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RussiaTuesday 5th May

Patron St – St Andrew National Day –12th June Celebrated for – On June 12, 1990 Soviet leaders signed a declaration of Russia’s state sovereignty. That document symbolized the beginning of democratic reforms in Russia.It also marked one of the first steps to the official dissolution of the Soviet Union. National Emblem – Coat of Arms – see bottom right cornerCapital: Moscow

Population: 145, 934, 462

Capital: Moscow

Currency: Ruble

Patron St – St Andrew National Day –12th June Celebrated for – On June 12, 1990 Soviet leaders signed a declaration of Russia’s state sovereignty. That document symbolized the beginning of democratic reforms in Russia.It also marked one of the first steps to the official dissolution of the Soviet Union. National Emblem – Coat of Arms – see bottom right cornerCapital: Moscow

KEY FACTS

• Russia is located across 11 time zones.

• Russians drive on the right-hand side of the road.

• Russia has a wide range of natural resources and is one of

the world’s largest producers of oil.

• The world’s first satellite, named Sputnik, was launched by

the Soviet Union in 1957.

• The official residence of the Russian president is the

Kremlin in Moscow. The name Kremlin means fortress.

• Russia has over 40 national parks and 100 wildlife

reserves.

• Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world. It

reaches 1642 metres (5,387 feet) in depth and contains

around 20% of the world’s unfrozen fresh water.

• Russia has the world’s largest area of forests.

• Russia produces a large amount of renewable energy

thanks to its well developed hydropower stations.

• Basketball, ice hockey and football (soccer) are popular

sports in Russia.

https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy/hydropower.html

Where is Russia Located?

As the world’s largest country, Russia occupies one-tenth of all the land on Earth. It spans 11 time zones across two continents (Europe and Asia) and has shores on three oceans (the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Ocean).

Russia shares borders with many countries, including China, Ukraine, North Korea and Norway.

Common phrases

English Word/Phrase Russian Word/Phrase

Yes Da

No Nyet

Thank you Spaseeba

Please pozhaltusta

Hello Privet

Goodbye Da sveedaneeya

What is your name? Kak vas zuvoot

Nice to meet you Preeyahtnoh

poznahkohmeetzah

How are you? Kak pazhivayesh

Patron St – St Andrew National Day –12th June Celebrated for – On June 12, 1990 Soviet leaders signed a declaration of Russia's state sovereignty. That document symbolized the beginning of democratic reforms in Russia.It also marked one of the first steps to the official dissolution of the Soviet Union. National Emblem – Coat of Arms – see bottom right cornerCapital: Moscow

Russian is an Eastern Slavic language spoken mainly in Russia and many other countries by about 260 million people, 150 million of whom are native speakers. The earliest known writing in Russia dates from the 10th century and was found at Novgorod. The main languages written on them in an early version of the Cyrillic alphabet were Old Russian and Old Church Slavonic. There are also some texts in Finnish, Latin and Greek.

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RUSSIAScience & Exploration!

SPACE & ASTRONAUTS


WHO IS THIS MAN?

THE SPACE RACE!

Vostok launched several precursor uncrewed missions between May 1960

and March 1961, to test and develop the Vostok rocket family and space

capsule. These missions had varied degrees of success, but the final two—

Korabl-Sputnik 4 and Korabl-Sputnik 5—were complete successes, allowing

the first crewed flight.

The Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States, the

two Cold War superpowers, began just before the Soviet Union launched

the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957. Both countries

wanted to develop spaceflight technology quickly, particularly by

launching the first successful human spaceflight. The Soviet Union

secretly pursued the Vostok programme in competition with the United

States' Project Mercury.


YURI GAGARIN:THE FIRST HUMAN TO JOURNEY

INTO SPACE!

Who was he and What did he do?

• Yuri was born in Russia in 1934

• He was an Engineer

• He was also a fighter pilot

• He was shortlisted for the Vostok 1 programme

• In 1961, he was the first human to enter space.

What was he remembered for?

• He was a national hero and worldwide celebrity.

• Yuri earned many awards

• He was named a ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’.

• Sadly, he died on 27th March 1968, at just 34, in

a fighter jet crash during training.

• There are statues of him in Russia, the UK and

Kyrgyztan.

DID YOU KNOW!

Yuri said “Poyekhali”

when he lifted off,

which means ‘Lets

go!’

YURI GAGARIN:THE FIRST HUMAN TO JOURNEY INTO SPACE!

Yuri Gagarin was one of 20 men selected for the Soviet space programme in 1960. He was only 27!

• Why do you think so many men were selected for training?

DID YOU KNOW!

Yuri said “Poyekhali”

when he lifted off,

which means ‘Lets

go!’

The whole

journey took

only 108

minutes.

• What do you

think Yuri

was

thinking?

Orbiting the

Earth

• Why do you

think he ate

food squeezed

from tubes?

• Can you think

of a reason

why it might

have been

useful to be

only 5 foot 2

inches tall?

• What do you

think he could

see?



INTO SPACE!

After returning from his space flight, Yuri Gagarin said two quotes that relate to today, the first being:

“Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!”

• How can we look after our planet?

The second quote is this:

“Looking at the earth from afar you realize it is too small for

conflict and just big enough for co-operation.”

What Is your understanding of this quote and why did it

relate back in the 60s and how does it relate to now?



INTO SPACE!

CONTROLLING THE FLIGHT

Yuri had no control of his space craft during its flight. It was controlled by scientists on the ground.

Can you think of two reason why he wouldn’t be allowed to actually fly the space craft?

1.

2.



INTO SPACE!

Quote

“When they saw me in my space suit and the parachute dragging alongside as I walked, they started to back away in fear. I told them, don't be afraid, I am a Soviet like you, who has descended from space and I must find a telephone to call Moscow!”

Why might the two farm workers have been frightened of Yuri when he walked

towards them?

Safe Landing When Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth on 12 April 1961, the plan had never

been for him to land inside his Vostok spacecraft. His spherical reentry

capsule came through the Earth’s atmosphere on a ballistic trajectory. Soviet

engineers had not yet perfected a braking system that would slow the craft

sufficiently for a human to survive impact. They decided to eject the

cosmonaut from his craft. Yuri Gagarin ejected at 20,000 feet and landed

safely on Earth using his parachute. Two farm workers who saw him land were

terrified when they saw him walking towards them.



What an achievement!

Everyone was very excited in Russia and around the world when they found out what Yuri had done.

Why do you think people were excited?Life after space travel

People wanted to interview Yuri and ask him questions on television. Yuri travelled to different countries talking about the Soviet Space Programme.

What questions do you think they wanted to ask?



A Sad Ending

On 27 March 1968 he and flight

instructor Vladimir Seryogin died in a

plane crash near the town of

Kirzhach. The bodies of Gagarin and

Seryogin were cremated and their

ashes interred in the walls of the

Kremlin.

He was 34 years old when he died.

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RUSSIA

English and Literacy!

THE ROMANOVS


DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS GIRL IS?


THE STORY OF ANASTASIA ROMANOV!

MURDER MYSTERY CASE

In 1920, a young woman was pulled out of a canal in Berlin, an attempted

suicide. For months the woman refused to give her name or say much of

anything. Transferred to an asylum, she was told one day by a fellow

psychiatric patient that she looked like the Grand Duchess Tatiana, the

second oldest daughter. Later, when it was clear that she was too short to

be Tatiana, the other mental patients wondered if she was actually Grand

Duchess Anastasia. The mysterious young woman did not discourage their

assumptions, she was know as Anna Anderson.

The reign of the Romanov family ended in diametric contract to the pastel

world of palaces and finery it had spent 300 years ruling. During the Russian

Revolution, the imperial family’s house arrest in Siberia ended when a firing

squad shot the Tsar Nicholas, Tsarina Alexandra, Grand Duke Alexei, and

Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia to death on July 17,

1918.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

#1 Facts About Anastasia

Born June 18th 1901 - Anastasia Romanov. Her father was the Tsar of

Russia, Nicholas II, her mother was Alexandra, grand-daughter of Queen

Victoria of Great Britain. She had three elder sisters, Olga, Tatiana and

Maria, and a younger brother Alexei.

Anastasia was a bit of a tomboy and loved practical jokes. She was also

gentle and spent time with her dogs and her brother who was not

allowed outdoors. She shared a room with her sister Maria and slept on

an army camp bed. Anastasia spoke English and Russian. Anastasia's

Russian was childish because she had no contact with the outside world.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE


Anastasia’s brother, Alexei suffered from a disease called hemophilia

which stops the blood from clotting. If he cut or bruised himself, he could

bleed to death. The Russian people did not know that Alexei was sick.

Anastasia's mother was desperate to find some way to cure her son. She

heard that a Holy man called Rasputin could help and contacted him.

Rasputin did not act like a Holy man; he was often drunk. The Russian

people were suspicious of Alexandra's involvement with Rasputin. A

group of Russians who were critical of the Royal family decided to kill

Rasputin. They poisoned him, shot him then tied him up and threw him in

the river.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE


In 1917 there were riots in Petrograd and Moscow. Nicholas was forced

to abdicate (give up the throne). Anastasia and her family were taken

prisoner. Anastasia and her family were later moved to Siberia where the

girls were not allowed to be alone. Guards even followed them into the

bathroom. On July 16 1918 the family were woken up and taken to a

cellar. They were arranged into a group and believed they were to be

photographed. Suddenly armed men burst into the room and began

firing. Anastasia's parents and her sister, Olga, their doctor (Dr. Botkin)

and two servants died instantly. The family's diamonds had been sewn

into the girl's dresses and the bullets bounced off these around the room.

The soldiers were amazed at this 'miracle' but kept on firing. It was

chaotic inside the cellar. The room was filled with smoke. Tatiana and

Maria eventually died.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE


Anastasia was last seen huddled against the wall with her arms over her

head. Some accounts of the murder say that Anastasia was bayoneted

several times. There is much confusion about how Anastasia died. Some

people believe she did not die at all. The bodies of the royal family were

thrown into a pit in the woods. The pit was found two years later. Two

bodies were missing!



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

#2 The Mystery Begins

When the bodies of the Russian royal family were

discovered it was noted that two bodies were missing. A

woman known as Anna Anderson later claimed that she

was Anastasia.

Read the following account which gives details about Anna

Anderson and her claim.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE


On February 17, 1920, a woman jumped off a bridge in

Berlin. She had no ID on her and when asked, she

refused to give her name. She was taken to a mental

asylum where someone recognized her as Tatiana

Romanov. She did not deny this, but later claimed that

she was Anastasia. She was visited by one of

Alexandra's former ladies-in-waiting who called her an

imposter when she hid under a blanket. When she was

released from the asylum in 1922 she lived on the

charity of those who believed her claim to be Anastasia.

She was known as Anna Anderson.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE


Although she did not speak of the past for some time she eventually

described how she had escaped the massacre. She admitted that she

had been bayoneted, but said that the wound had not killed her because

the sword was blunt. She claimed that a soldier named Tschaikovsky saw

that she was still alive and rescued her. He took her to Romania where

she stayed with him until he was killed in a fight. She gave birth to his

son who she placed in an orphanage.

She claimed that she had walked from Romania to Berlin

to find her relatives. However, when she reached Berlin

she thought that no one would recognize her and

decided to commit suicide by jumping off the bridge.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

#3 Anna Anderson– Was the real Anastasia

As you read through the facts about Anna Anderson, fill in your table with evidence that shows that she was an imposter and evidence that shows she was Anastasia.

The Facts

• On February 17th 1920, a young woman jumped off a bridge in Berlin.

• She was rescued and taken to a hospital.

• She had no ID on her.

• She was put in a mental hospital where another inmate said that she looked like Nicholas II's daughter,

Tatiana. Anna Anderson made no comment but later claimed that she was Anastasia.

• Anna Anderson eventually explained how a soldier had seen her move and had rescued her. She had

married him and had a baby. He was later killed in a fight and she placed the baby in an orphanage.

• Anastasia's aunt thought that she was very similar to Anastasia.

• Princess Cecille, a relative of Anastasia, believed that Anderson was Anastasia.

• A ballerina who had been Nicholas II's mistress before he married, believed that Anna had Nicholas's

eyes.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

#3 Anna Anderson– Was the real Anastasia

As you read through the facts about Anna Anderson, fill in your table

with evidence that shows that she was an imposter and evidence that

shows she was Anastasia.

• Grand Duke Alexander spent two days with her and believed her to be Anastasia.

• Gleb Botkin, son of the family doctor believed her story.

• Anderson had knowledge about Anastasia's uncle, Ernst of Hess, that only a member of the family could have known.

• Anna Anderson often acted like a mad woman, but her supporters said that this was not surprising after watching her

whole family murdered.

• Anna Anderson understood Russian but refused to speak it on the grounds that it was the language of those who had

killed her family.

• Some people thought she was a Polish factory worker. However, she spoke good English, French and German - unusual

for a Polish factory worker.

• Anna Anderson had scars on her body that she claimed had come from the gunshots and bayonet wounds.

• Anderson had a foot deformity - so did Anastasia.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

Evidence that suggests Anna Anderson is Anastasia

Evidence that suggests Anna Anderson is an imposter

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Using the information you have just read about Anna Anderson, fill in the first column with evidences that supports Anna Anderson being Anastasia



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

# 4 Anna Anderson – Was an imposter

You should have managed to fill in quite a lot of your table from the

previous page. Read through the information below which gives another

set of facts about Anna Anderson and see if you can find more

information for your table.

The Facts• After she was pulled from the canal in Berlin she was put in a mental hospital. One of the other inmates told her that she

looked like Nicholas II's daughter, Tatiana.• Eighteen months later Anna Anderson claimed that she was Anastasia.• At the time Anna made her claim the people of Germany were living a harsh life and were drawn to this tragic story of a

princess who was thought to be dead but had now been found.• She gained support from people who thought that they could benefit from the discovery.• The Russian authorities at this time had not said what had actually happened to the royal family.• Anna Anderson was in the right place at the right time.• Anna Anderson's main supporter, Gleb Botkin, was the nephew of the doctor who had been killed with the royal family. He

had a good knowledge of Russian palace life.• When Anderson was questioned by members of the Romanoff family, she would often change the subject or break down

and cry.



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

# 4 Anna Anderson – Was an imposter

You should have managed to fill in quite a lot of your table from the

previous page. Read through the information below which gives another

set of facts about Anna Anderson and see if you can find more

information for your table.

• Anna Anderson could not read Russian, English or French.• She could not remember details of her life, but did know the details of the family bank accounts. (it is highly unlikely that

Anastasia would have had this information.)• Franziska Schanzkowska had been in and out of mental institutions all her life.• She had scars on her body that came from being involved in a grenade explosion.• While in the mental hospitals, she is known to have read many magazines about the Russian royal family, including one

which told of the execution of the royal family and that Anastasia may have survived.• Anna Anderson made a good living out of being Anastasia, she toured Europe and attended fashion shows.• The real Anastasia's cousin and his wife did not believe that Anna Anderson was Anastasia.• Anastasia's aunt did not believe Anna was Anastasia, although she did say that she looked similar.• One of Anastasia's aunts met Anna several times but eventually decided that she was not Anastasia.• Anastasia's former tutor said that Anna Anderson was a 'first rate actress.'



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

Evidence that suggests Anna Anderson is Anastasia

Evidence that suggests Anna Anderson is an imposter

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Using the information you have just read about Anna Anderson, fill in the second column with evidences that denies Anna Anderson being Anastasia



MURDER MYSTERY CASE

Is Anna Anderson really Anastasia? Make a

claim below on what you believe

Explain why you feel that

way.

I believe that

THE STORY OF ANASTASIA ROMANOV! - MURDER MYSTERY CASE

#5 Russian Mystery Is Finally UnravelledOne of the great mysteries of the 20th century has been solved after nearly 90 years.

In 1918, revolutionaries brutally murdered the last Russian czar and his family. But the remains of one daughter, thought to be Anastasia, and his

only son, Alexei, were never found. The mystery fed countless legends, impostors and Hollywood films. Now after years of searching, the puzzle

has finally been solved by amateurs. The Romanovs were the most beautiful and privileged family on the globe. But during the Russian

Revolution, the daughters -- Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia -- and one boy, Aleksei, were killed by the Bolsheviks, along with their mother and

father, Czar Nicholas II. On July 17, 1918, the family was lined up in the basement as if posing for a photo and then were shot and stabbed. It was

a grisly and chaotic scene by all accounts, with bullets bouncing off the women because they had their corsets lined with jewellery.

The Great MysteryThe killers mutilated and burned the bodies so they couldn't be identified and then buried them in a wooded area. Because the bodies couldn't

be found, speculation continued that some family members may have survived. For years, people all over the world claimed to be a Romanov

survivor, most famously a woman named Anna Anderson, who went to her death insisting that she was the real Anastasia, who was 17 in 1918,

despite DNA evidence to the contrary. When the remains of the Romanovs were found and exhumed in 1991, the mystery only intensified. The

bodies of one of the daughters and son Alexei, 13, were missing. The mystery, however, seems to have finally been unravelled. A group of

amateur sleuths pored over documented archives of the murders. One of the main killers, Yakov Yurovsky, said he had buried two corpses

separately from the other nine bodies. People had searched near the area where the bodies were initially dug up, but found nothing. The sleuths

focused on a Russian phrase Yurovsky used -- "tut zhe," which can mean "nearby." They figured out that this meant the graves were in the general

area of the first. Below a cover of trees, they did what so many before them could not -- they found the final two Romanov bodies, believed to be

Prince Alexei and his sister Maria, who was 19 at the time of the murders. Now the two bodies have been removed from the site for DNA testing.

Hardly a romantic ending for a story that has blossomed in the public's imagination for years, but still the end of chapter from long ago.

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RUSSIA

Maths and Numeracy!

SPACE



CALCULATING WITH TIME!

Activity 1.

If each planet starts 1

rotation on the 1st September

2015 at 9:00am, can you

work out when each planet

rotation will end?

PLANET 1 ROTATION END TIME AND DATE

Mars 24 Hours 37 Minutes

Mercury 59 Days

Venus 243 days

Neptune 16 Hours 17 minutes

Earth 23 hours 56 minutes

Uranus 17 hours 12 minutes

Jupiter 9 hours 55 minutes

Saturn 10 hours 13 minutes

Keeping with the theme of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in Space, our math’s and numeracy lesson will all be questions that relate to Space and our Solar System.


Activity 1 continued –

Using the Planet rotations you’ve just worked out, can you now show the correct rotation end times on:• An analogue clock• 12 hour digital clock • 24 hour digital clock


Activity 1 continued - Using the Planet rotations you’ve just worked out, can you now show the correct rotation end times and mark the correct day on the calendar.

MENTAL ARITHMATIC Activity 2. Adding and Subtracting positive and Negative numbers. Show how the Average Temperatures Change with the Different Increases and Decreases in Temperature.

Planet Average Temp (C)

Increased by 2 (c)

Decreased by 5 (c)

Increased by 11 (c)

Decreased by 13 (c)

Increased by 17 (c)

Decreased by 24 (c)

Increased by 33 (c)

Decreased by 106 (c)

Mars

Mercury

Venus

Neptune

Earth

Uranus

Jupiter

MENTAL ARITHMATIC Activity 2 Continued - Adding and Subtracting positive and Negative numbers. Calculate the missing temperature (T) for each of the following equations. Don’t forget to double check your answers

Planet Average Temp (c) Working Out T (c)

Mars -34 – T = -55

Mercury -18 + T = 167

Venus T – 204 = 449

Neptune T + 119 = -223

Earth T – 14.7 = 7.2

Uranus 48 + T = -184

Jupiter -265 – T = -153

MENTAL ARITHMATIC Activity 3 Circle and Sphere Calculations.Can you work out the Circumference of each Planet!

Planet Diameter (km) Radius (km) Circumference (km)

Mars 6794

Mercury 4876 2438 15 318.41

Venus 12 107

Neptune 49 527

Earth 12 775

Uranus 51 117

MENTAL ARITHMATIC Activity 3 Continued - Circle and Sphere Calculations.Circumference of a sphere – Now find the surface area of the Planets!

Planet Diameter (km) Circumference (km)

Surface Area(km2)

Surface Area –Rounded to nearest 100,000 (km2)

Mars 6794

Mercury 4876 15 318.41 74 962 546.58 75, 000,000

Venus 12 107

Neptune 49 527

Earth 12 775

Uranus 51 117

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RUSSIA

Creative Arts!


3 Options!

1. Design your own Cathedral – Read about St

Basils Cathedral first.

2. Design your own Matryoshka Dolls – read

about them first.

3. Learn how to Cossack Dance!


The church in Red Square was built in 1555-1561

by order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible to

commemorate his victory over the Kazan

Khanate, which took place on the religious

holiday of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin.

ST BASILS CATHEDRAL

Facts!• The cathedral was constructed in honor of a military

conquest.

• Ivan allegedly blinded the cathedral's architect – its

actually a myth!

• The cathedral is made up of nine chapels.

• The brilliant colors weren't added for over 200 years-

in the 17th Century.

• It is one of the centerpieces of red square the other

being the Kremlin.

• It is a UNESCO world heritage site – in 1990

TASK!

Design your own Cathedral and give it a name! Make sure to put the egg shaped domes in and make it bright!


MATRYOSHKA DOLLS

TASK!

Design your own

Matryoshka Dolls

– you can use any

theme you want!

SUMBOLIC MEANING • Matryoshka is made by different dolls. The biggest doll is called “mother”, the smallest

one is called seed.

• Originally, the biggest doll represents a strong female matriarch who is the main

symbol of the Russian family. In itself, the doll fits inside little dolls which represent

daughters and sons.

• For this reason, Matryoshka represents fertility and motherhood.

• The Matryoshka is also the symbol of Russia: the big doll represents Russia mother, and

in itself she hosts children, women, men, but also feelings like pain, happiness, joy. It is

a mother who can host all these things.

• Matryoshka can represent also our life: we are like a big doll with other dolls inside

which represent our stories, relationships, experiences. We are one person with

different experiences. The seed represents our soul which is innocent and it is the real

essence of ourselves.

The first Matryoshka was designed in 1892 by Vasilij Petrovič

Zvézdočkin, a craftsman of the “Childhood studio”, created by

Savva Ivanovič Mamontov (1841-1918), a famous collector. Mr

Zvézdočkin created a doll with round in shape and decoratively

painted to resemble a pretty young faced peasant woman

dressed or bundled up in an extravagant Sarafan costume, a

loose fitting traditional Russian garment. The original

Matryoshka was a set of dolls which represent: a big mother,

five peasants, a Russian boy, and a baby.


COSSACK DANCING

Facts!

TASK!

LEARN HOW TO COSSACK

DANCE! Use this link to

follow a simple Cossack

Dance tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=zExnLwdW9ts

The Hopak, also known as Cossack dancing,

originated in southern Russia and Ukrainian military

communities in the 1600s. When the Cossacks would

Return from battle, the men would celebrate through

this improvised dance. Community musicians would

gather their instruments, including violins, bagpipes

and flute-like- fifes and join the others in a

celebratory performance named the hopaky.

• They are a group of people in the southern

land of Ukraine and Russia.

• They are famous for their sense of being free.

• They are also well known for their military

skills, mostly the way they ride horses.

• The name Cossack means "free man".

• The term was first used in the year 1395.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zExnLwdW9ts

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