PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 1997 ID-40449
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MANIFESTO .
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The studcm movement 111 Lhls C'lfTII)US 1 ..
· ,,,.., teac1.
cd a cJ 'c· .
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tun~. The la~t few )Cars has seen 'I vi nual I I ~,; 1:-.tve .JUIH.:-.
. ~ on~ aug ll on two iml.
p1VOh ol thl..! -.,tudent com unity: on the one h·t ,~d-. . .1ortant .
· . '"1 pnvatl!)<.ttlon has.
t1ccn, tn a ph;1-;cd rnannl'L drluting the ·1ccc~s of tl .. ·t d · · .
_ . . . . ~ ' .. lc s u cnts to lnfra-.
!:ilructurc and neccssnry fnctlrtres. while on lh .. ()II . .I .
. . . c 1Cf, l1C l.!llk'roence OJ' .
the communJ I and drvrs1ve politic::. of ABYP ll"S ll .. t, d c-h .
. . . . . .. " 11cacnc 1 e ''l..!ry.
toundatrons o l the dcmocrattc tmdll10ns of' the campus WI ·1 · · · .
. ' · 11 C prrvaiiSUIIOil.
.
hold thl..! threat of lur ntno JN U imo an er1·!·1vc ror· tl · ·1.
. o . -.. 1c pnvr cgcd.
and powerful. ABYP s rrght wrng rolitics has sought to divide ;nd \\l'aken the ...,luuent movement hv resurrcctinn ·1nd nurtur1·nu , 1 · · .
. . -. o e CXC USIVJSl .
.
:mJ ch..lU\ Jnt't ttlcntllte'\. In Iact. JNU represents in a microcosm the Lrgcr l'\1ntrachctrons and ::tntagonisms that have gripped the Indian .
p~hl~. .
1!1 Tl.':l,ingl~. World Bank anu IMF dictated economic pacl..age::. ar(: -'n~ natH1n~ with the hdp and through the1r rcspe-:C', nrc pampl!n:d with concessions in order to create :I ;r.~ndIy· condilion-;. Thus Lhl' 'retreat of the -;tate· is "-'-'""'-lpltned imcrvention in favour or nco-impcreali~m und ~tlrpm.rngly. at th1s most int~nsc moment of attack on ~'--"'~~and the other marginaliscd sect1on::.. the fa eist RSS .
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fronts ~uch as the BJP, A BVP. VHP etc have stepped diVJCil\ c rol it ics and thcrchj arc clearing reo.,rstancc I ln(Cfl.'\tS or global lin:HlCC .mJ the Bretton Wood .
w, dl\tllVL,ltnL·nt. prl\.lll.....llton. and cuts in h 1Vc lh .t-.,tiC ,111d d.ul~l·rnu-. unpltcatlon\ lor ""'" 1' hit\l' :H.'lllt'h J1l,llllh:,tcd 1n thl.' rap1d J,ry nl Ilk lttr tltt' ,th 1.I~\.· ,tudt nc fhcre ts a f , tLI \:''"· ltht.lll\.'' .u, tn ,t 't~tk' (lf coll.tp'>C 'I XI I uri t\t , ldt'llll~ \."'t'dh..·tli.'C I'-h \Und lO he j r tit t Vl lll 1I lltl 1111\'.lt nl luh· trl k11 t . CCI-. .k·111" tre vital dement., of the "-llH.knt movt!ment. Unfort.
~10n tnct e ' . . . U-.
l the pn:vious mandate Witnessed the lragment111g of the Union .
nat<.: ) · I f' d I . f.
.
along lines which arrcugm.:d_t~c e t an cemo~rat1c. orces against the right reactionaries in an attn.uve oattlc. I~ the llion hy right react1on the genu1111..: asptrattons of the student'.
an . .. . . .
.
were olkn deraikd in a cloud of _pngotsm, castctsm and communal .
l.t. ,~ TJ1,.. ABV P mon.:ovcr, has lived up to its fasci st rc'putntion b" .
J>O I IC,· "' ' . . . . , J .
openly cooperating wtth t_he JNU admtltt:-.tr:Hto n. On tl~c 1ssue of hostel Identity cards scheme. Ior exam pic. th~..:y Itave, aga1nst the popular student's will. supported the reg.r~..:ssive measure. Physical intimidation and help to perpetrators or s~xuul crimes alst) -.;ecm lo he an important component of their politics. In lhl! Periy<tr Hnstal incident the ABVP stood comrktl'ly exposed in tl11:ir anx iousne........ to save the culprit. The SFI-AISF reiterates its faith in a .JNUSU that is rl.!sponsive to the nectls of the students. fnr it 1-.; only tile JNUSU that can provide the forum for debate and the lcackr-.,hlp neces'\ary to light for the day-to-day demands or the -.,tudent. .
THE TASKS AHEAD .
Restore the P rogressive Admission Policy .
.
The SFI-AISF percc1ve:-. the strul!gk f01 the rL·-.toration or the progrcsivc aspects or thl! OAP(Oid Admi,,ion Pulicyl a' constituting the-central a)!,cnda ol' the ldt stucknt 1i10VCI11L'lll llll the campus today. JNU hall .
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pioneered the historic struggk ;tgatn-.t education as a rcproductron of social inequality unci haJ provided an inspi1 in g. example of hknding academic cxcellenee with social justice through the Old admiS\1011 pnlicy. The OAP'~ rck's social inlll\tices hut also to en~urc student's in,·olv~.!ment at en!f) Stage of the admiS<,lOll pi'OCC\'o 10 guarantee optimum tran~parCilC). SFC panicipallon wa' acttvcly encouraged 111 ensu11ng th~ dimination or all anamolie' in the rant inn or depri' at ion I'~Oints anJ e\ en at the .
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level ot' M.Phtl interview,. The rL·,toratiOI1 ol the OAP is imperallVl' to usher in a tkcl.!ntral t~ed. demncrati:-.ed and transparent admis~ion policy. Tile SFI-AISF stand~ I'm tile incorporation or Jeprivatwn poin~s on lhc category of gender and lhl' full re,toratillll of SOCial eCOfl0111H.: and regionul deprivation po1nts. Statistics rcka\cd hy the admnistra tion I'm the acadelllic year::. ll)l)) 6 -.,lw'v th:tt OBC rl.!prc::.t:ntation st:~nds a! IJ.Wfi, SC\~T nt 17.WYr and lhl! representation of backward reg1ons at I 1.7 1/r (far below tile constitution;\! requirements). The proportion of rural students admitted is only hall' or that or urb;.tn students. .
Sexual Harassment: T he Right wing Offensive .
.
The progrL''oslve clh o:-. fo.tered by thl! left and democr~1tic a..;Sl'rtion on the campu-., h~h rwl only n.urturcd he<11th) gender rel;.~tton-. l' 11 <.:am-. . . C1f' \"(llll''ll In the Vi.ll'lOU'.
ru~, hul ha.., al-.,o ensured thl! p;lltlup.Hon , ... . . 1 1f· 'Ilia '"S Ill lh~ 101111.
puhlrc lora. llnwevcr. Ill the rcn:nl past cl 'Pll1 ( < \.. ' .
.
.
. 1. , v n 1111 ·LI the campus. fhc-.~.:.
Ol SC.XU<If hara.....,lllCill anU 11101C'ol<ltiOil 1,1\ <..: ~ <..: .
.
· 1'1 .1 he Jircctly related Ill lhl.'.
allm:ks either heen to protect the gutlty or argul! lor the curhtng of freedom of girl -;tudcnb. The SFl-AISF platform demand that the JNU admin-i...,tration must implement the Supreme Court gu1Lie lt.nl!'> on ~exual ha-1a-.\lncnt. The-.,e guidelinGs involve the in-.,tltulmn ol Complaint Com-millce, which should be headed l:'ly a woman. Th~.: Commlllcc should .
also t;e democratically constitut~.:u and mu<.,l appraoch the issue.. with a view towards redrcssal of the crime, rehnhilit;ition of the victim and l!nsuring preventive mcnsurl!S. The Complaint Committel! in essence will e1.
nble the students to defeat the administration\ aucmpts to im-po::.c re...,trictions an h;1s followed the pnvau-;atton ol thl! campus .
....ecuriLy -.,ystem. .
IVIore Hostels More Books : .
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Th~..: SF1-A ISF asserls that no atlempt to uwolvc -..tudcnt.... in wider -..tru!!dt.:' for social and economic cqualtty \\til ocar fruit unkss ~he J~ncc of students is won over b)' lighting for the lo~g -.,wndmg.
.
l.011r1.
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and Je"ilimale demands of the ~tudent C011lll1Unlly. particularly the constn7ction or new hostcb. The SFJ-AlSr through the JNUSU has ~..:xerteJ consistent prc...ssurc on the admini~tration lO accept the respon-. ..,1t;i 11 1y of guaranteeing hostel accomod;:~tllll1 in th~ prospect u~ ~nd o~ pn)\'id1ng temporary nccomodatinn tn .... tutknt~ w1thou.t ~o~tt:b. !'h~ admini~trali0ns hlunl refusal in the malter t\ ckarl~ a rdkc~10n of th<..: fOl!IC nf fihcraJisation which SCl'I..S to disrcn~l' With spc~JI~g 111 ti.1C. so~ial -.;cctor.Thc hudget allocation for ·~ew hooks and .J?~~ nal·s· h~t~ th)S\.! di\cd to t.ero(Financial Estimate-; ol JN~.Jl)97-98).1 ~lis ~d~~~~ .
ate atwcl.. on our right to cJucation wtll he loughl hy the S I-A .
InPIh .md naiI. .
Transport Facilities .
.
. . . I ·olhpse Ill the sy\tl.!lll ol rommunic<.llion in the:_ .
There 1s a 'lrlUcl c J 1 . J 1u roull'' the nu mner ol C· E ·r 'inn' the DTC pnvall"l.! t H.:.
.llllpu..... \c . . I I .·J Th. Delht admnl"trauon IS keen ltl bu'e" pi~ lng ha\.C vutuall) lJ ~ ~.: . ~.: tlrll \tutlcnl cnncc~sion .
· 1tinu~ hesu.k..., L'n\urtn!! ' ·.
I d.
.
.1llu\\ the ' I c to col -Tl . SJ:I-i\ ISF ar~ conumllcd to .
. ·LI :.n:ept'lOtllt). H.: .
I.
.
p:t"'l'" ha' e rl'" rtd<.: \... ' flctlitres induJmg lht .
. I . oolc for bdter tran...,por1 . ·..
~.:arry tnt\~ard t1c stru~c b t·tnti·tl numtH:r ol day .
. I l' U Spccinls 1\1 rater w :t 'u " ' ' .
.
pres-;111); ne<..:L or · ,dwlar:-.. d the SC\ST Quota.
Correcting Regional imbalances an . 1 .'tl ·tl ~.k·H·Ioprncnt .
. J I ' . llliqul' lmllld ol np-sl l: . ..
!·Hil a j, cl1\lraclcrtsl! 1) .1 l . ··. ·'til.'' nf it... vari:lnl of l'&tpr-.
11 1.
.
' . , t ol the pet ll11· . ·r ·crt.-d.
\\'h irh must he :o.L'l'fl ,b p.u . ~-. ·. ·t l<l rlu: fli'!K.'cscss ol n.:s rt . .
· 1 J ·t ·rc ~u"1u. Orrssa.
tallstn. Sc,·~rnl r~gtons Ill r~ I. 'lk. IIIL' Nnrth-E;t'il ;lllU Wc:src:r~ and .I 1)1Jrncnt R~l!~~m~ 1 t J .1 ''-·ial auc:nuon.
ac::hrng '-.r...,t. . f .
\lL'IlL'III lll >;(1l...f,\ U . , t·tiJ\l' Jf)SIJIUIJOll () .
I ·uh rq>rl''t: n ' .
fll.th JNL .I II .-I 11''lrtfl'' till enabling .
. h't' ·' Jrrc..: ~... c ..
.
L·duL.tltPll ' ,. ·Jn llcn!!tn!:.
Ill..; (1f L ' ~ .
lll'l'C:"'·'I') fllt. . .
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PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 1997 ID-40449
.
MANIFESTO .
.
.
The studcm movement 111 Lhls C'lfTII)US 1 ..
· ,,,.., teac1.
cd a cJ 'c· .
.
tun~. The la~t few )Cars has seen 'I vi nual I I ~,; 1:-.tve .JUIH.:-.
. ~ on~ aug ll on two iml.
p1VOh ol thl..! -.,tudent com unity: on the one h·t ,~d-. . .1ortant .
· . '"1 pnvatl!)<.ttlon has.
t1ccn, tn a ph;1-;cd rnannl'L drluting the ·1ccc~s of tl .. ·t d · · .
_ . . . . ~ ' .. lc s u cnts to lnfra-.
!:ilructurc and neccssnry fnctlrtres. while on lh .. ()II . .I .
. . . c 1Cf, l1C l.!llk'roence OJ' .
the communJ I and drvrs1ve politic::. of ABYP ll"S ll .. t, d c-h .
. . . . . .. " 11cacnc 1 e ''l..!ry.
toundatrons o l the dcmocrattc tmdll10ns of' the campus WI ·1 · · · .
. ' · 11 C prrvaiiSUIIOil.
.
hold thl..! threat of lur ntno JN U imo an er1·!·1vc ror· tl · ·1.
. o . -.. 1c pnvr cgcd.
and powerful. ABYP s rrght wrng rolitics has sought to divide ;nd \\l'aken the ...,luuent movement hv resurrcctinn ·1nd nurtur1·nu , 1 · · .
. . -. o e CXC USIVJSl .
.
:mJ ch..lU\ Jnt't ttlcntllte'\. In Iact. JNU represents in a microcosm the Lrgcr l'\1ntrachctrons and ::tntagonisms that have gripped the Indian .
p~hl~. .
1!1 Tl.':l,ingl~. World Bank anu IMF dictated economic pacl..age::. ar(: -'n~ natH1n~ with the hdp and through the1r rcspe-:C', nrc pampl!n:d with concessions in order to create :I ;r.~ndIy· condilion-;. Thus Lhl' 'retreat of the -;tate· is "-'-'""'-lpltned imcrvention in favour or nco-impcreali~m und ~tlrpm.rngly. at th1s most int~nsc moment of attack on ~'--"'~~and the other marginaliscd sect1on::.. the fa eist RSS .
~ .
fronts ~uch as the BJP, A BVP. VHP etc have stepped diVJCil\ c rol it ics and thcrchj arc clearing reo.,rstancc I ln(Cfl.'\tS or global lin:HlCC .mJ the Bretton Wood .
w, dl\tllVL,ltnL·nt. prl\.lll.....llton. and cuts in h 1Vc lh .t-.,tiC ,111d d.ul~l·rnu-. unpltcatlon\ lor ""'" 1' hit\l' :H.'lllt'h J1l,llllh:,tcd 1n thl.' rap1d J,ry nl Ilk lttr tltt' ,th 1.I~\.· ,tudt nc fhcre ts a f , tLI \:''"· ltht.lll\.'' .u, tn ,t 't~tk' (lf coll.tp'>C 'I XI I uri t\t , ldt'llll~ \."'t'dh..·tli.'C I'-h \Und lO he j r tit t Vl lll 1I lltl 1111\'.lt nl luh· trl k11 t . CCI-. .k·111" tre vital dement., of the "-llH.knt movt!ment. Unfort.
~10n tnct e ' . . . U-.
l the pn:vious mandate Witnessed the lragment111g of the Union .
nat<.: ) · I f' d I . f.
.
along lines which arrcugm.:d_t~c e t an cemo~rat1c. orces against the right reactionaries in an attn.uve oattlc. I~ the llion hy right react1on the genu1111..: asptrattons of the student'.
an . .. . . .
.
were olkn deraikd in a cloud of _pngotsm, castctsm and communal .
l.t. ,~ TJ1,.. ABV P mon.:ovcr, has lived up to its fasci st rc'putntion b" .
J>O I IC,· "' ' . . . . , J .
openly cooperating wtth t_he JNU admtltt:-.tr:Hto n. On tl~c 1ssue of hostel Identity cards scheme. Ior exam pic. th~..:y Itave, aga1nst the popular student's will. supported the reg.r~..:ssive measure. Physical intimidation and help to perpetrators or s~xuul crimes alst) -.;ecm lo he an important component of their politics. In lhl! Periy<tr Hnstal incident the ABVP stood comrktl'ly exposed in tl11:ir anx iousne........ to save the culprit. The SFI-AISF reiterates its faith in a .JNUSU that is rl.!sponsive to the nectls of the students. fnr it 1-.; only tile JNUSU that can provide the forum for debate and the lcackr-.,hlp neces'\ary to light for the day-to-day demands or the -.,tudent. .
THE TASKS AHEAD .
Restore the P rogressive Admission Policy .
.
The SFI-AISF percc1ve:-. the strul!gk f01 the rL·-.toration or the progrcsivc aspects or thl! OAP(Oid Admi,,ion Pulicyl a' constituting the-central a)!,cnda ol' the ldt stucknt 1i10VCI11L'lll llll the campus today. JNU hall .
~ . ..
. .
.
pioneered the historic struggk ;tgatn-.t education as a rcproductron of social inequality unci haJ provided an inspi1 in g. example of hknding academic cxcellenee with social justice through the Old admiS\1011 pnlicy. The OAP'~ rck's social inlll\tices hut also to en~urc student's in,·olv~.!ment at en!f) Stage of the admiS<,lOll pi'OCC\'o 10 guarantee optimum tran~parCilC). SFC panicipallon wa' acttvcly encouraged 111 ensu11ng th~ dimination or all anamolie' in the rant inn or depri' at ion I'~Oints anJ e\ en at the .
~ ~ . .
level ot' M.Phtl interview,. The rL·,toratiOI1 ol the OAP is imperallVl' to usher in a tkcl.!ntral t~ed. demncrati:-.ed and transparent admis~ion policy. Tile SFI-AISF stand~ I'm tile incorporation or Jeprivatwn poin~s on lhc category of gender and lhl' full re,toratillll of SOCial eCOfl0111H.: and regionul deprivation po1nts. Statistics rcka\cd hy the admnistra tion I'm the acadelllic year::. ll)l)) 6 -.,lw'v th:tt OBC rl.!prc::.t:ntation st:~nds a! IJ.Wfi, SC\~T nt 17.WYr and lhl! representation of backward reg1ons at I 1.7 1/r (far below tile constitution;\! requirements). The proportion of rural students admitted is only hall' or that or urb;.tn students. .
Sexual Harassment: T he Right wing Offensive .
.
The progrL''oslve clh o:-. fo.tered by thl! left and democr~1tic a..;Sl'rtion on the campu-., h~h rwl only n.urturcd he<11th) gender rel;.~tton-. l' 11 <.:am-. . . C1f' \"(llll''ll In the Vi.ll'lOU'.
ru~, hul ha.., al-.,o ensured thl! p;lltlup.Hon , ... . . 1 1f· 'Ilia '"S Ill lh~ 101111.
puhlrc lora. llnwevcr. Ill the rcn:nl past cl 'Pll1 ( < \.. ' .
.
.
. 1. , v n 1111 ·LI the campus. fhc-.~.:.
Ol SC.XU<If hara.....,lllCill anU 11101C'ol<ltiOil 1,1\ <..: ~ <..: .
.
· 1'1 .1 he Jircctly related Ill lhl.'.
allm:ks either heen to protect the gutlty or argul! lor the curhtng of freedom of girl -;tudcnb. The SFl-AISF platform demand that the JNU admin-i...,tration must implement the Supreme Court gu1Lie lt.nl!'> on ~exual ha-1a-.\lncnt. The-.,e guidelinGs involve the in-.,tltulmn ol Complaint Com-millce, which should be headed l:'ly a woman. Th~.: Commlllcc should .
also t;e democratically constitut~.:u and mu<.,l appraoch the issue.. with a view towards redrcssal of the crime, rehnhilit;ition of the victim and l!nsuring preventive mcnsurl!S. The Complaint Committel! in essence will e1.
nble the students to defeat the administration\ aucmpts to im-po::.c re...,trictions an h;1s followed the pnvau-;atton ol thl! campus .
....ecuriLy -.,ystem. .
IVIore Hostels More Books : .
.
Th~..: SF1-A ISF asserls that no atlempt to uwolvc -..tudcnt.... in wider -..tru!!dt.:' for social and economic cqualtty \\til ocar fruit unkss ~he J~ncc of students is won over b)' lighting for the lo~g -.,wndmg.
.
l.011r1.
.
and Je"ilimale demands of the ~tudent C011lll1Unlly. particularly the constn7ction or new hostcb. The SFJ-AlSr through the JNUSU has ~..:xerteJ consistent prc...ssurc on the admini~tration lO accept the respon-. ..,1t;i 11 1y of guaranteeing hostel accomod;:~tllll1 in th~ prospect u~ ~nd o~ pn)\'id1ng temporary nccomodatinn tn .... tutknt~ w1thou.t ~o~tt:b. !'h~ admini~trali0ns hlunl refusal in the malter t\ ckarl~ a rdkc~10n of th<..: fOl!IC nf fihcraJisation which SCl'I..S to disrcn~l' With spc~JI~g 111 ti.1C. so~ial -.;cctor.Thc hudget allocation for ·~ew hooks and .J?~~ nal·s· h~t~ th)S\.! di\cd to t.ero(Financial Estimate-; ol JN~.Jl)97-98).1 ~lis ~d~~~~ .
ate atwcl.. on our right to cJucation wtll he loughl hy the S I-A .
InPIh .md naiI. .
Transport Facilities .
.
. . . I ·olhpse Ill the sy\tl.!lll ol rommunic<.llion in the:_ .
There 1s a 'lrlUcl c J 1 . J 1u roull'' the nu mner ol C· E ·r 'inn' the DTC pnvall"l.! t H.:.
.llllpu..... \c . . I I .·J Th. Delht admnl"trauon IS keen ltl bu'e" pi~ lng ha\.C vutuall) lJ ~ ~.: . ~.: tlrll \tutlcnl cnncc~sion .
· 1tinu~ hesu.k..., L'n\urtn!! ' ·.
I d.
.
.1llu\\ the ' I c to col -Tl . SJ:I-i\ ISF ar~ conumllcd to .
. ·LI :.n:ept'lOtllt). H.: .
I.
.
p:t"'l'" ha' e rl'" rtd<.: \... ' flctlitres induJmg lht .
. I . oolc for bdter tran...,por1 . ·..
~.:arry tnt\~ard t1c stru~c b t·tnti·tl numtH:r ol day .
. I l' U Spccinls 1\1 rater w :t 'u " ' ' .
.
pres-;111); ne<..:L or · ,dwlar:-.. d the SC\ST Quota.
Correcting Regional imbalances an . 1 .'tl ·tl ~.k·H·Ioprncnt .
. J I ' . llliqul' lmllld ol np-sl l: . ..
!·Hil a j, cl1\lraclcrtsl! 1) .1 l . ··. ·'til.'' nf it... vari:lnl of l'&tpr-.
11 1.
.
' . , t ol the pet ll11· . ·r ·crt.-d.
\\'h irh must he :o.L'l'fl ,b p.u . ~-. ·. ·t l<l rlu: fli'!K.'cscss ol n.:s rt . .
· 1 J ·t ·rc ~u"1u. Orrssa.
tallstn. Sc,·~rnl r~gtons Ill r~ I. 'lk. IIIL' Nnrth-E;t'il ;lllU Wc:src:r~ and .I 1)1Jrncnt R~l!~~m~ 1 t J .1 ''-·ial auc:nuon.
ac::hrng '-.r...,t. . f .
\lL'IlL'III lll >;(1l...f,\ U . , t·tiJ\l' Jf)SIJIUIJOll () .
I ·uh rq>rl''t: n ' .
fll.th JNL .I II .-I 11''lrtfl'' till enabling .
. h't' ·' Jrrc..: ~... c ..
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L·duL.tltPll ' ,. ·Jn llcn!!tn!:.
Ill..; (1f L ' ~ .
lll'l'C:"'·'I') fllt. . .
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