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Everybody Has a Story Brayden Klimosko: Bringing ‘Humboldt Strong’ to the Battlefords

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The body of a 15-yearold male was recovered from Turtle Lake Wednesday at 7:20 p.m. by the RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team.

Turtleford RCMP say he

will not be identified.

The search was initiated Wednesday morning near Kopps Cove when it was reported the teenager had fallen from a boat into the water Tuesday and did not resurface.

The other passengers on

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the boat were uninjured.

A Canadian Pacific derailment July 17 near Rockhaven did not result in any environmental damage, according to Cut Knife RCMP. Police report that seven cars carrying liquid asphalt

derailed at about 6 p.m., but the cars remained upright and no contents were spilled.

According to the RCMP, the train was travelling south at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported.

Hot Work Blacksmith Justin Miller doing a demonstration for community members at the new blacksmith shop at the Fred Light Museum. The museum hosted a grand opening for the blacksmith shop Saturday. The building is based on the shop that used to be located at 231 - 21st St. in Battleford. Miller can make a number of things, including crosses, gates and floral designs. Photo by Josh Greschner

By Lucas Punkari newsoptimist.sports@sasktel.net PAGE 2 - Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Everybody has a STORY

By John Cairns

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Brayden Klimosko: bringing ‘Humboldt Strong’ Everybody has a STORY to the Battlefords The sports world is one where athletes and coaches tend to move around. Yet sometimes a change of teams is one that takes time to get used to, particularly if an individual has been in one place for a long time.

Whether it is Ron Lancaster showing up on the sidelines of the Edmonton Eskimos, Wayne Gretzky taking the ice for the first time with the LA Kings, LeBron James making his “decisions” to leave for Miami or the LA Lakers, moving from a longtime team or community can be jarring for fans and also for the individuals making the moves.

It is certainly true for Brayden Klimosko, who was introduced in June as the new head coach and general manager of the Battlefords North Stars.

If you check into his DNA a little further, you’ll find the colours green and yellow run deep in his veins.

As hockey fans throughout Saskatchewan and Canada know, those distinct colours belong to

the Humboldt Broncos.

For almost all his life, the Broncos were Klimosko’s team. Not only was he a player and an assistant coach with the Broncos in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, he was also born in and grew up in that community east of Saskatoon.

The fact that he now wears the silver and black of the Battlefords North Stars is something Klimosko himself is still getting used to.

“It’s been awkward at times, to be honest,” said Klimosko.

“Honestly, it really hasn’t sunk in yet. I think it might take me to that first game to be on that opposite bench where you’re standing to say, ‘Wow! I’m here, I’m a Star now.’ And I’m proud to be one.”

It was a hockey journey that began in one of the most passionate hockey communities you will find anywhere. Growing up, Klimosko was well aware of the omnipresence of the SJHL within his home

did, and you wanted to do it, too.”

Klimosko spent his early hockey journey immersed in Humboldt’s minor hockey system. He learned early on he “wasn’t a goaltender, I hated the position,” so he played forward, for the most part.

Eventually, he played midget hockey with the Humboldt AA Midget Broncos.

That squad, Klimosko says, was made up of a group of guys who didn’t want to leave town to play midget hockey. They wanted to stay home to try to win something for Humboldt, which they did.

In 2005, that midget Broncos team went undefeated and won the provincial title. It was the most dominating team Klimosko was ever part of.

The players on that team were a tight-knit group, and Klimosko says many of them played for the Humboldt Broncos in the SJHL. Klimosko got to be one of them. When he was ready to move to the junior ranks, the Broncos selected him to play for them.

What seemed like a pipe dream of playing

for the local Junior Greschner A know what it took to get to

By Josh team became a reality for that level.” josh@newsoptimist.ca Klimosko.

It could not have been a “Was it a goal of mine better ending to Klimosko’s to make the Broncos? It junior hockey playing days. probably was, but I never Often, college hockey is really thought I was going the next step for Junior A to at that point,” said players.

Klimosko.

Klimosko went a differ“I never thought too far ent direction, joining the

By Jayne Foster Hilltops where ahead. I just enjoyed the Saskatoon newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net game more than anything.” he played junior football Brayden Klimosko for two years. played for the Broncos for He also played football three years. He has good in high school. memories of his playing “I probably was a better days, and of the contests football player than I was against their rivals the Bat- a hockey player,” said tlefords North Stars.

Klimosko.

Klimosko remembers

By Becky This Doigbrings up obvione memorable scrap he ous comparisons to annewsoptimist.news@sasktel.net had with North Stars player other two-sport athlete, Bo Mitch Woods around 2007. Jackson, who played both “He was an intense football and baseball at the guy,” said Klimosko. “He major league level at the was one of the top guys in same time. But Klimosko our league, not only scor- admits Jackson was better ing, but would fight if he at it than he was. needed to.”

“Not quite like Bo. Bo Klimosko described was something special,” he himself as a “meat and po- said. tatoes guy” on the team.

One might assume He scored a few goals, but Klimosko would have the assists outnumbered added another title to his the goals by a considerable resumé by playing for the amount.

Hilltops, but somewhat “My job was to get the surprisingly, his time there guys the puck, and they coincided with the rare scored,” Klimosko. “Yeah, times when the Hilltops I had some good years for didn’t win the title. sure.”

Klimosko enjoyed play2008 RBC Cup ing football, but realized it The high point for couldn’t go on forever.

“You wish you could Klimosko’s junior career came at the very end, when play when you’re older, but the Broncos won the RBC … your body can’t take it, either.”

Cup in 2008.

Having that experience So Klimosko returned is something Klimosko has to junior hockey and the often been asked about by Humboldt Broncos, where the players he’s coached. he began his climb up “Obviously, they want the coaching ranks in the to know, they want to win SJHL. Continued on Page 8 it too. So they want to

Everybody has a STORY Brayden Klimosko

Everybody has a STORY community.

His family had season tickets and went to the Broncos games, and had even billeted some of the Broncos players. His dad, Tim, was actively involved in hockey in the Humboldt community, eventually serving as assistant coach for the Broncos.

“It was the team we grew up cheering for,” he said. “Just to be part of that experience was awesome.”

Klimosko says being so immersed in hockey was what motivated him to get involved as a player. Mainly, he played simply out of his enjoyment of the game.

“Dad built me an outdoor rink at home, and [I] just really got into it that way. You know, it was something your friends

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Fred Light Museum opens new blacksmith shop The art of blacksmithing is back in town

By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

Neighbours shouldn’t be concerned if they hear metal banging near the Fred Light Museum. It’s a sign the old art of blacksmithing is back in town.

The Fred Light Museum hosted a grand opening

of its new blacksmith shop over the weekend. The new museum attraction is built based on photos of the former Eagle Hills Blacksmith shop, which was located at 231 - 21st St. in Battleford.

Neil Smith, who recently passed away, used to work at the shop.

Festivities began with traditional highland dancing, and piping by Robert McFayden.

Museum manager Bernadette Leslie thanked those who built the shop, concrete companies, the museum board, donors, volunteers and summer students at the museum.

Leslie said she’s excited about the blacksmith shop, and blacksmith Justin Miller did different demonstrations.

Miller said he’d be at the museum a few times a week.

Regarding Miller’s skills, Leslie said he can make “pretty well everything you ask for,” includ-

ing gates, floral designs and tools.

Mayor Ames Leslie said building the blacksmith shop was a dream come true for some community members, and thanked Eagle Hills for letting part

of their history be part of the Town of Battleford’s as well.

Other museum buildings were open for the public to explore. Bernadette Leslie said she was pleased with the turnout.

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Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: What is your reaction to news that Greyhound is pulling their bus routes out of North Battleford and western Canada?

• I’m outraged! How will we be able to travel without a car?

23% • It’s disappointing, but hopefully another bus company will fill the void.

30% • It doesn’t affect me, I don’t use the bus service at all.

32% • This is an opportunity for VIA Rail to fill the gap.

15%

This week’s News-Optimist online poll: Under some circumstances, police in certain areas have stopped releasing names of the deceased. In general, should police release names of the deceased?

Rob Laycock cuts the ribbon, marking the grand opening of the blacksmith shop.

• Yes. It’s in the public interest, and it avoids people dying in secret.

• Yes, but media often bothers family members at bad times. Media should change its ways.

• No. Let families decide what to do with that information.

Visit www.newsoptimist.ca Follow Battlefords News-Optimist on Facebook and BfordsNewsOpt on Twitter Traditional highland dancing was on display for community members attending the ceremony. Photos by Josh Greschner

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Unions a factor in health costs Dear Editor I read the article “NDP leader Meili explaining rising health costs” (News-Optimist, July 17). He forgot to mention all the millions spent on the unions.

The unions protect the users and abusers, where do their paycheques come from? Not the union, Us working people. Too bad the union wouldn’t work with employers to weed out the users and abusers instead of protecting them. Then there would be a lot more money for health care.

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West standing up for itself key to making it work It is not easy for others in this vast nation to fully understand the problems of its vast prairie region.

Generally, it’s seen as the place one needs to get through to go somewhere else nicer or supposedly more important — the old jokes about having to drive through the flat, bald prairie if you wanted to get anywhere.

There is some historical significance to this. Canada became the nation it now only because the East wanted to keep British Columbia and west coast ports out of the hands of the Americans. Even in 1885, it was a mad dash to lay as much Canadian Pacific track as quickly across the prairies as possible so Canada could link British Columbia.

In the true Canadian spirit and identity, this has been wrapped in the notion of co-operation and compromise that’s always been needed to make this vast land work.

It’s equally difficult holding together a massive country like this from sea to sea to sea when the only bond seems to be our long cold winters and love of a game played on ice that has emerged from it.

But let us be clear that this country was and still is driven by our symbiotic needs.

The east may need our grain and oil, but we need to get our product to port so we can sell it and have reason to exist.

Unfortunately, what’s also emerged from this relationship is a historic sense of distrust.

Former premier Brad Wall touched on it recently in a tweet that reminded us the Saskatchewan/Alberta

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mandryk@postmedia.com territory was supposed to be one giant province called Buffalo before the two provinces entered confederation in 1905. “(Prime Minister Wilfred) Laurier was concerned about the future power & influence of that prov preferring to split it,” Wall wrote in a recent tweet. “Sk & AB need to work together in the spirit of ‘Buffalo’ now to defend and advance our interests.”

It is the long-heard Western independence sabrerattling put in polite and correct context.

The notion of a separate landlocked prairie nation is a child stamping his feet because he doesn’t get his way. But the idea of this region standing up for itself in the face of long-standing indifference, is mature and often necessary.

Both the country and the west win when the west puts forward forceful, well-reasoned arguments.

Generally, that is what Wall did during his decade on the national stage as Saskatchewan premier.

That’s also what current Premier Scott Moe seems to be doing by again pressing at the recent annual premiers’ gathering the issue of getting oil off the rail and moving it through pipelines.

Of course, there are many in the east (and now in the west in British Columbia) all too eager to write Moe’s concern off as more of the anti-carbon tax/environment agenda.

Wisely, Moe is fighting this with reality.

He noted the recent National Energy Board numbers, showing that exporting crude oil by rail in Canada increased to 193,500 barrels per day in April from March.

That beats the old shipping record of 179,000 barrels per day in September 2014 and was 43,500 more barrels per day than a year earlier.

What Moe is telling other premiers at the Council of the Federation is that this demand for Western oil isn’t decreasing any time soon.

And the history of events like the disaster in Lac Magentic and general environmental risks make the current opposition to pipelines in both British Columbia and Quebec illogical.

In other words, not only is this bad for the nation, it’s bad for their own local self-interests.

It is important Western leaders continue to make their points and continue to be heard.

Really, it’s the only way a country like ours can work.

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Cancer Survivor Support Group - A self-help group for people with cancer, their families and friends meet at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. The strength of one is the strength of all. All are welcome. For further information call Myrna 306-445-2328 or Ken 306-481-4137.

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North Battleford Table Tennis Club at the Living Faith Chapel gym, 1371- 103rd Street at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays only until beginning of September. Accompanied youth (13+) and adults. All skills levels are welcome and the facilities are accessible. Drop-ins welcome.

Friday, July 27

Living Faith Chapel - North Battleford Apostolic Church of Pentecost Special Meeting with Rev. Tunde Bolonta at Living Faith Chapel, 1371 - 103rd Street at 7:00 p.m. For more info phone 306-445-3009 or email livingfaith@sasktel.net.

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Vacation Bible School at Battleford United Church from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Children 4 - 12. Leave a message at 306-9373177.

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Frenchman Butte Heritage Centre’s Annual Festival Day, Begins, 10:30 a.m. - interdenom. Church service. Stage entertainment under the tent with free coffee & tea all afternoon, Classic Car display, Museum exhibits with pioneer skills demo’s 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Gigantic Street parade at 1:00 p.m. Exhibits re-open 2:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. Super silent auction, 11:00 a.m - 3:30 p.m. Heritage book sales, kids playground & Mini-golf, Games. FOOD, Hotdogs, Coffee, pop, our famous pies-add ice cream. Roast Beef Dinner at 5:00 p.m. Free shuttles from parking lots and our expanded full service R.V. Campground. We’re only 45 min. Drive N.E from Lloyd, an unforgettable way to spend Sunday! Visit the nearby 1885 Historic Sites on the way home! www.frenchmanbuttemuseum.ca.

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How a whistle turned into a witness for Christ Six centuries before the time of Christ, a tale credited to the Greek storyteller Aesop illustrated the moral: A man is known by the company he keeps. A more recent proverb suggests a similar thing: Birds of a feather flock together.

There’s truth there. The individuals we like, those we consider compatible with ourselves, the ones we are drawn to, will say a lot about us. People often tend to have values and interests like their close friends.

In John Bunyan’s classic book Pilgrim’s Progress, Pilgrim is on his way to the Celestial City (heaven).

Along the way he meets with many people. Some have views and habits contrary to his own. He readily parts company with Worldly Wiseman, who urges him to give up his spiritual pursuits and live a more secular life.

Formalist and Hypocrisy are rejected too, as is Talkative, who babbles a great deal but does not translate his words into deeds.

On the other hand, Pilgrim finds great blessing in the friendship of Faithful and Hopeful.

Interpreter gives him a better understanding of the Scriptures, and Help, as his name suggests, is supportive and encouraging.

The Bible warns, “Do

not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits [morals, or character].” (I Cor. 15:33) “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”

(Prov. 13:20) It is important to have close friends who will lift us up, spiritually, not drag us down.

The greatest possible Companion we can have along life’s way is the Lord Jesus Christ.

Though we do not have the privilege of His physical presence, as His disciples had long ago, we can still meet with Him through God’s Word and in prayer.

The child of God has the privilege of walking with the King, in fact, with One who is called a number of times the “King of kings,” the greatest King of all. (I Tim. 6:14-15) In 1910 hymn writer James Rowe (1865-1933) wrote a song about that.

The author of hundreds of gospel songs, including Love Lifted Me and I Would Be Like Jesus, Mr. Rowe emigrated to America from England in 1889.

The present song was introduced in the meetings of evangelist Billy Sunday, and soon those who gathered were singing enthusiastically, “In sorrow I wandered, my spirit oppressed, / But now I am happy–securely I rest; /

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From morning till evening glad carols I sing, / And this is the reason–I walk with the King. / I walk with the King, hallelujah! / I walk with the King, praise His name! / No longer I roam, my soul faces

home, / I walk and I talk with the King.”

A woman told how she lived near the post office, and a local jazz band had rented a room above it to practice their popular ragtime music. But she

was stunned, one evening, to hear the melody of I Walked with the King emanating from the building. Had they been to Mr. Sunday’s meetings? She just had to find out. So she went next door and asked. “Oh, no, said the leader. One of the men heard someone whistling the tune this afternoon, and thought it was catchy.”

(Imagine that! The Lord can even use whistling as a witness!)

The woman decided to enlighten the jazz band members, and she sang the words for them. “O

soul near despair in the lowlands of strife, / Look up and let Jesus come into your life; / The joy of salvation to you He would bring– / Come into the sunlight and walk with the King.

They were greatly impressed with the message of the song, and agreed they’d all come to the meetings, which they did.

As a result, several of them trusted Christ as Saviour, beginning their walk with the King. One testified he was determined to give all of his musical talents to God, from that time on.

A proverb for every need Our house is full of laughter, good food and great joy this week and it’s given me cause to rejoice. Here’s one reason: When I put my first thoughts based on the Book of Proverbs into a weekly piece, I believed that it was a “one shot deal.” Over the past six months as I’ve shared weekly insights from this Old Testament book, I quickly realized that nothing’s changed over the centuries; struggles are common, selfishness crops up in every person, but wisdom teaches us how to avoid a lot of pain.

Those musings appeared in 2018 publications but my very first offering was published in either 1997 or 1998 when the editor of a brand-new, Saskatchewan rural weekly believed in me. Topics were different back then but I’ve never lost my enthusiasm and gratitude for the

privilege of having my work appear in many more publications since then. Back then I didn’t imagine the wonderful response I’d receive and I still find myself praying each week for God’s direction, knowing I’ll be called upon to live out the message before it appears on my computer screen.

Though not everyone who reads these columns is a published author, everyone of us has experienced the good and bad of life. Weeping and rejoicing are synonymous with living. As a wife, mother and grandmother

I’ve known both victory and defeat but in all those times, I’ve known what it means to be blessed. There’s nothing much better than a family that loves each other, gets along with each other, and gets together whenever possible. This has been that kind of week for us and it’s it lightened my heart and formed the basis for this week’s article; after all, celebrating a half century of marriage won’t happen again, at least not for us.

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Brayden Klimosko: bringing ‘Humboldt Strong’ to the Battlefords Continued from Page 2 He started as an assistant coach/assistant general manager under the legendary Dean Brockman, who had also coached him during his playing days there.

After Brockman left for the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades, Klimosko stayed on under new coach Ryan Smith.

Klimosko ultimately served under three different head coaches in Humboldt, and while those comings and goings could get frustrating, it was a learning experience.

“I learned lots from all of my coaches,” said Klimosko. “I think that’s the one thing you learn from all your coaches is no one

knows everything. You’ve just got to be a learner and a guy who’s willing to adapt all the time, because the game is changing all the time.”

In his last two years in Humboldt, Klimosko was assistant coach to the late Darcy Haugan. He got to see first-hand how Haugan developed as a head coach.

“He probably started off a little slow, but the ways he improved and got a little bit better every day, it was actually pretty cool to see how he’s transformed into a great coach.”

Haugan was also a great person, Klimosko said.

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He’s just a generous guy all the time and that’s what you’ll remember most is his generosity and how nice he was as a person.”

The years as an assistant coach in Humboldt were good ones for Klimosko.

“I can’t say enough good things about the town and how I was treated there and everything.”

Hasselberg a Mentor

Nevertheless, by 2017, Klimosko decided he “wanted another experience outside of Humboldt, just to spread my wings a little bit and see what the whole coaching aspect is outside of Humboldt, Saskatchewan.”

Klimosko’s decision to accept an assistant coaching job with the Drumheller Dragons proved a fateful one for all kinds of reasons, although he did not know it at the time.

A big motivation for him to go to the Dragons was he knew of head coach, Kevin Hasselberg, from his years in the SJHL coaching the Battlefords North Stars.

His description of Hasselberg is one Battlefords fans will instantly recognize.

“He was a very intense guy, a very intense individual and his style reflects that,” said Klimosko. “He’s a very detailed coach, he wants to do anything for his players.”

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“I got to learn from one of the best in my opinion,” said Klimosko.

In Drumheller, Klimosko experienced life in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. While it was a Junior A league like the SJHL, he noticed distinct differences.

“The big thing is there’s a lot of younger players that play in that league,” said Klimosko. He noticed a more skilled level of play there as well.

The Alberta league had “more of that flash, and it’s kind of what the province is almost about, while Saskatchewan likes those hard, mean players that work hard and are very honest. That goes to show you on the ice, for sure.”

Klimosko still had his house and family connections in Humboldt during his year coaching with the Dragons in 2017-18, so he did not lose touch with his home community through his year in the AJHL. It was back in Drumheller where Klimosko received the news about the horrific crash involving the Humboldt Broncos.

“We were actually at spring camp in Drumheller at the time, and I got a phone call from my old radio guy.”

He asked if Klimosko was sitting down and once he was the news was delivered.

That night was a long one, said Klimosko, wondering how the guys were doing. Information was slow to trickle out in those first hours.

“Your mind was racing, right? And obviously, it’s been tough for the community and the families.”

In the end, 16 people on the Broncos bus lost their lives, including coach Haugen.

The tragedy had a deep impact on Klimosko. He had personally known about half the players on the roster from his time with the Broncos, and he attended the memorial services that followed.

“Yeah, it was tough, obviously, knowing some of them. Even if you didn’t know, I think, it hit home for everyone, because everyone either knows someone or has been part of a team where you’re travelling on a bus. So it’s a close connection that way in the hockey community, or any other community.”

Almost a Missed Opportunity

The days following that April 6 tragedy prompted Klimosko to question whether he even wanted to coach this coming season.

“I wasn’t sure if my heart was in it,” said Klimosko. “It took me a little bit to reset and recoup from everything that happened.”

Klimosko said he almost missed out on the North Stars head coaching opportunity, which came up soon after the Broncos tragedy happened.

“I put my name in a bit late, and I wasn’t sure if they were already through the process of hiring someone,” said Klimosko.

Just in the nick of time, Klimosko had realized the opportunity in the Battlefords was simply too good to pass up. He got the job.

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Klimosko voiced his great respect for the fan base in the Battlefords.

“They love their hockey, they love winning,” he said.

“They’re smart fans, you know, they’re educated and they know what’s going on.”

Since landing the head coach/GM position, Klimosko has been settling in to life in his new community. He has been living in the basement of former coach Hasselberg’s house, which Hasselberg still owns in the Battlefords.

It has been a hectic time for Klimosko in the days since he was introduced as head coach, as he has been busy planning for the season ahead and putting a staff together. The new head coach has high expectations for the coming season.

“Every year you’re trying to contend, and I don’t see this year being any different,” said Klimosko.

“We should be right up there. I have no doubt in my mind that we should be right in the mix, that’s for sure.”

Klimosko is excited to be back in the SJHL. Even though he is a North Star now and settling into life in his new community, he knows his connections to Humboldt will always be a part of him.

No doubt, that connection is extra reason for hockey fans to circle the calendar for those games between the North Stars and the Broncos this coming season.

“I’ve already got ‘em circled, both at home and away,” said Klimosko. “Everything about it will be kind of cool.”

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