True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino, Daisy Ridley and Rhiannon Neads talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. Y ...
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Italian Historical Fiction Podcasts
Impariamo l’italiano piano piano is a story-based podcast designed for B1 to B2 Italian language learners who want to immerse themselves in engaging narratives while strengthening their grammar and vocabulary. Novices are welcome too—because we take everything piano piano, one gentle step at a time. Each episode unfolds through an ongoing story, allowing you to experience Italian in context, naturally reinforcing key structures like the imperfetto, passato prossimo, and congiuntivo. You’ll a ...
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When we look over someone else’s life, we are amazed, we are awed, we are emotionally bedazzled at the ordeals they survived and even thrived through. Their life was normal…for them. As your crazy adventures in life will be for you. Part of your ability to be emotionally bedazzled by the life of another is the capacity to FEEL them as they might have experienced their circumstances. They want their lives to be learned from and appreciated for whatever value you can extract of it. Please don’ ...
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On a journey to Tuscany with her young friend and traveling companion Caroline Abbott, widowed Lilia Herriton falls in love with both Italy and a handsome Italian much younger than herself, and decides to stay. Furious, her dead husband’s family send Lilia’s brother-in-law to Italy to prevent a misalliance, but he arrives too late. Lilia marries the Italian and in due course becomes pregnant again. When she dies giving birth to her child, the Herritons consider it both their right and their ...
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New Orleans Author, Vincent "Chip" LoCoco, discusses his Italian Historical Fiction Novels and comments on the writing process. His podcast also covers a range of topics from music and opera, Italy, New Orleans, literary heroes, famous authors and anything else that his listeners may enjoy.
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Join the Retro Movie Roundtable. They rewatch classic movies spanning a vast array of genres from a decade ago and beyond then break them down. If you love movies, you will love these guys. Do these movies hold up? Find out on the Retro Movie Roundtable. Retro, Retro Movies, Classic Movies, Vintage Movies, Movie Podcast, Movie Reviews, Movie Talk, Movie Analysis, Great Movies, Movie Lovers, Movie Fans, Old Movies, Movie Fanatics, Movie History, Movie Appreciation, Memorable Movies, Notable M ...
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Author, historian and former British Foreign Office official Tim Willasey-Wilsey tells the incredible story of Wilhelm Von De Ropp - the high-born chameleon who had Hitler's ear in the build-up to WW2. But unbeknownst to the Nazis, 'Bill' was MI6's man on the inside, passing on information that would help Britain to win the war... From SPYSCAPE, th…
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Episode 08 - It Was a Dark and Stormy Verb - Meet the Passato Remoto
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36:42Send me a text 🎧 Episode 08 – Introduction to Passato Remoto Podcast: We Learn Italian Step by Step | Impariamo l’italiano piano piano Ready for a taste of Italian literary drama? In this episode, we dip our toes into il passato remoto—the stylish past tense often found in books, fairy tales, and formal storytelling. But don’t worry, we’re keeping …
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RMR 0324: Special Guest, Colter Gidley, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye and Chad Robinson for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit High Fidelity (2000) [R] Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Music Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, Tim Robbins, Chris Rehmann, Ben Carr, Lili Tay…
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RMR 0323: Special Guest, Ros Evans of the Historical Movies Podcast, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Italian Job (1969) [PG] Genre: Adventure, Crime, Comedy, Heist Starring: Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, Margaret Blye, Irene …
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True Spies Classic: I Was Never Here | CSIS
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38:44Rediscover a classic from the vaults with Andrew Kirsch - a Special Operations officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. True Spies work in all sorts of far-flung locales - but some assignments are closer to home. For Andrew, the suburbs of Toronto hold as much intrigue as Moscow or Baghdad. Vanessa Kirby joins Andrew on a nail-bitin…
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Send me a text 🎙 Podcast Episode Seven: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano – Un impegno quotidiano Support the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes. 📌 Episode Summary We’ve reached the end of Chapter 1 of Le Pagine del Passato! In this special recap episode, you’ll hear th…
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RMR 0322: Special Guest, Rebecca Davis, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Lizzy Hayes for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Back to the Dirty Dancing (1987) [PG-13] Genre: Romance, Drama Starring: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker, Kelly Bishop, Lonny Price, Max Cantor, Charles 'Hon…
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True Spies Debriefs: Douglas Waller on Frank Wisner
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45:11Content Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. True Spies producer Morgan Childs sits down with author and journalist Douglas Waller to discuss the complex and controversial legacy at the heart of his latest book, The Determined Spy: The Turbulent Life and Times of CIA Pioneer Frank Wisner. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup A…
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🎤 Interview Episode 02 - Dottoressa Chiara Brambilla
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24:09Send me a text 🎤 Interview Episode Two – A Conversation with Chiara Brambilla Teaching, Writing & Learning from Mistakes—Piano Piano Support the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes. In this episode, we sit down with Chiara Brambilla, the creator of the blog SOS Italian …
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RMR 0321: Special Guest, Bears Rebecca Fonte, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Back to the Future Part II (1989) [PG] Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Action, Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson, Elisabeth Shue Jennifer, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Weissma…
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👀 Bonus Episode 06 Preview – Vocabulary for our Interview with Dottoressa Chiara Brambilla
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10:20Send me a text 🎧 Bonus Episode 06 Preview – Vocabulary for our Interview with Dottoressa Chiara Brambilla Vocabulary Boost for Interview Episode 02 – Preview Version -> Link to vocabulary flashcards for Interview Episode 2
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Former Canadian Security Intelligence Service operative Neil Bisson delivers a compact masterclass in Human Intelligence gathering in this blow-by-blow account of a Mobile Debrief. Along the way, you'll discover how Canada's intelligence apparatus works - and how it could change in the years to come. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nu…
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RMR 0320: Join your hosts, Dustin Melbardis, Bryan Frye and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) [R] Genre: Comedy, Crime, Action, Romance, Thriller, Satire Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack, Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Mitchell Ryan, Michael…
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True Spies Debriefs: Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz on Russia's Brazilian Illegals
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33:19Investigative New York Times journalists Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz speak to True Spies producer Frank Palmer about the discovery of a Russian 'spy factory' in Brazil. This is a free taster of the exclusive content you'll uncover with a Spyscape+ subscription. Sign up at plus.spyscape.com. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle…
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🎤 Interview Episode 01 - Professoressa Daniela Bartalesi-Graf
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30:07Send me a text 🎤 Interview Episode One – A Conversation with Professoressa Daniela Bartalesi-Graf Teaching, Learning & Staying Motivated—Piano Piano Support the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes. In this special interview episode, we sit down with Professoressa Daniel…
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👀 Bonus Episode 05 Preview – Vocabulary for our Interview with Professoressa Daniela Bartalesi-Graf
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9:37Send me a text 👀 Bonus Episode 05 Preview– Vocabulary for our Interview with Professoressa Daniela Bartalesi-Graf Vocabulary Boost for Interview Episode 01 – Preview Version Support the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes: 💛 Like the podcast? Want to say thanks without …
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True Spies Debriefs: Stephen Davis on Flight 149
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46:45Journalist Stephen Davis has spent 30 years working to uncover the truth behind one of the most secretive chapters of the Gulf War.When British Airways Flight 149 landed in Kuwait on the 2nd of August, 1990, Saddam Hussein's invading army took the passengers hostage. Today, some of those passengers allege that they were subjected to horrific treatm…
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RMR 0319: Special Guest, Dan Cook, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson and Russsell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Batman (1989) [PG-13] Genre: Superhero, Action, Crime, Mystery, Drama, Adventure Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger , Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Jack Palance, Jerry…
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Episode 06 – Reflecting on Ourselves: Reflexive Verbs in Chapter One
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33:45Send me a text 🎙 Podcast Episode Six: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano – Un impegno quotidiano Support the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes. In this episode, we dive into i verbi riflessivi—reflexive verbs that describe actions we do to or for ourselves. You’ll learn…
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Foxtrot in Kandahar, Part 2: Showdown in Takhteh-Pol | CIA
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53:49In late 2001, veteran CIA Officer Duane Evans deployed to Afghanistan as part of the US response to 9/11. This is his story. In Part 2, Duane and Team Foxtrot make the perilous journey to Kandahar. But the Afghan city proves to be no safe haven. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by…
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RMR 0318: Special Guest, Andrew Neumann, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye and Russsell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The French Connection (1971) [R] Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller, Action Starring: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Mulderig, Ann Rebbot,…
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Foxtrot in Kandahar, Part 1: Snakes and Lightning | CIA
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51:26In late 2001, veteran CIA Officer Duane Evans deployed to Afghanistan as part of the US response to 9/11. This is his story. In Part 1, we find Duane as he swears vengeance against Al Qaeda - and moves mountains to get himself to the heart of the action. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Pr…
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Ep 26 Wade Morrison Pt 2 : From Virginian to Texan ⭐️ From Clerk to Legend 🥤
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33:00Send us a text In the summer shadows of Reconstruction-era Virginia, Wade Morrison stands at a crossroads—torn between the memory of a broken town and the promise of a boundless frontier. As Christiansburg heals slowly from war, whispers of Texas grow louder, tugging at the edges of his ambition. Farewells are spoken. Crates are packed. And across …
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
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1:51:02RMR 0317: Join your hosts, Chad Robinson, Dustin Melbardis, and Lizzy Haynes for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) [R] Genre: Horror, Mystery Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr., Muse Watson, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Anne Heche, Johnny Galecki Dir…
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
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1:35:54RMR 0316: Special Guest, Rick DellaRatta, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson and Bryan Frye for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) [PG] Genre: Western, Drama Starring: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, Ken Murray, John Carradine, Jeanette Nolan, John Qualen, …
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👀 Bonus Episode 04 Preview – Passato Prossimo: Your Practice Power-Up! 🏋️♀️
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7:33Send me a text Curious about what’s inside our bonus episodes? In this preview of Bonus Episode 04 – Passato Prossimo: Your Practice Power-Up!, you’ll get a taste of the interactive practice session designed to strengthen your Italian grammar muscles. We’ll review how to form the passato prossimo, warm up with a mix of essere and avere conjugations…
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True Spies Classic: The Ritchie Boys | WW2
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54:26In this True Spies Classic, you'll revisit the story of a true American hero. It's 1944 - 3 days after D-Day. 22-year old Guy Stern lands in Normandy. Unlike many of his comrades in the US Army, it's not his first time in Europe. Forced to leave Germany in 1937, he returns as part of an elite Military Intelligence unit charged with interrogating Ge…
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RMR 0315: Special Guest, DJ Bryant, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Seven Year Itch (1955) [PG] Genre: Comedy, Screwball Comedy, Romance Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Oscar Homolka, Marguerite Chapman, Victor Moore, Dolores Rose…
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True Spies Debriefs: Alexis Papahelas on Greece, Journalism and the CIA
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31:34Veteran Greek journalist Alexis Papahelas tells Morgan Childs about the CIA's role in aiding Greece's military junta, which ruled between 1967 and 1974. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 05: Secrets Revealed – Passato Prossimo Part 2
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32:37Send me a text 🎙 Podcast Episode Five: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano – Un impegno quotidiano Support the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes. In this episode, we continue exploring the passato prossimo, focusing on how to recognize when to use it in a story—and how i…
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👀 Bonus Episode 03 Preview – Vocabulary for Secrets Revealed
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7:41Send me a text 🎧 Bonus Episode 03 Preview – Vocabulary for Surprises, Storms & New Directions -> Link to vocabulary flashcards for Chapter 1 Part 4
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Four Shots in the Night, Part 2: The Spymaster's Dilemma | Northern Ireland
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53:06Author Henry Hemming tells the twisting tale of two very different British spies operating in Northern Ireland during the 30-year conflict known as The Troubles. In Part 2, Frank Hegarty and Freddie Scappaticci are drawn ever deeper into the violent world of the Provisional IRA - and soon, there'll be no turning back. From SPYSCAPE, the home of sec…
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RMR 0314: Special Guest, Matt Glidden, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Searchers (1956) [PG] Genre: Western, Epic, Adventure Starring: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, John Qualen, Olive Carey, Henry Brandon, Ken Curtis, Harry Carey Jr., Antonio Mor…
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Four Shots in the Night, Part 1: The Man From Derry | Northern Ireland
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59:29Author Henry Hemming tells the twisting tale of two very different British spies operating in Northern Ireland during the 30-year conflict known as The Troubles. In Part 1, family man Frank Hegarty and menacing IRA enforcer Freddie Scappaticci begin down a dark path together - one that ends in the dark, deep in the Irish borderlands. From SPYSCAPE,…
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Episode 04 - The Moment Everything Changes - Passato Prossimo Part 1
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35:47Send me a text 🎙 Podcast Episode Four: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano - Un impegno quotidiano Support the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes. In this episode, we take our first deep dive into the passato prossimo, the Italian past tense used for completed actions. Wh…
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Ep 25 Wade Morrison Pt 1: The Untold Story 😮 of The Boy Who Named Dr Pepper🥤
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39:17Send us a text In the shadow of a nation torn by Civil War, a young boy in Christiansburg, Virginia, sweeps the floor of a quiet drug store—unaware that his path will one day lead to the naming of one of America’s most iconic sodas. This episode traces the early life of Wade Brockenbrough Morrison: The forming of his surroundings, childhood, boyhoo…
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RMR 0313: Special Guest, Jennifer Fox Bratton, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Bryan Frye for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1980) [PG-13] Genre: Martial Arts, Kung Fu, Action, Adventure, Drama Starring: Chia-Hui Liu, Yue Wong, Lo Lieh, Liu Chia-Yung, Norman Chu, Yung Henry Yu, Hung Wei, Lun Hua, Szu-Chia…
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👀 Bonus Episode 02 Preview – Vocabulary for The Moment Everything Changes
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9:17Send me a text 🎧 Bonus Episode 02 Preview – Vocabulary for Rainy Days and Heroic Tales 🌧️ A sneak peek at our second bonus episode – Vocabulary Boost for Chapter 1, Part 3 (coming in Episode 4) Support the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes. Before stepping into the ne…
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