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Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memphis 66 60 .524 - 40-27 26-33 L1 Nashville 65 62 .512 1.5 36-31 29-31 L6 Iowa 64 62 .508 2.0 36-22 28-40 L1 Omaha 53 72 .424 12.5 24-34 29-38 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Tenn 29 26 .527 - 14-11 15-15 W1 Chattanooga 28 27 .509 1.0 16-10 12-17 W2 Tennessee 28 27 .509 1.0 14-16 14-11 L2 Huntsville 21 33 .389 7.5 10-14 11-19 L1 Carolina 20 35 .364 9.0 9-16 11-19 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tampa 37 14 .725 - 14-9 23-5 W2 Brevard County 31 17 .646 4.5 19-10 12-7 W6 Clearwater 29 25 .537 9.5 17-13 12-12 W2 Dunedin 25 28 .472 13.0 14-11 11-17 L5 Lakeland 22 28 .440 14.5 9-10 13-18 L1 Daytona 22 31 .415 16.0 11-17 11-14 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Missoula 8 10 .444 - 4-6 4-4 W1 Great Falls 7 11 .389 1.0 1-7 6-4 L2 Billings 6 11 .353 1.5 6-4 0-7 W1 Helena 5 12 .294 2.5 2-5 3-7 W1

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This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated a few hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): *** We're going to include the link to Kraig McNutt's Nashville blog in the same post as the Nashville media notes link going forward. *** "Voice of the Rattlers" Chris Mehring's informative and entertaining Rattlers Radio Blog includes game notes an hour or two before gametime.

Follow Saturday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. MiLB.com now has Gameday available for AA as well as AAA this season. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_22_nasaaa_albaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_22_monaax_hunaax_1&did=t559&sid=t559 Brevard County: http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&gid=2009_08_22_dbcafa_breafa_1&cid=503&t=g_box Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_22_cedafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_22_helrok_orerok_1&did=t433&sid=t433

Saturday's Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Tim Dillard at Albuquerque (Dodgers), 7:40 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: Rehabbing RHP Dave Bush at home vs. Montgomery (Rays), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Mark Rogers at home vs. Daytona (Cubs), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- Daytona Feed Wisconsin: LHP Daniel Meadows at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:20 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Nick Bucci at Orem (Angels), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Summer League: Idle Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: Season complete -- the squad finished 27-43, 11th place in the 12-team division, 24.5 games behind the first-place DSL Giants. If it makes you smile, the DSL Cubs #2 squad finished last at 15-52, and lost their final 19 games of the season.

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Link while active, text follows: Rattlers' batters get silent treatment from Kernels pitchers By Cory Jennerjohn Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE - Tyler Chatwood is kryptonite to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The Cedar Rapids righty kept the Timber Rattlers guessing Friday as the Kernels posted a 4-1 Midwest League victory at Fox Cities Stadium. "He threw his breaking ball for strikes," said Cedar Rapids manager Bill Mosiello. "That's one of his problems once in awhile is he doesn't throw his breaking ball for strikes." Chatwood struck out six in his prescribed 100-pitch limit, which amounted to 6 2/3 innings. The 2008 second-round draft choice hasn't been scored on against Wisconsin in 18 1/3 innings he has faced them this season. "I had no idea about that," Chatwood said. "Everything was working tonight. Threw curveballs for a strike and my fastball played off that." And when you've got a heater that touched 94 mph several times, keeping batters off balance is pretty easy. "It always helps to have a little bit of that in the tank," said Chatwood. The Rattlers were so off balance that they didn't get a hit that reached the outfield grass until Erik Komatsu laced a line drive to left with two outs in the seventh. "It's pretty tough," said Wisconsin first baseman Corey Kemp, who went zero-for-three against Chatwood. "It's a combination you don't see very often. You see a lot of fastball-slider combinations and his 12-6 curveball is pretty unique. People mistake it for being loopy but it's pretty hard and it's got a lot of good bite." Chatwood's has crippled the Timber Rattlers with a 3-0 record against them, but he has been far less effective against the rest of the Midwest League with just a 3-7 mark. "He is his own worst enemy when things go bad sometimes," Mosiello said. "It snowballs and luckily tonight, he kept some poise and made some big pitches in a couple tough innings." Chatwood retired the first nine batters before giving up Wisconsin's first base hit - an infield single by leadoff hitter Josh Prince -- in the fourth on a shot deep in the hole at shortstop. "When I get in the zone, I feel like I can put the ball anywhere I want to and that helps," Chatwood said.

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Final: Arizona Angels 8, Arizona Brewers 4 Arizona Box Score No laughing matter for RHP Ryan DeLaughter, who couldn't get out of the first inning, with a pitching line spared by RHP Maverick Lasker, who stranded two inherited runners; Lasker would later be a victim of a big Angels 4th inning during which he surrendered five consecutive singles at one point, four of them ground balls -- Lasker's line was saved a bit as well by RHP Stosh Wawrzasek, who likewise stranded two runners; Carlos George and Brandon Sizemore with multi-hit games, Sizemore doubled... Arizona Game Log

Can't tell you how frustrating it is within Yuku to do 20 minutes of prep time on a doubleheader post only to lose it all on a wayward click -- arghh... Link while active, text follows: Kudos to Amber and the Independent Record staff for piecing together game reports on road contests... Roberts' homer gives Brewers split of twinbill By AMBER KUEHN - Helena Independent Record The Helena Brewers finally found a way to beat the Orem Owlz, even if it took more than two years to get it done. Mike Roberts hit an opposite field home run in the seventh inning of the late game, giving the Brewers a 4-3 win to split Friday's doubleheader in Orem, Utah. Helena lost a heartbreaker in the first game in extra innings, 9-8, after the Brewers blew a 7-1 lead and left the door open for a relentless Owlz bunch to come crawling back. Orem's victory marked the team's 15th straight, breaking the previous franchise record of 14 consecutive wins. But the streak would end there, as Helena picked up its first win over the Owlz since Aug. 17, 2007. Brewers pitcher Hiram Burgos picked up the win in the second game, allowing five hits and three runs in six innings of work. Robert Currie was credited with the save. Burgos retired 13 straight batters before giving up an opposite field homer to Michael Wing in the sixth. Wing's long ball tied the game at 3-all, but the Brewers finally bucked the trend of losing to the Owlz after a blown lead. There were eight home runs total in the doubleheader. Sean Halton, Chad Stang, Roberts and Cameron Garfield all went long for the Brewers, taking advantage of the short porch in right field at Home of the Owlz. In the first game, Halton led the Brewers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and five RBIs. The first baseman was 1-for-3 with an RBI in the nightcap. Garfield, playing DH in the second contest after catching in the first, was 2-for-3 in the late game with a homer and RBI. Jonathan Garrett was strong on the mound for Orem in the first game. The right-hander hurled three innings, giving up just three hits, one run and striking out three to pick up his third win of the season and remain undefeated. David Carpenter got his fourth save after one inning of work. The Brewers have two more games against the Owlz, with tonight's first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). Nick Bucci is slated to start on the mound for Helena. DIAMOND NOTES: Helena manager Rene Gonzales was thrown out of the first game after arguing a call with the umpire...Brewers pitcher Chad Robinson hurled just the sixth inning of the first contest, coming out after aggravating a shoulder he's been rehabbing for quite some time. Final: Orem (Angels) 9, Helena 8, eight innings (scheduled for seven) Not a walkoff loss, because the H-Crew was the home team, as this was a makeup game from a rainout in Helena... Helena Game One Box Score RHP Kyle Heckathorn and LHP Jon Pokorny simply have to hold a 6-0 first inning lead against a team playing so well -- didn't happen... Helena Game One Game Log The six-run early outburst, including Sean Halton's grand slam... Helena Bottom 1st Chadwin Stang grounds out, shortstop Jon Karcich to first baseman Dillon Baird. Michael Marseco doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Terrell Alliman. Scott Krieger doubles (13) on a ground ball to left fielder Richard Cates. Michael Marseco to 3rd. Chris Ellington singles on a ground ball to left fielder Richard Cates. Michael Marseco scores. Scott Krieger to 3rd. Cameron Garfield hit by pitch. Chris Ellington to 2nd. Sean Halton hits a grand slam (1) to left field. Scott Krieger scores. Chris Ellington scores. Cameron Garfield scores. Shawn Zarraga singles on a line drive to center fielder Travis Witherspoon. Edgar Trejo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Richard Cates. Shawn Zarraga to 3rd. Joseph Paciorek reaches on force attempt, fielding error by shortstop Jon Karcich. Shawn Zarraga scores. Edgar Trejo to 2nd. Chadwin Stang grounds into a force out, shortstop Jon Karcich to second baseman Kevin Ramos. Edgar Trejo to 3rd. Joseph Paciorek out at 2nd. Chadwin Stang to 1st. Michael Marseco lines out to pitcher Carson Andrew Final, Game Two: Helena 4, Orem 3 Helena Game Two Box Score Nice win considering the brutal opening loss. How thin are the Brewers? With Cutter Dykstra unavailable after Thursday's head injury while on defense, Helena has only ten position players, and three of them are catchers (Michael Roberts has seen OF time) -- that's saying something considering the expanded 35-man roster limits for this league... Helena Game Two Game Log

Link while active, text follows: Plate presence Manatees' Schafer solid with the bat BY MARK DeCOTIS FLORIDA TODAY Brevard County Manatees center fielder Logan Schafer has established himself as one of the Class A Florida State League's most dangerous hitters. After Friday night's three-hit game against the Daytona Cubs, Schafer leads the league in batting average (.308) is second in doubles (28), third in hits (124), fourth in runs (62) and fifth in total bases (177). Batting first for the Manatees, he has been a key component in the playoff-bound team's success. Schafer has had a solid season for the Milwaukee Brewers' farm team and he's pleased with it. But naturally, he believes he can do more and is confident that what he has done and what he is capable of doing will be enough to move him up a rung on the Brewers' developmental ladder. On his defense Schafer has been equally as impressive with his glove for the Brevard County Manatees this season, committing just one error in 94 games and 189 total chances in left, center and right field. "My defense has always been pretty solid," he said. "I don't expect to really ever make an error. I feel like when I'm out there, if I'm paying attention every pitch, getting good jumps and hopefully making good plays, I think errors are pretty unacceptable for someone in my position." Additional Facts Schafer's FSL numbers Batting avg.: .308 (first) Doubles: 28 (second) Hits: 124 (third) Runs: 62 (fourth) Total bases: 177 (fifth) Outfielder Logan Schafer of the Brevard County Manatees leads the Florida State League in hitting with a .308 batting average. (Photo courtesy of Brevard County Manatees) http://cmsimg.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=A9&Date=20090822&Category=SPORTS&ArtNo=908220327&Ref=AR&Profile=1002&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

Final: Brevard County 6, Daytona (Cubs) 1 Game Summary from the Daytona site: Brevard County Takes Advantage of Cubs Miscues To Earn Victory VIERA - The Brevard County Manatees (31-17, 71-41) now own a two-game advantage in the battle for the I-95 trophy after a 4-1 win over the Daytona Cubs (22-31, 56-64) Friday night. The Manatees have won nine of the sixteen games between the two teams, with just two more contests remaining. The Cubs cracked the scoreboard first in the bottom of the second inning. Left fielder Marwin Gonzalez picked up his third triple of the year as he lined one to the wall in right-centerfield. It was second baseman Jose Madé who brought him in with a two-out single. The lead would not last long as Brevard County scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Center fielder Logan Schafer singled to start the inning and then moved to second on a wild pitch. The Manatees would not waste any time as the next hitter, Eric Farris, bounced one up the middle for a RBI-single. Farris moved to second on a groundout and over to third thanks to a wild pitch before he scored on an error by Cubs third baseman Josh Vitters. Brevard County made it a 4-1 game in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Steffan Wilson over at first, Chris Errecart launched his sixth home run of the season over the left field wall. The home run represented the first time since coming to Daytona that Cubs starter Jay Jackson has surrendered more than one earned run in a ball game. The Cubs and Manatees return to action tomorrow evening at 7:05 PM (6:05 Central) from Space Coast Stadium. Catch all the action on the home of Daytona Cubs baseball, AM 1340 WROD, as well as online at www.daytonacubs.com. Brevard County Box Score RHP Brandon Rapoza with a big hold for winner RHP Evan Anundsen, stranding two men with one out in the 6th; Anundsen's four walks was likely a season high, he's not really showing signs of wear, but the dominance he showed so consistently earlier is now merely "effectiveness", and there's not much wrong with that; this was also Anundsen's first official game in 11 days, with the ridiculous weather situation; RHP Omar Aguilar retired all six men he faced, striking out four -- at this late point in the season, management is just rewarding the squad by keeping it intact for the postseason (the Brett Lawrie bypass, Aguilar still there); Anundsen with his 9-4 ground ball ratio a good thing on this night, as Chris Errecart enjoyed a rare 30 MPH wind to cavernous left field in this one for his home run; Caleb Gindl, recently off the DL, continues to be limited to DH duties, better than nothing; Logan Schafer and red-hot Zelous Wheeler (.898 OPS in August) with three singles apiece... Brevard County Game Log

I bet if we ask Brett Pollock about his biggest broadcasting challenges in Huntsville, he'd say Mark Holliman facing Greg Halman... With Kevin Melillo sidelined, first base is a bit of a black hole for the Stars -- first time I can remember Taylor Green playing there (game one with Shane Justis at third base) -- backup catcher J.R. Hopf was at first in game two.

My bad; I've been gone awhile and am rusty. Thanks for the correction. LHP Jose Ramos also pitched, his first outing in three weeks after oeruse earlier in the season. But getting you on your way to "un"-rusty tonight was appreciated.

Amazingly, if the Rattlers can get hot -- courtesy of Chris Mehring: IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING: Clinton lost at Peoria last night. Quad Cities beat Burlington and Beloit topped Kane County. The current Western Division Wild Card standings after last night: CLUB....W...L...PCT..GB CLN....24..28...462..-- QC.....24..28...462..-- BUR....23..29...442..1.0 WIS....22..30...423..2.0 BEL....22..31...415..2.5

Nashville Media Notes: REDMAN TO JOIN SOUNDS SATURDAY: Outfielder Tike Redman, who previously played for the Sounds from 2000-03 when the club was the Pittsburgh Pirates' Class AAA affiliate, will rejoin Nashville tomorrow in Albuquerque after having his contract purchased from the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League. The 32-year-old batted .292 (79-for-271) with five home runs, 36 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases in 74 games this season. Redman -- the Sounds' all-time leader with 32 career triples -- ranks among the franchise's top 10 leaders in several offensive categories. He spent the previous two years within the Baltimore Orioles organization. Career statistics Atlantic League Press Release: The Newark Bears are proud to announce that the contract of outfielder Tike Redman was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Redman becomes the 13th member of the record-setting Newark Bears who has been picked up by a major league affiliate this season. Redman is a major league veteran who has played for both the Pittsburgh Pirates (2000-2001, 2003-2005) and the Baltimore Orioles (2007). Redman sports a career batting average of .281 in the big leagues. This season, Redman played 74 games with the Newark Bears, and he was batting .292 with 49 runs scored, 7 doubles, 5 home runs, 36 runs batted in, and 10 stolen bases.

Saturday's scheduled starter...

There's a Brewer farmhand at #12 this week, we'll let you guess who before peeking. There's a former Brewer in the "Team Photo" as well.

Link Report Bonus from Brevard: I was lucky enough to take Manager Mike Guerrero, Pitching Coach Fred Dabney, Infielders Sergio Miranda and Steffan Wilson to speak to the students at the new Heritage High School in Palm Bay this morning. After a long road trip these four did a great job explaining to kids the importance of education in their lives. We're very fortunate to have such great guys in the clubhouse. Also, if you get a chance to check out Heritage High, do it. It certainly puts my old high school to shame. In fact, it puts my college to shame as well. That's it for now. We'll see ya at the yard. Best regards, Kyle J. Smith General Manager Brevard County Manatees High-A, Milwaukee Brewers *** I imagine Steffan Wilson (from Harvard) was pretty impressive...

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memphis 66 59 .528 - 40-26 26-33 W2 Nashville 65 61 .516 1.5 36-30 29-31 L5 Iowa 64 61 .512 2.0 36-22 28-39 W1 Omaha 52 72 .419 13.5 24-34 28-38 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Tenn 28 25 .528 - 14-11 14-14 L1 Tennessee 28 26 .519 0.5 14-15 14-11 L1 Chattanooga 27 27 .500 1.5 16-10 11-17 W1 Huntsville 20 32 .385 7.5 9-13 11-19 W1 Carolina 20 34 .370 8.5 9-16 11-18 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tampa 37 14 .725 - 14-9 23-5 W2 Brevard County 30 17 .638 5.0 18-10 12-7 W5 Clearwater 28 25 .528 10.0 16-13 12-12 W1 Dunedin 25 27 .481 12.5 14-11 11-16 L4 Lakeland 22 28 .440 14.5 9-10 13-18 L1 Daytona 22 30 .423 15.5 11-17 11-13 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Falls 7 10 .412 - 1-6 6-4 L1 Missoula 7 10 .412 - 4-6 3-4 L5 Billings 5 10 .333 1.0 5-4 0-6 L2 Helena 4 11 .267 2.0 2-4 2-7 L1

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This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated a few hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): *** We're going to include the link to Kraig McNutt's Nashville blog in the same post as the Nashville media notes link going forward. *** "Voice of the Rattlers" Chris Mehring's informative and entertaining Rattlers Radio Blog includes game notes an hour or two before gametime.

Follow Friday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. MiLB.com now has Gameday available for AA as well as AAA this season. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_21_srcaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville Game One: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_21_wtdaax_hunaax_1&did=t559&sid=t559 Huntsville Game Two: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_21_wtdaax_hunaax_2&did=t559&sid=t559 Brevard County: http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&gid=2009_08_21_dbcafa_breafa_1&cid=503&t=g_box Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_21_cedafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Helena Game One: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_21_helrok_orerok_1&did=t433&sid=t433 Helena Game Two: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_21_helrok_orerok_2&did=t433&sid=t433 Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_21_brrrok_angrok_1 Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_21_ddorok_dobrok_1

Friday's Menu: TGIF! Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Lindsay Gulin at home vs. Sacramento (Athletics), 6:35 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Mark Holliman and LHP David Welch in a double-dip at home vs. West Tenn (Mariners), 4:45 PM pre-game; 5:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Evan Anundsen at home vs. Daytona (Cubs), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- Daytona Feed Wisconsin: RHP Trey Watten at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP's Kyle Heckathorn and Hiram Burgos in a twinbill at Orem (Angels), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link Arizona Summer League: at the Angels' complex in Tempe; no more day games -- all games begin at 7:00 local time in the desert; no audio, naturally... Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: at home vs. the DSL Dodgers; (see this thread for some roster background) -- all games are 10:30 local time in the Dominican, and no need to ask about web audio; we usually won't see updated box scores until the overnight...

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