A Much Needed Election Day Pep Talk

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I'm calling it right now, recording this on October 15th, guys, he's going to declare he won Him and Vance are going to say that it doesn't matter what the outcome is, it doesn't matter if votes are still being counted, it doesn't matter that states haven't certified, donald Trump will say he won this election.

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He's been laying the groundwork to do that for really for a decade now, actually, but especially obviously this past year.

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Welcome back to the United she Stands podcast, the show that brings kindness and women into politics.

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I'm Ashley and I'm Sarah, and we're two women from Ohio who are here to become more educated about American politics and build a community so we can all get involved and make an impact together.

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We hope we'll inspire and empower you along the way.

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Hello everyone and welcome back to the United she Stands podcast.

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Today is that's my drumroll.

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Our editor is going to hate me for that, but it is election day and so we thought that we would not add yet another thing to your to-do list with listening to a long educational episode from us.

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So we are here to give you a short little election day pep talk.

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If you are anything like Ashley and I, or even like 1% like us, you are probably feeling a little uneasy, probably constantly checking the news and all these things, scrolling yes, constantly scrolling, you know, maybe having some trouble paying attention in some meetings and all of the above.

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So we're here to kind of give you just a little bit of a um, you know, a hug, a pat on the back, um, something to get you through this day.

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What do you think, ash?

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Do you think that's a good idea?

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yeah, I think I'm ready, okay, okay.

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So we are recording this actually three weeks ahead of today when this drops, um, so sarah and I are in a good place.

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Yeah, we're in a good place.

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We are recording this actually three weeks ahead of today when this drops, um, so sarah and I are in a good place.

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Yeah, we're in a good place.

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We are to talk about this.

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Yeah, um, we're gonna start out by maybe just talking about how we feel right now.

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Yeah, then, like how, how we, how we think we'll feel on election day too.

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I think should maybe be yes, okay, yes, all right, do you want to start?

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You want me to?

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um, I could start.

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Um, we actually just talked about this before starting recording.

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We I'll speak for myself.

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Um, I'm feeling hopeful.

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I think we're gonna kick trump's ass.

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I really do.

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Um, I feel good.

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We're three weeks away.

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Um, I am going to be knocking on doors the saturday election day, so I feel good about that.

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Yeah, I'm feeling good, but again three weeks before election day.

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So how are you feeling, ash?

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Yeah, I feel the exact same way.

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I'm very optimistic, I think for people that are nervous or scared those are feelings we have from time to time too like totally valid.

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But overall, you know, I've just seen thousands, probably hundreds of thousands of people putting in the work to get Harris to the White House, to get, you know, the Senate to stay blue, to flip the house to blue, like or not stay blue in the Senate.

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We're red right now.

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So to flip the, to flip the, you know, house and Senate.

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So I just feel like we're.

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So I will say like media especially, I consume, I get to see like all the work being done and I think that's really helpful for just like my frame of mind and like optimism and, to your point, sarah, like we're doing the work too.

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You know we've been knocking on doors, we've been talking to voters, we've been putting out as much you know factual information as we can with the podcast and social media and, at the end of the day, like she's the better candidate.

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That that that comes down to it.

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You can take politics out of it.

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Look at it objectively.

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She has a better experience.

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Economists say her economy will be better, like you know.

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We know she does better for women's health, all these things that every expert out there will tell you.

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Like she is the better candidate and I just have to believe in that.

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That.

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You know we've done the work, and when I say we, I mean like collectively, all of America, that is, you know, fighting.

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The fight is done, the work to get her in the office and to get the very hopefully like black dot our history of donald trump to go away forever.

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Yes, and so, okay, that's how we're feeling three weeks away.

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Let's let's imagine how we're feeling on day off okay, do you want me to go first?

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yeah, do it.

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I know I'm gonna be antsy as fuck.

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Um, not because I don't think we'll win.

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Like I said, I think I think we're going to be in a good spot, but, like I'm just anticipating all of the Trump bullshit that is going to come, I'm calling it right now, recording this on October 15th, guys he's going to declare he won Him and Vance are going to say that it doesn't matter what the outcome is, it doesn't matter if votes are still being counted, it doesn't matter that states haven't certified.

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Donald Trump will say he won this election.

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He's been laying the groundwork to do that for really for a decade now actually, but especially obviously this past year, and so that is more what I think I will be having anxiety about on election day, definitely, obviously, until the votes are counted and we know it's hers.

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I'll be a little antsy about that, but I feel confident in her and, like I said, the ability of us to get her elected.

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But that is like everyone's like oh, I just can't wait for the election to be over and I'm like, well, it's funny if you think it's over on November 5th, because it's not Right, right.

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Yeah, so retweet to everything you said.

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I'm a little nervous that we're not going to know on the day who actually won enough votes for the Electoral College.

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So that's just a little piece, but I do think I'm going to feel very antsy, very anxious, the whole day, just constantly on my phone, probably, just constantly texting Ashley.

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We will be together that evening.

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I haven't decided if I'm driving up to her the night before or at the end of the workday on Tuesday, election Day.

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So if we're together during the workday, maybe we'll just like work from the same room and just, you know, be antsy together.

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But yeah, it's going to be a long day and with my antsiness though, I feel like it's going to be a lot of like hopeful antsiness, if that makes sense.

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But yes, I will be literally from now until election day, as we mentioned, three weeks.

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I'm going to be preparing myself for what Trump has in store for his you know lies, saying that he won the election.

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So I would just encourage everyone listening to this to start prepping themselves for that.

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I know it's election day when you're listening, but yeah, that's only going to be the beginning of him denying the results.

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So but all that to say, we really know this election feels like a lot, because it is a lot and it has been a lot for a long time.

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And we're here to remind you forever and always that you're not alone.

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There's this whole community of us.

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You only know Ashley and I, but believe us or not, we do have other listeners than you who are listening right now, and we all feel collectively about the same.

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And even beyond our community there's so many others that feel this way.

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So please just know you're not alone and take some comfort in that.

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I know you can spin it and be like oh well, everyone else is so anxious, isn't that kind of scary?

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But no, like we're all worried for the right reasons, because we want what's best for this country and we've done all we can to get Kamala Harris in the White House.

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And just rest easy knowing that.

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Absolutely yeah.

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I mean I will say like I feel, yes, I feel exactly that way, like I feel, like, you know, I've done everything I can in my power, including guys.

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I'm risking an HOA fee for my yard signs hung in my window, um, cause I was a little nervous for him in the yard, cause I didn't want him to spread out, so you mom, hoping they just drive past and don't notice the window, but anyway, risking my HOA fees for that, um, but yeah, I mean, I've done everything I can, we've done everything we can, you know, and if the outcome is not what we want, that obviously is so unfortunate and we will be here to deal with it with all of you guys as well.

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But you know, we're empowered and that's like I typically vote on election day.

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I know, sarah, you typically vote early, but that's like something that I think helps me personally on election day.

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Like I walk in, I vote and I feel so good doing that because I'm empowered, I know I'm informed, I know not just the presidential you know how I'm voting that way but all the way down my ballot, like what am I voting for?

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How am I trying to move our country, our community, our state forward, and so that always gives me a little boost of like good vibes voting.

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So for some reason I love voting early because I'm like what if something happens, like either the night before?

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The election or the morning of election, where I like break every single bone in my body and I can't move and it's too late to get an absentee ballot like.

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So I just kind of like freak out.

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I know Nick is very like on the vote early train, yeah, and I'm like, okay, yeah, I mean I get it, I do, and like obviously I totally encourage voting early.

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I don't know, I'm just weird.

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I've never voted early, I've always voted in person, yeah.

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Well, either way, it counts, so that's all that matters.

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So, just quickly, we wanted to share something from our favorite gal in the government space, sharon McMahon.

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She provided some advice from Dan Harris, who is also a public figure who I love dearly.

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He's a huge advocate for mental health and meditation, actually, he's a huge advocate for mental health and meditation actually.

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But in Sharon's newsletter today, october 15th, she shared some advice from Dan Harris on how to get through this election season, and there were two pieces that I wanted to share with you all today.

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One is limit and diversify news consumption.

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So on this day, hopefully you're listening to us at the beginning of your day on Tuesday, november 5th, but put down the phone.

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Put down the phone, you can limit your and I'm telling this to me and Ashley also.

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I know I'm like who- are you?

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talking to us.

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We literally just said we're gonna be on our phone constantly, which I'm really gonna try to be mindful of, to put the phone down and when I am looking at my phone and looking at sources to try to get a more holistic picture, maybe more nonpartisan news sources, just to you know, just to keep things level-setting.

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And then, as we already mentioned, ashley and I are going to be together at some point on election day.

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So another piece of advice I really liked from Dan is never worry alone.

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Hang out with your friends tonight, make some plans.

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Go get a beer, go get a glass of wine, go get margaritas, go get a mocktail, go get chips and salsa, just like.

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Be with your friends, who hopefully are, you know, of the same mindset and moral ground as you and probably voted the same.

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That will make things a little more or, I guess, less awkward, but yeah.

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So make plans, make it fun.

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I know it's a Tuesday, we all have work tomorrow or whatever, but yeah, make it fun.

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It's gonna be a long day for the whole country.

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So, yeah, just make sure to do that little piece of self-care for you so you're not alone with your thoughts.

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So, yeah, hang out with friends, hang out with your pet, do something that feeds the soul and I know what feeds my soul is going to be with Ashley on election day.

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So just make sure to do that for you and message us if you want.

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We'll be there for you.

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Okay.

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So a little bit of advice, a little bit of how we're feeling.

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Hopefully that resonates with how you're feeling.

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We're going to end with a pep talk.

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Let's do it.

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So, no matter what happens, your vote is your power and it sends a message about the kind of country you want to live in.

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And you did that, whether that was today or during early voting or you mailed it in.

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You did that and you should be proud that you did that.

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You should feel proud that you were informed.

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You went in and you voted for the country and the people that you believe will bring that type of country you want to live in.

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And even if the result isn't what we hoped for, the fight for justice and equality doesn't end here.

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This is just one chapter in a much larger story and, whatever happens, at the conclusion of counting these ballots and these votes, we will take an appropriate amount of time to either celebrate, mourn, et cetera, and then we will come up with a plan of attack.

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Even if the outcome is positive and what we want, there's still work to be done and we will, no matter what happens.

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We will take the time we need for ourselves, but also get ready to do more shit, and do more shit that helps preserve our democracy.

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Yeah, absolutely, electing the right people doesn't fix all of our systems or processes.

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We all know we have work to do, so, no matter the outcome, we'll be here to do it All right.

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So, lastly, your voice, your compassion, your kindness, they all have power.

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Keep showing up, keep speaking out, keep having difficult conversations and just know that you are making a difference.

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Absolutely so.

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Cheers to you and yours, and please take care of yourself today and be what we're thinking of you.

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We really, really hope and think we will be coming out on the other side of this and results that we had hoped for for only really a few months, because we've only known that she's been the candidate for a few months, but we're going to get there.

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We're going to get there.

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Yes, happy election day.

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Go democracy, go democracy.

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We love you democracy.

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All right, guys, we'll catch you next week, hopefully with all the good vibes.

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Absolutely See y'all, see ya.

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