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<v Speaker 1>Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intriguing. Am

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<v Speaker 1>your host mark for answers. Affiliate marketing expert Meghan Sussex

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<v Speaker 1>is not receiving a good reaction to her latest business

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<v Speaker 1>endeavor talk TVs. Mike Graham told The Express, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we're seeing the collapse of the Meghan as humanitarian narrative.

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<v Speaker 1>You simply can't talk about dismantling institutions advocating for women's

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<v Speaker 1>rights and humanitarian causes and then pivot straight into affiliate marketing,

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<v Speaker 1>influencer style, brand placements and monetizing your own taste. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of jarring contrast that's hard to ignore. One

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<v Speaker 1>inside it, quoted by The Express, says Megan's affiliate marketing

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<v Speaker 1>comes across as a bit of a word we won't

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<v Speaker 1>repeat but rhymes with what and urged Meghan not to

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<v Speaker 1>oversaturate herself by keeping the doors closed and preserving the mystique.

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<v Speaker 1>Another less offensive word being thrown around is cringe. A

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<v Speaker 1>source tells of The Express. Megan has access, reach and impact,

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<v Speaker 1>but the strategy right now lacks clarity, consistency and direction.

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<v Speaker 1>She's no longer blurring lines between personal brand and purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>She's blowing them up. Pr expert Chad Tickserah adds, it

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<v Speaker 1>honestly feels like Meghan has finally dropped the act of

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<v Speaker 1>being anything more than a well dressed influencer. There's no

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<v Speaker 1>shame in the affiliate game. It's a legitimate hustle. But

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<v Speaker 1>let's not pretend this is some grand reinvention from royal

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<v Speaker 1>tours to reward links. It's quite the pivot. We'll point out.

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<v Speaker 1>Megan is much more than a well dressed influencer. She

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<v Speaker 1>hosts a cooking show for Netflix, sells dog biscuits and

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<v Speaker 1>jam online, and next week is releasing a mildly anticipated

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<v Speaker 1>new podcast. Tax Sera adds she's basically gone from giving

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<v Speaker 1>speeches about global issues to giving discount codes for blazers.

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<v Speaker 1>This move feels like the final nail in the coffin

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<v Speaker 1>for the serious thought leader narrative. In the end, Megan's

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<v Speaker 1>gone from the palace to the Pinterest board. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>that people don't want her to win, but this isn't

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of powerplay most expected. The strategy lacks the

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<v Speaker 1>gravitars of someone who once spoke about dismantling institutional structures.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's ten percent off handbags and a swipe up

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<v Speaker 1>story away from becoming a full blown fashion affiliate. Queen

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<v Speaker 1>Rebecca English warns Prince Harry to be careful about making

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<v Speaker 1>a Netflix documentary Telling Palace Confidential. I think if he

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<v Speaker 1>was to do it, making the show about Princess Diana,

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<v Speaker 1>it would bring him into massive conflict with his brother,

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<v Speaker 1>because although Harry and William together cooperated on I think

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<v Speaker 1>two documentaries about their mother over the years to mark

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<v Speaker 1>particular landmarks, I know Prince William has made a point

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<v Speaker 1>of saying, look, it really is time to let my

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<v Speaker 1>mother's memory rest in peace. Now. He's made that very clear.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, apart from joint charitable initiatives like the Diana Awards,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think are very positive ones, they very much

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<v Speaker 1>want to park that side of their mother's life royal inside.

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<v Speaker 1>Deep Crown agrees, Telling Pallace Intrigue, Harry finds himself in

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<v Speaker 1>an increasingly precarious position. The fraternal bond with William, once

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<v Speaker 1>the monarchy's greatest strength, now stands as perhaps its most

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<v Speaker 1>visible fracture. Should Harry proceed with documentaries revisiting Diana's legacy

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<v Speaker 1>against William's explicit wishes. He risks not merely angering a brother,

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<v Speaker 1>but potentially earning the permanent disapproval of a future sovereign.

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<v Speaker 1>The California Prince would be wise to consider that while

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<v Speaker 1>Charles may practice patients born for his own decades long wait,

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<v Speaker 1>King William, shaped by different forces, might adopt a firmer

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<v Speaker 1>approach to familial dissent once the crown rests upon his head.

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<v Speaker 1>Harry apparently learned of his father's recent hospitalization the same

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<v Speaker 1>way the rest of us did by social media, where

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<v Speaker 1>told the Palace did not want to cause unnecessary alarm. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>The Telegraph reports Center Bali's Sophie Chanduk fell out with

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<v Speaker 1>the Sussexes after refusing a request by the couple to

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<v Speaker 1>tell the media that Michael hadn't been mean to her.

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<v Speaker 1>At a charity polo match, a scene wildly circulated on

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<v Speaker 1>social media in recent days shows Meghan directing the charity's

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<v Speaker 1>CEO to move out of a photo so that Mikel

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<v Speaker 1>herself could stand beside Prince Harry. Chanduka was seen ducking

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<v Speaker 1>awkwardly beneath the trophy to accommodate the Duchess's request. A

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<v Speaker 1>well placed but anonymous source told the Telegraph that it

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<v Speaker 1>comes down to that polo match and the awkward moment

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<v Speaker 1>with Mikl moving her out of the way. Harry then

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<v Speaker 1>demanded that she make a statement to the press, basically

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<v Speaker 1>saying Megan wasn't mean to me, and she refused to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. All this is part of a narrative that

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<v Speaker 1>finds Harry more and more isolated. An insider told the Son,

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<v Speaker 1>first he was a spare to William. Now he's increasingly

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<v Speaker 1>looking like a spare to Meghan, and it's not a

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<v Speaker 1>great look. More palas in just a moment, There was

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<v Speaker 1>an unexpected royal twist on The UK Apprentice, as Lord

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<v Speaker 1>Allen Sugar took aim not at the contestants but a

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<v Speaker 1>Prince Andrew. During the program's traditional shopping channel task, in

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<v Speaker 1>which candidates attempt to flog products live on the air,

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<v Speaker 1>the boardroom discussion turned to a facial steamer one contestant

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<v Speaker 1>described as a device design to unclogged pause and improve

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<v Speaker 1>skin tone. Lord Sugar, however, appeared more interested in its

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<v Speaker 1>vapor output, cuipping, I didn't see you use it. I

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<v Speaker 1>saw the steam coming out of it. Then, with a

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<v Speaker 1>look of mischief, rarely seen in Whitehall or windsor the business.

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<v Speaker 1>Nikoon added half an hour of that would even get

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<v Speaker 1>Prince Andrew to sweat the boardroom, predictably corrupted in laughter.

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<v Speaker 1>The remark was, of course, appointed reference to the Duke

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<v Speaker 1>of York's now infamous twenty nineteen news Note interview in

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<v Speaker 1>which he claimed medical condition rendered him temporarily unable to perspire,

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<v Speaker 1>a claim that raised eyebrows at the time and has

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<v Speaker 1>since become a cultural reference point for the absurd social

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<v Speaker 1>media lit up following the broadcast Careful Sugar or You'll

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<v Speaker 1>Be Handed Those titles back Tom Quinn's new book As

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<v Speaker 1>We Surface, The Tales of Andrew's Teddy Bear Collection. Quinn

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<v Speaker 1>told Fox News Digital he is quite eccentric, and he

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<v Speaker 1>has a collection of teddy bears which he insists of

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<v Speaker 1>places every day in a certain position, a pyramid shape,

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<v Speaker 1>and he gets very cross if it's not done properly.

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<v Speaker 1>He really doesn't do anything for himself. He has a

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<v Speaker 1>member of staff who puts the teddy bears in order.

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<v Speaker 1>There are quite a few twenty or thirty in the

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<v Speaker 1>position that he likes every day, and I know that

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<v Speaker 1>in the past if they're not placed exactly as he wants.

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<v Speaker 1>He can be quite sure tempered and angry about it.

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<v Speaker 1>So when he finds someone who is very good at it,

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<v Speaker 1>he clings to them and he gets the same person

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<v Speaker 1>to do it every day. A lot of his staff

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<v Speaker 1>don't think very much of him because they think he's

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<v Speaker 1>entitled and quite bad tempered, and a lot of his

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<v Speaker 1>bad temper I think is frustration because in many ways

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<v Speaker 1>he felt he would be a better king than Charles.

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<v Speaker 1>His brother Andrew is less introspective, he's less sensitive, he's

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<v Speaker 1>more of a tough guy, and I think he feels

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<v Speaker 1>frustrated even more now that he's no longer a working royal.

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<v Speaker 1>He does tend to take it out on the staff.

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<v Speaker 1>While members of the royal family are no strangers to

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<v Speaker 1>life in the public eye, there remains certain aspects of

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<v Speaker 1>their private lives that are rarely discussed. Tattoos, for example.

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<v Speaker 1>Though one hardly associates the monarchy with body art, a

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<v Speaker 1>small number of royals have indeed sported ink, either discreetly

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<v Speaker 1>or in some cases rather boldly. Take Princess Eugenie, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty two, during the National Service of Thanksgiving

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<v Speaker 1>held at Saint Paul's Cathedral in honor of Queen Elizabeth

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<v Speaker 1>the seconds Platinum Jubilee. Eagle eye observers noted a small

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<v Speaker 1>circle tattoo just behind her ear. Further a field on

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<v Speaker 1>the royal family tree, Lady Amelia Windsor, granddaughter of the

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<v Speaker 1>Duke of Kenton, third cousin to Princess William and Harry,

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<v Speaker 1>has been rather more forthcoming in her esthetic choices. Lady

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<v Speaker 1>Amelia has been seen with a tiger tattoo on her shoulder,

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<v Speaker 1>as well as another design on her rebcage consisting of

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<v Speaker 1>two small leaves. A third tattoo has also been spotted

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<v Speaker 1>on her wrist, though the designs were something of a mystery.

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<v Speaker 1>While such adornments may seem unconventional within royal circles, Amelia's

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<v Speaker 1>fashion forward, sensibility and modeling work place her in a

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<v Speaker 1>rather different category. Tattooing among royals is not, however, a

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<v Speaker 1>modern invention. King George the Fifth through reigned from nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ten to thirty six, bought not only one but two

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<v Speaker 1>tattoos before ascending the throne. The young Prince served in

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<v Speaker 1>the Royal Navy, and during a visit to Japan in

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen eighty one received a red and blue dragon tattoo,

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<v Speaker 1>a customary practice among naval men of the era. He

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<v Speaker 1>is also said to have had a tiger tattooed on

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<v Speaker 1>his other arm. Both designs likely acquired well before it

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<v Speaker 1>became apparent that he would one day become king following

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<v Speaker 1>the untimely death of his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor.

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