No Father's Day | Spoken Word Poetry by Mim Shaikh

Happy Father's Day to everyone celebrating today, every year this day comes around and I can't help but think where is the man that helped bring me into this world? I've spoken my purest, honest and most intimate thoughts and truths about growing up without knowing who your Father is, in this spoken-word piece called 'No Father's Day' - if you know anyone who can relate to the words, please do share... this one's dedicated to everyone, like me... celebrating 'NO FATHER'S DAY!' Dear dad...
Filmed, Shot & Edit: Jake Buckley
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Written & Directed: Mim Shaikh
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In loving memory of Amtul Rashid Farhat (Mother, Father, Grand-Mother, Guardian Angel) 1927 - 2016.

[@cassidysylene8425]

I feel you. I forgot my dad's name. I don't know what he looks like. I haven't heard his voice ever. I didn't even know he freaking exists until my mom told me his name.

[@aracelyosorio3081]

Cassidy Sylene I know how u feel I don’t know how he looks his voice or his name he left to earn money in the United States but he didn’t come back cuz they didn’t left me my grandma told me I seen little girls with their dads that are happy my mom talks bad about him that he left us cuz he didn’t want me but that’s not true I have stepdad but he has made my life miserable 😩 I cry my self to sleep I think about kms I wonder how my life would be with my real dad .every time I smile I always break down and think about my dad every holiday I break down to tears cuz I want him to be with me I’ve been wishing on my birthday to meet him it’s been 11 years and I still think about him

[@cookiesandrainbows3322]

Relatable

[@christiansgrandma6812]

I'm 60 and know your pain, your anger and resentment. I had to pretend that he was sitting in a chair one day and tell him how I felt. I cried, I screamed and asked this chair," WHY? What did I do wrong? "I told this empty chair that,"I needed you in my life" and I was mad he wasn't there. And finally after yelling and crying, I told this imaginary father, "I forgive you for not being there, I love you" and I'm grateful you gave me life". I pray you have HEALED.

[@shafikraisi9262]

And what you did. Did you try find your dad

[@athena4885]

You're lucky that you haven't met the dude that decided not to be apart of your life. It's so much worse if you have met him, then he decided to forget about his child.

[@Annika-vp7dr]

my dad abandoned me before i was born just because he didn't want me every fathers day i feel incredible sad when i see fathers playing with there kids it makes me sad. when people complain about there dad's it makes me angry because you may not always like him but he thought you were important enough to stay. i'm not my whole life i feel worthless because of him.

[@alexgetsactive1203]

Annika 3200 its alright cause one day when you become a parent youll get the oppurtunity to show your children what a parent should be, how a parent should act...and that a true parent never abandons their children

[@hettyfox]

SAME

[@luckyluciano6516]

Annika 3200 that's the same thing with me I'm 11 years old I'm crying now as I write this

[@luckyluciano6516]

Now my kids aren't going to have a Grandfather

[@capodonnayo6010]

Same here man shi hurts 😭😭

[@fanofwisdomandbeauty1314]

My dad didn’t bother being in my life until he reached out to me on Facebook when I was 15. It hurt. He already had two other kids. And same goes for no Mother’s Day. She just sends me cards every Christmas. Both parents didn’t want me I guess. But one day I’ll be successful and they’ll wish they coulda raised me.

[@laurenxox5753]

Fan of wisdom and beauty omg the dad bit is the exact same thing tht happened too me he reached out on face book when I was 15 and he had two kids

[@sadiq2888]

Fan of wisdom and beauty stay strong dear

[@jenesacampbell8129]

I believe you can do it sis❤️. Can I ask what career path you're leaning towards?

[@matthewflynn2164]

❤️

[@danielno7861]

hhahaha get rexted jiidddddd ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@JK-jd1ir]

I can relate to this video so much only child, 0 family, no siblings, no dad, bad home life, sitting at home depressed and lonely at 12. I can't wait to have kids too I just want a family. I used to be so down about it all but it's amazing what you can achieve when you turn the negatives into positives

[@leanneprentiss8248]

This just explained my life

[@danielno7861]

GET REXTED AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHJ

[@moshii8349]

4 years ago… i hope ur doing well and i wish u the best..!

[@Jo-annSamurai3069]

I’m also an only child. I can also relate. I feel so sad. This is vey powerful. I really feel for guys who’s fathers were never there. Single mother. Has to be dad too. It’s not easy. This cuts deep. All I can say is YOU ARE LOVED. Keep your head up young man. I hope you find some father figures in your life. Blessings

[@KDxstacker]

Wish u the best bro

[@zaynabalmusawy4686]

This story is so relatable This guy is amazing he's proud of his work and should be ,he's work is inspiring and brings awareness

[@Grumbo991]

This made me cry terribly. ""He's alive, but I just don't know what the point of it is""

[@maiaisabel]

My dad died when I was 4. I don't really remember him, all I remember was a few games we used to play and that he was really good at art. I have a mom and two older sisters, but sometimes I just wish I had a dad. Rip Brian Paul Nelson. 💐

[@fastlan3zjay210]

Phan, tøp, and Charisk trash sorry for your lost but i hate my father and when i say hate i mean HATE!! 😤😠🖕🖕I only saw him when i was 5 for one dayy and he neveR talked to me he just gave me a toy car and i never saw him again he left my MOM AND I TO ROT!! AND THAT SAME DAY HE LEFT HE SAID THAT HE WOULD TAKE ME TO THE PARK ONE DAY AND HE DIDNT!!!!!! 🖕🖕😡👹😢 he lied to me and one DAY when i see him I'll beat him senseless for my mom who has been with me since DAY 1 so basically i havent seen him for 9 years cause im 14 now and i cant let the hate go and every year when fathers DAY comes thats when it triggers ( i had to let my anger out 😭😭😐😏) sorry if i sound crazy but im mad af

[@lifeless5280]

Im sorry to hear that , i lost my father too.

[@princessgabs7217]

@@fastlan3zjay210 Really i WISH i could relate cause we have real issues but your just mad at your dad

[@alejandrojara9383]

@@fastlan3zjay210 what its wrong with you?

[@Jeremy-tl1pt]

I lost my father at two years old. I feel you, but think of it this way. Its better that he passed when we were young, before we got to know him, because it didnt affect us quite as much. At least I hope thats the case for you. I feel you and you are not alone ❤️

[@bradleyconroy5137]

From the bottom of my heart thank you fam, I needed this. I've never known my father, my Nan was the strongest role model in my life, she passed away three years ago and it has been a struggle since then.

[@thefantasticone1972]

i can really feel your pain bro its heart breaking By the way Allah always chooses whats best for u ... May what ever happened to u makes u stronger and a better believer and u shall inshallah go to jannah and forget all about this life Allah ap ki nany ko jannat ata farmaey ... Ameen

[@bismahwaseem950]

This had me in tears so heart touching

[@bushkiboo5425]

This honestly brought tears into my eyes... for 15 years of my life i was stuck in a home of violence because of my dad. And when anyone wver used to ask i never knew what to say, so i said nothing. Then they just assumed he had passed, they didn't realise there were scars but now i finally had the courage to tell them all and to speak about my experience and they seem shocked.. yet they still give condolences...

[@sharongibson3673]

I started crying before I heard the first word .I lost my dad at age 3 .Thank you for sharing , you are an excellent poet . God bless you rise and shine.

[@Nick-cx6is]

My dad left when I was 7 years old.. Im 15 years old now and I suffer from anger and trust issues..My mother is depressed I want to make her proud of me and stop being a pain in her side that only causes trouble and more pain. Since my father left I've never felt capable of doing something right for 10 seconds!

[@mnaem221]

Brother heart felt connection to you.... going to the mosque and people taking the piss cos my dad was never around. The clothes, gadgets, first fight, first shave, first beating, endless mocking from peers and contemporarys, extended family the worst of the worst..... Allah bless my mum, and your mum, my nan and your nan the only 2 people who ever gave a damn...ameen.

[@makhnoorchaudhry8119]

This just told my story. i have walked through similar shoes to you. Dad left at birth, never seen him nor his fam, mum has a mental disability and nan raised me. I'm an only child too. you just told my sorry.....i love poetry ans spoken word too. #IRelate

[@gamerislive12]

I am 16, I have lost my father last month coz of covid. I can understand that how painful and difficult it is. This pain is unbearable. #nofather'sday Very very very painful

[@raisakhaleel7683]

this is soo heart breaking i cant even imagine without parents this just touch me to all ways respect your parents no matter what love your videos keep it up ❤❤

[@aesthetic_pro1510]

My dad is no more in my life ,it's more like a python left the house , for others it's a big deal , but I'm alright,I just love my mom, so no fathers day but always have a mothers day

[@malachibrown8286]

It will get better, I understand the message you are giving in this video. Just know you have to think Postive and things will get better

[@spiritualdisciple8153]

This hit me right in the feels! Appreciate your parents man

[@ruhenabegum5311]

Stay strong, you have a bright future ahead of you 💕💫

[@T_KXUR]

I understand you. This was so deep hope you and your mum keep moving forward no Matter what. Your my inspiration appreciate u 4 who u are 😭😭😭😰💎

[@thepersonthatiscrazy]

This is amazing, well done. People like you inspire me

[@FameVSFuture]

That was beautiful❤️ be strong, brighter and lighters days ahead InshAllah

[@Grumbo991]

God bless you brother. Your words are beautiful.

[@slazer4182]

Look man I feel your pain Iv grown up without a dad or a mom. but Iv been raised by my sister who has one kid and brother , sis is a single parent and now I'm scared for the life that my nephew is gonna have without a dad, just like me... well I mean atlest he will have a mom ... you know when I'm older I'm gonna be the best dad I can be and never leave the girl solo

[@haaleyky]

I have NEVER commented on a KZbin video...but this is the most beautiful video I have ever seen. Absolutely breathtaking, my dad left when I was one, I’m 23 now and I just talked to him last weekend and all he could do was call me and my sisters whores and c you next Tuesday’s, I’ve always felt like half of me is gone because even his family has nothing to do with us, I relate to every word. He’s to busy with his hand on a bottle to even remember his children! This was the most amazing thing I’ve ever heard ❤️

[@10mabbas]

damn these videos are amazing, you need to do more of this and the ramadhan spoken words, keep up the good work bro

[@anserkhan9430]

Wow !! Bruv u gonna.reach to the top with your nan's blessings may she rest in peace!.Ameen.

[@sharonleo37]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing

[@Fahrenheit-ou5xb]

Mim Shaikh; you're an inspiration👍👍💯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰

[@naziaakthar2994]

This got me in tears. Hats off to what uve been thru bro. Wiv u in each step u take. May Allah bless u n ur family.. +Mim Sheikh

[@naziaakthar2994]

+Mim Shaikh

[@inkedcatharsis]

You’re the only person I’ve ever been able to relate to exactly

[@ishy236]

I relate to this so much 😔

[@leahparkinson5255]

IIsYouAndYouIsMe same😭😭😭

[@rverbfn6426]

I see my dad sometimes he bashed my mum when I was young and she a single mum and I love her so much when I see my dad he takes drugs smokes and I don’t really get sad I always hold the pain in me but 1 day it’s all gonna come out 💝🔒

[@foridkhan1966]

Respect! Man! Watched a few moving.....

[@zeinabalnaeb]

I feel your pain, I also lost my mother and father 😔 May Allah give you sabour.

[@cloroxbleach5807]

Zeinab Mahmoud allah is fake lol God is the og

[@basmaarshad3688]

I relate too. But i could never put it into words. Thanks for the video!

[@NegoTrue]

💙

[@humzaelahi5280]

Mashallah that put tears in my eyes ❤️

[@xxsleep_awayxq666]

My dad is a Druggie. He does not love me, he just loves my sister, brother and my mother. I just wish one day everything could just go back to be all normal, it's hard to not have love, support, To everyone out there if one of their parent or both of their parents, is missing or having a hard time, please just know that we all care for you and everyone.

[@charlottegirl2807]

This was so amazing, raw, heartfelt, beautiful and just well perfect ❤ my tears wont stop 🤤😩 my dad left me too, when i was born

[@Himalayan_]

I love it man!!!! i love it

[@rrrr4617]

I miss my dad

[@alysha1h]

I can relate so much😔 your Amazing❤

[@bionicmask8672]

Man, this man needs more subs!

[@emelierose4971]

i know my dad but he calls me fat and says i cant do anything cause i am a girl he drinks so much i cant tell whrn hes sober he smokes and i wonder if he knows i might get lung cancer from second hand smoking he chucks stuff and when i was six my i got a new dad i didnt know what to call him at first so i called him dad#2. little did i know he wouldnt pay attention to me and my siblings existince and i would watch them and not do school work my teachers get mad at me cause i dont tell them about home life. classmates dont like me they dont know my dad is dying by putting smoke in his lungs every day and has to buy a six pack 4 times a week he has anger problems. they dont know my step dad is gone half the time but wjen he is here he cant learn what grade i am or how to spell my name i always wonder if i was that forgottn pill i mean why else would he leave and only talk to me when i have to see him 1 time a year but the classmates still bully me and i cant say about why i dont talk about home

[@johnboy7161]

People are jerks. Those kids in school who bully you are the dumbest ones. Believe me this is the best time in their lives the only time they're on top. When you grow up life will be easier. You need to prepare for that.

[@emelierose4971]

John Boy idk if i can do that

[@oOoMohaddisaoOo]

Hi hun, I was really touched by your message. You really deserve better than that, all young ones do. You're being tested more than most but once you get through this, you'll shine brighter than most

[@slzsshows4882]

IM GONNA CRY BUT TRUST UR SELF IM 10 BUT IM STANDING UP FOR U NEVER BE STUCK IN THE PAST BE IN THE FUTURE 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@kahle3515]

SLØZ'S SHOWS come back in 5 years buddy

[@berisf]

Fathers Day aren't always happy. Its a hard day for some...especially that ones that pretend its not Fathers Day. I learnt last night that my daughter actually wants more than anything else to have a lovely kind male role model, someone she can look up to and care for that cares for her and she truly wants me/ her/ us to be happy, regardless of blood. She doesn't expect convention just real love, fun, and freedom to be- so simple! Someone that makes her laugh, feel good, that has her back and who loves her mum like no-one else. May you be the greatest man you can be Mim!

[@hopejones9739]

My dad died one year today, I am seventeen now but he left when I was 11, the man who died was a stranger to me, but my dad all the same. It seemed after he died I discovered a man I never knew, too young to remember when he was around. It is the idea of a dad, the jealousy u feel when u see a father playing with his kids, the pain that jabs you when u think u r ok, but like a bad dream, it teaches you that u r never over the loss. You think because u can't remember what a father is, how a dad treats you, it won't matter when there are gone, but it is the theory of a dad, what could have been, that punishes you. You don't tell the people around you, everyone presumes yr just that kid who has the perfect life, u like the queen and yr posh, u wear nice clothes, nobody sees the truth, yr life, the pain of no father, perminently. Be grateful this father's Day if you are able to celebrate, it is a gift that some us can only dream off.

[@user-ld2sb8pr5n]

Im 14, my dad died when i was 10, hurts me so much, he had gotton into a accident with a drunk driver he got paralized from the neck down never played basketball with him, never went to the park never gotta bday card, never seen his stand up, never heard his voice 💔 trying not to cry while writing this...... Celebrating Father's day alone without my dad, love u dad......

[@jackmullan505]

No to throw shade but i see a lot of people say they never had a dad cause they left when they were born but I feel its harder when u knew ur dad for 10 yrs and the he just stops talking to u, especially being a boy going through puberty i didn’t know what to expect i didn’t know how to shave or how to act as a man because he said “i will teach u when the time comes” but when the time came he wasn’t there. It’s hurts a lot cause my dad had 10 yrs to make promises to me then not keep any of them, growing up as a teenager and not having a dad sucks cause that is the most important part of ur life. Be great full for what u have, cause u truly don’t know what u have till it’s gone Stay strong 💪🏻

[@amaanmuhammadd]

Yeah I feel you , mine left at 8

[@priscillajdiaryofapoet4331]

Amazing wow this is so touching

[@WestsideDogville313]

I never knew my Dad bcuz he wasn't around. It's not that he wasn't around, he was taken from us when I was turning 2 he just turned 19 in April then died in June but nobody should let nothing stop you from being better or raising your kids right. I got my first son and I barely turned 20 but I know I'ma be the father I never got to have and you can do it too mother or father never ever give up bcuz it doesn't rain forever

[@freenakhtar1680]

very honest, emotional and heart breaking.

[@AP-tz3tp]

you are great with your words xx

[@sarahcraig7713]

I want to hug this guy.. he beautiful

[@mariamk1231]

Can soo relate 😓😓 loved this xx

[@laylaychnl6006]

i was a little i use to think my older brothers and sister dad was actually my father, but I found out he wasnt. I saw my dad here and there but it made me uncomfortable to be around him. Then he left and never saw again till I was 11/12 years old. He put on this fake act, saying he was looking for me, giving me this fake ass smile. Telling me he loves, and pretty much he had told my step sis that i was very fat and not the type of daughter he want😞, thats when my insecurity level raised higher. My mom heard and was just tired of him and demand him to never come back in my life again. It feels weird when i call my brothers'/sis dad, dad. I just Thank god i have my mom cause she been here all my life to be honest. I always say she's like my mom and dad, people always question but they don't understand the struggle and work she do as a single mom.

[@ragdahabbas9731]

Every line hit me so hard💕

[@charlottegirl2807]

Why is ur voice so relaxing 😩❤

[@y_bo8063]

I hope all your problems will get better and this video is touching to me cozz my dad left when I was born aswell

[@grim.hustle]

good work. where are you based?

[@thelifeofanisa]

you are amazing. !

[@Lina-ir3gj]

Deep 💯😭💓

[@jg5113]

I grew up without my dad and my mom got remarried. She forgot all about me and my siblings(6 of us) till one day she came back to take me and my sister/best friend away. She almost killed me if it wasn't for my brother to come over and visit. I've would have been gone but thank the Lord. I barely remember how my dad looks like, sound, and who he is. Sometimes I'd wish that I could press restart to have my parents together but you know SHIT HAPPENS FOR A REASON RIGHT!!😢😢😭😭😭

[@bellejour559]

2018 No Father's Day for me...Over 40 years...We can not change the circumstances of our beginnings, but we have the choice to create our endings. You are not alone. There are many of us. Who feels it knows it. Think of me, and I will think of you...all of you. "Don't weep, dig deep." Love, your Sister 💜

[@Dido_squad]

I feel you I don't remember a thing with my dad its like the dad part from my mind is just erased i remember other things from my childhood but not the dad part my friends be like my dad always is on my back I be like be happy you have a dad

[@elizabethwells9307]

Im crying...i feel the same way..❤️ im gonna be 27 in Dec and it still hurts

[@gkaur_01]

Your voice is so soothing

[@sarahf1107]

✨💖Stay Strong💖✨

[@wockstarsavv]

my mom dont even know who my dad is or was and he left as soon as my mom found out she was pregnant for me dad is just a word that has no meaning and is hard for me to use

[@missiemcmissusthemysteriou4717]

Blame your mom for laying down with a stranger she didn't know.

[@permissiongrantedthrilling5074]

😢

[@loyiee.3976]

My dad left me when i was baby he said he didn’t want me apparently but as i heard he said I didn’t look like him i looked Mexican I don’t wanna see him in my life anymore

[@wockstarsavv]

Missie McMissus The Mysterious Light that is disrespectful asf and you need to shut up

[@wockstarsavv]

a we are stronger with out them❤️❤️

[@natashaahmed2267]

luv u it will get better soon

[@jordan8858]

you are so thoughtfull

[@lexisexy3795]

I’m 15, I was adopted to a single woman, I was born in a bad place, I watched my biological parents fight, they are addicts, my bio dad made me afraid of men, I only saw him fighting, men make me uncomfortable, I was diagnosed with a minor form of ptsd and social anxiety, growing up fatherless is starting to make me way more sad than ever before, I’m starting to see the effects, I understand everything that happened to me, who is going to walk me down the aisle when I get married, it makes me sad when I see kids with their dads, I never had that and I never will

[@AR._Official]

Love the story but at least you saw your father Rest In Peace dad, I'll see you one day

[@joohadade-san6226]

I grew up without a father, I dont know how he looks like or where he was before ,I only know his name , I was in the car with my mom ,on our way to the beach in Texas, and she told me about a guy she meeting up with, we started a conversation and that conversation ended with "I contacted your father's sister, and she told me he died a few years back" even if i didn't know my father or why he left me, my mom, and my sisters, I still cared about him and i was planning on finding my father when I was old enough to track him down bit when I heard those words coming out from my mother's mouth and with out crying or hesitation, I swear was paralysed for about 1 minute or so, there was this one time in church where the speaker told us about fathers day and then showed us a video about fathers rescuing their children, right when he said fathers day , I knew I should have stayed home . I didn't want to be the center of attention , I didn't want to cry in front of those people, I didn't want to be there. even thought its church and it was okay to cry but I didn't really want to be there.Growing up without a dad is harsh really hard to deal with when i see my mother alone, doing hard work without anyone helping her I cry silently and me just being there , staring. then when I see a child with their father and mother I start to think to myself ,where did my life go wrong , why am I crying he wasn't there for me nor my mom why am shedding tears just for a bastard who left my own mother, why, why , why. all these thoughts in my head are driving me insane driving me crazy! till this day I still wonder,why?

[@j0rdan_137]

That's my childhood right there🥺

[@cheyjustice623]

💗

[@skeleton_1404]

Thank u for this I said this year ago I'll say it again u got me though a lot with this

[@jordan8858]

u r my role model

[@andrecoleman9200]

Great stuff, what's the name of the musical piece behind this

[@mommydiary833]

hello mim, im 5months pregnant while watching your video i can feel your emotions and now im scared that it will happen also to my son though as a first time mom if his father will not be with us anymore i will try my best to be a father and a mother to him,but how i wish his father will wake up to stand by us. i love the father of my child and it will never change no matter what happen, all mothers wants the best for his child i hope he will realized that his child needs him and deserves happiness of a family and in the world. more power to your channel mim!

[@number62]

mommy diary try not to run him off with feminist garbage. Try not to turn the kids against him after you leave him and steal his wealth. Try not to be a evil bitch, because it sounds like your planning him out of the picture already.

[@thebookof_jay]

hits me hard

[@salmaahmed9986]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@hameedamalik2544]

❤️

[@shanzerasool3688]

Feel ya 😒✌🏻️

[@Pixiepunx]

My dad left before I was born when you have to make Father's Day cards in school it so awkward to say oh I don't know him and when all your friends say oh sorry can't hang out I'm going somewhere with my dad all I ever wanted when I was little was to be like all the other little girls who did have a dad growing up

[@marvz3891]

wow

[@musti8353]

Story of my life!

[@orangejuice4425]

wow...

[@SH-mu3rq]

This made me cry

[@julsdaly6516]

I feel you. My father died when I was 3. he got shot randomly.

[@joohadade-san6226]

and there was this one time , I cant believe I still remember it but there was a tornado drill going on in my school cause there was a tornado close by where I lived and i started crying cause I thought my mom didnt know about it or my sisters and brother, but who I really cared about was my mum because she's the only parent I have left so I would give up my life if I had to, just for her to be okay and happy, the teacher I was with called a counselor to come talk to me and she told me what was wrong I told her straight forward"im fine" I wanted her to leave me alone and go away,I was the center of attention, in the halls and in my classroom . I felt so embarrassed my self esteem took over me when I came home, when figured my mom wasn't home I cried and cried until I felt nothing at all..my mom came home about an hour or so after I came home, I was in my room at the time when she was back, staring outside my window and looking at the sky, I heard her voice I was so relieved. I love my mom not only cause she is the only parent I have but how strong and brave she is.

[@gottaloveitgottaloveit8273]

Everyone has a story, some worse than other!! Grow up deal with it!!! Happy Fathers say Happy Fathers day!

[@lovelyvibes6451]

I can relate 🙃💔

[@lexi_3486]

My dad had an option to be with me but when I was 2 he left and didn’t want to be with me and he abuse my mom then I got a step dad but he never wanted to bond with me and he never thought of us as his😞

[@brassknucks2548]

Had no father but I'm a good one. I have a 14 yr old and 16 yr old. I love them.

[@ch.x2867]

brass nucks Good job im proud of you God bless you

[@londonsfinest5891]

☄️

[@naimabegum4643]

Wow

[@leila2868]

I feel u dude. Let's just say I also have daddy problems

[@captainmixture4392]

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