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đŸ”” Why I Donate All My Book Profits to the Wounded Warrior Project | @WorkedForMeBook ow.ly/Svn050YECHn Ever since the publication of my memoir, people have occasionally asked why I chose to donate all book profits to the @WWP. Here's why... #MondayBlogs
đŸ”” Why I Donate All My Book Profits to the Wounded Warrior Project | @WorkedForMeBook https://seizingopportunitydaily.substack.com/p/why-i-donate-all-my-book-profits Ever since the publication of my memoir, people have occasionally asked why I chose to donate all book profits to the @WWP. Here's why... #MondayBlogs

ALT đŸ”” Why I Donate All My Book Profits to the Wounded Warrior Project | @WorkedForMeBook https://seizingopportunitydaily.substack.com/p/why-i-donate-all-my-book-profits Ever since the publication of my memoir, people have occasionally asked why I chose to donate all book profits to the @WWP. Here's why... #MondayBlogs
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Do Traditional Publishers Market Your Book for You? Here’s the Truth | by @BadRedheadMedia geni.us/TradPublishers What publishers provide, what they don’t, and why authors still need their own marketing strategy. #MondayBlogs
Do Traditional Publishers Market Your Book for You? Here’s the Truth | by @BadRedheadMedia https://geni.us/TradPublishers What publishers provide, what they don’t, and why authors still need their own marketing strategy. #MondayBlogs

ALT Do Traditional Publishers Market Your Book for You? Here’s the Truth | by @BadRedheadMedia https://geni.us/TradPublishers What publishers provide, what they don’t, and why authors still need their own marketing strategy. #MondayBlogs
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#MondayBlogs Why Writers Should Watch "Station Eleven:" Storytelling, World-Building, & the Star Trek Motto That Defines It | by @RachelintheOC / @BadRedheadMedia geni.us/StationElevenSubstac
 Why a single line from Star Trek became the beating heart of a dystopian masterpiece.
#MondayBlogs Why Writers Should Watch "Station Eleven:" Storytelling, World-Building, & the Star Trek Motto That Defines It | by @RachelintheOC / @BadRedheadMedia https://geni.us/StationElevenSubstack Why a single line from Star Trek became the beating heart of a dystopian masterpiece.

ALT #MondayBlogs Why Writers Should Watch "Station Eleven:" Storytelling, World-Building, & the Star Trek Motto That Defines It | by @RachelintheOC / @BadRedheadMedia https://geni.us/StationElevenSubstack Why a single line from Star Trek became the beating heart of a dystopian masterpiece.
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Hypatia of Alexandria: Philosopher, Mathematician, and Martyr: Brilliant Mind in a Turbulent Era | @CHillbergAuthor ow.ly/OZza50Z8UI7 "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." #MondayBlogs
Hypatia of Alexandria: Philosopher, Mathematician, and Martyr: Brilliant Mind in a Turbulent Era | @CHillbergAuthor https://camillahillberg.com/pdf/hypatia-article-by-camilla-hillberg.pdf "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." #MondayBlogs

ALT Hypatia of Alexandria: Philosopher, Mathematician, and Martyr: Brilliant Mind in a Turbulent Era | @CHillbergAuthor https://camillahillberg.com/pdf/hypatia-article-by-camilla-hillberg.pdf "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." #MondayBlogs
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Effective Outlining Techniques for Writers: Examples and Expert Resources | by Rachel Thompson @RachelintheOC aka @BadRedheadMedia ow.ly/70EI50RtGxX If you’re new to writing, the outlining process can feel overwhelming. #MondayBlogs
Effective Outlining Techniques for Writers: Examples and Expert Resources | by Rachel Thompson @RachelintheOC aka @BadRedheadMedia https://badredheadmediallc.substack.com/p/5-effective-outlining-techniques If you’re new to writing, the outlining process can feel overwhelming. #MondayBlogs

ALT Effective Outlining Techniques for Writers: Examples and Expert Resources | by Rachel Thompson @RachelintheOC aka @BadRedheadMedia https://badredheadmediallc.substack.com/p/5-effective-outlining-techniques If you’re new to writing, the outlining process can feel overwhelming. #MondayBlogs

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#MondayBlogs đŸ”” I Took a Risk in My Jail Classroom | Dr. @AndrewDKaufman ow.ly/hcR750YCsnT What happened when honesty didn’t lead where I expected—and I stayed anyway... I looked around the circle. Kory slouched low, elbows on his knees. Dustin scratched his beard. A few of the older guys watched me closely. We had been meeting for a couple of weeks, reading Crime and Punishment in the jail classroom. The conversations had begun to heat up as the men took more risks, sharing pieces of themselves and their pasts. And I had a sudden feeling: maybe it was time I gave something back. Taking the Risk “There’s something I want to tell you,” I said. “In third grade, I started a forest fire.” I was nine years old, reckless and drawn to danger in ways I didn’t yet understand. They laughed at first. They thought I was joking. “I love fire, too!” Kory, a 23-year-old Black American man with a bright smile, blurted out. “I ain’t never set no forest on fire, but I almost burned down my house.” I felt an instant connection with him. I was emboldened to share more... Read more: ow.ly/hcR750YCsnT Free to read and subscribe. @bsgspeakers
#MondayBlogs đŸ”” I Took a Risk in My Jail Classroom by @AndrewDKaufman https://ow.ly/hcR750YCsnT What happened when honesty didn’t lead where I expected—and I stayed anyway... I looked around the circle. Kory slouched low, elbows on his knees. Dustin scratched his beard. A few of the older guys watched me closely. We had been meeting for a couple of weeks, reading Crime and Punishment in the jail classroom. The conversations had begun to heat up as the men took more risks, sharing pieces of themselves and their pasts. And I had a sudden feeling: maybe it was time I gave something back. “There’s something I want to tell you,” I said. “In third grade, I started a forest fire.” I was nine years old, reckless and drawn to danger in ways I didn’t yet understand. They laughed at first. They thought I was joking. “I love fire, too!” Kory, a 23-year-old Black American man with a bright smile, blurted out. “I ain’t never set no forest on fire, but I almost burned down my house.”

ALT #MondayBlogs đŸ”” I Took a Risk in My Jail Classroom by @AndrewDKaufman https://ow.ly/hcR750YCsnT What happened when honesty didn’t lead where I expected—and I stayed anyway... I looked around the circle. Kory slouched low, elbows on his knees. Dustin scratched his beard. A few of the older guys watched me closely. We had been meeting for a couple of weeks, reading Crime and Punishment in the jail classroom. The conversations had begun to heat up as the men took more risks, sharing pieces of themselves and their pasts. And I had a sudden feeling: maybe it was time I gave something back. “There’s something I want to tell you,” I said. “In third grade, I started a forest fire.” I was nine years old, reckless and drawn to danger in ways I didn’t yet understand. They laughed at first. They thought I was joking. “I love fire, too!” Kory, a 23-year-old Black American man with a bright smile, blurted out. “I ain’t never set no forest on fire, but I almost burned down my house.”

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đŸ”” Nobody Knows the Video I’ve Seen: Inside High-Stakes Security, Surveillance, and Trust buff.ly/YGCXMRM | @WorkedForMeBook After retiring, I still have vivid memories, primarily of those BCDVideo years leading up to my retirement in July 2023... #MondayBlogs
đŸ”” NEW: Nobody Knows the Video I’ve Seen: Inside High-Stakes Security, Surveillance, and Trust https://buff.ly/YGCXMRM by @ItWorkedForMeBook by Jeff Burgess via @Substack Apparently, in some ways, the book must have failed me, as its purpose was to cleanse forty-five years in the computer industry from my system. Yet, some two and a half years after retiring, I still have vivid memories, primarily of those BCDVideo years leading up to my retirement in July 2023.

ALT đŸ”” NEW: Nobody Knows the Video I’ve Seen: Inside High-Stakes Security, Surveillance, and Trust https://buff.ly/YGCXMRM by @ItWorkedForMeBook by Jeff Burgess via @Substack Apparently, in some ways, the book must have failed me, as its purpose was to cleanse forty-five years in the computer industry from my system. Yet, some two and a half years after retiring, I still have vivid memories, primarily of those BCDVideo years leading up to my retirement in July 2023.
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#MondayBlogs đŸ”” The Risk That Saved Dostoyevsky: How Anna Dostoyevskaya’s quiet courage reclaimed her husband’s life’s work | @AndrewDKaufman ow.ly/yQSH50YwsP0 The most important risk in Dostoyevsky’s life wasn’t taken by him. A young stenographer named Anna stepped in to help him meet a brutal publishing deadline that could have cost him the rights to his own work. What followed was one of the most intense writing sprints in literary history. It changed the course of Dostoyevsky’s life. In 1873, 26-year-old Anna Dostoyevskaya faced a decision that could have either rescued her young family—or ruined it. I wrote about another risk Anna took after their marriage—and the moment when it almost cost them everything. 📕 Read more: ow.ly/yQSH50YwsP0 @bsgspeakers
#MondayBlogs đŸ”” The Risk That Saved Dostoyevsky: How Anna Dostoyevskaya’s quiet courage reclaimed her husband’s life’s work | @AndrewDKaufman https://ow.ly/yQSH50YwsP0 The most important risk in Dostoyevsky’s life wasn’t taken by him. A young stenographer named Anna stepped in to help him meet a brutal publishing deadline that could have cost him the rights to his own work. What followed was one of the most intense writing sprints in literary history. It changed the course of Dostoyevsky’s life. In 1873, 26-year-old Anna Dostoyevskaya faced a decision that could have either rescued her young family—or ruined it. I wrote about another risk Anna took after their marriage—and the moment when it almost cost them everything. 📕 Read more: https://ow.ly/yQSH50YwsP0 @bsgspeakers

ALT #MondayBlogs đŸ”” The Risk That Saved Dostoyevsky: How Anna Dostoyevskaya’s quiet courage reclaimed her husband’s life’s work | @AndrewDKaufman https://ow.ly/yQSH50YwsP0 The most important risk in Dostoyevsky’s life wasn’t taken by him. A young stenographer named Anna stepped in to help him meet a brutal publishing deadline that could have cost him the rights to his own work. What followed was one of the most intense writing sprints in literary history. It changed the course of Dostoyevsky’s life. In 1873, 26-year-old Anna Dostoyevskaya faced a decision that could have either rescued her young family—or ruined it. I wrote about another risk Anna took after their marriage—and the moment when it almost cost them everything. 📕 Read more: https://ow.ly/yQSH50YwsP0 @bsgspeakers

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Nefertiti: Egypt's Revolutionary Queen of Beauty and Power: The Woman Behind Ancient Egypt's Religious Revolution | @CHillbergAuthor ow.ly/F3QL50Z8UBy "Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come." #MondayBlogs
Nefertiti: Egypt's Revolutionary Queen of Beauty and Power: The Woman Behind Ancient Egypt's Religious Revolution | @CHillbergAuthor https://camillahillberg.com/pdf/nefertiti-article-by-camilla-hillberg.pdf "Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come." #MondayBlogs

ALT Nefertiti: Egypt's Revolutionary Queen of Beauty and Power: The Woman Behind Ancient Egypt's Religious Revolution | @CHillbergAuthor https://camillahillberg.com/pdf/nefertiti-article-by-camilla-hillberg.pdf "Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come." #MondayBlogs
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Kremlinology - aka, What Not to Do When a Potential Partner Isn’t Responding | Mike Grossman ow.ly/f3Pl50Z6Rxk The term, coined during the Soviet era, refers to the practice of “using public clues to decipher what is actually happening behind the scenes.” #MondayBlogs
Kremlinology - aka, What Not to Do When a Potential Partner Isn’t Responding | Mike Grossman https://failureisanoptionbook.substack.com/p/kremlinology The term, coined during the Soviet era, refers to the practice of “using public clues to decipher what is actually happening behind the scenes.” #MondayBlogs

ALT Kremlinology - aka, What Not to Do When a Potential Partner Isn’t Responding | Mike Grossman https://failureisanoptionbook.substack.com/p/kremlinology The term, coined during the Soviet era, refers to the practice of “using public clues to decipher what is actually happening behind the scenes.” #MondayBlogs
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Artemisia I of Caria: The Naval Commander Who Dared to Battle Greece | @CHillbergAuthor ow.ly/MwWP50Z8AVx Artemesia would have been present with her 5 ships as part of the Persian fleet that fought the Greek naval coalition. #MondayBlogs
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo: The Lighter Side of Raising Money in Silicon Valley (Part 2) | by Mike Grossman ow.ly/TlQp50YYmYG The car, a 12-year-old white hatchback, had struggled to start earlier in the day, and (to say the least) wasn’t in great condition. #MondayBlogs
Yabba-Dabba-Doo: The Lighter Side of Raising Money in Silicon Valley (Part 2) | by Mike Grossman https://failureisanoptionbook.substack.com/p/yabba-dabba-doo The car, a 12-year-old white hatchback, had struggled to start earlier in the day, and (to say the least) wasn’t in great condition. #MondayBlogs

ALT Yabba-Dabba-Doo: The Lighter Side of Raising Money in Silicon Valley (Part 2) | by Mike Grossman https://failureisanoptionbook.substack.com/p/yabba-dabba-doo The car, a 12-year-old white hatchback, had struggled to start earlier in the day, and (to say the least) wasn’t in great condition. #MondayBlogs
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#MondayBlogs đŸ’„ Publishing Secrets: What Every New Author Should Know But No One Tells You | by @BadRedheadMedia geni.us/PublishingSecrets Why publishing feels like learning a new language without subtitles... You’re not behind. Traditional publishing is just oddly formal, full of unspoken rules, allergic to explaining itself, and deeply entrenched in a format that worked in the 90s, now kicking and screaming its way into the 21st century. Most writers learn by accidentally breaking those rules once or twice, stopping and starting, and hopefully, eventually, finding our way. This post exists so fewer people have to do that. Brief context: I’ve published eight books (so far), self-published, published with a hybrid publisher and ran a nonfiction imprint for them, had an agent and a small boutique NYC publisher
 now back to self-publishing - my choice. I work with clients from all backgrounds and publishing formats. This doesn’t make me an expert on all things publishing, though I hope these definitions and examples help. I’ve added resources throughout. đŸ’„ Shout-out to my exclusive advertising sponsor, the always-free @Booklinker (universal book links—so helpful!), and the paid tool, @GeniusLink. I love bothđŸ’„ Manuscript Basics (Or: Why Everyone Still Wants a Word Doc) If someone asks for your MS (manuscript) or WIP (Work in Progress), they mean: Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) 12-point Times New Roman No double spaces after periods (sorry, Boomers). Yes. Still. This isn’t grammar politics; it’s industry norm. Editors and agents use Track Changes. PDFs are designed for reading, not editing, and they make professional feedback harder than it needs to be. Google Docs is fine for drafting, but when it’s time to be professional, export to Word. Mac users: You can still use Word. It’s just a download. Click or see bio for the rest. FREE to read. FREE to subscribe.
#MondayBlogs đŸ’„ Publishing Secrets: What Every New Author Should Know But No One Tells You | @BadRedheadMedia https://geni.us/PublishingSecrets Why publishing feels like learning a new language without subtitles... You’re not behind. Traditional publishing is just oddly formal, full of unspoken rules, allergic to explaining itself, and deeply entrenched in a format that worked in the 90s, now kicking and screaming its way into the 21st century. Most writers learn by accidentally breaking those rules once or twice, stopping and starting, and hopefully, eventually, finding our way. This post exists so fewer people have to do that. Brief context: I’ve published eight books (so far), self-published, published with a hybrid publisher and ran a nonfiction imprint for them, had an agent and a small boutique NYC publisher
 now back to self-publishing - my choice. I work with clients from all backgrounds and publishing formats.

ALT #MondayBlogs đŸ’„ Publishing Secrets: What Every New Author Should Know But No One Tells You | @BadRedheadMedia https://geni.us/PublishingSecrets Why publishing feels like learning a new language without subtitles... You’re not behind. Traditional publishing is just oddly formal, full of unspoken rules, allergic to explaining itself, and deeply entrenched in a format that worked in the 90s, now kicking and screaming its way into the 21st century. Most writers learn by accidentally breaking those rules once or twice, stopping and starting, and hopefully, eventually, finding our way. This post exists so fewer people have to do that. Brief context: I’ve published eight books (so far), self-published, published with a hybrid publisher and ran a nonfiction imprint for them, had an agent and a small boutique NYC publisher
 now back to self-publishing - my choice. I work with clients from all backgrounds and publishing formats.

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The Cone of Silence: The Lighter Side of Raising Money in Silicon Valley | by Mike Grossman ow.ly/4bRh50YYmQX Silicon Valley is a serious place, with serious people, doing serious things... it’s so serious that it’s easy not to notice how often it’s funny. #MondayBlogs
The Cone of Silence: The Lighter Side of Raising Money in Silicon Valley | by Mike Grossman https://failureisanoptionbook.substack.com/p/the-cone-of-silence Silicon Valley is a serious place, with serious people, doing serious things... it’s so serious that it’s easy not to notice how often it’s funny. #MondayBlogs

ALT The Cone of Silence: The Lighter Side of Raising Money in Silicon Valley | by Mike Grossman https://failureisanoptionbook.substack.com/p/the-cone-of-silence Silicon Valley is a serious place, with serious people, doing serious things... it’s so serious that it’s easy not to notice how often it’s funny. #MondayBlogs
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#MondayBlogs 🐈 10 Writing Lessons I Learned from My Cat (And Why They Work) | @RachelintheOC aka @BadRedheadMedia and Pip geni.us/CatWritingLessons Pets are masters of mindfulness. Cats in particular act like they’ve figured out life and are just waiting for their human servants to catch up already, geez. Pip has graced us with his presence for about nine years. He showed up one winter night, hungry, cold, and shivering on our doorstep like a Dickens character. So we let him in. Now he runs the house, sets the schedule, and has strong, unshakable opinions about when I should work versus when I should pet him. (You can guess who wins. We both do.) He’s an indoor prince with a palace to run. We never realized how much we all needed him, but he knew. He chose us. Somewhere along the way, I realized he’s also been teaching me how to write. Not in an “outline your novel” kind of way, which frankly would be weird and also pretty darn cool; more in a “stop overthinking and do the thing, already” kind of way. đŸ’„ Big thanks to my sponsor, @Booklinker (always free), plus @GeniusLink, a paid tool I genuinely use and recommend (affiliate link). Love both đŸ’„ If you’re not a cat person, there’s the door. Kidding! Pups and all manner of pets welcome. So here’s what I’ve learned
 Click to read the rest! Always free. 🐈
🐈 10 Writing Lessons I Learned from My Cat (And Why They Work) by @BadRedheadMedia via @Substack (FREE): https://geni.us/CatWritingLessons Pets are masters of mindfulness. Cats in particular act like they’ve figured out life and are just waiting for their human servants to catch up already, geez.

ALT 🐈 10 Writing Lessons I Learned from My Cat (And Why They Work) by @BadRedheadMedia via @Substack (FREE): https://geni.us/CatWritingLessons Pets are masters of mindfulness. Cats in particular act like they’ve figured out life and are just waiting for their human servants to catch up already, geez.
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There is a ghost who walks my garden each night, summer or winter, rain or snow, and this ghost causes quite the furor in the village. People raise their eyebrows when they see me... The Ghost Walk (a memoir in poem) | by @DrAlexandriaSZ buff.ly/46kv6Jv #MondayBlogs
There is a ghost who walks my garden each night, summer or winter, rain or snow, and this ghost causes quite the furor in the village. People raise their eyebrows when they see me... The Ghost Walk (a memoir in poem) | by @DrAlexandriaSZ https://buff.ly/46kv6Jv #MondayBlogs

ALT There is a ghost who walks my garden each night, summer or winter, rain or snow, and this ghost causes quite the furor in the village. People raise their eyebrows when they see me... The Ghost Walk (a memoir in poem) | by @DrAlexandriaSZ https://buff.ly/46kv6Jv #MondayBlogs

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Why are we Fascinated by Stories about Serial Killers? | by J. Herman Kleiger buff.ly/4jVmu2k "If you Google serial killers or popular media about serial killers, you’ll encounter countless pages of books, films, TV series, & documentaries." #MondayBlogs
Why are we Fascinated by Stories about Serial Killers? | by J. Herman Kleiger https://buff.ly/4jVmu2k "If you Google serial killers or popular media about serial killers, you’ll encounter countless pages of books, films, TV series, & documentaries." #MondayBlogs

ALT Why are we Fascinated by Stories about Serial Killers? | by J. Herman Kleiger https://buff.ly/4jVmu2k "If you Google serial killers or popular media about serial killers, you’ll encounter countless pages of books, films, TV series, & documentaries." #MondayBlogs

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Cleopatra VII: Egypt’s Last Pharaoh & Legendary Queen -- The Brilliant Strategist Who Challenged Rome | @CHillbergAuthor ow.ly/7BpE50YEwE8 Cleopatra & Caesar became lovers, & she gave birth to a son, Ptolemy XV Caesar, nicknamed “little Caesar.” #MondayBlogs
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Why Historical Fiction Matters: Time Travel Through the Pages The Enduring Appeal of Stories Set in the Past | @CHillbergAuthor ow.ly/MqNe50YQy63 Historical fiction occupies a unique space in literature: part creative storytelling, part time machine. #MondayBlogs
Why Historical Fiction Matters: Time Travel Through the Pages The Enduring Appeal of Stories Set in the Past | @CHillbergAuthor https://camillahillberg.com/pdf/why-historical-fiction-article-by-camilla-hillberg.pdf Historical fiction occupies a unique space in literature: part creative storytelling, part time machine. #MondayBlogs

ALT Why Historical Fiction Matters: Time Travel Through the Pages The Enduring Appeal of Stories Set in the Past | @CHillbergAuthor https://camillahillberg.com/pdf/why-historical-fiction-article-by-camilla-hillberg.pdf Historical fiction occupies a unique space in literature: part creative storytelling, part time machine. #MondayBlogs
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đŸ”” Old-School Business Values Beat Modern Corporate Culture | @WorkedForMeBook buff.ly/QPm1gwh I miss the old days. As much as I was surfing that tech wave in the early days of my computer career, life was so much more honest back then... #MondayBlogs
đŸ”” Old-School Business Values Beat Modern Corporate Culture | @WorkedForMeBook https://buff.ly/QPm1gwh I miss the old days. As much as I was surfing that tech wave in the early days of my computer career, life was so much more honest back then... #MondayBlogs

ALT đŸ”” Old-School Business Values Beat Modern Corporate Culture | @WorkedForMeBook https://buff.ly/QPm1gwh I miss the old days. As much as I was surfing that tech wave in the early days of my computer career, life was so much more honest back then... #MondayBlogs
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