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Neckrot. Shallots

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by Shallot Man » Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:18 am

Thought I would sort out VIGAMOR small shallots for pickling, Some 90% have neck-rot . Fresh stock from a well known seeds-man. :( :?

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:25 pm
Not Veg!

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by Westi » Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:36 pm

I've got this guy growing in my lottie flower bed out the front. Comes up each year, I've grubbed around & can't find a bulb so thought maybe an...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:23 pm
Happy Birthday

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by Johnboy » Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:36 am

A very happy birthday to both Shallot Man and Arnie
JB,

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Last post by Catherine
Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:18 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:58 am

May i wish you a very Happy Birthday, PJ, I hope you have a great day...... :)

Nice to see you back on the forum again, these days.

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Last post by Catherine
Sun Jul 31, 2016 9:46 pm
Kitchen Garden free seeds??

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by Diane » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:19 pm

I've just received my Sept. KG mag in the post - together with a free packet of Larkspur seeds and a free packet of Lettuce seeds. However, page 52...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Fri Jul 29, 2016 7:29 am
Taking a hike for Alzheimers

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by Tony Hague » Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:00 pm
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I hope it is OK to rattle my collecting tin here ...

I'm joining a fundraising walk for Alzheimer's society this summer. On 16 July I will be taking...
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Last post by Tony Hague
Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:54 pm
Garlic experiment

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by dan3008 » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:46 am
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Well, I'm wound up... 5 garlic plants in the garden have been eaten... I dont know what's done it, but yesterday I had 5 healthy plants, today,...
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Last post by Elaine
Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:59 pm
Typical :(

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by dan3008 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 5:39 pm

So, the first day I'm aloud back into the garden, and I've got a migraine. So off my feet throwing up all day :(
Blah

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Last post by Elaine
Fri Jul 15, 2016 3:31 pm
Early Summer Bits and Bobs - 2016.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:21 pm
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Afternoon all, i'm afraid i have been so very busy the last couple of months, that i seem to have had very little time for the forum.
But hopefully i...
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Last post by Monika
Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:41 pm
Lucky me!

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by Westi » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:53 pm

Broke my old broom head I had for making holes for the leeks, so convinced Mr Westi to see what was available at the (expensive) Garden Centre to use...

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Last post by dan3008
Sun Jul 10, 2016 2:16 pm
Its No Joke

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by Pa Snip » Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:49 pm

You might expect to read something like this in the joke section....except it is no joke.
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As a result of receiving a Bowel Cancer screening kit,...

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Last post by dan3008
Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:30 pm
A P(l)otted History Part 5, July 2016 onward

Last post by Westi
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by Pa Snip » Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:26 am

Sunday 3-4-16 arrived plot 09:10am.
Dug garlic out as it had succumbed to rust.
Perfectly edible but would probably rot if left in ground. Could...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:17 pm
Three in a row

Last post by alan refail
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by Geoff » Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:18 pm

Let's start a petition to withdraw from Eurovision - we never win that either so we might as well make it three in row!

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:34 pm
Has the UK gone to pot?

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by dan3008 » Sat Jun 25, 2016 5:59 pm
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As I'm sure everyone is aware, Thursday's vote didn't go as expected, but thats not specifically what I'm taking about.

In the 2 days since, people...
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Last post by peter
Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:15 pm
Photographic Tour of Plot 8-6-16

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by Pa Snip » Thu Jun 09, 2016 4:35 pm
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I deliberately held back from sowing and planting a lot of things this year as I had a gut feeling there may be a late frost. Although there were a...
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Last post by Pa Snip
Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:39 pm
Where's Richard? (with a H)!

Last post by Elaine
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by Westi » Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:18 pm

Had a funny night last night. Got a knock on the door about 9.30 from the young girl up the road crying with my old cat in her hands wrapped in a...

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Last post by Elaine
Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:35 am
WILKO Tomato Fertilizer

Last post by Shallot Man
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by Shallot Man » Sat Jun 18, 2016 11:29 am

Went into WILKO for Tomato Fertilizer, what seemed like a bargain, on closer inspection, found it had already been diluted. The 1 litre bottles are...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:14 pm
A P(l)otted History Part 4, April 2016 Onward

Last post by robo
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by Pa Snip » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:49 pm
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Got a meeting with council 11am tomorrow over plot issues.

Apparently my plot has been subject of complaint petition
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Last post by robo
Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:31 pm
Memo to myself.

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by Shallot Man » Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:30 am

Turning over dung-heap. found copious amounts of nylon string. Must remember not to use this in future, it doesn't rot. :(

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Last post by Pa Snip
Fri Jun 17, 2016 6:18 am
I'm in!

Last post by Elaine
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by Elaine » Sat Jun 11, 2016 10:11 am
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Strewth...I'm back. :shock:

I can't remember the last time I managed to get back into this forum....it wouldn't let me in, wouldn't accept my old...
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Last post by Elaine
Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:17 pm
Agretti

Last post by dan3008
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by Diane » Fri Jun 10, 2016 5:07 pm

Got all excited early in the year and planted very many argretti seeds - taste like samphire it says on the packet - good in salads in says on the...

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Last post by dan3008
Sat Jun 11, 2016 4:56 pm
Ailsa Craig

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by Shallot Man » Fri Jun 10, 2016 5:31 pm

Why isn't Ailsa Craig available as onion sets.

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:10 am
A little teaser.

Last post by Geoff
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by Johnboy » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:37 am
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In a year how much rainwater will fall on a single acre in an area with 10 inches annual rainfall?
Answer in gallons.
JB.
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Last post by Geoff
Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:11 pm
Leaving your veg when you go on holiday

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by Primrose » Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:33 am

Interesting article in the Telegraph today. Does anybody else feel like this ?

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Last post by richard p
Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:07 pm
Here we go Bits and Bobs - 2016.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon May 02, 2016 5:47 pm
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At last the weather looks as if it is going to be improving this week, so i'm going to make a huge effort and try and catch up with everything that i...
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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:59 am
COLOURS

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by PLUMPUDDING » Sun May 29, 2016 8:59 am

While I love most plants, and can appreciate ones I'm not so fond of in certain colour combinations, I really dislike some shades of orange. An alien...

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Last post by dan3008
Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:43 pm
Blight !

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by Primrose » Wed May 11, 2016 7:55 am

Crikey - just had my first Blight warning of a full Smith period and my tomatoes aren't even all planted out yet!
Hopefully this isn't going to be a...

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Last post by Barry
Wed Jun 01, 2016 11:22 am
Warning - be careful with seed swaps

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by dan3008 » Mon May 30, 2016 10:19 pm

Well, I'm a bit down. A while ago, I went to a local seed swap, and got a packet of red turban winter squash seeds (10) that I was really looking...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue May 31, 2016 6:44 am
A 'Silent Spring' already?

Last post by Westi
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by Monika » Wed May 25, 2016 5:04 pm

Many of you will be familiar with Rachel Carson's 1960's book 'Silent Spring', envisaging the natural world messed up by humans. I am seriously...

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Last post by Westi
Mon May 30, 2016 6:47 pm
Careful!

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by alan refail » Fri May 27, 2016 11:40 am

Do remember to be careful where you dump your weed(s) :lol:

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Last post by alan refail
Sun May 29, 2016 6:03 pm
Favourite books?

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by Pawty » Tue May 10, 2016 7:39 am
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Hi, what's the best book you've read any why.??

I'm going camping in Alaska for three weeks, and given how much sun time there is, something tells...
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Last post by Catherine
Sat May 28, 2016 10:13 pm
Forum on Facebook

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by peter » Tue May 24, 2016 5:24 pm
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kg.jpg Well I never.
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Last post by robo
Fri May 27, 2016 11:17 am
What's the point of ditches?

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by Barry » Sun May 15, 2016 11:33 pm
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It sounds a daft questions, but what is the exact role that ditches play?

The most obvious observation is that they are meant to collect water. But...
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Last post by Ricard with an H
Tue May 24, 2016 5:11 pm
A strange event.

Last post by retropants
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by Johnboy » Sat May 21, 2016 8:48 am

Two years ago my grandson was at my place to pollard a rather large Ash tree and a lad complete with knapsack came in off the road and ask if there...

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Last post by retropants
Sun May 22, 2016 8:44 am
New hobbies??

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by Pawty » Sat May 21, 2016 8:31 pm

So, my husband said, it's raining so probably not an allotment day, I know lets go on a date ...... Not what I was expecting though and when we...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun May 22, 2016 6:18 am
British Tomato Week???

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Fri May 20, 2016 8:11 pm

I received an e-mail from one of the foodie sites I follow, who were promoting British Tomato Week? Is it? Why May when no tomatoes ready? What joker...

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Last post by Westi
Sat May 21, 2016 6:43 pm
Quick germination.

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by Johnboy » Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:41 am
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I decided I wanted a second row of broad beans and last Wednesday I nicked the seed case opposite the scar to allow ingress of moisture to initiate...
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Last post by Pawty
Fri May 20, 2016 12:45 pm
and im back properly

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by dan3008 » Mon May 09, 2016 10:16 pm

As you may or may not have noticed, I've been very quiet recently, certainly for me, I always have something to say :mrgreen:

Well I've been busy. I...

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Last post by dan3008
Thu May 19, 2016 2:33 pm
Never too old - or just mad?

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by Westi » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:21 pm
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With just a few years to go before I retire, I've applied for a new job & blow me down got shortlisted for interview. I have done the job before...
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Last post by dan3008
Tue May 17, 2016 9:45 pm
Bit the Bullet! (Hopefully don't regret it)!

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun May 15, 2016 6:47 pm

Got a bit fed up with everything ready & waiting to plant out. Potted on so many times I needed a great big box to take down plants I'd normally...

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Last post by Westi
Mon May 16, 2016 8:11 pm
Horse in the compost?

Last post by peter
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by Barry » Tue May 03, 2016 9:28 pm

It's horse, isn't it?

What gave it away was the furry nature of the material that I keep finding in the multi-purpose compost. It must be horse...

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Last post by peter
Mon May 16, 2016 7:13 am
Can't wait !

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by Primrose » Sat May 14, 2016 4:58 pm

Had a couple of large supermarket tomatoes as part of our snack lunch today.
What utterly insipid tasteless things they were. :( Complete waste of...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat May 14, 2016 8:59 pm
Happy Birthday.

Last post by dan3008
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by oldherbaceous » Wed May 11, 2016 5:00 am

Dear Motherwoman, may i wish you a very Happy Birthday and hope you have a fantastic day. :)

And you really are a wonderful person to have on the...

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Last post by dan3008
Fri May 13, 2016 9:24 pm
Life gets interestin' don'it?

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by Oakridge » Wed May 11, 2016 9:03 pm

My 'Yard' is at the top of the garden so I can nip up as often as I like. It is surrounded by woodland and there is a track between the houses and...

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Last post by dan3008
Fri May 13, 2016 8:15 am
What a difference a year makes!

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by Westi » Wed May 11, 2016 7:30 pm

I was on Facebook last night and one of those 'Your Memories' come up with photos from lottie last year, same date.

Last year I had fully grown...

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Last post by Westi
Thu May 12, 2016 8:33 pm
A Question

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by Oakridge » Wed May 11, 2016 6:38 pm

It is a well known fact among farmers that combine harvesters never break down during the winter and spring but as soon as they are needed at harvest...

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Last post by alan refail
Thu May 12, 2016 3:13 pm
KG time zone.

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by Johnboy » Mon May 09, 2016 10:30 am

Why is it that KG forum is an hour behind normal time?

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed May 11, 2016 7:57 am
Grafting

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by Primrose » Mon May 09, 2016 9:35 pm

I have just watched an item on Food Unpacked on Channel 4 when an apple enthusiast had a large apple tree in his garden with 250 different varieties...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue May 10, 2016 5:58 pm
Another can of worms?

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by Johnboy » Mon May 09, 2016 10:25 am

Why is it that the vegan group of UK manage to make films not shot in UK then suggest that abnormalities in the slaughter system in Spanish Abattoirs...

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Mon May 09, 2016 10:49 pm
Get yer kit off!

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by alan refail » Sat May 07, 2016 4:11 pm

I trust all you guys and gals out there have stripped off today :oops:
Thank goodness it's warmed up!

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Mon May 09, 2016 7:23 pm

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