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William Lamb

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Deputy Editor, general-assignment and breaking news, The New York Times.

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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Watching the opening ceremony.
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[1977] (Hanna Barbera) - Laff-A-Lympics - Intro
YouTube video by hewey1972
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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Canadians Rush to Buy Stockpiles of Boycotted U.S. Liquor
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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Stuck in Quicksand, a Hiker in Utah Has His SOS Answered
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent free.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/11/2024
Vito beat out nearly 2,000 other dogs to become the first pug to win the National Dog Show. The two-year-old pup became a sensation on Thursday, when the competition, which was held earlier this month, was broadcast on NBC after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
A pug stands on a blue platform while two people hold and inspect him. A headline reads: "Vito Is First Pug to Win National Dog Show." Photo by Bill McCay/NBC via Getty Images.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/11/2024
News Analysis: Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency will face a daunting reality. Any effort to slash the U.S. government and its 2.3 million civilian workers will likely face resistance in Congress, lawsuits from activist groups and delays mandated by federal rules.
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Musk’s Slashing of the Federal Budget Faces Big Hurdles
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
This is one of the most enchanting, fun places I have ever been. Farewell to a true original.
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Harold W. Sims Jr., Whose Museum Honored the House Cat, Dies at 89
He displayed some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts at the American Museum of the House Cat in North Carolina, which welcomed several thousand people a year.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I distinctly ordered the Antarctic blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack.
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Daniel Victor @bydanielvictor.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Feels like you can weed out the monsters who would do this by not going to a first-week showing of Wicked www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/m...
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‘Wicked’ Fans Singing in Movie Theaters Are Anything but Popular
Some fans who have attended early screenings of the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical have treated it as a singalong. Not everyone is thrilled.
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Scott Dodd @doddcast.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
A starter pack of the folks reporting from sea to shining sea 🇺🇸 go.bsky.app/M6UF5ZS
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
“Upon further scrutiny of the video, the investigation determined the bear was actually a person in a bear costume.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/u...
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Human in Bear Suit Was Used to Defraud Insurance Companies, Officials Say
Footage of a bear rifling through luxury cars was submitted to insurance companies, which paid out $140,000. But something seemed off.
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erin mccann @mccanner.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The NYT starter pack is up to 99 people go.bsky.app/3p3ARGN
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Feels like time to reup this.
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Dan Saltzstein @dansaltzstein.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
I know people will disagree but I think this is 100% right. Canceling your subscriptions may feel like the right thing to do, but you’re ultimately hurting newsrooms that have nothing to do with decisions made by billionaire owners (who won’t feel any of this). Support newsrooms.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
"You’ve been a bad girl, you’ve been a bad little girl, and you’re getting a vigorous spanking right now." www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/u...
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Tucker Carlson Tells Crowd Trump Will Give Country a ‘Spanking’
The former Fox News host used a bizarre extended metaphor at a rally in Georgia where Donald J. Trump spoke.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
“Officers arriving at the scene found the victim had been bound to a stretcher and pumped full of midazolam, vecuronium bromide, and potassium chloride in what we have determined was an execution-style killing,” said state police spokesperson Raymond Perk.
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Man Found Strapped To Gurney, Injected With Poison In Execution-Style Killing
BARTLESVILLE, OK—Expressing horror as they described the brutal nature of the killing, law enforcement officials confirmed Monday that local man Aaron Turney had been found strapped to a gurney and in...
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Neighbor Charlotte Kullen started complaining in 2015: “Oh God, I wake up still with nightmares of them screaming in my head."
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Woman who faced eviction over 3 emotional support parrots wins $165,000 in federal case
A woman who faced eviction from her Manhattan apartment over her three emotional support parrots will be paid $165,000 in damages plus $585,000 for her apartment under a consent decree announced by fe...
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 17/07/2024
Don't miss the kicker.
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Herbert Hoelter, Prison Consultant to the Rich and Infamous, Dies at 73
He helped Martha Stewart, Leona Helmsley, Michael Milken and other white-collar criminals win lighter sentences, and prepared them for life in prison.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 27/05/2024
Are you feeling mad? Are you feeling kinda sad?
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‘She Is the Icon of All That Is Joyful in the World’
A little green puppet from an old children’s TV show is healing hearts for a new generation of viewers.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 24/05/2024
Accountability journalism: The move comes after The New York Times detailed the chain’s plan to phase out animatronic performers at all but two of the more than 400 Chuck E. Cheese locations in the United States by the end of the year.
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After Outcry, Chuck E. Cheese Says It Will Keep More Animatronic Bands
Plans to phase out most of Chuck E. Cheese’s animatronic bands prompted fans to plead for their survival. The bands will now play on at three additional locations.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
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Teacher Secretly Sold His Students’ Art on Mugs and Shirts, Lawsuit Says
Parents of a dozen students at a school near Montreal accused an art teacher in a lawsuit of reproducing portraits from a class assignment and putting them on items that he offered for sale online.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 28/03/2024
I can’t know how to hear any more about tables.
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Kim Kardashian Is Sued for Saying Her Tables Are Authentic Donald Judds
In a promotional video, the reality star said her office furniture was designed by Judd, the minimalist artist. His foundation says otherwise in a new lawsuit.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
RIP Eric Carmen. He gave us "Hungry Eyes," yes, but also this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Dt...
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Cyrus Erie - "Get the Message" (1969, ft. Eric Carmen)
A precursor of power-pop icons the Raspberries, Cleveland rock'n'roll band Cyrus Erie was originally formed in 1967 by singer/guitarist Tim Manning, bassist ...
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
A five-time Iditarod winner faces a two-hour penalty in the world’s biggest sled dog race for not gutting a moose well enough.
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Dog Sledder Penalized for Poor Moose Gutting
While mushing across Alaska in the Iditarod sled dog race, Dallas Seavey shot a moose, and then got a penalty for not gutting it well enough.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 24/02/2024
I gasped. Terrible news.
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Flaco, Escaped Central Park Zoo Owl and Defier of Doubts, Is Dead
Let loose by an act of vandalism, the Eurasian eagle-owl died after apparently striking an Upper West Side building, according to the zoo.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
"Imagine a telephone that is plugged into the wall. The calls you make on this device would be sent through wires attached to tall wooden poles. Science fiction? Incredibly, this technology exists today!"
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AT&T Is Down. How Do I Make a Call?
Step 1: Connect to Wi-Fi.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 03/02/2024
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Wayne Kramer, Influential MC5 Guitarist, Dies at 75
Mr. Kramer was one half of the twin-guitar attack that drove the Detroit band’s incendiary live performances, helping to set the stage for punk rock.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
Elmo I get, but, I'm sorry, Grover is too busy to write his own tweets? "Social media accounts for Elmo, Big Bird, Grover and other 'Sesame Street' characters are run by a four-person team at Sesame Workshop."
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Elmo Asked an Innocuous Question
Elmo was not expecting it to open a yawning chasm of despair.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
“Nobody knows where the ark of the covenant is. Nobody knows where the true cross is. Yet Christianity still exists.” www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/u...
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Someone Filled the Chicago Rat Hole. Residents Took Action.
After the rodent-shaped hole, which had delighted residents for weeks, was plugged with plaster or concrete, residents braved the bitter cold to dig it out.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 29/12/2023
Age yourself with a movie you saw in a theater as a grown-up.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 23/12/2023
Zero dollars. Clark Griswold’s Christmas bonus was zero dollars.
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How Much Was Clark Griswold’s Christmas Bonus? The Internet Wants to Know
Crunching the numbers on classic holiday movies is fast becoming the latest seasonal craze.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
A colleague consulted three economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the author of the "Home Alone" novelization for answers.
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Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’?
Fans have been debating the McCallister family’s wealth for years. We asked the Federal Reserve for answers.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
12:35 a.m. - A man walks by and farts audibly. 12:37 a.m. - The man who farted strolls back our way, stands in line, and farts again. I feel bad documenting this.
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We spent 24 hours in a Wawa and wrote it all down
We spent 24 hours in a Wawa and wrote it all down
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 02/12/2023
Only about 8 percent of stage magicians are women. A new generation of performers wants to change that. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/s...
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Being a Woman in Magic May be the Hardest Trick of All
Only about 8 percent of stage magicians are women. A new generation of performers wants to change that.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
“Come on, Sandy baby, loosen up. You’re too tight.”
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Sandra Day O’Connor Is Celebrated as a ‘Trailblazer’
Public figures from across the political spectrum heralded the former Supreme Court justice for breaking barriers for women and striving for consensus on the nation’s highest court.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom.
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Nom Nom Nom. What’s the Deal With Cookie Monster’s Cookies?
If you have ever wondered what the “Sesame Street” muppet is really eating, we have the answer.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Voracious, voracious vegetarians.
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Colombia to Sterilize Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’
The drug kingpin brought four hippos to his estate in the 1980s. Officials estimate that about 170 now roam Colombia, and say the population must be controlled to protect the country’s ecosystem.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
The soldiers will be given proper gravestones acknowledging their Army service, and their descendants will be made eligible for benefits, officials said.
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Army Overturns Convictions of 110 Black Soldiers Charged in 1917 Riot
The Army acknowledged that the soldiers, 19 of whom were hanged, had been convicted in military trials that were tainted by racial discrimination.
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Víctor Manuel Ramos @vmramos.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
The San José was destroyed by the British, sinking off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia, with gold, jewels and other goods that could be worth upward of $20 billion. Questions remain on who can claim the treasure? @nytimes.com
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A Treasure May Be Off the Coast of Colombia, but Who Can Claim It?
The San José galleon was destroyed in 1708, sinking with goods now worth billions. Colombia’s government is planning a recovery, but not everyone wants to see the shipwreck brought to the surface.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
Wow.
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‘Is This Hell?’ The Pilot Accused of Trying to Crash a Plane Tells His Story.
Joseph Emerson, charged with attempted murder, said he felt trapped in a dream after taking mushrooms. He had feared mental health treatments that could disrupt his career.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
Banger.
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Mary Timony - Dominoes (Official Music Video)
"Untame the Tiger" is out February 23 on Merge Records: https://lnk.to/UntametheTigerExecutive Producer: Mary TimonyDirected by "DR. CAT"Camera + LiDAR photo...
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
We've forgotten everything.
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Does Anyone Know How to Behave on the Subway Anymore?
New Yorkers are reacquainting themselves with the subway code — no eye contact; no stinky food — as the city rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jesus Jimenez @jesus-jimz.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Many users have migrated to other platforms since Elon Musk bought Twitter, but sports fans still find it indispensable. My latest (gift link/no paywall) —
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As Users Abandon X, Sports Twitter Endures
Many users have migrated to other platforms since Elon Musk bought Twitter, but sports fans still find it indispensable.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
On Friday Amanda Serrano and Danila Ramos will compete in the first women’s boxing title fight in 15 years that has been sanctioned under men’s rules, and only the second one ever.
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These Boxers Plan to Show They Can Fight by Men’s Rules
When Amanda Serrano and Danila Ramos meet in the ring Friday night, they will spar for 12 three-minute rounds, following the format used for men’s fights.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
A pilot told an air traffic controller that the man had tried to cut the plane’s engines, according to an audio recording posted on LiveATC.
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Off-Duty Pilot Tries to Disrupt Engines on Alaska Airlines Flight
The flight was diverted to Portland, Ore., because of a “credible security threat” inside the cockpit, the airline said. An off-duty pilot was charged with attempted murder.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Made it to Friday.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
After 84 years, changes in technology mean that CBC Radio will no longer broadcast the correct time once a day. Many Canadians are mourning the loss.
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Time Runs Out on a Canadian Radio Tradition
After 84 years, changes in technology mean that CBC Radio will no longer broadcast the correct time once a day. Many Canadians are mourning the loss.
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill repealing bans on cruising and lifting a state prohibition on modifying a vehicle to significantly reduce its clearance from the roadway.
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Lowriders, Long Banned From Cruising, Can Roam Free in California
For decades, local laws prohibited people from parading their modified cars on the streets of some cities. Last week, the bans were repealed.
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Jesus Jimenez @jesus-jimz.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
i'm looking to talk to people for a story: is anyone on here a sports fan who gave up on twitter in the past year? if that's you and you're interested, reach out! first.last @nytimes. com
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William Lamb @wlamb76.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
What to do when your 10-month-old’s day care imposes a uniform requirement with khakis? (Answer: Dress him up like a Target employee with a tiny wallet.) Fun read by @melinadelkic.bsky.social
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A Comedy Advice Podcast Asks Listeners to ‘Believe in the Bit’
Jake Johnson and Gareth Reynolds have built a following for their podcast, “We’re Here to Help,” in a short time by blending counsel with comedy.
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