The Norfolk Folklore Society podcast hosted by Siofra Connor & Stacia Briggs. We hope to entice folklore lovers, stone spotters, paranormal investigators, cryptozoologists, folk horror enthusiasts, ufologists, magic users and any other curious souls to join us on our strange journeys around Norfolk.
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Welcome to What's Out There? The podcast channel for Out There Paranormal. Join us as we look into all things spooky, strange, and just plain weird. Take a journey into the world of the unexplained with our eclectic mix of podcasts delivered in a more light-hearted style but still packed with little tidbits of information. We cover stories from haunted places, telling tales of what lurks in the darkness. Walk with us as we go out investigating, and listen as we talk through the many aspects ...
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Join Shelby and Sarah for a listen as we help fulfill your weekly Paranormal needs.
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S2 Ep24: Myth Country - Black Shuck encounters
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In this episode we collect more accounts of Black Shuck encounters in Norfolk and Suffolk. The episode was recorded as part of Charlie Cooper's Myth Country, so welcome if you came across us from the Black Shuck episode. We hope you all enjoy this behind the scenes recording. We wanted to add a special thank you to everyone who shared their stories…
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Knock Knock, Who's There?
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Poltergeist meaning.. The word poltergeist comes from the German poltern, 'to make sound, to rumble,' and Geist, 'ghost, spirit.' The term itself translates as 'noisy ghost', 'rumble-ghost', or a 'loud spirit'. One of the tricks a poltergeist is known for is making "knocking" noises, so it will come as no surprise to learn that the word poltergeist…
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Welcome to the third and final episode in our "Haunted and Cursed" trilogy. In this episode, we cover the sinister side of cursed objects. Once again, we have gone on an internet deep dive to bring you a selection of strange items, each with a terrible tale to tell. Of course, it's much more exciting if you can see the objects in question, and once…
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S2 Ep23: Dog-headed monk or a monk-headed dog?
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Today’s podcast is the NFS’s own version of the General Election and, as such, we get to the heart of a very pressing issue: whether a dog-headed monk or a monk-headed dog would be more terrifying to meet down a dark alley? For many years, the dog-headed monk/monk-headed dog conundrum has been our very own personal litmus test…but for the first tim…
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S2 Ep22: Norfolk & Norwich Festival - Dark Tales from the Guildhall
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In the atmospheric setting of England’s largest and most elaborate provincial medieval city hall, wonderful tales were woven about Norwich’s dark past. We joined forces with performer Laura Cannell to create a magical night filled with tales of ghosts and witchcraft, secret tunnels and dreadful murders linked to this distinctive building in the hea…
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After our shopping spree in the last episode, we realised that our possessed furniture quest had seriously sidetracked us. So much so, in fact, that we did not really get into any in-depth explanation as to why there could be haunted or, worse still, cursed objects around. Well, we hope we have put that right in this episode. Join us as we wax lyri…
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S2 Ep21: The witch of East Dereham
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In this episode Siofra and Stacia explore the tale of Melvena Spinks, and alleged witch from East Dereham.De către Norfolk Folklore Society
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Phantoms In Your Paintings and Spooks on your Sofa
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Juliette has been house hunting and looking for a new paranormal pad. So, Nigel decided to help with a few home furnishings to add that unique ambience!! Of course, he couldn't buy run-of-the-mill stuff, so he hunted down a few niche items to add that paranormal punch to Juliette's new place. Join us as we unveil a collection of truly "haunting" it…
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S2 Ep20: Norfolk Folklore Presents Helen JR Bruce: Black Shuck, Gytrash and Grim, the Folkloric Black Dog as Death Omen and Guide
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Join the Norfolk Folklore Society as we introduce author, illustrator and folklorist Helen JR Bruce who will be diving into the rich folklore and mythology surrounding Black Dogs. Cover illustration - Shuck Zine / Matt WillisDe către Norfolk Folklore Society
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Yes, it's time to dive into the murky waters of experimental warfare. Join Juliette and Nigel as they open a few dusty files in the archives of the Department of Psychological Warfare to tell you all about some top-secret experiments that you may or may not have heard of. Mind-altering drugs, telepathic dogs, microwaves, mind reading, object moving…
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S2 Ep19: A VERY haunted house at Thorpe Marriott
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This month we have a chat about a very haunted house in Thorpe Marriott. Inspired by the new BBC documentary about the Amityville Horror house, we searched our archives and dug out one of our creepiest stories to discuss.De către Norfolk Folklore Society
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S2 Ep18: Norfolk Folklore Presents Lucy Spirit and Rachel Duffield - The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
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We were absolutely delighted to welcome Lucy Spirit and Rachel Duffield as our January speakers the Norfolk Heritage Centre at the Norwich Millennium Library. Rachel, who is an artist and costume marker, a historical reenactor and an incredible painter who spent years working for Norfolk Museums Service will be presenting the talk written by Lucy, …
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Trains, Planes and Automobiles
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It's the first episode in season 3, and it's time to go on a journey. How will we travel though? Well, here's a choice of three modes of transport that can get you from A to B, but they could also take you somewhere a little bit more unpleasant! Of course, there are your travelling companions to consider, too; just who is that strange figure sittin…
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S2 Ep17: The Good Sword of Winfarthing
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Today’s podcast is about the Magical Sword of Winfarthing, the Excalibur of Norfolk which helped women rid themselves of terrible husbands (and find their lost horses) from the safety of their village church. We have plenty of sword play with a range of topics which see us discuss witchcraft, famous magical swords and why we can’t pronounce most of…
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S2 Ep16: Norfolk Folklore Society presents Edible Plants and their Magical Uses with Val Thomas
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Our December 2023 talk was given by the wonderful Val Thomas. Val, a good friend of the Norfolk Folklore Society (she was the first ever speaker the NFS had at our monthly talks!), shared some recommendations for a magical Yule or Christmas dinner with our guests. About Val: Val Thomas is a witch, a craftsperson, herbalist and a teacher. For more t…
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It's that time of year again. The festive season rolls around once more, and once again, we are all sure to find ourselves overindulging on things bad for you, especially the demon drink. Nigel and Juliette decided that a few cautionary tales might be in order. So here is a selection of festive stories from the county of Norfolk, some of which are …
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S2 Ep15: Norfolk Folklore Society presents Marshlore with Laura Cannell
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We were delighted to welcome the wonderful Laura Cannell to our November at The Louis Marchesi in the pub’s 15th century undercroft. Laura spoke about her new project, MARSHLORE, which has so far seen the publication of two zines, each of which include a miscellany of stories, original artwork, folklore and more, inspired by the East Anglian marshe…
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You know how it is: one minute, it's 2023, and before you know it, you're back in 1953, wondering how the bloody hell you got here! Yes, it's time for a time slip tale or two, and in this episode, Nigel and Juliette share a few local stories from their home county of Norfolk. From Riverside walks to underground toilet terror trips, they take you ba…
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S2 Ep14: The Origin of the "Bedsheet" Ghost
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This month’s podcast is all about ghosts – or rather, the ghosts we’d all draw if anyone asked us to mock up a quick doodle. You know the one: looks like a floating bedsheet with eyes. Round on top, wiggly on the bottom, with a couple of eyes holes – it’s the image that always pops to mind when thinking of ghosts: but why? This very specific image …
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Richard Freeman Interview
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We've been promising a cryptozoologist guest for ages and finally managed to capture one! Join Nigel and Juliette as they run a few creature questions past the zoological director from The Centre for Fortean Zoology, Mr Richard Freeman. It is not all Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster. Many other curious creatures are hiding in hard to reach locatio…
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S2 Ep13: Norfolk Folklore Society presents Norfolk Ghost Hunters
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On October 24 Christian Hudson from Norfolk Ghost Hunters came to speak to us at the Norfolk Folklore Society’s monthly meeting. Christian works within a team of five, each of whom specialise in different fields, and is a paranormal investigator and demonologist. He works in tandem with the Church of England and the Catholic church and he and his t…
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S2 Ep12: Apple Folklore at Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse
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Today’s podcast was recorded on Gressenhall Farm and workhouse’s Apple Day, which we were delighted to be part of, representing Norfolk Folklore Society in the farmhouse kitchen. From the kitchen table we offered people a host of apple folklore and it was lovely to welcome so many people and to hear their own folklore and ghost stories.…
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S2 Ep11: Ghosts of Exchange Street, Norwich
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Simply because they are not expected, ghosts that appear in modern surroundings and with no warning often feel like the most terrifying of all. Today’s ghost is absolutely terrifying. Our witness tells us: “It was like a damp sheet of very black space wrapping itself around me…” And where was this horrific patch of dark matter? In the very middle o…
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S2 Ep10: Tales from the Black Shuck Festival
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This episode takes us back to the Black Shuck Festival on August 5. Thank you to everyone who attended and to the festival for having us: we had such a magical time and hope to be involved with next year’s Shuck shenanigans. We hope you enjoy Shuck Storytime!De către Norfolk Folklore Society
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It's summer holiday time, folks, and we would love to take you away somewhere exciting. We've been to the beach twice in previous episodes, but this time round, we are taking you on a cruise. Join Juliette and Nigel on the holiday of a lifetime as they jump onboard the SS What's Out There to sail the seven seas and bring you a few nautical tales of…
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S2 Ep9: Norfolk Folklore Society presents Alice Crick: Faunus: Landscape, Memory, and Folk Practice.
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We were delighted to welcome the wonderful Alice Crick as our next speaker on July 26 at Arboretum on St Benedict’s Street. Alice’s talk was called Faunus: Landscape, Memory, and Folk Practice. Here, she explains what she spoke about: “The great god Faunus has haunted the wildwoods of Norfolk for aeons, leaping across heathlands and fens into other…
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S2 Ep8: Encounters with Black Shuck
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We’ve got a very special podcast for you today: we travelled across the border to Bungay to speak to two eye witnesses who have seen – or heard – everyone’s favourite cryptid canine, Black Shuck. Another eye witness account from Bacton is also shared. This episode's cover image is by the very talented Matt Willis and taken from Shuck Zine. TheFolkL…
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If You Go Down To The Woods Today
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We had this strange idea. Why not go on an investigation and record it as a podcast episode? So that's exactly what we did! Juliette had some strange experiences at a local woodland spot. Making this location the perfect place for our podcast experiment. However, we got much more than we bargained for, wandering around in the woods after dark! WARN…
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S2 Ep7: Norfolk Folklore Society presents an evening with Black Shuck
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We were honoured to interview the legendary Black Shuck at our June 2023 at Arboretum and what an evening it was! Black Shuck was absoultly charming, James Mayhew performed and illustrated a wonderful poem and Stephanie Timberlake shared detail of what we have to look forward to at the festival in August. Just a little warning that this is a live r…
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S2 Ep6: The time slip in a toilet
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Today’s podcast is all about the slightly unusual story of time travelling…in an abandoned Norwich underground toilet which has now been demolished. So this isn’t one you can try at home… This curious tale is courtesy of Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe.De către Norfolk Folklore Society
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S2 Ep5: Norfolk Folklore Society presents Our Favourite Stones
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Last week Stacia and I shared some of our favourite stones in Norfolk with the Norfolk Folklore Society. We told tales of stones said to increase fertility, stones with curses attached to them, stones where offerings are left, stones that induce orgies, haunted stones and even a mysterious Druid’s stone in the centre of Norwich. Thanks as always to…
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Today’s podcast is a classic bit of Norfolk folklore that takes us along the country roads near Cantley, past dykes and low-lying marshland, fields and hedgerows, ancient villages and hidden treasure. We are talking about Callow Pit, a tree-shrouded pond at a crossroads said to have been a hiding place for outlaws, smugglers…and the Devil.…
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S2 Ep3: Norfolk Folklore Society Presents Stone Wizard: The South Dorset Ridgeway
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In April we looked outside of our magical county to virtually visit the ancient ritualistic landscape of the South Dorset Ridgeway with Alex aka Stone Wizard.De către Norfolk Folklore Society
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S2 Ep2: A haunting near Fakenham
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Today’s podcast is a brand-new story (for us!) about a well-documented haunting close to Fakenham in the 1970s in two flats built on the site of a village lost to time many centuries earlier. Ghosts seen included a figure wearing white, a teenage girl and a man: residents reported feeling “a terrible sense of evil” and dreadful things have happened…
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S2 Ep1: Norfolk Folklore Society Presents Chris Spalton: Apparitions of East Anglia
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We had the privilege of welcoming Chris Spalton to our March 2023 Norfolk Folklore Society talk at Arboretum in Norwich. Chris shared tales from his childhood in the Fens as well as some of his favourite folklore stories from his book. This is an unedited recording of the talk, so there is a little bit of swearing.…
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They Came From Outer Space.
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They said the chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, but it's not Mars they are coming from! Join Juliette and Nigel as they dive into the murky world of UFOs and conspiracy theories. From fear-inducing radio shows to a flying saucer crash via strange lights chasing WW2 planes. All served up with an awful lot of enthusiasm from …
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We just had to do it—a Valentine's Day gift for our lovely listeners. Join Juliette and Nigel as they share romantic stories, each with a little twist for you to enjoy. You can expect the usual shambles as they go off track several times, but they always find their way back. Both informative and, dare we say, amusing in equal measures, filled with …
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Nigel and Juliette kick off season 3 by returning to their favourite place, the beach, to bring you more ghosts from the coast. Join the intrepid duo as they look into missing towns, and church bells that toll in the deep. Journeying to strangely named places with a gruesome history to share. Take a trip with them to a seaside gem to see what spook…
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S1 Ep88: A cursed mummy at Great Yarmouth
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This week we tell the tale of a mummy's curse on a school and graveyard in Great Yarmouth.De către Norfolk Folklore Society
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Seasons Greetings and welcome to our version of festive fun. For the last few years, we have rolled out an Alternative Advent in the run-up to the festive season, and this year has been no different. However, we found that we missed just one or two stories. So we decided on a podcast in order to share them with you. Here are the ones that got away.…
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Do you know what it means when an Owl lands on your bedpost? How about three knocks on your door, and when you open it, no one is there? Juliette and Nigel may have the answers for you in this episode. Listen carefully because the signs are all around us! We tell you how to interpret them and what to avoid in our own special style. You can also rea…
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In this Halloween episode Sarah and Shelby catch up a little on life and talk about the story of Flight 401 and the exorcism of Anneliese Michel.De către Shelby and Sarah
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S1 Ep87: A terrifying haunting in Great Yarmouth’s Glasshouse Row
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In this episode Stacia and Siofra have a second go at recording this episode about a terrifying haunted house in on one of Yarmouth's rows.De către Norfolk Folklore Society
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Juliette and Nigel have set a challenge. For those of you who had the unbridled joy of team meetings and training courses, do you remember the great icebreakers that were deployed at the beginning? A selection of "incredible" little games introduces attendees to each other and creates a happy atmosphere.😂😂 Well, we have set up our icebreaker! It's …
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S1 Ep86: The rising dead at Corpusty
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We are back! After a long break, which is explained in the episode, we discuss the tale of the rising dead in the village of Corpusty. Just a warning, this episode does get a little gory so you may not want to listen while you are eating...De către Norfolk Folklore Society
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After a little summer break, Nige and Juliette are podcasting once again. It's all gone, just a little bit fishy in this episode! Juliette loves mermaids. She wears a tiny silver one around her neck, has a house full of mermaid niknaks and believe it or not, she has a mermaid tail!! She wanted to talk about mermaids, so we decided to look into a fe…
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Hey ho off we go. Join Juliette and Nigel as they take you on a couple of spooky journeys. Ghost Hunts, or Pay For Scares, we may have been overly critical of these organised events in the past. So to set the record straight, we decided to partake in one ourselves. It just so happens we were also asked to help host one. So here is our take on organ…
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Interview with Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe
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Join Nigel and Juliette as they chat with someone who may be very familiar to a few of you Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe, a leading parapsychologist and hardcore sceptic, one of the original "Most Haunted" team and recently appearing as one of the experts in the award-winning Battersea Poltergeist podcast and Uncanny podcast on BBC sounds. Ciaran has been stu…
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Join Nigel and Juliette for a podcast full of emotion as they chat about what a massive part our pets can play in our lives and how sometimes they can come back when they are gone. Do you believe in animal ghosts? Do you think that somehow animals can see or sense things that are invisible to humans? Listen as they share stories about their own pet…
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An Interview With Evelyn Hollow
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We were just a little bit excited to get the chance to talk with the Scottish Parapsychologist, Evelyn Hollow and we were not disappointed. Join us as we chat with Evelyn about her life and work. We fell down quite a few rabbit holes in this chat, all of which led to some fantastic discussions about various topics including a really rather creepy t…
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