Meet Eydie and Leah as they have fun chit chatting about dreaming big and living their best lives. It's inspirational, motivational, and full of joy and laughter! You can also join The Chit Chat Coop on Facebook to interact with a positive, vibrant community of listeners! #2chitchatchicks #womenpodcasters #tellyourstory #50ish #ww #midlifewomen #womensupportingwomen #midlifeinfluencers #midlifehealth #midlifefitness #agepositive #ageisjustanumber #womenshealth #selfcare #midlifejourney #midl ...
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two wild, weird and lovable girls discuss life's little oddities, the latest in celebrity news, and throw in the occasional guest to keep things spicy. Jane....the Philly chick with the heart of a fighter and a sense of style that would leave even Tim Gunn in awe. An actress and lifelong lover of all things quirky, silly and hip. Tosha...the Southern chick who lives to write, thrives on creativity, earning degrees and majoring in snark. A lifelong lover of Godiva chocolates, so hide your swe ...
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Episode 186: Holiday Gift Giving Guide Part II
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Yes, there's more - so many more suggestions! Black Friday, Cyber Monday: that's all well and good, but we have a number of suggestions that are also creative, hand-created and free! Tune in and enjoy the best of the holiday happiness, as we laugh and chat. Yup, it's like hanging out with your friends in the kitchen while you cook dinner together. …
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Episode 185: Holiday Gift Giving Guide - Part I
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It's an extravaganza! Lean in as Eydie and Leah share their holiday gift giving recommendations. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive energy and encouragement to live your best li…
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Episode 184: Creating New Traditions
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Eydie and Leah talk about what they want to change, what they want to keep the same, and how things have changed as we all move into this holiday season. Hijinks abound, but so do heartfelt conversations in this episode. You'll laugh and you'll cry, but mostly, you'll laugh. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coo…
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183: Doing Beautiful Things in Hard Times
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For many, it doesn't feel like a beautiful time on the planet, but doing beautiful things may be the soul-soothing that we need. Here's Leah, going solo today, sharing some beauty she is doing and noticing. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat …
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Episode 182: What Would Your Mama Say?
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What would YOUR mama say? We certainly have a lot of things that pop into our heads on a daily basis that our mothers have told us over the years. It’s a fun little episode of reminiscing and practical wisdom. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat…
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Leah's friend Theresa joins us for another of our coffee chat series. What follows is laughter, delight, insight, and memories that build our present friendship. You're not going to want to miss this one! You're gonna feel like you're at a pajama party! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook…
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Episode 180: Rest to Feel Your Best
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This week, we delve into the SEVEN (Yes, seven!) kinds of rest, and how we incorporate (or aspire to) them into our lives. You'll also hear about apple butter, a brilliant quote, and so much more. Enjoy our joyful meanderings on rest! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond …
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Episode 179: Autumn Read, Watch and Listen
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Lots of new and old suggestions this week for what to read, watch and listen to as we head into hygge season. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive energy and encouragement to live your best l…
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Episode 178 : Making Good Friends Even Better Friends
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Leah interviews one of her besties, Heather, and finds out a few new things about her. Here’s an opportunity to up your “questions” game so that in your next coffee chat you can go even deeper! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC C…
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Leah does a spontaneous (from bed) episode all about autumn! Get yourself pajama or sweater-clad, and join in on the coziness! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive energy and encouragement to l…
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Episode 176: Coffee Chat with a Friend
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It's our new coffee chat series that we will be doing occasionally with friends to the pod! Let us know if you'd like to be one of them! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive energy and encourag…
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We quiz each other today to find out a bit more about our personalities and wants and needs. You may be surprised by these couple of wild and crazy gals! As always, loads of laughs and fun as well as a lotta inspiration! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit C…
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Eydie reviews her dismal summer intentions record, Leah regales us with microwave tips, and then we're off to the races with small (and not so small) joys. There's so much content in this episode, Leah has two ebooks in the works! Sit back or go for a walk and enjoy! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBo…
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Episode 173: Books, Boobs and Dolly Parton!
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Eydie is bubbling over with all things books, boobs and literacy today with a special focus on the one-and-only Dolly Parton. What's not to love? Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: https://imaginationlibrary.com/ Eydie's Recommended Books by Dolly: Songteller Behind The Seams Dream More (Eydie recommends you listen to this one…) Recommended Podcas…
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Episode 172: How to Stay Calm (Part II) REVISED
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Summer is winding down, and we are still finding ways to stay calm and go with the flow. Join us for more fun tips and tricks and ways to chill out! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive energy and enco…
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The one where Eydie and Leah realize they have more in common than they thought... More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive energy and encouragement to live your best lives. Chicks and Roosters, we are getti…
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Episode 170: How to Stay Calm (Part I)
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Summer is in full swing and there are a whole lot of things that may be throwing us off-kilter. Join us for some great tips and discussion on staying calm! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive energy and e…
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Eydie is coming to you from the Smoky Mountains, full of tipping and tricking. Enjoy!
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Leah goes solo this week as she talks about being a secret operative and her history of deception. Get ready for a deep dive into the confessional! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for p…
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Welcome to our dessert dilemma, where Eydie kind of hops on the sweet train, swapping sugar-filled stories overflowing with Cool Whip and pudding pandemonium. Leah, our fruit-loving dessert skeptic, begrudgingly shares her cherry obsession while reminiscing about childhood treats that would make a dentist shudder. From German kuchens to Christmas b…
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Bonus Episode: Journal Connection Era
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Eydie and friend of the pod, Lena, are kicking off their new project, the Journal Connection Era! It’s all about making new friends and reconnecting with old ones through journaling. Listen in to find out if this Era is for you. All are welcome. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to th…
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It's summer, friends! Leah talks about "plork" and how her garden is becoming destressed, and Eydie is on the dessert bandwagon. So much fun and so much hope! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to c…
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Today, two young women share the story of how they came to miraculously find one another - biological sisters from China. One of them happens to be my daughter... If you'd like to find out even more about this story, please read my blog:https://leahrempel.org/2024/06/sisters.html More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit C…
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Join us for a heartwarming episode of "2 Chit Chat Chicks," starring my sister, Nicole, where we share tips to make life a bit brighter and tackle the challenge of feeding our souls amidst life's chaos. Tune in for our Campfire Chat as we explore the joys of gardening, art, and maintaining routines, even on the go. Don't miss our Chit Chat Challeng…
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Episode 165: Our Writing Practices
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In this episode, we explore our writing practices and the different forms our writing takes. Leah discusses her blog, highlighting how it helps her make meaning, provides a ritual, and brings joy through editing and sharing. Eydie talks about her novel "Carrie's Winter" and the importance of writing forward without constantly revisiting the beginni…
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Episode 164: Brainwaves: What’s Been Bouncing in Our Heads
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Get cozy as we gather around the campfire to talk about what's been brewing other than coffee. We’re turning up the heat with tales of sharing the stage with Margaret Atwood, garden adventures (of course), role playing at Costco, and how hospitality is figuring into both of our lives in new and meaningful ways. More From Us: We’d love for you to jo…
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Summer is just around the corner, and Eydie and Leah are getting prepped! Leah is, of course, obssessed with her gardening and beaching, among others things, and Eydie is on fire for getting fit and finishing off her book, "Carrie's Winter," based on the Laura Ingalls Wilder series. Join us as we laugh and encourage and have an all around fun chitc…
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Episode 162: Our Latest Reads, Watches and Listens
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We're back with fan favourite: what we're up to in our reading, watching and listening to. We've always got the best recommendations for books, tv, music and podcasts. Listen in to get the goods! Recommendations: Aechy Pen and Curve Line Marker https://aechy.com/ Reading The Secret Life of Groceries - Benjamin Lorr Traveling Mercies - Anne Lamott W…
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Episode 161: Getting Our Gardens Going and Growing!
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The glorious gardening season has begun on the west coast and in Wisconsin! Eydie and Leah chat about their gardening plans and adventures - come share in the enthusiasm! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to c…
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Episode 160: Things We are Leaving Behind
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We’re progressing, evolving, and leaving behind some places, activities, and things we no longer find edifying or useful to us. Don’t worry, we’re still up for plenty of good times. Join us for some good laughs, inspiration, and a great tip or three! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you …
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Spring has sprung and, with it, new beginnings! Listen in to the rambunctious ramblings of Leah and Eydie as they discuss some of their new beginnings! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive ener…
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Episode 158: Find AND Share Your Wonder
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Leah's baby sister, Nicole, joins her today for a chat in the back closet. We discuss all things awe-ful, and have an inspiring chit chat about how we are both find and sharing our own wonders! We also have some dynamite tips this week you are not going to want to miss! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on F…
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Episode 157: A Walk Down Memory Lane
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A Chitchat About Some of Our Fave Episodes Below are the episodes we have a good old fashioned chit chat about on this Sunday morning. Enjoy and go back and give some of our oldies a listen. We are ever-evolving! 56 - Crushes 99 - Got Energy? 115 - Marching Into March 24 - Ways to Have Deeper Conversations 144 - Bill Joel for Beginners 45 - Simple …
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Episode 156: What We've Been Enjoying Lately
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We’ve been up to a lot in our lives lately: notably we’ll be chatting about what we’ve been reading, watching, listening to AND eating! Leah shares some dynamic hair tips and Eydie chat about how to maximize your weekend. Some of our Recommendations: Hair: Color WOW Wonder Dream Coat Books: Chip and Dan Heath - Switch: How to Change Things When Cha…
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Episode 155: Creating a More Beautiful Life
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Eydie has finally worked out her tech issues and we managed to have a fun and successful time recording tonight, talking about how we are making our lives more beautiful lately and how we aspire to carry on with it. Leah is traveling up a storm with her rock star sweetie, Donnie, and making lotsa new friends while keeping the old, and Eydie is so p…
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Episode 154: Marching Into March 2024
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Leah is coming to us live from Nashville Tennessee, and she is already developing a twang to be proud of! While this is a rebroadcast of 2023's Marching Into March from February (collectively known as Farch), you've got 11 minutes of bonus Leah content talking about how she's making it through this difficult time of year with some fun in the sun an…
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Eydie and Leah are all about getting more beautiful as we age, inside and out! Leah is all over creating joyful desserts and listening to Fleetwood Mac; Eydie is finding more new music on Spotify and drinking collagen shakes. And we are both figuring out how to embrace this aging thing with grace, acceptance, and with a little help from beauty prod…
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Episode 151: How Our Goals Are Going
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Leah just managed to drop a load of moola at Costco and Eydie is gearing up for the Superbowl today, even though the Packers are not in it. Listen in to hear how we are doing with our words of the year. It's never too late to get started on yours! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond…
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Episode 150: Unofficial Love Languages
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Just in time for Valentines and Galentines: Leah's sister Nicole joins us today to talk about love languages and what we love to both give and receive. So much love! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive …
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There are so many things new to us these days, and not just resolutions! Hear about Leah’s adventures at Costco and how she is going back on a non-negotiable involving fitness. In the meantime, Eydie’s kids are monopolizing the air fryer in the basement, and she is ALL IN on Green Bay Packers paraphernalia. More From Us: We’d love for you to join u…
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Leah’s a little hoarse, coming to you from her teeny Vancouver closet/studio as we dive into discussing how we are going to get MORE OUT OF 2024! Eydie invites our chicks and roosters to create a playlist for her, giving her break from her usual Hall and Oates rotation. You can also join her on the Ice Age Trail in the spring or Leah on Vancouver I…
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Episode 147: Energize Your January
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Leah gets obsessed with Youtube, and Eydie gives Leah some tips for optimal enjoyment watching The Green Bay Packers, her Wisco team. Any idea what your thutt is? Tune in to find out. Also, loads of tips to energize your January! Oh, Leah’s been blogging almost everyday so make sure you click on the link to her blog newstarteveryday.blogspot.com if…
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Episode 146: 2024 Word of the Year
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Leah and Eydie continue their annual tradition of choosing a word for the year. As usual, Eydie had her word chosen weeks in advance while Leah chooses her word during the podcast. Eydie will help you remember your word of the year and Leah has some tips and tricks for getting people outta your house. Join the 2 Chit Chat Chicks for some fun and in…
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Eydie and Leah discuss ways to be gentle to yourself during difficult times. May this episode give you a respite from any hard times you might be experiencing and offer you ideas about how to take it easier on yourself. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook and respond to this week's challenge. It’s a fun plac…
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In this episode, Eydie revisits her 2023 word of the year, and ponders what 2024 will bring. It's inspirational, fun, and will get you in the mood for a fresh start of your own!
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Episode 143: Billy Joel for Beginners
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If you think you knew everything there was to know about Billy Joel, think again! Special guest Lee Schmidt even gives our resident musical expert, Eydie, a run for her money as they delve into all things Billy! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The …
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Episode 142: What Are You Playing At?
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Leah fancies herself a chemist in this week's episode while Eydie ferries her kids around hell's half acre. We try on some very bad British accents and just generally have fun playing around, or at least aspiring to do so. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Chal…
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Episode 141: Invite Your Fears to Tea
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In keeping with the Halloween spirit, we talk about stuff that scares us and we invite some of our fears over for tea and cookies. There’s also a great podcast recommendation and some nifty hacks using Dawn Dish Soap. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge…
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Episode 140: Finding Your 'What's Next'
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Join Leah and her sister Nicole as they discuss their 'what's nexts' in this week's episode. As always, we promise inspiration, laughs, and some great tips and tricks! More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is a fun place to come for positive …
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The unexpected angels episode is truly unexpected - we hope you'll be both surprised and delighted by our choices! Meantime, it is pumpkin spice latte season and Leah recommends a hot new health read. More From Us: We’d love for you to join us at the Chit Chat Coop on FaceBook where you can respond to the week's Chit Chat Challenge. The CC Coop is …
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