Navigating you to underground, above ground and all around awesome happenings in the Boston area.
FEB. 2016 Issue #75
THe BIG 3 FILM
The Boston Underground Film Festival @ The Brattle 3/23 It’s spring, and for hopelessly obsessed cinephiles, that means one thing: film festival season! But where to go? Cannes is too corporate, Sundance is too Redfordy – plus, you know, you don’t feel like traveling thousands of miles and spending ungodly amounts of money to watch a bunch of milquetoast studio wannabes in a room full of desperate, sweaty industry types. Fortunately, the Boston Underground Film Festival (or BUFF) has your back. For nearly 20 years, BUFF has delivered an annual smorgasbord of cinematic weirdness, including cutting edge new releases, repertory screenings of cult classics (frequently with the filmmakers in attendance), and a dependably diverse array of shorts from the fringes of the fringe. At press time, the schedule has yet to be announced, but you should probably go ahead and buy your passes now anyway, because BUFF never, ever disappoints.
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College Showcase Mass Art’s Studio for Interrelated Media @ Pozen Center 3/31 Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s historic Studio for Interrelated Media offers visitors to come and experience the department’s artistic diversity for a one night, studentproduced event. Also known as SIM, the major was founded in 1969 by Mass Art Alumni, Harris Barron, who had a vision for democratic education.
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Fem-Identified Showcase @ Midway 3/1 & Homegrown @ Fazenda 3/12
Students work together to constantly redefine the major’s standards, and this experimental approach to traditional art school has led to the widest variety of work produced in a single department at the college. Alumni include musicians, game designers, theater technicians, lawyers, and quite possibly members of all workforces. SIM students are given the freedom to explore any medium which best portrays their concepts or ideas. Because of this encouragement, you can expect to see limitless variety on the 31st. Video art will be projected alongside live performance, nestled close to fine craftsmanship atop pedestals, surrounded by socially conscious photography. Don’t be surprised if you’re even treated with a rockstyle show by the end. Possibilities of this department are endless,
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How do you get to shows/friends houses/work/around? I use the T, buses and subway. Commuter rail to visit the burbs.
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10 am Mar. 4 - 5, Somerville Community Access Television ***Stream it here: bostonhassle.com/telethon***
This summer, on the two year anniversary of the last fare hikes, the MBTA is again raising the cost of a ride. Charlie Baker’s MBTA Control Board has selected two plans to get the T onto more stable economic footing— both increase fares. The largest increases are projected to be between 10 and 20%.
Following in the footsteps of giants like Weird Al Yankovich comes Boston Hassle’s first ever TELETHON. It is a proposition that serves two masters: 1) A support program launch for our nonprofit BRAIN Arts Organization, with an end goal of raising enough funds to help open up our own temporary performance space in 2016.
There’s no getting around the T’s horseshit economic situation, but there are vastly different ways to talk about solutions. The conversation led by people like Charlie Baker distorts the long history of political maneuvering, relegating our public transit to the trashcan along with many of our other public services.
2) A loud medium for a wide array of Bostonarea performers and artists (and beyond that, those from all over New England) in order to showcase their wideranging talents, and display the epic breadth of creativity that exists in our area.
They want you to think the problems rest on workerpensions and efficiency. But since C.B. and Co. are refusing to, let’s be the adults here and talk about the reality. In 2000, Forward Financing was enacted by the Massachusetts government, ensuring the T’s descent into perpetual debt. The budget would be made up less and less by direct state subsidies and be replaced by bonds purchased by private institutions, which amounts to the T financing themselves through private debt. Now, 16 years later, the T spends more on this debt than on nearly all other parts of their budget. Throw in an extra dose of debt from the Big Dig, and we have the MBTA’s current financial state. Riders should not be punished for these failures. Keep an eye out for upcoming resistance to these proposed hikes.
This is a FREE & PUBLIC event, BUT space will be severely limited in the studios of SCATV for the duration of the event. With that said we still encourage our compatriots to stop by, and there is even talk of a temporary tent village appearing while the TELETHON takes place in the concrete park that abutts the station?! What is known for sure is that all these freaks will be there. w/ Alaina Stamatis, Neil Patrick Bryant (w/ the Somerville Speakout), Ben Hersey, Id M Theft Able, Sun Rad, Luxardo, LSDV, Mike Simonelli, Casey Crawford, The Trofessor, Coorain Devin, Dan Cashman/ Anthro Rex, Caitlin Dunnebier, Neil Horsky & Jen DeAngelis, Lankville Daily News, Kevin Driscoll, Comb Man, Canary Boys, Under the Underground, Rose Parry, Birthing Hips, Blk Box, William Clark, Leonard Redriver, Serengeti, Ricky Diamond, Mini Dresses, Curious Sound Objects + science experiments, poetry, demonstrations, children’s reading time, drag performers AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!
There are almost too many great spots to hang this March and getting it all started is Katie McShane’s Monthly Fem Night. Always a wild collection of experimental sounds and performances, this showcase features Twins of El Dorado, an operatic ensemble bringing together lone trumpet and vocal that make a rounded exultation of light and dark. Continuing the experimental train is the psychedelic jazz, droning chaos, and ambient schisms of Letter Castle. Wendy Eisenberg of Wendy Alembic will be bringing to the party her new duo with Alec Whiting. And Syd Rvinsky will also be presenting her new project, Bathtub Tequila. Don’t miss it March 1st at Midway Café. Ride high this very early spring with the cosmic cowpolks of HOMEGROWN #3, Boston Hassle’s very own monthly technicolor honkytonk— featuring the sounds of mellow Americana and the psychedelically inclined. HG #3 is truly a strain not to be missed. Old Wave will be crooning their country cabaret, Wes Buckley serving up some mellow people’s punk, find your footing with Hollow Deck, and pick up your smashed heart with piano man, John Cushing. Come on out to Fazenda in JP March 12th. Help spread the love, we’ll see you there.
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Thanks for picking up Compass #73! We’re excited to present our new four page spread. We are refocusing our content efforts on the limitless WEB and consolidating this here rag into a more manageable size to ensure its longevity. It will continue to come out every month and serve as a portal connecting you to new cultural realms. The change will free up our collective resources for what lies ahead; there’s much to do. We are blasting into March with the launch of our new FREE creative workshop in Cambridge, open to all high school students! Pearl Learning Laboratory is officially live March 2nd. Guaranteed to be an empowering educational experience for all your favorite teenage weirdos. Look for details on our website. Keep your eyes peeled for news of our Support Program. If you don’t have time to volunteer but you like what we do, don’t stress: we would love to take your money and invest it into creating a more vibrant world around you. We are going to charge ahead no matter what, but with your financial support there is much more we can do. Please recycle this message when done consuming. Suggestions from us: paper mache, your gerbils bedding, great wallpaper, pass on to your friend #recyclethecompass -Emma, Rey, Rizzo and Sam P
This newspaper is an ongoing project of BRAIN Arts Organization, Inc., a 501(c) (3) nonprofit. Please consider donating to, volunteering, or otherwise supporting us: brain-arts.org. bostonhassle@gmail.com
FRIDAY 3/18 THE TELEVIBES (FARE-
WELL SHOW), MIDRIFFS, SUN VOYAGER & BEACH TOYS @MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS 8PM 18+ $12 SATURDAY 3/25 SPRING EQUINOX FEATURING BUNCH OF JERKS, VIOLET NOX, ENDATION, TRACY CHEVROLET & SOUND SHAMEN @OOTB2 8:30PM All Ages $10 MONDAY 3/21 RICK (PILE), RICK RUDE, HARMOOS & BANANA @ZUZU 9PM 21+ $ome Cost TUESDAY 3/22 NON EVENT PRES-
ENTS THE NECKS (RARE BOSTON PERFORMANCE, INTIMATE VENUE) & DELEUZER @GOETHE-INSITUT BOSTON 8PM All Ages $15-20
at r a nd .com e l a ll c assle u f h e n h t o t bos view
WEDNESDAY 3/23 GIRLS ROCK CAM-
PAIGN BANDS, URSULA & GRAVEL @ MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS 8PM All Ages $8
THURSDAY 3/24 NICE GUYS, JONEE
EARTHQUAKE BAND & PUZZLE MANSION @CLUB BOHEMIA 9PM 21+ $7 MONDAY 3/7 FUTURE TEENS, MINI
DRESSES, CHISTOPHER LEAF & ELEPHANT’S @CHARLIE’S KITCHEN 8PM $ome Cost
TUESDAY 3/8 VAULT WITH ISABELLA
MONTHLY FEMIDENTIFIED SHOWCASE featuring TUESDAY 3/1
TWINS OF EL DORADO (NYC), LETTER CASTLE, BATHTUB TEQUILA, WENDY EISENBERG & ALEC WHITING DUO
@MIDWAY CAFE
8PM 21+ $5
LISTENING WOMAN, YAIRMS (MAINE), ROSIE AND THE ROSIES & MILK @THE RECORD COMPANY All Ages $Sliding Scale WEDNESDAY 3/2
(LIVE & DJ SET) @MIDDLESEX 9PM 21+ $5-10
WEDNESDAY 3/9 MILAN AND NINA
(COKE WEED), EERIE WANDA, GAMMA POPE, HEY EXIT, GIRLS & GOD @RECORD COMPANY 8:30PM All Ages $ome Cost
*A BOSTON HASSLE EFFORT*
WEDNESDAY 3/9 ATLAS LAB WITH
GILLIAN GROGAN @ATWOODS TAVERN 9PM $ome Cost
*A BOSTON HASSLE EFFORT*
THURSDAY 3/3 ABDU ALI WITH SER-
FRIDAY 3/25 GASH WITH DISIPLINE,
REPLACEMENT FRIENDS, THE SYPHLLOIDS, CAPTAIN MARTINI & THE KEYSTONERS @PA’S LOUNGE (SOMERVILLE) 8PM $8-10 SATURDAY 3/26 YOUR 33 BLACK AN-
GELS, VIOLET INTENT, THE SILVER MIRRORS & DYR FASER @OUT OF THE BLUE 7:30PM All Ages $5-$10 Sliding Scale
AAH (FORMERLY BLK.BLK), I-ROC Z, & DJ BLK ADONIS @LILYPAD
SATURDAY 3/26 SUN YOUNG, JOBS,
FRIDAY 3/4 BOSTON HASSLE TELE-
*A BOSTON HASSLE EFFORT*
IF NOT I THAN WHO THEN? (VT), BIRTHING HIPS @DEEP THOUGHTS
10PM All Ages $ome Cost
THON & PERFORMANCE MARATHON! @SCATV 10AM-10AM All Ages FREE! A Boston cultural explosion on TV and streaming & fundraiser for the non-profit that puts out this paper to open it’s own venue!
FRIDAY 3/4 BLACK BEACH, DENT,
STEEP LEANS & THE MARDI KINGS
@MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS 8PM 18+ $12 SATURDAY 3/5 BREAK THE CHAINS QUEER DANCE PARTY @MAKE SHIFT BOSTON 6-10PM All Ages $ome Cost SATURDAY 3/5 MAJOR STARS, RANGDA & NEW POPE @OOTB2 8PM All Ages $ome Cost
*A BOSTON HASSLE EFFORT*
MONDAY 3/28 REBUILDER, KISS THURSDAY 3/10 BENT SHAPES
CONCERT & THE UP UP UPS @CHARLIE’S KITCHEN $ome Cost
“WOLVES OF WANT” RECORD RELEASE, SPORTS & CUFFS @GREAT SCOTT 9PM 18+ $10 WEDNESDAY 3/16 ZANOIS, JOSS, DU VIDE & PLEASURE GAP @OUT OF THE BLUE 8PM All Ages WEDNESDAY 3/16 BATTALION OF SAINTS, PHOBIA, NOMADS & I AM BECOME DEATH @GREAT SCOTT 9PM 18+ $12
WEDNESDAY 3/30 KLYAM PRESENTS:
POOKIE & THE POODLEZ, CUMSTAIN, THE MARDI KINGS & IDIOT GENES @OUT OF THE BLUE WEDNESDAY 3/30 DIANE COFFEE,
BONG WISH & ABADABAD @MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS 8PM 18+ $12 THURSDAY 3/31 TOBACCO, LORD RAJA
@BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
8PM 18+ $15
GET OUT OF TOWN! EXPLORE THE VAST CULTURAL CT: KAL MARKS, BILGE RAT, LEFT AND RIGHT, LEA & CRAG MASK @CAFE NINE (New Haven)
3/31 8 PM 21+ $5
JAKE MCKELVIE & THE COUNTERTOPS, GLAMBAT, ECHO COURTS, KARATE PARTY & MEATBALL SUBMACHINE GUN @THE DOG HAUS 3/11 7 PM All Ages $7
ME: TASHI DORJI, DIVA CUP AND BRETT DESCHENES/ NAT BALDWIN/ PETER MCLAUGHLIN
@SPACE Gallery (Portland, ME) 3/5 All Ages $8
ME: FUR, RICK RUDE AND FAMILY PLANNING
@HELLA GOOD TACOS (Portland, ME)
3/22 All Ages Suggested Donations
WMASS: FUCKING INVINCIBLE, TINNITUS, V-SECT, SUFFER ON ACID, PRISON HIT @DISTANT CASTLE (Worcester)
3/1 All Ages $ome Cost
FRIDAY 3/18 CLOSING RECEPTION
BLAA’S “POST-GAY?” @THE DISTILLERY 7PM
FREE
3/18 - 3/31 TWO WEEK SHOWCASE TUESDAY 3/1 PERFORMANCE ELEC-
TRONIC GUY @MOBIUS
(55 Norfolk Street
Cambridge) 7PM $10 www.mobius.org
THURSDAY 3/3 CURATOR’S TOUR
TRIIBE: SAME DIFFERENCE @FITCHBURG ART MUSEUM
(185 Elm St, Fitchburg) 5:30PM FREE with admission www.fitchburgartmuseum.org
SATURDAY 3/5 OPENING RECEPTION
PLANNING THE IMPOSSIBLE & SKETCHING THE IMPROBABLE @WASHINGTON ST. SPACE
MASS ART’S ALL SCHOOL SHOW @MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN 9AM-5PM
with scheduled events FREE www.massart.edu Once a year, Mass Art students get the chance to compete in a juried show within their majors. The College features showcases of majors’ art throughout the school over a two week span. View paintings, design, animation, all medias around the college.
SATURDAY 3/25 GALLERY TALK HERE
WITH THE CURATOR (TALK ON EXHIBITION “YOU ARE HERE”) @THE NEW CENTER FOR THE ARTS 6PM FREE SUNDAY 3/25 WORKSHOP
(321 Washington Street Somerville) 7PM FREE www.washingtonst.org
KOMBUCHA AND GINGER BEER: INTRODUCTION AND WORKSHOP ON FERMENTING AND TASTING @ARTISAN’S ASYLUM 3:30PM $45 18+
SATURDAY 3/5 PERFORMANCE
ASLI ÇAVUŞOĞLU: WORDS DASH AGAINST THE FAÇADE @SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 1PM Free (RSVP) www.smfa.edu
Walking performance in conjunction with the show On Exactitude in Science. Space is limited for this event.
FRIDAY 3/10 CONVERSATION
GERTRUDE’S SALON: A BRIEF HISTORY IN VIDEO ART @BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Managing Editor / Proofing: Oscar Goff Contributing Writers: Isaac Fuhrman, Oscar Goff, Matthew Martens, Nicholas Perry, Maddie Pinney, Pablo Torroella
WEDNESDAY 3/2 16MM SYMBIOSIS:
6:30PM FREE info@bcaonline.org
HUMAN NATURE SERIES
SUNDAY 3/12 WORKSHOP PRACTIC-
@MASSART (FILM SCREENING ROOM 1)
ING THE ART OF KINDNESS @THIRD LIFE STUDIO (in Union Sq.)
(2014-2016)
dir. Robert Todd
3/16 - 3/20 FLOWER CONVENTION?!
THE BOSTON FLOWER SHOW @SEAPORT CONVENTION CENTER 10AM (all day) $20 www.bostonflowershow.com
POP-SURREAL SUBLIME: THEORY OF OBSCURITY: A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS (2015) dir. Don Hardy @MFA (screens through 3/11)
THURSDAY 3/3 B-MOVIE BURGER/
COCKTAIL NIGHT: THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE (1962) dir. Joseph Green @FRIENDLY TOAST
THURSDAY 3/17 RECEPTION YOGI
FRIDAY 3/4 WOODS, MURDER, AND BABES: MADMAN (1982) dir. Joe Giannone
@COOLIDGE
6PM FREE
Inspired by a visit to The Great Stupa in Clement Town, India, artist Christine Palamidessi and collaborator PJ Goodwin’s installation in on view from 3/3-3/26
LOOKED SO PRETTY: LADY SNOWBLOOD (1973) dir. Toshiya Fujita @COOLIDGE (also screens 3/12) MONDAY 3/14 BITTER EARTH, EXQUISITE FRUIT: KILLER OF SHEEP (1977) dir. Charles Burnett @COOLIDGE THURSDAY 3/17 PROVOCATIVE ARTIST-ACTIVIST DOCUMENTATION: REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG (2014) dir. Nancy Kates @MIT LIST (Bartos Theater) SUNDAY 3/20 AFRO-FUTURISM, -SURREALISM: BLACK RADICAL IMAGINATION (touring shorts program) @ICA MONDAY 3/21 SILENT SLAPSTICK SHORTS: COMEDY SHORTS FESTIVAL @COOLIDGE
Human ability to harness nature is as beautiful as our ability to harness creativity. See how people are arranging flowers and gardens in 2016.
STUPA / A CRACK IN THE MIRROR @ATLANTIC WORKS GALLERY
FRIDAY 3/11 REVENGE NEVER
(1916/1917) dir. Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle
WEDNESDAY 3/2 GLOSSING THE
4PM FREE (bring your own mug)
FRIDAY 3/11 FILM-CRIT LEGEND LIVE: A.O. SCOTT IN PERSON! @BRATTLE
(also screens 3/5)
SUNDAY 3/6 BEAUTIFUL SHOTS,
HEARTBREAKING STORIES: THE ROSE (1979) dir Mark Rydell & WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) dir Mike Nichols @BRATTLE
WEDNESDAY 3/23 FOREIGN LAN-
GUAGE PATRIARCHY SMASHER: MUSTANG (2015) dir. Gamze Erguven @MFA THURSDAY 3/24 SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, HOLLYWOOD DOCUMENTARY: AN OPEN SECRET (2015) dir Amy Berg @EMERSON FRIDAY 3/25 INNER CITY YOUTH VERSUS KILLER SPACE APES: ATTACK THE BLOCK (2011) dir. Joe Cornish @COOLIDGE (also screens 3/26) SUNDAY 3/27 BOND W/ YR MOM CLASSIC: THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) dir. Robert Wise @COOLIDGE MONDAY 3/28 HITCHCOCK PSYCHO THRILLER: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) dir. Alfred Hitchcock @COOLIDGE
WEDNESDAY 3/9 PROTO-PEAKS HOLLYWOOD NOIR: LAURA (1944) dir. Otto Preminger @BRATTLE WEDNESDAY 3/9 EROTIC ENNUI IN
MONOCHROME: IN THE SHADOW OF WOMEN (2015) dir. Philippe Garrel @MFA (screens through 3/23)
WONDERS OF NEW ENGLAND AND BEYOND WMASS: RANGDA, MV&EE, JEN GELINEAU @FLYWHEEL ARTS COLLECTIVE 3/6 7:30 pm All Ages $ome Cost
RI: MAGIC CIRCLE, SIRE, V-SECT @AS220 (Providence)
3/12 9 pm All Ages $ome Cost
NH: RICK RUDE (MIND COOK 7" RELEASE SHOW) WITH URSULA, FAMILY PLANNING, AND VANISHING DMC @WRONG BRAIN HQ (Dover, NH) 3/17 8 pm All Ages $5-10 sliding scale
NY: PC WORSHIP, CREEPERS (SF / MEMS OF DEAFHEAVEN), HEAVEN'S GATE
@SILENT BARN 3/6 8 pm All Ages $8
NY: EXPLODING IN SOUND PRESENTS: KAL MARKS, LUSHES, LADY BONES, PATIO @SHEA STADIUM (Brooklyn)
NY: MODULAR SYNTHESIZER EQUINOX: ANTENES/ DAVID LEE MYERS/BASTARDO, OHARA & WILLIAMS/MATT REGULA & JESSEE EGAN/ED BEAR/ FRANK SPIGNER/BAUER & 3/3 8 pm All Ages $ome BENSON @SILENT BARN Cost
3/19 8 pm All Ages $10
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Aries Next time someone brags to you that they only wear thongs, tell 'em to check their privilege; the lean toward butt floss subtly implies that they have 24/7 access to a porcelain bidet and that is just not how everybody was raised. Current Vice: Whole Foods coffee purchased using the PLU of white rice Lucky Show: Super Tuesday Show for Bernie @ Out of the Blue Taurus Your roommate hates you, so avoid eating any food he or she makes because it is sautĂŠed in loathing and baked in drop-deadfor-no-legitimate-reason. But if you should accidentally swallow the stool of their labor and it makes you sick, know that once you shit it out, you'll be stronger. Current Vice: heady crystals Lucky Show: Abdu Ali @ Lily Pad Gemini Gemini's favorite hangover activity is drinking iced coffee in the winter sun with friends, hooting "Joie de vivre!" Their least favorite is using a tiny screwdriver. Current Vice: Argentinian pressings of Pink Floyd Lucky Show: Potty Mouth @ Cuisine En Local Cancer Before you publicize your GoFundMe for the pussing-and-wheezing, eight-year-old domesticated mammal in your life, consider
that there are humans in your realm of outreach with illnesses or injuries who may or may not be expected to make full recoveries. Then spring for some strong dog-morphine and watch Scraps trot into the sunset. Current Vice: early Dylan Lucky Show: Julia Holter @ Great Scott Leo Until Easter, burning Peeps and milk chocolate crosses should become a hobby for you, as you aim to smoke new life into the portmanteau ~Sacrelicious~; consider it a Lent well-spent. Current Vice: chocolate crosses Lucky Show: Isabella @ Middlesex Virgo Next time the budding economist in your life shit-talks the potential GDP growth during a Sanders presidency, shout, "I'll show you a rosy projection!" And flash your genitals. Current Vice: weed granola Lucky Show: Jokif Behr @ Deep Thoughts JP
Lucky Show: Old Wave @ Fazenda Sagittarius Now that you're in your fertility prime, your customers at Newbury Comics can totally tell when you're ovulating; don't be surprised to see the same nerds re-re-asking you where the Deadpool action figures are. Current Vice: getting the people who work at the Hempest to talk about their sex lives Lucky Show: OPN @ Sinclair
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Capricorn Capricorn is the embodiment of Braille because in order to get them, you need to feel them. Current Vice: lice Lucky Show: Ancient Filth @ Democracy Center Aquarius If you're directing a period film, it's not necessary for you to wear a bowler. But you should probably put on something a lil throwback, like an Atari tee or Fit-Flops. Current Vice: tofu samples at H-mart Lucky Show: Birthing Hips @ Deep Thoughts JP
Libra People probably think you're funny because you're ugly, butt you're actually funny because your life is sad. Pisces Current Vice: Heady Versions Pisces could writhe and sweat out the Lucky Show: Ursula @ O'Brien's majority of its crippling demons by watching primary election results roll in. Scorpio Current Vice: spiritually advising the If Scorpio needs a kidney, they should ask emotionally blind Sagittarius. Lucky Show: Bong Wish @ the Middle East Current Vice: wearing two fleeces at once
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