VueJardin, Wow! Serious? tomorrow can change colour already? Hmm... good that they grow so fast... I like to make soup with tomatoes ;-) Have a great weekend!
Winter Rose Care & Pruning
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Although major rose pruning is not done until late February into early
March, there are a few things I do to get roses settled in for the winter.
First,...
Christmastime blooms
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Mild, blue-sky December days are a Texan's reward for enduring summer. Here
are the flowering plants I'm enjoying right now.… Read More
The post Christma...
Let there be wreaths!
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[image: Front door Christmas wreath]
I do love a foliage wreath on our front door, and as a result I've
accumulated an enormous stash of decorative bits ...
Brand spanking new!
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Thanks for your support of this blog over the years…
Very soon we’ll be moving over to a brand spanking new website….
Not there yet but it’s imminent!!
The Cindervale Pearl: A Book
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Not everyone gets to say this: my son wrote and illustrated a book for my
birthday, and you can buy a copy for yourself! It started out as two pages
of a c...
Propagating A Dwarf Hydrangea
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Finally, here's a new post from me, after a lapse of one year! So where
have I been all this while? Hmm...
My dwarf hydrangea is a short bush that comes in...
Sweet tooth
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A baby cantaloupe, nestled under a dense canopy of leaves. Mmmm, will
be…delicious. It’s well on its way to fully-matured, ready-to-eat goodness,
a few w...
The Start of the Season
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It is the last day of May. And spring has finally arrived in the mountains.
We're lightyears behind gardeners in kinder climates. Who are likely
showing...
My Garden Today
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It’s nearing the end of March and I have visions of a warm sunny spring
with flowers and planting chores to do very soon. We have had dreary wet
weather ...
Love Affair with a Grasshopper
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Dear Plant Whatever Brings You Joy Readers, After a nearly one year hiatus
as I have been adapting to living in New Mexico, I am happy to announce
that thi...
Plastic in my Front Garden
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We are drowning the earth in plastic. It started out as a boon to
humankind, but now it is polluting our oceans and land. The micro plastic
bis enter our f...
Care of Young Nursery Plants
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Most of your young seedlings have been cultivated in semi-shade their
entire lives. Best to plant them on an overcast day or in the early
evening. Watch ou...
The New Year
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I am still grieving for my animals so I am not writing much. I just wanted
to wish all of you a Happy New Year. I hope it brings you everything you
want...
Compost Pile Maintenance Tips
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A healthy garden needs rich compost to enrich the soil with nutrients that
have been used throughout the year. To make your own compost pile, the best
time...
High Summer
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It is high summer in the garden right now. July is the dry month in RI and
the sprinklers are going, the sun is shining and it is a hot 80F at 8:00
AM. Gar...
My last post
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After 15 years of writing my garden journey on this blog, the time has come
to end the blog. The journey will continue and I will share the pictures
of ...
Pre-Order My Newest Book!
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I’m pleased to announce that my 6th book, Grow Curious: A Journal to
Cultivate Wonder in Your Garden, is now available for pre-order and will be
published ...
Trollt Euch! und Link zum aktuellen Blog
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*Freya-Tag, 21. Mai 2021*
*Tagebuch – Gedanken*
*"Normale Aufruf-Zahlen" meiner Posts HIER zwischen zehn und fünfzig, sind
mir gut geläufig. Steigt das...
Edible Honeysuckle
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When we think of honeysuckle, we tend to think about richly colored,
fragrant flowers on beautiful vines like 'Scentsation' (*Lonicera
periclymenum*), whic...
Garden Memories From Last Fall
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I realized that if I don't post anything right now, I hurt this blog's
feelings... Four months with no posts... it's bad! So, let me post some
garden pictu...
The recovery
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This loquat didn't make it, they do not like wet feet!
Suriname Cherry re sprouting after being underwater for several days.
Dunks tree aka Indian jube jub...
Prize Truffle
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Saturday evenings annual gala dinner, organised by the Les Eyzies hunt,
inevitably offers rich pickings when it comes to the end of evening
(actually ea...
Bulbs in Crates
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With a break from our chilly February temps this past weekend, I made it my
mission to finish planting the last stash of bulbs, which have been
taunting ...
HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR
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Just to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and hoping 2020 is kind to you all.
This photo was taken in 2009 of a lovely old oak tree on one of my walks.
...
A classic conservatory
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Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a seamless,
almost flawless operation. Everything that one would expect to see at this
time ...
Dutch garden and landscape travels
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Well here we are. Another slightly lonely night in the camper van. I'm
trundling around The Netherlands researching a possible book on
contemporary Dutc...
Terrain at Styers
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On ne présente plus la jardinerie Terrain dont le concept m'a toujours
enchantée : un mix parfait entre jardinerie et salle de réception.
I don't...
Traveling Over Some Old Dirt Roads
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Cabo Rojo is a town on the South West corner of Puerto Rico which has
several beautiful beaches. One is El Combate and the other is called
Boquerón. Ca...
Anthurium no. 1733 "Jayyvon Monroe"
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Jayyvon isn't doing anything bizarre that needs explanation like 1332
Alexis Gabrielle Sherrington or 1715 Tyler Linoleum; I'm giving him a post
anyway bec...
Alle desse dagar...
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November kom og gjekk.
Dagane er korte i november, ein må ta vare på dei solstrålene ein får.
Låg vintersol inn i stova.
Inne blømer novemberkakt...
Solo Travelling in Iceland
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The Northern Lights/ Aurora Boreallis were on my bucket list for a while
and I decided this was my year to tick them off, especially since Icelander
Iceland...
October in the garden
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[image: The Urban Gardener | Dendrobium Orchid]
Come October and a gardener's mind turns to things colourful and bountiful.
My garden is flourishing in a g...
Hot Stuff!
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I've been picking chillis nearly every day now. Wait until they are fully
red and then harvest them. This will enable unripe chillis on the plant to
d...
April 2018 Garden Scrapbook
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April 2018 Garden Scrapbook
April Fool! Here’s what is left of that viola bowl.
The is the first time two blooms were open at the same time on these pa...
The Gulf Between (Us)
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Peanut has bid this world adieu Ode on the death of a favorite cat
Thomas Gray
Twas on a lofty vase’s side,
Where China’s gayest art had dyed
The az...
Muhly Grass Now In Session
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Now that October has rolled steadfastly into our consciousness, it is time
for the Fairegarden to bid adieu to the flowers of 2017. It’s been a good
year o...
TALL BEARDED IRIS IRWELL JAZZ TIME
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More of 'The Late Show'
I have 4-5 plants of Irwell Jazz Time and they have bloomed non stop for
the last 4 weeks, and I must of taken 30 or 40 photos o...
They Say It's Winter
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I'm certain all my Florida gardening friends remember that awful winter of
2010 when we experienced an out-of-the-ordinary winter. If you don't
remember, ...
Interesting vegetables to grow this season
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Mother Earth Living is one of my favorite clean living magazines. In the
winter edition on newsstands now, you’ll see my article that features a
“like...
Re-entry
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I was sweating, on the verge of a panic attack when I pulled up. My car AC
on full blast I wondered if I was making a big mistake. And then I saw
thos...
A Look at the Moonlight Garden
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It takes a long time to establish a garden. I have been working on mine in
SJC for about nine years and although they have looked lovely on and off,
the...
KISS MY PEANUT BUTTER TITTIES
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Don’t forget the milk with them titties Give it up for KISS MY PEANUT
BUTTER TITTIES. They are stupidly simple to make, show imagination and a
touch of hu...
Daffodil 'February Gold'
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Such a hopeful name. Any flower that is willing to bloom in February gets
my vote. Unfortunately, in all of our years in the hollow, I don't think
this p...
New Book of Short Stories from Mort Mather
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*A Stone's Throw, Orvie's Stories* Back in the earliest days of the
internet, Mort Mather looked around for someone to help him publish his
work in this ...
Cara menghilangkan komedo
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*Cara menghilangkan komedo* adalah cara untuk merawat kulit secara alami
agar bisa bersih dan mulus. Khususnya kulit wajah. Banyak cara untuk
perawatan kul...
Harvest Monday, 24 August 2015
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Though my peaches have all been picked, fruit still takes the starring role
this week. My first melons were picked. Usually I get an intense two weeks
of...
Upcoming Event, Jeff Peterson in Makawao
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Makawao is in for a treat!
The talented Jeff Peterson, recognized as one of Hawaii's most versatile
musicians, will gift our Makawao community with an info...
Making Mountains Out Of Moles
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So...your lawn is looking amazing. The grass has just been manicured...it
looks like an immaculate green carpet out there. You couldn't be more proud
of t...
Vitt
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*Stora vita flingor seglar långsamt ner*
*tröstar, lindrar med sitt mjuka täcke*
*Förnimmer ett lugn som stannar kvar*
*minns dagar som en gång var*
...
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Meanwhile, Back at the Compost Pile
This blog is currently on HIATUS. Posts, links and comments are not being
updated. But you can check out the older pos...
peace out :: final blog post
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Is my cactus trying to tell me something?This will be the last UrbanVegan
post.
As you know from this recent post, I've become disenchanted with blogging ...
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Handcrafted ceramic yarn knitting bowl for holding your yarn while you
knit. I made this on my pottery wheel and then decorated it with a
beautiful medalli...
We've Moved!
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A reminder that Seven Oaks has moved! The blog (not our farm).
Our new home and website: Home Garden Joywww.homegardenjoy.com
See you there!
[image: post s...
Leaning Tower of Potatoes
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Okay, so when most people say (write, text, etc.) “potato tower,” they’re
referring to some variation on that time-honored tower-of-tires method, in
which ...
the Plant: a quiet genius
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New evidence that may show that plants can think and make decisions based
on future risk. Something we plant people have subconsciously known
innately :) ...
Database for Practical plants
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[image: Logo.png]
The Open Wiki-base for Practical Plants Practical Plants is a collaboratively
edited encyclopedia and database of information on plants cu...
Sure, winters are tough...
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but you can always go outside and pick some fresh bananas (if you live in
the tropics--or, in my case, the quasi-tropics).
Sping is here, but so to are the winds
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Cayenne Pepper and Tagastaste seedlings
Comfrey sprouting up
Snow peas needing to be tied up again, kale and cellary
Tomato bed
Fig "Sticks"
Supposed ...
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Discover the Music of the (Garden) Spheres
Remodeling, decorating, and more ∨
Consider a versatile murphy bed when looking for a guest bed frame, find
the...
For future reference, see Awkward Hill
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I moved from Wandsworth, in south-west London, in November 2012, and I now
live in the Cotswolds. You can read about my garden there at
Tales from Awkward H...
End of Kiwi year Hell ...........
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Spare a Thought for McD people ...All this below and She's had to go to
interviews and Psychometric and personality tests and all that ....as well
as ......
Hellloooo
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It has been ages, simply ages - but better late than never for a quick
update. I've been busy teaching and studying, so there's been little time
to garden,...
Spring's come!
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I've not got much to show on the allotment yet, as many of the plants to go
out there are still in the greenhouse. Runner, and French beans, Mangetout
and...
All good things must come to and end
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And that includes my time on this blog. I started this blog back in 2008 (I
had another one before that) so family and friends that couldn't come see
wh...
Fertilizer Friday 4.26.13
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Happy Friday! I am joining Tootsie today for Fertilizer Friday. I will kick
things off with a splash of color..... I'm not sure what this is to be
honest w...
In Loving Memory...
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This garden would never ever have been possible without Jamey... This blog
will forever stay posted in honor of him.
In Loving Memory
James Preston Lawson...
It takes two to tango!
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You know that life is chugging back to its wonderful old leisurely pace
when things start happening the way they used to happen. Finally I have
been abl...
sculpture in the garden
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We're very happy to have this piece gracing our front mound-- a sculpture
on loan from Graton neighbor & friend, Cricket Seagull.
Small-Scale Agriculture in Russia
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“According to official statistics, in 1999 more than 35 million families
(105 million people, or *71% of country’s population*) owned a dacha or a
subsidia...
Addicted to Growing Roses
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I don't know what has come over me ... I'm totally addicted to the rose
section during garden center visits!
It started a few years back with my curiosity...
Orlando Flowers Part 2
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Even in what is late winter, Orlando, Florida, was filled with flowers and
colorful plants. While we were there, a cool front came through, but that
didn’t...
The Hunting of the Salad
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Getting my salad together for February was quite an ordeal after that
prolonged spell of heavy frost. Gone were most of the plants that so amply
provided m...
Fat-Tuesday / Fettisdagen = Semla
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This post Fat-Tuesday was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in
the blog Tyras Trädgård/ Tyra's Garden Finally it is here! The day I'm been
long...
It's Been a While...My Blog Revisited
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Here I am, well over two years since my last blog post, wanting to have
another go at it. I totally enjoyed my brief stint at blogging, but just
stopped c...
Ruby Gold tomato sorbet: Sweet!
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by June The garden gives us not only food, but such pleasure. Until I
started gardening myself, I never realized how very hard it is to grow
food. Enthrall...
Quick tip on raising bed : Do-It-Yourself !
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Beautiful raising beds are available for sell in a huge number of places.
They come quite handy for those in a hurry; but they are very costly too !
Versa...
Hand In Hand With Mother Nature
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*A Corner Of The Barn *
Every moment spent in the company of my family is precious. For though I
write, once a month, about what is happening in my garden...
The War on Terra
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Ah, what a great headline what with the news about Osama bin Laden – wish I
could take credit for it! I must pass the credit on to the clever folks at
Kabl...
April Heatwave
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We're never satisfied really. A month ago I was moaning about how cold it
had been. Although average minimum temperatures are around 6°C in March,
they'd...
Pat’s Blooming Opuntia & More!
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First of all, I would like to thank Pat from Canada for sharing with us
photos of her blooming opuntia and some of her other plants. The colors of
the op...
Gemini to Taurus
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Making the rounds today is a story that says the signs of the zodiac are
incorrect and there has been a shift. What? How can they do this?
Suddenly, I ...
Planted Cloud is Live!
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Allow me to introduce my new blogging home: Planted Cloud.
Though I had promised earlier to name my new blog, DC, Plants and Other
Stuff, I've decided to ...
Adieu...yesterday...
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Sunset;
The time has come to put this blog to rest. 258 posts since I started
"aeons" ago.
*Thank you to all who have visited over the years and left me ...
Ready for Summer?
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I know it has been so long, so I figured an update was way overdue! I've
missed it, sorry!!! ...Life has been so full and busy with the moving, I'm
not re...
Daring Cooks Challenge – Stacked Enchiladas
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*Our hosts this month, Barbara of **Barbara Bakes** and Bunnee of *
*Anna+Food** have chosen a delicious Stacked Green Chile & Grilled Chicken
Enchilada rec...
This blog has moved
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This blog is now located at http://fatfreeblogtemp34.blogspot.com/. You
will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For
feed sub...
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*This rock garden is excellent for a veranda, balcony or indoor. *
The plants are in pots hidden by the stones. To reduce the weight on a
balcony - place ...
I have A New address!
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*Terra farmer has moved to a new home:) The new*
*address is http://kanak7.wordpress.com/*
Would love to have all my blogger friends visit my new page...
Yellow thru the Year
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Greetings from the Sonoran Desert!
For Cactus Monday, Mellow Yellow Monday and Mosaic Monday.
Here are yellow things found at Sabino Canyon through the yea...
How to sow grass seeds, part I: preparing the soil
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Last weekend, for the first time ever, I had the pleasure working in my
yard, doing the back-breaking, thigh-throbbing, never-ending work of
preparing the ...
Hi-Yo, Silver, away!
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Slowly, but surely, Miss Maddie the alpine westie is gaining back her
strength and stamina on these brief walks that we take around the
mountainside. The...
Egypt Sunflower
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After around two months from sowing the seeds, my sunflower plants started
to flower:
The photos above are of a sunfowr plant I had planted in a 40 cm (15"...
VueJardin, Wow! Serious? tomorrow can change colour already? Hmm... good that they grow so fast... I like to make soup with tomatoes ;-) Have a great weekend!
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