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Website: cnicalcutta.org January - April 2018Diocesan Newsletter Issue: 52

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thOn 17 March, 2018 a Confirmation Retreat was held at St. John's Church, organised by the Diocese of Calcutta, CNI for the Candidates from the Pastorates in the Diocese to allow the confirmation candidates have an opportunity to reflect on what it means for them to make a personal response to Jesus' call to discipleship.In the opening part of the programme, the Presbyters of the Diocese led in Praise and Worship which was followed by a session on CALL by Rev Paritosh Canning, Vice – President, Diocese of Calcutta, CNI. In preparation for confirmation for the

thcandidates on Saturday, 24 March, 2018 for English, Hindi, Tamil and Nepali

thcongregations and on Sunday, 25 March, 2018 for Bengali and Santhali congregations, Rev Dr. Swarup Bar and Rev Biswajit Biswas took a session on the Basics of Christianity; Rev. Dr. A. S. Raj And Rev Sukhendu Biswas on Baptism;

CONFIRMATION RETREAT

Rev Dr. Sunil Caleb and Rev Abir Adhikari on Lord's Supper; Rev James Gomez and Rev Anup Mondal on Confirmation; Rev Raghbir Masih and Rev Shreeraj

stMohanty on Christians in the 1 Century and CNI; Rev Martin Pakhare and Rev Nirod Stephen Nag on Evangelism. The sessions were held simultaneously in English and Bengali in the Church Vestry and the main Church.

The concluding session was conducted by Rev Abir Adhikari. He also summed up all the sessions and on behalf of the Bishop he congratulated all the candidates and the Presbyters for the time spent in preparation for the Confirmation. The programme came to a close with fellowship lunch for all, in the Church porch.

CONFIRMATION IN THE DIOCESE OF CALCUTTA

On 24th March, 2018 candidates from the English, Hindi, Tamil and Nepali speaking Pastorates of the Diocese of Calcutta were confirmed at St. Paul's Cathedral and on 25th March, 2018 candidates from the Bengali and Santhali speaking Pastorates were confirmed. A total of 108 candidates were confirmed this year. Before the confirmation service Rt. Rev. Ashoke

Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI spent some time with the candidates interacting with them and praying on both days. Friends, families and well-wishers were witness to the confirmation service and they also prayed for the candidates. Bishop Ashoke preached to the candidates in particularon the theme “Give yourself to the Lord”. He said God’s commitment to us Continued on : Pg.3

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January - April 2018

On 19th January, 2018 the Festival of Peace was held in St. Thomas' Church, Howrah. The festival was organised by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) in association with the Diocese of Calcutta, CNI and Churches in and around Howrah.It was an all day event with participation of Churches from Howrah in presentation of Christian hymns and choreography. Rev. Dr. Robert Cunville shared the Word of God and Rev. Dr. Subrata Sarkar interpreted the message.The mission of the Festival of Peace is to provide an opportunity for children, youth, and adults of Howrah area to gather in celebration of peace and to foster a growing sense of community, through a variety of experiences including song and dance and the sharing of the Word of God.

FESTIVAL OF PEACE

The apostle Paul compares the

body before resurrection to a seed,

and the body after resurrection to

the plant that emerges from that

seed. He says in his First Letter to

the Corinthians :“What you plant is a bare seed

….not the full‐bodied plant….When

the body is buried, it is mortal; when

raised, it will be immortal. When

buried, it is ugly and weak; when

raised, it will be beautiful and

strong. When buried, it is a physical

body; when raised, it will be a

spiritual body.” [1 Corinthians

15:37, 42‐44]

In the same letter Paul says that we

will share in the resurrection of

Jesus. He writes:“The truth is that Christ has been

raised from death, as the guarantee

that those who sleep in death will

also be raised. For just as death

came by means of a man, in the

same way the rising from death

comes by means of a man. For just

as all people die because of their

union with Adam, in the same way

all will be raised to life because of

their union with Christ…. Just as we

wear the likeness of the manmade

of earth, so we will wear the

likeness of the Man from heaven.”

[1 Corinthians 15:20-22,49]However, Paul tells us something

more. He tells us that we don't

have to wait until we die to share in

the Risen life and the Risen power

of Jesus. We can do it right now. All

we have to do is open our heart to

Him. Let me illustrate with a true story of

a man who was a victim of cancer

who until he died in 1977, always

believing that his illness was a

precious gift from God. Shortly

before his death he wrote: “Many things upon which i placed

importance in the past seem so

trivial now. They just don't seem to

matter anymore….Time has become precious. God

has become so real….Ian feel His

power – it's always there. If feel that

God has answered my prayers.”He concluded by saying that he

always knew God loved him, but he

had no idea God loved him so much.This is a beautiful example of the

power of the Risen Jesus at work in

someone's life today. This man

literally died and rose spiritually.And so we don't have to wait until

we die to share in the Risen life and

Risen power of Jesus. We can share

in it right now, at this moment. How? Each time we love again after

having our love rejected, we share

in the power of the Resurrection.

Each time we trust again after

having our trust betrayed, we share

in the Resurrection. Each time we

fail and try again, we share in the

Resurrection. Each time we hope

again after having our hope

smashed into pieces, we share in

the Resurrection. Each time we

pick up the pieces, wipe our tears,

face the sun, and start again, we

s h a r e i n t h e p o w e r o f t h e

Resurrection. The message of Easter is that

nothing can destroy us anymore –

not pain, not sin, not rejection, not

death. The message of Easter is that Christ

has conquered death and gone

beyond, and that we too can

conquer, if we put our faith in Him.

That’s what the Resurrection is all

about. That’s what we celebrate

this today. It’s the Good News that

every Good Friday now has an

Easter Sunday. It’s the Good News

that we don’t have to wait until

death to share in the resurrection.

We can begin to do it right now, in

this life, at this moment. All we

have to do is open our hearts to the

grace that Jesus won for us on the

first Easter Sunday, nearly 2018

years ago.


Continued from : Pg.1

CONFIRMATION IN THE DIOCESE OF CALCUTTA is absolute and total. Unlike the commitments we make, God’s commitment to us is everlasting and He will not break His promise. He has kept His promise to us, even though there are times when we have disregarded God, ignored His love for us and rebelled against those who love us.If you have any doubts about God's commitment to you, then look at the cross on the altar. There on the cross Jesus, the suffering, dying Jesus, gave His own life because of His commitment to all of us. He endured the cross because he loves and wants to enjoy eternal life.The Service concluded with fellowship and tea.

thOn 11 February, 2018 the Annual Sunday School Teaching Rally was organised by the Diocesan Sunday School Committee at St. John's Diocesan, Girl's Higher Secondary School from 10:30 am onwards. The theme for the rally was “Joy with Jesus”. Mr. Amitava Paul, Secretary of the Sunday School Committee co-ordinated the rally. Children were divided into different age groups and were giving teachings through lessons, singing, hand work etc. In the concluding programme was held at St. Mary's Church, the children of the respective classes presented what they had learnt, through a skit.Rev Priscilla Papiya Durairaj, Associate Presbyter of St. James' Church shared a message with the children which was interactive about Jesus being the Prince of Peace.

Mrs. Carolyn Lionel, Principal, St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School shared her joy to be present and see the Sunday School children participating together and listening to God's Word. Mrs. Lionel said that there are many children who do not get the opportunity to attend Sunday School and it is a privilege for those who are able to attend. She thanked the Sunday School Committee for putting in the hard work and for the success of the programme. Just like when we are in regular school what we learn and put into practice; likewise in Sunday School too, the children should not forget God's Word and

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHING RALLY – JOY WITH JESUS remember Psalm 119:11 “I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you”. The programme came to a close with the prize distribution and light refreshment for all present.


On January 6, 2018, Epiphany Day was celebrated at Oxford Mission, Behala with a Sung Eucharist on the Mission House Lawn. The Service was conducted by The Rt. Rev. Ashoke Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI and Chairman, Oxford Mission Trust Association. The Rt. Rev. Collin Theodore, former Bishop of Rajasthan Diocese, CNI and a senior member of the “Delhi Brotherhood of the Ascended Christ” joined Bishop Ashoke in the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist.The Rev Paritosh Canning shared God's Word. He said “the wise men or magi were not Jews, they may have been priests of a pagan eastern religion. It is interesting that God revealed the birth of the “newborn king of the Jews” to men who were not Jews. We might have expected God to reveal the birth of Jesus to his own Jewish people, but no, it was to people of a different religion and race that God revealed the birth of Jesus. God chose to reveal the birth of Jesus to Gentiles. Jesus came to save the whole world and not just His own Jewish Chosen People, God in His mercy chose to reveal the birth of Jesus “to all the nations.”The visit of the Magi is in Matthew's Gospel but Luke makes the same point in

a different way. In Luke a vision of angels announced the birth of Jesus to shepherds (Luke 2:8-14). The shepherds were Jews but they were the lowest in society at that time. Of course everyone has equal dignity before God but society does not often reflect God's value of the human person and so the poor shepherds were away down there. But God chose them to be the first to hear the Good News of Jesus' birth in Luke. Then in the temple Simeon prophesied that Jesus would be “a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.” (Luke 2:32).So Simeon was saying Jesus would be light to the non-Jews, us Gentiles, and glory for Israel. Both Matthew and Luke each show in different ways that at the birth of Jesus God revealed that this baby was for the salvation of the whole world.”Bishop Ashoke in his address gave thanks to God for the founding fathers and made an appeal to the people of Behala to come forward with renewed enthusiasm to support Oxford Mission to continue the work of imparting education for native Christian boys. Trustees of OMTA, a large number of Priests, guests, invitees, staff members and Oxford Mission boys- both past and present participated in the Festival.

EPIPHANY DAY

thOn 19 January, 2018 Churches from all the denominations took part in an All Church Prayer Rally at Rani Rashmoni Avenue (near Shahid Minar Dharamtalla), Kolkata. The Rt Rev Ashoke Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI; The Most Rev Thomas D'Souza – Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, and Church leaders in West Bengal and believers were part of the rally in large numbers.The theme of the Rally was “That they all may be one” (John 17:21-23).Bishop Ashoke Biswas and Bishop Thomas D'Souza addressed the gathering. They urged all Christians to unite in prayer which was the purpose of the Rally; to humble ourselves and pray, and seek His face together in unity, which can change lives, communities, cities and even nations. The speeches were interspersed with beautiful hymns by choirs from different Churches.The Rally ended with the Lord's Prayer by all gathered, blessing and sharing of bread to all who came from far away places.

UNITY PRAYER RALLY

On 29th January, 2018 Under the guidance of The Rt. Rev Ashoke Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI, the Life, Training and Mission Committee of the Diocese of Calcutta, CNI, in association with Centre for Health and Hope, USA and Care Foundation Public Health and Education Trust, Chennai organised a Seminar cum Workshop on Child Safety, Impact of Media on Young Minds and Violence against Women, at Bishop’s House, 51, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata- 700 071, from 9 am to 3 pm. Representatives from the Pastorate Committee, Women’s Fellowship, Youth

SEMINAR CUM WORKSHOP BY LIFE TR AINING AND M I SS I O N C O M M I T T E E , DIOCESE OF CALCUTTA, CNI

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CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY – 182ND ANNIVERSARY THANKSGIVING WORSHIP SERVICEth

On 7 January, 2018, Church of the Epiphany celebrated 182nd Anniversary in a Thanksgiving Worship Service. The Service was attended by The Rt. Rev. Ashoke Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI. Rev Paritosh Canning, Vice-President, Diocese of Calcutta, CNI, invited guest and all members gathered together to give thanks and praise for God's faithfulness.Speaking on Epiphany Bishop said God led the Magi to see and spiritually perceive what was really being communicated what was happening in the heavens, to make spiritual judgments about what they saw, and to act on what they were discerning. Perhaps the “overwhelming joy” they experienced when they reached their destination where the Christ child lay;

was the joy that comes when the growing hope within them and their obedience to that hope g a v e w a y t o t h e attainment of a vision of Christ, which they believed in and hoped for beforehand (John 20:29; Hebrews 11:1-2; 1 John 3:2).Today God continues to open our hearts and minds to spiritually perceive, receive, worship, and serve Him. This Epiphany story continues to happen every day in our lives, in our congregations and our communities. Let us be to each other and to people of

this part of the city mature disciples who can spiritually nurture, guide, and encourage others in their pilgrimage of faith and hope.The celebration came to a close with fellowship and light refreshments for all present.

thOn 11 March, 2018 the beautification work of the Church Cemetery at Agarpara by St. James' Church, Baranagar was inaugurated in a ceremony of laying the foundation stone by the Rt Rev Ashoke Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI in the presence of Rev. Paritosh Canning, Vice-President; Rev. Gouranga Haldar, Presbyter-in-Charge, St. James' Church, Baranagar; Mr. John A. K. Ghosh, Hony. Secretary, Diocese of Calcutta; Mr. Philips Daniels, Principal, St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah;

ST. JAMES' CHURCH BARANAGAR – CEREMONY OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CEMETERY

Mr. Aniket Deb Roy, St. Thomas' Day School, Free School Street; Prof. Sougata Roy, Member of Parliament; Mr. Nirmal Ghosh, Chief Whip of Legislative Assembly Govt. of West Bengal; Mr. P i j u s h Ka n t i G o s w a m i , S . D. O. Barrackpore; Mr. Swapan Ghosh, Chairman Panihati Municipality.Earlier in the day, Bishop blessed the congregation of St. James' Church, Baranagar by sharing God's Word in the Sunday Worship service. Bishop reminded the congregation of the time when the Church was much smaller and had a lesser seating capacity. He gave thanks to the congregation and the Pastorate Committee for sacrificially providing for the future generation, a Church building that can now bring together more believers for a time of praise and worship. Bishop expressed his joy to the youth for conducting the opening praise and worship which had set the tone for a Godly Worship.

Fel lowship and Sunday School Superintendent/Teacher from the Pastorates and Teachers from Diocesan Educational Institutions of the Diocese participated in the seminar which began after the breakfast.Rev Paritosh Canning, Vice-President, Diocese of Calcutta, welcomed all present and said the opening prayer. Rev. Abir Adhikari, Diocesan Coordinator and Chairman, Life, Training and Mission Committee, introduced the speakers and they were felicitated by Rev. Paritosh Canning. The first session was on Biblical Teaching on the theme by Dr. Donald Messer followed by a session on Child Safety by Tom Chin Keong, USA and a Workshop on Child Safety by the Counsellors Anisha Counselling Centre with a mock counselling session. Dr. Burt Golub took a session on HIV and Violence Against Women. After lunch Mr. Suvabrota Das, Coordinator of Arunima Hospice took a session on Impact of Media on Young Minds - local perspective in a global scenario.Mr. Kamal Nath, Secretary, LTM Committee proposed the vote of thanks followed by a closing prayer offered by Rev. Phillip Gupta.The programme came to a close with fellowship lunch

Continued from Pg.4

LIFE TR AINING AND MISSION COMMITTEE PROGRAMME

SERAMPORE JOHNNAGAR BAPTIST CHURCH, CNI - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND CHURCH RETREAT 2018


t hOn 11 March, 2018 Serampore Johnnagar Baptist Church, C N I observed International Women's day and as a mark of respect for the w o m e n . T h e w o m e n o f t h e congregation were felicitated with a bouquet of roses and a gift. The women took an active role in the Worship Service.Rev Dr. Pratap Chandra Gayen, former V i c e - P r i n c i p a l , S e r a m p o r e

College(Theology Department) graced the occasion with his presence along with his wife.After the Worship Service, a retreat was conducted by Rev Dr. Subhra Sekhar Sircar, former Vice-Principal, S e r a m p o r e C o l l e g e ( T h e o l o g y Department). In the inaugural session the praise and worship was led by the youth the Church and theology students of

SERAMPORE JOHNNAGAR BAPTIST CHURCH, CNI - SEMINAR ON THE THEME- “GOD IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF WISDOM”

thOn 29 April, 2018, Chinsurah Church, CNI and Serampore Johnnagar Baptist Church, CNI organised a Seminar on the theme “God is the Ultimate Source of Wisdom.” Rev Paritosh Canning, Vice President, Diocese of Calcutta, CNI presided over the programme. In the opening session the youth of Chinsurah Church led in the praise and worship. Mr. Rishav Dutta, a student of Integrated M.Sc. at Bose Institute took a session on 'God and Science' with the help of a power-point presentation. The youth presented skits on different Biblical incidents. Rev Arpan Makhal, Presbyter-in-Charge, Serampore Johnnagar Baptist,

Church, CNI conducted the Bible-Quiz. In the post lunch session, a film “I am Kalam” was shown to portray the teaching that God has given talents and potential to all.In the concluding part the Youth of Chinsurah Church and Serampore J o h n n a ga r B a pt i st Church played a mixed friendly cricket match for Girls and Boys respectively at Duff School ground, Chinsurah.

Serampore college.Rev. Dr. Sircar rejuvenated the gathering with the topic “Healing Cross”, which was appropriate for the time of Lent and well received by all. T h e g o o d t u r n o u t w a s v e r y encouraging for the organisers to plan for such events/programmes in the future. The programme concluded with fellowship lunch for all present.

Rev Paritosh Canning encouraged the youth to hold more of such programmes in the future and extended his wholehearted cooperation for the same.

This congregation worships at St Andrew's Church and holds their Service in Nepali every Sunday at 11.30am. On

th18 March, 2018 Calcutta Hill Christian Church had a Thanksgiving Service. The Rt. Rev. Ashoke Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI was present accompanied by Rev. Paritosh Canning, Vice-President, Diocese of Calcutta, CNI. Bishop preached the Word of God. Bishop recalled that after two years he has come to worship with the Nepali congregation and remarked that, what makes worship right or wrong is not our posture, our music, or whether you raise our hands, clap our hands, or fold our hands. When a Samaritan woman asked Jesus about different ways of worshiping, Jesus replied, But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will

CALCUTTA HILL CHRISTIAN CHURCH – THANKSGIVING WORSHIP SERVICE

worship the Father in Spirit and Truth, for the Father seeks such as these to w o r s h i p Him. (John 4:23).Worshiping "in Spirit" means that we mean it; that we are worshiping inside out, not just going through the motions.Worshiping "in Truth" means that we are worshiping the true God and not some idol we have created. And it means we are being truthful with our words and thoughts that we bring to worship; we are

not trying to put on a religious act to impress someone.Bishop was pleased to note that both these forms of worship were witnesssed during the service and his prayer was, not only would i t continue in this congregation but others would be inspired as well.


EASTER RALLY 2018

stOn Sunday, 1 April, 2018 Christians of all denominations in the city of Kolkata as in the previous years once again took to the streets as witnesses to the Risen Lord. The processions started from four points i) Bishop's College (South) ii) Sacred Heart Church (Central) iii) Entally Baptist Church (North & East) and iv) Union Chapel (Central) at 3:00pm cumulating at St. James' School ground for a Thanksgiving Closing Worship Service. The Rt Rev Ashoke Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI; Most Rev Thomas D'souza, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Calcutta and Rev. Dr. Ivan Satyabrata, Senior Pastor of the Assembly of God Church, sent appeals to all the Churches a n d o r ga n i s a t i o n s a s k i n g t h e congregations to join the rally in large numbers. This year, the joint conveners of the Easter Rally Committee were Rev James Gomez and Rev. Martin Pakhare. Rev. Nirod Stephen Nag, Treasurer, Easter Rally Committee apprised the members of the fund position and made and appeal to all representatives to encourage their Church members to generously contribute to the cause of the Easter Rally 2018. To which the response was over whelming.

Youth Group from the Bible Society of India (Calcutta Auxiliary) led in praise and worship along with the Worship Team from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, coordinated by Fr. Devraj Fernandez.The opening prayer was offered by Rev James Gomez, Presbyter-in-Charge, St. James' Church. A. J. C. Bose Road. The Rt Rev Ashoke Biswas; Rev. Dr. Ivan Satyabrata brought Easter greetings. The Offertory Prayer was said by Pastor Asis Sarkar, President, Bengal Baptist Union. The Good News of Easter was preached by Very Rev Moses Sargsyan, from the Armenian Church. The Most Rev Thomas D'souza said the closing p r a y e r a n d p r o n o u n c e d t h e Benediction. Refreshments were arranged for all present. Rev Patrick Joseph, Pastor, Assembly of God Church and Pastor Asis Sarkar,

President, Bengal Baptist Union along with the worship team ensured that the Thanksgiving Worship Service at the Closing Programme in St. James' School grounds was meaningful and inclusive as much as possible. Mr. Francis Ganpat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese put together the volunteers for dstribution of refreshments(buns and cold drinks). Rev Martin Pakhare and Rev James Gomez, Jt. Conveners, Easter Rally 2018, along with members of the committee ensured that every aspect of the Rally was in synchronization with the others. Mr. Terence Ireland, Principal, St. James' School extend all possible support and provided his school ground for the closing Worship Porgramme, for the Glory of God. Rev. Martin James Pakhare, proposed the vote of thanks.


thOsmond Memorial is celebrating its 150 Anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, several humanitarian initiatives have been taken for the poor and needy people of the community, one such

thbeing a free medical camp. On 15 April, 2018 the Rt Rev. Dr. Probal Kanto Dutta, Bishop of The Diocese of Durgapur and Deputy Moderator of the Church of North India Synod, preached the Word of God in the Special Worship Service and inaugurated the camp thereafter.The Rt Rev Ashoke Biswas, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI brought greetings from the Diocese and welcomed Bishop Dutta, his wife and mother, invited guests and the congregation to the Worship and inauguration programme. On this day Bishop reminded all about Walter Osmond, a Methodist minister who came to Kolkata in 1864 at the age of

OSMOND MEMORIAL CHURCH - INAUGURATION OF MEDICAL CAMP BY THE RT REV DR PRABAL KANTO DUTTA DEPUTY MODERATOR AND BISHOP OF DURGAPUR, CNI

twenty three as a missionary evangelist and a social worker, to serve the poor and needy. For nearly thirty years he

worked in Kolkata and after his death this Church was dedicated to his memory as Osmond Memorial Church. Bishop said that Presbyters may come and go but the good seed they plant in the congregation will continue to produce good fruit.The Bishops, invited guests and the visiting doctors were felicitated during the Worship Service. The programme came to a close with a time of fellowship and light refreshments.

th thFrom the 5 to 11 April 2018 a five member team from the Diocese of St. Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane led by Revd Liz Baker - Convenor Diocesan Overseas Committee, Rector, Highland Perthshire Linked Charge and The Revd Canon Dr Robert Harley, Rector, St Mary's Episcopal Church along with James Gardner, Diocesan Youth Officer, two young women who are students, Leanne Clarke and Hannah. During this time the team visited various projects in the Diocese.

(The Diocesan link with the Diocese of Calcutta, has been developed over many years and has b e e n g r o w i n g s t e a d i l y a n d enriches the lives of both dioceses. The aim is to develop a partnership suitable for the twenty-first century that aids the breaking down of barriers between c u l t u r e s a n d people, showing

VISIT FROM THE DIOCESE OF ST. ANDREWS, DUNKELD AND DUNBLANE IN SCOTLANDothers how the church can present a model cooperation to the world. Christianity in India is a minority faith and our links help our partner Diocese learn how to be a minority community in difficult situations and how we can help and support each other. Our relationship also enables each partner Diocese to offer to our congregations and individuals an opportunity - through visits, social media and regular communication - to explore a Church life and Christian witness that has a different feel and a greater diversity than our own. By sharing each of our unique perspectives we can help, support and learn a great deal from each other).

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