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Real Estate Magazine - Index ~ Issue Number Twenty One ~ July 2006
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"We hang the petty thieves
and appoint the great ones to public office."
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SECTION
ONE - EXOTIC REAL ESTATE
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| Buying
Real Estate in Portugal |
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By
John Clare
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Buying
Real Estate in Portugal - I
have just been approached by a friend of two people nearing retirement
age who bought a piece of land in the Algarve some time ago which already
had planning consent for the erection of what was intended to be their
retirement home. They are now ready to start work on the building, but
find they have no access. This is where I live, but it could be just about
anywhere. I have heard of similar problems in most countries in Europe,
and of course there are many such problems in Central America. What on
earth do you do when one of these problems hits you smack in the face?
Or, more to the point, what should you do to avoid getting hit in the face
in the first place?
| The
Risks of Buying Investment Property in Mexico |
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By
Deepak
Malhotra
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The
Risks of Buying Investment Property in Mexico - With
its stunning beauty, warm climate, friendly people, and low prices, it
is very tempting to buy real estate in Mexico. We know it is risky,
but it is hard to know exactly what the risks are and how to avoid them.
I have bought five condos now in Mexico and have learned something new
on each deal. Americans are accustomed to a high level of legal protection
for transfer of title but this does not exist to such an extent in Mexico.
| Real
Estate Business Opportunities in Chile |
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By
Gary and Bonnie Paulsson
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Real
Estate Business Opportunities in Chile - Now,
if you have an idea for a new business, there may be no better place than
Chile to try out this idea! Chile welcomes businesses of all types, labor
costs are minimal and in some cases, you just might get assistance FROM
the Chilean government if they feel your idea is worthwhile... No Al Capone-types,
please! Also, citizens from all around the world are welcome in Chile and
International Tourism is on the rise. Actually, the Chileans themselves
provide a very active tourist market within Chile.
| Real
Estate in Estonia |
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By
Rhiannon Williamson
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Real
Estate in Estonia - According
to Knight Frank’s latest ‘Global House Price Index’ Estonia once again
tops the list of worldwide property markets in terms of annualised growth;
the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn recorded growth of 17% in the first
quarter of 2006 on top of record annual growth last year of around 50%.
So what’s fuelling demand for property for sale in Estonia? What’s
sustaining the property price increases and is Estonia’s property market
booming healthily or about to explode and cause causalities?
| Poland
Points the Way |
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By
Neil Lewis
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Poland
Points the Way - or
where to look for turbo-charged capital growth in any property market.
Big
institutional investors are now targeting Polish residential property -
and we can learn lots from them about how to time our investments and how
we can apply this knowledge to ANY property market...
| Can
Freehold Property Registration Revive a Slowing Market? |
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AMEInfo
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Can
freehold property registration revive a slowing market? - Registration
of freehold property in Dubai has now started for all nationalities at
the Dubai Land Department in advance of an imminent decree formally identifying
all the zones in which foreigners can hold this title. But the value of
real estate deals involving GCC nationals fell by 11 per cent in the first
half, so will this be enough to boost a slowing market?
| Wind
In Your Sails: Converted Windmills |
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By
Nikki Sheehan
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Wind
In Your Sails: Converted Windmills - Whether
it's the romance, an ambition to grind your own flour, or just a desire
to stand out from the crowd, converted windmills can make very special
homes
| International
Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings |
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International Properties
With Color Photos
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International
Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings - See this month's featured real
estate listings - Real estate in New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Croatia,
Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, and from around the world. Each month we feature
new properties in our featured listings, colored photographs and access
to our entire database of properties from around the world. Find your dream
property and plan your escape.
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INTERNATIONAL
REPORTS ON OVERSEAS RELOCATION
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| Uruguay
for Retiring, Investing, or Just Good Living by Lee Harrison - Uruguay
for Retiring, Investing, or Just Good Living by Lee Harrison - If you've
never considered Uruguay as a place to live, or even to visit you’re
going to be completely surprised by all it has to offer - The
country is diverse. Montevideo is a old-world European style city with
fine restaurants, colorful markets, sycamore-lined streets and a cultural
scene second to none. Here you’ll encounter an honest, European culture
that’s representative of what you’ll see throughout the country. In Colonia,
you’ll find that the original Portuguese settlement has been restored,
and its residents have made it one of the finest examples of old colonial
architecture in South America. With it’s year ‘round tourist trade, Colonia
is a great place to invest in a colonial restoration or a rental property. |
| Living & Investing In Panama
- Find
Out About Living & Investing In Panama - As things continue
to deteriorate inside the United States intelligent people are looking
offshore for a stable relocation safe-haven - Panama has it all - Panama
is affordable - Panama is modern - Panama is two and one-half hours by
air from Florida - Panama is stable - Panama has great real estate - Panama
uses the US Dollar - Panama has almost no crime - Panama has a good climate
- Panama is enviromentally pristine - North Americans, Canadians &
Europeans are welcome in Panama - Find Out About Living & Investing
In Panama - |
| Everything You Need to Know About
Immigrating to Australia - Everything
You Need to Know About Immigrating to Australia - “Thinking
about working in or immigrating permanently to Australia … and frustrated
with trying to get answers from government sources? Don’t spend a single
cent – or waste a minute more – on your visa application until you read
about this report - |
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the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way
to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until
it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country
where everyone lives in fear.
-- Harry S. Truman
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SECTION
TWO - FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
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| How
to Be You Certain You Wont Lose Out on Your Currency Exchange |
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By
David Johnson
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How
to Be You Certain You Wont Lose Out on Your Currency Exchange - One
thing that has the potential to be hellishly uncertain is the conversion
of your existing funds into a new currency to fund your new adventure.
The very second you decide to migrate, the value of your funds starts to
rise and fall with the exchange rate between your existing currency and
that of the country to which you are moving.
| Some
Thoughts on Gold’s Steep Correction |
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By
Doug Casey
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Some
Thoughts on Gold’s Steep Correction -
Not
surprisingly, gold’s steep correction has generated some concern for resource
stock investors. So let’s take a look at the gold market. |
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SECTION
THREE - JOBS OVERSEAS / INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT
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Work in India |
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By
Siddharth
Srivastava
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IT
Work in India - Faced with the prospect
of job cuts due to work being outsourced to low-cost economies, skilled
foreign workers from the U.S. and U.K. have been doing the next best thing—finding
employment in India. If you can’t beat them join them. The
number of foreigners working in India in the software and outsourcing in-dustries
is mounting at a rapid pace, surpassing 50,000 at the last count by registrar’s
office in New Delhi.
| From
Retired English Teacher to Travel Writer |
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An Interview
with Steve Weisman
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From
Retired English Teacher to Travel Writer - Like
many of our readers, former high school English teacher and coach Steve
Weisman launched his freelance writing career so that he would have something
to keep him occupied (and paid) when he retired. Now, two years since that
retirement, he’s downright busy as outdoor editor for three newspapers
in northwest Iowa, field editor for Midwest Outdoors, and publicity director
for the Grand National Walleye Cup, a seven-region walleye fishing circuit.
| Making
Money Overseas - Writing eBooks For EscapeArtist.com |
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By
EscapeArtist.com
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Making
Money Overseas - Writing eBooks and Reports For EscapeArtist.com
- Yes, you can make money writing eBooks and reports for us, good money.
In fact you can make enough money to live on overseas. We
are now seeking eBook reports on almost any subject; not just on expatriate
issues. We have had so much success with our eBooks that we have decided
to expand our library to include more subjects - - subjects that are important
even if they are not directly related to expatriate issues. By
EscapeArtist.com
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INTERNATIONAL
REPORTS ON OVERSEAS MONEY MAKERS
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| Get a Job on a Luxury Cruise
Ship - Quickly & Easily! -Get
a Cruise Ship Job! - Click Here "Discover
how you can Travel to the World's Most Exotic Places...having the Best
Time of Your Life...and Get Paid for it!" - “Now is the best time in history
to get a job on a cruise ship” - Get Paid to Travel the World Having the
Best Time of Your Life! - “It’s almost the perfect job!” - |
| Careers In Yachting - A Unique
Lifestyle Career - A Special Report - How
To Get A Yachting Job - Where
to go to look for a yachting job. • Who to talk to get it. • Where to stay
while searching for employment. • How to make ends meet until you find
a job. • About and how to deal with crew agencies. • Extremely effective
means of obtaining employment outside of agencies. • The ins and outs of
interviewing. • The pros and cons of working on a charter yacht versus
a private yacht. • Crewing as a couple. • Vital tips that will put you
ahead of the pack. • Crucial mistakes not to make and much, much more. |
| The Portable Professional - Earn
A Living Worldwide - The
Portable Professional - Earn A Living Worldwide - It is now possible
to make a living from anywhere you can log on. The technology is
there and the opportunities are there. Mark McMahon has written an
eye-opening report on how to make a living worldwide. Earn US Dollars
and/or EUROS from wherever you are on the planet. The options are
limitless and the time is now. Learn more about how to break free
- learn how you can live your life like it belongs to you - Live Where
You Want To Live! ~ Live How You Want To Live! ~ And Make Money Doing It!
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SECTION
FOUR - ASSET PROTECTION / PRIVACY
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Jurisdictions without Tax Information Exchange Agreements |
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By Mark Nestmann,
LL.M.
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Offshore
Jurisdictions without Tax Information Exchange Agreements - If
you read the press releases from the offshore jurisdictions that signed
TIEAs, you’ll come away believing that they may be invoked only in the
event of probable cause of tax fraud by a particular taxpayer. But that’s
not what most of the treaties actually say. Instead, most TIEAs state that
any information “foreseeably relevant or material to United States federal
tax administration and enforcement with respect to the person identified”
for investigation must be turned over to the IRS.
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 Obtaining
Residency And A Second Passport From The Dominican Republic - Obtaining
Residency And A Second Passport From The Dominican Republic -
John
Schroder has written numerous articles for EscapeArtist.com - He has devised
a unique residency / passport program that is quick and effective. While
not given mention by the so-called 'instant passport' websites, John's
program results in residency in less time than any program we know about.
In addition, with John's program one ends up with a legitimate passport,
unlike the sort of document that the 'instant passport' scam artists proffer.
Take the time to contact John and find out what he can provide in terms
of residency. The feedback that we get from John's clients demonstrates
that John has the speed record for providing offshore residency.
Getting a passport after residency involves method. John knows the
method. If you want residency and a passport in hurry, go see John
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INTERNATIONAL
REPORTS ON OFFSHORE INVESTING
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| How To Get A Second Passport
- Now
you can get a second passport - click here for details - This
is the only book that will get you a second passport; without the hype,
the rip off, the B.S. and the run-around common to most books on this subject.
This book will also show you how to get residency, work permits, retirement
residency, and student visas in every region of the world. Twenty seven
nations covered - 241 pages of rock solid facts. |
| Retirement
Planning for Offshore Living -
The advantages of outsourcing your retirement have never been better! Why
not start a second "dream" career, or retire in a low cost, tropical country?
Spend less than 25% of your present monthly budget while maintaining or
even enhancing your lifestyle. Say "goodbye" to your financial planner
and her "advice" that you must accumulate at least $1,000,000 or more in
liquid assets before you retire or leave your "day job". "Retirement Planning
for Offshore Living" will become your personal coach and roadmap to "offshore
living". Use the standards provided to identify, compare and analyze your
optimal country and retirement or second career haven. |
| Privacy - Your most important
possession - They've Declared War on Your Wealth & Your Privacy
..and You Could be the Next Innocent Victim! - The
Privacy Report - Regain Lost Privacy With The Lifeboat Strategy - Mark
Nestmann was one of the people whose work I consulted when writing the
book version of Escape From America. The ongoing erosion of privacy in
the United States is the most important issue facing Americans today.
Without privacy, we have nothing, or less than nothing. Privacy is a human
imperative because privacy of self is an important biological necessity
of a sane and stable sense of self. It is a scientific fact that a rational
person cannot have their autonomous sense of self (their sense of privacy
of self,) compromised and still function as a healthy individual.
Thinking and creativity require the capacity to make independent judgments,
an invasion of our privacy such as that going on in America today violates
that capacity. It is more than important to reclaim our privacy, it is
a biological necessity. Those who want to know about privacy and how to
regain it turn to Mark Nestmann; he is the authority on issues of privacy,
and he has a wide range of solutions to our loss of privacy problems. |
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SECTION
FIVE - UNIQUE TRAVEL - EXPATRIATE TRAVEL
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Adventures in Qatar |
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By
Robert Davis
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Desert
Adventures in Qatar - It
sounded like an easy trip, a drive into the desert sponsored by Gulf Adventure
Tours. But surprise is one of the thrills of desert travel. Of course,
I should have suspected something when my tour guide, Hassan, took control.
He was more than just confident. “He is one of our most popular
drivers,” the tour operator said. The other operators grinned at each other
and gave me a sympathetic look.
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Jungle
Mom - The True Story of an Expat Mom. When the author of these
chronicles, Michele Kohan, moved to Costa Rica she regained the creativity
of her youth. She began to write, day and night from the perspective
of a single mom, an unseasoned traveler, living in a foreign country with
two small children. She wrote about the challenges they faced, the people
they met and the amazing transformation that took place in our lives.
Click Here to read an introduction and excerpts |
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goodness of God that in our country we have these three unspeakably precious
things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence to practice
neither.
--Mark
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SECTION
SIX - CONFERENCES - CLASSIFIEDS - EBOOKS - ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE
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Writing and Photography Workshops - August 24-27, 2006 San Francisco,
CA |
The
Ultimate Travel Writer's and Photographer's Workshop - San Francisco -
August 24-27, 2006
Hosted in enticing destinations
the world over, you gain an entire course worth of knowledge in just four
days. Devoted to either travel writing or travel photography (and, occasionally,
to both) these programs always provide fast-paced, concentrated learning
from expert instructors ready to share their hard-won secrets. You'll come
away with publishable articles and/or photos in hand, learn the insider's
tricks for turning your observations and snapshots into cash, landing travel
perks, and enjoying the freedom, independence, and travel that freelancing
delivers... Note:
If the workshop date posted above has passed - click here for next workshop
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to popular demand the listings in our Classified Advertisements Section
continues to grow and provide readers with the best way to advertise on
the Internet at the most reasonable prices. Escape From America Magazine
created a low cost way for EscapeArtist's to advertise, and for other EscapeArtist's
to make contact with their services, products, ideas, real estate and escape
routes. For those of us who've spent hours of discovery peering through
the classified sections of magazines like Mechanics Illustrated and Popular
Science, a classified section is like looking through a collectable store
for those surprises that make the hunt a pleasure as great as the discovery
| Place
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individuals twice a month at almost no cost. In addition, we're interested
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We have
added three new eBooks to our website: Jungle
Mom - The
True Story of an Expat Mom, The Bali Trilogy - Everything you ever
wanted to know about Bali but were too afraid to ask and Offshore Telecommuting
- Break free and Live
| Jungle Mom - The True Story of
an Expat Mom - Jungle
Mom - The True Story of an Expat Mom - An average mom breaks out
of the confines of an eight-to-five government job and follows her lifelong
dream to a tropical paradise. A quick sale of the family home and Michele
is on her way to the Caribbean coastal town of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
with her two young children in tow. As events unfold, the author not only
finds her much sought after adventure, but begins to uncover the true meaning
of life and living in a place some call Paradise. The daily writings of
this talented lady will lead you down dusty roads, take you swinging out
over cascading waterfalls, and touch your heart with an intuition and insight
that every mother will embrace. |
The Bali Trilogy - The
Bali Trilogy - Everything you ever wanted to know about Bali but
were too afraid to ask in 3 guidebooks available to buy individually or
as a complete set. Read Eating Bali to get the facts on over 200
eateries in the different regions of Bali. Get more than a glimpse below
the tourist level surface by reading Secret Bali with information on the
fascinating and dangerous underworld. Be Scared to Death, the third and
final book detailing black magic and voodoo ceremonies involving former
US president Ronald Reagan.
| Offshore Telecommuting - Offshore
Telecommuting - Our
new e-book 'Offshore telecommuting - How to avoid taxes and live the life
of your dreams' is essential reading for anybody interested in the opportunities
that telecommuting, and in particular overseas telecommuting can offer.
Earning a living whilst living in an idylic overseas country, is for many
the ultimate dream This e-book will show you how you could actually go
about translating this dream into a reality. This e-book should provide
any prospective telecommuter with an excellent introduction into exactly
how they can take full advantage of their status, as well as showing anyone
with any interest in offshore telecommuting what steps they would need
to take to turn their dream into a reality. |
 eBooks
for Expats - International Relocation Reports - Offshore Investment
Reports - Reports On Offshore Real Estate, Moving Overseas, and a
wide range of subjects for those seeking to restart their lives overseas.
eBooks are a great idea. Consider
This: If, for example, you are trying to figure out how to move to Bolivia,
buy a ranch, get residency and a passport; you won't find a standard book
on how to go about accomplishing those ends at your local library.
You will here. We have hundreds of great eBooks lined up and coming
your way. Diamond mining in Africa, play the European lottery, where
the odds are ten times better than the USA, Homestead in Belize, Moving
to Thailand, Working Worldwide from a lap... our list of titles is
growing daily. |
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Now an even more interactive magazine
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to the Editor - The Offshore Real Estate and Investment Magazine
cordially invites readers to send their comments and suggestions in the
form of praise or criticism to the editor of the magazine. Each page
of the magazine is linked to a form page where readers can easily express
their thoughts, thus providing insightful feedback to the magazine staff.
Letters can also be shared with other readers if the sender so desires.
Your comments will provide us with the valuable information needed to make
The Offshore Real Estate and Investment Magazine even better and also provide
you with the best information available to help you make your escape to
great adventure, unique travel, and residence abroad. Contact
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Real Estate - Our website has wide spectrum of articles on living overseas,
international real estate, investing overseas, unique travel and expatriate
resources and contacts around the world. If you want to teach school
in Japan, buy a condo in Rio de Janeiro, homestead beachfront land on the
mosquito coast, run a coffee farm in Costa Rica, live on an island in Panama,
or struggle through the traffic of downtown Bangkok, we've got the articles....
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We want articles from anyone living an usual lifestyle. What we're looking
for are ideas, not Pulitzer Prize writers. Ideas are what fuel our magazine,
and our website. You don't have to be a professional writer to submit an
article - especially if you've walked the walk. Send us your article ideas,
we are very interested in hearing from you. We are currently seeking
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those who've started overseas businesses, worked overseas as a telecommuter,
internet businesses, and articles on the subject of offshore investing.
We are also seeking articles by those who have invested offshore who will
share their experiences, both positive and negative. Anonymous bylines
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