{"id":4165,"date":"2005-10-19T18:23:58","date_gmt":"2005-10-19T22:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/10\/19\/whats-the-rush\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:54:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:54:28","slug":"whats-the-rush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/10\/19\/whats-the-rush\/","title":{"rendered":"what&#8217;s the rush?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a5124'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">While I&#8217;ve been goofing off today, <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$3883\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">Yu Chang<\/FONT><\/A><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">has been down the road at Union College <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">doing his professor (electrical engineering)<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">shtick.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a good thing he left a bagful of <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">haiku for this aging slacker to share with you:<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">vivid dreams<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">the din of a garbage truck <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">drives you away<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">turning over<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">a dead leaf <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">an earthworm twitches<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/trashmansmall.gif\" alt=\"trashman small\" \/><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">Flamenco dancer<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">the old planks<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">resonate<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">giving color<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">to a dry reed <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">blackbird<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT color=\"#ff0000\"><STRONG><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">Yu Chang<\/FONT><\/STRONG>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT color=\"#000000\">from<\/FONT><FONT color=\"#ff0000\"> <\/FONT><\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/homepage.mac.com\/gnach\/upds folder\/upds\/\"><EM><FONT color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">Upstate Dim Sum<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;<\/FONT><SPAN><SPAN><FONT size=\"1\">(<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/homepage.mac.com\/gnach\/upds folder\/upds\/ds8.html\"><FONT color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">2004\/II<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"1\">)<\/FONT> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">by&nbsp;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$3281\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><EM><STRONG>dagosan<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/FONT><\/A>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/EM><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/DIV><\/SPAN><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">my &#8220;funeral suit&#8221;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>too snug &#8212;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>someday, it&#8217;ll be baggy<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Oct. 19, 2005]<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><STRONG><EM><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/bully2.gif\" alt=\"bully2\" \/> potluck<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/tinycheck.gif\" alt=\"tiny check\" \/>&nbsp; As <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.professorbainbridge.com\/2005\/10\/bork_borks_mier.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Prof. B notes<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> today, now it&#8217;s Bork doing the <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><A href=\"http:\/\/www.opinionjournal.com\/editorial\/feature.html?id=110007424\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Borking<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>&#8212; <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">skewering Harriet Miers.&nbsp;&nbsp; Meanwhile, Prof. <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/althouse.blogspot.com\/2005\/10\/why-dont-democrats-react-to-mierss.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Ann Althouse<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> takes <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>the Democrats to task for going soft on Miers, saying they are <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>showing their disrespect for the judiciary &#8212; as Pres. Bush. has <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>done &#8212; by giving Miers a pass.&nbsp; I still don&#8217;t understand the push <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>for a rush to judgment.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/tinycheck.gif\" alt=\"tiny check\" \/>&nbsp; Is Evan being too sensitive?&nbsp; Ted too judgmental?&nbsp; Evan <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Schaeffer wrote this morning <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.legalunderground.com\/2005\/10\/point_of_law.html#comment-10458266\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">at <EM>Legal Underground<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> about Ted <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Frank&#8217;s <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.pointoflaw.com\/archives\/001718.php\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><EM>Point of Law<\/EM> piece<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> on Vioxx forum shopping in Illinois.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>Evan is not happy about the &#8220;subtle tone of moral condemnation.&#8221;<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>I invite our readers to check out both pieces and let us all know <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>whether you think Evan is being too sensitive.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s the Comment<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>that I left at Evan&#8217;s weblog:<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>Evan, When I originally read Ted&#8217;s post, I thought he was <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>complaining about the way the system works (what it <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>allows) much more than about the lawyers. After reading <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>your post and then re-reading Ted&#8217;s I still feel that way. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>. . There really is a fine line to walk, and you&#8217;re right that <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>it is particularly hard to do so in the context of a weblog, <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>where staying short and punchy and opinionated is <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>considered a virtue. In the context of an adversarial legal <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>system, I think a thick skin is important &#8212; especially when <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>having a thin skin makes it look like you might be trying to <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>win points by attacking the other person rather than addressing <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>the policy issues.&nbsp; <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>It&#8217;s a tightrope shaped like a vicious circle.&nbsp; (<EM><STRONG>update<\/STRONG><\/EM>: <A href=\"http:\/\/www.pointoflaw.com\/archives\/001735.php\">here<\/A> is <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>Ted&#8217;s admittedly &#8220;wordy&#8221; response to Evan.)<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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