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Calorougus, shark media bat low and welcome through palace intrigue.
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I am your host, Mark Francis. During the King's visit
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to the United States, many gifts were exchanged at the
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state dinner at the White House, King Charles presented Donald
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Trump with a highly symbolic gift, a polished bell from
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a Second World War era Royal Navy submarine. The vessel
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carried a notable name, HMS Trump. Presenting the bell during
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his toast, the King said he hoped it would stand
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as a testimony to our nations shared history and shining future,
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before adding with a touch of humor, and should you
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ever need to get hold of us, just give us
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a ring. HMS Trump was the only Royal Navy ship
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to bear the name. The vessel was built by the
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British manufacturing company Vickers Armstrong after being ordered in nineteen
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forty one. According to Maurice Cocker's Observer's Directory of Royal
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Naval Submarines, it sailed to the Pacific Ocean in nineteen
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forty five to take part in the final stages of
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the war. The submarine sank several Japanese vessels during its service.
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According to the Naval Historical Society of Australia. Working with
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its sister ship, HMS Tiptoe, it sank one of the
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last ships to be destroyed by a British warship in
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World War Two. The T class submarines, fifty three of
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which were built, were armed with ten torpedo tubes. They
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offered a high standard of accommodation, with a bunk for
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each crew member. According to h Submarines in Camera and
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Illustrated History of British Submarines by JJ Toll and Paul Kemp,
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HMS Trump was fitted with advanced SJ radar, which helped
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it to detect enemy ships more effectively than many of
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its contemporaries. It also had a hull that allowed it
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to withstand pressure at deeper diving depths than other submarines.
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The vessel survived the war. For much of its service,
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it was attached to the fourth Submarine Squadron in Australia, where,
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along with other submarines, it helped train the navies of Australia,
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New Zealand and other countries. According to the T class
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Submarine by mister Kemp, it returned to British waters and
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nineteen sixty nine after cuts to military spending, and was
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scrapped in Newport in nineteen seventy one. It is unclear
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what the origin of the submarine's name was. Ahead of
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the Congressional address, Charles and Camilla exchanged a series of
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symbolic gifts with Donald Trump and Millennia Trump, reflecting the
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long standing ties between the UK and US. The King
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presented the President with a framed replica of the eighteen
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seventy nine design plans for the Resolute Desk, the historic
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piece that sits in the Oval Office. The desk itself
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was constructed from timbers of the British exploration ship HMS Resolute,
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a detail long scene as a symbol of cooperation between
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the two nations. In return, President Trump gifted the King
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a framed reproduction of a seventeen eighty five letter written
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by John Adams to John J. In the letter, Adams
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described meeting King George the Third as the first United
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States ambassador to Great Britain following independence, writing the King said,
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although he was the last to consent to the separation,
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it would be the first to meet US friendship. Queen
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Camilla presented the first Lady with approach by British designer
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Fiona Ray, described by Buckingham Palace as a fusion of
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traditional craft skills alongside the latest developments in technology and
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computer aided design. Melannia Trump in turn gifted the Queen
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a set of six tea spoons from Tiffany's English King
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Sterling Silver collection, paired with a jar of white House honey,
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a nod to Camilla's well known interest in beekeeping. A
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state visit built around diplomacy and symbolism was also expressed
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through fashion, with the wardrobes of Queen Camilla and Malania
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Trump drawing particular attention. Writing in The New York Times,
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fashion critic Vanessa Friedman suggested that while King Charles and
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Donald Trump projected their roles through traditional formal wear, it
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was the two women who visually reinforced the so called
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special relationship between the UK and US. Throughout the visit,
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their outfits appeared deliberately coordinated. From the moment the King
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and Queen arrived in Washington, Camilla wore a pale pink
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deor coat dress, echoing a design a closely associated with
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the First Lady. The choice also reflected broader diplomatic cues,
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blending British royal symbolism with an awareness of American taste.
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At their first official meeting, both women opted for spring
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tones and locally connected designers, with Millennia Trump in a
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yellow suit by an American designer and Camilla in a
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white coat dress by a British label. The visual symmetry
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continued at the ceremonial welcome, where both worn near white
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ensembles with similar silhouettes and wide brimmed hats. Historic jewelry
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also played a role in the messaging. Camilla wore pieces
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linked to earlier royal visits, including Approach combining the Union
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Jack and stars and stripes originally gifted to Queen Elizabeth
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II during her nineteen fifty seven visit to the US.
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The symbolism extended into the state dinner, where both women
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again chose coordinated tones of pink. Millennia Trump wore a
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pale pink gown, while Camilla appeared in a deeper future
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dress paired with historic royal jewels, reinforcing the blend of diplomas,
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heritage and presentation. Friedman wrote that the effect was intentional,
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noting that the two didn't just complim and each other.
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They looked complimentary, adding that in a visit largely communicated
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through images, fashion became a subtle but effective diplomatic tool.
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The King and Queen visit Bermuda today, a Government House
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spokesperson said, on Friday the first and Saturday the second
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of May, his Majesty the King will travel from the
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east to the west, stopping at various points along the way.
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There will be multiple opportunities to be a part of
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this landmark royal visit, and the Governor, His Excellency Andrew
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Murdoch CMG, invites you to join him in providing a
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warm Bermudian welcome to the King. The visit will mark
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the King's first to a British overseas territory since becoming sovereign,
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and the first visit to Bermuda by a reigning king.
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Officials say the program is designed to highlight the contributions
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of Bermudians locally and internationally, while also giving the King
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an opportunity to engage with younger generations. The program begins
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in King's Square in Saint George's, where the King will
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be received by the Royal Bermuda Regiment and local dignitaries
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before visiting Saint Peter's Church. He will then travel to
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the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo at Trunk Island, where
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he will learn about conservation work and mark the institution's
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one hundredth anniversary. In the afternoon, the King will visit
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the City Hall and Arts Center in Hamilton to meet
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dignitaries and members of Bermuda's creative community. He will then
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continue to Albois Point before heading to the Royal Navy Dockyard.
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At the National Museum of Bermuda, he will be welcomed
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by the National Gombie Troop and two of the Queen's
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Exhibition Hall. The day concludes with meetings at Dockyard with
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Commonwealth athletes ahead of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, along with
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youth organizations from across the island. On Saturday morning, the
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King will return to the eastern end of the island
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to formally open the Great Bay Coast Guard Station in
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Saint David's. His final engagement will take place at Cooper's Island,
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where he will be briefed on a new telescope project
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focused on tracking and mitigating space debris. More powers just
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a moment. It's been a busy week, including William and
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Kate's fifteenth anniversary. Hannah Furness writes in the Telegraph, theirs
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is the marriage that will, if all goes to plan,
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reset the monarchy for generations to come. If continuity and
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stability is what the monarchy is supposed to give you,
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says a source who knows the couple, you need to
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look at this marriage. Whatever has happened in his life
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in her life, the continuity and stability of their relationship
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has seen them through it. They are exactly the same
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as they have always been. They are unshakable, the two
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of them. When you watch them up close now, as
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they embark on their new normal since the Princess's cancer treatment,
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there is an evident ease that has not always been there.
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At engagements, William invariably places a hand protectively on Catherine's back.
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She will grin at him before making a beeline for
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the nearest small child to engage, leaving him to make
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small talk about his beloved aston Villa. The Peace goes
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on to praise the future king, reminding us the Prince
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of Wales has taken on several high pressure diplomatic trips,
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including to see Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and Saudi
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Arabia and a role meeting with President Trump in Paris
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and Windsor. He has spent time with Britain's Security Services,
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Prime Minister, the new a U Bishop of Canterbury in
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the military. Those around him speak of a growing confidence
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on the world stage and a willingness both to listen
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to and to challenge those in power. While his language
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skills do not yet match those of his father, whose
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aptitude and accent in German, Italian and Pigeon has charmed nations,
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he does have a dual lingo account now, says a
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Palace source. The public can see the balance of down
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to earth people who are extremely comfortable in their own
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skin and the leaders they will one day be. He's
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still the guy you'd picked to go for a beer with,
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the source continues, but now he has that gravitas too.
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He's comfortable on diplomatic duty, hosting Donald Trump and at
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a Weatherspoons in Birmingham. Another adds that Catherine is the
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school mum you'd call to scoop your children up when
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you're running late. A source who has worked with them
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describes William and Catherine as Yin and yang, not as
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regards their personalities, but in practical support of one another.
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When one of them is finding something hard and is stressed,
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the other one kicks in. If he's down, she's there.
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She's down, he's there. They compliment one another and lean
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on each other. They have somehow found a balance of
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working together, the source of ads and still being in love.
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That's impressive. Where previously there was an aversion to talking
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about the future outside the Titus of Palace circles, it's
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clear how much thought has gone into quietly planning for
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what will inevitably come, and there have it. If you
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