My presentation for the Moodle Mini iMoot 2016, outlining how I created my small business using Moodle to teach English language and prepare students for IELTS.

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Moodle for a Small Business
1. Creating my small Moodle-based business
context – reason – starting up
2. Running it
activity choice – making it pretty –communicating
Tish Kirkland
@YES_IELTS / @YES.IELTS
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The Context

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JH: Have you heard of this thing called Moodle?
Me: No.
JH: It’s really cool. I think you’d really like it.
mid 2008
Uh... OK.
Well... sign me up! (1.9)

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2007
2007 2005 2004

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Teacher (2002)
Senior Teacher, Resource Coordinator
Accommodation Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Assistant Director of Studies
Director of Studies
School Manager (2007)
... School Director?
... School Owner ?

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early 2008
Image source: http://gbaustralia.wikispaces.com/GreatBritain-Imperialism-In-Australia

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First Site
dabbling with Moodle
school computer room

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2008
“e-learning”
• 1.9
• reliable contingency plan
• topic-based
• easy access
• quality materials
• photocopy-free

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New Site

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The Reason

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The Reason
The Bad Shit

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‘... moderately infiltrating ductal carcinoma in situ
and ductal carcinoma in situ.’
early 2009

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Bugger.
‘... moderately infiltrating ductal carcinoma in situ
and ductal carcinoma in situ.’
early 2009

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Diagnosis 30/Jan/2009. First surgery (wide local excision, sentinel node biopsy)13/
Feb/2009. Second surgery (WLE, axillary clearance) 27/Feb/2009. First
chemotherapy 27/Mar/2009 (3 infusions of FET, 3 infusions of Taxotere, spread
over 18 weeks). Final chemo 10/Jul/2009. First radiation session 3/Aug/2009.
Thirty sessions over six weeks. Final radiation 16/Sept/2009. Zolodex started pre-
chemo in March 2009. Treatment side effects included: fatigue, inability to think
straight, word loss, nausea, constipation, achy legs, achy joints, dry eyes, body and
scalp hair loss, body and facial hair thinning, mucositis, neutropenia, blotchy rash,
menopause, hot flushes, oral candidiasis, loss of some tastes, odd metallic taste in
mouth, burnt feeling in mouth and digestive system, depression, anxiety, radiation
burn, and tinnitus. Tamoxifen started October 2009. Tamoxifen ceased October
2010. Arimidex started November 2010. Zolodex & Arimidex ceased August 2013.
Tamoxifen re-commenced. Tamoxifen ceased Sept 2014. All treatment at the Royal
Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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July
July
Sept
Sept Sept

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mid 2009

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I needed to do something

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I needed to do something

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I needed to do something

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I needed to do something

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I needed to do something
private students
short teaching stints
one-to-one students
conversational English
small groups
IELTS test preparation

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I needed to do something
private students
short teaching stints
one-to-one students
conversational English
small groups
IELTS test preparation
fatigue
hospital appointments
fatigue
recovery from treatment
uncertainty
fatigue
confidence

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I need to do something
Moodle!

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Starting up

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Text source: Burkinshaw, V. (2011) The Bizness Book. Australia: Affirm Press. ISBN 9780646561431
Image source: http://superhypeblog.com/marketing/how-body-shop-founder-anita-roddick-taught-businesses-to-do-good
Dame Anita Roddick
(1942 – 2007)

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Text source: Burkinshaw, V. (2011) The Bizness Book. Australia: Affirm Press. ISBN 9780646561431
Image source: http://superhypeblog.com/marketing/how-body-shop-founder-anita-roddick-taught-businesses-to-do-good
Dame Anita Roddick
(1942 – 2007)
Never stop asking
questions and always
look for better ways of
doing things.
1. Have a vision of something new and believe in it
so passionately it becomes a reality.
2. Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and
skills on an idea, do the research, see what others
are doing and see how you can be different.
3. Seek knowledge – observe, read, listen. Knock on
doors and ask for as many opinions as you can and
as much help as you can muster.

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Have a vision of something new and believe in it so passionately it becomes a reality.

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Turn your talents into business
Things I am good at Things I love to do Talents I have made
money with in the past
Create a ‘vision board’
• cut outs from magazines
• pinterest
Have a vision of something new and believe in it so passionately it becomes a reality.

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Turn your talents into business
Things I am good at Things I love to do Talents I have made
money with in the past
• teaching English
• writing courses
• online communication
• help others
• work with people
• create things
• work with computers
• explore language
• English language teaching
• examining
• management roles
• training & customer service
Have a vision of something new and believe in it so passionately it becomes a reality.
Create a ‘vision board’
• cut outs from magazines
• pinterest

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Turn your talents into business
Things I am good at Things I love to do Talents I have made
money with in the past
• teaching English
• writing courses
• online communication
• help others
• work with people
• create things
• work with computers
• explore language
• English language teaching
• examining
• management roles
• training & customer service
Limitations
Have a vision of something new and believe in it so passionately it becomes a reality.
Create a ‘vision board’
• cut outs from magazines
• pinterest

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Turn your talents into business
Things I am good at Things I love to do Talents I have made
money with in the past
• teaching English
• writing courses
• online communication
• help others
• work with people
• create things
• work with computers
• explore language
• English language teaching
• examining
• management roles
• training & customer service
the need to sleep; uncertain timetables
Have a vision of something new and believe in it so passionately it becomes a reality.
Limitations
Create a ‘vision board’
• cut outs from magazines
• pinterest

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Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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Identify your business skills and abilities (strengths and weaknesses):
• product/service knowledge
• business development
• cash flow management
• profit and loss analysis
• marketing
• sales
• customer service
• business plan writing
• recruitment
• staff management
• design
• market research
• negotiation
• contract management
• governance
• OH&S
• planning (time & resources)
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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Identify your business skills and abilities (strengths and weaknesses):
• product/service knowledge
• business development
• cash flow management
• profit and loss analysis
• marketing
• sales
• customer service
• business plan writing
• recruitment
• staff management
• design
• market research
• negotiation
• contract management
• governance
• OH&S
• planning (time & resources)
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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product/service knowledge
• an easy ‘go-to’ resource site for my class
• 7 years’ experience of teaching IELTS
• knowledge of options already available in language schools
• Australian visa & registration requirements
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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product/service knowledge
• an easy ‘go-to’ resource site for my class
• 7 years’ experience of teaching IELTS
• knowledge of options already available in language schools
• Australian visa & registration requirements
market research
• target market
• requests for help with IELTS writing
• lack of one-to-one resources available
• limited resources for advanced-level students
• surveymonkey
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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business plan
• USP (unique selling point)
• business name
• location-based – website name – search rankings
• business ‘personality’
• logo / colours / fonts / vision board
• Moodle 1.9 theme constraints
• business cards
• vistaprint, moo business cards
• time – don’t underestimate or undervalue this
• revisit, re-evaluate on a regular basis
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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money
• PayPal & plugin
• Excel or similar
• cost of goods sold (COGS) – breakdown of manufacturing costs
• Xero / get a book-keeper
• tax: keep 30% of each payment aside for tax, any excess into superannuation fund
• opt to pay tax quarterly if you can
• GST registration: only if annual/ 12-month turnover (business’s gross income)
ŸAust: $AU 75,000 or more; ŸNZ: $NZ 60,000 or more
• Set up a separate bank account. It doesn’t have to be a ‘business’ account.
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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governance
• ABN (Australian Business Number) from the Australian Business Registry abr.gov.au
• business, not hobby
• business structure: individual sole trader / partnership / company / trust
• business name registration
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) asic.gov.au
• ideas for names
• Business name vs Trading name (YES! IELTS – Tish Kirkland)
• domain name registration
• e.g. Crazy Domains – .com? .com.au? .net? .co.nz?
• DNS
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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marketing
• the 6 P’s
• personality – educational, values, bright, simple
• product – Moodle site; features & benefits
• price – look at the competition; value your time
• place – online, Moodle site
• position – high end, advanced
• promotion – online
• cultural considerations
• gumtree, sunbrisbane, featured service, guest blog, guest article, word of mouth
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.

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marketing
• social media
• your website
• facebook
• twitter
• Google plus
• Wordpress
• your blogs
• other people’s blogs
• YouTube
• scribd
• LinkedIn
Stand out from the crowd. Set your sights and skills on an idea, do the research,
see what others are doing and see how you can be different.
Google Plus page
• QR code (google)
• instagram
• ScoopIt
• Feedburner
• IFTTT ‘if this then that’
blogspot
wordpress
facebook twitter
#IELTS

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Seek knowledge – observe, read, listen. Knock on doors and ask for as many opinions
as you can and as much help as you can muster. Never stop asking questions and always
look for better ways of doing things.

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Moodle
• Moodle.org (forum)
• Moodle docs (‘manual’)
• Google search ‘moodle x’
• MOOC LearnMoodle
• MCCC, HRDNZ
• iMoot
• MoodleMoot
Other courses & resources
• FutureLearn, Khan Academy, Lynda.com
• Free trial versions e.g. Camtasia
• Purple Pyjamas .com.au (Melbourne-based)
Books
• ‘The Bizness Book’ by Vickie Burkinshaw
• ‘Body and Soul’ by Anita Roddick
• ‘Business as Unusual’ by Anita Roddick
Seek knowledge – observe, read, listen. Knock on doors and ask for as many opinions
as you can and as much help as you can muster. Never stop asking questions and always
look for better ways of doing things.

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Official Assistance - Australia
• Web search ‘small business’ + name of state
• Look for .gov.au e.g. www.business.qld.gov.au
• Australian Tax Office ato.gov.au
• Australian Business Register abr.gov.au
Official Assistance – Aotearoa / New Zealand
• Citizens’ Advice Bureau www.cab.org.nz > starting a small business
• Look for .govt.nz e.g. www.business.govt.nz
• WINZ www.workandincome.govt.nz > start your own business
• Te Tari Taake / Inland Revenue www.ird.govt.nz
Seek knowledge – observe, read, listen. Knock on doors and ask for as many opinions
as you can and as much help as you can muster. Never stop asking questions and always
look for better ways of doing things.

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2.7

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Questions / Comments
(Not finished yet!)

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Running (with) it

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YES! IELTS
What?
• writing courses, speaking practice, reading practice
• original content
• friendly and easy to navigate
Who?
• 1 Admin / Teacher
• teacher as ‘expert’
• L2 students, IELTS level 6.5 +
• independent, one-to-one students
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YES! IELTS
How?
• continuous, ongoing enrolment
• Paypal enrolment
• email-based self-registration
What else?
• as little management and monitoring as possible
• grades not important for course progression
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YES! IELTS
What else?
• course settings: topics based
• quiz settings: adaptive mode – no penalties
• no focus on grades – but use grades for course completion
tracking & restrict access
• asynchronous feedback via message / assignment
• no or very few plug-ins
• careful activity choice
• incorporate themes of social justice, human rights, peace education
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Activity choice
keeping it simple and manageable

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Image source: h9ps://blog.liip.ch/archive/tag/moodle
Assignment
Pros
• asynchronous
• email notifications
• rubrics
Cons
• no timed option, only dates
• no template (e.g. ‘Essay’
question in Quiz)
Comments
• PDF feedback files
Chat
Pros
• real time
Cons
• text only
• timezone inequality
• challenging for L2 speakers
Comments
• Skype is easier

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Image source: h9ps://blog.liip.ch/archive/tag/moodle
Choice
Pros
• good for quick feedback
Cons
• limited layout options
Comments
• pre-learning task to focus
• gather info. about student
Feedback
Pros
• easy to set up
Cons
• students don’t do it
Comments
• good for quick feedback
• offer incentive
• use for marketing/research

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Image source: h9ps://blog.liip.ch/archive/tag/moodle
Forum & Database
Pros
• searchable
• good for interaction &
sharing
Cons
• concerns about spam
• monitoring required
Comments
• clickable list of tags would
be good
• my students don’t seem to
use forums
• too ‘hands on’ for Teacher/
Admin
Glossary
Pros
• great resource
• can keep adding to
Cons
• takes a while to set up
Comments
• check for auto-linking and
disable as necessary

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Image source: h9ps://blog.liip.ch/archive/tag/moodle
Survey
Pros
• good to think about own
learning
Cons
• too hard for L2 students
Comments
• agree with concept
• distraction from main
content
• make as optional extra in L1
Lesson
Pros
• responses take you to
certain pages
• less ‘linear’ than quiz
Cons
• not enough flexibility in
layout
• wanted more than one
question per page
• no cloze questions
Comments
• “too-hard basket”

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Image source: h9ps://blog.liip.ch/archive/tag/moodle
Quiz
Pros
• several questions on one
page, like a worksheet
• create interaction when and
where you want it
Cons
• no notifications to student
after teacher has checked
the quiz
Comments
• re-named within language
pack to ‘Tutorial’
Quiz Question Types
Cloze
• tricky at first
• lots of flexibility
Essay-Type
• utilise templates
• rubrics would be good
Settings
• restrict access
• check as you go (‘Adaptive
mode – no penalties’)

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Wiki
Comments
• better suited for a set group
(not continuous enrolments)
Workshop
Comments
• students want teacher
(‘expert’) feedback
SCORM
Comments
• I want all my own content
• costly
IMS Content
Comments
• I want all my own content
• costly
External Tool
Comments
• want all own content
• costly

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Book
Pros
• table of contents
• not as easy to share as PDF
Cons
• time consuming to set up
• not particularly interactive
Comments
• use instead of PDF for
longer documents
• would be great if searchable
File
Pros
• easy to download
• read offline
• flexible layout & images
Cons
• easy to download & share
• student may not be able to
open
• can navigate away from site
Comments
• want to keep students
enrolling in my site, not
downloading & sharing for
files free
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Label
Pros
• very flexible
• utilise hidden until student
meets completion criteria
Cons
• limited to Moodle editor’s
capabilities unless you know
some HTML (3schools.com)
Comments
• used for front page
Page
Pros
• not as easily printable
• good for info pages
e.g. ‘About’, ‘Links’
• easy for me to edit
Cons
• can still be copied and
pasted
• ‘scroll of death’
• limited to Moodle editor’s
capabilities
Comments
• pop-up page in a quiz
Image source: h9ps://blog.liip.ch/archive/tag/moodle

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Folder
Pros
• good for organising several
files
Cons
• an extra step to open
• could take extra time for
slow internet
Comments
• use for downloadable files
URL
Pros
• great for extra information
• already written / assembled
Cons
• needs monitoring for
broken / changed links
• other info. not important
• navigate away from my site
Comments
• I tend to use hyperlinked
text in a Page instead; it
looks prettier

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Blocks
Essential
• HTML - photo
• Course Categories
• Participants, Online Users
• Messages
• Course Completion
Recommended
• Calendar
• Blog
Questionable
• Navigation
• RSS
Image source: h9ps://blog.liip.ch/archive/tag/moodle
Plugins
Comments
• Avoid unless:
• absolutely necessary
• you have time to monitor
Themes / Layout
Comments
• Let CSS become your friend
• Appearance > Theme
• search (e.g.) ‘moodle
change background colour
questions’
• www.w3schools.com

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Image source: h9ps://blog.liip.ch/archive/tag/moodle
Messages
Pros
• use instead of email
• keeps everything within site
Cons
• emails don’t always come
through (hotmail?)
Comments
• definitely link to email
• have a messages block for
easy checking
Blog
Pros
• link own blog to blog
• good for tips and hints
Cons
• blog only available to users
Comments
• timed release would be good

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Making it pretty

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Making it pretty
• Pictures as clickable links
• Different fonts: Word text box >
‘save as picture’

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Making it pretty
• HTML block with picture
• Progress
• ‘Choice’ as a pre-learning task
• Renamed ‘Quiz’ as ‘Tutorial’
• Hidden activities

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Making it pretty
• Pop-up Page in Quiz
• Breadcrumbs for navigation
• Quiz question background colour
using table
• Change colours using Appearance
> Theme
Check www.w3schools.com
• List of other courses on every page

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Making it pretty
• Essay type question in a Quiz
using a template

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Communicating

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Communicating
• Rubrics for grading assignments – refer student questions to criteria
• Messaging to tell a student you have graded their quiz
• Copy and paste ‘review’ URL in a message (hyperlinks ‘on’)
Dear Sylvia,
Well done on Tutorial 1! You can view my feedback here: http://yes-
ielts.tishkirkland.com/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=1234.
Warm regards,
Tish

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Summary

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Summary: Top Tips
• pictures within labels – use for hotspots and links
• quiz
– rename to suit your site’s needs
– use tables & CSS to change layout & colours
– get to know Cloze question types
• assignment – rubics are awesome & make life easy
• blocks – have a welcome block and a photo
• course completion – a visual record of progress
• activity restriction – create surprise and discovery
Image source: h9p://images.staJc-
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The Good Stuff

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YES! IELTS
• one-to-one online students in Australia and overseas
• courses for use in language schools

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Questions / Comments
(That’s all, folks.)

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Thank you