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27, casual pixel artist and enjoyer of fanfiction.

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uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄 @danacorn.bsky.social · 9h
Unicorn Dana: “there is no ethical consumption of Harry Potter”
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Maddy "Boo!" Hare @mbhare.eurosky.social · 5h
Translators deserve better. Anyone who wants to replace them with AI 1.) Doesn't understand the work. 2.) Willfully, visibly disrespects their audience. Poor end product, alienated consumer base, screwed workers. That's the grand future so-called "AI" serves us, again and again.
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Phoebe Barton 🚀🇺🇳 @phoebebarton.bsky.social · 5h
reposting with alt text because this is a great idea that I would be 100% behind. my only concern is that merely digging him up doesn't go far enough. put his skeleton on trial for his role in the genocide.
An article from the December 11, 1978 Toronto Star, headlined "Indians threaten to dig up Sir John A."

OTTAWA (CP) - An Indian leader has threatened to dig up the remains of Sir John Macdonald, one of the founders of Confederation, to protest the desecration of Indian burial grounds by archaeologists.

"Let's see how white people feel about that," Alex Akiwenzie of the Nations of Warriors said in a weekend interview. "We are trying to raise the level of consciousness among Indian and non-Indian alike."

Macdonald, the country's first prime minister, died in 1891 and is buried in Kingston.

At the Cataraqui cemetery where Sir John's remains lie marked by an undistinguished 3-foot headstone, cemetery manager John Howard was not unduly alarmed about the threat today.

Howard suggested that if the threat really was a serious one then police would be asked to post a guard, but he said: "I understand Sir John is buried in reinforced concrete. So that wouldn't be easy to get through."

He said the grave has never been desecrated.

Akiewenzie and fellow member Douglas Pine recently walked from Windsor to Toronto to protest highway construction that would cut through part of a 1,000-year-old burial site in Windsor.

"They're dealing with our spirits," he said. "Nothing is really sacred any more when they desecrate our burial grounds. We just want them left alone."

He wants legislation to protect Indian burial grounds but he said he was not well-received by provincial authorities in Toronto following a protest march.

"Now I want to speak to federal politicians but if I don't get satisfaction soon, I will dig up Sir John."

Although museum officials in Ontario last year promised Indians that no more burial grounds would be dug up without consultation with local bands, Akiwenzie said the Windsor dig has continued over protests.

"They were after us alive and now they're after us dead," he said. "We just can't seem to escape."
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 09/10/2026
Things are slowly heating up. While they are still simmering, it's a good time to review skills for street protests. Unfortunately, everyone should read "A Demonstrator’s Guide to Responding to Gunshot Wounds" in order to be prepared for a worst-case scenario. Hopefully, you'll never need it. 🤞
crimethinc.com
A Demonstrator’s Guide to Responding to Gunshot Wounds
Even if you have no medical training, there are things you can do to maximize the likelihood that a person who is shot in your vicinity will survive.
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Fields of Mistria ✨ Out now in 1.0 @fieldsofmistria.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
✨ Fields of Mistria has been nominated for Best Indie Game – Self Published at the Golden Joystick Awards! If you’ve enjoyed exploring Mistria and meeting its residents, we’d love to have your vote. 💚 Vote now: www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoysti...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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I'm very poorly today, very stupid & hate everybody & everything @voxexsinister.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Vale Margaret Hamilton: arstechnica.com/science/2026...
arstechnica.com
R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Hamilton also coined the term "software engineering" and founded two successful software companies.
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Amanita Design 📣 @amanita-design.net · 08/10/2026
Seventeen years later… The time has come for Machinarium 2 🦾🔧 Wishlist NOW on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1619280/...
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Alan Hazelden @alanhazelden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Earlier versions of the game did acknowledge the creators of the original games at the start of each section, and I consider it unacceptable that this was removed at Jon’s direction. Stephen Totilo noticed this change and wrote a nuanced article here: www.gamefile.news/p/a-complica...
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A complicated game
Who gets credit for Order of the Sinking Star? Where should the names appear for the creators of its source material? And would you notice if a great game designer sat next to you?
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pro-rape parties want the assaults to continue and the victim to be further terrorized and that's not even unusual, I regret to say, but it would be super-nice if Letitia James would investigate and prosecute whoever's doing this.
cnn.com
Cornell’s Jane Doe is ‘terrified’ after death threats and a swatting incident, her lawyer says | CNN
One month ago, the woman now known to America as Cornell’s Jane Doe was living in New York City and trying to break into the hotel industry, her lawyer says. Now she’s facing threats and hiding out at...
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
they did the thing
an october 11 2025 post from me reading: every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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yuko @aidosaur.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
✨ You're invited to the Feast of the Unicorn 💌 A new comic from the creators of BARBAROUS, Johnny Wander and more! ✨ Back the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh...
Feast of the Unicorn

Nao shizuka + Shesha
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Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Another classic, not sure if I've already posted this one here.
The image is a six panel black and white comic. 

Panel 1 - a girl sits at her desk in front of a computer, looking disheartened. She says, "I dont know if I should post this art, who would even want to see it?"

Panel 2- A new person bursts through the door in the background with a loud BAM

Panel 3- The new person pushes the girl out of the way, smushing her face in the process, while slamming their fist down on the keyboard. 

Panel 4- The computer shows that the art has been posted 

Panel 5- The person makes direct eye contact with the girl while pushing their finger against their own phone screen

Panel 6- A motion blur is added to the last panel, enhancing the impact of the new notifications on the new post. It reads, "(Friend) Liked Post just now" Followed by "(Friend) commented 'I FUCKING LOVE THIS AND I LOVE U'"

Underneath the last panel is a watermark that reads, Shubbabang
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 08/10/2026
Normal calm
@normal_now

Sometimes on campus you accidentally walk by a Business class and the professor is writing like "profit = revenue - costs" on the board and everyone is taking notes like it's actual school
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
just…wow
theguardian.com
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
The prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital last Wednesday as authorities tried to put her to death
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 06/10/2026
Nearly 38 percent of Palestinian students in East Jerusalem now study the Israeli curriculum, while the rest of the students' textbooks are being censored line by line, stripping mention of Jerusalem, prisoners, the Nakba, and freedom fighters. mondoweiss.net/2026/10/isra...
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Israel is rewriting the Palestinian curriculum in East Jerusalem to erase Palestinian identity
Nearly 38 percent of Palestinian students in East Jerusalem now study the Israeli curriculum, while the rest of the students’ textbooks are being censored line by line, stripping mention of…
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caffeine anxiety ego death @mxdshipwreck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
lmao holy shit
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 05/10/2026
Astronomy news for spooky season: a zombie planet orbiting a dead (but still hostile) star. Evidence suggests the following: Star dies, expels outer layers, becomes white dwarf. Gas giant forms from the debris. White dwarf is now blasting planet with radiation, shearing off some of its atmosphere.
science.nasa.gov
Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case - NASA Science
New analysis of archival Hubble data points to the possibility of "dead" white dwarf stars hosting second-generation planetary systems.
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Scott Anderson @impossible.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I also think @foddy.net and @apthomson.bsky.social should release a full version of Multibowl l, because people are literally releasing blatant IP theft on the daily now en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multibowl
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Multibowl - Wikipedia
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
Remember when us phil-tech types said effective altruism was just utilitarianism taken to its worst possible extents? This is what we meant: Real harm for unquantifiable potential benefit. "…'we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology….'"
politico.com
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic.
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Steam Hype @steamhype.com · 05/10/2026
Review: Genre-Hopping Sci-Fi Mystery 'Corru.Observer' Is Free, Intensely Cool and Runs in Your Web Browser
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Genre-Hopping Sci-Fi Mystery 'Corru.Observer' Is Free, Intensely Cool and Runs in Your Web Browser
Mulder & Scully wish they were hacking into alien biocomputers
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is Huckleberry, an animal ambassador at the Nashville Zoo. Huckleberry is a Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) & I think he is amazing, but you need to meet the rest of the ferret-badger crew (babies incoming 😃). Let's learn about ferret-badgers!
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 04/10/2026
i'm sorry what do you mean the tory bayeux slopestry is actually real. i thought that was a joke
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Kenney @kenney.nl · 03/10/2026
Thanks all for helping reach 600 wishlists already! It's vital in order to be able to do a successful release. So if you want to support my assets, or the All-in-1 pack please do wishlist if you can! ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/4059160/...
store.steampowered.com
Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 on Steam
Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 is the ultimate asset bundle with 60,000+ items including 2D sprites, 3D models, audio, UI, and fonts. Ready to use in any engine using open formats. Includes a powerful la...
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The “ceasefire” will be one year old next week. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed more than 1400 Gazans
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Jess Fink🍉🌈 @jessfink.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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A 7 panel comic by the artist. First panel: The artist is running from a distance towards a group of people playing basketball in the park. The artist is holding a pumpkin above their head and screaming "AAAAAAAAA". Second panel: The artist has leapt up and is in position to slam dunk the pumpkin into the basketball hoop. Panel three: the pumpkin splatters violently against the backboard of the basketball hoop, sending orange pumpkin goop everywhere. Panel four: the players stand staring, covered in pumpkin goop and shocked. Panel five: the artist stares at them wide-eyed, also covered in the goop and says "it's October FIRST". Their hand reaches towards their face. Panel six: the artist rips off their own face like a rubber mask to reveal a skeleton beneath. Panel 7: the group of players stand shocked and horrified, watching as the skeleton falls to the ground in a pile of bones, the sound effects says "CLATTER".
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Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Macklemore's "Free Palestine" tour sells out immediately
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Macklemore's "Free Palestine" tour sells out immediately
The rapper's three-day tour includes stops in Dublin, Paris, and London, all scheduled for the last week of October.
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Moosedog66 @moosedog66.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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frolly1.bsky.social @frolly1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
To learn more about why the Senate's version of this bill is fascist, despite bipartisan support, please check out this essay from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
eff.org
The Kids Online Safety Act Will Make the Internet Worse for Everyone
Lawmakers who support KOSA today are choosing to trust the current administration, and future administrations, to define what youth—and to some degree, all of us—should be allowed to read online. KOSA...
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sarah zedig 🐐 @hmsnofun.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
rfk jr says "AI" backs his ant-vaccine views. we checked-- it doesn't back anything. there is no inherent truth value to any generated text because it was not assembled through a conscious process. the phenomenon of generated text being accurate is irrelevant because it is fundamentally coincidental
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Beedok/Fern 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 @beedokfern.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Imagine if Master Chief were more feral and a woman. Now make a neural implant Cortana to keep her under control, but they used a real soldier's mind because that's cheaper. And 'he' is actually an egg. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLRVKWZQ books2read.com/u/b6DdOJ beedok.itch.io/war-dogs-leash
Cover art for War Dog's Leash
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M Zakharuk @ Read ATTACK DOGS @mzakharuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CALL ME KIMBERLY's release date is drawing closer! The prequel to Estro Junkies comes out later this year💉 Read chapter 1 for free on itch - taliabhatt.itch.io/call-me-kimberly ..and also chapter 2 if you are a patron - patreon.com/BhattZakharuk/posts/first-two-of-me-164231557
CALL ME KIMBERLY. "What you can't face can't hurt you." A detrans woman in denial and a trans woman denied healthcare enter into a secret affair to explore desires they’re afraid to voice. OUT NOV 26
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Dan Johnson, 💀Socialist💀 @coil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Heck yeah.
Human-made over 5 years

No AI has been used to generate any code or content in or about the game, and never will be. Slow Roads has been a labour of love since the project began in 2021, and has been built with a decade of experience in 3D graphics and creative software development. Textures are hand-drawn, sounds are recorded locally, and all systems are designed and engineered specifically for the unique context of the game. This is a solo-developed project that I take great care over, and I believe AI simply doesn't belong in creative projects like these.

Please note that procedural generation is not a form of generative AI; the procedures used to generate the world in the game are mathematical functions that have been derived and defined by hand, with direct creative intent.
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In case you missed it - we announced a game yesterday! Coming out this Fall!!!
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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Look, the solution is obvious. Hold the execs accountable for the crime that the committed by their greedy negligence. Who cares about "superintelligence", what's rogue here is a number of companies with unsafe business practices which knowingly endanger the public
nytimes.com
OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but OpenAI did not listen.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 28/09/2026
karl just put on the damn hot dog suit next time
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
my story from a little while ago about workers’ fight for recognition
aftermath.site
Workers Behind Immensely Popular Game Theorists YouTube Channel Will Get Their Union, With Or Without MatPat’s Help
"We are still people, even if we are not on camera, and we need to be treated as such"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even as profits soar, corporate tax payments are down 25% this year thanks to Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill. One of the main beneficiaries? Big Tech — which is using the tax breaks to help fuel its AI boom as it spends a fortune on the midterm elections. Remember this...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential.
Emma Sulkowicz carrying around a mattress on the Columbia campus in 2014 to raise awareness of her alleged rape and the university's inaction.
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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Got a new video for you. It's ostensibly about Marvel's Wolverine, but it's more akin to a series of sharp kicks aimed at Sony's bollocks. youtu.be/5UQTABnglQQ
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Sony's Wolverine
YouTube video by Stephanie Sterling
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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I have until Thursday to make rent and I'll still £614 short. You get literally 1000s of posts, over 1000 recipes for £5 and more added every day. 16% off if you sign up annually! Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
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Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Something is Wrong With the Library. Our next game, coming soon. 📚 Organize the Alex Dieter Public Library and Center for Reflection 💀 Dead people are stuffed in the walls 😨 It is extremely haunted 🌊 The Drowning Room Wishlist now. store.steampowered.com/app/3971340/
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DrSmey @drsmey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#aseprite #pixelartㅤㅤㅤㅤ Simple Guide: Aseprite Hotkeys
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
it’s so funny that people were like “OMG a 2PM Oval Office announcement, is Trump going to end the war in Iran or invade Cuba?!?!” and it turns out, no, he’s just going to rant about how good the economy is + how elections are rigged and then fall asleep
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026
It really gives the game away when the anti trans orgs are calling the election of the neo nazi party in Germany a "glimmer of hope."
​A screenshot of an online article headline from "Inspecting Gender" by Genspect. The main heading reads: "Germany: A Glimmer of Hope for Sex Realists?" Below the title, the summary text asks: "Is the victory of the AfD in Germany a dark day for democracy or a glimmer of hope for sex realists? By David Allison." The bottom metadata displays the Genspect logo, "5 hours ago," and a "Listen" audio option button. In the top right corner, there is a teal "Subscribe" button alongside a circular profile avatar.
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