Weekend East, 25 March 1988
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Weekend East
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Title Section17 1988-03-25 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, March 25, 1988 M.C.(P) No. 64/5/87 Vol. 3 NO. 1117 words
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Article, Illustration370 1988-03-25 1 BRIDGET TAN - Shuttle service to Orchard Road to stop from June By BRIDGET TAN MARINE PARADE residents will no longer be able to take the City Shuttle Service to Orchard Road and Outram Park from June. The operator, NTUC Comfort, has370 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement234 1988-03-25 1 Winner of CC’s lottery car: Back Page EmpText uwm i i f L > WHAT'S HER LINE? Find out on Page 2 what she does PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK ‘HOT music’ plays a large part in what Sharon does as she believes the beat will keep her on her234 words
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Article, Illustration300 1988-03-25 2 BRIDGET TAN - By BRIDGET TAN THE cast of characters on stage are always at Mr Chow Pak Hong's beck and call. This is because he is the puppeteer who brings to life tne heroes and villains in Chinese fables and folk tales. Together with a300 words
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Article, Illustration177 1988-03-25 2 CHEW YEN FOOK - Our What’s-her-line girl: Did you guess right? Text and picture by CHEW YEN FOOK FOR Sharon Lee, exercising to the "beat of hot, hot music” is the best way to keep fit. The petite 22-year-old, who is an aerobics instructress at the Hilton Fitness Centre,177 words
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Advertisement76 1988-03-25 2 Pharmaton Capsules An effective aid to good health One Pharmaton® capsule a day will help to maintain your well-being, relieve tiredness and improve physical fitness. Available at all leading pharmacies, drugstores and the local distributor: *"SKST PRODUCT of .■OSS* ENQUIRIES ARE WELCOME H Pf' 15 n f L A PS76 words
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Article, Illustration137 1988-03-25 3 BELTING out songs like “Stand Up For Singapore,” "We Are Singapore and “Count On Me Singapore,” these children, averaging six years old, were part of a choir of nearly 1,500 who gathered at the Safra Tampines Clubhouse last Sunday. The children and their parents were rehearsing for137 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement154 1988-03-25 3 V. CHILD CARE CENTRE Come and enrol your child NOW at Big- Apple Child Care Development Centre where a rich and varied programme \s\ awaits your child. \A (A Ba<W* m School Ro»d Ba<K* yu Facilities available routine medical checkup by doctor insurance coverage indoor games room, library, home comer154 words
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Advertisement156 1988-03-25 3 Complete range of auto accessories PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT. #BI-104 TEL: *****58 j Associate Co: Koon Lek Company jfa I Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Tel *****69 jf An Endless Life For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him156 words
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Article179 1988-03-25 4 Bedok *****17 A BLOOD donation exercise will be held at the centre this Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm. Changi *****07 A National Education seminar will be held on Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm. Changkat 9 *****06 A two-month flower arrangement course will begin on179 words
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WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
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Article133 1988-03-25 4 BEFORE I got married to my fiance, I was called “Auntie Nancy” by his three-year-old nephew. Recently, my fiance and I got married. Now the nephew, according to his mum who is my husband's sister, has to call me “Ah Sum", which means “aunt-in-law”133 words
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Article95 1988-03-25 4 I WAS giving a lift to my female colleagues who were going for a lunch appointment. As the two girls entered my car, one of them exclaimed: “What a beautiful car!" I was flattered so I started explaining to them why my three-year-old car looked so95 words
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Article115 1988-03-25 4 MY friend was busy talking to me when her husband started the motorcycle. She quickly said goodbye to me and gave her seat a pat. But before she could get up the bike, her husband zoomed off, leaving her behind! My friend and I tried to attract115 words
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LIVE LETTER
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307 1988-03-25 4 THE phone rang in the late evening ana a girl asked if I had ordered a pizza to take away. I said she must have got the wrong number She then read out the phone number. It was right but I307 words
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Article179 1988-03-25 4 THE employers I met, especially those in the service industries, say that the labour shortage is like a short sarong. If you pull it up, you will expose your bottom. If you pull it down, your top will be exposed. What is happening now is that various groups are179 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement269 1988-03-25 4 ALVIN’S Claypot Corner #BI-144 Parkway Parade The Claypot Specialist Fastest Claypot in the East! WAIT <5 minutes IT’S NOW Opening Hours 11.15 am -8.30 pm •y (Daily) >B* VA v)N Yes. 9 deliciously different Claypots to go with Rice. Mee or Chee Cheong Fun. our chef’s latest creation SPECIAL CLAYPOT269 words
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Advertisement142 1988-03-25 4 sy m MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. WEEKENDeast welcomes contributions from readers who have had similar true life experiences as those published here. The joke could be on you, which, of course, makes it better. But it need not necessarily be142 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous12 1988-03-25 4 the lockhorns m, OC6I io-i\ AND GAY A QUEEN BEAT* A KING!”12 words
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Article, Illustration290 1988-03-25 5 MING RODRIGUES - Reviews by MING RODRIGUES THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER Brasil (Atlantic) SINCE 1974, The Manhattan Transfer have fashioned a gold-and-grammy packed career by creating one masterpiece after another. “Brasil" is their latest achievement. Like the nation itself, the music of Brazil is fantastically diverse. Rich, exotic, and exciting,290 words
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240 1988-03-25 5 BARRY MANILOW Swing Street (Arista) In a bid to boost his already flailing career, Barry Manilow, Mr Heartache Crooner, returns with a new sound and a stellar cast of guest musicians and vocalists in his album “Swing Street”. But it doesn't quite240 words
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Advertisement126 1988-03-25 5 cm m —mmi* T he S M *2 X r Si <i im Unit 6/7 Hotel Equatorial Singapore 1025 Tel: *****66. *****31 x 159 Blk 83, Marine Parade Central #Ol-582 Singapore 1544 Tel: *****18, *****94 THE GIFT OF SIGHT... &sl* C3P !H0 LF*6 M6N 1 1 T iaK 4H* V126 words
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Page 5 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous156 1988-03-25 5 PACIFIC MUSIC T¥ By BRIDGET TAN THURSDAY Feature Special: Hands of a Stranger (Part I), Cta 5, 10.30 pm THIS two-part movie (Part II to be shown on Friday, Ch 5, 10.30 pm) features New York cop Joe Hearns (Armand Assante), who is promoted to head the narcotics branch of156 words
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Miscellaneous434 1988-03-25 5 gets on wrong of the law M U 2 takes top honours including Album of the Year in the *l9BB Grammy Awards." Cop side the attractive and hardnosed District Attorney, Diane Benton (Blair Brown), who faces her greatest emotional and professional challenge when she is assigned to prosecute Joe, who434 words
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Miscellaneous58 1988-03-25 5 STAR SPOTLIGHT 'y 0: A ARMAND ASSANTE plays Joe Hearns, the New York cop who gets into trouble with the law in "Hands of a Stranger” (Ch 5, Thursday and Friday, 10.30 pm). ALYSSA MILANO, now playing the teenager friend of “The Canterville Ghost," returns in the comedy series “Who’s58 words
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Article, Illustration567 1988-03-25 6 ED SUSMAN - New electronic glove lets you move robots hand like it’s your own from miles away By ED SUSMAN National Enquirer What the ‘DataGlove’ can do IT can: SCOOP up dMcct* object* from thw bottom of tha *«a whU« th* operator aits safe on dry land mHaa away. CUAMOP aftar— National; Enquirer - 567 words
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Article, Illustration178 1988-03-25 6 EDWARD LIM - By EDWARD LIM THERE has been a drop in the number of glue sniffers since the Intoxicating Substances Act came into effect last year. The proportion of abusers below the age of 20 has dropped from 76.2 per cent in 1986 to 72.3 per178 words
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Advertisement521 1988-03-25 6 Computer Education For Children CM. m 1 u n £P What is CAL? Research <& Development For a start, we have invested more than half a million dollars in computers and related facilities at our schools. Every year, over S2O<).(HK) is invested in Research Development. We have a pool of521 words
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COMPUTERS
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252 1988-03-25 7 EDWARD LIM - By EDWARD LIM AN Australian company has introduced a laptop computer designed for the blind and visually handicapped. Hailed as the most significant breakthrough in communication since the invention of Braille, the computer is designed and manufactured by Robotron Pte Ltd.252 words
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Article190 1988-03-25 7 LITERATURE students taking Shakespearean play Julius Caesar as a GCE O’ level subject can now learn it through the personal computer. Developed by Lingo Computer School, tne programme aims to make studying this play more interesting There are plot summaries, complete with commentary, of either the190 words
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Advertisement346 1988-03-25 7 Our computer program features: F’rofessional, experienced computer instructors who enjoy working with students Small classes with individualized attention for beginners, intermediates and advanced computer enthusiasts An educationally proven curriculum which features popular microcomputer languages and hands-on' computer instruction Computer learning in a relaxed environment utilizing popular highcapacity Lingo microcomputers, printers,346 words
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Article, Illustration441 1988-03-25 8/9 LIZA LEFCOVICH - By LIZA LEFCOVICH National En- quirer. TEENAGER Monica Nieto can bend forks, spoons and even metal rods sealed in test tubes just by looking at them, according to astonished witnesses. For the past year, a team of scientists, which includes doctors and a— National En-; quirer. - 441 words
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106 1988-03-25 8/9 National En- quirer POTATOES are an excellent source of potassium —a five-ounce (about 140 gm) potato contains 750 milligrams of potassium, more than a medium banana, which contains 450 milligrams A raw medium potato also contains 50 per cent of the recommended daily— National En-; quirer - 106 words
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Article, Illustration270 1988-03-25 8/9 TV NOTES WITH BRIDGET TAN STILL single at 23, Huang Jingyi makes her serial debut as a divorcee with a seven-year-old son. She plays the ex-wife of howling coach Shi Zhihui (Zhu Houren) in the new drama series Silk and Satins270 words
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Advertisement681 1988-03-25 8/9 enmtmn Tf am i 30% off S/ Promotional Stylist Team Marg Mary Francis Normal Special CUT $2O $l4 PERM $5O $35 Produce this ad for discount VaHd till April 22 Tel: *****21 ******45 #O2-50 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 1 For The Best Deal When Buying Or Selling Your Motorcycles... CALL:681 words
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Advertisement123 1988-03-25 8/9 The Inexpensive Flexible Way To Beautify Your Home! Strong and beautifully designed Ideal for your living or dining room, bedroom and even the store room Display, decorative or storage purpose The MULTI PURPOSE SHELVING SYSTEM gives you years and years of sturdy use Choice of 6 attractive colours with oven123 words
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MODERN HOMES
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Article, Illustration245 1988-03-25 10 — BRIDGET TAN - BRIDGET TAN. “WINDOW dressing is a very important element of interior decor,” says Miss Vanessa Tan. The manageress of a renovation company in Katong adds: ‘‘Curtains add the finishing touches to a room; without them, the room looks so bare, almost naked. "They serve to245 words
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216 1988-03-25 12 MINIATURE orchids can help brighten up your apartment. Group a few plants in clay pots or porcelain ones by tne kitchen window. Put a pot or two on a tray as an ornament for the coffee table. Or, arrange a collection of Parkis216 words
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Article, Illustration94 1988-03-25 13 THESE two beautifully furnished show flats at Upper Thomson Road built and furnished at a cost of $200,000 will be pulled down once all the units have been sold. The condominium, Flame Tree Park, is presently under construction. Said one of the staff at94 words
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Advertisement416 1988-03-25 10 WE ANSWER YOUR CURTAIN PROBLEMS Consult us for quality workmanship and affordable prices. FREE NORMAL SEWING D.V. (DUO VOLENTE) CO. *Ol-32 Paramount Shopping Centre TEL: *****64 *****06 i. Of** y HAVING TROUBLE HANDLING YOUR HOUSEHOLD? Part-Time Maid Service for Apartments/Flats FROM JUST $120.00 PER MONTH (ONCE A WEEK) $190.00 PER416 words
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Advertisement142 1988-03-25 10 mu '['r OPENING SALE! 25% 50% Discount w Alt*' K MS ,C A7W KP r A 9®® 2k .tx >: fr« A Retail and Custom-made: Curtains. Upholsteries. Cushion Covers. Designer Fabrics. Comforters. Bedspreads. Display Sofas /Advanced bookings and installation done at a later date are acceptable Please bring along your142 words
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Advertisement343 1988-03-25 11 JUMBO DECORATIONS SUPPLIES PTE LTD 711 EAST COAST ROAD SINGAPORE 1545 LUXALON Aluminium Lineal Ceiling Awning Ceiling FOR ALL YOUR RENOVATION REFURBISHING NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS. We specialise in: Aluminium Ceilings, Tiles Awnings, Aluminium Awnings, Aluminium Sunbreakers, Roof tiles, Vertical Blinds, Venetian Blinds (i6mm.2smm somm) PVC Folding Doors, Bamboo Chicks, Imported343 words
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Advertisement68 1988-03-25 12 GENUINE CLEARANCE SALE guaranteed LOW PRICE T 1 EE Dressing Stool v .1a a > Usual Prica (3.568 OFFER PRICE S2,MS Save $869 High lacquered dining set Table 214, Chair 114,1 Table m ii X.'j* I Usual Price $1,980 OFFER PRICE Sl.lBO Save $BOO A J?k.ASAHI RICHCO 80 Marine Parade68 words
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Advertisement349 1988-03-25 12 TURN YOUR BATH INTO A NEW EXPERIENCE r r i UtfVrN Model Size 4 Jets 6 Jets Royal Batti 1700x740mm 551.536.00 551,844.00 1400x740mm Sinking into a Wilton 'J'N Whirlpool not only feels good, it may tmT&yw a,so do you good WILII/i\ The gentle massaging action can relieve discomfort, stimulate blood349 words
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Advertisement109 1988-03-25 13 PSYCHIATRISTS SAY. i Do something NORMAL. J Come to washywashy V and do your own S LAUNDRY > 30 East Coast Road #Ol-11 Paramount Shopping Centre Singapore 1542 Tel: *****13 CASHCARRy -STORE ■mm Lofts Furniture #O3-40 Tanjong Katong Complex Singapore 1440 Tel: *****59 u m r When it comes to109 words
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Advertisement65 1988-03-25 13 atw HARI RAYA SALE! NOEL DESIGN CONTRACTS TRADING CO. 810GeylangRd #O3-12 City Plaza 5(1440 Tel *****33/*****13' 11 am to 9pm VANESSE EXCLUSIVELY IMPORTED FABRIC COLLECTION 1 MiSttfei Imported Curtains Carpets and Rugs Vertical and Venetian Blinds Bedspreads Upholstery and Cushion Covers Interior Designing Available T \V i For Enquiries, Please65 words
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Advertisement1749 1988-03-25 14 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Announcements 12-a Situations Vacant 12-b Situations Wanted QURAN THE WORD OF G0D.... The apostle believed m what had been revealed to him from his Lord as do those who believed, each one believed in God. His Angels. His Books and His Apostles. We made no1,749 words
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SPORTSCENE ...with S GULAM
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Article, Illustration721 1988-03-25 15 THE turnstiles may have clicked faster, the national team may have found some new players, some of our Malaysian-based stars may have returned, and even foreign players may have been thrilled to be part of the inaugural Premier League. But how successful was721 words
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Article202 1988-03-25 15 INTER-CON BADMINTON AFTER a lean five-year spell, Tampines finally made it to the final round of the inter-constituency badminton tournament when they demolished Hong Kah 3-0 in a second round match over the weekend The last time Tampines made it to the final round was202 words
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253 1988-03-25 15 INTER-CON NETBALL THIRD-SEEDED Marine Parade returned to form in time to save the blushes of being eliminated in the first round, scoring an easy 29-10 win over Anson which gave them a berth in the second round of the inter-constituency netball tournament The top253 words
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Article72 1988-03-25 15 A RECORD 27 teams have confirmed their entries for this Sunday's (8 30 am onwards) Intra-Zone Six hockey tournament at the Changi soccer field Eighteen teams will take part in the men s six-a-side event, hosted by Tampines. while nine teams will play in the women's seven-a-side72 words
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Advertisement563 1988-03-25 15 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 22 Pen Pals COOULUCK FRIENDs CENTRE (Govt Regd No. *****1 /00C Estd in 1979) TEL: 336 5112 336 9223 t (11am -10 pm daily) Make your dreams come true! j Inlnxiui rs ideal friend*/life partners CONFIDENTIALLY Hundred* of members' FULL PARTICULARS for FREE reference before INTRODUCTION All563 words
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Advertisement75 1988-03-25 15 26 Sports/ Healthcare BEDOK AEROBICS CENTRE classes available Anyday. anytime, tor adults, children and students Instructor courses also available Professional coaching *****79 28 Tailoring CENTRO-FAS CREATIONS. #03-26 Peninsula Complex Quality workmanship gents and ladies tailoring Low price *****25 29*b Holiday Accommodation PULAU TIOMAN, AIRCON Chalet with bathrm, Chinese meal, seafood75 words
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Miscellaneous13 1988-03-25 15 THE LOCKHORNS C=l u-rt "ALL HE CAN FIX AROUND THE HOUSE ARE DRINKS.13 words
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Article, Illustration181 1988-03-25 16 BRIDGET TAN - By BRIDGET TAN MICHAEL KANG is set to drive away the first prize of the donation draw organised by the Marine Parade CC to raise funds for its extension. Said the 44-year-old Crescent Road resident: “I’ve never won anything from donation draw tickets. It’s my first lucky— Picture by CHEW YEN FOOK - 181 words
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Advertisement399 1988-03-25 16 WEEKE Distributed FREE to 65,000 homes Telephone Nos: Marketing: *****33 (8 lines) Editorial: *****00/*****00 Accounts/Circulation: *****82/*****52 #Ol 71 PARKWAY PARADE PUT ON A CROCODILE. WEAR A LEGEND j T T p i *4& A V* MARCH SET DINNER MON SUN ($19.50 STARTER Appetizer of the Day or Soup of the399 words
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