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Marie-Pier Rochon

@mprochon.bsky.social
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✨ Notion Ambassador 🧙🏻‍♀️ Systems Wizard 📕 Author for UX Writing Basics ✏️ Former copywriter 👩🏻 Mum to 3 kids & 3 chickens 🐓

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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The first tool I replaced when I started using @notion.com ? ⏰ My time tracker... I have had clients who wanted me to track time with Harvest, Assana, Toggl or Resuce Time. All while also being guilty of tracking my time on random post-it notes.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The secret to next-level productivity? Notion + these 9 databases. 🤯 Most people underestimate how much a simple system can transform their workflow. Which one would instantly change your game? #notion #systems
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Me when Notion drops a new feature: 🤯 This is it. My entire workflow is about to be unstoppable. My friend: Cool. Anyway… 😐 ps. If you're like me, my newsletter Spells for Systems is made for you. And it's free.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Notion users be like: 🔹 "Of course! It’s easy!" 🔹 "Yeah… totally… I think?" 🔹 "Wait, what???" 🔹 "Nope. Not doing this." Which one are you? Be honest! 😂 #notion #notionaustralia
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Whether you work from home for another business or your own, I've found this newsletter really interesting.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🌪️ Getting ready for a cyclone means rushing to get next week's newsletter all about @notion.com ready just in case I lose power for the rest of the weekend! ps. This is your sign to subscribe today and share this with a friend if you haven't done it yet. Subscribe here: spells.kit.com
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Anxiously waiting for Alfred to land in #Brisbane. So of course, I'm making a @notion.com template while everything we've done is fresh on my mind 🤣 Friends who've been in a cyclone or similar natural disaster, what's on your to-do list? Stocking up on hot cross buns was a mission of ours 😜
Screenshot of a Notion database with a list fo things to do to get ready ahead of a natural disaster. There's a property to say how far ahead these should be done, and the status of each task.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Last night's @notion.com meetup in Brisbane was so much fun I forgot to take photos 📸
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I just finished a new @notion.com template and I'm experimenting with posting the instructions/demo videos on YouTube. This is all part of my year's motto of doing things even when they're not perfect. There's no fancy editing happening here! You can see the demo right here 👇 youtu.be/gKe2o4fNXI0
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Demo Video: The Artist's Way Companion
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Did you know that a few minutes into using a new @notion.com template, you'll get a little pop-up asking you for reviews?
Screenshot of the pop-up asking to leave a star rating for a template newly added to your workspace.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Putting this out there for anyone who needs it right now: 👉 Tell me how I can help you There are a few things I can’t do, like: 🎨 Face painting tips and tricks (that’s my daughter’s expertise) Anything else, especially @notion.com stuff, just ask. I’d love to see if I can help. #notion
A white woman with brown hair is smiling at the camera, showing off her face painting. There's a rainbow flower at the top of her forehead, a rainbow on the side with some small green leaves and white dots and sparkles all over. The background is her messy kitchen tables with kids cups and bowl all over the place.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I've been busy with Brisbane's Notion Meetup, some research, and the usual craziness of life, but.... I just spent 3 hours with cool music on building a new Notion template and it feels so good to be making something (instead of just fixing things or replying to emails!)
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a man wearing sunglasses and headphones sits in front of a computer monitor
Alt: A boy wearing sunglasses and headphones sits in front of an old computer monitor and dances while typing.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The planning for Brisbane's first Notion meetup is coming together. I've got too many ideas. Instead of being overwhelmed, I took a minute to write them all down in my workspace. And I'm calm again. THIS ➡️ Getting things out of my head, is why @notion.com helps with my mental health so much.
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a woman in a blue sweater is making a funny face with the words so many things above her
Alt: A woman in a blue sweater is making a funny face with the words so many things above her.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Random #Notion trick I figured out today: When putting a recurring task in "on hold" status, you can choose to use a formula to edit the date, and leave that formula empty so t clears the date. The task still lives in the database but doesn't show in my calendar view.
View of my Notion page which shows a recurring task on hold with no date.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Hey hashtag #Brisbane folks, 🗓️ Everything has fallen into place and we now have a date, a topic and a venue for our first #Notion meetup! Topic: What's New With Notion? Date: March 3, 2025, 5:30 pm to 7 pm Place: Launch Event Space, The Precinct, Fortitude Valley Registration needed 👇
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This week's newsletter (Spells for System, a weekly digest of @notion.com content) is a bit later than usual not because something happened to make it so, but because there was sooooooo much content to go through. You'll need to set time aside to go through it all! #notion #newsletter
A photos of my point of view while I work at my desk. On the computer screen, there is the image of the start of this week's newsletter. On the white desk, there is a colourful notebook, a full coffee cup and a keyboard.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
If you find your Notion workspace feels like a big mess are you guilty of this 👇 Putting things in the wrong spot, "just for now"
Two brown eggs in an eyewear case on a desk. In the background there is a water bottle, a notebook, some sunglasses, a mini Lego figurine holding a surf board and two cute wombats.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I’m thinking about running a live workshop where I help you take your crazy to-do list, sort it into projects and tasks, and then show you how it can all get prioritised with Notion (à la Eseinhower matrix). #workshop #priorities #Notiontemplate
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there is so much to do and i have so little time to do it in
ALT: there is so much to do and i have so little time to do it in
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The return to school means my day looks a bit like this: 1) tackle a work task 2) sign-up big kid to gymnastics 3) another work thing 4) schedule make-up swim lessons 5) try to empty my work inbox 6) buy that things from the school list I totally forgot about and so on.. how's your day going?
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Ready for story time? Here it goes... In 2023, I decided to leave the world of #UXwriting behind to find a new challenge. While I loved being a UX writer, I realised I loved organising copy more than doing the research of writing it. And yeah, spending time in a spreadsheet was my happy place 🤪
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a man and a woman are looking at a piece of paper and the man is asking if it is a spreadsheet
Alt: David, from Schitts's Creek and his sister Alexis are looking at a piece of paper and David is asking if it is a spreadsheet with a confused look on his face.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Hey #Brisbane folks! I'm looking for a good place to host a @notion.com meetup (for fun, for free). I've lived here for 4 years, but only know good parks to makes my kids run wild while I have a chat with friends. I need something a bit more professional. Any ideas?
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Back to school (for my kids) means back to work (for me). But it still feels so much like the summer holidays, it's hard to make the switch. Any tips to get back into a work groove?
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a cartoon of a penguin in front of a computer with the words back to the grind
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Most mornings start like this. Coffee & morning pages ☕ #morningpages #theartistsway #morningroutine
A picture of what's on my desk. There's a notebook, dark with flowers on top, there's a full coffee cup. The cup is a small yellow Creuset cup on a coaster. And in the back is a pile of notebooks where the bottom book is The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Messy bun, glasses on, this is how I look most days! I had a lot of fun making my own @notion.com face. Have you tried it? ps. you can make yours here: faces.notion.com
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Notion Faces
New year, new you. Create a custom self-portrait in Notion, the workspace shaped by you.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Trying to get back into work mode when the kids still have 3 more weeks of summer holidays is such a strange mood. On the one hand, I have so much to do. On the other hand, do I really need to do it all?
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a cartoon chicken is giving a thumbs up and says we 've gotta do something netflix
ALT: a cartoon chicken is giving a thumbs up and says we 've gotta do something netflix
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
This is it. Last issue of Spells for Systems for the year. And as I thought, there are a lot of 2025 and yearly planning videos (some with templates, some with how tos). See all the latest #Notion news here: spells-for-systems.kit.com/posts/spells...
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🧙🏻‍♀️ Spells for Systems - Issue # 11
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
👩🏻‍💻 I've started writing the last issue of Spells for Systems for the year. And I'd love your help. I'm looking for recommendations of @notion.com related: 📽️ YouTube videos 🎙️ Podcast episodes 📝 Blog posts and articles 🗓️ Upcoming workshops & meetups There are two conditions (keep reading)👇
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
🥳 Today I sent out the 10th issue of Spells for Systems And the number of useful and interesting YouTube was getting so high I've had to change the format a bit. Let me know what you think about including more videos, but letting go of short summaries: spells-for-systems.kit.com/posts/spells...
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🧙🏻‍♀️ Spells for Systems - Issue # 10
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
This is it. The 10th issue of Spells for Systems. It's the only weekly digest of the latest Notion news. It took a lot of trial and error to find a type of newsletter that is worth time and effort, both mine and that of my readers. Read it here 👇 spells-for-systems.kit.com/posts/spells...
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🧙🏻‍♀️ Spells for Systems - Issue # 10
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
If this is you right now:
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a cartoon of spongebob using a vacuum cleaner and iron
Alt: A cartoon of Spongebob using a vacuum cleaner and iron, cleaning a rug and washing a window. He's got six arms to do it all. He looks very frazzled.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I wrote on my blog for the first time in aaaaaaagees. It's about using the principles behind the Eisenhower matrix to help you sort out your to-do list. And there's a Notion template too if doing this on your own feels like too much. You can read it here: www.mariepierrochon.com/blog/magic-p...
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Not sure what to work on next? This method can help
Learn how to create a simple databases with a magioc formula to help you proiritise all your to dos.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
While people are getting ready for Christmas parties, I'm just bracing myself for what one extra week of school will do to my kids. Anybody else in QLD have extra tired kiddos who are just not okay with 5 more days than usual?
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a cartoon character from the movie lilo and stitch says `` when you have to wake up for school `` .
Alt: A cartoon character from the movie lilo and stitch says "when you have to wake up for school". He rubs his hands in his face while shaking to say "no"
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
In 2024 alone, at least 63 @notion.com updates, big and small have been released 🤯 That's a lot to keep up with. How do I know this specific number? Because @matthiasfrank.de released a video which counts down all the little and big updates. And it's included in this week's newsletter.
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a man says it 's too much while standing in front of a window
ALT: a man says it 's too much while standing in front of a window
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Marie Poulin 🇨🇦 @mariepoulin.com · 02/12/2024
Hey Notion lovers, did you know there's a Notion advent calendar assembled by ambassadors, with a daily free Notion-y gift? #NotionAdventCalendar swiy.co/notion-ambas...
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Notion Ambassadors' Advent Calendar Event
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I'm hiding in a bedroom to get away from my lovely little monster and I can hear their feet coming towards my door. Where else could I hide? I tried the garage, my partner's office and even the playroom that they claim is "boring". They keep finding me. It's going to be a long summer...
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
This should be fun 🎁
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I'm sending thank you emails and Gmail keeps warning me. I understand this in the context of receiving emails, but since all emails I write are outside my own organisation (I'm a one person business), it seems over the top. Would any tech people know how to deactivate this? #techhelp
Screenshot or a Gmail warning telling me to be cautious about sending emails to people I don't know. It's bright yellow and quite annoying  because it shows up on every single email that I write.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Got new glasses to use when I'm on a computer 🤓 First thing I noticed is how much I had zoomed in to have a bigger font that's readable. And I don't even remember doing that! #thisiforty
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Hey @amyrogers.design ! What do you think of my new look? I absolutely adore the earrings you made me 🤩 A huge thank you from across the pond.
Selfie of a white woman with brown hair wearing green glasses and Notion earrings. In the back wall you can see parts of her kids drawings and art projects.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Tell me you have chickens without telling me you have chickens 🐔 #chickensky
A Venus fly trap in a small pink pot on a window sill. It's caught about five flies already. We call her Avicii.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I'm in the mood to build a DIY advent calendar for the kids this year 🎅🏻 It's full of activities we do most years and it helps me plan for all the tiny traditions we've accumulated over time. Would anybody else find this template useful? #christmasdiy
A screenshot of a Notion database with ideas for an Advent Calendar based on activities.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
It's a social media spring cleaning day for me 🧹 Inspired by the freedom I have to decide what I see on @bsky.app I'm cleaning up my other accounts. Otherwise, it feels like one giant ad feed.
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a girl wearing headphones is mopping the floor in a room with a chicken on the cabinet
Alt: A girl wearing headphones is mopping the floor in a living room with a dusting wand in her other hand. She's dancing. It's what it feels like for me as I clean up my social media feeds. Good music, little bit of dancing, lots of cleaning up.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Thanks to the new @notion.com Marketplace, I just found out that this little template I built earlier this year, promoted maybe once or twice and forgot about, gets close to 500 downloads each month 🤯 Maybe it's time I dig it back out and talk about it more? #morningpages
A screenshot of a Notion template called Morning Pages. It helps people get in the habit of writing daily and saving a photo a day to create a growing album of daily memories. In the image, you can see a button to add an entry and three sample entries in a gallery format.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
My partner was tired of all the poo on our balcony from our ladies visiting us in the mornings. So he put up a gate. No more visits from Janet while I drink my coffee 🤷🏻‍♀️ #chickensky
A brown haired white woman in a bright pink dressing gown patting a chicken while also holding a coffee cup. She's on her balcony enjoying the sunrise and chicken cackles.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This is what I was looking for a week ago (or so). Maybe you'll find this helpful.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
If you use Notion regularly to manage your projects, it's always good to know if new features have been released. Staying on top of Notion news shouldn't take up too much of your time. I'm sure you got into Notion because you wanted to save time, not spend more of it tweaking your workspace.
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window in an office .
Alt: Clip from the office when Kevin decides to use fewer words. He's a man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a window in an office where the words "Why Waste Time Say Lots Wortd When No Word Do Trick".
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Getting my weekly newsletter ready means diving into popular Reddit chats. It's one of the most interesting parts of writing Spells for Systems. I discover new perspectives and new ways of doing things with Notion.
A screenshot showing how I search for the most relevant posts written about Notion in the last week.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I did a @notion.com workshop today and I didn't use any slides 😳 It was so much smoother than the back-and-forth I used to do between Canva slides and showing my workspace. It was also much easier to improvise and answer questions by showing how to get to the solution without switching apps.
Selfie of me, a woman with brown hair and headphones on, in front of her desk and computer screen. She's showing a presentation she made using Notion pages only. And there's a cute coffee mug with a Notion sticker stuck to it.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Tell me you like to lift heavy things without telling me... I'm still working out the best way to record my workouts in Notion and haven't quite got it right. If anyone's got a good template, especially if it's kettlebells related, please let me know.
A photo of me, a white woman in her early forties, in my home garage gym. I'm wearing purple leggings that are covered in chalk and my hands are pale after a heavy workout. There are multiple kettlebells in the background.
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Marie-Pier Rochon @mprochon.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I've got some of @amyrogers.design beautiful earrings on the way. And this article from @anete-lusina.bsky.social explaining how she does it for fun, is very timely 🥰
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