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		<title><![CDATA[Executive Members Complaining about Measures for the Construction of a Roller Skating Rink ]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/532]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2013-05-20 16:06:33</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
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		<description><![CDATA[- The Party gave orders for the construction of roller-skating rinks in every region in North Korea, so the executive members related to this kind of work are suffering.- People are complaining, ¡°Why have they ordered the co..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Mobilization for Rice-Planting Leading to Paying Bribes]]></title> 
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		<pubDate>2013-05-20 16:04:03</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to an Open Radio for North Korea source on the 11th, ¡°The North Korean authorities have ordered mobilization of citizens recently, so people in every region are being mobilized for planting rice.¡± The source said that usually people in factories, enterprises, the military, schools, and every organization are mobilized for the spring rice planting. Due to various factors, mobilization is not working well this time, the source reported. The source delivered the news that, ¡°The nu..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[North Korea is Recruiting Citizens to Export to China]]></title> 
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		<pubDate>2013-05-20 16:00:14</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to an Open Radio for North Korea source in Shineuiju on the 15th, ¡°The regime is recruiting people to export to China in order to annually raise $200,000,000¡± This means that even during the war tensions created by the nuke test and rocket launch, the recruiting of citizens has continued.The source said, ¡°People, who can manage a tailor shop or can sew in malls, can be recruited. However, the North Korean authorities are inspecting not only the personal backgrounds of applicant..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[North Korean Railroad and Bribes ]]></title> 
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		<pubDate>2013-05-16 15:09:52</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[An informant inside the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League in Yangkang Province told Open Radio for North Korea on May 8th via a phone call that, ¡°The situation on the railroad that carries construction materials to Baekdu Military-first Youth Power Plant is extremely harsh.¡±  This informant also said, ¡°The train cannot operate due to a shortage of electricity, so a freight train (with construction materials for plant construction), which has to go to the Baekam region in Yangkang Provin..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Everything in Pyongyang is a tool for propagation]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/528]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2013-05-14 09:54:35</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[Open Radio for North Korea¡¯s source in Pyongyang delivered a message on the 7th that said, ¡°Convenience facilities were built in Pyongyang, however, it is operating only for propagation to unite under the North Korean system.¡±The source said, ¡°Only high ranking officials or the rich enjoy the facilities and general citizens cannot go due to an expensive admittance price. So people¡¯s complaints are increasing.¡± Also, the source described the current situation by saying, ¡°The Korean ..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Psy¡¯s ¡°Gangnam Style¡± Fever in North Korea]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/527]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2013-04-23 09:53:57</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[On April 18th, an Open Radio for North Korea¡¯s source in North Korea said, ¡°Inflation of food prices because of the hardship period and war tensions are making people¡¯s lives harder. However, South Korean dramas and foreign movies are prevalent.¡± The source added, ¡°The music video of Psy¡¯s ¡®Gangnam Style¡¯ is very popular.¡± The source reported that, ¡°North Korean people, who do smuggling in border areas or visit China, know ¡®Gangnam Style,¡¯ and among North Korean teenage boys, ¡®..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Korean Wave Spreads Even During North/South Tensions]]></title> 
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		<pubDate>2013-04-22 14:37:53</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- North Korean people trying to buy South Korean rings or necklaces for marriage gifts - North Koreans wanting South Korean products are taking pictures of the products to give to people visiting China to track the products d..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[War Atmosphere Increases in North Korea¡¦ People Increasingly Visit Their Relatives in China]]></title> 
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		<pubDate>2013-03-15 13:25:56</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
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		<description><![CDATA[- North Koreans in foreign countries have not been forced to come back to the country during the period of tensions. -The regime is making an atmosphere of war. People wonder whether they can support a war without food and el..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Third Nuclear Test, North Korean People¡¯s Awareness Changed.. ¡°The March of Tribulation will continue¡±]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/524]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2013-02-28 16:29:14</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[- Some like the missile launch and nuclear test, but a majority of people are worried about economic sanctions. - Despite the success of nuke tests in the past, people are still experiencing the March of Tribulation. - St..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[North Korea Announced Successful Nuclear Test. North Korean People Do Not Have Any Interest]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/523]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2013-02-13 11:51:33</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[- North Korea¡¯s Nuke Test at 11:58am on the 12th. - North Korea¡¯s Korean Central Broadcasting Station admitted the successful nuke test. - North Korean people do not have interest in the success of the nuke test ]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The Present Condition of the Control of Citizens in the Kim Jong Eun Era.]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/518]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-12-11 13:25:08</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[Has the human rights situation gotten better in North Korea since entering the reign of Kim Jong Eun? By evaluating the Kim Jong Eun era¡¯s treatment of North Korean people, the North Korean human rights¡¯ situation is actually getting worse compared to the era of Kim Jong Il. First, the dramatic change in leadership has led to a rapid decrease in the number of defectors since the start of the Kim Jong Eun regime. One reason for this is that recent defections tended to be family groups or w..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[North Korean citizens¡¯ consciousness is still changing]]></title> 
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		<pubDate>2012-12-11 13:25:06</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[- It has been one year since Kim Jong Eun took power. How do people in North Korea think about him?= The people¡¯s thoughts of the new leader tend to conclude with the impression that Kim Jong Eun is an immature kid. It seems that North Korean people think he is more of an extreme dictator than Kim Jong Il. The reason for that is that since the era of Kim Jong Eun regime begun, the attempts of the regime to strongly control citizens are increasing, and the regime keeps demanding people under..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[What is happening with the 6.28 Measures?]]></title> 
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		<pubDate>2012-12-11 13:25:04</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[¡®On establishing our new style economic management system¡¯When the Kim Jong Eun regime announced the 6.28 Measures, the world¡¯s attention was focused on North Korea. The core ideas of the 6.28 Measures are as follows: first, the group members of collective farms are decreased to 4~6 people and the nation would give farms and enterprises the cost of producing goods upfront. Second, when the production reaches the target production level that the regime sets, 70% of production would go to ..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The Strengthening of the Idolization of Kim Jong Eun]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/521]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-12-11 13:25:02</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through a recent satellite picture from Google Earth, the phrase, ¡®Hail to the Sun of Chosun, General Kim Jong Eun,¡¯ has been seen around the world. This phrase was carved into a hill near Samsoo Power Plant in Yangkang Province. The length of the carving is almost 560 meters. It is the first time that a phrase related to Kim Jong Eun was carved. Since the 1970s, the North Korean government carved phrases related to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il everywhere as a form of idolization of them. ..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The Task of Improving North Korean Human Rights]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/522]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-12-11 13:24:59</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[Raising a voice for the improvement of North Korean human rights in South Korean society started after the mid 1990s. During that time, slogans for saving North Korean people from hunger were more widespread than slogans for improvement of human rights. As the problems in North Korea, where 3,000,000 North Koreans starved to death, became known to the outside world, North Korea¡¯s food problem shifted to become understood as a North Korean human rights problem. As cases of the infringement ..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The North Korean Regime¡¯s Control of Verbal Grievances, Citizens¡¯ Cold Response]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/517]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-11-14 10:58:24</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
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		<description><![CDATA[- The North Korean regime announced that they will take a legal action against people who criticize a socialist system and leadership - North Korean people do not really care about the regime's control]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The North Korean Regime Ordered the Creation of Mosaic Wall Paintings Showing Kim Jong Il's Eternal Life]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/516]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-11-13 10:16:22</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a source from Shineui joo, ¡°as the 1st anniversary of Kim Jong Il¡¯s death is approaching, the North Korean regime ordered the creation of mosaic wall paintings showing Kim Jong Il¡¯s Eternal Life. So they are collecting foreign currencies and using the efforts of the people in its creation. This has increased people¡¯s complaints.¡± The source said that the government ordered the creation of wall paintings nationwide: in each province, city, town and special enterprises. Also..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The Origin of the Rumor of Ri Sol Ju¡¯s Pregnancy Came from High-Ranking Officials' Children]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/515]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-11-13 10:06:17</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy & Society]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[According to some sources in Hamkyung Province and Shineui joo, it is well-known among North Korean people that &quot;the reason that Kim Jong Eun's wife, Ri Sol Ju, is not shown on TV anymore is that many North Korean people are saying that she is taking a rest for pregnancy.&quot; According to sources, there is a high possibility that it is not a rumor because the rumor going about is so detailed that &quot;many North Korean people are saying that as Ri Sol Ju is at the end of her pregnan..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[North Koreans¡¯ Windows to See the World ]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/510]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-11-08 11:35:45</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[North Korean authorities have reacted quite sensitively to the defector NGOs¡¯ activities to send leaflets towards North Korea. They threatened that they would attack the precise spot from where the balloons delivering the leaflets were sent. When four radio broadcasters founded the Association of Broadcasters for North Korea based in Seoul, North Korean authorities threatened through Uriminjokkiri, a North Korean propaganda website targeting the South, that they would send the four radio b..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The Reason for the North Korean Government¡¯s Control of Outside Information]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/511]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-11-08 11:35:42</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[Information gets into North Korea in various ways. What will happen when the North Korean regime¡¯s control and the North Korean people¡¯s curiosity meet?Small changes can be found in North Korea¡¯s recent media output. On September 8th, North Korea¡¯s Korean Central Broadcasting Station finished trying to modernize the layout of their studio output by making their broadcasting more interactive. Kim Jong Eun visited several times artists¡¯ places. MBC¡¯s specialized reporter on North Korea,..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[An Interview with a Defector on Information Inflow]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/512]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-11-08 11:35:39</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[1. Did you listen to foreign radio programs or see any leaflets from South Korea when you lived in North Korea?During my military service, I picked up leaflets which explained about the happy lives of defectors in the South. Attached to the leaflet were North Korean bills. At first, I couldn¡¯t believe it was true, but as I became more exposed to foreign information, I figured out that the information we could access within North Korea was fabricated. For instance, when a long range missile..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Interview with the Chairman of the Association of Broadcasters for North Korea, Lee Kwang Baek]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/513]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-11-08 11:35:36</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[1. How significant are the radio broadcastings aimed towards North Korea? North Koreans have suffered from poverty, hunger, violations, and monitoring under the dictatorship. The North¡¯s regime completely blocks foreign information in order to sustain its dictatorship system. It propagates the idea that North Korea is like heaven on earth. It also threatens its people saying that without the leaders the country will be a colony of American imperialists like South Korea. It is important t..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Information Can Strengthen NK People¡¯s Awareness]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/514]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-11-08 11:35:33</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[As defector organizations announced that they would send leaflets to North Korea via huge balloons, the People¡¯s Army West Front Command asserted that by releasing a ¡°public notice¡± that, ¡°The spot where the leaflets are distributed to the North is the starting point for provocation, which is the real target we have to get rid of.¡± The reason why the North¡¯s authorities reacted like that is that by arousing military tension between the North and South, it is attempting to influence th..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[&quot;There is no 6.28 Ecocnomic Measure and Open&quot; ]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/509]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-10-15 10:15:17</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[According to some sources from the North Korea's Foreign Ministry in China and North Hamkyung Province, &quot;after Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean regime cleared that there is not any new open measure related to 6.28 Economic Measure, and it instructed this to all parties.&quot; The source continued to deliver that &quot;the North Korean citizens expected new open measure, related to 6.28 Economic Measure, in Supreme People's Assembly; however, the citizens are very disappointed ..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[September, the North Korean Human Rights Month, Contributed to the Popularization of the North Korean Human Rights Movement]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/504]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-10-12 17:01:30</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[September was the inaugural North Korean Human Rights Month. It was sponsored by NK Net, the Committee for the Democratization of North Korea and 30 other North Korean human rights groups. The month¡¯s activities were declared a great success by the groups involved. ¡®Defense Forum,¡¯ led by Suzanne Scholte, is a week dedicated to freedom in North Korea that has been an ongoing event every April. However, this was the first time that groups in Korea led such a program of events dedicated to..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA['North Korean Human Rights International Film Festival' Touched People¡¯s Hearts]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/505]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-10-12 17:01:28</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[When you turn on the TV beautiful faces are widely shown. IU? Girl¡¯s Generation? Kara? Kim Hee Sun? Lee Min Jung? Kim Tae Hee? Well, of course they are pretty, but, in my eyes, there are more luminous ones. They are defector women. Recently, people could see defector women more than before through the Korean TV shows, ¡®Gentleman¡¯s Qualification¡¯ and ¡®I Go Now to Meet You.¡¯ Many people were surprised by defector women¡¯s escape stories, North Korean¡¯s life, etc., and some people wept ..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[On the 25th, the Open Radio Broadcast to North Korea Was Held]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/506]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-10-12 17:01:26</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[While various events such as film festivals, plays, etc. were being held for the September North Korean Human Rights Month, a meaningful event was opened in the small theatre near Ewha Women¡¯s University. It was the first time that the open radio broadcast to North Korea was held and promoted by the Association of Broadcasters for North Korea and the Open Radio for North Korea. This open radio broadcast under the topic of ¡®Human Rights and their Connection to the Korean Wave¡¯ was proceed..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The North Korean Human Rights Month Interview with a Defector]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/507]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-10-12 17:01:24</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[1. ¡®The North Korean Human Rights Month¡¯ was held for the first time this year. What is your impression after watching the events?- Although it was not a situation they experienced, many people came together to open this event for North Koreans whose human rights were infringed by the North Korean government, and I was impressed by their work. I also hope that the day of reunification comes soon so that North Korean citizens can live a life where their human rights can be respected and wh..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[The North Korean Human Rights Month, Interview with an Expert]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/508]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-10-12 17:01:22</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[1. This year a ¡®North Korean Human Rights Month¡¯ was held. When did it first start and what it the objective of this event?- The North Korean Human Rights Month first started this year. There has been a North Korea Freedom Week every April. However, the content of the events and the number of participant groups were insufficient. Thus, we worked together with more North Korean human rights groups and civic social groups to promote a North Korean human rights campaign in September. Also, w..]]></description> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Increasing Criticism of North Korean Citizens Against Kim Jong Eun]]></title> 
		<link><![CDATA[http://english.nkradio.org/news/503]]></link> 
		<pubDate>2012-09-11 15:56:19</pubDate>
		<author>opennk</author>
		<category><![CDATA[NK Human Rights]]></category> 
		<description><![CDATA[- Citizens are mad at Kim Jong Eun and his wife enjoying show while they are dying from hunger - Citizens are sarcastic to Kim Jong Eun ]]></description> 
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