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2nd - 17th May2009 Festival
BOX OFFICES: (from 25th March)The Ibis Bookshop and Banstead Music ShopHigh Street, Banstead
Chairman: Stephen Oliver
Secretary: Anne Smith
Treasurer: Gerald Baines
Executive Committee: Rowena Cox, Janet Eyet, Eileen Gibbs, Marion Hayns,Caroline Kemp, Frances Rosbotham, Angela Wright
The Society is grateful to Banstead Flower Club for the Community Hall foyer arrangement, the staff of Banstead Library
for display facilities and The Ibis Bookshop and Banstead Music Shop for the sale of tickets.
Further information available from Anne Smith, Little Hilden, Park Road, Banstead SM7 3EL [01737 352098]
or visit our website: www.bansteadarts.co.uk
TICKETS FOR FESTIVAL EVENTSon sale from 25th March at the Ibis Bookshop or
Banstead Music Shop, High Street, Banstead. Also usually at the door. PAYMENT BY CASH OR CHEQUE.
Ticket prices for all Festival evening events include light refreshments unlessotherwise stated.
Registered Charity 284862
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The Society is very grateful to the following for their financial support during the Festival:
The Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust
Reigate and Banstead Arts Council, with funds provided by the Borough of Reigate and Banstead
Banstead Coaches Ltd Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Ltd
The Longcroft ClinicFidelity International
Mr SnobRoomS: Fitted Kitchens and Bathrooms
Steven Harris: Opticians
Shoe Repairs, Key cutting& much more includingWATCHESZIPPO LIGHTERSTANKARDSGLASSWARE
22 High StreetBansteadSurrey SM7 2LJTel.No. 01737355465email: [email protected]
BANSTEAD ARTS FESTIVAL 2009
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Date Event Venue Page
Saturday May Queen Procession, The Orchard, 42nd May Crowning and May Fayre High Street
Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra Community Hall, 5Park Road
Sunday Walk: Park Downs and Car Park, 3rd May Banstead Woods Holly Lane/Park Road 6
Andrea Chance All Saints' Parish Church 6
Tuesday Lunchtime Recital – Sadhbh Dennedy, All Saints' Parish Church 75th May soprano, Kirsten Simpson, piano
Poetry Competition Prize Evening St. Anne's School, 8Court Road
Thursday Coach Visit - Medieval Winchester from Banstead Library, 97th May Ticket application form – page 19 The Horseshoe
Crystal Clear - Recorded Music Society Banstead Library, 10The Horseshoe
Friday Victorian Narrative Painting – Community Hall, 118th May Banstead Branch WEA Park Road
Saturday Young Celebrities Concert – Community Hall, 129th May presenter, Margaret McFarlane Park Road
Sunday Walk: Park Downs Car Park, 2010th May Holly Lane/Park Road
BANSTEAD ARTS FESTIVAL 2009DIARY OF EVENTS
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Date Event Venue Page
Monday Chris Stanbury in Concert – All Saints' Church Institute 12May11th Banstead Organ and Keyboard Club
Tuesday Lunchtime concert – Bartholomew All Saints' Parish Church 1312th May LaFollette, cello, Rosie Richardson, piano
Wednesday People in Pictures – Community Hall, 1413th May Banstead Art Group Park Road
Thursday Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir United Reformed Church, 1514th May – Banstead Area U3A Fiddicroft Avenue
Friday The Famous and Infamous - Community Hall, 1615th May Banstead History Research Group Church Road
Saturday David Battie - A Few of my Community Hall, 1716th May Favourite Things – Park Road
Chipstead Decorative andFine Arts Society
Kolsimcha Community Hall, 18Park Road
Sunday, Walk: Banstead Downs near Sutton Lane, 20 17th May Banstead
Festival Thanksgiving Service United Reformed Church, 19Woodmansterne Lane
Tuesday Coach Visit – Medieval Winchester from Banstead Library, 919th May Ticket application form – page 19 The Horseshoe
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Saturday 2 May
Banstead May Queen GroupMay Queen Procession,
Crowning and Fayre11.00 am – Procession starts at United Reformed Church, Woodmansterne Lane, passing along the High Street to The Orchard in front of All Saints' Parish Church.
12 noon [approx] – Crowning of May Queen, Lydia Mills, in The Orchard. Maypole Dancing by pupils of St. Anne's RC Primary School and Country Dancing by Banstead Infant School. Barbecue, with stalls and sideshows. Proceeds this year will go to the Royal Marsden Hospital's Children's Unit.
Admission free
IDENTIFIED BY OFSTED AS‘AN OUTSTANDING SCHOOL’
� High standards of education� Experienced and caring staff� An attractive and well resourced environment� A rich and creative curriculum
This school has the reputation for providing an excellent and fun education.Most children achieve results well above the national average.
Early registration of your child is advised.
OPEN DAYS 16/17/18 JuneCome and see the school in action
Tel: Gill Harradine (Head Teacher)on 01737 354816 for further details or an appointment to visit.
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Saturday 2nd May - 7.30 pm
The Yehudi Menuhin School OrchestraMalcolm Singer, Director of Music
Ben Baker, violinAisha Syed, viola
This orchestra of wonderful young string players hasastonished and delighted us many times in previous Festivals.Under the baton of Director of Music, Malcolm Singer, they
make a welcome return to Banstead with a richly variedprogramme that includes Bartok's Divertimento, Vaughan
Williams' Concerto Accademico and Noam Sherriff'sCanarian Vespers. Featured will be two exceptional stars ofthe future, violinist Ben Baker, from New Zealand, and Aisha
Syed, from Pakistan.
Banstead Community Hall, Park RoadTickets £10, Under 18s £2
Available from The Ibis Bookshop, or Banstead Music Shop or at the door
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Sunday 3rd May - 10.00 am
Surrey Wildlife TrustA circular walk skirting Park Downs and Banstead Woods
See page 20
Sunday 3rd May – 4.00 pm
A Postcard from the Mountainsor 'God Help Me Pass'
presented by Andrea and David Chance
An African adventure complete with vast Lesotho Mountainscapes, blueIndian Oceanscapes and Cape Town Gardenscapes, peopled with
extraordinary characters, and of course the odd elephant, giraffe, rhino,lion, cheetah, penguin and whale.
All Saints' Parish Church, High StreetAdmission by programme £6 [to include tea from 3.30pm]
on sale at the door
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Tuesday 5th May – 1.00 pm
Lunchtime RecitalSadhbh Dennedy, soprano
Kirsten Simpson, piano
Irish-born Sadhbh is in her final year of study at the Royal Collegeof Music's Benjamin Britten International Opera School. She has
performed as soloist in concerts in Ireland, France and the UK, andher operatic roles include Lisette La Rondine [British Youth Opera],Vixen The Cunning Little Vixen [RCM] Micaela Carmen [BlackheathHalls], and Adina L'Elisir d'Amore [Opera South]. New ZealanderKirsten Simpson graduated in performance piano at the Universityof Canterbury, and continued her studies at the Royal College ofMusic. She has performed at the Wigmore Hall, the Purcell Roomand St. John's Smith Square, and has worked for four years on the
Solti Accademia Di Bel Canto course in Italy. The programme will include arias by Mozart and Richard Strauss,Musetta's Waltz Song from Puccini's La Bohème, and 'If I Loved
You' from Carousel.
All Saints' Parish Church, High StreetAdmission by programme £6, on sale at the door
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Tuesday 5th May – 7.30 pm
Poetry Prize EveningWendy French and Les Robinson, Adjudicators
Sponsored by Banstead Coaches Limited
The results and readings of this year's Festival Society Schools PoetryCompetition: prizewinners of each of three age groups between 5 and 18 willread their poems and receive book tokens generously donated by Banstead
Coaches Limited.
We are delighted that Wendy French and Les Robinson will adjudicate thecompetition. Wendy works in a freelance capacity promoting the use of creativewriting in schools and health care settings. She believes that both reading andwriting help us to understand ourselves better and also the world we live in;
writing is a habit that with careful teaching can be instilled in children of all agesand is a skill they will have for life. Les is Director of tall-lighthouse press, an
independent poetry business which publishes poetry and facilitates organisedand public writing classes for all age groups and abilities. His own second
collection, you say it's been good, was published last year, and later this yearhe will be a judge for the Poetry Society's Norman Hidden Prize.
The poetry produced by local students is always of a high standard – come andhear for yourselves!
Admission free and everybody welcome.Refreshments on sale.
Please note that parking at the school is limited; it would be appreciated ifaudience members leaving their cars in nearby streets would do so with
consideration for the school's neighbours.
BAFS and participating schools are very grateful to BansteadCoaches Limited for covering all the expenses of this competition,
and to Head Teacher Mr. Chris Donovan, staff and pupils of St.Anne's School for their generous hosting of this event.
St. Anne's RC Primary School, Court Road
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Thursday 7th and Tuesday 19th May
Medieval Winchester with Banstead Coaches
Meet at 8.25 am outside Banstead Library in The Horseshoe,returning about 6.00 pm
On arrival we will be met by Winchester Tourist Guides, who will take us to theCathedral Refectory for coffee, and then via a short walk through the Cathedral
Close to Winchester College, founded in 1382, which makes it the oldestconsistently running school in the country. Our tour takes us into the medieval heart
of the College, including the Chamber Court, the 14th Century Gothic Chapel,College Hall, the original Scholars' dining room, and the medieval cloister.
Next comes a tour of the magnificent Cathedral, with its world's longest Gothicnave, its Triforium Gallery set high above the South Transept with precious
sculpture, woodwork and metalwork from 1,100 years of the Cathedral's history,and its ancient Library, among whose treasures is the famous 12th Century
'Winchester Bible'.
After a lunch break we will return to the coach for the short drive to the Hospital ofSt. Cross and 'Almshouse of Noble Poverty', in its serene and picturesque settingby the Water Meadows. This is 'England's oldest and most perfect almshouse'[Simon Jenkins], famous for its unique and ancient tradition of the 'Wayfarer'sDole' – a drink of beer and some bread still given at the Porter's Gate to those
requesting it. Our tour is with one of the Brothers, who will show us the NormanChurch, the Hospital, The Brethren's Hall, Georgian Kitchen and Tudor
ambulatory, before tea in the Hundred Men's Hall.
The cost will be £25 per person, Seniors £24. This covers coach travel, admissionto Winchester College, the Cathedral and the Hospital of St. Cross, tour guides'
services, afternoon tea at St. Cross and the coach driver's gratuity.
The application form is on page 20. Please apply as soon aspossible with a stamped addressed envelope.
Please note that in the event of a cancellation by you we reserve the right to retain£4. If either of the outings is cancelled by us a full refund will be made.
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Thursday 7th May – 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm
Banstead Recorded Music Society
'Crystal Clear' - A musical appreciation of three famous English Auditoria
Adrian Falks presents a programme of music and performances associated with three NationalEvents, spanning exactly 100 years, which led to the creation of three enduring and much-loved
venues: Crystal Palace, Wembley Stadium and the Royal Festival Hall.
Banstead Library, The HorseshoeAdmission £1 for non-members of the BRMS
As the venue is a public library, we regret refreshments cannot be provided.
St Cecilia ChorusMusic Director: Jonathan Rennert
Saturday 28th March, 7.30 pmThe Menuhin Hall, Stoke d'Abernon [Box Office: 08700 842020]
J S Bach Missa Brevis in G Major BWV 236W A Mozart Requiem K626
Helen Meyerhoff, Soprano Sian Menna, Contralto Adrian Ward, Tenor David Stout, Bass
The London Telefilmonic Orchestra, Levine Andrade, Leader
Saturday 13th June 2009, 7.30 pm Chichester CathedralMendelssohn Elijah
New members are very welcome. Enquiries to the Secretary, 020 8669 3472,[email protected] or visit choir website www.stceciliachorus.org.uk
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Opening times: Monday to Saturday, 9.30am - 5.30pm
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Friday 8th May – 8.00 pm
WEA Banstead and Reigate BranchVictorian Narrative Painting
An illustrated talk by Peter ScottAmong the great variety of art which the Victorian age produced, nothing equals its
interest in scenes of contemporary life, especially those which directly or indirectly tella story. In modern times the importance of this type of art has been decried or
neglected, with the statement 'typically Victorian'. The aim of this lecture is to helpredress the balance and show why these paintings are worth studying. A focus will beon works which show the crowd as a character, as illustrated by the works of William
Powell Frith, including his famous 'The Derby Day' and 'The Railway Station'.
Peter Scott is a Guide and Lecturer at Tate Britain and Tate Modern, a busy WEAtutor, a lecturer at Dulwich Picture Gallery and a variety of other organisations,
including NADFAS, the National Trust and U3A.
Banstead Community Hall, Park RoadTickets £5, available from The Ibis Bookshop, or Banstead Music Shop
or on sale on the door
Sunday 10th May – 10.00 am
SURREY WILDLIFE TRUST
A walk on Park DownsSee page 20
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Saturday 9th May – 7.30 pm
Young Celebrities Concertpresented by Margaret McFarlane
Always a popular event, this concert is given by young performers up to 18 years ofage from Banstead and nearby areas. All show outstanding ability on their choseninstruments. Margaret McFarlane, professional flautist and flute teacher, is the talent
spotter, and her programme this year will include a clarinet quartet, a pianist, a femalevocal ensemble and a percussionist. This event has been held annually since 1978 and
many former participants have gone on to professional careers. It is a delight to seethe great wealth of talent in each new generation of young musicians.
Banstead Community Hall, Park RoadTickets £5, Under 18s £2
Available from The Ibis Bookshop, or Banstead Music Shop or at the door
Monday 11th May – Doors open 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm
Banstead Organ and Keyboard Club proudly presents
Chris Stanbury in Concert
.All Saints' Parish Church Institute, High Street
Tickets £7Available from The Ibis Bookshop, or Banstead Music Shop, or at the door
Chris Stanbury was born and brought up in Bansteadand started playing keyboards at a young age. He
was a pupil at the Beacon School and later obtaineda Masters Degree in Music from the London Collegeof Music, where he is currently Head of Jazz at the
Junior College. He is also the choir master andmusical director at St. Paul's Church, Nork.
Chris, our Vice-President, is one of the UK's leadingelectronic keyboard players, who is much in demandfor concerts around the UK and Europe. He will playan exciting variety of music, which will include jazz,show tunes, big band music, popular music and light
classics - something for everyone to enjoy.
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Tuesday 12th May – 1.00 pm
Lunchtime RecitalBartholomew LaFollette, cello
Rosie Richardson, piano
Bartholomew was born in Philadelphia and studied at the Yehudi MenuhinSchool before winning a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama. His numerous prizes include the Guilhermina Suggia Gift, aJellinek award and the Irish Chamber Orchestra's Ardan award. As a
recitalist and chamber musician he has appeared at such venues as theWeill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Royal Festival Hall,Queen Elizabeth Hall and Bridgewater Hall, and has played as concerto
soloist in Ireland and Germany.Rosie also studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, winning
its Romantic Piano Prize and going on to complete a post-graduateDiploma in Professional Accompaniment. Recent recitals last year includedYCAT presentation concerts at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and Du PreHall, Oxford. As a chamber musician she is particularly known for her
work with cellists.
The programme includes Beethoven's magnificent Sonata in A major, Op. 69
All Saints' Parish Church, High StreetAdmission by programme £6, on sale at the door
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Wednesday 13th May – 7.45 pm
Banstead Art Group'People in Pictures', in oilsA demonstration by Roger Dellar
Roger Dellar is a professional figurative artist who works in oils, pastels, mixed media,acrylics and water-based media. He is a member of many prestigious art societies, as
well as demonstrating and teaching.
Banstead Community Hall, Park RoadAdmission £3 payable at the door
Banstead Art Group - 2009 EventsSaturday 11th July
Open Air Exhibition - on Banstead Village Day, in the Orchard, High Street
Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st October Annual Exhibition - Banstead Community Hall, Park Road
Thursday: 10.00 am to 8.00 pm, Friday: 10.00 am to 5.00 pmSaturday 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Admission free - Further information from Doreen Hiorns 01737 351958
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Thursday 14th May – 7.30 pm
Banstead Area U3A present
The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir
Gerald Pieti, Director of Music, Aleksander Szram, Accompanist
United Reformed Church, Woodmansterne Lane Tickets £10Available from The Ibis Bookshop, or Banstead Music Shop, or at the door
Since 1945 the Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir have been providing theirown brand of musical entertainment in this country and abroad, on television, radio
and in many varied venues.Other than the Music Director and accompanist who are professional musicians, thechoir comprises serving and retired members of the Metropolitan Police Service, allvolunteers who make their contribution because of their common love of singing.
They participate in the annual Metropolitan Police Carol Service and AnnualRequiem Mass for deceased police officers.
Their programme will include such popular favourites as Bohemian Rhapsody,Schubert's Psalm 23, Alexander's Ragtime Band, the Soldiers' Chorus from Faust
and 'There's a Coach Coming in' from Paint Your Wagon.
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Friday 15th May – 7.45 pm
Banstead History Research Groupwith the Banstead History Centre present
The Famous and InfamousPersonalities from the history of the Banstead area
Banstead and the surrounding area has been a home and, at times, a refuge formany people in ages past. It has also been a magnet for the not-so-scrupulous.Most of these personalities have been long forgotten except the famous and,
curiously, the infamous.
The evening's illustrated talk will tell you about some of these personalities and the places where they lived and the grand houses that some of them built.
Some of the famous personalities will include Hubert de Burgh, Sir ChristopherBuckle, Lord and Lady Arden, Francis Baring, the Gartons, Daniel Lambert,
Helen Colman, Cosmo Bonsor, Lord Tedder, Val Randall and Geoff Pushman!
Rest assured there will also be a supporting cast of the infamous, such as Robert Sherborne and...for the rest, you'll have to come to find out!
Be prepared to enjoy a fast-moving experience. Who knows, you might just findyourself sitting next to a famous or not-so-famous personality of the future!
There will be displays of historical material, a bookstall and a raffle
Banstead Community Hall, Park RoadTickets £7 available from The Ibis Bookshop, or Banstead Music Shop
or at the door
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Saturday 16th May – 10.45 am
Chipstead Decorative and Fine Arts SocietyDavid Battie presentsA Few of My Favourite Things
David Battie has appeared on the Antiques Roadshow since the first programme in1979 and makes numerous other radio and television appearances. He lectures on awide range of topics for NADFAS and many other societies. He trained as a graphic
designer after Art School, joining Sothebys in 1967 from which he retired as adirector in 1999. He has written and edited many books on ceramics, porcelain and
other fine arts subjects.
Banstead Community Hall, Park RoadTickets £7 [including coffee from 10.00 am]
Available from The Ibis Bookshop, or Banstead Music Shop or the Society
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Saturday 16th May – 7.30 pm
Kolsimcha
Banstead Community Hall, Park RoadTickets £12, Under 18s £2
Available from The Ibis Bookshop, or Banstead Music Shop or at the door
One of the great bands of Europe, Kolsimcha has captivated audiences at New York'sCarnegie Hall and London's Queen Elizabeth Hall as well as those at the most
renowned jazz, classical and world music festivals on three continents.
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as the 'fantastic five', this incredible ensemble fromSwitzerland pairs a front-line of clarinet and flute with a super-tight rhythm section ofacoustic bass, drums and piano. The result is a ground-breaking mix of thrilling jazz
improvisations, dazzling symphonic sounds and exotic Mediterranean melodies,alternating with poignant ballads and sensuous Eastern European rhythms. Their music
has been described as everything from 'a new world music' [The Independent] to'anatomically impossible' [Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung].
Banstead Arts Festival Society MembershipNew members are always welcome. Please support our activities and receive advance notice of
events by becoming a member – this costs just £4 a year, corporate membership £7.50. Full details from the Membership Secretary,
Eileen Gibbs, 19, Stagbury Avenue, Chipstead CR5 3PA
Can you help? Offers of assistance in the many aspects of running this flourishing Society aremuch appreciated. If you are able to offer even a small amount of time or help, please contact
the Secretary at Little Hilden, Park Road, Banstead SM7 3EL, 01737 352098.
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Sunday 17th May – 6.00 pm
Banstead Five ChurchesBanstead Arts Festival Service
At Banstead United Reformed ChurchWoodmansterne Lane, Banstead
Church And Clergy In Poetry And Prose
Readings and hymns reflecting with both humour and gentleness the place of faithin our society, as described by well-known writers – and maybe one or two lesser-
known treasures.
There will be a retiring collection in aid of the Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.
Coach Visit Ticket ApplicationTo Gerald Baines, 26 Buckles Way, Banstead, SM7 1HD
01737 356153
Please send ________ tickets for Thursday 7th /Tuesday 19th May (delete as necessary)
I enclose cheque for £ ________ (£30 per ticket)
Please make cheques payable to “Banstead Arts Festival Society”and enclose a stamped addressed envelope
Name _______________________________Telephone__________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________
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Sunday 17th May – 10.00 am
SURREY WILDLIFE TRUST
A walk on Banstead DownSee page 20
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Surrey Wildlife TrustFestival Walks
These guided walks are informative and very enjoyable. Banstead is fortunate tobe surrounded by much unspoilt countryside – the walk leaders know the area verywell and are dedicated to increasing people’s awareness and to the conservation
of our heritage.
Sunday 3rd May
A circular walk skirting Park Downsand Banstead Woods
Leader: Paul CollinsMeet at grid ref TQ273584 – Car Park for Banstead Woods at junction of Holly
Lane and Park Road.Time: 10.00 am Duration: approx 3 hours
Sunday 10th May
A walk on Park DownsLeader: John Peacock
Meet at grid ref TQ273584 – Car Park for Banstead Woods at junction of HollyLane and Park Road
Time: 11.00 am Duration: approx 2 hours
Sunday 17th May
A walk on Banstead DownsLeader: David Gradidge
Meet at grid ref TQ258609, adjacent to CLOSED Car Park in Sutton Lane,Banstead – park cars in either Grange Gardens or Grange Meadow
Time: 11.00 am Duration: approx 2 hours
Some parts of the walks could be muddy and may involve climbing stiles, so come prepared.
A donation of £2 per person to Surrey Wildlife Trust would be appreciated
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