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"When I was quite young and quite small for my size, I met an old man in the Desert of Drize." The old man looks like a cross between a cartoon granddad and a swami; he sits on top of a cactus, and tells his young listener that the best way to get over any sadness is to imagine all the ways you could be worse off. "Suppose, just suppose, you were poor Herbie Hart, who has taken his Throm-dim-bu-lator apart!" This has a more hurried, formulaic feel than the best Seuss, and it seems to showcase a less acute grasp of child psychology than usual. (Does it really make a child feel better to think of poor Harry Haddow, who, "try as he will, can't make a shadow," or Gucky Gown, "who lives by himself ninety miles out of town"?) But the illustrations alone make this morality tale a minor classic. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr
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Illus. in full color. Children will be cheered just contemplating the outrageous array of troubles they're lucky they don't have.
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Good Dr.Seuss Book.......2007-06-27
I liked the book but not as much asOh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss)!!!
Love it Love it Love it!!.......2007-06-09
young and old, we enjoy so much Dr. Seuss!!
Simple genius.......2006-07-28
The moral of "Did I Ever..." is as much for the adults reading the story as for the kids who're enjoying it as part of a bedtime ritual. Dr. Seuss paints a picture of silly places and people we're lucky we're not, adjusting our point of view to show that we've got it pretty darn good. Probably not a lesson that a 2 year-old will immediately grasp and write a masters thesis on, but a good seed to plant in his mind. And while the deep meanings of life are flying over their heads, the rugrats will enjoy the brilliant Seuss-ian rhymes and illustrations of ridiculous situations (With your bedroom up here... And your bathroom up there!). Definitely a top-ten book for small human people.
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are.......2002-04-19
This was, by far, my favorite book growing up. I loved trying to figure out how to say the strange words and eventually, I could almost recite the entire book from memory. I still can the first few pages. I don't know that I was helped psycologically, but it sure was and is a fun book!
and you think YOU have it bad...!!.......2001-05-24
Theodore Seuss Guisel is, of course, one of the best known children's authors today. Though he left us in 1994, his legacy lives on and his books are still produced, bought and loved as much now as anytime in the past. When we think of him, we immediately think of "The Cat in the Hat" or "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", but we can easily forget some of his wonderful, lesser-known works. "When I was quite young and quite small for my size I met an old man in the Desert of Drize..." So begins "Did I Ever Tell You..." where the narrator finds an old man sitting atop a prickly cactus in the middle of the desert. The man tells the boy narrator that whenever HE feels like his life isn't going well, he reminds himself how lucky he really IS. He could be, for example, a construction worker on the impossibly rickety Bunglebung Bridge, where workers are toiling over the water to finish the impossibly crooked structure. Yes, things could be far worse!! You could be a Poogle-Horn Player who has to honk away on your complex, tuba-like Poogle-Horn while descending a flight of stairs... on a two story unicycle, no less!! The absurdness of people less fortunate splash across each page, Seuss-like, as Mr. Bix wakes up at 6 in the morning to find that his Borfin has schlumpped over, or Mr. Potter who has to dot i's and cross t's on endless, miles-long spools of paper! Yes, things could be far worse than they are, Ducky, so count yourself lucky! Published in 1973, "Have I Ever Told You..." is a wonderfully funny book with some subtle messages. Written during a period of time when parents were still forever admonishing their children, "you're so lucky to be able to eat those Brussels sprouts!! Why, there's children starving in Africa..." the book can be seen as a lesson in morality and thankfulness OR as satire of those very parents who encourage children to think of those less fortunate than them when they crank about life's inequities. Satire or morality play, "Have I Ever Told You..." is classical Seuss at his best. The illustrations are properly absurd and colorful, splashing across the page in Seuss's perennial style. There's humans assembling bridges as well as odd creatures getting stuck in 4-way traffic jams. The illustrations are uncluttered and the text is easy to read, making it an excellent choice for beginning to intermediate readers. A wonderfully fun book, and highly recommended!!
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The creator and executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond dissects the art of comedy and the making of a sitcom classic
In television, where programs can premiere and disappear in the same week, Everybody Loves Raymond reigned as America's best-loved show for nine years with more than seventeen million viewers. As the number-one sitcom, it received more than seventy Emmy nominations, including two wins for best comedy. With You're Lucky You're Funny, Phil Rosenthal takes us onstage and inside the writer's room.
Rosenthal's meteoric ascent was preceded by odd jobs, including a stint as a museum security guard, running a deli, and writing for a slew of forgettable shows—including one starring Robert Mitchum as a curmudgeonly homeless man taken in by two orphans. But when he met comedian Ray Romano, they discovered a shared lifetime of family dysfunction—and endless material for a sitcom.
Not only a chronicle of one man's rise to the peak of his profession, Rosenthal's book is also an unprecedented look at the making of a hit series: how shows are written and character developed, how comedy is refined, how network executives are outsmarted, and most important, how egos are massaged. You're Lucky You're Funny is an inspiration to anyone involved in the creative process and a must read for the show's millions of devoted fans. BACKCOVER:
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“In the Prologue, Mr. Rosenthal says `No one listens to me. Maybe the reader will...' You should! He is the real deal, both as a human being and as an artist of comedy.”
—Henry Winkler
"I read YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE FUNNY and loved it! If you had the Everybody Loves Raymond bug during its 9 year run, this is the love letter you've been waiting for. If you've missed the bug, read it at the risk of being bitten and smitten."
—Norman Lear
Customer Reviews:
If you liked Raymond.......2007-08-25
It is a must have book. Even if not, there are a lot of good stories on showbiz, and his life as well. Good read.
An Entertaining Read for ELR Fans.......2007-06-12
I think this book would appeal to fans of "Everybody Loves Raymond". For some parts it talks about the struggles of Phil Rosenthal's early days as an aspiring actor cum writer. His experiences before he found success are recorded with humor and insight. However the most entertaining parts were when he recounted how some of my favorite episodes came about. It is like a keepsake for an ELR fan.
Everyone loves Phil....not!.......2007-05-06
Haven't read a book in years I am ashamed to say. However, a portion of this book was in the Reader's Digest recently and was fascinating, if you are a devotee of "Everyone Loves Raymond," Thought I would get it and it would collect dust, like the other books I purchase. Nope, I read it in 3 nites. Not sure why this book didn't soar, or at least I never heard about it. Phil Rosenthal permeates every episode of the Raymond series....you can see that clearly here.
This book is great.......2007-03-12
......one of the funniest books I have ever read. If you are a fan of
ELR, this is a must-read. Good job, Phil!!!!
good story, annoying voice.......2007-02-19
I thought a humor book would have an edge as a book on CD, but the cadence of the author's voice is off-putting. It's like listening to Jackie Mason Lite. Good stories about the behind-the-scenes life of a comedy writer if you can get past the voice of Phil Rosenthal.
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- Another amuaing romp
- Another good one by Mr. Hiaasen
- Win The Lottery, Lose The Money
- Lucky You
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Lucky You
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JoLayne Lucks lives in a town infamous for its suspicious miracles, but she's still elated when her lottery numbers finally pay off big: $28 million to be exact. And she has great plans for her fortune: to save a rare piece of Florida paradise from the bulldozers. Only one problem: There's another winning Lotto ticket, and the people who've got it just never learned how to share. When the two militia wannabes swipe JoLayne's ticket, she enlists an off-the-rails newspaperman to help her track down the trigger-happy creeps and their bewildered hostage, a Hooters' waitress. Getting rich quick is never easy......LUCKY YOU.
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Another amuaing romp.......2007-09-15
JoLayne Lucks ironically, with a surname like that, has just won a half share ($14 million dollars) in the Florida state lottery. So far, so good. What JoLayne doesn't know is that the other winning ticket is held by two paranoid, white supremacist survivalists who want to steal her ticket and claim the entire $28M prize in order to finance their fledgling survivalist organisation, the White Clarion Aryans. The supremacists track JoLayne down, rough her up, and take off with her winning ticket. Enter Tom Krome, cynical feature writer for "The Register", who teams up with JoLayne to track aforementioned white supremacists down in order to retrieve the winning ticket. What follows is a very enjoyable romp ranging from Grange, Florida (a hotbed of eccentrics and dodgy Christian "miracle" shrines) to an uninhabited island in the Florida Keys. The book could have done with better editing, as there are too many tangential characters who take momentum away from the main plot of the tracking of the thieving white supremacists. Hiaasen's berserk sense of humour shines through, however, and the chief subplot satirising the Christian "miracle" industry is quite a hoot! Another good novel by Hiaasen, sure to be enjoyed by just about all who read it.
Another good one by Mr. Hiaasen.......2007-06-30
First, let me say that after reading two of Carl Hiaasen's books (Skinny Dip and Lucky You) I am now a fan and am currently reading "Sick Puppy". His style seems to introduce the "who-dunnit" first and leaves you itching to know why the bad guy did what he did and how he gets what he deserves... and they get it in the most unique and unexpected ways! They tend to get what's coming to them through their own screw-ups, stupidity, fate or maybe all three...but it's always funny and leaves you thinking, "Well, the idiot had it coming." The good guys are interesting with pasts of their own. Beware...buying and reading one of Mr. Hiaasen's books may result in the urge to read more. Money saving tip: Buy one of Amazon's used books...I've had great experience with this. The books have been in excellent condition...leaving me with the means to buy more!
Win The Lottery, Lose The Money.......2007-06-27
Imagine winning the lottery, only to have your lottery ticket stolen from a bunch of skinhead losers with brains the size of a thumbnail. This is the premise of "Lucky You," in which Hiaasen mixes humor, romance, gang warfare, and environmentalism all into a neat, lucky little package. Hiaasen's books aren't high art or great literature, but they're fun and funny -- the perfect summer read.
Lucky You.......2007-05-25
I have read Lucky Three times and it hasn't gotten old yet. This book will keep you entertained from beginning to eng. With its nutty characters including the extremely racist redneck militia men to the religious shrine crooks to the crazy Carl Hiaasen's Lucky You will make you laugh out loud. Plus Hiaasen makes his point, like in all of his books, that the environment is important and he does this by having his main character risk her life to sane 44 acres of beautiful woods.
The book begins in Grange Florida with JoLayne Lucks winning twenty-eight million in the Florida Lottery, but the twenty-eight later turns out to be fourteen. This is because around the same time down in Florida City Bodean Gazer and his buddy Chub are forming a militia. However they seem to need a lot of money to do this to they begin to play the lottery and end up winning the same jackpot as JoLayne. This is very exciting for the two until they find out they will only be receiving fourteen million because they have to share it... and with a black woman. Also for them fourteen is not enough so they decide to go and steal the other ticket.
Meanwhile somewhere upstate Tom Krome, a write for The Register hears of the story and is assigned to it. He meets with her the first day and has a very interesting encounter, but gets nothing out of her. Then the next day when he comes back he is to discover that the ticket has been stolen. He and JoLayne but mostly JoLayne decide that they are not going to let these men get away without a fight. The whole thing turns into a wild goose chase and the book takes you on one heck of a ride through Florida.
If I was to choose a word to describe this cool it would be cool. The content it funny and you have fun reading it, but the way Hiaasen writes is neat and the fact the he includes the environment is really cool to me. I would say that this book is made more for adults mostly because of the language and crude content. But that is a lot of what makes the book funny, so you have to have an open mind while reading it and understand when the rednecks are being cruel about everybody but white males that its just a book and they're just a couple of stupid men. The book makes you think but you don't really realize your thinking so it's kind of a relaxing book and it's something you want to read if you just want to read something fun.
One of Hiassen's funniest.......2006-09-02
From time to time I recommend Hiassen's books to coworkers, friends, and family. A few have become fans like me, but many others end up giving the books back to me(looking a little uncomfortable as they do) and never look at me the same way again.
These people stop asking for my advice on reading material. Apparently, not everyone appreciates Hiassen's sense of humour.
I've read all of Hiaasen's books and consider Lucky You to be one of my favourites (Strip Tease, Stormy Weather, and Sick Puppy are the others). Hiaasen turns his outrage (in this case directed at land developers, religious scam artists, the newspaper business, and red neck militia wingnuts) into a hysterically bizarre novel about two militia wannabes who win the lottery, but decide that if they can find the owner of the other winning ticket, they can double their take.
Sure, the targets here are easy to take potshots at (racist morons with guns and religious zealots) but that doesn't mean it isn't funny to watch Hiassen open fire.
If you are looking for a nail biting suspense thriller, Lucky You probably won't do it for you. Hiassen may give readers a rollicking ride, but this zany plot with its collection of quirky characters won't satisfy anyone looking for a serious thriller. Lucky You won't leave you breathless with white-knuckled thrills, but you may laugh so hard you can't see through the tears.
Read this book if you like a little twisted humour with your crime fiction.
Don't read this book if you belong to a militia or have ever seen Jesus' face appear to you in a plate of mashed potatoes. There is a good chance that you won't appreciate Hiassen's unique brand of humour..
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- Wonderful for Early Readers
- Old favorites, familier voices.
- Absolutely Wonderful Readings!
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9 complete stories at a great price!
Featuring:
The Cat in the Hat read by Kelsey Grammer
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Customer Reviews:
Great voices!.......2007-01-04
These stories are really well read! I play them in the car for my 4 and 3 year olds and I even enjoy listening along. I like that they don't have the page turn dings.
Wonderful for Early Readers.......2006-02-26
My son listens to these over and over with or without the book. He enjoys the narrators and has almost memorized the books.
Old favorites, familier voices........2005-08-21
The children enjoy hearing their favorite Dr. Suess read by the familiar voices we all know.
Absolutely Wonderful Readings!.......2004-04-19
As a homeschooling Mom of 2 small girls, we do A LOT of reading together. What a treat to have someone else do the reading for me every once in a while! Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Walter Matthau, Ted Danson, Billy Crystal and other famous voices certainly do an OUTSTANDING job! The stories are unabridged, which makes it easy to follow along with your own Dr Seuss library. Between the talented author and the unquestionably talented actors, you just can't go wrong...what a great gift to any child or Dr. Seuss fan of any age! My daughters love this CD, and are always asking for one more story or the other disc. SO...we purchased the Green Eggs and Ham CD set today, and are very eager to see how it compares to this fun compilation!
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This book examines the role luck plays in life and shows why some people are luckier than others. It revolves aound the premise that it's possible to attract and control luck to a remarkable degree, even to the extent of completely changing the direction of one's life. Written in an upbeat fashion, it is directed to those who want to bridge the gap between life as it is, and what they would like it to be.
We all envy those favored few who seem to be continually blessed by good fortune. The world conforms to their greatest aspirations. We stand in awe as we watch good luck weave its golden strands through the fabric of their lives. They don't wait for good fortune to find them. Instead, they make their own good luck by taking positive steps to attract it.
"Life has many tricks up its sleeve in the form of chance occurrences," Will tells his readers. "These chance events often happen unexpectedly and are memories before you realize they were there. The future has a way of arriving unnounced. Chance enters our lives frequently, in many forms: A coincidental meeting, a chance remark, a sudden encounter, something you happen to read in a magazine or newspaper. At any moment, you could meet a person or experience a situation that could change your life. The golden moment appears, then is gone forever. Your response, by seizing the moment, could transform it into that much sought-after but extremely elusive element, good luck.
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Guidance about the World of Luck. 5 Stars. .......2005-03-08
apply the concepts that author will munson states in his book and see a change in your life. one concept that he talks about (which i will mention on here) is about (believing). it has many elements on the Christian light(which is great) and i say this is an excellent book. A book that provides a map or a road toward the endgoal.i agree with will munson, about all of us having luck, it just takes more hard work, applying the principles that he talks about, being optimistic, and simply believing (having faith)in oneself-always-and not to be overtaken/conquered by the negatism that comes our way(it is hard but you must do:always).
if you ever wondered, why am i not lucky? then get this book and give it a try. there is nothing to lose at all (just a couple of dollars) but gain new direction in your present very important life.
i am keeping my copy forever. recommended 5 stars.
How Lucky Can You Get by Will Munson.......2000-07-03
I felt lucky the minute I picked up this book just a few short years ago. You see, I had taken a class that the author taught on publishing books. Later on I went on to publishing many books for other authors and I met my future husband, all when I least expected. How did this happen? By using the guidelines in Mr. Munson's book. Believe me he is an expert in his field. The book is well written and a happy type of book, very upbeat and the readers subconsciously follow his advice after reading it. I am happy to see his success as an author. I hope he goes on to write more.
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Not what I thought.......2007-02-15
I'm dog-obsessed and was looking for a cool dog calendar for 2007... I love M.E. but I could not find a good description - or preview of what was actually in this calendar. I think the title is misleading in that A Year with ME - could mean a year with MARY ENGELBRIET -- not "me". And You Lucky Dog! - like she's holding on the cover might mean the calendar is filled with adorable lucky dogs. It's not. It's cute, but not what I was looking for.. the search continues - can't find a cute illustrated DOG calendar.
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A popular symbol of prosperity and good fortune across Asia and around the world, Lucky Cat beckons good luck with his raised paw. Learn about this cheerful cat's significance, his origins in eighteenth-century Japan, and his fascinating history and folklore, as well as how to display your own Lucky Cat and invite good luck into your life.
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- Hand-painted Lucky Cat statue
- Colorful display stand
- 48-page illustrated book
Customer Reviews:
great gift idea!.......2007-01-04
I bought this as a gift for my Mom, and she loved it, she put in a request for 3 more!
Very Satisfied.......2006-03-21
I bought this for my sister with the thought that she probably already owned it. Well, she didn't and loved it! I was very pleased. It is very cute.
Wrong Tail!.......2005-09-03
The three star rating is for the book. It is a very good retelling of the Maneki-Neko legends, and gives an accurate history of the cat figurines.
However, as the book points out the Maneki-Neko is a Japanese Bobtail cat. The figurine included has a full length tail. As a proud owner of a pure bred Japanese Bobtail, I know that there are unique qualities about this cat that other cats do not possess.
Therefore I will have to seek out a real Maneki-Neko figurine to place on the stand, and discard the faux cat that came with this book.
I would not advise anyone who wanted good fortune to order this item, as it is unlikely the Kannon Bosatsu would incarnate in an inaccurate representation of her feline aspect.
"Lucky Cat" is an excellent gift.......2005-07-14
While traveling through Asia I kept seeing these funny little ceramic cats with one paw in the air. I even saw one that was a clock, with the paw swinging back and forth to tick off the seconds. But they were just part of an already-foreign environment and I really didn't notice I had noticed them until I found "Lucky Cat" by Laurel Wellman. The ceramic cat made a great gift for a friend who needed some luck and the accompanying book filled us in on why so many people around the world have a Lucky Cat on their shelf. The book is interesting and well written, and our Lucky Cat was apparently made with care.
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Think Before You Act!: Thinking Skills and Behaviour Improvement for 9-16 Year Olds (Lucky Duck Books)
Michael Hymans
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`The book is very accessible and practical, and could be used not only by teachers but also by learning mentors, classroom assistants and others. Indeed, just over half of the content consists of worksheets, and then there is as addendum, of posters at the back. All in all, this is a very practical book that encourages more analytical problem-solving skills and greater levels of interactive/social skills among pupils with challenging behaviour' -
Educational Psychology in Practice
This publication has been inspired by de Bonos innovative work on CORT Thinking. Michael Hymans initially used this model to help youngsters with hostile and inconsequential behaviour.
Now modified to suit all pupils, not just those with behaviour problems, this publication provides 12 lessons. Each lesson includes:
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BORN LUCKY...OR MADE LUCKY? LEARN TO CREATE GOOD FORTUNE
Some people feel helpless when faced with personal tragedy, financial problems, and other unfortunate events. But others skillfully overcome the negatives and "tune in" to everything from gambling wins to career breaks. Now you can learn the secrets of being among the 'lucky' by understanding the spiritual dimensions of good fortune and unleashing your personal power to open doorways of opportunity, success, and happiness.
LUCKY YOU! will teach you the proven practices of lucky people that attract good fortune in each of these key areas: Health and Safety; Business and Investment; Relationships and Love; Gambling.
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Superb for Luck Manifestation! ;).......2007-08-29
It outlines the various ways in which luck can manifest despite supposedly heavy odds stacked against some great outcomes. These ways, once assimilated into the subconscious mind, will inevitably bring about wonderful results in Life. Smart "luck" can be attracted!
Thought Provoking.......2005-09-09
The first section of the book has several repetitive gambling stories. Get the to the last half of the book, and that is where the real story is, and the real thought provoking ideas are developed.
Not Worth It!.......2005-08-08
Perhaps I was expecting too much from the book, but I just couldn't stand it. The whole thing was examples of people winning money, and showing how some of them can "sense" where winning slot machines and such are! I wish it would've given more information on the psychological aspect on increasing your luck by how you luck, but it did not. I would not recommend to anyone!
Courageous And Provocative.......2005-05-31
This book exceeded all of my expectations!
I am not a gambler so that theme didn't interest me,
but once I understood that the author was using
games of chance as a metaphor for our lives, I started
getting how really useful this book is and how his
whole perspective is a strategy for finding good fortune.
The author reveals a lot about himself, his own streaks
of bad luck and good luck, and I could really relate his
experiences to my own life.
After finishing the book, I began to see -- and feel -- the
circumstances of my life in a way that has proven really
beneficial. I haven't won the lottery...okay, I broke down
and bought a ticket...but that isn't what is important about
this book. It's about understanding that life has patterns
and rhythms and these can be shaped and manipulated by
our intentions and our intuition.
I highly recommend this book if you want a life changing
experience!
The Author's Confession.......2005-04-29
As the author of LUCKY YOU! may I take this opportunity to respond to comments made by several of the reviewers?!
Every author eventually discovers the hard way that publisher's have the final say over the title, subtitle, and backcover description of their book. That was certainly the case with me. The subtitle in particular, 'Proven Strategies For Finding Good Fortune,' bears no resemblance to my original title, but it is the representation the publisher had the legal right to impose.
To readers who feel the front and back cover misrepresent the contents of my book, please accept my apologies.
Having confessed this, I must take exception to some of the other comments, especially about its treatment of gambling. As I state in the book, games of chance are a metaphor for our lives. Every day we pull the lever of chance on our finances, our health, our safety, and our relationships. Gambling simply offers a short feedback loop between action and reward. With games of chance we can experiment at using our intuition to sense luck opportunities.It is a method for sharpening our skills in dealing with the challenges of life.
If I were writing this book again, more than two years after its completion, I would certainly place more emphasis on practical ways to enhance intuitive luck. This is an on-going consideration for me and has expanded since the book. On my website, www.doctorluck.com, my CD's and newsletter, The Science Of Luck, all concern techniques for using the latest scientific research into intuition to enrich the quality of our lives.
best of luck to you, Randall Fitzgerald
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