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TRS2 - February 2001

All reviews by Andy Luke unless otherwise stated

Age of Sinnocence : Whats Your Deal; I Remember Velcro; Ghost Man On First; Things That Explode; My Sex Life ~ By Matt Delight and Jeremy Wheeler. Fist of 'What's Your Deal'. I liked the idea here, the boys are going off on a rant, giving a sermon on how hard they find it to put something in their 'zine and at the same time filling it full of funny, surreal images and exclamations.

The panels aren't conventional, in the sense that they aren't filmic, but they do give flow to the story shown in 'Ghost Man On First..' where I love the scorn smeared over the faces of the old. But intermixed with this is a sensitive farewell, which I don't think would have had a place in the handful of sinnocence books flung in my direction. Saying that thought Delight handles it with restrain on the sop and instead gives us paranoid murmurs on a man hug and exploding them at the end! NICE ONE.

'My Sex Life' is my personal favourite. The flow here is unlike their others with the illustrations corresponding to the text with sometimes ingenious inventiveness and imagination. Unlike their other books mentioned here the story does not rely on dialogue heavy text but the satisfying, darkly amusing story still doesn't fail to raise a laugh in recognition. These guys still haven't produced anything nearing 'bad' yet...C'mon fellas!

Finally, 'I Remember Velcro' a tiny book; a nostalgic reminiscence. The day of the Velcro shoe with Wheeler drawing smooch 80's T-shirts etc like tiny icons, and Delight setting up a whole new batch up as nostalgic figures for our illegitimate monsters to pull from the memory banks. The whole Velcro thing, and maybe I'm giving this particular book a little too much credence in expressing the fleetingness of a craze. At the end of the day, 'feeling so ashamed' is the inevitable grievance where such things are involved. Again, a nice self-contained 'zine, splendidly book marked by the unseen commentator enjoying a shower. Ghost Man On First and Things That Explode are 50 cents and all other titles are 25c, but you're probably best sending a few dollars along for postage, or better yet, International Reply Coupons. All titles are eight pages at A5 size. The folks address is 2986 Chapshire SE, Grand Rapids, MI49546, USA or 6614 Adaridge SE Ada, MI,49301, USA. To check up on current details email them at ageofsinnocence@hotmail.com. (Review by Richard Barr)

Angel Nebula #7 ~ There are plenty of reasons why Tony Mcgee's work should occupy your thoughts. Small miracles that attempt the hopeless and thereby form a false veneer of uselessness. Striving to reach the unreachable and getting there in those leaps from dreams and aspirations. When you feel like gravity can't hold you down, wondering if it will ; feeling that crawling, but also as if the great height above you knows of the height below you. And as the ground shifts beneath our feet a disconcerting uncertainty moves into orbit. When you begin to wonder just how good it is, think should I even be up here? That moment, captured, frozen in still frame. The expertly crafted package is as multi-faceted, emotive as ever and this is real science-fiction, goddamit. With heart. Not that weak watered down shit that calls itself Star Trek. Real science fiction. It reminds me of the first times I listened to REM, particularly their eighties stuff. (That's a very high complement, my book. This prequel-finale is the first of a two-parter in Tony McGee's 150 page epic, so make sure you have all eight issues to read in a few months. And don't say we didn't warn you. A BARGAIN at 75p from Tony, 143 Meldon Drive, Bradley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 8BE. A5, twenty-four pages or something. Look, I don't know. Why don't you just go to Smallzone, they're stocking it.

The Anti-Internet-Review #2 ~ I really should be enjoying this zine, but for some reason I don't. The writers are obviously people of a reasonable intelligent but seem to have too many bones of contention that don't tie up and therefore make an unconvincing argument. The internet's ability to encompass varying media is discussed but not why that particular facet is a problem. Delving into the continuity side of things with The Ultimate Spider-Man and comics company hypeseasons is handled badly in a way that risks being very anal. I really would like to see these people handling topics which are better suited to their presentation. When talking about VR tunnels perhaps a bit of writing on Robert Anton Wilson and Timothy Leary might be appealing. And there is something that attracts me about this, it's just too untapped whatever it is. I'd love to see a few more educated underground writers jump aboard this zine and help turn it into something more worthwhile. 65p/$2 from The Anti Internet Review, PO Box 476, Folkstone, CT20 1JA. A5, 12 pages. Check out their new improved website.

The Assassin and the Whiner ~ Pete and a number of other people have covered this over the years and in attempt to look like I know what I'm doing I asked Richard to review it. The fool forgot to supply an issue number. Anyway, here goes.

A number of strips here all offering intelligent, amusing commentaries on various subjects from porn to the heartache of a fading relationship. The writing is splendid with the second page being an example of McNinch's poetic sensibilities. The art is abstract without losing any sense of expression or emotional involvement for the reader, yet I end up asking myself does the nightmarish cartoon art really do justice to the emotional bust up. Apart from that though, I like to see a 'zine exploring subjects like a break up without being patronizing or relying on a stockpile of lethal cliches. All good $1 plus p&p (IRCs), 16 pages, A6 from Carrie McNinch, PO Box 481051, Los Angeles, CA 90048. (review by Richard Barr)

Black Out #1 ~ It's been about three years (from were I sit) since a new small press cartoonist appeared on the Ulster mini-comics scene. So, it is with joy that Black Out #1 sits by me, on the reviewing table. 'Spaceman', the opening shot is standard adventure fare, government test lab subject meets hero, they go on the run from hitmen, taking the fight blah blah blah. It's the first of a multi-part story, a bad idea in the small press, specifically Ulster small press: with the exception of Patrick Brown's A VIRTUAL CIRCLE, Ulster grown multi-parters have a mostly proven track record of never having been completed. On the plus side, the art has a quirky British underground sense, a little bit like some of the work from THE JOCK. Although not as fully developed, I do hope the artist keeps working at this, as time spent will produce confidence. There are a few nice digs at THE MATRIX and it does feature a bike as the getaway vehicle.

"The Devil And Captain Dynamo" (a three pager) is immediately visually superior : a superhero bargains with a dark power and gets exactly what he wanted. It's a short piece about the trappings of celebrity status, greed and possibly a metaphor for the nefarious actions of Ronald Perelman. Or, perhaps I'm reading too much into this. The pacing is off just enough that the finis is flatline and overstated, although he excels at and clearly enjoys drawing his ram-headed demon. The closer, 'Carnival' boasts a lot more texture than it's predecessors, and is more illustrative. At times, the pens produce too much grain and confusion intrudes, to the point were I just don't get it. Sad, cause the first two thirds of this strip show that this could really have been something special. I can't recommend this comic but if the creator chooses to keep at it, then it's highly likely I shall. A4, £1.50, 28 pages available from me ! or soon, Smallzone.

Comic Talk Preview ~ A sampler for a new comics-related zine that seems to be taking forever to be released. Being a sampler, it's very low on features, but high on quality. 'Small Press, Big Ideas' reviews the work of Paul Grist, and the creators of 1000AD (which I look forward to reading!) Paul Birch interviews Phil Winslade, and it looks quite promising. There's also an S/P and Indy News feature which could be quite helpful. A good omen combining the professional and the amateur of quality comics, if that makes any sense. Just a pity it's taking so damn long to reach it's first issue. £1, A5, 12 pages.Write to Joe Ahern, 378 Adams Hill, Birmingham, B32 3PD

Dark #1 ~ Beautifully presented and professional looking zine by the Rubins sisters. Instantly striking is the Campbell and Grist -esque inks of illustrator Karen. She happily ignores the restrictions of convention, producing a horizon of portraiture, with dream clouds and whispers in waterpencil sex and coffee steam. The pencils are tender and mellow, and she uses the full toolbox to provide a spectrum of tones. The inks, as mentioned, have a (deliberately) clotted and murky aspect detailing candle-murmur. There's very much a black and white Matteotti thing going on.

Anna Rubins tells the story of a serious writer trapped in the nocturnal world (and I'm guessing that rings a horror-bell for a number of writers). Anna's style is (probably opposite to mine) with preference to get the story told with the minimum word count. I wouldn't be surprised if there were less words in the comic strip than in this review of it! This approach can make it seem quite bare at times, but this is particularly suitable for the latter half of the book. Dark is bigger than A5, smaller than A4 weighing in at 32 pages. Write to the sword-wielding women at. Contact Anna at 23a Zetland Road, Redland, Bristol, BS6. Email at k_rubins@yahoo.com or a_rubins@yahoo.com or through their website .

Dumbass Comics #2 ~ Neill Cameron, contributor to The Temple APA kicks off with a wonderfully absurd lead strip 'Party People 24-7'. Two cleaners take part in a dancing competition in a trendy nightclub. Featuring cyberdancers, hallucinogens, armageddon cults and big, big fights, it's full of traces of the underground. Not only but also Paul J. Holden, Lew Stringer and Davy Francis as well as those guys who used to do the Sleaze Brothers. Rounded off by three pages of witty and entertaining three panellers and a self-effacing letters page. If you like laughing, shell out your shekels! Recommended. US sized, with 28 pages for the streetsmart £1.50. Available from Neill Cameron, 70 Godstow Road, 70 Godstow Road, Wolvercole, Oxford, OX2 8NY. Also available through Smallzone.

The Gecko #1 ~ A young lad has the genes of a lizard grafted onto him by a mad scientist and must do battle with the prototype, Iguanaguy. Superhero stuff has to be done a certain way to entertain me. And I like this book for the same reasons I like the first few issues of Ultimate Spider-Man (No, really. I'm bloody series about this one!) It's light, healthy fun and The Gecko is very cleanly produced and illustrated, and Clarke is obviously very talented, and creatively mature. (So much so, that It's experienced, experimental and effectively entertaining (thankyou, stan). His style is very easy on the eyes, although the obligatory fight scene does go on a bit too long. Along with Darren Chandler, I'd rate Clarkey as one of the best UK s/p superhero artists I've seen. Top stuff. The Gecko is US sized, 36 pages and costs £1.50 & 60p postage from Paradox Comics, 30 Hill Street, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1NR. Parts One and three of this trilogy are also available from Darren of from Shaney Shaney Shaney's Smallzone.

Jonah Stevenson's Eggworld #1 ~ Nonsensical computer-aided cartoon tales about a society composed entirely of eggs. I have to admit to feeling disappointed by this. The cover borders on sheer brilliance, and a first flip through looks promising. However, the strips themselves are so nonsensical they are irrelevant and pointless. The very few that did make me laugh are very subtle so perhaps I've maybe missed the point. I hope so, I'd like to see this establishing the sort of small press acknowledgement Mystic Stones has. Decide for yourself by sending a pound to Jonah Stevenson, 24 Elm Grove, Liverpool, L7 3EH. A4, 11 pages w. stapled spine,colour cover.

GLUED: The Viewing Figures Are All Wrong ~ The penultimate offering(s) from the (in the trs2 building) legendary John Robbins, before he disappears into temporary retirement/self-imposed exile. This is actually a collection of new material in Leaflit format (which inspired the present trs2 format), there's even a reprint included for introductory or completist's sake. GLUED should appeal to fans of John's lighter-in-tone work.

"Bagpuss is on, I have to concentrate"

"Concentrate? But you've seen them all before!"

"Yeah, but that was years ago! I'm older now... I can actually appreciate them!"

GLUED is the tale of the Kelly family's fascination with the glass teat and reluctance to leave the luxurious island they call sofa. "To those few disappointed by joy and unwilling to associate another kind of remote with this writer I suggest you turn away now. (From Sean's introduction). Indeed, there's not a paedophile or murderer in sight just familiar family life in newspaper style comic strip. John's minimalist computer art style is basic, and it should become annoying but doesn't: in fact it's remarkable how with nearly forty strips based around such a primitive scenario, Sean/John keeps this entertaining. A wonderful capturing of the common set of reactions the cathode rays produce. Coming from a large teevee orientated family, I found myself moved to knowing smiles, agreeing giggles and hearty chuckles. If John Robbins, master of small press close up horror isn't to your liking, why not try John Robbins, boy-next-door cartoonist, presenter of the wholesome and pleasant. A greatly capable and adaptable artist.

GLUED SPECIAL (Reprinting Leaflit#9), A5 D/S 20p. CLASSIC GLUED, GLUED SEASON TWO, SEASON THREE, SEASON FOUR and GLUED : CANCELLED are all double-sided A3 at 35p each. £1.75 for the pack price. Strongly recommended. All leaflits are quality items and are available from John Robbins, 11 Avonmore Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland.

Hope For The Future #2 ~ A happy blend of a few different styles of writing that don't usually work so well together but for some reason here, do. There's prime biographical talking heads with the essence and technique of David Metcalfe. And prime Marvel/DC punch-up between iconic pop culture powers. The latter is so silly but works because of the playful and pervasive mood of the piece, coupled with Si Perrins' capable middle of centre eye-hooks and hard grafting of panels. The heavy use of grey and balanced lighting smartly dresses. Particularly efficient in facial expressions and just succeeding in capturing the look for the thought. The unanswered subplot is sufficiently out of place and odd (delivered with a Hitchcock-esque flair) that it serves to heighten the reader-viewers experience of never knowing what's going on.

Guest stars include a shit politician (from a completely random sample) those cool lanky robots from Phantom Menace and my faves, the girls from BITS. Plus more. Read this. It has all the right reasons. A5, 32 pages, £1 for regular edition and £1.50 for the colour cover edition. Si Perrins, 11 Royal Park Avenue, Headingly, Leeds, LS6 1EZ. e-mail at: usby@free.uk.com. Website.

The Imagineers #4 ~ After over a year's absence, Imagineers returns with Shane Chebsey taking over the role of editor from Dek Baker. There is a noticeable shift in focus, from creator to creator help and advice to a small press coverage vehicle. Some of this seems rather wasteful, anal and unnecessary. A six-page 'Coming Soon To Mondo' section and nine pages worth of TRS2 seems like overkill. However, the upshot of this is that the font is large and layout clear, easy on the eyes unlike some small press publications I won't mention! Shane Chebsey interviews (too briefly) Simon Mackie, a creator with wads of talent who I might not have been aware of otherwise. Lee Davis interviews Jay Bonney, in a contentless piece which seems like nothing more than a blatant plug.

The real gem of this booklet are the creators contact point, which I can see as becoming quite useful for a number of people. Lee's second interview, this with creator of The Gecko, Darren Clarke is very much enjoyable, informative and succeeds in providing great insight. The new Imagineers may be off to a bumpy start, but I think it'll shape up just fine. A5, 36 pages, £1.50 from Shane Chebsey, 10 Cleveland Avenue, High Ercall, Telford, Shropshire, TF6 6AH or Smallzone.

Mondo (Christmas Edition) ~ Merry maniac Lee Davis' anthology zine opens up with the usual double-page cut-and-paste section, this one featuring Jordan, Adam West, Kelly Brook (with a crush on Lee) and Disco Daleks, all compared by MC Basil B. (That's Mr. Brush as we know him) There's a Justice league 80s pin-up, a sheer delight, and free cut and paste posters including 'The Groovy 60s Camp Batman Board Game'.

All good fun, but this Mondo like others is loaded with flaws. In common with THE KABOOM REVIEW, I'm all excited about unique attitude and presentation. However, after a couple of issues, it's irritating to see the same old brand of first-draft pap. Case in point : John Wooley, so comfortable at Mondo, that he doesn't seem to want to do anything special to entice the readers. Wooley can be quite capable when he picks something new out of his toolbox, but othertimes he can go for pages without putting any life or effort into the stuff. Same old same old too is Lee's 'River Rats' were he takes a quality idea and puts it out as a shoddy first-draft. Just as annoying is his laziness/reluctance to credit the original artist or source. The small press should be the last place were this exploitive attitude occurs.

So, is MONDO crap? Yay and nay. We are graced with the trendy bubbly art of BJ Wilson in 'Assault Suit Kevin, a real fun. Davis scripts 'Starguard: Hellcamp' visualised by Stuart Richards, and though littered with his nonsensicals in places, is still a well told story and gets the job done Richards artwork is tops, layered and intricate with some great texture and shading. Reminds me of the better of those old STARBLAZER digest comics. If you've never read Mondo before give it a go, but if you have and like me you're tired of it, perhaps you should be doing something else with your time. Mondo is US sized, 36 pages and still only a pound. You can get it by writing to Lee Davis at 140 Amersham Avenue, Edmonton, London, N18 1DY. Smallzone.

The O Men #9 ~ Malice takes out The O Men and Doctor O, Colin, Abby and Miss Scarlet experience a series of strange visions. Marty Eden turns his hand to a number of different genres in a more experimental twenty two pages than usual. I'm not sure if it's a success but most rewarding of all is Miss Scarlet badly misplaced in a well known Jane Austen novel. (As is the Kelly family in Robbins' GLUED: SEASON THREE (above). That GCSE English Literature sure left some scars for transmuting into ripping the piss, eh folks? Eh?) This issue goes for a spot of humour moreso and Mart draws in a number of different styles, including a murder mystery experience which quite resembles the drawings of Mike Weller. Not my favourite issue so far but quite good and DEFINITELY worth a look at. A5 (UK sized!), 24 pages and costs £1.50. Available from Martin Eden, 160a Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, London, SW1W 9TR. Smallzone stocks it too, why not?

Parataxis #11 ~ Some comics creators go for nine months without having a comic released and they don't worry about it. The Bionic Comics team took out four months between issues and they apologised beforehand! I really miss not getting Parataxis : and I'm not just saying that because they gave me a free promotional T-shirt (this is the coolest job! Apart from the money.) Parataxis is not the best comic, but as soon as I see the corner box on the accompanying letter, I can instantly smell the fun and the love (oo-er) For two first class stamps, you get a colour cover. On the front, a Richard J. Smith piece that looks right out of my favourite oddity in the mainstream, YOUNG HEROES IN LOVE. Opposite is something from the Fauvist school of one of the team in costume (only acquired several issues ago, I might add. Oh, I did.). A fire elemental stands in the background, all done in smashing acrylic paints. Inside, the team integrate personal experience (cue plug for Tim Brown's wonderful NIGHTCLUB NICK : THE SUPERFICIAL AMERICANS). They send the superpowered students to a rock festival. You get a reasonable enough comic strip which promises a lot but as with most of their two-parters, is going to take a while to get there. The sizeable editorial section at the book's rear is as consistently funny and attractively written as usual. I've got to say, that's bloody good for two first class stamps. Back issues available. Colour covers, A5, 32 pages, 54p each, Parataxis is available from Bionic Comics, 16 Cartmel Drive, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3NG.

Pulp Kitchen #3 ~ This Liverpool collection grows stronger and stronger with each issue. With twenty-one strips over sixty pages there is too much to cover in as much detail as I would other anthologies. But sure, why not give it a go? One of the Kitchen's finer picks is Arthur Goodman. 'Favourite Crayon Stories' shows a unique British Underground style ALA Colin Brown, with minute traces of Andi Watson and Terry Moore. His figures are graceful and attractive and the communicative layouts are flourished with fine detail.; his visual accompaniment to Xyzandra's 'Freedom' is a perfect example of this. David Goodman's contribution is threefold free-roaming boisterous introspective comedy with an application in minor of the eccentric. The horribly young Ugonna Nwosu is another of my favourite members of the Liverpool contingent. The strip adventures of a black youngster and his goldfish are constantly amusing and full of lovely attitude.

Jim McGee's work shows potential shifting as it does between Steve Ditko, Mike Allred and Greg Fiering but is let down by a nonsensical and inconsistent approach which does upset the balance. Laura Wotton's work on a number of contribution is funky punky manga, wild and tame. Fast paced like Suki (Mitzy) or Richard J. Smith, but more disciplined. Psychedelicious Paul Dini inspired busy crowd scenes, I really like the way Laura draws from different angles. I bet she's gorgeous.

Pearson and Alderslade continue their 'Vindicators' saga. In a Marvel UK (don't like), Agents of Psyence (do like) way, it's tightly packed with sprawling detail. Although the old secret society get together thing feels a bit cliched. Working the pen and page with utmost dedication, Stuart McCarthy gives Pulp Kitchen one of it's strongest contributions. Geoff Pearson's 'The Quest' is the tale of a brave knight and his tasks set during an electro-neo-medieval age. McCarthy invests a lot of detail into particularly the clothing and architecture as if he were illustrating a $15 set of tarot cards. This strip is nice surprise and thorough joy. Drawn like Stan Martin on speed, real nice. Other contribs include a shoddy demon hunting seven page melodrama by Williamcy and a bubble oddity reflection by Ash. A3 with some very nice printed colour covers, it retails for £2.50 available from Pulp Kitchen, 4 Wellington Fields, WaverTree, Liverpool, L15 0EL. Contact pulp_kitchen@comicmail.com or visit their website.

Sugar Rush Radar ~ And this reviewer would be hard pushed to find a 'zine as touching as Sugar Rush. The illustrations give the strip a melancholy feel, which complements the tortured monologue of the protagonist. The writing is like the lament of a person cheated somehow. She wonders what effect no TV would have on human kind; she sits alone in her room because she has no friends and is too nice. The sensitive way in which the writer handles these musings is as despondent as a long, sad ballad. She finally finds sanctuary in a cafe where she wants to spend forever in. The story is resolved and Staci finds fulfilment at last. Like I said, a sweet little ballad. 16 pages, A6, no price on cover but a pound ought to secure it. From David Hogg, 10 Overton Ave, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, ML10 6NR. (review by Richard Barr)

Talamander #06 ~ I find it irritating when Tim Brown fills panels full of blackness, or when some of his portraiture looks like it hasn't reached full potential. If only he had more time, if only someone was sending him a four-figure check for this. Woe is he for working extremely hard and keeping to a healthy publishing schedule. I showed this issue's double-cover round the art class I'm in and they loved it. I just wish I had brought the first part of the cover (last issue) along. Kicking off with 'Wenna' easily my favourite Brown Brin tale. It has one of those brilliant endings, twists in the tale whatever : quite memorable. And he puts in lots of twisted old people, wonderful lighting and the usual excellent scenery.

And its illustrations like the ones in the Hoskin scribed 'Hymn Taking' that make Tim Brown one of my possible nominations for 'Best Small Press' artist in this year's Eagle awards. Magnificent interior decorations, bold cavaliers and burning fortresses, glory angel. BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT. (and Hoskin's on top form too). A4, 20 pages, £1.25 from Tim Brown, 22 Woodborough Drive, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1HB. Smallzone.

The Day Norwich Stood Still #1 ~ A-ha! Norwich Sci-Fi Group has put together this quite readable little zine, nicely laid out and articles, which for the most part, avoid being cliquey or anal-retentive . An article on the evolutionary/devolutionary process of James Bond. A short PI story which is excellently delivered, but has the most tacked-on ending possible. ('And then, they all blew up. The End') Or something like that. There's an interview with Dr. Who novelist Paul Magrs and Malcolm Edwards, director of Orion Masterworks (a series of highly regarded sci-fi books). The best are the longer pieces on monster movies and the Dan Dare of the fifties. There's also about four pages of comic strips, some of which are really quite good. Very accomodating, welcoming. A5, 28 pages, £1.20 from 15a St. Augustine's Street, Norwich, England. Email tvheaven@cwcom.net or visit their website.

Windhead's Dogs #1.5, 2+, 3+ ~ The most deceptive pleasant surprise of a comic book I've read in a long while. Deceptive because it's produced by fans of Hawkwind (for fans of Hawkind?), it's A6 and carries those annoying ads for TUC Mega-Marts. (I'm only annoyed cos they don't have those in Northern Ireland). But hell, it sure is positively pleasing. Michael Butterworth writes a bold biblical narration : grand. Set in a world were chaos grips the earth. "The hall of senates led into the basement of Madame Tussaud. The Sphinx' Head Gazed Timelessly From The West Wing Of Buckingham Palace". Artist Bob Walker produces a seriously wonderful pictorial narrative that reminds me of Jack Kirby, Will Eisner and the whole cast of Robert Crumb's contemporaries in the 60s. Also very much the wonderful doom-sayer artwork by those freaks who draw Jack T. Chick's comics. And what particularly gets me excited is that this stuff would still look good at eight times the size it's printed. It reads like a wonderful pulp comic, and the printing looks like such, yet so much work has been put into this glory. Never mind if you don't know jack shit about Hawkwind ; I'm too overworked to pick a 'Booklet Of The month' ( as nearly everything is pretty close to being quite good quality), but I urge you to send off for this one. A6, 12 pages from Zephyr, PO Box 6, North Wirral, CH45 4SJ, UK. Also distributed at Mega-Marts. Send them an SAE , it ought to cover the three issues.

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