--- title: "31 Way Quotes By Byron Katie" description: "31 Way quotes by Byron Katie. Plus more from Byron Katie and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/byron-katie-553_happiness_joy-is-a-natural-way-of-being-1038850_1038850.png" --- > [Joy is a natural way of being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/joy-is-a-natural-way-of-being/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/byron-katie-553_happiness_joy-is-a-natural-way-of-being-1038850_1038850.png) > [There's no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/there-s-no-way-that-a-clear-mind-can-live-an-unhappy-life/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/byron-katie-553_clear_there-s-no-way-that-a-clear-mind-can-liv_2783984.png) > [The way to truly help someone is for me to not get immersed in their suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-way-to-truly-help-someone-is-for-me-to-not-get-immersed-in-their/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/byron-katie-553_helping_the-way-to-truly-help-someone-is-for-me_1839681.png) > [The best way of leading people is to let them find their own way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-best-way-of-leading-people-is-to-let-them-find-their-own-way/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/byron-katie-553_best-way_the-best-way-of-leading-people-is-to-let_2066329.png) > [How do I know it was meant to happen this way? Because it did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/how-do-i-know-it-was-meant-to-happen-this-way-because-it-did/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/byron-katie-553_happen_how-do-i-know-it-was-meant-to-happen-thi_733840.png) > [We are never really in control. We just think we are when things happen to be going our way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/we-are-never-really-in-control-we-just-think-we-are-when-things/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23e/byron-katie-553_control_we-are-never-really-in-control-we-just-t_1445506.png) > [The only way I can be angry at you is when I have thought, said, or done something that is unkind in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-only-way-i-can-be-angry-at-you-is-when-i-have-thought-said-or/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/byron-katie-553_angry_the-only-way-i-can-be-angry-at-you-is-wh_1307952.png) > [Once the mind is met with understanding, it can always find its way home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/once-the-mind-is-met-with-understanding-it-can-always-find-its-way/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/byron-katie-553_home_once-the-mind-is-met-with-understanding_2965763.png) > [I have discovered that in every language and every country I have visited, there are no new stories. They're all recycled. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-have-discovered-that-in-every-language-and-every-country-i-have/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/byron-katie-553_arise_i-have-discovered-that-in-every-language_2280407.jpg) > [Mind is infinitely creative. And when it's not stuck, that's where the joy comes from. Something happens, and the way we think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/mind-is-infinitely-creative-and-when-it-s-not-stuck-that-s-where-the/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/byron-katie-553_creative_mind-is-infinitely-creative-and-when-it_1036075.jpg) > [It's not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-not-easy-to-find-your-own-way-when-you-believe-that-you-need/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/byron-katie-553_appreciation_it-s-not-easy-to-find-your-own-way-when_768549.png) > [I'm not in Iraq. I'm here in California. Have I had an argument with my husband today? Have I been at war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-m-not-in-iraq-i-m-here-in-california-have-i-had-an-argument-with-my/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/byron-katie-553_argument_i-m-not-in-iraq-i-m-here-in-california-h_497143.jpg) > [I could go on and on about how the statements and concepts that used to depress me now bring me joy, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-could-go-on-and-on-about-how-the-statements-and-concepts-that-used/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/byron-katie-553_believe_i-could-go-on-and-on-about-how-the-state_1341500.png) > [Who I believed myself to be was a hopeless case. I would wake up in the mornings and notice I was still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/who-i-believed-myself-to-be-was-a-hopeless-case-i-would-wake-up-in/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/771/byron-katie-553_alive_who-i-believed-myself-to-be-was-a-hopele_1373544.png) > [You might believe that it's only for their own good, but how does it feel when you try to manipulate the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-might-believe-that-it-s-only-for-their-own-good-but-how-does-it/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/byron-katie-553_another-way_you-might-believe-that-it-s-only-for-the_1008211.jpg) > [We're all looking for love, in our confusion, until we find our way back to the realization that love is what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/we-re-all-looking-for-love-in-our-confusion-until-we-find-our-way/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/byron-katie-553_confusion_we-re-all-looking-for-love-in-our-confus_773213.png) > [Reality - the way that is, exactly as it is, in every moment - is always kind. It's our story about reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-the-way-that-is-exactly-as-it-is-in-every-moment-is-always/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/byron-katie-553_believe_reality-the-way-that-is-exactly-as-it-is_376114.jpg) > [They say, "Katie, you're wrong." And if I say, "How dare you say that? I have studied and studied." Or, "I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/they-say-katie-you-re-wrong-and-if-i-say-how-dare-you-say-that-i-have/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/byron-katie-553_areas_they-say-katie-you-re-wrong-and-if-i-say_203037.png) > [It's important to realize that inquiry is about noticing, not about dropping the thought... Inquiry is not about getting rid of thoughts;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-important-to-realize-that-inquiry-is-about-noticing-not-about/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/byron-katie-553_awareness_it-s-important-to-realize-that-inquiry-i_3042047.png) > [If your happiness depends on your children being happy, that makes them your hostages. So stay out of their business, stop using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/if-your-happiness-depends-on-your-children-being-happy-that-makes/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/byron-katie-553_business_if-your-happiness-depends-on-your-childr_384834.png) > [So, how do you get back to heaven? To begin with, just notice the thoughts that take you away from it. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/so-how-do-you-get-back-to-heaven-to-begin-with-just-notice-the/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/byron-katie-553_awakening_so-how-do-you-get-back-to-heaven-to-begi_2043472.jpg) > [So, how can we live in joy - and how can we know that we're supposed to live in joy the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/so-how-can-we-live-in-joy-and-how-can-we-know-that-we-re-supposed-to/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/byron-katie-553_alienation_so-how-can-we-live-in-joy-and-how-can-we_1832035.png) > [If you put your hand into a fire, does anyone have to tell you to move it? Do you have to decide?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/if-you-put-your-hand-into-a-fire-does-anyone-have-to-tell-you-to-move/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/byron-katie-553_burn_if-you-put-your-hand-into-a-fire-does-an_864973.png) > [Nothing can cost you someone you love. The only thing that can cost you your husband is if you believe a thought.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/nothing-can-cost-you-someone-you-love-the-only-thing-that-can-cost/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65b/byron-katie-553_believe_nothing-can-cost-you-someone-you-love-th_765521.png) > [You can’t have your daughter as long as you have a concept of her. When you get rid of the concept, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-t-have-your-daughter-as-long-as-you-have-a-concept-of-her/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/byron-katie-553_children_you-can-t-have-your-daughter-as-long-as_1302001.png) > [What I invite people to do is to look at their lives just the way that they have lived them. Not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/what-i-invite-people-to-do-is-to-look-at-their-lives-just-the-way/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/byron-katie-553_invites_what-i-invite-people-to-do-is-to-look-at_2824543.png) > [A teacher of fear can't bring peace on earth. We have been trying to do it that way for thousands of years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/a-teacher-of-fear-can-t-bring-peace-on-earth-we-have-been-trying-to/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/byron-katie-553_awakening_a-teacher-of-fear-can-t-bring-peace-on-e_1548616.png) > [I use the word inquiry as synonymous with The Work...Inquiry is a way to end confusion and to experience internal peace, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-use-the-word-inquiry-as-synonymous-with-the-work-inquiry-is-a-way/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/byron-katie-553_answers_i-use-the-word-inquiry-as-synonymous-wit_469819.jpg) > [I'll tell you that for me, one when someone used to say something that was true, one way I knew it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-ll-tell-you-that-for-me-one-when-someone-used-to-say-something-that/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/byron-katie-553_blocked_i-ll-tell-you-that-for-me-one-when-someo_2023703.png) > [Inquiry appears to be a process of thinking, but actually it's a way to undo thinking. Thoughts lose their power over us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/inquiry-appears-to-be-a-process-of-thinking-but-actually-it-s-a-way/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/byron-katie-553_escaping_inquiry-appears-to-be-a-process-of-think_614846.jpg) > [In the fall, you don't grieve because the leaves are falling and dying. You say, "Isn't it beautiful!" Well, we're the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/in-the-fall-you-don-t-grieve-because-the-leaves-are-falling-and-dying/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/byron-katie-553_beautiful_in-the-fall-you-don-t-grieve-because-the_1770040.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Byron Katie > [The moment it begins to question itself, the mind becomes so clear that it starts working with itself rather than with the body's identification.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-moment-it-begins-to-question-itself-the-mind-becomes-so-clear/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [People don't need sudden revelations. They get what they need when they need it, thought by thought by thought. It's a constant thing when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/people-don-t-need-sudden-revelations-they-get-what-they-need-when/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Your parents are your projection-nothing more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/your-parents-are-your-projection-nothing-more/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [When a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/when-a-thought-hurts-that-s-the-signal-that-it-isn-t-true/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/since-the-past-is-unreal-and-the-future-is-unreal-all-your-thoughts/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [I used to sleep on the floor next to the bed, because I believed that I didn't even deserve a bed to sleep in.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-used-to-sleep-on-the-floor-next-to-the-bed-because-i-believed-that/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [You can never make yourself believe that you're loveable, however hard you try, because when the chips are down what you really believe rises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-never-make-yourself-believe-that-you-re-loveable-however-hard/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [“Your story is your identity, and you’d do almost anything to prove that it’s true. Inquiry into self is the only thing that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/your-story-is-your-identity-and-you-d-do-almost-anything-to-prove/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-not-what-happens-in-life-that-bothers-us-it-s-what-we-re/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Love asks for nothing. Only personalities want something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/love-asks-for-nothing-only-personalities-want-something/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Thoughts are like the wind or the leaves on the trees or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-love-what-i-think-and-i-m-never-tempted-to-believe-it-thoughts-are/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Reality doesn't wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-doesn-t-wait-for-your-opinion-vote-or-permission-sweetheart/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/as-long-as-we-believe-our-thoughts-there-will-always-be-war/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [“Reality doesn’t wait for our agreement or approval. It is what it is. You can count on it. Gary:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-doesn-t-wait-for-our-agreement-or-approval-it-is-what-it-is/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [You can't drop concepts. You can only shine a little flashlight on them as you do inquiry, an you see that what you thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-t-drop-concepts-you-can-only-shine-a-little-flashlight-on/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/byron-katie/#itemlist", "name": "31 Way Quotes By Byron Katie", "numberOfItems": 31, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Joy is a natural way of being.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Byron Katie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/joy-is-a-natural-way-of-being/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/byron-katie-553_happiness_joy-is-a-natural-way-of-being-1038850_1038850.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/byron-katie-553_happiness_joy-is-a-natural-way-of-being-1038850_1038850.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/byron-katie-553_happiness_joy-is-a-natural-way-of-being-1038850_1038850.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Joy is a natural way of being.” — Byron Katie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Byron Katie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/there-s-no-way-that-a-clear-mind-can-live-an-unhappy-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/byron-katie-553_clear_there-s-no-way-that-a-clear-mind-can-liv_2783984.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/byron-katie-553_clear_there-s-no-way-that-a-clear-mind-can-liv_2783984.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/byron-katie-553_clear_there-s-no-way-that-a-clear-mind-can-liv_2783984.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.” — Byron Katie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The way to truly help someone is for me to not get immersed in their suffering.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Byron Katie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-way-to-truly-help-someone-is-for-me-to-not-get-immersed-in-their/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/byron-katie-553_helping_the-way-to-truly-help-someone-is-for-me_1839681.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/byron-katie-553_helping_the-way-to-truly-help-someone-is-for-me_1839681.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/byron-katie-553_helping_the-way-to-truly-help-someone-is-for-me_1839681.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The way to truly help someone is for me to not get immersed in their suffering.” — Byron Katie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The best way of leading people is to let them find their own way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Byron Katie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-best-way-of-leading-people-is-to-let-them-find-their-own-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/byron-katie-553_best-way_the-best-way-of-leading-people-is-to-let_2066329.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/byron-katie-553_best-way_the-best-way-of-leading-people-is-to-let_2066329.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/byron-katie-553_best-way_the-best-way-of-leading-people-is-to-let_2066329.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The best way of leading people is to let them find their own way.” — Byron Katie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "How do I know it was meant to happen this way? 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Not to change anything, and not to do positive thinking at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Byron Katie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/what-i-invite-people-to-do-is-to-look-at-their-lives-just-the-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/byron-katie-553_invites_what-i-invite-people-to-do-is-to-look-at_2824543.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/byron-katie-553_invites_what-i-invite-people-to-do-is-to-look-at_2824543.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/byron-katie-553_invites_what-i-invite-people-to-do-is-to-look-at_2824543.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What I invite people to do is to look at their lives just the way that they have lived them. 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You're the one.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Byron Katie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/a-teacher-of-fear-can-t-bring-peace-on-earth-we-have-been-trying-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/byron-katie-553_awakening_a-teacher-of-fear-can-t-bring-peace-on-e_1548616.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/byron-katie-553_awakening_a-teacher-of-fear-can-t-bring-peace-on-e_1548616.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/byron-katie-553_awakening_a-teacher-of-fear-can-t-bring-peace-on-e_1548616.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A teacher of fear can't bring peace on earth. 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I blocked it off, and I went to war with them in my mind and suffered all that goes with it. 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