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refmon 04/21/23 6:30:31 PM #1:	https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/queen-cleopatra-black-netflix-egypt-1235590708/ --- If you read this signature, then that meant that I had control of what you read for 5 SECONDS!! <cite>refmon posted [p:972993547] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/queen-cleopatra-black-netflix-egypt-1235590708/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 04/21/23 6:32:11 PM #2:	I bet cleopatra was Mexican <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:972993573] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>I bet cleopatra was Mexican </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
catfan2008 04/21/23 6:35:26 PM #3:	https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65322821 --- Meow Meow I have dyslexia so please don't make fun of my writing. <cite>catfan2008 posted [p:972993645] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65322821</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a 04/21/23 6:37:03 PM #4:	We already had a black Cleopatra tho https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/6/8/AAe6eNAAEZ80.jpg --- Lusa Cfaad Taydr <cite>Kim_Seong-a posted [p:972993672] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>We already had a black Cleopatra thohttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/6/8/AAe6eNAAEZ80.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
deoxxys 04/21/23 6:38:13 PM #5:	It doesnt Media shouldnt whitewash or blackwash though at this point its going to happen so shrug Who cares anymore? --- twylite sprinkle http://tinyurl.com/jeqyas3 https://tinyurl.com/mgvx7h2 <cite>deoxxys posted [p:972993692] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>It doesntMedia shouldnt whitewash or blackwash though at this point its going to happen so shrugWho cares anymore?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 04/21/23 6:40:16 PM #6:	Doesn't bother me i see it as a mockumentary. --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Gothic 2 NOTR He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:972993728] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Doesn't bother me i see it as a mockumentary. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 04/21/23 6:42:49 PM #7:	"It is more likely that Cleopatra looked like our actor than Elizabeth Taylor ever did." It is almost like dramas and documentaries have totally different standards and expectations! --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:972993768] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>"It is more likely that Cleopatra looked like our actor than Elizabeth Taylor ever did."It is almost like dramas and documentaries have totally different standards and expectations! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EbonTitanium 04/21/23 6:43:18 PM #8:	Personally, I just think its dumb to keep pushing this myth. Africa has more history than just Ancient Egypt. --- I don't know which is worse: fanboys or elitist. <cite>EbonTitanium posted [p:972993775] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Personally, I just think its dumb to keep pushing this myth. Africa has more history than just Ancient Egypt.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Allende 04/21/23 6:46:32 PM #9:	Kim_Seong-a posted... We already had a black Cleopatra tho https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/6/8/AAe6eNAAEZ80.jpg Do I make you horneh? --- Everything is goin' right tonight, I got my spliffs in my pocket and they all rolled tight. ROLLED TIGHT! <cite>Allende posted [p:972993830] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Kim_Seong-a posted... </cite><quote>We already had a black Cleopatra thohttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/6/8/AAe6eNAAEZ80.jpg</quote>Do I make you horneh?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 04/21/23 7:46:14 PM #10:	it's a bit silly if it's passed for as fact, like when the producer or writer or whoever it was that said something along the lines of "forget what the history books told you, cleopatra was black". but otherwise it doesn't really matter. the mummy, famously set in egypt, had no egyptian actors for the cast --- https://i.imgur.com/6cPXvLN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/hVC4i6j.jpg <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:972994813] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>it's a bit silly if it's passed for as fact, like when the producer or writer or whoever it was that said something along the lines of "forget what the history books told you, cleopatra was black". but otherwise it doesn't really matter. the mummy, famously set in egypt, had no egyptian actors for the cast</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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R1masher 04/21/23 8:12:41 PM #12:	I dont even know what Cleo did to get famous, could be a white lady for all I care --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:972995258] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>I dont even know what Cleo did to get famous, could be a white lady for all I care </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MICHALECOLE 04/21/23 8:36:21 PM #14:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] As everybody who has recently become experts on Egypt will tell you, she was Greek <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:972995675] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> As everybody who has recently become experts on Egypt will tell you, she was Greek </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
refmon 04/21/23 8:39:06 PM #15:	ThyCorndog posted... the mummy, famously set in egypt, had no egyptian actors for the cast this is a documentary --- If you read this signature, then that meant that I had control of what you read for 5 SECONDS!! <cite>refmon posted [p:972995719] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite><quote>the mummy, famously set in egypt, had no egyptian actors for the cast</quote>this is a documentary </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 04/21/23 8:40:42 PM #16:	I'm just waiting on the inevitable debate in whether Cleopatra white or olive or brown skinned. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:972995750] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>I'm just waiting on the inevitable debate in whether Cleopatra white or olive or brown skinned.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VampireCoyote 04/21/23 8:40:46 PM #17:	Because there are too many films no more films for 6 years, then well see what folks have come up with --- She/her <cite>VampireCoyote posted [p:972995753] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Because there are too many filmsno more films for 6 years, then well see what folks have come up with</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HannibalBarca3 04/21/23 8:47:47 PM #18:	https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12r6rgc/was_cleopatra_black/jgw2nv9/?context=3 --- Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. Will not change sig until the Tsar is put back in the Russian throne (July 08, 2010) <cite>HannibalBarca3 posted [p:972995899] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12r6rgc/was_cleopatra_black/jgw2nv9/?context=3</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JuanCarlos1 04/21/23 8:50:08 PM #19:	Not against it, but I do think historical figures should be played accurately. --- Mas dicen, que en las dimensiones de nuestro ser... hay muchos detalles por conocer... <cite>JuanCarlos1 posted [p:972995947] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Not against it, but I do think historical figures should be played accurately.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WBC_Injury 04/21/23 8:53:24 PM #20:	I'm pretty sure Greeks were darker skinned to the point where they would be considered non-white by 19th century standards, and Egyptians were at the very least brown skinned. Neither civilizations looked like western Europe. <cite>WBC_Injury posted [p:972996010] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>I'm pretty sure Greeks were darker skinned to the point where they would be considered non-white by 19th century standards, and Egyptians were at the very least brown skinned.Neither civilizations looked like western Europe.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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s0nicfan 04/21/23 8:56:15 PM #22:	It's ahistorical, but as long as everone acknowledges that the Netflix documentary is a vanity project on the tier of Ancient Aliens then I guess we're all good. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:972996066] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>It's ahistorical, but as long as everone acknowledges that the Netflix documentary is a vanity project on the tier of Ancient Aliens then I guess we're all good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChrisReeve 04/21/23 9:00:21 PM #23:	Why does the author assume a show or movie (whatever this is) that doesn't interest me at all bothers me? Cleopatra is probably one of the most uninteresting people from history aside from her relationship with Caesar. --- https://youtu.be/3GflKh9jlCg https://youtu.be/oPS3gaQJJFQ <cite>ChrisReeve posted [p:972996148] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Why does the author assume a show or movie (whatever this is) that doesn't interest me at all bothers me? Cleopatra is probably one of the most uninteresting people from history aside from her relationship with Caesar.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 04/21/23 9:02:48 PM #24:	I don't like it. Cleopatra was a faker. Who whole thing was that she was some outside who lie and said that she was this and that. She literally helped Mark Antony lose everything. Oh top of everything else. --- "Big Sweaty Otis" -Titus O'Neil <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:972996206] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>I don't like it. Cleopatra was a faker. Who whole thing was that she was some outside who lie and said that she was this and that. She literally helped Mark Antony lose everything. Oh top of everything else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 04/21/23 9:07:42 PM #25:	ChrisReeve posted... Why does the author assume a show or movie (whatever this is) that doesn't interest me at all bothers me? Cleopatra is probably one of the most uninteresting people from history aside from her relationship with Caesar. Did you read that as if she was talking directly to you? Is that what you thought? and really? The most uninteresting person in all of history? Less interesting than the president Chester Arthur? <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:972996325] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>ChrisReeve posted... </cite><quote>Why does the author assume a show or movie (whatever this is) that doesn't interest me at all bothers me? Cleopatra is probably one of the most uninteresting people from history aside from her relationship with Caesar.</quote>Did you read that as if she was talking directly to you? Is that what you thought? and really? The most uninteresting person in all of history? Less interesting than the president Chester Arthur?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChrisReeve 04/21/23 9:10:53 PM #26:	ChrisReeve posted... one of the most https://youtu.be/33rx2A1VuAQ --- https://youtu.be/3GflKh9jlCg https://youtu.be/oPS3gaQJJFQ <cite>ChrisReeve posted [p:972996387] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>ChrisReeve posted...</cite><quote> one of the most </quote>https://youtu.be/33rx2A1VuAQ</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pfh1001 04/21/23 9:12:28 PM #27:	Jada Pinkett's insane conspiracy theory fanfiction shouldn't be labeled as a documentary. <cite>pfh1001 posted [p:972996413] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Jada Pinkett's insane conspiracy theory fanfiction shouldn't be labeled as a documentary.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 04/21/23 9:12:35 PM #28:	This dude loves Chester Arthur <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:972996417] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>This dude loves Chester Arthur </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 04/21/23 9:19:45 PM #29:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/1/AABd5gAAEZ-b.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/2/AABd5gAAEZ-c.jpg those are apparently Greek women, according to Google. This is likely similar to what Cleopatra looked like. I doubt she would be what modern society calls black. Her family did not mix with others. They would have been "pure bred" greek <cite>Zikten posted [p:972996547] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/1/AABd5gAAEZ-b.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/2/AABd5gAAEZ-c.jpg those are apparently Greek women, according to Google. This is likely similar to what Cleopatra looked like. I doubt she would be what modern society calls black. Her family did not mix with others. They would have been "pure bred" greek</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 04/21/23 9:58:23 PM #30:	This topic needs @SailorGoon, but he's been missing for almost a year. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:972997301] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>This topic needs @SailorGoon, but he's been missing for almost a year.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TMOG 04/21/23 10:00:15 PM #31:	I wonder how many people mad about black Cleopatra are also perfectly fine with white Jesus <cite>TMOG posted [p:972997327] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>I wonder how many people mad about black Cleopatra are also perfectly fine with white Jesus</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
yusiko 04/21/23 10:03:33 PM #32:	it bothers me because cleopatra is a white woman also a stripper and she lived in the year 2525 fighting to reclaim the earth for the humans after man kind was driven underground by machines --- yusketeer <cite>yusiko posted [p:972997385] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>it bothers me because cleopatra is a white womanalso a stripperand she lived in the year 2525 fighting to reclaim the earth for the humans after man kind was driven underground by machines</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vyrulisse 04/21/23 10:05:29 PM #33:	pfh1001 posted... Jada Pinkett's insane conspiracy theory fanfiction shouldn't be labeled as a documentary. --- http://i.imgur.com/6VeX04D.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk9mMbOpAaA <cite>Vyrulisse posted [p:972997415] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>pfh1001 posted... </cite><quote>Jada Pinkett's insane conspiracy theory fanfiction shouldn't be labeled as a documentary.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VampireCoyote 04/21/23 10:06:39 PM #34:	why does it matter what her skin color why does it --- She/her <cite>VampireCoyote posted [p:972997440] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>why does it matterwhather skin colorwhy does it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChrisReeve 04/21/23 10:07:29 PM #35:	VampireCoyote posted... why does it matter what her skin color why does it It doesnt matter since I wasnt watching it regardless of who they cast --- https://youtu.be/3GflKh9jlCg https://youtu.be/oPS3gaQJJFQ <cite>ChrisReeve posted [p:972997452] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>VampireCoyote posted...</cite><quote>why does it matterwhather skin colorwhy does it</quote>It doesnt matter sinceI wasnt watching itregardless of who they cast</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HannibalBarca3 04/21/23 10:09:17 PM #37:	TMOG posted... I wonder how many people mad about black Cleopatra are also perfectly fine with white Jesus Or Greeks/Romans speaking with American or British accents. --- Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. Will not change sig until the Tsar is put back in the Russian throne (July 08, 2010) <cite>HannibalBarca3 posted [p:972997476] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>TMOG posted... </cite><quote>I wonder how many people mad about black Cleopatra are also perfectly fine with white Jesus</quote>Or Greeks/Romans speaking with American or British accents. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 04/21/23 10:33:36 PM #38:	Seeing topics about it. The Internet has ruined everyone's lives --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:972997842] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Seeing topics about it. The Internet has ruined everyone's lives </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Pogo_Marimo 04/21/23 10:48:42 PM #40:	People put far more thought into the color of her skin now than they ever did in Ptolemic Egypt. Kind of tells you how much both sides are missing the point and pretty much "Americanizing" a documentary about Ancient Egypt. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. <cite>Pogo_Marimo posted [p:972998082] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>People put far more thought into the color of her skin now than they ever did in Ptolemic Egypt. Kind of tells you how much both sides are missing the point and pretty much "Americanizing" a documentary about Ancient Egypt. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
yusiko 04/21/23 10:54:02 PM #41:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] It was made by the same people who made xena which was also a lame cheesy eye candy show but fun --- yusketeer <cite>yusiko posted [p:972998171] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> It was made by the same people who made xena which was also a lame cheesy eye candy show but fun </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 04/21/23 10:57:13 PM #42:	TMOG posted... I wonder how many people mad about black Cleopatra are also perfectly fine with white Jesus Bold of you to assume there is a historical Jesus. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:972998217] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>TMOG posted... </cite><quote>I wonder how many people mad about black Cleopatra are also perfectly fine with white Jesus</quote>Bold of you to assume there is a historical Jesus. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Null_Gain 04/21/23 11:15:27 PM #43:	Faux News has jumped onto the blackwashed Cleopatra outrage as well. --- Series S + Switch "Don't steal, stop being ignorant and respect other peoples beliefs." -perthboy on flying a Nazi flag <cite>Null_Gain posted [p:972998473] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Faux News has jumped onto the blackwashed Cleopatra outrage as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Noumena 04/21/23 11:36:13 PM #44:	Call me Mark Antony lol --- @RealMedeaLysistrata <cite>Noumena posted [p:972998709] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Call me Mark Antony lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
deoxxys 04/21/23 11:51:59 PM #45:	Zikten posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/2/AABd5gAAEZ-c.jpg Good Lord that's a fine woman --- twylite sprinkle http://tinyurl.com/jeqyas3 https://tinyurl.com/mgvx7h2 <cite>deoxxys posted [p:972998904] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/2/AABd5gAAEZ-c.jpg </quote>Good Lord that's a fine woman</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EbonTitanium 04/21/23 11:55:55 PM #46:	yusiko posted... it bothers me because cleopatra is a white woman also a stripper and she lived in the year 2525 fighting to reclaim the earth for the humans after man kind was driven underground by machines I miss cheesy show like this. --- I don't know which is worse: fanboys or elitist. <cite>EbonTitanium posted [p:972998946] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>yusiko posted... </cite><quote>it bothers me because cleopatra is a white womanalso a stripperand she lived in the year 2525 fighting to reclaim the earth for the humans after man kind was driven underground by machines</quote>I miss cheesy show like this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
deoxxys 04/22/23 12:01:59 AM #47:	TMOG posted... I wonder how many people mad about black Cleopatra are also perfectly fine with white Jesus Jesus is overly portrayed as very white but he should be Hebrew which is modern day Palestine/Israel. I personally always have had problems with white washing, I'm not going to change my tune now that the coin is flipped. YellowSUV posted... Bold of you to assume there is a historical Jesus. Pretty sure must historians agree that there was a Jesus just not that he was the son of God. --- twylite sprinkle http://tinyurl.com/jeqyas3 https://tinyurl.com/mgvx7h2 <cite>deoxxys posted [p:972999012] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>TMOG posted... </cite><quote>I wonder how many people mad about black Cleopatra are also perfectly fine with white Jesus</quote>Jesus is overly portrayed as very white but he should be Hebrew which is modern day Palestine/Israel. I personally always have had problems with white washing, I'm not going to change my tune now that the coin is flipped.YellowSUV posted... </cite><quote>Bold of you to assume there is a historical Jesus.</quote>Pretty sure must historians agree that there was a Jesus just not that he was the son of God.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VampireCoyote 04/22/23 12:06:50 AM #48:	deoxxys posted... Jesus is overly portrayed as very white but he should be Hebrew which is modern day Palestine/Israel. I personally always have had problems with white washing, I'm not going to change my tune now that the coin is flipped. Pretty sure must historians agree that there was a Jesus just not that he was the son of God. there is general agreement but there is actually zero historical evidence that Jesus existed --- She/her <cite>VampireCoyote posted [p:972999081] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>deoxxys posted... </cite><quote>Jesus is overly portrayed as very white but he should be Hebrew which is modern day Palestine/Israel. I personally always have had problems with white washing, I'm not going to change my tune now that the coin is flipped.Pretty sure must historians agree that there was a Jesus just not that he was the son of God.</quote>there is general agreement but there is actually zero historical evidence that Jesus existed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 04/22/23 12:09:04 AM #49:	I'm not convinced there is solid evidence of Jesus. The only non biblical records I've ever seen are just people mentioning that people believe he existed. Basically just Romans commenting that Christianity is a thing. But I have seen nothing that proves Jesus existed But if he did exist he'd look like an Arab probably <cite>Zikten posted [p:972999107] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>I'm not convinced there is solid evidence of Jesus. The only non biblical records I've ever seen are just people mentioning that people believe he existed. Basically just Romans commenting that Christianity is a thing. But I have seen nothing that proves Jesus existed But if he did exist he'd look like an Arab probably </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 04/22/23 12:10:43 AM #50:	Allende posted... Do I make you horneh? i'm currently making other people displeased by my actions. --- Republicans " hold together like a ball of lusty ticks" - drclaeys <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:972999129] in What Bothe... [t:80419808]...</cite> <quote>Allende posted...</cite><quote>Do I make you horneh?</quote>i'm currently making other people displeased by my actions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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