[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - 26 October 25 GLOBAL THUNDER 26 activity
Jeff Haverlah
jehaverlah at gmail.com
Mon Oct 27 18:59:23 EDT 2025
UTC 26 Oct 25
Day 6 of GLOBAL THUNDER 26.
A very busy day from 1302z, with AKAC 274 3-item group traffic for
SKYMASTER beginning at 1508z. The SKYMASTER activity began as GUNRACK left
his racetrack orbit over the SITE "R" ANMCC.
Extensive VLF broadcasts during the major portion of the exercise. The
longer transmission at the end of the afternoon is believed to be for the
227z character string initially broadcast at 2155z.
0011z: AIRCRAFT 002 called ANY RADIO.
0013z: AIRCRAFT 002 called BARBQ CONTROL.
0037z: SHOEGUM or CHEW GUM or SHOE ? with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]
0114z: TEST KIT (NCS); DE3YY7; P2
DE3YY7HGKYSVB3VN4LZO7DHML37VFC
[It's been awhile since the last 30 character non-FOR DE series; maybe
since 16 Oct 25.]
[FOR REGION CHARLIE; not CHARLIE FORCE]
0125z: TEST KIT; FOR (something distorted/unreadable); DESSBF; disregard.
0126z: TEST KIT; FOR REGION CHARLIE; DESSBF; P2.
DESSBF6KOTI2PBUBDWX6IRJD7KEUFV
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0218z: TEST KIT; DEGUMK; 55 characters; P2.
DEGUMKLQ2OQ7KHHYX37ANRWCD62UYYZ4GIWH6Z43627YYZ4GIWH6Z4D
[NCS restoral/rebroadcast string]
Reformatted for clarity:
𝙳𝙴𝙶𝚄𝙼𝙺 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙻𝚀𝟸𝙾𝚀𝟽𝙺𝙷𝙷 [𝟿]
𝚈𝚇𝟹𝟽𝙰 [𝟻]
𝙽𝚁𝚆𝙲𝙳 [𝟻]
𝟼𝟸𝚄𝚈𝚈𝚉𝟺𝙶𝙸𝚆𝙷𝟼𝚉𝟺𝟹 [𝟷𝟻]
𝟼𝟸𝟽𝚈𝚈𝚉𝟺𝙶𝙸𝚆𝙷𝟼𝚉𝟺𝙳 [𝟷𝟻]
0223z: TEST KIT; R6WKKF; 27 characters; P4.
R6WKKFWBMYFVOSDHDABLN7TPGLS
0300z: TEST KIT; DEGUMK; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window.
0330z: TEST KIT; DEGUMK; restoral.
0400z: TEST KIT; DEGUMK; restoral.
0430z: TEST KIT; DEGUMK; restoral.
0436z: TEST KIT; 7RAPVO; prefix change; P
7RAPVOL6MRQDEQUVYNXT4C3FIUCUDT
0500z: TEST KIT; DEGUMK; restoral.
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0530z: Nothing heard from TEST KIT.
0508z: YOKOTA with test count.
0903z: TEST KIT; 888800; Pconnectivity
888800260901AAEEGGKKNNXXZZ8888
8888002609..disregard (as is normal with these sessions).
[1221z+/-: AF0FD0 E6B launched from ANDREWS and flew to the SITE R/RAVEN
ROCK ANMCC area and entered a 3 hour racetrack orbit and then returned to
ANDREWS.]
1225z: GUN RACK (presumed AF0FD0) called and raised TEST KIT to enter the
net.
1228z: GUN RACK entered the net.
1257z: SPAR 78 called MAINSAIL a couple of times. Strong levels on the
UTwente SDR. Based on her flight path she was on the tarmac at that time
prior to launch.
[Apparent start of the days activity.]
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1302z: TEST KIT; FOR ALFA FORCE, FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 7RQ3VD
7RQ3VDVCFBF3ZPZJYNRAK5DQJXCCZI
1307z: JAYWALK (presumed E6B; potential TACAMO PAC) called and worked TEST
KIT to enter the net.
1309z: JAYWALK entered the net.
[20 minute window.]
1318z: TEST KIT; 7456SF; P1.
7R56SF23AFOSJNB2DT6T2LP7SPEZWM
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1434z: TEST KIT; 7R44UQ; P2.
7R44UQ25QLXU3NBZ4YPKW7E4SFHPBX
DEMARCATION POINT
[1508z+/-: GUN RACK left his SITE R orbit and returned to ANDREWS. At
approximately the same time the SKYMASTER activity involving AKAC 274
messages of 3-item groups. Very similar to the SKYMASTER activity of 24 Oct
24.]
[As over the past years the following can be very chaotic in practice. They
will overspeak; dual; speak fast; etc]
1508z something 08 to SKYMASTER; message of 9 groups
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LBQ HRB KMD
########
151Oz: TEST KIT; FOR ALFA FORCE FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 74RJVG; P2.
7R7JVGP4QYDIG7JKNXJHNXKETCUPW2
1512z: AMBER 31 SKYMASTER 9 groups
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ GCT TOW
1515z; BLIND FISH (sounds like; presumed E6B; "SKYMASTER") to AMBER 31
acknowledges and reads back.
1515z: JAYWALK (presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB sites; TACAMO
PAC/SKYMASTER) to AMBER 31 same.
1516z: AMBER 75 SKYMASTER
DVT CQU LDQ RWX
1517z: AMBER 33 SKYMASTER
DVT ITJ BZE SHP CQU SHP LDQ SHP GCI SHP DSP SHP
1519z: JAYWALK to AMBER 33 say again.
1520z: BURMA 11 (sounds like; did not sound like AMBER but could be)
SKYMASTER
LNB ITJ BZE CQU ALX KLB
1521z: JAYWALK to AMBER 33: say again.
1521z: AMBER 28 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ AZE SHP CQU SHP LDQ SHP GCT SHP KDP KMD
1522z: JAYWALK to AMBER 33 please say again.
1522z: AMBER 27 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ XGD
1524z: AMBER 33 responds but stepped on...
[20 minute window]
1524z: TEST KIT; FOR ALFA FORCE FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 7R4LSE; P2.
7R4LSEPNB3UABBTQIMQ4YRL6YJ3KXO
########
1527z: AMBER 35 SKYMASTER
LNB RBL OJI ITJ VRD CQU LDQ BCF KMD
1528z: JAYWALK to AMBER 35 please say again last.
1530z: AMBER 27 SKYMASTER: confirm receipt of 8 groups.
1531z: AMBER 12 SKYMASTER 6 groups
LNB ITJ BZE CQU ALX OTR
1532z: BLIND FISH ack receipt.
1533z: JAYWALK AMBER 22 confirm receipt.
1533z: JAYWALK AMBER 35 say again.
1534z: AMBER 35 repeats to JAYWALK.
1534z: JAYWALK in receipt.
1535z: BLIND FISH confirms to AMBER 35.
1536z: JAYWALK AMBER 33 please say again.
1536z: AMBER 33 "9 groups"
LNB ITJ BZE CQU LDQ GCI IVI cut off
1537z: JAYWALK AMBER 33 say again
1537z: AMBER 33
LNB ITJ BZE CQU LDQ FCT SVI
1538z: AMBER 20 SKYMASTER/JAYWALK
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ XGD
1539z: JAYWALK AMBER 20 say again last.
1540z: AMBER 20 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ GHB KMD
[chaotic]
1541z: AMBER 2O confirm 8 groups GHB.
1543z: AMBER 82 called SKYMASTER.
1543z: JAYWALK AMBER 20 confirm.
1543z: AMBER 82 SKYMASTER 10 groups
LNB USE OJW ITZ BZE AHC TEU EAT LDQ HXG
1545z: JAYWALK to AMBER 82 EEU (see TEU)
1547z: Chaos.
1548z: AMBER 36 SKYMASTER
LNB WIK WVB BAX CQU LDO LSQ KMP
1548z: JAYWALK confirmes to AMBER 82.
1548z: JAYWALK to AMBER 36 repeat.
1550z: AMBER 30 SKYMASTER 9 groups
LHB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ OKP KMD
1551z: Dualling chatter.
1551z: AMBER 06 (or sounds like Apple) SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ HRB KMD
1553z: AMBER 33 SKYMASTER 8 groups
LNB USB SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ HYC
1554z: JAYWALK AMBER 23 confirm.
1555z: AMBER 29 SKYMASTER
LNB USE INF ITJ BZE CQU LDQ GCT HMH
1556z: AMBER 35 correction to last
LNB USE OJW ITJ VRD CQU LDQ BCF KMD
1557z: AMBER 28 SKYMASTER 10 groups
LNB ??? Dropped off/quiet.
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1558z: JAYWALK (TACAMO PAC) MI7D74; P1; began just before TEST KIT and
dualled.
MI7D74HY2ZALJHG2IO2PCH4O4RKBJS
1559z: TEST KIT MI7D74; NCS broadcast.
[Fed to TACAMO PAC, TACAMO LANT and NCS; long lived in message queue.]
1602z: TEST KIT; 7R7WZR; 35 characters; P2.
7R7WZROHRM5SJPVRHS6ZTCANGPFOARSKI72
1605z: TEST KIT MI7D74; rebroadcast.
1608z: AMBER 34 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE FRZ CIS MEK KMD
1615z: A string of some sort but busted transmission; sounded like he was
FMing/very distorted.
1616z: AMBER 22 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITZ BZE CQU LDQ IRP KMD
1618z: JAYWALK confirmed.
1617z: AMBER 84 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ GLX KMD
1620z: Dualling activity; MI7D74; suspected JAYWALK and ?
########
1622z: TEST KIT; FOR ALFA FORCE FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 7RUKZV; P2.
7RUKZVOHQ7VT4JPW2LAAJYXB5FRDQR
1625z: AMBER 36 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQE LDQ LSQ KMD
1626z: AMBER 21 to (sounded like XEROX)
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ VHE KMD
1627z: AMBER 26 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ HRB KMD
1629z: AMBER 21 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG DGC AHC JSL 2HX LBQ AJG KMD
[Dualled with 1630z NCS restoral]
1630z: TEST KIT MI7D74; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast.
1632z: JAYWALK AMBER 32
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LQC IRP KMD
1634z: TEST called NEW BLOOD (sounds like; ??)]
1634z: JAYWALK to AMBER 26
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ HRB KMD
1635z: AMBER 26 ack
1634z: AMBER 21 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQV LDG VHE KMD
1637z: JAYWALK to AMBER 21 how copy?
1638z: JAYWALK to AMBER 21 ?
1639z: JAYWALK to AMBER 36
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQE CDQ LSQ KMD
1640z: AMBER 36 loud and clear.
1640z: AMBER 36 to JAYWALK
LNB USE SCG ITZ BZE CQE LDQ LSQ KMD
1641z: JAYWALK to AMBER 94 say again.
1642z: AMBER 21 called JAYWALK and raised MAINSAIL (ground stations were
not exercise destroyed in this activity).
1642z: JAYWALK did not receive last message. Resent. Read back. out
1645z: JAYWALK worked AMBER 32 for last message.
1647z: AMBER 84 SKYMASTER
LNB USE SCG ITJ BZE CQU LDQ GLX KMD
[20 minute window]
1648z: TEST KIT; FOR ALFA FORCE FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 74BM2T; P2.
7RBM2TOCIKFYHHXE57QYEZ7KOBJUX2
########
1650z: JAYWALK; MI7D74; PAC restoral.
1652z: AMBER 35 called JAYWALK.
1653z: AMBER 13 to ?.
1653z: FIRM 13 SKYMASTER
LNB ITJ BZE CQU ALX FFY
1655z: AMBER 35 SKYMASTER but dualled.
1655z: FLYFISH (E6B) confirmed FIRM 13.
**********
1655z: AMBER 35 called FLYFISH and raised JAYWALK to confirm character 34
and 35 in 7R7WZR (not yet broadcast by the NCS).
1652z: AMBER 82 to JAYWALK request retransmission of 7R7WZR.
1658z: AMBER 82 and 35 were advised to reach out to TEST KIT for that EAM.
1659z: AMBER 23 called TEST KIT.
1700z: AMBER 23 called TEST KIT.
1700z: TEST KIT; MI7D74; restoral.
[Appearance of ROCK EAGLE]
&&&&&&
1703z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10 (sounds like; or CUDO or sometimes JUDO
or? Whatever, he does it often).
1703z: TEST KIT; 7R7WZR; 35 characters; P2.
7R7WZRDHRM5SJPVRHS6ZTCANGPFOARSKI72
[See 1655z]
1705z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 19
1706z: WEST COAST with a test count.
1707z: ROCK EAGLE called PENDRAGON (sounds like).
1708z: HICKAM with test count.
1708z: YOKOTA with test count.
1708z: AMBER 75 SKYMASTER
DVT ITJ BZQ CQU LDQ RWX
1710z: ROCK EAGLE called ?.
1711z: JAYWALK AMBER 75 copies.
1711z: JAYWALK AMBER 32 say again.
1711z: AMBER 35 to JAYWALK to advise AMBER 32 is "HF SOUR."
1714z: JAYWALK to AMBER 75 for clarification ("BZE") and out.
1715: AMBER 29 SKYMASTER
LNB USE INF ITJ BZE CQU LDQ GCT HMH
1717z: JAYWALK read back.
1730z: TEST KIT; MI7D74; restoral.
1735z: HERB 14 (sounds like) SKYMASTER
LNB ITJ BZE CQU ALX BOP
1739z: AMBER 35 JAYWALK
UWN IKB OJW XVE AHC AFC EST LDQ BCF FMI UFC VEN ECH MEK WBV
1741z: JAYWALK AMBER 35 requested readback of group 5 and "last two
groups." Done.
1758z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
1800z: NEW BLOOD called TEST KIT.
1801z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
1803z: TEST KIT; 7R22SK; 35 characters; P2.
7R22SK2EMBMIL56OYOTGCXQX7AGBDOWRTIK
1806z: TEST KIT; 7RAPVO; P2.
7RAPVOL6MRQDEQUVYNXT4C3FIUCUDT
1809z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
1809z: TEST KIT called NEW BLOOD.
1810z: TEST KIT called NEW BLOOD.
1815z: ROCK EAGLE called INDIRECT (sounds like).
1816z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
1817z: AMBER 75; clipped question regarding 7422SK.
1818z: AMBER 75 to SKYKING: "query 7R2"garbled"SK. Resolutioon character
4." He was looking for clarity. The call to SKYKING is OG. It's In the
realm of calling SKYBIRD (which is still occassionally heard too).
1820z: JAYWALK; MI7D74; PAC .restoral
1822z: JAYWALK Standing by for traffic.
1823z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
1827z: AMBER 28 called BARBQ CONTROL: "Request status of our tanker when
able."
1828z: AMBER 21 SKYMASTER 16 groups
UWN IRB OJW XVE AHC AFC EKM LBQ VHE FMT UFU VEN KKM IXT OTR WBV
1831z: FIRM 13 called ROCK EAGLE for radio check.
1831z: FIRM 13 called ROCK EAGLE for radio check.
1832z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
1833z: ROCK EAGLE called PENDRAGON.
1834z: FIRM 13 called ROCK EAGLE.
1835z: TEST KIT (NCS) called ROCK EAGLE in response.
1837z: ROCK EAGLE called PENDRAGON.
1840z: TEST KIT called ROCK EAGLE
1845z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
1851z: JAYWALK; MI7D74; PAC restoral.
1854z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
1909z: FLYFISH called JAYWALK.
This could be a misheard LIVEFISH or ? See 2040z
1912z: FLYFISH called JAYWALK.
1914z: FLYFISH called JAYWALK.
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1932z: TEST KIT; FOR REGION ALFA FOR REGION CHARLIE; 7RQQJO; P2.
7RQQJO4B5GBNYJK5SDAEAY4OE2GXDJ
1946z: FLYFISH called AMBER 35.
1948z: FLYFISH called AMBER 35.
[20 minutes]
1956z: TEST KIT; FOR REGION ALFA FOR REGION CHARLIE; 7R7V6U; P2.
7R7V6UCV4M5K43NOKICPGXCM5AQ7MZ
########
2001z: FIRM 11 SKYMASTER
He was way off freq (high) and slowly came down to 11175. Unable to
understand his AKAC 274 traffic.
2007z: FIRM 12 SKYMASTER
UWN PHC IAV YAY garbled; cut off; quiet.
2018z: TEST KIT; 7RCHEW; P2.
7RCHEWOMWMBYJPNZKJLGPHLIKLZN7P
2024z: TEST KIT; 7RJSA2; P2.
7RJSA2SB3Z5Q242AUHNZYJKQ2GSAZ7
2040z: FLY (sounded like LIVE) FISH (E6B; TACAMO LANT) MI7D74; h+10/h+40
TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.
2055z: ROCK EAGLE called KUDO 10.
2106z: ROCK EAGLE called AMBER 24
2107z: ROCK EAGLE called AMBER 24
2108z: ROCK EAGLE called AMBER 30
2109z: ROCK EAGLE called AMBER 30
2109z: TEST KIT; S7SJVN; 44 characters; P3; very short for this series.
S7SJVN2CGQTGDXQSDPRXTOLSKUQALXOOYP662J66OU6J
[Fed to restoral rebroadcast players]
2119z: ROCK EAGLE called FIRM 21
2120z: JAYWALK; S7SJVN; no MI7D74; PAC restoral.
2122z: ROCK EAGLE called FIRM 22 (under JAYWALK's 2120z restoral).
2123z: ROCK EAGLE called and raised AMBER for exchange of signal checks.
2124z: FIRM 11 FLIGHT popped up and confirmed he (them) had him loud and
clear too
[Last instance of ROCK EAGLE.]
&&&&&&
2126z: FIRM 12 SKYMASTER 9 groups
UWN AHC IFV YQY OTR KAB ATT VEN VEN
2126z: FLYFISH to FIRM 12 ack and reads back.
[AKAC 274 traffic apparently finished.]
2131z: AFIRM 20 (sounds like but could be FIRM) called ?
2140z: FLY FISH; S7SJVN; MI7D74; LANT restoral.
2150z: JAYWALK; S7SJVN; MI7D74; PAC restoral.
2152z: TEST KIT (dualling with PAC restoral); 7RRQPS; "221 characters";
disregarded.
2155z: TEST KIT; 744QPS; 227 characters; P3.
7RROPS3ZJ53RBGO5QPKZXUP6JEMLAX43NDXVPV2UMPIDOYJUEYJONYJNXYJXZYJTCYJHWYJV4YJIIT3F4KKJAUMC4DOYJFTYJZPYJBGYJWLYJPSYJ6TYJ4AYJP4YJR7YJWCYJB3YJNRT3F4KKC4GNV2CXYJZEYJCCYJJSYJV4T3F4KK5SQSILCXYJZYYJWGYJH2YJUSYJURT3F4KKDXQSERNSV3T3F444SL
[This string was not picked up for HF restoral work; but was used on late
CONUS afternoon VLF broadcasts on 22.7 KHz (PAC) and 17.2 KHz (LANT.}
Reformatted to demonstrate the "interesting" structure. Note the T3F4KK
repetition except for the slight variation at the end.
𝟽𝚁𝚁𝙾𝙿𝚂 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟹𝚉𝙹𝟻𝟹𝚁𝙱𝙶𝙾𝟻𝚀𝙿𝙺𝚉𝚇𝚄𝙿𝟼𝙹𝙴𝙼𝙻𝙰𝚇𝟺𝟹𝙽𝙳𝚇𝚅𝙿𝚅𝟸𝚄𝙼𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙾
[𝟹𝟿; 𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢]
𝚈𝙹𝚄𝙴
𝚈𝙹𝙾𝙽
𝚈𝙹𝙽𝚇
𝚈𝙹𝚇𝚉
𝚈𝙹𝚃𝙲
𝚈𝙹𝙷𝚆
𝚈𝙹𝚅𝟺
𝚈𝙹𝙸𝙸
𝚃𝟹𝙵𝟺𝙺𝙺𝙹𝙰𝚄𝙼𝙲𝟺𝙳𝙾 [𝟷𝟺]
𝚈𝙹𝙵𝚃
𝚈𝙹𝚉𝙿
𝚈𝙹𝙱𝙶
𝚈𝙹𝚆𝙻
𝚈𝙹𝙿𝚂
𝚈𝙹𝟼𝚃
𝚈𝙹𝟺𝙰
𝚈𝙹𝙿𝟺
𝚈𝙹𝚁𝟽
𝚈𝙹𝚆𝙲
𝚈𝙹𝙱𝟹
𝚈𝙹𝙽𝚁
𝚃𝟹𝙵𝟺𝙺𝙺𝙲𝟺𝙶𝙽𝚅𝟸𝙲𝚇 [𝟷𝟺]
𝚈𝙹𝚉𝙴
𝚈𝙹𝙲𝙲
𝚈𝙹𝙹𝚂
𝚈𝙹𝚅𝟺
𝚃𝟹𝙵𝟺𝙺𝙺𝟻𝚂𝚀𝚂𝙸𝙻𝙲𝚇 [𝟷𝟺]
𝚈𝙹𝚉𝚈
𝚈𝙹𝚆𝙶
𝚈𝙹𝙷𝟸
𝚈𝙹𝚄𝚂
𝚈𝙹𝚄𝚁
𝚃𝟹𝙵𝟺𝙺𝙺𝙳𝚇𝚀𝚂𝙴𝚁𝙽𝚂𝚅𝟹 [𝟷𝟼; 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚝.]
𝚃𝟹𝙵𝟺𝟺𝟺𝚂𝙻 [8; note the doublet 44 aligned with the doublet KK]
2220z: JAYWALK; S7SJVN; MI7D74; PAC restoral.
2336z: TEST KIT; S7SJVN; suspected restoral.
2320z: Nothing heard from FLY FISH.
2350z: FLY FISH called DECKHAND.
2352z: FLY FISH called DECKHAND.
2353z: DECKHAND called ?. Have you loud and clear.
2354z: DECKHAND called FLY FISH.
2354z: DECKHAND called FLY FISH.
GT26 continued into the new UTC day but at subdued levels.
Jeff
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