Podcasts by Poetry File
Leading Irish poets read their own work. In association with Poetry Ireland, broadcast on Evelyn Grant's Weekend Drive, Saturday (4-7pm) and Sunday (4-6pm) on RTÉ Lyric FM.
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Choirs for Christmas 2023 from 2023-10-15T16:00
It's that time of year! Calling all choirs in Ireland...our annual competition has begun!
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Poetry File | Ciaran O’Driscoll -Fairies from 2022-04-22T06:56:38.963113
Ciaran O’Driscoll lives in Limerick. A member of Aosdána, he has published ten books of poetry, including Gog and Magog (1987), Moving On, Still There (2001),&...
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Poetry File | Moyra Donaldson from 2022-04-22T06:56:38.944263
Moyra Donaldson reads her poem Myth making.
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Poetry File - Caitriona O’Reilly - Fireweed and Mullein from 2022-04-22T06:56:38.934829
Caitriona O’Reilly reads her poem Fireweed and Mullein.
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Peter Fallon - A part of ourselves. from 2022-04-22T06:56:38.884561
Poet Peter Fallon reads his poem 'A part of ourselves'
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Poetry File - Ciaran O' Driscoll from 2022-04-16T12:00
Ciaran O' Driscoll reads his poem 'The wrong kind of dog'
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Poetry File - Colin Dardis from 2022-03-26T12:00
Colin Dardis reads his poem 'While You’re Free'.
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Poetry File - Sven Kertzschmar from 2022-03-19T12:00
Sven Kertzschmar reads his poem Spring Awakening.
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Poetry File | Ailbhe Ni Ghearbhuigh from 2022-03-12T12:00
In this weeks Poetry file Ailbhe Ni Ghearbhuigh reads her poem 'Fothragadh'/'Cleansing'
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Poetry File | Simon Costello from 2022-03-07T08:36:30.344860
Simon Costello reads Aftermath of a Landslide. Costello’s poetry has been published in The Irish Times, The North, Poetry Ireland Review, and many more. In 2019 he was one of The Irish Time’s New ...
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Poetry File | Elaine Feeney from 2022-03-07T08:36:30.342030
Elaine Feeney reads Horse Dealers. Elaine Feeney is an Irish people poet, novelist, and playwright. Her writing focuses on "the central themes of history, national identity and state institutions ...
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Poetry File | Jessamine O'Connor from 2022-03-07T08:36:30.293108
Jessamine O'Connor reads Too Little. Jessamine O’Connor lives on the Sligo Roscommon border and has published five chapbooks, her first collection “Silver Spoon” is with Salmon Poetry. She recentl...
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Poetry File | Angela Keogh from 2022-03-07T08:36:30.274806
Today Angela Keogh reads ‘An Irish Poem’, a winner at the Waterford Poetry Prize in 2018. Her first novel. 'The Winter Dress' was published in 2020 by the Harvest Press and two of her radio plays, ...
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Poetry File | Moya Cannon from 2022-03-07T08:36:30.267415
Moya Cannon reads At Three Castles Head We Catch our Breath. Moya Cannon was born in Co. Donegal and now lives in Dublin. Her work reflects a wide range of interests including music, history and ar...
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Poetry File | Noel Monaghan from 2022-03-07T08:36:30.264492
Noel Monaghan reads Where the Wind Sleeps. Noel Monahan has published eight collections of poetry. A stage adaptation of his long poem “Chalk Dust” was directed by Padraic McIntyre and performed at...
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Poetry File - Louise G Cole reading Walking the backroad after. from 2022-02-26T12:00
Louise G Cole reading Walking the backroad after.
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Richard Halperin reading Sunday visits. from 2022-02-19T12:00
Richard Halperin reading Sunday visits.
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Kerry Hardie | After my father died. from 2022-02-12T12:00
Kerry Hardie grew up in County Down. She now lives in County Kilkenny with her husband, the writer Seán Hardie. Her poems have won many prizes, including the Michael Hartnett Award for Poetry, the ...
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Poetry File | Nick Laird - The Cartoons from 2021-12-20T02:53:24.891477
Nick Laird's fiction & poetry have won awards including the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Ireland Chair of Poetry Award, the Betty Trask Prize, a Somerset Maugham award, and the Geoffrey F...
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Poetry File | Marian Kilcoyne from 2021-12-17T18:26:27.284714
Marian Kilcoyne reads her poem Sionnach Rua
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Poetry File | Paul McMahon from 2021-11-20T12:00
Today Paul McMahon reads his poem Milltown. From Belfast, Paul McMahon now lives in Cork. His poetry has appeared in The Poetry Review, The Irish Times, Poetry Ireland Review and elsewhere. Also a ...
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Poetry File | Paul Maddern from 2021-10-23T12:00
Paul Maddern reads Pilgrimage. Paul Maddern was born in Bermuda and has lived in Co Down since 2000. He has four publications with Templar Poetry and has won two Bermuda Government Literary Awards....
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Poetry File | Audrey Molloy from 2021-10-16T12:00
Audrey Molloy reads Naming the First Born. Audrey Molloy is an Irish poet based in Sydney. In 2019 she received the Hennessy Award for Emerging Poetry, the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award and the...
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Poetry File | Seán Hewitt from 2021-10-09T18:57:53.659208
Seán Hewitt reads his poem Sleepwalk
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Poetry File | Paul Mc Mahon from 2021-09-25T12:00
Paul Mc Mahon reads The Pups in the Boghole. From Belfast, Paul McMahon now lives in Cork. His poetry has appeared in The Poetry Review, The Irish Times, Poetry Ireland Review and elsewhere. Also a...
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Poetry File | Áine Uí Fhoghlú from 2021-09-18T12:00
Áine UíFhoghlúreads Ag scarúint in Aerfort Perth/ Parting at Perth Airport. Recently named as the Poet Laureate for Dungarvan,Áine’s published works include poetry, teen fiction and Scéalta agus S...
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Poetry File: Diarmuid Johnson from 2021-09-17T18:44:21.847270
Diarmuid Johnson reads his poem Crooked Road
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Poetry File | David Murphy from 2021-09-11T12:00
David Murphy reads his poem Willow Pattern. David Murphy lives in Lusk, Co Dublin and has had three novels and three short-story collections published in Ireland and abroad. His first non-fiction ...
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Poetry File | Dermot Bolger reads Fairground Ponies from 2021-08-29T12:00
In a special tribute to mark the 150th birthday of painter Jack B. Years, Dermot Bolger reads 'Fairground Ponies' inspired by Yeats' final sketch.
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Poetry File | Julie Morrissy from 2021-08-10T18:40:11.677819
Poet Julie Morrissy reads Ravensdale Part II
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Poetry File with Mark Ward from 2021-07-09T16:29:58.168041
Mark Ward reads his poem Withdrawn
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Poetry File | Justin Quinn from 2021-06-26T12:00
Justin Quinn reads Cappucino for Robert Cremins. Justin Quinn was born in Dublin in 1968 and has lived in the Czech Republic since 1993. He has published several collections of poetry, most recen...
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Poetry File | Nithy Kasa from 2021-06-19T12:00
Nithy Kasa reads her poem When the Time Comes. Nithy Kasa is a Dublin based poet from the DR Congo. She was a guest poet for Carlow University's MFA Residency 2019, shortlisted for Red Line Book F...
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Poetry File | William Wall from 2021-06-12T12:00
William Wall reads Receiver of Wreck. William Wall is the author of six novels, four collections of poetry and three volumes of stories. His forthcoming collection Smugglers In the Underground Hug...
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Poetry File | Anne Tannam from 2021-06-11T06:47:21.989797
This week, Anne Tannam reads her poem Turning 52
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Poetry File | Joseph Woods from 2021-06-11T06:47:21.989101
This week, Joseph Woods reads his poem Memory Swallows
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Poetry File | Nick Laird from 2021-05-29T12:00
Nick Laird reads his poem A Mixed Marriage. Nick Laird is the recipient of many prizes for his poetry and fiction, including the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. He is on faculty at New York Uni...
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Poetry File | Julie O'Callaghan from 2021-05-22T12:00
Julie O'Callaghan reads her poem Dictation. Born in Chicago in 1954, Julie has lived in Ireland since 1974. She has an extensive collection of published works and has received the Michael Hartnett...
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Poetry File| Philip Mc Donagh from 2021-05-15T12:00
Philip Mc Donagh reads his poem Antigone and Pangur. Philip is Adjunct Professor at Dublin City University and Director of the Centre for Religion, Human Values, and International Relations. He h...
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Poetry File with Tom French from 2021-05-15T04:42:17.951761
This week, Tom French reads his poem Hip
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Poetry File | Judith Mok from 2021-04-24T12:00
Judith Mok reads her poem In Siberia. Judith Mok was born in Bergen in the Netherlands. She has published three novels and four books of poetry as well as short stories. Her short stories have bee...
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Poetry File | Declan Collinge from 2021-04-17T12:00
Declan Collinge reads his poem Harvest. Bilingual Dublin poet, Dr Declan Collinge is a former teacher and lecturer with 8 collections of poetry published. He is also a short story writer and essa...
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Poetry File with Catherine Ann Cullen from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.936527
This week, Catherine Ann Cullen reads her poem Inheritence, written for her mother
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Poetry File with Adam Wyeth from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.909523
This week, Adam Wyeth reads his poem Dad
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Poetry File with Dermot Bolger from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.897038
This week, poet Dermot Bolger reads While We Sleep
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Poetry File with Grace Wells from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.894353
This week Grace Wells reads her poem All Year
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Poetry File with Colette Colfer from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.893733
This week, poet Colette Colfer reads Heart Outtro
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Poetry File with Tess Gallagher from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.885596
This week, Tess Gallagher reads her poem Cloud Path
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Poetry File with Maeve O'Sullivan from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.884951
This week, Maeve O'Sullivan reads her poem Fourteen Days
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Poetry File with Chris Murray from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.882331
This week, poet Chris Murray reads The Rosemary
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Poetry File with Doireann Ni Ghriofa from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.877729
This week, Doireann Ni Ghriofa reads her poem While Bleeding
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Poetry File with Tony Curtis from 2021-04-15T04:11:49.875363
This week, Tony Curtis reads his poem Kathleen
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Poetry File with Amanda Bell from 2021-04-07T07:12:02.333921
This week, Amanda Bell reads her poem The Sleepless
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Poetry File | Celia de Freine from 2021-03-13T12:00
In today's Poetry File Celia de Freine reads Mo Lorg?Carbóin : My Carbon Footprint. De Fréine writes in many genres in both Irish and English. She has published nine collections and has many receiv...
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Poetry File with Nell Regan from 2021-03-06T05:14:51.500297
This week, Nell Regan reads her poem Iowa City Sestina
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Poetry File | Damian Gorman from 2021-02-27T12:00
Damian Gorman reads his poem A Time Comes. Damian has been a writer for more than 35 years. His awards range from a Better Ireland Award to an MBE; a Golden Harp and a BAFTA. He was a resident art...
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Poetry File | Liz Quirke from 2021-02-20T12:00
Liz Quirke reads and discusses her poem entitled 'Women poets teach me how to be a woman'
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Poetry File | David Wheatley from 2021-02-13T12:00
David Wheatley reads and discusses his poem 'To Gavin Douglas, Translator, By the Don'
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Poetry File | Nidhi Zak/Aria Eip from 2020-12-19T12:00
Poet Nidhi Zak/Aria Eip reads Ode/to this day
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Poetry File | Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan from 2020-12-12T12:00
Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan reads her poem Stargazing with my Mother
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Poetry File | Eiléan Ní Chuileanáin from 2020-11-28T12:00
Poet Eiléan Ní Chuileanáin reads her poem Seaweed
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Poetry File | Polina Cosgrave from 2020-11-21T12:00
This week, Polina Cosgrave reads her poem And That One Time...
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Poetry File | Nidhi Zak/ Aria Eipe from 2020-11-14T12:00
Nidhi Zak/ Aria Eipe reads Innocent or you said you really needed coffee
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Poetry File with Joseph Woods from 2020-09-19T12:00
This week, Joseph Woods reads his poem Fiery-Necked Night Jar
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Poetry File with Anne Tannam from 2020-09-12T12:00
This week, poet Anne Tannam reads Friday Night in January
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Poetry File with John McKenna from 2020-08-29T12:00
This week, John McKenna reads In the Summer
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Poetry File with Julie Morrisy from 2020-08-22T12:00
This week, Julie Morrissy reads her poem Even Now
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Poetry File with Terry McDonagh from 2020-08-15T12:00
This week, poet Terry McDonagh reads A Gypsy Woman in Ireland
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Poetry File | John MacKenna from 2020-07-25T12:00
This week, John MacKenna reads his poem High Summer
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Poetry File with Vona Groarke from 2020-07-11T12:00
This week, Vona Groarke reads her poem On Seeing Charlotte Brontë’s Underwear with my Daughter in Haworth
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Poetry File with Stephen Sexton from 2020-06-27T14:00
This week Stephen Sexton reads Daydream of the Jacket
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Poetry File with Thomas McCarthy from 2020-06-13T14:00
This week, Thomas McCarthy reads his poem Last Flight
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Poetry File with Jane Clarke from 2020-05-30T14:00
This week, Jane Clarke reads her poem Cattle Stick
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Poetry File with Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill from 2020-05-16T14:00
This week, poet Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill reads An Crann
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Poetry File with Emma McKervey from 2020-02-29T13:00
This week, poet Emma McKervey reads Rathlin Island
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Poetry File with Rachel Coventry from 2020-02-22T13:00
This week, Rachel Coventry reads her poem Electrification
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Poetry File with Patrick Deeley from 2020-02-15T13:00
This week, Patrick Deeley reads his poem Boxes
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Poetry File with Paul Perry from 2020-01-25T13:00
This week, Paul Perry reads his poem My Father as a Child Walks a Donkey on Sandymount Strand
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Poetry File with Yvonne Cullen from 2020-01-11T13:00
This week, Yvonne Cullen reads her poem Magi
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Poetry File with Jane Robinson from 2019-11-16T13:00
This week, poet Jane Robinson reads At Sea
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Poetry File with James Lawless from 2019-10-26T14:00
This week James Lawless reads Bothar na dTaibhsi / Ghost Road
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Poetry File with Paul Durcan from 2019-10-19T14:00
This week, Paul Durcan reads his poem Lara Marlowe
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Poetry File with Karen J McDonnell from 2019-10-12T14:00
This week Karen J McDonnell reads her poem Astray
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Poetry File with Ciarán O'Rourke from 2019-09-21T14:00
This week, Ciarán O’Rourke reads his poem Béaloideas
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Poetry File with Michael Murphy from 2019-08-10T14:00
This week, Michael Murphy reads Bad Behaviour Can Get Elephants Killed
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Poetry File with John O'Donnell from 2019-07-20T14:00
This week, poet John O'Donnell reads Sunlight
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Poetry File with Maureen Boyle from 2019-07-13T14:00
This week, poet Maureen Boyle reads Incunabula
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Poetry File with Jim Maguire from 2019-06-29T14:00
This week, Jim Maguire reads his poem Mompou
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Poetry File with Maria McManus from 2019-06-22T14:00
This week, Maria McManus reads her poem The Anthem to the End of Wars
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Poetry File with Stephen James Smith from 2019-05-25T14:00
This week, Stephen James Smith reads his poem Hunter
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Poetry File with Nerys Williams from 2019-05-18T14:00
This week, Nerys Williams reads her poem Performance
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Poetry File with John F Deane from 2019-05-11T14:00
This week, poet John F Deane reads his poem On The Mountain High set on Achill Island
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Poetry File with David Butler from 2019-04-27T14:00
This week, poet David Butler reads Exodus from his collection All the Barbaric Glass
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