Preface |
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Overview of the Book |
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xii | |
Acknowledgements |
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xviii | |
Abbreviations |
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1 The Technological Society |
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1 | (1) |
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The Social and Ethical Dimensions of Studying Technology |
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2 | (8) |
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Contemporary Discussions of Technology |
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10 | (7) |
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17 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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2 Technology in Society: A Historical Overview |
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19 | (23) |
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19 | (1) |
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Why Study the History of Technology? |
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19 | (2) |
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The Stone Age: The Early Beginnings of Technological Ingenuity |
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21 | (3) |
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Ancient Technology: The Development of the Scientific Method |
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24 | (1) |
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The Renaissance: The Awakening of the Mind through Technology |
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25 | (2) |
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Enlightenment and Revolution: Systematic Knowledge in Action |
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27 | (3) |
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The Industrial Revolution: Revolting against Technology |
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30 | (1) |
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Electronic Times: Hot and Cool Media |
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31 | (3) |
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The Information Society: The Bits and Bytes Revolution |
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34 | (5) |
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39 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (2) |
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3 Theoretical Perspectives on Technology |
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42 | (20) |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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Utopian versus Dystopian Views of Technology |
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43 | (1) |
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Theories of Technology and Society |
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44 | (7) |
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Science and Technology Studies (STS) |
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51 | (9) |
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60 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (20) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Talking about Gender and Technology |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (3) |
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Gender and IT Use and Skills |
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68 | (3) |
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Women Working in IT-Related Fields |
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71 | (5) |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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5 Techno-Social Designing |
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82 | (23) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Technological Design and How It Intersects with Society |
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83 | (4) |
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Technopoles: Centres of Innovation |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (4) |
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The Role of Research and Development (R&D) |
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94 | (5) |
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Understanding the Social Milieu of Software Development |
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99 | (4) |
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103 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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6 The Adoption and Diffusion of Technological Innovations |
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105 | (20) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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Technological Innovations: The Process |
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106 | (2) |
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The Classic Model of the Diffusion of Innovations |
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108 | (10) |
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Classifying Adoption Categories |
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118 | (2) |
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Marketing Relations with Early Adopters |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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7 The Labour of Technology |
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125 | (22) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Luddites: The Early Struggles with Technology |
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126 | (1) |
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Technology and the Division of Labour |
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127 | (10) |
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137 | (5) |
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Makerspaces: The DIY Community Gone Viral |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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8 Technology and Inequality |
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147 | (21) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (12) |
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The Global Digital Divide |
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160 | (4) |
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Critical Perspectives of the Digital Divide |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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9 Community in the Network Society |
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168 | (22) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (3) |
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Social Capital and Its Relevance to Community |
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172 | (2) |
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Revisiting Community in the Internet Era |
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174 | (6) |
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How Is Technology Transforming the Public Sphere? |
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180 | (7) |
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187 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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10 Technology-Mediated Social Relationships |
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190 | (22) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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Early Beginnings of Mediated Communication |
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191 | (2) |
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North America Calling: The Impact of the Telephone on Social Relationships |
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193 | (2) |
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Penetration of Mediated Communication: The Impact of the Internet on Social Relationships |
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195 | (2) |
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How Has Technology Affected Our Relationships? |
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197 | (12) |
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209 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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11 The Surveillance Society |
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212 | (25) |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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Defining and Understanding Surveillance |
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213 | (4) |
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Foucault's Analysis of Power Relations in Society |
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217 | (5) |
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Technology's Role in the New Surveillance |
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222 | (8) |
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Counter-surveillance as a Means of Personal Resistance |
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230 | (4) |
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234 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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12 Ethical Dimensions of Technology |
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237 | (21) |
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237 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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The Book's Three Central Themes |
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238 | (3) |
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Ethical and Moral Dimensions of Our Technological Society |
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241 | (8) |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (4) |
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255 | (1) |
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Questions for Critical Thought |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
Glossary |
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258 | (23) |
Notes |
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281 | (2) |
References |
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283 | (20) |
Index |
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