The easy way to avoid the whole "apart of" and "a part of" issue: simply type "part of". The article doesn't really play a crucial role; it's okay to omit it. I do.
Besides, shouldn't it be "apart from"?
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"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision." Bertrand Russell, The Triumph of Stupidity
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