Batch process text document with automator

Hi all
i would like to create a workflow with automator that look like that
1)open text file with textedit
2)"find and replace"
3)Save
4)Close
my workflow works if i select one textfile but i didnt manage to make it do that on more than one text at the same time which is what i would like
please help
thanks
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