| My Dad is gone... |
[October 12th, 2009 | 03.35] |
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Well, it's been a few weeks now... so I feel okay telling everybody here.
A couple of weeks ago, my Dad passed away. He survived a lot of health problems, but the combination of leukemia, a hit to his head from a fall and a blow blood platelet count. The end result was a stroke and he was nearly brain dead. So, after 2 long days, we decided to let him go and turn off his life support. He died on 9/25/2009.
His death was very sudden. A few hours before he had the fatal accident, he was joking around about some doctor that was leaving. That was the last time I saw him when he was still alive.
I mourned for a while, but I feel like I should start getting my life back on track. Knowing him, he'd want me to get off my ass and get a job.
So, I'll do that.
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| I've been Twitter'd and other crap. |
[September 12th, 2009 | 23.34] |
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It's been a while since I came around my LJ. A few things have happened to me since the last LJ entry, so let me explain.
1. My fucking unemployment benefits ran out on me, EVEN THOUGH I still had some cash left. The fuckers in the state just decided to end it. That means I will have to bug people who owe me money to pay them back. AND I HATE ASKING PEOPLE FOR MONEY!!!!
2. Because of the unemployment shit, I'm on a major job hunt. I don't have much money left at all. Just enough to cover my Internet bill. I don't have broadband, just the fucked up Dial-up. Two things that have helped in my job search are the state's unemployment job bank, where employers list jobs that need people and the Western Mass Craigslist jobs section. I saw a good chunk of jobs in my town and have applied to them. Nothing as of yet.
3. After some pestering, I have decided to get myself a Twitter account. Yes, I got one now. I got it yesterday. I'm still getting around to using and making my style on it. So, if any of you that still watch me, my username on Twitter is MarioTheWC.
And that's pretty much it. To those who have started school, take it easy, don't get stressed out and you'll survive another year.
I'm out.
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| Off to Hartford this Saturday |
[July 26th, 2009 | 20.45] |
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July's ending and I'm going off to ConnectiCon this Saturday. I need to get away from everything here in Western Massachusetts. So, I'm looking forward to indulging myself in Anime goodness for one day. I'm only planning a one-day trip due to the fact I had some expenses to take care of and had to dip into my ConnectiCon fund.
After ConnectiCon, I have to go out and find a job before my Unemployment runs out. I'll talk to my buddy who works at Joey Logano land a.k.a. Home Depot and see if they got anything. The Temp Agency I worked for before I went to those Berry fucks are in need of people. And look who's needing people again. Those Berry fucks who laid me off. That's one option, but I really don't want to go back there since it's become worse than ever from what my buddy tells me.
I hope everyone on my f-list are having a good summer. I'm trying to enjoy it, but I have some stuff to get done before this summer ends.
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| Summer 2009 for me |
[June 29th, 2009 | 23.58] |
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The end of June has arrived and Summer is here. With all the stuff that has happened to me in 2009 (being laid off, my Dad getting leukemia and thoughts of just ending it all), I think my Summer will be very low key. I'm just not happy that summer's here.
I'm worried about my Dad. That's a given, but I'm also worried about trying to find a job now. My unemployment benefits run out sometime in September and I'm worried that I won't find anything from now until then. I really want to get back out there and work to get my mind off of everything, but the economy still sucks ass. Plus, there's no way that there are any jobs that paid like my former job. Most of them are all being sent overseas for cheaper labor.
I'm really in a deep bout of depression. I just don't see anything good coming at all, even if I do go out and get it, what good will that do?
I need to get out more, but I need to look after my Dad when Mom's working. So, I'm screwed.
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| I came, I saw, I returned from Anime Boston! |
[May 25th, 2009 | 21.30] |
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Well, after the year I've been having, I did go to Anime Boston 2009.
And I'm glad I did.
I really needed to get away from everything. This might be the lone bright spot for me in 2009. I did my usual thing at AB. Took loads of pics, bought a lot of Anime goodies and I even hit a few panels during the con. After missing out at getting a room at the Sheraton, which is right next to the convention center, I got a room at the really fancy Colonnade Hotel, right near the convention center itself. It was a real fancy hotel but it was perfectly fine for me.
One major thing I did there was go to a panel featuring Veronica Taylor, Ash's former voice actor from Pokemon. She even did Ash's voice a ton of times for the fans. I tried to take a few pics, but I think they came out crappy. ><
I was really happy to see ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) mostflogged at the con as well. She was working at the Image Anime booth. She was cosplaying as Yoko from Gurren Laggan and a maid character. She was going to dress as Officer Jenny on Sunday, but she forgot a few things for that and was real sad about it. So was I mainly because she does Officer Jenny real good.
The sad thing about leaving her is that she asked me if I was going to any other cons this year. There are no other cons that I can be able to go to. She lives somewhere near New York City, where it's perfect due to main cons down there. I happen to live up here in the middle of nowhere called Western Massachusetts. Only ConnectiCon in late July-early August is the next and last one I can go, but she probably won't be there. If only I lived in southern Connecticut...
In closing, I did ask a few booths for their website cars. They are booths that had great stuff and I want to buy from them again. I even bumped into two guys at booths who I saw at ConnectiCon 2008. The music guy who deals in stuff for the artist Next Tribe and the dude from the World of Smut. XD
Now I must get all my pictures out of my digital camera and try to sort out the best of the best.
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| I hate being bored... |
[April 25th, 2009 | 01.32] |
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Waiting for something can be an absolute pain. But when you're bored and waiting, that's worse.
Honestly, I can't wait to get out of this damn area and to Anime Boston for 3 days! My batteries are so drained these days, even though the weather is getting much better, it's not cheering me up. Damn layoff at my job. ><
Anyway, May's coming up soon. I just can't wait to start a new month. I need a pick me up these days.
And to anyone who sees this, just give me a REALLY random, really out there reply. See if you can make me laugh. XD
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| 100% set for Anime Boston 2009 |
[April 17th, 2009 | 00.46] |
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Nothing's gonna stand in my way of going to Anime Boston!! Nothing!! It's a month away and counting and I can't WAIT!
Right now, I have reserved my hotel room. It's at the Colonnade Hotel. A pretty fancy looking one that's across the street from the Hynes Convention Center. So, it's not a long walk to all the Anime goodness. The rooms are a bit pricey, but I took advantage of this 48 hour sale and for a room for around $200. I will be paying a bit more for the room than I did when I crashed at the Marriott last year, but at least I'm gold right now.
I'm still saving cash for me to blow over there. The money for my room is all set. My plans? I hope to do MORE THINGS over there this year than last. Which means staying at the con for a lot longer than I did last year.
I'm not sure about my original plan to cosplay as a Team Rocket Grunt. When I got laid off, everything changed big time. Meh, I'll see what my options are. Maybe I can still do it. I don't know right now.
Sadly, I will not be taking item requests this year. I want to go absolutely crazy and come home with a lot more Anime goodies than I did last year.
I hope mostflogged will be at Anime Boston this year. I would like to see her again.
I still have a few little things I need to get for myself. Mostly a travel charger for my PSP and DS Lite. So, I can charge them up and not worry about running out of battery power. I hate that. ><
Hell, I'm excited to go. I need to get away and take my mind off of not having a job right now. Anime Boston is my escape!
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| Anime Boston plans |
[March 31st, 2009 | 17.19] |
Well, April is nearly here. That means I should get my plans for Anime Boston 2009 ready. I think sometime next week, I'll reserve my hotel room. I already got the money I need to stay there for the con, so all I have to do is save up cash to blow off on myself.
This year, due to the fact I got laid off at work and I'm collecting unemployment benefits, I will not be taking item requests this year. I don't know when I'll get another job and when I'll go to another con, so this Anime Boston will be all for myself. I didn't buy much for myself last year.
Also, I just learned that Veronica Taylor will be there. VERONICA TAYOLR?!! THE ORIGINAL ASH KETCHUM?!! I'M FUCKING THERE!!
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| Hey, a meme! Damn! |
[March 26th, 2009 | 03.09] |
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A LJ contact of mine had this meme up. So, if anybody sees this, enjoy it.
TEN ARE YOUS:
► Are you single ➔ Yep.
► Are you happy ➔ No. 2009 sucks!
► Are you bored ➔ A little bit.
► Are you sad ➔ I got laid off and I can't find a new job, what do you think?
► Are you angry ➔ At Berry Plastics. Corporate faggots!
► Are you Italian ➔ I have an Italian name
► Are you German ➔ No
► Are you Asian ➔ No
► Are you Irish ➔ No
► Are your parents still married ➔ It'll be 40 years next year.
TEN FACTS
► Birth Place ➔ Northampton, Massachusetts. I'm a Masshole.
► Hair Color ➔ Black
► Hair Style ➔ A bit on the messy side.
► Eye color ➔ Brown
► Birthday ➔ June 17, 1981
► Mood ➔ A bit sleepy.
► Gender ➔ Male.
► Lefty or Righty ➔ Righty
► Summer or Winter ➔ They both suck. Winter's too fucking cold and snowy and Summer's too fucking HOT!
► Morning or Afternoon ➔ Afternoon. Mornings can suck my... Nah, mornings skcu.
TEN THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE:
► Are You In Love ➔ No
► Do you believe in love at first sight ➔ No
► Who ended your last relationship ➔ I've never been in a relationship.
► Have you ever been hurt ➔ Yeah.
► Have you ever broken someone’s heart ➔ No.
► Are you friends with your ex(es) ➔ I don't have an ex.
► Are you afraid of commitment ➔ Maybe, but I've never crossed that bridge.
► Have you hugged someone within the last week? ➔ No. I never get hugs.
► Have you ever had a secret admirer ➔ Maybe. But that was long ago.
► Have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ I believe so.
TEN THIS OR THAT:
► Love or Lust ➔ Um... Love.
► Lemonade or Icetea ➔ Lemonade.
► Cats or Dogs ➔ Dogs. I'm allergic to cat hair
► A few best friends or many regular friends ➔ A few best friends. I don't have any friends to begin with these days.
► Television or Internet ➔ The internet by a narrow margin.
► Pepsi or Coke ➔ PEPSI!!!!!!!!!!!!!
► Wild night out or romantic night in ➔ I can I have a wild night out and a romantic hung over morning in?
► Pink or Purple ➔ Purple. I don't know why.
► Day or Night ➔ Night
► IM or Phone ➔ IM by a slim margin
TEN HAVE YOU EVER:
► Been caught sneaking out ➔ Nope. There's nothing to sneak out to.
► Fell down the stairs ➔ Nope.
► Finished an entire jawbreaker ➔ Never had one.
► Wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ Yeah. once.
► White water rafted ➔ On, hell no!
► Prank called a store ➔ Nope.
► Skipped School ➔ Wished I did.
► Wanted to disappear ➔ Always. I want to disappear right now. I know nobody will miss my sorry ass.
TEN PREFERENCES
► Smile or Eyes ➔ Eyes.
► Light or Dark Hair ➔ Dark hair. Wait, wasn't this a question on that MTV show, "Singled Out"?
► Fat or Skinny ➔ Skinny.
► Shorter or Taller ➔ Doesn't matter. Maybe taller.
► Intelligence or Attraction ➔ I got no clue. If you're in it for looks, it might be a bad thing because that person might be a complete ass.
► Jock or Nerd ➔ Oh, god... Nerd.
► Hook-up or Relationship ➔ Um... Relationship.
► Funny and poor OR Rich and serious ➔ Both. But rich and serious would win.
► Play the guitar or into sports ➔ Does Guitar Hero count?
► WHERE'S NUMBER 10 ➔ It's between 9 and 11.
TEN LASTS
► Last Phone Call/Text ➔ To some beer company whose delivery truck we ran into in Boston.
► Last phone call you received ➔ Mom
► Last person you hung out with ➔ Friend-wise... a long time.
► Last person you hugged ➔ Never hugged anyone... I'm that pathetic.
► Last person you IM'ed? ➔ Lucy.
► Last thing you ate ➔ Pork chops and white rice.
► Last thing you drank ➔ Pepsi
► Last site you went to ➔ LJ and Wikipedia
► Last place you were ➔ Mass General Hospital
► WHERE IS IT? ➔ Boston.
RELATIONSHIPS
► Are you in a committed relationship ➔ No.
► Do you want to be ➔ Maybe.
► When was your last relationship ➔ Never had one/
► Have you ever loved a guy/girl more than anything else in the world? ➔ Depends.
► Do you still love them ➔ It died out long ago.
► Do you like someone right now ➔ No.
FAMILY
► Do you and your family get along ➔ Amazingly, yes.
► Would you say you have a "fucked up life"➔ Yes. Very much so. Shit, if you think and want to commit suicide, you're fucked. I guess I am fucked.
► Have you ever ran away from home ➔ No.
► If so, how long ➔
► Have you ever gotten kicked out ➔ Nope.
► If so, how long ➔ N/A
FRIENDS
► Do you secretly hate one of your friends ➔ No.
► Do you consider all of your friends good friends ➔ Yes, due to the fact I don't have many friends.
► Do you trust all your friends ➔ Yes.
► Who are/is your best friend(s) ➔ Lucy, Jen, Angela, Rob(RL)
► Would you die for them ➔ I wouldn't mind. At this point in life, I'll look for an easy way out.
► Who knows everything about you ➔ Maybe this one person I've been friends with for nearly 20 years.
There, I'm done. I'm going to bed and will awake to another shitty day of my life in 2009.
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| I CAN GO TO ANIME BOSTON!!!! |
[March 10th, 2009 | 02.36] |
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Luck has finally turned around for me!! This past week, I saw a check in the mail from the unemployment office. I'm finally getting my unemployment benefits!! I'll be getting around $250 a week for the next 26 weeks.
And since Anime Boston is in late May, I CAN SAVE UP MONEY AND STILL GO TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND NOBODY'S GOING TO STAND IN MY WAY!!!!!
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| We're still being screwed over!!! > |
[February 26th, 2009 | 01.56] |
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It seems like the morons at Berry Plastics, the company that laid me and about 130 other people off, are in trouble with the state. I read in my local paper today that those assholes haven't sent in our wage information to the state so our unemployment claims can be finally processed. Some of them got noticed from the unemployment bureau saying their claims are being delayed due to they don't have their wage information, how much they made in 2008. It's the law that the company that lays off the people HAS TO TURN IN THE INFORMATION!
Right now, I AM REALLY pissed off at those fucks at Berry Plastics!! They laid me and about 130 other people off and some of them have been there for over 20 years! That IS NOT FAIR!! Now we're STILL being screwed over by them!!!!!
So, if you think I'm pissed off about this, ask the other 130 people how they feel?
I honestly don't know how much longer I have to wait for my benefits to FINALLY COME IN!! This bullshit doesn't help me out AT ALL! They first told us when we made our claims that it'll be about 3-4 weeks before anything starts coming in. Now we might have to wait MORE!! Plus, I might have another thing to worry about if my benefits are delayed more! The money I saved up for my Anime Boston trip and the money I got from those fuckers from Berry, is running out. I have like, 3-5 weeks left of money to tide me over. I might have to start asking a few people I know for money they owe me. One of them is my brother. I lend him $500 just because he's my brother and now that I need help myself, he's off getting Skiing lessons when he could have paid me off already!!
And that comes to my next problem. I HATE ASKING PEOPLE FOR ANYTHING!!! Especially when it comes to money! I'm afraid that they'll snap back at me if I ask for them to pay me back.
Goddammit!! I FUCKING HATE 2009!!!!!!!! I fucking hate being out of work!!!!!
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| I LOST MY JOB!!! |
[February 3rd, 2009 | 02.44] |
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Well, I REALLY HATE 2009 already!! This past weekend, me and about 50 other people got laid off at my former job. Well, here's the whole story.
I got a call early Friday morning saying I needed to come in at 1 P.M. I knew something was up then. So I arrived and I looked in the cafeteria and I see just about everybody who works there inside the place!! I knew something bad was going down.
So, I got there and sure enough, the higher ups said that their predictions for business to pick up were not coming true. No shit. With the economy the way it is now?
So, the higher ups told us that there will be some shift reassignments but the rest of us were being let go. So, they told us to get into lines based on the first letter of our last names and we were given packets. When we got them, we were ordered to leave because the place was closing down for a few days. My last name started with "A", so I was in the line that was closest to the door.
I got my packet and quickly left the property and I took a look at what was in it. Lo and behold, look who's one of the over 50 people that got laid off? Me. However, I did get my pay for the week, plus all my vacation pay, so there's some money to tide me over for a while.
And now because of this crap, I have to go find another job! BUT WHERE?!!! Nobody's hiring! So, looks like I'll have to get Unemployment for now. At least those jerks signed me up for an appointment at the unemployment place in my town.
And here's the real kicker. The lay offs made the front page of my town's newspaper!! I didn't know about it until my friend called me about that.
So, it was not a good weekend for me. I hate 2009 already!
*stabs 2009 in the eye with a really hot french fry!*
If I don't get another job within 2-3 months, I'll never go to Anime Boston 2009. And I miss that... I will kill myself.
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| Anime Boston 2009 trip in serious jeporady |
[January 22nd, 2009 | 03.09] |
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The economy's fucking with everyone's lives. And it's to the point where even my job is affected!
Once again, there are rumors of layoffs at my job and it's SUPER BAD when the big wigs come by to discuss it. So right now, I am totally screwed. The economy's so bad right now that jobs anywhere are very scarce and there is no way in hell that I can get unemployment because everyone else in the state's doing it and my bet there won't be anything left.
So, my trip to Anime Boston 2009 is in serious doubt. If I get laid off, I might not be able to find a new job for months.
Americans may be optimistic about the future of our country, but not me. They are right. It is going to get worse before it gets better.
Fuck you, 2009.
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| Amuse me for a bit. |
[January 15th, 2009 | 02.51] |
I probably know nobody will even read or see this. But if you do, amuse me with something witty or funny.
It's kind of lonely not having any replies these days. I need a bit of a pick me up, no thanks to the fucking economy being total shit and rumors of lay offs at my job.
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| A Meme? WOW! |
[January 13th, 2009 | 02.27] |
Okay, here's a Meme I found. I doubt anyone will see or do this. Well, here it goes.
YOU
1. Name:
2. Date of birth:
3. Where you live:
4. What makes you happy:
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to:
6. Do you read my journal?:
7. If yes, what makes it especially good or bad?:
8. An interesting fact about you:
9. What do you love at the moment?:
10. Favourite place to spend time:
11. Favourite lyric:
12. The best time of the year:
RECOMMEND
1. A film:
2. A book:
3. A band, a song, or album:
PLUS
1. One thing you like about me:
2. Two things you like about yourself:
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends:
4. Put this in your journal so that I can tell you what I like about you.
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| New Year's Resolution for 2009!! |
[December 31st, 2008 | 04.34] |
This is my final LJ entry for the year. With 2009 ready to arrive, I look back a bit on 2008.
The thing will stand out for me this past year: I finally met an online friend!! I've got a bunch of friends I chat with on MSN and here on LJ sometimes so I was happy to meet mostflogged at Anime Boston 2008. I still feel a bit bad for not being able to hang with her some more.
My resolution for '08 was simple: GET MORE ANIME!!! I feel like I did get that taken care of, but I felt I could have bought more when I was at Anime Boston. Next year, I will do better!!! I may not be the best otaku, but I try my damnest.
So, what's my resolution for 2009? Only one thing. Cosplay at Anime Boston 2009!!!!!!!! I still got that Rocket grunt idea in my head. Once 2009 is here, I'll start looking around the net for white clothes. I could go with black...
I might need a few pics.
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| Gas prices and the economy |
[November 24th, 2008 | 04.37] |
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With the U.S. and World economy going down the drain, everybody's worried about jobs, their 401k losing money, those damn bailouts, the auto makers nearly going under and everything else. Shit, with the economy the way it is, people have been talking about layoffs at my job. And thats gotten me worried becuase I havem't been there for very long. And that's got me worried about everything myself. If I lose this job, I don't know if I can find another job. This will seriously affect my Anime Boston 2009 plans.
But there has been one good thing with the bad economy. People are driving less. And that means one thing: LOWER GAS PRICES!!!!!!!!!!!
Back in July, we were paying over $4 just for a fucking gallon of gas!!! I was poaying over $40 a week for gas to fill up my dad's truck and my dad's truck sucks up gas like I suck down a Super Big Gulp from 7-Eleven. A barrell of crude oil was almost $150!!
So, when the economoy started to get bad thanks to the morons in Wall Street, CEOs with their giant ass salaries and bad investing, it started to affect us normal people. It's the the point where we're struggling to get by and that means less driving. Less people driving means less demand for oil. Less demand for oil means the prices of oil barrels will go down. And since July, the price of gas where I live is now around $2 a gallon! There are even places south of where I live where gas is like $1.80!!! All because we're driving less and getting rid of those big ass cars the US car makers have been shoving down our throats!!!!!
With all the bad shit going on in the economy, this is one cloud with a silver lining.
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| Illegal MEME!! |
[November 16th, 2008 | 03.12] |
MEME: If you saw ME in a police car, what would you think I got arrested for? Answer me, then post to your own journal if you want, and see how many crimes you get accused of.
I haven't done one of these in a while. I bet nobody replies to this at all.
*waits*
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| My war with NaNoWriMo 2008 |
[November 6th, 2008 | 04.22] |
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November has arrived. I've signed up for NaNoWriMo, the giant writing shindig. And now it's nearly a week since it began and I'm already at the 10,000 word mark.
This is going good for me so far. I got ideas in my head, my computer in my room's working flawlessly since my friend fixed it and I'm excited right now.
I hope I can reach the 12,500 word mark by the end of the night tonight. I'll be at 25% completion.
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