[RP TownTalk] Outreach, Happy Hours and Holiday Gifts

Anacostia Watershed Society info at anacostiaws.org
Fri Dec 19 13:48:59 UTC 2014


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More ways to give this Holiday Season...
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Gifts for the Future...
Remembering AWS in your will is a great way to invest in the future of the Anacostia
River.
Please contact Mary Vasse (mvasse at anacostiaws.org) [mailto:mvasse at anacostiaws.org]
for more information
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Lotus Heron is watching you get ready for the holidays.
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In this issue...

Holiday Gifts and Stocking Stuffers

Lee Cain - Community Outreach Award Winner

Watershed Wednesday: A Wild Good Time

Upcoming Events
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Holiday Gifts and Stocking Stuffers

Holiday gifts that support the Anacostia River's revitalization! Order by Sunday,
December 21st, 11:59pm and we will make sure your gift arrives by the 25th.

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* Klean Kanteen AWS water bottle ($22)
* Reuseable carry-all bag ($12)
* AWS Hat ($22)
* Make a donation in honor of someone special (A wonderful gift!)

It's fun to share such a functional gift that also supports a cleaner Anacostia 
River. Perfect for a stocking, the stainless steel Klean Kanteen water bottle and
reusable and stuff-able bag are a great way to share your enthusiasm for the rebirth
of the Anacostia River. The AWS hat is made by Lands End - a great fit for the outdoors.

How to purchase or make a donation in honor of someone special? Just make your payment
through the AWS donation page [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC5bWUM2W8FF6UGTxRGYMKJhw2aMcvlWj8z36PWUzoqFhtZ-k7GkNqjPMs3moBeNxz51PDeivQb3v313FdtMnVhB5D2V9zfs5nc9S_DO9kIsw-7qsd45DKKmFNO4n8wpIxNmVHrS2K2cqhwldwzBtSTykQK83bnNP7vrmIMlIM_N9Lq_HKYcYbMtXu6c-qiSRVtDUAqSkbP-jd-0mmvN1kvK4zAWq4nBSh0tT1SytMei2nqu2oDfVZLbecHhWeLRL6YO8fOlh2v-wGEtlEf45C38=&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==],
and note the item or name in the comments section. If ordering water bottles, please
indicate if you want the sport-top or screw-top cap.
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Congratulations, Lee Cain,
OARS Community Outreach Award Winner!

Lee Cain at a Paddle Clinic

Lee Cain, [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCy5kMbxtUalt2Toc2-D9xSaW1qFZtKbKKj3NoavLq7NmgbdHWSg6ZnSpy3BPK0WnXSiSLzVjt1nuncGdYzBbXc18S9MYGCRxR5TA74X7E1P3IYsRu_bGq9QQd0G43oeDHBBEkeLOS5OXlwEFfxrHs8T_daOEy1eVwKtCXN7D4dUhdPobPnDRvn4ypuy1zADbGQaCyGF4Vj-HhNbJ1Gv4pNYQ3B7LLmcqa1j1Nzz6GtGvinMmz3FiPDsb9XyIsWgPwA==&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
AWS's Director of Recreation, received a wonderful award last week - the 2014 OARS
Community Outreach Award - given by the Anacostia Community Boathouse Association
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC0l4NfkUkfuQbp4G3whZJJiYTlt88qTsW2WdR6yGEPmJxBCh_pMnOwKKnT590waST6cCPZ6c4uiLpN_25OqhzVE1779g7Y-DVP3BIXB8F0ywDn4ssyoBZ7PKOzGYsaF2Hpot2489_9JLhoOSpeG9QAaW4mzLeTAItJupUhOKsXNjTaWRCz-nBUyCwyDnO_afGEJ0cuoXIE4WODa0kRBQk-oiVNquMWAudhQbeAJ2_iEBi-t3t-me8rwseItfgpu6AA==&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==].
Lee was instrumental in creating the Anacostia Water Trail in partnership with the
National Park Service. The Anacostia Water Trail's new map, website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC09Gbb1MYdiN7Jt2mj-hP4651NkPDR9qj6Ns3NG_Y8q1Ivf9tzGFv-spAEE9NPj1V5ZflF-RC-l360Rx7OV7EQlD_3cz-gQzlCB8_avQ8mS78OFIdj0oZDinjAGaF5FneXRpBFOTCoH-qYmGqH9WaLFh_5Y1elrPVHRBT3NaEc9B2J4ZtxNTI8NgaJg9Y5LIOH-9113-vbHkZICAhSMxbPvZQazCc1y7TfuMK-8dX_xWUiYbjF2RDNfJqdMa-u_dM2mbjbRGj-eJhyULWr2AG98=&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
 and master plan are important steps in developing the Anacostia corridor as a significant
recreation destination.

Lee was also recognized for AWS's popular free  Paddle Nights on the Anacostia River
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC09Gbb1MYdiNrAF5V0-fuRTu7TiL6qcIsP0iAFdAfAqju3S29Ud9IyDdM7VzfAwbPKVLIM9VohvgaHGRGXXUsAiTUENREHdMHy1Zpy2C05OgZAErdAalvCf2-7JHxgiIQhziWMG_o74eICsjr3MZcDcT84Qd_-vWM86ia6i2oXPZmwiLuOp47Tu4dk7O2BQnO8S6y5BdV91g17K1w1XdxBf3EVrNxqrwfq5bZyyG2jq03maOvxIRCyEd-yX_UDRgIZlfc5CHl7ELhrLxEk8n5YB10Dw6znDxoTiNcNiwBClupF_HGK0G0vAfLP7tlDSCsw==&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
program, a favorite summer time activity for DC region residents and visitors. Over
2,000 people have participated in Paddle Nights since its inception, enjoying the
river by kayak or canoe. Many were first time paddlers.

Lee's work has opened up the Anacostia River to so many people.  If you haven't 
enjoyed one of AWS's Paddle Nights or one of our Safari Series [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC09Gbb1MYdiNSAJFwUFkwhWs340FY6cYT14wZF6ffGX-fPOM6MYdWEnJC1Rp_b51I-IYujig0TK1aQExoBXdRSCbe85nueXC4rHUbyiJIUcxdOtlfsxcAi2h1_Eq69bRYOholVl1i6r2DlABUpL6suSiaw18x1QcUWtj6C_yQrwHCfurfQP5sphIfoaffGF2cbtyI_j_dOuiei9zUaowmAdV8EkAEQiagpD8ZVu6nhNCDkAODDxtpne99nb0VTGJdIGcle-Hi9YH&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
tour events - please consider joining us next summer!
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Watershed Wednesday:
A Wild Good Time

Artist Krista Schyler speaks to the crowd at the Big Bear Cafe in December

AWS's first Watershed Wednesday brought out the crowd on a cold winter night to 
the Big Bear Cafe [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCyfdVwbm02dj4MdBuPBfenygYBcqNlb8vUnfq0KKEMwpgQ37CmL3bfW4qUmepAAFWoYP-_oHlsxFQdg_Wsk1WOi6yiE86mob7AfwmWARMkPSLQpZ9OPHwcEqLE0x3cQ6UsWCJ8YUBCINXtGD_dNalSqyHWImD1OCN1l-E8EW0p75mPNihFv6yjWAFf37IGR9oXOrJ90zF7i6ATDqpOASHfA7lBB5e6Oz_UjqdJPTUgE_QVkVjMXGYdfzaRq8pSIJMQ==&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==].
Attendees were enthralled by a talk by photographer and writer Krista Schyler, [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCyfdVwbm02djjk3r2z2gAOd8ZwBml7feJsodftxUF4jQtRadWPi6aGMTGXMlomp207EKr9o4c3CzM07zoA2t1SfuocZXSWbZPs-GS4wQByY5U4ugJBHA_DDYHLmXmssk692TW5j5CpJ0mF1vdqXBSVePvCE1fR1BNf36-XvBWxVRj4zUW-Ji11J-TJqWz7ItktB2LpDYCfE9wJYop2O4nHkf4OkvcCtf8ht2-9XBUL_2zYnKhdQa03L29_CdsZsQ1SBZv80Qa2hCs3ykvZFK0as=&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
whose recent work has focused on the abundant wildlife and beauty of the Anacostia
River.

Talk and photographs of animals and birds found throughout the Anacostia watershed
were the main attraction. The story of American Shad [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCy5kMbxtUaltfkVtApGdrzvskBd_X7nkJjDm3gDBHqU8EFoYLBMhXyEPo8942tR_9OtkUdjAnCZt4GW1LoL_OOVBDpl9i76rWuw-3_88gKOCKaD3eYNkXE_84XpJccLWcpLGiJQLfT4Dien_WXZ8LgSF3Z-8l1gtmtLn5K-0TJDC-rKkH0dMnnr0Hmw-XbMWr2K0VPMaJ5qBHQoNxLsrOJiCNdAaH-hbYbzOz1QaP2AhLWFxHckD1-8o7igFvHTofrrKbxn1uBThAMypSpT1vJc94T7BAR0ohA==&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
captured the attention of many. It is a species of fish that once thrived in the
 Anacostia watershed and is now coming back thanks to cleaner water and programs
 like Schools in Schools [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC-0lmOPxoBhHdkwtKLCkbK4d85R4D1UzPw2FtozyB1vInf_UbMBhb7vMPzeEyK-Yc77H66B40FzGNsP8sxHdbwlwhKWnAJgwmHId2nzdGlFEDQDa8YyobCB9Ht989q2CvRog3yga5mEc_XUII_TDEUVAt8FHWC76T2EE59XsvqPoB-v3cxhqkH29UhZXZPaI7lGst1V_gsXT8qZVPN8aaDkYVezzF4a7IFO1CXoHnDCffta2q_T3QnK2pmnpKRSPfjImZivRNagZLA2UmV2pVMH2umour1jkw09ttOePcgytqDFovs_GnVTjfHQNmcExEeUAc7mehiaf&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
- which has local school kids care for baby shad eggs, hatch them and release them
into the Anacostia River each spring.

Join us on January 14th for our next Watershed Wednesday: Green and White Winter
 Wonderland at Canal Park! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCy5kMbxtUaltDyq_gIQyim_Q799PTZknaKzeiSjhFK6wq0vLtB_K-k1X8ms30iEp3XcH1IWI4GkptV4_pN1U0_-bY30eG6CvU0OdiewXz5aEO4XwPm9WmsdRibMak6joaX_U_brxT0kXjMNgfwquyBK2L9lRpYlEdtQw2BGRmQHeyy1QUwx3oMdJCvmflaE2UXFWxynYajbAIeDcOUuXRhvqInvEAxSIvU3B_2uDHfqlRvME4393Li1xz80Ay3QZkEPvJhB6xHiWVgQtVGmBoRQfTd9kY--3u_1WJ0FYbsowDiDtx8xS3PwIdyVTJ4p8eGgW8MU_FKmH&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
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Upcoming Events with AWS:

Last Day for 2014 Tax-deductible Contributions

- Wednesday, December 31, 2014 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCx9pCZSg38iox2gkQotebqyFptbuNRPaAw0scjZEDbfoQHRKcsimDkGvjJtcKsZ9H7B-lSgECiIZiBNUve6_2NCpmCziUZYFpmHMfB1EJTwLe4Bc2Qrl1jxi0gSzx5Vm1yg383pcBLXuhRKosZW1fzNl2-PEn5kXbJJMfx3gJFvQ0bZwbHZZpepsQdz3WiqsrC-8nz531qKMBKvBKMqHTPBS6t95VetxTwyleTq6tXOU4REN44b4G4W8JjMsDz6IHDVfdAbSkagPzo0I4oE_uWA=&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]

Watershed Wednesday Happy Hour
- Wednesday, January 14, 2015 6:30pm [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCy5kMbxtUaltDyq_gIQyim_Q799PTZknaKzeiSjhFK6wq0vLtB_K-k1X8ms30iEp3XcH1IWI4GkptV4_pN1U0_-bY30eG6CvU0OdiewXz5aEO4XwPm9WmsdRibMak6joaX_U_brxT0kXjMNgfwquyBK2L9lRpYlEdtQw2BGRmQHeyy1QUwx3oMdJCvmflaE2UXFWxynYajbAIeDcOUuXRhvqInvEAxSIvU3B_2uDHfqlRvME4393Li1xz80Ay3QZkEPvJhB6xHiWVgQtVGmBoRQfTd9kY--3u_1WJ0FYbsowDiDtx8xS3PwIdyVTJ4p8eGgW8MU_FKmH&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]

Earth Day Cleanup and Celebration

- Saturday, April 25, 2015 9:00am - 2:00pm [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC2wfCWjy7YyoXEB7qnFDn564xXdWYxA6DbDMqk-koSD1-YaRv5nzK_fAXHVzKLZsU0cB3gPaZuxnfnr1zo1uoJ_qxQzX-4QV09IJ9IK09D5QKGbJAHJB65VM3CiWJcETeh97E59Z9M2Ge36OodIdxIr1nWWjRQZ3rjItJ9f8BhxbIvVM-x7eLJ6S8PxpzJdWC_KFQIyWvIz6mV3UwoeH5W0pYRLSrXavxvY34lovsm2Qd1bWQhVrhoc3GNEdzmvZXfy8fdxTgUPU&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]

Remember to check out AWS's event calendar [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC2A96Ujx8pUEytgY5LbMX0UYxIeQ-yTnCKEvHvoIl4gO_6ycSMNOw--QktoGTIFLtqNU4yBsrNnQVZaYDAc0lbRHsZR877TD5AWX5pAHlEK64zxoFe6oa37-7ctsBVQ_C1iInQX6nS_hULA0DcqS0qegV99ZmPTeRP5LyxJOPjjaBJhcJxzzBsmRB82ZosoPNhh0lv8AucA0h8LvHWuWO65uydpcFN5s1mKSyrildnxblVRXL9liVrzS5luaYlAtwH_xWSDyYDczJ_iXVlFjDaI=&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
for more volunteer opportunities and events!
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Contact AWS [mailto:info at anacostiaws.org]
The Anacostia Watershed Society
The George Washington House
4302 Baltimore Avenue
Bladensburg, MD 20710
Office: (301) 699-6204
Fax: (301) 699-3317
E-mail: info at anacostiaws.org [mailto:info at anacostiaws.org]
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Donate [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCx9pCZSg38iox2gkQotebqyFptbuNRPaAw0scjZEDbfoQHRKcsimDkGvjJtcKsZ9H7B-lSgECiIZiBNUve6_2NCpmCziUZYFpmHMfB1EJTwLe4Bc2Qrl1jxi0gSzx5Vm1yg383pcBLXuhRKosZW1fzNl2-PEn5kXbJJMfx3gJFvQ0bZwbHZZpepsQdz3WiqsrC-8nz531qKMBKvBKMqHTPBS6t95VetxTwyleTq6tXOU4REN44b4G4W8JjMsDz6IHDVfdAbSkagPzo0I4oE_uWA=&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
| Join [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpC0Yd6H5zlpbxtUQKxZjEB6SVXPTzhX_3WDG5btNtUObeAOM-ztRQYoH2ZAUO4FJlx-6WQbEH4we0a2WQEDFRtqSZ4jrxw_NuK5axvwgg6oFmzF9LrtXPL6Ncz1lNcLfRGj5Iv08EW3Zzr_XoTIjd3BzETunkv3KPt0-KEcM6UfJLo1arv-UcX4XnCVtNplkMvcsu5M9YtnnzAqBxmsD-qZW2XDqh4AsUgGwB0Ipnhrv15mW0U7IxUTgFIoUq13A_2NAZe51_yGZY0BFMlQEdFRc=&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
| Volunteer [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mdeTRNfZ-fi7_e2_FNWJ9U3qcHq3B0ZcnquuqTBOv7ZjlXV0lvlpCzQ-EQjkgTmIKzkq-QH4b8I8S1SI9W01JK0ikD8L9aN1WCk-cfQSfH92h-CkNhtqejhbVm4KdV3g3uIcKuS7NIZtnWgJ2CwJomv58sPvVVOg43hboUllkP3CNPreJ6yvtk_EFKfPJ8KG518OKWY-PdrNozdPqLX7TVeLxAxHx2ZaIyONjVF7X5PhfvDZbAsENV386ooX2YrfbrEO0dAKaxFihwZ2PB3rVOz0zwG2TFXr3gcoNTb50zZoQX6UR3gp5N0WZu7SYEd3E6E49rJlBA9U3Uqiqd-AOdLJ8bgFjTxr&c=FEvxRYexdEJ_gr6W0gqMsSw-qmLsKO_km69atlSjR0bXUkv8clztHA==&ch=MwgikPAd9mil8TJxyuSdEwLqEqlg2A_jPPglQaJdGT4neBrSCdYrnQ==]
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