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Her husband's lovely.

I can't believe you don't remember him.

There were a lot of people there.

Did he end up vomiting in the bathroom?

Of course not!

I'm sure I'll remember when I see him.

I mean it was five years ago...

- Four. - Four.

I'll remember him when I see him.

But I did introduce you.

You even talked to him for a while.

Oh, my dear.

Trust you to wear black to the beach.

PARKING LOT

Could you get my sandals out?

They're in the bag.

- And my hat! - OK.

I'm here!

Ugly!

- I missed you! - Me too...

Just look at you!

You're a beach bunny!

- My dear! - Careful, I'm wet!

- Just a little. - Hi.

- Armando! How are you? - Hi.

Good, Ernesto, you? Here, babe.

You look so slim!

What have you been doing?

- I told you I'd lost weight! - I told you too!

Let's get a beer! Let's go.

- How have you been? - Great thanks!

Let me get my...

What are you drinking, you alcoholic?

Mezcal-tonic.

-You're the alcoholic!

- Want one? - Yeah, give me one.

What kind of beer would you like?

- I mean... - I'll have a clear one.

You look stunning. Oh, no! I'm so big.

- No! You look great! - Do you think?

- You're a hot brunette! - I'm just brunette.

But I look fat...

DANYKA GROUNDSWELL

- It's so cool. - Stay! Stay the night!

- No, sorry. I can't! - Come on!

- What do you mean you can't? - We've got a room ready for you.

- I swear I can't! - Bloody Teresa!

When you asked us down, we went.

I know, but I did snuck out or work, didn't I?

- She did. - Please! You're the boss!

- You can call it off. - No, no, no.

Yesterday was the convention, but I have to get back tomorrow.

-You have the power.

- That's the power I'm showing. - Yeah, of course!

We can't, we would if we could.

We can come back on vacations.

- You'd love that, right? - Anytime.

- You'd like to come and write. - I'd be thrilled.

- I could totally stay. - Anytime.

Oh, shit!

- What's that! - Sorry, Tere!

Meet Iggy Pop.

It's name's Iggy Pop?

Yeah, it's Iggy Pop.

Only you...

There are a few of them around here.

There's Iggy, there's Marianne Faithfull...

Marianne Faithfull!

And there's another one called Thin Lizzy, who's this fat!

Eww...

- Come here, Iggy! - How are you?

- I'm good. - Iggy!

You're flat out, aren't you?

He won't take food from strangers.

Yeah, but I really love it.

Of course you do.

It's a great job.

How many states are you in charge of now?

-The whole southeast region.

Jesus, that's incredible!

- Did you hear that? - Yeah.

How are you guys doing?

- Is it fun in here? - Bloody great!

- Oh, yes! - That's great.

We wouldn't go back to the city.

- Absolutely. - Never!

- Really? - Never.

I mean we've got the beach at our front door.

The girls have gotten used to the rhythm of life here.

Of course. Where are they?

Amanda's still in Canada,

she gets back next month.

And Sofi stayed over at a friend's house.

That's nice.

Have you heard from any of the gang from university?

No.

Since we moved up here, I stopped reading Facebook.

But you did hear about Mariana?

The one I told you about.

- What? - She got divorced.

No!

What?

- Just like that. - Yeah, she just divorced.

Apparently they'd been on the rocks for a while.

She never liked Germany.

Then, her dad fell ill over here.

She poor kid. And the kids?

She brought them with her.

Didn't she have cancer or something?

Breast cancer, but they treated it.

- Is she's OK? - She's fine.

She's sad about the divorce, but she's fine.

- She's fine. - Oh, well.

It's great that kids are going to grow up here,

because Europe's in a mess.

Horrible, horrible.

I never thought I'd say this, but here, we're in heaven.

I know, right? Poor people.

Yeah...

Sorry, where's your bathroom?

Here, on the other side.

- I'll be back. - Yes, love.

And you've had no problems with hurricanes here?

No, not at all.

- We're really happy. - Yeah.

I can tell!

- You look beautiful! - Shut up! I'm fat!

- Hey. - All done?

- Want to go to the beach? - Yeah, great.

Help me with this.

- We'll be back later. - OK!

Careful with that step...

You like American football?

Not much.

Soccer?

Sometimes I watch the world cup.

I love it.

Thanks.

- Cheers! - Cheers, Armando.

-Great to see you.

This is great!

It is great.

You needed to get out of the city?

Could you tell by my pale skin?

I love the sea.

You're welcome to come whenever you want.

Thanks.

- Is it always this quiet? - Yeah.

Almost always.

You'll get

the occasional jogger,

but it's usually quiet.

There are 20 houses.

The owners have them as weekenders.

So they're hardly ever here.

Except on vacations, then it's full.

But we're almost always on our own.

On your own.

It's fantastic!

It really is a luxury.

Do you like to live in the city?

So?

Why don't you move up here?

Because of Tere's job.

Right, she's still in Walmart.

Yeah...

Yeah, was named director of human resources

for the whole South East.

She was saying that.

That's great!

Yeah, it just happened. She's really happy.

Yeah...

But still, Mexico City is no sort of life.

-Tell her to change to Coppel.

Their head offices are here.

You can work from anywhere, right?

That's true.

Just look at that.

Imagine living here.

Here you'd really get some inspiration!

Yeah, right?

- Let's go in. - OK.

This really is a luxury.

Absolutely nobody.

Sometimes people go by.

People from the village, mostly.

What are they building? A hotel?

They were 10 years ago, but they abandoned it.

Really?

It was well advanced.

Yeah, but there was some problem between the partners.

Were they laundering money?

No.

Why would they abandon something so advanced?

Well...

Supposedly they didn't take the groundswell into account.

What's that?

They're waves that start on the other side of the world,

in Australia.

When they make landfall here they erode everything.

How strange.

Apparently they took a couple of years

to get the money together.

And in the meantime they noticed

the beach was getting smaller and smaller.

At first they thought it would come back the next season.

But the fishermen said no way,

it had been going on for 20 years.

And the scientists from the university,

told them the same thing.

And that was it.

But they'd started.

And they fought and abandoned it.

And that shit doesn't affect you guys?

Bloody oath it does.

Did you see the stones piled up on the beach outside the house?

It wasn't there 10 years ago.

So what's going to happen?

In the next 30 years

it will take the whole pool area,

- and the first row of houses. - Jesus!

And what are you going to do?

We're in the third row.

I couldn't give a fuck what happens in 50 year's time.

-I won't be here.

No, I mean...

We paid a good price.

We've got a great beach house

in a luxury estate.

And we've practically got it to ourselves.

Yeah...

You really do have a great life here.

Bloody oath.

Mate, did you put on sunblock?

No.

Put some on. You'll get burned.

- Really? - The sun here is strong.

You won't feel it yet, but it's strong.

In a minute.

Don't forget your hairline.

And on your bald patch while you're there.

Mate, your wedding was awesome.

You liked it?

I haven't been so drunk in years!

Yeah, man.

What a hangover I had the next day!

Damn...

Actually, I was sick for days.

You can't dodge age, right?

Hell, no.

In high school you could get drunk

and go to school without sleeping

and you were fine.

The body can't take it at our age.

Now it takes three days to get over a hangover.

And the missus, in a shitty mood for days.

Ouch!

How long have you been married for?

Eighteen years.

- A lifetime! - Feels like it too!

- Is it hard work? - No, we're great!

- Yeah? - No work at all.

Anyway, life here is quiet.

The temptations are in the city.

That's true.

But you must have married very young then.

- How old are you? - The big 5-0.

Wow!

And I'm hot on your heels.

I say every year that goes by I'm one year less stupid.

I like that! I'm going to use it.

Wouldn't you like to be young again?

Christ, no!

I'd rather chew glass than be in a club

trying to pick up

without being able to hear anything.

Mate how do you manage not to have a gut?

I just run.

Do push-ups.

You?

No, I do have one!

- But do you do any exercise? - Yeah.

I swim from here

to the abandoned hotel and back.

Nice one!

On the way there it's easy.

But on the way back

you've got the current against you

and you really have to work.

Really?

That's great.

And what do you do for a living here?

Not much.

You don't need much money here.

The house is paid for.

My father's factory is still producing.

- It's enough to get by on. - Really?

Now that my eldest daughter went to Canada

we sold the house we had in Culiacán.

And with that we got enough

to pay the universities of both of them.

That's great.

You've got a son from your first marriage, right?

No.

- Haven't you? - No.

- Don't you want kids? - Christ, no!

You see...

Tere and I like to spend our money on ourselves.

We love to get out, to travel...

Imagine travelling with backpacks,

prams, nappy bags...

No, no, no...

No, and the older they get,

the bigger the problems...

Right.

Yeah...

Right now my youngest daughter is the one who's worrying me.

Why's that?

Well...

I found a marijuana cigarette in her room.

Bloody hell.

She's fourteen, for Christ's sake.

She's hanging out with a girl from the village.

Yeah?

The girl's got a bad reputation.

And Sofi always wants to spend the night at her place.

The girl lives with her grandmother

and I don't think the old lady keeps an eye on them.

Oh, no...

You've got to keep an eye on them.

I think I am getting sunburnt.

I'll sit on the shade for a while.

- Want another beer? - No.

Sure?

Yeah, I'll go and swim for a while.

OK.

- I'll see you in a while. - Right.

Girls are more empowered.

But what about the boys?

The pornography they watch is so violent.

- Girl, they won't let you! - They will too!

Sure you're not going to stand me up?

What?

Are you sure you're not going to stand me up?

Yes!

You almost knocked my glasses off.

Good afternoon! - Afternoon.

I'm exhausted.

Did you bring sunblock?

Are you being sarcastic?

For me, stupid!

Not everything's about you.

Dad!

What's up?

Oh, man!

You okay?

I'm too old for this.

- That's your daughter? - Yeah.

The fairest one.

The dark one

is the friend I was telling you about.

Oh, yeah?

The kid's a champion kite surfer.

Really?

Wow.

I'm worn out.

I bet! I saw you.

How's your book?

Good, good.

It's one I read when I was a teenager

and it really marked me.

I re-read it every few years

and I always discover new things in it.

Go for it!

I'll be back in a minute.

Go.

Hi. Hi.

- Danyka. - Armando.

- Danyka? - Yes.

Nice name. Where's it from?

It's Slavic.

It means morning star.

- Nice. - Thanks.

Are you allowed to drink?

It's fine.

Cheers, then.

Got sick of being in the water?

Sofia gets jealous of her father.

Yeah? Why's that?

She's crazy.

Hot, isn't it!

Oh, this is nothing.

Last week it was 45 degrees.

How horrible!

- You get used to it. - I suppose so.

So you're a windsurfer, right?

- Kite surfer. - That's what I meant.

Kite surf is more in the waves.

And you use a kite, not a fixed sail.

Nice. How do you do it?

You've got a harness that's connected to the kite

and there's a sabre you steer with,

and the board that's fixed to your feet.

So you surf at the same time?

- Yeah. - That's nice.

It's more complicated than surfing,

you don't just depend on the force of the wave,

but also on the force of the wind.

And it's not dangerous?

Actually, I've had friends who've wound up in palm trees

or crashed into buildings...

No way!

And it doesn't scare you?

No, I know what I'm doing.

And you compete, right?

I'm Latin American champion.

Wow!

Really?

You know, in my category...

Great, what's your category?

Under sixteen.

Under...

How old are you?

- I'm sixteen. - You're sixteen?

- Really? - Almost.

Give me that!

If you want, but I'm allowed to.

I'm joking.

And where was the championship? In Cancun?

- Colombia. - Cool! Which part?

Icaro Beach.

About two hours from Cartagena.

Nice.

So you're in high school?

The Lopez Mateos school.

And how's that?

Like all schools.

A few good teachers, you can learn if you want to.

- Do you like it? - Fucking hate it.

How honest!

Why don't you like it?

Did you study trigonometry?

Yes.

And have you ever used it since?

No.

Do you know anyone who's used it?

Maybe an architect or an engineer.

They use design programs.

I suppose they do.

Did you learn calculus?

I think so...

And have you ever used it?

I only learnt it to pass the exam.

I haven't used it and I can't remember it.

I think what school really does is to teach you to learn.

It teaches you to memorize

and repeat.

I think if you want to learn, you learn naturally.

That's what curiosity is for.

School's not there to teach you to learn.

It's there

to teach you to spend half your life

shut up in an office

doing stupid shit

to make somebody else rich.

OK!

You really understand the world.

Cheers to understanding the world!

Cheers.

And you're a writer.

- How do you know? - Neto told me.

Yeah.

I'm a novelist.

I write historical novels,

but very focused on the politics of the era.

- What's your name? - Armando Rios.

I've heard of you.

- Yeah? - But I haven't read you.

I can send you something

and you can tell me what you think.

OK.

Wow!

Dad always used to have this book on his bedside table.

No! Really?

I swear!

He had a beautiful leather-bound first edition.

I mean, the first edition in Spanish.

What a treasure.

Have you read it?

Of course!

Twice.

It's beautiful.

That's great!

And what are you reading now?

Wuthering Heights.

Wow! Charlotte Brontë.

Emily.

Of course.

Charlotte wrote Jane Eyre.

And how is it?

I'd started it years ago,

but I didn't understand it.

It's kind of complex.

So I just started it again now.

How come you're such an avid reader?

My father was a great reader.

He died when I was eight.

But hey, he left me a shitload of books.

And since Mum spends all her time working,

I'm always on my own.

And since I was a kid,

reading is my way of being close to him.

I'm sorry to hear that.

But he left you a great gift.

Some inheritance.

You're 15 and you've already read more than most adults.

I guess.

Cheers for that.

To books.

To books.

You OK?

What are you thinking?

Nothing.

That I'd rather have a father than a book.

Wow.

You get stuck into it!

Is that bad?

Can I have another one?

Thanks.

Tell me about your books.

Technically, they're historical novels.

But I call them novelized historical studies.

I've written three.

The first is about the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.

The second is about the battle for Independence,

and the third about the Revolution.

And the new one?

How do you know there's a new one?

Because you're a writer.

I'm writing about Trump and the return of fascism.

Why not about the new left-wing government in Mexico?

It's too soon.

When did you write your first book?

When I was young.

I started writing it

as my Master's thesis in History.

About the smuggling routes

in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.

But there were heaps of things that I knew were true,

but since I didn't have proof, I couldn't write them.

And I was getting really frustrated,

and I decided to write it as fiction.

And it just flowed.

I never finished the thesis,

but the book won the Seix Barral prize.

And that was it.

-How cool!

- Yeah. - How long does it take you?

Wow!

Around three or four years.

Why? Do you write in crayon? Or what?

No, it's lot of research.

Ernesto said they abandoned that hotel

because of the groundswell?

What groundswell!

The sea level's rising.

- Is it? - Of course.

When I was a kid this beach was twice as wide.

There's hardly any beach left at San Pancho.

Groundswell is just some shit that scientists made up.

Is it?

Yes!

It's the environmental crisis.

But nobody wants to talk about that.

On the contrary! Everyone wants to talk about it.

Neto said that the scientists

from the university confirmed it.

Exactly.

Everybody's pretending its something else.

We've got 12 years left to fix this,

before it all goes to Hell.

You think?

- What? - What?

Don't tell me you don't believe in climate change.

No, sure, but they're two different things...

Come on!

You don't get sunburned, do you?

The rains aren't starting until September or October.

Sometimes they even continue into December.

We're seeing the waves of migration

from Central America.

People in the highlands of Guatemala are eating grass

because they're dying of hunger.

That's what happens

when you get your news from Facebook.

I don't have Facebook.

Only old people have that.

If grass will grow, so will corn.

Bloody Americans are full of shit.

They exaggerate. People aren't stupid.

This exodus from Central America to the United States

is because the Gringos were in their countries first.

And they left a fucking mess there.

You think people would leave their country,

culture, family, language,

if it weren't absolutely necessary?

Nobody does it for the hell of it.

Immigration is a universal phenomenon

that's got nothing to do with global warming.

So global warming isn't real?

It's real.

But it doesn't cause everything you see on the news.

What?

- What are you thinking? - Nothing.

The world's been about to end for as long as I can remember.

Since prehistoric times.

Don't get caught up in the panic of the media.

The media feed off bad news and generating fear.

But we can see the changes in the climate.

Yes, but all this stuff about Millennials

not wanting to have children

because the world's going to end

because of half a degree centigrade.

So you're a skeptic.

I know history.

All right, Mister Historian.

So why is everything changing so much?

For a lot of reasons.

This whole thing about changing the global economy

is being promoted by the companies

that already own everything.

They want the UN and the governments

to give them trillions of dollars

of our money

to develop the technology that's going to save the world.

Then they're going to sell it back to us

and triple their money.

So it's all about money?

And distracting the Left from the return of fascism.

Among other things.

But yes.

Money, always.

Bloody hell.

Wow!

Look!

The beach used to go right down to there.

And when they realized that the sea was rising

they built those walls to try to stop it.

Which is stupid,

'cause who wants to come to the beach to see walls?

And how do you know all this?

We come here a lot.

This is where we have our skinny parties.

Your what?

Skinny parties.

It's a party, but everybody comes in the skinny.

With no clothes on.

- Did I freak you out? - No, but...

You're kind of young, aren't you?

Depends what for.

Come on!

How old were you

when you published your first book?

Twice your age.

And why are you embarrassed?

It's amazing that you're a published author.

And an award winning one at that!

You'll have your chance to do your stuff.

You're young, you've got your whole life ahead of you.

But there's no merit in being young.

It's just an accident of dates of birth.

Who knows if I'll manage to do something with my life.

You've actually achieved things.

Thanks for the praise,

but don't think I've got it made.

There's still a long way to go.

Always.

You just have to work as hard as you can.

Sure, but in 100 years,

people will still read what you wrote.

Your name will endure.

We'll have to wait and see.

Come over this side, there's no rocks...

It's fine.

I've stepped on sea urchins and just kept on surfing.

Want to know something about me that nobody else knows?

Please.

One day, I'm going to be a writer.

Really?

That's great.

I write a story every week.

Just for practice.

I know it takes time

and that I won't publish anything that I write today...

But I think it's important to get used to writing.

Writing isn't for the young.

At least that's what my dad used to say.

Your dad was a writer?

He wanted to be.

Don't say you're never going to publish.

On the contrary, I think you will.

What's your surname, so I can follow your career?

Perez.

Whoa!

Do you believe in God?

What?

Do you believe in God?

I believe in the energy of the universe.

To me, that's God.

But not religions.

Religions have committed the worst atrocities

in the history of humanity in the name of God.

So...

For thousands of years, religions have been used

to control people,

to anaesthetize people, to keep them subservient.

And Jesus Christ, for example, is a carbon copy

of the Egyptian god, Horus.

Did you know that?

He was also born on December 25th,

of a virgin mother,

was worshipped by three kings...

Twelve disciples,

was betrayed and crucified

and resurrected on the third day.

Except that Horus was worshipped 3,000 years before Christ.

What do you think of that?

And he's not he only one.

There are dozens of gods throughout history

with the same characteristics.

Born on December 25th,

virgin mother, betrayed, crucified, resurrected.

It's all got to do with the sun,

which is the center of everything.

The heavenly body they worshipped.

There's an exact alineation of stars on December 25th.

Careful, don't fall.

Hey, Danyka!

Seriously, don't fall.

Don't stress!

I'm not stressing, you're the one who's gonna fall.

Be careful!

Seriously, come down.

Come down.

Come down... Don't!

Feel how strong that wind is?

You're thin, it'll blow you off.

- Come down. - That doesn't happen.

What do you mean it doesn't happen?

You watch too many cartoons!

Seriously, come down from there.

- Look, I can even do a figure 4! - No! Don't!

Figure 4 my arse! Come down now!

- Please. - Alright.

I do believe in God.

Religion is one thing and Faith is something else.

Spirituality is important.

No?

Very.

- And do you keep your stories? - Ah-ha.

Good!

Always keep them.

I've still got notebooks from when I was a teenager.

- You use them? - Always.

When I get stuck on something, I go back and read them.

You'll see that as time goes by, you don't change that much.

Your technique gets better,

but your core concerns don't change.

What are the core concerns in your stories?

Look! A hermit crab!

A hermit crab?

- Is that what they're called? - Yeah.

Whoa!

- Careful or he'll bite you. - Oh, no way!

- Really? They bite? - No.

You're going to fall, crab!

Easy!

I think we'd better set him free.

Ow! Wait!

- I told you! - I know.

There.

So, you were telling me about your concerns?

My body.

Your body?

Why?

I don't know. I've got a cockroach body.

A cockroach body? What do you mean?

All sort of articulated and...

Besides, I've got thin hips.

No.

Your body's perfect.

- Really? - Yes!

Come on.

That's where we have the fire.

- Is it? - Yep.

When we start twerking everything gets really intense.

And people get really stoned, too.

There's even an old bloke who knows us and comes around

in the wee hours selling bread.

"Munchies, munchies!"

And what's this here?

It's the show room.

They made it to sell rooms.

Really?

It's cool.

This is where I lost my virginity.

What?

Is that bad?

We'd better go back.

Is it because of my age?

Just 'cause I'm young, I can't know what I want?

When my Grandmother was my age,

she was married with one child

and another on the way.

- How are you? - Good.

Here, relaxing.

I can tell...

Where did you go?

Danyka took me to see the hotel.

Fantastic!

- How was it? - Enormous.

- Yeah. - It's huge.

- It would have been really nice. - It would have been great.

Are we right for beer?

We're out.

- I'll get some more. - No, I'll go.

- You sure? - Yeah.

You want anything else?

- No, no. We're fine. - Are you sure?

- See you in a bit. - OK.

Thank you!

Armando!

Honey!

Yes, love!

Look at him! He doesn't know where he is.

As soon as he sees the beach, he wants to write poetry...

But, I'm going to do it.

Next year when work lightens up a bit.

- How's it going? - Hi, babe.

How are you guys?

Did you put on sunscreen?

No. Do you have some?

How are you guys going?

Good, all good.

Isn't Ernesto great?

Fantastic, yes.

A great guy.

And what are you guys doing?

He went for a swim for a bit...

- I'm reading. - Yeah...

It's delicious here.

- Yeah. - Your neck's burnt.

And he'd told me, too.

- Ready? - All done!

I have to get back 'cause we ran out of beer.

Oh, that's terrible!

How tragic!

-See you soon.

- Don't drink them all at once! - No, we won't.

- So, like I was saying... - Right.

It's a really complete exercise program.

They got massages and stuff.

- And it changed Mariana's life. - Really?

Her relationship with her father,

her work schedule.

Everything.

I was waiting for you inside.

You're scared of me, aren't you?

Are you angry?

I had a fight with my mum by text.

Why?

She's going out with this guy who's a dickhead.

It's not like I was ever going to like him of course.

It's obvious.

That's because of my dad.

But he just wants to spend

all his day fucking her around the house.

When the three of us are there alone,

it gets really uncomfortable.

That's why I came to live with my grandmother.

How long have they been together?

A year.

You'd think they would have cooled off by now...

Sorry.

It does me good to talk about it.

No, it's fine.

My parents divorced when I was a little boy.

They were the worst years of my childhood.

I think the scars are still there.

They're hidden under other stuff,

but they never go away.

That's my phone number and email.

I'd love to read your stories.

I'd like that.

This boy's bloody good!

It's so good!

Because it's a natural anti-inflammatory agent.

If you've eczema or skin problems,

your skin comes out beautiful!

Beautiful! It restores it completely.

And if you do exercise,

it's a natural muscle relaxant.

And it smells delicious!

And what do you put in it?

Olive oil, coconut oil,

almond oil, and lavender oil.

And fresh lavender flowers.

Fresh? But don't they spoil?

No, quite the opposite.

It's delicious.

- Sounds great. - So...

Thank you.

- Enjoy your meal. - You too.

Thanks.

Where are you going?

Rafa's taking us for an ice cream.

There's ice cream in the fridge.

Mum!

Don't be late, please.

Yes.

- Here. - Thanks.

- Bye. - Bye. Take care.

A lovely boy, that!

Not as lovely as you think.

So I was saying, I'm really happy

because I've manage to distribute them

in stores in three cities.

- Really? - Ah-ha.

People just recommended me to each other until...

I'm so glad you came.

We'd been wanting to do it for ages.

I know.

We didn't even finish catching up!

We have to come more often.

When are you coming to Mexico City?

Look...

In September, I think.

Because Neto's brother's coming down from the US.

But he's only coming for a few days.

That's perfect.

You can stay with us for a few days.

Oh, yeah.

- I'll go and get your creams. - OK, I'll see you in a second.

You left your book on the beach, honey.

I'm going to get changed.

What a great day, wasn't it?

Did you have a good time?

Huh?

Did you have a good time?

Yes.

Yes.

That's good.

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