Woods v. Federal Bureau of Prisons et al
Filing
81
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 03/22/2012. (kab)
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ai
sae W oods i e i t brngacvirg saci t rBie . U. C.j 1 1 1
ttd
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33 , 343,
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985 nd 98 nd he
a it
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de
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t co pli co to ly,notte W oo t thi co pli tde c i i i nt , f ie t
he m a nt ndii nal
is d
ds ha s m a n s rbed nc de s but al d o
s a e wha c a m she w i he t brng, nd g an e W oo a opporuniy t f l a nm e
tt
t li
s d o i a r td
ds n
t t o ie n
nded
co ant Thec r advie W oodst t a ndedc mpli s d()sat ea hcli (
mpli .
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hathe me
o ant houl a t e c am, b)
n met d fn a ts a ans who W o d wih dt b i t t li ()saefcs
n he ee d n t) g i t m o s s e o rng ha cam, c tt a t
c n e ngc n u te c d fn a t dtk ni v oaino hsrg t, n ( )p riulrz t
o c mi o d c a h ee d n ha a e n i lto f i ihs a d d a t aie he
c
fcsi s p o t fe c cam,n l dn d tsa de i e c o ij re .Th c u t loa vs d
a t n u p r o a h li icu ig ae n v d n e f n u is e o r as d ie
W oodst sa et s cii a tofneg i nceo whi he i e edt s t Unie Stt unde
o t t he pe fc c
lge
n ch ntnd o ue he t d a es
r
t FTCA a t s cfca tonsonwhihheba e hi camsun r42U. C.jj1 5and
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nd he pe ii ci
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de
S.
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our lo dvied
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ue he t d a e , he
BOP, rg o ps(i eC
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BOP tf )
.
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o s ie n n e o li t ECF s 4 9 , asn li bo t s n
co tonsandexc svef c un rBi nsa amedialne i nc cli t rt FTCA.
ndii
es i or e de ve nd
c
glge e a m mde he
Li r ly co tu W oods ame d co pli al ge t f l ng g ou d c am s
be a l nsr ed,
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ai
ue nd
ual
s
nt
1 . On Se e be 30,2009, e e an Tr es durng a r he i ofa
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pt m r
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B.
t be 2009, f nda W is t e tned W oods lf by
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saig i-q t al o elwy rs id n'wo kwi me y u'ea g o a
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o t f m r r r ng o l m hr e
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. M ri
d
t a t rc l whe eW oo r m ane i n bult r r tant f ove 24
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l, r
e i d n esr nt or r 4
s
1 I Cl m s IC and 1G , W oodsc
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ompl ned t ts a tng on Oct 9,2009,he had no acces t
ai ha t ri
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so
a phoneorvii i becauseher f ed t l hi cel. The cour s
suton,
e us o eave s l
t umm a iy dim isedt e as t
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nded compl nt pur uantt 28 U . .C.jl 5 b ( ) f rf iur t saeacam.(
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2.
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F.
t r
t n- gi l r cor m
t st d
Le andwal d t oug t s ci housnguni,i i W oods who was
e
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i
t gnorng
,
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ng
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G.
t be
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n
a
mbult y r sr nt,a her m ane i r ta nt f r48 ho s
aor e tai s nd e i d n esr i s o
m .
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H
t r 4,
Andy W olet r a e d W oods lf by usng a
f b e tne
' ie
i
ha ge t e.2
nd sur
Cl m 2: I
ai
nhum aneLi ng Co tons
vi
ndii
2A .On Oc obe 9,2009,De e ntLt M a tn l kedW oodsup i t Bt r
f nda
. ri oc
n he
r hol ngc l oft Spe i HousngUni (1 'wihouta r l ng
ange di el he cal i
t 1SHU' t
)
ny umi
wa e ort lta de i d W oo ofhygineie sa ade t f
t r oie nd prve
ds
e t m nd quae ood;
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s i ht oe.
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t be
fe tc r e ve
r m a or
r tai s unna e sa fm e be sas a t d W oods sa e hi t t foor
esr nt,
m d t f m r s ule
, l mm d m o he l ,
a plce hi bac i a bult r r ta n s whi h helt rr f e t t keof
nd a d m
k n m a o y esr i t , c
a e e us d o a
f
f f arofa he ata k.
or e
not r t c
3B.On Oc obe 30,2009,De e nt Stle a Shoema ra tc d
t r
f nda s ilr nd
ke ta ke
W oodsast tid t f c hi it awheec i;W oodsr us d t ge i a
hey re o or e m n o
lhar
ef e o t n nd
ç ed o t)t b to o t wh ec ar'
i l) nro he o tm fhe e lh i.
hg
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3C.On Oc obe 30,2009, f nda Tr esa Ofi erTi on c m ei o
t r
De e nt e nd fc
pt a nt
W oods'c la a s ule W oods
el nd s a t d
.
Cl m 4: M e ca Ne i nc
ai
di l glge t
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us
9, ppr xi t l
nm t s ta ked
n he
c
how hal kiki hi wih se lt d boot,be tnghi wih br m siks a
l, c ng m t t e oe
s a i m t oo tc , nd
punc ng a sa nghi ;sa fdi notdo ame c la s s e ofW oods
hi nd tbbi
m tf d
di a s esm nt
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ij e a ga hi o ye dr .
nmis nd ve m nl ye ops
2 Thec t r vi sy dimis dCli I a ans Ard W of pu s nt oj 1 l A( ( ) f
our p e ou l s se am H g i t ty le rua t 9 5 b)l, or
f iu et saeacam.( No.1 )
alr o tt l i ECF
2.
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ECF . , . - .
eif n h s ci ECF . ) W o e k x u g me t f aiu
o
i i ntr pors r m o lofale m ii o ma i 9o hi Ce r lFie, ta f r a
ncde e t, e va
lged snf r ton m s nta l a r ns e , nd
m one a y da ag .
t r m es
Sce nigten n e c mpan u d r2 U.. j 1 5 b ( ) tec u t mmaiy
re n h me d d o li t n e 8 SC. 91 A( )1,h o r ml rl
dimi s d c ran de e
s s e e ti f ndant fo t aci whowe eno na
s r m he ton
r t medi t n nde c
n he me d ompli a
ant nd
d s se s mepo t n o tea n e c mp an , u s a t o2 U.. j 1 5 b ( ) fr
imisd o
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o
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,
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e nt ve ied
ton o s s , n he le tve
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j d me t S e i l , ee d n smo efrds s a o W o d 'F
u g n . p ct l d fn a t v o imis l f o s TCA cam f rlc o
ka y
li o a k f
j rs ito , o d s sa o o h rcamsb s do pan ifsfi r t pe ds fkin f cu l
u idcin f r imisl f t e li ae n litf' al e o la u t e t a ta
u
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aw
i nce am gans
f rle o e a ngwihi t s opeoft i e o t 28U. C.jj26 268 Asa
edea mplye s di t n he c
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equies ai if o
pr e hi e am t t a o it f r la nc tlough a ad i sr tvet tcli .
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b fr tln hi cv l cint e teF
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te itit o r h s u idcin o du iae
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li nd t s s t ylr Unied ae ,
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ie hi a ui, he ur r n s f nda s
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ai r
he i nal
ai
W oods om it d f om hi n e d c pl i s ve ala l ga i r s d i t or g na
te r
s m nde om a nt e r le tons ai e n he i i l
c ant i udi t f l ng:()algai t tofi asa USP Tuc onfliid
ompli ,ncl ng he olowi a le tons ha fcil t
s asfe
i or ton i W oods cls i a i pa r k t tc us hi t be s ntt U SP Le wih
nf ma i n
' a ssc ton pe wor ha a ed m o e o
e t
a t rim a eW oodsha as a t i t n c usng W oodst f a f rhi lf whiea USP Le
no he n t
d s uled, n ur a i
o e r o s ie l t
e;
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b le ains h t o s c n rl ie n ld s n c u ae ttme t h t a e d es l
afce W o d 's c rt ca st to ()alg to st t aiusd si l r c n ito smu t
fe td o s e u iy lsi in;c le ain ha v ro icpi y o vcin s
ka
na
bee
xpunge bec us t e de wa i ufk into ofii l de e W oodsc ran pr e a
d a e he vi nce s ns t e r fc a s ni d
e ti oc dur l
rg s ( al ai t tofki sta fre hi fom oneprs t a heri or rt
iht; d) leg tons ha t al rnserd m r
ion o not n de o
rtlaea an thm; e alg to so t pe iidvo ainso 4 U. C. j1 8 a d 1 6;
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n 9 l ains f eaitr r n fr r m
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cli sunderBi ns W oodsne de t na ei vi lf er lofi a sasde e nt a sae
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ve ,
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f t c e ni wha e h i vi ua de e ntdi t vi l t W oods co tmtona rght.
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c u e o s a t la e a t b u h urn ee d n s n ams a, b , c,d , n
() t c t a st i moi t ds s a t t ecli .
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ur lo s s e he e l i s o he
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k
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c s aa l on r di t
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ra o a l j r c ul b le ei ac u t h udn ta o t h t ri no t ef csf r r o e o
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,
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fn a t ve o t
mmay u g n f o s rmanng li n e ve s
The as e t ha W oodsf l t e us a i sr tver me e a t a oft s c am s a
y sr t t
aied o xha t dm nitai e dis s o ny he e l i , nd
i t ale na i t thef ist pr en a ge neis ofma e i lf c i diput on whih
n he tr tve, ha
a l o es t ny nui s ue
t ra a t n s e
c
he c d s t tdef nda svi aedhi co tt tonalrgh sort tde e n sa e e ttedt
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ha f nda t r n il o
qualfe i t t
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ton
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di s
An i m a emus e us d uc ad i sr tver m e esasa e a ia e't hi wih
n t
t xha t t h m nitai e di
s
r va lbl 'o m t
rs e tt tec n iin o whc h c mpan .4 U. C. 1 9 ea .Thse h usi n
e p c o h o dto s f ih e o lis 2 S. j 9 7 () i x a to
r quie e a i st t li aes t , t rt y i l ge r lc r um sa esorpa tculr
e r m nt pple o ç nm t uis whehe he nvo ve ne a ic t nc
al
ri a
e s ,.. whehe t y a lgee s i f r eors eot rwr 'a whe he ornott
piodes . t r he le xce sve o c
om he ongs' nd
t r
he
f r ofr le t i e s e i a ia e t oug e usi ofa i sr tver m e es
om
ei f he nmat e ks s va lbl hr h xha ton dm nita i e di .
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se Pore , 34 S. 6, 24 2002)
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e r 997ea) equies t r xha ton.'
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ant he o r or t he
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t n a alwihi 20da ofa ad s dec son t t r gi llvel a t wihi 30 da
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a fr ai de e e,a t btr n i on t de e ntt pr t f itr t e us . Se J
fim tve f ns nd he lde s he f nda o ove he a lle o xha t e ones
v Bo k 5 9U..1 9 21 ( 0 7 .
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r m e r ue t abo dicplna y heai and s nc i , ope t hi c t cls ik ai n
e dy eq ss ut s i i r
rngs
a tons pr ry, s usody a st to
s or ,a t applcai n ofa ma ge e va i bl o hi c t y c a sfcai n. TheBOP
c e nd he
i to
na m nt ra e n s usod l s ii to
r or donoti cae, we ,ha W oodspr ry fld a i sr tver m e e abou t
ec ds
ndi t ho ver t t
ope l ie dm nita i e di s
t he
celc tons ve ba ha as me a t e t ,a s cii i t nc ofe s i f c t the
l ondii , r l r s nt nd hr a s nd pe fc nsa es xce sve or e ha
m s rsasc am si t a e d co ant
se t
l i n he m nde mpl i .
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s red n e pons o he ur' ondii l ii
de ha
d xhause
td
ad i sr i r me e . I s
m nitatve e dis n uppor oft sas e to W o fl d doz nsofphot pid
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e
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doc e s i udi dici i r hea i r pors muli eco e ofa nita i r dy
um nt, ncl ng s plna y rng e t, tpl pis dmi sr tve eme
f r o a p as( fe u n mb rda di o sbet mac wi ofcas rs o s s, n
o ms r p e l o tn n u ee n mp s il o th t fiil' e p n e) a d
h
nume o l tr t prs n ofi i san ot rf de ala hort tgur s s h asErcHol r
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t
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ne a . ny he i nc nd ppeasi l d i t s e bis
l nc ude n he e xhi t
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ddr s
onc r boutdicplna yr pors M a oft g iva ora
s i i r e t. ny he re nce ppea r pons
l es es
i c t t tt r m e ora alwa r t ne bec us W oodsf iedt f l pr dur he
ndi a e ha he e dy ppe
s e ur d a e
a l o olow oce e;
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d
ta h
py f he nsiu i na e y
es e
ie he e dy sde he
pr s rbedtm elm i; a tmpt d t r iem or t n oneis a a tm e; hes ntt r m e
e c i i i t he te e o a s
e ha
s ue t i or e he e dy
die ty t t r gi na ofk eort OGC wiho pr ry c
r c l o he e o l t
he
t ut ope l ompltngt r m e pr edtr a
ei he e dy oc te t
t i tt i No r s
he nsiuton.
ea onabl f c fnde co d fnd fo t smount i ofpa t tW oods
e a t i r ul i r m hi
an
per ha
ptr ue t pr s rbe r med pr edur ast ea h ofhi cai si t a e d c pli
ls d he e c i d e y oc es o c
s l m n he m nde om a nt
t oug ea h se oft r m e s hemei atm ey mn ra r quie f e usi
hr h c tp he e dy c
n i l nne s e r d or xha ton.
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r s ns o he i o s s kes e e e e o e nt ' xha to
de e e. l t f ce ofde e nt 's c fc e de e t tW oo f ie t m a pr rus of
f ns n he a
f nda s pe i vi nc ha
ds a l d o ke ope e
e ch l veloft r m ed m oce m e t pr s n hi Bi ns c a m st m i on of i i t be o e flng
a e
he e y
d s o e e t s ve l i o s
f c a s f r ii
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t sa ton, oodscamo r l on hi prorc us y a s ri ofe usi a hi
hi c i W
r t ey
s i oncl or s e ton xha ton nd s
i oncl i e bi eole ton.The c tc l st tt r or t n asawhol c d not
nc usve xhi t lc i
our onc ude ha he ec d ake
e oul
pes deaf tfndert tW oodsc idwihj 1 97 () Sc t 550U. a 380.Thec t
rua ac i ha
omple t 9 ea . ot,
S. t
our
g a t d fn a t' t nf rs mmayj d me t n e j1 9 ea a t a1o t eBie cams
' ns ee d ns moi o u r u g n u d r 9 7 () s o 1 f h v ns li
r
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i t n nde c
n he me d ompl nt
ai .
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g h
ndm e Cl m s
nt ai
Eve i W oodsc d de
nf
oul monsr t t thepr ry e use a i sr i r m e esas
tae ha
ope l xha td dm nitatve e di
t s meo al fhscamsu d rBie s d fn a t aee t ldt s mmayj dg n be a e
o o r 1 o i li n e v n , ee d n s r ni e o u r u me t c us
t
W oodsf l t esa ih a Ei ht Ame m e cli a i tt .
ais o t bls ny g h
nd nt am gans hem
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rbalT hre s
at
Alegai t tofk i sve ba l a e ha a s d,ort e t ned a i t wih ha m d
l tons ha t al r ly bus d, r s e
hr a e
n nma e t r o
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x 79, 79
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4 h r 2 05 ctn lis Cu d , 0 2 25 8 7 1 t r 1 7 ) anif e r o
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t c r outt t e t pli iff ist saea cai ofc tt i ldi nso .
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l Cli 1 W oodsale t De e ntTr sma a t e e ngcomm e t W oods
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es
whih s r re t t CFBI' Tr essa est thes
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maki a c me t W oodsa
ng ny om nt o
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ng he vi nc n he i
t a abl o
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j d me t W o dsd e n t tt a yfcsc l ci Tr e t ten os e is n rd e W o d
u g n . o o s o sae n a t ome t
ng e s o h o e mal, o o s o s
sa ea co uc Tr st t r c nyi outt al ge t ea .Thus e n i W o c d
tt ny nd t ee ook owa d a ng
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pr t Tr sm ad t co me sa t tt ca e W oodst f a f hi lf ,ne t rt
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o e r or s ie ihe he
co me nort f rde i W oodsofa c tmto l pr t c e rg . Tr si e ttedt
m nt
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ny onsi i naly o e t d i ht ee s n il o
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