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NS , 13 3 F . 3d 12 79 , 12 80 -81 (9th C i r. 19 98 ) ( concl ud i ng pet i t i on er s f a i l e d t o s how e xt ort i on w a s on a c c ountof a n e num e r a t e d gr ound) . I n a ddi t i on, the re cord do es no tcom pel the concl usi on thatP ar as i an es t abl i shed a w el l -f ou nd ed f e a rof f utur e pe r s e c ut i on be c aus e , e ve n a s am e m be rof adi s f a vor e d gr oup, P a r a s ia n d idn o t p r e s e n t e v id e n c e o f in d iv idu a liz e dr is k . See L olon g v. G on zales , 48 4 F . 3d 11 73 , 11 79 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( en banc). F urther, subst ant i alevi dence s upport s the a ge nc y ’ s f

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