Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
Yesterday, 09:29 AM
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Getting The Power
Knowing powerlessness is something we're all familiar with even though none of us usually use that term to describe what we all do know without anyone having to tell us all about having what we all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
March 12
Forgiveness is the key to action...
March 12
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
~Hannah Arendt
Resentments keep us in the past, a past that can never be relived. Resentments keep a stranglehold on our mind. They...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 13
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March 12
Old and new
Embrace what’s...
March 12
Old and new
Embrace what’s new, innovative, enlightening and useful. But don’t throw out all that’s old just to do so.
You can benefit from what’s novel as well as from what’s...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-11-2025, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
March 11
Responsibility
Faith is our...
March 11
Responsibility
Faith is our greatest gift; it's sharing with others, our greatest responsibility.
~Anonymous
Places and things never wronged us. We justify old actions when we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-11-2025, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
March 11
Greatness of today
This is a...
March 11
Greatness of today
This is a new day, and you can use it to bring new richness to life. Today mixes positive value from the past with original possibilities in the present, and you can...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-09-2025, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
March 9
You can pay too high for a bit of...
March 9
You can pay too high for a bit of soft living.
~Mary Norton
We didn't become addicts by choice. We thought we had found an easier, softer way. We thought we could squeeze a little...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-08-2025, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
March 8
Every natural fact is a symbol of...
March 8
Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our spirituality doesn't reveal itself only when we pray, meditate, or go to church. The implications of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-08-2025, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
March 9
Go beyond
Look beyond what...
March 9
Go beyond
Look beyond what angers you and you’ll see what teaches you. Move on beyond what saddens you and you’ll encounter things that bring you joy.
Venture out beyond what...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-08-2025, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
March 8
Refresh your spirit
Turn away...
March 8
Refresh your spirit
Turn away from what’s been allowed to mesmerize you for too long. Give your spirit some much needed refreshment.
Offer yourself the invigorating experience of a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-06-2025, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
March 6
Money costs too much.
~Ross...
March 6
Money costs too much.
~Ross Macdonald
It may be tempting to base our feelings of satisfaction on what we are paid or to let money lead us in making important choices. In fact, money...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-06-2025, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
March 6
Energy of your destiny
Go...
March 6
Energy of your destiny
Go beyond imagining and talking about the principles you admire. Work them into the moments of your life.
Your dreams and fondest desires are too valuable to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2025, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2025, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
March 5
Perfection is expressing God's will...
March 5
Perfection is expressing God's will enthusiastically.
Sponsors tell us that this is a simple program we are prone to complicate. Reflecting on our lives, we probably would agree....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2025, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
March 5
Path for improvement
...
March 5
Path for improvement
Congratulations, you figured out what the problem is. Now it’s time to get to work.
Pointing out what’s wrong is necessary. But it’s not at all sufficient.
...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-04-2025, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
Match 4
Reflection for the Day
Looking...
Match 4
Reflection for the Day
Looking back, I realize just how much of my life has been spent in dwelling upon the faults of others. It provided much self-satisfaction, to be sure, but I see...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-04-2025, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
March 4
Direction of focus
Where is...
March 4
Direction of focus
Where is your focus directed? What kind of energy is that focus producing?
Your mind has significant influence over every part of your life. Be sure that influence...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-03-2025, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
March 3
Finding joy
In the revelation...
March 3
Finding joy
In the revelation of life (not in booze, pills, or junk) our first joy is the very fact that we are alive. Next, we find gladness and joy in our daily activities and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-03-2025, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
March 3
Worth it
The good you do is...
March 3
Worth it
The good you do is worth the trouble. The value created by your efforts is worth the inconvenience.
The experience you’ve gained outweighs the setbacks you’ve gone through....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-02-2025, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
March 2
Recovery Is Not a Race
When I...
March 2
Recovery Is Not a Race
When I chose recovery, I felt like I was so behind in my life that I had to make time up quickly. I had to straighten out, smarten up, and get a move on. Or so I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-02-2025, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2025, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
Happy New Month.
My dear friend Tammy ...
Happy New Month.
My dear friend Tammy
Thanking God for getting us
Through the month of February
one day at a time. Have a healthy
blessed prosperous March.
In Jesus Name. Amen.
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2025, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 12
Daily Reflections
A DAY'S PLAN...
March 12
Daily Reflections
A DAY'S PLAN
On awakening let us think of the twenty-four hours
ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we
begin, we ask God to direct our thinking,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2025, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 11
Daily Reflections
GOOD ORDERLY...
March 11
Daily Reflections
GOOD ORDERLY DIRECTION
It is when we try to make our will conform with God's
that we begin to use it rightly. To all of us, this
was a most wonderful revelation....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2025, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 10
Daily Reflections
TODAY, IT'S...
March 10
Daily Reflections
TODAY, IT'S MY CHOICE
. . . we invariably find that at some time in the past
we have made decisions based on self which later placed
us in a position to be hurt....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2025, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 9
Daily Reflections
SURRENDERING...
March 9
Daily Reflections
SURRENDERING SELF-WILL
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to
the care of God as we understood Him.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2025, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,361
Today's Thought - March
March 1
Are you willing to be sponged out, erased, cancelled, made nothing? Are you willing to be made nothing? dipped into oblivion? If not, you will never really change.
~D. H. Lawrence
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2025, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
March 2
Good work to do
You’ll find...
March 2
Good work to do
You’ll find great satisfaction in assessing what exists, what’s available, and improving upon it. You’re able to render a wide variety of objects and situations more...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2025, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 839
Daily Motivator - March
March 1
Meaningful structure
You have much to be thankful for. You have much to do.
There are people, places, values, experiences, and other aspects of life you care about deeply. Life is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2025, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 11,728
February 28
Aligned with truth
You have...
February 28
Aligned with truth
You have no need to pretend. Because it is good to be you.
There’s value in what you care about. There’s value in what you’re able to do.
Yes, the truth can...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2025, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 15,730
February 28
It's easier to speak of love...
February 28
It's easier to speak of love than to practice it.
~Anonymous
Do we help our neighbor who is in need? We must help when we see the need, not just when it fits our schedule. In the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-27-2025, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 8
Daily Reflections
TURNING IT...
March 8
Daily Reflections
TURNING IT OVER
Every man and woman who has joined A.A. and intends to stick has,
without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true
that in all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-27-2025, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 7
Daily Reflections
THE KEY IS...
March 7
Daily Reflections
THE KEY IS WILLINGNESS
Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock
and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that
we can always open it some...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-27-2025, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 6
Daily Reflections
THE IDEA OF...
March 6
Daily Reflections
THE IDEA OF FAITH
Do not let any prejudice you might have against
spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself
what they mean to you.
ALCOHOLICS...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-27-2025, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 15,730
February 27
Courage is resistance to fear,...
February 27
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear not absence of fear.
~Mark Twain
It is not unusual to feel afraid. It is unusual, however, to hear anyone admit to feeling afraid....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-27-2025, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 11,728
February 27
Getting the job done
It’s...
February 27
Getting the job done
It’s going to require time and effort. As time comes to you, get the effort to come from you.
You can do this. You’re experienced at reaching objectives and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-26-2025, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 15,730
February 26
AA Thought for the Day
I...
February 26
AA Thought for the Day
I have learned to live one day at a time. I have finally realized the great fact that all I have is now. This sweeps away all vain regret and it makes my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-26-2025, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 11,728
February 26
Expand the goodness
Today...
February 26
Expand the goodness
Today the world is beautiful. You make it even more so.
Your thoughts, words, perceptions, and actions all have influence and impact. Point them toward truth,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-25-2025, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 15,730
February 25
The fearless are merely...
February 25
The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave.
~James A. LaFond-Lewis
Fear plays a role in our lives in different ways. Many of us have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-25-2025, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 11,728
February 25
Positive paths
Be wary of...
February 25
Positive paths
Be wary of quick, simple, easy solutions. Resist the temptation to hack your health, your finances, your life.
Be willing to gather the necessary knowledge, and...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
02-24-2025, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 827
The Way We Are
It is not uncommon for all of us when we begin our recovery to resign to the fact that this is just how we are and that there's nothing that's ever going to be done to change that for any of us. This...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-24-2025, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 15,730
February 24
Our inner journey is a...
February 24
Our inner journey is a transformative process. It involves becoming who we already are in essence and letting go of the phony in favor of the authentic self.
~Mary Norton Gordon
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Forum: New Member Check In
02-23-2025, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,102
Further from a drink
Coming up on 12 god willing next month, the further I get from a drink or drug the greater my blessing have have become. I now have a beautiful family and work for a business that requires a lot of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2025, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 5
Daily Reflections
A LIFELONG...
March 5
Daily Reflections
A LIFELONG TASK
"But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow 'take it easy?'
That's what I want to know."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2025, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 4
Daily Reflections
WEEDING THE...
March 4
Daily Reflections
WEEDING THE GARDEN
The essence of all growth is a willingness to make a
change for the better and then an unremitting
willingness to shoulder whatever...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2025, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 3
Daily Reflections
OVERCOMING...
March 3
Daily Reflections
OVERCOMING SELF-WILL
So our troubles, we think, are basically of our
own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the
alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2025, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,967
March 2
Daily Reflections
HOPE
Do...
March 2
Daily Reflections
HOPE
Do not be discouraged.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60
Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2025, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 15,730
February 23
Getting people to like you is...
February 23
Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.
~Norman Vincent Peale
What does it mean to like other people? It means giving respect and attention to their...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-22-2025, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 15,730
February 22
Backing Off
He has spent...
February 22
Backing Off
He has spent all his life letting down baskets into empty wells.
~Sydney Smith
We can always resist an argument where there is obviously no chance of either side...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-22-2025, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 11,728
February 23
Let the minor things go
A...
February 23
Let the minor things go
A minor aggravation is just a minor aggravation. Don’t fall into the trap of magnifying it into something bigger than it is.
Most likely you can simply...
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Forum: New Member Check In
02-21-2025, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 566
Hope
Hello everyone I’m kinda new to posting on here. I’ve been to this before but just to catch the readings. My name is JoAnna aka ladyJ I get-a lot out of this website. I’m doing something different...
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