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10th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA)

by reynz on September 20, 2009

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome po sa ating 10th State of the Barrio Address! Duda ko, di nyo napansin ang maraming pagbabago sa paligid nyo. As La Kapitana, andito ako to tell you that we do this to nobody, nobody bachuu *clap* *clap* *clap*!!! Our Alexa rankings Our Alexa ranking mga kabarrio continues to streak like [...]

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9th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA)

by reynz on August 30, 2009

3 months and 12 days! What a run! But we’re not finished! We’re still flying high! What are we gonna be when we grow up? Sikweet!!! For now, I’m broadcasting live from Philadelphia mga ka-barrio, if you’ve noticed our Barrio 7 statistics, we have now breached the 200,000 Alexa ranking category which means, we are [...]

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Photo Credits: Here If you have read our About Us page, we have a Barrio Council in Barrio Siete. Not all of the entries are being deliberated though. Only issues which we find repugnantly unacceptable. One of which was this very damning and hateful entry with insinuations of murder written by Paoloxide. The hateful entry [...]

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Photo Credits: IRRI Yes, you read my opinion right. Oo, this is just mine. Hindi to opinion nang mga tiga-Barrio: I want Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala to run as President in the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections and I am prepared to start the JAZA, for 2010 Philippine President Movement (JAZA:2010PPM). I bet you, that [...]

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Marhay na aldaw tabi saindo gabos! Sa aldaw na ini-o, su Barrio mi, ay tolong bulan na! Huna lang nindo, na haloy na kami igdio. In three months, we have gone from one bukid to pro’lly, the only fastest growing rising Philippine blog ever! Look, nakakahiya tuloy sa Apolo. Este, Apollo, because our ranking was [...]

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2009 Influential Blog Awards, Cooking with Janet?!

August 10, 2009

Janette Toral chatted with me sometime this year. She asked for my support for her Influential Blog Awards. Given that up to this point, I am still hyper-critical of that other market-their-business-best friends/volunteers/kiss-ur-ass-and-will-continue-to-watch-them-2009-awards, I decided to support her. Why? I liked the idea of making known the small and upcoming talented bloggers. That’s the least [...]

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Unexpected media coverage of Barrio Siete during Cory Aquino's historic event

August 9, 2009

Nearing our 10-day mourning period in honor of Tita Cory, Barrio Siete Dot Com is very happy to have given full blog coverage to one historic event that just recently transpired, the passing of our one and only Tita Cory. It’s our small contribution in honor of President Cory Aquino and Senator Benigno Aquino. But [...]

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anuncio: reyna elena dot com is down

August 1, 2009

Photo Harbat: Dito anuncio: reyna elena dot com is down! Madalas pong pag-initan ang palasyo nang La Kapitana. There’s just a dozen and battalion of bloggers out there who would love to see reyna elena dot com disappear sa blogosphere. Ilang beses na bang tinira ang site na yan. Not once, not twice but several [...]

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ABS-CBN News got it right on the yellow ribbon fever!

July 31, 2009

Daz right mga kabarrio! Wag nang mag-tune in sa GMA News TV na mali mali ang news at ayaw ikorek! (Pwera yung video sa sidebar! Hahaha!) Itapon ang mga TV, bumili nang bago, tune in sa ABS-CBN! Now na! Hahaha! Maraming salamat sa Barrio Siete reporter na si Monique who alerted la Kapitana. At maraming [...]

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Gloria flies to Washington DC

July 30, 2009

Photo Harbat: Inquirer Gloria flies to Washington DC kasama ang pamilya nya pati na isang batalyon nang langaw. At ang sabi nung junakees nya, “It’s an honor to the country!” Huh?! What country?! Pampanga?! Washington DC is about 2.5 hours away from my Barrio Siete, Philadelphia. At kung andun ako sa Philly, I would have [...]

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Chiz Escudero: Social climbing in the dark?!

July 30, 2009

Gulantang ako kanina before I headed to work. There was this email I received about Chiz Escudero. It said: Reynz, ang pers lab mong si Chiz is social climbing in the dark! HUH?! Social climbing in the dark?! Ano yon?! Latest version nang social climbing?! So, I called up the the person who emailed me [...]

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51% of Gloria's SONA 2009 were buladas!

July 29, 2009

Yes, 51% of what Gloria’s SONA 2009 were buladas! As the nation and us Overseas Filipinos as well as Overseas Filipino Workers listened to the State of the Nation Address ni Gloria, what in the world was she trying to tell us nga ba? Typically, when the head of a state delivers a State of [...]

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SONA 2009 Reaction Paper

July 29, 2009

If you’re a regular at reyna elena dot com, you must have noticed that I love to dissect SONA and do my analintek review. Over the years, ga-wait sya nang mga students. Para kopyahin. Ang mga leche, pati ako ako napasubo sa isang titser nang isang universidad sa Manila. Pero, kiver! Typically after I digest [...]

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2009 SONA Summary

July 28, 2009

In my SONA 2009 Summary, I offer no comments, unless napapahagikhik lang talaga ako. What I was doing was trying to understand kung ano ang sinasabi saken nang spikir. Are these all rhetorics? Spins? Chorva? Me chenalyn ever ba ang mga to o puro chika lang? And so, I must understand the speaker kung ano [...]

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State of the Nation Address 2009 Full Transcript

July 27, 2009

Note: Mga ka-barrio! Eto na ang totoong SONA! Salamat kay Mel Beckham na kinalabet kaming dalawa ni Silver dahil dun sa naunang post namen na SONA na 2008 pala! Leche! Hindi na pala SONA yun, kungdi, CHONA! Without any further delay whatsoever, heto na ang totoong SONA 2009 full transcript. Pwede nyo pa ring magamit [...]

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GMA News TV story on yellow ribbon fever is wrong!

July 26, 2009

La Kapitana believes that the GMA News TV story on yellow ribbon fever is wrong if not misleading! Dismayado La Kapitana sa news that I read on GMA News TV, a link that was sent to me by Chuva Chienes. Kaya, I am so galit and bitter right now that I just finished drinking dalwang [...]

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Mike

July 24, 2009

This is a true story of how I ran across the best boss in the world. Haddonfield, New Jersey I used to work in Haddonfield, New Jersey. My boss? Nasty bitch, foul mouthed and hated white people. Working as Controller, I had a staff. Napakatamad, bastos at maldita. I can’t do much. Ka-chika nang impaktita [...]

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Touch a blogger: Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory Aquino!

July 23, 2009

My fellow bloggers, I invite you to Touch a blogger: Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory Aquino! Very simply: Create an entry entitled: “Touch a blogger: Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory Aquino!“. A link to this original entry will be appreciated, but is not required. Post a yellow ribbon in your blog for President [...]

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2010 Election Automation: Laway connection, arkila election!

July 22, 2009

This 2010 Election Automation has now made a very interesting turn. It’s laway connection and the whole thing was an arkila election. Confused with what I have just said? That was not the intent. I was confused. And reading the series of the entries on Ellenville, one commenter who was notorious at Reyna Elena was [...]

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Men will become obsolete

July 19, 2009

Lalaki. Ano daw ang composition nang isang lalaki. Oo mga kabisyo. Pag-usapan muna naten ang mga lalaki. Kumplikadong tanong. Pero pagdating sa genetics, na kung saan wala ako ni katiting na pagkadalubhasa, eh nami-miligro daw na mawala. Oo. Nababasa nyo nang maliwanag ang sinulat ko. Ang “Y” chromosome daw is in trouble. Leche! Stop the [...]

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2010 Philippine Presidential Candidate: Fr. Ed Panlilio

July 19, 2009

(Photo Credits: Wikipedia) Nang-galaiti ang mga prelates ki Panlilio. Yan ang headline kani-kanina nung binuksan ko online papers. Nag-ngi-ngit-ngit sila nung pinahayag ni Fr. Ed Panlilio ang plano nya to run for President. At ano ang ikinakagalet nang mga kasamahan ni Fr. Panlilio sa simbahan? Ang bottom line kasi nito is the separation of Church [...]

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Driving Miss Crazy sa Metropolitan Manila

July 18, 2009

Akala mo ba? Kahit na de-kotse ka sa Manila eh you already have peace, quiet and divine serenity?! Hindi!! At sa lahat nang pinaka-bwisit bwisitan ko mag-drive sa Manila are the following at isa na ang driving habits nang mga ibang mokong na mga pinoys dyan coz they are completely different. Wala silang sinusunod na [...]

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Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Rhawn

July 18, 2009

Once you work sa pier, tiga-salansan nang mga barko Shit happens. At parang lighting speed na alam sa pabrika. Alam mo yon, di ba?! Andaming chizmozaaaaa!!! Minsan, babaklasin mo ang barko. Para buuin uli. And when you’re done Merong emergency Nakalimutan ang pako Nakakalukring di ba? Leche! Ang hirap maging corporate alipin! Share on Facebook [...]

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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: John Perkins

July 16, 2009

I was in my last year sa business school when I was given a book by my classmate. “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man“. Taka ako! Meron bang ganun? Ninam-nam ko sya over the weekend although dahil otsenta anyos na ako, di ko na maremember yong iba. Talo pa nito ang mga KGB stories I [...]

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Ang dating meyor sa bayan namen

July 16, 2009

Corruption is evil. Trapos are evil. Ang mga nakaupo na me mga porsyento sa kontrata nang gobyerno are evil. One of the most blatant corruption shit I have ever experienced in my life in the barrio which to this day na-trauma talaga ako was during one mayoral election sa bayan namen nung panahon nang hapon. [...]

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6th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA)

July 15, 2009

Tunggeros y tunggeras. Members of the drum and bugle corps, mga tambay, ladies and gentlemen, tigil muna ang habulan nang dos por dos, TAGAY!!! I address you today at a crucial moment in our Barrio Siete History. Officially, 2 months old na ang Barrio Siete. Oo mga ka-barrio, officially, we are 2 months old. Can [...]

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Week in review: 07-12-09

July 12, 2009

2nd week! Nawili ata ako gumawa nang ganito! Kaya namnamen habang nag-eenjoy ako. Masarap magbasa nang news. As usual, para akong ulol na aso, natatawa ako. Eto, I prepared 10 for you. Balitang na-antig ako. Guapo, pero leche tsismoso! Ang guwapo nya di ba?! Gusto ko talaga syang bastusin. Sino sya? Sya ang dating pyansa [...]

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Walking Las Vegas

July 11, 2009

Las Vegas is by far, the most popular destination of most Barrio Siete folks, especially those who work inside Batasan, you know what I mean? They came in droves to watch Manny fight, remembah? I was in Las Vegas several months ago to meet Reesie , make chika-chika at mambastos nang Chippendale Dancers sa Rio [...]

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Signs on the wall: The Loyalty Pledge

July 10, 2009

I was home in Philadelphia several weeks ago to attend some family events. One event was the Greek Wedding of my niece. The reception was at a restaurant in Media, Pennsylvania. It’s a quaint old town, just like how typical Americans here want their town to be. Outside of the restaurant, I saw a replica [...]

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Why can't we find a good and right leader for our country?

July 5, 2009

While it’s July 5 now in Manila, it is still July 4 in America and the July 4 fireworks is going to lit up in the skies of America in a few hours. Interestingly, a celebration of independence and more so for America’s founding fathers – the country’s leaders. Quite honestly, I could not count [...]

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The Devil Wears Prada!

June 30, 2009

I was talking to one of my boylets in Tiwi, Albay the other day. He gave me the news. My other boylet na binilhan ko nang pridyidir is now an OFW in Dubai. Huh?! Eh dahil kilala ko yong nangutong saken… “Tatagal ba yun dun?!” sabi ko. Eh kasi nga, first it was Kotsengkuba who [...]

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5th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA)

June 29, 2009

Our Alexa Rankings Parang keylan la-ang. Barrio Siete is really flying talaga. I don’t know about you, but we must be riding one super-sonic broom made in Capiz. I guess. Wala pa kami sa top 100,000 on Alexa. Pero meron kaming anting-anting that will get us there. As you know, we opened our Barrio Siete [...]

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Manuel Zelaya Arrested: Honduras President thrown to Costa Rica

June 29, 2009

Nagulantang ako sa news sa The Huffington Post kaninang umaga. Naduling ata ako because I was panning the news. Ang pagkabasa ko “President was arrested by the military!” Kinabahan ako with excitement! Nagbasa ako sa ibang online news. Military arrests Honduras president, official says Photo Credits: CNN Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Philippines: 5th ‘shabu giant’

June 28, 2009

Today, a United Nations (UN) agency has just ranked the Philippines as No. 5 in the world’s roster of “shabu giants”. The report also revealed that illegal drug manufacturing occurs mostly in industrial-sized laboratories operated by transnational criminal organizations, including foreign chemists. Source: RP is 5th ‘shabu giant’ A police officer walks on packages of [...]

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tulisan nang bayan: ang langka, part 2

June 28, 2009

Patawarin nyo ako sa ke-kwento ko. Batang bata pa ako nito nun sa Barrio Siete. Wala pa akong alam magtanim, este… basta… alam mo na bata… batuta. Kasalanan to ni Glo. Kelangan ko nang ilabas ang matagal ko nang kini-kim kim na katarantaduhan. Para mag-karon ako nang world peace. Hehehe! Aten-aten lang to. Wag nyo [...]

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Michael Jackson: We are the world

June 27, 2009

There is no question, Michael Jackson is the undeniable King of Pop. I will never understand why he lived his life the way he did, during his last few years, but like millions of all of us, I will always remember him because of the music he created. One of the most memorable song for [...]

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Separation of church and state

June 25, 2009

Photo Credits: CNN-Iran says Neda’s death may be tied to ‘terrorist’ group Ang aking adopted Barrio Siete sa Amerika is Philadelphia. Isang cosmopolitan na shoedad kung saan nagpirmahan nang Constitution nang Amerika. Im fak, sa First Amendment nang United States Constitution, mababasa mo to: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or [...]

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Wala na bang thrill ang blogging?

June 25, 2009

Photo Credits: Media Bistro Exciting magkaron nang blog. Eto yong best invention after food. If I know, yong iba dyan di baleng malipasan nang gutom basta makapag-blog! Hahaha! Kaya naman, blogging used to be thrilling. Ewan ko lang mga kunichiwa noh? This is just my own and very scientifically not experimented and unproven observation. Yon [...]

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Da gods are angry!

June 24, 2009

Da gods must be angry! With packing winds of up to 83 kilometers (52 miles) an hour – with gusts of up to 102 kilometers (63 miles) – this is one storm that not only created havoc in its path, lives were lost, but a host of other storm related problems like floods, landslides and [...]

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The role of social networking sites in Iran's turbulent post-election events

June 22, 2009

If you have been watching what’s going on in Iran from your Barrio Siete TV sets or laptop computers, what an incredible set of developments this Saturday leading to the bloody offensive against the demonstrators. One victim, ‘Neda‘ has become the rallying cry for Iranian protests. Photo Credits: Time: Iran in chaos You’d ask, what [...]

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Are we watching history in the making in Iran?

June 21, 2009

Barrio Siete folks, look! Tehran is like Manila in 1986 less the violence. When you have this many people demonstrating about the outcome of a Presidential election, one could only ask if indeed there was any fair election at all in Iran. When Mousavi said that he was ready to die and be a martyr, [...]

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4th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA): 1st month anniversary!

June 20, 2009

30 days ago, we started with this magic number. Did I say 30 days ago?! Now?! Sight this one: Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Part 2- Al Jazeera asks: Has the Philippines National Police taken on the role of judge, jury and executioner, all in the name of keeping the peace?

June 19, 2009

According to Al Jazeera Show 101 East: The Philippines has the highest rate of gun-related homicides in Asia. In this edition of 101 East, we ask if the Philippines National Police has taken on the role of judge, jury and executioner, all in the name of keeping the peace. This is Part 2. The first [...]

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Part 1- Al Jazeera asks: Has the Philippines National Police taken on the role of judge, jury and executioner, all in the name of keeping the peace?

June 19, 2009

Do you still remember the time when cops used to be soooo buntis kairitang tingnan? Not anymore. Although meron pang iba, most of them are now macho looking. Times have changed already. What I’m not sure is that, has their image changed? PNP has always been in the news. Always. I should know. Me na-i-tsismis [...]

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A day in the life at work: "F.U."

June 19, 2009

I am one of those who appreciates coded languages err abbrevs. In my emails, especially to my boss, I am always used to signing… “FYI” which means, “for your information”. If we plan out for a dinner, I’d say… “BYOB” for “bring your own bottle” because the resto is not selling alcohol. So, I’m kind [...]

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Financial Times said: Imelda Marcos and her gems to be reunited

June 18, 2009

Dahil nga mabilis akong sulsulan, I have decided to re-post the controversial entry by Chuva Chienes na dating pina-tanggal nya saken, voluntary ha? na wala talagang “I don’t feel any pressure right now!” na galing ki Darbs hahahaha! na kung saan nag-iiyak dito. This was the entry that launched a thousand sungka! Leche oo! Haha! [...]

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A Taste of Greek Culture

June 16, 2009

I love to travel, meet people and feel their culture. My next big travel plan wish, would be a week in France or Italy, in a village where people don’t speak English. I wonder how I’d fare. But this time around, the only travel I did was go home to Philadelphia. My niece got married [...]

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Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009: What's in a blog nga ba?!

June 15, 2009

I believe in the idea of nurturing future Filipino bloggers. “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa nang bayan” or “Ang kabataan ang mga leche nang bayan“, basta, one of these is tama hahaha! Given all the name calling in Pinoy Blogosphere, I believe that it is not fair to these newcomers and newbies who are new into [...]

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The murder of Ruby Rose Barrameda-Jimenez

June 14, 2009

I have always believed that the Philippines, especially the Corazon Aquino Government, succumbed to European pressures to abolish the death penalty. I’m not talking as La Kapitana, but as a concerned Pinoy Citizen calling for the restoration of capital punishment for heinous crimes. And the more it becomes outrageous when you read headlines about the [...]

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What is the relevance of ninongs/ninangs ngayon?

June 14, 2009

In my Barrio Siete, June is fiesta month. June 24 to be egsak. Magbitbit nang damit if you make pasok sa Barrio. Mababasa ka. On this day, the wedding schedule is always packed, 25 hours full. I should know, dati akong sakristan. June, as we all know, is considered traditionally, the wedding month. But, do [...]

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Ahmadinejad wins landslide in disputed election

June 14, 2009

Do we hear Pinoy politicians going back to their war room and strategizing on the 2010 Elections given what happened in Iran? And why should we Barrio Siete people be interested with what’s going on in Iran? It’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner in the recently concluded Presidential Elections in Iran. Mir Hossein Moussavi, a [...]

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Gift to the son

June 13, 2009

Bikolano ako. One uragon. And I should be happy with this news, for it will help my fellow people in Bicol improve their lives. Not only the people, but relatives and cousins in Sipocot, Camarines Sur where my mother’s sister lived. The news? Work starts on P1.9-B Arroyo ‘gift’ to son. But I felt that [...]

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Imelda Marcos in tears, says she’s penniless

June 13, 2009

“I have nothing, I have no money … I saved this and did not touch the money in Marcos’ pension of P4,500 as a retired colonel of the Philippine Award. He also got P40,000 for having the highest award … the medal of valor. And I have not touched it, because it is my proof [...]

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