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Our CEO, @aseemtrivedi to deliver a keynote at the 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗔𝗗𝗖𝗢𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱), hosted by the Advanced Computing and Communications Society (ACCS) and International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore.

His keynote, titled “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀” will explore how material recovery, digital systems, and policy alignment can collectively strengthen India’s long-term energy and resource resilience.

As computing and intelligent systems continue to scale, the real challenge lies not in innovation alone, but in integration. Designing systems where data, materials, infrastructure, and governance reinforce one another is essential for sustainable outcomes.

We look forward to engaging with researchers, practitioners, and students on how circular energy materials and smarter recycling pathways can contribute meaningfully to India’s journey toward resource independence.

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𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.
The Novasensa Sustainability Fellowship seminar launched at @IITHyderabad with an energy that was impossible to ignore. Students were listening, but more importantly, they were thinking, questioning, and actively imagining how sustainability can redefine the next decade of innovation.

Our online webinar was a tremendous success, and seeing that momentum come alive in an in-person setting added a new level of depth. The room carried intention, curiosity, and a shared sense of responsibility. It showed us that real change begins with minds that are ready to engage, explore, and challenge the status quo.

Every participant followed the session with strong focus and clarity. Their involvement reaffirmed our belief that the future of sustainability is already taking shape in classrooms like these.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Prof. Ashok Kumar Pandey, the students, the Department of MSME, IIT Hyderabad, and the Student Affiliate Chapter for coordinating with us and creating the environment for these conversations to grow.

We are also grateful to the students and faculty across the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad, the Department of MSME, IIT Hyderabad, the Department of Civil Engineering – Environmental Engineering Division, the Greenko School of Sustainability, IIT Hyderabad, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Programs (CIP), and the Department of Climate Change, @IITHyderabad for joining us and contributing to the dialogue. Their participation strengthened our conviction that building a nation rooted in responsible innovation, e-waste awareness, and sustainable action begins with institutions like this.

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Full discussion:

ANI Article:
https://t.co/yb84JJvlQ3

Interview:
https://t.co/HJwpjEvhT2

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ANI interviewed Novasensa’s COO on India’s critical mineral system requirements. Linking policy, technology, and collection systems is central to national resource security.

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Execution now depends on predictable policy, standardized protocols, and aligned institutional architecture.

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Proud to post our Co-Founder and COO, @vanessaltrivedi , representing Novasensa on the global stage at the Global Sustainable Development Summit 2025 and spotlighting how circular mineral pathways and scalable recycling must underpin net-zero growth. Women remain underrepresented in this space, and we are proud to see Vanessa leading from the front with clear, systems-level thinking and credible solutions.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞’𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆

The UK just published one of the clearest roadmaps for securing the minerals that power batteries, chips, EVs, and AI. A few lessons are worth paying attention to:

𝟭. 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
The UK now lists lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earths and 30+ minerals as strategically essential (Gov. UK, Critical Minerals List 2024).

Global context: demand for critical minerals will jump 3 to 7 times by 2040 (IEA). Countries that treat these minerals like oil did in the 20th century will win the 21st.

𝟮. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
Over 90 percent of rare-earth magnets and 70 percent of battery materials are currently refined in one country: China (IEA, USGS).

The UK’s model is simple: diversify. It is signing structured partnerships across Australia, Canada, Japan, and the EU to reduce single-point failure risk.

Lesson: Resilience is now a design choice.

𝟯. 𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
Urban mining is no longer a niche. The UK’s strategy places recycling as a core supply pillar.

Numbers: recycling could supply 10 to 20 percent of global lithium, cobalt, and nickel needs by 2040 (World Bank, IEA).

If countries treat e-waste and spent batteries as “above-ground mines,” they create domestic supply without environmental or geopolitical risk.

𝟰. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱-𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The bottleneck is processing, not mining. The UK is fast-tracking lithium hydroxide refining in Teesside and scaling rare-earth magnet production.

Globally, over 50 percent of announced mines have no refining partner (IEA).

Lesson: Mines matter, but refineries decide who captures value.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
The countries that secure the future won’t be the ones with the biggest reserves.

They’ll be the ones with the smartest strategy: diversified partners, strong refining, aggressive recycling, and a clear national mission.

And this is exactly the gap Novasensa is addressing by recovering high-purity critical minerals from e-waste and batteries through advanced hydrometallurgy.

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𝗔 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲
The Hindu’s recent article on e-waste is a stark reminder that 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁.

Behind every phone, laptop, and battery being dismantled in informal workshops are workers exposed daily to dangerous chemicals, smoke, and heavy metals, without awareness, training, or protection.

These conditions are not just unsafe. They are life-threatening.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗲-𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴:
  • Neurological damage: memory loss, reduced concentration, impaired child brain development.
  • Respiratory problems: asthma, chronic bronchitis, chest pain from burning wires and fumes.
  • Reproductive harm: miscarriages, preterm births, reduced fertility from lead and cadmium.
  • Skin and eye disorders: burns, ulcers, and eye irritation from acid leaching and manual dismantling.
  • Kidney and immune damage: long-term heavy metal exposure weakening disease resistance.
  • Cancer risks: increased chances of lung, liver, and skin cancers.

These are not statistics. They are real lives, families and communities paying the price for our digital convenience.

At Novasensa, we believe the way forward is not to push these workers aside, but to partner with them:

  • Build awareness programs so risks are understood.
  • Provide training and protective practices.
  • Create pathways into formal, safer recycling systems.

A circular economy will only succeed if it is inclusive. The people who kept it alive informally for decades must be part of the solution, not casualties of progress.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

#ewaste, #circulareconomy, #sustainability, #inclusion, #greentech, #responsiblerecycling, #digitalgrowth, #environmentaljustice, #workersafety, #climateaction

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𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮’𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Yesterday, the Novasensa team put our values into action with an internal pitch competition.

In just 3 minutes each, participants transformed big ideas into short, powerful stories, bringing to life what it means to stand for:
• Environmental Guardianship and Enduring Sustainability
• Ethical Integrity and Uncompromising Quality
• Pioneering Innovation and Circular Economy Advocacy
• Education and Awareness, Inclusion and Diversity, and Community Empowerment

A huge shoutout to Abhishek Kumar, whose pitch on Environmental Guardianship & Uncompromising Quality combined clarity with storytelling brilliance. He not only won the competition, but he also walked away with a fresh pair of wireless headphones!

But here’s the real win: creating a safe space to practice public speaking, strengthen bonds, and build confidence. At Novasensa, it’s not just about ideas; it’s about people growing together while shaping the clean energy transition.

#Novasensa #CleanEnergy #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #GreenTech #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #Innovation #Leadership #Storytelling #Teamwork #PitchCompetition #IdeasInAction #WorkCulture #BuildingTogether

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𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
Some stories remind us how a single idea can ripple outward. One dive beneath the waves sparked a vision to restore oceans, protect rivers, and reimagine what’s possible.

In our Innovator Series, we share the journeys of those who prove that innovation and resilience can turn the impossible into action. Their work shows us that protecting nature is also protecting our shared future.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄?

#InnovatorSeries #SustainabilityMadeSimple #FutureIsGreen #InnovationForGood #CircularEconomy

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𝗖𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮
NITI Aayog’s recommendation to include coking coal in India’s list of critical minerals is a move in the right direction. Steel has long been described as the backbone of a nation, and coking coal is at the heart of steelmaking. Recognising it as a critical mineral acknowledges this reality.

This step is not just about resources; 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆.

• India crossed 1 billion tonnes of coal production last year, yet we still depend heavily on coking coal imports.
• By treating it as critical, the government can incentivise new exploration, accelerate domestic capacity, advance coal beneficiation technologies, and reduce import reliance.
• It will also encourage investment in cleaner, more efficient coal utilisation pathways that align with India’s industrial growth and sustainability goals.

For a country aiming to be a global manufacturing hub, this policy alignment is essential. Novasensa welcomes this recommendation, and we believe it will strengthen India’s industrial backbone while building resilience in our clean-energy transition.

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵?

hashtag#CriticalMinerals hashtag#CokingCoal hashtag#Steel hashtag#EnergySecurity hashtag#IndiaGrowth

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When Coal Turns to Ash: India’s Hidden Energy Problem

India’s coal doesn’t just fuel our power plants, it carries the highest ash burden in the world. At 35%, Indian coal has more than triple the ash of Indonesian coal and nearly three times that of Australian exports.

This excess ash means more emissions into our skies, more waste dumped into ash ponds, and more inefficiency across the energy chain. Yet it also signals a unique opportunity. By adopting smarter, waterless separation technologies, we can turn this liability into an advantage, reducing emissions, saving water, and setting a new global benchmark for cleaner coal.

The real question is: will India choose to lead the transformation, or let ash keep weighing down our energy future?

#SustainableEnergy #CleanCoal #CircularEconomy #GreenTech #EnergyTransition #Novasensa

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Nearly half of India’s coal isn’t energy.
It’s ash, stones, and waste; burned at the cost of higher emissions, toxic air, and polluted rivers.

But the story can change.
With dry coal beneficiation, we can cut ash, save water, and prevent millions of tonnes of CO₂.

Watch this video, which shows how cleaning and processing coal before it reaches the plant could reshape its impact, without wasting water, and generate energy in a cleaner, greener way.

Coal that powers progress.
Not pollution.

#EnergyTransition #CleanCoalTechnology #DecarbonizeIndia #ClimateInnovation #AirQuality #GreenIndia #CircularEconomy #PollutionControl #FutureOfEnergy #SustainableMining

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𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
Some stories remind us how powerful small beginnings can be. One sapling grew into a movement that restored land, strengthened communities, and gave people a voice.

In our Innovator Series, we share the journeys of those who showed that caring for the environment is also caring for each other. Their work proves that change is possible when hope takes root.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳?

#InnovatorSeries #SustainabilityMadeSimple #FutureIsGreen #InnovationForGood #CircularEconomy

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𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗘-𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲

The world generates 62 million tonnes of e-waste every year (@Global E-Waste Monitor 2024). Buried within this stream are critical and rare earth minerals such as gold, platinum, lithium, nickel, and cobalt, the very building blocks of our clean-energy future. Yet, less than 20 percent of global e-waste is formally collected and recycled.

Recovering these minerals is not only about reducing landfill. It is about creating a domestic supply of resources that India currently spends billions importing. It strengthens supply chain security and powers electric vehicles, batteries, and renewable energy systems without the need for new mining. A single tonne of e-waste can yield one hundred times more gold than a tonne of ore, which shows the scale of the opportunity hiding in plain sight.

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲-𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁?

#EWaste #UrbanMining #CriticalMinerals #BatteryRecycling #CircularEconomy #India2030 #NovaGenesis

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𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹’𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 - 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

India has coal in abundance, but not the kind we should be burning. Most of our domestic reserves carry 45 to 50 percent ash content, which means that nearly half of what we extract is rock rather than fuel.

The consequences are significant: lower energy efficiency that forces us to burn more coal for the same output, higher emissions that contribute to severe air pollution, and traditional wet washing methods that contaminate water and generate toxic slurry.

There is, however, a better path forward. Dry coal separation uses air and advanced sensors to remove impurities without using water. This approach cuts ash content, reduces carbon intensity, saves millions of liters of water, and aligns with India’s twin goals of sustainability and energy security.

Coal will remain a part of India’s energy mix for decades to come. The real question is whether we continue burning it dirty or 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿.

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