The Lucretius Today Podcast
The Lucretius Today Podcast is a weekly panel discussion and presentation of Epicurean philosophy. Our current podcasters are: Cassius, Martin, Joshua, Kalosyni, and Don. Each episode of the show has a thread below with podcast notes and listener comments. The podcast is available for free subscription at all major podcast sources. For the text of Lucretius read during the first 92 episodes, click here to download the EpicureanFriends Reference Edition of Lucretius. For the full podcast home page click here to go to LucretiusToday.com.
Listen to the latest Lucretius Today Podcast! Episode 224 is now available. To mark the 20th of April, here is a special episode - a reading of the 1429 letter of Cosma Raimondi.
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Episode 200 - Lucretius Today 200th Episode - Retrospective, Recap, and Looking To The Future 17
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October 30, 2023 at 3:04 AM
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November 16, 2023 at 6:20 PM
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Episode Eighty-Six - Typhoons and Whirlwinds 6
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August 28, 2021 at 7:52 AM
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September 5, 2021 at 5:11 PM
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Episode Eighty-One - Development of the Arts - The End of Book Five 23
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July 22, 2021 at 9:15 PM
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August 2, 2021 at 10:53 AM
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Episode Eighty-Nine - Unusual Geological Phenomena - Springs That Change From Hot to Cold And Back Again 2
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September 17, 2021 at 5:10 PM
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September 25, 2021 at 11:05 AM
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Episode Eighty-Five - Thunder and Lightning Part Three - Why Do The Gods Send Thunderbolts Onto Their Own Temples? 6
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August 21, 2021 at 5:20 PM
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August 30, 2021 at 7:52 AM
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Episode Eighty-Eight - The Waters of the Nile And The Sulfur Pits That Are Fatal To Birds 3
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September 10, 2021 at 12:07 PM
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September 18, 2021 at 9:23 AM
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Episode Eighty - The Development of Metallurgy And the Art of War 3
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July 17, 2021 at 6:28 AM
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July 18, 2021 at 10:44 PM
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Episode Eighteen - All Things Are Not Made of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water 4
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May 8, 2020 at 9:15 PM
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May 18, 2020 at 2:02 PM
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Episode Eight-Seven - Earthquakes And The Water Cycle - The Reason The Seas Never Fill Up Over Time 5
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September 3, 2021 at 10:33 AM
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September 6, 2021 at 7:57 PM
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Episode Eight-Four - Meteorology: Thunder and Lightning - Very Very Frightning Part Two 7
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August 14, 2021 at 9:21 AM
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August 24, 2021 at 2:21 PM
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Episode Eight - Step Two: Nothing Goes To Nothing 5
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February 24, 2020 at 7:59 AM
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July 22, 2021 at 5:13 AM
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Episode 31 - Continuation of Episode 30, And the Polyaenus Example
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August 1, 2020 at 1:02 PM
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August 1, 2020 at 1:02 PM
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Episode 226 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Epicurean Section 01 (Not Yet Recorded)
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April 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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April 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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Episode 225 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 30 - Cicero Argues That If Virtue Is Extolled, Pleasure Is Inevitably Barred. (Not Yet Released) 10
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April 19, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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April 23, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi
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April 20, 2024 at 5:09 AM
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April 20, 2024 at 5:09 AM
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Episode 223 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 29 - Are Epicureans Undertaking The Exertions Of Life For Nothing More Than A Drop Of Honey? 7
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April 9, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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April 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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Episode 222 - Revisiting the Relationship Between Happiness and Pleasure 10
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April 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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April 8, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Episode 221 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 28 -Cicero Alleges Pleasures Of The Mind Cannot Offset Pain In Epicurean Philosophy 6
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March 30, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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April 7, 2024 at 9:05 AM
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Episode 220 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 27 -Cicero Attacks Epicurus' End-Of-Life Decisionmaking 6
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March 22, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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March 31, 2024 at 8:56 AM
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Episode 219 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 26 -Cicero Continues His Attack On Epicurus' Position On Pain 13
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March 10, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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April 5, 2024 at 3:55 AM
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Episode 218 Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 25 - Can The Epicurean Not Distinguish Between Greater and Lesser Pleasures and Pains? 7
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March 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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March 16, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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Episode 217 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 24 - Does Luck Control Whether An Epicurean Is Happy? 11
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March 1, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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March 13, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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Episode 216 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 23 - Why Does Epicurus Say Length Of Time Does Not Contribute To Pleasure? 34
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February 24, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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March 2, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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Episode 215 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 22 - The Epicurean View Of Happiness 9
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February 14, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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April 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Episode 214 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 21 - Cicero Argues For An Ideal View of Friendship and Happiness Which Epicureans Reject 8
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February 6, 2024 at 5:06 AM
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February 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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Episode 213 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 20 - No One But You Epicureans Define Pleasure As You Do! Why Do You Disguise Yourselves? 4
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January 30, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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February 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Episode 212 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 19 - Can "Pleasure" Be Defended In The Public Square? 6
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January 27, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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January 30, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Episode 211 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 18 - Battle Of The Images 10
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January 20, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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January 28, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Episode 210 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 17 - Self-Approval As Pleasure 2
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January 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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January 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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Episode 209 - Special Episode - Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy 1
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January 1, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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January 13, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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Episode 208 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 16 - Epicurus Stands For the Truth Rather than Make-Believe 3
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December 30, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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January 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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Episode 207 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 15 - Does Epicurean Philosophy Lead to Injustice? 11
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December 22, 2023 at 5:25 AM
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December 30, 2023 at 5:34 PM
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Episode 206 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 14 - More On The Nature of Morality 7
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December 15, 2023 at 9:12 AM
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December 23, 2023 at 9:16 PM
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Episode 205 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 13 - Addressing Cicero's Contentions On The Nature of Morailty 12
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December 9, 2023 at 3:42 PM
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December 18, 2023 at 5:57 PM
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Episode 204 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 12 - More On The "Jurisdiction" Question 5
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December 2, 2023 at 6:32 AM
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December 9, 2023 at 3:47 AM
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Episode 203 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 11 - Do The Senses Have Jurisdiction To Pronounce On The Supreme Good? 19
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November 26, 2023 at 6:58 AM
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December 2, 2023 at 6:20 AM
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Episode 202 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 10 - The Animality Argument 23
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November 18, 2023 at 5:16 AM
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November 23, 2023 at 10:13 AM
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Episode 201 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 09 15
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November 11, 2023 at 1:46 PM
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November 22, 2023 at 1:08 PM
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Episode 199 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 08 8
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October 28, 2023 at 6:05 AM
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November 4, 2023 at 5:35 AM
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Episode 198 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 07 3
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October 18, 2023 at 7:48 PM
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October 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM
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Episode 197 -LucretiusToday Interviews Dr. Marcelo Boeri 22
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October 22, 2023 at 7:36 AM
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October 25, 2023 at 3:52 PM
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Episode 196 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 06 62
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October 10, 2023 at 7:02 PM
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Episode 195 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 05 67
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October 6, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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October 12, 2023 at 6:12 PM
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Episode 194 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 04 16
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September 30, 2023 at 11:51 AM
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October 3, 2023 at 1:08 PM
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Episode 193 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 03 4
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September 18, 2023 at 5:51 PM
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September 30, 2023 at 5:55 PM
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Episode 192 - Special Edition - Chapter 16 of A Few Days In Athens 4
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September 12, 2023 at 6:47 PM
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September 19, 2023 at 1:11 PM
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Episode 191 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 02 21
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September 3, 2023 at 9:36 PM
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September 17, 2023 at 4:13 PM
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Episode 190 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 01 11
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August 28, 2023 at 8:48 PM
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Episode 189 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 41 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 04 12
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August 20, 2023 at 5:12 PM
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August 31, 2023 at 6:45 PM
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Episode 188 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 40 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 03 (Not Yet Released)) 20
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August 17, 2023 at 9:43 PM
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August 24, 2023 at 8:06 PM
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Episode 187 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 39 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 02 1
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August 11, 2023 at 9:25 PM
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