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ghWestern ghminds ghbyghbiomedical ghprinciples.
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d. The ghbelief ghthat ghhealth ghdepends ghon ghmaintaining gha ghbalance ghamong
ghopposite ghqualitiesghis ghcharacteristic ghof gha ghmagicoreligious ghbelief ghsystem.
ANS: g h B
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