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Pacifism
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion MI(C)/TE(C)/US(C)/67(C)/AT(F1)/BR(F1)/ON(C)
Text(6th/7th/ON):Enchanted creature can't attack or block.

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Pack Hunt
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE+errata):Search your library for up to three cards with the same name as target creature, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your library. [Oracle 2000/10/24]

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Pain (Pain/Suffering)
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=B
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Target player discards a card from his or her hand.
Note -See Suffering (Pain/Suffering) for the second half of this card.
Note -Also see Split Cards, Rule K.24.

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Painbringer
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):1/1. ; {Tap},Remove any number of cards in your graveyard from the game: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards removed this way.

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Painful Memories
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion MI(U)/6(C)
Text(6th):Look at target opponent's hand and choose a card from it. Put that card on top of that player's library.

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Paladin en-Vec
Color White
Type Creature - Knight
Cost Cost=1WW
Expansion EX(R)
Text(EX):2/2, First Strike, Protection from Black, Protection from Red.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Pale Bears
Color Green
Type Creature - Bear
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA):2/2, Islandwalk.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Pale Moon
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE):Until end of turn, if a player taps a nonbasic land for mana, it produces colorless mana instead of its normal type.
The ability does not change the amount of mana produced, only the color. [Nemesis FAQ 2000/02/07]

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Palinchron
Color Blue
Type Creature - Illusion
Cost Cost=5UU
Expansion UL(R)
Text(UL+errata):4/5, Flying ; When ~this~ comes into play, if you played it from your hand, untap up to seven lands. ; {2}{U}{U}: Return ~this~ to its owner's hand. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
The errata makes it so you only untap lands if it comes into play by being cast from your hand. It does not untap lands if put into play as the effect of a spell or ability, even if it is put into play from your hand. [DCI Tournament Update 1999/03/01]
Playing the card using an effect that lets you play something that is not in your hand will not trigger this ability. [bethmo 1999/03/05]
You can untap 0 to 7 lands. [D'Angelo 1999/02/13]
Does not target the lands. [D'Angelo 1999/02/13]
Can be used on already untapped lands (with no effect). [D'Angelo 1999/02/13]
Can be used on another player's lands. [D'Angelo 1999/02/13]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Palladia-Mors
Color Multi
Type Creature - Elder Dragon Legend
Cost Cost=2WWGGR
Expansion LG(R)/CH(U1)
Text(CH+errata):7/7, Flying, Trample. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you pay {R}{G}{W}. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Pallimud
Color Red
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):*/3. ; As ~this~ comes into play, choose an opponent. ; ~this~'s power is equal to the number of tapped lands the chosen player controls. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Panacea
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):{X}{X},{Tap}: Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

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Pandemonium
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion EX(R)
Text(EX+errata):Whenever a creature comes into play, that creature's controller may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature or player of his or her choice. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
The triggered ability (see Rule A.4) does not check the creature's power until the ability resolves. If the creature is not in play when the ability resolves, it does damage equal to the power of the creature right before it left play. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01] This means that if a creature comes into play which can destroy itself as a "comes into play" ability, the order of resolution of the triggered abilities does not matter. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
The triggered ability (see Rule A.4) is played and controlled by the player who controlled the creature at the time the creature came into play. [WotC Rules Team 1998/07/01]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Pangosaur
Color Green
Type Creature - Lizard
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):6/6. ; Whenever a player plays a land, return ~this~ to its owner's hand.

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Pang Tong, "Young Phoenix"
Color White
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=1WW
Expansion P3(R)
Text(P3):1/2. ; On your turn, before you attack, you may tap ~this~ to give any one creature +0/+2 until the end of the turn.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "{Tap}: Target creature gets +0/+2 until end of turn. Play this ability only on your turn before combat." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Panic
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=R
Expansion IA(C)/5(C)
Text(5th+errata):Play ~this~ only during combat before the declare blockers step. ; Target creature can't block this turn. ; Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Note -Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.

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Panic Attack
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion PY(C)
Text(PY):Up to three target creatures can't block this turn.

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Panther Warriors
Color Green
Type Creature - Cat Warrior
Cost Cost=4G
Expansion VI(C)/PT(C)/6(C)
Text(VI/6th):6/3.
Note -The Portal version had no creature type.

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Paper Tiger
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=4
Expansion UG(C)
Text(UG):4/3. ; Rock Lobsters can't attack or block.
Optional Rule: If it blocks a blue creature, it gets wet and soggy and is sacrificed. [TomHa 1998/09/15]
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

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Paradigm Shift
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion WL(R)
Text(WL+errata):Remove all cards in your library from the game. Then shuffle your graveyard into your library. [Oracle 1999/07/01]

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Parallax Dementia
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion NE(C)
Text(NE):Fading 1. ; Enchanted creature gets +3/+2. ; When ~this~ leaves play, destroy enchanted creature. That creature can't be regenerated.
Note -Also see Fading, Rule A.16.

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Parallax Inhibitor
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE):{1},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Put a fade counter on each permanent with fading you control.
Note -Also see Fading, Rule A.16.

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Parallax Nexus
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE+errata):Fading 5. ; Remove a fade counter from ~this~: Target opponent removes a card in his or her hand from the game if ~this~ is in play. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery. ; When ~this~ leaves play, each player returns to his or her hand all cards he or she owns removed from the game with ~this~. [Oracle 2001/05/02]
If this card is not in play on resolution of its ability, the effect does nothing. [Nemesis FAQ 2000/02/07]
The target opponent chooses which card to remove from the game. [D'Angelo 2000/07/24]
Note -Also see Fading, Rule A.16.
Note -Cycle with Parallax Tide and Parallax Wave.

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Parallax Tide
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE+errata):Fading 5. ; Remove a fade counter from ~this~: Remove target land from the game if ~this~ is in play. ; When ~this~ leaves play, each player returns to play all cards he or she owns removed from the game with ~this~. [Oracle 2001/05/02]
If this card is not in play on resolution of its ability, the effect does nothing. [Nemesis FAQ 2000/02/07]
Note -Also see Fading, Rule A.16.
Note -Cycle with Parallax Nexus and Parallax Wave.

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Parallax Wave
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE+errata):Fading 5. ; Remove a fade counter from ~this~: Remove target creature from the game if ~this~ is in play. ; When ~this~ leaves play, each player returns to play all cards other than ~this~ he or she owns removed from the game with ~this~. [Oracle 2001/05/02]
If this card is not in play on resolution of its ability, the effect does nothing. [Nemesis FAQ 2000/02/07]
If Parallax Wave somehow removes itself from the game, it will not return itself to play. [Nemesis FAQ 2000/02/07] But if removed by a different Parallax Wave, it will still return. [DeLaney 2000/02/21]
Note -Also see Fading, Rule A.16.
Note -Cycle with Parallax Nexus and Parallax Tide.

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Parallel Evolution
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3GG
Expansion TO(R)
Text(TO):Flashback {4}{G}{G}{G}. ; For each creature token in play, its controller puts a creature token into play that's a copy of that creature.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Parallel Thoughts
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion SC(R)
Text(SC):When ~this~ comes into play, search your library for seven cards, remove them from the game in a face-down pile, and shuffle that pile. Then shuffle your library. ; If you would draw a card, you may instead put the top card of the pile you removed into your hand.
If you have fewer than 7 cards in your library, remove them all. [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]
You cannot look at the face down cards. [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]
You can choose to take the top card from the pile (and not draw) even if there are no cards in the pile. This allows you to skip draws. [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]

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Paralyze
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=B
Expansion ABUR45(C)
Text(5th+errata):When ~this~ comes into play, tap enchanted creature. ; Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. ; Enchanted creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4}. If you do, untap this creature." [Oracle 2000/02/01]
It can only be untapped using Paralyze once per turn. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
Two Paralyzes are not cumulative. Paying either one will untap the creature. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
Paying the cost is optional. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
The enchantment is a permanent. It does not leave once it is paid. This is a common mistake. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
Because Paralyze is paid during upkeep, the creature does avoid restrictions on the untap phase such as Smoke, and can untap when Stasis is in effect, or untap around the Meekstone. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
The creature becomes tapped just after Paralyze comes into play (see Rule E.3), not when it is declared. [Aahz 1994/07/29]
Paralyze can be played on creatures which are already tapped. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Parapet
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion VI(C)
Text(VI+errata):You may play ~this~ any time you could play an instant. If it was played any time a sorcery couldn't have been played, sacrifice it at end of turn. ; Creatures you control get +0/+1. [Oracle 2000/10/24]

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Parasitic Bond
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion US(U)
Text(US+errata):At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that player. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Parch
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion UL(C)
Text(UL):Choose one - ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature or player; or ~this~ deals 4 damage to target blue creature.
You choose the mode (see Rule G.24) when you announce the spell. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 1999/02/03]
You can choose to use the 2 damage mode on a blue creature if you want. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 1999/02/03]
Note -Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G.24.

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Pardic Arsonist
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):3/3. ; Threshold - When ~this~ comes into play, it deals 3 damage to target creature or player. (You have threshold if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Pardic Collaborator
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):2/2, First Strike. ; {B}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Pardic Firecat
Color Red
Type Creature - Cat
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):2/3, Haste. ; If ~this~ is in a graveyard, Flame Burst's effect counts it as a Flame Burst.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Pardic Lancer
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=4R
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):3/2. ; Discard a card at random from your hand: ~this~ gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Pardic Miner
Color Red
Type Creature - Dwarf
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):1/1. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Target player can't play lands this turn.
The ability won't stop lands from being put into play by a spell or ability. [Odyssey FAQ 2001/10/04]
The ability won't stop players from playing the abilities of lands. It only stops land cards from being played. [DeLaney 2001/11/02]

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Pardic Swordsmith
Color Red
Type Creature - Dwarf
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):1/1. ; {R},Discard a card at random from your hand: ~this~ gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

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Pariah
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion US(R)/7(R)
Text(7th):All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to enchanted creature instead.
You can play this on an opponent's creature, and all damage done to you is instead done to their creature. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
If you have more than one Pariah in play, you get to choose which one gets the damage. [D'Angelo 1999/01/20]
All damage being dealt to you at one time gets redirected to one Pariah. If you take 3 damage from Incinerate, all 3 damage goes to one Pariah. [D'Angelo 1999/01/20] If you take damage from multiple creatures in combat, all the combat damage goes to one Pariah. [D'Angelo 1999/08/18]

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Paroxysm
Color Red
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion EX(U)
Text(EX+errata):At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, reveal the top card of that player's library. If that card is a land card, destroy enchanted creature. Otherwise, enchanted creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. (Return the card to the top of the player's library, face down.) [Oracle 1999/05/01]
The ability is not optional. [Barclay 1998/06/10]

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Part Water
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=XXU
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG):X target creatures gain islandwalk until end of turn.
The "UXX" mana cost is not a misprint. It means to spend one blue plus two times X generic mana to cast the spell. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Patagia Golem
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature - Golem
Cost Cost=4 M
Expansion MI(U)/67(U)
Text(6th/7th):2/3. ; {3}: ~this~ gains flying until end of turn.
Note -In Mirage, this card did not have a creature type.

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Patchwork Gnomes
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature - Gnome
Cost Cost=3
Expansion TE(U)/OD(U)
Text(OD):2/1. ; Discard a card from your hand: Regenerate ~this~.
Note -Before errata, this card did not have a creature type.

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Path of Peace
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3W US
Expansion US(C)/PT(C)/P2(C)/ST(C)
Text(US+errata):Destroy target creature. Its owner gains 4 life.
If the spell fails because the target is not there or isn't legal, the owner does not gain any life. [D'Angelo 1998/10/05]

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Patriarch's Bidding
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):Each player chooses a creature type. Each player returns all creature cards of a type chosen this way from his or her graveyard to play.

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Patriarch's Desire
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):Enchanted creature gets +2/-2. ; Threshold - Enchanted creature gets an additional +2/-2. (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Patrol Hound
Color White
Type Creature - Hound
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):2/2. ; Discard a card from your hand: ~this~ gains first strike until end of turn.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Patron of the Wild
Color Green
Type Creature - Elf
Cost Cost=G
Expansion LE(C)
Text(LE):1/1. ; Morph {2}{G}. ; When ~this~ is turned face up, target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving play. [Legions FAQ 2003/01/23]
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.

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Patron Wizard
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=UUU
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):2/2. ; Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Since the cost does not include the {Tap} symbol, it can tap itself even on the turn it enters play. [D'Angelo 2002/11/16]

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Pattern of Rebirth
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion UD(R)
Text(UD):When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, that creature's controller may search his or her library for a creature card and put that card into play. If that player does, he or she then shuffles his or her library. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Searching for a creature card is optional. You can't go back and do it if you forget to do so, even if you normally do this. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
You do not have to find a creature card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]

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Paupers' Cage
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has two or fewer cards in hand, ~this~ deals 2 damage to him or her. [Oracle 2002/10/01]

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Pavel Maliki
Color Multi
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=4BR
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):5/3. ; {B}{R}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Pay No Heed
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=W
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):Prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn.

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