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 Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:46 pm
The Story
Victor Desmond sat comfortably in his Italian leather armchair sucking lazily on the end of a cigar. The grandfather clock to the left of him told him that it was nearly midnight and the fire in front of him told him it was nearly ready to go to sleep. Victor was too, for that matter. Then he heard a small voice call out to him from the hall.
"Daddy..."
He placed his cigar carefully on an ashtray and stood up to see to his youngest daughter. The four year old stood there in her pink nightie clutching her teddy bear, the knuckles on her fat little hands turning white. With his thick, yellow mustache and his greying hair, he seemed too old to be father to a four year old, but here he was, and here was his daughter.
"Natalie? What's the matter?" He asked. "Did you have another bad dream?"
The girl shook her head.
"There's a monster in my room."
She looked up at him with those big sad eyes that only a child can get away with. Victor smiled and scooped her up in his arms, speaking calmly and authoritatively.
"There's no such thing as monsters."
"There is! I saw it!" She cried.
"Okay then. You saw it. I'll scare it away."
"Thanks, Daddy..."
He put the girl to bed and made a display of stomping around the room to scare the "monster" out.
"Better?" He asked. The girl didn't seem convinced. Victor smiled sheepishly and kissed her forehead. The girl had been having bad dreams since her mother left with a younger, richer version of himself.
"Go to sleep, Nats."
Victor Desmond went back out to his comfort, then decided he would treat himself to a glass of red wine. He wandered down a set of stairs to a dark, cold room he called the cellar and picked up one of the more aromatic varieties he owned, taking it back toward the fireplace and picking up a wine glass with his other hand. He popped the cork and poured it slowly, savouring the smell as well as the sight of the thick, rich liquid trickling into the glass, stopping when the glass had been half filled, for that was the way the high-class was supposed to take their wine. Replacing the cork, he placed the wine bottle to the side and picked up the glass, as well as picking up where he left off with the cigar. That's when he heard the scream.
It echoed down the hallway, piercing his unexpectant ears.
Natalie!
He thought of her as the glass dropped out of his hand onto the wooden floor and all over the thick persian rug. And what about Tahra? He'd check on her as well even though the seven year old slept like a log; she wouldn't wake in a hurricane, that girl. He ran to the four year old's room. The girl was gone.
"Natalie?!"
He then went to Tahra's room.
"Tahra? Is Natalie in here?"
He asked softly as he opened the door...
She, too, was gone.
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Natalie watched her father walk out of her room after telling her to go to sleep. She tried to tell him about the monster, but he didn't believe her. She had already gone to tell Tahra but she didn't wake up. Instead, Natalie pulled her blankets over her head and clenched her eyes shut, as if not seeing it would make it go away. That's when she heard a sound and just had to look to make sure...
A black figure rose up from the floor like billowing smoke, it's glowing yellow eyes passively watching her. It's arms spread out like wings and it paused to look into her eyes, then flew at her, into her, around her. The blackness engulfed the little girl and she tried to scream before everything disappeared.
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There were 444 children abducted that night aged between 4 and 8. as the years progressed, none of them had been found, and none of them remembered what happened or their lives before...
Between then and now, the children had developed "powers", the result of the curse. They had been sent to so-called training camps where they were taught various skills; martial arts, acrobatics, dance, mathematics, languages and various other things... They were also conditioned not to question or think about their past, including what happened in the camps (but still retain the skills they learned). After 8 years of this secret education, they were let loose into the world to their own devices... for the last 4 years, it was completely another world. Now they have been unwittingly transported back to this world as completely different people, grown up and near unrecognizable as the children they once were.
This is the story of their lives after.
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The so-called "Black Shadow" left the children intact, but gave them something extra. A marker so that it could track them down, but also so that the government and their former families couldn't. This marker reacted differently with each child, and was undetectable by any human machines. But the effects were life-changing.
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The Basics:
Each child gets ONE power/curse.
It has to be something outside the box. Something weird or a little bit funny or embarrassing. Debilitating, even! None of this superhero crap.
I'm making it 12 years since the abductions. That makes the youngest abductees 16 and the oldest 20. No exceptions. That fits in with our usual age range anyway.
The Rules:
ONE power per character. It can help them or screw them over really bad every time they use it/ it happens.
Usual RP rules Re: Godmodding, Autohits, etc. Gaia TOS and yadda yadda.
Please, for my sake, do not use any font size 9 or smaller. I really hate size 9 and if it hurts my eyes to read I'll delete it, no matter how good it is. That's your first and only warning.
I trust that we're all intelligent people. My RP. My rules. What I say, goes. The rest is common sense.
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:53 pm
Character Profiles
Post characters in the thread. I will move them to this post.
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b] (Between 16 and 20 if you're one of the 444)
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b]
[b]Curse of the Black Shadow:[/b] (What power did you get?)
The Characters
Username:
Draconian_Outlaw
Name:
Lin Young
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Appearance: Lin
Personality:
Lin is part Korean, and for some reason, has gained the lovely people charming skills of his father...or lack there of, one could say. He finds most people annoying and has a habit of making a few choice comments in Korean that are usually better off not said. Still, he has his moments, and will usually end up protecting someone against another person, especially if that someone is another one of the 444, and mostly claims that he's just protecting them because the other person is more annoying then they are. So when it all boils down to it, he really just has trouble expressing his kindness...but seems to have no trouble expressing his annoyance. Finally, his favorite phrase in Korean is - 짜증난다 - which translates to 'so annoying' or 'this sucks'...depending on who you ask.
Curse of the Black Shadow:
Eyes of Deceit. Basically, when he makes eye contact with someone, they get locked in a staring contest (yea, that's right, a staring contest...XP), though it's more like a test of will power. If he wins the staring contest, the one who lost becomes absolutely infatuated with him, so much that they would gush all over him and cling to him and proclaim their love and need for him to the mountains around. Never the less, this annoys Lin. If he loses, the winner becomes absolutely disgusted with him, so much that they would rather see him dead then be in their presence, and often find themselves finding the nearest thing they can find to use as a weapon and chase him down with the intention of beating him to death. Never the less, this also annoys Lin. Thankfully, this ability only works if direct eye contact is made, so Lin usually just wears glasses and isn't too bothered by it, unless they get knocked off or he intentionally takes them off. Additionally, the ability doesn't have nearly as strong an effect on any of the other cursed children, so if he makes direct eye contact with him, they'll usually just develop a crush and try flirting with him or become annoyed and wonder why they want to suddenly punch Lin in the face, should his glasses come off around another of the 444 children. Additionally, these feelings usually only last 5-10 minutes, with only one or two random exceptions.(Love it! Very entertaining! But remember to ask permission or something to use your power on someone or it's like, autohitting or godmoding or something stupid like that... I know you're good with that anyways but just be careful or I get to smack you xp )Username:-V- is for VIVI
Name:
Natalie Desmond (Alias: Nathaniel)
Age:
16
Gender:
Female... Originally.
Appearance:
short light blond hair, brown eyes... She appears younger than she is as she has yet to develop a womanly figure. She is basically your skinny little girl... or boy...
Personality:
Natalie is a very good natured girl who seems very innocent and is prone to confusion at any given time even in the simplest of circumstances. She tries to understand, but just ends up coming across as stupid or with a few screws loose. And she just happens to be blonde, which makes it worse. She tries to help everyone but always seems to end up screwing everything up. In a nutshell, she's a very awkward young... person.
Curse of the Black Shadow:
Gender Bender.
Natalie, or Nathaniel Desmond. She switches between male and female sometimes, often against her will. In first year of high school she had a crush on a boy and when she approached him to confess her feelings... Well, you can probably guess the rest. It's all very confusing for all involved so she tries to downplay her gender as much as possible. Username: -V- is for VIVI
Name:
Tahra Desmond
Age:
19
Gender:
Female
Appearance:
(Naturally) dark golden blonde hair. Blue eyes. Tahra would have been considered the beauty of the two sisters- she was an early bloomer and with her blue eyes came that classic blonde sort of beauty, very Marilyn-Monroe but with slightly darker hair.
Personality:
As her 'curse' manifested in her, she became more sly and sneaky with a penchant for thievery... She doesn't like her hair colour, she is convinced it doesn't suit her, so she changes it often, something she can do anytime as long as she has the energy to concentrate, thanks to her 'curse'. Usually changes it to black with either purple or white blonde streaks in the front. She is a woman with a temper, but she can control it and unleash it when she wants to rather than losing it right then and there. Because of this, she is a very angry person.
Curse of the Black Shadow:
Chamelion
At certain stressful times the colour of any part of her body, changes... If she concentrates hard enough, she can change it at will, but this only happens if she's lucky. The only thing that doesn't change is eye colour.Username: Aura_TenchiName: Ami FeronAge: 17Gender: femaleAppearance: AmiPersonality: Ami is very outgoing and ambitious. The girl is easy to get along with, though some could consider her blunt and a little over-the-top sometimes. She’s lived her life always looking forward in hopes of achieving all she could be. To her, the phrase “where there is a will, there is a way” holds the most truth in any given situation. Unfortunately for her, she is rather clumsy in everything she does. She is unsure if her clumsiness is a cause of her curse, or if the curse just seems much worse because she was born as a klutz.Curse of the Black Shadow: Foul Luck.
Ami has been given a curse quite opposite of her personality. She has such a severe case of bad luck, that she could practically fall in a hole in the middle of the desert where previously there was none. Strangely enough, her curse has no effect on anyone other than herself. However, due to her personality, Ami never lets her curse get her down.Username: Aura_TenchiName: Kairi AlressAge: 16Gender: femaleAppearance: KairiPersonality: Kairi is a shy, soft spoken girl. She can easily be embarrassed over the smallest of things and greatly dislikes standing out in a crowd. Kairi also loves unusual looking stuffed animals. To her, the animal’s abnormal body is “cute”. Considering her personality, Kairi sometimes finds it difficult to make friends. The few friends she does have she is very open with.Curse of the Black Shadow: Puppet Dance.
Kairi views her power as a gift, rather than a curse. She has the power to bring her stuffed animals to life for about 5 minutes. However, her curse has a down side. The stuffed animals that are brought to life have a 50% chance of either being obedient allies, or rebellious perverts picking on any female in eye sight, especially Kairi. Due to this unpredictable outcome, Kairi sometimes hesitates when using her gift around strangers.Username: Purified Ace
Name: Jack Anderson
Age: 17
Gender: male
Appearance: 
Personality: A rather carefree person, Jack tends to just not care...even more so after he...changed. He's a bit wittier than most, and some would even say he's a bit of a jerk. But hey, let a mushroom grow on your head and see how you feel after that, k?
Curse of the Black Shadow: Basically, a few days after he was placed back into life, he noticed himself beginning to shrink. He noted that, in the days that followed, he continued to shrink exponentially. Upon reaching five feet tall, his hair grew to a lovely shade of purple. To top all that off, a small mushroom began growing from the top of his head. As he shrank, the mushroom grew. eventually he stood four feet, five inches and had a large purple mushroom in the shape of his old hairstyle. He wears a pair of goggles to hide his now bright green eyes, and usually walks around in baggy pants and a vest, along with a small trenchcoat every once in awhile. To eat, he mush steal his food or eat from leftovers thrown away. He's basically a street rat...er, mushroom.
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:23 pm
"MY PURSE! THAT MAN STOLE MY PURSE!" A slightly overweight middle aged woman cried as a man ran past and accidently bumped her on his run for a bus. Panic ensued as a security guard went in pursuit of the assumed offender. Meanwhile, a young female about three metres away turned a corner hurriedly, in a casual rush just as everyone else was on a monday morning at the city bus terminal. She continued walking until she was several blocks away before pulling out the stolen item and pulling the wallet from inside it.
"Snap. No cash." Tahra whispered to herself and tossed the Dolce&Gabbana wallet over her shoulder not caring where it landed. She then rummaged through the purse looking for anything she could sell, but considered the woman's belongings to be rubbish and emptied the purse onto the ground, keeping only the purse itself, then turning around again to get the matching wallet to also empty it out.
Frustrated, she combed her fringe out of her eyes with her fingers only for it to flop back down over her forehead. It was that dark blonde colour again that she thought made her look too sweet but she just didn't have the patience to change it now. Win some, lose some, she imagined something better for herself than being a master pickpocket but here she was.
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:36 am
"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET OFF ME!" Came a rather loud and harsh cry from inside a diner, as the door burst open. William stumbled out, slipping into a roll and came scrambling back up, out of the way just in time for another man, looking about 65, to burst out of the door as well, just barely missing William. At first it seemed like the man was chasing him with ill intent, but upon closer inspection, and the fact the man was yelling 'Wait my Love!' at the top of his lungs, he seemed to have other intention on his mind should he catch William.
"망할 늙은이" Lin grumbled, as he darted at full speed down the street. He didn't dare glance down the street behind him, despite being old, the geezer seemed pretty spry. Though the reason this was even started was because that geezer was too nosy and knocked his glasses off. Lin was still running as he moved to put his glasses on, finally allowing himself to actually look up while he ran, as quite a few people were looking at him due to the spectacle.
[ "망할 늙은이" - roughly meaning "The old person who will perish" ...forgot what I originally translated it as..>.>...]
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:45 am
Natalie was just quietly wandering around the next corner; a short blonde girl in rather unfashionable, baggy unisex clothing, when another teenager, a male a couple years older than her had bolted past in some mad rush.
Wonder what that's all about... she wondered, but her mental question was answered almost immediately as an old grandpa-lookin' guy ran past in pursuit shouting something about the love of his life running away from him, almost knocking her over. She spun around in a lazy attempt to regain her balance.
"Hey!" She frowned as the old man knocked her but he didn't even notice.
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:46 pm
A soft whistling tune was carried out by the wind as a young, girl, with different colored eyes, skipped across the city streets. Her hair gently bobbed up and down as she moved forward. Her destination was non-other than the movie store. The task was simple. Go to the store, pick out a comedy to watch for the night, and return to her apartment where she could begin making a glorious dinner for one while laughing at the most ridiculous scenes bound to be shown on the movie of choice. Unfortunately for this girl, such a well thought out and simple task was imposable without some catastrophe happening. In fact, if one were to know Ami, he or she would probably have sent either a body guard to go with the teenage girl, or perhaps have sent someone else to go in her place. Ami, however, had decided to enjoy the day by herself for once, and as such, had not told any friends of her plans.
As Ami carried on, in her happy little world, she was oblivious to the scenes of the rushing men shouting confessions of love just across the street. Of course that could have also been due to the fact that the street, as usual, was crowded with cars rushing to some unknown destination. In fact, she was even inattentive to the fact that there was a sudden rise in the pavement, right in front of a janitor coming out of an apartment building with a can full of trash, which again, was in front of a man whole currently being looked into, that she failed to lift her foot at the appropriate time. This caused her to stumble, landing head first into the garbage pail, or what could fit in it, which in turn caused the janitor to lose his grip as the pail flew out of his hands, getting the bottom edge caught on the open man hole, throwing Ami once more, out of the pail and into a puddle of water near the edge of the curve. Through out the commotion, the only sounds to escape her surprised lips were "Ah!" and "Umph!" Feeling quite dizzy and a little bruised, Ami quickly laughed and gave a reassuring smile to the concerned looks people who managed to see the scene, yet not get caught in the commotion, that she was alright.
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A young, silver haired female stepped out of the glass doors and softly sighed. She was holding a two legged stuffed animal with one arm and what looked like bandages covering half of the upper body. The ears were different sizes and the eyes were just a black 'x' shape. The creature had a mouth of a teddy bear and a little stub for a tail. It was another strange creature to add to her collection. And carrying it would probably bring about strange looks. But Kairi felt horrible about leaving a cute stuffed creature as this one alone in a store where no one seemed willing to even give it a second thought. With that reassuring thought in mind, she smiled inwardly and quickly headed away from the shop to do some window shopping. She didn't care much for the 'shopping' part. But she did enjoy seeing what strange things were being displayed in windows every once in a while.
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:00 pm
Natalie suddenly had turned around to see a girl trip over and, miraculously, in a single accident, both fall into a garbage can and a puddle of water. Surprised by the scene, it triggered her nerves and then she suddenly wanted to help.
"Can I help you up?" A mostly-broken teenage male voice came out of Natalie's... Or rather, Nathaniel's mouth. He suddenly jumped and covered his mouth with his hands, then, after a few moments, relaxed again..
"I mean... Can I help you... get up?" He tried to rephrase but just sounded stupid. So he raised an eyebrow at himself, then shook his head as he held out a hand to assist the apparently amazingly clumsy girl.
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:48 am
Ami's eye's drifted from the offered hand to the person who offered it. She then lightly giggled out of embarrassment. Taking what appeared to be a teenage male’s hand, she lifted herself up, then let go to brush of the dirt and some water. Her dark blue jeans were now soaked around her bum and the bottom rim of her light blue jacket was wet and dirty. Quickly removing her jacket to reveal a black, short sleeved shirt with a butterfly print on the bottom right front, Ami tied the jacket around her waste to avoid people staring at her now wet pants. Once done, she looked back at the teenage male and smiled. "Well thank you kindly for the help. I really should be more careful when walking." Ami lightly scratched behind her ear still somewhat embarrassed about the incident, but then brushed it off considering it was somewhat a daily routine for her. "Would you mind if I asked for your name? It's not every day someone helps me up after a fall."
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:52 pm
The blond blushed, his brown eyes glancing away momentarily.
"Nat..." He said, and paused, starting again. "Nathaniel." He looked back at her face. Has she picked up that slip-up? Or would she get the wrong idea instead? How disastrous.
The fact that he was actually a girl made him fearful that he would change back at any moment. As soon as he relaxed and the tension left him it would inevitably happen... For now, he was on his toes.
"You are... ?" He responded nervously, enquiring as to her name.
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:10 am
"Mmm... Nathaniel..." the girl spoke slowly in a low tone to make sure she was pronouncing it right. She seemed oblivious to the fact that the boy paused before giving his name. Once she was sure she had the name down, she smiled and nodded in approval. Then Ami tilted her head upward and moved her right hand forward, extending her thumb and pointing it at her chest while her left hand rested on her him. "My name's Ami. It's a pleasure to meet you Nathaniel." Swiftly moving some lose strands of hair out of her face, she gave a light laugh before adding "I apologize for the appearance. I don't normally look so bad when giving introductions..." pausing momentarily, she put her right pointer finger on her chin and gazed off a little. "Or do I...?" The fact that she seemed to have rather interesting predicaments often was enough for her to doubt how many normal meetings she had with someone. The fact was, something happened to her every day. So meeting someone on a rare occasion would be like a blessing. Brushing the matter aside she turned her gaze back to Nathaniel. "Ah well. Anyways, thanks again for the help. IS there some way I can repay you? Maybe a drink or something?"
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Kairi, avoiding running into as many people as possible, would stop on several occasions next to a large window. The first one showed exquisite, but rather expensive, outfits. An occasional dark maroon dress, a coat with a hood that had fur like trim around the edge, even some black leather boots with a light pink flower trailing up the side and a lace that wrapped around it. The clothes looked fine, but the price was outrageous. She couldn't imagine anyone spending so much on some piece of cloth. Another window exposed sparkling jewels of multiple color and sizes. As usual, the diamond was displayed more so then any other jewel. The designs were beautiful, such as a butterfly pendant. Some were even shaped as animals, like a turtle. Yet again, the price was out of her range, not that Kairi was one to wear too much jewelry if any at all. Eventually she came across a library with which she stopped walking with great amusement. There was bound to be something interesting inside to occupy herself with. With that thought in mind, she headed inside to examine the seemingly endless amount of books inside.
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:01 am
Nathaniel smiled at the girl.. Ami.. At her expressive and friendly way of communicating. She seemed to remind him of someone he'd met before... Though at the time of meeting the person, he was a girl rather than a boy.
Repay him? He wondered. And then looked at her in shock. He could feel the change coming again.
"I'll catch up with you later!" He said and then raced away from her as if someone was after him.
Truth was, Nathaniel was quickly transforming back into Natalie, and thinking of her old friend was what made it happen. How could she ever hang around this girl as a boy without turning back into a girl!?!? And with Nat being a girl, Ami would not recognise her! She would have to tell her the truth at some point... But now was not the time- Not in public...
She ran away... far away into the town library. A perfect place to hide.
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:06 pm
Ami was rather surprised at the boys sudden change of expression. all she offered was some way to repay his kindness. Had she done something wrong? The girl was now rather confused and thoughtful. Maybe having a stranger suddenly offer to pay for a drink was a bit too much. Then again, he did say something about catching up with her later. Thinking about the odds, Ami couldn't think of any way she'd see the boy again. It was a rather big city after all. Shaking her head, still slightly confused, Ami gently scratched her head and looked at her outfit. Was it alright to go to the movie store with wet jeans? They were rather uncomfortable. But she'd looked worse before. There was no point in changing outfits if something happened again. Sighing at the thought, she just smiled and decided it was best to carry onto the store. Hopefully nothing else would happen along the way; however, knowing Ami's luck, something was bound to happen.
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Kairi had just come from the children’s section of the library and slowly moved her way to a table near the corner of the library. The books she carried consisted mostly of random pictures. Three books had animals on them, one or two were of crafts, while the last book was of mythical creatures. Although Kairi enjoyed reading, she was more in the mood to view pictures rather than the stories. Especially considering she had a new stuffed friend to join her. Setting the creature in her lap, the young girl began to flip through pages of the first book, which consisted of crafting. The girl took a great interest in this skill mainly because of her curse. The thought of making her own 'cute' creatures always caused her to slightly blush with a slightly embarrassed smile. Unfortunately, Kairi had little to no skills in sewing. Still, that never stopped Kairi from having some interest in the subject.
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:13 am
A small girl in baggy clothing came to a halt once inside the library doors as a librarian sent an annoyed "HUSH" her way. She smiled sweetly in apology and tip toed inside, wandering slowly behind one of the shelves and taking her time as she picked out a book... She found it in the self-help section:
'Meditations for a controlled mind.'
She needed desperately to control her mind, and her emotions, so that perhaps she could control the changes occuring in her...
You'd think I meant puberty, wouldn't you?!
Natalie quietly took a seat near a girl with a stack of books and hugging a stuffed toy. She figured that the girl wouldn't notice her, and laid the book flat on the table and open so that you couldn't see what it was about...
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