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  • The day we’ve been waiting for….

    …has arrived.  This morning we will finally meet with the Pediatric Cardiologist to discuss Young Flanagan’s Atrial Septal Aneurysm.  What it means, what we’ll do, and how we find our “normal” with this new diagnosis.  I feel like life sort of changed when we got that diagnosis a few weeks [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:18am EST
    by Jayne

  • time is funny that way.

    Look at their faces?  It’s joy.  Simple joy.  It snowed.  They are happy. Simple as that.  They see it for what it is, a moment.  Time travels by in moments for them.  They enjoy them or they don’t.  One moment to the next.  Time in a child’s eyes.  What a [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:28pm EST
    by Jayne

  • thankful

    This little prince of mine has me counting my blessings daily.  We went in for lots of procedures on Thursday and came out with a new and improved outlook on life.  Every day is truly a gift just in case you have started to take them for granted! I routinely try [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:52pm EST
    by Jayne

  • run turkey’s run…

    I spy with my little eye… …TURKEY’s… 20 of them in fact!  Run Turkey’s Run! [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:56am EST
    by Jayne

  • Suuuuuuuuuuuuuu—eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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    Here’s what Swine Flu looks like on Day 2… It makes a child who has not taken a nap since 2002…take a nap! Does this not just make you want to scoop him up and hold him?  Ignoring the fact that he has Swine Flu and is highly contagious…look how sweet he [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:48am EST
    by Jayne

  • lovin’ me some chai!

    The talented Lucy Knisley created this fun recipe for Chai on her Art Journal.  I love chai.  The ultimate treat is a Starbuck’s Non-fat Chai Latte with some cinnamon and nutmeg sprinkled ever so lightly among the foamy goodness of the steamed milk!  I love it but it’s so expensive.  [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:57pm EST
    by Jayne

  • Skip To My Lou

    I love this site, Skip To My Lou, have you visited it?  I’ve had the link under “I Visit” ever since I first visited myself – it was love at first sight!  It’s my go-to site when I need some inspiration or a little noggin nudge when I’m searching for [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:22pm EST
    by Jayne

  • it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

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    Preparations are underway or maybe I should say, I’m buried up to my nose in preparations for my upcoming Craft Fair’s.  Here’s a sneak peak at some of the goods.  Of course my regular fabrics will be available too! In between all this Christmas-y stuff, it dawned on me that I [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 1:17pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • another successful season…

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    Young Flanagan added another trophy to his collection yesterday.  His third and most successful  season of soccer with this team has come to a close.  I’m trying to remember how many seasons of soccer he has played now, I want to say this was his seventh season!  Wow! Yesterday we wrapped [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 12:20pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Fee Fi Fo Fum…

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    Is that a zucchini or are you just happy to see me?  Can you believe this?  You turn your back on your garden for a few days and bam – you end up with a baseball bat of a zuke!  I’m thinking of getting all Martha Stewart-y on myself and [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 1:59pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • home again, home again, jiggity jig.

    Hellllllooooooo from the top of Table Rock in Boise, Idaho! Okay, so I’m not really there anymore.  Several weeks have gone by and it’s no longer 85 degrees and sunny like it was in this photo.  Nope!  Had the first frost, wood stove is a roarin’, garden has been harvested, fall [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 11:07am EDT
    by Jayne

  • I’m going on a trip, a very long trip, and I…shall…bring…

    Remember that little ditty?  Well guess what?  I really am going on a trip!  Tomorrow!  All by myself!  It’s going to be a bit of a goat rope – all the traveling, but I’ll get there.  I’m going to Idaho to be with my sisters and do some sisterly-stuff like [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 10:32pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • 13, 19, hut, hut, hike!

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    It’s official, there are two teenagers in this house now!  With the milestone came the very anticipated and unexpected gift of a cell phone!  We have decided to gift our new teen with the latest technology far earlier than we thought we would but she has proven herself ready for [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 10:30am EDT
    by Jayne

  • presto pesto!

    My basil plants are coming along but certainly not producing basil in this type of quantity.  Imagine my surprise yesterday when I went to pick up our CSA at Long Meadow Farm and hear the words, “Pick some basil.”  You don’t have to tell me twice to pick some basil.  [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 4:01pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • catch up…

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    So here’s what I made for the Alewives Fabric Craft Swap.  A couple of belts and watchbands!  It was fun to see all the different things that people made for the swap.  I was lucky enough to call Rhea’s quilt my own for about 5 minutes before someone stole it…but [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 4:58pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Craft Swap tonight!

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    Finished up my project for the Alewives Fabric Craft Swap tonight!  I could tell you about it but then I’d have to kill you!  Well, that might be a little extreme, killing you, but I’d have to at least hold you hostage until the morning – that way you couldn’t [...]
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    Posted: August 14, 2009, 12:41pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • How does YOUR garden grow?

    I love LOVE love being able to walk around outside the house and just snip snip snip the flowers, yes and some weeds too,  until my heart is content! The garden is finally looking more garden-y, we’ve eaten lots of pickling cukes, yellow squash, lettuce and herbs.  The tomatoes are trying [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2009, 9:50pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Happiness!

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    See the white set up there?  Don’t you just LOVE it?  Guess what?!  I own it!  It’s now in my kitchen and slept peacefully last night for the first time in ages, knowing it is loved again!  LOL!  My husband wasn’t quite as excited as I was about this particular [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2009, 11:01am EDT
    by Jayne

  • had myself a nice little saturday

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    I am lucky enough that the Maine Quilts Show is only 10 minutes from my house.  I was able to sneak away for several hours yesterday and take it all in!  I came home very impressed by what people can do with some fabric and thread – sure there were [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 4:39pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Thanks!

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    How cute is this girl?  How could you resist stopping at this adorable little farm stand?!  Beautiful flowers, organic lettuce, fresh mint, lemonade, tea, and kool-aid.  Unfortunately we live on a very busy road that is not conducive to lemonade stands…but one of my daughter’s former teachers stopped and wiped [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2009, 11:34am EDT
    by Jayne

  • Saturday.

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    We were invited to the wedding of a friend last Saturday.  “What to give as a wedding gift?”  was the question that kept rolling through my mind.  This wedding was a first for both the bride and the groom and they are both in their forties (read: a cash gift [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2009, 10:52am EDT
    by Jayne

  • The aforementioned belts…

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    ta da!  They turned out great – I’m wearing this one right now! Decided to make a watchband while I was at it as the current ribbon one I have keeps sliding off my wrist.  This one is staying put and I’m loving it even if I am looking a little [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 5:35pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • rain, rain, go away, come again………..in a few weeks…

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    Thankfully we had a three day respite from the rain, had that not happened I think it’s safe to assume I’d need to be admitted to a mental health ward…somewhere warm and sunny. But now we’re on day two of another patch of rain and I’ve made a reservation at the [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • a break in the rain….

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    ….FINALLY!  First thing on my list?  Get outside and snip, snip, snip!  The rain has pummeled the peonies but I managed to snip some more so I could have happiness in a vase placed strategically throughout the house as we prepare to enter into yet another stretch of rain! Enjoy! [...][...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2009, 5:43pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Lucky me!

    AlewivesGirl picked me of all people to win this fabulous “Summer Peony” fat quarter octet!  I am so excited, I never win anything, I know people who win seem to say that all the time but this is oh so sadly very true!  But this week, my luck changed and  [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 4:28pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Rain, Rain, Go Away!

    UGH!  I’m serious!  Go away!  My heart goes out to the Pacific Northwest people who deal with this kind of weather all year.  If there was any doubt before that I couldn’t survive in Seattle, it’s official now – me no likey rain day after day. Now that’s what I’m talkin’ [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 2:15pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Mr. Microphone

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    Does anybody even remember that Mr. Microphone commercial or am I truly dating myself here?  “Hey good lookin’ we’ll be back to pick you up later!”  Ronco never disappointed! Young Flanagan took to the airwaves last week when we stopped by the 92 Moose studio for a visit.  You might recall [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2009, 10:02pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • it’s going to be one of those days…

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    Today’s a busy day.  One of those days where you hit the ground running and before you know it, it’s over, and you fall into bed ever-so-grateful for that fluffy down comforter and freshly laundered sheets!  Right now I really shouldn’t be taking this chunk of time to sit and [...]
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    Posted: June 04, 2009, 10:40am EDT
    by Jayne

  • Moose A. Moose

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    Excuse me, is that a moose in your front yard?  Why yes it is!  My oldest was doing his homework at the kitchen table yesterday when he said, “Come look at this moose that’s in the front yard!”  I’m thinking, no way is there a moose outside the window at [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2009, 2:12pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • scenes from the weekend

    The long awaited lilacs are here!  Nothing says “spring” like the smell of lilacs drifting into the house through an open window.  My husband has missed the lilacs for the past several years, I’m so glad he’s able to enjoy them this year.  It truly is the little things in [...]
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    Posted: May 25, 2009, 8:42pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • the best part of a deployment?

    Number of comments: 3
    The homecoming! Yes, we’re missing a kid in the photo above, he had a track meet and couldn’t make it.  Dad surprised him and went to the track meet…in the pouring rain…after traveling for three days..sleep a distant memory…and running on nothing but love! Welcome Home Soldier!  We missed you! Table for 5 [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2009, 10:01pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • one mutha of a mother, THAT I am.

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    Cowboy Bob thought it would be a nice touch, the cowboy hat, as he sat through three hours of his brother’s track meet yesterday.  I was able to talk him into leaving his antique cork gun in the car which is a good thing, they didn’t put orange caps on [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2009, 1:45pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Sunday morning

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    I opened a new quart container of Stonyfield Farm Vanilla Yogurt and saw this recipe under the lid for Strawberry Muffins.  Considering I can’t get enough of strawberries and muffins are pretty much a disguise for cake, I pulled out the mixing bowl and off I went. Strawberry Muffins 1 c. all-purpose [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 2:35pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • A perfect 10!

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    Ten years ago, we brought this little guy home from the hospital. Never in a million years could I have guessed what life would be like ten years down the road. But when you break it all down, one thing is for sure……………….he’s ALL boy! This was one of his favorite birthday gifts, [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2009, 8:27pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • The layout has straightened out!

    And not a moment too soon! Oh man, I barely had a hair left on my head after all the stress the lack of format was causing me. Oh it’s good to be back ladies and gents…. [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2009, 7:37pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Question for ya!

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    I am pulling my hair out over a technical glitch I seem to be experiencing.  When I view my blog, it shows up in a strange format – kind of like everything is lined up on the left. Let me know if you are seeing it this way as well? The kind [...]
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    Posted: April 25, 2009, 11:18am EDT
    by Jayne

  • time warp

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    If you’ve ever stayed in the hospital with one of your children then you know what I mean by time warp. It truly is one.  Life seems to stand still while you are in there and when you do finally get out, you expect it to pick up right where [...]
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    Posted: April 13, 2009, 11:15pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Remember me?

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    The blog owner?  Yep, still here.  Had a great time with my sisters followed by a very scary day last Monday, the day after my sisters departed.  Young Flanagan has either been having focal seizures or has had a TIA.  Needless-to-say, the past week has been a blur of ER [...]
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    Posted: April 06, 2009, 8:51pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Happy Spring!

    Spring has arrived - thought it would never arrive.  The sun is out, the mud is here, and April is just around the corner. The renovations continue…the mudroom is done, just need to clean it up and put it back together!!!  Laundry room is halfway there….  Oh well! The sisters arrive tomorrow [...]
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    Posted: March 23, 2009, 12:50pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • really should be doing other things…

    but how can I not stop what I’m doing when I see this free pattern and whip one up for myself?!  I changed it up a bit by making the bag a little bigger and the strap longer.  Note to self, it’s okay to make the bag bigger but the [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2009, 12:05pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • shelf love

    I am in love.  With my new shelves.  How can you NOT love them, just look at them.  Aren’t they great?  It’s like they were meant to be there.  I can hardly wait to finish the trim and edging in there so I can fill those happy little shelves with [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2009, 11:09am EDT
    by Jayne

  • still here, just wicked busy

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    Knee-deep in renovating the mud room and the laundry room, a surprise I really hope my husband likes when he returns from Afghanistan.  Shhhhhhh! Of course nothing puts the fire under you to renovate like upcoming house guests!  Both my sisters are flying in for a little fun in muddy Maine [...]
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    Posted: March 15, 2009, 7:15pm EDT
    by Jayne

  • Icicles.

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    A familiar site around these parts lately, icicles.  Not your everyday icicles though, these are weapons.   Daggers.   Four foot long glass swords, waiting for the right moment to impale you as you innocently pass by. Yesterday was a good day to be inside.  The sun was shining and the thaw [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 10:25am EST
    by Jayne

  • show and tell….

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    Our weekend in Vermont. We toured the Ben & Jerry’s Factory while my oldest participated in his weekend introduction to college life and the military.  I don’t think Ben & Jerry’s has come up with a name for that yet but if I had to pack it all neatly into a [...]
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    Posted: March 03, 2009, 12:23pm EST
    by Jayne

  • keepin’ it short & sweet. I promise.

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    Sorry.  That was long.  I know.  But what can I say?  I heart the 80’s! LOOK at what I found yesterday! I am love love LOVING this fabric and can’t wait to turn it into SOMETHING!  Most likely a bag.  I feel a spring poise comin’ on, don’t you?! Off for a roadtrip [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2009, 10:53am EST
    by Jayne

  • Michael Jackson’s got nothin’ on MY boy!

    ‘Cept maybe a few really great tunes!  But I must say The King of Pop, Wacko Jacko, and his glove definitely shares some common wardrobe interests with my boy - and I’m pretty sure my guy could give Jacko a run on the dance floor! I Said You Wanna Be Startin’ [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 11:58pm EST
    by Jayne

  • compare and contrast

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    First shot was taken in October on a nice fall day.  Look at that blue sky! The second shot was taken this morning after waking up to an additional 16″ of snow that fell overnight.  And yes, look at that gray sky! Same view for the most part, right outside my living [...]
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    Posted: February 23, 2009, 10:05pm EST
    by Jayne

  • Rice on the ready

    Just have to sing a little praise for this rice.  I found it at Whole Foods recently, along with frozen brown rice, and am so thrilled about it.  I am famous for starting dinner and then realizing five minutes from serving time that I have forgotten to cook the rice!  [...]
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    Posted: February 22, 2009, 2:03pm EST
    by Jayne

  • Autism In Maine

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    I have to admit, I cried when I saw this.  This display was located at the entrance to the 4th Annual Maine Autism Resource Fair in Augusta, Maine this past October.   Each flag symbolizes a child with autism, age 3-21, in the State of Maine.  My son is represented [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 8:52pm EST
    by Jayne

  • No guys in the fishbowl!

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    Exhibit A:  The guy Exhibit B:  Poor Fishy with his new roommate My littlest valentine decided recently that this guy would be better off wet, face down in the slimy blue gravel of the fishbowl and taking up residence with Fishy.  Of course right away, he wanted him back, signing “help!” and [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 11:26am EST
    by Jayne
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