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and the disappointments of raising five extremely different

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Cat Patches

A Good Day for Slow Stitching - Good morning my friends. Our truck came home yesterday. Unfortunately, it has to go back again today. The air conditioner is working again, but not cooli...
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Life In Pieces

Progress on Kate's Choice - It was nice to get back to the sewing room on Sunday. After a week away from home, the first decision was to decide what to work on. I finished off the A...
3 days ago
Life and Linda

Love Your Creativity Link Party #319 - "Love Your Creativity." The place where you can share your latest blog posts. Just link up at the bottom of this post. You could be featured next week! ...
4 days ago
Buttercup Counts her Blessings

And I Love Ice Cream - Today, I entered the world of artisanal ice cream, literally. Last weekend I ate one of the best doughnuts of my life in Mystic, CT and this weekend, m...
6 days ago
Ravenwood Whimzies Primitives & Folk Art

Checking in After a Long Absence! - Good afternoon dear friends. Gosh, it has been forever since I posted....I am sure you all understand that life gets busy, and unfortunately, bloggin...
4 weeks ago
Kitchen Stories

Sweet & Sour Chicken with Basmati Rice - [image: Sweet and Sour Chicken with Basmati Rice] This Sweet and Sour Chicken can become the favorite recipe for those who love Asian Cuisine, but also spe...
2 months ago
DIY by Design

Positive Affirmation of the Day -
3 months ago
Michelle Ridgway

April Showers - Good morning friends. We in Oz are a tad soggy at the moment. With many inland areas experiencing flooding. My life has been all over the shop the last ...
4 months ago
I Create Purty Thangs

Happy New Year 2025 -
7 months ago
Savoring Time in the Kitchen

Almond Pastry Sticks - I've been baking these Almond Pastry Sticks since 2015 after I first saw them on Saving Room for Dessert's blog. The original recipe was a Pillsbury ...
8 months ago
Thistle Cove Farm

Grants, Initiatives and Farming, Homestead Money - [image: Grants, Initiatives and Farming, Homestead Money] Very Important…it’s been so long since I’ve updated, I’m starting from ground zero. If you’d like...
9 months ago
charmingsbycmh

Gingerbread Annie - newest Annie is Gingerbread Annie and she is 18" tall with her own 3" gingerbread man for more info and pics, please visit my Etsy Shop *SOLD* thanks...
10 months ago
The Way I Sew It

Bramble Blooms II Background - I've been working on the second in a series Bramble Blooms quilt (BBII), beginning with the background. The first prompt is to make a different style cente...
1 year ago
Lee Hill Primitives

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1 year ago
Maggie's Lil' Fixins

May is Here! - May is here! For me that means adding more to my Ameriana! I normally have alot of old America decorating my house because I have always loved the colo...
1 year ago
The Victorian Tailor

Summer Tops and Pantaloons -
2 years ago
classic • casual • home

Pretty And Practical Porch and Pool In A Small Backyard - Here’s how we created the Pickett’s pretty and practical porch and pool in a small backyard. That’s a tongue twister! The positives of our new home in At...
2 years ago
MAPLE LANE

Code Triche Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom Argent Illimitées [Astuce] - Aujourd’hui on vous parle de Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom, un jeu de tactique baladeur pendant lequel vous avez besoin de Argent, appel directrice du jeu. Ce...
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Pat's Pink Apron

Nissan X-Trail Specs And Review - The buyers of the Nissan X-Trail SUV will benefit from an extensive series of upgrades to maintain its position in the SUV segment as one of the few vers...
3 years ago
*Old Time Farmhouse* - Sweet Simple Style

Merry Christmas - I’m stopping in to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! I’m sure you all have wonderful plans filled with family, food, and fun. We’ll be at the farmhouse an...
3 years ago
a Vintage Green

Fresh Stock Added - Love having a Christmas Cactus blooming in the background when sharing fresh stock ! The faux manikin is a pin/jewelry holder. Elvis Presley plate and a...
3 years ago
Christine's Home and Travel Adventures

Happy Valentine’s Day, 2020! - Happy Valentine’s Day to all! We just arrived from a cruise to the UAE and one of our plane lay over was in Amsterdam. I just love all their tulips and bl...
5 years ago
vignette design

My Organized Pantry - My pantry is a jack of all trades! It is a food pantry, a dish pantry and flower arranging pantry, depending on what door you open. Behind Door #1 is o...
5 years ago
Decor & More

Recent Reads - Happy long weekend, friends… happy to say we’re hunkered down at home just catching up on life (and sleep) a bit. We both had super busy weeks last week so...
5 years ago
INSIDE NANA'S HEAD

- I have been trying for a month to update this blog...haven't been able to do much so will leave it like it is and just add new posts...I have been doing ab...
5 years ago
zanymayd

Wool & Needle - Can you tell what I've been up to When my Grandson loves what I just felted ...
5 years ago
Faith, Grace, and Crafts

- Yes, It's Been a While! So much has happened since my last post! I will try my best to do a catch up! First, there's another little grandson to love! Welc...
5 years ago
Magazine Your Home

Fall Decor - Just a quick look at my fall decor. Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather. Happy Fall everyone!
5 years ago
The Country Blossom

Pictures of Home, Field Trips and Life Lately! - Hello and happy last day of September to you! I don't know where the month went! Life has been busy with homeschooling, a field trip, the start of our ...
5 years ago
Knit One, Raised 4

New Life - Finding enthusiasm, rhythm and purpose in this new life of mine has not come with as much ease. That is how it should be with love. This I know will be bet...
5 years ago
Days at Buttermilk Cottage

Summer Reads - I am not sure what else I will read this summer, but I feel confident in saying, THIS one is my favorite of the summer. This is a multi generational ...
6 years ago
Living the Small Town Life

Another year... Another month... Another day - It's been over 2 years since my last post! Our little guy recently turned 2 and he is just a hoot! What a blessing he's been throughout the last 2 years. ...
6 years ago
Two Bears Farm and the Three Cubs

A Sense of Wonder - Sometimes in your life you stumble upon a place so magical that you are struck with a sense of wonder. Last weekend we took a hike to a place called The C...
6 years ago
Cedar Creek Primitives

Mystical Characters - This last piece took me some time to create! I had a certain vision in my head as to what I wanted her to look like and I really took my time. From changin...
6 years ago
Our Cozy Abode

Spring is right around the corner - *I needed a reminder that * *is around the corner.* *And these cute little guys will be a thing of the past....* ...
6 years ago
Big and Little Creations

- Hi everybody! I have made little progress since my declaration. I am pleased I got at least a little done. Here is my current progress as promised. A co...
6 years ago
Porch Days

Warm Violets - What I love about this photo is the golden late afternoon sunshine. It adds warmth.
6 years ago
Homespun Happenings

Spindle Feathered Tree DIY - I found these cute spindle legs from a table which had these glass claw foot feet. I grabbed them at first because I knew hubby would like to use the cla...
6 years ago
Brendi Dolls

a few new dolls -
7 years ago
Cozy Blanket

Well hello 2018 - We are off to a cold start here at my house. I wanted snow in November and December but we hardly had any. We still haven't had the snow others have. But...
7 years ago
cozylittlehouse

10 Best Books I Read in 2017 - #10 #9 #8 #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2 #1 *#1. No Exit* Darby Thorne is a college student stranded by a blizzard at a highway rest stop in the middle of n...
7 years ago
The Vintage Bag Lady

Winter Camping - Christmas holidays are being celebrated right here on the Salmon River in White Bird, Idaho. The weather has been wonderful and I am getting in my lo...
7 years ago
Island Rustic

The Last Bed... - This time of year it is nice to have all of the garlic in, just one more bed to go... It is a new bed and a lot bigger than most of the other beds. I m...
7 years ago
Bee happy

Any weekend plans? - Got any plans for the weekend?
7 years ago
Honeysuckle Haven Cottage

The Main Differences Between Dry And Steam Carpet Cleaning - Dan Kennedy, of the best marketers inside the world, calls it novice is the message publicize match. General Foot traffic Residue - Most men and women te...
7 years ago
COUNTRY WHISPERS

A Year in the Making...and It's Finally Finished! - I went back in my posts to see just exactly when I began on this quilt and it was August of 2016. Sadly, it has taken me a full year to finish it. I work...
8 years ago
The Life of a Farmer's Wife

Alabama Street Corn - Most everyone has heard of Mexican Street Corn, but I made a much more simpler version, with ingredients I can pronounce. Then I named it Alabama. Creativ...
8 years ago
Mint Chocolate Chip & Other Joys

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8 years ago
For The Love Of Minis

New Bible For My House - Wow it has been a whole year since I posted!!! I am going to put my minis in my other blog because I just don't post enough of them anymore!!! "Our Cozy...
8 years ago
Travels of John and Bridget... and Fred

- I looked at our last blog today and realized it had been over a month since the last post. On the last post we had made it to Tucson and were very busy ge...
8 years ago
Fashion Dolls at Van's Doll Treasures

Zoé and Jacob's Doctor Visit (Photostory) - This is Dr. Locicero and Dr. King, who is referred to as Dr. Evelyn. They co-own the practice and have identical rooms. Danielle has been joined by Taj a...
8 years ago
BOSSY BETTY

Post-Birthday Missive - Hi All, Betty is still around, still kicking, still loving life. I recently celebrated my birthday, and man did I have a good time! As you can see, I...
8 years ago
My Salvaged Treasures

My 2016 Favorite Trash to Treasure Projects - I sure hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday celebration! I don't know about you, but I'm feeling the need to kick back and relax awhile before t...
8 years ago
Krista's Kitchen

Stuffed Cabbage Casserole - This Stuffed Cabbage Casserole is the best thing I have made all week. In fact, it is SO good that I knew I needed to share it here. Every single member...
8 years ago
R&L's Homespun Life

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8 years ago
Zetta's Aprons

Random Acts of Halloween! - *Random Acts...New Creepy Crafties!* *One of my all-time favorite postcards!* I have been so lax at blogging, I am embarrassed to say. More and more it...
8 years ago
The Cozy Old "Farmhouse"

Boy's Bedroom Makeover - All Things Automotive - Hi Y'all!! Can you even believe it's been 3 months since I've posted anything?!? *sweeps cobwebs away* When I looked at the date of my last post my jaw...
9 years ago
Conceive Writing

The Cavaliers: A Beautiful Moment in Cleveland - Tickets were sold out. (In fact, I heard a person paid 50,000 for one ticket to see the game in California.) Downtown Cleveland, Ohio jammed with people ...
9 years ago
Shabby Cats and Roses

Rose Crowns & French Graphic Pillows - Hello everyone! Yes, I am still here, lol. Not as much as I was when I first starting this little blog of mine, but I do try to post something new every so...
9 years ago
Flat Creek Farm

Warm Springs Ranch ~ Love those Clydesdales! - Yesterday, Mr. W and I took an “us” day. We spent the morning at Warm Springs Ranch near Boonville, Missouri. We then did some antiquing, followed by sho...
9 years ago
Lorraine Young Pottery

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9 years ago
Shabby Sweet Cottage

Neutral Easter Table - Happy Spring Friends. I couldn't let Easter slip by without sharing a fun table setting. Setting a pretty table is one of my favorite things to do. ...
9 years ago
Dear Helen Hartman

The World Has Gone to Helen Back - *Dear Helen Hartman,* *I'm so sick of people who get angry at the drop of a hat and want to make sure everyone knows it. What happened to civility? To pl...
9 years ago
The Foreign Domestic: Adventures of a New Housewife

How to Fuel Up on Healthy Foods While You Travel - It’s important to remember that being away from home doesn’t make you immune to bad food choices—greasy food & excessive amounts of sugar have the same ef...
9 years ago
reneewithsomethin2thinkabout

What's Weighing You Down Today? - Hebrews 12:1 says Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us or ensnares us. Lay aside....in other words put it down and get...
9 years ago
Coloradolady

The New Year Came and Went.... - *My last post in 2015 was in regards to moving day for us and moving forward. I am sure some of you followed along on my most painful and stressful journey...
9 years ago
The Vintage Hope Chest

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9 years ago
At Home with Loretta

I'm Fulfilling One Of My Passions - It is Happy Days In Our Home Again! Hello to All.... I don't know where to start, it has been a long hard journey back to everything, but, with the Lord'...
9 years ago
Decor & Harmony

Painted Sideboard - Hello Everyone, I know it's been months and months........I have a completed project. It was pretty quick and easy I love the way it looks. Have a great ...
9 years ago
The Uncluttered Lifestyle

2016 Calendar and Planner Printables - For those that may be wondering... yes there will be a fresh set of 2016 calendars and planner printables released despite my hiatus. Launch date is set fo...
9 years ago
Muffy's Marks

Fairy Gardens - When the grands were here for Granny Daze, one of the projects we did was build individual Fairy Gardens. I picked out a fairy, little animal, a...
9 years ago
Lioness Rebirth: The EVOLUTION

Tips for Managing Multiple Blogs - Here are some tips on how I manage my multiple blogs: Use One Blogging Platform I find it more manageable to have all my blogs on one blogging platform ...
10 years ago
Homespun Simplicity

{A Simple Woman’s Daybook} 06/09/15 - *[image: Daybook]* *FOR TODAY... *Tuesday, June 9, 2015 *Outside my window... *is a very pretty day! Sunny with a slight breeze, 79 degrees. Supposed to...
10 years ago
The Messy Roost

A Bird House Wreath - When did summer get here? I really can't complain, living in Arizona, we haven't had too many warm (hot) days. I can't say the "H" word, because, we al...
10 years ago
My brown eyed girl

Feeling INSPIRED!!!! - Dear friends, I know it's been awhile since I've updated my blog, so why is today any different from yesterday or days past. Well I'll tell you.... I ha...
10 years ago
Vintage Country Girl

Grace. - Grace has always been full of contradictions. With her future career choices that is. The way the school diplomas are run these days, kids have to have the...
10 years ago
Decorating with CENTS

WELCOME SPRING! - Here's a welcome sign I made for a special friend that I wanted to share. You can see one made earlier here. It started from a ceiling fan bla...
10 years ago
Susie Dolls

Another Belles Meeting....... - Another lovely day spent with the Southern Belles, a lot of work going on making a little leather writing case for a fashion doll, sadly I didn't manage to...
10 years ago
THE FASHION DOLL REVIEW

Please update your blog feeds to my new website! - Dear readers, I've just managed to update my website to an elegant Squarespace account. You will now be able to read all of these entries (and future ones)...
10 years ago
colleens craft shed

Love what I do - I love my work. :) These are photos of the orders I have been working on these days My soy candles are done and waiting for me to list on Etsy... ...
10 years ago
Mama's Crafts

DIY 3 Votive 4x4 Wooden Candle Holder - Hello, happy Tuesday after a Monday holiday! I always love a short work week! I had a fantastic long weekend. I got some fun Valentine's projects start...
10 years ago
Sweet Romantic Notions

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10 years ago
Beautiful Dees

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10 years ago
Sweet Nothings

- We hope you have a wonderful 4th of July.
11 years ago
*OldTimePickers* - decor and design from pickin cool finds

Wow... - Wow...I have been gone from this blog for almost a year. That's what happens when life throws you a curve ball. I thought it's about time to come and put th...
11 years ago
Country Girl at Home

Happy Mother's Day! - Moms truly have THE very best job. I consider it the highest calling and I'm so grateful to be a mom. Just to think that God trusted me with these three ...
11 years ago
Sue's Magnolia Treasures

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11 years ago
Marie's Country Woodcrafts

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11 years ago
HOOVER FARMS & THE HOOVER FAMILY

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The Summer Porch

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11 years ago
Blushing Rose

~ Merry Christmas To You & Your Family ~ - May Christ live on in your hearts each day ... [image: post signature]
11 years ago
ReMadeSimple

Nature-Inspired Christmas - I love to change up my Christmas decorations every year, and usually make most of them myself. This year I've had a lot of fun playing around with my sewi...
11 years ago
Primitive at Heart

Meet the Neighbors - I just couldn't resist posting pics of these cute gals. I have a field on each side of my home with cows. One side is the milkers and the other side the F...
12 years ago
WEST SIDE OF STRAIGHT

Happy August - HappyAugust!!!! Feels like autumn is here a little early, as our weather has been very dry, and things are drying up much, it feels like late September!...
12 years ago
Wife to Widow

Death comes to us or for us... - Are you there? Yes, it's been a while and for those of you who have gone through such devastating grief, you know it takes time. The rest of you will have...
12 years ago
momto8blog

What Is The Best Family Vacation? - Guess it depends on who you ask! Our family has had fun vacations... at the beach with extended family, at the beach with friends, anytime at the beach! Dis...
12 years ago
A Southern Garden by Becca

The heat has set in here in the south... - I always dread the sweltering heat in the summer months. Most days the humidity is terrible and leaves you soaking wet just walking into the outdoors and ...
12 years ago
Recollecting the Past

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12 years ago
Scarlett Loves Elvis

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12 years ago
Beatrice Banks

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12 years ago
The Little Red House with the White Porch

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12 years ago
THE PRIMITIVE THREAD

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12 years ago
Shirlsrosecottage

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12 years ago
So Long Farm

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12 years ago
Space by Pretha

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12 years ago
Adrift On The Lake

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12 years ago
Simply Positive

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12 years ago
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13 years ago
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Tipsy Teacup Creations

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the Thrift Addict

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Love, Laughter & Decor

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Primgurl's Gatherings

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Learning To Live With Yourself

This is another of "At Home with Loretta's"newspaper column:

Learning to Live with Yourself

Sometimes, we may be our worst enemy. It's not always easy to admit who you really are. Acknowledging limitations, physical or mentally in everyday life is not always easy. Yet, unless a person does so, he or she cannot experience true satisfaction. We all differ from the other. Not everyone can do the same or even as much as the other. Some may be gifted in certain ways; and there are those who have talents that others lack.
One of the greatest problem that many have is learning to recognize their own limitations; not everyone excels in every endeavor. Actually, the fact that not all individuals excel in the same thing provides a basis for appreciating and highly esteeming other. It gives us an opportunity to show gratitude for their fine qualities and abilities. On the other hand, if we constantly endeavor to push beyond our capabilities we can impose greater limits on ourselves. Striving for the best, for wealth and the likes, can result in ruining your health in the process.
The person who really learns to live with himself recognizes his limits, and does not go beyond them. We all differ for various reasons because of personal needs, and, we are all unique. Just because you didn't win a blue ribbon for the best apple pie, it certainly doesn't mean you can't bake a lip-smaking pie! Perhaps you feel you'll never grow a prized rose...so what? That doesn't mean your garden isn't beautiful.
There are excellent southern cooks whose culinary skills are phenomenal, but that doesn't mean your broccoli casserole isn't the best in town. No other person can do what you were meant to do! Use your special abilities to bring contentment to yourself, and then, help others. You have no reason to doubt your capabilities, nor should you ever feel weak, insignificant, or inferior, because we are all unique to our Heavenly Father and His Son.
We first have to acknowledge our limitations; then accept the fact that our abilities may be limited, but we do what we can in a manner worthy of God's acceptance, for He knows our strengths and our weaknesses. It is important to remember, He gave us these unique abilities, so we must be thankful for them regardless to how limites we may think they are. And then, you learn to live with your unique self...just as you are.

Hello Friends. Meet My Big Family Of Fur-Babies!

The first baby is Lovie. The name is deceiving, let me tell you. She 's loaded with energy and never stops going, I declare sometimes I think there is cat in her genes! And, she has captured James' heart and has him wrapped around her little pampered paw. She was given to us because it was found there was a flaw with her eyes and she would go blind. Fat chance!

#2 is Ella. Ella is a rescue we adopted from Broken Bow Oklahoma. She was used as a breeder, and had sooo many problems when we got her. If you notice her eyes, she is blind in one, and very little sight in the other. She wasn't potty-trained, but we have come a very long way. She's our little sweetheart. She's learned how to bark now, and mercy, you can't shut her up!

#3 Alex. Alex is all my headaches rolled into one. I need the dog whisper or something to help me get this boy under control! Our groomer Marva, bless her heart, asked me not to bring him back...anymore! I took him to their vet, and Lawdy they couldn't do anything with him. HELP! I love him and he loves me, I just know it, but I'm determined to make him my baby as he was when we got him. Pray for me folks. lol.

#4 Ashley, my heart. He is sooo smart and good! It seems he knows what moves I'm going to make before I know. He knows my moods, feelings, everything! I tell him all the time, talk so I can understand you. If it does happen, can't you imagine folks scrapping me off the ceiling. lol

Then, there's Amanda. Our Mandy is so, stubborn and hateful to all of them, sometimes even her brother Ashley. James can pull out his hair because of her stubborness, and she has "being aloof" down to a tee! But, she's our Mandy, and we wouldn't have it any other way with either of them. After all, they are family, and just as you have to put up with different personalities in any family, we're coping well with ours'.

Meet the Thomas' Fur-Babies.

Lovie

Ella

Our Alex

Amanda-n-Ashley, he is on the right!

A close up of Ashley. I love the amber eyes

They all love James recliner, especially with the fan blowing on them! They are sooo spoiled.

~Scripture Text~

"When anxiety was great within me, your
consolation brought joy to my soul" -Psalm 94:19

Our Pet Memorial

In Memory of our two Rottweilers
"Duke" and "Blackjack"
March 14, 2001
Born

"There is a hurt in our hearts that our two boys held deeply. We lost two family members who were loved like all the rest.
They were Loyal, and Trusted Companions who always gave us their Best".
They were brothers from birth and they were together in everything those seemingly short years of their lives. Then, Duke passed away and Blackjack grieved for his brother deeply. His grief was profound, so much so, that devastating morning, we found him asleep...in death!

We Miss You Guys So Much! In Loving Memory Of:

"Duke" August 25, 2008

"Blackjack" September 15, 2009

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