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Manuel Almagro

@almagro.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in philosphy at the University of Valencia

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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Escribimos sobre la crisis de Ceuta: www.infolibre.es/opinion/plaz...
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Ceuta: una crisis, dos historias
Unir los puntos para alimentar el miedo a la inmigración
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Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📢 Great news from the VLC Philosophy Lab! The Book Symposium on Manuel Almagro's "The Rise of Polarization" is now available online in EuJAP, featuring contributions by Manuel Almagro, Aarón Álvarez, and Aida Roge. Congratulations to all! 👏 eujap.uniri.hr/volume-22-no... Please share! 🔁
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Volume 22, No. 1, 2026 Book symposium on Manuel Almagro’s The Rise of Polarization Affects, Politics, and Philosophy (Forthcoming) | European Journal of Analytic Philosophy
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Excited to see the book symposium on my book published in EuJAP! 📚 I’m deeply grateful to Michael Lynch, Patrizia Pedrini & Jacopo Marchetti, Jason Tosta, Aarón Álvarez & Aida Roige, and Neftalí Villanueva for their thoughtful and beautiful contributions. Check it out! 👇
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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New publication!✨ The Harms of Self-Help Discourse We argue that self-help (given its core principles) blames victims and causes epistemic and affective injustice w/ @sallylatham.bsky.social & @almagro.bsky.social 🔓 doi.org/10.1017/hyp....
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FiloLab @filolab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Nuevo artículo en The Conversation de Neftalí Villanueva, Andrea Rodríguez y José Luis Liñán: a veces, el silencio estratégico puede mejorar el debate público. Difusión del paper académico publicado en Topoi: doi.org/10.1007/s112... theconversation.com/un-silencio-...
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¿Un silencio vale más que mil palabras? A menudo mejoramos el debate público si callamos
Saber cuándo callarse no supone abandonar la deliberación pública. A menudo es la mejor forma de cuidarla y cuidarse.
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Cuando lees un texto y puedes sentir que quien lo escribe te está mirando de arriba abajo… 🤢
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Hasta el 27 de marzo está abierta la convocatoria para solicitar un contrato de técnico superior de investigación en Valencia, asociado al proyecto NANESI que co-dirijo con Neri Marsili. Más info: 👇 www.uv.es/uvweb/servei...
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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Why does everyday psychotherapy language feel both empowering and troubling? TLDR: Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts. A summary of our paper (w/ @almagro.bsky.social) in the great Imperfect Cognitions blog. 🙌
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I’m sharing an interview I recently did for the APA blog. @vlc-lab.bsky.social @filolab.bsky.social Check it out! blog.apaonline.org/2026/01/23/r...
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Recently Published Book Spotlight: The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy | Blog of the APA
Manuel Almagro is Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Valencia. He is the author of The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics and Philosophy, published with Routled...
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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Latest papers: Manuel Almagro & Carme Isern-Mas examine the tension of the increasing presence of mental health-related language in everyday conversations from a practice-focused approach to meaning doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
Two people talking
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The Blog of the APA has just published this piece I wrote a month ago about philosophy and polarization! blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/29/p...
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Philosophy as Resistance: Polarization, Narratives and the Evaluative | Blog of the APA
As a philosopher working on interdisciplinary issues such as the polarization of public opinion, I’m often asked two things: what role philosophy plays in relation to this topic and what can be done t...
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Our paper “De-idealizing hate speech: Hate narratives” is now out in Topoi! 📣 @vlc-lab.bsky.social @filolab.bsky.social Carmela and I argue that we must resist an idealized understanding of hate speech in order to reveal more nuanced forms of it Check it out!! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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De-idealizing Hate Speech: Hate Narratives - Topoi
Recent work has focused on the ordinary concept of hate speech. Yet, there remains little consensus on how to define it. Given this lack of agreement in the literature, a seemingly reasonable strategy...
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
New paper accepted in Topoi! Carmela Vieites and I argue that there's a risk in the literature of idealizing what hate speech is, and that such idealization must be resisted, especially for detection purposes. Check out the preprint here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) De-idealizing hate speech: Hate narratives
PDF | There is little consensus among scholars on how to define the ordinary concept of hate speech, but there is broad agreement that slurs constitute... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Antonio Gaitán @agaitan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Acabamos de sacar un libro blanco sobre desacuerdos en contextos digitales, uno de los resultados del proyecto #digi_morals financiado por #fundacionBBVA Resultado de la colaboración entre tres ámbitos: la filosofía, la comunicación y la ciencia política 👇👇🎉🎉📣 e-archivo.uc3m.es/entities/pub...
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Desacuerdos en contextos digitales : variedades, causas y posibles intervenciones
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SGIA Durham @sgiadurham.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Congratulations to Adam Lovett, an assistant professor in political theory at SGIA, for being shortlisted for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's book prize in interdisciplinary philosophy! @triphilosophy.bsky.social
Four people stand on a small stage holding awards in front of a banner that reads “Practical Philosophy. For Everyone.”A person stands on a stage holding an award in front of a banner that reads “Practical Philosophy.”
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Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🏛️The Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy 2025 award ceremony took place yesterday. 👏We are proud that Manuel Almagro, a member of the VLC Philosophy Lab, was a finalist with his book 'The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy'.
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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
New publication! ✨ Why does the growing everyday use of psychotherapy terms feel both empowering and troubling? Because two practices are at play: mental health-speak, which empowers, and therapy-speak, which distorts. w/ @almagro.bsky.social in @journalphp.bsky.social 🔓 tinyurl.com/24bhx4e9
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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Back to abusive partners demanding respect for their “boundaries” & abusive bosses recommending mindfulness. I talked with @seiaraimanova.bsky.social about my work w/ @almagro.bsky.social on therapy-speak on her amazing podcast Behind the Stigma🎙️ Check it out! www.buzzsprout.com/1402324/epis...
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The Dark Side of Therapy Speak - Behind the Stigma
In this episode of Behind the Stigma, Seiara speaks with Dr. Carme Isern-Mas about the rise of “therapy-speak”, the popular use of psychological language in everyday life. Together, they explore how t...
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Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Great news ‼️ 📘The book 'The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy' (Almagro, 2025) has been shortlisted for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. 👏Congrats, @almagro.bsky.social royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/shortli...
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Shortlist announced for the Nayef-Al Rodhan Book Prize 2025 - Royal Institute of Philosophy
The Royal Institute of Philosophy has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Learn more.
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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
"The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy" by @almagro.bsky.social (published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social) has been shortlisted for the Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary #Philosophy 2025. Learn more: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/shortli...
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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
New publication! ✨ Remember Jonah Hill asking Sarah Brady to stop modeling to respect his “boundaries”? Or an abusive boss recommending mindfulness after your complaints? @almagro.bsky.social and I are now ready to tell you when and why therapy-speak might be wrong. 🔓Link in reply
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Very happy to share that our paper “A Wittgensteinian take on moral vs. deep disagreements” has been accepted for publication in Synthese! @anefcor.bsky.social It will appear in the special issue “Wittgenstein and moral deep disagreements” Preprint: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) A Wittgensteinian take on moral vs. deep disagreements
PDF | The notion of deep disagreement was originally introduced by Fogelin to describe situations where disagreement about the truth-value of a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re...
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Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
✨ PhD position available ✨ @loehrgui.bsky.social and I will be running a research project on disruptive technologies from a niche construction perspective, and we're hiring a PhD candidate! Details 👇 Please circulate the add and tell your students about it 😊 workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/ph...
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Vacancy — PhD Position in Philosophy
Are you keen to contribute to a better understanding of the social, political and epistemic impact of disruptive technologies such as the Internet and AI? Join our interdisciplinary research project f...
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Michael Patrick Lynch @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
So excited to see Manuel Almagro Holgado's new book long-listed for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Congrats to Manuel and all the other long-listers! royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis...
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Longlist announced for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025 - Royal Institute of Philosophy
The Royal Institute of Philosophy unveils the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Learn more.
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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Today, we unveil the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Congratulations to all our longlisted authors. 📚🎉 royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis... #philosophy #bookprize #longlist
Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize 2025: Book Prize longlist announced. The Royal Institute of Philosophy. royalinstitutephilosophy.org
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Good news! My book has been selected for the longlist of the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy! royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis...
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Longlist announced for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025 - Royal Institute of Philosophy
The Royal Institute of Philosophy unveils the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Learn more.
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Just published a short piece on Imperfect Cognition (‪@philosophyblogs.bsky.social)‬ based on my new book The Rise of Polarization. Take a look 👇 imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
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The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
New paper accepted! 🎉 Worried about the overuse of terms like “gaslighting”, “boundaries”, or “trauma”? @almagro.bsky.social and I are too. In this paper, we explore the epistemic and ethical cocerns of therapy-speak and how it relates to epistemic and affective injustice. Preprint ⬇️
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FiloLab @filolab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
📣 Coloquio sobre comunicación pública 🗓️ 4 de julio | ⏰ 09:00–13:00 📍 Carmen de la Victoria (Granada) Periodistas, investigadoras y especialistas debatirán sobre los cruces entre ciencia, comunicación y política. Organizan: Elvira González Salmón y Sergio Guerra
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FiloLab @filolab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🌍 The final programme for the FiloLab 2025 International Summer School — Climate Change, Science Communication, and Public Opinion — is now available! 🗓️ June 30 – July 3 | 📍 Granada, Spain 📄 Download here: t.co/My3vZaxsFm
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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
@almagro.bsky.social and I have been working on therapy-speak lately (e.g., the everyday use of psychotherapy terms like OCD, trauma, boundaries...). Check out the video if you're curious. 📽️
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Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
🐸Christophe Heintz (Central European University): Diverse Pathways to Satisfying Informative Intentions #WorkshoponAnimalCommunication
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Happening today! Really great talks so far!!
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Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
🐸 We're excited to announce our upcoming workshop on Animal Communication 📅Save the date... see you in Valencia! 🔗: decrep.blogs.uv.es/workshop-ani...
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Michael Patrick Lynch @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Publication day! www.amazon.com/Truth-Politi...
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On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It
On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It [Lynch, Michael Patrick] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It
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Tim Crane @timcrane.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Brilliant piece by Dan Williams: What if the truth about AI is more boring than we'd like? open.substack.com/pub/conspicu...
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What if the truth about AI is more boring than we'd like?
On the excessively negative, alarmist, and catastrophising discourse surrounding AI and democracy.
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Just received the print copies of my book... Not bad!! 🫰🏽
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Javier Rodríguez Alcázar @javierralcazar.eurosky.social · 21/03/2025
No dejen de leer este excelente y revelador artículo de mis compañeros de @filolab.bsky.social, @anefcor.bsky.social y @almagro.bsky.social en ‪‪@ctxt.es‬ Va sobre #polarización y presunta irracionalidad.
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Neftalí Villanueva @anefcor.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
@almagro.bsky.social y yo escribimos en @ctxt.es sobre una de las premisas del argumento de J D Vance. Cómo pasar de la libertad de expresión a la defensa del poder irrestricto de la oligarquía
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CTXT.es @ctxt.es · 21/03/2025
FIRMAS|DEBATE 🗣️ ‼️ La polarización de la opinión pública es un fenómeno social y no individual y está fomentada por estrategias discursivas diseñadas para dividir a la población. 📝 Firman @anefcor.bsky.social y @almagro.bsky.social ctxt.es/es/20250301/...
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CTXT.es @ctxt.es · 21/03/2025
"La idea de que las personas polarizadas no han perdido la capacidad de pensar con normalidad es compatible con que la polarización está fomentada por estrategias discursivas diseñadas para dividir a la población". ✍️ Escriben Manuel Almagro y Neftalí Villanueva. ctxt.es/es/20250301/...
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“Irracional” no es una de nuestras palabras
La idea de que las personas polarizadas no han perdido la capacidad de pensar con normalidad es compatible con que la polarización está fomentada por estrategias discursivas diseñadas para dividir a l...
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XI SEFA 2025 @sefa2025.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Here we go! The Call for Papers for the XI Congress of the Spanish Society for Analytic Philosophy is now open! Check the details at sefaweb.es/sefa2025/. Deadline: April 15!
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XI Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Filosofía Analítica
XI Congress of the Spanish Society for Analytic Philosophy (SEFA). This event aims to bring together scholars working within the Analytic tradition of Philosophy. The 2025 edition will take place at t...
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Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
🎯Uriah Kriegel (Rice University): 'Conscious Intentionality: What Vision and Mood Teach Us'
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Michael Patrick Lynch @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Now available for pre-order worldwide: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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On Truth in Politics
The “philosopher of truth” (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value—and how it can be strengthened
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
It was fantastic writing a post for the amazing blog Open for Debate. Hope you enjoy It!
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Our paper “Against the Neutral View of Poisoning the Well” is now published in Argumentation! Full-text access to a view-only version here: rdcu.be/d2uwG
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Against the Neutral View of Poisoning the Well
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
Our first in-person workshop on “Varieties of Misinformation” is coming up. Check the program out and join us if you are around!
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Manuel Almagro @almagro.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
De camino a Valladolid para este fabuloso workshop sobre intencionalidad y para conocer por fin la famosa taberna Wittgenstein. Expectativas altas...
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