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That would be my error in transposing. Whenever you see a ?‍? it means I've had a comment or input... I try to review it all but I missed that one...?

After Week 12 Bye Ottawa Lowell Ullrich #BCLions continue to re-set OL, release RT Levy Adcock. Justin Dunk 3downnation -Zach Collaros has proved why Hamilton paid him $1.5 million on a fresh three-year contract. The 28-year-old has 1,510 yards and 14 touchdowns in four games. Extrapolate those numbers over 18 regular season games: 6,795 passing yards and 63 touchdowns. Those are figures that have never been reached by a CFL quarterback. -Rakeem Cato in for Kevin Glenn One CFL source on the quarterback change: “You know Jim Popp is going to blame someone not named Popp.” ?‍?Yeah, I thought Milanovich missed one by skirting that challenge... Donnovan Bennett -Sportsnet Diontae Spencer made a diving catch on an under-thrown ball when the Argos were driving down three with just over seven minutes to go. Replays showed Spencer got his hands underneath the ball despite the ruling on the field being incomplete. But Scott Milanovich didn’t challenge. So instead of second and short the Argos were backed up in second and long. Ricky Ray then threw a pick-six to Emmanuel Davis. ?‍?The Lions already have seven wins—the same amount they had last year. The Bombers already have one more... Rod Pedersen It was a mutual decision by @sskroughriders and @Commish13 that he does not attend 2016 Plaza of Honor on Sept. 16 Mike Beamish @ArashMadani @CFL_News @PentonKirk Glen Johnson, CFL Sr. VP: "I'd put our guys (officials) up against anyone for what they do." (May 11). CFL News ^^^ Let’s also hope #CFL vice-president of football @G_D_Johnson spent Tues. yelling at his officials, telling them to be better - @PentonKirk CFL History Norman Kwong, was nicknamed the China Clipper, not because he was so fast, but because he often 'clipped' coupons. #CFL #ESK. Kirk Penton - Post Media Network Jones needs to figure it all out quickly because there is already speculation in Regina that the Riders board of directors will fire everyone, including president and CEO Craig Reynolds, if the gong show continues. The Riders are the laughingstock of the league right now and folks there take their football very seriously. Ed Tait Medlock has now tied or set three different Bomber placekicking records this season. He had made 22 consecutive field goals prior to hitting the upright in the second quarter, setting a new standard. He hit a 58 yarder in the opener to tie Bernie Ruoff’s club record (set in 1975) and tied Kennerd’s seven-makes in one game record on Sunday. ?‍?Although I like McDuffie winning CFL Top Performer, I agree with Eric M. that it should have been Collaros. I do not agree with his stance that Montreal should be ranked last in his team rankings. That position is owned by Saskatchewan... Troy Westwood The @calstampeders OLine is stupid. They allow a sack every 37.8 dropbacks. #CFL average is one every 16.2 dropbacks. Stupid. Stupid good. ?‍?Collaros's efforts on Monday show what an elite QB, "performing", can do for his team. Ray, an elite QB, can't do that anymore... ?‍?And is this how the rest of the league, and Bomber fans feel about this topic:? The thing about the #Bombers is there's a championship roster, but it's missing the most important key: elite QB. - Eric M. ?‍?Legit Power Rankings Calgary #1 - then... the rest of the league Drew Edwards #Ticats @Simoni_Lawrence, @Jeff_Reinebold recruit ex-teammate @Solo_Sink2 via Twitter. #CFL CFL Communications -The average audience for Mark's Labour Day match-ups were up 30% on @CFLonTSN compared to last year. #CFL ?‍?Remember The Little General said, “That’s OK. I really believe the referees make far fewer mistakes in a game than either team.”- as reported by Graham Kelly, Medicine Hat News Troy Wesrwood I think this is awesome. Pursue your dreams. "Mets are signing Tim Tebow to a minor-league contract foxsports.com/mlb/story/the-… via @FoxSports" CFL History 1964 - in order to prove the success of their program, #McMasters forced #Queens to play them for the Yates Cup & then lost 63-6 #CFL #CIS CFL.ca Staff The Stampeders have released defensive lineman Demonte’ Bolden from the practice roster. Herb Zurkowsky Montreal Gazette -Nik Lewis understood change was in the air. He just didn’t think it would be Kevin Glenn, the Alouettes’ starting quarterback. “It’s the wrong change. I’ve told them what I thought about the change,” a defiant Lewis said following Wednesday’s practice at Stade Hébert. “I don’t like it, but they pay me to play, and that’s what I’m going to do. They don’t pay me to like things.” -The Als added former Concordia receiver Kristopher Bastien to their practice roster and released special-teamer Hugo Lopez. CFL News #CFL ratings up 7 per cent overall and up an impressive 14 per cent in the much-valued 18-49 age bracket. - @czelkov Rob Vanstone Regina Leader-Post 10 Reasons to sign Darian Durant The man is a legend Durant should move into the new stadium with the rest of the team. Durant wants to remain a Rider It'd be a positive PR move Who's the proven alternative? Resilient to injury, he has bounce back from 2 serious injuries. Durant remains an effective passer Age shouldn't be a factor Would show he's part of the plan Durant is still a drawing card. http://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/ten-reasons-why-saskatchewan-roughriders-quarterback-darian-durant-deserves-a-new-contract?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Herb Zurkowsky Tom Higgins got fired, with his team sitting with a 3-5 record — the defeats by a combined 15 points. The Als have played 20 games since that fateful night, but have won only six. Drew Edwards Now in his fifth season with Toronto, Ray has dressed for 58 of a possible 82 games, starting 50 (in the other eight he was active but on the sidelines.) Lowell Ullrich 3downnation It’s no big deal to Buono. Wally Buono, on Alex Bassie and his leading sack total: "But sacks are a glory stat. If we’ve played 10 games and on average if there’s 60 plays a game, that’s 600 plays (this season) so far.. If he gets nine sacks, whoop-de-do.” In just 32 CFL games, Bazzie has 27 career sacks, and if that doesn’t seem impressive consider that since his arrival in 2014, only John Chick of Hamilton (33) and Montreal’s John Bowman (35) have more during the same span. Duron Carter Hey! go read on how I'm such a terrible person ? #CFLvillain ?‍?Well, I went ahead and took his advice and read the article. He should have kept quiet... http://3downnation.com/2016/09/09/montreal-receiver-duron-carter-worst-teammate-ever/ CFL News We grouse about #CFL officiating, but did you see the headshots that were going unpunished in the Panthers-Broncos game last night? Herb Zurkowsky Montreal Gazette "We're Not For Sale" - Robert Wetenhall You’re f—ing right it concerns me. Do pigs smell?” Wetenhall, in his inimitable fashion, told the Montreal Gazette recently about the decrease in attendance. “We’ve had a little, shall we say, fall-off the last few years from our normal performance.” ?‍?If interested see story http://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/were-not-for-sale-alouettes-owner-robert-wettenhall-says ?‍?$$$$ could be changing hands soon... Kendal Lawrence I’m tired of the refs deciding the game for us,” a frustrated Lawrence said in the Roughriders’ locker room. “It always seems like every game, there are one or two plays that really hurt us and it’s because of a flag. I kind of feel like the refs have it out for us. “When it counts, there’s always a flag. When we need a big play and we make it, there’s always a flag. When we stop someone when we need a stop, there’s a flag. I’m just tired of it.” As reported by Ian Hamilton Regina Leader-Post John Hodge 3downnation The Riders don’t stink because CFL officials have it out for them. The Riders stink because, well, they stink. Terry jones Overtime for the third time this year for the Eskimos. Eric M. Yeah, #Esks' Mike Benevides is probably one-&-done in EDM, while Thorpe probably wants nothing more to do with MTL. CFL Staff Reilly was under pressure all day long, was sacked four times and was hit hard numerous times on top of that. The outstanding work from that front four allowed the Stampeders to apply tight, tight coverage on Walker, Bowman, and the rest of Edmonton’s receiving threats. Calgary’s defensive blueprint was simple in design but deadly effective when executed to perfection.". 3)Lowell Ullrich 3downnation Jeremiah Johnson had the best rushing performance by a player at his position in the CFL this season, running for 159 yards on 16 carries and scoring three touchdowns in a punishing 38-27 win over the Montreal Alouettes. .@MTLAlouettes' Chip Cox sets the @CFL record for most fumble return TDs with the 6th of his career. #CFLGameDay ?‍?- 588 total yards. BC totally swamped the Alouettes. From Jennings to the O-line, to the running back and to the receivers, and guided by a great game plan by Khari's Jones, Montreal never stood a chance. It's not like they had much of a chance with Rakeem Cato starting at QB, but Cato didn't play badly, he was just over-whelmed by a strong, relentless defence. Everything worked for BC, in that game. It was a great time not to play them. Only 8 penalties in the game. Gary Lawless O'Shea the HC might not blast team in media but O'Shea special teams coordinator just had some hot words for his crew after another penalty Kirk Penton #Roughriders returner, Armanti Edwards, used to be a quarterback on #Bombers neg list. Duron Carter I'm tired of this and y'all ?I'm mad every game because everybody is calling a chess game and we playing checkers‼️ it's very frustrating ? ?‍?Winnipeg 3 sacks Regina 0 sacks You know what that means eh? Free eats for the O-Line... -Winnipeg’s six-game win streak is their longest in 15 years -Bombers were pretty stingy on defence, stopping Sask. on the 1 yard. Twice. -Penalties Bombers - 9-81 Sask. 14-110 According to Rider fans, the refereeing is one-sided and anti-Rider to the nth degree. "Things that are called on us aren't being called on other teams" kind of reasoning. A scam, if you believe thread titles. Dressler - more yards than Roosevelt 135-121, was particularly pleasing.. Harris lost the CFL rushing lead when he went down with injury. "It shows the maturity of this team to be in a tight game. The defence forces a turnover and we have guys filling in because of injuries...This is a great team win" MATT NICHOLS ?‍?The Riders couldn't overcome penalties and mistakes. The Bombers overcame 5 injuries. We deserved that game. The Bombers are now an incredible +23 in the turnover ratio, having forced 25 turnovers in the last five games. 120: Consecutive pass attempts by Nichols without throwing an interception. - Ed Tait Good article by Thomas Gunther - lastwordoncanadianfootball.com poor execution - see article Mental errors - the Riders have been become known for shooting themselves in the foot at the worst of times. A big play overturned by a bonehead penalty, an interception tossed in the red zone, or trying to lay a big hit rather than wrap up and allowing a big gain. All of these mental errors are commonplace for the Green and White this season. What should be especially concerning for the team is that these were exactly the type of things that the hiring of Chris Jones was to supposed to eliminate. The excuse that the team is young and developing is a tired and frankly unacceptable reason for the Riders’ litany of gaffes through 12 weeks. This team is building for next year, but there is a much deeper problem than inexperience that Jones and Co. have to root out if 2017 is to be any different. Flawed Play Calling - see http://lastwordoncanadianfootball.com/2016/09/11/losing-roughriders-face-another-lost-season/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Darren Cameron In all my years here I don't think I've heard the players mention the fans so often post game. What a difference. Chris Cuthbert Good for Dan Lefevour even if he just ruined a week of rampant QB trade speculation in the CFL. cfl.ca Staff ?‍? LeFevour completed 75 per cent of his passes, ran for 39 yards and played well enough to defy the Ticats defence. -the Argonauts defence held Ticats QB Zach Collaros to under 250 yards passing. 22-39 attempts. Toronto only had 1 sack but hit Collaros hard several times. ?‍?I doubt anybody missed the Willy news... ?‍?The talk and results about this game were overshadowed by a rumours of a trade, and then the announcement of that trade. Here's the pieces. Kirk Penton BOMBERS GET QB Kevin Glenn CB T.J. Heath 2017 1st round pick (from Argos) 2018 3rd round pick (from Argos) ARGOS GET QB Drew Willy ALOUETTES GET 2017 4th round pick (from Bombers) Still simmering.... ?‍?Lost in all the hoopla is the fact that Kevin Glenn will look much nicer in Blue and Gold... Gary Lawless Willy was excellent. Lapo told me that on the field on Saturday. No issues. O'Shea had a tough time signing off Ed Tait For a bunch of reasons, salary cap, 2017 contracts and such we just felt it was time to make the move,” said Walters. “Could we have kept Drew on for the rest of this year as our No. 2? Certainly. But I think it would have been just delaying a very difficult decision moving into next year.” ?‍?True that Willy was a distraction..somewhat, but maybe only to us fans. Tait: Those acquired picks are important picks for a club that has completely turned around a horrible draft history from 2012-2013. Consider that four players from its 2016 draft class are on the roster in Trent Corney, Michael Couture, Taylor Loffler and Shayne Gauthier – with Loffler now the starting safety. The lineup also features eight selections from the 2014 and 2015 classes earning paycheques in starting centre Matthias Goossen (second overall, 2014), Jesse Briggs (second round, 2014), Derek Jones (third round, 2014) and starting right guard Sukh Chungh (first round, 2015), Addison Richards (second round, 2015), Brendan Morgan (second round, 2015), Chris Normand (fourth round, 2015) and Garrett Waggoner (supplemental draft, forfeiting 2016 first rounder) Clare Kines Just realized that with that Willy trade the @Wpg_BlueBombers have the top 3 interception leaders in the #CFL. @almighty31, Fogg & Heath. Drew Edwards The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Drew Willy trade. The Kevin Glenn one, too. Kirk Penton Quirky fact before bed: #Bombers traded QB Buck Pierce to #BCLions three years ago on Banjo Bowl weekend. David Morassutti - tipofthetower.com Head coach Scott Milanovich also discussed the addition of Willy: “Drew has all of the abilities we look for in a quarterback – leadership, poise, accuracy and a strong arm. -Barker said: “By making this trade, not only have we added depth to the quarterback position for this season, but we have added a young, talented and experienced quarterback for the future.” CFL Communications 2016 CFL Trade Deadline - Wednesday, October 12, at 3:59pm ET. #CFL ?‍?Although I'm pretty sure Kyle Walters is well aware.. Kevin Fogg Our Defensive Backs group JUST got even scarier! ??? #NoFlyZone #WontBeTooManyLandings Duron Carter Not a "Cancer" ? actually I'm a "Aries" ? Week 13 Bye BC

If you look at our options...and that's all that really matters, I'm quite a bit more confident that Glenn would step in and do a more than adequate job. I couldn't really say the same thing if Willy was still our backup. We just didn't know...

It's a trade of opportunity and the timing was perfect, notwithstanding the upcoming game vs Toronto. It's perfect because the Argos were interested anyways, then they got antsy over Ray, they have just lost 4 in a row, crowds were down and Barker twitched. They may get something out of Willy that we couldn't, but we extricated ourselves from a sticky situation that had a built in timer ticking in Walters head. i.e. no trade value the closer it came to Willy's next year contract. Walters just had to figure out the backup situation and Popp delivered that when he demoted Kevin Glenn. The mist of an idea was solidifying in Walters brain. Ray's injury, Glenn's demotion, the question of facing Willy's return all came together and today we are better for it. Great Bomber trade.

Strictly Nichols. There is no 'vs.' If you could have thought of a scenario where you could choose a viable backup, at a decent cost, and not disrupt the mojo, these trades probably fit the bill. The fact that we got a starter and some worthy picks is pure bonus.

Wayyy too much...

Now THIS deserves the slow clap gif for Kyle Walters.

Bang bang...Walters calmly walks down the CFL trade street brandishing a smile, loaded six guns and outDrew two trading partners.

I'm pretty sure Nichols is following the drawn up game plan to a 'T'. What he does best, is read, and get rid of the ball quickly, often with good results. If Willy, in the past, was able to do that, Nichols would still be on the bench. We don't know if Willy would play better now. I suspect he would. He needed this break, physically and mentally. I agree that Nichols is playing it close to the vest, in regards to turnovers. You open it up more, you become susceptible to more picks. I've seen the dropped 'potential' interceptions. They happen to all QBs throughout the league. They are not regular enough to be a constant concern. I do not count balls knocked down or deflected at the line of scrimmage balls to be potential interceptions. These blocks also happen all the time to any one of the 'elite' QBs. It's few and far between when they are actually intercepted. I'm not going to knock Nichols for those. Bombers are currently 5 th in T.O.P. They were, for the longest time in the top 3 in that stat. Undoubtedly, we must be better in the offensive category, and it starts with Nichols. Actually, it starts with LaPo. He puts together what we must do against the teams we play with who we have, usually with different receivers every game. It's unfortunate we haven't got a Derel Walker, or a Bowman or a Roosevelt, an Arceneaux etc. Guys who dominate and can change a game with any one play. Missing a guy like that limits what a guy like Nichols can do. He is only as good as the players and game plan he has to work with. But, a guy like Nichols and a defence that we've been presented with, mixed in with solid STs has given us a 6 game game winning streak. I don't care who we have played. We beat them and were not part of any of their winning streaks. Future games against future opponents have to be dealt with as they arise..

All 3 star positions. The Happy Honker Award. The "I'm-very-sorry-on-behalf-of-the-special-teams" apology, should all go to Kevin Fogg for missing out on his THIRD return for a TD this year. No wonder O'Shea was more than pissed.

This talented receiver, and he is, has got problems upstairs. There is no way he fits into what O'Shea wants in a team member. As a matter of fact, unless Carter has a huge self-reflection, he is going to lose ANY team's trust and faith. With his talent, he should be in the NFL. But he isn't, for a reason. You have to read Justin Dunk's article to get a better handle on it. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/09/montreal-receiver-duron-carter-worst-teammate-ever/ They are not the same team, mentally and physically. They are playing defeated. Glenn was sharp early and we certainly weren't. For that matter, we are not the same team either, physically and mentally.

Pre-game talk "Pissed off." That's O'Shea's answer to "how's special teams"? "They see simple solutions that they've been doing consistently since training camp, and they're not pleased. But they also recognize that these are corrections they can make. They don't feel out-gunned." "At all." I totally love how Mike OShea put to rest the idea that our punter out-kicked the coverage in last week's game. It's something I don't believe in myself and when he was asked, O'Shea said it was a coverable kick. He stated "I will never talk about out-kicking our coverage." On the Medlock punt, he simply said, "He pounded it...get down and cover it" Then he said "We'll cover any kick".

Oh, the other idiot.. Must be mad or somethin'...

?‍?Rakeem Cato vs Jonathan Jennings Jim Popp vs Wally Buono OK I've seen enough already. How can we expect help from Montreal when we see a start like that? ?‍?Well, Montreal does have the best Red Zone Defence in the league, and the best tackler in Bear Woods. BC had to try 7 FGs the last time they played, making 5. Of course,,people will counter that BC has the next two best tacklers in Elimimian and Bighill, but they're just quibbling. OK then, Tyrell Sutton is back as the RB and last week produced a season-high 71 yards averaging 7.1 per carry. He has 104 yards on 20 carries since returning from the Injured List. Is that enough? Duron Carter is back. What else? Well, OC Anthony Calvillo is pissed and wants the offence to click better. That echoes what their main pass catcher, Nic Lewis, is saying. Oh yeah, Ronnie Yell is out with an injury, so that should help. Also, BC is concerned with their O-Line, so if Noel Thorp's boys can have themselves a game.... Special teams will be so very important to both teams as well. CFL.ca stats By the Numbers 23% – Red zone conversion rate against Montreal’s defence; the Als are the stoutest red zone defence in the league. 26-9 – BC’s lead in the all-time series between the Lions and Als in Vancouver. Home field advantage? 50.6 – BC kicker Richie Leone’s current average yardage on a punt, tied with Jon Ryan’s all-time CFL record. 74 – League-leading tackles recorded by Montreal linebacker Bear Woods Go Montreal!

CFL - Game Notes The CFL began recording 2nd down conversion catches in 2009 and since then no player has matched Nik Lewis’ production. In 2016 he leads the CFL with 25 receptions for first downs on 2nd down plays – 37% of his 67 receptions have produced key first downs. DOWN CONVERSION CATCHES CFL LEADERS – FROM 2009 TO 2016: Nik Lewis 153 Weston Dressler 142 Andy Fantuz 141 Adarius Bowman 133 Marquay McDaniel 126 Over the last six games, the Alouettes have stopped the opposition 13 times out of 17 chances in the Red Zone allowing only 4 TDs for a remarkable 23% rate. For the year, Montreal is #1 by far at 41% with opponents cashing just 11 of 27 opportunities into TDs. The Alouettes have allowed the fewest touchdowns of any club giving up just 20 in 10 games. They have allowed no more than 2 TDs to any opponent over the last 4 games and only 16 opponent offensive TDs in 2016. Elimimian & Bighill: Through games of Sep 5/16 the ‘BC 100’ pair rank #2 & #3 in defensive tackles. Solomon Elimimian has 70 after a CFL season-high and BC Lions record 14 tackles at Toronto last Wednesday. Bighill has 67 defensive stops in 2016 and thus each is on pace for over 100 tackles in 2016. They have combined for 53 tackles in the last three Lions’ games. No team has ever had two players reach 100+ tackles in the same season

Yup. And now Smith gets his chance..

And don't forget who we're playing this weekend..

Being a BC guy, wouldn't that be - Bomber by 14. At an eliminimum?

Hey, you tried your best, and you .... ?sometimes , I read signatures...

I would say, see his signature..(rhymes with gurple)

John Hodge 3downnation Allow me to publicly apologize to Justin Medlock for this comment made in reference to the value of his contract. The 32-year-old has now made 33 of 38 field goals this season with a long of 58 yards. He’s been worth every penny of his big-ticket free agent contract. That's an egregious, abhorrent overpay for an American kicker. -It was nice to see Matt Nichols open things up more than he had in previous weeks, hitting Quincy McDuffie for an 82-yard touchdown early in the game. Nichols is at his best when he focuses on managing the game, but it’s critical that he’s also able to air it out when necessary. With Ryan Smith expected to return to the line-up next week, it will be interesting to see if Nichols throws the deep ball more often with an elite deep threat at his disposal.

?‍?StatStuff ?‍?A very tight race between Harris and Messam 3 yard difference in favour of Harris. Top 5 receivers Adarius Bowman 1008 yards Chris Williams 991 Naaman Roosevelt 974 Derel Walker 960 Luke Tasker 784 ?‍?Ian Wild #4 on defence 69 total tackles Justin Medlock #2 in FGs Maurice Leggett #1 in interceptions ?‍?Bombers have climbed to #4 in sacks allowed and #2 in turnovers and #2 total points allowed -7th in sacks -1st in interceptions -3rd in forced fumbles -2nd in kickoff average -2nd in punt return average -6 tacklers on pace for 100: There are six players among the league leaders in defensive tackles that are on pace for 100 along with Deron Mayo of Calgary who is close. The highest number in any previous season came just last year with four at 100+ (A.Bighill, J.Knox Jr, W.Venable & K.Bass). Here are the players at this point with a chance at reaching 100 DT: note - before the weekend games... Bear Woods 66 132 Solomon Elimimian 70 126 Adam Bighill 67 121 Ian Wild 56 112 Deon Lacey 54 108 Simoni Lawrence 54 108 Deron Mayo 48 96

Kirk Penton Just for the record, we will stop talking about the officiating when CFL fans, coaches and players stop talking about it. INSIDERS SAY -I hired a damn good assistant coach about 10 years ago. He was hurting my staff, though, because he had a drinking problem. I fired him after the year because he wouldn’t admit he had a drinking problem. What am I saying? We have an officiating problem. We need to admit it and fix it, or fire the causes of the problem and any people who are hesitant to make big changes in that group ... -Every week I look at the film, and I’m less sure what is and isn’t pass interference or illegal contact. It’s like flipping a (bleeping) coin. All I know is what my wife says. (The officials) are on TV more than any of us who are coaching ... -I’m the kind of coach who just focuses on who we’re playing next. But one of my guys who’s tapped into all of the gossip says Noel Thorpe will be interim head coach in Montreal before the end of this month and Danny Maciocia will be their head coach next year ... -I don’t know what the Bombers paid (Justin) Medlock, but he’s worth every (bleeping) penny ... -I’ve coached with Scott (Milanovich), and he’s a damn good coach. (Jim) Barker’s pretty good at what he does, too. But something’s wrong in Toronto. Look at their record over the last three or four years. The year they won it all they went 9-9 and got hot at the end. This year, with the crossover deal, they might not make the playoffs ... -We’re hoping Montreal beats B.C., but that’s probably a (bleeping) dream. (Kevin) Glenn is too old. That’s why (Rakeem) Cato is going to start, and they have too many other old guys on that Als team whose best days are long gone.t

I agree on Mechrek. His tweets are very slanted.

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