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APRIL 2018 All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church 4501 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-1819
(816) 531-2131 http://allsoulskc.org
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Apr.
Forum & Sunday Services...
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11:15 Service: “What Feeds Us” Jack Gaede
It is no coincidence that many of our media metaphors have food and diet imagery. We talk about what news we consume. Many of our apps have a news feed. We talk about binge viewing. Many of us are very conscious about our diet and our food intake, but I’m wondering what it would look like for us to be as equally conscious of our media intake. Many people talk about the merits of a cleanse or a detox, but what
does that look like in our current media landscape?
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Apr. 15 11:15 Service: “What Wondrous Love” Rev. Kendyl Gibbons
Part of our stated mission as a church is to build a caring community; what does that look like in practice? How can we learn to be more present for one another in times of need, in ways that are actually helpful and life-giving? What does our culture attempt to teach us, and what else might we need to learn? We will share joys and concerns, and the choir will sing.
11:15 Service: “Feast of Fools” Rev. Kendyl Gibbons
With Easter, the holiday of resurrection and spring, falling on April Fool’s Day, this seems like a appropriate time to consider the character of the Holy Fool, who claims the freedom to speak truth to power in the guise of humor, and to defy the expectations of polite society in the service of what is authentically sacred. How is this role part of our religious tradition, and how does it manifest in today’s world? The choir will sing, and the children will enjoy their traditional Easter Egg hunt.
10:00 Forum: “Coming of Age, Millennials in a Multi Generation World” Linda Johnson, Camilla Huet-Derrossett
As a social worker, Linda Johnson has had experience working with all age groups and typically lived in a multi-generational household. Camilla Huet-Derrossett is an Economist and will be discussing the trends that we are seeing with the millennials.
10:00 Forum: “Jackson County Today” Frank White Jr.
Jackson County, Mo. includes 18 cities and towns and over 650,000 people. As the County moves for-ward, what are some changes we can expect in the jail, Combat, the courts, and other services the County provides? Jackson County Exec., Frank White, Jr. will update us of the current status of Jackson County and where he hopes to lead.
10:00 Forum: “Energy Consciousness in the Kansas City Schools” Jensen Adams
How and why Kansas City Public Schools are championing the effort for environmentally sustainable schools. Jensen Adams manages the KCPS Office of Energy and Sustainability, and is a mayoral appoin-tee to the Kansas City, Missouri Environmental Management Commission.
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Forum & Sunday Services continues, BLUU...
10:00 Forum: “Can We Talk about Zionism?” Jaime Jackson The current chokehold on public discussion harms us all. Jamie Jackson is an active supporter of Citizens for Justice in the Middle East, Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East, and Jewish Voice for Peace--all working for peaceful and just resolution of the Palestine-Israel conflict. Ms. Jackson is a native of Kansas City and member of All Souls.
Apr. 22 11:15 Service: “Redder Apples” Rev. Kendyl Gibbons
We celebrate Earth Day by honoring our planet -- cradle, homestead, prop-master, and sepulcher of humanity’s dramas. While science lays our superstitions about the forces of nature to rest, our appreciation for the earth’s delicate balances and feedback loops must grow, or we risk extinction like other species before us. In the soil of humility, our best wisdom is found. We will share a ritual blessing of dust and ashes.
10:00 Forum: “Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism” Rev. Mykal Slack Instead of the 10 A.M. All Souls Forum this date, we will offer our space for a Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism program specifically for people of color. All Souls Forum regulars, and more, are invited to attend the special, public Black Lives of UU worship service at 11:15. We will return to our regular schedule on the May 6th.
11:15 Service: “RECLAIM: Black Lives of UU Revival” Rev. Osagyefo Sekou We are proud to be the host congregation for the first weekend-long revival, RECLAIM, hosted by Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism. And we are excited to have Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, noted activist, public theologian and musician out of St. Louis, join us as our guest minister this Sunday. His messages in word and song offer a realness and a vision for a better world that is much needed in these times. Please join us and our special guests for this amazing service. In order to create safe spaces as part of our hospitality, at certain times during the weekend, some areas of the building will be designated for people of color only.
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W hen I was a seminary student, I spent nine months serving as a hospital chaplain. In that capacity I
came into contact with a very wide variety of expectations about the role of chaplain, and the role of clergy in general. I was especially eager to understand what non-Protestants thought their spiritual
leaders were supposed to do for them, and one of the questions that chaplains were encouraged to ask
when we first met with a patient was whether they had a faith community, and if so, should we notify someone
there that their parishioner was in the hospital? I still remember the astonishing range of answers that I could
get to this question in a single day, even from different patients in the same tradition. I particularly recall one
Jewish patient who replied, with some annoyance, that his Rabbi “had better things to do than run around to hospitals,” and would never expect to see the Rabbi, no matter what his health situation. Later the same
afternoon, I met another Jewish patient who said that a visit from the Rabbi was the one thing that made his stay
in the hospital bearable. I’m pretty sure they were not talking about the same Rabbi, but it made me realize that you really can’t assume
everyone means the same thing when they talk about ‘pastoral care’. I also met folks who were terrified to see the priest walk in, because it
could only mean that they were much more gravely ill than they had previously thought, and perhaps dying -- some of them were even not so
glad to see me! And I encountered patients who would have been surprised if their ‘preacher’ even knew they were there, but looked forward to a visit and prayers every day with one of the church deacons. Not to mention those who wanted no contact with any religious representative,
including myself as chaplain. It was an eye-opening experience in many ways.
With so many of our UU members coming from widely divergent faith backgrounds, including no church at all, our understandings of what
pastoral care means in our churches are quite varied, and All Souls is no different. For some people, pastoral care is what happens when the minister meets with a family to plan a memorial service, or with a couple to plan a wedding. For some, it is a formal counseling practice, with
private sessions in the minister’s office. For others, pastoral care means routine visits to all members’ homes, whether they have invited the
minister or not, while still others would extend such visits only to shut ins, or those who are permanently ill or incapacitated, which makes some
of those so visited feel insulted. Some people regard any call, card or visit from any fellow member to be pastoral outreach on behalf of the
church; for others, only attention from the pastors amounts to pastoral care. Some folks believe that most important pastoral care happens
informally, with a listening ear in the hallway after a meeting, or a phone call when they miss church; others don’t want to feel that the minister,
or the church, is ‘tracking’ them.
With all of these implicit expectations floating around, I think it is helpful to be as clear as we possibly can be when we talk about the kinds of
pastoral care that All Souls offers, or would like to offer. I would like to share two clear statements of my own perspective on this aspect of
ministry, and then invite us all into a conversation about how we understand it here in our church. First, I am not a personal therapist, and long
term counseling is not something I am prepared to offer. I can help any member, couple, or family, do some preparation for consulting a pro-
fessional therapist, so that you can make good use of that time, and present your issues effectively, but I can’t and don’t undertake that work
myself. I can be helpful to people who are moving in a healthy way through normal life passages, or who are wrestling with specifically theologi-
cal questions, but other mental health challenges are beyond my scope. That said, I am happy to offer whatever pastoral attention members of
this congregation ask me for on their own behalf. I don’t read minds, and I’m wary of second or third hand communication, in this as in any oth-
er context, but if you tell me you want my attention, it is yours. At the same time, our mission is to build a caring community, which means that other people need to participate in the satisfaction of making these kinds of connections also.
Following the service on April 15, the Caring Connections Team and I are sponsoring a Church Chat, so that anyone who has ideas or questions
about the subject of pastoral care can help us to understand better what we want it to mean for this congregation. We would like to know what good pastoral care looks like to you, how you think we should notify the church of our needs, and what kind of responses would work for you. I
expect that there will be much diversity in our thoughts, but I also hope that some common threads will emerge, that can guide our
team. Please save the date, and join us!
— Rev. Kendyl Gibbons
From the Minister... Rev. Kendyl Gibbons
Sunday Sermons in lobby and online: CLICK HERE (http://allsoulskc.org/Category/read-sermons/)
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Children & Youth Sunday Morning Schedule 10:00—12:15 Nursery service is provided for babies and toddlers. 10:00—11:00 A time of creativity, conversation, and community for all ages. 10:00—10:30 Children’s Choir, grades 1-6 lower level. 11:15—12:15 Sunday School classes for all ages to explore our Unitarian Universalist faith and principles through storytelling, discussion, creative experiences, and service projects.
Easter Egg Hunt, Flowering Plants, Youth Ed, Sunday Schedule...
The Religious Education Board Meets The First Sunday of Each Month Anyone is welcome to attend
Rev. Judith Cady
All Souls Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Parents, be sure to bring your children and youth of all ages for our annual All Souls Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday, April 1, at 10:30 am. There will be an Easter egg hunt for children in the nursery and preschool through kindergarten on the patio. Children in first through sixth grades will hunt for eggs on
our playground. Our middle school and high school classes will join in the fun on the Simpson House grounds. Bring your whole family and friends for a fun-filled Easter Sunday!
Flowering Plants for our Children
April 22, 11:15 Sunday Service
All Families Are Invited
In celebration of Earth Day, all of our children and youth will receive flowering plants on Earth Day, April 22. The flowers are made possible through the generosity of Rae Kemp, who set up a fund to provide springtime flowers for our children every year. The flowers remind us to celebrate the growth of new life and the wonderful diversity of nature. Let us also celebrate the beauty and diversity of our children and youth at All Souls. They are our renewal of life and our hope for the future of our mother earth.
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Easy Ways to Get Involved at All Souls
Sunday Lunches: Delicious meals from various church chefs boost All Souls ’ coffers and create a casual environment for sharing and caring. Contact Mark Gibbons.
Wear your Nametag! Nametags help newer members feel part of our community because they can put names with faces – and prompt any of us who may have a “senior moment.” Lost nametag? Email [email protected]
Adult Education Classes Women’s Sacred Circle: 2
nd and 4
th Mondays, 4pm-5:30pm; women share
in a safe and confidential environment. Facilitator: Carolyn Connor. Yoga: Tues, Wed & Thurs, 5:30 – 6:30, Bragg, Contact Marilyn Carpenter,
[email protected]. Agnostics AA Meeting: Tues & Thurs, 7-8 pm, Lower Level; Fri & Sat, noon Gnawing for Knowledge: Wednesdays, noon: philosophical discussion.
Adult RE with Rev. Kendyl Gibbons: Wednesdays, 1pm-2:30pm. In the meeting room. APRIL—Some of My Best Friends Are Black by Tanner Colby
MAY—Stamped From The Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (May is the last month) Constructing a Personal Worldview: CANCLED FOR THE SEASON
HUUmanist Book Club: Monday, April 9, at 7pm: Sacred Depths of Nature by Ursula Goodenough
Adult Ed, Bridge Group, Gen. Assembly, Get Involved, Common
All Souls bridge group will meet on
Friday, April 13th at 7PM.
at the home of Dorothy Culp (in the game room).
UUA General Assembly 2018 Coming Soon!
Kansas City will host the National UU General Assembly in 2018, June 20—June 24. Come join thousands of other UUs gather in celebration, attend workshops and engage in many other UU activities and events. Registration opens March 1st. Full registration is $395 this year and increases to $450 after May 1st. There are several events anyone can attend for free. Although we have more than enough local information services volunteers (thanks!), there may still be other volunteer opportunities you can sign up for on the UUA registration site. If you have any questions, please contact:
Bob Miller [email protected] or Dori Bader [email protected].
Join our Common Read!
ASUUC and SMUUCH are reading and discussing Colby Tanner’s book Some of My Best Friends Are Black. Copies are
now available for members and friends of All Souls at the publishers discount price of $8.50.
Contact Anna Sajovic [email protected] for information about the book discussions coming up in April and to get a
copy of the book at this low price!
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Movie Group, Coming of Age Trip to Boston...
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Will You Mentor A New Member?
Join a small group of dedicated mentors who make contact with and interact with new members of All Souls. Introduce them to parts of the church that are special to you, help them find their fit to serve in some way, bring them into the fold by being
at least ONE person they know by name when they come to church.
Contact Anna Sajovic [email protected]
Caring Connections, Loving Memory, Mentors, Giving, Men’s Group...
Legacy Giving
The UUA has a matching program for all legacy gift intentions made to All Souls be-
tween Jan 1, 2017 and June 30, 2020. Every new or increased gift intention will
qualify for a 10% match, up to $10,000 per donor. (Each person in a couple can
qualify for a match up to $10,000.) And the best part, the matching money will be
distributed to All Souls in 2019 and 2020 as unrestricted money. For more information
or to make a gift intention, please contact Bonnie Schwarzenholz or Diann Spencer.
Do you know an All Souls member or friend who could use some extra
attention and support -- someone who's had surgery, is ill, or is coping
with another challenge? If so, alert Bonnie Schwarzenholz, chair of the
Caring Connection.
Do you need or know of an All Souls member or friend who could benefit
from a supportive Caring Circle? If so, call Dori Bader, Caring Connection
volunteer, for information on Caring Circles and how to initiate one.
All Souls Men’s Group
The All Souls Men's Group will take a hiatus until the Fall of 2018. Notice of future meetings will be published in
the summer. For more information contact [email protected].
Doris Lea Murray died on March 3, 2018 (1947-2018) Doris was raised in Ames, Oklahoma among four other
siblings. She was known to be a vivacious, energetic and caring spirit. She enjoyed talking, reading, traveling to state
parks and her favorite hobby, gardening. Our hearts go out to her family—she will truly be missed by many here at All
Souls.
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Board President’s Corner...
The Unitarian Universalist Association is sponsoring a
matching gift program for all ‘new’ legacy gifts made to
All Souls (and other UU congregations and institu-
tions) between January 1, 2017 and June 30, 2020.
Legacy gifts will qualify for a 10% match, up to
$10,000 per donor. The matching money will be dis-
tributed to the UU congregations and organizations as
unrestricted money in 2019 and 2020. (This program
is made possible because of a grant of $5 million from
the Shelter Rock UU congregation to the UUA.)
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Young Adult Group & Book Club, All Souls Harvesters Barrel
Young Adult Announcements
There are multiple ways to get involved with the young adults group here at All Souls.
First, our main tool for communication is our Facebook group (“All Souls KCMO Young Adult Group”). Look us up. If you hate Facebook (and who could blame you?), you could always just shoot an email to Jack Gaede ([email protected])
He’ll keep you in the loop.
Young Adult Book Club
Our Young Adult Book Club is meeting on Monday, April 9th from 7-9PM to discuss the second half of “The Hate You
Give.”
TV Club is finally here! We will be meeting on Tuesday nights from 7-9PM to watch and discuss various episodes of Netflix’s "Black Mirror."
April All Souls Harvesters Canned Food Drive
It’s officially spring and that means spring cleaning time. Why not get a jump start by cleaning out your pantry and
putting those unused cans in the
All Souls Harvesters Barrel?
To paraphrase the Emma Lazarus poem on the base of the Statue of Liberty: Give us your tired, your unused, obscure and leftover cans yearning to be free! Two great benefits! You will have a tidier cabinet and you will be helping people in need.
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Special Offering Schedule, Green Sanctuary, SRB News...
Special Offering Tentative Schedule
Below is a list of the recipients for our monthly special offerings. We hope that, unlike 2017, we won't make space for wildfire, hurricane, or tornado relief. ( And thank you for your generosity to those far from us.) If you know of a nonprofit not on our list that could benefit, get the application from the notebook in the Communication Center, have it filled out by the nonprofit, and place the completed form in the SRB box. Please give contacts for both the organization and sponsor from All Souls.
April: AIDS Service Network May: StandUpKC
June: MainCor July: tie-in with the GA special collection
August: KC Community Gardens
The 7th principle of Unitarian Universalism:
"Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part" That's everything. And the key word is "interdependent." From microbes to redwoods to ladybugs to sea plants growing in seeming darkness, from bacteria to spinach to elephants, all of the things with life---life interacting to promote the continuance of life. We can be a killer species, blithely killing everything we touch. We can also make the conscious choice to do what we can to promote the living interdependent web, functioning for the life that is the ecosystem. That life is the interdependent web. The new All Souls composter, plus instruction about how to use it best for our ecological situation, is Green Sanctuary's April offering to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church.
It is gift of respect to the interdependent web of life.
More Social Responsibility Board News…
We're beginning the planning for voter registration drives this month. What are the rules, who can register people, and how do we coordinate with other activists? Watch for specific information on posters and in the Flicker and Sunday announcements. We need voters at the polls whenever there's an election no matter how "insignificant." Local school dis-trict boards choose curricula and superintendents, and spend our tax money. City councils, in KC or Liberty, make deci-sions for you. Be part of the movement to get out the vote by starting with registration. Save Saturday April 21 for the 150th anniversary project, Planting Independence, clearing the yards and gardens of peo-ple with disabilities. The Whole Person, CLICK HERE an independent living center at 3710 Main, will provide the address of a person who needs help. We provide the rakes, clippers, and bags. plus of course the strong bodies! Our goal is at least two crews to help homeowners stay in their houses. We'll have posters on the SRB bulletin board, and a signup sheet. This is a great way to celebrate Earth Day.
https://restartinc.org/ http://thewholeperson.org/
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CoffeeHouse/Game Night, Planting Independence...
Planting Independence--One Yard at a Time
All Souls members are invited to do cleanup and trimming in the yards of people receiving services from The Whole Person. People with disabilities often need help with yard maintenance, from raking leaves to cutting vines. We've been asked to find two or three crews, who'll provide their own tools if the consumer doesn't have them. The date is April 21, the day before Earth Day, a great way to celebrate. Posters will be on bulletin boards, with a sign-up sheet on the Social Justice bulletin board next to Conover. Or contact [email protected] to sign up, individually or as a crew.
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Black Lives Matter & Other Poetry cont., Nominating Committee...
Mike Jonasson nominee for the Audit Committee At the Annual Meeting he will formally be voted in...
Mike has been a member at All Souls since 2010. Born and grew up in Western Washington in a non-religious science is king “Union” household. Seattle UW graduate and worked 30-years in the space program, Seattle, Denver, New Orleans at Boeing, Martin Marietta, & Lockheed Martin. Retired in New Orleans until Katrina evacuat-ed St Jo Missouri. Took an online test that said I was a UU, All Souls was the nearest.
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Delegate, All Souls Community is Fantastic…
If you are interested in being a delegate
from All Souls at GA in KC 6/20-24, please
contact our Board President, Margaret
Drinkwine at [email protected] or
leave a note in the Board President
mailbox in the communication center or
contact Margaret directly. We encourage
you to look at the UUA website CLICK HERE (UUA.org) to look at the
website for program highlights and issues to be considered and voted on
during the plenary sessions as that may help you determine whether you
prefer to be a delegate. It is possible to register and
attend without being an official delegate but we need to
know who wants to represent our congregation’s values
voting. Thanks, Margaret Drinkwine
TheSe are a few of the
words to describe the All
Soul’S community. We have
had more Harvesters pick
up since September than we
had in the previous three
years. If you bought a
canned good item or a case
you have been part of the
All Souls 150th celebration
and you have helped feed
people in need.
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2018 UUA General Assembly Home Hospitality...
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An Invitation from Facilities & Renovations
It’s time to talk about landscaping! Our new elevator will soon be finished and
the A/C units set in place and new stairs to Warwick Boulevard formed and
poured and yes—they’ve made a bit of a mess on the east side for all this to
happen. So we get to do a little planning to set it right.
Come join in a landscape planning discussion following church Sunday, April 15.
If you have a green thumb, plan on helping out Saturday, May 19 from 10AM-
12PM or so.
Chuck Downing
Facilities & Renovation Announcement...
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Sunday+ Lunches, NeedleHearts, Demeters...
NeedleHearts
Join the
NeedleHearts group
Saturday, April 21 at
10:00AM-12:00 PM.
Join us as we work on
individual and group projects, and
visit about books, movies and
other favorite things. How-to
lessons are available and we
appreciate any donated yarn.
Sue Coy or Sharon Cassity,
If you have any questions.
Tuesday
April 17th
6 pm,
Conover
$7 per person / $20 per family 12:15PM—2PM
April 8, 2018 General Budget
Brunch: Casseroles, Fresh Fruit, & Oatmeal
April 15, 2018
Coming of Age Soup, Salad and Dessert
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Dream of Freedom (featuring the poetry of Langston Hughes)...
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Financials, Attendance, Special Offerings...
Attendance Figures for February 2018:
Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25
Service 111 182 84 157
Sunday Forum 62 114 58 71
Sunday School 43 38 43 43
All Souls Affirms and Promotes the inherent worth and dignity of every person. How? 2-3 Sundays a month, a designated cause will receive a special offering. All checks with the memo line “special offering” and one half of all
undesignated cash will be forwarded to the service organization, demonstrating our values. Please make checks to All
Souls; note on the memo line “special offering.”
Mar. 04th: BLUU Mar. 11th: BLUU Mar. 18th: GENERAL BUDGET Mar. 25th: BLUU
March Special Offerings
BLUU—$326.00 BLUU —$280.35 GB —$1090.00 BLUU —$361.00
Thank you!
A convenient way to contribute: To donate to All Souls please type allsoulskc.org/giving/ into your browser or use this QRC. (please note the purpose of the gift)
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CONTACTS Phone 816-531-2131 Fax 816-756-5651
Website http://allsoulskc.org
Minister: Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons, [email protected] Intern: Jack Gaede, [email protected] Board President: Margaret Drinkwine, [email protected] Religious Education: Rev. Judith Cady, [email protected] Church Administrator: Le Aúndra Salazar-Slaughter, [email protected]
Music Director: Anthony Edwards,
Bookkeeper: Vicki Norris, [email protected] Admin. Assistant: Sherry Anspach: [email protected] Scheduling: Sue Trowbridge [email protected], 816-518-0925 (cell) Facilities Mgr: Charles Dickinson, [email protected], 713-504-0092 Custodians: Elsafi Ahmed, Miho Komatsu
Flame APRIL 2018
submissions deadline: 9am, April 10
Sunday Morning bulletins & Friday
e-mail deadline: 9 a.m. Wednesdays
Send submissions:
Le Aúndra Salazar-Slaughter,
Sherry Anspach, [email protected]
Directories
Any member or friend who has chosen to be in the
directory may receive one, printed or electronic. Is
yours out of date (older than a month)? Contact the
church administrator and request your new copy.
QRC for All Souls website
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-1819
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