Baumann Ronald Marti 1985 Zambia

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April

1985

Volume

5, Number 1

T I M E S

Z A M B I A

B

4

R o n nd

MART

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F IELD ADDRESS:

P.O . BOX 32184

Lusaka . Zambia

Te l e p hon e : 252058

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Dr. and

Mrs: Ralph Carna t han

3945 Kings ton Pike

KNOXVILLE.

TENNESSEE 37919

TELEPHONE:

(615) 523-0629

I AM COMING SOON

REV.

22:20

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CHELSTON

DEED OBTAINED

PLANS

APPROVED

CONSTRUCTION

BEGUN

During the pas t

two

years

plus we

have

requested

prayer

suppor t on many

occasions

fo r various

matters

concerning

the Chel ston

congregation. Many of

these

prayers have

b e en a n sw e re d

in

th e aff i rmative.

With

deed

in hand and p lans approved, cons truct ion

was

begun

on

Monday

morning, the

18th of

March. The

deed fo r

the land is actually a

lease

for

ninety-nine

years. The Lusaka City

Council approved

our

plans, and

th e

Lusaka

Urban

Distr ict

Counc i l

c o nn e ct ed t he

wa te r

supply two days later. The supply of water to

th e

townships is limited to just a few hours

each day due to

the

undersized

supply

pipes

in the area and mal func tion ing equ ipment.

Having

enough water each

day

for

construction

may

be

our

greatest problem.

We have

spent

approximately K22,000

($10,000) up to this time.

Ron

with

steel roof

trusses fo r

s t o n .


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WELL

AT MUNGU

Praise

th e Lord The well at

Mungu

was

completed less than twenty-four hours

before

the

r ains began . All of us men received a special

blessing

from

having worked so hard together

for

those three weeks.

When we

finish fencing in the

area (to protec t the members ' small truck

gardens

from cattle)

we

will

have

spent

approximately

1,500.

At t hi s t ime

t he wa te r

in

the

well

Is

within

two

feet of ground level. With the

diameter

nearly

forty inches across,

and since

the

well is about

twenty-six feet

deep,

there

is a lot of

water

in that

well. People of

th e

village

use it all

day, every day.

Thank you

again

for all of th e

special

gifts that

made this project possible. We still have a rather

large amount

of

funds available

that

were

designated

for

water and food

relief

projects.

We

will continue wit h th is

program

as

opportunities

a ri se and t ime permi ts .

Well diggers

A

NEW

OPPORTUNITY??

About ten kilometres further in the bush from Mungu is the village of Chikupi Chilambila). Recently a

Christian couple requested

that we

come into their village

for

Bible

classes and

possibly

start a

new

there. The village ha s a new clinic small hospital)

and

a primary school. We have

met once

a week for a

now. Last week we had

about

twenty-five in

our

class. We ar e

studying the book

of

Acts.

Most of

th

members a re married couples who are

farmers,

school teachers or clinic

technicians.

The potent ia

church is great. We pray that God will lead us to

do

His will in this area. Within a few weeks we willdecid

group) whether God wishes for a New

Testament church

to be

started there.

MOBILE CLINICS

With the rains coming to an end I hope to

resume

my

rural clinic

work soon. Ihave changed the

emph

my

dental

service

here.

I

no

longer

operate

a

clinic

in

Lusaka

for

missionary

emergencies.

This prove

time-consuming

and, since there ar e several private dentists in th e capital, not as necessary as before. I

hold

extraction clinics

only

occasionally. My plan is to go

into

th e rural schools with lectures to the s tud

prevention.

The

Zambian

government is

particularly

interested in

prevention

of disease.

They reali

treatment

is

almost

an impossible task (especially In

the

rural

areas).

HUNGER F O O D DISTRIBUTION

Along

with the

well /garden project

for the drought-ridden area in

Mungu,

we have been

able

to

di

fo od to some of

the hungry peop le

in

th e area.

Each family

(deemed

to be needy) received a fifty-five

bag of mealie meal corn mea l - their staple) and over two pounds of table salt. Periodicallywe will be

for opportunities to continue this distr ibut ion program.

J E F F S

INTERNSHIP

We were

thrilled

to hear

from

Jeff

recently

~ stating that he desired to serve an internship with

Christian Mission

in

Lusaka

during

the

Summer of 1985. He explained

t ha t t hi s

summer will

be

h

opportunity to serve an internship due to the

nature

of

hi s

schooling which requires summer sess ions

the Jun io r and Sen io r

years. Having

him

here with us fo r three

and one -hal f months

will be wonderful i

ways. We can certainly

use

his help

with the

work here (especially

the

building

construction).

We are p

that

several designated gifts will be

given

to help underwrite

his

expenses.


3/13

NEWS FROM:

J

E

F

F

R

U

S

S

s

u

s

A

N

A

N

D

R

E

W

(Letter Quotes

from

LeTourneau

College

in

Longview, Texas ): It looks like I have hi t th e

jackpot--five

letters from you

all in

two

days. . .1

. . The Flying Boat

(picture) that

you all gave

me fo r Christmas looks great in my room. I've had

a lo t

of c omm en ts o n

it f rom

fr iends

. . . . .

This

is

Mission's

Emphasis

Week

here

at LeT.

There will

be

missionaries

from al l

ove r t he world

coming to

speak

to us. I'm looking forward to

hearing from the Aviation Related Mission. . .

. .

SNOWis theword Wehaveabouts ix inches

on the ground now. Trays from the dining haii

have been bo r rowed' to be used

as

sleds,

. . .

School is getting more hectic as mid-term draws

near. I've spent

twice

as

much

time

on the subjects

this term than in any other term

before.

. .

Russell in

our

garden with th e tiller.

(Letter Quotes

from

Rift Valley

Academy.

Kijabe,

Kenya):

. .

This

is

th e

first

chance

I've

had

to

write you.

I'm

back

at R.V.A.

now, but

very

tired

from the

climb. I made it to

th e

very

to p of

Kilimanjaro Uhuru,

the highest

point.

I got a job in the

dining

hail the

other day.

The

extra money

will

come

in

handy here and

there . . . . . . Man. rugby is a

lotof

work

Irun

every day

with

the guys

at

practice.

I'm

looking forward

to coming

home

at school

break.

Just think I'll be

seventeen

years

old

. . .

Susan cutting

roses.

Letter Quotes From

Rift Vaiiey

Academy,

Kijabe,

Kenya):

I

miss you

all

so much

I've

been quite busy unpacking

my suitcase,

carry-on and eleven boxes. I really love that

wool rug

tha t you all got

forme in Nairobi. My

feet are on

it

right

now. . . .

lamaserver

for th e

Junior/Senior

Banquet . The

Juniors vote

on

which

Sopho

mores

get to serve. I

am

so

happy

that i was chosen. We were blind

folded when

they

put on

our costumes,

so I

don't

know what

they

look

like . . . . . . I

got

high

honors

at

midterm so

Istill

have Study

Hail

privileges.

. . . . .

This week

is

Spiritual Emphasis Week.

We will

be

having

special programs

for

the

entire week.

. . . . .

Only

32

days until Russ

and

I

come home.

I

can't wait to

see you all. . .

I

am

now

eight years old.

On my

birthday

my

Mama and Papa

let

me decide

where

I

wanted

to go fo r my birthday dinner. I chose

th e

Intercontinental Hotel f or

a

special

supper

on

a night

called German

Night. Boy You have never s ee n s o much food. They e ve n h ad

a

band

playing

German

music.

We

just

go t some

new chickens

at

our

house fo r

laying eggs. It's

fu n

to go into

the

chicken

hou se t o

gather

the eggs. Those fresh eggs surely do make good cheese omelets

nd rew w ith h is s k a t e s


4/13


5/13

mSS Qi^

NEWS

Sm

Dear-Prieaids,

-r-j:.--

Gre tiiigs ^cxaZambia. We are ,happy'to ir^jbrt that

many

areas of Zacobi^. are .expegd-e

the b st rains

since

1981. l i te6 fenaih

a^

fe^/ areas that are having

beloMr

average ra

fall,

but ev^ those areas are rec^yi|@.saê rain. This, in mouths tQ.come, wi

serve tp. rîeve aaach

of the hungep/siiffei:^^ in this

country. We

pray

tatc.^hu-Wt

tablerWill\be

r^tored to an acceptîev^leye. IMfortunately, many parts ofAf^ca a

still

drou^t-ridden.

Even

for the areas receiving rain, i t will be

months

and

monti

before real,

effective

progress can be made against the vddespread. hunger pt6blem.^v:,>

must grow

and

be

harvested

before people can be fed. Please continue to remadêr the

during

your prayer time. ^

This is a good

opportunity to

give you an update on the relief program

that

you have

financed with your gifts and undergirded with your prayers. i;.:.

pie well

at

Mungu is serving much of the village. People are caning and going

with:

buckets

at

all

hours everyday.

Since

the\well

was

prodded

by

Christians, CJiur

receiving much of the credit. The water table is as h i^ as i t has been in years. 1

believe i t will

be a producing

well .for

a

number

of

years. We built i t

in such a fas

that

i t

can

be

made

deeper

i f

necessary

in

the future.

We have jxist completed a food distribution

project in

tiie area. The

village Heaton

(traditonal leader) and the W^d Chairman;

(political

leader) assisted us with a

l is t

nam^ of needy people. Permission was. granted for us to: distribute foodstuffs. as,

avallable) to

the

people.

We

were able:to provide

fifty-five pounds of nrpal-}e

meal

(com meal) and over two pounds

of

salt .to, twoity families. I t was a true blessing

t

see the eaqnressions of appreciation that

these

hungry people displayed we banded

then

the

food. They thanked us over and over again. We pr^

that

Christ was

lifted

throuîout a l l

of ttiis. . J

The following Sunday the Mungu church recorded

their

hig)iest attendance for a regula

service ever I There were more

than

ninety

in

the siervice with

some

of thbSe being

t

recipioi ts of

the

food

that

was

distributed.

Recaitly we assisted one farmer with used tyres

(old,

16'V.tyr^)

to

f i t o i his o

ox

cart.

He relies heavily on the ox

cart

for his living--haulihg firewood into the

-ci^,hauling maize, etcr His tyr^ w^'e ruined,

cgid

lie was

tted

tiiig.

In

p^t

^ had help^ nsedy familite

c:m^y

occasions, but

liow was

in

need

hiêLf.

We t^ l cc^tinue toôVide services like these as frequently as we see the nee^.. W

st i l l hkve d large amount of funds available to \isethanks to

report Qur_ pmjects

to yaa occasional ly.

you..

We

will try

to

: O

ê again, for caring.

Love

in

Christ ,

Ron

and

Jteti BatffBam


6/13

September 1985

Volume

5, Number 2

T IMES

Z AMB I A

4

R o n and

arti aumann

F IELD ADDRESS:

P .O . B ox

32184

Lusaka .

Zamb i a

TELEPHONE: 252058

FORWARDING AGENTS:

DR. AND

MRS. Ra lph

Ca r n a t h a n

3945 Kingston Pike

Knoxvi l le .

Tennes see 37919

t e l ephone : 615) 523-0629

I

AM COMING SOON REV. 22:20

CHELSTON

CHURCH

BUILDING

COMPLETED

Five

months

from th e first day of digging, th e building in Chelston

was dedicated

to G

On

th e

18th

of

August

with over

450 in

attendance and

a

program

lasting

three

hours

enjoyed a

day

of fellowship

food

and pra ise to God.

The congregation at Chelston recently

voted

to take the name of

Antioch.

They felt

that they could identify with

Acts

11:26b

where

we

read

. . and

the disciples were

first called

Chr is t ians

in Antioch.

The

building

itself

has

about 2 500

square feet

of usable

space.

A block

wall-

fence has been placed completely around

th e

plot for

security and privacy. The land-

scaping and driveway have

been

comple ted. The

total cost

fo r everything

including the land labor building

materials and seats was 60 000.00 Kwacha

( 28,000.00).

I am very thankful

that

Jeff

was

able to

serve an in te rnsh ip here to help

with

th e

building phase. He and Russell made it

possible to have the building completed at The Chelston church ~ Antioch ded

this time,

otherwise

I

would

still be working ted to the glory of God

o n it .


7/13


8/13

NEWS FROM:

J

E

F

F

R

U

S

S

S

U

S

A

N

A

N

D

R

E

W

Once again Papa has been hitting

me

up

for a

newsletter

article;

so I am compelled to put

my

thoughts on paper

fo r

you to r ead.

Just

th e

other

day I had th e

opportunity to

tr y a

Zambian delicacy -- mbewa

(the

Cinyanja word for field

mouse). It

tastes

quite good, especially if you can keep your

mind off

of what's in your mouthi If Iwere

to

as k

y ou to tell

the

difference (by

taste)

between a

bite

of mouse

and

a

bite

of

chicken,

you wou ld have

a

hard time.

Of

course

most

of

you won 't

have

t he chance

to

try this taste test So th e next

t ime you hear

someone

whining about their food,

tell them

what

some

people eat

in

Zambia.

Well, my

Jun io r yea r has

finally come

to

a close,

and t he

year I've

been

waiting for

has

finally

arrived

. . . MY

SENIOR

YEAR In

one sense,

like I

said,

I've

been looking

forward to

it,

but

in

another

I'm

sort

of dreading all

th e

things

I'll have to

get done and turned

in

on

time.

Thisyear ,

indeed, will be a

year

of

preparation

for college. As

David

wrote in Psalms 23:1, The Lord is

myshepherd

. . . I'll let

that

be

one of my guiding verses throughout my

senioryear .

It surely is

nice being

home again, and being with my

whole family again. Already it's almost time

to

go back

to

school. On Sunday, Augus t

18th,

th e Dedication Service

of

the Antioch chu rc h a t Che ls to n

t ook p lace . Many of

th e

choirs

from

our

other

c hu rch es s an g t hroughout th e

service, as well as

the

Rostvit

Twins. There were about

45 0

people

there. Itwas uplifting to

rejoice

with God's

people.

I

believe

that

He

has really blessed the Christians at th e

Antioch church with this new building

as

th ey begin

expanding

their congregation.

This

coming year

at R.V.A. I

will be a junior. I have begun taking

voice

lessons at school

so I

am looking forward

to

star ting back again.

It is

almost time

for my school at ISL to

begin.

Iwill be in

the

third grade

this time,

and

I am

sure

itis going to

be

hard.

I enjoyed helping

my

Papa build the new church building. I

even

gotto

learn

how

to

be

a

bricklayer. The strange thing

is

when

all of

the otherworkers got paid,

I

didn't

get

anything

I

want

to

thank some

of

you

for writing letters to me. I

wish

more of you would write to me.

ST AND

RELAXATION

When we

purchased

our

house

here

in

Lusaka

in

1980 the previous

owners

were

in

the

process

of filling

in

their old swimming poo l

because

of

leaks.

Recently

we decided

to

dig

it

out and

have it redone to g ive us

some

backyard

recreation. The re was

not

very

much

expense

involved since labor is

s o cheap

here. Andrew is

like a duck in a pond.

Jeff, a general

worker

Russell using

th e

new Stihl saw

Susan with Mom and

two

of

bro the rs

Apprentice br icklayer


9/13

MARTI S PAGE

1 have had a

busy

vacation. We

have

really

been blessed to

have

our entire family together.

It wilt be

the

last

time

fo r all

of us

to be

together

for

another two

years, so we

are making every

m o m e nt c ou nt

On

September

10th Ron and I will be

celebrating

our

25th wedding

anniversary.

It

seems

unbelievable

that

we h av e been

married

that

long

One

of my

Zambian

friends

asked

me

what the secret of staying married so long was.

Putting Jesus first

was

my

immediate

response to her,

and

in reflecting on the matter

later Ithink the Holy Spirit prompted my reply. I

Cor. 3:11, For no man can

lay

a foundation

other th an th e

one

which

is laid, which is Jesus

Christ. A marriage

must

be built, and

unless

Jesus

is our

corne rs tone and foundat ion, we

bui ld in vain. My prayer for you and your family

as well as my

own

is that we will be wise

builders,

put ting Christ

first.

The

first

meeting

in

th e

new

building

IN MEMORY

OF:

MATTERS OF

PRAYER

thankful

for the

completed

building at

Ch

to n

that

the Antioch

congregation

(Chelston)

carry out the Great Commission in t

community

fo r Jeff

as he re turns

to the U.S.A. fo r h is

two

years of college

for Russell

and Susan

in

boarding scho

Kenya

Andrew

as

he

begins

the third grade at

Marti as she resumes teaching

at

ISL in

first grade

as

we

resume our Bible Study classes

our c hu rc he s after a 5

month

layoff du

the const ruct ion of

the building

th e family of Joseph Mvula (one of

church leaders)

who was killed in a

a c c i d e n t

Jeff with the f in ished building.

This

issue

of

th e

Times is dedicated to

th e

memory of our dear

brother

in Christ here in Zam

Joseph

Mvula

-- who

died

tragically in

an automobi le acciden t

recently. Christ s church in Zambi

lost

a

fine, humble

leader.

Mission Serv ices

P C

B ox 4 7

Knoxville, TN 37901-2427

A D on es s c oH n ec T io N R e o u e s n o

Non

Proli

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Pos

PA I D

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P e r m i l


10/13

December 1985

Volume 5 Number 3

T I M E S

Z M I

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4

R o n and M a r ti B a u m a n n

FIELD ADDRESS:

P.O.

BOX

3 2 1 8 4

Lusaka Zamb i a

Te l ephone : 252058

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Dr.

and

Mrs.

Ralph

Carna t han

3945 K i ng st on p ik e

Knoxville. Tennessee

37919

te lephone : 615) 523 0629

I AM

COMING

SOON REV.

22:20

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TOGETHER FOR TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS

The

blessings that

come

in a

God-ordained marriage cannot

be

co unted or

valued. Every

year that passes

brings

more

and

more wonder fu l, beautiful

memories and

blessings.

Our

twenty-fifth

year

together

was

no exception. Our

heavenly

Father

does

keep

His

promises:

we

must

only

trust

in

Him.

As

we

begin our twenty-sixth year

of

marriage

we

look

forward

to it

with

exci tement and anticipa

t ion. W e a re

exci ted to know

whe re G od

will

lead us,

and

we

are anxious

to

be used by

Him

in

any

situation

He chooses. We

are thankful that God planned

marriage to

last a lifet ime. The

true

Christian

can

look upon

marriage in no other way.

Reading anniversary cards


11/13


12/13

NEWS FROM:

J

E

F

F

R

U

S

s

s

u

s

A

N

A

N

D

R

E

W

(Letter

Quotes

from

LeTourneau

Col

lege in Longview, Texas): ...I'm

knee-

deep in homework, and have two tests

tomorrow.

My

roommate

and Iwent

on

a

long

cross-country

flight

today.

It

took

six

hours , bu t

I

learned

a lo t by just sitting

there.

I

am feeling more relaxed with my

flight

instructor

now.

I

should

be

doing

most

of th e

takeoffs and landings soon.

I

received my headset for flight

recently...

...flight

is coming along

great

I am

doing

all of th e

takeoffs and landings

now.

The landings are a lo t harder than I

expected.. . . . .Enclosed is a

little

article

in Sports Illustrated

that

is suitable fo r

framing if you a sk me

(The

articie in S .I .

recently featuring Tennessee's

win over

Auburn). Ialmost lost my voice watching it on national television. Iwish that Icould have been

at Neyland Stadium to see it. Flight is getting a little bit

easier

now

that

I'm getting the 'feel' of

landings are improving, and my instructor is pleased with my progress... I HAVESOLOED

touch and goes around

the airport pattern all by myselfno

one else

in the airplane. Iam

the

fir

this

year

in all of the classes to solo. I did this with twelve

hours

of instruction. Itfelt great AllI

think of

was

'I

wish

you all could have been

here.'

Jeff

with hi s

solo plane

(Letter

Quotes

from

Rift Valley

Academy,

Kijabe,

Kenya):

...I'm doing

fine bu t

I'm bushed

fr

of

th e

work My courses

are

as follows:

P.O.D.,

Bible/P.E.,

Math

IV,

Physics, English

XIIand

Ch

.. .Some friends and I just

finished

a hike of 2-3

miles

from

s c h o o l

mostly uphill

We

made a fi

cooked

our supper

consisting of fried spam and eggs. Itwas really beautiful seeing the waterfa

ponds... ...P.S.

How's

Tennessee doing in

football...?

(Letter Quotes from Rift Val ley Academy in Kijabe,

Kenya):

...I

sure

miss you

all a lot My

roommate and

I

are

in

t h e

s a m e

d o r m

in f a c t in

t h e s a m e

r o o m . I

h a v e t h e

b o t t o m b u nk fo r t h i s h a l f t e r m s o it s ho u ld b e a lo t e a s i e r t o

make my bed...

At

th e moment my c la ss es a re

these;

Chemistry, Bible/P.E., French

III, Psychology,

English,

Algebra and

Choir...

...I made

small

singing group.

There are six girls

and

four guys.. . . ..There are three types

of scholastic

honors:

honors, high hon ors a nd highest

honors. I

made

high

honors fo r

midterm...

...Last night

th e juniors and seniors had a

Halloween

party . I had a good

time... ...Only 34 days until we come home for Christmas. I

c a n t

wait. . .

I

am having

a

lo t

of fun

in

the

third grade.

My

studies are

a

bit

hard though.

I especially like

spelling.

1spend a lot of

time

reading books a nd stories

in

books.

Then I

must

answer quest ions about things in those stories. Some of our

activities

during school a nd af ter school

are:

swimming,

kickball,

soccer,

roller

skating

and compute r

club.

I

usually

go

with

my paren ts to the bush when t hey hold

their

Bible

s tudy c lasses .

While

there I have a game of soccer

with

some of the

village kids.

Those

kids ar e really

good

too Andrew

is

growing

up


13/13

MARTI S

PAGE

It is really

hot

now in Zambia. Fortunately

the

rains

have

begun

earlier this year so the

weather

is bearable.

Russell and

S u s a n

will

be home s o o n

November

thirtieth. This will be Russe ll s last Chri stmas a t home

with us for

awhile

so

we want

it to be a

very special

one.

Judy Davis Z.C.M.,

Lusaka),

Betty Delaney Z.C.M.,

Chipata) and I have been

wanting

to do something

specia i for Mrs. Mercy Mvula, the widow of Brother

Joseph Mvula,whowas killed in an automobilecrash in

August. It is very difficult for a woman to find work

here,

especially if she has

small

children at home.

Mercy

has

a new baby boy,

Joseph

(named

after

his

father), born the

eighteenth

of October.

She

needed a

job at home that would not take her away from

her

five

children.

Since Mercy is an excellent

seamstress

Judy,

Betty

and

I decided to buy for her a Singer treadle

sewing machine. This will provide an

income

while

remaining in

he r

home. God is good to provide us with

opportunities

to show His love to

others.

We have been

blessed by helping a sister in need.

Galatians

6:10

says,

S o then, while

we

have

opportunity,

let

us

do

good to

all men, and

especially

to

those who

are of

the

household of fai th . MAS) My prayer

for

each

of us is

tha t our spiritual eyes will be looking for opportunities

t o s h o w G od s love t o o th e rs

MATTERS O F

PRAYER

Jim

Davis as

th e

physicians

attempt

to

discover th e

n a t u r e

of h is i ll ne ss

the

new

church

at

Mongu while J im

Davis is

away

in

th e

U.S. for

hospital

tests

the

new

church

at Chikupi spiritual and numerical growth

our meeting place at Chikupi

Zambia

as she

weathers difficult times economically and financially

Russell

as he

plans

for

his

college years --

whe re to a tten d and what

to

major

in

Jeff as he completes his

junior year

of college and

sharpens

his flying skills

additional missionary families to serve in Zambia

several

areas

available

Marti in t he mos t

important room

in t he ho

IN MEMORY

This issue of the Times is

dedicated

to the loving memory of Eliza McCarty Adams Mama Dee ) who

September 13, 1985.

M i s s i o n S e r v i c e s

P C B o x

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37901-2427

ADOBiSS COBB tCTtOM BeOUSSTED

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