Chapter 84 2016 China Cup Short Dance
◎We will never admit defeat!◎
The game is about to start and the auditorium is full of people.
Wang Hao and Chen Yusheng sat together, while Ni Chuan and Feifei sat together, and everyone was nervously waiting for the game to begin.
Liu Hui and Zhang Lilian who lived far away in the south city were not present as they were busy with work, but they would watch the game through the live broadcast on TV.
"Ah... I wonder what score Tiantang will get this time." Someone in the audience made an uneasy voice.
"Last season, North American judges began to gain the upper hand, and they were quite harsh on Russian and Asian players. Judging from this situation... Tiantang will just have to maintain her score in the Winter Olympics."
"I heard that the technical score has been raised this year. The original basic score for the Level 4 Synchronized Twist was 6, but now it has been changed to 6.6. The original Level 4 Lift was 4, but now it has been changed to 4.5. The step sequence was also increased from 8 to 8.6. The full rating of the new pattern derivative step this year is also 8.6. Level 3 and Level 2 have also been raised. Although the score for the pattern dance has been lowered, the overall technical score has been raised. The score for the program content has not changed."
"Does that mean the weight of the technical score has been increased? If Tiantang can keep her skills stable, she should be ranked well?"
"But now the North American judges are very strict in scoring, and the execution score of Tiantang's technical moves may be suppressed... The technical score has been raised, but the judges have become stricter. I also think it would be good for Tiantang to maintain her Winter Olympics score."
"The final score of the technical move is the execution score plus the base score, right? But I seem to have heard that there are scoring standards for execution scores? Is it that easy to lower the score?"
"The execution score refers to how well the contestant completes the action. The score is based on factors such as whether the contestant's action is coordinated, whether the action is awkward, whether it is creative, etc. Although there are scoring standards, it is easy to make it look sloppy... I think your performance is awkward, I think you have no creativity, and if I don't give you a high score, what can you do to me? However, if Tiantang does very well, for example, if she is far ahead of other contestants, it is not easy to make it look sloppy."
"Hey, come on, sweetie."
As everyone was looking forward to it, the first group of five pairs of contestants came on stage to warm up.
The ten pairs of players in the China race are divided into two groups for warm-up. The groups and the order within the groups refer to the results of the players in this season and the previous season. Ji Tang will be the fifth pair in the second group, which is also the last pair to appear. And they are undoubtedly the most anticipated players in this race.
After the first group finished warming up, it was the turn of Qin Nian's group, the third place winner of the National Winter Games. Their rhythm of choice this season was blues and swing dance. Following the cheerful dance music, Qin Nian's group finished the short dance competition.
Their scores were quickly displayed on the display screen: 26.54 for technical performance, 26.51 for program content, and 53.05 for short dance.
The pattern dance was downgraded to Level 2 because of two key mistakes. The pattern derivative steps and the connecting steps were judged as Level 2 because the steps were not varied enough and the gliding was not smooth enough. The synchronized twist was downgraded to Level 3 because of mistakes, and the lift was downgraded to Level 4.
There was applause from the audience.
"The action was completed just barely..." someone began to talk.
"But I feel like...their scores aren't that low."
"The referees won't be too strict when scoring local players. Besides, whether their scores are higher or lower won't have much impact on the players ahead..."
“Yeah, that’s right…”
After Qin Nian finished the game, he waved to Ji Tiantian, put on his coat, and watched the next game. The first group of five pairs of players went on stage one by one to complete the game, and soon, the second group of players would start warming up.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi were waiting at the entrance to the ice with Judy Jayne and Mia Lucas.
Ji Tiantian looked at the ice surface, feeling a little nervous.
Fighting on her home turf, many ice fans have higher expectations of her, but she has fallen here before.
However, this time the pattern dance was not as tiring as the Finnish quickstep, so the same situation should not happen again. Ji Tiantian clenched her fists and slowly exhaled.
"You're nervous." Lucas' voice came from beside me.
"A little bit." Ji Tiantian nodded and smiled at Lucas. She was silent for a moment and continued to ask: "I don't think I've ever seen you nervous?"
"Yeah." Lucas nodded. "If Mia and I don't perform well on the field, the worst case scenario is that we will each go home and inherit the family business worth hundreds of millions."
Ji Tiantian: "...I was offended."
Ji Tiantian suddenly thought of something and continued to ask: "By the way, how is Qian doing recently? Are you still skiing together?" Ji Tiantian wanted to ask about Qian Xiyue's recent situation.
"Yes. But Qian always complains that my skiing posture is not standard." Lucas frowned.
"So...you didn't have a quarrel, right?" Ji Tiantian was a little worried.
"No." Lucas smiled faintly, "She's been very polite since I gave her a snowboard endorsement."
"...I was overthinking it." Ji Tiantian paused, "It's good to have money."
"Tiantian, you are amazing too." Mia joined the conversation, "You and Tang's dance drama was very successful. You overcame so many difficulties and accomplished so many things that others couldn't do. You don't have to be afraid of a single race."
"Although I don't want to admit it, you and Tang are really compatible." Lucas looked at Tang Yi with disdain, then looked at Ji Tiantian and spoke sincerely, "Come on, you will definitely succeed this time."
"Thank you." Ji Tiantian nodded, "Let's work hard together."
They skated onto the ice together and began to warm up.
The other contestants' female companions all wore long dresses with rhinestones, but Ji Tiantian was the only one wearing short suit hot pants, revealing two slender but muscular legs. Among a group of elegant and dignified prom ladies, she looked particularly unique.
"Ah, I just realized that Tiantang is the only contestant in our station who chose hip-hop rhythm!" An audience member finally reacted and flipped through the booklet in his hand. The booklet was given when entering the venue, and it briefly stated the resumes of the ten contestants and their song selections. The song selections showed the style of the contestants' programs this season.
"Oh, yes. For the short dance this season, you can choose blues and swing, or blues and hip-hop. Is Tiantang the only hip-hop dancer among the ten pairs?"
“I feel a little excited but also a little uneasy… This is so unique!”
"There really aren't many people who dare to try out new rhythms first... But I also think that the noble and cold ice dance doesn't go well with street dance..."
"If this works, they will stand out. If not, the effect will probably be very bad... The North American judges will definitely seize on their various shortcomings and try their best to deduct points..."
"Ahhh what should I do? I'm so nervous. Sweetie must succeed!"
After the warm-up time, Ji Tang left the ice and waited on the sidelines to watch other players compete.
After the warm-up, the first team to go on stage was Lin Aili's team. They scored 66.32 points in their home team. The technical score was 34.23 and the program content score was 32.09. They made a mistake in the pattern dance, and were demoted to level 3, the pattern derived step was level 2, the connecting step was level 2, and the twist and lift was level 4.
"Is this a pretty good score?" There were discussions in the audience.
"Compared to last season, their performance was indeed good. Of course, the high score in the end was related to the overall increase in technical points."
"I wonder how many points Sweetie can get! Ahhh, I'm so nervous!"
"Our number two ice dancer has this score, so number one can't have less, right? Oh, it would be better if Tiantang didn't choose hip-hop. They have danced swing dance before, so the score is sure to be stable! Hip-hop dance is completely unknown! Maybe they will lose a lot of points!"
"Let's stop scaring ourselves and focus on waiting for the contestants to come on stage!"
Lin Aili and Brother Bianzi were also very satisfied with their performance. They kept jumping and skipping after coming out of the waiting area, both of them like little kids. Lin Aili noticed that Ji Tiantian was looking at them, so she immediately blew her a kiss.
"Come on, boss!" Brother Bianzi shouted to Ji Tiantian.
Since participating in the dance drama of Ji and Tang, Lin Aili and Brother Bianzi began to call Ji Tiantian "Big Boss" and Tang Yi "Brother Yi". In their opinion, as the number one ice dance and the founder of the dance troupe, Ji Tiantian is fully worthy of this title.
Ji Tiantian didn’t really like this name, but she didn’t reject it either, so she just went along with it.
Ji Tiantian made an "OK" gesture to the ice dance combination No. 2, and then watched the other contestants compete.
Next up was Mia and Lucas from Canada. They chose blues and swing for their rhythmic dance. Their technical score was 37.12, their program content score was 34.45, and their total score was 71.57.
Their synchronized twists and lifts were all level four, and there were no mistakes in the key points of the pattern dance, also level four. The derived steps and transitions of the pattern dance were level three.
"Oh oh oh, it's up, the North American team is on the stage, and the score is going up!" There were cheers from the audience.
"But it is true that this Canadian giant team's use of blades is very good among the young players..."
"Emma is getting excited, Judy Jayne's P-score score will definitely increase!"
"Ahhh, I'm so nervous! The scores are getting higher and higher! Wuuuuuu Sweetie! Sweetie, you have to give me some support!"
Then it was Judy Jayne's turn to perform, and their rhythmic choice was the same as the other contestants, which was blues and swing.
"They all chose swing dance." Ji Tiantian stood at the edge of the ice and couldn't help but sigh, "I thought there would be more street dance groups."
"For them, choosing traditional social dance is a safer approach." Tang Yi, who was standing next to her, replied.
Ji Tiantian nodded silently.
For ice dance powers, in addition to international competitions, domestic competitions are also a major factor affecting the choice of rhythm. The competition in their own country is fierce enough. For example, Mia Lucas and Judy Jayne, their domestic rankings in the past have been very stable and have hardly dropped. If they use new rhythms and do not perform well, they may lose to strong domestic opponents and be unable to go to international competitions. After comprehensive consideration, they prefer to choose conservative swing dance.
In the final analysis, the situations faced by Canada and China are completely different. The front row ice dance team of Canada is mainly thinking about how to maintain their ranking. For them, stability is victory. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi are always thinking about how to improve through various methods. For them, maintaining their current level is far from enough. A conservative style of play will make it easy for them to be surpassed by European and American players. If they are not careful, they will overtake with high P scores.
They must rise, and do their best to rise. For them, every game is a hurdle that they need to grit their teeth and overcome.
Ji Tiantian came back to her senses and continued to look at the ice. Soon after, Judy Jayne's competition was over. She scored 36.88 points for technical skills, 36.74 points for program content, and 73.62 points for short dance. She surpassed Mia Lucas and temporarily ranked first.
Their grading is consistent with Mia Lucas, with pattern-derived steps and connecting steps at level three, and other moves at level four.
"Wow! The score is so high!" Both the audience and the surrounding contestants exclaimed in surprise.
"Ah... such a high short dance score..." Feifei looked at the display screen with a surprised expression, "In the past, with Judy Jane's level, she couldn't get more than 70 points. Ice dance... has really entered a new era."
"What new era? A new era where scores are rising like crazy?" Ni Chuan frowned and looked at Judy Jayne, who was hugging each other warmly in the waiting area. The Canadian duo was obviously very satisfied with their scores.
"Sister Tiantian and Tang Yi, can you catch up with this wave and increase your scores?" He couldn't help but ask again.
"I don't know." Feifei shook her head gently. "Tiantang is the only pair of contestants in this station who challenge the rhythm of street dance. It's really hard to predict."
"Oh, as expected, Judy Jane's P score was already high, and after the North American referee took control of the situation, things got out of control." Other spectators also started discussing.
"Looking at their results, I think their derivative steps and step sequences are level three, and the other technical moves are level four. I saw Katerin Ivanov's scores in the previous races, and they were similar, so their grades should be the same."
"The derivative steps seem to be new this year? Is there anything special about them?"
"It can be understood as another kind of step sequence, depending on the richness of the steps and the level of the sliding trajectory. It's just that the derivative steps and pattern dance are bundled together, and the two have the same rhythm. The derivative steps are as difficult as the step sequence, and you don't have to be a top player to get the highest level."
"Then assuming that Tiantang didn't make any mistakes, the most she could be graded like this, right? Two sets of footwork at level three, and other technical moves at level four. Then according to the current scoring habits of the judges, with the same technical move grading, Tiantang's score is likely to be lower than that of the North American group. So for this short dance... their best rank is second, and their worst is third?"
"Judy Jayne's score was really high this time... Hey, after all, she is Canada's current number one ice dancer, the judges probably know her score. I'm afraid that Tiantang won't be able to surpass her."
"Hey, the key is that we chose a street dance that no other group has chosen! If we don't perform well, we'll be in trouble!"
"Ahhh, I'm so nervous! It's coming, it's coming!"
Knowing that Ji Tang was about to play, the emotions in the audience began to rise. Chen Yusheng and Wang Hao sat up straight, and Feifei and Ni Chuan began to look towards the entrance of the ice.
"Next group, China, Ji Tiantian, Tang Yi." A cold voice came from the broadcast.
"Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi! Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi!" Rhythmic shouts rang out from the audience.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi stepped on the ice together and slid towards the center of the ice.
Ji Tiantian wore black hot pants and a white short-sleeved shirt with a small knot at her navel, outlining her curvy figure. She didn't wear heavy makeup and had a shiny black ponytail, looking youthful and beautiful.
Tang Yi was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and black trousers. The sleeves of the T-shirt and the knees of the trousers were deliberately torn, which added to his rebelliousness and arrogance.
Ji Tang appeared in a street dance costume that was completely different from the other contestants, and raised his hands high to the audience. Ji Tiantian had an unusually bright smile on her face.
Chen Yusheng and Feifei subconsciously covered their faces, tears beginning to well up in their eyes.
They chose a different rhythm from other players, and wore different kirten from other players. They were unique and stood on the ice fearlessly. This in itself was an act of a warrior.
They challenge the unknown that others dare not challenge.
"Tiantang! Tiantang!" many ice fans shouted excitedly.
Suddenly, many people realized that the results of the competition and the grading of the movements were no longer important. They had already felt the strong will of the Chinese ice dancers in front of them to dare to challenge everything.
Seeing Ji Tang standing in the middle of the ice with high spirits and ready to dance, they felt that this trip to the China Cup was not in vain.
"Tiantian! Tang! Come on!" Lucas couldn't help but shouting at the edge of the ice.
"Boss! Brother Yi! Come on!"
"Come on! Go!"
Lin Aili's group and Qin Nian's group stood on the edge of the ice, hugging each other's shoulders and shouting.
Xu Chi and Jiang Lin said nothing. They clenched their fists silently and waited for the music to start.
Amidst the overwhelming cheers, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi smiled at each other. They got ready and waited for their music to begin.
After a while, the blues music they chose, "Distant Journey" by Kiyoshi Yoshida, sounded. This piece of music is not pure blues music, but the beat and rhythm are consistent with blues, which meets the requirements of the International Skating Union and can be used.
Beautiful and soothing music echoed on the ice, accompanied by the soft singing of a female voice. On the ice, Ji Tang held each other's hands and first entered the blues pattern dance part.
This time, the pattern dance only had one part, with a total of three key points. The first key point was the seventh step of the male and female partners, changing the blade to perform the 3-turn step. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi held each other's hands and completed it successfully.
The second key point is the male partner's step 11. Slide on the right front outside edge, then follow the bracket step, and then the inner hook step, Tang Yi successfully completed it.
The last key point lies in the female partner's 12th and 13th steps, when she crosses her floating legs and twists twice.
Previously, at the China Cup, Ji Tiantian fell while twirling in the Finnish quickstep pattern dance.
This time she had enough experience, and a clear pattern appeared in the depths of her mind. She no longer focused on her steps, but spun lightly according to the inertia of the entire pattern. The last key point was completed smoothly.
"Very good!" Xu Chi clenched his fists hard at the edge of the ice.
Next came the pattern-derived steps. Following the blues music, Ji Tang continued to change his footwork and grip. In the beautiful music, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi left a wide arc on the ice.
In the compact and orderly gliding, the pattern dance steps and pattern-derived steps of more than one minute are completed.
The blues music ended and the music switched to hip-hop music, also from Yoshida Kiyoshi's "Hot Wind". After a light female voice sang, steady and powerful drum beats sounded rapidly on the ice.
The fans in the audience held their breath, their faces tense. The only pair of players who chose hip-hop in this station were about to start their hip-hop dance.
Following the music composed of drum beats, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi faced each other and began their straight-line connection steps that ran across the long axis without holding each other.
They changed their footwork and simultaneously threw their fists upwards and to the sides.
The scene in front of her eyes quickly replayed, and Ji Tiantian recalled the scene in Lu’s training room again.
Anger and resentment enveloped her, and she wanted to break out of the cage.
She couldn't scream, so she let her fists express her anger.
She slid face to face with Tang Yi, punching quickly and twisting at high speed.
Every time a fist is thrown, their bodies pause for a moment, as if the muscles in their upper limbs suddenly lock and freeze.
"This is LOCKING! Locking!" A fan who knows street dance in the audience shouted loudly, "LOCKING emphasizes large movements of the upper limbs with short pauses, that is, the feeling that the joints and muscles are suddenly locked. They did it!"
The brief pause allowed Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi's movements to better match the beats of the music, and their dance moves became more rhythmic.
Punch, lock, punch, lock. It was as if they had turned into two drumsticks, beating the drum of their lives with all their might.
The audience in the auditorium couldn't help but stretch out their hands and start to clap along with the powerful drum beats. Feifei Nichuan, Wang Hao and Chen Yusheng all joined in the applause.
They could feel strong emotions from Ji Tang, and this emotion prompted them to high-five together.
Ji Tiantian felt the enthusiasm of the audience and naturally increased the rhythm of her upper body.
Her lower limbs were sliding while her upper limbs were dancing. Together with Tang Yi, she raised her arms and moved her upper and lower arms in the style of street dance LOCKING.
Amid the thunderous applause, Ji Tiantian couldn't help but look up.
Before she became an athlete, she was a dancer first, and she wanted to let her anger and her refusal to give up be seen by everyone through dance.
She looked out toward the audience and punched the air with all her might.
Chen Yusheng clapped her hands to the music and couldn't help crying. Ji Tiantian was her best friend since childhood and she could understand what she was saying in her dance.
Don't give up, never give up.
While skating towards the referee's seat, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi twisted at the same time, then in front of the referee's seat, they held the ice with one hand and slid around on their knees.
"See? That's BREAKING!" An audience member who is proficient in street dance shouted excitedly in the audience, "BREAKING is also a major category of street dance, characterized by changing movements while keeping the body close to the ground! They are now transplanting ground movements to the ice! Wow, that's amazing! So cool!"
"So smooth! LCKING and BREAKING are combined very well! What a surprise!"
"I only knew that ballet could be performed on ice, but I never thought hip-hop could do the same! Tiantang is amazing!"
"This season, the International Skating Union allowed skaters to touch the ice with their hands in order to pave the way for street dance rhythms." A senior ice fan said, "If the choreography is proper, and the skaters' dancing postures are combined with the action of touching the ice with their hands, they will become extremely dazzling. However, this season many skaters adopted a conservative strategy and did not choose street dance. In terms of novelty, they are probably far behind Tiantang."
"The main thing is... no one thought that ice dance and street dance could be combined so well!"
Soon Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi slid out the connecting steps, completing a combination of four circles, four circles and three circles of twists to the intense drum beats.
They knelt on one knee on the ice and performed the BREAKING kneeling action again. Amid cheers, they began the final difficult action - the twist and lift.
Tang Yi held one of Ji Tiantian's legs and lifted her up.
Ji Tiantian's legs were in the air, she held Tang Yi's cheeks with both hands, and lowered her head to touch his forehead.
"Ahhh Tiantang! I hit it!" Amidst the shouts, the rotation began.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi lowered their eyes together, as if they were having a silent communication that only they could understand.
I know your emotions, I understand how you feel, let me ignite it.
Let everyone know that we will never give up.
They opened their eyes at the same time and stared at each other, with fire burning in their eyes. Ji Tiantian raised her head and leaned back, raising her arms high and spreading her fingers while spinning.
Shout to the sky, we will never give up!
"Sweet! Sweet!" Chen Yusheng screamed excitedly in the audience with tears in her eyes, and the cheers from the audience were getting louder and louder.
"Tiantang! Tiantang!" the audience shouted loudly.
Amid the cheers, Ji Tiantian's eyes were filled with tears of joy.
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of atmosphere at a race." Canadian male partner Jayne stood at the edge of the ice and looked around the audience in amazement, "It's already as good as the Winter Olympics!"
"Street dance is a way to vent emotions and express attitudes." Lucas nodded, "They did it."
"It's OK, the main thing is the choreography is great." Judy bit her lip, "Who is the choreographer?"
"Clara and Mark. But they don't have a deep understanding of street dance." Mia smiled and said, "Ji Tang's choreography was mainly completed by them."
On the ice, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi began to finish. They slid quickly on one knee on the ice for a circle, then switched legs and continued skating for a circle. After completing a few BREAKING movements, they knelt on both knees, leaned back together, and stretched their arms high into the sky.
At the end of the last note, they put their hands away and raised a fist into the air.
This is an unsheathed fist, and they maintain the raised fist posture until the end of the short dance.
A dance, a fight.
"Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi! Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi!" The audience's cheers continued, and applause followed.
"The technical moves are great, and the hip-hop elements are well integrated!" An audience member slapped his thigh and shouted, "The score will definitely be high! As long as the judge is not blind!"
At the edge of the ice, Jiang Lin and Xu Chi smiled and applauded with the audience.
On the ice, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi put away their fists, staring at each other while breathing rapidly.
Ji Tiantian looked at Tang Yi and smiled, with a questioning look in her eyes.
Whether it was LOCKING or BREAKING, it was Tang Yi who led her to complete it. Although she had practiced day and night, without his guidance, she would not be able to skate so smoothly and enjoyably on the ice.
Yes, for the first time, she felt how exciting it was to skate in a competition. All her unwilling emotions were released, and she felt very happy.
At this moment, she was using her eyes to ask Tang Yi how she was doing.
Tang Yi smiled and rubbed her head gently. You did a good job, his eyes said, I believe you can do it.
Just like when we first met, you will always be the most dazzling in my eyes.
Ji Tiantian paused, then hugged Tang Yi's neck tightly. They knelt on the ice and hugged each other tightly.
"Ahhh, it hit! It hit!" There was a scream from the audience.
Feifei sat there and wiped her tears silently. At this moment, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi's hug was like a pair of comrades-in-arms who had shared weal and woe, celebrating their victory in a protracted battle. Only they themselves knew the hardships they had endured.
"Their short dance started with blues and ended with street dance. The two dance styles seemed completely unrelated, but they skated very smoothly and combined well." Mia said at the edge of the ice, "It was like they skated from the era dominated by social dance to a new era with a brand new rhythm. They opened their arms without hesitation and embraced the new era full of changes... Their short dance seemed to express this meaning."
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi stood up from the ice and bowed to the audience.
"Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi! Well done!" Shouts continued to be heard from the audience.
Although Ji Tang’s results have not yet been announced, they have already perfectly conveyed the belief in street dance.
Never give up.
They had achieved the victory they wanted.
Amid the cheers of the ice fans, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi saluted, then raised their fists together and waved them vigorously.
Amidst enthusiastic cheers, they slid off the ice one after another and headed for the equal areas.
The author has something to say:
I watched the rhythmic dance after the update yesterday. How happy_(:з」∠)_. Unfortunately, I can only watch the replay of the free dance.
Let's compare a few words. This season is also a street dance rhythm. The rule that rhythm dance can stop dancing within 5 seconds has been introduced, which greatly increases the viewing experience. The pointing and waving fists are basically from LOCKING, kneeling on the ice is from BREAKING, and the POPPING puppet dance is also available this time, and the combination of the German clown costume is.
It just looks much better than the hip-hop dance in the 2016-2017 season. The 2016-2017 season was just a trial run, and many players chose swing dance. Some groups said they were doing hip-hop dance, but they just followed the fast rhythm and didn't have much style. This Winter Olympics is really much better.
Oh, and you can see that the Winter Olympics rhythmic dance scores are much higher in terms of technical points than program content points. This is mainly because the overall technical points were raised after 2013-2014, and the execution points were raised again in 2017-2018.
I just discovered that the Montreal Ice Dance School (nicknamed the Dumpling House because so many people go there) has so many students hahahaha. I only knew that there were many contestants there before, but I didn't expect so many. The two famous Dumpling House teachers sat in the waiting area and seemed to have never come down.
I think it would be very profitable if Tiantian opened a branch in China. The name is called Zhonghua Dumpling Restaurant, which sounds very authentic.
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