Best Julia Gallop Podcasts (2024)

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Nicola Piercy, Stripe and Stare - Securing investment for sustainable knickers 43:14

8M ago43:14

43:14

Join Julia Elliott Brown, Founder & CEO of Enter the Arena as she sits down with Nicola Piercy, the Founder of Stripe and Stare, the world's most comfortable knickers sustainably sourced from trees. Nicola shares her life as a serial entrepreneur, from founding Stripe and Stare with co-founder Katie Lopes to getting £3.6million in investment. Whils…

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Lisa Eaton, Fabric Academy - The Power of Advisors 34:02

10M ago34:02

34:02

Being new to the world of investment, Lisa mapped out local experts in the North East of England that could fill certain knowledge gaps. It was after discovering who could add value to the business that she “accidentally” found her Angel investors and went on to successfully close her round with £225K of funding. Listen to Lisa’s investment journey…

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Rebekah Brown, MPowder - Raising Money for Menopause 47:25

11M ago47:25

47:25

Like many women starting businesses, the motivation for Rebekah Brown’s entrepreneurship, MPowder, was in response to her own experiences and spotting a gap in the market. She was struggling with a multitude of symptoms during perimenopause and felt there was barely any information on how to deal with it. Since then, Rebekah has listened to the sto…

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Polly McMaster, The Fold - Don’t Fold under pressure 48:10

12M ago48:10

48:10

Being an entrepreneur is an incredibly turbulent journey. Polly McMaster is the founder of modern luxury workwear brand, The Fold, and she’s been experiencing the highs and lows since 2011. As Polly says in this episode, “that's something you have to have your eyes wide open to, when you go into it”. So how did Polly approach her fundraising strate…

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AI applications outside Generative AI. 20:46

1y ago20:46

20:46

Generative AI has stolen the headlines this year, and quite rightly so, but some AI applications that have been in the pipeline for years have fallen out of the limelight. Today we hope to shine a light back on these, focussing in particular on healthcare, creative industries and agriculture. This week Alastair McRobert, Investment Manager at Verme…

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Thoughts on 2023 - Sailing on the Seven Seas with Simon King and Paul Dixey 31:52

1y ago31:52

31:52

This week Paul and Simon take a look back at the first half of the year and discuss what’s worked, and what hasn’t worked for investors. They then discuss what the investment team at Vermeer Partners will be focusing on during the second of the year, including the government bond market, alternative assets and high quality equities. www.vermeerllp.…

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Sheila Hogan, Biscuit Tin - Raising For DeathTech 41:58

1y ago41:58

41:58

Biscuit Tin won the COVID response competition from Innovate UK, being one of 800 out of thousands of applications which gave the business runway through the pandemic. With no marketing budget, Sheila used partnerships to get the business to market and has been on Dragon’s Den which has certainly helped with PR and awareness. She used the media opp…

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Should we be worried about the commercial property market? 19:07

1y ago19:07

19:07

This week Paul and Alastair McRobert, Investment Manager at Vermeer Partners, discuss why investors are worried about the commercial property market, and in particular whether this will push the economy into recession.By Vermeer Partners

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The Art of … Contemporary Art with Simon Melling, CEO and Irene Pouliassi, Gallery Director of D-Contemporary 22:00

1y ago22:00

22:00

In this latest Art of Investment episode, the focus is definitely on Art rather than Investment, as Paul hands over the microphone to Simon Melling our CEO. Vermeer Partners is delighted to be sponsoring this year’s D Contemporary Gallery Summer Exhibition, and in this podcast Simon is in conversation with the Gallery Director and Curator: Irene Po…

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Cindy Gallop, MakeLoveNotPorn - Funding a real sex website 41:29

1y ago41:29

41:29

No investors wanted to “touch the business with a barge pole” fourteen years ago, when the company was started by Cindy, due to fear of being associated with SexTech. However, Cindy saw an opportunity in the market. She feels sex is essentially a recession-proof industry and the niche of “socially acceptable” sex, which normalises it and allows peo…

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The prospects for the UK with Simon French, Chief Economist of Panmure Gordon 30:17

1+ y ago30:17

30:17

The Bank of England’s forecast that the UK would enter its longest recession in 100 years has proven to be wide of the mark. But what is the outlook for the UK economy from here – do we have reasons to be optimistic? This week on the podcast, Simon French, Chief Economist of Panmure Gordon shares his views on UK growth, what we need to do to improv…

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Why we invest in technology, healthcare and the energy transition at Vermeer Partners, with Simon King and Paul Dixey 32:47

1+ y ago32:47

32:47

This week we take a look at the reasons behind investing in technology, healthcare and the energy transition. We also discuss the current banking crisis and whether we should be concerned by cracks appearing in the commercial real estate market. www.vermeerllp.comBy Ver

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Katy Cottam, Luna Daily - Funds, vulvas, knees and toes 51:19

1+ y ago51:19

51:19

Katy secured a pre-seed funding round from several angel investors. She remembers hearing from multiple people “That's not possible" and is really glad she didn't listen to that advice and instead pushed to get on board the right angel partners that fully believed in the vision. The relationships Katy has built have been fundamental to the success …

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Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, AltoVita - Investor herd mentality 38:05

1+ y ago38:05

38:05

As digital nomads, Vivi and her co-founder had the ambitious goal of building a global empire. With Vivi being from an investment banking background, she had some financial skills, but starting a business was a whole new challenge. It’s why being humble is core to the culture of the business now, and not knowing everything is okay. The co-founders …

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The outlook for the Asia Pacific region, with Tom Naughton of Prusik Investment Management 37:43

1+ y ago37:43

37:43

We were thrilled to welcome back Tom Naughton onto the podcast this week. Tom is Managing Partner and CIO of Prusik Investment Management, the Asia equity boutique and was one of our first ever guests on the show in 2021. Tom talks to us about the strength of the financial system in the markets he covers, how he prepared for the impact of inflation…

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Why you should never bet against America with Richard de Lisle, Founder of De Lisle Partners 36:11

1+ y ago36:11

36:11

Why does Warren Buffett say one should never bet against America? Well, this week on the Art of Investment podcast we find out by taking a deep dive into the US stock market with Richard de Lisle, Founder of De Lisle Partners and Lead Manager of the VT De Lisle America Fund. Richard has a wealth of experience to draw from having been an investor in…

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Lucy Hall, LOANHOOD - Failed your investment round? Go again 35:49

1+ y ago35:49

35:49

Lucy started raising for Loanhood by building a rewards-based Crowdfunder and receiving a grant from NatWest. This helped establish the brand’s community and opened their eyes to the crowdfunding ecosystem. After some questionable advice, they tried to raise £400,000 from VCs who, from the get-go, said, "No, you're not ready for this. You haven't g…

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Investing in the Pet Sector with Richard Fairman, CEO of CVS Group 31:16

1+ y ago31:16

31:16

We were thrilled to welcome Richard Fairman, CEO of CVS Group to the podcast this week. Richard describes the tailwinds driving the pet sector, how he is focusing on increasing the resilience of the business in what could be a difficult time for the pet owner, both CVS Group’s organic and inorganic growth plans, and he shares his thoughts on invest…

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Understanding the Metaverse with Tony Roberts, Fund Manager at Invesco 25:40

1+ y ago25:40

25:40

Mark Zuckerberg has invested billions into the metaverse with many left questioning the reasons behind such a big bet. We wanted to understand why and in the latest episode of the Art of Investment Podcast Tony Roberts from Invesco EMEA explains the rationale. We also learn about the metaverse value chain, how companies are already using the metave…

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Stamena Dimitrova, Refillable - Think big to win the investment game 39:13

1+ y ago39:13

39:13

Stamena’s co-founder is her daughter, which occasionally means sparks with their differing yet complementary approaches to business. The first thing they did was research the market, to validate their idea and strengthen the vision. Then they found a shop to rent and purchased stock but just before the agreement signing, the owner pulled out. At th…

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2023 Outlook: Reasons To Be Cheerful with Simon King, CIO of Vermeer Partners 30:06

1+ y ago30:06

30:06

2022 was a bruising year for investors, the pandemic continued to cause disruption to demand and supply dynamics, there was the unforgiveable invasion of Ukraine and central bankers tightened monetary conditions at an unprecedented rate. These factors sent shockwaves through global markets and there were simply very few places to hide. But what doe…

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Manufacturing in a post covid world with Jon Boaden, CFO of Volex 30:14

1+ y ago30:14

30:14

In the first episode of our third season, we welcome Jon Boaden, CFO of Volex to the podcast. Volex is a British manufacturing success story that has been making products that transmit power and data for over a hundred years. In this show, Jon talks us through the history of the group, the opportunity for Volex in the EV charging market, how the ma…

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Linda Wade, Spinview - Spinning funding plates 33:00

1+ y ago33:00

33:00

Linda had no experience in raising investment before starting the company, but luckily, her manager at Microsoft become Spinview’s chairman and championed the business, which helped elevate Linda. He advised her on how to go about doing a pitch deck, standing in front of an investor, and what kind of things they were looking for. This valuable supp…

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Vineeta Tripathi, Vitarka Therapeutics - From scientist to CEO 36:20

1+ y ago36:20

36:20

Vineeta founded the company in 2021 after 15 years in drug development in major pharmaceutical companies and is a co-inventor on 13 granted patents and 4 filed patents. Biotech start-ups like Vitarka Therapeutics need funds for research and development from the get go and Discovery Park Ventures invested £150,000 as part of a seed round. More recen…

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Abbie Miranda, Beija London - Explaining bras to investors 39:07

2y ago39:07

39:07

Abbie launched the business in 2016 with her co-founder and sister Maizie, with Abbie managing design and Mazie heading up the brand. The sisters grew up in a family lingerie manufacturing business with their mum as a successful entrepreneur which was understandably inspiring. However, with the family’s successes came some pressure for Beija to be …

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Biotech investing, mRNA and genome editing with Dr Daniel Koller, Portfolio Manager at Bellevue Asset Management 35:01

2y ago35:01

35:01

Dr Daniel Koller is head of the investment management team at Bellevue Asset Management, one of the largest, specialist Biotech investors in the world. He joined Paul on the Art of Investment Podcast this week to talk about the incredibly exciting and innovative sector that is Biotech. He explains the long-term growth drivers underpinning the secto…

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Why China is persisting with its zero-covid policy with Paul Major, Portfolio Manager of the Bellevue Healthcare Trust 40:21

2y ago40:21

40:21

Paul Major, Portfolio Manager of the Bellevue Healthcare Trust, returns to the Art of Investment Podcast this week to discuss a host of health-related topics including how healthcare systems need to change following the pandemic and why he prefers small and medium size companies compared to large, mega cap businesses. He also discusses some excitin…

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The current energy crisis and the transition to a sustainable energy future with Richard Lum, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Victory Hill Capital Partners 34:37

2y ago34:37

34:37

This week on the Art of Investment Podcast we learn about the energy transition through an insightful interview with Richard Lum, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Victory Hill Capital Partners. He talks to Paul about the energy crisis in Europe currently, how the sustainability issue is bigger than just renewable energy, how the team aim to make high…

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Gabi Jennings, Love Ocean - Facing your fundraising fears 40:26

2y ago40:26

40:26

When Gabi overcame her fear of the ocean, a love of the ocean emerged, so the inspiration behind the brand was born. Being out of your depth is a common part of entrepreneurship! By taking a different approach to developing a product, and beginning with storytelling, Love Ocean differentiated itself in the kids’ bath product market. Gabi has raised…

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Bonus Episode - Summer Internship at Vermeer Partners with Roshni Davda 21:39

2y ago21:39

21:39

On this bonus episode of the Art of Investment, Harry Clancy, Investment Manager is joined by Roshni Davda, an Accounting & Finance undergraduate at Leicester University who joined Vermeer Partners for a Summer Internship. Roshni applied through GAIN which stands for ‘GIRLS ARE INVESTORS’ and is a charity set up to improve gender diversity in inves…

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Private equity analysis, niche market leaders and UK small cap with Stuart Widdowson, Founder of Odyssean Capital 37:03

2y ago37:03

37:03

Paul is joined in this episode by Stuart Widdowson, Founder of Odyssean Capital and Fund Manager of the Odyssean Investment Trust. Stuart and his co-Manager, Ed Wielechowski, have a unique investment approach and look at UK smaller companies through a private equity lens. They discuss why permanent capital is important to them, how they deliver ret…

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Alexandra Pluthero, Freedom Underwear - Challenges Of Funding A Non Tech Business 45:25

2y ago45:25

45:25

Alexandra needed investment early on to launch, buy stock and begin marketing. Interest from family and friends led to her first round of £50K. Freedom Underwear launched in 2020 and Alexandra went for a second raise 6 months later. She realised the responsibilities as founder change as soon as you’ve launched from making bras… to finance, ops, and…

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Indian equities, new age tech and Asia politics with Prashant Khemka, Founder of White Oak Capital Management 36:24

2y ago36:24

36:24

It was a privilege to welcome Prashant Khemka to the Art of Investment podcast this week. Prashant was CIO of Global Emerging Markets and India Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management before founding White Oak Capital Management in 2017, now a $5.4 billion AUM investment firm specialising in Indian equities. In this episode, Prashant shares his vi…

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Farah Kabir, HANX - Funding for condoms 29:44

2y ago29:44

29:44

They both felt strongly that the current offering isn’t fit for purpose and wanted to create sexual wellness products to address the problem. They went about starting the passion project with thorough market research and surveyed 2,000 women on sexual health and buying habits. Funding the business as two female entrepreneurs and Farah being from a …

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Global Stocks, Digital Transformation, Robotics & Automation, Central Bankers and US Politics with Charlie Fricker, Fund Manager of the Vermeer Global Fund. 31:50

2y ago31:50

31:50

Charlie Fricker is the Fund Manager interviewed on the Art of Investment Podcast this week. Charlie talks about the team’s global investment strategy, why they are overweight Japanese equities, how they are investing in the digital transformation, why central bankers are making the headlines currently and what he will be watching in the upcoming US…

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The Myths & Realities of Inflation with Simon King, CIO of Vermeer Partners 30:11

2y ago30:11

30:11

Inflation here in the UK continues to climb to levels not seen since the 1970s. But what does this mean for us all and when will the pain end? This week Paul is joined by Simon King, CIO of Vermeer Partners who discusses the myths and realties of our inflation predicament. https://vermeerllp.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-king-3833401a/ htt…

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The future of UK Grocery, Supermarket investment and Arsène Wenger 22:21

2y ago22:21

22:21

What is the investment case behind supermarket property? This week Paul is joined by the leader in this specialist field, Ben Green, co-founder of Atrato Group. Atrato is the Investment Adviser to Supermarket Income REIT, a FTSE 250 real estate trust and the UK’s only specialist grocery property investor. https://www.atratogroup.com/ https://www.at…

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Nicole Smith, Flytographer - Accidental entrepreneurship 41:24

2y ago41:24

41:24

Before starting up Flytographer, Nicole was happy in her global marketing job at Microsoft, but had the idea and simply couldn't shake it. What started as a side hustle has grown into a global business, selling over $20 million in photo shoots and capturing millions of priceless memories. There was an inflection point for Nicole when she needed to …

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Why now for Japan’s stock market, lessons from 3 decades in investment management and open water swimming with James Salter, Founder and CIO of Zennor Asset Management 42:03

2y ago42:03

42:03

Show notes Paul was joined by James Salter on the podcast this week. James was a former founding partner of Polar Capital and has recently set up his own boutique, Zennor Asset Management with co-Founder David Mitchinson. They discuss why the Japanese stock market looks interesting today, the future relationship between China and Japan, the outlook…

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Gayle Harrison, Untagged - Baptism of Fire 46:02

2y ago46:02

46:02

She started her fundraising journey with a friends and family round, which she found difficult, conceding, “it was horrible asking for money”. Gayle was repeatedly told by investors that she wouldn’t get investment as a single female founder and needed a co-founder. Since then, she realised through a “baptism of fire” that this isn’t true. Gayle is…

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Investing in the UK and a career in Portfolio Management with Laura Foll, Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors 41:59

2+ y ago41:59

41:59

This week it was a privilege to talk to Laura Foll who is widely regarded as one of the best stock pickers in the UK. She manages the Henderson Opportunities Trust, the Lowland Investment Company, the Law Debenture Trust and the Janus Henderson UK Equity Income and Growth Fund. We talk about her route into the industry, what she enjoys most about h…

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The opportunity ahead in Cultivated Meats with Anthony Chow, Co-Founder of Agronomics 29:41

2+ y ago29:41

29:41

This week we explore the exciting area of cellular agriculture with the man at the forefront of the drive here in London, Anthony Chow, Co-Founder of Agronomics. Agronomics is the investment vehicle listed on the London Stock Exchange and he and the Agronomics team invest in companies that focus on environmentally friendly alternatives to tradition…

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Tersha Willis, terrible* - Is it a pitch or is it a date? 42:22

2+ y ago42:22

42:22

Since 2017, terrible* has worked with 500+ creators, who’ve used their data and technology to manage their entire merchandise supply chain, helping them generate five times more revenue and 50% more profit than they would anywhere else. As a female founder, Tersha experienced every single fundraising horror story: being asked out on dates by invest…

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38 years of stock picking, why invest in equities and Bruce Springsteen, with David Malpas – Investment Director at Vermeer Partners 29:05

2+ y ago29:05

29:05

This week I talk to David Malpas, Investment Director and Founding Partner of Vermeer Partners. We talk about what the great investors of yesteryear all have in common, why we should be investing in equities and how to invest in an inflationary environment. David was a great guest and I really enjoyed listening to some of his stories from 38 years …

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Geopolitics, Inflation and Shane Warne with Shamik Dhar, Chief Economist of BNY Mellon Investment Management 31:52

2+ y ago31:52

31:52

This week we were fortunate enough to draw on the experience of Shamik Dhar, Chief Economist of BNY Mellon Investment Management. Shamik has had a fascinating career having worked in the UK’s Foreign Office advising ministers on issues such as Brexit and he was also Senior Economist within the Bank of England where he worked closely with the hugely…

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Yang Liu, JustWear - Every No is a step closer to Yes 36:09

2+ y ago36:09

36:09

Yang previously worked for a VC fund and realised as an entrepreneur, the tables were now turned. Seeking VC investment was the plan after a successful Kickstarter campaign landing JustWears £150,000. But, without ‘enough traction’, VCs just weren’t ready to invest. In hindsight, Angels were the better route as their expertise and passion for suppo…

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Krisi Smith, Bird & Blend Tea - The ideal blend: financials & storytelling 49:04

2+ y ago49:04

49:04

They now have a team of over one hundred staff, 15 retail stores and a thriving international online business. Krisi always dreamt of having a direct to consumer model and brick and mortar stores and vehemently believes it's all about building the business you truly want. Even if that means turning down lucrative wholesale deals from supermarkets l…

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Resilience, leadership and the power of preparation with GB hockey legend, Laura Unsworth MBE 42:54

2+ y ago42:54

42:54

The heroic performance from the England Women’s hockey team in the Commonwealth Games is still very fresh in our minds. Laura Unsworth was again integral in helping the side clinch Gold for the first time in England’s Commonwealth history and what a special place to do it, in her home city, Birmingham. Please enjoy this episode where Paul talks to …

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Investing in the Tech sector with Mike Seidenberg, Allianz Technology Trust 43:34

2+ y ago43:34

43:34

This week we look to the future with Mike Seidenberg, Portfolio Manager of the Allianz Technology Trust. Mike describes Silicon Valley to us and I ask him whether we are in another tech bubble, what the long term tailwinds for the tech sector are and we also touch on cyber security, semiconductors, Chinese tech, regulatory risk and Mark Zuckerberg’…

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Priya Downes, Nudea - The value of an advisory board 42:44

2+ y ago42:44

42:44

Priya Downes is the Founder of Nudea, a sustainable underwear brand creating beautiful designs focussed on fit, comfort and looking great. The digital-first brand has grown exponentially since it started in 2019, acquiring over 15,000 customers and generating half a million pounds in revenue in the process. Priya has raised £750K so far from angel …

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