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marvin m brato Nov 2018
Flowers that came with love letters,
often made you smiled upon my visits.
reading my poetry aloud cheered you,
complimented with kisses as my reward.
every moment of those happy reminiscent,
secured the love we used to savor with zest.

My heart is becoming lonesome,
every day I long for your loving care;
now it dried up like a dying ember.

Then why you keep nagging,
of the things that you yourself don't share?

I wonder though if you still care,
now I doubt this love is still secure.
for today you're keeping a distance,
in almost everything that you do.
demands for secular pleasures,
endanger the emotional knot we tied.
love that blossoms before now dies,
infusing some doubts and few lies.
to both our hearts which start to melt,
yielding to the temptation of infidelity.
Nov 2018 · 260
Three In One
marvin m brato Nov 2018
My son is me in double,
i love him as I love his son.
can I tolerate his behavior?
have I not done good enough,
as a father who works hard.
everything I aspire is for him,
leading him by giving support;
although it is never enough.
nothing I offer are for his good,
giving what I didn't enjoy myself.
emotional tantrums or secular wishes,
listening to his dreams I always do;
on my shoulder to lean I let him be.

My son is me in replica,
as though I see myself in him.
reminding me of the memoirs,
viewed reminiscence of my youth!
i cannot afford to witness him fall,
now that he is a victim of the trials.

Being my son's father,
reiterates in blood by his son.
another me in my grandson's birth,
to walk together to face the challenges,
of being three in one in blood.
Nov 2018 · 228
To My Son
marvin m brato Nov 2018
May tomorrow makes you realize my boy
In this world your life is not a toy
Can you not listen to my lecturing
Hear me when I am talking
At this moment in time
Exert your effort to shine
Let your energy flow freely
At things worthwhile not deadly
Now is the time to understand
Go for good things at hand
Evil things never bring good
Living with it excites bad mood
Overcome all trials as you could.

My son I do care for you
And your mom too loves you
Reach out for your ambition
View life as innate inspiration
In the end you will succeed
Now act best and proceed.

Play your part as cool
In dealing with any fool
Zealous act is best
At time to pass a test
Receive all good advices
Real man can say no to vices
On his own stead without caprices.

Beware of evil company
Refute the tale of baloney
Attend to those with good characters
Treat them as your own brothers
Over the bad others.
Nov 2018 · 191
True In Love
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Ardent love I see
Not hidden but free.
And I will surely ask
Love that bears a task.
Endurance is the name
A test for truth not game,
Heed to sincerity not shame.

Best love will live
On mistakes can forgive.
Now men fully understand
Innate love can withstand.
Freedom I dare set forth
Accepts real love's worth.
Close your eyes and feel
In your heart you can tell,
On how you and I fit well.

Be honest my dear
And stay close to hear.
Call our hearts to combine
Obedience to love is sublime.
Now is the time for us to indulge
Give ourselves the time to divulge.
Come say to me your heart's desire
Or not if your love I can 't set on fire.
Nov 2018 · 214
True Poets are Invincible
marvin m brato Nov 2018
The soul of true poets are purest
their goodwill thrive in the heart
none can ever **** their expression
instinct and intuition their weapon

The body of poets are finite
but their spirits are infinite
bards compositions will last
as poetry itself is everlasting

No poet killer can annihilate
any true poet whose only intent
is to inform the world of the truth
whoever that poet killer be dies first

True poets are ever invincible
they are protected by a shield
of freedom quite self-expressive
and meaningful poems of substance
Nov 2018 · 290
Waiting
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Time flies swiftly
as the wind drift chilly
soothing this forlorn heart
as I stand still when you depart

Time seems eternity
as days sway in continuity
longing for your presence
as I feel void in your absence

Time is life I take
as true love I cannot forsake
lingering in time I'll be wishing
till the end of time I'll be waiting
marvin m brato Nov 2018
When life becomes meaningless
no matter what you do seem useless
and all opportunities you grab wasted
broken dreams lurking with self busted
everything you hold on now starts to fall
drags you feel pushed against the wall
realization of life is at the cutting edge.

When life becomes the darkest
no hope of light makes you weakest
and things you touch soon are dead
failure always cling to you instead
you try to survive from uncertainties
yet your ego succumbs to all the vanities
Doubt overcomes self to feel the cutting edge.

Though life becomes vague
Do not give up to fight the plague
For quitters do not win any endeavor
Hang on lit the ember to light you with fervor
For as long as you have the courage to go forward
Then no amount of deterrents can make you a coward
And in the end you will be able to override the cutting edge.
Nov 2018 · 162
You are Reality
marvin m brato Nov 2018
When I sleep

i dream of vivid things

as though I walk the aisle

with you holding my arms,

upon waking up each day

I see you are quite reality.



When I go to work

i ambition of many things

as though I wish I am rich

with you to share pleasures;

upon reaching the house door

I see you are questioning reality.



When we got marred

i thought of no one but you

as though we're destined as one;

with you around I feel happiness

upon realizing what is happening

I see only me knowing you are reality.
Nov 2018 · 140
A Temptress
marvin m brato Nov 2018
I passed by you once
Our eyes met by chance
You asked why I stared
You are **** I bared

You seemed mystified
Smile you got satisfied
It signals to lit an ember
Of romance colored amber

Since then you always glide
Like a bird in heat on the ride
You always talk **** on the side
I too become arouse I must confide

Men like me though committed
Are weak to seduction submitted
So please excites me more my dear
It is an elixir as many guys would swear
Nov 2018 · 171
A Stargaze
marvin m brato Nov 2018
When the world seems hopeless
And our minds are preoccupied
Making the senses dull and arid
That there is nothing else to do
But raise our eyes to stargaze.

Stargazing somehow enervates
And rekindles innate sentiments
Enliven the soul with new hope
Giving life the strength it needs
To withstand vagaries we face.

Stargazing somewhat a dream
An intricate syllables of living
That we try to decode its value
In slumber we can only foresee
The probabilities of our future.
Nov 2018 · 147
A Scandalous Inclination
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Life is a maze of adversities
Myriad tribulations filling its route
As though it is a ****** killing field
Where hardy hearts fought the battle
Aim for secular honors depleting morality

Power blinds the innocence of man
Hunger for more becomes his obsession
As one grabs ruining the dignities of others
To boast personal gratifications and caprices
To sustain the pinnacle of mundane pleasures

Greed corrupts the sincerity of man
It is the only thing evil doers can connect
And tempt the integrity of the good beings
As to what extend they could hold moral pride
And negate from indulging scandalous inclinations
Nov 2018 · 143
A Mother's Last Favor
marvin m brato Nov 2018
My cellphone rings,
Bad news it brings.
A dear friend is now lying,
On her hospital bed dying.

Inflicted with a dreadful disease,
Cancerous breast that cannot cease
As it metastasize destroying her will,
And all body systems once so very well.

When we gather around her,
All our classmates are sad to hear
As she talks about her aspirations,
Which will soon end into frustrations.

Like a loving mum in trouble,
Her innate intuition is mumble
The ultimate request she dares,
Ask as final favor for us to share.

Her last wish is for us to assist,
Her eldest daughter just to persist
In her studies so she soon graduate,
And finish her degree on the right date.

A promise is made we will extend,
In whatever legal means to help spend
Just so a mother's dream will come true,
Then finally she leaves us happy not blue.
Nov 2018 · 159
A Failure
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Is the state
of having
accomplished
nothing
out of
something.

Did you failed today?
Nov 2018 · 147
A Dare
marvin m brato Nov 2018
You and I against the world
Is the lingering burden in our hearts
So near physically with each other
Yet so far we can not have freedom
To savor the colors of our love divine

You and I against the world
Is the pain we suffer in our hearts
So cruel people do not sympathize
And denied us the splendors of love
We ought to share within our souls

But at the end of the rugged road
That we threaded without remorse
And tackled the trials along the way
With true love blazing in our hearts
It was worth the sacrifices after all
Nov 2018 · 140
Wish Comes True
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Keep my feelings unlock,
I dream to meet a girl.
Many passes through,
But there is not one
Ever captures my heart.
Real love I wish to come,
Love that sustains
Years of intimate affection!

Came a chance when
A candid picture I saw,
Bestows an exquisite beauty
of your innate countenance!

Can you blame me?
Happiness is now mine
At every moment when
Now and then I cherish
Pouring in this adamant desire
Of meeting you again!
Now that I found you,
God knows my desire.
Can not wait to see you,
Oh... my wish comes true!
Nov 2018 · 155
When Tears Run Dry
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Life is a realm of grandeur,
As God had created it to be!
For us all to take pleasure in
And indulge in the exaltation,
Of Him as the Divine Supreme!

But life has became forlorn,
As Satan had wanted it to be!
For us all to experience sufferings,
And abandon our faith to connive
With him as the fallen angel!

To do right or wrong?
Is for an individual to decide,
For Jesus had died on the cross
To redeem all our sins,
For us to gain the everlasting Life!

Do you do right or wrong?
Is all up to an individual,
For Lucifer had lured us to evil
To drag us to damnation,
For us to perish into the eternal death!

Would you cry then?
When forgiveness is too late,
And tears run dry.
Your soul gone astray,
Into hell
Under the Heaven!
Nov 2018 · 128
Silhouette
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Mans' shadow expresses
a reflection of movements
by the one who stands
against the sun light
when it starts to sit.

It implies the existence
of the physical frame
and stature of man;
an aura of freedom...

As long as
the light brightens the day
and life continues to exist
the shadow mimics
the intentions of man.
Nov 2018 · 808
Face the World
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Can not face the world sometimes,
lot of issues this life we tackle.
A maze to traverse, to overcome
Rotten system, rude people
intrude into our existence.
To survive, to prevail
A strong heart we need... to face the world!
Nov 2018 · 287
Kiss of Love
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Kiss my heart with your love,
An ecstasy transcends above.
The sweet notes that you tell,
Heaven-like it makes me feel.
Even your nice simple smile,
Raptures my sanity awhile.
I do not know the reason why,
Never before I meet someone...
Enraptures this emotion till now.

Mark my heart with your care,
And my love for you I do spare.
Reveal to me how much deep,
Is your feeling for me my dear...
Express your love crystal clear.

Praise my heart for you to lay,
Into your hand my love will stay.
No one before shares to me this plight,
Every day of my life has been no light.
Do not leave me abandon in solitude,
Awake- let your love excites my attitude.
Nov 2018 · 150
Kind Poetry
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Poetry is artistic expression
that excites innate impression
of finite and infinite environment
which made up our human sentiment

Poetry is emotional exposition
that thrives from within our notion
quite a freedom of exposing our intents
liberating concealed reaction it contents

Poetry is kind true language
spoken by the heart to gauge
level of importance and essence
that make up the human existence

Poetry is poet's instrument
as a canvas to paint incident
that excites the imagination
of the mind that lit creation

Poetry is heart's avenue
of inscribing what is new
that describes the present
with kindness to represent
Nov 2018 · 134
Judge Me Not
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Don't judge me outright,
For I am not like a book.
I may not show wit...
Like the great scholars.
I as poet expresses freedom!
Nov 2018 · 155
Judas's Kiss
marvin m brato Nov 2018
You kissed me goodbye,
It hurts I wonder why?
Such feeling was unusual,
Why you did that ritual.
Are you leaving me for someone?
Or just getting away to be gone!

I remember now my dear,
You asked me once if I care.
I do, was my answer to you,
And somehow you felt aglow.
Instinct dictates you acted weird,
Not believing what you have heard.

Then you finally left me alone,
Said final goodbye in the phone!
A tingling sensation run my spine,
Concluding you are no longer mine.
Inkling made true when I heard the voice,
'Come honey, make love and lets rejoice'!
Nov 2018 · 150
It is Christmas Again!
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Again here comes Christmas time
The celebration is quite sublime
As families join to party together
Momentous event for having to gather

Is it only for gifts that we come
Each Christmas when everyone is welcome
To share the festivities of Christ's birth
When Christians converge to experience mirth

Christmas is sanctification of Christ's love
To share it to all mankind as a gift from above
Grinch said Christmas does not come from the store
Believing it is a special day that is a little bit more
Nov 2018 · 157
A Make Believe
marvin m brato Nov 2018
I wish to be wise,
with colored words of poetry.
To write myriad sentiments
derive from the thoughts of heart,
and freedom with touch of love!
Nov 2018 · 658
Mythical Love
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Love is mythical

as it bears indefiniteness

and truly immeasurable;

love has infinite variables

in meaning and applications!



Love is myth

as it is invisible

with no physical identity

that it can not be appraised

for its viability and significance.



But myth or not

such being an emotion

has possessed every heart

be it a commoner or royal

for its impact is great in life .
Nov 2018 · 148
Invisible Beauty
marvin m brato Nov 2018
The beauty in poetry

is not seen by the eyes

but felt through emotion

contained in the human soul!
Nov 2018 · 129
Forgiven
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Sin is tempting

is a spiritual blunder

for human beings



Sins are alluring

induce instinct indulgence

for a typical society



Yet, if one humbles

and repent, pray

forgiveness is free

for Christ already paid

the price on the cross

for all sins in the Calvary
Nov 2018 · 232
Why Poetry?
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Why there is poetry?
Such is a wise question,
as it has been man's gateway
to the world of innate imaginations...
about what makes the world go-round!

Poetry is everything!
It's the intimate expression,
and ultimate passion of the heart
that enthuse human endearment...
to explore, expound candid sentiments!

Poetry is life itself!
Without it life is empty,
and becomes insignificant
as there shall be no meaning...
to every moment that we spend!

Poetry make poets!
As it excites emotions,
inspires to compose poems
which explicitly lit a rainbow...
to give colors to our existence!
Nov 2018 · 164
Think
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Am I real to the tests
of being a human flesh
created in His own image
of body and soul package.

Am I true to the faith
of being a believer of fate
imperfection is the way I walk
sinful words I often speak or talk.

Am I honest to my affinity
of being amongst Christianity
backsliding is the act I practice
still keeps the faith without malice!

Am I destine for hell
of being with others who fail
world pleasures quite compelling
how can I resist as a mortal weakling?
Nov 2018 · 135
Family Life
marvin m brato Nov 2018
Family is a basic unit in society
created through love and integrity
nowadays families are breaking apart
one can predicts the demise such part.

Family today is loaded with adversities
frustrations emanate from social difficulties
lack of job security, or single-parent dilemmas
imminent divorce breaks troubled families in mass.

The origin of marriage had exalted family union
the Creator of humanity declared such dominion
'What God has put together let no man put asunder'
humans were created to glorify the Creator yonder.

God had brought Adam and Eve in harmony
'husband and wife should stick in matrimony
the pursuit of life-styles violate the accord
violates the standard set by the Almighty Lord!

Greed for material things are the worse single threat
to family life because it gets in destroys relationships
drains most family of quality time, and innate camaraderie
if only God is made the center in the family there shall glory!
Oct 2018 · 139
My Angel
marvin m brato Oct 2018
All I think about in solitude is my angel
Your voice is music to my ear
A lullaby so lovely to hear.

None else I think of in school but you my angel
Your presence is an inspiration
A joy giving me consolation.

God I think has destined you as my angel
Your company is valuable
A bond we made is formidable.

Everything I think for is your welfare my angel
Your well-being is my happiness
A concern I do not like to mess.

Love is what I think I feel for you my angel
You are my very first one
And my only last to none.
Oct 2018 · 157
A Mango Tree
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Mango tree grows
along the roadside
none bothers to look
green leaves wave
asking man a favor.

Come the harvest time
every golden mango fruit
being sweet to the taste
unselfishly gives life a flavor.

The passers once ignored
the mango tree by the roadside
now so adamant to devour its juice.

Ever so green as the mango tree
leaves' chlorophyll cooks the honey
as it captures the sunbeam at noon
is sharing its blessing to fill our hunger
Oct 2018 · 177
A Life's Opportune
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Life is a river of living riches
As is the bountiful nature itself
Filled with wonderful living things
All beautiful, essential and splendid
Of which fate evolves within specifications
Where opportunities abound around in surge
Awaiting pleasure for whoever sees it through.

Life is a forest of living ideas
As is the thoughts of the mind itself
Filled with voluminous vivid aspirations
All beautiful, essential and so profound
Of which dream arises within capacities
Where inspiration triggers able perspiration
Awaiting success for whoever works it through.

Life is a display of living arts
As is the outcome of imaginations itself
Filled with colors from the talents of poets
All beautiful, essential and very adorable
Where love becomes the ultimate feeling
Awaiting zest for whoever wishes it through.
Oct 2018 · 164
Will & Faith
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Man's will
is the determination
to survive
despite all the tribulations
through hard work

and

Man's faith
is the commitment
to succeed
in spite of the difficulties
through innate conviction

It is by man's willpower
that he perseveres to pursue
his dreams to make it a reality
and through faith
he becomes optimistic
that success
is a great possibility
Oct 2018 · 116
Lethargy
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Life is oozing with innate vigor
as sunbeams caress the earth.
Flora sprouts a welcome bliss,
as fauna makes merry a novel day.

The cycle of life is constant
as timepiece keeps clicking,
To reckon how moment in time
promenades into the state of trance.

Though life is quite short
man still experiences apathy,
After existence becomes dreary
when one yields to irrational stance.

Sense of purpose once lost
makes any person susceptible,
To cause dejection and fraught
as if life is a smudge of indolence.
Oct 2018 · 132
Beholding the Faith
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Amazed by the wonders in life,
I am mesmerized by its beauty.
Mysterious as it is fathomless,
The many facets of existence.

Life is a valuable masterpiece,
Of Divinity by a Supreme Being.
He has great power and infinity
With a heart overflowing with love.

I believe that there is God,
An Omnipotent Soul and Creator.
Of an everlasting master plan,
The life that I and you enjoy.

Everybody succumbs to sin,
For we are beings cast in man.
In the likeness of His image,
Made pure but with freed conscience.

Faith in God,
Is the only strength to behold.
Yet it all depend on every individual,
To stand by Him or not.

We have the freedom
To grasp evil or worship good
Man as we are all weak
Only by Faith in God that we become strong.
Oct 2018 · 235
Silence
marvin m brato Oct 2018
My mind seeks
for serenity, yet
it does not
occur to me …

My tired body yearns
for a rest, yet
it does not
happen to me …

Silence…
In all its forms
I want to possess
Maybe in eventual death
Such will finally come to me.
Oct 2018 · 144
Poetry is Life
marvin m brato Oct 2018
poet is a poignant being,
thrives with self internalizing.
with intellect can communicate,
expresses sentiments quite innate.

romance is a poet's gateway,
depicts gist to every inspired essay.
the lingering urge to inscribe obsession,
instinctively drive a poet blazing passion.

talent is a poet's skill,
enthuses his artistic will.
indulge in prolific compositions,
his candid sentimental imaginations.
inspired to create magical masterpieces,
of poetry that comfort the hearts with graces.
Oct 2018 · 418
Love....
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Love at first sight
is sort of seeing the love
when beauty strikes the eye
heralding the outer attraction.

Love at first site
is more of finding the love
in a special place unexpected
beckoning the sweet moment.

Love at first kiss
is sensual discovery of love
most sensuous touch that tingles
every nerve of the body and soul.

Love at first hug
is an emotional drive
that expresses the love
in a mutual bearing of respect.
Alas, whatever ways love is found
its degree highly depends on self
on how one feels the kind of love
for love is the thing everyone feels.
Oct 2018 · 344
Health is Wealth
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Rich or not
We all have got
Chances in lifetime
To live quite sublime.

More rich people become richer
And the majority poor more poorer
It's not how much money brings boost
But having enjoyed life not its cost.

Healthy body makes an active mind
Once sick can't make good things rewind
Beware of taking too much of everything
Good health is wealth and the best thing.
Oct 2018 · 129
Cancer
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Resting on bed
Smiling to greet visitors
awaiting my death!
Oct 2018 · 160
Hopeless Romantic
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Just to let you know my dear,
every moment I wish you're near.
no one else I have dream about,
never will this romantic love falls out...
yes, this is genuine please don't doubt.

Let me discern your feeling,
yearning for your love is exciting.
never will my heart cease in hoping.

Be my darling that I adore,
and I will not ask for more.
let me dream of tomorrow,
to see you ease my sorrow.
and though you seem to ignore,
zealous love of mine will explore.
at least through this humble poetry,
real adoration I express to you today.
Oct 2018 · 159
Diseased Love
marvin m brato Oct 2018
You sweetly utter my name
But you love another dame

Your love I know
Is only for a show

Your kisses on my lips
Excites hatred that sips

Your touch on my skin
Is like a penetrating pin

Your hugs on my hip
Is like anaconda's grip

You can not fool me now
I shall forget you somehow

This foolish love is a disease
That has to to be cured to cease

Is the only way this hurting pain
Can vanish with freedom to gain
Oct 2018 · 147
Breaking My Love
marvin m brato Oct 2018
I love you...
But you love another, .
And he loves you back.
Your bond has been strong.

I love you very much...
A feeling I cannot live without,
And I must do what I think is right;
To let go of the love you have for him.

I love you till the end...
Arduous emotion I will cherish,
In my heart I always hold you dear;
Even if this means breaking my love for you.
Oct 2018 · 161
A Still Life
marvin m brato Oct 2018
A still life
Being alive in space
Seeing through the mind
Gazing at the blank wall across
Comprehension is beyond this world
Understanding nothing but own melancholy
That resides in the abyss of emotion
Residual sentiments accumulate
A weight gaining inside
A still life.
Oct 2018 · 156
Aging Heart
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Often times the pain stings,
Left part of the arm it clings.
In the middle sternum lingers,
Valve of aorta seems calcified.
Infusing blood quite irregular,
As life flows in intermittent.

Many times breath is shallow,
Or becomes rapidly gasping.
Risk is enclosing to the end,
As though death is certain.
Groping into myriad veins,
And whispers sad lullaby.
Birth itself a mark of death,
Reasons cannot even defy.
A reality that is destined...
That life has finite end,
On earth for all of us!
Oct 2018 · 138
When Tears Run Dry
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Life is a realm of grandeur,
As God had created it to be!
For us all to take pleasure in
And indulge in the exaltation,
Of Him as the Divine Supreme!

But life has became forlorn,
As Satan had wanted it to be!
For us all to experience sufferings,
And abandon our faith to connive
With him as the fallen angel!

To do right or wrong?
Is for an individual to decide,
For Jesus had died on the cross
To redeem all our sins,
For us to gain the everlasting Life!

Do you do right or wrong?
Is all up to an individual,
For Lucifer had lured us to evil
To drag us to damnation,
For us to perish into the eternal death!

Would you cry then?
When forgiveness is too late,
And tears run dry.
Your soul gone astray,
Into hell
Under the Heaven!
Oct 2018 · 218
Falling Out of Love
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Love I thought can last a lifetime
As eternal as the stars in the skyline

Love I thought is pain free
Alive and lovely as the tree

Love I thought for us is everything
And only happiness it all could bring

Love I thought for us can not wane
Yet at the end, it succumbed to vain

Alas, the moonlight views we enjoy now flicker
And soon darkens as its bright grows weaker

Alas, the magic in our love has lose its power
And not an ember is left, it seems gone forever
Oct 2018 · 149
A Falling Out
marvin m brato Oct 2018
I wonder how it started,
when you drawn the line.
Was it jealousy you felt,
or my attention you wanted?

You acted cold on me,
for quite a time I let it be.
Thinking it will passes away.
but it still lingers until today.

What have I done to cause it,
when all I do is love you?
Have I fell short of your standard,
or you simply have falling out of love?

Is it that easy for you,
to just tell me to go?
To nowhere of no return,
with no one else I can turn to?
Oct 2018 · 110
A Falling
marvin m brato Oct 2018
Life has been monotonous
Since the time I see the world
Melancholy lingers in my mind
Where in solitude I meditate
As my heart starts falling...

Life has been tremendous
Since the time I start to react
Intuition filling my innate senses
Awakes my valued sentiments
As my heart starts falling...

And the moment you came
Life has become harmonious
I now appreciate being alive
With your care I feel arduous
I am falling in love with you!
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