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Hello, hello my dear friends.
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Welcome to Fluent Pro Hub.
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Before we start, let me tell you something important.
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This podcast is slow, this podcast is clear, and this podcast is made for learning,
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for thinking, and for feeling calm.
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So don't rush, don't skip, stay with us till the end.
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You'll feel the difference.
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My name is Emily, and I'll be your host today.
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And with me is my co-host, my friend, Arav.
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Hey Emily.
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Hi everyone.
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Yeah, I'm really happy to be here today.
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Same here, Arav.
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So friends, today's topic is very special.
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It's not just about the past.
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It's about our present and our future.
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Today we're talking about life without technology.
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Now, before you think, oh, this is boring, wait, this is not about hating technology.
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This is about understanding life.
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So Arav, let me ask you something simple.
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When you hear life without technology, what's the first image that comes to your mind?
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Hmm.
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The first image is people.
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Real people.
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Talking.
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Laughing.
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Sitting together.
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Yeah, I like that.
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People, not screens.
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Exactly.
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Because today, even when people are together, everyone is looking somewhere else.
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Mostly down at their phones.
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Yeah, always.
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Let's be honest.
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Technology has become part of our body.
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Phone in hand, earphones in ear, mind somewhere else.
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True.
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Sometimes I feel like the phone is thinking more than me.
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Same here.
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Now let's slowly go back in time.
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Not too far.
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Just a little.
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Life before smartphones.
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Life before social media.
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Life before constant internet.
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Arav, how were mornings back then?
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Mornings were…simple.
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You woke up.
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You stretched.
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You looked around.
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No checking notifications.
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No messages waiting.
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Yeah.
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No bad news first thing in the morning.
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Exactly.
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Your mood was not controlled by a screen.
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That's such an important point.
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Today, many people wake up anxious, not because of life, but because of what they see online.
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True.
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One negative post can ruin the whole morning.
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Now, think about education.
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Learning without technology.
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People think education was weak before, but was it?
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Not really.
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Learning was slower, but deeper.
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Yes, students listened more.
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Teachers explained more.
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And students asked questions.
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Real questions.
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Now many students just search answers.
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Yeah, copy, paste, done.
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But learning is not copying.
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Learning is understanding.
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Life without technology forced the brain to work.
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And that made the brain stronger.
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Let's talk about attention.
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Focus.
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How long can people focus today?
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Honestly, not much.
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Five minutes?
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Ten minutes?
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That's why this podcast is slow.
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We're training focus again.
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Yeah.
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Slow listening is powerful.
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Friends listening right now, if your mind is wandering, bring it back.
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Stay with us.
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Life without technology had long attention.
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People read full books, not summaries.
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And they remembered what they read.
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Now, we consume a lot, but remember very little.
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Because the mind is overloaded.
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Exactly.
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Now, let's talk about emotions, relationships.
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Life without technology had fewer contacts, but deeper connections.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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You didn't have 500 friends.
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You had five real ones.
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And those five mattered.
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You met them.
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You sat with them.
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You talked for hours.
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No typing.
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No filters.
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Just real faces.
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Real faces with real expressions.
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Yeah.
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Smiles were real.
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Proper laughter!
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Now think about children.
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Childhood without technology.
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Best time.
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Children ran outside, played games, got tired.
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Now children swipe screens.
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That changes the brain.
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Yes.
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Too much screen too early is dangerous.
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Education experts talk about this a lot.
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Because learning through experience is powerful.
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Touching.
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Falling.
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Trying again.
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Screens don't teach that.
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Now let's pause for a second.
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Friends, if you're still listening, good job.
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This podcast is slow for a reason.
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Stay till the end.
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We're just getting started.
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Arav, let's talk about boredom.
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Ah, boredom.
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The thing everyone hates now.
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But boredom was normal before.
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And boredom created creativity.
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Yes.
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People wrote.
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People drew.
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People thought.
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Now boredom disappears in seconds.
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Open phone.
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Scroll.
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Solved.
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But creativity dies there.
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True.
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Now, let's be balanced.
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Technology is not evil.
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Right.
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Technology helps education.
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It helps communication.
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But only when used correctly.
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Life without technology teaches us balance. And awareness.
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That we control technology, not the other way around.
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Friends, this is part one of our deep conversation.
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If you're enjoying this calm, slow, clear podcast, stay with us.
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In the next part, we'll talk about mental health,
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daily habits, and how to bring the good parts of a technology-free life into today's world.
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So don't leave.
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Stay till the end of this series.
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And yes, before you go, if this podcast helps you learn English, helps you think, or just helps you feel calm,
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please subscribe to Fluent Pro Hub.
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It really supports us.
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will continue very soon.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “How to improve English”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: technology, podcast, learning, Arav, boredom. Questo video contiene 162 frasi e 787 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:09. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 97 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 88% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
podcast sostantivo/ˈpɑdˌkæst/podcast, audioprogramma
boredom sostantivo/ˈbɔɹ.dəm/noia, tedio
earphone sostantivo/ˈɪə(ɹ)fəʊn/auricolare, cuffia
overload verbo/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/sovraccaricare
swipe verbo/swaɪp/passare
wander verbo/ˈwɑndɚ/errare, vagare
consume verbo/kənˈsum/consumare
pasta sostantivo/ˈpɑ.stə/pasta, impasto
notification sostantivo/ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/notificazione
bore verbo/boɹ/annoiare, tediare
pause sostantivo/pɔːz/pausa
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/abbonarsi
smartphone sostantivo/ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/smartphone, telefono intelligente
disappear verbo/dɪsəˈpɪɹ/sparire, scomparire
anxious aggettivo/ˈæŋkʃəs/inquieto

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/svegliarsi

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • It's about our present and our future.
  • Today we're talking about life without technology.
  • Friends, if you're still listening, good job.
  • Arav, let's talk about boredom.

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fais made · was not controlled · is overloaded
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodowe're talking · is looking · is thinking
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneYou'll feel · I'll be · we'll talk

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 14 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, we're, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/, swipe /swaɪp/, pause /pɔːz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, laughter /ˈlæftɚ/, habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come podcast, boredom, earphone.

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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