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        <ExplanationTxt>ALL ZEALOUS CHRISTIANS WHO ARE BAPTIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHIDO CHURCH, WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) AND WHO PAID THEIR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES QUALIFY AS MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH.</ExplanationTxt>
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