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					<link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="CreditQualityDomain" xlink:to="USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesQualityMember" order="2.0"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_USGovernmentCorporationsAndAgenciesSecuritiesQualityMember" xlink:label="USGovernmentCorporationsAndAgenciesSecuritiesQualityMember"/>
					<link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="CreditQualityDomain" xlink:to="USGovernmentCorporationsAndAgenciesSecuritiesQualityMember" order="3.0"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_MortgageBackedSecurityIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterpriseQualityMember" xlink:label="MortgageBackedSecurityIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterpriseQualityMember"/>
					<link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="CreditQualityDomain" xlink:to="MortgageBackedSecurityIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterpriseQualityMember" order="4.0"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_ShortTermInvestmentsAndOtherQualityMember" xlink:label="ShortTermInvestmentsAndOtherQualityMember"/>
					<link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="CreditQualityDomain" xlink:to="ShortTermInvestmentsAndOtherQualityMember" order="5.0"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_NotRatedMember" xlink:label="NotRatedMember"/>
					<link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="CreditQualityDomain" xlink:to="NotRatedMember" order="6.0"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_CCCAndBelowMember" xlink:label="CCCAndBelowMember"/>
					<link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="CreditQualityDomain" xlink:to="CCCAndBelowMember" order="7.0"/>
				</link:definitionLink>
				<!--GeographicRegionOnly use only for STPR-->
				<link:definitionLink xlink:type="extended" xlink:role="http://xbrl.sec.gov/oef/role/GeographicRegionOnly">
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/oef/2025/oef-2025.xsd#oef_GeographicRegionDomain" xlink:label="GeographicRegionDomain"/>
				</link:definitionLink>
				<link:labelLink xlink:type="extended" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link">               
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000022342Member" xlink:label="C000022342Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000022342Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000022342 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000022342Member" xlink:to="label_C000022342Member"/>
										<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000022342Member_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xml:lang="en-US">Series NAV</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000022342Member" xlink:to="label_C000022342Member_2"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000117966Member" xlink:label="C000117966Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000117966Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000117966 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000117966Member" xlink:to="label_C000117966Member"/>
										<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000117966Member_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xml:lang="en-US">Series II</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000117966Member" xlink:to="label_C000117966Member_2"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000117965Member" xlink:label="C000117965Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000117965Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000117965 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000117965Member" xlink:to="label_C000117965Member"/>
										<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000117965Member_2" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xml:lang="en-US">Series I</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000117965Member" xlink:to="label_C000117965Member_2"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000022375Member" xlink:label="C000022375Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000022375Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000022375 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000022375Member" xlink:to="label_C000022375Member"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000022376Member" xlink:label="C000022376Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000022376Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000022376 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000022376Member" xlink:to="label_C000022376Member"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000022374Member" xlink:label="C000022374Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000022374Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000022374 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000022374Member" xlink:to="label_C000022374Member"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_ShortTermInvestmentsQualityMember" xlink:label="ShortTermInvestmentsQualityMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShortTermInvestmentsQualityMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Short term investments Quality [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShortTermInvestmentsQualityMember" xlink:to="label_ShortTermInvestmentsQualityMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_PreferredSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="PreferredSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_PreferredSecuritiesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred securities [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="PreferredSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="label_PreferredSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_TermLoansMember" xlink:label="TermLoansMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TermLoansMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Term loans [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TermLoansMember" xlink:to="label_TermLoansMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_ConvertibleBondsMember" xlink:label="ConvertibleBondsMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ConvertibleBondsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Convertible bonds [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ConvertibleBondsMember" xlink:to="label_ConvertibleBondsMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_ForeignGovernmentObligationsMember" xlink:label="ForeignGovernmentObligationsMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ForeignGovernmentObligationsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Foreign government obligations [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ForeignGovernmentObligationsMember" xlink:to="label_ForeignGovernmentObligationsMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_OtherCountriesMember" xlink:label="OtherCountriesMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_OtherCountriesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Other countries [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="OtherCountriesMember" xlink:to="label_OtherCountriesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000022418Member" xlink:label="C000022418Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000022418Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000022418 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000022418Member" xlink:to="label_C000022418Member"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000022420Member" xlink:label="C000022420Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000022420Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000022420 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000022420Member" xlink:to="label_C000022420Member"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#jhvit_C000022419Member" xlink:label="C000022419Member"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_C000022419Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">C000022419 [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="C000022419Member" xlink:to="label_C000022419Member"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember" xlink:label="MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage-Backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember" xlink:to="label_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember" xlink:label="MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage-Backed Security, Issued by US Government-Sponsored Enterprise [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember" xlink:to="label_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="AssetBackedSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Asset-Backed Securities [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AssetBackedSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="label_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsMember" xlink:label="ShortTermInvestmentsMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ShortTermInvestmentsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Short-Term Investments [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ShortTermInvestmentsMember" xlink:to="label_ShortTermInvestmentsMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">US Government Debt Securities [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="label_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMember" xlink:label="EquityMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_EquityMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Equity [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="EquityMember" xlink:to="label_EquityMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_USGovernmentCorporationsAndAgenciesSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="USGovernmentCorporationsAndAgenciesSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_USGovernmentCorporationsAndAgenciesSecuritiesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">US Government Corporations and Agencies Securities [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="USGovernmentCorporationsAndAgenciesSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="label_USGovernmentCorporationsAndAgenciesSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember" xlink:label="ExchangeTradedFundsMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ExchangeTradedFundsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Exchange Traded Funds [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ExchangeTradedFundsMember" xlink:to="label_ExchangeTradedFundsMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="CorporateBondSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Corporate Bond Securities [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CorporateBondSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="label_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_US" xlink:label="US"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_US" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">UNITED STATES</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="US" xlink:to="label_US"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_GB" xlink:label="GB"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_GB" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">UNITED KINGDOM</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="GB" xlink:to="label_GB"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_NZ" xlink:label="NZ"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_NZ" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">NEW ZEALAND</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="NZ" xlink:to="label_NZ"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_MX" xlink:label="MX"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MX" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">MEXICO</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MX" xlink:to="label_MX"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_KR" xlink:label="KR"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_KR" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">KOREA, REPUBLIC OF</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="KR" xlink:to="label_KR"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_JP" xlink:label="JP"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_JP" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">JAPAN</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="JP" xlink:to="label_JP"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_ID" xlink:label="ID"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ID" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">INDONESIA</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ID" xlink:to="label_ID"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_CZ" xlink:label="CZ"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CZ" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">CZECHIA</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CZ" xlink:to="label_CZ"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_CO" xlink:label="CO"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CO" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">COLOMBIA</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CO" xlink:to="label_CO"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2025/country-2025.xsd#country_BR" xlink:label="BR"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BR" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">BRAZIL</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BR" xlink:to="label_BR"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2025/elts/srt-2025.xsd#srt_MoodysAaaRatingMember" xlink:label="MoodysAaaRatingMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MoodysAaaRatingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Moody&apos;s, Aaa Rating [Member]</link:label>
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