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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 2

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Apocalypse NOW!

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Part 10:

“Has Judgment Day Begun?” (Continued)

To read Part 1, click here…SEPTEMBER 5 (Apocalypse Now! Part 9: Has Judgment Day Begun? Part 1)

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There are many who are running “here and there”, in attempt to prove just how close we are to that great and notable Day of the Lord.

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After all, don’t we now see a great interest within the church-world for Bible prophecy concerning these things?

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Prophecy seminars, and popular international television and radio ministries dedicated solely to Bible prophecy?

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Global Warning – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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But there is a general consensus among all these Bible teachers concerning 2nd Thessalonians, which warns that The Day of the Lord cannot come, until two certain signs are first witnessed in the world…

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TWO EVENTS MUST FIRST HAPPEN!

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Yes, 2nd Thessalonians, 2:2 makes very clear… “for that day shall not come, except there come: 

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1. “a falling away first, and…

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2. “that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.”

2nd Thessalonians 2:3, 4

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Now here above is seen that two things must first occur, prior to the Day of Christ: “a falling away first” (an apostasy), and the “man of sin be revealed…that he as God sits in the temple of God”.

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Cropped image Photo – Share -Alike License – Jesus in Jeans – cropped images – Wikimedia

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“…even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time”

1stJohn 2:18

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Now in the last installment (click here to read) of this little series of devotionals titled, “Apocalypse NOW!”, it was presented that the “Man of Sin” has already been revealed.

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Yes, contrary to today’s popular consensus in the church-world, Satan, working through the unsaved multitudes, has already come in the form of the Antichrist Beast.

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Whore – Babylon – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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THE GREAT APOSTASY

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But it was not discussed in the Year 2, September 5th devotional (click here to read), regarding the other sign which must also be seen, before that day can come…

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Listen…“for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first…” 2nd Thessalonians 2:3

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Now, this above verse speaks of a falling away, a “forsaking”, which must first come.

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WHAT IS “A FALLING AWAY”?

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Well, to find the answer to this question, the Bible is the only place to search for the answer…

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Listen…

“…and these (who built their house on sand) have no root,

which for a while believe,

and in time of temptation FALL AWAY.”

Luke 8:13

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So here is seen the meaning of the words, “fall away”.

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FURTHER BIBLE CONFIRMATION

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And for further confirmation, the Book of Hebrews says…

“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened…

If they shall FALL AWAY,

to renew them again unto repentance…”

Hebrews 6:4, 6

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ANY DIRECT PROPHECIES? 

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So then, the next question is, “Does the Bible ever prophesy of the day when the churches will all fall away?”

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Oh yes! Listen again to Paul as he foretells of the day when the churches will fall away…

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;

but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,

having itching ears;

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,

and shall be turned unto fables.”

2nd Timothy 4:3, 4

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So here is seen that the Christian churches will turn away from the truth, and from sound doctrine.

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Audience hands – cropped image – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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ARE WE THERE YET?

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Now the next question to be asked is this… “Have we arrived at that day, when the great apostasy foretold in Scripture has already occurred?”

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Well, just about any biblically well-versed conservative Christian understands that a great portion of the churches have now embraced a prosperity-driven, pleasure-focused gospel.

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BOTH EVENTS FULFILLED

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Now whether the Reader agrees or not concerning the totality of today’s apostasy, it is generally acknowledged that those churches who have embraced the prosperity/pleasure gospels.

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And so, the bottom line to all this is, we can now finally see the two events transpiring before our very eyes:

1. The apostasy (falling away) of the Christian world…

 2. And the revealing of just what is and who is the Antichrist Beast.

After all, Revelation 17 reveals this multi-faceted beast as having various “kings and kingdoms”, which means this beast is symbolic of Lucifer’s antichrist world-system.

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pleiades: Mystery Babylon: Mother of Harlots – www.signsofheaven.org

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AND SO, ARE WE THERE YET?

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And so, the signature question of today’s devotional remains, “Have we arrived at the day which is called, The Day of the Lord?” 

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Well, this website offers much more information on these things.

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And so, please keep reading these devotionals (and “Signs Of Heaven.org”) to gain a fuller understanding of just where we are in time!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The armor of God – theheavensdeclare.net -use by permission only

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TO READ PART  11, CLICK HERE…

DECEMBER 2 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 11: “Pre-Trib Rapture, The Ultimate ‘House of Cards!’”)

House Of Cards Bridge – wikipedia – public domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to study, study, study, that I may know for a certainty about these things…

Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…”The Abomination in the Apostate Church”,

or you can also read this shorter article…February 9th (Waiting For The Church to Shine!)

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

 

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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;

and behold a great red dragon,

having seven heads and ten horns,

and seven crowns upon his heads.”

Revelation 12:3 

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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.

However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.

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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.

Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.

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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). 

And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).

So we have this 7 and 10 numbering.

And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.

Because the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Flood Waters of Satan-Introduction

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TOMORROW…

November 3 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 17: “Revelation’s Now-Unfolding Prophecies”)

Revelation – www.pri.org/stories/2011-08-10/revelations-book-revelation – courtesy www.pre.org

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 10-MINUTE MESSAGE…Last Day Events Ellen G White Audio book Chapter 1 Earth’s Last Crisis

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 1

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Apocalypse Now!

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Part 9:

“Has Judgment Day Begun?”

Part 1

To read Part 1, click here… AUGUST 3 (Apocalypse Now! Part 1: Silencing the Gospel!)

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“Let no man deceive you by any means:

for that Day shall not come, except there come a falling away first,

and that man of sin be revealed,

the son of perdition;

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God,

or that is worshipped;

so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,

showing himself that he is God.”

2nd Thessalonians 2:1-4

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Whore – Babylon – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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There are many who are looking around at this topsy-turvy world, and asking themselves the question…

“Have we arrived at the Day, which is called, The Day of the Lord?”

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Yes, there are many unbelievable events and unexplainable paradigm shifts going on right now in the world which would make one believe that we have indeed reached that great and fearful day, The Day of the Lord!

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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TWO EVENTS MUST FIRST HAPPEN!

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But the Bible makes very clear… “for that day shall not come, except there come:

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1. “a falling away first”, and…

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2. “that man of sin be revealed…” 2nd Thessalonians 2:3, 4

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Now, here above is seen those two things which must first occur, prior to the Day of Christ:

1. “a falling away” (apostasy), and…

2. the “man of sin be revealed…that he as God sits in the temple of God”.

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Photo – Share -Alike License – skateboarding Jesus in Jeans – cropped and divided photo – Wikimedia

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WHO IS ‘THE MAN OF SIN?’

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But most people do not understand who or what is the nature of this Antichrist beast!

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We have been told, over and over again, that this Antichrist Beast is a single individual, as it seems to say in 2nd Thessalonians, calling him, the “man of sin”.

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The problem is that this verse cannot be understood properly unless we allow the Bible to define who is “the man of sin”…

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LUCIFER CALLED, “THE MAN”

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Listen to Isaiah…“How art thou fallen from heaven,

O Lucifer, son of the morning!

how art thou cut down to the ground,

which didst weaken the nations!…

They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee,

and consider thee, saying,

‘IS THIS THE MAN that made the earth to tremble,

that did shake kingdoms'”

Isaiah 14:12, 16

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So here, Satan (Lucifer) is referred to as, “Is this the man…?”

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Yes, Satan is the true Antichrist as he has waged his warfare against Heaven and God’s elect through the various kings and kingdoms which have ruled in the earth, throughout history.

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And so, Lucifer, empowering these various kings and kingdoms is what composes this multi-headed, multi-horned beast with various other beasts making up his body.

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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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CHRISTIANS ONCE UNDERSTOOD

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These old engravings properly depict this multi-faceted Antichrist Beast with the Mystery Harlot Babylon riding upon it.

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Yes, the Christian community of yesteryear knew who this beast was, who for centuries persecuted God’s elect in the form of the apostate church-system of Europe.

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Oh yes, those popish rulers were indeed part of the Antichrist Beast.

And certainly, that apostate church and her popish potentates received the “deadly wound by a sword” (God ‘s sword, the Bible).

And it is true, that the Romish church seems to have fully recovered from that deadly wound.

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Papessa tiara Harlot rides Beast – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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But the Antichrist Beast is far more than just one of its heads.

Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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A 7-HEADED BEAST

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Now this is not to diminish the role that this 5th-head of the beast has played in Church history and in the history of the world.

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And this 5th-head (popery) is definitely beginning to re-emerge as a big player in the end-time events! 

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But the true fullness of the 1st-Beast of Revelation 13 must be realized by beholding all of its 7 heads.

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Because in these last moments of Earth’s history, this entire Antichrist Beast will stand upon the world stage in all of its fullness, and in all of its sinister, counterfeit “glory”.

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Whore – Babylon – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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BOTH EVENTS FULFILLED

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And even though the inhabitants of the world will once again “wonder after the beast”, God’s elect and chosen followers are encouraged to study, study, study, so as to gain a much fuller understanding of this 7-headed Beast.

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But the bottom line to all this is, we can now finally see the two events transpiring before our very eyes:

1. the apostasy of the Christian world, and…

2. the revealing of just what is and who is the Antichrist Beast, foretold of in 2nd Thessalonian, chapter 2, concerning what must occur prior to Christ’s coming for His gathered-together people.

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The Pleiades: Mystery Babylon: Mother of Harlots

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ARE WE THERE YET?

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And so, to answer the signature question of today’s devotional, “Have we arrived at the day which is called, The Day of the Lord?”

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Well, this website offers much more information on these things.

And so, please keep reading these articles on this website to gain a fuller understanding of just where we are in time!

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TO READ PART 10, CLICK HERE…

OCTOBER 20 (Apocalypse Now! Part 10: Has Judgment Day Begun? (Continued))

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to study, study, study, that I may know for a certainty about these things…

Prayer – Anna Blunden – For Only One Short Hour – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place…

…or you can also read this shorter article…“May 4th (Mark of the Beast & Seal of God)”

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THE END

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Revelation 12:3 

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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.

However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.

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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.

Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.

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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). 

And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).

So, we have this 7 and 10 numbering.

And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.

Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Flood Waters of Satan-Introduction

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TOMORROW…

November 2 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 10: Has Judgment Day Begun? (Continued))

 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 5-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL – – Maranatha!: “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”– By Ellen G. White

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Jacob – Wikimedia-US – Public-Domain

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