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November/December 2013

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At The Katherine and John Dobbs Family Center

Grossology

What's New

Special Events

That's a Wrap

Donor Spotlight

The Place Where Play IS Learning!

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Open Now Through January 5Sometimes it's stinky; sometimes it's crusty; and sometimes it's slimy. Explore why your body produces mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk at "Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body" during its appearance at The Children's Museum of Memphis (CMOM). Based on the best-selling book "Grossology," this exhibition uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits to tell you the good, the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and much more. Take a "Tour du Nose" to explore 10 nasal features, including how your snoot acts as an air filter, a smell sensor and a mucus producer. Match the odor to the body part it comes from! Mimic the build up of acid indigestion by causing the "Burp Machine" to release a giant belch. Explore the role of the kidney in a virtual reality experience in "Urine: The Game." Climb a large-scale replica of human skin and discover other mysterious ways your body's biology does what it needs to do to keep you healthy. "Grossology" is a collaboration between Science World, Advanced Exhibits, and "Grossology" author Sylvia Branzei. As a teacher, writer, curriculum designer and microbiologist Branzei explains the concept of "Grossology" as a learning tool. "This is science in disguise," she says. "If we teach students in their own words, they'll understand better and actually learn something."

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Coming Soon to CMOM!

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Your favorite cartoon characters are coming to life at CMOM! Look-alike costume Dora, Diego, Spongebob, Hello Kitty and more are taking pictures with their fans!

Join in the fun while you participate in a scavenger hunt around the museum, play fun games and make colorful crafts. Don't miss the face painting booth and prize table! Plus you can win fabulous prizes in our giveaways.

Tickets can be purchased at the door and includes museum admission. Admission is $15 for non-members and $3 for members. Don't forget your camera!

Cartoon Character Day!Saturday, November 16, 10am - 2pm

Gingerbread Fantasy!Saturday, December 7, 11am & 1pm

Start a holiday tradition! Build a memory with your family while assembling and decorating a yummy gingerbread house that will WOW Santa! Enjoy a special visit from Santa and the Gingerbread Man. All supplies and your favorite candies are included. Refreshments will be served. Program fee is $25 per Gingerbread House kit (museum admission NOT included). Reservations are required and seats are limited. Choose a session: 11 am or 1 pm. Register by December 6 at 901-458-2678, ext. 221.

Football Parking Helps Support CMOM!Football parking is offered for all

University of Memphis, Southern Heritage Classic and Liberty Bowl football games. Parking is on a first-come, first-served basis. There are no pre-sales for football parking! All football parking benefits the museum and its programs.

2012 Football ScheduleNovember 9, 3:30pm: Tennessee-MartinNovember 30, TBD: TempleDecember 31, 3pm: Liberty Bowl

Give a Gift That Lasts All Year!Wondering what to give on that special occasion? There’s no better gift than a membership to The Children’s Museum! It includes unlimited admission to all museum exhibits, invitations to exhibit previews, discounts on programs, birthday parties and special events, and 10% discount in The Village Toymaker at CMOM. Gift memberships or gift certificates are perfect for any occasion – starting now at $95. Call membership at 458-2678, ext 225, or buy a gift membership or certificate at CMOM.COM.

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For those little buckaroos that can’t stay up until midnight, ring in the New Year at CMOM beginning at 10 am and ending with a balloon /candy drop at 12 noon. Help us celebrate the Year of the Horse! Calling all cowboys and cowgirls for games and crafts. Admission is $3 for members and $15 for non-members. Includes museum admission.

New Years at NoonSaturday, December 28

10am-2pm

Reindeer Games and Candy Canes!

Saturday, December 14, 10am-1pm

Celebrate the magic of the season with themed crafts and games! Santa and Rudolph will be on site with giveaways for the children! Listen to a children’s bell choir and watch a mini-Nutcracker Ballet performance. Admission is $3 for members- $15 for non-members and includes admission to the museum.

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3rd Annual Children's

Ball

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"That's a Wrap" - Special Events at CMOM!In October, everyone had a ball at the Third Annual Children's Ball! Carriage rides started the evening, then guests were treated to a performance by Danz House and the Bellevue School of Performing Arts. The evening was filled with delectable treats from Chik-fil-a, Colletta’s, Sonic and KFC. Cinderella and Prince Charming stopped by to dance at the parent and child rose ceremony. The Peabody Ducks marched down the red carpet with the Duckmaster and guests hunted for buried treasure to fill their treasure boxes. It was an enchanting evening for all!

On October 18, golfers teed up to support their favorite cause, CMOM! Around 100 golfers came out on a beautiful day to help raise more than $50,000 for our educational programs and exhibits. Golf chairs Ron Kastner, Chuck Hamlett, Britt Daniel and Philip Spinosa worked to ensure a fantastic event. Thank you to our Title Sponsor International Paper and to everyone that participated!

CMOM Golf Scramble

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November ‘13Calendar

of Events

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Foreign Feature - Byzantine Mosaics, 12pm

Folk Dancing - Karagouna Greek Folk Dance, 3:30pm

Fiesta with Burbujita, 11am

Book Worms - Caps for Sale, 3:30pm

My First Book Club - If You Give a Moose a Muffin, 10am

Alphabet Adventures - The Letter "D", 4pm

Thankful Art - Turkey Magnet, 11am

Autumn Art - Leaf Prints, 3:30pm

Tot Art - Golf Ball Prints, 10am

Nuestro Mundo "EL BOSQUE", 1pm

Creature Feature - The Frog, 4pm

Puppet Theater, 11:30am

The Feast Find, 3pm

Silly Science - Milk Magic, 4pm

Nature Art - Leaf Figures, 1:30pm

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Magic Moment - 11:30am

Center Stage Play Time, 2:30pm

Spanish Fiesta con Burbujita, 11:30am

Book Worms - Green Eggs and Ham, 3:30pm

My First Book Club - If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, 10am

Creature Feature - The Octopus, 3:30pm

Early Music - Maracas, 1:30pm

The Hokey Pokey, 11am

Around the World Wednesday - India, 3:30pm

Tot Art - Foil Prints, 10am

Mini Maestro - Chalk Keyboard Activity, 12pm

Fairy Tales from Around the World, 2:30pm

Celebrate the Proclamation of the Republic with Brazil, 11:30am

Paper Art - Kool-Aid Abstracts, 2pm

Fit Family Fun - Home Sweet Home, 3:30pm

Cartoon Character Day! - 10am-2pm (See page 4)

Circus Life - Balacing Act, 2:30pm

Nature Art - nature Crowns, 4pm

Creature Feature - The Lovely Ladybug, 11am

Move & Groove - Marble Derby, 3pm

Spanish Fiesta with Burbjita, 11:30am

Book Worms - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 3:30pm

My First Book Club - If You Take a Mouse to School, 10am

Early Music - Bottle Horn, 3:30pm

Thankful Art - Thanksgiving Place Cards, 11am

Autumn Art - Thanksgiving Baskets, 3pm

Tot Art - String Painting, 10am

Mini Maestro - Talking Animal Orchestra of Chile, 12pm

Let's Celebrate Puerto Rico, 2:30pm

The Legend of the Volcanoes, 11am

Paper Art - Foil-Etch Printmaking, 12:30pm

Fabulous Fine Art - Faith Ringgold, 3:30pm

Center Stage Play Time, 11:30am

Nature Art - Paper Bag and Feather Tree, 2:30pm

Groovy Game Time - Cup Up, 4pm

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Day of the Dead Celebration, 1-3pm

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24 25 26Crafts from Around the World - Greece, 11:30am

Leamos un Libro, 1:30pm

Spanish Fiesta with Bubbles the Clown, 11:30am

Book Worms - The Cat in the Hat, 3:30pm

My First Book Club - If You Give a Pig a Party, 10am

Creature Feature - The Turkey, 1:30pm

Early Music - Rain Sticks, 4pm

27The Turkey Hunt - 11:30am

Around the World Wednesday - Israel, 3:30pm

28Happy Thanksgiving! (Museum is closed)

1Paper Art - Yarn-Wrap Printmaking, 11am

Eye Spy - Squares, 2pm

Fabulous Fine Art - Alma Thomas, 3:30pm

Spanish Word of the Day, 11am

Paper Art - Sand Paper Prints, 1pm

Silly Science - Leak Proof Bag, 3pm

Alphabet Adventures - The Letter "L", 4pm

Nature Art - Fallen Leaf Illustration, 10:30am

Move & Groove - Penguin Shuffle, 1pm

Clowning Around - Juggling Scarves, 3:30pm

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Calendar of Events

29 30Fiesta con Burbujita - Feliz Ano Nuevo! 11:30am

22 23 24 25 26 27Fabulous Fine Art - Roy Lichtenstein, 11am

Search Party - The Color Red, 3pm

Spanish Fiesta with Bubbles the Clown - Navidad, 11:30am

My First Book Club - I'm Not Santa, 10am

Merry Christmas! (Museum is closed)

Center Stage Play Time - Pinocchio, 10:30am

Early Music - Kazoo Recorder, 1:30pm

Book Worms - A chair for My Mother, 3:30pm

New Years at Noon, 10am-2pm (See Page 5)

Tot Art - Paper Towel Roll Prints, 10am

Puppet Theater - Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, 1:30pm

Nature Art - Snowy Owl Pinecones, 3pm

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My First Book Club - Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn't know She Was Extinct, 10am

Paper Art - Pine Cone Print, 1:30pm

15 16 17 18 19 20 21Spanish Word of the Day - Holidays, 11:30am

Center Stage Play Time - Three Little Pigs, 2:30pm

Move & Groove - The Mitten Mix-Up, 3:30pm

Spanish Fiesta with Bubbles the Clown, 11:30am

Winter Art - Winter Mobile, 11am

Tot Art - Balloon Painting, 10am

Legends from Around the World - Poinsettia, 11:30am

Nature Art - Nature-Filled Ornaments, 3pm

Women in History - Frida Kahlo, 11:30am

Early Music - Tape Drums, 1:30pm

Reindeer Games, 4pm

The Scavenger Hunt, 11am

Spanish Word of the Day - Invierno, 1:30pm

Mini Maestro - Candy Composing, 3:30pm

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Spanish Word of the Day - Navidad, 11:30am

My First Book Club - The Hat, 10am

Paper Art - Crushed Chalk and Glue, 2pm

Creature Feature - The Panda Bear, 11am

Silly Science - Nails for Breakfast, 3:30pm

Tot Art - Potato Prints, 10am

Legends of Latin America - The Legend of Coatlicue, 12pm

Winter Wonderland Art - My Mittens, 3pm

Nuestro Mundo - Ecuador, 1:30pm

Book Worms - Santa's Stuck, 3:30pm

Reindeer Games and Candy Canes Christmas Event - 10am-1pm (See page 5)

Gingerbread Fantasy, 11am or 1pm (See page 4)

Eye Spy - The Penguins, 11am

Early Music - Balloon Bassoon, 1:30pm

Book Worms - Are You My Mother, 3:30pm

Winter Art - Snowflake Stencils, 11am

Winter Wonderland Art - Marshmallow Snowflakes, 3:30pm

Tot Art - Snow Paint, 10am

Nature Art - Pressed Leaf and Plaint Splatter Portrait, 3pm

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The Christmas Gift, 11am

Fit Family Fun - Snowman Wrap-Up, 3:30pm

Fiesta with Burbujita - Seasons of the Year, 11:30am

My First Book Club - The Snowy Day, 10am

2 31Foreign Feature - Ancient Greek Wire Jewelry, 12:30pm

Folk Dancing - Hasapiko, 3:30pm

31My First Book Club - Leonardo the Terrible Monster, 10am

Paper Art - Snow Art, 1:30pm

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Thanks to Our Members and Donors!LEGACY MEMBERS

FIVE YEARSBenjamin and Whitney BrickenEric and Nina CallanMichael and Rebecca GraubartFrank and Ann GusmusRon and Catherine KastnerDrew and Caryn SchmitzDrew and Jennifer SpannRobert and Nancy StallinsKenneth and Samantha Swann

SIX YEARSDon and Mary CampbellMichael and Amanda FarmerMark and Liz MillerImran and Bridget MirzaKeith and Bethany OwenJosh and Ginger SpicklerAndrew and Leslie TaylorRobert and Marjory WalkerMichael and Kathy WexlerBen and Anna Wunderlich

SEVEN YEARSDanny and Sally GraflundJames and Bonnie McBrideMark and Alison Weems

EIGHT YEARSRende GinnRichard and Kathleen HackettKelly and Jane Purvis

NINE YEARSKirk and Anne CarawayPatrick and Jodie GilmoreRicardo and Lucia Heros

TEN YEARSJohn and Britton LaughlinCynthia Spangler

ELEVEN YEARSJames and Alison BartonShea Lee and Angela PettisSteven and Jennifer McBrideAlec and Margaret McLeanJacqueline Plummer

TWELVE YEARSLeo and Ashley Old

FIFTEEN YEARSBill and Jennifer Prest

EIGHTEEN YEARSAndy and Lisa Estes

TWENTY YEARSMartha Pipkin

NEW MEMBERSJohn and Melissa AlexanderDavid and Kathleen AlkemaShawn and Alexa AllenChristopher and Nicole ArmstrongSammy and Patti ArnoldDavis and Julie BaileyJason and Carrie BarlowChris and Shana BauerJonathan and Jennifer BergerWilliam and Victoria BlackEric Blair and Lori DentonScott Blankenship and Bethany GoolsbyJim and Kristen BoccherAlan and Amanda Bogart

Nathan Brewer and Kristin CarlinHeath Brinson and Geri Lynn MooreCaton and Amanda BrooksKaryl BuddingtonJon and Melissa CampbellJason and Carmen CarrNicholas and Elizabeth ChampionJason and Carolyn ChesekMark and Julia ChicoskieKevin and Gina CoatesJonathan and Sheila CookStephen and Katherine CooperBenolyn CraigKenneth and Jane CrenshawNeil and Jessica DalimataJinjun Dang and Shuhua QiSheila and Stacy DarnellBrad and Alexandra DaughertyGene and Mary Shea DelashmitEric and Rosalyn DobbinsBrian and Bessie DoranJoshua and Chana EastmanMichael Eccher and Jane SchreiberGary and Stephanie ElliottChris and Kristina ElmoreBobby and Kathy ElrodJerry Evans and Cassandra LankfordKirk and Lucy EvansonTodd Farmer and Shannon RoblesStephenie FarwellBenjamin and Riann FisherVinton and Wendy FlemingJeff and Janet FutrellRay and Stephanie GailesHeather Garrett and Meagen GarnerGilberto Giacomimi and Marianne de AguiarGina GoodAdrian and Nataki GregoryJustin and Cara GrinderCheryl GuerraDave and Karen GuluzianShawn and Mary HammDonal Harris and Sarah WinnJoel and Bonnie HawkinsJanet HeglandJonathan and Margaret HighsmithDaniel and Lindsey HillJayson and Jaana HollisMelissa HortonDarrell and Lydia HoweryBryan and Amanda HuberRobert and Chelsea HughesPriscilla Hughes and Patricia JacksonYadhyra HutonPriscilla HuttonHien Huynh and Hong Hai Thi PhamSandra IversenChris and Angela JacksonRobert and Shirley JacobsJennifer JacobsonCharlie and Milony JenkinsRyan Jones and Julia Johnson JonesChad and Jeanine JonesRomany Jones and Dawn MichaelsAbdoulie and Lisa KanutehColin and Melissa KirkbyTrevor and Cameron KnightGary and Abby LackeyVernon and Christine LathamJeff and Christy LauJohn and Jean LaughlinDamon LaxtonShea and Karie LeathermanBrian and Shelly LeePeter and Joy LinQia Lin and Na ChenJohannes and Kathleen Lombaard

Thomas London and Naomi LewisRobert and Brenda LyonJed and Erin MarsolfChristopher and Shannon MarszalekJohn MasonTuipulotu Mataele and Tonya ReeceJustin and Amy McCannJonathan and Danielle McGoldrickChristopher and Amber MeekAntani and Fata MickiewiczJason and Janet MiddlekauffRaj and Michelle MidhaGavin Miller and Michelle MummWayne and Lucinda MorseJeremy and Emily MoweryStacy NanceBen and Erin NemenoffKenneth Nuckolls and Deborah TerryMohamed Osman and Hala RefaeyNaomi PappasAndrew and Lauren ParksRalph and Kim PedersenDana Pentecost and Elenore SmithBill and Marie PettitJason and Bobbie PhilpotGeorge Pinion and Martha BarnettGwendolyn Pointer and Quintonia BeckleyDrew Pollock and Allie HeafnerJames and Andria PorterEric and Jenny PowellTing and Yanfeng QuyangBuddy and Peggy RachalDale and Deborah RainwaterTim and Karen RayMichael and Lacey RayRod and Alison RecorJoe and Mary ReedGeorgette RenshawJose Rivera and Sarah EadsKenneth and Jennifer RobertsonSheena Robinson and Sheila TaylorSean and Melissa RogersJohn Salazar and Kelly RagonJohn and Christine SchaefferBrad and Laura ScharffMathew and Eraina SchaussRobert and Havah SchneiderGalen and Tashauna ScottRaphael Scott and Dannise Hobson ScottMatthew Seigel and Naomi NunezYang Shea and Feng Xian HuVeana and Maley SmithCaroline SmithGreg and Renea SmithWilson and Sarah SneedDonna SoellnerSam and Lauren St JeanLarry and Lisa StauberEverett and Analia StephensJody and Jessica StewardSteven and Michelle StewartAustin and Tori SweeneyJohn and Teresa SykesJason and Jennifer TaylorPeggy TaylorJoyesh and Jisha ThomasMichael and Leslie Ann ThompsonEugene and Stephanie TibbsSunny Tien and Tram NguyenMichael and Merritt TollisonHunt and Allison TreadwellLawson and Anna TullyBenjamin and Julia UnderwoodAshlee VailesLinda Van MatreMark Van Meurs and Anna PopovicMichael and Kelly Van Vliet

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If we missed your name, please contact us at 458-2678 so that we may include it in the next issue of Sparks!

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DONORS

GIFTSYEC GIFTSAlyssa Throckmorton and Valeria Gonzalez RamirezAnne ConnellMike Martin and Sarah Ranson

EXHIBIT/PROGRAM SPONSORTarget

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GIFTSAutoZone, Inc.Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and BerkowitzJames and Alison BartonJon and Cathy BascomBoyle InsuranceBrownDog LodgeJoe and Bleasha CarrollCaruthers and AssociatesCBRE Memphis Multi-housingFederal Express CorporationFleming Associates ArchitectsAndy and Katina GainesGermantown Parkway Animal HospitalGlankler BrownGrinder, Taber and Grinder, Inc.Jesse and Hetta HeathHutchison SchoolInternational Paper CompanyInventory Locator Service, LLCMagna BankMasterITMcVean Trading & Investments, LLCMemphis Convention & Visitors BureauOrthoMemphis, P.C.Renaissance Center - CBRESolutions Medical Center

John and Weetie WhittemoreWright Medical Technology, Inc.Zoccola Kaplan, PLLC

IN-KINDACREAmanda Roberson ArtBallet MemphisJon and Cathy BascomBella Vie PhotographyChristie Medical HoldingsDiva NailsGarner FramingGermantown Perfoming Arts CentreGrand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & SpaHamilton'sJovi SalonKittie KyleLaserQuestOrvis MemphisPinot's PaletteSkyZone Indoor Trampoline Park

Donor SpotlightThe Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation is a proud sponsor of the work of The Children's Museum. Our core mission is to serve, transform and positively

impact the Greater Memphis area in the categories of Education, Youth, Faith, Health and Research and Community. We believe in creating spaces for families to enjoy each other. We know how important building quality time together is when establishing healthy families. We value the robust programming offered by CMOM to allow for critical hands on learning experiences for kids of all ages. KWFF is committed to providing families with options to come together to have wholesome fun. The Wilson Family is now 73 members and growing and we personally enjoy taking advantage of our membership to CMOM, especially on a rainy day. KWFF is a family-run foundation led by the five children of Kemmons and Dorothy (Spence Wilson, Bob Wilson, Kem Wilson, Jr., Betty Moore, Carole West) with the third generation family members working as staff (Lauren Wilson Young and Lee West Morris). KWFF encourages meaningful engagement with non-profits and has a proud legacy of service from our family members. We applaud and celebrate the leadership of Carey Wilson Snider who contributes and serves on the board of The Children's Museum. As we have created over 150 partnerships across the city, we are proud to count CMOM as one of our great partners in service to the greater Memphis community. For more information on the Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation please visit our website at www.kwilsonff.com The Children’s Museum of Memphis is proud to partner with The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation to strengthen the families of Memphis! THANK YOU Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation!

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DirectoryAdministration: 458-2678Fax: 458-4033Admissions: 458-2678, ext. 235Birthday Hotline: 458-2678, ext. 224Chief Executive Officer: 283-4163Development & Donations: 283-4163Education: 458-2678, ext. 230Exhibits: 458-2678, ext. 244Finance and Accounting: 458-2678, ext. 231Group Information: 458-2678, ext. 232Group Reservations: 458-2678, ext. 221Meeting Space: 458-2678, ext. 229Membership: 458-2678, ext. 225Programs: 458-2678, ext. 245PR & Marketing: 458-2678, ext. 234

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Carrie RobertsSparks Editor & DesignerThe Children’s Museum of Memphisat The Katherine and John Dobbs Family Center2525 Central AvenueMemphis, TN 38104-5926458-2678, ext. 234marketing@cmom.com

Executive CommitteeRon Kastner, PresidentKatina Gaines, Vice PresidentJohn Bascom, TreasurerLucia Heros, SecretaryElvira R. OrmsethWilliam TaylorAlex Taylor Wiley, IIIDick Tillman, Past President

Board MembersDr. Jara Best-JonesPhillip C. BlumJoe BrownDennis ColleyJoseph DandanKatherine DobbsJoe MalheiroMissy NelsonCaren B. NicholBrett ShanamanCarey SniderKeith R. TownsendBob Craddock, Museum Attorney

FoundersMars ChildPolly GlotzbachHarriet McFaddenHarry Phillips (deceased)

Advisory BoardAlison BartonPat DemereHeather GrosvenorJulie HusseyJJ KerasEllen KlyceJanie LoweryHarriet McFaddenMissy Rainer

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