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Experiences that make a new version of the world possible, without you doing all the talking, or needing a Master’s degree in speculative fiction. 

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Boring, forgettable workshops end here:

Here are a few foundational pieces for you to choose from. 👇🏽

Read

Core Layers

In-Depth Essay

“Low engagement” is a symptom of deeper problems.

The real issue took root loooong before the workshop even started. 👀

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Listen

Magic Megaphone

Pep Talk

For when the world you want to see feels too far away and you need some encouragement to keep going.

I gotchu. I am you. 🫶🏽

Listen here

Read-along

 

Story Portal

Story portal

What kind of world do you want to live in? 🤔

Read-along, or just listen as I introduce you to three factions with wiiildly different dreams for our collective future.

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Let's Dream together?

Want a full day with me to clarify what kind of workshop will make the future you long for more likely to happen?

We’ll focus on 2-3 Worldbuilding Elements and brainstorm how to make a workshop rooted in your dreams and values, not just your IP.

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Equity-based pricing tiers: $400-700 CAD
for a full day of voice note support and framework-based tools.

A one-page tool to diagnose what's missing in your workshop

…or quickly spot where you’re over-relying on one “quadrant” (like ‘Decisive’: tons of lecture and Q&A)! 

The compass’ll help you play with more balanced, energizing choices that lead to workshops that feel as good to lead as they do to attend.

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Choose your own price: $20, 35, or 50 CAD.

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Hi! I'm Amber 👋🏽

Here, we explore enchanting workshop design, so you can create experiences you’re proud to invite people into.

I help solopreneurs design workshops that are meaningful (and fun!) introductions to their vision for the world.

Workshops that are:
✨ true to your personality & values
✨ inclusive of & adaptive to the people in the room
✨ engaging, interesting, & memorable 
✨ transformative for attendees

 I’m all about moving away from “workshops” modelled after the style of dusty ol’ professors, culty marketing bros, and robotic corporate CEOs who love the sound of their own voices. 👀 

Why are overly-intellectualized lectures or shiny sales pitches the current defaults? 

Revolutionary workshop experiences can subtly shift the culture of our society.

I’ve drawn lessons from a lifetime of teaching and reading speculative fiction, to build a framework for worldbuilding… specifically for workshops.

Workshops are perfect opportunities to worldbuild: bite-sized chances to imagine and practice the future we’re fighting for. They’re spaces where ideas come alive, where people can feel the revolution they’re striving for.

The future doesn’t have to wait.
Let’s make it tangible, right now.

Welcome!

No email list sign-up here...
I'd love to hear from *you*! 🤯

Do you see a heart-shaped pink speech bubble at the bottom of the screen? If you click on that, you can send me a text!

Questions? Comments? Ideas? Requests?

If I’m working, I’ll get back to you pretty quickly.

(I loathe email, but love text and voice messaging 🤷🏽‍♀️)

Your message is for my eyes only, and won’t be shared publicly.

-Amber

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Workshops that introduce people to your vision for the world 

✨ the blog
✨ Inner Activist (Essay)
✨ Engagement layers (essay)
✨ Dream Day (1:1 Intensive)
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  • Ready for more? Those three things are necessary, NOT sufficient...(Although they *will* do you wonders. I'm sure any experienced facilitator, trainer, or people-gatherer will agree.)But the type of entrepreneurs I work with aren’t *just* looking for the chat to pop off. They’re looking to develop a workshop that reflects their values. Something community-focused, non-hierarchical, and, I dunno... interesting.If “better engagement” has always felt like a shallow fix for something deeper you can’t quite describe…I wrote something that unpacks this (layer-by-layer).It starts with the awkward surface level symptoms, and moves down to the foundational aspects that *actually* shape engagement.If you wanna explore what’s *really* going on beneath the surface (and what you can do about it), the full essay’s on my site, available through clicking on my bīo. @thehellocode (And you can message me your thoughts directly from the page, if you want.)Anyway, I hope you enjoy the read. It’s a good one. ✨
  • Engagement is something we earn.(Low engagement is a symptom of something deeper!)The kind of participation and interaction we're hoping for comes a lot more naturally when we invite people into a world where they are our EQUALS, rather than our audience. Enter: Worldbuilding. 😉There are tons of directions we could go from here. Let me know your thoughts, questions, etc. and we'll go wherever you wanna.
  • Took a work break to make scones and have tea with my parents. (Mulberries and currants were picked from a friend's garden!)Reminders I needed:✨ Use the good china. ✨ Love on your people.✨ Slow down. What are some of the (small) ways you've done those 👆🏽 things recently? Crowdsourcing ideas!
  • Our challenge is a fractious one.The *collective* must be served.Not just humanity itself;The plants, Creatures, Stone, The Earth.Distinct hues in a spectral whole... a prism will preserve.Facets refract, and they reveal:Connection.Beauty.Nuance.Mirth.
  • [What] [should] [I] [teach]?Swapping out (or removing) just ONE word, makes workshop planning much more interesting!Should I teach?HOW should I teach?What SHOULDN'T I teach?What should THEY teach (each other)?What should I ASK?What should I SHARE?Try it!Then change two parts. Or three!If YOU could put one question on every facilitator’s checklist… what would it be?
  • Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Ready for more? Those three things are necessary, NOT sufficient...(Although they *will* do you wonders. I'm sure any experienced facilitator, trainer, or people-gatherer will agree.)But the type of entrepreneurs I work with aren’t *just* looking for the chat to pop off. They’re looking to develop a workshop that reflects their values. Something community-focused, non-hierarchical, and, I dunno... interesting.If “better engagement” has always felt like a shallow fix for something deeper you can’t quite describe…I wrote something that unpacks this (layer-by-layer).It starts with the awkward surface level symptoms, and moves down to the foundational aspects that *actually* shape engagement.If you wanna explore what’s *really* going on beneath the surface (and what you can do about it), the full essay’s on my site, available through clicking on my bīo. @thehellocode (And you can message me your thoughts directly from the page, if you want.)Anyway, I hope you enjoy the read. It’s a good one. ✨
Ready for more? Those three things are necessary, NOT sufficient...(Although they *will* do you wonders. I'm sure any experienced facilitator, trainer, or people-gatherer will agree.)But the type of entrepreneurs I work with aren’t *just* looking for the chat to pop off. They’re looking to develop a workshop that reflects their values. Something community-focused, non-hierarchical, and, I dunno... interesting.If “better engagement” has always felt like a shallow fix for something deeper you can’t quite describe…I wrote something that unpacks this (layer-by-layer).It starts with the awkward surface level symptoms, and moves down to the foundational aspects that *actually* shape engagement.If you wanna explore what’s *really* going on beneath the surface (and what you can do about it), the full essay’s on my site, available through clicking on my bīo. @thehellocode (And you can message me your thoughts directly from the page, if you want.)Anyway, I hope you enjoy the read. It’s a good one. ✨
Ready for more? Those three things are necessary, NOT sufficient...(Although they *will* do you wonders. I'm sure any experienced facilitator, trainer, or people-gatherer will agree.)But the type of entrepreneurs I work with aren’t *just* looking for the chat to pop off. They’re looking to develop a workshop that reflects their values. Something community-focused, non-hierarchical, and, I dunno... interesting.If “better engagement” has always felt like a shallow fix for something deeper you can’t quite describe…I wrote something that unpacks this (layer-by-layer).It starts with the awkward surface level symptoms, and moves down to the foundational aspects that *actually* shape engagement.If you wanna explore what’s *really* going on beneath the surface (and what you can do about it), the full essay’s on my site, available through clicking on my bīo. @thehellocode (And you can message me your thoughts directly from the page, if you want.)Anyway, I hope you enjoy the read. It’s a good one. ✨
Ready for more? Those three things are necessary, NOT sufficient...(Although they *will* do you wonders. I'm sure any experienced facilitator, trainer, or people-gatherer will agree.)But the type of entrepreneurs I work with aren’t *just* looking for the chat to pop off. They’re looking to develop a workshop that reflects their values. Something community-focused, non-hierarchical, and, I dunno... interesting.If “better engagement” has always felt like a shallow fix for something deeper you can’t quite describe…I wrote something that unpacks this (layer-by-layer).It starts with the awkward surface level symptoms, and moves down to the foundational aspects that *actually* shape engagement.If you wanna explore what’s *really* going on beneath the surface (and what you can do about it), the full essay’s on my site, available through clicking on my bīo. @thehellocode (And you can message me your thoughts directly from the page, if you want.)Anyway, I hope you enjoy the read. It’s a good one. ✨
Ready for more? Those three things are necessary, NOT sufficient...(Although they *will* do you wonders. I'm sure any experienced facilitator, trainer, or people-gatherer will agree.)But the type of entrepreneurs I work with aren’t *just* looking for the chat to pop off. They’re looking to develop a workshop that reflects their values. Something community-focused, non-hierarchical, and, I dunno... interesting.If “better engagement” has always felt like a shallow fix for something deeper you can’t quite describe…I wrote something that unpacks this (layer-by-layer).It starts with the awkward surface level symptoms, and moves down to the foundational aspects that *actually* shape engagement.If you wanna explore what’s *really* going on beneath the surface (and what you can do about it), the full essay’s on my site, available through clicking on my bīo. @thehellocode (And you can message me your thoughts directly from the page, if you want.)Anyway, I hope you enjoy the read. It’s a good one. ✨
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Ready for more? Those three things are necessary, NOT sufficient... (Although they *will* do you wonders. I'm sure any experienced facilitator, trainer, or people-gatherer will agree.) But the type of entrepreneurs I work with aren’t *just* looking for the chat to pop off. They’re looking to develop a workshop that reflects their values. Something community-focused, non-hierarchical, and, I dunno... interesting. If “better engagement” has always felt like a shallow fix for something deeper you can’t quite describe… I wrote something that unpacks this (layer-by-layer). It starts with the awkward surface level symptoms, and moves down to the foundational aspects that *actually* shape engagement. If you wanna explore what’s *really* going on beneath the surface (and what you can do about it), the full essay’s on my site, available through clicking on my bīo. @thehellocode (And you can message me your thoughts directly from the page, if you want.) Anyway, I hope you enjoy the read. It’s a good one. ✨
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Engagement is something we earn.(Low engagement is a symptom of something deeper!)The kind of participation and interaction we're hoping for comes a lot more naturally when we invite people into a world where they are our EQUALS, rather than our audience. Enter: Worldbuilding. 😉There are tons of directions we could go from here. Let me know your thoughts, questions, etc. and we'll go wherever you wanna.
Engagement is something we earn.(Low engagement is a symptom of something deeper!)The kind of participation and interaction we're hoping for comes a lot more naturally when we invite people into a world where they are our EQUALS, rather than our audience. Enter: Worldbuilding. 😉There are tons of directions we could go from here. Let me know your thoughts, questions, etc. and we'll go wherever you wanna.
Engagement is something we earn.(Low engagement is a symptom of something deeper!)The kind of participation and interaction we're hoping for comes a lot more naturally when we invite people into a world where they are our EQUALS, rather than our audience. Enter: Worldbuilding. 😉There are tons of directions we could go from here. Let me know your thoughts, questions, etc. and we'll go wherever you wanna.
Engagement is something we earn.(Low engagement is a symptom of something deeper!)The kind of participation and interaction we're hoping for comes a lot more naturally when we invite people into a world where they are our EQUALS, rather than our audience. Enter: Worldbuilding. 😉There are tons of directions we could go from here. Let me know your thoughts, questions, etc. and we'll go wherever you wanna.
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Engagement is something we earn. (Low engagement is a symptom of something deeper!) The kind of participation and interaction we're hoping for comes a lot more naturally when we invite people into a world where they are our EQUALS, rather than our audience. Enter: Worldbuilding. 😉 There are tons of directions we could go from here. Let me know your thoughts, questions, etc. and we'll go wherever you wanna.
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Took a work break to make scones and have tea with my parents. (Mulberries and currants were picked from a friend's garden!)Reminders I needed:✨ Use the good china. ✨ Love on your people.✨ Slow down. What are some of the (small) ways you've done those 👆🏽 things recently? Crowdsourcing ideas!
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Took a work break to make scones and have tea with my parents. (Mulberries and currants were picked from a friend's garden!) Reminders I needed: ✨ Use the good china. ✨ Love on your people. ✨ Slow down. What are some of the (small) ways you've done those 👆🏽 things recently? Crowdsourcing ideas!
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Our challenge is a fractious one.The *collective* must be served.Not just humanity itself;The plants, Creatures, Stone, The Earth.Distinct hues in a spectral whole... a prism will preserve.Facets refract, and they reveal:Connection.Beauty.Nuance.Mirth.
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Our challenge is a fractious one. The *collective* must be served. Not just humanity itself; The plants, Creatures, Stone, The Earth. Distinct hues in a spectral whole... a prism will preserve. Facets refract, and they reveal: Connection. Beauty. Nuance. Mirth.
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[What] [should] [I] [teach]?Swapping out (or removing) just ONE word, makes workshop planning much more interesting!Should I teach?HOW should I teach?What SHOULDN'T I teach?What should THEY teach (each other)?What should I ASK?What should I SHARE?Try it!Then change two parts. Or three!If YOU could put one question on every facilitator’s checklist… what would it be?
[What] [should] [I] [teach]?Swapping out (or removing) just ONE word, makes workshop planning much more interesting!Should I teach?HOW should I teach?What SHOULDN'T I teach?What should THEY teach (each other)?What should I ASK?What should I SHARE?Try it!Then change two parts. Or three!If YOU could put one question on every facilitator’s checklist… what would it be?
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[What] [should] [I] [teach]? Swapping out (or removing) just ONE word, makes workshop planning much more interesting! Should I teach? HOW should I teach? What SHOULDN'T I teach? What should THEY teach (each other)? What should I ASK? What should I SHARE? Try it! Then change two parts. Or three! If YOU could put one question on every facilitator’s checklist… what would it be?
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Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets".But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that.The Prequel is where you pause to dream.To clarify your vision.To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in.Because when that part is solid,the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique.✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners.You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you.Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛//#Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
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Most people jump straight into workshop design: calculating timelines, planning activities, building "assets". But I believe your workshop is better if you don't gloss over the step BEFORE all of that. The Prequel is where you pause to dream. To clarify your vision. To envision the world your workshop is meant to live in. Because when that part is solid, the rest becomes so much easier to plan. Decisions are obvious, the process is more joyful, and the result is unmistakably unique. ✨ Early access to The Prequel is open now for beta listeners. You’ll get 50% off + a 90-min 1:1 for whatever workshop-related support you want to use it for as a thank-you. Want to know more? Check out the Google Doc linked at @thehellocode, or just message me. 💛 // #Facilitation #WorkshopDesign #TransformativeLearning #ValuesBasedBusiness #PrivatePodcast #CreativeEducation #Worldbuilding #DreamFirst
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