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Midlife by Human Design is the podcast for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife reinvention who are ready to stop second-guessing themselves and start deeply trusting themselves. Hosted by Human Design teacher and coach Lori Lisai, this podcast blends Human Design, personal growth, mindset, energy management, spirituality, and midlife wellness to help women come home to themselves, make aligned decisions, and create a life that finally fits who they are becoming in the second half of life. If you're asking: What is Human Design, and how can it help me? Why do I feel so different in my 40s or 50s? Is this perimenopause? Why don't I feel like myself anymore? Why doesn't the life I built fit anymore? Why am I suddenly questioning my career, marriage, or purpose? How do I stop people-pleasing and trust myself? Why is making decisions so hard now? Is it too late to reinvent my life/change careers/leave my marriage/move my home? What's my purpose now that my kids have left home? Who am I now? Why doesn't the life I built fit anymore? Why does everything feel off, even though nothing's technically "wrong?" Why do I feel so restless? you're in the right place. Despite what you've been told, midlife isn't a crisis to survive. It's an invitation to rediscover who you are beneath the expectations, roles, and responsibilities you've carried for everyone else. Through Human Design and honest conversations about identity, perimenopause, menopause, and purpose, we'll explore how to navigate this season with more clarity, confidence, self-trust, and joy. I'm your host, Lori Lisai, a Human Design guide, coach, former educator, and fellow midlife woman who's passionate about helping women stop outsourcing their authority and start living in alignment with who they were always meant to be. Human Design gave me permission to trust myself, and now I help other women do the same. It's time to shed the shoulds and be who you came here to be. Each week, we'll explore topics like: * Human Design for beginners and beyond: Energy Types, Strategy, Authority, Profiles, Centers, Channels, Gates, planetary placements, and practical ways to apply your chart in everyday life * Human Design through the lens of perimenopause, menopause, relationships, parenting, purpose, and personal growth * Midlife reinvention, identity shifts, empty nesting, career pivots, and discovering what's next * Energy management, nervous system support, mindset, and self-care that actually restores you * Archetypes (like the Wild Woman phase you're stepping into), spirituality, intuition, astrology, and grounded wisdom that helps you make confident, aligned decisions Whether you're discovering Human Design for the first time or you've had your chart for years, this podcast will help you move from confusion to clarity, from self-doubt to self-trust, and from simply getting through midlife to creating a life that feels deeply authentic. If you've been wondering where your spark went and how to get it back, you're in the right place. Here, we dream bigger (or learn how to) and remember that midlife is the opportunity to finally be your authentic self. Each episode is part teaching, part coaching, part reflection, part permission slip—with practical tools, honest conversations, relatable stories, and the occasional well-placed F-bomb. If you're ready to trust yourself, embrace reinvention, and create a life that feels deeply aligned, welcome to Midlife by Human Design. 🎧 Connect with Lori: 📬 Get Wild Woman Wisdom in Your Inbox My newsletter for Human Design transits, astrology, midlife reflections, & offerings I don't share anywhere else. 👉 lorilisai.com/#newsletter 📥 Get your free Human Design chart & Resources Download your Human Design chart, the Human Design Mini Guide, and the Perimenopause Survival Guide 👉 https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 📱 Follow Lori on Instagram + Threads Where midlife meets real tal
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136. The 2027 Shift: What Human Design Says About Midlife and Personal Sovereignty
2026/10/19
Feel like the ground under you is shifting? The institutions and agreements we once leaned on are breaking down at the same time when big midlife questions arise. The solution starts with your own authority. This episode explains the energetic shift from the Cross of Planning into the Cross of the Sleeping Phoenix in February 2027, and how to navigate it during midlife.
In this episode, Lori reads Ra Uru Hu's teaching on the 2027 shift and what it means for women in midlife. She explores what's changing, why so many of us feel guilty for wanting sovereignty, and how this new cycle invites personal authority and resonance over old group loyalties.
Key Takeaways:
Why the structures we've depended on are changing, and what Ra said about it Why wanting sovereignty in midlife can feel selfish, and why it's part of a much larger shift What the 20-34 Manifesting Generator channel asks of you How the solar plexus moves from a motor to an awareness center, and what that means for emotional authority Gate 59 and the deeper intimacy that comes from resonance A simple authority check to practice during this retrograde season Your incarnation cross: how you're here to be, not a list of what you must do 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter
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135. Human Design Chart Explained: Make Sense of Your Chart for Midlife Reinvention
2026/10/12
Ever look at your Human Design chart and think, "Okay… but what the hell am I actually looking at?" What are all those shapes, colors, lines, and numbers?
In this Human Design 101 episode, we're going back to the basics so you can understand what you're looking at when you pull up your chart, what all those shapes and numbers mean, and where to start experimenting.
And there's an important piece here: Human Design isn't meant to become another system that tells you who you're supposed to be. It's an experiment. Your chart gives you places to get curious, try things out, and notice what actually helps you come back to yourself.
Key takeaways:
Why your Human Design chart may look different depending on where you get it
What those nine shapes in the bodygraph represent
Where the gates and channels come from, and how they create the color in your chart
What those four arrows at the top are telling you about your design
Why your exact birth time matters more than you might think
What the different arrow directions can reveal
Why there is no "better" Human Design chart, and what that means for your experiment
How all of these pieces start to come together when you're making big midlife decisions
If you've been listening to the podcast and still feel like you're "lost in the sauce" when you look at your chart, this episode is a good place to start.
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134: Venus Retrograde Pt.2: What TRULY MATTERS to you in midlife? Human Design Gate Transits + Midlife Reinvention
2026/10/05
In part 2 of this Venus Retrograde episode, Lori dives into Gates 50 and 32--where Venus spends the second half of her retrograde cycle. Where have your values shifted without you even realizing it? What still has staying power in your life, and what doesn't? Tune in for a walk through the important themes of these gates and some journal prompts to help you navigate this important cycle.
Key Takeaways:
What your beauty standards might reveal about conditioning versus your own values How to recognize when something has genuinely run its course Why "success" doesn't necessarily mean doing something for the rest of your life How to use Venus retrograde for reflection, curiosity, and those one-degree pivots What your Human Design chart can and cannot tell you about your next move How the Venus cazimi could offer a moment of clarity 🔗 Next Chapter Summit October 5-8, 2026: https://heatherrussell.co/the-next-chapter/?sc=0t9M5HkX
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133. Venus Retrograde, Midlife & the Urge to Change Your Life, Your Look or Your Relationship
2026/09/28
When you're already questioning everything in midlife, Venus retrograde arrives to deepen that reflection. October 3-November 13 is a time for consideration of the midlife challenges you've been facing around Venus themes. And when we look at this period through the lens of the specific gates, we get an even deeper understanding of what's going on with beauty, love, relationships, and the things we hold near and dear to our hearts.
Key Takeaways:
Venus Retrograde themes Venus in Scorpio: what's it mean and how does it impact you? Venus retrograde in Gate 44 to start: all about patterns Venus retrograde in Gate 28: what struggles bring meaning? Journal prompts for each of the gate transits 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter
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132. What If You Don't Actually Want to Change Your Life? How to Tell the Difference Between True Desire and What's Underneath for your Midlife Reinvention
2026/09/21
You want to quit your job. Leave your relationship. Move somewhere warm. Start a business. Change your body. Blow up your life and start over.
And maybe you really do need a big change.
But before you make one, there's another question worth asking: What do you actually want to feel?
In this episode, Lori Lisai explores the underlying desires beneath those big midlife urges.
Human Design can help you sort through the desire, conditioning, and midlife chaos so you can make decisions from your own authority rather than reacting to what you think you're supposed to do.
In this episode:
The question to ask before making a major midlife change
Why "when I have X, I'll feel Y" can reveal what you're really seeking
How Human Design authority can help you discern your next move
Where conditioning may be influencing what you think you want
How to experiment with one-degree pivots
When a big change really may be necessary
The goal isn't to talk yourself out of what you want. Your desires matter. The goal is to understand what they're telling you so you can move toward the life you actually want, one decision at a time.
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131. Are You Overreacting, or Is Your Body Trying to Tell You Something? Human Design, Menopause & Emotional Waves Pt.2
2026/09/14
What if the feeling you're having is real... but it doesn't necessarily mean you need to do something about it?
In Part 2 of this series on Human Design and emotional waves, Lori Lisai explores what happens when emotional energy intersects with perimenopause and menopause. Hormonal changes can heighten sensitivity, change our reactions, lower our tolerance for b******t, and make it harder to recognize what is actually happening in our bodies.
Human Design doesn't explain your hormones, but it can give you a framework for understanding your body's patterns and your own decision-making process.
Lori digs into the difference between having a defined or undefined Solar Plexus, how emotional waves can amplify the meaning we attach to everyday situations, and why a mood doesn't always need to be fixed, explained, or turned into a decision.
Most importantly, she gives you a simple process for figuring out what the hell is actually going on:
• What are you experiencing physically in your body?
• What meaning are you immediately giving that sensation?
• Is this yours, or are you picking up someone else's energy?
• If you have emotional authority, where are you on your wave?
• Do you need to communicate right now, or do you need to wait?
You'll also hear practical examples of communicating your needs to the people you love, allowing yourself time before making big decisions, and recognizing when a recurring feeling deserves deeper attention.
Your body is communicating with you. The work is learning how to listen without immediately turning every sensation into a story.
If you're ready to understand your own Human Design and how it intersects with what's actually happening in your life, that's exactly the kind of work Lori does with women in private readings and coaching.
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130: Your Feelings Aren't Always the Whole Story: Midlife Decisions, Emotional Waves and Human Design Pt 1
2026/09/07
You feel a certain way and that must mean something, right? Maybe not..exactly. Today, Lori dives into the difference between feelings and emotions, the four types of emotional waves and how to discern well enough to make the big decisions that come as a part of midlife.
The goal isn't to dismiss your emotions or convince yourself that what you're feeling isn't real. It's to develop enough awareness to separate the physical experience of emotion from the story your mind creates about it and, if you have an emotional wave, learn to recognize where you are within that wave.
Key Takeaways:
The actual differences between emotions and feelings The four different emotional waves: Source, Tribal, Individual, and Collective Why knowing where you are on your emotional wave can change the way you approach big midlife decisions How to start tracking your emotional wave alongside your menstrual cycle, menopause symptoms, or other changes in your body 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter
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Homework:
Pull up your Human Design chart and look at your Emotional Solar Plexus.
Is it defined or undefined?
If it's defined:
Which emotional channels do you have? Do you have one wave or multiple waves? What does your emotional high feel like in your body? What does your low feel like? What thoughts tend to show up when you're at each point in the wave? Start tracking it.
Bonus: track where you're at in your cycle and how your body feels alongside it.
129. Dolly Parton's Human Design: What Her Chart Can Teach Us About Midlife Reinvention
2026/08/31
Today, Lori honors Dolly Parton by exploring several pieces of Dolly's Human Design and what they can teach us as midlife women about energy, creativity, self-trust, identity, experimentation, and working with the limitations life gives us. Dolly was a Sacral Generator with the 3-60 channel of Mutation, and Lori explores the incredible creative force that can emerge when we learn to work with our own energy and cycles rather than constantly pushing ourselves to produce.
From Dolly's unapologetic approach to her appearance and persona to her willingness to experiment, learn, evolve, and become a role model through her lived experience, this episode is an invitation to look at your own Human Design differently.
Key Takeaways:
*How are you using your creative life force?
*How are you using your authority?
*How can limitations help your creativity?
*How Dolly's sense of humor helped her deflect criticism
*What Dolly teaches us about an undefined G center
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128. Who Am I Now? College Drop-off, Mothering, Human Design & Midlife Reinvention
2026/08/24
Who are you when the role you've spent years building your life around begins to change?
Midlife can bring a strange combination of grief, freedom, excitement, and uncertainty. Kids leave home. Careers shift. Relationships evolve. Our bodies change. And suddenly we're left asking a question we may not have had to ask in decades: Who am I now?
In this episode, Lori explores the identity shifts that come with midlife and the temptation to immediately fill the empty spaces with something new. Instead, she invites you to slow down, feel what's ending, get curious about what's emerging, and use Human Design as a tool for reconnecting with your own energy, authority, desires, and sense of self.
You don't have to have your next chapter figured out. You just have to be willing to meet the woman who's emerging.
Key Takeaways:
What happens when the identity you've spent years building your life around starts to change? How can something be exactly what you wanted and still break your heart? Who might you discover when you're no longer defined by the roles you've been playing? What does your future self have to teach the woman you are today? Could not knowing actually be the beginning of something really good? What does Human Design have to do with figuring out who you are now? How the Pisces eclipse and Uranus square can help redefine your next chapter Episodes Mentioned:
Episode 118: Feel the Feels: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-118-your-feelings-arent-the-problem-your/id1754592104?i=1000771756156
Episode 75: Momancholy/College Drop-off: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-75-momancholy-college-drop-off-support-for-midlife-moms/id1754592104?i=1000723408581
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127. How to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife--Even When There Are So Many "Reasons" Not To: Becoming the Wild Woman
2026/08/17
Have you ever wanted to make a change in your life, but found yourself thinking about what your partner, kids, parents, friends, coworkers, or everyone else might think? Sometimes the thing standing between us and the life we want isn't a lack of desire. It's the expectations we've absorbed from the people around us and the ways we've learned to keep ourselves comfortable, acceptable, and easy to live with.
In this episode, Lori shares a six-part roadmap for becoming the woman you actually want to be, even while you're in relationship with other people. This isn't about blowing up your life or ignoring the people you love. It's about deciding that your desires matter, getting specific about the life you're creating, and learning how to take small, intentional steps toward it.
Key Takeaways A bucket list for doing AND being Are you letting someone else's expectations make your decisions for you? What does your future self already know how to do? The one-degree pivot: How tiny daily actions can begin changing your identity. What does your "wild woman" look, feel, smell, and move like? Lori has an exercise for that. Where to look in your Human Design for help 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter
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126. The Blame Game: Midlife Shadow Work & Owning Your Sh*t: Human Design, Projection, Accountability & the Leo Eclipse
2026/08/10
Sometimes people really are assholes. 😂 And sometimes the thing that's pissing us off about someone else is pointing directly at something we haven't wanted to look at in ourselves.
As eclipse season stirs things up, Lori is diving into the messy, uncomfortable territory of projection, shadow work, accountability, and self-leadership. When someone projects their fears, feelings, or patterns onto us, how do we discern what actually belongs to them and what is ours to examine? And when we're triggered, how can we use the experience as information rather than immediately deciding who's right and who's wrong?
With the Leo solar eclipse as the backdrop, Lori explores the shadow and light of Leo energy: the desire to be seen, recognized, and special, but also the ways we can suppress our own visibility and resent people who confidently take up space. She connects this to Human Design Strategy and Authority and the practice of coming back to what you actually know to be true for yourself rather than getting swept up in someone else's story about you.
And because this is midlife, there's another layer. Sometimes the discomfort is a sign that the identity, relationships, roles, and expectations we've carried for years are no longer fitting. Midlife can crack us open enough to question what we actually want, what we're willing to carry, and who we're becoming.
This episode is an invitation to stop asking only, "Who's at fault?" and start asking, "What's mine here?" Because self-leadership doesn't mean accepting everyone else's projections as truth. It means learning to recognize what isn't yours, take responsibility for what is, and use even the uncomfortable moments as an opportunity for growth.
Key Takeaways:
How do you tell the difference between someone else's projection and your own shadow? Your anger has a story. What might your trigger be trying to tell you? Leo has a shadow side. Where might it be showing up in your life? What does self-leadership actually require? How do you separate what you know from what you've been conditioned to believe? What if the conflict is part of the growth? How midlife is an opportunity for rebirth into the wild woman 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter
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125: How Fitting In Keeps You Stuck: Aquarius North Node, Your Midlife Freak Flag and Self Confidence, and Human Design
2026/08/04
For most of our lives, we may have believed that confidence comes from fitting in, being liked, and earning approval. We learn to tone ourselves down, hide the parts of ourselves that seem "too much," and become who we think we're supposed to be. But what if that's exactly what's keeping us stuck? With the collective North Node's recent shift into Aquarius and the South Node into Leo, we're being invited to rethink what confidence really means and to consider whether our uniqueness is actually our greatest gift, not something to hide.
In this episode, Lori explores how the Aquarius-Leo nodal axis mirrors the journey from external validation to authentic self-expression. Through a hilarious story about an unforgettable middle school outfit, reflections on Human Design as the science of differentiation, and practical journal prompts, she shares why midlife may be the perfect time to stop shrinking yourself and start letting your freak flag fly. You'll leave with a new perspective on confidence, individuality, and how embracing your authentic design can become your greatest contribution to the world.
Key Takeaways How to ditch confidence built on other people's approval The connection between the Aquarius North Node and embracing your individuality. How Human Design reveals your special sauce. Why midlife is the perfect season to peel back layers of conditioning. Four journal prompts to help you reconnect with your authentic self. How to stop waiting for permission and start becoming the main character of your own life. Episode mentioned: 98. Your North Node Placement: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-98-your-north-node-placement-a-midlife-life-raft/id1754592104?i=1000745713942
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124: Stop Asking "What's Wrong With Me?" Ask This Question Instead in Midlife
2026/07/27
Have you caught yourself asking, "What's wrong with me?"
It's one of the most common questions I hear from women in midlife. We compare ourselves to the woman we were ten or twenty years ago and assume that because we feel different—physically, emotionally, mentally—something must be wrong.
But what if that's the wrong question?
In this episode, I invite you to consider a different question. Instead of viewing midlife as a loss, what if it's a renovation? We'll explore why trying to get back to your "old self" may actually be keeping you stuck, and how Human Design can help you understand the woman you're becoming instead of mourning the one you've outgrown.
Key Takeaways The hidden assumption behind asking, "What's wrong with me?"
Why your younger self may not be the version you actually want back.
A simple mindset shift that changes how you experience midlife.
What your body might be trying to tell you through the changes you're experiencing.
How Human Design can reveal where you're forcing life instead of flowing with it.
The practical insight you'll gain from understanding your unique energetic blueprint.
If this episode resonated with you, share it with another woman who's been wondering if something is wrong with her. She may just need a different question.
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123: How to Stop the Midlife Self-Pity Party: One Question & One HD Element to Get Unstuck Today
2026/07/20
We all have moments when life knocks us flat. Midlife is full of them—career disappointments, relationship struggles, health changes, financial stress, empty nests, and dreams that didn't unfold the way we imagined.
Feeling your feelings is healthy. It's necessary. (See episode 118)
But what happens when processing turns into mental loops you can't get out of? When self-compassion slips into self-pity? When being right about your circumstances starts costing you your peace?
In this episode, I'm exploring the fine line between honoring your emotions and getting stuck in the story. We'll talk about why curiosity is one of the fastest ways back to your power, how Human Design can help you reconnect with your inner wisdom, and why sometimes the most transformative thing you can ask isn't "Why me?" but "What now?"
If you've been feeling stuck lately, this episode is an invitation to stop reliving the same chapter and start writing the next one.
Key Takeaways The subtle shift that tells you you've moved from healing into self-pity.
Why being "right" about your situation may be keeping you stuck.
The simple question that can change your perspective in an instant.
How Human Design can help you find your next aligned step.
Why your emotions deserve to be honored but not handed the keys to the kingdom.
Why we genuinely all need someone to hold up a mirror from time to time.
How a Human Design reading can help you see beyond the story you've been telling yourself.
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122: What the World Cup Taught Me About Reinventing Yourself After 40: 7 Midlife Lessons
2026/07/13
Are you still playing life the way they've likely been taught? Staying safe, avoiding mistakes, putting everyone else's expectations first, and wondering if your best years are already behind you?
Watching the World Cup, I realized these incredible athletes weren't just showing us how to win soccer matches—they were modeling the exact mindset shifts that help us navigate reinvention, trust ourselves, and step into the second half of life with confidence. Listen in for 7 surprising lessons from the World Cup that every midlife woman can apply to her own life. Through the lens of Human Design, we'll explore how to stop playing small, trust your inner authority, embrace the wisdom you've earned, and remember that the final whistle hasn't blown on your dreams.
Whether you're a die-hard soccer fan or have never watched a match, these lessons will challenge the way you think about aging, confidence, and what it really means to live in alignment.
Key Takeaways Why "playing it safe" may be the very thing keeping you stuck
The reason resilience matters more than getting it right
What a soccer field can teach you about your unique Human Design
When one call or play changes the game
The hidden advantage midlife women vastly underestimate
How the crowd is your conditioning
It's not over til it's over
Pods Mentioned Ep 118: Feel your feels: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-118-your-feelings-arent-the-problem-your/id1754592104?i=1000771756156
Ep 31: How the Profiles handle stress: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-118-your-feelings-arent-the-problem-your/id1754592104?i=1000771756156
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Powercoachshannon 2026/07/24
Best Midlife Podcast EVER
I recently sat and binged hours of Lori’s episodes. This podcast blends everything a midlife woman could hope for -Purpose, wellness, & woo! Highly H...
Jenellau 2025/08/17
Love this!
This is a great podcast for those entering midlife! I love the blending human design with perimenopause and how human design can help you during this ...
Hello Hot Flash 2025/07/11
Menopause Reframed
Lori makes you think about how you’re wired to operate - and why understanding that is key to navigating menopause with more ease and clarity.
Karla Jean Lyon 2025/02/25
Super insightful
I got the privilege to be on this podcast and it was such a treat! Lori had insightful tips to help me better managing my rest cycles. I got a lot out...
Just.Deb 2025/02/10
Self Awareness and fun
I’m a fan of any tool that helps us get to know each other and ourselves a lil better. Using human design as a guide for insightful conversations is a...
amarie.poesie 2024/10/22
Midlife could be amazing
I feel so BLOWN AWAY by the interviews... What incredibly inspiring women! I love what Lori is doing and think supporting Midlife Women with HD is suc...
S-Poppy 2024/08/01
The midlife community we all need!
Learning about human design through Lori has been truly eye opening. Really appreciate the practical and individualized information on health, anxiety...
Ejbrown8 2024/07/26
A Gift to Women in Transition
Lori’s comment about skin was spot on. I keep saying I feel like a snake where I have shed this outer “I should” skin and now living with this new “li...
Nicole Gaucher 2024/07/24
Midlife is a new beginning!
I love Lori’s approach to the midlife phase of motherhood! The kids are getting older and more independent, maybe even flying the nest, and we get som...
MrsThree 2024/07/20
Knows her stuff
Lori is well versed in her craft. I’ve wanted to know more about human design, and have already learned so much. Highly recommend.
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