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If your lovely son grows up and becomes a doctor
...and the little white boy gets into an accident, it will probably only be at that point that his mother will realise that colour shouldn't really matter, it is who you are that really counts
posted by
Davidel
on April 10, 2007 at 1:13 PM
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RE: TAPS
YOU ARE RIGHT. MY SON GOT ADMITTED ON TUESDAY FOR HIS THIRD COURSE OF CHEMO. HE CAME HOME ON TODAY. WE DIDN'T SEE NAMELESS THIS TIME AROUND SO HIS LITTLE BROTHER MUST BE DOING BETTER. I LOOK FOR HIM SO I COULD SNEAK AND GIVE HIM A HUG. IT STILL PAINS ME TO THINK OF NAMELESS TOBE IN A HOUSE HOLD THAT TEACH THAT MESS. WHY COULDN'T SHE TEACH HIM TO JUST LOVE. IN THIS DAY IN AGE THAT IS WHAT WE NEED.
PEACE AND LOVE.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on April 5, 2007 at 11:14 PM
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REFLECTIONOFME
Definitely racial prejudice is a learned thing. Learning it is detrimental to personal growth no matter what race one happens to be.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 5, 2007 at 11:39 AM
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HAVE ANY POEMS FOR ME
I NEED ONE
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on April 5, 2007 at 11:14 AM
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TO ALL WHO WANTS TO VISIT
MY SON'S WEB SITE ADDRESS
WWW.CARINGBRIDGE.ORG/VISIT/CARINGFORKENDRICK
YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT HIS DIAGNOSIS.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on April 3, 2007 at 6:36 PM
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FOLIAGEGOLD FOR YOU
THANKS FOR THE COMMMENT. KENDRICK IS DOING FINE. I HAVE A WEB SITE SET UP FOR HIM AND YOU CAN GO AND VISIT IF YOU LIKE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK ON WWW.CARINGBRIDGE.ORG/VISIT/CARINGFORKENDRICK
AND PUT IN YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND READ ON IT WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT HIS CANCER. I PUT IN GOOD DETAIL. I SUGGEST THAT YOU CLICK ON SORT BY DATE TO START READING FROM THE BEGINNING. I EVEN HAVE HIS PICTURE UP.. AND IF YOU WANT YOU CAN EVEN CLICK ON GUESS BOOK AND LEAVE HIM A COMMENT. THANKS FOR CARING. PEACE AND LOVE.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on April 3, 2007 at 6:34 PM
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EDNA P.
YOU VERY MUCH WELCOME. AND THANK YOU FOR COMMENTING ON MY POST. KEEP WRITING.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on April 3, 2007 at 6:25 PM
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CPKLAPPER
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE PHOTO. TAKE CARE. THANKS FOR THE COMMENT.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on April 3, 2007 at 6:23 PM
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STAR
THAT IS SO CUTE. TO BAD MORE MOTHER AREN'T LIKE YOU. TELL YOUR SON I SAID HI AND GOOD FOR HIM AND THANK GOD FOR A WONDERFUL MOTHER LIKE YOU.
PEACE AND LOVE. KEEP TEACHING HIM THE RIGHT WAY. CHARNELL. OH TELL YOUR SON MY SON SAID HI.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on April 3, 2007 at 6:22 PM
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I believe this.......kids will ask this.........
when my little son was three or four, he asked me what color is he, because some kid in day care asked him......I told him to pick a color, so he picked orange, we are not black, nor white, nor brown, but orange........isn't it cool.....because orange can have any color friends......
posted by
star4sky5
on April 1, 2007 at 5:35 PM
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Next time you see Nameless, give him a hug!
Racism is a form of self-hate.
Throughout the world, and particularly in the USA, people are far more mixed than they admit. In my own case, there are fairly close ancestors, a great-grandmother and her father, with mulatto-ish or Spanish features in their photographs, for whom the genealogy past a further three generations back is unknown, the British having burned down the church with the records during the Revolutionary War. It was precisely in that pre-Revolutionary period here in America when there was substantial cross-breeding among immigrants from both Northern and Southern Europe, the Caribbean and other parts of the world, as well as with the early Oriental immigrants we had mistakenly called "Indians". There are few if any people here who can show racial purity through ten generations of Americans; talk of "jumping the fence" abounds.
Carl Peter
PS: My grandmother had a framed photograph of my great-grandmother as a girl that was part of a silver grooming kit, the covering glass for which my younger daughter broke and which was set aside to get a new glass and, with the intervening years and the confusion of the divorce, I have not been able to find. Another copy of that photograph is in an old album which my nephew borrowed for a school project. Once I get either copy, I will scan and post it, probably on myspace with a link to it on blogit.
posted by
cpklapper
on March 31, 2007 at 3:34 PM
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My Heart Goes out to You
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Nice to meet you, and thanks for visiting my blog.
posted by
Tuscaloosa
on March 25, 2007 at 6:38 PM
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Nameless
So sad Nameless doesn't visit anymore. Lovely gestures on your friends' part, though. Terribly sorry about your son. What's his prognosis?
posted by
FoliageGold
on March 23, 2007 at 4:07 PM
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Take Care
posted by
Dolls-43
on March 23, 2007 at 3:23 PM
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FOLIAGEGOLD FOR YOU
YES AN AGE-OLD CHALLENGE. DO YOU KNOW NAMELESS DON'T COME AND VISIT ANYMORE, I SAW HIM AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO AND HE DROP HIS LITTLE HEAD. I WISH I COULD JUST HOLD HIM A GIVE HIM THE HUG I FEEL HE NEEDS. THIS STORY IS REAL. I HEARD OF STORY OF PEOPLE THAT DEALT WITH RACISM. HOWEVER, I NEVER HAD TO TO DEAL WITH IT. THIS DON'T CHANGE WHO I AM AS A PERSON. BUT IT DID MAKE ME PRAY FOR HER. IN THIS DAY IN AGE I THOUGHT RACISM DIDN'T MATTER ANYMORE.IT'S SO MORE TO LIFE THAN BEING RACIST. SHE HAS TO MUCH ON HER PLATE TO BE WORRYING ABOUT THE COLOR OF SOMEONE SKIN. HER CHILD HAS CANCER. THAT ALONG IS ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT. PEACE. THANKS FOR THE COMMENT.
OH I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING THIS CHALLENGE STARTED WAY BEFORE WE EVEN BORN. I WAS TAUGHT HOW BLACKS WERE DONE BACK THEN. BUT WHY WOULD I WORRY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME. IF DID I WOULD HAVE LOST OUT ON ALOT OF WHITE FRIENDS THAT HAS BEEN GREAT TO ME. TAKE MY JOB FOR INSTANCE. AS YOU KNOW MY SON HAS CANCER RIGHT. THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT TO ME. I STILL HAVE MY JOB. THEY TOOK UP COLLECTION FOR ME. THEY HAVE GIVING MY SON GIFTS. ALL KINDS OF THINGS THEY HAVE DONE FOR MY FAMILY. AND GUESS WHAT THEY ARE ALL WHITE. JUST A POINT. I LOVE MY WHITE FRIENDS.
PEACE AND LOVE
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 23, 2007 at 2:52 PM
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KEN7700
THANKS. I USUALLY WRITE SOMETHING EVERYDAY, BUT I WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE THIS POST. NOT THE FACT THAT THIS FAMILY IS RACIST, THE FACT THAT NAMELESS WAS AFFECTED BY THIS. MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIM. THANKS FOR THE COMMENT. PEACE AND LOVE
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 23, 2007 at 2:34 PM
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Very Good Story
Very touching
posted by
ken7700
on March 22, 2007 at 11:25 AM
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What a Touching Story
This story really moved me. Well told recount of an age-old challenge. Good on you!
posted by
FoliageGold
on March 22, 2007 at 8:38 AM
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Reflectionofme
Just popping by to say hi and wish you strength and courage always.
posted by
Dolls-43
on March 19, 2007 at 4:02 PM
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sorry for his sickness dear and it is true this his mother fault who teach
him to think that way..god help you
posted by
drohan254
on March 19, 2007 at 12:55 AM
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HOW IS GOING
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 18, 2007 at 5:23 PM
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MSUGATINHA I AM GLAD TOO
BECAUSE WE ARE ALL GOD'S PEOPLE. WE ALL STILL DO THE SAME THING BLEED ALIKE. THANK GOD FOR YOUR PARENTS. MUCH LOVE
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 17, 2007 at 4:07 PM
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Hey... I grew up for much of my childhood in Brasil and even though my parents are a little racist I guess they know it is wrong because I never knew until much later. I never knew the difference between black and white until I was about 13 or so and moved back to Texas from Brasil. It horrified me once a realized what was going on I thank God for my parents who had the wisdom not to pass that on to me.
posted by
msugatinha
on March 16, 2007 at 8:38 PM
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1 TIME
BUT WHY DO IT HAVE BE THAT WAY. IT STILL PAINS ME. NAMELESS WAS SAD I FELT HIS PAIN.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 14, 2007 at 8:57 PM
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FACTOR
YES IT IS A SHAME. I HATE THE FACT THAT HE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 14, 2007 at 8:53 PM
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DOLLS
THANKS. THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOG THAT YOU ARE CONCERN. HOWEVER, I AM OK I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO SEE THIS POST BECAUSE IT REALLY HURT MY FEELINGS. NAMELESS WAS REALLY UPSET THAT HE COULDN'T PLAY WITH MY SON. I WILL POST SOON. HOW IS THE FAMILY.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 14, 2007 at 8:50 PM
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What ignorance.
It is such a shame that children are told such things. It makes me angry.
posted by
FactorFiction
on March 14, 2007 at 5:11 PM
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REFLECTIONOFME
I just popped by to say thank you for comment. You haven't posted for a while, I hope that you are doing okay.
posted by
Dolls-43
on March 14, 2007 at 2:34 AM
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There is no room for RACISM in the world today, not
that there ever was.
Racism is a tragedy.
posted by
1TimeSoldier
on March 13, 2007 at 8:23 PM
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HURT
MY HEART IS BROKE
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 13, 2007 at 8:16 PM
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AMANDA
AND THAT IS'T EVEN PART OF SCHOOL. OR IS IT. DON'T GET ME TO LYING.OH I SAY HIM AGAIN TODAY.KEEP READING THERE MORE THE STORY IS STILL UNFOLDING. HE SHED A TEAR.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 13, 2007 at 8:12 PM
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8-BALL
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 13, 2007 at 8:09 PM
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LOL NO YOU CALLED LIKE YOU READ IT.....LOL.....LOL. SHE IS A BITCH
IT'S ASHAME.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 13, 2007 at 8:09 PM
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very sad
that his mother is telling him these things. Makes you wonder what kind of parent she really is. Oh no, did I just judge the Bitch. LOL
posted by
8-ball
on March 13, 2007 at 8:01 PM
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Racism
Like a child learns the alphabet, numbers, and colors.. he too learns hatred.
It is very unfortunate...
posted by
amandajeansiler
on March 13, 2007 at 7:47 PM
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TANGA
OH GIRL ME THAT'S WHAT GOT TO ME TO. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO CONFRONT HER. I WASN'T SURE IF I WOULD CAUSE TROUBLE IN THE HOSPILTAL. SO I DIDN'T DO IT.
IT REALLY HURTS LIKE HELL. MY HEART GO OUT TO HIM.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 13, 2007 at 7:47 PM
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Very sad
Some people will simply never drop their prejudices. I feel sorry for children who are so blinded by their parents outlooks
posted by
Tanga
on March 13, 2007 at 1:23 AM
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I FINALLY GOT A COMMENT FROM YOU
I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON YOU . I HAVE BEEN COMENTING IN YOUR POST. ANYWAY, YES IT IS A SAD STORY. THANKS FOR THE COMMENT
.WILEY COYOLE HAVE YOU READ ANY OF MY POST OTHER THAN THIS ONE. I WILL LEAVE THIS ONE UP FOR A FEW MORE DAYS I WANT EVERYONE TO SEE THIS ONE. MUCH LOVE. OH YELL I SAY NAMELESS TODAY HE LOOK A LITTLE SAID. HE SPOKE TO ME BUT KEPT ON WALKING. I AM SAD.
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posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 12, 2007 at 10:15 PM
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reflectionofme
Yes, a very, very sad story in this day and age especially luv. My heart goes out to you because I grew up that way you see, a long time ago. It came as a shock to me then, and I changed myself as I aged. God bless you and your little boy luv.
posted by
WileyJohn
on March 12, 2007 at 7:35 PM
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TAMLET
THATS THE ONE AND ONLY THING THAT WE AS PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW. WE ALL BLEED THE SAME WE ALL NEED A HEART TO LIVE. HOWEVER, IS'T A SHAME THAT THE HEART DO LIVE OUTSIDE OF RACE. HEARTBREAKING. I WISH EVERYBODY ON BLOGIT COULD HAVE SEEN NAMELESS WHEN HE WAS TALKING TO ME. HE WAS REALLY SAD. I FELT HIS PAIN. PEACE AND LOVE.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 12, 2007 at 1:45 PM
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HI DOLLS
YEAH ME TO. I CAN'T GET LITTLE MAN OUT MY HEAD. THANKS
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 12, 2007 at 1:39 PM
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Teaching your child racism
I just can't believe that people can be so foolish. I am sad that your son is paying the price of such nonsense. My very best wishes
posted by
Dolls-43
on March 12, 2007 at 9:01 AM
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Its unfortunate that racism still exists. Its even more unfortunate that it will prob continue throughout my lifetime. In my opinion, we all bleed red, need a heart to live, so that makes us all equal. Same. Exact. Thats it... thats all.
posted by
tamlet
on March 11, 2007 at 10:24 PM
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SHYPETTIT
THANKS.THE STORY IS STILL UNFOLDING.
YOU FEEL MY PAIN
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 11, 2007 at 9:43 PM
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LUSTERLOVE
YOU ARE RIGHT. THAT SWEET LITTLE BOY DIDN'T KNOW THE DIFFEREN. BECAUSE HE ASKED ME IF MY SON WAS WHITE. POOR BABY. NAMELESS LOOK TO BE ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD. I FOUND OUT HE IS SIX. THIS BABY WAS SO SMART. CAN HOLD A GROWN PERSON CONVERSATION. AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS BEFORE I GO. ONE OF THOSE DAYS THE MOTHER CAME TO GET HIM FROM OUR ROOM. SEE AT FIRST WHEN HE FIRST CAME I WASN'T THERE. AND THATS WHAT SHE THOUGH I TELL BY THE WAY SHE CAME AND LEFT. SHE RETURN TWO MINTUES LATER TO GET HIM. THIS WHAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU NAMELESS DIDN'T WANT TO GO WITH HER. LISTEN TO ME I'M TELLING THE TRUTH. HE END UP RUNNING FOR HER SAYING HE DIDN'T WANT TO. THEN HE SAID YOU SUCK. THIS THE GOD HONEST TRUE. I COULD HAVE STARTED A NICE BLOG WITH THIS ONE. I WILL GO I'LL WRITE ALL NIGHT. MUCH LOVE LUSTER.
THANKS FOR THE COMMENT
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 11, 2007 at 9:40 PM
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posted by
shypettite
on March 11, 2007 at 9:31 PM
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Jadelynn
If you see this lady you would look at her and say she look mean. I never looked at her and said she look racist. You know this woman has some beautiful children. she has the little i told you about. the son with the cancer and a daugther and pregnant again can you believe it she is bring alot of children in this world to teach them that way. Nameless is a smart little guy. I really like the little guy. and her husband look so peaceful. Jadelynn this woman can't even look me in the face. I have to make eye contact with her and she never look at me. Do you think she know I know what Nameless told me. MAN IT PAINS ME WE HAVE SEE THEM FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR. BECAUSE HER SON MY SON BOTH HAS CANCER. THAT ALONG SHOULD MAKE HER THINK. GIRL LET ME STOP I WILL WRITE ALL NIGHT.
THANKS FOR THE COMMENT.PEACE AND LOVE. HOW IS THINGS WITH YOU I HOPE THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T AGREE WITH YOU SEEING A HUMAN BEING CHANGE YOUR HEART. NOTICE I SAID HUMAN BEING. BY GIRL............LOL.........LOL
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 11, 2007 at 9:27 PM
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It's ridiculous that racism continues in this day and age.
I've dated a couple of black guys, and I would get so much crap from some people. I was like...come on now. It's very sad that someone would prevent two children from being friends just because of race. I probably would have said something to that boy's mother.
posted by
Jadelynn
on March 11, 2007 at 8:22 PM
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racism
children don't know the difference they all look the same to them. I went thru this with my daughter as she went to a primarily Hispanic school but didn't know it, and now all her friends are Hispanic. Here on Blogit we dont know the races of many, does that make a difference?
posted by
Lanetay
on March 11, 2007 at 8:01 PM
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AFZAL50
I KNOW I READ IT A FEW HOURS AGO. THAT IS WHAT MADE ME TELL THIS STORY. IT REALLY GOT TO ME THIS IS A LITTLE BOY WITH KNOW KNOWLEGE OF BLACK AND WHITE. WOULD YOU HAVE SAID SOMETHING TO HIS MOTHER.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 11, 2007 at 7:04 PM
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This is the greatest gift of our modern civilization . This is the result
of our age old enlightenment . I have spoken of this vicious circle in my post .
posted by
afzal50
on March 11, 2007 at 5:15 PM
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MYSTERIA
you are so right girl. I know it has to start with me to.I wanted to just take this little boy and hold and hug him so tight that not one other word that his mother said to him about racism will sink in his head. I wish I had some kind of power.peace and love.hear from you soon.
you have a good way with words. I love it
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 11, 2007 at 5:08 PM
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REFLECTIONOFME_223_30
How sad...This is the kind of story that reminds me that as a whole, we as humans have a lonnnng way to go before we get beyond issues of race.
Good people are those, like pioneers blazing trails toward returning to looking at the world through the eyes of innocence. We will make it there one day, but we take small steps...remember you are a part of making global love real...
posted by
mysteria
on March 11, 2007 at 3:18 PM
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