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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, south pastophorium, west wall; accompanying painting no. 60 (Bishop Petros I protected by St Peter)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 60 (painting)
Present location: National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.: 234031

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek
Content: names of Petrou, bishop of Pachoras, and St Peter the Apostle serving as legend to their representations
Date: 974–999
Notes: dated on the basis of the bishops' list
the same hand as in DBMNT 2775

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: 1: H: 15; W: 38
2: H: ?; W: 29 + 35
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1: 1 vertical + 3 horizontal
2: 2 horizontal
Height of letters

Description: two inscriptions accompanying the figures of St Peter and Bishop Petros: (1) around the head of the apostle; (2) on both sides of the apostles head
Decorative elements
State of preservation: nearly complete, obliterated

Date: 974–999
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Offices & titles: abba ([ⲁ]ⲃⲃⲁ): l. 4 (horizontal)
bishop of metropolis of Pachoras (= Faras) (⸌ⲉ⸍ⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ⲡⲟⲩ ⲙ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): ll. 4–5 (horizontal)

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): l. 5 (horizontal)

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Source: National Museum, Warsaw: https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/catalog/496341
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Source: Jakobielski 1974, fig. on p. 293
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Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 339, figs. on pp. 338, 340 (no. 108)
Other editions: Michałowski 1967, pp. 137–8, pls. 57–9; I. Faras Copt., pp. 127–8, fig. 36; Jakobielski 1974, pp. 290–1 (no. 17) + figs.; I. Faras Greek 15 & 79, fig. 22

Other publications: (selection) Michałowski 1964b, p. 86, fig. 42; Jakobielski 1966c, p. 162, fig. 4; Michałowski 1966a, pp. 17–18, pl. 9.2; Michałowski 1970a, il. 7; Michałowski 1974a, pp. 169–73 (no. 33), fig. on p. 171; Michałowski 1974b, fig. 83; Jakobielski 1975a, p. 328; Catalogue Vienna 2002, pp. 81–3 (no. 15), fig. on p. 82; Vantini 2009, pl. between pp. 128–9; Catalogue Warsaw 2014, pp. 180–1 (with fig.)

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TrismegistosTM text 704695

Provenance: Ghazali
Region: Makuria
Findspot: loose stone block belonging most probably to north wall of northern church
Excavation no.: GN.II.01
Present location: Ghazali; placed in reconstructed wall of northern church
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: incised (graffito)
Type of text: visitor's inscription
Language: Greek
Content: inscription left by Iakob (?), deacon, son of King Basil
Date: 1000–1299
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 3.5; W: 26
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters: 1–3

Description: inscription incised in plaster
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete; hardly legible due to very shallow incisions

Date: 1000–1299
Chronological systems: king's occurrence

Dating formulae: ⲩ̄ⲥ̄ ⲃⲁⲥ̄ⲗ̄ ⲃ︤ⲗ︦ⲥ̣︥̄
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Offices & titles: deacon (ⲇⲓⲁ⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 1
king (ⲃ̄ⲗ̄ⲥ̣̄): l. 1

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Source: photo by G. Ochała
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Latest edition: unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski et alii 2017, p. 381, fig. 9
Other editions

Other publications: Obłuski – Ochała 2016, pp. 74 and 76; CIEN 4, no. 66

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Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 8, west wall; accompanying painting of King Georgios protected by Christ
Excavation no.
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 24366

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek
Content: name of King Georgios serving as legend to his representation
Date: 950–999
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 3
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted on both sides of painting of King Georgios
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 950–999
Chronological systems: king's occurrence

Dating formulae: ⲅ̣ⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓ̣[ⲟ]ⲩ ⲃ̄ⲗ̄ⲥ̄ ... ⲩ̄ⲥ̄ ⲍⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲣ ⲃ̄ⲗ̄ⲥ̄
Transcription: "King Georgios ... son of King Zacharias" (ll. 1–3)
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Offices & titles: king (ⲃ̄ⲗ︦ⲥ̄): ll. 1 (right of painting), 3 (left of painting)

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Source: Vantini 2009, pl. between pp. 128–9
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Latest edition: Pasi 2012, pp. 580–1, fig. 15
Other editions: Donadoni 1970, p. 215

Other publications: I. Faras Copt., p. 129, n. 115; Vantini 2009, p. 220, pl. between pp. 128–9; Sist 2012, p. 528; Werner 2013, pp. 101–2, with n. 35

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, south aisle; accompanying painting no. 53 (St Onnophrios)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 53 (painting); neg. nos. Fa.63/4.1306, Fa.63/4.1308, Fa.63/4.1309
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 24316

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: name of St Onnophrios, anchorite, serving as legend to his representation
Date: 1000–1025
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1 vertical + 2 horizontal
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted above painting of St Onnophrios
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete; bottom part of vertical line lost

Date: 1000–1025
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Source: Michałowski 1967, pl. 75
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Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 302, figs. on pp. 301–2 (no. 91)
Other editions: Michałowski 1967, pp. 152–3, pl. 75; I. Faras. Copt., p. 130, fig. 38; I. Faras Greek 93, fig. 83

Other publications: Jakobielski 1975a, p. 331; Łukaszewicz 1990, pp. 549–56, fig. 3; Catalogue Warsaw 2014, p. 117, fig. 22

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, south vestibule, east wall; accompanying painting no. 68 (anchorite Melas)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 68 (painting)
Present location: National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.: 234754

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: name of Melas, anchorite, serving as legend to his representation
Date: 1000–1025
Notes: the same hand as in DBMNT 1819

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 11; W: 18 (2nd part)
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1: 2; 2: 3
Height of letters

Description: two identical inscriptions accompanying figure of Anchorite Melas: (1) painted above his head; (2) to the left
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State of preservation: fragmentary

Date: 1000–1025
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Source: I. Faras Copt., fig. 39a–b
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Source: Jakobielski 1974, fig. + p. 195
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Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 307 + fig. (no. 94)
Other editions: I. Faras. Copt., p. 130, fig. 39a–b; Jakobielski 1974, p. 293 (no. 20) + fig.; I. Faras Greek 95, fig. 84; Łukaszewicz 1990, pp. 549–56 (transcription on p. 555), fig. 4

Other publications: Jakobielski 1966c, p. 165, fig. 5; Michałowski 1967, p. 113; Michałowski 1974a, pp. 217–19 (no. 47), fig. on p. 220; Jakobielski 1975a, p. 330

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, east part of north aisle, east wall; accompanying painting no. 18 (Nativity)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 18 (painting); neg. nos. Fa.63/4.1366, Fa.63/4.1367, Fa.63/4.1382
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 24365

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: legend
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: names of Jospeh, Mary, Archangels, shepherds, magi, Joseph, and Salome serving as legend to their representations in the Nativity scene
Date: 975–1025
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines
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Description: eight inscriptions accompanying figures in the scene of the Nativity
Decorative elements
State of preservation: nearly complete

Date: 975–1025
Chronological systems

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Source: Michałowski 1964b, fig. 33
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Source: neg. no. Fa.63/4.1382
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Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 241, fig. on pp. 242–3 (no. 70)
Other editions: Michałowski 1967, pp. 143–7, pls. 63–9; I. Faras Greek 65 (legend to painting of Mary)

Other publications: Michałowski 1964a, p. 203, pl. 43; Michałowski 1964b, p. 91, fig. 33; Michałowski 1966a, p. 18, pl. 12; I. Faras. Copt., p. 132; Vantini 1986, pp. 399–400, fig. on p. 401; Łaptaś 2001, pp. 140–3, figs. 3–4; Vantini 2009, pls. between pp. 128–9; Catalogue Warsaw 2014, p. 114, fig. 18; CIEN 6, no. 58

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, east part of south aisle, east wall; accompanying painting no. 51 (enthroned Christ)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 51 (painting)
Present location: National Museum, Warsaw
Museum no.: 234026

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: literary: biblical
Language: Coptic
Content: John 1:1–2, serving as legend to painting of enthroned Christ
Date: 975–1025
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 29; W: 30
Object colour
Text colour: black, red
Lines: col. 1: 8; col. 2: 10
Height of letters

Description: inscription painted on facing pages of open book resting on knees of Christ in two columns
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete; left and bottom part lost; ink obliterated

Date: 975–1025
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Source: National Museum, Warsaw: https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/catalog/496339
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Source: Jakobielski 1974, fig. on p. 297
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Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 293, figs. on pp. 292, 294 (no. 89)
Other editions: Altheim – Stiehl 1971, pp. 499–500; I. Faras Copt., pp. 132–134, fig. 40; Jakobielski 1974, p. 295 (no. 27) + fig.

Other publications: Michałowski 1966a, p. 17, pl. 10.1; Michałowski 1967, pp. 133–134, pl. 53; Michałowski 1974a, pp. 177–183 (no. 35), pls. on pp. 179, 182; Dobrzeniecki 1979, p. 70, fig. 2; Dobrzeniecki 1980, p. 266, figs. 1, 4; Catalogue Vienna 2002, pp. 83–85 (no. 16), fig. on p. 83; Catalogue Warsaw 2014, pp. 170–171 (with fig.); Łajtar 2015–2016, p. 134 (no. 81); CIEN 6, no. 63 (reading of col. 1, ll. 5–8); Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. F4 (cf. p. 188)

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, south pastophorium, niche in east wall; to the left of painting no. 54 (Christ Emmanuel), above DBMNT 1876
Excavation no.: J 226d.2/3 (neg. nos. Fa.62/3.0293, Fa.62/3.0634)
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 24361

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: visitor's inscription
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: inscription left by unidentified epideacon of abba Petrou, bishop of Pachoras
Date: 974–999
Notes: dated on the basis of the bishops' list
I. Faras Greek, fig. 30 gives, in fact, photo of DBMNT 1791

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: ?; W: 15
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: one line of painted inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete; lacuna at the beginning

Date: 974–999
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Offices & titles: epideacon (ⲉⲡⲇ⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 1
abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 1
bishop of metropolis of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲙ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲣⲟ[ⲡⲟ]ⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 1

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Source: neg. no. Fa.62/3.0293 (= I. Faras Copt., fig. 41)
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Latest edition: I. Faras Greek 28
Other editions: I. Faras Copt., pp. 134–5, fig. 41

Other publications: Quecke 1975, p. 458; Jakobielski 1975a, p. 329; Deptuła 2015, pp. 128 with n. 22, 131

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, west pilaster of arcade between south aisle and south vestibule; accompanying painting no. 74A (corss); overpainted by painting no. 74 (nobleman under protection of Archangel)
Excavation no.: inv. no. 74A (painting); neg. no. Fa.63/4.1263, Fa.63/4.1264, Fa.63/4.1265, Fa.63/4.1379
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 24368

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: commemorative inscription
Language: Greek
Content: commemorative inscription for two bishops of Faras, perhaps Marianos and Ioannes (III)
Date: 1005–1036
Notes: dated on the basis of the bishops' list

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 5
Height of letters

Description: inscription accompanying painting of an ornamental cross, painted in black ink above it
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; central and left parts destroyed; nscription overpainted by later mural

Date: 1005–1036
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃⲃ[ⲁ]): l. 2; (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 3
bishop of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲩ · ⲡⲁⲭ̣[---]): l. 2; (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲩ · ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲣⲁⲥ): l. 3

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲭ̣[---]): l. 2; (ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲣⲁⲥ): l. 3

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Source: neg. no. Fa.63/4.1264
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Latest edition: Jakobielski et alii 2017, p. 321 + fig. (no. 99)
Other editions: I. Faras Copt., pp. 152–3, fig. 46

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, walled-up arcade between south aisle and south vestibule, south face; to the right of DBMNT 1847
Excavation no.: K 253a.4 (neg. nos. Fa.62/3.0308, Fa.62/3.0593)
Present location: not preserved
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: incised (graffito)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek/Old Nubian
Content: inscription left by Arwa and Aksos
Date: 1200–1299
Notes: the same hand as in DBMNT 1580 & 1847

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 28; W: 107
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 4
Height of letters

Description: four lines of incised inscription
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State of preservation: complete

Date: 1200–1299
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Offices & titles: cleric of people's Great Church of Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ︦ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲉ̇ⲕⲗⲓ̈ⲥⲓⲁ ⲁ̇ⲛ̄ⲟ︦ⲛ̄ ⲕⲗⲓ̈): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: people’s Great Church of Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ︦ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲉ̇ⲕⲗⲓ̈ⲥⲓⲁ ⲁ̇ⲛ̄ⲟ︦ⲛ̄): l. 1
(Church of) Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ︦): l. 4

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Source: neg. no. Fa.62/3.0308 (Łajtar – Ochała 2017c, fig. 3)
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Latest edition: Łajtar – Ochała 2017c, pp. 307–312 (no. 2), fig. 3
Other editions: I. Faras Copt., p. 172, fig. 51

Other publications: CIEN 5, no. 70; van Gerven Oei 2019, p. 86 (transcription and translation of ll. 2–4); Łajtar 2021a, fig. 12.3

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, walled-up arcade between south aisle and south vestibule, south face; to the left of DBMNT 1846
Excavation no.: K 253d.4 (neg. nos. Fa.62/3.0307, Fa.62/3.0592, Fa.62/3.0726)
Present location: not preserved
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: incised (graffito)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek
Content: prayer left by Aksos
Date: 1200–1299
Notes: the same hand as in DBMNT 1580 & 1846

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 38; W: 59
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 5
Height of letters

Description: five lines of incised inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: almost complete; a few lacunae in lines 1 and 4

Date: 1200–1299
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Source: neg. no. Fa.62/3.0726 (= I. Faras Copt., fig. 52)
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Latest edition: I. Faras Copt., pp. 172–3, fig. 52
Other editions

Other publications: Łajtar – Ochała 2017c, p. 312

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Provenance: Faras
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cathedral, north pastophorium, middle of south wall
Excavation no.: G 72q.2/3 (neg. nos. Fa.62/3.0563, Fa.62/3.1167, Fa.62/3.1431, Fa.62/3.1432)
Present location: not preserved (?)
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: visitor's inscription
Language: Greek
Content: inscription left by Mas, cleric of church of Great Jesus
Date: 900–1299
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: ?; W: 38
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: one line of painted inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 900–1299
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Offices & titles: cleric of Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓⲥ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲕⲗⲓ̈): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓⲥ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): l. 1

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Source: neg. no. Fa.62/3.0563 (= I. Faras Copt., fig. 54)
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Latest edition: I. Faras Greek 39, fig. 39
Other editions: I. Faras Copt., p. 174, fig. 54

Other publications: Jakobielski 1975a, p. 329; Kubińska 1976b, p. 33 (no. 49)

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