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A Child's First Drawing Book

With this simple teaching method, every child can learn to draw!

Designed as a child's first art series, Kids Can Draw will help any child learn the basics of drawing. It's as easy as drawing a triangle, circle, or square. By starting with these basic shapes, your child can create a crocodile, elephant, lion, or any African animal.

The Kids Can Draw method provided a fun, effective way for your child to learn basic drawing skills and achieve amazing results.

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SEDUCED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD

A MAGICALLY SEDUCTIVE BOOK

Seduced By the Beauty of the World : Travels In India

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For many months over a period of several years, Dutch anthropologist/photographer Iman Bijleveld and American novelist Don Bloch traveled through India. As they moved among the people in the countryside and on the back streets of the great cities, they were enthralled by the rich sensory experiences that awaited them at every turn. In Seduced by the Beauty of the World they capture the vibrant subcontinent, depicting rarely viewed ceremonies and rituals and aspects of daily life not often observed by tourists or portrayed in books about India.

It was while journeying through India that the authors discovered the concept of masti, a Sanskrit term that stands for quiet, ecstatic surrender to the beauty around us. As Bloch says in his introduction: "Masti involves seeing the world clearly and whole, and knowledgeably enough to fall in love with it. Not so much seizing the day, as letting the day seize you." That spirit perfectly describes Seduced by the Beauty of the World, a masterly blend of Bloch's lively travel writing and Bijleveld's compelling photographs.

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SEDUCED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD.......2005-09-20

BEAUTIFUL BOOK AND IN GOOD CONDITION. THANK YOU.

A MAGICALLY SEDUCTIVE BOOK.......2003-11-26

This magical book of beguiling photos and writing seduced me with the beauty of the world its authors captured. These aren't just colorful shots of India, but shots and text so vivid that I felt as if I were partaking in this "masti," the Indian philosophy which Bloch describes at one point as not so much seizing the day as letting the day seize you. I've been to India, but with Bloch and Bijleveld as guides, I felt I could move beyond the "rich surfaces" of the place, as Bloch aptly calls them, to the treasure beneath. The very first picture takes us inside: we're looking through two doors, the first giving onto a courtyard where someone minds a child, the second into a room beyond where a squatting couple polish gem,stones in their primitive shop. Whether the pictures are of tea pickers at lunch, their babies in baskets by their sides, or a naked holy man or a stonecutter using the heels of his powdery feet to steady his saw, there's masti in every one. Bijleveld's colors, the warmth of his eye, the brazen light suffuse each scene with human feeling and fellowship, of the viewer and the viewed. Masti is in Bloch's stories of encounters with barbers and fishermen, hijra and Sufis. It's in his descriptions of a man's "driftwood" face, a sari enveloping a woman like "a pod," the "soothing growl" of the yoga master, the dance of old women who "brace their feet against their partner's, clasp each other's wrinkled hands, and lean back and start spinning, their gaunt arms fully extended." This isn't just a great holiday gift, it's a joyous holiday in itself.

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Rijarl, King of Ohfun, is giving Louie a run for his money, and not just in the game of sorcery! No tavern is big enough to hold the two boozing brutes, so Louie will have to settle their dispute the only way he knows how - with a bare-knuckle brawl! It's ruler against roamer in Louie the Rune Soldier Volume Five!

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Total dissapointment.......2006-05-08

The books are incomplete. Many chapters and sections don't appear, and the worst is that this is adviced nowhere, in the description at Amazon.com. I consider it a cheat.

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A universal concern in reforms involving private participation in infrastructure is the effect such reforms have on labor. Fears of job loss and changes in employment status have often led enterprise workers and unions to be among the most vocal and organized opponents of privatization and to take actions that delay or block reforms. Many developing country governments have been reluctant to undertake reforms because of labor opposition and the political costs involved. Such difficulties are often compounded by concerns about the social impact of reforms, particularly in countries where social safety nets and labor markets are lacking.

It is thus important that ways be found to deal with labor issues in infrastructure privatization. The objective of the Toolkit, which includes a CD-ROM, is to provide practical tools and information to help policy makers and practitioners deal with these sensitive issues. The Toolkit helps governments identify and select appropriate strategies and approaches, offers guidelines for design and implementation based on best practice and actual experience, and indicates the factors influencing the choice of strategy and options. The Toolkit is illustrated with examples, checklists, and templates that walk decision makers through best practice methodologies. Users of the Toolkit should be better placed to understand the benefits and risks of dealing with labor issues and choose among available strategies and options.

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A favorite wonderful resource!.......2005-01-15

I looked up this book just now because I wanted to see if it's still in print before mentioning it in an article I'm writing for my homeschooling website. I think it's absolutely wonderful - just a small book, but packed with great ideas. Here's something I wrote about it awhile back:
One little book is just too amazing to part with: Help Your Child Learn Number Skills --- by Usborne Publishing. It covers the basic things a child generally covers in the elementary years, but probably covers them in a much more effective way than a text or workbook or program could. In the introduction, it says:

"Many parents question their ability to help their children with math because they were not very good at the subject themselves at school. This book is not about sitting down and doing sums with your child, however. It is aimed at helping children develop a positive attitude to math and there is plenty you can do to encourage this in an informal way. Many basic mathematical ideas can be picked up naturally and at an early age in normal daily life. Throughout the book the emphasis is on helping children to think for themselves and to find their own solutions to mathematical problems. Children learn better this way and remember more of what they have learnt. They also learn best if they are having fun, which is why there is so much emphasis on learning through play and games."

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concise and informative.......2006-03-23

Ive really enjoyed having read all three of the books by Trotter and refer to them frequently when endulging in converrsations of North Carolina Civil War history. These books are informative without long winded versions of trivial dialogue that sometimes populates some narratives of such a broad subject. Seems that the movie Cold Mountain refers to several scenes in this book, and the other two in the triliogy, in their attempt to portray the southern NC civilian life and its hardships. The books also portrays that not all NC natives were in favor of the war which reflects the accurate nature of polictics of the period. Enjoy.

Highly readable popular history.......2004-05-26

The books of Trotter's trilogy, "The Civil War in North Carolina" (the other volumes are "Ironclads and Columbiads: The Coast" and "Bushwhackers: The Mountains"), were published as independent works, and can be enjoyed as such. But one can't get a good understanding of the war in the Tarheel State just reading about a single region. I strongly suggest that serious students of the war, or of North Carolina, take time to read the entire trilogy.

Aside from John G. Barrett's "The Civil War in North Carolina," Trotter's trilogy is the only modern comprehensive account of the war in the Tar Heel state. (See also my review of Barrett's book at Amazon.com.) Unlike Barrett's rather academic, formal approach, Trotter is as concerned with telling some good stories as he is with documenting North Carolina's role in the war. He includes a fairly extensive bibliography in each volume, but apparently he relied mainly on published sources, and the footnotes are very sparse. This is not to say that his work is inaccurate or invalid, but it is hardly the ultimate account of the war in North Carolina.

His geographical division of the three volumes also presents some problems. Much information about the state's entry into the war and about its political aspects is found in "Silk Flags and Cold Steel," but the most important battles in the first three years of the war -- which had an influence on these political events -- are covered in the "Ironclads and Columbiads" volume about the coastal war. These two volumes also contain many later events that "interact," for example, the closing battles in March and April of 1865. And some events in "Bushwhackers" - most notably, Stoneman's cavalry raid in the final weeks of the war - also lap over in to Piedmont. Again, a full understanding requires reading all three of these books. Trotter, while adopting a mildly pro-Confederate tone like Barrett's, doesn't do as good a job of tying events in North Carolina to those of the wider war.

"Silk Flags and Cold Steel" contains the most information about North Carolina politics and the reasons for the state's reluctant secession in May 1861. Since there was little fighting in the Piedmont region of the state until the closing months of the war, most of the book deals with the war's impact on the economy, the relationship between the state and Confederate governments, and the roles of certain groups, including African-Americans, in the war. The latter part of the book covers Sherman's invasion of the state in March 1865, the battles of Averasboro and Bentonville, the surrender of Raleigh and the final surrender of Confederate forces in the state at Bennett Farm, near Durham.

One failing that Trotter shares with Barrett is the poor quality of his maps and the lack of description of battle sites, roads, and other places in modern terms. A copy of DeLorme's "North Carolina Atlas and Gazetteer" is a vital supplement to these three books; modern place names and locations of battles and other events should have been located using modern landmarks, included as footnotes.

Trotter's trilogy is "popular" history, entertainingly related and highly readable. He doesn't hesitate to have occasional fun with purple prose -- "The obsidian mountain night engulfed them like wraiths" -- but the writing usually is lively and flows well. There may be more recent and more thorough books about various aspects of the Civil War in North Carolina, but these three volumes present an introductory survey in a convenient package.

Silk Flags and Cold Steel the Civil War in North Carolina: The Piedmont (Silk Flags & Cold Steel)

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Silk Flags and Cold Steel the Civil War in North Carolina: The Piedmont (Silk Flags & Cold Steel)
William R. Trotter
Manufacturer: Signal Research
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0929307011

The Piedmont : SILK FLAGS AND COLD STEEL + The Mountains : BUSHWHACKERS! + The Coast : IRONCLADS AND COLUMBIADS (The Civil War in North Carolina, 3 Volume Matched Set)

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The Piedmont : SILK FLAGS AND COLD STEEL + The Mountains : BUSHWHACKERS! + The Coast : IRONCLADS AND COLUMBIADS (The Civil War in North Carolina, 3 Volume Matched Set)
William R. Trotter
Manufacturer: Piedmont Impressions
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Silk Flags and Cold Steel: The Civil War in North Carolina. Vol. 1: The Piedmont

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Silk Flags and Cold Steel: The Civil War in North Carolina. Vol. 1: The Piedmont
William Trotter
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SILK FLAGS AND COLD STEEL: THE CIVIL WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA. Volume I, the piedmont.

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SILK FLAGS AND COLD STEEL: THE CIVIL WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA. Volume I, the piedmont.
William R. Trotter
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ASIN: B000N7CUCQ

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History: Fiction or Science? is the most explosive tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by solid scientific data. The book is well-illustrated, contains over 446 graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays, which never cease to amaze the reader. Eminent mathematician proves that: Jesus Christ was born in 1153 and crucified in 1186 The Old Testament refers to mediaeval events. Apocalypse was written after 1486. Does this sound uncanny? This version of events is substantiated by hard facts and logic - validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources - to a greater extent than everything you may have read and heard about history before. The dominating historical discourse in its current state was essentially crafted in the XVI century from a rather contradictory jumble of sources such as innumerable copies of ancient Latin and Greek manuscripts whose originals had vanished in the Dark Ages and the allegedly irrefutable proof offered by late mediaeval astronomers, resting upon the power of ecclesial authorities. Nearly all of its components are blatantly untrue! For some of us, it shall possibly be quite disturbing to see the magnificent edifice of classical history to turn into an ominous simulacrum brooding over the snake pit of mediaeval politics. Twice so, in fact: the first seeing the legendary millenarian dust on the ancient marble turn into a mere layer of dirt - one that meticulous unprejudiced research can eventually remove. The second, and greater, attack of unease comes with the awareness of just how many areas of human knowledge still trust the three elephants of the consensual chronology to support them. Nothing can remedy that except for an individual chronological revolution happening in the minds of a large enough number of people.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

A man of achievement: Sir Manuel Hornibrook, Kt, Q.B.E., Hon. F.L.O.B., F.I.A.B., F.R. Hist. S.Q

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A man of achievement: Sir Manuel Hornibrook, Kt, Q.B.E., Hon. F.L.O.B., F.I.A.B., F.R. Hist. S.Q
Waveney Browne
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Meet st Paul: An Introduction to the Man, His Achievement and His Correspondence

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Meet st Paul: An Introduction to the Man, His Achievement and His Correspondence
Reginald White
Manufacturer: Morehouse Pub Co
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Achievement Through Electronics, How to Eliminate Man-Made Interference 45BB

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Achievement Through Electronics, How to Eliminate Man-Made Interference 45BB
J M Smith
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Achievements Through The Ages: A History of Our World

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Achievements Through The Ages: A History of Our World

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As A Man Thinketh

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ASIN: B000E1RQHA

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"This book contains the master key for getting what you want out of life. The authors point out why so many fail in life, even when success is assured. This a priceless treatise on accurate thinking. The man who would succeed must expect success. He must think progressively, creatively, constructively, inventively... ...the authors show you the way to achieve right thinking...point out ways to eliminate 'blues', boredom and discouragement."

ASPIRATION & ACHIEVEMENT: A YOUNG MAN'S MESSAGE TO YOUNG MEN.

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ASPIRATION & ACHIEVEMENT: A YOUNG MAN'S MESSAGE TO YOUNG MEN.

Manufacturer: James Nisbet
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Aspiration and achievement: A young man's message to young men,

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Aspiration and achievement: A young man's message to young men,
Frederick A Atkins
Manufacturer: Fleming H. Revell Company
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ASIN: B00088ZCA2

The black man, his antecedents, his genius, and his achievements,

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The black man, his antecedents, his genius, and his achievements,
William Wells Brown
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The Book of art: The story of man's artistic achievement through the ages, with seventy-seven illustrations

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The Book of art: The story of man's artistic achievement through the ages, with seventy-seven illustrations
E. W Walters
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ASIN: B00088YFW8

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Each year a wide variety of birds and numerous birders flock to Mississippi's Gulf Coast, making it one of the most exciting bird watching locations in the U.S. In this definitive guidebook, three seasoned Mississippi birders lead the reader through the area's swamps, forests, and beaches, dispensing plenty of insider advice along the way. Maps and bar graphs illustrating monthly probability of occurrence ensure that, no matter what time of year, visitors will find a trip to the region to be a rewarding birding experience. Includes listings for all coastal species and the months in which they appear as well as detailed maps for Lamar, Forrest, Perry, Greene, Pearl River, Stone, George, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties.

Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast

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Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast
Judith A. Toups , and Jerome A. Jackson
Manufacturer: Univ Pr of Mississippi (Txt)
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