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1 Chalcis
1.chalcis, ĭdis, f., = chalkis.I.A fish of the herring kind, Col. 8, 17, 12; Plin. 9, 47, 71, § 154; 9, 51, 74, § 162.—II.A lizard with copper-colored spots on its back, Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 30; 32, 5, 17, § 46.2.Chalcis, ĭdis or ĭdŏs, f., = Chalkis.I.Chief town of the island Eubœa, opposite to Aulis, connected by a bridge with the main land, now Egribo or Negroponte; also called Chalcis Euboica, or Chalcis Eubœœ, Col. 1, 4, 9; Luc. 5, 227; Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64; 11, 37, 74, § 191; Nep. Timoth. 3, 5; Vell. 1, 4, 1; gen. Gr. Chalcidos, Luc. 5, 227; acc. Gr. Chalcida, id. 2, 710.—B.Hence, the adjj.,1.Chalcĭ-dĭcus, a, um, of Chalcis, in Eubœa, Chalcidian:(β).Euripus,
Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24:creta,
Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 1:galli,
id. ib. 3, 9, 6:gallinae,
Col. 8, 2, 4 and 13:ficus,
Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 6; Col. 5, 10, 11; 5, 10, 414:harenae,
Val. Fl. 1, 454: versus, of the poet Euphorion, a native of Chalcis, Verg. E. 10, 50; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 56:Nola,
founded by the Chalcidians, Sil. 12, 161.—Since Cumæ was a colony of Chalcis, Cumœan:b.arx,
Cumœ, Verg. A. 6, 17:turres,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 94 - litora, id. ib. 4, 4, 78:carmen,
of the Cumœan Sibyl, id. ib. 5, 3, 182.—Subst.: Chalcĭdĭcum, i, n., a chamber at the corner of a basuica, on each side of the tribunal, Aug. Mon. Ancyr. 4, 1; Vitr. 5, 1; Hyg. Fab. 184; Inscr. Orell. 1303; 3287; 3290 sq.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52 Müll.— Also a spacious chamber in Grecian houses, Aus. Per. Odyss. 1; 23; Arn. 4, p. 149; 3, p. 105.—2.Chalcĭdensis, e, adj., Chalcidian: Timagoras, of Chalcis, Chalkideus, Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 58; Liv. 35, 49, 6.—In plur. subst., the inhabitants of Chalcis, Liv. 35, 38, 10 al.—3. II.A town in Arabia, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 159.—III.A town in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81. -
2 chalcis
1.chalcis, ĭdis, f., = chalkis.I.A fish of the herring kind, Col. 8, 17, 12; Plin. 9, 47, 71, § 154; 9, 51, 74, § 162.—II.A lizard with copper-colored spots on its back, Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 30; 32, 5, 17, § 46.2.Chalcis, ĭdis or ĭdŏs, f., = Chalkis.I.Chief town of the island Eubœa, opposite to Aulis, connected by a bridge with the main land, now Egribo or Negroponte; also called Chalcis Euboica, or Chalcis Eubœœ, Col. 1, 4, 9; Luc. 5, 227; Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64; 11, 37, 74, § 191; Nep. Timoth. 3, 5; Vell. 1, 4, 1; gen. Gr. Chalcidos, Luc. 5, 227; acc. Gr. Chalcida, id. 2, 710.—B.Hence, the adjj.,1.Chalcĭ-dĭcus, a, um, of Chalcis, in Eubœa, Chalcidian:(β).Euripus,
Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24:creta,
Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 1:galli,
id. ib. 3, 9, 6:gallinae,
Col. 8, 2, 4 and 13:ficus,
Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 6; Col. 5, 10, 11; 5, 10, 414:harenae,
Val. Fl. 1, 454: versus, of the poet Euphorion, a native of Chalcis, Verg. E. 10, 50; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 56:Nola,
founded by the Chalcidians, Sil. 12, 161.—Since Cumæ was a colony of Chalcis, Cumœan:b.arx,
Cumœ, Verg. A. 6, 17:turres,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 94 - litora, id. ib. 4, 4, 78:carmen,
of the Cumœan Sibyl, id. ib. 5, 3, 182.—Subst.: Chalcĭdĭcum, i, n., a chamber at the corner of a basuica, on each side of the tribunal, Aug. Mon. Ancyr. 4, 1; Vitr. 5, 1; Hyg. Fab. 184; Inscr. Orell. 1303; 3287; 3290 sq.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52 Müll.— Also a spacious chamber in Grecian houses, Aus. Per. Odyss. 1; 23; Arn. 4, p. 149; 3, p. 105.—2.Chalcĭdensis, e, adj., Chalcidian: Timagoras, of Chalcis, Chalkideus, Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 58; Liv. 35, 49, 6.—In plur. subst., the inhabitants of Chalcis, Liv. 35, 38, 10 al.—3. II.A town in Arabia, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 159.—III.A town in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81. -
3 Amalthea
Ămalthēa, ae, f., = Amaltheia.I.A nymph, daughter of Melissus, king of Crete, who fed Jupiter with goat's milk, Hyg. Fab. 139.—Acc. to others, Amalthea is the name of the goat itself, one of whose horns, accidentally broken off, was placed among the stars as the Cornu Amaltheae, or Cornu copiae, Hyg. Astr. 2, 13; 3, 12. From this horn nectar and ambrosia are said to have flowed;II.hence, it was the emblem of plenty,
Ov. F. 5, 121; Hor. C. 1, 17, 14; id. C. S. 59; id. Ep. 1, 12, 28.—Hence, meton.: Ămal-thēa, ae, f., or Ămalthēum, i, n.; in Cic., the name of a library (acc. to others, an old sanctuary of Amalthea near the villa of Atticus, in Epirus, adorned with inscriptions, etc., by Atticus, in imitation of which Cicero made a similar one at Arpinum):Amalthea mea te exspectat,
Cic. Att. 2, 1 fin.; 1, 16 fin. —The name of the Cumœan sibyl:Quidquid Amalthea dixit,
Tib. 2, 5, 67; cf. Lact. 1, 6; Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 72. -
4 Amaltheum
Ămalthēa, ae, f., = Amaltheia.I.A nymph, daughter of Melissus, king of Crete, who fed Jupiter with goat's milk, Hyg. Fab. 139.—Acc. to others, Amalthea is the name of the goat itself, one of whose horns, accidentally broken off, was placed among the stars as the Cornu Amaltheae, or Cornu copiae, Hyg. Astr. 2, 13; 3, 12. From this horn nectar and ambrosia are said to have flowed;II.hence, it was the emblem of plenty,
Ov. F. 5, 121; Hor. C. 1, 17, 14; id. C. S. 59; id. Ep. 1, 12, 28.—Hence, meton.: Ămal-thēa, ae, f., or Ămalthēum, i, n.; in Cic., the name of a library (acc. to others, an old sanctuary of Amalthea near the villa of Atticus, in Epirus, adorned with inscriptions, etc., by Atticus, in imitation of which Cicero made a similar one at Arpinum):Amalthea mea te exspectat,
Cic. Att. 2, 1 fin.; 1, 16 fin. —The name of the Cumœan sibyl:Quidquid Amalthea dixit,
Tib. 2, 5, 67; cf. Lact. 1, 6; Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 72. -
5 Cumae
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
6 Cumaeus
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
7 Cumana
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
8 Cumani
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
9 Cumanum
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
10 Averna
Ăvernus, a, um, adj., = aornos.I.Without birds:II.loca,
where no birds can live, on account of the pestiferous exhalations, Lucr. 6, 738 sq.; 6, 818:aestus,
the vapor of Avernus, id. 6, 830.—But esp. Avernus lacus or absol. Avernus, Lake Avernus, near Cumœ, Puteoli, and Baiœ, almost entirely enclosed by steep and wooded hills (now Lago Averno), whose deadly exhalations killed the birds flying over it; therefore the myth placed near it the entrance to the lower world, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37; Lucr. 6, 746; Verg. A. 6, 201 al.; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 718 sq.; Heyne, Excurs. II. ad Verg. A. 6.—The renowned Cumæan Sibyl also dwelt in a grotto near it.— Poet., the lower world, the infernal regions, Ov. Am. 3, 9, 27; Luc. 6, 636; Mart. 7, 46 al.—Also = Acheron:pigri sulcator Averni,
Stat. Th. 11, 588.—Personified as a deity, acc. to Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 164.—Hence,Another adj.: Ăvernus, a, um.A.Belonging to Lake Avernus:B.luci,
Verg. A. 6, 118; 6, 564:valles,
Ov. M. 10, 51:freta,
Lake Avernus, Verg. G. 2, 164.—Also absol.: Ăverna, ōrum, n. (sc. loca), Verg. A. 3, 442; 7, 91; Ov. M. 14, 105.—Of or belonging to the infernal regions:stagna,
Verg. G. 4, 493:tenebrae,
Sil. 15, 76:Juno,
i. e. Proserpina, Ov. M. 14, 114; Sil. 13, 601 (cf.:Juno inferna,
Verg. A. 6, 138). -
11 Avernus
Ăvernus, a, um, adj., = aornos.I.Without birds:II.loca,
where no birds can live, on account of the pestiferous exhalations, Lucr. 6, 738 sq.; 6, 818:aestus,
the vapor of Avernus, id. 6, 830.—But esp. Avernus lacus or absol. Avernus, Lake Avernus, near Cumœ, Puteoli, and Baiœ, almost entirely enclosed by steep and wooded hills (now Lago Averno), whose deadly exhalations killed the birds flying over it; therefore the myth placed near it the entrance to the lower world, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37; Lucr. 6, 746; Verg. A. 6, 201 al.; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 718 sq.; Heyne, Excurs. II. ad Verg. A. 6.—The renowned Cumæan Sibyl also dwelt in a grotto near it.— Poet., the lower world, the infernal regions, Ov. Am. 3, 9, 27; Luc. 6, 636; Mart. 7, 46 al.—Also = Acheron:pigri sulcator Averni,
Stat. Th. 11, 588.—Personified as a deity, acc. to Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 164.—Hence,Another adj.: Ăvernus, a, um.A.Belonging to Lake Avernus:B.luci,
Verg. A. 6, 118; 6, 564:valles,
Ov. M. 10, 51:freta,
Lake Avernus, Verg. G. 2, 164.—Also absol.: Ăverna, ōrum, n. (sc. loca), Verg. A. 3, 442; 7, 91; Ov. M. 14, 105.—Of or belonging to the infernal regions:stagna,
Verg. G. 4, 493:tenebrae,
Sil. 15, 76:Juno,
i. e. Proserpina, Ov. M. 14, 114; Sil. 13, 601 (cf.:Juno inferna,
Verg. A. 6, 138).
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