First House
Sun
Sun is the ruler of 10th house when posited in Ascendant indicates honour through merits, success and high ambitions. One will be troublesome for the parents, he will be cruel, of rash temperament and quarrelsome. Danger from fire and weapon is indicated. In youth, one will be blessed with power and authority in Govt;, or in military. Well respected, preferment and dignities and gain through mother.
Sun is the ruler of 10th house when posited in Ascendant indicates honour through merits, success and high ambitions. One will be troublesome for the parents, he will be cruel, of rash temperament and quarrelsome. Danger from fire and weapon is indicated. In youth, one will be blessed with power and authority in Govt;, or in military. Well respected, preferment and dignities and gain through mother.
Moon
The Moon, lord of ninth house in Ascendant is in good position. One is learned, wise, prudent, fortunate with strangers, foreigners, wife’s relatives and voyage. Long journeys in life are indicated. Such persons have interest in science, invention, law, philosophy or political economy.
The Moon, lord of ninth house in Ascendant is in good position. One is learned, wise, prudent, fortunate with strangers, foreigners, wife’s relatives and voyage. Long journeys in life are indicated. Such persons have interest in science, invention, law, philosophy or political economy.
Mars.
Lord of Lagna and 6th house in Lagna indicates powers, dignity
and victory over enemies, long fortunate life, good health, harmony,
triumph over difficulties. An intelligent, strong willed person, rash
temperament and energetic. Comforts from children and wife. Can be a
military officer or renown. Danger from poison, fire or weapon.
Mercury.
Lords of 8th and 11th in Lagna denotes gain from legacies
and money through deceased. Accumulation of money and will overcome his
enemies and obstacles through friends and acquaintances. Successful
ambitions and hopes. Will meet real friends and supporters. Fortunate
actions.
Jupiter.
Blessed with long life wealthy, respected, learned and a man
of power and authority. Many love affairs. Generous, sweet speech and
propensity to pleasure through gaming and children. Many face some
troubles in last part of the life.
Venus.
Secret sorrows, troubles, limitation, fond of occults and new
methods of study, disablement requiring hospitalization. Danger of
imprisonment. Many love affairs, partnership and gain from opposite sex,
public enemies, unions, connection with the process of law. In middle
of his life may face troubles due to a woman. Licentious, disrespected
and extravagant.
Saturn.
It is posited in enemy’s house. Wheatish complexion, rash
temperament, cruel, not good health, strained relations with brothers,
loss of money, danger from poison and enemies. Journeys and removals,
fortunate inheritance, gain through land, property and interest in
domestic science.
Rahu.
Blessed with long life, houses, wealth and favours through
religion, education and scientific affairs. Adds power to personality
and gives opportunity for self expression.
Ketu.
A short life, troubles and tribulations, loss and scandals, endangers the face and eyes.
Second House
Second House
Sun.
Gain in money by industry, trade, profession or Govt; office.
One will be wealthy, respected, honourable, gain by ancestral property
and gain of other’s property. Full comforts from children is not
indicated. Loss through vile habits. Of rash temperament and true to his
words.
Moon.
Gain of money through foreigners, sea, science, learnings,
publications, travel, invention or banking. Little gain from ancestral
property. Gain through efforts. A glutton, talkative. Diseases of watery
nature, eyes, cough or gout are indicated.
Mars.
Gain through ancestral property but will remain worried. Brave
and clever. Losses and limitations and financially strained through
sickness, servants and animais. Gain through hard work. Benefits through
industrious activity.
Mercury.
Gain of money by means of friends, acquaintances partners
and others. Fortunate in collecting debts. Gain through deceased,
legislators, interests or through own creations. Knowledge of many
languages. Learned and intelligent. Gain through
Jupiter.
Lord of Second and 5th in 2nd house and in own sign
indicates wealthy and renowned person. Gain form ancestral property.
Many subordinates. Victory over enemies. Prosperous children and
comforts from them. Gain from profession. Good power and authority. If
afflicted reverse results are indicated than above.
Venus.
Gain by marriage and inlaws, also secret and occult ways.
Popular and generous. Many friends, ambitions to lead a pleasurable
life. Relations with opposite sex and will do unwanted expenditure,
possibility to come under debt. When afflicted, loss through women and
death of
partner.
partner.
Saturn.
Loss of wealth, cheat and liar, gloomy, poor, remains under
debt., not well respected, will liquidate his assets. Gain through deals
in land and property and by the estate. Short journeys, also gain
through educational affairs, writings, music and art.
Rahu.
Gain through ancestral property, legacies and gifts. Inflow of money through science and learning. Increase in possession.
Ketu.
Misfortunes in finance, under debt, loss and damage to property, sorrows, fear and worries.
Third House
Sun.
Much worried for his brothers and may remain upset and worried
on this account. Many journeys. Danger from ruler and Govt., respected
amongst kindred and neighbours, gain in honour and advancement through
wife’s relatives. Honour through short journeys, writings,business trips, Govt; commission and fulfilment or hopes.
Moon.
Blessed with more siters. Many professions, accomplishments and
progress through research, travel, investigations, explorations, travel
or writings, journeys and removals on account of beliefs and
convictions. A good pointer, musician and other arts. Early and young
are comfortable ages but in old age may face some financial troubles and
losses.
Mars.
Sickness of some relatives and brothers and journeys on this
account. Interest in studies and methods of healing and in industrial
economy. Devoid from comforts of brothers. Gain through legacies.
Comforts in middle age. Mental development, when afflicted break or
afflicted education, troublesome relations, journeys and writings.
Mercury.
Friendship amongst relations
and neighbours, friends through writings and journeys. Strained
relations with brother, unfortunate brothers and death of same. Psychic
and mysterious experiences. Many brothers. Devoid from comforts of
children. Well versed with arts and trained in hard work.
Jupiter.
There will be many brothers and gain through them also from
learning, writings and short journeys. Gain through dear ones. Loss of
ancestral property. The native will have average wealth.
Venus.
Many daughters. Respected and learned. Wealthy, inflow of
money without efforts. Marriage with some one of kin or neighbour, legal
or religious disputes, troubles through short journeys.
Disappointments, sorrows through relations or neighbours. Occult
learnings.
Saturn.
Believer in many religions, strained relations with brothers,
residence in foreign land, unhappy, promotion and good income during
middle age. Successful efforts and hopes. Gain From learning, writings
and short journeys. If afflicted the father is put to sorrows or
difficulty by one of the brothers.
Rahu.
Adds quality to the mentality and conduces to the interest in
spiritual or educational matters, gain from brother, journeys and
neighbours, writings or publishing.
Ketu.
Mental anxiety, troubles with brothers and neighbours.
Unprofitable journeys. Downfall in business or service. Worried through
enemies.
Fourth House
Fourth House
Sun.
Gain and honour through parents, land and property. Success at
the close of life. May be devoid from parents in early age. Many
enemies. Not to the interest of relations. Will have interest in
reclamations, colonizations, co-operative movements, mining,
architecture and archaeology.
Moon.
Intelligent. Scientific mind. Gain from relatives of wife. May
enter into business. Devoid from comforts of the parents in the early
age. Blessed with property. A good trader and businessman. Respect and
gain through learnings.
Mars.
Gain through lands, mines, inheritance and possessions. Success
late in life. Occult investigations, sickness of father through changes
and worries, death of mother in early age, troublesome home or domestic
affairs. Trouble through servants.
Mercury.
Learned, intelligent and respected. Fond of yoga and
spiritual life. Voyages, journeys in mountains, gain of property through
deceased, probable by the death of parents. Inheritance through
friends. Blessed with property.
Jupiter.
Gain of money and property through father. Gain from
children and love for home. Wealthy and learned. Comforts from
conveyance, gain from mother’s relatives.
Venus.
Property by marriage, a chaste partner and happy ending to
wedded life. Litigations and loss of property. May come under debt. More
journeys, and may be voyage. Grief from untimely death of wife. Trouble
through wife’s mother. Secret sufferings, restrictions or limitations
at the end of life.
Saturn.
Gain from agricultural land, earnings through unfair means,
not submissive to parents, not well educated and intelligent. Blessed
with immovable property and conveyance. Gain through old people and
antiquities, assistance of father. Loss through storms and floods.
Rahu.
Gain through property and in an unexpected manner. Fortunate in discovery or findings. Long lived and trustworthy.
Ketu.
Loss or confusion with land and buildings, waste of patrimony,
not so much respected, turmoils in the lives of ancestors and family
discord.
Fifth House
Fifth House
Sun.
Respected and a man of authority but even then there will be
troubles and worries. Grief through death of children. Gain through
speculations, pleasures, young people, sports of stage, drama etc.
Devoid from the comforts of parents in early age, loss of ancestral
property. Litigations, and eye disease.
Moon.
Intelligent, learned, creative and of liberal and
unconventional ideas and believe in free living. Journeys, take interest
in science, philosophy, voyages, air flights, sports, foreign travels,
speculations or investments. Many daughters. Success in service.
Mars.
Licentious, destroyer of ancestral property and fond of occult
science. Gain through children, speculations, sickly children and
illness through pursuits of sex or over indulgence in pleasure or
sports. Accumulations of wealth through unfair means. Pleasure and gain
in young age.
Mercury.
Intelligent and learned. Will have children but relations
with children will not be cordial. Over sexed and secret sorrows and
difficulty through love, children, speculation and gambling. Respect and
gain in old age.
Jupiter.
Knowledge of law, learned and intelligent. Generous and God
fearing. One will be respected, wealthy and will lead a pious life. Gain
by speculations, investment, entertainment and through young people and
children. Love affairs and prosperous children and pleasure through
them. In author’s view Jupiter in own house posited in 5th house denies
children.
Venus.
The native will be intelligent and well respected. His wife
will be beautiful and gain from her is indicated. Blessed with long
life, voyages and residence on river or sea side. Relations with other
women, death or wife in young age is indicated. Secret sorrows through
love, children and gambling.
Saturn.
Devoid of children’s comforts,
non-educated, anti to parents, irreligious, dishonest, earns by unfair
means, happy in licentious deeds. In middle age may get disrepute.
Travels in life, gain and pleasure through father’s good fortune and
mental pleasures through children, brothers, reading and study.
Rahu.
Saves the native from troubles, natural calamities and dangers.
Long lived and fortunate children. Fond of recreations, pleasure and
sports.
Ketu.
This position either denies children or there are sudden or
violent abortions. Children will be disobedient and source of adversity.
Excessive or irregular pleasures.
Sixth House
Sixth House
Sun.
Gain through law suits and legacies. Death of parents in early
age. Law suits for ancestral property. Modest worldly position, gain and
honours through service, employment and practice of healing. Employed
in Navy or Army.
Moon.
Many enemies, sickness through travelling and quarrels due to
women. Study of hygiene, medicine etc. Difficulty through work in
foreign lands or in export business. Wife will be sickly and may there
be death of mother in early age.
Mars.
The native is not lucky for maternal relations, some severe
illness, gain through humanitarianism, food and employees. Surgical
operation, fond of animals, pets and work. May be a source of trouble
for relatives. Ill repute in middle age. Victory over enemies. If Mars
is well aspected then the native will have usually a good health,
success in service and with employees, poultry, medicines, healing or
social work.
Mercury.
Dangerous sickness, little gain from education and art.
Popular in public. Wound through fall from high place, learning, scar on
the body. Loss of money and also through those in whose custody it may
be. Friends among army, navy or air force persons. Faithful servants and
interest in social welfare.
Jupiter.
Sickness among children. Short life, many enemies and may
remain under debt. Chest disease is indicated. Money through careful
speculations or by children’s earnings. Gain through inferiors, poultry
and small animals.
Venus.
Marriage below status, sickly wife and evily disposed
employees. Difficulty, trouble and loss through small animals and
employees. Limitations on account of sickness. Sex relations with other
women. Syphlis disease is denoted. Fond of travel, changeable residence
and worried from opponents.
Saturn.
Rheumatic pains, devoid of comforts from children, good wealth and owns property, and victory over enemies.
Rahu.
Muscular body and good health, faithful and honest employees.
Gain through service and fortunate through father. Residence in foreign
land.
Ketu.
Sickness due to various diseases, deceived and loss through
servants. Danger of illness through bites by insects, reptiles or
animals. A worried life.
Seventh House
Seventh House
Sun.
Gain through lawsuits and dealing with public generally. Honours
and reputation assisted by honourable marriage and partnership in
responsible concerns. Authority and power as age advances. Gain from
respected and persons in position. Troubles through enemies. Wife of
wicked nature. Early life will be in law suits. Law suits for ancestral
property.
Moon.
Marriage to a stranger of education or refinement taste whose
relations will oppose the native. Power and authority as age advances,
possibility of two wives, first wife may die due to illness. Gain from
business. Old age will be comfortable. Beautiful but with a scar on the
face. Public enemies through religious, scientific or sea fearing
persons. Respected and wealthy.
Mars.
Marital unhappiness, two marriages if afflicted. Partnership
and close association with others, quarrels of lawsuits with servants,
difficulties with disreputed women and sickness. fond of opposite sex.Loss of wealth due to enemies.
Mercury.
A loving partner with desirable friendships and social
connections, success in law suits. A rich partner or one to whom money
comes unexpectedly. Coward and relations with other women. If afflicted,
then death of partner and public enemies. Danger of death by violence,
suicide or accident. Indigestion and kidney troubles. May get
short life.
short life.
Jupiter.
Long life, obedient to parents, wife will be faithful and of
adjustable temperament. Help from brothers, old age will be
comfortable. Gain by marriage, contracts, business and dealing with
others especially with women. Pleasure, close association or
understanding with partner but discord with children. Loss by theft.
Early age will be in poverty, middle age in worries, no gain from
business but will become under debt. Worried through enemies.
Venus.
Success in lawsuits. A beautiful but licentious wife.
Intelligent and learned, fond of poetry and debates. Journey in foreign
lands. Old age will be troublesome. Troubles through deceit and
treachery concerning unions, partnerships, contracts and law suits.
Sickness, discord and opposition with partner. Troubles generally
through women.
Saturn.
Disturbed married life, worried and unrest in nature, more
than one wife, no comforts from first wife, abortions, a good orator.
Average life, rash temperament and loss of money. Marriage as a result
of journeys, writings or to one of kin. Property by marriage, delayed
marriage, gain by land and through women.
Rahu.
It lessens the number of enemies,
increases profit through dealings with others. Gain through women. It is
a testimony for a wise and wealthy partner. Travel to foreign
countries.
Ketu.
Many enemies or competitors, contention and difficulty with
partner. Sickly wife. Worries and troubles. Loss through business.
Eighth House
Eighth House
Sun.
Gain and honours in handling the estate and money of others,
also through law suits, legacies, inheritance, insurance etc. of
deceased persons. Death of parents in early age. Unhappy and diseased.
Loss of ancestral property. Law suit loss worried through enemies. In
middle age one will be troubled due to opponents.
Moon.
Death of parents in early age, short life if afflicted, loss of
money, unhappy and worried in middle age. Loss and troubles through
wife. Prosecution regarding religion, scientific or educational
conviction also through publications. Gain by long journeys concerning
legacies or goods of deceased persons, psychic experiences and death of
partners, relative.
Mars.
Financial rewards for faithful service. Death through
irregularity, occult experiences and dangerous illness and of muscular
built. Strained relations with relatives. Loss through enemies. A
difficult death.
Mercury.
An intelligent and wise doctor dealing with herbs. In early
age danger of fall from high place and may lead to loss of one body
part. Death of friends. Gifts and legacies from parents. Gain by the
dead. A natural and easy demise. A comfortably fixed partner. Interest
in matters relating to future life. Spiritual experiences.
Jupiter.
Long life span, anti to religion and change of that. Worried
and loss through children. They may die before the native. In middle
age the native will have some good rank, gain of ancestral property.
Loss through speculation, gain by legacies or goods of the deceased.
Venus.
Money or property by marriage, death of partner, some
inheritance but difficulty over it. An unsatisfactory end, many
misfortunates, death of secret enemies. Faithful and chaste wife but
trouble and grief due to her death. Danger of fall or drowning. Loss
of money. Old age will be happy due to gain of ancestral property.
Saturn.
Long life, many enemies and danger from them. Early life full
of difficulties, unhappy, under debt, sickly and danger from reptiles. A
happy end. Old age will be happy and full of enjoyment. Sickness and
death of brother. Journeys due to troubles and false accusations. Danger
to mother and loss of inherited property.
Rahu.
Long life and good health. Gifts. Gain of the dead. Journeys and travels. Danger from thieves.
Ketu.
Sudden or violent death, loss of goods through deception and enemies. Disrespected and ill famed. Troubles due to women.
Ninth House
Ninth House
Sun.
Learned, intelligent and well respected. Knowledge of many
languages. A man of authority and power. Honourable voyages,
professional journeys and religions. Honour through learning, writing,
publishing, research or philosophy. A religious person or intellectual
and builder of many temples and sacred places. No permanent residence
and many journeys. Devoid from comforts of parents in early age. A part
of ancestral property in wasted in early age.
Moon.
Wealthy and prosperous. Gain from other’s property. Religious
and learned. Successful hopes and more happy in old age. Honour, credit
and esteem through science, literature or travel, success in foreign
affairs. Voyages and pilgrimage. A good company in life.
Mars.
Long journeys, religious, or Psychic experiences, liking for
surgery, science, invention, law, philosophy and all matters connected
with higher mind. Prophetic dreams and visions, gain through partner’s
relations danger through overstudy. Sickness abroad at sea or while
travelling, work with foreign affairs or universities. Devoid from
comforts of brothers and parents. A native of doubtful nature.
Mercury.
Learned and intelligent. Gain and success through long
journeys. Friendship through travel and learning. Friends among
educators, ministers, writers, explorers and inventors. A religious
preceptor, interest in poetry. Death in a distant land, danger of death
by drowning or while on voyage.
Jupiter.
Pleasure in foreign land, dutiful children who travel and
give pleasure and learning to the native. Children may become scientists
or explorers. A religious preceptor, founder of educational
institutions. Many professions, gain by books, trading at sea, long
journey, philosophy, religion and science. A native of good conduct.
Less comforts from wealth. Well versed in many trades and jobs.
Venus.
Marriage with a stranger from a far and gain through that,
also gain through partner’s relatives. Learned and intelligent.
Partner’s journey to foreign lands. Wealthy and blessed with all
comforts of life. Early life will be troubled and worried. Gain of
respect and rank in foreign land. Secret mission, investigation,
exploration, secluded research, Sacrifice for science or religions.
Saturn.
Wealthy, gain of ancestral property, gain of other’s wealth
and property and long journeys, clear, intelligent, religious but
shrewd. Gain by occupation, profession, science, religion, and
merchandising, Govt; and wife’s relation.
Rahu.
Improves mental tendencies and gives success in education,
legal or religious studies, favourable for voyages and foreign affairs,
true dreams and prophetic intuition.
Ketu.
Curious dreams, afflict the faculty of faith and portends
miserable or unfortunate voyages, unreliable premonitions, trouble and
danger of imprisonment in foreign lands.
Tenth House
Sun.
Gain and honours through profession, office or Govt; employees,
success aided by mother’s care training and efforts. The native will be
wealthy, respected and famous. Comforts of conveyance and property.
Brave and courageous. Fond of religious ceremonies. Journeys to
mountains and association with persons in authority.
Moon.
Honour, credit and esteems through science, literature and
travel. Success in foreign affairs. A native of good conduct, gain
through other’s property. Changeable professions.
Mars.
Merit; honour, preferment and success, rise to high social and
professional position. Honour through service, municipal or national
activities. Strained relations with relatives. Worried and waste of
property.
Mercury.
Broad minded, learned and intelligent. An author, poet and
associations with learned persons. Gain through inheritance. Danger of
violent death. Gain through persons in authority and high position.
Jupiter.
Learned, well respected, religious and of good deeds.
Comforts to parents through native. Gain by occupation, profession and
merchandising, government or wife’s parent. Gain from speculation,
business or theatrical work. The children will be honourable.
Venus.
An honourable partner beneficial to the professional career.
Blessed with property. A man of authority and power. Jolly nature and
will lead a pleasurable life. Liability to disgrace and discredit
through superiors. Govt or persons in authority, retirement or
seclusion. Sorrows through parents.
Saturn.
Journey by sea, disreputed, harsh temperament, low
profession. Inclined to adulterous and licentious deeds. Mental anguish
through brothers, professionals and honourable journeys and gain through
them. Honours and renown, through writings. Gain through trade, public
or Govt; work or by fruits of the earth.
Rahu.
The native achieves honour, credit and high position by merit of industrious work and ability.
Ketu.
Loss of position through deception, treachery and adverse
public conditions such as sudden depressions, changes of failures.
Eleventh House
Eleventh House
Sun.
Birth is a respected family, respected and friends of
legislature and persons in authority. Comforts from conveyance and
property. Intelligent and blessed with power and authority. Elder
brothers will enjoy a good status. An honourable fortune, ambitious
ideals. The native is helpful to his associates.
Moon.
A good mathematician, sufferings on account of religious or
other convictions. Fortunate friendship on voyages and foreigners and
gain through them and in foreign lands. Acquaintances among travellers,
scientists and legislators. Elder sisters.
Mars.
Comforts from brothers, over sexed, fond of opposite sex, many
enemies, disrespected due to some accusation, sickness among friends and
family. Fulfilment of hopes through friends. Interest in municipal or
national activities. Large circle of friends, much pleasure in life.
Gain by success of employer.
Mercury.
Gain in legacies through friends. Well defined hopes and
wishes. Respected and popular among friends. Interest in mathematics,
astrology and medicines. Wealthy and will like truth. Last part of life
will be troublesome.
Jupiter.
Accidental fortune. Fond of children and pain through them.
Gain through friends, speculations, or pleasure and among legislators,
ambassadors and sportsman. A wealthy and lucky native. Generous and
religious, founder of religious places. Comforts from property and
conveyance. Wife will be from rich family. A respected and pleasurable
life and owner of palatial buildings.
Venus.
Unfortunate undertakings, peculiar hopes, great disappointment
and obstacles. Deceitful friends and losses through the advice of
friends. Friends will become public opponents or enemies. Troubled
married life. No comforts from relations. Litigations, many enemies,
death of brothers and sisters.
Saturn.
Suspicious, stomach indigestion, death of child, wealthy but
latter part of life unhappy. Insincere friends and loss through them.
Loss of money. Gain through brothers. Hopes and wishes accomplished
through progressive studies. Many hopes and wishes attained in middle
part of life.
Rahu.
Meritorious, friendships acquaintances, assist in realisations of hopes and wishes.
Ketu.
Undesirable associations, loss of opportunities and frustration of hopes. Wrong advice and false friends.
Twelfth House
Twelfth House
Sun.
Trouble in eyes, litigations, journeys, a worried and troubled
life. Loss of office or honour, dignity etc. through profession
associates who become secret enemies. Unfortunate environments and
conditions.
Difficulty in employment. Limitations relieved through the study of
recondite, science or metaphysics.
Difficulty in employment. Limitations relieved through the study of
recondite, science or metaphysics.
Moon.
Voyages, eye troubles, loss from ancestral property, death of
parents in early age, loss of wealth due to being extravagant.
Difficulty and sorrows through religion, science and journeys. The
writer or inventor, will not be able to get the the same published
without a hard time. In middle or latter part of his life, the native
may seek seclusion for development, occult learnings etc.
Mars.
Service in Army. Loss through
enemies, litigations, worried and unhappy. Cautious for his respect.
Fear of imprisonment, secret unhappiness, enmities, gain through occult,
secret missions. Success in middle life. Diseases during middle life.
Possibility of two wives. Work of secret or mysterious nature like
espionage, C.I.D., C.I.B or detector etc.
Mercury.
Effective speech, many opponents and enemies. More unwanted
expenditure. Difficulty over inheritance, death of secret or private
enemies. Great sorrows, imprisonment or death through fear or
anxiety.
anxiety.
Jupiter.
Intelligent and balanced talks, wealthy, many professions.
Gain by secret affairs occult. Secret sorrows through children,
speculations cause ruin. Pleasure through investigations and research of
mysterious nature. Danger of imprisonment through gaming if afflicted.
Venus.
Generous, expenditure for good causes, wealthy and relations
will be strained. Secret sorrows, jealously, sickness, loss through
opponents, occult abilities, powerless enemies, secret investigations.
Limitations, afflictions and adversities prove to be blessings in
disguise due to inner growth of occult power.
Saturn.
Miser, low tactics through profession for livelihood.
Wealthy. Devoid from comforts of elders, disrespected and worried and
unhappy. Loss through treachery. End of life in seclusion or devoted to
occult science. Great sorrows through brother. Danger of enmities and
imprisonment while travelling.
Rahu.
Gain by secret methods or in seclusion, success in occultism. Earnings through unfair means. Long journeys.
Ketu.
Loss and troubles through secret enemies. Imprisonment or
restrain and restrictions and unfavourable for health. Worried and
unhappy.
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