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Richard Strauss (1864–1949) displayed great gifts as a composer for voice early in his career, writing exquisite songs from the early 1880s. However, until 1894 his larger-scale works were primarily orchestral tone poems, such as Don Juan and Tod und Verklärung (both 1889). Strauss began work on his first opera, Guntram, in 1887. The opera had its premiere in 1894 in Weimar, on the same day that Strauss announced his engagement to the soprano Pauline de Ahna, who sang the role of Freihild. Guntram showed the influence of the music dramas of Wagner and the philosophy of Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. It was not a success, and Strauss's second opera, the satirical Feuersnot (1901), also had a lukewarm reception, largely because of the sheer difficulty of the music.
Strauss's next work, Salome (1905), was a great succès de scandale. The opera's colourful orchestration, bold and arresting narrative and chromatic harmonic language led Strauss to be hailed as a new modernist voice in opera, while the opera's heroine was seen as an archetypal femme fatale. Although Salome was banned or censored by several opera companies, it remained popular with audiences and Strauss's fortune was made. Strauss was even more daring in his next opera, Elektra (1909): he employed a huge orchestra and composed immensely demanding music for the three principal female characters. The first Klytämnestra, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, declared 'there is nothing beyond Elektra'.
Elektra marked the beginning of Strauss's fruitful collaboration with the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal. For their next work they left the angst-ridden world of Greek tragedy and turned to Rococo Vienna. Der Rosenkavalier (1911) explores the love triangle between the ageing but still beautiful Marschallin, the young nobleman Octavian (the 'Rosenkavalier'), and the beautiful adolescent Sophie von Faninal. There is also plenty of comedy, as Octavian outwits Sophie's boorish suitor Baron Ochs. Strauss chose a broadly diatonic language for Der Rosenkavalier, employing characteristically 'pictorial' orchestral effects, and also made witty use of that most Viennese of dances, the waltz. The writing for the three principal female roles is far more lyrical than in Elektra, above all in the Act III trio 'Hab' mir's gelobt', when the voices combine to sublime effect.
Strauss and Hofmannsthal's next collaboration was a theatrical hybrid. Ariadne auf Naxos (first version, 1912) combined Hofmannsthal's version of Molière's play Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme with an opera about the Greek heroine Ariadne, staged simultaneously with a humorous performance by a commedia dell'arte troupe. Ariadne had a mixed reception, as audiences were uncertain whether they were watching a play or an opera. In 1916 Strauss and Hofmannsthal revised the work as a full-scale opera, replacing the Molière material with an operatic Prologue. Strauss further developed the lyricism and vocal beauty he had explored in Der Rosenkavalier, particularly in the writing for Ariadne and Bacchus. He also experimented with smaller orchestral forces (a 36-piece chamber orchestra), and had fun creating the acrobatic coloratura role of Zerbinetta.
Strauss termed his next opera Die Frau ohne Schatten (1919) 'the last Romantic opera'. He intended it to be similar in tone to Die Zauberflöte, with the story of two couples, one too high-minded and one too earthbound, who learn the meaning of love. Hofmannsthal's libretto is one of his most symbolic and complex, though the poet showed a lighter side when he modelled the character of the Dyer's Wife on Strauss's volatile wife Pauline. Die Frau ohne Schatten is a major undertaking for any opera house, with its massive orchestra, unusual length and extremely difficult principal roles – but it contains some of Strauss's loveliest music, particularly for the Empress and Barak the Dyer.
After the premiere of Die Frau ohne Schatten, Strauss announced to Hofmannsthal his plan to write a 'modern domestic comedy'. Hofmannsthal refused to collaborate, so Strauss wrote his own libretto, based on an incident in his marriage. Intermezzo (1924) is less vocally lyrical than Strauss's previous three operas; instead, much of the vocal writing resembles a 'sung play', with the melodic beauty reserved for a series of orchestral interludes and for the final reconciliation scene.
Strauss and Hofmannsthal resumed their collaboration with Die ägyptische Helena (first performed in 1928), about the adventures of Helen of Troy after the Trojan War. The opera contains some lovely music, including Helena's Act II aria, but a convoluted and at times somewhat clumsy plot, coupled with one of Strauss's famous 'killer' tenor roles for the Spartan King Menelaus, have prevented the work gaining a firm foothold in repertory. Strauss and Hofmannsthal's last collaboration, Arabella (1933), had the same Viennese setting as Der Rosenkavalier (though now in the 19th century). Strauss's love of operetta is clear in the score, which shares much of the lyricism of Rosenkavalier – and has an even more complicated plot. Arabella is Strauss's best-loved stage work from the 1920s and 30s and contains some exquisite music; particularly beautiful is the duet for Arabella and her sister in Act I ('Aber der Richtige') and the Act II duet for Arabella and Mandryka, 'Und du wirst mein Gebieter sein', based on a Croatian folk tune.
After Hofmannsthal's untimely death in 1929 Strauss struggled to find a new collaborator. He thought he'd found one in Stefan Zweig, another Viennese writer, with whom he created the witty comic opera Die schweigsame Frau (1935) – but Hitler's rise to power prompted the Jewish Zweig to leave Europe, and the opera was subsequently banned by the Nazis. Strauss began another partnership with the historian Joseph Gregor, which he found somewhat frustrating. The Nazis banned their first collaboration, the Fidelio-like one-act Friedenstag (1938), due to its pacifist sentiments, and Strauss complained much about Gregor's 'schoolmasterly banalities' in Daphne (1938) and Die Liebe der Danae (completed 1940, dress rehearsal 1944 for a performance cancelled by Goebbels and finally first performed in 1952). However, both operas contain beautiful and very moving music, such as the heroine's metamorphosis into a laurel at the end of Daphne, and Jupiter's farewell to earthly love and his beloved Danae in Die Liebe der Danae.
Strauss believed that Die Liebe der Danae would be his last opera. In fact, in 1939 he and the conductor Clemens Krauss began work on Capriccio, a 'conversation piece in one act' set in Paris in 1775. Capriccio addresses the question of which in opera is more important: words or music. Strauss wrote the music, Krauss (with much input by Strauss) the libretto. The premiere, in war-torn Munich in 1942, was a great success. With a sparkling score that contains glorious melodies, witty pastiches of 18th-century dance and opera seria and a host of vivid characters – including Countess Madeleine, one of Strauss's greatest soprano roles – Capriccio is a fitting close to the career of one of the greatest opera composers of the 20th century.]]>
The first performances of Giselle over one hundred and fifty years ago took place at a time of remarkable innovation in the world of dance. Giselle delighted audiences then, and to this day remains at the centre of the classical repertory. Its popularity can be attributed to its fulfilment of the ideals of both Romantic ballet and of classical technique – a captivating combination of plot and spectacle, reality and fantasy, achieved through challenging choreography and dramatic storytelling. The balance of these two elements is brilliantly encapsulated in the mad scene, where the joyous atmosphere established in the first act unravels and the village descends into turmoil. The focus of this scene is, of course, the peasant girl Giselle. Unable to cope when she discovers that her fiancé Loys is in fact Count Albrecht in disguise, and that he is engaged to another, she loses her mind and commits suicide.
Peter Wright stressed that when performing Giselle 'The important thing is to make the story and the characters believable'. His production preserves much of the mime woven into the fabric of the ballet at its first performances in the 1840s. The use of mime as a dramatic device was popular in 19th-century ballet, and precise descriptions of gestured conversations and monologues in early rehearsal scores for Giselle suggest that mime was almost as important as the ballet's danced choreography. In the mad scene the characters on stage portray a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts; disbelief, horror and – for Giselle – heartbreak and loss of reason through gesture, body language and facial expressions. The ability to make Giselle's mime coherent and believable, and to sustain the drama of the scene until she drops dead, is regarded by many as the ultimate endorsement of a prima ballerina's talent as a performer.
However, the mad scene calls for more than an accomplished actress alone. It is carefully structured to support and enhance the actions of Giselle and those around her in order to achieve maximum pathos. Adolphe Adam's score for the ballet plays an important role here. The composer clearly collaborated closely with Giselle's original choreographers, Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot (whose work influenced that of Marius Petipa and Peter Wright). Each dramatic development is skilfully reinforced by a musical idea – for example, an obsessive repeating figure in the violins played at a gradually rising pitch increases the tension as Giselle discovers who Albrecht really is, and an eerie high-pitched trill over disturbing, pulsing strings seems to signify madness creeping in.
Towards the end of the mad scene we hear themes that have appeared earlier in the ballet. These musical leitmotifs and their accompanying choreography originally illustrated Giselle's youthful exuberance and devotion to Loys; their reappearance here highlights her downfall. The bouncing staccato tunes of the dance motifs have become distorted and fragmented, morphing into a haunting oboe lament, while the choreography that originally comprised light, sprightly ballonnés, ballottés and jetés is now performed with no elevation, feet dragging along the floor, head flopping and arms flailing. There is even a premonition of Giselle's fate in the fleeting chromatic gestures from the theme of the Wilis as she stumbles distractedly from one side of the stage to the other.
By the time Giselle collapses at the end of the scene, the Romantic unity so skilfully established during the rest of Act I has been utterly annihilated. This demolition, achieved through the consummate skills of choreographers, composer and dancers alike, is not only a gripping spectacle in its own right but also gives credibility to Giselle's descent into the haunted world of the second act. In this realm, where nothing is familiar, we are able to understand the plight of the eerie, shrouded Wilis.
Giselle runs from 18 January to 10 February 2014. Tickets are now sold out, except for returns and day tickets, but there will be a live cinema broadcast worldwide on 27 January 2014. Find your nearest cinema.
The production is given with generous philanthropic support from Mrs Aline Foriel-Destezet, Celia Blakey and the Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund.]]>
A tale of betrayal, enduring love and the supernatural, Giselle follows the story of a young peasant girl who falls in love with a villager, who later is revealed to be a nobleman in disguise.
Royal Ballet Principals Roberta Marquez and Steven McRae, who will perform the lead roles of Giselle and Count Albrecht on 18 and 30 January, have been in rehearsals with producer Peter Wright.
'The two leading roles are marvellous, especially the role of Giselle - every ballerina wants to do it', says Peter. 'In all the roles, you have to build up the characters and know how each relates to one another. It's not easy, and it takes a lot of thought and work, but The Royal Ballet are wonderful at that.'
The most influential of all Romantic ballets, Giselle was a huge success on its premiere in Paris in 1841, and has remained at the centre of classical repertory every since. Peter Wright's production for The Royal Ballet has received more than 550 performances since it had its premiere in 1985.
'Although I've been doing this ballet for years and years all over the world, I'm really quite excited about how it's developing again,' says Peter. 'I always like to get that feeling that it's happening for the first time, which can be difficult when the Company has done it for many years, but they have responded just wonderfully.'
The Royal Opera House has produced a Digital Guide to Giselle, which contains specially selected films, articles and exclusives, including a full-length interview with Peter Wright. Buy the Royal Opera House Digital Guide for £2.99.
Steven McRae was the subject of a recent Twitter Q&A, in which he answered questions about tap dancing, motor racing and future choreographic plans.
Giselle runs from 18 January-10 February 2014. A small number of tickets are still available. The ballet will be broadcast live to cinemas worldwide on 27 January 2014. Find your nearest cinema.
The production is staged with generous philanthropic support from Mrs Aline Foriel-Destezet, Celia Blakey and the Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund.]]>
The Story Begins…
When Giselle, a gentle young peasant girl, falls in love with simple villager Loys her mother is instinctively suspicious. Hoping that she can persuade her daughter to marry the forester Hilarion, she warns Giselle off Loys and invokes the legend of the Wilis – ghosts of jilted young girls who die before their wedding day. But will Giselle heed her mother's advice?
'Wouldn't this make a pretty ballet?'
Poet Théophile Gautier took inspiration for Giselle from Heinrich Heine's book Über Deutschland. Charmed by Heine's description of a mist softened by German moonlight, and 'snow-coloured Wilis who waltz pitilessly', Gautier, with the assistance of dramatist Vernoy de Saint-Georges, devised a scenario to be realized by choreographers Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot.
Casting a Spell
Giselle is the most influential of all Romantic ballets and has remained firmly at the centre of the classical repertory since its premiere in Paris in 1841. Peter Wright's production for The Royal Ballet has received more than 550 performances since its premiere in 1985. It casts a spell over audiences with its themes of enduring love and supernatural forces, heightened by Wright's sensitive staging and atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane.
Adam and his Score
Astonishingly, Adolphe Adam wrote his score for Giselle in under month. The result is a perfect evocation of the atmosphere of the forest, the strong emotions of the characters and the ghostly world of the Wilis. It is the earliest ballet still performed for which the composer used a structure of musical leitmotifs, where individual characters and themes are represented by recurring musical phrases
From the Human to the Supernatural
Encompassing innocence, pain and boundless compassion, the role of Giselle is a daunting technical test and a unique acting challenge. Act I ranges from her early youthful abandon to the concluding devastating mad scene, while the hypnotic corps de ballet scenes in the otherworldly White Act provides a stunning showcase not only for Giselle but for a host of leading dancers and the entire Company.
Giselle runs from 18 January to 10 February 2014. Tickets are now sold out, except for returns and day tickets, but there will be a live cinema broadcast worldwide on 27 January 2014. Find your nearest cinema.
The production is given with generous philanthropic support from Mrs Aline Foriel-Destezet, Celia Blakey and the Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund.]]>


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Ok here is the deal most of you have probably seen this before but i think whats happening to me is different
I Factory reset my dads pc and as far as i know everything went correctly its a Acer Aspire 5517. my problem is when i start it it shows the acer logo and then goes straight to this
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix this problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next."
3. Click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
Status: 0xc000000f
Info: Windows failed to load because the NLS data is missing, or corrupt.
now if i hit enter it takes me to choose an os to start OR use a tool now if i choose an os to start is just resets and takes me back to the "windows failed to start" screen and if i run the tool it does not find anything.
i used my pc to make a repair disc but when i put it into the other pc nothing happens and yes i changed the load order in Bios to do CD/DVD first
ive been trying to fix this for 2 days and i need some help. thanks!
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Welcome to Sevenforums SOA!
If you created a Repair Disc exactly as stated in this article:
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Then you can try the same method but using a USB:
Boot Windows 7 System Repair Disc from USB Using Grub4Dos
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windows 7 ultimate
Windows Boot manager error 0xc000000f
Reason: Boot Manager is corrupted due to recently installed software or hardware drivers.
1.Perform A Startup Repair. If It dosent help the issue,
2.Restore the system with the backup created earlier.If the backup is not created previously,
3.Reinstall windows with windows installation disc or through usb drive through windows 7 usb/dvd download tool.
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another error
i tried restoring it again and it went through the process and now it says restore failed error code 1117 the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error
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Hello again SOA.
Could you try testing the Hard Drive? Sounds like it could possibly be the problem.
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how do i use seatools once its on the pc like i ran it but then what
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After ive done everything
i finally decided im going to re install windows and hope for the best well the problem is is that the hard disk is failing that was the problem the whole time and i just now figured it out
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I don't know but..
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I measure in it 36-29-37.
I have Bs, and I'm often told that I have an as that looks like it was handcrafted by gods
70 pounds. If I can't see your ribs poking through your skin, then you're morbidly obese.
I kid. Maybe.
70 pounds is too fat.
sammich kek
Salisbury steak
The only time you saw me was at AX in a giant tent of dress, Fatty! Then and at the bonfire.... At night and low lighting.
I'm honestly more at 29.5 inches.. But saying 29 makes me feel better.
Thanks for your input, Campir. Does that include muscle weight? Or do you think women shouldn't have much tone?
Also, all women must be Asian. Otherwise what's the point of even existing?
Noted. Committing suicide in the morning.
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Are they a big waste of tax money? Or a great way to display and publicize various locations and attractions in the city of Fort Myers? Business owners and others have varying opinions about the 244 banners, displayed on light poles around the city. It cost 50-thousand dollars to design, produce and display the banners.
"I am not happy with my tax money being spent this way," said Jack Lurie, owner of Tropical Hardware. "I do not believe people will even really notice the banners. Drivers will whiz by them and they will not even register in their minds. It is not money well-spent."
"I think you have to advertise and let people see the banners time after time," said Skip Mufalli, owner of Toots Dollar Store in downtown Ft. Myers. "It's like a park bench, people will see the ad and they will get it after a period of time. Anything to enhance the look of the city for people who are passing by in their cars."
The banners publicize two-dozen locations and atttractions that are non-profit, such as the Imaginarium, Edison-Ford Winter estates, and various parks in the city.
"It would cost far more than 50-thousand to advertise for each of these 20-plus places, in other media" said Don Paight, dir. of the Redevelopment Agency. "So far, the reaction has been good. We hope that visitors will see the banners, and then seek out more information aobut the places, and hopefully, stop by those places. If they do so, they will perhaps spend money at nearby businesses. The money comes from business property taxes in the various redevelopment districts around the city."
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Great interview. I love this line: "The trend I'll be glad to see the ass of is paleo." On Culinate we have Ms. Dragonwagon's recipe for Raisin-Pumpernickel Bread with a Secret — it's wonderful.
Mark, I confess when I first read the recipe I was puzzled and wished for a weight measurement instead. But here's what I did and it turned out just fine: chopped a hunk of chocolate into approximately 1/2-inch chunks (of course some were smaller, some were larger), which I then placed into a two-cup measuring cup. When I got to the 3/4 cup line, I gave the measuring cup a shake, added a bit more chocolate and proceeded from there.
I used a combination of bittersweet and semisweet.
On Culinate: Simple Pickled Beets.
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2. Fold up the bottom end of the tortilla before rolling the burrito; this will keep the filling tucked in so it doesn't fall out the bottom.
3. Take half of a paper towel and wrap it tightly around the bottom half of the burrito before putting it in the paper bag. The paper towel will help keep the burrito in tact, then can be used as a napkin.
Hope that helps!
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Okay... just a quick update today. I dropped my cell phone this weekend and cracked the screen. Naturally, I didn't buy the insurance since Verizon talked me into buying the fancy indestructible case. So anyway, it's meant a couple days scrambling while I try to get it fixed.
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Also, today happens to be the 15th anniversary of a little film called Free Enterprise, starring William Shatner, directed by our old friend Robert Meyer Burnett, and produced by Mark A. Altman (who also writes the occasional MOS DEF column here at The Bits). So our own Michael Coate has taken the opportunity to do a new interview with Rob and Mark for his latest History, Legacy & Showmanship column. You'll find that here, so we hope you enjoy it! [Read on here...]
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20th Century Fox will release Oculus on Blu-ray and DVD on 8/5. [Read on here...]
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We're closing out the week here at The Bits today with some big announcement news for you Marvel Universe fans, as well as an update on the situation with The Alamo.
But first, our own Bud Elder has turned in a new View from the Cheap Seats column in which he talks about location scouting in his native Oklahoma and takes a look at a great new book on John Wayne. He also spotlights some of the better recent classic film releases on disc from Olive, Twilight and more. By the way, you can listen to quick movie reviews from Bud on 104.5 KRXO radio in Oklahoma City. So don't miss the column and be sure to give Bud's Movie Minute a listen on the radio and online. [Read on here…]


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IBM grafts old AIX 5.3 onto shiny new Power7+ servers
Big Blue stopped selling the venerable AIX 5.3 release of its Unix operating system nearly two years ago and pulled the plug on normal support nearly a year ago, but it lives on atop the new Power7+ servers that the company launched as 2012 came to a close. AIX 5.3, which was probably the most popular release of AIX in the …
Not so sure on this most popular version bit
I'm not so sure about this popular version bit "AIX 5.3, which was probably the most popular release of AIX in the history of IBM's Unix systems", maybe by volume. But as a percentage of the hardware out there, apart from 1.0 being 100% obviously on the old RT6150 style platforms I would say that version 3.x was certianly the one version that outlived its sell by date on many kit and witht hat I would say as a percentage of the IBM hardware at the time that 3.x was the most popular. Yes yes things moved on and your probably right about the 5.x flavours in relation to the tin it runs on. But 3.x flavours just hang around a lot longer than most. Remember that 4.x was a bit more of a culture change and was also the stage when IBM when experimenting with drugs, erm not drugs I mean Itanium and I was looking forward to one day being able to get a nice new cheap AIX box for home. But that came,failed and passed and with that I have still to get a old power system, one day as I just like AIX but hey I'm a sadist who likes there Unix to have a NT style registry :).
It is also worth mentioning that the effort to run 5.3 on 7+ kit would not be much effort as when 7+ was being developed 5.x was probably the bleeding edge in there labs.
One reason for 5.3...
Oracle 9. Simply put, this version of Oracle is still out there is a big way.... and to run it on AIX and stay within Oracle's support matrix, you need version 5.3 of AIX.
I have done many projects migrating people to IBM Power systems, and those running Oracle 9 are stuck with the older OS version, and a much-reduced performance capacity due to limited SMT capabilities compared with AIX versions 6 or 7.
I must admit, it is a great carrot to encourage DB version upgrades, and that is never a bad idea to consider when you are running such old versions!
Re: One reason for 5.3...
Good point.
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P&O Cruises has appointed Founded to its creative account following a four-way competitive pitch process.
P&O Cruises: 'time for you' campaign
Founded will carry out brand development for the cruise line, as well as delivering campaigns across channels including TV, press and digital.
The pitch for the business was announced at the beginning of this month as the cruise brand sought to widen its business across continental Europe. Agencies including Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, which has previously worked with P&O Cruises, also pitched for the business.
The start of this expansion will begin on14 March next year with the maiden voyage of the Britannia, P&O Cruises' newest ship.
It will have a capacity of 3,647 passengers with 15 public decks and a total of 1,837 cabins, comprising 64 suites, 1,313 balcony cabins and 460 inside cabins.
Richard Perry, founding partner of Founded, said: "This is a real heritage brand – steeped in history but about to launch Britain's newest, largest and most design-led ship, Britannia, in March 2015.
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Christopher Edgington, marketing director of P&O, said: "Founded has shown not only the fresh and bold creative thinking we want, but a clear ability to deliver with the passion that we need from a creative partner.
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P&O Cruises is owned by Carnival group. which also owns and operates Cunard and Princess Cruises.
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