(00:56:04 )
Personal combat is the ultimate test of my freedom.
Dhal al Ghur
Captain of the Sea Kur
ImagineChat
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to His Delicious Torment.||: the second group had broken away and during the attack things were chaotic and during the fog of war we had lost contact with the small group that had ridden towards the road. I had seen that the crazed attempt to break out and attack the hill was actually very clever as it distracted the efforts of my men at the attack and not the second splinter group that was no doubt heading towards the caravan. The guards at the caravan were alert but I doubted that they were an even match to these obviously seasoned raiders. During the fighting I saw that we were getting the upper hand My companion and her aide were with the main group of defenders who had now turned the tide of the battle, turning to Kahil I spoke rapidly "I will ride after the spliter group...you see to this lot and mop up. I will speak to you again Commander" Turning and running back along the ridge then down towards the kaiila that were tethered soraya waiting there had my beast ready to ride, with one bound I had mounted she following suite both beasts already running while she pulled herself into the saddle following closely behind
(01:08:45 )
His Delicious Torment.
|| soraya ||
- Dhal's Property -
--Restricted--
-"The essence of Obedience.!"-
-First Girl-
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to Personal combat is the u:
The reigns of His beast held tightly in her small gloved hand , her eyes kept scanning for her Owner to appear and her heart seems to be pounding wildly in her chest , nipping under the scarf at her bottom lip until He appears and handing Him the reigns soon she has mounted her own beast and with booted heel kicks its flanks and urges the beast to keep its pace matched , the hot humid air brings nil relief as He turned the beast south and she was close behind
The relentless dust was everywhere as the hooves seemed to barely touch the ground, the chilling snorting sounds of the kaiila seemed to pentrate the quietness , the constant thump thump as they traveeled at pace over uneven ground she usues her thighs to keep her seat as she feels sweat trickle down her back
(01:10:07 )
-• The Spitfire •-
assuming I was like most Women, was your first mistake
-•| Renee |•-
• Brinn Davos' Veiled Woman •
• City Scribe •
• Ward of Mason •
City of Corcyrus, IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: *the trip was not being nice and comfy. no .. they were under attack again. Just glad we had capable warriors along with us.. Brinn had been calming me down. He was right.. but the moment something happened I was back being all tensed up .. I was highly concentrating on the road ahead... I needed to do ... the wagon would be steered down the road. Josh rode His large beast next to the wagon, His sword held in the palm of His right hand ... "Keep it straight Renee, I think we nailed this.. I am not sure just yet, but it seems the road is clearing" Josh was always at my side, just as much as Brinn was... I was nodding while being in thoughts.. "I see Josh, thank you" the wagon wwas rolling and rocking *
(01:16:12 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: And where was he, he was out off the road heading to a caravan and he was told that was close and could use a hand. He saw some fighting at the road and off it, but he did not know who it was. Then he saw the Captain and his slave riding off coming closer to him and other figures coming as well. He held up his hand to bring to a halt the 40 men with him and waved his hand for them to take a arrow formation the waited and watched ready to charge.
(01:34:05 )
Personal combat is the ultimate test of my freedom.
Dhal al Ghur
Captain of the Sea Kur
ImagineChat
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to -• The Spitfire •--•| Re: The beast hurtled forward, the sounds of the battle had set its nerves on edge and now the beast was set free to run, hurtling down the road towards the caravan I saw the Lieutenant Caleb with his small band of men, waiting for orders as I rode past without slowing I simply waved my arm indicating for him to follow in pursuit. I was sure that the caravan was now under attack.
I knew that the splinter group would never attack straight on but rather harry the caravan from the sides of the road, I had seen that they had ranged weapons bow and lance but wondered what their approach would be. My concern was for the loss of some of the good, and the people from Corcyrus I needed them safe.
the caravan appeared up front at a distance from a pasang away and I could see that there was activity and fighting already guards were trying to fend off the attackers from what appeared to be the rear of the caravan, fighting on both sides of the road seemed intense, they must have gathered more raiders because the numbers had swelled from the original number in fact almost doubling, I was sure that we were now outnumbered.
Turning and shouting over my shoulder at Caleb pointing down the left side of the column "you go left and half follow me," the group riding hard split and swept down either side of the caravan cutting into the raiders like a hot knife through butter. We were now engaged in individual combat my soraya now by my side bow in hand dispatching raiders while I swung my axe hacking into men as we swept down the column towards the rear.
(01:45:54 )
His Delicious Torment.
|| soraya ||
- Dhal's Property -
--Restricted--
-"The essence of Obedience.!"-
-First Girl-
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to Personal combat is the u: dropping the reigns and directing the beast with her knees she pulls an arrow from the sheath and draws back on the string one eye closed as she sights her intended target and lets go the whistling whoosh so close to her ear as she watches it hit the target solidly in the chest and he tumbles to the ground and quickly reloads, her Master beside her with his axe she feels something wet seep thru her sleeve and she looks down and sees blood but feels nothing then quickly realises its from the spray off His axe and she finds another in her sights and lets the arrow fly ,hitting a shoulder she sees him pull it free and glare in her direction and she relaods and fires another arrow off this time hitting him in the eye socket and he drops like a drunken salior flat onto the harden earth, her eyes behind the scarf seek out her Owner ..
(01:48:20 )
-• The Spitfire •-
assuming I was like most Women, was your first mistake
-•| Renee |•-
• Brinn Davos' Veiled Woman •
• City Scribe •
• Ward of Mason •
City of Corcyrus, IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: * I released the reigns to vin who was next to me on the bench... grabbing a hold of my bow.. I was in need to launch my arrows as soon as they needed to be, the arrows were dragged closer .. there was already one arrow being placed on the notch.. "practice makes perfect vin!" I growled out my words, the veils were tightly wrapped around my face... I didn't stand up.. no that would have been foolish.. but the depths of liquid brown was looking left to right. the place was swamped with kailla-riders.. the stampede sounds were almost deafening ... teeth grabbing a hold of my lower lip. I hoped that my arrows would hit target... I needed them to be... on the right side, one was way to close! Josh was fighting, stabbing another man that attacked him as well ... I pulled the string back and released the arrow to the Man that shouldn't be at my right.. I felt the wild beating of my heart... inwardly praying ... but outside.. cool .. calm .. the spitfire was oozing through out the nice modest woman I was pretending to be ... the arrow hit the Man in the shoulder and He cried out "Hail Corcyrus!"
(01:52:43 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: He and his men broke off the charge letting the Captain pass thru and waved a hand and turned them to where the was heading. His mounts were fresh and rested so he caught up quick. He heard the Captains words and looked back to the left his twenty men.” As her said, you twenty go with him.” He yelled loud enough for them to her him. The word was passed down the line and they broke off to follow the Captain. “The rest with me, left side,” he told them and the raced ahead but stays the same distance as the Captain so they would come in crushing the raiders at the same time. He had his short bow with him and reached back to his right and pulled a arrow, when he was close he would fire a arrow then put it back to it place on the saddle and removed his quiver placing it on its hook, then he would draw his sword and axe, sword in right hand and axe in his left. He held the notched ready to fire when the time was right. He let the beast take him in letting his hand free to fire the arrow and hit the target in the back and he dropped. He was not going to stay on his beast he jumped off safely and started a walked to his enemies. The ax he held at a third way down from the head and lifted it up high and his sword pointed at the closest raider.
(01:56:37 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: 20 other arrows flew as well and when his men saw their leader dismount, all but two stayed mounted to keep the other beasts together so if they needed to mount they could and would not have to chase down their mounts.
(02:13:03 )
Personal combat is the ultimate test of my freedom.
Dhal al Ghur
Captain of the Sea Kur
ImagineChat
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to His Delicious Torment.||: the kaiila swept down the sides of the caravan, mounted rider against mounted rider, the melee was no longer co-ordinated as men fought hard. I had my girl covering my left side closest to the wagons and pack beasts I on the outside my right hand hacking at man and beast trying to turn the tide in the battle and at the same time protect the caravan from too much loss.
I felt my robes tug but did not worry, my right hand whipping in a high right to left arc, the bearded axe cutting through the air to beat a lace point away from me and with the same movement twisting my wrist and running the axe in a reverse action strike back at the attacker the cutting edge of the axe hacking through muscle and bone of his right wrist in a gush of blood as his hand still gripping the lance fell away. My boot drenched in his blood as he screamed and wheeled his mount away, my attention already no the next threat raider on foot with his lance trying to impale one of the pack beast handlers, the axe again whipping in a right to left high to low diagonal strike as I lent out low to my right in the saddle so that my reach would catch the raider under his jaw, taking it off and leaving it hanging by a flap of skin and blood his teeth showing white as it swung away with the arc of the axe. My left hand gripping the beast helped pull myself up onto its back to catch the rest of the battle.
I caught Caleb and the other riders sweeping down the other side of the caravan men screaming and cries of "Hai Port Phenix" as they fought off the raiders from that side of the column, My attention of course on my enemies and my girl, always covering the right while she the left. The fighting had now degenerated down to individual combat between raiders and defenders, the battle intense as we all fought while being out numbered.
(02:24:18 )
-• The Spitfire •-
assuming I was like most Women, was your first mistake
-•| Renee |•-
• Brinn Davos' Veiled Woman •
• City Scribe •
• Ward of Mason •
City of Corcyrus, IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: * I listened to the cries of the others. I could hear Dhal closeby.. another arrow was grabbed out of the sheath and soon it was notched. I was glancing about "Hold it steady vin!" and with that I rose to my feet, setting one of foot on the bench swiftly turning about, rising the entire length of my body ... I was looking about when something caught my attention on the right once more ... I could glance over the wagon bow before aiming to the raiders at the right side, I withdrew the string of the arrow an soon it was sent flying to the Man.. A horrible sharp cry of pain was heard when He grabbed to the arrow at his throat .. and soon He fell down from His kailla... "YES! Another one bites the dust!" and I smirked, swiftly lowering myself back to the jocky box, grabbing hold of another arrow and notched it already... bloodthirsty glance in the depths of brown eyes...*
(02:28:48 )
His Delicious Torment.
|| soraya ||
- Dhal's Property -
--Restricted--
-"The essence of Obedience.!"-
-First Girl-
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to Personal combat is the u: the sounds of pain ring thru her ears as she gets down to her last arrow , the beast frothing at His mouth as she takes aim and then she feels her self strong hands pull her sideways and she desperatley tries to stay mounted but the beast is spooked and rares up and she tumbles downwards to land on the dirt , the wind knocked out of her she tries to push her self up but feels a boot in the middle of her back then a langauage she does not understand yelling down at her .... she tastes blood in her mouth thinking she must of bit her lip as she fell and thank a rough hand yanks at her arm rolling her onto her back she begins to kick at him her red boots landing on his shins and then he pokes her with the tip of his spear looking strangely at her and he bends down a rips the scarf from her head and the shock was eveident in his eyes that she was not a young warrior but a kajira and her midnight eyes bore into his as she drew what she thought would be her last breath ...
(02:31:36 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: He was on foot and meet up with a raider, he lifted his sword to cut at his chest, the warrior batted away the sword and brought down the axe with his might and his axe sliced through the helm and sank into the man’s head. Caleb let the handle of the axe slide through his hand and there was another raider right there, He dodged to the right and pulled his sword to sing back to the right and sliced right through the raiders guts. His 15 men, standing with bow, saw many of the raiders on mounts and notched arrows and fired at the mounted ones. The other three were at Caleb’s side and fighting two to toe with him and killing anything that looked like an enemy. As he fought his energy within his rose, he began to feel fire filling his veins. He wanted to kill everything close to him that was not his own. He reached to his back and grabbed his dagger in his left hand and started for another raider that was about to climb the wagon. Blood was coming down like rain around him and his other three men; they were all fired up because Caleb was fired up. Caleb spoke of curses and growled as he fought. He knew he and all the men were outnumbered but this was a fight they were going to win. The mounted Raiders saw Caleb’s men firing those arrows and turned their mounts to come to them, they tossed their bows over their shoulder and drew blades.
(02:59:59 )
Personal combat is the ultimate test of my freedom.
Dhal al Ghur
Captain of the Sea Kur
ImagineChat
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to His Delicious Torment.||: The stench of bloody flesh and dying filled the air and the cacophony of sound as the battle raged, the axe wielded with deadly force and precision as it sung through the air, steel upon steel rang out while everything seemed in slow motion as adrenaline pumped through our veins the killing lust upon us. I realized that my left side was now empty and with a sideways glance I saw her laying on her back and he was standing over her his lance point at her throat. I felt my heart crushed within the fist of fear, my dark eyes opened wide in terror at losing her and I realized right then that I loved her.
Everything slowed down, it was surreal as in one slow fluid movement I left the raider at my right and spun over the beast rolling to my left unable to take my eyes off her laying there and him poised to thrust the lance through her throat. I fell to my feet behind him as he reached down to tear away her scarf my axe already swinging over my right shoulder added by the right to left roll my fingers letting the axe go watching it fly towards the back of his head. I could hear my heart beating within my chest like a drum echoing in my ears, all senses heightened as the axe flew on, my feet already stepping forward in a run towards my girl laying on her back....let Odin have mercy on me and my axe find its target in time.
The axe struck him behind the head cutting through his skull and popping out his forehead knocking him forward and onto her, then I was there my hands tearing his body off her throwing it to one side as I bent down and took her up in my arms, her face covered in blood, I could feel the sorrow welling up inside me as I whipped away the blood from her face her eyes closed. Then she opened them "this is not the time for sorrow or furring Master, we have a battle to fight" she then sat up pushing me back "our men needs us" My heart lept when I realized that she was unhurt and in an instant stood tearing my axe from the raiders skull popping it open as I turned to engage with the enemy again. "stay close to me beast"
The battle had turned of this I was sure I had seen that Thaj the leader was on the left side of the caravan and knew that Caleb would put paid to him and the rest of his motley band.
(03:12:24 )
His Delicious Torment.
|| soraya ||
- Dhal's Property -
--Restricted--
-"The essence of Obedience.!"-
-First Girl-
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to Personal combat is the u: laying there she had but one regret and that was if she left her beloved Master , then she felt a huge thump crush her as the raider fell upon her and her fear that the pig wanted to fur her made vomit creep up her throat then she felt the warmth running across her face and the smell and she realised it was blood and then he was pushed from her and she felt strong arms lift her and she saw Owner and their eyes said it all , soon back on her feet she could not help but kick the raider hard with her red boot for messing up her clothes and one for making her scared , grabbing her bow she looked for her beast and soon was back up in the saddle the scarf quickly wrapped back round her flaxen mane and face , she turned to her Master and nodded as she took aim and let the arrow fly and strike a raider as he fled
(03:41:10 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: He stepped to the raider climbing the wagon and slashed at his leg and taking it clean off and turned in time to see one of his men take a spear in the chest and fall back. He roared like a Larl, even those on the other side fighting might have heard him and he throw his dagger at the mounted man and watched his dagger sink into the man but did not wait to watch him fall.
The other three with him where in a fierce battle with two other raiders, The other fourteen men were fighting raiders on the ground and on their mounts. The men that were fighting mounted men were tossing knives and slashing and stabbing when they could. It looked as the numbers were falling in the Port’s favor and that is when he saw a man on a mount directing the fight, he was their leader of some sort he thought.
He looked around and saw another sword laying there on the ground and picked it up in his left hand. “Beast.” He yelled out and his mount took off in a full run for where the voice came from. “Beast!” He called again and the might beast stopped right next to him. He sheathed his right sword and mounted his beast and drew his sword again. As of yet the man had not seen Caleb, his eyes were focused on the battle before him.
That was his next target, he looked back at his men and they were holding their own so he leaned down on his beast and had both blades on each side of his beast’s head and kicked him to go. They did not even have to weave their way through fighting; it was a straight line to him. There was not even anyone around him, he was sitting there on his mount screaming orders, which his own men could hear too and counter the attacks.
”Coward her growled and his beast lifted its head and rammed him beast throwing the man to the ground and Caleb sliding over his mount and the other and landed right next to the man. Caleb grabbed the short sword that fell from his hand but his other sword was still in his left. The warrior stood slow, that hurt al lot, but he was so pumped it did not hurt as bad.
(03:58:46 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: He was already standing when the leader climbed to his feet. Caleb waited; he was not going to just kill the man without giving him a chance to fight back. Caleb took his fighting stance, his 36” spatha in right hand and a short sword in his left. The leader smiled and looked the Torvie over. “You day to die boy.” He spat on the ground at Caleb’s feet standing ten feet apart. The warrior’s was fueled, seeing one of his die before his eyes and the lust for blood made him feel invisible. But he was not stupid either. He had the short sword over his chest as if it were his shield and lifted the left sword up pointing to the leader’s neck and tilted it so the blade was flat.
The Raider leader lifted his blade up high and charged Caleb and swinging straight down to cut his head in two, I lifted my short sword to block the attack and step in at his left 2 feet and swung his other blade in right hand to slash his back open. The Raider Leader turned so fast and blocked Caleb’s attack on his back and blocked it. Then came back with a answer with his blade slashing at Caleb’s right side to open the right side of his guts. Caleb answered back using the plummet of his short sword to bash him in the face. The raider warrior staggered backwards and Caleb rushed forwards and with his left sword slashed at the man’s open neck. The raider fell back onto his back.
Turned to look back and saw the mounted raiders taking off and the other entangled in battle drop their weapons. Now that the leader was dead what was the use to keep fighting.
(04:03:36 )
Personal combat is the ultimate test of my freedom.
Dhal al Ghur
Captain of the Sea Kur
ImagineChat
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to His Delicious Torment.||: I watched as the raiders began to withdraw back into the low hills fighting small skirmishes as they covered their retreat. There were bodies of the fallen scattered about, wounded and dying while men went through the fallen checking to see if there were any still alive, our men were attended to, the enemy dispatched with a sword thrust through the neck.
I rode along the caravan checking the mopping up and through a gap in the wagons saw Caleb engaged with one of the enemy dispatching him swiftly, the lieutenant was covered in blood his eyes wild as he began to rally his men. I called out for all to hear "we need a prisoner I need information" was all I said in a call to all
soraya rode along beside me her face still blood stained as well as the front of her robes. She was a mess but at least she was alive and well...I grinned over at her and winked "we survived the day yet again"
(04:09:20 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: "Take prisoners Caleb said and check out wounded and dead. "Want a report at once." He was holding his side.
(04:13:48 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to ALL: He seen his beast standing there and tossed down the short sword and headed back to where his ax was and pulled it free. He used the tunic of other dead to clean his weapons and sheathed them. He then walked over to the other side where there was no fighting heard. He saw the Captain and walked over to him still holding his right side. "Orders Captain? I have prisoners on the other side and one dead, few wounded. He held his right side tight with his hand.
(04:13:51 )
His Delicious Torment.
|| soraya ||
- Dhal's Property -
--Restricted--
-"The essence of Obedience.!"-
-First Girl-
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to Personal combat is the u: pulling the scarf from her head the flaxen mane could be seen , her breathing had settled once more as she caught up to her Master and her eyes brimmed with tears that soon rained down her blood smeared face, she loved You like she had never loved another and this experience had brought it to the open ,her usual detached demeanour had folded, using the back of her hand she tried to wipe her tears but can only imagine the mess she was making, she reached for a bota of water and pulled the bone stopper out with tiny teeth and handed it to You so that Your thirst would be quenched and answered Your words with her soft spoken voice"aii indeed we did my Master aii indeed we did "
(04:19:37 )
Caleb Sagev
Torvie Raider
IC
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to His Delicious Torment.||: He had reached into his small pack on his master's belt and pulled out a rep cloth and handed it to soraya with out a word.
(04:22:49 )
His Delicious Torment.
|| soraya ||
- Dhal's Property -
--Restricted--
-"The essence of Obedience.!"-
-First Girl-
[ Genesian Road - Approaching ]
-- On Genesian Road approaching or leaving the Port. North to Brundisium or South to Bazi.
Wagons and foot traffic keep the road busy. Watch out for raiders! --
says to Caleb Sagev Torvie Raide: takes the cloth offered and thanks Him and begins to clean her face , her body was tired and she felt sore but she would be no other place than beside her beloved Master and His men
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