Ikati le-Siamese. Incazelo, izici, izinhlobo, imvelo, ukunakekelwa kanye nentengo yohlobo lweSiamese

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Incazelo nezici

Izwe lasendulo laseThailand, ngaphambili elalibizwa ngokuthi iSiam, liseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Isidalwa esimangalisayo sivela lapho - Ikati le-Siamese... Ezinsukwini zakudala, kulawo mazwe akude, wanikezwa isikhundla esikhethekile, wayebhekwa njengongcwele futhi ehlala ezigodlweni zababusi, amathempeli kanye nemindeni yabapristi abakhulu.

Umzimba wama-pussies anezinwele ezimfishane usamangaza ngobukhulu obuhle nokuphelela okuhle komugqa. Bababaza ubuhlakani babo obuphakeme, futhi isimo sokuziqhenya sezidalwa ezinomusa nothando lwenkululeko akuvimbi nakancane ekuboniseni uthando olunothando nothando oluvulekile kumnikazi.

Echaza izici zangaphandle zohlobo, kufanele kushiwo:

  • umzimba oguqukayo, omude, omncane;
  • ikhanda welula phambili ngesimo wedge;
  • izindlebe ezinkulu, eziqondile, ezibanzi ezansi nokuthinta kusuka phezulu kuya kuzeluleko ezicijile;
  • ebekwe ngokwejometri ngokuphelele, ngesimo sonxantathu ojwayelekile, iziqongo zezindlebe nekhala;
  • ukuthambeka amehlo ekati le-siamese nge-iris ye-hue eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka engalibaleki;
  • imilenze emide enomusa enamapayipi amahle ahlanzekile;
  • umsila omncane, ofana nesiswebhu onomphetho ocijile.

Ngokuvamile, ama-pussies anjalo azalwa emhlophe ngokuphelele ngombala. Kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, umzimba wabo omfushane, ongena ngokuqinile futhi ugcizelela ukwakheka kwawo okumangalisayo okuguquguqukayo, ijazi lishintsha kancane imithunzi yalo. Kuhlobo lwakudala, ihlala imhlophe kakhulu, ngenkathi iba mnyama ebusweni nasendaweni yesindlebe, ngendlela efanayo umbala emilenzeni uba nezinguquko, obonakala kakhulu engxenyeni yazo engezansi, futhi umsila uphinde umbozwe cishe izinwele ezimnyama ngokuphelele.

Amehlo ajulile aluhlaza yizici ezigqame kakhulu kwikati laseSiamese

Umbala (wephoyinti) ohluke kangako, obizwa kahle ngokuthi iphuzu lombala, uvela emakati ngokugqamile ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha. Kepha njengoba ama-pussies ekhula, ayashintsha futhi, ngoba izingxenye zangaphambilini ezimhlophe zomzimba nazo ziqala ukuba mnyama kancane kancane.

Ngosayizi, abameleli bohlobo lweSiamese bancane, abesifazane ngokuvamile ababi nesisindo esingaphezu kuka-4 kg. Futhi amakati, yize impela emakhulu kunamakati, cishe awaze athole isisindo esingaphezu kuka-7 kg. Ngokwesilinganiso, abesilisa banezinkomba ezingaba ngu-5 kg.

Ukukhanga okukhethekile okuthakazelisayo kwalezi pussies ekuxhumaneni ngezwi nabanye. Bancipha kakhulu futhi bayakwazi ukushintsha ngokukhethekile iphimbo nezwi lezwi. Konke kubukeka njengengxoxo. Ngendlela efanayo, amakati ahlakaniphe ngokweqile avame ukuzama ukuveza imizwa yawo futhi adlulisele izidingo zawo kubanikazi bawo.

Izinhlobo

Imininingwane yombala neyesakhiwo ikhonjiswe kahle esithombeni sekati lamaSiamese... Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi kunezinketho eziningi zombala. Futhi umehluko ikakhulukazi usemthunzini wamaphoyinti, okungukuthi, ezindaweni ezivelele zombala omkhulu.

Indawo ejwayelekile neyakudala iphuzu lokumaka elinombala onsundu omnyama, cishe omnyama, nangenxa yobuhle baseSiamese obuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okunsomi, ushokoledi, futhi kwezinye izimo eminye imigoqo yamaphuzu ivame ukuvela.

Manje ake sicabangele izinhlobo zanamuhla, ezavela kumakati asendulo, angamaSiamese ngempela. Futhi kunokwanele kwazo, kanti ezinye zazo, ezazibhekiswe kohlobo oluchaziwe ngaphambili, zisanda kuthola isimo sabazimele.

  • IBalinese (ikati leBalinese) kungenye yezinhlobonhlobo zamaphussi anjalo avela e-United States cishe ngeminyaka yama-30s yekhulu elidlule futhi amukelwa ngokusemthethweni e1963. Isici sabamele bayo ingubo ende, ngokungafani naleyo emfushane yakudala. Lobo boya busilika, buzacile. Yena, njengabo bonke onobuhle baseSiamese, akanalo ijazi elingaphansi. Uboya obude kunabo bonke emsileni, kodwa bufushane maqondana nekhanda. Kwezinye izici, amakati anjalo awahlukile ngohlamvu nangombala kumaSiamese akudala.

  • IBurma (ikati laseBurma) luhlobo oluqhamuke ekuweleni ikati lamaSiamese nekati likashokoledi elethwe eBurma, elaziwa ngo-1936. Ijazi le-pussies elinjalo lithambile, likhulu, lifushane. Izici ezihlukile zabaseBurma ezivela ezihlotsheni zakudala zaseSiamese yilezi: ezinomusa omncane, kodwa ezemidlalo kakhulu, umzimba wemisipha; ikhanda eliyindilinga ngaphezulu; igolide, ukuzwakalisa, ukuguqula umthunzi kusuka ezingeni lokukhanyisa, amehlo; isilevu esikhulu; intamo athuthukile; izidladla eziqinile; umsila obushelelezi. Imibala yengubo eyingqayizivele yalezi zikati idume ngobuhle bayo obungenakulinganiswa. Phakathi kwabo: i-platinum, ushokoledi, i-sable, ukhilimu, i-tortie nabanye.

  • Izinhlobonhlobo ze-Himalaya zivela ezinhlotsheni ezimbili: i-Siamese ne-Persian. Yatholwa, ngokumangazayo, emazweni amabili ngasikhathi sinye: i-USA neNgilandi. Futhi kwaziwa ikati elimnyama le-siamese maphakathi nekhulu leminyaka elidlule. Izinwele zama-pussies anjalo azifinyeleli neze, kepha zinde futhi zi-shaggy, ezinejazi elihle. Kepha okusindile kokhokho baseSiamese ngamehlo amnyama aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nombala wephuzu ohlukile.

  • IJavanese (ikati laseJavanese) izinhlobo ezincane kakhulu, ezikhuliswe eNyakatho Melika. Amakati anjalo ayizihlobo eziseduze zeBalinese. Uboya babo futhi bobude obuphakathi, kepha umehluko omkhulu kusuka kuma-congeners unombala. Phakathi kwamaJavane, akuwona amaphuzu kuphela ahluka kakhulu, kepha eminye, imibala engajwayelekile ngokuphelele futhi yangempela yavela, yajabulisa ngemibala emisha. Lawa makati asempumalanga. Kukhona nezinhlobonhlobo zezinwele ezimfishane zamaSiamese ezivela eqenjini elilodwa, kuphela azisekho eJavanese. Ama-orientalals lawo ahlotshiswe nge-satin yawo, uboya obufushane obucwebezelayo.

  • Ikati le-Thai siamese - endala kunazo zonke izinhlobo, manje esehlukaniswe ngohlobo oluzimele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-pussies anjalo abizwa ngokuthi yi-Old Siamese. Lokhu kukodwa kwenza umuntu acabange: namanje akwaziwa ukuthi ngubani ohola umndeni wakhe. Kepha lapha kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ubuhle baseThai bufane kakhulu, ukwahlulela ngezincazelo zakudala, namaSiamese emakhulwini eminyaka adlule. Banamandla amakhulu, abanamusa omncane, ikhanda labo liyindilinga, izindlebe zihluke kakhulu ngokuma.

Umlando wozalo

Isikhathi esiqondile sokuzalwa kohlobo lweSiamese asikwazi ukusungulwa ngenxa yakudala. Kuyaziwa kuphela ukuthi izinkomba zabamele bayo abaphawulekayo zitholakala emibhalweni yesandla yasendulo yesikhathi sobukhosi soMbuso wase-Ayutthaya, owawukhona ensimini yeThailand yanamuhla phakathi neNkathi Ephakathi.

Amarekhodi anjalo agcinwe isikhathi eside kwelinye lamathempeli amaBuddhist adume kakhulu. Emashidini amagxolo esihlahla sikasilika, izindela zasendulo zabhala ngamakiti amhlophe amahle ngokumangalisayo anezindlebe ezimnyama, isifonyo, umsila nezidladla, njengezidalwa ezingcwele eziletha inhlanhla.

Lawa makati abhekwa njengabaluleke kakhulu kangangokuthi ukuwakhipha embusweni kwajeziswa ngokufa, futhi akuwona wonke umuntu owayengaba nawo ekhaya lawo. Mhlawumbe yingakho izwe laseYurophu likwazile ukufunda ngamaSiamese kuphela ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, ngemuva kokuthi inxusa laseNgilandi selithole izidalwa ezimangalisayo zase-Asia njengesipho esivela kumbusi wasempumalanga.

Ngendlela, ngangiyithanda eLondon ukuzala kwekati le-siamese kude konke ngasikhathi sinye hhayi konke. Abanye ochwepheshe nezintatheli, ngemuva kombukiso wokuqala womphakathi, owasungulwa ngo-1872, baze babheka lawa ma-pussies amahle kabi kabi. Ngokusobala, kuvele nje ukuthi akufani neze namakati ajwayelekile aseYurophu.

Kodwa-ke abaseSiamese babonwa futhi bathandwa. Futhi bathola ukuqashelwa okufanele ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-XIX ne-XX. Kwakungalesi sikhathi lapho ama-pussies ase-Asia aqala ukusakazeka kuwo wonke umhlaba omusha. Eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule, amakati aseSiamese abe yizintandokazi zabongameli, abaculi abadumile, ababhali nabalingisi.

Uhlamvu

Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, ezweni lakubo, amakati aseSiamese abephathiswe imisebenzi yokuhlonipha abagcini bokuthula bezindlu zabahlonishwa namathempeli. Futhi lokhu akuyona into engaqondakali, ngoba lezi zilwane ezimangalisayo zihlakaniphe ngokweqile, futhi ngokukhalipha zidlula izihlobo zazo eziningi. Umnikazi wanamuhla walezi zilwane ezifuywayo unamathuba onke okufaka kubo amakhono afunekayo wokuziphatha, ngisho nokuziqeqesha, ngoba zilula ukuqeqeshwa, ziqonda kahle futhi zifunde konke.

Amakati aseSiam ajwayela uku-oda ngokushesha, futhi athole nolimi olufanayo nabakhileyo bendlu yanoma yimuphi ubudala, azwane nezingane, angabonisi ubudlova futhi angalweli ukuklwebha nokuluma ngaphandle kwesizathu.

ISiamese yenza imiyalo namasu amaningi kanye nezinja eziqeqeshiwe. Kepha noma kunjalo, njengamanye amakati, asezingqondweni zabo kakhulu, bezwe ithonya labo kumnikazi bese bezama ukulisebenzisela izinhloso zabo. Futhi ukumangalisa kwabo, okunezinhlobonhlobo zenani lamathunzi adlulisiwe, izwi eliqinile liyabasiza ukuba badlulise imizwa yabo nezimfuno kubaphathi abanemilenze emibili.

Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi yize kunokuthambekela okuthe xaxa, kungenzeka ukubhekana nokuziphindiselela, ubugovu kanye nentukuthelo yalezo zilwane ezifuywayo. Lokhu kuyakhombisa Uhlamvu lwekati le-Siamese... Futhi esimweni sabo ukubamba ngobuciko amagundane. Kepha bayazizonda izinja futhi baziphatha ngokudelela.

Ukudla okunomsoco

Akungabazeki ukuthi ikhwalithi yokondla inomthelela omkhulu empilweni ka-pussy kanye nokuphila isikhathi eside. Futhi kubonakala sengathi ukudla kwamaSiamese akuhlukile kwimenyu yabanye abamele isizwe se-feline. Kodwa-ke, lezi zidalwa ezihlukile zivame ukukhombisa ukuthanda kwazo ekudleni, zikhethe futhi zihlolisise ikhwalithi yezitsha ezinikezwa njengama-gourmets wangempela. Ngakho-ke, abanikazi kufanele bathole indlela eya kubo ngazinye, becabangela ukunambitheka kwalezi zilwane ezifuywayo nokubonisa ukubekezela.

Imikhiqizo esemqoka edingekayo yilena:

  • inyama engenamzimba, ebilisiwe futhi isike yaba izingcezu ezincane;
  • kusuka kuzintandokazi zasekhaya, izintandokazi ezenziwe ekhaya zingathanda umbele, amaphaphu, inhliziyo, isibindi;
  • inhlanzi ingumkhiqizo othandwa kakhulu ngabakwaSiamese, kepha kufanele inikezwe kuphela ngaphandle kokuyisebenzisa ngokweqile, hhayi ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili ngesonto;
  • isikhupha esibilisiwe esigcwele amavithamini singasiza kakhulu;
  • okusanhlamvu okusanhlamvu okuhlukahlukene akwamukelwa kahle ngaso sonke isikhathi, kepha noma kunjalo kwethulwa ekudleni kwamamenyu ahlukahlukene;
  • imifino nemifino kubalulekile, kepha ngamanani amancane ngenxa yezici zokudla zamaSiamese;
  • imikhiqizo yobisi iphilile, kepha ubisi olusha lunikezwa kuphela amazinyane.

Uma i-purridi ekhohlisayo inqaba ngenkani konke lokhu, khona-ke ukudla okusezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu okulungiselelwe kungasindiswa. Kodwa-ke, ochwepheshe abancomi ukudla okuxubekile, ngoba isisu salezi zidalwa sibucayi kakhulu, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuthi sivumelane nohlobo oluthile lokudla.

Amantshontsho amaSiamese azalwa emhlophe qwa

Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila

Ukuzalisa ama-pussies anjalo esikhathini sethu akunzima. Kungenzeka ukuthi uthole abalingani abenele besilwane sakho osithandayo, into ebaluleke kakhulu ukukwenza ngendlela efanele, kucatshangelwa amazinga wokuzala kanye nezinguquko zawo, kanye nezinkomba zomuntu ngamunye zesilwane uqobo. Njengoba leli cala lidinga indlela yokudala, lapho kungekho lwazi olwanele, kungcono ukuthola iseluleko kwiklabhu ethembekile.

KwiSiamese, lapho kukhwelana, kubalulekile nokuthi izilwane ngokwazo zihlalisane kanjani. Ngemuva kwakho konke, lapha umhlangano wabalingani ababili ungahamba ngokungaphumeleli, futhi, ukuxhumana kwesinye isikhathi kwenzeka ngokwethuka kwezilwane futhi kuvame ukuphela empini.

Futhi-ke, lapho kumataniswa, usizo lwabafundisi lufiseleka kakhulu futhi nezeluleko zabo ziyadingeka. Ekati elingenalwazi, kungcono ukhethe ikati eselivele linolwazi lokuya ocansini. Futhi kulokhu, ukuze ukuqomisana kwakhe kuthele, kwesinye isikhathi kuyadingeka ukushiya umbhangqwana usithule ngokuthula, unikeze konke ngezimo zabalingani, isikhathi esingafika ezinsukwini ezintathu.

Uma umhlangano uphumelela, izinyane lekati liyakhulelwa emini, elihlala cishe izinsuku ezingama-65. Futhi izimpawu zayo ukungathandi ukudla kanye nokukhathala. Isikhathi esifaneleke kakhulu sowesifazane sokukhulelwa senzeka eneminyaka yobudala noma eyodwa nengxenye.

Yize i-estrus ingenza ngaphambi kwesikhathi, futhi izimpawu zayo ziba isimanga esingemnandi esivele sezineminyaka emine yezinyanga. Kepha amakati amancane awakakwazi ukuba omama ngokugcwele, adinga ukukhula. Lapho ukukhulelwa okuvuthiwe, okunempilo kufika, abanikazi kufanele bavikele isilwane sabo ekucindezelekeni nasekudleni ngokweqile.

Izinkukhu zamaSiamese zivame ukuzalwa enkampanini enkulu, ngoba abamele lolu hlobo ngokuvamile bavundile. Ngakho-ke, inani lamawundlu, ikakhulukazi uma izinyane kungelona elokuqala, lingafinyelela kwizicucu eziyi-13.

I-pussies enjalo inempilo enhle futhi ihlala isikhathi eside ngokwengeziwe, ezimweni eziningi okungenani iminyaka eyishumi. Kukhona futhi izibonelo ezaziwayo zokuphila isikhathi eside, lapho amaSiamese afinyelela eminyakeni yobudala engama-20 noma ngaphezulu. Kukholakala ukuthi uma ikati lithengelwe, landisa impilo yalo emhlabeni.

Ukunakekelwa nokunakekelwa

Amakati alolu hlobo ngokuvamile awanandaba nokudla kuphela, kodwa futhi nezimo zokuboshwa. Futhi abanikazi kudingeka bazithathe ngokungathi sína izidingo zezilwane ezifuywayo, ngoba ukuphathwa budedengu kwazo kungaholela empilweni ebuthaka yama-cute purr ngisho nokufa kwawo.

Kufanele balale endaweni engenazo izinhlaka, futhi amakati amancane egumbini elipholile adinga iphedi yokushisa. Izitsha zokudla namanzi kufanele zibekwe kude nebhokisi lodoti. Futhi kusuka egumbini akumele sikhohlwe ukususa zonke izitshalo ezinobuthi, ukuze izilwane ezifuywayo, ngemuva kokuzihlafuna, zingatholi ubuthi.

Izinwele ezimfushane zamaSiamese azibonisi noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka okuthile okuvela kubanikazi. Futhi abamele uhlobo olunoboya obucebile benziwa isonto ngalinye. Kepha kaningi akudingekile ukwenza lokhu, ngoba izinwele zala ma-pussies zinesakhiwo esingangqubuzani futhi akunzima ukusiklwebha.

Ukugeza amakati anjalo kwenziwa nge-shampoo esezingeni eliphakeme, futhi le nqubo idingeka kanye kuphela ezinyangeni eziyisithupha. Ukuxubha amazinyo akho nsuku zonke kubaluleke kakhulu, kanye nokunakekelwa kwamehlo, lapho ukukhishwa komhluzi kufanele kususwe khona ngamaswidi wamanzi okotini. Izindlebe zihlanzwa ngamathamponi afanayo kusetshenziswa i-hydrogen peroxide. Izipikili zigundwa kabili ngenyanga. Izifo ezivame ukuthinta iSiamese zifaka phakathi isifo senhliziyo nesifuba somoya.

Tabby iphuzu siamese ikati

Intengo

Eminyakeni eyikhulu eyedlule, abomdabu baseSiam abanomusa basakazeke kabanzi emhlabeni wonke, futhi izinhlobo eziningi zohlobo luye lwenziwa ngazo zonke izinhlobo zezici. Ngakho-ke, kuvame ukuba nzima ukuhlukanisa amakati angafakwanga amachaphaza odaka. Futhi ngenxa yalokhu, akufanele uthenge ama-pussies ama-Siamese ezimakethe ezingabazisayo. Amathuba okuba isisulu sokukhohliswa ngabakhwabanisi aphezulu kakhulu.

Ukuthengwa kwekati, kufanele uxhumane kuphela nezinkulisa ezisemthethweni. Kepha lapho Intengo yekati laseSiamese imvamisa ayibizi. Okungabizi kakhulu ezikhwameni zabanikazi abazoba yizilwane ezifuywayo, kwesinye isikhathi ezibiza kusuka kuma-ruble ayizinkulungwane ezi-3 nangaphezulu.

Amakati anjalo ngokuvamile angeniswa endlini ngabantu kuphela ngomphefumulo, ngaphandle kwesifiso sokuziqhayisa ngobumsulwa bohlobo lwakhe, ahambise isilwane embukisweni, athole izihloko nemiklomelo. Kodwa intengo yekati yesigaba esiphakeme sokuzala isivele ifinyelela ama-ruble ayizinkulungwane eziyi-15. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, amakhophi amahle kakhulu wesigaba sokubonisa, alungiselela ukuba yiziqholo zomnikazi wawo, alinganiselwa kuma-ruble ayizinkulungwane ezingama-25 nokuningi.

Amaqiniso Athandekayo

  • Umbala wephoyinti odumile, oveza ukwakheka okukhethekile kweSiamese, kubhekwa njengokubonakaliswa kwe-acromelanism. Lesi yisikhumba sombala esinqunyelwe izakhi zofuzo esivela kuphela ezindaweni ezithile zomzimba. Lokhu kungenxa yesici semvelo sezitho, izindlebe nomsila wezidalwa eziphilayo ezinganikezwa kancane ngegazi, futhi, ngenxa yalokho, ukushisa.Umbala wejazi lamaSiamese lincike ekushiseni, ngakho-ke, ngokuncipha, imithunzi yayo iba mnyama.
  • Kukholelwa ukuthi amaSiamese amabi, anolaka futhi aziphindiselela kabuhlungu. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ngezinga elithile. Noma kunjalo, lezi zimfanelo azizona izici zohlobo olumsulwa. Futhi iphutha lamahemuhemu anjalo asakazeka eRussia kwaba ukuwela okuyingozi kwe-pussies yaseSiamese namakati e-mongrel nezihlobo ezingafanele, okwenzeka lapho kuqala ukuzalanisa ezweni lethu.
  • Imvamisa imisila yamaSiamese ibukeka ngathi yephukile emaphethelweni. Abanye bathi lokhu kuzici zohlobo, abanye kubangelwa ukungazalanisi kokuzala kanye nokungajwayelekile kofuzo. Kodwa-ke, abantu basendulo baseSiam babenombono ohlukile. Kwakunenganekwane enhle yokuthi inkosazana ethile yaleli zwe, efuna ukubhukuda, kwakudingeka isuse ubucwebe bayo njalo. Futhi ukuze azigcine ziphephile, wazithemba kwikati lakhe alithandayo, wafaka amagugu ngomsila wakhe omude futhi wawubopha waba ifindo. Ngenxa yalokhu, izinzalo zalesi pussy kwesinye isikhathi zinama-kink ezihlokweni zemisila yazo.
  • Kuhle umbala wamakati weSiamese - umphumela we-albinism. Futhi kuvela ukuthi yize lokhu kungukuphambuka, kuphawuleka ngokwedlulele. Kodwa umbala wamehlo we-pussies onjalo nawo ubhekwa njengomphumela obuhlungu wokushoda kwe-melanin, ngoba lokhu futhi kuyisibonakaliso sama-albino. Lesi sifo sokuzalwa sibuye sithinte umbono we-feline. Kucatshangwa ukuthi abaseSiamese abaziboni izinto ngevolumu, ngakho-ke bavame ukuhlupheka ngamehlo. Kuvela esifisweni sekati, ukuhlunga imisipha yamehlo, ukukhokhela ukushiyeka kombono walo.
  • Noma kunjalo, ama-pussies aseSiamese mahle kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, akumangazi ukuthi baba izintandokazi zabalingisi abadumile nabalingisi abanjengoFaina Ranevskaya, u-Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, uGlenda Farrell, uKim Novak, uJames Dean, uVivien Leigh, u-Olivia de Haviland. Ngokweminye imibiko, endaweni yokuhlala eyinhloko yomongameli baseMelika, okubizwa nge-Oval Office, eminyakeni yamuva, okungenani ama-pussies amathathu aseSiamese athole isiphephelo ngaphansi kokunakekelwa ngabanikazi abasezingeni eliphezulu.

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