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Comparing and Contrasting The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale and Long Black Song by Richard Wright Literature Book Report/Review
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The ephemeral effect of life and society did not spare the two contemporary short stories “The Gilded Six-Bits” by Zora Neale and “Long Black Song” by Richard Wright. The Gilded Six-Bits is a story that captivates the issues of love, betrayal and forgiveness, and their importance in human relations and society.  
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Conflict out of the Ring Literature Literature review
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The author states that growing up about 85 years after the abolition of slavery and a couple of decades before the African-American Civil Rights Movement, Ellison finds himself in a perplexing time as a Black youth. This confusion is compounded with the words of his dying grandfather, who challenges him to remain submissive.
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Dry September by William Faulkner: Story about Assumptions Literature Essay
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Racism between white and black people reveals how status is distinguished by skin color. The problem with racism is that it is fueled by assumptions made by one social group about another social group, in this case, whites about blacks. Minnie Cooper is at the center of the event in question, although she is not at the center of the events that occur.
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Comparison of Filthadelphia by Brain James and the Wrath of Dawn by Cynthia Leitich Smith Literature Essay
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The essay aims to present a literary critique of two short stories including Filthadelphia penned by Brain James and Wrath of Dawn written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and co-authored by Greg Leitich Smith. The essay compared the main theme of the stories and talks about the main themes presented in the story.
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Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Literature Research Paper
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A characteristic of the absurdist theatre is the lack of proper communication which is evident in this play as well with the presence of many sentences that do not seem to be making a lot of sense.
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The Great Explorations: Journey of Shackleton Literature Essay
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The successful voyages of Ferdinand Magellan, Columbus and many more inspired the imagination of the artists in those times and in preceding generations to compose stories like Robinson Crusoe, Sindabad the Sailor and Around the World in Forty Days. One such famous story is Endurance Shackleton’s Incredible Journey, the successful tale of a polar expedition led by the British knight, Ernest Shackleton.
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The Epic of Creation Literature Essay
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Known as the glistening one, Tiamut was not at peace with her husband who begat heaven and earth, making the father unable to rest. He then resolved to make peace with her however, his adviser who was also his son planned evil against his brothers so he gave his father a bad advice, ultimately destroying him.
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Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Tayo served in the Marines during World War II, and returns home battle fatigued and emotionally unstable. The Native Americans he lives among believing he will be cured by undergoing a traditional ceremony conducted by a medicine man. The “white” people Tayo encounters try to cure his illness by putting him in a mental institute.
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Professional Life of Jonathan Edwards Literature Essay
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“The Great Awakening” was a fire and brimstone approach to the revival of Puritanism in Colonial America. Edwards felt that this society was on a path to hell and through his fiery preaching, he could scare people out of hell. Those preachers who preach in the same fashion are called evangelicals. They and some parts of the media exploit disasters.
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Symbols of Freedom: Sea and Birds in The Awakening Literature Essay
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Chopin challenges the gender roles and expectations imposed on married women during the nineteenth century in her novel, “The Awakening.” The main protagonist, Edna, initially symbolizes the conventional woman; she is married to Léonce Pontellier and they have two children.
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Habits of Mind: Getting Ready to Have Ideas by Rosenwasser and Stephen Literature Article
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According to the paper, Rosenwasser and Stephen want writers to “figure out what your subject means before deciding on how you feel about it.” Why do you think this advice is good to follow, especially in the writing of a portfolio that tells of your experience? This advice is good to follow, especially in the writing of a portfolio.
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The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World Literature Essay
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The story presents about the occurrences in the village following the finding of the body of a man on the shore of the village. It explains the responses of the people of the village to the body and the changes that the body brings within the minds and the hearts of the people in the village.
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Pride and Honour in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Literature Book Report/Review
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The honor can be seen in many characters, Tybalt and Capulet provide an interesting parallel. Tybalt’s hot temper and desire to prove himself ultimately result in his death. Meanwhile, Capulet undergoes a progression from violent familial pride in the beginning, to honoring his fellow man in the final scene. 
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Introduction to Literature : I Died for Beauty and We Real Cool Literature Essay
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The poems "We Real Cool" and "I died for beauty" will be analyzed here.
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Argument Paper: A Rose for Emily Literature Essay
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Emily is the main character in the story and the story is all about her life and how she lived in isolation for a major part of her life. The theme of death has been presented in this short story, how Emily becomes completely isolated has been shown in this short story.
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Eighteenth-century Women Poets and Their Poetry Literature Essay
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The poem, “A Song of White Hair” illustrates some social expectations concerning women. The woman has been considered to be the integrity of the loyal man in the sense that women are expected to have integral values. The woman has also been considered to be beyond the value of money in that women have much value than even money.
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The Consequences of Antigones Choice, Policy, or Course of Action Literature Essay
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Antigone preparing to die does make sense within the tragic worldview. The Crito later turns to be an aporetic odd way because the reasons that Socrates professed do not make sense in the worldview of Platonists. According to Platonist’s principles, Socrates was supposed to run away from prison, and failing to do so make her actions unjust.
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Aeneas, Pericles, Oedipus Rex Literature Essay
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Generally, Aeneas, the son of Anchises and Venus, was a Trojan leader. The story gives a clear picture of Aeneas. As can be seen, he was supposed to take the Trojans to Italy and lay foundations there for the Roman Empire. He was an exceptional hero and had all the good qualities a hero should possess.
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Reaction Paper on Immigration Literature Research Paper
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Despite of several tough immigration laws, acts and amendments, immigrant population rates continued to increase during the 19th and 20th centuries. As 32nd president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Remember, remember always, that all of us .
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Plot Elements in The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant Literature Essay
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He considers her as the “epitome of sophistication” and admits that she is “the only creature that seemed lovelier than a largemouth bass” (Wetherell). The author, thus, clearly provides the readers a clear idea of how the boy feels about the girl, which is the basic premise for the story.
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Crisis of Authority: Trial & Execution of King Charles in 17th Century Literature Essay
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The war left a lasting impression on English literature which reflected in the works of the later prose writers and poets. Some form of political writing was also in vogue at that time. They tried to give objective accounts of the contemporary political happenings through pamphlets called newsbooks.
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Analysis: Elizabeth I Letters Literature Essay
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While studying history, one would be able to find in the letters of monarchs the intrigues of the courts that they were a part of and Queen Elizabeth’s letters are no exception. They reveal the political landscape of her time and her tricky position as the queen of England as a spinster queen.
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King Lear: Analysis of Lears Character and Role in the Play Literature Research Paper
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King Lear a famous and renowned play of Shakespeare is read and staged all over the world for its tragic connotation. The story, as the name depicts; mainly revolves around the king and his miseries brought up by himself.
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Death, decay and emotion in romantic-modern works of literature Literature Essay
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As modern English literature has evolved, the themes through which these emotions are expressed touch upon events in life that are central to common meanings that provide for the reader to understand the way in which those themes are being utilized.
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Pride and Prejudice Literature Essay
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The paper describes the conservative property of the text, it is thought to have been derived from the narrative technique of indirect speech in which the character of Elizabeth for instance is made to exude by forming a representative statement out of her thoughtful prejudices. It shows Pride and Prejudice the Regency period in which elaborate codes of conduct governed every social interaction in upper-class society.
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Critical Analysis of The Love of My Life by Cheryl Strayed Literature Essay
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In conclusion, this essay has examined a variety of literary and rhetorical elements related to Cheryl Strayed’s essay ‘The Love of My Life’. This essay has examined the specific rhetorical tool of sensationalism that is implemented in startling the reader to consider the text’s underlining themes of self-development and grief.
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Discussing How an Individual Defines Him/Herself Literature Essay
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Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood (1988) is one of her most renowned novels. The novel takes its reader on a thoughtful voyage of Elaine Risley’s life, a middle-aged highly praised artist who finds out that she cannot move ahead in her life as she is yet gripped by her childhood shock which was initiated by Cordelia, Elaine’s oppressor and friend.
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Epics Are Literary Progenies of Every Civilization Literature Essay
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Epics were perceived not as mere stories, but as historical events in which mortals stood on par with the immortals. They depicted the self-esteem and courage of legendary heroes, the virtues and vices of gods and goddesses, and how the two realms affected each other to create profound changes in the course of time.
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Rhetoric in Stupid White Men Literature Essay
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One rhetorical tactic that is utilized throughout the selected text is humour. Another effective rhetorical tactic that is used is the presentation of facts and anecdotes.
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Virtue is a Power in The Prince Literature Essay
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“The Prince,” since it was published in 1532, has been the product of numerous political and philosophical analyses and debates. The term “Machiavellian,” in particular, has since been marred with negativity because it asserted the argument that Machiavelli strongly believed that the ends will always justify the means.
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The Yellow Wallpaper, feminist text Literature Essay
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The collection culminates with a few mementos from the author’s autobiography, including a riveting essay on her painful experience of motherhood and postnatal depression. Sometimes the reader may unconsciously fathom about Gilman’s traits as she excessively endorses about suppression without providing any sort of silver lining. She speaks about the male virus, but does not provide a solution or a cure.
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The Revolt of 'Mother by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman as a feminist text Literature Essay
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She represents herself as a Trier & a fighter who has the strength & the mental capacity to thwart the agnostic attitude of her spouse. Sarah Penn’s calm yet dominating presence exemplifies in the sequences when she argues & combats with her husband Adoniram Penn.
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Comparison and Contrast of the two stories : The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant and The Story of a Proposal by Kate Chopin Literature Essay
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Since this paper looks into a comparison and contrast, not only among the two stories, but also with the stories with respect to the modern day and age; it is imperative to note that the stories have probably taken place in the lives of many people around the world in different ways.
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Renaissance Time Capsule Literature Essay
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While the exact meaning of the painting is uncertain, it’s clear that it reflects both a Renaissance and a Da Vinci concern with religious content. It also appears that the work was constructed as an altarpiece, as it is not constructed in the typical square pattern. It was also taken back to the university's art history department and analyzed.
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The Use of Enhanced Abilities in Suskind's Perfume and Eco's Name Of The Rose Literature Essay
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The story of the novel incites a frightening assessment of what happens when a man’s indulgence in his biggest obsession, directs him to murder. The enhanced ability to smell and its wrong use makes Grenouille a person suffering from a severe emotional drawback which cannot be compensated by his extraordinary olfactory potential.
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Monsters and Mothers, Comparison and Contrast Medieval Characteristic Literature Essay
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These conflicts can be seen to represent the feminine as a stunting presence that holds back the advancement of human knowledge and beliefs, while the male is the hero who releases society from those creations that hold it back from growth. Another such example of this can be found in the story of the Minotaur, written about in Heroides by Ovid.
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Persuasion by Jane Austen's Literature Essay
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Her plots are based on female education as her heroine approach self-realization and find her own world and place in society while the others are restricted physically etc. Austen’s heroine supports the present social structure by defying her own desires and this is what exactly Ann does in Persuasion when she rejects Wentworth at first.
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Characteristics of Odysseus in the Odyssey Book 6 Literature Essay
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This text functions as a historic account of ancient Greece history and mythology and remains highly relevant for its narrative structure and character elements. The main protagonist is recognized as one of the seminal characters of Greek antiquity and the Western literary tradition. Odysseus finds himself in a variety of dilemmas and confrontations.
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Beowulf: Pagan Traditions Literature Essay
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It is therefore mostly designed or created to entertain its intended audience and utilizes a great many kinds of literary devices such as the fusion of fictional events with real historical events. Additionally, it also utilizes a combination of pagan elements which reflected the situational context of the times when the poem was created and an adoption of certain Christian elements to suit a story line to new trends which was the growing Christian conversion of pagan tribes.
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Critique of The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan Literature Essay
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Egan attributes the disaster to the collective cause of reckless man-made agricultural practices, even as he surveys the tragic individual stories of the people who suffered from it.  He argues that the combined effects of drought and a heatwave in the early 1930s, and man’s hubris and environmental ignorance and irresponsibility throughout the decade.
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Commedia Dell'Arte by Carlo Goldoni Literature Essay
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Into this commotion came Carlo Goldoni, determined to change the way theater was written, rehearsed, and attended. His timing was propitious; he was heir to a thriving and highly competitive artistic environment in which itinerant players, foreign touring companies, resident groups, amateur theatricals.
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Annabel Lee and Romeo and Juliet Literature Essay
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Love. On the surface, it is a seemingly benign and innocent emotion, but when misapplied, it can bring about bitter and even lethal consequences. This is seen to be the case across various forms of literature, including Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, “Annabel Lee,” and William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Romeo and Juliet.
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Climate Change and Three Strategies that Countries Are Using to Help the Prevention of Global Warming Literature Essay
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Climate change has been one of the most troublesome processes engulfing the world at this very point in time. Not only the terrestrial environment, climate change also affects the ocean circulation, atmospheric concentration of greenhouses gases and other innumerable factors around the earth.
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Library Resources Used by Immigrant Households Literature Research Paper
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People have been using libraries to quench their thirst for knowledge and it has remained a source of information for people throughout the ages. There exist differences among the use of libraries by native people and those who have migrated to some other country. It is important to evaluate the researches done on the immigrants’ information needs and their use of public libraries.
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Fantasy Literature The Dragon and the Monkey God Literature Essay
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“Monkey” and “Jabberwocky” are similar in plot, because they both deal with the “unreal,” but cultural elements also pervade their content. “Jabberwocky” is a poem about the widely-feared dragon, the Jabberwock, which has a gibberish name. Individualism is apparent in how the boy finishes his quest alone.
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Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea Literature Essay
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Despite looking like a simple book, it has gained acclaim because of the intensity of words that the author has chosen and how he has portrayed the same through the eyes of the aging fisherman.
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Thomas More and His Family Literature Assignment
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However, when the Protestant Reformation finally arrived in England, Henry VIII’s relationship with More became strained. One causal factor was that the king welcomed Protestantism and had even wanted to make it as the official religion. More was a staunch defender of the Roman Catholic Church and the power of the Pope over its members.
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Cashing in on a Tailor-Made World Literature Essay
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The article is meant to provide a valuable insight to businesses that in constant anticipation what consumer demands would be in the future. The fact is that “the more efficiently and ably the firms anticipate and serve consumer demand, the greater their profits; the less able, the less their profits and the more they suffer losses”.
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Kamau Brathwaite's 'Hex' Literature Essay
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Kamau Brathwaite's 'Hex'. Edward Kamau Brathwaite is regarded as one of the seminal writers within Caribbean literature. Among other prizes, Brathwaite prominently was awarded the prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize for his volume of poetry ‘Born to Slow Horses.’ Today Branthwaite is a professor of Comparative Literature at New York University.
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Answers to Questions This is Not a Story by Denis Diderot Literature Essay
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The events in the story involve conflicts in the relationships that people share and generally involve love as well as who is right and wrong. The ethical issues behind these events simply cannot be labeled as either right or wrong, unless the selection is one of religion. The idea of man and woman being mischievous creatures is indeed an opinion.
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