Fuck, everythings not so good nowadays. Read on mofo! things just arent right. i dont know, something feels odd. dammit. this sucks i hate feeling this way. oh yeah, happy holidays! i dont know who really reads my blog, but hey, wassup?
oh and here..
Are you a bank?
No?
Cause imma deposit my dick in yah biaatch, whaasssuuuppp????
peace!
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Return of the Comeback
My, oh My, has it been too fucking long? Seriously, i feel so bad for not updating. I'm not saying that this blog is the most popular blog on the Interweb, but It's just that when i started this Blog a few months ago, i promised myself that i would keep on updating it as much as possible...and lately, i've just been to fucking lazy. Anyway, I'm back, and hopefully, for good. So to resist getting bored again, i think i'll just do some slight updates from now on hahaha! Anyway, here it comes!.
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My buddy recently sent me this video link... http://www.truveo.com/The-Interview/id/667429698# and I have to say, this is one of the most fucked-up things I've seen on the net. Well, maybe its not so fucked up seeing as its Dutch in nature, and well, subtitles just ruin shit for me. Anyway, guys, you have to watch this video...this is just crazy. I wont tell what its about except that its nothing scary, gross, or whatever...it's just FUNNY...like, Moment of Truth funny!
Oh, on another note...i think in a few weeks I'll start setting aside a small segment on my post on how i HATE socialitism...not SOCIALISM...but SOCIALITISM. You know, the act of being a socialite. Now don't get me wrong, I have some friends who are indeed socialites..but they're the tolerable kind...they're the ones that just really wanna have fun...in fact, i don't like calling them socialites..cause that would be an insult to their character...I'd rather call them...fun people. Hahaha! This is brought about by my recent trip to Cuisine in The Fort. FUCK THAT SHIT man. Seriously. I hate that fucking thing...and what i hate most, is the people that were there..: fucking old fucks, jologs motherfuckers, and skanky high-class sluts. Now, there were some pretty decent people who looked like they were just there to soak in the bad music, bad ambiance, and bad service (i dont know why, but whatever) but other than that..MOTHERFUCKER man, it was shitty. I dont know, i have this personal grudge againsts high-class socialitism...ever since i was in high school...honestly i just don't see the point. Anyway, if you agree, or not, comment up! I'd gladly word-spar with you if thats what you want!
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anyway, thats it. Peace out Hombres! Read more!
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My buddy recently sent me this video link... http://www.truveo.com/The-Interview/id/667429698# and I have to say, this is one of the most fucked-up things I've seen on the net. Well, maybe its not so fucked up seeing as its Dutch in nature, and well, subtitles just ruin shit for me. Anyway, guys, you have to watch this video...this is just crazy. I wont tell what its about except that its nothing scary, gross, or whatever...it's just FUNNY...like, Moment of Truth funny!
Oh, on another note...i think in a few weeks I'll start setting aside a small segment on my post on how i HATE socialitism...not SOCIALISM...but SOCIALITISM. You know, the act of being a socialite. Now don't get me wrong, I have some friends who are indeed socialites..but they're the tolerable kind...they're the ones that just really wanna have fun...in fact, i don't like calling them socialites..cause that would be an insult to their character...I'd rather call them...fun people. Hahaha! This is brought about by my recent trip to Cuisine in The Fort. FUCK THAT SHIT man. Seriously. I hate that fucking thing...and what i hate most, is the people that were there..: fucking old fucks, jologs motherfuckers, and skanky high-class sluts. Now, there were some pretty decent people who looked like they were just there to soak in the bad music, bad ambiance, and bad service (i dont know why, but whatever) but other than that..MOTHERFUCKER man, it was shitty. I dont know, i have this personal grudge againsts high-class socialitism...ever since i was in high school...honestly i just don't see the point. Anyway, if you agree, or not, comment up! I'd gladly word-spar with you if thats what you want!
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anyway, thats it. Peace out Hombres! Read more!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Post-it, Update, and A little more
I'm not sick anymore! Yessir, after 2 weeks of solitary confinement, i have finally kicked the sickness in it's hypothetical ass. Fuck you chicken pox (and any other sickness that leads to the sickee's confinement due to fear of contaminating other people!) Anyway, I celebrated my newly rekindled freedom with a pretty solid night out with the lady, and the friends. I'd post pictures of the night (or at least a link where you can see em) but then again, that might give away my identity, and i really don't want this blog to be about who I am, but more of whats inside my head. Anyway, more details after the jump!
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So yes, after two, agonizing, weeks all confined inside my room, i was finally let out last saturday. Fucking shit it was a nice feeling. I couldn't technically contain myself, i couldn't even sleep the night before. Bad thing though was i had class every saturday mornings, so i was pretty tired during class that day. I was welcomed pretty warmly by my peers though.
After that class, i headed home, slept a bit, dressed up, and headed towards my lady's house. After that, we did some errands and stuff, and eventually made it to my friend's birthday party; where i was also greeted quite warmly. It was a fun night. But i don't wanna dwell too much on that. I do however, wanna dwell on how i was during the 2 weeks i was confined in my room.
Honestly, I think those two weeks were pretty productive; painful and hellish, but productive! The first two days were pretty much JUST pain, but the rest after that was smooth sailing...except for the fact that I was going crazy due to lack of actualy human confrontation. I did alot of work: caught up on my readings (which by the way, even though i read alot...im still behind, that's how hardcore my school is), played some pretty neat video games (Final Fantasy Tactics: War of The Lions for the PSP. Review coming soon), downloaded and watched some pretty amazing movies (around 14. Includes, The Birdcage, Hancock, Onion Movie, Big Stan, Zohan. Reviews coming soon, as well), and I wrote some songs either my band can use, or i just can use as a solo secret project. I also did some 'no-shit' thinking, meaning i was thinking of alot of things for the hell of thinking about things. One example was this movie idea that i really wanna pursue. I won't tell what the movie is about, and how it goes about (cause, well, it's the internet...anything can get stolen here!), but i will disclose that it's a zombie film. I was thinking before that there isn't really a local zombie film industry here in the Philippines. I was thinking, maybe i can start a cult following haha! I mean, i know it wont make any money and all, but, I'm pretty sure i can scare at least a couple of people. Zombie films are a passion my girlfriend and i sort of shares. By 'sort of shares' i mean, we watch them together alot, and we enjoy them...together. Bottom line, I NEVER watch zombie films alone. Too Scared. Really.
Anyway, yeah I've been thinking alot about that film idea and, i think it could seriously work. Now i just have to think of ways to fund it, and write it! If anyone out there can help me out, i'll be glad to partner up with you!
On the topic of films, i was also thinking alot about our local film industry, and how it seems to be going down the drain, if not completely flushed already. Theres either, an apparent lack of originality, or complete decadence in our films, and hence, alot of people are demanding for some pretty huge-ass changes; like hollywood style changes. I know these people mean good intentions (duh) but i honestly think thats waaay too ambitious for our little obscure industry. I dont know, and please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think what people are asking from our industry players are too ambitious.
Maybe we should start first with small obscure changes. For example, since we filipinos are so fond of 'formula' movies, why not just change the 'formula' a little bit; like, if the formula says 'A' should die when 'A' goes inside the room, let's do our own little twist to it...i don't know how, but the bottom line is, we don't need to erase the formula in order to not follow it, we just have to change it a bit to how we like it. Another idea i'd like to see in local films is an apparent spoof or mockery of the formula style of film making...i think that would be a riot.
If that doesn't work, another way of changing our film industry could be to not bank on high budget films. Sadly most films that boast of a "high budget" here in the Philippines, are nothing more than a film that features HIGHLY OVERPAID actors. Thats about it. Even the film's highly publicized, 'Hollywood'-style special effects are effects even my 13 year old brother can do with his 2001 lap top, in under 4 hours, for less than 1/16th of the price ("Resiklo", "Mulawin", "Enteng Kabisote" anyone?). I think films today should focus of story-driven films. Last year's "Tribu" is a good example. Yes, it had the feel of Brazil's "City of God", but like i said before, it had the Filipino stamp in it. When you watch it, you're not gripped by the violence, or the cussing, you're gripped by the reality of it all, the reality that THAT film, and the events in it, happened in YOUR country. Screw the fact that people say its the Philippine's "City of God", yes, it is, so what? We do have a nation under the poverty line, and the film maker merely made sure that people knew that, and understood what happened below this line.
Another fine example of this point is UNITEL's "La Visa Loca". Yes. It's a comedy, and it stars Robin Padilla. But it stars...a REALLY FUNNY Robin Padilla. This is unlike any local comedy i've seen so far. Some comedies stick to the whole slapstick formula of local movies, some desperately try to equate themselves to the wittier style of western comedy (with disastrous results, unfortunately), but "La Visa Loca" seemed to have mixed both: it was formula-based but was fused with western style comedy. Plus, Robin Padilla's character actually did what EVERY US VISA reject has been dying to do ever since they got rejected: to reject a foreigner the Philippine Visa, and to have them grovel at their feet. Of course, this DIDN'T really happen in the linear events of the film (it happened in one of Robin's Character's daydreams), but still, it was pretty damn amusing.
Whew, look at that, that was quite something ey? Anyway, that was just what i was thinking about for the whole 2 weeks. Please, comment if you agree or disagree, i'd like to hear your thoughts. Anyway, just to keep things a little business-y, i think I'll do three more album reviews the next following weeks (Panic's new one, Tokio Hotel, and Phantom Planet's most recent one), and maybe a nice little film review of a classic film...i don't know which one yet, but i'll figure something out.
Cheers!
Read more!
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So yes, after two, agonizing, weeks all confined inside my room, i was finally let out last saturday. Fucking shit it was a nice feeling. I couldn't technically contain myself, i couldn't even sleep the night before. Bad thing though was i had class every saturday mornings, so i was pretty tired during class that day. I was welcomed pretty warmly by my peers though.
After that class, i headed home, slept a bit, dressed up, and headed towards my lady's house. After that, we did some errands and stuff, and eventually made it to my friend's birthday party; where i was also greeted quite warmly. It was a fun night. But i don't wanna dwell too much on that. I do however, wanna dwell on how i was during the 2 weeks i was confined in my room.
Honestly, I think those two weeks were pretty productive; painful and hellish, but productive! The first two days were pretty much JUST pain, but the rest after that was smooth sailing...except for the fact that I was going crazy due to lack of actualy human confrontation. I did alot of work: caught up on my readings (which by the way, even though i read alot...im still behind, that's how hardcore my school is), played some pretty neat video games (Final Fantasy Tactics: War of The Lions for the PSP. Review coming soon), downloaded and watched some pretty amazing movies (around 14. Includes, The Birdcage, Hancock, Onion Movie, Big Stan, Zohan. Reviews coming soon, as well), and I wrote some songs either my band can use, or i just can use as a solo secret project. I also did some 'no-shit' thinking, meaning i was thinking of alot of things for the hell of thinking about things. One example was this movie idea that i really wanna pursue. I won't tell what the movie is about, and how it goes about (cause, well, it's the internet...anything can get stolen here!), but i will disclose that it's a zombie film. I was thinking before that there isn't really a local zombie film industry here in the Philippines. I was thinking, maybe i can start a cult following haha! I mean, i know it wont make any money and all, but, I'm pretty sure i can scare at least a couple of people. Zombie films are a passion my girlfriend and i sort of shares. By 'sort of shares' i mean, we watch them together alot, and we enjoy them...together. Bottom line, I NEVER watch zombie films alone. Too Scared. Really.
Anyway, yeah I've been thinking alot about that film idea and, i think it could seriously work. Now i just have to think of ways to fund it, and write it! If anyone out there can help me out, i'll be glad to partner up with you!
On the topic of films, i was also thinking alot about our local film industry, and how it seems to be going down the drain, if not completely flushed already. Theres either, an apparent lack of originality, or complete decadence in our films, and hence, alot of people are demanding for some pretty huge-ass changes; like hollywood style changes. I know these people mean good intentions (duh) but i honestly think thats waaay too ambitious for our little obscure industry. I dont know, and please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think what people are asking from our industry players are too ambitious.
Maybe we should start first with small obscure changes. For example, since we filipinos are so fond of 'formula' movies, why not just change the 'formula' a little bit; like, if the formula says 'A' should die when 'A' goes inside the room, let's do our own little twist to it...i don't know how, but the bottom line is, we don't need to erase the formula in order to not follow it, we just have to change it a bit to how we like it. Another idea i'd like to see in local films is an apparent spoof or mockery of the formula style of film making...i think that would be a riot.
If that doesn't work, another way of changing our film industry could be to not bank on high budget films. Sadly most films that boast of a "high budget" here in the Philippines, are nothing more than a film that features HIGHLY OVERPAID actors. Thats about it. Even the film's highly publicized, 'Hollywood'-style special effects are effects even my 13 year old brother can do with his 2001 lap top, in under 4 hours, for less than 1/16th of the price ("Resiklo", "Mulawin", "Enteng Kabisote" anyone?). I think films today should focus of story-driven films. Last year's "Tribu" is a good example. Yes, it had the feel of Brazil's "City of God", but like i said before, it had the Filipino stamp in it. When you watch it, you're not gripped by the violence, or the cussing, you're gripped by the reality of it all, the reality that THAT film, and the events in it, happened in YOUR country. Screw the fact that people say its the Philippine's "City of God", yes, it is, so what? We do have a nation under the poverty line, and the film maker merely made sure that people knew that, and understood what happened below this line.
Another fine example of this point is UNITEL's "La Visa Loca". Yes. It's a comedy, and it stars Robin Padilla. But it stars...a REALLY FUNNY Robin Padilla. This is unlike any local comedy i've seen so far. Some comedies stick to the whole slapstick formula of local movies, some desperately try to equate themselves to the wittier style of western comedy (with disastrous results, unfortunately), but "La Visa Loca" seemed to have mixed both: it was formula-based but was fused with western style comedy. Plus, Robin Padilla's character actually did what EVERY US VISA reject has been dying to do ever since they got rejected: to reject a foreigner the Philippine Visa, and to have them grovel at their feet. Of course, this DIDN'T really happen in the linear events of the film (it happened in one of Robin's Character's daydreams), but still, it was pretty damn amusing.
Whew, look at that, that was quite something ey? Anyway, that was just what i was thinking about for the whole 2 weeks. Please, comment if you agree or disagree, i'd like to hear your thoughts. Anyway, just to keep things a little business-y, i think I'll do three more album reviews the next following weeks (Panic's new one, Tokio Hotel, and Phantom Planet's most recent one), and maybe a nice little film review of a classic film...i don't know which one yet, but i'll figure something out.
Cheers!
Read more!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Oh The Things You Find on the Internet
This is fucking precious. Beyond this link, is actual proof, that GMA is a super villain. I actually got this from another blog
Anyway, visit that site for the details haha! Click on for my thoughts!
There it is. GMA, along with the other evils in the Marvel-verse (Mcain, Kim Jong Il, Simon Cowel, Dr. Doom). This really just blew my mind. I mean, i knew she was a crook and all, but damnit, this is fucking brilliant. I hope she reads this. Cause, seriously Madam President...if comic book artists are placing you right beside villains such as Dr. Doom (and really, the only worse that you can get is if you're right next to Heath Ledger's Joker, and seeing as Heath has passed on, bless his soul, Dr. Doom is your worst case scenario), you know you're fucked.
Anyway, let me link you guys again to the blog where i got this from : LINK
Damn, that made my day!
Cheers!
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Anyway, visit that site for the details haha! Click on for my thoughts!
There it is. GMA, along with the other evils in the Marvel-verse (Mcain, Kim Jong Il, Simon Cowel, Dr. Doom). This really just blew my mind. I mean, i knew she was a crook and all, but damnit, this is fucking brilliant. I hope she reads this. Cause, seriously Madam President...if comic book artists are placing you right beside villains such as Dr. Doom (and really, the only worse that you can get is if you're right next to Heath Ledger's Joker, and seeing as Heath has passed on, bless his soul, Dr. Doom is your worst case scenario), you know you're fucked.
Anyway, let me link you guys again to the blog where i got this from : LINK
Damn, that made my day!
Cheers!
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Panic! Its Panic at the Disco!
The Beatles Wannabes! Panic at the Disco! (thanks to my friend for the photos)Ok, So, yes, i get it...4 posts in a day, yeah, i dont have a life. Fuck off. Anyway, so as most of you goons know, Panic at the Disco was just in Araneta a couple of hours ago. Seeing as I'm sick as fuck, I didn't get to watch the show, but my friend was nice enough to email me some pics of the event. She was hella lucky too, she was only a couple of rows from the stage itself. Anyway, more pictures after the jump!
So yes, I do like Panic at the Disco...i think their new album is off the chains! Their last one was too..erky for me, but still brilliant. Maybe I should do an album review of their new album...hmmm Anyway, Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!
Oh and before anything else, feel free to steal the pictures! I just ask that you link back to my site, and you acknowledge that you got it from my site..gracias!
Whew! What a night!....Now if only i had been there... Fuck.
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Rambles For Your Shambles
The mind is one fucked up little thing. I really should be sleeping now, since I've only logged in a couple of decent hour sleep during the past couple of days. I really should be either resting, or doing something productive. Anyway, since I'm not doing either one of those two things, i figured, "Hell, why not put all my thoughts on virtual paper" So... Click the link, fink!
Ok, so, who doesn't own a cellphone? Really? In today's modern age, EVERYONE has those little electronic telephones either hanging around their neck, in one of their pockets, in a nifty little sack thats hooked onto their belts, or for some freaky, and really unsafe reason, just dangling from one of their side pants pockets. Everyone is technological. One has to wonder, what are the bad things that can happen in this technological age? Well, personally, I think the major setback is when these gadgets figure out how much we need them and they turn against us and enslave the entire human race...but theres no scientific proof to back that up, so I'll just leave that as mere speculation. But really, what are the possible negative things that occur because of technology?
Here's one, Sex Scandals. Yeah, boi, I said it. For some reason, there's a sex scandal that comes out every freaking day in our country. Don't you people find that weird? Let me paint a picture for you...in one site the webmaster uploads, on an average, around 10 scandals, daily. Sure he, skips a day or two sometimes, but when he resumes, he goes all out, like with twice the number of a single update, sometimes even thrice! Ok, so back to my picture...if, let's say, this site uploads 15 local sex scandals for August 12 (and believe me, this is possible...oh so very possible), that means that for August 12, there were a minimum of 15 idiots that trusted their partner (or...partnerS) to a certain extent to allow themselves to be documented in provocative ways. So thanks to technology, not only do we know, on a daily estimated average, how many idiots there are in our country, but we also pretty much fuck up our society's moral fiber. Although I'm guessing this is a field day for local pervs.
With regard to moral fiber, we also have the onslaught of various provocative celebrity pictures being passed around various local websites. Now I'm not saying that this is bad, oh no no no no, in fact, I applaud the Filipino's sheer talent in making sure if one male has a boner, the rest of the Philippine's straight male population has an equal opportunity for one as well (and not in a gay way). This just shows how much we all love to share...knowledge. So, famous people's provocative pictures? Yeah, no problem. Fuck, if they didn't wanna cause thousands of boners and self-induced male orgasms on a daily basis, then why the hell do they allow themselves to be photographed that way? [Sidenote: where are these so-called sites you ask? I'll never tell...i worked hard looking for them, you should too] My main concern however, is when normal people get into the mix. I know, I know, the rules are pretty much the same "If you don't want you ass all over the internet, don't take a picture/video of it". But what if these people took these items in the privacy of their own home? It's so easy for someone to be a contact of someone on a Multiply site, and it's even easier to lift whatever pictures they see off that multiply site and post them on some other blog under a different name. Technology does this type of shit. Damn.
One good thing about technology though, is that it made our lives easier. My parents no longer need to wait for me to come home, they merely just call me and scream at me and pretty much order me to come home. So technology's all good, when used wisely. Honestly, I think piracy's good. I think our society now is smart enough to know when to use piracy. I myself only download things that i really cannot get here. So that scrapes out local movies, local music, local comics...pretty much anything local. I also to download things I'd rather collect, like Star Wars movies, rare comics, rare movies, and my weird collection of Smallville DVDs. I think there is such a thing as responsible piracy...i know it's weird seeing as the term 'piracy' already denotes something negative, but for the term 'responsible piracy' I see the term 'piracy' as synonymous with 'spending'. Not exactly 'of money' but more of 'time' and 'effort'. So in a way, responsible piracy means, responsible spending of your time and effort. I.e. I'd rather download some crappy, but funny B-Movie, that I'm probably going to watch only once, than have to ship it here from abroad. Another thing about responsible piracy, is that YOU do it yourself; you download what you want, and not actually pay for it...now i believe thats the illegal part of piracy.
Anyway, thats pretty much it for my "Rambles For You Shambles"
Keep at it Kids!
Cheers!
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Album Review: Alkaline Trio's Agony and Irony
Disclaimer: This picture was taken from the albums wikipedia site.
Okay, I recently acquired the brand-spankin' new album of one of my favorite bands, Alkaline Trio. I'm pretty sure not alot of people have heard of Alkaline Trio in my country (Philippines), except for maybe the die-hard "Trio" fans, and the people who got hooked on their 2nd single, "Mercy Me", from their 2007 release, "Crimson". That was a good album, it really was. Personally, I got hooked when i listened to the "From Here to Infirmary" album, I'm sure not alot of people would share my enthusiasm for that album, but who cares? I liked it. Anyway, let's move on to their new album, "Agony and Irony". Personally, I give it 4.5/5...Find out why!
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This is actually a pretty cool album, musically, lyrically, however, I kinda thought Matt, Dan, and Derek would tap the wittier side of their vocabulary.
The first track 'Calling All Skeletons' is actually pretty friggin' catchy. It kinda reminds me of their old tracks from their 'o3 album, Good Mourning. Calling All Skeletons makes mixes strong sounding guitars, dark lyrics, and a perfectly placed "sissy" clap sequence in the first few seconds which greatly contrasts the whole songs dark, near-gothic feel. The band did a good job of making this song the first track on the album, personally, i think it sets the listener properly for the kind of audio attack he/she is about to receive.
The second track, which is also the first single off this pretty solid album, is Help Me. This is perhaps my most favored song from the whole damn album. This song just succeeds in multiple ways: lyrically, its reminiscent of old school Alkaline Trio (circa '99-'03), musically, it displayed Alkaline Trio's maturity by using a really basic, really simple, but freakishly gripping intro (with the use of practically 2 guitar notes), and an overall piano theme that, although is a little pop-punk, works just fine with the dark, self-loathing lyrics ("Save me from myself, save me from this hell"). Brilliant 'effin song man!
Other songs that boast pretty decent lyrics, are the tracks I Found a Way, and Into The Night. Other than those four songs, the rest were pretty elementary in terms of their lyrical content. Honestly, the lyrics in this new album reminded me of the childish lyrics of the band, All-American Rejects, but a little more death-ly. The lyrics are pretty my much my only problems with the album. Now lets move on to the kick-ass stuff!
Musically, this album is friggin' genius. Almost all of the songs feature mind-blowing instrumental arrangements. One track to note is the song I Found A Way. This track mixes heavy sounding palm-mutes, new wave-ish drum fills, eerie sounding guitar licks, and basic but solid bass lines. Matched with the, rare but brilliant, witty lyrics, this is easily THE song on the album.
All in all, I highly recommend this album to ALL Alkaline Trio fans, musci fans, sing-along-y music fans, etc. This is a really good album, a f*cking amazing one at that, if you can get past the elementary-style lyrics of most songs. This is a genius album, and you're a retard if you don't agree!
Cheers! Read more!
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