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So, the other evening, I turned on the TV in hopes of
watching some Netflix, only to find the internet was out. Lo and behold, I
switch to the regular TV to find that there is a Christian infomercial on. Too
lazy to turn it and curious in regards to what fire and brimstone sermon was on
the agenda, I leave it and watch as he asks (of course) for donations and tells
a few far-fetched parables. His spiel was on dreams. Aspirations, really, and how faith can “pay you back.” He
used the examples of Abraham trying to conceive with Sarah and Joseph’s life as
a slave to hone in on the notion that dream require faith. Both of these
stories, of course, speak about how these righteous people didn’t trust in God’s
promise and ended up delaying their dreams. That’s when he asked for the
viewership to crack open their wallets and phone the hotline, saying promising
what they give now would be returned 10-fold.

Now, I’m sure you’re wondering where this is going: and I
can say that it has nothing to do with any of that, but instead, the phrase he
used repeatedly, “Battle Seed.” This was used in the context of the harvest –
to sow and to reap. He referred to this donation as a “battle seed,” a
testament and offering of faith to be sowed, so as to reap the magnified
benefits in the long run.

Taking the phrase and running with it, I thought the concept
of a “battle seed” would be fantastic for a protection ritual and (inversely) a
curse – so I’m presenting both!

The Battle Seed of Protection

  • Plum Pit – cleaned and dried
  • Wax – you can buy it at the market, but chopping up a white
    candle works just as well
  • Salt – any color should do
  • Cascarilla
  • Agrimony
  • Caraway
  • Black Pepper
  • Additionally, you’ll want a teaspoon or two of oil (doesn’t
    matter the type) to thin your wax

Optional:

The ashes of Psalms 35
or The Prayer of St. Michael

Saint Michael the
Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection
against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we
humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince
of the Heavenly Host,
by the Divine Power of
God,
cast into hell Satan
and all the evil spirits
who roam throughout
the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Instructions

  • Begin by grinding the agrimony, caraway and black pepper
    into a fine powder and mix with (with ashes and) a liberal pinch of salt. Set
    aside and begin to melt your wax. This can be done in the microwave, but paraffin
    wax can be quite flammable when heated, so if you elect to use the microwave, add
    the oil and keep a sharp eye on it. If you’d prefer to go the safer route,
    simply add the wax (the smaller pieces the faster it will melt – I use a cheese
    grater) and oil to a double-boiler and stir occasionally until all the solids
    are melted. Remove from heat and allow it to cool for a few moments.

  • At this point, you may add the powdered ingredients to the
    wax or elect to do the roll method (which I’ll mention momentarily. Dunk the
    plum pit into the warm wax and remove, allowing a waxy shell to form over the
    rough put. It will be hot, but once it’s began to harden, you can shape and
    smooth the wax. Once it has cooled enough so as to only give under a bit of
    force, submerge it again and repeat the smoothing process. This can be done as
    many times as you wish, but if you elected to use the roll method, after the
    last dip drop the wax-covered pit into the powdered herbs and roll it around to
    cover. Allow the wax to harden for roughly 24 hours before moving on.

  • There a few different methods by which you might finish the
    ritual: foremost (and my personal favorite) would be to bury it near your front
    door step, lighting a candle to Michael (or whoever) and reading the
    aforementioned prayer. Another method – and an extension of the former – would be
    to place it within a jar that has been filled with earth and stow it near your
    door. The final method would be to hang it (in a bag) near whatever it is you
    wish to protect. Given that the affect is covered in wax, I recommend against
    carrying it – otherwise you risk a nice, big grease-spot!

    • The Battle Seed of Destruction

    • Whole Walnut – in the shell is best!
    • Black Mustard Seed
    • Cayenne
    • Sulphur
    • Charcoal (powdered)
    • Black Wax (& oil) – from a black candle; reserve the
      wick, they come in handy!

    Optional:

    A Personal Affect – highly recommended

    Ashes of any applicable passages from Deuteronomy 28:15
    through like 28:70 – there are some good ones in there!

    Instructions

    Much the same as before – powder the black mustard seed and
    mix with powdered cayenne, sulphur and charcoal (as well as the ashes, if you
    so choose). After which, you should follow the same instructions as above.

    To finish, the “seed” should be buried in the yard of he/she
    you wish to afflict. Alternately, you may employ the same jar method using
    earth from their yard or dirt from their foot-tracks mixed with graveyard dirt.
    This jar should not be kept in the house or on your property and instead either
    buried in the cemetery or on unclaimed soil. In place of the Prayer to Michael,
    you may read the chosen passages or ad-lib something sinister.

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    Impotence Cross

    qedavathegrey:

    “Hell hath no fury…” As the title suggests, this working is to render a man impotent for any reason deemed fit, though adultery/unfaithfulness are leading contributors. Or maybe he’s just a sum’bitch, who am I to question? If there’s a man in your life who needs to pay for something – few things are quite as effective as this.

    Recipe

    • Measurements** – cut to length in black thread/string
    • Black Candle – taper or federal
    • Acorn
    • Mint (dried)
    • Item of the man’s clothing – underwear are ideal, but other
      garments will work – black cloth otherwise

    Optional:

    • Aconite/Wolfs’ Bane –
      **poisonous, be wary**
    • Whiskey – hah!

    Instructions

    1. Begin by cutting out a square (6×6 ;; 8×8) from the
      underwear (I was going to make a pun about being brief here, but it was so awful I had to remove it), clothing or
      black cloth and soak it in whiskey or a strong tea of mint. Leave it soaking
      while you work the rest of the ritual.
    2. Take your black candle and, using the measurements, cut the
      candle down to the correct size and carve his name into it. It works better to
      cut from the top of the candle instead of the bottom, as then it can still be
      placed snugly in an aptly sized candle-holder. You may – at this point – dress
      the candle in Devil’s Oil, X Oil or any crossing oil you fancy. Light the
      candle.
    3. While the candle burns, take the original measures and,
      while thinking of your desire, fold the length in half and place three knots
      (one in the center, then one on either end). As a note, depending on the size,
      you may find it easier to use thread – sometimes when you fold it in half you’re
      left with very little room…. Thread is easier to knot in tight spaces than a
      heavier string or twine. With a hammer, or other violent instrument, pound the
      acorn to smithereens and collect what remains. Add the acorn dust to your dried
      mint and give a brief stir with your finger to incorporate. You may also, at
      this point, burn a scrap of paper with their name on it (paired possibly a
      rather fitting incantation) and incorporate the ash into the blend.
    4. When the candle has burned down and only an inch or so
      remains, extinguish the candle and then (in much the same manner as the acorn)
      pound it and any melted pieces into “shards.” Mix them into the mint/acorn
      mixture.
    5. Fetch your scrap of fabric from the whiskey/tea and give it
      a wring. Upon it, pile the tied length of string and your herb mixture (as well as your Aconite). Gather
      the corners and tie with another piece of twine or thread. Bury it in the
      graveyard and leave the tea/whiskey as an offering.

    **Measurements/measures: the length of a man’s penis cut,
    most often, into string or fabric – the more precise the measurement, the
    better. Used in instances of control, love, etc.

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    Impotence Cross

    “Hell hath no fury…” As the title suggests, this working is to render a man impotent for any reason deemed fit, though adultery/unfaithfulness are leading contributors. Or maybe he’s just a sum’bitch, who am I to question? If there’s a man in your life who needs to pay for something – few things are quite as effective as this.

    Recipe

    • Measurements** – cut to length in black thread/string
    • Black Candle – taper or federal
    • Acorn
    • Mint (dried)
    • Item of the man’s clothing – underwear are ideal, but other
      garments will work – black cloth otherwise

    Optional:

    • Aconite/Wolfs’ Bane –
      **poisonous, be wary**
    • Whiskey – hah!

    Instructions

    1. Begin by cutting out a square (6×6 ;; 8×8) from the
      underwear (I was going to make a pun about being brief here, but it was so awful I had to remove it), clothing or
      black cloth and soak it in whiskey or a strong tea of mint. Leave it soaking
      while you work the rest of the ritual.
    2. Take your black candle and, using the measurements, cut the
      candle down to the correct size and carve his name into it. It works better to
      cut from the top of the candle instead of the bottom, as then it can still be
      placed snugly in an aptly sized candle-holder. You may – at this point – dress
      the candle in Devil’s Oil, X Oil or any crossing oil you fancy. Light the
      candle.
    3. While the candle burns, take the original measures and,
      while thinking of your desire, fold the length in half and place three knots
      (one in the center, then one on either end). As a note, depending on the size,
      you may find it easier to use thread – sometimes when you fold it in half you’re
      left with very little room…. Thread is easier to knot in tight spaces than a
      heavier string or twine. With a hammer, or other violent instrument, pound the
      acorn to smithereens and collect what remains. Add the acorn dust to your dried
      mint and give a brief stir with your finger to incorporate. You may also, at
      this point, burn a scrap of paper with their name on it (paired possibly a
      rather fitting incantation) and incorporate the ash into the blend.
    4. When the candle has burned down and only an inch or so
      remains, extinguish the candle and then (in much the same manner as the acorn)
      pound it and any melted pieces into “shards.” Mix them into the mint/acorn
      mixture.
    5. Fetch your scrap of fabric from the whiskey/tea and give it
      a wring. Upon it, pile the tied length of string and your herb mixture (as well as your Aconite). Gather
      the corners and tie with another piece of twine or thread. Bury it in the
      graveyard and leave the tea/whiskey as an offering.

    **Measurements/measures: the length of a man’s penis cut,
    most often, into string or fabric – the more precise the measurement, the
    better. Used in instances of control, love, etc.

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    X Oil

    Plagued by disrespect? Have a hankering for some good old-fashioned
    justice tinged with a heavy dash of payback? Well, then you’ve come to the
    right place. This oil is based on one of my go-to cursing jams and packs a
    particular zest that brings a fire to those who dare cross you. Fittingly, I’ve
    named this Crossing Oil X Oil: perfect for bringing a little disarray and
    destruction to the lives of those who have disrespected you (or others),
    unjustly come for you, or are just plain deserving of a magical slap in the
    face.

    Recipe

    • (2) Iron Nails
    • (3) Hot Peppers (whole), dried – the hotter the better
    • Cayenne or Habanero Powder
    • Dirt from the Crossroads
    • Glass Shards – colored amber or red are best, but not a must
    • Red/Black String

    Optional:

    • Barbed Wire
    • Sulphur
    • Ashes of Deuteronomy 32:35

    Vengeance is Mine, and
    retribution,
    In due time their foot
    will slip;
    For the day of their
    calamity is near,
    And the impending things
    are hastening upon them.

    Instructions

    1. Begin by constructing your curios: take your two nails and form them into an “X” shape.
      It can be a narrow “X” if need be to accommodate the mouth of your bottle. Bind
      the nails together with your string
      by tying the string vertically and placing a knot, then wrap in the same direction
      three times, wrap horizontally three times, then vertically three times more
      and tie the string off. 
    2. Take your dried peppers and with a knife, cut a slit
      down the edge and remove the seeds from within. Mix the seeds with the Crossroads
      Dirt, (sulphur, ashes) and a sprinkle
      of cayenne/habanero powder. Stuff the hollow peppers with the first mixture and
      wrap them gently (so as not to crush the pepper) but tight enough to hold them
      together.
    3. Add the glass shards
      (and barbed wire) to the bottle, then
      add the nails, stuffed peppers (and additional sulphur and Crossroads dirt).
    4. Warm oil (4:1 ;; Carrier:Castor Oil) and add in a heaping
      teaspoon of your cayenne or habanero powder. Allow to infuse and funnel the oil
      into the bottle over the curios. Seal the bottle and allow it to steep in a
      dark place for at least a week, though a month or more is better.

    This can be used like any other Crossing Oil, though I have
    a particular fondness using it to dress a crossing candle (black candle,
    carved, inverted and lit from the bottom).

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    The Serpent Sigil

    While serpents ordinarily rule over life/death/rebirth, fertility and the dichotomy of “good/evil” and light/dark, wishes need not be confined to these parameters – apply instead the concept of the kundalini,the force of desire. || for more information on my use of the serpent, see Feeding the Black Serpent ||

    A Few Uses

    • The Wishing Serpent: To use, simply write your desire, beginning where the neck of the serpent meets the head. If you choose to recreate the sigil in favor of printing (when this sigil is used at its exact size, the “uncoiled” measures around 3 feet), ensure there is room to complete your desire. Cut along the lines, which should leave you with a long, serpent ribbon. This is best performed outside, though it may be done inside away from flammables over a large-mouth bowl. Using a candle placed on the ground

      (of a fitting color – red works as a default), allow the tail of the serpent to catch, holding the snake by its head, allow it to burn from the bottom to the top. If used inside, scatter the ashes to the wind, otherwise they have already been aptly scattered. 

    • The Healing Serpent: Utilizing much of the same procedure as above, write the name of he/she you wish to heal 7 or 9 times upon the face of the sigil – again, starting from the neck of the serpent. Cut along the lines. Coil the serpent back and flip it over, on the reverse, write 3, 7, or 9 times the name of nature of their ailment(s). Using a black, white or red candle, perform the same process as above – reading the prayer:

    Coiled serpent, now – 
    Unwound – Behest: 
    My bidding, go about 
    The soil,
    Viper tongue splayed –
    Oh, Black Serpent,
    Recant the poisoned-
    Tooth venom,
    And devour that sickness
    That you hath cast,
    Recant – by witch’s will – 
    And feed it to the forge.

    • The Witches’ Watch: Should an event arise that calls for a timed ritual, this serpent might serve as time-keeper –such as for opening the realms, crossroads work, evocations, invocations and possessions. Simply cut along the lines and drive a piece of cotton cord or thread through the head of the serpent and hang it in a safe place. When you are ready to begun your working, ignite the tail with your working candle – burn times vary based on paper used, circulation, temperature, etc. I recommend trying a test burn using the same paper and location, to get a general idea of your time frame. Play with the size of the sigil to shorten or lenthen your working time.
    • The Poison Serpent: On the face of the sigil, write out your unsavory desires, perhaps something to the extent of: “May the poison serpent rot the flesh and mind.” On the reverse, write your victim’s name nine times, beginning not at the neck, but at the tail. This pairs the elevation of your desire (over your victim) with the symbol of their force of will (to fight) being eaten away as the serpent is devour by the flame and freed into the aether. Collect the ashes and blend with sulphur powder, a poisonous plant of your choosing (ideally one that’s symptoms match the nature of your desire), iron oxide (optional) and bone dust (optional). 

    There are countless uses! Please, by all means get creative with it! I’d love to hear what some of you guys [would] do with it!

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    To Poison the Mind

    Begin by mixing black mustard seeds with a blend of powdered red, chile pepper and sulphur. Reserve a few tablespoons and use the rest to cast a small working circle. Within, draw the above seal with red or white chalk.

    Upon the seal, take a walnut and carefully crack it open down the “seam” doing as little damage as possible. Remove the nut from within and pulverize it. Blend the powdered nut with the reserved mustard/chile mixture and return it to the shell. You may recite a curse – naming the target, or simply spit maliciously therein with their name (and your intention) on your lips.

    Seal the halves as best you can with wax from a black hex-candle (an inverted black candle that has been lit from the bottom) and wrap around with black thread or yarn nine times. You may then seal it further with the wax if you so choose.

    Bury this in their yard or place it in a black bag and hang it from a tree upon their property. The madness will come.

    • Add a little zing to the ritual by tossing in a sprinkle of goofer dust and/or bathing the charm in crossing oil.
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    Walk-A-Mile Hex

    Call me old-fashioned, but I am a strong believer that
    curses inherently have the power to help as much as they have to harm. While
    witches have used them maliciously countless times, I prefer to learn towards
    curses that not only seek justice, but change ways. This is of the latter
    variety – meant not to damn (for the sole purpose of damnation), but to
    enlighten through disciplinary action. To force someone to see through the eyes
    of another, for the oppressor to feel his/her own oppression – to walk a mile
    in another person’s shoes. Hence the title: Walk-A-Mile.

    Here I will present three variations to the hex, hopefully
    befitting a number of different circumstances, budgets and personal tastes.

    Walk-A-Mile #1

    This one is (objectively) the simplest of the three as far
    as supplies go, but is heavily reliant on the witch’s ability to acquiesce the
    foot-tracks of their victim and the power of time. I’ll be the first to note
    how difficult that can be at times – and one of the reasons I have created
    numerous variations to fulfill the same basic objective.

    Things You Will Need:

    • Glass Bowl/Jar/Cup
    • (9) Nails – as per usual, iron being the best, but this one
      can be accomplished with any make
    • Dirt of the Foot-Track

    Instructions:

    1. Again, this one is quite simple – merely fill the glass
      vessel with the dirt. Optionally: add to this dirt Hoot Foot Powder, Goofer
      Dust       or drizzle with your favorite crossing oil.
    2. When the dirt has been added and lightly packed down, take
      the first of the nine nails (again, can be primed with an oil of your choosing)
      and drive it directly into the center of the dirt – naming your victim and
      whose misfortune you wish to inflict upon them.
    3. This is where the process can get a little timely. Take one
      of the remaining 8 nails, driving one in every day for 9 days (the original
      nail being Day 1) – each time repeating the name of your victim and the
      misfortune. Ex. (Victim), take upon yourself the misery you have inflicted.
      When all the nails have been added, allow them to remain in the dirt for
      another 9 day period.
    4. After the 18 day period, begin the last 9 days by removing
      one of the 9 nails each day – speaking something to the extent of: From your
      sorrows, you will grow. Each day, repeating the process until all 9 of the
      nails have been removed.
    5. On the last day, return the foot-track from whence it came,
      sprinkle it on the land of the victim, or scatter on the pavement of a road.
      Ritually wash the nails so they might be reused or drive them into the earth of
      their property, where every day they might cross them as a reminder.

    Walk-A-Mile #2

    The process is relatively the same, but can be accomplished
    in a shorter period of time with a few added “ingredients.” This one also has
    the benefit of not requiring the foot-tracks of your victim, but a personal affect
    is still required.

    Things You Will Need:

    • (1) Old Shoe – not your own, unless you seek to make them
      walk-a-mile in your shoes. I recommend a Goodwill or second-hand shop wherein
      you might find a cheap, old pair of shoes – just make sure to ritually cleanse
      them unless you want to risk dragging a stranger into the mix.
    • (9) Nails – iron or otherwise
    • A Hammer
    • The Shoe Laces or a length of string
    • A Personal Affect (or at least their name)

    Instructions:

    1. Begin by affixing the affect to the shoe in some way. For a
      name you need only write it on the shoe, some things work better stuffed
      inside, others are better held onto and affixed later. This is a decision that
      must be left to the witch cursing – it’s all a matter of taste.
    2. Now, for the fun part. Turn the shoe upside down on a sturdy
      work surface (outside and on concrete probably being the best idea). Using the
      hammer, drive the first nail into the center of the sole. Depending on the type
      of shoe, it may be easier to drive nearer the toe than the heel, as heels are
      often tougher and thicker.
    3. This has the added beauty of angrily hitting things, which
      is a useful energy for curses. Similar to the first variation, make sure to
      note who you are afflicting and the parameters of your desires. With the first
      nail through, add the others in a cross-like fashion. One above, one below, one
      to the left, and one to the right. Drive the remaining 4 nails in at the
      diagonal – making a box design with one nail in the center, or 3 vertical lines
      of 3 (which ever you see it as).
    4. Flip the shoe back over and (if your shoe has laces) pull
      them as tight as you can, working and tightening them as you work down the
      laces. If you shoe doesn’t have laces, simple bind the entire shoe with twine
      or string, leaving a good length for the “ears” (you’ll see why in the next
      point).
    5. To complete the working, take the shoe and string it up: 1)
      in a cemetery, 2) in a tree in the victim’s yard (this one has the added
      benefit of freaking the victim out) or 3) hanging it anywhere where they might
      see it.

    The cross is complete.

    Walk-A-Mile #3

    This one is somewhat a combination of the first two, and
    also requires a personal affect, name, or foot-track (as always, being most
    preferable). This one requires only a rudimentary knowledge of sewing (just a
    straight/running stitch) and a collection of sewing pens; ending in something
    like a charm.

    What You Will Need:

    • Fabric (no more than an 8inx8in square should be necessary;
      design, color, etc. are unimportant)
    • Needle and Thread (Black would be best, but really it doesn’t
      matter)
    • Personal Affect
    • Sewing Pins
    • (Optional: Stuffing if your personal affect is not
      substantial enough to fill the charm, graveyard dirt (paid for) is a perfect
      stuffing)

    Instructions:

    1. Sketch out a rough foot shape on your folded-over square of
      fabric – roughly 3 by 4.5 inches. Depending on what you intend to stuff it with
      (for instance dirt would require a tighter stitch), stitch from the curve of
      where the heel begins around the front and to the other side (leaving the heel
      unstitched) – allot a .5in to .75in seam allowance and trim the excess. Flip
      inside out.
    2. Add into the pocket the personal affect and stuffing, pinch
      the heel and stitch it closed – giving you a sealed, foot-shaped charm. (At
      this point, you could add a tie or string so that the charm may be hung or
      carried)
    3. With sewing pins at the ready, drive them one-by-one into
      the foot – speaking just as the other variations require, who you wish to
      inflict and the parameters. You can add as many or as few pins as you want, but
      for best results use multiples of 9 (9,18,27…), with each one, repeating the aforementioned
      phrase. 
    4. When all the pins have been pushed it, keep in a visible
      place (on a key-chain or hanging from a car mirror being two good options), so
      that anytime you see it and think about it, the hex grows. When the victim has
      grown or you feel it has run its course, remove the pins, cleanse them and burn
      the rest.

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    Black Dog Cross

    Black dogs have long since been symbols of misfortune, omens
    of death and undeniably connoted with the Underworld – Anubis, Hecate, Cerberus
    – all patrons the Crossroads: the bridge into the Unknown. This cross is
    formulated to bring down a steady stream of misfortune, one that grows with
    each passing day until this great weight plummets your victim into madness,
    paranoia and paralyzing fear. You are, after all, releasing the Hounds of Hell –
    it wasn’t going to be a pretty process. Be warned, reigning them in is much
    harder to do than letting them hunt.

    The process is relatively simple, but one that takes a particular breed (no pun intended) of concentration – you’re going to want to summon up the most violent, angry and feral parts of yourself to make this one come perfectly to fruition.

    (A hound’s-tooth necklace also helps)

    Things You Will Need:

    • Black Dog Hair – from a solid black dog, not from one with any white – it’s IMPERATIVE.
      Black and white dogs have an entirely separate symbolism.
    • Sulfur
    • Raw Meat
    • Black Salt
    • Black Fabric
    • (2) Iron Nails
    • A strong, red wine – such as Merlot
    • Black string (any sort will do)
    • A person affect of he/she you wish to cross – foot-tracks
      would be best, but most anything will do

    Instructions:

    1. Begin by soaking your black square of fabric (8in x 8in
      should suffice) in the red wine. It only need be wet, remove and allow to dry
      in the sun (or in the oven if you’re in a hurry).
    2. Take a cut of meat (it needn’t be large – about an inch
      square) and “season” it with a generous portion of salt and sulfur.
      Take your first nail (dressed with a crossing oil of your choosing, if you
      wish) and secure the personal affect to it, driving the nail through the meat.
    3. Wrap the black dog hair around the second (if the hair is
      long enough, if not, just dampen the nail with water/oil and affix the hair as
      best you can). Drive this perpendicularly to the other nail through the cut of
      meat – speaking or visualizing that which you seek to accomplish.
    4. If the nails are small enough, lay the trick on the fabric,
      gather the corners and cinch with the black string – creating a bag. If they
      are too long, simply lay the trick on the fabric and gather the corners between
      the nails, and tie at its center – leaving you with jutting nails and quite the
      statement.
    5. Leave the trick at the foot of the central cross in the cemetery
      – having paid your way in, or at a very dark, deserted crossroads.

    The cross is done.

    As is customary, when your wishes are fulfilled, leave for
    them a gift in the same location – again, meat is always welcomed.

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