43.3. - modern rituals
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MASTHEAD
THE FLYING WALRUS
Editor in Chief -Sara Flemington
Assistant Editor - Jessica Bebenek
Health Editor -
Giorgio BerbatiotisArts Editor -
Christopher StagerLayout Designer -
Elise HaskellWebmaster -
Joshua Moore
All Photographs by Alex Clarke unless otherwise noted.
Special Thanks-Stong College Fellows, Masters Ofce, and Student Government
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EDITORIAL
MODERN MOURNINGby Sara Flemington
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WhenIwalkintothevisitation
andtheclosest,themosttrauma-tizedfamilymembersgreetmeand
directmyattentiontotheembalm-
mentjob.Theysay“ doesn’ tshelook
good?Theydidareallynicejobon
herface,” andtheycrackandsob
whileholdingmyarm,gazingdown
ather.OfcourseIfeelsad,butI
mostlyfeelnauseasandworriedthat
thisdeadbodyisgoingtosuddenly
situpinfrontofmewithitsarms
outgrabbingatmyface,orcome
wanderingintomydarkroomwhen
I’ mtryingtofallasleeplatertonight.
Igreettheotherfacesthathave
cometosaytheirfinalfarewellsto
theirdearlydeparted,somefamil-
iar,somestrangers,andgiveouta
plethoraofhugstopeopleIother-
wiseneverwouldhavetouched.I
answer,“ Alright,considering,” tothe
oddlydisplaced“ Howareyous” that
feelliketheymightbetrickques-
tions,andammostlynervousabout
dealingwiththe“ Ihaven’ theard
fromyouinages,” becauseifGod
isreal,I’ mwalkingaroundhishouse
beingjudgedonmyapparentinability
tokeepintouchwithextendedrela-
tives.
EveryonefindstheirplaceandI
takeyourseatnearthebacksothe
showcangetunderway,andIhear
parentstellingchildrenthat“ she’ s
goingtosleepnow,sheisgoingto
takealong,longnap.” Thepriest
whoneverknewherspeaksofher
kind,lovingsoul,saysthatsheloved
herfamily,herfriends,herneigh-
bours,andthenhersisterstands
uptospeak,andsaysshewasone
inimitablewild-childhippy,lovedte-
quilaanddancing,andwasthemostmasterfulpartyanimalthissideof
theprairies.Thesnifflesgrowexpo-
nentiallyamongstthepews.
Oncetheserviceendsandthe
needforconversationbeginsagain,
Iwonderifitisn’ tjustmewhohas
startedtothinkabouttheirown
funeral.Ilookaroundandimagineall
thelowvoicesandnoddingheadsare
asking:Whoisgoingtoshowupto
mine?Likereallyshowup,notjust
saytheywill?And,whoisgoingto
showupwithoutmakeuponbecause
theyknowtheywillbecryinginvol-
untarilythroughouttheentireservice,
andanytimeanyonelooksdirectlyat
them?Whatarepeoplegoingtosay
aboutme?Willthisbethedaythat
myparentsandclosefriendsfinally
havetheconversationsI’ vealways
fearedthemhaving?Andthensome
beginpointingouttotheirolder
offspringwhatistheywantattheir
owncelebration,thiskindofcasket,
thosekindsofflowers.Butalittle
morewiththerefreshments,thisisn’ t
aChineserestaurantdessertbuffet.
Somewhispertotheirspouses,“ I’ d
likeaclosedcasket,” or“ I’ dliketo
becremated,myashesscattered
overawaterfallcliffinHonolulu,” or
“ don’ tyoudaredressmeinahor-
ribleprimarycolourlikethat.”
WhenIfinallygethomeIlook
inthemirrorandtouchmycheeks,
andnoticeonlythesubtledifferences
betweenmyownsleep-deprivedcom-
plexionandtheformaldehydeglowof
herface,whichI’ vejustrealizedhas
beenburnedintomymind.Icount
howmanyyearsIprobablyhaveleft,
anddon’ tworrysomuchaboutthe
laundrypiledupinthecornerthat
IwasfrettingaboutbeforeIleft.I
thinkaboutTVoramovie.Ithink
aboutabook.Ithinkaboutwhatis
toneverthinkagain,andthenIsit
onthefloorandbegintowrite.
EDITORIAL 2 MODERN MOURNING 2 VOYEURISM EXPOSED 3 BETTER DITA 4
HEALTH 5 WE POO SO HARD CAUSE WE DRINK
SO MUCH 5
ARTS 7 YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO SHOULD
NOT EXIST, MJM 7 CHATHOUSE 8
POEMS 10 THE DISTINCTION 10
THE SKYLINE CIRCUS 11FOR MOURICE SENDAK 12BEFORE WE CHOOSE AN ENDING 13
PROBLEMS ON OPENING NIGHT 13TAKE HOME MENU 14NURSE ANGELA 14
NEWS 15 STONG COLLEGE NEWS 15
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TheideaforLifeWrittencameto
meverysuddenly.“ WhatifIpub-lishedabsolutelyeverythingIwrote,”
readsthefirstpostonthesite
– ascanofmyjournal.Everything
– journalentries,texts,classnotes,
cheques,grocerylists.CouldIreally
exposemyselftotheworldsoutterly
withoutcompletelydestroyingmy
life,myrelationships,andmyfreedom
asawriter?
AndyetIcouldn’ tshakethe
idea.Itseemedsoimportant,es-
sential,asthoughIhadtopursue
it.Somanyideascomeandgoasa
writer,jotteddowninmynotebook
andthenlostforever.Butsomehow
thisfeltdifferent.Thenextmorn-
ingIbegantheproject,settingupa
sitethroughBlogSpotandcreatinga
thesisformyself:“ LifeWritten– An
ExperimentInWritingTheSelf.Where
doesawriterseparateherselffrom
herwork?Howmuchofourwriting
isourselves?Followmylifeinwords,
frominceptiontocompletion.Iwillbe
asfaithfulaspossibletorepresenting
theuncensoredself.”
TodayisDay14andtheques-
tionofself-censorshiphasunques-
tionablybeenthebiggestchallenge
sofar.IamproudtosaythatIdon’ t
thinkIhaveheldanythingbackyet,
buthowcanIbesure?Mywriter’ s
journalhasalwaysbeenasecret
placewhereIcouldrant,muse,and
mostimportantly,write.Iwasn’ tsure
howtofeelatfirstaboutexposing
mydeepest,mostgutturalwordsto
theworld,ifonlyonabarely-recog-
nizedblog.
ButI’ msurprisedtosaythatit
hasbeenfreeingexperiencesofar.Ihaven’ tencounteredanyreal-world
backlashasofyet,butIhaveto
wonderhowlongthingscancontinue
alongsopeacefully.Shortlybefore
beginningLifeWritten,Ibrokeup
withmylongtermboyfriendand
unexpectedlybegandatingmyband
mate.WitheverytextIsendhim
postedonthesite,ithasbeena
doublyintenseexperience,justwait-
ingformyextofindout.ButIcan’ t
helpbutfindthevoyeuristicgleeinit
all.Asafairlyopenpersontobegin
with,Ifindmyselfrevellinginthrow-
ingopenmyproverbialtrenchcoatto
theworld.
Asawritingprojectitself,Ithink
myattractiontotheideastemsfrom
itbeingsomuchaproductofthe
momentwelivein.Theonlywaythat
LifeWrittencouldeverexistisasa
blogorwebsite,updateddailywith
typedwords,scansofdocuments,
andpicturesofhandwrittensnippets.
Itisaconstant,faithfulrepresenta-
tionofmylifeasawriter,andasa
person,throughmychosenmedium—
words.
Iamsurprisedbyhowquickly
I’ vebecomeaccustomedtothe
ritual— theconstantrecordingandthehourortwoeachnightittakes
toeditandposteverythingtothe
site.I’ vereallybeguntorealizethe
astonishingamountofwordsthatI
write,type,andtexteachday.As
apartofourgenerationanddigital
culture,I’ vediscoveredthattypingis
reallysecondnaturetousall.Gone
arethedaysoffourhourphone
conversations.Textinghasplacedus
innear-constantcommunicationwith
eachother,and,asawriter,Ilove
it.Weareeachwritingthehistory
ofourrelationshipseverysingleday
withoutevergivingitathought.
Really,LifeWrittenhasbecome
theultimateextensionofmyown
aesthetic.Asmostwriterswill(or
won’ t)admit,everythingwewriteis
basedoffofourlifetosomedegree.
Ialwaysstrivetofindthetruthin
thewords,inhumannature— reality
isjustthenextstep.
SodespitetheweirdlooksIget
whenphotographingtheclassatten-
dancesheet,thehoursspentediting
textconversationsinsteadofwriting
essays,andthemultitudeoflegal
issuesI’ llnodoubtcomeupagainst,
I’ mgoingtokeepitup.LifeWrit-
tenhasbecomemylife’ swriting.So
whoknows,maybeonedaysomeone
Idon’ tknowwilllearnmyname,
amongotherthings,andI’ llknowI’ ve
reallymadeitbigasawriter.
www.lifewrittenproject.blogspot.com
VOYEURISM, EXPOSEDby Jessica Bebenek
As a writing project itself, I think myattraction to the idea stems from itbeing so much a product of the mo-
ment we live in.
EDITORIAL
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BETTER DITTAby Rachel Ying
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Youjustknowwhenareallybad
sick-pooiscoming.Youstartsweat-ing.Youfeelitinsidemovingaround
andbrewing.Youfeeltheshitslowly
starttomovetoyourbutthole.Your
stomachgargles,butyouknowyou
aren’ tholdinginareallyriskyprairie
dogthatcouldsolidlypokeinand
outofyourcornhole.Nope,you’ re
holdinginawet,explosiveHiroshima
motherfucker.
Soyou’ reabouttositonthe
toiletandpissfromyourass.There
mightbetheinitialforcefulpuff
soundrightbeforeyoushootout
semi-solid,but
definitelyliquid
poo,andthen
thiswillbefol-
lowedbyslow,
burningdribble.
It’ soneofthose
shitsthatyou
justwannatake
offallyour
clothesfor.Andaftertheinitialshit,
youwillsitthereinagony,rocking
backandforthasthestinkyair-bub-
bleinsideyourstomachexpandsthen
pops,shootingoutNagasaki.
Butthepaindoesn’ tgoaway.
Peeingmaygiveyouaeuphoricfeel-
ing,butyouarepeeingintoawet
pooey-waterbattlefield.Youthinkfor
somereasonthatpullingonyourdick
mightmakeyoufeelalittlebetter.
Oryouwipethedripsthathangon
withtoiletpaper.
Now,whatifthisisallhappening
inapublicwashroom?Abarwash-
room?Whatifyoucan’ tdoanyof
this?WhatifyouHAVEtogohometopoo?Whatifhomeistoofar?
Whatareyou
supposedtotell
yourfriends?
Youshouldn’ t
havetolivelike
this.
Soyouget
inthatwash-
room,andyou
havetowipe
thefreshpissof
theseat,orflushthepoothatissit-
tinginthetoilet
withoutanytoilet
paperaccompany-
ingit.Howcan
thatpersonbe
soconfidentthat
theydon’ thave
towipe?Dothey
checkatall?And
whydotheyjust
leaveitun-flushed?Justtobeanar-
rogantasshole?
Anyway,so
thenyouhave
toplacethetoi-
letpaperdown,
andmaybe
throwsomeTP
inthetoiletto
softentheblow.
Spraybackis
theworse.And
whiledoingallofthisyouaredancing
aroundtryingnottheshityourself.
Youfartalot.Youcansmellyourself.
Yourecognizethatsicksmell.You
knowyourunderweariswetfrombuttsweatandclearfartjuicethat
hasleakedout,but
itisn’ tpoo,andit
isn’ tashart.
Youfinish
pooing,andfeel
thateuphoricfeel-
ingofpeeingand
pooingatthesame
time– theexiting
ofthebody.You
startwiping.There
isbloodfromtheoveruseofyour
sphinctermuscletoday.Ithurts.You
pulloffbitsofpoostucktoyour
butthair.Youliftupyourgenitals
toseeifyoumissedanything.Then
younoticeyourpantsaretouching
thebaseofthetoilet.Fuck.There
wasdefinitelypissthere.Youwonder,
afterthemagnitudeofthispoo,do
youwashyourhandsbeforetouching
yourclothes(ifyoucan)?
Whenitisfinallyover,youwash
upandexitthewashroom.Butyour
buttfeelssticky
fortherestof
thenight,andyou
starttoanticipate
thebeershitsthat
willwakeyouup
thenextmorning.
WE POO SO HARD CAUSE WE DRINK SO MUCHby Christopher Adam Stager
There is blood from the overuse of your sphincter muscle
today. It hurts.
HEALTH
So you’re about to sit on thetoilet and piss from your
ass.
How can that person be socondent that they don’t
have to wipe? Do they checkat all?
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“ Doyouknowthekindofdisgustingper-
vertsthatareoutthere?Doyou?Doyouknowwhatthey’ lldotoyou?” Pamelastareddownat
hertwelve-year-olddaughter,Angel.“ Theworld
weliveinisdisgusting.Talkingtopeopleonline
isdangerous,Angel.Youdon’ tknowwhothey
are!Theycansaythey’ reanyone,anyoneatall!
Youcouldthinkyou’ retalkingtoafriendand
it’ sreallysomefifty-year-oldpaedophilewhowill
traceyouraddressandcomeandfindyouand
rapeyou.I’ mnotkidding,Angel.It’ sdangerous.I
don’ twanttocatchyouonthatchatsiteagain.
Doyouhearme?”
Angelnodded.Herupturnedfacewasmoony
andpale,hercheekscoatedinbeigefreckles.
“ Don’ tmakemetakeawayyourlaptop.You
knowit’ sforschool.”
Pamelaturnedonherheelandsaunteredinto
thekitchen,herpurplehotpantspoppingagainst
herfluffy,platinumbob.
Angellookedtoherlefttowardstheopen
laptopsittingonthecrowdedkitchentable.The
imageofakittennuzzlingaChristmasornament
bouncedfromedgetoedgeofthescreen.She
unpluggedthelaptopandcarriedittoherroom,
sittingcross-leggedandhunchedoverthescreen
onherworn,whiteduvet.
SheopenedInternetExplorerandclickedonthe“ Neopets” tabfromherbookmarks.
Theblank,blackscreenslowlyloaded,apic-
tureofapixelatedwhitehouse,pink-roovedand
picket-fencedappearedingradients.
WelcometoChatHouse
Sheclickedonthe“ Teens” tabandentered
the“ TeenFlirt” chatroom.Sheenteredhernick-
name:BryBry.
Theroomwasnearlyfullandthepubliccon-
versationwasactive.Thenamesofthechat-terswereapeachycoralagainsttheblack,their
wordswhite.
Shenoticedchristeeny13wasstillonline.
BryBry
>PMtochristeeny13:hey;)a/s/l?
christeeny13
>PMtoBryBry:hiya:Purbacklol
>PMtoBryBry:13/f/torontou?
BryBry
>PMtochristeeny13:lolya
>PMtochristeeny13:32/m/toronto
>PMtochristeeny13:urintorontotoo?where?
iminmississauga
christeeny13
>PMtoBryBry:hahanoway,uknowimnotsup-
posedtotalktostrangers:Pimdefinitelynot
gonnatelluwhereilive
>PMtoBryBry:sowutsanoldmanlikeudoing
onhere?:P
BryBry
>PMtochristeeny13:oldpeoplerboring:Plolimyoungatheart
>PMtochristeeny13:iveseenuinhereb4tho
:)useemnicesoiwantedtochatmorewu.im
brianbtw
christeeny13
>PMtoBryBry:hahaimnice;P
>PMtoBryBry:imchritine.callmecrissytho;)
CHATHOUSEby Jessica Bebenek
ARTS
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ARTS
>PMtoBryBry:sowutruupto?
BryBry
>PMtochristeeny13:heycrissy;)ilikethat
name
>PMtochristeeny13:idontliketalkingtou
withoutseeingurfacetho.iwant2gettoknow
u.pic?
christeeny13
>PMtoBryBry:kk,butdontshowne1:P>PMtoBryBry:<fileattachment>
BryBry
>PMtochristeeny13:mmulooktoogood;P
>PMtochristeeny13:herethisisforu
>PMtochristeeny13:<fileattachment>
>PMtochristeeny13:ulike?
christeeny13
>PMtoBryBry:<3<3<3omgurripped:P
>PMtoBryBry:ilike;)
BryBry
>PMtochristeeny13:mmhmmilikewutisee
too
>PMtochristeeny13:imgettinghardjustfrom
thatpicusent...
“ Angel?!Honey,comeinhere.KD’ sdone.”
Angellookedupfromthescreen,herpalms
pressedflattothekeyboard.
christeeny13
>PMtoBryBry:ohya?;)wutruthinkinabout?
BryBry
>PMtochristeeny13:imthinkinigottagonow
babe.ucomebackformoretomorrow?
christeeny13
>PMtoBryBry:awyruteasingme:(
BryBry
>PMtochristeeny13:uwaitformelikeagoodlil
girl.illttytomorrow.itllbeworthitbabeiprom-
ise;)
>PMtochristeeny13:iluvthatpicusent
christeeny13>PMtoBryBry:illbethinkinofuallnite
Angelclickedonthe“ Facebook” tabfromher
bookmarks.Sheerasedherrecenthistoryand
closedthelaptop.
“ Angel!”
Angelwentintothekitchen.Shewalkedupto
thecounterandpickedupherblueceramicbowl.
“ Whatwereyoudoing?” Pamelaheldhergreen
bowlandleanedagainstthecountertoshovea
forkfulintohermouth.
AngellookedatPamelathroughlarge,round
glassesandliftedtheteaspoontoherlips.
“ Youknowyouhavehomeworkbeforebed.
You’ regoingtoshowmetoo.”
Angelchewedslowlyandswallowed.
“ Comeon.Simponsareon.”
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POETRY
0
Theweeklybusinessofchickenwings
isatediouscraft.Atastebudtrialanderror,
fillinginflavours,
andavoidingstickyfingers.
BloodyCaesar:
itissaidthatCaesarwassprinkledwithparmesancheese
hotbloodspouting
asteethstab
hismeat.
HotBlonde:
attractivegirls
aresecretlymadeofbluecheese,
theirhotsaucesuckingonyourbottomlip.
Desperado:
makesyouwishthatyourchaps
wereass-less.
PuckerupBaby:
fortheworstkissfromachickenwing
youwilleverdiscern.
Canadian:
thechefthinkshe’ sfunnybecausehisnationalwing
isteriyaki.
LastSamurai:
Wingswieldkatanas
slicingmylipsintopoignantshreds.
MidnightExpress:
mesquiteme,baby
takemetoyouresophagus
ontheexpresslovin’ train
Hephaestus:
slamminghishammer
heflattensCaesar,whowasn’ tgreek
butatleasttheheatandbarbequewillhide
thechef’ smisconception
WingsGoneWild:
creolemustard
ispornographic
ifyouturnitonjustright.
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POETRY
THE SKYLINE CIRCUSby Dylan Wagman
i
Gravediggerspushearthintopiles,nexttopiles,nexttopiles:
Overnighttombstonesidentifythedead.
Theyplowbelowsole-shapedpaths,
Severedstumpsandguttedroots.
Thesecranesarehungry,tamingthewildwood.
Puppeteers,pullandrelease
Slabsandsteelfoundations.
Theskylinecircus,
Bringingplayerstoacrowdedscene,
Eachtoppledontheother’ sshoulders.
ii
Aparkinggarageontheroofofhell
Wheredemonizeddrughoundslurkforunsulliedprey.
Apenthouseinthebasementofheaven,
Withangelicagentssnortinglinesofcirruscloud.
Abridgeofelevatorssmoothesthetransition.
Theearthhasbeendisplaced
Forcedtoroam,barren.
Theskyhasbeenphotographed,
Foldedupanddocumented.
Theseahasbeenbottledandbar-coded.
Howtheyscurryabouttheircustomkitchens,
TakingtheirT.V.nourishment,
Makingmicrowaveentertainment.
Thenightskyistheneighbouringcondo
Andthestarsgooutateleven.
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You’ dsitonthatrateatenchair
inthekitchenatnightwritingRachelandAdulterousWomanbetterparts.
They’ dweardarkoceansofmascara
inyourhands&lookrightstreal.
Orprancenakedintheforestmoonlight
todrinkwaterwithdeer.
I’ dfollowyourhoofprintstoHaha
onthehilltovisitthefolks
&youwashyourhandsinthestream
beforeyougo--&oh,lookingback,
howyoursilverhaircaught
thewindandswamlikeaschool
ofminnows.
Afterthedoughboysgoonthestew
you’ dsitinyourchair,closeyoureyes
toMozartandsigh,&Iknow,youlove
Mozartwithallyourheart.Myburlykiss
onyourbrow.Again,inbedIheardthedoor
click.
You’ dprowlthenighttilthesky
wentperiwinkle,cominghomefromthe
funkholewhispering,“ Icanspeakwormnow”
ButatnightIdon’ twonderwheremyloveis,
ifyour’ rehangingDickinsonfromthetrees
inyourdringle-wayordrainingtheheel-taps
fromthetable--becauseonenightIwoke,
&Isawyouspringingoverthemountains.
FOR MAURICE SENDAKby Matthew Walsh
POETRY
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POETRY
BEFORE WE CHOOSE AN ENDINGby Sara Flemington
Everythingwewillneedtotakeintoconsideration.
Thechoicesthatalwaysseemsoeasyfromadistance.
Therainthathasgatheredinyourshoes
turnedwarmfromtheheatofyourbody.
Thefeelingofsomeoneyoulovepullingablanketup
andoveryourshoulders,whileyouaremostlyasleep.
Thewordsyourepeatoverinsilence,convincingyoutoforget
thewordsthatwerespokenaloudtellingyouthetruth.
Thedayyouawaketoablushingmist
afterfivedaysofunbrokenrain.
Bringingabooktoyourfacewitharedolenceofhushednights.
Onelightoff,calmsteadyclock,andtomatosouponthestove.
Theslipofanarmencirclingyourwaist,
holdingdownyourdreamsstirredbythealarm.
Thewayaplaceyouhaveneverbeenhauntsyou
onceyoutrusteverythingaroundyouhassettled.
Thewaylookingupwardsmakesyouforget
anythingdownbelowyourshoulders.
Thesensationoftryingonanotherperson’ sclothes
thatyoualwaysseethemwearing.
Whenthedetailsbecomefilledin
andyoupreferwhatyouwereimagining.
Knowingforsureyouarefinallyfallingintosleep
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NURSE ANGELAby Sara Flemington
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nilekicks,&lavishmeltdowns.Neglected,old,pasty,&quivering,Rufussnails
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PROBLEMS ON OPENING NIGHTby Matthew Walsh
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personpair
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The Flying Walrus wants your STRAIGHT FILTH.
We mostly approach each day attempting to present ourselves as
respectable, decent human beings; we try to hide our aws, hold inour words, blame our bodily functions on anybody else nearby. Butreally, we’re all looking forward to that moment of relief, when weare free to fart, fuck, and foul-mouth all to our lthy little hearts’
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So we don’t want you to hold it in any longer. Send us your de-bauched, obscene, and honest to body words, art, and lth by June
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