Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Clearly Ms Riseborough is more than just an excellent actress. Identity politics looks a lot like the caste . Spectator.co.uk; Menu; Register Log in. Strange that Mr Cameron offers us no lessons from this colourful tale. Email tips to [emailprotected], Youd think they would have learned after last time, Its safe to say the New York Times doesnt take a particularly fond view of Britain these days. Williamson and Hancocks schools battle revealed, Harry, Meghan and the rise and fall of the folie deux, The importance of exposing Matt Hancocks WhatsApp messages. Take the five MPs who, Its been a bit of a bad week for the British Museum. He persuades them to set fire to Sepulchrave's Library and uses the circumstances to play the hero in rescuing those trapped inside (including all the surviving members of the House of Groan). Steerpike then insinuates himself into Barquentine's work, acting as apprentice and doing his best to make himself indispensable. Popular Toi Staff Emanuel Fabian Jacob Magid Lazar Berman Luke Tress Gideon Levy Ash Obel Michael Bachner Jeremy Sharon Judah Ari Gross Jackie Hajdenberg Agencies Andrew Lapin Scott Ritter Sharon Wrobel Carrie Keller-Lynn Ron Kampeas Amy Spiro Nathan Jeffay Haviv Rettig Gur Jessica Steinberg Michael Horovitz Muhammad Hussein Ramona Wadi Jon Gambrell Sue Surkes David Horovitz Bradley . In the books, Mervyn Peake describes his personality as follows: if ever he had harboured a conscience in his tough narrow breast he had by now dug out and flung away the awkward thing flung it so far away that were he ever to need it again he could never find it. A small percentage of parents are vociferous in their defence of their offspring having a phone on their person. And a flow-on effect is there is much lateness to lessons another in the list of discipline offences to burden teachers lives. Its not a great time to be a friend of Matt Hancock, knowing that any moment the Telegraph might splash the contents of your private WhatsApp conversations. Cancel any time. Our writers hold no party line; their only allegiance is to clarity of thought, elegance of expression and independence of opinion. A week ago, many were braced for the grand unveiling of the new, improved Northern Ireland Protocol only for it, er, to be shelved at the last moment. As Rishi Sunak tries to finalise a new deal on the Northern Ireland protocol, Tory Brexiteers have been questioning the wisdom of the Prime Ministers strategy. Steerpike nearly loses his own life in the process, but uses this to his advantage, claiming that the jump into the moat was a desperate attempt to save his master from the fire. Tobias Ellwood stripped of the whip What happened to lockdowns 40,000 missed cancers? The Telegraph reported that he wants to 'put his public platform to good use and educate the public about political issues.'. The Sunday People yesterday splashed the news that the former Health Secretary has set up his own TV, Its Groundhog Day in Westminster. Having cursed the Virgin Orbit mission by, Australia's best political analysis - straight to your inbox, The Spectator Australia's Morning Double Shot delivers a hearty breakfast of news and views straight to your inbox, Weekly round up of the best Flat White blogs - delivered straight to your inbox, The Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9HP. In factaccording to Iain Dales newlist of the Top 100 most influential people on the right he is more influential than ever, climbing up 14 places from No.96 last year to No.82 this year: A quick look at last years list will reveal that our editor in chief was on the list because of his work on Breitbart London, not because of Mr Farage or UKIP. High temperatures forced staff to close the site, Youre the American president on a visit toformer coal plant in Massachusetts. Stefan Vinzberg portrayed the character in the opera adaptation, and he was played by Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the BBC miniseries. But if the overwhelming majority of students obey, and they usually will, then make the penalty for offending a massive one. 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Steerpike of course realizes that they must have died, but it is only after several years as Master of Ritual that he finds time to bother to confirm their deaths (during which time, among other things, he attempts to woo Fuchsia). What a win for all that would be. Its day two of the revelations from the Telegraphs lockdown files and todays chosen battlefield is the school playground. High-shouldered to a degree little short of malformation, slender and adroit of limb and frame, his eyes close-set and the colour of dried blood, he is climbing the spiral staircase of the soul of Gormenghast, bound for some pinnacle of the itching fancy some wild, invulnerable eyrie best known to himself; where he can watch the world spread out below him, and shake exultantly his clotted wings.[1]. Matters are brought to a head when a huge rainstorm floods the castle, submerging the lower levels and forcing the inhabitants (and Steerpike) higher and higher. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. His body was then dumped in an unmarked grave which left his enemies free to spread malicious untruths about his two-and-a-half-year stint in office. It opined that: Mr Corbyn has a formidable record fighting against racism and in speaking, It seems that Kate Forbes stance on same-sex marriage hasnt gone down too well with some of her more socially liberal backers. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris, Oh dear. Fresh from his Holocaust gaffe, President Biden has now, Of all those revelling in Boris Johnsons downfall last week, few probably enjoyed it more than Theresa May. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike, Vladimir Putin has sold his Ukrainian war to the Russian people by trying to find the sweet spot between existential threat and reassuring distance: the Russian president portrays the conflict as a struggle to preserve the nation from a hostile West and its Ukrainian proxy, but one fought safely outside its borders. A friend in the Foreign Office tells me, We might as well open a cocktail bar for recovering dipsos.. Brilliant! One snag is that sister Rachel claims to have devised the ploy for her own benefit and is telling friends that her dear papa snaffled it from under her nose. Steerpike could also be considered an archetypal Machiavellian schemer: a highly intelligent, ruthless character willing to justify any and all means to reach his end. Cancel any time. Steerpike jumps from the nearest window into the moat below and drowns Barquentine. The key actors of various Brexit-related factions have been out all over the airwaves in recent days. Steerpike is a fictional character in Mervyn Peake 's novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast . From The Times: Earlier this year Kassam and James Delingpole launched the UK version of the influential US blogBreitbart, whichrallied the Tea Party. His resultant vendetta against Steerpike becomes a key factor in Steerpike's eventual downfall. Frances newest import, David Beckham, announces that hell give away his entire footballingincome to a childrens charity. Flicking through the papers this morning, Steerpike was intrigued to see, It seems the days of ex-prime ministers going quietly into the sunset of retirement are well and truly dead. They are less physically active and therefore fewer kilojoules are consumed, and less muscle tone achieved. And his appearance, as described in Titus Groan: Limb by limb, it appeared that he was sound enough, but the sum of these several members accrued to an unexpectedly twisted total. Steerpike might be called the antagonist of the Gormenghast trilogy, but in truth he is more of an anti-hero; the first book for example is largely focused on him, only covering the first year of the eponymous hero Titus's life. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Civil war engulfs the SNP as leadership race turns toxic, Poll: public demand frugal living for MPs. This ignores decades of the ability of a school office to take a message, and in an emergency multiple messages from scores of students hardly help a situation. Steerpike is a fictional character in Mervyn Peake's novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast. The phone pestering, annoying, and interfering with others lives continues 24/7, although strangely parents often expect school to fix it. Daves kingly forebearwas notorious forfailing to contain squabbles between his alliesand colleagues. Greetings! announces the homepage of Eastleighs own Stirling Moss. No commitment. When he considers the time ripe, he attempts to kill Barquentine by fire, but botches the attempt, underestimating the seemingly frail and disabled old man. His face was pale like clay and save for his eyes, mask-like. Increasingly, Kyiv seems, Ukraines drone war on Russia could backfire. Steerpike enrages the manservant, who throws one of the Countess's precious white cats at the youth; Flay is subsequently banished. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? Although Delingpole is the big name, it is Kassam who does all the dirty work. Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood, has tabled an early day motion calling for Richard III to be granted a state funeral. 9:00 AM. Actions like calling a widowed grandmother a psychopath, perhaps. Twitter; Facebook; LinkedIn; Email; In ad 115 Antioch (Antakya) was destroyed, as today, by a huge earthquake, described dramatically by a historian 100 years . Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Last Wednesday the Guardian published a leader, It seems that Kate Forbes stance on same-sex marriage hasnt gone down too well with some of her more socially, Its day one of Kate Forbes bid to be First Minister and she is certainly making headlines. Could Meghan and Harrys eviction overshadow the coronation? Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. It would, Britain isnt America. And in. The result would be better learning, discipline, and friendship. At present, the states control the rules that govern schools. Fresh off the back of Partygate , The bookies favourite to win the Tory leadership race, Penny Mordaunt, has had a difficult few days. They said: So Mr S was surprised to learnthat despite losing his job in politics, Kassam has not lost any political sway. Shes facing questions, Angela Rayner caused a bit of a stir a few weeks ago when she rocked up at the Glyndebourne opera, Oh dear. The race to replace her, With inflation and strikes gripping the nation, it seems that the public are not in a generous mood when it comes to the perks afforded to our political class. For example, almost every school now has a uniform policy, although for some years, especially in the years following the hippy movement, it was sometimes seen that students should be free to assert their creativity and so on by having a no-uniform policy. Clarke was elected in 2019 and resigned her role as a government trade envoy last July in protest at Boris Johnsons, Theres been a sense of deja vu in Westminster in recent days, with a Tory leader under pressure on Europe from the right of his party. The incident, however, leaves Steerpike permanently scarred; his face now red and blotched. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Breitbart has created a niche for itself as the home of the swivelled-eyed loons with its fiercely pro-Ukip editorial line. We look forward to the Spectator correcting its story. Europe Fact check: New York Times's London foodie 'knowledge' You'd think they would have learned after last time By Steerpike Fact check: New York Times' 'Austerity Britain' report Cancel any time. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. The selection committee of the Stafford Conservative Association have tonight passed a motion to prevent incumbent MP Theo Clarke from being their candidate next time around. Steerpike, the anti-hero of Mervyn Peake's Titus books, is a classic baddie. Still, its cheaper than placing an advert in the Bookseller. By, Strikes. What they should have done was to lay down the law. Members of the parliamentary, So. Will Labour suspend the Quran-gate councillor? And in the blue corner,, One mans loss is another mans gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. I dont rule it out, Boris battles the Kremlin over Putin threats, Hong Kong row embroils Commonwealth group, Truss and Kwarteng start their own companies, Even Irans mullahs have turned on Prince Harry, Shock as the New York Times praises Britain, Boris Johnson falls victim to Grant Shapps photoshop fail, How Afghanistan erred by thinking Biden would never leave, Nuclear power: crossing the ideological divide. Ms Riseborough refines her semantics by adding, the term implies a tendency to not feel as much guilt about ones actions as one ought to. But of course students are only at school for six or so hours a day. The Corporation has often been woker than woke, not least thanks to militant internal staff groups seemingly ready to persecute colleagues who dont adhere to doctrine on trans matters. On the day that Titus, 77th Earl of Gormenghast, is born, Steerpike escapes from the kitchen after Swelter collapses from drink. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. The library was Sepulchrave's only joy in life and its loss breaks his spirit, leading to madness and eventual suicide. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. A rich irony today on the BBC. Back in November 2013, the now-favourite to succeed Nicola Sturgeon was a junior minister for External Affairs. Unfortunately for him he is followed to their room by Flay, Doctor Prunesquallor, and Titus and is discovered with the corpses. Defence ministers clash in battle of the egos, Grandees attack the Guardian over its Corbyn leader. He told Channel 4: What we shouldnt forget is how little we understood about this disease. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. For amusement I did a rough calculation of how many of the students waiting at bus stops, or walking to them, had their heads down, immersed in a mobile phone screen. The, Penny Mordaunt has had a good start to the leadership race, storming into second place with 16 names, even though, Boriss decision to quit yesterday fired the starting gun on the greatest game of them all: the Tory leadership race., As the news rolled in that Michael Gove had been sacked by Boris Johnson, our own Douglas Murray was on, Its not been a good day for Boris Johnson. Tobias Ellwood, a, Its not just the Tory party thats in a bit of a mess. Share This. In the red corner, its the menacing goons of Moscows Red Square. Now it is written by the increasingly UKIP-hostile Sebastian I Hate The Right Payne and some unknown entity called Katy Balls, who has locked her Twitter account, and oddly uses her bio to claim she is not Peter Hitchens (who also made his way onto the list this year). He is an ugly social climber who resembles a young Richard III; Peake tells us that "his body gave the appearance . Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? With his crimes exposed, Steerpike flees and for a short while terrorizes the castle, using his intimate knowledge of its layout and extensive passageways to evade capture. It, Tuning into Radio 4 today, Mr S was surprised to hear a well-spoken but unlikely voice making the case for membership of the single market. The, Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. And we now learn from archaeologists that he was killed by a metal spike plunged into the rear of his skull while he wasnt looking. More than 50 Tory MPs have publicly called for him to, Has Nadhim Zahawi turned on Boris Johnson, just 24 hours after he was promoted to Chancellor? Nadhim Zahawi. Its all kicking off in the Tory party at present. Subscribe to leave a comment. There was a moment we were very unclear about whether domestic pets could transmit the disease. By, Strikes. Its a promise he has heroically fulfilled. Stanley Johnson, replete with energy and charming as ever, is touring the country looking for a safe Tory berth to ease himself intoat the next election.No takers so far, Im told,but the wily old bird has devised a brilliant ruse to boost his chances. Character [ edit] Steerpike might be called the antagonist of the Gormenghast trilogy, but in truth he is more of an anti-hero; the first book for example is largely focused on him, only covering the first year of the eponymous hero Titus 's life. Jacqui Smith, the former Home Secretary, popped up on Politics Live to talk about the important of civility in public life. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association boasts 180 branches around, Rod Stewart has been a Conservative supporter for some time but no longer. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. 9:00 AM. President Ahmadinejad put in a serious claim when he announced that he plans to blast off into orbit after leaving office and to become a martyr for science. If left unchecked this is the sort of behaviour that is seen in schools in every recess, lunchtime, and unfortunately between high school lessons, when students are given basically a minute or so to get to the next class. Wanted: a chief of staff for Sir Keir. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike, Vladimir Putin has sold his Ukrainian war to the Russian people by trying to find the sweet spot between existential threat and reassuring distance: the Russian president portrays the conflict as a struggle to preserve the nation from a hostile West and its Ukrainian proxy, but one fought safely outside its borders. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike Share Topics. But the case of the Scottish double rapist Isla Bryson/Adam Graham has loosened, Those cunning geniuses at SNP HQ have done it again. Ancient and modern. He then explains their disappearance to the inhabitants of the castle with a suicide note (including a confession to arson) and wax models of the Twins (helped by the fact that the half-paralyzed twins were hardly more animated than wax-works in real life). Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike Yesterday 27. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Nadhim Zahawi. Steerpike Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Its been a pretty miserable few months in Britain but some in government are hoping, The 2024 race for the White House is on. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Farewell then. Students are often reported as not engaging in play with ball games and the like. In fact, there was an idea at one moment that we might have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain. The great villain of Covid is China. Fed up with Forbes, Yousaf and Regan committing news at every turn, the spin doctors at Gordon Lamb House have come up with an ingenious plan to stop their candidates gaffes, attacks and infighting being reported. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Peter Jones [Getty Images] Peter Jones. For years now, the worlds worst newspaper has painted a grim picture of Britain as, To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. It seems that the worlds wokest newspaper is in a bit of a mess of its own making., Ah, the World Economic Forum: that annual jamboree for plutocratic banksters, avaricious industrialists and superannuated spongers to come together in, Its a busy time for ex-Prime Ministers. But that doesnt stop us letting out a collective groan when we see the same loopy opinions, Just because Boris Johnson has gone, dont expect the legal fines for Tories to go away. Dr Tom Lewis OAM taught in the high school and adult areas for over 20 years. Sharing traffic penalties with your missus reduces the official number of offences committed each year. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Five things weve learned from Hancocks lockdown files, SNPs solution to infighting: ban the journalists, Watch: civility campaigner tells journalist to shut up, Watch: Sunak makes the case for single market membership. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Phones in schools should have been banned years ago, and the policy should have been one dictated by the federal government, who could have allied it to finance. No commitment. Why did Humza Yousaf miss the vote on gay marriage? And Mark Francois, the, The Six Nations season is well underway, which means the return of the parliamentary tournament too. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? Political instability. But Mr S hears that might be coming sooner than expected . Just how many hours, let alone days, would the government have lasted if that was the case? [6], "Best sci-fi and fantasy novels of all time", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steerpike&oldid=1135956674, Kitchen boy, doctor's apprentice, secretary's assistant, secretary, This page was last edited on 27 January 2023, at 22:24. This latest wheeze, A rich irony today on the BBC. Students plot extreme methods of basically verbally and visually assaulting their schoolmates. Who, among our bien-pensant film-making elite, could resist offering a role to the author of such a fashionable denunciation? Johnson Snr would then fall gracefully on his sword, leaving the seat vacant for the blond bombshell to launch his bid for the Tory leadershipand Downing Street. Inflation. Inflation. Last night it hosted the unveiling of Boris Johnsons new portrait,, It seems that Grant Shapps day has just gone from bad to worse. From there Steerpike uses the doctor's connections to gain access to the upper hierarchy of Gormenghast. Grandees attack the Guardian over its Corbyn leader, Kate Forbes: Im against gay marriage and self-ID, Trump denounces failed woke extremist Sturgeon, Boris cashes in with 2.5 million pay-day, Could Boris Johnson run for president? Jamie Wallis, the Member, TheTelegraphhas got hold of a zinger of a private memo currently doing the rounds on Tory MPs WhatsApp groups. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Shortly afterwards he starts to work for the simpleton sisters of the Earl, the twins Cora and Clarice, manipulating them with appeals to their vanity and desire for power (they believed that the Countess had usurped their rightful position beside their brother). Staff at our Paris embassy are calling this a rather unflattering description of Franois Hollandes government. The effects of even innocent behaviour at such times are negative. The Spectator Australia's Morning Double Shot delivers a hearty breakfast of news and views . His popularity is plunging, his allies have turned on him and, Ah, the New York Times. Overnight the Telegraph has released a smorgasbord of stories based on a cache of Matt Hancocks WhatsApps during the Covid pandemic. Theresa May has been totting up her thousands in speaking fees while Boris, Is there anyone left who likes Prince Harry? Thought-provoking commentary and opinion on politics, books and the arts. Boris: Tories must unite Steerpike 11 January 2023 7:55 pm To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. Why was EU chief due to meet King Charles? [citation needed], Deciding to remove the twins, Steerpike convinces them to move into a distant and abandoned region of the castle by confabulating an epidemic of "Weasel Plague", which they must be quarantined from. One mans misfortune is another mans opportunity, You know its bad when the Old Etonians are turning on you. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Within 24 hours of announcing her candidacy, the Finance Secretarys campaign has actually gone backwards, managing to lose four MSPs following an interview in which she said that she would not have supported, Williamson and Hancocks schools battle revealed, Watch: ministers considered exterminating all cats in Covid. Sunak and Von der Leyen to meet as Brexit deal nears . Two weeks ago the Westminster team delivered the sporting equivalent of a Section 35 order, when they beat their Holyrood equivalent 17-10 in a feisty match that saw multiple yellow cards awarded for the first time in a Commons, Some late-night Friday drama in the West Midlands. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. But dont the states control education? Only 1 a week after your trial. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris, Oh dear. Subscribe to leave a comment. Who is to blame for this and what is to be done? These eyes were set very close together, and were small, dark red, and of startling concentration.[2]. Steerpike uses his charm and fast tongue to insinuate himself with the castle's physician Dr Prunesquallor, and acts for a time as his apprentice. Im not suggesting that an early day motion is some form of free advertising. So it only seems, Theres been a sense of deja vu in Westminster in recent days, with a Tory leader under pressure on Europe, It seems the wokest paper in all the west has blundered once again. Grandees attack the Guardian over its Corbyn leader, Kate Forbes: Im against gay marriage and self-ID, Trump denounces failed woke extremist Sturgeon, Boris cashes in with 2.5 million pay-day, Could Boris Johnson run for president? And oddly, the magazine also seems to imply that Mr Kassam featured on the list last year, and was more influential, as a result of working for UKIP leader Nigel Farage ignoring the fact that Breitbart Londons audience is bigger than ever, and bigger than the Spectators. Is Rishi Sunaks Brexit deal all its cracked up to be? Donald Trump is in, Nikki Haley is getting ready, Joe Biden, Ding, ding, ding! At approximately this time the Twins die of starvation in their remote room; locked away they were completely dependent on Steerpike for supplies, but he ceased to visit them when they attempted to kill him and escape. Subscribe to leave a comment. Perhaps surprisingly, I lay the blame at successive federal governments doors. Its not just the spectre of Brexit that is haunting Westminster. I demand the right to contact my child at any time, and especially in an emergency! they will say. A lovely photo of Mr Huhne beams out over a list of Lib Dem policies beginning with a pledge to cut crime. And in the blue corner,, One mans loss is another mans gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. And yes, I have read of those valiant institutions that are doing this, and students then buy a toy mobile to be locked up for the day or try similar dodges. The federal government, like everyone involved in education, has lived through the growing disaster of phones in schools and has done nothing about it for decades. Increasingly, Kyiv seems, Ukraines drone war on Russia could backfire. Although aflame and dying, Barquentine clings to Steerpike in an attempt to take his murderer with him. This often leads to actual literal assault, sometimes carried out on the school grounds. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike, Vladimir Putin has sold his Ukrainian war to the Russian people by trying to find the sweet spot between existential threat and reassuring distance: the Russian president portrays the conflict as a struggle to preserve the nation from a hostile West and its Ukrainian proxy, but one fought safely outside its borders. Recriminations! Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. His latest wheeze is to commission a spanking new office in Qatar where non-violent Islamists can engage in dialogue with the Afghan High Peace Council. Mobile phone policy has been left to the states, and there the rot set in, particularly and especially as the state education authorities were notoriously lax on it. Oakeshott: So youre think of making it more difficult? If phones are going to be tied to transport and making purchases, and that is necessary for students before and after school, then schools should have a locker system. But now there, For many years, it seemed like the SNP were immune from the normal rules of politics. A national policy should have been set down. Can you imagine what would have happened if we had wanted to do that? But all that has now crumbled following last months trans debacle and Nicola Sturgeons resignation. weeks suspension for the first offence, and two for the second, and so on. Than expected, is a fictional character in Mervyn Peake & # ;... 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