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trashland-llamas · 7 months
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Draconic
Written as a part of the Alternative Universe Exchange on dreamwidth
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Word count; 1,476
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Niki had been foraging in the forest, looking for berries when she came across the clearing. Gasping, she hid behind the trees, glancing at the white winged mass in the center. Its wings obscuring any attempted view of its face. Hearing a few cooing sounds, Niki stalked forward, keeping low to ground like Techno taught her. As the branches snapped under her feet, the dragon peeked from behind its wings. Emitting an apprehensive growl. Despite her best judgment Niki continued to come closer to it. 'Just a little guy, aren't you?' She asked, her hand reaching up to pet it when it suddenly sneezed, releasing a purple fireball. Niki jumped back out of harm's way. 'Bless you.' Giggling as the dragon ran up to her, nuzzling its head into her side as an apology. The dragon shadowed her as she continued foraging. A basket full of mushrooms and herbs as she made her way back home. 'Sorry bud, but you have to stay here.' Hearing its whine, 'I'll be back tomorrow, promise!'  
She keeps her promise, returning the next day with a basket filled with a variety of food. 'Okay, I don't know what a dragon eats so I bought some stuff for you to try.' Grabbing the chunk of venison, she'd gotten from the butcher's. 'This cost me a pretty penny, please try not to scarf it down whole.' The dragon slobbered all over her hand, tilting its head when she wiped it off her skirt. Glad it wasn't a bright color. Pulling out her journal, she crossed out the foods it reacted negatively towards. Those being the ones it barely touched or put its nose in the air at.  
Continuing her work at the bakery, visiting the dragon she'd named Delphi when she could. Niki saved enough money to commission a harness from the blacksmith akin to that used for a horse. Receiving an odd glance at the measurements and the rough blueprints she supplied. They did not care enough to question it as money was money. Paying half upfront and the rest once it was finished. Niki excitedly rushed to the clearing, 'Delphi! I have a surprise for you.' Her voice singsong. Delphi's nose sniffled along the silver buckles and leather saddle. Her purchases perplexed everyone in the surrounding village. Buying what looked to be winter apparel when it was still late summer. But if she were to ride with Delphi, she'd need apparel to counter any possible windburn as that'd be harder to explain.  
Philza, unlike Niki, had known his dragon since birth. Watching the little egg hatch over the warmth of the fire as a teenager, naming the little guy Pebble. The dragon grew along with Phil's growth spurts, shedding its skin each time. Its scales a fluorescent green color. Living life as a farmer, Philza had to find ways to keep Pebble from destroying his crops and eating all of his chickens. 'Did you try guarding geese?' He had been asking around, it wasn't until he was at a library that a pink haired man interrupted him asking the umpteenth clerk. 'Uh, no, I hadn't. Why geese?' The man, he later found out, was named Techno. His wealth of knowledge comes from his obsessive potato farming. 'Well, it's what people use for other predators towards chickens. Might even work for dragons.'  
'How is it that geese scare you but not thunder?' Scratching Pebble's scruff as he talked. Receiving a huff of air at his question. 'You helping plow the fields or you gonna sit here and sulk?' Phil grabs a makeshift rein and collar before attaching it to the steel plow's beam. Directing it in a straight line as it broke up the soil, he planned on growing carrots, turnips, and radishes. Stuff that he could trade Techno with for his potatoes. When the day's work was done, Phil watched as Pebble gilded above him while he sat on his porch. 'You finally tucker yourself out?' Scolding it for its attempts to sneak a sip of his ale, Phil walked with it towards the shed where it slept. Occasionally, Pebble would coax Phil into cuddling with it throughout the night. To which he'd internally cuss himself out after waking up with a crick in his neck. Cracking his back as the morning sun crept in.  
'I promise I'll fly with you again one day.' Sighing as he knew this time of day was when Pebble loved to fly the most. The glare Pebble gave silently saying that it wasn't getting any younger. 'Okay, okay. We'll go next week, right after the market. That way you can have a snack as well.'  
Ranboo's dragon was barely a young-ing when he found it in the end. When they'd decided to go with Tommy and Tubbo to fight the ender dragon, he didn't expect to come back with an orphaned dragon. Rifling through the singed chests on the perch where the parent ender dragon once stood. Naming the dragon 'Jane' after the name he found on a discarded collar. It scales a deep lavender color, two legs instead of four. Resting on their shoulder, matching pinch pricks in his shirt as he carried it home. ‘Hey, hey, don’t burn the house down. I kinda need my deposit back.’ The dragon tilted its head at him as he quickly stomped out the mini fires.   
Ranboo later moves to a lot that has more room for the two of them. It’s rundown and in need of severe repairs but at least there’s enough room for the two of them and a nearby dragon community nearby. It’s where he meets Philza, the older noticing they are barely able to carry a pile of wood. ‘Here, let me help.’ Looking at his abode, Phil notices that Ranboo obviously has no clue what they’re dealing with. The wood would be used to rebuild the shingles and chimney. Phil enlists Techno’s help, knowing that he could add some brawns to their operation. The duo swiftly takes him under their wing, wondering why someone so young was living on their own. Not that it was uncommon to see but usually there’d be mini clans made of latchkey kids–found families even.   
‘And where have you been?’ Ranboo asks after noting Jane gone for hours of the day, hopefully making friends. Scratching the scales on the top of its head as it panted like a puppy. Tired out after hours of tag with Pebble and Delphi, not that Jane knew their names. Ranboo learns of this when he runs into Niki after buying bread from her, too lazy to make it himself. ‘Do you happen to own a purple dragon?’ Nodding, she continues, ‘Well then, it’s good to meet the owner of the dragon that’s become such good pals with Delphi.’   
Techno had lived entrenched in a dragon based society before leaving to explore the world outside of it. Part of this society’s norms included keeping a small braid starting at the base of his skull that would act as a tether to the dragon. A neural network of sorts that activated after their first flight together. Before leaving, they had him connect his braid to the one on a navy blue dragon. It was successful and Techno never looked back. He had settled down in an arctic village that had a lofty library with all the books he could ever need. Reading all that they had on dragons and then periodically venturing to other libraries to find more. He named his dragon Nidhogg after the dragon in Norse mythology that gnawed at the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasil. A fitting name as it ate everything in sight.  
It wasn’t until years later that he ran into Phil in his attempts to stop his own dragon from destroying his crops. A problem similar to the one he’d experienced with Nidhogg when first settling in. Techno had no clue what he was doing and had even lost full acreages of crop. The soil wasn’t nutrient enough to withstand the crops, so he had to plant cover plants; cereal rye and oats. Rotating the fields once the problem was fixed. Learning most of this from the woman that ran the local bakery, Niki.   
Through Philza, he met Ranboo, a teenager trying to make his own. Techno gave Ranboo his address, telling him if there were any new leaks or broken fixtures, to come get him. He’d fix it free of charge. Noting the dragon out front of Ranboo’s house, he nudged his dragon to befriend it as even dragons become lonely when not amidst their own species for too long. It all happened subtly to the point he wasn’t aware these three individuals dubbed him a friend until he came down with a cold and found them all knocking on his door. 
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spacebubblehomebase · 5 months
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ANOTHER "Fanfic Search Help" Request because I'm at the end of my rope and very desperate for some good ol' nostalgic read. Pls help me.
Kaishin pairing.
DCMK fandom.
Angsty and Dark.
Toichi lives sort-of???
Other world mishaps.
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This time the plot is mostly about Kaito Kuroba being sent to another world where the BO didn't ruin his life. I say "mostly" because this is a series of fics in AO3 and some of them focus on Shinichi's P.O.V. too. The biggest (heart) kicker is that in their original world, the BO killed off each of their friends and family one by one until it's just the two of them against the world with nothing but a few small tokens to remember each person they lost by. The two of them were always together, but they were in too much danger to prioritize the idea of being "together". Still, Kaito and Shinichi were each other's lifeline. At their last chance to keep Pandora away from the Crows, Shinichi made a choice that had him be disguised as Kaitou KID while he paralyzes Kaito from following so he, instead, can die in the thief's place. A sequence of mourning and magical mishaps happen after, which led to Kaito being sent to a world where BOTH his parents were still alive, but there's another him in it too. One who still has a crush on Aoko and had no reason to take on the KID mantle from his father. While he gathers his bearings in this new reality where he still has people to care for him, we later learn that another Shinichi exist here too. One that never took the Apotoxin, but is somehow just as miserable as his dead counterpart. Mostly homeschooled, this Shinichi never grew up being viewed as a "great detective" rather more as a "corpse magnet weirdo" who has no friends and got involved in an incident in his childhood that would traumatize anyone (except for one indigo eyed boy he met then who was adamant about his dad rescuing them. Huh... He wonders how that kid's doing now). Bullied and distant from even Ran and Sonoko, he lacks the confidence and self-assurance of our Shinichi who takes pride in the truth. Rather, this one is more afraid and saddened by it and is mocked for his bluntness. That's why this new world's Kaito never heard much of this Shinichi too, because he's not featured in the news for solving cases, but he's been ostracized for it. I just love the idea of how different people could turn out to be with just a change of perspective. This Shinichi is still observant and cares for people's safety, but because of how he was viewed as a negative instead of a positive, in this world, his strengths became a weakness and what attracted our thief Kaito never got to shine. Changing their meeting and this Shinichi's personality instead to meek and lonely. Not as driven and assertive.
Last time I checked, it's not finished, but that's fine. I love the concept too much! My biggest fear is that it's been deleted.
-Bubbly💙
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foxywrites · 18 days
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MDZS MIXTAPE 2024 || we were the special two (and will be again)
written for @mdzs-mixtape event & @lwjsbedtime
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we were the special two (and will be again) by foxywrites
Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Summary
Lan Wangji has a nightmare. When he wakes up, Wei Wuxian is there to remind him that they made it.
Word Count: 3069
Rating: Teen and Up
Trigger Warnings: mentioned canon typical violence, unfair punishment, mentioned canonical temporary character death, implied child abuse (talk about how the elders punished LWJ in his childhood unfairly)
Relationships: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Lan Yuan | Lan Sizhui & Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Minor or Background Relationship(s)
Additional Tags: Nightmares, Flashbacks, Post-First Siege of the Burial Mounds (Modao Zushi), Child Lán Yuàn | Lán Sīzhuī, Good Parents Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji and Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji Needs a Hug, Canon Temporary Character Death, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji and Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian Are Lan Yuan | Lan Sizhui's Parents, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji Loves Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Time Travel Fix-It, Temporary Character Death, First Siege of the Burial Mounds (Modao Zushi), Gusu Lan Elders Bashing (Modao Zushi), Gusu Lan Sect Punishment Methods (Modao Zushi), Adopted Lan Yuan | Lan Sizhui, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian Get Married in the Cold Springs Cave, Song: The Special Two (Missy Higgins), Song fic, MDZS Mixtape Exchange 2024, Angst with a Happy Ending, Grief/Mourning, Lan Zhan Gets a Hug, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian in Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian's Body, Mentioned Background Juniors, Yi City Arc Fix-It (Modao Zushi), background Yi City Arc Characters, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies
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bloodbathfortwo · 2 months
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I've posted my moodboards for Like minds. And I'm bound to post more. Presenting: Like Minds Mafia! Au, OLDER! Alex Forbes and YOUNGER! Nigel Colbie with a good 'ol mind corruption. 😇
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Person A is from an alien species that transfers elaborate memories, with feelings and opinions and such, into each other’s heads, that is frequently used to share hyperfixations with loved ones as a sacred form of bonding. Person B is a neurodivergent human who has been made insecure about their hyperfixations and is doing a cultural exchange program on Person A’s planet.
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adorafics · 10 months
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Free! | AU | MHR | T-rated | complete
Summary: Haruka, a shape-shifter capable of morphing into a wolf, shares a peaceful, secluded life in the forest with Makoto and Rin, along with their broader pack, safe from the perils of the city. However, their world gets disrupted when Rin's curiosity about the glittering allure of urban life begins to grow beyond mere fascination.
Written for Nanase Haruka's 2023 gift exchange organised by @nanaseharukabirthdayexchange , this is my gift to @wolfofohu
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Possibly controversial Doctor Who take: UNIT should never have been a military organization. I've always hated the idea of the Doctor becoming a stooge for human governments, and it's only gotten grosser as time's gone on... I think UNIT would be much more interesting as an independent research organization (hell, more of a glorified clubhouse full of nerds) rather than a defense taskforce.
Picture this: we start with Colonel Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, shortly after his encounter with the Second Doctor and the robotic yeti. The whole affair's opened his eyes to a much wider world than he previously thought, and he's taken an interest extraterrestrial life and technology. At first, he thinks only of how this knowledge can be used to England's advantage, but soon it turns into curiosity for its own sake and a genuine urge to learn about other worlds. When another alien creature comes to Earth, Alistair just wants to talk to them if he can. So instead of shooting them on sight like the rest of his regiment, he goes out of his way to defend the alien. Alistair is dragged in front of a court martial for it, and even though he refuses to back down--the creature wasn't threatening anybody, and even if it was, it was still a cowardly move since they outnumbered it seven to one!--he's discharged from the army in disgrace. Severely disillusioned and having done some soul-searching for why he ever worked with those bastards to begin with, he starts to seek out like-minded people. People who are both disgusted with the military and curious about worlds beyond Earth. This leads him to Liz Shaw, John Benton, Jo Grant, and maybe a couple of honest-to-God aliens who've been going about their business unbothered. Maybe the alien whose life Alistair saved decides to join in as well. Together, they pool their knowledge, funds, and resources to found their own private research base to learn about all things paranormal and/or extraterrestrial. It's not a fancy or expensive affair--they're based out of Liz's house, and there's a big hand-painted KEEP OUT sign out front--but it serves their purpose. They don't bother gathering weapons or anything like that since they want to learn about visitors to Earth, not drive them away. The government and the greater Ivory Tower scientific community thinks they're naive at best and idiotic at worst, but they're long past giving a fuck. And when the Third Doctor is unceremoniously dumped on Earth by the Time Lords, the newly-formed UNIT shelters them and offers them a position as scientific advisor. Alistair might even be able to commiserate with them on "Oh, you were strung along by a bunch of close-minded shitstains who'd rather murder something new than try to understand it? Me, too, bud, let's go get drunk about it sometime."
And thus begins a grand, regeneration-spanning saga of protecting new aliens, sabotaging the military, recruiting old companions who want to carry on the Doctor's work, and giving both the Queen and the Time Lords an industrial-grade migraine. Because they're not soldiers--they're "idiots" with some books and a screwdriver, passing through, helping out, and learning as they go.
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Alternate Universe Exchange 2023 - Nominations Open!
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thedevilchicken Nominations are now open for Alternate Universe Exchange! This is a multifandom exchange, and all types of alternate universes, canon divergences, crossovers/fusions, etc. are eligible. Be as specific or general as you like! AUs can be general (e.g. Coffeeshop AU) or fandom-specific (e.g. Harry was sorted into Slytherin). See the rules post here and the nominations guidelines here. 2023 Schedule: (all times 20:59 BST) Nominations Open: now! - tagset here Nominations Close: Saturday 24 June Signups Open: Wednesday 28 June Signups Close: Sunday 9 July Assignments Deadline: Saturday 26 August Works Reveals: Saturday 2 September Author Reveals: Saturday 9 September Links: Rules Post | AO3 Collection | Nominations Guidelines | Tagset | DW:
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comments from The Fandom Calendar https://fandomcalendar.dreamwidth.org/973574.html
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ravenstakeflight · 3 months
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forceful adoration
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: Gen
Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types
Relationship: Anakin Skywalker & Luke Skywalker
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker
Additional Tags:
The Will of the Force (Star Wars)
Anakin Skywalker Doesn't Turn to the Dark Side
Anakin Skywalker is So Done
Alternate Universe - Modern: Still Have Powers
Humor
Fluff
Feelings
Good Parent Anakin Skywalker
Child Luke Skywalker
Superpowers
Nonbinary Anakin Skywalker
Domestic Fluff
Bonding
Family Bonding
Father-Son Relationship
Telekinesis
Magic
Elemental Magic
Language: English
Collections: Luke and Vader Holiday fic Exchange 2023
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I was listening to this song the other day and was hit with overwhelming feelings about how Oz and Qrow's relationship developed in this AU.
Just how Oz so effortlessly made Qrow feel safe enough to open up and be vulnerable- after literally being around for like a month- and how much his support changed Qrow's whole world.
And then they start a romantic relationship that seems a little distant, like there's something Qrow is missing. He can't figure it out, because up until this point he's shown Oz everything and he realizes that he's never given Oz that same space to be open and honest.
So now it's his turn to return the favor, but Oz is so traumatized by what happened in his relationship with Salem that he doesn't know if he could trust anyone like that again. What if he let's Qrow in and everything falls apart again? What if he's just setting himself up to be let down, hurt, and left out in the cold?
But Qrow shows up for him time and time again, proving day after day that he's attentive and caring and dedicated and would never ever ever ever ever push him past his breaking point (which Salem did many times).
And so finally Oz realizes that he can and does trust Qrow with his whole heart and being honest about his past experiences is only going to help both of them and their able to move on and heal together, therefore giving Oz the strength to literally and figuratively let Qrow in by inviting him to move into the house permanently.
Anyway, I'm completely normal, don't mind me, I'm just feeling my feelings :)
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raayllum · 1 year
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4x09 hostage situation but not CHET: a win is a win
LISTEN. this was the funniest shit ever to me like??
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As well as this being one of my fave scenes in the season like it's so good and interesting?? Ofc it means having another scene like this in 5x09 would be very close together even if the circumstances/stakes would be higher in CHET but like, S4 also laid grounds for that not being the case in a lot of ways?? As well as Claudia stealing Rayla's illusion plan in 2x03 for the finale in 3x09! But yeah I loved this scene and that Rayla, as jaded as she is, still refuses the deal (because of course she does) and how this shows Claudia and Rayla's changing personalities (altho I have more thoughts on those 2 and their relationship in s4 I need to post)
A WIN IS A WIN
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lockwood-fic-recs · 6 months
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Ironship
by dappledleaves on ao3
Rating: T | Category: F/M | Relationship: George/Lucy
She’s read the textbooks and old reports, but it hardly sounds real. That humanity was so afraid of ghosts that escaping to space became their only option. She’d brought it up to George a little while ago, asking him what he thought. He’d smiled something tired and rueful, and told her that it was humanity’s own fault for assuming that The Problem was an issue tied solely to Earth.
(Lucy meets George Karim months before they’re assigned to the same Ironship as co-pilots. They go from there.)
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elejahfanfic · 1 year
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amelia x oliver_
@darknightfrombeyond
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doodlingstuff · 2 years
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Here's @aftgexchange gift for @high-queen-of-exy Hope you like this attempted prompt smash.
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The first time that Andrew met Hot Guy was during his second month at High School.
Well, met was stretching it too far. He just stared at the boy for days.
Andrew met Hot Guy “officially” six months later, during the National Academic League.
Hot Guy's hair was much shorter and dark blond this time. He was also a scurry math nerd that Andrew believed was only a trick from his brain.
Because Hot Guy is real, right?
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brightasstars · 2 years
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It only gets lighter from here
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Written for the HM's Creation Exchange V3 for @vaguelyrotten 
Summary: "In the midst of winter, I found that there was, within me, an invincible summer." - Albert Camus
The crack in the air was instantly followed by the unmistakable scent of burnt sugar and caramel.
Magnus groaned, dropping his forehead on the sheets, as Alec's tongue started tracing a meaningful path toward his tailbone.
Alec had become so good at this, so good that sometimes Magnus wondered if his husband had come to know his body better than himself.
Keep reading
@vaguelyrotten​ I tried my best and I really hope you’ll enjoy
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captainelliecomb · 2 years
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ASOIAF AU Fic, Jaime x Brienne
Finest, Furthest, Most Unknown Edge
Written for @leakypaintpen for Jaime x Brienne Fic Exchange 2022 @jaime-brienne-fic-exchange
No Archive Warnings Apply Mature Tags: AU - Space, Alien Planet, Wilderness Survival, Spaceship Crash, Vague Westerosi Politics, Jaime’s Awkward Boners, Are a Little Less Awkward, Jaime’s Smug Boners, Huddling for Warmth, There Was Only One Blanket, Falling In Love, Found Family
Summary: For the rest of her days, Brienne will never know what causes the crash. All she wants, more than her own survival, is for the Stark girls to be safe. Instead, they're trapped on an alien planet filled with unknown danger.
Then she finds the man, bound, and battered, and broken.
The biggest threat may not be the planet itself but whatever horrors follow a fallen Lannister.
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