Flanders Fields Mini-guide for 2014 by Toerisme Vlaanderen

Mini-guide for 2014

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Flanders commemorates the Great War

In 1914, the German army marched through Belgium en route to France, the start of a war that would affect many nations. The majority of the country was occupied. Only the ‘Westhoek’ part of Flanders remained free from occupation, and was part of the Western Front. For 4 years, the region was the site of a hopeless trench war, with countless victims. ‘A lost generation’. Now, a century later, the Great War is being commemorated throughout the world. In Flanders, numerous museums, exhibitions and events offer you the opportunity to engage with the history of the war, understand how nations got involved and reflect on the impact of the First World War for us today, and the message of peace and remembrance for the future. This “Mini-guide for 2014” steers you through the most important memorial sites and commemorative moments in Flanders in 2014. The guide cannot, of course, be comprehensive. Tourist offices and websites offer you a wide range of information about other WWI commemorations. 2

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ZONNEBEKE, Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 www.passchendaele.be

Discover a treasury of weapons, equipment, uniforms, reproduction trenches and information and gain a better understanding of military operations and the life of soldiers in the Westhoek. Starting on 16/08/2014, the museum will focus on ‘The Old Contemptibles’, the British regular army troops who helped stop the advancing Germans in this region during the first months of the war.

Accounts of WWI, large and small

Many museums, events and exhibitions shed light on the various facets of the Great War: the rapid advance of the German army, the military operations, trench warfare, political alliances, propaganda, etc. The consequences of the war on the daily lives of the occupied population, the ﬂood of refugees and the trials of the soldier’s life are extensively portrayed. In addition to factual overviews, various art exhibitions offer a truly individual, artistic view of the horrors of World War I.

BRUSSELS, ROYAL MUSEUM OF THE ARMED FORCES AND OF MILITARY HISTORY 14-18, it’s our history! www.expo14-18.be

YPRES, In Flanders Fields Museum www.inflandersfields.be

How did World War I shape the history of Europe? What role has it played to the present day? The wonderfully organised exhibition in the Armed Forces Museum tells this story via authentic objects, décors, films and multimedia.

The four terrible war years left their mark on both the people and the landscape of the Westhoek. The individual testimonies and stories in the museum lend the history of the war a personal touch. On 4/10/2014 the new temporary exhibition on the First Battle of Ypres and the destruction of the medieval town opens. With unique photos and 3D images.

NIEUWPOORT, Goose Foot Lock (Ganzepoot) From 18/10/2014 www.nieuwpoort.be Under the King Albert I monument, at the series of locks known as the Ganzenpoot, a new visitor centre is being built with a permanent exhibition about how flooding was used to halt the German troops. Opens 18 October 2014.

POPERINGE, STATION AND SURROUNDINGS Heavy Traffic 19/09/2014 > 05/09/2015 www.poperinge14-18.be Poperinge was located behind the front. Railway line L.69 and the station served as a logistical turntable. Soldiers and goods were transported through here en masse. The sick and wounded and refugees headed for France. Experience how things were then at the open-air exhibit and via the walking or cycling route.

DIKSMUIDE, The Yser Tower & Trench of Death www.aandeijzer.be A monument to peace and a war museum in one. In the Yser Tower, the experience of the war and Flemish emancipation are the central themes. The nearby ‘Trench of Death’ likewise testifies to the madness of trench warfare.

The landscape and the graves Anywhere you go in the Westhoek, whether by car, bike or on foot, you come across the remnants and scars of the Great War. The region is woven through with hundreds of monuments and graveyards, sometimes with no more than a few graves. Gigantic quantities of explosives redesigned the landscape for good. Hill 60 (Ypres), Bayernwald (Heuvelland) or the Pool of Peace (Wijtschate-Heuvelland) are but a few of the silent witnesses. Thematic walking, biking and driving tours guide you through this landscape filled with reminders of the Great War. www.flandersfields.be

World War

An entire world at war WWI was the ﬁrst truly global conﬂict. Victims from more than 50 countries are buried in Belgium. The Great War is therefore a history we all share. Certain spots in Flanders have forever been engraved in the collective memory of other countries.

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• Ypres, Menin Gate Built in honour of all missing Commonwealth soldiers. The gate comprises 54,896 names and in the end proved much too small to accommodate the names of all those missing as a result of WWI.

• Mesen, Peace Park 5 Men from the Protestant North and the Catholic South fought here side by side. An example that still gives food for thought today.

• Zonnebeke, Tyne Cot Cemetery 1 The largest British cemetery on the European continent, containing 11,956 graves. 35,000 names of missing British and New Zealand soldiers have been carved on the semi-circular wall at the back.

• Ypres, New Irish Farm Cemetery 70% of the 4,500 graves are of unknown soldiers, probably from Ireland.

• Poperinge, Talbot House 4 The spot where British soldiers could go for some respite and relaxation. The chaplains who ran it provided a book, a cup of tea, a film, a religious service and a concert.

New Zealand • Mesen Memorial at the British cemetery in honour of 800 New Zealand soldiers who have no graves. Memorial on the market square. • Zonnebeke, Polygon Wood Cemetery ‘Memorial to the Missing’ at the Buttes New British Cemetery for missing New Zealand soldiers. Site of the annual ANZAC Day ceremony.

Australia • Zonnebeke, Passchendaele During the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, more than 38,000 Australians were killed, wounded or went missing. Permanent themed exhibition at the Passchendaele 1917 museum. • Zonnebeke, Polygon Wood Cemetery British cemetery with memorial to the 5th Australian Division. • Zillebeke, Hill 60 Commemorative column in honour of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company and the bunker built by Australian troops above the existing German shelter.

• Poelkapelle, Guynemer monument In honour of the French fighter pilot Georges Guynemer. He won 53 victories, but on 11/9/1917 he was shot down above Poelkapelle.

Germany • Langemark, Soldatenfriedhof 6 German cemetery with 44,000 victims. More than 25,000 unknown German soldiers are buried in the ‘Kameradengraf’. Many were very young and inexperienced soldiers, which explains why it is also known as the ‘Studentenfriedhof’ (students’ cemetery). • Vladslo, Soldatenfriedhof 3 25,644 German soldiers lie buried here. This is also the site where ‘The Grieving Parents’ mourn their loss; this statue was made by the artist Käthe Kollwitz for her son Peter and all other war dead.

USA • Waregem, Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial The only American First World War cemetery in Belgium. The Americans entered the war in 1917. The 370 who lost their lives did so mainly during the final offensive in 1918.

Belgium • Houthulst The best known Belgian war cemetery, with 1,855 graves arranged in the form of a sixpointed star. The victims fell mainly during the liberation offensive of 1918. • Diksmuide The IJzertoren (Yser Tower) is the monument to the Flemish victims of World War I, and a permanent call to peace, bearing the words ‘No more war’.

• Wijtschate, Bayernwald The impregnable German trenches on the hill played an important role in the Battle of the Mines. The French named the area Bayernwald.

Canada France • Ypres, Saint Charles de Potyze The largest French military cemetery in Belgium contains 4,200 graves, including 69 Islamic tombs. • Kemmel Hill, French ossuary The ossuary contains 5,294 bodies, of which only 57 have been identified.

• Langemark, Sint-Juliaan 2 The Brooding Soldier, a 10-metre high granite monument representing a grieving Canadian soldier. In memory of the 2,000 soldiers who died in 1915 as a result of a gas attack in the Second Battle of Ypres. • Zonnebeke, Crest Farm Canadian Memorial en Hill 62 At both Crest Farm and Hill 62, a memorial block of granite from Quebec commemorates Canadian soldiers.

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Planning your visit to Flanders How to get here? The various memorial spots in Flanders are very close to each other. Brussels, Leuven, Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges are easily accessible by both car and public transport. The Westhoek is a rural area. Renting a car or bicycle is advisable. There is a special express bus run by De Lijn between Nieuwpoort, Diksmuide and Ypres. Public transport Train: www.belgianrail.be Bus: www.delijn.be Bus line 14 The World War I bus line between Nieuwpoort, Diksmuide and Ypres serves a number of important war memorial sites in the Westhoek. The express service operates return journeys 5 times daily during the summer holidays. Between September and November there are 4 return

journeys per day. The last bus leaves after the Last Post at the Menin Gate and connection to the coastal tram and the train. Poppypas The ‘Poppypas’ is an affordable day pass offered by De Lijn. The Poppypas is accepted on the World War I express bus and on the entire West Flemish bus and tram network operated by De Lijn. The pass is available from De Lijn and by advance purchase from most tourist offices. A Poppypas also entitles you to discounts at various museums. How to visit? You can visit Flanders Fields with an organised bus tour, by car, bike, on foot, by boat or in the air. From Ghent, Brussels, the coast and Bruges you can easily book an excursion to Flanders Fields.

There are also various designated World War I routes to follow by car, on foot or by bike. The website www.flandersfields.be will guide you through the range of options on offer. There are also many apps to help enrich your visit to one of the towns or to the Westhoek. Look in the Apple or Google App store or ask at one of the tourist offices. Accessible to everyone At many of the memorials, special attention has been devoted to accessibility for people with limited mobility. Download the brochure with all the relevant information from www.accessibleflanders.be

More info? The various tourist offices are happy to help you.

Ypres (8900), Grote Markt 34 +32 (0)57 23 92 20 www.toerismeieper.be

Diksmuide (8600), Grote Markt 28 +32 (0)51 79 30 50 toerisme.diksmuide.be

Poperinge (8970), Grote Markt 1 +32 (0)57 34 66 76 www.toerismepoperinge.be

Bruges (8000), Markt 1 & Stationsplein +32 (0)50 44 46 46 www.visitbruges.be

Ghent (9000), Predikherenlei 2 +32 (0)9 266 56 60 www.visitgent.be

Zonnebeke (8980), Berten Pilstraat 5A +32 (0)51 77 04 41 www.passchendaele.be

Leuven (3000), Naamsestraat 3 +32 (0)16 20 30 20 www.visitleuven.be

Nieuwpoort (8620), Marktplein 7 +32 (0)58 22 44 44 & Hendrikaplein 11 +32 (0)58 23 39 23 www.nieuwpoort.be

Antwerp (2000), Grote Markt 13 Antwerp (2018), Central station, Koningin Astridplein +32 (0)3 232 01 03 www.visitantwerpen.be

Brussels (1000), Koningsstraat/Rue Royale 2 +32 (0)2 513 89 40 www.visitbrussels.be

Brussels (1000), VisitFlanders Visitor information Centre Brussels, Grasmarkt/Rue du Marché aux Herbes 61 +32 (0)2 504 03 90 www.visitflanders.com

Fleeing to the Netherlands, England and France. Belgians sought safety abroad, and after the war returned home. The exodus during the Great War in unique illustrations. © MAS_Exodus. Op vlucht voor de oorlog.

DENDERMONDE STEDELIJKE BIBLIOTHEEK (MUNICIPAL LIBRARY) 17/08/2014 > 15/12/2014 Tegen-Strijd http://www.martyrcities.be/ Exhibition on the destruction of Dendermonde and the daily life of the population during World War I.

SINT-KATELIJNE-WAVER VEGETABLE MUSEUM War garden www.tgrom.be Given the food shortages during the war, people grew their own vegetables, such as Jerusalem artichokes, watermelons, beets, turnips and potatoes. They made do with acorn or carrot coffee. Discover the forgotten wartime vegetables in the special war garden.

ANTWERP, STEENPLEIN 03/10/2014 > 05/10/2014 Peace pontoon bridge across the Scheldt river www.antwerpen14-18.be Walking across the Scheldt via the peace bridge. Dutch and Belgian soldiers have rebuilt the pontoon bridge across which 100 years ago both military personnel and civilians escaped the violence of war. 100,000 tickets to a unique experience.

Occupation and refugees

ANTWERP, MAS 21/05/2014 > 30/04/2015 Exodus. Fleeing the War. www.mas.be

To ﬂee or survive? During the Great War, 1.5 million Belgians ﬂed the country. The majority went to the neutral Netherlands and a few hundred thousand to the UK or France. Various events and exhibitions look back at this exodus. Those who stayed behind in the occupied country faced shortages, hunger and the violence of war.

BRUGES, STADSHALLEN (MARKET HALLS) 14/10/2014 > 22/02/2015 Bruges at War www.bruges1418.be A historical exhibition about World War I, with a special focus on life in occupied Bruges. The port was also an operating base for German submarines, and was therefore often under fire.

ANTWERP RED STAR LINE MUSEUM 26/09/2014 > 05/04/2015 Far from the war. Belgian emigrants in America during World War I. www.redstarline.be The war put a stop to transatlantic passenger traffic from Antwerp. Belgian emigrants in America were thus cut off from their homeland and their families. What was the war like for them?

Photography

Through the eyes of photographers

ANTWERP, FOTOMUSEUM (PHOTO MUSEUM, OR FOMU) 27/06/2014 > 11/11/2014 Shooting range. Photography in the firing line? www.fotomuseum.be How were war images used in newspapers, magazines, postcards or for military and propaganda purposes? The FoMu displays not only historical photos in their original format, but also takes a contemporary look at images that are over a century old.

Studioportret, ca.1916 ©Collectie Fo Mu

WWI was the first war to have been extensively photographed and filmed. Not only by soldiers on reconnaissance missions or for propaganda purposes. Ordinary soldiers in the trenches and civilians recorded what they saw in their surroundings. A great deal of visual material has been restored in the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the Great War, and in many cases is displayed for the first time.

YPRES, IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM 04/10/2014 > 04/01/2015 Antony d’Ypres www.inflandersfields.be Before the war, the Ypres photographers Maurice and Robert Antony took many pictures of the medieval town. During WWI, they recorded the systematic destruction of the buildings. Photos of the Cloth Hall in flames in 1914 became icons of the Great War.

BRUGES, STADSHALLEN (MARKET HALLS) 14/10/2014 > 22/02/2015 The war in pictures www.bruges1418.be The Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer, together with the author David Van Reybroeck, selected historical glass negatives from all over the world. Their contemporary approach allows the vision of the original photographer and the power of the image to predominate. A second exhibition juxtaposes these historical images with more recent war photography by 10 Magnum photographers from around the world.

Art

LEUVEN, M MUSEUM 20/03/2014 > 01/09/2014 Ravaged. Art and culture in times of conflict. www.ravaged1914.be War spares nothing and no-one, not even culture. The paintings, images and photos in this exhibition attest to the way art and cultural heritage often form a target in times of conflict. Artists then and now have addressed this theme in their work.

MECHELEN, HOF VAN BUSLEYDEN 17/05/2014 > 28/09/2014 Mechelen’s War Artists www.stedelijkemuseamechelen.be View the Great War through the eyes of a number of Flemish artists who lived through it: Rik Wouters, Alfred Ost and Rik Verheyen. © ravage1914

The Art of War For many artists, the war changed their view of the world forever. Traditional visions and forms in art, architecture and literature made room for innovative work. The raw terrors of the war were depicted with all the grief and desperation that the artist experienced. Later wars would likewise exert a strong inﬂuence on the work of artists.

ANTWERP, MIDDELHEIM MUSEUM 03/05/2014 > 14/09/2014 Signed, the artist. A collection presentation. www.middelheimmuseum.be This walking tour through the Middelheim sculpture park shows the ways in which the war left a mark on the life and career of many artists. The Braem Pavilion features in particular the work of Käthe Kollwitz. © Van Mieghem

ANTWERP, KBC TOWER 15/09/2014 > 27/11/2014 Eugeen van Mieghem. The Great War. www.vanmieghemmuseum.com Daily life in wartime in paintings. Portraits of refugees and other moving scenes of the Great War.

ANTWERP, QUEEN FABIOLA HALL 20/09/2014 > 11/01/2015 The Moderns. Art in the Great War. Before World War I the futuristic art of Jules Schmalzigaug was suggestive of progress, speed and technique. The work of Rik Wouters was an ode to vitality. This exhibition reveals the shockwave that the war sent through art and literature. It features works by Emile Verhaeren, Cyriel Buysse, Jules Schmalzigaug, Rik Wouters, André De Ridder and Paul van Ostaijen.

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Music consoles and reconciles “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music”, wrote Aldous Huxley. The Great War brought with it much that was inexpressible – pain, misery, loss, but also hope for peace in a better world. 100 years later, music helps keep the memory alive and to bring reconciliation.

BRUSSELS, DE MUNT/LA MONNAIE 24/10/2014 > 02/11/2014 Shell Shock. A Requiem of War. www.demunt.be WESTHOEK, VARIOUS LOCATIONS 17/10/2014 > 20/12/2014 GoneWest Concerts www.gonewest.be A series of unique concerts along the 1914 front featuring Belgian and international groups. John Cale will be performing new work on 20 December to commemorate the Christmas Truce.

War leaves grave psychological wounds. The Belgian composer Nicholas Lens wrote this opera devoted to that theme based on a text by author and musician Nick Cave. The award-winning BelgianMoroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is the director of choreography.

BRUSSELS, KOEKELBERG BASILICA 09/11/2014 1000 Voices for peace www.1000voices.be 35 choirs from Belgium and around the world will forge bonds of brotherhood over the course of 15 concerts in Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia. On 9 November, all these choirs will join together as one. The more than 1,000 voices, together with the Brussels Philharmonic, will perform the world premiere of the oratorio for peace by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

AARSCHOT 13/08/2014 > 17/08/2014 LEUVEN 24/08/2014 > 27/08/2014 DENDERMONDE 04/09/2014 > 07/09/2014 Martyr cities www.martyrcities.be/ Aarschot, Leuven and Dendermonde endured great hardship in August 1914. Civilians were killed, houses set on fire. Aarschot’s commemorations include a new composition by the internationally renowned girls’ choir Scala. In Leuven, the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and the Octopus Symphony Choir will perform Mozart’s Requiem. This will be followed by the oratorio “The Sack of Louvain”, a new work by Piet Swerts written for 4 soloists, choir and orchestra. Dendermonde will commemorate this difficult period with a fabulous total spectacle led by Stijn Kolacny. Music, dance and theatre performed jointly by residents and professional artists.

Remembering

A place to remember Thousands of young lives were cut short by the ﬁrst worldwide conﬂict. Humanity can and will never forget the Great War. Since the end of World War I, relatives have been coming to Flanders to honour their family members. Military ceremonies regularly pay tribute to fallen comrades. Concerts are held to appeal for peace. Would you like to join in the commemoration? There are several ways to do so.

Since 1928, volunteers from the fire department have been playing a final salute every evening at the stroke of 8 as a tribute to the fallen soldiers. A subdued, moving ceremony. FINDING THE FALLEN www.inflandersfields.be/en/ namelist Are you looking for traces of a relative, acquaintance or someone from your home town who fought or died in the Great War? Take a look at the website of the Flanders Fields Museum for more information about the Belgian civilians and the soldiers who died here.

NIEUWPOORT/HASSELT 2014 > 2018 CWxRM art project www.comingworldrememberme.be At a series of workshops, a sculpture will be made for each of the 600,000 victims who fell in Belgium, indicating the name of the deceased and the maker of the sculpture. In 2018 all the sculptures will become part of a land art project in no man’s land at Ypres. Under the enthusiastic leadership of the internationally recognised artist Koen Vanmechelen.

YPRES, MENIN GATE EVERY EVENING AT 8 PM Last Post www.lastpost.be

WESTHOEK, ALL MUNICIPALITIES ALONG THE FRONT 17/10/2014 The Light Front www.gonewest.be A tribute in light. The 84 kmlong Belgian front line of 1914 will be lit up by the glow of 8,750 torchbearers. From the beach in Nieuwpoort to Ploegsteert. At the same time, the names of all the victims of the war, both civilian and military, will be projected onto three symbolic monuments in Ypres, Diksmuide and Nieuwpoort.

FACEBOOK 2014 > 2018 Plant Your Poppy www.facebook.com/ flandersfields1418 Commemorate a victim of WWI by posting a photo of a poppy here. By doing so, you will help create a worldwide online poppy field.

Agenda

This calendar offers a selection of exhibitions, concerts and events in 2014 to commemorate the Great War. Check out the various websites or ask the tourist offices for more information.

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ZONNEBEKE - MEMORIAL MUSEUM PASSCHENDAELE 1917 - The Old Contemptibles - 16/08/2014 > 14/12/2014 POPERINGE - STATION - Heavy Traffic - 19/09/2014 > 05/09/2015 YPRES - IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM - Antony d’Ypres - 04/10/2014 > 04/01/2015 BRUGES - STADSHALLEN - War in Pictures. Bruges at War - 14/10/2014 > 22/02/2015 BRUSSELS - ROYAL MUSEUM OF THE ARMED FORCES AND OF MILITARY HISTORY - ’14-’18, it’s our history! - until 26/04/2015 ANTWERP - MIDDELHEIM MUSEUM - Signed, the artist. A collection presentation. - until 14/09/2014 ANTWERP - MAS - Exodus. Fleeing the War. - until 30/04/2015 ANTWERP - PHOTO MUSEUM - Shooting range. Photography in the firing line? - until 11/11/2014 ANTWERP - QUEEN FABIOLA HALL - The Moderns. Art in the Great War. - 20/09/2014 > 11/01/2015 ANTWERP - KBC TOWER - Eugeen van Mieghem. The Great War. - 15/09/2014 > 30/11/2014

ANTWERP - RED STAR LINE MUSEUM - Far from the War. Belgian emigrants in America during World War I. - 26/09/2014 MECHELEN - CITY MUSEUMS - Mechelen’s War Artists - until 28/09/2014 DENDERMONDE - MUNICIPAL LIBRARY - Tegen-strijd - 17/08/2014 > 15/12/2014 LEUVEN - M MUSEUM - Ravaged. Art and culture in times of conflict. - until 01/09/2014

AARSCHOT 13/08/2014 > 17/08/2014 LEUVEN 24/08/2014 > 27/08/2014 DENDERMONDE 04/09/2014 > 07/09/2014 Martyr cities 1914 © Erfgoedcel Stad Brugge; privé-verzameling W. Verschaeve

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ANTWERP 03/10/2014 > 05/10/2014 Peace pontoon bridge across the Scheldt river

BRUSSELS - DE MUNT/LA MONNAIE 24/10/2014 > 02/11/2014 Shell Shock. A Requiem of War.

PASSENDALE - CREST FARM CANADIAN MEMORIAL 10/11/2014 Ceremony

NIEUWPOORT 17/10/2014 The Light Front

ZONNEBEKE - MEMORIAL MUSEUM PASSCHENDAELE 1917 25/10/2014 Double ceremony First Battle of Ypres

YPRES - MENIN GATE 11/11/14 Armistice Commemoration

WESTHOEK - VARIOUS LOCATIONS 17/10/2014 > 20/12/2014 GoneWest Concerts

BRUSSELS KOEKELBERG BASILICA 9/11/2014 1.000 Voices for peace

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POPERINGE 01/05/2015 > 31/07/2015 Flanders Fields, final destination Poperinge Musical theatre production based on personal stories. GHENT, ST PETER’S ABBEY 01/11/2015 > 01/04/2016 War in short pants An exhibition on the impact of the Great War on the life of children and their families. LANGEMARK-POELKAPELLE 22/04/2015 Hundredth anniversary commemoration of the first gas attack

All dates in the brochure may be subject to change.

ZONNEBEKE, MEMORIAL MUSEUM PASSCHENDAELE 1917 24/04/2015 > 15/12/2015 Children of the Empire Exhibition about international communications in WWI. The story of the messengers, carrier pigeons and dogs, from the telephone and telegraph to wireless radio connections. ZONNEBEKE 25/04/2015 ANZAC day 100 years ago, troops from Australia and New Zealand took part in the fighting for the first time during the Battle of Gallipoli in Turkey. YPRES 09/07/2015 30.000TH Last Post

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