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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1916
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Doy__izdfi ?vgflgggmggggggg Holds Its Charm, Says Meltzer
Artist's Personal Magnetism and
Finished Singing Bring Her
Great Triumph.
LOUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR.
Opera in three acts (in Italian).
score by Gaetano Domizetti.
LUuCit vvveveeee-+. Maria Barrientos
AliBG .iesssssenesss Marie Mattfeld
Edgardo ...... Giovamni Martinelli
Lord Ashton ..... Giuseppe de Luca
Ratmondo ...eeve.... Leon Rothier
Arturo soiveasndiiness Arturo Bade
Vormanno ......... Pietro Audisio
Conductor—Gaetano Bavagnoli.
By CHARLES HENRY MELTZER.
*“Lucia di Lammermoor,” the
melodic masterpiece of Donizetti,
was performed at the Auditorium
resterday afternoon.
It the composer of that work |
could but have left the church in
vhich, they say, his ashes are en- l
shrined at Bergamo, he might
have liked to know that, after a ‘
whole century, he was popular in ‘
Atlanta. I
Four thousand lovers of pure
musie, of the florid kind, were
present. When the chief artists
n the cast came to the end of the
unwearying Sextet, the audience
Japped and cat-called till the
whole wonderful number was
sung again.
The “Mad Scene” gave the sig
nal for more transports. But the
Lucia of the hour was not com
pelled to recommence that amaz
ng episode.
So age has not' quite stated the
favorite opera. And even if it
had, we should find tens of thou
sands eager, from historical and
sentimental reasons, to hear a
work their forerunners had raved
nver,
Why not? There i room for
many styles in opera. There are
some of us who swear by modern
music. Arnd there are others who
still think “old songs are best”
Mr. Gatti-Casazza, the manager
of the Metropolitan, dislikes Gallic
irt. But Mme. Alda, his bewitch
ing wife, delights in it. Let no
one cost a stone at Donizett! while
here are ears to hear the beau- ‘
ties of “Lucia.” Some things in it
may now be out of date. But onl) l
ieaf folk could deny the heaven!y I
harm of the Sextet and other
numbers in the opera I
One may love Donizetti with- ‘
wt scorning Wagner And viee l
versa ‘
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The world takes far less inter
terest: than it used to do in the ’
auses which first led the “Bride '
o Lammermoor” to forswear her ;
love for Sir Edgar Ravenwood |
and then, after going mad, to die |
of grief. It is not much more I
oncerned in the fate of Edga:r ]
the Bdgardo of the opera—or of '
lord Arthur (the librettist names ‘
him Arturo). So little did New
Yorkers care what happened to ‘
Edgar after Lucy (or Lucia) lost
ier wits, that, till quite latel)
they went home without even
isking why the management of
the Metropolitan omitted the last
«woene-—~which ghows how the sor
ow-stricken hero kills himself
in many ways the libretto is
wefosterous. But “Lucla” does
ot live by common sense, It lives
ccnuse of its abounling weait! i
melody wnd-orga melo ‘
los* And if they be that ]
only proves that they delight the !
rrowd .'\,.‘ much a those whom !
Maestro Polacco d describe |
if the art-loving aristocrats !
Thore melodies themselves i
gnin, depend for life on their
nterpreters, It takes great voices !
and good artists, too, (o express !
he charm : in Donizetti's 3
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dnger L 2 hae, at times, heer
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rlist made her appearance—and
m the instant, the old opera was
evived Melbn and Sembrich
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nto new erest In the opera
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tunity in Atlanta in ‘‘ Aida’’ Thursday afternoon. She scored a wonderful success here last year.
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which had been voted poor and '
hackneyed became pearls of price.
In Mme. Maria Barrientos, the
Spanish soprano who imperson
ated Lucia for us at the Audito
rlum yesterday afternoon, At
lanta heard for the first
believe with joy—a wonm
cessor to the great singers I have
named. e
She is not an artist of an ag
gresgive type. She is very dell-_
eate. Some singers try to take
our ecars by storm. Mme, Bar
rientos, on the other hand, ap
peals and weos. The graces of
her art, her charm and taste, are
what one begins by liking and
soon ends by loving in the new
Lacia. Her voles is small and
lHght, yeot warm and sweet.
Though very tenuous, it is always
true. Mme. Barrientos has it well
under control. Not for a moment
do we feel alarmed as to what
will happen to it. “Not fér a mo
ment do we tremble lest, in the
middle of some uitra-florid pas
sage, it should prove wanting.
To some extent it may be a
“made volee” That it is beaunti
fully young and rare in quality
our ears assure us. The voice it.
self. In strangely virginal. Yet
Mme. Barrientos is no debutante,
though, till this season, New York
had not heard her. For fifteen
years and more she has been a
favorite in Burope and in South
Amerion. -
Moreover (and I am sure this is
not fanciful), there is something
in the volce—and in the art, or if
you will, in the personality —of
the Spanish soprane which will
unquestionably steal into the
hearts of all Atlanta operagoers,
That something s peculiarly fem.
inine and strangely Routhern.
The success which Mme. Bar
tlentos weored in Atlanta yestoer
day afternoon was fully earned.
It began when in the earller
soenes with BEdgardo, it was
found that though she had not a
“great” volce, the new Lucla
could .Mm\hotmhlng tones,
of oxquisite tenderness. They
were mellow tones, despite their
want of volume. and they were
beautifaily “eolored ” There were
wloquent tones which suggested
many, moods. They seemed most
suited to the expression of pathos.
In the Sextet, perhaps, the
lightness of the Lucia’'s soprano
was a handicap. But what was
lacking In power was redeemed
by art. And, though the Edgar
do, Mr. Martinelli, at first sang
flat, the number, as has already
been rocorded, aroused enthusi
asm.
The crowning triumoh of Mme.
Barrientos came with the “Mad
Scene,” in which the finished
style, the technical surety, the
personal graces and appealing
tones of the heroine proved irre
sistible. Ir the staceato passages
the singer’s voice seemed free and
musical. The absclute ease with
which Mme. Barrientos rippled
through the florid episodes in that
“Mad Scene” added greatly to the
pleasure of the audience. And
twice at jeast the singer charmed
the musical by her command of
what Is known as messa di voee—
the art of swelling and warming
tones,
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Mr. Martinelll, as Fdgardo,
shared the success of the Lucia.
Except at the beginning of the
Hextet, he was impecacble,
His singing was throughout de
lightful, and at the end, In which
he had things to himself, he
fMwed his talent as an actor,
Since last year M. Martineill has
made wonderful progress, both as
& singer and an artist.
In M. de Luca Atlanta made
the acquaintance of a new bari
tone. M. de Luca had no chance
of really giving the full measure
of hix art in the character of Lord
Henry Ashion. He proved, how
ever, that he had & echarming
volce, which had been beautifully
trained. We who have heard him
in New York know, from experi.
ence, that M. de Luen s an ae
cogeplished actor and a singer of
exceptibnal abllity.
The ecast, an excollent one, in«
cluded M. Rothier, who was more
than equal to his reputation.
Maestro Bavaguoll, & conduntor
an\:.‘h- rendeted valusble serv.
Jcen this season at the Metropo! .
fian, directed the performance
with spirit and intelligence,
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
A new Aida will be heard by At
lantans Thursday afternoon in the
person of Mme, Frances Alda, the
fine soprano who has sung s=o weli
in several Atlanta appearances. Thote
who remember her Desdemona (one
of her famous roles), her Roxane in
Damrosch's “Cyrano,” and especially
her Micaela in last season’s “Carmen,”
are anticipating the matinee with
more than ordinary interest. {
Mme., Alda was one of the sensa
tional figures in Atlanta opera last
year, though she was cast in a paftl
in which a more temperamental and
self-conscions star soprano would
have refused, for Micaela is asecond
ary role In the Bizet opera, the Car
men having most of the spotilght.
But the role has two arias of not
able beauty, especially the famous “I
Am Not Faint Hearted” in the smug
glers’ camp scene, and when Alda
sang this the audience gave her an
ovation which had not been surpassed
even by the epplause given Geral
dine Farrar, the Carmen. There was
curtain call after.curtain call for Alda
and when the opera was over it was
conceded to have been a dual trl-
Linph.
“Mme, Alda is the Patsy Bolivar
of opera,” sald one member of the
Meciropolitan Wednesday., “As the
wife of the generanl manager, Mr.
Gattl-Casazza, she is given compara
tively few big opportunities, lest other
stars should rise up and declare that
favoritism is rulning opera and true
taient has no chance.”
The clanges in the Atianta pro-
Eram fortunately give Mme. Alda two
appearances instend of the one first
tcheduied. Bhe I 8 to sing Mim! In
Pucelni’s “La Boheme” on Saturday
night, It is her faVorite part, she
#nid Wadnesday. When Furrar be
cute 11 in Boston Jast week and cane
Ceicd hor ongagoment Mme, Alda
:utla New York, .l::m '“I reached
y telephone. caught a traln ip an
hour, and sang in “La Boheme” that
right. She is accustomed to taking.
on & moment's notice, the place of
Aly soprano who may develop a set
of nerves and It was & matter of
«ures with her,
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Martinelli Proves His Steel in
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it has excellent carrying qualities is
evidenced ‘by auditors in the renr-‘
most seats, who told me they hea.rd]
every note with ease, }
When the aria was ended, with that |
wonderfully sustained note as its eli- 1
max, Mme. Barrientog’ hearers paldl
her the sincere tompliment of wait
ing until the last sound had died
i
away. Then there was such a storm
;of appiause as the Auditorium wallsi
had not echoed in many a month. The
prima donna smiled delightfully and
bowed again and again. Then Ba—i
vagnoli, who was conducting, like thei
artist he is, with every care for the|
singer, swept his orchestra into the
even more admirable aria, “Swift as
i Thought.” Here Barirentos had even
more opportunity for those “bird
notes” which have made her famous. |
Then Martinelli, the Edgar, Pntered.f
and they sang their series of fine.
duets. When the act ended, the pair
were called before the curtain again
and again,
Audience Goes Mad. ‘
t The second act, opening with the
wedding scene, was splendidly sung.
Then the “great moment” for dyvotees |
of “Lucia” arrived, the famous Sex
tet. It was sung by Martinelli, de
Luca, Barrientos, Rothier, Bada and
Audisio. “When It closed, the audi
ence went mad. In vair. the Edgar
and the Enrico drew their swords and
began the action of the next scene,
Rothier signaled that Barirentos,
whose face was plllowed on the
basso’s chest, declined to sing again.
But the audience would not be denied. |
It “broke up the show” until at lastz
Barrientos .nodded and Bavagnoli|
again took up the familiar notes
which mark the opening of the Sex
tet. It was sung once more and then
the matinee crowd was satisfied to let !
the opera go on. ]
The third act, though opening with
A basso alr splendidiy sung by Ro
thier and a chorus of exceptional
beauty, practically is all Barrientos.
It Is here that Lucia, having slain her
husband, appears in delirium and
sings the famous “Mad Scene.”
Such marvelous. scintiilating runs
as Barrlentos sang! She swept easily,
without apparent offort, into cadenza
which soared into the clouds and
down to earth again, The orchestra
was silent as she showered her vocal
pearis. There were no words here,
for not even the liquid Italian could
be sung to such roulades as these.
‘The diva sang as a mocking bird, rip
'piénx’. fllar‘.“",tl') notes, free as air,
Toward the close, where she reached
the supreme height of her vocal “fire
works” a flute in the orchestra joined
|the voice and they sang in ©mion.
When the curtain fel! the audience
rose in its seats and cheered. Bar
rientos was forced to acknowledge a
‘u.m-n calls by bowing before the cur
tain,
Martinelli True Artist,
While the Lucia must always be the
outstanding figure when this opera !s
recalled, due praise must be given
Glovannl Martinelll, the excellent
tenor who became such a favorite last
season., His scenes with Bnrlenxc
in the first act and his part In the
sextet and the dialogue which fol
lows it were splendidly sung. But it
was not untll the last act, when Kd
gar Is pouring out his soul at Lucia's
tomb, that the tenor had his best op
portunity. This act was all Marti
nelli, even as the third was all Bcr-“
rientos. 1 have never heard Mart!.
nell! sing with such color and such
sweetnass as In the lovely air, “Oh,
bell’ alma Innmon‘?"
De Luca, the new baritone, though
in & role overshadowed by tenor and
soprano, made a most favorable im
’pru-ldn. He s evidently a most fin
ished artist and his volce is a beau
tiful one, Hiw scenes are in the fAirst
two acts, with severa! fine arias and
idueu with Lucia, and his fine bari
o fairly dominated the sextet.
Mme, Barrientos was not heard to
advaniage in this, her volce being
hardly suited to combating such
flood of sound. Angelo Bada, in the
brief role of Arthur, sang his one
aria beautifully.
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Joe Hill Hall Slated
.
For Macon Judgeship
MACON, April 26.-~The uppointment
of Jos Hill Hall, for sixteen years a rep
rosentative in the Georgla Legisiature
from Blbb County, and candidate for
Governor In 1912, as judge of the City
.l'wun of Macon 1o take the place of
Judge Robert Hodges, named for the
Court of Appeals 10 suocesd Judge Rich
ard B/sßusecll, in regurded as & certaln
ty here today
The appointment probably will be u:
nounced by UGovernor Marris following
his return 1o Atlanta from his Memorial
Day speaking sppoiniment at Dublin to. |
Anv
N.Y. American’s
2 MOEY 91 Obcra
The New York American today
published the following :
ATLANTA, GA, April 25.—At
lanta is in the midst of its sev
enth season of grand opera, with
the Metropolitan Company and
recognized muslcians from every
part of the South already ac
claiming it by far the most suc
cessful from an artistic point of
view.
The largest throng that ever at
tended an operatic performance in
the South saw the premiere Mon
day night, when Saint-Saens’
“Samson et Dalila” was presented,
with Messrs. Caruso, Amato and
Rothier and Mme. Ober.
It was the famous German con
tralto’s first attempt to sing the
part of Dallla since she joined the ¢
Metropolitan Company, and her’
debut in the role was little short
of a triumph. After her great aria
and duet with Caruso in the sec
ond act, she was asked to respond
to no less than a dozen curtain
" calls,
The great tenor, too, was in
splendid volce and was given an
ovation. Amato, as always, sang
in faultless fashion.
Barrientos Makes Debut.
Mme. Barrientos made her At
lanta debut today at matinee in
“Lucia,” substituted at the last
moment for “Butterfly” on ac
count of the illmess of Geraldine
Farrar. The audience was hard
1y smaller than on the opening
night, and was decidedly more
demonstrative. The brilllant col
oratura of the Spanish prima don
na swept the throng. The old
Donizetti score has been heard
here time and time again, the last
time with Frieda Hempel in the
soprano role. Despite this, Mme.
Barrientos suffered nothing, and
was hailed as the greatest of col-
oraturas. She sings again tomor
row night in “La Sonnambula”
the old Bellini favorite, ;
« Thursday matinee Martinelli,
Alda, Ober and Amato will appear
in “Alda;” Friday evening Cy
ruso and Barrlentoe in “Martha;”
Saturday matinee Sembach, Go
ritz and Gadski in “Melstersing
er,” and Saturday night the sea
~son will close with Caruso, Scott!
and Alda in “La Boheme.”
Atlanta was never so brilliant
socially as this week. During the
annual engagement of the Metro
politan all of the clube in the city,
as well as many private res!-
dences, have been the scenes of
magnificent and sumptuous social
affairs.
At Capital City Club.
The largest event of Monday
evening was at the Capital City
Club when the Atlanta Muslc
Festival Association entertained
at a supper-dance the opera
stars and directors.
Edward H. Inman, president of
the club, acted as official host, as
sisted by Mrs. Inman. Among the
guests at this table were Mr. Ca-
Tuso, Mr. and Mrs. Pasquall Am
ato, Mr. and Mrs. Gatti-Casazza,
Mr. Polacco, Miss Leonora
Sparks, Miss Marfe Mattfield,
Miss Mason, My, Scott and other
members of the Metaopolitan; Mr.
and Mrs. Willam Lawson Peel,
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Grant, Mr,
and Mrs. Hughes Spalding, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. Ulric Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs,
H. M. Atkinson and Joseph Brown
Connally,
Governor and Mrs. John Mar
shall Slaton entertained a large
party in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Willlam Randolph Hearst, of New
York, and of Mrs. Del Los Blod
gett, of Washington, D. C. The
other guests were Miss Blodgett,
of Washington, D, C.; gl.u Ha
zel Bliss, Margaret rich and
Virginia Treland, of New York;
Mr. and Mrs, John E. Murphy,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richardson,
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Mcßurney,
Mr, and Mrs. Preston Arkwright,
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bryan and
Mrs. Allyn Campbell, of Chicago;*
Colonel John Temple Graves, of
Washington, D. C.; B T. Barham,
of Lox Angeles; E. T. Lamb, of
Norfolk, Va.; Robin Adair, John
Hardisty, Kenneth Mcßae and
Dr. E. (. Ballenger,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alsop en
tertnined Mr. and Mrs Stewart
Witham, Miss Mignon MeCarty
and Brooks Morgan,
Visitors Gueste in Parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Kiser «;—
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Robert I,
Mnaddox, Mr_ and Mrs. Joseph Ga -
tins, Jr., Colonel and Mrs. Rob
ert Lowry, Dr. and Mres. Phinizy
Calhoun,
Cator Woolford entertained Mr.
and Mrs, W, B. Woolford, of Bal
timore; Miss Annle Kiiby, Miss
Isoline Campbell, PEugene V.
Havnes and Norman Cooledge.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Harper
entertained for Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Haroer, of Philadeiphla, the other
guests belng Mr. and Mrs. Wil
Uam Hawkins, Mr and Mrs. A. B,
Simms and Mr. and Mre. Bdgar
Dunlap
Mrs, E. W, McCerren, Mr. and
Mrs. George W, Nicolson, Mrs, IV,
W. Kiiby, of Anniston; Mr. Ki.
Hen, of Richmond, and Mr. Beall
formed a party.
Mr. and Mra. Jolin 8 Cohen had
with them Dr. and Mrs. Wiilis
Westmoreland, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lHam Huntley, of Buffalo, N. Y.
and Mr. an® Mre Lewis H. Vol
Occasional changes in of
fice is good policy. Let Pow
ers be Coroner awhile.
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Dr. and Mrs. W. 8. Goldsmith
entertained Mr. and Mrs, J. B.
Hockaday, Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Lamb, of Norfolk, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Hockaday, of Jack
sonville, ~
In Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Da
vis' party were Mr. and Mrs. R.
M. Walker, Miss Katherine Wallk
er, Mr, and Mrs. R. K. Rambo
and Miss Susan Allston, of
Charleston, 8. (~ who is the guest
of Mrs, Hendy Davis.
Others Who Entertained.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Thomas
‘entertained for Mrs, John C. La
tham, of Louisville, the guest of
Mr, and Mrs. John B. Howe.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Norris
entertained for their guest, Mrs.
Willilam Taylor Claiborne, of
Knoxville, others of the party be
ing Mr. and Mrs, Frank Ferley,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Beam, Mr.
and Mrs, H. B. Scott, Mrs, George
L. Morton, Mrs. A, W, Hill, Judge
B, H! Hill and Charles Trabue,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Nun
nally and Mr. and Mrs. George
Brine formed a party.
In another party were Misses
flafle Dinkins, Hallle Morton,
elen Rhorer, Alfred Priddy, Cas
sells Young and Carl Ramspeck.
(Others entertaining were Mr.
and Mrs. Warner Martin, Mr. and
Mrs. Thornton Marye, Mr. and
Mrs. William Speer, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Collier, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rus
sell Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
8. Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
L'Engie, Mr. and Mrs. R. M, Cal
laway, Mr and Mrs. James T.
Williams, Dr. and Mrs. John H.
Powell, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Wat
kins, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rosser,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bancker,
Mr. and Mrs. Haynes McFadden,
Mr. and Mrs, A. P. Coles, Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Goodhart, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Tye and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Johnson.
At Druid Hills.
Wednesday night the Druid
Hills Golf Club will entertain
about a thousand guests follow
ing the performance of “La Son
nambula,” while the Piedmont
Driving Club and Capital City
Club both will have big events
that night also.
Thursday the Druid Hille Golf
Club will have its annual dance
and this will be one among the
gayest events of the entire sea
son. Following the performance
of “Martha” Friday night there
will be a supper-dance at the
Capltal City Club, for which hun
dreds of reservations alregdy have
been made.
Saturday night will. conclude
the engagement of the Metropoli
tan In Atlanta. Following this
performance there will be a fina!
supper-dance and grand finale of
the soclal program at the Capital
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dancea and more or less informal
affairs are being given. Alto
gether the week promises to be
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standpoint that Atlanta has ever
known.
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Tonight
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“LA SONNAMBULA"
(In Italian)
Count Rodolfo ...... Addmo Didur
Teresa ......oveuv... Flore Perind
Amina .....,..... Mariac Barrientos
Elwino .......... Giacomo Damacceo
lAsa ....vvviivesenss. Bdith Mosii
Alessio .............. Giulio Rossi
4 N0tary,’.......... Pietro Audisto
Conductor ........ Giorgio Polacco
Ballet divertissements—Rosma Galli,
danseuse, Giuseppe Bonfiglio and
corps de ballet,
Operagoers so fort nate as to
have heard Maria Barrientos sing
in “Lucia” will need no hint not
to niiss “La Sonna\mbula" Wed
nesday night, for the old Bellini
opera was produced this year es
pecially to give opportunity to the
voice which all Atlanta is dis
cussing today. As Amina, the
sleep walker, Mme. Barrientos
has a number of beautiful airs,
and her truly marvelous colora
tura should have its best exposi
tion in the two great arias which
mark the last act,
The music of “La Sonnambula”
is light, tuneful and pleasing in
the extreme, It is brimming with
lilting choruses, and it gives in
dividual opportunity to several
leading singers of the Metropoli
tan. Adamo Didur, the basso,
has an especially fine air in the
first act, and Edith Mason, the
young American goprano, will
make her debut as ILisa, who is
assigned several brilllant mo
ments, Giacomo Damacco, a new
Itallan tenor, will make his At
lanta debut, '
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