| IntroductionAt the Africa Leadership
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| | co-operative means an autonomous
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| Awards Ceremony held in South Africa the
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| | association of persons united voluntarily
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| former president of Zambia, dr. Kenneth
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| | to meet their common economic and social
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| Kaunda pleaded for a Green Revolution in
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| | needs and aspirations through a jointly
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| Africa in order to meet hunger and
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| | owned and democratically controlled
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| poverty by working together as a people
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| | enterprise organized and operated on
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| of one continent. This plea was made in
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| | co-operative principles"The specific type
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| the belief that "in unity there is
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| | of co-operation of interest is labeled
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| strength" (Eze, 2006). This amongst
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| | the user co-operative. Philip (2003)
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| other, demands a rethinking of how
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| | defines a user co-operative as a
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| synergism can be established between the
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| | co-operative in which the members are
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| knowledge systems available in the global
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| | users of the services of the
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| village and the available indigenous
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| | co-operation, without any necessary
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| knowledge systems in Africa to develop
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| | employment relationship with the
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| appropriate knowledge and processes to
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| | enterprise. This type of co-operation is
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| address the particular problems and
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| | in contrast to the worker co-operation,
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| opportunities of this rich endowed
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| | in which workers in an enterprise own and
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| continent. Too date, little interact has
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| | control the enterprise. The user
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| happen between indigenous knowledge
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| | co-operative model is preferred as a
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| production in Africa and global knowledge
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| | model to merge indigenous knowledge
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| production.Neglecting proper integration
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| | systems with scientific knowledge systems
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| of these two important knowledge systems
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| | as it carries with it the ability to
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| may over the long term have a detrimental
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| | mobilize wide participation from local
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| effect on the development efforts of
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| | communities and from researchers
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| Africa. In this regard Hart (2006)
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| | operating in the scientific domain
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| remarked that both forms of knowledge are
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| | creating huge potential for innovative
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| evidence of dynamic processes of
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| | but context specific discoveries across
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| observation, investigation and
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| | many spectrums of life. By following
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| experimentation, that both can include
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| | such an approach a development strategy
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| and adapt external innovations and should
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| | and competitive advantage can be
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| therefore be treated as equal to
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| | formulated suitable to the
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| contributing to scientific knowledge and
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| | particularities of a specific
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| only differs with regard to resources at
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| | environment.In order to synergised
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| its disposal.PurposeThe purpose of this
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| | meaningful participation between the
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| article is to indicate that the
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| | scientific community and people
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| establishment of sector specific user
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| | possessing indigenous knowledge it is
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| co-operatives in Africa that source on
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| | imperative that the functioning of the
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| the knowledge systems of both the global
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| | user co-operatives are founded on sound
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| village and the indigenous knowledge
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| | principles. Ximiya (2004) identified the
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| systems may support and facilitate a
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| | following universal principles and values
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| Green Revolution in Africa to defeat
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| | on which and co-operative should be
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| hunger and stimulate development.
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| | founded:· Membership should be open and
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| Pursuing this objective will ensure that
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| | voluntarily;
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| proposed improvements and development
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| | · Democratic member control should be
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| plans account for the specific and
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| | established;
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| particular cultural foundations - on
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| | · Members should be able to accept the
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| which the behaviour and values of each
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| | responsibilities of membership;
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| society on the content is based - in all
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| | · Member economic participation and
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| development initiatives. The result of
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| | equity;
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| this could certainly lead to better
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| | · Autonomy and independence;
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| contextualised innovations and
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| | · The co-operative shouldt provides
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| development approaches. An integrated
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| | education and training to its members and
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| approach could ensure in the words of
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| | employees"; and
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| Albrow (1999) that change in society "...
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| | · The co-operative should behave in a
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| does not occur independent of particular
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| | social responsible manner.However, to
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| types of society".Establishing indigenous
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| | bridge the big gap that exists between
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| -scientific knowledge co-operative
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| | the creators of the two knowledge systems
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| movements to merge knowledge systemsIt
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| | interventions like drawing in other role
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| can thus be deducted that the integration
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| | players like financial institutions,
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| of scientific knowledge with indigenous
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| | governments and development agencies may
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| knowledge (In this article indigenous
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| | be required to overcome mental model
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| knowledge refers to the knowledge created
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| | bottlenecks between those involved, to
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| by a particular community at a particular
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| | map out a way forward in overcoming these
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| location on the African continent that
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| | bottlenecks and to ensure productive and
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| was not influenced by the global
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| | fruitful participation by all. By so
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| knowledge system.) would enable societies
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| | doing the user co-operative chooses to be
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| to develop according to the needs,
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| | an integral part of the social sector in
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| aspirations, particularities and heritage
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| | which it operates with distinct legal and
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| of specific types of societies. An
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| | development values with the primary aim
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| instrument available to society to
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| | of fulfilling the needs of their members
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| facilitate such a process is through the
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| | coming from different knowledge systems
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| establishment of co-operative movements
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| | and the particular
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| in specific sectors of community life.At
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| | community.ConclusionThrough the
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| the highest level, a tertiary
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| | development of a strong user-co-operative
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| co-operative should be established whose
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| | movement, embedded in indigenous and
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| objective should be to advocate and
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| | scientific knowledge systems, the
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| engage organs of state, the private
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| | energies, resources and skills of all
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| sector and stakeholders on behalf of its
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| | people in communities can be mobilized
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| members to merge, harness and grow the
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| | and harnessed to contribute to the
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| integration of indigenous and scientific
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| | development and organisation of
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| knowledge in order to develop societies
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| | Africa.BibliographyAlbrow, M. 1999.
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| in a contextualised manner. The
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| | Sciology: The basics. London: Routledge.
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| principle aim of this co-operative should
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| | De Beer, F. & Swanepoel, H. 2000.
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| be to understand what contributions
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| | Introduction to development studies. Cape
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| indigenous knowledge has contributed to
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| | Town: Oxford University Press.
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| the present state and how it can be used
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| | Eze, M.A. 2006. Kick poverty out of
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| in conjunction with scientific knowledge
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| | Africa - Kaunda. AU Magazine. 1(6).
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| for innovation purposes and to make new
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| | 18-19.
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| knowledge useful within a specific social
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| | Hart, T. 2005. Returning to African
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| environment.Although many types of
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| | Tradition the way forward for small
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| co-operatives can be established like
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| | farmers? HSRC Review. 3(2). 10-11.
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| agricultural co-operatives, housing
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| | Philip, K. 2003. Co-operatives in South
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| co-operatives, marketing and supply
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| | Africa: their role in job creation and
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| co-operatives and consumer co-operatives
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| | poverty reduction. South African
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| each having its own set of objectives,
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| | Foundation. October. 1-6.
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| all share the same features described by
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| | Ximiya, W. 2004. Co-operative
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| the Government Gazette (2005) namely:" A
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| | development.
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