email i wrote my ex wife

bijo

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here is a email i just wrote to my ex wife. everything was good for 7 years. she stuck through my meth, crack AND heroin addiction. everything was good i really changed my whole personality and was clean for 4 years. became a whole new person. we lived the coziest most loving life ever. we couldn't bare hours without each other. honestly, ideal couple shit. i know how to read her so everything was truly good until i asked her father for her hand in marriage.. and suddenly within a few WEEKS she tells me i have no motivation or drive to be financially dependant or that i need to grow up. that ive been too comfortable with the reversed roles. which is true.
she loves her career.. shes addicted to her career.. the roles were reversed.. and she loved it. she loved me at home, always accessible and taking care of our pets / home. she expressed her LOVE and HAPPINESS so many times, and it was genuine. that wasn't a problem ever.

suddenly this THUNDERSTORM hits me.. shes talking about seperation. i put all my cards into this marriage so now i'm left ASSFUCKED.. had to move to my home country overseas with my parents .. fucking lost my entire life within a matter of 2 -3 WEEKS

so after relapsing on meth i wrote this email .. i just feel the need to share it with u all. been clean for a while now but i'm back on the fucking lame meth that actually has me feeling quite euphoric at the moment.. but its all gonna hurt later.

i hate this shit. i know this email wont do shit .. just make me feel lousy later for unloading without filtering .. u know that filter we have sober, well .. tweaked out .. there is no filter.

so tell me what u think of my email to my ex wife:

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jen,

long email, maybe more convenient to read this on your train ride home, or at home with a good drink and cig.

here goes……………….

maybe i didn't stimulate your senses enough, no excitement, mundane, boring. i knew it all along.. sex for sure wasn't there like it used to be. sex is vital. not everything, but important. needs to be there. not even the act of sex .. i neglected you physically.. i didn't kiss you the way i used to. didn't touch you the same. if i did, that could have compensated for my personality flaws. but i had my reasons. partly the ugly dirty associations with sex and drugs. especially what went on with METH. also partly because i'm on testosterone lowering medicine. partly .. or mostly because of my insecurity. insecurity that made me weak, and pathetic. i need to get over that bullshit. thinking i'm ugly and not good enough. that is always in my head. that exhausted you.
my rational? she loves me unconditionally. so thinking that you love me unconditionally enabled me to keep acting like a turd.

what bothers me the most is .. no advance notice. the sudden punch, a huge BRICK abruptly hitting me in the face screaming "YOU'RE A FUCKING DEFECTIVE LOSER". it wasn't gradual .. it was so fucking sudden.

ok… i needed it. everyone knows i need IT. need to change.
i always knew i need to change. but when i was accepted and embraced by you .. it wasn't urgent. or it didn't matter yet.
i still don't think i'm in such bad shape. given the circumstances:
my mom, the way she is.. pill popping, detached, non-existant growing up
my dad, you know how he sees me. ill never make the man proud. never. stereotypical scenario of son always trying to get validation and approval from cold wealthy father. would give an arm to hear my father say the words .. i'm proud of ....
lots of fucking drugs
more drugs
meth, crack, h.. iv meth, iv h, and iv coke..
no school or structure ever, dropped out before highschool
moved too much as a kid .. 6 countries before age 13
wrong crowd of friends, criminals and bad influences
trauma from crazy experiences that resulted from wrong crowds
all kinds of guilt that SHREDS my inner core
insomnia
on a bunch of mood altering pills.. antidepressants galore, and the benzos
ridiculous insecurity, major depression, social anxiety, ADHD, a bunch of other neuro / psycho label bullshits, crybaby syndrome
blah blah and blah
and a bunch of other first world problems that pale in comparison to a joe shmoe working 3 jobs barely able to pay rent or feed himself. or a family in africa that lives on 70 cents a day.

but for some fucking reason, my issues still have managed to shape me into who i am right now. and i'm in genuine pain.

so i have some legitimate "excuses" that i can hide behind. i can rationalize all my flaws, and make excuses left and right.
you feel bad for me, a kind of pity. but your exhausted from these excuses. the exhaustion from the excuses OVERWRITES EVERYTHING. who needs the drama? who needs the dysfunctional bullshit that comes from being my wife? my mother unleashed her venom directly into your face. i know how that infuriated you. i apologized on her behalf. but that doesn't work. back then i put you through hell .. with my addiction. put you in 30k usd debt. exposed you to ugliness and filth. i'm responsible for your older friends writing you off.

i was out of control, and you didn't run away like you should have.
despite my wild and despicable ways, back then you were actually physically and emotionally attracted to me. infactuated with me, intoxicated with me, etc.. defying logic and common sense, right? i was different. but you wanted me .. the drug addicted, wild, tatted up wannabe thug infatuated with crime. hard on the outside, soft inside, etc the farthest thing from normal. you wanted me, you were in love.

ok now fast forward to today. i'm "fixed"
i have been clean for years. i have lost all those vile vices, aspiring to blend in with the "normal", "regular" shades of life.
i lost the obnoxious, loathsome "fuck the world" attitude, replacing that with a desire to be the gentler, considerate, courteous type of guy.

i lost all these scandalous ways, all that vicious cycle of self destruction just gone.

beyond not cheating on you, i have been faithful MENTALLY. which is the most potent purest form of monogamy. that means zero flirting .. zero lust for other women. no wandering eyes. pure devotion to you and only you.

what else improved? my ego finally deflated, allowing me to accept normalcy. what defines normal (to me)? adopting a new outlook on what is bad (wrong), and what is good (right).
causing harm to my body and loved ones feelings, being a lousy neighbor, a selfish son, a cheating boyfriend, associating with nogooders, denying G-d into my soul, all that has changed, right?

HOWEVER the check list of LIFE still had insanely important goals PENDING like career, financial independence, and of course the smaller but still hugely important things like going out with your friends when i'm invited, going out more with you, etc..

so i managed to fix so much about me.. leaping over monstrous hurdles. obstacles. Miracle?? against the odds, debunking the myths that what i did was impossible. to beat the addiction and overcome the fragmented, destructive lifestyle that accompanied it. so much SHIT i managed to defeat and overcome.

but i didn't get to those extremely important goals like career, financial independence, etc, etc YET. yet.

you could not wait any longer. that really is such a shame.

what stings me the most is .. we had a genuinely good thing between us. text book / encyclopedia definition of "loving couple". no bickering, no jealousy issues, no lack of communication, no silly games. we were best friends beyond all that. same sense of humor, same lingo, we completed each other intellectually as well. trusted each other. our parents ADORED each of us. on a personality level we balanced each other out. no where close to perfect, but somewhere close to "almost perfect".
so when it's so compatible .. that means it was VALUABLE. which means it's worth cherishing. HOLDING ON TO.
it's worth it to hold on to something so cherished and valuable, right? but you trashed this valuable, cherished thing called true love, that we definitely had. i would be a good father, and good husband. you know that!

what EATS me the most is there was no attempt to TRY to make it work / fix / amend / maintain. no attempt.

if you did all this for an affair, meaning you met someone before we separated.. that would be easier to swallow than what happened with this absurd shit.

talk is cheap.. so i figure this email could be interpreted as ramblings / verbal diarrhea. the hazy delusion or illusion of my words somehow changing your mind about our separation.. doesn't exist. you'll probably be either skimming this email on your bb at work or reading this at home with a few beers in you, feeling warm and conveniently apathetic or indifferent to what you might interpret as self-absorbed whining.

a few beers can completely ERASE any nuisances that creeps into your psyche, OBLITERATE any nagging thoughts, and just straight up KILL any type of hindrances that come your way. the beautiful power of alcohol.
a lonely night? .. no worries. while some people depend on their husband or a cuddly teddy bear to help them fall asleep.. alcohol can REPLACE that uncool teddy bear, that irksome husband or even that scraggly pet you used to look forward to cuddling with. alcohol will put you into a warm, cozy slumber. so who needs the dog, husband or teddy bear, AH?

but you sure have discipline and STRENGTH. you are unbelievable, dropping 9 beers a night into your scrawny frame .. nightly for YEARS .. yet you're not only surviving at work, but actually thriving .. you're recognized for your commitment to always fill the bill. you are always ON and ready to please your peers at work. which is unbelievable considering the years of alcohol abuse!

i cant judge from where i stood, or stand .. but i'll continue saying alcohol is rotting your soul and brain.. especially your judgement. obviously your health / body. so stop that shit.. whether you are with me or without me. it's not OK. it is slowly destroying your brain .. literally ravaging your perfect brain as the years pass by .. no matter how you sugarcoat it, or rationalize it .. it still is harming you whether it happens now or years ahead, the alcohol will catch up with you.. "everyone does it" is your slogan that makes everything OK. not everyone does it. only a small percentage of this world drinks daily. but the mantra continues in your head: all my "friends do it."

your friends...........

i'm GUESSING you leaked all the bad, crummy, TRAUMATIZING stories about our life to them about our past .. likely bringing forth their pity for you, and their HATRED for me. why didn't they reply to my heartfelt email? i reached within my soul to express my feelings to them, and they just ignored it. ……….. thats not fair. so obviously they're validating your decision to end our relationship.

misery loves company.

samantha especially.. her whole "cool" blasé personality with her "realness" and indifference to anyone .. her bullshit hipster "individualist" persona has really made an impression on you from the beginning. rubbing off on you, your character, your tone of voice, your speaking, your temperament, your attitude, your appearance even, all has been affected and altered throughout these years since samantha crawled into your life. not trying to belittle or insult you..
we all change, right? its inevitable .. our personalities all transform as we blossom .. but i think its important to know WHO or what influenced or prompted these changes. you really admire her .. and shes a lonely, bitter, 35 year old with no meaningful relationships under her belt.
so you might see her, all content and fulfilled, being single .. you think that's real?

back to unconditional love.. that means no matter how fucked up a situation is .. you were supposed to accept it. unconditionally. flaws and all. you should have expressed your aggravations with me, which i would have accepted and embraced so i could evolve to become better. i would have completely REMODELED my entire personality to make you and US happy. why didn't you just SPEAK??????????????? just OPEN that pretty mouth of yours and EXPRESS YOUR ISSUES.

so these past several years i've been idling, comfortable, stuffing cheesecake into my fat mouth, watching movies and playing video games. farthest thing from my mind was ... me without you .. so there i was .. slothing away, believing this is what "marriage life" is like .. but in reality i just lost all these years, losing my place in the real world. now conditioned to this idle, sheltered and cozy life, it will be hard to get back out there

while other couples were discussing the BASICS: planning for retirement, or buying homes in good neighborhoods with good schools .. i was wasting my time with petty, WORTHLESS DRIVEL. xbox, id channel, live leak, other sites and worst of all … my vanity issues, which would rotate between feeling handsome and feeling ugly as fuck. fucking RIDICULOUS. INSANE. exhausting you to death with my insecurities and whining.

back then i thought that was acceptable, because you accepted it, and for the most part my family accepted it. now after this KARATE KICK to the head i see those 7 years of existence was a shameful and miserable waste of TIME. i was INADEQUATE.

what i need now is to climb out of this hole. i need to bounce back with a vengeance.

despite my father's discouraging demeanor i know one day, one fucking day .. i'll find my "career" or calling and make some money.

so blah blah blah .. more blah blah about me being sad and crushed. blah blah .. you dumped me.. blah blah . BLAH .. boo hooooo poor me, all alone and hurt.

is this whole email is a waste of time? won't do anything for either of us?

just words on a screen. could have channeled this energy towards something else.

by now you probably met some charismatic dude .. possibly with a foreign accent, the exotic kind you fancy most.. that makes you check your sms every few minutes. someone who makes you all warm and fuzzy inside. the thought tears me up inside but i'll have to live with it. fuck.. the thought KILLS ME to think of my baby kissing or worse with another DUDE. fuck that SHIT.

you see how deep i went with this email. typing feels like some sort of release .. expressing my inner woes .. does help soothe the angst in some way. so i hope you were able to take something from this long email.. my heavy heart wanted to SOB and RELEASE into this email about this whole lame ordeal. i want you to know i understand your decision. i respect you and love you with all my heart. but i still yearn for answers to these questions that pummel violently through my thoughts all the fucking time. these questions:

why so suddenly?

why so fucking suddenly? why was everything ok 3 months ago, with you modeling the engagement ring on your finger all giddy and happy, and with you strengthening my relationship with your parents, with you talking about having beautiful babies, then suddenly this 50 POUND hammer hit you? why SO SUDDENLY?

how come samantha and mary ignored my heartbreaking email?

what really happened? for you to answer that .. you need to be honest. you have to be HONEST. tell me you met someone else. please just tell me it was some other guy. that way i can stop casting and DIRECTING all the blame INWARDS, and stop thinking i'm DEFECTIVE.
tell me it was because of the religion or conversion. please tell me anything that will REMOVE THIS SELF-HATRED i'm dealing with. if it's the truth.

please give me some logical reasons that make sense. all the other mumbo jumbo doesn't make sense. you know it doesn't. the reasons you gave do not make sense. truth please?

please.
 
well i couldn't read all of it but i think i grasped the points you were trying to get across. You want some closure and to understand why she did this but there may be no simple answer. I think it's good that you wrote the letter but probably even better if you just keep it to yourself. If you want to show her you are strong and improved then the best way is through example rather than a very long and emotional argument. If you are going to send a letter, make it 3 simple paragraphs. Just ask if she can explain what went wrong and that's it.

I am certain this letter will just reaffirm to her the reasons that she left. You are coming off as emotionally needy, no offense, it happens to everyone but this is not the right approach IMO. Be strong, be silent and move on. Now that you have your shit together it should be much easier than before to find someone. Nothing she says will take away the self loathing, the self hatred, that's all you and something that can be worked through on your own. It sounds like you were dependent on her for your self esteem, what you want to show her is that you are no longer that way and are absolutely fine, if not better, without her.
 
don't take this wrong way please but are you spun atm ? Cuz it's incredibly hard to read that bro it goes on and all over the place. I wouldn't send as is to your lady.
 
i cant hide or keep this shit bottled in. i have to show her what shes done to me. she did love me i promise you that. she wouldnt let me go no matter how many times i pushed her away. believe me when i tell you this was not some situation where i was in love clinging on to her, and she didn't return that love. she was MADLY in love with me, this is FACT. then something changed. but we were each other AIR .. we lived each other.. seriously everything was good.
but then i became too comfortable i think.
took shit for granted. i didnt care about pleasing her or stimulating her senses like i used to.
but thats because i thought we were passed that..

at this point i want answers more than i want her back

just give me some kind of closure .. wtf happened .. why ..

i know its silly but i think her miserable lonely friends didn't help our situation either. she values their approval and validation so much so .. they probably polluted her mind with all the negative shit, completely ignoring all the positives, that fueled her decision.. plus her father's disapproval.

or she's actually being honest and suddenly changed her whole outlook and decided that i need to focus on getting a job .. and all that financial .. assets .. planning for the future horseshit.

shes so reserved and hates confrontation, and shes grown up in this family that never EVER discusses anything personal .. its all fake, surface small talk .. her whole family never expresses their feelings.. that annoys the shit out of me.. to be so fake and skirt around avoiding all these DEEP LIFE RELATED topics. and she won't express her true feelings.

plus i lack the social support like friends and close family in my immediate surroundings that could at least distract me
so this fuckshit is on my mind nonstop
while she has the luxury of being conveniantly distracted by these miserable friends probably toasting several glasses of wine to "A NEW CHAPTER" .. that shit keeps her from actually grasping the reality that she discarded a relationship that was close to perfect .. that most sane women in this world, knowing me truly and TRULY knowing our exact circumstances would cherish and wish that kind of connection for themselves.

i know i seem desperate, pathetic, humiliating myself .. but i see no weakness with showing i'm in pain.. showing that my love is valuable. i see no association between weak / pathetic and sobbing out, crying even

i still think theres a chance she might come back to me

heres the scenario i hope enfolds.. she goes out with her miserable, soulless friends to some crummy club or bar .. meets some dude. and this dude turns out to be just a typical dude. i'm hoping she has horrible sex with him due to his small dick..
then i hope she recognizes that he just wanted her ass ... and had no interest in anything she had to say.. maybe even forgot her name (if i'm lucky!) .. then im hoping she feels cold in bed at night, without my legs and arms wrapped around her .. she feels a missing presence when she's wtahcing her favorite tv show .. she comes home to silence ..
then she calls her so called friends for some comfort and support.. but her miserable friends happen to be getting attention from some "dudes" .. then in this ideal fantasy of mine, they would brush her off the phone, telling her they're busy. so now she's sitting there .. and suddenly this whole CONCEPT of lonliness hits her hard.
THEN .. in my DELUSIONAL comedic fantasy she calls me, telling me she can't take another minute of this harsh cruel lonliness.
lol

also i must add .. i was a great influence on her. she excelled DRAMATICALLY at work because of my support and constructive feedback and help. while i lost my place in society she grew and grew. whenever she got a raise or promotion i always felt we did it together! i kept her healthy. she had a very busy hectic work schedule. i pumped her with vitamins and all kinds of healthy teas and tonics to keep her looking and feeling ACE. she naturally neglects herself .. has no patience or time for this health "blabber" .. but i kept her nourished and FORCED this healthy lifestyle into our lives. i always knew her success came from a stress free - drama free, positive home life.
these women with high profile jobs out there dating and falling in and out of love .. when their emotions and energy are channeled towards the dating scene .. and theyre all lovey dovey or frazzled .. that distracts them from their work .. if they have some high level type job like my ex wife did that requires BRAIN POWER and CLEAR FOCUS, the best thing for their carreers is a loving, relationship with a stress free stable backboke that allows a woman / man to focus on their work.

i believe strongly in the importance of these things i mentioned .. i feel like i did my part .. i know what i could have improved .. i acknowledge everything.

its so painful to know that 7 years has just disappeared. i watched her grow, while i remained idle. thats the worst part.
 
No offense but if a woman wrote me an email like that I'd figure she was gone (spun) and would reinforce my decision to drop her. Good luck. Get some sleep
 
btw i was sober for 4 years so she had a great sober husband that wasn't tweaked like now. shit was good, not shit is bad. so i relapsed. fucking depressing but i have a red cat
so bluelight .. good to be back
 
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Could we tone it down a bit with the drug talk? Talking about being high and how meth is helping you isn't very productive towards this thread or harm reduction.
 
Holy wall of text. I did read it. My overall impression is that you want explanations and answers; you feel that some unfinished business might exist. As you stated, you want closure. You can move on with your life and fall in love again with someone whose goals and ambitions are more in line with yours. You should not feel badly about yourself. There is someone out there who will love and accept you for who you are. Choose wisely.

these women with high profile jobs out there dating and falling in and out of love .. when their emotions and energy are channeled towards the dating scene .. and theyre all lovey dovey or frazzled .. that distracts them from their work .. if they have some high level type job like my ex wife did that requires BRAIN POWER and CLEAR FOCUS, the best thing for their carreers is a loving, relationship with a stress free stable backboke that allows a woman / man to focus on their work.

I wouldn't quite call my work "high level" but I am an experienced professional back in school to finish a master's degree. I have had to push a lot of 'fun' out of my life between these two demands. My work is not the happy, fulfilling type of work. I am in a highly specialized field with excellent credentials. This has not generally affected my relationships. I seem to attract highly intelligent, educated men who don't make much money because they are do-gooders. This has been the case since I began dating. I have outearned all of my partners except one. What does happen, though, is that I really don't have time to focus on a relationship.

I would certainly like a partner who would encourage me to pursue my goals. That was lacking in my last relationship. He wanted a stay-at-home wife who didn't talk back while he was earning the bread (lol, he is unemployed and a student in a crappy field). Between work, school, volunteering, personal appointments, research for work and school... I really don't have the time! With a serious past partner, we discussed how we would divide responsibilities were we to decide to marry and have children. We weren't ready yet, but we did talk about it - and our conclusion was that we'd both have to finish school and advance our careers. We split up for reasons that had nothing to do with our respective careers.

I do miss having a partner. I don't like to sleep alone. But would I rather lead a guy on when I am healing from a terrible split and throwing all of my effort into career and education? Most guys I seem to meet do appreciate my intelligence and achievements, which really aren't as hot shit as many others! I have smart friends who have high-level degrees, are married with children, own their own business... I will in the future be an excellent girlfriend to an awesome guy someday.

If any of my exes sent me such a letter, I'd be less inclined to consider the idea of a reconciliation. I'd be a little weirded out. I think your focus should be on staying off of meth. I can't imagine a workaholic and a tweaker getting together. Take action to get clean and don't write e-mails under the influence... that has its own repercussions.

I wish you the best in quitting meth and working on yourself so that you are again the type of man a woman with standards would be happy to meet.
 
honestly bro i would sleep on it and look at this in the morning or night depending on when you get to sleep - i think it's really emotional and sending this while spun could haunt you. best of luck man.
 
sleep always sounds depressing when spun brah ! It's alright , you'll be fine man, just rest this one off :). Hang in there man.
 
All right I'll be honest and say I didn't have the courage to read the whole thing, but from what I understood -
You won't be able to force your ex-wife to give you explanations etc., so I think the closest you can come to closure for now (until she decides to explain, if she does decide to explain) is to try and walk away from the whole thing. If you are waiting for an answer you won't be able to focus on other things, such as yourself, and that's what needs time right now.
 
When did you send that to her? Don't be surprised if she doesn't respond right away. Sorry this happened to you. I can see that you're still in shock about it. That was really long but heartfelt. At least you got your point across. But I wouldn't have emailed her friends because they will never side with you. I found out when I was going through a divorce who my "real" friends were. It was very disappointing.

I've been in this type of situation and it didn't end nicely. There's the question of WHY?? and What did I do that was so bad? It sent me into a terrible depression but the worst part was I started to get on with my life, I happily (stupidly) got reeled back in. Only to have it happen again. This fucked up relationship still haunts me and I constantly secretly think about this man. It can't be helped. I have other boyfriends that want to spend time with me and try to get me out of this co-dependent downward spiral. Who tell me "You're better than this, just forget him" but it's not so easy.

I know what you're going through, believe me. Like you mentioned, a Karate Kick to the head. This is all too familiar to me, so true. The only advice I can offer is stay off the drugs man. That will only magnify your pain, instead of taking it away. You have to face this pain in a state of full conciousness. That's easy for me to say right? You can pm me if you need to talk more about this. Take care of yourself and try not to contact her as hard as it seems. You did your best and that's all you can do. <3 Theresa
 
i would have completely REMODELED my entire personality to make you and US happy.

I can't help but wonder if this isn't the biggest part of the problem.
You aren't firm enough in your own self if this is true.
Maybe she wanted you to be strong enough to be yourself, instead of basing who you are on her wants?

If I were you, I would be hesitant to stay with someone who drinks 9 beers a night. That would be a huge problem for me.

In any case, it sounds like it is over between you now. That means that your job is to strengthen yourself, so that the next person you meet won't see you as someone who would re-shape their entire personality just to stay in the relationship.

You can - and must - turn this into a good thing, no matter how terrible it seems now.
Get off all drugs.
Become stronger and more independent.
Work toward making a career.
Stay tough when things get bad, because they will get bad.
That will just toughen you up.
Hang in there. You can do it.
The reward is strength and happiness.
Peace. <3
 
in so much pain right now. wish i didnt send the email. now that im crashing i see what a stupid pathetic weak guy i am for sending that
fuk
 
i regret this relapse so much. i hate myself so badly right now
i was so good for 4 whole years .. really i made myself proud
crying now
i have all this shit in front of me .. h, meth, mdpv, benzos but i cant enjoy anything right now

i cant enjoy the h because im on suboxone

the meth is too much already. trying to take these kpins to calm down

sorry to mention drugs like that .. im in a dark place with this stupid relapse
 
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bijo - bro , you are in a place a lot of people in TDS have been. You have lost the real things that matter in life to drugs , your relationships - love - family.

Take this moment and think about getting help bro, it saved my life. Being surrounded by drugs and absolutely miserable - that was my life (I won't go into quantities or quality, but it was serious in both). I made plenty to support my habit and then some, I hated myself, hated my life. Thought if i just speedballed more , few more xanax i'd catch an "old school" nod - it never happens bro. All that happens is you die. Seriously, you know this man but this disease of addiction wants us all miserable, and eventually dead. But first miserable. And that is where you are at right now.

Have you thought about checking in for some help my dude ? You certainly qualify and if you want to show those you love that you are trying to change - actions speak 1000000x louder than a drug addicts word. Where are you from bro ? And do you have health insurance ?

I will be praying for you bro, I wish you the best - hit an NA meeting up asap, they will welcome you.
 
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