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Author:a first world war nursea war nurse's diary: sketches from a belgian field hospitalwe appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
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Oxfam shop ulverston a double vhs containing two episodes from series 3 of the wartime detective drama series starring michael kitchen, honeysuckle weeks, anthony howell and julian ovenden first broadcast in they fought in the fields (set in april ) a murdered farmer and the crash landing of a german plane present a confusing case guest starring nigel terry, joe armstrong, james wilby, stella gonet, anatole taubman, paula jennings, trevor cooper a war of nerves (june ) an unexploded bomb at a busy shipyard leads to a startling discovery and subsequently to murder guest starring peter capaldi, peter-hugo daly, charles pemberton, david westhead, dugald bruce lockhart, joanna horton see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pocket sized book in good condition but somewhat grubby due to age50 uk 4a read moresteinbeck 'once there was a war' - winner of the nobel prize a corgi book "only john steinbeck could write such a book about the ordinary soldier "corgi reissue date
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Wisconsin death trip, debut / 1st studio album3 x cd album's bundle, see photo'sstart a war, 4th studio albummachine, 2nd studio album
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His iconic images of the spanish civil war and world war ii are known today through their widespread reproduction on the printed pagea war photographer that hated war, capa used a small 35 mm camera to get close to the action and close to his subjects, thus he was able to show the devastating effects of violence on the lives of those in its midstare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki3cm very good condition read morehis approach to photojournalism was rooted in the idea that photographs could tell stories, that single images could get to the essence of the subjects they captured, and thus his photographs of conflict were imbued with narrative and pathos3x25cm very good condition auf den sporen von robert capa knesebeck, st thus hardcover, 264 pages, german 26our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeyou're bidding on three books by robert capadie sammlung phaidon, softcover, 571 pages, german 25x25cm new in seal a look ahead snoeck, st edition hardcover, 178 pages, english 25please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Joey is taken from his owner, however, when he is sold to the french as a war horsetoo young to become a soldier himself, the determined albert sets off on a journey in the hope that he can save his beloved horse from the horrors of waroxfam bookshop lymington steven spielberg directs this drama based on michael morpurgo's novel about a boy who searches for his horse after it is taken away to serve in world war ibenedict cumberbatch, david thewlis, emily watson and david kross co-starsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoey touches the hearts of those he meets as he serves in the cavalrygrowing up in devon, albert (jeremy irvine) trains his horse, joey, and forms a strong bond with the animal
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Joey is taken from his owner, however, when he is sold to the french as a war horsetoo young to become a soldier himself, the determined albert sets off on a journey in the hope that he can save his beloved horse from the horrors of waroxfam shop dorchester steven spielberg directs this drama based on michael morpurgo's novel about a boy who searches for his horse after it is taken away to serve in world war ibenedict cumberbatch, david thewlis, emily watson and david kross co-starsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoey touches the hearts of those he meets as he serves in the cavalrygrowing up in devon, albert (jeremy irvine) trains his horse, joey, and forms a strong bond with the animal
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Joey is taken from his owner, however, when he is sold to the french as a war horsetoo young to become a soldier himself, the determined albert sets off on a journey in the hope that he can save his beloved horse from the horrors of waroxfam bookshop newport steven spielberg directs this drama based on michael morpurgo's novel about a boy who searches for his horse after it is taken away to serve in world war ibenedict cumberbatch, david thewlis, emily watson and david kross co-starsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoey touches the hearts of those he meets as he serves in the cavalrygrowing up in devon, albert (jeremy irvine) trains his horse, joey, and forms a strong bond with the animal
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This book details the warsubmarines of seven nations fought a war of attrition fromoxfam shop crosby the indian ocean submarine war engaged men and submarines of every major combatant nationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Together they must defeat wotan's terrifying war machinesthis release includes restored footage unseen since , a clip from 'blue peter' in the same year with the public unveiling of a war machine and a feature on how the story was put back together from the source materialsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam music shop byres road the doctor and dodo arrive in london in swinging , only to discover a plot to use the computer wotan (housed in the post office tower) to take over the worldwhen dodo is hypnotised along with wotan's controller professor brett, the doctor finds help in the form of polly, brett's secretary, and able seaman ben jackson
(England)
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In a presumption of death, jill paton walsh tells how world war ii changed the lives of peter, harriet and their growing familythen the village's first air raid practise ends with a very real body on the ground - not a war casualty but a case of plain, old-fashioned murderbut the war has followed them: glamorous raf pilots and even more glamorous land-girls scandalise the villagers; the blackout makes the night-time lanes as sinister as the back alleys of london see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand even before the second body is found, lord peter wimsey and his brilliant wife are on their way to finding the killeroxfam bookshop aylesbury this audio book is in good condition throughoutharriet vane - now lady peter wimsey - has taken her children to safety in the countrythe story opens in
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Vintage war time monopoly set and board in original boxthere is a printed note enclosed from john waddington ltd explaining that as it is a war pack the trinkets have been replaced with cardboard and wood pieces and a spinner substituted for the dicei would be willing to post this to anywhere in the uk, postage would be ÂŁ6 by royal mail signed forthe game is complete with playing instructions for long and short gamesif you have any queries please do not hesitate to email methe box and board are in used condition
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It was a war won at sea, and by the time of waterloo britain had gained control and possessed the foundations of her empiretaking in gallant duels, bloody battles between huge fleets, amphibious assaults, daring coastal raids, and the subtleties of espionage and naval intelligence, this global conflict truly was the war for all the oceansit would not happenbritain swung her forces into action to battle for control of the world's sea-lanes and thus all international tradesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe battle of the nile and then at acre were the first sallies in what would be fifteen years of bitter fightingbrought vividly to life through the words and stories of the ordinary people caught up in the conflict, this is a sweeping history of the years of naval warfare that set the balance of power in europe for the following centuryoxfam books & music troon as france emerged from revolution, a young general named napoleon bonaparte invaded egypt, hoping next to march overland to india
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Joshua, now a married man, is summoned by lobsang to deal with a gathering multiple crisis that threatens to plunge the long earth into a war unlike any mankind has waged before a generation after the events of the long earth, mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by steppingwhere joshua and lobsang once pioneered, now fleets of airships link the stepwise americas with trade and cultureoxfam bookshop brigg the follow-up to the no a new 'america', called valhalla, is emerging more than a million steps from datum earth, with core american values restated in the plentiful environment of the long earth -- and valhalla is growing restless under the control of the datum government meanwhile the long earth is suffused by the song of the trolls, graceful hive-mind humanoidsslight shelf damage see oxfam website for delivery information read moremankind is shaping the long earth -- but in turn the long earth is shaping mankind1 bestselling novel, the long earthbut the trolls are beginning to react to humanity's thoughtless exploitation
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Hello, i have a war department vehicle jack for saleit is 12 inch's tall when extended and i would like ÂŁ for it pleaseit is in full working orderwe have had it for many years and it has been stored insideall the parts move freelythank you for looking at my advert skit is fully stamped wd
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In a decisive victory in a war with spain lasting less than four months, it acquired territories in the caribbean and pacific, and positioned itself so that the twentieth century became to manywas the year in which the united states first became a world power
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The poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, roderick dhu, james fitz-james, and malcolm graeme, to win the love of ellen douglas; the feud and reconciliation of king james v of scotland and james douglas; and a war between the lowland scots (led by james v) and the highland clans (led by roderick dhu of clan alpine)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"the lady of the lake: a poem" by sir walter scott longman hurst, london - fifth edition (rare early edition) - 432p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in leather binding with minor rubbing to spine, with name to title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notesset in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single daythe poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revivalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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But only one to start a war'she's the queen of the revenge novel and jane fallon's done it again' heat'another winner from jane fallon' hello!'compelling, edgy, beautifully writteni was so gripped' marian keyes on faking friends see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road from the million copy bestselling author of faking friends and my sweet revenge 'brilliant, with completely unexpected twists' gill sims, bestselling author of why mummy drinks is she your best friend, or your worst enemy? best friends holly and roz tell each other everythingbecause it takes two to tangobut is she just imagining things or is roz not quite as happy as she should be? and now she thinks about it, a few things don't quite add upperhaps it was a mistake to tell roz all her secretsso when holly gets a shot at her dream job she assumes roz will be waiting to pop the champagne' daily mail'it's fabaliss
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Minor foxing to edges of text block, which is otherwise lightly but evenly tannedshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spinevarious scuffs, marks and discolourationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue cloth covered boards with gilt text to spinegiven the choice between working in a factory or going into transport, she chose the latter and became a conductress on a tramendpapers discoloureda heart-warming and touching collection of anecdotes about life as a clippie, and how it impacted upon her life at homeoxfam bookshop newport the story of a yorkshire woman who was called upon by the ministry of labour and national service to be directed to work of national importancerear free endpaper has been torn out
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But only one to start a wari was so gripped' marian keyes on faking friends see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford from the million copy bestselling author of faking friends and my sweet revenge 'brilliant, with completely unexpected twists' gill sims, bestselling author of why mummy drinks is she your best friend, or your worst enemy? best friends holly and roz tell each other everythingbecause it takes two to tangobut is she just imagining things or is roz not quite as happy as she should be? and now she thinks about it, a few things don't quite add upperhaps it was a mistake to tell roz all her secrets 'she's the queen of the revenge novel and jane fallon's done it again' heat'another winner from jane fallon' hello!'compelling, edgy, beautifully writtenso when holly gets a shot at her dream job she assumes roz will be waiting to pop the champagne' daily mail'it's fabaliss
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Oxfam shop macclesfield ww2 autobiography of a war spent at seafading and some staining of coverwith photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The mightiest armies and the most brilliant commanders of ancient times clash in an epic war game only total war can createrome total war barbarian invasion - “you came, you saw, you conqueredoxfam books & music fareham three great rome total war games all in one! rome total war – “i came, i saw, i conqueredfor the committed rome: total war fan, alexander sets further challenges and a new gameplay experience that adds to the legendary reputation of the total war seriescommand the greatest forces of the ancient world, including the roman legions, carthage and gaul; lay siege to civilisations using powerful war engines; and decimate your enemies using special units like ferocious war dogs, armoured elephants or scythed chariots” caesar storm clouds gather over europe, asia and north africa as mighty armies march forward in rome: total warrome total war alexander – can you match or even beat the feats of history’s greatest military genius? an all new campaign map extends the rome: total war experience further eastward than ever before, taking you into macedonia and the persian empirein rome: total war the most epic, cinematic real-time 3d battles ever seen in a game come to life with awe-inspiring graphicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe barbarians are at the gates in this official expansion pack for rome: total war! features a brand new campaign game, 10 new playable factions - including the huns, franks, saxons, goths and both roman empires, 100+ new units with their own strengths, weapons and abilities, including schiltrom and shieldwall formations, swimming and axe-throwing and barbarian hordes - march your entire people in search of a new homelandvast armies are led by brilliant generals such as hannibal, leader of the carthaginians and julius caesar, rome's greatest general and leadera host of new content includes four new factions and 60 all new units such as alexander’s phalangistshis successors now rule a divided empireyou’re not finished yetsix new historical battles offer you the chance to experience alexander’s key clashes and a redesigned campaign game forces you to press ever onward or risk failing to match alexander’s ferocious pace of conquestyou were there for rome's glorybeyond the frontiers of the sundered empire new enemies are lurking” a shadow falls across the roman worldminor surface marks to case and discs but overall a very good used copybe there for rome's fallit is 363 ad and the last emperor of the unified rome is dead
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economyfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statethe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary world"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominence
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Faces of war thrusts gamers into the decisive battles of world war ii in europe the game faces of war is devoted to the final period of world war ii in europe: the summer of - the spring offaces of war takes combat gaming to a new level by integrating a psychological elementthe german war machine was making every possible effort to defend the territory of third reich from the soviet and allied troopshowever, during 11 months the german resistance was crushed at all the front lines and the war ended where it had begun - in berlinget immersed in the heat of world war ii command american, english, soviet and german troops during world-renowned battles that include d-day, new winter missions and the storming of berlinthrough the eyes of allied, german and russian squad leaders, experience the most immersive world war ii time strategy game where each battle is played out and won differently based on your tactical choicesthanks to complex artificial intelligence, soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think about how to do it in the most efficient and safe waysee oxfam website for delivery information read moregem engine: the ultimate 3d rts engine with a shocking level of performance * complex team ai for new tactical opportunities: ai controlled soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think how to do it in the most efficient and safe wayoxfam shop kendal case in very good condition disc in excellent condition* 8 or more multiplayer modes, including free-for-all and team-based matches* improvised player tactics, advanced ai reactions and real time physics guarantee players that missions will never be fought the same way* camera angles and zooming effects for a complete immersion* realistic physics: anything can be destroyed or manipulated and used to player's advantage* amazing level of details your role and decisions are of major importance * as squad leader and with complete freedom, combine real-time strategy with advanced tacticsplayers command american, english, soviet and german troops while fighting famous conflicts such as the normandy invasion, the battle of the bulge or the battle of berlin in shocking detailstrong multiplayer * up to 16 players via lan / internet* co-op play with up to 4 playersduring this period mighty battles were held in france, poland, belgium, the netherlands, hungary and germany
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The silver sparrow art of war: a version of sun tzu's art of war based on a manuscript of the classic text discovered at a chinese archeological site in china's shandong province in , which contains previously unknown fragmentsnow, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of sun tzu's text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategistsit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictmastering the art of war: consisting of essays by two prominent statesmen-generals of han dynasty china, zhuge liang and liu ji, this book develops the strategies of sun tzu's classic into a complete handbook of organization and leadershipthe translations, by the renowned translator thomas cleary, have all been published previously in book form, except for the silver sparrow art of war, which is available here for the first timethis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpretersthe lost art of war: written more than one hundred years after sun tzu's text, by sun bin, a linear descendant of sun tzu, this classic of political and military strategy is faithful to the principles of the art of war, while developing their practical application much further
(England)
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The war of 33 is an intimate, personal and powerful telling of the story of the war in lebanonthe war of 33 is more than a document of a particular historical experienceshe tells the stories of her family and the people she lives the war with - the refugees, the wounded, and the everyday lebanese, struggling to maintain their sanity and their humanity during a time of wara series of letters written by hanady salman - a mother living through the war in beirut - carve a narrative arc through the intense and haunting images of conflictwhat emerges is a universal story - a complex picture of love, pain, resistance and survival in the face of uncertainty and violence
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The episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'oxfam shop regent street bristol a 30th anniversary version of jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series chronicling the events of the second world war, narrated by sir laurence olivier and eric porterisaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
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Glyn harperr - images of wara photographic record of new zealanders at war - harper collins publishers - auckland - ppthe maori pioneer battalion in the first world war - reed publishing - auckland - ppnew zealand, australia and emire in the first world war - orantia books - auckland - ppnew zealanders and military discipline in de first world war - hodder & stoughton - auckland - pp26 x 19 cm - hardcover with dust jacket - wonderfulour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm - softcover - lovelychristopher pugsley - the anzac experiencea history and guide to its battlefields - willsonscot publishing - cristchurch - pp5 cm - softcover - inscription on the flyleaf - greatchristopher pugsley - on the fringe of hellcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesigned by christopher pugsleygray - from the uttermost ends of the earthplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitechristopher pugsley - te hokowhitu a tuare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe new zealand division on the western front29 x 31 cm - softcover - a few notes - good24 x 17 cm - softcover - inscription on the flyleaf - good
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The episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton a 30th anniversary version of jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series chronicling the events of the second world war, narrated by sir laurence olivier and eric porter
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China's involvement in the korean war in late october inevitably drew soviet pilots into the wara total of 52 soviet pilots scored five or more victories in the korean war" this book uncovers soviet combat experiences during the korean war from detailed unit histories and rare first-hand accountswith access to extensive russian archives, the authors offer an enthralling insight into an air war that has been largely covered up and neglected, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and detailed full-color profilesthe history of these covert actions has been a long-buried secret and this book will be the first english publication to detail the only instance when the cold war between russia and the us became "hotsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop truro the soviet union began assisting the people's republic of china in its establishment of a modern air force in , when soviet air force regiments were sent to train local pilots
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