TRASH IN MY EYE Reviews

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Review: "GHOST IN THE SHELL" is Still a Stunning Feat

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 147 (of 2003) by Leroy Douresseaux

Kokaku kidotai (1995) – anime

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan

Ghost in the Shell (1996) – U.S. English dub release

Running time: 83 minutes (1 hour, 23 minutes)

MPAA – R

DIRECTOR: Mamoru Oshii

WRITER: Kazunori Ito, based upon the graphic novel by Masamune Shirow

PRODUCERS: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Ken Iyadomi, Ken Matsumoto, and Yoshimasa Mizuo

CINEMATOGRAPHER: Hisao Shirai (D.o.P.)

EDITOR: Shuichi Kakesu

COMPOSER: Kenji Kawai

ANIME/SCI-FI/ACTION

Starring: (English dub voices) Mimi Wood, Richard Epcar, Christopher Joyce, William Frederick, Ben Isaacson, Abe Lasser, and Hank Smith

Kokaku kidotai is a 1995 sci-fi, cyberpunk, and action-thriller anime film from director Mamoru Oshii. It is best known by its English title, Ghost in the Shell. This animated film is based on the manga, Ghost in the Shell, from creator, Masamune Shirow. Ghost in the Shell the film follows a cyborg policewoman and her partner as they hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called “the Puppet Master.”

Some aficionados consider the film, Ghost in the Shell, to be the second greatest anime (Japanese animation) film of all time behind the venerable Akira. However, at the time of its release, Ghost in the Shell so stunned audiences with its futuristic look and dazzling blend of traditional and computer animation that some people considered it to be the future of anime and also the top achievement in the history of anime.

Ghost in the Shell opens in the year 2029. A female cyborg cop, Major Motoko (Mimi Woods), and her partner, Batou (Richard Epcar), hunt a mysterious and powerful computer hacker called “The Puppet Master” (Abe Lasser). In the year 2029, society is information driven, and humans are connected on a mass basis to an omnipresent interactive information network.

Sophisticated criminals are hacking into the network, so the government forms “Section 9,” which is led by powerfully advanced cyborgs like Motoko, who hunt the hackers. But in order to discover the secrets of the Puppet Master, Motoko will have to unravel the secrets of “Project 2501.”

Ghost in the Shell's story can get a little confusing at times. The writer of the manga upon which this movie is based put a lot of thought and research into his project. The “ghost” of the title is a soul or psyche, and the “shell” of the title is the body of the cyborg. I would suggest, dear readers, that you pay close attention and follow the dense social, political, and philosophical ideas of the film. In fact, this Ghost in the Shell anime was one of the smarter, science fiction movies of its time, granted that it does occasionally get ahead of itself and spews too many ideas.

As good as the story and script are, the grand achievement of this film is its animation. Anime filmmakers have been ahead of everyone else in animating the human figure in a dramatic context. No one really approaches the grace and the artistry of movement in the animated humans in Disney film, but Japanese animators have done excellent work in creating animated figures that move with fantastic bursts of energy during action sequences that depict sword duels, gunfights, martial arts and hand to hand combat, and wielding great arcs of eldritch and magical energy.

The quality of Ghost in the Shell’s car chases and gunfights rival those found in big, budget live action films, which makes this film feel bracing and invigorating. The beauty of both the hand rendered animation and computer animation totally captures the power of action and movement. Ghost in the Shell is explosive eye candy; imagine the artistry of Disney matched with the intensity of a James Cameron action flick.

Fans of anime and of science fiction love this film, but it is something special, So it should be enjoyed by people who love film and spectacular cinematic achievement.

8 of 10

★★★★ out of 4 stars

EDITED: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 22nd to 31st, 2026 - UPDATE #11

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

NETFLIX - From WorldofReel: Netflix will apparent not release "The Adventures of Cliff Booth" this summer. The film is set immediately after the events depicted in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2019). Brad Pitt, who won a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for the film will reprise his role of "Cliff Booth."

AMAZON - From EW: Sophie Turner, the star of Amazon's highly anticipated "Tomb Raider" series, has been injured on the series' set, causing a halt in production. Turner, who starred in "Game of Thrones," plays heiress and adventurer, Lara Croft.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/27 to 3/29/2026 weekend box office is Amazon-MGM Studios' "Project Hail Mary" with an estimated take of 54.5 million dollars.

HULU - From Deadline: Actor Himesh Patel will join actress Danielle Deadwyler in Hulu's reboot of the former FX sci-fi drama, "The X-Files." Oscar-winner Ryan Coogler will write and direct the pilot and will produce. Jennifer Yale will serve as the series showrunner, and Chris Carter, creator of the original series, will serves as one the reboot's executive producers. Deadwyler and Patel will not play Agents Scully and Mulder; they will reportedly play new characters.

MUSIC - From Variety: Paul McCartney has released his first new music in five years, a single entitled "Days We Left Behind." McCartney has a new album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," which is due May 29th, 2026.

MOVIES - From Variety: In one of the stranger recent news items in entertainment comes word that talk show host, Stephen Colbert, and his son, Peter McGee, will join "Lord of the Rings" franchise veteran, Philippa Boyens, will write a new LOTR film, "The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past." That film will go into production after "The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum."

TELEVISION - From WorldofReel: Quentin Tarantino is set to write and co-direct, with Sylvester Stallone, a 1930s-set gangster series. Described as a six-part series, it will be shot in black and white using 1930s cameras. The series featuring gangsters, showgirls, boxing, but there are no cast details. Apparently, Stallone will not be acting on screen, only directing.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/20 to 3/22/2026 weekend box office is Amazon/MGM's "Project Hail Mary" with an estimated take of 80.58 million dollars.

OBITS:

From THR: American film and television actor, James Tolkan, has died at the age of 94, Thursday, March 26, 2026. Tolkan was best known for playing "Principal Gerald Strickland" in "Back to the Future" (1985) and "Back to the Future II" (1989), and "U.S. Marshall James Strickland" in "Back to the Future III" (1990). Other notable film roles include "Serpico" (1973), "Top Gun," and "Masters f the Universe" 1987), to name a few. Tolkan appeared in multiple episodes of such TV series as "Mary" (starring the late Mary Tyler Moore), "Remington Steele," and "Nero Wolfe," among others.

From DailyMail: The veteran animator, director, and storyboard artist, Barry Caldwell, has died at the age of 60, March 2026. A groundbreaking Black artist and animation veteran, Caldwell directed five episodes of "Tiny Toon Adventures" and 16 episodes of "Animaniacs." Beginning his career at Filmation in 1979, Caldwell was a storyboard artist on such series as "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids," "The New Adventures of Zorro," "Blackstar," and "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," to name a few. He would move on to other animation companies, including Warner Bros. and Disney, where he worked on such series as "The Smurfs" (1981), "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (1983), "Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers" (1989), and "Pinky and the Brain," to name a few. Caldwell won a "Daytime Emmy Award" and was nominated two other times for his work on "Animaniacs."

From Variety: American actress, Valerie Perrine, has died at the age of 82, Monday, March 23, 2026. Perrine may be best known for playing Lex Luthor's girlfriend, Miss Teschmacher, in "Superman: The Movie" (1978) and in "Superman II " (1980). She earned as Academy Award nomination in the category of "Best Actress" for "Honey Bruce" in "Lenny" (1974), the biopic about comedian Lenny Bruce. She also won the "Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress" (1975) and earned a BAFTA nomination and an award for the role of "Honey Bruce." Her other notable film appearances include roles in "Slaughter-Five" (1972) and "The Electric Horseman" (1980). Perrine appeared in a number of TV films and series, and that includes "Sweet Bird of Youth" (1989), ER (1995), and "Nash Bridges" (1996).

From Deadline: Canadian actress, Carrie Anne Fleming, has died at the age of 51, Thursday, February 26, 2026 of complications related to breast cancer. Fleming was best known for her recurring roles on two television series from The CW, "iZombie" and "Supernatural." She also appeared in such TV series, as "Smallville," "Supergirl" and "The 4400."

BANDAI Releases First Key Visual Image from "THE GHOST IN THE SHELL" Anime Series

Bandai has announced a new anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's classic manga, Ghost in the Shell, which was first serialized from 1989 to 1990 in Japan's manga anthology, Young Magazine. The first adaptation was 1995's Ghost in the Shell anime film.

This new adaptation, an anime series entitled THE GHOST IN THE SHELL, debuted earlier this year in Japan. It is due in the U.S. via Amazon's Prime Video in June 2026.

Bandai released a 1st key visual image from the new anime, which I have posted below. Since then, there has been a 2nd key visual image release.

On YouTube, there is a 1st Promotion Video and a 2nd Promotion Video.

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1st Key Visual from "THE GHOST IN THE SHELL":

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Comics Review: "THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN #1" is a Classic Action Comic Book

THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN VOL. 1 #1

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Jason Aaron

ART: Kewbar Baal

COLORS: Jorge Sutil

LETTERS: Taylor Esposito

EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt

COVER: Michael Cho

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Francesco Mattina; Bjorn Barends; Rob Liefeld; Michael Cho

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (February 2026)

Rated “Teen”

“Thundarr the Barbarian” created Steve Gerber and Joe Ruby and Ken Spears; developed by Steve Gerber

“Thundarr the Barbarian” was an American Saturday morning animated television series. The series ran for two seasons on ABC from October 4, 1980, to October 31, 1981 for a total of 21 episodes. The titular hero, Thundarr, is a muscular warrior who wields the “Sunsword.” With his companions, Princess Ariel, a formidable young sorceress, and Ookla the Mok, a mighty lion-like biped, he travels a post-apocalyptic world on horseback and fights injustice.

“Thundarr the Barbarian” is set in a future (circa 3994), a post-apocalyptic wasteland in which Earth has been divided into kingdoms and territories. The majority of these places are ruled by wizards, and these ruined places are recognizable as cities and locations in the United States. The passage of a runaway planet between the Earth and the Moon in 1994 created this apocalyptic situation that destroyed human civilization. The back story is that Earth has been reborn as a world of “savagery, super-science, and sorcery.”

Dynamite Entertainment recently began publishing a comic book series based on “Thundarr the Barbarian,” the first ever such series. Entitled Thundarr the Barbarian, it is written by Jason Aaron; drawn by Kewber Baal, colored by Jorge Sutil; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.

Thundarr the Barbarian #1 opens in the “Windless City” where the River Pirates are holding a slave market with captured humans for sale. Enter the motorcycle-riding Ratman of the Badlands, and they are ready to purchase all the humans.

Among the slaves for sale, however, is one man who breaks the bonds that restrain him. Enter Thundarr the Barbarian. With his faithful companions, Ariel the sorceress and Ookla the Mok, and with the power of his mystical blade, “the Sunsword,” Thundarr is on a mission to liberate his world from the forces of evil. Meanwhile, Lord Gemini has plans to stop Thundarr...

THE LOWDOWN: Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. Thundarr the Barbarian #1, Volume One is the latest.

In its promotional material for Thundarr the Barbarian #1, Dynamite refers to series writer, Jason Aaron, as a “visionary comics author.” Aaron is good, but if there are modern visionary modern comic book authors, they are not plying their trade at either Marvel and DC Comics. Still, Aaron offers a sensational first issue of Dynamite's Thundarr the Barbarian. It's rough-and-ready, dark, and full of kick-ass action. Aaron really captures the attitude and mood of the 1980s animated original; he makes this first chapter genuinely fit in with the temper of the source material.

Artist Kewbar Baal has steadily been making his way, climbing the ladder of comics publications over the better part of the last two decades. You can see Baal grow from Approbation Comics' Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #11 to Dynamite's Jeepers Creepers #1 (2018) to the recent Elvira in Monsterland #1 (2023).

In Thundarr the Barbarian #1, Baal only partially borrows from the aesthetic of the “Thundarr the Barbarian” Saturday morning cartoon. The rest of Baal's graphical storytelling for this first issue offers his own post-apocalyptic expression, which recalls the art from classic science fiction and fantasy comic book magazines such as Heavy Metal and Marvel Comics Epic Illustrated.

I recommend this first issue, dear readers. I'm certainly ready to see where this goes.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of the “Thundarr the Barbarian” animated show will want to read Thundarr the Barbarian Volume 1.

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Review: Netflix's "WAR MACHINE" is an Action Movie Thrill Machine

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 6 of 2026 (No. 2054) by Leroy Douresseaux

War Machine (2026)

Running time: 106 minutes (1 hour, 56 minutes)

Rating: MPAA – R for strong violence, grisly images, and language

DIRECTOR: Patrick Hughes

WRITERS: Patrick Hughes and James Beaufort; from a story by Patrick Hughes

PRODUCERS: Patrick Hughes, Rich Cook, Todd Lieberman, Greg McLean, and Alexander Young

CINEMATOGRAPHER: Aaron Morton (D.o.P.)

EDITOR: Andy Canny

COMPOSER: Dmitri Golovko

SCI-FI/ACTION/THRILLER

Starring: Alan Ritchson, Stephan James, Blake Richardson, Jai Courtney, Alex King, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jack Patten, James Beaufort, Joshua Diaz, Esai Morales, and Dennis Quaid

SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW:

War Machine is a pulp sci-fi all gussied up as an intense military thriller slash melodrama, and it works quite well

War Machine is an awesome action movie spectacle and virtually every minute of it is entertaining in some way

Alan Ritchson makes the most of this film, which is really an Alan Ritchson vehicle, and Ritchson gives it his all, meaning he would be lucky to have other vehicles as absolutely entertaining as War Machine is

War Machine is a 2026 science fiction film and action thriller from director Patrick Hughes. A co-production of the United States and Australia, the film was released in Australia before it began streaming on Netflix on March 6, 2026. War Machine follows an unnamed Army staff sergeant who becomes an Army Rangers recruit just in time to battle a mysterious and deadly machine.

War Machine opens in Kandahar, Afghanistan sometime during the prolonged conflict known as the “War in Afghanistan” (2001-21). An unnamed Staff Sergeant (Alan Ritchson) has just arrived t help his brother's broken down convoy. Then, tragedy strikes, leaving the unnamed Staff Sergeant wounded and broken. He is awarded the Silver Star for his actions, but leaves Afghanistan broken and feeling that he failed.

Two years later, the Sergeant attends the "Ranger Assessment and Selection Program" (RASP) in the hopes of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger with the 75th Ranger Regiment. He is given the candidate number “81,” but refuses the request of two officers, Sergeant Major Sheridan (Dennis Quaid) and First Sergeant Torres (Esai Morales), that he take on the role of team leader with the new recruits. Eventually, the final RASP exercise requires 81 and the remaining recruits to enter a nearby forest for a simulated mission.

During the mission, 81 and his team find a mysterious object that they mistake for their target. After they try to destroy the object, it transforms into a giant walking machine, and the killing and destruction begin. Now, 81 will have to be what he no longer wants to be, and that is both a leader and a savior of his his servicemen and servicewomen.

War Machine is one of those pure, old-fashioned science fiction film that is not afraid to be a rollicking, good-time alien-invasion movie. War Machine give me (and also you, dear readers) what I want; it pits a brave human hero battling his inner demons while simultaneously battling an alien baddie for his life. War Machine is Predator (1987) meets Transformers (2007), except that the Transformers here are homicidal, relentless killing machines. The result is a movie that is an absolutely thrilling and entertaining film, which I enjoyed from start to finish.

War Machine's director, Patrick Hughes, has experience delivering muscular action movies, as seen in his work directing The Expendables 3 (2014). Hughes shines up this pulpy sci-fi scenario and delivers an action film that seems as if it could have a timeless appeal (which I can also say about the preposterous Adam Driver sci-fi monster movie, 2023's 65).

I heartily recommend War Machine because I really enjoyed it. Alan Ritchson shows that he certainly has the acting chops to carry a movie as the lead. Ritchson just does his thang because he is both an actor and an entertainer. He shows that in War Machine.

7 of 10

B+

★★★½ out of 4 stars

Sunday, March 22, 2026

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 15th to 21st, 2026 - UPDATE #11

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

PIXAR - From Variety: Disney has announced that "Lilo & Stitch 2" is set to be released May 26, 2028, and "Incredibles 3" is set for June 16, 2026.

OSCARS - From Variety: The winners for the 2026 / 98th Academy Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" won six Oscars, including "Best Picture of the Year" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From Truthout: "In Era of Book Bans and War on History, 'Sinners' Reveals What US Tries to Forget" by Jesse Hagopian of "Truthout," in which he writes about director Ryan Coogler's four-time Oscar-winning film, "Sinners."

From Variety: One of the moments of history made at the 98th Academy Awards is that Autumn Durald Arkapaw, the director of photography for "Sinners," became the first woman to win the "Best Cinematographer" for her work on the film.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/13 to 3/15/2026 weekend box office is Disney/Pixar's "Hoppers" with an estimated take of 28.5 million dollars.

HULU/ANIMATION - From Deadline: Fox has greenlit a two-season spin off of its long-running animated series, "Family Guy." The new series will star "Stewie Griffin," who will be navigating a new preschool and new inventions. Created by "Family Guy creator, Seth MacFarlane and Kirker Butler, the series is set for a 2027-28 season debut on Fox, and it will stream the next day on Hulu.

OBITS:

From Deadline: Film and television actor, Nicholas Brendon, has died at the age of 54, Friday, March 20, 2026. Brendon was best known for the role of "Xander Harris" on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" from 1997 to 2003. Brendon also had a recurring role on "Criminal Minds" (2007-14).

From Variety: The American author, martial artist, and film and television writer, producer, and actor, Chuck Norris, has died at the age of 86, Thursday, March 19, 2026. Norris starred in numerous films over an almost 60 year career, and that includes a role in the 1972 Bruce Lee film, "The Way of the Dragon." Norris' first lead role was in the 1977 film, "Breaker! Breaker!" Among Norris' most famous films are "The Octagon" (1980), the "Missing in Action" trilogy (1984-88), and "The Delta Force" (1986). However, Norris may be best known for the role of "Sergeant Ranger Cordell Walker" in his long running CBS action-crime series, "Walker, Texas Ranger" 1993-2001).

From Deadline: Australian film director and film composer, Jamie Blanks, has died at the age of 54, Monday, March 16, 2026. In the U.S., Blanks was best known for directing the cult slasher-horror film, "Urban Legend" (1998) and "Valentine" (2001). He later directed the Australian horror film, "Storm Warning" (2007) and "Long Weekend" (2008), a remake of the 1978 Aussie film.

From RivieraRadio: The French actor, comedian, and voice performer, Bruno Salomone, has died at the age of 55, Sunday, March 15, 2026 Salomone was best known for his French television comedy, "Fais pa ci, fais pa ca" (2007-17). Salomone also provided the voice for "Syndrome," the villain in Pixar's "The Incredibles." [Jason Lee voiced Syndrome in the English-language original film]. Salomone also provided voice performances for such animated films as the Oscar-nominated "A Cat in Paris" (2010), "A Monster in Paris" (2011), and "Yellowbird" (2014).

From THR: American film and television actor, Matt Clark, has died at the age of 89, Sunday, March 15, 2026. Clark is best known for his numerous appearances in Westerns. His best known Western roles occured in such films as "The Cowboys" (1972), "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" (1972), "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973), and "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976). He also had memorable roles in "White Lightning" (1973), "Brubaker" (1980), and "Back to the Future Part III (1990), to name a few. He Clark also made numerous parts in various TV series, including "Little House on the Prarie," "Grace Under Fire," and "The Jeff Foxworthy Show," to name a few. He also had a guest role in one of my favorite episodes of "Walker, Texas Ranger," Season 4's "The Siege" (1996).

From THR: American film and television actress, Judy Pace, has died at the age of 83, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. After making her debut in William Castle's "13 Frightened Girls," Pace became the first Black female villain in the final season of ABC's prime time soap, "Peyton Place" (1968-69). She became a mainstay of TV in the 1970s. She appeared in such TV series, as "Good Times," "Sanford and Son," "Shaft," "That's My Mama," "What's Happening," "The Young Lawyers," and the TV movie, "Brian's Song" (1971). Her films appearances include "The Fortune Cookie" (1966), "Three in the Attic" (1968), "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970), "Cool Breeze" (1972), and "Frogs" (1972),

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OSCARS:

From Variety: "Variety" offers its final Oscar winner predictions in every category at the 2026 / 98th Academy Awards.

From THR: The nominations for the 2026 / 98th Academy Awards have been announced. Director Ryan Coogler's Sinners leads with history-making 16 nominations, including for "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Coogler), and Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan). The winners will be announced March 15, 2026.

From Truthout: Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, the 2025 documentary film, "The Alabama Solution," is one of five nominees in the category of "Best Documentary Feature." The film chronicles the horrific conditions inside the state of Alabama's prisons. The incarcerated men who produced footage for "The Alabama Solution" were abruptly transferred to solitary this month (January).

From TheGuardian: Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" earned 16 Oscar nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, the most in the 98-year history of the awards. The previous record is 14, held by "All About Eve" (1950), "Titanic" (1997), and "La La Land" (2016).

From Variety: With her fifth Oscar nomination, for "Best Costume Designer" for "Sinners," Ruth E. Carter is now the most Oscar-nominated Black woman in the history of the Academy Awards.

From Truthout: One of the five nominees for this year's "Best International Feature" Academy Award is "The Voice of Hind Rajab." Representing the nation of Tunisia, the film is a mix of drama and documentary, and it tells the story of Hind Rajab, a five-year old girl who was killed January 29, 2024 by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza strip.

From YahooEntertainment: At the age of 73, actor Delroy Lindo finally gets his first Oscar nomination - in the category of "Best Supporting Actor" for "Sinners." The actor also talks about being "profoundly disappointed" by previous Academy snubs.

From EW: Oscar-nominee Kirsten Dunst is not pleased that her husband, previous Oscar-nominee, Jesse Plemons, was not Oscar-nominated for his work in the recent acclaimed film, "Bugonia."

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