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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 18/09/2026

See you tomorrow. 🍞 twitch.tv/ballistictoa...

BallisticToaster Returns Tomorrow: September 19, 2026 1PM EST

It's been way too long since I've shown my face on Twitch, especially with how much has been going on in my life since April and how burned out I'd gotten from it all. I wasn't in the right headspace to give content creation the energy I wanted to & watching my last few VODs and re-reading my last blog post made it abundantly clear that I had to take a step back and re-evaluate a lot of things.

There wasn't a single breaking point where I just went "aight im done, peace out." Life outside of streaming kept getting busier, things outside my control kept piling up, & somewhere along the way I just had less and less gas in the tank. In hindsight, it was probably obvious from the outside that I was running on empty before I even realized it myself. Now that I'm in a better headspace, I think it might be time to step in front of the camera & behind the mic once more.

I'm not trying to come roaring back at full speed recreating exactly what I was doing before. Think of this as a soft reboot of the channel that's more sustainable, spontaneous, and laid-back, kinda like the early years of the channel when I had the most fun with it. (Naturally with the slightest chance of crashouts & "Won't Get Fooled Again" needle drops.) I've got a few ideas for stuff I wanna work on that I've been scripting during my absence, but this time I want to give myself the room to actually enjoy making things. I don't want content creation to become yet another obligation where I'm fixated on the metrics or where it leads to instead of enjoying the process of actually doing the damn thing.

Besides, I've done more than enough waffling over what the "perfect" comeback is supposed to look like & all that's done is hand my anxiety a louder megaphone.

Better now than never, and better to come back Toasty than toast.

BallisticToaster

BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 31/03/2026

Currently getting ready for stream in a few minutes but here’s your schedule for this week! This week starts with powerwash sim, then uh... Don’t worry about that on Wednesday 7PM EST; and Saturday’s more DMC1 at 3PM EST! See you soon at twitch.tv/ballistictoaster !

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 22/03/2026

Hey everyone, no streams this coming week as I've got a lot of projects, events, & errands with a shaky weekend ahead. Been a bit overwhelmed lately so I'm taking time to reset post Ramadan & take care of things. Thanks for your understanding; I'll see y'all when things level out a bit!

BallisticToaster's Stream Schedule for March 23rd to March 29th 2026:
NO STREAMS PLANNED.

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 17/03/2026

[📅 SCHEDULE] This week, we're going back to 8PM streams (yay) & starting off with Marathon '94 tomorrow! I needed some time to actually do some research on Marathon 1 (that rabbit hole goes DEEP) & there's a lot to talk about. See y'all tomorrow at twitch.tv/ballistictoaster

BallisticToaster's Stream Schedule for March 16th to March 22nd 2026:
Wed March 18th: Marathon 1994 (& my thoughts on Marathon 2026) - 8PM EST
Sat March 21st: Devil May Cry - 8PM EST

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 11/03/2026

[📝NEW POST] This year at the Breadbox, we reflect on where I've been, what I'm up to, how I'm feeling, & what's next for BallisticToaster, the Breadbox, and this weird, crumby little project in 2026 & beyond. ballistictoaster.com/post/tyab2026/

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 09/03/2026

[📅SCHEDULE] Shorter this week this time around, but with one more stream than last week & with different games! I'm taking a break from Nioh 1 for a bit but I'm keeping it on rotation along with other stuff I wanna talk about at some point. Look forward to a blog post soon & I'll see you on stream!

BallisticToaster's Stream Schedule: Week of March 9th to March 15th 2026

Wednesday March 11th, 9PM EST - Devil May Cry 1
Saturday March 14th, 9PM EST - Marathon Classic

twitch.tv/ballistictoaster

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 25/02/2026

[📅 SCHEDULE] A pretty stacked week ahead for the Breadbox with Nioh & Hitman on Twitch and more 2v8 shenanigans in the Breadbox Discord. See y'all tonight with more Nioh! (hopefully i'll remember the go live feature on Bluesky this time.)

Toaster's Stream Schedule

Feb 23rd - March 1st, 2025

Tuesday Feb 24th, 8PM EST - Nioh
Friday Feb 27th, 8PM EST - Nioh

Wednesday Feb 25th, 8PM EST - 2v8 Dead by Daylight Community Night
Saturday Feb 28th, 8PM EST - Hitman: The Return of POGliacci

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 10/02/2026

I’m under the weather with a sore throat and congestion, so streams will not happen while I rest and recover. I’ll play it out by ear in case I feel better by Thursday or Friday, but otherwise no schedule for this week. Thanks for understanding! (Emote art credit: @saltyghostcrow.bsky.social )

An emote of a deceased Toaster with X marks on the eyes with “RIP” written on a tombstone shaped slice of toast. Credit goes to SaltyGhostCrow for the artwork.

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 09/02/2026

I’m so bad at using this site that I completely forgot there’s a live status you can set on your profile whenever you stream. Whoops.

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 04/02/2026

[📅SCHEDULE] Jinfeng & Yang are next on our list with us concluding Sifu this week, followed by checking out a game whose Steam page has been staring at me like the eyes of Satan. Or a Scampuss. And just as the 3rd game's coming out too. Scampuss art + logo credit goes to @miamarra.bsky.social !

@BallisticToaster's Stream Schedule
February 2nd to February 8th, 2026

This Week's Feature: Sifu
Wednesday Feb 4th - 7:30PM EST
Friday Feb 6th - 7:30PM EST

This Weekend's Wildcard: A picture of a Scampuss with an ellipses between its ears and its eyes facing opposite directions.
Sunday Feb 8th - 7PM EST

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 28/01/2026

[📅 SCHEDULE] This week, we throw an absurd amount of hands on Wednesday and Friday Evening at 7PM EST with Sifu! As for this weekend? You'll believe a man can fly. Through rings. Send help or God, it's Superman 64 on Saturday 6PM EST. All this and more on twitch.tv/ballistictoaster !

BallisticToaster's Stream Schedule

January 26th to February 1st, 2026
This Week's Feature: Sifu
Wednesday January 28th - 7PM EST
Friday January 30th - 7PM EST

This Weekend's Wildcard: Superman 64
Saturday January 31st - 6PM EST

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster
(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 22/01/2026

[📅 SCHEDULE] This week's gonna be shorter than usual due to some stuff at work and errands at home. While there's no weekend wildcard stream to look forward to, there is still Shenmue II for Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon at twitch.tv/ballistictoaster !

BallisticToaster's Stream Schedule
January 19th to January 25th, 2026
This Week's Feature: Shenmue II
Thursday January 21st - 7:30PM EST
Saturday January 23rd - 4:30PM EST

NO WEEKEND WILDCARD PLANNED.

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 14/01/2026

[📅 SCHEDULE] New week, new schedule! In this week's feature, Ryo's quest for revenge continues as we venture to Kowloon with Ren, followed by going NYOOM for this weekend's wildcard stream with HASTE!

Toaster's Stream Schedule for January 12th to January 18th, 2026

This Week's Feature: Shenmue II
Wednesday January 14th - 7PM EST
Friday January 16th - 7PM EST

This Week's Wildcard: HASTE
Sunday January 18th - 5PM EST

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 08/01/2026

[📅New Schedule] The first schedule of 2026 is here, with a few new twists! This week we'll mainly be playing Shenmue II on Wednessday and Friday at 7PM EST but this week's weekend wildcard will be a few assorted shoot-em-ups like Gradius & Devil Blade Reboot! (or whatever else i've got)

Toaster's Stream Schedule: January 5th - 11th, 2026

This Week's Feature: Shenmue II
Wednesday Jan 7th - (7PM EST)
Friday Jan 11th - (7PM EST)

This Week's Wildcard: Devil Blade Reboot (and other STGs!)
Saturday Jan 11th - (3PM EST)

Only on https://twitch.tv/BallisticToaster
(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 24/12/2025

[🔴 LIVE] So last stream, I beat Alan Wake -oh yeah i streamed on Friday and forgot to mention it here, whoops. Anyway, we're playing the epilogue DLCs for AW1! Live now at twitch.tv/ballistictoaster

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 10/12/2025

Y'ever just forget to post up your schedule right before stream? Yeah, me neither. Anyway: Your schedule for this week: Lies of P on Wednesday & Friday, and the final episode (& maybe DLC episodes) of Alan Wake on Saturday! Only on twitch.tv/ballistictoaster

Toaster's Stream Schedule - December 8th - 14th, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10th (6PM EST) - Lies of P
Friday Dec 12th (6PM EST) - Lies of P
Sunday Dec 14th (3PM EST) - Alan Wake

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster
(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 04/12/2025

SCHEDULE CHANGED! I’m moving the next couple streams a day ahead and a few hours earlier than their initial scheduled times: Your amended schedule is now as follows: Thursday Dec 4th (6PM EST) - Lies of P Saturday Dec 6th (3PM EST) - Lies of P See you at twitch.tv/ballistictoaster

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 03/12/2025

The easiest schedule I’ve ever made; this week is going to be a bit of an experiment as we play one game all week long, with Lies of P on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday! See you at twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

Toaster's Stream Schedule
December 1st - 7th, 2025
Tuesday Dec 2nd (8PM EST) - Lies of P
Friday Dec 5th (8PM EST) - Lies of P
Sunday Dec 7th (4PM EST) - Lies of P

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 25/11/2025

Only a couple streams this week, but in place of tonight’s stream we’re doing community games of Dead By Daylight on the Breadbox Discord, followed by Shenmue II Thursday evening at 7PM EST, and Lies of P on Saturday afternoon at 4PM EST! See you all at twitch.tv/BallisticToa... !

Toaster's Stream Schedule
November 24th - 30th, 2025

Tuesday Nov 25th (6:30PM EST) - Dead By Daylight on Discord
Thursday Nov 28th (7PM EST) - Shenmue II
Saturday Nov 30th (4PM EST) - Lies of P

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 18/11/2025

Another week, another schedule! Tonight we're playing Alan Wake at 7:30PM, then Lies of P on Thursday evening at the same time , and finally Shenmue II on Saturday afternoon at 1:30PM! All this and more at twitch.tv/ballistictoaster !

Toaster's Stream Schedule
November 17th - 23rd, 2025
Tuesday Nov 18th (7:30PM EST) - Alan Wake
Thursday Nov 20th (7:30PM EST) - Lies of P
Saturday Nov 22nd (1:30PM EST) - Shenmue II

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 12/11/2025

I've had a VERY busy week and made some last minute changes to the schedule but tonight we're going live with Lumines Arise, followed by Shenmue II tomorrow evening & DBD 2v8 on Saturday evening! All this and more at twitch.tv/ballistictoaster !

Toaster's Stream Schedule
November 10th - 16th, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12th (8PM EST) - Lumines: Arise
Thursday Nov 13th (8PM EST) - Shenmue II
Saturday Nov 15th (8PM EST) - Dead By Daylight 2v8 Community Night!

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster
(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 05/11/2025

*Very* late & I haven't done one of these post-stream sign-offs in a while but thanks for tuning in! We're broke as hell, in a new city, & on a journey to learn the art of Wu De while trying to make bank. But hey, Joy makes it way better. To end stream, we raided @emfacepalm.bsky.social !

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 04/11/2025

This week's schedule's a busy one! We're continuing the saga of Shenmue, returning to Lies of P, and playing more of Alan Wake. All this and more at twitch.tv/ballistictoaster

Toaster's Stream Schedule
November 3rd - 9th, 2025
+ Tuesday Nov 4th (7:30PM EST) - Shenmue II

+ Thursday Nov 6th (7:30PM EST) - Lies of P

+ Saturday Nov 8th (1:00PM EST) - Alan Wake

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

(All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check Blog or Bluesky, both at BallisticToaster.com for more info)

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 29/10/2025

Short week of streams but we’ll be playing Powerwash Simulator 2 on Wednesday evening followed by Alan Wake on Friday evening, both at 8PM EST! All this and more at twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

Toasty’s Stream Schedule - Week of October 27th - November 2nd.

Wednesday 10/29 (8PM) - Powerwash 2

Friday 10/31 (8PM) - Alan Wake

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check website or Bluesky at BallisticToaster.com for more info

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 25/10/2025

Change of plans: Tomorrow’s DBD stream has been rescheduled for Sunday October 26th at 2PM EST, see you then!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 20/10/2025

Been a while since I’ve done one of these but while I’m brainstorming a new overlay for my schedules, why not make use of my whiteboard in the meantime? See you tonight as we start this week off with Tetris!

Toasty’s Stream Schedule - Week of October 20th - 26th

Monday 10/20 (7PM) - Tetris Effect

Wednesday 10/22 (7PM) - HASTE

Saturday 10/25 (1PM) - Dead by Daylight Community Games!

Only on twitch.tv/BallisticToaster

All times in EST, timings and games subject to change. Check website or Bluesky at BallisticToaster.com for more info

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 14/09/2025

After six months, several (ongoing) revisions to stream, and freelance gigs, the time has FINALLY come to return to Twitch! Tune in to twitch.tv/BallisticToa... to stop by, catch up, and say hi!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 13/09/2025

Y'ever just look back at what you sent and go "oh this is gonna enable my chat even more?"

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 13/09/2025

It's been six months, but Daddy's finally coming home & he's bringing home plenty of bread. Tune in September 14th, 2025 (Tomorrow!) at 1PM EST/11AM PST as we catch up & do something *super* unexpected, all while slowly remembering how to stream & praying that things don't break!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 23/07/2025

Good things come to those who stay toasty.

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 16/02/2025

Hey everyone. Been a while, figured I'd give an update as to where I've been.

Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well. Sorry for the radio silence—seasonal depression sucks, and I’ve been in a really weird headspace since mid-to-late January. It got to the point where I had to take a step back from streaming to focus on personal and professional priorities, so I can actually put effort into stream stuff again without feeling like I’m on the verge of burning myself out.

There’s always a time and place for heavier feelings, but I’d rather not put that weight on people tuning in to unwind. I also hold myself to an (admittedly self-imposed) expectation of levity and energy, and if I can’t meet that, it’s not worth going live just to let my mood bring things down for others.

To be clear: I’m okay. My health is fine, and I’m doing alright otherwise—I just want to make sure I get a handle on things before coming back.

Thanks for understanding, everyone. I’ll try to put up a schedule soon, and I hope to see you whenever I'm live again. Hopefully that'll be soon.

-BallisticToaster

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 21/01/2025

This week begins with us wrapping up some unfinished business in Aperture Science with Portal 2 this Tuesday evening @ 7PM EST, followed by continuing Lies of P on Friday evening @ 7PM EST & Sunday afternoon @ 3:30 PM EST! See you on stream. ▶️ttv/BallisticToaster

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 15/01/2025

I installed the game for real, definitely need to check my Steam library to make sure what's installed and what isn't. Anyway i'm live again!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 08/12/2024

This week, we're exploring more of Aperture Science in Portal 2 on Wednesday, followed by returning to Silent Hill 2 (2002) on Friday (the 13th no less), & then a jolly jaunt back to Krat in Lies of P on Sunday! All streams this week will start at 7PM EST, see you then!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 08/12/2024

I forgot to put this up on Bluesky & i'm late in saying this but thanks for tuning in! It was a grand ol' time I'd be more than happy to do again between the dancing, provoking killers, sabotage, and horrible puns. To end stream, we raided out to @miamarra.bsky.social !

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 20/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday today! It was a great day and your well-wishes made it that much better! Credit to @fluffiepaws.bsky.social & @queenvalkyrie.bsky.social for the drawings!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 16/11/2024

Hey everyone, i'm really sorry to do this, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to postpone tonight's stream to Sunday November 17th at 7:30PM EST. There's a few things I need to catch up on & I wanna spend tonight and tomorrow morning+afternoon getting organized. See y'all tomorrow instead!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 13/11/2024

Last week was a triumph & to celebrate, we're doing SCIENCE. Portal 2 begins tonight at 8PM EST with Portal 2 Co-Op starting Thursday with DarkenedPoet at 7PM EST and Lies of P will continue on Saturday at 7:30 PM EST. See y'all then!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 05/11/2024

This week's stream schedule starts *tonight* with Lies of P, followed by Sonic Superstars for hopefully the last time on Thursday, and the Halo 2 E3 demo on Saturday November 9th, the 20th anniversary of Halo 2's release! See you tonight at the same toasty place.

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 30/10/2024

Short week of streams to catch up on work but we’ll be doing a community night featuring Dead By Daylight on Thursday and Lies of P on the weekend, all on 7:30PM EST. See you next stream! twitch.tv/BallisticToa...

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 23/10/2024

Congrats to @KofyySquared for redeeming FIRST & special thanks to FluffiePaws for the bits & to D3MONPRIM3, @gabbygabs-05.bsky.social, & BallisticNoodle for the raids, to all our new followers, & everyone who stopped by, & to @queenvalkyrie.bsky.social for this masterpiece! See y'all next stream!

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BallisticToaster 🍞 @ballistictoaster.com · 23/10/2024

New schedule! Alien tonight, Lies of P on Wednesday, and Silent Hill 2 (2001) on Saturday! See you at the link below. twitch.tv/ballistictoa...

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