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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Parsed structurally from the EPUB: an h3 names the surah, one p per verse with its number in its own span. An unnumbered p is the basmala and is not a verse, except in surah 1 where the basmala IS verse 1. 112 unnumbered paragraphs were found, which is 114 surahs less surah 1 and surah 9. Text is stored VERBATIM: NFC normalisation and XML entity unescaping only, because CC BY-ND forbids modification.
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Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
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Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Talal Itani· published 2012
They will say, "Three, and their fourth being their dog." And they will say, "Five, and their sixth being their dog," guessing at the unknown. And they will say, "Seven, and their eighth being their dog." Say, "My Lord knows best their number." None knows them except a few. So do not argue concerning them except with an obviousargument, and do not consult any of them about them.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
(Some) will say: They were three, their dog the fourth, and (some) say: Five, their dog the sixth, guessing at random; and (some) say: Seven, and their dog the eighth. Say (OMuhammad): My Lord is Best Aware of their number. None knoweth them save a few. So contend not concerning them except with an outwardcontending, and ask not any of them to pronounce concerning them
Sources
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Edward Henry Palmer1840–1882 · published 1880
They will say, 'Three, and the fourth of them was their dog:' and they will say, 'Five, and the sixth of them was their dog:' guessing at the unseen: and they will say, 'Seven, and the eighth of them was their dog.' Say, 'My Lord knows best the number of them; none knows them but few.' Dispute not therefore concerning them save with a plain disputation, and ask not any one of them concerning them
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Some say, "They were three; their dog the fourth:" others say, "Five; their dog the sixth," guessing at the secret: others say, "Seven; and their dog the eighth." SAY: My Lord best knoweth the number: none, save a few, shall know them
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Some say, the sleepers were three; and their dog was the fourth: And others say, they were five; and their dog was the sixth; guessing at a secret matter: And others say, they were seven; and their dog was the eighth. Say, my Lord best knoweth their number: None shall know them, except a few. Wherefore dispute not concerning them, unless with a clear disputation, according to what hath been revealed unto thee: And ask not any of the Christians concerning them
Sources
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Other languages (18)Shqip · Albanian
Disa do të thonë: "Ata ishin tre, e i katërti ishte qeni i tyre." Të tjerët do të thonë: "Ishin pesë, e i gjashti ishte qeni i tyre", duke hamendësuar pa dije. Disa do të thonë: "Ishin shtatë, e i teti ishte qeni i tyre." Thuaj: "Zoti im e di më së miri numrin e tyre. Vetëm pakkush di për ta." Prandaj, mos diskuto lidhur me ta, përveçse në mënyrë të përgjithshme dhe mos kërko njohuri për ta nga asnjëri prej tyre.
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
(গুহাবাসী যুবকদের সংখ্যা নিয়ে বিতর্ক করতে গিয়ে) অচিরেই কিছু সংখ্যক লোক বলবে: ‘তারা ছিল তিন জন, চতুর্থটি ছিল তাদের কুকুর।’ আর কেউ কেউ বলবে: ‘তারা ছিল পাঁচজন, ষষ্ঠটি ছিল তাদের কুকুর।’ (এরা উভয় দল যা বললো) এসবই অজানা বিষয়ে অনুমান করে বলেছে। আর তাদের কেউ কেউ বলবে: ‘তারা ছিল সাতজন; অষ্টম হলো তাদের কুকুর।’ (হে রাসূল! তুমি এদেরকে) বলো: ‘আমার রবই তাদের সংখ্যা সম্পর্কে অধিক জ্ঞাত।’ কম সংখ্যক লোকই তাদের (সঠিক সংখ্যা) সম্পর্কে জানে। সুতরাং সাধারণ আলোচনা ছাড়া তুমি তাদের ব্যাপারে বিতর্ক করো না। আর তাদের ব্যাপারে (বিস্তারিত জানতে) এদের কাউকেও জিজ্ঞেস করো না।(১০)
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
Neki će reći: “Bila su trojica, pas njihov je bio četvrti”, a neki će govoriti: “Bila su peterica, pas njihov je bio šesti”, nagađajući ono što ne znaju – dok će neki reći: “Bila su sedmerica, a pas njihov bio je osmi.” Reci: “Gospodaru mome je dobro poznat njihov broj, samo malo njih to zna. Zato ne raspravljaj o njima, osim površno, i ne pitaj o njima od njih nikog!”
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Neki će reći: “Bila su trojica, pas njihov je bio četvrti”, a neki će govoriti: “Bila su petorica, pas njihov je bio šesti”, nagađajući ono što ne znaju – dok će neki reći: “Bila su sedmorica, a pas njihov bio je osmi.” Reci: “Gospodaru mome je dobro poznat njihov broj, samo malo njih to zna. Zato ne raspravljaj o njima, osim površno, i ne pitaj o njima od njih nikog!”
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Aray ɓe mbi'a: "Ko ɓe tato nayaɓo maɓɓe ko rawaandu maɓɓe ndu." Ɓe mbi'a kadi: "Ko ɓe njowo njeegaɓo maɓɓe ko rawaandu maɓɓe ndu ko fampaangol e niɓe." Ɓe mbi'a kadi: "Ko ɓe njeeɗiɗo njeetataɓo maɓɓe ko rawaandu maɓɓe ndun." Maaku: "Ko Joomi an woni gannduɗo limoore maɓɓe, anndaa ɓe si wonaa seeɗaaɓe." Wata a weeñju fii maɓɓe si wonaa yewtere feeñnde, wota a lanndo fii maɓɓe hay e gooto e maɓɓe.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
იტყვიან ისინი [იმ ჭაბუკებზე დავაში მყოფნი]: «სამნი იყვნენ, მეოთხე კი ძაღლი». და იტყვიან: «ხუთნი იყვნენ, მეექვსე კი მათი ძაღლი». მხოლოდ ვარაუდით დაფარულზე. და ამბობენ: «შვიდნი იყვნენ, ხოლო მერვე მათი ძაღლია». უთხარი [ო, შუამავალო]: «ჩემმა უფალმა უკეთ იცის მათი რიცხვი, მათ კი არაფერი არ იციან, მცირედის გარდა», და ნუ იკამათებ მათ შესახებ, გარდა ცხადად, და მათ შესახებ მათგან არავის შეეკითხო.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
(Manche) werden sagen: „(Es waren) drei, und der vierte von ihnen war ihr Hund..“ Und (manche) sagen: „(Es waren) fünf, und der sechste von ihnen war ihr Hund.“ - Ein Herumraten über das Verborgene. Und (manche) sagen: „(Es waren) sieben, und der achte von ihnen war ihr Hund.“ Sag: „Mein Herr ist wissender über ihre Zahl; nur wenige kennen sie.“ Darum streite über sie nur in offensichtlichem Streit, und frage niemanden von ihnen um Auskunft über sie.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Μερικοί (Χριστιανοί και Εβραίοι που θα συζητήσουν για την ιστορία τους αργότερα) θα πουν: «Ήταν τρεις (νέοι), και ο σκύλος τους ήταν ο τέταρτος (σε αριθμό)», ενώ άλλοι θα πουν: «Ήταν πέντε, και ο σκύλος τους ήταν ο έκτος», - μαντεύοντας (χωρίς απόδειξη) για κάτι που δεν ξέρουν. Και άλλοι θα πουν: «Ήταν επτά, και ο σκύλος τους ήταν ο όγδοος.» Πες: «Ο Κύριός μου γνωρίζει καλύτερα τον αριθμό τους, και δεν ξέρει τον αριθμό τους παρά μόνο λίγοι. Γι' αυτό μη συζητάς (ω, Προφήτη, μαζί τους) για τον αριθμό τους, παρά μόνο μία επιφανειακή συζήτηση (με το να απαγγέλλεις μόνο αυτό που σου αποκαλύψαμε χωρίς να μαλώσεις μαζί τους), ούτε να ρωτήσεις κανέναν απ' αυτούς για την ιστορία εκείνων (των νέων, αφού δεν ξέρουν τις λεπτομέρειες της, και ό,τι θα πουν θα είναι λόγια χωρίς γνώση).»
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
अब कुछ[8] लोग कहेंगे : वे तीन हैं, उनका चौथा उनका कुत्ता है। और कुछ कहेंगे : वे पाँच हैं, उनका छठा उनका कुत्ता है। ये लोग अँधेरे में तीर चलाते हैं। और (कुछ लोग) कहेंगे : वे सात हैं, उनका आठवाँ उनका कुत्ता है। (ऐ नबी!) आप कह दें : मेरा पालनहार ही उनकी संख्या को भली-भाँति जानता है। उन्हें बहुत थोड़े लोगों के सिवा कोई नहीं जानता।[9] अतः आप उनके संबंध में बहस न करें, सिवाय सरसरी बहस के, और आप उनके विषय में इनमें से किसी से भी न पूछें।[10]
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Diranno: «Erano tre e il loro cane era il quarto.» E diranno: «Erano cinque e il loro cane era il sesto.» Tutto per semplice supposizione. E diranno: «Erano sette e il loro cane era l’ottavo.» Di’: «Il mio Dio conosce il loro numero. Infatti non lo sanno se non in pochi.” Perciò non ne discutere, se non per ciò che è evidente, e non chiedere opinione a nessuno su questa cosa.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
22. (Kai kurie) sako, kad jų buvo trys, o šuo buvo ketvirtas iš jų. O (kiti) sako, kad jų buvo penki, šuo buvo šeštas, - spėliojantys apie nematomą. (Dar kiti) sako, kad jų buvo septyni, o šuo buvo aštuntas. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Mano Viešpats geriausiai žino jų skaičių, niekas nežino to, tik keli.“ Taigi nesiginčykit (dėl jų skaičiaus), išskyrus su aiškiais įrodymais (kuriuos Mes apreiškėme jums). Ir nesitarkite su nė vienu iš jų (Rašto žmonėmis – judėjais ir krikščionimis) apie Urvo žmonių (istoriją).
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Одни скажут: «Трое, а четвёртый у них — их пёс», и скажут [другие]: «Пятеро, а шестой у них — их пёс», строя догадки о сокровенном. Иные скажут: «Семеро, а восьмой у них — их пёс». Скажи: «Мой Господь лучше знает их число; не знает его никто, кроме немногих». Так не спорь о них иначе как на основе явного [знания] и не спрашивай о них ни у кого из них.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Неки ће да кажу: „Била су тројица, пас њихов је био четврти“, а неки ће да говоре: „Била су петорица, пас њихов је био шести“, нагађајући о ономе што не знају, док ће неки да кажу: „Била су седморица, а пас њихов био је осми.“ Реци: „Мој Господар најбоље зна њихов број, само мало њих то зна. Зато не расправљај о њима осим површно и лепо, и не питај о њима никога од њих!“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Watasema: Walikuwa watatu, wa nne wao ni mbwa wao. Na wanasema: “Walikuwa watano, wa sita wao ni mbwa wao.ˮ Wanabahatisha ghaibu. Na wanasema: Walikuwa saba, na wa nane wao ni mbwa wao. Sema: “Mola wangu Mlezi ndiye anayejua sawa sawa hesabu yao. Hawawajui isipokuwa wachache tu.ˮ Basi usibishane juu yao isipokuwa kwa mabishano ya juu juu tu hivi. Wala usiulize habari zao kwa yeyote yule miongoni mwao.
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Svenska · Swedish
Och [vissa människor] kommer att säga: ”De var tre och den fjärde var deras hund,” och andra kommer att säga: ”De var fem och deras hund var den sjätte” – de gissar bara på måfå – och vissa kommer att säga: ”De var sju och den åttonde var deras hund.” Säg: ”Min Herre känner bäst till deras riktiga antal och endast ett fåtal vet hur många de verkligen var.” Ge dig därför inte in i diskussioner om deras [antal], utom i allmänna termer och fråga dem inte någonting gällande dem.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
"Onlar üç kişidir; dördüncüleri de köpekleridir" diyecekler. Yine: "Beş kişidir; altıncıları köpekleridir" diyecekler. (Bunlar) gayb hakkında taş atmaktır. "Yedi kişidirler, sekizincileri köpekleridir. De ki: Onların sayısını en iyi Rabbim bilir. Onları çok az kimseden başkası bilmez. O halde, onlar hakkında açık olarak ortaya konandan başka bir şeyi tartışma. Onlar hakkında (Ehl-i Kitap'tan hiçbir) kimseye bir şey sorma!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
کچھ لوگ تو کہیں گے کہ اصحاب کہف تین تھے اور چوتھا ان کا کتا تھا[1] ۔ کچھ کہیں گے کہ پانچ تھے اور چھٹا ان کا کتا تھا، غیب کی باتوں میں اٹکل (کے تیر تکے) چلاتے ہیں[2]، کچھ کہیں گے کہ وه سات ہیں اور آٹھواں ان کا کتا[3] ہے۔ آپ کہہ دیجیئے کہ میرا پروردگار ان کی تعداد کو بخوبی جاننے واﻻ ہے، انہیں بہت ہی کم لوگ جانتے ہیں[4]۔ پس آپ ان کے مقدمے میں صرف سرسری گفتگو کریں[5] اور ان میں سے کسی سے ان کے بارے میں پوچھ گچھ بھی نہ کریں.[6]
Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.
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Talal Itani2012 "If they discover you, they will stone you, or force you back into their religion; then you will never be saved."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn you back to their religion; then ye will never prosper
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, they - should they perceive you - would stone you, or would force you back again unto their faith, and ye would never prosper then
John Medows Rodwell1861 For they, if they find you out, will stone you or turn you back to their faith, and in that case it will fare ill with you for ever
George Sale1734 Verily, if they come up against you, they will stone you, or force you to return to their religion; and then shall ye not prosper for ever
Talal Itani2012 So it was, that We caused them to be discovered, that they would know that the promise of God is true, and that of the Hour there is no doubt. As they were disputing their case among themselves, they said, "Build over them a building." Their Lord knows best about them. Those who prevailed over their case said, "We will set up over them a place of worship."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And in like manner We disclosed them (to the people of the city) that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that, as for the Hour, there is no doubt concerning it. When (the people of the city) disputed of their case among themselves, they said: Build over them a building; their Lord knoweth best concerning them. Those who won their point said: We verily shall build a place of worship over them
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Thus did we make their people acquainted with their story, that they might know that God's promise is true; and that the Hour, there is no doubt concerning it. When they disputed amongst themselves concerning their affair, and said, 'Build a building over them, their Lord knows best about them;' and those who prevailed in their affair said, 'We will surely make a mosque over them
John Medows Rodwell1861 And thus made we their adventure known to their fellow citizens, that they might learn that the promise of God is true, and that as to "the Hour" there is no doubt of its coming. When they disputed among themselves concerning what had befallen them, some said, "Build a building over them; their Lord knoweth best about them." Those who prevailed in the matter said, "A place of worship will we surely raise over them
George Sale1734 And so We made their people acquainted with what had happened to them; that they might know that the promise of God is true, and that there is no doubt of the last hour; when they disputed among themselves concerning their matter. And they said, erect a building over them: Their Lord best knoweth their condition. Those who prevailed in their affair answered, we will surely build a chapel over them
Easy-read (simplified)illaa an yashaa'a llaahu wadhkur rabbaka idhaa naseeta waqul 'asaa an yahdiyani rabbee li'aqraba min haadhaa rashadaa
DIN 31635ʾillā ʾan yašāʾa llāhu waḏkur rabbaka ʾiḏā nasīta waqul ʿasā ʾan yahdiyani rabbī liʾaqraba min hāḏā rašadan
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Talal Itani2012 Without saying, "If God wills." And remember your Lord if you forget, and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to nearer than this in integrity."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Except if Allah will. And remember thy Lord when thou forgettest, and say: It may be that my Lord guideth me unto a nearer way of truth than this
Edward Henry Palmer1880 except 'if God please;' and remember thy Lord when thou hast forgotten, and say,' It may be that my Lord will guide me to what is nearer to the right than this
John Medows Rodwell1861 Say not thou of a thing, " I will surely do it to-morrow;" without , "If God will." And when thou hast forgotten, call thy Lord to mind; and say, "Haply my Lord will guide me, that I may come near to the truth of this story with correctness
George Sale1734 unless thou add, if God please. And remember thy Lord, when thou forgettest, and say, my Lord is able to direct me with ease, that I may draw near unto the truth of this matter rightly
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
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The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.59
Talal Itani · George Sale0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.57
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.55
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.54
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.50
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.48
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.46
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.44
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