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Speaker 1: Don lagadatten le frais de la verte, pas les marchentrie

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le prix, liso d'Or de pafre, suliote, colon de marbre

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eloiz in voyageus curious, vinid goaul parcourreerek in admiracim conteenu

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visital collore sizeu sareter sur renan far sn carberton la

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fo pol aboute de lobge i posuchis saint Belizai de

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la cree Giuratagnennes, Bastien and commerceain Geri observe elois a vecananterere,

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calculee lea veroni filopportunite, dabon proffi e countabianalterie advantages, Bastiat sceptic, converlesitroni,

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nisi saverroconnet trinachetus, potenciel lorsquillon vollenne acotae do Bastian souturn

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elluon and Jean a broonie, Paulis chap jour a lagorade

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the come aventurene explorer portin illreved jour quite attends, pau decouvrille,

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Monde a vaillan naterre de Louis polinfort ill Rosentiernelono camaraderie,

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Elois Sabroucia Lisiu Petia setan f pigia, vardo prepre de

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mondetell an axcellent returns d'en savoir, bastien ferra and bonafere

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sourri lla geomin bionsieur madame ditil message telltreprescius le prix

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a nonce fayi la fair racule and ave pacifisa mondo

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dragnes purtin elisite a bondonis remark callon quilla reghard a

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vic curiosity pe tetropoetill lady Elois viracontas voyage vid degreely

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pisage the goal La vita i imagine de javontoue di

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si lesieu de lonsillnineier raseparol, Elois villo frea marche son

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soutien poultisition de lanfornechend' visi d'avonteur la promise don jour,

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petete voyege ensembles leon to si errentprid'andesier de dicuvrier le monde,

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decida deliede isu giera a Bastien dessilluprist or a benefit,

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Paular's affair, esperance Lois du viennin Chillon fidel Bastien Villen,

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lessons de l'apportunity a quisa contrecre lemes antitya ilois, the

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beaumement professon of a negotia rectelligence IGRAs a lanternsium discret

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de lium ELOPTAINANFM presist an quittan lea goora elois sierra

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lanforquantrel here the said novella disci as a coection, Pauline

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so jour, Saint Bolizello debut de nouvelliplened, the promise belaved

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trouvella forced, the persuvos arrived davontieur so lesie de verdetenne

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les d'u voyege chaquees nonsun care, praierlor premier, grand decision,

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l'ermond cittern a momondanitidu promesse.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another Listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed don le.

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Speaker 1: Goad at ten le frois de l verree yg di person.

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Speaker 3: In the Agaha of Aten, the cold winter air caressed

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the faces of passers.

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Speaker 1: By lenarchancree le prix lisoder de parfreed pison ple.

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Speaker 3: Merchants shouted their prices. The smells of fresh bread and

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spices filled the air.

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Speaker 1: Suliute colon de marbre iloise vayegus curious vini du goul

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parcour re ve ral.

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Speaker 3: Core Under the tall marble columns. It was a curious

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traveler from gold browsed the colorful stalls with restrained admiration.

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Speaker 1: Sizu sareter sur renon fra son caberton la fo de

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lobe iposuti sainnen.

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Speaker 3: Her eyes stopped on a rare amphora, her heart beating,

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both for the beauty of the object and for what

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it symbolized of Artagnan culture.

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Speaker 1: Bastien and comers gueri observe luis a vetere re quercuilli.

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Speaker 3: Bastia. A seasoned merchant observed ill wise with calculated interest.

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Speaker 1: Le vernifilote vantage.

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Speaker 3: He had sniffed out the opportunity for a good profit

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and intended to take advantage of it.

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Speaker 1: Bastia te set con ver ni severus potentisq.

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Speaker 3: Bascia was skeptical of foreigners, but he knew how to

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recognize a potential buyer when he saw one.

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Speaker 1: Acuti de Bastien so lion an je NAPRONI.

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Speaker 3: Beside Bastia, I stood leo, a young apprentice.

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Speaker 1: Poorlie che jour lade te comin aventurie nixcuri.

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Speaker 3: For him, each day at the Algoja was like an

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unexplored adventure.

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Speaker 1: Pourtin ill reve d' jour quite ettene pour decouvrie le monde.

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Speaker 3: Yet he dreamed of one day leaving a tenne to

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discover the world.

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Speaker 1: A voillon lanterre de luis poulon fur ill roustia nlan

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de caemradri.

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Speaker 3: Seeing iloise as interest in the emperor, he felt a

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surge of camaraderie.

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Speaker 1: Elis saproucha lillieu pitia.

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Speaker 3: It was approached, her eyes sparkling.

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Speaker 1: Seten fur pigia. VOI du pi pre.

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Speaker 3: This amper, may I see it more closely?

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Speaker 1: De mond'etel annexe to savoi.

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Speaker 3: She asked, an unfamiliar accent in her.

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Speaker 1: Voice, Bastien ferin bone fere suri la joumont.

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Speaker 3: Bastien, sensing a good deal, smiled broadly.

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Speaker 1: Biensieur, Madame Dtille.

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Speaker 3: Of course, Madam, he said.

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Speaker 1: Miss che quelle tre precieus, but.

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Speaker 3: Know that it is very precious.

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Speaker 1: Le prinnci fayla Ferracuilli.

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Speaker 3: The announced price nearly made her step back ene.

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Speaker 1: Ve pasciu fisa mondo dracen.

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Speaker 3: She did not have enough drag pourtin elisite. However, she

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hesitated to give up el.

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Speaker 1: Re marqueliun quille regard vicuriosity.

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Speaker 3: She noticed Leo, who was looking at her with curiosity.

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Speaker 1: Couetetre pour tilli di.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps he could help her.

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Speaker 1: Elis viverra contasvoege vidic rilipisage du gul la vita aima

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genie de zavonchio luans.

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Speaker 3: Si Ilas told him about her travels, described the landscapes

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of Gaul, inviting him to imagine adventures far from here.

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Speaker 1: Lisieu de lion silinn ne ra citaol.

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Speaker 3: Leoi's eyes lit up at her words.

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Speaker 1: I lois villeu fria marche son soutien poule etisisun de

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lnfor eschen de Ricida venturi la promise d'anjour petete voye gierensands.

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Speaker 3: Ila was offered him a deal her support in acquiring

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the emperor in exchange for tales of adventures and the

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promise of one day perhaps traveling together.

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Speaker 1: Lion tou chi ernpri d'An desiel de di couvrie le

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monde Decida de.

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Speaker 4: Li di.

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Speaker 3: Leo, touched and filled with a desire to discover the world,

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decided to help her.

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Speaker 1: Yu Gierra a bastience de silleu price re deni fique

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poul saffaire esperonqui lois de viennin quillent fidel.

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Speaker 3: He suggested to Bastia that lowering the price would be

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beneficial for their business, hoping that Illoise would become a

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loyal customer.

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Speaker 1: Bastien vollen lussans de la portgniti e quill sa contrequer.

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Speaker 3: Bastien, seeing the sense of the opportunity, reluctantly agreed.

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Speaker 1: Leon angitien ai louis le bon moment por ferson.

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Speaker 3: Leo indicated to Illois the right moment to make her offer.

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Speaker 1: Enigosieur recantile Jean's ygrace a lanterncion discrete de lieu elltainnfort

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a prigiste.

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Speaker 3: She negotiated intelligently, and thanks to leo As discreet intervention,

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she obtained the Emperor at a fair price n.

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Speaker 1: Quito legorras ell It was sierra lanfort corelle here de

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set nouve la dicreci.

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Speaker 3: Leaving the ago haa I was held the emperor against her,

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proud of this new addition to her collection.

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Speaker 1: Poulon sou jour saint bulizelu di bid nouvelle yi pleine

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due promise.

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Speaker 3: For Leo, this day symbolized the beginning of a new

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life full of promise.

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Speaker 1: Di le ve Trouville forced purcivoe re de venteur.

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Speaker 3: He had found the strength to pursue his dreams of adventure.

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Speaker 1: Souleu sier di vere d'etine lis du voillegi chaquel non

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son queer prier le premier gn de Siziu.

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Speaker 3: Under the winter sky of Atennes, the two travelers, each

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in their own heart, made their first big decision.

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Speaker 1: L'aer mond de cite ren conrecrea momondi du promesse.

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Speaker 3: Their worlds had met to create a moment to friendship

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and promise. Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after

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this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French,

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then in English.

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Speaker 1: Legoa, lego, ra legora, the agora, blair, leir lair, the

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are li pason li person li person, the passerby le marchion,

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le marchion, le machion, the merchant, cree creek.

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Speaker 3: To shout, legullin, le gullon, le gullen, the column.

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Speaker 1: Live le live levoes liveoieseur le way yes us.

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Speaker 3: The traveler, continue, continue, continue, restrained, b little little little,

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the star, loan fa lan f loan fa, the Emperor,

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blue portunity, lo portunity, lo portuniti, the opportunity, brinifi brnifernify

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to sniff out ca culli, ca culle caculli, calculated, lebon affair,

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lebona fere, la bona faire, the good deal like curious city,

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like curious city, like curiousity, the curiosity, like amadri, like

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a maraderi, like a maadi, the camaraderie saprocci, saproci, saproucci.

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To approach pitien, petien, pitien, sparkling lexon, lexon lexon the accent,

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Lu Soutien, Lu Soutien, Luia the support, Nigosi, Nigosi, nigos

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ch to negotiate, La arvension, la d'arraventi l'a de voni,

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the intervention, Ducti ductunier to obtain Fier fer Chier Fier

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fier Feer proud Le Collection like collection, legolection, the collection, LaForce, leforce,

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left Force, the Strength, La Promise, La Promise, La Promise,

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the Promise, luciel Viciel Vi Siel the Sky, Le Mo Moon,

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Le MoU Mon, le Mon Moon, the moment, Let me ti,

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let me ti, let me ti, the Friendship.

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