Perspectives and reflections on the writing and publishing life. Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a writer, bookseller, digital publishing advocate, professional speaker, and publishing consultant explores inclusive and collaborative opportunities for writers and book publishing professionals via interviews, discussions, and reflections about the industry. (Mark's personal website is www.markleslie.ca)
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Perspectives and reflections on the writing and publishing life. Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a writer, bookseller, digital publishing advocate, professional speaker, and publishing consultant explores inclusive and collaborative opportunities for writers and book publishing professionals via interviews, discussions, and reflections about the industry. (Mark's personal website is www.markleslie.ca)
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May 29, 2026
EP 476 - Not Your Granny's Grammar with Patty McGee
<p>Mark interviews grammar educator Patty McGee about her new book NOT YOUR GRANNY'S GRAMMAR as well as how grammar should be approachable rather than feared.</p> <p>Prior to the interview Mark comments from recent episodes and related Stark Reflections content, a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor.</p> <div class="modal-dialog modal-xl"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="libsyn-modal__body modal-body"> <div class="px-2"> <p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/show/110600/ManuscriptReport_AdImage.png" alt="" width="600" height="338" /></p> <p>This episode is sponsored by an affiliate link to <a href= "https://manuscriptreport.com?atp=mark" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Manuscript Report</a>. Use code <strong>MARK10</strong> at checkout and save 10% off your own personalized report.</p> <p>In the interview, Mark and Patty talk about:</p> <p>Talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Patty's background as a teacher and how she tried to make the experience as rich as possible for students</li> <li>The challenge of when she first approached teaching grammar</li> <li>Looking for a new time of entry point for grammar learning</li> <li>Grammar being more than just the traditional basics, including sentence construction and sentences types that can make our writing more fluid and better express what we want readers to experience in our writing</li> <li>How identifying parts of speech in grammar has often become a kind of gatekeeping element in how to use grammar</li> <li>Patty being a literary consultant but preferring to call herself a "traveling teacher"</li> <li>How a lot of adults carry a lot of baggage about grammar</li> <li>Removing the punitive nature of the way grammar is approached and taught</li> <li>Patty's use of grammatical manipulatives and being allowed to play with them</li> <li>Certain long-time rules such as the "comma splice" rule that might be going away due to common modern use</li> <li>How handwriting is one of the most useful ways of remembering and building skills by firing more neurons than typing does</li> <li>Things to remember about the discomfort and fear of grammar such as "grammar isn't rules, grammar is art" and "grammar isn't rules, grammar is style"</li> <li>And more...</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>After the interview Mark reflects on a few things about the conversation and also interjects with something from his personal update that he forgot.</p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.pattymcgee.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patty McGee's Website</a></li> <li>Article: <a href= "https://www.livescience.com/619-survival-dance-humans-waltzed-ice-age.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Survival Dance: How Humans Waltzed Through the Ice Age</a></li> <li>Article: With This Pen, I Thee Connect <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/with-this-pen-i-159057215?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon Version</a></li> <li><a href= "https://starkreflections.substack.com/p/with-this-pen-i-thee-connect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substack Version</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://manuscriptreport.com/?atp=mark" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Manuscript Report</a> (Mark's affiliate link - use <strong>MARK10</strong> to save 10%)</li> <li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/markleslielefebvre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mark's YouTube channel</a></li> <li><a href= "https://try.elevenlabs.io/starkreflections">ElevenLabs</a> (AI Voice Generation - Affiliate link)</li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/dHJhK1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hex and the City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/onlymonstersinthebuilding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Only Monsters in the Building</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/oncebittennovella" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Once Bitten (Novella)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/diehardtrivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/christmasvacation" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/ithinkitsasign/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">I Think It's A Sign That The Pun Also Rises</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Patty McGee</strong> is a nationally recognized literacy consultant, speaker, and educator passionate about transforming classrooms into spaces where language and learning come alive. With decades of experience as a teacher, coach, and advocate for delightful literacy practices, Patty has worked alongside educators across the country, partnering to unlock the full potential of their students through innovative and practical teaching strategies. Not Your Granny's Grammar is her third book. Connect with Patty at <a href= "https://www.pattymcgee.org">www.pattymcgee.org.</a></p> <p> </p> <hr class= "wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-dark-gray-background-color has-dark-gray-color" /> <p>The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast ("Laser Groove") was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">www.incompetech.com</a> and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href= "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Attribution 3.0</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>
May 22, 2026
EP 475 - Writing Emotions and Making the Reader Feel with Jeff Elkins
<p>Mark interviews Jeff Elkins, The Dialogue Doctor, about writing emotion and a new in person gathering he's organizing in Baltimore in late 2026.</p> <p>Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episode, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by Author Nation, being held in Las Vegas Nov 13 through 14, 2026</p> <p><img class="sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb" style= "max-width: 1080px; width: 237px; height: 237px; margin: 0px;" src= "https://d11n7da8rpqbjy.cloudfront.net/claymore/11738516325212.jpg" alt="Author Nation Home Page 2026" /></p> <p>Learn more about Author Nation and register at <a href= "https://www.authornation.live/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">AuthorNation.live</a>.</p> <p>During their conversation, Mark and Jeff talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Jeff's latest book in the Dialogue Doctor series on writing emotions</li> <li>How Jeff has never really done any marketing for his books</li> <li>Struggling with intense self doubt</li> <li>Co-authoring with JP Rindfleisch IX</li> <li>The concept of thinking about how a scene makes the reader feel instead of how the character feels</li> <li>How in a world of AI you should be the most human you can be and how it leads to the question: "What does it look like, what does it mean to write like a human?"</li> <li>Seven different ways you can manipulate the reader's emotional journey and how they've come from the coaching Jeff does with authors</li> <li>Recentering our story around the question of what our character's growth is</li> <li>The book THE ANTI-RACISM WORKSHOP</li> <li>The concept of the reader's ally character to either increase or relieve the pressure, or tension in a moment</li> <li>Jeff's in person gathering happening in Baltimore later this year</li> <li>And more...</li> </ul> <p>After the interview, Mark reflects on four different things from the conversation, and includes an additional personal update that comes with a reflection.</p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://dialoguedoctor.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Dialogue Doctor</a></li> <li><a href="https://fictionmakers.live" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Fiction Makers Conference</a> (Aug 22, 23, 2026)</li> <li>Jeff's Previous Appearances <ul> <li>EP 312 - <a href= "https://starkreflections.ca/2023/06/30/episode-312-the-dialogue-doctor-will-see-you-now-with-jeff-elkins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now With Jeff Elkins</a></li> <li>EP 266 - <a href= "https://starkreflections.ca/2022/09/02/episode-266-lets-talk-dialogue-with-jeff-elkins-he-said-reflectively/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Let's Talk Dialogue with Jeff Elkins," He Said Reflectively</a></li> <li>EP 157 - <a href= "https://starkreflections.ca/2020/10/09/episode-157-a-conversation-with-jeff-elkins-the-dialogue-doctor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Conversation with Jeff Elkins, The Dialogue Doctor</a></li> <li>EP 226 - <a href= "https://starkreflections.ca/2021/12/24/episode-226-reflective-round-table-december-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reflective Round Table - December 2021</a></li> <li>EP 172 - <a href= "https://starkreflections.ca/2021/01/13/episode-172-understanding-and-navigating-gender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Understanding and Navigating Gender</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://manuscriptreport.com/?atp=mark" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Manuscript Report</a> (Mark's affiliate link - use <strong>MARK10</strong> to save 10%)</li> <li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/markleslielefebvre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mark's YouTube channel</a></li> <li><a href= "https://try.elevenlabs.io/starkreflections">ElevenLabs</a> (AI Voice Generation - Affiliate link)</li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/dHJhK1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hex and the City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/onlymonstersinthebuilding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Only Monsters in the Building</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/oncebittennovella" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Once Bitten (Novella)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/diehardtrivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/christmasvacation" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/ithinkitsasign/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">I Think It's A Sign That The Pun Also Rises</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Jeff Elkins</strong> is the founder of the Dialogue Doctor where he and two other passionate coaches help authors and provides free resources and a supportive community. He's the author of 13 novels, 5 books on the craft of writing, and over 100 short stories. He has worked with hundreds of authors over the years and helped thousands more via his many resources, his public speaking, and the Dialogue Doctor podcast.</p> <p> </p> <hr class= "wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-dark-gray-background-color has-dark-gray-color" /> <p>The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast ("Laser Groove") was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">www.incompetech.com</a> and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href= "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Attribution 3.0</a></p>
May 14, 2026
EP 474 - Horror and Speculative Fiction and Poetry with Colleen Anderson
<p>In this episode Mark interviews Canadian writer Colleen Anderson about writing horror and speculative fiction and poetry as well as non-fiction articles.</p> <p>Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episode, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by Author Nation, being held in Las Vegas Nov 13 through 14, 2026</p> <p><img class="sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb" style= "max-width: 1080px; width: 237px; height: 237px; margin: 0px;" src= "https://d11n7da8rpqbjy.cloudfront.net/claymore/11738516325212.jpg" alt="Author Nation Home Page 2026" /></p> <p>Learn more about Author Nation and register at <a href= "https://www.authornation.live/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">AuthorNation.live</a>.</p> <p>In the interview, Mark and Colleen talk about:</p> <ul> <li>How they've known each other mostly online</li> <li>Colleen's editing of the Tesseracts Seventeen anthology which Mark had a story in</li> <li>The Canadian horror anthology that Mark and Colleen Anderson are going to be which is coming in December 2026</li> <li>Colleen's forthcoming poetry collection (TO THE LAST ION) and the poetry collection she published last year</li> <li>How Colleen uses such things as an instance of alien abduction and body horror in one of her poems to illustrate societal observations about things like the way we do body modifications or live within a world of stereotypes</li> <li>The prevalence of body horror lately and how it's often about a loss of control</li> <li>A look at universal monsters in a recent article Colleen wrote</li> <li>A definition of what body horror is, and a discussion of the Bram Stoker Award winning novel Queen of Teeth</li> <li>The days of paper manuscript submissions and the logistics involved in that</li> <li>The open mic workshop that takes place at places like StokerCon for speculative and horror poetry</li> <li>How Colleen decides what format an idea is going to take</li> <li>Putting in her "poet brain" instead of her "fiction writer brain" in some instances</li> <li>The methods Colleen uses to find markets to submit her writing to and how some of them work</li> <li>Finding and applying for various grants for writers/artists/creatives</li> <li>Advice Colleen would offer to writers wanting to submit their writing to various markets</li> <li>Colleen's first experience doing a live reading</li> <li>Some of the conferences Colleen is going to be attending in the next little while</li> <li>Where people can find Colleen online</li> </ul> <p>After the interview Mark reflects on the value of writing and submitting short pieces and the potential earning. He also talks about CanCon and the way different music/sounds can stir up emotions and deep memories and even things like Canadian pride.</p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://colleenanderson.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colleen Anderson's Website/Blog</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2025/11/03/creating-while-caring-with-donn-king/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nov 2, 2025 Episode of The Creative Penn Podcast (Creating While Caring with Donn King)</a></li> <li><a href="https://manuscriptreport.com/?atp=mark" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Manuscript Report</a> (Mark's affiliate link - use <strong>MARK10</strong> to save 10%)</li> <li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/markleslielefebvre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mark's YouTube channel</a></li> <li><a href= "https://try.elevenlabs.io/starkreflections">ElevenLabs</a> (AI Voice Generation - Affiliate link)</li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/dHJhK1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hex and the City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/onlymonstersinthebuilding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Only Monsters in the Building</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/oncebittennovella" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Once Bitten (Novella)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/diehardtrivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/christmasvacation" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/ithinkitsasign/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">I Think It's A Sign That The Pun Also Rises</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Colleen Anderson</strong> has been widely published across eight countries, with works appearing in publications such as Weird Tales, Cemetery Dance, Amazing, and Shadow Atlas. Rhysling Award winner for "Machine (r)Evolution" and a two-time winner of the SFPA's dwarf poetry contest, she has been nominated for Pushcart, Elgin, Rhysling, and Dwarf Stars Awards. She is a Canada Council, BC Arts Council and Ladies of Horror Fiction grant recipient. Her poetry collections include The Lore of Inscrutable Dreams, I Dreamed a World, Weird Worlds, and Vellum Leaves and Lettered Skins as well as two fiction collections A Body of Work and Embers Amongst the Fallen. Colleen freelances as an editor, and has served on the SFPA executive, as well as British Fantasy Award and Stoker juries. She lives in Vancouver, BC where she searches for mermaids.</p> <p> </p> <hr class= "wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-dark-gray-background-color has-dark-gray-color" /> <p>The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast ("Laser Groove") was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">www.incompetech.com</a> and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href= "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Attribution 3.0</a></p>
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