Richland County Commissioner Sid Berg was 100 percent correct in calling for citizens to advocate for a forensic audit concerning Fargo and the Diversion Authority in a January 17, 2019 Wahpeton Daily News article (read more…). It appears that Frank Stanko, author of the article, is one of “very few journalists” willing to put the hard questions forward in print.
Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney was quoted saying:
“I don’t know what they’d be looking for,”
“We have an audit every year. Everything we do is transparent.”
FMDam.org has been following FMDA (Fargo Moorhead Diversion Authority) dam and diversion related costs for several years, but has been stonewalled in determining the true extent and how much key player AE2S has received for their involvement for the past 10 years on the FMDA project.
Example: as of December 31, 2018 FMDA financials indicate (read more…);
USACE was granted $ 53,159,000.00 in approved contracts and had been paid in full, yet the inlet structure is not complete.
CH2M Hill Engineers Inc was granted $ 47,239,115.97 in approved contracts and already received $ 45,927,944.88 in payments.
Houston-Moore Group LLC was granted $ 47,361,296.90 in approved contracts and already received $ 41,237,578.34 in payments.
Independently – Houston Engineering has received an additional $ 576,669.57 and Moore Engineering Inc $ 662,468.17 in payments.
So how is the FMDA being transparent when the only billing invoice found from AE2S (read more…) in the FMDA financials, available to the public, indicate that AE2S received a total of $ 50,000.00 for “Public Outreach” (read more…)? They chose to obfuscate over $450 thousand in payments through a subcommittee formed under the CCJWRD (Cass County Joint Water Resource District) at the recommendation of AE2S ~ who colluded and conspired with DPAC members against property owners and gerrymandered the DPAC assessment vote with the sole intent to usurp two-thirds of the property votes and falsely represent “overwhelming support” for the proposed FMDA project by encumbering property owners with a placeholder assessment to obtain a favorable borrowing rate that property owners had ZERO CHANCE of defeating ~ and it only cost the taxpayers a mere $1,055,509.26 to date (read more…).
Years of unofficial meetings between meetings and strategy sessions to ensure unanimous votes and collusion via the media with hand crafted talking point with the sole purpose of advancing Fargo’s agenda that has, “to date”, never been honestly ratified by voters.
Even more curious is the inconsistencies in how the FMDA uses multiple sets of books to channel money through various contractors to pay subcontractors, in what appears to be a concerted effort, to conceal the identity of the final payee – making it difficult to ensure conflicts of interest, undue influence, nepotism and bid-rigging isn’t occurring. How can any taxpayer feel confident that certain elected official and appointed board members don’t have a financial interest in the decisions and contracts they are approving?
Do a quick google search for “John Hoeven and Steve Burian”.
Would this be an awkward moment to mention that Jack Hoeven, son of John Hoeven, joined the AE2S team in 2014?
Isn’t that interesting…, Hoeven, who sits on the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations has a myriad of elbow rubbing opportunities with Steven Burian (co-founder AE2S) who was quoted in an Oct 17, 2018 Grand Forks Herald article (read more…) saying:
“I have reached a place where I want to focus my passion on developing large-scale, transformational water infrastructure projects, not just in North Dakota but across the U.S.,”
It certainly raises more questions (read more…) about to an outspoken attorney in support of the FM Diversion in public media appearances, that participated in the Governor’s task force last year, and in the repeated efforts to discourage certain votes by BRRWRD supervisors.
Even more curious is the mere fact that the single largest recipient of PAC donations from the ND Association of Builders and Realtors Associations (read more…), in a failed bid to secure a Cass County commission seat in 2010 (read more…), worked for the Home Builders Association right down the hall from US Senator John Hoeven’s Fargo office and later went on to work for AE2S.
This excerpt from a Jan 5, 2013 Grand Fork Herald article (read more…) is interesting:
“AE2S is a consultant for several large-scale public projects, and Rocky will play a key role in not only facilitating public communication on these projects, but connecting with policy makers to help develop avenues for project success,” says Eric Dodds, PE, Operations Manager of the firm’s Fargo and Moorhead offices.
Just a few weeks after that article was published – Eric Dodds is identified in Jan 25, 2013 meeting minutes (read more…) as “the person” that proposed the DPAC Charter. A quick review of meeting attendees reveals a telling list of certain players that have profited handsomely by the FMDA project and collusion surrounding the corrupt DPAC assessment vote.
Less than 2 years later – Rocky Schneider, relative to former ND District 42 Senator Mac Schneider (read more…), was the person that recommended the methodology of indirect benefits that was used in the DPAC assessment vote (read more…) to usurp two-thirds of property owners vote representation and transfer it to local governing entities.
However, it’s the little things – those casual statements and inadvertent admissions that offer a glimpse behind the curtain and reveals that Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney’s claim of transparency is dubious at best.
Excerpt from US District Court Document 322 (read more…)
I, Eric Dodds, submit this Declaration based on my own personal knowledge. I am employed by the consulting firm AE2S in its performance of a contract with the Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion Board of Authority (“Diversion Authority”). In this capacity, I assist in managing the Diversion Authority’s responsibilities and act as a Diversion Authority liaison to homeowners, governments, and businesses affected by relocation and construction of Fargo-Moorhead Flood Risk Management Project (“Project”) components.
So it begs the fundamental questions;
1) | what are the terms of the AE2S contract and; |
2) | how is AE2S actually being compensated for all the manpower hours and hats that Eric Dodds claims the AE2S team is wearing? |
Aside from the DPAC assessment project, there do not appear to be any payments to AE2S payments after Jan 2012 from the FMDA.
C’mon Mahoney, is that really being transparent?
It’s time to contact North Dakota lawmakers and urge them to Stop Funding the Fargo Dam and Diversion and Demand a Forensic Audit of all FMDA books, contractors and subcontractors down to the final payee.
Download: 2019 ND Senate Roster (with phone numbers)
Download: 2019 ND House Roster (with phone numbers)
Quick Reference: Senator A-Z | Representative A-Z
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Senator Howard C. Anderson, Jr. 2107 Seventh Street NW Turtle Lake, ND 58575-9667 |
hcanderson@nd.gov | 8 |
Senator JoNell A. Bakke 1498 Norchip Circle Grand Forks, ND 58201-3702 |
jbakke@nd.gov | 43 |
Senator Brad Bekkedahl 418 12th Avenue West Williston, ND 58801-4730 |
bbekkedahl@nd.gov | 1 |
Senator Randy Burckhard 1837 15th Street SW Minot, ND 58701-6158 |
raburckhard@nd.gov | 5 |
Senator David A. Clemens 1682 Oakwood Drive West Fargo, ND 58078-4315 |
dclemens@nd.gov | 16 |
Senator Dwight Cook 1408 17th Street SE Mandan, ND 58554-4895 |
dcook@nd.gov | 34 |
Senator Kyle Davison 4918 Meadow Creek Drive South Fargo, ND 58104-7116 |
kdavison@nd.gov | 41 |
Senator Dick Dever 1416 Eastwood Street Bismarck, ND 58504-6226 |
ddever@nd.gov | 32 |
Senator Jim Dotzenrod P.O. Box 69 Wyndmere, ND 58081-0069 |
jdotzenrod@nd.gov | 26 |
Senator Michael Dwyer 1754 Santa Gertrudis Drive Bismarck, ND 58503-0862 |
madwyer@nd.gov | 47 |
Senator Jay Elkin 3489 94th Avenue SW Taylor, ND 58656-9645 |
jayelkin@nd.gov | 36 |
Senator Robert Erbele 6512 51st Avenue SE Lehr, ND 58460-9149 |
rerbele@nd.gov | 28 |
Senator Robert O. Fors P.O. Box 413 Larimore, ND 58251-0413 |
rfors@nd.gov | 19 |
Senator John Grabinger 1008 Eighth Avenue NE Jamestown, ND 58401-3507 |
jgrabinger@nd.gov | 12 |
Senator Joan Heckaman 322 Second Avenue North New Rockford, ND 58356-1712 |
jheckaman@nd.gov | 23 |
Senator Kathy Hogan 710 South University Drive Fargo, ND 58103-2632 |
khogan@nd.gov | 21 |
Senator David Hogue P.O. Box 1000 Minot, ND 58702-1000 |
dhogue@nd.gov | 38 |
Senator Ray Holmberg 621 High Plains Court Grand Forks, ND 58201-7717 |
rholmberg@nd.gov | 17 |
Senator Jordan Kannianen 8011 51st Street NW Stanley, ND 58784-9562 |
jkannianen@nd.gov | 4 |
Senator Jerry Klein P.O. Box 265 Fessenden, ND 58438-0265 |
jklein@nd.gov | 14 |
Senator Karen K. Krebsbach P.O. Box 1767 Minot, ND 58702-1767 |
kkrebsbach@nd.gov | 40 |
Senator Curt Kreun 3111 Longbow Court Grand Forks, ND 58203-2193 |
ckreun@nd.gov | 42 |
Senator Oley Larsen 11051 20th Avenue SE Minot, ND 58701-2658 |
olarsen@nd.gov | 3 |
Senator Diane Larson 2525 Larson Road Bismarck, ND 58504-8926 |
dklarson@nd.gov | 30 |
Senator Gary A. Lee P.O. Box 3 Casselton, ND 58012-0003 |
galee@nd.gov | 22 |
Senator Judy Lee 1822 Brentwood Court West Fargo, ND 58078-4204 |
jlee@nd.gov | 13 |
Senator Larry Luick 17945 101st Street SE Fairmount, ND 58030-9522 |
lluick@nd.gov | 25 |
Senator Richard Marcellais 301 Laite Loop NE Belcourt, ND 58316-3877 |
rmarcellais@nd.gov | 9 |
Senator Tim Mathern 433 16th Avenue South Fargo, ND 58103-4329 |
tmathern@nd.gov | 11 |
Senator Scott Meyer
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scottmeyer@nd.gov | 18 |
Senator Janne Myrdal P.O. Box 153 Edinburg, ND 58227-0153 |
jmyrdal@nd.gov | 10 |
Senator Erin Oban 1319 Apache Street Bismarck, ND 58501-2632 |
eoban@nd.gov | 35 |
Senator Dave Oehlke 125 Woodlea Drive Devils Lake, ND 58301-8545 |
doehlke@nd.gov | 15 |
Senator Arne Osland 323 Second Avenue NW Mayville, ND 58257-1132 |
aosland@nd.gov | 20 |
Senator Dale Patten P.O. Box 812 Watford City, ND 58854-0812 |
dpatten@nd.gov | 39 |
Senator Merrill Piepkorn 1321 Third Street North Fargo, ND 58102-2728 |
mpiepkorn@nd.gov | 44 |
Senator Nicole Poolman 3609 Bogey Drive Bismarck, ND 58503-9195 |
npoolman@nd.gov | 7 |
Senator Larry J. Robinson 3584 Sheyenne Circle Valley City, ND 58072-9545 |
lrobinson@nd.gov | 24 |
Senator Jim P. Roers 200 45th Street South Fargo, ND 58103-0907 |
jroers@nd.gov | 46 |
Senator Kristin Roers 4240 31st Avenue South Fargo, ND 58104-8725 |
kroers@nd.gov | 27 |
Senator David S. Rust P.O. Box 1198 Tioga, ND 58852-1198 |
drust@nd.gov | 2 |
Senator Donald Schaible 9115 Highway 21 Mott, ND 58646-9200 |
dgschaible@nd.gov | 31 |
Senator Ronald Sorvaag 3402 Birdie Street North Fargo, ND 58102-1201 |
rsorvaag@nd.gov | 45 |
Senator Jessica Unruh 1224 First Avenue NE Beulah, ND 58523-6301 |
jkunruh@nd.gov | 33 |
Senator Shawn Vedaa P.O. Box 550 Velva, ND 58790-0550 |
svedaa@nd.gov | 6 |
Senator Terry M. Wanzek 900 Seventh Avenue SW Jamestown, ND 58401-4542 |
tmwanzek@nd.gov | 29 |
Senator Rich Wardner 1042 12th Avenue West Dickinson, ND 58601-3654 |
rwardner@nd.gov | 37 |
Representative Mary Adams 1942 Prairie Rose Court Grand Forks, ND 58201-5896 |
mkadams@nd.gov | 43 |
Representative Bert Anderson P.O. Box 604 Crosby, ND 58730-0604 |
bertanderson@nd.gov | 2 |
Representative Dick Anderson 1187 77th Street NE Willow City, ND 58384-9109 |
dickanderson@nd.gov | 6 |
Representative Pamela Anderson 3001 40th Avenue South, Unit H Fargo, ND 58104-4406 |
pkanderson@nd.gov | 41 |
Representative Thomas Beadle 4266 Russet Avenue South Fargo, ND 58104-8429 |
tbeadle@nd.gov | 27 |
Representative Rick Becker 6140 Ponderosa Avenue Bismarck, ND 58503-9156 |
rcbecker@nd.gov | 7 |
Representative Larry Bellew 812 Bel Air Place Minot, ND 58703-1751 |
lbellew@nd.gov | 38 |
Representative Jake G. Blum 401 Hamline Street, Apt. #3 Grand Forks, ND 58203-2801 |
jblum@nd.gov | 42 |
Representative Tracy Boe 5125 89th Street Mylo, ND 58353-9438 |
tboe@nd.gov | 9 |
Representative Glenn Bosch 4117 Downing Street Bismarck, ND 58504-8848 |
gdbosch@nd.gov | 30 |
Representative Josh Boschee 517 First Street North Fargo, ND 58102-4540 |
jboschee@nd.gov | 44 |
Representative Mike Brandenburg 8044 County Road 34 Edgeley, ND 58433-9761 |
mbrandenburg@nd.gov | 28 |
Representative Ruth Buffalo P.O. Box 9763 Fargo, ND 58106-9763 |
rbuffalo@nd.gov | 27 |
Representative Chuck Damschen 9461 80th Street NE Hampden, ND 58338-9351 |
cdamschen@nd.gov | 10 |
Representative Jeff Delzer 2919 Fifth Street NW Underwood, ND 58576-9603 |
jdelzer@nd.gov | 8 |
Representative Bill Devlin P.O. Box 505 Finley, ND 58230-0505 |
bdevlin@nd.gov | 23 |
Representative Gretchen Dobervich 1625 23rd Street South Fargo, ND 58103-3722 |
gdobervich@nd.gov | 11 |
Representative Jason Dockter 4433 Cumberland Loop Bismarck, ND 58503-8504 |
jddockter@nd.gov | 7 |
Representative Matt Eidson 2750 South 38th Street, Apt. #121 Grand Forks, ND 58201-5969 |
meidson@nd.gov | 43 |
Representative Sebastian Ertelt 906 Ash Street Lisbon, ND 58054-4316 |
sertelt@nd.gov | 26 |
Representative Clayton Fegley 10801 240th Street NW Berthold, ND 58718-9619 |
cfegley@nd.gov | 4 |
Representative Jay Fisher 1828 15th Street SW Minot, ND 58701-6159 |
jayfisher@nd.gov | 5 |
Representative Jim Grueneich 3051 83 1/2 Avenue SE Jamestown, ND 58401-9600 |
jgrueneich@nd.gov | 12 |
Representative Ron Guggisberg 1621 17th Street South Fargo, ND 58103-4027 |
rguggisberg@nd.gov | 11 |
Representative LaurieBeth Hager 920 Ninth Street South Fargo, ND 58103-3146 |
lbhager@nd.gov | 21 |
Representative Karla Rose Hanson 1114 Fifth Street North Fargo, ND 58102-3713 |
krhanson@nd.gov | 44 |
Representative Patrick Hatlestad P.O. Box 1342 Williston, ND 58802-1342 |
phatlestad@nd.gov | 1 |
Representative Craig Headland 4950 92nd Avenue SE Montpelier, ND 58472-9630 |
cheadland@nd.gov | 29 |
Representative Pat D. Heinert 1501 Eastwood Street Bismarck, ND 58504-6230 |
pdheinert@nd.gov | 32 |
Representative Richard G. Holman 622 153rd Avenue NE Mayville, ND 58257-9000 |
rholman@nd.gov | 20 |
Representative Jeff A. Hoverson 1300 72nd Street SE Minot, ND 58701-9377 |
jahoverson@nd.gov | 3 |
Representative Michael Howe 1011 Westport Parkway West Fargo, ND 58078-8291 |
mchowe@nd.gov | 22 |
Representative Craig Johnson 8080 17th Avenue NW Maxbass, ND 58760-9769 |
craigjohnson@nd.gov | 6 |
Representative Dennis Johnson 7871 45th Street NE Devils Lake, ND 58301-9089 |
djohnson@nd.gov | 15 |
Representative Mary Johnson 3407 Birdie Street Fargo, ND 58102-1203 |
marycjohnson@nd.gov | 45 |
Representative Daniel Johnston 5807 Valley Road Kathryn, ND 58049-9308 |
dljohnston@nd.gov | 24 |
Representative Terry B. Jones P.O. Box 1964 New Town, ND 58763-1964 |
tbjones@nd.gov | 4 |
Representative Tom Kading 7205 County Road 31 Fargo, ND 58102-6117 |
tkading@nd.gov | 45 |
Representative Karen Karls 2112 Senate Drive Bismarck, ND 58501-1978 |
kkarls@nd.gov | 35 |
Representative Jim Kasper 1128 Westrac Drive Fargo, ND 58103-2342 |
jkasper@nd.gov | 46 |
Representative George Keiser 422 Toronto Drive Bismarck, ND 58503-0276 |
gkeiser@nd.gov | 47 |
Representative Keith Kempenich 9005 151st Avenue SW Bowman, ND 58623-8857 |
kkempenich@nd.gov | 39 |
Representative Dwight Kiefert 3721 115th Avenue SE Valley City, ND 58072-9312 |
dhkiefert@nd.gov | 24 |
Representative Lawrence R. Klemin 3929 Valley Drive Bismarck, ND 58503-1729 |
lklemin@nd.gov | 47 |
Representative Ben Koppelman 205 36 1/2 Avenue Place East West Fargo, ND 58078-7931 |
bkoppelman@nd.gov | 16 |
Representative Kim Koppelman 513 First Avenue NW West Fargo, ND 58078-1101 |
kkoppelman@nd.gov | 13 |
Representative Gary Kreidt 3892 County Road 86 New Salem, ND 58563-9406 |
gkreidt@nd.gov | 33 |
Representative Vernon Laning 4121 78th Avenue NE Bismarck, ND 58503-6396 |
vrlaning@nd.gov | 8 |
Representative Mike Lefor P.O. Box 1347 Dickinson, ND 58602-1347 |
mlefor@nd.gov | 37 |
Representative Donald W. Longmuir P.O. Box 1191 Stanley, ND 58784-1191 |
dlongmuir@nd.gov | 2 |
Representative Scott Louser 400 Fourth Street SW Minot, ND 58701-4315 |
sclouser@nd.gov | 5 |
Representative Jeffery J. Magrum P.O. Box 467 Hazelton, ND 58544-0467 |
jmagrum@nd.gov | 28 |
Representative Andrew Marschall 4469 Santiago Boulevard South Fargo, ND 58103-1069 |
amarschall@nd.gov | 16 |
Representative Bob Martinson 2749 Pacific Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501-2513 |
bmartinson@nd.gov | 35 |
Representative Aaron McWilliams 16148 First Street SE Hillsboro, ND 58045-9169 |
amcwilliams@nd.gov | 20 |
Representative Lisa Meier 1713 South Third Street Bismarck, ND 58504-7114 |
lmeier@nd.gov | 32 |
Representative Alisa Mitskog 1504 Oakwood Avenue Wahpeton, ND 58075-3553 |
amitskog@nd.gov | 25 |
Representative Corey Mock P.O. Box 12542 Grand Forks, ND 58208-2542 |
crmock@nd.gov | 18 |
Representative David Monson P.O. Box 8 Osnabrock, ND 58269-0008 |
dmonson@nd.gov | 10 |
Representative Mike Nathe 3723 Lockport Street Bismarck, ND 58503-5537 |
mrnathe@nd.gov | 30 |
Representative Jon O. Nelson 420 Sixth Avenue SE Rugby, ND 58368-2320 |
jonelson@nd.gov | 14 |
Representative Marvin E. Nelson P.O. Box 577 Rolla, ND 58367-0577 |
menelson@nd.gov | 9 |
Representative Emily O’Brien 2002 University Avenue, Apt. #3 Grand Forks, ND 58203-3346 |
eobrien@nd.gov | 42 |
Representative Mark S. Owens 5865 Fountain Vista Drive Grand Forks, ND 58201-2820 |
mowens@nd.gov | 17 |
Representative Bob Paulson 9801 Highway 52 South Minot, ND 58701-2426 |
bpaulson@nd.gov | 3 |
Representative Gary Paur 2710 28th Street NE Gilby, ND 58235-9706 |
gpaur@nd.gov | 19 |
Representative Chet Pollert 151 Crossroads Estates Drive Carrington, ND 58421-8919 |
cpollert@nd.gov | 29 |
Representative Todd Porter 4604 Borden Harbor Drive SE Mandan, ND 58554-7961 |
tkporter@nd.gov | 34 |
Representative Brandy Pyle P.O. Box 337 Casselton, ND 58012-0337 |
bpyle@nd.gov | 22 |
Representative David Richter 2414 22nd Street West Williston, ND 58801-6500 |
dwrichter@nd.gov | 1 |
Representative Shannon Roers Jones 5948 Silverleaf Drive South Fargo, ND 58104-7127 |
sroersjones@nd.gov | 46 |
Representative Karen M. Rohr 1704 Fourth Street NE Mandan, ND 58554-3814 |
kmrohr@nd.gov | 31 |
Representative Dan Ruby 4620 46th Avenue NW Minot, ND 58703-8710 |
druby@nd.gov | 38 |
Representative Matthew Ruby 315 Fourth Street NW Minot, ND 58703-3129 |
mruby@nd.gov | 40 |
Representative Mark Sanford 675 Vineyard Drive Grand Forks, ND 58201-2904 |
masanford@nd.gov | 17 |
Representative Bernie Satrom P.O. Box 950 Jamestown, ND 58402-0950 |
blsatrom@nd.gov | 12 |
Representative Mike Schatz 400 East Ninth Street New England, ND 58647-7528 |
mischatz@nd.gov | 36 |
Representative Austen Schauer 110 West Beaton Drive West Fargo, ND 58078-2657 |
aschauer@nd.gov | 13 |
Representative Jim Schmidt 5165 Highway 1806 Huff, ND 58554-8721 |
jeschmidt@nd.gov | 31 |
Representative Mary Schneider 1011 Eighth Street South Fargo, ND 58103-2725 |
mschneider@nd.gov | 21 |
Representative Randy A. Schobinger
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rschobinger@nd.gov | 40 |
Representative Cynthia Schreiber-Beck 1251 Pegasus Road Wahpeton, ND 58075-4868 |
cschreiberbeck@nd.gov | 25 |
Representative Luke Simons 11509 27th Street SW Dickinson, ND 58601-8238 |
lsimons@nd.gov | 36 |
Representative Kathy Skroch 10105 155th Avenue SE Lidgerwood, ND 58053-9761 |
kskroch@nd.gov | 26 |
Representative Vicky Steiner 859 Senior Avenue Dickinson, ND 58601-3755 |
vsteiner@nd.gov | 37 |
Representative Michelle Strinden 245 Prairiewood Drive South Fargo, ND 58103-4625 |
mstrinden@nd.gov | 41 |
Representative Nathan Toman 203 Fourth Avenue NW Mandan, ND 58554-3135 |
nptoman@nd.gov | 34 |
Representative Wayne A. Trottier 115 North Lincoln Street Northwood, ND 58267-4010 |
wtrottier@nd.gov | 19 |
Representative Bill Tveit 610A Hazen Bay Road Hazen, ND 58545-9483 |
btveit@nd.gov | 33 |
Representative Steve Vetter 804 South 17th Street Grand Forks, ND 58201-4241 |
smvetter@nd.gov | 18 |
Representative Don Vigesaa P.O. Box 763 Cooperstown, ND 58425-0763 |
dwvigesaa@nd.gov | 23 |
Representative Robin Weisz 2639 First Street SE Hurdsfield, ND 58451-9029 |
rweisz@nd.gov | 14 |
Representative Greg Westlind 205 13th Street Cando, ND 58324-6613 |
gwestlind@nd.gov | 15 |
Representative Denton Zubke P.O. Box 927 Watford City, ND 58854-0927 |
dzubke@nd.gov | 39 |
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