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Darwin's Doubt

The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design

by Stephen C. Meyer ...

Narrated by Derek Shetterly ...

Unabridged

14 hours 59 min

When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the “Cambrian explosion,” many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of ... Read more

$32.99 USD

When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the “Cambrian explosion,” many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of
... Read more
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The Ends of the World

Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

by Peter Brannen ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future.Our world has ended five times: it has been broiled, frozen, poison ... Read more

$28.99 USD

As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future.Our world has ended five times: it has been broiled, frozen, poison
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Эволюция человека. Книга II. Обезьяны, нейроны и душа

by Александр Марков ...

Narrated by Геннадий Смирнов ...

Series series Элементы (Россия)
Unabridged

15 hours 58 min

В своей новой книге "Эволюция человека" Александр Марков затрагивает самые разные темы — от периодизации расселения первых людей до генетических основ политических и религиозных воззрений. Автор ставит множество вопросов и ищет на них ответы вместе с читателем, привлекая обширный материал последних исследований в антропологии, генетике и эволюционной психологии. Кто мы? Чем мы отличаемся от ... Read more

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В своей новой книге "Эволюция человека" Александр Марков затрагивает самые разные темы — от периодизации расселения первых людей до генетических основ политических и религиозных воззрений. Автор ставит множество вопросов и ищет на них ответы вместе с читателем, привлекая обширный материал последних исследований в антропологии, генетике и эволюционной психологии. Кто мы? Чем мы отличаемся от
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Human Evolution: A Guided Journey From Early Ancestors to the Future of Our Species

by Edward Calloway ...

Narrated by Edward Calloway ...

Unabridged

1 hour 57 min

Uncover the awe-inspiring science of human origins and see how fragile primates mastered their own destiny. Whether you are commuting or seeking to expand your understanding of our shared identity, this thought-provoking history transports you across ancient landscapes. Walk alongside our vanished ancestors as they harness fire, forge early tools, and survive brutal global climates.Far beyond a ... Read more

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Uncover the awe-inspiring science of human origins and see how fragile primates mastered their own destiny. Whether you are commuting or seeking to expand your understanding of our shared identity, this thought-provoking history transports you across ancient landscapes. Walk alongside our vanished ancestors as they harness fire, forge early tools, and survive brutal global climates.Far beyond a
... Read more
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Prehistoric Life: A Guided Journey Through Earth’s Earliest Creatures, Lost Worlds, and Evolution Before Humans

by Adrian Whitaker ...

Narrated by Adrian Whitaker ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

Embark on an awe-inspiring natural history journey to explore the epic evolution of life on a young, hostile Earth. Whether transforming a daily commute into a cinematic adventure or unwinding with an atmospheric scientific narrative, this gripping guided tour brings vanished ecosystems back to life. Every fossil becomes a thrilling clue in a planetary story of origin and survival.Witness the rise ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Embark on an awe-inspiring natural history journey to explore the epic evolution of life on a young, hostile Earth. Whether transforming a daily commute into a cinematic adventure or unwinding with an atmospheric scientific narrative, this gripping guided tour brings vanished ecosystems back to life. Every fossil becomes a thrilling clue in a planetary story of origin and survival.Witness the rise
... Read more
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Cro-Magnon

How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans

by Brian M. Fagan ...

Narrated by James Langton ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

Bestselling author Brian Fagan brings early humans out of the deep freeze with his trademark mix of erudition, cutting-edge science, and vivid storytelling. Cro-Magnon reveals human society in its infancy, facing enormous environmental challenges—including a rival species of humans, the Neanderthals.For ten millennia, Cro-Magnons lived side by side with Neanderthals, an encounter that Fagan fills ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Bestselling author Brian Fagan brings early humans out of the deep freeze with his trademark mix of erudition, cutting-edge science, and vivid storytelling. Cro-Magnon reveals human society in its infancy, facing enormous environmental challenges—including a rival species of humans, the Neanderthals.For ten millennia, Cro-Magnons lived side by side with Neanderthals, an encounter that Fagan fills
... Read more
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Super Stimulated

How Our Biology Is Being Manipulated to Create Bad Habits – and What We Can Do About It

by Nicklas Brendborg ...

Narrated by Joe Leat ...

Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

A MUST-HAVE FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO BREAK BAD HABITS THIS NEW YEARA fresh look at health, habits and longevity from internationally-bestselling author, Nicklas Brendborg - perfect for fans of Ultra-Processed People'Highly readable' DAILY MAIL'Brilliantly unpacks how modern life hijacks our ancient biology.' DR JENNA MACCIOCHI'An informative and engaging read that will appeal to anyone with a bad ... Read more

$31.99 USD

A MUST-HAVE FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO BREAK BAD HABITS THIS NEW YEARA fresh look at health, habits and longevity from internationally-bestselling author, Nicklas Brendborg - perfect for fans of Ultra-Processed People'Highly readable' DAILY MAIL'Brilliantly unpacks how modern life hijacks our ancient biology.' DR JENNA MACCIOCHI'An informative and engaging read that will appeal to anyone with a bad
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The Science of Self-Empowerment

Awakening the New Human Story

by Gregg Braden ...

Narrated by Gregg Braden ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

Now in paperback: At the cutting edge of science and spirituality, New York Times best-selling author Gregg Braden explains that evolution is not the whole story of humanity--and offers a new understanding of our origins that can help us tap the extraordinary abilities we already have. What would it mean to discover we're designed to live extraordinary lives of self-healing, longevity, and deep ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Now in paperback: At the cutting edge of science and spirituality, New York Times best-selling author Gregg Braden explains that evolution is not the whole story of humanity--and offers a new understanding of our origins that can help us tap the extraordinary abilities we already have. What would it mean to discover we're designed to live extraordinary lives of self-healing, longevity, and deep
... Read more
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Is Earth Exceptional?

The Quest for Cosmic Life

by Mario Livio, Ph.D., Jack Szostak, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Graham Winton ...

Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

A New York Times–bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matterFor a long time, scientists have wondered how life has emerged from inanimate chemistry, and whether Earth is the only place where it exists. Charles Darwin speculated about life on Earth beginning in a warm little pond. Some of his contemporaries ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A New York Times–bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matterFor a long time, scientists have wondered how life has emerged from inanimate chemistry, and whether Earth is the only place where it exists. Charles Darwin speculated about life on Earth beginning in a warm little pond. Some of his contemporaries
... Read more
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الجين الأناني

by ريتشارد دوكينز, ريتشارد دوكينز ...

Narrated by يامن عبد النور ...

Unabridged

21 hours 33 min

يرى مؤلّف هذا الكتاب أن مجتمع الإنسان المبني على قانون الجينات الأناني، من الممكن أن يكون منفراً ومزعجاً العيش فيه. ولسوء الحظّ، لن يؤدّي استنكارنا ذلك كلّه إلى تعديله. فلنحاول تعليم الكرم والغيْرية لأننا ولدنا أنانيين. ولنحاول أيضاً أن نفهم مخطّطات جيناتنا الأنانية، كي نستطيع إفساد خططها. ... Read more

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يرى مؤلّف هذا الكتاب أن مجتمع الإنسان المبني على قانون الجينات الأناني، من الممكن أن يكون منفراً ومزعجاً العيش فيه. ولسوء الحظّ، لن يؤدّي استنكارنا ذلك كلّه إلى تعديله. فلنحاول تعليم الكرم والغيْرية لأننا ولدنا أنانيين. ولنحاول أيضاً أن نفهم مخطّطات جيناتنا الأنانية، كي نستطيع إفساد خططها.
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Star bene con noi stessi per star bene con gli altri

by Marco Ferrini ...

Narrated by Marco Ferrini ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

Le relazioni sono una componente fondamentale della vita.La prima relazione di importanza primaria è quella con noi stessi.Quando il contatto profondo con noi stessi è debole, frammentato, tutte le relazioni che intratteniamo diventano carenti e insoddisfacenti, perché la persona che non sta bene con se stessa comincia ad incolpare gli altri del proprio malessere, ed è così che si creano rapporti ... Read more

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Le relazioni sono una componente fondamentale della vita.La prima relazione di importanza primaria è quella con noi stessi.Quando il contatto profondo con noi stessi è debole, frammentato, tutte le relazioni che intratteniamo diventano carenti e insoddisfacenti, perché la persona che non sta bene con se stessa comincia ad incolpare gli altri del proprio malessere, ed è così che si creano rapporti
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Les douze clefs de la philosophie

by Basile Valentin ...

Narrated by Nicola Charbono ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

Plongez dans l'univers mystérieux de l'alchimie avec "Les douze clefs de la philosophie" de Basile Valentin. Ce texte énigmatique du XVIe siècle vous invite à explorer les secrets anciens et les symboles cryptiques qui ont fasciné les esprits curieux à travers les âges. Chaque clef ouvre une porte vers une compréhension plus profonde des mystères de la transformation et de la quête de la pierre ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Plongez dans l'univers mystérieux de l'alchimie avec "Les douze clefs de la philosophie" de Basile Valentin. Ce texte énigmatique du XVIe siècle vous invite à explorer les secrets anciens et les symboles cryptiques qui ont fasciné les esprits curieux à travers les âges. Chaque clef ouvre une porte vers une compréhension plus profonde des mystères de la transformation et de la quête de la pierre
... Read more
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The Truth About Animals

Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife

by Lucy Cooke ...

Narrated by Lucy Cooke ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

**Mary Roach meets Bill Bryson in this uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world."Lucy Cooke unravels myths that will make you laugh out loud. Her knowledge of all things, furry, slimy and scaly is jaw-dropping." —The Sun (UK)**Humans have gone to the Moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it comes to understanding animals, we've still got a long way ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**Mary Roach meets Bill Bryson in this uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world."Lucy Cooke unravels myths that will make you laugh out loud. Her knowledge of all things, furry, slimy and scaly is jaw-dropping." —The Sun (UK)**Humans have gone to the Moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it comes to understanding animals, we've still got a long way
... Read more
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The Social Instinct

How Cooperation Shaped the World

by Nichola Raihani ...

Narrated by Nichola Raihani ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

**This program is read by the author.In the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.**"Enriching" —Publisher's WeeklyCooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It’s how we progressed through ... Read more

$26.99 USD

**This program is read by the author.In the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.**"Enriching" —Publisher's WeeklyCooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It’s how we progressed through
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Unfit for Purpose

When Human Evolution Collides with the Modern World

by Adam Hart ...

Narrated by Adam Hart ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

Bloomsbury presents Unfit for Purpose written and read by Adam Hart.A gripping and sobering reminder of how much we are all governed by our genetic inheritance. So much for free will.' The Mail on SundayStress, obesity, poor mental health, drug addiction, bowel diseases, violence and fake news; a stark checklist of modern world problems and every one of them is an echo of our evolutionary past.In ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Unfit for Purpose written and read by Adam Hart.A gripping and sobering reminder of how much we are all governed by our genetic inheritance. So much for free will.' The Mail on SundayStress, obesity, poor mental health, drug addiction, bowel diseases, violence and fake news; a stark checklist of modern world problems and every one of them is an echo of our evolutionary past.In
... Read more
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EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY Summarized

Why We Do What We Do: The Biology of Human Nature, Mating Strategies, and Social Behavior

by Devon Kade ...

Narrated by Digital Voice DO E ...

Series Audiobook 13 - Psychology Summit Collection
Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.YOU ARE RUNNING 200,000-YEAR-OLD SOFTWARE IN A 21ST-CENTURY WORLD.Why do you crave sugar even when you’re full? Why does a rejection on a dating app feel like a physical blow? Why do we gossip, worry about status, and divide the world into "us" vs. "them"?We like to believe we are rational beings in full control of our choices. But beneath the surface ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.YOU ARE RUNNING 200,000-YEAR-OLD SOFTWARE IN A 21ST-CENTURY WORLD.Why do you crave sugar even when you’re full? Why does a rejection on a dating app feel like a physical blow? Why do we gossip, worry about status, and divide the world into "us" vs. "them"?We like to believe we are rational beings in full control of our choices. But beneath the surface
... Read more
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World Before Us, The

The New Science Behind Our Human Origins

by Tom Higham ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technologyFifty thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was not the only species of humans in the world. There were also Neanderthals in what is now Europe, the Near East, and parts of Eurasia, Hobbits (H. floresiensis) on the island of Flores in Indonesia, Denisovans in Siberia and eastern ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technologyFifty thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was not the only species of humans in the world. There were also Neanderthals in what is now Europe, the Near East, and parts of Eurasia, Hobbits (H. floresiensis) on the island of Flores in Indonesia, Denisovans in Siberia and eastern
... Read more
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Journey of the Mind

How Thinking Emerged from Chaos

by Ogi Ogas, Sai Gaddam ...

Narrated by Cary Hite ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

Two neuroscientists trace a sweeping new vision of consciousness across eighteen increasingly intelligent minds, from microbes to humankind and beyond.Why do minds exist? How did mud and stone develop into beings that can experience longing, regret, love, and compassion—beings that are aware of their own experience? Until recently, science offered few answers to these existential questions. ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Two neuroscientists trace a sweeping new vision of consciousness across eighteen increasingly intelligent minds, from microbes to humankind and beyond.Why do minds exist? How did mud and stone develop into beings that can experience longing, regret, love, and compassion—beings that are aware of their own experience? Until recently, science offered few answers to these existential questions.
... Read more
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Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test

How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters

by Marlene Zuk ...

Narrated by Jaime Lamchick ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

**Longlisted for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, whether in tiny wasps, lumbering elephants, or ourselves.**For centuries, people have been returning to the same tired nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and what we inherit. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test, ... Read more

$20.99 USD

**Longlisted for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, whether in tiny wasps, lumbering elephants, or ourselves.**For centuries, people have been returning to the same tired nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and what we inherit. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test,
... Read more
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Follow the Science?

But be wary where is leads.

by David Galloway, Alastair Noble ...

Narrated by David Galloway ...

Unabridged

2 hours 44 min

This book comes from two authors with scientific backgrounds. It recognises the huge advances made through science and their beneficial impact on society. However, it also expresses concern that the essentially tentative nature of scientific conclusions is being replaced by a growing tendency to accord to science the last word on a range of subjects. While the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic of 2020 has shown ... Read more

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This book comes from two authors with scientific backgrounds. It recognises the huge advances made through science and their beneficial impact on society. However, it also expresses concern that the essentially tentative nature of scientific conclusions is being replaced by a growing tendency to accord to science the last word on a range of subjects. While the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic of 2020 has shown
... Read more
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The Secret of Our Success

How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter

by Joseph Henrich ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

17 hours 15 min

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of
... Read more
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Beasts Before Us

The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution

by Elsa Panciroli ...

Narrated by Ruth Urquhart ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last twenty years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story.In Beasts Before Us, paleontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last twenty years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story.In Beasts Before Us, paleontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the
... Read more
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Being a Human

Adventures in Forty Thousand Years of Consciousness

by Charles Foster ...

Narrated by Damian Lynch ...

Unabridged

10 hours 59 min

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ATLANTIC, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND NEW STATESMANA radically immersive exploration of three pivotal moments in the evolution of human consciousness, asking what kinds of creatures humans were, are, and might yet beHow did humans come to be who we are? In his marvelous, eccentric, and widely lauded book Being a Beast, legal scholar, veterinary surgeon, and naturalist ... Read more

$26.99 USD

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ATLANTIC, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND NEW STATESMANA radically immersive exploration of three pivotal moments in the evolution of human consciousness, asking what kinds of creatures humans were, are, and might yet beHow did humans come to be who we are? In his marvelous, eccentric, and widely lauded book Being a Beast, legal scholar, veterinary surgeon, and naturalist
... Read more
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Homo Sapiens. Обезьяна, которая отказалась взрослеть

Занимательная наука об эволюции и невероятно длинном детстве

by Бренна Хассетт ...

Narrated by Ирина Булекова ...

Series series Хиты научпопа
Unabridged

12 hours 30 min

Антрополог и биоархеолог Бренна Хассетт бросает вызов устоявшимся представлениям об эволюции Homo Sapiens и предлагает свои ответы на одни из самых занимательных вопросов всех времен: • Как и почему два миллиона лет назад на земле появился человек? • Зачем человеку нужен такой необоснованно длинный с точки зрения биологии период взросления? • Как в природе связаны плодовитость и жир? • Какие тайны ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Антрополог и биоархеолог Бренна Хассетт бросает вызов устоявшимся представлениям об эволюции Homo Sapiens и предлагает свои ответы на одни из самых занимательных вопросов всех времен: • Как и почему два миллиона лет назад на земле появился человек? • Зачем человеку нужен такой необоснованно длинный с точки зрения биологии период взросления? • Как в природе связаны плодовитость и жир? • Какие тайны
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