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PAGE 6B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. APRIL 1.2021
Legal Notices
GECKO VACATION Hold
ings, LLC
Gecko Vacation Holdings,
LLC,
Notice of Judicial Foreclo
sure STATE OF GEORGIA,
FULTON COUNTY Under
and by virtue of O.C.G.A. §
44-3-109, et. seq., the Dec
laration of Condominium for
Disharoon Ridge Condo
minium, as may be
amended from time to time
(the “Declaration”), filed of
record in the Pickens
County, Georgia land
records, and by virtue of the
Court Order dated Decem
ber 20, 2019, there will be
sold by the Pickens County
Sheriff’s Office at public out
cry to the highest bidder for
cash before the courthouse
door of Pickens County,
Georgia within the legal
hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in April, 2021 to wit,
the following described prop
erty: All and only that parcel
of land designated as Tax
Parcel 046A 246 005, lying
and being in Land Lot 24 of
the 4th Land District, 2nd
Section, Pickens County,
Georgia, containing 0.05
acre, more or less, being
Unit 420-E, Building 5, Type
E, Disharoon Ridge Condo
minium, shown in Plat Book
1, page 10, described in
Deed Book 925, page 155,
the description contained
therein being incorporated
herein by this reference,
being known as 116 Sconti
Ridge. The debt secured by
the Association’s lien, which
totals $23,392.88 as of Feb
ruary 29, 2020 has been and
is hereby declared due be
cause of failure to pay the
indebtedness as and when
due and in the manner pro
vided for in the Declaration.
The debt remaining in de
fault, this sale will be made
for the purpose of paying
same and all expenses of
the sale, as provided in
O.C.G.A. §44-3-109, et
seq., and the Declaration
(notice of attempt to collect
attorney’s fees having been
given). The excess, if any,
will be distributed to the per
son or persons legally enti
tled thereto. To the best of
knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the parties in
possession of the Subject
Property known as 116
Sconti Ridge, Jasper, Geor
gia 30143 is Gecko Vacation
Holdings, LLC. Said property
will be sold subject to (a)
any outstanding ad valorem
taxes (including taxes which
are a lien but not yet due
and payable), (b) any mat
ters which might be dis
closed by an accurate
survey and inspection of the
property, (c) the Declaration,
as amended from time to
time, and (d) all matters of
record superior to the asso
ciation lien first set out
above and any encum
brances, zoning ordinances,
restrictions, covenants and
matters of record superior to
the association lien first set
out above. The sale will be
conducted subject to (1)
confirmation that the sale is
not prohibited under the
United Bankruptcy Code,
and (2) final confirmation
and audit of the status of the
lien with the holder of the
Order to foreclose. Disha
roon Ridge Unit Owners As
sociation, Inc. c/o Erin
Murray O’Connell, Esq. Dor-
ough & Dorough, LLC 160
Clairemont Avenue, Suite
650, Decatur, Georgia
30030 Phone: (404) 693-
9393 Fax: (404) 687-0011
emo@dorough.com Our File
No. 4298-100 THIS LAW
FIRM IS ACTING ASA
DEBT COLLECTOR AT
TEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT, AND ANY INFORMA
TION OBATINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PUR
POSE.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
All and only that parcel of
land designated as Tax Par
cel 046A 246 005, lying and
being in Land Lot 24 of the
4th Land District, 2nd Sec
tion, Pickens County, Geor
gia, containing 0.05 acre,
more or less, being Unit
420-E, Building 5, Type E,
Disharoon Ridge Condo
minium, shown in Plat Book
1, page 10, described in
Deed Book 925, page 155,
the description contained
therein being incorporated
herein by this reference,
being known as 116 Sconti
Ridge.
(47-50)
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Kenneth Eu
gene Bramlett
All debtors and creditors
of the Estate of Kenneth Eu
gene Bramlett, deceased,
late of Pickens County,
Georgia, are hereby notified
to render their demands and
payments to the Personal
Representative(s) of the es
tate, according to law, and
all persons indebted to said
estate are required to make
immediate payment to the
Personal Representative(s).
Jennifer Jansen Bramlett,
201 Big Bear Creek, Jasper,
Ga. 30143.
This March 2, 2021
(47-50)
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A.,
Plaintiff, V.
JASON E. SUMNER and
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
WALTER I. SUMNER, De
fendants.
CIVIL ACTION FILE NO.
2021SUCV0071
To: The Unknown Heirs of
Walter I. Sumner
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By order for service of
publication dated the Febru
ary 18, 2021, THE UN
KNOWN HEIRS OF
WALTER I. SUMNER are
hereby notified that the JP-
Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
filed suit against them, inter
alia, for Reformation and
Declaratory Judgment on
February 17, 2021
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS
OF WALTER I. SUMNER
are required to file with the
Clerk of the Superior Court,
and serve upon the Plaintiff’s
Attorney, Jennifer J. Panetta,
an answer in writing within
sixty (60) days of the date of
the order for publication.
Jennifer Jordan, Clerk, Pick
ens County Superior Court,
Superior Court of Pickens
County, Georgia
FOR: Jennifer J. Panetta
Georgia Bar No. 839603
Attorney for Plaintiff
Fidelity National Law Group,
4170 Ashford Dunwoody
Road, Suite 475, Atlanta, GA
30319
770-325-4848 (Telephone)
Jennifer.panetta@fnf.com
(47-50)
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Lynda Sue
Helms
All debtors and creditors
of the Estate of Lynda Sue
Helms, deceased, late of
Pickens County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render
their demands and pay
ments to the Personal Rep
resentative^) of the estate,
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said estate
are required to make imme
diate payment to the Per
sonal Representative(s).
Erin Rachael Lohr, 47 Cedar
Court, Jasper, Ga. 30143
This March 4, 2021
(47-50)
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
Re: Estate of ROBERT
CHARLES STANFIELD.
All creditors of the estate
of ROBERT CHARLES
STANFIELD, deceased, late
of Pickens County, Ga., are
hereby notified to render in
their demands against said
estate to the undersigned
and all persons indebted to
said estate are required to
make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
This the 8th day of March,
2021.
Mitchell Stanfield
& Bart Stanfield,
Co-Administrators
c/o
P. Andrew Lowman
Attorney for Estate
12 North Main Street
Jasper, Ga. 30143
(47-50)
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE COUNTY OF
PICKENS
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: WENDY LOUISE
CURRY, Petitioner
CIVIL ACTION FILE NUM
BER 2021-SU-CV-83
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME
Notice is hereby given
that WENDY LOUISE
CURRY, Petitioner, filed her
Petition in the Superior
Court of Pickens County,
Georgia, on the 23rd day of
February, 2021, praying for a
change in the name of Peti
tioner from WENDY LOUISE
CURRY to WENDY LOUISE
WADE.
Notice is hereby given
pursuant to law to any inter
ested or affected party to ap
pear in said Court and to file
objections to such name
change. Objections must be
filed with said Court within
thirty (30) days of the filing
of said petition.
This 3rd day of March,
2021.
Jennifer Jordan, Clerk, Su
perior Court of Pickens
County, State of Georgia
Prepared by: Sarah K.
Owensby, Attorney for Peti
tioner, GA Bar No. 456266
(47-50)
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Sandra Joan Hay-
good Weaver
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2021-ES-038
PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION NO
TICE
To any and all interested
persons or unknown heirs
and to whom it may concern:
Charlie Weaver has peti
tioned for Charlie Weaver to
be appointed Administrator
of the estate of Sandra Joan
Haygood Weaver deceased,
of said county. All interested
persons are hereby notified
to show cause why said peti
tion should not be granted.
All objections to the Petition
must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of any
such objections, and must
be filed with the Court on or
before April 12, 2021.
BE NOTIFIED FUR
THER: All objections to the
Petition must be in writing,
setting forth the grounds of
any such objections. All ob
jections should be sworn to
before a notary public or be
fore a Probate Court Clerk,
and filing fees must be ten
dered with your objection,
unless you qualify to file as
an indigent party. Contact
Probate Court personnel for
the required amount of filing
fees. If any objections are
filed, a hearing will be
scheduled at a later date. If
no objections are filed, the
Petition may be granted
without a hearing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David W. Lindsey
50 N. Main Street
Jasper, Ga. 30143
706-253-8755
(47-50)
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
Re: Estate of ROBERT
CHARLES STANFIELD
All creditors of the estate
of ROBERT CHARLES
STANFIELD, deceased, late
of Pickens County, Ga., are
hereby notified to render in
their demands against said
estate to the undersigned
and all persons indebted to
said estate are required to
make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
This the 10th day of March,
2021.
Mitchell Stanfield
& Bart Stanfield,
Co-Administrators
c/o
P. Andrew Lowman
Attorney for Estate
12 North Main Street
Jasper, Ga. 30143
(48-51)
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Robert Vernon Kint-
ner, Jr.
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2021-ES-040
PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION NO
TICE
To whom it may concern:
Sherrie Lynn Kintner has pe
titioned for Sherrie Lynn
Kintner to be appointed Ad
ministrator of the estate of
Robert Vernon Kintner, Jr.
deceased, of said county. All
interested persons are
hereby notified to show
cause why said petition
should not be granted. All
objections to the Petition
must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of any
such objections, and must
be filed with the Court on or
before April 12, 2021.
BE NOTIFIED FUR
THER: All objections to the
Petition must be in writing,
setting forth the grounds of
any such objections. All ob
jections should be sworn to
before a notary public or be
fore a Probate Court Clerk,
and filing fees must be ten
dered with your objection,
unless you qualify to file as
an indigent party. Contact
Probate Court personnel for
the required amount of filing
fees. If any objections are
filed, a hearing will be
scheduled at a later date. If
no objections are filed, the
Petition may be granted
without a hearing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David W. Lindsey
50 N. Main Street
Jasper, Ga. 30143
706-253-8755
(48-51)
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
RE:Estate of Annie Lee
Callahan Thomas
All debtors and creditors
of the Estate of Annie Lee
Callahan Thomas, de
ceased, late of Pickens
County, Georgia, are hereby
notified to render their de
mands and payments to the
Personal Representative(s)
of the estate, according to
law, and all persons in
debted to said estate are re
quired to make immediate
payment to the Personal
Representative(s).
Deborah Rene Childers
2540 Spring Grove Ct.
Cumming, GA 30041
This March 11,2021
(48-51)
NOTICE
In compliance with
O.C.G.A.§ 44-12-236 of the
Disposition of Unclaimed
Property Act, Amicalola EMC
is attempting to locate for
mer members whose capital
credit refunds were issued in
2015, (for electric service re
ceived in 1995-1996) but
have remained unclaimed.
A current list of these mem
bers is posted on www.am-
icalolaemc.com. Persons
may also view this list at any
local Amicalola EMC office
Monday through Friday dur
ing the hours of 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
The last possible date to
claim these refunds is Au
gust 31,2021. If funds are
not claimed by this date,
funds will be donated for ap
proved uses as permitted by
the above referenced code
section.
(50-2)
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In re the Name Change
of Leinah Alvarado, Peti
tioner. Civil Action File No.
2021SUCV108
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF ADULT
I, Leinah Alvarado filed a
petition in the Superior Court
of Pickens County on March
10, 2021 to change his/her
name from Leinah Alvarado
to Leinah Dove. Any inter
ested party has the right to
appear in the case and file
objections within 30 days
after the Petition was filed.
Signed this 10th day of
March, 2021.
(48-51)
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
Re: Estate of SHIRLEY
LORETTA FRADY MER
RITT
All creditors of the estate
of SHIRLEY LORETTA
FRADY MERRITT, de
ceased, late of Pickens
County, Ga., are hereby noti
fied to render in their de
mands against said estate to
the undersigned and all per
sons indebted to said estate
are required to make imme
diate payment to the under
signed.
This the 12th day of March,
2021.
Dina McPherson, Executor
c/o
P. Andrew Lowman
Attorney for Estate
12 North Main Street
Jasper, Ga. 30143
(48-51)
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
State of Georgia
County of Pickens
All creditors of the Estate
of Glenda Jane Price,
decedent, late of Pickens
County, Georgia, are hereby
notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said estate
are required to make imme
diate payment to me.
Dated: March 12, 2021
Rhonda Lynn Evans Execu
tor of the Estate of Glenda
Jane Price, 113 Canyon
Road, West Monroe, LA
71291
318-348-8186
(48-51)
PICKENS COUNTY SUPE-
RIOR COURT
STATE OF GEORGIA
Civil Action Case Number
2021SUCV114
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME(S) OF
MINOR CHILD(REN)
Kimbal Ann Kapuscinski
filed a petition in the Pickens
County Superior Court on
March 12, 2021 to change
the name(s) of the following
minor child(ren) from: River
Lily Lawrence to River Lily
Kapuscinski.
Any interested party has
the right to appear in this
case and file objections
within the time prescribed in
OCGA Section 19-12-1 (f)(2)
and (3).
Dated March 12, 2021.
(48-51)
ADVERTISEMENT FOR
BIDS
Sealed proposals will be
received by the Pickens
County Airport Authority at
the Pickens County Airport,
193 Airport Road, Jasper,
Georgia 30143 until 3:00
pm, Tuesday, April 13th,
2021, at which time and
place bids will be publicly
opened and read aloud for
the furnishing of labor, mate
rials and equipment for the
Runway Crack Seal and
Marking project at the Pick
ens County Airport. Bids re
ceived after stated time will
not be accepted.
The work generally con
sists of runway crack seal
and marking.
The Pickens County Air
port Authority reserves the
right to reject any or all bids,
to waive informalities, and to
re-advertise or abandon this
solicitation at the Sponsor’s
sole discretion. Nothing
herein shall be construed as
a commitment on the part of
the Sponsor to award a con
tract.
Bidding documents may
be examined at (1) the Of
fice of the Engineer, Lead
Edge Design Group, Inc.,
300 Parkbrooke Place, Suite
100, Woodstock, GA30189
during normal business
hours. Bidding documents
may be purchased directly
from the Engineer at a non-
refundable cost of $100.00
for bidding documents in
digital format (pdf), or at a
non-refundable cost of
$500.00 for a printed set of
bidding documents. Pay
ment will be accepted in the
form of a check or money
order and can be mailed to
the Office of the Engineer,
Attn: Amanda Rostin. Allow
24 business hours for pro
cessing of bidding docu
ments in digital format (pdf),
and 72 business hours for
processing of a printed set
of bidding documents upon
the Engineer’s receipt of
payment. Bidders are re
quired to obtain the bidding
documents directly from the
Engineer at least 24 busi
ness hours prior to the Bid
Opening. No bid will be ac
cepted from a bidder whose
name is not included on the
Engineer’s Plan Holders
List.
Bidders are required to
submit all questions in writ
ing to arostin@lead-
edgedesign.com. The
deadline for bidder’s ques
tions is 5:00pm on Tuesday,
April 6th, 2021.
This project is funded in
part under provisions of the
Airport and Airway Safety
and Capacity Act of 1987.
Certain mandatory federal
requirements apply to this
solicitation and will be made
a part of any contract
awarded.
All Bidders must be li
censed as required by the
State of Georgia and pre
qualified by the Georgia De
partment of Transportation.
(48) (50)
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF Robert
Andrew Downes, DE
CEASED, ESTATE NO.
2019-ES-097
NOTICE
The petition of personal
representative for leave to
sell property in the above-
referenced estate having
been duly filed,
To: Robert Thomas
Downes and Angela Shields.
This is to notify you to file
objection, if there is any, to
the above-referenced Peti
tion, in this Court on or be
fore April 12th, 2021.
BE NOTIFIED FUR
THER: All objections to the
Petition must be in writing,
setting forth the grounds of
any such objections. All ob
jections should be sworn to
before a notary public or be
fore a Probate Court Clerk,
and filing fees must be ten
dered with your objections,
unless you qualify to file as
an indigent party. Contact
Probate Court personnel for
the required amount of filing
fees. If any objections are
filed, a hearing will be
scheduled at a later date. If
no objections are filed, the
Petition may be granted
without a hearing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David W. Lindsey
50 North Main St.
Suite 203
Jasper, Ga. 30143
706-253-8755
(48-51)
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
CHERYL ANN CARMODY,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2021-ES-026
IN RE: The Petition to Pro
bate Will in Solemn Form in
the above-referenced estate
having been duly filed.
TO: ALL UNKNOWN
HEIRS
This is to notify you to file
objection, if there is any to
the Petition to Probate Will
in Solemn Form, in this court
on or before April 19, 2021.
BE NOTIFIED FUR
THER: All objections to the
Petition must be in writing,
setting forth the grounds of
any such objections. All ob
jections should be sworn to
before a notary public or be
fore a Probate Court Clerk,
and filing fees must be ten
dered with your objections,
unless you qualify to file as
an indigent party. Contact
Probate Court personnel for
the required amount of filing
fees. If any objections are
filed, a hearing will be
scheduled at a later date. If
no objections are filed, the
Petition may be granted
without a hearing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David W. Lindsey
50 North Main St.
Suite 203
Jasper, Ga. 30143
706-253-8755
(48-51)
PICKENS COUNTY SUPE-
RIOR COURT
STATE OF GEORGIA
Civil Action Case Number
2021SUCV118
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF MINOR
CHILD
Crystal Dawn Merrell filed
a petition in the Pickens
county Superior Court on
March 16th, 2021 to change
the name of the following
minor child from Eva Rose
Merrell to Eva Rose Rhys.
Any interested party has the
right to appear in this case
and file objections within the
time prescribed in OCGA
Section 19-12-1 (f)(2) and
(3).
(49-52)
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In re the Name Change of:
Crystal Dawn Merrell, Peti
tioner.
Civil Action File NO.
2021SUCV119
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF ADULT
I, Crystal Dawn Merrell,
filed a petition in the Supe
rior Court of Pickens County
on March 16, 2021 to
change her name from Crys
tal Dawn Merrell to Crystal
Dawn Rhys. Any interested
party has the right to appear
in this case and file objec
tions within 30 days after the
Petition was filed.
Signed this 12th day of
March, 2021.
(49-52)
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
LAYCE BROWN SEX: F
D.O.B. 09/23/2005 CASE
NO. 2020-J-113
NATHANIEL BROWN SEX:
M D.O.B. 03/17/2007 CASE
NO. 2020-J-114
Minor children under the age
of 18 years.
ENDORSEMENT AND NO
TICE
This petition for perma
nent guardianship pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-241 is
approved to be filed in the
best interest of the public
and the above-named child.
Any individual served with
this notice is entitled to ob
ject to the establishment of a
permanent guardianship
and/or to the petitioners’ per
manent guardianship selec
tion. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
29-2-17 (C). Any objection
must be filed in writing with
this court within ten (10)
days of the personal service,
within fourteen (14) days of
the mailing of the notice, or
within ten (10) days of the
date of the second publica
tion notice, as applicable to
the manner in which you are
served.
Let the parties hereto ap
pear before me on the 14th
day of December, 2020 at
9:00 A.M. in the Pickens
County Courthouse, Pickens
County, Georgia.
This 17th day of September,
2020.
(49-50)
NOTICE OF ABANDONED
VEHICLE AUCTION:
In accordance with
OCGA 40-11 -2 the follow ve
hicles have been deemed
abandoned and will be sold
at a public sale on 4/8/21
Auction will start at 10 am.,
on the premises of A&T Tow
ing located at 40 Autopark
Dr Jasper, Ga Phone 706-
253-8697.
1996 Ford Ranger Vin#
1FTCR10U7TUD89969
1998 Honda Accord Vin#
1HGCE6670TA028192
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Vin#
1B7HC16X61S246870
(49-50)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
Notice is hereby given of
a public hearing to be held
on the 12th day of April
2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the
Pickens County Board of
Commissioners Meeting
Room, 1266 East Church
Street, Jasper, Georgia, be
fore the Planning Commis
sion of Pickens County,
Georgia. The purpose of the
hearing is to discuss a re
quest by Mark Roland to re
zone 40.47-acres from
Highway Business (HB) to
Rural Residential (RR), the
purpose of this re-zone is to
build a ten (10) lot major
subdivision each lot consist
ing of three (3) acres. The
property is located at
Jerusalem Church Road,
Jasper, Georgia (Parcel ID#
032-054-002). The recom
mendation of the Planning
Commission will be brought
before the Board of Com
missioners on May 20th,
2021 at 6:00 p.m.
(49-51)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
Notice is hereby given of
a public hearing to be held
on the 12th day of April
2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the
Pickens County Board of
Commissioners Meeting
Room, 1266 East Church
Street, Jasper, Georgia, be
fore the Planning Commis
sion of Pickens County,
Georgia. The purpose of the
hearing is to discuss a re
quest by Silena Jumper to
re-zone 7.31-acres from
Agricultural (AG) to Rural
Residential (RR), the pur
pose of this re-zone is to
convey several acres to her
next-door neighbor. The
property is located at Tabitha
Drive, Jasper, Georgia (Par
cel ID# 062B-001 -005). The
recommendation of the
Planning Commission will be
brought before the Board of
Commissioners on May
20th, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
(49-51)
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Donald
Auton Kirby
All debtors and creditors
of the Estate of Donald
Auton Kirby, deceased, late
of Pickens County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render
their demands and pay
ments to the Personal Rep
resentative^) of the estate,
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said estate
are required to make imme
diate payment to the Per
sonal Representative(s).
Melissa A. Darnell, 3480
Porter Springs Road,
Dahlonega, Ga. 30533
David D. Pearson, 6315
Talking Tree Court, Cum
ming, Ga. 30028
This March 19, 2021
(49-52)
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