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Tuesday, 7 July 2009
...I have to admit that I added some additional embroidery to my "Something to keep you warm II" hood - but now its really finished - I promise :)
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Tudor rose
Finally, the rose is done. But in the meantime, don't ask me how, a yellowish stain has founds its way onto the fabric constituting the napkin, I think I need to use the embroidery for something else. Suggestions?
Friday, 5 June 2009
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild - Newsletter June & July
Dear honourable Lords and Ladies, gentle members of the "Dragon Needle Embroidery Guild" and "-eMail Group"!
Summer and vacation time is near and the temperatures are still comfortable, therefore I wish you all a wonderful summertime. :)
...apropos vacation, I won't be available from 10th until 17th this month, but I will answer all eMails as soon as possible after my vacation.
Last month the semi-annual guild report was due, therefore this newsletter is again rather short and because normally not very much happens during summer time, I also include the newsletter for July now - you will receive the next newsletter in August.
Guild Membership Roll:
No change - 42 members
Guild Charter:
In progress
Guild Blog - Dragon's Embroidery Workshop:
If you would like to join the Workshop and share your work, please don't hesitate to write me an eMail!
Guild Projects / Challenges:
- The challenge 2009 'Something to keep you warm II'
If you would like to participate please contact Mistress Anya, Lady Jahanara or me. :)
Misc. Projects / Challenges:
- A&S 50 Challenge
- A&S 50 Challenge Drachenwald Blog
Please keep on sharing your wonderful work - regardless if embroidery, woven tapestry, illumination, wood-, leather- or metal-work,.. every project is a great inspiration for other people!
Yours in Service
Racaire
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild Head
Summer and vacation time is near and the temperatures are still comfortable, therefore I wish you all a wonderful summertime. :)
...apropos vacation, I won't be available from 10th until 17th this month, but I will answer all eMails as soon as possible after my vacation.
Last month the semi-annual guild report was due, therefore this newsletter is again rather short and because normally not very much happens during summer time, I also include the newsletter for July now - you will receive the next newsletter in August.
Guild Membership Roll:
No change - 42 members
Guild Charter:
In progress
Guild Blog - Dragon's Embroidery Workshop:
If you would like to join the Workshop and share your work, please don't hesitate to write me an eMail!
Guild Projects / Challenges:
- The challenge 2009 'Something to keep you warm II'
If you would like to participate please contact Mistress Anya, Lady Jahanara or me. :)
Misc. Projects / Challenges:
- A&S 50 Challenge
- A&S 50 Challenge Drachenwald Blog
Please keep on sharing your wonderful work - regardless if embroidery, woven tapestry, illumination, wood-, leather- or metal-work,.. every project is a great inspiration for other people!
Yours in Service
Racaire
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild Head
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Sunday, 31 May 2009
New Textile challenge :)
For your information - a new Textile challenge starts first of June and I may forward you the following text concerning the new challenge:
"Greetings to the Populace of Drachenwlad
I come forth to issue a Textile challenge
This challenge is specifically set towards those that have not had the opportunity to sew a garment/object by hand.
Sewers that are experienced in hand stitching items will not be excluded, but this is meant as a chance for those with no experience in this realm to get a start.
The Challenge I propose is that all persons joining the challenge pick a garment or object of textile nature, no matter how small or large, i.e. a pilgrim bag, a Coif or any type of hat, socks, flag, gloves etc., and have at least one form of documentation for its existence during the SCA time period.
Acceptable forms of documentation for this project will be paintings/woodcuts/drawings with the desired object in it or a picture of the desired object.
The challenge starts first of June and will end one year later. People can join the challenge at any time during this year.
A blog will be made where all participants can post pictures and descriptions of their progress (http://first-timehandsewingchallenge.blogspot.com/).
All interested in joining this challenge please contact me at Gottfriedkilianus @ yahoo . com
Gottfried"
Monday, 25 May 2009
Embroidery meeting at Double Wars
Greetings broiderers all,
Although formally, the Dragon Needle Embroidery Guild did not meet at Double Wars this year, many gentles that attended the event helped in a broidering project. To be specific there were lots of silk dragons that needed to be appliquéd to a silk gown, and many hands helped.
The list eventually reached 40 names, I believe, and among them were several Knights, including His Royal Highness Gerhardt.
The project will be HRH Judith's Coronation gown, and when it arrived there were four panels and four-score dragons. At the end we had two panels completely finished, one panel missing only two dragons and the last panel missing around ten dragons. The manner of stitching them on was a simple whipstitch all around the cut-out Albions, and so we could invite even the most novice of stitchers to help, the most junior stitcher being only eleven years old.
The product of this work will be seen at Midsummer Coronation, and I hope to take some photos of it there.
In service,
Lia
Although formally, the Dragon Needle Embroidery Guild did not meet at Double Wars this year, many gentles that attended the event helped in a broidering project. To be specific there were lots of silk dragons that needed to be appliquéd to a silk gown, and many hands helped.
The list eventually reached 40 names, I believe, and among them were several Knights, including His Royal Highness Gerhardt.
The project will be HRH Judith's Coronation gown, and when it arrived there were four panels and four-score dragons. At the end we had two panels completely finished, one panel missing only two dragons and the last panel missing around ten dragons. The manner of stitching them on was a simple whipstitch all around the cut-out Albions, and so we could invite even the most novice of stitchers to help, the most junior stitcher being only eleven years old.
The product of this work will be seen at Midsummer Coronation, and I hope to take some photos of it there.
In service,
Lia
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Something to keep you warm 2
Finally the embroidery of my "blue 12th century dress with gathered body part" is finished :)
> Something to Keep you Warm II <
> Something to Keep you Warm II <
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Wallhanging project - embroidery finished
Friday, 15 May 2009
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild - Newsletter May 2009 & 4th Report
Report of Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild - Drachenwald
4th report by Reporter / guild head: Lady Racaire
Again a half year passed by since the last report and I was very delighted to see more of the inspiring sewing and embroidery projects the artists of our great kingdom make and share throughout the kingdom using the internet - please keep on sharing your work and inspiring others!
...and I also want to use this report to thank all participants of the "Something to keep you warm II" challenge (especially Mistress Anya Mstyslavyaya and Lady Jahanarabanu Vivana for their great support and interest concerning the realisation of this and other challenges), all participants of the "Dragon's Embroidery Workshop" blog and our regional guild heads who are doing a very great job - thank you all very much indeed! ...and last but not least a big thank you to all artisans who supported the (Pennsic) Queens Basket with one or more handmade gifts.
Thank you all for your work in the past or the future - it's great to be a member of such a great and gifted kingdom. :)
...and now back to work - to keep the eMail traffic low and to also keep you informed about all basic changes, I again include the 4th guild report in my newsletter:
Time Period: 16. November 2008 - 15. May 2009 / 1st report 2009
Members:
Since the last report 3 new members joined the guild and we have now a total of 42 members - the guild has now members in all regions of our kingdom.
List based on the membership roll started at 18.October 2007.
1) Racaire (Central - guild head)
2) Rakonczay Gergely (Aarnimetsä)
3) Thomas Paumer (Central)
4) Katherina Mornewegh (Central)
5) Lia de Thornegge (Scandinavia)
6) Edith of Hedingham (Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis
7) Baroness Mary Verch Thomas (Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis)
8) Hudd de Peth (Kingdom of the Outlands)
9) Johanna aff Hucka (Aarnimetsä)
10) Eva Grelsdottir (Aarnimetsä)
11) Arnulf der Zeilner (Central)
12) Lady Jane Devereux (Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis)
13) Katharina Woinovich (Central)
14) Lady Eilgri Beccan (Aarnimetsä - Aarnimetsä region guild head)
15) Viscountess Helwig Ulfsdotter (Scandinavia)
16) Katharina von Owe (Central)
17) Sileas von Biuira (Central)
18) Lady Ælfwynne of Eoforwic (Nordmark)
19) Renika Rikardsdottir (Nordmark)
20) Mistress Anya Mstyslavyaya (Central)
21) Alenn von Horn (Central)
22) Halfdan von Veneta (Central)
23) Anna de Byxe (Nordmark)
24) Hedwig von Simmaningen (Central)
25) Sahra (Aarnimetsä)
26) Sinikka (Aarnimetsä)
27) Myfanwy Methig (Aarnimetsä)
28) Rixende of Aarnimetsä (Aarnimetsä)
29) Jahanarabanu Vivana (Insulae Draconis - Insulae Draconis region guild head)
30) Ida Järvinen (Aarnimetsä)
31) Lady Melisende Fitzwalter (Insulae Draconis)
32) Lady Siubhan inghean Fhearghuis (Insulae Draconis)
33) Katarina von Danzig (Insulae Draconis)
34) Mave (Central)
35) Himiltrude fan Austrasia (Central)
36) Adelina (Central)
37) Honor of Restormel (-)
38) Tamara Stefanova (Central)
39) Eleanora von Ratzeburg (Central)
40) Johanna von Steinwedel (Central)
41) Lady Ameline de Leeuw (South)
42) Elisande (Central)
Officers:
* Guild Head: Lady Racaire
* Aarnimetsä - region guild head: Lady Eilgri Beccan
* Central - region guild head: Lady Racaire
* Insulae Draconis - region guild head: Lady Jahanarabanu Vivana
* Nordmark - region guild head: Fru Renika Rikardsdottir
* South - region guild head: - (Lady Racaire)
Guild meetings / displays:
* No guild meetings or displays during the last time period.
Completed guild head tasks during the last half year:
* registration of the guild badge (Our guild badge was registered by the Laurel Sovereign of Arms at the December, 2008 meeting: "Drachenwald, Kingdom of. Badge for the Kingdom Embroidery Guild. (Fieldless) On a dragon passant coward sable a needle palewise Or."
Planed guild head tasks for the next half year:
* rework of the guild charter (in progress - first draft finished)
* collecting ideas, pictures, handouts,... for a guild homepage
* 2nd official guild meeting and guild display
* planning and creation of a guild banner
* planning for a small guild badge competition
Planed projects / projects in progress:
* 08.2006 - 08.2007 (overdue) - Wallhanging Project/Challenge: of Mistress Anya Mstyslavyaya and Lady Racaire still in progress - overdue because of other projects, challenges and commissions (update 05.2009: embroidery part of Racaire's wallhanging just completed)
* 09.2007 - 12.2008 - Something to keep you warm Project/Challenge continued with:
01.2009 - 12.2009 - Something to keep you warm II Project/Challenge
* 01.2010 - 12.2010 - Project/Challenge 2010 (current ideas: "Pimp up your wardrobe",...)
...other interesting projects:
* support of the A&S50 challenge in Drachenwald with the blog: http://drachenwald-as50.blogspot.com/ - SCA-wide challenge - finish date: celebration of the 50th year (in 2015) of the Society for Creative Anachronism
Guild blog / homepage:
* Dragon's Embroidery Workshop blog - a place for the embroiderers of Drachenwald to show their own work & projects, ask questions, get answers and enjoy each other's company - no finish date - possibility to display finished projects or projects in progress
* homepage: no homepage by now
...other interesting blogs / homepages:
* Aarnimetsä: - (in progress)
* Central: - (see Dragon's Embroidery Workshop)
* Insulae Draconis Fibre Arts Interest Group
Yours in Service
Racaire
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild Head
4th report by Reporter / guild head: Lady Racaire
Again a half year passed by since the last report and I was very delighted to see more of the inspiring sewing and embroidery projects the artists of our great kingdom make and share throughout the kingdom using the internet - please keep on sharing your work and inspiring others!
...and I also want to use this report to thank all participants of the "Something to keep you warm II" challenge (especially Mistress Anya Mstyslavyaya and Lady Jahanarabanu Vivana for their great support and interest concerning the realisation of this and other challenges), all participants of the "Dragon's Embroidery Workshop" blog and our regional guild heads who are doing a very great job - thank you all very much indeed! ...and last but not least a big thank you to all artisans who supported the (Pennsic) Queens Basket with one or more handmade gifts.
Thank you all for your work in the past or the future - it's great to be a member of such a great and gifted kingdom. :)
...and now back to work - to keep the eMail traffic low and to also keep you informed about all basic changes, I again include the 4th guild report in my newsletter:
Time Period: 16. November 2008 - 15. May 2009 / 1st report 2009
Members:
Since the last report 3 new members joined the guild and we have now a total of 42 members - the guild has now members in all regions of our kingdom.
List based on the membership roll started at 18.October 2007.
1) Racaire (Central - guild head)
2) Rakonczay Gergely (Aarnimetsä)
3) Thomas Paumer (Central)
4) Katherina Mornewegh (Central)
5) Lia de Thornegge (Scandinavia)
6) Edith of Hedingham (Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis
7) Baroness Mary Verch Thomas (Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis)
8) Hudd de Peth (Kingdom of the Outlands)
9) Johanna aff Hucka (Aarnimetsä)
10) Eva Grelsdottir (Aarnimetsä)
11) Arnulf der Zeilner (Central)
12) Lady Jane Devereux (Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis)
13) Katharina Woinovich (Central)
14) Lady Eilgri Beccan (Aarnimetsä - Aarnimetsä region guild head)
15) Viscountess Helwig Ulfsdotter (Scandinavia)
16) Katharina von Owe (Central)
17) Sileas von Biuira (Central)
18) Lady Ælfwynne of Eoforwic (Nordmark)
19) Renika Rikardsdottir (Nordmark)
20) Mistress Anya Mstyslavyaya (Central)
21) Alenn von Horn (Central)
22) Halfdan von Veneta (Central)
23) Anna de Byxe (Nordmark)
24) Hedwig von Simmaningen (Central)
25) Sahra (Aarnimetsä)
26) Sinikka (Aarnimetsä)
27) Myfanwy Methig (Aarnimetsä)
28) Rixende of Aarnimetsä (Aarnimetsä)
29) Jahanarabanu Vivana (Insulae Draconis - Insulae Draconis region guild head)
30) Ida Järvinen (Aarnimetsä)
31) Lady Melisende Fitzwalter (Insulae Draconis)
32) Lady Siubhan inghean Fhearghuis (Insulae Draconis)
33) Katarina von Danzig (Insulae Draconis)
34) Mave (Central)
35) Himiltrude fan Austrasia (Central)
36) Adelina (Central)
37) Honor of Restormel (-)
38) Tamara Stefanova (Central)
39) Eleanora von Ratzeburg (Central)
40) Johanna von Steinwedel (Central)
41) Lady Ameline de Leeuw (South)
42) Elisande (Central)
Officers:
* Guild Head: Lady Racaire
* Aarnimetsä - region guild head: Lady Eilgri Beccan
* Central - region guild head: Lady Racaire
* Insulae Draconis - region guild head: Lady Jahanarabanu Vivana
* Nordmark - region guild head: Fru Renika Rikardsdottir
* South - region guild head: - (Lady Racaire)
Guild meetings / displays:
* No guild meetings or displays during the last time period.
Completed guild head tasks during the last half year:
* registration of the guild badge (Our guild badge was registered by the Laurel Sovereign of Arms at the December, 2008 meeting: "Drachenwald, Kingdom of. Badge for the Kingdom Embroidery Guild. (Fieldless) On a dragon passant coward sable a needle palewise Or."
Planed guild head tasks for the next half year:
* rework of the guild charter (in progress - first draft finished)
* collecting ideas, pictures, handouts,... for a guild homepage
* 2nd official guild meeting and guild display
* planning and creation of a guild banner
* planning for a small guild badge competition
Planed projects / projects in progress:
* 08.2006 - 08.2007 (overdue) - Wallhanging Project/Challenge: of Mistress Anya Mstyslavyaya and Lady Racaire still in progress - overdue because of other projects, challenges and commissions (update 05.2009: embroidery part of Racaire's wallhanging just completed)
* 09.2007 - 12.2008 - Something to keep you warm Project/Challenge continued with:
01.2009 - 12.2009 - Something to keep you warm II Project/Challenge
* 01.2010 - 12.2010 - Project/Challenge 2010 (current ideas: "Pimp up your wardrobe",...)
...other interesting projects:
* support of the A&S50 challenge in Drachenwald with the blog: http://drachenwald-as50.blogspot.com/ - SCA-wide challenge - finish date: celebration of the 50th year (in 2015) of the Society for Creative Anachronism
Guild blog / homepage:
* Dragon's Embroidery Workshop blog - a place for the embroiderers of Drachenwald to show their own work & projects, ask questions, get answers and enjoy each other's company - no finish date - possibility to display finished projects or projects in progress
* homepage: no homepage by now
...other interesting blogs / homepages:
* Aarnimetsä: - (in progress)
* Central: - (see Dragon's Embroidery Workshop)
* Insulae Draconis Fibre Arts Interest Group
Yours in Service
Racaire
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild Head
Monday, 4 May 2009
I'm still here and working!
Well I've got the axe and pile complete, now I just have to go round and round and round! I'm really pleased with how this one is turning out so far! The stitches are pretty even. I just hope I can keep my patience and keep them as even and small throughout the rest. I've decided to embroider the roundels on smaller bits and then sew them on seperately. This means that I can go ahead and put tthe hood together. This was the main impetus for this decision. The cashmere hood I embroidered for Odo is rarely worn, because it's too warm 90% of the time. The linen counterpart should not have this issue!
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Pennsic Queens Basket
Lady Katharina Woinovich, a member of my shire, made this lovely embroidery for the Pennsic Queens Basket :)
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild - Newsletter April - Happy Easter!!! :)
Dear honourable Lords and Ladies, gentle members of the "Dragon Needle Embroidery Guild" and "-eMail Group"!
The weather is getting warm and the spring leaves us for the summer - I wish you all sunny holidays and 'Happy Easter'!
March was very quite and therefore this newsletter is rather short.
Guild Membership Roll:
No change - 42 members
Guild Badge:
You can find a picture of our registered guild badge >here<
Many thanks to Aryanhwy for this information.
Guild Charter:
In progress.
Guild Blog - Dragon's Embroidery Workshop:
If you would like to join the Workshop please don't hesitate to write me an eMail!
Guild Projects / Challenges:
- The challenge 2009 'Something to keep you warm II'
If you would like to participate please contact Mistress Anya, Lady Jahanara or me - there is more than enough time left to join, start and finish a project. :)
Misc. Projects / Challenges:
- A&S 50 Challenge
- A&S 50 Challenge Drachenwald Blog
- Pennsic Giftbasket
Please keep on sharing your wonderful work - regardless if embroidery, woven tapestry, illumination, wood-, leather- or metal-work,.. every project is a great inspiration for other people!
Yours in Service
Racaire
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild Head
The weather is getting warm and the spring leaves us for the summer - I wish you all sunny holidays and 'Happy Easter'!
March was very quite and therefore this newsletter is rather short.
Guild Membership Roll:
No change - 42 members
Guild Badge:
You can find a picture of our registered guild badge >here<
Many thanks to Aryanhwy for this information.
Guild Charter:
In progress.
Guild Blog - Dragon's Embroidery Workshop:
If you would like to join the Workshop please don't hesitate to write me an eMail!
Guild Projects / Challenges:
- The challenge 2009 'Something to keep you warm II'
If you would like to participate please contact Mistress Anya, Lady Jahanara or me - there is more than enough time left to join, start and finish a project. :)
Misc. Projects / Challenges:
- A&S 50 Challenge
- A&S 50 Challenge Drachenwald Blog
- Pennsic Giftbasket
Please keep on sharing your wonderful work - regardless if embroidery, woven tapestry, illumination, wood-, leather- or metal-work,.. every project is a great inspiration for other people!
Yours in Service
Racaire
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild Head
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild - Newsletter March - Embroidery Guild Badge
Dear honourable Lords and Ladies, gentle members of the "Dragon Needle Embroidery Guild" and "-eMail Group"!
Another month passed by and besides the fact that spring is approaching, I have a great information I would like to point out: the Dragon Needle Embroidery Guild finally has a registered Guild Badge due to the gentle help of Mistress Jaelle.
Guild Membership Roll:
I am very happy to announce that we have 2 new members - Lady Ameline de Leeuw and Elisande - now we have 42 members and with Lady Ameline de Leeuw we are also able to welcome the very first member from the South on the new Guild Membership Roll. :)
Guild Badge:
Our guild badge went out on a kingdom internal letter of intent in July 2008 and was registered by the Laurel Sovereign of Arms at the December, 2008 meeting: "Drachenwald, Kingdom of. Badge for the Kingdom Embroidery Guild. (Fieldless) On a dragon passant coward sable a needle palewise Or."
I want to thank Mistress Jaelle heartily for her great help concerning the registration of the Guild Badge and also for her gentle offer to provide a picture of our Guild Badge. :)
Guild Charter:
Sorry, still in progress - I hope I will be able to finish my first draft soon.
Guild Blog - Dragon's Embroidery Workshop:
Please keep on sharing your great work!
...and if you would like to join the Workshop and share your work, please don't hesitate to write me an eMail!
Guild Projects / Challenges:
- The challenge 2009 'Something to keep you warm II' ( http://keep-you-warm-2.blogspot.com/ )
If you would like to participate please contact Mistress Anya, Lady Jahanara or me. :)
Misc. Projects / Challenges:
- A&S 50 Challenge
- A&S 50 Challenge Drachenwald Blog - ...a blog where the participants of the A&S 50 Challenge living in Drachenwald may share their works, ask questions, encourage each other and generally support one another along the way.
- Pennsic Giftbasket - you can find basic information about the Pennsic Giftbasket in the January Newsletter (scroll down, it's the blue text) and also in the February Newsletter concerning the display of the gifts at Double Wars. Please join me and other members from the Guild and make something for the 'Pennsic giftbasket' and don't forget to show your lovely gifts at our Dragon's Embroidery Workshop blog :)
Please keep on sharing your wonderful work - regardless if embroidery, woven tapestry, illumination, wood-, leather- or metal-work,.. every project is a great inspiration for other people!
Yours in Service
Racaire
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild Head
Another month passed by and besides the fact that spring is approaching, I have a great information I would like to point out: the Dragon Needle Embroidery Guild finally has a registered Guild Badge due to the gentle help of Mistress Jaelle.
Guild Membership Roll:
I am very happy to announce that we have 2 new members - Lady Ameline de Leeuw and Elisande - now we have 42 members and with Lady Ameline de Leeuw we are also able to welcome the very first member from the South on the new Guild Membership Roll. :)
Guild Badge:
Our guild badge went out on a kingdom internal letter of intent in July 2008 and was registered by the Laurel Sovereign of Arms at the December, 2008 meeting: "Drachenwald, Kingdom of. Badge for the Kingdom Embroidery Guild. (Fieldless) On a dragon passant coward sable a needle palewise Or."
I want to thank Mistress Jaelle heartily for her great help concerning the registration of the Guild Badge and also for her gentle offer to provide a picture of our Guild Badge. :)
Guild Charter:
Sorry, still in progress - I hope I will be able to finish my first draft soon.
Guild Blog - Dragon's Embroidery Workshop:
Please keep on sharing your great work!
...and if you would like to join the Workshop and share your work, please don't hesitate to write me an eMail!
Guild Projects / Challenges:
- The challenge 2009 'Something to keep you warm II' ( http://keep-you-warm-2.blogspot.com/ )
If you would like to participate please contact Mistress Anya, Lady Jahanara or me. :)
Misc. Projects / Challenges:
- A&S 50 Challenge
- A&S 50 Challenge Drachenwald Blog - ...a blog where the participants of the A&S 50 Challenge living in Drachenwald may share their works, ask questions, encourage each other and generally support one another along the way.
- Pennsic Giftbasket - you can find basic information about the Pennsic Giftbasket in the January Newsletter (scroll down, it's the blue text) and also in the February Newsletter concerning the display of the gifts at Double Wars. Please join me and other members from the Guild and make something for the 'Pennsic giftbasket' and don't forget to show your lovely gifts at our Dragon's Embroidery Workshop blog :)
Please keep on sharing your wonderful work - regardless if embroidery, woven tapestry, illumination, wood-, leather- or metal-work,.. every project is a great inspiration for other people!
Yours in Service
Racaire
Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild Head
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