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IreneR.Siegel,Ph.D.,LCSWwww.DrIreneSiegel.com
AwakeningSpiritualConsciousnessThroughtheHealingofTrauma
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TranspersonalModelofthePsyche
ThreeGreatRealms(levelsofconsciousness)Rowan,J.(2005):a.instrumental-definedbyplaceinouterworld
b.authentic-selfactualized,selfdefined
c.transpersonalself1(soul)-egodetachment,light
d.transpersonalself2(spirit)-notdefined,enlightened,mysticalunion
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• StatesofConsciousness-waking,dreaming(soulaccess),deepsleep(accesstotheformlessorcausalspirit)
• StructuresofConsciousness-levelsofconsciousnesssuchasmaterial,biological,highermental,spiritual.Stableholisticpatternsfoundinboththelevelofdevelopmentandthelineofdevelopment
• Bodies-energeticsupportofthebody(supportswakingmind),subtlebody(dreamingstate),causalbody(spirit)(Wilber,2000)
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SpiritualityandResonanceResonance
• Sufism
• IntegralYoga• Shamanism
• TheEmissariesofDivineLight
• EnergyHealing
Allisvibrationalandinterconnectedwithinanenergyfield
Itisthroughthepracticeofmindfulawarenessthatthisexpandedexperiencecanrevealitself
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HumanEnergyField
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• SpiritualWisdomTraditions– Traumaleadstoadissociationanddisconnectiontosoul.
– Lossofself.– Abandonmentofthesacred.
– InterventionInNon-ordinaryspaces-Enteringsacredspace,connectiontothesoul.
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MindfulAwareness
Theexperienceofbringingone’sawarenesswithin,toamoment-by-momentexperienceofbeingpresent
andnon-attachedtooutcome,inwhicheachthought,feeling,andexperienceisacceptedforwhatitis
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Attunement
Deepintuitiverecognitionoftheemotions,thoughts,andfeelingsofanotherperson,withouttheneedforwords.Otherpersonfeelsknown,seen,andunderstoodonmultiplelevels.
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Resonancemakestwoapartofonesystem,atleasttemporarily.Attuningtoourselveswithinmindfulstates,wehavetheobservingandexperiencingselfinresonance.Attuningtoothers,weopenourselvestotheprofound
adventureoflinkingtwoaspartofoneinteractivewhole.Thisjoiningisanintimatecommunionoftheessenceof
whoweareasindividualsyettrulyinterconnectedwithoneanother.Itishardtoputintowords,butresonancerevealsthedeeprealitythatwearepartofalargerwhole,thatweneed
oneanother,and,insomeways,thatwearecreatedbytheongoingdancewithin,between,andamongus.1
1Siegel,2010,p.56.
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InterpersonalNeurobiology
• Triception(TriangleofWell-being)isthewayweperceivetheflowofenergyandinformationinthetriangleofwell-being.Weperceivethisflowasitmovesthroughthenervoussystem(brainasmechanismofflow),asitismonitoredandmodified(mindasregulation),andasitiscommunicatedamongpeople(relationshipsassharing).Asthisisatriangleofnotjustenergyandinformationflow,butofwell-being,triceptionisthewayweperceiveourstatesofintegrationandthenmovethesystemfromchaosand/orrigiditytowardtheharmonyofintegrativeflow.Thistriangleisofanintegratedbrain,empathicrelationships,andacoherent,resilientmind.1
1Siegel,2010,p.122
Acknowledges braincoherenceandintegrationbetweenpeople1
Mind Brain
Relationships
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Science&Resonance
Biofieldextendsbeyondthebodyandintotheenvironment,transcendingtimeandspace,holding
memoryandinfluencingevolution1
1Laszlo,2009
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NeuroscienceofHeart/Brain
• Theethericandsubtlefieldsofthehumanbodyareanantennaforelectromagneticenergytransmittedthroughtheinteractionbetweentheendocrineandchakrasystems
• Theheartisthestrongestelectromagneticoscillatorofthehumanbody
• Thereisaradiationofenergytransmittedoutwardsfromtheheartantenna1
Coherenceleading togreaterintegrationofallsystems.2
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Incoherence(CorticalInhibition)
Source:HeartMath2012
EmotionsareReflectedinHeartRhythmPatterns(HRV)
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TranspersonalPioneers
• WilliamJames-firsttospeakofspiritualityinpsychotherapy
• CarlJung-Selfisego,shadow,personalandcollectiveunconscious
• RobertAssagioli-Firsttousethetermtranspersonal.Addedhigherconsciousnessorsuperconsciousnesstothefieldofthehumanpsycheleadingtothetranspersonalself.CreatedPsycho-Synthesis.
• StanislavGrof-ExperimentationwithalteredstatesfirstthroughpsychedelicsandthenHolotropicBreathWork.
• AbrahamMaslow-Selfactualizationhighonhierarchyofneeds.
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ExceptionalHumanExperiences(EHEs)
• RheaWhite(1990)-Definesarangeofspontaneousunusualexperience,oftenbeyondordinaryhumanconsciousness.
• 5MajorClasses:mystical/unitive,psychic,encounter,unusualdeath-related,andexceptionalnormalexperiences.
• Contextfortranspersonalpsychology.
• Krippner&Powers(1997);Braud&Anderson(1998);Palmer&Braud(2002)
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TranspersonalPsychology• Traditionalpsychologyisinterestedinacontinuumof
humanexperienceandbehaviorrangingfromseveredysfunction,mentalandemotionalillnessatoneend,towhatisgenerallyconsiderednormal,healthybehaviorattheotherendandvariousdegreesofnormalandmaladjustmentinbetween.
• TranspersonalPsychologyisafullspectrumpsychologythatencompassesallofthisandthengoesbeyonditbyaddingaseriousscholarlyinterestintheimmanentandtranscendentdimensionsofhumanexperience.
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TranspersonalDevelopmentalModel• Wilber’s(2000)transpersonaldevelopmentalmodel,
basedinthecommoncorephilosophyofgreatspiritualtraditions,reflectstheviewthat“realityiscomposedofvariouslevelsofexistence—levelsofbeingandknowing—rangingfrommattertobodytomindtosoultospirit”(p.5).Withinwhatistermed,theGreatNestofBeing,potentialityunfoldswithinthismorphogeneticfield,“nestedinahierarchyofholisticembrace”(Wilber,2000,p.7),whichallowsconsciousnesstoevolvefrombasicstructurestomoreorganizedlevelsofspiritualpsychology.
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TranspersonalDevelopmentalModel(cont’d)
• Systemswithinsystems,likewavesofenergy,influenceoneanotherwithinthespiral.Eachstageofconsciousnesshasitsownlevelofegofunctioning,interpersonalandsocialfunctioningandmoralsandperceptionsoftheworld.
• BottomUp(hierarchical)approachintegrateswithTopDownapproach(heterarchical).
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TranspersonalPsychologyResearch• Non-localhealing
• Researchvalidatesitsefficacy1
• Empathicandsympatheticresonance
• Deepembodiedresonancebetweentwopeople
• Bodymind’sexperienceofavibragonalmergingresonancewithinternalandexternalsources
• Siegel,I.R.(2013).Therapistasacontainerforspiritualresonanceandclienttransformationwithintranspersonalpsychotherapy:Anexploratoryheuristicstudy.JournalofTranspersonalPsychology,45(1),49-74.
1Achterbergetal,2005;Braud,2003
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Participants’UnderstandingofSpiritualResonance
AttunementtotheDivine isAlwaysPresent
VibrationalResonance
CentralCoreofa PhilosophyofWholeness
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3Themes
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Inter-DynamicClientTherapistExperience
Therapists’AttunementasaDoorwaytoSpiritualResonance
InternalFeedbackMechanismUsingSkillsofAlternativeKnowing
NonlinearProcessofAssessmentandHealing
InternalFocusofAttention
TransmissionofEnergy
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10Themes
TherapistAwarenessofInternalEmotions,SensationsandCognitions
DetachingfromEgo
Non-attachmenttoGoals,ExpectationsandOutcome
TransferenceandCountertransference
IntegrationoftheEgoicMindandExpandedConsciousnessasaToolforChange
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ClientTransformation
DevelopmentofSpiritualConsciousness
EmotionalandCognitiveHealing
PhysicalHealingandTransformation
ImprovedCopingSkills
BehavioralChanges
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VibrationalChanges
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TherapistTransformation
• Spiritualresonanceisamutualprocessoftransformation
• Astheclient’sinnerlightbrightenssodoesthatofthetherapist
• Therapistsfeeljoyandgratitudeforbeingavesselforthishigherrangeofconsciousness
• Therapists'spiritualdevelopmentcontinuestounfold
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• Avibrationalpatternaccessedbysoulawareness• Acentralcoreoflife,notjusthealing
• Vibrationalfabricfromwhichhealingandlifeemerge; isnotcomponent-based
• Perceivedasagifttothereceiver• Thepotentialforrealizationispresentinall
• Realizedthroughanexperienceofexpandedawareness
SpiritualResonance:TheEvolvedDefinition
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• Non-linearinnaturetranscendingtimeandspace
• Therapistandclientbecometransmittersofthisrangeofenergywithinthetherapysession
• Withinthevibrationalrangeofspiritualresonance,theclienthasthechoicetoresonatewiththatrangeoffrequency,dis-identifyingwithego,changingperception,andtransformingwithintheunifiedexperienceofcosmicwholeness
• Ultimately,transmissionofspiritualresonanceismulti-directionalbetweentherapist,client,aDivinecosmicsourceandEarth
SpiritualResonance:TheEvolvedDefinition(cont’d)
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TheTranspersonalTherapist
Consciousnessisboththeinstrumentandobjectofchange.Theworkaimsnotonlyatchangingbehavior
andthecontentsofconsciousness,butalsoatdevelopingawarenessofconsciousnessitselfasthe
contextofexperience.1
1Vaughan,1993,p.160
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TheTranspersonalTherapist
DoubleVision
Creatingabalanceofperceptionbetweenthefreedomoftranscendenttruthandthelimitations
oftheimmanenttruthofthehumandomain.1
1Welwood,2003
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InternalFeedbackMechanisms
• AlternativeWaysofKnowing:
– Auditory– Visual– Kinesthetic– Proprioceptive– DirectKnowingandIntuition– EmergenceofUnconsciousMaterial(Braud&Anderson,
2002)
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InternalFeedbackMechanisms(cont’d)
• Determineresonanceandflow
• Doublevisionbetweenexpandedandegoicawareness
• Thetherapistusesinternalcuestodetermineinterventionsverbally,nonverbally,andvibrationally
• Waitforvibrationalshiftbeforeengagingtheegoicmind
• Emersionintononlinearprocesswithoutexpectation;energyandinformationflow
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InternalFeedbackMechanisms(cont’d)
• Thisinternalstep-by-steptrackingoftheclient,asthetherapiststayspresent,helpstheclient“freeupthedriveforintegration”(Siegel,2010,p.149).
• Therapistandclientattunewithinspiritualresonance,processingfromhigherconsciousnessorsoul
• Clientlearnstoidentifyinternalalternativewaysofknowingasspiritualwisdomemergesandthecontextoftreatmentchanges
• Appliestoallphasesoftreatment.
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EyeMovementDesensitizationandReprocessing(EMDR)-8Phases
• EMDRisbasedinanadaptiveinformationprocessing(AIP)model(Shapiro,2018).EMDRtherapyconceptualizesunprocessedtraumaticmemoriesasstoredintheclient’smemorynetworks,containingrelatedemotions,thoughts,beliefs,andsensoryexperiences.
• TheEMDRtherapistreprocessesthetraumatoanadaptiveresolutionbypsychologicallyintegratingtheinformationthroughaneight-phaseprotocolincorporatingtheuseofbilateralstimulation(BLS)suchaseyemovements,tapping,ortones.
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TherapistsmayusethefollowingskillsofpreparationpriortothesessioninallphasesofEMDRprotocoltocreateanexperienceofmindfulawareness:
• Meditation• Imagery
• DeepBreathingandCentering• Attunementtowhatmaybedescribedasagreater
interconnectedcosmicwhole
Therapist’sPreparation
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• HistorytakingandthedevelopmentofthetreatmentplanisconsistentwithEMDRprotocol.Historyoftranspersonalorspiritualexperiencesarenoted.
• Client'sadaptiveaspectsareidentifiedandaffectregulationskillsareevaluated
• Thetherapistsetsasafespacewithinthetherapeuticcontainer
• Maintainsacenteredandcalmstateasanexperienceofbeingpresentisinternallyaccessedwithinthetherapist
Phase1:
ClientHistory
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• Thetherapistmaintainsanexperienceofmindfulnessandexpandedawarenesswhileengagingwiththeclient,astheclientmirrorstheprocess
• TheclientlistenstoaBio-LateralCDwithheadphones• Clientisinvitedtoclosehis/hereyesandtoenvisiona
safespacesittingquietly,developingselfsoothingandaffectregulationskillstofacilitatedualawarenessandmaintainstabilitybetweensessions
• Clientisvibrationallyinvitedtoresonatewiththetherapist
Phase2:
Preparation
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• Thesharedfieldbeginstovibrationallyflowmorefluidly-mirroring
• Usinginternalskillsoftracking,therapistisabletosensethesharedinterconnectedfieldandthevibrationalchangewithintheclient
• Positivetranspersonalresourceinstillationpromotingadaptivememorynetworksmaybeaccessedfromatranspersonalperspective-CognitivetoCosmicInterweaves
Phase2:
Preparation(cont’d)
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PositiveResourcingCognitivetoCosmicInterweave
• EgoStateWork
• Positive(Functional)Dissociation-Chaostoegore-structuringfromalevelofhigherintegration
• Healingthroughsymbols
• Healingthroughlight
• Boundaries-emotionalandenergetic
• TranspersonalMirroring
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PositiveResourcingCognitivetoCosmicInterweave(cont’d)
• Holdingafieldofcoherentenergyandinformagonflow.
• MeditagonandMindfulness
• SpiritualResonance
• IntegragonofHigherself
• TeachersandGuidesasInternalResources
• PowerAnimals
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• Clientidentifiesthememoryofgreateststress• ThenegativecognitionandSUD(subjectiveunitsof
disturbance)levelareidentified
• Bodymemoryisidentifiedandclientusesinnersensestoidentifysymptomaticarea,givingitavoiceoranimagetoexpressit’smessage
• ThepositivecognitionandVOC(validityofcognition)levelareidentified
• Thetherapistisawareoftheenergysharedandmaintainsafieldfilledwithpeaceandsafety,asclientisreadytoshareintheresonance
Phase3:
Assessment
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• Theclientisinvitedtoclosehis/hereyesduringprocessing
• Therapistmaintainsastateofinnercenterednessandconnection,detachedfromegoandexpectation
• Therapistusesintuitiveskillsofalternativewaysofknowingtointernallytracktheflowofthesharedfield
• Therapistmaysensetheclient'senergybecomingbrighterandmoreexpansive
• Thismaybecomeatangiblepulsationwithinthebody,orasensationofheartopeningandfillingwithcompassion
Phase4:
Desensitization
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• Theresonancebetweentherapistandclientbecomesapparent,sensedasacalmnessandaflowingenergyinthemutualfield.
• Cognitive(cosmic)interweavesmaybeusedtofacilitateprocessasneeded,andmaytakeontranspersonalelements.
• Aftertheshiftintoresonance,theclientisaskedtoshareemergingexperience
• Clientmayreportalevelofprocessingfromaperspectiveofinnerwisdom,expandedawareness,andexperiencesthatconnecthertoagreatercosmicwhole
• Client’sSUDlevelmayquicklyshiftdowntoazeroinitiatinganimmediatepositivecognition
Phase4:
Desensitization(cont’d)
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• Thetherapisttakesthenaturallyemergingpositivecognitionandreinforcesitintheevolvedtargetedmemory
• Witheyesopenorclosed,therapistandclientshareanexpandedfieldfilledwiththeflowofcompassionandwellbeing
• Theenergyfieldaswellastheclient'spositivebeliefbecomesmoreintegratedandstable
• TheVOCbecomesa7aroundthispositivecognition,oftenfromaperspectiveofexpandedawarenessasthesilentresonanceismaintained
Phase5:
Installation
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• Clientscanshis/herbodywitheyesopenorclosed,noticingchangingimagery,sensation,andbeliefthroughoutthebodyandtheenergyfield
• Clientlearnstouseinternaltrackingskillsandmayreportatinglingsensation,aflowofenergy,andacalmnessthroughout
• Therapistandclientmaymutuallyresonatewithinasharedexperienceofconnectingtoagreatercosmicwhole
Phase6:
BodyScan
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CellularMemoryandVibrationalPatterns• Givethecellsandvibrationalpatternsaconsciousness,color,orform.
• Accessinnerteacherstobepartofyourhealingteam.
• HealingAncestralWounds.• Changetheenergyfrequencyofthecell.
• Awakeninginnerwisdom.Clientbecomestheshaman.
• Changeyourdestiny.
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• Theclientisbroughtbackandgrounded• Clientsharesexperiences,innervisions,andsensations
indicatinglearningtousealternativewaysofknowingandperceiving
• Someclientstrytodescribetheexperienceofthesharedfield
• Theclientlearnstoselfsoothandregulatewhilechangingthecontextforthetrauma.Lifelessons,andsoul’spurposeandmissionareexploredasinnerwisdomemerges.
• Theclientisaskedtokeepajournalandisinformedthatprocessingmayoccurevenoutsideofthesession
• Theclientisremindedofsafespace
Phase7:
Closure
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• AIPthreeprongedprocess:Addresstherootsofthepasttrauma,makingsuretheSUDlevelisstillazeroandthattheVOCisa7;desensitizeanypresenttriggers;andreinforcefutureoutcomes-influencingtheenergyfieldthatsurroundsthecellsandemotionalexpression
• Clientsoftenreportthedevelopmentofalternatewaysofknowingandalargerspiritualcontextfortheirtrauma.
• Self-lovemaydevelopasbrainintegrationevolvestoahigherlevel,contributingtotheresolutionoftraumaaswellasphysicaldis-easeandsymptoms
Phase8:
Re-evaluation
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Strengthening/EnhancingtheBiofield
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TranspersonalProtocol• Allphasesoftherapyarereviewedfromatranspersonalperspective.Allowsforsoulessencetoemergeandinstallationaspositiveresourcethroughoutallstages.Evolvingnegativeandpositivebeliefs,emotions,andsensoryexperiencesaremonitoredaspersonality’sjourneyandsoul’sjourneyentwine.
• Non-linear,non-sequentialflowingtranspersonalprocessemergesasclientmirrorsinternalfocusandstatesofconsciousness.
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TranspersonalProtocol(con’t)
• Goalsshiftfromhealingsymptomstoreachingfullpotential.Positivecognitionexpandswithawareness.
• Transpersonalcognitivetocosmicinterweave.Innerwisdomemergestochangeperceptionofhistory.
• Functionaldissociationandegodetachmentasaroadtohealingtraumathroughhigherintegration.
• Processingofpersonal,collective,andarchetypalpatterns.
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Therapist’sSkills
EACHPHASEOFTHERAPEUTICPROTOCOLallowsfor:
• Therapisttoopentoanexpandedmindfulawarenesswhereentrainmentbetweentherapistandclientisinvited
• AlternativewaysofknowingasinternalfeedbackmechanismsareusedtotrackinformationandenergyflowwithinaTriangleofWellbeing,detachedfromexpectation
• Shareamutuallyresonantenergyfieldthatallowstheclienttodothesame
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Therapist’sSkills(cont’d)
• Thetherapistmaydeveloptheskillofmovingfluidlyfromegoictoexpandingawarenessthroughoutthesession.
• Thereferencepointbecomestheclient’sinnerwisdombasedonanexpandedawarenessofaninterconnectedcosmicwhole.
• Theconsciousnessofthetherapistisadeterminingfactorintheexpansionofthesharedfieldwithinanexperienceofexpandedawareness.
Bethetransformationaltoolofchange!
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