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Top 10 Things Successful People Never Say | Words That Hold You Back
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Jul 2, 2025
What you say reflects how you think — and successful people think differently. 🧠💬 In this video, we’ll explore the Top 10 things successful people never say, and why avoiding these phrases can help you build confidence, stay focused, and reach your goals faster. These aren’t just words — they’re habits of thinking that can either limit you or lift you. ✅ You’ll learn: ✔️ The language of growth vs. self-doubt ✔️ How to stop talking yourself out of success ✔️ What to say instead to stay motivated and strong ✔️ What You Deserve, underestimating yourself Success starts with mindset — and that begins with the words you choose every day. 💬 Heard yourself saying any of these? Let us know in the comments below. 👍 Don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the 🔔 for more mindset and motivation videos
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hello goalgetters welcome to our channel
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Top 10s You Should Know ever catch
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yourself saying things like "I'll never
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be good at this," or "That's not fair."
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and wonder why success keeps slipping
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through your fingers
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what if I told you the words you speak
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shape the life you live today we're
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revealing top 10 things successful
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people never say from sneaky
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self-sabotage phrases to mindset killers
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you didn't know were holding you back
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these aren't just tips they're
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linguistic power moves that'll make you
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rethink every word hit that like button
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subscribe if you're new and let's turn I
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can't into I'm unstoppable
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oh and don't miss number seven it's tied
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to Nobel Prizewinning research on
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resilience let's dive in one I'll never
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be as good as them the comparison trap
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raise your hand if you've ever compared
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yourself to someone and felt like a
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failure a Harvard Business Review study
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found people who constantly compare
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themselves stall growth by 60% here's my
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ritual i used to spiral over a
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co-worker's promotion until I reframed
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it as inspiration now I ask what can I
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learn from them one viewer wrote "I
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stopped envying my sister and started
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mentoring her now we both thrive."
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Science snack comparison rewires your
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brain to expect mediocrity it's a mental
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shortcut to self-doubt pro tip: Replace
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I'll never be like them with I'm on my
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own path two that's not fair the victim
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mentality
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ever complain about life's unfairness
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only to feel worse a Mayo Clinic report
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found chronic victims of life isn't fair
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thinking had 50% higher anxiety here's
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where it gets real i used to blame bad
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luck for missed opportunities now I ask
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what's one action I can take one viewer
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raved "I stopped whining about my boss
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and landed a new role." Science snack
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blaming external forces kills agency
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it's a prison for your potential pro
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tip: Say "This is tough but I'm
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tougher." Three "I can't win." The
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defeist mindset
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raise your hand if you've ever muttered
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"I can't win after a setback." A
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Stanford study found people who believed
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they couldn't win gave up 70% faster
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than those who saw challenges as
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temporary here's my ritual i used to say
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I'll never get that promotion now I ask
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"What's one tweak to try again?" One
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viewer wrote "I stopped saying I can't
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win and landed my dream client." Science
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snack the brain believes what you say
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it's why affirmations work pro tip: swap
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I can't win with I'm learning how to win
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four I'm just lucky downplay your wins
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ever brush off praise by saying "I just
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got lucky." Big mistake a University of
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Texas experiment found people who
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downplayed wins received 40% less credit
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and believed they deserved less here's
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where it gets real i used to deflect
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compliments until I realized luck kills
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confidence now I say I worked hard for
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this one viewer raved "I stopped calling
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my success luck and got promoted."
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Science snack humility can be toxic when
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it erases your effort pro tip: Celebrate
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wins with I earned this or I crushed it
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five this is too hard limit your
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potential ever give up before trying
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because something feels too hard mit
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study found people who labeled tasks as
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hard gave up 50% faster than those who
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called them challenges my ritual i used
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to say public speaking is too hard now I
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say this is a chance to grow one viewer
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wrote "I reframed hard as fun and now I
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love my side hustle."
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Science snack the brain avoids hard it
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loves puzzles and progress pro tip use
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this is a challenge instead of this is
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impossible
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six I'll do it later the procrastination
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curse raise your hand if you've ever
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said I'll do it later only to forget it
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forever a Forb survey found 80% of high
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achievers credited instant action for
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their success here's my hack i use the
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5-second rule 5 4 3 2 1 go result: I
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launched this channel in 10 minutes flat
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one viewer raved "I stopped waiting and
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started doing i'm thriving." Science
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snack action rewires your brain to
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expect results pro tip: pair with a
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timer i'll work on this for 10 minutes
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then reassess seven i don't care the
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emotional blockade ever protect yourself
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by saying "I don't care about a goal
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relationship or opportunity." A journal
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of personality and social psychology
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study found emotional detachment reduced
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motivation by 30% here's where it gets
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real i used to say "I don't care about
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my promotion to hide disappointment now
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I say I'm protecting my peace while
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pushing forward." One viewer wrote "I
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stopped pretending not to care and
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finally got what I wanted."
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Science snack the brain rewards
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authenticity detachment starves it pro
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tip: Admit desire without desperation i
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want this but I'm not defined by it
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eight i don't deserve this the imposttor
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syndrome raise your hand if you've ever
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downplayed your wins with "I don't
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deserve this."
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A psychological science study found
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imposttor syndrome reduced confidence by
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50% here's my ritual i used to doubt my
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worth after landing a big project now I
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say I earned this one viewer raved "I
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stopped saying I'm an impostor and now
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I'm the team's go-to expert." Science
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snack deserve language rewires your
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brain to expect less pro tip replace I
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don't deserve with I'm growing into this
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nine I give up the mental quit ever say
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I give up after one setback a University
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of Rochester study found people who
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verbalized quitting lost momentum 80%
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faster here's where it gets real i used
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to say I give up after a rejected pitch
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now I ask what's one tweak one viewer
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wrote "I stopped saying I give up and
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landed my dream job." Science snack the
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brain believes what you say i quit kills
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drive pro tip replace with I'm pausing
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to regroup 10 i hope they like me the
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approval trap raise your hand if you've
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ever adjusted your behavior to please
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others a University of Chicago study
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found people who spoke to impress others
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made 30% fewer bold moves here's my
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ritual i used to twist myself into knots
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to please a boss now I say I speak to
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serve my purpose one viewer raved "I
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stopped seeking approval and got my
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first raise." Science snack seeking
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validation rewires your brain to fear
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rejection pro tip: Replace I hope they
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like me with "I show up as myself."
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Which phrase hit home was it I give up I
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don't deserve this or maybe I'll do it
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later that made you say "I've been
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sabotaging myself." I love hearing your
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stories like the viewer who said "I
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stopped saying I don't care and now I'm
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thriving." or the one who wrote I
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swapped I'll do it later for 5 4 3 2 1
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Action and launched my business if this
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resonated hit that like button it tells
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the algorithm to share this with more
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people who need it subscribe if you're
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ready to master mindset shifts and tap
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the bell so you never miss a tip until
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next time remember your words aren't
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just noise they're your blueprint for
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success now go out there and rewrite
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your story hey before you go let's make
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this personal which phrase are you
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cutting from your vocabulary was it
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"I'll never be good at this i give up."
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Or maybe "I'm just lucky." That made you
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say "I've been selling myself short
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forever
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