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from: Notebook Drawings and Notations
July 15-August 15
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James Fuentes Online
July 15-August 15
online exhibition
James Fuentes Online
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from 1 (ripped / shifted / reality comes real / days come urgent / the unknown / fathomable)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
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March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 1 (ripped / shifted / reality comes real / days come urgent / the unknown / fathomable)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 2 (shadows of the future / falling hard / before us / all will: falls down / there is nothing / to do / but a vigilant / nothing –)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 2 (shadows of the future / falling hard / before us / all will: falls down / there is nothing / to do / but a vigilant / nothing –)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 3 (if time / could be seen / how would it look / it looks at us / slow or fast or stopped and backwards / it loops in the mind / but still: / one foot in front of the other / it passes)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 3 (if time / could be seen / how would it look / it looks at us / slow or fast or stopped and backwards / it loops in the mind / but still: / one foot in front of the other / it passes)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
rom 4 (spectral hint / of what / was going / to be / memory of intentions / now laid / down to rest / there will always be / that sharp toothed urge / that pointed light / that energy with an aim / there is no taking / of this desire)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
rom 4 (spectral hint / of what / was going / to be / memory of intentions / now laid / down to rest / there will always be / that sharp toothed urge / that pointed light / that energy with an aim / there is no taking / of this desire)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 5 (it hovers / out of reach / like / another time / that lives beside / and behind / next to / and in / front / of days / the delineation / of purpose / your purpose / put aside / a hole / that is / full / more full)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 5 (it hovers / out of reach / like / another time / that lives beside / and behind / next to / and in / front / of days / the delineation / of purpose / your purpose / put aside / a hole / that is / full / more full)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 6 (what could be / can be / in a different light / a slant / that shows / what was mostly hidden / that thing / - that! / is what really / should be)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 6 (what could be / can be / in a different light / a slant / that shows / what was mostly hidden / that thing / - that! / is what really / should be)
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
March, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 7 (black corner / shadow of each day / reaches past / and forwards / deep / is this asking / the answer / sharp / in its definition / down / we must brace / into an / invisible current / steady we plant / our feet)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 7 (black corner / shadow of each day / reaches past / and forwards / deep / is this asking / the answer / sharp / in its definition / down / we must brace / into an / invisible current / steady we plant / our feet)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 8 (flat grey / another day / boundary on our dreams / dimensions hidden / only the thud / of close reality / closed wandering / see it: / for what / it is / contrast / a neutral zone / in which / to measure / the bright)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 8 (flat grey / another day / boundary on our dreams / dimensions hidden / only the thud / of close reality / closed wandering / see it: / for what / it is / contrast / a neutral zone / in which / to measure / the bright)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 9 (touch the edge / the breathing core / the reason for / the constant hum / the rhythms center / don’t forget / don’t ever leave / don’t ever think / it’s not there / or you’re not allowed / or it’s not worth it / it is alive / it is the reason / it can’t stop / don’t look away)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 9 (touch the edge / the breathing core / the reason for / the constant hum / the rhythms center / don’t forget / don’t ever leave / don’t ever think / it’s not there / or you’re not allowed / or it’s not worth it / it is alive / it is the reason / it can’t stop / don’t look away)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 10 (needing something / like a / ground / even if / it’s imagined / to hold up / to create / a vertical / while / everything else / is falling)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 10 (needing something / like a / ground / even if / it’s imagined / to hold up / to create / a vertical / while / everything else / is falling)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 11 (sitting here / as the / sun rises / here / so quiet / while the / light comes quickly if you don’t look / if you do look / every transition / into vision / a path / to dimension / brighter as you / leave darkness / yet the dark / held always / these forms)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 11 (sitting here / as the / sun rises / here / so quiet / while the / light comes quickly if you don’t look / if you do look / every transition / into vision / a path / to dimension / brighter as you / leave darkness / yet the dark / held always / these forms)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 12 (clear blue / tell me / of your purity / no: / i don’t believe in purity / tell me / of your strength / i believe in / strength / as long as it’s / strong enough / to be / still)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 12 (clear blue / tell me / of your purity / no: / i don’t believe in purity / tell me / of your strength / i believe in / strength / as long as it’s / strong enough / to be / still)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 13 (what does it take / to always believe / to stand tall / to move forward / the long line / the margin’s detour / the strong winds / there is no telling / the future / is a question / there is / only now / and the resistance / of collapse)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 13 (what does it take / to always believe / to stand tall / to move forward / the long line / the margin’s detour / the strong winds / there is no telling / the future / is a question / there is / only now / and the resistance / of collapse)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 14 (with / with in / with-this / without boundaries / always / two-sided / contained : not-so / with: all / all: with)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 14 (with / with in / with-this / without boundaries / always / two-sided / contained : not-so / with: all / all: with)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
(dark day / but the / light is there / different sources / now present their / utilization / the variations / of grey / now ask for / attention / the covers / of neutrality / offer / their weight / immobility / can be / necessary)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
(dark day / but the / light is there / different sources / now present their / utilization / the variations / of grey / now ask for / attention / the covers / of neutrality / offer / their weight / immobility / can be / necessary)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 16 (the constant / battle / the stay up / the day after day / keep the fall / away / marching marching / the sound / makes a beat / an interior cadence / in which / to follow)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 16 (the constant / battle / the stay up / the day after day / keep the fall / away / marching marching / the sound / makes a beat / an interior cadence / in which / to follow)
April, 2020
colored pencil on linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 17 (left hand corner / of the / window pane / on the exterior of / the building across / from me: I see you / direct and / bold / you say : something can start here / or anywhere / whole possibilities / open / if we / let them / if we / give them / our witnessing / the one / and two / of exchange)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 17 (left hand corner / of the / window pane / on the exterior of / the building across / from me: I see you / direct and / bold / you say : something can start here / or anywhere / whole possibilities / open / if we / let them / if we / give them / our witnessing / the one / and two / of exchange)
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
April, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 18 (shades of green / all of them / have suddenly / appeared / fullness approaches / the eye / relentlessly / moving forward / insisting on growing / while we / stay / still.)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 18 (shades of green / all of them / have suddenly / appeared / fullness approaches / the eye / relentlessly / moving forward / insisting on growing / while we / stay / still.)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 19 (two / either side / beside / with / with-in / a depth of / two versions / of living / yet attached / and contingent / it’s shade / or potency / relative to / the other)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 19 (two / either side / beside / with / with-in / a depth of / two versions / of living / yet attached / and contingent / it’s shade / or potency / relative to / the other)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 20 (there is uncertainty / and then there is / the certainty / of this floor : it needs to be wiped up / so I feel it / under my hand / and / the bottom edge / of the window frame / painted several layers / of white : casts a thin shadow / i see it.)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 20 (there is uncertainty / and then there is / the certainty / of this floor : it needs to be wiped up / so I feel it / under my hand / and / the bottom edge / of the window frame / painted several layers / of white : casts a thin shadow / i see it.)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 21 (the night / of the outside / a darkness / that reflects back / the electric light / of so many inventions / hear the music / that marks / time’s progression / finish wiping up the floor / pick myself up / and feed the cat / grateful for / daily responsibilities)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
back view
from 21 (the night / of the outside / a darkness / that reflects back / the electric light / of so many inventions / hear the music / that marks / time’s progression / finish wiping up the floor / pick myself up / and feed the cat / grateful for / daily responsibilities)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
front view
from 22 (rein it in / bring it forth / let it lie / take it / as it / is / make it / what you can / harness / it all / fortify.)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 22 (rein it in / bring it forth / let it lie / take it / as it / is / make it / what you can / harness / it all / fortify.)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 23 (warmth / the presence / of others / to be / near / to feel / the see / no interference / no distance / just there / hear / the voice / as you watch / it exit / the body / no disembodiment / no: flat screen talking talking / voices interrupted / by machines / yes: heat of our gestures / as they / resonate / off each other)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
back view
from 23 (warmth / the presence / of others / to be / near / to feel / the see / no interference / no distance / just there / hear / the voice / as you watch / it exit / the body / no disembodiment / no: flat screen talking talking / voices interrupted / by machines / yes: heat of our gestures / as they / resonate / off each other)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
front view
from 24 (protection / to keep going / if I could send / all my / forces / and fight / for you / breathe into / the pain / and stand / up / will into / being / the future)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 24 (protection / to keep going / if I could send / all my / forces / and fight / for you / breathe into / the pain / and stand / up / will into / being / the future)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 25 (shadow / inside a shadow / crevice / in a cavern / a depth / inside / what we thought / we knew. / the neighbors lights / bouncing off / brick walls / always there / but now / makes visible: / how far / things can go / how dark)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 25 (shadow / inside a shadow / crevice / in a cavern / a depth / inside / what we thought / we knew. / the neighbors lights / bouncing off / brick walls / always there / but now / makes visible: / how far / things can go / how dark)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 26 (pushed / into a / small space / tight here / body makes / the most / of / it / as mind / tries to spread / the square footage / of the past / unrolls / as the / moment cleaves / us away / separate / our futures / divide)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 26 (pushed / into a / small space / tight here / body makes / the most / of / it / as mind / tries to spread / the square footage / of the past / unrolls / as the / moment cleaves / us away / separate / our futures / divide)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 27 (silence / stillness / makes / the space / the room / grows dimensions / and gravity / becomes aware / the objects / hold the light / as shadow / does its part / body / feels its place / and mind / follows eye)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
back view
from 27 (silence / stillness / makes / the space / the room / grows dimensions / and gravity / becomes aware / the objects / hold the light / as shadow / does its part / body / feels its place / and mind / follows eye)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.4 in
front view
from 28 (the table / and the time / we have spent / here / no longer / just for eating on / it is a whole / vast surface / a perimeter / of germination / where you learn / and i / sit here / and chip away / at what / my hands can do / to manifest / my mind / diligently we traverse / our abrupt restationing / and the table / holds / our potential)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 28 (the table / and the time / we have spent / here / no longer / just for eating on / it is a whole / vast surface / a perimeter / of germination / where you learn / and i / sit here / and chip away / at what / my hands can do / to manifest / my mind / diligently we traverse / our abrupt restationing / and the table / holds / our potential)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 29 (the opposite / of flesh / the flatness / of this floor / these walls / the screens / the air stale / from our inhabitance / repetition / has lost / it’s ritual / and routine / moves hollow / the opposite / of wind)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 29 (the opposite / of flesh / the flatness / of this floor / these walls / the screens / the air stale / from our inhabitance / repetition / has lost / it’s ritual / and routine / moves hollow / the opposite / of wind)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 30 (the breaking / the sound / of loss / of letting go / oddly that quake / carves / an expanse / so vast / that along / with it / comes the / magnitude / of having known / so much / the connections / we are capable of / these contours / of rupture / define us)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 30 (the breaking / the sound / of loss / of letting go / oddly that quake / carves / an expanse / so vast / that along / with it / comes the / magnitude / of having known / so much / the connections / we are capable of / these contours / of rupture / define us)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 31 (deep shadows / more than / an omen / it’s real / this time / rage must be / released / stand up / from the / lying down / no light / without shadow / shine on / the fire / keep it pointed / where it heals / and changes)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 31 (deep shadows / more than / an omen / it’s real / this time / rage must be / released / stand up / from the / lying down / no light / without shadow / shine on / the fire / keep it pointed / where it heals / and changes)
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
May, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 32 (wanting something / higher / brighter / stronger / and new / elevate / amplify / illuminate / believe / disrupt / crack / let grow / expand beyond / a vision / into our / reality)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 32 (wanting something / higher / brighter / stronger / and new / elevate / amplify / illuminate / believe / disrupt / crack / let grow / expand beyond / a vision / into our / reality)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 33 (sharp / and bright / an illumination / cut hard / brings the far / close / and the future / now. / the crack / creates / the fierce / expanse)
June, 2020
colores pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colores pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 33 (sharp / and bright / an illumination / cut hard / brings the far / close / and the future / now. / the crack / creates / the fierce / expanse)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 34 (green and blue / blue and green / through the window / gentle / is the pattern / solace / and comfort / wind / helps the rhythm / but not / so strong / that it / departs / stay here / for now / for the eyes / and mind)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 34 (green and blue / blue and green / through the window / gentle / is the pattern / solace / and comfort / wind / helps the rhythm / but not / so strong / that it / departs / stay here / for now / for the eyes / and mind)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 35 (spark / on the water / reflecting the / unseen sun / quivers / for just / this moment / a flame / that comes forward / eyes feel / the heat / there is / not enough time / not enough space / to render / how deep / this cuts)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 35 (spark / on the water / reflecting the / unseen sun / quivers / for just / this moment / a flame / that comes forward / eyes feel / the heat / there is / not enough time / not enough space / to render / how deep / this cuts)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 36 (all i want / sometimes / is open air / no weight / no sharp pokes / no have to / or now it’s time / just the sky / framed / by this window / in this moment / defined by / it’s absence / of earth’s / gravity)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 36 (all i want / sometimes / is open air / no weight / no sharp pokes / no have to / or now it’s time / just the sky / framed / by this window / in this moment / defined by / it’s absence / of earth’s / gravity)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper with linen tape
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
from 37 (work / labor / body to / the surfaces / moving / friction / removal / addition / asserting change / accumulation / of effort / there is meaning / in work / through taking the ache of / not seeing / what you’re seeing / until / you make it)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
back view
from 37 (work / labor / body to / the surfaces / moving / friction / removal / addition / asserting change / accumulation / of effort / there is meaning / in work / through taking the ache of / not seeing / what you’re seeing / until / you make it)
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
June, 2020
colored pencil on paper
11.8 x 16.5 in
front view
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