Automator: selected items

Here is my workflow in automator
Ask for finder items
Open them.
Do some other processing
Get specified finder items (path to finder items)
Copy those items to a new location.
My problem: automator also copies the previously selected items as well as the item I want copied. Is there anyway to get rid of those first two items. Seems like once they are opened they would no longer be selected but for some reason they are still showing up.
Thanks

Automator, by default, will pass all items down the list of actions. If you want to stop that at some point, right-click in the top of the Action and choose to ignore input. The link between the two actions will break.

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