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(Note: The agreed rendering in Urdu is also reproduced). ì(In the matter of Enforcement of Fundamental Rights Re: Bonded Labour in Brick-kiln Industry) ìMembers of both the parties in person and through their learned; counsel have been heard in the above-noted case. The following] agreement in principle has been reached and be made as the order/decision of the court:- (a) Past Peshgis: (i) It is to be made clear that past unreturned Peshgis given to the labourers by brickkiln industry owners are still outstanding against the labourers. The labourers are legally bound to return all such outstanding peshgis to the respective kiln industry owners. However, in case of denial of peaceful return of these Peshgis, the owners are authorised to recover, the same by legal means i.e. through court decreesó cases to be decided expeditiously with effective notices to the labourers; but, they are not authorised to use unlawful means for the recoveries of such Peshgis, such as coercive methods or use of police. (ii) Past Special Emergency Loans. A maximum of Rs. 5,000 per household granted to the labourers in the past, in the form of formal loans or grants for marriages, religious festivals, medicine/treatment and death ceremonies, by the owners (to the labourers) shall not be recoverable from them and shall be treated as donation. This concession shall only be available to those labourers who return and resume their work voluntarily. (b) Future Peshgis. Peshgis system in future is to be discontinued. Although in proper cases if a valid agreement on this point is reached between a labourer and a brickkiln owner, the latter shall give to the former an advance loan, which shall not be in any case more than seven days wages, against a proper receipt in duplicate, copy of which shall be retained by both the parties. The payments/adjustments of which shall be made to the owners in easy installments as agreed by the parties. However, if a loan in this behalf is not settled/adjusted, no additional loan is to be advanced by the owner and if given that would be against the spirit of the agreement and would be at the risk of the owner. (c) Return to work. A notice/direction is to be issued to all the labourers to come for work and report to their respective bhatta owners; who will. give them assurance in writing that they will not use any coercive methods or use of police force to bring them back or to retain them I However, in case a laborer does not want to come back or having returned, wants to leave his work in the bhatta of an existing owner, or . to get job elsewhere, or in the bhatta of another owner, he shall not be retained forceibly provided he on application to be made to the concerned District Judge/Civil Judge 1st Class, gets a certificate for the purpose. (d) Payment of Wages. Payment of wages shall have to be made to the labourers on daily/weekly/fortnightly/monthly basis as agreed upon: between the labourer and bhatta owner, regularly. No deductions are to be made from their wages for the damage/losses to bricks caused on account of rain and it shall be borne by the bhatta owners. (e) Jamadar/Jamadarni System. The existing Jamadar/Jamadarni system is to cease forthwith. All the labourers shall have direct dealings with their respective owners. No payments on behalf of the labourers shall be made to them nor recoverable/adjustable. --- 19 ---
(f) The owners shall not directly or indirectly ask or pressurise any labourer for employing the womenfolk or children. However, if the latter do so at their own risk and responsibility, no complaint shall then be made against the bhatta owners in this behalf. The head of the household who employs any of their womenfolk against her wishes and/or children, might in proper cases be proceeded against.î Agreed/Official Urdu Version. ؐϴϣ ـέΎΑ ف̯ ΫΎϔϧ ف̯ ϕϮϘΣ ̵ΩΎϴϨΑ ف̯ (Bonded Labour) ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ΪϨΑΎ̡ ؐϴϣ ̵ίΎγ ΖθΧ ΖόϨλ ̶ϟϮλ΍ ϦϴΑΎϣ ف̯ ϥ΍ -ف٫ ΎϨγ ؟όϳέΫ ف̯ ˯ϼ̯ϭ ف̯ ϥ΍ έϭ΍ ή̡ έϮσ ̶Η΍Ϋ Ϯ̯ ϦϴϘϳήϓ ف̯ ؟ϣΪϘϣ ϻΎΑ ؟ΟέΪϨϣ فϧ Ϣ٫ -Ύ̳ ف΋ΎΟ ΎϳΩ ή̯ ϞϳΪΒΗ ؐϴϣ ؟Ϡμϴϓ Ύϳ Ϣ̰Σ ̶Θϟ΍Ϊϋ Ϯ̯ βΟ ف٫ Ύϴ̳ Ύ̡ فσ ؟ΗϮΠϤγ ϞϳΫ ؟ΟέΪϨϣ ή̡ έϮσ --- 20 --- ³ ̶̴θϴ̡ ؟ϘΑΎγ ؐϴ̯ ؐϴ٬ϧ β̡΍ϭ فϧ ؏Ϯ٬ϧ΍ ϮΟ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡ ؟ϘΑΎγ ̶Ό̳ ̵Ω Ϯ̯ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ ؟̯ ف٫ ΎΗΎΟ Ύϴ̯ ΢ο΍ϭ Ϯ̯ ΕΎΑ ΕΎΑ α΍ (i) ΪϨΑΎ̡ ف̯ فϧή̯ ΍Ω΍ Ϯ̯ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡ ΍Ωϻ΍ ΐΟ΍ϭ ϡΎϤΗ ̶δϳ΍ έϭΩΰϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ϥϮϧΎϗ ف΋ϭέί΍ -ؐϴ٫ ΍Ωϻ΍ ΐΟ΍ϭ ؟ϣΫ ف̯ ϥ˵΍ ϊ΋΍έΫ ̶ϧϮϧΎϗ ؟ՍϬΑ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ ϮΗ ـή̯ έΎ̰ϧ΍ فγ فϧή̯ ΍Ω΍ ϪΗΎγ ف̯ ̶΋Ύϔλ ΢Ϡλ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡ ̶δϳ΍ έϭΩΰϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ή̳΍ Ϣ٫ΎΗ -ؐϴ٫ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ΕΎϣΪϘϣ ف̯ ̶ϟϮλϭ ̶̯ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡ -ف̳ ؏Ϯ٫ ίΎΠϣ ف̯ فϧή̯ ϝϮλϭ ϡϮϗέ ؟ϳ ؟όϳέΫ ف̯ ف΋Ύ٫ ̵ή̳վ ̶ΘϟΎϋ ̶Ϩόϳ ϊ΋΍έΫ ̶ϧϮϧΎϗ ήϴϏ فϴϟ ف̯ ̶ϟϮλϭ ̶̯ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡ Ϯ̯ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ ؟ՍϬΑ -ف̳ ؐϴ΋ΎΟ ف΋ΎՍ̢ϧ ΪϠΟ ί΍ ΪϠΟ ή̯ ـΩ βՌϮϧ ήΛΆϣ Ϯ̯ -ف̳ ؐϳή̯ ؐϴ٬ϧ ϝϮλϭ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡ βϴϟϮ̡ ؟όϳέάΑ Ύϳ ή̡ έϮσ ̵ήΒΟ ٪ϭ ̶Ϩόϳ Ύ̳ Ϯ٫ ؐϴ٬ϧ έΎϴΘΧ΍ Ύ̯ فϧή̯ ϝΎϤόΘγ΍ ϒϟ΍ فοήϗ ̶ϣΎ̴Ϩ٫ ̶λϮμΧ ؟ϘΑΎγ ( ii) Ύϳ ؟ΠϟΎόϣ Νϼϋ Ύϳ έ΍Ϯ٬Η ̶Β٫άϣ Ύϳ ٪ΎϴΑ ̵ΩΎη ؐϴϣ ̶οΎϣ Ϯ̯ فϧ΍ήϬ̳ έϭΩΰϣ ̮ϳ΍ ̶δ̯ فγ ΐϧΎΟ ̶̯ ؟ՍϬΑ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ ̶δϳ΍ -̶̳ ؏Ϯ٫ ؐϴ٬ϧ ̶δ̡΍ϭ ϞΑΎϗ ϡϮϗέ ̶̯ ̮Η ف̡ϭέ έ΍ΰ٫ ̨ϧΎ̡ ̶Ό̳ ̵Ω Ջϧ΍ή̳ Ύϳ νήϗ έϮτΑ ؐϴϣ فϠδϠγ ف̯ ϡϮγέ ̶̯ ̱ήϣ -ف̳ ؐϳή̯ ωϭήη ϡΎ̯ ή̯ ΁ β̡΍ϭ ή̡ έϮσ ؟ϧ΍έΎ̯Ύοέ ή̡ ؏ϮՍϬΑ ؟ϘϠόΘϣ فϨ̡΍ ϮΟ ؐϴϣ ΕέϮλ ̶̴θϴ̡ ٪ΪϨ΋΁ ف̯ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ؟ՍϬΑ έϭ΍ ؟ՍϬΑ ̮ϟΎϣ ή̳΍ ؐϴϣ ؏ϮΗέϮλ ΐγΎϨϣ Ϣ٫ΎΗ Ύ̳ ف΋ΎΟ ΎϳΩ ή̯ ϢΘΧ ϢՍδγ ̶̴θϴ̡ فϴϟ ف̯ ٪ΪϨ΋΁ έϭΩΰϣ έ΍ΪϘϣ ̶̯ βΟ Ύ̳ ف̰γ ـΩ ؟οήϗ ̶̴θϴ̡ Ϯ̯ έϭΩΰϣ ˬ؟ՍϬΑ ̮ϟΎϣ ϮΗ ف΋ΎΟ Ύ̡ فσ ٪Ϊ٫Ύόϣ ΰ΋ΎΟ ؐϴϣ ϦϤο α΍ ϥΎϴϣέΩ Εή̡ ̮ϳ΍ ̮ϳ΍ ϖϳήϓ ؏ϮϧϭΩ έϭ΍ ̶̳ ف΋ΎΟ ̶̯ ή̡ Ϊϴγέ Εή̡ ϭΩ ̶̴ϴ΋΍Ω΍ ̶δϳ΍ -̶̳ Ϯ٫ ήΑ΍ήΑ ف̯ ΕΎΒΟ΍ϭ ف̯ ίϭέ ΕΎγ ف̯ ρΎδϗ΍ ϥΎγ΁ ϖΑΎτϣ ف̯ ٪Ϊ٫Ύόϣ ̶Ϥ٫ΎΑ ف̯ ϦϴϘϳήϓ ̶΋Ύ٬Ϩϣ ̶̴ϴ΋΍Ω΍ ̶̯ ؏Ϯοήϗ فδϳ΍ Ϯ̯ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ -ف̳ ؐϴϬ̯έ αΎ̡ فϨ̡΍ Ϊϴγέ ـή̯ Ύδϳ΍ ή̳΍ έϭ΍ ± Ύ̳ ـΩ ؐϴ٬ϧ ؟οήϗ Ϊϳΰϣ Ϯ̯ έϭΩΰϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ̮ϟΎϣ ϮΗ ف̰γ Ϯ٫ ؟ϧ فσ Ύϳ ΍Ω΍ ؟οήϗ Ύδϳ΍ ή̳΍ Ϣ٫ΎΗ ̶̳ Ϯ٫ ؐϴϣ -Ύ̳ Ϯ٫ έ΍Ω ؟ϣΫ ΩϮΧ ؟ՍϬΑ ̮ϟΎϣ έϭ΍ Ύ̳ Ϯ٫ ̶ϓΎϨϣ ف̯ Ρϭέ ̶̯ ٪Ϊ٫Ύόϣ ϡ΍Ϊϗ΍ ؟ϳ Ύ̯ α΍ ϮΗ Ύ̳ ̶δ̡΍ϭ ή̡ ϡΎ̯ ؟ՍϬΑ ؟ϘϠόΘϣ فϨ̡΍ فϨ̡΍ ٪ϭ ؟̯ ̶̳ ف΋ΎΟ ̶̯ ̵έΎΟ Ζϳ΍Ϊ٫ βՌϮϧ ϡΎϧ ف̯ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ϡΎϤΗ فγ ϑήσ ̶̯ Ζϟ΍Ϊϋ ϥ˵΍ ٪ϭ ؟̯ ف̳ ؐϴ΋΍ή̯ ̶ϧΎ٫Ω ϦϴϘϳ ή̡ έϮσ ̵ήϳήΤΗ Ϯ̯ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ ؟ՍϬΑ -ؐϴ΋ΎΟ فϠ̩ β̡΍ϭ فϴϟ ف̯ ϡΎ̯ αΎ̡ ف̯ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ ή̳΍ ؟ΘΒϟ΍ -ف̳ ؐϳή̯ ؐϴ٬ϧ ϝΎϤόΘγ΍ Ύ̯ βϴϟϮ̡ Ύϳ ؟Ϙϳήσ ̵ήΒΟ ̶δ̯ فϴϟ ف̯ فϨϬ̯έ ؏Ύ٫ϭ Ύϳ فϴϟ ف̯ فϧϻ β̡΍ϭ ή̡ ؏ϮՍϬΑ Ϯ̯ ̶δ̯ Ύϳ Ύ̳ ف٫Ύ̩ Ύϧ֐ϮϬ̩ ϡΎ̯ فγ ؟ՍϬΑ α˵΍ ΪόΑ ف̯ فϧ΁ β̡΍ϭ Ύϳ Ύ̳ ف٫Ύ̩ Ύϧ΁ ؐϴ٬ϧ β̡΍ϭ ή̡ ؟ՍϬΑ ؟ϘΑΎγ فϨ̡΍ έϭΩΰϣ ̶΋Ϯ̯ Ջ̯ήՍγվ ؟ϘϠόΘϣ ٪ϭ ؟̰ϴσήθΑ -Ύ̳ ف΋ΎΟ Ύ̯ϭέ ؐϴ٬ϧ ̶ΘγΩήΑί Ϯ̯ α˵΍ ϮΗ Ύ̳ ف٫Ύ̩ Ύϧή̯ ϡΎ̯ ή̡ ؟ՍϬΑ ـήγϭΩ ̶δ̯ Ύϳ ؟̴Ο ̵ήγϭΩ -ـή̯ ϞλΎΣ Ջϴ̰ϔϴՌήγ فϴϟ ف̯ ΪμϘϣ α΍ ή̯ ـΩ Ζγ΍ϮΧέΩ αΎ̡ ف̯ ϝϭ΍ ؟ΟέΩ ΞΟ ϝϮγ Ύϳ ΞΟ ̶̴ϴ΋΍Ω΍ ̶̯ ΕήΟ΍ ΍Ω΍ فγ ̶̳ΪϋΎϗΎΑ ϖΑΎτϣ ف̯ ٪Ϊ٫Ύόϣ ̶Ϥ٫ΎΑ ΪόΑ ؟Ϩϴ٬ϣ ̮ϳ΍ Ύϳ ΪόΑ ίϭέ ٪έΪϨ̡ Ύϳ έ΍ϭ ؟Θϔ٫ ˬ؟ϧ΍ίϭέ ΕήΟ΍ Ϯ̯ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ̶̯ ؐϴ٬ϧ ̶ΗϮՍ̯ فγ ؐϴϣ ΕήΟ΍ ̶̯ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ؐϴϣ ΕέϮλ ̶̯ فϧΎΟ ̨Ϩ٬̡ ϥΎμϘϧ Ϯ̯ ؏ϮՍϨϳ΍ فγ ؟Οϭ ̶̯ εέΎΑ -̶̳ ف΋ΎΟ ̶̯ -Ύ̳ ـή̯ Ζη΍ΩήΑ ̮ϟΎϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ϥΎμϘϧ ؟ϳ έϭ΍ ̶̳ ف΋ΎΟ ϢՍδγ ̶ϧέ΍ΪόϤΟ έ΍ΪόϤΟ Ζγ΍έ ٪΍ήΑ ϪΗΎγ ف̯ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ فϨ̡΍ فϨ̡΍ έϭΩΰϣ ϡΎϤΗ -ف٫ Ύϴ̳ ΎϳΩ ή̯ ϢΘΧ ؟ΤϤϟ ̶γ΍ ϡΎψϧ ̶ϧέ΍ΪόϤΟ έ΍ΪόϤΟ ٪ΩϮΟϮϣ ̵Ω Ϯ̯ ϥ΍ έϭ΍ ̶̳ ف΋ΎΟ ̵Ω ؐϴ٬ϧ Ϯ̯ ̶ϧέ΍ΪόϤΟ έ΍ΪόϤΟ Ϣϗέ ̶΋Ϯ̯ ̶ϟ΍ϭ فϧΎΟ ̶̯ ΍Ω΍ Ϯ̯ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ -ف̳ ؐϳή̯ فσ ΕϼϣΎόϣ ̶̳ Ϯ٫ ؐϴ٬ϧ ̶΋Ύ٬Ϩϣ ϞΑΎϗ Ύϳ ̶δ̡΍ϭ ϞΑΎϗ Ϣϗέ ̶δϳ΍ ̶Ό̳ Ύ̳ ف٬̯ ؐϴ٬ϧ فϴϟ ف̯ فϧΎ̴ϟ ή̡ ϡΎ̯ Ϯ̯ ؏Ϯ̪Α έϭ΍ ؏ϮΗέϮϋ ؟τγ΍ϮϟΎΑ Ύϳ ؟τγ΍ϭϼΑ Ϯ̯ έϭΩΰϣ ̶δ̯ ؟ՍϬΑ ̮ϟΎϣ ̶΋Ϯ̯ ΕέϮλ α΍ ϮΗ Ύ̳ ـή̯ Ύδϳ΍ ή̡ ̵έ΍Ω ؟ϣΫ έϭ΍ ٪ήτΧ فϨ̡΍ έϭΩΰϣ ή̳΍ Ϣ٫ΎΗ -Ύ̳ فϟ΍վ ΅ΎΑΩ ή̡ ϥ˵΍ فϴϟ ف̯ ΪμϘϣ α΍ ̶٫ ؟ϧ έϭ΍ Ώ Ν Ω ٪ ϭ
Page 1 and 2: Published by Human Rights Commissio
Page 3 and 4: This book is dedicated to the memor
Page 5 and 6: The existence of bonded labour bega
Page 7 and 8: The Human Rights Commission of Paki
Page 9 and 10: In his second report, Mr Najam reca
Page 11 and 12: 14 of them have been arrested. Some
Page 13 and 14: grounds advanced in this petition w
Page 15 and 16: were tenants and as such subject to
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Page 19 and 20: of trust. The accused reportedly re
Page 21 and 22: egard to Akram, the DSP has produce
Page 23 and 24: As on previous hearing the members
Page 25 and 26: the labourers and their organizatio
Page 27 and 28: Mr. Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Additional A
Page 29 and 30: concerned have once more accepted i
Page 31 and 32: Mahaz: undo this impression and Mr.
Page 33: 8. All those applications are, acco
Page 37 and 38: case of enforcement of Fundamental
Page 39 and 40: which is certain, and unfaltering,
Page 41 and 42: 7. As was observed by My Lord of th
Page 43 and 44: to the brick-kiln Owners, account o
Page 45 and 46: (a) The system of 'BONDED LABOUR' n
Page 47 and 48: 8. That regarding the present teleg
Page 49 and 50: prepared by a Martial Law team on t
Page 51 and 52: execution of law certainly is param
Page 53 and 54: فϴϟ ف̯ ΕΎϗϭ΍ έΰ̳ فγ
Page 55 and 56: ؟ϠδϠγ ف̯ ΕήΟ΍ ̶̯ ؏ϭ
Page 57 and 58: ΍ΰγ ΖΨγ Ϯ̯ ؟ՍϬΑ ϥΎ̰
Page 59 and 60: strongly established about the work
Page 61 and 62: contributions in the work to earn m
Page 63 and 64: the brick-kiln owners use every met
Page 65 and 66: ؏ϭέ΍Ω΍ ϥ΍ -؏Ϯ٫ ζϴ̡ ف
Page 67 and 68: WOMEN to their parents and are born
Page 69 and 70: ecording of their statements that t
Page 71 and 72: disreputed. On 15-5-1988 Muhammad I
Page 73 and 74: ̶̯ ϡΎ̯ ف̯ ϥ΍ έϭ΍ ف٫
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Page 79 and 80: Judgment: Zahid Qurban Alavi, J. ñ
Page 81 and 82: detained as understood in common pa
Page 83 and 84: Court may (not usually) direct a pe
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26. In the reported case in 1993 ML
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Tabassam v. D.C. Shikarpur (1991 ML
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e. he shall be responsible for the
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amendments may be made to regulate
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CIVIL PETITION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL
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which was fixed on 17 lh October 20
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ignored the fact that such loans al
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c. Direct the Respondents No. 1 to
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Nos.465 and 475 of 2000 namely Kanj
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Section-5. Agreement, custom, etc.,
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terms of section 8 a tenant at will
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is evident that the moment that spe
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confine his domestic servant for mi
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(ii) That the provisions of the afo
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Shariat Petition No. 10/L of 1993.
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any, document] and in consideration
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(2) Whoever contravenes the provisi
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The hearing of the case went on for
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(iv) Upholding of inviolability of
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2. One who sells a free person and
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ìA man shall honour his contracts
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ick-kilns, and other similar establ
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(2) forfeit the freedom of employme
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where any such property was, immedi
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18. Offences by companies. (1) Wher
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4. Powers and duties of the Distric
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(2) As soon as the Vigilance Commit
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