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- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- bronze; paint
- Catalogue Number
- FaO.06.02
- Description
- A cast bronze sculpture of a calk. The calf is painted black with a white tip on its tail. Both ears have a bolt through them. The left ear has a tag that reads “FAFARD 2009”
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- Title
- Calf
- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- bronze; paint
- Dimensions
- 105.0 x 37.0 x 121.0 cm
- Description
- A cast bronze sculpture of a calk. The calf is painted black with a white tip on its tail. Both ears have a bolt through them. The left ear has a tag that reads “FAFARD 2009”
- Credit
- Gift of Neil and Edith MacGillivray, Canmore, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- FaO.06.02
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Big Bear Medicine
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- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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- Title
- Big Bear Medicine
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 92.5 cm
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
- Subject
- religious
- Indigenous
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
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- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on reclaimed wood doors
- Catalogue Number
- CaM.02.01 a-e
- Description
- This painting is made up of five wood door panels. Each panel is leaned up behind and in front of one another to form the painting. The first panel which is the smallest of all five and is situated on the far left, has a dog in the blc and highlighted grass. The second panel is the height of a full…
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- Title
- In Dog Years
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on reclaimed wood doors
- Dimensions
- 198.0 x 378.0 cm
- Description
- This painting is made up of five wood door panels. Each panel is leaned up behind and in front of one another to form the painting. The first panel which is the smallest of all five and is situated on the far left, has a dog in the blc and highlighted grass. The second panel is the height of a full door. This section features the left portion of the house and many high spruce trees in the background. The third and forth panels are also the full height of a door and continue to depict the rest of the house and some trees in the mid ground and in the distance. The final panel is the second smallest and features the lower section of three trees, their shadows and green grass in the foreground. This grass area is a continuation from the first panel and accross all three in between. The sky is a orange and yellow colour and the highlights on the house and trees etc. are all yellow. The house is a dark tone with white trim and stone areas at the bottom. The dog is a light yellow or white.
- Subject
- architecture
- house
- animal
- dog
- Credit
- Gift and purchased from Michael Cameron, Banff, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- CaM.02.01 a-e
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Answering The Challenge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.07
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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- Title
- Answering The Challenge
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 182.8 cm
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- elk
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
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Leaving for the Hunt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.17
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.17
- Description
- On the side of a mountain a cougar leaves her cubs to go off hunting. In the distance on the left side of the image you can see the baby cubs high up in the mountain in an opening of rock. The mother cougar has come down from the cubs and is located in the bottom left corner facing and heading towa…
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- Title
- Leaving for the Hunt
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 182.8 cm
- Description
- On the side of a mountain a cougar leaves her cubs to go off hunting. In the distance on the left side of the image you can see the baby cubs high up in the mountain in an opening of rock. The mother cougar has come down from the cubs and is located in the bottom left corner facing and heading toward the brc. In the brc what appears to be two bighorn sheep are feeding. Between the cougar and the other animals a large gorge between the two sections of the mountain exists. Around the cougar and the other animals light green grass is growing. In the background are more mountains blue in colour. The sky above is a light blue with some white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- cougar
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.17
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Three Companeros
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- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- ChK.02.01
- Description
- With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the …
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- Title
- Three Companeros
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the viewer and are riding off through the forest. The horses are brown. One of the riders has a white shirt or jacket and another has a light colour hat.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Blair, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- ChK.02.01
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King of the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactenm.12.01
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil; acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.01
- Description
- The center of the painting is a bear turned so it is looking to the left and out of the image frame. Behind the bear is a mountain range with some snow and ice throughout. In the bottom left corner there is a skull from a bighorn sheep. The lower right hand corner has bear foot prints in black with…
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- Title
- King of the Rockies
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil; acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 213.3 x 152.4 cm
- Description
- The center of the painting is a bear turned so it is looking to the left and out of the image frame. Behind the bear is a mountain range with some snow and ice throughout. In the bottom left corner there is a skull from a bighorn sheep. The lower right hand corner has bear foot prints in black with red around them. The bear has a brown colour fur and the ground that it is standing on is blue green. The sky is also a green colour while the mountains have green shadows and white highlights. Located directly behind the bear are two black lines that crisscross as they get higher to the top of the painting.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.01
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Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.12
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.12
- Description
- A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he …
- Title
- Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.6 x 40.7 cm
- Description
- A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he is building. All along the left side of the water there are green and orange trees. The sky above the trees is a medium blue colour. On the other side of the dam two other beavers are also working on the dam.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- beaver
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.12
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- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- HdD.02.01
- Description
- In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also…
- Title
- Emergence
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 160.0 x 160.0 cm
- Description
- In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also in the same area there is a wolf leaning down to get a drink of water and directly beneath that wolf is his reflection that looks like another wolf. Both wolves are purple with white highlights. At the top left corner there is a ring of fire, orange and red in colour. The background behind the above mentioned is black and the paint has been applied very thick (almost impasto in some places). The frame for the canvas is made out of natural wood poles and the ends stick out at each corner and cross over each other.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- animal
- wolf
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Dan Hudson, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- HdD.02.01
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Coming Together
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- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.13
- Description
- A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the …
- Title
- Coming Together
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 25.4 cm
- Description
- A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the image and appears to be walking toward the others in the woods.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.13
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- Date
- 1989
- Medium
- serigraph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmA.04.05
- Description
- A lone Canada goose swims to the left, rippled water is brown at top merging to blue and white at bottom, goose reflection in water
- Title
- Tranquility
- Date
- 1989
- Medium
- serigraph on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 38.3 cm
- Description
- A lone Canada goose swims to the left, rippled water is brown at top merging to blue and white at bottom, goose reflection in water
- Credit
- Gift of Alice Saltiel, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- SmA.04.05
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.05
- Description
- The Banff train station is in the foreground with a Mountie directing a tourist. In the backgound is the Brewster bus station and to the right is a moose and beaver dam in Vermilion Lake. The many buildings from the town of Banff are in the background along with people engaged in various activities…
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- Title
- Banff, Canada
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- The Banff train station is in the foreground with a Mountie directing a tourist. In the backgound is the Brewster bus station and to the right is a moose and beaver dam in Vermilion Lake. The many buildings from the town of Banff are in the background along with people engaged in various activities such as fishing and boating on the Bow River, bicycling etc.. The upper half is Rundle Mountain and the Banff Springs Hotel and the Sulphur Mountain Gondola Lift.
- Subject
- landscape
- town
- Banff
- road
- mountains
- buildings
- transportation
- train
- bus
- automobile
- carriage
- animal
- horse
- people
- tourist
- Mountie
- Credit
- Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.05
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The Happy Dog, Nelson B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactspb.18.24
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.24
- Description
- Around the centered photographic image, is a border pink in colour. In the rectangular image in the center is a red dog standing on a dock looking at the viewer. The dog is standing showing a side view with his head turned to look and his tail up in the air. Behind the dog you can see a town with h…
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- Title
- The Happy Dog, Nelson B.C.
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.7 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- Around the centered photographic image, is a border pink in colour. In the rectangular image in the center is a red dog standing on a dock looking at the viewer. The dog is standing showing a side view with his head turned to look and his tail up in the air. Behind the dog you can see a town with hills in the background and a grey sky. In the lower right hand corner of the border area is the title.
- Subject
- animal
- dog
- architecture
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.24
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Cedar Waxwings, Okotoks, AB
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- Artist
- Keith Logan
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- photographic positive on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LgK.18.03
- Description
- Colour photograph of two cedar waxwing birds with chicks in a nest. The two birds are on branches. The nest appears to be the focus of the image and is nestled at the meeting of the branches. Green leaves surround the birds. The background through the branches is black.
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- Artist
- Keith Logan
- Title
- Cedar Waxwings, Okotoks, AB
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- photographic positive on paper
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- Colour photograph of two cedar waxwing birds with chicks in a nest. The two birds are on branches. The nest appears to be the focus of the image and is nestled at the meeting of the branches. Green leaves surround the birds. The background through the branches is black.
- Subject
- animal
- bird
- cedar waxwing
- Credit
- Purchased from Keith Logan, Cochrane, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- LgK.18.03
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Tea at the Whyte
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- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BoT.03.01
- Description
- Alice in Wonderland tea with Alice, the rabbit and a moose sitting around a table. Alice is sitting in a high backed chair to left of picture, she has yellow hair, a blue ribbon and blue dress, the rabbit is to her left, he has a blue cap, purple bow tie, yellow shirt, the moose head and horns domi…
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- Title
- Tea at the Whyte
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 57.3 x 76.6 cm
- Description
- Alice in Wonderland tea with Alice, the rabbit and a moose sitting around a table. Alice is sitting in a high backed chair to left of picture, she has yellow hair, a blue ribbon and blue dress, the rabbit is to her left, he has a blue cap, purple bow tie, yellow shirt, the moose head and horns dominate top right centre of picture, he has a blue and yellow bow tie. The tea service is red, the background is blue the table cloth is white on top and yellow sides.
- Subject
- figure
- female
- character, Alice in Wonderland
- animal
- rabbit
- moose
- whimsical
- teddy bear
- Therese (Terri) Boyle
- Credit
- Purchased from Therese Boyle, Edmonton, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- BoT.03.01
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Johnson's Canyon - Young Grizzlies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.16
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.16
- Description
- Walking and standing beside a stream of water are two bears. One is closer then the other and is walking toward the viewer on the right side of the image. The other bear is back further and is looking at the first bear. Light green and dark green trees are on both sides of the water. Between the tr…
- Title
- Johnson's Canyon - Young Grizzlies
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.6 x 40.7 cm
- Description
- Walking and standing beside a stream of water are two bears. One is closer then the other and is walking toward the viewer on the right side of the image. The other bear is back further and is looking at the first bear. Light green and dark green trees are on both sides of the water. Between the trees and the water some yellow grass helps makes the seperation. The water in some areas has reflections from the trees and tends to be a blue and purple colour. Far in the distance there is a purple, blue mountain with some snow on it's peak. The sky above is a light to medium grey.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- grizzly bear
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.16
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The Development of Society: A Collection of Towers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.05.08
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.08
- Description
- Multi-coloured towers and animal chesspieces rising to the left on green hills against a white background.
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- Title
- The Development of Society: A Collection of Towers
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 74.0 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured towers and animal chesspieces rising to the left on green hills against a white background.
- Subject
- whimsey
- architecture
- animal
- chesspieces
- Pat Askren
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.08
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Breaking From Cover - Whitetails Alarmed
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.11
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.11
- Description
- Running from the right corner of this painting are three deer and there are four running from the cc of the image to the left. Only one deer in the right corner has antlers. The trc has a group of trees yellow and green in colour and in the distance on the right side there are more green trees and …
- Title
- Breaking From Cover - Whitetails Alarmed
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 40.7 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- Running from the right corner of this painting are three deer and there are four running from the cc of the image to the left. Only one deer in the right corner has antlers. The trc has a group of trees yellow and green in colour and in the distance on the right side there are more green trees and some yellow bushes. Behind the trees in the far distance are blue grey mountains and a light blue sky. The foreground under the deer is a brown dirt with some rocks in the bc area.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.11
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A Hunter of Peace
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- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EmA.03.02
- Description
- The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a …
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- Title
- A Hunter of Peace
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.9 x 65.7 cm
- Description
- The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a mountain range to the left in the distance and one mountain in top right hand corner. Clouds along the horizon.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- EmA.03.02
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Bald Eagles on Watch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.09
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.09
- Description
- On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the…
- Title
- Bald Eagles on Watch
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.6 cm
- Description
- On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the foreground a blue body of water is surrounded with a brilliant green weed or grass. From the cl to the cr a line of trees cross the bottom of the image. Some of the trees and grass between the background mountains and the foreground water are a yellow hue.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- Bald Eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.09
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