Bachelor Happy Hour - Grant Gets Real

Episode Date: February 13, 2025

Today on Happy Hour we are sitting down with the Bachelor himself, Grant, who is giving us all the tea on the season thus far and what we can expect to come! We hear all about how he prepared for his journey, his favorite Night 1 entrances, his Party Girls single and more. Grant also gives us the inside scoop that everyone is dying to know: what did he really say to Rose? Plus, we get his take on the drama and if there have been any surprises watching the season back. Tune in to hear all this and more and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hour, I'm Joe And I'm Serena And we are here with The Bachelor himself Grant Ellis, Grant Welcome What's going on?

How are you guys doing this afternoon? We're good, we're good How you doing? I'm doing great, man. I'm doing great. Have a busy day. Getting ready to head out soon for a flight. So I'm happy to talk to you all.

Where are you flying to? Going to New York. We're doing a little wishes granted promo. So that's going to be really fun. Nice. You were out here for the premiere, correct? What do you mean? Correct?

We saw him. We were with him. Imagine he was like incorrect. I'm just straight off the script. So what did you do for the premiere? No, I was out there with you guys. I had a lot of fun too. It was a good time.

it was how was that how did you feel now kind of looking back on that night uh it's surreal you know it happened so fast but you know i i really appreciate a little party and like being able to watch it at a nice watch party it definitely changes the atmosphere a lot it's fun it's a lot it's a lot it's more fun is it what you expect it what yeah honestly you know it's what i expected you know um but it's always different watching it live it's always different watching it live it's always different that is actually very true yeah well it was fun to be there um it was also fun to have charity there because she was just watching you i was sitting next to her and she was looking you just being like god i know exactly how he's feeling right now having done this before

too so right it was it was good having her there somebody who's who's done it before and watched himself back it's definitely it's different when you're like the lead it's oh man it's a lot more it's a lot more cringe there's a lot more cringe going on when you're doing it a lot more No, it was great. Let's jump to your night one. How are you feeling going into night one? How did you prepare for that night? Yeah, night one always nerve-wracking, right?

It's always a nervous time. But, you know, I just told myself, I'm just going to be myself. And whatever, whoever the person I am is going to show through on screen. And I feel like it did that. And I feel like the ladies really made it easier for me because they were a lot of fun too. Were there any entrances that stood out to you, even if it wasn't like a love connection, but like a gimmick or something that you really remember? Yeah, definitely Alex's, right? And then Radica's, she had me doing a little dance.

Giuliana stood out. There were a lot of entrances that really stood out. Serafina stood out because she had the poster of the big head. Big head. There's a lot that stood out. I like the girl's sense of humor. What did you think about the T-shirt gun? how did that come come across that was a little forward but it was definitely it definitely came

across like somebody who was intentional and I'm just happy nobody got hit because that could me too I've actually been thinking about that as I see clips of that entrance come up I'm like I feel like this was not enough of a concern that like imagine this just took out one of the girls like they got you guys got so lucky that you didn't absolutely whack someone with a t-shirt it was a safety hazard I've been to some like NBA games where they shot the guns off and like They hit, those things, those things hit pretty hard. Yeah, they're meant to go really far. Grant's like, oh, so that was that paperwork I signed before Zoe came out of the limo.

That, exactly. That's what that was right there. Are you at all surprised watching it back, kind of seeing Zoe involved in a lot of the drama with the girls? Is that something that, or were you kind of privy to that when it was going on? I'm not surprised. I'm not surprised. You know, I definitely, I definitely had an inclination of that behind the scene. But I think that Zoe is somebody who, you know, she's misunderstood some at a certain

points. And I think the journey for me was a lot about pushing these women and opening up and me finding my person and in the process of that, you know, it caused you to, especially when you start to care for people, it causes you to try to push people to do better or to be, to be different. Yeah. Did you set any intentions or boundaries with yourself when it came to drama with the ladies if that was going to kind of be like an immediate red flag or do you go into it with

any like if this happens I'm going to do this or were you kind of just being fluid and taking every situation as it came yeah I'm not really a drama guy like I really like to shy away from that I'm not shy away from that but I avoid conflict at all cause you know and conflict for me as a final resort but sometimes you have to stand up for yourself you definitely have to stand up for yourself. And I think the approach I took was if somebody was starting the drama. But if somebody was involved and they were defending themselves, then, you know, you got to do what you got to do. So I think the hard part is just figuring out what's going on behind the scenes when you're not, when you don't see everything. So is that something that you

wanted to know? Like, were you hoping to gather as much information about what was going on in the house as possible? Or were you like, I think I'd rather say like ignorant to that and just deal with what's in front of me? That's what I was going to ask. Like, how much effort were you putting into, like, figuring out what was going on? I think that the group dates give the most clues on who started the drama because you could tell when the other women don't like somebody. And, you know, it could be because they just don't like them. But if there's a consensus in the house and most of, you know, it's leaning towards one way,

you could start to gather evidence. But you always have to give somebody the benefit of the doubt. So I tried to do that as much as possible with the little amount of time I had. but yeah I mean that that was kind of my goal I kind of used the group days to see okay like this is how they're acting and how is this person acting in group setting are they comfortable people are they a likable person you know I try to figure that out and yeah that's that's that's basically it are you are you okay with somebody not being able to get along in group settings but also like you get along with that person like Zoe for instance like

you're getting along with her great and it seems like you guys both really like each other she doesn't necessarily get along with the other girls in group settings is that an issue for you i mean i would like to consider myself pretty likable guy you know especially if i got a couple of drinks going i like i like you know i like to be the life of the party like to have fun so if my partner you know when they walk in they're like oh there's grand oh there's somebody else i wouldn't really i would kind of ruin the mood but there's always going to be people that don't like you. So it doesn't matter what you do. So you just got to find a common ground. If it's like a if it's something that reoccurs a lot and like, okay, why people not like this person? There

might be a reason. But some some people are just not going to like you for breeding. So you got to just figure out the balance. Yeah. Zoe did come in hot on that first group date by pulling you all the way up to the rooftop. Did that catch you off guard? I mean, yeah, it definitely caught me off guard. You know, being in the position as a lead, I think that. it's wrong to like stop somebody from stealing i've never seen anybody do that before so i think that's part of part of the game you know and it gets you more time there's a way you do it there's a way you don't do it but it caught guard i remember when i was on gen season i tried to avoid doing that but being the lead i gave everybody a chance to like show me who they were and that was just a part of the

process yeah you've had a couple hard like i don't want to call them hard test but like you've had a couple you've had to navigate a lot early on with the women and kind of these different personalities and all their various approaches to the relationship with you and the dynamic in the house and so far you're doing a really good job well we'll see we'll see because it gets it definitely it definitely gets hard especially when like you know everybody's trying to garner your attention or have your attention and they'll do some things that normally maybe in the normal world you'd be like oh like maybe just relax but in this setting it's like you kind of have to see where everybody lies so it's not everything goes but you have to let

a lot of things play out you know and it causes it may be it may get a little sticky sometimes this was this was the first time we've seen where the person that gets the first impression rose also gets the first one-on-one and we see you give that to Alex just kind of like did that way heavier on you knowing that this was also the person that would get the first one-on-one and why did you choose Alex? It didn't, it didn't weigh any heavier on me because I, you know, I know that there's a certain amount of one-on-ones that go into the season. I know it's important, but I kind of was just taking it one day at a time. You know, I wasn't thinking about how, I wasn't thinking about the severity of the one-on-ones. I was just trying to build a connection

and have fun. So I wasn't thinking about it like that. And Alex got the first impression was that we just, we had fun. You know, we had, you know, there's the start of a relationship. Sometimes you have that sense of humor now from there has to grow. But the initial foundation could be that. And I saw that there. And I think that she was somebody that I got along with really well. Nice.

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as part of the My Cultura podcast network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. let's talk a little bit about the group date where you and carolina are dancing on stage that's that's episode two right yes that's episode two um because then that kind of leads into some of the drama that went down episode three with carolina and rose um but just i don't know touch on on your relationship at this point with carolina because we do see she eventually ends up getting a one-on-one date as well yeah my relationship with carolina at that point you know i really liked our first interaction i really liked carolina's personality and obviously she's a very pretty woman she's beautiful but i liked her personality and i liked our banter you know she didn't take things too seriously and yeah that led to you know especially on the group david maria i like the way

she kind of held her own she has some rhythm you know she was able to she had fun with it and i like that And it was really something that I feel like she matched my energy. So that's why, you know, it led to us dancing on stage and her, yeah, in that group, me giving her the prize for that group, which would be, I don't know, a dance on stage. And when how do you feel, you know, it's one thing to make out with a girl with just the cameras, but like when you're making out with somebody and then the rest of the women that are also trying to date you are kind of standing there, how does that feel? I think that, you know, Carolina went for it, and I went for it as well. You know, I think that was something that it was a little different when there's people watching. But being in that moment, you're kind of in the moment and things happen, you know. So I understand it was a little bit awkward for the other ladies, but, you know, that was the moment that we had.

And that's the way that things went. All right. So then I got to ask you, were you thinking about Rose in that moment? no that's the thing i think there was a there was a big miscommunication there and you know i would never tell somebody that i was thinking about them while i was with somebody else you know especially yeah you don't strike me it doesn't seem like you would do that i just don't see you like that's like a that's like a that would be like a massive error at the beginning of of your season so i i you don't strike me as a person that would do that but yeah and if we ran the

tape back of that conversation between you and Rose, is there anything you can think of of like I was saying this and maybe she interpreted it like this? Any like pin ability to pinpoint where the confusion stemmed from? Yeah, I think I think I could pinpoint exactly where it stem from and you know, going into that afternoon setting, you know, I had just been on stage and I went in there and things were awkward. So I was trying to really reassure the woman that I noticed them. Could you feel that when you went to the night portion that things were off? Oh, yeah, I definitely felt it. I definitely felt the eyeballs in the room.

And, you know, I really wanted to figure out what's going on. But I could pinpoint it. I think that, you know, we had several times we danced. You know, we danced in the beginning with the lady from the pussycat dolls. We were all on stage. And when Rose was there, she was right next to me. And she's somebody who had my eyes on. But when I was dancing with Carolina, I was fully present in that moment.

So somewhere through the great mind. things got misconstrued. And yeah, at that point, I kind of had to defend myself a little bit because I tried to come into this journey to be really intentional with my words and what I said. And when I did make mistakes, I own them. So when, you know, when that happened, I kind of was really taken back by it. And, you know, I had to really defend myself because I know that's something I didn't, I wouldn't say. Yeah. So it sounds like your messaging to Rose was more long lines of like when I was dancing with you, I was thinking of you. And when I was danced with Carolina, I was thinking of her.

And like your intention is to be present with the woman that is in front of you. Right. And that I noticed Rose, you know, and even prior to that, we were practicing our dances. Like I noticed her, you know, but when I gave the, the quote unquote, prize of Carolina, I was there with her. So, yeah, I just wanted to kind of let the woman know that I was focusing on each one of them individually. and I think there was a little bit of, I don't know if there was, I don't know, you know, I don't know what got in the way there, but that was definitely a message that I wasn't trying to put across.

You decided to give Rose your last Rose of the evening. Why did you keep her around and not let her go after that situation? Just because I think everybody deserves a chance, you know, even though I was really hurt by the situation, I felt like, you know, people were questioned in my character. I feel like she at least deserved a chance to stay around and maybe she, maybe she really didn't hear what I said or maybe she really misunderstood what I said. She did own it too. What happened?

She did own it too. It's like she owned it. And I think that, you know, if I made a mistake, I would own it. And I think that during the, you know, I kind of took responsibility, even though I knew I wasn't in the wrong, I kind of took responsibility for that and say, you know, I got to watch what I say because it's easy it's really difficult you know when you're dating multiple people is my first time doing it people you know feelings are going to get they're going to get things are going to get a little sticky so yeah i you know there's a little bit of grace there and i

just feel like she deserved another chance yeah rose obviously made a mistake here no no doubt about it um and i think it's great that you were able to kind of show forgiveness do you think that you can really trust her moving forward like do you think that trust can be rebuilt um and does it make you kind of nervous moving forward about how your words could be twisted by rose or other women in the house again 100% I will say that you know after something like that happens you're a lot more reserved um on what you say because any little thing that you can say can get twisted not intentionally just that's the way things when there's feelings involved that's the way that things happen, I assume.

And everybody's different. And, you know, it's really hard to rebuild a relationship. And the short amount of time that you have when, when something happens, it's really hard. And it's not like you're working on just building a relationship with one person. So that's even less time. So, yeah, you know, I will say that we really try. And I think that Rose is sweet. She's amazing.

And I think that, you know, we just have to see how everything happens. Yeah. Yeah. I know it's pretty early on. but you do give Beverly a one-on-one date and then it never happens she gets sick and goes home does that throw you off at all because it's early but you had to at least like her a little bit to choose her for a one-on-one yeah that's something that definitely threw me off some you know beverly was a connection that was forming and you realize how fragile you know the

the journey is and you know relationships in itself are fragile until you build up a lot of trust. But this one little thing, somebody getting sick or a word said or something, it could just, it could just twist the whole way things could have went. So, yeah, it was something that was really disappointing. But, you know, I'm glad that she was better because it was something that that could have really affected her. And I just focused on the ladies that were left. Did they tell you what happened? Like, did they tell you, hey, she's having her appendix removed in an emergency surgery? I was like, yeah, that's something that she needs to. that she handled because she needs to handle that you know i wasn't like oh man why is she here that

would have yeah she definitely needed to get that taken care of oh 100 percent there's no option you know either either she gets to take care of or a burst you know that was yeah that was an emergency for sure um so then you end up you choose three women for a group date um which you know kind of makes it seem like those those three women are on your radar yeah We see Latia, Serafina, and Dina. How did you make the selection of the three of them go on the day portion and then Latia getting the night portion? Yeah, I just went off based off of who I thought would be best in that setting.

You know, I wanted to see, because Dina's very type A, I wanted to see how she would interact around the dogs. Serafina had a really bubbly personality. I wanted to get to know her better. And Latia and I had just formed a connection, so I wanted to see if we could further that and see how she would act around, you know, animals because, you know, that's something that's a step, you know, below kids. So, you know, I think that that would, that would have been a good setting. And then, you know, I picked Latia just because of the way she was and our

connection at that point, it was, it was further ahead. Was it awkward at all? We were saying, I think this is like the smallest group date we've ever seen at being only three people. Was it uncomfortable at times or were you guys able to navigate it where it felt kind of fun? I feel like that would be easier. It looked really comfortable. It's a lot easier because like really. Okay. Yeah. I guess I'm just mentally comparing it to a two on one, which always is really uncomfortable. But I guess there's not that pressure of like one stays and two go. Right. There's not that pressure. And then when there's seven or six women, it's like, you don't want to keep eye contact here for too long because somebody, when there's three, you could kind of divide your time and say, okay, maybe I'm going to spend

some time here, spend some time there. Seven is just a lot, you know. Right. And I guess the competitive energy is lower because they're like, well, we're all going to get time. So, you know, if he's off washing the dogs with Dina, no biggie, all have my time in a little bit. Exactly. Exactly. And I think that's the vibe that that was there. You know, it wasn't too competitive, but it was good to where we all, we all got along. And then the dogs helped, you know, the dogs didn't hurt. Yeah. I never envisioned being with a woman.

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Listen, it was a struggle for me every week, honestly. Even you saw, like, I'm an impasse, so I feel for people. And sometimes it leads me to make decisions based upon how other people feel. So even the first row ceremony, second row ceremony when I saw Ella crying, like I felt bad, felt really bad.

And, you know, but it's something that, it has to be done so I just tried to keep in my mind you know this is for I'm trying to find my person and this is the way it goes you know and yeah I may have been a little naive you know what I'm saying like just because

you know I know that this is what needs to be done but I felt that about it and it becomes harder it only becomes harder we see stepping a little bit outside the show we see that you release a song on Spotify.

Party girls. Which I feel like the audience may have a mixed reaction to A, the song's called Party Girls and B, there is a lot of stigma around people that do go on this show. And music is, I feel like music is that is the one instance where everyone's like, oh, they're just here for their music career. How would you respond to that? yeah i think it's you know i think that it's possible to you know look for love and have interests you know maybe the timing wasn't the best you know i thought you know night one is like a party

it's you know it's just my vibe you know i'm somebody just likes to have fun i'm creative and that's just me so it's not like i'm there for the wrong reasons i think people throw that around so much i think you could have both you know if you like to paint you could be on the show and paint if you like to do karaoke you know i just is something part of who you are you know i went on the show and and all the sudden i'm on stage with mario i think that's something that is you know i think music is something that's really fun i'm not saying i'm going to be doing that but i feel like it's yeah it was just something i had fun with and maybe i maybe i could have worked on the timing a little i like what you said that you can be looking for love and have

passions and interests that you're pursuing at the same time um are you pursuing a music career Is that a goal or intention of yours? No, it's not a goal or intention of mine at all. You know, I think that I'm really happy with what I do for work. I do like karaoke and, you know, getting in the studio and making a song, if I think that it's, you know, I always like to push myself or test myself, whether it's like boxing or even in trading or, you know, just certain artists. You're playing piano or trying to learn a new language or learning an instrument.

And I think it's something I always try to do. So I'm not pursuing a music career. I'm not going to be dropping singles. But I think that the song fit the night. And I thought it was like, you know, it's a big party. So I just, I thought, you know, it would have been really, the song was terrible. I thought I would have got reamed out.

But I thought it was okay, you know. But I won't, you know, you guys don't have the word about me dropping it. No more singles from Grant. No more singles. I won't be driving any more singles. Okay. So we're three episodes in. what and you're obviously watching it back what has been the most surprising

element of the show or anything that's happened to you so far and there's a lot of things obviously not that i was surprised but i was really happy with how great the ladies were and then too you know watching it back and seeing everything that happens that you don't see and there's such a short amount of time you have to make the decisions that you have to make and they're so judged and they're weighed upon so yeah just seeing just seeing the dynamic that was happening in the house when I wasn't there and I think that um you know the thoughts that I were having about the ladies I think that they're they're unfolding I think everybody is is the way that they were when we were okay so there's no like woman that you're like oh I'm I'm shocked

to see you act like this. No, no. There's none that I was, that I'm shocked with. You know, there's none that I'm shocked with. And I think everybody stayed true to themselves. That's good. That's got to be a good feeling. I feel like that's not, that's not always the case.

The season's not over yet. So we got to see. That's true. There's still a lot to come. I mean, so far the, so far the drama that has been brought to your attention. We mentioned in our, in our recap that, I mean, I feel like I would handle it the same way you're handling it. I think you're doing a really good job of just kind of like, you know,

hitting it on the head right away, like what's going on. Are you happy about that approach? And do you kind of carry that on for the rest of the season? Yeah, when something, especially in my life, I confront things like right then in there because if you don't, you let festers and then it turns into something way bigger. I was really, I tried to go in there and do the best I could to not be a part of any drama but it just so happened the drama involved me and or something that i you know that somebody thought i said so that was really surprising to me that was like a curb ball and that was probably like

my worst nightmare happening and it happened so i had to like approach i had to approach it right then and there because if i just ignored it then it you know the ladies would have really started to question my character and that's the last thing i wanted because i proud myself on that so just that was something to me that was a difficult situation, but I handled it the best way I could. Yeah. I want to ask you something that Joe and I were talking about during our recap, because in this episode, we see you navigate a situation with where Zoe comes to you and kind of says, hey, there's some stuff going on in the house, but she doesn't give any names. And then on the flip side, we see Carolina come to you and talk about what Rose said. And like, you kind of have to

pry it out of her. You have to give a couple of guesses. but you eventually get there. What is your preference? Like we were like, what's the right way to do this? Like, do you tell the lead? Who said what? Do you give names?

Do you not give names? In my opinion, if you're going to do it, then do it all the way. Like, if you're going to come to you with information, then I want all of the information. But we're also coming from a viewer's perspective, right? Like, we haven't been in your shoes. Yeah.

That's actually a really good question. I feel like typically in my life, if somebody said something, I'm going to approach the person specifically. But since I'm like the buffer, but the lead is the buffer in between. I think if you're going to come and say that, then you can't leave them like, well, this and this said this and just figure it out. Yeah. Yeah, that's, you know, maybe you could.

But then again, on the flip side to play devil's advocate, it's like it's a little messy if you're like so and so said this and I don't like you know so it's that's like a really delicate situation because when girls come to you and say like hey this is going on I'm I feel like we see it and even if you're not saying it in your head your first question is probably like well who like who did that who said that but then at the same time when you have the information of who it gets you you kind of have to get involved now you have a sense of like accountability of the situation I think the best way to go about it like if I could rewind the clock it will be somebody comes to me said there's something happening in the house i'm

uncomfortable with the situation i'm just letting you know and then it would be up to me to to to sit that all the ladies down and approach it listen there's some things happening that's my first thing and then if it continues to happen then you tell me who it was but the first the first action would be she tells me doesn't tell me any names and then it would be up for me to sit everybody down and to say okay like there's some there's something going on um Can somebody tell me who it is? You know, I would like to know what's going on. And then that way they could tell me.

And then if they don't tell me and it continues, then I know it's, it's, that's a bad situation. It's giving grant, it's giving principal grant of the Bachelor Academy. I mean, were you expecting, were you expecting it going in that you were going to have to kind of like be mediating a lot of situations between different women? I was so naive going in. I'm like, we're all going to have fun and I'm going to get to know these women and I'm going to try to, if there's a situation, I'm going to,

I didn't expect that like I knew there was going to be something but I didn't I didn't think that it would involve something I said or something that they thought I said it I didn't think that that was like that was like a 360 flip the switch on me because I didn't I didn't know I didn't know and then it really dampered a lot of my relationships in the house because people start to question yeah we know how this drama has affected your relationship with rose obviously how did it affect your relationship with Carolina. It affected my relationship with Rose and Carolina because at that point, I was like, why are you guys talking about things that are being said behind my back, you know,

or like behind, you know, to each other. It's like it just, I'm not going to say, you know, for me, I wouldn't have handled it that way. And then I wouldn't have handled it that way and I need somebody that's going to handle situation the way i you know see things similar to me so it definitely was a red it definitely let off some uh some alarms there but then i still needed to process it and figured out what i was going to do because it could have just been miscommunication you know there's always that aspect did did joey the the last bachelor give you any advice going in yeah um not going in he gave me a you know there's he gave me some good advice which was just you know you have to stay true to yourself and you know

you're the person that you're with is going to be watching it back one day so just move with respect and you know i i definitely did that um my season is definitely a lot different than his season you know in terms of the drama so i had to try to figure out how to navigate that myself you know so that was something that was difficult so watching it back what have been some of your favorite moments to either relive or see for the first time uh just just my personality you know i love I loved to have fun. I thought the R&B date was, it definitely was cringy, but I had fun.

I thought it was really fun. I thought the basketball date was really fun. Seeing the ladies do something that they typically don't do and just put themselves out there. It showed me who really wanted to be there. And I think they all did. If you were to put money on it, if you were in a bet again for any of the women playing basketball,

who's the best player? the great question honestly chloe was the best way Chloe Chloe she she is yeah she's tall she has a really good layout package you know she was doing left hand right hand so she's all right got it Chloe um okay before we let you go um what episode were you most excited to watch back between one two and three one yeah one you know that's iconic night one so iconic and also just light like like you can really enjoy, I feel like, every moment. That's the night where there's no,

no stress. Like, it's night one. There's no, well, there's expectations, but there's no, nothing before that happened. So you just do whatever. It's magic. Joe and I love night one episodes. If you could describe your season in one word, what would it be?

Um, roller coaster. Um, and I feel like there's been a tone here of like there's a lot to come. I'm bracing myself. And then last question is, is there anything you can tease for us for next week's episode, which will be episode number four?

Next week's episode, what was that? Oh, yeah. Next week's episode, episode four is definitely, it's going to involve a really beautiful location and it's going to be romantic. And, you know, hopefully, you know, the drama dies down.

It's going to be a roller coaster. It's going to be a lot of it. It's going to be a roller co. Grant, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule and hop on Bachelor Happy Hour. Yeah, have a safe flight to New York. Thanks for making the time. And stay tuned for more episodes of Grant season of The Bachelor. And be sure to tune in to our exclusive recaps and interviews on Bachelor Happy Hour. Thanks for listening. Bye. Bye. Thanks for having you, guys. And we run a podcast called Emergency Intercom.

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