Elyi Magazine July/August 2017

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Ely i Magazine Reflecting the richness of Ely life

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Contents Ely Mayor - 4 Ely Rotary news - 6 Arts Festival Finale - 6 Timebank News - 14 Projects 4Roofing - 17 ELY HERO AWARDS - 24-25 Ely Wildlife watch - 26 Mower Care Tips - 30

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WELCOME ...from the EDITORS Dear Readers, It has been hot hot hot!

This is our double summer issue for July and August so that the Elyi team can take a well earned rest.

We hope you manage to get a break too and that those of you with school age children have a great time all together over the holidays.

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I recently attended the Ely Hero Awards and presented the prize for Neighbour of the Year to Jo Evans from Littleport. It was the finale to weeks of preparation by Naomi Sherwood at Metrorod Cambridge.. Our good friend Luke Smith was also heavily involved in much of the design and organisation of the event.

Congratulations to them and everyone involved.

You can see some great photos from the night in our centre pages. I hear a rumour that it’s going to be an annual event, so get thinking about the great people you could nominate for next year.

Cambridge Open Studios is bigger and better than ever this year with a record 73 artists in 45 studios opening their studios to the public during the first 4 weekends of July in East Cambridgeshire (11am - 6pm). Free guides are now available in shops, cafes, waiting rooms etc.

Our ‘Groups and Meets’ section will be back in the September issue so now is your chance to update or just refresh your regular entry.

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RICHARD HOBBS MAYOR OF ELY

photographs: Mike Rouse You may have noticed on the first Saturday in June that Ely was full of people wearing academic gowns. Each year The Open University holds an afternoon and evening Degree Ceremony in Ely Cathedral. This Ceremony is an opportunity for the graduates to celebrate with their family the culmination of many years of hard work. Pat and I were honoured to be among the invited guests.

Since taking office in May I have attended many events, with Pat joining me when she is able, ranging from the Annual General Meeting of Pos+Ability, who I will support in the establishment of Dementia classes, Open Farm Day at G’s followed by a Yoga and Vegan Festival at the Paradise Centre.

The evening of Saturday 10th June was particularly poignant as we,together with the Bishop of Huntingdon and many others, lit candles on the Market Square to remember those who were so callously killed and injured in the recent atrocities in London and Manchester. Thank you Mark Cooney of Spotted In Ely for organising this. Our thoughts go out to everyone and I urge people to stay strong and come together as a community.

On Monday 19th June it was my happy duty to compere the first ever Ely Hero Awards at the Maltings. It was one of the hottest evenings of the year so far and even hotter under the lights on the Maltings stage where I was situated for the duration of the ceremony. My heartfelt congratulations to all the nominees and their families and supporters who attended It was such a pleasure to read out the stories behind each nomination and, my goodness, what a weaith of good hearted, generous and brave people we have in the Ely area. I’m pictured here with Jorja Furze who won the ‘Child of Achievement’ category.

We have many engagements coming up during the summer and we look forward to making new friends and renewing old friendships. More from me in the September issue. best wishes

Recently ADeC held a cinema screening and training event at the Maltings to make people “Dementia Aware”. Over 35 people attended this event. I would like to thank Caroline Cawley for her support and help in making this City recognise the importance of the awareness of this life changing situation.

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HEREWARD ROTARY CLUB PRESENTS CHEQUES TO LOCAL CHARITIES At a special meeting held last week at the Lamb Hotel, the Ely Hereward Rotary Club presented cheques for £1,500 each to two of this year’s chosen charities – the Ely Volunteer Centre and the Cambridge and Ely Child Contact Centre – represented by Lis Every and Will Cowell.

PHOTO: Will Cowell and Lis Every with the Ely Hereward Club President Frank Connolly

A cheque for the Ely Schools Partnership was also given to Lis to pay the transport costs for thirty young children from five local primary schools, all of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds and show academic promise with a positive attitude to learning, to enable them to visit to St John’s College Cambridge in June. As part of this day, the children, currently in Year 5 and 6, will tour the College and participate in a DNA workshop.

For more information about the Ely Hereward Rotary Club, please visit http://rotaryclubelyhereward.org or on Facebook.

ELY CHORAL SOCIETY, ELY SINFONIA AND ELY CONSORT PRESENTS A FITTING MUSIC FEAST TO CLOSE FESTIVAL For the final, glorious concert in the 2017 Isle of Ely Arts Festival, Ely Choral Society, Ely Consort and Ely Sinfonia join forces to perform a concert that truly evokes the magic and mystery of the Fens and Ely Cathedral.

The concert starts with "In the Fen Country", Vaughan Williams's magical portrayal of the bleak landscape and wide open spaces of the East Anglian Fens. Vaughan Williams knew the Fens well, first as a student at Cambridge University and then as a collector of English folk songs.

What more fitting place than Ely Cathedral for Beethoven's "Symphony no 9 in D minor". The first ever major choral symphony, it is one of the bestknown works in the classical music repertoire and will sound stunning in the extraordinary acoustic of the Fens' own cathedral.

Finally, we are proud to be giving the world première of Andrew Parnell’s "Fenland Images".

Reflecting this year’s Isle of Ely Festival theme of “The Fens” and based on poems by local writers, it illustrates a modern-day agricultural scene, the timeless daily round of worship in St Etheldreda’s monastery and the shadowy characters who once inhabited the Fens. (see page 47 for poster) 6 | Elyi Magazine | www.elyimagazine.com

With Peyee Chen (Soprano) Freya Jacklin (Mezzo Soprano), Michael Solomon Williams (Tenor) and Laurence Williams (Bass-Baritone).

Conductors Steve Bingham and Andrew Parnell.

Tickets cost £25/20/£15 (reserved), £8 (unreserved) and £5 for under 18s.

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And the winner is...... The amazing Bert Russell who was nominated in 3 different categories.

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Ely Maltings was the venue for a very special night on 19th June! From 117 nominations in 10 different categories 29 finalists were selected and invited to attend the Gala Ceremony. It was a night full of inspiration and emotion reminding us what a great city we live in.

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Ely Hero Awards Finalists

Rising stars ‘ELMA’ - Mark Ellis & Ellie Gillett wowed the audience.

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THE WILDLIFE WATCH HEDGEHOG AWARD Wildlife Watch Ely Branch Four year old Rufus Minnett has become the youngest ever member of Ely Wildlife Watch to win The Wildlife Trust's "Hedgehog Award".

Wildlife Watch is the junior branch of The Wildlife Trust. The Ely group is open to all children up to the age of 12 and meets once a month in and around Pocket Park and Roswell Pits exploring a different wildlife theme each month.

Ely Wildlife Watch leader, Jo Evans, said: "We are so proud of Rufus and his excitement for wildlife; he's definitely a budding nature enthusiast!

The Wildlife Trust Hedgehog Awards give children the opportunity to engage with the natural world in a fun way through learning, making, thinking and doing. It’s great that Rufus has completed the wildlife challenges at such a young age”.

The next event is Mini Beast Hunting on July 15th 2pm-4pm, meet at Fisherman’s car park, all welcome.

The Wildlife Watch Hedgehog Award encourages children to explore nature in different ways by taking on a series of challenges.

These include building an insect habitat, growing flowers for bees and butterflies, attending Wildlife Watch events or making a model of a favourite wild animal. By completing eight of these different wildlife activities, Rufus was awarded his certificate and badge at Ely Wildlife Watch's pond dipping event this month.

For more information on forthcoming Ely Wildlife Watch events, follow the Ely Wildlife Watch group on Facebook or call Clive Baker on 01353 610224.

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700 Attendees Make Cambridgeshire's Firstever Yoga and Vegan Festival a Huge Success June 11th didn't look anything like a usual lazy Sunday morning in Ely. Hundreds of people, armed with their Yoga gear, were seen flocking to the Paradise Centre in Ely. At 9 am, before the doors opened for Cambridgeshire Yoga and Vegan Festival, a long queue was formed by Yoga enthusiasts who couldn't wait to stretch their bodies. The car park was full and the famous leisure centre had turned into a Yoga University.

As the day progressed, over 700 people (including children) took part in 50 different Yoga and meditation classes conducted by 30 teachers.

People travelled from miles away for the festival which boasted of 60 stalls, live spiritual music, talks and workshops besides Yoga classes. The event was fully sold out and the venue got so full at some point that the entry was stopped for a little while. Bollywood Dancing, led by Kriti Sachdeva, added an additional element of fun to the festival. 100 people took part in Bollywood dancing alone!

The vegan food served at the festival was liked by everyone. Phil, the Norfolk resident and owner of healthy vegan Indian street food stall – Chaat Man, said, “It is only 1pm and I am fully sold out – this usually never happens at other festivals. I will be back again”.

As the festival was aimed at raising funds for a variety of charities including Mayor of Ely's charity, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Ely also visited the festival. “I have never seen so many people in Ely gathered for doing Yoga. The stalls at the festival are fantastic and the event has a strong feel-good vibe to it. I hope to see it becoming even bigger next year”, remarked the Mayor, Richard Hobbs.

The event was organized by Yogific, a community organization aimed at raising awareness about Yoga and veganism. Kriti Sachdeva, the founder of Yogific said, “we have organised similar events near London before but the response in Ely has been the best so far. I am amazed to see that people travelled for 150 km just to take part in the festival. I am thankful for the support of the venue, Paradise Centre, hard work of volunteers and the teachers.” All classes were taught by local Yoga teachers who are based in and 34 | Elyi Magazine | www.elyimagazine.com

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CANAMA DANCE SUPPLIES As experienced dancers, Caroline and Martin Culverhouse understand the need for the correct shoe and fit. They are always happy to give advice to their customers when choosing the most appropriate dancewear.

“My passion for dancing started at a very young age before my teens with Ballroom in our village hall once a week. My very first pair of dancing shoes came when I was told that I would be taking my very first exam and really would be needing ballroom shoes - my very first pair of silver sparkling dance shoes! It was having those shoes that I realized what a difference a pair of proper shoes made to my performance on the dance floor.” says Caroline.

Their small, family run business sprang out of the couple’s lifelong passion for dancing. They also are dance teachers and currently run Swing Jive lessons every Thursday Evening at Freckenham Village hall, 8-10pm. (tel: 01638 711255) In their showroom in Mildenhall they stock a wide variety of dance shoes; ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom, jive, and also clothing and accessories, for all your dance needs.

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JULY MEANS...

CAMBRIDGE OPEN STUDIOS Pos+Ability who provide chair based exercises and one to one personal development programmes for those who have survived a Stroke, including T.I.A.’s, those who are living with Parkinson’s, Multiple sclerosis and other long term neurological illnesses, celebrated their fifth AGM in June.

Pushing ahead with opening additional venues every year, Pos+Ability now have two classes in Histon, one in Burwell, one opening next week in Soham, two in Ely and one in Littleport.

Ian Lindsay, who has just completed his year as Mayor of Ely presented Linda Neate, the Chairman, with a cheque for £4000 accumulated from many fundraising activities during his year in Office.

In her annual report, Linda Neate said that it is the local community that really supports Pos+Ability and without their help it would not be able to provide these unique services for so many people. With around 75 clients registered now, Pos+Ability are always looking for more staff to train and volunteers too.

The newly elected Mayor of Ely, Richard Hobbs, was also in attendance and spoke about his passion for supporting Dementia during his mayoral year.

Pos+Ability will be working in collaboration with Richard, his team and other interested parties, to deliver sessions to those with the early onset of Dementia.

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As July approaches, frantic preparations are the order of the day for scores of artists taking part in Cambridge Open Studios. This year, over 18 artists and makers are participating in Ely itself, which is a record number. They work in a great variety of disciplines and offer beautiful one-off artworks suitable for all tastes and pockets.

This extraordinary event, that has now become a feature of life in the region, had humble enough beginnings. It all started nearly 40 years ago in Cambridge, with 6 painters who had the idea of opening their studios to visitors on agreed weekends during July. There are now some 300 exhibitors, spread all over Cambridgeshire.

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01353 654327 www.munnisrivastava.com

11 am - 6pm and/or by appointment

art that await you in their respective studios can be gathered from the COS website: www.camopenstudios.co.uk and from the Guide that has been available free of charge since early June from many shops and organisations throughout the county.

I am a textile artist based in Ely since 2003. I am taking part this July after a long interruption. I very much look forward to welcoming visitors again in my house/studio in central Ely. I have alway enjoyed this informal opportunity to see old and new friends, talk about and show my work in a less formal setting than the galleries where I normally exhibit. I create medium-sized to large wallhangings which I exhibit and sell internationally. During my open weekends, I will also have smaller framed works on sale, gift items and cards.

Something for every one, I hope.

When I first arrived in Ely from London in 2003, I knew nobody in the city and I was keen to make local friends, both among fellow artists and members of the public. I was also anxious to give something back to the

place I had made my home.

I joined Cambridge Open Studios almost immediately, took part for the first time in 2004 and served on the Committee for several years.

This strategy was amply rewarded and over a decade later, I have made many friends here and feel very much at home in this lovely little city of ours.

Ely, being compact and with relatively easy parking, is a favourite destination for art lovers who can combine their visit to studios with a look at the splendid Cathedral and perhaps a meal at The Old Fire Engine House Restaurant or tea at Peacocksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tearoom.

I will be open on the second, third and fourth weekend of July. Hope to see you then and that the weather is on our side, allowing us to enjoy a drink in the garden.

Munni Srivastava (No 200 in the Guide www.munnisrivastava.com)

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Voices4Choices - a chance to shape your care and support Do you or someone that you care for have a disability or a long term health condition and are receiving support such as home care, a support worker, day services or respite care? Maybe you are starting to feel as though you might need some help in the future but are not sure about your options and how you go about getting the help that you need?

to come along to one of our four Direct Payment Awareness Raising Events across the county planned for June and July.

A Direct Payment is one way to fund care and support that you or someone that you care for needs. It is money from the council that aims to give you more flexibility, choice and control. For example, you could use the money to pay a friend or neighbour rather than use a care agency.

you! There have been 2 events in June and the remaining events in July are:

If you would like to take more control of the care and support, you may find it helpful

Are you already in receipt of Direct Payments? If you have a story, good or bad, to share we’d love to learn from your experience. If you are already in receipt of Direct Payments and just want to learn a little more or have a chance to chat to a real person, then these events are also for

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Thursday 06 July, Owl Café, Sawston Thursday 13 July, Ely Library

Time: 2.30pm to 4.30pm Cost: Free, including reimbursement of travel expenses. Refreshments: Hot and cold

drinks will be provided.

To find out more or to book into one of the events, get in touch with James or Leisha: Cambridgeshire Alliance for Independent Living: Tel: 0300 111 23 01 james@cambridgeshirealliance.org.uk leisha@cambridgeshirealliance.org.uk Listen to James talking to Cambridge 105 about Voices4Choices and the work we do at CAIL http://cambridge105.co.uk/phil-rowe-04-01-2017/

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Open Garden inInmemory RachelLeech Leech memory of of Rachel

Our annual3rd open garden is on Sunday September Sunday 11th September 2-5pm 2pm - 6pm Entrance fee £2 support us in money Tea raising & Cake £2 for the Sarcoma Fund atPlant UCHL Tea, Prize Draw and Sale Entry £2.00, under 5’sEly free 50 Downham Rd, plant sale, and raffle In aid ofafternoon Sarcomatea Dev Fund afternoon tea £2U.C.H.L. per person, children free.

50 Downham Road, Ely CB6 1BL

Ely & Dist’ Caravan & Camping Club Bring your caravan or motor home for a weekend away with your local Camping Club to the following rallies:You are invited to bring your caravan or motor home to a weekend away at the following locations.

From the 7th to 9th July at Lodge Farm, Sawtry.

21st to 23rd July at Borrowdale C.S. Scarning.

11th to13th August Home Farm Little Walden.

25th to 28th August Church Farm Corton.

Call David to arrange to join in Tel: 07771882185 Contact: davidmalkin2010@hotmail.co.uk

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PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, is a heartwarming and uplifting tale of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus named Priscilla, and set off from Sydney on the adventure of a life-time, to perform as drag artists at a casino in the heart of the Australian outback. They end up on a journey of self-discovery, finding friendship, acceptance, love and far more than they ever dreamed of.

At its heart PRISCILLA is a story about identity, belonging, relationships and family – “a celebration of diversity wrapped up in an extravagant onstage party”, according to Louis Ling, Cambridge Producer. “The story brings a lump to your throat at times,” he adds. “The central storyline is about a gay father reuniting with his son, but it is also a story about three friends who may not be brothers by blood, but who have a strong family bond.”

This wildly fresh and funny musical features a hit parade of dance-floor favourites such as ‘It’s raining men’ and ‘I will survive’ that will have audiences dancing in the aisles. The song list includes This spectacular show boasts a glittering array of over 400 outrageous and colourful costumes as well as 100 extraordinary headdresses; there are sequins galore, feathers, faux fur, leather, sparkling spandex, platform boots. In addition, the show is a technical tour de force with big set pieces and 7 metre long customised bus weighing four tonnes turning on stage as the sparkling centrepiece.

The production is directed by Emily Starr with David Mallabone and produced by Louis Ling for Cambridge Theatre Company VENUE: Great Hall at The Leys Trumpington Road, Cambridge CB2 7AD TICKETS: From £9.50 -£17.50 Please visit the website or call the Box Office for details. Cambridge Live Box Office: 01223 357851 Online: camtheatrecompany.co.uk For further information to getting to the venue, visit camtheatrecompany.co.uk.

PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES Tues 11-Sat 15 July 2017 Tuesday-Saturday, 7.30pm, Saturday, 2.30pm TICKETS PRICES From £9.50 -£17.50

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Our hugely successful groups and meets section will be restarting in the September issue. For existing groups, please make sure your details are up to date. Send any updates to Bridget at: editor@elyimagazine.com Don’t forget to keep us updated on any meeting dates and events throughout the year. We have a few poster spaces available each month for our regulars to give extra publicity to special events and fundraisers. Please send these in as early as you can to avoid disappointment! We are happy to accept this as a print ready 65x95mm pdf poster, a word document or even just text in an email.

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Death Café A chance for people to come together in a relaxed setting to drink tea, eat cake and share their stories about death.

Community event - free of charge Find out more: http://bit.ly/ElyDeathCafe

Sunday 30 July, 3.30-5pm The High Flyer, Newnham Street, Ely CB7 4PQ

Ely & District Model Railway Club – 2017 Annual Exhibition update: Dear Readers, In my last report I was saying that our annual exhibition was yet to take place. I can now report that the event was very successful and we are all delighted with the way the day went. For those readers who did attend we hope that you had an enjoyable day and that maybe some of you were perhaps inspired to take up the hobby. The nature of the event is such that we will now be turning our attention to organising the 2018 exhibition. We have lots going within the club so why not join us. Please contact the Club Secretary on 01480 454857 or via e-mail: crofters@ntlworld.com to arrange a visit, or make contact via our website: www.elymrc.org.uk

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The City of Ely Flower Club Coach Trips SUNDAY 27TH AUGUST 2017 (August Bank Holiday) Walsham Le Willows Open Gardens Festival The whole village celebrates and opens their gardens to the public yearly. Free bus around village, BBQ’s Cream Teas etc., Coach and entrance to village £14.00pp Coach will leave Barton Road at 10.00am Returning approx. 4.00pm.

SATURDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2017 CHRISTMAS SHOW AND AFTERNOON TEA AT BRICK LANE MUSIC HALL, LONDON Price: Members : £35.00/Non-Members : £46.00 (Afternoon Tea will be served during the interval) Coach will leave Barton Road at 9.30am.

Departing London approx. 5.30pm.

Further information on the above trips and booking please contact:

Margaret Garrod Tel: 01353 665372

Join in with the 2017 Summer Reading Challenge: Animal Agents at your local library this Summer.

You can sign up from Saturday July 15th, then come back for your Collector’s Folder once the holidays begin.

All you have to do is read six books* during the long summer holiday (*at least one a week), and collect your stickers – there is one sticker for each week and some are scratch & sniff!

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Ely Decorative & Fine Arts Society will meet on Thursday 20th July at 7pm for 7.30pm in The Old Bishops Palace , Ely for an illustrated lecture entitled In spite of Bombs and Broken Windows - Queen Elizabeth and the Arts in wartime given by Susan Owens , former Curator of Paintings at the V and A responsible for oils, watercolours and drawing.

She has worked for The Royal Collection as Assistant Curator of the Print Room at Windsor Castle.

You can read whatever books you like just as long as it’s borrowed from the library and there's a Certificate & Gold Medal for everyone who finishes!

To find out about other events and activities taking place in your local Library this summer look out for the POSTERS in the library OR log on to cambridgeshire.net OR check the Cambridgeshire Libraries Facebook page.

Ely Sinfonia & Ely Choral Society present

Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no 9 Ralph Vaughan Williams In the Fen Country

Andrew Parnell

Fenland Images (world première) Peyee Chen Freya Jacklin Michael Solomon Williams Laurence Williams

Soprano Mezzo Soprano Tenor Bass-Baritone

Steve Bingham & Andrew Parnell

Conductors

Ely Choral Society Ely Consort Ely Sinfonia

Ely Cathedral Saturday 15 July 2017 · 7.30pm

Tickets: £25/£20/£15 (reserved) · £8 (unreserved) · Under 18s £5.

Available from: Ely Cathedral Box Office Tel 01353 660349 · box.office@elycathedral.org https://tickets.elycathedral.org Ely Sinfonia Reg Charity No. 1161642. Ely Choral Society Reg Charity No. 802308.

Fenland Images supported by Arts Council England. By kind permission of the Dean and Chapter.

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Ely Choral Society

The Ely Walking Group will be walking on Sunday 9th July from Littleport and Sunday 23rd July from Lynford Stag near Mundford The walks tend to be about 6 -7 miles.

Please come and join us. Contact Sonia..... email impducha@ yahoo.co.uk or tel 01353 725140 for starting point Ely Flower Club Thursday 4th July: Annual Show Competition and Quiz. This year it will take form of a ‘Social Evening’ including Floral Competition, Quiz with soft drinks and home-made cakes. There will be an opportunity for Members and visitors to vote for their best flower arrangement in each class as well as their choice for best in show. Everyone welcome. Starts 7.15pm Venue: Needhams Hall, Ely College. Entrance £5 visitors, £2 Members.

There is NO meeting in August.

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