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It had been a strangely quiet break week, and so Anakin was looking very suspicious as he climbed up on the stage in the center of the school lawn while dusk fell.

The blue and yellow lights were around, the gremlin choir was singing whether anyone had invited them or not, and Anakin's lightsaber was prominantly strapped to his waist. You know, just in case.

Welcome to Fandom's 20th graduation! He didn't know how that had happened, either.
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[personal profile] bigdamnprincipal
The week leading up to graduation had been fairly peaceful, which meant it was only a matter of time before things went completely awry.

What? This was graduation #19, everyone at the school knew what to expect by now.

As per tradition, things had been set up to start right around dusk. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, and there was a tasteful amount of glitter on the decorations to honor the seniors in one last bit of sparkle. It was like a graduation present that never went away.

Congratulations, Class of 2024! You made it!
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[personal profile] bigdamnprincipal
So, the last week had been a little... well, not exponentially crazy compared to Fandom standards, but definitely one for the books. Thankfully, everything was back to local-levels-of-normal just in time for a celebration. The tradition of holding the graduation ceremony at dusk meant there was plenty of time to clean up the front lawn of the school and remove any traces of animal debris. Twinkly blue and gold lights lined the paths and outer edges of the ceremony space, and there were chairs set up for all of the graduates, along with plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. Finally, it was time to say goodbye to this year's graduating class.

Congratulations, Class of 2023! You made it!
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[personal profile] bigdamnprincipal
There were normal traditions, and there were Fandom traditions, and having this party get started right around dusk was definitely a Fandom tradition. As the sun went down, the finishing touches of decorations were made; the lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, and there were chairs set up for all of the graduates, along with plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. There were more people here than usual with families, alumni, and the island's latest guests, but that just meant having more folks around to celebrate the graduates. Surely, that wouldn't end poorly.

Congratulations, Class of 2022! You made it!
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After everything that had happened this week, it felt a little strange to just move on with graduation like normal. But, traditions were important, everything seemed to be mostly back to normal, and a little celebration might do wonders for cheering people up after such an emotionally taxing week. Plus, Fandom had to be out of weird crap to throw at people, so maybe the ceremony would be nice and mundane.

No one was actually saying that out loud, of course, but there was nothing wrong with holding onto a little hope.

As the sun went down, the finishing touches of decorations were made; the lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, and there were chairs set up for all of the graduates, along with plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. The weather was behaving itself, and it looked like it would be a nice, warm spring evening.

Congratulations, Class of 2021!

[Welcome | Procession | Speeches | Diplomas | And then...!]
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As the last diploma was handed out, there was a moment of quiet as those who had attended one of these ceremonies before waited to see what would happen.

Then, when Zoe got up to usher everyone away, the lawn was suddenly full of the island's animals--squirrels, teal deer, alots, even a few gremlins--carrying signs bearing what could only be described as squirrel handwriting.

"'We... want hats too?' 'Haberdashery for all?' Are you [microphone feedback] kidding me?!"

An angry woodchuck pushed through the squirrels and chucked a piece of wood at her, and as the barrier came down separating the graduates from the crowd, anyone close enough could probably hear, "That's not why you're called woodchucks!"
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[personal profile] bigdamnprincipal
There were normal traditions, and there were Fandom traditions, and having this party get started right around dusk was definitely a Fandom tradition. As the sun went down, the finishing touches of decorations were made; the lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, and there were chairs set up for all of the graduates, along with plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. The weather was behaving itself, and it looked like it would be a nice, warm spring evening.

Congratulations, Class of 2020! You made it!

[OCD is up, have at it!]
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As the evening grew darker and the last of graduates received their diplomas, the more observant might have noticed that the nightly influx of insects were a little...more aggressive sounding than normal.

Bzzzz. Bzzzz.

And speaking English?

"Accommodate. Weird. Occasionally. Rhythm. Playwright. Cemetery--"

The barriers protecting the graduation guests sprang to life, cutting them off from the graduates, who were now left to fulfill their very last bit of Fandom tradition.

Hope you were prepared, Fandom grads. Here comes an attack of...spelling bees!

[OOC: We're not even sorry.]
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Although there weren't as many sun-allergic people attending the graduation ceremony these days, traditions were meant to be upheld. As the sun went down, the finishing touches of decorations were made, and everything was finally ready. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, and there were chairs set up for all of the graduates, along with plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. The weather was behaving itself, and it looked like it would be a nice, calm spring evening.

Congratulations, Class of 2019! Your big day is here!
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As the last graduate sat down, there was a bit of silence as those who had experienced graduation ceremonies before waited to see what would happen.

When a few minutes had passed, Zoe got up to speak, and was immediately interrupted by alarms ringing from the school, and the safety barrier coming down around the lawn, separating the graduates from the crowd. It was probably apparent that some non-principalesque swearing was happening, but it was hard to hear Zoe over the sound of ground breaking as an army of scorpions burrowed out of the dirt. The glitter from the lawn only seemed to make them more angry as they skittered for the students.

Hopefully, the graduates had been wise enough to come to this party prepared.
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As soon as the sun was down, everything was ready for the graduation ceremony to begin. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, which reflected nicely off of the glitter scattered throughout the lawn. Yes, glitter was going to get all over everything, sorry.

There were chairs set up for all of the graduates, and plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. The weather was beautiful, cooling off after the hot, sunny day, and everything seemed quiet, calm, and normal. You know, for now.

Congratulations, Class of 2018! You made it to the end!
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As the last graduate sat down, there was a bit of silence as those who had experienced graduation ceremonies before waited to see what would happen.

When the silence had dragged on for a full minute, Zoe got up to speak--and was immediately interrupted by a voice at the end of the crowd. "Excuse me, am I late?"

Zoe peered out to see the source of the question, trying to look calm for the sake of people's guests. "I'm afraid so, we've just finished."

"Gee, that's too bad," the man said, making his way up to the stage. "Portalocity is the worst, I don't know how you folks get anywhere with that system. I had my speech prepared and everything. Graduation is such a special day, you know?"

As he got closer to the stage, Zoe moved to try to get in his way, but the moment he reached the stage, the safety protocols switched on, and a barrier surrounded the graduates and the gentleman, who looked around and laughed.

"Now that's just downright impressive!" he said, but the smile quickly faded from his face as he let out a groan. "Unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to get to my speech after all." He gasped as his face began to bloat and morph, and the process moved down along his whole body until the man was gone, replaced by a giant green heavily scaled snake.

Sorry graduates, it looked like you weren't getting a quiet ending after all.
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[personal profile] bigdamnprincipal
Right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, the ceremony for graduation was ready to go. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, which reflected nicely off of the glitter scattered throughout the lawn.

Hey, if your glitter supplies never got low, you'd make everything sparkly as often as possible too.

There were chairs set up for all of the graduates, and plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. The weather was beautiful, cooling off after the hot, sunny day, and Fandom was firmly on the ground, unlike last year.

Congratulations, Class of 2017! Things might not be so great across the causeway, but at least the world didn't end before you could get here today!
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When the last new graduate sat down, there was a brief moment of silence. The promise of a ceremony gone off without a hitch. Maybe, this time--

... the island gave a shudder. The clouds above parted. Strangely-shaped ships sank down from the sky with only minimal regard for gravity, dropping down in rows, a few feet at a time.

The Fandom graduation safety protocols switched on, and a barrier formed straight across, separating the graduates and the invaders from the rest of the audience. A small casket popped open at the end of the row of seats, presenting several really old school futuristic-looking zap guns.

... Graduates? Good luck.
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Right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, the ceremony for graduation was ready to go. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, which reflected nicely off of the glitter scattered throughout the lawn.

Look, this was one of the last chances to get the students covered in glitter. They might miss Fandom too much without this annoyingly sparkly reminder!

There were chairs set up for all of the graduates, and plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. Hopefully, Fandom's current floaty conditions wouldn't weird anyone out, and as for anything else that might happen during the ceremony... well, the administration was hoping that Fandom had had enough weirdness for a little while, and things would go off without a hitch.

Congratulations, Class of 2016! Today is your day!
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As the last new graduate sat down with their diploma, a roaring noise could be heard in the distance. The noise quickly got louder, and then it wasn't so distant at all as dragons began to swarm around the lawn.

Some of the dragons were real, with scales and tails and fire in their breath. Following in their wake were smaller, squishier dragons, in a variety of tasty jello flavors.

As the dragons descended upon the graduates, the Fandom graduation protocols kicked in, and an invisible barrier came down to separate the graduates from the rest of the audience.

Good luck, graduates. Hopefully there were some brave knight types among you!
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Right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, the ceremony for graduation was ready to go. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, creating safe paths for everyone to get to the seating area. There were blue and gold streamers flapping peacefully in the breeze, and of course, the makeshift paths were covered in glitter.

Look, if the supply wasn't going down, Zoe was just going to embrace the glitter madness for the sake of her own personal sanity.

Congratulations, Class of 2015! You made it to graduation day! Now you just had to get through the ceremony. At least nothing looked oddly out of place this year?
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As the last new graduate sat down with their diploma, the plants around the stage began quietly rustling.

Mega-Gro - the new company that had been hired to take care of the grounds - had guaranteed that their landscaping would be the brightest, and more importantly the biggest, that anyone had ever seen, and they were not mistaken in their claim. Out of the flowers, the creatures that had been living in the foliage began to grow, and the ceramic gnomes that had been scattered throughout the plants as decorations began to grow too. Then, after not too long, they began to blink, and move.

Somewhere, Tiny was either doing a fist-pump of righteousness, or having a heart attack.

There wasn't much time before the gnomes grew to human size, and began moving towards each other to group up. True to Fandom graduation protocols, an invisible, impenetrable dome came down to separate the graduates from the rest of the audience, as giant crickets, toads, slugs, ladybugs, and other creatures poured out from between the plants.

"All winter long, we were left to weather the snow and ice and chill, while the humans stayed warm inside their homes!" one of the gnomes cried. "Now, we will be abandoned to the elements no more! Gentlemen, attack!"
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Right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, the ceremony for graduation was ready to go. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, creating safe paths for everyone to get to the seating area, and even in the fading sunlight, the graduates and their guests could likely see the beautiful job that the school's new gardening company had done getting plots of flowers and garden decorations set up around the stage. It might have been a long, cold winter, but there were no signs left of that tonight.

Of course, the pretty landscaping wasn't keeping the staff off of high alert, but hopefully the guests wouldn't notice as they were welcomed in.

Congratulations, Class of 2014! You made it! Now you just had to get through the ceremony. Maybe it would be quick and only slightly boring?
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As the last graduate took his seat with his diploma, a faint rumble rattled the folding chairs.

The noise grew louder and the tremors grew worse and true to Fandom graduation protocols, a invisible, impenetrable dome came down to separate the graduates from the rest of the audience.

The rumble faded away into uneasy silence.

Then:

"Dig...Lett...DIG!"

Now might be a good time to see what's in those ACME boxes, grads...
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The ceremony was set for right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, and the lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, creating safe paths in which to walk to the seating area and giving everything a twinkling, serene appearance.

Of course, the staff could hardly remember the last time graduation had been a serene experience and so their smiles were genuine but their eyes were alert to anything that could go wrong. The folding chairs had been cleaned of any of last year's drop bear residue and when the scene was perfect, the guests were welcomed in.

Congratulations, Class of 2013! All you have left to do is get through the ceremony. No problem, right?
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Were you all enjoying your graduation, children? Ingvar certainly hoped you were. It was so much fun, after all! Though... it could be a little more fun, couldn't it? It felt as if something was missing somehow. Something to really make it... fun.

Ingvar knew what it was.

And so, while the graduates were still on and around the stage, the earth began to rumble. Large black clouds of smoke pushed out of Ingvar's volcano and into the air, obscuring the sky and the moon. Soon, the air was covered in a thick black blanket of darkness.

The tune of the rumbling shifted.

Around the stage, clear protective walls sprung up. This was not Fandom's first tango on graduation day, thank you. She knew how to take care of what was hers.

Unfortunately, Ingvar knew its mother well. Moments later, it began to rain: a thick downpour of familiar plastic poppets in varying levels of creepiness, but also nice, brown, fluffy ...red-eyed, sharp-clawed teddy bears. And leading the charge, teeth-first--

"DROP BEARS!"

[OCD is up! Have at it! Audience | Grads: Fight! | Grads: Hide! | Aftermath | OOC 1 | OOC 2]
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With things back to normal - or as normal as Fandom ever got - preparations for graduation had gone into full swing. The ceremony was set for right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, and the lawn had been lit up with blue and gold lights, creating safe paths in which to walk to the seating area and giving everything a twinkling, serene appearance.

Of course, the staff knew that graduation was rarely a serene event, and the fact that Ingvar's volcano was being unusually active emphasized the need to prepare the seniors as much as possible. Last year's cache of weapons had been discreetly stashed in a trunk behind the podium...and yes, they'd all been properly cleaned. Who knew what dried Viking blood could do to metal?

Once everything had been arranged, the guests were let in, and all that was left was to pray everything went smoothly.

[OCD is up! Have at it! Welcome | The Processsion | Speeches | Diplomas | OOC]
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Once all the graduates had returned to their seats, with their diplomas, Zoe turned to address the audience.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present --- ee da tuo da bien!”

No one should translate that. Just know that it wasn’t Chinese for ‘funky looking red and green spacecraft twice the size of the school that just zoomed in to hover above the lawn.’

A beam of eerie green light shining down from it, straight onto the stage, and from that pool of light stepped... no, surged, a horde of men in hairy, horny helmets, waving battle axes and growling in ...something Nordic? Eric could tell you, if he could make it to the stage, but unfortunately ? Not so much.

Those other beams of light that shot from the ship took care of that issue. Both the audience bleachers and the area of the stage roped off for the faculty were enclosed by shimmering fields of energy that let air and light through, but were frustratingly solid to the touch.

Sadly for the graduates, there was no annoying force-field separating them from the hairy-hatted men -- who were headed straight for the Fandom High Class of 2011.



[Open for your umlaut-ridden pleasure! Audience | Grads: Fight! | Grads: Hide! | Aftermath | OOC]
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The ceremony was once again held at sunset for the benefit of the graduates’ less diurnal guests, but the lawn was well-lit with twinkling blue and gold lights draped across bleachers, stage, surrounding trees and specially-assembled trellises, giving the overall effect of a peaceful fairy grove. (Not, say, Las Vegas. Tasteful twinkling lights.)

The staff having taken note of every previous graduation including the most recent, the lights had been purchased from Acme Decorations Studio with a money-back No Coming To Life And Terrorizing Your Party Guests Guarantee... and there was a rather large cache of weapons stashed in a trunk behind the podium. The chance that it would rain toys that could later be used for self-defense was slightly less than the chance that there would be a need for self-defense.

No one could say Fandom High wasn’t a learning experience.

[Open and welcome Class of 2011! Welcome | The Procession | Speeches | Diplomas | OOC]
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The sun had just finished setting as guests started to be let onto the lawn. There were chairs set up for friends and family, separated by an aisle that led to another set of chairs set closer to the stage for the soon-to-be-graduates. The air was still pleasantly warm, and the sky was still almost bright, although extra lights had been set up to make sure everyone could see the festivities. Having learned from previous years, there were no garish decorations or potential weapons in sight - just a simple, tasteful setup for the Class of 2010.

[Welcome | The Procession | Speeches | Diplomas | OOC | Post #2 | OCD is up! Have at it!]
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The sun was shining over the front lawn of the school (except for the part of the bleachers covered by an awning, in case anyone with sun issues had decided to show up), and the weather had turned out to be just about perfect. There was a stage set up on the lawn, with a podium and chairs for the administration and any special guests. In front of the stage were platforms with more chairs; they'd been painted blue and gold, and were sitting empty and waiting for the arrival of the class of 2009. Finally, there were bleachers on each side of the platforms, for students, family, friends, alumni, and residents of the town who wanted to come and watch.

Sadly, it was time for another class to graduate.

[OCD is up! *massages fingers* For your OCD pleasure: Welcome | The Procession | Speeches | Diplomas | Celebrating]
[identity profile] fh-fae.livejournal.com
After the last diploma had been handed out, the graduates were sent back to their seats, and Principal Washburn returned to the podium, to give her final speech and end the ceremony.

It was then that the rumbling started.

Odds were, if you asked the average citizen of Fandom to describe the town, they would tell you about the school, and the shops, and the beach and preserve, and all the areas of the island that existed above ground. But what they wouldn't describe was the island's biggest secret - beneath the ground, hidden from all of the town's inhabitants, was a city of ancient machines, designed to keep Fandom connected to every dimension it has ever touched, allowing people to continue to come from all over to live and grow on the island.

Although the existence of the underground city has always been hidden from Fandom's citizens - a safety measure, to ensure that none of Fandom's more power-hungry students or teachers try to use the machines for harmful purposes - it has not been a secret to everyone. During the night, fae and faeries of all sizes and power had come to make their way underground, and seize control of Fandom's machines, determined to have the unparalleled dimensional access for themselves. Although they were followed, the Wild Hunt had never caught its prey, and while the people of the town were occupied with graduation, the faeries struck, beginning to activate the machines.

But what the faeries didn't realize was that not all of the machines controlled access to dimensions. One machine in particular, one of the first to be activated, controlled the access to the city from above ground. As the machine chugged along, a section of the island lowered a few feet underground, allowing access to the city, the machines, and the faeries.

Of course, it just so happened that this section of land was where the platforms had been laid before graduation, and where the graduates had all been seated. As the platforms sank, a clear bubble covered the area where they'd been, allowing the audience to watch, but preventing them from being able to interfere or help. It was up to the graduates to defend themselves, and get rid of the fae.

[Wait for the OCD, please! OCD is up! Have fun!]
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The sun was shining over the front lawn of the school (except for the part of the bleachers covered by an awning, in case anyone with sun issues had shown up), and the temperature had thankfully turned out to be perfect for the occasion. There was a stage placed prominently on the lawn, set up with a podium and a number of heavy metal chairs for the administration and guests. In front of the stage were platforms with more of the metal chairs; they'd been painted blue and gold, and were sitting empty and waiting for the arrival of the class of 2008. There were bleachers on each side of the platforms, for students, family, friends, alumni, and residents of the town who wanted to come and watch.

Alas, it was time for another class to graduate.

[OOC: If you ping in before the OCD is over, I will end you and all that you love. Ahem. OCD is done, go and rock out! This post is for audience mingling and general graduation stuff. The requisite WTF-y part of graduation will be posted later. Like last year, it'll be kind of hard to miss the events of the second post, so you might want to hold off an any post-graduation posts for a while to avoid being Jossed.]
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Shortly after the last diploma was given out and its recipient sat back down, the sky darkened as dark clouds quickly rolled in. Hovering down out of the clouds was a large spaceship that looked - some might say - like a giant hubcap. It landed in the field right behind the graduates.

A beam shot straight up from the ship, separating the ship and the graduates from everyone else. The graduates wore uniforms. They looked important. If they were destroyed first, it would cause panic in everyone else. That would be good.

A second beam shot up, generating another giant bubble around everyone else in attendance. This would keep them from fleeing.

Next, a ramp on the ship lowered and some strange aliens - Martians, as it turned out - walked out, stopping halfway down the tunnel to pose regally.



The Martian in the lead pulled a Universal remote control out from the robe covering his space suit and aimed it at the ship. Then he pressed a button.

And then... )

[OOC: We will have an OOC post up soon to explain what the hell we just did. Please wait for OCD. Have fun.]
[identity profile] bugofjustice.livejournal.com
The sun was shining high in the sky above the front lawn (not that this would matter to certain members of the audience since there was a nice awning and shaded pathways). A stage was set up with a podium and several seats for the administration and guests. Off to the side of the stage, a guitar for musical performances.

In front of the stage, blue and gold chairs were set for the largest graduating class in Fandom High history (not that it was a tough record to achieve), and to either side of those chairs were bleachers for students, family, friends, alumni, and residents of the town of Fandom who wanted to wtiness this event.

It was a beautiful day for a graduation.

[OOC: Please wait for OCD. You're good to go! This post is mostly for audience mingling, general graduation stuff, and such. Look for Part II with your standard Fandom Surprise early this afternoon.

It'll be kind of hard to miss the events of the second post, so you might want to hold off an any post-graduation posts for a while to avoid being Jossed.]
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[OOC: This post is open for slow-play. Take your time and please remember that this is all about the seniors!]


As the sun disappeared below the horizon on Monday evening, large, bright lights came on, illuminating the front lawn of Fandom High. There was a stage area with several chairs for the administration and special guests, as well as a podium and microphone. On the grass in front of the stage are rows and rows of chairs for parents, guardians, siblings and friends of the graduating seniors, as well as enough chairs for any faculty, townies and students who decide to attend. There is an aisle free down the middle and reserved seats in the front row for the graduating seniors.

All in all, the place looks fantastic decked out in blue and gold thanks to the efforts of the freshmen on the graduation committee.

Oh yes. Then there's the inflatable gremlin filled with helium off to the side that's the size of the building. It looks kind of cute, actually, just floating there while tied to the ground.

Fandom High RPG



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