Trinity is Indonesia’s leading travel writer and blogger with 15 national best-selling books, including The Naked Traveler series. The books have been adapted into two movies, titled Trinity, The Nekad Traveler and Trinity Traveler.
In 2005, she started Indonesia’s first travel blog at naked-traveler.com, which by 2007 had attracted the notice of publishers. Her debut book The Naked Traveler was a compilation of thoughtful but hilarious short stories from her adventure around the world. The book inspired many Indonesians, especially young people, to travel, which was still quite rare at the time.
Trinity chose “naked” in the title because it means something that’s not shielded and glossed over. Unlike most travel writing, which tends to rhapsodize the beauty and attractiveness of a place, Trinity’s blog and books cover both the positive and the negative. “Naked” is also a pun for the Indonesian word “nekad” (reckless/bravery).
The Naked Traveler series now has eight titles; all are Indonesia’s best-selling travel books to date, including The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip (part #1 & part #2) and The Naked Traveler 8. Trinity, along with Erastiany and illustrator Sheila Rooswitha, created Indonesia’s first graphic travelogue Duo Hippo Dinamis: Tersesat di Byzantium (The Dynamic Hippos: Lost in Byzantium). She also contributed to The Journeys, TraveLove, The Naked Traveler Anthology, and The Naked Traveler Anthology: Horror. Her book in English, The Naked Traveler, Across the Indonesian Archipelago, tells what travel is really like in her own country. In addition, she and her travel buddy, Yasmin, published 69 Cara Traveling Gratis (69 Ways to Travel for Free), targeting the Millennials & Gen-Z.
Trinity has visited 110 countries in the world!
She was an English-Indonesian literary translator, copywriter, editor-in-chief of Venture travel magazine, Radio Personality of Indika FM, a regular contributor to Yahoo! Travel, columnist for JalanJalan travel magazine, and TV host of The Naked Traveler on MNC channel. Trinity won an Indonesia Travel & Tourism Awards as Indonesia’s Leading Travel Writer in 2010 and 5 Most Important Persons in Indonesian Tourism by detikTravel Readers’ Choice in 2014.
With hundreds of thousands of followers and high engagement, Trinity is one of Indonesia’s most influential people on social media. She was acclaimed as one of the 12 Most Influential Indonesian Women on Twitter by Swa magazine in 2010 and a nominee for RCTI Social Media Awards 2016.
Her life inspired many, becoming a sought-after speaker on writing, tourism, and passion. She was a participating author at Indonesia’s biggest literary festival Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, and one of 70 top Indonesian authors participating in the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 to promote Indonesian literature in the world’s biggest book fair.
Trinity’s love of writing began when she was six years old; she consistently took a role as a journalist in school newspapers from primary school until she was in university. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia, and a Master’s in Management from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines.
She has traveled to almost all provinces of Indonesia and 110 countries around the world – and counting. Yet, she still thinks Indonesia is the best country she has ever traveled to!
Published books
- The Naked Traveler – Bentang Pustaka, Jun 2007
- The Naked Traveler 2 – Bentang Pustaka, Jan 2010
- Duo Hippo Dinamis: Tersesat di Byzantium – Bentang Pustaka, May 2010
- The Journeys, Kisah Perjalanan Para Pencerita – Gagas Media, Apr 2011
- The Naked Traveler 3 – Bentang Pustaka, May 2011
- TraveLove, Dari Ransel Turun ke Hati – Bentang Pustaka, May 2012
- The Naked Traveler 4 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2012
- The Naked Traveler, Across the Indonesian Archipelago (in English) – Bentang Pustaka, Oct 2013
- The Naked Traveler Anthology – Bentang Pustaka, Jul 2014
- The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip Part #1 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2014
- The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip Part #2 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2014
- The Naked Traveler Anthology: Horror – Bentang Pustaka, Oct 2015
- The Naked Traveler 7 – Bentang Pustaka, Jul 2016
- 69 Cara Traveling Gratis – Bentang Pustaka, May 2018
- The Naked Traveler 8: The Farewell – Bentang Pustaka, Jan 2019
Get my books in all book stores in Indonesia (Gramedia, Togamas, etc.), Marketplace at Mizan Store in your city (Tokopedia, Shopee, TikTok Shop, etc.), buy online at mizanstore.com, or download the e-books at Google Play Books. You can also listen to my audiobooks which I narrated on the Storytel app here.
Book Adapted to Movies
- Trinity, The Nekad Traveler – Tujuh Bintang Sinema, Mar 2017
- Trinity Traveler – Starvision, Nov 2019
Experience
- Teaching online writing classes #kelastrinity, 2020-2021
- Freelance contributor to magazines, such as Colours (Garuda Indonesia Inflight Magazine) and DestinAsian Indonesia, 2014-2021
- TV Host of Naked Traveler (based on her YouTube channel) – MNC Food Travel channel, 2015 & 2017
- Web Commercials – “Kerja itu Main” & “AAA+” for Acer Indonesia, Bakmi GM, MLD Content Hunt, 2015-2019
- Columnist – JalanJalan Travel Magazine 2012-2013
- Special Appearance in a motion picture – “Follow Back” Saykoji’s music video & “Missing” short film, 2011 & 2013
- Editor in Chief – Venture (Travel Magazine in English), 2010-2012
- Speaker/Judge in writing/blogging/social media/tourism – 2010 to present
- Radio Personality of The Naked Traveler Travel Program – Indika FM, 2009-2012
- Literary English-Indonesian Translator – PT Tiga Serangkai, 2009-2010
- Freelance Copywriter – 2009
- Social Media Influencer/Content Creator for various companies/brands – 2008 to present
- Regular Contributor – Shape Magazine 2006-2007, Urban Style Magazine 2009-2011, Yahoo! Travel 2011-2013
- Blogger at naked-traveler.com – 2005 to present
- Marketing Communications Specialist in hospitality and technology corporations – until 2007
Speaker
- Sustainable Tourism in East Kalimantan for Bank Indonesia Kaltim – Samarinda, 8 Nov 2024
- From Travel Blog to Books to Movies for TBEX Europe 2023 – Kalamata (Greece), 8-11 May 2023
- Essential Travel Writing & Closing Keynote for TBEX Asia 2022 – Phuket (Thailand), 15-18 Nov 2022
- Making Money from Leisure for Indonesia Knowledge Forum – Jakarta, 9 Oct 2019
- SGD Talk: Be a Responsible Traveler for UNDP Indonesia – Jakarta, 30 Sep 2019
- The Shifting Era, Millennial Traveler Domination for Trisakti Tourism Award – Jakarta, 27 Jun 2019
- Building Goodness through Social Media at Universitas Internasional Semen Indonesia by PT Semen Indonesia, Tbk. – Gresik, 11 Apr 2019
- Turismo en Indonesia at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos – Lima (Peru), 30 Oct 2018
- Know India Seminar by Consulate General of India – Bali, 1 Mar 2018
- Saving the Ocean by Curbing Plastic Usage by WWF – Jakarta, 16 Jun 2017
- Participating author in Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), 7 May 2017
- How to be a Travelpreneur by Aeroticket Goes to Campus – Jakarta, Mar-Apr 2017.
- Successful Blogging, One Post at a Time, US Bloggers Week @america – Jakarta, 19 August 2016.
- LOUD (Live Out Ur Dream) by Godrej Indonesia – Jakarta & Bandung in 5 Ivy League universities, Feb 2015
- Book Talk by Forum Masyarakat Indonesia di Dresden – Dresden (Germany), 16 Oct 2015
- Frankfurt Book Fair – Frankfurt (Germany), 14 Oct 2015
- Participating author in Ubud Writers & Readers Festival – Bali, 5-9 Oct 2011, 11-15 Oct 2013, and 24-28 Oct 2017
- Participating author in Makassar International Writers Festival – Makassar, 13-17 Jun 2011, 3-7 Jun 2015, and 25-29 Jun 2019
- Be Passionate, Live the Dream in TEDx Talks – ITS Surabaya, 18 Jul 2012
- Tourism Seminar by Indonesian Embassy in Namibia – Windhoek (Namibia), 6 Jul 2011
- How to write about travel @america by US Embassy – Jakarta, 14 May 2011
- Speaker of more than 200 seminars/workshops/talk shows in travel writing/blogging/tourism/passion on TV/radio/schools/universities/corporate/trade shows.
TV Interviews
- Dampak Pandemi bagi Penulis Buku Jalan-Jalan, CNN Indonesia TV, 2020
- Maestro Indonesia, RTV, 2018
- Inspirasi: Mimpi Keliling Dunia, Kompas TV, 2017
- Tonight Show, Net TV, 2014
- Indonesia Morning Show, Net TV, 2013
- Sarah Sechan, Net TV, 2013
- And many more TV interviews as a guest star and source person on trending topics.
Awards & Recognitions
- Kaleidoskop 2018: 7 Figur Menonjol Dunia Traveling Indonesia – Tempo, 28 Dec 2018
- 7 Travel Blogger Indonesia Terkeren 2017 – Tripzilla, 5 Jan 2018
- 11 Heroines of Emancipation of Indonesian Women – Femina magazine, 21 Apr 2017
- Nominee Buku Non Fiksi Terfavorit (Most Favorite Non Fiction Book) for “The Naked Traveler 7” in Anugerah Pembaca Indonesia – Jakarta, Dec 2016
- Nominee of RCTI Socmed Awards 2016, Category: Blogger – RCTI TV, Mei 2016
- Wanita yang Melampaui Cita-Cita Kartini – Jawa Pos newspaper, 21 Apr 2014
- 5 Orang Penting dalam Dunia Pariwisata Indonesia (5 Most Important Persons in Indonesian Tourism) – detikTravel Reader’s’ Choice, 5 Feb 2014
- Figur Inspiratif (Inspirative figure) 2012 – Femina magazine, Oct 2012
- Indonesia Most Influential Personality in Social Media, Category: Travel – SWA magazine, 15 Mar 2012
- Heroine for Indonesian Tourism – The Jakarta Post newspaper, 17 Jun 2011
- 7 Most Inspirational People in Tourism – JalanJalan magazine, Dec 2010
- Indonesia Leading Travel Writer – Indonesia Travel & Tourism Awards, Jakarta, 21 Oct 2010
- 12 Most Influential Indonesian Women on Twitter – Warta Ekonomi magazine, 23 Aug 2010
- Best Book 2008 – Cleo magazine, Dec 2008
- Finalist of Indonesia’s Best Blog Award 2007 in “Pesta Blogger” – Jakarta, 27 Oct 2007
Scholarships
- The Indonesian Writer in Residence Program 2018 by Ministry of Education & Culture of the Republic of Indonesia – Peru & Bolivia, 2018
- Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship to study Master in Management at Asian Institute of Management, Philippines – Manila, 2007-2008
Clients
- Airlines: Qatar Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, KLM, Garuda Indonesia, Oman Air, Air Asia, Scoot.
- Hotels & Resorts: Accor Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Four Seasons, Nihi Sumba, Club Med, Mandarin Oriental, Kempinski, Elite Havens, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, etc.
- Tourism Boards: Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Seychelles, Netherlands, Pakistan, Greece, Poland, Chubu, Queensland, Auckland, Almaty, Wales, Madrid, Madhya Pradesh, Kansai, etc.
- Associations: TBEX (Travel Blogger Exchange), ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association), IMM (International Media Marketplace), ATF (ASEAN Tourism Forum).
- Others: Traveloka, Tokopedia, Gojek, Bank BCA, Pertamina, WWF, Danone-Aqua, British Council, Ray-Ban, Javamifi, Dwidaya Tour, AXA Travel Insurance, Acer, etc.
- CSR program: KitaBisa
Services
- Create social media content on all platforms including images, videos, and words.
- Branded sponsorships.
- Non-fiction writing for any publication.
- Book publication for biography and ghostwriting.
- Speaking engagement.
- Coaching and consulting on travel, tourism, writing, social media, and publication.
For all services provided, please get in touch with me below:
Contact/Social Media Handles
E-mail: trinity.traveler.id@gmail.com
Facebook: TrinityTraveler
Twitter: @TrinityTraveler
Instagram: @trinitytraveler
YouTube: TheNakedTraveler
Linkedin: trinitytraveler
TikTok: @trinity.traveler
236 Comments
dwee
November 25, 2009 1:07 amHalo mba^^
slm kenal, blognya aq link ya
seneng baca buku dan blognya
inspiring and informative 😀
dida
December 3, 2009 8:26 amsalam kenal 🙂
izin nge-link blognya ya
sangap
December 26, 2009 11:20 pmPengen banget mbaca yg jilid 2…namun gak bisa…abisnya saya nggak pake XL …hiks hiks
PekanbaruRiau.Com
January 4, 2010 1:55 pmsalam kenal
blog ini evolusi dari http://naked-traveler.blogspot.com kan?
saya dulunya http://www.pekanbaru-riau.blogspot.com/
bayuyeah
January 4, 2010 2:17 pmkeren2 amat jalan2nya, blog mbak saya link yak? hehe
KutuBacaBuku
January 6, 2010 1:51 amSelamat Mbak, Blog ini terpilih sebagai Blog Terbaik ke-20 versi Kutu Award. Harap berkunjung ke http://adityahadi.wordpress.com/ untuk memberikan komentar dan aspirasi ^^
Terima Kasih …
vizon
January 6, 2010 7:42 pmMbak Trinity… saya berkunjung melalui blognya adityahadi (kutu). wuih… luar biasa sekali pengalamannya. saya menyesal baru kenal blog ini sekarang. 🙂
Cheeto
January 15, 2010 9:46 pmMbak Trinity, first i want to say that u are living my dream! 🙂
How’s it feel like?
Saya sudah baca buku pertama Mbak Trinity. Saya lahap langsung buku Mbak tanpa pindah tempat duduk, haha..
Mbak, u know what, i’m on your tail 🙂
i’m going to be in ur place too. Keliling dunia dengan menulis. I envy you 😀
Btw, cuma mau nanya, in ur vast experience, what’s the craziest yet?
airfares review
January 20, 2010 9:06 amhalo mbak, saya dah beli bukunya loh sangat2 menarik. ditunggu buku selanjutnya 🙂
design trends
January 21, 2010 9:57 amhalo salam kenal, kebetulan saya sudah baca buku yg pertama wow sangant menginspirasi untuk traveling juga, tp apa daya buntut sudah 2 and masih kecil2 hehehe … so ditunggu karya2 selanjutnya
roded
January 24, 2010 5:48 pmhalo, salam kenal.
senang membaca pengalaman2nya selama traveling di blog ini.
semoga sukses dengan bukunya:D
anna
January 28, 2010 4:26 amsalam kenal mbak.. saya pernah nonton waktu di metro pagi.. you’re right. you have the best job… asyik banget bisa keliling dunia.. sukses selalu
mada ayu
February 3, 2010 2:30 pmDear Mbak,
Aku tergila-gila traveling, sayangnya aku masi punya anak umur 7th. Aku pengen dia jalan nemenin aku.. mungkin ga jadi back packer klo bawa anak kecil.
Or kapan mau jalan mba?
me.aika
February 8, 2010 8:39 amdear mb trinity,,
mb trinity,,so nice to know u,,
perkenalkan,,saya aika,,
sesuai saran mb,,selagi masih muda dan punya banyak waktu,,
saya dan temen saya berencana backpakers ke asia tenggara,,
dmulai dari sing-malay-bangkok-hanoi-dan berakhir di vietnam,,
rencana nya kami brangkat 8 hari,,
mulai 4 agustus 2010-11 agustus 2010 dan sudah beli tiket jauh2 hari,,
saya mau bertanya sama mb yg lebih senior dalam hal backpakers nih boleh yah,,,hehehehe
1. info tentang bagaimana perjalanan nya??
2. biaya visa antar negara??
3. transportasi antar negara dan biaya nya??
4. objek wisata yg must,,have to,,dikunjungi??
5. last but not least,,penginapan nya??
uuuuh,,banyak bener yah mb,,hehehehe maaf yah mb tri,,,
thnx yah mb tri,,saya bener2 semangat buat backpaking nanti,,,
saya tunggu email balasan nya yah mb,,
best regard,,
aika
mita
February 11, 2010 2:33 pmNT2 cuma bisa dibaca lewat xl???wah mbk,,klo yg gak pake xl gmana?koq ga da yg by paper aja mbk???hehehehe
monica
February 11, 2010 7:45 pmmbak, aku udah baca setengah bukunya TNT 2. mbak makin mantap gaya penulisannya.
advice2 dari mbak berguna banget,beda sama yg lainnya. pengen banget saya rangkum buat tips jalan2 10 taun mendatang. amin.. 😀
monica
February 11, 2010 7:47 pmOiya mbak trinity,ada komunitas penggemar ga?
alamat nya apa mbak?
kalo belum ada, bikin donk mbak..biar sesama penggemar buku TNT bisa saling share..hhehe.. 😀
setuju?
anton tirta
February 19, 2010 3:28 pmmet kenal,
sayapun penggemar jalan-jalan sambil gendong si cepot.
lihat saja di http://antontirta.blogdetik.com
Rina DL
March 10, 2010 1:27 pmSalam Kenal mbak T.
Mbak udah pernah Ke Propnsi Kepulauan Riau ?
nia
March 10, 2010 9:04 pmhalo mba trinity..
salam knal ya, ak nia
ak dari bali nd ak salah satu penggemar mba,
(tp bru skrg smpt buka web ny naked traveler, hhe)
enk bgt ya bisa jalanjalan kliling dunia
ak jga pngen, tp ak masi sma
kyna si blum dikasi sama ortu
tp pngen bgttttt
oya, ak pngen bgt bsa travelling brg mba tinity
kirakira bisa ga ya ??
smoga bisa, smbl blajar juga
hhe
ak bangga indonesia punya traveler nd penulis kya mba..
=D
bobon
March 14, 2010 11:29 amsetelah baca,saya jadi minder karena tidak punya pengalaman travelling seperti mbak trinity dan juga tidak pandai menulis,ternyata saya tidak ada apa2nya didunia yang luas ini.
BobbyErtanto.com
March 14, 2010 8:17 pmHai Mba T,
Aku memang penggemar beratmu mba. Nih sudah dimulai traveling, meski cuma yg deket2 dulu. Keep traveling & blogging y mba. Then, share to us.
Jesus Blees U.. 🙂
teqnoparadise
February 22, 2017 1:00 pmamazing sob
Daisy
March 16, 2010 10:01 pmHi Trinity, jd inget film Matrix nih…krn gak punya waktu jalan2 ke toko buku, baru kmrn beli buku ke 2 dan langsung habis .. Setuju bgt kalau pergi jalan2 jgn cuma tempat wisata nya yg di perhati in, nyari makanan khas yg paling asik, inget berburu nasi jinggo malem2 di Bali sampe di bungkus/ di bekel ke hotel buat sarapan.. Thk u buku nya.
Erna
March 26, 2010 4:41 pmhi mba trinity..
lam kenal ya..
keren banget c,, pengalaman jadi backpacker’a..
jadi pengen dhe..
Aldo
March 30, 2010 1:37 pmHi mBak Trinity, salam kenal aja. Kemaren ga sengaja liat acara mBak di TV yang waktu ke Nusa Tenggara liat perayaan Pasola. Jadi terinspirasi.. 😀
Subaru
March 30, 2010 5:32 pmsalam kenal ya mba, aku barusan aja baca TNT2 neh, hehehe
annisa
March 31, 2010 5:46 pmbaru sadar, ternyata dulu itu gw beli buku NT1 di gramedia juni 2007 bener-bener edisi I yakh ? Lucky me, dapet buku yang belum di sensor.
btw, laki gw comment : “yakin deh, klo dulu lo ga kawin ama gw , pasti kerja lo juga jalan-jalan n nulis kaya dia (… TNT maksudnya… )”.
yakh berhubung hobby jalan tak tersalurkan karena ribet udah punya ekor, jadi ya baca buku aja deh n nonton segala macem acara jalan di tv lokal n tv kabel… hiksss
Hidup Gaban, I Luv U, sumpah gw ngiri abisss
negeribadri
April 1, 2010 1:33 pmPernah jalan2 ke Pulau Rupat mbak? mungkin reportnya bisa dibaca di blog saya. mana tahu tertarik untuk mengunjunginya…
Salam
RIRI SATRIA
April 5, 2010 2:14 amHalo Mbak Trinity, saya mengikuti TNT sejak awal blog di blogspot muncul … whew, rupanya sekarang sudah berkibar luar biasa … selamat … dan terus berkarya menceritakan keindahan dan uniknya dunia kepada kita semua … good luck !
hanniihunnyy
April 7, 2010 5:32 pm^^kereeenn pokonya 🙂
irawati
April 12, 2010 5:26 pmSiippp dahh…
rina
April 13, 2010 8:45 pmbole ga add cerita traveling?
sheenta
April 15, 2010 10:14 amsalam kenal mbaa 🙂 aku ijin ngelink blognya yah 😀 and i truly madly deeply envy you ,,, keep travel and share it mba ..
arikuncoro
April 24, 2010 8:39 amMbak T, salam kenal.
Saya rekomendasikan blog buat kawaan-kawan, ya Mbak! Saya buat satu postingan juga di blog saya. he he…
Keren abis acara Archipelago di Metro-TV!
Salam,
Ari
Herman La Rante
April 28, 2010 10:20 amluar biasa,hobby yang jadi kenyataan gbu
leonardus depari
May 8, 2010 9:34 pmsampek ketemu di jalan … somewehere on this planet
Yani
May 12, 2010 8:21 pmMbak Trinity, gue lage baca TNT dua neh, this is my fav from both 1 and 2, thanks atas tips2 didalamnya,gue plg suka yang ttg nyalip antrian check in pesawat, si “beibeh” bali, ama bapak doyan ngobrol telp, soalnya itu yang paling sering gue ketemuin kalo pas jalan dan paling gue sebelin. Thanks again to show me the world through your books. ditunggu buku selanjutnya ya.
ridwan bakhtiar
May 17, 2010 8:45 pmAngkat topi untuk bukunya.
logis, apa adanya dan fun.
nindia
June 28, 2010 9:25 ammbak..aku sangat terinspirasi bukumu..gave me courage to travel alone..keep on your good work..and keep inspiring people..cheers
nindia
June 28, 2010 9:37 ammbak minta ijin ngelink blognya ya..thx
neneng liza yanti
June 29, 2010 11:09 ammb bikin ngiri aq aja….ak cemburu berrratttt
aida
July 4, 2010 7:06 pmdear sista trinity…
you are my rockstar!!
traveling, jalan2w apapun itu namanya aku suka dan mungkin itu passionku juga, tp gak mungkin bisa nyaingi sista trinity hehehhehe*SKSD
tapi aku punya passion lain yg kayaknya bisa aku menej sehingga bisa menginspirasi seperti NT. bisa ditularikah spiritnya dan bagaimana bisa menjadi penulis yg bisa menghasilkan tulisan renyah dan lezat seperti sista trinity??? ^___^
Lila Fransiska
July 8, 2010 10:25 amsalam buat mb Trinity.
NT asik punya. We do love it very much. Kami sek beserta geng2 suka sekali dengan NT. Jarang2 lho ada bacaan seperti itu.
Kabarnya NT dibreidel, apa yang salah ? Itu buku asik punya.
We love u
Lila, and fam
Nopi
July 21, 2010 11:17 amMba T, mau minta ijin nge-link blog-nya yah… 🙂
Nopi
July 21, 2010 11:18 ameeh… lupa bilang Makasih! jadi malu… 🙂 🙂
iponk
August 1, 2010 12:22 amIzin ya Mbak blognya saya link…
Thanks 🙂
KY
August 5, 2010 1:40 amGreat content, but I don’t know how you got the template for your blog. Is it from gettyimages? I thought Lilia Ahner developed the design for live journal. You may check that out. If so, please, give credit for her works!
Thanks.
initehbudi
August 23, 2010 5:23 pmMbak trinity,
Saya suka baca buku dan blog anda. Tapi saya lagi tertarik tentang diving. Saya lagi tunggu nih kapan kira2 mbak bahas masalah diving khususnya untuk pemula berdasarkan pengalaman anda. Thx u ..
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