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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Right Use of Power</title>
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		<title>Put Them on the Chief&#8217;s Desk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cedar Barstow, M.Ed., C.H.T. - Even in situations where the power differential is extreme, such as in prison, there are ways for people to maintain their self-esteem and personal power through making choices about their own behavior. ]]></description>
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		<title>Impact &amp; Intention: How To Communicate with Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story: “Once at the end of a first session, my client asked for some “homework” so I suggested she do some journal writing about a habit she had discovered during the session. When she arrived for the next session, she sat down, looked at me, and immediately began almost screaming that she ‘couldn’t trust me…I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Navigate between Truth and Safety at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while ago I had an interchange with someone that got me thinking.  It went like this:  &#8220;I had been mistreated for so long that the good parts and the financial security of the job just finally were outweighed by my loss of self-esteem.  So, I rehearsed for weeks how to tell my boss I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Therapy is Not a Place for Romance</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-not-place-for-romance-1104115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-not-place-for-romance-1104115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Hollywood is an indicator of our most common fantasies, modern Americans want to sleep with their therapists. I am horrified that so many television shows and movies depict romantic relationships between therapists and clients as though they were perfectly normal! The truth is, romance within a therapeutic relationship is as far from normal, acceptable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Right Use of Power:  The Effects of Forgiveness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/forgiveness-effects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/forgiveness-effects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forgiveness is often misunderstood. I recall asking a colleague to forgive me for my unskillfulness in handling a situation that affected him. I had made an important decision without consulting him. I was truly sorry.  His response to my request for forgiveness, however, surprised me: &#8220;If I forgive you, it will be as if it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staging a Power Shift</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/personal-power-shift/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/personal-power-shift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s say you have an interest in power issues and dynamics. For example, you notice you are overly cautious in using the professional power that goes with your position of trust. Or, you are so well-boundaried that you can&#8217;t be flexible with your power when it is appropriate. These two beliefs are toward the extreme on the &#8220;use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trust Spiral</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-trust-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-trust-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When trust and confidence&#8211;at both the personal and institutional levels&#8211;are high, democracy works better, the economy develops with fewer problems, interpersonal relations are easier and more straightforward, people behave more altruistically, and standards of living increase.&#8221;  -Aitor Riveiro: The costs of a skeptical society, June 21, 2011:  El Pais reporting on results of several pieces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feedback Challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/feedback-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/feedback-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 21:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8494</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I enjoy reading the responses to my articles. Responses to the most recent one of Feedback: The Single Most Important Skill, focused on the complexity of giving and receiving feedback. I want to now add a few comments to those responses. Here are some challenges I have named related to using feedback. A. A Fear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;There&#8217;s a Bully in All of Us&#8221; &#8211; Free Web Conference for the Public</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/help-for-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/help-for-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Power: Healing to the Root]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org Announcement Are you interested in the topic of bullying? Worried about how bullying is affecting you or your kids? Wondering what can be done about bullying? This Friday, April 15th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific (7:00 p.m. Eastern), GoodTherapy.org will be hosting There&#8217;s a Bully in All of Us presented by Judith Barr, MS, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Self-Defeating Beliefs and Behaviors</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/change-self-defeating-beliefs-behaviors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/change-self-defeating-beliefs-behaviors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JoyceMcleodHenley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that you understand what co-dependency is and how it develops, where do you start your healing process. It involves changing some lifelong beliefs and behaviors. Belief #1: I am responsible for everybody and everything. No, you are not. You are responsible for yourself, your feelings, your choices and taking care of yourself. You have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mapping the Power Differential</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mapping-power-differential/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mapping-power-differential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7853</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NOT power OVER, but power WITH! How often have you heard this phrase, almost a chant, seeming to clarify, simplify, and resolve issues about power with just these six words. I’d like to invite you to look deeper. From my perspective, there are two significant ways to misuse professional and personal power: over-using it and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting with your Children through the Discipline Process</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-discipline-connection-positive-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-discipline-connection-positive-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffreyGallup</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7672</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As adults, we are teaching our children how to follow rules, get along in society, and determine right from wrong. To do so we have to provide discipline, guidance and help our children to correct their mistakes and learn from them. This can be a difficult process, making us as adults feel guilty, nervous, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Organizational Philosophy Impact Workplace Psychology?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/workplace-psychology-anxiety-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/workplace-psychology-anxiety-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since many people spend more waking hours at their workplace than at home, the dynamics of the work environment can certainly impact their mental health. High-stress work environments increase the need for stress and anxiety counseling, and intense, dangerous work increases the need for individual therapy, trauma debriefing, and counseling for PTSD. Within an office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conscious Shopping</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/conscious-shopping-power-psychology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/conscious-shopping-power-psychology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HansSieber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compulsive Spending]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7559</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Walking through a large local discount store recently I was struck by the urge to buy things that I didn’t originally come to the store for. The item I had been shopping for was not on the shelf, and the similar items didn’t appeal to me. Still, somehow I was drawn toward displays of odds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting for Healthy Self-Esteem</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parenting-self-esteem-psychology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parenting-self-esteem-psychology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TinaGilbertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Self-esteem is a relational term. It describes a relationship between you and yourself. Having a solid sense of esteem for yourself puts you squarely in a partnership that is nurturing and accepting, as well as motivating and energizing. Where does this relationship with you come from? How is it determined? The answer for most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shame as an Ethics Issue &#8211; Part III</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-deactivating-shame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-deactivating-shame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to De-activate the Shame State, Part III of Series is edited from Right Use of Power: The Heart of Ethics* by Cedar Barstow Here is the final section on how de-activate shame, first in yourself, and then with others. Part I was about shame as a debilitating state of mind; part II addressed how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shame as an Ethics Issue &#8211; Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-ethics-shame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-ethics-shame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Phobias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A psychology teacher asked her ethics class, “All of you agree with the rule about no dual role relationships, right? “ (All heads nodded.) Then he said, “So, let’s get real here. I won’t report this, but I’m curious. How many of you have had a dual relationship with a client? How many of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deep Change II &#8211; Healing Your Relationship with Power Can Transform Your Organization</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/deep-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/deep-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>judithbarr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Story of Sharon The discussion of corporate power, its misuses and abuses, abound in our world today. The story of John (see GT Blog 5-7-09) took this issue to a deep place: the place where change must occur in order for our world to recover. This place is within each of us. How do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deep Change &#8211; Healing Your Relationship with Power Can Transform Your Organization</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/deep-change-healing-your-relationship-with-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/deep-change-healing-your-relationship-with-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 23:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>judithbarr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Story of John The discussion of corporate power, its misuses and abuses, abound in our world today. To name a few: companies allowing tainted products to go to market; corporations laying off loyal employees while the “higher ups” enjoy exorbitant salaries, bonuses, and big profits; corporations receiving huge bailouts and continuing to spend and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power Abuse &#8211; Exploring the Roots of a Shocking Example</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/power-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/power-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>judithbarr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently the U.S. backed President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, reportedly signed a law which legalizes the rape of a wife by her husband by not allowing her to refuse sex, and prevents women from leaving the house without a man’s permission. This is a blatant attack on womanhood…and another example of the abuse of power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All That Mattered Was Money!</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/money-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/money-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>judithbarr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Must Be Healed!&#8230; Recently, I learned from a friend, that his company was taken over from the inside. This was political. It may have happened in a company, but it could have happened in an educational institution, a religious institution, or in a government. My friend shared with me that his company was taken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Boundaries &#8211; Presented by Cedar Barstow, M.Ed.</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/good-boundaries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/good-boundaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today a virtual gathering over 100 GoodTherapy.org Members enjoyed the fifth teleconference in our Fall Teleconference Series: Good Boundaries: Centerpiece of Successful Relationships presented by Cedar Barstow, M.Ed. Big &#8216;thank yous&#8217; to Cedar for presenting on boundaries and leading us through the exploration of our own boundary styles. Cedar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boundaries</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/boundaries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/boundaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The task is to recognize our interdependence, honor boundaries and differences, and remember connectedness.” &#8211; Dyrian Benz “Find the optimum closeness/distance to enable you to experience your OWN unique center of aliveness and awareness, as well as the other’s unique center.” &#8211; Mukara Meredith Good boundaries are a centerpiece for safe and successful relationships. Boundaries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moral / Ethical Development</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ethical-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ethical-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following last month’s brief notes about Altruism and the Soul, this piece focuses on the development of morality and the ethical values and behaviors that accompany this developmental process. Part III will talk about the Power Paradox and its relationship to the Power Differential. The Power Differential, as mentioned in an earlier column, is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Right Use of Power: Ethics as Soul Work</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ethics-as-soul-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ethics-as-soul-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ethics as Soul Work I slept and dreamt that life was joy; I awoke and saw that life was service; I acted and behold, service was joy. &#8211;Rabindranath Tagore I appreciate your interest in using your personal and professional power with wisdom and compassion. I think of ethics as right use of power. In fact, [...]]]></description>
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