{"id":179,"date":"2015-08-17T21:51:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2015\/08\/tropical-cyclone-pam-vanuatu.html\/"},"modified":"2015-08-17T21:51:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:51:00","slug":"tropical-cyclone-pam-vanuatu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2015\/08\/17\/tropical-cyclone-pam-vanuatu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Just returning to Vanuatu as many of you have asked what is it like after the cyclone&#8230;?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We wander&nbsp;amidst&nbsp;what used to be a luxury resort.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The damaged pandamus leaf roofs look woeful and forlorn.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Someone has written<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the words<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8216;<i>Pam cyclone&#8217; <\/i>beside the door.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">It makes me smile.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-A8NC3vGZcA4\/VcXSs_44RsI\/AAAAAAAAGg8\/X_YanOB97JU\/s1600\/PamCyclone1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-A8NC3vGZcA4\/VcXSs_44RsI\/AAAAAAAAGg8\/X_YanOB97JU\/s640\/PamCyclone1.jpg?resize=548%2C640\" width=\"548\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Such is the tremendous spirit of the Vanuatu people.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They want you to make<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;no mistake&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the miserable, sorrowful sight is not neglect&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Oh no, these two words of explanation<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8216;<i>Pam cyclone&#8217;&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">yell proudly<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8216;this is not our norm, nor our reality&#8217;&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s sad, but not somehow not depressing.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;A massive clean-up operation is underway,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the sound of chainsaws in action ring out across the islands,&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and the tourists are slowly coming back.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vUc58VdrR0U\/VcXRaM-WLiI\/AAAAAAAAGgw\/1X3zZVBCWUQ\/s1600\/CyclonePam.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vUc58VdrR0U\/VcXRaM-WLiI\/AAAAAAAAGgw\/1X3zZVBCWUQ\/s640\/CyclonePam.jpg?resize=640%2C440\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Next door at Brekkas Resort, it appears business as usual<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The inviting hammocks, gently rocking in the breeze.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Waiting, waiting for the tourists to return.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The sea is still ridiculously blue,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the fish still amazing!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QKkUJLMNUFg\/VcZsorINtCI\/AAAAAAAAGik\/1qOWFmaYJ4s\/s1600\/Vanuatu.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QKkUJLMNUFg\/VcZsorINtCI\/AAAAAAAAGik\/1qOWFmaYJ4s\/s640\/Vanuatu.jpg?resize=640%2C482\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Tropical Cyclone Pam tore through the islands of Vanuatu<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">on March 13th 2015, leaving a trail of destruction.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Pam was declared the&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">one of the strongest cyclones ever to hit the South Pacific.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The ensuing widespread havoc left 75,000&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">people&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">in need of temporary<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">tents and shelters across the islands.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Remarkably, there were just 11 confirmed fatalities.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UQIdM3hUgcc\/VcXdGtFz9yI\/AAAAAAAAGh8\/uwrI_6eTq-A\/s1600\/CyclonePam4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UQIdM3hUgcc\/VcXdGtFz9yI\/AAAAAAAAGh8\/uwrI_6eTq-A\/s640\/CyclonePam4.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We walk beside homes with no roofs, their flimsy structures&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">made from local timber, bamboo and pandamus stood no chance,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">flattened&nbsp;like a cruel game of kerplunk.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-h0vX4kw_S0E\/VcXX2JkT5qI\/AAAAAAAAGhM\/qU93so4S0A8\/s1600\/CyclonePam2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-h0vX4kw_S0E\/VcXX2JkT5qI\/AAAAAAAAGhM\/qU93so4S0A8\/s640\/CyclonePam2.jpg?resize=640%2C456\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Following the storm, the Aid Agencies came to help.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The likes of&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Red Cross, World Vision, Samaritans Purse,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;assist with support,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">housing and aid.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Across Efate we find many of these temporary homes.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DSIuWURftj0\/VcdVWFaSvDI\/AAAAAAAAGi4\/J-X76fGLG1g\/s1600\/CyclonePam8.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DSIuWURftj0\/VcdVWFaSvDI\/AAAAAAAAGi4\/J-X76fGLG1g\/s640\/CyclonePam8.jpg?resize=640%2C334\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">In those initial days after the storm,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">which badly hit the capital of Port Vila<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;they estimated up to 80% of the power lines were down<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">&nbsp;and 96% of the food crops were damaged.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Schools&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">disappeared,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">with 50% of the countries education infrastructure<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">either being badly damaged or destroyed.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Our walk takes us past bags of sugar<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">beside the road, there is no place left to store it!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-KY4mAQe3Jv4\/VcXZj1uIU9I\/AAAAAAAAGhg\/rX5u4JxndLY\/s1600\/CyclonePam3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-KY4mAQe3Jv4\/VcXZj1uIU9I\/AAAAAAAAGhg\/rX5u4JxndLY\/s640\/CyclonePam3.jpg?resize=484%2C640\" width=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">At Secret Beach, we see what wind gusts of up to 320kmph<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">can do to the trees which remain stripped of their leaves,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">broken, bent and battered&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Three toilets are recovered, waiting&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2cCiaKIehxs\/VcXeV8hoM8I\/AAAAAAAAGiE\/Voon37mVuo0\/s1600\/vanuatu8.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2cCiaKIehxs\/VcXeV8hoM8I\/AAAAAAAAGiE\/Voon37mVuo0\/s640\/vanuatu8.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They say much has been achieved in the way of rebuilding<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and Vanuatu is very much marketing itself as &#8216;open for business&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Even if you may have to be a little careful which resort you choose.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">#YourHolidayHelps&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">is a Vanuatu Tourist Board initiative&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">to attract Holidaymakers to visit.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gKWLGYjPpn0\/VdF43oX41tI\/AAAAAAAAGnI\/DoyBsayIXgQ\/s1600\/VanuatuYHH.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gKWLGYjPpn0\/VdF43oX41tI\/AAAAAAAAGnI\/DoyBsayIXgQ\/s640\/VanuatuYHH.jpg?resize=640%2C232\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Whilst homes and businesses have been destroyed,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">we find a surprising amount of business as usual.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We can see the cyclone damage, but it does not impact greatly on our holiday.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We encourage others to holiday in Vanuatu.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The Melanesian spirit of a Vanuatu nation&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">twice voted&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the happiest place on earth, has been<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;tested this year,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">but not destroyed.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3JK6VyymArE\/VcXgeSSKpEI\/AAAAAAAAGiQ\/fg2HiGjLFgw\/s1600\/Vanuatu17.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3JK6VyymArE\/VcXgeSSKpEI\/AAAAAAAAGiQ\/fg2HiGjLFgw\/s640\/Vanuatu17.jpg?resize=640%2C454\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We were happy to have chosen Vanuatu for our holiday<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and hope that in some small way to have contributed.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">#YourHolidayHelps<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">For more from Vanuatu please see these previous posts<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/littlewanderingwren.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/07\/vanuatu.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vanuatu<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/littlewanderingwren.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/07\/yourholidayhelps.html\" target=\"_blank\">Your Holiday Helps<\/a>&nbsp;&amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/littlewanderingwren.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/07\/vanuatu-in-full-bloom.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vanuatu in full bloom<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-S9He5Gszg4M\/VcXawkYDOWI\/AAAAAAAAGhs\/_hJmPZv1iAQ\/s1600\/lww_2.png\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-S9He5Gszg4M\/VcXawkYDOWI\/AAAAAAAAGhs\/_hJmPZv1iAQ\/s320\/lww_2.png?resize=320%2C106\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Linking with the 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