#Homestead

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarWent south to retrieve wife and buy excavator.Wife is dubiously inspecting the new living room arrangement, excavator should get delivered tomorrow.The B&S Petrol engine would've been a six month wait, so I grudgingly went with the KOOP 1 cylinder air-cooled diesel, a copy of a Yanmar design. It's got a year warranty in case it goes wrong (they tend to go wrong early on or not at all from my research).Bonus: Wide and trenching buckets included!<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Excavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Excavator</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MiniExcavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiniExcavator</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarV. is away visiting <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Funcik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Funcik</a>. Check out the weird happy grin he does when he's really excited. No, it's not a snarl, he's smiling - perhaps something he learnt from humans.Meanwhile I'm using the opportunity to shift the furniture out of the living room, scrub the floors and then lay down that cheapest of carpets we bought a while ago.An interim solution for X years until we get around to tearing up the floor and putting in a new one.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Renovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renovation</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dog</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarThis is all @piggo's fault.We're thinking about raising the windows, because on the inside, they're very low. At knee level, to be specific.On the inside it would look fine, but we can't decide if it looks weird on the outside or not. Too close to the roof beam casing? Or not?Excuse the crude gimposhop job.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LogHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LogHouse</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Renovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renovation</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Plan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plan</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarFinal result. On to the next job!<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarPicked the best of the old roller triplet and filled it with water ballast. I did actually find a cap for them in the garage junk, but it was too rusted and bent to fit, so I just made a wooden bung and banged it in with some inner tube.Held fine but was quite difficult to pry back out after! The former mud pit is now blended with woodchips, hay and rolled somewhat flat. Could be more level, but oh well. I'll sprinkle some grass seed and see what happens.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Roller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roller</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarGarden tilled. The rotavator dug up a brick, a few more concrete chunks, some plastic, a pipe and a massive fucking steel beam. Luckily it seems I didn't break any of the tines. The guard door on the right was bent slightly, but it was easy to unbolt and bang straight again, didn't even chip the paint. Japanese steel won over Soviet steel 😁 Figured out what the feedback lever does, too!Some tricky driving to get in the corners.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Rotavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rotavator</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Garden</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Soil</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Digging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Digging</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarShort work day because morning shenanigans in town, but then I retrieved the rotavator from the tractor barn. Fixed a few small problems and greased all the things, as it was nicely painted but not a drop of grease anywhere.Some studying of Japanese manuals (translated) and wrestling the thing on and off the 3PH twice and then... magic!Turning the concrete field into fluffy garden soil. At sunset, sadly, so just a quick test run.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Rotavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rotavator</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Iseki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iseki</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farm</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Soil</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarGood spot for a small sawmill?Under the five oaks the predecessor planted 40 years ago.Easy access with the tractor, can pull a log alongside and stack drying lumber in front where the wind ventilates it. Away from the house for noise and dust.Maybe some point foundations to roll the beam onto. And need to pick a second good beam as the other one supposed to go here crumbled to bits.The leaves might be a bit annoying in late autumn.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Sawmill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sawmill</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Lumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lumber</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Renovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renovation</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarWe had this weird steel bridge in the back of the barn leading to a disused outhouse. It was in the way of todays operations, so I hooked it up and dragged it away. Alas, as I turned around to see if it's following nicely, I see a field mouse sprinting away in panic mode, the steel roof of its previously impenetrable fortress ripped away by force majeure, its safe tunnels and carefully stored acorn stashes exposed to open air!Oops. Sorry mouse.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farm</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Mouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mouse</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Oops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oops</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Nest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nest</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Acorn</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarIt's done! Here's the epic moment after the 11m concrete beam has left the yard (leaving a nice brown skidmark).I was going to film it, but the gusty wind blew the camera over before it got interesting.The other beam was damaged and broke in half, leading to some sketchy cutting of rebar under load (ping!) and dragging two halves out. Had to shovel the concrete debris out of the garden, that took even longer.No more stupid concrete in the garden 🥳 <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farm</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Concrete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Concrete</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cleanup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cleanup</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarAfter I finally got the beam out of the garden, I hooked up the other end and turned it 90 degrees so it can go thick end first towards the gate behind which I want it to be.But before I can pull it the rest of the way, I had to tidy up the other beams spread out in the yard. Luckily our tractor fits between fruit trees, sheds and old bee hives and I could pull them all into a pile, one at a time. One shattered!This took the rest of the day 😓<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Concrete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Concrete</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Beam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Beam</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cleanup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cleanup</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarGot Mr. Beam moved. Schlepped a long wire rope from the grain store, massive 20mm ø. An hour undoing a stupid knot in the middle of it with steel spikes and hammer. Long enough to reach a distant spruce with the 3 ton hand winch.It moved but this pace got boring fast, so I used the tractor to pull sideways at the midpoint of the tensioned rope. That moved it much faster!The soil there was much more solid, so I could pull it by tractor the rest of the way.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Concrete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Concrete</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Beam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Beam</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarOk, giving up for now. I'll check how long I need the beam to be for the sawmill foundation and then I'll cut it into parts.It's just too heavy to pull from the soft soil there. Dug over half the yard with the wheels. Broke off the concrete crown with the chain. Even fetched the stone sled from the forest and winched it onto that (actually winched the sled under the beam, because beam don't move). Even with that it won't budge more than a few mm at a time.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farm</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Concrete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Concrete</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarToday's harvest of concrete beams.Cleared everything except those two huge ones. I have some more ideas I can try now that the rest is out of the way.Meanwhile I also need to back the tractor through the orchard between trees and pull these a little closer together. Taking up half the yard now, too messy.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Concrete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Concrete</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Iseki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iseki</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarPaying the price for social life today, got a cold plus headache.I drag on anyways. Still can't shift the big beam further, even though it moved 10cm. So I'm moving the rest out first, then I have more space to try things.The rest moves well, I'm almost through, although the end is all small pieces, which are annoying: Too big to lift and lots of work hooking each up individually. I don't have enough chain to connect several at a time.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farm</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cleanup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cleanup</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarNext, dragging concrete power poles out of the garden. Apparently they were used as walkways. They're terrible walkways and theyr'e awful to have in a garden, but they may be a good foundation for something or good to stack logs or firewood on.They're extremely heavy. I got about half out but the really big two at the end I couldn't shift, despite many attempts, including rolling them sideways first.Will try again after a few dry days when the soil is harder.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cleanup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cleanup</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarIt's finally spring*, so garden cleanup can commit!First, this water carrier contraption needs to get out of the way. The tank is actually just rolling around on top of the trailer frame.It's been sitting so long, the planks it sat on rotted completely and it sank deep into the ground.One wheel actually spun, the other got convinced with a pry bar.Parked it under a big apple tree for now.* May be a false spring, but we take it<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cleanup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cleanup</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farm</a>

mk30I find garden updates very tricky to write. If you ask me "what's new in the garden?", it's hard to say. Every day involves some weeding, some clippings, some moving stuff around, maybe some repotting, some clearing, etc.I *am* working on a new path, but I don't have anything to show for it yet.But for me, taking care of the garden is cyclical, with cycles on various timescales (daily, every so often, rarely, etc.), that sort of spiral out as things grow and change.If you last saw the garden 6 months ago and saw it again now, it would certainly look different, but it's hard to give a concrete update 🤷Anyway, many flowers are definitely blooming right now, so that makes me happy. And after a couple weeks of very dry weather, we seem to have shifted into a more rainy pattern again, which also makes me very happy. So that's the garden update!And as for a visual, check out this little video I took of my currently-blooming jade vine (because it was too long to capture in a photo!): <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/gwnDFnY6dts?si=gFWVO8Af_ryHBpPR" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/gwnDFnY6dts?si=gFWVO8Af_ryHBpPR</a><a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homestead</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hawaii</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/tropical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tropical</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plants</a>

WordmarkWant to learn how to build a powerful yet simple 5000W <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Offgrid</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/system" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#system</a>? (It uses <a href="https://mas.to/tags/powergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#powergrid</a> as backup)VideoVersion with very tiny batteries already Upgrades to 15kWh <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LiFePo4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiFePo4</a> which lasts around 3 days VERY IMPORTANT: work with cell vendor that accepts returns because <a href="https://mas.to/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> likes to mix <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gradeA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradeA</a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gradeB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradeB</a> and sell as <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gradeA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradeA</a> (<a href="https://mas.to/tags/eve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eve</a> 280Ah)<a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=nXfMzLFigAQ&t=424s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=nXfMzLFigAQ&t=424s</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/doityourself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doityourself</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#independence</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homestead</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#battery</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#batteries</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElectricityBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricityBill</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/strom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strom</a>

Mhairi<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/chickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chickens</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poultry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poultry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/smallholdings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smallholdings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homestead</a> Does anyone have ideas for growing your own chicken feed ,if war comes to Europe or /and US hits the EU and UK with severe tariffs ,poultry feed is going to b e harder to get,theres often shortages of things like chick crumb already .I know way back crofters used oatmeal and potatos and that in the US squash were used I planted extra tatties and bought more squash ,but does anyone know what else I could grow for free ranging birds ?

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