Hoofprints by The Animation Workshop

HOOFPRINTS

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BY SA RA H TEAMOUSE

IN THE CHAOTIC WILD WEST, WHERE GUN IS LAW AND OUTLAWS RUN FREE, A HORSE CONTEMPLATES APPLES.

HOOFPRINTS BY SARAH TEAMOUSE

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2 SING MY NAME TO THE HEAVENS, SHOUT IT TO THE SKIES! 9

I'LL WHISPER SWEET, 4

8 INTO YOUR EARS,

2 MY STORIES LATE AT NIGHT

HOLD ME TENDER IN YOUR ARMS, 8 HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART.

REMEMBER ME, ALL CLAD IN GOLD

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SO DEAR NOW TELL THEM

0 ALL MY STORIES, TELL THEM OF MY MIGHT4

8 LET THEM KNOW, WHO TO BEHOLD

WOAH WOAH!

WHO KEEPS THEM SAFE AT NIGHT 9 DEAREST HAYWATER! YOU CAN ALL REST EASY.

YOUR SHERIFF IS HOME!

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HOWDY, SHERIFF! FRIDA! GET YOUR KNICKERS ON AND MAKE COFFEE! HE'S BACK!

SHERIFF! WELCOME BACK!

BETTER TURN --HE'S BACK! IT OFF, MARY--

ALREADY?!

COME ON, GET OFF YOUR BUMS! BACK TO WORK!

SKIRTS ON, SMILES ON!

OH!

AN ODE TO THE SHERIFF WE SIIING! 2

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REMEMBER NOW, ON THIS MOURNFUL DAY 2

IT SLITHERED IN OUR BEDS

1 AND WHISPERED SILKY SONGS OF GREED 2

AND FILLED OUR BELLIES WITH REGRET 8 OH-

LET'S HEAR A MORE CHEERFUL SONG, HM? ...YES, SHERIFF

8 SAFE IN THE

2 HURRAAAAY!

SHADOW OF THE DOUGLAS FIRS OUR HORSES HEED OUR DIAMOND SPURS! 1

A HERO WE HAVE FOUND! 8

HURRAH! 3

T'ROW US ANOTHER, JERRY!

HURRAH! WITH A SWIG OF GOLD WE SING IT PROUD: 2

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HA HA HA!

JEREMIAH! SHH, SHH HE'S BACK?

JEREMIAH!

SHERIFF! WHAT A... SURPRISE!

YOU HOUND!

BRING OUT YOUR FINEST WHISKEY!

QUIET!

IT'S, UMM.. IT'S TWO BITS, SIR... AH, SWEET JEREMIAH...

SPLENDID. WELL, MY GOOD MEN!

SURELY YOU'VE GOT SOME KIND OF DISCOUNT FOR THE LONG, WEARY ARM OF THE LAW?

CHEERS!

O-OF COURSE, SIR...

TO VICTORY! HEAR...

PROSPERITY!! HEAR...

AND ETERNAL LIFE IN TALES OF LEGEND!

CHEERS! CHEERS...

...CHEERS... ANOTHER ROUND, ON THE HOUSE!

MIKEY! DID YOU HURL ON SHERIFF'S RIDE?!

NEXT I AIN'T NO I 'URLED TO IT! MORON!

CERTAINLY, SHERIFF...

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CHAPTER ONE THE DISTURBANCE

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HIDEY-HO! HA HA HA!

NOW WHERE'S THA..

OH, HOLWLING WOLVES, 2

AH!

SONGS LOST

8 IN WIND! 1 ON YOUR HEAVIN' BOSOM, LET MY HEAD DESCENT!

LA LA LAA! HA HA HA!

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THAT WHORE WILL BRING CURSE AND MISERY UPON YOU ALL�

WHO?

"BEWARE THE LILAC LILY," MADAME MOON SAID! OH DEAR, YOU RECKON SHE'LL CURSE US?

SHE'S THE HARBINGER OF DOOM, NOT A WITCH, HUMPHREY! WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

I TELL YOU, SHE'S A BAD OMEN! WHO'RE WE OSTRACIZING?

NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE...

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Y'ALL ARE FOOLS! SHE'S CLEARLY A SIGN OF FORTUNE.

"A LONE DEER WILL GRANT GOOD LUCK"

THAT'S SOME DISCOUNT 'DIVINE DIANA' BULLSHIT PROPHECY! SHE'S A CROOK!

GOOD LUCK!

YOU'RE ALL IDIOTS, SHE'S JUST SOME LADY!

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF ALL THIS, DOUG?

FRANKLY, I DON'T GIVE BUT IT'S GOT MAGGIE A TOOTIN' HOOT! ALL WORKED UP AN' SHE WON'T LET ME SLEEP! SO LET'S SEE WHAT THIS RUCKUS IS ALL ABOUT!

BAD LUCK!

LET THE LADY SPEAK! PLEASE-

HEY, DON'T GET TOO CLOSE!

WHERE YOU FROM, HONEY? SHE MADE MY MISSUS A COPPERHEAD!

SHE'S FROM HELL! MY CROPS ARE ALL WILTED!

OH, SHE'S A FINE OMEN, ALL RIGHT!

PLEASE, I-

WHAT'D'YA NEED, SUGAR?

I MUST FIND-

A WARM BED? I CAN HELP YA! COULD SOMEONE HELP ME FIND MR. PASTERNAK?

I... AM TO MARRY-- PLEASE! HE...HE'S A FARMER, I BELIEVE. PLEASE, I'VE TRAVELLED FAR-10

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WELL, WELL!

ENCHANTE, LITTLE LADY!

I BID YOU MOST WELCOME TO OUR HUMBLE LI'L HAYWATER! OH� PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, SHERIFF�

I'M COLD AND TIRED-

CAN SOMEONE--?

PERHAPS YOU COULD HELP ME. I'M LOOKING FOR MISTER-ALL IN GOOD TIME, MY DEAR! BUT FIRST, LET'S WARM UP THOSE TIRED BONES! YOU'RE PRACTICALLY SHIVERING! OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, I REALLY JUST NEED TO FIND--MY, YOU'RE ALL DUSTY FROM THE ROAD! CAN'T HAVE YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND SEE YOU LIKE I--I THIS, NO? GUESS-SPLENDID! MY PLACE IT IS THEN. I'VE GOT A COFFEE THAT'LL JUMPSTART A BISON-HEART� YOU'RE MIGHTY KIND, SHERIFF, BUT...

OH, DON'T WORRY!

JUST A DASH OF HAYWATER HOSPITALITY!

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WELL, THEN!

ADIEU, MADAME!

AND GOODNIGHT!

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CHAPTER TWO THE TASTY CRUNCH

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DIDI-DAH-DAH-DIDI

DAH-DIT

DAH-DIT.

DAH-DI-DAH-DAH

DI-DAH SIGH...

SIGH!

<ATTENTION!>

OH DEAR.

GET ON WITH IT!

OH DEAR!

OH DEAR

OH DEAR!

OH DEAR! OH DEAR

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OH!

TODAY'S

8THE DAY-

THE SNAKES ARE COMING!

YESSIR, YESSIR!

THE DAY OF JUBILATION IS HERE! 0

CHARLENE, WE'RE GETTING PACK UP! OUT OF HERE!

CAN'T WE CALL FOR HELP?

THEY'LL NEVER GET HERE IN TIME!

MY GOOD PEOPLE,

YOU ARE RIGHT TO BE AFRAID!

THE RUMOURS ARE TRUE.

WE'RE WITH YOU, BOSS!

THE SILVER SNAKES ARE COMING. AND THEY ARE EVERY BIT AS VICIOUS...

AND UNFORGIVINGLY BARBARIC AS THE RUMOURS SAY.

BUT DO NOT DESPAIR!

...VILE... 20 Hoofprints.indd 20

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YOUR SHERIFF IS HERE TO PROTECT YOU!

BUT...SIR.

EASY! JOIN ME IN BATTLE!

HOW WILL WE SURVIVE?

AND WE WILL SQUASH THESE FOUL VILLAINS!

HOW WILL WE FIGHT THEM OFF?

IT TRULY IS A WONDEROUS, GLORIOUS DAY!

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WHEY-O! COYOTES HOWL AND GROWL! 9

AS LASSES SCOWL

1WE SING ALOUD

YES, AN ODE TO THE SHERIFF WE SIIING! 8

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FARMER!

UH, SHERIFF! WHAT A... WELCOME TO OUR HUMBLEPLEASURE'S ALL MINE, I ASSURE YOU

WE HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS!

NOW, PUT YOUR FINEST SLOB ON THE TABLE, DEAR FARMER!

WHAT A QUAINT HOME! SO... BARE. NOW, TAKE A SEAT, MR. PASTERNAK, IS IT? RIGHT, SIR! BE RIGHT THERE!

YES, SIR.

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I-I BEG YOUR PARDON? HAVE PEOPLE FLED?

AS YOU'VE UNDOUBTEDLY HEARD BY NOW

THE SILVER SNAKES ARE HEADED OUR WAY.

IRRELEVANT, TRULY. WHAT MATTERS IS OUR REBUTTAL! OF THE FINEST FOLK!

...SIR?

I'M ASSEMBLING AN ARMY

THE SNAKES WON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HIT THEM!

...S-SIR, WE'RE NOT FIGHTERS.

WE-- WE GROW CROPS, WE NURTURE!

NO MATTER! OUR OPPONENT DON'T EXACTLY POSSESS THE BRIGHEST OF MINDS.

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ELSE THEY'D QUIT LIVING LIKE MAGGOTS AND RETURN TO THEIR HOMES.

IT WON'T TAKE MUCH TO MAKE THEM RUN FOR THE HILLS.

NO, YOU NEEDN'T FEAR THEM.

WE'VE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING THEY DON'T

NO, NO,

THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF THAT, BLESS THEIR HEARTS

BUT... THEY'VE GOT GUNS.

FEAR NOT, SWEET FARMER.

COURAGE?

BUT WE'VE GOT-

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WE'RE...GONNA KILL THEM?

SO YOU CAN REST EASY, FARMER.

BUT OF COURSE! OUR WOMENFOLKS' DIGNITY AND LIVES ARE AT STAKE! OH... IT'S OUR DUTY TO PROTECT THEIR PURE SOULS! IF WE LET THEM HAVE THEIR WAY, THIS TOWN WOULD BE DESOLATE OF LADIES!

THINK OF YOUR POOR WIFE - WOULD YOU WANT HER TO LIVE IN SQUALOR WITH THAT RIFF RAFF?

IMAGINE...

FEAST ON RATS AND BLOOD OF GOOD-HEARTED MEN? NO, I GUESS--

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... HER DELICATE HANDS, SOAKED IN BLOOD AS SHE TEARS-

SO YOU SEE, IT IS CRUCIAL WE DEFEND OURSELVES AND PROTECT OUR WAY OF LIFE! CHRIST, SHERIFF! I...I GET THE PICTURE. IT'S A GRIM FATE INDEED

AND TO DO SO, WE NEED BULLETS, GUNS AND HANDS TO FIRE 'EM!

SO, I TRUST I CAN COUNT ON YOU?

I-I....I'M NOT CERTAIN, SHERIFF-I AM CERTAIN, SHERIFF! JONATHAN! HOW MARVELOUS! DISREGARD HIM, SHERIFF-YOU'D RATHER HAVE ME BE A COWARD LIKE YOU? THE SHERIFF'S RIGHT, WE GOTTA PROTECT OUR PEOPLE! RIGHT YOU ARE, MY BOY!

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I'LL CLEANSE OUR FAMILY NAME. I'LL BE BRAVE, SHERIFF!

SEEMS THE APPLE FELL QUITE FAR FROM THE TREE! YOU SHOULD BE PROUD, FARMER.

HA HA HA! WOULDN'T THAT BE A MIRACLE.

THANK YOU KINDLY FOR THE EXQUISITE... UM.

WELL! I MUST BE ON MY WAY.

WELL... THANKS FOR THE EDIBLES! ...AND FOR THE COMPANY

ADIEU, FARM PEOPLE!

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OH, AND BE SURE TO MEET US AT THE LADY'S WINK TOMORROW NIGHT, BOY

I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE REST OF MY BRAVE GENTLEMEN

TA! 8

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SHERIFF, PLEASE!

I...

I-I-I HAVE A WIFE...KIDS!

EXACTLY CONSIDER THE LEGACY YOU WILL LEAVE THEM.

...THAT THEY'D RATHER HAVE ME BREATHING THAN A GOOD STORY TO TELL... SIR.

I BELIEVE....

SO YOU'D RATHER THEY LIVE IN POVERTY AND SHAME THAN RISK YOUR HANDS GETTING DIRTY?

IMAGINE THE TALES THEY'LL TELL OF YOU, THEIR HEROIC FATHER! YOUR NAME WILL LIVE ON FOREVER!

BUT--

YOU COULD ENSURE THEY WILL LIVE IN SPLENDOR! PEOPLE WILL BOW TO THEM ON THE STREETS!

AND LICK THEIR BOOTS IN GRATITUDE FOR YOUR HEROIC DEEDS, THAT ENSURED THEIR FREEDOM!!

I-I... C-CAN'T...

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LET'S MAKE SOME THINGS CLEAR, DEAR CANDYMAKER....

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OH, I'M SORRY!

OH!

I DIDN'T MEAN TO FRIGHTEN YOU!

P-PLEASE... CALM DOWN, OKAY?

I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU PLEASE--

AH!

HE...MIGHT HEAR YOU AND I-

I NEED YOU TO CALM DOWN, OKAY?

I MUST--

PERHAPS YOU LIKE APPLES?

HEH... SO DO I

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YOU HAVE WISDOM IN YOUR EYES, YOU KNOW?

HAS YOUR SHERIFF EVER TOLD YOU THAT?

BRING YOUR GUN TO CHEATWOOD'S FIELD TOMORROW.

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TA!8

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CHAPTER THREE THE EAR-PLEASER

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MARY-ANNE!

OH, WILHELMINA. YOU'RE A FINE WINE FOR A OH, MR. PARCHED MAN! DIGGLESBY!

I GOT A LI'L SOMETHIN' FOR YA!

CALL ME MONSIEUR!

IF IT'S LI'L, I DON' WAN' IT!

CALL ME SIR! OUI, MONSIEUR!

YESSIR!

DIGGLE--

OH!

OH! OH, MADAME?

A TOAST! TO YOU LIONHEARTED FELLAS!

HEAR HEAR!

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I'M LOOKING TO ORDER SOMETHING... OFF MENU

MADAME, BRING ME YOUR FINEST BATCH OF

WELL, DON'T KEEP ME IN SUSPENSE, HONEY HE HE! YOU BETTER WATCH THEM HANDS!

OR I'LL UP AND JOIN THE SILVER SNAKES!

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HE'S THE BASTARD CHILD OF SOMETHING WICKED AND SOMETHING VILE!

LISTEN TO ME!

HE'S GOT A WHOLE ARMY ON HIS SIDE!

COME ON-AND MUTTS LIKE HIM GET PUT DOWN BEFORE THEY BITE!

LET GO.

I CAN'T LOSE YOU!

LET GO! PLEASE! I DON'T WANT--

SHERIFF! GOD'S EYE IS UPON YOU!

AND I PRAY HE HAS NO MERCY FOR YOUR ROTTEN SOUL!

YOU CANNOT LOSE WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE!

YOU CARRY A BIG TUNE... MY, OH MY!

...FOR SUCH A LI'L BIRD!

OH, AND THAT LITTLE MOUSE GUN OF YOURS IS JUST DARLING!

I'M SO SORRY, SIR, SHE MEANS NO HARM!

SHE'S STILL ADJUSTING TO THE HEAT AND40

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WELL, YOU KNOW HOW LADIES CAN GET ALL RILED UP!

HA HA! WHY, FARMER, YOUR WIFE TALKS LIKE A BOOK!

YOU HAVE A FOUL SOUL, SHERIFF! YOU'RE HEARTLESS! MONSTROUS!

THAT'S ENOUGH!

SO YOU MUST OBIDE--

YOU CHOSE TO COME HERE,

IS THIS HOW ALL BIG CITY BROADS TALK? SO ELOQUENT... AND OPINIATED!

OOMPF!

YOU CHOSE TO MARRY ME!

SHERIFF, I-I... I TRULY APOLOGIZE! I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO HER!

HAVE YOU GONE MAD?!

IS LIFE WITH ME SO UNBEARABLE... ...YOU WISH TO THROW IT ENTIRELY AWAY?

WHY ARE YOU BEHAVING LIKE THIS?!

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AH, WORRY NOT, FARMER. LET BYGONES BE BYGONES

BUT IF I MAY OFFER SOME ADVICE?

I'D SUGGEST SOME STRICTER... DICIPLINARY MEASURES

...SHERIFF?

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OH, NOTHING TOO DRASTIC, JUST A LI'L SOMETHING... TO QUENCH THAT FIRE OF HERS, IF YOU WILL!

I... DON'T KNOW, SHERIFF...

I THINK WE CAN STILL WORK--

WHAT ARE YOU..?!

COME BACK!!

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HEY, HEY! EASY NOW!

REMEMBER ME?

HEY LADY! GET AWAY FROM SHER'FF'S RIDE!

IT'S OKAY!

WE HAVE TO HELP EACH OTHER!

IS SHE TALKING TO IT?

...UH, SHER'FF?

TRY INVITIN' IT FOR SOME TEA AND CRUMPETS!

LET'S ENJOY THE SPECTACLE.

SING IT A LULLABY!

HE HE HE...

COME, NOW! SETTLE DOWN!

PLEASE, STOP THIS CHARADE!

...BEFORE YOU GET HURT!

LET'S GO HOME...

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NOW RUN!

HA HA HA!

LET'S HAVE ANOTHER ROUND, BOYS

RUN!

RUN!!

CHEERS, SHERIFF!

RUN, DAMN YOU!

I BEG YOU--

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SIR, PLEASE! SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING

SHE'S NEVER BEHAVED LIKE THIS!

SHE'S CONFUSED, LET ME TAKE CARE--

I'D PIPE DOWN, WERE I YOU.

HARBOURING A TRAITOR

IS A MAJOR PLEASE, I-

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WE... AIN'T GOIN'' AFTER HER?

MY GOOD SIR,

IN ANY CASE, WE'VE STILL GOT A GAME OF CARDS TO SETTLE!

LET THE LADY HAVE A LI'L FUN!

B-BUT SHE TOOK YOUR--

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DID YOU EVER FIND YOUR PARADISE? 1

DOES DUST FALL FROM YOUR TIRED EYES? 2

WHEN COYOTES HOWL AND NOON'S AS COLD AS DUSK 9

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COME NOW, HOME TO ME. 8

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THANK YOU!

FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FRANK 'THE BULLET' BARBIERE BARTENDER

PETER 'DEVIL RIDER' DYRING-OLSEN U.S. MARSHALL

ERIK 'WOLF WHISPERER' BARKMAN TELEGRAPHER

CECIL 'SILVER TONGUE' CASTELUCCI SALOON OWNER

JOE 'BONE CRUSHER' KELLY PIANO PLAYER

'SHARP-SHOOTIN' STEVE SEAGLE SNAKE OIL SALESMAN

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'DUSK RIDER' DJ CLELAND-HURA PROSPECTOR

JERICCA 'QUICK FINGERS' CLELAND OUTLAW

SOFIE LOUISE 'DYNAMITE' DAM FRONTIER DOCTOR

ANGELICA 'GUN SLINGER' INIGO BANKER

TZOOK 'RATTLESNAKE WRANGLER' ROADEER SNAKE RANCHER

SLY STEPHEN 'GOLD-TOOTH' THOMAS

BOUNTY HUNTER

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AND OF COURSE,

A BIG

THANK YOU TO MY WONDERFUL CLASSMATES

FOR ALL THE MORNING COFFEES AND FEEDBACK

AND THE ANIMATION WORKSHOP FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT

THIS IS A BACHELOR PROJECT FROM GRAPHIC STORYTELLING, THE ANIMATION WORKSHOP, VIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. JANUARY 2021

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