Description of benefit
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Weekly rate
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Increase for adult dependant (where payable)
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Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)
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Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)
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Increase for prescribed relative under
section 81
(3),
86
(3),
91
(3),
95
(2) or
103
(2) (where payable)
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Increase where the person has attained pension-able age and is living alone (where payable)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
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1 (A) Disability Benefit and unemployment Benefit:
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
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(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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20.45
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13.25
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5.95
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4.90
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—
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—
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(ii) for any other married woman
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18.00
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
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(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant
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20.45
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13.25
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5.95
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4.90
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—
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—
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(ii) where the person is not so entitled
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18.00
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(B) Reduced rates of Unemployment Benefit:
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(a) person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant
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17.20
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—
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5.30
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4.10
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—
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—
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(b) any other person
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17.00
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12.25
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5.30
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4.10
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—
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—
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2. Maternity Allowance
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20.45
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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3. Injury Benefit:
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(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
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(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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28.20
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13.25
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5.95
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4.90
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—
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—
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(ii) for any other married woman
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22.30
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant
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28.20
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13.25
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5.95
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4.90
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—
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—
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(ii) where the person is not so entitled
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22.30
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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4. Death Benefit:
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(a) Pension payable to a widow (
section 50
(2)) or widower (
section 50
(6))
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28.55
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—
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7.50
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7.50
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—
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1.65
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(b) Pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a married person
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12.70
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1.65
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(c) Pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a widower, widow or a single person—
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(i) where the parent is the father and was, at the death of the deceased, incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and likely to remain permanently so incapable
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28.55
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1.65
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(ii) where the parent is the mother, having been, at the death of the deceased, a widow or having thereafter become a widow
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28.55
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1.65
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(iii) where the parent is the mother, not being a widow, and a pension at the rate set out at reference 4 (c) (i) in this Part is not payable to her husband
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28.55
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1.65
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(iv) in any other case
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12.70
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1.65
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(d) Pension payable to an orphan
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17.10
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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5. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:
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(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years
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24.50
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15.65
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6.40
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5.30
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11.75
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1.65
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(b) in any other case
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26.25
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15.65
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6.40
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5.50
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11.75
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1.65
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(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pension-able age
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—
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2.65
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—
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—
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—
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—
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6. Invalidity Pension:
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(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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22.05
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14.30
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6.40
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5.30
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11.75
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1.65
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(b) for any other married woman
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19.40
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—
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—
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—
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11.75
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1.65
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7. Widows (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit:
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(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years
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22.50
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—
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7.50
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7.50
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11.75
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1.65
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(b) in any other case
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24.05
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—
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7.50
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7.50
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11.75
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1.65
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8. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance
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16 15
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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