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Simon Cowell

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“Next time that will be part of the deal, I have to own the name. Can still make most of the money. But I need to own the name.”
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“Yeah, there we go. But that's the only thing I do regret because if one of the band members, for whatever reason, say they don't want a tour, it can stop the others touring. So if it was me who owned the name, it wouldn't be a problem.”
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“That's the problem. Could have made an animation or whatever. But when you give an artist the name, it's not yours. And that's my only regret. So if you're listening, I'll buy it back from you”
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“No, I think we're just going through a very interesting time right now. And I'm a great believer in Brazil, anything that's going to help you. Don't dismiss it. But I still think when I was talking to OneDirection, I remember saying to them, our goal is for you to have enough hits that if you ever reform that you can do stadium tours. That means you've got to have about 10 hit singles because that's what people want to hear. They want to hear the hits. And if they ever did reform, that's exactly what would happen.”
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“What is so fascinating as well is seeing these brands, which are 50, 60 years old, suddenly become super huge again, whether it's Lego, whether it's Mario Brothers, whether it's Barbie. Because sometimes, you know, there's this feeling of... Am I just saying things were better because I'm just getting cranky, which is quite depressing. And then I go, actually, no, queen or David Bowie or Elton John were the best artists of all time. I mean, George Michael. Just is. And I don't think there's anybody in the world as good as George Michael today. I genuinely don't. I wish there was. By the way, he was one of the nicest people I'd ever met in my life. Really? Yeah.”
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“I think both. I don't think you'll ever beat the real thing. Having said that, it'll happen. I mean, sooner rather than later, I think there already is a Japanese artist who doesn't exist. And she sells out stadiums. There's no question it's going to happen, but people are always going to be more interested in the real thing. If you go to a concert, you know, you want to see those people. You want to say, I was within touching distance of that person, not something that doesn't exist.”
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“And that's why I thought, interestingly, about seven or eight years ago, I thought there's not going to be any need for these shows anymore because of social media. And here's the crazy thing is that the amount of UK artists that have broken globally in the last, say, seven years has fallen off a cliff. Literally, if you think about how many global artists British had broken globally in the last seven years, it's Possibly three, which is crazy So”
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“in their lives and would Harry be Harry without one direction well none of us could answer that I couldn't tell you all I know is being in the group definitely made it easier”
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“I'm not going to lie. I mean, the first time I met Harry, he sang a Stuby Wandersong. We spoke about pies. So I'm not sitting there thinking you're going to become one of the most successful artists in the world in twelve years' time. I mean, no one would have thought that. I just thought unbelievably charismatic and you're fun. And the audience are like you and great. And then for whatever reason it didn't work out, in my opinion, for them as solo artists, you know, for different reasons in that part of the show. And then we just had this idea in the moment to put them in a band. And then, like I said, where I think pretty much all of them have done great is that they've used the group as a vehicle to go where they really want to go.”
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“It's really down to you to make this work. You've got to love the records you make. You've got to influence the records you make. You can't dance or don't try and dance. Don't ever hire a stylist because you've already got great taste. And just be yourselves and really, really have fun because like I said, there will be days where you're going to go, oh God, I'm really tired. I don't like this. And, you know, no one will leave me alone. And then in 10 years time, you're going to look back on this and go, wow, we had a blast.”
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“I've seen a lot of people, particularly recently, put bands together, and they walk out and within one second, I'm thinking, all of this is wrong. I can tell that someone's told them what to wear. I know what their spiel is going to be. It's all rehearsed. Nothing spontaneous. And I'm thinking, why does that person whoever is behind the scenes, why can't they let them just be themselves? That's why I sit to one direction, which is, look, I can just give you a broad kind of over, like I said, this is what's going to probably happen when you're successful. And then after a few years, you're going to want to leave the band. That's going to happen. And blah, blah, blah, blah. No, no, no, we're going to be friends forever. I said, yeah, whatever. Do what you like. And that was sort of it. Just say, look, when you've got a problem, come to me.”
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“Yeah, it has to be. And this is the difficulty is that you are selling an act to somebody who I'm not. You know, your fans are going to be primarily teenagers. So you've kind of got to guess what that audience are going to like. But don't overthink it because...”
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“I don't know. We don't know. It could be that I'm completely useless now. All I know is if I had to trust anyone to do it. I would trust me more than anyone else. I would.”
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“As a band, after we asked them to be in a band, I was in Spain and I saw them walking up the beach. And as they're walking up the beach, everyone's looking around. No one'd ever heard them at this point. And I thought it's unbelievable. Everyone's looking at these five boys as if they're already stars. And there was just this glow about them. And because, you know, I've had hits with bands. I've had misses with bands. And it could be that I was 1% off or I was 80% off. I don't know. But when it doesn't work, there's no money in the world that will make something that isn't going to work. It's just one of those things. You just got to hope you get lucky and find the right people.”
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“People, I mean, it is personality. I mean, I think that's the one thing about one direction is they all had great personalities and they were just interesting people. And the first time I saw them”
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“From the minute we go, we're going to do it to how you logistically do it, how do you choose the people, blah, blah, blah, because I think it will be interesting, but there's no safety blanket on this in terms of, I haven't gone to a record label and go and say, right, I'm doing this. Will you guarantee me a record deal? I've got to hope that the band of good enough to get a record deal.”
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“Yeah. And I'm doing it because, you know, right now there isn't. I don't think a band who has been as good as one direction since one direction, in my opinion. And if you look at the amount of solo artists versus bands right now in the world in pop music, it is unbelievable. I mean, if you think of Motown and that whole era, it was as many bands as there were solo artists. So something has gone amiss. And the only way I know to put a band together is somebody has to audition them. So we just thought, you know what, if I don't do it this year, I'm going to really regret it. So let's just do it. And we're going to document the whole process. So this time, you're going to see exactly what happened. Happens”
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“It's a very, very, very, it's not even a price debate. It's just comes with it. It's hard work. You are going to become well known. And you are going to lose a lot of your privacy. If you want to be an accountant, you're not going to have any of those issues. It just won't be as much fun. So, you know, some people want to be accountants, some people want a more exciting life. I've always been a huge fan of bands because It's a much easier way. First of all, I think it's more fun being in a band than being a solo artist. Particularly if you like your bandmates, it's a brilliant way to get noticed if you want to become a successful solo artist like they've all become and being in the band was the catalyst to that. I'm about to do it again this year.”
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“They made a lot of money. I said to them, a lot of what we're talking about, which is don't ever complain about paparazzi because they are going to take your pictures. Don't complain about invasion and privacy because people are going to always want to have picture taken with you. Don't complain about the long hours because there are going to be long hours. So if none of this, if any of this is a problem, just do something else. I mean, because I promise you, all of this is going to come with it. There'll be times where you're going to go, my God, this is a grueling schedule. And oh my God, can't someone just leave me alone for one minute. Because I when I have my dinner, why are you taking my picture? That is going to come with the territory. And the truth is it's worth it.”
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“Ah, gosh, I actually don't know the answer to that. No, I mean, I know they were very successful. They sold a lot of records.”
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“Well Personally, I think it's better to have success than not. What is great? I mean, what I said to the boys, and it was quite obvious, you know, once they were on the show, they were going to be really, really successful with the right records. I mean, they just, for me, they would like the perfect group.”
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“I get sad a lot of the times when I think about people who think, well, you know, I'm not great at school, so what am I going to do with my life? Or I need everything by the age of 21 or blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It's like, actually, you know what? It doesn't have to be that way. You know, if you really, really do have the patience. And like I said, you might have a friend who's got a more flashier job and blah, blah, blah. But if you're in it for the long haul, you're going to be better off at the end. You know, it's trying to get that message to people, you know.”
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“Yeah, yeah, it is. But I think what concerns me a lot at the moment is, and I hope things are going to change, is that I do see bullying on the rise. And I think that is partly due actually a lot to do with social media. I do see, unfortunately, People unhappy because they think they need material things in their life to make them happy. And look, of course it's better to have money than not, but it's not everything. And like I said, I can genuinely say that because I've experienced both. I preferred it when I had money, but it wasn't the end of the world when I didn't, you know. And So I just”
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“So I hope my legacy will be that, you know, I kind of achieved everything without a head start. And I've treated people well. That's what I would like to think I'll hand over to Eric, both of those things.”
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“Oh, well I think. I like people. I mean, I genuinely like people. I remember being about six years old and seeing somebody, I think it was the ideal home exhibition. I went, oh my god, it's so and so. I'm completely star struck. And I just went over and said, hi, can I have your autograph? And he went, no. And I was like, I was destroyed. And I have never, ever said no to somebody. It drives Lauren and even Eric sometimes crazy because I don't care in the middle of dinner or whatever I'm doing. If someone wants a picture, an autograph, I'll always say yes. Because I take it as a compliment, you know, because they watch something I've made. And I also know in reverse what it feels like. If someone's rude to you, because if you don't like people, you can't do this job.”
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“Certainly when you're younger that you've got all the smarts to do it yourself, you know, being smart is finding the person who is smarter than you, who is willing to take you under their wing, but to get that person to take you under their wing, you've got to show them I'm prepared to put the work in as well.”
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“Yeah. Yeah, it is a lot. Yeah. And to your point, you know, when we're doing something like this or something I've made in the past, I'm always aware. Or if I'm editing a clip on a great contestant, I'm very aware that that is their legacy as well. And I want to make that clip perfection in my mind. I want every second of it to be beautiful and cinematic because they live on life online forever, these clips now. But yeah, legacy is, I think about this a lot definitely. And I think somewhere... I read it was a great quote about I'm going to say this really badly, but it's along the lines of if you live your life with your eyes open wide enough, you will eventually find the person you're looking for i.e. my Pete Waterman, you know, because don't think”
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“You know, change jobs to make more money, it actually made me more unhappy because I didn't like the people, you know, hated the job. I don't say all the state Asians are bad, by the way, this particular company at the time might be right now were awful then. But that's what I think I would say to anyone I like or didn't like finds your passion and then try and be the best at it.”
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“The idea that somehow I'll make it happen. And even if it takes me 10 years, if I still have that strong belief, somehow I'll try and make it happen. And if it doesn't quite work out, at least I can say, well, I gave it a shot. And also say to him, don't blame other people if he doesn't work out. You know, you have to trust your instincts and you have to have a strong work ethic. Enjoy that. And that's why, you know, as I said, finding something which you're passionate about is for me, it's the most important thing more than anything else. Because like I said, you know, going back to the time when I was in the post room and in an estate agent, you know, I loved being in the mail room a thousand times more than being in the state agent. It just, you know, it was a great example, you know. When I”
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“Having more than other people or less, it's irrelevant. There's always people who are less than you and more than you. That's not really the measure of your happiness. Your happiness stems from achieving something, believing in something, and just loving what you do. I'm very lucky because I still love what I do. I mean, yes, there are times. I'm like, God, this is a long day today. Or, you know, it hasn't been a great day. But overall, I pinched myself still because I'm fortunate enough that I am able to do something which I really, really love doing. I love creating things. I love thinking of things. And I also like...”
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“Going to say to him Be good at what you do and therefore be patient and learn. And the learning and the getting there is as enjoyable as being there because in my opinion it is. Having gone through both sides, I've been at my happiest when I'm broke. I've been at my unhappiest at times when I've been wealthy and I've also been happy when I've been successful. The most important thing is A Sunday night, you want that feeling of excitement that Monday is coming. And it's something to look forward to and that this is what we're supposed to do in our lives is do something which we enjoy. And it's not a question of...”
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“I think he, if we had a list of what's the most important things the top ten list of priorities. He's changed the order. What would have been my one to ten? He shuffled the order. So something that might have been number eight might become number three now. And he simplified my way of thinking, which is Some do you actually overthink a lot of things by the way? And I'm like, actually, you've got a point I do, actually. And a lot of what, you know, we've been talking about today, a lot of this has come from working with Justin. And like I said, having absolute I think, like I said, a lot of people, in my opinion, do need help full stop at some point in their lives. And it is nothing to be embarrassed about. It isn't.”
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“Massive, yeah, massive. Yeah. And in fact, I got out the habit only because of my schedule and I'm due back, I think, in about two or three weeks time. And I literally can't wait because I really do think I found someone special. His name's Justin. If he's listening, Justin, you are the best. I adore you. And I consider him a friend. I really, really like him and respect him.”
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“In the same way we're discovering things about nutrition and food and the importance of that and a lot of what we were talking about, social media and some of the negativities, all these things we're not programmed, I don't believe, to deal with so much so quickly. So we've got to find different ways of not just sorting your bodies out, but sorting your mental, you know, it's not even mental health. It's just life, you know, it's that, you know, just having someone who's trained to give you better priorities other things to think about, things you don't have forgotten about, all those kind of things I learned through doing it.”
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“They should try at once, see how you feel. And when I went, it was very interesting because what you realize is that most of us have actually bottled stuff up, you know, somewhere in our bodies, and it's like a release. And we all need that release because there's something in your brain which you haven't spoken about or something that's bothered you and you don't know who to talk about or whatever, whatever, whatever. And actually, it's not a weakness. If anything, it's a strength to be able to admit that we are all vulnerable, that none of us are perfect, that we do need help, and there are people much smarter than us who can just Help you, and why not take advantage of that? Because I promise you, I don't believe there's a single person in the world who would go to a great therapist and then walk out and go, yeah, I didn't need that.”
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“That's a good question. I think I met a few people who had, who were in the entertainment business, and we spoke a lot about how do you deal with this, how do you deal with that? And they all, two people in particular said we went into therapy. They said, have you tried it? And I went, no.”
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“It was, yeah, and I think it was probably because it After that injury. And all the time I'd had to think about things, I really had a chance to kind of really think things through and go. It would be actually crazy for me not to go to therapy after everything I've gone through and talk to somebody who is an expert who you can trust, who can advise you. And it's a bit like really going to the gym. Wow, you feel great afterwards. And it's, you know, you think initially, I'm just going to be a bit embarrassing. How do I start the conversation? But they're so good and they're so well trained at what they do. It gave me... I don't know, it just made me feel better in so many ways because stuff that used to bother me, I would talk to them about, and you almost kind of get the answer. You know it's going to be, but someone needs to tell you.”
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“saying, Where's my will? And then I'm also trying to sell a show at the same time. Unfortunately, my PA. I was just all over the place and she was saying, yeah, the person you're trying to get hold of isn't available right now. But, you know, obviously I was just so delirious. I was just all over the place for the first three days because after traumatic injury like that, you are. But I had a fantastic surgeon. I really got off the painkillers much earlier than they thought I would like a month earlier. And that was for me really significant. And then when I started to put the steps in and getting up to 20, 30,000 steps a day without my feet falling apart, it was like actually it was worth it, genuinely worth it.”
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“Well again the hardest thing was because the guy had to it got so bad I had to sign a form you know just before I had the operation which was you know if this doesn't work out will you allow us to switch to the machiner? I'm like well that's encouraging just before I'm about to go under so I'm thinking God this could be it but I was in And it was The first three days afterwards I was at it's painful, but not as bad as I thought, and the doctor said, Yeah, you've got pain receptors in your spine right now. They're going to wear off in a couple of days. Get ready. And when they wore off, it was like, whoa, it was unbelievable. And then, I'm on all these pain killing drugs, blah, blah, blah. And you know what I'm doing? I'm phoning my lawyer.”
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“Into your garden, you can walk twenty paces, just do it. And they did it. And it was hard. And then I just built up, built up, built up, and then I started to build up my step count over time. And then when I really had to put the proper steps in per day, my feet were just ragged because they weren't used to walking. It was weird. If I had to go back in time again to get to where I am today, I would have gone through that again, as bad as it was, the upside was worth it. Because if I hadn't broken my back, I don't think I would have ever realized how unfit I really, really was.”
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“From what I've heard again, there is a silver lining because I wasn't fit prior. I thought I was fit. I looked okay, but I wasn't fit. I was really getting up, even though I changed my hours. I was still getting up, going straight to the telephone and I would sit by that telephone for hours and hours and hours. And I really wasn't getting the steps in. I wasn't eating properly and all this kind of stuff. So once I, you know, it was a bad accident. And I knew it was bad the second it happened. And the recovery was pretty difficult. However, I had a fantastic nurse and she literally, she was like in a, you know, how a cuckoo just pushes the bird out. She just one day said to me, just get out.”
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“Even if it's great news and you get the news at 7, 8 o'clock at night, you can't just go, right, I'm going to sleep now because your brain's going to go into overdrive. And I think getting good sleep is crucial, absolutely crucial. You hear about these people who survive on four hours sleep at night. How? You know, I need like 10 hours if possible. I really believe that sleep is the best medicine your body can have and the ability to be able to sleep peacefully. You know, that's really, really important.”
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“When I was younger, genuinely, I didn't even think about weekends. It was like when I was a runner, you know, I would do 18 hour days and loved every second of it because for every day I was doing it, I was learning something more. And then I think, you know, there is a point where When hopefully you realize you've kind of got your groove, you know what you're doing, you're being successful, you've got a good team around you, then I think it's a question of, okay, well, then don't kill yourself in the process. I mean, seriously, find, and this is, you know, going back to phones, you know, which is, and I'm the same with emails, is”
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“Yes, I was. Yeah, I did drag a few people along with me and I apologize. Having said that, one thing you can't escape is that to be good at anything, you got to put the hours in. It is hard work. I mean, look, yes, people win the lottery. You hear about these crazy success stories, but they are one in literally a billion. I mean, for me, the majority of people I've met. who haven't inherited anything but have just built something on their own. They've done it because they're talented. They've got great instincts. And importantly, they have really, really put the hours in. Because if somebody comes to work for me at, say, 21 years old and says, you know, 5.30, right, I'm off and don't bother calling me on the weekend, I'm going to go, well, I'm not going to bet the house on you.”
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“I'm watching the equivalent of two movies a week every second, every sound cue, every audience shot. I mean, the focus you've got to give it, it's unbelievable. So I think I would have said, you know what, Simon, why don't you enjoy what you're doing a little bit more? Is the fifth day going to really make a difference if you're working better on the four days? It's not really going to make any difference, the truth. By the way, it's much more fun having a three day weekend than a two-day weekend. It's just stuff like that, I suppose.”
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“Well, I would say workout. Genuinely. The good things that have happened How much time are you spending time where your gut is telling you this isn't worth the effort, but your ego is sort of saying, but it's your idea, so it must work. There are always going to be moments where you have made the wrong decision. And sometimes it's bailing out earlier than you should. Rather than just let's just hang on to that or also understanding that certainly when you're doing something creative, I believe that you can only really be creative when you're not tired. I'm certainly at my best when I slept well. I'm feeling fit. I'm feeling happy. Then I'm in a completely different mindset. because I still see each episode before it goes out about three or four times. So don't forget these episodes are about the length of a movie.”
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“I always say, honestly, if you want to get hold of me and you know me, you'll get hold of me. You just will. We really will. You will get a hold of me. Obviously, you know, I have a PA. I have a partner. I have friends.”
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“Obviously, it depends what you do. For what I do, weirdly, it kind of helps because You hear about the important things. Life, you don't hear about the unimportant things. And that's the best way, I suppose, describing the advantages. So when something really serious happens, within seconds, you'll hear about it. When it's just some piece of gossip or something, which I'm really not interested in, and someone said, did you hear about so-and-so? It's like, no, and I'm not interested because I'm not.”
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“When I realized by Not being on it for about three or four months a year, I was happier at that time. Then when it was like, oh God, it's time to turn my phone back on. I start to dread it. And then one day I thought I'd lost it. And it's, oh, God, I've lost my life. And it's us stopping so dramatic. It's a stupid telephone. I don't use 99% of the things on it. And I actually really like talking with people like we're talking now. I like meeting people and I like talking from a landline if I have to. The sounds niceer as well.”
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“I have one that sits in the car. Nine times out of ten, I'll use somebody else's phone because I don't even know how to work it anymore. I hate them so much because I tell you why I think they're boring. It's almost like for me it's like having a toaster with you all the time. It's like It's a toaster and a phone is just as boring. You know, it's like toast is nice and occasionally a telephone call is nice, but not all the bloody time.”
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