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Choosing to Run

A Memoir

By: Des Linden

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Featuring both the story of an historic, unforgettable win and insight into the life of an indelible champion, Choosing to Run is a truly inspirational memoir from Boston Marathon winner and Olympian Des Linden, sharing her personal story and what motivates her to keep showing up. When Des woke up on April 16, 2018, the morning of the Boston Marathon, it was 39 degrees and raining, with high, gusty winds. The weather didn’t bother her. In fact, she thought it might be a blessing. She was far from peak form—recovering from illness and questioning her running future—and didn’t expect much of herself that day. But as she ticked off mile after mile in the brutal conditions, passing familiar landmarks on the course she knew by heart, something shifted. Opportunity unexpectedly presented itself. Des tapped into her inner strength and remembered all of the reasons she loved to race. Coming off Heartbreak Hill at Mile 22, Des took the lead and never relinquished it, becoming the 2018 Boston Marathon champion and the first American woman to win the race in thirty-three years. Her career has always been defined by tenacity and an independent spirit, stretching back to her first competitive race in San Diego, when she beat better-outfitted, more experienced kids. Des was a two-time All-American at Arizona State University, and as her collegiate years wound down, she decided she wasn’t done with the sport. Des gambled on herself and moved to Michigan to give professional running a try. As she rose through the elite ranks, she became increasingly determined to do things her way in an industry often bound by the status quo. In her first book, readers will learn the story behind that resolve: the way Des trains, the way she thinks, her relationships with other great runners of her generation, and how much she values her family and friends. They’ll read about her deep connection to the most famous marathon in the world, her two very different Olympic experiences, and how she defined new goals and set a world record at the 50-kilometer distance. Most of all, they’ll learn what makes her get up and run every day.

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0593186648

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Choosing to Run

A Memoir

By: Des Linden

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A Memoir

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Defeat Is the Only Bad News

Rwanda under Musinga, 1896–1931

By: Alison Des Forges

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Defeat Is the Only Bad News

Rwanda under Musinga, 1896–1931

By: Alison Des Forges

A Rwandan proverb says “Defeat is the only bad news.” For Rwandans living under colonial rule, winning called not only for armed confrontation, but also for a battle of wits—and not only with foreigners, but also with each other. In Defeat Is the Only Bad News Alison Des Forges recounts the ambitions, strategies, and intrigues of an African royal court under Yuhi Musinga, the Rwandan ruler from 1896 to 1931. These were turbulent years for Rwanda, when first Germany and then Belgium pursued an aggressive plan of colonization there. At the time of the Europeans’ arrival, Rwanda was also engaged in a succession dispute after the death of one of its most famous kings. Against this backdrop, the Rwandan court became the stage for a drama of Shakespearean proportions, filled with deceit, shrewd calculation, ruthless betrayal, and sometimes murder. Historians who study European expansion typically focus on interactions between colonizers and colonized; they rarely attend to relations among the different factions inhabiting occupied lands. Des Forges, drawing on oral histories and extensive archival research, reveals how divisions among different groups in Rwanda shaped their responses to colonial governments, missionaries, and traders. Rwandans, she shows, used European resources to extend their power, even as they sought to preserve the autonomy of the royal court. Europeans, for their part, seized on internal divisions to advance their own goals. Des Forges’s vividly narrated history, meticulously edited and introduced by David Newbury, provides a deep context for understanding the Rwandan civil war a century later.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299281434

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9780299281434

The World's Biggest Book of Brainteasers & Logic Puzzles

By: Norman D. Willis,Paul Sloane,Des Machale,Michael A. DiSpezio,Kurt Smith

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The World's Biggest Book of Brainteasers & Logic Puzzles

By: Norman D. Willis,Paul Sloane,Des Machale,Michael A. DiSpezio,Kurt Smith

What a bargain! At more than 700 puzzle-packed pages, this huge, value-priced collection should keep any solver happy...and busy for a very long time. It contains brain-busting challenges of almost every type: math logic problems for the numerically inclined; absolutely amazing lateral thinking conundrums; really great critical thinking bafflers; and mind-boggling word puzzles. Here's just a small sample of what's inside: The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers. How could this be so? Stumped? That's because it's one man--Grover Cleveland--who was reelected after skipping a term. And that's just an easy warm-up!

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402733720

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Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Bassin d'Essais des Carènes,Office of Naval Research

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Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Bassin d'Essais des Carènes,Office of Naval Research

Vive la Revolution!" was the theme of the Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics held in Val de Reuil, France, from September 17-22, 2000 as more than 140 experts in ship design, construction, and operation came together to exchange naval research developments. The forum encouraged both formal and informal discussion of presented papers, and the occasion provides an opportunity for direct communication between international peers. This book includes sixty-three papers presented at the symposium which was organized jointly by the Office of Naval Research, the National Research Council (Naval Studies Board), and the Bassin d'Essais des CarÃ¨nes. This book includes the ten topical areas discussed at the symposium: wave-induced motions and loads, hydrodynamics in ship design, propulsor hydrodynamics and hydroacoustics, CFD validation, viscous ship hydrodynamics, cavitation and bubbly flow, wave hydrodynamics, wake dynamics, shallow water hydrodynamics, and fluid dynamics in the naval context.

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National Academies Press

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0309254671

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9780309254670

Great Wisconsin Romantic Weekends

By: Christine Des Garennes

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Great Wisconsin Romantic Weekends

By: Christine Des Garennes

Do you want to escape from everyday life's fast pace and spend a romantic weekend with your sweetheart? Author Christine des Garennes reveals the secret places to kindle your romance. Discover 21 very special 3-day itineraries from exclusive, adults-only resorts to hard to find hideaways. Be pampered with double-whirlpool bathtubs and glowing fireplaces, restaurants with great wine lists and soft candlelight, intimate carriage rides, hot air balloons and more.

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Big Earth Publishing

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1931599378

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9781931599375

Arbitrage International Commercial / International Commercial Arbitration

Rapporteur General Pieter Sanders Tome II / Volume II

By: Union Internationale des Avocats

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Arbitrage International Commercial / International Commercial Arbitration

Rapporteur General Pieter Sanders Tome II / Volume II

By: Union Internationale des Avocats

Voici Ie Tome II de l'Arbitrage International Commercial. II y a quatre ans, a 1'occasion du Congres de Paris 1956 de l'Union Internationa1e des Avocats, que Ie premier volume a paru. Le Tome II sera offert par son rapporteur-general, notre confrere Ie Prof. Pieter Sanders, au Congres de Bale, September 1960, et il ne sera pas, nous en sommes convaincus, Ie dernier dans la serie de notre Manuel sur l' Arbitrage International Com mercial. II me semble que nous pouvons etre reconnaissants a tous ceux qui ont bien voulu cooperer a Ia composition de ce Manuel, qui presente un interet primordial pour la pratique de l'arbitrage commercial inter national. Je veux rappeler que Ie premier volume nous offrait deja une description du droit et de la pratique de I'arbitrage dans 16 pays de 1'Europe de I'Ouest et aux Etats-Unis. Le deuxieme volume y ajoute des contributions sur Ie droit et la pratique de 1'arbitrage dans 5 pays de l' Amerique latine et 7 de 1'Europe de l'Est. En vue de I'accroissement des relations economiques entre l'Europe de 1'Ouest et de l'Est et entre 1'Europe d'une part et les deux Ameriques d'autre part, les deux volumes de notre Manuel presentent une source d'information inappreciable. II apparait de plus en plus que la OU se developpe Ie commerce international, l'arbitrage suit. Pour la solution des conflits commerciaux internationaux l'arbitrage s'avere dans beau coup de cas comme la voie la plus indiquee.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401536961

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9789401536967

Take Another Little Piece of My Heart

A Groupie Grows Up

By: Pamela Des Barres

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Take Another Little Piece of My Heart

A Groupie Grows Up

By: Pamela Des Barres

Pamela Des Barres spent the sexual revolution on the ramparts as the celebrated "queen of the groupies" and chronicled her adventures with the high priests of rock in her best seller I'm With the Band. Affectionate, subversive, and funny, it was hailed by The New York Times as representing "something honorable and loving ... about the sexual honesty of modern women." It became an underground classic, an emblematic memoir of the 1960s generation.

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Chicago Review Press

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1569766800

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Water Treatment Membrane Processes

By: Lyonnaise des eaux-Dumez (Firm)

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Water Treatment Membrane Processes

By: Lyonnaise des eaux-Dumez (Firm)

With global demand for water in the 20th century expected to increase ten-fold, this work focuses on the membrane filtration issues for drinking water.

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American Water Works Association

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0070015597

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9780070015593

Pollution in Tropical Aquatic Systems

By: Des W. Connell

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Pollution in Tropical Aquatic Systems

By: Des W. Connell

We have identified a need to draw together knowledge of physiochemical and biological aspects of pollution in tropical aquatic systems. This book results from this and we hope will assist in providing management strategies to protect these systems from pollution effects. In organising the book we have, as far as possible, attempted to cover the range of topics important in understanding pollution in tropical areas. Authors who are expert in their particular fields have been invited to contribute. We recognise that many topics remain uncovered but we hope will serve to assist in identifying these and stimulate interest in this area.

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CRC Press

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1351084321

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Ostinato

By: Louis-Renä Des For?ts

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Ostinato

By: Louis-Renä Des For?ts

Written over an extended period, Ostinato is the long-awaited autobiography of Louis-Renä des For?ts, one of France's most beloved writers. A few sections of this remarkable text have been published in fragments over the years, and then, with some reluctance on the part of the author, as a series of fragments in France in 1997. The ostinato-a persistently repeated musical figure or rhythm-is a continual, stubborn, and essential element of certain musical pieces and of the life that emerges in this book. A series of connected, loosely chronological, imagistic reflections that form an emotional history, Ostinato is neither poetry nor prose. Rather, it is a kind of antibiography, in which the facts of this life are less important than the style in which they are rendered. What is there to tell that matters? Neither history, nor memory, but emotions. It is not the events that make this work possible to understand but the work that gives the life its form and its music. Louis-Renä des For?ts (1918?2000) lived in Paris. He was best known for his novels and poetry and was awarded the Grand Prix National des Lettres for the entirety of his work.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803217188

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9780803217188

An Ecology of Enchantment

A Year in the Life of a Garden

By: Des Kennedy

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An Ecology of Enchantment

A Year in the Life of a Garden

By: Des Kennedy

For the past 36 years, Des Kennedy and his family have lived largely outside their hand-built house in intimate contact with the Earth its creatures, its changing seasons, and its weather patterns. In this charming book s 52 chapters, Kennedybrings readers deep into his garden, week by week, from winter s dormancy to summer s splendor. With histrademark self-effacing humor, the author captures the essence of the gardening experience, exploring his triumphs, failures, mishaps, and occasional magic. Undaunted by setbacks andlusting for the perfect garden, Kennedy takes readers with him on a gardening journey rich with insights and adventures. The effects of devastating snow storms; the slow-food cuisine of rutabagas, parsnips, and carrots; the gardener's inalienable right to dress in rags; the outlandish behaviour and florid oratory induced by flowering poppies these and scores of other topics meander through the book's gardening year alternately informing, inspiring, and amusing.

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Greystone Books Ltd

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155365370X

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9781553653707

Certain Uncertainty

Leading with Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

By: Des Dearlove

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Certain Uncertainty

Leading with Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

By: Des Dearlove

Improve your ability to adapt to an increasingly unpredictable world In Certain Uncertainty, renowned management theorist Des Dearlove delivers an exciting and illuminating discussion of how to build resilience and agility into our lives and businesses. As rapid and foundational change becomes ever more constant, a state of constant disruption increasingly becomes our new normal. Certain Uncertainty collects advice and fresh thinking from accomplished business leaders to help managers and executives navigate contemporary markets. In the book, you’ll find: Ways to structure your business to better respond to constant fluidity and change Discussions of why the concepts of economic and social certainty were always largely illusory Strategies for embracing forward-looking humility that acknowledges uncertainty about what lies around the next corner Thought-provoking insights from leading business experts including Sheree Atcheson, Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman, Paul R. Carlile, Julie Carrier, Kirstin Ferguson, Nathan Furr, Susannah Harmon Furr, Amy Gallo, Matt Gitsham, Ruth Gotian, Mehran Gul, Diane Hamilton, Maja Korica, Marianne W. Lewis, David Liddle, Terence Mauri, Jennifer Moss, Gorick Ng, David Nour, Simone T.A. Phipps, Leon C. Prieto, Ben Pring, Megan Reitz, Wendy K. Smith, Lisa Kay Solomon, Modupe Taylor-Pearce, Tamsen Webster, Ben Whitter, Andrew Winston, and Kai D. Wright An engaging and insightful exploration of a dynamic and ambiguous world that’s increasingly full of surprises, Certain Uncertainty will earn a place on the bookshelves of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries seeking ways to adapt to a world in which sameness and certainty are relics of the past.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394153465

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Studies in Arabic and Islam

Proceedings of the 19th Congress : Halle 1998

By: Union européenne des arabisants et islamisants. Congress,Stefan Leder

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Studies in Arabic and Islam

Proceedings of the 19th Congress : Halle 1998

By: Union européenne des arabisants et islamisants. Congress,Stefan Leder

The volume contains forty-seven contributions dealing with Islamic thought and history, Arabic literature and linguistics. The variety of perspectives and approaches, and the wide range of subject matters constitute a true mirror of European scholarship in Arabic and Islamic studies. The authors who congregated for the 19th congress of the Union Europeenne des Arabisants et Islamisants at Halle come from many European countries including Middle and Eastern Europe. Philosophy and historiography, Arabic inscriptions and belles-lettres, pre-modern and modern history, Islamic law and theology figure among the topics treated in amply documented studies.

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Peeters Publishers

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9042911204

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9789042911208

Bioaccumulation of Xenobiotic Compounds

By: Des W. Connell

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Bioaccumulation of Xenobiotic Compounds

By: Des W. Connell

One of the very few - if not only - books written exclusively related to this topic. This book comprehensively outlines the principles governing the accumulation of chemicals from the environment by organisms. Packed with tables and diagrams, this work reviews the experimental data available on both terrestrial and aquatic systems. It describes methods which are used to predict bioaccumulation of chemicals from their physicochemical properties. It also reviews environmental and other factors influencing bioaccumulation. This text also includes previously unpublished theoretical explanations of several bioaccumulation processes, including food chain biomagnification. Information in this exceptional volume is useful to government officials involved with environmental management, chemists, biologists, consultants working with chemical waste control, researchers, and graduate students.

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CRC Press

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1351087029

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9781351087025

The Quest for the Magic Funnel

By: Des Parunia

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The Quest for the Magic Funnel

By: Des Parunia

What do all school children have in common? Something they often find difficult, frequently dislike and sometimes even hate? The answer is homework of course, and eight year old Emma is struggling desperately with her Maths and times tables in modern day London. But there may be a solution to her problem: An amazingly exciting and at the same time disconcerting adventure begins when a brown hare from Medieval Germany suddenly leaps out of Emmas homework! This lovable furry creature, Albrecht, invites Emma, her little sister Jenny and their beloved bunny rabbit Polo back in time to the famous city of Nuremberg. From here they embark upon a truly tantalysing quest to find the fabled Magic Funnel. This ingenious device ,so legend says, was able to pour knowledge into a pupils head without the need to study or read books! In Nuremberg they meet the citys most famous son, the painter Albrecht Duerer, who becomes their host. On their Quest many famous historical and sometimes even hysterical figures cross their paths, including the Emperor Karl the Great, the villain Eppelein von Gailingen, the inventor of the first globe Martin Behaim and the harlequin Till Eulenspiegel, to name a few. During their adventure the girls have the opportunity to sample local specialties such as Lebkuchen and Nuremberger sausages. They also learn about some of the famous landmarks of the city such as the Deep Well, the Beautiful Fountain and the Spital of the Holy Spirit, and of course the world famous Christmas Market. But will they be able to find the fabled and elusive Nuremberger Funnel and get to use its magical powers? Moreover how will the children get back home if they manage to complete their Quest? The adventures in this book are based on legends and historical figures associated with the medieval town of Nuremberg and are grounded in folk lore.

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1477235140

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The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard

Masterpieces of French Genre Painting

By: Musée des beaux-arts du Canada (Ottawa),Colin B. Bailey,Thomas Gaehtgens,Philip Conisbee,Thomas W. Gaehtgens,National Gallery of Canada,Gemäldegalerie (Berlin, Germany)

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The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard

Masterpieces of French Genre Painting

By: Musée des beaux-arts du Canada (Ottawa),Colin B. Bailey,Thomas Gaehtgens,Philip Conisbee,Thomas W. Gaehtgens,National Gallery of Canada,Gemäldegalerie (Berlin, Germany)

Leading scholars shed light on the development of genre painting in this heavily illustrated volume.

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Yale University Press

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0300099460

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9780300099461

Europe Travelbook

The Guide to Premier Destinations

By: Des Hannigan,Sally Roy,Nia Williams

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Europe Travelbook

The Guide to Premier Destinations

By: Des Hannigan,Sally Roy,Nia Williams

The health care reform debate in the United States raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and quality of health care. Underlying these policy considerations are issues regarding the status of health care as a constitutional or legal right. This book series analyses the constitutional and legal issues pertaining to the right of health care and the power of Congress to enact and fund health care programs. Other topics discussed in this volume include health care price transparency; private health insurance and estimates of individuals with pre-existing conditions which range from 36 million to 122 million; expiration of the health coverage tax credit and how it will affect participants' costs and coverage choices as health reform provisions are implemented; trends, vulnerabilities and recommendations in personal care services; and traditional versus benchmark benefits under medicaid.

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1595083626

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9781595083623

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