KARNA - A SELF BOASTING WARRIOR,
WHO UNKEPT PROMISES,
AND FAILED TO SAVE HIS LOVED ONES FROM GETTING KILLED INFRONT OF HIS EYES.
DEDICATED TO LORD KARNA'S INCAPABILITY,JUST READ BELOW INCIDENTS,WHERE MAHAVEER KARNA COULD NOT SAVE HIS LOVED ONES.
SOURCE-KMG TRANSLATION OF VED VYAS MAHABHARAT.
1st Time-
KARNA UNABLE TO SAVE HIS SON VRISHASENA FROM BEING SLAINED BY ARJUNA IN FRONT OF HIS EYES!ARJUNA CHALLENGED KARNA & ALL KAURAVAS TO SAVE KARNA'S SON IN ORDER TO SEEK REVENGE OF ABHIMANYU'S SLAUGHTER BY KARNA DURING ARJUNA'S ABSENCE!
Narrative:
Arjuna with eyes red in wrath, that hero capable of slaying Yama himself if the latter fought with him, then laughed terribly and said unto Karna and all the other Kaurava heroes headed by Duryodhana and Drona's son, these words, "Today, O Karna, in thy very sight in this battle, I will despatch the fierce Vrishasena unto Yama's abode with my keen arrows!
People say that all of you, united together, slew my son, endued with great activity, in my absence, and while he was alone and unsupported on his car. I, however, will slay thy son in the very sight of you all. Let all the Kaurava car-warriors protect him. I will slay the fierce Vrishasena. After that, I will slay thee, O fool, even I, Arjuna, in the midst of battle! Today I will, in battle, slay thee that art the root of this quarrel and that hast become so proud in consequence of Duryodhana's patronage. Putting forth my strength, I will certainly slay thee in this battle, and Bhimasena will slay this Duryodhana, this wretch among men, through whose evil policy this quarrel born of dice hath arisen."
Having said these words, Arjuna rubbed the string of his bow and took aim at Vrishasena in that battle, and sped, O king, a number of shafts for the slaughter of Karna's son. The diadem-decked Arjuna then, fearlessly and with great force, pierced
Vrishasena with ten shafts in all his vital limbs. With four fierce razor-headed arrows he cut off Vrishasena's bow and two arms and head. Struck with Partha's shafts, the son of Karna, deprived of arms and head, fell down on the earth from his car, like a
gigantic shala adorned with flowers falling down from a mountain summit. Beholding his son, thus struck with arrows, fall down from his vehicle, the Suta's son Karna, endued with great activity and scorched with grief on account of the death of his son,quickly proceeded on his car, inspired with wrath, against the car of the diadem-decked Partha.
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2nd Time-
KARNA UNABLE TO SAVE HIS YOUNGER BROTHER FROM BEING SLAINED BY ABHIMANYU IN FRONT OF HIS EYES!
Narrative:
"Sanjaya said, 'Then the younger brother of Karna, uttering loud roars,bow in hand, and repeatedly stretching the bow-string, quickly placed himself between those two illustrious warriors. And Karna's brother, with ten shafts, pierced invincible Abhimanyu and his umbrella and standard and charioteer and steeds, smiling the while. Beholding Abhimanyu thus afflicted with those arrows, although he had achieved those superhuman feats in the manner of his sire and grandsire, the warriors of thy army were filled with delight. Then Abhimanyu, forcibly bending the bow and smiling the while, with one winged arrow cut off his antagonist's head. That head, severed from the trunk, fell down on the earth.Beholding his brother slain and overthrown, like a Karnikara tree shaken and thrown down by the wind from the mountain top, Karna, O monarch, was filled with pain.Meanwhile, the son of Subhadra,causing Karna by means of his arrows to turn away from the field, quickly rushed against the other great bowmen. Then Abhimanyu of fierce energy and great fame, filled with wrath, broke that host of diverse forces abounding with elephants and steeds and cars and infantry. As regards Karna, afflicted by Abhimanyu with countless shafts, he fled away from the field borne by swift steeds.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07038.htm
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3rd Time-
BHEEM KILLED AROUND 35 SON'S OF DHRITRASHTRA INFRONT OF KARNA'S EYE.
KARNA STARTED CRYING ON HIS INCAPABILITY,LOL
Narrative:
"Then Karna, weeping in grief,
circumambulated that son of thine,
who, adorned with ornaments, lay
on the earth, writhing like a snake.
Bhima then, having made that
deadly foe of his, viz., Karna,
carless, smiling by covered him
with shafts and made him look like
a Sataghni with numberless spikes on it."
www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07129.htm
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4th Time-
KARNA ALONGWITH OTHER KAURVAS UNABLE TO STOP ARJUNA FROM REACHING JAYADRATHA..ARJUNA VANQUISHED ALONE 7 AKSHOHINIS OF KAURAV IN ONE DAY TO REVENGE ABHIMANYU DEATH!!
Narrative:
"Sanjaya continued, 'Thus urged by Bhima and Kesava,Savyasachin prevailing over Drona and Karna, began to resist the foe all round. Many foremost of Kshatriyas (among the Kurus), putting forth all their prowess, failed to withstand Arjuna who advanced at the very van of his troops, and who, like a raging
conflagration, was consuming the foremost ones among his foes. Then Duryodhana and Karna, and Sakuni, the son of Suvala, covered Kunti's son, Dhananjaya, with showers of shafts. Baffling the weapons of all those warriors, that foremost of all persons well-skilled in weapons, O monarch, covered them (in return)with his shafts. Aiming at their weapons with his (and thus baffling them all), Arjuna, endued with great lightness of hand and possessing a complete control over his senses,pierced every one of those warriors with ten keen-pointed shafts.
www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07183.htm
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5th Time-
KARNA FAILED TO PROTECT HIS YOUNGER BROTHER FROM ARJUN IN VIRAAT WAR,INSTEAD HE FLED
Narrative:
Hearing this, Arjuna said, 'Even now, O Radha's son, thou hadst fled from battle with me, and it is for this that thou livest although thy younger brother hath been slain. What other person, save thee, having beheld his younger brother slain in battle would himself fly from the field, and boast as thou dost, amid good and true men?'
http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m04/m04060.htm
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6th Time-
KARNA'S FAILURE TO SAVE DUSHASENA FROM BEING TORN APART BY BHIMASENA IN FRONT OF KARNA'S EYES!
Narrative:
Upon the fall of his brother Citrasena, Karna, filled with wrath and displaying his prowess, put the Pandava host to flight, at which Nakula rushed against that warrior of immeasurable energy. Bhima, having slain there (at the very sight of Karna) the vindictive
Duhshasana, took up a little quantity of his blood, and, endued with
stentorian lungs, he said these words in the hearing of all those foremost of heroes of the world, "O wretch
amongst men, here I drink thy life-blood from thy throat. Filled with joy, abuse us once more, saying 'beast, beast' (as thou didst before).
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08083.htm
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7th Time-
KARNA UNABLE TO STOP ARJUNA FROM SLAYING JAYADRATHA DESPITE PROMISE TO DURYODHANA THAT HE WILL SAVE JAYADRATHA AT ANY COST FROM ARJUNA
Narrative:
"Then Pandavas, O monarch, and the Panchalas, celebrated for their prowess, beholding the mighty-armed Karna, loudly shouted, saying,'There is Karna,' ' Where is Karna in this fierce battle.'--' O thou of wicked understanding, O lowest of men, fight with us!"
www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07155.htm
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8th Time-
KARNA'S FAILURE TO RESCUE HIS BROTHER CITRASENA FROM BEING SLAINED BY YUDHAMANYU!
Narrative:
Then the (Pancala) prince Yudhamanyu, at the head of his troops, fearlessly pursued the retreating Citrasena and
pierced him with seven keen shafts, quickly sped one after
another. At this, like a trampled snake of great energy
repeatedly darting out its tongue and desirous of vomiting its poison, Citrasena turned back and pierced the Pancala prince with three shafts and his driver with six. The brave Yudhamanyu then struck off his enemy's head with a shaft equipped with goodly wings and an exceedingly keen
point and sped with great care from his bow drawn to its fullest stretch. Upon the fall of his brother Citrasena,Karna, filled with wrath!
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9th Time-
KARNA'S FAILURE TO SAVE HIS SON SUSHASENA & OTHER SON BHANUSENA FROM BEING SLAINED BY BHIMASENA IN FRONT OF HIS EYES!
Narrative:
Then Vrikodara of terrible prowess, taking up another
tough bow and stringing it quickly, cut off Sushena's bow.
Excited with rage and as if dancing (on his car), he
quickly pierced Sushena himself with ten arrows, and then pierced Karna, within the twinkling of an eye, with seventy sharp shafts. With ten other shafts, Bhima then felled
Bhanusena, another son of Karna, with his steeds, driver,
weapons, and standard, in the very sight of the latter's
friends. The sightly head of that youth, graced with a face
as beautiful as the Moon, cut off with a razor-headed
arrow, looked like a lotus plucked from its stalk. Having
slain Karna's son, Bhima began to afflict thy troops once more.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08048.htm
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10th Time-
KARNA'S FAILURE TO SAVE DURMUKHA FROM BEING SLAINED BY BHIMASENA IN FRONT OF KARNA'S EYES:
Narrative:
Beholding Durmukha desirous of supporting the Suta's son in that battle, the son of the Wind god was filled with delight and began to lick the corners of his mouth. Then resisting Karna the while with his shafts, the son of Pandu quickly drove his car towards Durmukha. And in that moment, O king, with nine straight arrows of keen points, Bhima despatched Durmukha to Yama's abode, Upon Durmukha's slaughter, the son of Adhiratha mounted upon the car of that prince and looked resplendent, O king, like the blazing sun. Beholding Durmukha lying prostrate on the field, his very vital pierced (with shafts) and his body bathed in blood, Karna with tearful eyes abstained for a moment from the fight.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07130.htm
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11th Time-
KARNA FRUSTATED OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SAVE HIS SONS FROM BEING SLAINED BY BHIMASENA IN FRONT OF HIS EYES:
Narrative:
"Sanjaya said, 'Beholding thy sons lying (on the field), Karna of great prowess filled with great wrath, became hopeless about his life. And Adhiratha's son regarded himself guilty, seeing thy sons slain before his eyes in battle by Bhima. Then Bhimasena, recollecting the wrong formerly inflicted by Karna, became filled with rage and began with deliberate care to pierce Karna with many keen arrows.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07132.htm
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12th Time-
ARJUNA SLAY 3 BROTHERS OF KARNA IN FRONT OF KARNA'S EYES & KARNA UNABLE TO SAVE THEM:
Narrative:
Then Arjuna piercing Karna with seven shafts, despatched the latter's younger brother by means of his sharp shafts. Slaying Satrunjaya thus with six arrows, Partha, with a broad-headed shaft, struck off Vipatha's head as the latter stood on his car. In the very sight of the Dhritarashtras,therefore, as also of the Suta's son,the three uterine brothers of the latter were despatched by Arjuna unaided by any one.
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~PG
WHO UNKEPT PROMISES,
AND FAILED TO SAVE HIS LOVED ONES FROM GETTING KILLED INFRONT OF HIS EYES.
DEDICATED TO LORD KARNA'S INCAPABILITY,JUST READ BELOW INCIDENTS,WHERE MAHAVEER KARNA COULD NOT SAVE HIS LOVED ONES.
SOURCE-KMG TRANSLATION OF VED VYAS MAHABHARAT.
1st Time-
KARNA UNABLE TO SAVE HIS SON VRISHASENA FROM BEING SLAINED BY ARJUNA IN FRONT OF HIS EYES!ARJUNA CHALLENGED KARNA & ALL KAURAVAS TO SAVE KARNA'S SON IN ORDER TO SEEK REVENGE OF ABHIMANYU'S SLAUGHTER BY KARNA DURING ARJUNA'S ABSENCE!
Narrative:
Arjuna with eyes red in wrath, that hero capable of slaying Yama himself if the latter fought with him, then laughed terribly and said unto Karna and all the other Kaurava heroes headed by Duryodhana and Drona's son, these words, "Today, O Karna, in thy very sight in this battle, I will despatch the fierce Vrishasena unto Yama's abode with my keen arrows!
People say that all of you, united together, slew my son, endued with great activity, in my absence, and while he was alone and unsupported on his car. I, however, will slay thy son in the very sight of you all. Let all the Kaurava car-warriors protect him. I will slay the fierce Vrishasena. After that, I will slay thee, O fool, even I, Arjuna, in the midst of battle! Today I will, in battle, slay thee that art the root of this quarrel and that hast become so proud in consequence of Duryodhana's patronage. Putting forth my strength, I will certainly slay thee in this battle, and Bhimasena will slay this Duryodhana, this wretch among men, through whose evil policy this quarrel born of dice hath arisen."
Having said these words, Arjuna rubbed the string of his bow and took aim at Vrishasena in that battle, and sped, O king, a number of shafts for the slaughter of Karna's son. The diadem-decked Arjuna then, fearlessly and with great force, pierced
Vrishasena with ten shafts in all his vital limbs. With four fierce razor-headed arrows he cut off Vrishasena's bow and two arms and head. Struck with Partha's shafts, the son of Karna, deprived of arms and head, fell down on the earth from his car, like a
gigantic shala adorned with flowers falling down from a mountain summit. Beholding his son, thus struck with arrows, fall down from his vehicle, the Suta's son Karna, endued with great activity and scorched with grief on account of the death of his son,quickly proceeded on his car, inspired with wrath, against the car of the diadem-decked Partha.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08085.htm
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2nd Time-
KARNA UNABLE TO SAVE HIS YOUNGER BROTHER FROM BEING SLAINED BY ABHIMANYU IN FRONT OF HIS EYES!
Narrative:
"Sanjaya said, 'Then the younger brother of Karna, uttering loud roars,bow in hand, and repeatedly stretching the bow-string, quickly placed himself between those two illustrious warriors. And Karna's brother, with ten shafts, pierced invincible Abhimanyu and his umbrella and standard and charioteer and steeds, smiling the while. Beholding Abhimanyu thus afflicted with those arrows, although he had achieved those superhuman feats in the manner of his sire and grandsire, the warriors of thy army were filled with delight. Then Abhimanyu, forcibly bending the bow and smiling the while, with one winged arrow cut off his antagonist's head. That head, severed from the trunk, fell down on the earth.Beholding his brother slain and overthrown, like a Karnikara tree shaken and thrown down by the wind from the mountain top, Karna, O monarch, was filled with pain.Meanwhile, the son of Subhadra,causing Karna by means of his arrows to turn away from the field, quickly rushed against the other great bowmen. Then Abhimanyu of fierce energy and great fame, filled with wrath, broke that host of diverse forces abounding with elephants and steeds and cars and infantry. As regards Karna, afflicted by Abhimanyu with countless shafts, he fled away from the field borne by swift steeds.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07038.htm
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3rd Time-
BHEEM KILLED AROUND 35 SON'S OF DHRITRASHTRA INFRONT OF KARNA'S EYE.
KARNA STARTED CRYING ON HIS INCAPABILITY,LOL
Narrative:
"Then Karna, weeping in grief,
circumambulated that son of thine,
who, adorned with ornaments, lay
on the earth, writhing like a snake.
Bhima then, having made that
deadly foe of his, viz., Karna,
carless, smiling by covered him
with shafts and made him look like
a Sataghni with numberless spikes on it."
www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07129.htm
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4th Time-
KARNA ALONGWITH OTHER KAURVAS UNABLE TO STOP ARJUNA FROM REACHING JAYADRATHA..ARJUNA VANQUISHED ALONE 7 AKSHOHINIS OF KAURAV IN ONE DAY TO REVENGE ABHIMANYU DEATH!!
Narrative:
"Sanjaya continued, 'Thus urged by Bhima and Kesava,Savyasachin prevailing over Drona and Karna, began to resist the foe all round. Many foremost of Kshatriyas (among the Kurus), putting forth all their prowess, failed to withstand Arjuna who advanced at the very van of his troops, and who, like a raging
conflagration, was consuming the foremost ones among his foes. Then Duryodhana and Karna, and Sakuni, the son of Suvala, covered Kunti's son, Dhananjaya, with showers of shafts. Baffling the weapons of all those warriors, that foremost of all persons well-skilled in weapons, O monarch, covered them (in return)with his shafts. Aiming at their weapons with his (and thus baffling them all), Arjuna, endued with great lightness of hand and possessing a complete control over his senses,pierced every one of those warriors with ten keen-pointed shafts.
www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07183.htm
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5th Time-
KARNA FAILED TO PROTECT HIS YOUNGER BROTHER FROM ARJUN IN VIRAAT WAR,INSTEAD HE FLED
Narrative:
Hearing this, Arjuna said, 'Even now, O Radha's son, thou hadst fled from battle with me, and it is for this that thou livest although thy younger brother hath been slain. What other person, save thee, having beheld his younger brother slain in battle would himself fly from the field, and boast as thou dost, amid good and true men?'
http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m04/m04060.htm
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6th Time-
KARNA'S FAILURE TO SAVE DUSHASENA FROM BEING TORN APART BY BHIMASENA IN FRONT OF KARNA'S EYES!
Narrative:
Upon the fall of his brother Citrasena, Karna, filled with wrath and displaying his prowess, put the Pandava host to flight, at which Nakula rushed against that warrior of immeasurable energy. Bhima, having slain there (at the very sight of Karna) the vindictive
Duhshasana, took up a little quantity of his blood, and, endued with
stentorian lungs, he said these words in the hearing of all those foremost of heroes of the world, "O wretch
amongst men, here I drink thy life-blood from thy throat. Filled with joy, abuse us once more, saying 'beast, beast' (as thou didst before).
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08083.htm
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7th Time-
KARNA UNABLE TO STOP ARJUNA FROM SLAYING JAYADRATHA DESPITE PROMISE TO DURYODHANA THAT HE WILL SAVE JAYADRATHA AT ANY COST FROM ARJUNA
Narrative:
"Then Pandavas, O monarch, and the Panchalas, celebrated for their prowess, beholding the mighty-armed Karna, loudly shouted, saying,'There is Karna,' ' Where is Karna in this fierce battle.'--' O thou of wicked understanding, O lowest of men, fight with us!"
www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07155.htm
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8th Time-
KARNA'S FAILURE TO RESCUE HIS BROTHER CITRASENA FROM BEING SLAINED BY YUDHAMANYU!
Narrative:
Then the (Pancala) prince Yudhamanyu, at the head of his troops, fearlessly pursued the retreating Citrasena and
pierced him with seven keen shafts, quickly sped one after
another. At this, like a trampled snake of great energy
repeatedly darting out its tongue and desirous of vomiting its poison, Citrasena turned back and pierced the Pancala prince with three shafts and his driver with six. The brave Yudhamanyu then struck off his enemy's head with a shaft equipped with goodly wings and an exceedingly keen
point and sped with great care from his bow drawn to its fullest stretch. Upon the fall of his brother Citrasena,Karna, filled with wrath!
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08083.htm
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9th Time-
KARNA'S FAILURE TO SAVE HIS SON SUSHASENA & OTHER SON BHANUSENA FROM BEING SLAINED BY BHIMASENA IN FRONT OF HIS EYES!
Narrative:
Then Vrikodara of terrible prowess, taking up another
tough bow and stringing it quickly, cut off Sushena's bow.
Excited with rage and as if dancing (on his car), he
quickly pierced Sushena himself with ten arrows, and then pierced Karna, within the twinkling of an eye, with seventy sharp shafts. With ten other shafts, Bhima then felled
Bhanusena, another son of Karna, with his steeds, driver,
weapons, and standard, in the very sight of the latter's
friends. The sightly head of that youth, graced with a face
as beautiful as the Moon, cut off with a razor-headed
arrow, looked like a lotus plucked from its stalk. Having
slain Karna's son, Bhima began to afflict thy troops once more.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08048.htm
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10th Time-
KARNA'S FAILURE TO SAVE DURMUKHA FROM BEING SLAINED BY BHIMASENA IN FRONT OF KARNA'S EYES:
Narrative:
Beholding Durmukha desirous of supporting the Suta's son in that battle, the son of the Wind god was filled with delight and began to lick the corners of his mouth. Then resisting Karna the while with his shafts, the son of Pandu quickly drove his car towards Durmukha. And in that moment, O king, with nine straight arrows of keen points, Bhima despatched Durmukha to Yama's abode, Upon Durmukha's slaughter, the son of Adhiratha mounted upon the car of that prince and looked resplendent, O king, like the blazing sun. Beholding Durmukha lying prostrate on the field, his very vital pierced (with shafts) and his body bathed in blood, Karna with tearful eyes abstained for a moment from the fight.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07130.htm
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11th Time-
KARNA FRUSTATED OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SAVE HIS SONS FROM BEING SLAINED BY BHIMASENA IN FRONT OF HIS EYES:
Narrative:
"Sanjaya said, 'Beholding thy sons lying (on the field), Karna of great prowess filled with great wrath, became hopeless about his life. And Adhiratha's son regarded himself guilty, seeing thy sons slain before his eyes in battle by Bhima. Then Bhimasena, recollecting the wrong formerly inflicted by Karna, became filled with rage and began with deliberate care to pierce Karna with many keen arrows.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07132.htm
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12th Time-
ARJUNA SLAY 3 BROTHERS OF KARNA IN FRONT OF KARNA'S EYES & KARNA UNABLE TO SAVE THEM:
Narrative:
Then Arjuna piercing Karna with seven shafts, despatched the latter's younger brother by means of his sharp shafts. Slaying Satrunjaya thus with six arrows, Partha, with a broad-headed shaft, struck off Vipatha's head as the latter stood on his car. In the very sight of the Dhritarashtras,therefore, as also of the Suta's son,the three uterine brothers of the latter were despatched by Arjuna unaided by any one.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07030.htm
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~PG
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