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August 21 - September 18, 1998

August 21, 1998

okay, i'm back from being gone a week. nothing much happened. i got out of that powerpoint job cuz it was just bad..and *ug*..i don't even want to think about it. they sent another girl out there with me and she sucked @$$ and i actually felt bad for the people cuz they pretty much scared me off from this job. and i was the BEST one for it. the aunt and her husband came for the week and got in my way in the mornings when i would get ready for verk. d'oh well, they went home this morning. hooray! *hehe* i know, i'm bad.

well, i was kinda offline for a week. and i just slept a lot..twice this week i went to sleep at 6-ish pm and woke up the next day. geeeeeez. i know..eek, lots of sleep. but it's not all too hard to just roll over and sleep some more you know? oh well. i didn't go out tonight just cuz i fell asleep again! *d'aww* and so i missed any calls which may have come through.

someone mailed meeeeeee? yah! but the Fed Ex people said i wasn't there to pick it up..obviously cuz i was verking, and so i have to go and pick it up tomorrow before 1pm. too early. ack. but it's mail...for meeeeeee! weeeeeeee! :-D my computer's stuffed up, so i deleted a few files and now i get a funky message whenever i turn on the 'puter. oh well...my mp3s have taken up so much space!! i need more space!

hmph, i guess that's it. i didn't want to leave y'all waiting or something so that's why i wanted to put in a wee update for my time away. :-)

ta!

ps: old entries have been moved again. (too beeg..*hehe*)


August 24, 1998: Stupid People

Stupid people. Why are they here? Sure, they're amusing...I've spent many a day at the reception desk laughing whenever someone *pulled* the door to exit instead of *pushing* it. But that runs dry. It makes you wonder though, some of the people *pulling* have worked in this building for a long time, and yet they still forget. *shrugs* Whatever.

As for other stupid people. These kinds of stupid people just don't listen. Oaky pine, I'm not gonna do anything, right? But they still keep at it, they *want* to hear/see/etc things they know is right, but when faced with it, they choose to throw it back in your face. Well, you know what? I give up. I'm not gonna do anything anymore. Why should I try to help people if they are too fucking stubborn to even notice? Now these are stupid people. And they're even stupider when they don't realize that you've given up on them. Ha!

Not saying that I, myself, am not stupid. I do get stupid once in a while, but I learn from my stupidity. My pride has much to contend with it all. I don't like being stupid. I don't like people thinking I'm stupid. Being stupid is stupid.

I talk to stupid people everyday at work, why should I deal with them when I'm online and talking with my friends? I shouldn't..that's the answer. Stupid people calling me at work and asking for "Bill," "Jane," or "Robert." A last name would be quite helpful, thankyaverymuch. And other stupid people email me things and basically want me to plan their whole freaking vacation to Washington state. They can kiss it.

*harrumph*

Let's see..some good news. Well, for a Monday, today went by really fast. My mom is thinking of "letting" me quit my job on the 20th. I was thinking she'd make me work all the way up until the weekend before school begins.

Coolness.


August 31, 1998: I'm not dead, I've just been lazy.

it's been a long while since i put in an update. a lot of things happened last veek, which are too personal to be put here, i think.. and plus, i wondered what i should write and i actually dreaded making an update sooner.

anyways...i have 3 weeks of verk left. i'm leaving on the 18th and then moving/living up in my apartment the 23, something like that. it will be weird cuz i'll be moving in by myself since allan has a band "gig" to go to. and also... bumbershoot is all labor day weekend and my friends and i are gonna crash at the apartment. my only semi-worry is not having any phone hook up. so, for the entire labor day weekend, i'll be out of reach unless i use a pay phone or else go to my sister's place. that will be even weirder. i can't even FIND my sister's place! *L*

as for verk stuffs... i've heard enough jokes about the 'swimming pool' in front of my building. the construction, they're testing for leaks by flooding this entire patch of land. there's like 4 inches of water over this whole thing. one lady actually *waded* in it. freak. but, yah... sitting where i do..i've heard enough jokes about it. and they're not even funny. and an asshole called me in the morning...freaker, i was in NO mood. so i just bit my cheek and directed him to public affairs. i would have hung up on him, but he would have just called me back. *haw*

and friend stuffs...my goal is to get Jenn onto rock jeopardy cuz she is SO goo at it! we were watching and she got all the questions right.. well, except for final jeopardy. the white album? no, no the white album! sgt. peppers!! *LOL* annie's brother was married yesterday, he and steph have been living together for 2 years, but they've known each other much longer than that. i always thought they were married when annie introduced me..but they were living in SIN! j/t :-P they had the ceremony outside and it was hot-hot-hot yesterday! *ug*

and so, things are coming to a close..or maybe they're just beginning. this summer has been something else, i tell ya. i ask myself if i'd rather have things like how they used to be, how they are now, or else look to the future to see what i don't know is out there. i choose the last, hands down.

take care.

ps: Jenn, you've been waiting for an update, hmm? :-P

pps: titanic is coming out tomorrow, i bet you're excited, cat. ;-D

ppps: can someone teach me how to make mp3's? *whines*


September 1, 1998: To that jerk who called at work...

Some mean man called me at work today. Called, yelled at me, and then hung up on me. This is what I'd say to him if I ever got the chance...damn *69 didn't work! *LOL* Mind you, I'll try to censor myself, but sensitive eyes and ears should skip this update.

A lil' background info. He called asking about some road near Ellensburg, which is out of the Olympic region. So I was about to give him this number, but he didn't want to make a long distance call. So I explained to him that this is outside the region, blah blah blah. There's a 1-800 you can also call, but I had a feeling that wouldn't work. He got more and more irate at me, so I said I would transfer him to Public Affairs. Transferred him in mid-complaint. *haw*

I watched the light on my phone which shows that someone in the Public Affairs office is still on the line. On the line with that mean man. The light was on a good 10 minutes, I think. The phone rang and I answered it. It was him, only he sounded a bit more collected and said that he "had something to say" and that he "was going to try to not take it out on me."

Yeah right, f*cker.

This time I argued with him for 10 minutes and then he hung up on me. He said he was going to "write an article" for the paper and complain about us. Because we "didn't know anything." F*ck that! He's an @$$! Here's what I'd say:

Listen, little man. Didn't you say you weren't gonna take it out on me? Well, you are. I have half a mind to beat your ass in the ground if you ever set foot in my building, do you hear me? I'm not f*cking God. I don't know everything that goes on in this damned state. I sit in a f*cking building, in f*cking Olympia, which is obviously NOT f*cking Ellensburg.

So why don't you talk to someone who IS? Because you don't want to pay a f*cking long distance charge. You'd rather bitch and moan and complain at ME for "wasting" your time, when you're wasting mine, F*cker. I had f*cking calls coming in and I was too nice to do anything about it because I had to listen to your sh*t. I sat here and let YOU treat ME like sh*t. F*ck that! And you!

Your threat to write to the paper? Let's call it a so-called threat. Go for it. If I see your piece of sh*t article printed anywhere, I WILL respond, asshole. You say that what is going on at Ellensburg is "big." Well, if so, then why the hell have I forgotten what it was? Why didn't I originally know about it? If you are SO concerned about taking a trip over there and dragging your precious camper behind you, I'd think you'd owe it to yourself to make that f*cking call to Ellensburg, you idiot. I hope you end up in a ditch and rot, along with that damned camper.

And if you ever make your way to my building, I'll see you. I see everyone who comes and goes here. I remember your voice, asshole, and we will finally have a fair exchange. You can count on that.



Labor Day Weekend: Gone To Bumbershoot

ps: i bought an inflatable couch. don't ask. :-Þ


September 8, 1998: My Veekend

I didn't get to see Third Eye Blind on Saturday at Bumbershoot cuz they were giving out wristbands for the beeg concerts..last year, there was a riot cuz people couldn't get in to see Beck...Annie was verking and didn't get off until later, so no wristbands for us. :-(

Jenn came over and we all packed our stuffs into Annie's car..and it overheated on our way to Seattle. *L* But we kept going. We brought so much stuff that it took all three of us three trips to get everything out of the Escort. So then we got some burgers for dinner. And right when we got back from food-getting, there was a knock at my door.

It was Daryl, the land lord. I already got in trouble. Sheesh! Cuz I was "moving in" at too late an hour. It was 11pm on Saturday for cryin' out loud! *haw* Well, Annie and Jenn talka while I inflated my inflatable couch. All By MySelf! *hehehe* It's coo!

Then Annie looked in her bag and saw shampoo was all over her stuffs. So we gathered quarters to do laundry. We started it after midnight. But then we saw a sign saying we should do laundry before 11pm! Ack! We freaked out cuz I didn't want to get in trouble again tonight and get kicked out or something. But we slammed down the washer lid and ran upstairs. We couldn't decide if we wanted to leave the clothes in the washer overnight or else put them in the drier when they were done.

But bof fell sleepy and I wasn't gonna do it myself, so the clothes stayed in there overnight. The next day I woke up cuz they were up and talking. I had them do the drier stuffs. And when they came back, they said that Daryl's MOM yelled at them for leaving clothes in over night. Geezus!! It was only 7:30am on Sunday! ARGH. Anyhow, we all got ready for Bumbershoot and left.

We found some awesome free parking and we also got our Squirrel Nut Zippers wristbands. Jenn and I were walking around yelling, "FO' Dolla!" *LOL* Annie was walking like 10 feet behind us. *hehe* I bought a FO Dolla! bracelet. *Tehe* But we left Bumbershoot after an hour to pick Allan up from band junky. The bus was late and we were waiting an hour! He finally came and we went back to the apartment and ate there. Allan was being tired (I guess) so he didn't come with us when we went back to Bumbershoot.

There was NO free parking so we paid FI Dolla! We got to see God Lives Underwater. YOU know..that "from your mouth" song. And I didn't like them so much cuz they were pissed cuz the equipment had feedback or something. After them was Harvey Danger. But for some reason, we left in the *middle* of their set. As we were leaving that arena..we saw massive people in line to get IN. They Might Be Giants were gonna be after Harvey Danger. *whines* We couldn't get back in. Annie said she wanted to go home, though. Jenn and I stayed back. Went to see Morphine, and I didn't get any of what they sang...and then we were pretty tired and fed up and cold and all that stuff by the time Squirrel Nut Zippers came on that we left after two songs.

Everyone slept in the other room while I was in my room cuz I was still up. But the next day I was awakened yet again by their talka'ing! *geesh!* Annie was staring at me by the doorway and I said, "What're you looking at?" So then she went in mah bed, Allan sat in front of me, and Jenn sat on my inflatable couch (I moved it to my room the night before.)

But we went to IHOP for breakfast and that was pretty cool. Bumbershoot was less crowded today. I think it was cuz Bonnie Rait was the beeg concert that day. But Jenn and I bought our FO Dolla scarfs!! And I made some butterfly wings and wore em around...and a few pics were taken. Today we saw Fuel (otay) and Eve6 (purdy coo). I wanted an Eve6 shirt, but all they had were those stupid teeny tank tops, but I got it anyways.

No one wanted to stick around for Bonnie Rait, so we went back to the apartment to pack up. I got home pretty early and stuffs. The weekend turned out pretty good after all. :-)


September 9, 1998

Well, yesterday at verk I was yelled at twice on da phone by mean mens! And today, Jan came up and the first thing she said was, "The main goal of the reception desk is customer service." As if I didn't know that..and as if I intentionally ignored the fact! Ha! But she said she got a *complaint* about ME from someone who called yesterday. I wonder who the f*cker was. And why didn't he come to me, hmmm? What a freaker. So I was pissed. And at the end of the day, Marlene called to say that I would only be doing reception desk half the day until I leave on the 18th. I think Jan told her that I was like, fried or something cuz I get "upset" over these stupid calls and whatnot. What a bunch of sh*t. Anyhow, so for the other half of the day I have to sit at "home base" and do nothing! How stupid! I hate the idea, man. *Grrrrr*

Oh well.

I finished a roll of film today, I want to get my ass to Kmart to develop them ASAP! I have pics of my couch and my butterfly wings. *heheh*

And!!!

My Netscape is all fooked up! I actually had to uninstall it, and I spent all last night re-d'loading it..though I got tired and left it running for a few hours. I reinstalled it today and it still gets stuck like before! RAR!! Why you no work?! FO Dolla!

Jenn almost gave me a heart attack by knocking on mah winda to get her Fo dolla scarf! too. Geeeeez. *L* She's going to Disneyland for FI day, I think. She's gonna mail me a postcarrrrrrrrrrrd.


September 10, 1998

today was pay day? get out of the city!!!!

but...i arrived to work a whopping ten minutes late cuz the damned high school started!! there was traffic up the butt...and construction going on. oy vey! and then!! i was late coming back from my lunch by 15(!!) minutes cuz i was wandering barnes & noble for too long..and the japanese food place i went to took too damned long with my order... arrrrrrrrgh. and above all i was on empty in the car! yikes! and when i came back...i had to go upstairs...and marlene was there on the phones mainly cuz i wasn't there. *my bad* twas awful!


September 11, 1998

well....i only have one week left of verk. and, dude...on friday.... i was supposed to go to another transportation office...but i no know where. and marlene didn't tell me..cuz she skipped friday. but she should have at least told me on thursday! rar! so liz ended up telling me right before lunch that i was supposed to go there. huh? but i went on to lunch and then came back for directions.

i got to take a state car!!! it was brand-spanking new, a ford taurus....and it only had 18 miles on it!!! weeeeeeeeeeee. so i got my (crap) directions..and drove. and drove....and drove.... and drove some more. oooookay. so i stopped off at howard's cleaners because i thought annie was verking and so i could get directions with a map and she could see the car. but she wasn't working! *stomps* some lady got the map and showed me where 4th & quince was (where i was supposed to be). so i set out again.

and drove, drove, drove, drove. oooookay. so i stopped off at another transportation office, which i've been to. the people laughed and gave me directions. and i drove some more. and i passed it. *L* so i did a funky u-turn and got to the office...45 minutes late! *hides and hides more*

i just get there...and ten minutes later he sends me back to where i came from (!!) to get some papers. geeeeez. so i drive back there... run up the stairs, go through the maze of an office, run down stairs... run to the car...and speed back. geeeeeez. but the afternoon was real slow. i didn't know anyone...so i just took a guess when someone called asking for so-and-so..that that person was gone for the day. *LOL*

but at the end of the day....the car was at 30 miles. when it takes less than a mile to get there. the people probably think i went on some joy ride. *L* which i kinda did when i was lost..in all of downtown olympia's 4-block radius. *laughs @ hides*

after verk i went to kmart for my pictures! i have some that are scan-worthy and once i get my hands on one, there will be more recent pics....and also pics of dan the englishman! *giggles* i then went on a shopping spree and bought two pants and two tops. speed shopping is cool! i also talked to some random guy standing next to me in line cuz i wanted to show him this typo i noticed on the counter. *LOL* after that, i didn't do nuffin tonight cuz annie & allan went to see tori amos. and everyone's activities are centered around them, pretty much. *L* but larry called and i talked to him. :-D


September 12, 1998

i woke up at 2 in the afternoon. *chuckles* i watched titanic on video and i didn't shed a tear! ha ha! and then i called annie for a bit...and i later went over there. her family was there talking about her relationship with allan....cuz allan's dad said that he (allan) couldn't go over to annie's cuz he (allan) was a retard or something. *chuckles*

then bennetts came over..and leo (annie's dog) kept barking and barking and barkin. and i told bennetts how i talked to his dad at verk again and i also asked him about my netscape problem. (i've been on IE for a few weeks now.) then allan broke the rules! he came over and came inside! ha ha ha! and we all were waiting for nelson...who was late! i called and there was a miscommunication, but he came over. and then we were gonna take the bennetts mobile..but i wouldn't. so i drove.

went to burger king and it took way too long for my chicken sandwich. then allan and i got a dozen doughnuts. i ate too many of those!! target and we looked around....blahblah! i tried to get allan to get the new hole cd so i could borrow it. *L* and then we went to rent 'the wedding singer'...which, MaH BoY (where are youuuuuuuu?) said he'd take me to see!! ha ha ha ha! *chuckles* it was foooony!

so now i'm home and i'm praying angelfire works cuz i haven't touched my page in a week!! wish me luck!


September 14, 1998: The Cotton Swab

against my better judgement...i guess...i'm gonna tell ya a story. it happened over bumbershoot, and i just kept "forgetting" to add it to the update. *chuckles*

well, i told everyone about going up to seattle for a few days last labor day weekend. i had brought everything with me except for cotton swabs. jenn was kind enough to let me have a few, well, ONE on sunday morning. and i needed another on monday. blah blah blah....

and, well, i lost the cotton part in my ear!!! so i walked over to allan's room, where she and annie were..and i began to yell. (hey, i was deaf in an ear! *LOL*) it was 7 in the morning, and i'm sure the neighbors heard. *chuckles* so i'm standing there holding the stick in one hand and yelling at jenn for having cheap cotton swabs. she had called them q-tips..but q-tips is a name brand by johnson & johnson.

annie has me sit down next to her to have a look. she says, "i can't see anything!!" so those two started to freak out and said that we had to go to the emergency room now. *LOL* i gave up on those two and went back into my room and i got it out myself. ha ha! sure, i did use a nail file. *ROTFL* but it verked, and i didn't have to go to the emergency room (awwww..cute medics!!) and i didn't miss bumbershoot either. *LOL*

jenn had just come back from cali and she called me and mentioned reading my page and not seeing the story. so, just for her, i wrote it. but i wasn't able to get it on tonight, like i told her i would...so mah bad! *chuckles*


September 15, 1998

haw! i was supposed to go to this one office in the afternoon, but once i got there, they said they didn't *need* me. so fine! i had to go back to home base and i just *sat* there for four long awful hours! ug!! what sucks is..the temps who have been sitting up there and who are familiar with everything, everyone...they take my being there for granted by having me answer all the phones..while they do personal things on the work computers! HA HA!! sucks.

i filled out mah time sheet..this next one's gonna be a biggie! hee hee!! oh hey, and i got some accent today too!! weeeeeeeeeeee.

tonight was also allan's last night in oly. being in husky marching band requires him to go up earlier than everyone else. so a few of us got together (me, annie & allan, jenn, and bennetts). first we had to get ice cream cuz jenn (sick girl!) wanted some..and good lord.. who has to be working there.....

Sean Russell

good lord, i hope he doesn't know where my page is. *chuckles* but he was working at baskin robbins! oh my gossssssh. i liked that boy, once...in middle school through sophomore year....something like that. long time, eh? i didn't realize what i felt for him cuz we would always argue and compete (we both played violin) and basically "didn't get along." but geeeeez, i liked that boy! and here he was right in front of me.

well...at least he recognized me! *chuckles* and we just talked about school and stuff. well, he said he was going back to Central Uni tomorrow actually...and i caught him on his last night. funny, eh? geeeeez. i felt like i was being too "obvious" so i went outside to eat my ice cream with jenn and bennetts..and jenn was making me laugh soooooooo hard! *ROTFL* i got her postcard today!

*shakes herself*

so then we rented "chasing amy" and went to watch at allan's. but i was soooooooo hot, that i couldn't stand it anymore! i went home before the movie was over...there was just a lot of talking anyhoo. :P my icq wouldn't connect at all...so i just went to bed, but larry called. *chuckles*

oh, and i don't think i mentioned this before..but my parents are gawwwwwwwwn. they went to vegas 5am on sunday...they'll be back on wednesday, i think. *shrugs* it's coo being home alone..but what sucks is...i have to let the chickens out and close em up every fookin day. and these are some DUMB chickens people! (no! i don't live on a farm! *LOL!!!*) and i also have to water a million plants we have here. (maybe it IS a farm...) geesh!


September 16, 1998

suck! it took nearly 30 minutes to get to work..when it usually takes me 6!!!! RAR! traffic has gotten *awful* ever since school starts. i live in part of town where the middle school, grade school, and high school are all within three blocks of one another. RAR!!! but i got to verk on time mainly cuz i left early. there's a lesson here, folks. *chuckles*

but, Memorable Call: some man called and wanted to talk/complain to someone here about a section of town with awful traffic congestion (<---i think i'm being redundant here, whatever! *L*). i asked him where (cuz we narrow it down by the region) and he said near olympia high school!

*ROTFLMAO!!*

so i says, "i was just there! nasty stuff!!" and i thought we were gonna complain about it, but he got all excited about it and began yellin' and yellin'. i didn't mind though..because when he started to yell, he got a real cute accent! *laughs & hides* but someone was standing at my desk, so i had to go, otherwise, i'm sure he'd still be ranting. *LOL* but it was just cool...small world. maybe i should have asked him what he was driving. *L*

my morning went by fast and my afternoon was long-ass! it sucked! but at least i only have two days left of work. *whew*! then i can sit online until i go to seattle. *LOL* j/k! but, i'm a-gonna go shopping with annie tonight, so hopefully i can come back with some clothes! i actually went shopping last week and i picked up two pants and two tops, so that's a good start. hee heee.

the rents come home tonight...noooooooooooooooooo. *LOL*


September 17, 1998: One day and counting

okay! so my parents came home yesterday and then i went shopping with annie & jenn (who was MEAN! *L*). i didn't get anything though...we spent way too much on taco bell..damn mexican pizza. :-P and went over to nelson's..but i was bored as fook and it was late so we went home.

and then today! i went to work at an early 7:30, no way was i gonna be late on my last few days. and, geez, it only took about 10 minutes to get to verk! so i sat in my car and listened to musics for a while. :-) nothing much at the reception desk. i can't seem to remember that far back, actually. *L*

i didn't to go home for lunch cuz i've been doing that all veek, but mom said she didn't have nuffin for me. d'aw. so i went home, thinking dad had lunch ready, but he was sleeping!! d'aw!!! fiiiiiiine, i made my own stuffs and went back to verk. they made me stuff and label a million envelops, and then sent me to another office for just half an hour.

what i don't get is...liz sneaks out of work early all the time. she claims marlene 'owes her minutes.' hello? i don't take breaks... compound that up, and i'll be jetting off by noon. haw! so after liz was gone i was left with marlene...who's not been the same since i had that 'incident' last month. whatever. only one day left! i'm leaving this place without ever looking back! ha ha!

my mom asked me if they were taking me out for lunch and i said nope! and my mom said, 'they suck!' *LOL* yes they do, but i'm glad i don't have to go to a luncheon..pretend like i like them and will miss them and they will pretend like they like me, etc. it's just stupid. though i semi wish i did buy some WSDOT merchandise. they had some nice shirts among some other things.

and so, i have about half a week left before i go back up to seattle. i want to go up there on wednesday, but i have a feeling i'll just go when my sister goes back up, which will be next weekend. she said something about wanting to go to mt. rainier, and i wanna! but i dunno. we'll see. i have to pick her up on friday(!) and then on saturday i'm going up there wif annie & jenn to visit allan.

that's the plan.


September 18, 1998: My last day sucked major @$$

my last day.....i had several people ask me if it was my last day.. la la..and i said yeah. and that was it. i complained to my mom about her not making me lunch..so she made me some lunch. *L* i came back from her office and liz was all freaked cuz she logged outta the puter and logged on as herself....and forgot the login for the reception desk name, so she had to call all over the place. *LOL*

i was supposed to go to the design office in the afternoon, but when i get there, they don't know what i'm talka bout! so i ended up going back to 'home base' and doing nothing for four long hours. UG. and.. it happens to me every year, on my last day of verk, they leave me all alone! the other people took my being there as an okay for them to leave early. *haw*

so i'm sitting by myself, and i'm tempted to say i wanna go home at 2! but naw..i'll just get more money. *chuckles* but liz came back during the last hour and it was kinda interesting spending it with her. i told her about my getting caught doing email by that mean woman..cuz that mean woman called her, wanting a car to borrow on monday. ha! and liz said that happened to her too. *LOL*

i was gonna pick betty up tonight, but we're gonna do that tomorrow. *haw* so then i ate dinner over at my parents' friends' house..and hung out with their kids...and it was okay. except one of their rooms had hanson all over the place. *barf* i went home at 9-ish cuz i was tired!

but tomorrow...i am going up to seattle at noon to move in some more things and take betty back home for the week. annie's planning a trip up there that same night to visit allan....jenn's coming and i said i was too. but now i don't know. i'll just be too tired to make two dumb trips up there.

das eet. my last day of verk sucked. they didn't even care that it was my last day. i took it upon myself to remove anything with my name on it from their office. *smirks* i took my name off the white board.. off this magnet thing. and basically, made sure they had no evidence of my ever being there....because it was just an awful place to work... with these people. but the department as a whole, was cool. i could work there, say, next summer..but just not with these people! and NOT in a temporary position like dis. *snork*

oh, and if you haven't noticed by now....i'm typing my updates during the week and then entering them on my page over the weekend, so just check back on the weekend and hopefully there will have been a change or two. :-)

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