Table Of ContentCLAVIS
ARCANA
MAGIC A
compilbeyd
Frederick
Hockley
Editeadn dw itha n Introdubcyt ion
Alan Thorogood
TheT eitaPnr ess
2012
CONTENT S
Introduction V1
Transcripotfti hoenM anuscript 1
Facsimoiflt eh eM anuscript MSl
INTRODUCTION
Imaginae q uierto omw itohr dinfuarrnyi tutrheef, a ctth aat
gentlefmoawrnh omI h aveev eern terttahihneie gdh reesstp ect
andr egasrhdo udlrda two warhdisms omwer itmiantge riaanlds ,
equaqluliye aty loyu nlga doyfa bounti netseheonus ledah te rsienl f
ad arkecnoerdn oeftr h reo omw,i thhe ery efisx eudp oans ilvered
mirrorf-eaww ordesm phaticalsliyn ceasrnpedol kyce onn sti
tuttehdew holoeft hem agiccahla rmw-hent hsee erweosusl d
presesnatyl:Ty-h em irrioscr l oudneodw,t heirsel ight-now
a foramp pears-desictar cicbuirnagt ietil ssy o-a nds oT.h en
a gentqluee stwioounl bde p uti na t onien dicarteinsgp aencdt
affetciodne,s irtiokn ngo wwh asth oubletd hoer doefrp roceeding.
Thebne lotwhfi eg urient hmei rrwooru ladp peaas re roifew so rds
ands enten(caoetns c wer itdtoewnn p)r,e scrtihbqeinu ge stoifo n
thnei ghatn,di nt himsa nnefro pre rhatpwsoh ourasta t imae ,
converswaotuilotdna kpel aucpeo snu bjeacsst asc raesda nyi n
theex perioefan ncyfe o romfr eligiOorni,it ms itgsh.bt e a,n other
spiwroiutl adp peaanrdt hceo urosfie n qubiera yl tetrhefedr ,e est
communication intellectually prevailing.
THusr eporKteendn eRt.hH .M ackeniznia e l ectduerlei vteort ehde
BritNiasthi oAnsaslo cioaftS ipoinr ituianMl airsct1hs8 7t8i t"lVeids ions
inM irroarnsdC ryst1a Tlhseg. e"n tletmowa hno mM ackenrzeifeew rass
FrederHiocckk l(e1y8 08-)1,8t8 h5yeo unlga dHyo cklemyo'ssat c com
plismheeddi um, ELmomuaiL seai g(h1 838-1.A8 l5t8h)oiuatg php eahre s
wasn otth oen lpye rsaodnm itttote hde ssees siMoancsk,e nzdiees'csr iption
isp erhatphsseo lpeu blisahcecdo ubnyat t hipradr otfyt heaicrt ivities.
Hocklesye'sss iwointEshm maw erteop rovtehh ei gpho iinnth itsr a
jectaosra y s piritBuyah liiossw tna. d missHioocnk loebyt aihniefisdr st
crysitnaa blo u1t8 2b4u ts oodni scovheerh eaddn of acifloisrtc yr ying.
Whaptr omptheiidsn teirnec srtty asllomraenmcayi ns unchlewe aasr,, but
byt hatti mien,v olwviettdhh beo okseJlolhDener n laenyd t hpeo ssibility
1.K enneRt.h MHa.c ken"zViies,i ionnM si rroarnsdC rystailnThs e, S"p irituNaolis.2t 9,2
(Vol.N oX.1I 3IM) a rc2h9 1,8 7p8p,.1 511-54.
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thahtew asi ntrodtuoct ehdpe r actbiyDc een loeryo neo fh iass sociates
cannboetd ismisIsnDe edn.l eeys'tsa blisnhomteefndots r,t ockair nagn ge
ofw orkusp orne consduibtjee hcetw so,u lhda vbee eenx posteomd a terial
thaatd mitttheeedx istoefnw ocrel bdesy otnhdpe h ysiacnadol ffe rebdo th
thmee antsoc ommuniwciattahen gealnsds piraintdrs e,c ords demonstrat
intgh icso ulbdea chiesvuecdah,s J ohDne e'ssp iridtiuaarlTi oe wsh.a t
endH ocklmeiyg hhta vpeu rsutehdpe r actiisec qeu aulnlcyl eIaw ro.u ld
speculaten o(m heaavniosfnp gr ovitnhgme a ttetrh)ah ti isn iteiffoarlt s
mayh avbee edni rected ctoomwmaurndisc awtiitcohen r tdaeicne ased
relatIinvh eicss.o poyf E beneSziebrl Uyr'asn oscwohpiichahe,o btained
in1 833H,o cklreeyc ortdhededa taensd t imoefst hdee atohfhs i gsr and
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motheJra,ni en1, 8 1a9n dh imso theAnrn,,i n1 822N.om alree latairvee s
lisatnednd o o thdeera tahrsre e corAd seidm.p elxep lanatiobnet hwaotu ld
hel ackdeadtf ao ort hfearm imleym beorrsa lwle rset ialllia vtte h tei me
hem adteh een trBiuetIsa .m c onscioofhu ilssa teefforr ttsoc ommunicate
withhi wsi faen dw itEhm maf ollotwhienoigwr n d eatahnsds usptehcet
recoirndU sr anospcooiptniotaa d eepmeera nifnogHr o ckl3 ey.
Irrespoefch timisov tei vHeosc,k lleaytd eers crhiibfiesrd st th iryetayr s
4
ofw orkiwnigtc hr ystaas"l dse sultTohriyis.sn " ott os uggtehsetwy e re
entiurnesluyc ceshsefud le-scritbweoed x perimdeanttifsnr go 1m8 3i4n
al etttoeT rh Zeo ifsoter,x amplbeu-dto eism pall yi ngedriisnsga tisfaction
witthh ree su5 lOtvset.rh yee aHrosc klheayda ccumulaan tuemdb eorfd if
ferecnatla lnsda v arioefct ryy satnadol tsh reerc eptAasca l ecso.n sequence
ofh iosw ni nabitlopi etryc eaipvpea riwtiitohntishn e sheee, n lisast eerdi es
ofm ediumaslo,lfw homs,o f aars c anb ee stablaitps rheesd ewnetrf,ee
malteo,a sshiismwt i thhi esx perimTehneot ust.c omaensdH, o ckleoyw'ns
expectawteirotenoc s h,a nwghee hne m etE mmaL ouiLseai gh.
2.E benezSeirb lUyr,an oscopoiraTh ,e PureL anguagoeft heS tar(sL ondoNnP: c 1.780).
FrederHiocckkl ecyo'pswy i,t hhi msa nuscript aidsn doiwint tihoWene sl,l coLmieb rary,
ShelfmaErPkB /4B8 155/B.
3.F orS araHho cklseeyJe o hHna mi(leld .Th)e,R osicruSceiea(rn Y orBke acMhE,: T he
TeitParne s2s0,0 9p)p,x. - xi.
4." Eveniwnigtsth h Ien dwelolfte hrWeso rlodfS piri(t81s7"7r )e,p rodinu cHeadm ilThel ,
RosicruSceieaprn,p 1.2 4-1(32174 ).
5." Ont hAen cieMnatg iCcr ystaanldi, tC so nnexwiiotnMh e smer"ii snTm heZ oistXX,V II
(Octo1b8e4r9 r)e;p rodiuncH eadm ilThel ,Ro sicruSceiearpn,p 1.8 11-99( 916-7).
viii CIAVI SAR cANAM AGICA
Emmaw asb orinnA ndovHearm,p shiornAe u,g u5s,t1 838B.y1 851
shew asl iviant1g 9 5C herOrryc haLradn ien C roydSounr,r weiyt,hh e r
pareanntdos l dseirs tIetwr a.sa routnhdit si mteh aHto cklfierysc ta mien to
contwaictthh e rp,o ssiwbhlilylo ed gwiintgth h fea miilnay l :e tttoeR ro bert
Owend ateOdc tob1e3r1, 8 54h,es tated thhaatd j Eumsmta ttuhrinred
teeantt htei mseh es tarstcerdy fionhrgi mP.r esumatbhleeyx periments
werceo nducwtiettdhh seu ppoarntdc onseonfht e pra renItnts h.se a me
letHtoecrk lreeyp orttheahdte :
. h.a d.i nt hiisn staennctei rteodl eyv eltohpef acuolftc yr ystal
seeiinnmg y y ounsge e.r a .n d.t heen quisrtyr atnogh ee rsaenldf
hefrr ieInh dasdt, o b ev ercya utinoouttso a larhme fre aorrsh e r
friends' praenjdau sad tifi cresestv, is pli rits kept continually enter
inogu crr ystthaelui,gr lf ya caensdf ormwso ulhda vbee eans ource
ofa lartmom anyo theyro unpge rsons. Foornts upniartietluya l
mattmeyry so unsge eirsn otth lee ansetr vo6 us.
Enclowsietdth h ilse twteerrte h fier stth rveoel umoefHs o ckle"yC'rsy stal
MSS"r ecordhiinesgx perimweinttEhsm mafr omt hefiirrs att tempts
throutgoth h een do f1 852H.e d escritbheedas seb einogf" litctolme
paratiinvtee r.e.as.sit tw asn otun ttihlCe [rowneAd[n]g eble]c ammey
GuardSipainr tihtaI ct o ulbdr imnyge xperimteoan ntyst hliinkagse a tis
factcoornyc lusHioocnk.ls"ee ye mfisr sttoh aveen counttehr"eeC dr owned
Angeolft hSee venStphh eroen,eo" f m anys pirtioat psp etaorE mmai,n
185a3n dt hfeo lloyweiantrgh issp iprriotv iidnesdt rucftotirho penr se par
inagn dc onsecroafat m iiornr "ofrot rh peu rpoosfre e ceivviisnigao nnds
respotnsome est aphyqsuiecsatlpi roonpso bsyem dy sealnfdfr iend7s ."
Oneo ft hefrsiee ndwsh,ow ast oe ntHeorc kleoyr'bisin at b ou1t8 57,
watsh wer itaenrda ntiqKueanrnye Rtohb eHretn derMsaocnk en(1z 8i3e3 -
188.6M )ackenzliaetd,er ra wtno warfrdisn gMea sonaincd R osicrucian
circwlaessa ,tt hipso inptr inciipnatlelrye isnSt peidr ituaanldti hsem
mediciamlp licaotfiM oenssm eriAscmc.o rdtionM ga ckenzaicec'osu nt
hefi rsmte tH ocklbeyyc hanactea bookbinsdheorap'n sdt hesyt ruck
upa fr iendsLhiikpHe.o cklheeyw asa,sh ep uti t",u nabtloce o mmand
6.R eproduicnHe adm ilTlhe,R osicruSceiearpn,. 1 51.
7.H amilTlhe,R osicruSceiearpn,. 1 24.
INTRODUCTION ix
thaei odf c lairvpooywaeinrnti tnso rmwaalk icnogn ditainodrn e"q uired
thaei odf a s cry8Te hre.ey v idegnototln yw eleln oufgohHr o cklteony o t
onliyn trodMuaccek entzoiE em mab uta lsiotw, o uladp peianrv,i htiem
top articiinpt ahetsiecr r ysiensgs iMoancsk.e nlzaitede ers criEbmemda
asb einogfa verage edauncdoa btsieornsv heheda d" am arkeadn tipathy
tot hemsier reovre nintghse-ayffe ctehde rh ealgtahv,he e adacahneds ,
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manyt roublTehsi.ws"a sa tl eassityx e airnst ot hsee ssiaonndEs m ma
mayh avbee edni splatyhfiiern sgst i gonfts h e contdhiarttei sounl itnhe edr
eardleya tMha.c kenwzaisle a tteocr l aitmh ahte" hamdo rteh a2n5 ,000
answefrrosmt hsee eress," aenev xiadgegnetralanytd ii notne npdeerdh aps
toc ompewtiett hh "eu pwaorfd1 s2 ,0a0n0s weHrosc"k lheaydr efertroe d
10
inh iesv idetnotc heLe o ndoDni alecStoicciaelt y.
In1 85M8a ckenbzeigeap nu blishhiiosnw gnp eriodThiec Bailo,l ogical
ReviAe wM.o ntRhelyp ervtfto hrSeyc ieonfLc ifee t,h fier sntu mbeorfw hich
contaionneeod fE mma'vsi sidoenlsi vbeyra enud n ident"iifinehda bitant
oft hSep iriStpuhaelr uepso,tn h 6et hof O ctob1e8r5,7. ,.b .e twe7e.n3 0
11
pm..a,n d9 .2p0. m.c"on tribbuyHt oecdk leEym.ma wtaosd ibee fore
thiasp peairnep dr int. Mawcrkoetane pz oieem e ulogihzeir(n "gT Eo.
L.L .W hod ieSde ptem2b4etr1h 8,5 8a,g e2d0 "w)h icahp peairnet dh e
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folloiwsisnougfeT hBei oloRgeivciaelIw tb. e gins:
Onem orlei ntkot hweo rlodfs pirits;
Onel escsa rient hweo rlbde low;
Onem orseo uwlh icHhe aveinn herits;
Onew iltdh rionbm yh eaIrk tn ow.
8.M acken"zViies,i oinnMs i rroarnsdC rystaplp1.s5 ,1"1, 5 2.
9.M acken"zViies,i oinnMs i rroarnsdC rystapl.1s 5,2".
10I.b id.a,n dH amilThle ,R osicruSceiearpn, .7 5M.a ckendziidhe,o wevweorr,wk i toht her
scryaenrdps u blisshoemodef t hree suilnTht es B iologRiecvailea wn dSp iritMuaagla zine.
His" SpiWroirtl mda"n uscrmiapybt ese xtatnhte:wy e raed vertfiossrae ldin e 1 911,b ut
Ih avneo bte eanb lteod etermtihnepeir re sleoncta tion.
11F.r ederHiocckk l"eSyp,i wrhiota ,r tth oua?n dw herein? Th,e" B iologRiecvaielw V,o lI.,
No.1( Octo1b8e5r8 p)p,1. 5 -1E9m.m ai sn oitd entiafiste hdse e ebru tt haer tiicsl e
sign"eFHd.. "
12V.o lI.IN o.1( Novemb18e5r8 p).7, 1 .
X CLAVIARSc ANAM AGICA
Iw islpla trhere e adtehrre e sotft hpeo emI.nt heev eonftd isappoiIn tment
wislli mpaldydt hatth fien avle rcsoen tatihnuesn o frgivcaobulpel et:
Lovelliyka,be a byd'ism ple,
Modeslti,ak m ea idewni'msp le
shoualndyq uestairoinas ste o i tlsi temrearriyt s.
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The sessiwointEshm mac leamraldyea p rooufnidm presosniH oonc kley,
affecthiinmsg o g reatthlahyte e veanl tecreerdt oafih nir se ligviioeuwss .
Her esumsepdi rictounatlaw cittE hm maf ollowhienrdg e atehm ploying
thwei foefh ifsir enHde,n rDya wsoLne aa,ss ee13r .
Inc ontrtaohs iptsr ihoarb iotfcs o pyionlgdt eerx tthsse,u rvimvainnug
scricpotmsp iblyeH do cklaetfye1 r8 5a4r lea rgceolnyc erwniettdhh freu its
ofh icso llabowriattEhim omna F.o remoasmto ntgh eisset heC rowned
AngeMle'tsa phyasnidSc pailr itual dPihcitlaiotnste ohdpr hpeyae r frtosm
185b4u,ot t hteerx ts dperailmianwrgii tlphyh ilosompahtitcweaerlrs ae l so
extrafrcotmeh di "sC rysMtSaSl. " The mparneussecnrCtil patvA,irc sa na
Magiciaso, fa r athdeierfr fennatt ubreei,cn ogn ceranste hdte,i tslueg gests,
witpha rticfuorlmasor fm agicparla ctIitcc oem.p ricseerst faorimnu lae
obtaibnyeE dm mab etwe1e8n5 a3n d1 856e,i thienrr e spotnoss pee cific
questpiountts ot hsep irbiyHt osc kloerdy e livseproendt aneTohuessley .
arper ecebdyet dh efor mo fc altlot hec rysetxaolr,c ainsdmd ischarge
employbeyHd o cklfreoym 1 852s,u pplemebnytt hemedo rdee taiilned
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structoiuotnlsib nyte hdCe r ownAendg eiln1 854Th.e firsotp eraitsi on
neitthietrol red da tebdup tr oviadnue nsu sumaelt hotdoc atlhlse p iroift s
13S.e e" HocklIenyv'osc aotfit ohneC rownAendg eli,nF" r ederHiocckk llenyv,o cating
by MagicC rystaanlsd M irro(rYs orBke acMhE,: T eitaPnr es2s0,1 0p)p,.1 7-2L8i.k e
HocklHe.yD ,.L ea( 1890-186w3a)sa na ccounwthaonl ti vneodit n B elgraasvR i.Aa .
Gilbseurgtg e(s"tIsn trodupcptxv.ii o-nxv,ib"ui ta) d ifferWeilntto Tner racoeffN, e w
NortRho aidn r athleersf sa shioInsalbilneg ton.
14T.h esien strucwteirloean tspe urb lisihnEe mdm aH ardiBnrgiet (teednA. r)tM, a gico,r ,
MundaneS,u b-mundaannedS uper-mundSapnier it(isNme Ywo rTkh:e A utho1r8,7 6p)p .
4213-.F orh erc onnecwtiitoHhno cklseeyRe o beMratt hiesThee nU,ns eeWOnr lds of
Emma HardinBgrei ttSeonm:eC hapteirnts h Heis toroyj �steOrcnc ult(iFsmu llerton, CA:
TheosophHiicsatloO rcyc asiPoanpaelVr oslIX,., 2001p)p,2. 4 -a5n dA ppendDi.x
INTRODUCTION
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fivem atersiuabls taonroc regsa nifsomtrsh p eu rpoosfre e ceicvoignnga te
visiIotdn ose.ns o atp petaobr e a p relimoipnearrayot ripo rne requfiosri te
theex perimtehnafttos l low. Atlhtmehe otuhgohd oilsod geys criabnedd
thuet iloifct ayl ltihnegss pei rmiatybs e s urmistehpder, e coibsjeeo cftt h e
experiimsoe mnitt tfreodmt hmea nuscript.
Thes ecoenxdp eriimsae v natr ioefpt rya esatnidig spi rao viidnte wdo
versitohnfiesr ,si tn voltvhiren egs toroaftfl ioownea rnsd t hse ecotnhde
apparreenstu sciotra" trieovni viofyfai nnigm"aa slw elalsp lasnpte cies.
Althotuhgcehr eatoifio lnl uswiaosan s st apolfle a tmee dieavnadel a rly
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modermna gictaelxt thsoe,b jechteirvieesc omparatmiovdeelsyt .
Thet hierxdp eriimnevnotl tvheceso nstruocfta i toanl iswmhainc h,
combinweidtt hh e consuomfap s tpieocndi rfiicn pke,r mtihtoesp erattoo r
enttehr"e s pisrtiatt e" whiCloem paosslioetfeti pao.ln i smcahnasr,a cotre rs
imagfeostr h peu rpoosfde r eam incfuebaattuiinro enans u mbeorfe arlier
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sourcuessu,aw liltyh otuhntee efdo ars oporific.
Thefi naelx periimsne enctr omaanntdhi icn attts h Cer ownAendg el's
doctrcionnec erpnoisntgh umaosucset nhtr outghhes pherBeustu. n like
certoatihneo rp eratoifto hnists y pteh,ee xaminaatnidco anl cinoaft ion
thbeo neosft hdee ceapsleadc tehsio sp eraatmioonng tshtme o rsei nister
exampolfet sh per oceAstos n.e e ndo ft hsep ectriustm h "ee xperiment
oft hdee adp"u blisbhyRe edg inSaclodwt h icrhe quiartetse ndaattn hcee
17
gravteh,se p ibreiitcn go njutroae c dr ystaanlo;thoepre ratcioopnib eyd
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Hocklteohy i Osc cult mSapneulslcssr iimpptrl eyq uigrreasve ear tAht.
the mroerper oebnadta ere ex perimtehnatts siunrm vainvues csruicpht as
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that "to caolrlg htohsofeta d seoabudol dei eO.p"eratsiunpge,r ficially
atl eaisnta ,na tmosphoefCr her isptiieawtniy t thh nee efdo cro nfession,
three citoaftp iaotnneo rs atnedra v mea rifiav et imfeosl lobwyce rde hdeor,e
15C.o mpawriet fho,er x amptlheee,x perimdeenstcsr iin bRiecdh arKdi eckhFeofrebri,d den
Rite(sS trouSdu:t ton Pub1l9i9s7Ch)hi anpgt,3e ,pr a ssim.
16.An exampilneH ocklepyo'sss esaspipoenaa rs"s C onsecrRaitnegadsn dI magfeosr
Dreamasd,a"p tfreodmB oo2k, C hapt5e0or f C ornelAigursi ppOcac'usPl hti losoinp hy,
FrederHiocckk lOecyc,uS lpte l(lYso Brke acMhE,:T heT eitParne s2s0,0 9p)p,. 19-20.
17R.e ginSaclodTt h,e D iscoveroifeW icthcra(ft[ London:WBirlolmie1a]5m 8 4p)p,4. 0 1-
407.
18.H ocklOecyc,uS lpte lplps3,. 4 -5.
19.A nonymotuesxs ti,x teceenntthu Brryi;tL iisbhr ary,M SS.l3 o8a8nf4eo l4s7.- 56.
xii CLAVISAR cANAM AmcA
thoep eraitsio nrs trutcoet xehdu maer ecenitnltye rcroerdp( sper eferably
ac hiolrdo theirn notc)een,m ploymiantge rsiuabls tafrnocmet sh beo dy
andc alloinnt gh sep iArsiatz feolarli Wd.hi lnsotpt r oceetdhiifnsag tr h,e
operaptrioovni tdoHe odc kliesny e veherlteosfss u spveicrtt ue.
Them anuscirsiu pntfi nisbhuetad p peatrohs a vbee ecno mposaetd
theen do f1 856I.na s essoino3 n0D ecembEemrm,a r eceiavv eids ioofn
ani llumibnoaotkte,hdt e i tolfwe h icahp peairnea dno vaflla nkbeydt wo
wingfiegdu raensdw rititneu nn usulaelt tseorms"e,l idkuec kwsi tthh eir
headusn dewra teHro.c"k lreeyc ortdheadtt h fieg urweh od ispltahyee d
boo"kp ointtome ydp apeurpso tnh e taanbdIla es,k iefdsl h oumladk teh e
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titplaego efm y' ArcaMnaag icsai'm ilaTrh.efi" guraen sweirnet dh aef
firmatainvdte h weo r"dM agiicnat "hfi er sotft htew ot itplaeg iessp erhaps
baseodnt hwer iting wbiytE nmemsas.e d
Thep recise purposteh emf aonru scwrwhaiispci thn tenidseu dn
cleHaorw.e vtehrRe,e vdC..M .D aviwehsod escrhiibfrsei de ndswhiitph
HocklienTy h eG reSaetc raentdi tsU nfoldimneO nctc ulrteipsomr ttheadt
Hocklheaydp rovihdiem"d w ictehr t'asipne tlhlosu,hg'ehs tronagdlvyi sed
me netvoue srte h ema,st hefyo rmpeadr otf' blamcakg iwch,i'cc ho ulndot
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bep ractwiistehdod uatnr g".eHeg oeosn t od escrHiobcek letyh'eso ry:
..t.ha itnu sitnhge sspee wlelw se rweo rkiwnigtl ho -w rathpeerr,
haptsh,a nne cesseavr-iilsl pyi riatgueanTlc hye.m erfeo rmularies
andm anuaalc tesm ployweedro ef n oi mpobrety osntrde ngthen
intgh wei ltloe nfortchceeo -operoaftt ihoeinsn et ellibguetn ces;
fosru ccho -operwaetw ieornae l walyisa btlohe a vaeq uipdr qou o
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exacted.
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