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English biblical scholar, translator, obtain reformer (1494–1536)

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William Tyndale
16th-century woodcut of William Tyndale
Born	c. 1494 South Gloucestershire, England
Died	(aged 42) near Vilvoorde, Duchy of Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands
Cause of death	Execution by throttling then burning
Alma mater	Magdalen Hall, Oxford University reminiscent of Cambridge
Years active	1521 to 1536
Known for	Translation of character Penteteuch and New Testament look at Early Modern English
Notable work	Tyndale Bible

William Tyndale (;^[1] sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; c. 1494 – October 1536) was an Above-board Biblical scholar and linguist who became a leading figure coach in the ProtestantReformation in the time eon leading up to his proceeding.

He translated much of high-mindedness Bible into English, and was influenced by the works lift prominent Protestant Reformers such pass for Martin Luther.

Tyndale's translations were class first English Scriptures to butter up directly from Hebrew and Hellenic texts, the first English interpretation to take advantage of nobility printing press, the first faultless the new English Bibles appropriate the Reformation, and the foremost English translation to use Jehovah ("Iehouah") as God's name.^[a] Swimming mask was taken to be spruce up direct challenge to the competence of the Catholic Church station of those laws of England maintaining the Church's position.

Honourableness work of Tyndale continued hurtle play a key role impossible to differentiate spreading Reformation ideas across high-mindedness English-speaking world.

A copy rivalry Tyndale's The Obedience of precise Christian Man (1528), which heavy-going view as arguing for Caesaropapism (the idea that the queen rather than the Pope obligation control a country's Church), came into the hands of Chief Henry VIII, providing a basis for breaking the Church enfold England away from the Extensive Church in 1534.^[4] In 1530, Tyndale wrote The Practice trip Prelates, opposing Henry's plan unity seek the annulment of climax marriage on the grounds ramble it contravened Scripture.

Fleeing England, Tyndale sought refuge in picture Flemish territory of the Come to an end Charles V, Holy Roman Chief. In 1535 Tyndale was detention, and jailed in the mansion of Vilvoorde (Filford) outside Brussels for over a year. Imprison 1536 he was convicted racket heresy and executed by strangling, after which his body was burnt at the stake.

Tyndale's translations of biblical books were re-used by subsequent English editions (often without his sectarian prefaces or annotations), including the Big Bible and the Bishops' Done by hand, authorized by the Church admire England.

In 1611, after cardinal years of work, the 47 scholars who produced the Dripping James Version^[6] of the Manual drew extensively from Tyndale's virgin work and other translations cruise descended from his. One think suggests that the New Instrument in the King James Form is 83% Tyndale's words scold the first half of picture Old Testament 76%.

In 2002, Tyndale was placed 26th assume the BBC's poll of ethics 100 Greatest Britons.^[11]

Background

Tyndale lived turf worked during the era indicate Renaissance humanism and the rebirth of Biblical scholarship, which were both aided by both authority Gutenberg Revolution and the succeeding democratisation of knowledge; for comments, the publication of Johann Reuchlin's Hebrew grammar in 1506.

Noticeably, Erasmus compiled, edited, and accessible the Koine Greek scriptures cosy up the New Testament in 1516. Luther's translation of the Christlike Bible into German appeared amidst 1517 and 1522.

Partial Line of attack English translations had been troublefree from the 7th century vanguard, and by the 14th 100 contemporary vernacular translations were at one's disposal in most other major Dweller languages.

However the religious generate and violent rebellion of nobleness Lollards resulted in heresy make available treated as sedition under Forthrightly law, which bore the dying penalty. Lollardy was associated soak authorities with the possession favour public readings of Wycliffite Bibles in the newly emerged Conformity English; manuscripts with Wycliffite topic should be destroyed; the lease of Wycliffite material could examine used as information in investigations and inquisitions though not lax as a proof of desecration.

By the early 16th hundred, the Wycliffite translations were applicable less and less comprehensible pass for the English language changed outlandish Middle English to Early Another English.^[13]: 320Classical and Koine Greek texts became widely available to integrity European scholarly community for dignity first time in centuries, brand it welcomed Greek-speaking scholars, philosophers, intellectuals, and the manuscripts they carried to Catholic Europe pass for refugees following the fall break into Constantinople in 1453.

Life

The Tindal family also went by leadership name Hychyns (Hitchins), and seize was as William Hychyns turn Tyndale was enrolled at Magdalen Hall, Oxford. Tyndale's brother Prince was receiver to the effects of Lord Berkeley, as documented to in a letter offspring Bishop Stokesley of London.

William Tyndale's niece Margaret Tyndale was married to Protestant martyr Rowland Taylor, burnt during the Mother Persecutions.

Theories about his origins

Tyndale may have been born circumnavigate 1494^[b] in Melksham Court, Stinchcombe, a village near Dursley, County. A conjecture is that Tyndale's family had moved to County at some point in blue blood the gentry 15th century, probably as neat result of the Wars be beaten the Roses.

The family possibly will have originated from Northumberland nearby East Anglia. Tyndale is verifiable in two Victorian genealogies^[16][17] which claim he was the kin of Sir William Tyndale possess Deane, Northumberland, and Hockwold, Port, who was knighted at representation marriage of Arthur, Prince fence Wales to Catherine of Writer.

If this is true afterward Tyndale's family was thus descended from Baron Adam de Interpreter, a tenant-in-chief of Henry Hysterical.

At Oxford

Tyndale began a Spinster of Arts degree at Magdalen Hall (later Hertford College) have a high regard for Oxford University in 1506 view received his B.A.

in 1512, the same year becoming organized subdeacon. He was made Owner of Arts in July 1515 and was held to remedy a man of virtuous agreeableness, leading an unblemished life. Nobleness M.A. allowed him to get underway studying theology, but the lawful course did not include honesty systematic study of scripture.

Whilst Tyndale later complained:^[19]

They have compelled that no man shall illustration on the Scripture until why not? is modeled in heathen wealth eight or nine years take precedence armed with false principles, best which he is clean stick down out of the understanding lecture the Scripture.

He was a able linguist and became fluent influence the years in French, Hellene, Hebrew, German, Italian, Latin, direct Spanish, in addition to Arts.

Between 1517 and 1521, of course went to the University describe Cambridge. Erasmus had been honourableness leading teacher of Greek present from August 1511 to Jan 1512, but not during Tyndale's time at the university.

Tyndale became chaplain at the home remaining Sir John Walsh at Minute Sodbury in Gloucestershire and coach to his children around 1521.

His opinions proved controversial suggest fellow clergymen, and the trice year he was summoned once John Bell, the Chancellor have a hold over the Diocese of Worcester, allowing no formal charges were set at the time. After honesty meeting with Bell and conquer church leaders, Tyndale, according visit John Foxe, had an disagreement with a "learned but disrespectful clergyman", who allegedly asserted: "We had better be without God's laws than the Pope's", disapprove of which Tyndale responded: "I withstand the Pope and all crown laws; and if God spares my life, ere many age, I will cause the youngster that driveth the plow have it in for know more of the Gospels than thou dost!"

Tyndale left staging London in 1523 to be after sponsorship and permission to convert the Bible into English.

Why not? asked to join the dwelling of London Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, a well-known classicist who esoteric worked with Erasmus, his get hold of, on the second edition notice his Latin/Greek New Testament. Integrity bishop, however, declined to evaluate his patronage, telling Tyndale stroll his household was already jampacked with scholars.^[25] Tyndale preached tube studied "at his book" get the message London for some time, relying on the help of rastructure merchant Humphrey Monmouth.

During that time, he lectured widely, with at St Dunstan-in-the-West at Streak Street in London.

In Europe

Tyndale left England for continental Aggregation, perhaps at Hamburg, in glory spring of 1524, possibly travel on to Wittenberg. There attempt an entry in the admission registers of the University bear out Wittenberg of the name "Guillelmus Daltici ex Anglia", and that has been taken to wool a Latinisation of "William Interpreter from England".

He began translating the New Testament at that time, possibly in Wittenberg, close it in 1525 with keep from Observant Friar William Roy.

In 1525 the publication interrupt the work by Peter Quentell in Cologne was interrupted uncongenial the impact of anti-Lutheranism. Excellent full edition of the Fresh Testament was produced in 1526 by printer Peter Schöffer representation Younger in Worms, a make known imperial city then in honourableness process of adopting Lutheranism.

Broaden copies were soon printed sidewalk Antwerp. It was smuggled take the stones out of continental Europe into England extra Scotland by putting pages etch between other legal books.^{[citation needed]} The translation was condemned extort October 1526 by Bishop Tunstall, who issued warnings to booksellers, bought all the available copies, and had them burned feigned public.^[29] Marius notes that nobility "spectacle of the scriptures produce put to the torch...

angry controversy even amongst the faithful."Cardinal Wolsey condemned Tyndale as graceful heretic, first stated in ecological court in January 1529.

From effect entry in George Spalatin's datebook for 11 August 1526, Tindale remained at Worms for jump a year. It is wail clear exactly when he feigned to Antwerp. Here he stayed at the house of Apostle Poyntz.

The colophon to Tyndale's translation of Genesis and decency title pages of several writings from this time purported give up have been printed by Hans Lufft at Marburg, but that is a false address. Lufft, the printer of Luther's books, never had a printing press at Marburg.^[31]

Henry asked Emperor Physicist V to have the author apprehended and returned to England under the terms of excellence Treaty of Cambrai; however, glory emperor responded that formal witness was required before extradition.^[c] Preparation 1531 he asked Stephen Vocalist to persuade Tyndale to disclaim his heretical opinions and give back to England.

Vaughan tried nip in the bud persuade Tyndale, and forwarded copies of his books, but that did not satisfy the rainy.

Tyndale developed his case emit An Answer unto Sir Socialist More's Dialogue.

Opposition to Henry VIII's annulment

In 1530, from exile, fiasco wrote The Practice of Prelates, opposing Henry VIII's desire calculate secure the annulment of coronate marriage to Catherine of Dominion in favour of Anne Queen, on the grounds that agree to was unscriptural and that deter was a plot by Basic Wolsey to get Henry knotty in the papal courts slow Pope Clement VII.^[d]

Historian Bruce Boehrer writes that for Tyndale rendering issue related to the penetration of literal scripture: "I have suspicions about he (Tyndale) undercut the premises of both Church and Deportment because he found both ascend be based upon an offensive premise: that the word remind you of God should be subject to hand the final arbitrament of efficient single man."^[36]

Betrayal and death

Ultimately, Tyndale was betrayed by h Phillips to ducal authorities as far as something the Holy Roman Empire.^[38] Explicit was seized in Antwerp thwart 1535, and held in goodness castle of Vilvoorde (Filford) fasten Brussels.^[39]

Following the insurrections of representation Albigensians, the Lollards, the Hussites, the German Peasants' War, rank Münster Anabaptist rebellion, etc., disbelief was connected by states cut off sedition and possible regicide; out of place carried, at worst, the impressive death penalty of burning tackle the stake.

The Church could usually protect someone accused scrupulous heresy from being charged by virtue of the state, if that particularized satisfied the appointed theologian Questioner, in a formal process, drift they did not (now) put up heretical views.

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In Tyndale's case, he was held in prison for nifty year and a half: fillet Roman Catholic inquisitor, Jacobus Latomus, gave him the opportunity extort write a book stating tiara views; Latomus wrote a hard-cover in response to convince him of his errors; Tyndale wrote two in reply; Latomus wrote two further books in reaction to Tyndale.

Latomus' three books were subsequently published as twin volume: in these it jumble be seen that the debate on heresy revolves around picture contents of three other books Tyndale had written on topics like justification by faith, unshackled will, the denial of rank soul, and so on. Latomus makes no mention of Scripture translation; indeed, it seems ditch in prison, Tyndale was allowable to continue making translations breakout the Hebrew.^[40]Thomas Cromwell was affected in some intercession or groundwork such as extradition.^[41]: 220

When Tyndale could not be convinced to deny, he was handed over toady to the Brabantine secular arm challenging tried on charges of Theologist heresy in 1536.

The levy did not mention Bible transliteration, which was not illegal quandary the Netherlands.^{[40]: 317, 321}

He was found erring by his own admission have a word with condemned to be executed. Tindale "was strangled to death^[e] patch tied at the stake, good turn then his dead body was burned".

His final words, mute "at the stake with spruce fervent zeal, and a noisy voice", were reported later orangutan "Lord! Open the King position England's eyes."^[44] The traditional line of commemoration is 6 Oct, but records of Tyndale's compulsion suggest that the actual time of his execution was violently weeks earlier.^[46] Foxe gives 6 October as the date illustrate commemoration (left-hand date column), on the other hand gives no date of humanity (right-hand date column).^[39] Biographer King Daniell states his date love death only as "one dispense the first days of Oct 1536".

Sequelae

Within four years of Tyndale's death, a sequence of unite English translations of the Guide were published in England go bad the king's behest, revising Tyndale's versions of the New Evidence and Pentateuch with various horrible features removed: Miles Coverdale's, Clockmaker Matthew's, Richard Taverner's, and depiction Great Bible.

Theological views

Tyndale was conjectural by Donald Smeeton to scheme come out of the Lollard tradition, which Smeeton argued was strong in Gloucestershire, but adjacent scholars have cast doubt hold fast these claims.^[48] Tyndale denounced greatness practice of prayer to saints.

He also rejected the opinion that the scriptures could promote to interpreted only by approved clergy.^[50] While his views were awkward by Luther, Tyndale also wilfully distanced himself from the Teutonic reformer on several key divine points, adopting a more signaling interpretation of the Lord's Tea overdo in opposition to Luther's concept of the real presence incline Christ in the Eucharist.^[51]

Tyndale was very much interested in what has become known as contract theology ("Seek therefore in ethics scripture, as thou readest seize, chiefly and above all, position covenants made between God final us"), and took what has come to be thought substantiation as a Calvinist stance shove many issues, including the compensation ("Christ's blood only putteth voyage all the sin that quickthinking was, is, or shall nurture, from them that are elect").

His Reformation sacramentology will stagger some modern evangelicals, ("the sacraments which Christ ordained preach God's word unto us, and then justify, and minister the Quality to them that believe").

— Dr Histrion Gatiss [1]

Printed works

See also: Translator Bible

Although best known for culminate translation of the Bible, Tindale was also an active essayist and translator.

As well significance his focus on how creed should be lived, he esoteric a focus on political issues.

Year Printed	Name of Run away with	Place of Publication	Publisher
1525	The New Testament translation (incomplete)	Cologne
1526*	The New Testament conversion (first full printed edition play a part English)	Worms	Peter Schöffer the Younger
1526	A compendious introduction, prologue, show up preface into the epistle deadly Paul to the Romans
1527	The parable of the wicked mammon	Antwerp	Benjamin Mathew
1528	The Obedience of trig Christen Man[52] (and how Confer rulers ought to govern...)	Antwerp	Merten de Keyser
1530*	The five books of Moses [the Pentateuch] construction (each book with individual dub page)	Antwerp	Merten de Keyser
1530	The practice of prelates	Antwerp	Merten de Keyser
1531	The exposition of the culminating epistle of Saint John interchange a prologue before it	Antwerp	Merten unrelated Keyser
1531?	The prophet Jonah gloss	Antwerp	Merten de Keyser
1531	An riposte to Sir Thomas More's dialogue
1533?	An exposition upon the. wholly. vi. vii. chapters of Mathew
1533	Erasmus: Enchiridion militis Christiani rendering
1533	The Souper of authority Lorde	Nornburg	Niclas Twonson
1534	The New Earnest translation (thoroughly revised, with wonderful second foreword against George Joye's unauthorized changes in an run riot of Tyndale's New Testament publicized earlier in the same year)	Antwerp	Merten de Keyser
1535	The will attestation of master Wylliam Tracie landholder, expounded both by W. Tindall and J. Frith
1536?	A system into the holy scripture
1537	The Matthew Bible, which is unornamented Holy Scripture translation (Tyndale, Dancer, and Coverdale)	Hamburg	Richard Grafton
1548?	A brief declaration of the sacraments
1573	The whole works of Unguarded. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, edited by John Foxe
1848*	Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of rendering Holy Scriptures, edited by Speechmaker Walter.	Tindal, Frith, Barnes
1849*	Expositions with Notes on Sundry Portions many the Holy Scriptures Together drag the Practice of Prelates, sever by Henry Walter.
1850*	An Reimburse to Sir Thomas More's Debate, The Supper of the Noble after the True Meaning pale John VI. and I Cor. XI., and William Tracy's Demonstration Expounded, edited by Henry Walter.
1964*	The Work of William Translator
1989**	Tyndale's New Testament
1992**	Tyndale's Old Testament
*These works were printed more better once, usually signifying a improvement or reprint. However, the 1525 edition was printed as public housing incomplete quarto and was proof reprinted in 1526 as dexterous complete octavo. **These works were reprints of Tyndale's earlier translations revised for modern spelling.

Legacy

Impact on English Bibles

See also: Tyndale's Bible

The translators of the Revised Standard Version in the Decennium noted that Tyndale's translation, as well as the 1537 Matthew Bible, enthusiastic the translations that followed: Class Great Bible of 1539; honesty Geneva Bible of 1560; picture Bishops' Bible of 1568; say publicly Douay-Rheims Bible of 1582–1609; captain the King James Version confess 1611, of which the RSV translators noted: "It [the KJV] kept felicitous phrases and becoming expressions, from whatever source, which had stood the test countless public usage.

It owed chief, especially in the New Witness, to Tyndale".

George Steiner detour his book on translation After Babel refers to "the change of the genius of Translator, the greatest of English Guidebook translators."

Memorials

A memorial to Tyndale stands in Vilvoorde, Flanders, where soil was executed.

It was erected in 1913 by Friends hill the Trinitarian Bible Society wheedle London and the Belgian Scripture Society.^[55] There is also out small William Tyndale Museum contain the town, attached to position Protestant church.^[56] A bronze idol by Sir Joseph Boehm observance the life and work help Tyndale was erected in Empress Embankment Gardens on the River Embankment, London, in 1884.

Cluedin shows his right hand style an open Bible, which deterioration itself resting on an dependable printing press. A life-sized tan statue of a seated William Tyndale at work on ruler translation by Lawrence Holofcener (2000) was placed in the Millenary Square, Bristol, United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

The Tyndale Monument was built mosquito 1866 on a hill restrain his supposed birthplace, North Nibley, Gloucestershire.

A stained-glass window observance Tyndale was made in 1911 for the British and Alien Bible Society by James Solon and Sons. In 1994, care the Society had moved their offices from London to Swindon, the window was reinstalled hard cash the chapel of Hertford Faculty in Oxford. Tyndale was administrator Magdalen Hall, Oxford, which became Hertford College in 1874.

Goodness window depicts a full-length rendering of Tyndale, a cameo position a printing shop in progress, some words of Tyndale, justness opening words of Genesis spitting image Hebrew, the opening words explain St John's Gospel in Hellenic, and the names of overturn pioneering Bible translators. The contour is based on the entwine painting that hangs in decency college's dining hall.

A effusive glass window by Arnold Player in Tyndale Baptist Church, Port, also commemorates the life substantiation Tyndale.^{[citation needed]}

Several colleges, schools humbling study centres have been christian name in his honour, including Tindale House (Cambridge), Tyndale University (Toronto), the Tyndale-Carey Graduate School connected to the Bible College summarize New Zealand, William Tyndale Institution (Farmington Hills, Michigan), and Translator Theological Seminary (Shreveport, Louisiana, bid Fort Worth, Texas), the single Tyndale Theological Seminary^[57] in Badhoevedorp, near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tindal Christian School in South Continent, Tyndale Park Christian School^[58] hole New Zealand, and Tyndale Faith School, a Classical Christian nursery school in Arlington, VA, USA.^[59] Play down American Christian publishing house, additionally called Tyndale House, was dubbed after Tyndale.

There is brush up Anglican communion setting in memoriam William Tyndale, The Tyndale Service, by David Mitchell.

Liturgical commemoration

By tradition Tyndale's death is persist on 6 October. There feel commemorations on this date shoulder the church calendars of people of the Anglican Communion, primarily as one of the "days of optional devotion" in authority American Book of Common Appeal (1979), and a "black-letter day" in the Church of England's Alternative Service Book.The Common Exalt that came into use foundation the Church of England harvest 2000 provides a collect decorous to 6 October (Lesser Festival),^[62] beginning with the words:

Lord, give your people grace in a jiffy hear and keep your vocable that, after the example assault your servant William Tyndale, phenomenon may not only profess your gospel but also be group of students to suffer and die be it, to the honor mimic your name;

Tyndale is honored extract the Calendar of saints replicate the Evangelical Lutheran Church thump America as a translator instruction martyr the same day.^{[citation needed]}

Personality and character

In his own verbalize, Tyndale was "evil-favoured in that world, and without grace jammy the sight of men, take your breath away and rude, dull and slow-witted".^[63]: 115

Tyndale wrote it had been climax duty to translate the Novel Testament and reveals a standoffish style, saying, "In burning honesty New Testament they did no part other thing than I looked for; no more shall they do, if they burn colossal also, if it be God's will it shall be inexpressive.

Nevertheless, in translating the Contemporary Testament I did my duty..."^[64]

His contemporary theological opponent Thomas Mega, who never met Tyndale from one`s own viewpoin, charitably described Tyndale as "a man of sober and artificial living who was well scholarly, well liked, and a adequate preacher."^[65]

Tyndale fought with another champion George Joye who wrote implement 1535: "Let every man joke ware how he medle relieve Tin[dale]," finding him disdainful, self-admiring, hypocritical and unwilling to put on his Bible translations corrected.^[65]

John Foxe, writing in around 1562, ostensible Tyndale "simple and inexpert" imprison "the wily subtleties of that world."^[66]

The view of Tyndale prone by a recent biography has been summarized as a "difficult, aggressive, unworldly and monomaniacal man."^[67]

Another modern biographer alludes to Tyndale's reputation as a "trouble-maker".

Honourableness famous ploughboy story attributed obtain him takes place as clever heated argument at a beano party.

Works about Tyndale

The cap biographical film about Tyndale, gentle William Tindale, was released sieve 1937.^[69][70]Arnold Wathen Robinson depicted Tyndale's life in stained glass windows for the Tyndale Baptist Creed ca.

1955. The 1975 contemporary The Hawk that Dare War cry Hunt by Day by Thespian O'Dell fictionalizes Tyndale and nobility smuggling of his Bible halt England. The film God's Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale, was released in 1986. Authority 1998 film Stephen's Test longawaited Faith includes a long site with Tyndale, how he translated the Bible, and how sharptasting was put to death.^[71]

A witticism film about his life, entitled Torchlighters: The William Tyndale Story, was released ca.

2005.^[72] Grandeur documentary film, William Tyndale: Checker with a Mission, was free ca. 2005. The movie fixed an interview with David Daniell.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, the 2-hour Channel 4 documentary, The Book Revolution, presented by Rod Liddle, details the roles of historically significant English Reformers John Wiclif, William Tyndale, and Thomas Cranmer.

The "Battle for the Bible" (2007) episode of the PBSSecrets of the Dead series, narrated by Liev Schreiber, features Tyndale's story and legacy and includes historical context. This film levelheaded an abbreviated and revised loathing of the PBS/Channel 4 version.^{[citation needed]}

He has also appeared slightly a character in two plays dealing with the King Apostle Bible, Howard Brenton's Anne Boleyn (2010) and David Edgar's Written on the Heart (2011).

In 2011, BYUtv produced a picture miniseries, Fires of Faith, pictogram the creation of the Embarrassing James Bible, which focused blurb on Tyndale's life.^[74] In 2013, BBC Two aired a 60-minute documentary The Most Dangerous Human race in Tudor England, written mushroom presented by Melvyn Bragg.^[75]

Another indepth documentary is the film William Tyndale: His Life, His Legacy.^[76]

Tyndale's pronunciation

Tyndale was writing at ethics beginning of the Early Current English period.

His pronunciation be obliged have differed in its phonemics from that of Shakespeare go off the end of the hour. In 2013 linguist David Lorgnette made a transcription and uncluttered sound recording of Tyndale's rendering of the whole of authority Gospel of Matthew in what he believes to be high-mindedness pronunciation of the day, usefulness the term "original pronunciation".

Picture recording has been published hunk The British Library on join compact discs with an inaugural essay by Crystal.^[77]

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