Best Charlie Hedges Podcasts (2024)

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#324 Randy Adkins Jr: Uncover Your Purpose 47:46

2h ago47:46

47:46

Show Notes Our guest today, Randy Adkins Jr, creatively weaves his experiences as a corporate consultant, ordained minister, and community leader into a tapestry that inspires people to integrate spiritual principles and everyday life. Such is the theme of the Next Chapter with Charlie: the integration of spirituality and everyday life. So it seems…

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "A Musical Instrument" 6:56

2h ago6:56

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Today’s poem muses on the sweet and awful creation of the poet. Happy reading! Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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Decoding nature's secret signs with Tristan Gooley 42:48

1h ago42:48

42:48

Hate getting lost in the great outdoors? Then meet Tristan Gooley, the Natural Navigator. Adventurer Tristan is a world-renowned expert in the art of ‘reading’ trees, plants and more – looking at tiny details that, once you see them, are staring you right in the face. And, one day, they may even save your life, guiding you home to safety. Join us a…

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Ben Jonson's "Though I be young" 8:05

1h ago8:05

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Today’s poem is a song from Ben Jonson’s final play, The Sad Shepherd (1641). Happy reading. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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Sowalong - Forget Me Nots with Kiya Ferraro 6:40

16h ago6:40

6:40

Find out how Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice encouraged Gardeners' World Magazine's Kiya Ferraro to sow Forget-me-nots as she encourages everyone to sow these flowers for a 'pretty ish kind of little wilderness.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Amy Clampitt's "The Godfather Returns to Color TV" 8:43

23h ago8:43

8:43

Just when you thought you were out, The Daily Poem pulls you back in–to poems about movies. Today’s charming and earnest poem imitates the medium it describes (film) by swapping memorable images and sensations for linear propositions. Happy reading. Amy Clampitt was born and raised in New Providence, Iowa. She studied first at Grinnell College in G…

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Siegfried Sassoon's "Picture-Show" 5:17

2d ago5:17

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Today’s poem–published in 1920–is one of the early intersections between poetry and cinema. Happy reading. Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) is best remembered for his angry and compassionate poems about World War I, which brought him public and critical acclaim. Avoiding the sentimentality and jingoism of many war poets, Sassoon wrote of the horror an…

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Plant-based eating with Deliciously Ella Mills 39:13

3d ago39:13

39:13

We all know that eating fruit and veg is good for us. But how much impact can switching to a more plant-based diet really have on our health? Do plants have the power to keep us healthy and even cure ailments. Ella Mills, founder of Deliciously Ella, experienced for herself the dramatic difference a plant-based diet can make, and has since been on …

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Hart Crane's "Chaplinesque" 7:04

3d ago7:04

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In today’s poem, written a century ago, cinema (and Charlie Chaplin) is already supplying metaphors for the work and experience of modern poets. Happy reading. Harold Hart Crane was born on July 21, 1899, in Garrettsville, Ohio, and began writing verse in his early teenage years. Though he never attended college, Crane read regularly on his own, di…

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Ellie Gould: #323 Rewiring Limited Real Estate in the Brain 40:17

3d ago40:17

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Show Notes Today we a once again doing a show with one of my very favorite friends, very sought-after high-performance coach, with a new discipline—as a neuroplastician. Which will obviously be the prominent focus on the podcast today. As to Ellie’s credits… they would take half the show to list them. Still… Ellie’s bestselling book, Feeling Forwar…

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Joseph Stanton's "Edward Hopper's 'New York Movie'" 9:10

4d ago9:10

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Today’s poem (from an art scholar and master of ekphrastic poetry) features another classic Hopper painting and a contemplative trip to the movies. Happy reading! Joseph Stanton’s books of poems include A Field Guide to the Wildlife of Suburban O‘ahu, Cardinal Points, Imaginary Museum: Poems on Art, and What the Kite Thinks, Moving Pictures, and Li…

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Making a new garden with Frances Tophill 34:00

5d ago34:00

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How do you create a new garden that works best for you and what steps should you take, even before the spade first hits the ground? How do you decide what to grow, where is the best place to grow it and can you fit in everything that you’d like to grow? Horticulturist, author and presenter, Frances Tophill has spent a year in her new garden incorpo…

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Cornelius Eady's "Charlie Chaplin Impersonates a Poet" 9:34

5d ago9:34

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This week The Daily Poem heads to the movies. Cornelius Eady is the founder of the poetry group Cave Canem and his published collections include Victims of the Latest Dance Craze (Omnation Press, 1986), winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets; The Gathering of My Name (Carnegie Mellon University Press,1991), nominated f…

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Sowalong - Spring Onions with Michael Sidhu 7:34

8d ago7:34

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If you're looking for something quick and easy to grow this time of year, then spring onions could be for you! Join Michael from the Gardeners' World team to find out how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Allison Adelle Hedge Coke's "America, I Sing You Back" 5:14

8d ago5:14

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Today’s poem both responds to and carries on the work of Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes. Happy reading! Allison Adelle Hedge Coke has written seven books of poetry, one book of nonfiction, and a play. Following former fieldworker retraining in the mid-1980s, the much-decorated poet began her writing and teaching career. She now serves as distingu…

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Understanding Values, Niching Down, and Business Growth with Ben Utley from Physician Family Financial Advisors 34:58

9d ago34:58

34:58

Unlock the secrets to business growth by understanding your ideal customer. This week, we are joined by Ben Utley , a seasoned Certified Financial Planner™ professional from Physician Family Financial Advisors. Ben shares his journey into financial planning and the advantages of niching down his business. He highlights the importance of vision, val…

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Two for the Fourth 5:38

9d ago5:38

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Today’s (frequently-paired) poems form an antiphonal song between Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes on the complicated ideal of “being American.” Happy Independence Day and Happy Reading! Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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Caroline Quentin shares her passion for gardening 36:47

10d ago36:47

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Actress and comedian Caroline Quentin is best known for her roles in TV shows such as Men Behaving Badly and Jonathan Creek. What is less well known is that she is an incredibly keen gardener, and continues to garden and grow plants even when she is away on location filming. She created a large garden from scratch at her home in Devon, including a …

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Grace Schulman's "American Solitude" 17:40

10d ago17:40

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Today’s poem is lovely, dark, and deep. Loneliness, Americana, Edward Hopper, literary illusions, clams: it has it all. Happy reading! Poet and editor Grace Schulman (b. 1935) was born Grace Waldman in New York City, the only child of a Polish Jewish immigrant father and a seventh-generation American mother. She studied at Bard College and earned h…

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Pat Wetzel: #322 Intuition-Knowing Without Knowing Why 46:25

10d ago46:25

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Show Notes Our guest today, Pat Wetzel, is a blogger, soaring pilot, and award-winning author of a book titled Bump in the Road. And, oh by the way, Pat also holds a degree from the Wharton Business School in Finance. It was almost 2 years ago that Pat and I did on show on “soaring,” which means flying an airplane (solo) with no engine or in other …

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John Ciardi's "Mummy Slept Late and Daddy Fixed Breakfast" 2:21

11d ago2:21

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Today’s poem from John Ciardi goes out to all of the dads who can cook, all of the dads who can’t, all of the children who have endured the latter, and all of the moms who deserve to sleep late more often. Happy reading! Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe…

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Working with nature on the veg patch with Sheila Das 42:19

12d ago42:19

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Sheila Das, garden manager at RHS Garden Wisley responsible for edible growing and training programmes, looks at a new way of growing vegetables. Moving away from the conventional veg plot and into our next era of veg growing with less control and manipulation. With advice for minimizing input and encouraging nature to work with nature, Sheila disc…

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Edgar Allan Poe's "To Helen" 8:51

12d ago8:51

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In today’s poem, Poe offers us an ode to the Homeric beauty that is also definitely giving some Stacy’s-mom vibes. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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Sowalong - Chard with Claire Vennis 7:42

15d ago7:42

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Sow this nutritious, easy-to-grow and vibrant vegetable for its edible leaves and stems. It’s a wonderful choice for your vegetable patch and your dinner table too says GW content creator Claire Vennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Emily Dickinson's "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain," 11:05

15d ago11:05

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On one of her darker days, Emily Dickinson dreams of a fate worse than death. Happy(?) reading. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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Utilizing Economic Development Programs to Expand Your Business: Drew Mercy from AV EDGE 33:16

18d ago33:16

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Antelope Valley is growing at a rapid pace, and AV EDGE is ready to help businesses get started with expansion into the area. This week, we have Drew Mercy from Antelope Valley Economic Development and Growth Enterprise on the show to discuss how they can help all sizes of businesses take advantage of economic development programs. Drew discusses w…

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Paul Laurence Dunbar's "The Lawyers' Ways" 5:00

15d ago5:00

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Happy birthday to the trailblazing Paul Laurence Dunbar. For more meditations on “lawyers’ ways,” come join our discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird over on the Close Reads Podcast! Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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#321 John Lawyer: From Counterintelligence to Spiritual Intelligence 43:18

20d ago43:18

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Show Notes Our guest on today’s show is a 15-year counter-intelligence expert with a large portion of his experience in Afghanistan for ten years and also served in Kuwait, Iran, and Iraq. Yikes! I can’t wait for our conversation on this subject, But John’s passion is no longer counterintelligence but rather spiritual intelligence. From 12 years de…

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Gardening for health & spirituality with Arit Anderson 38:11

17d ago38:11

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Gardens and green spaces can be a sanctuary for our health, physically, mentally and spiritually, and can be places to nurture people, as well as plants. Award-winning garden designer, writer and presenter Arit Anderson explores how gardening can have a positive impact on our health and spirituality. In this episode, we discuss why thinking about h…

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Adam's "Bone of My Bone" 6:05

17d ago6:05

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Though rarely anthologized or even contemplated as such, today’s poem is arguably the very first–and its a solid beginning. Happy reading. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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William Butler Yeats' "Brown Penny" 7:44

18d ago7:44

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Today’s poem is one of the purest and most earnest offerings from one of the most indefatigable lover-poets of the twentieth century. Happy reading! Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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Garden Designer Secrets with James Alexander-Sinclair 38:50

19d ago38:50

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There are so many garden designs, styles and trends to choose from. How do you create the designer look for your garden, no matter what the size? Garden designer, RHS Chelsea Show judge and regular BBC Gardeners’ World magazine contributor James Alexander Sinclair shares his garden design secrets for how to get your desired garden look, key element…

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Marianne Moore's "Silence" 9:51

19d ago9:51

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Marianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for its formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and wit. She was nominated for the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature. -bio via Wikipedia Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.co…

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Sowalong - Lettuce and Salad Leaves with Sonya Patel Ellis 12:47

22d ago12:47

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It's a great time of year to grow lettuce and salad leaves. Sown directly in the ground or in pots, grow a variety of leaves for delicious salads this summer. Follow this easy Sowalong guide from GW senior content creator Sonya Patel Ellis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Matthew Hollis' "The Diomedes" 10:12

22d ago10:12

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Today’s poem comes from Matthew Hollis’ remarkable collection, Earth House, which blends explorations of the four cardinal directions and original translations of Anglo-Saxon verse from the Exeter Book. Matthew Hollis was born in Norwich in 1971, and now lives in London. His debut Ground Water (Bloodaxe Books, 2004) was shortlisted for the Guardian…

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Creating Your Leadership Philosophy with Audrey Kwan 35:31

23d ago35:31

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After her mother unexpectedly passed away, Audrey knew she needed to take her business into her own hands so that she could enjoy her life to the fullest. This week on the podcast, Audrey Kwan, founder of AJK Consulting, joins us to talk about how she started her own agency, with the mission to help businesses build workplaces that give back their …

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Jim Daniels' "Short-Order Cook" 8:09

23d ago8:09

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Today’s poem goes out to all the unsung heroes of the grease trap and the fry basket. Happy reading. Jim Daniels is the author of numerous collections of poetry, most recently The Middle Ages (Red Mountain Press, 2018) and Street Calligraphy (Steel Toe Books, 2017). His third collection, Places/Everyone (University of Wisconsin Press, 1985), won th…

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#320 Terry Hershey: Storm Homes 39:25

26d ago39:25

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Show Notes I’ve been reading… books and essays (or blogs). I recently read two articles that seemed to spawn sort of delightful potpourri of thought and conjecture. One was an article on author Henry Miller by Maria Popova and the other came from recent Terry Hershey Sabbath Moment posts. These are the kinds of ideas that, for me, demand discussion…

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Lucille Clifton's "cutting greens" 9:43

24d ago9:43

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Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York, on June 27, 1936. Her first book of poems, Good Times (Random House, 1969), was rated one of the best books of the year by the New York Times. Clifton remained employed in state and federal government positions until 1971, when she became a writer in residence at Coppin State College in Baltimore, Maryla…

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Plants for Free with Carol Klein 49:09

24d ago49:09

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There’s little that’s more satisfying than making new plants for free! And it’s easier than you might think to make scores of your favourite plants for nothing through propagation. Carol Klein is an absolute master of propagation, able to make masses of new plants through cuttings of all kinds, dividing plants, layering, and growing from seeds – so…

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Robert Graves' "I'd Love to Be a Fairy's Child" 4:05

25d ago4:05

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Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology. Robert Graves produced more than 140 works in his lifetime. His poe…

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Colour in the Garden 31:41

28d ago31:41

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A garden full of colour all year round: it’s what most of us want from our outdoor spaces. But how realistic is the dream of having non-stop colour in your garden? Plantsman, author, designer and TV presenter Nick Bailey has written a book on the subject – 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden. He’s also written a series for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazi…

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Carl Sandburg's "Fog" 4:47

26d ago4:47

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Today’s economical little poem from Carl Sandburg is jam-packed with allusion and metaphor. Happy reading. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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Sowalong - French Beans with Oliver Parsons 8:25

29d ago8:25

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French beans – there’s nothing quite like them. And there’s still time to get yours started for lovely fresh crops all through late summer. So join keen bean gardener and GW magazine sub editor Oliver Parsons as he shares his success and failures with these majestic towering crops – and learn his top tips for a bumper harvest this summer. Learn mor…

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Donald Davidson's "Lee in the Mountains" Pt. 2 5:04

1M ago5:04

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The conclusion to yesterday’s poem. Happy reading. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribeBy Sean Johnson

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How NFIB Supports Small Businesses with John Kabateck 36:25

1M ago36:25

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NFIB is a wonderful home for small businesses. This week, John Kabateck is joining the show to talk about NFIB and all the work they are doing to keep small businesses safe and get their voices heard. John talks about the amazing benefits that members of NFIB receive as well as the top three goals they are currently working on. John discusses Propo…

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