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Alex Wermer-Colan

@alexwermercolan.bsky.social
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writer, editor, dramaturg, translator | academic director of @tudigitalscholars.bsky.social, executive director @phillywireless.bsky.social, managing editor @proghist.bsky.social

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Philly Community Wireless @phillywireless.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With PhillyWisper and The Lighthouse 1983, we installed an access point and directional panel to reach much of the Somerset community in North Philadelphia! It’s through on-the-ground work like this installation that we aim to advance our mission to deliver free internet for all Philadelphians.
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Programming Historian @proghist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just published! A new lesson by Kiran Mohammadi-Williams: doi.org/10.46430/phen0135 Thanks to @winnieepm.bsky.social and John P.T. Moore for their reviews, and to @semantic-noodles.bsky.social + @alexwermercolan.bsky.social for editing.
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Creating and Hosting Basic IIIF Images and Manifests Using GitHub
This lesson demonstrates how to display and share image files on the web using the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) and Github Pages. After explaining how to create and host...
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Philly Community Wireless @phillywireless.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Since 2020, @alexwermercolan.bsky.social has led our work building community-controlled networks in North Philly. Alex’s dedication has turned PCW from a small, volunteer-led pilot, to a burgeoning organization that serves tens of thousands of Philadelphians with free internet. Thank you Alex!
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Laura McGrath @lbmcgrath.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Happy to see MIDDLEMEN reviewed in the Financial Times! “Extensively researched. . . There is plenty here for readers curious about the sociology or economic of literature - or for those who just appreciate a bit of literary gossip.”
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Middlemen by Laura B McGrath — literature’s power brokers
An insider’s look at publishing argues that literary agents have shaped genres, global reputations and the economics of modern fiction
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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I must’ve been going to the wrong libraries all my life.
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Lauren Tilton @nolauren.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
An honor to serve as @ach.bsky.social co-President with Andy Janco! I've been around since 2018 (through COVID and other major challenges). A quick look back and forward. 🧵
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Philly Community Wireless @phillywireless.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Watch our webinar with Technology Learning Collaborative: “Internet Landscapes: Pathways to Expanding Public & Community Internet” — now on YouTube. Learn about our community internet model, resources for action in your own community, and how to get involved with PCW. Link in our Linktree! 📶
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
That's a wrap on #ACH2026 💛 Endless thanks to our 2026 conference organizers, who made it all happen 👇 @alexwermercolan.bsky.social @fronteriza956.bsky.social @grubstreetwomen.bsky.social @jajrk.bsky.social Andrew Janco @estene.bsky.social
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
As we begin to wrap up the afternoon we're asking for feedback from participants at #ACH2026. Please tell us what worked, what didn't, and what you'd like to see change. Find our post-conference survey here: buff.ly/6PUPsVY
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ACH2026 Feedback
Please take a few minutes to let us know how #ACH2026 went for you. / Por favor tome unos minutos para dejarnos saber su impresión sobre #ACH2026
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Welcome to Day 3 of #ACH2026 🎉 Our final day on Zoom runs sessions at 10AM, 11:30AM, and 1PM ET, with papers and panels throughout. Then the ACH Care Fair at 2:30, and a closing dance party on WorkAdventure.
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Susan Stryker @susanstryker.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“Just as monstrous and mutant algae invade the lagoon of Venice … in the field of social ecology, men like Donald Trump are permitted to proliferate freely, like another species of algae, taking over entire districts of New York.” —Félix Guattari, 1989
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🎤 Keynote 2 with Maria José Afanador-Llach, Practices and Values in Digital Humanities, Perspectives from Latin America in a Global Context. Live interpretation provided. Find the Zoom link in the program schedule on conftool or in today's Day 2 email.
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Welcome to Day 2 of #ACH2026 🌎 Today brings our keynote from Maria José Afanador-Llach at 1PM ET, plus papers, lightning talks, roundtables, and alt format sessions. Many presentations rethink our tools and methods to build more just futures. 🧵👇
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Carmen Thong @carmenthong.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A super fun element to the ACH conference every year! #ACH2026
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Alex Wermer-Colan @alexwermercolan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#ACH2026 is off to a great start with live Spanish interpretation for our Keynote + a panel, thanks to our conf team @fronteriza956.bsky.social @jajrk.bsky.social @grubstreetwomen.bsky.social @apjanco.bsky.social @winnieepm.bsky.social @estene.bsky.social @regan008.bsky.social @veritas44.bsky.social
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Cynthia Heider @cynthiaheider.com · 24/06/2026
The #ACH2026 Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub is happening! This free event runs through Friday at Penn. More info at www.library.upenn.edu/events/ach-2.... Thankful for our wonderful volunteers! @ach.bsky.social
A woman in a pink shirt and a man in a green shirt sit behind an event sign-in table in the entranceway of Van Pelt Library at the University of Pennsylvania. A sign in an easel next to them reads in part: "Welcome! Association for Computing and the Humanities, ACH 2026 Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub at Penn"
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pam lach @plach.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Excited to share this project w my v dear friend @emgrumbach.bsky.social at #ACH2026: Digital Humanities & Liberatory Friendship: An Anti-Management [Living] Manifesto. It's an ongoing convo on using friendship as a method for resisting the neoliberal university. Join us! tinyurl.com/anti-managem...
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Digital Humanities and Liberatory Friendship: An Anti-Management [Living] Manifesto
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Last call to register for #ACH2026! Join us virtually June 24–26 for 70+ presentations on DH, transnationalism, and solidarity. Live English/Spanish interpretation will be provided for the keynote and select sessions. Registration closes June 21 at 11:59 pm CDT
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ACH 2026 – ACH Membership
Conference Focus: Emergence/ia
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
¡Último llamado #ACH2026! Acompáñanos del 24 al 26 de junio para +70 presentaciones sobre HD, transnacionalismo y solidaridad. Habrá interpretación en vivo inglés/español para las ponencias magistrales y algunas sesiones. Último día de inscripción, 21 de junio.
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ACH 2026 – ACH Membership
Conference Focus: Emergence/ia
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
rare acceptable wordshirt up with PUBLIC GOODS and pink
PINK shirt with PUBLIC GOODS from pagewings.com 

PublicRadio
PublicLibraries
PublicLands
PublicTransit
PublicTelevision
PublicParks
PublicEducation
PublicArt
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pam lach @plach.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Hey SoCal #DigitalHumanities peeps! The good folks at UCI's Digital Humanities Exchange are organizing an #ACH2026 regional hub focused on community-building + imagining potential future collabs. We're gathering Monday 6/29 F2F/zoom for a post-conference discussion✨ ach2026.ach.org/en/hubs/#hub...
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Regional Hubs
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Just over a week left to register for #ACH2026! Join us virtually June 24–26 for 70+ presentations on DH, transnationalism, and solidarity, with keynotes by Laura Gonzales and Maria José Afanador-Llach. Registration closes June 21: buff.ly/uXOU1lR Program: buff.ly/cs2h5pm
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ACH 2026 – ACH Membership
ACH 2026 explores how we create and collaborate through moments of exigency in a bilingual, virtual conference. In Spanish, emergencia can mean both "emergence" and "emergency." This dual meaning…
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Alex Wermer-Colan @alexwermercolan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is the last week to register for #ACH2026! Check out our program schedule for more: ach2026.ach.org/en/program/
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Program
Full chronological program for ACH 2026 — sessions, papers, keynotes. Times shown in CDT with toggle for ET, PT, BRT, UTC, or your local timezone. Filter by topic, day, or session.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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Center for Digital Humanities @princetoncdh.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Neighbors maintain a free broadband network in Philadelphia — @phillywireless.bsky.social — that now serves 7,600+ users. Read about the six-year project to build community-supported infrastructure in the latest Debates in DH volume from @uminnpress.bsky.social cdh.princeton.edu/blog/2026/06...
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New Publication Details Cooperative Broadband and Community-Supported Infrastructure
New Publication Details Cooperative Broadband and Community-Supported Infrastructure
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Cynthia Heider @cynthiaheider.com · 01/06/2026
Penn is excited to host a free in-person Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub for the #ACH2026 conference, featuring watch parties, a DH Happy Hour, a Lightning Talks session, a #DHMakes space, a sticker & trinket exchange, and more! RSVP at www.library.upenn.edu/events/ach-2.... We hope to see you there!
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Association for Computers and the Humanities 2026 Regional Hub
The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) will hold ACH 2026, a virtual conference, from June 24-26, 2026. Penn Libraries will serve as a Regional Hub for the conference, providing a spac...
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pam lach @plach.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Looking for a low-cost, virtual #DigitalHumanities learning opp? There's still space in our #ACH2026 pre-conference workshops: 1) DH Pedagogy Studio: Creative & Critical Assignment Design 2) Get Started Preserving your Web Content & Data 3) Envisioning DH at your Teaching-Focused Institution
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Pre-Conference Workshops
Low-cost virtual pre-conference workshops for ACH 2026, June 22-23, 2026. Topics include DH pedagogy, web archiving, and DH at teaching-focused institutions.
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Alan Liu @alanyliu.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Announcing the release of the online, open-access edition of _Critical Infrastructure Studies & Digital Humanities_ (in Debates in DH series): dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/projects/cri.... Editors: Alan Liu, Urszula Pawlicka-Deger, James Smihties @jamessmithies.bsky.social). Print ed. appeared January 2026
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Critical Infrastructure Studies and Digital Humanities | Debates in the Digital Humanities
This volume reimagines the digital humanities (DH) through the expanding field of critical infrastructure studies as it explores how DH builds on and extends the field’s theories and technologies. Inc...
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Alex Wermer-Colan @alexwermercolan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We're one month out until our virtual conference, #ACH2026 taking place June 22-26! We're hosting 2 days of pre-conference workshops, and 3 days of conference sessions, with two amazing keynotes and over 70 papers. You can check out our program and register on our website: ach2026.ach.org/en/
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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Got a behind the scenes tour of Temple University’s BookBot and I loved it
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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A good excuse for me to continue reposting on the event itself. Pre-conference workshops June 22-23: ach2026.ach.org/en/workshops/ Keynotes and sessions June 24-26: ach2026.ach.org/en/ Still time to register for any and all.
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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
If you'll be attending #ACH2026 please consider volunteering to help keep things running smoothly! Looking for help moderating, overseeing technical issues in sessions, and with work adventure. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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ACH 2026 Conference Volunteers Sign Up
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the ACH 2026 conference! The conference will run from June 24-26. Please fill in the information below so that we can add you to the list of volunteers....
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
¡El programa de #ACH2026 ya está listo! ach2026.ach.org/en/schedule/ Acompáñenos virtualmente del 24 al 26 de junio en más de 70 presentaciones sobre humanidades digitales, transnacionalismo y solidaridad en las Américas. Inscripción abierta hasta el 17 de junio.
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Program
Full chronological program for ACH 2026 — sessions, papers, keynotes. Times shown in CDT with toggle for ET, PT, BRT, UTC, or your local timezone. Filter by topic, day, or session.
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The #ACH2026 program is now available! buff.ly/Wtmsofy Join us virtually June 24–26 for 70+ presentations on DH, transnationalism, and solidarity (especially in the Americas). Registration is open through June 17 buff.ly/3QFYlOS
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Schedule
Please see below the schedule for ACH 2026. Please note the schedule is set at Central Standard Time (CST).
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Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
“…hallucinated references disproportionately assign credit to already prominent and male scholars, suggesting that LLM-generated errors may reinforce existing inequities in scientific recognition…” 🧪 arxiv.org/abs/2605.07723
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LLM hallucinations in the wild: Large-scale evidence from non-existent citations
Large language models (LLMs) are known to generate plausible but false information across a wide range of contexts, yet the real-world magnitude and consequences of this hallucination problem remain p...
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Registration for #ACH2026 is open!: members.ach.org/civicrm/even.... We’re thrilled to welcome two amazing keynote speakers: Dr. Laura Gonzales and Dr. Maria José Afanador-Llach. Learn more: ach2026.ach.org/en/keynote/ Full program coming next week!
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Laura McGrath @lbmcgrath.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
MIDDLEMEN: LITERARY AGENTS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICAN FICTION is out today! Today marks the culmination of a decade's worth of work on this project: I conducted my first interview in fall of 2016. I'm so thrilled to share it with you.
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Laura McGrath @lbmcgrath.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
🍸Book Launch!!!🍸 Join me on April 30 at 7pm at McNally Jackson Seaport, where I'll be celebrating my book, MIDDLEMEN: LITERARY AGENTS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICAN FICTION, in conversation with @ghoward1950.bsky.social! RSVP Here: www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/laura-...
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Patrick Iber @patrickiber.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Your humble servant has a written a book about the social science of poverty in Cold War Latin America and the contexts that shaped its creation, from international sources like the Ford Foundation to dictatorships across the region. The book is in production and will be ready at the end of 2026
Book cover shows an alleyway in a Rio favela, the black and white photo has been given a bluish tinge; my name is upper left, the title of the book "Poverty of the Imagination" is at lower left and at right, in reddish text is the subtitle "The Cold War and the Social Science of Development in Latin America"
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Aarthi Vadde @aarthivadde.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We the Platform is available for preorder with the discount code CUP20 if you order directly from the press! cup.columbia.edu/book/we-the-... A thread on the argument below:
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We the Platform | Columbia University Press
Web 2.0 gave us the online world as we know it today. Popularized in 2004, it redefined the internet as social, a “platform” for self-expression and data... | CUP
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.
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Philly Community Wireless @phillywireless.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Together with Ben Saracco of Rowan University, we helped build out the IDEA Center’s Wi-Fi in Camden! If your organization needs Wi-Fi or other technical support and is interested in our consulting services, reach out to us at info@phillycommunitywireless.org.
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Christof S. 🇪🇺 @christof.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026
The Digital Humanities Awards 2025 are open for voting!! Check out all the nominated resources here: dhawards.org/dhawards2025/voting And remember to vote before April 17, 2026! #DigitalHumanities #Awards #Vote #Projects #Visualisation #Resource #DH_for_fun #DHAwards
Screenshot of the start page of the "Digital Humanities Awards".
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Melanie Walsh @mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Whoa. "[F]inetuning exclusively on Haruki Murakami's novels unlocks verbatim recall of copyrighted books from over 30 unrelated authors...Our findings offer compelling evidence that model weights store copies of copyrighted works." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Alignment Whack-a-Mole : Finetuning Activates Verbatim Recall of Copyrighted Books in Large Language Models
Frontier LLM companies have repeatedly assured courts and regulators that their models do not store copies of training data. They further rely on safety alignme
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
W/ more attn on data centers, I'm appreciating old-school rsch on telecom + data infrastructure - eg, Stephen Graham + Simon Marvin's work from the 90s, Kate Ascher's + Kazys Varnelis's + Andrew Blum's work from the mid-aughts, Michael Chen's cell infrastructure work fm ~2010...
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Schedule and Readings – Urban Media Archaeology 2011
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Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio @ Temple University @tudigitalscholars.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Ever wanted to make your own paper? In this workshop on Thursday, 3/19 from 12:00-1:00pm, we’ll explore how 3D-printed molds and laser-cut stencils can expand traditional papermaking practices. Register at charlesstudy.temple.edu/event/16110988 and be ready to get your hands in some pulp!
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Papermaking with Molds
In this workshop, we’ll explore how 3D-printed molds and laser-cut stencils can expand traditional papermaking practices. After a brief demonstration, you'll have the chance to...
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Alex Wermer-Colan @alexwermercolan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
earlier this year I had the pleasure to join Esther Jang of @seattlecommunitynetwork.org and Monique Tate at Community Tech New York on a Benton Institute webinar about community networks as sites of learning. Check out the recording, it was a great conversation
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