Think or sink!

Finance is a difficult subject.
It sound like a paper tiger!
But I am glad I bought the flat
for what was considered a very high price then.
Now we can easily sell it for four times the money we had paid for it.
But we can't buy another new flat unless we pay
two times what we will be able to raise by selling it. :dizzy:
actually it is pretty simple
As a housewife you are best conditioned to manage a purchase . If you can buy vegetables , you can buy a house .it is that easy

next time you do it yourself . do not allow anyone near it .

you require a simple primer on money multiplication . you can master it and buy the next flat tear free
 
actually it is pretty simple
As a housewife you are best conditioned to manage a purchase . If you can buy vegetables , you can buy a house .it is that easy

next time you do it yourself . do not allow anyone near it .

you require a simple primer on money multiplication . you can master it and buy the next flat tear free

After occasional togetherness - spread over a period of 30 long years -
we two are in the same flat now for the past two years!
I do not need another flat. No thanks!
May be this is what you meant by remote marriage.
He was always in charge of external service in different cities
(with a funny post called Manager of Erection Department)
while I stayed in one place with my two sons -
not wishing to disturb their studies by always changing schools and cities
I kept myself busy and usefully engaged with my tuition classes
in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Vocal music, Veena, Bharata naatyam and drawing.
After Voluntary retirement in 1994 he stayed in his mother's place in the same city - looking after her and his younger brother.
Again I lived in Vana vaasam with my new students, musical instruments and my own library of books.
My services were needed to cook and send them food three times a day, to alter repair their dresses, to wash their heavily soiled clothes in my flat in my washing machine.
While all my services were needed, my presence was not!
May be this explains how and why I seem to be well informed
on various different subjects.
 
dear sir!
What is a remote marriage?
I know remote control over the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans
but this word is new to me! :confused:
Remote means to me a marriage where husband is in a far off land mostly gulf and wife and kids in India for reasons of economy ,education of kids or other family reasons
.They meet once or twice a year . money come from gulf for support of family. they meet online or on telephone almost everyday . they operate for years this way without discomfort
 
After occasional togetherness - spread over a period of 30 long years -
we two are in the same flat now for the past two years!
I do not need another flat. No thanks!
May be this is what you meant by remote marriage.
He was always in charge of external service in different cities
(with a funny post called Manager of Erection Department)
while I stayed in one place with my two sons -
not wishing to disturb their studies by always changing schools and cities
I kept myself busy and usefully engaged with my tuition classes
in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Vocal music, Veena, Bharata naatyam and drawing.
After Voluntary retirement in 1994 he stayed in his mother's place in the same city - looking after her and his younger brother.
Again I lived in Vana vaasam with my new students, musical instruments and my own library of books.
My services were needed to cook and send them food three times a day, to alter repair their dresses, to wash their heavily soiled clothes in my flat in my washing machine.
While all my services were needed, my presence was not!
May be this explains how and why I seem to be well informed
on various different subjects.
dear VRji

You have gone thru a lot

I am happy you are reunited fully with your husband

I tend to believe occasional being together makes one grow fonder of the other

or does this sound weird I do not know .

I got married very late in life . it happened after I had decided I was not cut out for it

life that way can be strange and unpredictable

but you can take heart that you have done your duty towards your children ,inlaws and husband to the best of your capacity though receipients of your services may

not fully realise your sacrifice

there is always some compensation in life

whatever you have done will make you feel wanted wherever you go .

there is always a part of us which stays with us

you have your music, your culinary talent , your tuition classes which would have given you some satisfaction as a diversion for your self realisation

There is beautiful ghazal by a pakisthani singer Farida Khanum on youtube- Aaj jane ki zid na karo

It is a beautiful song where the singer implores her man to stay for a little time more as they can be together like that for only a short time due to lifes

other commitments and busy schedule. It aptly describes our lifestyle. I imagine you know hindi as you use many hindi words in your post
 
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Dear mr. Krish,

I was born on a dark night of a terrible lunar eclipse on 4-6-47.

May be my life was cursed so that I can NEVER become what I wanted to become.

But I am not the type to give in so easily. I converted every curse into a blessing.

The conditions which would have left any other woman in deep depression

made me evolve to what I am today - in spite of everything.

I have diplomas in Hindi (with Distinction in both Pravesh and Parichay)

I am teaching myself Sanskrit now.

I have done the tailoring course and used to stitch even my sons' dresses and uniforms

until they joined I.I.T Madras.

I stitch all me clothes including salwar suits even today.

If work does not find me, I find work. There is plenty enough all around.

It is only after joining the Forum I have discontinued all my classes.

Now I am devoting all my free time for reading writing puraanaas.

May be if I had been a normal woman, I would have wasted my life watching T.V, chit chatting,

rolling the heads of the other female members of the family, going to movies and hotels.

But my entire life has become like one long penance for purposes

much loftier than what other women might aspire to reach.

Welcome to visit my website where all my ~ 35 blogs created in the past 4 years are listed.

Visalakshi Ramani - My Blog of Blogs

I bet my father who would have become a centenarian if he were alive now,

is very much pleased with me and my performances - since he knew my worth!

Thank fully my sons also know my real worth.

I am sure my husband knows it too but he is too proud to admit it!
 
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Dear mr. Krish,

I was born on a dark night of a terrible lunar eclipse on 4-6-47.

May be my life was cursed so that I can NEVER become what I wanted to become.

But I am not the type to give in so easily. I converted every curse into a blessing.

The conditions which would have left any other woman in deep depression

made me evolve to what I am today - in spite of everything.

I have diplomas in Hindi (with Distinction in both Pravesh and Parichay)

I am teaching myself Sanskrit now.

I have done the tailoring course and used to stitch even my sons' dresses and uniforms

until they joined I.I.T Madras.

I stitch all me clothes including salwar suits even today.

If work does not find me, I find work. There is plenty enough all around.

It is only after joining the Forum I have discontinued all my classes.

Now I am devoting all my free time for reading writing puraanaas.

May be if I had been a normal woman, I would have wasted my life watching T.V, chit chatting,

rolling the heads of the other female members of the family, going to movies and hotels.

But my entire life has become like one long penance for purposes

much loftier than what other women might aspire to reach.

Welcome to visit my website where all my ~ 35 blogs created in the past 4 years are listed.

Visalakshi Ramani - My Blog of Blogs

I bet my father who would have become a centenarian if he were alive now,

is very much pleased with me and my performances - since he knew my worth!

Thank fully my sons also know my real worth.

I am sure my husband knows it too but he is too proud to admit it!
Dear VRJi
Most of us do not become what they want to be .

my wife wanted to be a doctor of medicine and ended as doctor of philosphy with education specialisation due to reservation rules which denied her admission to a medical college

luckily I did not know what I wanted to do and got thrown from engg to disciplines related to fundamental sciences in academic institutions, vocation ranging from research ,marketing

,design,inspection,,project management equally incompetent in all these areas. I got kicked upstairs due to both my incompetence and good will of a few Godfathers who I imagine

liked my face and foolish professional actions . I retired at a fairly senior level hardly struggling for anything

you have had a series of vocations and developed skills equally interesting tailoring ,teaching ,learning languages hindi,sanskrit besides music

Depression is a human trait. you have found a way to combat by turning to religion or getting involved in productive activities . we men happily hit the bottle or engage

in quest of other two Ws.lol
Talking of Ws ,one W namely wealth -its pursuit is good and least evil out of 3Ws

it is an absolute necessity for comfortable life . have you wondered how to convert your talents to wealth ,how easy it could be?

this is a sure way of getting recognition. they say in hindi ' paisa wala sher tagda hota hai'

pl think about it sometime when you are free
 
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dear Mr. krish,
I have to learn something new everyday.
I have to learn whatever I get an opportunity to learn.
That will explain my various seemingly unrelated trainings. :)
As soon as I graduated , I joined as Physics demonstrator in the same college where I had studied.
Even though I had won the National merit scholarship I was denied higher education for various practical reasons. I used to regret and resent it before - but I don't any more.
That made me decide that I should learn whatever I get an opportunity to learn.
Music diplomas and dance training was over even before I left school.
I prepared for I.A.S Exam and got through all the papers with very good scores - except the Higher Physics which was set for the P.Gs.
That is how I got the interest in General Knowledge.
My excellent score in English Essays made my father encourage me to take up Journalism.
I joined a correspondence Course specializing in Article writing and Short Story writing.
This was during those four years I worked in that college named after me!
After marriage I had to become a home maker.
But I never gave up teaching subjects known to me and new to me.
I used to learn new subjects and teach for those who could not find a proper tutor.
Music classes and dance classes followed. Then veenaa classes followed.
Correspondence course in drawing and painting was taken up in 1990.
Drawing classes followed later.
I joined tailoring classes when my younger son joined in school. I would drop him in school, attend my tailoring and embroidery classes and take him back him after his school hours.
I joined Hindi Parachar sabha diplomas when my second son was born!
The applications were brought for someone else but it was I who enrolled with a new born infant and cleared both the levels by the time he was 3 years.

Living in A.P made me learn reading and writing in Telugu along with my sons. I could give a lecture in Pure Telugu much to the amazement of my Tamil and Telugu friends.
Am I stretching it too long??
In short learning is a constant process.
Yoga, Vedic chanting, Naaraayaneeyam and Bhagavat Gita classes followed - after I was banished and made to live alone in this tiny flat. :)
But now I find that everything I did- which were seemingly unrelated- help in creating my blogs properly!
So finally I have found my janma kaaraNam and will fulfill my destiny! :pray2:
 
A penny saved is a penny earned!
So I earn a lot by saving a lot, by doing everything myself.

I used to get paid well for the articles I had published in The Hindu
in the Children's magazine section called Young World.

I used to charge a very very nominal fees for my tuition classes.

Not like the present teachers who make the children pay through the nose.
In Chennai my grand nephew pays Rs 800 P.M.for learning sarali varisai.

I could have taught for free but free anything is usually is not respected!
Money is essential but it should remain our servant and never be allowed to become our master.

My needs are few. I do not struggle to create and project an image, or put up a show of my status or compete with the Joneses.

I do not have any costly habits or hobbies.

I feel rich since "He /She is rich whose needs are few!" :thumb:
 
dear Mr. krish,
I have to learn something new everyday.
I have to learn whatever I get an opportunity to learn.
That will explain my various seemingly unrelated trainings. :)
As soon as I graduated , I joined as Physics demonstrator in the same college where I had studied.
Even though I had won the National merit scholarship I was denied higher education for various practical reasons. I used to regret and resent it before - but I don't any more.
That made me decide that I should learn whatever I get an opportunity to learn.
Music diplomas and dance training was over even before I left school.
I prepared for I.A.S Exam and got through all the papers with very good scores - except the Higher Physics which was set for the P.Gs.
That is how I got the interest in General Knowledge.
My excellent score in English Essays made my father encourage me to take up Journalism.
I joined a correspondence Course specializing in Article writing and Short Story writing.
This was during those four years I worked in that college named after me!
After marriage I had to become a home maker.
But I never gave up teaching subjects known to me and new to me.
I used to learn new subjects and teach for those who could not find a proper tutor.
Music classes and dance classes followed. Then veenaa classes followed.
Correspondence course in drawing and painting was taken up in 1990.
Drawing classes followed later.
I joined tailoring classes when my younger son joined in school. I would drop him in school, attend my tailoring and embroidery classes and take him back him after his school hours.
I joined Hindi Parachar sabha diplomas when my second son was born!
The applications were brought for someone else but it was I who enrolled with a new born infant and cleared both the levels by the time he was 3 years.

Living in A.P made me learn reading and writing in Telugu along with my sons. I could give a lecture in Pure Telugu much to the amazement of my Tamil and Telugu friends.
Am I stretching it too long??
In short learning is a constant process.
Yoga, Vedic chanting, Naaraayaneeyam and Bhagavat Gita classes followed - after I was banished and made to live alone in this tiny flat. :)
But now I find that everything I did- which were seemingly unrelated- help in creating my blogs properly!
So finally I have found my janma kaaraNam and will fulfill my destiny! :pray2:
everything fine except the last three lines

get out of religion loop

there is more to life than religion

become a wealth creator .

it is a matter of challenge

you can do it

play with all your knowledge to set up institutions for causes you cherish most

set up online systems for food delivery for senior citizen, organise self help groups for under educated to set up their trade and market, take music to the millions thru

online service, providing timely vedic services to brahmins in need , online company to manage weddings for the elite { I can reel of a dozen}

these are productive enterprises

play the stock market with minimal finance. you could get money for for holidays to exotic places.this is only for your amusement and asserting your financial independance

sell your intellectual capital accumulated for making the world a better place for all
 
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A penny saved is a penny earned!
So I earn a lot by saving a lot, by doing everything myself.

I used to get paid well for the articles I had published in The Hindu
in the Children's magazine section called Young World.

I used to charge a very very nominal fees for my tuition classes.

Not like the present teachers who make the children pay through the nose.
In Chennai my grand nephew pays Rs 800 P.M.for learning sarali varisai.

I could have taught for free but free anything is usually is not respected!
Money is essential but it should remain our servant and never be allowed to become our master.

My needs are few. I do not struggle to create and project an image, or put up a show of my status or compete with the Joneses.

I do not have any costly habits or hobbies.

I feel rich since "He /She is rich whose needs are few!" :thumb:
VRji
pl do not disdain money

Money making is an art by itself

conversion of talent into money is an interesting ball game

one can do it for the enjoyment it provides

one does not make money to satisfy ones need alone

it can give the same if not better satisfaction that going for religeous functions do

our achievements are evaluated by institutions we create and leave behind and to what extent other human beings benefit thru what we have created. wealth we earn

and create is

also a barometer of our worth and our contribution to society at large .

no sense in writing oneself off in pursuit of religeous goals

you have a lot of career left now that all your family commitments are effectively over and you are a free bird
 
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I feel as if I am indebted UNTIL I make my regular contributions

in the Poems thread and the quotes thread. :clock:

Money making and managing is for the young and energetic. :roll:

I have reached the vaanaprastha state of mind long long ago.

I have never been busier and I never felt more relaxed and contented.

Money does not matter for me any more but mental satisfaction does!!! :)

Please read the poem written ~ 16 years ago - soon after I joined the Gita classes.

A Prayer | The wonderful world we live in
 
And this story!!!

பண்டிதர், பாகவதம்



பண்டிதர் வந்தார் ஒரு நாட்டு அரசனிடம்,
“பாகவதம் சொல்வேன் கேளும்” என்றார்;
மேலும் கீழும் ஆராய்ந்தபின் மன்னன்,
“மேலும் படித்து விட்டு வாரும்” என்றான்.

திகைத்து நின்ற பண்டிதரும் பின்பு,
திரும்பி வந்தார் தன் இல்லத்துக்கு.
மறுமுறை அமர்ந்து படித்தார் பாகவதம்;
மறுபடி நடந்து சென்றார் மன்னனிடம்.

இம்முறையும் அவ்வாறே நடந்தது!
இன்னதென்று அறியாமல் கலங்கிய
பண்டிதர், தன் இல்லம் திரும்பி வந்தார்;
படிக்கலானார் மீண்டும் அதே பாகவதம்.

படிக்கப் படிக்கப் ஒரு பொறி தட்டியது.
“பரமன் அருளே மிகப் பெரிய செல்வம்;
இனிச் செல்லேன் ஒரு அரசனையும் நாடி,
இன்று அறிந்தேன் மேலானது எது என்று!”


மன்னன் அறிந்தான் அப்பண்டிதரின்,
மனத்தில் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள மாற்றங்களை;
மண்டியிட்டு வணங்கி வேண்டினான்,
“மறுப்புச் சொல்லாமல் என் குரு ஆவீர்!”

பாகவதம் படித்துப் புரிந்து கொண்ட ஒரு
பண்டிதர் வெறும் பொருளைத் தேடுவரோ?
அருட் செல்வம் அவரிடம் குவிந்திருக்க,
பொருட்செல்வம் அவனியில் நாடுவரோ?


வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.
 
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THE PUNDIT AND THE BHAGAVATHAM.


A pundit went to a King and offered to teach him BAgavatham. The king
told the pundit to read it one more time and come back. When the pundit
went for a second time the same thing was repeated. The Guru got badly
shaken.


He sat and started reading the BAgavatham again. It flashed in his mind
that God is the greatest wealth. Why should he run after the temporary
earthly wealth when he already possessed the divine wealth of bhakthi
and gnaanam?


Since the pundit did not come back, the king guessed the changes in his
views and ideas. The king came to him with due respects and gifts and
begged the guru to accept him as a disciple.
 
And this eye opener!

[h=1]எல்லோரும் ‘டெல்லர்’[/h]
கத்தை கத்தையாய் பச்சை நோட்டு,
கலகலக்கும் நாணயக் கூட்டு,
இவைகள் அளிக்கும் உற்சாகம் ,
இனிமை, அருமை, பெருமை, உண்மை !

தேடித் தேடி பொருள் ஈட்டி,
ஓடி ஓடி அதைப் பெருக்கி,
நாடி நாடிச் செலவுகள் செய்து,
கூடிக் கூடி இன்புறுகின்றோம்!

உலகில் வரும்போது வெறுங்கை,
உலகை விட்டு செல்லும்போதும் அதுவே!
சேர்த்து வைத்த செல்வம் எல்லாம்,
சேர்ந்து வராது செல்லும் போது!

எத்தனை அழகிய வீடோ, மனையோ,
எத்தனை சிறந்த உடையோ, நகையோ,
எத்தனை அதிக பணமோ, காசோ,
எத்தனை செல்வச்செழிப்போ, களிப்போ,

செல்லும் போது உடன் வராது ஒரு
செல்லாக்காசு கூட! நாம் சேமிக்கலாம்;
செல்வத்தை கொடுக்கலாம் வாங்கலாம்;
செலவுகள் செய்து மனம் மகிழலாம்!

வங்கிப் பணம் எல்லாம் “டெல்லர்” வசம்,
வங்கியினுள்ளே இருக்கும் வரையில் தான்.
வெளியே அவர் செல்லும் போது, ஒரே ஒரு
வெள்ளிப் பணமாவது அவர் கூட வருமா?

ஆம், நாம் எல்லோரும் டெல்லர்களே!
ஆனால், நாம் உலகத்தின் டெல்லர்கள்.
உலகமே ஒரு பெரிய வங்கி ஆவதால்,
உயரிய மனிதர்கள் அதன் டெல்லர்களே!

அவர்கள் வங்கிப் பணத்தை உரிமையுடன்
ஆளுவது போலவே நாமும் உரிமையுடன்
ஆளலாம் நம்மிடமுள்ள செல்வதை! நம்
ஆயுள் உள்ளவரை தான், பிறகு இல்லை!

நல்லதையே நினைத்து, நன்மையே செய்து
செல்லும் வழியை நல்வழி ஆக்குவோம்.
வையத்துள் வாழ்வாங்கு வாழ்ந்து நாம்,
வானுறையும் தெய்வத்துடன் ஒன்றுவோம்.

வாழ்க வளமுடன்
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.
 
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TELLERS OF THE BANK CALLED THE WORLD.


Man becomes happy by the sight and smell of the new currency bundles and by the sweet jingle of a purse of new coins! These make him feel happy, proud and confidant!


Man spends all his life earning money; in multiplying it by wise investments and in spending it with his loved ones in order to make them happy!


We have entered the world empty handed. We will exit from the world empty handed! None of the things earned, saved, bought and enjoyed will come with us to eternity.


The palatial houses built by us, the grand dresses and jewels worn by us, money, coins, luxuries, fancy gadgets will have to be left behind, when the call comes!


We can earn money, give money, take money and spend money only as long as we are alive! Nor for a moment more than that.


The money in the bank is in the custody of the teller. He can handle the money, give it and receive it (obeying the rules of the bank) as if the money were his own! But when he goes home after the working hours, he can not carry even a single rupee of the bank’s money with him.


It is time to realize that we are all tellers of THE WORLD! We can handle money as if they are our own only as long as we are in the world. When we leave the world, we have to leave behind us everything that was in our possession and under our custody.


If everyone of us realizes this fact and remembers that we are merely custodians of our wealth and NOT real owners, much of the greed and unscrupulous hoarding of wealth will com to an end.


Let us use the wealth under our custody wisely, without greed for the benefit of everyone around us!
 
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    குந்தவை says:
    June 13, 2010 at 11:25 am
    ஆம், நாம் எல்லோரும் டெல்லர்களே!
    ஆனால், நாம் உலகத்தின் டெல்லர்கள்.
    உலகமே ஒரு பெரிய வங்கி ஆவதால்,
    உயரிய மனிதர்கள் அதன் டெல்லர்களே!
    :)

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  • e629875c2f4a75abf8d411d38f8ec2b2
    Visalakshi Ramani says:
    August 10, 2010 at 10:02 am
    எதுவுமே நமக்கு சொந்தம் இல்லை
    என்பதை நினைவில் கொண்டால்,
    உலகில் மனிதர்கள் படும் பாடு
    உறுதியாகக் குறைந்து விடும் !
    Visalakshi Ramani.

 
I feel as if I am indebted UNTIL I make my regular contributions

in the Poems thread and the quotes thread. :clock:

Money making and managing is for the young and energetic. :roll:

I have reached the vaanaprastha state of mind long long ago.

I have never been busier and I never felt more relaxed and contented.

Money does not matter for me any more but mental satisfaction does!!! :)

Please read the poem written ~ 16 years ago - soon after I joined the Gita classes.

A Prayer | The wonderful world we live in
VRji
We had agreed that you are young

your vaanaprastha case is weak

you have atleast 30 years of career left

RRji was right

We have to hold a gun to your head to get you out of your seclusion

you cannot be a backdrop for others.and be a door mat for anyone to use you

I really wish people like you will perform your legitimate role in new india which calls for highly competent people feeling helpless in home environment taking interest in

society and give a lead. it can make a difference to lives of many younger people looking for guidance and support
 
VRji
We had agreed that you are young

your vaanaprastha case is weak

you have atleast 30 years of career left

RRji was right

We have to hold a gun to your head to get you out of your seclusion

you cannot be a backdrop for others.and be a door mat for anyone to use you

I really wish people like you will perform your legitimate role in new india which calls for highly competent people feeling helpless in home environment taking interest in

society and give a lead. it can make a difference to lives of many younger people looking for guidance and support

May I PLEASE use the remaining years left,in doing what makes me happy ???

Many people have wanted to put a gun at my temples for various reasons!!!

But they may get a shock if the bullet bounces back after hitting

my lead-heavy-dent-proof-dome! :rolleyes:

I became better known to everyone AFTER I locked up myself in seclusion.

I can't be a door mat or backdrop-even if others try to make me feel like one.

I KNOW I am the All-Auspicious-Sivam imprisoned in a human body.

I have served society to the best of my ability as a Lioness and my services were duly recognized.

I am already giving guidance and support to the young ones who need it.

WHAT else be the purpose of a thread called Think or Sink??? :thumb:
 
shall we set up a marg dharshak mandal and make you its chief .

senior citizen of this forum also require you

they will turn over a new leaf after reading your posts.
 
May I PLEASE use the remaining years left,in doing what makes me happy ???

Many people have wanted to put a gun at my temples for various reasons!!!

But they may get a shock if the bullet bounces back after hitting

my lead-heavy-dent-proof-dome! :rolleyes:

OMG VR ji..I thought only Vijaykanth could make bullets bounce back!

VR Ji Zindabad!
 
shall we set up a marg dharshak mandal and make you its chief .

senior citizen of this forum also require you

they will turn over a new leaf after reading your posts.

dear Sir,

It was YOU who suggested this in your post no 11569 as quoted below...

...I really wish people like you will perform your legitimate role in new india which calls for highly competent people feeling helpless in home environment taking interest in

society and give a lead. it can make a difference to lives of many younger people looking for guidance and support
....

I never suggested this even remotely! :)
 
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