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Going Home Another Way, by Neil Paynter
Resources for Christmastide to help you hear God’s Word through the commercialism of the season, the propaganda of the times; and to glimpse the sacred in the secular.
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We Walk His Way (songbook), by John L. Bell
A songbook containing a new collection of short songs for use in worship from John L. Bell. Includes material from the developing world along with recent output from the Wild Goose Resource Group. There is also a CD.
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We Walk His Way (CD), by Wild Goose Collective
A new CD from the Wild Goose Resource Group. 19 of the songs from the We Walk His Way collection, recorded by John L. Bell, Graham Maule and the Wild Goose Collective. Listen to extracts.
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Christ of the Celts, by J. Philip Newell
Internationally acclaimed for his work on Celtic spirituality, J. Philip Newell here addresses the question ‘Who is Christ for us today?’ As increasing numbers of people are attracted to the Celtic vision with its focus on the environment and its sense of the sacred existing in all things and creatures, the author explores what it is that makes Celtic spirituality particularly relevant for the modern world.
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Christ of the Celts (audiobook), by J. Philip Newell
Unabridged audiobook read by the author.
4 discs, running time approx. 3 hours 54 minutes.
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Bare Feet and Buttercups, by Ruth Burgess
Another rich collection of resources from Ruth Burgess, this time for summer, although much of the material can be used in other contexts as well. Prayers, stories, responses, songs, poems, reflections and meditations.
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Between High and Low Water, by Jan Sutch Pickard
A book of poems from the edge, by the author of Dandelions and Thistles. With down-to-earth detail, they celebrate the beauty, uniqueness, mystery of this world which we share and the courage of people who, confronted by injustice, hold on to their humanity.
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Thinking Out Loud, by John L. Bell
Scripts from John Bell's broadcasts on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, representing the prickly interface between faith and politics from the perspective of a Christian believer.
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Matthew's Gospel in Scots (audio CD), by William L. Lorimer, read by Tom Fleming
Matthew's Gospel in Scots, read by Tom Fleming, available in an audio version for the first time. Special publication price until September 30, 2008.
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Mark's Gospel in Scots (audio CD), by William L. Lorimer, read by Tom Fleming
Mark's Gospel in Scots, read by Tom Fleming, available in an audio version for the first time. Special publication price until September 30, 2008.
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Luke's Gospel in Scots (audio CD), by William L. Lorimer, read by Tom Fleming
Luke's Gospel in Scots, read by Tom Fleming, available in an audio version for the first time. Special publication price until September 30, 2008.
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John's Gospel in Scots (audio CD), by William L. Lorimer, read by Tom Fleming
John's Gospel in Scots, read by Tom Fleming, available in an audio version for the first time. Special publication price until September 30, 2008.
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The Four Gospels in Scots (audio CD set), by William L. Lorimer, read by Tom Fleming
The four gospels in Scots, read by Tom Fleming, available in an audio version for the first time. Special publication price and postage free for the complete set of four gospels until September 30, 2008.
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The Tenderness of Conscience, by Allan Boesak
Theologian, anti-apartheid activist and political observer Allan Boesak brings Christian theology to bear on political and socio-economic realities, including reconciliation, the role of the church in post-apartheid South Africa, and the centrality of religious faith in the struggle for freedom. He asserts that 'just as we had a spirituality of struggle, so South Africa needs a spirituality of politics'.
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The Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea, by James Harpur
After the crucifixion, Joseph embarks on a quest to find out who Jesus really was, seeking out those who knew him personally. These witnesses, all mentioned in the gospels, tell their stories, each contributing a unique insight into the Nazarene. James Harpur uses both prose and poetry to create a parallel narrative to the gospels, amplifying the events they describe.
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Where Are the Altars?, by Joy Mead
This collection of incarnational poetry from the author of A Telling Place, The One Loaf and Making Peace in Practice and Poetry explores a spirituality that engages with people, things, and the joys and sorrows of daily life.
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Fire and Bread, by Ruth Burgess
This book of Eastertide resources covering the period from Easter Sunday to Trinity Sunday offers prayers, responses, liturgies, songs, poems, reflections, meditations, sermons and stories for a period of nearly two months, including Easter Day, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Saints’ days, Rogation days, environmental days and many more.
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Freedom is Coming (CD), by Anders Nyberg (Compiler/Ed)
Now available on CD, fifteen powerful a cappella songs from the South African church, including the acclaimed 'We Are Marching in the Light of God'. Recorded in 1984.
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Gathered and Scattered, by Neil Paynter
Daily readings for four months from a wide range of contributors within the Iona Community, reflecting the concerns of the community. A follow-up to the best-selling This Is the Day.
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Iona: Images and Reflections, by Neil Paynter & David Coleman
Full-colour photographs – with accompanying short reflections, prayers, poems and stories – of the Abbey, Iona’s white sand beaches, the pilgrimage around the island, seabirds, highland cattle, tracks and roads, boats and nets, kitchen pots, footprints in the sand, cotton grass bending in the breeze … and more.
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Pearls of Life, by Martin Lönnebo, Carolina Welin, Carolina Johnasson
The Pearls of Life, devised by Bishop Martin Lönnebo, are being used by thousands of people today as a contemporary aid to prayer and meditation. The glass and ceramic beads are accompanied by a full-colour hardback book which explains the meaning of each pearl and its use.
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The Whole Earth Shall Cry Glory, by George F. MacLeod
A new edition of this collection of poems and prayers by the founder of the Iona Community, with images of the island.
‘To be in a seat at Iona Abbey, to be moved by the awesome oratory of a MacLeod sermon in full flood, to be led into the nearer presence of God by means of kaleidoscopic, imaginative prayer, was to be privileged and – more importantly – to be changed.’
Ron Ferguson, former Leader of the Iona Community
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Sermon by George MacLeod, 1947, by George F. MacLeod
A sermon given by George MacLeod at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal in 1947, recorded on a 78 rpm vinyl or shellac disk and recently transferred to digital format.
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Word of Mouth, by Janet Lees
Presents a method of using remembered (oral, not written) versions of the Bible with people of all ages and abilities, in which telling and interpreting the stories in light of the participants' own lives become inextricably linked.
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The Fire Within, by Allan Boesak
Former South African anti-apartheid activist Allan Boesak addresses numerous subjects of international concern in this collection of new sermons.
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The Singing Thing Too, by John L. Bell
In this very practical book on teaching congregations to sing, John L. Bell shares insights and techniques culled from over 20 years in which he and his colleagues in the Wild Goose Resource and Worship Groups have taught new songs in venues as diverse as old people's homes and the Greenbelt Festival with over 10,000 gathered for worship.
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Radical Hospitality, by Daniel Homan and Lonni Collins Pratt
The authors, Lonni Collins Pratt and Daniel Homan, a Benedictine monk, present a radical vision for a kinder world. For them, Benedictine hospitality is not cosy and comforting, but risky and world-rattling. It is about mutual reverence – ‘a call to revere what is sacred in every person ever born’.
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Fire and Bread, by Ruth Burgess
This book of Eastertide resources covering the period from Easter Sunday to Trinity Sunday offers prayers, responses, liturgies, songs, poems, reflections, meditations, sermons and stories for a period of nearly two months, including Easter Day, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Saints’ days, Rogation days, environmental days and many more.
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Invisible We See You, by Nancy Cocks
A former deputy warden of Iona Abbey, Nancy Cocks explores the evocative and memorable approach to worship that has been developed by the Iona Community at its island centres and elsewhere. Includes liturgies and other material for use in services that invite us to recognise what we cannot see: the mystery that is God in our midst.
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Wild Goose Chase, by Annie Heppenstall
Annie Heppenstall points us towards finding God in all aspects of daily life and in the natural world around us. The book’s many resources for individuals and groups include body prayers, bead prayers, a covenant of salt, shrine-making, contemplations for various daily activities, creating sacred space in the home, and a leaderless Eucharist.
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Against the Tide, by Warren Bardsley
An accessible, popular account of the 7th-century life of Adomnán of Iona, from his boyhood in Donegal to his death as Abbot of Iona, with an emphasis on the contemporary significance of his Law of Innocents – a revolutionary law which in its own day was as important as the Geneva Conventions or the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
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The Green Heart of the Snowdrop, by Kate McIlhagga
The best of Kate McIlhagga's work in one collection. Includes poems and prayers of gathering and beginning; creation and self; Advent and Epiphany; Lent and mothering; Easter and Pentecost; pilgrimage and endings and blessings.
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Iona Journal, by
This spiral-bound hard-cover journal, with quotes to inspire your own reflections, is ideal for recording your thoughts, prayers and memories, whether used on a trip to Iona, at home or on your travels.
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Wild Goose Postcards, by
A collection of twenty tear-out postcards based on various Wild Goose publications of the last few years. Each carries a prayer, blessing or quotation as well as artwork from the title concerned. Inspirational for personal use as well as for sending news and good thoughts to friends.
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The Iona Community & Sermon in Stone DVD, by
Two very informative films about the Iona Community, together with an update by its current leader, Kathy Galloway. The Iona Community: Today’s Challenge, Tomorrow’s Hope was filmed in 2000 and gives a good idea of life and work of the community. Sermon in Stone was made during the 1960s and has not been widely available for some time. It includes film from the archives of the Iona Community and shows the reconstruction of Iona Abbey from the late 1930s until the end of the 1960s. George MacLeod, the founder of the community, narrates.
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The Way Ahead, by Ian M Fraser
Controversial and passionate, The Way Ahead challenges all people of God to seek unity in and beyond the norms of dogma and hierarchy – to step out in faith and courageously grasp this new time. Ian Fraser touches the edge of excitement and newness in an earthy, scholarly and profound way. His life quest for integration flows through this book.
Sister Christine Anderson, FCJ, Craighead Institute
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Pilgrim's Guide to Iona Abbey, by Chris Polhill
This guidebook with colour photographs takes you around the church and cloisters of Iona Abbey, giving you background information on the main features and providing suggestions for reflection and prayer at each point. Also included are some stories about the Abbey and life in community from Iona Community members.
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New Journeys Now Begin, by Tom Gordon
A new book from Tom Gordon, Chaplain at the Marie Curie Centre, Edinburgh. Tom writes with sensitivity and clarity about real people, including himself, as they begin to understand their journeys of bereavement. This is a book that speaks profoundly to individuals coping with their own losses, as well as to those who work with the bereaved. Available in printed and digital editions.
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Coming In, by Urs Mattmann
Gays and lesbians reclaiming the spiritual journey. The author, a member of an ecumenical Christian order, explores a mystic spirituality for gay and lesbian people and describes numerous practical steps that they can take in order to connect with their innate spiritual nature. He provides prayers, meditations, rituals, exercises and other suggestions to foster spiritual discovery. With a Foreword by Richard Rohr.
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Growing Hope, by Neil Paynter
A book of quotes and readings – poems, prayers, short reflections and stories – for each day of the year from writers and thinkers who have inspired the Iona Community and from members of the community themselves. All royalties go to the Growing Hope appeal to renovate the community's Camas outdoor centre on the Isle of Mull and to extend day-visitor facilities on the island of Iona.
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No Ordinary Child, by Jacqueline Ley
When Jacqueline Ley's 23-year-old son told her that he was gay, she was shocked and hurt. Her fundamentalist Christian background told her that homosexuality was sinful and that her son had placed himself beyond the pale. But she underwent a remarkable transformation of attitude …
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Dandelions and Thistles, by Jan Sutch Pickard (Ed)
This beautiful, illustrated book presents Bible stories in the form of radical and thought-provoking meditations by contributors well known throughout the various denominations of the Church and as Iona Community authors – including: Jan Sutch Pickard * Kate McIlhagga * John L. Bell * Joy Mead * Ruth Burgess * Yvonne Morland * David Osborne * Kathy Galloway * Norman Shanks * John Davies * Anna Briggs
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Holy Ground, by Neil Paynter & Helen Boothroyd
All ground is holy ground –- city streets, housing estates, shanty towns, playgrounds, prisons, shopping malls … A 400-page book of liturgies and worship resources on a range of subjects and concerns – globalisation, food, water, HIV/AIDS, the environment, interfaith dialogue, the arms trade, prisoners of conscience, 20th-century martyrs, homelessness, racism, gender, living in community, youth, children, ageing – written by Iona Community members, associates and friends; by folk engaged in the life of the world.
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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT OFFERS
(Non-trade customers only)  Pearls of Life – Glass and ceramic bead bracelet, used by thousands of people as a contemporary aid to prayer, together with full-colour, hardback book describing how to use the pearls.
Now £8.50 (normally £10.99)
 Iona Journal – For writing your own thoughts, prayers and reflections. Spiral-bound, hard cover.
Now £5.00 (normally £7.99)
 Hear My Cry – A daily prayer book for Advent from Ruth Burgess that can also be used as a prayer journal. Includes instructions for three group workshops.
Now £5.00 (normally £8.99)
 Iona: Images and Reflections – Beautiful colour photographs of Iona with accompanying short reflections, prayers, poems and stories.
Now £7.50 (normally £10.99)
 Pilgrim's Guide to Iona Abbey – Text and colour photographs taking you around the church and cloisters of Iona Abbey, giving background information on the main features and providing suggestions for reflection and prayer at each point.
Now £4.50 (normally £5.99)
 Wild Goose Postcards – Twenty tear-out postcards carrying a prayer, blessing or quotation.
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 Praying With Our Hands – Twenty-one simple ways of using our hands to speak to God, presented in word and image, from a broad range of religious traditions.
Now £5.00 (normally £10.99)
 Cloisters of Iona Abbey – A collection of beautiful photographs depicting in detail the carvings of the restored cloisters of Iona Abbey.
Still on offer at £5.00 (normally £14.99)
SPECIAL OFFER on several Wild Goose Resource Group books and CDs
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 Come All You People (songbook) – Forty-seven short songs inspired by Southern Africa, the Russian Orthodox Church, Charismatic assemblies in Central and Southern America, and ancient Scottish church traditions.
Now £6.50 (normally £10.99) Come All You People (CD) – Twenty-one of the songs featured in the Come All You People songbook.
Now £8.00 (normally £10.99)  There Is One Among Us (songbook) – Thirty short songs which have been sung in prisons, on pilgrimages, at open air festivals, by cathedral choirs, and by teenage and in-house music groups.
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There Is One Among Us (CD) – Twenty-one of the songs from the book, sung by the Wild Goose Worship Group.
Now £8.00 (normally £15.99)  The Courage to Say No (songbook) – Twenty-three songs for Lent and Easter tracing the steps of Jesus and his followers through the entire season of Lent, to Easter Day and then beyond.
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The Courage to Say No (CD) – Sixteen of the songs from the book, sung by the Wild Goose Worship Group.
Now £8.00 (normally £15.99)  Enemy of Apathy (songbook) – Sixty-two songs and chants for Lent, Eastertide and Pentecost.
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 Heaven Shall Not Wait (songbook) – Sixty-two songs of Creation, the Incarnation and the life of Jesus.
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Heaven Shall Not Wait (CD) – Twenty songs from the book, sung by the Wild Goose Resource Group.
Now £8.00 (normally £15.99)  I Will Not Sing Alone (songbook) – A deliberately eclectic collection of words and music from different ages fused in new arrangements.
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I Will Not Sing Alone (CD) – Seventeen of the songs from the book, sung by the Wild Goose Collective and the Macappella Ceilidh Band.
Now £8.00 (normally £16.99)  Innkeepers and Light Sleepers (CD) – Seventeen songs for Christmas, sung by the Wild Goose Resource Group.
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 Jesus and Peter – John L. Bell and Graham Maule's much-loved and widely imitated unrecorded dialogues between Jesus and his eager disciple, Peter.
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 Love and Anger (songbook) – Songs of lively faith and social justice drawing on the biblical songs of justice, World Church songs of protest and praise, and songs of experience from late twentieth-century Britain.
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Love and Anger (CD) – Songs from the book, sung by the Wild Goose Resource Group.
Now £8.00 (normally £15.99)  Love from Below (songbook) – Sixty-two songs of discipleship and the Church's sacraments and seasons.
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Love from Below – Sixteen of the songs from the book, sung by the Wild Goose Worship Group.
Now £8.00 (normally £15.99)  Many and Great (songbook) – Twenty-five beautiful songs from the World Church with an emphasis on Africa.
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Many and Great (CD) – The songs from the book, sung by the Wild Goose Resource Group.
Now £7.50 (normally £15.99)  Present on Earth – Prayers, dialogues, meditations and worship ideas covering the three years of Christ's earthly ministry.
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 Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise (songbook) – Twenty-four songs from the Psalms, paraphrased and arranged by John Bell.
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Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise (CD) – Eighteen of the songs from the book, sung by the Wild Goose Worship Group.
Now £8.00 (normally £15.99)  Stages on the Way – Worship resources tracing Jesus' road to the cross through Lent, Holy Week and Easter.
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 One Is the Body (songbook) – Congregational songs from as diverse places as Hawaii, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Glasgow.
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 Sent by the Lord (CD) – Twenty-five World Church songs, with an emphasis on Central and South America, sung by the Wild Goose Resource Group.
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 States of Bliss and Yearning – John Bell discusses the heights and depths of Christian spirituality.
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 Hard Words for Interesting Times – John Bell articulates the often uncomfortable questions the Bible poses for contemporary life.
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 Cloth for the Cradle – Worship resources and readings for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany from the Wild Goose Resource Group.
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Living the Questions
Resourcing progressive Christians
An open-minded alternative to the Alpha Course
People know that, at its core, Christianity has something good to offer humanity. At the same time, many have a sense that they are alone in being a 'thinking' Christian and that 'salvaging' Christianity is a hopeless task. What is needed is a safe environment where people have permission to ask the questions they have always wanted to ask but have been afraid to voice for fear of being thought a heretic. Living the Questions is a source of curriculum and media for both seekers and 'church alumni/ae' convinced that Christianity still has relevance in the 21st century. Providing a variety of flexible resources, Living the Questions can help people explore the future of Christianity and what a meaningful faith can look like in today's world. For more information on the Living the Questions DVD-based curricula click here. The Iona Community 
The Iona Community, was founded during the Depression years of the 1930s when George MacLeod took a group of trainee ministers and unemployed shipworkers from Glasgow’s Clydeside to the island of Iona to rebuild part of the ancient abbey. Intended as a sign of hope in dark times, it was also an experiment in living as a community that worked and worshipped together. Over sixty years on, the Community is still committed to a spirituality of engagement and challenge and continues to thrive as a dispersed group of members, associates and friends from many walks of life based all over the UK and in many other countries.
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