Just four short weeks from now, you could begin to turn 2006 into the start of a lifetime of lucrative travel.
The "Lucrative Traveller" Workshop is coming up next week and I'm really looking forward to it. Here's a reminder letter I got from AWAI today:
Just four short weeks from now, you could begin to turn 2006 into the start of a lifetime of lucrative travel.
How lucrative? Well, how would you like to take home six figures as you travel the globe like a VIP -- plus gain all kinds of perks and freebies on top of it?
I can't think of a better way to escape the 40-hour, workaday world for something better... to live on permanent vacation... explore the world beyond the beaten track... have fun... meet new people... embrace life... and make $100,000 a year while you're at it.
Last month I invited five savvy travelers to join me on a groundbreaking teleconference call to explain the secrets they've relied on to travel the world for profit.
As expected, the event sold out quickly. If you signed up -- congratulations!
If you didn't -- or if you tried to but couldn't get a seat -- I recorded the call, and you'll find it on our website for easy listening. You can sign up to hear the recorded broadcast here: http://www.thetravelwriterslif
You see, by combining these tools -- travel writing, photography, and hunting for bargains (also called "import-export") - you can make a six-figure income traveling the globe like a VIP. And you can gain the freedom and flexibility you need to travel wherever and whenever you want... or live anywhere in the world you care to settle.
Hundreds of your fellow The Write Way to Travel readers have already accessed the recording, and many of them signed up for our live, follow-up workshop in San Antonio this February. (That's when the experts who joined us for our teleconference round-table will meet for the first time, divulge all their proven secrets, and transform 65 lucky attendees into LUCRATIVE travelers.)
You'll find here below more details about this February event, which we're calling our Lucrative Travelers Conference.
If you're interested in claiming one of the seats, I encourage you, first, to check out the audio recording of the teleconference call. It'll give you a sense for the opportunities you'll learn more about in San Antonio. But what's more, just for listening to it, you'll receive $500 off the February conference.
Plus, if you reserve your place for this San Antonio event before Friday, January 20, you'll get an additional $500 by taking advantage of our Early Bird Discount. With the two discounts combined, that's a full $1,000 off.
For more details about the event, please see my invitation below... and remember to reserve your spot as soon as possible. The remaining seats will fill up fast and, as I said, listeners of the teleconference call will receive $500 off the live event (which, if you act before January 20, you can combine with the Early Bird discount to save a total of $1,000).
To hear the call, click here: http://www.thetravelwriterslif
And read on below for more details about the February conference in San Antonio.
-Lori
Lori Appling
Director, AWAI's Travel Division
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Spend the weekend with five savvy international travelers in vibrant San Antonio, Texas this February-and master their secrets for turning the rest of your life into an opportunity to vacation anywhere, anytime and make a handsome income at it!
Dear Reader,
Imagine kicking off 2006 with people who are dedicated to helping you start of a lifetime of lucrative travel.
That's right. A lifetime of lucrative travel. Spend a power-packed weekend with these savvy travelers, and you'll master three very easy-to-use travel tools that can provide your escape from the 9-5 drudgery of the workaday world...
...and hand you the key to a life of permanent vacation and the opportunity to take home as much as six figures a year as you receive invitations to top-notch resorts... visit off-the-charts island paradises... get behind-the-curtain passes... meet new people... escape to romantic getaways... and experience fascinating cultures.
You may not realize it, but you're already super-close to living the PROFITABLE traveler's life if you just knew a few secrets...
In fact, here's how close this reality is...
If you've ever arrived home from a day-trip or vacation and called a friend to tell him or her about your experience or scribbled an email account of what happened... taken snap shots of the monuments and places you've visited or the people you've met... or brought home souvenirs...
Then, you're already half way there. You just need to learn how to turn what you're already doing into a lifetime of lucrative travel. You need to learn how to take the kind of pictures that sell the best... how to find someone to that will pay you to take notes about the restaurants where you eat and the hotels where you stay so they can use it in their travel guidebooks and magazines... and how to know which souvenirs will sell best when you're back in the U.S.
Which is why, a few months ago, I tracked down five savvy travelers who each specialized in at least one of these tools.
Now, if you've ever tried to orchestrate a group of people for a single event, be it a family reunion, a dinner party, or a meeting at work -- then you know it's no easy feat.
But for me, it turned out to be loads of fun getting in touch with each of these experts. I found myself involved in several friendly battles of "who had enjoyed the best and most vacations." And with a weekend in San Antonio as the carrot, this group of savvy travelers finally agreed to meet in person, February 10-12... to share with you all their secrets for building wealth through three travel tools-photography, travel writing, and import-export.
Why San Antonio?
San Antonio is one of America's most memorable -- and individual -- cities... one that exudes a vibrancy you'll find contagious. (Mark Twain called it one of only four unique cities in the United States.) You'll be charmed by the gentle arches of its Spanish Colonial architecture... the jazz that spills forth from garden patios... the history that seeps from walls of 200-year-old missions...
From lush, quiet, and park-like stretches along the cobbled River Walk to lively European-style sidewalk cafes, specialty boutiques, fine restaurants, and peculiar museums. San Antonio is a decidedly friendly city full of quirky neighborhoods just begging to be explored...
From The World's Largest Pecan and The Toilet Seat Museum... to The Alamo and Jazz on the River Walk... San Antonio is the perfect backdrop for this event. And we'll be based right in the middle of the action.
Nothing like this event has ever been offered before...
...which is what makes this opportunity so exciting!
By merging these three travel tools-and our resources at AWAI and International Living-in a in a live conference setting, we are giving you a GROUNDBREAKING opportunity to learn how to travel anywhere, anytime, and make a six-figure income.
It made perfect sense for us to merge these three travel tools together. After all, you already tell people about your travel experiences... take snap shots... and search for the best (and often times, the best priced!) souvenirs to bring back home with you.
So why not teach you how to turn all three of these things you probably already do... into real travel tools -- your opportunity to fund a lifetime of travel... and even make a six-figure income while you're at it?
In truth, making a six-figure income traveling the globe is very conservative, compared to what some travelers are doing...
Just listen to this: "My brother (a plant-scaper) wanted to join forces and open a business," says Thompson Lange from Carmel, California. "He thought that my history of hitting the road with a backpack and no itinerary could be a useful asset." It was.
After a major buying spree in China, they wanted to showcase their finds. So they opened a home environments store on California's Monterey Peninsula. After their first year's trading, they'd hit the big time. Moe Ammar, president of Pacific Grove's Chamber of Commerce, had this to say in the Monterey County Herald: 'Within one year of operation they were among the Top 40 revenue producers in the city. Being in the Top 40 means generating at least $1.1 million in sales.'
A million dollars! And that's just one tool! So, imagine the potential that exists for merging all three tools. That's why I want to invite you to San Antonio where you'll master our new, triple-barrel travel strategy... so you can prove to your fellow travelers that the travel experience is not only enjoyable... but can be lucrative, too!
Become a master of the "Triple Barrel Approach" to funding and profiting from a LIFETIME of TRAVEL
Join us in San Antonio, the most dynamic location imaginable for this event, and meet the savvy travelers who'll teach you our latest, "Triple Barrel" strategy.
This strategy consists in showing you how to turn the three travel tools -- 1) travel writing, 2) travel photography, and 3) buying products overseas at amazing discounts, then selling them for huge profits over here (also known as "import-export")... into opportunities to fund and profit from a lifetime of travel.
This will not be one of those long, drawn out seminars that leaves you bored to tears. Not by a long shot. We're all about hands-on, practical material and real-world advice. You'll find all the presentations to be on-target, useful... and entertaining, too. Exactly what you need to put these travel tools to use immediately.
Plus, you can't beat the venue. At the fabulous Emily Morgan Hotel, an elegant boutique property right across the street from The Alamo, you're perfectly placed to explore and enjoy San Antonio. What's more, we've arranged an incredible room rate for our conference participants -- nearly 25% below the lowest published price.
Using our strategy, you could literally turn 2006 into the start of a LIFETIME of lucrative travel. I want to be overwhelmed with emails telling me about your successes. I want to hear about the money you're making, the perks you're enjoying, the places you've traveled to.
Maybe you'll find yourself in Wandi Stewart's shoes. She traveled to Ecuador and visited Otavalo and Cotacacci markets, where she met local artisans and bought several pieces of artwork, a tapestry, and some clothing. She brought these gifts home to Atlanta to give away to her friends and family.
"People were just amazed at the quality and craftsmanship of the things she had brought back. So she asked her friends, "Would you actually pay for these things?" her friends not only gave her a resounding "yes," but placed orders for her next trip.
A few weeks later, Wandi returned to Ecuador, met several local artists whose work she liked, and shipped back about 800 pounds of tapestries, blankets, musical instruments, masks, clothing, paintings, and other local crafts.
Upon returning to the States, she sold everything she had bought. She was able to mark up the paintings as much as 800%. Hammocks sold for 600% more than she had paid.
"...it's a lot of fun," says Wandi. "I spend my days in markets, museums, and art galleries, and I get to meet people I'd never have the chance to meet otherwise. On my last trip to Ecuador, for example, I felt like I was on safari, trying to track down a mask artist who lived high in the mountains outside Otavalo. There were no phone lines or street signs. Finally I stumbled upon the village... and was able to strike a deal."
Wandi sells her Ecuadorian discoveries at crafts shows and festivals and in small boutiques in Atlanta, Georgia. "It's great," she says. "It allows me to travel as often as I want to Ecuador... and I'm covering all my travel costs."
Or perhaps, like Sue Wright, you'll find yourself strolling through the streets of Paris, France, your camera slung around your neck. You'll let your instinct lead you down cobbled alleys and along the tree-lined shores of the Seine.
You'll peek into shops, stop for coffee at a corner café, absorb the exuberating sounds and smells and sights of this incredible city... capturing its mood on film. And then, when you return home, you'll sell the photos you snapped... building your portfolio, your reputation as a photographer... and landing some fast cash, too.
Or maybe you'll pay for your travels and pocket the rest by writing about what you discover. That's what Sandra Kennedy has done. In fact, she's done one better and landed a series of complimentary trips...
She took a luxurious, four-day press trip to a spa resort in the Bahamas... and then sold an article about it.
Next month she's off to a small town in Washington called Cascade. It was in dire straits after Boise-Cascade pulled out of town. But instead of letting their town die, a few townspeople worked together to build a resort where Sandra's been invited for an all-expenses-paid four days. And the manager there has arranged for her to visit the nearby ski resorts, too. She'll sell articles about this destination, of course.
Then Sandra and her husband Bill are heading off to the Riviera Maya in Mexico. There the resort where they're staying is offering them a free "renewal of vows" ceremony -- a Mayan Ceremony with a Spanish Translator. It's perfect article fodder for the bridal magazines where she's contacted editors.
We can't wait to hear about the vacations you've funded and the profits you've pocketed using the skills you'll learn in San Antonio...
I would LOVE to hear about the vacations you've funded, and that you've profited from as a result of what you'll learn this February.
But first, you must join us in San Antonio to master our "triple barrel approach" to funding and making money from your travels. Here's a preview of what you'll learn at this groundbreaking conference:
** How to Make a Six-Figure Income as a Traveler -- Learn how our "triple barrel approach" can help you turn a simple point-and-shoot camera, a good eye for bargains, and a pen and paper into a handsome income as well as give you a lifetime of funded vacations.
** How to Get Pampered in Paradise... then Profit from it -- Let the natives wine and dine you overseas... get all your expenses paid including airfare and meals... lounge around on the beach... gallivant across Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and anywhere else you desire. Then get paid to write about the experience. (This isn't as hard as you might think. Past attendees at our live travel writing workshops have turned these secrets into free trips in less than two weeks of returning home from our events.)
** How to Make $12,600 on a Four-Day Trip -- Learn how to put together a powerful article-photo package that you can re-sell to dozens of publications turning a single trip into tens of thousands of dollars. (That's what Blair Howard, our savvy photographer and travel writer does. These days he doesn't even bother writing articles or selling photographs he doesn't think will sell at least 10 times... and he's happy to show you how to do it too.)
** The Secret Behind the $10,000 Photograph -- Learn how to take better photographs that sell for $150--$800 each, and that keep re-selling for years to come... like Rich Wagner's $10,000 photo of a pumpkin patch just 10 minutes away from his home in Connecticut. (He'll tell you exactly how he did it on the call and how you can turn your town into a $700/week income).
** How to Travel to Your Favorite Country 10...15... as Many Times As You Want! and Then Write It Off as a Business Expense Every Time! You know those souvenirs you brought back home on your last vacation? Now you can learn how to turn "shopping for souvenirs" into your own import-export business. (That's what Reece Guth did. He brought home pottery from Nicaragua as a souvenir. But people loved it so much, that an import-export business was born... and he'll gladly show you how to get yours started too.)
** Where to Find The Contacts Who'll Buy Your Articles and Photographs -- We'll show you exactly where to find editors, how to pitch a story to him/her, and how to keep them sending work your way (which means more "funded" traveling!) including guaranteed pay, not to mention seeing your work and name published!
** Where to Find the Products and the Contacts in Import-Export... with Ease -- Which products sell the best? Where can you find the best bargains? And, who will buy them from you? That's what our import-exporter will tell you in this session.
Plus...
** Perks and Freebies -- Learn little tricks and techniques for getting on the "invitation list" at the world's best resorts, hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, eco-retreats, and weekend hideaways... all given to you "on the house," and more!
** The Foundation of Becoming a Lucrative Traveler: How to Start Your own Business - Everything from how to set your fees for articles, snap shots, and the products you'll sell... to the rules, regulations, and guidelines to follow for all three travel tools.
** A Closer Look at Import-Export -- Which do you choose-Import or Export-or both? During this session you'll learn everything from importing into the US... to exporting... to sourcing your products... to marketing... to shipping your products and more.
** Successful Self-Promotion -- We're going to put you in touch with contacts, but there's going to come a time when you want to go after a client yourself... and that's when knowing how to self-promote yourself will come in handy. We'll teach you how to grab a client's attention... and ensure you're the traveler they choose for a job.
** Breaking into the Highest Paying Markets -- Learn which markets pay the best as a travel writer, photographer, and import-exporter... so you make the big bucks faster.
** Making the Contacts -- To sell anything, you need the contacts-so we'll tell you exactly where to go and where to look for the contacts that will fund your travels and put cash in your bank account... as a result of your articles, snap shots, and bargain finds.
** Start Your LUCRATIVE Travel Business NOW! -- We'll show you how to take all this knowledge and run. After all, our goal for you is to have your travel business up and running within weeks, possibly days of this conference.
Also...
Meet the savvy travelers who'll show you how to kick off 2006 traveling the world like a VIP...
Jennifer Stevens, a master of the first tool, travel writing... is the former editor of International Living and Island Properties Report, and has spent the balance of the last decade gallivanting around Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. She is the author of AWAI's The Ultimate Travel Writer's Course and architect of this workshop. She'll give you the insider's scoop about what editors are really after and hand you blueprints for articles you can follow so easily you'll find your pieces published in no time. Plus she'll teach you how to polish your articles in just such a way that editors will be transfixed. And she's going to give a special presentation, too, on how to find and foster your "style" and "voice."
Blair Howard, a master of two tools, travel writing and photography...has sold more than 600 articles and in excess of 3,000 photographs to such prestigious publications as Petersen's PHOTOgraphic, Delta's Sky, Golf Illustrated, Tours & Resorts, British Heritage, The Boston Herald, The Detroit Free-Press, and Writer's Digest. He's also the author of 13 travel guides and five how-to books - all filled with hundreds of his photographs.
As a photographer he's visited some of the world's most beautiful spots: magnificent beaches, wild and remote mountain retreats, painted deserts, and most of the islands in the Caribbean. Regarding the perks that go along with his profession, Blair sums it up like this: "Would you believe I haven't paid for a single hotel stay in Florida for more than 10 years? It's true." Blair has some amazing techniques he'll share with you... like how he got paid over $12,600 for a single four-day trip to London, England as a travel writer and photographer.
Rich Wagner, a master of the second tool, photography... began his photographic career in college as a freelance photographer for Pittsburgh newspapers. After graduation, photography remained a hobby during his 20-year career in retail, and in 1984, Rich opened a custom framing and fine art gallery. His current shop, Imagine It Framed, located in Simsbury, CT, recently had the honor of being designated as one of "America's Top 100" custom framers by Décor Magazine.
His images hang in public corporations and private foundations from San Diego to Boston and in homes from the Americas to the Far East. Everything from the rich colors and broad landscapes of the southwest, to street studies in the Little Havana section of Miami have been captured by his lens. Rich is your guide into shooting digitally, including capturing the beauty that exists right in your hometown so you can fund travels across the globe.
Reece Guth, a master of the third tool, import-export... was offered a part-time job offer to photograph the progress of a multi-faceted project on the Nicaraguan Pacific coast. When his liaison in Nicaragua found out he had an interest in ceramics (he used to be a professional potter!) she immediately insisted on driving him two hours to a quiet little village, nestled in the hills between two sleeping volcanoes, to a spot that literally wasn't on the map.
Here, he discovered the natives of San Juan de Oriente, who made beautiful pottery, a ceramic tradition that dated back to 1,000 BC. Fascinated, he brought some of the pottery back overseas with him as a souvenir to display in his home. But people loved the pottery so much, that a business was born. Now Reece runs a $100,000 a-year business with plenty of potential for growth and travels to Nicaragua anytime he wants (and always as a business expense, so it's a write-off on his taxes!). What's more, when he's in Nicaragua, the potters and their families often invite him into their homes to talk about bringing their art to a wider audience. He says, "I am proud to present this work as a bridge, not only between cultures, but also in time." Reece will pass on the lessons he's learned as an import-exporter-to ensure your journey finding amazing products overseas and selling them for profit is a successful one.
Steenie Harvey, a master of the first tool, travel writing... is an accomplished and proven freelancer as International Living's roving Euro-editor. She also writes about travel, folklore, and real estate for publications like The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and The Washington Post. Recent travels have taken her to Malta, the Greek islands, the jungles of Malaysian Borneo, and Italy. She has also begun to adding photography to her work.
She says, "As a freelance travel writer, I'm serious about making my writing pay - which is why I always carry a camera. Editors often pay nearly as much for photos as for text. (Sometimes they pay even more). Whether you're working with prints, slides, or digital, you certainly don't have to be an expert to take publishable photos - I'm not. I don't mind admitting that many of my early photos were as dull as ditch water. Even so, I just got 450 euros ($562) for a 1,400 word piece on Edinburgh PLUS another 300 euros ($375) for the six photos I sent with it. Not a bad wee haul for an amateur snapper!" Adept at landing incredible assignments and an editor's dream to work with - she'll tell you how she does it... and hand over the keys to getting unbelievable perks.
Lori Appling (that's me)... I'm the Director of AWAI's Travel Division and editor of The Write Way to Travel. I have worked personally with more than 500 students to help them hone their skills and better market themselves to prospective clients and editors. This February, I'll share with you tips for dealing with editors and talk about resources that save time and eliminate frustration -- all things you'd likely never track down on your own.
If we can do it, so can you! Here's why:
You don't need a fancy writing degree to write articles that will sell and get published in prestigious magazines or newspapers. You don't even need fancy photography equipment (a simple 35mm camera or simple point-and-shoot digital will do just fine). And, if you love hunting around for good bargains and bringing home the coolest souvenirs, you've got it made. You don't need a ton of money to get started either.
Our savvy traveler Steenie who meets all kinds of fascinating people on her journeys will tell you exactly where to go to find unusual silver jewelry (spider web brooches) for $0.80 cents apiece... or 18 karat gold crucifixes for $12.50. She'll also tell you where to find an array of other collectibles such as hand-made and embroidered alpaca cardigans for $19.50... Nicaraguan ceramics for $2 to $12 (in the States you can pay more than $70)... exquisite hand-carved tables plus six matching chairs made of laurel and guanacaste wood for $250... wrought-iron Berber lamps for less than $14 (and that sell for at least $50 in the States)... Moroccan Thuja wood carvings for $2.20... jewel-like hanging lampshades (made from the bark of mulberry trees) for $3... and plenty more!
All you really need to succeed and prosper in this industry is a passion for travel, a good eye for detail, and a few tricks of the trade from the savvy travelers I've rounded up to help you.
In the past, our students have paid $1,597 to learn from just a couple of these travelers, and to master just one of these tools. With countless success stories, and our workshops always selling out, we've certainly been doing something right. I'm always getting "I did it!" emails from past attendees writing in from Thailand, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Hawaii, New York, San Francisco, Malta, South Africa, and beyond.
But I shouldn't be surprised. Our texperts are travelers like you. They're not handing out theories. They are delivering the very same techniques and strategies they're using to fund -- and profit from -- their vacations. However, since this triple-barrel approach is new... and although you'll learn from the savviest travelers I know... I am happy to invite you to join us for only $2,397 - that's only half what you'd pay to learn about each of these skills separately. What's more...
If You Act Now, You can Save $500!
Yes, as a thank you for responding quickly (before January 20, 2006), you can save $500... which brings the price to only $1,897... a remarkable offer considering this is your chance to turn 2006 into the beginning of a lifetime of prosperous vacations.
[NOTE: Attendees on our live Fund Your Travels tele-seminar can receive an additional $500 off. See the order page on this link for details: http://www.thetravelwriterslif
As Michael Masterson, the founder of a daily coaching service, Early to Rise puts it, "On a personal level, being part of an international business means a richer, more sophisticated working life. You become familiar with the business and social habits of other cultures, develop get-by skills in several languages, and enjoy the pleasures of eating and drinking real foreign food.
"In the 1980s, my businesses were almost exclusively domestic. They gave me a very good U.S.A.-based lifestyle, but I didn't feel very cosmopolitan. When it came time to visit Europe or Latin America on a family vacation, I took the same tours every other American was taking ... and had pretty much the same reactions everyone else was having.
"Now I feel more... well, comfortable in foreign places. I still enjoy my life in this country, but it's immensely more satisfying because it is linked up with this ongoing overseas adventure."
Ah yes... the overseas adventure... the satisfaction... the income...
This is what you can look forward to... and that you can turn into a reality this February. And you can do it at no risk to you.
Our No-Risk Guarantee
If for any reason you decide that our Lucrative Traveler's Conference is not for you, simply let us know before lunchtime on the first full day of the conference. You can simply return your course materials to us, leave without further obligation... get a full 100% refund of your entire conference tuition... and enjoy the rest of your time in San Antonio. That way you risk nothing.
You already take snap shots, tell people about your experiences, and buy souvenirs on vacation. Now's your chance to turn these habits into an opportunity to make a six-figure income, on top of all kinds of perks and VIP treatment.
If you're ready to travel the world, be your own boss, and make great money -- I urge you to act now. Our conferences always sell out fast. And, since we'll be focusing on ways you can making your travel experience a LUCRATIVE one, I expect an even greater response for this special event. Attendance is strictly limited to 65 people.
So please lock in your seat at the First Annual LUCRATIVE TRAVELER Conference in San Antonio this February 10-12 and save $500 when you sign on before January 20, 2006.
Simply call Schuyler Hoffman today toll-free at (866) 529-0538 or local at (206) 529-5133. Or you can email him at photos@thetravelwriterslife
http://www.thetravelwriterslif
Sincerely,
Lori Appling
Director, AWAI's Travel Division
P.S. 3 FREE BONUSES! When you register now for our LUCRATIVE TRAVELER Conference in San Antonio this February, we'll give you three special bonuses:
First, you'll get The Travel Writer's Little Black Book, which contains more than 100 of the most valuable contacts, services, and resources you'll need as a travel writer -- including the seven top sources for free press trips and media kits... 21 publications for new writers to break into... our top nine picks for the best places to do research on-line... 15 hot "writing" resources... 46 ways to make mobile, global work easy and efficient... and much more...
Second, we'll hand over a special, incredibly useful photography handbook called The Ultimate Photoshop Guide. In it you'll find the tools you need to create exactly the sorts of photos that sell best. It used to be that with print film you had to get everything just right when you were shooting, or the photo would never sell. These days, the digital world gives you much more flexibility. With this exclusive guide, you'll have every secret you need to make you look like a pro right from the get-go.
And third, you'll also come away with the Ten-Week Import/Export Business Blueprint, a week-by-week plan that lays out everything you need to do to turn your business dreams into reality in just 10 short weeks.
Remember, reserve your place at our first-ever Lucrative Traveler Conference before January 20, 2006, and you'll not only get these three great Bonus Reports, but you'll also save a full $500. To sign up now, click here: http://www.thetravelwriterslif
[NOTE: Attendees on our live Fund Your Travels tele-seminar can receive an additional $500 off. See the order page on this link for details: http://www.thetravelwriterslif
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