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... > Maple tree in my front yard: > https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY Very pretty. Cheri |
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On Mon, 5 Nov 2018"Cheri"wrote:
><penmart wrote: >> >> Maple tree in my front yard: >> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY > >Very pretty. > >Cheri A great shade tree for hot summer days... but in fall it's spectacular... only it doesn't last long, maybe 2 weeks. |
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On Monday, November 5, 2018 at 7:25:35 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> > Maple tree in my front yard: > https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY > Beautiful, simply beautiful. |
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Sheldon wrote:
> Maple tree in my front yard: > https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY Lovely! Trees BY JOYCE KILMER "I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earths sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree..." Source: Poetry (Poetry) |
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"GM" wrote in message ... Sheldon wrote: > Maple tree in my front yard: > https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY Lovely! Trees BY JOYCE KILMER "I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earths sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; == :))) Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree..." Source: Poetry (Poetry) |
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"Ophelia" wrote in message ... "GM" wrote in message ... Sheldon wrote: > Maple tree in my front yard: > https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY Lovely! Trees BY JOYCE KILMER "I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earths sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; == :))) Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree..." Source: Poetry (Poetry) == Ahh sorry. Wrote too soon Love it the same though:) |
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On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM
> wrote: >Sheldon wrote: > >> Maple tree in my front yard: >> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY > > >Lovely! > >Trees > >BY JOYCE KILMER > >"I think that I shall never see >A poem lovely as a tree. > >A tree whose hungry mouth is prest >Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; > >A tree that looks at God all day, >And lifts her leafy arms to pray; > >A tree that may in Summer wear >A nest of robins in her hair; > >Upon whose bosom snow has lain; >Who intimately lives with rain. > >Poems are made by fools like me, >But only God can make a tree..." > >Source: Poetry (Poetry) One of my favorites, I learned that poem in 1st grade and have been planting trees since... a very inexpensive hobby, before digicams it cost more to take the photos. That poem was set to music in 1922. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1SY09cQhQ |
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> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM > > wrote: > >> Sheldon wrote: >> >>> Maple tree in my front yard: >>> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY >> >> >> Lovely! >> >> Trees >> >> BY JOYCE KILMER >> >> "I think that I shall never see >> A poem lovely as a tree. >> >> A tree whose hungry mouth is prest >> Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; >> >> A tree that looks at God all day, >> And lifts her leafy arms to pray; >> >> A tree that may in Summer wear >> A nest of robins in her hair; >> >> Upon whose bosom snow has lain; >> Who intimately lives with rain. >> >> Poems are made by fools like me, >> But only God can make a tree..." >> >> Source: Poetry (Poetry) > > One of my favorites, I learned that poem in 1st grade and have been > planting trees since... a very inexpensive hobby, before digicams it > cost more to take the photos. That poem was set to music in 1922. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1SY09cQhQ > Roses are red, Violets are blue, I'm using my hand, But I'm thinking of you. |
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On Tue, 06 Nov 2018 09:17:28 -0500, Gary > wrote:
wrote: >> >> Maple tree in my front yard: >> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY > >Very nice. How old is that or was it there when you bought the >place? That tree was planted by the first owners, some 55 years ago. >That's a nice climbing tree for the young grandkids. It's really not good for climbing, it's thickly branched with many small branches that I have to pick up periodically. The lower branches are expertly pruned by deer. It's not a good idea to allow anyone but expert tree climbers to climb trees, too easy to have terrible mishaps. In fact when I looked out this morning there was a fifty foot Norway spruce that fell from the wind and rain, right over my creek out front. Time to call our tree guy to remove it, will probably have him remove the other five. He removed one that fell about five years ago. Best to be rid of all as the rest will fall soon, they are too big and old, and will cost a lot less to have then all removed at one trip. The original owner planted those too, only he didn't know that spruce trees don't like wet roots, should never have planted them next to a creek. It's been raining heavily here and strong winds every day for more than a week, I forgot what the sun looks like. I'm very glad I had all the large trees that were planted close to the house removed, and this year had much larger rain gutters and down spouts installed. The last owner likely installed the old ones himself, but they were made of plastic not seamless so they leaked at every 8', and way too small to carry all the water from this very large roof (40' X 70'), in heavy rain they over flowed and those soda straw down spouts didn't come close to handling all that water. The new gutters and downspouts are properly sized, they handle the water easily. |
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On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 8:14:27 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM > > wrote: > > >Sheldon wrote: > > > >> Maple tree in my front yard: > >> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY > > > > > >Lovely! > > > >Trees > > > >BY JOYCE KILMER > > > >"I think that I shall never see > >A poem lovely as a tree. > > > >A tree whose hungry mouth is prest > >Against the earths sweet flowing breast; > > > >A tree that looks at God all day, > >And lifts her leafy arms to pray; > > > >A tree that may in Summer wear > >A nest of robins in her hair; > > > >Upon whose bosom snow has lain; > >Who intimately lives with rain. > > > >Poems are made by fools like me, > >But only God can make a tree..." > > > >Source: Poetry (Poetry) > > One of my favorites, I learned that poem in 1st grade and have been > planting trees since... a very inexpensive hobby, before digicams it > cost more to take the photos. That poem was set to music in 1922. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1SY09cQhQ That was kind of creepy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUS17rwSEhc |
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On 2018-11-06 12:35 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 8:14:27 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: >> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM >> > wrote: >> >>> Sheldon wrote: >>> >>>> Maple tree in my front yard: >>>> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY >>> >>> >>> Lovely! >>> >>> Trees >>> >>> BY JOYCE KILMER >>> >>> "I think that I shall never see >>> A poem lovely as a tree. >>> >>> A tree whose hungry mouth is prest >>> Against the earths sweet flowing breast; >>> >>> A tree that looks at God all day, >>> And lifts her leafy arms to pray; >>> >>> A tree that may in Summer wear >>> A nest of robins in her hair; >>> >>> Upon whose bosom snow has lain; >>> Who intimately lives with rain. >>> >>> Poems are made by fools like me, >>> But only God can make a tree..." >>> >>> Source: Poetry (Poetry) >> >> One of my favorites, I learned that poem in 1st grade and have been >> planting trees since... a very inexpensive hobby, before digicams it >> cost more to take the photos. That poem was set to music in 1922. >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1SY09cQhQ > > That was kind of creepy. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUS17rwSEhc > Even the song version reveals it as pure doggerel! |
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On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 1:29:23 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> > wrote: > >> > >> Maple tree in my front yard: > >> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY > > > That tree was planted by the first owners, some 55 years ago. > > The house I grew up in had a LARGE maple tree in the front yard of the house next door. It was HUGE when I was a child and all outdoor pictures that were made had that tree as a backdrop. When the 1998 tornado zipped through here it took that grand old tree down. I don't really think it was growing at that point, just maintaining and always lovely. We were all sad to see it gone and it flattened 2 or 3 cars in it's path when it decided to become firewood. |
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On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 9:37:46 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> On 2018-11-06 12:35 PM, dsi1 wrote: > > On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 8:14:27 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: > >> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM > >> > wrote: > >> > >>> Sheldon wrote: > >>> > >>>> Maple tree in my front yard: > >>>> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY > >>> > >>> > >>> Lovely! > >>> > >>> Trees > >>> > >>> BY JOYCE KILMER > >>> > >>> "I think that I shall never see > >>> A poem lovely as a tree. > >>> > >>> A tree whose hungry mouth is prest > >>> Against the earths sweet flowing breast; > >>> > >>> A tree that looks at God all day, > >>> And lifts her leafy arms to pray; > >>> > >>> A tree that may in Summer wear > >>> A nest of robins in her hair; > >>> > >>> Upon whose bosom snow has lain; > >>> Who intimately lives with rain. > >>> > >>> Poems are made by fools like me, > >>> But only God can make a tree..." > >>> > >>> Source: Poetry (Poetry) > >> > >> One of my favorites, I learned that poem in 1st grade and have been > >> planting trees since... a very inexpensive hobby, before digicams it > >> cost more to take the photos. That poem was set to music in 1922. > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1SY09cQhQ > > > > That was kind of creepy. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUS17rwSEhc > > > Even the song version reveals it as pure doggerel! If you're into trees, you're gonna love it! |
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On 2018-11-06 1:44 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 9:37:46 AM UTC-10, graham wrote: >> On 2018-11-06 12:35 PM, dsi1 wrote: >>> On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 8:14:27 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: >>>> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sheldon wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Maple tree in my front yard: >>>>>> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Lovely! >>>>> >>>>> Trees >>>>> >>>>> BY JOYCE KILMER >>>>> >>>>> "I think that I shall never see >>>>> A poem lovely as a tree. >>>>> >>>>> A tree whose hungry mouth is prest >>>>> Against the earths sweet flowing breast; >>>>> >>>>> A tree that looks at God all day, >>>>> And lifts her leafy arms to pray; >>>>> >>>>> A tree that may in Summer wear >>>>> A nest of robins in her hair; >>>>> >>>>> Upon whose bosom snow has lain; >>>>> Who intimately lives with rain. >>>>> >>>>> Poems are made by fools like me, >>>>> But only God can make a tree..." >>>>> >>>>> Source: Poetry (Poetry) >>>> >>>> One of my favorites, I learned that poem in 1st grade and have been >>>> planting trees since... a very inexpensive hobby, before digicams it >>>> cost more to take the photos. That poem was set to music in 1922. >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1SY09cQhQ >>> >>> That was kind of creepy. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUS17rwSEhc >>> >> Even the song version reveals it as pure doggerel! > > If you're into trees, you're gonna love it! > I am! but not blather like that! |
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On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 11:01:18 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> On 2018-11-06 1:44 PM, dsi1 wrote: > > On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 9:37:46 AM UTC-10, graham wrote: > >> On 2018-11-06 12:35 PM, dsi1 wrote: > >>> On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 8:14:27 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: > >>>> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM > >>>> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Sheldon wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Maple tree in my front yard: > >>>>>> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Lovely! > >>>>> > >>>>> Trees > >>>>> > >>>>> BY JOYCE KILMER > >>>>> > >>>>> "I think that I shall never see > >>>>> A poem lovely as a tree. > >>>>> > >>>>> A tree whose hungry mouth is prest > >>>>> Against the earths sweet flowing breast; > >>>>> > >>>>> A tree that looks at God all day, > >>>>> And lifts her leafy arms to pray; > >>>>> > >>>>> A tree that may in Summer wear > >>>>> A nest of robins in her hair; > >>>>> > >>>>> Upon whose bosom snow has lain; > >>>>> Who intimately lives with rain. > >>>>> > >>>>> Poems are made by fools like me, > >>>>> But only God can make a tree..." > >>>>> > >>>>> Source: Poetry (Poetry) > >>>> > >>>> One of my favorites, I learned that poem in 1st grade and have been > >>>> planting trees since... a very inexpensive hobby, before digicams it > >>>> cost more to take the photos. That poem was set to music in 1922. > >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1SY09cQhQ > >>> > >>> That was kind of creepy. > >>> > >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUS17rwSEhc > >>> > >> Even the song version reveals it as pure doggerel! > > > > If you're into trees, you're gonna love it! > > > I am! but not blather like that! I'm an old timey music guy myself. Now, more than ever, the oldies are still relevant today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tdmaEhMHE |
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On Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:00:05 -0500, Gary > wrote:
wrote: >> >> Gary wrote: >> >That's a nice climbing tree for the young grandkids. >> >> It's really not good for climbing, > >Sorry but I saw the picture and perfect climbing tree > >> It's not a good idea to allow anyone but expert tree climbers to climb >> trees, too easy to have terrible mishaps. > >LOL. You obviously missed out on all that, growning up in >Brooklyn. Young boys, approximate ages 8-12, love to climb trees >(or at least used to). Many now just stick their noses in to cell >phones or game machines. Same age group still does that (climb >trees) around here. > >Me and a friend built many tree forts during those years. That >was the fun thing to do in summer in addition to "playing army." > >The "expert tree climbers" of today that work for tree companies, >especially the ones that climbs a tree and tops it off down to a >certain level, ARE those same kids all grown up but never lost >the love of climbing trees. > >For them, it's a win-win situation. Still get to climb trees plus >now get paid for it. :) If you saw that maple tree without its leaves you'd know it's not climbable. I had another type of maple tree, Norway maple tree, that was good for climbing as it was huge and multi-trunked, only every so often a massive portion would break loose so it wasn't safe to climb and certainly not safe to sit in its shade... so I had it taken down, all that remains is a huge stump, about six feet across, it's slowly rotting away. I bought a chemical that's used to rot stumps, but first I had to drill in lots of 1" diam. holes... bought a set of spade drills and used my 1/2" drill motor but still was a big job. I gave it two applications but the rotting is very slow. I got an estimate from someone who grinds stumps but he wanted $600... I'll let it rot. It's been about 5 years and it's about 1/3 smaller. I've posted pictures of that tree and of the pro removing it and of that massive stump... he used a large cherry picker and worked from the top down. He said I was wise to get rid of it, a very unsafe tree. |
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On 2018-11-07 11:33 AM, wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:00:05 -0500, Gary > wrote: > >> wrote: >>> >>> Gary wrote: >>>> That's a nice climbing tree for the young grandkids. >>> >>> It's really not good for climbing, >> >> Sorry but I saw the picture and perfect climbing tree >> >>> It's not a good idea to allow anyone but expert tree climbers to climb >>> trees, too easy to have terrible mishaps. >> >> LOL. You obviously missed out on all that, growning up in >> Brooklyn. Young boys, approximate ages 8-12, love to climb trees >> (or at least used to). Many now just stick their noses in to cell >> phones or game machines. Same age group still does that (climb >> trees) around here. >> >> Me and a friend built many tree forts during those years. That >> was the fun thing to do in summer in addition to "playing army." >> >> The "expert tree climbers" of today that work for tree companies, >> especially the ones that climbs a tree and tops it off down to a >> certain level, ARE those same kids all grown up but never lost >> the love of climbing trees. >> >> For them, it's a win-win situation. Still get to climb trees plus >> now get paid for it. :) > > If you saw that maple tree without its leaves you'd know it's not > climbable. That tree may not be the best for climbing, but is is certainly climbable. I have a couple like that on my property. There are lots of good, sturdy branches sticking out from the trunk. The problem is that they stick out at bad angles. We used to like climbing willows or white pines. The latter had lots of well spaced branches sticking out at right angles. > I had another type of maple tree, Norway maple tree, that was good for > climbing as it was huge and multi-trunked, only every so often a > massive portion would break loose so it wasn't safe to climb and > certainly not safe to sit in its shade... so I had it taken down, all > that remains is a huge stump, about six feet across, it's slowly > rotting away. I bought a chemical that's used to rot stumps, but > first I had to drill in lots of 1" diam. holes... bought a set of > spade drills and used my 1/2" drill motor but still was a big job. > I gave it two applications but the rotting is very slow. I got an > estimate from someone who grinds stumps but he wanted $600... I'll let > it rot. It's been about 5 years and it's about 1/3 smaller. > I've posted pictures of that tree and of the pro removing it and of > that massive stump... he used a large cherry picker and worked from > the top down. He said I was wise to get rid of it, a very unsafe > tree. > |
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On 11/7/2018 8:00 AM, Gary wrote:
> LOL. You obviously missed out on all that, growning up in > Brooklyn. Young boys, approximate ages 8-12, love to climb trees > (or at least used to). Many now just stick their noses in to cell > phones or game machines. Same age group still does that (climb > trees) around here. LOL Girls that age liked climbing trees, too! When we lived in Annandale, VA my friends and I used to climb this big oak tree that had some low-slung limbs, made it easy to climb. It was in the yard of a house across the street. The folks who lived in the house were [to my eyes, at least] elderly... that is, older than my parents. Heh. They didn't mind that we occasionally hung out in their tree. :) Jill |
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On Monday, November 5, 2018 at 7:25:35 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> Maple tree in my front yard: > https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY oh I miss those beautiful trees |
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On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 12:49:59 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: >On 2018-11-07 11:33 AM, wrote: >> On Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:00:05 -0500, Gary > wrote: >> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Gary wrote: >>>>> That's a nice climbing tree for the young grandkids. >>>> >>>> It's really not good for climbing, >>> >>> Sorry but I saw the picture and perfect climbing tree >>> >>>> It's not a good idea to allow anyone but expert tree climbers to climb >>>> trees, too easy to have terrible mishaps. >>> >>> LOL. You obviously missed out on all that, growning up in >>> Brooklyn. Young boys, approximate ages 8-12, love to climb trees >>> (or at least used to). Many now just stick their noses in to cell >>> phones or game machines. Same age group still does that (climb >>> trees) around here. >>> >>> Me and a friend built many tree forts during those years. That >>> was the fun thing to do in summer in addition to "playing army." >>> >>> The "expert tree climbers" of today that work for tree companies, >>> especially the ones that climbs a tree and tops it off down to a >>> certain level, ARE those same kids all grown up but never lost >>> the love of climbing trees. >>> >>> For them, it's a win-win situation. Still get to climb trees plus >>> now get paid for it. :) >> >> If you saw that maple tree without its leaves you'd know it's not >> climbable. > > >That tree may not be the best for climbing, but is is certainly >climbable. I have a couple like that on my property. There are lots of >good, sturdy branches sticking out from the trunk. Don't be tempted, Dave. RFC's tree climbing days are over. |
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Brice wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 12:49:59 -0500, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> On 2018-11-07 11:33 AM, wrote: >>> On Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:00:05 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Gary wrote: >>>>>> That's a nice climbing tree for the young grandkids. >>>>> >>>>> It's really not good for climbing, >>>> >>>> Sorry but I saw the picture and perfect climbing tree >>>> >>>>> It's not a good idea to allow anyone but expert tree climbers to climb >>>>> trees, too easy to have terrible mishaps. >>>> >>>> LOL. You obviously missed out on all that, growning up in >>>> Brooklyn. Young boys, approximate ages 8-12, love to climb trees >>>> (or at least used to). Many now just stick their noses in to cell >>>> phones or game machines. Same age group still does that (climb >>>> trees) around here. >>>> >>>> Me and a friend built many tree forts during those years. That >>>> was the fun thing to do in summer in addition to "playing army." >>>> >>>> The "expert tree climbers" of today that work for tree companies, >>>> especially the ones that climbs a tree and tops it off down to a >>>> certain level, ARE those same kids all grown up but never lost >>>> the love of climbing trees. >>>> >>>> For them, it's a win-win situation. Still get to climb trees plus >>>> now get paid for it. :) >>> >>> If you saw that maple tree without its leaves you'd know it's not >>> climbable. >> >> >> That tree may not be the best for climbing, but is is certainly >> climbable. I have a couple like that on my property. There are lots of >> good, sturdy branches sticking out from the trunk. > > Don't be tempted, Dave. RFC's tree climbing days are over. > I'd sure like to watch him and Popeye climbing any type of tree. Maybe we could get some kids to hang a brassiere high up in a tree, and see who gets it first. |
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