City of Kenai
Kenai Senior Center
Kenai Senior Center
361 Senior Court
Kenai, Alaska 99611
Phone: 907
-283
-4156
Fax: 907
-283
-3200
E-mail: senior@kenai.city
https://www.facebook.com/kenaisenior/
PLEASE
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
Special Points of Interest
• Movie Night
• No Host Dinner—Two
Brothers—Cooper Landing
• Seward Trip - July 27
• Wae Friday– July 28
City of Kenai
Kenai Senior Center
361 Senior Ct.
Kenai, Alaska 99611
907-283-4156
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Meet Your Neighbor: Janice Thornton
By: Chuck Thornton
Allow me to introduce you to a very special lady. She
has lived at Vintage Pointe, in Kenai, for about six
years. Prior to that time her home was in Soldotna.
Before that…but that is just geography. There is much
more than simply geography that goes into the making
and significance of any individual.
Janice Thornton was born during the depression, the
youngest of three siblings. At age five, her father died,
so she was raised by her mother. She learned to play
both piano and organ. Such skill was not wasted,
because she served at either instrument during her
husband’s fifty-some years ministry as a pastor.
After becoming a Christian, Janice (now in her teen
years) began to give thought to that which many girls
devote hours…marriage. Where could she best find a
Christian husband? Umm! Ahh! I have it – where
better than a Christian college? So-o, she followed her
cousin to Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.
There she met this fellow from Missouri. And that
started it all. Suffice it to say that on Graduation Day
(four years later) she said “Yes” to the BIG question.
Center Funders & Supporters
City of Kenai
Alaska Commission on Aging
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Center Volunteers
Kenai Senior Connecon, Inc.
Private Donaons
City of Kenai
Kenai Senior Center
Kenai Senior Center
361 Senior Court
Kenai, Alaska 99611
Phone: 907-283-4156
Fax: 907-283-3200
E-mail: senior@kenai.city
https://www.facebook.com/kenaisenior/
PLEASE
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
Special Points of Interest
• Movie Night
• No Host Dinner—Two
Brothers—Cooper Landing
• Seward Trip - July 27
• Wae Friday– July 28
City of Kenai
Kenai Senior Center
361 Senior Ct.
Kenai, Alaska 99611
907-283-4156
Connued on Page 17
Meet Your Neighbor: Janice Thornton
By: Chuck Thornton
Allow me to introduce you to a very special lady. She
has lived at Vintage Pointe, in Kenai, for about six
years. Prior to that time her home was in Soldotna.
Before that…but that is just geography. There is much
more than simply geography that goes into the making
and significance of any individual.
Janice Thornton was born during the depression, the
youngest of three siblings. At age five, her father died,
so she was raised by her mother. She learned to play
both piano and organ. Such skill was not wasted,
because she served at either instrument during her
husband’s fifty-some years ministry as a pastor.
After becoming a Christian, Janice (now in her teen
years) began to give thought to that which many girls
devote hours…marriage. Where could she best find a
Christian husband? Umm! Ahh! I have it – where
better than a Christian college? So-o, she followed her
cousin to Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.
There she met this fellow from Missouri. And that
started it all. Suffice it to say that on Graduation Day
(four years later) she said “Yes” to the BIG question.
Center Funders & Supporters
City of Kenai
Alaska Commission on Aging
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Center Volunteers
Kenai Senior Connecon, Inc.
Private Donaons
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
3
9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Bells
Noon
—LUNCH
12:30p
-4:30p
—Bridge
2p—Ukelele Group
4
HAPPY FOURTH OF
JULY
-CENTER CLOSED
SEE YOU AT THE PIE
BOOTH!
5
9a-Noon
-Social Security
9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Noon/Bluegrass
Noon
—LUNCH
1p—Writers
’ Group
1p-3p—Quilting/Crafting
2-3:30p Stronger Together
Support Group
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10a—Tai Chi
Noon
—LUNCH
1p—Wii Bowling
1p—Dominos
1-3p—Hand & Foot
5p—Cribbage
6:30p
— Movie Night: I
Can Only Imagine
7
9a—Growing Strong
9a—10a Blood
Pressure Check
9:30a
—Garage Saling
9:30a
-12p—Quilting
10a—Growing Strong
11a-12p—Adult
Coloring
1p—Wii Bowling
1-4:30p
—Bridge
10
9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Bells
Noon
—LUNCH
12:30p
-4:30p
—Bridge
1p—Choir Practice
2p—Ukelele Group
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10a—Tai Chi
10a—TOPS
Noon
—LUNCH
12:30
-1p—Bingo
12:30
-4:30p Pinochle
1p—Wii Bowling
12
9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Noon/Bluegrass
Noon
— LUNCH
1p-Card making w/Kim
1p—Writers
’ Group
1p-3p—Quilting/Crafting
3p—Sing
-Spiration
2-3:30p Stronger Together
Support Group
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10a—Tai Chi
Noon
—LUNCH/Jim &
Elena Entertainment
1p—Wii Bowling
1p—Dominos
1-3p—Hand & Foot
5p—Cribbage
6:30p
—Bluegrass
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9a—Growing Strong
9a—10a Blood
Pressure Check
9:30a
-12p—Quilting
10a—Growing Strong
11a-12p—Adult
Coloring
11a—”Grow with Me
”
with Steve Latz
11:30a
—LUNCH/
1p—Wii Bowling
1-4:30p
—Bridge
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9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Bells
Noon
—LUNCH
12:30p
-4:30p
—Bridge
1p—Choir Practice
2p—Ukelele Group
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10a—Tai Chi
10a—TOPS
11:30a
-1p Independent
Living
Center
Noon
—LUNCH
12:30
-1p—Bingo
12:30
-4:30p Pinochle
1p—Wii Bowling
4p—No Host Dinner/
Two Brother
’s
Roadhouse
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9a-Noon
-Social Security
9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Noon/Bluegrass
Noon
—LUNCH/Birthday
1p—Writers
’ Group
1p-3p—Quilting/Crafting
2-3:30p Stronger Together
Support Group
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10a—Tai Chi
Noon
—LUNCH
1p—Wii Bowling
1p—Dominos
1-3p—Hand & Foot
5p—Cribbage
6:30p
—Bluegrass
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9a—Growing Strong
9a—10a Blood
Pressure Check
9:30a
-12p—Quilting
10a—Growing Strong
10a—Senior Conn.
11a-12p—Adult
Coloring
Noon
—LUNCH
1p—Wii Bowling
1-4:30p
—Bridge
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9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Bells
Noon
—LUNCH
12:30p
-4:30p
—Bridge
1p—Choir Practice
2:00p
—Ukelele Group
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10a—Tai Chi
10a—TOPS
Noon
—LUNCH
12:30
-1p—Bingo
12:30
-4:30p Pinochle
1p—Wii Bowling
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9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Noon/Bluegrass
Noon
—LUNCH
1p—Writers
’ Group
1p-3p—Quilting/Crafting
1:00p
—Glass bead
Suncatcher
2-3:30p Stronger Together
Support Group
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7:30
—9:00
p Seward Trip
10a—Tai Chi
Noon
—LUNCH
1p—Wii Bowling
1p—Dominos
1-3p—Hand & Foot
5p—Cribbage
6:30p
—Bluegrass
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8-10a Waffle Day
9a—Growing Strong
9a—10a Blood
Pressure Check
9:30a
-12p—Quilting/
10a—Growing Strong
10a—Senior Conn
11a-12p—Adult
Coloring
Noon
—LUNCH
1p—Wii Bowling
1-4:30p
—Bridge
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9a—Growing Strong
10a—Growing Strong
11a—Bells
Noon
—LUNCH
12:30p
-4:30p
—Bridge
1p—Choir Practice
2:00p
—Ukelele Group
Parade starts
at 11:00am
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NO-HOST DINNER
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Those leaving from the Senior Center parking
lot will head out at 4:00p. Or, meet your friends
at Two Brother’s Roadhouse in Cooper
Landing.
There will be limited transportation
available at a charge of $7.00, so RSVP early.
Sign up at the Reception Desk.
It is important to let us know if you will
be attending the No-Host Dinner but driving
separately. We let the restaurant know ahead
of time for seating capability and if there is a
change or cancellation, we can notify you.
Remember to let the receptionist know if you
plan to attend, whether you ride the Senior
Center van or have your own ride.
Thursday Evening
Movie
July 6, 2023
6:30 p.m.
Now showing: I Can Only Imagine
Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart
Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse
at the hands of his father, Arthur. When
Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds
redemption by embracing his faith and
rediscovering his love for his son. Years later,
Bart's troubled childhood and mended
relationship with his dad inspires him to
write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as
singer of the Christian band MercyMe.
Tuesday, July 4 HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY—CENTER CLOSED
Wednesday, July 5 Social Security
9a–Noon
Thursday, July 6 Movie Night: I Can Only Imagine 6:30 pm
Wednesday, July 12 Card Making with Kimberly 1:00 pm
Thursday, July 13 Council on Aging 3:00 pm
Tuesday, July 18 “No Host” Dinner /Two Brother’s Roadhouse 4:00 pm
Wednesday, July 19
Social Security 9a—Noon
Birthday Lunch 11:30 am
Sing-Spiration 3:00 pm
Friday, July 28 Waffle Friday
8-10 am
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Do you need a ride or know someone
who could use some meals? Maybe
you’d like to pick up a meal instead of
dining inside? We can help!
For Pick up Meals:
Call the front desk by 10:30AM*
(Monday through Friday)
For pick-up at 11:30 AM.
Meals must be picked up from the
front desk NOT from the kitchen.
For Transportation:
Call the front desk at least 24 hours in
advance to schedule a ride. Same day
transportation is not guaranteed.
*Eecve July 1, 2023 all pick-up meals must be ordered by 10:30am (no excepons) and must be picked
up from the front desk only. No meals will be released directly from the kitchen.
Just remember this includes “to go” orders as well. If you believe you want to purchase a meal “to go” in
addion to your dining room meal it must be ordered by 10:30am and picked up from the front desk.
Dining Room Meals (Congregate)
Monday-Friday 12pm-1pm
No reservations required (Except for
special events)
Use the contacts below for more
information.
HOME-DELIVERED MEALS:
Contact Red at (907)283-8212
FACILITY RENTAL: Contact Kayla at
(907)283-8214
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There are many exciting changes happening to the Kenai Senior Center’s
transportation program starting July 1, 2023!
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• July 1, transportation will be available Monday through Fridays, from
9:15am-4pm.
• The cost of transportation will increase as of July 1st to the following: for
round trip costs:
New Additions Thursdays in July:
• To Senior Center for a meal: $6:00 Donation
• Kenai: $6.00 Fee
• K-Beach Road: $6.00 Fee
• Soldotna: $15.00 Fee
• Each additional stop (limit of 2 ): $3.00 Fee
July 6 9:30am-11:30am Nikiski pool Lap swim (pool fee $2)
1-3:30pm Shopping at Fred Meyer/Walgreens($5.00 fee)
July 13 9:30am-11:30am Nikiski pool Lap swim (pool fee $2)
1-3:30pm Shopping at Fred Meyer/JoAnne's ($5.00 fee)
July 18 9:30am Aquafit class @ Nikiski Pool ($5.00 pool fee)
July 20 9:30am-11:30am Nikiski pool Lap swim (pool fee $2)
1-3:30pm Shopping at Fred Meyer/Walgreens($5.00 fee)
Have ideas for other places to shop? Contact Red Piersee @ (907) 283-8212
The Kenai Senior Center accepts Medicaid Waiver for transportation.
Transportation News!
Card Making with Kim
Wednesday, July 12 at 1:00pm
Senior Center Dining Room
Please sign up on the bulletin board.
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Stronger Together Support Group
Wednesdays 2 –3:30 pm
Are you a caregiver who
could use the support of
others on a more regular
basis? This may be for you!
CLUB
Short Story.
is taking a hiatus for the summer and
will resume in the fall.
Waffle Bar
Waffles will be offered
on the last Friday of
every month from 8-
10:00 am. Come in for coffee, juice,
and a hot waffle for just $3. You may
bring your own goodies to add to your
waffle. No need to sign up. Just show
up and enjoy this special treat.
ATTENTION all wannabe
Ukulele Players!
If anyone is interested in
playing or learning Ukulele
please join us every
Monday at 2:00pm in the
Computer lab.
Hope to see you there!
SCHOOL DAYS SCHOOL
DAYS DEAR OLD GOLDEN
RULE DAYS
August is the month when a new school
year starts. Do you remember the days
when most elementary teachers were
unmarried women? Do you remember
when chalkboards were blackboards
made of slate, and books, pencils, cray-
ons, and paper were all that was in the
classroom. We would like to make a
slide show of your school days' memo-
ries. Please look through your pictures
and bring any you would like to share by
August 1st. Ken will copy them and ar-
range our show. Your pictures will be re-
turned to you. Please do some looking
in your archives and help us share
School Days, School Days Dear Old
Golden Rule Days.
Glass Bead Suncatcher
Wednesday, July 26 at 1:00pm
Glass bead suncatchers
are so colorful and cheer-
ful! You can hang them in
the window and they
brighten up the room as the sun shines
through the colorful beauful beads or use
them as ornaments. The cost is $6.00 per
person and class is limited to 8 individuals.
Please sign up and pay at the recepon
desk.
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Exercise classes
are held from
9:00—10:45 am
every weekday
morning. The
Dining Room is
available during
this time for coffee and quiet
conversation. Please be mindful.
Friday, July 7
At 9:30am Garage Saling with
Kayla
We will be leaving the center with a van
at 9:30am to hit some yard sales, gar-
age sales, and maybe even moving
sales. Don’t forget to bring cash with
you. We will be back before noon so
you can have lunch at the center.
Please sign up at the receptionist desk.
What we’re all
wondering….
Q: Who wrote “chopsticks” and when?
A. Arthur de Lulli was originally listed as the
composer, but that turned out to be a
pseudonym for a 16-year-old girl named
Euphemia Allen. It was written 1877, the
same year Bell Telephone Company sold its
first telephone. And barbed wire prices
dropped from 18 to 8 cents a pound. And,
Thomas Edison yelled “Mary had a little
lamb” into a phonograph.
Volunteers
Needed!
Who has a green
thumb? We would love your help
with planting flowers around the
Senior Center and Vintage Pointe. If
you are interested please sign up at
the bulletin board.
This Fall, we will be hosting a
Volunteer Appreciation evening to
honor those who have volunteered
throughout this last Fiscal Year (July
1, 2022—June 30, 2023). We get
the list of volunteers from
MySeniorCenter and those who
have taken the time to sign in when
volunteering. If you volunteered
throughout this year and forgot to
register those hours, please let
Kayla know to ensure you get
counted!
Volunteers are
the ♥ of our
Center….
LIBRARY NEWS by Virginia Walters
We weeded some of the DVDs. Those we took were older than the year
2000. They were put on the free table with a pink
'squiggle' through the 'belongs to..' label. If you find one of
those please do not return it to the shelf.
It's officially summer! Someone please tell Mother
Nature.
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Day Trip to Seward
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Walkabout
Wednesdays
at 10:00 am
Do you enjoy walking but worry about
walking by yourself? Join us as we walk
the perimeter of the Senior Center and
Vintage Pointe Manor. We will meet in the
lobby of the Senior Center and you can
walk at your leisure. Get out those
walking shoes - Summer is here!
The cash box at the Reception
Desk has limited funds. The cash
available is for and from transpor-
tation, lunch purchases, and mak-
ing change for those purposes.
Unless purchasing a large amount
for transportation or lunch tickets,
We cannot break a bill over $20.
We appreciate your understanding.
The planned trip will include these options:
Transportation cost is $30.00.
Please pre-pay and sign up at the front desk by
Thursday, July 20.
This will be a long day. We will stop
somewhere in Seward to eat after our
excursions and then head on home.
Kenai Fjords Tours Cruise 5 hrs $125.00
AK Sealife Center &
Shopping
All $25
Stoney Creek Canopy Zip
Line
3 hrs $169.00
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Kenai Senior Connection, Inc. NEWS
by Velda Geller, Board President
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Genealogy Workshop
The group decided not to have
a meeting until August 25th.
Everyone will be busy visiting
with their family and friends in
July.
Thank you for understanding.
Calling all Dominos Players!
Interested in playing dominos?
Please join us every Thursday at
1:00pm in the card room. See you
there!
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Our Bizhub Copier was donated by
KENAI SENIOR CONNECTION, INC.
So,…. all copy/fax charges are given back to the
Connection to save for the next Bizhub purchase.
The Senior Center pays for the maintenance contract and paper for
the copier.
Charges for each use:
Black and White Copies .10 per side
Color Copies .25 per side
Faxing $1.00 per fax
“Grow with
Me” with
Steve Latz
How does your garden grow? Please
join us Friday July 14th at 11:00 am in
the card room to learn more about our
progress of growing flowers and
vegetables from seed. Plan to tour the
greenhouse onsite and check out the
plants that we started growing back in
early March. We will be sharing recipes
of our favorite way to preserve
cucumbers, zucchini, onions, tomatoes,
kohl rabi, and cabbage. Please bring
your favorite recipes as well.
2024 Kenai Peninsula Senior Games
Volunteer Board Members Needed
If you want to be part of the planning commit-
tee. Please sign up at the bulletin board.
For more information call or text Bonnie Cain
(907) 953-5950
Tuesday, July 18
11:30am—1 pm
Dining Room
A Representave from the Independent
Living Center will be on hand to answer
quesons and discuss what they can do for
you to help maintain living an independent
senior lifestyle.
Our $5-A-Month Club is a voluntary membership to the Kenai Senior
Center through the Kenai Senior Connection, Inc. and a valuable help!
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-We proudly post our $5 Club members in the Centerline!
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JULY $5 CLUB
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Computer Lab Open Times
The Senior Center computer lab is open
for your use on the following days/mes:
Monday—8-11 am & Aer 12:00 pm
Tuesday—Aer 11:30 am
*Thursday—All Day
*Friday—All Day
* There will be an occasional meeng in the Com-
puter Lab where it will not be available to the gen-
eral public.
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Exercise Class x 2?
The 10:00 am class on M,W, and F is
rapidly outgrowing the space, so you
now have the option to attend class at 9
and 10 am. Kudos to the early birds!
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FOURTH OF JULY
CENTER CLOSED
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JULY 2023 MENU
If you would like to order a meal for pick-up, please call 283-4156 by 10:30am for same-day pick up.
Heart Healthy
*Menu is subject to change*
*Soup and Salad when available*
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SOMETHING
By: Jerry Nassen
How old are you? I'm twenty-something!
I once was listening to a radio show (remember
radio?) where two young guys were providing the
morning banter. It seems one of them was about
to have a birthday, and he was lamenting "turning
thirty, which rhymes with dirty" so he decided if
there's a twenty-eight, and a twenty-nine, why
can't there be a twenty-ten?
That was one of those 'ah-ha' moments for me. I
don't remember just how old I was when I heard
this discourse, but it has stuck with me for many
years. So for quite a while now, I've been in my
twenties. As I've gotten older, the math
has become a little harder (let's see, first remem-
ber your actual age, take that
number, subtract twenty from it, then add that
number to twenty-no, not
actually ADD, just say twenty and that number-
confusing maybe, but good
exercise for our aging brains.
Which reminds me, I actually have a birthday
coming up in July, and I'll
be ... let's see, seventy-one, minus twenty, then
remember that number and
say ... got it: Twenty-fifty one!
(Meet your Neighbor continued from page 1)
How does one, whose wedding is a year away,
spend the intervening time? Why, teaching Pre-
first, First, and Second Grade Navajo children
in New Mexico, of course. There was just a
wee problem: Janice knew no Navajo, nor did
the children know any English. Our young lady,
however, did what any (well, almost any) nov-
ice teacher would do – improvise. Making use
of pictures, music, and other forms of commu-
nication, our teacher was able to effectively
lead her students in their growth as bi-lingual
children.
Wedding bells rang! The adventure of married
life began. As a pastor’s wife, she became ac-
customed to moving to churches that were
struggling. Rapid growth in size was not to be.
Rather, restoration to health was the objective.
Our “Lady of the Parsonage” quickly found
ways to connect with the church women, who
enjoyed her humor and love for ping pong. (In
one church, she was named “Ping Pong
Queen”.)
“Into each life some rain must fall” is an old
saw. Nor has Janice been exempt from that
rain. In December of 1981, just before Christ-
mas, Mary, her youngest daughter – aged 17,
and about to graduate from high school, was
killed in a car accident. While the deaths of her
father, mother, then of her brother were sad,
this one “capped” them all. This fact of life did
not, however, stunt her enjoyment of life or
people.
Even today, at age 92, she has an aptitude for
laughter. The sheer enjoyment of life, the de-
light in seeing people happy and smiling, all
serve to give her a lift in her spirit. While people
in general give her joy, she has a special thrill
when she is able to be present with her chil-
dren as well as their offspring.
I trust you now have a bit clearer sense of who
Janice is as well as what makes her happy.
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