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'''Once in a Blue Moon''' (Japanese: '''ヌオーとＧＳボール！？''' ''{{tt|Nuoh|Quagsire}} and the GS Ball!?'') is the 127th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 23, 1999 and in the United States on December 2, 2000.  
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'''Once in a Blue Moon''' (Japanese: '''ヌオーとＧＳボール！？''' ''{{tt|Nuoh|Quagsire}} and the GS Ball!?'') is the 127th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 23, 1999, and in the United States on December 2, 2000.  
 
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== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} continue make their way to [[Violet City]] so Ash can earn his first [[Johto League]] [[Badge]], but along the way the trio take a rest in a town called [[Cherrygrove City]]. After polishing the his [[Poké Ball]]s and the mysterious [[GS Ball]], Ash leaves them by the river as he runs to eat, but then, a {{p|Quagsire}} appears from the water. Misty attempts to catch it, but {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} comes out instead and appears to have a mental connection with the Quagsire, much like in [[EP066|another episode]] but with a {{p|Slowpoke}} instead.


As Misty tries to get Psyduck's attention, Quagsire steals the GS Ball and swims away. Ash tries to run after it, but ends up sending out {{AP|Squirtle}} to chase it down. After failing to wrestle it out of the Quagsire's mouth, Squirtle uses {{m|Water Gun}}, it slips out of Quagsire's mouth, and {{AP|Pikachu}} is able to catch it on the shore. While both Quagsire and Squirtle are using Water Gun against each other, Misty tries once again to catch it, but before throwing the Poké Ball, [[Officer Jenny]] stops them and arrests them for violating the Quagsire Preservation Restrictions.
==Blurb==
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<i>Professor Oak's errand—to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Poké Ball expert—is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS Ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.</i>


Back at the station, Officer Jenny calls [[Professor Oak]], who explains that he forgot to mention the restrictions to the {{ashfr|group}}. Officer Jenny drops the charges and explains that the Quagsire are very special to the people of Cherrygrove City because they help identify the cleanest water in the area, and the reason that the Quagsire took Ash's GS Ball was because it was round, and during this time of year, the Quagsire take round objects, swim upstream with them, and then send the round things down the river again; these objects are said to be good luck, especially the last thing to float down the river.  
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} take a rest in [[Cherrygrove City]]. After polishing his [[Poké Ball]]s and the mysterious [[GS Ball]], Ash leaves them by the river as he runs to eat, just as a {{p|Quagsire}} appears from the water. {{an|Misty}} attempts to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it, but {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} comes out and appears to have a mental connection with Quagsire. As Misty tries to get Psyduck's attention, Quagsire steals the GS Ball and swims away. Ash sends out {{AP|Squirtle}} to chase it down; it uses {{m|Water Gun}}, which causes the GS Ball to slip out of Quagsire's mouth, and {{AP|Pikachu}} is able to catch it on the shore. While both Quagsire and Squirtle are using Water Gun against each other, Misty tries once again to catch it. However, before she can throw the Poké Ball [[Officer Jenny]] stops them and arrests them for violating the Quagsire Preservation Restrictions.


Ash then sees another Quagsire outside of the station, staring at his GS Ball. After being rejected the opportunity to take the ball up the river, the Quagsire follows Ash to a bridge, where it {{m|Tackle|tackles}} Ash. In an attempt to get the Quagsire off him, Ash sends out {{AP|Chikorita}}, who successfully blows away the Quagsire with {{m|Whirlwind}}. It is then discovered that Chikorita has a crush on Ash. Quagsire comes up from behind Ash, and Chikorita uses whirlwind again, but in the process, the GS Ball falls out of Ash's backpack. Quagsire catches it and begins to swim upstream with the ball.  
At the police station, Jenny drops the charges after making a call to {{an|Professor Oak}}, who explains that he forgot to mention the restrictions to Ash and his friends. Jenny explains that the Quagsire are very special to the people of Cherrygrove City because they help {{wp|Bioindicator|identify}} the cleanest water in the area. She reveals that Quagsire took Ash's GS Ball because it was round. At the same time every year, the Quagsire swim down from their home at [[Blue Moon Falls]] and take round objects, swim upstream to with them, and then send the objects down the river again. They are said to be good luck, especially the last object to float down the river.


In another area, [[Team Rocket]] has lost track of Ash and his friends, so [[James]] is trying to map out where they might be. [[Jessie]] notices that {{MTR}} is playing with a lawn ornament, and Meowth tells her that there's a whole bunch of stuff in a field nearby. The three are startled by a Quagsire who comes and takes the lawn ornament from Meowth. Jessie, annoyed that they would take away Meowth's toy, tries to send out {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}, but two more Quagsire take her Poké Balls before she can send them out. The same happens with James's {{TP|James|Weezing}} and {{TP|James|Victreebel}}.  
Ash then sees another Quagsire outside the station, staring at his GS Ball. Ash defends the GS Ball, and the Quagsire retreats. Ash and his friends leave the station and walk along a bridge to continue their lunch. However, they find themselves confronted by yet another Quagsire. It pleads with Ash for his GS Ball, but after Ash rejects it, Quagsire jumps on him to retrieve it. In an attempt to get Quagsire off him, Ash sends out {{AP|Chikorita}}, who successfully knocks it away by spinning the leaf on her head. It is then discovered that Chikorita has a crush on Ash. Quagsire comes up from behind Ash, and Chikorita knocks it off again. In the process, however, the GS Ball falls out of Ash's [[bag|backpack]] and Quagsire manages to catch it before it swims upstream with it. Elsewhere, {{TRT}} has lost track of Ash and his friends, so [[James]] is trying to map out where they might be. [[Jessie]] notices that {{MTR}} is playing with a glass ball, and Meowth tells her that he found a lot of items in a field nearby. The three are startled by a Quagsire who comes and takes the lawn ornament from Meowth. Jessie, annoyed that it took away Meowth's toy, tries to send out {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}, but two more Quagsire take her Poké Balls before she can send them out. The same happens with James's {{TP|James|Weezing}} and {{TP|James|Victreebel}}.


While both Ash's party and Team Rocket chase after their stolen Poké Balls, Ash's Party notices the group of Quagsire with Team Rocket's Poké Balls and follows them in hopes of finding the GS Ball. Unaware they they are following Ash's party, Team Rocket chase the same group of Quagsire from a longer distance away.  
Ash's party, with Team Rocket unknowingly trailing behind, chases after their stolen Poké Balls. While resting on a rope bridge, Pikachu spots a quartet of Quagsire carrying various round objects, so Ash and his friends continue to follow them upstream. They soon stop at a lake, where a horde of Quagsire have also stopped swimming upstream. Ash spots the Quagsire with the GS Ball, and is intent on catching it. After Misty and {{an|Brock}} remind him of Jenny's earlier intervention, he decides to keep an eye on Quagsire instead. On the other side of the pond, Team Rocket spies on them and devises a plan to catch Pikachu and the Quagsire.


The Quagsire stop migrating at a place called Blue Moon Falls, but there are no waterfalls here. Ash spots the Quagsire with the GS Ball and decides to keep an eye on it so it doesn't lose the ball. On the other side of the pond, Team Rocket spy on them and devise a plan to catch Pikachu and the Quagsire, but Ash's party is noticing something else:
Ash and his friends notice the Quagsire are all staring into the sky, waiting for something to happen, but Team Rocket arrives on the scene. They snatch a Quagsire with a claw installed on their [[Team Rocket's mechas|hot-air balloon]], and recite their {{motto}}. However, the Quagsire easily slip from the metal claws due to their slippery skin. To combat the unexpected problem, Team Rocket casts a net over the school of Quagsire, but just as they begin to fly away, Jessie remembers that they still don't have their Pokémon. She soon spots their Poké Balls, and is furious that the Quagsire threw them on the banks amongst some rubbish. Team Rocket retrieves their Pokémon and catches Pikachu with the claw, but before they can flee, some of the uncaught Quagsire begin to hurl rocks at Team Rocket's balloon, which causes the claw to drop Pikachu. With Pikachu back, Ash sends out {{AP|Bulbasaur}} to use {{m|Razor Leaf}} on the net. After the Quagsire are released, a large rock punctures the balloon, sending Team Rocket blasting off.


The Quagsire are all staring into the sky, as if they're waiting for something to happen, but just as they begin to wonder what they might be doing, Team Rocket snatches up a Quagsire with a claw installed on their [[Meowth Balloon|hot air balloon]], but the Quagsire easily slip from the metal claws, so they cast a net over the school of Quagsire, but just as they begin to fly away, Jessie remembers that they still don't have their Pokémon. Before they get their Poké Balls, Team Rocket catches Pikachu with the claw, but before they can get away, some of the uncaptured Quagsire begin to hurl rocks at Team Rocket's balloon, which causes the claw to drop Pikachu.  
Without any further distractions, the Quagsire continue staring at the sky, and something triggers them to start swimming upstream again. Ash's group follows and finds the Quagsire at Blue Moon Falls, where they see that tonight, the moon is actually blue. Then, the Quagsire throw their objects into the air and use Water Gun on them to send them flying over the waterfall, and then flow back down. Brock suggests that they do this as a competition to see who can get it closest to the moon. The Quagsire with Ash's GS Ball shoots it higher than the others. Then, the GS Ball comes down and begins to flow downstream, where Ash instinctively rushes after it. Back in town, the rest of the townsfolk gather their belongings as they float down the river. Ash's GS Ball floats down the river as the last item, which Jenny scoops up and hands to Ash as he catches his breath.


With Pikachu back, Ash sends out {{AP|Bulbasaur}} to use {{m|Razor Leaf}} on the net. After the Quagsire are released, a large rock is thrown at the balloon, sending Team Rocket blasting off again. After Team Rocket left, the Quagsire continue staring at the sky like before, and something triggers them to start swimming upstream again, and naturally, Ash and his friends follow. They find the Quagsire at ''the'' Blue Moon Falls, where they see that tonight, the moon is actually blue. Then, the Quagsire throw their round things into the air and use water gun on them to send them flying over the waterfall, and then flow back down. Brock suggest that they do this as a competition to see who can get it closest to the moon, and Ash's Quagsire shoots the GS Ball higher than all of the rest of them, then comes down and begins to flow downstream, and Ash instinctively rushes after it.  
==Major events==
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Cherrygrove City]].
* {{an|Misty}} tries to catch a {{p|Quagsire}} twice, but is stopped both times.
{{animeevents}}


Back in town, the rest of the townsfolk gather their belongings as they float down the river, and the luckiest of all, the final one, floats down the river, and it's Ash's GS Ball, which Officer Jenny scoops up and hands to Ash as he catches his breath. This renews Ash's belief that he can come out on top in the Johto League.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Quagsire}}


== Major events ==
==Characters==
<!-- Events such as captures, releases go here. -->
===Humans===
=== Debuts ===
[[File:Dare da EP127.png|thumb|200px|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{Ash}}
* {{p|Quagsire}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* Townspeople


== Characters ==
===Pokémon===
=== Humans ===
[[File:WTP EP127.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
*{{Ash}}
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Ledyba}} ''(US and international)''; {{p|Quagsire}} ''(Japan)''
*{{an|Misty}}
*{{an|Brock}}
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*[[Officer Jenny]]
*[[Professor Oak]]


=== Pokémon ===
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Ledyba}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
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* {{p|Chikorita}} ({{OP|Ash|Chikorita}})
* {{p|Chikorita}} ({{OP|Ash|Chikorita}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Quagsire}} (multiple; debut)
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Quagsire}} (debut)
{{-}}
 
==Trivia==
<!--Please do not add that it was the last episode of the 90s or the 20th century, it's not that significant. It was bound to happen.-->
* This episode's English [[dub]] title is a reference to the popular saying "''Once in a blue moon''".
* This episode was partially adapted into the book [[Battle for the Zephyr Badge]].
* {{TRT}} makes a ''{{wp|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|Wizard of Oz}}'' reference when [[Jessie]] says, "But when we do, we'll take care of the twerps, and that slimy Pokémon too!"
* In the English dub, {{an|Brock}}'s line "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor {{p|Gloom}}, nor {{p|Vileplume}} will stay this {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}" is a reference to the unofficial {{wp|United States Postal Service creed|USPS postal creed}}.


== Trivia ==
===Errors===
*This episode's English title is a reference to the popular saying, "{{wp|Blue moon|Once in a blue moon}}."
* When Brock is holding [[Officer Jenny]]'s hands, she has no gloves.
*This is the last Japanese episode of the {{wp|1990s}}.
* One of the balls the {{p|Quagsire}} is holding changes color from red to pink.
*The book [[Battle for the Zephyr Badge]] is based on this episode.


=== Errors ===
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*When Brock is holding Officer Jenny's hands, she has no gloves.
EP127 Error.png|Officer Jenny without her gloves
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2010-04-14-00h56m45s139.jpg|thumb|Officer Jenny Without Gloves‎]]
</gallery>
*One of the balls the Quagsire are holding changes color from red to pink.


=== Dub edits ===
===Dub edits===
* [[Pokémon Karaokémon]]: [[You & Me & Pokémon]]
* An instrumental version of [[Everything Changes]] is used as background music during the waterfall scene.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
* Czech: '''{{tt|Setkání u Modrých vodopádů|Meeting at Blue Falls}}'''
{{Epilang|color=DDDDDD|bordercolor=FFCB49
* French: '''{{tt|Rituel annuel|Annual ritual}}'''
|ar={{tt|شلال البدر الأزرق|The Blue Moon waterfall}}
* German: '''{{tt|Geheimnis des Morlord|Secret of the Quagsire}}'''
|bg={{tt|Веднъж на Синя Луна|Once on Blue Moon}}
* Hebrew: '''מפל הירח הכחול''' ''{{tt|mapal hayare'ach hakachol|The Blue Moon Fall}}''
|zh_cmn={{tt|沼王和GS球|Quagsire and the GS Ball}}
* Italian: '''{{tt|Cerimonia al chiaro di luna|Ceremony at the moonlight}}'''
|nl={{tt|Op Een Blauwe Maandag|On A Blue Monday}}
* Mandarin: '''{{tt|沼王和GS球|Quagsire and the GS Ball}}'''
|cs={{tt|Setkání u Modrých vodopádů|Meeting at Blue Falls}}
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Era Uma Vez um Luar Azul|Once Upon a Time a Blue Moon}}''' 
|de={{tt|Das Geheimnis des Morlord|The Secret of the Quagsire}}
* Spanish:
|fi={{tt|Sinisen kuun arvoitus|The mystery of the blue moon}}
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Una vez en luna llena|Once in a full moon}}'''
|fr_eu={{tt|Rituel annuel|Annual ritual}}
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La cascada de la luna azul!|Blue moon's cascade!}}'''
|he=מפל הירח הכחול{{tt|mapal hayare'ach hakachol|The Blue Moon Fall}}
 
|hu={{tt|A holdkóros Pokémonok|A lunatic Pokémon}}
|it={{tt|Cerimonia al chiaro di luna|Ceremony at the moonlight}}{{tt|*|Original 2000 dub}} <br> {{tt|Le cascate di Blue Moon|Blue Moon Waterfalls}}{{tt|*|2014 K2 TV dub}}
|ko=누오, GS볼을 돌려줘! {{tt|nuo, GSbol-eul dollyeojwo!|Quagsire, Give Me Back the GS Ball!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Era Uma Vez um Luar Azul|Once Upon a Time a Blue Moonlight}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Uma Vez na Lua Azul|Once in the Blue Moon}}
|es_la={{tt|¡La cascada de la luna azul!|Blue moon's cascade!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Una vez en luna llena|Once in a full moon}}
|sv={{tt|Bollsinne|Ball mind, lit. (refers to talent in ball games)}}
|pl={{tt|Błękitny księżyc|The blue moon}}
|ro={{tt|Odată în Luna Albastră|Once in the Blue Moon}}
|hi=साल मे एक बार {{tt|''Saal me Ek Baar''|Once in a Year}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
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Once in a Blue Moon
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  EP127  
ヌオーとＧＳボール！？
Nuoh and the GS Ball!?
First broadcast
Japan December 23, 1999
United States December 2, 2000
English themes
Opening Pokémon Johto
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening OK!
Ending ニャースのパーティ
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita
Storyboard 横田和 Kazu Yokota
Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi
Animation director たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda
Additional credits

Once in a Blue Moon (Japanese: ヌオーとＧＳボール！？ Nuoh and the GS Ball!?) is the 127th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 23, 1999, and in the United States on December 2, 2000.

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Blurb

Professor Oak's errand—to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Poké Ball expert—is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS Ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.

Plot

Ash and his friends take a rest in Cherrygrove City. After polishing his Poké Balls and the mysterious GS Ball, Ash leaves them by the river as he runs to eat, just as a Quagsire appears from the water. Misty attempts to catch it, but Psyduck comes out and appears to have a mental connection with Quagsire. As Misty tries to get Psyduck's attention, Quagsire steals the GS Ball and swims away. Ash sends out Squirtle to chase it down; it uses Water Gun, which causes the GS Ball to slip out of Quagsire's mouth, and Pikachu is able to catch it on the shore. While both Quagsire and Squirtle are using Water Gun against each other, Misty tries once again to catch it. However, before she can throw the Poké Ball Officer Jenny stops them and arrests them for violating the Quagsire Preservation Restrictions.

At the police station, Jenny drops the charges after making a call to Professor Oak, who explains that he forgot to mention the restrictions to Ash and his friends. Jenny explains that the Quagsire are very special to the people of Cherrygrove City because they help identify the cleanest water in the area. She reveals that Quagsire took Ash's GS Ball because it was round. At the same time every year, the Quagsire swim down from their home at Blue Moon Falls and take round objects, swim upstream to with them, and then send the objects down the river again. They are said to be good luck, especially the last object to float down the river.

Ash then sees another Quagsire outside the station, staring at his GS Ball. Ash defends the GS Ball, and the Quagsire retreats. Ash and his friends leave the station and walk along a bridge to continue their lunch. However, they find themselves confronted by yet another Quagsire. It pleads with Ash for his GS Ball, but after Ash rejects it, Quagsire jumps on him to retrieve it. In an attempt to get Quagsire off him, Ash sends out Chikorita, who successfully knocks it away by spinning the leaf on her head. It is then discovered that Chikorita has a crush on Ash. Quagsire comes up from behind Ash, and Chikorita knocks it off again. In the process, however, the GS Ball falls out of Ash's backpack and Quagsire manages to catch it before it swims upstream with it. Elsewhere, Team Rocket has lost track of Ash and his friends, so James is trying to map out where they might be. Jessie notices that Meowth is playing with a glass ball, and Meowth tells her that he found a lot of items in a field nearby. The three are startled by a Quagsire who comes and takes the lawn ornament from Meowth. Jessie, annoyed that it took away Meowth's toy, tries to send out Arbok and Lickitung, but two more Quagsire take her Poké Balls before she can send them out. The same happens with James's Weezing and Victreebel.

Ash's party, with Team Rocket unknowingly trailing behind, chases after their stolen Poké Balls. While resting on a rope bridge, Pikachu spots a quartet of Quagsire carrying various round objects, so Ash and his friends continue to follow them upstream. They soon stop at a lake, where a horde of Quagsire have also stopped swimming upstream. Ash spots the Quagsire with the GS Ball, and is intent on catching it. After Misty and Brock remind him of Jenny's earlier intervention, he decides to keep an eye on Quagsire instead. On the other side of the pond, Team Rocket spies on them and devises a plan to catch Pikachu and the Quagsire.

Ash and his friends notice the Quagsire are all staring into the sky, waiting for something to happen, but Team Rocket arrives on the scene. They snatch a Quagsire with a claw installed on their hot-air balloon, and recite their motto. However, the Quagsire easily slip from the metal claws due to their slippery skin. To combat the unexpected problem, Team Rocket casts a net over the school of Quagsire, but just as they begin to fly away, Jessie remembers that they still don't have their Pokémon. She soon spots their Poké Balls, and is furious that the Quagsire threw them on the banks amongst some rubbish. Team Rocket retrieves their Pokémon and catches Pikachu with the claw, but before they can flee, some of the uncaught Quagsire begin to hurl rocks at Team Rocket's balloon, which causes the claw to drop Pikachu. With Pikachu back, Ash sends out Bulbasaur to use Razor Leaf on the net. After the Quagsire are released, a large rock punctures the balloon, sending Team Rocket blasting off.

Without any further distractions, the Quagsire continue staring at the sky, and something triggers them to start swimming upstream again. Ash's group follows and finds the Quagsire at Blue Moon Falls, where they see that tonight, the moon is actually blue. Then, the Quagsire throw their objects into the air and use Water Gun on them to send them flying over the waterfall, and then flow back down. Brock suggests that they do this as a competition to see who can get it closest to the moon. The Quagsire with Ash's GS Ball shoots it higher than the others. Then, the GS Ball comes down and begins to flow downstream, where Ash instinctively rushes after it. Back in town, the rest of the townsfolk gather their belongings as they float down the river. Ash's GS Ball floats down the river as the last item, which Jenny scoops up and hands to Ash as he catches his breath.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Ledyba (US and international); Quagsire (Japan)


Trivia

Errors

  • When Brock is holding Officer Jenny's hands, she has no gloves.
  • One of the balls the Quagsire is holding changes color from red to pink.
  • Officer Jenny without her gloves

    Officer Jenny without her gloves

Dub edits

In other languages



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