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Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Children and FamiliesKaren Miskunas - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Bureau of Adoption and Interstate Compact Services
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone (860) 550-6467
Fax (860) 566-6726
E-Mail Karen.Miskunas@po.state.ct.us
Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell
Office of the Governor - State Capitol
210 Capitol Ave
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Phone (800) 406-1527
E-Mail Governor.Rell@po.state.ct.us
Connecticut State Senator Christopher J Dodd
448 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2823
Additional Information
http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/3130
Connecticut State Senator Joseph I Lieberman
706 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4041
Additional Information
http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue
Delaware
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Frank Perfinski - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone (302) 633-2655
Fax (302) 633-2652
E-Mail frank.perfinski@state.de.us
Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner
Dover Office - Tatnall Building
William Penn Street, 2nd Fl
Dover, DE 19901
Website
http://www.state.de.us/governor/comments.shtml
Delaware State Senator Joseph R Jr. Biden
201 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5042
Additional Information
http://biden.senate.gov/contact/E-Mailjoe.cfm
Delaware State Senator Thomas R Carper
513 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2441
Additional Information
http://carper.senate.gov/aE-Mail.htm
Georgia
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Bobby Cagle - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Division of Family and Children Services
2 Peachtree Street NW -- 85th Floor, Suite 460
Atlanta, GA 30311
Phone (404) 657-3619
Fax (404) 651-7312
E-Mail bocagle@dhr.state.ga.us
Website http://dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DFCS/
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue
Office of the Governor
Georgia State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone (404) 656-1776
Website Governor
http://www.gov.state.ga.us/contact_dom.shtml
Georgia State Senator Saxby Chambliss
416 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3521
Additional Information
http://chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm&CFID=4082037&CFTOKEN=33600320
Georgia State Senator Johnny Isakson
120 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3643
Additional Information
http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Idaho
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Kathy McCarroll - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Division of Children and Family Services
450 West State Street, 5th Floor -- PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone (208) 334-5697
Fax (208) 334-6664
E-Mail mccarro2@idhw.state.id.us
Website http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/portal/alias__Rainbow/lang__en-US/tabID__3334/DesktopDefault.aspx
Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720
Phone 208-334-2100
Website
http://gov.idaho.gov/WebRespond/contact_form.html
Idaho State Senator Larry E Craig
520 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2752
Additional Information
http://craig.senate.gov/E-Mail/
Idaho State Senator Mike Crapo
239 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6142
Additional Information
http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/E-Mail.cfm
Illinois
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
June Dorn - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Division of Foster Care and Permanency Services
100 West Randolph -- Suite 6-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone (312) 814-6858
Fax (312) 814-3064
E-Mail jdorn@iDCfs.state.il.us
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Office of the Governor
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0244 or (312) 814-2121 [TTY: (888) 261-3336]
Website
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm
Illinois State Senator Richard Durbin
309 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2152
Additional Information
http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Illinois State Senator Barack Obama
713 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2854
Additional Information
http://obama.senate.gov/contact/
Kansas
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Patricia Long - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Children and Family Policy Division
Docking State Office Building - 5th Floor South
915 SW Harrison, Room 551-S
Topeka, KS 66612-1870
Phone (785) 296-0918
Fax (785) 368-8159
E-Mail pal@SRSKANSAS.org
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Office of the Governor
Capitol, 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 212S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
Phone (877) 579-6757 [local: (785) 296-3232 - Hearing Impaired: (800) 766-3777]
Website Governor Sebelius
http://www.ksgovernor.org/comment.html
Kansas State Senator Sam Brownback
303 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6521
Additional Information
http://brownback.senate.gov/CME-MailMe.cfm
Kansas State Senator Pat Roberts
109 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4774
Additional Information
http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.E-MailPat
Maryland
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Eloise W. Mooney - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone (410) 767-7359
Fax (410) 333-0922
E-Mail emooney@dhr.state.md.us
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
Office of the Governor
100 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1925
Phone (410) 974-3901 1-800-811-8336 MD Relay : 1-800-735-2258
Website
http://www.governor.maryland.gov/mail/
Maryland State Senator Benjamin L Cardin
509 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4524
Additional Information
http://cardin.senate.gov/contact/
Maryland State Senator Barbara A Mikulski
503 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4654
Additional Information
http://mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.html
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Leo Farley - State Adoption Specialist
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Phone (888) 870-7770
Fax (617) 727-3666
tollfree (800) 543-7508
E-Mail leo.farley@state.ma.us
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
Office of the Governor Office of the Lt. Governor
Room 360
Boston, MA 02133
Phone (617) 725-4005
Fax (617) 727-9725
Website Governor Patrick
http://mass.gov/?pageID=gov3utilities&sid=Agov3&U=Agov3_contact_us
Massachusetts State Senator Edward M Kennedy
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4543
Additional Information
http://kennedy.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm
Massachusetts State Senator John F Kerry
304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2742
Additional Information
http://kerry.senate.gov/v3/contact/E-Mail.html
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Connie Caron - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3831
Phone (651) 282-3793
Fax (651) 297-1949
E-Mail connie.caron@state.mn.us
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
Office of the Governor - 130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone (800) 657-3717 [local: (651) 296-3391]
Fax (651) 296-2089
E-Mail tim.pawlenty@state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senator Norm Coleman
320 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5641
Additional Information
http://coleman.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Minnesota State Senator Amy Klobuchar
302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3244
Additional Information
http://klobuchar.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Edna F. McLendon - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Division of Family and Child Services
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone (601) 359-4996
Fax (601) 359-4226
E-Mail e.hollie@mdhs.state.ms.us
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour
P.O. Box 139
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Phone (877) 405-0733
Mississippi State Senator Thad Cochran
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5054
Additional Information
http://cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm
Mississippi State Senator Trent Lott
487 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6253
http://lott.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.E-Mail
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Mary Dyer - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Child and Family Services Division
301 Centennial Mall South - PO Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone (402) 471-9331
Fax (402) 471-9034
E-Mail mary.dyer@hhss.ne.gov
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman
State Capitol - Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 94848
Lincoln, NE 68509-4848
Phone (402) 471-2244
Fax (402) 471-6031
Website Governor Heineman
http://gov.nol.org/mail/govmail.html
Nebraska State Senator Chuck Hagel
248 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4224
Additional Information
http://hagel.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Nebraska State Senator E. Benjamin Nelson
720 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6551
Additional Information
http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact/E-Mail.cfm
Nevada
Nevada Department of Human Resources
Wanda Scott - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Division of Child and Family Services
4220 South Maryland Parkway -- Building B, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone (702) 486-7633
Fax (702) 486-7626
E-Mail wlscott@DCfs.state.nv.us
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons
State Capitol 101 N. Carson Street
Carson City, NV. 89701
(775) 684-5670
Fax (775) 684-5683
E-Mail tburke@gov.nv.gov
Nevada State Senator John Ensign
119 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6244
Additional Information
http://ensign.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Catherine Atkins - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Division for Children, Youth and Families
129 Pleasant Street -- Brown Building
Concord, NH 03301
Phone (603) 271-4707
Fax (603) 271-4729
E-Mail catkins@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch
Office of the Governor - State House
25 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone (603) 271-2121
Fax (603) 271-7680
Website
http://www.egov.nh.gov/governor/goveforms/comments.asp
New Hampshire State Senator Judd Gregg
393 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3324
Additional Information
http://gregg.senate.gov/sitepages/contact.cfm
New Hampshire State Senator John E Sununu
111 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2841
Additional Information
http://www.sununu.senate.gov/webform.html
New Jersey
Office of Resource Families and Adoption Support
Daryl Bender - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
50 East State Street - P.O. Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone (609) 984-6080
Fax (609) 984-5449
E-Mail Daryl.Bender@dhs.state.nj.us
Website
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/adoption/adopt.html
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine
Office of the Governor
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-6000
Website
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html
New Jersey State Senator Frank R Lautenberg
324 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3224
Additional Information Senator Lautenberg
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/
New Jersey State Senator Robert Menendez
317 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4744
Additional Information
http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
Mark Ruttkay - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
PERA Building, Room 254
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone (505) 827-8445
Fax (505) 827-8480
E-Mail MJRuttkay@cyfd.state.nm.us
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
Office of the Governor
490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Room 400
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 476-2200
Website
http://www.governor.state.nm.us/E-Mail.php?mm=6&type=opinion
New Mexico State Senator Jeff Bingaman
703 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5521
E-Mail senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov
New Mexico State Senator Pete V Domenici
328 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6621
Additional Information
http://domenici.senate.gov/contact/contactform.cfm
New York
New York State Adoption Service
Brenda S. Rivera - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
52 Washington Street, Room 323
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone (518) 473-1901
Fax (518) 486-6326
E-Mail Brenda.Rivera@ocfs.state.ny.us
Website
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/adopt
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
518-474-8390
Website Governor Spitzer
http://161.11.121.121/govE-Mail
New York State Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
476 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4451
Additional Information
http://clinton.senate.gov/contact
New York State Senator Charles E Schumer
313 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6542
Additional Information
http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/contact/webform.cfm
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Julie Hoffman - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Children and Family Services Division
State Capitol, Department 325
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone (701) 328-4805
Fax (701) 328-3538
tollfree (800) 245-3736
E-Mail sohofj@state.nd.us
North Dakota Governor John Hoeven
Governor's Office, Dept. 101
600 E. Boulevard Ave
Bismarck, ND 58505-0001
Phone (701) 328-2200
Fax (701) 328-2205
E-Mail governor@state.nd.us
North Dakota State Senator Kent Conrad
530 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2043
Additional Information
http://conrad.senate.gov/webform.html
North Dakota State Senator Byron L Dorgan
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2551
E-Mail senator@dorgan.senate.gov
Oregon
Oregon Department of Human Services
Angela Cause
Human Services Building, Adoption Unit, 2nd Floor
500 Summer Street NE, E-71
Salem, OR 97310-1068
Phone (503) 947-5358
Fax (503) 945-6633
E-Mail angela.cause@state.or.us
Website http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/adoption/
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, Oregon 97301-4047
(503) 378-4582
Fax (503) 378-6827
Website
http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/contact_us.shtml
Oregon State Senator Gordon H Smith
404 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3753
Additional Information
http://gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm
Oregon State Senator Ron Wyden
230 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5244
Additional Information
http://wyden.senate.gov/contact.html
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families
Diane Savage - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
division Adoption & Foster Care Preparation & Support
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone (401) 254-7020
E-Mail diane.savage@DCyf.ri.gov
Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri
Office of the Governor
State House, Room 115
Providence, RI 02903
Phone (401) 222-2080
Fax (401) 222-8096
Website
http://www.governor.ri.gov/contact/
Rhode Island State Senator Jack Reed
728 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-4642
Additional Information
http://reed.senate.gov/contact/contact-share.cfm
Rhode Island State Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
502 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2921
Additional Information
http://whitehouse.senate.gov/contact.cfm
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Social Services
Carolyn Orf - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
1535 Confederate Avenue - PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1502
Phone (803) 898-7707
Fax (803) 898-7792
E-Mail COrf@dss.state.sc.us
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12267
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone (803) 734-2100
Fax (803) 734-5167
Website
http://www.scgovernor.com/Contact.asp?sitecontentid=33
South Carolina State Senator Jim DeMint
340 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6121
Additional Information
http://demint.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
South Carolina State Senator Lindsey Graham
290 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5972
Additional Information
http://lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contact
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Patricia Reiss - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Department of Child Protective Services
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone (605) 773-3227
Fax (605) 773-6834
E-Mail patricia.reiss@state.sd.us
South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds
Office of the Governor
500 E. Capitol Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone (605) 773-3212
Website Governor Rounds
http://www.state.sd.us/governor/
South Dakota State Senator Tim Johnson
136 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5842
Additional Information
http://johnson.senate.gov/E-Mailform.cfm
South Dakota State Senator John Thune
493 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2321
Additional Information
http://thune.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Utah
Utah Department of Human Services
Marty Shannon - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Division of Child and Family Services
12 North 200 West, Suite 225
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Phone (801) 538-4437
Fax (801) 538-3993
E-Mail mshannon@utah.gov
Website
http://www.hsDCfs.utah.gov/adoption.htm
Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr
Utah State Capitol Complex
East Office Building, Suite E220 / PO Box 142220
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2220
Phone 801-538-1000
Toll Free 800-705-2464
Fax 801-538-1528 - Lt. Governor's Fax 801-538-1557
Website
http://governor.utah.gov/goca/form_comment.html
Utah State Senator Robert F Bennett
431 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5444
Additional Information
http://bennett.senate.gov/contact/E-Mailmain.html
Utah State Senator Orrin G Hatch
104 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5251
Additional Information
http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Offices.Contact
Washington State
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Pam Kramer - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Division of Children and Family Services
1115 Washington Street, SE -- PO Box 45713
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone (360) 902-7968
Fax (360) 902-7903
E-Mail caip300@dshs.wa.gov
Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire
Office of the Governor
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
Governor’s Office (360) 902-4111
Governor's Fax (360) 753-4110
Website http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/govE-Mail.htm
Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell
511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3441
Additional Information
http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html
Washington State Senator Patty Murray
173 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2621
Additional Information
http://murray.senate.gov/E-Mail/index.cfm
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bonnie Pishner - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
Office of Social Services -- Children and Adult Services
350 Capitol Street, Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone (304) 558-3431
Fax (304) 558-4563
E-Mail bonniepishner@wvdhhr.org
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III
Governor’s Office
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone 1-888-438-2731
E-Mail Governor@WVGov.org Governor@WVGov.org
West Virginia State Senator Robert C Byrd
311 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3954
Additional Information
http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_E-Mail.html
West Virginia State Senator John D IV Rockefeller
531 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6472
Additional Information
http://rockefeller.senate.gov/services/E-Mail.cfm
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Dale Langer - State Adoption Specialist/Manager
1 West Wilson Street - PO Box 8916
Madison, WI 53703
Phone (608) 266-3595
Fax (608) 264-6750
E-Mail langedw@dhfs.state.wi.us
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle
Office of the Governor
115 East State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Phone (608) 266-1212 [TTY: (608) 267-6790]
Fax (608) 267-8983
Website
http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/contact.asp
Wisconsin State Senator Russell D Feingold
506 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5323
Additional Information Senator Feingold
http://feingold.senate.gov/contact_opinion.html
Wisconsin State Senator Herb Kohl
330 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5653
Additional Information Senator Kohl
http://kohl.senate.gov/gen_contact.html
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Maureen Clifton
130 Hobbs Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Phone (307) 777-3570
Fax (307) 777-3693
E-Mail mclift@state.wy.us
Website http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/adoption.html
Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal
Governor's Office
State Capitol, 200 West 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0010
Phone (307) 777-7434
Fax (307) 632-3909
Website
http://wyoming.gov/governor/contactgovernor.asp
Wyoming State Senator Michael B Enzi
379a Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3424
Additional Information
http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.E-MailSenatorEnzi
Wyoming State Senator Craig Thomas
307 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-6441
Additional Information
http://thomas.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
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