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You may have noticed I haven’t posted stories of my students in some time,
Walt. It just hasn’t been fun. I seem to have been overwhelmed by the
negative side of teaching. I refuse to go there in writing. We already have a
goodly supply of critics of the profession.
Summer vacation is supposed to be carefree, and we rely on it each year to
recover from the rigors of teaching. This year was especially tough. You
would think our principal would create a toned down last year before her
retirement. Instead it was like end of the fireworks crescendo, all year long.
She went out with a bang, and we are exhausted.
Then, just as we were about to get away to San Diego and forget about all
that, a mere two days before in fact, I discovered water trickling out of the
condo next door. The owners only come for holiday, so the homeowner’s
association brought a key and found the R.O. unit had sprung a leak and the
entire floor was puddled. There was a moldy substance five feet high on the
walls.
It was a dicey couple of days, but we left after an inspection of our adjoining
walls revealed no contamination. We share a wall, but it is sealed by offset
four by sixes, plus our foundation is higher than their slab. The condo on the
other side of them has a lower floor (a stepdown sort of arrangement for the
string of homes in our block…we’re upstream!), and they got the flooding
and the mold too. Our neighbor’s moisture was kept from us, I guess,
because our slab is higher. Pure geography. We will go through further
testing when we get back.
We arrived in SD to find Father is a sad state of affairs. He moves at a rate
somewhere between a shuffle and a crawl and is very unsteady. His
grooming has slipped. He cannot bathe properly. Dressing himself is an all
morning activity, and even though his laundry is done for him, he often does
not change. There have been two episodes of incontinence; well, not really
incontinence, more that he is just so slow he can’t get to the toilet in time.
He has been in basic isolation in his “independent living” cottage. He attends
group lunch and dinner, sure, but seating there is fluid, read: prearranged,
and as you become less able or willing to communicate, you get segregated
to others on your level. Father is actually able to converse, if it were his
nature, but he basically, well, in his own words recently, “I don’t like people.”
The meal goes like this; eat, stare silently, and leave.
Even the TV, at least some form of stimulation, has become too difficult
because of the “highly technical” remote. Same with the microwave; the
touch pad is too complicated.
So the last week and a half has been about getting Father more favorably
located. Often this is done in a manipulative way with parents, I’m told, and I
was sorely tempted, but in the end, I told him the truth and paid for it by
getting his wrath. Ouch. Still, a move was made, and his “happy” meds were
increased. The same day the move was sprung on him we get the “My water
broke!!!” phone call. My God, we had one emerging and one departing on the
same day! I am a treacherous son and a first time grandpa (another story) all
in the same day. I was a wreck, and Sharon was a rock.
The best part of the deal is that now my sister (who has MS) will be relieved of
so much responsibility. Even though Father was “independent”, he was able
to keep that category only because she helped, read: enabled, him to go on in
his “independence” charade. He has no thought of what a burden it has been
for her. I got a good taste of it the first week here. Every day it is something,
and he waves the guilt stick around in the ebbing tide and gathering fog of
his recent memory. My ancient stomach woes came back in spades, in a
hurry.
Now we must clear out his cottage room. A storage container will arrive next
week, and the entire contents will be stored. He is in a skilled care facility,
awaiting placement in his next “home”. We don’t know where that will be,
but it will be a step up in care in the same facility, and that pleases us.
Everything we have seen there looks good. He is a “tweener” is how the clinic
nurse (the gatekeeper, and a good person) describes it, and may go to an
assisted care area, or if his descent continues, he’ll go to a “dementia” ward.
He has too much awareness for that just yet, I think, but his decline has been
fairly rapid the last couple of months.
With changing surroundings, I expect Father will become more lost, but
hopefully, with a little time and the medication, more cooperative. None of
this is what he wants. Who would? I hope we are doing the right thing. It
just appears he can’t have what he wants, and it is so weird with the tables
turned to where we are now making the adult decisions. I have resisted
saying what he used to say to me, which is, “Because I said so!”
I have to keep in mind that one day the tables may turn again.
* * * * * * * *
I've never grown old before, but I am noticing the soul is healed to a certain
extent, just by hanging around long enough in life, hard knocks, water on
stone, and that sort of thing. A certain peace surrounds me that may be no
more than the dwindling of some hormone or other. At any rate, it is
something for which I can take no credit, unless perhaps the experience is
one of Grace, and then it is my openness to it for which I can be thankful and
accept a little self-praise.
The medicine of aging (before dementia, that is) is a tincture of refinement, a
dose of a knowing smile, and surrender to an embraceable joy at one’s
assured demise, on a certain path to an uncertain destination.
What is there to do but sweep the welcome mat each morning,
And set an extra place at the table, for this most esteemed guest,
Demise, whose gentle wisdom smiles with forgiveness and acceptance.
There is one path left now, deeply trodden,
To explore again, like a boy,
With dirt poofing up between bare toes,
Musing past the farmhouse memories, past the fields,
Where stillness walks with me now,
Beneath the flat-bottomed clouds,
Alone, in the invisible company of all humanity,
To wherever the path goes.
Pretty big parade!
The lost and glorious ages
Rest like golden leaves,
Fallen on temple grounds,
The shimmering pages of seasons past.
Amen.
Jim
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
Come back again soon.
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
here's some info from an alzheimers post further down. I also came across a book by an astronaut whose memory went bad when he took choslesterol lowering drugs- it's called Lipitor: Thief of Memory. Azamon.com has several books on problems with statins (cholesterol lowering drugs)- you might want to see what prescriptions he's on.
3 most common things mistaken for alzheimers-
b-12 deficiency
LOW cholesterol (messes with brain and makes strokes more likely)
prescription medication interactions and/or side effects
this is a list from a conventional md/newspaper columnist, Peter Gott, MD
to it, I would add food intolerances and hearing problems. My MIL responded to medical people in nonsequitors and they took her to have dememntia, when, in fact, she couldn't hear well and made guesses as to what they were asking her. Since cataract surgery is so good these days, many old people have very good eyesight and should be questioned via pen and paper, not sound, to find out if they give intelligent answers. I kept notebooks and a cup of pens by her bed, and all the vistors who knew her used those to communicate, but staff at both the hospital and the nursing home continued to simply speak loudly, which was TOTALLY ineffective (they also served solid meat to her despite the fact she had no teeth- don't assume 'professionals' who work with old people have any kind of a clue-get super involved and re-interpret whatever they tell you through the kinds of things I'm telling you- there's probably more on the internet).
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going posted by ANN [1003.516] on July 24, 2005 at 08:33:33:
Hi Ann,
I can't find any fault in your post..
Alzheimers is worsened by blocked arteries and the gradual
loss of function is now thought to be mini-strokes.
A low fat diet and cholesterol lowering meds would certainly
be worth a try.
Here is a link to a supporting article...
http://www.drmirkin.com/morehealth/8749.html
I would also wonder about the lower testosterone level in an elderly man causing weakness and loss of muscle tone.
Low testosterone and depression in men...
http://www.drmirkin.com/men/m227.html
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
Hi Jim,
Here is another possible cause if B12 levels are low in your father.
http://www.drmirkin.com/morehealth/8884.html
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going (Jim please read..) posted by Ron [2014.1989] on July 24, 2005 at 10:15:00:
um, no, I didn't suggest a low fat diet or cholesterol lowering meds. I said cholesterol lowering meds can cause loss of memory and mimic dementia. Since most MDs are recommending too LOW cholesterol levels, low fat diets are often a bad idea, and they increase the likelihood of stroke.
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going (Jim please read..) posted by ANN [1003.516] on July 24, 2005 at 12:04:54:
Hi Ann,
I guess I read that to quickly believing that other researchers
had come to Mirkins conclusions.
As with anything, there are risks which need to be weighed
when any treatment is attempted.
What is the source of What YOU said about cholesterol lowering meds and dementia?
What is your opinion of the article I posted?
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
Hi Ted,
I agree with Ron about the B-12. B-12 deficiencies are known to cause dementia-type symptoms.
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going posted by lissa [1937.39] on July 24, 2005 at 13:11:23:
nm
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
We are traveling down the same road, Jim.
We have seen improvement since moving my mother to a shared room. It is small enough that she doesn't want to sit in there all day long and twiddle her thumbs. Another thing that helps is the activity of a roommate. It seemed unfair to dilute her earthly possessions down to very few basics, however being by herself, in her own room, left her body and mind idle enough to stay focused on her woes of the day. Now there is someone else that interferes with the solitude that seemed to excaberate her helplessness.
Wishing you well, and most of all peace.
Please keep writing!
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
Ah, I popped in just in time for a Jim H sighting.
Lovely writing as always, Jim. You pulled me in and kept me there. Of course, being a youthful 40-something, I can't identify with this growing old thing :) (and since I mostly eat a raw vegan diet these days, I plan on staying young for a long time). Still, humorously enough, I too have sometimes noticed positive (peaceful) changes and have had that same (silly?) thought about hormones probably deserving the credit (all that hard work for nothing, just needed to wait long enough for that biological shift).
On another note, living where you do, where are the excessive heat stories? I just got home from Whole Foods Grocery with two bags of veggies (it's about an 8-block walk down Chicago streets), and I'm not sure I can still eat these veggies raw - the sun may have baked the enzymes right out of them (it may have baked the youth right out of me, too). The bank thermometer read 106, which is probably cool in your area - though it's a dry heat, right?
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
Hi Jim,
I wondered why we haven't heard from you for a while. It sounds like you have so much going on. I hope that you are finding ways to take care of yourself while so much is happening. Make sure you are eating well! It helps with the stress. :o)
Did I tell you we decided to self-publish Recapturing Health? We hope to have it available sometime in November.
Best wishes,
Jan
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going (Jim please read..) posted by Ron [1013.1989] on July 24, 2005 at 12:36:01:
well, if you read my short post above here, you'd know my sources were- Peter gott, MD, newspaper medical advice columnist, the book, Lipitor-Thief of Memory by an astronaut about his personal experience on that drug, and various books about statins that you can find on Amazon.com, listed by me down in the alzheimers post of Hope's
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going (Jim please read..) posted by ANN [1003.516] on July 24, 2005 at 21:02:09:
I originally posted this list of books on my own cholesterol post a few days ago, which you responded to, Ron, so you might have seen this list before.
I came across the following books on Amazon.com:
Lipitor: Thief of Memory, Statin Drugs and the Misguided War on Cholesterol
by Duane Graveline
37 used & new available from $11.79
Edition: Paperback
review of this book about 15 lines down
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What You Must Know About Statin Drugs & Their Natural Alternatives by Jay S., M.D. Cohen
C-Reactive Protein : Everthing You Need to Know About It and Why It's More Important Than Cholesterol to Your Health by Scott J. Deron
The Homocysteine Revolution by Kilmer S. McCully
The Inflammation Cure : How to Combat the Hidden Factor Behind Heart Disease, Arthritis, Asthma, Diabetes, & Other Diseases by William Joel Meggs
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Dr. Duane Graveline, former astronaut, aerospace medical research scientist, flight surgeon, and family doctor, given Lipitor(r) to lower his cholesterol, loses his short-term memory for several hours. He discontinues the drug, but a year later at his annual NASA physical is urged to resume it at half the dose. Six weeks later he loses both short and retrograde memories for half a day and is diagnosed in the ER with transient global amnesia (TGA).
Appalled by the medical community's ignorance of the cognitive side effects of the statin drugs, he begins searching for answers to his traumatic experience. Lipitor(r), Thief of Memory, Statin Drugs and the Misguided War On Cholesterol is the "scary, appealingly written" account of his findings.
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Lipitor Thief of Memory, March 7, 2005
Reviewer: Emiliano Estrada Castro (Kissimmee, Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
This is a much enlightening book about the true causes of coronary heart disease, the number one killer in our modern society. I think this is a fact based book, written in an amenable style which uncovers many hidden truths about the misguided war on cholesterol by the traditional medical establishment. In my opinion, it is absolutely convincing: how is it possible that such an ubiquituous substance like cholesterol, that is produced by our liver because it is indispensable for so many biological processes, may be the primary cause of such a destructive disease like atherosclerosis? It's something not very logical, to say the less, that so many millions years of evolution would lead to such biochemical contradictions. I truly believe that our cardiologists would do an inmensely useful service to their patients by focusing their treatments on the true causes of atherosclerosis: the homocysteine elevation on blood serum and the ingestion of oxycholesterol, both factors easily controllable with the proper diet....and no statins at all!!. Emiliano Estrada
Smoke & Mirrors about Drug benefits - another Example, May 4, 2004
Reviewer: C. Gupta "Chris Gupta" (London, On Canada) - See all my reviews
A must read for anyone who is even remotely interested in how our sickness care, billed as health care, system works. Dr. Graveline, like many, obviously a very conscientious doctor, was suddenly faced with a number of dilemmas when he experienced transient global amnesia (memory loss) induced by Lipitor (one of the statin cholesterol lowering drugs). Interestingly the manufacturer even proclaims that there is no connection with its use to prevent heart disease or heart attacks yet the use use of this useless drug continuers through slick marketing
This short eminently readable work discusses, among other issues, what Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) is, how the statin drugs work, the myth of the Cholesterol/Modified Low Fat Diet etc. of special interest is the role of cholesterol particularly in the brain. It is shown how statins can transverse the blood brain barrier and interfere with the normal functioning of the brain. This is most important in those who have a dramatic reduction when using statins ..."abrupt, major decreases of serum cholesterol from statin drug therapy should be taken more as a warning than as an indication of success, for cognitive side effects seemed more likely to occur in these cases."...
Mention is made of a ..."recent PROSPER trial published in Lancet, that statin therapy increased the incidence of cancer deaths , completely offsetting the SLIGHT decrease in deaths from cardiovascular disease and further complicating interpretation of reported benefits from statin therapy." Not to mention other significant side effects of liver/kidney damage, muscle pain/injury, Coenzyme 10 (CQ10) depletion essential for heart health and continued deficiency of heart essential Vitamin Bs and other nutrients.
Their is a cogent discussion between correlation of good diet and disease. This alone is worth the price of the book. No one, but no one, has ever had a drug deficiency yet our medical system continues to discourage the use of nutrients in lieu of generally toxic drugs! They never even look at the underlying causes which these drugs sadly mask - much to the detriment of the patient.
Given the benefits of cholesterol lowering borders more on speculation then in fact (mostly from manipulated statics) it is surprising that there is a need to reduce cholesterol at all. Yet both Drs. Graveline and Cohen (in the forward) still seem to feel the need to do so indicates how ingrained the cholesterol lowering mantra has taken hold in the medical community.
Should your doctor suggest statins or for that matter any other cholesterol lowering drug just say "here take this (book) and call me in the morning...."
A must-read for those who like eye-openers, April 18, 2004
Reviewer: Dr. Herbert Nehrlich "L'Autour" (Bribie Island, Australia) - See all my reviews
Dr. Graveline's book is an absolute gem. The information contained in relatively few pages is astounding and will open the eyes of many readers.
In a personal account as a victim of serious side effects of Lipitor Dr. Graveline describes the frightening experience he had when first using the drug. No one believed that his symptoms (total cognitive amnesia) were anything other than some cerebral problems such as a stroke and the ordeal must have been devastating to say the least.
The good doctor, having been an upstanding physician and scientist of mainstream medicine all his professional life was cruelly and unexpectedly turned into a victim, then a rebel.
A skeptic at heart, this Astronaut and physician was left to his own devices to find answers to his dilemma, a dilemma that was threatening to finish his career, his marriage and his life.
Specialists he consulted made hasty decisions, put on their know-it-all facial expressions and expressed heartfelt sympathy to all concerned about the obvious sad situation that saw a brilliant mind being cut down in its prime.
Dr. Graveline describes many other cases of people who suffered similar side effects and he elaborates in sufficient detail on the misguided war on cholesterol. He shows that ample proof exists that cholesterol as the bogeyman behind heart and blood vessel disease is the product of a very faulty hypothesis. He points out the flaws in the original theory by Dr. Ancel Keys in the fifties and cites study after study that does not support the prevailing dogma but, in most cases, clearly shows the opposite.
He enters controversial -and possibly dangerous- territory when he explains some of the reasons why apparently sane and caring physicians keep prescribing these statin drugs when they must know that there is no proven need to lower cholesterol and that the side effects of the medication are serious.
He wonders whether it is all about money, a thought he appears to have difficulty accepting.
Dr. Graveline does not want to fly in a plane piloted by a statin taker. He knows that there is a possibility -no matter how remote- that the pilot will suddenly fall ill and have no memory whatsoever of having had flight training.
This book ought to be a must read for anyone on statins . Anyone taking any medication ought to do so only after being informed about possible side effects. Any doctor, as Dr. Graveline points out, being lax in this regard is practicing under false pretenses.
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YOU'RE ONLY AS YOUNG AS YOUR ARTERIES, February 14, 2004
Reviewer: eddie vos (Sutton Qc Canada) - See all my reviews
Here we have a must read for anyone with an over active doctor who likes dispensing "Cholesterol Pills". Dr. Graveline first describes some rare and not so rare side-effects of cholesterol lowering drugs on the mind [memory loss, poor fuzzy thinking]. Then there are some of the more debilitating physical effects of these drugs from the reduction of CoQ10, the vital energy producer and "catalytic converter" of every nerve and muscle cell. Then there is more cancer in older people ..
As statins lower cholesterol, they also lower in lock-step some truly vital body chemicals [CoQ10, squalene and other important products]. Being aware of such side effects may prevent damage that can result.
Graveline then suggests that this may all be worth it IF THERE WOULD BE A BENEFIT in survival from taking statin drugs like Lipitor or Zocor, but there is no such clear benefit. In fact, all statins trials combined may NOT have extended the life of a single woman! [British Medical Journal, Oct. 18 2003:933] Three of the latest massive trials either showed no heart disease benefit [ALLHAT] or no improved survival in anybody [ASCOT, PROSPER, and again ALLHAT].
The author gives important warnings, but the book goes further in describing what really underlies the decline of artery health [and you're only as young as your arteries].
He debunks the CHOLESTEROL MYTH and presents SIMPLE PREVENTION STRATEGIES with B vitamins that lower the "natural blood toxin" homocysteine. He then proposes to leave the "low fat and cholesterol" high starch and refined junk flour products on the shelf and to eat less refined products, even if they are higher in fat and cholesterol in their natural state [high nutrient products].
Buy this book if you're on a statin [it's cheaper than a week's worth of Lipitor] and then give it to a doctor since they are the ones that either prescribe the drugs, or propose sensible alternatives.
Drugs are NOT the underlying cause of heart disease and there is little evidence they can fix arteries after they are damaged -and long-term harm to the mind, to muscle [weakness], to nerves and from cancer may well await those not paying attention to the side effects. This book may help you prevent such harm.--------------------
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In Reply to: list of books posted by ANN [1003.516] on July 24, 2005 at 21:09:10:
HI Ann,
Mirkin has never said that statin drugs should be used instead of a low fat, high fiber diet.
He also pointed out the dangers about (3 years ago) of the C Reactive Protein as an indicator of pending heart attack and arterial blockage due to plaques and scarring.
He went so far as to suggest that a course of antibiotics should be given to all who have had a first heart attack as part of the hospital visit... to reduce the chance of a second heart attack.
http://www.drmirkin.com/heart/2134.html
C Reactive protein and inflammation
http://www.drmirkin.com/heart/2074.html
CRP and sudden death...
http://www.drmirkin.com/heart/1225.html
Diet, exercise and High Blood Pressure
http://www.drmirkin.com/heart/1656.html
It is sad that so many are trying to capitalize on such
important knowledge gleaned from published studies by writing another book to steal the thunder.
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
What is there to do but sweep the welcome mat each morning, and set an extra place at the table, for this most esteemed guest, demise, whose gentle wisdom smiles with forgiveness and acceptance.
Beautiful!
amen
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
Thanks, Jim.
I have never heard it so beautifully put! "Aging is not for sissies!" "This is as good as it gets."
This is one more example of why I think you should publish. It would be a shame of this flair you have for expression, were lost to the culture! Everyone gets older and eventually has to face stuff like this. If they could just read your wisdom, it would help so many deal with this inevitability.
Namaste`
Walt
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
...for the compliments.
In Reply to: Coming and Going posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 24, 2005 at 08:03:14:
...thanks for taking the time Ron and Ann!
In Reply to: I have missed you, Jim H. - Re: Coming and Going posted by ~CT [3862.2032] on July 24, 2005 at 13:23:26:
Thank you for saying so ~CT, I'm honored.
And thanks for sharing a little of your story. It rings so true, and you have
expressed it so well.
Jim
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going posted by FW [583.218] on July 24, 2005 at 16:14:05:
Thanks, fellow Jim H.
Yes, it's dry heat most of the time, but that's not mitigating factor people like
to believe. Your oven has dry heat too, but that doesn't mean you'd want to
go sticking your head in there. Last week is was 123 degrees in Laughlin.
That is one of the reasons we are here in San Diego for awhile.
So how's the raw, vegan thing working out for you? Do I hear hunter/
gatherer drums beating?
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going posted by Happygal [2062.2033] on July 24, 2005 at 16:39:19:
Great news about the book, Jan. I look forward to getting a copy...signed by
both of you!
Good advice. Thanks.
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going (Archive in aging.) posted by Walt Stoll [93.1889] on July 25, 2005 at 07:07:12:
Thanks Walt. It was my plan to open a site and publish on the Internet this
summer, but things have kept me sort of preoccupied. I may yet in the next
couple of weeks.
Jim
In Reply to: Wow, bountiful information.. posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 25, 2005 at 08:19:30:
your writing is brilliant Jim, i urge you to build your website for us all to visit. you have a unique talent. i hope one day i can write half as well as you do.
In Reply to: Re: Coming and Going (Archive in aging.) posted by Jim H. [503.2003] on July 25, 2005 at 09:31:40:
Thanks, Jim.
Since I realized what a jewel you are, I have archived all of your wonderful posts. So, they are all available to you in the archives if you need them.
Namaste`
Walt
In Reply to: Re: list of books posted by Ron [2014.1989] on July 24, 2005 at 22:22:43:
so, you think there should only be one book on each subject? What if the first book is too scientific for the masses or too narrowly distributed or misses some important points?
Having numerous books on a subject is important, because more people get exposed to the info. Whatever author explains it best may have his book last longer in terms of availability. Some authors may tie it in to other conditions better. Some may just plain sell the ideas better.
If there is truth to be spread, isn't it better to have 100 voices than just one, to reach more ears?
In Reply to: Re: list of books posted by ANN [1003.516] on July 26, 2005 at 15:46:14:
Hi Ann,
As long as the writers of these books are qualified to discuss the subject, that is fine, but some are merely journalists who decide to publish something which repeats the work of others, thus making the topic seem less official.
Too many docs are still not reading up on the latest literature.
An example of this happened in the mid 90's when the topic of Stomach Ulcers and Helicobacter was presented on "60 Minutes".
I am sure that some doctors learned about the connection from that show and not from trade journals.
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