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The End of Violence

Eliminating the World’s Most Dangerous Epidemic

by Gary Slutkin ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Violence is often regarded as an unavoidable fact of life. The truth is far more hopeful: violence is a disease that can be cured.**Drawing on decades spent fighting infectious disease before founding Cure Violence Global, Dr Gary Slutkin shows that violence behaves like any other epidemic – it spreads through exposure, but it can also be interrupted, contained and ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.Violence is often regarded as an unavoidable fact of life. The truth is far more hopeful: violence is a disease that can be cured.**Drawing on decades spent fighting infectious disease before founding Cure Violence Global, Dr Gary Slutkin shows that violence behaves like any other epidemic – it spreads through exposure, but it can also be interrupted, contained and
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How to Change Your Mind

The New Science of Psychedelics

by Michael Pollan ...

Narrated by Michael Pollan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 41 min

Brought to you by Penguin.How to Change Your Mind is a report from what could very well be the future of human consciousness, written and read by Michael Pollan.When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of psychological revolution. It promised to shed light on the deep mysteries of consciousness, as well as ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.How to Change Your Mind is a report from what could very well be the future of human consciousness, written and read by Michael Pollan.When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of psychological revolution. It promised to shed light on the deep mysteries of consciousness, as well as
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Emotional Female

by Yumiko Kadota ...

Narrated by Yumiko Kadota ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

Yumiko Kadota was a young, gifted medical student - the top of her class - on her way to becoming an outstanding plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Fourteen years she'd studied and worked hard. She put in 70-hour weeks at the public hospital as a plastic surgery registrar, accepted everything her superiors threw at her because that's what you do to get on, right? Her life revolved around her work ... Read more

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Yumiko Kadota was a young, gifted medical student - the top of her class - on her way to becoming an outstanding plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Fourteen years she'd studied and worked hard. She put in 70-hour weeks at the public hospital as a plastic surgery registrar, accepted everything her superiors threw at her because that's what you do to get on, right? Her life revolved around her work
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No More Tears

The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

by Gardiner Harris ...

Narrated by Gardiner Harris ...

Unabridged

14 hours 23 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies—from an award-winning investigative journalist“A damning portrait.”—Associated Press**“A page-turning drama that raises life-or-death questions about the world’s largest healthcare conglomerate.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies—from an award-winning investigative journalist“A damning portrait.”—Associated Press**“A page-turning drama that raises life-or-death questions about the world’s largest healthcare conglomerate.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of
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Young Forever

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - reverse disease, ease pain and renew energy

by Dr Mark Hyman ...

Narrated by Dr Mark Hyman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 28 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER'Young Forever will change how you view aging. It will give you hope for living your best life for a very long time.'- Wim Hof, New York Times bestselling author of The Wim Hof Method'An invigorating, illuminating, and innovative work that will enrich the lives of many.'- Gabor Maté, MD,... ... Read more

$43.99 NZD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER'Young Forever will change how you view aging. It will give you hope for living your best life for a very long time.'- Wim Hof, New York Times bestselling author of The Wim Hof Method'An invigorating, illuminating, and innovative work that will enrich the lives of many.'- Gabor Maté, MD,...
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Treat Your Own Back

by Robin McKenzie OBE CNZM ...

Narrated by Catherine Popert ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling " Treat Your Own" Series, written by internationally-acclaimed Physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of ... Read more

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This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling " Treat Your Own" Series, written by internationally-acclaimed Physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of
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Epidemics and Society

From the Black Death to the Present

by Frank M. Snowden ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

23 hours 34 min

A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaksAs seen on 60 MinutesThe World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreakThis sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today, and in a new preface ... Read more

$56.99 NZD

A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaksAs seen on 60 MinutesThe World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreakThis sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today, and in a new preface
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Super Gut

A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health and Lose Weight

by Dr William Davis ...

Narrated by Dan Bittner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

Bestselling author of the Wheat Belly franchise brings his next big, game changing idea - the human microbiome and the silent epidemic of SIBO - to the mainstream.Dr Davis has connected the dots between 'gut health' and many common, modern ailments and complaints. 1 in 3 people have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), which causes a long list of health issues and illnesses; it is a ... Read more

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Bestselling author of the Wheat Belly franchise brings his next big, game changing idea - the human microbiome and the silent epidemic of SIBO - to the mainstream.Dr Davis has connected the dots between 'gut health' and many common, modern ailments and complaints. 1 in 3 people have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), which causes a long list of health issues and illnesses; it is a
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Spillover

Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

by David Quammen ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

20 hours 47 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A gripping, timely book about the transmission of deadly viruses from animal to human populations, and how we can tackle a global pandemic.As globalization spreads and as we destroy the ancient ecosystems, we encounter strange and dangerous infections that originate in animals but that can be transmitted to humans. Diseases that were contained are being set free and the ... Read more

$36.99 NZD

Brought to you by Penguin.A gripping, timely book about the transmission of deadly viruses from animal to human populations, and how we can tackle a global pandemic.As globalization spreads and as we destroy the ancient ecosystems, we encounter strange and dangerous infections that originate in animals but that can be transmitted to humans. Diseases that were contained are being set free and the
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The Seven Ages of Death

‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Narrated by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life...What can death teach us about life?Conducting many thousands of post-mortems has given Dr Richard Sh... ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life...What can death teach us about life?Conducting many thousands of post-mortems has given Dr Richard Sh...
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Handbook

by Dr. Karl Disque ...

Narrated by Guy Thillet ...

Series series The Save a Life Initiative
Unabridged

2 hours 17 min

The Save a Life Initiative has just released its newest course: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). This manual is based on the 2020-2025 Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines published by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Handbook is a comprehensive resource intended for health care professionals currently enrolled in an ... Read more

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The Save a Life Initiative has just released its newest course: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). This manual is based on the 2020-2025 Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines published by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Handbook is a comprehensive resource intended for health care professionals currently enrolled in an
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The Cobra Event

by Richard Preston ...

Narrated by Jeff Harding ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

A deadly virus - and a desperate race against time.'One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my entire life' Stephen KingOne spring morning in New York City a seventeen-year-old student wakes up feeling vaguely ill. Hours later she is having violent seizures, blood is pouring out of her nose, and she begins to attack her own body in the most hideous way imaginable.Soon, other gruesome ... Read more

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A deadly virus - and a desperate race against time.'One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my entire life' Stephen KingOne spring morning in New York City a seventeen-year-old student wakes up feeling vaguely ill. Hours later she is having violent seizures, blood is pouring out of her nose, and she begins to attack her own body in the most hideous way imaginable.Soon, other gruesome
... Read more
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The Urge

Our History of Addiction

by Carl Erik Fisher ...

Narrated by Mark Deakins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Boston GlobeAn authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction—a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives—by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself**“Carl Erik Fisher’s The Urge is the best-written and most incisive book I’ve ... Read more

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**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Boston GlobeAn authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction—a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives—by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself**“Carl Erik Fisher’s The Urge is the best-written and most incisive book I’ve
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Historias de una pandemia

El relato del infectólogo de referencia sobre el coronavirus y sus impesansables consecuencias

by FRANCISCO MORENO SANCHEZ ...

Narrated by FRANCISCO MORENO SANCHEZ ...

Unabridged

4 hours 2 min

"Paco, con su conocimiento y valentía, fue el infectólogo que a muchos nos trajo la luz en la oscuridad de esta pandemia. En este libro describe, con la claridad que lo caracteriza, lo que todos vivimos estos últimos años. Recomiendo su lectura ampliamente." -ARTURO ELÍAS AYUBEn diciembre de 2019 la noticia de una neumonía desconocida que asolaba a la ciudad china de Wuhan parecía un relato de ... Read more

$29.99 NZD

"Paco, con su conocimiento y valentía, fue el infectólogo que a muchos nos trajo la luz en la oscuridad de esta pandemia. En este libro describe, con la claridad que lo caracteriza, lo que todos vivimos estos últimos años. Recomiendo su lectura ampliamente." -ARTURO ELÍAS AYUBEn diciembre de 2019 la noticia de una neumonía desconocida que asolaba a la ciudad china de Wuhan parecía un relato de
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Medical Revenue Cycle Management - The Comprehensive Guide

Unlocking Financial Success in Healthcare with Proven Strategies and Insights

by Viruti Satyan Shivan ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 38 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This essential guide dives deep into the intricacies of Medical Revenue Cycle Management (MRCM), offering healthcare professionals, administrators, and students a clear roadmap to mastering the financial backbone of healthcare services. In a landscape where financial health is as critical as patient health, this book stands out by providing a ... Read more

$18.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This essential guide dives deep into the intricacies of Medical Revenue Cycle Management (MRCM), offering healthcare professionals, administrators, and students a clear roadmap to mastering the financial backbone of healthcare services. In a landscape where financial health is as critical as patient health, this book stands out by providing a
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Drink?

The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health

by Professor David Nutt ...

Narrated by Professor David Nutt ...

Unabridged

6 hours 36 min

World-renowned Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, David Nutt - breaks down the science and effect of alcohol on our health, mood, sleep, productivity, how it travels through our bodies and brains - and explains on a practical level how we can make changes to positively impact our relationship with it and understanding of it; thereby improving our quality of life for the long-term.He will ... Read more

$39.99 NZD

World-renowned Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, David Nutt - breaks down the science and effect of alcohol on our health, mood, sleep, productivity, how it travels through our bodies and brains - and explains on a practical level how we can make changes to positively impact our relationship with it and understanding of it; thereby improving our quality of life for the long-term.He will
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Bones

Inside and Out

by Roy A. Meals, MD ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

Human bone is versatile and entirely unique: it repairs itself without scarring, it's lightweight but responds to stresses, and it's durable enough to survive for millennia. In Bones, orthopedic surgeon Roy A. Meals explores and extols this amazing material that both supports and records vertebrate life.Inside the body, bone proves itself the world's best building material. Meals examines the ... Read more

$37.99 NZD

Human bone is versatile and entirely unique: it repairs itself without scarring, it's lightweight but responds to stresses, and it's durable enough to survive for millennia. In Bones, orthopedic surgeon Roy A. Meals explores and extols this amazing material that both supports and records vertebrate life.Inside the body, bone proves itself the world's best building material. Meals examines the
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Health Risk Assessment Specialist - The Comprehensive Guide

by DEAN STRATTON ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

6 hours 22 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlock the essential resource for aspiring and practicing Health Risk Assessment Specialists with Health Risk Assessment Specialist – The Comprehensive Guide. This comprehensive book combines expert knowledge, practical tools, and real-world examples to help you excel in identifying, analyzing, and mitigating health risks across diverse settings ... Read more

$18.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlock the essential resource for aspiring and practicing Health Risk Assessment Specialists with Health Risk Assessment Specialist – The Comprehensive Guide. This comprehensive book combines expert knowledge, practical tools, and real-world examples to help you excel in identifying, analyzing, and mitigating health risks across diverse settings
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Superbugs

An Arms Race against Bacteria

by William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, Jim O'Neill ...

Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies ...

Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Resistance develops because the bacteria that antibiotics target can evolve ways to defend themselves against these drugs. When antibiotics fail, there is very little else to prevent an infection from spreading.Unnecessary use of antibiotics in both humans and ... Read more

$37.99 NZD

Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Resistance develops because the bacteria that antibiotics target can evolve ways to defend themselves against these drugs. When antibiotics fail, there is very little else to prevent an infection from spreading.Unnecessary use of antibiotics in both humans and
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Bactérie vs Virus

La Guerre Invisible

by Eric Giegelmann ...

Narrated by Voix Numérique Fabien G ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Santé, médecine et bien être
Unabridged

3 hours 52 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Elles sont invisibles à l’œil nu, mais elles façonnent le monde et notre destin depuis des milliards d’années. Les bactéries et les virus, ces acteurs discrets du vivant, sont partout : dans notre corps, notre environnement, nos aliments, nos océans... et jusque dans notre ADN.Bactérie vs Virus – La Guerre Invisible vous entraîne dans un voyage ... Read more

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Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Elles sont invisibles à l’œil nu, mais elles façonnent le monde et notre destin depuis des milliards d’années. Les bactéries et les virus, ces acteurs discrets du vivant, sont partout : dans notre corps, notre environnement, nos aliments, nos océans... et jusque dans notre ADN.Bactérie vs Virus – La Guerre Invisible vous entraîne dans un voyage
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Lualaba. Begyndelsen til enden

by Preben Geertinger ...

Narrated by Ole Rabendorf ...

Unabridged

5 hours 54 min

"I en tidligere bog er jeg kommet til at skrive, at jeg tvivler på, at den verden, vi kender til i dag, vil eksistere om blot hundrede år. Da jeg blev stillet til regnskab for denne – ret frimodige – udtalelse, måtte jeg erkende, at jeg ikke rigtig havde noget at have den i. Ikke desto mindre følte jeg mig overbevist om, at min opfattelse er meget tæt på sandheden. Det måtte jeg så påtage mig at ... Read more

$21.99 NZD

"I en tidligere bog er jeg kommet til at skrive, at jeg tvivler på, at den verden, vi kender til i dag, vil eksistere om blot hundrede år. Da jeg blev stillet til regnskab for denne – ret frimodige – udtalelse, måtte jeg erkende, at jeg ikke rigtig havde noget at have den i. Ikke desto mindre følte jeg mig overbevist om, at min opfattelse er meget tæt på sandheden. Det måtte jeg så påtage mig at
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The Case Against Perfection

by Michael J. Sandel ...

Narrated by Pete Cross ...

Unabridged

2 hours 44 min

Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature?to enhance our genetic traits and those of our children. Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting, ... Read more

$47.99 NZD

Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature?to enhance our genetic traits and those of our children. Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting,
... Read more
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Meds Bundle: 2 in 1 Bundle, Niacin, Viagra

by Tony Barnett and James D. Robbins ...

Narrated by John Hays and Matt Montanez ...

Unabridged

1 hour 24 min

Learn how your body uses niacin and how to use this supplement to improve your health and adjust your cholesterol.Niасin hеlрѕ оur ѕуѕtеm to brеаk dоwn fats, carbohydrates, аnd рrоtеinѕ into еnеrgу. Apart frоm thiѕ, it also еnhаnсеѕ the function оf thе livеr. It is rеѕроnѕiblе fоr еliminаting tоxiс сhеmiсаlѕ frоm thе livеr аnd аlѕо thе рrоduсtiоn оf ѕресifiс hormones within the аdrеnаl glаndѕ. ... Read more

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Learn how your body uses niacin and how to use this supplement to improve your health and adjust your cholesterol.Niасin hеlрѕ оur ѕуѕtеm to brеаk dоwn fats, carbohydrates, аnd рrоtеinѕ into еnеrgу. Apart frоm thiѕ, it also еnhаnсеѕ the function оf thе livеr. It is rеѕроnѕiblе fоr еliminаting tоxiс сhеmiсаlѕ frоm thе livеr аnd аlѕо thе рrоduсtiоn оf ѕресifiс hormones within the аdrеnаl glаndѕ.
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Bad Advice

Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information

by Paul A. Offit, MD ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

Science doesn't speak for itself. Neck-deep in work that can be messy and confounding and naïve in the ways of public communication, scientists are often unable to package their insights into the neat narratives that the public requires. Enter celebrities, advocates, lobbyists, and the funders behind them, who take advantage of scientists' reluctance to provide easy answers, flooding the media ... Read more

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Science doesn't speak for itself. Neck-deep in work that can be messy and confounding and naïve in the ways of public communication, scientists are often unable to package their insights into the neat narratives that the public requires. Enter celebrities, advocates, lobbyists, and the funders behind them, who take advantage of scientists' reluctance to provide easy answers, flooding the media
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