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an unproven statement that is based on observations
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conjecture
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an example that shows a conjecture is false
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counterexample
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has no dimensions
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point
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extends in one dimension
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line
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extends in two dimensions
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plane
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points that lie on the same line
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collinear points
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points that lie on the same plane
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coplanar points
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one or more points in common
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intersect
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rules that are accepted without proof
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postulates
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formula for computing the distance between two points in a coordinate plane
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distance formula
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consists of two different rays that have the same initial point
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angle
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the rays are the __ of the angle
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sides
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the initial point
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vertex
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angles that have the same measure
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congruent angles
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between points that lie on each side of the triangle
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interior
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is not on the angle or in its interior
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exterior
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less than 90 degrees
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acute
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90 degrees
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right
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greater than 90 degrees
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obtuse
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180 degrees
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straight
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two angles that share a common vertex and side but have no common interior points
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adjacent angles
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the point that divides the segments into two congruent segments
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midpoint
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a segment, ray, line, or plane that intersects a segment at a midpoint
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segment bisector
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x one plus x two divide by two, y one plus y two divided by 2.
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midpoint formula
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a ray that divides an angle into two adjacent angles that are congruent
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angle bisector
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two angles whose sides form two pairs of opposite rays
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vertical angles
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two adjacent angles whose noncommon sides are opposite rays
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linear pair
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two angles whose sum is 90
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complementary angles
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two angles whose sum is 180
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supplementary angles
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has two parts, a hypothesis and a conclusion
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conditional statement
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"if"
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hypothesis
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"then"
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conclusion
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a statement formed by switiching the hypothesis and conclusion
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converse
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a statement that is altered by writing the negative of the statement
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negation
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statement formed when the hypothesis&conclusion are negated
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inverse
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when the hypothesis and conclusion of the converse of a conditional is negated (flip, change)
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contrapositive
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two lines that intersect to form a right angle
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perpendicular lines
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a statement that contains the phrase "if and only if"
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biconditional statement
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if p->q and q->r are true statements then p->r is true
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law of syllogism
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if p->q is a true statement and p is true, then q is true
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law of detachment
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a true statement that follows as a result of other true statements
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theorem
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angle congruence is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive
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theorem 2.2 properties of angle congruence
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all right angles are congruent
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theorem 2.3 right angle congruence
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if two angles are supplementary to the same angle then they are congruent
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theorem 2.4 congruent supplements
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if two angles are complementary to the same angle then they are congruent
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theorem 2.5 congruent complements
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vertical angles are congruent
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theorem 2.6 vertical angles
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two lines that are coplanar and do not intersect
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parallel lines
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lines that do not intersect and are not coplanar
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skew lines
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two planes that do not intersect
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parallel planes
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if two angles form a linear pair, then they are supplementary
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linear pair postulate
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a line that intersects two or more coplanar lines at different points
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transversal
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two angles that occupy corresponding posistions
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corresponding angles
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two angles that lie outside the two lines on opposite sides of the transversal
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alternate exterior
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two angles that lie between the two lines on opposite sides of the transversal
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alternate interior
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two angles that lie between the two lines on the same side of the transversal
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consecutive interior or same side interior
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if two lines intersect to form a linear pair of congruent angles, then the lines are perpendicular
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theorem 3.1
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if two sides of two adjacent acute angles are perpendicular, then the angles are complementary
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theorem 3.2
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if two lines are perpendicual, then they intersect to for four right angles
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theorem 3.3
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if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal then the pairs of alternate interior angles are congruent
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alternate interior angles theorem
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if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of consecutive interior angles are supplementary
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consecutive interior angles theorem
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if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of alternate exterior angles are congruent
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alternate exterior angles theorem
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if a transversal is perpendicular to one of two parallel lines, then it is perpendicular to the other
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perpendicular transversal theorem
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if two lines are cut by a transversal so that alternate interior angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel
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alternate interior angles converse
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if two lines are cut by a transversal so that consecutive interior angles are supplementary, then the lines are parallel
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consecutive interior angles converse
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if two lines are cut by a transversal so that alternate exterior angles are congruent then the lines are parallel
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alternate exterior angles converse
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if two lines are parallel to the same line, then they are parallel to each other
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theorem 3.11
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in a aplane, if two lines are perpendicular to the same line, then they are parallel to each other
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theorem 3.12
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the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is 180
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theorem 4.1 triangle sum theorem
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the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two nonadjacent interior angles
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theorem 4.2 exterior angle theorem
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the acute angles of a right triangle are complementary
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corollary to the triangle sum theorem
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if two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the third angles are also congruent
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third angles theorem
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if three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of a second triangle then the two triangles are congruent
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sss
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if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the included angle of a second triangle, then the two triangles are congruent
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sas
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if 2 angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of a second triangle then the two triangles are congruent
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asa
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if two angles and a nonincluded side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and a nonincluded side of another triangle then they are congruent
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aas
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if 2 sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite them are congruent
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base angles theorem
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if wo angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite them are congruent
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base angle converse
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if a point is on the bictor of an angle, then it is equidistant from the two sides of the angle
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angle bisector theorem
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if a point is in the interior of an angle and is equdistan from the sides of the angle, then it lies on the biesector of the angle
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convers of angle bisector theorem
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a line that is perpendicular to ide of the triangle at the midpoint of the side
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perpendicular bisector of triangle
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three or more lines intersect in the same point
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concurrent ines
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the point of intersection of the lines
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point of concurrency
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the point of concurrency ofthe perpendicular bisectors of a triangle; equidistant from the verticies
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circumcenter
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the perp. bisectors of a triangle intersect at a ponint that is equdistant from the verticies of a triangle
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concurrency of perp. bisect. of a triangle
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the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle; equidistant from sids
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incenter
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the angle bisectors of a triangle intersect at a point that is equidistant from the sides of a triangle
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concurrency of angle bisector
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a segment whose endpoints are a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side
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median
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the three medians of a triangle are concurrent. the point of concurrency
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centroid
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the medians of a triangle intersect at a point that is two thirds of the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
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concurrency of medians
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the perpendicular segment from a vertex to the opposite side or to the line that contains the opposite side
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altitude
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the lines contaning the altitudes are concurrent and intersect at a point called ____
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orthocenter
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the lines containing the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent
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concurrency of altitides of triangle
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a segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of a triangle
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midsegment
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the segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and is half as long
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midsegment theorem
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