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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:49 PM Original message |
Kid keeping a lending library of banned books in her locker |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. What a cool kid. nt |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. They banned Animal Farm? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. My first reaction is to the "Connecticut Yankee..." I mean, how innocuous can that get?!!! |
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Tuvok Obama (380 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. It strikes me that the net effect is that kids want to rebel by reading these books |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
49. There are three ways to get something done. |
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Tuvok Obama (380 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Back in 2000, my 13-year old daughter abruptly stopped liking Eminem... |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. We read that in English class in the 7th grade ... back in the stone age of 1968. n/t |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 04:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
65. I was shocked as well. |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
72. Rq'd Reading when I was in High School.....omg....nt |
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chatnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
77. They banned Animal Farm?! |
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BolivarianHero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
85. Umm... |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well there's a good man |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. Ahhh... This is a girl, not a him. |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. So I see |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. Animal Farm? - everyone teenager should read that one |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. Now *that's* a young patriot! |
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Richard D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. A few more |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hitchhikers stood out to me also. |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. People who feel that threatened when their religion is questioned |
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gypsy11 (286 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #10 |
75. I was just thinking the same thing n/t |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
80. It might be the very beginning |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. The Canterbury Tales?? |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Maybe they banned it cause it was in Middle English and they didnt understand it |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
51. What is that? Mexican? |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #51 |
70. Dude, that's English |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 03:55 AM Response to Reply #24 |
64. I always loved that melodic verse, absolutely lovely recited out loud. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:48 AM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Google is your friend! |
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Badgerman (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. 'Canterbury Tales' dark ages soft porn...loved 'em! heh |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
58. Especially the Wife of Bath. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Canterbury Tales was REQUIRED in my Sophomore English class |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Me too - almost ALL those on the banned list were required reading for us... |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
56. OK, now I get it. |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
78. Chaucer was a dirty old man.... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #78 |
89. There's even a porn flick of a couple of the stories. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. If I knew where to reach her, I'd send a copy of The Handmaid's Tale |
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Badgerman (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. A Mark Twain book is banned! What town is this? |
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Badgerman (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Okay, its a private school...original article calls it that, but no name, or location. |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. My guess is that it is a Catholic school |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. His stuff gets banned all the time |
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Badgerman (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Okay, that does it, I resign from the species!!!! banning Mark goes to far. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
37. Usually they ban Huckleberry Finn nt |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. Good kid. |
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HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. Good for the brave youngster. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
17. That's a weird list |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. Certain translations of The Bible have even been banned along with Harry Potter. |
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Ocracoker16 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. banning books is stupid |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
20. Jesus. Who runs this school? John Lithgow from Footloose? n/t |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
50. HaHaHa!!! |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. So inspiring! |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. Samizdat.. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?! Animal Farm?! WTF? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
32. Has snopes commented on this yet? n/t |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. I went to the site and read it thru |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. i went to catholic school too |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Haha - yeah - that kind of support is what I remember |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. my school |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. In my catholic school, I was Required to read "Animal Farm" and write a book report |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
60. You would've been my favorite student. |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #60 |
74. what scared her the most |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #74 |
88. See, that's why I hated teaching AP. |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #88 |
91. you sound like my teacher |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
59. Former Catholic high school English teacher here. |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #59 |
83. But in looking at that list, what is left to teach? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. It's hard to fight in the Catholic schools. |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. Don't know where the list came from... |
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stillrockin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
71. I went to Catholic school through 8th grade. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
36. The Canterbury Tales on the banned list? |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
41. I suspect a hoax |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. At least use Google before you say something that ridiculous |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. I did... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #48 |
76. You didn't look very hard. See, you have to look further than page one of the results. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. And did you look at how many of those are in print? |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 04:53 AM Response to Reply #41 |
66. I hope that it is true |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #66 |
82. Pretty sure Purgatory is still there |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
42. when I was a kid |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
43. Reading is good. nt |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
45. Whoever banned these books needs to be investigated. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. Whoever banned those books should be awarded. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
47. What fucking school is this? |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
52. Paradise Lost?! Good Lord... |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
55. I just don't buy this story. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Yeah many of those books are not banned at my school and I live in conservative USA |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
62. Canterbury tales? Candide?! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
63. wow...i went to a pretty conservative catholic HS |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:22 AM Response to Reply #63 |
73. In junior high Catholic school I read Kesey's One Flew Over The cuckoo's Nest |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
67. K&R |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
68. in any other public school the lending library would consist of Oui, Club, and Hustler |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
79. I smell a hoax. |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
84. I rember my copy of Candide being taken away for being to secular |
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sipping radicchio (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
86. Has anyone ever read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower?" |
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