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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 12h

Get housing assistance! Act quickly, TODAY is second day of a three-day application window! "This new program will help hundreds of low-income families this year and thousands more in the future afford a safe, stable, affordable place to call home in Minneapolis." -MPHA bit.ly/4s3itNI

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MPHA to Open Housing Voucher Waitlist in October

On October 13, 14, and 15, MPHA will open its waitlist for the new state-funded housing voucher program, Bring it Home (BIH), for the first time. Modeled after the federal Housing Choice Voucher progr...

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tonight is the Access to Justice Dinner! Can’t attend? Make a gift here. Your generosity propels justice in Central Minnesota. tinyurl.com/STCL26

A large group of attendees is seated at round tables in a banquet hall, with a presentation screen visible at the front. A banner at the bottom reads "Access to Justice Dinner.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Volunteer, remotely or across the miles, as we meet with immigrant neighbors in ICE custody. Attorneys of our Immigration Law Project seek volunteers fluent in Spanish, Somali, Creole, French or Arabic. Attorneys AND non-attorneys welcome! Thank you for signing up bit.ly/3TruyvL and sharing!

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One week away! We look forward to celebrating the work of the Legal Aid – St. Cloud office at the Access to Justice Dinner. Every day, our attorneys and legal staff help deliver justice to those who need it most. tinyurl.com/STCL26

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Celebrate Healthy Aging Month! Anoka County residents, our Senior Wills Clinic is coming to Northtown Library. Attorneys will be on site *every other month* beginning in October to help individuals, 60+, with less than $100K in assets. Schedule an appointment: 612-334-5970. bit.ly/4xVQZuW

Flyer for Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid's Senior Wills Clinic at Northtown Library. Features a smiling person seated, accompanied by another joyful individual. Information includes services like wills, health care directives, power of attorney, and transfer on death deeds. Eligibility is for seniors 60+ with less than $100,000 in assets. Contact details and social media icons are at the bottom.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today is the last day to register for the Access to Justice Dinner! Your support of Legal Aid strengthens our ability to deliver free legal help to vulnerable neighbors in Central Minnesota. Registration is FREE! Reserve your seat for Thursday, Oct. 8 at Harvester Square. bit.ly/4AfvCac

Event poster featuring a keynote speaker, E. Michelle Drake, Executive Shareholder at Berger Montague, and honoree Hon. Elizabeth Ann Hayden, Retired Judge of the Seventh Judicial District. Event titled 'Access to Justice Dinner.'

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Anyone can fall victim to a scam, but older neighbors and loved ones are prime targets. Learn why that is, who the scammers are and common scams to watch for in our September "Snack & Learn." Get resources and a longer list of scams: bit.ly/3VOprdi Watch: bit.ly/4rtJlpX

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Scams and Fraud - Senior Law Snack and Learns

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

50 years ago, Legal Aid joined with St. Cloud Area Legal Services to open our St. Cloud office. Since then, we have expanded our services to deliver justice to more Minnesotans. Celebrate this milestone on Oct. 8 at the Access to Justice Dinner. Register by Monday, Sept. 28! bit.ly/4AfvCac

Aerial view of St. Cloud at sunset, featuring buildings, roads, and a river with bridges. Text at the bottom reads "Access to Justice Dinner.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to Hon. Elizabeth Ann Hayden, our esteemed honoree at our 15th annual Access to Justice Dinner. A longtime St. Cloud resident, she is well-known for her powerful commitment to justice in the Seventh Judicial District. Join us, Thursday, Oct. 8! tinyurl.com/STCL26

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join the fight for justice! Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is hiring for the post of *Immigration Hub Attorney Fellow* serving Greater Minnesota alongside staff of our Willmar office. Salary is $80-84K. Learn more bit.ly/471N84f. Also, visit mylegalaid.org, About Us>Employment.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors for supporting the Access to Justice Dinner! You make our legal services possible in Central Minnesota, and we are so grateful for your ongoing generosity. Join us on Oct. 8 at Harvester Square! tinyurl.com/STCL26

This image lists sponsors in two categories. Under "Gold," sponsors are DJ Bitzan Fine Diamonds Jewelry, Dick, Mimi and Erin Bitzan, Hon. Charles A. Flinn, Jr. and Hon. Elizabeth Hayden, and Dorrie and Scott Larison Fund. Below are Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company and Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A. Attorneys at Law. At the top, "Thank you to our sponsors" is displayed with a simple emblem.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Invite Chad! Attorney Chad Wilson is accepting invitations to deliver Voter Rights presentations to community groups on behalf of the MN Disability Law Center, a division of Mid-MN Legal Aid. Polling sites must accommodate people with disabilities. Learn how! Email Chad at MNDLC@mylegalaid.org.

Chad, an individual with short brown hair, is smiling in a hallway with glass walls and wooden accents. They are wearing a dark grey oxford shirt and a blue lanyard.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We are delighted to have E. Michelle Drake as the keynote speaker at our annual Access to Justice Dinner. Drake led Berger Montague's participation in many habeas corpus petitions, alongside legal aid organizations. Catch her thoughtful remarks at our annual dinner. tinyurl.com/STCL26

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Your Minnesota Disability Law Center serves all Minnesotans! Wherever you live in the state, Attorney Anne Robertson and Legal Advocate Hanna Mekonen could use your help planning for the future. It's easy. Review our 5-year plan and complete the survey. See "Guide our Work!" bit.ly/3W0f8kd 🙏

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors for supporting the Access to Justice Dinner! You make our legal services possible in Central Minnesota, and we are so grateful for your ongoing generosity. Join us on Oct. 8 at Harvester Square! Free to attend. Donations encouraged. tinyurl.com/STCL26[

Image of a thank you message to sponsors titled 'Platinum.' Includes logos and names of Berger Montague, Hall Law, E. Michelle Drake and Michael Flamenbaum, Lathrop GPM, and River Valley Law, serving Minnesota and North Dakota.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We're back to school in Minnesota, where public school kids don't have to worry if they have $ to eat with their classmates!

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Now, that's service! Governor Walz served up midday cuisine to Hoover Elementary students in Coon Rapids, celebrating Minnesota's 4th year of free school meals! #LegalAid #BackToSchool #MDE #MNGov

A group of individuals is serving food in a cafeteria line to children. The setting appears to be a school cafeteria. The servers are wearing gloves and are behind a glass partition. The walls are tiled in a yellow shade. The scene is busy, with children waiting to receive their meals.

Two people, Jessica Webster and Governor Walz take a selfie in a room with a bookshelf in the background, containing various books and colorful items. Jessica is wearing glasses and a light-colored top, while Gov. Walz is in a suit.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

MONDAY's Mental Health Awareness Day at the state fair! Bring your friends and family to Dan Patch Park near the State Fair Grandstand to meet our MN Disability Law Center and learn about mental health services and supports in Minnesota. We'll be there 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. #DisabilityLaw #DanPatch

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Our Minnesota Disability Law Center protects Minnesotans from abuse and neglect throughout the state. We don't do it alone. We take guidance from you! 🙏 From Mankato, Grant manager Vienna invites you to help, “Guide our work:” mylegalaid.org/disability-l... #MidMNLegalAid #MNDisabilityLawCenter

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Laws governing utilities are complex. For decades, Attorney Gary Van Winkle has been helping Legal Aid clients challenge third-party utility billers. He explains to the Star Tribune, this is increasingly the plight of our lowest-income and elderly neighbors. www.startribune.com/these-aging-...

Sitting in his office chair, Gary holds up the sheaf of papers representing one student's utility law project. Gary teaches future lawyers at St. Thomas Law School hoping to inspire them to someday help clients in these kinds of cases.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Consummate pro and a tireless mentor to the next generation of consumer and tax lawyers (like Saeks Fellow Madelyn Nelson, here in the foreground), Supervising Attorney Beth Goodell leaves Legal Aid and our clients better than she found us!

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✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

While we wait for folks to finish voting in the primary & for the results to come in, maybe we can sign up for our General Election volunteer shifts!

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Doing her civic duty and then some! Thank you, Jessica Heiser and volunteers across the great state of Minnesota, who dedicated extra time TODAY at the polls on behalf of neighbors with disabilities. You can too! Help during the general election, Nov. 3. mylegalaid.org/voter-access...

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Your Minnesota Disability Law Center is standing by, ready to help voters this Primary Election day! Call our helpline 855-436-3940 if you need help accessing the polls. Voting rights, civil rights are disability rights! #MidMNLegalAid #MnDisabilityLawCenter

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Watch in Haitian Creole! We are offering a free legal consultation clinic Aug. 6 for Haitian TPS holders following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision ending Temporary Protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. Contact us at MPLSimmigrationintake@mylegalaid.org. youtube.com/shorts/g-MJY...

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Know Your Rights: TPS (Haitian Creole)

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Watch in Spanish! We are offering a free legal consultation clinic Aug. 6 for Haitian TPS holders following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision ending Temporary Protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. Contact us at MPLSimmigrationintake@mylegalaid.org. youtube.com/shorts/0FoNX...

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Know Your Rights: TPS (Spanish)

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Watch in French! We are offering a free legal consultation clinic Aug. 6 for Haitian TPS holders following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision ending Temporary Protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. Contact us at MPLSimmigrationintake@mylegalaid.org. youtube.com/shorts/lmI4O...

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Know Your Rights: TPS (French)

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

TPS Holders!. We are offering a free legal consultation clinic Aug. 6 for Haitian TPS holders following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision ending Temporary Protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. Contact us at MPLSimmigrationintake@mylegalaid.org for more information.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's a summer of Snack & Learns from our Senior Law Project. Today, Gordon Solo encapsulates Health Care Directives in under two minutes. Take a listen. And to take a deeper dive, see the full Power Point Presentation. Back at it in September! youtube.com/shorts/0kRRBzvyAHY?feat…

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Dropping, today at noon! Catch our next Snack & Learn with Attorney Gordon Solo of our Senior Law Project. Shorter than the typical Lunch & Learn, pick up the basics about Health Care Directives in less than two minutes. #LegalAid

Two smiling individuals embrace in front of a promotional flyer for the Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s Senior Law Project. The flyer lists "Snack & Learn" events, detailing topics such as Social Security Basics on June 25, Health Care Directives on July 30, Scams & Consumer Fraud on September 24, Power of Attorney on October 29, and Nursing Home & Assisted-Living Rights on November 26. The flyer encourages learning about these important legal topics.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

In 2023, @kare11.bsky.social interviewed our own Chad Wilson of our #MNDisabilityLawCenter, brilliantly capturing the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. As we celebrate the now 36th anniversary of the ADA, this is 💯worth a rewatch! Nikki, Darrell, Barry🙌 m.youtube.com/watch?v=gWaD...

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On ADA's 33rd anniversary, disability advocates still fight for accessibility

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Mid-MN Legal Aid is one of the fair housing organizations whose funding is at stake in this litigation. A win means we’ll get to keep fighting housing discrimination with funding that's been powering our efforts for more than 30 years. Gratitude to @nfha.bsky.social and the Relman Colfax law firm!

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Help us help seniors! Attorney Gordon Solo, lead of our Senior Law Project, endorses this survey from the Minnesota Board on Aging. Completing it could make a world of difference in improving legal help for those in their golden years. bit.ly/3Rk5t8I #LegalAid #SeniorLaw #MNBoardOnAging

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This image is a flyer from the Minnesota Board on Aging, encouraging individuals aged 60 and over, along with caregivers, to share their experiences through a survey to improve access to legal services for older Minnesotans. The flyer emphasizes the importance of public input on legal topics like housing and healthcare. It assures anonymity and encourages sharing the flyer widely. A QR code is included for easy access to the survey, available online until August 31.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Attorney volunteers! Learn best practices for connecting with prospective clients in detention. Attorneys Alison Griffith, Louica Alexandre, Nasriye Birmaji of our Immigration Law Project lead this ONLINE training: 9-10am, TOMORROW, Thursday, July 23. bit.ly/3RMmDvJ #LegalAid #ImmigrationLaw

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

All Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid offices will be closed Wednesday, July 22 for an annual staff meeting. mylegalaid.org/locations

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid has a 40-year history of fighting housing discrimination. But our work is threatened by funding cuts. You can help. Thank you for sending a message to Congress, today, to protect our funding and our neighbors.🙏 bit.ly/FairHousingA...

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Contact your Member of Congress Today and Urge Support for HUD's Critical Critical Community-Based Fair Housing Programs!

Contact your Member of Congress Today and U rge S upport for Critical Community-Based Fair Housing Programs! The National Fair Housing Alliance is calling on you to support our Fair Housing Week of Ac...

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Due to excessive heat and air quality warnings, the front desk of our Minneapolis offices will be closed, Friday, July 17. Clients, please confirm prior appointments with case handlers. Everyone, please stay alert regarding advisories and following precautions.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Legal Director Anne Robertson presents the 1st copy of our Minnesota Disability Law Center Impact Report. In print or online, read: Testimonials from our attorneys, ways we protect rights of people with disabilities. On the back cover, meet new MDLC Director, Eren Sutherland! bit.ly/4wI06in

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We're hiring! Join the fight for justice as our next Housing Paralegal/Investigator or Intake Specialist in Minneapolis or as the Legal Services Project Manager with our State Support team in St. Paul. Learn more and apply now. bit.ly/44i2tMT

Job listings from the Legal Aid website showing three positions: Housing Paralegal/Investigator in Minneapolis, Legal Services Project Manager in St. Paul, and Intake Specialist in Minneapolis. Each listing includes job type and notes if it's a hot job.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Winning at the MN Supreme Court! Housing Attys Elizabeth Sauer of Central MN Legal Services w/Max Tsai, Whitney Herold of Legal Aid fought for a tenant's right to keep an eviction off his record. Thank you, Wells Fargo for support that helps us keep housing options open for MN families! #SelavJH

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We're launching snack-size Lunch & Learns presented by our Senior Law Project! Today, learn about Social Security with Attorney Colleen Daly. Every employed person, no matter your age, should create a SSA account to monitor earnings and get a projection of future benefits! bit.ly/4f4PvIk

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Social Security basics — Senior Law Lunch & Learns

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Proficient in Spanish and English? Legal Aid needs you! Connect with individuals in ICE custody to help with our intake process. This is a volunteer opportunity you can do from home! mylegalaid.org/take-action/voluntee… #LegalAid #ImmigrationLawProject

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

A win for homebuyers! We applaud #LegalAid Alum Mark Iris and the team at the Attorney General's Office for protecting communities. This case is a win for Minnesotans who dream of owning a home and will have a lasting impact deterring those who would exploit that dream. bit.ly/43NvrUG

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Jury finds that seller Chad Banken preyed on Muslim homebuyers

A jury issued a verdict Monday finding that Minnesota real estate broker Chad Banken used contract for deed to prey on Muslim homebuyers.

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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid @legalaidmn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Glad to report, clients of a mobile home park in Sartell, Minn. finally have some relief! Bravo to them, to Legal Aid Attorneys Mateen Shah and Chace Huntzinger and the pro bono team of Robins Kaplan LLC, who arrived at a settlement approved by the court. bit.ly/43PZzii #LegalAid StCloud

Inset pictures of two attorneys each with glasses mustache and beard, over front page of Minnesota Lawyer newspaper with the headline: US judge approved settlement in Sartell mobile home park lawsuit.

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