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Jesse Thorn
3 days ago
Good morning! The final
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of the 2026 MaxFunDrive features ALL THREE PEACHES! Dan, Stu AND Elliott from
@flophousepodcast.com
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maximumfun.org/episodes/jor...
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Bone Yard, with Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, and Elliott Kalan of The Flop House | Maximum Fun
Weâre wrapping up the Max Fun Drive 2026 with our friends Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, and Elliott Kalan of The Flop House.
https://maximumfun.org/episodes/jordan-jesse-go/bone-yard-with-dan-mccoy-stuart-wellington-and-elliott-kalan-of-the-flop-house/
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The Flop House Podcast
2 days ago
We're only about 275 new/upgrading/boosting members from meeting our stretch goal and doing REVENGE OF THE FALLEN and DARK OF THE MOON on the member feed! We have until Sunday, and if we keep pace...
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The Flop House Podcast
4 days ago
Hollywood, don't sleep on our sequel ideas!
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Julia Is Moisturized, Unbothered, Not Asking for Money
6 days ago
a) you should support the Maximum Fun Network however that might be possible for you; there is so much great stuff b) the âCasters on Castersâ little special episode featuring
@flophousepodcast.com
âs
@dankmccoy.bsky.social
and Stuart Wellington and
@jessethorn.bsky.social
and John Hodgman was đđđđ
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We're opening ourselves up to your probing questions as part of the MaxFunDrive!
maximumfun.org/join/
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We're opening ourselves up to your probing questions as part of the MaxFunDrive!
maximumfun.org/join/
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MaxFunHQ
9 days ago
Flop House fan _nannerpuddin_ makes the case on Instagram. Dunno about you, but I'm convinced.
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FLOP HOUSE FANS! A reminder that the MaxFun Drive is going on RIGHT NOW! Please support our show! This is your chance to help our podcast keep doing the morally questionable work of making jokes about movies! Plus, you get fun bonus episodes!
maximumfun.org/join/
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Join | Maximum Fun
If you like one or more shows on MaxFun, and you value independent artists being able to do their thing, youâre the perfect person to become a MaxFun monthly member.
https://maximumfun.org/join/
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I got to talk on and on about my new fantasy/prison series BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS and my continuing work on HARLEY QUINN!
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The Flop House Podcast
13 days ago
Happy First Day of Max Fun Drive! We've got 3 celebratory treats for you! 1) All of FLOP TV S2 is free to view on our YouTube!
tinyurl.com/FlopTVS2
2) In the Flop House feed: CASTERS ON CASTERS where we interview
@hodgman.bsky.social
&
@jessethorn.bsky.social
, and vice versa! 1/2
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Flop TV Season Two - YouTube
The second series of Flop TV -- the live "TV" version of The Flop House Podcast -- flophousepodcast.com
https://tinyurl.com/FlopTVS2
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The Flop House Podcast
13 days ago
FOR THE FIRST TIME, this year, Max Funsters at the $10/mo level will have access to an AD-FREE FEED! All the Flop House fun, none of the ads (Jumbotrons and hosts' personal plugs excluded)! You can also pick one of these snazzy keychains, but let's be honest: the ad-free thing is the main event!
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WEDNESDAY! My run on HARLEY QUINN continues with Part 2 of "The HarQ Knight Returns", as we get answers about the nature of BatQuinn! (Well, YOU get answers, I wrote the thing so I already knew them.)
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15 days ago
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Tim Stevens
16 days ago
My favorite podcast is
@flophousepodcast.com
which is part of the Maximum Fun Network. Starting next week, MaxFun is doing its annual fundraiser. To commemorate that, here's
#HarleyQuinn
by Mario Chavez.
www.instagram.com/p/DXPjye_iRZy/
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The Flop House Podcast
17 days ago
Max Fun members! Check your member bonus feed for the THRILLING CONCLUSION of the latest SlopTales arc!
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I somehow ended up as the answer to a crossword in the Wall Street Journal! I can only assume how many Americans will find themselves baffled!
www.wsj.com/articles/the...
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THRIFTY COMEDY FANS: The ebook of JOKE FARMING (my book on joke writing) is only $3.99 for a limited time at online retailers! It's never been cheaper to learn ALL OF MY COMEDY WRITING SECRETS!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Joke Farming
The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane. Â Philosophers may debate the meaning ...
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/J/bo256157831.html
about 2 months ago
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THRIFTY COMEDY FANS: The ebook of JOKE FARMING (my book on joke writing) is only $3.99 for a limited time at online retailers! It's never been cheaper to learn ALL OF MY COMEDY WRITING SECRETS!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Joke Farming
The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane. Â Philosophers may debate the meaning ...
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/J/bo256157831.html
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Dave Richards
2 months ago
My Patreon interview with Elliott Kalan about his fantasy, crime comic, Barbarian Behind Bars, for
@madcavestudios.com
is now free. Check it out, and if you like what you read, please consider becoming a paid subscriber
www.patreon.com/posts/kalans...
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Kalanâs Barbarian Behind Bars Blends 70s Exploitation and 80s Fantasy | Dave Richards Writes Awesome Stuff
Get more from Dave Richards Writes Awesome Stuff on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/kalans-barbarian-152052856
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Bearded Comic Bro
2 months ago
Had a blast talking with
@elliottkalan.bsky.social
about his newest book from
@madcavestudios.com
âBarbarian Behind Barsâ and also his current run on
@dcoffical.bsky.social
current âHarley Quinnâ series!!
#comics
#comicbooks
#madcavestudios
#dc
#harleyquinn
youtu.be/Ehjoi8LAlt8?...
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Interview with Elliott Kalan (writer of Barbarian Behind Bars and Harley Quinn)
YouTube video by Bearded Comic Bro
https://youtu.be/Ehjoi8LAlt8?si=7k7aNgYDvluBTgPX
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REMINDER: My new comic BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS #1 is in comics stores now! Please buy it and read it and like it!
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3 months ago
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REMINDER: My new comic BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS #1 is in comics stores now! Please buy it and read it and like it!
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TODAY IN COMICS STORES! Andrea Mutti and I present BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS #1 from
@madcavestudios.com
! A hero from another world lands on earth -- and gets thrown in the slammer! What's an overworked public defender to do? High fantasy meets b-movie pulp! Violence!
madcavestudios.com/series/barba...
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Barbarian Behind Bars - Mad Cave Studios
Mad Cave Studios is proud to present BARBARIAN BEHIND BARSâa five-issue prison-action-fantasy miniseries that throws high adventure and hard time into the same cell. From writer Elliott Kalan (Maniac ...
https://madcavestudios.com/series/barbarian-behind-bars/?srsltid=AfmBOoozJJptiIcAkz0LljZaY9dJ2ghR_XDwIylHNP9myK6n56ddW7Os
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I once wrote a VERY silly HADES miniseries (based on the Disney villain/Greek god of the same name). Now it's part of a Kickstarter campaign to get the Deluxe Graphic Treatment. Don't miss your chance for the goofiest Deluxe Graphic Novel you might ever see!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dyn...
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Disney Villains Deluxe Graphic Novels & Mystery Bag
Four Dastardly Villains - Cruella, Hades, Scar, and Maleficent - Deliver Incredible Deluxe Graphic Novels For Your Disney Collection!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dynamiteent/disney-villains-deluxe-graphic-novels-and-omnibus?ref=ecoaqc
3 months ago
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And SECOND, my friend
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had me on his show Beginnings!
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3 months ago
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Nothing is more important right now than standing up to our government and standing with its victims. THAT BEING SAID, if you need a break, I have two podcast interviews for you. FIRST: my good buddy
@jessethorn.bsky.social
had me on his show
@bullseye.maximumfun.org
!
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
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Writer and Daily Show alum Elliott Kalan on the secret to writing great jokes : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
Elliot Kalan has been the head writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot. Now heâs written a book about joke writing. Itâs called Joke Farming: How to Write...
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1-5693193/writer-and-daily-show-alum-elliott-kalan-on-the-secret-to-writing-great-jokes
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The Flop House Podcast
4 months ago
Come see us at SF Sketchfest on 1/25!
tinyurl.com/mr2bybup
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A reminder that I'm sill writing HARLEY QUINN, each and every month from
@dc.com
! Come for the violence-based fun, stay for the violence-based friendship!
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4 months ago
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I talked to Rebekah Buchanan at New Books Network about JOKE FARMING, because it's a new book! Why not take a listen, and then maybe even buy the book after...?
newbooksnetwork.com/joke-farming
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Elliott Kalan, "Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense" (U Chicago Press, 2025) - New Books Network
https://newbooksnetwork.com/joke-farming
5 months ago
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TOMORROW: An all-new FLOPTV! We're talking about one of the greatest ever "Grown Man In a Diaper Wanders the Dystopian Future" movies! ZARDOZ! 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, LIVE on your screen IF YOU HAVE A TICKET!
www.simpletix.com/e/flop-tv-3-...
@flophousepodcast.com
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Flop TV 3 - Zardoz Tickets | Flop TV / The Flop House Podcast
Flop TV 3 is a season of SIX MONTHLY VIDEO LIVE STREAMS, featuring your favorite bad movie podcasters in fun-sized, watch-at-home versions of our live shows. From September 2025 to February 2026, on t...
https://www.simpletix.com/e/flop-tv-3-zardoz-tickets-227845
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One of the greats needs our help!
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5 months ago
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I got to be a guest on one of my favorite podcasts! My only regret is that I talked too much.
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5 months ago
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Very excited to announce a new comics series from we of the Maniac of New York team! BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS is high fantasy mixed with a pulp B-movie prison story -- with all the violence that implies! First issue comes out Febrary 2026!
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25TH! We
@flophousepodcast.com
boys will be back for another live show at SF Sketch Fest! It's an afternoon show, so bring the whole family if they like swearing!
sfsketchfest2026.sched.com/event/2BR1i
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SF Sketchfest 2026: The Flop House: A Podcast About Bad Movi...
View more about this event at SF Sketchfest 2026
https://sfsketchfest2026.sched.com/event/2BR1i
5 months ago
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For Writer's Digest, I wrote up a little taste of the kind of joke writing advice you'll find in my new book JOKE FARMING from
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
:
www.writersdigest.com/why-farm-for...
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Why Farm for Jokes? (Or Inspiration Is for Suckers)
Television writer and author Elliott Kalan explains why humor writers should farm for jokes, including a three-step process for doing it.
https://www.writersdigest.com/why-farm-for-jokes-or-inspiration-is-for-suckers
6 months ago
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CHICAGO! Your second chance to see me tomorrow (Sunday) is at the
@flophousepodcast.com
late show at Sleeping Village at 9:30 pm! A few tickets are still available!
sleeping-village.com/event/the-fl...
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The Flop House Podcast (Late Show)
Spacious, bi-level bar with ample draft beer & cider plus coffee in the AM, live music in the PM.
https://sleeping-village.com/event/the-flop-house-podcast-late-show/
6 months ago
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CHICAGO! Tomorrow (Sunday), you have two chances to see me in person! FIRST CHANCE: talking about joke writing at 57th Street Books at 3 pm!
www.semcoop.com/event/anne-l...
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Anne Libera & Elliott Kalan - "Funnier" & "Joke Farming" | Seminary Co-op Bookstores
https://www.semcoop.com/event/anne-libera-elliott-kalan-funnier-joke-farming
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Proud to return to SF Sketchfest in January! Sketchfest tix on sale starting this Sunday 11/16!
sfsketchfest.com/2026-lineup/
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2026 Lineup - SF Sketchfest
SF Sketchfest is San Franciscoâs premier comedy festival showcasing improv, sketch, podcasts, films and more.
https://sfsketchfest.com/2026-lineup/
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Did you miss me on the radio talking about my new book JOKE FARMING? You can still hear it right here (about 32 minutes in)!
omny.fm/shows/airtal...
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City Council vote on rent stabilization, An interview with Susan Orlean, and more - AirTalk
Today on AirTalk: LA City Council votes on rent stabilization; the cultural significance of Zohran Mamdani; how to write a joke; Bill Gates' comments on climate; and an interview with Susan Orlean. T...
https://omny.fm/shows/airtalk/city-council-vote-on-rent-stabilization-an-interview-with-susan-orlean-and-more
6 months ago
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WEDNESDAY! I'll be talking about my new book, JOKE FARMING, on
@laist.com
radio around 9:40 am PT. "Hey, isn't that when Air Talk is on?" Yeah, that's when Air Talk is on! Because I'm going to be on Air Talk!
laist.com
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Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire | LAist
Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire
https://laist.com/
6 months ago
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I got to talk about my new book JOKE FARMING on one of the greatest podcasts of all time!
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CHICAGO COMEDY FANS: I'll be at 57th Street Books on Sunday, 11/16 at 3 pm signing copies of my new book JOKE FARMING! Stop by and buy a book and I'll sign it -- in PERMANENT INK!
www.semcoop.com/event/anne-l...
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Anne Libera & Elliott Kalan - "Funnier" & "Joke Farming" | Seminary Co-op Bookstores
https://www.semcoop.com/event/anne-libera-elliott-kalan-funnier-joke-farming
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6 months ago
Just pre-ordered Joke Farming by
@elliottkalan.bsky.social
, who is a real person that has made some very funny things despite his lack of a profile pic on this website. He's a real person though, with glasses and hairs and the rest!
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Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense
Amazon.com: Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense: 9780226829920: Kalan, Elliott: Books
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0226829928?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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In 30 minutes! We at
@flophousepodcast.com
will be live on your computer screens (if you tune in) talking about the 1980 laser-rollerskate-Greek-myth musical XANADU!
theflophouse.simpletix.com
#FlopTV
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Flop TV / The Flop House Podcast Events
https://theflophouse.simpletix.com/
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CHICAGO COMEDY FANS: I'll be at 57th Street Books on Sunday, 11/16 at 3 pm signing copies of my new book JOKE FARMING! Stop by and buy a book and I'll sign it -- in PERMANENT INK!
www.semcoop.com/event/anne-l...
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Anne Libera & Elliott Kalan - "Funnier" & "Joke Farming" | Seminary Co-op Bookstores
https://www.semcoop.com/event/anne-libera-elliott-kalan-funnier-joke-farming
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Marvel by the Month
6 months ago
NEW EPISODE!
@elliottkalan.bsky.social
(The Flop House, Harley Quinn) returns to the show to talk about a new licensed Marvel comic about some sort of war in the stars!
bit.ly/MBTMapr77
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A RARE PIECE OF GOOD NEWS: My new book on the art of joke writing, JOKE FARMING from
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
is now available for purchase by YOU! Everything (mostly) I learned from two decades of professional humor writing, in one not-very-long book!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Joke Farming
The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane. Â Philosophers may debate the meaning ...
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/J/bo256157831.html
7 months ago
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As you can see from this photo: I just received a real, actual copy of my humor writing book JOKE FARMING (in stores 11/12!) AND I cut my finger! It's been an exciting day!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Christine Nangle
7 months ago
The Guild must not let this go. We need more clarity about this decision to suspend.
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In preparation for the High Holy Days, I got to talk about one of the Jewishest comics there is!
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8 months ago
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Writers Guild of America East
8 months ago
The following is a statement from the WGA on ABCâs decision to pull âJimmy Kimmel Live!â
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