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Madeline Horwath is a cartoonist from America, now living in London and studying at The Royal College of Art. Her comics, known for their edgy humor, have been published in places like The New Yorker, The Chicago Reader, The LA Times, and Seattle Stranger.

The artist's path to success involved many different jobs, which gave her lots of ideas for her art. She believes that meeting various people and having different experiences helped shape her comics, that's why her style is spontaneous, creating funny and thought-provoking connections in her work.

More info: Instagram | bonfire.com

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Bec
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the whole place is our bathroom

Ryan Mercer
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They aren't trapped. Home Depot has issues with birds intentionally flying in front of the automatic door sensor so the door slides open, then fly in to their nest. They come and go as they please.

Nonna_SoF
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smart birds. Nice and safe place to nest.

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Lotekguy
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if they migrate from the north to the south end of the mall for the winter? Even with constant temperatures, they might learn when it's time from the Halloween decorations.

Patrick Gribben
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Droll. And makes use of the ethos/zeitgeist/waltschn Merz

JenniferNapier
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mall-Itis... disruption via pumped air and neon lights... Get All concession area Yums ..they are Yours

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    Me Oh My (He/They)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, these are starting to hit a little too close to home.

    Danish Susanne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just realised that maybe that kind of person can be stopped by answering: No I don't, do you?

    David McClelland
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then let me show you this pair of shoes that just arrived...

    David Henry
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neverending chronic pain is absolutely stripping me of my personality bit by bit. I feel this one too much.

    ManuelQue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    David - probably everything possible has been done to help you but I hope that something soon will enable you to live without that crippling pain. Gentle hugs.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well bits of it definitely need mowing

    Lester the Space Duck
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the plants are dead, but there's something growing in the refrigerator.

    Nonna_SoF
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine needs bulldozing. It's beyond saving.

    Doofnuts
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weed here; don't need tending.

    Feathered Dinosaur
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, pull out all those weeds - now! And dig up the place while you're at it

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    Sven Horlemann
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the US version is just a greeting, in Europe, if you ask how someone is, you expect him / her to tell you.

    David Henry
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The difference for me is, "How depressed do you feel like getting?"

    Doofnuts
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just hit me with a good, got enough problems of my own.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. A neighbour asked how our holiday had been (extremely shïtty with extra shït is the précis). 20 minutes later, I think he realised. He was very sympathetic about it though.

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    Freya the Wanderer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Getting some strong "Metamorphosis" vibes here

    Jessica N
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently read that and it definitely is still relatable. Sad that one of his main concerns is how he will continue to work to support his parents instead of concern over his own health, or carapace lol

    Joe Bernard
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kafka says, “No call no show”

    Aziza Garraway
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor Gregor. He can't catch a break!

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    kelly walker
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me about it. All that Kommie Keynesian infrastructure has been eviscerated and we're socially atomized, so we have to appeal to complete strangers for help. No wonder we've become exhibitionists.

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    Mother Of Birb
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer my sympathy in-person, thank you very much.

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bask in the bounty of those "thoughts and prayers" . They're so practical.

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    Ms. Mack
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ain't that the over fifty truth!

    tee-lena
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That must be what's wrong with me. I'm only 48 and I still worry

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    Stanley Yayo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have had lower back pain since 2014 and it still hurts like a MF!!! Shaking my head. I was even 28 then.

    Lady Caterry
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel seen and attacked all at once

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once it starts, don't expect it to stop. More parts will join the decline. It's the price of longevity.

    David McClelland
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy letting go in your 40's!

    Sven Horlemann
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, you just add the new worries to the old ones.

    Samsquatch & Monko
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a literal minor and I deal with this lmao

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    Jessica N
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plague doctor, writing prescription for fear. Historically accurate many times over

    Erik Montoya
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, people really aren't aware of the blood libel and well poisoning myths about Jews? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_poisoning Jews have a long history of being made scapegoats for plagues and unrest.

    FluffyDreg
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Im not surprised. Many places like to burry that stuff.

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    Lulu John
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone understand this one?

    Jessica N
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a plague doctor. Historically people blamed the Jews thinking disease was a curse for not believing in the one true god, or also just being carriers since they were "foreign" to them

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    James Jenson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is really wrong. Some one sees this and either physically or mentally hurts a Jewish person. The same as any race. Do*** bag.

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would have been funnier a decade ago than it seems now.

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    Mr.Li
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Skeleton wears sicilian finest custom made shoes =D

    Khavrinen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You didn't see nothin', capisce?"

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just heard The Sopranos theme. Anyone else?

    ANTIVICTORIA
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    1 year ago

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    So some racist tropes are okay then.

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're that fussy, make your own damned eggs.

    Danish Susanne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am glad that I actually prefer my eggs scrambled, with bacon

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love a strangled egg, with finely chopped fresh tomatoes on it

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    Jessica N
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Carrots are too sweet so I tried kale instead" will stick in my head for eternity. Yes, it was the recipe that was bad 🙃

    Pug person
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The kitchen is still smoking!!

    Tom Brincefield
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saw someone on a cooking site who complained about how the carrot cake recipe was no good. She had substituted kale for carrots and something else for the cream cheese and it was just so dry and tasteless. Obviously, the recipe needed work.

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    6 more weeks of witches.

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    David McClelland
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dialog covering the other person's face makes this one so poignant.

    Stephanie Goadsby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true. After all, the unreasonable can't be successfully reasoned with.

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Part of the growth should include the ability to recognize when saying what you really think to someone is pointless. She's proving that she's learning by the dissonance between thoughts and words. As the song goes: Know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em.

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    Jales
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to have to chart for a doctor with Parkinson's....I can read anything now.

    kelly walker
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought you had to have psychic powers to be a pharmacist.

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    Annabelle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aw man... thank you for this reminder. :}

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe you actually are there, but your prime is less primo than you thought it would be.

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    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah there’s a whole logical fallacy, basically if you’re dumb, you tend to overestimate how smart you are, if you’re pretty smart you tend to underestimate, and if you’re really smart or an expert you know how smart you are, but tend to think other people are just as smart as you

    Student River Basler
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bettween dumb and smart think that people know about 65% precent of what im taking about [ maby true] and also think im smart just not thaat smart just think fast and im a expert on dragons

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such self awareness and delusion rarely fit into one short sentence.

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    Pedantic Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just invite no-one, best birthday ever.

    Ms. Mack
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You get the whole cake all to yourself!

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    Ryan Mercer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like a lot to unload on a 3 year old.

    David Henry
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do what I did: literally turn around and leave. Teach the busybodies in your life you actually and absolutely mean it.

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    Jessica N
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those angry eyes are perfect!

    Jakobi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoa whoa woah hold your horses there.

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    David McClelland
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Second "I" is missing - very irritating

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    Pedantic Panda
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't this the actual judgment or am I missing something?

    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, the story goes that one of them was like “fine!” and the other one went “please no, give it to her if you want just don’t hurt him!!” and he gave it to the second one because she had the maternal instincts. I think.

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    Samsquatch & Monko
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This actually happened in the bible except he was just seeing the women’s reactions to determine who was the real mom

    Anne Christine Tvilum Erichsen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turns out it is because it is multi-panel comic - not only one picture.

    Jessica N
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was probably based on an assumption that everyone would know the parable. Twenty years ago? Yeah. Now prob not so much

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    Daniel Hoffman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The woman wearing the baby carrier is the real mother. King Solomon and many readers missed this detail.

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    Anne Christine Tvilum Erichsen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turns out it is because it is multi-panel comic - not only one picture.

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    Nadia D
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t get this one… anyone?

    Anne Christine Tvilum Erichsen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turns out it is because it is multi-panel comic - not only one picture.

    Joe Marsee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the full comic. Go to the Authors link below the image to see it all. The poster screwed this and a few others up.

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