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In the adjoining figure, $CD$ is the diameter of a semicircle with center $O$. Point $A$ lies on the extension of $DC$ past $C$; point $E$ lies on the semicircle, and $B$ is the point of intersection (distinct from $E$) of line segment $AE$ with the semicircle. If length $AB$ equals length $OD$, and the measure of $\angle EOD$ is $45^{\circ }$, then find the measure of $\angle BAO$, in degrees.