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Month/Season: Lenten Planner Class: Primary 3/4 Level: First
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|Experiences and Outcomes |Core Learning |Learning & Teaching |Resources |Assessment |
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|Mystery of God | | | | |
| |I know that God created, loves and |Class: Teacher reads from the bible Genesis 1: 1‐10 to the class and discusses the |Bibles |Children know that God created |
|RERC 1‐01a |keeps everything, both visible and |story of God’s creation with the children. What was the earth like before creation?|God’s Creation worksheet |the earth, sun, moon and stars.|
|I am discovering God's |invisible, in being. |What did God create on the first day? How did God separate the light? What did God|(attached to planner) | |
|precious gift of life and | |create on the second day? What did God create on the third day? How did God feel |Art materials | |
|reflect on how this reveals | |about his creations? How do we know that God was pleased with his creations? | | |
|God's love for me. |I know that God created, the earth, |Teacher leads a prayer time thanking God for creating the day, the night, the sky, | | |
| |sun, moon and stars and the angels, and|the earth and the sea. | | |
| |I can appreciate their beauty and | | | |
| |harmony e.g., |Class: Teacher reads from the Bible Genesis 1: 14-19 to the class and discusses the |Bibles | |
| | |continuing story of God’s creation with the children. What lights did God create to| | |
| |the first account of creation (Genesis |separate day from night? What were the larger lights? What else did he make to | | |
| |1: 1‐10 & 1: 14‐19) |light up the sky? How did God feel about his creations? How do we know that God | | |
| |the glorious heavens (Ecclesiasticus |was pleased with his creations? | | |
| |43: 1‐17) | | | |
| |Christ is the head of al creation |Class: Teacher leads a prayer time thanking God for creating the sun, the moon and | | |
| |(Colossians 1: 15-17). |the stars. Children complete ‘God’s Creation’ worksheet (attached to planner). |God’s Creation Worksheet | |
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| | |Class: Teacher reads from the Bible Ecclesiasticus 43: 1‐17 to the class and | | |
| | |explains that this scripture reading is praising God’s creation and in particular |Bibles | |
| | |the glorious heavens. Teacher asks the children to name all the different things |Art materials |Children will be assessed on |
| | |being praised and makes a list of them on the whiteboard. Teacher divides the | |their completed illustrations. |
| | |class into groups of four children and each group is allowed to choose a part of the| | |
| | |reading to illustrate using paint, charcoals, tissues paper, etc. This art work | | |
| | |with suitable quotes from the scripture could be displayed around the class altar. | | |
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| | |Class: Teacher reads to the class from the bible Colossians 1: 15-17 and discusses | | |
| |I know that, just as the earth has |with the children Christ being the head of all creation. What does it mean to be | | |
| |seasons, which are influenced |the head of something? Why is Jesus described as visible but God invisible? What | |Children demonstrate awareness |
|Hours of God |by the sun and moon (see Genesis 1: |seen and unseen things did God create? | |that Christ is the head of al |
| |14), so too the Church’s year is | |Bibles |creation. |
|RERC 1‐18a |divided into seasons, which we call the|Class: Children paint/draw a picture of Jesus as head of all creation. |Paper | |
| |liturgical year: Advent, Christmastide,| |Art materials | |
|I know some of the signs and |Ordinary Time, Lent and Eastertide. |Class- Teacher explains to the class that the earth has seasons which are influenced| | |
|symbols related to Lent, | |by the sun and moon and this was all part of God’s plan for creation. Teacher | | |
|Easter, Pentecost, Advent and| |reads from the bible Genesis 1: 14 to the class and discusses why God created light.| | |
|Christmastide and I can use | |What did the light separate? Why is it important to know when it is day and when it|Bible | |
|this understanding to help me| |is night? When a year begins and ends? When religious festivals happen? How do we |Liturgical Calendar |Children demonstrate |
|explore the themes of these | |know that a year is progressing? What are the names of the seasons? How does the |Copies of liturgical |appreciation of God’s creation |
|celebrations. | |sun and moon influence the seasons? Teacher explains that the Church’s year is |calendar (attached to |of the earth, sun, moon and |
| | |divided into seasons, which we call the liturgical year: Advent, Christmastide, |planner) |stars. |
| | |Ordinary Time, Lent and Eastertide. Teacher shows the class a liturgical calendar |Art materials | |
| | |and points out the seasons of the Church’s year. | | |
| | |Teacher emphasis the season of Lent and Eastertide. Teacher reminds the class of | | |
| | |the liturgical colours of the Church: purple during Advent and Lent; white during | |Children know that the |
| | |Christmastide and Eastertide; green during Ordinary time. | |Church’s year is divided into |
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| | |Class - Children dress the class altar with the purple altar cloth. | |liturgical year: Advent, |
| | |Children colour in a liturgical calendar (attached to planner) in the correct | |Christmastide, Ordinary Time, |
| | |liturgical colours. | |Lent and Eastertide. |
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| | |Class: Teacher explains to the class that Lent begins on Ash Wednesday | | |
| | |and lasts for forty days. On Ash Wednesday we receive ashes. The |Purple altar cloth |Children know that the |
| | |ashes, made by burning palms blessed the previous Palm Sunday, are | |liturgical colour for Lent is |
| | |placed on our forehead in the form of a cross. The cross reminds us | |purple and Easter is white. |
| |Through reflection on my reception of |that God loves us and always forgives us. The priest or person giving out ashes | | |
| |ashes on Ash Wednesday, I can make |says to each person Repent and believe in the Gospel or | | |
| |connections between |Turn away from sin and believe in the Gospel. During Lent we are asked | | |
| |reconciliation/repentance and the |to make a special effort to live as God wants us to live and to ask his |Ash Wednesday worksheet | |
| |season of Lent. |forgiveness when we do not always show love to others. Teacher |(attached to planner) | |
| | |leads a prayer time in preparation for ashes on Ash Wednesday. | |Children can make connections |
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| | |Class: Children complete ‘Ash Wednesday’ worksheet (attached to planner). | |reconciliation/repentance and |
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| | |School/Parish: Children receive ashes. | | |
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| | |Class: Teacher explains to the class that during Lent and as part of our | | |
| | |preparation for Easter we participate in prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Children | | |
| | |are not expected to stop eating food but they could give up some treats such as | | |
| |I can participate in the preparation |chocolate or sweets and could give some of their pocket money to charity. Perhaps | | |
| |for Christmas and Easter, through |the school is raising money for SCIAF or MISSIO. Teacher asks the children to | | |
| |prayer and joyful expectation in Advent|reflect on how they could prepare for Easter as an individual, a class and as a | | |
| |and through prayer, fasting and |school. |Preparing for Easter | |
| |almsgiving in Lent. | |worksheet (attached to | |
| | |Class: Children complete ‘Preparing for Easter worksheet (attached to planner). |planner) | |
| | | | |Children participate in the |
| | |School/Parish: Children participate in Lenten/ Easter services. | |preparation for Easter through |
| | | | |prayer, fasting and almsgiving |
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| | |KEY VOCABULARY: Beauty and harmony of creation, seasons, liturgical seasons, | | |
| | |liturgical colours, purple, white, year, Advent, Christmastide, Ordinary Time, Lent,| | |
| | |Eastertide, ashes, prayer, fasting and almsgiving | | |
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|In the image of God | |Primary 3 will start preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please refer to| | |
| | |Primary 3 Lenten Planners for the relevant core learning and resources. The ‘take | | |
|RERC 1‐02a I know that a | |home’ workbooks should be undertaken to compliment the work of the class. | | |
|loving God has created me and | | | | |
|that my uniqueness can develop| | | | |
|according to God's plan for | | | | |
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|RERC 1‐03a I am exploring | | | | |
|God's relationship with others| | | | |
|and I have reflected on how | | | | |
|people's faith has helped them| | | | |
|in difficult times. | | | | |
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|RERC 1‐06b I have examined the| | | | |
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|a healer and I have reflected | | | | |
|on how His words and actions | | | | |
|influence my own life and the | | | | |
|lives of others. | | | | |
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|I can share some Bible stories| | | | |
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|stories. I have reflected on | | | | |
|how these stories can help me | | | | |
|to live a Christian life. | | | | |
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|Signs of God | | | | |
| | |Primary 4 will be exploring the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. Please refer to | | |
|RERC 1‐09a | |Primary 4 Lenten Planners for the relevant core learning and resources. The ‘take | | |
|I am exploring the Sacraments | |home’ workbooks should be undertaken to compliment the work of the class. | | |
|of Initiation and | | | | |
|Reconciliation and I have | | | | |
|reflected on how the | | | | |
|Sacraments help to nurture | | | | |
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|I have, through liturgical | | | | |
|experiences, reflected on an | | | | |
|ability to respond to symbols | | | | |
|and take part in rituals in | | | | |
|order to worship God. | | | | |
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|Son of God | | | | |
| |I can read and recall Jesus’ triumphant |Class: Read to the class Luke 19:28-40. | | |
|RERC 1‐07a |entry into Jerusalem (e.g., Matthew 21: |Discuss the following : | | |
|I have explored the events of |11; Mark 11: 1‐11; Luke 19: 28‐40) and I|1. What did Jesus tell two of His disciples to do? (Go to a village and get a colt.) |Bible | |
|the Passion, Death and |recognise that we pray the same words as|2. What did the people lay down in Jesus’ path? (coats and palm branches) | | |
|Resurrection of Jesus and I |the crowd when we pray the Sanctus (Holy|3. What did the people shout as Jesus passed by? (“Hosanna! Bless the one who | | |
|have reflected on the Catholic|Holy) during Mass. |comes in the name of the Lord!”) | | |
|meaning of eternal life. | |4. Did the people understand that Jesus was going to die on a cross? (No.) | | |
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| | |Write the word ‘Hosanna’ on the board. Ask the children what they think it means. | | |
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| | |Information for the Teacher: In the observance of Sukkoth, worshippers processed | | |
| | |through Jerusalem and in the Temple, waving in their right hands something called a | | |
| | |lulab, which was a bunch of leafy branches made of willow, myrtle and palm. As they | | |
| | |waved these branches in that procession, the worshippers recited words from Psalm | |The children will recall the|
| | |118, "Save us (hosianna or hosanna), we beseech you, O Lord ... Blessed is the one | |story of Jesus’ entry into |
| | |who comes in the name of the Lord." | |Jerusalem and its connection|
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| | |Explain to them that it is a Hebrew word meaning ‘save now’ and it is used also to | |Mass. |
| | |express joy and praise. Ask the children to reflect on the Mass. Can you think of a | | |
| | |time when we say ‘hosanna’ during Mass. (The Holy, Holy) Class - Watch the clip from |Internet Access | |
| | |Jesus Christ Superstar. |Mass Booklets | |
| | | |Hosanna Worksheet | |
| | |Discuss who is happy about Jesus entering Jerusalem and who is not. Why is this? |(attached to planner) | |
| | |The children should complete the ‘Hosanna’ worksheet attached. | | |
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| | |Art: The children should make their own palm crosses. If possible ask the church to | |The children will make their|
| | |supply some if not strips of yellow card can be substituted. | |own palm and have it |
| | |Instructions attached to planner. |Palms or alternatively cut|blessed. |
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| |I can compare and contrast the crowd’s |School/Parish: The priest could be invited to the school to bless the children’s | | |
| |reaction to Jesus during the entry into |palms. | | |
| |Jerusalem with the responses to his | | | |
| |arrest (e.g., Matthew 27: 15‐26; Mark |Class: In our previous lesson heard the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem. Think back| | |
| |15: 6‐15; Luke 23: 13‐25). |to how the people reacted? | | |
| | |Today we are going to read another story from scripture. This tells of what happened | | |
| | |after Jesus was arrested. |Bibles | |
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| | |Explain to the children that Jesus was taken to Pilate. He was the Roman governor in | | |
| | |Judea at the time of Jesus. Read from the Bible Matthew 27:15 – 26. Discuss the | | |
| | |reaction of the crowd in this scripture reading. | | |
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| | |Class: Children dramatise the events of the trial of Jesus and make placards with the|Templates of the names |The children will actively |
| | |names of Jesus and Barabbas for the crowd scenes. |Jesus and Barabbas |take part in a discussion |
| | | |(attached to planer) |about the crowd’s reaction |
| | |Class: Teacher discusses with the children the crowd’s reaction to Jesus as he | |to Jesus as he entered |
| | |entered Jerusalem and how different it was to the response from the crowd at his |What Went Wrong Worksheet |Jerusalem and how different |
| | |arrest. Children work in active learning groups to complete the worksheet What Went |(attached to planner) |it was to the response from |
| | |Wrong? Groups discuss their findings with the rest of the class. | |the crowd at his arrest. |
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| | |Class: Teacher asks the children to imagine that they are Barabbas and write a short | |relevant diary entry from |
| | |diary entry of the day when he was saved by Jesus. Children complete Barabbas Diary |Barabbas Diary (attached |the point of view of |
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| |I have reflected on the narrative of the|Class: Teacher reads to the class from the bible the story of the Repentant Thief | | |
| |Repentant Thief (Luke 23: 39-43) and I |Luke 23:39-43. Discuss the conversation Jesus had with the two thieves being | | |
| |know that when people die in friendship |crucified with him. Explain to the children that during Lent we are given the |Jesus and the Repentant | |
| |with God, they will live happily with |opportunity to reflect on past mistakes and sins that we have committed and make time|Thief Resources and | |
| |him in Heaven. |to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Discuss with the children the phrase, “I|Instructions | |
| | |promise you that today you will be in Paradise with me.” |Paradise Quotes (attached | |
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| | |Class: Children are given the opportunity to make a visual representation of Jesus | | |
| | |and the Repentant Thief. List of resources needed and instructions are attached to | | |
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| | |Class: Teacher explains to the class that when people die in friendship with God, | |The children will understand|
| | |they will live happily with him in Heaven. Teacher asks the children to imagine what|I will Live Happily with |that when people die in |
| | |heaven is like and to complete I will Live Happily with Him in Heaven worksheet. They|Him in Heaven Worksheet |friendship with God they |
| | |can either write about heaven or draw pictures of heaven or a combination of both. |Art Materials |live in Heaven. |
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| | |Parish: Contact parish priest to arrange for children in Primary 4 to receive the | | |
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| | |Class: Teacher reads to the class from the bible Matthew 28:1-10 and discusses the | | |
| |I know that Jesus rose from the dead on |resurrection story with the children. The children are going to complete a | | |
| |Easter Sunday and that, at his |storyboard of the resurrection by adding the text to the illustrations. The main | | |
| |Ascension, He promised to be with us |story board illustrates: | | |
| |always (Matthew 28: 16‐20). |The stone rolled away from the tomb | | |
| | |The angel telling the women Jesus had risen | | |
| | |The women look inside the empty tomb | | |
| | |The angel tells the women to tell the disciples | | |
| | |The women meet Jesus | |The children will know that |
| | |Jesus meets the disciples | |Jesus rose from the dead on |
| | | |Bible |Easter Sunday. |
| | |Class: Children complete the Resurrection Storyboard (attached to planner). |Resurrection Storyboard | |
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| | |Class: Teacher explains to the children that forty days after He arose from the dead,| | |
| | |our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven. We call this the Ascension. The Gospel | | |
| | |according to Matthew contains the words he said before he ascended into heaven. |Bible | |
| | |Jesus promised the disciples to be with them always. Teacher reads to the class from | | |
| | |the bible Matthew 28: 16‐20. Teacher discusses what Jesus meant when he said this to | | |
| | |his disciples. Do you think the disciples were scared that Jesus was leaving them? | | |
| | |Did his words make them feel more confident? How do you feel someone who is no longer| | |
| | |with you? Teacher explains to the class that when someone you love dies, you do not | | |
| | |forget them and can still feel their love. You have strong memories of them and find| | |
| | |comfort in thinking about them. Jesus is still with us today and his love will be | | |
| | |with us forever. | | |
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| | |Class: Children complete Jesus’ Final Farewell worksheet by writing in the speech | | |
| | |bubble- And I will be with you always, to the end of the age. | | |
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| | | |Jesus’ Farewell |understanding that Jesus |
| | |KEY VOCABULARY: Heaven. Jerusalem , Hosanna, repentant thief, Resurrection, Ascension|Worksheet |promised to be with us |
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God’s Creation
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|God created the “Sun.” |God created the “Moon” and the Stars.” |
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Liturgical Calendar
Name___________________________ Class______________
Name _____________________ Date___________
Preparing for Easter
I am preparing for Easter by
My class is preparing for Easter by
My school is preparing for Easter by
Hosanna!
I can read and recall Jesus’ triumphant entry into and I recognise that we pray the same words as the crowd when we pray the Sanctus (Holy Holy) during Mass.
During the Liturgy of the Eucharist at Mass we say a prayer called the ‘Holy Holy’. Find the words of the Sanctus in the Order of the Mass and complete the words of the prayer
Holy, ______________, Holy Lord ______________ of ____________________.
Heaven and ______________________ are full of your ___________________.
___________________________ in the highest.
Blessed is he who ______________________ in the _______________________ of the Lord.
Hosanna in the ____________________________.
Can you remember the story of Palm Sunday? Complete the sentences below to retell the story correctly.
Jesus was going to Jerusalem to______________________
_________________________________________. He asked his
Disciples to____________________________________________
__________________________________________. The crowd
were shouting __________________. They placed
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in front of Jesus.
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|Make a Palm Cross |
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|2. Bend the right end straight up from the center to form a right angle. |
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|3. Fold this same top strip, from the center, back and down, up and over again, |
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|4a) Bring the left strip forward and fold over the center towards the right. |
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|4b) Fold away from you and pull through the square at back, all the way. |
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|5. Bend the top strip forward and put the end through the center square |
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|6. Fold left hand strip backwards and put through the back square. |
| This makes the left crossbar and should be in proportion to the shaft. |
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|7. Fold the right strip back, put through the back square and fasten. |
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What Went Wrong?
In you group discuss the reaction of the crowd as Jesus entered Jerusalem and compare it to the reaction of the crowd when Jesus was arrested. Complete the table below.
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Barabbas Diary
I can compare and contrast the crowd’s reaction to Jesus during the entry into Jerusalem with the responses to his arrest.
Write a diary entry from the point of view of Barabbas reflecting on the events of the day Jesus saved him.
The Repentant Thief Art Activity
You will need:
• Paper plates
• Mounting Paper
• Black Paper
• Paints
• Glue
• Paradise quote
1. Paint the paper plates to represent a darkening sky.
2. Cut out the silhouette of three crosses.
3. Glue the paper plate and crosses onto the background paper.
4. Glue the paradise quote onto the background paper
Paradise Quotes
“I promise that today
you will be in
Paradise with me”
I promise that today
you will be in
Paradise with me”
I promise that today
you will be in
Paradise with me”
I promise that today
you will be in
Paradise with me”
I promise that today
you will be in
Paradise with me”
I promise that today
you will be in
Paradise with me”
I promise that today
you will be in
Paradise with me”
I promise that today
you will be in
Paradise with me”
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I will Live Happily with Him in Heaven
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The Resurrection
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Jesus’ Farewell
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What was the last thing Jesus said to his disciples before he ascended into heaven? Write them in the speech bubble.
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Themes:
1. God’s Creation
2. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Primary 3)
3. Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist (Primary 4)
4. Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
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When I receive my ashes I will ask God to forgive me for the times I did not show love to others. I am sorry for
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