Loggerhead Marinelife Center
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LMC promotes the conservation of ocean ecosystems with a special focus on threatened and endangered #SeaTurtles .
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Our sea turtle patients are headed to
@GeorgiaAquarium
to evacuate from
#HurricaneIrma
. Stay safe and be prepared!
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Recycle Your Candy Wrappers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center or one of our drop off locations!
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Thank you to all beachgoers who bring disoriented hatchlings to our center! As a reminder, please transport them with extreme care in a bucket with damp sand and no water.
#SaveTheTurtles
Thanks, Tweeps for all your help with the baby
#seaturtle
this morning!! 🐢 He is safely in the hands of
@LoggerheadMC
, and I am on my flight!
#loggerhead
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A sea turtle, with a hook in its mouth, was just brought in. Dr. Charlie is preparing to remove the hook.
#seaturtle
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We have 10,000 reasons to celebrate! Since March 1, we have documented more than 10,000 sea turtle nests on our 9.5 mile stretch of beach. With half of sea turtle nesting season behind us here in Palm Beach County, we can't wait to see the final nest count!
#ThePalmBeaches
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It’s confirmed, we release our sea turtle patient, “Today” named after
@TODAYshow
this morning. Track the turtle at: 🐢💙
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Our oceans need you. Sea turtles need help today. Will you join us now?
#nationalhaikupoetryday
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On Wednesday, April 5th at 11 a.m.
#Squash
will be released back into the ocean! Pre-release procedures will take place at 10:30 a.m.
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As
#HurricaneDorian
approaches, our sea turtle patients are dry-docked & 20 hatchlings are safely in our care. All hatchlings & patients are safe thanks to our dedicated volunteers & staff who've helped prepare the center & turtles for the storm over the past few days.
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Each nesting season, our researchers record the number of balloons they find on the beach during their surveys. As of Friday, they have recorded 237 balloons.
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This is the kind of energy we need in conservation! A big thank you and congratulations to
@4ocean
for helping keeping our ocean safe for sea turtles.
#savetheturtles
We’ve officially hit 10 MILLION pounds of trash removed from the ocean, rivers, and coastlines 🎉
Thank you to the entire clean ocean movement for helping us reach this incredible milestone!
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Thank you for keeping our patients safe during
#HurricaneIrma
❤️🐢
We're proud to provide temp. shelter & care to 50+ turtles from
@LoggerheadMC
after evacuation from
#HurricaneIrma
. 🐢
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Each jar presented in the photo contains the stomach contents of a deceased hatchling. RT to help spread awareness
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Our sea turtle patients have all returned safely after evacuating to the
@GeorgiaAquarium
due to Hurricane Irma. Come visit them today! 🐢❤️
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Vicky eats an artichoke, which resembles the nutritional profile & texture of the type of seagrass the turtle would eat in the wild. Our hospital staff will only film specific behavior during feeding in order to refine treatment plans under FWC Permit. Learn more on Insta/FB.
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Today, our team members &
@jupiterdive
are cleaning under the pier so our oceans are healthier for these babies.
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Thanks to everyone who attended the
#turtletuesday
beach clean up tonight w/
@WorthAvePB
#cleanup
#conservation
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The world is filled with strange and trying times right now, but releasing our patients always reminds us that there is hope - hope for sea turtles, our planet, and global health. Thank you to everyone who made Geo Jr. (first) and Spice’s (second) release possible!
#SomeGoodNews
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Mayor Mort & Reilly are ready for release! Cheer them on as they return to the ocean at 11 a.m.
#seaturtles
#release
#news
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#FlashbackFriday
We have been rehabilitating
#seaturtles
for over 30 years. (Photo: Thomas Dickinson)
#tgif
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We will live broadcast Dory, Nemo & K. Seas release on Instagram Live around 1 p.m.
#alert
#seaturtlerelease
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When diving or snorkeling, please remember to remain several meters away from marinelife.
#ProjectSHIELD
#seaturtles
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Our hospital has received over 100 hatchlings after
#HurricaneDorian
. If you find distressed or injured hatchlings please transport them with extreme care in a bucket with damp sand and no water to our 24-hour hatchling drop off cooler at our entrance.
#ThursdayThoughts
#Rescue
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Scallywag's wounds are being treated with honey. The turtle will continue to remain out of water while it heals.
#animalrescue
#seaturtles
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Trash or food? For a
#seaturtle
it is especially hard to tell the difference.
#nationaljellyfishday
#plasticvsfood
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On Saturday, we released Phelps, a sea turtle patient. The turtle arrived to our Center earlier in the week and was deemed healthy for release after only a few short days.
#day24oflockdown
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SEA TURTLE RELEASE: Tomorrow, July 12 at 10:30 a.m. come out to cheer on Skerry and Eloise as they go home!
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On Wednesday, Jan., 12th we will be releasing our sea turtle patient Sylvia. The release will take place at Loggerhead Park in Juno Beach, FL at 10:00 a.m.
Sylvia is named in honor of our 2021 Go Blue Awards Keynote Speaker,
@SylviaEarle
, President and Chairman of
@MissionBlue
.
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After several months of rehabilitation and care, earlier this morning we released Sylvia back to the sea.
Named after our 2021 Go Blue Awards Keynote speaker,
@SylviaEarle
; Sylvia is a subadult female loggerhead. Good luck 🍀 Sylvia!
#SwimWell
.
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Today, we were able to release Bunny back into the wild! A special thank you to everyone who supported the turtle during it's journey from
#rescuetorelease
. It's because of you that we are able to help save a species.
#SomeGoodNews
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Our rehab staff applies honey to Waffle's, a loggerhead sea turtle, wounds.
#marinebiology
#seaturtlehospital
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Yesterday morning, our researchers confirmed that despite
#HurricaneDorian
's wind and wave action, the storm did not significantly impact the sea turtle nests on our 9.5 mile stretch of beach. To learn more, please view:
#FeelGoodFriday
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Our researchers demonstrate what standing 6FT apart looks like, approximately one leatherback sea turtle apart. Be smart, keep apart.
#COVID19
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We have officially ended our
#seaturtle
nesting & hatching season. Our researchers recorded a total of 16,094 nests.
#research
#marinebio
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We have officially broken our all-time sea turtle nest count, with 19,580 nests!! Our last record breaking nesting season was recorded in 2017 with a total of 19,085 nests. Read more:
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We found our first leatherback nest of the season this morning!! The nest was located on Jupiter Inlet Colony's beach. We are so excited our 2019 nesting season has begun! Can anyone guess how many nests we will have this season?
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#FLTravelChat
A2: Make every day worth it! Visit our sea turtle hospital before or after your trip to the
@JunoBeachPier
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So far, we have documented 8,784 nests! This includes 227 leatherbacks, 7,437 loggerheads, and 1,120 greens. Since we are in peak nesting and hatching season, it’s vital that beach goers adhere to the Do’s and Don’ts of sea turtle nesting season.
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Today, we hosted a public sea turtle release for the first time in more than a year. Supporters, volunteers, and staff gathered on our local beach as we released Big Chase and Pike back into the wild. Tomorrow, return to our social media channels to view the full video.
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On May 7, we recorded our biggest nesting night of this season to-date, 175 nests! Our research team documented 15 leatherback and 160 loggerhead nests in a single night. Experiencing these types of numbers in early May is unheard of on South Florida beaches.
#sciencetwitter
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Sea Turtle Release Tomorrow, May 23 at 10:30 a.m.! We are releasing Teddy, a sub-adult loggerhead that has been a patient since January! Come out and cheer Teddy home!
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Hope. Watching a sea turtle return home to the ocean restores hope in our staff and volunteers. Hope that the species will continue to survive and hope that the animal will be okay.
#SaveThePlanet
#Hope
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We had a busy nesting night last night! Now, we have marked 1,777 nests total on our 9.5 mile stretch of beach. How many nests do you think we will document this entire season?
#JunoBeach
#ThePalmBeaches
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Join us on Betty White's 100th birthday, January 17th, and pick a local animal shelter or rescue and donate $5 in Betty White's name. Make her 100th Birthday the movement she deserves. Protect & advocate for the wildlife she loved.
#BettyWhiteChallenge
#LoggerheadMarinelifeCenter
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Although our campus is physically closed to the public, our Center will always strive to provide unrestricted education & access to our mission for all. Starting tomorrow (3/18), we will offer a new free virtual portfolio so students and guests can continue to engage with us.
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In preparation for
#HurricaneDorian
, our volunteers scrubbed our sea turtle patients’ carapaces before moving them inside of our learning center and hospital. Through good and bad weather, our volunteers show their dedication to sea turtle conservation.
#GoodNews
#SaveTheTurtles
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If Citrus had social media we would be a top fan! Thanks to
@DollyParton
for creating this turtley fun meme challenge!
#dollypartonchallenge
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Thank you to everyone who attended Squash's release! Once again, we are humbled by the amount of support we continue to receive.
#thankful
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We are going live! Join us &
@MakaiClothingCo
on 2/9 at 12:30 p.m. for a live tour of LMC.
#ProtectWhatYouLove
#SaveTheTurtles
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Hatchlings have arrived! We are pleased to announce that our first leatherback nest hatched last night
#cool
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On
#WorldSeaTurtleDay
, our research team encountered a morning nesting leatherback. Unfortunately, the sea turtle had ingested braided fishing line, which was wrapped around both of the turtle's front flippers. Our research team called our Assoc. Staff Vet, Dr. Max...
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#FLTravelChat
A8: We can't wait to see you while you're on vacation! Be sure to follow our Facebook and Instagram to keep up with everything happening while you're in town!
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We are celebrating
#EarthDay
all week long! Recently, we released Vicky back into the wild. The juvenile green sea turtle was brought to our hospital after being found floating in May of 2020. After nearly a year of care, Vicky is healthy. Thank you to everyone who helped!
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Say hello to “TODAY,” a large green sea turtle named after
@TheTodayShow
. On 9/24 at 7 a.m. tune in to watch LMC on
#TheTodayShow
with surprise live footage.
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Once you see a hatchling, how can you not want to improve the health of our planet and save sea turtles? 💙🐢
#savetheturtles
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How It Started vs. How It Went! Last week, we released Patrick, a juvenile green sea turtle, back into the wild. Patrick arrived at our hospital in March of 2019 with a heavy epibiota load on its carapace and plastron. Learn more at
#somegoodnews
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During this difficult time, our team would like to brighten your day. While our Center has many sea turtle patients, these two green sea turtles tend to be fan favorites. Today, they enjoyed swimming around while enjoying the sunshine.
#Marinebio
#COVID
ー19
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Our researchers found
#balloons
caught on a
#leatherback
nest stake. The ribbons often break off and can entangle emerging hatchlings.
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Nesting season update!
Our research team has documented 4,459 sea turtle nests within the 9.5 mile stretch of beach they monitor so far this season; 4,150 loggerheads, 244 leatherbacks, and 65 greens🐢
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Happy
#TurtleTuesday
! It's a beautiful sunny day in South Florida and we are thankful for all of those who support our Center and mission.
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There's nothing like watching a healthy sea turtle journey back into it's ocean home! Today, we had the pleasure of releasing both Turbo and Hermé. Both turtles spent about 3.5 months at our Center from rescue to release. Thank you to everyone who made this release possible!
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#FunFactFriday
Our Responsible Pier Initiative has facilitated the rescue of 193 sea turtles, including Banner.
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TURTLE RELEASE! Come say farewell to our patient Guy Harvey Wednesday, June 27 at 10:30 a.m. at Loggerhead Park as he returns home!
#seaturtlerelease
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During nesting season, we occasionally encounter albino hatchlings. Albinism is caused by a lack of functioning melanin-producing cells, it affects the entire body, including the eyes, which will appear pink. We've encountered several albino hatchlings this summer.
#science
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Thank you to
@TODAYshow
,
@KerryNBC
, and
@NatGeoMag
for showcasing our conservation efforts. Let’s
#SaveTheTurtles
and reduce our use of single-use plastics.
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The other week, we released several post-hatchlings back into the ocean! Thanks to
@JeffBiege
for capturing this
#beautiful
moment!
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Yesterday, we attempted to release our hatchling and post-hatchling patients but were not able to due to not being able to find sargassum. Say hello, again, to our smallest patients!
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Thank you to the 90 volunteers who helped us collect a total of 175.5 lbs of
#marinedebris
during our post-hurricane
#beachcleanup
!
#thanks
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Yesterday, around sunrise, we encountered a loggerhead sea turtle nesting on our 9.5-mile stretch of beach. It’s witnessing beautiful moments like this that keep our team motivated to continue to protect endangered and threatened sea turtles.
*Image acquired under
@MyFWC
permit.
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Last night, Burt Reynolds visited
#BurtReynolds
the
#seaturtle
, who underwent minor surgery this morning
#thanks
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Meet our newest additions to the LMC family, Boomerang and Friend! Originally cared for by the
@GeorgiaAquarium
, these two sea turtles are healthy and ready for release. In the near future, we will release them into the Gulfstream.
#Ocean
#Conservation
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Our rarity, Meghan, an olive ridley
#seaturtle
, is going to be released this Friday off
#KeyWest
by
@MyFWC
& LMC!
http://t.co/XveWjnVFBk
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Thanks to the 135 volunteers who helped us collect 90 lbs of
#marinepollution
this morning!
#seaturtlehospital
#makaiclothing
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To prepare for
#HurricaneDorian
, we dry-docked our sea turtle patients inside of our center, which means we took our patients out of their water tanks and placed them in open "beds." Read more at:
#NewsAlert
#Education
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#NewsAlert
On Thursday, Oct. 17th at 10:30 a.m., we will release our sea turtle patient, Howard from the beach behind out center. If you can’t attend, tune into our Facebook LIVE!
#WavesOfProgress
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It’s
#TurtleTuesday
! Did you know that green sea turtles enjoy rubbing their carapaces and plastron? Our hospital staff caught this little post-hatchling green sea turtle enjoying a good belly rub.
#EarthDay2020
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Last night, our researchers encountered a new leatherback sea turtle nesting on our beach. Not having been previously tagged, they named her Elfie.
#Research
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#BettyWhite
rushed into the ocean after the rehab staff and volunteers set her on the beach.
#worldoceansday
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Nesting season has started off strong this year! So far our research team has documented 1,165 sea turtle nests within the 9.5 mile stretch of beach they monitor; 974 loggerheads and 191 leatherbacks🐢 Remember to
#RespectTheLocals
and follow the best sea turtle safety practices!
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In 2021, Loggerhead Marinelife Center was able to release 37 sea turtles, rehabilitate and care for 83 sea turtles and 704 hatchlings; as well as protect and monitor 15,018 nests! We're making waves in 2022, join us in creating a rising generation of diverse ocean leaders.
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Because of the intensified chemical buildup, plastic poses an extreme threat to marine and human life. This
#PlasticFreeJuly
, become a part of the solution by creating a more sustainable lifestyle with our Plastic Waste Audit and Sustainable Swaps Guide.
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Last week, we received a sea turtle patient estimated to be over 100 years old. Unfortunately, Olmec, an adult male loggerhead sea turtle, passed overnight on March 13, 2021. However, the turtle still helped us learn more about the species. Learn more
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Meet Zubey 💙 A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle that was found washed ashore in the sargassum on Hobe Sound Beach. Learn more at:
#savetheturtles
#travel
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Meet “TODAY,” a large green sea turtle named after the
@TODAYshow
. On 9/24 at 7 a.m., tune in to watch LMC on the
#TodayShow
with special live footage.
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#HurricaneDorian
reminder: If you find exposed eggs and nests on the beach, please leave them alone. Eggs and nests have the best chance of survival when left untouched.
#SeaTurtleFacts
#SaveTheTurtles
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Meet Panda, our newest turtle!🐢
Joining us from
@CROWClinic
, Panda, is a subadult loggerhead sea turtle patient that was found stranded as a cold stun in Sanibel!
Panda has pneumonia and is in poor health due to chronic debilitation but will receive treatment by hospital staff
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Happy Birthday
@ChrisOCEARCH
! Thank you for striving to make a difference in ocean & shark research.
@OCEARCH
Research is vital!
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We just got news - these babies are going to be released offshore tomorrow (weather depending). Stop by our campus to say goodbye to our hatchlings before they make their journey home.
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Say lights out for the locals! Sea turtle nesting season in Palm Beach County officially begins today, but we've already had two leatherback turtles nest on our beaches.
#RespectTheLocals
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