Copyright (c) 2014 Joe Vitale
Years ago I wrote a dissertation for my Doctorate in Metaphysical Science called "Got Spirit"? It was an in-depth study of the most popular metaphysical, new thought and new age movements and the marketing practices their founders used to establish them.
I wrote it because so many people seem to have a negative attitude toward money and marketing that I wanted to see for myself how the biggest and most famous spiritual movements got that way.
I suspected the greatest meta-physicians -- from Jesus to Phineas Parker Quimby to Mary Baker Eddy to Ernest Holmes to Mother Teresa -- were all comfortable with money and either did marketing or had someone do it for them.
It was an illuminating study. Turns out every one of these spiritual teachers and their movements knew the value of money and marketing. Each did everything from writing, speaking and advertising to publicity events to get attention and attract followers.
If that's the case, then why do most metaphysical practitioners today -- most people, period -- dislike marketing and money?
The most obvious answer is they believe, "God will provide."
That reminds me of the story of the man with a beautiful garden in his backyard. One day a man walked by, saw it, and stopped to admire it.
"You have an amazing garden here," the stranger said.
"Thank you," said the owner.
"It's really God's garden, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is," replied the owner. "But you should have seen it when God had it all by Himself."
The point is, God (or the Divine or Nature) provides us with the basics, and we have to do something with what we've been given. If we just allow things to grow in the backyard, we'll have a jungle, not a garden. Someone has to tend to the earth. Even if we've been given (or learned) the talent to heal, we have to let people know we have it for us to be able to use it. In other words, we have to spread the word.
That's marketing.
It's no different than what Jesus, Phineas Parker Quimby (pictured above), Mary Baker Eddy, or even Mother Teresa did. If someone hadn't helped them spread the word, we wouldn't know of them today.
The success of Unity Church is a case in point. Charles and Myrtle Fillmore managed to raise all the money they needed to build and expand their business. It wasn't until 1942 that the real secret of their financial support was revealed. The Fillmores had created a now famous "Dedication and Covenant" on December 7, 1892, that read:
"We, Charles Fillmore and Myrtle Fillmore, husband and wife, hereby dedicate our selves, our time, our money, all we have and all we expect to have, to the Spirit of Truth, and through it, to the Society of Silent Unity.
"It being understood and agreed that the said Spirit of Truth shall render unto us an equivalent for this dedication, in peace of mind, health of body, wisdom, understanding, love, life and an abundant supply of all things necessary to meet every want without our making any of these things the object of our existence.
"In the presence of the Conscious Mind of Christ Jesus, this 7th day of December, 1892 A.D."
Please note that while the Fillmores signed an agreement with Spirit, they also wrote, published and distributed materials to market their message and their offerings. In short, they had to do both: Implement marketing and work with Spirit. I call it the phrase I coined: Spiritual Marketing. It could have easily been called Spiritual Money.
The point here is that money and marketing are not separate from Spirit at all. They are in fact Spirit.
When someone says, "I don't care about money, I just want to follow Spirit," they are revealing their own limitations about the reality of the world.
Money is Spirit.
Saying you aren't interested in money, or marketing, is a form of self-delusion. You don't need to be in love with money to appreciate it and attract it. When you realize it's a tool of Spirit, you are in a position to create miracles.
Dr. Hew Len, my coauthor for the book Zero Limits, is clear that money is of Spirit. He uses the Ho'oponopono practice to clean on everything, including any negativity around money. As a result, our book is a bestseller and I send him huge checks for half of everything that I ever receive from anything related to Zero Limits products. He simply receives.
When you have Spirit, you can have money.
They aren't separate.
Got Spirit?
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Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
How to Choose the Best Drug Rehab Center
Seeking help to overcome drug addiction can be the biggest or hardest decision of a person suffering from substance abuse. The decision is often made by an individual through the support of the people caring for him or her. Comes with this decision is another difficult task which is to find the <a href="%20http:/www.Best-Drug-Rehabilitation-Centers.com/">best drug rehab centers</a> suited for the patient. Finding the best one among the vast choices of rehab centers may be a tedious task not only for the patient but also for his or her loved ones. There are several factors that are usually considered in looking for a good drug rehab center which is best suited for the needs of the patient. Here are five things to consider in choosing the best drug rehab center.
• Treatment Programs
Rehabilitation centers offer different treatment options for patients to cater to individual needs. The usual treatment for substance abuse is the 12-step program. Also, there are programs catered for younger patients like teenagers and other programs that are suited for adults. Treatment programs usually include medical, psychological and some physical activities appropriate for the recovery of the patient.
• Length of Treatment
Drug rehab centers usually offer a short-term and a long-term treatment program. The short-term is commonly a month long process while the long-term may extend from three months or even longer depending on the patient's response to the program. Longer treatment is usually more effective than the shorter programs. There are also instances that patients return couple more times to the drug rehab facility for further treatment.
• Cost of Treatment
This is one of the major factors often considered by patients or their loved ones especially if the needed treatment program will not be covered by the individual's health insurance. The costs for treatment vary from one rehab center to another. Drug rehab centers with sophisticated facilities, accommodation and programs normally charge higher prices than the average ones.
• Location of the Facility
One significant factor for the immediate recovery of substance users is the constant support of the people they care about. This is one of the reasons why a patient or his or her loved ones consider the actual location of the facility for the treatment. Support system plays a vital role from the treatment period to the recovery. Some families choose <a href="%20http:/www.Best-Drug-Rehabilitation-Centers.com/">rehab centers</a> closer to their homes so they can easily visit their patients. Sometimes this is also favorable for the patient because it gives a comforting feeling of being close to home while undergoing treatment.
• After Treatment Programs
Overcoming substance addiction does not end from the treatment program alone. There are times that patients have to come back and start all over again simply because there are no follow through or after treatment programs for them. Some recovery centers provide support activities in which former patients can reach out to each other as part of their recovery. There are also some drug rehab facilities that offer transition programs for their patients which help them prepare for life after treatment.
Deciding to stop and heal from substance abuse is really tough. Most of the times, looking for the right rehab center becomes another obstacle to the person's road to recovery. This should not be the case if the factors and options are carefully considered in seeking for the best drug rehab center.
• Treatment Programs
Rehabilitation centers offer different treatment options for patients to cater to individual needs. The usual treatment for substance abuse is the 12-step program. Also, there are programs catered for younger patients like teenagers and other programs that are suited for adults. Treatment programs usually include medical, psychological and some physical activities appropriate for the recovery of the patient.
• Length of Treatment
Drug rehab centers usually offer a short-term and a long-term treatment program. The short-term is commonly a month long process while the long-term may extend from three months or even longer depending on the patient's response to the program. Longer treatment is usually more effective than the shorter programs. There are also instances that patients return couple more times to the drug rehab facility for further treatment.
• Cost of Treatment
This is one of the major factors often considered by patients or their loved ones especially if the needed treatment program will not be covered by the individual's health insurance. The costs for treatment vary from one rehab center to another. Drug rehab centers with sophisticated facilities, accommodation and programs normally charge higher prices than the average ones.
• Location of the Facility
One significant factor for the immediate recovery of substance users is the constant support of the people they care about. This is one of the reasons why a patient or his or her loved ones consider the actual location of the facility for the treatment. Support system plays a vital role from the treatment period to the recovery. Some families choose <a href="%20http:/www.Best-Drug-Rehabilitation-Centers.com/">rehab centers</a> closer to their homes so they can easily visit their patients. Sometimes this is also favorable for the patient because it gives a comforting feeling of being close to home while undergoing treatment.
• After Treatment Programs
Overcoming substance addiction does not end from the treatment program alone. There are times that patients have to come back and start all over again simply because there are no follow through or after treatment programs for them. Some recovery centers provide support activities in which former patients can reach out to each other as part of their recovery. There are also some drug rehab facilities that offer transition programs for their patients which help them prepare for life after treatment.
Deciding to stop and heal from substance abuse is really tough. Most of the times, looking for the right rehab center becomes another obstacle to the person's road to recovery. This should not be the case if the factors and options are carefully considered in seeking for the best drug rehab center.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The #1 Self-Help Book
Copyright (c) 2014 Joe Vitale
There are only a handful of books that have dramatically influenced my life. Considering how much I read (sometimes a book a day), that's pretty sad.
There's The Magic of Believing and The Robert Collier Letter Book.
But number one on the list is one you may never have heard of before: The Book of est.
It beat out Think and Grow Rich, and even the Bible. I know that's bold and controversial. But it's also the truth.
Here are two reasons why I love the book:
The book is the famous est experience in written form. est, or Erhard Seminar Training, was the controversial self-help movement of the 1970s and beyond.
Anyone who withstood the heat of the weekends was never the same again. Lives were transformed forever. You faced yourself and your story in a way that was confrontational and oh so real.
I never got to do est. I was a skeptic and a hold out. I made fun of it when I saw all the articles about it.
Truth is, I was afraid of it.
I was young and in college and unsure of everything, including myself. By the time I got around to wanting to do est, it was gone and reincarnated into something called The Forum.
I did the Forum and endorse it today.
But it's no est.
The Book of est puts you into the room and gets you to feel the intensity. You somehow experience est.
And it's hot.
When my late wife began to type up the book to be republished by me, she had to keep stopping. She said it was intense and dramatic.
She died during the transcription process. But that had nothing to do with the book. It had more to do with her choices and what the book urged her to face.
Obviously, a book isn't a drill sergeant self-help instructor yelling in your face about what isn't working in your life. But The Book of est comes close.
It's safe.
It's easy reading.
But it's still real.
Oh so very real.
Just reading it can cause you to awaken to your own patterns. And once you see them, you can let them go.
Or not.
After all, what you get from the book is what you get.
But that's only the first reason I love The Book of est.
The second reason I love this book is because the writing is, well, hypnotic. It's riveting.
Luke Rhinehart has the gift of writing dialogue and description that puts you in the room with the characters experiencing est.
In many ways, this was one of the first examples I ever found of what I eventually labeled as Hypnotic Writing. While I later wrote a book called Hypnotic Writing, it was Luke Rhinehart who paved the way for me to know what it was when a true master was at work.
For me, this is one of the best written books of all time.
The author wrote some other cult classics, too. The Dice Man is a masterpiece. It's well written, engaging, humorous and in some ways dangerous.
Just like The Book of est.
But where The Dice Man is alive and well in print, The Book of est has been gone for decades.
Search on eBay or Amazon and you might find original copies going for one hundred dollars on up to a thousand dollars. I've paid that much for copies, too. I collect them.
The Book of est is one of the rare life changing gems that I can't get enough of or read enough times.
Sometimes I give the book away. Usually I don't. Usually I just keep it for myself, as one of the most powerful books of all time kept hidden in my own secret vault of wisdom.
The good news for you is this: Luke is now a friend of mine. We've corresponded, shared books, and decided to join a partnership. With the help of my friend Mark Ryan, the most powerful self-help book of all time is now available to you.
And all you have to do is go here to get it as a downloadable ebook -
www.thebookofest.com
Go see.
I dare you.
PS - est was all about being real. The Book of est will challenge you as never before. How? And why is it the greatest self-help book of all time? Go see for yourself at www.thebookofest.com I double-dare you.
----------------------------------------------------
Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
There are only a handful of books that have dramatically influenced my life. Considering how much I read (sometimes a book a day), that's pretty sad.
There's The Magic of Believing and The Robert Collier Letter Book.
But number one on the list is one you may never have heard of before: The Book of est.
It beat out Think and Grow Rich, and even the Bible. I know that's bold and controversial. But it's also the truth.
Here are two reasons why I love the book:
The book is the famous est experience in written form. est, or Erhard Seminar Training, was the controversial self-help movement of the 1970s and beyond.
Anyone who withstood the heat of the weekends was never the same again. Lives were transformed forever. You faced yourself and your story in a way that was confrontational and oh so real.
I never got to do est. I was a skeptic and a hold out. I made fun of it when I saw all the articles about it.
Truth is, I was afraid of it.
I was young and in college and unsure of everything, including myself. By the time I got around to wanting to do est, it was gone and reincarnated into something called The Forum.
I did the Forum and endorse it today.
But it's no est.
The Book of est puts you into the room and gets you to feel the intensity. You somehow experience est.
And it's hot.
When my late wife began to type up the book to be republished by me, she had to keep stopping. She said it was intense and dramatic.
She died during the transcription process. But that had nothing to do with the book. It had more to do with her choices and what the book urged her to face.
Obviously, a book isn't a drill sergeant self-help instructor yelling in your face about what isn't working in your life. But The Book of est comes close.
It's safe.
It's easy reading.
But it's still real.
Oh so very real.
Just reading it can cause you to awaken to your own patterns. And once you see them, you can let them go.
Or not.
After all, what you get from the book is what you get.
But that's only the first reason I love The Book of est.
The second reason I love this book is because the writing is, well, hypnotic. It's riveting.
Luke Rhinehart has the gift of writing dialogue and description that puts you in the room with the characters experiencing est.
In many ways, this was one of the first examples I ever found of what I eventually labeled as Hypnotic Writing. While I later wrote a book called Hypnotic Writing, it was Luke Rhinehart who paved the way for me to know what it was when a true master was at work.
For me, this is one of the best written books of all time.
The author wrote some other cult classics, too. The Dice Man is a masterpiece. It's well written, engaging, humorous and in some ways dangerous.
Just like The Book of est.
But where The Dice Man is alive and well in print, The Book of est has been gone for decades.
Search on eBay or Amazon and you might find original copies going for one hundred dollars on up to a thousand dollars. I've paid that much for copies, too. I collect them.
The Book of est is one of the rare life changing gems that I can't get enough of or read enough times.
Sometimes I give the book away. Usually I don't. Usually I just keep it for myself, as one of the most powerful books of all time kept hidden in my own secret vault of wisdom.
The good news for you is this: Luke is now a friend of mine. We've corresponded, shared books, and decided to join a partnership. With the help of my friend Mark Ryan, the most powerful self-help book of all time is now available to you.
And all you have to do is go here to get it as a downloadable ebook -
www.thebookofest.com
Go see.
I dare you.
PS - est was all about being real. The Book of est will challenge you as never before. How? And why is it the greatest self-help book of all time? Go see for yourself at www.thebookofest.com I double-dare you.
----------------------------------------------------
Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
Thursday, July 3, 2014
How to Treat People
Copyright (c) 2014 Joe Vitale
A reader watched my DVD, Humbug, and emailed me this question:
"Was there one point in your life that was the turn around? I often ask people who've obviously hitched themselves to a Saturn 5 rocket the same question."
I get that question a lot.
I've been thinking about it long and hard.
I know that taking on the attitude that anything is possible is part of the answer. So is knowing the Law of Attraction and the idea that getting clear leads to preferred results. So is always saying yes to life. And so is the idea of being ruthlessly honest about your desires.
But those are mindsets I've developed over time. They don't answer the question about the single event that changed my life.
The thing is, there's no "one point" where everything shifted for me. It was more a series of defining moments, some more memorable than others. For example:
Landing the book deal to write The AMA Complete Guide to Small Business Advertising for the American Marketing Association back in 1993, was a marker for me. I wasn't paid much money (almost none) but it was my first book deal with a traditional publisher and the project made me feel accomplished and important. It also got me more clients and more speaking engagements. (I still love the book and use it myself, though sadly it's now out of print. Some of it ended up in my book, Hypnotic Writing .)
Recording my program, The Power of Outrageous Marketing for Nightingale-Conant in 1997, was another turning point for me, one I had longed to have for over ten years. People who knew that company and their wonderful products began to treat me like I was a deity in the marketing world. That also influenced my own sense of value. (That's also when I raised my fees. ) The program still sells like crazy today, and I'm still very proud of it. (One of my favorite sections is where I stage an interview with the great circus showman and master marketer, P.T. Barnum.)
Certain people helped me step up to a new level, as well.
Paul Hartunian changed my life. This publicity genius who once sold the Brooklyn Bridge as a PR stunt and got on Johnny Carson for it, once spent three hours over dinner in Houston telling me how to change my business. I took notes. I acted. Paul's giving was a defining moment in my career. I'll never forget him. He's one of my heros.
Mandy Evans has been a "miracles coach" in my life for more than twenty years. This wonderful author of such books as Travelling Free has always been only a phone call away. Whenever I feel stuck and ready for the next level, I call her. I love her. She helps me get clear .
Bob Proctor -- a living legend in the self-help movement -- changed my life when he politely nudged me to publish the little book I was fearful about releasing, Spiritual Marketing. That book became an Amazon bestseller twice, got me into The New York Times, and led to my rewriting it and seeing J. Wiley publish it as the now long running classic, The Attractor Factor. And of course that book got me into the movie The Secret, which led to my being on Larry King, eXtra TV, CNN, CNBC, ABC, Time, Newsweek and…well, you get the idea.
Obviously, there's no one event that transformed me.
If you want to know more, I've written about my journey through life in such books as Adventures Within. It reveals other defining moments and the people who triggered them for me.
I really wish there was a simple answer to the question of what was my turning point moment, so we could both learn from it. But what may be better is to assume every moment is your turn around one, and act from that perspective. Life would then take on a glow .
Backed into a corner, and forced to say something was the one thing that changed my career, I'd give credit to the Internet.
I began as an Internet skeptic in the early 1990s. I didn't believe all the hype about gold in cyberspace.
I was wrong.
I later wrote one of the first books about online marketing (CyberWriting).
And later, when Mark Joyner urged me to let him release my first e-book (Hypnotic Writing ), I began to taste fame and fortune.
So I have to give credit to being active online as a turning point in my career. (Note I said active online. I was and am busy creating and promoting products, not waiting for the world to come to my door.) The Internet let me take what I was doing locally and distribute it to the world.
But, as you can see, it was one of many defining moments.
Maybe the best way to wrap this up is with the following story:
I'm hearing from people from my past who saw the movie The Secret and then searched for me online. When they get to my main site , they write me and ask something like, "Are you the same J.V. I worked with thirty years ago?"
One gent did that a while back. Turns out we had worked at Exxon together long, long ago.
He saw me on Larry King and couldn't believe my level of success. He wrote to me saying, "I wish I had known what a gem I was hanging around back then."
I thought, what if each of us treated each other like we were gems already -- just unrecognized and maybe unpolished.
Wouldn't that single change of perspective make every moment of our lives a turning point?
As Goethe wrote, "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being."
PS -- A way to get a turning point moment for yourself is through Miracles Coaching. I believe that trained mentors can help you leap to the next level, and I still employ them for myself today. Expect miracles. And remember, every moment coun
----------------------------------------------------
Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
A reader watched my DVD, Humbug, and emailed me this question:
"Was there one point in your life that was the turn around? I often ask people who've obviously hitched themselves to a Saturn 5 rocket the same question."
I get that question a lot.
I've been thinking about it long and hard.
I know that taking on the attitude that anything is possible is part of the answer. So is knowing the Law of Attraction and the idea that getting clear leads to preferred results. So is always saying yes to life. And so is the idea of being ruthlessly honest about your desires.
But those are mindsets I've developed over time. They don't answer the question about the single event that changed my life.
The thing is, there's no "one point" where everything shifted for me. It was more a series of defining moments, some more memorable than others. For example:
Landing the book deal to write The AMA Complete Guide to Small Business Advertising for the American Marketing Association back in 1993, was a marker for me. I wasn't paid much money (almost none) but it was my first book deal with a traditional publisher and the project made me feel accomplished and important. It also got me more clients and more speaking engagements. (I still love the book and use it myself, though sadly it's now out of print. Some of it ended up in my book, Hypnotic Writing .)
Recording my program, The Power of Outrageous Marketing for Nightingale-Conant in 1997, was another turning point for me, one I had longed to have for over ten years. People who knew that company and their wonderful products began to treat me like I was a deity in the marketing world. That also influenced my own sense of value. (That's also when I raised my fees. ) The program still sells like crazy today, and I'm still very proud of it. (One of my favorite sections is where I stage an interview with the great circus showman and master marketer, P.T. Barnum.)
Certain people helped me step up to a new level, as well.
Paul Hartunian changed my life. This publicity genius who once sold the Brooklyn Bridge as a PR stunt and got on Johnny Carson for it, once spent three hours over dinner in Houston telling me how to change my business. I took notes. I acted. Paul's giving was a defining moment in my career. I'll never forget him. He's one of my heros.
Mandy Evans has been a "miracles coach" in my life for more than twenty years. This wonderful author of such books as Travelling Free has always been only a phone call away. Whenever I feel stuck and ready for the next level, I call her. I love her. She helps me get clear .
Bob Proctor -- a living legend in the self-help movement -- changed my life when he politely nudged me to publish the little book I was fearful about releasing, Spiritual Marketing. That book became an Amazon bestseller twice, got me into The New York Times, and led to my rewriting it and seeing J. Wiley publish it as the now long running classic, The Attractor Factor. And of course that book got me into the movie The Secret, which led to my being on Larry King, eXtra TV, CNN, CNBC, ABC, Time, Newsweek and…well, you get the idea.
Obviously, there's no one event that transformed me.
If you want to know more, I've written about my journey through life in such books as Adventures Within. It reveals other defining moments and the people who triggered them for me.
I really wish there was a simple answer to the question of what was my turning point moment, so we could both learn from it. But what may be better is to assume every moment is your turn around one, and act from that perspective. Life would then take on a glow .
Backed into a corner, and forced to say something was the one thing that changed my career, I'd give credit to the Internet.
I began as an Internet skeptic in the early 1990s. I didn't believe all the hype about gold in cyberspace.
I was wrong.
I later wrote one of the first books about online marketing (CyberWriting).
And later, when Mark Joyner urged me to let him release my first e-book (Hypnotic Writing ), I began to taste fame and fortune.
So I have to give credit to being active online as a turning point in my career. (Note I said active online. I was and am busy creating and promoting products, not waiting for the world to come to my door.) The Internet let me take what I was doing locally and distribute it to the world.
But, as you can see, it was one of many defining moments.
Maybe the best way to wrap this up is with the following story:
I'm hearing from people from my past who saw the movie The Secret and then searched for me online. When they get to my main site , they write me and ask something like, "Are you the same J.V. I worked with thirty years ago?"
One gent did that a while back. Turns out we had worked at Exxon together long, long ago.
He saw me on Larry King and couldn't believe my level of success. He wrote to me saying, "I wish I had known what a gem I was hanging around back then."
I thought, what if each of us treated each other like we were gems already -- just unrecognized and maybe unpolished.
Wouldn't that single change of perspective make every moment of our lives a turning point?
As Goethe wrote, "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being."
PS -- A way to get a turning point moment for yourself is through Miracles Coaching. I believe that trained mentors can help you leap to the next level, and I still employ them for myself today. Expect miracles. And remember, every moment coun
----------------------------------------------------
Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
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