Let us read God’s word before we come to praise His name.
Hallelujah!
Yes, praise the Lord!
Praise him in his Temple and in the heavens he made with mighty power.
Praise him for his mighty works.
Praise his unequaled greatness.
Praise him with the trumpet and with flute and harp.
Praise him with the drums and dancing.
Praise him with stringed instruments and horns.
Praise him with the cymbalsYes, loud clanging cymbals.
LET EVERYTHING ALIVE GIVE PRAISES TO THE LORD!
YOU PRAISE HIM! Hallelujah!
Psalm 150
Note: You’re friend here is a Roman Catholic by faith.
I wanna share with yah the complete sequence of how to P-R-A-Y.
P - Praising God with song / dance /musical instrumentts / ability / loud singing / raising of hands toward heaven / utter words of love /rejoicing. Praising unlocks the door of heaven.
R - Repent. Close your eyes. Have a sincere heart. Draw near to God with forgivehess of sins / cry to release the pain. In silence.
A - Asking. This is talking to God / Ask God what you desire to achieve / Request / Petition / Lay down your plans / Commitment.
Y - Yield / Wait for the answer today, tomorrow, or in the near future. Believe that your asking will be given to you.
Ninety percent (90%) of my entire career life is immersed in sales leadership, training, and people management. My worth was proven in these category as award-winning business leader.
I came from diversified industries – pharmaceutical, direct selling, school operation, life insurance, pre-need and business ownership.
I believe knowledge acquired on paper seems shallow still. To thoroughly understand this one must personally experience hands-on and most importantly in the street to prove the worth.
On the other hand, school diploma and advanced study are all credited like passports to enter the world of many challenges on higher level. In every highway, those papers are nothing without actions. So when rubber meets the road, we are on our way to hit our unlimited dreams. It only needs positive mind setting. The mind has wondrous powers. A pure mind is able to accomplish all merits, it is like gold in this world.
Surprisingly, I’ve seen individuals holding no academic credentials but they rise and shine by perfectly following the given business system, they hustle, and make career of what they do in the trade. This livelihood profile is obvious in the direct selling industry where people from all walks of life join the business to learn, to earn, and to travel.
My ulimate goal in life is to rise and shine one day at a time. I don’t give up. How did I make the star to rise & shine?
#DESIRE. Anything one owns emanated from a desire to own it. Think it, and you’ll have it.
#EFFORT. Those who make effort are mindful, good in conduct, self-disciplined, and living in faith.
#DELIVER. Deliver HD Quality performance – Hardwork (H) and Determination (D).
#DON’T COMPETE. However, my greatest adversary is thyself. Prove to yourself whatever you wish to achieve. Many times I failed but most of opportunities l faced had been won.
Learn a lesson from this! If a person doesn’t experience and patiently bear with life’s difficulties, he will never truly be numbered among the outstanding.
Success is given to those who have a compassionate heart. Also, if a person is to be successful, he must endure the unendurable and do the undoable.
Let’s meditate from this ancient thoughts:
Not even the most ferocious waves can swallow a man of faith.
Not even the most trying obstacles can stop a man of courage.
Not even the most adverse environments can disturb a man of aspiration.
Not even the most difficult tasks can contain a man of responsibility.
Not even the most bitter experiences can torment a man of ambition.
Not even the most ruthless enemies can defeat a man of determination.
” You’ve got to make the most of where you are. Then, when you’re somewhere else, you’ve got to have the ability to fulfill that.”
ANTHONY EDWARDS, NBA
The term generation can be used as a measure of time, knowledge, and information with reference to past or future ages.
I’m gonna tell ya a clink of time that belongs to Baby Boomers generation.
Baby Boomers, often shortened to boomers, are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceeding Generation X.
Words of wisdom is the message of learning brought from generation to generation that will change the world to be a better place for mankind to live.
What astounding events that had happened during those days? Here’s a few:
I grew up in the music of the Beatles (John, Paul, Ringo & George). A generation, when a style of bell bottom pants and long hairs in beatles' cuts were trending.
Their songs can be heard regularly over the radio and in many celebrated occassions.
This group of musicians became famous out of failure, when Decca Recording Company (DRC) turned down their music. DRC said, "We don't like their sound."
Finally, at the end of the Beatles band tale, the group was listed in the Hall of Fame.
They never gave up! 🌴
Here’s one big thing.
Who said it is impossible to land on the moon? Until the first man, US astronaught Neil Armstrong, stepped on the moon with Apollo 11.
"That's one small step for man, a giant leap for mankind", Armstrong uttered words that was WRITTEN IN HISTORY for generations to come.
No internet and mobile phones in my college days.
Aji-No-Moto, had started to invade kitchens as food seasoning.
Library was a place for reading tabloids, spreadsheets, books, and research.
In my place, no malls around for people to go by and shop.
Shakey’s was famous for a live band shows and draft beer with pizza pies. The emerging Folk House Music Bars in some places for people to unwind and hangout with friends.
With no traffic lights in every major corner of the streets.
Black and white TV for those who can afford. No cableTV. Movies were the only past time in many theatres. And people prefers FM Radio stations for oldies but goodies and latest songs. One will buy songs in casette tapes simply if they wouldn’t get any airplay.
Now, I can link MUSIC with rhythm in my blog, INSIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE, maybe it’s an attention-span thing. Not even a hundred years old yet, one already bears a thousand-year load of worries. So music in one way can lessen loads one is carrying about.
Music is now a backdrop to our lives rather than an event to itself. Boomers generation has its kind of beautiful musics made of rock, pop, love songs, and gospel songs touching many hearts.
I can’t remember the last time I heard of LP album and listened to songs “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel, and “Skyline Pigeon” by Elton John.
How about you? What generation you were from? 🙋♂️
I WILL PERSIST UNTIL I SUCCEED. I WILL ALWAYS TAKE ANOTHER STEP. IF THAT IS OF NO AVAIL, I WILL TAKE ANOTHER, AND YET ANOTHER.
I created this short narrative to emphasize the power of “asking”inselling.
Allow me to share with you my first challenging and exciting engagement in my sales career as fresher, a new blood entrant in multi-national pharmaceutical company. The actual conversation went through when my first superior urged me to hit my sales target.
Here’s the real story which sounds bold and daring when one gives a commitment from the heart.
"The challenge before you, Rod, is whether you accept and cooperate with me and do everything to achieve your goal. Do you understand?", Caloy's invitation.
He was my first superior in my first job as Pharmaceutical Service Representative. A compassionate District Manager who was trying to unlock the greatness in me.
I looked at him humbly and said, "Yes ser", without any hesitation.
And he asked me again, "Will you cooperate with me?"
"You already heard, ser" , I said, "Yes."
"I asked you to hit your goal this month. A new car is at stake. We will change your old service car with a nice one!", Caloy added.
"From 20K as mandated, give us 100K sales and the bacon is yours", Caloy expanded the challenge.
It was the first big deal in my sales career that needs to be resolved between the two of us. Of course, I'd like to drive a brand new car.
From Hospital Team in Metro Manila, I was transferred to a new area - the island of Panay, Philippines which comprised of four provinces. The company provided me with a service car, a Mitsubishi Lancer '79 model running with a saturn engine. The model that won the Safari Grand Prix. However, the paint looked old and wasn't good enough to appreciate. But the drive was fantastic.
When rubber meets the road, actions begin out there in the market place. Rain or shine.
"You gonna hit that goal this month", repeatedly I heard the lines registered in my mind.
"How are you going to do it?", Caloy asked. I looked at him sincerely and said quietly,"Very well."
"You must be bold enough to pass the trail. Most of all, you get focused", he said.
He walked over to his "attache case bag" and got something, a printed paper. He asked me, "Do you read poems? Here is for you - 'Victory' . Read it every morning before you hit the road."
Again he asked me, "Now, what's your plan?"
The question was so heavy to me being a fresher.
" Huh?", I surprisingly answered.
"I said, what's your plan. Your actions to hit that goal. I want systematic details. Oh boy, you gonna hit that goal", Caloy insisted on the spot.
Then I deliberately gave my points saying, "I must communicate with you always, I must be consistent in what I do, I must be determined to produce sales frequently, I must have focus in everything I do. Thus, beggining today, I commit myself to deliver the numbers by all means, ser! "
To make a long story short, I did it. At the end of the month I registered 100% against target.
The following month a nice car was delivered in my area, a Ford Laser Sedan, the first electronic car in the Philippines at that time.
Afterwards, Caloy made some arrangement to meet me for a performance review.
He said, "What you've done was similar to a long training." He gave analogy to a fighting rooster:
"In the first stage, it appears fierce though it lacks strength like a clamoring street hooligan.
In the second stage, it is still tense and indominable, just like the critical and passionate words of a youth.
In the third stage, though its competitiveness appears to have completely disappeared, fierceness still remains in the eyes, meaning that aggressiveness and impulsiveness are still there."
🏛️
VICTORY (A Poem)
YOU are the man who used to boast, That you'd achieve the uttermost, Someday.
YOU merely wished a show, To demonstrate how much you know, And prove the distance you can go...
ANOTHER year we've just passed through. What new ideas came to you? How many big things did you do?
TIME... left twelve fresh months in your care, How many of them did you share, With opportunity and dare, Again where you so often missed?
WE do not find you on the list of Makers Good. Explain the fact!
Ah no, 'twas not the chance you lacked! As usual-you failed to act!
There is hope. Empty your heart of grief and fill it with love and courage. Then you will conceive dreams, you will hear voices of good tidings, you will see visions of goodwill , and you will hatch creative thought.
#RPVillaruz 🇵🇭
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN
Success to a great degree winds up as to enjoy a particular activity, engaging with your work environment, friends, and neighbors, and being an inspiration for others.
Individuals who are finding success at mature age and older adults are proving that it’s never too late to follow your vision and become noticed by doing something impressive or unusual.
"Studies show:
🍏That older people who hold jobs from which they do not have to retire get along best.
🍏Those who have a chance to do something creatively after they retire get along second best.
🍏Those with less chance to do something creatively go down most quickly.
The body is closed unit with lots of energy in it. Unless the individual has a way to discharge the energy, he gets into difficulty, and the difficulty is sickness and death. "
(Dr. Edward W. Busse, in Knight's Treasury of Illustrations, P. 244.)
🍏LOOK!
💡Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel lying on his back on a scaffold when almost 90 yo.
💡John Wesley, was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist. At 88 yo, he preached every day.
💡Alfred Tennyson, was an English poet, when 83 yo, wrote Crossing the Bar.
💡Benjamin Franklin, was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, wrote his autobiography when over 80.
💡Ignacy Jan Paderewski was a Polish pianist, composer, and polician. At 70, he played the piano superbly.
💡Booth Tar Kington was an American Novelist. He wrote 16 novels after 60, some of them when he was almost totally blind. He won Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once.
EVERY MORNING in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
– Unknown
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
Do yah still have dreams to achieve? Forget your age. Trust yourself. Be bold. Be earnest. Be firm. Live a healthy life. Work and hustle harder. Hardship brings out thebestin you. No effort goesin vain.
Being more dependent would be the cause of failures. When business or any circumstances become difficult to deal with, just make a move one step backwards to drive the situation easier.
Did yah know?
You have the splendors about to reveal – your gift and your touch! They are just as unpolished gold and jade.
Unlock your potential. Press on. Do the hurly-burly advance.
It is important to persist in one’s learning, just as flowing water and floating clouds unknowingly progress day by day.
The course of life is so sorrowful, yet so magnificent! If oysters did not put in great efforts to eliminate impediments, they would not be able to produce lustrous pearls.
I believe that everyone has a pearl within their hearts – it is the perseverance and the wisdom to overcome difficulties.
This pearl grows with a person’s age, knowledge, and efforts to expect growth, gradually becoming more translucent, smooth, and round.
📝Even perfect in shape.
Don’t waste your energy. Be joyful and save your last danceto achieve your dream and vision in the future.
THE BEST IS YET TO COME. 🏛️
Iwill instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
I wrote this letter after dinner. I wanted to let you know what’s nice between us is we consistently nurtured our fragile mutual understandings which I know nobody else could imitate. You maybe right when you said we are soul mates. But there’s an exception to feel in this affair, we are both lovers. Every second of the day, I can’t avoid to fall in love with you and you cordially partake what’s in your heart, too. We’re the best of friends in the whole universe.
I don’t know why, how it goes like this.
My love for you has no boundary to expect, whatever you are or whoever you’ll become, it won’t change, now and forever.
I don’t know why how it goes like this.
From the day I knew you, I felt we’d met in the past questioning myself to surprise we both stand in the crossroad today. And why only now, you have made remarkable spot in mine heart?
I couldn’t even remember how everything mutually started. Our actions are compared to a water flowing through a river running straight into the ocean.
I may not be compatible to you ‘coz every thing I’m sure is in you. I’m just an ordinary man but with great dreams in life. However, I can sense there’s something between us that we are meant to be appreciated.
Life between us is all about transforming situations. We tend to be able to convert what is overwhelming into small matters, loneliness into happiness, ignorance into enlightenment, and unwholesomeness into right direction.
We cultivated lately ourselves to shift negative circumstances into positive ones. No fear and nothing to worry about having the courage to accept and evolve the odds into perfect wisdom.
I will always love you, my dearest one. You’re always on my mind. ❤️💋🌹
I wanna be honest with ya. When I walk along with two others they may serve me as teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them. But I tend to avoid bad qualities.
I’d rather be honest than impressive.
‘Coz “Everyone is so untrue. Honesty is hardly ever heard.”
Rather, I would find pleasure in hills for there is tranquility there.
Yes, honest!
Come on… can we just hev a “sing-a-long? To release tension.
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If you search for tenderness. It isn't hard to find. You can have the love you need to live.
But if you look for truthfulness, You might just as well be blind. It always seems to be so hard to give.
🌞Refrain: Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue. Honesty is hardly ever heard, And mostly what I need from you.
I can always find someone. To say they symphatize, If I wear my heart out on my sleeve. But I don't want some pretty face, to tell me pretty lies. All I want is someone to believe.
(Repeat Refrain)
I can find a lover. I can find a friend. I can have security until the bitter end. Anyone can comfort me with promises again. I know, I know.
When I'm deep inside of me, Don't be too concerned. I won't ask for nothin' while Im gone. But when I want sincerity, Tell me where else can I turn, 'Cause you're the one I depend on.
Alone we can do so little; Together we can do so much.
Helen keller
This is my true story how I got a spot in the direct selling industry in the 90’s. I write tbis to convey my thanks for Mrs. Violy Tortola. She was our team mentor-leader in the booming market of T***WARE, the world’s #1 plastic container with a global slogan “the best thing that could happen to your kitchen.” I really admired this woman the way she handled people. She’s very compassionate. I learned from her the meaning of leadership and teamwork in business. During heydays so far I hadn’t seen any moment of her being unenthusiastic.
Violy was the Authorized Distibutor at that time when we had our first meeting. She’s in her late 30’s, dressed in business, appealing, and bearing a shadow of success, the way I looked at her. She’s like a magnet that attracted me to listen her proposal. Violy stood in front of me, one on one, while talking about business opportunity in direct selling.
While the presentation was nearing to end, she instantly picked out from her bag some papers and pen and she handed over saying, “Selling is the easiest job if you work it hard. There is money here with unlimited income. What the hell yuh waitin’ for? Let’s get right down, please sign this application form”, she said.
I started right from the very first step of the ladder as T***ware Dealer following a business system that made this enterprise famous – the casual and ordinary product demo at the “T***ware Party”, and maybe some of you was there enjoying and witnessing how this event could actually happen. It’s very effective to get big sales in a party system. You can’t hit ’em if you don’t talk face to face at party guests.
In a short period through the time of deals, I set up my own team by bringing people from diverse backgrounds to join with me in the business. As time went on, my group became big in numbers, my income was multiplied better, and garnered high recognitions consistently every end of the year.
One time Violy stunningly asked me, “How did you manage your team to succeed?”
I said, “First, I shared the goals to the entire team; second, I set rules for coordinated efforts to ensure mutual understanding about the nuts-and-bolts of the sales processes; and third, was consistent communication, to note deadlines, and follow through.”
In the last five years, my team’s great performance was obvious and recorded in the history of the company.
Now the Big Event came, in our hands was a HALL OF FAME plaque and I never could find words to express the courage and faith these team of mine gave us. This award made us all humbled that shaped our minds smaller. Just like a pebble stone, which, though small, is tough. Only toughness makes one genuine.
A story of teamwork written in our hearts. A moment to remember the day we said, “It was great!” 🏛️
The moment of boredom needs a refreshing moon to break the ice, the moon shines especially bright and clear, from the heart of the sky.
Here’s a fiction story – My Buttercup: An Enduring Fantasy, reflecting on my first heart throb.
Thinking of you as I explore the road in the cool air, singing my song.
At that time, during what would turn out to be the final year of my college journey, I found myself reflecting on the culmination of several years of academic growth, personal challenges, and transformative experiences. This period marked a vital chapter in my life, as I prepared to transition from the structured environment of college education to the uncertainties and opportunities that lay ahead in the wider road.
I stayed most often in the library with friends, or in “tambayan” beside the canteen area. This place has played a pivotal role in fostering a sense of community and belonging among students. This simple place held a wealth of special memories for me. It carried within echoes of cherished moments, personal milestones, and heartfelt connections that made valuable in my eyes.
Back then, we spent time together with young Coco and Mongo. Laying one’s eyes on the other side of the table, Philip , sucking hard on a straw inserted into a thin water-melon fruit shake, rejoined us.
By the time Philip got to be with us on the same table, now Sunshine, a strikingly beautiful young lass, entered the shop all by herself, her presence catching the attention of everyone nearby. With an air of quiet confidence, she browsed the selection before picking out a small snack, her graceful demeanor leaving a lasting impression. She was the epitome of every boy’s dream on campus-blessed with both stunning beauty and exceptional intellect. Her charm and brilliance made her the subject of admiration and fascination, turning her into an idol many aspired to know or emulate. For most guys, she wasn’t just a fleeting crush but an enduring fantasy, embodying the perfect combination of grace, wit, and allure that seemed almost too good to be true. Her presence alone could light up a room, leaving a trail of awe and admiration wherever she went. She has a particular fondness for juicy, sweet mangoes and a delicious cheesy pizza pie. These are her go-treats that bring her joy and brighten her day.
“I’m proud to say she’s my buttercup. I’m in love… I’m all shook up and stuck on her. Her face is truly captivating, radiating a natural beauty that draws my attention effortlessly. It carries a unique charm, with features that seem perfectly harmonized, exuding grace and elegance. There’s a warmth and depth in her expression that makes her beauty not only striking but also unforgettable”, young Coco expressed his feelings and emotions.
Philip, reluctantly parting his lips from his straw, said, “Can you imagine being proud to say that somebody was your buttercup?”
Young Coco thought about it.
“Imagining”, said Philip, “you’re introducing her to us, and you go, ‘This here is MY BUTTERCUP! Hey, did you pee your pants?”
“Oh my goodness” said Coco, looking down at his denim pant, wet. “Here comes Sunshine “, said Philip.
“Oh my”, said Coco. He easily untucked his white T-shirt and tried to cover it down the wet spot of the pants.
“Hi,” said Sunshine staring her eyes to young Coco.
“Hello,” said Coco, twisting his lower body sideways, trying to aim his wet spot away from her.
“Is that a squirt gun in your pocket?,” asked Sunshine , “or are you just glad to see me?”
“Yeah, I’m glad and excited to see you today,” young Coco said.
The allotted time had come to an end, and it was time for everyone to transition to the next scheduled class or subject. With the clock signaling the close of the current session, we all gathered our belongings and prepared to move on to continue with the day’s academic schedule.
I said, “Got up boys, see yah later.” Coco rushed away with us.
In a rush, I caught a glimpse of young Coco playfully winking at Sunshine, a mischievous smile lighting up her face. Sunshine couldn’t help but laugh in response, her laughter ringing out like a melody. With a cheerful wave, she called out, “See you later Coco! Stick to me like glue!” Her words hung in the air, full of warmth and the promise of their next encounter.🏛️
Oh woman, your presence alone is a blessing! You conquer darkness with the glow of your spirit. You heal wounds with the warmth of your embrace. Your kindness is a force that mends broken souls and uplifts weary hearts.
Oh woman, you are more than just a presence; you are a force of nature! The world is brighter, kinder, and stronger because of you. Rise, shine, and continue to illuminate the way!
Oh woman, your essence is a gift! You nurture, you empower, you inspire. You are the calm in the storm, the hand that lifts, the voice that soothes. Your presence alone is enough to spark hope and awaken dreams in those who have forgotten their worth.
Your wisdom echoes through generations, shaping lives with grace and resilience. You walk with purpose, your every step leaving footprints of inspiration. You are a pillar of strength, the nurturer of dreams, and the bearer of hope.
Rise and shine, Oh woman!
Oh woman, you are divine! You are not merely the reflection of light—you are the light. The world awaits your brilliance, your passion, and your boundless love.
Rise, shine, and let your radiance illuminate the earth!
Your love is a melody that soothes the restless. Your touch, a balm that restores and revives. You turn trials into triumphs and challenges into stepping stones. Your laughter is a symphony of joy, filling the world with harmony.
Your pure and sincere heart can radiate with brightness, illuminating the path for those who walk in uncertainty. You are a beacon of hope, shining not just for yourself but for everyone who crosses your path. Your soul carries the warmth of the sun, melting away fears and doubts, replacing them with courage and faith.
You know what success means—not in wealth alone, but in the love you share, the lives you touch, and the spirits you uplift. It is in the gentle words of encouragement that turn despair into determination, in the unwavering strength you lend to those who feel weak, and in the comfort you provide to hearts burdened with sorrow.
Your mouth emits light as your speech casts light upon the way. Your words are like a lamp, guiding those lost in darkness, offering wisdom, comfort, and truth. Each syllable you speak carries the power to uplift, to heal, and to inspire. With your voice, you ignite courage in the fearful, restore hope in the weary, and remind the forgotten of their worth.
When you smile compassionately at others, your face radiates coolness set on fire—an enchanting paradox, a warmth that soothes yet ignites passion and joy. Your smile is a silent reassurance that everything will be alright, a spark that lights up hearts, and a reflection of the beauty that lives within you.
You brighten the world with your hands when you make circumstances convenient for others. Your touch carries kindness, your actions spread generosity. Whether through a helping hand, a loving embrace, or the simple act of being present, you ease burdens and turn struggles into victories. Your hands are builders of dreams, menders of broken spirits, and givers of second chances.
Keep shining, keep loving, keep rising! The world needs your light now more than ever.
There was silence around, still and dark under a midnight sky. I stand and paused at the window of my bedroom, and my eyes were watchful and alert to any sign of movement. I saw fireflies darted through the night, brief flickers swiftly dimmed, but everything appeared to be normal. I eased onto the windowsill, sat listening a moment longer, then dropped silently to my bed. I prayed for safety and thanksgiving, I drew a deep breath, saying goodnight, and closed my eyes to sleep.
The next day in the morning, I welcomed a new day with my eyes figured the shadow of the sunshine emerging from the shed of the trees near the window.
My eyes are witnesses of the coming day and passing of the night until the break of dawn.
To give a reflection, the eye can be likened to looking out a one way mirror from the inside.
The eye can see the entire cosmos using whatever lenses are focused upon, but yet it omits the “self”. One is unable to clearly perceive own daily actions. There must be a guide to instruct which directions to go in. Who then is this guide? There must be two.
One guide are friends.
They give advice and reminders with gentleness and tact. They help correct mistakes by showing the right path. They encourage and stay in adversity. Good language benefits others.
The other one guide are enemies.
They use belittling and harsh language to ridicule and attack a person. They hang on influential people and are snobs. They are dissolute, and lead the rest astray. Coarse language is harmful to all.
Without the guidance of others, we’ll neither have progress nor awareness.
However, it is all up to a person which guide he will follow. Anyway, he is the ‘Captain of His Flagship’, he definitely knows the northern star as a guide.
Life is what he makes of it. His destination may be reached in a few or longer hours but all depends on his determination to wield all obtacles for his goals.
He should value the hardships on account of a better tomorrow. He should be proud that for once in his life, he had cried and persevered during the mournful nights of his fall and strove hard to rise up and move on.
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