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postindustrial | subsistence | technology
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postindustrial | subsistence | technology
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Podcast of the Low Technology Institute. We bring nonindustrial subsistence technology to (over)developed societies. We exist at the nexus of ancient, ethnographic, and modern technology and subsistence practices. We aim to identify ancient and contemporary nonindustrial technologies appropriate for use in modern, small-scale, self-sustaining infrastructure and create do-it-yourself, resource-light solutions to sustainability problems. Podcast Archive: https://lowtechinstitute.wordpress.com/ ...
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-078_202403/LowTechPodcast-078-WinterGardening.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 78 – 08 Mar 2024 Winter Gardening https://lowtechinstitute.org/ How can we adapt our gardens for growing, or at least keeping plants alive, through the winter? A live recording from the Wisconsin Garden Expo. Join our community and …
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-077_202402/LowTechPodcast-077-HotGardening.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 77 – 23 Feb 2024 Hot Gardening https://lowtechinstitute.org/ How can we adapt our gardens today for a warmer and more variable climate of tomorrow? A live recording from the Wisconsin Garden Expo. Join our community and support us on P…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-076/LowTechPodcast-076-Biogas.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 76 – 09 Feb 2024 Biogas in 2100 https://lowtechinstitute.org/ In 2100, we try to trap and burn methane before it gets into the atmosphere. Let’s get into this stinky story. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify,…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-075-hydrogen/LowTechPodcast-075-Hydrogen.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 75 – 26 Jan 2024 Hydrogen Power in 2100 https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Let’s talk hydrogen in the year 2100. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, and others. …
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-074-hot-box-compost/LowTechPodcast-074-HotBoxCompost.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 74 – 12 Jan 2024 Hot-Box Compost Study https://lowtechinstitute.org/ A look back at a two-year compost study we’re wrapping up here at the institute. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify,…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-073/LowTechPodcast-073-EnergyElectricity.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 73 – 22 Dec 2023 Energy & Electricity in 2100 https://lowtechinstitute.org/ How do we power our lives here in Cooksville in 2100? Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn Radio, …
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-072/LowTechPodcast-072-CooksvilleModelComm.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 72 – 01 Dec 2023 Cooksville: A Model Community https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Today we travel back to the future, and the past, to set Cooksville in context. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Go…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-071/LowTechPodcast-071-Cooksville2100.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 71 – 17 Nov 2023 Cooksville 2100 https://lowtechinstitute.org/ We’re introducing our new season and new series looking at the village of Cooksville in the year 2100. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-070-news-update/LowTechPodcast-070-NewsUpdate.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 70 – 05 May 2023 Low-Tech Perspective on the News of 2023 https://lowtechinstitute.org/ We’re looking at early 2023 news stories with a low-tech perspective on the events that shaped the world, plus some updates Join our community a…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-069-tartarian-buildings/LowTechPodcast-069-TartarianBuildings.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 69 – 07 Apr 2023 Tartarian Buildings? https://lowtechinstitute.org/ The idea of the Tartarian Empire is a conspiracy theory, but it gives us something to say about building longevity. “Inside the ‘Tartarian Empire,’ …
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-068-tree-felling/LowTechPodcast-068-TreeFelling.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 68 – 24 Mar 2023 Felling Trees https://lowtechinstitute.org/ We talk about the pitfalls of gathering your own timber Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn Radio, Stitch…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-067/LowTechPodcast-067-LowCarbonGardening.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 67 – 10 Mar 2023 Low-Carbon Gardening https://lowtechinstitute.org/ How can our garden help fight carbon emissions and set us up for a locally sufficient future. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-066-wheat/LowTechPodcast-066-Wheat.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 66 – 24 Feb 2023 Subsistence Wheat https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Today we’re talking about the history of wheat and its applicability for future subsistence. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Po…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-065-luddite-ai/LowTechPodcast-065-LudditeAI.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 65 – 10 Feb 2023 Luddites and Artificial Intelligence https://lowtechinstitute.org Today we’re talking about ChatGPT and the future of AI and human society. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, G…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-no-62-tmbc/LowTechPodcast-No62-%5BTMBC%5D.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 64 – 27 Jan 2023 Ten-Mile Building Challenge https://lowtechinstitute.org We’re introducing the 10-Mile Building Challenge on this week’s episode and previewing some of the episodes we’ll have coming up this year. 10-Mile Building Chall…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-063-future-composting/LowTechPodcast-063-FutureComposting.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 63 – 13 Jan 2022 The Future of Composting https://lowtechinstitute.org We’re joined this week by Matt Crisp (@matt.crunchy) to hop in our time machine and visit 2073 to learn about local, post-transition compost systems …
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-no-62-yearin-review/LowTechPodcast-No62-%5BYearinReview%5D.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 62 – 30 Dec 2022 Low-Tech Perspective on the News of 2022 https://lowtechinstitute.org We’re looking back at 2022 with a low-tech perspective on the events that shaped the world. Fertilizer Prices: https://farmdocdaily.…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-061/LowTechPodcast-061.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 61 – 16 Dec 2022 Future-fitting a Florida Subdivision https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we travel forward in time to 2042 and visit a Florida subdivision that future-fitted itself into a locally sustained community in a future without fossil-fu…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-060/LowTechPodcast-060.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 60 – 02 Nov 2022 EcoGuerrillas Audiobook Excerpt https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we share a few excerpts from an audiobook germane to the institute’s ethos and mission. Members of the institute get early access (keep an eye on your emails for…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast059/lti%2059.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 59 – 18 Nov 2022 Wake Up to Reality https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we chat with Kate Ingold (IG: @kate.ingold) about coming to realize big changes are looming in our collective future when it comes to climate and energy. “Just Stop Oil Climate Activists …
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-058/LowTechPodcast-058.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 58 – 04 Nov 2022 Thatch as Sustainable Roofing? https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we talk about the feasibility of thatch as sustainable utilitarian roofing. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Pod…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-057/LowTechPodcast-057.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 57 – 14 Sep 2022 A Day at the Institute https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we follow along a typical work day at the institute and all its various tasks. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast056/lti%2056.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 56 – 30 Sep 2022 Snake River Seed Co-Op https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we chat with three members of the Snake River Seed Co-op leadership team (https://snakeriverseeds.com/). At their website you can sign up for their monthly newsletter, where you can o…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-055/LowTechPodcast-055.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 55 – 16 Sep 2022 Institute Bee Research https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we share a field recording out at the institute’s bee research apiary. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-054/LowTechPodcast-054.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 54 – 02 Sep 2022 Gardens: The Original Social Safety Net https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we delve into the history of subsistence gardening and why our time is such an aberration. Join our community and support us on Patreon. Subscribe on iTu…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-053/LowTechPodcast-053.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 53 – 19 Aug 2022 When Should You Transition from Fossil Fuels? https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we introduce the transition rubric from the Low Technology Institute. Transition Rubric: https://lowtechinstitute.org/transition/ Energy-Related Li…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-052/LowTechPodcast-052.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 52 – 5 Aug 2022 Could You Be Food Self-Sufficient? https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode, I discuss food self-provisioning with Bill Robichaud, who has been growing and gathering his food for two years. Bill’s Foundation: http://www.saolafoundation…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-051/lti.ep51.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 51 – 22 Jul 2022 What to Do About Lawns? In this episode we look back at the history of, problems with, and alternatives to the great American obsession with lawns. Works cited and links: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021) American Time Use Survey. https://www.bls.g…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-050/LowTechPodcast-050.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 50 – 01 Jun 2022 Planes, Trains, and Automobiles? https://lowtechinstitute.org/ We talk about the future of long-distance transport. Bureau of Transportation Statistics Report: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35471/dot_35471_DS1.pdf “EROI of different …
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-049/LowTechPodcast-049.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 49 – 10 Jun 2022 LTI on Doomer Optimism In this episode we hear some of an interview with LTI’s director, Scott Johnson, on the Doomer Optimism podcast. To hear the whole interview and their other episodes, subscribe through the links on their site: https…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-048/LowTechPodcast-048.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 48 – 27 May 2022 Is a Growing Global Wheat Crisis Brewing? In this episode we discuss the potential for a global wheat crisis brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine with William G. Moseley (@WilliamGMoseley). UN FAO: “Is the global food system on t…
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https://ia601504.us.archive.org/8/items/lowtechpodcast047/LowTechPodcast-047.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 47 – 29 Apr 2022 Low-Tech Innovation Panel – Part 2 In this two-part episode, we’re rebroadcasting a panel on low-tech innovations organized by the Embassy of France’s Office of Science and Technology (https://france-science.com/en/homepage-englis…
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https://ia601408.us.archive.org/34/items/low-tech-podcast-046/LowTechPodcast-046.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 46 – 22 Apr 2022 Low-Tech Innovation Panel – Part 1 In this two-part episode, we’re rebroadcasting a panel on low-tech innovations organized by the Embassy of France’s Office of Science and Technology (https://france-science.com/en/homepage-en…
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https://archive.org/download/low-tech-podcast-045/LowTechPodcast-045.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 45 – 1 Apr 2022 Keep Calm and Grow Potatoes In this episode we discuss why potatoes are the best staple for a local, sustainable future, and how to grow them based on our USDA-funded research. Kenosha Potato Project – http://kenoshapotato.com/ Potatoes Fi…
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https://ia601509.us.archive.org/11/items/low-tech-podcast-044/LowTechPodcast-044.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 44 – 11 Mar 2022 Potatoes Will Save Humanity – Part I: History In this episode we explore the history of the potato and its future as a locally grown staple. Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin: http://www.chewwisconsin.com/ Kenosha Pota…
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https://ia801508.us.archive.org/4/items/lowtechpodcast043/LowTechPodcast-043.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 43 – 25 Feb 2022 Don’t Look Up or Worry About Climate Change In this episode we discuss the movie Don’t Look Up, why we can’t worry about climate change, and the mission of the institute. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn Radio…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast042/LowTechPodcast-042.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 42 – 28 Jan 2022 It Doesn’t Pay to Think About the Future https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, and others. CC-BY-SA Song is “Bubba’s Blues,” by My Bubba & Mi (CC-BY-SA-NC)…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast041/LowTechPodcast-041.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 41 – 7 Jan. 2022 Just-in-Time Supply Chain Problems A look at the supply-chain issues in historic and biological context. Articles mentioned from: New York Times, Guardian, Forbes. Podcast episodes mentioned: Fossil-Fuels in Food, Low Tech New Deal https://l…
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Low Tech Lecture Series, 02-005 — Occasional Lectures: The Best Plants to Grow to Combat Carbon Emissions
https://archive.org/download/LowTechLecture-02-005/OccasionalLectures-002-CarbonGardening-09Feb20.mp3 Low Tech Lecture, 02-005 – 09 Feb 2020 The Best Plants to Grow to Combat Carbon Emissions A lecture delivered by Scott Johnson at the 2020 Wisconsin Garden Expo. Slideshow: CarbonGardeningSlideshow https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe on iTunes,…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast040/LowTechPodcast-040.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 40 – 27 Mar. 2019 Introducing our new project: Foodmageddon. See the full Foodmageddon playlist on YouTube. Music from Captive Portal, “Anti-Exposed Video,” off the album Music is Telephone (CC-BY-NC). https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe on iTunes, Googl…
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Low Tech Lecture Series, 02-004 — Occasional Lectures: History of Gardening, Society’s Original Social Safety Net
https://archive.org/download/LowTechLecture-02-004/OccasionalLectures-002-HistoryOfGardening-07Feb20.mp3 Low Tech Lecture, 02-004 – 07 Feb 2020 The History of Gardening: Society’s Original Social Safety Net A lecture delivered by Scott Johnson at the 2020 Wisconsin Garden Expo. Slideshow: GardenHistory-GE2020 https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechLecture-02-003/OccasionalLectures-003-BeekeepingForGardeners-07Feb20.mp3 Low Tech Lecture, 02-003 – 07 Feb 2020 Beginning Beekeeping for Gardeners A lecture delivered by Scott Johnson at the 2020 Wisconsin Garden Expo. Slideshow: BeginningBeekeeping https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, …
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast039/LowTechPodcast-039.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 39 – 03 May 2019 Interviews with three instructors from the upcoming Sustainability Skill Share. Music from Captive Portal, “Laughing Turkeys,” off the album Laughing Turkeys (CC-BY-SA). 2019 Sustainability Skill Share Sylva Spoon The Dancing Lamb The Hedger…
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 39 – 03 May 2019Interviews with three instructors from the upcoming Sustainability Skill Share.Music from Captive Portal, "Laughing Turkeys," off the album Laughing Turkeys (CC-BY-SA).2019 Sustainability Skill ShareSylva SpoonThe Dancing LambThe HedgerowLawns are the No. 1 irrigated ‘crop’ in America. They need to die. - Grist…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast038/LowTechPodcast-038.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 38 – 08 Mar. 2019 Discussing the Green and Low Tech New Deals. Music from Poddington Bear, “ Saunter,” off the album Backbeat (CC-BY-NC). Green New Deal Resolution The Green New Deal — Elisabeth Robson (also on Medium) Green New Deal FAQ IPCC Special Report …
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 38 – 08 Mar. 2019Discussing the Green and Low Tech New Deals.Music from Poddington Bear, " Saunter," off the album Backbeat (CC-BY-NC).Green New Deal ResolutionThe Green New Deal -- Elisabeth Robson (also on Medium)Green New Deal FAQIPCC Special Report 15 (LTI Summary)https://lowtechinstitute.org/Subscribe on iTunes, Google Pl…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast037/LowTechPodcast-037.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 37 – 15 Feb 2019 Discussing Wood Floors with Dan Cooper (Cooper Lace, English Wilton). Music from the Agrarians, “Agency Smile,” off the album Matthew (CC-BY-NC). Finance, Fossil Fuels, and Climate Change Doomsday Postponed? The Takeaway From the Big New Ant…
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 37 – 15 Feb 2019Discussing Wood Floors with Dan CooperMusic from the Agrarians, "Agency Smile," off the album Matthew (CC-BY-NC).Finance, Fossil Fuels, and Climate ChangeDoomsday Postponed? The Takeaway From the Big New Antarctica StudiesClimate change and deep adaptationVenezuela’s collapse is a window into how the Oil Age wi…
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https://archive.org/download/LowTechPodcast036/LowTechPodcast-036.mp3 Low Tech Podcast, No. 36 – 10 Jan 2019 2018 Year in Review: Climate and Institute News. Music from Poddington Bear, “All The Colors In The World,” off the album Indie Folk (CC-BY-NC). https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, and/or S…
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 36 – 18 Jan 2019A review of 2018 in climate and institute news.Por Low Technology Institute
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