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Amazing

Aerosmith

KeyC majorTempo73 bpm
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// Amazing — Aerosmith
// 73 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 98 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(73/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · "a, b" plays two voices at once · [...]/2 spreads a riff over 2 bars.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.

// chords · piano
const piano = note("<A B A B C D E F G H I@2 ~@18 J@2 ~@7 K@2 L M N O P Q R@2 ~@49>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e4,a4,c5]@4 [e4,a4,c5]@4 [e4,a4,c5]@4 [e4,a4,b4] c5@3, a2", // Am Esus4
  B: "[d4,g4,b4]@4 [d4,g4,b4]@4 [d4,g4,b4]@4 [d4,g4,a4] b4@3, a2", // G Dsus4
  C: "[e4,a4,c5]@2 [e4,a4,c5]@2 [e4,a4,c5]@2 ~ e3, a2@7 ~, ~@3 [e4,a4,c5]", D: "[d4,g4,b4]!4, a3",
  E: "[e4,g4,a#4]@2 [e4,g4,a#4]@2 ~@3 e3, c3@5 d3@2 ~, ~@2 [e4,g4,a#4]!2", // Edim
  F: "[c4,f4,a4]@4 [c4,f4,a4]@4 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~ [c4,f4,g4]@3 [c4,f4,a4]@2, f3@5 f3@3", G: "[d4,f4,g#4]!4, g#3",
  H: "[c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ g3, g3@7 ~, ~@3 [c4,e4,g4]", // C
  I: "[[c4,e4,a4]@2 [c4,e4,a4]@2 [c4,e4,a4]@2 [f#3,c4,e4,a4] [f3,c4,f4,a4]@9, f#3@3 ~@5]/2", // Am F#m7b5 F
  J: "[e4,g4] c4 [e4,g4] c4 [e4,g4] c4 [e4,g4] c4", // Em
  K: "[[e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4] [d4,f#4] ~ [e4,g4]@3 [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4]@2]/2", L: "[e4,a4]!4",
  M: "[d4,g4]!4", N: "[e4,g4]!4", O: "[c4,f4]@4 [c4,f4]@4 [c4,f4]@3 [c4,f4]@3 [c4,f4]@2", P: "[d4,f4]!4",
  Q: "[c4,e4]!4", R: "[[c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4] [c4,f4]@9]/2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.36)

// other · cello
const cello = note(`<
  A B C D E ~@41 F G@2 H I J@2 H I K L M N O ~@3 P@3 Q P@3 Q P@3 Q P@4 R@3 S P@3 R P@3 R P@3 T ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g3@3 e3 a3 b3@2 c4", B: "b3 g3", C: "a2@3 e3 a3 b3@2 c4", D: "[b3,d4] [g3,b3] [d3,g3] [b2,d3]", E: "[a2,c3]",
  F: "g3 [a3,b3] [a3,c4] [b3,c4] [b3,d4] [c4,d4] [c4,e4] [d4,e4] [d4,f4] [e4,f4] [e4,g4] [f4,g4] [f4,a4] [g4,a4] [g4,b4] [a4,b4]", // Asus2 Am Cmaj7 Bm Csus2 C Dsus2 Dm …
  G: "[[a4,c5] [b4,c5] [b4,d5] [c5,d5] [c5,e5] [d5,e5] [d5,f5] [e5,f5] [e5,g5] [f5,g5] [f5,a5] [g5,a5] a5@2 c6@14 ~@4, ~@12 b5 ~@19]/2", // Am Cmaj7 Bm Csus2 C Dsus2 Dm Fmaj7 …
  H: "e4@4 d4 e4 d4 c4", I: "a4@4 g4@2 f4 e4", J: "[d4@30 c4 d4]/2", K: "d4", L: "e4@4 f4@4 g4@4 a4@2 e4 g4",
  M: "a4 c4", N: "e4 d4", O: "c4@3 ~", P: "d5@2 e5@5 c5", Q: "d5@2 e5@2 f5@2 e5 c5", R: "f5 e5 d5 c5", S: "d5 e5 f5 g5",
  T: "c5",
})).s("gm_cello").gain(0.06).pan(0.7)

// bass · electric bass pick · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A@2 B C D E F G H I J@2 K L M N O P Q@2 R S T U R S V W S X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH@2 K L M N O P Q@2 R S T U R S
  V W S X AI@4 AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AR ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2@7 a2", B: "a3@7 ~", C: "e3@5 ~ d3@2", D: "a2", E: "a1@3 ~", F: "c2@7 e1", G: "f1@7 ~", H: "g#2@7 ~", I: "g1",
  J: "[f#1@5 ~ f#1 f1@8 f1]/2", K: "a1@3 a1 a1@4", L: "a1@3 a1 a1@3 a1", M: "c2@3 ~ c2 g1 c2 e1", N: "f1@3 f1 f1@3 f1",
  O: "g#1@3 g#1 g#1@3 g#1", P: "g1@3 g1 g2@3 g1", Q: "[f#1@6 f#1@2 f#1@2 ~@2 f#1@2 f1@16 g1!2]/2", R: "c2@3 c2 e1@3 e1",
  S: "f1@3 f1 e1@3 e1", T: "g1@6 g1!2 g1@2 g1@4 g1!2", U: "g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g2!2 g2@2 d2@4 g2@2",
  V: "g1@2 g1!4 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 d2@2", W: "g2!2 g2@2 g2!2 d2@2 d2@2 g1@2 d2@4", X: "d1@6 d1@2 g1 g2!3 ~@4",
  Y: "c2@13 c2@3", Z: "c3@2 c3!2 c3@4 d#3 c3 ~ g2 c3@2 g2@2", AA: "a1@2 g2@2 a1@2 ~ a1 a1@2 a1@4 a1@2",
  AB: "d2@7 d2 d2@2 d2@4 d2@2", AC: "f1@7 f1 f1@2 f1@4 g1@2", AD: "c2@2 c2 b1", AE: "a1@3 a1 a1@3 c2",
  AF: "d2@3 d3 d3@3 d3", AG: "f1@7 f1 f1@2 f1@4 f1@2", AH: "[g1@8 g1@2 g1@4 g1@16 g1 e1]/2",
  AI: "[c1@6 c1 d1@7 d1 e1@7 e1 f1@9]/4", AJ: "c1@2 c2!2 c2@2 c2!2 c2@2 g1@4 c1@2",
  AK: "d1@2 d2!2 d2@2 d2!4 a1@2 d2@2 d1@2", AL: "e1@2 e2!2 e2@2 e2!3 b1 e2@4 e1@2", AM: "f1@2 f2!3 f2@3 f2@4 f2!2 f2@2",
  AN: "g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1!2", AO: "a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1!2 a1@2 a1!2 a1@2",
  AP: "g1@2 g1@2 g2 g1 g2!2 g1@2 g1@2 g2!2 g2@2", AQ: "f1@4 f1!2 f2@2 a1@5 ~ g1@2", AR: "c2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.54)

// other · overdriven guitar · "Guitar 1"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 ~@6 B@3 C D E F G H@2 I J K L M N O@2 P Q R S T U V@2 W X Y Z@2 AA C D E F G H@2 AB AC AD AE AF AG@2 AH AI AJ
  AK@4 AL AM AN@2 AO AP@2 AQ AR AS AT@2 AU AV AW AX AY AZ BA BB BC BD BE BF@2 BG BH BI BJ@3 BK@2 BL BM
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@5 e4@11]/2", B: "[~@12 [e4,a4,c5]@2 [c5,f5]@14 ~ g4 f4 g4@13 [a4,e5,a5]@4]/3", C: "~@3 [g4,d5,g5]",
  D: "~@3 [c4,g4,c5]", E: "~@3 [a4,c5,f5]", F: "~@3 [g#4,c5,f5]", G: "~@3 [g4,c5,e5]",
  H: "[~@6 [f#3,c4,e4] [f3,c4,f4]@9]/2", I: "c3@2 g3 c4@2 c3 g3@2 e3@2 e4 b3 g4 b3 e3@2",
  J: "[e3,b3]@2 c4 f4!2 c4 f3@2 f3@2 b3 e4 g4 e4 b3@2", // E5
  K: "[d3,g3,d4]@2 a3@4 g4 d4 a3@2 a3@2 [g3,d4] a3 [b3,d4] [g3,a3,d4]", L: "a3!2 d3 g3 a3@3 e3 g3 a3 g3 e3 a3@3 d3",
  M: "c3@2 g3 c4@2 g3 c4@2 [e3,e4]@2 e4 b3 g4 b3 e3@2", N: "[f3,c4]@2 g4 c4 a4@2 [f3,c4]@2 e3@2 e4 b3 g4 e4@3",
  O: "[d4@2 [d4,b4]@2 d4 a4@2 ~ g4@2 b3 a4 c4 g4 b3@5 g4 d4 b3@2 g3@9, ~@7 b3@3 ~@22]/2", // G
  P: "[f3,c4]@2 c4 f4 [f3,c4]@2 [f3,c4]@2 e3@2 b3 e4 b3 f3 [f3,b3]@2", Q: "[e3,c4]@2 d4 c4 d4!2 [e3,c4]@2 [g3,d4]@8",
  R: "a#4 ~ a#4 ~@4 c5 e4@6 c4 d4, d4@7 ~@9", S: "c4@3 c4 [g4,c5]@2 [f#4,b4]@2", T: "a2 [e4,a4]@2 [a4,e5,a5]@3 ~@2",
  U: "d3@4 d4 a3 d4 a3@9",
  V: "[f3@6 f4 c4 f3@4 [e4,g4] [f4,a4]@2 ~ c3@4 [e4,g4,c5]@2 ~@2 e4@2 e4@2 f4@2 c4@2, ~@15 [d4,g4]@5 ~@12]/2", // Em F C G5
  W: "a2 [e4,a4]@2 [e4,a4]", X: "d3@4 d4 a3 d3 a3@3 d3 d4 a3 d3 d4@2", Y: "[f3,c4]@6 f4 c4 [f3,c4]@2 f3@2 [f3,c4]@4",
  Z: "[[g3,d4]@3 ~]/2", AA: "~@3 [a4,e5,a5]", AB: "c3@4 c4 g3 c3@2 [e3,b3]@4 e4 b3 e3@2",
  AC: "f3@2 f4 c4 f4@2 c4@2 e3@2 b3 e4 e4@2 g3@2", AD: "[d3,g3,d4]@2 [g3,d4,g4] d3 a3@4 g4 d4 a3@4 g3 d4, ~@4 d4 ~@11",
  AE: "g3 a3@2 g4 b3 b3@3 g3@2 d3 g3 a3@2 a3@2", AF: "c3@2 c3@2 c4 g3 c3@2 [e3,b3]@2 e4 b3 e4 b3 [e3,b3]@2",
  AG: "[[f3,c4]@2 f4 c4 f4@2 c4 f4 [e3,b3]@2 e4 b3 e4@2 ~ a3@2 b4@2 d4 b4 d4 b4 d4 b4 d4 c5 d4 ~ d4@2 a4, ~@28 b4@3 ~]/2", // F5 E5
  AH: "c4 b3 g4 b3!2 g4 ~ g4 b3 g4 g3 a3@5, ~@3 b3 ~@4", AI: "[f3,c4]@2 [f3,c4]!2 [e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3]!2",
  AJ: "[d3,a3] d4!2 a3 d4!2 a3 g3!2 g4!2 g3 g4@2 ~@2", // D5
  AK: "[[c3,g3]@6 [c3,g3] [d3,a3]@7 [d3,a3] [e3,b3]@7 [e3,b3] [f3,c4]@9]/4", AL: "c3@6 c4!2 c4@4 d4@2 ~@2",
  AM: "~@2 c3!2 c3@2 c3!3 g3 c4 d4 d4@4",
  AN: "[~@2 c3!2 c3@2 c3!2 g3 c4 d4!3 c4 d4 c4@2 a3 c4!2 a3 c4 c4@3 c4 a#3 g3 a#3@2 f3@2]/2",
  AO: "c3 c4 a3 c4 c4@10 f4@2", AP: "[~ a#4@2 g4@5 d#4 c4 f4 e4@3 c4 c4@2 a#4 f4@4 f4@2 f4@3 c4 g4 f4 e4 c4]/2",
  AQ: "c4@2 ~@3 g3 c4@2 a3 c4!2 g3 c4!2 a3 c4", AR: "c4 f4@3 a#4@2 f4@2 f4!2 d#4 c4 c4@2 c4@2",
  AS: "~ d#5@2 c5 a#4@2 c5 f4@2 c5 d#4 c4@2 c4 ~ g4",
  AT: "[a#4 c5!2 g4 c5 g4 c5 g4 c5 g4 c5 g4 c5 g4 c5 e5@2 c5 e5 [c5,e5] e5 e5@2 c5 e5 c5 c5@2 d5@3 a4]/2", // C
  AU: "d5 g4 a#4 c5 a4@2 f4 [g4,c5] d#4 c4 [g4,c5] a#4 c5 f4 [g4,c5] e4", AV: "c4 d#4!2 f4 f4@2 f4 e4 f4@4 e4@2 c4!2",
  AW: "~ g4@3 d5@2 g5@3 e5 d5@3 a4 d5@2", AX: "d5 d5@2 a4 c5 d5@2 a4 c5@2 [a4,c5]@2 [a4,d5] a4 ~ a4, ~@7 c5",
  AY: "f4 [f4,g4,c5] ~ c4 [c4,e4] c4@3 e4 f4 e4 [c4,e4] c4 g3 [g3,c4] g3", // Fsus2 C C5
  AZ: "c4 g3 [d#3,g3] [f3,f#3] ~ f3 c3 [c3,d3] f3@4 ~ a3 c4 d4", BA: "d4@2 c4 d4 a3 c4 d4@2 d4 c4 g4!2 f#4 f4 d#4 c4",
  BB: "a#4@2 c5 a#4@2 c5 a#4@2 c5 a#4@2 c5 a#4 c5!2 a4",
  BC: "d#4 c4 [d#4,g4] f4 [g4,c5] f4 [g4,c5] f4 [g4,c5] f4 [g4,c5]!2 f4 [g4,c5]!2 f4", // D# C5
  BD: "[g4,c5] f4 [g4,c5] d#4 [f4,c#5]@2 [d#4,g4] [f4,c#5]!2 e4 f4 [g4,c5] g4@2 [f#4,g4]@2", // C5 C# D# C# C5 Gmaj7
  BE: "g4 f#4@2 f4 d#4@2 c4 d#4@2 [c4,f4] c4 [d#4,f4] c4 a#3 c4 g3", // F5 D#sus2
  BF: "[~ g3 [f3,f#3] f3!2 c3 f3 [c3,d#3] f3 d#3 f3 d#3 f4 d#3 f3 d#4@2 c3 d#3 f3 d#3 c3!2 d#3 f3 a#3@2 f4 c4 ~ g4@2, a#3@2 ~@27 d#4@2 ~]/2", // F#maj7 Cm
  BG: "[f#4,a#4] f#4 a#4 [f#4,a#4] f#4 d#5 [a#4,d#5] a#4 d#5!2 f4 g4 d#5 [f#4,a#4] f4 [g4,a#4]", // F# D#5 F# Gm
  BH: "a#4@2 f4 ~ f#4 [f#4,g4]@2 f4 f4@2 [c4,f4] c4 [d#4,f4] g4@2 g4, ~@3 g4@2 ~@11", // Gmaj7 F5 D#sus2
  BI: "g4 f#4 f4 d#4 f4 d#4 f4 c4 f4 [c4,d#4]@2 f4 f#4@2 f4 c4", // Cm
  BJ: "[c5@2 c4!5 ~ c#5 [g4,d#5] d5 f4 a4 d#4 c4 c4@3 c4!3 e4 c#5 [g4,e5] e5 [f#4,d#5] [f4,d5] d5 d#4 c4!2 a#4@5 d#4 [g4,c5]@2 [f#4,g4] f#4@2 f4 [c4,d#4] f4 f4@2 b4, ~@7 e4@2 ~@39]/3", // Cm C D#m Dm C5 Gmaj7 Cm
  BK: "[a#4@4 a#4@14 a#4@6 [d3,g3]@2 c4 g3@5, ~@27 c4 ~@4]/2", BL: "d#3@2 c3 g3@5 a#2@3 c4@5", BM: "c3@3 ~",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.4).pan(0.3)

// other · flute · "Keyboard 2"
const flute = note("<~@32 A B@2 C ~ D@4 E F@2 G H I@2 ~@50>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ e6", B: "d6/2", C: "e6", D: "d6/4", E: "a5", F: "g5", G: "f5", H: "d5", I: "e5",
})).s("gm_flute").gain(0.16).pan(0.2)

// chords · church organ · "Keyboard 3"
const church_organ = note("<~@59 A@4 ~@35>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[c3,g3]@7 [d3,a3]@8 [e3,b3]@8 [f3,c4]@9]/4", // C5 D5 E5 F5
})).s("gm_church_organ").gain(0.4)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@46 A B@2 C D E@2 C D F G H I J ~@3 K@3 L K@3 L K@3 L K@4 M@3 N K@3 M K@3 M K@3 O@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g4 [a4,b4] [a4,c5] [b4,c5] [b4,d5] [c5,d5] [c5,e5] [d5,e5] [d5,f5] [e5,f5] [e5,g5] [f5,g5] [f5,a5] [g5,a5] [g5,b5] [a5,b5]", // Asus2 Am Cmaj7 Bm Csus2 C Dsus2 Dm …
  B: "[[a5,c6] [b5,c6] [b5,d6] [c6,d6] [c6,e6] [d6,e6] [d6,f6] [e6,f6] [e6,g6] [f6,g6] [f6,a6] [g6,a6] a6@2 c7@14 ~@4, ~@12 b6 ~@19]/2", // Am Cmaj7 Bm Csus2 C Dsus2 Dm Fmaj7 …
  C: "e5@4 d5 e5 d5 c5", D: "a5@4 g5@2 f5 e5", E: "[d5@30 c5 d5]/2", F: "d5", G: "e5@4 f5@4 g5@4 a5@2 e5 g5",
  H: "a5 c5", I: "e5 d5", J: "c5@3 ~", K: "d6@2 e6@5 c6", L: "d6@2 e6@2 f6@2 e6 c6", M: "f6 e6 d6 c6", N: "d6 e6 f6 g6",
  O: "[c6@15 ~]/4",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.32).pan(0.7)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@10 A B C@6 D E C@10 ~ F C@8 G C@6 D E C@10 A@3 H C@31 I@2 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~@5 x!3 ~@3 x ~@4", C: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", D: "x ~@3 x!4", E: "~@6 x ~@4 x ~@4", F: "~@2 x!2",
  G: "~@7 x ~@8", H: "~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4", I: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@11 A B@6 C D B@3 E B@6 F G B@8 ~ B@6 C D B@3 E B@6 ~@3 D B@3 ~ B@3 C B@3 C B@19 H ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~ x ~@4 x ~ x!5", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~ x!2 ~@5", E: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", F: "~@7 x!2 ~@6 x",
  G: "x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~@5 x!3", H: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@19 A ~@10 B C ~@8 D ~@7 A ~@13 E ~@3 F ~@3 E ~@3 E ~@19 G ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!4", B: "~@13 x ~@2", C: "~@3 x ~@12", D: "~@5 x ~@8 x ~", E: "~@14 x!2", F: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2",
  G: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@11 A B@6 C A D B D E D B D B D B ~@2 D B@6 F ~ B@6 C A D B D B D B D B D B ~@39
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "x!8", C: "x!6 ~@2", D: "~ x!7", E: "x!7 ~", F: "x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@19 A ~@10 B C ~@8 D ~@7 A ~@13 E ~@3 F ~@3 G ~@3 G ~@19 H ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~ x ~ x!3 ~@2", B: "~@10 x ~@2 x ~@2", C: "~ x ~ x ~@6 x ~@5", D: "~@3 x ~@6 x ~ x!2 ~@2",
  E: "~@6 x ~@5 x!2 ~@2", F: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!3 ~@2", G: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", H: "~@6 x!2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@40 [~@15 x] ~@57>").gain(0.35)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@19 A ~@11 B ~@8 C ~@7 A ~@13 D ~@3 E ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@19 F ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!3 ~@8", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", D: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", E: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5", F: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@10 A ~@7 A ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@2 C B ~@6 D ~@7 A ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ A@3 ~ E@3 B E@3 B E@3 B F@4 G@15 H B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "x", C: "~@2 x!2", D: "~@4 x!2 ~ x", E: "x ~@6 x", F: "x!2", G: "x!4", H: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<A@10 B ~@52 C@3 D C@3 E C@3 E F@4 G@15 H ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "~ x!6 ~", D: "~ x ~@6", E: "~ x!3 ~@4", F: "~ x!3 ~ x!3", G: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  H: "~ x ~ x ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(
  piano, cello, bass, overdriven_guitar, flute, church_organ, string_ensemble_1, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom,
  open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride
)

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