Say it with me now: So-Ken-Bi-Cha
So = Refreshing
Ken = Health
Bi = Beauty
Cha = Tea
In other words, Sokenbicha is a refreshing tea that helps your body stay healthy and beautiful from the inside out.
A little background…
Last month I was talking with a patient’s friend and she mentioned that she drinks aloe. As a beverage, not a topical application. Having seen these drinks pop up more and more at Whole Foods, I’ve been wondering about the health benefits (and more importantly the flavor).
It makes sense I guess. Your GI tract is just a continuation of your derm…it just happens to be on the inside. So if aloe is so good for your skin, why wouldn’t it be good for your gut? Ok, that’s not necessarily a great motto, I doubt ingesting lotion or petroleum jelly would lead to a great outcome. But aloe is in everything from eye drops to mouthwash, functioning as a natural anti-inflammatory agent.
And now it’s in drinks!
So when I was contacted by Sokenbicha, I was obviously intrigued. My interest had been piqued and this was the tipping point.
I like natural remedies. I like tea. And I like caffeine just as much as way more than the next person, so green tea and aloe has my name all over it. I received a case of the Replenish flavor – a tea blend of organic green tea and jasmine flower, rose hips, ginseng and ginger, flavored with mint and pear and tried it right away. Guess what? It’s really good!
I don’t like sugary drinks, so I’m glad it is unsweetened. But at the same time, I don’t like strong teas without any kind of sweetness. Sokenbicha doesn’t knock you out with caffeine and the green tea has a nice mild flavor. And it’s zero calories. Perfect!
They are also an eco-friendly company, which gives them the hippie stamp of approval.
Wanna try some?
Four lucky readers will have the chance to win:
- a case of Replenish Sokenbicha tea (a whole case!!)
- a cute shirt (see above)
- a pen and sticky pad (see below)
- a reusable grocery bag
Pretty sweet deal right??
To enter, leave a comment answering any of the following questions:
- When do you find tea most refreshing?
- What’s your favorite tea flavor/infusion?
- Have you ever tried an aloe beverage?
I will choose FOUR random winners on Sunday March 25th. Go!
Hello, I love the teas that are actually called tisanes..the ones derived from flowers. I also love anything with Bergamot in it, like Earl Gray. And finally, I love green tea and have played with it as a ingredient in a homemade facial! My favorite time for tea is the afternoon…morning is coffee time and always will be! Oh, I have never tried an aloe infusion but after reading this I am going to do some research!
I drink tea when the 3 pm slump hits, and my favorite is Honest Green Tea with honey. I tried an aloe beverage years ago, but it had gelatinous chunks of aloe in it. The sliminess was hard to take. Sokenbicha sounds a lot more appetizing!
I love yerba mate, green tea and chamomile. My favorite time of the day to drink tea is after dinner. It helps curb any sugary dessert cravings I may be having too!
I love pretty much every flavor of Honest Tea.. Especially the Vanilla Mint White Tea, yum 😀
I drink jasmine blossom green tea almost every morning at work. It smells just as good as it tastes and it helps warm me up in the rainy pacific northwest weather. Iced green tea is also a favorite when the sun it out 🙂
I typically drink tea to warm me up or give me some caffeine without ingesting the chemicals of diet soda since I don’t like coffee (I know, the HORROR!). I love peppermint flavored teas the most =)
I think the most refreshing types of tea are green, ginger, or lemon!
My favorite type of tea right now is Yunnan (black), but if I want something less caffeinated I go for green tea or some sort of Yogi tea.
I tried an aloe beverage that had chunks of aloe in it 🙂 It was good but didn’t quench my thirst!
I really love brewing a strong cup of tea and then putting it over ice—my favorite flavor is Yogi vanilla perfect energy! I have this first thing in the morning instead of coffee, and it really does the trick. I’ve had an aloe/coconut hydration drink before and really loved it. I’ve heard it has great benefits and is good for soothing the GI tract, so I should get into drinking it more
I love tea at the end of the day. Perfect drink to have before bed!
I drink tea every morning- usually chai and its my favorite. Tea is most refreshing on a hot day with lemonade. I have not tried Aloe, but have also been hearing lots about it and am intrigued.
I drink tea every single day!
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i shouldn’t admit this but i am obsessed with this artificially-sweetened, fake-peach-ring-tasting “peach green tea beverage.” luckily for my health, it’s only available at certain gas stations (classy, i know) so i don’t drink it more than once a month. suffice it to say, my body would be appreciative of the sokenbicha goodness! 🙂
I have never tried aloe drinks, but I’m intrigued! Lately I have gotten into Mint Green Tea. I am trying to decrease my coffee intake but find by late afternoon I still need some sort of pick-me-up, so trying to make the switch to tea!
When do you find tea most refreshing? after a long sweaty run
What’s your favorite tea flavor/infusion? plain ol green tea!
Have you ever tried an aloe beverage? nope- i would though
I find tea most refreshing on a hot summer day.
I’ve been curious about eating/drinking aloe too! and my current favorite tea is Yogi Kava Stress Relief. SO good
Love to drink any kind of lavender infused tea!! Great iced or hot.
I have never consumed aloe before…just used it topically. I would love to try it! My fave tea is peppermint, btw 🙂
Courtney
my favorite time to drink tea is right before bed. A good green tea with a sprinkle of sugar before hitting the sack….aaahhh theres nothing like it 🙂
Yeah, aloe drinks are quite popular here, I got into them when I was living in Japan…. I find they help with my digestive issues…. I like the addition of green tea though, sounds great 🙂
I love hot tea in the morning and iced tea the ENTIRE day. I’m seriously addicted. I’ve never drank aloe but in true hippie style, my mom would keep an aloe plant in case of sunburns. We lived in the Upper Peninsula of MI, not exactly the most notorious burn-zone! 🙂 I like unsweetened tea too, especially green tea with lemongrass. Mmmm. The lemongrass smooths out the acidity of the green tea perfectly. Now I’m going to have to brew a cup!
I grew up loving tea first thing in the morning. After going to Japan, where I drank tea all day long, I view tea as a treat whenever and however throughout the day.
When do you find tea most refreshing? I love iced green tea for a pick-me-up
What’s your favorite tea flavor/infusion? Ginger!
Have you ever tried an aloe beverage? I have chronic tummy issues, so I chug straight-up aloe vera juice a few times a week.
When do you find tea most refreshing? — Iced tea — When I’m sweating, which is a lot these days seeing as I’ve hit the hot flash stage of life!! Hot tea — At night, when I get to finally sit down and relax!!
What’s your favorite tea flavor/infusion? — I’m more like a “I like a little tea with my lemon” person! Anything citrus — lemon, orange, etc.
Have you ever tried an aloe beverage? — Never have!
Warm tea is the best at night wrapped in a blanket in bed. Cold tea is best on a patio in the summertime!
awesome giveaway!!
i crave tea when it’s cold out usually or when i’m having dim sum – which is a requirement, really.
i’ve tried aloe drinks – some are really tasty!
i love peppermint and chamomille teas and whatever they serve at dim sum. i also like chrysanthemum too. cold tea: i’m on an honest tea mango acai flavor kick; i pick one up at least once or twice a wk.
I love tea before bed/after dinner. settles my gi track!
What a cool idea! I drink tea every morning and sometimes throughout the day. I am a black tea lover with my favorites being the dessert flavors like vanilla caramel. I actually used to drink aloe vera juice back in college to help with constipation but i stopped a long time ago. I do think it helped though – just tasted nasty!
I don’t generally drink tea just cause I don’t like to have caffeine. That being said, I do find it particularly soothing right before bed sometimes or even right after a hard run. Yesterday, I came back from a particularly hard run and grabbed a cold green tea. So refreshing! I’ve never had an aloe beverage but it sounds really awesome and I’d love to try it!
I could drink chair tea with a little soy milk all day everyday (and I basically do 🙂 )
I have tried an aloe drink… but it was a sugary one from trader joe’s. Still very good, but I would love to try an unsweetened one!
Iced tea would be great right now in this hot weather! I’ve never tried an aloe beverage–but it sounds interesting!
I drink tea first thing when I wake up -> right before bed.
I always say I’m a 26 year old grandma 🙂
I love Sokenbicha! It’s my treat whenever I (unleash myself and) go to Whole Foods.
I love tea at all times, but it’s the best right after a run or after teaching Zumba – especially now that the weather is warming up!
I love tea first thing in the morning to wake me up, and just before bed to wind down. I usually go for fruitier green teas in the morning and chocolatey or spicy teas at night.
After giving up my 4 cup a day coffee habit, I now turn to decaf chai. I’m more in touch with my energy levels.
I am tea OBSESSED. I always have a mug right next to me, so everytime is tea time. 😉 My all time favorite is green tea, either plain or infused with other yummies!
I love tea after a large meal! I was taught that it helps digestion (sorry if TMI!) 🙂
I like tea at the end of the day for relaxation or as a mid day pick me up when I’ve had too much coffee already. My favorites are green tea with mint and chai. I just got a new tea cup for loose leaf teas with a filter at the top, just add the leaves steep and enjoy. Its so much fun.
I’ve never tried an aloe beverage.
My favorite tea flavor is peppermint. I go through an insane number of boxes of it each winter.
I love tea first thing in the morning. My fav blend is jasmine/green, or mint if i am going decaf. i have tried aloe only in alcoholic mixed drinks– a little aloe, a little tequila, a little lime, hellllllllo easily digestible goodness!
I love tea when I get up in the morning and then at night 🙂 so calming, relaxing, yummy, the list goes on!
I find tea most refreshing in the late afternoon, especially during the summer! I love all fruity herbal teas. I’ve never tried an aloe beverage, but I’d love to sample this one!
I’ve tried a stomach-aid juice “shot” that had aloe, fennel seed, ginger and peppermint. It tasted terrible but really soothed my stomach! Hahah, this tea looks amazing though! I’m really into drinking cold green tea in the morning (: It really wakes you up!
I love tea at night. So calming!
I love iced tea late in the day in the summer, and I love things that don’t over power the tea flavor, like a plum or a pom. I also LOVE Iced Ted/Lemonade.
I find tea the most refreshing first thing in the morning. Its my favorite wake up drink so, much so that it has made my morning coffee take a backseat.
My favorite tea flavor/infusion would have to be acai and blueberry green tea. I love not only the smell but the flavor too!
I have tried a aloe product before but it was with the pulp too so it had a nice taste but the pulp threw me.
Thank you for the opportunity
When do you find tea most refreshing? ALL the time. i actually average around 12 cups a day. No word of a lie.
What’s your favorite tea flavor/infusion? I really like chai..especially when it’s mixed with holy basil!
Have you ever tried an aloe beverage? I drink aloe gel all of the time!
I have never tried an aloe beverage… but it certainly intrigues me!
I’ve never tried an aloe beverage, but I’ve seen them around! And my favorite tea is Ginger Peach from Argo Tea!
I love chai teas, but I’m also a huge fan of fruit flavored green teas. They’re so refreshing!
I love an iced green or passion fruit tea on a hot day when I want a little pick-me-up that tastes good!
I love all sorts of tea! I also have tried the Aloe alone 🙂 I typically mix it with my juice in the morning!
I try to drink green tea when I need a study break- great way to relax, regroup, and refresh!
I tend to drink black teas like Lady Jane Grey tea in the afternoon to keep my energy up without drinking coffee. I just started enjoying hot tea more and am looking for more flavors to try. I am so glad it’s getting warm so I can make iced tea with raspberries or peaches again. I have never had an aloe drink but I have looked at them (and shook them) many times.
i find tea most refreshing when I am not feeling well – definitely helps this allergy season!
Matcha green tea by TEAVANA is my absolute favorite tea. I don’t just drink it…i love mixing it with greek yogurt and flaxseed. It starts and ends my day. I’m intrigue about aloe beverages….maybe i’ll try! Why not!!!
I drink green tea in the morning (kukicha is my current favorite) and some kind of herbal tea any later in the day.
I love tea in the afternoon/evening! My absolute favorite is chai tea.
I find tea most refreshing when I am walking to class or during homework/studying, but pretty much anytime it is refreshing 😉
I love iced green tea when it’s hot out. I love the aloe drinks that are popular in asian markets – only downside is that there seems to be a high sugar content.
Cost Plus World Market has a aloe/coconut water drink that I’ve tried. The acai flavor is the best!
I find tea most refreshing in the afternoon or even after work. It’s a sigh of relief for me whenever I drink it.
i love a hot cup of tea at night!
my favorite tea is probably jasmine green or mariage freres marco polo!
I drink tea all day long, but in the winter there is seriously nothing more refreshing than a cup of hot tea after a meal (and paired with dark chocolate!) My favorite flavors are jasmine green and Trader Joe’s seasonal candy cane green tea…I’ve never had an aloe beverage but I’d love to try one 🙂
My favorite tea is Yogi’s Kombucha Green Tea- so delicious when sipped in the morning with breakfast! The cute (inspirational) saying on the tea bag doesn’t hurt either 😉
My all-time favorite is Tazo’s vanilla rooibos teas. It’s good cold or hot, anytime of day.
tea is most refreshing on a hot summer day!
I find tea most refreshing in the morning. In fact, over a year and a half ago, I replaced my morning coffee routine with a green tea routine, and my body has been thanking me ever since.
My morning routine is: cozy mug of green tea in one hand, equally stimulating book in the other hand, and buzzing body all around. 🙂
I generally find tea the most refreshing in the morning, and my favorite tea ever is Tazo’s “Awake”–it wakes me up more than coffee :]
Now that it is starting to warm up here in Oklahoma, I’m looking foward to brewing loads of iced earl gray. I haven’t ever tried aloe other than for topical applications, but like you said, our gi tract is epithelium just like our skin is, so it makes sense! Cheers!
I find tea most refreshing in the afternoon or at night before I got to bed!
I love most yogi teas! But my absolute favorite is their Kombucha Green tea…delicious!
Although I have to admit I could drink tea at anytime of the day for any reason… I usually try and have tea mid afternoon to get me through the day. But if I could choose the perfect “tea time”… it would be a day at the beach with a nice cool iced tea next to me… is it summer yet?! Let’s make this happen 🙂
a cup of hot chai with breakfast and after lunch!
I really like pomegranate green tea. I make it into big pitchers of iced tea! Yum!
I find tea to be refreshing… all of the time! Especially when I wake up, or iced tea after a nice long walk on the beach. My daily tea (favorite) is hot green tea w/ vanilla stevia and some rice milk, or vanilla almond black tea w/ the same add-ins as above. I just tried an aloe drink for the first time, and it was delicious! Got it at TJ’s and it was grape flavored, which was odd, but yummy. Very hydrating, I loved it.
I have tried an aloe drink before! I can’t remember the name of it, but I think it was from Thailand. It had little chunks of aloe in it, which was fun, but it was mango flavored and too sweet.
Hello!
Aloe beverage, wow!
I like tea in mid-afternoon. The favor I like best is peppermint. And I sure never tried an aloe beverage before… sounds really interesting though…
Thank you for your posts, I love them!
I’ve been working in the middle east- they drink tea all the time out here! My favorite is just tea with mint, picked fresh from the garden.
I love black tea with soy milk in the morning and decaf ginger green tea at night to fall asleep! Sbux Soy Chai tea Lattes are a special Monday morning treat as well : )
I love love love tea. 🙂 I drink all kinds of green teas. The best time to drink tea is right after I wake up in the morning before eating breakfast. White tea and Oolong teas are good as well.
As for aloe, it is such a healthy addition to juices/smoothies! And I love coconut water w/ aloe bits. So good and refreshing!
I adore tea first thing in the morning! I was ADDICTED to ‘builders tea’ as we call it here – really strong tea with milk and 2 sugars for years, but I went cold turkey gave them up (not easy!). Now my favourite is a lovely hot peppermint tea, especially when my IBS is playing up as it really settles my tummy. I’m also loving a nice refreshing Lady Grey with a slice of lemon mid-afternoon. I’ve not yet tried any Aloe drinks, but I’ve heard such wonderful things about them that I can’t wait to give them a try!
i love a strong chai on a tired morning 🙂
i like chamomille warm but green tea with some flavor like mint cold
Most refreshing right when I wake up and right before bed 🙂
I drink green tea, but I don’t love it. I’ll have to give this one a try though. It sounds so refreshing! Thanks for sharing.
Tea – iced – is my summertime coffee. Topical use of aloe only. What an awesome giveaway this is. Good luck!!
I drink tea ALL day when it’s cold, what up, bathroom? 😉 Green is my gave but I tried pumpkin pie tea once and it was bomb. Never tried aloe, but I’m interested! Sweet giveaway! It might be interesting to see a version of this drink with some stevia!
I find tea most refreshing on a cold winter afternoon, or an iced tea as a pick-me-up during lunch!
Ooh I think Roobios and Matcha are my favourite flavours, I add them to my smoothies sometimes. Bisous
I don’t drink coffee so I love having a cup of tea as a pick-me-up around 10AM each day.
Hi Elise! I just have to say that you are my new hero! You and I are much the same, just living on different oceans I guess. Like you I am also a whole food/health food fanatic, I love exercising (5K’s woot!), and I was diagnosed with IBS about 8 years ago. Also, I am currently pursuing my RN! 18 more months, baby 🙂 I have modified my diet and lifestyle activities to work through my IBS and I kid you not, 14 months ago my gastroenterologist concluded no more “IBS” for me 🙂 Since then I have gone completely plant-based and MAN, do I feel awesome! Simple modifications like TEAS instead of coffees (though I still indulge) have really made a huge impact for me. SO, I’d like to answer your three questions regarding the So-Ken-Bi-Cha:
1) I find iced teas to be most refreshing in the summer time. At the beach, in the woods, on a picnic, on my back deck – yes, please! And I find hot teas to be most refreshing in the evenings. Green teas with dinner (Mmm), Chamomile’s with dessert, or cozying up on the couch. Even a great black tea in the AM on a snowy New England morning.
2) Peach flavored iced teas are my FAV.
3) I have never tried an aloe beverage! Sounds nifty.
Thanks Elise! Rock on.
Now that it’s warming up here in Georgia, I love drinking tea in the afternoon as a refreshing treat.
I just about always start my day with hot green tea. It’s just enough caffeine to get me moving. I’ve started drinking white tea in the afternoon. It’s light and helps mellow me out.
My favorite tea is plain oolong tea. Sometimes I even use it in cold smoothies, but I mainly like it plain and hot.
Never tried an aloe drink, but would LOVE too!
I’m new to the tea game. I started drinking hot green tea when I recently got sick. I’ve been trying to find other flavors but they’re never strong enough. I have never tried an aloe beverage. Never even thought of that.
I love mint tea! Unsweetened is preferred! Also, I’ve seen those aloe drinks and they kind of freak me out. It looks like green goo but in a tea…I think I could get on board with that!
My favorite tea is the holiday themed peppermint green tea from trader joes. I love to have it right before I go to bed.
I drink green tea with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and sometimes in between. Come to think of it, I may have a problem… 🙂 At least it’s decaffeinated. I’ve tried an aloe drink before and actually liked it, after I got over how strange it was.
I love drinking tea when I first wake up in the morning. It’s a nice caffeine boost and sits better on my stomach than coffee does before a morning workout.
I actually bought Alo Vera juice from Trader Joe’s awhile back to see if it would help my sensitive stomach (a woman with Celiacs recommended it to me), but I haven’t been consistent enough in my usage! I’ve heard wonderful things about the juice and its effects.
I have never tried an aloe drink, but am so curious now!!
I love gunpowder green tea with mint! It’s so refreshing! I also drink a shot of aloe juice in my pressed juices, it’s a great way to start the day.
for tea i really like yogi ginger tea or gt’s kombucha in gingerade. i guess im a ginger girl!
I find tea most refreshing in the morning, its like coffee for me, but better 🙂
Hi,My mother-in-law gave me some “Yuma spice”tea,it tastes so good and doesn’t need to be sweetened since it is loaded with such wonderful spices.I also love picking a lemon and adding honey to black tea.I drink them in the afternoon for a little “charge-me-up” to finish out my day. 🙂
Thanks for the giveaways,they are so fun,I would love to try the Sokenbicha tea!!
I love drinking tea in the afternoon and at night. I like all kinds of teas, but my favorite is the seasonal candy cane green tea from Trader Joe’s. I just wish I had stocked up before the holiday season was over!
When do you find tea most refreshing?
After a looong night of work.
For me, tea is usually most refreshing after a meal. I like a nice mint tea to refresh and let myself know that food is over.
Favorite flavor, almost anything with fruit or some sort of mint in it (not together of course!).
Have not tried aloe yet, but my roommate raves about it 🙂
I find tea most refreshing right in the morning when I get to work! I have tried an aloe drink and it was alright, not sure about the huge chunks of aloe that were in it..was not expecting that!
Sweet giveaway, that shirt is adorable! I haven’t tried aloe bevies yet but have also been interested for quite some time.
I love mint teas! They are definitely the most refreshing! This drink looks AWESOME
I actually just tried aloe last weekend, and surprisingly LOVED it. I was freaked out at first by the little gel-like chunks floating in there, but it was super refreshing and yummy!
Black tea in the morning. Black tea at 4 pm for some reason. And vanilla rooiboos from Starbucks is always nice in the evening.
I’ve tried aloe chunks from Trader Joe’s and my kids love it cold. But it’s sweet. I’d love to try the unsweetened beverage!
Im scared o try an aloe drink! It looks kind of gooey.
I love tea either right when I wake up in the morning or right before I go to bed. It’s great that I can find a tea to help me wake up or go to sleep. I love any kind of fruity tea, or just plain green when I’m not feeling well. I haven’t tried any aloe drink before, but I would love to try it!
Iced lemon tea with LOTS of ice and big slices of fresh lemon thrown in – this was most refreshing every single day I spent when travelling, especially in Hong Kong- waking up early, exploring all day in the humidity, eating way too much tasty food and then partying every evening in the city that never sleeps!!!
I have never tried aloe vera drink before- I am a student and it always comes with a high price tag, I stick to home made iced green tea to save my pennies 🙂
my favorite time to have tea is when its raining outside and im in my hottub on my patio.
my fav tea is green tea lavender.
never tried an aloe beverage so i would love to!
I love tea in my shower. I know it sounds silly but I love a cold glass of tea, hot shower, and a few candles! Relaxing!,
I love slightly sweet tea or “dirty water” as my fiancé says that has a hint of fruit or floral. Green tea is my FAVORITE!
I have never had an aloe drink, but I have one in my fridge to try. I just got it today. I cannot wait to try it later!
I find tea most refreshing iced on summer afternoons, or a huge steamy mug of spicy chai during the winter. I tried an aloe beverage a while back but it had weird floaty slimy bits…. And that was that.
I love iced tea in the spring and summer after going for a long walk. So refreshing!
I actually really love sokenbicha! I’m not sure if what I drink as the same as you get in the States though.
My favorite tea flavor is a seasonal flavor from Trader Joe’s called: “candy cane green tea”. I stock up on it ever year at the holidays so I can drink it all year long. Yummy. 🙂
I’m usually drink a cup of green tea when the afternoon slump hits around 3:30. I never tried an aloe drink but it sounds intriguing.
I think that my favorite way to enjoy tea is to drink it iced in the heat of the summer. Peppermint is my favorit flavor.
I think I really love plain green tea the best! And I love it at night. I would LOVE to try an aloe drink–I am also a big believer in Mother Nature’s remedies!
As a southern girl I love iced sweet tea. It’s refreshing to drink all year long. Lately, I’ve been loving peach tea.
I have been drinking Chai tea a lot lately, LOVE it so in the mornings it is what I look forward to!
I find tea the most refreshing in the summer when it’s cold!! Iced tea is an AMAZING thirst quencher – i need to start drinking it because my winter-mode coffee habit is not going so well anymore
I find tea most refreshing when I need a break during the work day. A cup of tea is relaxing and rejuvenating during a long work day! My tea of choice lately is bancha which is a Japanese green tea.
My current favorite flavor of tea is the Chamomille Citrus flavor of Mighty Leaf tea. Tazo green ginger is my second fave!
Is it too late to enter? Oh well…my favorite tea is celestial seasoning’s sugar cookie sleigh ride, it smells amazing and tastes as close to a sugar cookie you can get without sugar.
A Naturopath-y Dr had me take Aloe for my stomach a year or two ago. It worked wonders! I would love to try these drinks, I’ve been hearing about them but haven’t seen them in local stores. Pick me =]
I’ve actually tried straight-up aloe juice and it cured my “acid reflux”. Another friend also tried aloe juice for digestive issues and it helped him, too.
I like lemon and honey flavored tea the best.
I drink hot green tea just about every morning. I also make my own iced jasmine green tea to have with meals instead of soda.
Tea is most refreshing when I wake up, when I need something comforting, and when I am winding down. There is a tea for every occasion!
I love green tea with citrus peels mixed in!
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