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2006 Romania, Gypsies { 37 images } Created 3 Nov 2008

Photographs from a multi-year project documenting the culture and lifestyles of the Romanian roma gypsies.
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  • Scrap metal being collected in a garden, prior to being sold to a metal foundry, by the roma (gypsies) of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of SIntesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, western brand cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Roma girl Garoafa Mihai, aged 14 years, a few weeks prior to her wedding, standing in the kitchen of her parent's home in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • The maid of the Grafian Mihai family, standing in the kitchen of the house she works in, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to take on maids and family helpers, as well as to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • 14 year old Roma girl Garoafa Mihai, a few weeks prior to her wedding, throws her younger brother Mario up in the air whilst her sisters watch, in her parent's home in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • At a meeting to organise the dowry presents of skirts and blouses of 14 year old Garoafa Mihai,    another young woman named Garoafa sits exhausted breast feeding her child, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The dowry consisted of over 200 skirts and blouses as well as a bed, television, refrigerator, kitchen equipment, and all the things deemed necessary to start a modern household. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Roma woman Veta Mihai stands observing her Romanian employees building a garage for her husbands BMW car, in village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Dogs and scrap metal in the yard of a Roma house, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The house was built previously to a different design, but the owners the Stanescu family, disliked the finished product, tore it down and rebuilt their home to a different and current layout. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • A Roma woman, from a family newly arrived in the camp, stands beside her tent home and cart, within close proximity to large homes built by other, richer, Roma residents of the village of  Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Mother of Florin "Ciprian' Lulu sleeps beside a large teddy bear on her sofa, in the run up to her 13 year old son's wedding, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006.  The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • A young Roma girl sits in her family's new Volkswagen Passat car, on the day they took ownership of it and held a party to celebrate it, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The older, more traditional transportation method of horses and carts is seen from the window. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • A Roma family hold a party in their yard, with food and drinks, to celebrate the arrival of their new 40,000 USD Volkswagen Passat car, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Mia (left) and Isabella Mihai (centre), play with cousin Albinuta Mihai (on right), in a paddling pool in their garden in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Laura Lulu (on left) recieves reading and writing school lessons from Rodica, her family maid, whilst her brother Ionut watches, in her home, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Laura Lulu (on floor) sits with her mother in the family home, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Gogoaie Lulu (centre in yellow) sits with family and friends at the end of a birthday party for his 13 year old son Florin 'Ciprian' (not pictured),  outside the family home, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. A few weeks after this picture was taken Florin 'Ciprian' would be getting married, aged 13 years and 2 months. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • A piece of an airplane, bearing the insignia 'Europa',  stands against a tree in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal such as this part of a plane. In January 2007 Romania will join the European Community. The roma of Sintesti have made large profits from their business enabling them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Mia Radu (on left) and Talia Radu,  cleaning in their home, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. When asked if they knew how to use a computer Mia replied "No, we only know how to clean it." The roma women of Sintesti do not go to school and receive no education. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Florin 'Ciprian' Lulu, aged 13, plays on his laptop burning CD's of music,  in his parent's home, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. One month after this picture Florin 'Ciprian' would be marrying 14 year old Garoafa Mihai. The computers exist primarily ( I am told) as a way for the Roma to check the daily stock exchange values of certain metals, but in reality are usually not connected to the internet, nor does anyone have the necessary knowledge to use them.  The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • A t-shirt bearing the image of American gangster rap-musician '50 Cent' hangs beside traditional roma headscarves, in a garden in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Toma Mihai in his house, in front of a wall mural, in the village of Sintesti, Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Bianca (on left) and Fraga (on right), two young roma women, stand in Bianca's kitchen in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The roma women of the village do not attend school, even as children, or have employment, instead staying home to raise children and do housework. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Fraga stands in the kitchen of a home, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The roma women of the village do not attend school, even as children, or have employment, instead staying home to raise children and do housework. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • An afternoon of drinking home made 'tuica'  plum brandy and whisky, whilst eating cheese and tomatoes, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • The decorative curtains with fake grapes, and waterfall mural wallpaper, of a newly decorated home in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • A young boy standing by one of the new expensive cars in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • 18 year old Radu Toma driving his brand new Porsche Cayenne 4-wheel drive jeep in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The men of the village all favor German makes of vehicles, believing them better than others, and if they can not drive themselves (due to the inability to read and write during the driving test examination), then they hire chauffeurs to drive them. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • The view of the main road that runs through Sintesti as seen from inside 18 year old Radu Toma's new Porsche Cayenne 4-wheel drive jeep, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The men of the village all favor German makes of vehicles, believing them better than others, and if they can not drive themselves (due to the inability to read and write during the driving test examination), then they hire chauffeurs to drive them. Sixteen years ago this road had fields on either side, now expensive houses compete for attention and expensive cars drive past the more traditional horses and carts. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • 13 year old Mia (on right), stands in front of a shed with a cable Television satellite dish, in the "old" part of the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The old part of the village houses the poorer families within the camp who have not yet earned enough money to move down nearer to the main road, and to build a new home. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • A roma elder sits in front of a poorly painted mural depicting mermaids in a house in the "old" part of the village of Sintesti, in Romania, early August 2006. The old part of the village houses the poorer families within the camp who have not yet earned enough money to move down nearer to the main road, and to build a new home. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • On her way to the toilet at the bottom of the garden, Roxana walks past a dead pig which has been slaughtered, and awaits butchering, to provide food for the wedding of Garoafa Mihai and Ciprian Lulu, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006. For the wedding 100 pigs, costing approximately 30,000 USD, were slaughtered. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Whilst standing beside her mother Papusha, and on her wedding day to Florin 'Ciprian' Lulu, Garoafa Mihai talks on the phone to a relative, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006. For the wedding 100 pigs, costing approximately 30,000 USD, were slaughtered. Later in the weekend of celebration Garoafa wore a gold "salbe"-necklace of gold Franz Josef coins, around her neck worth an estimated 30,000 USD. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • On their wedding day Florin 'Ciprian' Lulu (centre, seated) and Garoafa Mihai (right) play with friends and their mobile phones, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006. For the wedding 100 pigs, costing approximately 30,000 USD, were slaughtered. Later in the weekend of celebration Garoafa wore a gold "salbe"-necklace of gold Franz Josef coins, around her neck worth an estimated 30,000 USD. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • On her wedding day to Florin 'Ciprian' Lulu, Garoafa Mihai (in white) dances in the street with her father-in-law Gogoaie Lulu (left), in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006. For the wedding 100 pigs, costing approximately 30,000 USD, were slaughtered. Garoafa wore a gold "salbe"- a necklace of gold Franz Josef coins, worth an estimated 30,000 USD. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Isabella Mihai sits bored on an armchair which is part of the dowry presents (along with the rack of scarves) of her elder sister Garoafa, on the day of Garoafa's wedding to Florin 'Ciprian' Lulu,  in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006.  The dowry gifts are brought from Garoafa's family's home to be displayed along the roadside, for all the village to see. For the wedding 100 pigs, costing approximately 30,000 USD, were slaughtered. Garoafa wore a gold "salbe"- a necklace of gold Franz Josef coins, worth an estimated 30,000 USD. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal ( the smoke in the background comes from a metal furnace). The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Men sit drinking surrounded by goods which constitute the dowry of 14 year old Garoafa Mihai on the day of her wedding to 13 year old Florin 'Ciprian' Lulu, in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006.  The men hold a goose decorated with a blue ribbon, as a gift to an old women from whom many years previously they had stolen a goose. For the wedding of Garoafa and Ciprian 100 pigs, costing approximately 30,000 USD, were slaughtered. Garoafa wore a gold "salbe"- a necklace of gold Franz Josef coins, worth an estimated 30,000 USD. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Roma popstar Florin Salam earns his fee of approximately 20,000 USD by singing on the day of Garoafa's wedding to Florin 'Ciprian' Lulu,  in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006.  For the wedding of Garoafa and Ciprian 100 pigs, costing approximately 30,000 USD, were slaughtered. Garoafa wore a gold "salbe"- a necklace of gold Franz Josef coins, worth an estimated 30,000 USD. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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  • Roma girls dance in the street, illuminated only by a passing truck, on the day of 14 year old Garoafa Mihai's wedding to 13 year old Florin 'Ciprian' Lulu,  in the village of Sintesti, in Romania, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006.  For the wedding 100 pigs, costing approximately 30,000 USD, were slaughtered. Garoafa wore a gold "salbe"- a necklace of gold Franz Josef coins, worth an estimated 30,000 USD. The Kalderari roma of Sintesti are by tradition metal workers, originally making alcohol stills, pots and pans, but now dealing in scrap metal. The large profits from their business have enabled them to build large houses in the village of Sintesti, 20km from Bucharest, and to invest in fast, Western brand name cars such as BMW's, Mercedes and Porsche.
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