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Devius Ex Machina @devius-ex-machina.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

(16?/15) "Hands" (drawn by @slinkoutlawed.bsky.social ) #daveandbambi #DeviusExMachina Note: This is a re-adaptation of a previous installment that has now been removed. The website has been updated accordingly to replace it.

A three-page comic by sLinkOutlawed showing Tristan and Bambi outside in the front yard of Dave's house. Bambi is tying a tire swing with a rope around a tree branch, extending his hands unusually far to do so.

Tristan: Does it hurt to stretch them that far?
Bambi: No.
Tristan: Ooh... what does it feel like?
Bambi (neutral expression): Hm.
Tristan: I wish I could reach that far! Like- getting the remote from across the room, or cookies from the shelf. Like, it must be so cool to reach so high up, yeah? You could- you could like, get a cat out of a tree! Or do really tall pull-ups! Or catch a balloon from flying away!!
Bambi (looking up): Uh huh.

Tristan sits with a zoned-out smile on the ground for three panels.

Tristan: OH! Let's measure how far your hands can go!
Bambi: Okay.
Tristan (falling over): YAY!!! Oof- BRB!

A tape measure has been placed on the gravel path.

Tristan: Alright! This measuring tape will give us a precise, epic number that shows just how far your hands can acutally go!
Tristan (pointing down the path): My hypothesis is that we'll go PAST the measuring tape! Care to give me one hand? ...Please?

Bambi puts his hand in Tristan's. Tristan runs off with it with a goofy expression.

Bambi: Hey- Tristan- wait-! URGH-

Bambi trips and falls on his face with a "bumf" sound.

Bambi: OW!

Tristan looks around, startled.

Bambi: Not... that fast.
Tristan: S-SORRY, MR. BAMBI!!!

Tristan is holding Bambi's hand down the path.

Tristan: 10 FEET?!! WHOOOOAAAAA!!!

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Devius Ex Machina @devius-ex-machina.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

#DeviusExMachina - REVELATION. Tristan investigates a strange mystery about Bambi. Jointly illustrated by @vesselvindicate.bsky.social . (1/5)

Alt text kindly written by Thomas.

A 20 page sketch comic for Devius Ex Machina called Revelation.

The first panel displays Tristan looking at a piece of paper while holding a pencil; he's thinking.

His off-colored Rampardos plush, Rammy, looks over to him, asking, "Whatcha thinkin' about, bud?"
Tristan: "Mmmm... this doesn't add up..."
Rammy: "Run it by me?"

Tristan: "Okay. Here's the deets."

A couple of mind images flash by the screen as Tristan explains what's up.

Tristan: "So, Bambi. You know him."
Rammy: "But of course."

Tristan: "And how he's been here all the time now. Which is awesome!!! ...But that's the problem, actually."
Rammy: "Oh? How?"

Tristan: "Exactly! HOW!"

A panel shows Tristan tapping his pencil on the sheet of paper he was writing his notes on the matter on.

Tristan: "Like. He doesn't have a car. So he gets here by foot- but he doesn't live here OR in Fort Geraldson. Ford Geraldson is our nearest town, and that takes 30 minutes just to DRIVE there!"

Page 2.

Tristan points at the bottom of his page.

Tristan: "The next closest place is even FURTHER, like an HOUR away! To DRIVE! It's even longer if you walked! So if he was walking every time, then he'd be, like, walking a really long time here and back. How does he sleep enough? But even IF he really is doing that, then how come I never see when he leaves??"

Mind image of Tristan standing and then a silhouette of Bambi with a caption pointing at him saying, "WHERE'D HE GO???"

Tristan: "It's... WEIRD. And doesn't make ANY sense! But nobody else seems to think it's weird? ...Which is ALSO weird??

Rammy: "Strange. Is it possible he stays under cover to not draw attention to himself?"
Tristan: "Maybe, but why around us, too? This place is made for people like him to feel safe! And it still doesn't explain why nobody... walks about it????"

Rammy looks to the side then says, "Why not ask Bambi?
Tristan: "I mean... I COULD... But just getting the answer isn't fun. And I don't learn anything! Figuring out things that are hard or confusing is good for my brain!"

Tristan: "I just... have to figure it out... somehow..."

Tristan is looking to the side, thinking.

Page 3.

Dave knocks on the door, "Hey bud, Bambi's coming over in half an hour."

Tristan thinks, "GASP!! THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY!!!!" as his iris turn into stars.

Tristan, thinking: "Hmm... but sometimes he stays over past my bedtime and Dad doesn't let me stay up even to hang out with him...
And the elevator is loud so he'd hear me if I tried to go back dosnstairs and then I'd get in trouble... So how do I get down to see how Bambi gets home?"
In the next panel, he's thinking, "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"
Tristan, thinking: "Wait! I could try to see how he gets here! I can go outside and-- yes!!! Perfect!!"
Tristan, out-loud: "YAY!!!!!"

25 minutes pass as a, "25 minutes later..." caption is stated. Tristan is looking at a clock, awaiting for Bambi's arrival. Dave gets over to Tristan.

Page 4.

Dave is smirking, "You sure are eager today."

Tristan: "I'm just- Heyyyy!!!!" Dave ruffles his hair.

Tristan: "Hehe- I'm just excited to see him!!!"
Tristan, thinking: "...and get down to the TRUTH!!!" he's doing the post where he's holding his chin between his thumb and index finger.

Dave: "...Are you scheming something?"

Tristan's face froze: "eh------"
Tristan: "NOOOOO"
Tristan, thinking: "CRAP!!!! I'M SO BAD AT LYING!!!"
Dave: "Okay buddy what are you scheming"

Tristan rushes out of the house: "Immmm scheming to go outside right now!!!!"
Dave: "Pff- okay?"

The next panel shows a shot of him opening the door but he's too short so the frame cuts to his eyes.

Shot of the whole house from the top view as well as the front and back yard.

Tristan: "Bambiii!!!"

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UNICORNY🩷 @unicornyarts.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

AAAAAAND TALKING ABOUTH REMODELING...WELP! GUES WHO GOT ONE AS WELL HEHHEHEHHE :D (MORE ACCURATE AND BETTER FOR PAINT 3D HEHE!) DAVE VERSION MADE BY MAX DIMO HEHE :D #daveandbambi

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Reposting this from Tumblr because it is concerning how many people I see do this

A Tumblr post from squidfreak on March 19th, 2025:

DON'T PUT YOUR TRIGGERS AND/OR PHOBIAS IN YOUR WEBSITES/PINNED POSTS/BIOS/ETC. FOR EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET TO SEE. ONLY TRUSTED PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT INFORMATION, NOT THE WHOLE INTERNET. YOU WILL GET HURT!!! MEAN PEOPLE WILL USE IT AGAINST YOU!!!

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dinz @dinz0.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

epic guy I live devouhhs ex mschinns Bambi

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dinz @dinz0.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

my printer isn't acting ass so I used it as an opportunity to make pins #daveandbambi #deviusexmachina

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

made a dave shimeji, inspired by @birdsmanyeyes.bsky.social 's madden shimeji #daveandbambi #art download -> mega.nz/file/c9JBXJ5...

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Tyler Whenever💧 @dailytyler.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Drawing Tyler every day for no particular reason, Day 79: Stronger #dnboc #dnb #daveandbambi #art

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Devius Ex Machina @devius-ex-machina.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

SomeThing new bRews In the diSTANce.

A screenshot from the official Devius Ex Machina website showing an upcoming/placeholder card for an installment titled "Revelation". It is a comic with an unknown page length and description.

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

This year was a crazy one for me. My art improved significantly, my life has gotten much better, and several huge things for this fandom & for me came out (DDE, Volume 1, Devius Ex Machina). I'm eternally grateful for the friends in my life and my sweet partner for being there along the way.

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Devius Ex Machina @devius-ex-machina.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

#DeviusExMachina - THE REKINDLED. Dave and Bambi reminisce on the day they first met. Jointly illustrated by vesselvindicate.bsky.social, statictigers.bsky.social, and mapledrawsarts.bsky.social. #daveandbambi (1/3)

Back to the present, Dave is shown in halfbody looking down at the jar with deeply faded colors and a grayish-purple background. He stares at it with a blank/dead expression.

Dave: oh.

In the panel below, he is rendered as a zoomed out black silhouette with only his lightly squinted eyes visible. The space around him is swirling darkness, making distinct objects fuzzy and hard to discern.

The proceeding panels are equally fuzzy/desaturated. It cuts to Bambi downstairs sitting in the kitchen speaking in faded, blurry dialogue:

Bambi (Ashcan BB): THERE YOU ARE! What took so damn long? Did you find the game??

Dave wheels past, not looking at him. Bambi squints at him.

Bambi: What is that?

Another large halfbody panel shows Dave looking very tired/troubled staring directly ahead of himself, holding the can. There are faint snowflake patterns in the dark background behind him.

Bambi: ...Wait. That's the ghost pepper flakes!!!!!!

Bambi laughs loudly pounding on the table. The colors snap back to normal saturation and Dave is rendered in gray with his brows furrowed. In the next, he glares at Bambi, yelling "WHAT."

Bambi: Don't you remember?? That's how we met!! Wow, you were so funny.
Dave (covering face, sweating): oh *god*.
Bambi: What???
Dave: don't remind me. he was so fucking embarrassing...
Bambi: 'He?' Who??
Dave (small text): ...me...
Bambi: What! You were the best kid I ever met, helping me like you did.
Dave (head down on countertop, hand on head) seriously?
Bambi: Why you surprised?? You think I hated you back then, too???
Dave: No! It's just... ...geez, it's been so long, I'm trying to remember...

The dialogue bubbles fade out into a starry night sky.

A flashback commences showing Dave in a corn maze a long time ago as a teenager. He looks quite different from his present self, though still using a wheelchair. He has much longer brown hair reaching around chin-length with short spiky down-facing tips and a slight curl on the ends. He has bangs that cover part of the right side of his face. It's not too dissimilar to an emo haircut. He has black fingerless leather gloves, a grayish-tan watch on his left arm, a brownish-orange Linkin Park t-shirt, and blue jeans with rips around the knees showing he has simple prosthetic rods underneath. His pants cover these prosthetics and give the appearance of him having no feet. He's fidgeting with a shark tooth necklace in his left hand, and behind him a ferris wheel can be seen.

Dave (04b_19): So much quieter here. ...Geez, it's really getting dark now.

Dave rummages around in his pocket and pulls out his phone, turning on its flashlight. It has a different case than his present phone; it's bulky and angular with a gray-black coloration and bright orange highlights. He shines the light on the maze in front of him.

Dave: Hellooo everybody my name is Markiplier and today we're playing HAUNTED CORN MAZE.... of DEATH and MISERY. Few enter this forsaken place and live to tell the tale.
Dave (wheeling forward, mischievous grin): You see, this game. Is one of the games of all time. Uh huh, you heard me right. And my viewers have been BEGGING me to play this top-notch horror experience since before I was even born.
Dave: And in the wise words of my-

Dave is interrupted by the sound of footsteps. He freezes and the background around him turns gloomy.

Dave (thinking): if someone heard that im killing myself

A silhouette rushes past Dave and startles him. The person reaches for a corn stalk.

Dave: Hey!- Woah, hey, uh, whatcha doin there, bud?

The person rips off an ear of corn. It is revealed to be Bambi in the next panel, who grips it fiercely with an enraged expression:

Bambi: PAYBACK. THEY STEAL MY CORN, SO I STEAL IT BACK.

Bambi looks largely the same as his present self, albeit with two faded scars on his face and a collared long-sleeve shirt with a checkerboard pattern of green and lime-yellow. The sleeves previously hid the fact he doesn't have arms, but he pulls one hand out of its place to stuff the ear of corn inside the sleeve. Dave looks bewildered at first, then yells:

Dave: HELL YEAH, dude! FUCK those guys!!! Can I help??
Bambi: SURE.
Dave: Man, it's been a while since I've gotten into any good mischief-

Dave then notices that Bambi has floating hands. A comical display of imagined orange-and-gold computer UIs covers his hand with the title "dAVE VISION V. 1.0.51", "analyzing" the properties of his hand. The text on it reads:

WARNING: ANOMALY DETECTED (repeated in the background)

ERROR: SUBJECT'S HAND DEFIES THE LAWS OF GRAVITY...?

ERROR: SUBJECT IS LACKING ARMS AND WRISTS

...WAIT

SEARCHING DATABASE...

WARNING: DEVIATION DETECTED

(A graphic shows wireframe models of a strange humanoid being with floating hands and antennae compared to Bambi.)

ABNORMAL HEIGHT
HUMANESQUE SKIN
HUMANESQUE FACE
NO ANTENNAE?

VERDICT: UNKNOWN CLIONE SUBSPECIES?

(End graphic.)

Dave looks shocked with his jaw hanging open, then ecstatically stimming with his hands and literal stars in his eyes.

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dinz @dinz0.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

So uh the universe dies happily, I am the universe

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

It's so surreal to see me and my friends' art in this game. It's a huge honor. What a fantastic update, so much music I'll be listening to on loop for a good while and amazing art direction. There's so much love and effort put into this and it really shines through. #daveandbambi #dnbv1

Screenshot of Vs. Dave and Bambi: Volume 1 main menu screen with my Dave background art

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

devius ex machina turns 3 years old today at 5:47 pm

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Here's a better post - I've opened up three new types of comms and overhauled my Ko-fi, which you can commission me on here: ko-fi.com/maxdimo/comm... #daveandbambi #art #commissions

My commission sheet. The contact information is listed (Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/maxdimo, Bluesky: maxdimo.bsky.social, Flight Rising: Grox, Goatlings: MAXiLLA).

There are four categories of commissions: icons/pfps ($25), experimental illustrations (simple for $30, regular/complex for $50), renders (simple for $45, regular for $85, complex for $120), and paintings (simple for $70, regular for $150, complex for $250).

My commission sheet showing what I will and won't draw, and my and your terms as the buyer.

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Devius Ex Machina @devius-ex-machina.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

The end of the year marks the end of an era. Your patience for so long will soon be rewarded. #DeviusExMachina #daveandbambi

A teaser image for Devius Ex Machina: The Rekindled announcing that the release date will be December 31st, 2025 at 5:00 PM central standard time. There is a blurred carnival visible behind it

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

// eyestrain I HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT FAITHFUL. WHY DO YOU PUNISH ME, LORD? #daveandbambi #dnbterminal #art

[Vs. Dave and Bambi] Matthason with a deranged/nervous grin gripping his own shoulders

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🌍 DAVE / EDEN 🧮🌽📀💿 @splitathon.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

everybody come grab your 'i was here' shirt #daveandbambi

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dinz @dinz0.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Memory picture where Bampal embarrassed Bonjack #daveandbambi #daveandbambioc

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

drawing dave every day until 3.5 releases, day 198. inevitable. #art #daveandbambi #dnbterminal

[Vs. Dave and Bambi] Dave and Lord Bambi (headcanon design) stuck inside a terminal window pulling on golden strings at a golden heart. Lord Bambi is crying and Dave looks stressed/angry.

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My work for #dimensionaldeepend 's V1.0 update!! Once more, there are SPOILERS here! Don't read if you haven't played the game!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go download it at archive445.net/mainpage.html #daveandbambi #art #webdev

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

drawing dave every day until 3.5 releases, day 171. what could've been. #daveandbambi #doodle #dnbscientist (sort of)

Dave from Vs. Dave and Bambi drawn wearing a light blue collared shirt and striped red and black tie with a nametag

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

drawing dave every day until 3.5 releases, day 163. dave class extended edition #doodle #daveandbambi #DeviusExMachina

A brief comic of canon Dave and Devius Ex Machina Dave interacting. Canon Dave asks him whether he has a Muko in his universe, too; DEM Dave fumbles the question and trails off, looking upset.

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

someone asked me about the eye symbolism in my last daily so i drew a diagram explaining it #doodle #daveandbambi #dnbscientist

A diagram explaining the eye symbolism in my personal Scientist design with meanings for each color.

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

drawing dave every day until 3.5 releases, day 152. cave #doodle #daveandbambi

Carl and Dave from Vs. Dave and Bambi sitting at a table together talking. Dave is marked as "loves talking to a fellow engineer", and Carl is marked as "casually infatuated with him".

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

elmo vs why dis 🐮 look so mad

Doodles of my headcanon stylizations for Madden and Matthason

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

my artfight thang #art

My artfight card showing my persona styled with bones, a bunch of stickers, and six characters from left to right being Dave (Devius Ex Machina), Bambi (Devius Ex Machina), Terminix, Gifbi, and Pey

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Oï 🧩 | Comms are still opened! :gleeful: @slinkoutlawed.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Happy birthday, Dave! 🎉 🎉 🎉 Here's your... healthy cake! With... nutrients and stuff! #daveandbambi

An art piece of Dave posing like that Dwane the Rock Johnson meme where he's holding a fork and a knife. In front of him, there's a plate with a pile of dirt, one corn cob and a candle. Previously, he taught his son, Tristan, that dirt has a lot of nutrients in it but his boy took it too seriously and thought dirt was healthy to consume. His son and Bambi wish him a happy birthday while Dave looks at his plate, concerned while saying, "Thhhhanks... guys...". The characters are from VS. Dave and Bambi, a Friday Night Funkin' mod.

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Oï 🧩 | Comms are still opened! :gleeful: @slinkoutlawed.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

He's all he ever wanted to be. But this linger fear is still present #daveandbambi #dimensionaldeepend

An art piece of an evil looking Spike smiling at the camera. His design looks pretty different from his canon one, resembling one that belongs to a Tristan sona called Barnable. More on the character in the second image's alt text. There's fire surrounding him. Spike makes his appearance in a VS. Dave and Bambi mod (a Friday Night Funkin' mod) called Dimensional Deep End.

This is Barnable, an OC created by Monroe. He makes an appearance in the song Cₐₙdₑₛcₑₙcₑ (Candescence), also created by the same creator.

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

its been ages since ive posted rekindled progress but i forgot since dde has been out for a while i can finally share this out of context lmfao #DeviusExMachina

A work in progress panel of the Rekindled (as a joke edit of the actual dialogue) showing Bambi yelling at Dave, "YOU DIDNT JUJU ON THAT BEAT (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH DDE BOYFRIEND)"

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

drawing dave every day until 3.5 releases, day 132. blacklight. #daveandbambi #art #DeviusExMachina

Dave from the Devius Ex Machina AU sitting and fiddling anxiously/angrily with his hoodie drawstrings. Behind him is a single-headed mechanical ouroboros.

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

both playrobot and tristan keep dave up at night does this man never fucking sleep

- Tristan keeps Dave up at night playing Fortnite.

- PlayRobot keeps Dave up watching multi-hour long video essays about niche topics.

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dinz @dinz0.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I'm feeling Devius with my ex about the machina #daveandbambi #daveandbambiau (?) #deviusexmachina

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

drawing dave every day until 3.5 releases, day 125. grave. #daveandbambi #art #dnbterminal #dnblore

Lord Bambi, Bambi, and Dave. Lord Bambi is hovering over them crying with the text "I HOPE THE VERSION OF ME THAT GETS TO MEET YOU CAN STILL BECOME YOUR FRIEND."

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dinz @dinz0.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

@maxdimo.bsky.social idk bro if I messed up anything I feel guilty gulp Lord Bambi yahayah #daveandbambi idk other tags

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Terminal @maxdimo.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

// blood, eyestrain drawing dave every day until 3.5 releases, day 124. vivisection. #daveandbambi #art #dnbterminal

A drawing of Dave from Vs. Dave and Bambi in his 3D form floating in an abstract blue void. From his left eye comes Expunged screaming "WHY" over and over. There are red cracks around the canvas.

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