Parwich First Responders have received a donation of £527 from the Ashbourne branch of Waitrose. The sum was raised through customers choosing which charity they would like to support via their green counters. So, many thanks to those of you who wanted to see our group receive these funds and also to Waitrose for their generous scheme.
Thanks, Sue H
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A record number of visitors visited the Manifold Show yesterday, so thank you JF-S for sending in some interesting photos of the event.
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Please find attached some piccies of where I was working, just in case you wonder what I have been doing for the last few weeks….. Val S
My Olympic role was to manage a team of 10 staff who had to get information on events from the sports’ organisers and venues to journalists at the Main Press centre (MPC) so that they could write about, or commentate on, Olympic events.
My desk was in the centre of the newsroom behind what were effectively 3 walls of shelves – known as ‘the press pigeon holes’. At the back of me was a wall of the building, so I was effectively penned in – but there were doors! Continue Reading »
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Graham J writes:
Thanks to all those who helped on the PP5 night – we managed to raise £392, which will again go to Parwich Memorial Hall funds.
This year, the race itself raised £315 – which was a bit down on last year, due to a slightly reduced entry (were we competing with a small event in London?) – and we spent a bit more on trophies and prizes. Sandra and Fiona added a further £77 through their hard work on the raffle on the night.
Thanks again to all who helped and made it such a fun evening for both runners and spectators.
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IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
Here is the current list of properties for sale or rent in our area, correct as at August 12th 2012.
The list will be updated again next month. Until then, you will be able to find it on the INFO page, via the SITE MAP, and in the ELSEWHERE ON PARWICH.ORG section on the right hand side of this page.
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Thanks to our dressage correspondent Patti B, who snapped these three shots aboard the party boat…
Patti’s medal cake at the dressage party
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Thanks to JF-S for these two snaps:
Damiao scoring Brazil’s 3rd goal
Celebrations
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Mattins | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Monday | 6.30pm | Summer Pilates |
Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | …pm | Green Bin Collection | Parwich |
| Saturday | 9am | Ashbourne Show | Osmaston |
| Sunday | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
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Well, it’s the final episode in the two week(ish) saga of Team PB. What heights they scaled!
If you recall, three members of Team PB were in the main draw for the prestigious Greenaway Trophy: the ‘Blue Ribbon’ event of the whole games. 52 competitors had assembled in Wirksworth, with Rick Manning and John Barnett acting as pace makers for Team PB’s star gold-winning player from last Sunday, Ian Johnston.
The competition went well for the first round, with all three getting through. Unfortunately, John was then knocked out in the second round. Rick managed to keep going until the quarter final, but again he was beaten.
This left Ian on his own, carrying the flag. He would have liked it to have been the Cross of St Andrew, being the brave Scot that he is, but he had to settle for a mythical Union flag.
Battling away on his own now, with no Team PB members around him, Ian finally succumbed to defeat in the semi-final. What a journey it had been!
So, no fairytale finish for Team PB… but then there is always next year.
Oh, and the Greenaway Charity finished off well over a thousand pounds to the good. Best result of all. really.
Back to the grind of Matlock League Bowls next week.
– John B
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My day at the Olympics from JaneB
There have been some fantastic posts sent in from our various Olympic correspondents, so instead of doing a written post I have created a photo diary with captions of my day at the Olympics on Wednesday, which gives an overview of the whole Olympic Park.
When I was a child, as a family we went to Crystal Palace on several occasions to the Three A’s athletic meetings and watched athletes like David Hemery, David Jenkins and Alan Pascoe, future Olympic medalists. So in 2012 it was great to go to the London Olympics with my Dad.
I have nothing but praise for the organisation of the Olympics, it is something in Britain that we should be proud of. In the weeks leading up to the Olympics the British press desperately tried to leap on any potential negatives, now of course the papers are full of the triumphs of the event.
The evening of athletics was unforgettable, but for me it was more than the races, it was the whole atmosphere and positive attitude that made spending the day in the Olympic Park so totally unique.
Left click on any photo to open as a full screen slide show. Continue Reading »
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Now in its 7th year, Y Not is a festival whose annual growth is perpetual. Like a fine wine, it matures with age, and Y Not is now indelibly marked on the summer festival calendar; it’s no longer the tiny gathering in the Peak District that it once was.
The Nottingham Post have published an excellent – and very detailed – review of last weekend’s Y-Not festival. Click here to read it.
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We will be updating this post throughout the day, so keep checking back for more updates as we get them!
Patti B writes:
Hi Everyone,
It seems that not all of you were bored out of your mind by the step by step ravings of a dressage groupie, and would like more of the same.
First, I have been asked to put a little background to our interest in a less than popular sport – that, of course, is before we won a Gold Medal at the Olympics!
Some of you know that Alice is a professional dressage rider and trainer, who has also trained to Grand Prix level, but you may not know that she worked for Carl Hester for a year before University and has been in continuous training with him for the last fifteen years. In that time, we have become good friends with him and have watched all the hard work, tears and tribulations that have been associated with his journey to a Gold Medal. So we have obviously taken a keen interest in these games. I have also been his chief cake maker – always making sure he has ‘slimming’ carrot cake when he is watching his weight!
Today, I shall be sending you quickie reports as they are happening.
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The new rules for the blue box and blue bag begin tomorrow!
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Our thanks to the @ashbournepeople Twitter account, for alerting us to their photo galleries of this year’s PP5 race.
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Thanks to Graham Johnson for supplying us with the full results and times for this year’s Parwich Panoramic Five.
Click here for the full PP5 results and times. (PDF)
Click here for the list of winners in each category. (PDF)
Click here for the junior fell race results. (PDF)
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Paul Mannion approaches the finish line
A big thank you to Chris H for taking these photographs at the start and finish of the main race. Along with those in the earlier junior race post this marks his debut on the blog. The whole Blog Team would like to wish Chris and his family a belated welcome to Parwich. Continue Reading »
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From our Bowling correspondent in the thick of the action:
How long can the IOC ignore Crown Green Bowling?
Winning two gold medals in Sunday’s Square Robin event was great, but last night it was the turn of Team PB to do their stuff. And boy, what stuff they did.
As you all know, they play in the most demanding league there is, namely the second division of the Matlock and District League. Teams from all over – Bradwell and Buxton, to mention but two – play in this extremely competitive league. Tickets for the clash between Team PB and Whitworth Park B were more difficult to get than rocking horse manure. You had to be invited down to Parsons Croft to see the Match. Not even royalty got in.
After a nervous start, the first two pairs settled down and played out of their skins to give Team PB two games to nil. The final two pairs then took to the green, anchored by Team PB’s fabulous captain Dawn Allsopp. Dawn and Dot Hart clawed their way back from the brink of defeat, knowing that one mistake would give the game to the opposition. You could have cut the air with a hot air balloon. Finally, they nailed the twentieth end to bring about the victory. The noise from the crowd last Sunday was loud, but it was monumental last night. Oh, and the last pair won as well. Final score: Team PB 84, Whitworth Park B 41. Where will it all end? After such a glittering career, Dawn says she is going to carry on for a few more seasons.
It’s the big one tomorrow. The Greenaway Charity match at Wirksworth. Team PB have got three players who qualified for the match at a cost of £2.50 each. Watch this space.
John B
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Our roving photographer was once again strategically positioned at the top of the grinding hill behind Parwich Lees.
Click on ‘Continue Reading’ to view a gallery of the runners as they came up to the turning point near the top of the hill.
(By the way…Nia wasn’t last – she was the sweeper!)
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We will be posting the full time sheets and lots of photos over the next day or so, but briefly, congratulations to Paul Mannion (on the left in the photo) who won the main race in 33min 45 sec, just one second ouside his personal best and the course record run in 2010.
In the meantime here is a random selection of photos from the evening:
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We have received the following press release from Friends of the Peak District:
Countryside lover Isabella Stone is looking forward to spending a day in one of the Peak District’s most attractive gardens on 8 September.
Isabella Stone
Isabella lives in Matlock and is Chair of local charity Friends of the Peak District. She is a keen gardener, and has organised an exclusive event at the grounds of the Grade II Hall in Parwich.
“The gardens at Parwich Hall are absolutely delightful at any time of the year, and we’re hoping for a sunny September day so that people can really enjoy the late roses and vegetable garden in its full glory. There are some really fine views of the countryside from the terraces,” she said.
“Our charity is committed to looking after the amazing landscapes of the Peak District. I love looking around fabulous gardens, so when the chance to combine my two passions came up, I grabbed it! We are so grateful to Robert and Alice Shields for opening Parwich Hall gardens to us.”
“We do hope that people will join us to enjoy some refreshments and get an insiders’ peek into this beautiful place, while at the same time supporting a really worthwhile local cause,” she added.
Parwich Hall garden
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We will be updating this post as the day progresses, so please keep checking back for the latest news. Thanks to Patti B, our live Olympics reporter at Greenwich Park!
12:58 Well, here we are again at Greenwich Park. Weirdly the atmosphere is more subdued and there are quite a few empty seats – they must be for officials, as this is an important day for enthusiasts.
There are 32 riders today: the top seven teams and top 11 individuals from last week, who will be hoping to go forward to the kur on Thursday. The horses are struggling a bit with this more technical test and we are seeing more mistakes and unacceptable tension.
As we are lying in pole position, the Brits won’t be riding until this afternoon – so watch this space. We are bags of nerves here, but we know that Carl and the Ice Queen (Charlotte) are on good form. More later…
13:41 – Here we go.
Five minutes now to our first Brit: Richard Davison from Uttoxeter. At 56, he is our oldest rider and a non-team individual. Suddenly the arena is buzzing and a sea of red, white and blue is appearing. Need to concentrate now…
13:59 – First Brits test.
Bit of a sigh here: Richard’s horse, like many of the horses so far, was tense and spooky. Is it because they are no longer in awe of their surroundings, and so have time to notice things? Who knows – that’s what makes riding so unpredictable. Beginning to feel anxious about our team’s chances later on…
14:11 – Spooking.
Just spotted what is spooking the horses: a new camera at floor level (to show horses’ foot fall) that wasn’t there last week. Unfortunately, Richard’s score will not be high enough for him to have a shot at the Individual medals on Thursday. All that training, dedication and money spent to no avail. Richard will be gutted. He has done so much for our sport.
14:49 – Wow.
Ohhh. Sick with excitement here. Didn’t dare post before, in case I jinxed it, but our most popular rider Carl Hester has just gone and he was brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Inspired riding, to break the 80% barrier. The stand is nearly falling down with clapping. Need to spend a penny, but daren’t go now….
15:32 – Is that a glimmer I see before me?
Laura B and Alf have just ridden a great solid test; I daren’t say anything, but there is definitely a golden glow in the sky. The Ice Queen – Charlotte – with nerves of steel is our next rider. Forgive me if I don’t post straight away, but I could be too busy kissing everyone if she performs to her usual outstanding level!!!
16:00 – Nearly there
Oh my – the Germans have just gone. Come on, Charlotte: an amazing, talented, hard working rider, riding Valegro, who belongs to Carl and Roly Luard. Hang on there….!
16:13 – It’s ours. Gold for GB.
We’ve done it. We’ve done it. It’s taken us 100 years to win a gold medal in dressage, but we’ve done it now. And – we are here!!!!! Two more riders, but the team gold is ours. Much bubbly will be drunk very shortly. Over and out to Parwich.
17:23 – Just cracking open the bubbly now.
Our faces are set in a permanent rictus. Thanks for your supportive comments. Hope the Parwich blog felt part of it. Now on to Thursday and the Individual medals. Would that be too greedy? Much love to everyone at home. Patti B
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Dave Denton, organiser of the children’s races will be bringing the Olympic torch that he carried through Buxton. You could be the lucky winner of this torch which is being raffled later this year, with tickets on sale tonight. All the money raised will go towards building a school in India. To read a full report click here.
PP5 Results from 2011
Junior Fell Run results for 2011
Results for 2010
Any photographs that you have of tonight’s events please email them into parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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Games wise life continues to be very busy although we are clearly on the home run now. Today I spent all morning sorting out the results from the ‘flat’ canoeing which is now taking place out at Eton Manor as the rowing has finished. The room that I work in has 40 photocopiers in 5 banks of eight. They spring into life when some-one at a venue sends through a result or other necessary info so today canoeing was going balmy and the system wasn’t set up properly.
Canoeing has different race categories – C1, K1 etc, different genders and different race lengths so it is very easy to mix up race results – men not women, wrong distance etc. The semis, fairly obviously, involve the winners of the heats but we do actually have to be accurate about who is in each of those – correct gender, classification, distance etc – if not, chaos ensues…which it did…..I had it correct by 5pm, having started at 6.30am, but if anyone watched it and the commentators were confused well, erm, just pass that buck in this direction. Disaster!
Socially, I met up with Graham and Amanda on Super Saturday. Thanks for the beer! We watched the action on the big screen when they were all done in the stadium. The atmosphere was amazing and the noise for Jess Ennis deafening. An amazing night of athletics, most of which I missed as PB’s, world rankings, starting line-ups, lane draws etc whirled off photocopiers!!! Oh well.
On Sunday I had the day off and with a Wimbledon ticket from a friend in my pocket I headed out to the All England Club. I really don’t quite get how I ended up with a stressful job here but on Sunday I was out to have fun…..Pimms (but due to IOC sponsorship rules they had to call it Fruit Cup!) was £7.30 a glass, bubbly was £47.50 a bottle!! Outrageous! Continue Reading »
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Our thanks to Patti B, who sends us this report. Patti’s live Tuesday updates can be found here.
Just as Graham and Amanda were delighted to get their chosen tickets, we were over the moon to get all twelve tickets for the dressage qualifiers and finals. I don’t know quite how it happened, as I haven’t met anyone else that has managed to get tickets for all four days – I didn’t dare tell anyone for a few months, as I felt embarrassingly lucky.
Having been closely involved with the team members, we have been very aware of the years of training and campaigning that have gone into getting both horses and their riders to Olympic level and free from injury at the last moment. Not only is Equestrianism the only sport where men and women compete on an equal level, it’s the only sport where teams can be jeopardised by injury from either component.
There is a feeling of excitement and euphoria wherever you go. As you can see from the photo of Alice, there was no doubt who were supporting, and we were constantly cheered on by city workers on their way to their desks as we made our way to Greenwich Park. The whole of London seems decked out in Olympic pink and purple. Thousands of cheery volunteers shepherd you every step of your way. On the first day we took the 40 min Thames ferry – London looked gilded and shining from the river – like a journey through the history books.
Despite all the rumours we had been hearing, we were through the security in five minutes at the arena, where there was not an empty seat in sight. It was packed to the sky with flags and national colours. The red, white and blue of Team GB supporters actually outnumbered the orange blocks from the keen Netherlanders for a change.
Historically, Britain has never been good at dressage – in the 100 year history of the Games, we have never won a medal. But that could be about to change!! For the first time ever, we are top of the leader board at the end of the Grand Prix Qualifiers. Our team of Carl Hester. Charlotte Dujardin, and Laura Bechtolsteimer are currently leading the way from the Germans and Dutch who have dominated the scene for decades. The crowds of supporters screamed and cheered at the end of every test and erupted in an explosion of clapping and foot stamping after Charlotte broke Olympic records on Day Two. Who says dressage is boring?
Tuesday will see the top seven nations riding the Grand Prix Special for Team medals and then after a day’s rest, the top competitors will ride the Kur (dressage to Music) on Thursday for Individual medals. We are thrilled to know that we will be there, to witness the possibility of the first Olympic medal ever for the Brits in dressage. Keep your fingers crossed!
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Thank you to our Bowling Correspondent for the following:
Now you thought that all the olympic games were down in London. How wrong can you be. Here in Parwich in the upgraded Crown Green Bowling venue a little bit of history was also being made. Edith Rider and Ian Johnston a scratch pair of bowlers came strong in the end to win the Square Robin event on Sunday 5 August 2012. We will all remember where we were on that great day. From an enormous field of 5 pairs they won by one point. The crowd went wild. You could hear the cheers, drowning out the sound coming from the y-not concert down the road. Afterwards Ian said he owed all his success to his midwife 73 years ago.
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To read the full programme, including all the classes and show rules, please click on the front page of the programme below.
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Yesterday Rosemary stepped in when the bridesmaids got too far ahead.
Photo by RT
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Olympics Day 8 – we had to pinch ourselves!
When Amanda entered the lottery for Olympic tickets, I must say I was quite dismissive of our chances of getting good tickets and told her it was more likely we would get back row for synchronised underwater basket weaving than anything good (I realise that may offend the massed ranks of underwater basketweavers – but hey….). We couldn’t quite believe our luck when we got a pair of tickets for Super Saturday in the athletics stadium!
We set off from our central London base with two and a half hours to spare and the organization is so slick we were in our seats 45 minutes later. The whole event was truly awesome in every way. London is like one big party at the moment (all the people coming through St Pancras were greeted with offers of help, maps and even free ice creams!!). The Olympic Park is enormous and the stadium was deafening. Highlights of the events we saw………our golden girl from Sheffield on her quest for Heptathlon glory (long jump and javelin), Oscar Pistorius showing the world that a positive attitude can get you a very, very long way in life and right to the top in the 400m, …..that modest Jamaican sprinter (…….what’s his name again ???????) plus all the other 100m men’s sprinters, women’s pole vault and 3000m steeplechase. It was such a day to remember, and a true adventure we will never forget.
1.The face of the games discussing with her coach how to improve her first round long jump distance.
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Parwich based singer songwriter Hazel B treated the Y Not Festival to a heartfelt and true to the heart performance on Friday.
The audience was captivated by Hazel’s self-penned songs, delivered with a refreshingly honest emotion. We hope to see her play the festival again next year.
Update: Here are some further excellent photos of Hazel’s performance, courtesy of Martin H:
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4
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The new rules for the blue box and blue bag begin this week, Parwich’s collection is this Friday.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | … | Y-not Festival – Final Day | Pikehall |
| Sunday | 6.30pm | Evensong | Parwich Church |
| Monday | 6.30pm | Summer Pilates |
Memorial Hall |
| Tuesday | 7.30pm 6.30pm … |
Parwich Panoramic Five – Fell Run Children’s Races & Olympic Torch in Parwich |
Parwich |
| Friday | … | New Blue Box Collection | Parwich |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Mattins | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
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Break a leg, lads!
Update: the set was, we are happy to report, a triumph. Exclusive video to follow later this evening!
Update 2: Here’s a video of The A52s in full effect, folk-rocking the Hog & Barrel tent into a state of frenzy with their cover of The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army”.
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Today saw the marriage of Sarah Ann Howard and Phillip Leslie Carroll in St. Peter’s Church. The bride arrived in a 1966 St Helen’s double-decker bus. The poor church warden (Helen) ringing the carillion had more work than she bargained for (an hour of bell ringing); the bride was delayed by 40 minutes, because the hairdresser arrived late. Hopefully the groom did not get too anxious.
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Dave Denton, the organiser of numerous Junior Fell Races, including those that are on the same evening as the Parwich Panoramic Five, ran in Buxton carrying the Olympic Torch. He said that it was the most wonderful experience.
We are extremely fortunate in Parwich, as he is going to bring his Olympic torch on Tuesday evening. Throughout 2012 he is hoping to raise £10,000 to enable his charity, IDEAS to either build a school in India or to convert a building to provide a permanent base for a school currently in rented premises.
If you would like to have your photo taken with the torch, David would encourage you to make a donation to the charity, however large or small. He will also be raffling the torch later this year and on Tuesday he will be selling tickets at £5 each or 5 for £20.
His charity, “IDEAS”, which stands for International Development through Education, Continue Reading »
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Olympics buzz inspires Dales Summer Street Games
With the London Olympics creating a buzz throughout the country, Derbyshire Dales District Council has re-launched a range of summer holiday sporting activities for local youngsters.
StreetGames, a Safer Communities through Sport project, offers ‘doorstep’ sport to young people, helping to increase youth participation in sport, prevent youth crime and create volunteering opportunities.
All sessions are funded externally at no cost to Derbyshire Dales Council Tax payers and StreetGames for local young people are being staged by fully qualified coaches weekly across the Dales.
Here’s the Summer 2012 Street Games programme:
The early sessions offer multi sports and are open to all ages and abilities. The later sessions are generally aimed at teenagers. Continue Reading »
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Yesterday was my day off, so I went and had breakfast at Carluccio’s and then went to see Billy Elliot, a way of relaxing away from the pressures of my Olympic work.
I have to say that if you are coming down for an event it really is worth spending the day in the Olympic Park. So far there haven’t been any queues, it just slows down a bit as you go through security. There might be a few more queues once athletics starts, but they have it pretty well sorted.
It is good to hear how many people enjoyed the opening ceremony, not only have I met Danny Boyle, I know him as I went to school with him (same bus, him boy’s school, me girl’s). I also know Seb Coe from when I was at Loughborough and met his mum and dad, so I was contemplating interrupting their joint press conference to say ‘Hi’! Continue Reading »
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