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Gilles Denizot Sitbon

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#Back2India Dean TSM Mumbai · #OperaLab founder, opera singer, voice teacher, director, actor, writer… 🌍 gillesdenizot.space Team #ALTtext, are you? 👀 Profile pic: black jumper & illuminated wall Barcelona / Header: ecstatic dance in Barcelona

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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 23h
#SilentSunday
Abandoned concrete building with broken windows in Karjat, India, overgrown with grass and vines on its walls and roof, under a clear sky… #SilentSunday © 20261003 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 03/10/2026
#VendrediLecture (du samedi) 📚️ That last Murakami was too short, so I also read #JamesBaldwin's 'Giovanni's Room' and relished his description of #Spain vs. #Paris bien sûr…
The cover of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room Red on black #VendrediLecture © 20261002 Gilles DenizotA page of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room #VendrediLecture © 20261002 Gilles DenizotA page of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room #VendrediLecture © 20261002 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 03/10/2026
#VendrediLecture (du samedi) 📚️ 'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books': another #HarukiMurakami to my marathon, this one reminded me of 'Història de la lectura' amb el #JaumeSubirana…
A pink book signed by Murakami: 'The Strange Library' #VendrediLecture © 20261002 Gilles DenizotA pink book signed by Murakami: 'The Strange Library' and a phrase: 'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books' #VendrediLecture © 20261002 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 27/09/2026
#SilentSunday
A wide river with brown water flows in the foreground, while the lush green trees and rolling hills of Karjat, Maharashtra, India are seen in the background under a cloudy sky… #SilentSunday © 20260927 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 25/09/2026
#VendrediLecture 📖 'I cannot stand those who, [on the one side] delegate all the problems they cannot handle and don't even lift a finger to resolve'… Elif Shafak, The Flea Palace, page 410
A page of an open book #VendrediLecture © 20260925 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 24/09/2026
#JohnColtrane did not simply borrow from #India; his ideas returned to India, inspiring a new generation of musicians. thewire.in/the-arts/rem...
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Remembering John Coltrane's Influence on Indian Jazz on His Centenary
Coltrane did not simply borrow from India; his ideas returned to India, inspiring a new generation of musicians.
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 22/09/2026
At 14, he heard Stravinsky and resolved to be a composer. As #SteveReich approaches his 10th decade, the man revered by the likes of David Bowie reflects on a life that changed the soundtrack of modern living. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
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‘Good music is good music, and most music is not!’ As he hits 90, master minimalist Steve Reich looks back
At 14, he heard Stravinsky and resolved to be a composer. As Reich approaches his 10th decade, the man revered by the likes of David Bowie reflects on a life that changed the soundtrack of modern livi...
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 21/09/2026
#HolaBarcelona Un grupo de jóvenes apasionados consiguió en 1976 la cesión de una sala de Gràcia y puso en marcha la aventura del #Lliure con la obra 'Camí de nit, 1854'. www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/2026...
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Cincuenta años del Teatre Lliure, el sueño de unos ‘teatroheridos’
Un grupo de jóvenes apasionados consiguió en 1976 la cesión de una sala de Gràcia y puso en marcha la aventura del Lliure con la obra 'Camí de nit, 1854'
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 20/09/2026
#SilentSunday
Entrance of an old Parsi bakery in South Bombay with a “Yazdan Bakery” sign, a fortune cookie poster, a menu board advertising oats, a bicycle, and a person standing nearby… #SilentSunday © 20260920 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 17/09/2026
Saber qué pensar www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2026...
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Saber qué pensar, por Jordi Nadal
Leer el periódico e informarse del mundo por otros medios exige tener una cabeza clara. Utilizar una fuente de información que no te intoxique ni manche y que no te destruya un pensamiento propio, que...
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 16/09/2026
#MadeInIndia Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now is at Kettles Yard, Cambridge, 19 September to 31 January www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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‘We weren’t shy. We were queers in leather!’ Sunil Gupta on his momentous photographs of gay life
From Delhi to New York, from the street to the bath house, he has captured clandestine moments, risked his freedom – and even referenced Romantic painters. Ahead of a major show, the photographer reli...
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 15/09/2026
Too much AI slop? LinkedIn seems down… 🚮
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 13/09/2026
#SilentSunday
Two zebras and a person are painted on a concrete wall, with green trees and foliage visible in the background through open spaces, capturing a subtle moment of man versus nature… #SilentSunday © 20260913 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 12/09/2026
Now playing at a theatre (and in Germany too) www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/s...
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Man to Man review – Tilda Swinton’s perfect pacing makes this multi-character monologue compelling
Starting in Germany in the 1930s, there is a stinging topicality to Manfred Karge’s play addressing the renaissance of Nazi ideology
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OperaLab, by Gilles Denizot @operalab.studio · 11/09/2026
Supporting teachers and staff members is paramount, yet often neglected. Great initiative!
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 06/09/2026
#SilentSunday
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 06/09/2026
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Will Poskett: Brand Strategist (@willposkett)
This is one of the best strategies i’ve seen in a months, because it truly taps into culture. How do you market a product (pens) that is in a category in mass decline (handwriting). You pick a diff...
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 01/09/2026
« Au réveil, nous sommes déjà en septembre, un mois qui commence toujours par la Saint-Gilles, à Madrid, à Barcelone… ou en Inde ! » #Back2India gillesdenizot.space/2021/09/15/h...
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#HolaMadrid — Septembre, ou la mémoire amère… • de ci, de là
#HolaMadrid — Septembre, ou la mémoire amère… Vous prendrez bien une tartine à la marmelade ?
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 31/08/2026
I Stopped Saying Certain Things Out Loud. Japan Taught Me Why. theunsaidjapan.substack.com/p/i-stopped-...
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I Stopped Saying Certain Things Out Loud. Japan Taught Me Why.
On kotodama, and the belief that language does not only describe. It acts.
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 30/08/2026
#SilentSunday
A small red house in Mumbai with a blue window, a sloped roof covered in debris and plastic sheets, and the number “8950” painted on the wall… #SilentSunday © 20260830 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 28/08/2026
#VendrediLecture 📖 "Yet just as the military fails to provide one with a profession, neither does the rank of general constitute a job experience you can rely on when seeking employment.
The book 'The Flea Palace' by Elif Shafak. The brown cover shows an ivy plant over white letters. © 20260828 Gilles DenizotA page of the book 'The Flea Palace' by Elif Shafak. © 20260828 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 28/08/2026
Good riddance! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague
Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 26/08/2026
Darby, love… substack.com/@darbyhudson...
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Darby Hudson (@darbyhudson)
Mum had little time for reality. She in it as a high school English teacher, a librarian and a barrister/attorney.
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 25/08/2026
The nightmare has begun, #zoom accompanied by #ai. #getmeouttahere
a screenshot of a zoom workplace meeting with a user name, and the mention AI Companion is on. A blue button reads OK.
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 23/08/2026
#SilentSunday
A large crowd of people gathers on Juhu Beach near the shoreline under a cloudy sky, with distant pillars visible in the water, capturing the vibrant atmosphere typical of Mumbai, India… #SilentSunday © 20260823 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 16/08/2026
#SilentSunday
A black Royal Enfield motorcycle is parked on a cobblestone street in front of a mural depicting a smiling maharajah figure and a 30 km/h speed limit sign, capturing the vibrant street art scene of #Bengaluru, #India… #SilentSunday © 20260816 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 09/08/2026
#SilentSunday
Large, gnarled tree with exposed roots and twine wrapped around its trunk; a yellow auto and street in the background, capturing a typical urban scene in Chennai, India… #SilentSunday © 20260809 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 07/08/2026
#VendrediLecture 📚️ J'ai fait une descente chez #TheWhiteCrow à Mumbai pour boire un vrai #CoffeeNandan et en ai profité pour ajouter deux #ElifShafak (The Flea Palace & The Gaze) à ma collection. J'ai commencé la lecture par 'The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay' de #SiddharthDhanvantShanghvi
Trois livre posés couvertures verte, rose et rouge posés sur un sac blanc The White Crow Books & Coffee
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 03/08/2026
#AñoDual #EspañaIndia · Para saber más sobre la India y sobre cómo las historias particulares se entrelazan con temas universales, elegimos títulos de cinco escritoras. theconversation.com/de-india-par...
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De India para el mundo: cinco escritoras contemporáneas que muestran los desafíos del mundo ‘glocal’
Para saber más sobre la India y sobre cómo las historias particulares se entrelazan con temas universales, elegimos títulos de cinco escritoras.
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 02/08/2026
#SilentSunday
Two motorcycles are parked in front of a graffiti-covered wall and a closed metal shutter in Bombay, India. The wall features vibrant street art, including a blue figure and the text “STREET ART,” creating the perfect #SilentSunday scene… © 20260802 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 26/07/2026
#SilentSunday
A painting of a woman in traditional Desi attire holding an instrument and playing below a dark cloud is displayed on an easel outdoors in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. On a table nearby, there are art supplies and two buckets, one pink, the other blue… #SilentSunday © 20260726 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 22/07/2026
Introducing my first #TrueSchoolOfMusic Artist 😎 #PranavPrasad youtu.be/cXdIiamYuHM?...
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Focused Love (Original)
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 19/07/2026
#SilentSunday
An arched alcove with a scalloped design in a blue wall, reminiscent of traditional India architecture, reveals an old, weathered, off-white surface with peeling paint on the other side… #SilentSunday © 20260719 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 14/07/2026
#ViveLaRance 🇫🇷
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Emmanuel Macron
Alt: A man in a suit and tie is wearing sunglasses and saying for sure
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 12/07/2026
#SilentSunday
Two cats are sleeping on a cobblestone ground beside large blue plant pots and green leafy plants near a white wall and an open gate in Mumbai, India… #SilentSunday © 20260712 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 12/07/2026
#AI “In terms of career choices, teaching is an excellent one,” says Sharath Jeevan, founder of Oxford University’s Generational Success Lab. “Students will always need trusted adult relationships to help them learn.” www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
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Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?
Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the law
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 08/07/2026
#Back2India Un chai, pour patienter ? On se ressource, on respire, on pense, on regarde la pluie tomber… #Back2India Un chai, pour patienter ? © 2026 Gilles Denizot
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#Back2India Un chai, pour patienter ?
On se ressource, on respire, on pense, on regarde la pluie tomber… #Back2India Un chai, pour patienter ? © 2026 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 05/07/2026
#SilentSunday
Clouds and mist cover the peaks of the green, forested Western Ghats in India, with tropical plants and trees in the lush foreground, what a perfect monsoon #SilentSunday… © Gilles Denizot 20260705
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OperaLab, by Gilles Denizot @operalab.studio · 27/06/2026
Hot News 📣 Vijaybhoomi University Mumbai is delighted to welcome Prof. Gilles DENIZOT SITBON as Dean of The True School of Music www.linkedin.com/posts/vijayb...
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#vijaybhoomiuniversity #trueschoolofmusic #musiceducation #highereducation #leadership #music #performingarts #creativeeducation #academicleadership #welcome | Vijaybhoomi University
Vijaybhoomi University is delighted to welcome Prof. Gilles DENIZOT SITBON as the Dean of The True School of Music. Prof. Gilles brings with him a remarkable international journey as a vocalist, oper...
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 28/06/2026
#SilentSunday
Colourful glass sculptures resembling flowers are mounted on metal stems, with a pink chair in the foreground and a mosaic floor in the background—an artistic corner spotted in Mumbai, India… #SilentSunday © 20260628 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 26/06/2026
#VendrediLecture 📚️ Devouring Murakami & Ozawa's 'Absolutely on Music' (2016 · PRH Vintage): "A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author and the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra."
The book 'Absolutely on Music', by Murakami/Ozawa, is in the foreground. In the background a computer is playing Brahms' Piano Concerto 1, a 1988 live recording by Bernstein/Gould/NYPhil. This unique version is included in the first chapter of the book.
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 21/06/2026
#SilentSunday
Several motorcycles are parked in front of a red gate in Mumbai, India, with a sign that reads "NO PARKING FRONT OF THE GATE" in white letters and barbed wire on top… #SilentSunday © 20260521 Gilles Denizot

Plusieurs motos sont garées devant un portail rouge à Mumbai, en Inde, sur lequel est accrochée une pancarte portant l'inscription « INTERDIT DE SE GARER DEVANT LE PORTAIL » en lettres blanches, surmontée de fil barbelé… #SilentSunday © 20260621 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 20/06/2026
🆕 Ce sera le dernier billet de cette rubrique et encore, il ne couvrira qu'un demi-mois… Voici #HolaBarcelona juin 2026 © Gilles Denizot
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#HolaBarcelona juin 2026
Ce sera le dernier billet de cette rubrique et encore, il ne couvrira qu'un demi-mois… Voici #HolaBarcelona juin 2026 © Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 19/06/2026
#VendrediLecture 📚️ My two most recent reads are essays: 'Notes to John' by Joan Didion (2025, posthumous) & 'Novelist as a Vocation' by Haruki Murakami (2022)
The book Notes to John by Joan Didion laid on a wood table © #VendrediLecture 20260619 Gilles DenizotThe book 'Novelist as a vocation' by Haruki Murakami © #VendrediLecture 20260619 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 18/06/2026
#ThrowbackThursday ♻️ #Back2India Dix ans, jour pour jour gillesdenizot.space/2026/06/03/b...
À l'aéroport de Mumbai, la silhouette d'un bâtiment moderne aux lignes courbes se détache sur un ciel orange au coucher du soleil, avec des palmiers et le soleil visibles près de l'horizon… #Back2India Dix ans, jour pour jour © 2026 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 14/06/2026
#SilentSunday
View of a sunset over a distant fort and forest in Orchha, India, framed by an ornate arched window in a stone wall… #SilentSunday © 20260614 Gilles Denizot
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 10/06/2026
#HolaBarcelona 🗓️ That's for tonight #liceu #nozzedifigaro #operalabindahouse www.liceubarcelona.cat/ca/nozze-di-...
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Le nozze di Figaro
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 10/06/2026
#Back2India D-2 Checked in!
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Gilles Denizot Sitbon @gillesdenizot.space · 07/06/2026
#SilentSunday
Green plant with small purple flowers growing vertically on a textured beige wall in Geneva, casting a distinct shadow in the sunlight… #SilentSunday © 20260607 Gilles Denizot
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