September 3, 2025 • 12 mins
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Trump’s Direct Involvement
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The report repeatedly emphasizes that Trump personally ordered the strike.
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He posted about it on Truth Social and addressed it publicly in the Oval Office.
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He framed it as both a security measure and a show of strength.
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Symbolism and Messaging
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A video of the strike (aerial view of the boat exploding) was released, meant as a public warning.
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Officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio (in this narrative), reinforced the idea of a new, aggressive U.S. stance against cartels.
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International Reactions
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Mexico’s president dismissed the U.S. action, claiming no threat to America and stressing sovereignty.
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Venezuela’s leader is described as furious, partly because of a $50 million bounty on his head.
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Escalation Possibilities
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The Pentagon and CIA are reportedly preparing further strikes on drug labs and cartel strongholds.
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Commentators suggest drone strikes and broader operations could follow.
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Domestic Justification
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The narrative appeals to American frustration with drug trafficking and cartel-related violence.
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Commentators claim the public would support such aggressive actions.
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Risks and Counterpoints
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Sources acknowledge potential cartel retaliation inside the U.S., through asymmetric warfare.
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Despite this, it maintains that the U.S. military would overwhelm any response.
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Episode Transcript
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
How did you find out over the weekend that you
were dead?
Speaker 2 (00:05):
You know, I have heard it's sort of crazy. But
last week I did numerous news conferences, all successful. They
went very well, like this is going very well. And
then I didn't do any for two days and they
said there must be something wrong with him. Biden wouldn't
do him for months, you wouldn't see him, and nobody
ever said there was ever anything wrong with him. And
we know who was in the relation of shape.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with
Ben ferguson.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
Good Wednesday morning, it is so nice to have you
with us on the forty seven Morning Update, and we've
got one major story for you. Donald Trump has ordered
the US military to strike a drug vote, killing eleven
trend Aragua terrists. It is a warning to traffickers around
the world that if you're bringing drugs to America, we're
(00:52):
going to come after you, and the American military are
the ones that are going to carry out my orders.
But before I get to that, I want to talk
to you about my friends at kirk Elliott Precious Medals.
Two days ago I got my new order of silver.
Now I'm investing in silver right now, because the pricing
on it is amazing and the upside well, it's real.
(01:14):
I actually have a one hundred ounce silver bar. It
is actually really cool. It's really heavy because it's one
hundred ounces. But I also know that I bought it
at the right price and I wasn't paying massive up
charges on quote. Rare are special coins, and then when
you go to sell them, you take away all of
(01:35):
your earning potential. Why do they do it this way
at Kurt Elliot because they have transparent pricing up front.
It's very simple. You pay eight percent when you buy,
and here's what matters to you the most, nothing when
you sell. There are no hidden fees ever with Kurt
Elliott precious metals. This is the reason why I recommend them.
(01:58):
It's not just about in them, it's about making sure
you get more for your money. And that is exactly
why Kurt Elliott helps people all the time. Whether it's
gold or silver, you can hold it, be a good
steward of it, you can pass it on to future generations,
and you can build wealth with it. It's real, boy.
Youon never gimmicks, just investment grade gold and silver. No
(02:22):
overpriced coins, no flashy markups. And it's a company that
I love because they are a faith driven company. There's
no pressure, just honest care. They treat every client like family,
offering honest answers up front to help you make wise
informed decisions. Now, if you're seeking a partner when it
(02:43):
comes to gold and silver with an eternity mindset, visit
ke PM dot com slash ben. That's k e PM
dot com slash ben. You can also call them seven
to two zero six thirty nine hundred. That's seven two
zero six o five thirty nine hundred. So let's faithfully
(03:07):
steward what God has given so you can experience real
peace now and for generations to come. KEPM dot com
slash Ben. It's the forty seven Morning Update and it
starts right now.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Story number one in major.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
News, Donald Trump has ordered US military strike on a
drug boat, killing at least eleven trendel a Aga Terris
in a warning to drug traffickers, they did not know
that the attack was happening until they were already basically dead,
and it happened on direct orders from President Donald Trump.
(03:43):
The US military forces launched a precision strike we've now
learned on the drug laden vessel in international waters, killing
all eleven Narco terrorists en route to the United States.
Trump declared the operation a clear warning to traffickers that
those who smuggle poisoned towards America shores will face swift
(04:04):
and lethal consequences. Now, one of the things you need
to understand about this attack is the terrorists. The Narco
terrorists had no idea it was even happening. They were
not swerving or driving at a high rate of speed
trying to get away from what they thought was a
threat to them. They were doing normal business the way
they've been able to do it for years under the
(04:25):
Biden administration. They had no clue that their life was
about to come to an end. Now, yes, the President
of United States of America had worn countless times while
running for office and since he's been elected that if
you are a Narco terrorist, that we will come after
you and hunt you down. This seems to be not
the end, but the beginning of these actions. The President
(04:47):
putting it this way on true socials, saying, quote, earlier
this morning, on my orders, US military forces conducted a
kinetic strike against a positively identified trend Deiragua. Narco ars
in this southcom area of responsibility. The strike occurred while
the terrorists were at sea in international waters, transporting illegal
(05:08):
narcotics heading to the United States. The President was also
asked about this in the Oval Office, and here's part
of what he had to say.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
When you come out, and when you leave the room,
you'll see that we just over the last few minutes
literally shot out a boat, a drug carrying boat, a
lot of drugs in that boat. And you'll be seeing
that and you'll be reading about that. It just tappened
moments ago. And our great General, head of the Joint
(05:36):
Chiefs of Staff, who has been so incredible, including what
took place in Iran, knocking out potential nuclear power for
a long time to come. I think within a month
they would have had it. We didn't do what we did,
but he gave us a little bit of a briefing.
And you'll see and there's more where that came from.
(05:56):
We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country,
coming in for a long time, and we just these
came out of Venezuela and coming out very heavily from Venezuela.
A lot of things are coming out of Venezuela, so
we took it out and you'll get to see that
after this meeting is over.
Speaker 5 (06:13):
Now.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
The President also included the video for the world to see.
It showed that aerial view of the Panga boat. At
the twenty second mark in the video, the boat explodes,
burst into flames, and then the boat quickly sank. Now
why did the President put it out there? He wanted
the world to be on notice that if you're bringing
(06:33):
drugs in the United States of America to kill our citizens,
we're going to hunt you down and we're going to
kill you. The Commander in Chief added this. The strike
resulted in the eleventh Terraces killed in action. No US
forces were harmed in the strike. Please let this serve
as a notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs
into the United States of America beware. Thank you for
(06:56):
your attention to this matter. We also know that the
Pentagon has made it clear that they are in fact
looking at in essence plans, attack plans, and the CIA
is involved in monitoring narco terrorists where they are, where
their labs are, and there's a very good chance the
President could be ordering the strike on their locations very
(07:17):
soon as well. What's even more surprising is the response,
whether it's Mexico's president when she came out and said
there isn't a problem and said that it's not a
threat to America and that America must also respect the
sovereignty and stay out of Mexico. There's a very clear
line that's being drawn in the sand there. We also
(07:38):
know what the leader in Venezuela is saying. He's very
angry at the US. Why because there is a fifty
million dollar bounty on his head for arrest because he
is also a narco terrorist. So this is the president
putting his words into action, making it clear that the
president is not going to let this stand. Here's also
(08:00):
what Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, had to say,
as he says the cartels, well, they're in for a
very route awakening.
Speaker 6 (08:07):
The president is going to be on offense against drug
cartels and drug trafficking in the United States. If you
stabilize it's not just the country, but the entire Caribbean
basin these particular drugs are probably headed to Trinidad or
some other country in the Caribbean, at which point they
just contribute to the instability these countries are facing.
Speaker 5 (08:24):
So The President's been very clear.
Speaker 6 (08:26):
He's going to use the full power of America, in
the full might of the United States, to take on
and eradicate these drug cartels, no matter where they're operating from,
and no matter how long they've been able to act
with impunity, that those days are over.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
Marco Rubio is absolutely right. The world should be paying
attention to what the President did. In fact, that's exactly
what Jim Hanson World Straight President had to say to
Jesse Waters on his show after the Venezuela and Cocaine
boats strike. Listen carefully, cartel members, this is what you
need to understand.
Speaker 7 (08:59):
Did you hear the Secretary of State not take strikes
inside of Venezuela off the table?
Speaker 8 (09:05):
I don't think anything's off the table. And I think
anybody who thought that when President Trump designated the drug
cartels as terrorists he was kidding can take a look
at that oil slick in the Caribbean Sea and see
what they found out. This is a message to the
cartels and to state leaders who coddle them and allow
them to operate, that that's no longer a free ride
(09:27):
to make money bringing death into the United States.
Speaker 7 (09:30):
How robust is this operation going to be I.
Speaker 5 (09:35):
Think as robust as they need to. I think, you know,
it's fun.
Speaker 8 (09:37):
For Maduro and other people to say, oh, we know,
we've got marines, we've got IEDs, we've got these things.
They don't have anything that can stand up to the
military might of the United States.
Speaker 5 (09:47):
And I think this is a good start.
Speaker 8 (09:49):
There will probably be some more object lessons, maybe a
drone strike on a lab something like that, and they're
pretty quickly going to find out that We're not going
to put up with them making billions of dollars, doing
human trafficking and killing our own citizens without a very
robust response, right.
Speaker 7 (10:08):
And so you have drugs pouring into the country, people
are dying, you have Chevron getting shot around with, and
you have a guy down there that's flirting with Putin,
flirting with si and China. Do you think this kind
of operation, if it goes forward, has the support of
the American people.
Speaker 5 (10:27):
Oh, one hundred percent.
Speaker 8 (10:29):
I mean, the American people are sick of seeing these
drug traffickers and these cartels destroying our country with no consequences.
Speaker 5 (10:37):
And if any of these people.
Speaker 8 (10:38):
Down in South America think they're going to make friends
in our Hemisphere with the Russians and the Chinese or
anybody else. They're going to find out the President Trump
is back in charge, America is on top.
Speaker 5 (10:51):
That's not going to play.
Speaker 7 (10:52):
Is there a risk of counter strikes inside US proper
from the cartels?
Speaker 8 (10:58):
There is, you know, and the idea, I mean asymmetric
warfare is the Achilles heel of the United States. We
are one giant soft target here inside the United States. However,
payback can be a metavac if they try something like that,
you know, you go ahead and hit us here, and
you want to see some holy hell unleashed wherever you're operating.
Speaker 5 (11:17):
I don't think they do it more than once.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
Now.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
You may also be asked yourself the question why would
leaders of countries like Mexico not work with the president
to get rid of the cartels. President Trump on Air
Force one back on five to five of this year,
had this to say about the President of Mexico. Listen carefully,
actually go wanted help with the cartels.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
We would be honored to go in and do it.
I told her that I would be honored to go
in to do it. Cartels are trying to destroy our country.
They're evil, but she's so afraid of that cartel she
can't walk stra into the sermation. Sir, and I think
she's a lovely woman, but the president of Mexigo is
a lovely woman. But she is so afraid of the
contents that you can't even think srim.
Speaker 4 (12:01):
And that's exactly why the President of United States of
America is stepping up now. So yes, hitting this boat
was important for our safety and security. It also was
important to send a message to the cartel members that
if you're running drugs into America, you are a target
of the United States of America. And based on what
we're watching right now, this is not the end, but
(12:23):
probably the beginning of President Trump's war on drugs, except
his war is going to have American military behind it.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow.
How did you find out over the weekend that you
were dead?
Speaker 2 (00:05):
You know, I have heard it's sort of crazy. But
last week I did numerous news conferences, all successful. They
went very well, like this is going very well. And
then I didn't do any for two days and they
said there must be something wrong with him. Biden wouldn't
do him for months, you wouldn't see him, and nobody
ever said there was ever anything wrong with him. And
we know who was in the relation of shape.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with
Ben ferguson.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
Good Wednesday morning, it is so nice to have you
with us on the forty seven Morning Update, and we've
got one major story for you. Donald Trump has ordered
the US military to strike a drug vote, killing eleven
trend Aragua terrists. It is a warning to traffickers around
the world that if you're bringing drugs to America, we're
(00:52):
going to come after you, and the American military are
the ones that are going to carry out my orders.
But before I get to that, I want to talk
to you about my friends at kirk Elliott Precious Medals.
Two days ago I got my new order of silver.
Now I'm investing in silver right now, because the pricing
on it is amazing and the upside well, it's real.
(01:14):
I actually have a one hundred ounce silver bar. It
is actually really cool. It's really heavy because it's one
hundred ounces. But I also know that I bought it
at the right price and I wasn't paying massive up
charges on quote. Rare are special coins, and then when
you go to sell them, you take away all of
(01:35):
your earning potential. Why do they do it this way
at Kurt Elliot because they have transparent pricing up front.
It's very simple. You pay eight percent when you buy,
and here's what matters to you the most, nothing when
you sell. There are no hidden fees ever with Kurt
Elliott precious metals. This is the reason why I recommend them.
(01:58):
It's not just about in them, it's about making sure
you get more for your money. And that is exactly
why Kurt Elliott helps people all the time. Whether it's
gold or silver, you can hold it, be a good
steward of it, you can pass it on to future generations,
and you can build wealth with it. It's real, boy.
Youon never gimmicks, just investment grade gold and silver. No
(02:22):
overpriced coins, no flashy markups. And it's a company that
I love because they are a faith driven company. There's
no pressure, just honest care. They treat every client like family,
offering honest answers up front to help you make wise
informed decisions. Now, if you're seeking a partner when it
(02:43):
comes to gold and silver with an eternity mindset, visit
ke PM dot com slash ben. That's k e PM
dot com slash ben. You can also call them seven
to two zero six thirty nine hundred. That's seven two
zero six o five thirty nine hundred. So let's faithfully
(03:07):
steward what God has given so you can experience real
peace now and for generations to come. KEPM dot com
slash Ben. It's the forty seven Morning Update and it
starts right now.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Story number one in major.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
News, Donald Trump has ordered US military strike on a
drug boat, killing at least eleven trendel a Aga Terris
in a warning to drug traffickers, they did not know
that the attack was happening until they were already basically dead,
and it happened on direct orders from President Donald Trump.
(03:43):
The US military forces launched a precision strike we've now
learned on the drug laden vessel in international waters, killing
all eleven Narco terrorists en route to the United States.
Trump declared the operation a clear warning to traffickers that
those who smuggle poisoned towards America shores will face swift
(04:04):
and lethal consequences. Now, one of the things you need
to understand about this attack is the terrorists. The Narco
terrorists had no idea it was even happening. They were
not swerving or driving at a high rate of speed
trying to get away from what they thought was a
threat to them. They were doing normal business the way
they've been able to do it for years under the
(04:25):
Biden administration. They had no clue that their life was
about to come to an end. Now, yes, the President
of United States of America had worn countless times while
running for office and since he's been elected that if
you are a Narco terrorist, that we will come after
you and hunt you down. This seems to be not
the end, but the beginning of these actions. The President
(04:47):
putting it this way on true socials, saying, quote, earlier
this morning, on my orders, US military forces conducted a
kinetic strike against a positively identified trend Deiragua. Narco ars
in this southcom area of responsibility. The strike occurred while
the terrorists were at sea in international waters, transporting illegal
(05:08):
narcotics heading to the United States. The President was also
asked about this in the Oval Office, and here's part
of what he had to say.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
When you come out, and when you leave the room,
you'll see that we just over the last few minutes
literally shot out a boat, a drug carrying boat, a
lot of drugs in that boat. And you'll be seeing
that and you'll be reading about that. It just tappened
moments ago. And our great General, head of the Joint
(05:36):
Chiefs of Staff, who has been so incredible, including what
took place in Iran, knocking out potential nuclear power for
a long time to come. I think within a month
they would have had it. We didn't do what we did,
but he gave us a little bit of a briefing.
And you'll see and there's more where that came from.
(05:56):
We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country,
coming in for a long time, and we just these
came out of Venezuela and coming out very heavily from Venezuela.
A lot of things are coming out of Venezuela, so
we took it out and you'll get to see that
after this meeting is over.
Speaker 5 (06:13):
Now.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
The President also included the video for the world to see.
It showed that aerial view of the Panga boat. At
the twenty second mark in the video, the boat explodes,
burst into flames, and then the boat quickly sank. Now
why did the President put it out there? He wanted
the world to be on notice that if you're bringing
(06:33):
drugs in the United States of America to kill our citizens,
we're going to hunt you down and we're going to
kill you. The Commander in Chief added this. The strike
resulted in the eleventh Terraces killed in action. No US
forces were harmed in the strike. Please let this serve
as a notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs
into the United States of America beware. Thank you for
(06:56):
your attention to this matter. We also know that the
Pentagon has made it clear that they are in fact
looking at in essence plans, attack plans, and the CIA
is involved in monitoring narco terrorists where they are, where
their labs are, and there's a very good chance the
President could be ordering the strike on their locations very
(07:17):
soon as well. What's even more surprising is the response,
whether it's Mexico's president when she came out and said
there isn't a problem and said that it's not a
threat to America and that America must also respect the
sovereignty and stay out of Mexico. There's a very clear
line that's being drawn in the sand there. We also
(07:38):
know what the leader in Venezuela is saying. He's very
angry at the US. Why because there is a fifty
million dollar bounty on his head for arrest because he
is also a narco terrorist. So this is the president
putting his words into action, making it clear that the
president is not going to let this stand. Here's also
(08:00):
what Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, had to say,
as he says the cartels, well, they're in for a
very route awakening.
Speaker 6 (08:07):
The president is going to be on offense against drug
cartels and drug trafficking in the United States. If you
stabilize it's not just the country, but the entire Caribbean
basin these particular drugs are probably headed to Trinidad or
some other country in the Caribbean, at which point they
just contribute to the instability these countries are facing.
Speaker 5 (08:24):
So The President's been very clear.
Speaker 6 (08:26):
He's going to use the full power of America, in
the full might of the United States, to take on
and eradicate these drug cartels, no matter where they're operating from,
and no matter how long they've been able to act
with impunity, that those days are over.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
Marco Rubio is absolutely right. The world should be paying
attention to what the President did. In fact, that's exactly
what Jim Hanson World Straight President had to say to
Jesse Waters on his show after the Venezuela and Cocaine
boats strike. Listen carefully, cartel members, this is what you
need to understand.
Speaker 7 (08:59):
Did you hear the Secretary of State not take strikes
inside of Venezuela off the table?
Speaker 8 (09:05):
I don't think anything's off the table. And I think
anybody who thought that when President Trump designated the drug
cartels as terrorists he was kidding can take a look
at that oil slick in the Caribbean Sea and see
what they found out. This is a message to the
cartels and to state leaders who coddle them and allow
them to operate, that that's no longer a free ride
(09:27):
to make money bringing death into the United States.
Speaker 7 (09:30):
How robust is this operation going to be I.
Speaker 5 (09:35):
Think as robust as they need to. I think, you know,
it's fun.
Speaker 8 (09:37):
For Maduro and other people to say, oh, we know,
we've got marines, we've got IEDs, we've got these things.
They don't have anything that can stand up to the
military might of the United States.
Speaker 5 (09:47):
And I think this is a good start.
Speaker 8 (09:49):
There will probably be some more object lessons, maybe a
drone strike on a lab something like that, and they're
pretty quickly going to find out that We're not going
to put up with them making billions of dollars, doing
human trafficking and killing our own citizens without a very
robust response, right.
Speaker 7 (10:08):
And so you have drugs pouring into the country, people
are dying, you have Chevron getting shot around with, and
you have a guy down there that's flirting with Putin,
flirting with si and China. Do you think this kind
of operation, if it goes forward, has the support of
the American people.
Speaker 5 (10:27):
Oh, one hundred percent.
Speaker 8 (10:29):
I mean, the American people are sick of seeing these
drug traffickers and these cartels destroying our country with no consequences.
Speaker 5 (10:37):
And if any of these people.
Speaker 8 (10:38):
Down in South America think they're going to make friends
in our Hemisphere with the Russians and the Chinese or
anybody else. They're going to find out the President Trump
is back in charge, America is on top.
Speaker 5 (10:51):
That's not going to play.
Speaker 7 (10:52):
Is there a risk of counter strikes inside US proper
from the cartels?
Speaker 8 (10:58):
There is, you know, and the idea, I mean asymmetric
warfare is the Achilles heel of the United States. We
are one giant soft target here inside the United States. However,
payback can be a metavac if they try something like that,
you know, you go ahead and hit us here, and
you want to see some holy hell unleashed wherever you're operating.
Speaker 5 (11:17):
I don't think they do it more than once.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
Now.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
You may also be asked yourself the question why would
leaders of countries like Mexico not work with the president
to get rid of the cartels. President Trump on Air
Force one back on five to five of this year,
had this to say about the President of Mexico. Listen carefully,
actually go wanted help with the cartels.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
We would be honored to go in and do it.
I told her that I would be honored to go
in to do it. Cartels are trying to destroy our country.
They're evil, but she's so afraid of that cartel she
can't walk stra into the sermation. Sir, and I think
she's a lovely woman, but the president of Mexigo is
a lovely woman. But she is so afraid of the
contents that you can't even think srim.
Speaker 4 (12:01):
And that's exactly why the President of United States of
America is stepping up now. So yes, hitting this boat
was important for our safety and security. It also was
important to send a message to the cartel members that
if you're running drugs into America, you are a target
of the United States of America. And based on what
we're watching right now, this is not the end, but
(12:23):
probably the beginning of President Trump's war on drugs, except
his war is going to have American military behind it.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow.
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