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Kiril Avramov

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Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, Non-Resident Fellow to the Intelligence Studies Project @LBJ School of Public Affairs.

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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 19h
How does a smaller intelligence service gain leverage over a more powerful partner? If you want to find out how this shapes intelligence cooperation, check out how Bianca L. Adair and I explore it in our forthcoming edited volume. www.routledge.com/Comparative-...
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I wouldn't say that it is necessarily a bargain, but Killing in the name of the state, the book I co-edited with @avramovok.bsky.social on state-sponsored assassinations is now half price on the Lynne Rienner website. www.rienner.com/title/Killin...
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Lynne Rienner Publishers | Killing in the Name of the State State Sponsored Assassination in International Politics
Lynne Rienner Publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cutting-edge, high quality scholarly and academic books and journals in politics, social sciences, and the hu...
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Honored and grateful to everyone who attended my LBJ School talk, “Assassination as Statecraft" this past Wednesday. Speaking to a packed Bass Hall was thrilling and humbling. For more on the topic: "Killing in the Name of the State" with Luca Trenta and "Ladders of Escalation" with Adam Hanzel.
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I appreciated the opportunity to offer comments to the Chilean daily Diario El Mercurio for José Tomás Tenorio Labra’s article titled “Targeted, High-Profile Assassinations: The ‘Shadow War’ Being Waged by Ukraine and Russia" about assassinations as statecraft. digital.elmercurio.com/2026/07/05/A
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Beyond thrilled to share that the official listing is now live for our forthcoming edited volume, Comparative Foreign Intelligence Services: Framing Policy and Threat Perception, with Bianca L. Adair, published by Routledge in the Studies in Intelligence series! www.routledge.com/Comparative-...
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Comparative Foreign Intelligence Services: Framing Policy and Threat Perception
This edited volume develops a comparative theory of post-Cold War intelligence liaison between the US intelligence community and its international counterparts. It presents the US perspective on these...
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Thrilled to announce that I have been awarded The Eyes of Texas Excellence Award for 2026! This honor recognizes outstanding contributions faculty have made to students' lives at UT Austin. This award is a very pleasant surprise and I look forward to continuing to support the Longhorns!
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I'm excited to share that our new book with the talented Adam Hanzel, "Ladders of Escalation: Flexible Modeling in Comparative Cases of the State-Sponsored Targeted Killings," is now available for pre-order on Springer Nature's and Amazon's websites! www.amazon.com/Ladders-Esca...
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Ladders of Escalation: Flexible Modeling in Comparative Cases of the State-Sponsored Targeted Killings (SpringerBriefs in International Relations)
Ladders of Escalation: Flexible Modeling in Comparative Cases of the State-Sponsored Targeted Killings (SpringerBriefs in International Relations) [Hanzel, Adam, Avramov, Kiril] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Ladders of Escalation: Flexible Modeling in Comparative Cases of the State-Sponsored Targeted Killings (SpringerBriefs in International Relations)
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Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism @jpict.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
We've got some great new intel books available for review here at JPICT, including books by @chekistmonitor.bsky.social, @lucatrenta.bsky.social & @avramovok.bsky.social. Please get in touch with @melaniebrand.bsky.social if you're interested in writing a review for us. 1/3
https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487548926https://www.rienner.com/title/Killing_in_the_Name_of_the_State_State_Sponsored_Assassination_in_International_Politics
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Yay!
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Interested in the use of chemical and biological weapons in assassination and how to investigate it? May I recommend two excellent chapters (by Glenn Cross and Richard Beedham, and by @dankaszeta.bsky.social) in the volume I co-edited with @avramovok.bsky.social. www.rienner.com/title/Killin....
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Lynne Rienner Publishers | Killing in the Name of the State State Sponsored Assassination in International Politics
Lynne Rienner Publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cutting-edge, high quality scholarly and academic books and journals in politics, social sciences, and the hu...
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I'm thrilled to share that our paper with Jan Černý (Prague University of Economics and Business) and Liladhar Pendse (University of California, Berkeley) is published. A multi-stage, agentic LLM workflow built for the complexity of the CIA FOIA Reading Room: www.emerald.com/el/article-a...
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
My copy has finally arrived. I'm told contributors' copies are on the way. Thanks again to @avramovok.bsky.social, all the contributors, and @lynneriennerpub.bsky.social.
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Thanks @dankaszeta.bsky.social. @avramovok.bsky.social and I are grateful to have you on board.
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Coming soon and we can't wait. Congratulations, @lucatrenta.bsky.social and @avramovok.bsky.social!
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Alright, alright, alright! The Christmas presents have arrived early this year!
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
New! How do governments approach, understand, & even justify assassination? What methods have been used historically, and how do they differ from current practice? Dig into these questions and more with Killing in the Name of the State by @lucatrenta.bsky.social and Kiril Avramov! shorturl.at/Ma0N8
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Lynne Rienner Publishers | Killing in the Name of the State State Sponsored Assassination in International Politics
Lynne Rienner Publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cutting-edge, high quality scholarly and academic books and journals in politics, social sciences, and the hu...
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The book @avramovok.bsky.social and I co-edited is finally available. For the UK, you can purchase here: www.scriptbooks.co.uk/57544/killin...
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
It's out! Truly a wonderful book, full of useful new insights. A groundbreaking contribution to the field of Intelligence Studies by so many of our favorite scholars. www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...
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Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention
Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention - Kindle edition by Long, Magda, Cormac, Rory, Lester, Genevieve, Stout, Mark, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Cormac, Rory, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Rogg, Jeffrey P., Long, Magda, Stout, Mark, Munier, Marco, Stoltz, William A., Wegener, Jens, Wagner, Steven, Haas, Melinda, McGarr, Paul M., Nader, Philippe B., Goncalves, Joanisval B., Ozcan, Nihat A., Bezci, Egemen, O'Brien, Kevin A., Aina, Folahanmi, Mathers, Jennifer, Avramov, Kiril, Richterova, Daniela, Rendek, Peter, Schovanek, Radek, Blancke, Stephan, Castro, Sara B.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention.
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
How cool - it is also available as an Audible Audiobook! It certainly will be a new experience to listen to my own chapter being read by a professional narrator 🙂 www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...
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Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention
Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention - Kindle edition by Long, Magda, Cormac, Rory, Lester, Genevieve, Stout, Mark, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Cormac, Rory, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Rogg, Jeffrey P., Long, Magda, Stout, Mark, Munier, Marco, Stoltz, William A., Wegener, Jens, Wagner, Steven, Haas, Melinda, McGarr, Paul M., Nader, Philippe B., Goncalves, Joanisval B., Ozcan, Nihat A., Bezci, Egemen, O'Brien, Kevin A., Aina, Folahanmi, Mathers, Jennifer, Avramov, Kiril, Richterova, Daniela, Rendek, Peter, Schovanek, Radek, Blancke, Stephan, Castro, Sara B.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention.
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
@lucatrenta.bsky.social and @avramovok.bsky.social's upcoming book, "Killing in the Name of the State," is available for pre-order on Amazon. This looks absolutely fascinating! www.amazon.com/Killing-Name...
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Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics
Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics [Trenta, Avramov] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Available to pre-order on Amazon
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Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics
Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics [Trenta, Avramov] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
We are really looking forward to this December 2025 release by our own @avramovok.bsky.social and @lucatrenta.bsky.social . Well done to you both!
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Thinking of Christmas shopping already? Let me help you. New edited volume with @avramovok.bsky.social is out in December with Lynne Rienner. www.rienner.com/title/Killin...
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Forthcoming December 2025/325 pages, with @lucatrenta.bsky.social !
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
‘The UK government should build expertise surrounding assassinations; a process that is emerging in academia, but needs to be better connected to government and society.’ Latest for @rusi.bsky.social with @avramovok.bsky.social and @mattlevitt.bsky.social. www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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For the UK Government, it is Time to Take State-Sponsored Assassinations Seriously
Iran’s employment of assassination demands the UK build expertise and channel it into action.
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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
'The regime will likely seek to avenge the death of the many senior leaders killed and the damage done to its nuclear and ballistic missile programs' write @avramovok.bsky.social, @mattlevitt.bsky.social sky.social and @lucatrenta.bsky.social in the latest RUSI Commentary.
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For the UK Government, it is Time to Take State-Sponsored Assassinations Seriously
Iran’s employment of assassination demands the UK build expertise and channel it into action.
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Cool results & insights from our new "forensic reading" method for extracting unclassified intelligence files and spy fiction using a combination of NLP and AI methods are coming soon! Exciting!
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
What a fantastic, creative buzz within my research group (DH Research Group #1 | AI Safety and Security in Digital Humanities) this summer! I look forward to publishing some of our new research results soon. Kudos to Thorsten Ries, Steph Buongiorno, PhD, Adam Hanzel, and Hiba Farouqi!
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I'm excited that the fruit of our joint endeavor with @lucatrenta.bsky.social and a select number of very talented researchers is in its final phase. Pre-order, or ask your library to get a copy here: tinyurl.com/4p9u83ap
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2025 “Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship on Intelligence: tinyurl.com/3c2tfs2e
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“Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship - Intelligence Studies Project
"Bobby R. Inman Award" for Student Scholarship Overview The Inman Award competition is designed to recognize outstanding research and writing by students at the undergraduate or graduate levels on top...
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Forthcoming volume in December with @lucatrenta.bsky.social www.rienner.com/title/Killin...
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Lynne Rienner Publishers | Killing in the Name of the State State Sponsored Assassination in International Politics
Lynne Rienner Publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cutting-edge, high quality scholarly and academic books and journals in politics, social sciences, and the hu...
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Magda Long @magslong.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
@rorycormac.bsky.social @dvanp.bsky.social @markstout.bsky.social Gen Lester and I are super grateful to our amazing group of contributors working with us on this project - 20 substantive chapters!! We learned so much about #covertaction outside of the anglosphere! Coming out in December 🎄🎉
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Rory Cormac @rorycormac.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I’m really proud of this. We’re breaking down the US-centric approach of “covert action” to explore the phenomenon of unacknowledged interference in international relations. The CIA dominates the history books; Russia today’s headlines… but lots of states, past and present, have been up to it
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I'm excited about the upcoming volume from Georgetown University Press: press.georgetown.edu/Book/Covert-..., and I am honored to have contributed!
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Call for papers
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
What a wonderful new collection of articles and scholars in the latest issue of Journal of Intelligence History! Celebrating many of our SIH authors, including: Francesca Akhtar, Richard Aldrich, @avramovok.bsky.social , Brian Cuddy, Christopher Moran, & many more. www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas...
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Great news, our Journal of Intelligence History Issue 1/2025 is out!… | Thomas Wegener Friis
Great news, our Journal of Intelligence History Issue 1/2025 is out! Skillfully edited by Shlomo Shpiro and Dr Samantha Newbery FSyI. All members of the International Intelligence History Association...
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Yes!!! Already pre-ordered and can't wait for the good read. Congratulations, @lucatrenta.bsky.social!
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Congratulations, @avramovok.bsky.social and @lucatrenta.bsky.social! We can't wait to read this.
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
It's a special day! After two years, @lucatrenta.bsky.social & I submitted our edited volume, “Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassinations in International Politics.” Thanks to all contributors and Lynne Rienner Publishers. Awaiting peer review and hope to see it in print soon!
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Mindy Haas @mindyhaas.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
So happy to have shared my research on state-sponsored assassination with @lucatrenta.bsky.social, @avramovok.bsky.social, and Arturo Jiminez-Bacardi at the @socintelhist.bsky.social 2025 Conference at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. A perfect location for studying intel history!
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Special gratitude to my panel on international state sponsored assasinations co-chair @lucatrenta.bsky.social for a great discussion based on our upcoming book. It was a thrill to showcase our chapter on the post-Soviet state sponsored assasination program.
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
A fantastic conference organized by @socintelhist.bsky.social at Washington D.C’s International SpyMuseum. Shout out to the organizers for managing and bringing together the vast array of excellent experts and their innovative papers.
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
@socintelhist.bsky.social conference starts today. Join me, @avramovok.bsky.social, @mindyhaas.bsky.social and @nsarchive.bsky.social’s Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi for a panel on state-sponsored assassinations.
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
This seems to be what all the cool kids are doing, so I started my own substack. It's called The Brush Contact. It will cover (mostly) intelligence and covert action related matters based on things I read, listen to, or watch. We start with plausible deniability. substack.com/@lucatrenta/...
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The brush contact: my foray into the world of substacks
First contact...
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
@martindbbrown.bsky.social seen this?
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
“Among the followers of this new political movement are some of the least wealthy Americans. Among its backers are some of the most wealthy.”
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
We cover India and assassination in an upcoming co-edited volume on state-sponsored assassinations in international politics. @avramovok.bsky.social is co-editor.
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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China is creating fake stories to undermine congressional support for Taiwan, FBI warns — NBC News
The FBI has provided classified, “defensive” briefings to lawmakers targeted by the Chinese Communist Party with false stories about taking bribes from Taiwan, two U.S. officials told NBC News.
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Lewis Sage-Passant @encyclopediageopolitica.com · 25/11/2024
If you're curious about how companies use #intelligence to navigate #geopolitical threats, check out my new book, "Beyond States and Spies: the Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector", out now from Edinburgh University Press! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-beyond-...
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Beyond States and Spies
Beyond States and Spies
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Kiril Avramov @avramovok.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
A great read!
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