| 1st Lady Assistant to Sensei Henry Ellis
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| | exercise. It was amazing to see all these
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| Ellis Schools of Traditional AikidoI was
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| | black belts struggling. Later I had a
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| born in West London in 1963, my father
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| | little crowd around me wanting to inspect
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| was very involved in the martial arts and
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| | my wrists, I explained that this exercise
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| a dan grade in Karate he was also a
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| | is standard for both seniors and juniors
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| dealer in ancient Japanese arms and
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| | in our schools.I was now feeling a little
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| armour, although my father has an
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| | more confident when Sensei pointed out
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| antiques shop in London's Bond Street, my
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| | that there were six young dan grades who
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| home was more like a samurai warriors
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| | had arrived late and were respectfully
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| dressing room, with original suits of
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| | waiting for permission to come onto the
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| Japanese armour complete with very
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| | mat. Sensei asked me to show them what we
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| frighting face masks that would frighten
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| | had been teaching so far, they were all
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| the life out of my friends when ever they
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| | wearing black gi's and when I approached
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| came to visit, there were also very many
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| | and invited them on the mat, they scowled
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| valuable swords yari and naginata
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| | as if to say "hey, we have not traveled
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| spears.The MastersMy father would travel
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| | all the way from London to be taught by a
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| around the world searching for the best
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| | women" as I showed the first technique
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| quality weapons, what intrigued me the
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| | "nikkyo" a wrist locking action, the
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| most as a child was all these strange
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| | first guy tried to resist me, I applied
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| visitors that would come to my home, the
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| | the technique as shown to me so many
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| famous Otani family were regular visitors
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| | times by Sensei and almost put him
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| with Sensei Matsuro Otani 7th dan Judo
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| | through the mat. I thought he would be
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| the UK National Coach, Kenshiro Abbe
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| | upset with me, but as he got up he asked
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| Sensei, Tomio Otani Sensei the UK
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| | "How did you do that?". He then wanted me
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| National Coach for Kendo, his visitors
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| | to do the technique on all the others,
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| were like the who's who of martial arts,
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| | now I had their attention and they were a
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| as recently as two weeks ago I was
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| | great bunch of guy's. I really enjoyed
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| pleased to meet with Sensei Kazuo Chiba
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| | teaching them. At the end of the seminar,
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| 8th dan when he came to see my
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| | as we were leaving the hall to head for
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| father.Introduction to AikidoAs a child I
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| | the car park, these six guy's were
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| did a little Karate with my father but
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| | waiting in a line and bowed to me
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| nothing serious until 1992 when I went to
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| | simultaneously with a smile and said to
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| the local Aikido dojo in Bracknell,
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| | Sensei Ellis " You have a strong lady
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| Berkshire, UK. All those years with my
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| | assistant there ,sensei" Sensei replied "
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| father and his Japanese weapons must have
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| | That is why she is my assistant". That
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| had a latent but profound effect on me,
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| | was my first seminar and one that I will
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| as I watched Sensei Ellis teaching his
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| | never forget.I have been involved in many
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| Positive Style of Traditional Aikido I
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| | other seminars with my Sensei and they
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| knew there and then that this was the
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| | were always good, but I was never so
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| martial art for me.The Hard Training
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| | overawed as I was at my first one, or so
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| BeginsWhen I started Aikido I made a
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| | I thought. Then Sensei Ellis asked if I
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| point of training with the men and they
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| | would like to visit New Mexico in the USA
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| treated me as one of them. With regular
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| | for a seminar. The seminar was to be held
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| practice I progressed. I had now
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| | in Alamogordo NM, where Sensei's USA
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| developed the hard training bug and
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| | representative in the US lives and works
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| started courses in physical training and
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| | at the Space Museum. Sensei visits New
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| amateur weight lifting, after a few years
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| | Mexico every year and we have another
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| of hard work I became a fully qualified
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| | Ellis dan grade in Texas, Al Montemar. I
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| fitness instructor-personal trainer and
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| | had always wanted to visit the US and
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| amateur weight lifting coach, the high
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| | jumped at the opportunity. We made the
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| light of all this effort was when Sensei
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| | trip into a vacation for friends and
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| Ellis promoted me to assistant coach of
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| | family. We taught members of the USAF and
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| the Ellis Schools of Traditional Aikido
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| | German Air Force at Holloman AFB, which
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| (ESTA) two years later he promoted me to
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| | included a guided tour of the base and
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| first lady assistant to himself, there
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| | various fighter aircraft, including the
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| had never ever been a lady assistant in
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| | Stealth bomber. Sensei Rogers is an
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| all the long history of the ESTA, Sensei
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| | instructor who teaches students from the
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| put me on a three month trial and 8 year
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| | USAF, Highway Patrol, police and some
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| on I am still here.In 1994 I received my
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| | members of the United States
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| coaching certificate from the British
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| | Marshals.While in the US, I also visited
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| Aikido Board (BAB) which is the governing
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| | the Grand Canyon and Phoenix. I intend to
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| body for Aikido in the UK. Once I became
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| | move to Phoenix to live within the next
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| assistant to Sensei Ellis I became
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| | two to three years. Sensei Ellis has a
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| involved in assisting in teaching both
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| | book on aikido coming out next spring in
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| men and women and also helping with the
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| | the US titled "Positive Aikido" which I
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| children's classes.The First
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| | am pleased to be featured in, Sensei
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| SeminarSensei Ellis asked if I would like
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| | Rogers is a journalist by profession and
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| to take part in a very large and
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| | has worked on this book for the past two
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| important seminar in Liverpool in the
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| | years and it will be published in the US.
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| North of England, Sensei Ellis is not one
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| | There are several publishers interested
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| of those teachers who has a pet uke
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| | in the book so we are all very excited
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| follow him around to fly all over the mat
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| | about this latest project. I hope to be
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| at a touch or a glance, he prefers to try
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| | visiting the US again next year and I
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| to involve all the students who attend
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| | hope to be there for the launching of the
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| his seminars if possible, knowing this I
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| | book.For the martial artists out there I
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| felt very privileged but nervous when
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| | would like to add one more comment about
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| Sensei told me there would be about 700
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| | the proposed book. Where as most Aikido
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| students from various martial arts, I
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| | books spend a great deal of time
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| think the phrase "Being thrown in at the
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| | harmonizing with the planets and the
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| deep end" is applicable here.On arrival
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| | universe, there will be none of that in
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| at the venue I was amazed to see so many
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| | this book, Sensei always tells students
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| students from so many countries,
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| | to come out of the clouds and get back on
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| UK-France-Germany-Italy-India-Austria are
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| | the tatami because "This is where it all
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| just some that I can recall. Sensei Ellis
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| | happens" and he also often says "leave
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| was asked to take the first class of
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| | the dancing to Fred Astair" (who is Fred
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| approximately 50 dan grades from various
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| | Astair?).Anita Wilson
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| martial arts. Sensei had me demonstrate
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| | Assistant to Sensei Ellis
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| 100 press-ups on the backs of my wrists
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| with fingers pointing both inwards and
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| | Wilson has been involved in the martial
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| outwards. When I had finished and was in
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| | arts from childhood she is now a very
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| the raised position Sensei sat on my back
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| | highly qualified personal fitness
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| (he did not warn me of this) and carried
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| | training instructor, qualified BALA
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| on with his lecture. Sensei suggested
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| | weightlifting coach, Aikido assistant
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| that those who wanted to should try this
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| | coach.
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