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If your a real billionaire they know.
Whats pathetic is people who make uninformed claims and lies and push it off as fact. Any comments on short sellers in an issue thats been in triple zeros for over 5 years is just plain ignorant.
Offor didnt make the list. If he was such a big deal he would have. Quit drinking the koolaid.
doesn't prove anything...He may have not given permission to list him
Also he may have a lot tied up in different entities ie Chrome ,and other companies, including trusts tax shelters where his wealth is known but not proven.
we KNOW he has chrome with 800 employees .Not hurting for dollars where he would steal from shareholders in ERHC as I presume you are alleging/
You Boys and maybe girls ought to go on the Shorting tour.You certainly are entertaining.But it is pathetic when I see 6 -10 posts all from shorters (maybe there are only 2-3 shorters with many monikers). still Pathetic...and telling.
Forbes doesn’t know how much money every person on the planet has…. Geeeez
Another lie from you. After the R/S he never said there was going to be another one. Thats just you making up more bullshit.
link please
So I'll take that as a yes, you believe Offor controls enough shares to do any of the things I listed and more WITHOUT even informing outside shareholders like you and your mindless minions about it until it was done, and certainly not giving any outsiders the right to vote on them. So increase in authorized shares to allow for more convertible debt, issuance of preferred shares, a reverse split to allow for fund raising, granting of options and/or preferred shares to himself and other insiders to allow recovery from any reverse split that might occur while wiping out existing shareholders again (as in you and your minions), payment of a dividend to only preferred shareholders, and any number of perfectly legal other actions that would enrich Offor and insiders while leaving current shareholders with what they have now - nothing.
Why would Offor want another reverse split? Come on, even an eggplant would understand why. ERHC does not have the funds to hold up its end of any potential deal. They even said so in an 8-K (you know, those SEC filings that are miraculously allowed by your made up gag order even though everything else, according to you who has never seen the gag order, is off limits lmao). So to raise cash if a deal ever actually materialized, more shares would be needed. Offor, who according to you now has limitless power over all things erhc, would do a reverse spit (just like before), wipe out all current shareholders (just like before), raise funds as needed, and do whatever it would take to give himself new shares to replace the ones that were reverse splitted away (just like before). He did it once (according to you) so he could certainly do it again.
And why do you continue to act like the authorized shares is some sacred number? According to your view on Offor's all-controlling position, he could increase that count at any time without needing any votes from you and your minions, without even telling you it was going to happen. This is one of the reasons erhe trades near zero and you are stuck, stuck, stuck.
My recollection of the conversion was that it was a percentage of the market price of commons. How, or if, that would transfer to preferred, I guess would be up to whoever made the claim. I am not sure that preferred shares were saleable on the market, so they would have to be exchanged to common to make any money off of, and for that they would have to authorize more shares. I can only vaguely remember the exchange rate preferred to commons, and what is in my head may pertain to a different company
As I recall, as of the last filing many years ago there were a boatload of preferred shares authorized but not yet issued. Those have the potential be used for convertible debt if there’s anyone gullible enough to buy more wallpaper.
Still waiting for a single example of another company that could not make Federal SEC filings because I’d a State Court gag order.
From an accounting perspective, you have absolutely no idea the number of shares authorized or outstanding. They haven't reported to anyone. If you own shares the only thing you know is whether they were r/s again, or not. You may not even have to report your ownership since you have no idea what percentage of shares you own. According to the last filing, there were not enough shares authorized to cover the convertible debt already issued, so I assume there have been more authorized, or, there is still convertible debt on the books. Maybe even Offors. He may want to be the last to convert, thereby ending up with the largest share for the smallest amount of money.....
I'm not pretending to miss the point.
It's an idiotic point.
If Offor has controlling interest as I believe, of course, he could do lots of things.
But from an accounting perspective, my point was that ERHC could not issue any convertible debt when the shares outstanding almost equals the shares authorized UNLESS they do a reverse split.
In almost a decade since the last reverse split, the company has not done one, despite that YOU falsely predicted that they would.
Why would they? Especially if Offor already took advantage of the cheap prices after the last reverse split to buy shares behind a gag order? (Which is an assumption on my part) No need to do another one. And so long as he was following a judge's order in the form of a gag, then it's legal because the gag takes primacy over the SEC, as we know by the tenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution (but I am not a lawyer)
Or how about you answer THIS question: why on earth would Offor want another reverse split to buy convertible debt if he already owns the company?
Clearly, he wouldn't and that's a way to deduce that he already does own all the shares he wants to own.. the fact that they didn't do another reverse split tells you that Offor doesn't want one or need one.
More in line with what Offor would want as a shareholder is a dividend that pays him while short sellers pay a dividend to our shorted shares ownership.
And you can't hide a reverse split. Everyone would see their share count change if they attempted one. So don't give me some nonsense about them secretly doing one.
And they can't secretly issue convertible debt when the shares outstanding equals the shares authorized, either.
Krombacher
Pretending to miss the point won't make it go away. The question is:
Does Offor own controlling interest so he can do whatever he wants with things like board members, increase to authorized shares, reverse splits, issuance of preferred stock, executing material actions without releasing them to the public, etc., or doesn't he? You have made claims both ways whenever and however it fit your new narrative of the day.
We don't need any "dudes", African Queens, or sketched head short sellers nonsense. Just an answer to the simple question: Which is it, does Offor own controlling interest or doesn't he?
Black and white, just like the question about one of your mindless minions claims that I posted lies about erhc going bankrupt 60 times, "over and over for years". Can he provide links or post numbers of just 5 examples to support his claim or was this just another lie?
Dude that's the most circular logic yet.
So let's get this straight.
Offor wants control so he
Step 1: owns a controlling interest in the company
So that step 2: he can force a reverse split so the company can issue convertible debt
So that step 3: he can use the convertible debt to own a controlling interest in the company?!?!?
Why would he do steps 2 and 3, if step 1 already gets him control of the company???
Wouldn't he be better off using his control to issue himself a dividend when the company is able?
Then, shorts would pay the same dividend on all the shorted shares as well.
Offor would kill two birds with one stone. The company would pay his dividend AND the shorts would pay our dividend.
Krombacher
Once again we see dickran tangled up in his/her own web of deceit. Not long ago he/she was claiming Offor was the new Chairman of the Board of erhc (totally without proof of course), and that somehow that meant he owned or controlled enough shares to get elected without having to contact other public shareholders or announce it. If that were true, then Offor could also get approval for a reverse split or increase to the number of authorized shares without votes from any other shareholders, particularly not from the small group of stuck investors and their supposed 2 billion erhe shares.
Now dickran says erhc can't do a reverse split or increase authorized shares to allow more convertible debt to be issued. So which is it? Offor can do anything he wants with erhc without informing other outside shareholders or he can't? As usual, dickran will try to use whatever set of made up, make believe nonsense fits his/her new narrative of the day.
The fact is no acquisition of erhe shares has been reported by Offor or erhc management since they were all wiped out by the reverse split. No gag order would order people not to follow SEC disclosure requirements designed to protect public investors. dickran/s delusional desperation again on full display as he continues to beat the dead horse gag order that somehow allows 8-K's from erhc but magically can be used as an excuse anytime facts show dickran bullish bullshit is false.
They can't issue more convertible notes because the shares outstanding is practically equal to the shares authorized.
They would have to do another reverse split. Since they never did, more shares can't be issued through convertible debt.
If Offor wanted control of ERHC, he would simply buy more shares, which I believe he did while gagged.
Krombacher
The simple answer for me about EO is that back in the day he was funding ERHC through notes, etc, then he STOPPED.
What's the old adage: Don't throw good money after bad???
Had he wanted control of ERHC he would have done it through convertible notes. He did not. End of story.
Dude, don't believe anything this guy says. Do you really think that a company in Nigeria wants you to think that you're going to make a shit ton of cash overnight? You can't verify anything they say or any of the revenue numbers they lie about on a consistent basis. Krom is more than likely working for the group of con-artists behind this thing. He always has been along with the rest of the clown squad. It's how they get people to buy up bags.
Forbes says that aint so.
Huge bullshit. There are no short sellers in a issue thats been in triple zeros for over 5 years. Shorts cover a very long time ago. Only an idiot who has never been in the market would think other wise.
The international caveat emptor tells us that block 4 is legally in ERHC's hands.
Stp tells us that Shell was invited to enter into a PSC.
Logic tells us that Shell must therefore remunerate Erhc for the block and bid more than Total.
The 400 page document says Total was assigned the block.
Lots of facts.
Krombacher
No, you measure in delusional dickran days where a day apparently equals about 20 years. Your asinine "any day now" claims really mean never but your new narrative lies just keep rolling out anyway. Meanwhile September is right around the corner and there is no sign of any type of deal - no short squeeze, no Total buyout, no Shell bidding war, no African Queen, no spv with signed contracts (biggest lie of them all), nothing but dickran and his handful of mindless minions spewing out one false rumor after another. Their desperate efforts to get 10 cents or even a penny are so transparent that they fool no one as erhe remains priced near zero as it has been for over 6 years.
Even an eggplant could round up 5 cats in less than 20 years, even using your sour milk. lmao
EO Has A lot of cars and 2.9 Billion Dollars See Comments on Chrome employs over 800 people in at least 3 countries
https://carmart.ng/motoring/about-emeka-offor/
Yah, thanks for proving that this is just another huge scam.
Nobody is buying it. You and your clown squad are the only ones buying it to try and create FOMO to get people to flood in without even reading that it's a complete pump and dump scam.
I'm not worried. I'll be happy to keep reminding you to look at the price. It isn't going anywhere and it sure as hell isn't going to $8.
4 parties in the potential agreement
1) Sao tome
2) Shell
3) Total
4) ERHC
and possibly 5) Kosmos.
That's a lot of cats to herd into an agreement. So it takes time.
But should be "any day now"
I measure days in "African days" ... they take longer than Canadian days due to their proximity to the equator
If you were in the milking business, you'd be doing just as bad as the investing business. "Buying them back later"? You've been saying that for so many years and all you have is sour milk lmao. All the way back to when it was supposed to be the Russians shorting. Such a pathetic joke.
How's that Shell bidding war coming along? lol
December 31 came and went. No one took a tax write off despite that we had 5 zeros and the write off would've been substantial. Volume was zero during the tax loss period in December.
I wonder why that is?
Because when investors bought all those shares from short sellers they knew short sellers would be buying them back for dollars later.
Milk the shorts!
Krombacher
Seriously? Why aren't stuck shareholders selling at $.0001? Other than needing a tax write off, no one would sell at that low price. Besides that, anyone with a large position can't sell because any bid would soon disappear. This is basic knowledge. Desperation is on display again as dickran makes up new delusional narratives every week while still unable to provide any proof erhe short positions exist at all.
Now one of his mindless minions is spreading lies about finding 60 posts by me saying erhc was going bankrupt. But he can't provide links to support those false claims because, of course, they don't exist. The lying by stuck longs just never ends.
"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
You cant be this stupid. Short some more? LOL
This joke is about to end with a few people getting a good ass kicking , please short some more nice people .
ROTFLMAO
JMHO
Shorts in an issue that been triple zeros for over 5 years???? You have no clue how stupid that sounds and how stupid that scenario is. Just more lies on your part.
Hahaha. The volume with the exception of one 500k share day has been ZERO for weeks. Who do you think is buying it?
Shorts shouldn't be worried about new purchases.
They should be worried about paying a penny dividend on shorted shares or delivering Total shares to shorted shareholders. And, of course, they should be worried about the short squeeze not by every day buyers but other short sellers buying to escape what's coming. Why aren't existing shareholders selling, as the zero volume proves is the case? That's the bigger question still.
But that was a very funny post.
Krombacher
This entire ticker is a lie. You and a bunch of clowns made up this shit and continue to try and sell it for something that it isn't to unsuspecting people everyday.
To all of you just reading this for the first time, DON'T buy shares of a blatant misinformative POS ticker like this is. This board has a bunch of information on it that can't be verified by anyone. The clowns get mad at all the users that call out for being a manipulation circus. There's a reason why this ticker isn't listed on the OTC anymore and it's because the SEC has evidence that it's a complete and utter scam.
Forbes disagrees with you.
It’s a pretty simple and straightforward fact. I googled it and over 10 articles came up. Anywhere from $2.7 - $5.3 billion. Chrome Group alone comes in at over a billion $$$
Dont think so. You cant take the word from a nigerian hometown estimate.
Here is a more official list
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/
OK. Thanks. I guess I will remain undecided.
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I think it was this one:
https://buzznigeria.com/sir-emeka-offor-biography-and-net-worth/
Or one like it.
OK, thanks. I will see if I can find it on Friday.
If I can remember.
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Another lie by you. Here is a list of all of the worlds billionaires. Emeka didnt make the cut.
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/
You ever posting a credible link should have its own place in history.
You better note hope somebody reminds you about all your lies.
Again more bullshit bluster. Just like the African Queen . And a host of other lies.
Try reading more carefully. I didn't say I lied about erhc bankruptcy at all. I said I haven't posted about bankruptcy since 2019, and when I did mention it, it was in the form of saying bankruptcy OR return to sub-penny price after the r/s were a probability (which turned out to be an absolutely true prediction), or perceived to be on the verge of bankruptcy which at the time was a valid perception. I challenge you or liar in chief dickran to provide links showing posts in which I lied about erhc bankruptcy "over and over" for years. And stop the bullshit about finding 60 posts by me lying about erhc bankruptcy. I actually went back and searched thru all the years and I know you are lying.
And again, please stop saying erhc won in court against the SEC revocation action. The SEC stated clearly that the revocation actions against erhc and several other companies were dismissed because of an administrative error, not because of a gag order which, by the way, neither you or dickran have ever seen the contents of even though you profess to know everything about it.
What do you hope to gain by lying about these things when they are clearly documented for anyone to read for themselves? If you think repeating these lies again and again, thousands of times, will bring about a dollars/share erhe, think again. After all these years it remains near zero.
So go ahead, you or dickran or anyone else, post some links to prove I lied about erhc bankruptcy over and over for years. I dare you. Or have you both been caught in yet another deceitful mess?
I recall posting a credible link in the last couple years, but I let my ihub subscription expire so I cannot search for it. I also remember rubbing ssc's figurative nose in that link at the time.
But he is a billionaire.
Krombacher
Could you please post a link to a credible, authoritative source showing that Offor is a USD billionaire? I’m not saying he isn’t one, just that I can’t find anything to verify that he is.
Thanks.
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ERHC's common stock is traded on the OTC Grey Sheets (No Bid/Ask) under the symbol "ERHE."
ERHC Energy Inc. is a Houston-based independent oil and gas company focused on exploration of its working interests in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of central West Africa. We are proud of our heritage of visionary leadership that was responsible for ERHC being among the first to identify the possibility of significant oil reserves in what was once an undeveloped oil region of the world. We continue to build upon that heritage by continuing to be willing to take chances and having the commitment to do the hard work necessary to realize the value of our assets.
Today, ERHC has interests in Blocks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 in the offshore Joint Development Zone (JDZ) of Nigeria and the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe. The National Petroleum Agency of São Tomé & Príncipe (ANP-STP) on behalf of the Government of São Tomé and Principe has awarded ERHC Energy 100 percent working interests in Blocks 4 and 11 of the São Tomé & Príncipe Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In addition to the two Blocks already awarded, ERHC has rights to acquire up to a 15 percent paid working interest in two additional blocks of its choice in the EEZ.
The Company has signed participation agreements with subsidiaries of Addax Petroleum Inc. and Sinopec Corp. The operators of JDZ Blocks 2 (Sinopec), 3 (Anadarko) and 4 (Addax) have secured approval from the Joint Development Authority for drilling locations. Additionally, ERHC continues to pursue other potential oil and gas acquisitions, where feasible.
JDZ Block 2: 22.0%
JDZ Block 3: 10.0%
JDZ Block 4: 19.5%
JDZ Block 5: 15.0%
JDZ Block 6: 15.0%
JDZ Block 9: 20.0%
ERHC will be responsible for its proportionate share of exploration and exploitation costs in the EEZ blocks.
The São Tomé & Príncipe EEZ encompasses an area of approximately 160,000 square kilometers south and east of the Nigeria/São Tomé & Príncipe Joint Development Zone and surrounding the volcanic islands of Príncipe and São Tomé. Block 4 is situated directly east of the island of Principe. Block 11 is directly east of the island of Sao Tome.
Ocean water depths around the two islands exceed 5,000 feet, depths that have only become feasible for oil production over the past few years; however, oil and gas are produced in the neighboring countries of Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo.
The African coast is less than 400 nautical miles offshore, which means the exclusive economic zones of the concerned countries overlap.
Operations in JDZ Block 2
ERHC's consortium partner Sinopec Corp. is the operator in JDZ Block 2. In August 2009, Sinopec commenced exploratory drilling of the Bomu-1 well, which was completed in early October 2009. The NSAI report estimated ERHC's unrisked prospective resources in JDZ Block 2 totaled 77 million barrels of oil and 93.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas (P50). The NSAI report estimated ERHC risked prospective resources in JDZ Block 2 totaled 38.3 million barrels of oil and 47.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas (P50).
Operations in JDZ Block 3
The NSAI report estimated ERHC's unrisked prospective resources in JDZ Block 3 totaled 27.3 million barrels of oil and 32.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas (P50). The NSAI report estimated ERHC risked prospective resources in JDZ Block 3 totaled 8.7 million barrels of oil and 10.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas (P50). The operator, Addax Petroleum, began drilling the Lemba-1 well in October 2009 and completed drilling in November 2009.
Operations in JDZ Block 4
ERHC's consortium partner Addax Petroleum is the operator of JDZ Block 4. In August 2009, Addax took possession of the Deepwater Pathfinder deepwater drill ship and started drilling the Kina prospect. The NSAI report estimated ERHC's unrisked prospective resources in JDZ Block 4 totaled 231.6 million barrels of oil and 245 billion cubic feet of natural gas (P50). The NSAI report estimated ERHC risked prospective resources in JDZ Block 4 totaled 88.4 million barrels of oil and 86.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas (P50). In 2009, Addax Petroleum drilled the Kina, Malanza-1 and Oki East wells.
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2012 (from 10Q)
Weighted average number of shares of common shares outstanding | 738,933,854 |
Authorized shares: 950,000,000
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ERHC Energy Milestones
In May 1997, ERHC entered into an exclusive joint venture with São Tomé & Príncipe. ERHC sought that agreement because it identified the possibility of significant reserves offshore of Sao Tome & Principe years before anyone else did and was willing to undertake the hard work necessary to realize the value of these assets.
All of the proceeds from these sales were received by the Company during the quarter ending March 31, 2006.
Block 11A encompasses 11,950.06 square kilometers or 2.95 million acres (click on map to enlarge). The Block is situated on Kenya's border with South Sudan to the north, Block 11B and Lake Turkana to the east and near Kenya's border with Uganda to the west.
-Link to the June 2009 Sao Tome and Principe AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) Conference slide presentation in Denver. It shows EEZ Block delineations and much more: http://www.internationalpavilion.com/ip_2005/Denver09_Talks/Presentation%20Sao%20Tome%20&%20Principe%20AAPGv3%20(2)_files/frame.htm
-The National Petroleum Agency of São Tomé & Príncipe (ANP-STP) on behalf of the Government of São Tomé and Principe has awarded ERHC Energy 100 percent working interests in Blocks 4 and 11 of the São Tomé & Príncipe Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The ANP-STP has indicated that it expects to invite ERHC to negotiate Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) on the two Blocks in due course. In addition to the two Blocks already awarded, ERHC has rights to acquire up to a 15 percent paid working interest in two additional blocks of its choice in the EEZ. The ANP-STP has informed the Company that selection of these other blocks will take place at a later date to be determined.
-Another great post on the EEZ can be found here: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=36450859
-Possible pre-salt oil deposits in the EEZ: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=36565661 http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=36570193 http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=36596746 http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=36450859 http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=43260765
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Operators/ partners for Blocks 2,3 and 4
http://www.addaxpetroleum.com/home (Block 4)
http://www.addaxpetroleum.com/home(Block 3)
http://english.sinopec.com/ (Block 2)
Deepwater rigs
http://www.pacificdrilling.com/
http://www.fredolsen-energy.no/?aid=9048927
http://www.seadrill.com/
http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/default.asp
http://www.saipem.eni.it/index.asp
http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Sedco-702-92C77.html?LayoutID=17
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/nl/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=636014746
Deepwater rigs video's and animations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii2zOZh41eA
http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Discoverer-Clear-Leader-Begins-Operations-410C1.html?LayoutID=6
Presentations
Growth Company Investor Show 2008 in London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgXCHO-Ot4E part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQm6SwY5ceo part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaam9Tyh4DE Q&A part
ERHC Web TV presentation to RedChip Conference
http://www.modavox.com/events/redchip/0608/room1.html
CEO Peter Ntephe Interview - on RedChip TV
http://www.modavox.com/events/redchip/0608/ceo_interviews.html
DD web sites
Facts about ERHC/ERHE: http://www.erhc.com/en/cms/?60
FAQ about ERHC/ERHE: http://www.erhc.com/en/cms/?56
http://www.anp-stp.gov.st/eng/
http://www.enercominc.com/
Track drillships marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx
http://www.erhc.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=erhe.ob
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000799235
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/Info_Center.asp
http://www.nigeriasaotomejda.com/
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=5721853
http://www.equatorialoil.com/pages/TechReview.html
http://www.nigeria-oil-gas.com/
http://www.sao-tome.com/englisch/index.htm
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/nigeria.html
www.ods-petrodata.com/odsp/day_rate_index.php
Industry News
http://www.rigzone.com/news/
http://www.oil.com/
http://www.platts.com/
Articles
The New Yorker, 10/07/2002, OUR NEW BEST FRIEND, by JON LEE ANDERSON,post #3510
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=6512250
DAILY INDEPENDANT, Tuesday May 24th, 2005, The long wait for JDZ deal POST #3035
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=6479732
Area News & Newspapers
http://www.allAfrica.com
http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/paperfrmes.html
http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/newsfrmes.html
http://www.independentng.com
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/
http://www.newswatchngr.com/
http://www.punchng.com
http://www.thisdayonline.com/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/
http://www.jornal.st/index.php
http://www.tekoilandgas.com/technology/glossary-of-terms
AKPO information
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=48439213
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=48446472
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