Review: Asia Its People and History

About "Asia Its People and History":

"Asia Its People and History" is a sixteen week course for children from ages 8-12 years old. The program briefly introduces children to the following six nations in Asia: Laos, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Iran, and Vietnam. Each section focuses on the history of each nation, stories that interest the reader, discussions, and activities.

The e-book includes pictures of where the countries would be found in Asia and of certain locations in that particular country. "Asia and Its People and History" also includes: printable copies of activities. In these activities, you will find a crossword puzzle, a mosaic puzzle activity, unscramble facts activity, and many other ideas on how to make the study of the countries fun for the kids. You will also find Scripture. The course encourages the child to pray for the individuals in these countries that are not saved.

Note from the author.

"I pray that the course does much more than that, however. I pray that through meeting just a few of our brothers and sisters who live in cities and villages with names that are hard to pronounce that your children feel more connected with those who are suffering for their faith in Christ. Through stories and activities, we’ll meet the people of Laos, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Iran, and Vietnam. We’ll get to know the children of these lands and hear about their experiences. Most of all, we’ll pray for them and their families. Won’t you join us?"

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Our Homeschool Experience:

"Asia Its People and History" provided an opportunity for my 8 year old to be introduced to Laos, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Iran, and Vietnam. Since we had already learned about China, I decided to reintroduce this Asian country as a review. "Asia Its People and History" was a bit different from what we had already learned which made the experience more educational. We read a story about two fictitious characters and their experiences during the Boxer Rebellion. Even though two fictitious characters were used in the story to engage the children, the story did include non fiction individuals such as Dr. Eleanor Chestnut. "Dr. Chestnut was a real missionary doctor who served for years in rural China, giving endlessly of herself in order to serve the people God had called her to." The doctor died on October 28, 1905, when a building was burned by a mob.

The discussion questions lead us to do some research on the Internet. Even though the program provided information about the Boxer Rebellion, we still did some research and learned about this group of individuals that did not want foreigners or Christians in China.  

We also learned about the different dynasties that ruled China and their contribution to items we currently use. For example, the Tang dynasty invented fireworks.  The Song dynasty invented paper money, weapons that used explosives, and porcelain.

"The Dai Lu people have something called the Water Throwing Festival. There is an old legend that has caused the people to believe that they should splash water on each other, in this special festival, to try to wash away their sins. Then, during the new year, they try to do as many good things as they can so they won’t be punished after they die." This festival opened a door for my 8 year old and I to discuss the meaning behind the death of Jesus. Our sins are not washed away by us splashing water on ourselves. Jesus' death on the cross and His resurrection 3 days later is what saves us once we accept Him as our Lord and Savior.

In the first picture, my daughter drew the country of China and its flag. In the second picture she drew an angel and the following sentence:" Please help the Chinese be Christians."

We loved the suggested activities such as the prayer reminders. The activity was to make something to help my daughter  remember to pray for those in China that do not know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Another suggested activity was to write about the story she had just read, draw or create a project based on the stories, or raise funds to help a ministry serving in China.


I also used You Tube as one of the activities. While my daughter was completing the assignments, I had Chinese traditional music playing in the background.

Now that you have read my review about "Asia Its People and History," what countries would you like to see in volume 2?

Review about Write From Medieval History Level 2

About Write From Medieval History Level 2:


Brookdale House is an on-line company were educational resources are published. Their curriculum is designed for children across all grade levels.

Medieval History Level 2 Cursive was the book I selected to review. The book is designed for grades 3rd - 5th which covers medieval history from 400 AD to 1600 AD. Medieval History Level 2 used the Charlotte Mason method. It taught grammar, spelling, and history -all at once.

Medieval History was divided into 4 sections: short stories, text excerpts from primary source documents, poetry, and cultural tales. "For Chapter 1, short stories that give insight into people, places, and events during medieval times have been selected." Chapter 2 contained historical essays reflecting medieval philosophy and history. The next section contained poetry from and about the medieval times. The final chapter, contained folk tales.

Following every reading section, the student would find an opportunity to summarize the story and 3 hand writing practices. In Medieval History Level 2 Cursive, the child would have written the copywork in cursive. Some of the other volumes would provide the copywork in manuscript.

The appendix provided two models for dictation. The first option provided the same writing sample as the one found in the copywork model which followed each reading selection. The second option, is a section from the reading.

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Our Homeschool Experience:

Currently, my daughter is learning about influential individuals that lived during the Medieval Times. This is why I selected to review the book "Write From Medieval History Level 2" which covers medieval history from 400 AD through 1600 AD. When she was learning about Christopher Columbus, I was able to incorporate the chapter in this volume about Christopher Columbus. Since the chapter is pretty long and she is only 7, her and I took turns reading a page once a day. While reading, she learned about the 3 ships that were involved in the exploration. She created the 3 ships La Nina, La Pinta, y (and), La Santa Maria out of cardboard. While we were creating the ships, I had music from Spain playing in the background. We also talked about Spain's involvement in providing the financial support. I took out her interactive globe and showed her where Spain and Italy are located (Christopher Columbus was from Italy.). I was also able to show her all of the countries that Christopher Columbus discovered. She also wrote an acrostic poem about Christopher Columbus. And she drew a picture of Spain's flag and colored it.

Spain's Flag

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Continuing our study of medieval times, I read the cultural tale "A Tale of a Penny." This story is about an emperor whose porter was really intelligent. He asked the emperor if he may govern the city for a single month. The attendant told the emperor that he would tax individuals that entered the city according to their disabilities. The more defects the person would have, the more he would be taxed. One day a hunchbacked man wanted to enter the city. When the attendant notice his defects, he asked the hunchback for payment. The hunchback refused to pay the fee. The ending of the story: "Thus, a fellow unjustly refusing to pay a rightful demand of one penny, was necessitated, much against his inclination, to pay five."

There were a few words used in the story that my daughter did not know what they meant. This gave me the opportunity to help her find the definitions to these words.

With this tale, I was able to talk to my 7 year old about people with disabilities. And how God created everyone equally and loves everyone dearly. He does not look at the outside appearance but our hearts.

We loved "Write From Medieval History Level 2" and we would recommend it. 

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Review on Carole P. Roman Children's Book Author

Carole P. Roman is an award winning children's book author. She received the award Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2012 for her first book. "She has just finished the first of six books in a groundbreaking new nonfiction series about culture around the world. "If You Were Me and Lived in..." combines her teaching past with her love of exploration and interest in the world around us." These books are geared for children from Pre-K to age 8. The colorful paper back books "If You Were Me and Lived In Mexico," "If You Were Me and Lived In South Korea," "If You Were Me and Lived In France," and "If You Were Me and Lived In Norway" focus on teaching children the love and appreciation of other cultures. In the first few pages of every book, there was an illustration of that particular country and its capital. On the last page you would find the pronunciation of every native word used in that particular book.

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The first book that we decided to read was "If You Were Me and Lived In Mexico." We learned about the capital Mexico City and the historical building Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts). The story also included names that the children would be called in Mexico. And what the children would call their parents. We learned about the Mayan Temple Chichen Itza. La muneca (the doll) is what a girl would play with in Mexico. If someone was watching a sport, futbol (soccer) is what they would be watching. She also learned about the Descubrimiento de America. It is a day to honer the discovery of American by Christopher Columbus. 

My daughter is currently learning about Europe so the book "If You Were Me and Lived In France" was a good review. She reviewed that France is in Western Europe and its capital is Paris. I showed her the illustration in the book of the Eiffel Tower and she was able to tell me what it was.

She learned that in 1828, Paris was the first city in Europe to use gas lamps to light the streets. This is why the city is nicknamed "La Ville-Lumiere" ("City of Lights"). Maman and Papa is what she would be calling us (parents) if she lived in France. Le Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in France. My daughter would be playing with a poupee (a doll). She also learned that the 14th of July is a very special day in France. It is the French National Day.

Learning about Norway was really interesting. We learned that Norway is known as "The Land of the Midnight Sun." Oslo is the capital and has 343 lakes and 2 rivers. A kroner is the type of money one would use if I lived in Norway. "Din velkommen" is "You are welcome." When we learned about Kirkenes Snow- Hotel, I googled the words and found some really awesome pictures of the building made solely of snow and ice. From November to January God puts on a show in the sky of lights called Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. I also googled Northern Lights and found some pretty fantastic pictures of the light show. While we learned about Norway, I had Norwegian music playing in the background. Here is the link music.

While studying about South Korea, my daughter learned that the country is located in East Asia. The capital city is Seoul. It is the largest city in South Korea. She also read about Min Sok Chon, the Korean Folk Village and museum located in the city of Yongin-si. If she was to eat in a restaurant, she might order bulgogi, or Korean barbeque. The Korean barbeque is eaten with kimchee, which is spicy cabbage. She also learned about their ancient martial art of self defense. In Korean the children would bow to their grandparents to show respect. This is a You Tube video showing pictures of South Korea while playing instrumental music. You Tube

We really enjoyed reading the books "If You Were Me and Lived In Mexico," "If You Were Me and Lived In South Korea,""If You Were Me and Lived In France," and  "If You Were Me and Lived In Norway" and we would recommend them.

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Review on: VocabularySpellingCity

About VocabularySpellingCity:

VocabularySpellingCity is an on-line award winning game learning tool for students in grades K-12. The program encompasses subjects such as vocabulary, spelling, writing, and language arts. VocabularySpellingCity offers customizable sentences and definitions. Teachers and parents have the ability to save their customized lists. If you do not have your own list, the program offers over 50,000 words and 60,000 sentences read by a real person. VocabularySpellingCity also has twenty five games to play on-line or to print such as "Hang Mouse", "Crossword", "Word Search", "Word-O-Rama", "Vocabulary Test Me", and "Alphabetize." Free printable handwriting worksheets and teacher training videos are also available. The teaching resources with lesson plans are very beneficial for instructors. Teachers also have parent letters available as a PDF form to print and send home with the student's word list. VocabularySpellingCity offers a free version and also the Premium Membership. With this option the user will receive:

• Vocabulary, writing, spelling, and language arts activities
• Access to ALL games and interactive Flash Cards
• Student progress tracking
• Automated testing and grading
• Personalized learning with assignments for differentiated instruction
• Student logins with no commercial ads

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Our Homeschool Experience:

My daughter really enjoyed playing some of the games provided by VocabularySpellingCity. One of her favorites was "Hang Mouse." "Hang Mouse" is an on-line version of hangman. To play she would click on the letters one at a time and try to complete the word before the cat caught the mouse. This is one of the games offered for free. "Word-O-Rama" was another game she wanted to try out. "The object of "Word-O-Rama" is to identify words by their definitions, synonyms, antonyms, or by their context within a sentence." She also enjoyed completing the "MatchIt Definitions." In this vocabulary game, she had to match the word to its correct definition. "MatchIt Defitions" was also able to be printed.

Since we have been learning about the different parts of speech, I had her try the game "Parts of Speech." The object of the "Parts of Speech" game is to identify the part of speech of the given word as it is used in each sentence.This game provided a fun way for her to learn not only the different parts of speech, but the parts of a sentence as well. "Word Find" was a fun educational game that helped her learn her spelling words while searching for new ones. The game also provided an opportunity for her to make other words using the letters in each word on her spelling list. The more spelling words she found, the more points she earned.

The "Teacher Resources" page had many useful lessons, word list, educational articles, and how to videos. The "Premium Teacher Tool Box" had all of the links the teacher/parent would need to review the students' grades, manage the assignments, and many other useful information.

We loved VocabularySpellingCity and we would recommend it.

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Review on God's World News

About God's World News:

God's World News is a faith based magazine that uses current real - life events to help your children grow their faith by assisting them in understanding the world. "Six age-level packages provide engaging ways for kids to explore world events, discoveries, people and places, all in a safe Christian context." GWN publications includes subjects such as science, social studies, geography, religion, civics, and economics.

News Flash is designed for 3rd through 4th grade students. This magazine introduces students to biblical worldview on current events. The stories are age appropriate and illustrate how God is active in the world. 

With each subscription, you will receive:

1) 10 monthly issues (every month except December & May).
2) 32 pages per issue, filled with age-appropriate news and activities.
3) Children's website access at kids
4) Weekly e-newsletter for adults, including answer keys to the magazine quizzes and puzzles.
5) Biographies to download and print, with quizzes and answer keys.
6) Locator maps correspond with a full-sized (20" x 30") world map sent in September (five maps sent to homeschool groups).

Full-Year News Flash (3rd-4th) 10 monthly issues $28.00 

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Our Homeschool Experience:

We loved God's World News. One of the issues provided a supplement to a lesson that my daughter had learned in a homeschool co-op. This issue used a prism and light to explain how the light passes through the glass item and causes colors to appear. In the homeschool co-op that we are involved in, my daughter had used a prism and light and was able to see the colors appear. 

The article titled "Butterfly Science" found in the August issue discussed how scientists have figured out how to detect fake dollar bills. The issue discussed the Blue Morpho Butterfly's wings and  how their wings are covered in ridges. The ridges are so small that air can not get through them. "The ridges catch the light, break it apart, and reflect." This process is what makes the butterfly's wings appear blue and shimmery.These scientists have been able to learn how to copy these nano-shapes and make marks on important documents, such as dollar bills. The marks can be viewed if the dollar bill is authentic.     

We also loved the kids' website. Once my daughter was logged in, she loved the "Fun Stuff" tab. Here she was given links to click on. The activity that she selected to complete was "Map Coordinates Island 1." In this particle assignment she learned how to find things on a map by using coordinates. Another activity that she loved to complete was "Puzzling Times." With this worksheet, she was to start from the bottom last box and work herself up. There were boxes provided and some clues. A word was to be placed in each box with one letter changing with every step up the ladder. Thank God there was an answer key to the activities or we would of been in trouble. ;) Especially with the worksheet "Puzzling Times." It was definitely fun and very challenging. We loved it. 

Another tab found in the kids' website was "Know Me." Here she found biographies. The one that she read was Goliath. My daughter's favorite story when she was younger was the story about David and Goliath. My husband and I would take turns nightly reading it to her. It was the only story she wanted us to read. The story found in this biography was more detailed then the children's story we use to read to her before bed time. The publication included dates, information about the restoration of ancient things in Israel, and questions to check for comprehension. 

God's World News is a fun supplement to our curriculum and we would recommend it. 

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Review on Time 4 Learning

About Time 4 Learning:

Time 4 Learning is an online curriculum for kids in preschool - 12 grade that combines education with interactive fun. "Animated lessons, interactive activities, printable worksheets and detailed reporting make the learning system a top selection of the Homeschool.com "Top 100 Educational Websites" list, year after year." Time 4 Learning provides automated grading, lesson plans, and detailed reporting that track progress. The lessons are presented at the student's pace. Language Arts and math correlate with your state's standards and science, social studies, and art are available in most grades. Please click on this link so you may find some demos.

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$19.95 Per Month

$14.95 each addt'l child

High School:

$30 Per Month

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Our Homeschool Experience:

My 7 year old really loved completing the assignments found in Time 4 Learning. From all of the subjects offered, she loved Science the best. Once she signed in and clicked on the icon for Science, she saw 3 choices, "Patterns in Nature", "Force in Motion", and "Earth and Space". Even though there was an arrow showing the suggested sequence,  she decided to complete them out of order. The first one that she was interested in was "Moon and Earth". Once she clicked on this icon, she had two other choices to choose from. The 2 resources provided were "Sun, Earth, and Moon" and "The voyage to the Earth, Moon, and Sun". When she clicked on "Sun, Earth, and Moon" the animation made it seem like she was inside of a spaceship. Here she met "Neep". "Neep" would teach her about the sun, earth, and moon. With "The voyage to the Earth", my daughter was at a carnival. Here my daughter learned about the Sun being a star and how it shines on the Earth and Moon. She also learned that Earth is a planet and has water, air, and life. As far as the Moon, she learned that it is cold and it does not shine on its own. After these two lessons, she was given a quiz.

She had so much fun playing some of the games found in the "Playground". But the only way she was able to access this section was if she completed the lesson until the timer ran out. The "Page Color" gave her an opportunity to personalize the look of the site.In the section "Parent" I was given the opportunity to change the time settings for that particular day or permanently. In the section labeled "My portfolio"I was able to find what assignments she had competed that day, week, or month.We really loved Time 4 Learning and we would recommend it.

 

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Geography: A Child's Geography Volume III (Review)

About A Child's Geography Volume III:

Knowledge Quest Maps provides resources that will assist students in connecting History with Geography and become inspired by individuals from the past. One of the e books that Knowledge Quest Maps offers is Explore the Classical World A Child's Geography Volume III  This "living book" is designed for children in grades 1-6 ,however, the volume may also be used with students in middle school. In this book, students will study about ancient civilization and the great empires left behind. Students will "hear the stories passed down from generation to generation, before the advent of paper and printing presses." As they continue through the book, the students will explore 12 countries- Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, San Marino, the Vatican and Malta - situated around the Mediterranean Sea. They will also study about Socrates, Alexander the Great, and the Apostle Paul to name a few. You may download Chapters 1-3 and try them for yourself.

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Our Homeschool Experience:

Having my 7 year old learn about Geography and History is really important to me. Learning about Geography will help her better understand how God created the Earth. And the study of History will solidify the fact that God was involved from the very beginning of time. A Child's Geography gave my daughter a desire to learn about His people and their culture. 

Since we had already studied about Macedonia, I decided to complete chapter 4 " Macedonia: A Land Older Still" as a review. My daughter and I talked about Alexander the Great and why he was considered "great". We also discussed Alexander the Great's death and about his empire being divided and how this caused many issues between the countries. We also talked about the apostle Paul and how he traveled to Macedonia and changed the world. 

"Skopje is the largest city in Macedonia and also its capital.On a hill high above the city is Skopje Fortress.It was built 1,500 years ago during the Byzantine Empire." Since we are currently learning about the Byzantine Empire and the Emperor Justinian, it was really easy to add this lesson to what we were already learning. My daughter made the Skopje's flag. She drew the Vardar River, the fortress, and the Stone Bridge. These three symbols represent the city and the history of Skopje.

Skopje Flag

I loved the timeline, mapping activities, the Bible verses, and the examples of delicious food from each country. I just wished there would of been actual recipes to make. I really believe this would of been a fun activity to do with my 7 year old. She loves to cook. The vocabulary words (in bold) and their definitions also helped my daughter understand the lesson. For example, she learned what the words land locked and endemic mean. We loved looking at the photo of Lake Ohrid. The questions that were written during the story made it very interesting for my daughter to read the lesson. Also the questions at the end of the lesson helped her to comprehend what she had just learned about. We really enjoyed going through the e book A Child's Geography and we would recommend it. 

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Review on Hands of a Child

About "In the Hands of a Child":

Hands of a Child provides adults with a wide choice of products in electronic format. The packs are available as Lapbooks or as Note Packs. Kitchen Science is one of their hands-on curriculum including Lapbook Projects, Notebooking Packs and Thematic Unit Study Packs. This unit study is designed for children in K-3rd grade. The student will learn about chemical reactions, oxidation, heat, density, and the similarities between a kitchen lab and a science lab . "This pack includes a 5-day Planning Guide, Related Reading List, 15 Hands-On Activities PLUS 1 Fun Extension Activity, a 5-page Research Guide, and an Answer Key."

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Our Homeschool Experience:

Hands of a Child was really a lot of fun!!! My daughter loved to do all of the experiments. For each activity, I would print out the template and have her fill out the required information. For example, for the vocabulary words and their definitions, I had her glue the information onto the Lapbook. Before we would begin every lesson, I would go over the vocabulary words with her. I would say the word and she had to tell me what the definition was. She also learned the difference between a science lab and a kitchen lab. We saw the chemical reaction when mixing baking soda and vinegar. She learned why fruits and vegetables become "brown" when exposed to oxygen. We also learned why a frozen onion will not make you cry.

My daughter helping me cut the onion before placing it in the freezer.

I appreciated the planning guide. It provided a 5 day schedule of what vocabulary words she needed to learn, what books we could incorporate into the lesson, and what activities we needed to complete for each day. 

She also learned what happens when we placed marshmallows in the microwave. The above picture is her numbering the marshmallows. Each one had to be placed in the microwave at different settings. After each experiment, she wrote down what she observed. Once the marshmallows cooled, we talked about the texture of each and their appearance.

With the experiment above, my daughter learned about density. She learned how the density of the water changes when salt is added. After we discussed the results, she answered the questions provided in the packet. "Why do you think the egg floated in the salt water? Do you think an egg would float or sink in the ocean?"

The packet also included very simple instructions on how to create your own Lapbook.  The questions and answer key at the end of the packet were very helpful. My daughter and I learned a lot from this packet. We loved it and would recommend it.

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Review on Moving Beyond the Page

All About Moving Beyond the Page:

Moving Beyond the Page is a literature-based homeschool curriculum. The research - based curriculum provides projects and supports different learning styles. The strategies assist in helping children make connections between subjects using unit studies that integrate subjects such as science, social studies, and language arts from preschool through middle school. The two subjects  I was given to review were Social Studies and Language Arts. These two packages are designed for children ages 7-9. In their Social Studies package, I received "Communities Change Over Time", "A Street Through Time", and "Weslandia". With these books your child will learn about various elements of culture and examine ways that technology and progress have influenced changes over time. The Language Arts package includes "Communities and Culture", "Adventures in Ancient Egypt", and "Adventures in the Middle Ages". "Through this literature unit, your child will see that communities and cultures change over time. Each time period has unique cultural elements and important aspects that changed communities in positive and negative ways. This unit is designed to help your child begin to understand the "big picture" of history."

Prerequisites

"Able to read and comprehend chapter books on a 3rd or early 4th grade reading level"
"Can answer comprehension questions about a chapter in a journal"
"Able to write three or four sentences on a topic"
"Usually used by children in second or third grade"

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Our Homeschool Experience:

Moving Beyond the Page is such a fun hands on curriculum. We loved the two books "Ancient Egypt" and "The Middle Ages". With these two books, I would be the narrator and my 7 year old would read the bubble thoughts. My daughter loved the adventures of the Blinkerton kids as they traveled back in time and learned what life was really like in that particular time period. With this Language Arts package, my daughter was able to review how to identify and describe the characters in the books and use a Venn Diagram to compared and contrast the differences and similarities between both cultures.

We also loved "A Street Through Time." This particular book came with the Social Studies package.Since my daughter is currently learning about Medieval Times, I decided to read "The Medieval Village" and "The Medieval Town" found in this particular book. With these two stories, my daughter and I played "I Spy."   What I would do was read the captions found next to every picture and she would try to find the pictures in the village or town. We also incorporated art into the lesson. We looked at the illustrations on both pages and talked about foreground, middle ground, and background. We also discussed how the illustrator used depth to make the picture look dimensional. With the book "Communities Change Over Time," my daughter learned about the plague and she created her own coat of arms. These two packages were complete for their purpose and I would recommend them.

 

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