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The [[Freeman Five]] is a political grouping of worlds located in [[Aldebaran Sector]].  
 
The [[Freeman Five]] is a political grouping of worlds located in [[Aldebaran Sector]].  
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* It is a member-state of the [[Winston Democracy]].
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=== Astronavigational Codes ===
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{|class="wikitable"
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|+ Polity Astronavigational Codes
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|-
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! Polity
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! Survey
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! Code
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! Type
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! Notes
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|-
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| Freeman Five
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| Pre-Imperial
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| None
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| Not extant
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|-
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| Freeman Five
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| 1st Survey ([[300]])
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| Wd
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| 2-ltr code
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| Founded after [[800]]
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|-
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| Freeman Five
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| 2nd Survey ([[1065]])
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| WiDe
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| 4-ltr code
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| Extant
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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[[File:Chart Aldebaran Sector Political Labelled Basic 2.png|200 px|right|thumb|Polities]]
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[[File:Chart Freeman Five Freeman Seven Basic.png|200 px|right|thumbnail|(Charts sourced from [[Traveller Map]])]]
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The Freeman Five is a minor [[Polity|political entity]] lying within the [[Winston Democracy]] in [[Aldebaran Sector]].
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[[File:Chart Aldebaran Sector Political Labelled Basic 2.png|200 px|right|thumb|Aldebaran Sector Polities]]
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* It has 5 member systems.
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The Freeman Five is a minor [[Polity|political entity]] lying within the [[Winston Democracy]].
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* It is named for [[Winston (world)|Winston]], an [[agricultural world]] and major military base.
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* Its member worlds all lie within [[Aldebaran Sector]].
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* It has five member systems.
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[[File:Chart Freeman Five Freeman Seven Basic.png|350 px]] <br> (Charts sourced from [[Traveller Map]])
 
  
 
==== Clusters ====
 
==== Clusters ====
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==== Goals ====
 
==== Goals ====
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The state's primary purpose is providing a voice for its member worlds.
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The state's primary purpose is providing a voice for the lower population worlds of the [[Freeman Seven]], a [[Main|cluster]] that forms part of the [[Winston Democracy]]. Member worlds of the [[Main|cluster]] vote on local matters, but the massive population of [[Cathedral (world)|Cathedral]], a [[Hi Population World|high population]] [[industrial world]], overwhelmingly vote in favor of their own world's interests. The Freeman Five exists as a means for these lower population worlds to make independent decisions.
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* [[Lyndon (world)|Lyndon]], in [[Neworld Sector]], is [[Barren World|unpopulated]] and does not qualify as a member of [[Main|the Five]].
  
 
==== Interstellar Relations ====
 
==== Interstellar Relations ====
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=== Military & Intelligence ===
 
=== Military & Intelligence ===
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The Navy of the [[Winston Democracy]] defends its member worlds.
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The Navy of the [[Winston Democracy]] (known as the People's Democratic Navy or PDN) defends its member worlds.
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There is a PDN [[Naval Base]] at [[Freeman (world)|Freeman]] itself.
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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[[Solomani Security]] keeps a close eye on activities and events within the polity to ensure the security of the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone ''could'' be a [[Solomani Security|SolSec]] informant, passing on all sorts of useful information.
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* [[Winston Democracy|Democracy agents]] closely monitor [[SolSec]] activity and even act to counter its moves, if necessary.
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=== Demographics ===
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Significant populations of the following races ([[sophont]] species) reside within this area:
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==== Humaniti (Human races) ====
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* [[Solomani]] ([[Major Race]]): Widely spread across the region.
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* Mixed or [[Minor Human Race|other heritage]]: Occasionally encountered across the region.
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==== Linguistic Topography ====
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The most commonly heard [[language]]s are:
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* [[Rim Anglic]], a dialect of [[Anglic]] and the principal language of the [[Solomani Confederation]].
  
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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=== General Historical Timeline ===
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No information yet available.  
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Major events that have affected this polity and the wider region that it lies within:
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* [[-9235]]: Far to [[coreward]], the [[Vilani]] discover [[jump drive]] technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across [[Charted Space]].
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* [[-4045]] to [[-2204]]: The ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]'' controls vast territories.
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* [[-2431]]: [[Terran]]s discover [[jump drive]] technology.
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* [[-2404]] to [[-2215]]: The [[Interstellar Wars]]. The young [[Terran Confederation]] battles against the ancient [[Vilani]] ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]''.
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* [[-2204]] to [[-1776]]: The [[Rule of Man]] administers the former ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]''.
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* [[-1999]]: The [[Aslan]] gain [[jump drive]] technology.
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* [[-1862]] to [[-1110]]: The [[Terran Mercantile Community]] is active within the region.
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* [[-1776]] to [[0]]: The [[Long Night]].
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* [[-1118]] to [[380]]: The [[Aslan Border Wars]].
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* [[-1110]] to [[588]]: The [[Terran Mercantile Community]] gradually becomes the [[Old Earth Union]], shrinking to control the region around [[Terra]].
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* [[0|The Year 0]]: To [[coreward]], the [[Third Imperium]] is founded.
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* [[300]]-[[420]]: The {{Imperial}} [[First Survey]] charts the worlds of the region.
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* [[380]]: The [[Peace of Ftahalr]] ends the ongoing [[Aslan Border Wars]] and establishes understandings regarding Human and [[Aslan]] influence.
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* [[588]]: The [[Old Earth Union]] and the former territories of the [[Terran Mercantile Community]] are annexed by the {{Imperium}}, moving its border adjacent to the [[Aslan Hierate]].
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* [[604]]-[[622]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Civil War]].
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* [[624]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Express Boat Network]] is established.
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* [[704]]: The [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] is formed.
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* [[800]]-[[820]]: The [[Psionics Suppressions]].
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* [[871]]: The [[Solomani Confederation]] is founded.
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* [[940]]: The [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] is dissolved.
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* [[990]]-[[1002]]: The [[Solomani Rim War]].
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* [[995]]-[[1065]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Second Survey]].
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* [[1065]]: The [[Second Survey]] is published. Information about the Freeman Five becomes widely available.
  
 
== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
 
== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
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This [[astrographic feature]] is primarily found in the following areas: <br>
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[[File:Logo World Survey Data Gray.png|250 px|right]]
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''[[Charted Space]]:''
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This [[Polity|minor polity]] can be found in the following areas: <br>
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''[[Charted Space]] – [[Winston Democracy]]'':
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* [[Aldebaran Sector]]
 
* [[Aldebaran Sector]]
 
** [[Hesperia Subsector]]
 
** [[Hesperia Subsector]]
  
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=== World Member Data ===
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=== Capital ===
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The [[mainworld]]s found at this [[astrographic feature]] are:  
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The [[Capital|nominal capital]] of the Freeman Five is:
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* [[TBD (world)]]
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* The namesake world of [[Freeman (world)|Freeman]], an [[agricultural world]] and major military base that serves as the unofficial [[capital]] of the [[Winston Democracy]].
  
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=== World Listing: 1105 ===
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=== World Listing ===
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The following [[system]]s and [[world]]s are associated with this [[astrographic feature]]:
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Comprehensive [[Second Survey]] data for all worlds lying within the Freeman Five is available.
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* The primary source material for all data is [[Traveller Map]].
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* Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
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* Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
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* Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
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[[AAB]] [[Library Data|library archives]] contain expanded data about the following systems:
 
{{ClusterWorlds2}}
 
{{ClusterWorlds2}}
  
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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Note that some [[Second Survey]] data, though only [[Year|40 years]] old, may already be out of date.
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{{Intermediate}}
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* Verified updated data is constantly sought.
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== References & Background (Sources) ==
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
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{{Sources
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{{Sources  
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|S3= Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]]
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|S1= [[John Harshman]], [[Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]]. {{CT}} ''[[Library Data (A-M)|Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)]]'', ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
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|S4= Author & Contributor: [[User:Ssteve|''MIMIC'']] - Minor Imp of the [[Ministry of Information and Communication]]
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|S2= [[John Harshman]], [[Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]]. {{CT}} ''[[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]]'', ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani & Aslan |page= pages 8-11, various others}} (dot map locating the worlds of the Union, background for the sector)
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Fighting Ships of the Solomani|page= page 5}} (background for the region)
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|S5= Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]]
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|S6= Author & Contributor: [[User:Ssteve|''MIMIC'']] - Minor Imp of the [[Ministry of Information and Communication]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
  
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[[Category: Cluster]]
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{{LE|Polity|Governments|Guidebook to Aldebaran Sector}}
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[[Category: Main]]
 
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{{LEN|Astrography}}
 

Latest revision as of 08:31, 25 August 2025

Symbol Freeman Five.png

The Freeman Five is a political grouping of worlds located in Aldebaran Sector.

Astronavigational Codes[edit]

Polity Astronavigational Codes
Polity Survey Code Type Notes
Freeman Five Pre-Imperial None Not extant
Freeman Five 1st Survey (300) Wd 2-ltr code Founded after 800
Freeman Five 2nd Survey (1065) WiDe 4-ltr code Extant

Description (Specifications)[edit]

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)
Aldebaran Sector Polities

The Freeman Five is a minor political entity lying within the Winston Democracy.

Clusters[edit]

The Freeman Five forms the spinward half of the Freeman Seven, a small cluster lying across the far rimward border between Aldebaran Sector and Neworld Sector.

Goals[edit]

The state's primary purpose is providing a voice for the lower population worlds of the Freeman Seven, a cluster that forms part of the Winston Democracy. Member worlds of the cluster vote on local matters, but the massive population of Cathedral, a high population industrial world, overwhelmingly vote in favor of their own world's interests. The Freeman Five exists as a means for these lower population worlds to make independent decisions.

Interstellar Relations[edit]

It is a member state of the Winston Democracy.

Military & Intelligence[edit]

The Navy of the Winston Democracy (known as the People's Democratic Navy or PDN) defends its member worlds.

There is a PDN Naval Base at Freeman itself.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg

Solomani Security keeps a close eye on activities and events within the polity to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information.

Demographics[edit]

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:

Humaniti (Human races)[edit]

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The most commonly heard languages are:

General Historical Timeline[edit]

Major events that have affected this polity and the wider region that it lies within:

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]

Logo World Survey Data Gray.png

This minor polity can be found in the following areas:
Charted Space – Winston Democracy:

Capital[edit]

The nominal capital of the Freeman Five is:

World Listing[edit]

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds lying within the Freeman Five is available.

  • The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
  • Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
  • Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
  • Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

5 of 5 World articles in Freeman Five
Dorit  •  Freeman  •  Gloaming  •  Tyson  •  Valentine  •  
startbacknext(5 listed)


Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

References & Background (Sources)[edit]

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