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Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1)
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) | Ben Clanton
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Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do they love waffles, parties and adventures. Join Narwhal and Jelly as they discover the whole wide ocean together. A wonderfully silly early graphic novel series featuring three stories. In the first, Jelly learns that Narwhal is a really good friend. Then Narwhal and Jelly form their own pod of awesomeness with their ocean friends. And finally, Narwhal and Jelly read the best book ever -- even though it doesn't have any words...or pictures! Ben Clanton showcases the joys of friendship, the benefits of working together and the power of imagination in the delightful Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea.
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mfarragher

“You‘re not just a sea creature. You‘re a friend!”

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mfarragher

This can be used in the classroom to engage students in discussions about marine life and the importance of friendship. Students can creature characters or write stories inspired by Narwhal's adventures.

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mfarragher
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The story is a delightful graphic novel that follows the adventures of Narwhal and his friend, Jelly. With vibrant illustrations and playful dialogue, it celebrates friendship and the wonders of the ocean. The story is filled with fun facts about sea creatures, making it both entertaining and educational. Young readers will enjoy the whimsical characters and the joyful celebration of their underwater world.

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Jadams89
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Pickpick

So flippin‘ cute!!! I need all the Narwhal and Jelly books now!!!

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jdowney

This book is the best! It can be about anything you want it to be about!

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jdowney

This was a fun and easy read. It has a mixture of more classic graphic novel elements mixed with other picture book elements.

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jdowney
Pickpick

Narwhal and Jellyfish meet and become friends. At first they are unsure about each other, but are excited to become friends. They go on an adventure to create a pod together and collect lots of sea friends to join.

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Lilyj9
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I love this part because I love that he is so happy about being able to imagine anything, he is just so giddy and happy! Such a good vibe book!

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Lilyj9
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I loved this part because they are both questioning each others existence and jelly fish has to prove he is really but the Narwal isn‘t full convinced, he is being silly!

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Lilyj9
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Pickpick

This is a fun quirky book all about narwals and a questioning jellyfish who did not know Narwals were real! So silly and fun to read!

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SomedayAlmost
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5 stars for this award-winning graphic novel, first in a cute series. Perfect for the kindergarten Read-a-thon to raise some needed funds for my son‘s small public school here in Texas. A grumpy jelly fish adds just the right touch of attitude. Read-a-thon continues! #kidlit #graphicnovels #kindergarten

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LukeSporkwalker
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Great book! It was really funny!

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LukeSporkwalker
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You‘re toast, robo foe!

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Grace_Reads
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This was such a good book! I know I'm a little to old for this book, but it was really good! Narwhal Unicom of the Sea is a comic book and very funny! Lol! Try this book for yourself. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤗🙂

Grace_Reads It's not actually 3+ 5y
Grace_Reads It's probably about 5+ 5y
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Aimeesue
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Stopped to straighten up this Little Free Library and found a Narwhal! ❤️❤️❤️

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IReadThereforeIBlog
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Ben Clanton‘s charming self-illustrated picture book for children aged 5+ (the first in a series) is a cute story about friendship, envy and imagination and includes some cool facts about narwhals and jellyfish such that both adults and kids will get a kick out of it.

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DGRachel
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Thank you for the tag @Ashley_Nicoletto 🤩 Here‘s my #top6reads so far this year, and because I cannot follow directions, I threw in the tagged book as a bonus. 😆 I‘m still waiting for that special book that just blows me away and that I won‘t be able to stop talking about for years, but I haven‘t found it quite yet. Tagging @ljuliel @Serotonin @Shakespearience @dsfisher and anyone else who wants to play along. 😘

Ashley_Nicoletto I also LOVED The Huntress and it belongs in my top 6. The Kingdom of Copper is on my TBR. Maybe I need to push it up! 5y
Kaila-ann The Huntress made my top 6 as well. 5y
MallenNC I really liked A Deadly Divide; that‘s a great series. I have The Huntress and would love to read it soon. 5y
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readordierachel I love that Laws of the Skies is in there! 👍🏼 5y
batsy @readordierachel Me too ❤️ It's a runner up in my list 😁 5y
Avanders lol i had a hard time sticking to the instructions too 😁😁 5y
DGRachel @Ashley_Nicoletto @Kaila-ann I was surprised by how much I enjoyed The Huntress and really glad I forced it on my work book club. Nina has to be one of my all-time favorite characters. 5y
DGRachel @MallenNC Ausma Zehanat Khan is one of my favorite people and I will read anything she writes! 5y
DGRachel @readordierachel @batsy It‘s definitely not for everyone, but it is a book that will stick with me for a while, like Ania Ahlborn‘s Seed. I can still picture where I was when I finished that one and the ending still haunts me. *shudder* 5y
DGRachel @Avanders I feel like top whatever lists are made to be broken. 🤣🤣 5y
Kaila-ann @DGRachel Nina was my absolute favorite character in the story but I had a soft spot for Tony too. The beginning was a little slow but I‘m glad i stuck with it because I ended up loving it. 5y
MallenNC @DGRachel I love her detective series but I still need to read The Bloodprint. 5y
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DGRachel
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I love my #indiebookstore #parkroadbooks. Sherri ordered all of the Ben Clanton books for me and found this accessible book on Emmett Till. Best of all, everyone shared my enthusiasm for Narwhal and Jelly and #nojudgement for the fact I bought them for myself. I don‘t have kids or even have nearby friends with kids. These puppets and books are all mine! 🤣🤣

cobwebmoth I love Narwhal and Jelly!😊 6y
mrp27 I love these books too! 6y
tournevis My son loves the books and owns the stuffies too! 6y
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DGRachel
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I got this book and a new friend at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. It is a super cute, fun read about a happy Narwhal and his adventures with his friend Jellyfish. I‘m sure I would have loved this when I was little. There‘s even a Narwhal song. ❤️

AlaMich I think Ellen Degeneres should record the The Narwhal Song! 6y
DGRachel @AlaMich Yes! 😂 6y
mrp27 These are such cute books! 6y
MaureenMc My daughter and I love this series! 6y
tournevis My son is an academic uber fan! 6y
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julesG
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📑Narwhal
🎬Finding Nemo (was there even a squid or octopus in that film?)
🎼 Car Wash - Christina Aguilera (from Shark Tale - which definitely had octopi/octopuses)

#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho 💛🦑💛 6y
LibrarianJen Yes! In Nemo‘s class, the one that‘s H2O intolerant. 😂 6y
julesG @LibrarianJen Oh, yes, I remember now. 6y
ShananigansReads “You guys made me ink!” 🐙 😂😂😂 6y
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TK421
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A happy Tuesday to you from Narwhal and Jelly.

JoScho Love this book-so do my students. It is so cute! 6y
BlameJennyJane 💖💖💖 6y
tournevis I gave those two to my son this Christmas and he loves them so much. They have adventures with Petit Poussin (his fav stuffie). 6y
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AutumnRLS
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Haven't gotten a lot of reading done this week because I've been too busy running my son's elementary school's book fair. Our PTA provides a voucher to every child so that no one goes home empty handed. It's so much work, but also the most personally rewarding thing I've done in a long time. :)

fandom_hellspawn99 Wow I wish any of the schools I went to did that, it was both my favorite and least favorite time of the year because we never had the money 😂😅 6y
AutumnRLS @fandom_hellspawn99 there were many years I went home empty handed as well. I'm so glad we do this 6y
TabbyGibby Ooo, I'm a PTA President and I'm intrigued by this voucher system. It sounds wonderful... Is it for a certain amount of money (like $5?) Or for certain books they can choose from? 6y
AutumnRLS @TabbyGibby We give K-2 $5 and 3-5 $7. We take all our earnings as scholastic dollars instead of cash. This gives us a higher % on each sale. When we have extra $ left over we let teachers pick out books for their classroom and supplement the school library's collection. We run three sales a year. Two regular and one BOGO. Look up who your local rep. is online and they can get you started. It's a great way to encourage literacy! 6y
TabbyGibby @AutumnRLS That sounds amazing. We hold one book fair a year and while some kids are able to bring in money to buy books, we have lots of kids who can't. I'll be talking to the rest of the board about doing something like this next year! Thanks! 6y
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JoScho
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We read this adorable book in art and made our own Narhwhal and Jelly 💙
#teachersoflitsy

tournevis My son and husband are doing video reenactments of the books, one chapter at a time. "Time for theater!" It's hilarious. 6y
tracey38 So cute! 6y
JoScho @tournevis love that! The narwhal song is stuck in my head every day after school! 6y
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JoScho @tracey38 thank you 💗 6y
mrp27 Love these books, so cute! 6y
tournevis @JoScho Is it like the one on YouTube? We have the French translations so the words don't seem to match up. We just made up melody 6y
JoScho @tournevis it‘s the one in this version from YouTube. There is another one on YouTube as well that is cute. A red head girl sings it. https://youtu.be/njsl_L4vSpA (edited) 6y
JoScho @mrp27 yeah they are and the kids really respond to them. 6y
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ambam1987
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Awesome artwork by @KatieBenck 📚

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Shaneyney
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I shouldn‘t be allowed to go to the school book fair unsupervised! 𗀖

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Kshakal
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My not so little narwhal... I swear she is 6 going on 16!! #proudauntie

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RealLifeReading
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The boys wanted a photo of their books and snacks #readathon #deweyoct

Clare-Dragonfly OMG—so cute! 6y
britt_brooke Love it! 6y
Leftcoastzen So cool! 6y
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RedxoHearts That's a cute idea! Looks like yall have had a fun day with the readathon 6y
AlaMich I got those bats and ghosts from TJ too! 😀 6y
Lcsmcat Cute! 6y
Linsy Oh my goodness, cute! 👻 6y
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julesG
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My 150th book of the year. Goodreads Challenge completed. 🎉

This was short and funny, Narwhal making friends with jellyfish, trying to encourage other sea animals to join his pod,...

It's also book 83 on #MountTBR.

wanderinglynn Congrats on completing your GR challenge! 150 books in 7 mos. is impressive! 🎉👏🏻🎉👏🏻 6y
monalyisha I identify with Narwhal on a deep level. Books, waffles, & the ocean? I‘m here for all of it. 6y
JoScho 🎉💖🎉 6y
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Kalalalatja Well done! 🎉🎉🎉 6y
Cinfhen Congrats 🎉🍾🎈 6y
PurpleyPumpkin Well done, congrats!🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉 6y
tournevis My son loves this one! 6y
KristinaRay Wow, great job! 🏆 6y
Nerdgirl_Ms_Sorrells this one is so cute! congrats 🎉 on finishing your goal by the end of July! 📖 6y
mrp27 Congrats! Love these books, so cute! 6y
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tjwill
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My daughter brought home this adorable, funny book from the school library today. In the first chapter, a narwhal and a jellyfish become friends and eat waffles together. So freakin‘ cute!

GondorGirl But... wouldn't the waffles get soggy underwater...? 😂 7y
tjwill @GondorGirl Not these waffles. Because they are made for adorable sea creatures. 😉 (edited) 7y
tif This is the cutest!!! 7y
BibliophileMomma My girls adore Narwhal. ❤️❤️ 7y
Scurvygirl 💚💚 7y
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Shauna1
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A family favorite

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mrp27
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#noteworthynovember #water

Such a cute and funny little series for middle grade readers.

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Clwojick
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N is for Narwhal ❤️ #Canada #coffeemugs #secretsantashopping

Natasha.C.Barnes Awesome!! The world does need more Canada. 7y
LeahBergen M is for Mountie. 👍🏻 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage OMG my granddaughter would love the narwhal mug!! 7y
Wife @Dweezlepip The “N” mug needs us! 7y
TricksyTails I ♥️ the Canada one! Love the Narwhal one and the color of the donut one too! So many awesome mugs! (edited) 7y
Dweezlepip @Wife want!!! 7y
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julesG
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The showable #bookhaul.

Ever since visiting the Natural History Museum in London my daughter has pestered me with "Can I have a real unicorn?" Since narwhals make bad pets, this is a good substitute. She's even happy that it's in English.
I caved and got the illustrated Gaimans. Just "Odd" left to get.
The stack of four books was a total impulse buy. I wanted to get one book for a swap box and well, you know how it happens.
#noteworthynovember

Leniverse Unicorns, is it..? 🤔 7y
julesG @Leniverse Yep. Unicorns, tigers, lions, penguins. Normally in that order. 😁 7y
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angrylilasian
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This book is adorable! It‘s their first graphic novel. We‘ve already read it 3 times today. And they know I post about my favorite books so they said “Mommy! Take a picture!!” How could I say no? 😆 #raisingreaders

Melissa_J My 11 year old daughter loves that book (she‘s rather crazy about narwhals in general). 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Awesome! ☺️ 7y
Melissa_J PS - that‘s a cute pic 😊 7y
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KathyWheeler I got this for my 4 year old granddaughter. She loves it! 7y
coffeenebula 😍😍😍 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww cuties ❤️ 7y
Mdargusch Adorable! 7y
cathysaid That is all kinds of precious 💕 7y
batsy They couldn't be more adorable if they tried ☺️ 7y
Tamra 😻 7y
Yellowpigeon Oh my goodness, my ovaries hurt! ❤ 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage So stinkin' cute! 7y
AlaMich What's not to love about narwhals? 😊 7y
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pocketmermaid
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Narwhals, people. Narwhals and unicorns.

diovival So cute! 8y
KathyWheeler I bought this for my granddaughter. I couldn't help myself -- narwhals. 😊 8y
julesG 😍 8y
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Wife ❤️ Narwhals 8y
aeeklund LOVE Narwhal & Jelly!! Have you seen 8y
pocketmermaid @aeeklund YES 💜💜💜 I love it so much. I was in tears by the end. 8y
aeeklund @pocketmermaid SAME!! A customer asked me about it the other day, and I teared up again and told her she had to sit down and read it. She did, and then bought it, both of us sniffling. 8y
pocketmermaid @aeeklund I can't wait for the next tiny person's birthday, because whoever it is will be gifted this. Narwhals for everybody, for the rest of the year! 8y
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abbylibrarian
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A little #summerreading. This book is adorable and hilarious. #graphicnovel #kidlit

BookInMyHands I love this book so much, and the sequel. 8y
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PatienceFortitude
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The Narwhal and Jelly books look adorable and I wonder if my library kids will agree! #bea17

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Emily92Bibliophile
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5⭐! What a cute graphic novel! When shelving today at work, I decided to pick this up for funsies. Took all about 2 minutes to read but VERY adorable! Can't wait for our library to get the rest in the series! 🐢🐳🦈🐡🐙🐬🐠

LibrarianRyan So far there is only two. I eagerly await #3 8y
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BookInMyHands
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We read this graphic novel today and it's so much fun!
If you are fans of "Elephant and Piggie" or "Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great," I think you'll be a fan of Narwhal and Jelly too.

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TubaSheila
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I got this book for Rebekkah, after I saw @ErinBumG mention it. And look what Rebekkah drew in her class! (We've only read the first bit, and she couldn't remember the word narwhal.)

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ErinBumG
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My 5yo requested a library book in the hammock, so after pushing her aside all week for work, today I made it happen. And this book is a freaking DELIGHT.

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BornReadChicago
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One more #riotgrams catch up - got this book for my daughter and it did NOT disappoint! The tales of Narwhal and Jellyfish are ridiculously cute, eliciting many giggles from my animal loving 6 year old 👍👍 #funnybooks

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KimmyM
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Adorable!

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aeeklund
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Does this win the award for most adorable #endpapers or what? One of my favorite early graphic novels to recommend. So much fun! #readjanuary

Bette ❤️Narwhal and Jellyfish! 8y
elkeOriginal Gets my vote for cutest! 8y
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