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	\| name = Ayilyom Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi		\| name = Ayilyom Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
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	\| reign = 7 November 1810 - 1815		\| reign = 7 November 1810 – 1815
	\| coronation = 1810		\| coronation = 1810
	\| full name = ''Her. Highness. Sree Padmanabhasevini Vanchidharma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi Maharani Of Travancore''		\| full name = ''Her. Highness. Sree Padmanabhasevini Vanchidharma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi Maharani of Travancore''
	\| birth_date = 1791		\| birth_date = 1791
	\| birth_place = Travancore		\| birth_place = Travancore
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	}}'''Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi''' (1791–1815) was the [[Maharani]] of the Indian state of [[Travancore]] from 1810 till 1813 and Regent from 1813 till her death in 1815 for her son [[Swathi Thirunal]] Rama Varma. She was the only Queen of Travancore to have reigned in her own right which she did for two years before becoming a regent.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Gauri Lakshmi Bai\|first=Aswathi Thirunal\|title=SREE PADMANABHA SWAMY KSHETRAM\|year=1998\|publisher=The State Institute Of Languages\|location=Thiruvananthapuram\|isbn=978-81-7638-028-7\|page=202}}</ref>		}}'''Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi''' (1791–1815) was the [[Maharani]] of the Indian state of [[Travancore]] from 1810 till 1813 and Regent from 1813 till her death in 1815 for her son [[Swathi Thirunal]] Rama Varma. She was the only Queen of Travancore to have reigned in her own right which she did for two years before becoming a regent.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Gauri Lakshmi Bai\|first=Aswathi Thirunal\|title=SREE PADMANABHA SWAMY KSHETRAM\|year=1998\|publisher=The State Institute of Languages\|location=Thiruvananthapuram\|isbn=978-81-7638-028-7\|page=202}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Gouri Lakshmi Bayi was born in the year 1791 to Princess Bharani Thirunal Parvathy Bayi, Senior Rani of [[Attingal]] of the [[Travancore Royal Family]], adopted sister of Maharajah [[Balarama Varma]]. Bharani Thirunal was adopted into the [[Travancore]] family from [[Kolathunad]] in 1788. The Maharanis of [[Travancore]] were styled as the "Ranis of Attingal". Gowri Lakshmi Bayi was one of ~~[[Travancore\|~~Travancore']]s most popular Queens and introduced several reforms in the state. She also had a sister [[Gowri Parvati Bayi\|Uthrattathi Thirunal Gowri Parvati Bayi]].		Gouri Lakshmi Bayi was born in the year 1791 to Princess Bharani Thirunal Parvathy Bayi, Senior Rani of [[Attingal]] of the [[Travancore Royal Family]], adopted sister of Maharajah [[Balarama Varma]]. Bharani Thirunal was adopted into the [[Travancore]] family from [[Kolathunad]] in 1788. The Maharanis of Travancore were styled as the "Ranis of Attingal". Gowri Lakshmi Bayi was one of Travancore's most popular Queens and introduced several reforms in the state. She also had a sister [[Gowri Parvati Bayi\|Uthrattathi Thirunal Gowri Parvati Bayi]].

	==Accession==		==Accession to the throne and rule==
	The unpopular Maharajah Bala Rama Varma, during whose reign Travancore faced a number of internal and external problems, revolts and unnecessary battles and conspiracies, including the most important revolt of [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]], died in ~~1811~~. At the death of the Maharajah, Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, the senior Rani of Attingal, was barely twenty years of age. There were no eligible male members in the family which meant she would have to take over [[Travancore]] and rule it as regent till such an heir would be born to her. However her accession was not easy because a member from the [[Mavelikara]] branch of the royal family, a distant cousin, Prince Kerala Varma, who was the pet of the previous ruler, staked a claim on the throne which was anything but substantiated. The Princess placed in the hands of the British Resident Col. [[John Munro, 9th of Teaninich\|John Munro]], one of [[Travancore]]'s most loved British Residents, a document asserting her claim and proving the claim of Kerala Varma untenable. This irked Kerala Varma who resorted to tact and tried to convince the Princess to give up her claim. However the Resident sided with Gowri Lakshmi Bayi and she was made the Regent Maharani of [[Travancore]] in 1811. Kerala Varma was permitted to reside at [[~~Trivandrum~~]], the capital~~; but~~ when he tried to create further troubles, he was imprisoned and banished from [[Travancore]].		The unpopular Maharajah Bala Rama Varma, during whose reign Travancore faced a number of internal and external problems, revolts and unnecessary battles and conspiracies, including the most important revolt of [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]], died in 1809. At the death of the Maharajah, Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, the senior Rani of Attingal, was barely twenty years of age. There were no eligible male members in the family which meant she would have to take over Travancore and rule it as regent till such an heir would be born to her. However her accession was not easy because a member from the [[Mavelikara]] branch of the royal family, a distant cousin, Prince Kerala Varma, who was the pet of the previous ruler, staked a claim on the throne which was anything but substantiated. The Princess placed in the hands of the British Resident Col. [[John Munro, 9th of Teaninich\|John Munro]], one of Travancore's most loved British Residents, a document asserting her claim and proving the claim of Kerala Varma untenable. This irked Kerala Varma who resorted to tact and tried to convince the Princess to give up her claim. However the Resident sided with Gowri Lakshmi Bayi and she was made the Regent Maharani of Travancore in 1811. Kerala Varma was permitted to reside at [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital. But when he tried to create further troubles, he was imprisoned and banished from Travancore.

	==~~Colonel Munro~~ Dewan==		===Selection of the Dewan===
	One of the earliest acts of Regent Gowri Lakshmi Bayi was to dismiss the existing [[Dewan]] or Prime Minister, Ummini Thampi. Ummini Thampi was accused of squandering money and acquiring all the property of the vanquished rebel freedom fighter [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]] and others. He was dismissed and when he tried to cause further trouble, he was imprisoned and punished after being found guilty of conspiracy against the Regent Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi. The Maharani was now asked to nominate some individual for the post of [[Dewan]], to which she stated that she found no eligible individual and would like to appoint the Resident Colonel John Munro as her [[Dewan]]. Accordingly, Munro became Dewan of [[Travancore]] in 1811.		One of the earliest acts of Regent Gowri Lakshmi Bayi was to dismiss the existing [[Dewan]] or Prime Minister, Ummini Thampi. Ummini Thampi was accused of squandering money and acquiring all the property of the vanquished rebel freedom fighter [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]] and others. He was dismissed and when he tried to cause further trouble, he was imprisoned and punished after being found guilty of conspiracy against the Regent Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi. The Maharani was now asked to nominate some individual for the post of Dewan, to which she stated that she found no eligible individual and would like to appoint the Resident Colonel John Munro as her Dewan. Accordingly, Munro became Dewan of [[Travancore]] in 1811.

	==Government reforms==		===Government reforms===
	* The [[Dewan]] Col. Munro informed the Maharani of the widespread corruption in her Government owing to the practice of giving all power, administrative and judicial, to a single officer right from village level to district level. To end this the Proverticars (village officers), Kariakkars ([[Taluka]] officers) and the district officials were all deprived of their judicial powers and instead a Court of Appeal and five District Courts at [[Padmanabhapuram]], [[Mavelikara]], [[Trivandrum]], Vaikam and Alwaye were established and modern judicial system was introduced in [[Travancore]]. The Courts had each two judges and a [[Brahmin]] Sastri. For the trial of Government servants another court known as the ''Huzhur'' court was also established.		* The Dewan Col. Munro informed the Maharani of the widespread corruption in her Government owing to the practice of giving all power, administrative and judicial, to a single officer right from village level to district level. To end this the Proverticars (village officers), Kariakkars ([[Taluka]] officers) and the district officials were all deprived of their judicial powers and instead a Court of Appeal and five District Courts at [[Padmanabhapuram]], [[Mavelikara]], [[Trivandrum]], Vaikam and Alwaye were established and modern judicial system was introduced in [[Travancore]]. The Courts had each two judges and a [[Brahmin]] Sastri. For the trial of Government servants another court known as the ''Huzhur'' court was also established.
	* The Police was reorganised in [[Travancore]] during the reign of Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi at the suggestion of Col. John Munro [[Dewan]].		* The Police was reorganised in Travancore during the reign of Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi at the suggestion of Col. John Munro [[Dewan]].
	* Deprived of magisterial and judicial power, the district and village officials now could concentrate their attention on the collection of revenue alone, curtailing their power greatly and making them subject to judicial trial in case of misconduct. The revenue department was cleaned of corruption and revenue collection became smoother and organised.		* Deprived of magisterial and judicial power, the district and village officials now could concentrate their attention on the collection of revenue alone, curtailing their power greatly and making them subject to judicial trial in case of misconduct. The revenue department was cleaned of corruption and revenue collection became smoother and organised.

	==Social reforms==		===Social reforms===
	* Taxes on festivals, taxes on inheritance of property were abolished.		* Taxes on festivals, taxes on inheritance of property were abolished.
	* [[Travancore]] contained a large number of ''Devaswoms'' or Temple Corporations that held vast areas of land and controlled most of the important and wealthy temples in the country. These corporations had fallen prey to corruption and mismanagement and they next engaged the [[Dewan\|Dewan']]s attention. More than three hundred of the biggest temples of [[Travancore]] were appropriated by the Government under a Devaswom Board and cleared of corruption and mismanagement.		* Travancore contained a large number of ''Devaswoms'' or Temple Corporations that held vast areas of land and controlled most of the important and wealthy temples in the country. These corporations had fallen prey to corruption and mismanagement and they next engaged the [[Dewan\|Dewan']]s attention. More than three hundred of the biggest temples of Travancore were appropriated by the Government under a Devaswom Board and cleared of corruption and mismanagement.
	* By a Royal Proclamation in 1812 5 December, Her Highness Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi abolished the purchase and sale of all slaves and granted them independence excepting those attached to the soil for agricultural purposes.		* By a Royal Proclamation in 1812 5 December, Her Highness Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi abolished the purchase and sale of all slaves and granted them independence excepting those attached to the soil for agricultural purposes.
	* Castes like the [[Ezhava]]s, Kaniyans etc. were given independence from their Lords. A restriction put on the Sudras and others regarding the wearing of gold and silver ornaments was removed.		* Castes like the [[Ezhava]]s, Kaniyans etc. were given independence from their Lords. A restriction put on the Sudras and others regarding the wearing of gold and silver ornaments was removed.
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	*Secretariat system was introduced under the guidelines of Col. Munro.		*Secretariat system was introduced under the guidelines of Col. Munro.

	==Change in Dewanship==		===Change in Dewanship===
	In 1814, [[Colonel]] John Munro resigned his Dewanship as it was not a permanent arrangement for the Resident to take that post. In his stead the Judge of the Appeal Court, Devan Padmanabhan was appointed as [[Dewan]]. However he soon after died from [[smallpox]]. In his place, one of Col. Munro's assistants, Bappu Rao, was appointed as [[Dewan]] of [[Travancore]] in that same year.		In 1814, Colonel John Munro resigned his Dewanship as it was not a permanent arrangement for the Resident to take that post. In his stead the Judge of the Appeal Court, Devan Padmanabhan was appointed as Dewan. However he soon after died from [[smallpox]]. In his place, one of Col. Munro's assistants, Bappu Rao, was appointed as Dewan of Travancore in that same year.

	==Family ~~and demise~~==		==Family==
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	The Maharani was married to a Koil Thampuran, Prince Rajaraja Varma Avargal of the [[Changanassery]] Royal Family. From this marriage Gowri Lakshmi Bayi had issue, two sons and a daughter. Her daughter was Maharani Gowri Rukmini Bayi born in 1809. Her eldest son was born on 16 April 1813, the famous King [[Swathi Thirunal]] who was a musician and artist and ruled independently from 1829 -1846. He married a lady who belonged to the Thiruvattar [[Ammaveedu]] family. The Maharani next had a son in 1814, Maharajah [[Uthram Thirunal]] who ruled from 1846 -1860~~. The Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi started losing her health after giving birth to [[Uthram Thirunal]] and died in 1815. She was succeeded as Regent Maharani by her sister, [[Gowri Parvati Bayi]]~~.		The Maharani was married to a Koil Thampuran, Prince Rajaraja Varma Avargal of the [[Changanassery]] Royal Family. From this marriage Gowri Lakshmi Bayi had issue, two sons and a daughter. Her daughter was Maharani Gowri Rukmini Bayi born in 1809. Her eldest son was born on 16 April 1813, the famous King [[Swathi Thirunal]] who was a musician and artist and ruled independently from 1829 to 1846. He married a lady who belonged to the Thiruvattar [[Ammaveedu]] family. The Maharani next had a son in 1814, Maharajah [[Uthram Thirunal]] who ruled from 1846 to 1860.

			==Illness and Death==
			The Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi started losing her health after giving birth to [[Uthram Thirunal]] and died in 1815. She was succeeded as Regent Maharani by her sister, [[Gowri Parvati Bayi]].

			==Succession==
	Her only daughter, who was now the only female in the matriarchal Travancore Royal Family, Gowri Rukmini Bayi married Rama Varma Koil Thampuran of [[Thiruvalla]] Royal Family in 1819 and had seven children, five sons and two daughters. One of these daughters died soon while the other married and had two sons, including [[Moolam Thirunal\|Moolam Thirunal Sri Rama Varma]]. She too died in 1857 after the birth of [[Moolam Thirunal]] and so in 1858 two princesses were adopted from the [[Mavelikara]] Royal family into Travancore.		Her only daughter, who was now the only female in the matriarchal Travancore Royal Family, Gowri Rukmini Bayi married Rama Varma Koil Thampuran of [[Thiruvalla]] Royal Family in 1819 and had seven children, five sons and two daughters. One of these daughters died soon while the other married and had two sons, including [[Moolam Thirunal\|Moolam Thirunal Sri Rama Varma]]. She too died in 1857 after the birth of [[Moolam Thirunal]] and so in 1858 two princesses were adopted from the [[Mavelikara]] Royal family into Travancore.

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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Ayilyom Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
| title = [[Maharaja of Travancore|Maharani of Travancore]]
| image = Sree Padmanabhasevini Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi.jpg
| caption =
| reign = 7 November 1810 - 1815
| coronation = 1810
| full name = ''Her. Highness. Sree Padmanabhasevini Vanchidharma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi Maharani Of Travancore''
| birth_date = 1791
| birth_place = Travancore
| death_date = 1815 (aged 24)
| death_place = Travancore
| burial_date =
| burial_place = 
| predecessor = [[Balarama Varma]]
| successor = [[Gowri Parvati Bayi]]
| spouse = [[Raja Raja Varma Koil Thampuran]] of Changanassery
| spouse-type = Consort
| issue = Maharani [[Gowri Rukmini Bayi]], Maharajah [[Swathi Thirunal]], Maharajah [[Uthram Thirunal]]
| royal house = [[Travancore royal family|Venad Swaroopam]]
| dynasty = Kulasekhara
| father = Kilimanoor Koyi Thampuran
| mother = Bharani Thirunal Parvathy Bayi
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| signature =
}}'''Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi''' (1791–1815) was the [[Maharani]] of the Indian state of [[Travancore]] from 1810 till 1813 and Regent from 1813 till her death in 1815 for her son [[Swathi Thirunal]] Rama Varma. She was the only Queen of Travancore to have reigned in her own right which she did for two years before becoming a regent.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gauri Lakshmi Bai|first=Aswathi Thirunal|title=SREE PADMANABHA SWAMY KSHETRAM|year=1998|publisher=The State Institute Of Languages|location=Thiruvananthapuram|isbn=978-81-7638-028-7|page=202}}</ref>

==Background==
Gouri Lakshmi Bayi was born in the year 1791 to Princess Bharani Thirunal Parvathy Bayi, Senior Rani of [[Attingal]] of the [[Travancore Royal Family]], adopted sister of Maharajah [[Balarama Varma]]. Bharani Thirunal was adopted into the [[Travancore]] family from [[Kolathunad]] in 1788. The Maharanis of [[Travancore]] were styled as the "Ranis of Attingal". Gowri Lakshmi Bayi was one of [[Travancore|Travancore']]s most popular Queens and introduced several reforms in the state. She also had a sister [[Gowri Parvati Bayi|Uthrattathi Thirunal Gowri Parvati Bayi]].

==Accession==
The unpopular Maharajah Bala Rama Varma, during whose reign Travancore faced a number of internal and external problems, revolts and unnecessary battles and conspiracies, including the most important revolt of [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]], died in 1811. At the death of the Maharajah, Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, the senior Rani of Attingal, was barely twenty years of age. There were no eligible male members in the family which meant she would have to take over [[Travancore]] and rule it as regent till such an heir would be born to her. However her accession was not easy because a member from the [[Mavelikara]] branch of the royal family, a distant cousin, Prince Kerala Varma, who was the pet of the previous ruler, staked a claim on the throne which was anything but substantiated. The Princess placed in the hands of the British Resident Col. [[John Munro, 9th of Teaninich|John Munro]], one of [[Travancore]]'s most loved British Residents, a document asserting her claim and proving the claim of Kerala Varma untenable. This irked Kerala Varma who resorted to tact and tried to convince the Princess to give up her claim. However the Resident sided with Gowri Lakshmi Bayi and she was made the Regent Maharani of [[Travancore]] in 1811. Kerala Varma was permitted to reside at [[Trivandrum]], the capital; but when he tried to create further troubles, he was imprisoned and banished from [[Travancore]].

==Colonel Munro Dewan==
One of the earliest acts of Regent Gowri Lakshmi Bayi was to dismiss the existing [[Dewan]] or Prime Minister, Ummini Thampi. Ummini Thampi was accused of squandering money and acquiring all the property of the vanquished rebel freedom fighter [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]] and others. He was dismissed and when he tried to cause further trouble, he was imprisoned and punished after being found guilty of conspiracy against the Regent Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi. The Maharani was now asked to nominate some individual for the post of [[Dewan]], to which she stated that she found no eligible individual and would like to appoint the Resident Colonel John Munro as her [[Dewan]]. Accordingly, Munro became Dewan of [[Travancore]] in 1811.

==Government reforms==
* The [[Dewan]] Col. Munro informed the Maharani of the widespread corruption in her Government owing to the practice of giving all power, administrative and judicial, to a single officer right from village level to district level. To end this the Proverticars (village officers), Kariakkars ([[Taluka]] officers) and the district officials were all deprived of their judicial powers and instead a Court of Appeal and five District Courts at [[Padmanabhapuram]], [[Mavelikara]], [[Trivandrum]], Vaikam and Alwaye were established and modern judicial system was introduced in [[Travancore]]. The Courts had each two judges and a [[Brahmin]] Sastri. For the trial of Government servants another court known as the ''Huzhur'' court was also established.
* The Police was reorganised in [[Travancore]] during the reign of Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi at the suggestion of Col. John Munro [[Dewan]].
* Deprived of magisterial and judicial power, the district and village officials now could concentrate their attention on the collection of revenue alone, curtailing their power greatly and making them subject to judicial trial in case of misconduct. The revenue department was cleaned of corruption and revenue collection became smoother and organised.

==Social reforms==
* Taxes on festivals, taxes on inheritance of property were abolished.
* [[Travancore]] contained a large number of ''Devaswoms'' or Temple Corporations that held vast areas of land and controlled most of the important and wealthy temples in the country. These corporations had fallen prey to corruption and mismanagement and they next engaged the [[Dewan|Dewan']]s attention. More than three hundred of the biggest temples of [[Travancore]] were appropriated by the Government under a Devaswom Board and cleared of corruption and mismanagement.
* By a Royal Proclamation in 1812 5 December, Her Highness Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi abolished the purchase and sale of all slaves and granted them independence excepting those attached to the soil for agricultural purposes.
* Castes like the [[Ezhava]]s, Kaniyans etc. were given independence from their Lords. A restriction put on the Sudras and others regarding the wearing of gold and silver ornaments was removed.
* A vaccination department was started in [[Travancore]] in 1813 under her regency. Finding orthodox reservations amongst her subjects with regard to vaccination, the Queen first vaccinated herself and other members of the Royal family to reassure her people.
*Secretariat system was introduced under the guidelines of Col. Munro.

==Change in Dewanship==
In 1814, [[Colonel]] John Munro resigned his Dewanship as it was not a permanent arrangement for the Resident to take that post. In his stead the Judge of the Appeal Court, Devan Padmanabhan was appointed as [[Dewan]]. However he soon after died from [[smallpox]]. In his place, one of Col. Munro's assistants, Bappu Rao, was appointed as [[Dewan]] of [[Travancore]] in that same year.

==Family and demise==

The Maharani was married to a Koil Thampuran, Prince Rajaraja Varma Avargal of the [[Changanassery]] Royal Family. From this marriage Gowri Lakshmi Bayi had issue, two sons and a daughter. Her daughter was Maharani Gowri Rukmini Bayi born in 1809. Her eldest son was born on 16 April 1813, the famous King [[Swathi Thirunal]] who was a musician and artist and ruled independently from 1829 -1846. He married a lady who belonged to the Thiruvattar [[Ammaveedu]] family. The Maharani next had a son in 1814, Maharajah [[Uthram Thirunal]] who ruled from 1846 -1860. The Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi started losing her health after giving birth to [[Uthram Thirunal]] and died in 1815. She was succeeded as Regent Maharani by her sister, [[Gowri Parvati Bayi]].

Her only daughter, who was now the only female in the matriarchal Travancore Royal Family, Gowri Rukmini Bayi married Rama Varma Koil Thampuran of [[Thiruvalla]] Royal Family in 1819 and had seven children, five sons and two daughters. One of these daughters died soon while the other married and had two sons, including [[Moolam Thirunal|Moolam Thirunal Sri Rama Varma]]. She too died in 1857 after the birth of [[Moolam Thirunal]] and so in 1858 two princesses were adopted from the [[Mavelikara]] Royal family into Travancore.

==Full Title==
Her Highness Sri Padmanabha Sevini Vanchi Dharma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Ayilyam Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, Attingal Mootha Thampuran, Maharani of Travancore.

==See also==
* [[Travancore]]
* [[Maharani]]
* [[Swathi Thirunal]]
* [[Moolam Thirunal]]
* [[Nair]]
* [[Thampi|Ammaveedu]]

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{Cite book|author=Aiya, V. Nagam |year=1906|title=The Travancore State Manual |location=Trivandrum, Travancore |publisher=Travancore Government Press |oclc=6164443}} (3 volumes)
* {{Cite book|author=Menon, P. Shungoonny |year=1878 |title=A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times |location=Madras, India |publisher=Higginbotham}}
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