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Much of the material here is at least a generation old and therefore sometimes has racist and sexist standards we wouldn't conform to today. I try, but can't always do a line-item veto. Remember, if something has stereotypes it's posted in spite of them and not because of them. You're not wrong to be offended, think of it like a friend you like hanging out with 95% of the time but once in a while they embarrass you. My own attitude is to move forward.
Many of the images I posted between 2011-2013 were disappeared by the image bank I was using then but I still have most of the scans and am bringing them back slowly. Be patient.
Tom the Dancing Bug: Dementia Donnie bottoms out!
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*Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH Dementia Donnie bottoms out!*
-Americans, patriots, and friends: Please join the team that makes it
possible for your fri...
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Bad People?
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A decade ago, when the new world order was established, people like me—the
craven, the corrupt, and the clowns—knew we would be taken care of and
rewarde...
Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ Thanksgiving
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Today’s Jesus and Mo strip from Patreon, called “feast2”, is a holiday
resurrection from 2007. Note that the “thanks” are for surviving, and that
Jesus tak...
Arliss Watford North Caroina Folk Artist
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Arliss Watford and his cabin, the carved figures represent Southern
African-American’s moving north, he told me. Arliss Watford and his
carvings. Original...
Framing Emmett Till Review
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[image: Framing Emmett Till book cover]
There's a blurb at the top of the book cover of Framing Emmett Till that
reads, "The story of Emmett Till and Mamie ...
A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To the Paramount
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There were these two comedy writers, and one said to the other. . .
Well, that’s pretty much how Erskine Johnson’s Hollywood column read once.
He didn’t d...
The Pen is Mightier...
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Hey, remember that cool *Jekyll Island* pen I posted about back in
September *HERE*? Well, I recently found 4 more similarly produced vintage
ink pens wi...
Best wake-up ever…
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Another reason to wake up… Photo courtesy of Seth Bakke. Spotted in Laos.
The post Best wake-up ever… first appeared on Engrish.com.
FTM 845: UNDERRATED NEO-NOIR 3
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Patrick and Rosalie return to one of their favorite subjects and name six
more underrated neo noir films.
Download this episode here.
Listen to F This ...
Justice League of America #89 - Neal Adams cover
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Neal Adams Justice League of America v1 #89, 1971 - Interestingly, the
issue calls for the reader to be a participant in the story. Despite all
the addit...
Killjoy Was Here!
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It's just barely possible the finest and most effective comic blending
philosophy and good storytelling in Steve Ditko's canon might be his
deliriously ...
Barbara “Willy” Mendes
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Barbara “Willy” Mendes joined me to chat about her new collection, Queen of
Cosmos Comix Trilogy. It’s a fantastic collection of work that includes a
selec...
FARLEY CORRIDOR
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Forgotten New York -
AFTER several years of discussion and planning, Penn Station’s western
concourse was extended to encompass Amtrak tracks and limite...
The Grisly Ghost of Ghastly Grange!
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October was packed with so many grisly, ghastly story posts, I figured the
least we could do is keep that same shivery spirit alive here in November
as w...
The Garden As of Early November
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Putting the garden to bed for the year. The vines are all runner beans and
all wilted the other night since it got down to 26 degrees Fahrenheit. The...
Aircheck Of The Week
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Jay Nelson is one of only three Canadian radio personalities in the Rock &
Roll Hall Of Fame. He was the morning man on CHUM/Toronto for 17 years,
brin...
2 One Day Events Tomorrow
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3 Tuesday 2 One Day Events: (for election day) Clowns and Horrible People
in ads
Ads with clowns, open to interpretation so if you post a person without ...
Showmen Sell It Hot #6
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Showmen: *For a Few Dollars More* and *The Valley of Decision*
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965/1967) --- Nearly a year and a half elapsed
between Italian...
Holiday Studio Pop-Up!!
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We’re so excited to announce this year’s holiday studio pop-up in the
Chicago, Toledo and Olympia areas opening 11/6!!!😎😎😎 Take your
holiday photos...
TRIBUTE TO AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK, part 4
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When I was a young boy, I discovered *The Arabian Nights* with
illustrations by Maxfield Parrish in a dusty used bookstore. The book
itself seemed like...
Jack Davis Beverly Hillbillies Art-1964
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Here are some--nowhere near all--of Jack Davis's typically wonderful
illustrations from 1964's THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES' BOOK OF COUNTRY HUMOR.
...
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All 25 issues of *Diversions* (plus tons of other titles) are available
for print or digital at IndyPlanet! Just click this link: Blue Moon Comics
at In...
The Brides Wore Blood (1972)
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Proving why the phrase “regional Florida production” is not generally
associated with top-shelf ’70s horror, *The Brides Wore Blood* is an inept
endeavo...
Katz in the Cradle
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In 1944 comic creator Gil Kane, joined the army under his real name Eli
Katz. He was still at the start of his career, having just done his first
work for ...
Children’s Card Games (259)
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“Descon??? Fiado???” was published by Industria Argentina. There’s no date,
and the typewritten instruction sheet indicates that it probably comes from
a s...
No, I Will Not Leave U2 Alone
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In a July 5th, 2015 Salon article, Annie Zaleskie wrote that we should "leave
U2 alone." I sent Slate this rebuttal, which went unpublished. In light of
...
Sketchy Conversations
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I had a fun chat at SPX 2026 with John M. Ellison IV on Sketchy
Conversations.
See/hear us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tel_bqg8wlE>
Another fake
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Fake Searles pop up on the art market with regularity but their
deficiencies are glaringly obvious to the trained eye of a Searle
aficionado. This poor ...
Relocation Notification
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As promised, the weekly Bizarro cartoon recap (with pipe pic and bonus
track) has moved to News from Wayno on Substack. You can bookmark the page,
or subsc...
Ruby Carter's I, Candy
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Ruby Carter's* I, Candy *reveals another side of the artist. Her bird comic
(published by Fieldmouse Press) featured minimalist cartooning, deadpan
humor...
Recent articles on the Media Funhouse Substack.
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Richard Nixon goes all
*ClockworkOrange* in the comedy *Richard*.I don’t want to be one of those
people who abandons their blog without explaining what ha...
The Ultimate Robin Bougie Comic Checklist
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It dawned on me today that I have never taken the time to actually compile
and list what I have done with my odd compulsion to illustrate and publish
*IN...
How to Draw Cartoons
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Come on over and check out my new page called *"How to Draw Cartoons."*
It's the place to find the best in classic cartooning tutorials.
[image: How to Dr...
More Warren Kremer from Devil Kids!
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Great to be with you all again, kids!
Let’s enjoy another story from the late, great *Warren Kremer*, who has
always been in the top five or so of my fav...
Spring Break Sale!
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Hi folks,Just thought I'd let you know that I have a sale going at my
store from today through Friday April 10. Also if you want to see what I'm
up to you...
Winding down the Slammer
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I am winding down the Slammer as keeping it going is a little much at the
moment and some people have reported that they can't even open the site
anymor...
Tom Hanson R.I.P.
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R.I.P. actor, filmmaker, restaurateur, inventor, Pizza Man founder and
doggedly determined Zodiac hunter TOM HANSON, who passed away on February 1
from Alz...
RUDOLPH DIRKS, HANS, FRITZ, AND FATHER TIME
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Happy New Year...andOld Years Too!ARS LONGA, VITA BREVIS ~~ Art is long;
life is short.2025 has been a momentous year -- a cliche that doubtless is
true f...
Canoodling Couple on the Seven Train
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This drawing has already sold as soon as I posted it on Patreon, but here
it is. To get a better shot at getting a drawing, sign up for the free tier
on Pa...
Adventure Comics #469 [1980]
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Adventure Comics #469 [1980] features the 9-page third (of twelve) chapter
of the Levitz/Ditko/Tanghal Starman series, "Death In A Dark-Starred
Void". T...
excerpts for Mental Health Awareness Month
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The following pages are excerpts from Bury Me Already (It’s Nice Down Here)
which is mostly about having a baby, but also involves a family crisis. For
tho...
TREASURE CHEST OF THE SPOOKY
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I won’t start this by saying, “it’s that time of year again,” because
whenever I come across Halloween content during the off-season and they say
“it’s tha...
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*Listen up!*
*Back at the Chicken Shack*
*on WFDU.fm HD2 internet radio*
*with host Ken Struck*
*Wednesday 8-10 pm est*
*Prerecorded for optimum enjoymen...
Summer Saturdays: Hands-on Saturday Workshops
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Join us for a Summer of Fun for the Whole Family! Looking for creative ways
to keep your kids inspired this summer? Join teaching artists Jerzy Drozd,
Ru...
NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium!
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Hello internet crawlers! Tomorrow you can watch me interviewed by Austin
English for the New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium, and feel free to
as...
A Crafty Ladies Christmas
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Oh my goodness: where do I start with this?
Well, first I should thank Dick Miller, the kind donor of this disc, a
seven-track EP originally issued thir...
Stripper's Guide is Moving!
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Those of you with a long memory might remember an announcement back in
April 2022 that I was working on a new website for Stripper's Guide. Over
two yea...
ZZZZPG
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*ZPG* (1972)
dir: Michael Campus
*ZZZZPG*
Cracked #105, November 1972
a: John Zeverin (Severin)
ZPG stood for Zero Population Growth, an idea floating arou...
Swan/Burnley on Tommy Tomorrow?
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The *Who's Who's* credits for John Fischetti started out as just
"Fischetti" on Tommy Tomorrow, if I remember correctly, but now encompass
any number of 19...
Dax Norman Stinckers
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MIND-BLOWR!!
Stinckers has teamed up with artist/animator/musician/gif-master Dax Norman
to create our 1st animatable sticker design. Can you even believ...
NEW BLOG SITE
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Hello, This is to announce that as of today, this is no longer the site of
the active Tom the Dancing Bug Blog. The Blog has moved to
https://tomdbug.wpcom...
The Big Issue (uk)
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A complete redesigned @bigissueuk done by ace @mrwilley , editor
paulmcnamee and @mrmneil . photo Paul Logan (vendor of The Big Issue at
Liverpool St, Lo...
You Know Me, Al: filling in the gaps
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We’re giving the You Know Me, Al archive a refresh! We’ve filled the gaps
in the beginning of the run: the first seven weeks of the strip are now
complete ...
Journey Into Mystery #4
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*Halloween Post-A-Day 2020, Day 31*
*Journey Into Mystery #4*
* A brief trio of tales kicked off by an HPL story*
*Editor – Roy Thomas*
*June...
It is only a matter of time
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On September 12th of 2011, the *New York Times* published an article by Dr.
Abigail Zuger in which she criticised certain supposedly unrealistic
aspects ...
Clutch Cargo-1961
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I read JACK AND JILL as a kid but not 'til 1965. I watched Clutch Cargo as
a kid but not 'til also around that same time. So I missed his 1961 comic
str...
So Long, Farewell
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WE SHOOK off the childhood trauma of gym class and ventured early in the
morning to Comic Arts Brooklyn, held at Pratt’s ARC, meaning Athletic and
Recreati...
Dear Everyone Who Isn’t A Lunatic:
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At this moment, someone you know personally, or are related to, is
expressing of victorious exultation, on Facebook or over pasta at The Olive
Garden, beca...
The ABCs of Dating
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*Sponsored by Orbit #TimeToShine*
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*Orbit makes dating as easy as learning your ...
Popartz!
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At last...volume 2 of POPARTZ! is now in print. "Whut iz it?" you may
ask. Well...around 2008 or so I started making these little 5" x 5" pen
and ink ...
The Batman Effect
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In January of 1966, the Batman TV show debuted and it seemed like the whole
country went Bat-mad. Perhaps in an effort to make clear the other comics
that...
Writing the Dell Way
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This turned up on Howard Lowery’s auction site four years ago and I don’t
recall ever seeing it posted elsewhere (and I swore I had), so I’m putting
it her...
Addams Family Holiday
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I spent most of the fall of 2017 as a Visiting Professor of Integrated
Studies (whatever THAT means) at Penn State University where I discovered a
neglect...
CSotD Part MMMXC -- A New Beginning
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Adjust your bookmark, because the blog is moving in order to become a
feature on The Daily Cartoonist, a site newly re-energized with the
addition of DD De...
In Which Mike McGuire is Sick of Hash and Stew.
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Let's take a gander at some random panels I found in *Daredevil Comics*,
starting with this beauty:
Mike McGuire amuses me. He reminds me of that "I wa...
New Books and Comics: May 18, 2018
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Comics highlights this week: Barrier #3 — the stellar new series by Brian
K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin (don’t forget pick up issue one and two before
they ...
Adventures in Drawing! Class in Gainesville
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ADVENTURES IN DRAWING Learn to draw from life and the imagination
through fun, creative projects and regular sketching practice. We’ll
explore a variety ...
Kudos MoonPie
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Had to come back from the dead to share this hysterical twitter thread with
you. It's between the maker of MoonPies and a woman who doesn't like them.
Six Eyes
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BIG HALF-PRICE CHRISTMAS DEAL! i recently unearthed this piece, perfect for
that special someone who just seems to have everything! six eyes, 2017
watercol...
Adventuring Pups (1948)
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Three beagle pups run away from their farm home and get lost in woods. They
experience several adventures in the forest before finding their way home
again...
Get Thee to the Library
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I’m thinking of getting a driver’s license. That’s not to say I’ve never
driven a car, but only a few times in questionable circumstances under the
intense...
The current occupant of the White House
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news item: You Can Read Steve Bannon’s Words; He Runs America Now
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/my-mouth-is-shut-so-you-can-read-steve-bannons-wo...
Hang Loose
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Poster for the short film Hang Loose, directed by Sammy Harkham & Patrick
Brice, and Starring Kyle Field of Little Wings. 4 color silkscreen print on
110lb...
As We Head into 2017 - An End-of-Year Update
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2016... oh what a crazy year you've been. While it will no doubt go down as
a year full of tragedy and turmoil in the world, on a personal level, 2016
has...
Rube Goldberg Wishes You a Merry Christmas
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Over the course of his 35 years or so as a daily and Sunday newspaper humor
cartoonist, Rube Goldberg celebrated many Christmases in pen and ink. Here
is a...
Georgy Girl
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To this day I've never seen the movie but in 1966, "Georgy Girl" by the
Seekers was my favorite song. I had a vague idea who the Beatles were and I
didn...
old time religion A Postcard Home from Bible Camp
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Apparently, the old time religion Covenant Point Bible Camp has been in
business for 90 years. I am hoping they will add this to the celebration!
Covena...
In the shop....
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These are all just sitting in the shop. Waiting for you.
*Awake and Dreaming* by Harve and Margot Zemach (1970).
*Brian Wildsmith's ABC* (1962).
*Cindy's S...
442.
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*“I’ll rip those bastards a new one, and then I’ll rip a new one in that,
and then I’ll rip a new one in that, ad infinitum.”*
(From the first page of ...
Jungle War Stories~ Ring of Fire!
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One of the few places you'd see mention of our involvement in Viet Nam
before late 1964 was in comic books such as Dell's* Jungle War Stories. * This
sto...
Learning How to Animate Makes Me Happy
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Animation Lesson: An Ub Iwerks Walk Cycle Tutorial! Included are pics to
supplement this lesson--study the key poses (1,...
Posted by Animation Resources...
Vintage Reno, Nevada
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Reno, Nevada, in the 1950's and 1960's.
Barney's Casino, Lake Tahoe
Horseshoe Club
Joe Mackies Red Bull Restaurant & Casino - Winnemucca, Nevada
Joe Ma...
Walt Scott's "The Music Box Trio"
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And now, a Christmas story by Walt Scott , creator of The Little People.
According to Alberto Beccatini, this story was originally presented as a
NEA (News...
Same Surname Inheritance
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Are you in line for a windfall inheritance because you share your surname
with a dead person?
22 years ago
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SAM HENDERSON has been doing comics, illustration and writing popular among people aware of their existence since his birth, though he wasn't paid for it until 1991. In addition to his own series,The Magic Whistle, clients have included Nickelodeon, New York Press, DC Comics, Heavy Metal, New York Observer,and ...um... Screw. He was a storyboard director for SpongeBob Squarepants in 2001.
See what books are currently available, links to my own work and other web presences, or contact me by writing magicwhistle.henderson@gmail.com. Currently at work on graphic memoir titled Hail Seizure.
Portrait by Jess Rullifson.
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