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FIREFEST PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 13th

We regret to announce that Terry Brock (Strangeways/The Sign) is unable to appear with Drive She Said at Firefest as originally planned.
Terry has sent the following with regard to his inability to travel to the show:

To all the great fans at Firefest....
I was so looking forward to coming over again and seeing you all and playing with Mark,Al,Jon ,and the guys,and seeing the FM lads and the Romeo's folks,but due to an illness within my family, I am unable to travel very far from home for the forseeable future. I thank Kieran,Bruce,and Mark for inviting me,and hope to see you all very soon. All the best,and be well all, Terry Brock

Unfortunately illness is something no one can legislate for , and in Terry's case he is particularly disappointed as he was so looking forward to playing the show. In fact he was so keen to play he even wanted to just get up on stage and play acoustically .....in between bands ..his own words.
Hopefully it won't be too long before we once again see Terry's amazing talent on these shores

FIREFEST TEAM

FIREFEST PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 8TH

WHITE SISTER DVD

Straight from the Heart..Live at Firefest 2008

Following an intense period of editing and re-editing the first ever WHITE SISTER DVD is done. The band and Transistor Pictures worked practically non-stop in order to get the final mixes and edits completed in time, and as a result the very first White Sister release since 1987 will be officially released at FIREFEST 6 on October 23 and 24.

This, as always, will be a LIMITED EDITION run, with only 750 pieces total available and as with all of the Firefest dvd series, it WILL NOT BE REPRINTED.

The package is a single DVD disk containing the entire White Sister performance from their triumphant return to live action at FIREFEST 5 and will be available only in PAL REGION FREE (0). An NTSC version will not be available.

Considering the demand for this DVD it is STRONGLY advised that you PRE-ORDER your copy at www.thefirefest.com as 'STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART' will sell out very quickly.

There will be a limited number of copies available at the merchandise desk at FIREFEST, so if you do intend to pick up a copy it is advisable to PRE ORDER your copy to be 100% sure of getting your copy of one of the most anticipated DVD releases within the genre in many years.

LOUD AND CLEAR .......LOUDER THAN EVER

We received an astonishing amount of pre-orders for L.A.’s best kept secret. The band supplied us with so much bonus material that we were forced to remove some of it from the hard copy audio CD.

This material will still be available to everyone who purchases a copy of the DVD. Simply go to the web site as directed in the booklet and download the extra ‘extras’ using the unique code contained once again in the booklet.

The DVDs are currently in transit to us and as soon as they have arrived they will be shipped out immediately. Unfortunately the delays were unavoidable, but the wait will be over shortly. There are a small number of copies available still in PAL format and plenty in NTSC, and you can order yours on www.thefirefest.com

STAGE TIMES FIREFEST 6

FRIDAY TRENT UNI OCTOBER 23RD

Doors: 6.45pm

• LOST WEEKEND : 7.05 – 7.35
• ECLIPSE: 7.55 – 8.35
• BAD HABIT: 8.55 – 9.45
• HEAT :10.05 – 11.00
• TREAT: 11.20 – 12.20

SATURDAY OCTOBER 24TH ROCK CITY

Doors 12 noon

• Airrace: 12.20 - 12.50
• Poodles: 1.10 - 1.50
• Drive She Said: 2.10 - 3.05
• Romeos Daughter: 3.25 - 4.25
• White Sister: 4.45 - 5.45
• Crown Of Thorns: 6.05 - 7.05
• Honeymoon Suite: 7.30 - 8.35
• F.M.: 9.00 - 10.20

Curfew 10.30 PM

FIREFEST TICKETS

There are still tickets available for both shows (although Friday's really limited supply). Please go to the firefest online shop to purchase. Please also note regarding ticketing. All agencies have now ceased selling FIREFEST tickets and the ONLY place to purchase tickets now is www.thefirefest.com or www.rock-city.co.uk . If you wish to pay on the day the admission price for Saturday will be £55. You will not be able to purchase tickets at the venue for the Friday night show at Trent Uni as it will be completely sold out!

FIREFEST 6 MERCHANDISE

The idea of being able to purchase a FIREFEST Shirt in advance of the show has proven to be a very popular move with over 200 people purchasing shirts prior to the show last year. This year we have the same option available for shirts as well as the event programme. We have a stunning new line of event t shirts in both ladies and gents sizes, and shirts are available to order now at the Firefest web site. All shirts pre ordered will be dispatched on October 16th and should reach UK destinations within two days. Mainland European destinations will vary but postal guidelines state major cities and suburbs should be reached within 2-4 working days. If you pre-order your shirt to wear at the show, it WILL BE dispatched on Oct 16th, however, we are NOT RESPONSIBLE for the postal delivery service and therefore we cannot guarantee you your shirt will arrive prior to the show. To see the full range of shirts please go to www.thefirefest.com . Photos of the physical shirts will be posted as soon as possible, but we’re sure you will agree that the range of shirts is really cool.

FIREFEST FRIDAY: EXTRA TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!:

Press Release / As you know, Firefest Friday has been sold out for some time, however one of our ticketing agencies has just returned a number of Friday tickets to us which we had assumed had been sold. For anybody wishing to attend the Friday night show on October 23rd featuring

• Treat
• Heat
• Bad Habit
• Eclipse
• Lost Weekend
• You can NOW purchase tickets from the online shop.

There are a total of 30 tickets available and will be strictly on a first come first served basis. Tickets are priced at £20 each and once they are gone, that's it!

We have received a lot of requests for Friday tickets which we have been unable to supply, so here is your last and absolutely final opportunity to actually get one. Payments can be made using PayPal to: fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com.
Thanks, The Firefest Crew.

FIREFEST PRESS RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 25:

Press Release / As Firefest 6 is getting closer, we would like to take this opportunity to let you have the stage times for the bands playing on Saturday October 24th. There will not be any DVDs shot this year, but there will be live recording, so please make a LOT of noise for all the bands playing.
Tickets have been selling extremely well, but as always we could do with one final push to get us past the post. No, we're not there yet, but not too far away either.
Just over 200 tickets remain, so if you are intending to come along, please do purchase your ticket sooner rather than later. Tickets available from either www.thefirefest.com or www.rock-city.co.uk.
Tickets will also be available on the day from the Rock City box office and will be for sale at £55 per ticket.

FM Meet and Greet -
Following the hugely successful, not to mention, enjoyable time had by all at the FM meet and greet at Firefest 4, it has been decided to run a similar event at Firefest 6 this year. The meet and greet will take place on Saturday October 24th a few hours before FM take the stage.
In order to make this as fair as possible, we shall be dividing the meet and greet into two sections. Section one will be for members of fmofficial.com and section two will be for Firefest attendees that are not affiliated with FM in any way.
In order to be considered for the FM meet and greet, we would ask that you simply send your name and address via e mail to the following address meetandgreet@fmofficial.com. Those wishing to apply through Firefest can do so via e mail to Firefest@hotmail.com stating FM meet and greet in the subject heading. There are a limited number of places available due to the time constraints involved, so it will be limited to 20 people from FM official and also 20 people attending Firefest not affiliated to fmofficial.com. The boys will pick the winners from a hat (it's the fairest way) and the winners will be notified by fmofficial.com as to when and where the meet and greet will be taking place. Firefest will in turn notify the meet and greet winners from their side with time and place.
Please note the following:
1. The maximum per application is two people
2. Please do not send multiple applications. (i.e. do not apply to FM official and Firefest ........or you will not be considered at all.)
3. The closing date for ALL applications is Monday 5th October, and the winners will be notified soon after that date.
4. Feel free to bring along your CD covers, albums, photos and your camera as the boys will only be delighted to sign your stuff and have photos taken.

Here are the stage times for Saturday October 24th.

Doors 12 noon
First Band: 12.20

Airrace: 12.20 - 12.50
Poodles: 1.10 - 1.50
Drive She Said: 2.10 - 3.05
Romeos Daughter: 3.25 - 4.25
White Sister: 4.45 - 5.45
Crown Of Thorns: 6.05 - 7.05
Honeymoon Suite: 7.30 - 8.35
F.M.: 9.00 - 10.20

Curfew 10.30 PM

LOUD AND CLEAR....LOUDER THAN EVER:

"Possibly one of the best kept secrets in the melodic rock world, L.A's Loud & Clear have been plying their trade in their native U.S.A. since the late eighties. The darlings of the world famous Sunset Strip, Loud & Clear have played countless sold out shows to adoring fans and generated the type of hype normally associated with the mega-selling bands of the genre.

Hollywood Rocks Magazine had this to say about the band: "The platinum potential of this band is exceedingly obvious...The kind of songs that are instantly, and forever memorable...Singer Jess Harnell is blessed with the kind of voice that simply melts you, with the stage instincts to carry Loud & Clear to the top, no question about it. I've never heard anyone like him...one of the finest (not to mention biggest-drawing) bands in LA...Guitarist Chuck Duran matches flash with feel. There aren't many six stringers that can touch this guy." BAM magazine are equally glowing in their praise of Loud & Clear: "The local popularity of Loud & Clear was very Clear. The Roxy was packed to capacity and there were a lot of people screaming their heads off throughout the set...Fans would rush the stage and drop to their knees while hearing lead singer Jess Harnell soar through 'You Take Me Higher', then wag their fists along to 'Ain't Talkin' Bout Nothin.'”

Powerplay's Rob Evans, after witnessing the very show contained on Louder Than Ever: “I think I can safely say that was one of the best performances at a Firefest EVER!”, and Fireworks' Paul Jerome Smith was equally full of praise stating “Loud & Clear played an absolutely storming set, had great fun in doing so and got the crowd eating out of their hands...” Loud & Clear have played literally thousands of shows in the course of their career, but for European fans this has been the only opportunity to witness the sheer power and grace of this truly talented group of musicians strutting their considerable stuff away from the comforts of their home turf, and yet end up like the homecoming heroes, gaining an army of new fans and offering the opportunity to those already in the know to say “I told you so”. Louder Than Ever comes as a double digi-pac package, disc 1 is the DVD portion containing three complete live performances, as well as some bonus features, and disc 2 is an audio cd containing the live Firefest 5 performance as well as a slew of bonus tracks. Contained on the extended DVD portion is the complete Loud & Clear performance at Firefest 5, including the now legendary merging of Journey and Metallica in 'Don't Stop The Sandman', during which it could completely and utterly be said that the band convinced the 1500 in attendance that they had witnessed something very special indeed. The guys have also dug out some old archive footage from back in the day and that includes 2 complete shows recorded in Hollywood in 1990, the first time any of this footage has been seen outside of the band. Also included is a bonus feature called 'Heartbreak Hotel' from 1988.

Now, as if three full shows is not enough, the audio CD portion of the package contains not only the Louder Than Ever live audio, but the guys have once again dug into the vault and come up with 6 previously unreleased tracks, some of which defy logic as to why they never made it onto an official release. Also included is an advert for Camaro cars which ran in the USA back in the day (and a storming little ditty it is too!) and Jess Harnell's version of 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas'. As you may be already aware, Jess is a highly sought after voice actor in Hollywood and lists many movies amongst his considerable resume. For those of you that may have watched 'Finding Nemo' with the kids or grandkids, Jess is already familiar to you as the voice of the crazy seagull. Recorded at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas' must be heard to be believed. It was a nationally syndicated broadcast that showcased the incredible voice talents of Jess Harnell, listen out in particular for Rain Man!

Once again Louder Than Ever will be a limited edition of 1000 copies worldwide (available in both PAL and NTSC region free), it will not be reprinted or re-released and each copy is numbered. Pre-Orders are now being accepted at www.thefirefest.com where you can be sure to grab your copy of a truly 'for the fans' package assembled by Firefest and Loud & Clear. It is advisable to pre-order early as the amount of enquiries both Firefest and Loud & Clear have had in relation to this package is staggering. Payments are accepted via PayPal, personal cheque, bank draft or cash at senders own risk. Please be sure to select the format you require (PAL or NTSC) when ordering. The official release date for Louder Than Ever; is September 28 and all pre-orders will ship immediately after that date."

FIREFEST FRIDAY TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT

Firefest are delighted to announce that one of the finest voices to ever grace melodic hard rock will be making an appearance at Firefest 6. Terry Brock (Strangeways/The Sign/Solo) will be accompanying Drive She Said as part of the band. Add Terry's voice to mix along with Al Fritch everybody is in for a very special treat. Terry is delighted to be returning to the UK after such a long absence, and promises a surprise or two for long standing fans. Ticket Sales have been excellent so far. Friday Night is almost sold out completely with less than 20 tickets remaining to see Treat, Heat, Bad Habit, Eclipse and Lost Weekend. If you do intend to come to the show on Friday, please be sure to purchase your tickets as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment . Once they are gone...they are gone.

Tickets for Saturday have been extremely healthy also, with in excess of 800 tickets sold. Once again , there will be people travelling from all over the world (literally) to see the show. We will have attendees from 19 countries so far , including Peru, for the first time. With almost 100 travelling from Spain, we also would like to take this opportunity to say a big GRACIAS to our Spanish supporters who never cease to amaze us every year. Not forgetting those travelling from all parts of the UK, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, Finland, Italy, Belgium, France, USA, Norway, Australia, Russia, Switzerland, Canada, Greece, Japan and Korea.

We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge THANK YOU to everybody who continues to support us every year. Firefest has grown to be a truly international show, and without your support there would be no show. Tickets can be purchased using PayPal from www.thefirefest.com or by cheque, bank draft or postal order from the Fireworks/Firefest office address below. If you remember Firefest 4, we displayed the national flags of every country attending the show. Well, we would like to do so again this year.

If you are attending the show , and want to see YOUR national flag taking it's place amongst the other rock and roll nations of the world, we would ask that you send us your national flag in advance. Flags should be no larger than 3' X 2', and we're not bothered if we receive more than one flag from each country, rest assured, we will find a place for ALL of them. Flags can be mailed to the Firefest Office: 10 Dunnock Close, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 5XD, England.

The Firefest series of DVDs continues with the latest release being Mitch Malloy. Once again this is a limited edition of 1000 pieces worldwide. The PAL version is almost sold out, whilst there are limited numbers of the NTSC version available. Grab yours from www.thefirefest.com or anybody ordering the NTSC version can do so from www.myspace.com/mitchmalloy. The remaining Firefest DVDs are in production and whilst we have yet to finalise definitive release dates, we can confirm the following:

• Loud and Clear: August 31
• White Sister: September 21
• Rox Diamond: October 1
• Crunch: Recorded at FF 5, October 1st

Of the remaining DVDs, we will advise release dates as soon as we have them, but ideally they should be available at Firefest 6 on the day of the show. Many DVDs will contain bonus footage supplied by the bands themselves, some previously unreleased audio tracks etc, etc. Full details of each release will be made available separately closer to the actual release date. A pre-order system will be available for each release, as once again , each release will be a limited run and will not be re printed once sold out.

T-Shirts: This year Firefest intend to have a number of different designs and styles available in both ladies and gents shirts. Every year we have people saying to us “I have a great idea for a shirt” , well, this year here is your opportunity to design a shirt for FF6. We would like to ask all budding graphic artists to submit their designs to us, a winning design to be chosen by the FF team and a limited number of shirts will be printed featuring that design will be for sale at the show. The winner will receive a pair of tickets to the FF6 weekend , as well as a copy of each of the Firefest series of dvd's and a £50 gift token to the merchandise desk at FF6. The second and third place designers will each receive a copy of each of the Firefest series of DVDs. Designs should be submitted to Firefest@hotmail.com with the heading Shirt Design. The closing date for submission of entries is August 21 and the winner announced on August 31. Please make sure that your design is sent in a high resolution format where detailing can be seen clearly.

As many of you know , we had intended Firefest 5 to be the final show, and that was our intention....until we received a barrage of e mails, texts, and phone calls from over 1000 people asking us to continue. It really is very humbling for the FF crew to read some of your mails telling us what the show means to you. It is even more humbling to be allowed to put this together for you every year. It's only when you sit down and consider what we ALL have achieved, against all the odds that you realise how special the FF weekend actually is. We're not saying that FF6 is the last show. In fact we have already made contact with a number of bands for FF7 which will take place in 2010. Two bands have already agreed to play, and two more are considering offers. More on that closer to the time. In the meantime, we would ask that you continue to support us in any way you can. As you know we do this show each year with NO commercial sponsorship (although we are open to offers). It's not easy, but then again, if it was easy it wouldn't be as much fun. Please do your best to spread the word about the show. Encourage some people to come along and enjoy a great weekend's entertainment. We would love to see the House Full signs outside Rock City again this year....just to prove that REAL rock music has timeless appeal. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the show in October.

Kieran, Bruce and the Firefest crew.

MITCH MALLOY...LIVE FROM ROCK CITY DVD

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"Finally, after almost twenty years of waiting, Mitch Malloy fans will have the opportunity to actually see Mitch Malloy live in their own living room as Firefest and Mitch prepare to release Mitch's first live concert DVD. Recorded live at Firefest 5 in October 2008 in front of an army of Malloy fans, Live from Rock City catches Mitch and his band -

• Tommy Denander (guitar)
• Victor Broden (bass)
• and
• Magnus Ulfstdet (drums)

pounding out favourite after favourite including nine tracks from the classic debut album, including Mission of Love, Cowboy and the Ballerina, Nobody Wins in this War and, of course, the seminal Anything at All. The Mitch Malloy set at Firefest 5 was one of the most anticipated in the event's history and it more than lived up to expectation. The band, the crowd, the reaction ... it's all contained on Live from Rock City. It's a personal memento for anyone that attended the show, but more than that it's an opportunity for Malloy fans worldwide to finally see Mitch and his band do what they do best - ROCK! Mitch had this to say about the forthcoming DVD: “This DVD is something I have wanted to do since I was a kid. I am proud and honoured that you all are part of it. The fans were the real stars of this video and I insisted they got a lot of camera time. I just wish I knew every fan's name who was there as it is you guys I really want to thank. So let me say thank you to all the fans who travelled great distances to see the show - without you there is no show. And now you can see it whenever you want.”

The DVD will be available in both PAL and NTSC formats but will be limited initially to 1000 copies total (500 each format).

Pre orders will be accepted from TODAY.

Pre-order payment can be made by paypal to: fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com for Europe and Rest of the World.

Price: £13.99 plus Postage & Packaging. (Postage Costs: UK: £1.50, Europe: £2.50, Rest of World: £3.50)

We all know how hard things are out there at the moment but your continued support for Firefest and Mitch is greatly appreciated. All proceeds from this DVD, as with all DVDs in the Firefest series, contribute towards Firefest's ability to stage the show from year to year. We urge you to pick up a copy of what surely is a 'must have' DVD from one of the true stars of the melodic rock genre. We guarantee you will not be disappointed." Track Listing: Mission of Love, Problem Child, Stranded in the Middle of Nowhere, Over the Water, Nobody wins in this War, You can't fool God, Cowboy and the Ballerina, Our love will never Die, Forever, Stone in Love, Anything at All. Bonus Feature: Mitch Malloy interview.

END

We’d originally said that Firefest V was going to be the last one, and with the current state of the economy, both in the UK and abroad, maybe the sensible thing would have been to stick to what we said and go back to our normal lives. However, the support and encouragement we’ve had from melodic rock fans everywhere has been overwhelming, and after a few weeks of rest and recuperation "the show none of us wanted to do" became "the show that some of us wanted to do", and then with everyone finally back on board it was full steam ahead for Firefest VI.

With lessons learned from last year’s gruelling two-day marathon, Firefest VI returns to the traditional Friday evening & full day Saturday format. Here are the details…

Venues and dates

Firefest VI will take place in Nottingham on the weekend of Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October. Five bands will play at the Trent University Students Union on Friday 23rd, with eight bands in the main room at Rock City on Saturday 24th.

Line-up

Friday 23rd (Top to bottom)

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• The Swedish melodic rock masters make a welcome return to Firefest after a 3 year absence. Their excellent set at Firefest III was immortalised on DVD as part of their ‘Scratch ‘n’ Bite’ re-issue, so we didn’t need much of an excuse to ask back one of the premier bands in Swedish Hard Rock history.
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• Bad Habit’s previous appearance at the Firefest III warm-up show was an acoustic set, but this time we have the full band. Their superb new album ‘Above And Beyond’ has just been released and is a great addition to a very strong back catalogue. This time they aim to show us what they can really do.
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• Probably the most talked about band in the scene at the moment, H.E.A.T. were disappointed that they couldn’t do their full show last year and return with singer Kenny Leckremo to finish the job. They were the most requested band on the many wish-lists we were sent.
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• If you enjoyed singer Erik Martensson’s stand-in performance with H.E.A.T. last year, his own band Eclipse are every bit as worthy of your attention. With three great hard rock albums under their belts, including last year’s phenomenal ‘Are You Ready To Rock’, we’re sure they’ll hold their own amongst their Swedish companions.
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• One of the hardest working and most consistent bands in the UK, Lost Weekend are well overdue an appearance at one of our shows. With the impressive ‘Fear And Innocence’ CD just released, who better to kick off the weekend and set the bar high from the start?

  Saturday 24th October (Top to bottom)

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  • FM’s headlining performance at Firefest IV was originally intended to be the launchpad to get the UK’s most popular melodic rock band back to regular touring. Unfortunately guitarist Andy Barnett couldn’t commit, so with new guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick in the band we’re delighted to have the genuine crowd pleasers back.
  • HONEYMOON SUITE
  • A band that needs no introduction ...
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  • There’s been quite a few years and a couple of albums since Crown Of Thorns last graced a UK stage, so what better time to invite Michael Paige, Hawk Lopez, Tommy Lafferty and the great Jean Beauvoir to the party? Your e-mails and letters tell us that the flamboyant US band have certainly been missed.
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  • One of the success stories of Firefest V, L.A’s White Sister’s incredible show thrilled long-time fans and gained the band plenty of new ones. By the time October comes around they’ll have their first new album in over 20 years for sale at the festival, so expect a mixture of songs old and new.
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  • On the strength of Rock Candy’s re-issue of their iconic debut album, renewed interest in female fronted UK band Romeo’s Daughter has persuaded them to reform. With original members Leigh Matty, Craig Joiner and Tony Mittman all involved we’re expecting them to be one of the surprises of the weekend.
  • DRIVE, SHE SAID
  • Keyboard wizard Mark Mangold has certainly made some classy music over the years, of which his collaboration with vocalist extraordinaire Al Fritsch in Drive, She Said is certainly one of the best. Making their first UK appearance since the early nineties they’re sure to cement their place in AOR history.
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  • Mixing things up a little, the good-time crunch of The Poodles is tailor made for a festival like ours and we’re certain that the Swedes will win over anyone not already a fan. The Jakob Samuel fronted outfit are one of the best live bands on the circuit and won’t take any prisoners.
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  • Probably the most surprising name on the bill, the 80’s UK melodic rockers were originally signed to Atlantic records in a deal said to be worth in excess of £500,000. Their one and only Beau Hill-produced album, ‘Shaft Of Light’, was recently re-issued on CD and original members Laurie Mansworth, Toby Sadler, Keith Murrell and possibly even Jason Bonham will be kicking off Saturday’s entertainment.

  Tickets & Prices

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