An independent podcast where suicide attempt survivors (and ideators) can actually talk openly and honestly without being fixed, shamed, stigmatized, threatened, criticized, patronized, compared, invalidated, pitied, diagnosed, judged or any of that b.s. Our primary goal is simply to help more people in more places feel a little less shitty and a little less shitty and less alone. We release new episodes every Monday morning - please subscribe! π TALK with me for the podcast: hello@suicideno ...
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A podcast about stories - the contemporary, personal narrative kind - and the people that craft and tell them. Why you ask? Well, we want to feature these tellers and their stories. Also, to help you - our listeners - craft and tell better, more engaging, more relatable and more memorable stories (that matter!) truestoriesthtmatter.com Sean Wellington is a teacher, podcaster and story coach. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC
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The Flop House is a comedy podcast devoted to the worst in recent film. Your hosts (Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington) watch a questionable film, then engage in an unscripted discussion about the movie's shortcomings and occasional delights, while never being afraid of a pointless, silly digression or two hundred.
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On this episode I talk with past guests Jasmine in WA (episode 154) Wilson in MI (episode 89). They are both suicide attempt survivors. If you are a suicide attempt survivor (or ideator) and you'd like to talk, please reach out: [email protected] Or leave us a recorded message: speakpipe.com/SuicideNoted Please visit the podcast description ("β¦
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The Flop House is headed to Summer Camp! A few weeks of sun, swimming, hiking, crafts -- we're gonna make each other SO MANY FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS that our circulation is gonna cut off! We're gonna have so much fu-- what? It's just a movie? But... it stars Diane Keaton, Alfre Woodard, and Kathy Bates, so with those actors it's gotta be at least a liβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Camille. Camille lives in Maine and she is a suicide attempt ideator/planner. If you are a suicide attempt survivor (or ideator) and you'd like to talk, please reach out: [email protected] You can also leave me an audio message: speakpipe.com/SuicideNoted π Please visit the podcast description ("About)" to learn howβ¦
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FH Mini 128 - Listener Roulette, with Hallie Haglund
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45:42Hallie joins the Flop House gang once more, to discuss random topics selected by YOU, the listeners! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, βFlop Secrets! Go to factormeals.com/flop50off and use code flop50off to get 50% off, plus FREE shipping on your first box.By Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, Stuart Wellington, Hallie Haglund
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On this episode I talk with Kevin. Kevin lives in Ontario and he is a suicide attempt survivor. If you are a suicide attempt survivor (or ideator) and you'd like to talk, please reach out: [email protected] Or leave us a recorded message: speakpipe.com/SuicideNoted Please visit the podcast description ("About)" to learn how you can: Support thβ¦
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Ep.#451 - Better Man, with Hallie Haglund
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1:50:44Robbie Williams is a chimp. That's not an insult, just an accurate description of Better Man, from the director of past Flop House subject, The Greatest Showman. This one's the rare FH movie that was a critical success while being a financial flop -- will we agree with the critics? Oh, and we buried the lede: HALLIE'S BACK! Wikipedia page for Betteβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Marci. Marci lives in Utah and she is a suicide attempt survivor. If you are a suicide attempt survivor (or ideator) and you'd like to talk, please reach out: [email protected] Or leave us a recorded message: speakpipe.com/SuicideNoted Please visit the podcast description ("About)" to learn how you can: Support the β¦
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FH Mini 127 - Always Room for Giallo, with Alejandro Arbona
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51:46We're joined by longtime friend of the show (but first time on mic!) Alejandro Arbona, a 20-year veteran of comics editing and a comics writer himself, to discuss everyone's favorite extravagantly-perverse Italian thriller genre -- GIALLO. We discuss what defines a giallo and differentiates it from other sub-genres (and the slasher films it helped β¦
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On this episode I talk with Elijah. Elijah lives in Florida and he is a suicide attempt survivor. GOOGLE FORM (live streamed convos, volunteering etc.) YT Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@suicidenoted) ONE-TIME DONATION (suicidenoted.supercast.com/donations/new) MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Evβ¦
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Ep.#450 - Unfrosted, with Alex Smith
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1:25:21We flashback to discuss a movie that was much-requested when it was first released, but just didn't fit into our schedule -- Jerry Seinfeld's baffling paean to the Pop Tart, Unfrosted, a film that throws an astounding cavalcade of comedy talent at ideas that seem (apologies) a bit undercooked. Also, we were blessed by the rare in-studio presence ofβ¦
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On this episode I talk with past guests Austin, now in Montana (episode 59) and Miles in Michigan (episode 110). They are both suicide attempt survivors. π LISTENERS MEETING Date: Sunday, April 27 @ 2pm eastern Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87514737115 (please do not post this link on social media) π€ ONE-TIME DONATION (suicidenoted.supercast.com/β¦
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While we were all fortunate enough to record in-person, Stuart filled Dan and Elliott with booze and forced them to do celebrity "impressions." It's either our most fun episode or our most embarrassing! Or both! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, βFlop Secrets!βBy Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, Elliott Kalan
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On this episode I talk with Andrew. Andrew lives in Arizona and he is a suicide attempt survivor. π LISTENERS MEETING Date: Sunday, April 27 @ 2pm eastern Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87514737115 (please do not post this link on social media) π€ ONE-TIME DONATION (suicidenoted.supercast.com/donations/new) π MEMBERSHIP (suicidenoted.supercast.com)β¦
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What's the deal with Netflix's The Electric State? Well, for one thing we know that IT'S ELECTRIC... boogie woogie woogie. But also, it's a movie arguing for the primacy of real-life connection that feels utterly algorithmically designed, what with its Chris Pratts and Millies Bobby Brown and cute robot pals, and it cost... $320 million?? That can'β¦
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On this episode I talk with Henri. Henri lives in Michigan and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π LISTENERS MEETING Date: Sunday, April 27 @ 2pm eastern Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87514737115 (please do not post this link on social media) π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anβ¦
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Elliott puts on his greasy overalls to look under the filmic hood, as we figure out what makes a good "robot movie," ask why Heartbeeps was a bad one, and see if we can pull out the robot defibrillator to restore its cinematic heartbeep. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, βFlop Secrets!β Go to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when youβre ready to laβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Kelly. Kelly lives in North Carolina and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public Podcast Training β Personal Story Coaching β Private Audio Projects π¨ SIGNAL (atβ¦
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We tie a bow around Max Fun Drive 2025 and our βMovies Without Spider-Manβ series with (?) Paul Schrader's (?) magnum opus, Heartbeeps. It's the classic tale of a guy robot and a girl robot in love and also there's a bad stand-up comic robot and a mean cop robot and a baby robot and Andy Kaufman does one of the world's most irritating voices and whβ¦
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Special Episode: A Conversation on Suicide, Love & Survival (Part 2)
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31:00On this special episode I talk with Alisa in Oregon, Sheri in NC and and Sharon in Ontario - we explore two questions: What role did love, or the absence of it, play in your suicidality/attempt(s)? How has love, if at all, played a role in your survival? π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β β¦
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βMovies Without Spider-Manβ Max Fun drive continues (please consider supporting our show!) with the thrilling (?) conclusion (??) of the Venom saga -- Venom: The Last Dance, the touching story of a boy and the black sentient goo he wears on his body that sometimes eats people's heads. There's one more week of Max Fun Drive β check out our event calβ¦
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Dan reveals a WEIRD and possibly EXTREMELY COMPLEX FOR HIM TO PUT TOGETHER stretch goal for this year's Max Fun Drive! Become a supporting member of Maximum Fun and help keep our show going and independent by visiting maximumfun.org/join today!By Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, Elliott Kalan
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Special Episode: A Conversation on Suicide, Love & Survival (Part 1)
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26:04On this special episode I talk with prior guests Sharon in Ontario, Ambient in Alberta, Sofia in California and Elizabeth in Washington and explore two questions: What role did love, or the absence of it, play in your attempt(s)? How has love, if at all, played a role in your survival? π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Pubβ¦
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Here's a little taste of what's awaiting Max Fun members in the member bonus feed -- an all-new roleplaying adventure from gamemaster Stuart! In this edition, Dan, Elliott, and fan favorite guest Zhubin Parang play beachfront restaurant staff, on the first night of summer, trying to make it through a busy shift... but CHAOS is on the menu! If you'dβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Alisa. Alisa lives in Oregon (by way of S. Dakota) and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public Podcast Training β Personal Story Coaching β Private Audio Projectβ¦
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Itβs not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky β90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!! Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry PompΓ©e, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Dreaβ¦
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We start out our special "Films Without Spider-Man" theme month (in honor of Max Fun Drive -- please consider supporting our show!) with one of the more ostentatiously-Spider-Man-free films of last year: Kraven the Hunter. C'mon, Kraven, we KNOW you guys know one another--remember that last hunt? Just swallow your pride and phone Spidey to drop by!β¦
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On this episode I talk with Emma. Emma lives in Colorado and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public Podcast Training β Personal Story Coaching β Private Audio Projects π¨ SIGNAL (attempt suβ¦
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FH Mini 124 - Bad Movie Godfathers, with Harry Medved and Harry Pallenberg
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52:02We welcome one of the godfathers of bad movie culture, Harry Medved, of the seminal books "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time" and "The Golden Turkey Awards," and discuss his PBS show "Locationland" where he and comedian Dana Gould visited the filming sites for Plan 9 From Outer Space! And we also spend a little time talking to Locationland producerβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Jim. Jim lives in Illinois and he is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public Podcast Training β Personal Story Coaching β Private Audio Projects π¨ SIGNAL (attempt suppoβ¦
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Star Trek: Section 31, with Ben Harrison and Adam Pranica
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1:43:00Wow! The first new Star Trek movie in eight years! What's that you say? Oh. TV movie? And it's less a "movie" and more a "we were going to develop a new series and that fell through so we made it a one-off, 90 minute thing?" Huh. Well, Star Trek: Section 31 may not be a "movie" in the same way we've used that word for most of its existence, but it β¦
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On this episode I talk with Faith. Faith lives in Honduras and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public Podcast Training β Personal Story Coaching β Private Audio Projects π¨ SIGNAL (attempt β¦
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The Goofmaster returns to quiz Stuart and Elliott about some IMDb "Goofs" from 1980's movies that didn't live up to the standards of viewers with enough free time to log movie goofs on IMDb. Thereβs been SO MUCH DEMAND for FlopTV that β you know what? β weβre going to leave episodes up for an extra two weeks, so that late buyers can still have the β¦
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On this episode I talk with past guests Danny in New Mexico (episode 45) and Steven in Illinois (episode 63). They are both suicide attempt survivors. π MEMBERSHIP (suicidenoted.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public podcast training β Personal story coaching β Privatβ¦
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A lot of stuff happened... HERE. Well. Not that much stuff, actually. Like, six couples lived here. Most of them were pretty boring. But at one point there were dinosaurs! That's pretty cool, right? Anyway, enjoy our discussion of the latest installment in Robert Zemeckis's inexplicable slide from "can do no wrong" to "can do ... wrong!" Thereβs beβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Ali. Ali lives in Virginia and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π LISTENERS MEETING Date: Sunday, February 16 @ 8pm eastern Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87514737115 (please do not post this link on social media) π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anyβ¦
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Following a couple of failed "Dark Universe" attempts, Stuart leads a brainstorming session to explore how his co-hosts might revitalize the Universal Monsters. You can still see FlopTV thru the end of February -- tickets here! And while youβre clicking on stuff, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, βFlop Secrets!ββ¦
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On this episode I talk with L. L lives in Virginia and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π LISTENERS MEETING Date: Sunday, February 16 @ 8pm eastern Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87514737115 (please do not post this link on social media) π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anythinβ¦
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Ep.#443 - Harold and the Purple Crayon
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1:21:40Harold and the Purple Crayon is a lovely, enduring children's classic (if you've never encountered it, have Steve Buscemi read it to you!) -- did Hollywood treat it with gentleness and respect, when they decided to use it as the jumping-off point for the movie "Harold and the Purple Crayon?" The answer may not surprise you! The LIVE tapings of seasβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Talia. Talia lives in California and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (https://suicidenoted.supercast.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public Podcast Training β Personal Story Coaching β Private Audio Projects π¨ SIGNAL (attempβ¦
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Elliott completes a loose trilogy of minisodes -- one per Peach -- all about the changing of the year. His take? What New Year's resolution would you make on behalf of various franchises? The final episode of season 2 of FlopTV debuts in one week, but your ticket gets you access thru February! Full line-up/tickets here! And while youβre clicking onβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Sheri. Sheri lives in Washington and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (suicidenoted.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public podcast training β Personal story coaching β Private audio projects π¨ SIGNAL (attempt support circle) β¦
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For our first full episode recorded and released in 2025, we wanted to start things off with a bang, so we watched the sequel to a love-it-or-hate-it film, except this time around most non-John Waters/Quentin Tarantino folks seemed to just hate it. That's right, it's the further adventures of that notorious clown prince of stair dancing, the Jokestβ¦
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On this episode I talk with past guests Zach in Illinois (episode 20) and Emma in South Africa (episode 18). They are both suicide attempt survivors. π MEMBERSHIP (suicidenoted.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public podcast training β Personal story coaching β Privateβ¦
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Dan looks forward to the year ahead, and asks the rest of the Flop House gang which of 2025's cinematic offerings float their cineaste boats. Weβre in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And while youβre clicking on stuff, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, βFlop Secretsβ¦
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On this episode I talk with Adam. Adam lives in Utah and he is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (suicidenoted.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public podcast training β Personal story coaching β Private audio projects π¨ SIGNAL (attempt support circle) π VOLUNTEβ¦
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As we all recover from our New Year's hangovers, enjoy this, the second of our two live shows from last May's "Saint Audio Podcast Festival" in Oxford, England. We discuss Spice World, a film we also had the privilege of introducing at The Ultimate Picture Palace, for a screening the evening before, and -- honestly? The movie was a total blast. We β¦
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On this episode I talk with Kayla. Kayla lives in Oregon and she is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (suicidenoted.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public podcast training β Personal story coaching β Private audio projects π¨ SIGNAL (attempt support circle) π VOβ¦
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As New Year's approaches, and we say goodbye to 2024, Stuart takes us on a gamified tour through the year in movies. Weβre in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And while youβre clicking on stuff, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, βFlop Secrets!ββ¦
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On this episode I talk with Brayden. Brayden lives in Texas and he is a suicide attempt survivor. π MEMBERSHIP (suicidenoted.com) β Massive Public Thanks β Exclusive Events β Ask Me Anything (any time) π NOTED NETWORK (notednetwork.com) β Public podcast training β Personal story coaching β Private audio projects π¨ SIGNAL (attempt support circle) π β¦
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We discuss Borderlands, a video game movie that got delayed for several years, with extensive reshoots where an uncredited director took over for Eli Roth -- but it's probably okay, right? It's not like that sentence has at least five red flags in it... Weβre in season 2 of FlopTV! Pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season β¦
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