WEBVTT - Venezuela in Crisis: A Call to Action

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everyone, Welcome to a bonus episode of Bleep with

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<v Speaker 1>Annavarro this week. This episode is dedicated to Venezuela, Venezuela,

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<v Speaker 1>which is in such suffering and pain right now as

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<v Speaker 1>a result of the tragic earthquakes that affected that country

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<v Speaker 1>in late June. So let's talk about what happened. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the politics, let's talk about the consequences, and

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about our role. I beg you to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to this. I beg you to amplify the news about Venezuela.

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<v Speaker 1>We owe it to our friends, to our neighbors in

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<v Speaker 1>that country, a country that we in America intervened. We

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<v Speaker 1>owe it to them to give a shit, and not

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<v Speaker 1>only that, but to try to help. Let's get started

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<v Speaker 1>on what actually happened. On June twenty fourth, Venezuela suffered

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<v Speaker 1>not one, but two consecutive horror, massive, ginormous earthquakes. The

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<v Speaker 1>first one was a seven point one in.

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<v Speaker 2>The Ripti scale.

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<v Speaker 1>The second one occurred thirty nine seconds later, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Point five in the Ripter scale.

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<v Speaker 1>As a result of that, there are now over seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>hundred dead people and much more to come. There's something

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<v Speaker 1>like fifty to sixty thousand people that have been reported missing.

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<v Speaker 1>There are three thousand plus people injured, There are twelve

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<v Speaker 1>thousand people displaced. The suffering it's just unspeakable. If you

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<v Speaker 1>are in a position to help financially, please do. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna urge you to go. Look at Edgar Ramirez's Instagram

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<v Speaker 1>and post. He is the Venezuelan actor, a great friend

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<v Speaker 1>of mine, and he's done such great work identifying organizations

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<v Speaker 1>in and outside of Venezuela that are providing help to

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<v Speaker 1>the rescue efforts and that are providing help to the

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<v Speaker 1>people that have been displaced and lost loved ones. Our friend,

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<v Speaker 1>Chef Jose Andres is also on the ground in Venezuela

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<v Speaker 1>with World Central Kitchen, helping feed people people who have

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<v Speaker 1>lost everything, their homes, their loved ones, their families, their pets,

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<v Speaker 1>and all of their belongings. So that's another great organization.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me just say that I think this thing in

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<v Speaker 1>Venezuela has brought out the worst in some people. We

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<v Speaker 1>have seen the disaster that is the Venezuelan government, but

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<v Speaker 1>it has also brought out the best of humanity. There

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<v Speaker 1>are over twenty four countries that have sent aid along

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<v Speaker 1>with search and rescue teams countries like Spain, like Qatar, China, Mexico,

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<v Speaker 1>El Salvador, and the United States. We also have sent aid,

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<v Speaker 1>not enough in my view, but we have sent aid

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<v Speaker 1>and there have been search and rescue operations from places

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<v Speaker 1>like La where they have such experience that have gone

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<v Speaker 1>down to Venezuela. The local Venezuelan citizens, these folks are heroic.

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<v Speaker 1>They have been showing up in little motorcycles, a little mopeds.

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<v Speaker 1>They have been showing up in caravans to the most

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<v Speaker 1>affected places. So this earthquake, these earthquakes unfortunately struck very

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<v Speaker 1>close to Karakas, the capital of Venezuela, and the outlying areas,

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<v Speaker 1>the beach town of Labuayda, which is also close to Karakas.

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<v Speaker 1>These are densely populated areas of Venezuela where there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of high rises, a lot of condo buildings that

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<v Speaker 1>just came down to the ground, toppled down like a

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<v Speaker 1>deck of cards, and it has created these mountains of

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<v Speaker 1>rubble where there have been people that have been squished

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<v Speaker 1>by the rubble, but many are still alive. And I

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<v Speaker 1>have seen Venezuelans show up and be there day after day,

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<v Speaker 1>night after night, with their bare hands, removing pieces of rubble,

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<v Speaker 1>removing concrete, chipping at cart with knives and hammers and

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<v Speaker 1>chisels and handmade tools, taking dogs to try to find

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<v Speaker 1>and rescue people. It's been a lot of Venezuelan civilians

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<v Speaker 1>who took action because the government was.

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<v Speaker 2>Slow to act.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, let's talk about the Venezuelan government and let's remember

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<v Speaker 1>what happened there. Let's remember who the Venezuelan government is.

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<v Speaker 1>The Venezuelan government right now is supposedly an interim government

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<v Speaker 1>led by Delci Rodriguez. Delci Rodriguez was Nicholas Maduro's number two. So,

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<v Speaker 1>as you will remember, in early January this year, Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump and the United States intervened, went into Venezuela and

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<v Speaker 1>extricated Nicholas Maduro out of Venezuela.

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<v Speaker 2>He was under in Diamond.

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<v Speaker 1>He is now sitting in a federal jail in New

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<v Speaker 1>York awaiting trial. And as you know, between Ugo Chavis

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<v Speaker 1>and Nicholas Maduro, it was twenty five years of suffering.

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<v Speaker 1>It was twenty five years of an oppressive dictatorship. But

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<v Speaker 1>what did Donald Trump do? He left the regime in place,

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<v Speaker 1>It's like when it's like when you get bit by

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<v Speaker 1>a tick and you take the head of the tickout,

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<v Speaker 1>but you leave the body of the tick inside infested

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<v Speaker 1>in becoming, you know, a disgusting problem. That's exactly what's

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<v Speaker 1>happened in Venezuela. Donald Trump took the head out, took

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<v Speaker 1>the titular head of the regime, Maduro out, but left

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<v Speaker 1>all of the rest of them intact, the people who

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<v Speaker 1>executed and enforced his oppressive policies.

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<v Speaker 2>It is an inept.

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<v Speaker 1>Corrupt government led by his vice president, Delca Rodriguez, and

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<v Speaker 1>full of his former cabinet members and ministers and members

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<v Speaker 1>of the legislature. And they have been completely unresponsive and

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<v Speaker 1>just terrible in responding to this tragedy. It's been nothing

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<v Speaker 1>but bureaucracy, blocking planes full of aid from landing, blocking

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<v Speaker 1>rescue teams through some other countries from showing up because

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have the right paperwork, because of bureaucracy, blocking

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<v Speaker 1>Venezuelan civilians from showing up and trying to help.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what Delseas Rodriguez did, She.

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<v Speaker 1>Tried to do some sort of gratitude act, like she

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<v Speaker 1>took the rescue workers away from their jobs, trying to

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<v Speaker 1>rescue people at a time when every minute is of

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<v Speaker 1>the essence, at a time when saving lives is the priority.

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<v Speaker 1>She took them from their jobs and she staged some

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<v Speaker 1>sort of let me show you gratitude and be grateful

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<v Speaker 1>on behalf of the Venezuelan people. She did a fucking ceremony.

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<v Speaker 1>Instead of having these people work, she did a ceremony

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<v Speaker 1>to thank them, and of course it was all shown

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<v Speaker 1>on TV, and it's part of her pr campaign. Because

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<v Speaker 1>the people of Venezuela are furious what they see as

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<v Speaker 1>a lack of action from this government. There has been

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<v Speaker 1>precious little machinery or presence from government forces. The military,

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<v Speaker 1>the same military that has spent twenty five years oppressing

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<v Speaker 1>the people of Venezuela, have been missing in action when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to saving the victims of these earthquakes.

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<v Speaker 2>We have seen some miraculous rescues. It's been now.

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<v Speaker 1>Over a week and people are still being rescued from

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<v Speaker 1>under the rubble. Dogs and pets are still being rescued

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<v Speaker 1>from under the rubble. People have resisted and survived through

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<v Speaker 1>the most difficult of circumstances. And now I want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about what I think our role here in the

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<v Speaker 1>United States is Remember when Donald Trump took out Maduro,

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<v Speaker 1>he also basically took over and took hold.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only the country of Venezuela, but it's oil.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have now taken hold of millions of barrels

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<v Speaker 1>of oil that are worth billions of dollars. They're being

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<v Speaker 1>held god knows what the money that's been produced from

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<v Speaker 1>that is being held God knows where. They really have

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<v Speaker 1>not been transparent or given any accountability as to what

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<v Speaker 1>has happened with that money and what.

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<v Speaker 2>They plan to do. But Venezuela needs that money.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is not a time for the Trump administration

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<v Speaker 1>to be hoarding the money that they are getting out

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<v Speaker 1>of Venezuelan and oil. This is a time for Trump

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<v Speaker 1>and his administration to take leadership and rebuilding Venezuela.

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<v Speaker 2>Venezuela is going.

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<v Speaker 1>To need everybody to help it. One of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that they need to do is to stop trying to

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<v Speaker 1>eradicate TPS Temporary Protective Status for Venezuela's At a time

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<v Speaker 1>when Venezuela is suffering so much, they are still trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do away with Temporary Protective status and deport Venezuelans.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, a of deported Venezuelans from the United States

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<v Speaker 1>had just landed and they had been put in some

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<v Speaker 1>shitty hotel when the earthquake struck, and over one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and forty of them are now missing.

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<v Speaker 2>The woman who.

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<v Speaker 3>Won the Venezuelan elections, Maria Corina Machau, who the one

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<v Speaker 3>that Trump took her Peace medal. She's not being allowed

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<v Speaker 3>back in the country and Donald Trump is doing nothing

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<v Speaker 3>to make sure that the government he did leave there,

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<v Speaker 3>the Delas Rodriguez government, is allowing her in. So there

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<v Speaker 3>is a hell of a lot more that this government

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<v Speaker 3>has the responsibility to do, providing aid, providing structure, providing leadership,

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<v Speaker 3>providing an ability for Venezuela's in the United States to

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<v Speaker 3>work legally and help their countrymen and family and relatives

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<v Speaker 3>in the country, and providing democracy and freedom and a

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<v Speaker 3>transparent government in Venezuela that will not steal the aid

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<v Speaker 3>that will come in.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening. That's it for this bonus. A

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