Approved June 2014 CATEGORIES OF DEACONS EMERITUS This group of ordained men is made up of members of FBC St. Francisville, who have been ordained as deacon. A man may gain entrance to this group by any of the following reasons. Health and/or age will not permit him to serve his church.

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Circumstance. Sometimes a man or his family may have something that he or the church feels would prevent him from serving effectively. He may move to the emeritus group knowing that he can always move back to the active group in the future. A new member from another church may not serve until after he has been a member for at least one year. If a man joins this church who is already an ordained deacon, he can move immediately to EMERITUS status and be recognized as an ordained deacon. Other reasons might arise, and we wish it known that all men who fill the ranks of our Emeritus Deacon group have their ordination recognized and are automatically invited to all fellowships, training sessions and other special events afforded our deacons. ACTIVE This group of ordained men is made up of members of FBC St.

Francisville, who have been ordained or inducted as a deacon at FBC St. Francisville and who are available and willing to serve in the deacon ministry of FBC St.

DEACON COUNCIL SIZE The size of the Deacon Council may vary from time to time dependent upon the needs of the church and availability of qualified deacons. COMPOSITION The Deacon Council is composed of active deacons who serve on a rotating basis. The Deacon Council is composed of three rotation teams, which are defined below.

ROTATION TERM AND SCHEDULE The Deacon Council rotation schedule is based on the following guidelines. Active deacons will serve on a rotating basis, serving for three-years per term on the Deacon Council. In order to maintain a three-year rotation schedule, the Deacon Council will maintain a minimum of four rotation teams. Newly ordained or inducted deacons will be added to the appropriate rotation team in order to best meet the needs of the rotation schedule. Deacons added to fill a vacancy or added based on need during an existing year are added to the newest team on the rotation schedule.

The rotation teams may vary some in size, understanding that differences in the size of teams may cause the Deacon Council to vary slightly in number from year to year. New teams may be added as deemed necessary by the Deacon Council. The addition of new teams will not change the three-year active rotation, but would change the number of years between rotations. For example, while there is one-year between rotations with a four team rotation schedule, there would be two-years between rotations with a five team rotation schedule.

After a deacon has served a three-year term he is not eligible to serve another term until a year has passed. This would NOT apply if someone were asked to fill a vacancy.

He would be “reassigned” a position in the rotation so as to not have two full three-year terms in a row. Should an unfulfilled term of service arise the deacon council can appoint a deacon to fill this unexpired term.

If the term is one year or less, that deacon will be eligible to serve a full three-year term without the customary one year absence from the active group. OFFICERS OF THE DEACON COUNCIL Annually, at the beginning of each church year, the deacon group will elect a chairman of the deacons, a vice-chairman and a secretary/treasurer. The chairman may succeed himself only one time for a total of two (2) years. REMOVAL OF A DEACON. Removal of a deacon will be by recommendation of the active council to the church in business session.

The church would have to act to make the removal effective. Under these circumstances the church could ask that the man’s ordination papers be returned to the church, if this church were the ordaining body. SELECTION OF NEW DEACONS New deacons may be selected from the church body on an annual basis near the beginning of the new church year. Potential deacon candidates may be nominated by the pastor, the church staff, deacons, and/or members of the church. Nominees may include new church members that previously served as deacons at another Southern Baptist Church whose beliefs are consistent with those of this church. Members of this church who meet the “Qualifications for Deacons” described in the By-Laws are also eligible for nomination. All deacon nominations will be considered by the pastor, applicable church staff, and current members of the deacon council.

The number of nominees selected for ordination or induction into the deacon body (re-ordination will not be required for members previously ordained in another Southern Baptist Church) will be based on each nominee’s qualifications and the needs of the church at that time. Selected nominees will be contacted by the pastor, applicable church staff, and/or current members of the deacon council to determine if the nominees are willing and able to serve as deacons. In the event that one or more selected nominees are unwilling or unable to serve, additional nominees may be selected and contacted. A list of qualified nominees who are willing and able to serve as deacons will be compiled by the pastor, applicable church staff, and current members of the deacon council. The list of qualified nominees will be presented to the church body during a regularly scheduled business meeting.

Upon approval by the church body, selected nominees will be added to the deacon council through ordination or induction, as applicable. ORDINATION When men are approved to serve as deacons, if ordination is necessary, they will meet with the deacons and work out a time for the ordination soon after their election.

(The ordination process would be so scheduled as to leave adequate time for “questioning and examining” of the candidate long before the ordination is scheduled.) It will be a time when family and friends have opportunity to attend and will be planned and carried out by the pastor, staff and deacon council.

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A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DEACONS A Training Program For Deacons William Shishko Extracted from vol. 3 (July 2000), pp. 62-70 Introduction The following outline presents the major headings and sub-points of the Deacon Training Program I have used for the preparation of men for the office of deacon in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Franklin Square, NY. I have used this program for over 15 years and have found no reason to significantly modify it even as we enter a new millennium. Customarily I go over this material in a sixweek period, using a 'lecture' format followed by discussion. The accompanying prospectus presents the way I divide the material over the six-week period, together with the reading material which is required of the men who participate in this program. The first half of the material gives an overview of Christian doctrine using various heads of the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Unlike typical doctrinal overviews, however, this one seeks to use the confessional standards as a grid, through which principles for diaconal ministry are garnered. This is a unique approach to a field in which I have found that too often principles are developed by more or less sanctified imagination wedded to benevolent intentions rather than by a systematic study of the doctrines of the Scriptures. The second half of the material deals with the deacon and his work, beginning with the character of the deacon as a man, then proceeding to general and more specific applications of the diaconal task. Particularly the last lesson in this second half is very much 'Franklin Square OPC specific', but insofar as this congregation of now some 140 family units (including many single member households) in suburban Long Island, NY is representative of other congregations with Presbyterian government it will provide, I trust, a good example for others.

The material is given in outline form. The advantage is that the material is available in a more succinct form. The disadvantage is that undeveloped points may be less clear (or even unclear). I hope that these disadvantages are kept to a minimum. Perhaps at some future point I will have the time to transform the skeleton into a complete body. I encourage you to modify the material as you desire and use it as freely as you like. Where the contents are useful I give glory to the God of grace; where it is not I accept full responsibility.

May God bless you in your work of training deacons who, in their office, represent the great Deacon of His Church, Jesus Christ, cf. Matthew 20:27ff. William Shishko Deacon Training Program (Program Prospectus) PURPOSES: The purposes of this series of classes are: 1. To give an overview of the system of doctrine taught in Holy Scripture and containing principles for the general work of the diaconate; 2.

To provide an introduction to the qualifications necessary for those who serve as deacons in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. To present an outline of the responsibilities of those serving as deacons in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Franklin Square. TEXTS & HANDOUTS: Required reading will be from the following: Westminster Confession of Faith, (Free Presbyterian Publications Edition) Berkhof, Lous. Summary of Chirstian Docrine(Eerdmans). Berghoef, Gerard & Lester DeKoster. The Deacon's Handbook.

(Christian's Library Press) Coppes, Leonard J. Who Will Lead Us? (Pilgrim Publishing Company) MacNair, Donald J. The Living Church (GCP) Kuiper, R. The Glorious Body of Christ (Banner of Truth) Deacon's Manual & Policy Manual (OPC, Franklin Square) CLASS SCHEDULE: Classes will meet on the following Tuesday evenings from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. At locations to be established: August 3, '99 — October 5, '99 — December 7, '99 — September 7, '99 — November 16, '99 — January 4, '00 CLASS OUTLINE: WEEKS 1-3: AN OVERVIEW OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE 'Deacons must.hold the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.'

3:8,9) Week 1: God & Man Required Reading: —WCF, I - VII, IX —Berkhof, pp 9 - 89 Week 2: Christ & His Work Required Reading: —WCF, VIII, X - XVIII —Berkhof, pp 93 - 148 Week 3: The Church & Last Things Required Reading: —WCF, XIX - XXXIII —Berkhof, pp 151 - 198 WEEKS 4-6: THE DEACON AND HIS WORK 'Let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless' (1 Tim. 3:10) Week 4: The Deacon as a Man Required Reading: Acts 6:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:8-13 MacNair, The Growing Local Church, pp 79-86, 195 (handout) MacNair, The Living Church, pp 155-157 (handout) Week 5: The Deacon as an Officer: General Considerations Required Reading: Coppes, pp 105 -138 —Kuiper, pp 150-157 (handout) Week 6: The Deacon as an Officer: Specific Applications Required Reading: Berghoef & DeKoster, pp 135 -181 —Coppes, pp 139 -154 MacNair, The Growing Local Church, pp 109-125 (handout) OPC, Franklin Square Deacon's Manual & Policy Manual I. THE DEACON AND DOCTRINE, 1 Tim. 3:8,9 'holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.' Deacons must possess a basic understanding of the fullness of the Christian faith as it focuses on Christ Himself. I.e., 'the mystery of the faith.' Office in the Church represents Christ in His offices.

The office is meaningless apart from the faith. The faith guides what is done through the office. The office presents the faith, e.g., Stephen, Philip. This understanding must have become a part of the man, usually through time and experience coupled with regular feeding of the mind, i.e., ' holding the mystery of the faith.' It must be an understanding which inhabits a man who is truly God's man, i.e., 'in a pure conscience.'

1 Peter 3:16-21. DOCTRINAL PROPOSITIONS WHICH MUST GUIDE THE ONGOING AND DEVELOPING WORK OF A DIACONATE (Based on various heads of the Westminster Confession of Faith, hereafter WCF) A. WCF I: There must be a dogged determination to align every diaconal practice with the precepts and directives of Holy Scripture, cf.

3:16ff., 1Tim. Some areas: How is mercy to be shown? To what extent? What are the biblical principles that bear on issues like a church budget, salaries, the church building, areas of diaconal involvement, etc. Necessitates: a. Private study, thought, and prayer.

Diaconal consultation and intercession. Consultation with the session.

(WCF II) There must be a wise, sensitive, and increasingly obvious manifestation of various attributes of God in the work of the diaconate. Redemption: Word & deed. Officers officially represent the words & deeds of the Redeemer. Deacons especially represent His deeds, e.g., Mk.

10:45, 'I came not to be deaconed to, but to deacon.' Those diaconal deeds represent God! E.g., God-man = Servant.

Deacons are servants. God is father to the fatherless & provider/protector of widows. Deacons do this, too, in the name of Christ. Other attributes: Holy sovereignty, with all advancing the Kingdom of God; Mercy, cf. Justice, 2 Thess. All have reflections in diaconal work.

(WCF III, V) There must be a wise, healthy, consideration of implications of both divine sovereignty and human agency in many of the more difficult matters deacons will face, cf. III:1, V:1,5. E.g., Issues re. Famine relief in certain regimes, cf. See James 5:14f, 1 Cor. NOTE: Always seek counsel from Elders.

Need of ongoing communication with them. (WCF VI) There must be an ever-present consciousness of the curse, sin, its multiple effects, and how best to deal with these.

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I.e., Specific sin & the blanket effects of sin, e.g., poverty, needs of elderly & widows, cf. (WCF VII) There must be an unashamed differentiation in our dealings with those who are inside or outside of the covenant of grace Cf. 15:1-3, 7-11.

See Coppes, Who Will Lead Us? To Believers: Diaconal ministry is a demonstration of God's promised mercy to the people of God, e.g., Jesus feeding the multitudes. To Unbelievers: God's goodness shown to them through the diaconate is designed to lead them to repentance, cf. See Coppes, Ibid. (WCF VI) There must be a constant recognition that every 'temporality' given to the diaconate is a trust from God. 8:10, 18, e.g., Finances, building, church possessions, other acquired proper-ties, savings, etc.

(WCF VIII) Deacons must have an increasing appreciation of the person, work, and offices of Christ as the one mediator between man and God, cf. 16:13-18 (See J. 1, 'The Divine Glory of Christ', 1 Tim. Person: Truly God. Work: Humiliation.

Exaltation (VIII:3) 3. Offices: Prophet. Select Bibliography: William Blaikie: The Public Ministry of Christ; The Inner Life of Christ John Flavel, Vol. The Fountain of Life Henry Martyn: The Shadow of Calvary John Murray: Redemption Accomplished and Applied Octavius Winslow: The Glory of the Redeemer Note: Ultimately and really, deacons represent and serve Jesus Christ. This is the nature of church office. John Sietsma, The Idea of Office, p.

(WCF X-XV) Deacons must cultivate a growing understanding of the way of salvation, and a growing facility in presenting it to others. E.g., Acts 7 (Stephen); 8:26-35 (Philip); 1 Timothy 3:13 1. 'Ordo Salutis' (X-XIII), cf. Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied NOTE: Special care in understanding justification. Sensitivity to adoption, cf. Gospel Call: Saving faith (XIV) & Repentance (XV) NOTE: Deacons will have opportunity to bring the Gospel to others in course of their work.

(WCF XVI) Deacons must be particularly aware of their responsibility to stir up others to good works. 10:24, 'paroxusmon'. Nature of Office: Heightened responsibility to do what applies to every believer. Particular role of diaconal office: Love & good works. Practical suggestions: a. Motivation (vs. Mere sympathy).

Berghoef & DeKoster, Deacons Handbook, pp 83-88, 143-146. (WCF XVIII) Deacons must give attention to the often deep and complex questions related to the issue of assurance of salvation. Reality of Christian experience, esp. In churches that emphasize the necessity of vital/ experimental religion, e.g., 1 Peter 1:5-15. Reality of diaconal ministry.

Often (usually?!) on unexpected occasions. Give due personal attention to the issue of assurance of faith and salvation. Give special attention to the benefits of assurance, cf.

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Minister to others those texts and insights that have been most helpful to you, cf. Select Bibliography: William Guthrie, The Christian's Great Interest Thomas Brooks, Heaven on Earth Thomas Hooker, The Poor, Doubting Christian Drawn to Christ K. (WCF XIX:2,5,6) Deacons have an official responsibility to give special attention to the details of the Old Testament law and to regularly make legitimate application of these to their diaconal labors. Relation to proposition A above. Examples: Tithe (Deut. 14:22-29, etc.); Indebtedness (Deut. 15:1-6); Generosity to the poor (Deut.

15:7-11, etc.) Inheritance questions (Deut. 21:15-17); Usury (Deut. James 1:27, Deut. The 'Theonomy' Question, cf. Rushdoony, etc. NOTE: Importance of considering these questions jointly with the Elders.

(WCF XXI:8) Deacons should be especially sensitive to ways in which works of mercy can be done on the Sabbath. Diaconal Works & the Sabbath, e.g., Mk. 2:23-28, 3:1-5, etc. Official leadership here, as with Christ. Practical Suggestions: Visits and tapes to shut-ins, nursing home ministries, food & hospitality to visitors, needy, etc.

This should be led by the deacons. NOTE: This is one of the most neglected aspects of Sabbath keeping in the Reformed community. (WCF XXV:3) No view of the diaconate and its work may ever be permitted to blur the ministry of the word as the distinct and primary work of the church, cf. Warning: Errors of 'equal primacy of preaching & deaconing'; deacons as social workers representing the Church, etc. NOTE: Be careful to preserve the distinction between what deacons do as a diaconate and what Church members do individually and in concert with others, e.g., crisis pregnancy centers, Christian schools, Christian labor unions, etc. Encouragement: Effective diaconal work encouraging the primacy of ministry of the Word will result in increased biblical diaconal work to an expanded church, cf. (WCF XXV:2) Deacons must be aware of the true population of the church they are called out to serve, and their correct responsibility to each particular member or family.

Diaconal responsibility focuses on the Church, cf. Acts 6:1, Gal. Categories of 'Church' to which deacons are responsible: Poor, widows, orphans, elders. Also, church needs beyond the local level, e.g., presbytery, denominationally, internationally through church connections, etc. NOTE: Always keep proper spheres of responsibility in mind, e.g., extended families, local churches, etc. (WCF XXVI, esp. Sections 1, 2) The application of our confessional doctrine of 'The Communion of the Saints' should be a specific study and burden of the diaconate.

Language of Obligation, cf. 3:16-18, 2 Cor. Extent of concern, cf. XXVI:2b, 2 Cor. Elements necessary for this: a. Conviction of responsibility. Determination to work at it.

Prayerful wisdom and creativity. (WCF XXXII, XXXIII) Deacons ought to have clear, experimentally cultivated views of man's eternal state and of the judgment to come. Ministry to comfort saints and to warn sinners is inevitable for deacons. Evangelistic work of deacons. Meditation, cf.

Make use of items like S. Rutherford's Letters, R. Baxter's The Saint's Everlasting Rest, sermons by J. Edwards, etc.

THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A DEACON: A. Macroscopic View, Acts 6:3 1. 'Good reputation' (' martus'): Legal import, i.e., 'credible witness.' 'Full of the Holy Spirit': Godly; Representing the One filled with the Holy Spirit beyond measure, cf. One clothed with the character of Christ. '( Full of) wisdom': Ability to APPLY truth and godly insight in day to day life. Microscopic View, 1 Tim.

3:8-13 'Likewise', i.e., 'Likewise deacons MUST, cf. 2: Non-optional qualifications. If this is disregarded by the congregation it is no less a denial of Christ's authority than a denial of the necessity of the new birth, cf. 'Reverent' (' semnous'): Umbrella characteristic.

Honorable, dignified, courteous. Commanding respect and trust. 'Not double-tongued: ('dilogous') e.g., 'Forked tongue.' Making commitments he is unwilling or unable to keep. One who is trustworthy and dependable. 'His yes is yes!' 'Not given to much wine', e.g., Mediterranean customs of hospitality included giving wine to guests.

Must be manifestly self-controlled. Ill discipline in one area is indicator of ill discipline in other areas. 'Not greedy for money.'

Not obsessed with material gain. Weakness in this area could create distrust in those who know the deacon handles funds. It can also bring an analogous attitude toward regarding temporalities in the church, i.e., Empire building or stinginess vs. NOTE: Constant need to balance sobriety with a benevolent spirit.

'Holding the mystery of the faith, cf. I & II above, with a pure conscience', cf. 4:2, 1 Peter 3:13-17. I.e., One who does what is right regardless of the cost. One who does not give in to wrongdoing, knowing the cost. (Emphasize the importance of a pure conscience!) 6. 'Tested': Passed the test, cf.

Directive #3, C (below) NOTE: The 'provenness' comes first, not afterward! 'Women/wives': Not 'deaconesses'. Probably: Wife of deacons, cf. Or: Women who assist deacons, i.e., unordained deaconesses. 'Reverent': Commanding respect, cf.

'Not slanderers', i.e., Not 'devils' (!), i.e., Malicious gossips, cf. 'Temperate': Sober.

Both feet firmly planted on the ground! 'Faithful in all things': Truly godly person. Woman who represents the faithfulness of Christ, the Faithful One. Domestic Qualifications: a. 'One wife husband': Not a playboy.

No doubt about his faithfulness to his wife (if he is married). Remember that deacons have a special responsibility to minister to widows, including young widows. Great danger of temptation here. 'Ruling children well' ('proistemi'): 1) To put one's self before; lead. 2) Care for: Caring leadership of children. The deacon manages his house with this concern in view. 'Manages his own household well.'

: Including his wife! All is in order, e.g., bills are paid, d. Biblical priorities, godly home management. NOTE: This is what deacons must provide for the church, 'the household of God.' Basic Directives for Cultivating These Qualifications: 1. Diligence and regularity in exercises which develop personal piety.

Serious attention to the breadth of duties connected with home management. NOTE: Home is nursery of the church. Officers are outstanding nurserymen. Natural demonstration of these qualifications in the context of corporate church life.

NOTE: You do not make yourself a deacon. Neither does the Church.

The Church must recognize the Deacon that Christ is making you. THE DEACON AS AN OFFICER: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS A.

The Biblical Backdrop: Acts 6:1-7 (I am presupposing that this is the origin of the diaconal office.) i.e., this is 'stage setting' for the 'furniture (tables!) of present diaconal service. The diaconate grew up out of the soil of practical necessity in the life of the early Christian church.

The Church was growing! Situation in which OT eldership/ judges began, Ex. The terrain was affected, frankly, by some of the most banal, aggravating effects of the curse, vs. I.e., This is the real world of church life & diaconal work!

The diaconate originated for the purpose of relieving the other group of officers of certain 'delegateable' official responsibilities so that what is primary in the church might be maintained, vss. 'It is not pleasing/desirable'. Not: 'It is wrong.' NOTE: Never forget the primacy of the ministered Word of God in the Church, cf.

3:15, 4:6, 11, 13-16, 2 Tim. 1:13ff., 2:15, 3:14-17, 4:1-5, etc. The diaconate was established as an understood, accepted, and well-received outgrowth of orderly congregational life, vss. Deacons possessed/possess official authority for service in the Kingdom of God, vss. 3b, 6b I.e., 'appoint over this business' ('kathistemi': seat, authority over; to put in charge) —cf.

24:45, 47; 25:21, 23, Heb. Not to be understood as OVER those primarily vested with authority, i.e., Elders/Bishops. I.e., This is acknowledged by responsibility of deacons to Session. Neither to be understood as WITHOUT AUTHORITY to act officially within a given sphere or spheres of responsibility. Normally the office carries with it divine blessing appropriate to the effects of conscientiously performed diaconal labor, vs.

I.e., Growth of word of God & multiplication of disciples. This came because the primacy of the ministry of the word of God was secured. The office of the deacon is a standing testimony to this. This does not detract from the general responsibility of every believer to serve. This type of general Christian service is effectively accomplished by making disciples by the Word of God. We are dealing with an office, i.e., one vested with the authority of Christ specifically to exhibit His servanthood in the Church. The diaconate is neither a 'sub-pastoral function' nor a service that merely provides care for the needy.

It is an office given charge of any temporality which would otherwise be managed by the Elders. Thornwell, Collected Writings, vol. 201: ' It must be perfectly obvious to every candid mind that the entire secular business of the Church was entrusted to the Deacons; that one specific duty is mentioned, in accordance with the general method of Scripture, as a specimen of a class, and that the reason of the appointment determines the extent of the duty involved' —Leon Morris, BAKER'S DICTIONARY OF THEOLOGY, 'The function of the deacons may well have been administrative and financial.' The purpose of the diaconate: To preserve the primacy of the Word of God ministered in the Church, and (now) the Elder's work of prayer and the ministry of the Word. The 'Tables' of Actual Contemporary Diaconal Work 1.

The Table of the Genuinely Needy Among God's People, cf. Coppes, pp 139-154, 105-138. Widows & orphans, (cf. OT references, e.g., Ex. 10:18), those providentially impoverished (Gal.

2:9f., 2 Cor. 8, 9, etc.), handicapped. Not to subsidize luxuries, options, etc. NOTE: This serves to exhibit the Kingdom of Heaven among Christ's people, i.e., showing a Father who provides our needs ( not our wants!) 2. Th e Table of the Church as an Organization. I.e., 'Church': Visible instrument through which the Word of God is spread. Something that, in its entirety, is to be 'holy unto the Lord', cf.

14:20f, 1 Tim. Its physical facilities, cf.

Its relation to State & Society, cf. 22:21, 2 Cor. Its budget, cf. Biblical principles of liberal frugality and faithful reasonableness. Its public presentation, cf. 'Man does look on the outward appearance' (1 Sam.

Its functioning during public meetings for the purpose of stated ministry. E.g., Greeting at door, ushering, preserving order, heating & cooling of building, emergencies, etc. NOTE: All must work for maximum furthering of Word of God. The Table of the Pastor(s). Adequate compensation for Minister/ Teaching Elder, and consideration of his legitimate ministerial needs. NOTE: This is best done by asking him, and encouraging openness.

Other 'temporalities' delegated to them as necessary, e.g. Issues regarding provisions for a minister's housing, provision for his 'retirement' (medical insurance, etc.) NOTE: This mandates close interaction with Elders as fellow officers. Th e Table of the Lord, i.e., 'The Lord's Table.' I.e., This serves to epitomize the official relation of the deacons to the stated ministry of the Word. (This is also true with deacons taking up the offering).

—Summary: The work of 'official service'. Representing the 'other side' of the Saviour's work (Matt.

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