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Monday, June 15, 2026
How to Make a Survival Keychain
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Disasters don't wait and hit when it's convenient. They don't care if you're miles from your car, halfway through a hike, or just grabbing lunch with nothing on you but your wallet and phone. Whether it's an earthquake, a sudden storm, or some other emergency, your bug out bag won't do you much good when all you have is whatever's in your pockets.
That's the idea behind the survival keychain. It's a collection of small, lightweight tools you can carry with you wherever you go. Obviously, it's no substitute for a bug out bag, but it makes a great backup when nothing else is available.
I recently came across a video on the Youtube channel, Iridium242, where he shows off his survival keychain and explains what tools it includes and why. You can watch it below, but I also typed up everything in his list and included a few ideas of my own at the end.
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1. Compact Rechargeable Flashlight
The light featured in the video is the Olight i1R EOS, a tiny keychain-sized flashlight with two brightness settings: low and high. It comes with a built-in USB charging port, so you don't need to mess around with replacing batteries. Just plug it in when it runs low.
I know some people will argue that everyone already has a flashlight on their phone, but personally I don't like using my phone for that. It's hard to turn on the flashlight feature if you're wearing gloves or your hands are dirty, and if you need to set your phone down, the light either points straight up or down. A small light that fits between your fingers is much more convenient.
2. Ferro Rod Fire Starter
The one shown in the video is an X-ACTO-style ferro rod fire starter with a built-in striker on one end and a replaceable ferro rod on the other. He mentions keeping a little bit of dryer lint tucked inside as tinder. It's free and it catches a spark easily.
The replaceable ferro rod is a nice feature since they wear down over time. Even if you always carry a lighter (and you should), you always want a backup method for starting a fire. Lighters fail in the cold, run out of fuel, or get wet, etc. but a ferro rod keeps working in lousy conditions.
He also wraps a short length of duct tape around the fire starter. It sounds like a throwaway detail, but duct tape patches gear, seals things up temporarily, and has about a thousand other uses.
3. Small Folding Knife
He carries a Smith & Wesson folding knife with roughly a 1.5-inch blade. It's not his primary knife bur rather a last resort if he doesn't have his regular knife. The small blade is still useful for chopping tinder, cutting cordage, slicing through light materials, or any other small cutting task that comes up.
He mentions sharpening it up a bit before putting it on the keychain, which is worth doing. A dull backup is still a dull knife. Take the five minutes to sharpen it before putting it on the keyring. The bottle opener on this particular knife is a nice bonus.
4. Titanium Whistle
This one gets a fair amount of emphasis in the video. He upgraded from a cheaper whistle to the Vargo Titanium Whistle after his previous one never seemed loud enough. The Vargo is very loud and requires almost no effort to use.
Carrying a whistle is more important than most people think. If you're ever trapped under rubble, pinned in a vehicle, lost in the woods, etc., screaming and yelling for help will wear you out fast. A whistle takes almost no effort and carries farther than a human voice, anyway. The universal distress signal is three short blasts.
5. Pill Case with Fire-Starting Kit
This is a clever one. He takes a small pill case and uses it to house a mini fire-starting kit: a tiny peanut lighter (the kind that looks like a miniature Zippo), some char cloth, and dryer lint for tinder.
He says he lost the peanut lighter's lid, which meant the fuel kept evaporating. Storing it inside the closed pill case solved that. And since there was extra room in the case, he packed it with char cloth and tinder so the whole thing is a self-contained fire kit. Char cloth catches a spark really well and can be made at home from scrap cotton fabric.
6. P-38 Can Opener
The P-38 military can opener has been around since World War II. It hooks onto the rim of a can and rocks back and forth to cut through the lid. If you ever need to open canned food and don't have a knife or can opener, this little piece of metal will come in handy. It typically costs just a few dollars and takes up almost no space.
A Few Things I'd Add
The video got me thinking about a couple more items worth considering for a survival keychain:
Fresnel Lens – A flat, credit-card-thin magnifying glass that can be used to start a fire in direct sunlight, or as a basic magnifier if you need to read small print or inspect something closely.
Paracord – In the video, he mentioned wanting to add paracord to his setup but hadn't figured out a good way to do it yet. Micro paracord (thinner than standard 550 cord) is an easy solution. You can wrap a few feet of it around a small carabiner or another item on the keychain, or just get a paracord lanyard.
Final Thoughts
A survival keychain won't replace a full survival kit. It's just to make sure you always have something useful on you, no matter where you end up. The tools here are inexpensive, most can be found on Amazon or at local stores for under $10 each, and the whole setup stays compact enough to clip onto a bag keep in your pocket.
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Why Friends Need Friends: The Importance of Real Friendship
Today, we’re talking about why friends need friends and why having a few solid people in your life can make the rest of your life run a little more smoothly. Life has a way of reminding us that we weren’t meant to do everything alone. We can stock our pantries, plan for emergencies, organize our homes, and grow our own food, and still feel a little empty if we’re missing one important thing.
Friendship. Real, lasting friendship is one of the most overlooked parts of a well-prepared and well-lived life. Friends aren’t just people we see at parties or chat with online. They’re the people who show up, who listen, who laugh with us, and who help carry the weight when life feels heavy.
My Best Friend Growing Up
I grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, after my parents divorced in California. When I went to junior high school, I met Bobbi. She and I did everything together. We took the same bus to and from school. We would laugh constantly or giggle at the slightest things. Our mothers worked, so we were latchkey kids. We would save some of our lunch money to buy candy at a local store on our walk home after getting off the bus.
When we started high school, our sophomore year was awesome. Football games, basketball games, and school parties. Then, in 1967, our school had riots. In high school? Yep, the whites against the blacks. Keep in mind that back then, I was a blond, skinny girl who was very shy and naive. I didn’t notice the color of my friends’ skin. They were my friends. We could only be friends in the classroom.
We had the National Guard and police there every day for two years, walking the students, the whites on one side and the blacks on the other side of the halls. The lunchroom: blacks on one side, whites on the other. My bestie, Bobbi’s mom, pulled her out of our high school, and she went to a Catholic school. We were both heartbroken. We’ve stayed in touch all these years later. She will always be my best friend. The riots stopped by the time we graduated in 1968. We’re both 76 now; it’s funny how time flies by.
Please tell me stories you may have about a best friend you had growing up. I think we need to talk about the fun times we had back in the day. No social media back then. Life was simpler in those days.
Why Friends Need Friends
The Friend You Can Trust
Trust is the foundation of every good friendship. A friend you can trust is someone you can call when something goes wrong and know they won’t judge you, gossip about you, or make you feel small. They’re the person you can be honest with, even when the truth is messy.
Trustworthy friends give us a sense of security. When life throws a curveball, whether it’s a job loss, a health scare, or just a hard week, knowing you have someone who has your back can make all the difference. This kind of trust isn’t built overnight. It grows through small moments. Showing up when you say you will. Keeping your word. Being there during the boring, ordinary days, not just the exciting ones.
If you want to build trust with a friend, start by being that person yourself. Follow through on your promises. Listen more than you talk. Trust tends to grow in both directions.
The Friend You Can Laugh With
Laughter really is good medicine. A friend who can make you laugh, especially during a hard season, is a gift. Laughter relieves stress, lightens the mood, and reminds us that even when life feels heavy, there’s still room for joy.
Friends who laugh together often become closer over time. Shared jokes, funny memories, and inside stories build a bond that’s hard to replace. If you have a friend who can make you smile even on your worst day, that’s a friendship worth holding onto.
For families, this kind of friendship can be especially valuable. Watching parents enjoy easy, lighthearted friendships teaches children that relationships are meant to bring joy, not just obligation.
The Friend You Can Cook With
There is something special about cooking with a friend. Maybe it’s canning tomatoes together at the end of summer, baking bread on a Saturday morning, or putting together a big pot of soup to share between two families. Cooking with a friend turns a simple task into a memory.
This kind of friendship also fits perfectly into a self-sufficient lifestyle. Friends who cook together often end up sharing recipes, swapping pantry staples, and teaching each other new skills. One friend might know how to make sourdough starter from scratch, while another might know the best way to dehydrate fruit for long-term storage. Cooking together becomes a way to build both community and preparedness.
If you don’t have a friend like this yet, consider starting small. Invite a neighbor over to make a batch of jam, or ask a friend to join you for a morning of baking. Shared kitchen time often leads to shared friendship.
The Friend Who Helps You Keep Your Emotions Intact
Life is full of ups and downs, and sometimes our emotions need a steady place to land. A good friend offers exactly that. They listen without trying to fix everything right away. They sit with you in hard moments instead of rushing you through them.
Having a friend who helps you healthily process your emotions can make a real difference in your overall well-being. This doesn’t mean a friend takes the place of professional support when it’s needed. It simply means that everyday emotional support, a kind word, a listening ear, a shoulder to lean on, helps us stay balanced and resilient.
Friends who check in on each other regularly tend to notice when something feels off. A simple text asking how your week is going can open the door to a meaningful conversation. These small check-ins add up over time and create a strong emotional safety net.
Why This Matters for Families
When parents nurture strong friendships, the whole family benefits. Children learn what healthy relationships look like by watching the adults around them. They see what trust looks like, what kindness looks like, and what it means to show up for someone else.
Strong friendships also create a wider support system for families. Whether it’s help during an emergency, a meal during a tough week, or simply someone to talk to, friends often become an extension of family itself.
Building these friendships doesn’t require grand gestures. It starts with small, consistent actions. A phone call. A shared meal. A willingness to be there, again and again.
12 Reasons Why You Need Family And Friends
Final Word
Friends are one of life’s quiet blessings. They remind us that we aren’t meant to face everything alone. Whether it’s a friend you trust completely, one who makes you laugh until your sides hurt, one who shares your love of cooking, or one who simply listens when life feels overwhelming, these friendships add richness to everyday life. Take time this week to reach out to a friend. A short message or a shared cup of coffee or soda can be the start of something that lasts for years. May God bless this world, Linda
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Sunday, June 14, 2026
11 Things to “Panic Buy” Before They Disappear
There’s a difference between panic buying and smart buying. Panic buying is what happens in the first 48 hours of a crisis – empty shelves, fistfights over toilet paper, people loading carts with things they’ll never use.
Smart buying is what you do right now, before the news cycle triggers the herd. The items on this list aren’t random. They’re things that have historically vanished from store shelves fast, that are difficult or impossible to substitute once they’re gone, and that have real, practical value whether you’re riding out a short disruption or something that lasts months.
If even a few of these are missing from your stockpile, that’s worth fixing today.
11. Potassium Iodide
Potassium iodide is something you on’t think as being important for survival, until a nuclear strike or an EMP. At that point, it’s already too late.
KI tablets sell out within hours of any radiological scare. It’s actually what happened in 2011, after the Fukushima disaster, when pharmacies across the U.S. West Coast ran dry in less than a day.
The tablets work by saturating your thyroid gland with stable iodine, so it can’t absorb radioactive iodine-131, which is one of the most dangerous byproducts of nuclear fallout.
They don’t protect against all radiation, though, but for this specific threat, they’re highly effective when taken correctly and at the right time.
The FDA has approved specific dosages by age group. A family pack costs under $20. This is one of those items where you either have it before you need it, or you don’t have it at all.
10. Canning Lids and Rings
During 2020 and 2021, canning lids became one of the hardest items to find anywhere in America. Ball and Kerr lids, the standard wide-mouth and regular-mouth flat lids, were backordered for months. Gardeners who had full harvests couldn’t preserve them because they had no lids.
The rings are reusable, but the flat sealing lids are single-use, which means every canning season burns through your supply. If you can, you go through lids constantly. Stock a full case minimum for each jar size you use.
Tattler reusable lids are worth having too, even though they require slightly different technique, because they’re not dependent on a supply chain that tends to collapse right when everyone needs it most.
9. Antibiotics (Fish and Livestock Formulations)
This is a topic worth understanding clearly before you act on it. Certain antibiotics sold for aquarium fish, such as amoxicillin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, are the same pharmaceutical compounds sold for human use, just without a prescription requirement.
The availability of these products has been shrinking as regulations tighten. Some formulations have already moved behind the prescription counter.
So, if you’re going to include antibiotics in your medical prepping plan, do the research now, and stock what’s still accessible. Also, you should learn proper dosing from medical reference materials like the Merck Manual, and understand that antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not viral illness, which is how a lot of people misuse them.
8. Axes, Hatchets, and Draw Knives
Quality hand tools are made in a narrowing number of places. A lot of what’s on the shelf at big-box stores today is stamped steel from overseas with handles that won’t survive real work.
The brands that still make tools worth having – Gransfors Bruks, Hults Bruk, Council Tool, Snow & Nealley – run lean production and their products go out of stock quickly whenever demand spikes.
In a blackout, for example, hand tools become the backbone of daily work: splitting wood, building, repairing, processing game.
An axe that holds an edge and a handle that won’t crack on a cold morning is worth buying now at full price rather than scrambling for a worse option later. Add a quality draw knife and a froe if you work with wood at all.
7. Bulk Propane and Propane Adapters
The one-pound green propane canisters you find at camping stores are convenient but not a serious storage strategy – they’re expensive per BTU, and they run out fast, especially in a crisis.
A much better approach is a set of 20-pound tanks (the standard grill size), filled and rotated regularly, along with a propane hose adapter that lets you run a camp stove or lantern off the larger tank instead of the small canisters.
One 20-pound tank holds roughly the equivalent of 17 one-pound canisters. Beyond that, if you have the space and are serious about propane as a primary backup fuel, 100-pound cylinders are worth considering.
Even if they require more upfront investment, they will significantly make your life easier in a crisis.
6. Grain, Salt, and Cooking Fats in Bulk
White rice, hard red wheat berries, rolled oats, dried pasta, and dried beans form the caloric foundation of any serious food stockpile. They store for years when sealed properly in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers inside food-grade buckets.
Salt is often overlooked, but it’s essential for electrolyte balance and meat curing. A 50-pound bag of iodized salt is inexpensive, takes up minimal space, and lasts indefinitely. Cooking fats are the most commonly underestimated item: coconut oil and ghee have some of the longest shelf lives of any cooking fat and stay solid at room temperature, making them practical for long-term storage.
Crisco shortening in sealed cans also stores well. Without adequate fat in your food supply, even a high-calorie diet leaves the body running poorly.
The best fats to store are saturated fats, such as coconut oil, ghee, lard, and shortening, because their chemical structure resists oxidation. Also, let’s not forget about rendered tallow, which can last 5+ years and outlasts any other type of fat. I made a traditional recipe that I found HERE and I was impressed – now that’s how I cook my meals.
5. Gasoline With Stabilizer
Gas stations fail in two scenarios: power outages (the pumps don’t work) and panicked buying (lines stretch for blocks and supplies run dry within 24 hours). Either way, the people who didn’t store fuel are stuck.
Ethanol-blended gasoline degrades faster than pure gasoline – within 3 months you can start seeing phase separation, where the ethanol absorbs water and the fuel mixture becomes unusable.
The fix is PRI-G or STA-BIL fuel stabilizer and rotation on a schedule. Non-ethanol gasoline, where you can find it, stores significantly longer and is worth the extra cost for long-term storage.
Keep fuel in approved metal or HDPE containers, out of living areas, and away from ignition sources.
4. Cast Iron Cookware
A 10-inch skillet, a 12-inch skillet, and a Dutch oven cover most cooking tasks over an open fire, a wood stove, a propane burner, or a regular kitchen range. It doesn’t require anything to maintain except heat and a little oil. It lasts multiple generations with basic care and no one knows better than the Amish.
You can find solid cast iron at reasonable prices, and quality pre-seasoned pieces from the Amish Store in your area – find out more here. They are either made locally or are solid American-made, such as Finex, Stargazer, or vintage Griswold and Wagner.
Cheap thin-walled cast iron from off-brand importers warps and cracks – the weight of a piece is a rough but reliable indicator of quality. Get what you’ll actually use, and use it now so you’re comfortable with it before you need it under pressure.
3. Water Filtration and Purification
Your Berkey filter is only as good as the water source you’re pulling from, and when that’s gone, the filter is just an expensive paperweight sitting on your counter.
A gravity filter as your primary, iodine tablets as a backup, and the knowledge of how to build a basic sand-and-charcoal filter as a last resort gives you three independent layers that don’t depend on each other. Also, make sure you stock replacement ceramic elements, membranes, and purification tablets now, because they make your life easier in a crisis.
But filtration only solves half the problem, because the other half is sourcing, and that’s where most people’s plans quietly fall apart.
That’s when I started looking into Atmospheric Water Generators or AWGs, which, as most of you already know, are devices that pull moisture directly from the air and convert it into drinking water. I tried a few and most weren’t worth the shelf space, but two stood out.
One is the Home Water Generator, which you can build yourself for around $100 in hardware store parts and produces up to 10 gallons of drinking water a day. The other one I’m genuinely glad I bought is the Smart Water Box – a portable unit, small enough to throw in your bug-out bag or take camping, and honestly a pretty fun project to try this summer.
2. Over-the-Counter Pain and Fever Medication
During COVID, ibuprofen and acetaminophen were gone from shelves nationally for weeks, and children’s formulations were the first to disappear. Most people were caught off guard because they assumed these were always available – and they were, until they weren’t.
Stock both adult and pediatric formulations of acetaminophen and ibuprofen, since they treat different pathways and you’ll often need to alternate them for fever management. Keep aspirin too, because 325mg aspirin has a specific role in cardiac event response that neither of the other two cover. Check expiration dates twice a year and rotate.
Here’s a list of the most sought-after medicines and supplements based on what people actually ran out of in Venezuela and active war zones.
1. Open-Pollinated Garden Seeds
Bee colonies across the US have been collapsing for over a decade. Some regions have already lost more than a third of their population. Most people shrug at that statistic until they realize that roughly one third of everything on their plate exists because a bee landed on a flower first.
The seeds worth stacking are open-pollinated and heirloom varieties, not the hybrid packets at your local garden center. Hybrids give you one season, while open-pollinated seeds give you every season after that, because you can harvest and replant them indefinitely.
The US government took this seriously enough to contribute to the Seed Vault in Norway – a bunker built into an Arctic mountain to preserve the world’s most critical plant varieties in the event of a global catastrophe.
I was curious to see what kind of seeds the US Government decided were the most important. While doing my research, I found a seed kit that carries 10 of those same varieties. So, if there’s one thing on this list worth buying before anything else disappears, it’s this medicinal seed kit.
The Window Closes Fast
Every item on this list has disappeared from shelves at least once in recent memory – not in some hypothetical future scenario, but in events most of us lived through. The common thread is that by the time a shortage is obvious, it’s already too late to prepare for it.
That means when demand spikes, the gap between full shelves and empty ones is measured in hours, not days. Going through this list and filling in whatever’s missing from your stockpile is worth doing this week, not after the next news cycle.
I know it goes without saying, but I will leave you with this: the prep you didn’t buy is the one you’ll regret.
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Father’s Day: The History Behind It
If you’ve ever wondered how Father’s Day came to be, you’re not alone. Every June, families across the country pause to honor the dads, grandfathers, stepfathers, and father figures who’ve shaped their lives. But this beloved holiday didn’t simply appear on the calendar overnight. It has a rich and surprisingly moving history, and there are more ways to celebrate it than you might think. Whether you’re looking for simple, meaningful gestures or full-day activities the whole family can enjoy, this post has you covered.
A Brief History of Father’s Day
The story of Father’s Day begins with a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington. In 1909, while sitting in church listening to a Mother’s Day sermon, Sonora felt a strong conviction that fathers deserved the same recognition. Her own father, William Jackson Smart, was a Civil War veteran who had raised six children on his own after his wife died in childbirth. To Sonora, he was the very definition of selfless love and sacrifice.
Inspired, she approached local churches, the YMCA, and Spokane city officials with her idea for a day to honor fathers. On June 19, 1910, the first Father’s Day celebration was held in Spokane, Washington. Sonora originally wanted the holiday observed on June 5, her father’s birthday, but local clergy needed more time to prepare their sermons, so the date was moved to the third Sunday in June.
For decades, Father’s Day remained a regional celebration without official national recognition. Unlike Mother’s Day, which was made a national holiday in 1914, Father’s Day faced an uphill road. Many people actually opposed the idea, viewing it as a commercialized imitation of Mother’s Day. Congress even rejected multiple resolutions to make it official.
Progress came slowly but steadily. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson honored the day in Spokane, and in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge encouraged states to observe Father’s Day. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. It was not until 1972, under President Richard Nixon, that Father’s Day was officially established as a permanent national holiday in the United States.
Today, Father’s Day is celebrated in dozens of countries around the world, though the dates vary. In the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, the holiday falls on the third Sunday of June each year.
Why Father’s Day Matters
Father’s Day isn’t just a greeting card holiday. It’s a meaningful moment to stop, look around, and acknowledge the men who have contributed to who we are. Whether your dad was the type who stayed up late helping with homework, taught you to change a tire, cooked Sunday dinner, or simply showed up every single day, his presence matters. For families who practice preparedness and self-reliance, fathers often carry the weight of teaching practical skills, building resilience, and modeling calm in the face of uncertainty. That’s worth celebrating.
25 Things to Do on Father’s Day
Whether you’re celebrating with a crowd or keeping it intimate, here are 25 thoughtful and memorable ways to honor the dad in your life.
- Cook his favorite breakfast from scratch and serve it to him before he gets out of bed.
- Write him a handwritten letter telling him what he means to you. Keep it. These letters become treasures.
- Take a fishing trip together, even if neither of you is a serious angler. The time on the water is the point.
- Pull out old family photos and spend the afternoon looking through them together. Let him tell the stories.
- Plant something together in the garden. A fruit tree, a raised bed veggie, or even a single tomato plant can become a lasting memory.
- Let him pick the movie and watch it together without complaining, no matter what he chooses.
- Give him the gift of a completely unscheduled afternoon to do exactly what he wants, without requests or interruptions.
- Visit a hardware store together and let him wander. For many dads, this is genuinely enjoyable.
- Make a homemade gift with your children. A painted rock, a framed photo, a handmade card. Effort matters far more than cost.
- Cook a big family meal together and invite grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Connection is its own gift.
- Take a drive with no particular destination. Bring good snacks and good conversation.
- Ask him to teach you something he knows well, whether that’s a recipe, a woodworking skill, or how to back a trailer.
- Set up a backyard campfire in the evening and spend time around it together as a family.
- Put together a memory jar filled with slips of paper, each one containing a favorite memory or reason you love him.
- Play the games he loves, whether that’s chess, dominoes, horseshoes, or catching a ball in the backyard.
- Help him tackle a project around the house that he’s been putting off. Working side by side is quality time.
- Create a simple photo book online using photos from the past year and have it delivered in time for the holiday.
- Take a hike on a local trail. Fresh air, physical activity, and good company are hard to beat.
- Make his favorite dessert from scratch, whether that’s a pie, a layer cake, or a batch of homemade ice cream.
- Give him a card signed by every person in the family, including the little ones who are just learning to write their names.
- Set up an outdoor game tournament with lawn bowling, cornhole, badminton, or whatever the family enjoys.
- Spend the morning at a farmers’ market together. Pick out something to cook for lunch.
- Sit down together and watch old home videos if you have them. Laughter is guaranteed.
- Let the grandchildren call or video chat with their grandfather. A few minutes on the phone can mean the world to him.
- Simply tell him you love him and that you’re grateful for your cherished connection. Sometimes the most powerful gifts are the ones spoken aloud.
Fun and Free Ways to Celebrate Dad
Final Word
Father’s Day is a relatively young holiday when you consider the sweep of history, and yet it carries a weight that feels ancient. It’s rooted in the deeply human desire to say thank you to those who have given their all. From Sonora Smart Dodd sitting in a church pew in 1909 to families gathered around backyard tables today, the heart of this holiday has never changed. It’s about honoring the men who showed up, who worked hard, who loved well, and who helped build the families and communities that sustain us all. This Father’s Day, make it meaningful. Make it personal. Make it count. May God bless this world, Linda
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