Hello again dearest Nathalie, I hope you are doing well. Some time ago I asked how the whole glittering in the sun worked and in your answer you mentioned that every vampire looks different in sunlight. You, for example, mentioned that Caius has a pearlescent look to him and now I've been wondering for a while what the other volturi would look like. Could you make like a list with pictures of what it would look like or if that is too much work (which I totally understand, so no pressure at all) just a list without pictures? I hope you have a good day/week/month :) <3
โข โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข & ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ
Ah yes, I remember this question quite fondly.
It was difficult for me to find pictures that truly spoke to how I imagine their glow, so for now I have decided to answer it in written form. Volterran-Wine does in fact own a large crystal selection she has studied to find the right answers.
๐๐ซ๐จ:ย The first you would see is a greenish hue, like oxidised copper. There would still be those hints of warmth however, with a discreet sheen of sparkle.
๐๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฌ:ย He almost has a pearlescent finish to his skin and thereโs a slight reddishย hue when he enters certain types of light.
๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ:ย They say he once shone more brightly in the sun, but now vampires compare this kings skin to dulled brass
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ข๐:ย This queen shifts beautifully like the darkest garnet, with a glitter-like shift that leaves those around her spellbound when they see it.
๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐:ย Many have compared her skin to the glint of steal, speckled with red like a bloodstone when the sun hits her just right.
๐๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐:ย Once upon a time she resembled an opalite with a pinkish hue, now few remembers how vibrant of a sparkle Didyme once had.
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๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข:ย Our resident tracker resembles a bronze statue in it's prime, almost bordering on a golden hue, not unlike the crystal tigers eye.
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๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ:ย The way Felix shines in the sunlight is the same way a great mountain glimmers in a bronzed and golden glow if there are copper minerals deep within the earth. It is warm and inviting.
๐๐๐ง๐: Her glow is very particular, it is soft and almost has a translucent quality to it. The best way I can describe it is that Jane looks like living and breathing selenite.
๐๐ฅ๐๐:ย Seeing as though him and Jane share a lot of the same genetic makeup, they are quite similar. However, Alec has a slight blue-ish tint to his glow as well.
๐๐๐ข๐๐ข:ย This woman looks like an Opalite, come to life with a rosy hue beneath it all. Among the Volturi she is also one of the vampires who do in fact have a certain glitter to their skin.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐:ย She is one of the few that partially glitter, though she gleams more if you ask those around her. If you look at Renata for too long it is like a duochrome of sienna and burnt orange.
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง:ย Under the correct lighting Corin is like a pearl, but most of the time she looks like the iridescence you find inside of shells,
๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐๐:ย She looks like a marble statue come to life, the softest glow you will ever see.
๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง:ย Some say that Afton nearly looks like a silver statue when he moves under the sunlight, it is almost blinding with a soft blue-ish hue.
๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ:ย He has this quality about his skin that is like smoky quartz, you expect it to be quite dark and dull-but the shifts in colorur is just out of this world. His tattoos almost seem to take up a life of their own when he steps under direct sunlight as well.
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ooohh you're open! Would it be alright to request a very angsty and fluffy Aro x sister reader. When they were still humans, Aro, Didyme, and reader were very close (They practically raised her) tho reader has a huge age gap between her siblings. Can you do a reunited fic? Like Aro and Didyme thought reader was killed when they were human. Aro and reader reunited at the final battle with the Cullens. Reader never knew Aro was still alive (idk how it can be up to you) so when they saw eachother it was unbelievable. Let's just say that reader looks similarly to Didyme so angst ensues for Marcus baby (Can also be Marcus x reader). Reader looking for her dear older sister only to be told she's dead. I know it's a lot so I'll understand if you can't do it or would like to change the plot a bit.
A/N: Hello and thanks for the req, I loved writing this! The twilight wiki was my best friend while writing this, so all the historical content was got from there. I changed your idea a bit (Aro turned reader). Also letโs ignore that Edward and Aro can read minds and Carlisle spent time with the Volturi coven. This has a lot of back story but I think it is cool to know just the debts of vampire mourning.
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PSA: I donโt remember much from breaking dawn part 2 so the battle is inaccurate.ย ย
TW: Talk of kidnapping, murder, vampire fuckery, family dying, starvation, a mention of Refrigerator (Renesmee for the uncultured), I feel like Aro always needs his own warning so, Aro.
1000ish words (this turned out to be a lot longer than usual hcs for me).
You were a child when Aro and Didyme were turned, and with your parents dead your siblings started to take care of you.ย ย
Aro acted like you were his own child while raising you and protected you from anything that could cause any harm to your still human body.ย ย
Didyme sang you to sleep for years and pushed all suitors away from you when you got a bit older.ย ย
Aro turned you when you were about 20, and with a small disappointment he realized that you didnโt own any special abilities. Aro once had a massive rant that how someone as amazing as you, didnโt have any powers.ย ย
You lived with your siblings for a long time and your coven got bigger and bigger while all the members got fiercely protective of you.ย ย
But all took a turn for the worse when you were taken by some angry vampires, leaving your whole coven to believe that you were dead.ย ย
Your captors told you that your coven was murdered by them.ย
When you got out from the vampires, going back to Greece was too painful. So, you started to travel as far away as you could trying to find some happiness in your life without any of your family.ย ย
For a long time, you didnโt talk to anyone and avoided all contact, leaving your house only to hunt.ย
That was the time when you started to drink less and less, building such a good tolerance that your black eyes or sandpaper-like throat didnโt bother you.ย
ย ~~~ย ย
But time forces you to heal.ย ย
In the 1900s you found a friend in New York, a lovely girl called Rosalie. It was nice, so human and the girl was so genuine with you.ย ย
Rosalie disappeared from my life for a moment, then you walked in on her drinking from a rabbit and having the yellow eyes you had seen once or twice in your life.ย ย
You spent a few years with Rosalie, Carlisle and Edward, but never joined their coven, you lost yours already and no time could heal it.ย ย
But you were their friend staying with them from time to time and disappearing when it started to feel like you were replacing your old family.ย ย
~~~ย
Rosalie called you first telling of the mess that was starting to unravel in America and you were on the first flight to Forks, after you hung up.ย ย
You didnโt talk to any other vampires and stayed hidden, so you had no understanding of vampire law. After all the so-called kings were most likely younger than you so why should you listen to them.ย ย
You stayed mostly alone while the others were talking of strategy with the other vampires all around the world.ย ย
They were fighting for their family... something that you couldnโt do all that time ago.ย ย
~~~ย
You stood at the edge of the field, back behind all the other vampires.ย ย
You had barely fought anyone in your life, even if your age had brought you strength. But the Cullens had promised that this wouldnโt turn into a fight.ย ย
Then a massive group of vampires appeared to the other side of the field.ย ย
You couldnโt concentrate on looking at any of them, instead focusing on the snowy ground. You were there as a number and silent, and for you it was just fine.ย ย
You hear Edward talking to one of them, only to hear the sound of a ghost... The sound of your lovely brotherโs voice, Aro.ย
You raised your head, looking around from the surprise. Were you really going mad, right now?ย
You took a good look at the royal coven only to see ghosts all over it.ย ย
Your feet started to move before you could stop them. You walked through the crowd of vampires stopping when you reached the Cullens at the front.ย ย
Still your coven was there.ย ย
You made eye contact with the ghost of Marcus.ย
โDidyme?โ It was a small whisper from him, but it got everyone's attention and slowly people turned to look at you, the one who got Marcusโs attention so completely.ย ย
You always joked how you and your sister looked so similar even when you were just a human child.ย ย
The ghost of your brother turned to look at you before slowly saying your name like a small prayer.ย ย
Is this really just ghosts and are you going insane? Were they really there?ย
โBrother?โ You said, taking a step forward.ย ย
โSister?โ Aro said, and you could only nod and straighten your hand as an invite for your brother's powers.ย ย
Your brother was in front of you in a second and his hands were pressed to your cheeks, forcing you to look at him while looking at your memories.ย
When your brother had enough of your memories, he pulled you to a hug that you had missed for centuries.ย ย
โBrother, am I going madโ you asked in your native language that you hadnโt spoken for so long.ย ย
Brother pulled back from the embrace. โNo, my little sister, you just have been lost from me for too long.โย ย
You turned to look at your brother's company seeing your old coven mixed with a lot of new people. But you couldnโt find your sister.ย ย
โWhat has happened?โ you asked, looking back to your brother.ย ย
โWe took down the old rulers and we became the new one. Our coven has been royalty for over a millennium now.โย ย
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The rest of the night went on in a haze. You couldnโt listen to any of the Cullens or the struggle of the immortal child. You just needed your brother.ย ย
Your coven was in a private plain with you back to town in Italy, that was the capital of the vampire world apparently.ย ย
You were glued to your brotherโs side while you and your coven told you what happened after you disappeared.ย ย
Aro and Marcusโs eyes were pooled with venom while Caius was silent but clearly as emotional as his friends.ย ย
No one had mentioned Didyme the whole time and in your heart, you knew why, you just werenโt strong enough to get the confirmation. But you needed to know what happened, who took your sister away from you.ย ย
โBig brother?โ You asked in your mother tongue, getting Aroโs attention.ย
โYes?โย ย
โWhat happened to her?โ You asked, afraid to get the answer.ย ย
โShe was attacked and killed a long time ago, but fear not she has been looking after you this whole time. And now she cries tears of joy after seeing us together at last.โย ย
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Didyme's fingerprints can still be seen in Aro's actions, even after her death
There are some videos on TikTok featuring Chinese people recreating ancient paper, ancient blush, ancient lipstick, and various other artifacts, using traditional methods passed down from their ancestors.
I strongly believe that Aro possesses such items.
Both Didyme and he were deeply enamored with humanity's ceaseless creativity, marveling at its ability to continuously invent and innovate in the most intricate and well-thought-out ways despite everything. They made it a point to purchase anything that remotely piqued their interest.
It didn't matter that all of those items were extremely expensive, especially considering the challenges of transportation, given that the Volturi resided in Volterra, and there is a considerable distance between Italy and China. The Volturi, having existed for centuries, had amassed significant wealth. Amidst the books, art pieces, and various objects accumulated over the years, Aro and Didyme actively worked to acquire these items from different continents, even though they knew they would never use them due to the meticulous care they took in maintaining their possessions.
As time passed, Didyme developed a deep fascination with jewelry, while Aro pursued a more mechanical path. While his sister sought out necklaces and bracelets, always sharing her finds with Athenodora and Sulpicia, Aro immersed himself in learning a wide array of skills. His fascination even led him to master the art of Chinese ancient printing.
Aro made it a priority to learn Chinese and traveled to China solely to acquire knowledge. He dedicated himself to mastering the intricacies of their ancient printing machine. Despite the rarity of his leisure moments, given his position as one of the rulers of an entire bloodthirsty race, he relentlessly attempted to recreate the print exactly as he had learned from the mind of the person he had read. His pursuit never wavered until he got it right.
When he did achieve perfection, it, of course, only signaled the beginning of a new learning journey. Aro, always seeking new knowledge, explored different realms of expertise. Didyme introduced him to the beauty of jewelry, initially something he hadn't paid much attention to, as he gravitated towards more obvious arts, such as sculpture and music.
However, like every truly good person in tragic tales, Didyme's life was cut short, and Aro found himself to blame. As the weight of his actions sank in โ realizing he had taken the life of his sister, whom he had witnessed being born, whom he had taught how to write, whom he had seen learn to walk, whom he had waited to be older to be transformed and be by his side โ Aro came to terms with the harsh reality that, for him, family, despite its significance, was not as powerful as the pursuit of power itself. In the aftermath, he needed solace and something to cling to.
For Aro, that anchor became Didyme herself and the love she had for jewelry.
In perhaps a desperate attempt to keep even a hint of his sister's memory alive or in a cunning effort to convey to Marcus the depth of his suffering (to this day, he remains unsure of the true reason), Aro learned the art of creating jewelry.
In the beginning, he simply observed others engaging in the craft, recalling the wonder with which his sister always regarded them. Nevertheless, one thing led to another, and now, much like Caius with his art room and Marcus with his personal library, Aro has his own workshop dedicated to creating all types of jewelry, from necklaces to rings, bracelets, and more.
Without skipping a single piece, he always creates two: one for himself and one to place in Didyme's room, among the countless other items he has never managed to discard, even thousands of years after her demise.
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The Volturi Queensโ
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Dec. 3 - Pick one deceased Twilight character to draw or tell us more about. How would the Twilight universe be different if they were still alive?
Didyme- I think that a lot would have changed about the basic dynamic of the Volturo if Aro hadn't killed her.
Marcus would still have a mate.
Marcus would not live a life of mourning, where he does and feels basically nothing (due to Chelsea's powers). This would likely lead to him having a much more active role in the Volturi (if Aro just convinced Marcus and Didyme to stay instead of killing Didyme, so Marcus stayed). He, being more reasonable and less power hungry than Caius and Aro, would likely have created a more tolerant and reasonable Volturi, which, in turn, is still respected and obeyed, but due to admiration and respect instead of fear. This would likely mean that the Newborn Armies were dealt with differently- the "innocent members"(think Bree Tanner) would be spared whereas the leaders would likely still be killed or imprisoned (Aro's power determines this- if the reason they started the army happened when they were a vampire, they can be rehabilitated as it isn't "stuck" in the same way a human motif is stuck for a vampire, but, if the reason originates from when they are human, they will be killed as leaving them alive would likely create more violence. This would mean Bree Tanner would still be alive and, due to the Volturi being more reasonable, the "showdown" in Breaking Dawn would have actually happened with the Volturi intending to talk instead of intending to "talk" and actually wishing to fight. This, in turn, would mean that the Cullens wouldn't be so scared and wouldn't have needed so many witnesses (likely only the Denalis), meaning Benjamin likely doesn't stand up to Amun until a lot later (think hundreds of years) and Garrett and Kate never meet and become mates (or at least not for many years).
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My attempt at an Aro and Didyme knocking at your nice country villa to avoid being out in the full moon.
Oh, the food smells delightful. There's no food out? Don't worry about it.
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Vampire gifts
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(Also, I know, why tf is Marcus a physical? Apparently he is, as he can see Bellaโs bonds while Chelsea cannot. I think Didyme wouldโve been in the physical category too as she emitted an aura that drew people to her and while human it manifested in her extreme beauty, but thatโs not concrete and could still be mental as her brotherโs gift is)
Not including Renesmee because sheโs not a vampire but she would be in the mental category
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Le chapitre 5 de la secrรฉtaire est sorti.
J'espรจre que vous prendrez plaisir ร le lire.
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I hope this doesn't come across as a headcanon request, and if it does, feel free to ignore it. I just saw that "Volturi and Taylor Swift lyrics" post you made and I was wondering if you think any of the Volturi are Swifties?
โข โ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ
No need to fret dear Anonymous, I shall answer your question seeing as though we are only days away from Miss Swift's newest album being released. Personally I am looking forward to the album very much myself.
I have decided to put them all into a couple of categories for you dear Anonymous; I hope they are to your liking.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐
Didyme.
๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐:
Jane โข Alec โข Marcus โข Caius
๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ:
Athenodora โข Sulpicia โข Aro โข Felix โข Corin โข Afton
๐๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ:
Demetri โข Heidi โข Renata โข Chelsea
๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐:
Santiago.
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Do you think that the Volturi are the bad guys? I saw the movies and read the books before I was 10 years old and never thought them as such. They have one law: Keep the secret. And our protagonist keep breaking it! Compared to the Romanians and the Egyptians, they are great. No tithes, no virgin sacrifices, no slaves. The Volturi are necessary for the world peace. They are only harsh withe criminals. Though they do seem to turn a blind eye when it comes to the Cullens. Any opinions on that.๐ฌ
This is a hard question, but one that I'll enjoy answering immensely.
In the traditional Literary sense of canon lore...absolutely. On the level of plot, the Volturi are an obstacle to protagonist Bella's desired denouement (having power, beauty, and an immortal life with her rich found family/Soulmate (and a baby thrown in as a Bonus)); they nearly kill her boyfriend; they nearly let her and her found family die at the hands of Victoria's newborn army; they nearly have her baby put to death on false charges and (in the Breaking Dawn movie, at any rate) nearly kill her found family--all of which makes them, definitionally speaking, antagonists. That being said, as evidenced by the disproportionately large amount of "nearly"s in that sentence, they aren't incredibly severe antagonists. The Volturi may be villains, but in my opinion they aren't capital-v Villains or The Villains, which I think is an important (and interesting) distinction to make.
In my personal opinion...not really. You could certainly say they're villains in the way that any royal/oligarchical ruling party is villainous ("no regard for human life" is unfortunately not an explicitly vampire :: human political issue :( ), or bring up Aro's murder of Didyme, or argue that his canonical "justice system" is more like a murderous ploy for him to get shiny (err...sparkly?) new toys, but in the larger context of the Twilight-verse? They're arguably the least of many other evils. It's implied that the Cullens are the exception to the rule when it comes to self-control, and that if there were no Volturi to prevent conspicuous, gratuitous killing of humans, the human race would go extinct due to overfeeding. Given how other covens have historically abused their lack of secrecy, I can understand why Aro considers maintaining The Secret to be of the utmost importance. And while Edward doesn't seem to think Aro/the Volturi value human life, I would argue that Aro's policy of secrecy--for selfish or unselfish reasons--is strong evidence to the contrary...far stronger evidence than repeating high school for decades and not donating any of your time/money to actually improving or preserving human lives.
Just saying.
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Out of pure boredom and a hundred fanfics I read about The Volturi, I finally have the guts to post The X-Demonfied Version of The Coven. Made with the only resources I have which is none (The Twilight Saga Wiki and Scrolling through The Volturi Tag One too many times) and technically that one fancast image I saw on Pinterest that I forgot to save and used ColorDrop (no wonder I made them ashy af God Iโm so stupid) Welp, so much for the creative liberty I had qwq. Iโm going back to making fanfiction about My Immortal /hj
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Caius Volturi
C.V
-Shadows of oneโs past: part 1, part 2, part 3.0, part 3.5 (all requested)
-Mate with a heart condition(request)
-Protective Caius (not done yet)
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Aro Volturi
A.V
Nothing yet
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Marcus Volturi
M.V
nothing yet
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Demetri Volturi
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-Demetris mate getting harassed by guard(requested)( not done yet)
-how you meet demetri volturi
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Felix Volturi
F.V
-Mate born blind and see things for the first time(not done yet)
-Mate doing self-harm(not done yet)
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Headcannons and world building
Volturi guard
Elite Guard
Jane Volturi
Alec Volturi
Demetri Volturi
Felix Volturi
Higher guard
Afton Volturi
Santiago Volturi
Renata Volturi
Corin Volturi
Chelsea Volturi
Common guard
Magnus Volturi
Rosea Volturi
Andromeda volturi
Ismau Volturi
Asnee Volturi
Ritsu Tatsuki Volturi
Nnamdi Volturi
annika volturi
Osiris volturi
Rosanna Volturi
Lower Guard
Alessandra Volturi
Claudia Volturi
Juliano Volturi
Roselyn Volturi
Volturi kings
Aro volturi
Caius volturi
Marcus Volturi
Queens
Athenodora Volturi
Sulpicia Volturi
Didyme Volturi
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Important info
More imagines and character info is going to come with time. However if the there is no link to it they arenโt done yet. .
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(Quote Under the Cut)
โI hate you all,โ said Mercymorn passionately. โI have hated you for millennia ... except you, my lord.โ
โThanks,โ said God.
โI merely want to put you in a jail,โ said his Lyctor, now meditative, โand fill up the jail with acid once for every time you made a frivolous remark, or ate peanuts in a Cohort Admiralty meeting, or said, โWhat would I know, Iโm only God.โ Then at the end of a thousand years, you would say, โMercy, I have learned not to do any of these things, because I hated the acid you put on me.โ And I would say, โThat is why I did it, Lord. I did it for you, and for your empire.โ I often think about this,โ she finished
(Harrow the Ninth, Chapter 36)
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