A temple saved from the waters : the restoration of the Western Mebon in Angkor

[@kimsthetropicalfruitshunte9092]

I'm Cambodian Australian I been to the west Mebon Baray twice..I'm really honor for you helping to restore my ancestors political and religious monuments, Ankorian temple are full of prophecy and teaching in the khmer Sanskrit writing drawings on the walls, stairs of temple to remind the khmer children to love each other then fight each other to save the Khmer heritage and people from extinct or invaded by foreigners.. Thats why if Cambodia have war the ruin will destroyed if peace it will be restored to its former glorious..

[@lawsonconnell]

I am overwhelmed and so inspired by all of the hard and painstaking work carried out on the site by what appears to be a generational team who have done a magnificent job for the world to see for many decades. I am in awe of you all and the sites that you are so dedicated to. I managed to visit at 60 fulfilling a lifelong dream of walking and touching the actual temples and bare stone. Thank you all.

[@EFEO]

Thank you for your comment and your support. We hope you enjoy the discovery of all these wonderful temples!

[@vaagai9808]

Angkor Wat straight up looks right out of fantasy novel. Myself hailing from South India, am familiar with the architecture but Angkor Wat is definitely something special.

[@vichai2121]

Thank you for your rebuild Mebon temple. We love you and respectful.❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@EFEO]

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[@Bullfy890]

I always find of extreme ignorance that humanity spends trillions of money in weapons and wars and yet people that want to uncover our world heritage and history are still fighting to rebuild and save that same history ! This should be of interest of all of us on the Planet, we should support every find and every endeavor to uncover more of our mysterious past that we still don't know but yet here we are in the years 2000 watching this fantastic people fight against Nature and Greed to give us all another small part of that lost Mankind History ! It is sad and at the same time encouraging to see that in our world at least we still have people that want to know real lost facts in our history ! Thanks for the video !

[@EFEO]

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[@abk706]

I wish we could do the same in India. May Lord Vishnu bless you.

[@mrdhaliwal8228]

We do, it’s called Taj- Mahal. It’s a sister temple. Compare them, even the tomb

[@EFEO]

Thank you for your comment. Do the same in India? In which way? To have fascinating archaeological complexes? There are plenty of them : Kajuraho, Mahabalipuram, Sanci, Udayagiri, Konarak... for exemple. Restore monuments? This is also done thanks to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

[@Eadyt87]

Vishnu CAN'T BLESS anybody if he even exists!

[@angeaelibou6073]

"And today, God has said it to Prophet Kacou Philippe on April 24, 1993. And if you are a child of God, it is in him, Kacou Philippe that you must believe to be saved. And if you really have the Holy Spirit, this Holy Spirit will lead you to him, the prophet of your time, as one day, this Holy Spirit led Cornelius to Peter who had the keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens. [Ed: The congregation says, “Amen!”]. And if you must serve God, it is to echo what Prophet Kacou Philippe, the living prophet of your time, says. And this is the only thing you can do." #PKPCHANNELTV

[@thearitha7975]

Thanks for your hard working to save temples in Cambodia. 🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@EFEO]

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[@angeaelibou6073]

"And today, God has said it to Prophet Kacou Philippe on April 24, 1993. And if you are a child of God, it is in him, Kacou Philippe that you must believe to be saved. And if you really have the Holy Spirit, this Holy Spirit will lead you to him, the prophet of your time, as one day, this Holy Spirit led Cornelius to Peter who had the keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens. [Ed: The congregation says, “Amen!”]. And if you must serve God, it is to echo what Prophet Kacou Philippe, the living prophet of your time, says. And this is the only thing you can do." #PKPCHANNELTV

[@sssienghai6912]

My respect to the team and Mr. Pascal ! Ur goodness will be bless by all peoples.

[@EFEO]

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[@jackket6708]

C'est tellement merveilleux de voir la restauration du temple de Mebon de l'ouest avec l'aide de la France. Aussi notre condoleance et gratitude au feu Mr. Pascal Royere.

[@jackket6708]

C'est tellement merveilleux de voir me travail de restauration du temple

[@EFEO]

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[@panhachea5663]

Thank you thank you for your hard work may God bless you all🙏🙏🙏

[@EFEO]

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[@PISETHSurvival]

I'm really appreciated your hard working with my wonderful temple. Big love to you all

[@EFEO]

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[@munisotaram]

សូមជូនពរដល់ក្រុមការងារជួសជុលប្រសាទបុរាណ បានទទួលជោគជ័យ និងមានសុខភាពល្អ !!!

[@EFEO]

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[@raulguzman2314]

Such a beautiful structure and such commendable efforts to reconstruct it.

[@EFEO]

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[@icula9857]

@@EFEO ៀៀឲ ឲឲ ឲឲ

[@arunsubramanian3945]

Thank you France for funding it and also subtitle in English ....so it reaches to the most people's...

[@EFEO]

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[@dellingson4833]

when you look at the map at 1:38 there are straight lines or canals all over like the one the temple is in. Ever get the idea some of these ancient sites are way older than history tells us. Great work by the way. Not to often do you feel this kind of emotion watching a documentary very powerful.

[@EFEO]

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[@longallery]

I wanna say too billion thank from deep heart to Pascal Royere R.I.P

[@EFEO]

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[@chaksom355]

លោកគ្រូ

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

from a ruin that was all but forgotten to a place that will soon be a huge tourist spot - u all did an amazing job

[@EFEO]

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[@yuthin3774]

AMAZING DOCUMENTARY AND I'M SO GLAD IT'S NOT ANOTHER ONE ABOUT ANGKOR WAT! WE LITERALLY HAVE THOUSANDS OF OTHER TEMPLE RUINS THAT NEEDS RESTORATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FILMING ON!

[@EFEO]

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[@w.m.p-w8989]

This is great work. Thanks for sharing.

[@EFEO]

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[@hf..7271]

I’m Khmericain my grandparent recall that Khmer Kings were a powerful people during Ancient Angkorian Civilization. This magnificent Temple that stand in the middle of the water out of nowhere it’s a mind blowing architectural and astonishing construction . I’m wishing more that Cambodia Govnment could work on this project and bring out more revenues to welcome visitors to come and adorn this Khmers Ancient treasure . I love my country of Cambodia it has deep roots and riches histories .

[@khmerminnesota3952]

Thank you France 🇫🇷

[@EFEO]

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[@powerplay8355]

What an incredible feat. Thank you to all involved.

[@EFEO]

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[@angeaelibou6073]

"And today, God has said it to Prophet Kacou Philippe on April 24, 1993. And if you are a child of God, it is in him, Kacou Philippe that you must believe to be saved. And if you really have the Holy Spirit, this Holy Spirit will lead you to him, the prophet of your time, as one day, this Holy Spirit led Cornelius to Peter who had the keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens. [Ed: The congregation says, “Amen!”]. And if you must serve God, it is to echo what Prophet Kacou Philippe, the living prophet of your time, says. And this is the only thing you can do." #PKPCHANNELTV

[@yuzosry5953]

My respect to the team and Mr. Pascal and EFEO .

[@EFEO]

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[@KhmerPenn]

Love it so very much. USA

[@EFEO]

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[@VivianCastillo]

Awesome share!

[@Shareworld2020]

I love angkor wat in cambodia. thanks sharing knowledge.

[@EFEO]

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[@oukrojano7390]

ស្អាតណាស់ ព្រះអើយ

[@Iskandar_Igit]

i wish i can come to this place someday - magnificent job - done in short time though it was done decades by the original people - great great great job restoring it the angkorwat!

[@EFEO]

Thank you for your comment! We also hope you will have the opportunity to discover the wonders of the region of Angkor! I precise that the documentary is about the restoration of West Mebon which is north-west of Angkor Wat in the middle of the western Baray.

[@samorn7447]

ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់កម្ពុជា

[@EFEO]

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[@oudomsor811]

Thank You very much 🙏🏻🇰🇭

[@EFEO]

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[@PremSingh-fy8uc]

Salute to restoration team. May Lord Vishnu bless you.

[@Nowseemypoint]

That's a beautiful place, i heard nature 😍

[@RandomTraveler404]

I was hearing West Mebon is recently being restored. I wonder whether the restoration is complete? I am planning to visit it again after my last visit 5 years ago.

[@EFEO]

Hello, no the restoration is not complete. The site can, perhaps, be visited but only outside the work site, you must check with the boatmen. If you want to visit the work site, you must check in advance with authority in charge of the work site, the APSARA.

[@janardansingh5926]

Extraordinary restoration work ! Thankyou for preserving the greatest architectural legacy of mankind 🙏

[@EFEO]

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[@angeaelibou6073]

"And today, God has said it to Prophet Kacou Philippe on April 24, 1993. And if you are a child of God, it is in him, Kacou Philippe that you must believe to be saved. And if you really have the Holy Spirit, this Holy Spirit will lead you to him, the prophet of your time, as one day, this Holy Spirit led Cornelius to Peter who had the keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens. [Ed: The congregation says, “Amen!”]. And if you must serve God, it is to echo what Prophet Kacou Philippe, the living prophet of your time, says. And this is the only thing you can do." #PKPCHANNELTV

[@pierrepy2931]

Quel plaisir de voir un pays qui fait tout ce qu'il peut pour sauvegarder voire reconstruire son patrimoine quand tant d'autres préfèrent empiler des pierres numérotées

[@ngangsom2909]

May Lord VISHNU bless you all. 🙏

[@EFEO]

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[@gopals1055]

This is the exact replica of God Vishnu & Goddess Lakshmi abode ‘VIKUNTAM’. Blessed are those people who involved in preserving and restoration. This is just amazing & incredible.

[@TongTong-hy1hd]

ស្រឡាញ់ខ្លាំងណាស់ព្រះអង្គ

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[@sjoginpally]

Sleeping Vishnu and Naga ... the idol would be either AnanthaPadmanabha Swamy ( worlds wealthiest temple in Thirvanthapuram) or Ranganayakulu swamy ( Srirangam temple) who are both avatars of Lord Vishnu. Googling images will help. 🙏🙏🙏

[@laykhom3212]

What an Amazing restoration job Awesome

[@EFEO]

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[@Electronicview]

very good for share Angkor temple

[@EFEO]

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[@amarpatne5794]

Bhagwan Mahavishnu bless you all ❤️☮️🙏

[@POOMKH4947]

កម្ពុជា🇰🇭😍😍

[@KhomAsian]

Send love from Vietnamese Cambodian, a native Khmer in Prey Nokor city- HCMC

[@Net_NOU]

Thank you so much

[@EFEO]

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[@kuytrychet1431]

អរគុណ​❤️

[@thournmam16]

so beautiful Cambodia I love my country ❤❤❤❤❤❤💋

[@EFEO]

Thank you for your comment. And you have every reason to love it.

[@goldenmaxvael8709]

God job thanks for sharing us .

[@EFEO]

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[@putheksethofficial9366]

So beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 💖💖

[@EFEO]

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[@dat4949]

thanks for the documentary/film

[@EFEO]

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[@narmheang]

merci beaucoup🙏🙏🙏 🇫🇷 ❤️ 🇰🇭

[@李白建]

I love cambodia thank you🙏🙏

[@សាយឆៃ]

thank you that you love me

[@EFEO]

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[@linlynleen39]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭 Thank you for sharing

[@EFEO]

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[@chealeng9407]

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[@thearitha7975]

Great temple ❤️

[@EFEO]

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[@អាងអាង-វ7ច]

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[@acinomletap1]

Nice team of people working on the restoration project of Kaundinya-Soma's love story. Hopefully some day Indians are able to contribute to the teams efforts too.

[@kimshae2920]

Thanks for restoration

[@danyccop4297]

Thank you so much for helping us on this. Love from Cambodia ❤️😇

[@EFEO]

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[@POOMKH4947]

កនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជារកឃើញហើយ🇰🇭❤️

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[@rasta36]

Beautiful Lord shiva temple 🙏

[@UDOM3229]

It's dedicated to Preah Vishnu. In the temple there was the large bronze statue of Vishnu which is now in the National museum.

[@1xplorer]

Thanks 🙏 That’s my country 🇰🇭

[@AhzzHeng]

Bon documents vidéo. Mercy

[@EFEO]

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[@AhzzHeng]

Moi aussi.

[@m.rakesh7157]

Worlds biggest hindu temple✨️👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻🙏🏻

[@deepblue3682]

Hope they can reconstruct hampi site in india... bateswar temples is getting reconstructed

[@vaibhaviv875]

This site difficult to save from creepers and trees thanks for those who work hard for trying to save remaining temple

[@EFEO]

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[@headara4372]

Many thanks, and we need to support…

[@EFEO]

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[@gaemlinsidoharthi]

This is all so impressive. Hopefully, future populations will recognise all the effort that has been made and the restrictions under which the teams had to operate. The future is always uncertain. Hopefully, there will not be a future entertainment industry, a “Khmerwood” perhaps, making money from pushing the story to spoiled future generations, of oppressive French colonialists who came in and ruined everything, profiting from grandiose, ludicrous fictions of the heroic locals who fought against them and drove them out. Then again, hopefully there will not be a sweeping infection of a religion - professing peace, but practicing actual oppression, violence and the destruction of each culture it subsumes.

[@khoosengkuang3575]

Thank you France for restoration one of humankind ancient history .❤🇫🇷 🇰🇮

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[@rothapov3102]

🇰🇭❤️️🇫🇷🙏🙏🙏 Merci beaucoup

[@phengkimving]

The video title is misleading. The temple that is saved from the waters is Mebon, not Angkor. Mebon is 1 of dozens of temples in the area, of which Angkor is the most magnificent and best known.

[@EFEO]

I understand your misunderstanding, but the Western Mebon is part of Angkor just like Angkor Wat, which is certainly the most famous temple of the region. Angkor is the city that houses all these temples. So strictly speaking, the title is correct: we relate the major stages of the restoration work of the Western Mebon, one of the temples of Angkor. We have modified the title to make it clearer.

[@phengkimving]

@@EFEO, I don't misunderstand. Although I now live in Canada, I'm originally from Cambodia, where in 1975 I was a 2nd-year university student in Phnom Penh. "Angkor Wat" is the full name of the most famous temple, and "Angkor" is its short name, "Angkor Wat" and "Angkor" mean the Angkor Temple (in Cambodian, "Wat", pronounced like the English "what" without the leading sound of the "h", means pagoda). Your video title was misleading because it mislead viewers to think that "Angkor" is the name of the temple that's saved from the waters. Good for you that you've modified the title to try to make it clearer, but it's now ambiguous: is it "Angkor" or is it "The Western Mebon?? If you change "Angkor" to "In Angkor region", then you'll perfectly clarify things.

[@EFEO]

​@@phengkimving We understand. Indeed, Angkor Wat is still too often referred to as just "Angkor", which is an unfortunate shortcut that leads to confusion in the understanding of the names for those who do not know this region of Cambodia. As you know, today, the name "Angkor" refers mainly to the area of the historic capital at the foot of Phnom Bakheng. Officially "Angkor" it's the archaeological park which contains the remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire. We agree, the first title was misleading. Now, the Western Mebon being less known than Angkor Wat we had to specify that it is part of Angkor. In any case, thank you for pointing out this confusion and allowing us to explain it. As a former (or still?) academic, you know that it is important and necessary to use the right terms in order to have a precise and correct discourse. And if this allows people who don't know it to learn that Angkor is not actually (just) Angkor Wat and that there are other temples to discover at Angkor, then that is a bonus!

[@phengkimving]

@@EFEO, Now the title is better. Good for you. Thank you for your response and action. Thank you for your restoration work.

[@ឆ្លាមសុភីន]

យី! អោយបានគឺជាកម្ពុជា🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭

[@chanmalymeas6499]

God bless Cambodian people😇

[@thykhieu5474]

Thank you for restoration Angkor Temples

[@EFEO]

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[@jeffreybail353]

hi guys research old world tartaria you can still see remains from this civilisation all over the world in all big cities and towns, its amazing

[@kukthomas]

My heartfelt gratitude towards EFEO and the late Pascal Royere for your dedication in restoring ruins in Cambodia.

[@EFEO]

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[@crAZNimal]

whao... I've never seen this before . that look amazing. artificial island temple

[@m.rakesh7157]

Om namo bhagvate vasudevaya ✨️🌷🌷🌷🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@napichchanvorleak9814]

Very nice ❤😍😍

[@EFEO]

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[@thtvkhmer4372]

Like Cambodia

[@mizterha9955]

នៅខេត្តណា

[@EFEO]

If the question is where the subject of the video is located : the West Mebon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទមេបុណ្យខាងលិច) is a temple at Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, located in the center of the West Baray, the largest reservoir of the Angkor area.

[@pitersnow7728]

Cambodia kingdom of wonders 🇰🇭❤️️

[@chealida168]

What temple cell ?

[@EFEO]

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[@chanpunleuthorn5815]

May your soul resting in a good place sir.Pascal

[@PatSophal]

great job

[@EFEO]

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[@Lemon-lf4is]

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[@Island_snorkeling]

បើនៅcambodiaសរសេរខ្ញុំឲ្យត្រូវផង

[@EFEO]

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[@jaitapurcsc]

प्रभु सभी संस्कृति रक्षको पर अपनी कृपा बनाए रखे

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[@cheathet8605]

thanks 🙏

[@moutmaimoutmai8838]

I Love Cambodai😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@EFEO]

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[@ramasara848]

great i wish I'll tr one day.

[@EFEO]

Thank you for your comment. We also hope you will have the opportunity to discover the wonders of the region of Angkor!

[@SchnelleKat]

42:04 hello can someone help me with her name or at least contact?

[@EFEO]

Do you mean Maric Beaufeïst ?

[@kolapyellow7631]

Like to see this temple one day.

[@EFEO]

We also hope you will have the opportunity to discover the wonders of the region of Angkor!

[@cambowildanimals6588]

So amazing

[@ChanChenny]

Cambodia🇰🇭

[@EFEO]

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[@miracleshappen4483]

How could they build such an immense water reservoir without any machinery?

[@oggydollw842]

I d

[@EFEO]

Thank you for your comment which cannot be answered in two words. But there was some kind of machinery. There was inventiveness. There was also manpower. Look at other constructions around the world, the construction of the pyramids or the megaliths...

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

@@EFEO So all this was man made? Do you think they had any aerial view of the site during construction? It just seem hard to imagine planning something of such scale only from ground view.

[@vannakkh964]

Merci pour la vidéo

[@EFEO]

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[@napichchanvorleak9814]

welcome to cambodia kingdom of wonder ❤👏

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[@taksolo]

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[@MokaTelevisiIndonesia]

Keren,,,,

[@jayseph1592]

Wah ❤️

[@iirepoii]

Amazing

[@BL-db6xt]

Placing an Array of Photovoltaic Panels over the water surface would reduce the water evaporating rate of the reservoir & also harvest the sustainable energy.

[@Anglepet456]

This sounds great in theory however the goal of the project is to preserve and restore the original monument with the intent of allowing future generations to admire the culture rather than modernizing and embellishing on the structure. There fore the counsels associated with this project would effectively outright reject this proposal as it doesn't align with the previously stated intent. Not to mention the additional costs associated with it.

[@Raksmey003]

Thank you sir

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