It Is Written

Saving Marriage

Three Angels Broadcasting Network

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00:16 ♪[music ends]♪♪
00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is "It Is Written."
00:21 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me.
00:23 In Germany people might gather together before a wedding
00:27 to break objects made of porcelain.
00:30 At a Jewish wedding, the groom, or the bride and groom,
00:32 might step on a glass inside a cloth bag and smash the glass.
00:37 I attended a wedding where the newlyweds sawed a log together.
00:42 Traditions like these are intended to bring good fortune
00:45 to the couple getting married.
00:46 The point being, we want marriages to work out.
00:49 We want a happy couple to remain happy
00:52 and to have a long and blessed marriage.
00:54 Wedding vows typically include a line that says,
00:57 "For as long as you both shall live."
00:59 For almost 500 years, "till death do us part"
01:03 has been associated with getting married.
01:06 But how is that working out? The truth is, not great.
01:10 Even though the divorce rate in the United States has dropped
01:13 in recent times, it's still sky high.
01:16 In 2021 there were 1,985,072 marriages in the United States
01:22 and 689,308 divorces.
01:27 While first marriages fail at a rate of around 40 percent,
01:32 67 percent of second marriages fail,
01:35 and 73 percent of third marriages.
01:39 In southern states, often said to be more conservative
01:42 and more religious than the rest of the country,
01:45 divorce rates hover right around the national average,
01:48 even though every Bible in the South says
01:50 that God hates divorce.
01:53 In Britain and Australia,
01:55 the divorce rate has increased in recent years.
01:57 And while we recognize there are times
01:59 people can no longer safely stay in a marriage
02:01 due to their own safety or the welfare of the children,
02:05 those cases are the exception, and they're not the rule.
02:10 The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports
02:12 that in the United States today
02:14 one in three children lives in a single-parent family,
02:18 and the number is rising.
02:20 Most of those kids live in a home without a father.
02:24 Now, God bless single parents who do their best and work hard,
02:28 we thank God for that,
02:30 but it's certainly not the ideal situation.
02:33 "Nearly 30% of single parents live in poverty,"
02:36 as compared to "6% of married couples."
02:39 And while many children raised in one-parent homes do well
02:42 and go on to succeed, it's true that, generally,
02:46 children who come through divorce
02:48 have a harder time in life.
02:51 "Girls whose fathers left the home
02:53 "before they were five years old
02:55 "[are] eight times more likely to become pregnant
02:57 as adolescents than girls from intact families."
03:02 The NIH cites research that shows
03:04 kids whose parents divorce or separate are at "increased risk
03:09 "[of] child and adolescent adjustment problems,
03:12 "including academic difficulties...,
03:14 disruptive behaviors"--
03:15 that's conduct and substance abuse problems--
03:18 and depression and other mental health issues.
03:21 The same research says that "children and adult offspring
03:25 "of separated parents are over-represented
03:28 in the mental health system."
03:30 "Psychology Today" said,
03:32 "Research shows that children of divorce
03:35 "are more likely to experience a divorce themselves.
03:38 "The statistics vary,
03:40 "but one study by researchers Paul Amato and Danelle Deboer
03:43 "indicated that if a woman's parents divorced,
03:46 "her odds of divorce increased by 69%,
03:49 "while if both a husband and wife's parents divorced,
03:52 the risk of divorce increased by 189%."
03:58 Frederick Douglass once said,
03:59 "It is easier to build strong children
04:02 than to repair broken men."
04:05 Again, I want to emphasize that some kids come through
04:08 the divorce of their parents okay, but we're not wise
04:11 to ignore the fact that parental divorce is really hard on kids.
04:16 Marriage was God's idea.
04:18 In the beginning, God created Adam, and after creating Eve,
04:22 Genesis says He "brought her to the man.
04:25 "And Adam said: 'This is now bone of my bones
04:28 "and flesh of my flesh....'
04:30 "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother
04:33 and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."
04:38 Adam described Eve as
04:40 "the woman whom You gave to be with me."
04:43 Now, the marriage landscape is changing.
04:46 People are marrying later than ever.
04:49 The median age for a first marriage is now 30 for men
04:52 and 28 for women.
04:54 The number of U.S. adults cohabiting with a partner
04:57 is on the rise.
04:59 In 2016, 18 million Americans were "living with
05:02 an unmarried partner," up 30 percent in less than 10 years.
05:07 Since 1972, marriage rates in the U.S. have fallen
05:11 by almost 50 percent
05:13 and are currently at the lowest point in recorded history.
05:16 "In 1960, the rate of marriage for women was 76.5 per 10,000."
05:22 But by 2008, that number was down to 37.4 per 10,000.
05:29 So, is there any hope for marriage,
05:32 an institution that's on shaky ground?
05:36 We're going to look together at a divine prescription
05:38 for saving marriage.
05:40 Marriage is worth fighting for.
05:42 The family was set up by God to be the place
05:44 in which children can be raised safely and successfully,
05:48 where both husband and wife can flourish,
05:51 where parents and children can experience love and security.
05:56 Marriage creates the family.
05:59 And the family is the building block of society.
06:03 In marriage, two become one.
06:05 And keep in mind, marriage is not a contract.
06:09 It's a covenant.
06:10 Online legal service UpCounsel described a covenant like this:
06:14 "While a contract is legally binding,
06:16 "a covenant is a spiritual agreement....
06:19 "A [contract] is an agreement you can break,
06:22 "while a covenant is a perpetual promise....
06:24 "A contract exchanges one good for another,
06:27 "while a covenant is giving oneself to the other....
06:31 "Covenants are...a trust-based promise that relies
06:35 "on your integrity and discipline.
06:37 "While contracts are enforceable by the courts,
06:39 covenants depend on your values."
06:43 So how can you make marriage work?
06:46 Now, be sure you hear this.
06:47 I don't say any of this to be critical
06:49 of people who have gone through divorce.
06:51 It's painful. It turns lives upside down.
06:54 It's hard on kids. It's hard on in-laws.
06:57 And pretty much everyone has divorce in their family.
07:01 Half of my siblings have been divorced.
07:04 So this isn't to criticize.
07:06 We're looking to see if there's a way forward,
07:09 a way to avoid divorce and to save a marriage and a family.
07:13 Okay, first, you want to marry the right person.
07:18 Do your homework and be calculating about it--
07:21 not coldhearted but coolheaded.
07:24 When you're young and in love--or in lust--
07:27 or even if you're older and you're infatuated,
07:30 it isn't easy to make a well-reasoned decision.
07:32 And "in love" is such a nebulous concept these days.
07:36 Love needs to be thought through.
07:38 Love is a principle, not an emotion.
07:42 And what is taken to be love
07:43 is often simply misplaced need or desire.
07:47 It's important to go beyond
07:49 "good-looking and makes lots of money."
07:51 I can already tell you what you're looking for,
07:53 if you're looking.
07:54 You're looking for someone who is honest;
07:56 someone who's trustworthy;
07:58 someone who, if a man, treats his mother with respect,
08:01 or, if a female, treats her father with respect;
08:04 someone's who employable, responsible, hard-working;
08:07 and if you're a person of faith, someone who believes like you.
08:11 If he or she is not the right person, move on, quickly.
08:16 And I've told many people
08:17 that when they're considering marriage,
08:19 they need to find someone really attractive, like my wife...did.
08:24 Okay, I have nine more points to share with you
08:27 about saving marriage.
08:29 Have you heard it said that marriage is hard work?
08:32 Well, I don't agree.
08:33 And I'll tell you why in just a moment.
08:37 ♪[upbeat music swells and ends]♪♪
08:46 >>Announcer: The family is under attack.
08:48 Marriage, established in the Garden of Eden,
08:50 is not nearly as popular as it used to be.
08:53 Yet God has provided principles to protect and strengthen
08:56 marriage and the family.
08:58 Discover these biblical principles in our free resource,
09:01 "Family Matters."
09:02 To receive your free copy of "Family Matters,"
09:04 call 800-253-3000,
09:07 800-253-3000,
09:09 or visit us online at iiwoffer.com.
09:12 Learn how the Bible reveals that, to God, family matters.
09:17 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me on "It Is Written."
09:19 The institution of marriage has been under attack
09:21 ever since it was introduced by God in the Garden of Eden.
09:25 How can you safeguard marriage?
09:27 I've got nine more points to share with you.
09:29 I mentioned a moment ago that before marriage,
09:31 it's important to make sure
09:32 you're marrying the right person.
09:35 That leads us to point two:
09:37 Marry someone who believes as you do.
09:39 Second Corinthians 6:14 says,
09:42 "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.
09:46 "For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness?
09:49 And what communion has light with darkness?"
09:52 If your faith is important to you,
09:55 and it's certainly important to God,
09:57 marrying someone who does not believe
09:59 is a surefire recipe for complication.
10:02 Now, I know, someone's going to tell me their grandma married
10:05 an atheist, and she was perfectly happy,
10:07 or their brother married a Zoroastrian,
10:09 and they're like two peas in a pod.
10:11 Except...they're not.
10:13 Grandma missed out on so much, and her children were confused,
10:17 at least by having one parent who reverenced God
10:21 and one parent who did not.
10:22 Finding someone who shares your spiritual values
10:24 is vital to the stability of your home--
10:28 someone you can pray with, who will pray for you,
10:30 who will instill in children the values you want transmitted--
10:34 more importantly, the values God wants transmitted.
10:38 Third, the person who marries
10:40 should be sure they're marrying someone of good character.
10:44 As the woman in Song of Solomon said,
10:46 "Your name is ointment poured forth."
10:49 He had a good name.
10:50 People liked him because he was a man of character.
10:54 And when it comes to marriage, character counts.
10:58 And there's something just as important
11:00 as finding the right person-- maybe more important.
11:03 And that is...being the right person.
11:07 You're a male, and you don't have a job?
11:09 You better get one, if you can.
11:10 You drink too much? You ought to quit.
11:13 You need to be the right person.
11:15 Not a grump, not bitter, not lazy,
11:19 and most importantly, you want to be right with God.
11:23 Now, you hear people say, "Oh, it's hard work, marriage."
11:25 I don't buy that at all.
11:27 Hard work being married to the love of your life?
11:30 How is that hard work?
11:32 Now, life can be hard work.
11:34 You'll go through some stuff together.
11:36 It's hard when someone has an accident or loses a job
11:39 or gets sick or is tired or is having a tough time.
11:42 But it's not marriage that's hard work.
11:44 What's hard work is you-- keeping yourself in check,
11:48 controlling your feelings and emotions, biting your tongue;
11:52 turning off the football, getting off the sofa,
11:54 and cutting the grass;
11:56 not spending money that you don't have;
11:58 helping around the house when you don't want to.
12:02 Now, those are "you" issues. But marriage?
12:05 If marriage is hard work, you're doing it wrong.
12:08 Solve the "you" issues
12:11 and marriage gets a whole lot easier,
12:14 irrespective of what the other person is doing.
12:17 Now, this is point five, if you're keeping count:
12:20 Be nice.
12:23 You hear story after story of people who marry someone
12:26 that they think is a gift from God,
12:29 only to find out later the person is a monster.
12:33 No one has the right to mistreat another person.
12:37 No one has the right to yell at their spouse.
12:41 Absolutely never should there be anything
12:44 approximating physical violence.
12:47 And because you can't always tell what you're getting
12:49 when you marry, ask around beforehand.
12:53 Talk to people. Find out about the person's past.
12:57 And don't ignore warning signs.
12:59 His last girlfriend said he hit her?
13:01 That's that, then. Over. See you later.
13:04 One or the other was irresponsible with money?
13:07 You don't need that.
13:08 Too possessive?
13:09 Nah, leave that trouble for someone else.
13:12 You don't need it. Move on.
13:15 Otherwise you're begging for trouble.
13:18 You know, you're special to God.
13:20 You don't have to settle when it comes to marriage.
13:23 You have every right to ask God for the right person
13:26 and then not compromise.
13:28 No one should marry a bunch of problems.
13:31 That's one life sentence you are better off without.
13:36 Now, related to this:
13:37 Don't say it. You can't unspeak words.
13:40 You'll always regret
13:41 saying something unkind or inappropriate.
13:44 You can't take back words once they're out,
13:46 so don't let them out if they shouldn't be said.
13:48 Don't be unkind. Don't belittle the other person.
13:52 Don't criticize. Just don't.
13:55 Love is like a tender plant.
13:57 You've got to treat it gently. Nurture it. It's delicate.
14:01 Don't say the things you know that you'll regret later.
14:04 And if that person is denigrating or ridiculing
14:07 or cutting in what they say,
14:09 then you should never let them say, "I do."
14:14 Which leads me to seven:
14:17 Keep it clean. No infidelity, never.
14:21 If you're tempted to get into something you shouldn't,
14:24 run--fast. Don't play with fire. Just don't.
14:28 "She doesn't satisfy me." Nonsense. That's no excuse.
14:32 "He isn't there for me anymore."
14:33 Now, that's serious, but infidelity isn't the solution.
14:37 Get counseling. Talk to a pastor. Talk to each other.
14:40 Pray together. But don't be unfaithful.
14:44 It'll hurt you, and it'll hurt your children.
14:47 And no porn-- it's always damaging.
14:51 It will always cause issues.
14:53 And if you say it hasn't caused issues for you,
14:56 I'm telling you it has, because you are sinning against God,
15:00 and that itself is an issue.
15:01 "The wages of sin is death."
15:04 Just read about the marriages that have been ruined
15:06 by what today is an absolute plague.
15:09 Pornography will destroy a marriage,
15:12 and you shouldn't need me to tell you why that is.
15:14 "Oh, we look at it together." No, no, no, don't do that.
15:18 You're essentially committing adultery together.
15:21 And it won't be long before one of you wants
15:23 to take it to a place that the other isn't comfortable with.
15:26 And now you're looking at major issues.
15:29 Polyamory and all that? Only ever create problems.
15:34 It's degrading, and it should never be considered.
15:38 Now, here's one. The guy who says,
15:40 "I'm not happy with the way my spouse looks."
15:43 Look in the mirror, brother.
15:44 You'll almost certainly find
15:47 that you're no pageant winner yourself.
15:48 Or, you have three children and see how your body changes.
15:53 Once you stand at the altar and say, "For better and for worse,"
15:57 you stand by that. "In sickness and in health,"
16:01 for younger and for older--
16:03 you don't change because you get tired of someone.
16:07 As someone once said,
16:08 "Choose your love, and love your choice."
16:12 And keep in mind that studies show
16:13 that the more people you've been intimate with before marriage,
16:17 the greater your likelihood that your marriage won't work out,
16:22 which goes to show that planning to have a successful marriage
16:24 should begin long before you walk down the aisle.
16:29 Now, point number eight:
16:31 Be a Christian.
16:33 Don't just call yourself one. Be one.
16:36 Even the devil believes there's a God.
16:39 You want to be committed to Christ. And pray.
16:43 If you want to lead a family, support a spouse,
16:45 financially or emotionally, raise children,
16:49 you want to be filled with the Spirit of God
16:51 and have Jesus living His life in you.
16:54 Marriage is not a game. It's a lifelong commitment.
16:58 It takes everything you've got,
17:00 and it takes the blessing of God.
17:02 Psalm 127, verse 1 says,
17:04 "Except the Lord build the house,
17:06 they labour in vain that build it."
17:09 You need God in this.
17:12 A family should pray together.
17:15 Husbands and wives should pray for each other
17:17 and with each other.
17:18 And pray honestly about yourself.
17:21 It's easy to pray that your spouse should change.
17:24 But if your husband or wife is just what they were
17:27 when you married them, then you got what you bargained for,
17:31 and you should not be disappointed.
17:33 Don't think you're going to change someone.
17:34 Instead, pray that you'll be a gracious, kind, loving,
17:39 and patient person in whose arms the other one will find
17:42 safety and dignity and the opportunity to be themselves.
17:47 You know what the Bible says?
17:48 Proverbs 21, verse 9:
17:50 "Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
17:53 than in a house shared with a contentious woman."
17:56 If you're a contentious woman, don't be.
17:59 That's not Christian.
18:01 And this cuts both ways. Proverbs 26:21 says,
18:04 "As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
18:08 so is a contentious man to kindle strife."
18:12 If you're a contentious man, you've got to grow up.
18:15 You've got to be a man,
18:17 someone who rules his own spirit.
18:20 Now, if you were raised in a home where the man
18:22 was the tough guy who treated everyone around him like dirt,
18:25 then you should have learned then what you shouldn't be.
18:28 That was a good lesson. Don't repeat those mistakes.
18:33 If your dad was a drunk, don't be one yourself.
18:36 If your mother was immoral, you don't have to be.
18:39 Learn from that.
18:40 You don't get to blame your actions on your DNA,
18:44 because God is greater than all that.
18:47 "Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world."
18:51 That's 1 John 4 and verse 4.
18:54 So, who in the world can live up to this?
18:58 How can you be the right person? Now, here's the good news.
19:02 What is impossible for you is possible for God.
19:06 And I'll tell you more about that in just a moment.
19:10 ♪[upbeat music swells and ends]♪♪
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20:20 >>John: It seems as though every day you hear about
20:22 another celebrity marriage breakup.
20:24 Yet Denzel Washington and his wife, Pauletta,
20:27 have been married for 40 years.
20:29 Dolly Parton got married about 10 miles
20:32 from where I'm standing right now back in 1966.
20:35 So marriages don't have to fall apart.
20:39 Marriage is the building block of society.
20:42 When marriage goes, so does society.
20:45 It's where values are transmitted,
20:47 where people can find security and develop their self-worth.
20:51 Now, I'm not saying everybody should be married.
20:53 Singlehood is valid.
20:54 There's nothing wrong with being single.
20:56 But we're looking at when two people get together.
20:58 The context for that is marriage,
21:01 and we want that to work.
21:03 Now, two more points.
21:05 You don't want to hurry into marriage.
21:07 Song of Solomon 2, verse 7 in one translation says,
21:11 "Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,
21:13 "by the gazelles and wild deer,
21:15 not to awaken love until the time is right."
21:20 Marriage shouldn't be rushed.
21:22 And when you plan to get married, point 10,
21:26 get marriage counseling from a pastor or a Christian counselor
21:30 who can help you consider the issues you'll face in marriage.
21:33 Preparation for marriage is important.
21:35 You learn to drive--you study the rules of the road.
21:38 You want to study and learn before you get married.
21:42 It's vital, and it's better to marry no one than the wrong one.
21:49 Marriage is worth fighting for.
21:50 It was established in the Garden of Eden
21:53 for the benefit of those being married, for children,
21:55 and for society.
21:57 God? He intended marriage to last a lifetime.
22:01 When King David didn't respect his marriage, disaster.
22:05 Solomon? Just like his daddy.
22:08 But then you have people who stuck with it,
22:10 even in challenging circumstances.
22:13 Joseph, who married Mary, the mother of Jesus;
22:16 Salmon, who married Rahab in spite of her former occupation--
22:21 Rahab became one of Jesus' ancestors.
22:24 Hosea married Gomer and stuck by her through thick and thin.
22:30 You know it's been said that marriage is 50-50?
22:32 Well, it isn't. It's 100-100.
22:36 If you're giving it 50 percent, that's not enough.
22:40 And you don't want to expect too much of the other person.
22:43 The person you married or will marry is imperfect.
22:47 There has to be some understanding of that,
22:49 some working with that.
22:50 It's no one's job to make their spouse perfect.
22:54 It is your privilege to love and be loved by that person.
22:59 And even if marriage gets rocky, it can be successful.
23:03 What's impossible for you is possible with God.
23:07 You read in 1 Corinthians 13 that "love suffers long
23:10 "and is kind; love does not envy;
23:13 "love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
23:15 "does not behave rudely, does not seek its own,
23:19 "is not provoked, thinks no evil;
23:21 "does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
23:25 "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
23:28 endures all things. Love never fails."
23:32 And you say, "Wow, who can do that?"
23:36 The truth is, no human being.
23:39 Not one ever has, except for Jesus.
23:44 A successful marriage, therefore,
23:46 depends entirely upon Jesus being the center of the home
23:50 and the center of the life of both husband and wife.
23:54 Paul wrote, "Husbands, love your wives,
23:57 "just as Christ also loved the church
24:00 and gave Himself for her."
24:03 Paul wrote about unbelieving husbands being won to faith
24:06 by the witness of their believing wives.
24:09 Let your heart be open to God's leading,
24:12 open to the power of God's Spirit.
24:15 Let your heart be surrendered to Jesus.
24:19 The key to a successful marriage is the same
24:22 as the key to a successful Christian experience:
24:26 "Christ in you, the hope of glory,"
24:30 God working "in you both to will and to do
24:33 of His good pleasure."
24:34 It's only God who can calm an angry spirit.
24:38 Only God can give you grace to swallow hurtful words.
24:42 Only God can give you patience
24:43 to deal with the idiosyncrasies of your spouse,
24:46 to the extent that you won't love that person
24:49 in spite of them but because of them.
24:52 He can give you grace to ride out the rough waters
24:54 and bring the ship of marriage
24:56 into the calm waters of a safe haven.
24:59 And be sure you get the free resource
25:01 I'm offering you in this program.
25:03 It'll help you or someone you know
25:05 who needs God's blessing and presence in their home.
25:10 God can do what you cannot.
25:12 If you want Him to, He can; He will.
25:15 And if your spouse isn't willing to pull in the same direction,
25:18 don't stop praying.
25:20 I know a couple who once absolutely hated each other.
25:24 But then they met Jesus and committed themselves
25:26 to saving their marriage.
25:28 Today they are as happy as anyone you know.
25:32 All those promises-- "life more abundantly,"
25:35 "that your joy may be full," "perfect peace"?
25:38 They're real. It's what God can do for you.
25:41 Marriage is worth it. Family is worth it.
25:45 The honor of God is worth it.
25:46 There's a lot we haven't talked about.
25:48 We haven't talked about communication,
25:50 any number of other really important things.
25:52 But I want you to remember what Jesus said:
25:55 "What therefore God hath joined together,
25:59 let not man put asunder."
26:02 >>Announcer: The family is under attack.
26:04 Marriage, established in the Garden of Eden,
26:07 is not nearly as popular as it used to be.
26:09 Yet God has provided principles to protect and strengthen
26:13 marriage and the family.
26:14 Discover these biblical principles in our free resource,
26:17 "Family Matters."
26:18 To receive your free copy of "Family Matters,"
26:20 call 800-253-3000,
26:23 800-253-3000,
26:25 or visit us online at iiwoffer.com.
26:29 Learn how the Bible reveals that, to God, family matters.
26:33 >>John: Can we pray together about this?
26:35 Let's pray right now.
26:37 Our Father in heaven, we thank You today for marriage.
26:39 It was Your idea.
26:41 You said in the book of Hebrews that marriage is honorable.
26:44 Clearly You are committed to its success,
26:46 but right now there are some contemplating marriage,
26:49 and they're concerned.
26:50 Someone is in a marriage that's rocky, shaky.
26:53 They're, they're worried.
26:54 They're not sure they can see a way out.
26:56 I'm praying You work miracles-- miracles of guidance,
26:59 miracles of deliverance,
27:00 miracles of reconciliation, because You can.
27:04 Father, I pray You'd remind those in a difficult place
27:08 to press Your throne and, and not stop praying,
27:11 to expect You to do great things.
27:13 There's someone right now who's a little hardhearted,
27:15 won't go to counseling. Move that person to do so.
27:18 There's somebody right now who's mean or selfish,
27:22 and they could change
27:23 if only they would let You give them a new heart.
27:26 I pray, Lord, that that individual will allow You
27:28 to make a new creature of him or her.
27:32 Lord, save marriage. It's worth saving.
27:35 Let mothers and fathers and husbands and wives and children
27:38 be happy and fulfilled and close to You.
27:43 This is our prayer, in Jesus' name, amen.
27:48 ♪[dramatic, uplifting theme music]♪
27:50 Thanks so much for joining me.
27:51 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time.
27:53 Until then, remember:
27:55 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone,
27:58 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
28:03 ♪[dramatic, triumphant theme music]♪
28:26 ♪[music ends]♪♪

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