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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241006T150000
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SUMMARY:Viaggio in Italy
DESCRIPTION:The WSO Presents: Viaggio in Italy\nHannah Schendel\, Music Director\nGuest Artist: Cassie Pilgrim\, Principal Oboe\, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra \n\nGiuseppe Verdi: Overture to Luisa Miller \n\n\nAlessandro Besozzi: Oboe Concerto in G Major\nCassie Pilgrim\, Oboe \n\n\nOttorino Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano \n\n\nOttorino Respighi: Fontane di Roma \n\n\nHopkins High School\n2400 Royals Drive\nMinnetonka\, MN 55305 \n\nFree\, no ticket required.\nDonations gratefully accepted. \nCassie Pilgrim’s performance is sponsored by Midwest Musical Imports.
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/italy/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241017T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241017T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T200107Z
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SUMMARY:BeerGo at Luce Line Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this fantastic fundraiser to benefit the WSO! If you love bingo\, beer and supporting the orchestra…this event is for you! We’ll play 10 rounds for a minimum donation of $1 per card. You can purchase up to 4 cards per game. There will be prizes for the winner of each round. \nThursday\, October 17\, 2024 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm \nLuce Line Brewing\n12901 16th Ave\nPlymouth\, MN 55441
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/beergo-at-luce-line-brewing/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241117T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260114T195725Z
CREATED:20230807T164426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T195725Z
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SUMMARY:Star Crossed Lovers
DESCRIPTION:The WSO Presents: STAR-CROSSED LOVERS\nHannah Schendel\, Music Director\nSoloist: WSO Concert Competition Winner\, Kelly Grill\, Marimba \n\nRichard Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger \n\n\nEmmanuel Séjourné: Concerto for Marimba and Strings\nKelly Grill\, Marimba \n\n\nSergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 \n\n\nEisenhower Community Center\n1001 Highway 7\nHopkins\, MN 55305 \n\nFree\, no ticket required.\nDonations gratefully accepted.
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/star-crossed-lovers/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250119T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260114T195725Z
CREATED:20230807T165802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T195725Z
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SUMMARY:Scandinavian Express
DESCRIPTION:The WSO Presents: SCANDINAVIAN EXPRESS \n\nNational Anthem (to be determined) \n\n\nElfrida Andrée: Concert Overture in D Major \n\n\nJean Sibelius: Karelia Suite \n\n\nEdvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 \n\nHopkins High School\n2400 Royals Drive\nHopkins\, MN 55305 \nFree\, no ticket required.\nDonations gratefully accepted.\nBe sure to wear your Scandinavian sweater for this warm performance on a cold day!
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/scandinavian-express/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250121T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260114T200115Z
CREATED:20240229T144439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T200115Z
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SUMMARY:Fundraiser at Northern Tap House in Plymouth
DESCRIPTION:The WSO is thrilled to be part of a fundraiser sponsored by Northern Tap House in Plymouth on Tuesday\, January 21! \n10% of ALL SALES between 5-8 pm that evening will be donated to the WSO. Stop by for a meal\, cocktail\,  some take-out\, or even a sweatshirt\, and support the WSO in raising essential funds that help make our seasons possible! \nAddress: 220 Carlson Parkway North\, Plymouth\, MN 55447 \nSEE YOU THERE!
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/fundraiser-northerntap/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260114T195725Z
CREATED:20230807T173305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T195725Z
UID:1629-1740771000-1740776400@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:Brahms Requiem at Wooddale Church Eden Prairie
DESCRIPTION:Gerard Sundberg\, Baritone \nEmma Davis\, Soprano \nThe WSO Presents:\nBRAHMS REQUIEM at Wooddale Church Eden Prairie \nGuest Collaborators:\nTwo Rivers Chorale and The Edina Chorale\n \nGuest Soloists:\nEmma Davis\, Soprano\nGerard Sundberg\, Baritone \nHannah Schendel\, Music Director \nJoshua Bauder: Arise\n(World Premiere)\nTimothy Sawyer\, Conductor \nLili Boulanger: D’un soir triste\n(Of a Sorrowful Evening)\nHannah Schendel\, Conductor \nJohannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem\n(A German Requiem)\n(Sung in German)\nHannah Schendel\, Conductor \n\nWooddale Church\n6630 Shady Oak Road\nEden Prairie\, MN 55344 \n\nFree\, no ticket required.\nDonations gratefully accepted. \nThis concert will also be performed on Sunday\, March 2 at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University. 
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/brahms-requiem-wooddale/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T170000
DTSTAMP:20260114T200058Z
CREATED:20240721T161106Z
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SUMMARY:Brahms Requiem Benson Great Hall
DESCRIPTION:Gerard Sundberg\, Baritone \nEmma Davis\, Soprano \nThe WSO Presents:\nBRAHMS REQUIEM at Benson Great Hall\nat Bethel University \nGuest Collaborators:\nTwo Rivers Chorale and The Edina Chorale\n \nGuest Soloists:\nEmma Davis\, Soprano\nGerard Sundberg\, Baritone \nHannah Schendel\, Music Director \nJoshua Bauder: Arise\n(World Premiere)\nTimothy Sawyer\, Conductor \nLili Boulanger: D’un soir triste\n(Of a Sorrowful Evening)\nHannah Schendel\, Conductor \nJohannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem\n(A German Requiem)\n(Sung in German)\nHannah Schendel\, Conductor \n\nBenson Great Hall at Bethel University\n3900 Bethel Drive\nArden Hills\, MN 55112 \n\nFree\, no ticket required.\nDonations gratefully accepted. \nThis performance will also be performed on Friday\, February 28 at Wooddale Church\, Eden Prairie
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/brahms-requiem-bethel/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T210000
DTSTAMP:20260114T200121Z
CREATED:20250404T155214Z
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SUMMARY:Give Back Monday at LTD Brewing Co. benefiting the WSO
DESCRIPTION:Please join the WSO on Monday\, April 21 between 2:00 – 9:00 pm at LTD Brewing Co in downtown Hopkins for Give Back Monday! \n20% of sales will go to support the WSO\, so pick up some tasty food at a local restaurant and stop by for a variety of beers\, seltzers and an outstanding root beer! \nWe’d love to see you there\, and there may even be some WSO musicians playing that evening!
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/ltd-give-back-monday/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T170000
DTSTAMP:20260114T200051Z
CREATED:20170620T032910Z
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SUMMARY:Mystical Legends
DESCRIPTION:The WSO Presents: MYSTICAL LEGENDS\nHannah Schendel\, Music Director\nGao Hong\, Pipa \n\nAlexander Borodin: Overture to Prince Igor \n\n\nGao Hong: Flying Dragon Concerto\nNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade \n\n\nEisenhower Community Center\n1001 Highway 7\nHopkins\, MN 55305 \n\nFree\, no ticket required.\nDonations gratefully accepted. \nThank you to the Plymouth Rotary Club for sponsoring this event! \n\nThis activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board\, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/mystical-legends/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T170000
DTSTAMP:20260114T195413Z
CREATED:20251207T134901Z
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SUMMARY:Drama\, Satire\, and Soul
DESCRIPTION:The season opens with a program featuring the music of Russian composers Tchaikovsky\, Prokofiev\, and Rachmaninoff. \n\n\n\nGuest Artist: Fanya Lin\, piano\n\n\n\nA top prizewinner of the Hastings\, France-Amériques\, New York\, and Seattle International Piano Competitions. \n\n\n\nKeehun Nam\, Music Director\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPiotyr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz and Polonaise from Eugene Onegin \n\n\n\nSergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite \n\n\n\nSergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor \n\n\n\nFree\, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted. \n\n\n\n\nView Digital Concert Program
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/drama-satire-and-soul/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025-2026 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T170000
DTSTAMP:20260114T195342Z
CREATED:20251207T140910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T195342Z
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SUMMARY:Spirit and Renewal
DESCRIPTION:From start to finish\, you will feel the energy and anticipation build\, featuring the music of Farrenc\, Copland\, and Schumann. \n\n\n\nLouise Farrenc:Overture No. 2 in E-flat Major\, op. 24 \n\n\n\nAaron Copland:Appalachian Spring Suite \n\n\n\nRobert Schumann:Symphony No. 4 in D Minor (1851 version) \n\n\n\nFree\, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted. \n\n\n\n\nView Digital Concert Program
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/spirit-and-renewal/
LOCATION:Eisenhower Community Cente\, 1001 Highway 7\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025-2026 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260118T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260118T030418Z
CREATED:20251207T155645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260118T030418Z
UID:22955-1768748400-1768755600@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:From Stage to Screen
DESCRIPTION:Join the WSO for an afternoon of music composed for the stage and screen\, capped off with a tribute to legendary film composer John Williams. \n\n\n\nGiacchino Rossini: William Tell OvertureLudwig  van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7\, Movement IICamille Saint-Saëns: Danse MacabrePietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: IntermezzoLeonard Bernstein\, arr. Mason: West Side Story: SelectionsJohn Williams\, arr. Lavender: Tribute to John Williams \n\n\n\n\nView Digital Concert Program\n\n\n\n\nFree\, no ticket required \n\n\n\nDonations gratefully accepted.
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/from-stage-to-screen/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025-2026 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260320T164205Z
CREATED:20251207T160116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T164205Z
UID:22958-1774191600-1774198800@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:Journey and Belonging
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a musical journey from adventure\, to the sweeping landscapes of America and the heart of the Czech homeland. The WSO welcomes back trumpeter Charles Lazarus (Minnesota Orchestra) for this exciting program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHector Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain \n\n\n\nSteve Heitzeg: American Nomad \n\n\n\n\nAvenue of the Americas (For Those Without A Home)\n\n\n\nLittle Hymn to the Fields\n\n\n\nTrip (Where the Chords Have No Name)\n\n\n\n\n    Charles Lazarus\, Trumpet \n\n\n\nAntonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major\, op. 88 \n\n\n\nFree\, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted. \n\n\n\nView the Program
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/journey-and-belonging/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025-2026 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260508T210000
DTSTAMP:20260505T170610Z
CREATED:20251207T160828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T170610Z
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SUMMARY:Transformations
DESCRIPTION:Experience the language of the soul. This season’s finale celebrates the endurance of the human spirit through a journey of profound reflection and transformation.  \n\n\n\nGustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 \n\n\n\n\nAllegro maestoso\n\n\n\n\nJohannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn \n\n\n\nValerie Coleman: Umoja \n\n\n\nFree\, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted. \n\n\n\nWSO Program May 2026 050426Download
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/transformations/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025-2026 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261011T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261011T161500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220919Z
CREATED:20260804T020123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220919Z
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SUMMARY:The American Spirit
DESCRIPTION:Concert 01 \nThe American Spirit\nForward\, with fire. \nSunday\, October 11\, 2026 · 3:00 PMHopkins High School \nThe WSO launches its Celebrating Neighborly Voices season with a celebration of the American Spirit—one that constantly moves forward\, creating a better future. We welcome back Erin Keefe\, Concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra\, to open our year of American music. \nInspired by Robert Pinsky’s “The Figured Wheel” \n\nCopland · Fanfare for the Common Man\nStravinsky · Firebird Suite (1919)\nBarber · Violin ConcertoErin Keefe\, Violin
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/the-american-spirit-2026/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T161500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220920Z
CREATED:20260804T020619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220920Z
UID:23508-1794150000-1794154500@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:Dreams and Songs
DESCRIPTION:Concert 02 \nDreams and Songs\nReverie\, resonance\, and hope. \nSunday\, November 8\, 2026 · 3:00 PMWayzata Community Church \nA distant trumpet opens a dreamscape of longing\, memory\, and hope. Tenor Darius Gillard\, VP of Impact at Minnesota Opera\, joins the WSO for H. Leslie Adams’ Nightsongs before the program rises toward William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony. \nInspired by Langston Hughes’ “Dream Variations” \n\nJohn Adams · Tromba Lontana\nH. Leslie Adams · Nightsongs: Six Afro-American SongsDarius Gillard\, Tenor\nAmy Nam · Mimi’s Song\nWilliam Grant Still · Symphony No. 1\, “Afro-American”
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/dreams-and-songs-2026/
LOCATION:Wayzata Community Church\, 125 Wayzata Boulevard East\, Wayzata\, MN\, 55391\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270124T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270124T161500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220921Z
CREATED:20260804T020721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220921Z
UID:23510-1800802800-1800807300@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:America Singing
DESCRIPTION:Concert 03 · A family concert \nAmerica Singing\nA nation in sound. \nSunday\, January 24\, 2027 · 3:00 PMWayzata Community Church \nInstrument Zoo · 2:00 PMArrive early to meet the orchestra’s instrument families and explore the instruments up close before the 3:00 PM concert.\nMade for curious listeners of every age\, America Singing welcomes children and newcomers into the orchestra’s world. Meet the instrument families\, discover a commission\, and travel from Bernstein’s Mambo to Márquez’s Danzón No. 2. \nInspired by Walt Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing” \n\nBernstein · Mambo from West Side Story\nCommission · To be announced\nBartók · Concerto for Orchestra\, II. “Presentando le coppie”\nLibby Larsen · Deep Summer Music\nBarber · Adagio for Strings\nArturo Márquez · Danzón No. 2\nMorton Gould · American Salute
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/america-singing-2027/
LOCATION:Wayzata Community Church\, 125 Wayzata Boulevard East\, Wayzata\, MN\, 55391\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270221T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270221T161500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220921Z
CREATED:20260804T021045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220921Z
UID:23512-1803222000-1803226500@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:Let America Be
DESCRIPTION:Concert 04 \nLet America Be\nA promise\, still becoming. \nSunday\, February 21\, 2027 · 3:00 PMHopkins High School \nLangston Hughes’ vision frames an evening of reflection and resolve. From Hailstork’s fanfare to Florence Price’s Songs of Oak and Copland’s Lincoln Portrait\, this is music that asks who we are—and who we might yet become. \nInspired by Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America Again” \n\nAdolphus Hailstork · Fanfare on Amazing Grace\nNino Rota · Concerto for BassoonPaul Humiston\, Bassoon\nFlorence Price · Songs of Oak\nCopland · Lincoln Portrait
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/let-america-be-2027/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270514T201500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220922Z
CREATED:20260804T015739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220922Z
UID:23502-1810321200-1810325700@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:A Slash of Blue
DESCRIPTION:Concert 05 \nA Slash of Blue\nAmerica\, in blue. \nFriday\, May 14\, 2027 · 7:00 PMHopkins High School \nThe season closes in color: fanfares\, wide rivers\, a flash of Sousa\, and Frank Ticheli’s Blue Shades. Van Cliburn prizewinner Evren Ozel joins the WSO for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. \nInspired by Emily Dickinson’s “A Slash of Blue” \n\nJoan Tower · Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6\nSousa · The Stars and Stripes Forever\nFrank Ticheli · Blue Shades\nSteve Heitzeg · Mahkato Wakpa (Blue Earth River)\nGershwin · Rhapsody in Blue (1942)Evren Ozel\, Piano
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/a-slash-of-blue-2027/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
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