Introduction
Good day to all. The theme of 2 Timothy chapter 4 is: Obtaining the Crown of Righteousness. These words of Paul were written to Timothy. When were they written? Paul knew he was about to be beheaded; the verdict of his case was clear, awaiting only the execution.
Who was Paul most concerned about? Timothy and Mark. Paul quickly penned 2 Timothy, not just hoping to obtain the crown of righteousness for himself, but desiring that all his co-workers and brethren and sisters would also obtain this crown of righteousness. This is something you must slowly come to understand. You must grasp that the sole motivation of someone serving God is to obtain God's crown of righteousness.
All for the Appearing of Jesus Christ and His Kingdom
I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. (2 Timothy 4:1-2)
See what Paul is saying? It means: Timothy, I am truly concerned for you. You must preach the word, not for any other reason, but for Jesus Christ, for His appearing and His kingdom. You must yearn for this glorious crown, this glorious crown of righteousness reserved for you.
So, do we, brethren and sisters, understand? Our toil, just like the toil Apostle Paul endured, is actually for a very straightforward, real, and simple goal: for the appearing of Jesus Christ and His kingdom. You must know where Jesus Christ appears. Does He only appear when we die and come before Jesus Christ? No. The appearing of Jesus Christ is visible in every aspect of our service. Otherwise, how would we know?
Therefore, brethren and sisters, let us begin to reconsider. If someone preaches a gospel of Jesus Christ similar to Mahayana Buddhism, never having seen the appearing of Jesus Christ while alive, nor the power of Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead, nor healing and deliverance, nor the things Jesus Christ did on earth, I think your fate after death is uncertain. Why? If you have not experienced God while alive, what can you experience when you die?
Why have you not experienced God while alive? I tell you, because you are not a servant! I rarely talk about gifts, and I rarely talk about seeing visions—not that they don't exist, but in the process of your service, because God is working with you, Jesus Christ will surely appear. Jesus Christ will surely give you the gifts that should be given. Why? Because you are a servant. If you are idle all day, just making excuses, what will Jesus Christ reveal? Nothing.
Why do we toil? For Jesus Christ, to preach the word, whether in season or out of season, to shepherd God's people, with all longsuffering, with all kinds of teaching, to rebuke, warn, and exhort. Listen to this: to rebuke with all kinds of teaching. Why? All for this crown of righteousness, so that you may receive the glorious crown of righteousness in the future. I earnestly hope that all brethren and sisters can understand.
Some people hear this and say, "Can that be used as money?" Look at this person; the purpose of their life is money. The purpose of their life is to assert their existence while alive. The purpose of their life is not for the kingdom of Jesus Christ. I ask you, can they see the appearing of God? They cannot. Precisely because of this, people's hearts are revealed before God, and not only before God, but also before demons.
Don't listen to what people say; look at what they do. Some people manifest the appearing of Jesus Christ, revealing God's grace and glory. The service of others reveals the wrath and judgment of Jesus Christ. Judging the living and the dead, do you believe it? If you don't believe it, what are you serving? If you don't believe it, why did you become a believer? If you believe in the Lord only to gain benefits in this world, aren't you more pitiable than the people of the world? I tell you, if a person believes in the Lord only to gain some benefits in this world, you are more pitiable than the people of the world. You will certainly incur God's wrath; don't even think about it.
Precisely because of this, we will find that many people in the Christian community actually have a high incidence of cancer. Many Christians get cancer, and they don't even know why. One person who got cancer said, "During chemotherapy and radiation, I saw Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ appeared to me and said this was the best grace for me." How strange does that sound? That's not right. That is God's wrath. Was that Jesus Christ appearing to you? I guess it must have been a fox spirit. That is the deception of evil spirits and the powers of darkness. At that time, people will be weary of sound doctrine, having itching ears, and will heap up teachers for themselves according to their own desires.
What is our goal, brethren and sisters? Why are you living? If you haven't made this clear, it's really going to be fatal! Let me say a little, and please don't be annoyed. Recently, I took my group to minister to a cancer patient who couldn't defecate, had a bowel obstruction, and was in a terrible state. I tell you, why? The reason is the purpose of life.
You must know that God will not make mistakes, and neither will demons. I tell you very bluntly that this is a person's life, just thinking, "Oh, I'm living well." As a result, they live so well that they can't defecate. If you live for these trivial matters of the world, these trivial matters will disturb you every day. If you live for your husband, and your husband has another woman, you will get uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, and breast cancer.
I have discovered a mystery: many women who get breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, and vaginal cancer, without even thinking about it, it must be that the things in their minds are too dirty. How dirty? Because she thinks her husband is the most precious possession she will ever have. Is that so? At best, he is just garbage. I am very moved that if a person's hope while living on earth is Jesus Christ, their hope is the kingdom of God, and their hope is the appearing of Jesus Christ, I ask you, will these people get these malignant diseases?
Have you seen what cancer looks like? Messy cancer, take a picture, whether it grows outside or inside, it's all colorful, with extremely disgusting colors. I have really seen some cancer patients with worms crawling out from inside, it's disgusting! Some of the serving brethren and sisters among us couldn't eat for days after seeing the photos.
People in this world, if they don't understand why they are living, they end up unable to defecate, unable to urinate, unable to eat, unable to breathe, it's all disgusting. I tell you, all those colorful cancers are disgusting and scary to look at. So I repeatedly emphasize in my ministry that I want to live for God, I want to live for Jesus Christ! Because that is God's judgment. If God's judgment comes upon us, and we keep clinging to the legs of doctors, hoping that doctors can save us from God's wrath, then God's wrath will only increase.
I tell you again, if people don't know why they are living and then die, that is the greatest tragedy of a person coming into this world. If you, the serving brethren and sisters, do not have this hope, you cannot pay the price of toil. I am really touched that I am leading this group of brethren and sisters, and some teachers ask, "Can I join this ministry?" I add them in.
We minister day and night, often until six in the morning. Why? Because they are in so much pain that they are screaming. Some people may criticize me for saying this, but don't criticize; the people being ministered to are really suffering. Preach the word, preach the word! Whether in season or out of season, be diligent, and with all longsuffering, with all kinds of teaching, rebuke, warn, and exhort. What I just said is this: rebuke, warn, and exhort.
That cancer is constantly expanding, growing out, wet and fresh. You know that once something is fresh, it is constantly expanding. I have ministered to some cancer patients, it's disgusting. Later, through prayer, the cancer dried up. Once it dries up, it's easier to deal with. Expanding, not to mention whether it dries up or not, if you can control it from growing, that's already great. Not only can it not grow, but it must gradually shrink, because behind it is an evil spirit.
Do you know why it's so fresh? Because the spirit is inside. If something is alive, it must be fresh. If you catch a fish from the sea, if it's alive, you keep it in water, and it's still a fresh fish when you bring it ashore. After it dies, you have to add ice and other things to keep it fresh, isn't that right? Alive is fresh.
Preach the word, with all longsuffering! Our brethren and sisters are really patient, praying from midnight, praying until two o'clock, two to three, three to four, four to five, five to six, and then going to work at seven in the morning. I am super grateful that I have such a group of brethren and sisters who are looking forward to the crown of glory, not for any other reason, but because we have this hope inside. This hope is so good that it can save us from death, it can save us from all love of the world, and it allows us to live out God's glorious appearance while we are alive in this world.
I warn again those who love the world so much, so much that they are always entangled in their hearts, and they feel uncomfortable all the time, you really need to be rebuked, otherwise, one day when cauliflower grows out, when cancer grows out. I tell you, the situation of reversal is too difficult, especially for Christians, when God's judgment comes, it's too terrifying. So ministering to those who are judged by God, we know in our hearts that it's difficult. But to turn people back, to let them receive God's grace and mercy again, we carry a faint hope, hoping that all brethren and sisters can begin to fear God, knowing that the day is coming and it will be difficult. Don't give the diseases that God prepared for the Egyptians to His terrible people.
For the Time Will Come When They Will Not Endure Sound Doctrine
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. (2 Timothy 4:3-4)
This is the norm. Go into a church and look around, go to several, it could be a church of 50,000 people, or 100,000 people, or 10,000 people, or 1,800 people. What will you see? You will see a lot of absurd words, a lot of turning away from the truth, and then heaping up many teachers according to their own desires.
Brethren and sisters, the situation Paul described is a clear portrayal of the present. Why? Because they simply do not look forward to that crown of righteousness and glory in heaven. Paul looked forward to that crown of righteousness and glory in heaven, so he served tirelessly on earth, so hard, and he didn't get brain cancer. Can you understand?
If people serve God in this world, but their minds are still filled with worldly logic: "Oh, coming to church to work, oh, this church, nine to five, how good, the salary is quite high," is that right? That's not right. So among us, don't think I'm brainwashing you; I'm cleaning up the garbage in people's brains.
If people really live for that crown of righteousness and glory, then seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, all belong to God, and I willingly serve God. Tired? Not tired. Sometimes when I see the foolishness of the brethren and sisters, I have to criticize them. I have now developed the skill of correcting people. Some people hear this and think, "Great, give me another nickname," why? Because people will be weary of sound doctrine.
You must know that many people are experiencing God's judgment. One year I took my co-workers to attend a funeral. The person lying in the coffin was a pastor's wife. I ask you, what's going on? It's God's judgment. Why is God's judgment like this? There is no crown of glory in it. You ask me how I know? The result of the judgment is right there, and I am especially moved.
Once, because I performed quite a few miracles, I prayed for a person with hemiplegia and they were healed. I went to a church to learn and see their training courses. When I was eating with the pastor, I started talking, and he said, "Oh, you are so amazing." My Versailles skills are still top-notch.
He brought in a person with hemiplegia and another with lumbar and cervical spondylosis, it was scary, with a brace on the neck and a large, wide belt around the waist, holding the waist. I said, "What are you wearing this for?" He said, "If I don't wear this, when that thing is touched, the current will go from my leg all the way to my toes." Oh, that's uncomfortable! I said, "What do you do?" He said, "I am a doctor." Oh, doctor, save yourself. I said, "Okay, you are a doctor, today you have met a real doctor."
It was already ten o'clock at night. Thank God, God had mercy on me, and we ministered until twelve o'clock, and both people were healed. One person hopes for God's crown of righteousness, and God is gracious to me. From then on, I was introduced to a brain cancer patient. Oh my God, why another difficult one? I said, "What do you do?" He said, "I am a pastor." The pastor got brain cancer, and he was tired as soon as he did something, he wanted to sleep as soon as he did something, he wanted to sleep even when he didn't do anything, and he couldn't sleep when he didn't want to sleep.
I asked one question: How did you get brain cancer? He said, "You see, we pastors are so tired, we can only rest one day a week." Let me brag again, I don't rest a day, from my twenties until now I don't rest. Why? The reason is simple, whether in season or out of season, I am for this crown of glory, and until now, I have not lost anything, and I have always seen how God is with us. Let all those who serve receive God's grace, and all can have the same hope as me, which is to hope to receive that crown of righteousness and glory, and let this crown of glory be reserved for us. Is there a problem with this attitude? There is no problem at all.
Some people say, "Why are you still sick?" I tell you, I am not a saint. Even so, I still have many problems. People are weary of sound doctrine, that is, there is no this inside, and there is no God in the church, plus there are some demons, can your service not be hard? If a person offers strange fire before God's altar, is that not inviting God to strike them down? Never offer strange fire again, because that is not what God commanded.
Why is our service so easy? Do you say it's hard? It's hard. That was a cancer patient, what if there were ten? Thank God, there is not a single one with cancer among us, and many have been healed of cancer among us, kill one as soon as one comes, kill one as soon as one comes. Not killing that person, but killing the demon of cancer. Solve one as soon as one comes, solve one as soon as one comes, problems cannot pile up like mountains.
But the church is weary of sound doctrine, has itching ears, follows its own desires, heaps up many teachers, and turns its ears away from the truth, and turns aside to fables. Do you know what they are talking about in the church today? Talking about psychology. Can psychology cure diseases? What can psychology cure? It can't cure anything. I don't know what they are doing, of course, some people are very good, they are all good people, and they also want to solve problems. But the most that solves people's problems is that you have this glorious hope inside.
Today you are going to die, alright, let me tell you, even in death, it will be in the glorious hope of God. Even in death, you will absolutely not perish in sickness, which is God's most severe judgment. Today, walk out of God's wrath, no longer loving the world, no longer indulging the flesh, no longer discerning good and evil. Tidy up the condition within you, be diligent in preaching the word, be urgent in season and out of season, with all patience and teaching, rebuke, warn, exhort, and pull people out of absurd speech. Amen! How wonderful!
I tell you, although this cancer patient has incurred God's wrath, through each of these teachings and rebukes, her heart becomes clear, and then the cancer cells begin to shrink. In my faith, as long as you are willing to have the same hope as I do, the same longing for the crown of righteousness, how is it possible not to be healed? We must please God; we no longer cling to life and fear death, living for the flesh. From now on, we live because Jesus Christ lives in us.
We must be vigilant in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill our ministry.
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. (2 Timothy 4:5-8)
How well this is said. We must be vigilant in all things, constantly pondering, and then know what God's will is, to be filled with the knowledge of God's will in understanding. Even if it means enduring hardship, doing the work of an evangelist, and fulfilling our ministry, so be it. Because isn't enduring hardship normal? We are soldiers, not in the marketplace, but fighting on the spiritual battlefield. Fighting on the spiritual battlefield, battling against the powerful demons of this world, is certainly difficult. We may be struggling today, but I am willing! Because we are vigilant in all things, enduring hardship, doing the work of an evangelist, because we have a glorious hope within us, that hope is the crown of righteousness laid up for us.
I am truly not deceiving you all. If you have the same hope as I do, I tell you, you will save yourself a lot of trouble. A person cannot live in vain. And if a husband runs off with another woman, let him run as far as he wants, let him get as far away as he wants, why care about that? Meddling with it will only lead to breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, oh my goodness. People must have this kind of hope, and you will be willing to suffer for the Lord, I am willing. That is much better than not being able to defecate, not being able to urinate, not being able to breathe, not being able to eat, not being able to drink!
You must know that we are to imitate the Apostle Paul. The Apostle Paul did not die from cancer, radiation, or chemotherapy; he was not someone who could not defecate or urinate. He offered his life as a sacrifice for the Lord. I am truly grateful to God. You know, I have a very strong desire, because I can never be perfect, and even with constant effort, I cannot be perfect, so I hope for a perfect solution. That solution is to die for the Lord. If there is an opportunity to be martyred for the Lord, that would be wonderful! You may not understand, but how wonderful it is to be martyred for the Lord! Why? Because all that is imperfect becomes perfect at once.
I am especially grateful to my God for His constant presence in my ministry. Why? Because the hope in my heart is this. Work hard, brothers and sisters, if one day God says to you, "Are you willing to die for me?" never say, "Let me go home and discuss it." Prepare yourself now, that is incomparably good. Say to God, "God! I am willing." That will save you from all the murky things.
The time of my departure has come
Paul was remarkable. You know, the Apostle Paul said it so lightly: "For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I am about to leave this world. I have fought the good fight." Who was he saying this to? He was saying it to Timothy: "Can you imitate me? Every time I fought with the devil, sometimes I was punched a few times by the devil, and I was beaten black and blue, but in the end, the devil was trampled underfoot. I have finished the race, I have completed the path I was supposed to walk, establishing churches everywhere, training people, giving them the same hope. Today, I can finally rest from my earthly labors."
When did you ever see the Apostle Paul clinging to life and fearing death? No, he was very relaxed. In fact, brothers and sisters, you must know that one day you will leave this world. Don't wait until you are about to leave this world, unable to defecate, unable to urinate, with tubes inserted everywhere, and then talk about your affairs after death. Prepare yourself every day, alright? There is nothing to be taboo about. If a person's hope is heavenly glory, the crown of righteousness, isn't it normal to talk about this? Only those who have no hope, whose hope is to live a miserable life on earth, living like a serf, what is the point?
The good fight must be fought! The race must be run well! The faith must be kept! From now on, there is a glorious crown of righteousness laid up for us. The Lord, the righteous judge, will award it to me on that day. Do you have this kind of faith? I tell you all, if every day of service is filled with God's presence, every day of service is filled with God's grace, how could you not know it?
Remember, if someone says that you can go to heaven when you die, but you live as if you are in hell, how can you go to heaven? So don't believe it. If you live like God, you will return to God when you die; if you live like a demon, you will certainly go to the demons when you die. The time of our departure has come, we prepare ourselves every day, no longer tabooing this matter. If you taboo it, one day you may really not be able to defecate. Even if they create a new anus for you, you may still not be able to defecate. Always prepare yourself, very openly, because the hope within us is this crown of righteousness.
Paul's concern for Timothy and Mark
Make every effort to come to me soon; for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service. I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. When you come, bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, also the books, and above all the parchments. Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Be on guard against him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. (2 Timothy 4:9-15)
Do you know why Paul said, "Timothy, come to me quickly, bring Mark with you." You may not have experienced the feeling of being separated from life and death, of brushing past death. I tell you, this feeling is so real. Paul's concern for Timothy and Mark is not just care, it is concern, it is real. Timothy is so weak, Mark has not been trained well, but Paul is about to leave this world, Paul's concern is fully expressed.
Paul's meaning is: "Timothy, come to me quickly, I have so much to say in my letters that I cannot finish writing it all, even if I use up all my ink. You come over, and I will tell you in person. Let's have an interaction, a communion of hearts." Why? Because Timothy preaches the word, sometimes in season, sometimes out of season, and sometimes he gets tired and wants to take a break, and he lacks that all-encompassing patience, and his ability to endure pain is very weak, so Paul tells him: "Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching."
Speaking of Timothy rebuking people, can he even open his mouth? With his small stature, he can't open his mouth! As soon as he opens his mouth, he is full of embarrassment. How can you serve God like this? Don't even talk about teaching and rebuking people, even warning and exhorting people, he doesn't do well. And his ears are itching, accumulating many teachers to suit his own passions, turning away from listening to the truth and wandering off into myths. Who is this being said to? It is being said to Timothy! Your ears have no roots, there are many absurd old women around you, a bunch of them! Don't you worry? Paul said: "Be sober in all things." Timothy must be very careless in his work. Where is your sobriety? You don't have it. Then Paul said: "Endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." If you had already fulfilled it well, would there be a need for you to fulfill your ministry? There would be no need. Paul is concerned in his heart.
Why bring that cloak? "Timothy, go get that cloak." Do you know the function of this cloak? I guess it's not that Paul needs that cloak, it's that Paul is preparing to leave this cloak for Timothy. Every time you put on this cloak, you will remember the instructions that I, this old man, gave you, all of which are heartfelt words: "I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: bring that cloak, and bring Mark with you, I have many things to instruct you two." You two are always floating in your hearts, your heads are muddled, don't you think people are worried? There are also those absurd old women around, it's really hard work! Parents are always concerned about their weakest children. If people are all strong, there is less concern.
My mother is least concerned about me, but she is still concerned about me. She is more concerned about my younger brother and sister. Why should I argue with her about this? Because if a person has God's presence, there is really not much to worry about. This is Paul, a father and mother, seeing his weakest children before his death, before his execution, wanting to say as much as he can. "This cloak, Timothy, you take it. Every time you see my cloak, remember my instructions. People should not love the world, there is nothing to love in this world. Since we are all going to die, since one day we will leave this world, let us live each day with this glorious hope."
Is this Paul writing to Timothy? This is Paul writing to every weak Timothy, every weak Mark in our generation. He wants to tell us the words in his heart.
The Lord will rescue us into his kingdom
At my first defense, no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (2 Timothy 4:16-18)
Do you know what this is talking about? The Lord will rescue us into His kingdom. Do you know that Paul was once thrown into a lion's den? The Roman Empire used to have lion fights, using people to fight lions. A lion's paw can swipe with five hundred kilograms of force, it's powerful. As a result, Paul, a scribe, a gentle intellectual, he was not born from chopping wood, he was not Wu Song, he was not Lu Zhishen, he was a gentle and weak scholar. But the lion could not harm him. This is what Paul himself said: "I was rescued from the lion's mouth." I think this is really good.
The Lord will rescue us from every evil deed and bring us safely into His kingdom, because there is a crown of glory laid up for us. If Paul was someone who clung to life and feared death, without God's presence, he would have become food in the lion's belly. Some people have sky burials, some have cremations, some have sea burials, this is called a lion burial, buried in the lion's belly. God saved Paul, do people need to cling to life and fear death? No need. Because Paul has the hope of this glorious crown within him, so he came back to life, and finally came out of the lion's mouth. Thank the Lord! Some people say: "I can finally come out of the lion's mouth, I can live a few more days." What kind of brain is this? It's not about living a few more days, it's about having final things to arrange while alive.
God has mercy on Paul, just as He has mercy on me, no, it is having mercy on me as He had mercy on Paul. There are still many things that need to be done, need to be pastored, arranged, so He rescued him. But He cannot let him live forever on earth, in the flesh. One day, the earthly flesh will have to come to an end.
If you and I do not have this kind of hope for a glorious crown, if we only have hope in the flesh, that is called a carnal logical system. If we only have hope in this life, that is truly a corruption, and one day we will not be able to defecate, not be able to urinate, not be able to eat, not be able to drink, and not be able to walk. But God saves us from these things, not to let us live forever in the flesh, but to let us obtain this crown of righteousness.
Even if our flesh becomes dust on this earth in the future, God will surely raise us from the dead. Some people worry: "Oh, what will happen after cremation? Can we be resurrected? Only a stone and some dust are left, God can still reorganize them and resurrect your body." After resurrection, you will receive a second judgment. Some people will go directly into eternal death, and some will go into eternal glory. Of course, I hope for God's glory.
Can God save us from cancer? Yes! Can God save us from these diseases? Yes! You must gradually know that for God, healing us is a trivial matter, there is no difficulty at all. The difficulty lies in removing the garbage we have in our brains.
If you really know that when we gradually return to Jesus Christ, when we meet again, you will say: "Teacher, that's what you were talking about back then." I will also feel very good. God wants to save us, so may glory be to Him, forever and ever. Is your hope on earth? Or in heaven? If your hope is in heaven, you can certainly live out God's glory on earth. It will definitely not be a miserable death, screaming in pain.
Brothers and sisters, completely destroy the things in us that indulge the flesh; completely destroy the worldly hopes within us; completely destroy the carnal and worldly values within us. This is the Apostle Paul's final blessing to Timothy. Did Timothy go to see Paul later? He certainly did. I regret that Timothy did not take notes of the things Paul said. If he had taken notes, I think they could have been included in the Bible, how wonderful that would have been.
Paul greeted the brothers and sisters so openly and easily, why? To greet them, and also to let these brothers and sisters have the same hope as the Apostle Paul. While on this earth, the good fight must be fought; the race must be run to the end, the faith must be kept. From now on, there is a crown of righteousness laid up for me. One day, I will stand before the judgment seat of Jesus Christ to receive His grace, to receive the crown of glory that He will give us on that day, and be with the Lord forever and ever, how wonderful!
May God bless you all!
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