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Dolls embracing clichés (and proud of it)

Mar 25, 2009

    1. According to my dictionary something is cliché when that something (thought, idea, plot, character development) becomes trite and has lost originality and impact through long overuse.

      But those things were once popular and there are still people who like it. So show your skirt!boys, gay couples, girls in frilly dresses, overly cute tines, angsty vampires, Victorian gentlemen, pirates, cross dressers, and whatever else you may think is overdone/over represented, but still catches your interest and love.

      I’d like to see dolls, styles, and concepts of which people say those have lost their originality long ago, but still manage to charm their owners and maybe other people too.
      Clichés with a new twist are welcome too.
       
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    2. Shadow's a catboy. Unique because he isn't a gay catboy...?

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    3. Kegan is yet another El who dresses like a girl on a regular basis. He's supposed to be a drag queen (A La Rocky Horror/Kinky Boots), but his wardrobe doesn't quite fit the bill yet.
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    4. Painfully girly El?
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      Got one of those.

      Painfully *angsty* El?
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      Yep. One of those, too.

      Tree-climbing Shiwoos?
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      Absolutely.

      In terms of broader tropes... We've also got an angel over here (Well, sort-of an angel, anyway-)
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      ... a few dragons
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      ... some ghosts
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      ... one fairly generic-fantasy magician-type albino guy
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      ... a pretty-boy vampire
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      ... a manga/anime character doll of questionable accuracy
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      ... a pair of absolutely amoral, far-too-attached-to-each-other faerie twins (Victorian as well, just to add an extra dash of over-done cliche-)
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      ... and far, far too many dolls with Asian names to picture.

      Yep. We're all about the Obvious and Unoriginal over here. ^_^
       
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    5. I've got far too many of my own unoriginals over here.

      Cross Dressing Gay MSD Boy (DoC Hoo):

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      Emo goth boy (DZ Assassin Hid):

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      Elven God (DZ Wing):

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      Overtly cute little kid (LTF Shiwoo):

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      So yeah, I have my fair share. XD In fact that's my whole group of boys. >.>
       
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    6. I love a good cliche. :XD:

      Male geisha? Got one of those! (They were getting a little popular for a while I believe. I know Kishi's former owner complained about that. :XD:)
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    7. Yay cliches!

      Jordan's a huge troublemaker (Usually alongside that bratty one up there), but he's also straight
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      And of course there's Jordi, who's the gayest and girliest man you'll ever meet.
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      One gothic chick right here, only she's gay and has angel wings on her back and currently bald(her wig should come in this week) which sports a wonderful electric blue bang/fringe and black mohair. when her face is redone she'll have an eyebrow peircing and a lip ring.
       
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    9. Resurrecting this old thread. I love all the dolls people have posted. <3

      Here are some clichés of my own.
      Gayish, albino El with pink face-up. Check.
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      ...and torture scars. Check.
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      (Lots more on his back, but I think they look painful. :sweat )

      Girl mold turned into boy. Check.
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    10. Cliches? Got some right here...

      Pretty crossdressing gay MSD boy. Got one, Starr.
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      Pretty bishie boy. That would be River.
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      Angsty teenage angel. That's Lysimakhos.
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      Long haired El who is an angel and dresses in kimonos. Pyrope.
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      Pretty girl in frills and cute little kid. Shell and Coye.
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      Pretty longhaired El. Wait...but he's straight and a MNF
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    11. Angsty wizard. With long black hair. And a book addiction. X3

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    12. Ooh ooh I've got one! :P

      Blind white-haired boy with gentle personality and marginal angst. (At least he's not psychic. Not that this would be a bad thing. >>)

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    13. woo! lets here it for the cliches!
      im sure i have way more than this but...

      flamboyant El
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      miserable goth-emo-boy vampire
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      cutesy cross-dressing fluff-bunny of doom.
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      evil/smirky-looking MNF shiwoo catboy
      (you cant see his kitty-ears, but he has them XD)
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    14. Aristocratic Gay Vampire anyone?

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      And I don't have (or even have the money yet) but his boyfriend will be a Cross Dressing Elf (a RS Jun). A little bit of a twist though, He'll only dress in Period dresses from the Antebellum Era back.


      Cliches are fun!
       
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    15. Well then, lets see XD

      light haired almost identical elf prince/princess twins? massive check XD

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      Rune and Ryn by definition, it seems, are super cliche. I love them for it XD


      Gay couple? Check. Didn't plan for that. It just happened!
      Included in this: Gay chiwoo, elves, and awkwardly adorable pictures of both.

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      Karu'in and Serien. ....granted, neither look the cliche 'flamboyantly fabulously gay' part. No skirts, bright girly colors, or hairclips here ^.~ (also, Serien, the chiwoo? He's ripped. That just doesnt happen XD



      Girl mold made into a pretty boy? Yep, that too. A'evry.

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      I'm sure i've got more, i just have to think about it a little more XD
       
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    16. I have a few things in one here...
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      Gay couple
      Gay coupled based on Kingdom Hearts characters
      Gay MNF Shiwoo (Riku)

      Not to mention it is the most popular yaoi pairing for the series... And in terms of who is "seme" and who is "uke" I... went cliche as well. :lol:
       
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    17. Did someone say pirates? I've got pirates! One's also gothy, and one has a scar, of course.
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      Smirky, occasionally angsty mischievous El? Got one! I suspect he may be gay, too, or at least bi, but it's hard to tell with him having to share a body with my pretty boy Yder and no one else his size in the house.
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      Sapphira's a fairy, even though she doesn't have wings yet. She refuses to wear fluffy fairy dresses most of the time though.
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      The good smart chick dating the bad boy? Got that.
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      And of course the goggle-wearing would-be steampunk airship crew:
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      Which of course includes a prankster trouble-making emo Shiwoo.
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      I also have a young and worried-looking surfer MNF Seorin, but I'm probably changing his faceup soon.
       
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    18. Chiwoos? Gay as the day is long.
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      :3
       
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    19. pretty crossdressing boy

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      gay couple

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      goth-ish lolita alice

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    20. an overly-emo doll, with a failure first attempt faceup xP

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    21. Welll...I try to *not* make my guys too cliched, bu-ut....I do have a bisexual goth vampire El. That's probably enough right there. XD
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    22. I daresay...is that a sparkly face-upped DoD boy wearing cheapy gothish clothes?!! 8D

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      Why, sweet mother of pearl, it is, it is!!! xD

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      ...still manages to be my favorite dolly though...he's so cute to me. >w< Ohhh, the ties we feel to our firstborn. ;D *kisses*
       
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    23. Okay, here goes:

      Steampunk. (Well, actually, he's Gaslight Fantasy, but Steampunk is close enough, and probably just as accurate.) His name is Davlin.
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      Girl with Big Gun. (Is that a doll cliché, or just an anime one?) Her name is Wren.
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      Albino spy/assassin/bodyguard/man-of-violence-for-hire. His name is Darryl.
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      Chinese guy with long(ish) hair. His name is Jian Yuan.
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      Bastard (complete jerk, possibly illegitimate) scarred doll with an unfortunate past. His name is Rafe.
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      I would attempt more, but I'm at work and really ought to go put the fire alarm system in test before construction starts in a few minutes. It would suck to have a Code Red because I was playing "make fun of the dolls" for too long.
       
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    24. Leaping in unashamedly!

      Gay, aristocratic vampires? I can do that. One is brunette and angsty...

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      ...the other is blond and masterful.

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      The ubiquitous albino. And to layer on the clichés, he is amnesic, a demon and mute. Hurrah!

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      The manwhore El is on the way, so we will have to wait for that particular cliché.
       
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    25. Pretty Princess, with flowing golden locks. Used to be a cliche, back in the day.
      (She's actually just a Lady, and definitely no Damsel in Distress, but she looks the part)
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      Donovan The Sexy Scottish/Irish Guy
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      Lir, the mysterious, scruffy, bearded wizard, with raven 'familiar'.
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      (at least he doesn't have a staff or a tall pointy hat)
       
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    26. I can do the aristocrate vampire! Have no clue if he is gay or straight. He did not tell me yet.

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      Gay, androgenous, white skinned cute boy twins that dress in opposite cliché styles.
       
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    28. Gay Minifee Shiwoos and a gay emo/goth wolf boy. Lol.

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    29. Hahaaha I got one of those cliche too^^

      Another male geisha ...with braided hair :lol:
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    30. Non-Asian-Looking Japanese Schoolgirl with Magical Powers? Check!
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      Though, she kinda subverts by also being a huge nerd and Trekkie. Hee. I love my girl.
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    31. Doll with scars
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      Pretty/ sweet looking Shiwoo
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      Also those two are twins lol
       
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    32. Gay couple?

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      Check

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      Killian is the cute and effeminate uke

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      and Aric is his angsty/emo childhood best friend turned lover.

      How about a gay vampire boy?
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      Check there too

      I love my boys, cliches and all.
       
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    33. Overly gay couple that cant stand to be apart from each other?

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      Check

      Emo gay guy, who denies he's an emo?

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      Check
      (he's too happy to actually be an emo, though he does dress and look like one lol)

      Brattish, demanding MSD

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      Check

      Neoritc female with angsty past who also hates men!

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      Oh very Check! lol

      My dolls are so cliched lol
       
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    34. Milo's a pretty generic-looking emo kid. He even has sulky fake blood photos.
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      I'm not entirely sure about Daolan's character yet, but I know he's evil. He's definitely got the cliche "bad guy" look down, complete with black hair, red eyes and the evil smirk.

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    35. My resident Drag Queen/big gay El, Mona Lott, deffinately belongs here!

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    36. Girl sculpt turned into pretty boy? Check.
      Half the time he's in a skirt? Check.
      Bisexual? Check.
      Sad backstory? Oh yes.
      Plus his name is a random Japanese word. But I love my Kaesu! He's so gorgeous, who cares about originality?

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      And I've got an albino doll... but I can't remember ever seeing another Puki with albino pink eyes, so maybe she's not too cliché.

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    37. Androgenous elf prince with ludicrously long locks, military-inspired clothing, and fantasy-colored eyes

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    38. How about a cute boy in cute shorts?

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    39. Let's see what we have...

      Single angsty gay girl?

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      I has it!!
       
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    40. Angsty, dark faerie king with tragic past, under a curse that only a certain mortal girl can cure? Check!

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      Overly girly-looking faerie Shiwoo elf? Check! But this one is perfectly straight. And he's also cursed by the faerie king Oberon, bound to a pendant to serve mortals as a genie until he can figure out how to break said curse.

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      Androgynous, long-haired Chiwoo elf? Check! But this one looks more serious than childish, and he's not gay, or straight. He's not interested in relationships of any sort, actually.

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      Punky/goth-looking guy with mysterious past? Check! But this one is a changling, stolen away as a child 300 years ago to be raised as Oberon's elite fighter, until he tricked Oberon into freeing him and sending him back to the mortal world. Oberon agreed but took his memory in exchange, which he is slowly recovering.

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    41. Here is my long-haired angsty amnestic tragically-backstoried albino vampire:
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    42. I LOVE LOVE LVOE this thread...

      I can participate with:

      Gay, sometimes crossdressing, decora, MNF Shiwoo
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      Gay long haired vampire, with his boyfriend who doesn´t tell to anyone that he is gay, with army look a like clothes
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      male white-haired, white-skinned, fairytale unicorn charakter in human body + gay, with ultra sweet girlish clothings
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    43. Not sure if the bossy big sister diva girl is a cliché... or the shy big bisexual (or maybe gay?) boy... but the baby vampire he's holding certainly is.

      And the msd's... androgynous emo kid, check. Twins, one of them very dominant, check. And a skinny white girl who doesn't speak, coming.

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      That's my family <3
       
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    44. Right...I think I got a few.

      Vampire with amnesia, check.
      He's a complete ass, has a twin (who may or may not have caused his amnesia), and takes care of a human girl.
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      ..."Kawaii" Japanese girl, check.
      She's your average frilly skirt wearing, albeit tough girly girl, who just also happens to have been raised by the vampire above. ^.^
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      Blind albino girl.
       
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    46. What's that? CLICHES YOU SAY?

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      How about a snarky, sarcastic goth girl that gets picked on for having a flat chest? xP
       
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    47. What about someone just like you - but neither a girl nor a boy?


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      Wait... did you say goth girl with a tattoo?

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    48. A blonde beast of an elf, who happens to be a male model - check!

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    49. I already showed my twins, but today they got twin clothes so... twins, again:

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    50. Ashley is a super girly boy Jina ehehehehe<3

      Checklist:
      ~Girl sculpt made into a boy
      ~Crossdresser
      ~Gay

      It's safe to say he's a bit cliche ;)

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      @Katyok I love your boy! Hahahah elf male models for the win!<3
       
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    51. A brown haired, brown eyed Volks Yukinojo, being all sexy.
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    52. Oooooh, he looks like David Bowie! :D
       
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