5 Feats Jesus Will Accomplish During the 75-Day Interlude

5 Feats Jesus Will Accomplish During the 75-Day Interlude

Dr. Nathan E. Jones

The seven-year Tribulation ends with the glorious return of the King of Kings to fulfill His mission to destroy the Gentile kingdoms and establish His Millennial reign. But first, the King has a few housekeeping duties to perform. Daniel (see 12:11-12) prophesied that the Lord reserved 75 days after His Second Coming to accomplish the following five feats.

1. The Binding of Satan

Christ’s first post-Tribulation feat will be to bind Satan. He will order one of His mighty angels to accomplish this herculean task (Revelation 20:1-3). The angel will unlock the Bottomless Pit—the chasm that divides Hades into the realms of Paradise and Torments. The angel will overpower the Devil, bind him in chains, and seal his prison for a thousand years. While the Devil and his demons remain off-planet, the world will be gloriously free of the Devil’s incessant temptations and hateful persecutions.

2. The Judging of the Sheep and the Goats

The second feat Jesus will perform during the 75-day interlude is to judge those who, against all odds, somehow survived the perils of the Tribulation. It is time to separate the sheep from the goats.

While the Antichrist may have assembled the largest army ever, not everyone marched to their deaths at Armageddon. Those Jews protected in the wilderness, the 144,000 Jewish evangelists, and those Christ rescued from the Antichrist’s attack on Jerusalem would have been absent from the battle. Other Tribulation survivors, from persecuted Gentile believers hiding amid the ruins to the unredeemed marked by the Antichrist but sidelined in the fight, remain scattered worldwide.

From those pitiable remains of humanity, Christ will command His mighty angels to “gather together His elect from the four winds” (Mark 13:27). Not only will the faithful survivors in Christ be gathered, but also all survivors bearing the Mark of the Beast. As Christ stated in His Parable of the Tares, “The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness” (Matthew 13:36-43). The angels will perform a rapture of sorts, snatching up every person on the planet and then depositing them in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, “the place where Jehovah judges,” located in some yet-to-be-revealed region just outside of Jerusalem (Joel 3:2, 12). All the tattered remains of humanity will fit within that lone valley.

Once the angels complete their gathering, Jesus will fulfill His prophecy regarding the Sheep-Goat Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46). The prophecy states that once the throne of David is reestablished in Jerusalem, the victorious King will ascend to sit upon it. All the nations will then be brought before Him, and He will separate the Tribulation survivors, like a shepherd separating his sheep from the goats.

To those the King deems as sheep, namely those saved out of the Tribulation, Christ will gently gather them to His right hand. Then the King will say, “Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Matthew 25:34). These faithful survivors will live on in their earthly bodies as inheritors of Christ’s kingdom.

To those the King deems as goats, namely those who swore loyalty to the Antichrist and took his mark, Christ will forcibly shove them over to His left hand. Then the King will cry, “Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels!” (Matthew 25:41). Christ will command His executioner angels to “Come forth!” and cast the evil followers of Satan down into Torments in Hades to await final judgment and their inevitable death sentence in Hell. “And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” (Matthew 25:46).

3. The Resurrecting of the Redeemed

Christ’s third feat during the post-Tribulation interlude will involve a great resurrection of the remaining righteous dead. “Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years” (Revelation 20:4). The Tribulation martyrs will live again, no longer in their intermediate bodies in Heaven, but with flesh and spirit merging into their glorified, eternal bodies.

The Bible outlines three stages of the First Resurrection. Christ’s resurrection served as the “firstfruit” stage. In the second stage, the Church Age Saints were resurrected in the Rapture just before the Tribulation. In the third stage, at the end of the Tribulation, the martyred Tribulation Saints (1 Corinthians 15:20, 23) and Old Testament Saints (Daniel 12:1-2) are resurrected. The apostle John rejoiced in this, saying, “Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power…” To those resurrected came Heaven’s promise that they “…shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years” (Revelation 20:6).

As for the resurrection of the unredeemed, namely those who throughout human history died faithless and in rebellion against God, they do not get to participate in the First Resurrection. They will remain in Torments, awaiting the Great White Throne Judgment, which occurs after the Millennial Kingdom, because “the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished” (Revelation 20:5).

4. The Restoring of the Earth

Christ’s fourth feat during the 75-day post-Tribulation interlude will be to restore the planet Earth to its pristine former state. The wrath of God, coupled with mankind’s destructive nature, had devastated the earth during the Tribulation, leaving it a desolate, nearly uninhabitable wasteland. If Jesus had not returned when He did, the planet, its people, and all the creatures that inhabited it would have been a breath away from extinction (Matthew 24:22). It will be time for the Lord Jesus to transform an almost dead husk back into a beautiful blue orb.

The time Jesus will take to restore a broken planet must be brief, for how could a kingdom be considered perfect if its sovereign reigns over a dead wasteland? The God who built a universe in six days can certainly terraform a single world in almost no time. By a word from God, the planet will teem with life once more, with conditions nearly as perfect as the Garden of Eden, because of the partial lifting of the curse.

During the restoration process, tremendous agricultural bounty will result, fulfilling: “Behold, the days are coming… when the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed” (Amos 9:13). The animals will also be abundant and become peaceable: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them” (Isaiah 11:6-9). Even the Dead Sea will spring to life, as its refreshed waters begin to teem with fish and fishermen (Ezekiel 47:8-9).

At that time, the Lord will also restore long life to those in their earthly bodies. Before the Flood, people lived to be hundreds of years old, and so they will again, “for as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people” (Isaiah 65:20-23). The curse won’t be entirely lifted, for those born to the surviving Tribulation Saints will still be able to choose to behave immorally, but at an awful price, as “the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed”(Isaiah 65:20-23).

How long has mankind tried to end war? During the interlude, Jesus will establish an era of true peace, ending all war in perpetuity. “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore” (Isaiah 2:4). No soldiers. No weapons. No hatred toward our fellow man. All these will be gone. Instead, the citizens of the kingdom will find themselves living idyllic lives defined by peace, righteousness, justice, and great joy. The Lord Jesus will achieve the utopian setting mankind has long been incapable of creating, and all within 75 days.

5. The Establishing of the Kingdom

With Satan’s rule over the earth through human government eradicated, Christ’s fifth and final feat during the 75-day post-Tribulation interlude will be to establish His kingdom for “the Lord shall be King over all the earth” (Zechariah 14:9). The Bible provides considerable detail about the wondrous majesty and sheer beauty of the Millennial Kingdom—the coming golden age.

What nation has ever endured the test of time? Yet when Jesus’ earthly kingdom is established during the interlude, it shall endure forevermore, for “the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people… and it shall stand forever”(Daniel 2:44).

Jesus will then receive a mighty anointing of the Holy Spirit. “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord” (Isaiah 11:2). Governmental corruption of the bygone era will be wondrously replaced by a society founded on perfect justice.

Upon His Second Coming, Jesus entered Jerusalem in victory. He will establish His seat of authority there, declaring the city the world’s capital. The mountains on which Jerusalem stands will have been raised, leading to the belief that Jerusalem becomes the highest elevation on the planet. The new nations will begin streaming to the earth’s capital to hang on Jesus’ every word (Micah 4:1-3). Humanity will begin to live in perfect harmony with their King, “For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea” (Isaiah 11:9; Habakkuk 2:14).

The pagan Third Temple, desecrated by the Antichrist, will be no more. A fourth Temple, more massive than any previously built, will be constructed (Ezekiel 40–48). Jesus the carpenter will build the Millennial Temple Himself and, from there, rule as king and priest. The Shekinah Glory of God—the Holy Spirit Himself—will descend and dwell over the Temple as “a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night” (Isaiah 4:5).

At His Temple, the King will establish a royal priesthood by fulfilling His promises to the Jewish people. God will heal the Jewish remnant of their backsliding and bless them. In turn, the Jews will become a blessing to the Gentile world. They will become a priestly people, for “in those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you'” (Zechariah 8:23). This favored priestly position brings the Jews esteem throughout the world, and they will be honored for their service to the King. As the Lord declared, “I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth”(Zephaniah 3:17-20).

As He sets up His Millennial Kingdom, Christ’s promises to the resurrected saints will also be fulfilled. “But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever” (Daniel 7:18). Who are these saints? The Church! The glorified Christ-followers will return with Jesus Christ at the Second Coming, receive their assignments, and go on to serve the King of Kings as regents, administrators, teachers, and guides for the new generations to be born. Along with the Old Testament and Tribulation Saints, they will rule over the “sheep,” who, in their earthly bodies, will replenish humanity and begin forming new nations.

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Israel prepares for another war with Iran, warns next conflict could look very different

Israel prepares for another war with Iran, warns next conflict could look very different

Elisha Ben Kimon

Israel continues to prepare for the possibility of another round of fighting with Iran despite contradictory messages from U.S. President Donald Trump in recent weeks. Alongside continued military buildup, including the acquisition of additional aircraft, and following a review of lessons learned from Operation Roaring Lion, the Israeli defense establishment is working to maintain operational readiness and prepare for another potential military campaign.

Defense officials recognize, however, that despite the experience gained in previous operations, Israel cannot assume the next conflict will unfold in the same way. Iran has also studied Israeli and American tactics, identified operational patterns and adjusted its methods during the fighting.

Israeli assessments suggest that the next round, if it occurs, will differ from previous confrontations. The objective would be a swift, intensive campaign concluded in the shortest possible time, rather than a prolonged war that could draw the region into an extended conflict.

Meanwhile, defense officials acknowledge that once a war begins, there is no way to predict how it will develop or ultimately end.

Israeli officials believe the process of drawing lessons from previous fighting has not been one-sided. Iranian forces also examined Israeli operations, identified patterns, responded to military moves and adapted their tactics as the fighting progressed.

Israel assesses that Iran is undertaking a significant effort to study its adversary. Defense officials have stressed that Iran's ability to complicate Israel's operations in a future conflict should not be underestimated.

The defense establishment is therefore examining how Iran might operate in another confrontation.

During previous rounds of fighting, Iran made little use of its air force. Many aircraft never took off, and a series of Israeli strikes damaged Tehran's air capabilities while its planes were still on the ground.

Israeli defense officials believe Iran remains unlikely to deploy its aircraft in another round of fighting, given Israeli and American air superiority.

From Tehran's perspective, such a confrontation would be unfavorable given the balance of forces. Instead, Israeli assessments suggest Iran would prefer to rely on its relative strengths, particularly its air defense systems and missile capabilities.

That means Israeli preparations for another conflict cannot rely solely on lessons from previous campaigns. They must also account for the changes and adjustments made by Iran.

Alongside the IDF's preparations, cooperation with the United States is expected to remain a central component of any future campaign.

Israel regards the United States as a strategic partner with exceptional military capabilities but also recognizes that the relationship is not one-sided.

There are operational and intelligence capabilities in which Israel possesses unique advantages that the Americans need.

Israeli defense officials believe that combining the capabilities of the two militaries will again play a significant role in any future conflict, with each side contributing distinct strengths that do not necessarily overlap.

One of the questions left unresolved after Operation Roaring Lion concerns its results regarding Iran's nuclear program.

The operation lasted considerably longer than initially anticipated, and criticism emerged during the campaign that nuclear targets were not as central to the military effort as some officials had expected.

In practice, most strikes focused on military infrastructure, energy facilities and targets associated with the Iranian regime and symbols of its authority.

There were also claims that the objective of toppling the Iranian regime had gained prominence during the campaign.

Nevertheless, Israeli defense officials reject assertions that the operation failed to achieve its stated objectives.

Israel maintains that the campaign met its goals, foremost among them setting back Iran's nuclear program. However, officials acknowledge that this did not eliminate the need to address the nuclear threat.

The defense establishment recognizes that a significant unresolved issue remains: Iran still possesses its enriched nuclear material.

According to Israeli assessments, shared by other Western intelligence agencies, the location of Iran's highly enriched uranium is known, with the stockpile estimated at approximately 450 kilograms.

Monitoring of the material continues, and Israeli officials believe it will eventually have to be addressed, whether through an agreement or another course of action.

For Israel, the fate of the enriched uranium remains one of the central issues requiring a solution even after the military campaign has ended.

As long as the material remains in Iranian hands, Israel does not consider the nuclear threat to have been removed from its security agenda.

Israel is therefore maintaining its readiness and preparing for the possibility of another military campaign against the Islamic Republic, recognizing that the next confrontation will not necessarily repeat what has already occurred.

Defense officials acknowledge that another round of fighting could present challenges different from those Israel has faced so far.

Bill Gates: A Huge Catastrophe May Be Needed...

Bill Gates: A Huge Catastrophe May Be Needed

Steve Watson

Bill Gates is once again floating the idea that real damage may be required before the world accepts the kind of AI controls he wants.

In a new CBS interview, the Microsoft co-founder said a major cyberattack could finally convince people that the warnings were correct and that stronger rules are overdue.

The comments come as Gates continues a months-long push for heavier government involvement in artificial intelligence. He has repeatedly argued that industry self-regulation is inadequate and that politicians and law enforcement must step in.

Critics see a familiar pattern: dire predictions that could justify expanded oversight and centralized authority over a technology many Americans view as a tool for innovation rather than a reason for tighter global rules.

In the interview with Tony Dokoupil, Gates stated, "It may be that we have to suffer a few of the negatives before we respond as fully as we should."

He added that such incidents would not be civilization-ending but would still be serious. The discussion included the possibility of a cyberattack on major retirement platforms such as Fidelity or Vanguard, which hold a substantial portion of Americans' nest eggs.

Gates noted that such an event would create significant uncertainty.

The remarks align with warnings Gates issued earlier this fall. In October interviews, he told ABC and CNN that cyberattacks would be the front where the impact appears most dramatically in the coming year.

"The real danger right now is not the AI's getting out of control," he said. "It's really bad people using AI, particularly in AI where you can take out all the safeguards."

He continued, "When you have bad people, no safeguards, and then the latest models, that's where, over the next year, primarily in the cyber area, we are going to have a lot of negative surprises."

Gates has described AI as the most dangerous technology humans have ever invented and argued that companies cannot be left as the sole check. He has compared the situation to industries that require safety rules for planes, cars, and medicines. In one appearance he said it is clear that current efforts are not enough and that the country will move beyond self-governance.

These statements build on even sharper language from September. On Meet the Press, Gates said AI is "certainly powerful enough to drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths."

He added, "There's never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest AI tools." He insisted that law enforcement and politicians must define the required safeguards and monitoring, stating that "no one thinks self-regulation is enough."

Gates has also framed the rise of AI as something close to an evolutionary event that governments are unprepared to handle. He has called for international coordination modeled on existing treaties for nuclear materials, aviation, and other high-risk areas.

At the same time, his foundation has pledged substantial funding to expand AI applications in education, health, and agriculture.

Gates has repeatedly highlighted catastrophic scenarios involving cyberattacks on financial systems and potential biological threats while arguing that only expanded government roles can manage the risks.

The latest comments about possibly needing to "suffer a few of the negatives" arrive against a backdrop of ongoing debates over how much authority should rest with national governments versus private developers.

The suggestion that a damaging event involving people's retirement accounts might be what finally produces the response he seeks adds a disturbing dimension to the debate.

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Multiple Warnings And Prophetic Implications

WHY THE MULTIPLE WARNINGS OF DIRE CONDITIONS?

J Brentner

Reports are rampant across social media and elsewhere. Thirty-three countries are now urging citizens to stockpile food, water, and other essential supplies for at least 3 days. And it’s not as though these countries are in close proximity to each other; the warnings stretch across the planet, touching every continent from Canada to Australia.

The Pentagon is warning its major military bases to prepare for 90 days without power or outside supply chains of necessities. That’s unprecedented!

Why the sudden urgency from so many governments worldwide? A war would have to be quite deadly and widespread to cause such dire conditions in so many diverse locations across the globe. If it’s a warning of dire economic conditions, the depression would drastically impact life everywhere.

What might these warnings of impending dire conditions mean in light of Bible prophecy?

PROPHETIC IMPLICATIONS

The catastrophes that could cause such widespread disruption reflect biblical prophecies of the Day of the Lord, which will begin with “sudden destruction” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3). Disasters that could disrupt communication and life on military bases for three whole months resemble life on earth as depicted in Revelation 6, after we are safely in Heaven watching Jesus open the seals (Revelation 5).

If the alarms point to the possibility of widespread nuclear war, that speaks to the second seal, when the rider on the red horse takes “peace from the earth” (Revelation 6:3-4). Wars with an enormously high death count are coming after the Rapture, although we may see deadly wars in the meantime.

Warnings about severe future food shortages abound and echo the third seal (Revelation 6:5-6). We may see hard times before our departure, but the widespread nature of the warnings signifies Day of the Lord conditions. In the meantime, we prepare as the Lord leads, not out of fear.

In Matthew 24:36-39, the Lord warned that a sense of normality would prevail before the beginning of His wrath upon the earth. The current warnings of chaotic life throughout the world will surely ring true in the future, but a time of relative calm will precede the outbreak of the Lord’s wrath.

It will resemble the calm before a severe storm. Whether it’s real or imagined, a sense of normality will emerge before the events of Revelation 6 suddenly begin. The warnings point us to the nearness of Jesus’ appearing to take us home. People will imagine that they live in a time of peace and security, but like a “thief in the night,” the Lord will suddenly intervene, and the unbelieving masses will feel His fury. The deadliest wars and dire economic conditions will ensue after the Day of the Lord begins, not before.

WHAT MIGHT BE THE PURPOSE OF THE WARNINGS?

Could deceptive motives lie behind the dire warnings? Please know I am speculating a bit here, but it seems strange to me that so many countries are issuing the same warnings with almost identical wording.

Fast forward to today, many world governments are again stoking fear with warnings of dreadful conditions. Why? Might it be another way to control people through fear, just as they did in the past?

Another possibility is that, along with the elite who are building bunkers out of fear for what’s coming, many world leaders recognize that something extraordinary and disastrous is coming in the near future.

WHAT LIES AHEAD?

A climactic earth-shattering event lies in the world’s future: namely the Rapture. The Lord has given us the most telling sign that we live in the last days: Israel’s miraculous appearance as a nation in 1948, which fulfilled Bible prophecy! Right now, we see a myriad of signs pointing to the nearness of the seven-year Tribulation.

We don’t know what lies ahead for us as believers in the immediate future. Perhaps we will endure difficult times because of warfare and shortages. Perhaps the Rapture will happen very soon.

However, I know two things with absolute certainty based on the Word of God.

First, horrific wars, devastating earthquakes, and deadly famines will happen right after the Rapture. What we see now are precursors- God’s warnings of what lies ahead for the planet- so people look for answers in Scripture and turn to Him. Governments worldwide are imitating His alarm bells, so people look to them for answers after the Rapture occurs.

Second, we live in the final moments before Jesus appears to take us home to the place He’s preparing for us. I am amazed this hasn’t already happened, but I realize it’s all because of the Lord’s restraining hand. But with such widespread lawlessness and support for all kinds of wickedness, now quite evident across America, how much longer can it be until the Lord says “enough,” and intervenes by first taking us home?

Our blessed hope, revealed throughout the New Testament, enables us to endure all that this world throws at us. We know a glorious day lies ahead, one that could very well start at any moment. And I pray it happens soon!

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Flock Safety Is Financing the Politicians Who Oversee Its Surveillance Contracts

Flock Safety Is Financing the Politicians Who Oversee Its Surveillance Contracts

Martin Armstrong

Why on earth does a company that supposedly sells license plate readers need to contribute to politicians’ campaigns? The Chicago Sun-Times has exposed how Flock Safety has been contributing to the campaigns of local officials whose jurisdictions purchase its technology. We are told these cameras are necessary to protect the public from crime. Yet the company collecting information on the movements of millions of Americans is now financially supporting politicians connected to its government customers. At what point do we begin questioning why a surveillance contractor needs political influence in the first place?

Illinois election records show that Flock contributed $6,000 between 2021 and 2025 to the political organization supporting Cicero Town President Larry Dominick. Cicero began working with Flock around 2020 and now operates 31 of its cameras. Flock also contributed $1,000 to Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg’s campaign in 2025 after the county approved the purchase of 15 cameras the previous year. Another $500 went to Dan Jungles, an unsuccessful candidate for Will County sheriff, whose department operates 25 Flock readers. These contributions are documented, although there is no evidence that contracts were awarded in exchange for campaign money. The officials involved insist the donations had no influence over their decisions. Fine. Then why is a surveillance company contributing to their political campaigns at all?

Illinois election records show that Flock contributed $6,000 between 2021 and 2025 to the political organization supporting Cicero Town President Larry Dominick. Cicero began working with Flock around 2020 and now operates 31 of its cameras. Flock also contributed $1,000 to Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg’s campaign in 2025 after the county approved the purchase of 15 cameras the previous year. Another $500 went to Dan Jungles, an unsuccessful candidate for Will County sheriff, whose department operates 25 Flock readers. These contributions are documented, although there is no evidence that contracts were awarded in exchange for campaign money. The officials involved insist the donations had no influence over their decisions. Fine. Then why is a surveillance company contributing to their political campaigns at all?

The company now serves more than 7,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide, including over 500 in Illinois. Its cameras photograph passing vehicles, record license plates, and attach timestamps and locations to those observations. Police can search the information and receive alerts when a vehicle matches an investigative database. Police can also search ANYONE and track their whereabouts with the click of a button. The cameras do not distinguish between criminals and law-abiding citizens when collecting information. Everyone passing the camera is recorded.

The scale of automated surveillance is extraordinary. Illinois State Police reported that a separate license plate reader system operated by Motorola scanned more than three billion vehicles in a year, with fewer than 3% of scans producing flagged matches. Those figures do not describe Flock’s network, but they demonstrate the volume of information these systems can collect. Billions of observations are gathered while only a small fraction produce investigative alerts. We have moved far beyond an officer observing a license plate on a public road. Technology now allows the government to assemble searchable records showing where vehicles have traveled over time.

The constitutional questions are serious. The Fourth Amendment was intended to protect Americans against unreasonable government searches. A license plate may be publicly visible, but there is an enormous difference between a police officer seeing a vehicle drive past and a government agency being able to reconstruct a person’s movements through a network of cameras. Technology has created surveillance capabilities that previous generations could scarcely have imagined, and the law is still struggling to determine where the boundaries should be drawn.

I have warned repeatedly that governments never willingly surrender power once they acquire it. Surveillance technology is particularly attractive because it can be expanded quietly, justified through public safety, and operated with limited public visibility. The companies supplying these systems have every incentive to encourage further adoption. The politicians overseeing them have a responsibility to ensure that the public’s constitutional protections are not sacrificed in the process.

Flock’s documented campaign contributions expose another connection between government surveillance contracts and political financing. Americans have every right to question why a company collecting information about their movements is financially supporting officials associated with its customers.

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