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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
See Francis Lockey's rare calotypes, 1849–1861 in Worlds Apart until Sat 26th. Fear not, you can also see them here... www.brlsi.org/collections/library/l… #BRLSI #Bath
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📖Keepsake Family History Workshop Turn memories into the beginnings of a digital life story 🗓️ Sat 26 Sept, 1:00–4:00pm 💷 FREE www.brlsi.org/whatson/keepsake-fami…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🏆🐦‍⬛ We have a winner! Congratulations to Tania Orgill, whose beautiful photo of a juvenile robin at Dundas in Monkton Combe has won our bird photography competition. A brilliant response from everyone who entered, thank you!
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Debbie Harry once said she wanted to play a real life mystic on screen. This Friday, we find out why… 🎟️Fri 18 Sept, 7.30pm visit www.brlsi.org/whatson #debbieharry #brlsi #bath #bathevents #blondie
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🧠 Why does Freud still matter in an age of brain scans and quick fixes? Join us Sat 12 September for "Why Freud Still Matters – The Talking Cure in the Digital Age" 📅 Sat 12 Sept 2:30–4:30pm youtu.be/MB7Ph3ENWVs?si=7PGVu12TRdp…
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Intro: Why Freud Still Matters – The Talking Cure in the Digital Age
Why Freud Still Matters – The Talking Cure in the Digital AgeBRLS...
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🌍 Nature Positive isn't just a buzzword - it's our future. Join us for a screening + live Q&A with Dr Marco Lambertini ahead of UNCBD COP17. 🎬 📅 Tue 1 Sept, 7:30pm @BRLSI #EcoShorts #NaturePositive #Sustainability www.brlsi.org/whatson/eco-shorts-at…
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Eco Shorts at BRLSI: Becoming Nature Positive – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
How do we build a sustainable future? If you're looking for something to inspire you this season 'Eco Talks at BRLSI ' delivers inspiring and thought provoking content on the issue of climate change and conservation. Beginning with 'Becoming Nature Positive', BRLSI will be delivering monthly talks and films exploring how to best futureproof the planet against rising global challenges and invites you to become part of a community who feel the same way that you do.
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Craving adventure? 🌍 BRLSI's new talk series 'Ready for Adventure?' has you covered. Hear bold, unfiltered tales from explorers who've spent a life chasing the horizon. Curated by Jacki Hill Murphy — the perfect antidote to winter wanderlust! www.brlsi.org/series/lets-...
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Let’s Go Adventure! – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Did you know BRLSI hosts a number of popular language classes? This September, get started with Beginners' Italian ! Starts Thu 17 Sept 1:45pm–3:15pm Led by experienced tutor Cinzia Azzali 📩 Email cinziaazzali@gmail.com
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📸 EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY: Talbot, Herschel & More 📸 Saturday 12 September, 9.45am–5.30pm BRLSI, Bath, or watch online 🌍 🥪 Lunch (plus coffee and closing drinks) included ☕🥂 www.brlsi.org/early-british-photogr… #PhotoHistory #HerschelSociety #BRLSI
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Early British Photography and its Contemporary Legacy – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
📸 🦉BRLSI's photo competition is open! Enter your bird shot for the chance to win a BRLSI goodie bag and talk tickets Email your photo to reception@brlsi.org +Celebrate Heritage Open Days with "Let Nature Work its Magic" www.brlsi.org/whatson/heritage-open…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
From the wheel to the monumental 🏺✨ Alma Boyes MA shares 40+ years of ceramics, sculpture, and scaling up work for icons like #Paolozzi. Fri 4 Sept · 7:30pm www.brlsi.org/whatson/enlarging-edu… #ceramics #sculpture #pottery #almaboyes #paolozzi
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🛠️FixFest is one to save the date for! ✨ BRLSI, #ShareandRepair & #DorothyHouse bring this FREE family festival celebrating repair, reuse and sustainable living. 📅 Sat 10 Oct 10am – 4pm Thanks to @bwce.bsky.social & #storesomer 🔗 Book your spot www.brlsi.org/whatson/fixfest
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
FixFest 2026! Join us with #ShareandRepair and #Dorothyhouse for a fun-filled day celebrating creativity, practical skills and sustainable living. -Sat 10 Oct 10am - 4pm www.brlsi.org/whatson/fixfest/?utm_…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
☕ Ahead of his BRLSI talk on Tue 1 Sept, philosopher Julian Baggini answers 5 questions on Taoism, Zen & why a cup of coffee holds as much wisdom as a mountain hike. Join us for the talk - & coffee! 👇 👉 Read the full interview: www.brlsi.org/tao-zen-and-a-cup-of-…
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Tao, Zen and a cup of humanity – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🌿 Still time for BRLSI members and their guests to grab a quiet desk this summer at BRLSI! ☕ Wi-Fi, tea & coffee, quiet first-floor rooms 🕐 Mon-Fri, 9-1 & 1-5 💷 £4/session 📞 Call 01225 312084 to check availability #brlsi #bath
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🌍Eco Shorts at BRLSI Thu 10 Sept, 7:30pm. Climate & conservation stories from around the world, including a film starring Michael Sheen. Introduced by James Godman of the Frome International Climate Film Festival @frome.climate.film.festival.25 www.brlsi.org/whatson/eco-shorts-at…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🎭✨Join author Thomas Messel as he uncovers the real story of the "Nightingale of Bath", drawn from archives and letters. 📅 Wed 2 Sept, 7:30–9pm 🎟️ www.brlsi.org/whatson/elizabeth-lin…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
📖 Genius or traitor? Can we separate the poet from the politics? Join Duncan McGibbon as he explores Ezra Pound, the man who reshaped modern poetry, then sided with Mussolini against the Allies. Does treachery erase artistic authority? www.brlsi.org/whatson/ezra-pound-is…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
🚪Join the BRLSI community😀 www.brlsi.org/become-a-member/?utm_…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🎻The plaque at Bath's 11 Royal Crescent simply says Elizabeth Linley eloped with Richard Brinsley Sheridan on 18 March 1772. But behind those words is a much darker story... 📅 Wed 2 Sept, 7:30pm 📍 BRLSI www.brlsi.org/whatson/eliz...
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Elizabeth Linley: the (troubled) Nightingale of Bath – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
The plaque at Bath’s 11 Royal Crescent blandly says that from this house, Elizabeth Linley eloped with Richard Brinsley Sheridan on 18 March 1772 - but behind those words lies a much darker story.  El...
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
For 14 years, sculptor and ceramicist Alma Boyes worked as an enlarger at the Morris Singer Foundry, turning original ideas into monumental bronzes for artists including Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. Join her for an inside look🏛️ 🎟️https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/enlarging-eduardo-paolozzi-other-projects/
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
☕ Tao, Zen & a Cup of Humanity with Julian Baggini Tue 1 Sept, 7:30pm, BRLSI ☕ #Baggini reimagines #Okakura's 1906 Book of Tea for the coffee age: #Coffeeism, a #philosophy of the here and now, no gods required. www.brlsi.org/whatson/tao-zen-a-cup…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🗳️ TONIGHT at BRLSI ! How did British & American ideas about democracy first diverge? Historian Joanna Innes traces the splitting of political paths... Tickets from £4, grab yours before doors open! 🔗 www.brlsi.org/whatson/how-... #DemocracyUnderThreat #Bath #History
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How British & American ideas about democracy first diverged – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
This talk will examine some of the ways in which British and American political paths diverged in the decades following American independence, with special reference to their development of differing ...
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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 04/07/2026
Is Democracy under threat? Interesting panel discussion @brlsi.bsky.social examining how to bring political debate and decision making closer to voters, limit the power of big money, confront the public with political trade-offs and detoxify political dialogue to avoid polarisation.
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Unsettled Mind🧠✨ This BRLSI series continues with psychoanalysts, neuroscientists, authors, and thinkers exploring grief, politics, sexuality, Freud, Lacan, and the modern mind. Next up...July 28 : Meghan Riordan Jarvis Grief in an Age of Loss Find the full programme: brlsi.org
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🍷 Did you know Somerset is home to one of the UK's only biodynamic vineyards? Join us at BRLSI to discover the story of Limeburn Hill Vineyard and how they grow and make wine in harmony with nature. 📅 Thurs 9 July www.brlsi.org/whatson/growing-biody…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🤔 What happens when a small group of British insiders end up influencing the course of global history? Join Antonia Senior for Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge Five & the Making of the Soviet Empire, exploring one of the most infamous spy rings in history.
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Neuroscience talk: can brain activity explain consciousness? Tue 7 July, 7:30–9:00 pm Professor Roger Orpwood explores the “Hard Problem of Consciousness” Centre for Pain Research, The University of Bath
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
World famous neuroscientist, psychoanalyst and best-selling author Professor Mark Solms will be at BRLSI 6:30 pm on Sat July 4 as part of BRLSI’s series The Unsettled Mind – Psychoanalysis in an Age of Anxiety. www.brlsi.org/whatson/the-only-cure…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🎙️ Is politics becoming theatre... or has it always been? Join theatre historian David Wiles for an exploration of democracy, performance, populism, and the art of winning an audience. 📅 Wednesday 1 July, 7.30pm www.brlsi.org/whatson/democracy-the…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Join Joey Salmon from Pesticide Action Network UK for a discussion of new findings from PAN's mobile app monitoring acute pesticide poisoning, and explore solutions to safeguard 📅 Thursday 2 July, 7.30–9.00pm @BRLSI www.brlsi.org/whatson/pesticides-th…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🧠In an age of anxiety, instant answers, AI therapy, and pharmaceutical quick fixes, what can psychoanalysis still teach us about grief, desire, truth, identity, and change? www.brlsi.org/the-unsettled-mind
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The Unsettled Mind: Psychoanalysis in an Age of Anxiety – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Co-editor of The Poems of Sylvia Plath (Faber, 2026) Amanda Golden joins Plath scholar, Nicola Presley in a conversation about Plath’s poetry on Monday. Followed by a live Q&A Mon 29 June at 7:30 pm @BRLSI 📷Smith College. Sylvia Plath sitting on stone wall with typewriter, 1956 September.
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
📷Lydia Fay and her school, Shanghai, 1859. Photo by William Nassau Jocelyn (1832-1892) Jocelyn travelled with Lord Elgin’s mission to China in 1858 during the Second Opium War. Part of Worlds Apart: Rare Early Photographs of China & Bath at BRLSI- Free exhibition Open Now- Sept. Mon-Sat 9am-4pm
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Pesticides: The Smallholder’s Hidden Burden Thu 2 July at 7:30 pm Joey Salmon, Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) will be at BRLSI to share findings and solutions surrounding pesticide poisoning www.brlsi.org/whatson/pesticides-th…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Anyone glued to the Makerfield by-election coverage today may be interested to know that #JohnCurtice appears at BRLSI on June 24th as part of our upcoming #DemocracyUnderThreat talks series. Online tickets still available. www.brlsi.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win represents remarkable personal success for him
Andy Burnham not only retained the share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024 but increased it.
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🌍@jeremyrlent @BRLSI & online 📅 Friday 26 June 7:30pm! www.brlsi.org/whatson/ecocivilizati… Join us with acclaimed author and thinker Jeremy Lent speaking about his latest book "Ecocivilization": Making a World that Works for All
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Lucy English @lucyenglish.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Founder of the Jhalak Prize, Sunny Singh, in Conversation with @lucyenglish.bsky.social Thurs 18 June 7pm @brlsi.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️
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Lucy English @lucyenglish.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thursday 18 7.00 pm @brlsi.bsky.social ♥️♥️👇👇Sunny Singh founder of the Jhalak Prize in conversation with @lucyenglish.bsky.social 👇👇👇
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🧊 What if glaciers were teeming with life? Dr Chris Williamson, Professor in Polar Microbiology @bristoluni.bsky.social uncovers the hidden world of microbes living in snow and ice. 📅 Thu 25 June ⏰ 7:30 PM – 9:00 Watch in person or online❄️ www.brlsi.org/whatson/the-secret-li…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Can Britain’s Two-Party System Survive? Wed 24 June at 7:30 pm John Curtice will analyse the reasons behind the changes in support of Conservative and Labour parties, and assess the prospects for the future of British politics. www.brlsi.org/whatson/can-britains-…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Daniel Jeffreys and Sayuri Higashi our new conveners for Psychology talks introduce an upcoming talk by Mark Solms -The Only Cure: Freud Revisited. Mark Solms will be at BRLSI on Saturday 4th July 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm #Freud #talkingtherapies #theonlycure #neuroscience #thetalkingcure
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🧠The Unsettled Mind: Psychoanalysis in An Age of Anxiety. A new BRLSI talks series explores how modern life is reshaping anxiety, grief, identity, sexuality, and the way we understand ourselves. Starts 4 July at BRLSI. Book at brlsi.org
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Join Amanda Golden and Nicola Presley for an evening exploring The Poems of Sylvia Plath (Faber, 2026) a new edition featuring previously unpublished juvenilia, and extensive notes. +Live audience Q&A🌟 🗓 Mon 29 June ⏰ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm 🎟 www.brlsi.org/whatson/the-poems-of-…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What does it mean when democratic societies begin to adopt the language, structures, and values of militarisation? Join Professor Paul Dixon for a discussion on The Militarisation of British Democracy www.brlsi.org/whatson/the-militaris…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🎭✨ A Queer Aesthetic? Oliver Messel & Bath Assembly Rooms ✨🎭 Join @nationaltrust curator Dr Emily Roy for an exploration of the life and work of Oliver Messel - one of the most influential figures in 20th-century British design. www.brlsi.org/whatson/oliver-messel…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🎵How did Thomas Moore use song to express Irish national identity? Join Dr Jane Moore on 13 June, at BRLSI as she examines the songs of Thomas Moore, with performances by Catherine Chapman and Charles Wiffin www.brlsi.org/whatson/thomas-moores…
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
📷The decayed remains of an oak tree struck by lightning, Ashwick, Wiltshire Waxed paper calotype, Lockey c1857 Part of Worlds Apart: Rare Early Photographs of China & Bath Free exh.ibition exploring the visual parallels between Bath and China in the nineteenth century. Now - Sept Mon-Sat 9am-4pm
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
✨What lessons have we learnt from the Renaissance and what can and should we continue to learn in today’s complex, technologically and geopolitically connected world. Join Andreas Wasmuht 🔗https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/the-relevance-of-the-renaissance-today/
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