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Twenty-five years advising attorneys. Twenty-eight years of military service. Glenn Finch has spent much of his career learning what it takes to perform at a high level without letting every demand dictate your time.
And after decades of working with law firm owners, he's seen which lessons tend to matter most.
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley sits down with Glenn to talk about what his unusual career has taught him about helping law firm owners build more profitable practices without letting the practice consume their lives.
They discuss knowing what your time is worth, hiring people you can trust, becoming more selective about the clients you take, and protecting your capacity as the firm grows. Glenn also shares how his military experience shaped the discipline and boundaries he brings to his work with attorneys, and why fear and old assumptions can quietly influence some of the biggest decisions a law firm owner makes.
After 25 years of helping attorneys build stronger practices, Glenn has plenty to say about what works, what gets in the way, and what law firm owners may need to think differently about if they want both a great practice and a great life.
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Supporting Resources:
Glenn Finch, Senior Practice Advisor https://atticusadvantage.com/team/glenn-finch/
Previous Episode: Can You Protect Your Law Firm from Inflation? https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/can-you-protect-your-law-firm-from-inflation/
Previous Episode: Well, What Did You Expect? With Glenn Finch https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/well-what-did-you-expect-with-glenn-finch/
Book: The Power of Beliefs: How Strengthening Seven Core Beliefs Predicts Greater Success and a Better Life by Shawn Achor https://a.co/d/03CTTADM
Coaching https://atticusadvantage.com/coaching/
My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com/
Brené Brown Above/Below the Line Practice https://brenebrown.com/resources/above-below-the-line/
DISC Assessment https://atticusadvantage.com/disc-assessment/
Time Management Self-Assessment https://atticusadvantage.com/assessments/time-management/
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
"I can't find good people" is one of the most common frustrations in law firm management.
But what if the people aren't actually the problem?
Rushed work, competing priorities, poor scheduling, and broken workflows can make capable team members look like they're underperforming. And when the work starts falling apart, who usually steps in to fix it? The law firm owner.
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley talks with business transformation strategist Matt Symes about why hiring another person, adding more training, or throwing AI at the problem won't necessarily fix what's happening inside your firm.
They discuss how to identify what's really slowing your firm down, rethink the way work moves through your team, and determine where AI can actually make a difference.
Before you decide you have a people problem, Matt argues there's a more important question to ask: Is the way your firm works setting good people up to succeed?
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Supporting Resources:
Matt Symes https://levership.com/about-us
Levership https://levership.com/
Matt Symes LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-symes-8328a765/
The Summit https://atticussummit.com
Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup/
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
Imagine getting a call from someone who thinks they hired you, paid you, and trusted you with their legal problem.
Except you've never spoken to them before.
That's what attorney Angel Leal faced when scammers began using his name, image, voice, and law firm to impersonate him online. What started with fake social media accounts quickly became something much bigger, leaving Angel and his team to deal with people who genuinely believed they had been working with his firm.
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Angel joins Steve Riley to share what happened, how his firm responded, and what he wishes more attorneys understood about protecting their identity online.
They talk about fake websites, AI-generated videos and voices, client verification, documenting fraud, and what to do when someone else is using the reputation you spent years building.
If you have a website, a social media presence, or simply a name people can find online, this is a problem worth paying attention to.
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Supporting Resources:
Angel F. Leal, Jr. P.A. https://www.angelleal.com/en/
Ep 184: From Burnout to Thriving Law Firm: What Angel Leal Did Differently
https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/burnout-to-thriving-law-firm-angel-leal
Ep 197: Build a Million-Follower Legal Brand Without Letting Growth Overwhelm Your Firm with Angel Leal https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/million-follower-legal-brand
Lori Goetz, COO & Practice Advisor https://atticusadvantage.com/team/lori-goetz/
The Summit https://atticussummit.com
Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup/
Have you or your law firm been targeted by an AI scam? Steve has resources that may help you navigate what to do next. Contact Steve Riley directly at [email protected] for more information.
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
If you stepped away from your law firm tomorrow, what would stop working?
For Dr. Ruth Mannschreck, that question became very real when her daughter's traumatic birth forced her to cut her dental practice from five days a week to two and a half.
She could have accepted that working less meant earning less. Instead, Ruth and her team changed the way the practice operated. They returned to their previous revenue, continued to grow, and built a business that no longer depended on Ruth being involved in everything.
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley talks with Ruth about what law firm owners can learn from her experience. They discuss building a team that takes ownership, creating a better client experience, hiring the right people, and letting go of work without losing accountability.
If your firm still needs you to answer every question, solve every problem, and make every important decision, Ruth's story offers a different picture of what your practice could look like.
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Supporting Resources:
Dr. Ruth Mannschreck https://shorelinestrategies.com/about-us/
Shoreline Strategies https://shorelinestrategies.com/
The Summit https://atticussummit.com
Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
AI can help you get legal work done faster. But if you bill by the hour, that creates an uncomfortable question:
What happens when the work that used to take three hours takes 30 minutes?
And billing is only part of the conversation.
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Jennifer Felten and Fred Felten join Steve Riley to talk about what they're actually doing with AI inside their law firm. They share how they're using technology to capture knowledge, train their team, improve processes, and rethink work that has traditionally depended on an attorney's time.
They also get into some bigger questions about staffing, flat fees, subscriptions, AI agents, and what a law firm could look like when technology creates more capacity instead of simply helping everyone work faster.
If you're trying to figure out where AI actually belongs in your firm, this insightful discussion offers a firsthand look at what happens when you start putting it to work.
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If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at [email protected].
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Supporting Resources:
Jennifer Felten, Esq. https://relawapc.com/team/jennifer-felten
Fred Felten https://relawapc.com/team/fred-felten
RELAW, APC https://relawapc.com
Previous Episode: Let Go of Guilt and Build a More Profitable Law Firm https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/let-go-of-guilt-and-build-a-more-profitable-law-firm-with-jennifer-felten
Previous Episode: Breaking Into Growth: How We Grew Our Law Firm 400% Over 6 Years and Learned to Take 6 Weeks Off Annually https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/breaking-into-growth-how-we-grew-our-law-firm-400-over-6-years-and-learned-to-take-6-weeks-off-annually-with-jennifer-fred-felten
The Summit https://atticussummit.com
Book: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy https://a.co/d/0bz6GFDS
My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
What would happen if one of your most important employees was suddenly out for three weeks or three months?
For Sam Price, a team member's gallbladder surgery exposed a problem many law firm owners don't recognize until it's too late: too much of the firm depended on what one person knew.
Sam joins Steve Riley on Great Practice, Great Life to talk about reducing key-person dependency through better law firm systems, training, delegation, and cross-training. They explore how unclear instructions and hidden assumptions create bottlenecks, and how better processes can keep your firm moving when someone is unavailable.
In this episode, you will hear:
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If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at [email protected].
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Supporting Resources:
Sam Price https://atticusadvantage.com/team/sam-price/
Price Law Firm https://pricelawfirm.com/
Previous Episode: How to Fast Track Your Growth with a "Think" Day with Sam Price https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/how-to-fast-track-your-growth-with-a-think-day-with-sam-price/
Sam's Podcast: Probate Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/probate-notes-your-guide-to-navigating-california-probate/id1808728561
Book: SYSTEMology: Create time, reduce errors and scale your profits with proven business systems by David Jenyns https://www.systemology.com/
Book: Systems Champion: Simplify Business Processes, Unlock Team Potential & Achieve True Freedom by David Jenyns https://www.systemology.com/scbook/
Previous Episode with David Jenyns: SYSTEMology for Law Firms: The 7 Steps to a Systems-Driven Firm and the Champion Who Makes It Stick https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/systemology-for-law-firms-david-jenyns/
Recording of the member event with David Jenyns is in your member portal. https://atticusadvantage.mykajabi.com/login
Law Firm Coaching https://atticusadvantage.com/coaching/
Loom https://www.loom.com/
Scott Pioli episode: https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/why-work-ethic-isnt-enough-scott-pioli-part-1/
The Summit https://atticussummit.com/
Team Leader Certification Program (Code TLC500 for $500 off) https://atticusadvantage.com/law-firm-team-leader-certification/
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
You return from a conference or coaching session with a clear plan for your law firm. Then the emails pile up, a client emergency takes over, your team has questions, and the change that felt so important starts slipping away.
Why is it so hard to make meaningful change stick?
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley welcomes Rich Bracken back to share the thinking behind his book, Shiftward: How Small Shifts Create Sustainable Change. Drawing from his own experience with lasting personal transformation, Rich explores why big goals and good intentions are rarely enough to create lasting progress.
Steve and Rich dig into what happens when you approach change differently, both for yourself and for the people you lead.
If you've ever known exactly what you wanted to change but struggled to make it last, this conversation offers a more sustainable way forward.
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If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at [email protected].
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Supporting Resources:
Rich Bracken https://www.richbracken.com
Shiftward: How Small Shifts Create Sustainable Change by Rich Bracken https://www.richbracken.com/book
Episode 183 Why Emotional Intelligence Helps Lawyers Make More Money with Rich Bracken https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/emotional-intelligence-for-lawyers-rich-bracken
Men's Health "How This Guy Dropped Over 100 Pounds—And Has Kept It off for 26 Years" https://www.menshealth.com/weight-loss/a64151045/rich-bracken-weight-loss-transformation
My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com
Law Firm Coaching https://atticusadvantage.com/coaching
Workshop: The Path to a Great Practice & Great Life https://atticusadvantage.com/workshops/the-path-to-a-great-practice-great-life/
The Summit https://atticussummit.com/
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
You know your clients and referral sources are on social media. You know you should probably be there, too.
But what are you supposed to post? How often? And is any of it actually going to bring business into your firm?
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley sits down with attorney Angel Leal, who went from a zero-dollar marketing budget to building an audience of more than one million followers.
Angel shares what changed when he stopped trying to sound impressive and started approaching social media differently. Steve and Angel also explore how visibility can become a real law firm marketing strategy without creating another full-time job for an already busy attorney.
If social media has always felt awkward, inconsistent, or like one more thing you "should" be doing, Angel's story may change the way you think about showing up online.
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Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐
If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at [email protected].
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Supporting Resources:
Angel F. Leal, Jr. P.A. https://www.angelleal.com/en/
Ep 184: From Burnout to Thriving Law Firm: What Angel Leal Did Differently
https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/burnout-to-thriving-law-firm-angel-leal
Ep 193: When Success Becomes a Trap for Law Firm Owners with Jennie Bretschneider https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/when-success-becomes-a-trap-for-law-firm-owners-with-jennie-bretschneider/
The Summit https://atticussummit.com
The Path to a Great Practice & a Great Life Workshop (discount code: PODCAST500) https://atticusadvantage.com/workshops/the-path-to-a-great-practice-great-life/
Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup/
Chris Murphy https://atticusadvantage.com/team/chris-murphy
Ep. 146: The Client Upgrade System That Changes Everything with Chris Murphy https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/client-upgrade-system
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
What would you do if you discovered two trusted executives had allegedly stolen nearly $1 million from your law firm?
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley sits down with attorney Craig Goldenfarb to discuss one of the most challenging moments of his career and the leadership lessons that followed. Rather than retreating into micromanagement, Craig rebuilt his firm with stronger systems, better accountability, and a renewed approach to delegation.
This is more than a story about fraud. It's a conversation about trust, leadership, and how to protect your firm without becoming the bottleneck.
If you're building a growing law firm and wondering how to delegate with confidence while protecting the business you've worked so hard to create, this episode is one you won't want to miss.
In this episode, you will hear:
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Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐
If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at [email protected].
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Supporting Resources:
Craig M. Goldenfarb https://goldlaw.com/about/attorneys/craig-m-goldenfarb
GOLDLAW https://goldlaw.com
The Secrets to Becoming an 8-Figure Attorney with Craig Goldenfarb https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/the-secrets-to-becoming-an-8-figure-attorney-with-craig-goldenfarb
Referral Marketing Secrets to Scale Your Law Firm with Craig Goldenfarb https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/referral-marketing-secrets
The Summit https://atticussummit.com
Group Coaching https://buildmygreatteam.com
Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
Do you ever feel guilty no matter what you choose?
You're at work thinking you should be home. You're home thinking about work. You grow your firm, but somehow the success doesn't feel the way you expected it would.
Attorney Jennifer Felten knows that feeling well.
When Jennifer first joined Atticus, her law firm was struggling. Years later, she has a team of nearly 30 people and has grown her revenue by more than 500%. But one of the biggest breakthroughs she experienced wasn't about marketing, hiring, or systems. It was realizing how much guilt was driving the decisions she made every day.
In this conversation, Jennifer and Steve Riley talk about the expectations we put on ourselves, why guilt can quietly limit both your life and your business, and how learning to pause instead of automatically saying "yes" changed the way Jennifer leads her firm.
If you've ever ended the day wondering why you still feel behind, even though you've accomplished a lot, this episode will probably feel familiar.
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Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐
If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at [email protected].
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Supporting Resources:
Jennifer Felten, Esq. https://relawapc.com/team/jennifer-felten/
RELAW, APC https://relawapc.com/
Previous Episode: Breaking Into Growth: How We Grew Our Law Firm 400% Over 6 Years and Learned to Take 6 Weeks Off Annually with Jennifer & Fred Felten https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/breaking-into-growth-how-we-grew-our-law-firm-400-over-6-years-and-learned-to-take-6-weeks-off-annually-with-jennifer-fred-felten/
My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com
Group Coaching https://buildmygreatteam.com
Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup
The Great Practice Breakthrough https://atticusadvantage.com/workshops/the-great-practice-breakthrough/ (Code PODCAST100 for $100 off)
Atticus Coaching https://atticusadvantage.com/
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Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice.
You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
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