
Wolves and vultures will devour it, as it has no place in your favor!”
App.I.6.41
plakṣatīrthe puṣkariṇyāṃ himavatyāṃ samāplutām //
[He saw her] bathed in a lotus pool at Plakṣatīrtha on the snowy mountain,
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krīḍantīṃ apsarobhiś ca pañcabhiḥ saha śobhanām /
the beautiful woman sporting with five apsarases.
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tāṃ krīḍantīṃ tato dṛṣṭvā vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ //
Seeing her sporting there, he wept in deep sorrow.
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sā cāpi tatra taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānam avidūrataḥ /
And seeing the king there, not far away,
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urvaśī tāḥ sakhīḥ prāha sa eṣa puruṣottamaḥ /
Urvaśī said to those companions: “This is that best of men,
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yasminn aham avātsaṃ vai darśayām āsa taṃ nṛpam //
with whom I lived.” And she pointed out the king.
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samāvignās tu tāḥ sarvāḥ punar eva narādhipaḥ /
They were all agitated. And again the ruler of men [said]:
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jāye ha tiṣṭha manasi ghore vacasi tiṣṭha he /
“Stay, O wife, in your heart! Cruel one, stay in your word!”
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evamādīni sūktāni parasparam abhāṣatām //
They spoke hymns such as these to one another.
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urvaśī cābravīd ailaṃ sagarbhāhaṃ tvayā vibho /
And Urvaśī said to Aila: “I am pregnant by you, O lord.
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saṃvatsarāt kumāras te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ /
After a year, you will have a son, there is no doubt.
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niśām ekāṃ ca nṛpate nivatsyasi mayā saha //
And for one night, O king, you will dwell with me.”
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hṛṣṭo jagāma rājāt sa svapuraṃ sumahāyaśāḥ /
The renowned king went delighted to his own city.
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gate saṃvatsare bhūya urvaśī punar āgamat //
When the year had passed, Urvaśī came once again,
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uṣitaś ca tayā sārdham ekarātraṃ mahāyaśāḥ //
and the greatly renowned [king] stayed with her for one night.
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urvaśy athābravīd ailaṃ gandharvā varadās tava /
Then Urvaśī said to Aila: “The Gandharvas will grant you a boon.
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tān vṛṇīṣva mahārāja brūhi caitāṃs tvam eva ha //
Choose from them, great king, and tell them yourself:
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vṛṇīṣva samatāṃ rājan gandharvāṇāṃ mahātmanām /
‘Choose equality with the great Gandharvas, O king!’”
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tathety uktvā varaṃ vavre gandharvāś ca tahāstv iti //
Saying “So be it,” he chose the boon, and the Gandharvas said, “So be it.”
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sthālīṃ nyasya vane gatvā gṛham abhyāyayau niśi /
Placing the pot in the forest, he went and returned home at night.
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tretāyāṃ saṃpravṛttāyāṃ manasi trayy avartata /
As the Tretā [Yuga] commenced, the triple Veda arose in his mind.
App.I.6.60
pūrayitvāgninā sthālīṃ gandharvāś ca tam abruvan /
Having filled the pot with fire, the Gandharvas said to him:
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aneneṣṭvā salokān naḥ prāpsyasi tvaṃ narādhipa //
“Having sacrificed with this, O king, you will attain our world.”
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tān ādāya kumārāṃs tu gamanāyopacakrame /
Taking those sons, he set out to depart.
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nikṣipyāgnim araṇye tu saputras tu gṛhaṃ yayau //
Depositing the fire in the forest, he went home with his son.
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abhyetyāgniṃ tu nāpaśyad aśvatthaṃ tatra dṛṣṭavān /
Returning, he did not see the fire, but saw an aśvattha tree there.
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śamījātaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā aśvatthaṃ vismitas tataḥ //
Seeing that aśvattha tree growing from a śamī tree, he was astonished.
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gandharvebhyas tadāśaṃsad agnināśaṃ tatas tu saḥ /
Then he reported the loss of the fire to the Gandharvas.
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śrutvā tam artham akhilam araṇīṃ tu samādiśan //
Hearing the whole matter, they instructed him regarding the kindling sticks:
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aśvatthād araṇīṃ kṛtvā mathitvāgniṃ yathāvidhi /
“Make kindling sticks from the aśvattha and churn the fire according to rule.”
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mathitāgniṃ tridhā kṛtvā ayajat sa narādhipaḥ /
Dividing the churned fire into three parts, that king performed the sacrifice.
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iṣṭvā yajñair bahuvidhair gatas teṣāṃ salokatām //
Having sacrificed with various sacrifices, he attained the same world as them.
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teneṣṭvā tu sa tāṃl lokān prāptavān sa narādhipaḥ /
Having sacrificed with that, that king attained those worlds.
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gandharvebhyo varaṃ labdhvā tretāgniṃ samakalpayat /
Having received the boon from the Gandharvas, he established the three sacrificial fires.
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eko 'gniḥ pūrvam evāsīd ailas tretām akārayat /
Formerly there was only one fire; Aila made it threefold.
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evaṃprabhāvo rājāsīd ailas tu puruṣottamaḥ //
Such was the power of King Aila, that best of men.
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