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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox Album
| Name = Merkinball
| Name = Merkin Ball
| Type = EP
| Type = ep
| Artist = [[Pearl Jam]] and [[Neil Young]]
| Artist = [[Pearl Jam]] featuring [[Neil Young]]
| Cover = Merkin Ball album cover.jpg
| Cover = Merkin Ball album cover.jpg
| Released = [[December 5]], [[1995]]
| Released = December 5, 1995
| Recorded = 1995
| Recorded = February 7–10, 1995 at [[Bad Animals Studio]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]
| Genre = [[Grunge music|Grunge]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 10:52
| Length = 10:52
| Label = [[Epic Records]]
| Language = [[English language|English]]
| Producer = [[Brendan O'Brien]]
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| Reviews =
| Producer = Brett Eliason
*[[All Music Guide]] {{Rating-5|2.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:uqf4zfooehak link]
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( ''Merkin Ball'' > Review )))|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fzfyxq9jld6e|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|author=Cohen, Jonathan|accessdate=March 21, 2009}}</ref>
*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B+)<ref name="entertainmentweekly">{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,300051,00.html | title=''Merkin Ball'' | accessdate=2009-05-20 | author=Browne, David | publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | date=1995-12-22}}</ref>
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Pearl Jam]]
| Misc = {{Extra chronology 2
| Type = singles
| Artist = [[Pearl Jam]] singles
| Background = khaki
| Type = single
| Last single = "[[Not for You (song)|Not For You]]"<br>(1995)
| Last single = "[[Immortality (Pearl Jam song)|Immortality]]"<br/>(1995)
| This single = '''''Merkinball'''''<br>(1995)
| This single = '''''Merkin Ball'''''<br/>(1995)
| Next single = "[[Who You Are (song)|Who You Are]]"<br>(1996) |}}
| Next single = "[[Who You Are (song)|Who You Are]]"<br/>(1996) |
}}
}}
}}
'''''Merkinball''''' is a two song EP, released by Pearl Jam in 1995 and recorded during sessions with Neil Young for his album, '''''[[Mirror Ball (Neil Young album)|Mirror Ball]]'''''. ''Merkinball'' is considered the official companion to Young's ''Mirror Ball''. The two releases complement each other both musically and in the layout and content of the album packaging. The tracks on ''Merkinball'' were recorded at the tail end of the ''Mirror Ball'' sessions.
'''''Merkin Ball''''' is a two-song [[Extended play|EP]] by the American [[alternative rock]] band [[Pearl Jam]] featuring [[Neil Young]], released on December 5, 1995 through [[Epic Records]]. ''Merkin Ball'' is a companion to Neil Young's 1995 album, ''[[Mirror Ball (Neil Young album)|Mirror Ball]]''. The EP has been certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in the United States.

==Recording==
The tracks on ''Merkin Ball'' were recorded at the tail end of the ''Mirror Ball'' sessions in February 1995.<ref name="allmusic"/> The songs were produced and mixed by Pearl Jam sound engineer Brett Eliason.

Pearl Jam vocalist [[Eddie Vedder]] was not around much for the ''Mirror Ball'' recording sessions due to what he called a "pretty intense stalker problem."<ref name="tenpast">Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. August 2001.</ref> Vedder said that "leaving the house wasn't the easiest thing to do."<ref name="tenpast"/> Vedder would refer to the issue in the song "Lukin" from Pearl Jam's 1996 album, ''[[No Code]]''.<ref>{{citeweb | last = Hiatt | first = Brian | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/pearl_jam_the_second_coming | title = The Second Coming of Pearl Jam | work = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = 2006-06-16 | accessdate = 2007-06-22}}</ref>

Vedder wrote and performed vocals and guitar on the songs "I Got Id" and "Long Road" which were left off of ''Mirror Ball''.<ref name="strauss">Strauss, Neil. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DF1239F931A35754C0A963958260&scp=6&sq=neil+young+mirror&st=nyt "The Predictably Unpredictable Neil Young"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. July 2, 1995. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.</ref> [[Neil Young]] contributed lead guitar to "I Got Id" and pump organ to "Long Road". ''Mirror Ball'' producer [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]] plays bass on "I Got Id" while Pearl Jam bassist [[Jeff Ament]] plays bass on "Long Road". Pearl Jam drummer [[Jack Irons]] plays drums on both tracks.


==Music and lyrics==
The EP was highly successful during its time on the charts. Merkinball is largely considered to be a sister release to Neil Young's album. ''Mirror Ball'' and ''Merkinball'' have achieved gold status in the US.<ref>{{cite web
''Mirror Ball'' and ''Merkin Ball'' complement each other musically. Jonathan Cohen of [[Allmusic]] called "I Got Id" "an even mix of [[Vitalogy|''Vitalogy'']]'s raw [[Rock music|rock]] and ''No Code'''s major-key majesty," and said regarding "Long Road" that "Vedder's melody is uplifting, his lyrics poignant."<ref name="allmusic"/>
| url=http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp

"I Got Id" is also known as "I Got Shit" by the band and its fans. It is rumored that when Vedder proposed the idea of a single to Epic, the label made him change the title of the song.<ref name="allmusic"/> Upon introducing the song at Pearl Jam's September 19, 1998 concert in [[Washington, D.C.]] at [[DAR Constitution Hall|Constitution Hall]], Vedder stated that "[Neil Young] gave me a song writing lesson at a half-price rate; this is what I came up with...on my final, he gave me a B+ I think."<ref>[http://www.fivehorizons.com/tour/cc/t1998p3.shtml "Pearl Jam: 1998 Concert Chronology: Part 3"]. fivehorizons.com.</ref> At Pearl Jam's May 10, 2006 concert in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] at the [[Air Canada Centre]], Vedder revealed that the song's chorus melody was inspired by the verse melody in Neil Young's "[[Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young song)|Cinnamon Girl]]" from the 1969 album, ''[[Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere]]''.<ref name="concertchronology">[http://www.twofeetthick.com/concert-chronology/pj2006/ "Pearl Jam Concert Chronology: 2006"]. TwoFeetThick.com.</ref>

At Pearl Jam's July 7, 2006 concert in [[San Diego]], [[California]] at [[Viejas Arena|Cox Arena]], Vedder revealed that he wrote "Long Road" after hearing about the death of his former high school drama teacher and mentor, Clayton E. Liggett.<ref>Varga, George. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060710/news_1c10pearl.html "By finish, Pearl Jam, Vedder had a connection"]. ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]''. July 10, 2006.</ref> He added that he began to hit the opening D-chords of "Long Road" as if he was "trying to ring a bell to say that 'We lost one of the good ones'", and following "about eight minutes" the rest of the performers on the track joined in without saying anything and began to bring the song to life.<ref name="concertchronology"/>

==Release and reception==
''Merkin Ball'' has been certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Merkinball&artist=Pearl+Jam&perPage=25&go=Search
| title=Gold and Platinum Database Search
| title=Gold and Platinum Database Search
| accessdate=2007-02-12}}</ref>
| accessdate=2007-02-12}}</ref>

David Browne of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave ''Merkin Ball'' a B+. Browne called "I Got Id" a "standard PJ chest thumper," and stated that "Long Road" "[takes] Young and Pearl Jam into a mystical zone never hinted at on [''Mirror Ball'']."<ref name="entertainmentweekly"/> Allmusic staff writer Jonathan Cohen gave the album two and a half out of five stars, saying, "By no means essential, but well worth a spin."<ref name="allmusic"/>

The [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] of ''Merkin Ball'', "I Got Id", reached number seven on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. "I Got Id" reached number two on the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]] charts and number three on the [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock]] charts. In September 2001, Vedder and Pearl Jam guitarist [[Mike McCready]] were joined by Young to perform "Long Road" from ''Merkin Ball'' at the ''[[America: A Tribute to Heroes]]'' benefit concert.

==Packaging==
A [[wrecking ball]] graces the cover art of ''Merkin Ball''. ''Mirror Ball'' and ''Merkin Ball'' complement each other in the layout and content of the album packaging. The title ''Merkin Ball'' is a play on ''Mirror Ball''. A [[merkin]] is commonly known as a pubic wig. Vedder came up with the title.<ref>[http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/rumorpit/pit11.html "Pearl Jam Rumor Pit: Issue #11"]. sonymusic.com. November 15, 1995.</ref> In an interview, Vedder said that the title refers to an "[[arrowhead]]."<ref>Kava, Brad. [http://www.vedderism.friko.pl/wywiady-17.htm ""I'm Just looking to make it right." --- E.V."]. www.vedderism.friko.pl. November 3, 1995.</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline =
| all_writing = [[Eddie Vedder]]
| title1 = [[I Got Id]]
| note1 = Also known as "I Got Shit"<ref name="allmusic"/>
| length1 = 4:53
| title2 = Long Road
| length2 = 5:59
}}


==Personnel==
'''''Merkinball'''''
;Pearl Jam
#"I Got Id" <font size="-3">(Vedder)</font> – 4:53
*[[Jeff Ament]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]] on "Long Road"
#*Strictly known as "I Got Shit" by the band's fans.
*[[Jack Irons]]&nbsp;– [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Drum kit|drums]]
#"Long Road" <font size="-3">(Vedder)</font> – 5:59
*[[Eddie Vedder]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]


;Additional musicians and production
*[[Joel Bernstein]]&nbsp;– [[portrait]]s
*Brett Eliason&nbsp;– [[record producer|production]], [[Audio engineering|engineering]] and [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*[[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]]&nbsp;– bass guitar on "[[I Got Id]]"
*[[Neil Young]]&nbsp;– guitar, [[pump organ]], vocals


==Chart positions==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
==Singles Charts==
!rowspan="2"| Year
'''''Merkinball'''''
!rowspan="2"| Single
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="12"| Peak chart positions
!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
|-
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="www.billboard.com">{{cite web
|1995
| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5392&model.vnuAlbumId=772120
|"I Got Id"
| title=Pearl Jam Artist Chart History
|US The Billboard Hot 100
| publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|No. 7
| accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|US Main]]<br /><ref name="www.billboard.com"/>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[Alternative Songs|US Mod]]<br /><ref name="www.billboard.com"/>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Pearl+Jam&titel=Merkinball+%28EP%29&cat=s
| title = PEARL JAM&nbsp;— MERKINBALL (EP) (SINGLE) (98732)
| publisher = Australian-charts.com
| accessdate = 2007-04-29
}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[Canada|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2872&volume=62&issue=24&issue_dt=January%2029%201996&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=lhaled67omcph7v3aq7fbveid1
| title=Canadian Charts - "I Got Id"
| publisher=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]''
| accessdate=2008-03-07}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[Finland|FIN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web| url = http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=pearl+jam| title = Finnish Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay| publisher = finnishcharts.com| accessdate = 2008-02-19}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement
| title = The Irish Charts&nbsp;— All there is to know
| publisher = Irishcharts.ie
| accessdate = 2007-04-29
}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br /><ref>{{cite web| url = http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=pearl+jam| title = Dutch Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay| publisher = dutchcharts.nl| accessdate = 2008-02-19}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=pearl+jam|title=Norwegian Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay |publisher= norwegiancharts.com| accessdate=2008-02-19}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Pearl+Jam&titel=Merkinball+%28EP%29&cat=s
| title = PEARL JAM&nbsp;— MERKINBALL (EP) (SONG)
| publisher = New Zealand-charts.com
| accessdate = 2007-07-17
}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web| url = http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=pearl+jam| title = Swedish Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay| publisher = swedishcharts.com| accessdate = 2008-02-19}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="everyhit">{{cite web
| url = http://www.everyhit.com/
| title = EveryHit.com
| accessdate = 2007-02-16
}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1995
|1995
|"I Got Id"
|"I Got Id"
|align="center"| 7
|US Mainstream Rock Tracks
|align="center"| 2
|No. 2
|align="center"| 3
|-
|align="center"| 2
|1995
|align="center"| 78
|"I Got Id"
|align="center"| 3
|US Modern Rock Tracks
|align="center"| 29
|No. 3
|align="center"| 38
|-
|align="center"| 5
|1995
|align="center"| 17
|"I Got Id"
|align="center"| 14
|UK Singles Chart
|No. 25
|align="center"| 25
|-
|1995
|"I Got Id"
|Irish Singles Chart
|No. 29
|-
|}
|}

'''''Merkinball'''''
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
!align="left"|Organization
!align="left"|Level
!align="left"|Date
|-
|align="left"|RIAA
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|[[February 27]], [[1996]]
|-
|}

==Credits==
'''''Merkinball'''''
*Eddie Vedder: Guitar, Vocal
*Neil Young: Guitar, Pump Organ, Vocal
*Jack Irons: Drums
*Jeff Ament: Bass
*Brendan O'Brien: Bass


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://pearljam.com/music/releases/single/merkin-ball ''Merkin Ball'' information at pearljam.com]
*[http://www.theskyiscrape.com/song_menu/albums2.php?album_id=19 Merkinball Lyrics]


{{Pearl Jam}}
{{Pearl Jam}}


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Revision as of 15:27, 21 September 2009

Untitled

Merkin Ball is a two-song EP by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam featuring Neil Young, released on December 5, 1995 through Epic Records. Merkin Ball is a companion to Neil Young's 1995 album, Mirror Ball. The EP has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States.

Recording

The tracks on Merkin Ball were recorded at the tail end of the Mirror Ball sessions in February 1995.[1] The songs were produced and mixed by Pearl Jam sound engineer Brett Eliason.

Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder was not around much for the Mirror Ball recording sessions due to what he called a "pretty intense stalker problem."[3] Vedder said that "leaving the house wasn't the easiest thing to do."[3] Vedder would refer to the issue in the song "Lukin" from Pearl Jam's 1996 album, No Code.[4]

Vedder wrote and performed vocals and guitar on the songs "I Got Id" and "Long Road" which were left off of Mirror Ball.[5] Neil Young contributed lead guitar to "I Got Id" and pump organ to "Long Road". Mirror Ball producer Brendan O'Brien plays bass on "I Got Id" while Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament plays bass on "Long Road". Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons plays drums on both tracks.

Music and lyrics

Mirror Ball and Merkin Ball complement each other musically. Jonathan Cohen of Allmusic called "I Got Id" "an even mix of Vitalogy's raw rock and No Code's major-key majesty," and said regarding "Long Road" that "Vedder's melody is uplifting, his lyrics poignant."[1]

"I Got Id" is also known as "I Got Shit" by the band and its fans. It is rumored that when Vedder proposed the idea of a single to Epic, the label made him change the title of the song.[1] Upon introducing the song at Pearl Jam's September 19, 1998 concert in Washington, D.C. at Constitution Hall, Vedder stated that "[Neil Young] gave me a song writing lesson at a half-price rate; this is what I came up with...on my final, he gave me a B+ I think."[6] At Pearl Jam's May 10, 2006 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Air Canada Centre, Vedder revealed that the song's chorus melody was inspired by the verse melody in Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl" from the 1969 album, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.[7]

At Pearl Jam's July 7, 2006 concert in San Diego, California at Cox Arena, Vedder revealed that he wrote "Long Road" after hearing about the death of his former high school drama teacher and mentor, Clayton E. Liggett.[8] He added that he began to hit the opening D-chords of "Long Road" as if he was "trying to ring a bell to say that 'We lost one of the good ones'", and following "about eight minutes" the rest of the performers on the track joined in without saying anything and began to bring the song to life.[7]

Release and reception

Merkin Ball has been certified gold by the RIAA.[9]

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave Merkin Ball a B+. Browne called "I Got Id" a "standard PJ chest thumper," and stated that "Long Road" "[takes] Young and Pearl Jam into a mystical zone never hinted at on [Mirror Ball]."[2] Allmusic staff writer Jonathan Cohen gave the album two and a half out of five stars, saying, "By no means essential, but well worth a spin."[1]

The A-side of Merkin Ball, "I Got Id", reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. "I Got Id" reached number two on the Mainstream Rock charts and number three on the Modern Rock charts. In September 2001, Vedder and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready were joined by Young to perform "Long Road" from Merkin Ball at the America: A Tribute to Heroes benefit concert.

Packaging

A wrecking ball graces the cover art of Merkin Ball. Mirror Ball and Merkin Ball complement each other in the layout and content of the album packaging. The title Merkin Ball is a play on Mirror Ball. A merkin is commonly known as a pubic wig. Vedder came up with the title.[10] In an interview, Vedder said that the title refers to an "arrowhead."[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eddie Vedder

No.TitleLength
1."I Got Id" (Also known as "I Got Shit"[1])4:53
2."Long Road"5:59

Personnel

Pearl Jam
Additional musicians and production

Chart positions

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[12] 		US Main
[12] 		US Mod
[12] 		AUS
[13] 		CAN
[14] 		FIN
[15] 		IRE
[16] 		NLD
[17] 		NOR[18] NZ
[19] 		SWE
[20] 		UK
[21]
1995 "I Got Id" 7 2 3 2 78 3 29 38 5 17 14 25

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cohen, Jonathan. "allmusic ((( Merkin Ball > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Browne, David (1995-12-22). "Merkin Ball". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-05-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". Spin. August 2001.
  4. ^ Hiatt, Brian (2006-06-16). "The Second Coming of Pearl Jam". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  5. ^ Strauss, Neil. "The Predictably Unpredictable Neil Young". The New York Times. July 2, 1995. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  6. ^ "Pearl Jam: 1998 Concert Chronology: Part 3". fivehorizons.com.
  7. ^ a b "Pearl Jam Concert Chronology: 2006". TwoFeetThick.com.
  8. ^ Varga, George. "By finish, Pearl Jam, Vedder had a connection". The San Diego Union-Tribune. July 10, 2006.
  9. ^ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  10. ^ "Pearl Jam Rumor Pit: Issue #11". sonymusic.com. November 15, 1995.
  11. ^ Kava, Brad. ""I'm Just looking to make it right." --- E.V.". www.vedderism.friko.pl. November 3, 1995.
  12. ^ a b c "Pearl Jam Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-04-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "PEARL JAM — MERKINBALL (EP) (SINGLE) (98732)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
  14. ^ "Canadian Charts - "I Got Id"". RPM. Retrieved 2008-03-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Finnish Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts — All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
  17. ^ "Dutch Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  18. ^ "Norwegian Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  19. ^ "PEARL JAM — MERKINBALL (EP) (SONG)". New Zealand-charts.com. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  20. ^ "Swedish Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  21. ^ "EveryHit.com". Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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