Buried Alive in a Snowdrift

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Rescuers on Wednesday pulled a Texas family from an SUV that had been buried in a snowdrift on a rural New Mexico highway for nearly two days.

State police said rescuers had to dig through 4 feet of ice and snow to free the Higgins family, whose red GMC Yukon got stuck on U.S. 56 near Springer when a blizzard moved through the area Monday.

Rescuers found David and Yvonne Higgins and their 5-year-old daughter Hannah clinging to each other and lethargic early Wednesday morning. The family is recovering at Miners Colfax Medical Center in Raton.

David Higgins told The Associated Press he and his wife both have pneumonia but his daughter is fine. He said he was glad to be able to talk about his ordeal because he had feared that he and his family might not be found.

"By 9 or 10 Monday night, I realized there was solid snow outside my window. I tried to shove my arm through the top of the window. I thought it can't be that deep," the 48-year-old father said. "I pushed as hard as I could. My arm went about 16 inches and there was still snow."

The family, who had left their home near League City, Texas, on Sunday for a ski trip at Angel Fire in northern New Mexico, started to hit bad weather soon after they crossed the state line into New Mexico on Monday afternoon.

They had checked road conditions. Difficult driving was reported but the road was still open. They followed a snowplow for a while, but visibility dropped to zero.

"It was white. You couldn't even see the yellow line," David said.

It was getting so bad that he had slowed to about 5 mph. 

"You're thinking there are these people from Colorado and New Mexico behind us going, `Those Texas drivers, they don't know how to drive in this snow,'" he said. "Then I'm thinking to myself, `How can they drive in this?' You can't even see."

Despite having snow tires on their SUV, the snow stopped the family in their tracks. David Higgins tried backing up and then driving forward again. He made some progress but then the back end slipped around and the vehicle started to slide down an embankment.

He was able to keep the car running for a couple of hours, but when he went to get out to clear the exhaust pipe, his door was blocked.

Early on, the family could hear vehicles passing, so they tried honking the horn. That didn't work.

The Higginses had their ski gear, plenty of water to drink, sandwiches, chips and Chex mix. But as the hours passed, it seems as if they were working harder to breathe inside the buried SUV.

"We weren't sure of it, but we think we were running out of air. That was spooky," he said.

Higgins was able to reach his brother in Texas by cellphone and let him know the family's general location. The distress call was relayed to state police, which launched a search for the family Tuesday evening.

The National Guard was called out, along with state transportation workers. State highway trucks with plows and rescuers in four-wheel-drive vehicles pushed through heavy snow and drifts as high as 10 feet as teams probed the snow looking for the family's SUV.

One of the rescuers hit the hood, and the digging started.

Higgins said rescuers had to break the window to get to him and his family.

"They pulled us up and out of it," he said. "The rescuer took pictures and it looked like a rabbit hole. We were 3 to 4 feet above the vehicle."

The Higginses were among 32 vehicles state police and guardsmen rescued from the storm, but they were the only ones who police say needed medical attention.

"Tired and whooped" is how Higgins described his family after their ordeal.

They had a steady stream of visitors at the hospital Wednesday as state police officers and rescue workers came to check on them.

Higgins' parents were on their way to New Mexico on Wednesday night to help the couple. Whether they would make it home in time for Christmas was still unclear, since Higgins said his wife still wasn't feeling up to a long trip.

He was able to joke that a ski vacation was definitely out this year, but he wouldn't mind taking his family on a cross-country trip next summer – when there's no chance of it snowing. He said his daughter loves to go camping and there are plenty of places he and his wife have yet to see.

Playing games on their cellphones and watching movies on his daughter's travel DVD player helped pass the time, but Higgins admits the thought of not making it out alive started to cross his mind after a day of being buried.

"We didn't realize how deep the snow was," he said.

Higgins had a simple message for travelers this winter: Throw a case of water and a sleeping bag in the car.

"It will be there if you need it," he said. "I could see if we weren't half as prepared as we were, it could have been a worse outcome." (HuffingtonPost.com)

Evacuation Plan & Planning to Bug Out During A Emergency

Evacuation Plan & Planning to Bug Out During A Emergency (OffGridSurvival.com)

Having an emergency evacuation plan  is critical in any survival situation.  If the SHTF, having a plan of action will put you about 20 steps ahead of the mindless morons who spent their time watching T.V.

Your Evacuation plan should take into account the following things:

Most likely emergency scenarios

Put on your thinking cap! Start to list the most likely emergency situations that can take place. Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Civil Unrest, War, Riots,  Nuclear or Terror Attacks, Etc…

Sketch out some ideas of what you would do when the SHTF and put together a custom survival plan for each scenerio.

Stay or Go?

This decision can be huge; each choice has benefits and risks associated with it. Think about what things would have to happen to make you leave your home.  Hint: if you waited for the government to issue mandatory evacuation orders, you waited to long.

Meet up place

When disaster hits there is a good chance that your family may not be together. Now is the time to decide on a family meeting place. Pick a place that is easy to find and make sure each member of your family can find it during an emergency.

Have multiple routes out.

Keep in mind that during a disaster most of the major highways are going to be completely clogged with people trying to get out. Plan now, and map out as many routes as possible. Use Google Maps to print out possible evacuation routes and then laminate the paper so it hold up when you need it.

Don’t forget to print out vehicle and walking routes (hiking trails, railroad tracks, side roads etc… should all be considered.)

Survival Supplies:

What items do you need to survive for 72 hours, a week, a month or even indefinitely? Put together a survival / Bug Out Bag of essential items that you will need to survive each situation.

Your bag should be designed around your family, climate and health. There is no one size fits all bag, so make sure you pack the items that you need to survive.

Where will you go?

Bugging out without a place to go isn’t a plan. Make sure you know where you are going before disaster strikes. If you don’t own land or a second house, then look for areas to camp that can sustain you and your family.

You may also want to look into investing in a bug out vehicle, a 4 season tent or a small travel trailer.

Law Enforcement During a SHTFS scenario!

Law Enforcement During a SHTFS scenario! (OffGridSurvival.com)

During an extreme SHTF scenario it is very likely that law enforcement and emergency responders will be nonexistent. When things go bad ( empty grocery stores, no utilities, mass riots, etc) you are more than likely going to have to fend for yourself.

When it comes to law enforcement during a SHTF event there are a couple of things that you need to consider.

You need to be able to defend yourself.

During an extreme emergency situation the lunatics of the world are going to be roaming the streets looking for easy victims to target.  If you’re serious about survival then you need to train yourself to defend against a violent attack. This means arming yourself with not only weapons but knowledge and self defense skills as well.

Your preps will be targeted.

If the aftermath of Katrina taught us anything it showed us that even the police might be out to take your preps and weapons.  During the chaos of Katrina the military and local police confiscated guns, forced people to evacuate with or without there goods and even looked on as people broke into local businesses.

You need to watch out for fakes.

Although it may seem counter intuitive to some, until things settle down you may want to avoid everyone including law enforcement.

In a SHTF Scenario you need to be on the look out for everything, including people impersonating law enforcement and military personnel. If things get real bad, you will most likely see criminals preying on the innocent by pretending to be police or military officers.

Before anyone gets the wrong idea, I think our police and our military are heroes and I believe a majority of them would do everything they could to help people in the beginning. But when it comes down to a SHTF scenario human nature will to take over and most of them will likely leave to take care of their own families. And who could blame them!

In the end you need to be able to defend and take care of yourself. You and only you are responsible for your safety.

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Is Open Carry a Good Idea?

by M.D. CREEKMORE

Man cited Carrying Openly:

A Vancouver man was cited Friday for wearing his pistol in a grocery store even though it’s legal to carry a gun in Washington and Oregon.

The incident is part of a growing controversy over what’s called the “Open Carry” law and highlights the debate over people openly wearing firearms in public places.

As to why:

The police officer cited Kirby under the law that says it is wrong to carry a weapon if it “manifests an intent to intimidate another or that warrants alarm for the safety of other persons.”

The Minimalist Guide to EDC (Every Day Carry) kits

by M.D. CREEKMORE

Your EDC (Every Day Carry) is one of your most important survival tools, because it is the kit that you will always have available and on your person should an unexpected disaster befall you while you are away from your home, or outside your vehicle.

Even though an EDC kit is a much abbreviated version of a larger more and comprehensive kit and is not meant to supply all of your needs long-term, it will drastically increase your chances of getting back home to your main survival supplies or of surviving an immediate threat to your personal survival, such as a criminal assault or natural or physical disaster.

For example; let’s say you have the misfortune of being trapped alive under the rubble after your office building collapses during an earthquake. Because you had your EDC kit you were able to use your cellphone and or whistle to help rescuers to find and rescue you.

Another example could be the use of your handgun or OC spray from your EDC kit to ward off criminal attack. And yet another example would be the use of your multi-tool or Swiss army knife to repair a needed item or fabricate an item from scrounged materials should the need arise.

At the end of the day, the gear that matters most is the gear that you have on you when you need it and that gear should start with your EDC kit. Its use and possibilities for saving your life are interminable and it or its contents should not be overlooked or taken lightly.

What you include in your EDC kit will depend on your personal needs and individual location, but certain items have a universal need and should be included in most kits of this type. These items are what we will consider here and should be used as a modeling for your kit that you can later expand to include other items that are essential to you on a personal level.

Suggested EDC Kit Contents

1. Multi-Tool or Swiss Army Knife (Use: general use, repairs)
2. Handgun, OC spray or Taser (Use: self-defense)
3. Bic Lighter and or FireSteel Miniature (Use: starting fires etc.)
4. Whistle (Use: signaling for help)
5. Small Flashlight with extra batteries (Use: signaling, emergency light, etc.)
6. Cell Phone (Use: communication, calling for help)
7. Money in small bills (Use: general use, paying for emergency services and barter)
8. Large band-aid individually sealed antiseptic wipe (Use: first aid, health and repairs)
9. At least a two-day supply of prescription meds (Use: health)

I consider weight to be one of the most important considerations when considering items for an EDC kit, because, you’ll be carrying this kit with you at all times (or you should be) you’ll want to keep the weight to a bare minimum. The last thing you want to do is to leave your kit behind on the very day you need it, because you thought it was too heavy or bulky to bother with that day.

Keep it light, tight and ready to go… 

Once you decide what you need to carry, you’ll need to figure out how to carry those items in the most covenant and comfortable way. If you’re a female that carries a purse, how to carry your kit isn’t a problem, because you already have a ready-made pack.

Just organize the contents in the purse so that they are easy to reach by their order of immediate importance. For example, you would want to have your handgun, OC spray or Taser in an easily accessible location, inside or in an outer purse pocket.

There are a number of purses available that are designed for concealed handgun carry that have a specially designed pocket for secure and discreet handgun carry with most of these purses also having an assortment of other outside and inside pockets to easily carry the other items that make up the EDC kit.

Men as a rule have a more difficult time of finding a suitable way to carry a kit, but it if the kit is kept small and light as it should be, it isn’t much of a problem. I carry the bulk of my kit on my belt, with the other items distributed in my pockets and on my key ring.

Several companies sell specially designed vests for concealed handgun carry with plenty of pockets, and these work great for carrying and distributing the components of an EDC kit. Because of the general design of this type of vest the weight being carried is adequately distributed making the kit barely noticeable.

Another option for men is a small fanny pack such as the “Uncle Mike’s Off-Duty and Concealment Nylon Fanny Pack Gunrunner Holster” these are great for conveniently carrying EDC contents with a well-designed and easily reached pocket for your self-defense option.

Emergency Preparedness for the Frugal Beginner

Emergency Preparedness for the Frugal Beginner, by Paratrooper John

The incredibly large volume of information available regarding emergency preparedness and survival is both wonderful and terrible at the same time.  There’s enough information to keep an enthusiast occupied for years and enough information to keep beginners away for the rest of their lives.

It can be a very daunting task for a new or inexperienced person to try and decide where and how to begin.  Should a beginner attend survival training, have a year’s supply of food, have their home hooked up with backup generators, move to the country, live off the grid and have stockpiles of firearms with thousands of rounds of ammunition?

Depending on where you are researching, some people will claim that if you don’t have these levels of preparedness then you are doomed.  Is the saying, “If you can’t do it right then don’t do it at all” really the way to think when it comes to survival?

Don’t get me wrong.  I would love to live off the grid, have a year’s supply of food stored away, have a stockpile of firearms and attend weeks of survival training.  But, the fact is I can’t afford that.  Not many people can.  These can be great long term goals but it’s not a realistic start.

My goal in this brief writing is to “ease the mind” of the people that want to start preparing themselves for emergencies but are on a limited budget and may be intimidated by the overwhelming amount of information available.  I want people to know that many times “something or anything” is better than nothing.

So to answer by question from above, is the saying, “If you can’t do it right then don’t do it at all” really the way to think when it comes to survival?  I say no. My experience in the area of survival began early in my life. I spent a lot of time exploring the woods and thorny brush of South Texas.  I quickly became handy with a machete, confident with firearms and learned the importance of hydration and taking care of wounds. (And I learned real fast what a diamondback rattlesnake looks and sounds like.)

I spent nine years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper.  My first four years were in the infantry and I finished my time in as a combat medic.  I believe my experiences and training in the military have greatly contributed to my skills and confidence in being able to take care of myself, my family and others in an emergency. I do not consider myself an expert at survival and I would not describe my level of preparedness as even close to 100%.   But, I’m always working to improve my situation and I believe I know just enough to help guide a beginner in the right direction.

In my opinion…
The best start is what you are doing now; seeking information.  “Knowledge is Power.”  What an amazing and true quote. I believe the Internet is wonderful! I have found that browsing multiple blogs and YouTube channels on survival, self-sufficiency and homesteading to be a useful resource.    You do have to remember though that just because something is published on the Internet doesn’t mean that information is the best or even true.  But, if you compare enough similar opinions and observations made by others you can begin to catch on to what ideas and concepts are legitimate and reasonable. That’s what makes the Internet so great because you can quickly compare multiple sources.  Remember also that you don’t have to study individual sources exhaustively or go back to the creation of the blog and read everything that’s ever been posted on it.  Begin by searching for information that currently interests you.

Some folks will tell you not to rely on the Internet because if someday the “stuff hits the fan” you will not have access to it.  That’s certainly possible but remember I’m trying to help get the ball rolling with someone that’s new to this.  The Internet is the easiest, quickest and most cost effective way to initiate someone to the world of survival. You can work on purchasing books and other literature as the opportunity arises and you decide where you need to concentrate.  You will find many references to great books as you explore and learn about survival on the Internet.

Three of the most important “needs” when it comes to survival are shelter, food and water.  If I had to start with nothing and begin building a new preparedness kit from scratch my first tool would be a knife.  A knife can aid you in procuring all the above needs more than any other tool can. Does it have to be a certain type or brand of knife?  No.  Some knife enthusiast may tell you that if you don’t have brand X then you are wasting your time.  I disagree. There are some high quality, durable and expensive knives available.  But you don’t have to start with those.  If you don’t have a knife then get one, any knife.  Try to get the best knife you can reasonably afford.  If this happens to be a $5 knife from the flea market then that is better than nothing.  A more versatile knife will have a combination plain edge and serrated edge.  If you choose a folding knife try to get one with a lockable blade.

One unfortunate caution regarding knives is your local ordinances.  Some jurisdictions have particular rules about blade length, lockable blades and various other irritating rules.  You might want to speak with one of your local law enforcement officers and inquire what the policy is and what is generally enforced.

Next you need to think a little bit about what you are building your emergency kit for.  The beginner should build a general purpose “survival kit.”  As you learn more you can create specialized kits/bags. You can have a kit to help you escape the city (bug out bag), survive in your home (bug in bag), get home from work (get home bag), hiking/camping survival kits and many others.  I will describe a few things the beginner may want to put in their kit next.

Without the knowledge of how to use the tools you have most of them would be worthless.  I recommend the next “tool” to be some type of compact book on survival. As you read through it you’ll quickly see how versatile that knife is. There are many good books that discuss various methods of building shelter, finding and making water safe to drink, getting food via hunting, trapping and fishing, making fire and performing first aid.  Collins Gem used to make a small durable survival book that would fit great into a small general purpose survival kit.  Try to find something like that.

After that I would get something to make fire with.  Actually, I would get multiple things to make fire with.  The survival books discuss in great detail how to make fire with friction devices. (Rubbing sticks together.) You can learn how to do that stuff when you have time.  For now, get a couple lighters, matches, flint/steel/magnesium fire starters or all three.  Upgrade as you learn more or your financial situation improves.  Most lighters are inexpensive and reliable.  Get these first.  Matches are great backup but need to be protected from moisture.  Magnesium fire starters are reliable as well but I recommend you practice and become proficient with them before making them part of your kit.

The next two things to get before the precedence of items gets too subjective are a water container and a shelter device.

A couple factory sealed 16 oz plastic bottles of water (the typical container so many people drink out of these days) are good because they can be kept safe to drink for long periods and don’t take up too much space. A drawback to these is they are not very durable. Some type of metal container is important as well so that new sources of water can be boiled to make safe.  A military style canteen with matching metal cup is a good inexpensive option.  As you develop your understanding of water procurement and how to make it safe you can purchase water purification tablets, filter straws and learn many of the other methods of gathering and making water safe to drink.

Depending on the situation, shelter can be one of the first priorities in an emergency.  For example, if you were caught in a snow storm it wouldn’t matter how much food and water you had.  If you couldn’t get to shelter you would quickly be in a deadly position.

One option is to get an emergency blanket.  Those are those compact aluminum foil looking blankets.  (Space Blankets) They do a surprisingly good job of retaining heat, are inexpensive and are very compact.  You can wrap yourself up in them, use them as overhead protection, lay on them as a barrier between you and the ground or a multitude of other uses.
The military style ponchos are nice also.  They are made with durable material and they have grommets on them so that you can tie rope or other binding material to facilitate making shelter.  And of course they have a hood on them so that you can wear them over your head and body to protect you from adverse weather.  One drawback to this style of poncho is they don’t roll up particular small.  They are fine for medium to large kits but do not fit well in a typical compact survival kit.

The importance of other items in a survival kit are very subjective to an individual’s personal philosophy on survival.  Many lists and recommendations can be found on the Internet.  First aid accessories, rope, flashlights, mirrors, fishing line and hooks are some of the other items to consider.

Would a person ever be worse off for having an inexpensive item?  Yes, it’s certainly possible and this must be considered when making a purchase.  An example would be a fire starting device that doesn’t actually work.   So you would be worse off because you thought you had something to protect you but find out when it’s too late that you don’t.  (This underscores the need to test your equipment.)
Don’t let the fear of the unknown stop you from making that first step towards self-reliance and being prepared for emergencies.
Don’t be intimated by others who might make you feel that starting small is a waste of time or that the top of the line most expensive product is the only viable option.

Gain control of your destiny. Go get that knife, now.

Essential Home Security In An Unsafe World

Essential Home Security In An Unsafe World

by M.D. CREEKMORE

Home security is an issue that has caused me great concern for almost as long as I can remember, definitely far longer than my interest in prepping has been active. I guess the reason being that I’m originally from Brooklyn, New York and back when I was growing up in a section of Brooklyn known as Redhook, well it was a rough neighborhood during an even rougher time in New York.

But enough about the motivational causes for home security and onto the steps I’ve taken, and am in the process of taking to make my home MORE secure. I say more secure because no home can be 100% secure in my humble opinion. And degrees of security depend upon the degree of the threat. For instance, if the government sends a SWAT team to your home for whatever reason, well chances are better than good that they will gain entry and have their way.

It’s darn near impossible to fight off or hold off a force such as this. So let’s understand that when I say secure the home I mean specifically against home invasions; burglars; drug addicts looking for a smash & grab to feed their next fix and on and on.

So here’s where I’ve started. To begin with I’m NOT engaged in any sort of risky, criminal or otherwise subversive activity. So at this level I’m not associating with individuals of questionable character that may acquire information about me, my lifestyle, possessions, medications, etc.… that could possibly entice them to break into my home to steal. So the guys aren’t getting together at my place to party and smoke dope or drink liquor or worse.

That sort of activity isn’t part of my lifestyle so this form of potential threat doesn’t exist. I think it’s necessary to state this because many burglaries and home invasions are committed by individuals that have prior knowledge of what’s in that home, of what the occupants may have in their medicine cabinets and to put it simply the thieves know their victims or have close associates that know the victims and plan the crime. So do away with this stage of threats by knowing those you associate with and in my case not associating with many people. That friend’s stuff isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Okay so now that we have that out of the way the next step is to access your home. Where does it lie? Are there fields around you? Are you surrounded by other homes? Is it an apartment, is it a house. Brick house or wood framed? Location and number of windows and doors, as well as basement access should be critical concerns. But this can go on forever without my getting to how I’ve secured my home. So the first line of defense was to build an eight-foot high fence around the backyard.

It’s a wooden “PRIVACY” fence that creates a barrier around the entire circumference of the yard and creates a visual barrier as well as a psychological barrier to people. In addition to keeping people and animals out it also keeps my dogs in. Yes I said dogs because I have two dogs, a boxer and a mutt. They are great dogs, loyal and loveable as can be but dogs can be quite protective of their turf as well as our family.

I’ve had several instances when I was confronting someone and my dog literally placed herself between the person I was speaking with and myself. I’m certain, based upon her demeanor, that she was taking a protective posturing. And the fellow I was talking with knew this and definitely felt intimidated by the dog. The second dog was behind a closed door growling and barking as she starred this guy down.

Needless to say he backed off and our differences were quickly silenced. On my property he knew things would go as I wanted them to go. So the first line of security is a fenced in backyard with at least one dog, two is far better since they get into a pack mentality and the canine operates far more effectively under that pack mindset.

Love your dogs and feed them of course, and they in turn will provide you with a first line of defense be it in the light of day or at three am when everyone’s asleep and something isn’t right. Take my word for it the dog will let you know if someone is snooping around your home and all I ask is that you wake me up, I’ll take it from there.

Okay the next step I’ve taken is to remove brush, bushes and hedges or trees close to the house especially near windows and doors, which provide a place to hide. Remember that these criminals are cowards. They’re too scared to face up to life’s challenges and responsibilities so they turn to and depend upon crime to sustain them. Once the perimeter was free and clear of potential hiding places my next concern was lights.

That’s right lights, specifically the motion-activated type that turns on when something moves. They have sensitivity switches that have multiple settings that can be “tuned” so the lights turn on when there’s motion within a specific distance from the unit. I have these at four corners of the home’s exterior and they work. They can be had in models that operate from solar panels, so electricity isn’t always necessary. Just be sure the solar panel has a south exposure and is mounted in full sunlight for maximum charge.

Next step is to be sure the windows and doors are secure. I have storm windows, double pane but should we fall into chaos and the SHTF scenario unfold I have already cut and fashioned metal fencing, that’s right chain link type, to sizes that fit over each window and door.

So it’s simply a matter of spending a weekend installing these over each window and door. This makes it far more difficult for someone to break in through a window or door, makes it impossible to toss something through a window like a canister of gas or gasoline bottle bomb.

Heck even a grenade would bounce off and explode on the ground outside the home. I also have plastic sheathing already cut to size, along with several rolls of duct tape, ready to tape over windows and doors should the need arise. For the doors I have ¾ inch plywood cut to size, ready to be secured to each door for a final degree of security.

I don’t have plywood for the windows since they rather high and would be difficult to access. Besides I installed these inexpensive but highly effective window locks that screw into the top portion of the window and then a “screw” is turned until it goes into a hole that’s drilled into the adjacent pane. This in effect unitizes both windows to make them one. The window cannot be opened unless this device is unscrewed. By the way doors have deadbolts.

I do have two fireplaces, one in the living section of the house and one that’s into the basement. I’ve placed a screened cap on them to keep stuff out as well as in like flaming embers should we burn wood.

Next I have a burglar alarm. This unit operates from the phone line and has a battery backup for power. And we have had power outages that lasted for days yet the alarm continued to function. And speaking of phone lines I have an old-fashioned hard wire telephone, inexpensive under 10 bucks but during those power outages I was always able to make and receive phone calls.

Earlier I mentioned the doors and windows but failed to say that I keep shades, blinds or curtains over all windows. We can open them if and when we choose but they can be kept closed so peering eyes aren’t able to look in and check out the floor plan.

By design I have not mentioned anything regarding firearms, pepper sprays, or other forms of defense. That’s a different discussion. But finally let me say that and perhaps this should have been said first, I know my neighbors.

That’s right to my left and to my right, on the north, south, east, and west of my home I know my neighbors and we have an understanding that in times of need we should phone each other. You would be amazed at how fast a thief flees when they see lights in different house start turning on, see people banding together.

They will flee like the cowards they are and in many instances will find somewhere else to invade. What do you think… 

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