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One of the benefits of having Wikipedias in different languages is the way that they can complement and facilitate each other's growth. Some topics are not well covered in writings in certain languages, and often only exist in the language of the country associated with the topic. However, translation allows readers to have the opportunity to learn about topics that are not written about in English textbooks, through the translation of articles compiled by non-English language Wikipedians from various texts. This allows an article to be created or expanded without having to do the research, and can are extremely useful when other Wikipedias have a superior article at hand. There are various techniques to employ and pitfalls to avoid in harnessing the power of translation.