{"id":4287,"date":"2022-05-21T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/?p=4287"},"modified":"2022-12-30T17:50:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T00:50:00","slug":"the-weekly-update-bobcat-sighting-books-garden-pix-and-a-small-batch-of-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2022\/05\/21\/the-weekly-update-bobcat-sighting-books-garden-pix-and-a-small-batch-of-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"The weekly update: bobcat sighting, books, garden pix, and a small batch of memes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning and happy Saturday! This week&#8217;s update will be a little short, because we&#8217;ve had a distinct lack of excitement here at Camp WTF. After today, I&#8217;ll be on vacation for a week, so I&#8217;ve spent this week working, working, working to get stuff done. And that&#8217;s after spending all weekend cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, because my son has a houseguest this week. This adulthood thing is a thrill a minute, I tell ya. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we get to all those thrills: This post is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fresh.inlinkz.com\/party\/079454b41d6f4c90844e4eaf46bb3e89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekend Coffee Share<\/a>, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/natalietheexplorer.home.blog\/2022\/05\/20\/what-stories-do-these-trains-tell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natalie the Explorer<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/ceenphotography.com\/flower-of-the-day-fotd-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cee&#8217;s Flower of the Day photo challenge<\/a>, hosted by Cee&#8217;s Photo Challenges, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fresh.inlinkz.com\/party\/6c58f8a45779434c8a5ea66a1cffda72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What&#8217;s On Your Bookshelf Challenge<\/a>, hosted by Deb, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenlivingwellafter50.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sue<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/retirementreflections.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donna<\/a>,&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/andanyways.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jo<\/a>. Grab a treat, pull up a seat, and let&#8217;s get to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Our one moment of genuine excitement happened on our evening walk around the neighborhood on Tuesday, when we encountered this critter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-19.25.26-resized.jpg?resize=515%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-19.25.26-resized.jpg?w=515&amp;ssl=1 515w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-19.25.26-resized.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been to a bunch of national parks and wildlands, but the first time I see a bobcat outside of a zoo is in someone&#8217;s front yard in midtown Tucson. Go figure. Apologies for the poor picture quality, but all we had with us was my husband&#8217;s iPhone, and we weren&#8217;t going to get too close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s talk about books, baby&#8230;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve complained in previous <a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/category\/whats-on-your-bookshelf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What&#8217;s On Your Bookshelf<\/a> posts that I&#8217;m not reading as much this year as I usually do. I&#8217;ve been making more time to read in the last month, and it&#8217;s been wonderful. Less doomscrolling the news, less reading of angry rants on social media, more feeding my mind and soul. Yeah. Well, and a few long flights didn&#8217;t hurt either&#8211;lots of uninterrupted time to read at 37,000 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I finished in the last month<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/37zIgbL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/em>(Outlander #9) \u2013 Diana Gabaldon. This one started a little slow but turned out to be better than the last couple of Outlander books. I think she&#8217;s going to write one more in the series, and with this one, I could feel the pace picking up and the various threads coming together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kamn5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Midnight Lock<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(Lincoln Rhyme #15) \u2013 Jeffery Deaver. Another twisty thriller from Deaver. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ySDt0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cause of Death<\/a><\/em> &#8211; Jeffery Deaver. Deaver short stories, including this one, made up the bulk of my airplane reading on my trip to and from New Orleans. Nothing like some fast-paced, twisty thriller action to make me forget I&#8217;m crammed into a too-small seat with too little leg room in a too-crowded metal tube hurtling through the stratosphere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wy1MyL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scheme<\/a><\/em> &#8211; Jeffery Deaver. Another Deaver short story, this one about a poetry-obsessed serial bomber. Fun!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Lyfs15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turning Point<\/a> <\/em>&#8211; Jeffery Deaver. Yep, it&#8217;s another Deaver short story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I&#8217;m currently reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AKA BILFs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-01-29-19.57.04.jpg?resize=640%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-01-29-19.57.04.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-01-29-19.57.04.jpg?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xLsdCh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Maya Dusenbery. Still reading this one for a book discussion group associated with my day job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MsYdPw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Derald Wing Sue. Still reading this one for a different book discussion group associated with my day job. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NusYUM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer&#8217;s Journey<\/a><\/em> (Sisters in Crime the Writing Life, v. 3) &#8211; a collection of short essays by Sisters in Crime members about the writing life. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LwELR7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Best American Mystery Stories 2020<\/a><\/em> &#8211; C.J. Box (ed.). Kind of hoping this collection will inspire me to write a mystery short story for an anthology call. So far that&#8217;s not happening, but I&#8217;m enjoying the stories. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MvhoZz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">After Dark<\/a><\/em> &#8211; Phillip Margolin. I love me a good legal thriller, and so far this one has kept me turning pages. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the garden<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re heading into Giant Hair Dryer Season here in Satan&#8217;s Anus (when it&#8217;s hot and dry and windy, so every time you go outside, it feels like you&#8217;re being chased by a giant hair dryer). At least we&#8217;re back under 100F (barely). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most plants don&#8217;t much like Giant Hair Dryer Season. Our roses are slowing down (partly because Giant Hair Dryer Season has coincided with Aphid Invasion Season), the peas are dead, and several of my newly-transplanted petunias are now dearly-departed petunias. But we do have some good news: the peony poppies are finally blooming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.27-resized.jpg?resize=413%2C551&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4289\" width=\"413\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.27-resized.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.27-resized.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.27-resized.jpg?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sharing this one as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/ceenphotography.com\/2022\/05\/20\/fotd-may-21-azalea\/\">Cee&#8217;s Flower of the Day photo challenge<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-16-02.03.56-cropped-resized.jpg?resize=674%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4291\" width=\"674\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-16-02.03.56-cropped-resized.jpg?resize=1024%2C663&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-16-02.03.56-cropped-resized.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-16-02.03.56-cropped-resized.jpg?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-16-02.03.56-cropped-resized.jpg?w=1388&amp;ssl=1 1388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The calendulas are also putting on a show: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.45-resized.jpg?resize=673%2C897&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4293\" width=\"673\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.45-resized.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.45-resized.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.45-resized.jpg?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s a shot of most of the backyard. My neighbor&#8217;s white oleanders are lookin&#8217; fine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.04-resized.jpg?resize=740%2C555&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4292\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.04-resized.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.04-resized.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.04-resized.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-17-07.57.04-resized.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mid-may marks the beginning of Oh, Hell No season in the garden, as in: I should weed\/deadhead\/mulch, but it&#8217;s the approximate surface temperature of Venus outside, so oh, hell no. I&#8217;ll resume gardening when monsoon season starts, sometime between mid-June and early July (if we&#8217;re lucky). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On that note, let&#8217;s get to the part everyone&#8217;s been waiting for&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The memery<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This week&#8217;s crop of memes is a little smaller than usual, but there are a few gems in here. First, the old fart section: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.05.23.jpg?resize=536%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4297\" width=\"536\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.05.23.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.05.23.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s me literally every single morning, especially during allergy season. Benadryl hangovers are awful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellow children of the 70s and 80s will relate to this one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.16.05-2.jpg?resize=593%2C556&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4300\" width=\"593\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.16.05-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C961&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.16.05-2.jpg?resize=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.16.05-2.jpg?resize=768%2C720&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.16.05-2.jpg?w=1082&amp;ssl=1 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>True story: I once stepped into a pool of something like quicksand on my husband&#8217;s grandmother&#8217;s property outside of Camas, Washington. It was this weird, sandy mud. I sank down to about my waist and could. not. get. out. Long-Suffering Husband had to pull me out. A similar thing happened with snow on Mt. Hood a few years later&#8211;fell through about 5 feet of snow (crusty on top, soft underneath) and couldn&#8217;t get myself out without help from Long-Suffering Husband. So maybe all those 70s and 80s quicksand scenes were warnings I should have heeded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or maybe the Pacific Northwest was trying to kill me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of the Pacific Northwest: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.27.07.jpg?resize=586%2C718&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4301\" width=\"586\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.27.07.jpg?resize=836%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.27.07.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.27.07.jpg?resize=768%2C941&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.27.07.jpg?resize=1254%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.27.07.jpg?w=1306&amp;ssl=1 1306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At least we get to look at cool things in the sky down here in Satan&#8217;s Anus&#8230; right before we spontaneously combust from the heat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This kid&#8217;s mom was a freakin&#8217; genius: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.01.39.jpg?resize=520%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4302\" width=\"520\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.01.39.jpg?w=748&amp;ssl=1 748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.01.39.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s some more quality reasoning: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.00.18.jpg?resize=403%2C727&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4303\" width=\"403\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.00.18.jpg?w=266&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-19-21.00.18.jpg?resize=166%2C300&amp;ssl=1 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve wanted a tank for years. 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