492. Imam Mahdi^AS is narrated to have forbidden the saying of the daily prayers in the leadership (imamat) of munkirs [those who did not affirm (tasdiq) of Imam Mahdi^AS] and said, "If you have already said the prayers, say them again." The companions said, "What should we do if we are one or two?" The Imam^AS said, "Go in a group and say your prayers in a congregation of the Mahdavis."

493. A scholar told Imam Mahdi^AS that the glory of Imam Mahdi^AS of the Last Era was that he would express the entire purport of the Kalam of Allah (Quran) in one verse. The Imam^AS asked Bandagi Miyan Shah Dilawar^RZ to answer the question. The Shah^RZ quoted Allah as saying in Quran, So know that there is no god but Allah… (S. 47: 19 SAL). The Shah^RZ also said that this Verse was the purport of the whole Kalam of Allah."

494. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nemat^RZ has said that good company is one who rebukes the person whose word and deed violates the Quran. The good company should not tolerate such violations. If the company of such a person is not available, one should go to his opponent, so that the opponent warns him of his word and deed that violate Quran.

495. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ camped at a place and his son Miyan Abdur Rahman^RZ was sitting in the remembrance of Allah in a desolate place. All of a sudden a few demons arrived, and told the Miyan^RZ, "We were staying in the place for some days. But today, under the command of Allah Most High some angels came and removed us from here. They told us that the bandagan-e-Khuda (the slaves of Allah) have come here. You go away. Hence, we are going."

496. Imam Mahdi^AS is narrated to have said, "The heart is neither to one side, nor to the right nor to the left. It is in the middle. Do not sleep on that side." Somebody said, "The food is digested by sleeping on the left side." Imam Mahdi^AS said why do you eat too much that you need to sleep on the left side?"

497. Bandagi Malik Ilahdad^RZ had strictly enjoined the paying of the fitra (the money paid as charity on the Id-ul-Fitr). There was great distress in his daira once and two hundred brothers had died of starvation. At that time the Malik^RZ had borrowed money and paid the fitra. Wheat was purchased and distributed among the fuqara (indigents). He obeyed the commandments of Allah. Such were the seekers of Allah.

498. Somebody told Imam Mahdi^AS, "One of the two brothers, who have come, sits in the remembrance of Allah after the fajr namaz, while the other goes home and plays with his children. The Imam^AS said, "Bring him here." He was brought. On enquiry, he said, "There is only one piece of cloth in the house. I wear it and come to the namaz and hurriedly go back and give it to my wife so that she says her prayers and I play with the children. She gets some respite. The Imam^AS said, "All this is for the sake of Allah."

499. Imam Mahdi^AS is narrated to have rested his head on the lap of Miyan Syed Salamullah^RZ and lamented very much. The Miyan^RZ asked for the reason of the lamentation. The Imam^AS said, "For the last seventeen years, the inhaling and exhaling of the breath is not equal. The exhaling breath of nafi (negation) goes to the tah-tus-sara (the nether regions of the earth), while the inhaling breath of isbat (affirmation) reaches the arsh (Empyrean). The sair (stroll) is such that Allah is baqi (remains, exists). That is the reason for lamentation."

500. There was rain in the daira of Bandagi Miran Syed Mahmood^RZ. The houses of all his companions were destroyed. However, the house of the Miran^RZ survived. The Miran^RZ lamented that he was not among the ijma' (unanimity). He was happy when his house too fell down due to heavy rain.

501. Bandagi Miran Syed Mahmood^RZ has said, "A mumin kamil should be recognized by three signs: one, he should remain in difficulties; two, he should be the target of calumny and three, he should be in hunger. One would not have the attributes of a mumin if these three signs are not there in him."

502. Bandagi Miran Syed Mahmood^RZ has said, "Asking is prohibited (haram). But asking is of three kinds. One is the asking by exhibiting one's condition, asking by deeds is the second and the third is asking by word (qaul) of mouth. The first means that a person shows the condition of his poverty and helplessness. The second, asking by deeds, means that one shows his condition by his intensive worshipping exercises and suffering hunger. And the third is he goes to somebody and demands by word of mouth what he wants. The asking in all these modes is prohibited (haram). One should eat if Allah gives him, otherwise one should not ask anybody for anything."

503. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ did not give his sermons on explaining The Quran. Nobody dared to ask him to start his sermons again. One of the brothers politely said, "There was a thing. All the people were benefited by it. Now that thing is hidden. And the people are deprived of it." Hearing this the Shah^RZ cast his glance at him. The questioner fell down and the Shah^RZ went away. When he recovered, the brothers asked him, "What happened?" He said, "Our objective is achieved. What I saw is that the Shah^RZ took me along with him to the worlds of Angels, Omnipotence and Divinity (Malakut, Jabarut and Lahut) and showed them to me."

504. Somebody asked Imam Mahdi^AS, "How is cursing Satan?" The Imam^AS said, "Allah and the angels curse him. He becomes happy at your cursing him. He makes you forget the remembrance of Allah."

505. Imam Mahdi^AS has said, "Give tithe (ushr) of whatever Allah gives you, whether it is in a large or small quantity. If it is too little, give a part of it to the ants."

506. Imam Mahdi^AS supplicated Allah Most High, "Keep the secrets of the group of this servant hidden. Do not manifest it. Nobody should know the secrets of this group in this world." Allah has accepted that supplication. Hence, the members of this group do not perform any miracles.

507. There was great distress for Bandagi Miyan Shah Nemat^RZ in the company of Imam Mahdi^AS. His pajama had a number of patches. A lump of clay (dhela) got lost in one of the patches.

508. Bandagi Miyan Shah Dilawar^RZ is narrated to have said, "A thought occurred to me that Prophet Esa^AS should meet me. I saw in a dream that Imam Mahdi^AS and his companions came and then went away. I was standing at the same place. Then, Imam Mahdi^AS sent Miyan Nemat^RZ and Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ to bring me. The Imam^AS said, " Allah Most High does not allow the wishes of his servant to be lost. Our people will meet Prophet Esa^AS. The bounty of this servant (banda) of Allah will continue to flow till the Day of Resurrection."

509. Imam Mahdi^AS used to sit in I'tikaf (retirement for prayers in a mosque) during the last ten days of the month of Ramazan. And all the companions of the Imam^AS have also followed this practice.

510. There was a Jami' Masjid in Jalore. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nemat^RZ sat in I'tikaf in that mosque.

511. There is a Jami' Masjid in the Jalore Fort. Bandagi Malik Ilahdad^RZ used to sit in I'tikaf in that mosque many times. He continued this practice for long.

512. A king is narrated to have asked Bandagi Miyan Shah Nemat^RZ at Chapaner (in Gujarat) to recite something and blow and charm breathe out) (phunk marna) his neck, which had a sprain. The Shah^RZ said, "We do not know reciting and charming. I will give you paskhurda (sanctified left-over) if you like. The cure is from Allah." The king took the paskhurda, applied to his neck and was cured.

513. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nemat^RZ was going to Deccan from Gujarat. On the way they had to cross a river in floods. All the people could not cross the river. The Shah^RZ said, "Bismillah…" and stepped into the flooded river and stood when water reached his waist He made a gesture with his finger pointing it at the flooding water. The water stopped and the way was clear for the people to cross. The Shah^RZ asked all his companions to cross the river. All of them crossed the river. After that, the Shah^RZ came out of the river. The flood surged again.

514. Somebody came to Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ and said a worm had entered his ear. He was in great pain. The Shah^RZ gave him paskhurda (sanctified leftover water). The worm came out of the ear.

515. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ went into a place of worship. There was a stone idol. He saw that all the people were concentrating on (or worshipping) the idol. He made a gesture pointing at the idol. The idol became pure gold. The people broke the idol into pieces. The Shah^RZ gestured again towards the idol. Again the idol became that of the stone.

516. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ went in to he forest. (At the time of his going) people used to see him and say in a loud voice, "Prophet of Allah is going." All the people directed their attention to him.

517. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ told an idol, "Bring water." The idol brought the water. Then the Shah^RZ said, "Stop it." It stopped.

518. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ went to Mount Abu. A brother asked the Shah^RZ, "Who is called perfect (kamil)." The Shah ^RZ said, "Perfect is one on whose command even the mountains move." Mount Abu started to move at that moment. The Shah^RZ said, "Stop. We were just talking. We did not ask you to move." The mountain stopped.

519. Bandagi Miyan Shah Dilawar^RZ is narrated to have said, "If you have the strength to remain hungry for three days, do not eat and feed the children, because they do not know tawakkul (trust in and dependence on Allah). The children, the guests and the animals do not know tawakkul."

520. When Imam Mahdi^AS came near the village of Patan, he said, "The fragrance of Faith (iman) is prevalent (aati hai) here.

521. Bandagi Miyan Shah Nemat^RZ was expelled (ikhraj) from Chapaner (Gujarat). Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam^RZ came out of his daira on his own and said. "The emulation of his brother is necessary (lazim) on this servant of Allah."

522. While Imam Mahdi^AS was nearing Khorasan in his journey, a majzub (a person deeply absorbed in divine ecstasy) came to him and reposed faith in him. He affirmed the Imam's claim to be Mahdi as true. He had made a hole in his nose and put a rope in it. The Imam^AS asked him, "What is this rope for?" The majzub said, "Allah told me, 'You are my quadruped.' Hence, I have put a rope in my nose." Imam Mahdi^AS said, "This work is useless. Allah's command is deen (religion). Confine your zath to (religion)." The majzub removed the rope from his nose. Then he asked Imam Mahdi^AS, "Nothing is concealed from Imam Mahdi al-Mauood^AS. Please explain the zath of Allah." The Imam^AS said, "The zath of Allah cannot be explained. Only His attributes (sifat) can be explained. But I will explain the taste of the Vision (binai) of Allah. A person is made to roam all over the world with a rope in his nose and then he is given the vision of Allah through the eye of a needle, he would get so great a relief, comfort and pleasure (rahat) that he would say, "Please make us roam for a thousand years more so that I get this rahat again."

523. Prophet Muhammad^SLM married a woman. She was not beautiful. He was not happy at seeing her. The prayer call was heard and he went away for the prayers. He did not go to the bride. He also thought of leaving her. The bride came to know of it and lamented overwhelmingly. Allah sent Jibrail^AS (Gabriel) to tell Prophet Muhammad^SLM, "If you abandon and do not accept this wife because of her ugliness, why should I accept the sinners of your ummah?" Hence, the Prophet^SLM did not abandon her. And accepted her.

524. Hazrat Omar^RZ asked a person to repent (perform tauba). The person quoted the Quran to say, my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful (S. 12: 53 SAL). Caliph Omar^RZ retorted quoting from the Quran, Verily, His grip is painfully terrible (S. 11: 102 SAL). The young man let out a shriek and died. Caliph Omar^RZ supplicated for his salvation.

525. A neighbour of Imam Azam^RA fell sick. The Imam^RA went to his house to enquire about his health and asked him to repent (perform tauba). The neighbour repented. He requested the Imam^RA to supplicate Allah to give him (the neighbour) death. The Imam^RA supplicated. Allah accepted the Imam's prayers. Immediately, the neighbour died.

526. Imam Azam^RA asked a young man to repent. The young man said, "Let me eat and drink something before I repent." He was in a dire situation and in trouble. The Imam^RA told him, "What will you eat and drink now?" The young man immediately repented.

527. Somebody became sick during the period of Prophet Muhammad ^SLM. The Prophet^SLM went to enquire about his health. The Prophet ^SLM saw that the Angel of Death has come in great anger. Hence, the Prophet^SLM returned. Somebody told the patient that the Prophet^SLM had come up to his house and went away. He lamented abundantly. Allah Most High forgave his sins. Allah Most High also commanded the Angel of Death, "Do not punish the patient. I have accepted his tauba." Allah Most High also told the Prophet^SLM, "We have forgiven his sins. Now go to him." The Prophet^SLM came to the patient's house. The Angel of Death dealt with the patient blissfully to death.

528. It is narrated that Bandagi Miyan Shah Dilawar^RZ used to take his footwear in his hands whenever he went home from the Jamaat Khana after the Fajr prayers as the brothers in the Jamaat Khana were engaged in remembrance (zikr) of Allah. He used to be so indulgent to the indigents (fuqara).

529. Imam Mahdi^AS is narrated to have said, "Where will Allah go from the presence of His seeker. One should become a seeker (talib). Allah is achieved." That means that Allah is achieved soon if the seeker is true (sadiq) and the murshid (preceptor) is kamil (perfect).

530. Somebody told Imam Mahdi^AS, "I have doubts about affirming (tasdiq of) the Imam^AS." The Imam^AS said, "Sit in seclusion and remember Allah Most High for a week. You will know what is the Truth (Haq)." When the doubting questioner did as the Imam ^AS had told him. Allah Most High informed him of the Truth. Then he came to the Imam^AS and said, "It is true that you are the Imam Mahdi al-Mauood^AS." The subliminal guidance is the bounty of Allah.

531. Bandagi Miyan Shah Dilawar^RZ came into his house and saw there was jowari (a millet). He took a few grains in his hand and started eating. His wife told him, "The meal will be ready presently. Why are you eating jowari?" The Shah^RZ said, "Time will pass in any event, whether it is a good thing or bad. All the things (eaten) become one in the stomach. Only the tongue feels its delicious taste."

532. A woman came to Bandagi Miyan Syed Khundmir^RZ with a cup of water. Her intention was that the cup should become gold. Bandagi Miyan^RZ sanctified the water in the cup and gave it to the woman. The cup became gold. Miyan^RZ heard about her intention and told her, "It is not proper to come to the servants of Allah with such intentions, because you will remain with your tasdiq if things go according to your intentions. Otherwise, you will give up tasdiq. Finally the loss is yours."

533. Somebody told Imam Mahdi^AS, "(Caliph) Osman^RZ had abundant wealth." The Imam^AS said, "Become like Osman^RZ and keep the wealth. Osman^RZ spent his wealth in the way of Allah and he himself achieved Allah."

534. When the opponents expelled Imam Mahdi^AS from his daira, he would leave everything that was in the houses of the daira. He would not take notice of these things. He used to say, "All this is for the sake of Allah. These servants of Allah had constructed their houses with their labour. Now they left everything that was in the houses. Allah will compensate them for the loss because they have been expelled for the crime of their love of Allah."

535. A man went to Kaabathullah, performed the Haj pilgrimage and returned home. Somebody asked him, "You had gone to the House of Allah. What did you bring from there." He returned (to Makkah) and stood in Kaabathullah and said, "O Allah, save me from the Fire of the Hell." He lamented so abundantly that a piece of paper came into his hand. It was written on the paper, "This ((man) is free from the Fire."

536. A man went to the market in Bait-al-Muqaddas (in Jerusalem) and saw that various delicacies were being sold. He searched his purse. It was empty. He came into the mosque and said, "O the owner of this house. Send sweets for me. Otherwise, I will break the chandelier (of your house)." He took his staff to execute his threat. A man appeared with a tray of sweets and said, "The Owner of this house has sent sweets for you. Do not break the chandelier."

537. A dervish asked Shaikh Junaid^RA, "What is the remedy for nafs (lust)?" The Shaikh^RA said, "There is medicine." This means, "Oppose the nafs."

538. Nobody saw Shaikh Sirri Saqti^RA lying down on the floor for more than thirty and more years except on his deathbed.

539. Hatim bin Rabi'^RA constructed a hujra (room) on the top of a hill and said his ('isha night) and fajr (morning) namaz with one ablution (wazu). He used to recite this Verse from Quran, O my Lord! Send me back again, that I may do the good that I had failed to do.

540. An aulia-Allah spent ninety years standing. He never sat down. He did this on the plea that "I cannot be able to stand for fifty thousand years on the Day of Resurrection. I will stand in this world so that I could sit there and perform zikr (remembrance) of Allah comfortably." The servants of Allah undertook such troubles. (S. 23: 99 and 100 SAL)

541. Some inmates of the daira went outside the daira for zikr. Imam Mahdi^AS went there and asked them, "Why did you come here?" They said, "We have come here for zikr. The children make noise in the daira." The Imam^AS said, "Their noise is better than (the silence of) this corner." He insistently asked them to return and remain in the daira because, " Allah Most High looks after you through the medium of murshid."

542. Bandagi Malik Gauhar^RZ was the hawaldar in the house of the king of the East. He left his homeland with the intention of going to Kaabathulla (to perform Haj). On the way he got the news of the arrival of Imam Mahdi^AS. He came to the Imam^AS immediately, performed hijrat (migration) and remained in the company of the Imam ^AS. Gauhar^RZ is narrated to have two-and-a-half seers (about 2.5 kilograms) of iksir (a herbal compound said to be capable of converting other metals into gold) in his possession. At that time a qazi was in a debate with Imam Mahdi^AS. After the debate was over, Gauhar^RZ offered to raise an army of 12,000 men with all the arms and ammunition in six months, if permitted. The Imam^AS asked him how he would do it. Gauhar^RZ said he had iksir in his possession. The Imam^AS asked him to bring it. When it was brought, the Imam^AS asked him, "What would you do if this iksir is spent." Gauhar^RZ said, "I can prepare that much iksir in one week. The Imam^AS said, "You had brought your buth (idol) with you." The Imam^AS ordered, "Drag him and throw him out of the daira." When he was thrown out, Gauhar^RZ was lying in the forest adjacent to the daira for three days crying and lamenting. Somebody asked him to say his daily prayers under the prevailing circumstances. Gauhar^RZ said, "I am away from Allah Most High. Whose prayers (namaz) shall I say?" This information reached Imam Mahdi^AS. Imam Mahdi^AS said, "Throw the iksir in the well and then bring him here, if he wants to return." The orders of the Imam^AS were carried out. The iksir was thrown into the well. While throwing the iksir into the well, some of its particles had fallen on the side (kinara) of the well. Miyan Syed Salamullah^RZ collected these particles to test (if the iksir was genuine). He heated the metal jug lying in his house and applied the iksir on that jug. The jug became of pure gold. Later, Miyan Salamullah ^RZ, ashamed of his act, came to Imam Mahdi^AS and confessed, "O my lord! I have committed a mistake." "What mistake," asked the Imam^AS. (Miyan Salamullah^RZ narrated the episode.) The Imam^AS asked him to distribute it (the proceeds of the golden jug) as sawaiyat. But he said that Miyan Salamullah^RZ should not take his share of the sawaiyat. The orders of the Imam^AS were carried out.

543. Imam Mahdi^AS is narrated to have announced in a loud voice that there was ijma' work. All the brothers stood up and joined the work. But one of the brother who was sitting on the saf (prayer mat) did not join the ijma'. The Imam^AS told him, "Get up, you hypocrite (munafiq)." It meant the person concerned was expelled from the ijma'.

544. It is narrated that when the night fell, Bandagi Miyan Shah Dilawar^RZ used to go to the hujras (rooms) of the seekers of Allah and tell the inmates, "Remember Allah profusely because the world is bound to perish. The advantage in your coming to this world is that you can remember Allah day and night. Otherwise, there is no use."

545. A Hadis-e-Qudsi is narrated to say, "The son of Adam sins, but does not repent. He persistently sins. Then the angels fabricate a rope of his sins. They make a hole in his nose and put that rope in the hole of his nose. They give the rope in the hands of the Satan, who pulls him towards sins. The angels of mercy go to him. But Satan pulls him towards Hell. The person dies persistently sinning and goes into the Hell."

546. It is narrated that the time from the 'Asr to 'Isha and from late night till morning is the time of rahmat (Divine Mercy). No saint (vali) or the followers of a prophet were exempted. The Paradise announces and Allah commands the angels, "See, what the Paradise is announcing." The angels ask the Paradise, "What are you saying?" The Paradise replies, "The people who are now in the remembrance of Allah are those who are to live in me. Tell Allah to hand them over to me." Allah commands the angels, "Go and see in the world who are in Our remembrance. Write down their names and bring it (the list) to Us. The angels come into the world and write down the names of the slaves of Allah who are in His remembrance. They take this list to Allah. Then Allah commands, "Tell Paradise that these people will come to you. I will send them to you when I take them away from the world."

547. It is narrated that no saint or prophet or his followers were exempted from remembering Allah during these two times. That means the time from 'Asr to 'Isha and from late night to one pahr after morning. This is the time of Divine Mercy. The Hell cries out. Allah asks. "What is this noise the Hell is making?" The angels ask the Hell, "What do you want?" The Hell replies, "Give me the people who are to come to me." The angels tell Allah, "The Hell demands the people who are to go it." Allah commands the angels, "Go to the world and see who have forgotten Us, who do not remember Us, who have become negligent and are indulging in the world. Write down their names and bring Us (the list)." The angels come and see who are neglecting the remembrance of Allah and are busy with the world. They write down the names of such persons and go to Allah. Allah tells them, "Tell the Hell, 'These are the people who are to come to you. I will send them to you after their death.'" It is then that the Hell becomes silent.

548. Some people will be born on the Day of Resurrection and Allah will command them to go to Hell. They will say, "What sin have we committed?" Allah will command the angels, "Show them the world." When the world is shown to them, they will do what has been forbidden and did not do what they had been asked to do. Then Allah will command the angels, "Throw them into the Hell because they did not obey Our commands and abstain from what we had prohibited."

549. Imam Mahdi^AS is narrated to have said, "Allah has greatly praised the Paradise and the houris (virgins of Paradise). Those who were men demanded it and met them. But the desire (for Paradise and houris) did not kindle in the hearts of those who were not men. They were 'innin (impotent). How can the desire be kindled in their hearts? If you begin to praise the beauty of a woman in front of an impotent person, he will not desire her. Prophet Muhammad^SLM has said, "The seeker of the world is impotent, the seeker of the Hereafter is a woman and the seeker of Allah is a man."

550. Bandagi Miyan Shah Dilawar^RZ went into the august Presence of Allah Most High. Allah told him, "We have made Miran Syed Mahmood^RZ a Siddiq, We have kept the attribute of qaatalu wa qutilu (fought and fallen (S. 3: 195 SAL)) on Miyan Syed Khundmir^RZ. We have given Miyan Nemat^RZ three eminences (buzurgian - Sar-andaz, Janbaaz and Sarfaraz). We have given the attribute of being in Our Perpetual Presence (hamesha-huzuri) to Miyan Nizam^RZ." Miyan Dilawar^RZ said, "O Allah, You are all Powerful, Merciful and Magnanimous."

551. Shah Madar^RA stayed at a place for some days. Many people joined him there. Even the king expressed his desire to meet him. The king told Shah Madar^RA something like this; "People have started worshipping you instead of God." Immediately, Shah Madar ^RA left that place and went to some other place. The companions narrated this incident before Imam Mahdi^AS. The Imam^AS said, "This is what is required of a faqir (indigent). He was a man."

552. Somebody told Imam Mahdi^AS, "There is great difficulty for the brothers. There is nothing to eat." The Imam ^AS said, "Allah's faqirs eat khudi (self)."

553. If somebody were to bring the footwear of Imam Mahdi^AS and place it before him. He would pick it up and throw it at some distance. Then he would go where the footwear was and wear it. The Imam^AS would say, "Mahdi has not come to make others lift his footwear. Mahdi's arrival is for reaching the seekers to Allah."

554. It is narrated that Imam Mahdi^AS was in his namaz. A brother came hastily running. Imam Mahdi^AS rebuked him severely and said, "Why did you not come slowly? There would have been no distraction for the brothers."

555. It is narrated that Imam Mahdi^AS used to go to the hujras of the seekers of Allah. He would be happy if he found them in the (zikr of) Haq. If he found them sleeping, he would take his ear to the nose of the seeker. He would be pleased if he found their breath running with continuing zikr. Otherwise, he would wake them up and advise them, "Get up and perform zikr of Allah Most High. This is not the place for sleeping." The Imam^AS strictly enjoined on the seekers to remain in zikr all through day and night.

556. The opponents of Imam Mahdi^AS got hold of Miyan Abdul Majeed Nuri^RZ and started beating him. The Miyan^RZ said, … Those who do not judge by what Allah hath sent down are indeed transgressors (S. 3: 45 SAL). And whoso do not judge by what Allah hath sent down, they are indeed rebels (S. 3: 44 SAL). Those who do not judge by what Allah hath revealed---they are indeed reprobates (S, 3: 47 SAL). Miyan Nuri^RZ said nothing else.

557. It is narrated that Imam Mahdi^AS would cause the birds to fly from the trees because their chirping would distract the attention of the brothers who used to be in the zikr of Allah.

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