Editor’s Choice
Hand-Picked Articles #225
Chosen by the content curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
We selected excellent stories from our curated collections contributed by experienced writers. This new list covers valuable pieces from multiple topics. We believe you will find exciting stories in this collection.
Thank you for your support and engagement. Writers appreciate your taking the time to read these great stories.
You might check out your favorite authors via a keyword search (e.g., Ctrl F in PC) and follow the authors whose stories resonate with you.
Here is our previous collection for those who missed it.
We introduce our new writers at the end of the post. Let’s give them a warm welcome and explore their stories.
Editor Introductions
We introduced two new editors, Jussi Luukkonen, MBA, and Nuno Campos. You may learn about their background and explore their stories.
Meet Jussi Luukkonen, MBA on Medium
Senior editor of Illumination Integrated Publications
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Update on Stats
We received and analyzed your concerns about declining stats. Our chief editor posted an informative and optimistic story encouraging writers to be patient during the transition period. He informs that stats get better again. You might check his findings and thoughts in the attached stories
Another update for writers is that Dr. Yildiz analyzed and shared his findings about the problems with short-form stories not getting desired views. If your short-form stories do not perform well, you are not alone. The link: Here’s Why I Was Wrong about Short-Form Stories on Medium.
ILLUMINATION editors posted a newsletter, updating us on our progress. We are looking for more volunteer editors, as mentioned in the newsletter.
Important Guides for Contributors
Every writer of our publications needs to review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant and flexible, not censoring content. However, the following are non-negotiable rules.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Today, we curated informative and engaging stories, mainly from ILLUMINATION and a few from our other publications as samples.
Here’s Why I Called a Lifeline First Time in My Life Today. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
If You Only Read Eight Twitter Threads in 2022, Read These Tim Denning
Eckhart Tolle’s Teaching on Our Two Identities David Gerken
I Changed My Mindset and Increased My Productivity by Brainwashing Myself Ayodeji Awosika
Psychedelics for Psych? Dr. Stacey Maples
Health Equity: The Past, Now, And Future Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Two Key Strategies for Success Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Was the Soul Departing? Episode 2 Cedric Johnson, PhD
Beware Takeaway Cups Are Harmful To Health Dr. Preeti Singh
Your Religion, Politics, and This Actual World Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Photographing My Snapdragons. Dr John Frederick Rose
It is so thrilling to now have 80,000 followers on this platform. Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer
How I Cured My Smartphone Addiction Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
My Five Essential Weight Loss Tips for Making a Healthy Lifestyle Simple & Easier Ange Dim
Buddy Up: Part 1 — How to Get Productive With a Supportive Friend Alex Philippe
Actions Speak Louder Than Words, So I’ll Hold My Tongue Aasha Anna
Do You Shop for Quality or Quantity? Andrey Pilipets
Lifestyle Inflation Might Be Worse Than Actual Inflation Alisha
8 Top Articles To Shine a Light on the Childfree Ali Hall
Medium Courses Are A Scam! Attila Vágó
Homeschooling: 3 Reasons Why I Would Rather Teach at Home Andrea Chelle
The Storybook Adeola Adeko
Facing my Trauma Ankita Sinha
What Is Education Like In Portugal? Araci Almeida
Driven to Distraction Alan Simpson
The Kiev war in Russia: reality or propaganda? Annalisa Vibio
The Hate Within Annelise Lords
Can We Be Friends on a Dating App? April Moons
10 Financial Tips To Help You Grow Your Wealth Biliz Maharjan
My Love, I’d Like to Tell You Something Bogdan Mtn
My Lover’s Eye Brian Dickens Barrabee
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How To Keep Your Joints Healthy So You Can Move About Better Boateng Sekyere
The Secret Weapon to Be a Writer César Alves
Now… Brooklyn Muse
Will My Vacation End My Any Hope Of A Freelance Career? Camille Prairie
Taylor Swift’s Awesome Lesson for Writers Christina Marie
A Life-Changing Lesson: What Causes a Mental Illness? Christina Sponias
LinkedIn adds ‘Stay-at-Home Parent’ to Career Titles Colleen Sheehy Orme
5 Books for the Modern Plant Parent Catelyn Silapachai
Hand-Picked Articles #126 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
January 6th Committee Names Legislative Conspirators Daniel McIntosh
Reaching For The Summit Darren Weir
How To Navigate The World Madness Celine Lai
Are Our Experiences Really Our Own? César Alves
A Cold Shower a Day Might Keep the Doctor Away in My Experience Dr Mehmet Yildiz
No Sunshine on the Brightest Days Dima David Lozovsky
What Are You Waiting For? Delilah Elenoh
Why Do We Freelance? Don Martin
There’s Not Enough Time for Everything — But Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing Edward John
Shifting Perspective Donna Maltz
Why do you give cheap advice to other people Eduard Sebastian
The Unintended Consequences of Medium Changes and What You Can Do About It, Tony Malky McEwan
How to leverage and keep the 13 benefits of Agile Eduardo Espinheira
Split Personality Elizabeth Emerald
Is Mea Culpa Less About Me and More About You? Elaine Hilides
Have You Taken the Online Narcissism Test, Yet? EllenEastwood
Your Earnings Must Be Over $3.00 A Day Floyd Mori
Is It Better To Have the Surname of the Father, the Mother, or Both? Francesco Carrubba
The Proven Influence of Bloomberg Cedric Boogaerts
How “Liver King” Turned Raw Liver & Testicles Into a $100,000,000 per Year Business Empire Hudson Rennie
How to Live a (Mostly) Fearless Life Ellis Orozco
Behold The Stunning Wild Kitty! Freda Savahl
Parents Never Stop Teaching From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
Who Are You As A Writer? Geri Spieler
Self Portrait of Me Elvie Lins❤️
Any Title Would Work Once You Are A seasoned Hand, But What Won’t? Fatunla Samuel
The Oldest Person In The World Died At 119 Floyd Mori
Ultimate List of 101 Quotes That Will Make You Achieve Great Success (and Boost Your Productivity… Eric Kulbiej
A Leadership Short — Outcomes or Trajectory? Greg Sweeney
Mighty Warrior — My Friend Gary L Ellis
Have You Chosen To Create Your Life Or Allow Destiny To Direct It? Gregory Reece-Smith
It’s A Gift Or A Curse: 3 Stories About Loneliness And Being Lonely Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
Are You Feeling Low? “Those Days” A Poem Francesco Carrubba
Anna Shed 50 Pounds After Fixing Leaky Gut in Five Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Single Best Approach When Your Narcissist Ex Wants to Be Friends Melissa Kalt, MD
Micro Facial Expressions That Only Successful People Understand Gökhan Yalcuk
Democracy — Bob and Dave Harry Hogg
Living Disabled Is Hard Enough. We Have to Live With Trolls, Too Ira Robinson
Do You Know This Amazingly Simple and Efficient Method for Making Group Decisions? Iris B. Stehn
Can You Create Products From a 7 Tips Article? Jeff the Content Coach
Curated Collection #117 ILLUMINATION
Simple Shotgun Money Investing vs Ruthless Charlie Munger Sniper Wisdom J.E. Guzman
Whet You Appetite With Anthony Bourdain. Jennifer Thompson
5 Routines That Enhance Your Creative Thinking Jessey Anthony
The Archangels Talk About the Elements Jodie Helm
The Loneliness Disease Invillea Writings
There’s Scary News That The Federal Reserve May Start A Massive Recession To Get Us Back To 2%… Jason Morton
$15,000+/month as a creator? Jenn Leach
What Should You Do When You And Your Partner Are Not On The Same Page? Jennifer Thompson
Tell-Tale Signs the Spiritual Healer You Know Is Out to Scam You Jessey Anthony
5 Lessons From the Best Coffee Shop in Grand Junction Joe Thomas
In Case You Forgot You Were Old, Adam Sandler Is on the Cover of AARP to Remind You Jennifer Geer
We are ALL Teachers John Walter Raney 1st
How Can I Tell If My Boss Is Toxic? Jessica Rabel
Do You Create Online Courses? Jennifer Smith
Ask This Question at the End of Every Interview Joe Thomas
My 5 Golden Rules From Living Alone for 2 Years Justin Boyette
What I Learned Visiting a Mega Yacht L. E. Langner
Thousands Left In Limbo At The Collapse Of A Prepaid Funeral Plan Provider Lanu Pitan
My Nine Year Old Asked Me About Sex Karen Toralba
Pain Hurts, Until You Share It Kathryn Eriksen
Explore These 3 Unusual Ways To Help You Become Unstuck Keir Wotherspoon
Christiantiy’s Warning Label Keith Michael
Cristiano Ronaldo — The Ego Karlo Tasler
Kick Your Bucket List Kathleen Murphy
His Drug Dealer Strategies Increased My Sales Tenfold Larenzo
6 Clever Life Lessons by Lao Tzu Letters from E.K.
China Bans Its Own National Anthem Kimberlee
The Art of JoyQuitting: Or Why I Decided to Leave a Job I Loved Kyle O’Reilly
5 Essential Tips To Feed Your Entrepreneur Brain Laurence Zimmermann
How A Stomach Ache Saved My Life And Forced Me To Examine The Gut Microbiome Lori Brown
You’re Still Using Toilet Paper?…Gross M. A. Neeper
Doing These 7 Things Everyday Will Unlock Your Full Potential Marichelle E. Urquico
Post-Pandemic Education Lisa Wathen
3 Easy And Effective Ways To Meditate — For Any Level Of Experience KL Simmons
Stop the admiration. How the Rich Killed the Planet Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Women Confessions And Questions All Women Ask When Dating Lwazi
3 Types of Psychic Abilities and How to Improve Them Mary Beth Hazeldine
What Does Elon Musk Want To Change About Twitter? M Mahfujur Rahman, PhD
A Glimpse of the 33rd Century Altered My Perspective on Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Be Known As A Great Conversationalist By Saying Less Mary V
The Best Game Cristiano Ronaldo Played Medrik Minassian
I Became a Medium Member; You Should Too Mike Toney-Hoffman
Writing Tools For New Writers Mad Machine
Life Begins at 60 — Secrets To Aging Gracefully Mary Beth Hazeldine
Here’s What Helps Me on My Bad Days Mike Caprio
Win The War Against Resistance Mike X
Johnny Depp Has Stood Up For All The Victims of Abuse Mila
Negotiating: The Undeniable Skill for Survival Medrik Minassian
On the Threshold of a New Beginning Michael Holford
Full-Time RV Life: How to Set up Reliable Internet to Work on the Road Mary Gallagher
Dear Triggers; You Can’t Defeat My Sobriety Michael Patanella
We Should All Work From Home Forever Mike Lewis
Writing tip from the King of Horror! Nasar Karim
This Is the Worst Life Mistake You Will Ever Make Noah Nelson
Love is not only love when it is returned — Poem MOIIN
How To Fall Asleep Fast Using 4–7–8 Breathing Method Mofrad Muntasir
Surfacing Mona S Gable
Spring Break 2022 Nathan White
6 Goal Targets To Reduce Poverty Nora
Why Saving for Retirement is the Worst Idea on Earth Real Money Guru
Python Programming Language Robert Shaneyfelt
#2 Lifestyle Mistakes to Avoid in Your 20’s Robin Emery
I don’t like my latest poem. It could justify abuse. MOIIN
Homemade Bread Is the Best! Nedelcu Alina
How To Make Money With Fiverr Affiliate For Beginners Richard Appiah
Counting macros: What is it? Sara García Mayo
My Eyes in your Head Nicola POWYS
The Corporate Pandemic That Nobody’s Talking About Sean Bennett
The Aaya, The Burger Flipper, and The Finance Bro Srikanth
3 Nonfiction Markets Looking For Freelance Writers Pamela Kazmierczak
3 Nonfiction Markets Looking For Freelance Writers
Write about sports, tech, and business
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Darkness Within Us Patricia Pixie❤
Democrats, Channel Your Inner Zelensky Paul Cohen
How to Earn Desirable Money on Medium Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Dealing with Criticism — Consider it as Condiments on Your Table Sudipto Chanda
How to deal with the Ghosts of dating? Sonika
The Night the Devil Danced Through our Town Pam Winter
I Doubled My Monthly Income On Medium! Paul Neathery
Day 16: Depression And Dependence Pain Paul Neathery
Wounds Suma Narayan
Why Saving for Retirement is the Worst Idea on Earth Real Money Guru
Ratstronauts: A 500-word Introduction to Rats in Space Sam Sharp
Do You Want To Write Viral Articles? Sam Starkman
DIY Sleep Lab: Keep a sleep journal Suzanne Johnson
I’ve Earned $4,460.34 (So Far) From One Medium Story Travis Hubbard
It is not the money you make, but the money you get to keep Thinkologie by Nicole
My Unique Holiday Sarah Willey
4 Profoundly Annoying Things About Being in Your Twenties and What You Can Do About It Shane McGrath
“Don’t Say Gay” and You Steve Devine
The Gunfight outside my Window Lawson Wallace
Nirvana Ulf Wolf
Is Biden’s Economy Working? Veritas Civis
Wildlife is trapped in a Net Warren “Storyteller” Brown
Life’s A Game: Here’s How To Win WrittenMastery
What it’s Like To Have a Double Mastectomy and Reconstructive Surgery The Sober Vegan Yogi
I Didn’t Realize I Was “Thin Slicing” When Hiring Employees Tom Egelhoff
4 Days in 1983 When the World was Destroyed Accidentally by Nuclear Weapons Ugur Akinci
Hand-Picked Articles #83 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Traumatic Memories of Home Invasion by Thieves Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Equitable Distribution Victoria Ponte
Prayers of The Angels Zahra Ali
Canadian Armed Forces Are Too Male and Too White Vuyo Ngcakani
A Hopeful Love Walter Pop Matthews IV
How Writers and Bloggers Transition to Become Published Authors ILLUMINATION-Curator
I’ve Been Asked to Teach a Class of Stanford Students — And I Feel Dirty About It Tim Denning
Curated Collection #113 ILLUMINATION
Ten Proven Steps To Save Money? Zain
How to Reduce Abdominal Fat and Increase Lean Muscles with Two Practical Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Hand-Picked Book Chapters #01 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Sample Collections by ILLUMINATION
ILLUMINATION on YouTube — New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator created a new publication for YouTube enthusiasts who can display their videos on Medium. All writers are invited to submit their YouTube related posts.
ILLUMINATION Gaming Publication
If you missed the announcement of our new publication by Illumination Gaming, here is the link.
We look forward to your stories in ILLUMINATION Gaming.
Sample ILLUMINATION-Curated Collections
Featured Writers of ILLUMINATION
ILLUMINATION editors feature writers to bring them, new readers. We will introduce more writers contributing to our publications soon. In the meantime, you might check out selected stories of these great storytellers.
Meet Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi on Medium Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Meet Rob Hourmont on Medium: Rob Hourmont
Meet Melinda Blau Melinda Blau
Meet Patrick OConnell Patrick OConnell
Meet Joan Gershman Joan Gershman
Meet Sobaan Saeed: Sobaan Saeed
Meet Don Martin Don Martin
Please take the opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and support them with meaningful engagement.
Curated Writer Bios
You might also feature yourself by posting a writer bio like the stories in the attached collection that I compiled. We distribute them to our subscribers.
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Reading Club
ILLUMINATION-Curator introduced our new Reading Club. If you are a Medium member and don’t have writer access to our publications or Slack, you may request via this weblink.
We will add you to our Slack workspace upon approval of your writer application. We will also feature some of those shared stories in the club in our upcoming collections. So you may link your stories to the Reading Club channel on the Slack workspace.
We look forward to your participation.
Meet Interviewed Writers
Recently we interviewed Lawson Wallace and Dr. Preeti Singh.
An Interview with Lawson Wallace
An Interview with Dr. Preeti Singh
Collection of Interviewed Writers
Attached is a collection of interviews conducted by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz in the attached collection.
If you want to be interviewed, you can contact Dr. Yildiz on Illumination Slack workspace.
Writing Prompts and Challenges
Our prolific writers might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.
100 Day Challenge For New Writers
1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days
Invitation To A Writing Challenge
If writers participate in these challenges, they might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months.
How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium
Besides, if one of your stories goes viral, you can earn a significant income. So it is a good idea to increase the chance of viral stories by following key rules. Dr Yildiz analyzed the viral stories and shared his findings.
What I Learned by Reviewing 100+ Viral Articles in 2021
Guiding Stories for New Writers
Dr Mehmet Yildiz guides new writers to increase their views and reading times answering frequently asked questions by new writers.
He posted an article about being a prolific writer as a full-time worker. I believe writers can learn from his model and experience.
We look forward to your stories in ILLUMINATION Gaming.
Let’s welcome the new writers who join us today.
Ishaque Mev, moneygirl, robin wilding, Zeek Bil, The Unfiltered Monk, samual D. diaz, Francesco de Nola, Giulietta Passarelli.
Let’s also give a warm welcome to recently joined writers. Some of them have already posted their first articles. Let’s support their content!
Egunleti Damilola, Artur Guja, Tropical Page, Samir Jaber, Jaeger Lee Kirker, Aneisha, Jenny Gargarello, Sarah Crookall, Marvelous Etumudon, James Julian, Adedotun, Hui Z, Aude Lesauvage, K S Fisher, Merijn Duchatteau, Laurici, CULTVISION, Rukka Nova, Dharmesh Basapati, Lenerd Louw, Federico Trotta, Jen Mouzon, Steve Dennis, Sally Doran, Aisha Muaz, Rick Veronese, Zuzanna Żak, Mercyodili, Shehraj Singh, C.A. Ramirez, Maria Dimitropoulou, Mercyodili, Jocelyn Joy Thomas, Religion and Politics at The Dinner Table, diana swezy, Paul Long, Colin Taisey, kasey sparks, Omar Writes, Denis Gorbunov, Taiya Collier, Michael J Corey, LeBreton, David Weis, Hannah Smith, Sarah Walker Gorrell, Ella Manurung, Marvelous Etumudon, Kate Liehiendzevych, Angelica Mendez, Todd B Harrington, Vonny Lang, Bhawna Soni, Curious Matrix, Misswoolf WhoWrote, Akhtar Mehmood, Jason R. Waller, Dr. Adeboye Oluwajuyitan | The Befibrillator, Haku x Zabuza, Andie Holman Scar Queen, JP Mikhaiel, Mike Nicholas, Kate Cassidy, Chrissie, Mxolisi B Masuku, Marinda Tran | Girl Friend, Dante R.A., Naleen Mitchell, Ibrahim Saidi, Shasti Anastasya Taufik, If Ever You’re Listening, Sarah Davis, Eric Anthony, Annie Das, Niamh Hayes, Damian Pak, Can Anarquista, Snehamorey, Marco Botros, Anthony M. Davis, Meri Krueger, Prashanth Panta, Sean Bloomfield, Taimur Ijlal, Ginga, Manuel E. de Paz Carmona, Adeife Adeoye, Akshay Yadav, Jani Konjedic, Dawn Nelson, Kiran Hetansh Khannas, IAN ALLEN, Edited Halls, Dominique Spottswood, Chris Murphy, піåрнâя, Candace C, Robyn Norman, Crystal Guthrie, Ann Thomas, Octavia Steen, King Chuks, Lipika Agrawal, Paul DelSignore, Prashanth Panta, Dee Per, Isabella Baum M., Wendy King, Blogs by J, Think + Destroy, Malcolm Keithley, BoNeZ, Maribel Toscano, Rosalie Green, Bethany Norris, Lyvie Cantave, Saja Fendél, Sherif E., Sofia Chesnokova, AlibsWrites, Jim Fritzen, Michael Gough, Brian Fairchild, Joanna Michael, Gagan Singh, Hanna Samarskaya, Jonathan, Robert Kett, Edy Zoo, Bea Pinewood, Scott Taft, Ann Leach, Dr. Noor Ali, Charlie Naebeck, William Egan, Atlas Blaine, Karen Carr, J Nawaz, Ana Kimber, Marlene Alexander, Michelle Murphy, Steph Sterner, Mya Klaud, Donna Jennings, Bea Pinewood, Sheng-Ta Tsai, Pascal Gambardella, PhD, thevnorm, Usama Bin Tariq Qureshi, Colin Rothamel, Irtiza Hafiz, Georgina Odafe, Millenial Insights with Marcus, Sarah Keane, Mix, John Welford, Lexa, Addison Patrice, Meher Anand, Bekah Elisabeth, Tom_S_Riordan, Shelley Rohm,
The key point for new contributors is to review the onboarding pack, as it includes publication-specific information for a smooth transition. We attached it below.
As a benefit of fast publishing, your stories will start earning income and finding more readers quickly.
Please caption your photos and ensure that that they are not copyrighted: either belong to you or from free sources. Not captioning and using copyrighted photos waste our editors’ precious time and cause delays in publishing your stories.
Please Note that not captioning images and using copyrighted photos will lead to the rejection of stories.
ILLUMINATION provided guidance to new writers on collection #133.
We are sorry for the publishing delays. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Your stories will be published eventually.
You may also consider self-publishing as we accept them. However, draft submissions might bring more readers, so it is up to you.
We accepts both draft and self-published stories. However, editors give priority to drafts as these stories need to find readers, waiting in the queue for a while.
Let’s Meet Our Editors Who Published These Stories
The following stories cover the profiles of our volunteer editors. These volunteer editors are the ones reviewing and publishing the stories in these collections. They are from various time zones clearing the publication queue on their precious time daily.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz Chief Editor and Owner
Helpful References for New Writers
Essential Checklist for Writers and Bloggers
How to Write Content Guaranteed to Get Views and Reads
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
Helpful Guides for All Contributors
Guiding Posts on our Publications
Publication-related stories can be accessed via this collection.
Onboarding Pack for New Writers
New writers, please read this pack before submitting your stories.
Meet Editors of Our Publications
Collection of Editor Bios
Introducing Writers Bios
Curated Writer Bios
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Updates from Euphoria by Dr Yildiz, owner of our publications
I Write about Health as It Matters.
Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel
Invitation to Write for ILLUMINATION on YouTube Publication
Invitation: Join ILLUMINATION Gaming Publication as a Writer
Publications by Our Writers on Medium
Why Writers Need Personal Publications
Illumination Fiction Club
Invitation to Potential Writers
If you wish to join Illumination Integration publications, please send a request via this link. We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a top writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
If you are new to Medium, you can join via this link. Readers can read thousands of stories, and writers may monetize self-published content.
As our chief editor, Dr Mehmet Yildiz says, “opportunities for writers and readers are endless on this platform.”
Let’s collaborate!
You might find the links to our publications in the following list.
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