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[[File:Nine dotted sun.png|thumb|The Nine-dotted Sun, representing
The '''Mery''' (mehrileh: '''''mehri''''' [mɛri]) are a semi-nomadic religious peoples present within the Civ meta community. Originally developing as a culture within [[The Workers' Party]] in late 2021, the Mery have since formed various independent settlements
On CivMC, they exist not only as [[Djani'hweh|their own sovereign entity]] but also as semi-autonomous sub-entities within other sovereign states in what they've described as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan Kurdistan]-esque.
== History ==
=== Prehistory ===
==== Civcraft 3.0 ====
[[File:Bambinos flag.PNG|thumb|194x194px|Flag of the Baltic Bambinos, Pythius's anarchist faction in Endeavour, considered the first ideological precursor to the Mery]]
==== CivClassic 2.0 ====
After some months of casual discussions and playing games outside of civ, the Threepers<ref>Demonym for those originally hailing from the [[United Provinces of the Plus Plus|U3P]], typically also non-[[New Danzilona|Danzilonan]]</ref> regrouped and founded [[Provincia]] on [[CivClassic 2.0]] on July 6, 2017.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/UnitedProvinces/comments/6lpmql/a_new_world_a_new_land_the_same_fuckin_people/</ref> In the beginning, the same basic power struggle occurred between the leftist factions and the royalist factions (the latter this time headed by [[Ninjajackh12]]) over control of the city. Sadly, disputes over roads and factories caused deep divisions among the group and led to the departure of many, letting Pythius declare somewhat of a Pyrrhic victory and establish Provincia as a socialist community. While Pythius was able to establish a mostly anarchistic form of governance, the reality of Provincia's precarious place in the world post-exodus forced the Threepers to adopt a more traditional approach to international politics, with borders, ''de facto'' leaders, and the formation of the [[SESU]] alliance with neighbouring [[Pripyat]], among others.
Meanwhile, the roots of leftism and anarchism were also being planted elsewhere across the server. [[The Workers' Party]] set up shop in south [[Mount Augusta (CivClassic 2.0)|Mount Augusta]] in early 2018 and began establishing a number of communes in the city. When [[SandFalls]] (a former [[Federal Socialist Republics|FSR]] citizen from [[CivCraft 2.0|Civcraft 2.0]]) and [[Renrits1]] caught wind of this development, they set up their own communes in the same area and united them under one banner - the [[Union of Socialist Augusta]], or USA. They carried on for a while, with SandFalls re-establishing the [[LSIF]] in the meantime, before eventually writing a charter which codified a united communal government ruled by TWP.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ES0lg0qIbxyH3GcmME_ScQwYn3P_9Y_WlzsLFhXmQD4/edit</ref> After the MtA community voted to move to [[CivRealms 2.0|CivRealms]] in early 2020, the USA stayed on CivClassic and declared its independence from MtA on April 13, 2020.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/g0qted/usa_declaration_of_independence/</ref> The USA went through periods of decline and activity before being permanently revived in March 2021 and reformed into the [[Confederation of Socialist Augusta]]. This new development excited and attracted many leftists across the server as well as those who had previously been involved with the USA or LSIF but since went inactive in the commune for one reason or another, including [[ChocChips]], [[smal]], and [[Raven]].
Jumping back to Provincia
These two aforementioned groups would converge when, following long negotiations and [[Oblast Dvoynya#The CCCP Civil War|yet another Provincian civil war]] culminating in the October Revolution, the CSA annexed the CCCP on October 16, 2021, forming the [[Confederation of Cities Communes and Protectorates|Confederation of Cities, Communes, and Protectorates]], otherwise known as the new CCCP. As time went on, many other leftists would join them to take part in this grand server-wide socialist project, leading to the people of [[Lumière|Lumiere]] as well as some from [[Carson (CivClassic 2.0)|Carson]] (thanks to [[Lowtuff]]'s personal connection to the Provincians and inspiring anarchist nature) to join their ranks. These groups, now united under the same banner, intermingled and formed lasting friendships, along the way reinforcing and evolving their political ideologies, typically toward a more libertarian-left direction. Still, even though its member states remained mostly autonomous, the CSA dominated the CCCP and ensured that the party line was the ultimate sovereign authority, a system they called Anarcho-Stalinism. Although not discontent with its leaders, many within the party yearned for something fresh, and the convergence of Pythius and the LSIF communists brought just that. When CivClassic 2.0 ended in December 2021 and the group migrated to CivRev, they threw off the yoke of TWP and founded a more organic, consensus-driven commune known as [[Merthyr]]. This would be the staging ground for the official foundation of the Mery people.
=== CivRev ===
''Main Article: [[Mery Horde]]''
Established by a convening council that consisted of [[Pythius_]], [[Ninjajackh12]], and [[ChocChips]], the Mery culture came into existence on December 18, 2021 after the adoption of the First Law of the Mery Horde by the post-[[Confederation of Cities Communes and Protectorates|CCCP]] commune of [[Merthyr]] on [[CivRev]]. The law enshrined their religious rites into TWP political culture and law, specifically requiring a ceremony to take place upon one's ascension to citizenship. The ad hoc position of ''Ataman'' was established for conflict resolution, but mostly the law ensured that the Mery people would always work together through consensus and mutual aid.<ref>https://hackmd.io/7EVWi43QTjW__582rsnpDA</ref> During their brief time on CivRev, the Mery claimed the plains around Merthyr to use for horse riding and taming and set up a number of outposts used to secure their place in the world. The Mery would not be long for this world, however, as on January 1, 2022, the majority of CivRev players abandoned the server, leaving the Mery to follow suit.
=== Vintage Civ ===
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''Main Article: [[Hwillotati]]''
After the abandonment of CivRev, the Mery migrated to [[Vintage Civ]] on January 5th, mostly because it was the only active Civ server at the time but also because they thought [[Vintage Story]]'s focus on primitive technology would be appropriate for a steppe people. In line with their culture, the Mery migrated often on Vintage Civ until settling down in their village they named ''Hwillota'', later renamed ''Hwillotati. Hwillota''ti roughly translates to "in between two bodies of water" in the ''Mehrileh'' conlang, which they greatly developed during their time on Vintage Civ thanks in large part to [[AmandaCC]].<ref name=":0">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iLYKYBMYKwiKbRbiWVowz4Rp_xYdMjMeQs-3mciHeng/edit?usp=sharing
from:
https://www.reddit.com/r/mehri/comments/vqn9vv/plin_thi_latoteht_mehri_document_of_the_mery/</ref> Mery Horde language became their second primary language alongside English and is used in all official documents, though not necessarily as the vernacular.
==== Djanimehri ====
''Main Article: [[Djanimehri (Vintage Civ)]]''
Following the release of Vintage Civ 2.0 on May 27, 2022, a few Mery made a tentative return to the server and [[Djanimehri|set up shop there]] once again, though mostly as a temporary measure until CivMC released the following week. Taking the name ''djanimehri'', meaning simply "mery realm" or "realm of the mery", the group was raided on the 31st of May 2022 from [[Crimson Cliffs]] and retaliated by destroying a Crimson Cliffs village, and shortly after made a statement on the events that had transpired.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D0c8wVSxZTqpaAkRi6mnylob_7k11gmfES-kMwbiqDw/edit?usp=sharing</ref>
=== CivMC ===
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Following the abandonment of their initial Vintage Civ settlement, the Mery began to draw out their plans for their next iteration on [[CivMC]]. They planned the ''djani wirehtshig mehriteht,'' "Holy Realm of the Mery", also called ''djanimehri'' as a shorter name, or "Realm of the Mery". Although these terms would later be generalized to mean all the settlements of the Mery (in the plural form) and a name for any Mery settlement respectively, they anticipated for this to be the ultimate form of the Mery, now with their politics, language, and culture much more developed.
While at first wanting to settle in the +,+ to be near to such nations as [[
Although having suffered a raid very early into the settlement<ref name=":02">https://civbooks.github.io/books/CivMC/AmandaCC/VEHOD_Vol.1.html Pages 1-15</ref> and having been engaged in a brief border dispute with [[The Collective]]<ref name=":1">https://civbooks.github.io/books/CivMC/AmandaCC/VEHOD_Vol.1.html Pages 16-47</ref>, progress on the main Mery town was steady, with a small bunker, a storage and factory room, a couple of habitations, and a temple<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=DetectiveCC|url=https://discord.com/channels/933854149949403176/981641485097250837/986665168605970462|text=(...)
I announce that thi rhayagul tiltig (the first temple) is now OPEN to all :D It is located just to the south the main mery town
(...)|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=August 7, 2022|channel=announcements|server=Djani'hweh}}</ref> being built.
Djani'hweh joined the [[Lyrean Community]] on July 14th 2022<ref>https://civbooks.github.io/books/CivMC/AmandaCC/VEHOD_Vol.1.html Pages 60-75</ref>, and signed into both the Lyrean Border Security Association<ref>https://civbooks.github.io/books/CivMC/AmandaCC/VEHOD_Vol.1.html Pages 88-90</ref><ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Hitobashuru|sender=Hitobashuru|url=https://discord.com/channels/984141729454252072/984142488992374844/991590841942544415|text=The :Lyrea~1: Lyrean Border Security Association :Lyrea~1: has been established between (initially!) Pavia :pavia: and Mery :mehri:.
(...)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y858sGhDm9tdLgEeCIzVWbDmX4LfOjfVPislWctWOyk/edit|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=July 29, 2022|channel=announcements|server=The Lyrean Community}}</ref> and the Lyrean Infrastructure Association<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Danny|sender=BritishWanderer|url=https://discord.com/channels/984141729454252072/984142488992374844/1000417278225039390|text=The :Lyrea: Lyrean Infrastructure Association :Lyrea: has been established between (initially!) Pavia :pavia: , Lambat :lambat: and Mery :mehri:.
(...)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WO6pSvD6x1yyppbvApGt8DnP949F0lUR3PvB4IRHxpY/edit|date=July 23, 2022|access-date=July 29, 2022|channel=announcements|server=The Lyrean Community}}</ref> on June 29th and July 23rd respectively.
===== Foreign persons or entities integrating into djani'hweh =====
Over the course of djani'hweh's history, multiple people and/or groups have successfully sought permission to settle onto Mery land and have subsequently became Mery themselves.
On June 12th 2022, player Merkuis asked to establish a yurt and farms, all of which to be built without terraforming, in djani'hweh territory and was granted such permission<ref name=":2">https://civbooks.github.io/books/CivMC/AmandaCC/VEHOD_Vol.1.html Pages 48-59</ref>. They became pre-approved for Mery initiation on June 30th.<ref>https://civbooks.github.io/books/CivMC/AmandaCC/VEHOD_Vol.1.html Pages 91-96</ref>
On June 15th, [[RedDevel]], after having finished his term as Governor of MtA, requested permission to build a castle mega-build in the north of djani'hweh<ref>https://civbooks.github.io/books/CivMC/AmandaCC/VEHOD_Vol.1.html Pages 69-75</ref>, which would later be known as Develhof or dehvehlhof.
Sometime around June 25th, a group of players, having barely settled the land north of djani'hweh, were made aware the island was used by the Mery people, and negotiations began in order to work out an agreement between the group of new settlers (known as Khro'Kal), who plan on building inside a mountain, and the Mery. The two groups came to an agreement a few days after, enforcing mutual tribute and recognizing Khro'Kal as holding authority over the inside of the mountains of the land north of the river passing through Yoahdam's Cover.
==== Within Danzilona ====
[[File:TheOldTemple.png|thumb|''thi rha'yagul lorha'' ("The Old Temple") as seen in the Eastern Shining Isles, Danzilona]]
Having developed an archipelago to the east of Danzilonan claims, [[
First officially proposed on July 6th 2022<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vt0fmo/proposal_the_lighthouse_accord/</ref>, the [[Lighthouse Accord]] sought to grant special rights to Mery Danzilonans residing in the Eastern Shining Isles, including the right for Mery citizens to settle on the isles without first becoming a citizen of Danzilona and the stipulation that all new zoning to isles be made with "consent agreement between the Danzilonan Office of the Surveyor and an elected representative of the Mery residents of the islands."<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jxmUcYiaH1-kDzb0D2GVzNJrPhTckEZ8CDM3T2a8CyA/edit<nowiki/>from:▼
https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vw0x1j/reproposal_the_lighthouse_accord/</ref> Facing opposition from the [[Ranubism|Church of Ranubis]], the proposal was withdrawn by its original submitter, [[Des23]]. However, a very similar bill with the same name was re-introduced by Surveyor [[Gant2000|Gant]] and voted on from July 12th to the 14th<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/w1368n/results_the_lighthouse_accord/</ref>, passing 9 to 1.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/w1368n/results_the_lighthouse_accord/</ref>
''rha'yatshola'' was the largest religion in Danzilona, surpassing Ranubism, between July 10, 2022,<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vtrxv2/census_second_official_census_of_the_free/</ref> and March 5, 2023.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/11erbwo/census_second_census_of_the_free_workers/</ref> after a wave of resident declarations from Mery players, securing a plurality of 15% of the population. The proportion of Mery Danzilonans peaked at roughly 25% of the population sometime in November 2022 before declining in January 2023 following a number of newfriend conversions to Ranubism.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/ypx18y/census_5th_census_of_the_free_danzilonan_republic/</ref>
Following the failed [[2023 Danzilonan coup d'état attempt]], most Mery abandoned Danzilona in favour of Cortesia Del Mar, the [[Arsenio Pact]], [[Pavia]], or their northern homeland of [[Djani'hweh]] (usually a combination of multiple of these). However, one Mery person, [[nisawwa]], retains a tentative presence in Danzilona's capital city.
==== Within Cortesia Del Mar ====
On June 22nd 2022, the Mery people as a whole signed a treaty with the nation of [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]] refered to in mehrileh as "plin lothiyen'g tiltig cortisa veh mehri lothiyadeht" (en: first treaty between Cortesia and the Mery) or "First Compact" in english<ref>plin lothiyen'g tiltig cortisa veh mehri lothiyadeht</ref>.
The treaty guarantees access to both the Cortesian government and the Mery people to the nether portal initially found and reinforced by early Mery scouts but inside Cortesian claims<ref>https://civbooks.github.io/books/CivMC/AmandaCC/VEHOD_Vol.1.html Pages 76-82</ref>. The document also, among a few other symbolic provisions, holds Cortesia to allocate land near the portal to the Mery people for an eventual construction of religion and civil structures, and holds the Mery to provide the Cortesian state with which to build an embassy in [[djani'hweh]].
▲First officially proposed on July 6th 2022<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vt0fmo/proposal_the_lighthouse_accord/</ref>, the Lighthouse Accord sought to grant special rights to Mery Danzilonans residing in the Eastern Shining Isles, including the right for Mery citizens to settle on the isles without first becoming a citizen of Danzilona and the stipulation that all new zoning to isles be made with "consent agreement between the Danzilonan Office of the Surveyor and an elected representative of the Mery residents of the islands."<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jxmUcYiaH1-kDzb0D2GVzNJrPhTckEZ8CDM3T2a8CyA/edit<nowiki/>from:
==== Within Pavia ====
[[File:South Lucassio by RektTangle.png|thumb|333x333px|Barony of South Lucassio, rendered by [[RektTangle]] in February 2023]]
The Mery presence in Pavia has been small but continuous since the start of the server. Shortly after Pavia's foundation, Mery person [[SandFalls]] was granted land by [[Gobblin]], Duke of Windmere, to found the Barony of South Lucassio on the [[Pavia#Early Island Disputes|Lucassio Islands]]. Sand has been the primary architect and leader of the Barony since then. On August 13, 2022, the Mery were granted churchland within Pavia, which they named the Holy Land of the Sun on Earth.<ref>Gobblin (August 13th, 2022). “[https://discord.com/channels/523673816698978313/957405493435973692/1007793075327860767 UPDATE on the distribution of Ducal/Church territories: * :Caesaria: The Duchu of Caesaria has been expanded to control all of Little Pavia * Churchland has been granted to The Holy Land of the Sun on Earth in Auldmarche].” – via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord_(software) Discord] (#noble-decrees). ''The Principality of Pavia''. Retrieved August 13th, 2022.</ref> While no permanent settlement within the churchland exists, the area has been the site of some crossnational collaborative projects, such as a shared rail and roads.
==== Other territories ====
▲However, a very similar bill with the same name was re-introduced by Surveyor [[Gant2000|Gant]] and voted on from July 12th to the 14th<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/w1368n/results_the_lighthouse_accord/</ref>, passing 9 to 1<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/w1368n/results_the_lighthouse_accord/</ref>.
By the end of the first day on the server, Mery person [[Smal]] founded the [[Fox Island|Republic of Fox Island]] as a small Mery outpost in the +,+.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/v3uwwi/the_republic_of_fox_island_oc_nation_donut_steal/</ref> This territory was quickly overclaimed by [[Zatoka]], causing smal to abandon it until re-declaring its independence on October 26, 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/ydzynj/redeclaring_the_republic_of_the_fox_island/</ref> The island boasts a storage room for the Mery and a small shrine. smal remains the only actual permanent resident.
While not considered a part of the Mery culture, the nation of [[The Potistani Host|Potistan]] adopted a similar lifestyle to that of the Mery and also practiced the Mery religion ''rha'yatshola''. When Potistan went inactive in early 2023, the leader moved to the [[SPQR]] and built a ''rha'yatshola'' temple there as well.
== Culture and society ==
=== Politics ===
The framework of Mery society is defined by their concept of ''
=== Religion ===
The religion of the Mery is called ''
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Tshola is continuously able to hold the forces of evil off with ritual sacrifices from the people of the world, which gives the Sun strength, defining the mutual aid relationship between themself and Humanity. The Mery actively have sacrificial rituals, praise the sun, and fight the monsters of the night.
==== Tawiga ====
The first living beings created by Tshola consisted of a group of nine humans and ten horses. These nine humans defined the mutualistic relationship between the people of the earth and Tshola by offering "smoke from food or tools" that would aid Tshola in his fight against evil. As this relationship makes up the central tenet of ''rha'yatshola,'' these nine humans are typically considered the first Mery people and were given the special status known as ''Tawiga'', meaning "Saint" or "holy person." The nine ''Tawiga'' include:
* [[AmandaCC]]
* [[Des23]]
* [[smal]]
* [[ChocChips]]
* [[Syndicaliste]]
* [[Ninjajackh12]]
* [[nisawwa]]
* [[Pythius]]
* [[Vall Tawiga]]
=== Sport ===
[[File:AMS Logo.png|thumb|All Mehri Sunbeams logo, created by [[DetectiveCC]]]]
The Mery people previously fielded a team in the first season of the [[New Danzilona Hockey League]] on [[CivMC]]. The team was named the All Mehri Sunbeans (originally called the All Mehri Sports Club<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wh18j7/announcing_the_reformation_of_the_ndzhl_and_the/</ref>) and was managed by [[Pythius]].
=== Language ===
''mehrileh'' is the language unique to the Mery people. Though not used in everyday conversing in favor of English, official positions, titles, Mery mythical heroes, and discord roles are all in the conlang.
The language makes ample use of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection inflected] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_case grammatical cases] to mark, among other things, the subject, direct or indirect object, general location, movement from or to something, and duration of time.<ref name=":0" />
==== Phonology ====
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''mehrileh'' contains 27 consonant phonemes<ref name=":0" />, most of which are relatively easy to naturally pronounce for anglophones, except for [χ], [ʁ] and word-initial [ŋ]. To type the conlang more easily, phonemes represented in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet International Phonetic Alphabet] (IPA) by a character not in the English alphabet are written by a letter or group of letters that are in it, corresponding to the letter(s) in the parentheses besides the IPA symbol in the above chart. For example, the sound [ʍ] is usually written, in ''mehrileh'', as "hw".
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''mehrileh'' contains 3 diphthongs<ref name=":0" /> which have evolved from a combination of vowels and the semi-vowel [j] in instances where such sounds were not followed by a vowel. The change was officially recognized and the language sheet updated by [[AmandaCC|FermentedAmanda]] on July 4th 2022.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/mehri/comments/vr7s8y/linguistic_update_concerning_phonemes_ay_aj_oy_%C9%94j/</ref>
In theory, syllables in ''mehrileh'' allow for a maximum of three consonants in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable#Onset onset] and four in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable#Coda coda], with the
As a rule, the sound [ʍ] may not appear in the coda of a syllable and may not cluster with other consonants. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable#Nucleus nucleus] of a syllable is always a vowel, and is mandatory. Additionally, when the sounds [ʁ] and [r] are present within one syllable of each other, [ʁ] becomes [r].
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===== "Blocky" script =====
The first script to have been made, the "blocky" script is characterized by sharp angles and inconsistent letter height
[[File:Mehrileh-blocky-script.png|thumb|mehrileh "blocky" script]]▼
▲The first script to have been made, the "blocky" script is characterized by sharp angles and inconsistent letter height and width<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/mehri/comments/vqnz36/plili_mehrileh_tilitshig_mehrileh_blocky_script/</ref>. All the letters except those representing [t] and [d] have a horizontal bar on the top of them so that they may connect in the easiest way with the letter above them<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/mehri/comments/vqnz36/comment/ieq6yqf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref>. It is notably used in the flag of [[djani'hweh]].
On August 6th 2022, FermentedAmanda announced a minor blocky script reform which standardized all the letters' width on the top part of the character while keeping the height dissimilar.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/mehri/comments/whnt94/blocky_script_minor_reform/</ref> The reform was to make the letters connect better when they are used in making sentences (as mehrileh sentences are written veritcally). Another minor reform with the same purpose was announced on August 11th.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/mehri/comments/wlv1pb/another_blocky_script_minor_reform_blueone_see/</ref>
▲The script is notably used in the flag of [[djani'hweh]].[[File:Mehrileh-blocky-script.
====== In-game adaptation ======
===== Cursive or "flowing" script =====
[[File:Mehrileh-cursive-script.png|thumb|mehrileh "flowing" or cursive script written by hand, with an example sentence to show how the letters connect with each other]]
The "flowing", or more commonly called cursive, script is a script mainly used for writing ''mehrileh'' by hand.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/mehri/comments/vqo6ka/comment/ieq86xl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Religions]]
[[Category:Civilizations with Conlangs]]
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