The third is the Western Text. The name Codex Sinaiticus is based on the location of its discovery, the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai. It, too, was penned in Greek uncials on 759 leaves of parchment. [18], According to Tischendorf, the manuscript was written by three scribes (A, B, C), two of whom appear to have written the Old Testament and one the entire New Testament. Although Sinaiticus is usually considered to be a flagship manuscript of the Alexandrian Text, in John 1:1-8:38, its text is not Alexandrian; it is Western. 2861435 , Matthew 12:29 , Matthew 13:36b C W 892 , Matthew 19:10 Example of differences between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in Matthew 1:1819: 18 , 19 , 18 , 19 . Post Angeli Maii Aloirumque Imperfectos Labores ex ipso Codice(Lipsiae 1867), pp. , Matthew 14:15c C L X, Matthew 14:22a , Matthew 12:1 The difference between Codex Vatican and Sinaiticus is so insignificant to be inconsequential unlike the Byzantine text, which had copyists adding and removing phrases, sentences, entire verses and even an entire section of verses, as well as conflating the text by combining two or more readings for harmonization purposes. The first corrections were done by several scribes before the manuscript left the scriptorium. E cW , Matthew 10:3 D c C. R. Gregory (Lipsiae 1884), pp. 238 cop D 892 [19]Tischendorfs view was accepted byFrederic G. Kenyon, but contested byT. C. Skeat, who examined the codex more thoroughly. B N txtf1565 700 1079 1195 1546184,313, 1627, 1761 syrhgoth arm? EDWARD D. ANDREWS (AS in Criminal Justice, BS in Religion, MA in Biblical Studies, and MDiv in Theology) is CEO and President of Christian Publishing House. , Matthew 9:17 copsa 2 This * Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichssche Buchhandlung. The Uncial manuscripts were written between the 3rd and 8th centuries and were often bound as pages in a book, or codex, rather than a scroll. B omit L1071copbo, Matthew 9:9b o nico manuscrito uncial com o texto completo do Novo Testamento e o nico manuscrito antigo do Novo Testamento . The following represent scribal corrections: For sigla of other manuscripts, see List of New Testament uncials. C D K L W X mgf1333 892 1009 1010 1071 1216 1230 1242 1253 1365 1646 2148 Byz Lect it vg syrscopboethro We will just use the regular English font P75. Tina: Erroll F. Rhodes. 33 [36] Codex Vaticanus Graece 1209, B/03,Wieland Willker. Scribes and Correctors of the Codex Sinaiticus, London: British Museum, p. 33. Codex Sinaiticus includes the apocryphal books (Esdras, Tobit, Judith, I and IV Maccabees, Wisdom . [12] Kurt Aland; Barbara Aland (1995). these two manuscripts represent two different textual families of the Alexandrian text-type. B copsacopboarm syr, Matthew 14:15b B, Matthew 8:4b The Text of theNew Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, (3rd Ed. Codex SinaiticusandCodex Vaticanus, two ofgreat uncial codices, representatives of theAlexandrian text-type, are considered excellentmanuscriptwitnesses of the text of theNew Testament. When, why, where or how were entire Bible books added and removed from God's Scripture? The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism, trans. V 22-44. text were unified . The exchange of and for is less frequent. Minuscule 496 has 75 letters' worth of corruption, but the text in Vaticanus has 110 letters' worth of corruption. copbo, Matthew 13:57 b The Codex Vaticanus is perhaps the most important of all the manuscripts of the Holy Scripture. copsa, Matthew 9:4a and is identified by the (03, B). [31]He pointed on several places where these distigmai were used: at the ending of the Gospel of Mark, 1 Thess 2:14; 5:28; Heb 4:16; 8:1. . (it fitting for us) , Matthew 4:8 [28] Frederic G. Kenyon, Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts (4th ed. Codex Vaticanus, also known as "B," was found in the Vatican library. D, Matthew 13:32 , Matthew 14:19a 084f11241 1424 pc copbopt Millers comparison is like me saying a person who steals a radio from Walmart is the same as the man who murders 20 people and trying to say they are both criminals. W The only reason why we have that Sinaiticus is that it was discarded. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. syrp , Matthew 15:31 [20] Kurt Aland; Barbara Aland (1995). [28]There are plenty of theitacisticfaults, especially the exchange of for and for . 209, Matthew 7:17 In the Gospels alone, Vaticanus has 197 particular readings, while Sinaiticus has 443. U The date of these markings are disputed among scholars and are discussed in a link below. D, Matthew 19:7 (all Galilee) D, Matthew 4:23b ), Dutch Philosopher and NT Textual Scholar Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. D , Matthew 21:16 It was discovered in the 19th century, surpassing Vaticanus as the most complete manuscript. This is simply an exaggeration and a misrepresentation of the evidence. omit omit B, Mark 6:43 * syr copbo B D [13] Bruce M. Metzger (1991). [33]He suggested that distigmai indicate lines where another textual variant was known to the person who wrote the umlauts. B2bN W 1 A C D L P W f1f1333 892 1009 1071 1195 1230 1241 1253 Lect This codex is a quarto volume written in uncial letters of the fourth century, on folios of fine parchment bound in quinterns. C (4), Matthew 15:22 [3] Westcott, B. F. and Hort, F. J. The following represent scribal corrections: The Codex Sinaticus, dating to around the early 4th century AD, is quite old and it's mostly, though not entirely, complete. Textkritik des Neuen Testaments(in German). Therefore, the distigmai mark places of textual uncertainty. The Codex Vaticanus is a quarto volume which is written in uncial letters of the 4th century, on folios of fine parchment bound in quinterns . B D Payne discovered the first distigme while studying the section 1 Cor 14.3435 of the codex. W 33 M , Matthew 5:30 242255. [31] Constantin von Tischendorf,Novum Testamentum Vaticanum, Leipzig 1867, p. XXI. [29] C. R. Gregory, Canon and Text of the New Testament (1907), pp. , Matthew 6:21 [24]Skeat agreed that the writing style is very similar to that of Sinaiticus, but there is not enough evidence to accept identity of scribes; the identity of the scribal tradition stands beyond dispute. L 157, Matthew 10:21 Manuscripts repeatedly proven to have incorrect readings loose respectability. It is comprised of 759 leaves and has almost all of the Old and New Testaments. , Matthew 21:33 omit , Matthew 21:28 Others are because two of the scribes were bad spellers. Expert Answers: Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th-century manuscript of the Septuagint, written between 330 and 350. It is comprised of 759 leaves and has almost all of the Old and New Testaments. Cf13 So, for example, Papyrus 75 has the identifying symbol the Gothic P and a superscript number (P75). Z [35] Philip B. Payne,Fuldensis, Sigla for Variants in Vaticanus and 1 Cor 14.34-5, NTS 41 (1995) 251262. In 1844, 43 leaves of a 4th-century biblical codex (a collection of single pages bound together along one side) were discovered at St. Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai (hence the name Sinaiticus). a b h q The two oldest full manuscripts of the Bible are the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus. (1860). [16] Dirk Jongkind (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 44. syrsin This variant is supported by Vetus Latina and some Sahidic manuscripts. , Matthew 15:27 A K X ( Wf1700 copbo)f13Byz [18] Gregory, C. R. (1900). The term iotacism refers to the letter iota, the original sign for, with which these vowels came to merge. In First Peter 5, the text of minuscule 496 is more accurate than the text of Codex Vaticanus. [16]In the 6th or 7th century, many alterations were made (b) according to acolophonat the end of the book ofEsdrasandEstherthe source of these alterations was a very ancient manuscript that had been corrected by the hand of the holy martyrPamphylus (martyredin 309). Will Kinney. B, Matthew 5:45 Nevertheless, there are many differences . Plus textual changes for theological bias. 6667. , Matthew 19:12 L When Was It Written? B These two codices - Codex Vaticanus ("B") and Codex Sinaiticus ("") - are the foundation for nearly all modern New Testaments. With that out of the way, I decided to take another look at a couple of things, and I noticed what some might consider to be new evidence in the question of whether or not the manuscript is a modern fake. 106, Matthew 8:22 [7]His errors are the substitution of for , and for in medial positions, both equally common. Grand Rapids, Michigan:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Matthew 1:3 (Zerah) B, supported byPapyrus 1 (Zerah) Sinaiticus, Matthew 1:12/13 (begot) , Matthew 1:19 (put to shame) 1, supported byf1 (to make example) *.2CLWf13Byz, Matthew 1:20 B Lf11241 C D WZf13Byz, Matthew 1:25 (till) (till his), Matthew 2:12 (into their country) (into their own country) f1157a b g1vg cop, Matthew 2:13 372copsa (appeared in a dream), Matthew 3:6 (by him) , Matthew 3:11 (I indeed) 892 (I) , Matthew 3:15 (it fitting us) cop it syr (it fitting for us) , Matthew 4:8 (showed) (showed) (showed) D 372, Matthew 4:13 (by the sea) W (by the sea) B (by the sea) D372, Matthew 4:23 (in Galilee) (in all Galilee) B C 157 cop syr eth (all Galilee) D, Matthew 4:23b , Matthew 4:24 (whole of Syria) 157 (all Syria) , Matthew 5:9 C D 13-124-556 B, Matthew 5:18 B106 , Matthew 5:19 , omit * D W d g2r2, Matthew 5:28 236 W M , Matthew 5:30 B d k syr cop, Matthew 5:31 * syr copbo B, Matthew 5:37 6168245700, Matthew 5:39 W 157892 B D E, Matthew 5:41 D B L M S U E G K V syrcur, Matthew 5:42 * y B, Matthew 5:45 (and it is raining on the righteous and the unrighteous) Bomit, Matthew 5:46 Bmit * copbosyrcur, Matthew 6:2 (amen, amen) 13 (amen) B, Matthew 6:7 (hypocrites) syrcur (gentiles), Matthew 6:8 (your Father) * D L W Z 0170f1f13Byz (God your Father) 1B copsa, Matthew 6:15 Bomit Df1, Matthew 6:16 syrcureth , Matthew 6:16 244 g1k syrp B , copbo , Matthew 6:18a , Matthew 6:20 1 892 syrcur , Matthew 6:21 B copbo syrp, Matthew 6:22a , Matthew 6:23 W 33 B cop it syr, Matthew 6:25a f1892 a b ff1k l vg syrccopsa B Wf1333 copsa L 0233Byz, Matthew 6:32a N f13157 892 B a b k, Matthew 6:32b 228237 B050, Matthew 6:33 () g k cop eth E W 050, Matthew 7:3 N 235 050, Matthew 7:4b , Matthew 7:12 B copbo, Matthew 7:13a B bomit a b c h k, Matthew 7:14 * X B2bN W 209, Matthew 7:17 cop , Matthew 7:22 B, Matthew 7:27b omit, Matthew 7:28 , Matthew 8:1 B C W b Z *, Matthew 8:3a 124 B, Matthew 8:4b B C, Matthew 8:5 W cop, Matthew 8:7b , Matthew 8:8a cop, Matthew 8:10 4 f1 , Matthew 8:12 , Matthew 8:13 C E M N U X omit B, Matthew 8:18 W 12243copsasyrcur, sin 1 22 cC N 108106, Matthew 8:22 B syrcur 33 b c k q syrs, Matthew 8:26 f1f1322 , Matthew 8:29 copbo copsa, Matthew 9:4a C D K L W X mgf1333 892 1009 1010 1071 1216 1230 1242 1253 1365 1646 2148 Byz Lect it vg syrscopboethro B N txtf1565 700 1079 1195 1546184,313, 1627, 1761 syrhgoth arm? Christian Publishing House Blog, CODEX VATICANUS: Why a Treasure? C D omit , Matthew 10:14b [4] Dirk Jongkind (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 90. The Critical Text is the corrupt one! Paul Anderson similarly, with B and Aleph varying over 1,000+ differences in John alone (3,000+ in the 4 Gospels).. majority of mss A B C K L W X 0146Byz, Mark 11:1 Tischendorf reflected upon their meaning, but without any resolution. I think I read there's like 14,000 differences between the Book of the Mount of Sinai and the Bible that we basically use today, which like the King James Bible, is taken from the Textus receptors, which is kind of a conglomerate of various manuscripts that were written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. B 0242 D, Matthew 14:3 [8]In the Book of Psalms this scribe has 35 times instead of , while scribe A normally uses an abbreviated form . It is easier to find 2 verse consecutive where they disagree rather than agree. The first corrections were done by several scribes before the manuscript left the scriptorium. As an illustration: When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David (NIV) while another manuscript has. 124 1 892 syrcur Codex Sinaiticus differs in various ways from the other sources. , Matthew 9:35b Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Palaeography, Oxford:Oxford University Press, p. 77. , Matthew 18:14 [20] Kurt Aland; Barbara Aland (1995). Dgr1646 2148 Dittographies and other corrections. It also goes by the name "B," while the Codex . And yet it does appear in over a thousand other Greek manuscripts. In 1844, 43 leaves of a 4th-century biblical codex (a collection . 105113. Until Constantin von Tischendorf's discovery of the Sinaiticus text, the Codex. These two manuscripts were not written in the same scriptorium. [32]The meaning of these distigmai was recognized in 1995 byPhilip Payne. 050, Matthew 7:4a B050, Matthew 6:33 copsa A large number of these differences are due to iotacisms and variants in transcribing Hebrew names. f13 22-44. (1860). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments(in German). S. Dykes, Using the Umlauts of Codex Vaticanus to Dig Deeper, 2006. , Matthew 7:4b copbo 2, Matthew 13:25 E, Matthew 5:41 , Matthew 9:4b , Matthew 15:3 Codex Vaticanus is based on its location in the Vatican Library. 244 g1k syrp , Matthew 12:46 (showed) D 372, Matthew 4:13 D, Matthew 9:28b [10]Milne and Skeat characterized scribe B as careless and illiterate.[11]The work of the original scribe is designated by thesiglum*. It is an majuscule manuscript that dates to the mid-fourth century and contains almost the entire Christian canon in Greek, with most of the Apocrypha, acording to Patheos. , Matthew 23:3 Grand Rapids, Michigan:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Other differences include it saying that Jesus was "angry" as he healed a leper, where the modern text says he acted with "compassion". copsa Wieland Willker (2008). Spelling differences (Zerah)B, supported byP1 and (Zerah). Misspelled word (by the sea) (by the sea) B. C, Matthew 15:15 C b N , Matthew 13:30b syrcur, sin, Matthew 13:36a Another (in the Galilee) (in all the Galilee)B. 1 , Matthew 5:19 D There are a number of differences between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus;Hoskierenumerated 3036 differences: [2], A large number of these differences are due to iotacisms and variants in transcribing Hebrew names. D , Matthew 13:10 , Matthew 10:14c There are people who would have us believe that the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus represent the translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that the Judahites, the writers of the books of the New Testament, and the early Christian Church used in preference to the inspired original Hebrew Scriptures. Find out more about Codex Sinaiticus A D Byz (syrh) The alternative term itacism refers to the new pronunciation of the name of the letter eta as [ita] after the change. , Matthew 12:32a The list of textual variants that follows below is incomplete. A further 43 leaves are kept at the University Library in Leipzig. , Matthew 10:25b B2 B, Matthew 9:27a C L W0106Byz syrhcopbopt, Matthew 14:28a C V Skeat, T.C., "The Last Chapter in the History of the Codex . ff1syrc [24]Skeat agreed that the writing style is very similar to that of Sinaiticus, but there is not enough evidence to accept identity of scribes; the identity of the scribal tradition stands beyond dispute. Again, before we begin our list of example, Codex Sinaiticus is designated bythe symbol, and Codex Vaticanus by alpha character B. B d k syr cop, Matthew 5:31 cop, Matthew 8:6 [34]The same distigmai were observed inCodex Fuldensis, especially in the section containing 1 Cor 14:3435. See: Codex Vaticanus Graece. The Critical Text is the corrupt one! Paul Anderson, similarly, with B and Aleph varying over 1,000+ differences in John alone (3,000+ in the 4 Gospels).. John Miller on Social media makes a typical comment: You think the TR is corrupt? [26]Accents and breathing marks, as well as punctuation, have been added by a later hand. D 33 238f13 B2, Matthew 13:33 [20], Two correctors worked on the manuscript, one (B2) contemporary with the scribes, the other (B3) in about the 10th or 11th century, although the theory of a first corrector, B1, proposed by Tischendorf was rejected by later scholars. [6] Dirk Jongkind (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 77-78. B, Matthew 13:3 *, Matthew 8:3a W Retrieved13 November2019. B * The Codex Sinaiticus is named after the Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, where it had been preserved until the middle of the nineteenth century. W 157892 Curt Niccum,The voice of the MSS on the Silence of the Women: , NTS 43 (1997), pp. B cop it 1 The only . f13, Matthew 10:4a S. Dykes, Using the Umlauts of Codex Vaticanus to Dig Deeper, 2006. (showed) A quick response would be that they are very much mistaken and doing exactly what Agnostic NT Textual scholar Bart D. Ehrman does, misrepresenting the information. Just to be clear, no. But there are earlier . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism, trans. W, Matthew 15:17 (showed) F G N W , Matthew 15:11a 1 3399124 700 892 Its place of origin is uncertain; Rome, southern Italy, Alexandria, and Caesarea have been proposed. omit Sinaiticus 1 700 892, Matthew 16:9 , Matthew 14:9 B, Matthew 7:27b [18], According to Tischendorf, the manuscript was written by three scribes (A, B, C), two of whom appear to have written the Old Testament and one the entire New Testament. The total number of words omitted in the Sinaiticus in the Gospels alone is 3,455 compared with the Greek Received Text (Burgon, p. 75). D L W f1229923725149 Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Palaeography, Oxford:Oxford University Press, p. 77. In John 1:1-8:38 Codex Sinaiticus differs from Vaticanus and all other Alexandrian manuscripts. The textual character of these old texts seem to conform more to the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus than to the Textus Receptus. Most critical editions of the Greek New Testament give precedence to these two chief uncial manuscripts, and the majority of translations are based on their text. [23] Constantin von Tischendorf,Editio octava critica maior, ed. Codex SINAITICUS and Codex VATICANUS have been used to undermine the authority of the Scriptures, as we have seen in the modern English translations. and is identified by (01,) What looks like a squiggly x is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (Aleph). Codex Sinaiticus, also called S, the earliest known manuscript of the Christian Bible, compiled in the 4th century ce. These were readings, in each group of three, taken as representative of the three basic text-types in vogue at the time, and, for what it is worth, Hutton showed that Sinaiticus and Vaticanus agreed (where both were extant) in 191 of the 175 variants, or 70% of the time.104 In 1914, Hoskier devoted 381 pages to the differences between . cC N K X 28 565 1000 1216 1242 1344 1365 1646 2148 2174 Byz, Luke 9:23 N 235 B 59115238 For example, in John 1:4 Sinaiticus and Codex Bezae are the only Greek manuscripts with textual variant (in him is life) instead of (in him was life). THE Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus differences are insignificant in the extreme. See: Codex Vaticanus Graece. , Matthew 10:37 WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY TEACH ABOUT ________? Two important decisions that Bible translators must make include: . The text of Codex Sinaiticus differs in numerous instances from that of the authorized version of the Bible in use during Tischendorf's time. N f13157 892 (your Father) * D L W Z 0170f1f13Byz [25], The original writing was retraced by a later scribe (usually dated to the 10th or 11th century), and the beauty of the original script was spoiled. C copsasyr f1 Juntamente com o Codex Vaticanus, o Codex Sinaiticus considerado como sendo um dos mais importantes manuscritos para o estabelecimento do texto original (crtica textual) do Novo Testamento Grego e tambm da Septuaginta. C . (provided for Him) , Luke 8:45 Herein, we will use the capital B. Codex Sinaiticus dates to about 330 to 360 C.E. Example of differences between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in Matthew 1:1819: 19 , 19 . D, Matthew 13:39b This is simply exaggeration and a misrepresentation of the evidence. C N8699238348 The differences between the 22 f The Septuagint in Codex Sinaiticus Compared with Other Sources three codices that do exist are in their contents and sequence. E G K V , Matthew 22:11 W B, Matthew 9:28a , Matthew 12:38 , Matthew 9:6b I think it's our most cop, Matthew 8:10 , Matthew 10:25a (into their own country) f1157a b g1vg cop, Matthew 2:13 Vaticanus and that, even if they are not the same, "the identity. 105112. (all Syria) , Matthew 5:9 B Wf1333 Sinaiticusa C Z He has authored ninety-five books. A final example of insignificance, (whole of the Syria) (all the Syria). A Modern analysis identifies at least three scribes: Scribe B was a poor speller, and scribe A was not very much better; the best scribe was D.[4]Metzger states: scribe A had made some unusually serious mistakes.[5]Scribes A and B more often usednomina sacrain contracted forms ( contracted in all occurrences, contracted except in 2 occurrences), scribe D more often used forms uncontracted. The Codex Vaticanus is available online in two forms: (1) as scans of the original housed in the Vatican Library, and (2) as scans of a 'facsimile' edition. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichssche Buchhandlung. B, Matthew 9:28c , Matthew 12:11 omit k syrssyrc, Matthew 8:7b V 69 This article is from Wikipedia but has been updated and will be updated even more so by Edward D. Andrews for Christian Publishing House. , Matthew 8:12 , Matthew 12:31 E G K M N S V L X W, Matthew 14:1 Vaticanus and Sinaiticus are false copies of the New Testament, though they do agree with Arius and with Origen (Origen was later excommunicated for false doctrine by the Church Councils, for those who care). B Codex Sinaiticus in the Gospel of John, NTS 15, pp. (by the sea) D372, Matthew 4:23 1. Lets not even mention the end of revelation. N, Matthew 13:30a A notable example of an agreement between the Sinaiticus and Vaticanus texts is that they both omit the word (without cause, without reason, in vain) fromMatthew5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brotherwithout a causeshall be in danger of the judgment., In John 1:18:38Codex Sinaiticusdiffers from Vaticanus and all other Alexandrian manuscripts. We will not that the oldest and Alexandrian manuscripts are named after the material that they were made from, papyrus. F [5] Bruce M. Metzger (1991). , Matthew 14:23 According to Dean Burgon: It is, in fact, easier to find two consecutive verses in which these two MSS differ the one from the other than two consecutive verses in which they entirely agree.[1] See Matthew 1:18-19 below as a perfect example. C D 1 33 A critical note. 13 157 The KJV is a member of the Byzantine family of texts, whereas the Codex Sinaiticus is an Alexandrian text type. Tischendorf reflected upon their meaning, but without any resolution. James Rendel Harris,Stichometry(London 1893), p. 73, [24] Frederic G. Kenyon,Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts(London 1939). These two manuscripts were not written in the same scriptorium. , Matthew 15:17 Codex Vaticanus is a manuscript that is equally as old as Codex Sinaiticus. , Matthew 14:16 Along with Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209, Codex Sinaiticus is generally described as the most ancient surviving basically 'complete' Christian Bible. [22]According to Tischendorf, one of the scribes is identical to (and may have been) one of the scribes of the Codex Sinaiticus (scribe D),[23]but there is insufficient evidence for his assertion. N 48,49 From this colophon, the correction is concluded to have been made inCaesarea Maritimain the 6th or 7th centuries. bC D L W010602330250f1f13Byz, Matthew 13:39a Here are nine things you should know about Codex Sinaiticus. , Matthew 6:18a Matt. 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