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Man's Search for Meaning is a book all about the lessons
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that Viktor Frankl learnt from being a prisoner in the concentration camps.
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It's a really powerful book and I took a lot of lessons from it, and I'm going to show you the top 5.
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Number 1.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of the human freedoms, to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
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Remember that in any situation, you can choose how to react.
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You are not experiencing the world, you're experiencing your thoughts about the world.
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Imagine there's a final filter between the real you and the outside world, and that is your thoughts.
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You can control that final filter.
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Eleanor Roosevelt said, no one can make you feel inferior without your permission.
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Imagine two healthy men are in a car accident.
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Both are paralysed and lose the ability to walk.
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The first man feels extremely hard done by and becomes really depressed
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and says how he wishes he had been killed in the accident and feels miserable.
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The second man, in the exact same situation, decides to do the opposite.
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He chooses to feel gratitude for the fact that he survived.
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He feels like he was wasting his life before and so goes off and achieves great things despite his disabilities.
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He feels liberated and doesn't fear the things he used to.
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He says how in some ways he's grateful for the accident
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and it has woken him up and he's seizing life and feels much happier than he used to.
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I highly recommend practicing meditation each day even
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if only for a few minutes
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because it allows you to separate yourself from your thoughts and have an objective view on situations, which makes it feel like you're watching them happen to someone else.
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This allows you to react much more logically and not feel as emotionally attached to bad situations.
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The more you meditate, the easier it will become.
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Marcus Aurelius said, if you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it, and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
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So choose your own way to react.
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Lesson 2.
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You aren't searching for a life of peace, you are searching for a life with a purposeful struggle.
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When most people imagine their dream life is something like sitting on a beach with a nice drink, relaxing with nobody telling them what to do.
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They have enough money to do whatever they want and people think this will make them extremely happy.
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As they have never lived this life, I can't say for certain, but I believe what would happen is
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that people would enjoy it for some time and then would feel extremely bored and lost.
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You see this happen quite often with celebrities, sometimes turning to drugs to get some excitement back in their lives.
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Obviously this has terrible consequences.
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So what should they do instead?
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Viktor Frankl teaches that people really want to work towards something in their life that has a real purpose.
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You want a purposeful struggle.
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Something to work towards that isn't instantly completed.
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Something that you have to chip away at each day.
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For me it's this YouTube channel.
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Most days I just chip away, write small parts of scripts for videos and it makes me feel great
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because each day I'm working towards helping people improve their lives by explaining various concepts.
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This is my purposeful struggle and it's always easy
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but that's what makes it so satisfying when a new video is completed
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because i know all the effort
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that goes into it what purposeful struggle should you work towards it's a difficult question to answer
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and obviously different for everyone
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but the advice i'd give is to think of something greater than yourself
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and then just try lots and lots of things
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and keep spending your time searching and learning don't stay in a job
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that you hate lesson three almost all of what you fear
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is not important victor frankl explains what happened to the prisoners after they were released from the concentration camps.
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There were negatives but the biggest positive was the liberation the prisoners felt.
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They were liberated from any fears they used to have.
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In comparison to the concentration camps, their previous worries were insignificantly small so they felt empowered to do whatever they wanted with their lives.
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I had depression before and I felt terrible and often couldn't get out of bed because I couldn't imagine a positive future.
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Before I had depression, I used to worry about what other people thought about me
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and didn't ever properly try and work towards anything huge due to fear of failure.
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I'd always wanted to make a YouTube channel but I never did
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because I didn't have the drive and I was worried what other people would think.
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After getting through depression suddenly all of that didn't matter anymore.
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Having depression allowed me to gain real perspective and to see how insignificant my previous worries were.
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I was just happy to be feeling better and I couldn't wait to start work on a YouTube channel.
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So I fully committed to creating this channel.
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I'm so glad that I have.
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I absolutely love what I do.
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Here's a great quote from the book that will guide you through life.
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Live as if you're living for the second time, and the first time you lived as wrongly as you are now.
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So remember, almost all of what you fear is not important.
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Lesson four, have gratitude for very small moments and simple things.
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People always want more.
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Have gratitude for what you have now, so that when you do have more, you'll have gratitude for that and actually enjoy it.
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Otherwise, you're always chasing something in the future, and the grass will always be greener on the other side.
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Seize any moment that life gives you to smile.
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Properly stop and appreciate it fully.
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One of the simplest ways to instantly have more happiness in your life is to practice mindfulness
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and be completely mindful in happy moments.
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Mindfulness is simply living in the present and practising getting out of your head and into your body, not thinking about the past or the future, just focus on the present.
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One of my favourite quotes of all time comes from the film Kung Fu Panda, where Master Ugoi says to Poe, You are too concerned with what was and what will be.
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There is a saying, Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.
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That is why it is called the present.
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In the book, Viktor Frankl explains that one night, one of the men rushed into the cabin and told them all to come quickly and see the most incredible sunset.
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Frankl said it was a fantastic sunset
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and the sunsets were one of the few things the guards couldn't stop them from enjoying.
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If you're ever overwhelmed just look at a sunset and remember
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that it's the exact same sun that Frankl looked at and enjoyed so much.
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When I do this it instantly makes me appreciate my freedom
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and everything that I do have and suddenly any worry shrinks to its proper size.
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One of the simplest ways I've found to feel happier in my life is
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that each night I think of three things during the day that I really enjoyed.
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Sometimes I can have it in my head
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that it's been a bad day but then
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when I think about those three things I realise actually this has been a really great day.
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I'd really recommend just trying it.
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Also appreciate any moment of laughter.
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Viktor Frankl had a friend in the camps
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and the two of them would try each day to tell the other something funny that would make them laugh.
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Patch Adams is one of my favourite films of all time.
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Here's a quote from it about the power of laughter.
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Remember laughing?
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Laughter enhances the blood flow to the body's extremities and improves cardiovascular function.
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Laughter releases endorphins and other natural mood -elevating pain -killing chemicals, improves the transfer of oxygen and nutrients to internal organs.
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Laughter boosts the immune system and helps the body fight off disease, cancer cells, as well as virus, bacterial and other infections.
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Being happy is the best cure of all diseases.
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So have gratitude for very small moments and simple things and laugh as often as possible.
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Lesson 5.
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He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.
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Viktor Frankl got through the terrible time in the concentration camp
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because he knew he would take what he was learning from the situation and write a book.
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He knew that that book would really help others.
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He chose to focus on how he was going to help other people
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because of the situation he was in and he didn't focus on the terrible things that were happening around him.
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He thought of something bigger than himself.
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The way over prisoners got through the camp was to be
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extremely generous giving away some of their food to other prisoners
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this would give them a huge sense of purpose these prisoners
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gave themselves a real purpose a reason to keep going they had a big why
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because they were staying positive for other prisoners
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when you're working towards something you'll find it much easier to keep going
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if your main aim is something bigger than yourself the aim
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of this youtube channel is to improve the lives of millions of people around the world
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because this aim is so great
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and much bigger than me it keeps me going in times when i'm finding the work difficult.
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So, to summarise, lesson one, everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of the human freedoms,
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to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
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Lesson two, you aren't searching for a life of peace, you're searching for a life of a purposeful struggle.
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Lesson three, almost all of what you fear is not important.
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Lesson four, have gratitude for very small moments and simple things and laugh as often as possible.
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And lesson five, he who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.
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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: lesson, frankl, prisoner, choose, moment. Deze video bevat 130 zinnen en 1745 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:16. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 211 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| prisoner zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɹɪzənə/ | gevangene |
| gratitude zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/ | dankbaarheid |
| laughter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlæftɚ/ | gelach |
| concentration zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ | concentratie |
| sunset zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ | zonsondergang |
| react werkwoord | /ɹiːˈækt/ | reageren |
| chip zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɪp/ | fiche |
| filter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɪltɚ/ | filter |
| seize werkwoord | /ˈsiːz/ | grijpen, vangen |
| circumstance zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ | omstandigheid |
| rush werkwoord | /ɹʌʃ/ | afraffelen |
| mystery zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | mysterie |
| chase werkwoord | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | achtervolgen, achternazitten |
| happiness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | blijheid, blijdschap |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| give away werkwoord | weggeven |
| go off werkwoord | afgaan |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer klopt | used to have · used to worry |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | can be taken · are paralysed · had been killed |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has woken · have never lived · I've found |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 31 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, couldn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: concentration /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: concentration /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, disability /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, seize /ˈsiːz/, mood /muːd/, objective /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/, summarize /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, laughter /ˈlæftɚ/, react /ɹiːˈækt/, circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/, happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, grass /ɡɹɑːs/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, organ /ˈɔːɡən/, insignificant /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als lesson, prisoner, gratitude.
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