The Change I'm Seeking (2012) - Mike Love - Full Album Lyrics

1. Let The Healing Begin 2. Human Race 3. Backbiter 4. Barbershop 5. Butterflies And Beefstew 6. Earthlings 7. Forgive Me 8. No More War 9. Distant Travelers 10. Permanent Holiday 11. Jahwakening 12. Movin’ On 13. I’m Ready

1. Let the Healing Begin

Let the healing begin Open up and let the Love flow in Let hope and joy come and destroy your suffering Let the healing begin Cause we’ve been down for so long in Babylon Got to be strong Time to move on We can’t afford the rent no more Beating our fists upon the door Won’t take no more Won’t stand here waiting Contemplating on the shore Cause we’re ready for some change It’s time to rearrange Things are getting so strange in this hour Wicked men sit up in power while most cower Choose to believe To be deceived by these cowards So Babylon I’m fading from your sight Babylon I’m fading from your sight Because I know it’s gonna be alright If I give up this fight And get some sleep tonight Cause fighting never did solve anything And Love is all that I man have to bring Because I’d rather jump and dance and sing And spend my time swimming In Love everlasting Cause if everything they say is true Then there’s no hope for me No hope for you too So don’t you believe a single word they say Cause they’re the ones who got us in this fix we’re in Let the healing begin Open up and let the Love flow in Let hope and joy come and destroy your suffering Let the healing begin I have flown across to foreign lands And seen the inequalities forced on my fellow man I have witnessed things that in my heart I just can’t stand And seen atrocities that have haunted me I can’t overstand Little children gone for weeks without a bite to eat Grandmothers laboring Broken blisters bloodied on their feet People drinking sewer water cause they can’t get nothing clean All innocent victims of this money machine Every single word I say is true But I got hope for me I got hope for you too So don’t you believe a single word they say Cause we’re the ones who come to fix this mess we’re in Let the healing begin Open up and let the Love flow in Let hope and joy come and destroy your suffering Let the healing begin

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2. Human Race I need a hat to hide under I need some shoes to fill I need a coat to curl up in so I can dream again And a broken watch so that I can just stand still Cause this whole world is going crazy I just can’t find my place I got no scheme to come up with No time to keep up with this rat race I just wanna make this world a better place For everyone Don’t wanna run in the human race

It doesn’t take a lot to get me high These days seems my troubles just pass me by Its like I’m walking up on a cloud Always thinking out loud Its like I’m speaking and a song is coming out So I bend right down just to tie my shoes Down on the pavement its so hard to keep from gettin’ the blues But I keep on troddin’ on Singing a triumphant song Giving love cause I got nothing to lose Days pass by People come And people fly In and out the door I’m learning more with each experience My heart grows and my blood flows I’m feeling lighter and lighter Like a feather I’m burning brighter like the sun And I think I like what I have become So I, I’m gonna just sit back relax And let the river flow take me where its gonna go And I, I’m gonna be just like a leaf And let the gentle breeze Take me wherever it pleases It takes quite a lot to keep me low When all around me life surrounds me like a magic show I can’t imagine being bored when there’s so much left to know I’ll never stop learning cause there’s always room to grow So I been walking round these city streets So much derision and division Everyone playing for keeps Every time somebody screws up an angry car horn beeps Round every corner a crooked policeman creeps But did you know there’s a better place where we can go A beautiful land full of helping hands You can make a mistake and no one gives a damn And no one makes your plans Or feeds you fantasy Or tells you what to be I call this new land reality So I, I’m gonna just sit back relax And let the river flow take me where its gonna go And I, I’m gonna be just like a leaf And let the gentle breeze Take me wherever it pleases Cause I’m not looking for no trouble I just wanna double my fun Spend all my days in the sun And I know nothing lasts forever So any kind of weather is fine And we’ll have a good time And if the words don’t rhyme it doesn’t matter Cause no ones keeping score And on that you can be sure That if the words we choose never quite fit us right We’ll make a language we like And it’ll sound something like…

((Mike makes fun sounds)) And I know I like what I have become And I'm gonna shine this light I've found on everyone Come my brothers Come my sisters Come on outside Let's go have some fun So I, I’m gonna just sit back relax And let the river flow take me where its gonna go And I, I’m gonna be just like a leaf And let the gentle breeze Take me wherever it pleases I need a hat to hide under I need some shoes to fill I need a coat to curl up in so I can dream again And a broken watch so that I can just stand still Cause this whole world is going crazy I just can’t find my place I got no scheme to come up with No time to keep up with this rat race I just wanna make this world a better place For everyone Don’t wanna run in the human race

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3. Backbiter

I had your back since back in the day But now when you see me coming you just turn away We used to jam when you were a no name But now you can’t even give me the time of day I thought you were my friend But now I see your true colors I let you in my home You had the nerve to call me brother But now I see you’re just a backbiter

You’re always right there to take a puff When somebody else is passing the spliff around But when we’re hurting and the times get tough Its funny how we never seem to see your face around I caught you in a lie And now you’re searching for excuses Just look me in the eye Because I already know the truth is That you’re nothing but a backbiter So don’t you come around Don’t come around no more I guess the money was enough to make you turn your nose up And all them bright lights flashing must’ve messed your mind up But when the money’s gone and the spotlight fades Who you gonna cry to Who’s gonna believe your charade? And when ya comin’ home You’ll find everything has changed So don’t you come around Don’t come around no more So don’t you come around Don’t come around no more Backbiter Where you gonna run to Backbiter Who you gonna cry to now? Backbiter Who’s gonna believe you

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I would never give my money to a barbershop I grow my lion’s mane according to the will of Jah Cause I’m a natty dreadlock I'n'I a Rasta I’m a natty dreadlock I man will grow my roots until they reach the ground As a symbol of the Love for Jah that I n I have found So that everwhere I go all of my people know They’re not fighting alone Cause when the wicked man sees I n I crown He sees a tree he could never ever cut down And when he hears our righteous and Iternal sound He goes back underground But I say to the wicked man When will you change your evil ways Lord I say To the baldhead man When will you learn to stop your fuss and fight And live up in the truth and right And join up with your brotherman and say I would never give my money to a barbershop I grow my lion’s mane according to the will of Jah Cause I’m a natty dreadlock I'n'I a Rasta I’m a natty dreadlock I knew a man who walked the streets in a suit and tie With fear down in his heart and in his lowered eyes He gave up Love for the pursuit of money Sucking blood instead of drinking milk and honey Working for the black-hearted establishment Furthering the murdering of the innocent He built an empire out of the blood of man And turned his back on the Father’s hands But he never realized his compromise until he reached the gates of Zion Never tried to purify his heart until the judgement day Now he sits in darkness and his memories, they burn him up like fire Waiting for the cool water of the Father to wash them away So go ahead and give all the barber man and the clothes companies your hard-earned cash money But I man no deal with vanity cause it keeps humanity from living free Strictly roots and culture is all I need to achieve heartical livity So keep your clippers from my head cause I’m a dready natural natty I would never give my money to a barbershop I grow my lion’s mane according to the will of Jah Cause I’m a natty dreadlock I'n'I a Rasta I’m a natty dreadlock

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I woke up this morning with tears in my eyes I never got to say goodbye I never got to tell you I I’ve really been trying to work it out But all this work is always dragging me down Feels like I’m always running around I just want to see you growing tall Wanna be there to pick you up when you fall And come running whenever you call Cause all of these moments they carry me through They make me feel warm and fuzzy inside And I can’t help but swell up with pride When I think of the bridges you crossed Just to be who you are today The obstacles that stood in your way That you conquered And when I get caught up and I need something to cut me back down to size I just look in your beautiful eyes and I realize That money comes And money goes but in this life All I know Is you ain’t got nothing If you ain’t got something called Love Life is a moment a blink of an eye If you don’t grab it it passes you by I never could quite understand why I’m just glad I can share it Share it with you And see you do all of the things that you do And teach you how to tie up your shoes Cause the little things mean everything the smiles you give me give me wings to rise above all this pain And Love is all that remains when I hold you And these moments we share make it hard to bear the moments we are apart They pull at the strings of my heart And the teardrops start to fall Oh Lord why am I always out working when I should be playing at home with you I’ve spent so much time just running And so now I’m coming home to you Money comes And money goes but in this life All I know Is you ain’t got nothing If you ain’t got something called Love You saved my life Given me sight All that I am belongs to you And when I go Want you to know I’ll be watching over you

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6. Earthlings

I just can’t take no more I gotta get out of this place Cause the things I’ve seen Have broken my heart Made me feel ashamed Just to be a part of this human race If you could see their eyes while they were dying If you could hear their cries while they were dying Would you still put them On your dinner table my friend? If you held the knife while they were dying And if it was you who did the killing Would it be different Cause there’s no difference in the end The blood is on your hands The blood is on your hands If you don’t make a change If you don’t take a stand The blood is on your hands Oh my brother could you take some time It would mean a lot to me And oh my sister would you make some time There’s something you have to see It's a little hard to swallow But the truth will set you free W W W dot Earthlings dot com If you felt the pain with every bite you took And if you caught a glimpse with every bite you took Of all the misery And the suffering Just to feed your selfish craving Would you still swallow? The blood is on your hands The blood is on your hands If you don’t make a change If you don’t take a stand The blood is on your hands If you look the other way When they’re crying out in pain If you wear fur If you wear leather If you eat meat The blood is on your hands Just because you have the might It doesn’t give you the right And just because you have more brains It doesn’t mean they feel less pain And if you choose to remain ignorant The blood is on your hands

((The website Mike references in this song "www.earthlings.com" now redirects to http://www.nationearth.com/. You can still rent or purchase the documentary "Earthlings" on this new site.))

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7. Forgive Me

Have you ever been misunderstood? Have you ever been mistreated? Have you ever run out of the words to say? Have you ever really been okay? Cause this road that we’re traveling on So many places you can go wrong And this life that we’re living now Is so beautiful sometimes it’s so hard to go on Forgive me Forgive me Please Forgive me Forgive me Cause everybody makes mistakes sometimes Everybody gets sick of it all Everybody gets scared of themselves sometimes I’m going out of my mind Cause every time that I think of you All the words that I said, like a sword, run me through And every step that I’m taking now is like I’m walking on water but I feel like a snow plow It’s hanging heavy on my heart Like a chain that grows longer every moment that we’re apart Forgive me Forgive me Please Forgive me Forgive me This road that we’re traveling on So many places full of happy and sad songs Forgive me But all I know is when I’m with you all the pain disappears And I feel like I belong Please So take my heart in your healing hands Help me along when I’m wrong Make me a stronger man Forgive me I’m at the front door on my knees Forgive me Forgive me Forgive me Forgive me Please

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8. No More War

Lately these days I get so paranoid With so many stories of families broken Fathers being deployed All for this war that no one really wants Too many doctors Too many headstones Too many dying to count If we could today we'd bring them all back home But they'll never listen These politicians Their hearts have turned to stone And if we had a voice then by God we be heard But we're so divided And we're undecided So we never say a word And we all go to sleep Like good little sheep Never make a peep So I'm taking a stand And I'm making demands And I'll stand even if I have to stand alone And say Bring The Troops Back Home

With all of the beauty to behold in this world Why would you want to feed the destruction? With all of wonders to witness in this world Why would you want to see Armageddon? With all of the things you could be in this world Why would you go and be a soldier man? Oh, oh, oh, oh I Oh I, I think I know why

Cause when you were 3 years old They put a toy gun in your hand, and They showed you shows of G.I. Joes how could you overstand The difference between fiction and reality? Oh if your parents knew how it impacted you they would've burned the TVs But they were too busy (too busy) Working for the man And they were too busy (too busy) Just fitting into the plan So when you were 6 years old They put you in the Boy Scouts So harmless it seemed to be marching waving the flag about But they already got you wearing that uniform on your back Using weapons, earning medals, gaining rank in your pack Yeah it's the symbolism (symbolism) That keeps you coming back Esoteric symbolism (symbolism) That they subconscious tap Oh yes the symbolism (symbolism) Keep you slipping through the cracks It's the symbolism (symbolism) Got your mind under attack But youth put on your thinking cap Don't get caught in their trap No With all of the creativity in this world Why would you create nuclear weapons? With all of wonders to witness in this world Why would you want to see Armageddon? With all of the billion things to be in this world, oh why Why would you go and be a soldier man? Oh I Oh I'm starting to see why Cause when you were 13 years old You joined the ROTC Your high school version of your immersion in the military They got you dreaming of that M16 in your hands Heroically killing enemies for democracy in a foreign land Why it's the mind control (mind control) That keeps you killing blindly Government mind control (mind control) Been going on for centuries So when you were 18 years old The recruiters came to your school With fancy dress and propaganda trying to make you their fool Telling you you're never gonna amount to anything But look at all of the rewards and benefits Uncle Sam will bring Just sign on the dotted line The officer says with a grin Sign your name on the dotted line Just there and we'll take you in Just pick up the pen and sign We'll take care of everything Sign your name on the dotted line And your bright future can begin But can you hear the bugle play As you sign your life away, yeah Oh Lord Give me one good reason Give me one good outcome From all of this killing It don't make no sense Oh so many are dying Orphaned babies crying In the name of freedom What a false pretense Oh with all the money All the power All the souls that you devour Mr. Politician man It could never equal the power of Jah love that I hold in the fingers of my pure, clean hands So Mr. Soldier man I'm begging you come back home Oh Military man Leave them war machines alone Cause them politicians sit in their mansion Reaping all the benefits While you lay dying in the trenches And they just don't give a shit No Oh Lord there's got to be a better way To communicate I don't believe that killing man Makes us more safe Lord I know the opposite is true Oh how 'bout you? Do you buy into the news? Have they got you so confused? But when I feel the pressure in the air I get so scared Will we live to see another day? Another month, another year? How can I protect my family From these crazy Leaders addicted to war Tell 'em we don't need no more of these Broken dreams And fantasies Are falling down the well Or Daddy's gone And left his family A living hell So many die Lifeless they lie In graves with names unknown Oh Mommy cries Waits for her son Who is never coming home Oh Lord so we don't need Oh no, no we don't need Oh no we don't need No more war Oh no our wounds won't mend By hurting them So what are we fighting for? Oh Lord no we don't need No, no we don't need Oh no we don't need No more war Not in Iraq Not in Afghanistan Not in Libya Not in Israel Palestine no We don't wanna see more Brothers coming home in body bags Wrapped up in American flags Bloody in American flags We don't wanna see no more villages burned We don't wanna see no more innocent victims dying No more orphaned babies crying We don't want no more No more war, yeah Oh no, no we don't need Oh no, no we don't need Oh no we don't need No more war

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9. Distant Travelers

If I was looking for a best friend Well I’ve already had so many of those Someone to put me to the test and Make fun of me and help me pick out my clothes And if I was looking for a lover I could have had just about a million flings But I was looking for somebody Who could be all these things Then I found you Then I found you And my world is different now I’m on the road to somewhere Could it be somehow That we were distant travelers Passing in the sky Well I just had to stop and say hi I just had to stop on by Oh my Love Don't you know Can’t you feel it Don’t it show That inside Sometimes it’s like I’m ‘bout to explode And overflow with happiness Want you to know I feel so blessed Just to be in the presence Of such a precious Empress I feel overwhelmed sometimes I think of a thousand rhymes But none of them can compare To the poetry in your eyes I’m not surprised It took no time To realize I need you right by my side

And my world is different now I’m on the road to somewhere Could it be somehow That we were distant travelers Passing in the sky Well I just had to stop and say hi I just had to stop on by I will be with you as we cross into forever I’ll be your umbrella in any kind of weather For it was written We were destined for each other My Love And my world is different now I’m on the road to somewhere Could it be somehow That we were distant travelers Passing in the sky Well I just had to stop and say hi I just had to stop on by We just had to stop and say hello We just had to know

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10. Permanent Holiday

Oh Lord, I’m on a permanent holiday I’m going outside to play I ain’t gonna slave away Not for no corporate Babylon I’m never gonna be a pawn in their manipulation games Oh Lord I’m taking the reins I’m breaking the chains I’m never gonna kneel, no way My prophet is Heaven sent No preacher or president can lead I astray They’ll never know I’m taking Jah highway home Oh I’ve got my own path to follow Don’t know if you’ll overstand I’ve got my own truth to swallow And you know that if I could you know I would throw my guitar on my back,

pick up the slack, and leave here tomorrow But I know that I am a pawn of Babylon I got to face the facts,

embrace the axe, and cut these chains off my sorrow So I’m on a permanent holiday I’m going outside to play I ain’t gonna slave away, no, not for no corporate Babylon I’m never gonna be a pawn in their manipulation games

Ten thousand years of captivity We must eventually Open up our eyes and see They’re manipulating we With so much uncertainty And so many mysteries Why are so few questioning The unnatural state of things? It’s a nightmare We’re living in a nightmare Everyone’s living so scared They’re virtually unaware Of this fear that rules their lives Occupies, consumes their minds This fear of bankruptcy Financial impotancy It’s funny money, money, money It’s all this digital currency, woah yeah It’s all this monopoly money That keeps us from ever being free And so it seems we’ll be in this prison for life ’cause if we keep buying then they’ll keep selling the lie So it’s up to I and I… Oh Lord, I won’t be manipulated, mind-controlled, and inundated I will seek the Revelation, make my life a celebration I will be the change I’m seeking, manifest the words I’m speaking I refuse to be imprisoned. I will make my own decisions I’m on a permanent holiday I’m going outside to play I ain’t gonna slave away Not for no corporate Babylon I’m never gonna be a pawn in their manipulation games

Oh Lord I’m taking the reins I’m breaking the chains I’m never gonna kneel, no way My prophet is Heaven sent No preacher or president can lead I astray They’ll never know. I’m taking Jah highway home I’ll never go astray I’m leaving the past And forwarding fast ’cause freedom is here to stay Oh Lord we got to take back the knowledge We got to take back the power We got to take back the knowledge We got to take back the power We got to take back the knowledge To take back the power Take back what they have stolen from our hearts And we got to take back the esoteric knowledge Oh Lord for too long they’ve been keeping us apart Oh yes, we got to take back the knowledge, take back the power, humanity don’t let this be our final hour Take back the knowledge, take back the power, humanity don’t let this be our final hour Take back the knowledge, take back the power, humanity don’t let this be our final hour Take back the knowledge, take back the power, humanity don’t let this be our final hour Take back the knowledge, take back the power, humanity don’t let this be our final hour Take back the knowledge, take back the power, humanity don’t let this be our final hour Take back the knowledge, take back the power, humanity don’t let this be our final hour Take back the knowledge, take back the power, humanity don’t let this be our final hour Take back the knowledge Take back the power

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11. Jahwakening

This is a Jahwakening Can you feel the quickening Armageddon is nearing The hour is at hand This is a Jahwakening Prophecy is fulfilling Freedom fighters arising We’re taking a stand For the good of man

Cause some places it still exists That goodness that you feel in every touch and every kiss That supreme bliss That deep down in your heart you know So clear away the blocks And let your Lovelight overflow Human Jahman Woman Overstand You’re only a victim if you choose to be a helpless lamb So take your stand And grab your freedom while you can Don’t let them lead you by the hand into the slaughter This is a Jahwakening Can you feel the quickening Armageddon is nearing The hour is at hand This is a Jahwakening Prophecy is fulfilling Freedom fighters arising We’re taking a stand For the good of man

Cause if all there is to life is to slave Away from 9 to 5 just to end up in an early grave To earn a wage To pay off the debts you accumulate Got to keep two jobs just to keep up with the rising interest rates Oh great Here comes the bill collectors round again To take away my home Don’t care about my situation How can we survive when they keep us separated Got to get together before we all wind up dead So singers and players Poets and painters unite Builders and planters Healers and chanters unite Seers, believers Realists and dreamers unite Students and teachers Atheists and preachers unite Cause the time is so right And the fruit is so ripe Our day has become night But we still see the light So with our hearts And with our hands We’ll make a new start Build a new land We’re going back to the beginning So come and bring your unique gifts and I’ll uplift your creativity Individuality, truly is a necessity In this new land we’re gonna be free of all negativity Only truth, Love and unity Shall manifest in this reality So come and be part of my family, pure positivity is our true destiny I’ll be who I am and you’ll be who you are and we’ll honor each other so humbly I’ll look in you and see my true reflection Redirect my introspection And let my new-found wings expand And I will be a new man today And I will be a new man tomorrow Living in Jah Love Eliminating sorrow In Jah holy footsteps I will always follow And Lord I am a new man today And I will be a new man tomorrow Living in Jah Love Eliminating sorrow In Jah holy footsteps I will always follow Wake up call This is your wake up call Humanity we got no time to stall Wake up call This is your wake up call Come on and jump into the waterfall Wake up call This is your wake up call Together we can break these prison walls Wake up call This is your wake up call Come on and jump into the water Sons and daughters This is a Jahwakening Can you feel the quickening Armageddon is nearing The hour is at hand This is a Jahwakening Prophecy is fulfilling Freedom fighters arising We’re taking a stand For the good of man

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12. Movin’ On

I’ve had enough of this fooling around Being knocked down and playing the clown This city life was never meant for me I got to get back to the country So I’m gonna spread my wings Fly away I can’t stay another day I’m leaving out of Babylon I’m movin’ on

Come rally all my people it’s time we move If you’re stuck you got to groove Shake the dust off of your bones You don’t want to be left alone Cause we’ve been tricked and fooled for so long Held captive down in Babylon So listen to your heart it’ll show you the way Don’t get caught up in hearsay I’ve had enough of this fooling around Being knocked down and playing the clown This city life was never meant for me I got to get back to the country Cause every time I go to town I see the police man With his ticket book in his hand He says license, registration, and insurance please He already knows I ain’t got none of these Cause I’m a natural dread just trying to survive Jah knows I ain’t gonna work no 9 to 5 But I got to provide for my youths and my wife And make sure that they have a good life

But Babylon just won’t let us be Who we really want to be And we been troddin’ for so long How many more miles ‘til we’re free? I’m crying from the mountaintop Babylon set my people free Why can’t the heathen see I’ve had enough of this fooling around Being knocked down and playing the clown This city life was never meant for me I got to get back to the country I’ve had enough of this mentality That’s poisoning all humanity It’s rising all around me so I man I must flee I got to get back to the country So I’m gonna spread my wings Fly away I can’t stay another day I’m leaving out of Babylon I’m movin’ on

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13. I’m Ready Gone are the days of playing charades

And telling stories by the campfire.

These are the times when no one unwinds

And the day that you die is when you retire.

And minimum wage is just what you'll take,

Even at your age, just to get hired.

They got you by the balls so when the boss calls you,

You better come running, you better come running.

Pick up the slack and get off your ass

And take out the trash little brother.

And if you can't there's always someone

Who can and you'll get the can brother.

It's a fucked up system, got you by the throat again,

Like a sheep in a pen.

I don't wanna be 75 years old, still doing as I'm told,

Flipping burgers at the McDonalds drive thru. Would you?

I wanna live where the ocean meets the sand

And hand in hand we'll be dancing.

And I will be where the skyline meets the trees,

Do as I please, waste my days away.

Hey brother what do you say, lets go out and play,

Cause every day is so precious.

And all the money you spend don't matter

In the end when all your possessions are crumbling to dust

And pollution, only an illusion, never everlasting Love,

Rise above and break the cycle, take the control, wake up your soul.

Why don't you wake up your soul?

So many of us afraid of it but what are we waiting for,

Won't you wake up your soul...

Cause all this life that we lose along the way won't fade to gray, won't be wasted, and all this Love that is living in our souls will overflow, wash the pain away. I'm ready. For the rain to fall, for the flood to rise, to manifest all the wisdom left by my ancestors, to take the lead and sow the seeds of our future, for the sun to shine and realign all our hearts and spirits, to sing the song of my heart for all who will hear it. I'm ready

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