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BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 30: Independence supporters gather outside the Palau Catalan Regional Government Building as Catalonia returns to work following last week's decision by the Catalan parliament to vote to split from Spain on October 30, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. The Spanish government has responded by imposing direct rule and dissolving the Catalan parliament. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 30:  Independence supporters gather outside the Palau Catalan Regional Government Building as Catalonia returns to work following last week's decision by the Catalan parliament to vote to split from Spain on October 30, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. The Spanish government has responded by imposing direct rule and dissolving the Catalan parliament.  (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)