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Creative Challenge: New Years Resolutions

December 26, 2023 Leave a Comment

This month’s creative challenge is all about common New Year’s Resolutions. Which resolution made your list?

New Year’s Resolution Creative Challenge List:

January 2024 New Years Resolution Creative Challenge Words - Daily Lettering/Drawing Prompt
  1. Happy New Year!
  2. Exercise
  3. Eat Healthy
  4. Meditate
  5. Save Money
  6. Learn a New Skill
  7. Travel
  8. Lose Weight
  9. Get More Sleep
  10. Self-Care
  11. Get Organized
  12. More Family Time
  13. Improve Career
  14. Wake Up Earlier
  15. Drink More Water
  1. Go to the Gym
  2. Create a Cleaning Schedule
  3. Social Media Detox
  4. Volunteer
  5. Declutter
  6. Use Positive Affirmations
  7. Listen to Audio Books
  8. Do Something that Scares You
  9. Practice Gratitude
  10. Cultivate a Garden
  11. Learn a New Language
  12. Cook at Home
  13. Enjoy Nature
  14. Live in the Moment
  15. Be Generous
  16. Focus

How to Participate:

Not sure how to participate in a creative challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is meant to inspire you and remove the art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the creative challenge prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or do a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day letter, draw, paint or create something to do with the daily prompt.
  4. You can use your regular style or add a bit of flair and try a new doodle or style!
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to Instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse – I’ll choose a few of my favorites and share them!
    • I’m also on Facebook so that you can post and tag my page. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings.
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on others’ creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Choose a few of these common New Year’s Resolution words from the challenge, or do them all! It’s meant to challenge you and expand your creativity.
  8. Most importantly, have fun!

Bonus New Year’s Resolutions Not in the Creative Challenge List:

Here are a few bonus resolution words that didn’t quite fit into the challenge (there are only 31 days!) But that doesn’t mean you can’t use these words in a challenge of your own. What other words make you think of a New Year’s Resolution? How could you creatively use these words?

  • Go on Walks
  • Hike
  • Monitor Spending
  • Create Everyday
  • Journal
  • Go Back to School
  • Improve Handwriting
  • Cut out Alcohol
  • Cross off items from my bucket list
  • Be More Creative
  • Read More
  • Focus on the Positive
  • Change Careers
  • Write a Book
  • Start Doing Yoga
  • Eliminate Sugar

What to Do & Ideas for Creating

Here are some ideas to get you started with this challenge creating using these New Year’s Resolution-themed words.

Remember: you can try to create all or some of them, or choose one prompt that inspires you and work on it all month. The idea is to expand your creativity and inspiration and get you to try new styles or techniques that you might not use regularly.

Use the challenge word as a background for your art or lettering. You can always use art as an overlay for your other creations. Try to create as many as you like or spend a few days experimenting with a particular word.

Create monograms with the various snack food words painted or drawn embedded as a design or create an overlay for another design such as squares or circles.

It’s not all about the letters, these prompts are perfect for doodles or full-page creations. If you’ve ever wanted to improve your drawing skills, these prompts are the perfect starting point. Because it doesn’t matter how they turn out, what’s important is that you tried something new. And you don’t have to sit and wonder what to draw because the prompts are provided for you!

Handlettering Styles to Try

If you handletter or want to start handlettering, here are some new styles to incorporate into your challenge. Focus on one style all month or use a variety of lettering techniques!

  • Angled
  • Art Deco
  • Black Letter
  • Block
  • Bold
  • Broadway
  • Brush Lettering
  • Bubble
  • Calligraphy
  • Cursive
  • Decorative
  • Faux Calligraphy
  • Floral
  • Geometric
  • Graffiti
  • Grunge
  • Illuminated
  • Interlaced
  • Modern Calligraphy
  • Monoline
  • Negative/Reversed
  • Ornate
  • Outline
  • Overlapping
  • Patterned
  • Polka-Dots
  • Reflection
  • Retro
  • Ribbon
  • Rounded
  • Sans Serif
  • Serif
  • Shadowed
  • Short
  • Sparkly
  • Stripes
  • Tall
  • Textured
  • Watercolor
  • Western
  • Wide

What I Love About Creative Challenges

What I love about creative challenges like this snack food word challenge – even if you happen on this challenge after it’s posted and finished on Instagram, nothing says you can’t use these prompts as inspiration later on.

Using a combination of daily and style prompts is one of my favorite ways to experiment and try new techniques. A few years ago, when I started to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing when I never would before.

Use this snack food word challenge to look at color, patterns, and values, and add a bit of flair to your projects.

Happy creating, and remember to have fun!

Find Other Creative Challenges

March 2024 This or That Lettering Creative Challenge Words - Daily Lettering/Drawing Prompt
Creative Challenge: This or That
February 2024 Flower Names Creative Challenge Words - Daily Lettering/Drawing Prompt
Creative Challenge: Flower Names
January 2024 New Years Resolution Creative Challenge Words - Daily Lettering/Drawing Prompt
Creative Challenge: New Years Resolutions
Halloween Words Creative Challenge - Art Challenge - Doodle Challenge - Lettering Challenge - Use the prompts to draw, paint, letter or create something inspired by the day's word.
Creative Challenge: Halloween Words
September 2023 Storytime / Storytelling Creative Challenge Words - Daily Lettering/Drawing Prompt
Creative Challenge: Story Words
August 2022 Back to School Creative Challenge Words - Daily Lettering/Drawing Prompt
Creative Challenge: Back-to-School Words
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Supplies Perfect for this Creative Challenge

Crayola Markers

  • Crayola Super Tips 100 Count | 50 Count | 20 Count
  • Crayola Broad Line Markers

Here are a few of my favorite watercolor papers.

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Creative Challenge: Halloween Words

September 27, 2023 Leave a Comment

This month’s creative challenge is all about those spooky Halloween words.

Halloween Words Challenge List

Halloween Words Creative Challenge - Art Challenge - Doodle Challenge - Lettering Challenge - Use the prompts to draw, paint, letter or create something inspired by the day's word.

  1. Candy Corn
  2. Mummy (Check out how to draw mummified text here)
  3. Scarecrow
  4. Spooky
  5. Monster
  6. Bat
  7. Bones
  8. Cauldron
  9. Haunted House
  10. Witch
  11. Mask
  12. Zombie
  13. Spider
  14. Vampire
  15. Skull
  1. Ghost
  2. Jack-o-Lantern
  3. Owl
  4. Pumpkin
  5. Graveyard
  6. Cobweb
  7. Costumes
  8. Tombstone
  9. Broom
  10. Caramel Corn
  11. Potion
  12. Black Cat
  13. Lantern
  14. Moon
  15. Trick or Treat
  16. Happy Halloween!

For more tricks about doodling different Halloween-related words, check out these posts!

  • How to Draw Mummified Text
  • 10 Easy Halloween Doodle Headers for your Bullet Journal

How to Participate:

Not sure how to participate in a creative challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is meant to inspire you and remove the art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the creative challenge prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or do a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day letter, draw, paint or create something to do with the daily prompt.
  4. You can use your regular style or add a bit of flair and try a new doodle or style!
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to Instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse – I’ll choose a few of my favorites and share them!
    • I’m also on Facebook so that you can post and tag my page. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings.
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on others’ creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Choose a few Halloween words from the challenge, or do them all! It’s meant to challenge you and expand your creativity.
  8. Most importantly, have fun!

Bonus Halloween Words Not in the Challenge

Here are a few bonus Halloween words that didn’t quite fit into the challenge (there are only 31 days!) But that doesn’t mean you can’t use these words in a challenge of your own. What other words make you think of Halloween? And which one is your favorite, either to eat or to create?

  • Carving
  • Costume Party
  • Fall
  • Autumn
  • Castle
  • Flickering
  • Cackling
  • Boo!
  • Scared
  • Worms
  • Undead
  • Skeleton
  • Candle
  • Wizard
  • Harvest Moon
  • Full Moon
  • Werewolf
  • Frightened
  • Eyeballs
  • Frankenstein
  • Dracula
  • Pirate

What to Do & Ideas for Creating

Here are some ideas to get you started with this challenge creating using these Halloween-themed words.

Remember: you can try to create all or some of them, or choose one prompt that inspires you and work on it all month. The idea is to expand your creativity and inspiration and get you to try new styles or techniques that you might not use regularly.

You could paint a scary or fun Halloween scene to hang in your home for the season. Use the challenge word as a background for your art or lettering. You can always use art as an overlay for your other creations. Try to create as many as you like, or spend a few days experimenting with a particular word.

Create monograms with the various Halloween words painted or drawn embedded as a design, or create an overlay for another design, like squares or circles.

It’s not all about the letters. These prompts are perfect for doodles or full-page creations. These prompts are the perfect starting point if you’ve ever wanted to improve your drawing skills. Because it doesn’t matter how they turn out. What’s important is that you try something new. And you don’t have to sit and wonder what to draw because the prompts are provided for you!

Handlettering Styles to Try

If you handletter or want to start handlettering, here are some new styles to incorporate into your challenge. Focus on one style all month, or use a variety of lettering techniques!

  • Angled
  • Art Deco
  • Black Letter
  • Block
  • Bold
  • Broadway
  • Brush Lettering
  • Bubble
  • Calligraphy
  • Cursive
  • Decorative
  • Faux Calligraphy
  • Floral
  • Geometric
  • Graffiti
  • Grunge
  • Illuminated
  • Interlaced
  • Modern Calligraphy
  • Monoline
  • Negative/Reversed
  • Ornate
  • Outline
  • Overlapping
  • Patterned
  • Polka-Dots
  • Reflection
  • Retro
  • Ribbon
  • Rounded
  • Sans Serif
  • Serif
  • Shadowed
  • Short
  • Sparkly
  • Stripes
  • Tall
  • Textured
  • Watercolor
  • Western
  • Wide

What I Love About Creative Challenges

What I love about creative challenges like this Halloween words challenge is that even if you happen on this challenge after it’s posted and finished on Instagram, nothing says you can’t use these prompts to as inspiration later on.

Using a combination of daily and style prompts is one of my favorite ways to experiment and try new techniques. A few years ago, when I started to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing when I never would before.

Use this Halloween words challenge to look at color, patterns, and values and add a bit of flair to your projects.

Happy creating, and remember to have fun!

Find Other Creative Challenges

Supplies Perfect for this Creative Challenge

Crayola Markers

  • Crayola Super Tips 100 Count | 50 Count | 20 Count
  • Crayola Broad Line Markers

Here are a few of my favorite watercolor papers.

Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Blog, Challenges Tagged: art challenge, creative challenge, lettering, lettering challenge, what to draw

Creative Challenge: Story Words

August 29, 2023 Leave a Comment

This month’s creative challenge is all about those words that make up our favorite stories, like fairy tales or folktales, or maybe Duck Tales (woo-oo).

Story Words Challenge List

September 2023 Storytime / Storytelling Creative Challenge Words - Daily Lettering/Drawing Prompt

  1. Once Upon a Time…
  2. A long time ago…
  3. In a kingdom far awa
  4. Fairy Tale
  5. Short Story
  6. Narrative
  7. Fictional
  8. Historical
  9. Mythical
  10. Suspenseful
  11. Untold
  12. Tragedy
  13. Comedy
  14. Hero/Heroine
  15. Protagonist
  1. Antagonist
  2. Enchantment
  3. Villain
  4. Folklore
  5. Enemy
  6. Character
  7. Curse
  8. Setting
  9. Plot
  10. Moral
  11. Transformation
  12. Tall Tale
  13. Poison
  14. Storybook
  15. And they lived happily ever after.
  16. The End.

Check out these posts about books & book quotes!

  • Functional Book Dutch Door Bullet Journal Theme
  • Book & Reading Quotes for Your Planner
  • September Random Holidays – the 6th is National Book Reading Day – which is perfect for our Challenge Theme this month!

How to Participate in this Story Words Challenge:

Not sure how to participate in a creative challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is meant to inspire you and remove the art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the creative challenge prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or do a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day letter, draw, paint or create something to do with the daily prompt.
  4. You can use your regular style or add a bit of flair and try a new doodle or style!
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to Instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse – I’ll choose a few of my favorites and share them!
    • I’m also on Facebook so that you can post and tag my page. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings.
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on others’ creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Choose a few story-related words from the challenge, or do them all! It’s meant to challenge you and expand your creativity.
  8. Most importantly, have fun!

Bonus Storytime Words Not in the Challenge

Here are a few bonus outside words that didn’t quite fit into the challenge (there are only 31 days!) But that doesn’t mean you can’t use these words in a challenge of your own. What other words make you think of story time?

  • Prince Charming
  • Princess
  • Cinderella
  • Snow White
  • Wretched
  • Evil
  • Queen
  • Maiden
  • Adventure
  • Mystery

What to Do & Ideas for Creating

Here are some ideas to get you started with this challenge creating using these story-themed words.

Remember: you can try to create all or some of them, or choose one prompt that inspires you and work on it all month. The idea is to expand your creativity and inspiration and get you to try new styles or techniques that you might not use regularly.

You could paint a scene from your favorite storybook or use colors from the story in your lettering. Use the challenge word as a background for your art or lettering. You can always use art as an overlay for your other creations. Try to create as many as you like or spend a few days experimenting with a particular word.

Create monograms with the various story words painted or drawn embedded as a design or create an overlay for another design like squares or circles.

It’s not all about the letters, these prompts are perfect for doodles or full-page creations. If you’ve ever wanted to improve your drawing skills, these prompts are the perfect starting point. Because it doesn’t matter how they turn out, what’s important is that you tried something new. And you don’t have to sit and wonder what to draw because the prompts are provided for you!

Handlettering Styles to Try

If you handletter or want to start handlettering, here are some new styles to incorporate into your challenge. Focus on one style all month or use a variety of lettering techniques!

  • Angled
  • Art Deco
  • Black Letter
  • Block
  • Bold
  • Broadway
  • Brush Lettering
  • Bubble
  • Calligraphy
  • Cursive
  • Decorative
  • Faux Calligraphy
  • Floral
  • Geometric
  • Graffiti
  • Grunge
  • Illuminated
  • Interlaced
  • Modern Calligraphy
  • Monoline
  • Negative/Reversed
  • Ornate
  • Outline
  • Overlapping
  • Patterned
  • Polka-Dots
  • Reflection
  • Retro
  • Ribbon
  • Rounded
  • Sans Serif
  • Serif
  • Shadowed
  • Short
  • Sparkly
  • Stripes
  • Tall
  • Textured
  • Watercolor
  • Western
  • Wide

What I Love About Creative Challenges

What I love about creative challenges like this story words challenge – even if you happen on this challenge after it’s posted and finished on Instagram, nothing says you can’t use these prompts as inspiration later on.

Using a combination of daily and style prompts is one of my favorite ways to experiment and try new techniques. A few years ago, when I started to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing when I never would before.

Use this story words challenge to look at color, patterns, and values and add a bit of flair to your projects.

Happy creating, and remember to have fun!

Find Other Creative Challenges

Supplies Perfect for this Creative Challenge

Crayola Markers

  • Crayola Super Tips 100 Count | 50 Count | 20 Count
  • Crayola Broad Line Markers

Here are a few of my favorite watercolor papers.

Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Blog, Challenges Tagged: art challenge, creative challenge, lettering, lettering challenge, what to draw

Creative Challenge: Back-to-School Words

July 31, 2023 Leave a Comment

Creative Challenge: Back-to-School Words

August Welcome Page School Building - Watercolor old fashioned school with a big bell | ChocolateMusings.com

This month’s creative challenge is all about words that make us think about going back to school. I have to admit, this time of year is my favorite. Don’t you agree that something about a fresh start to a new school year amps up the excitement? And of course, I can’t forget about buying new school supplies (one of my favorite pastimes)!

The challenge this month is to create something every day using these back-to-school words. Paint, letter, draw, doodle – it doesn’t have to be large or perfect. And you don’t have to do the same thing every day. The object is to create and build a creative habit where you let your mind relax for a few minutes. I know my mind functions better when I give it a creative rest every so often.

If you’ve ever heard of the 7 Habits by Stephen Covey, he talks about sharpening the saw – and that’s exactly what a creative practice does – it renews your mind and gives it a chance to rest between all the other activities you throw at it. So take a minute, sharpen your saw, and make time to create!

Make Time to Create Quote | ChocolateMusings.com #maketimetocreate #create #artwork

Back to School Words Challenge List

August 2023 Back to School Creative Challenge Words - Daily Lettering/Drawing Prompt
  1. Yellow School Bus
  2. Backpack
  3. Pencils
  4. Chair
  5. Chalkboard
  6. Eraser
  7. Lunch
  8. Playground
  9. Teacher
  10. Principal
  11. School
  12. Pencil Case
  13. Paint
  14. Table
  15. Calculator
  1. School bell
  2. Hallway
  3. Classroom
  4. Art Class
  5. Gym
  6. Sports
  7. Crayons
  8. Degree
  9. Books
  10. Glue
  11. Alphabet
  12. Shapes
  13. Desk
  14. Highlighter
  15. Eraser
  16. Calendar

For more tricks about doodling different back-to-school-related words, check out these posts!

  • 6 Fun & Easy-to-Draw School Doodles
  • Planning: School Lunches
  • Have too much on your mind? Do a brain dump! What is a Brain Dump?
  • Plan With Me: Dutch Door Book Bullet Journal Theme
  • Planner: Fall Bullet Journal Theme Ideas

How to Participate:

Not sure how to participate in a creative challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is to inspire you and remove the art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the creative challenge prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or do a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day letter, draw, paint or create something to do with the daily prompt.
  4. You can use your regular style or add a bit of flair and try a new doodle or style!
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to Instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse – I’ll choose a few of my favorites and share them!
    • I’m also on Facebook so that you can post and tag my page. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings.
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on others’ creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Choose a few back-to-school words from the challenge, or do them all! It’s meant to challenge you and expand your creativity.
  8. Most importantly, have fun!

Bonus Back to School Words Not in the Challenge

Here are a few bonus back-to-school words that didn’t quite fit into the challenge (there are only 31 days!) But that doesn’t mean you can’t use these words in a challenge of your own. What other words make you think of freshly sharpened pencils, new school supplies, and heading on that bus to go back to school?

  • Education
  • Writing
  • Flask
  • Computers
  • Drama
  • Tape
  • Folder
  • Recess
  • History
  • Clip Board
  • Composition book
  • Library
  • Journal
  • Cafeteria
  • Elementary
  • Pens
  • Chemistry
  • Music
  • Literature
  • Poetry
  • Geometry
  • Chalk
  • Bookcase
  • Science
  • Magnifying glass
  • Language
  • Clock
  • Homework
  • Reading
  • Office
  • Geography
  • Grades

What to Do & Ideas for Creating

Here are some ideas to get you started with this challenge creating using these back-to-school-themed words.

Remember: you can try to create all or some of them, or choose one prompt that inspires you and work on it all month. The idea is to expand your creativity and inspiration and get you to try new styles or techniques that you might not use regularly.

Use the challenge word as a background for your art or lettering. You can always use art as an overlay for your other creations. Try to create as many as you like or spend a few days experimenting with a particular word.

Create monograms with the various back-to-school words painted or drawn embedded as a design or create an overlay for another design like squares or circles.

It’s not all about handlettering. These prompts are perfect for doodles or full-page creations. These prompts are the ideal starting point if you’ve ever wanted to improve your drawing skills. Because it doesn’t matter how they turn out, what’s important is that you tried something new. And you don’t have to sit and wonder what to draw because the prompts are provided for you!

For the challenge example below from a few years ago, I set some additional rules for myself.

  • I used only black ink
  • Each doodle would be (mostly) contained within a circle frame
  • One part of the circle would be part of the design
  • The design would extend beyond the circle’s outer edge in another part.

The outcome of that challenge is one of my favorites, even now. It’s interesting how guidelines help create a more creative environment.

School Time Doodles Challenge - black ink doodles in a bullet journal
School Time Doodles Challenge - black ink doodles in a bullet journal

Handlettering Styles to Try

If you handletter or want to start handlettering, here are some new styles to incorporate into your challenge. Focus on one type all month or use a variety of lettering techniques!

  • Angled
  • Art Deco
  • Black Letter
  • Block
  • Bold
  • Broadway
  • Brush Lettering
  • Bubble
  • Calligraphy
  • Cursive
  • Decorative
  • Faux Calligraphy
  • Floral
  • Geometric
  • Graffiti
  • Grunge
  • Illuminated
  • Interlaced
  • Modern Calligraphy
  • Monoline
  • Negative/Reversed
  • Ornate
  • Outline
  • Overlapping
  • Patterned
  • Polka-Dots
  • Reflection
  • Retro
  • Ribbon
  • Rounded
  • Sans Serif
  • Serif
  • Shadowed
  • Short
  • Sparkly
  • Stripes
  • Tall
  • Textured
  • Watercolor
  • Western
  • Wide

What I Love About Creative Challenges

What I love about creative challenges like this ‘back-to-school’ words challenge – even if you happen on this challenge after it’s posted and finished on Instagram, nothing says you can’t use these prompts as inspiration later on.

Using a combination of daily and style prompts is one of my favorite ways to experiment and try new techniques. A few years ago, when I started to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing when I never would before.

Use this ‘back-to-school’ words challenge to look at color, patterns, and values and add a bit of flair to your projects.

Happy creating, and remember to have fun!

Find Other Creative Challenges

Supplies Perfect for this Creative Challenge

Crayola Markers

  • Crayola Super Tips 100 Count | 50 Count | 20 Count
  • Crayola Broad Line Markers

Here are a few of my favorite watercolor papers.

Leave a Comment
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Hi! I'm Tricia, the creative behind ChocolateMusings.com, I know how it feels to lose your inner muse. After years of darkness (which I call the dark ages of my life), I found my inner muse hiding in the forgotten corners of my soul, I vowed never to lose sight of her again.

Bullet journaling helped reignite the passion for art and living life again while organizing my days. I also discovered modern calligraphy and watercolor. Since then, my use of the bullet journal system has evlolved and I call it 'creative planning'. Here on the blog, I show you how to use your planner to ignite your inner muse and explore creativity and art while staying beautifully organized and living a joyful life.

I invite you to grab some good chocolate and dive into my musings. Let’s ignite your inner muse.

Read more on the about me page. You can also find my policies and disclosures here.

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