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A Very Bossy Contest.

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ear·ly ??r-l? de·ci·sion di-?si-zh?n 1 a: A common policy used in college admissions for admitting freshmen to undergraduate programs. 2 a: Indicates to the college that the candidate considers that institution to be his or her top choice. 3 a: Candidates applying early decision typically submit their applications by the end of October and receive a decision mid-December.

This is Bossy’s son last night when he found out he was accepted into the college of his choice.

Because you readers reader have been there from the beginning—because you endured this college tour and this college tour and this college tour and this college tour and even this college tour, Bossy wants to spread the joy with this contest:

Where is Bossy’s son going to attend college next fall?

Submit your one guess in the comments section. If more than one of you guesses correctly, Bossy will draw the winning name out of a hat. The hat she uses to cover the hair that hasn’t been cut in 238 days.

The prize?

barbie-graduate

This Class of 2002 Special Edition Barbie, of course—why do you ask? This doll retailed for $15.95 and because Bossy kept it sealed in its coffin manufacturer’s box, it is now worth $15.95 on eBay!

This doll was given to Bossy the year she graduated from college, and it is very special to Bossy because it reminds her of why it’s such a bad idea to go back to school when you’re in your thirties.

pregnant-barbie

beheaded-barbie1

Bossy knows you are all busy entering fun holiday bake-offs and being nominated for fancy awards, but Bossy encourages you to please take this Barbie off her hands enter this contest now!

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  8. Ummmm…I am going to guess Cornell? Only because, who can resist weather like that?

    He is one smart cookie, that boy-o of yours.

    Congrats to him and good luck!!!

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  9. Can’t be Harvard, because they don’t do early decision. But I believe all the others he visited do. Hm. Brown? Everyone wants to go to Brown. Could be Cornell or Yale though. I’ll stick with guessing Brown.

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  12. Hah-vahd.

    If I win, please do not be sending the Barbie. I play only for the joy of the game. Let’s not cheapen it with doll-whores.

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  13. I’m guessing Columbia. Though GW or G’town would be fun cause then Bossy might come to my ‘hood sometimes. (Barak your political boyfriend still keeps an apartment three blocks from my house, but he has recently spurned us for Iowa…)

    Congrats to Bossy’s son.

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  17. I am going to have to say Harvard, That way he can visit Dublin NH, to see the cars… Oh I mean car parked in the parking lot at The Old Farmer’s Almanac!

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  19. Wiedner….Cause I happen to know its somewhat near to where Bossy lives…cause who would let him too far out of site?

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  25. It should have been University of Hawaii, so that Bossy would have a warm place to visit, or even UC Santa Barbara, but it’s probably someplace cold and dark and white (yes, all at once) like Yale.

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  27. If it isn’t Elon (Go Phoenix!) University, then it must be Columbia! Or Georgetown! Ack! I can’t decide. So … I’m going with Cornell. Because I hear it’s gorges.

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  28. Yale.

    I just realized that your son and I applied to half of the same colleges. I also made my mother take me on a college tour of New England and then DC. To this day, whenever I ask for a favor, she brings up her ‘godforsaken’ college tour of the East Coast.

    Oh and when I found out I got into American early decision, I cried. Like big huge oh my god this is the rest of my life, type tears. I got over it, really quickly.

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  30. I graduated from college at 43 and no one gave me a Barbie. I’m hurt and offended that no one in my family really loved me.

    He plays the drums- Berkley School of Music? Or the one that had the marching band that played on Tusk with Fleetwood Mac- USC I think.

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  34. Hmmmm, well, since my first choice is taken (Georgetown), Ill say Dartmouth, just because nobody else said it. Not even sure if it was on your tour, but, it’s a guess.

    If he were REAL SMART, he would go to USC (where I went in my 30’s and did not get a Barbie! but I did get a HUGE student loan debt.)

    Congrats to Little Boss, Way To GO!

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  39. My daughter (also a senior) is praying to God that it is the University of Nebraska because she is in love with Bossy’s son — but why would he want to be a Cornhusker when he could be a crimson colored pilgrim looking guy??? I choose Harvard!! Way to go Bossy’s son!!

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  40. That really depressed me and I was glad to read that you’d gone back to school, because I graduated in 2002 as well. The idea that someone in my graduating class could have a college-bound kid already scared me a LOT. I don’t have any kids, college-bound or otherwise!

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  41. hrm, i totally want to say my alma mater, haverford, but that wasn’t visited 🙁

    i did got to tufts for a year and they have a fantab mascot, but…

    i think i will go with my current mater, gw!

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  43. I’m gonna go off the beaten path and guess NYU. Cuz New York is HAWT and it’d be fun to visit Bossy’s son (uh, I mean Bossy when she’s visiting Bossy’s son) in NYC. 🙂 Either way, CONGRATS to Bossy and her family for being one step closer to an empty nest!

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  46. I was gonna say Yale, but being a tad obsessive, I had to re-read all of the other entries and saw the Girlfriend goes to Brown and he looked so happy so let’s say Brown (or Yale, no, Brown). Not that I need a Barbie, I’m just bored at work so I thought I’d play along. Too much information?

    K, have a nice day!

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  51. After trying unsuccessfully to blow up the picture to read the email, I guess I’ll guess Amherst because it’s first alphabetically and has the sound of a funeral car in its name.

    BTW, how many pockets are on the leg of Bossy’s son’s pants? He must be some sort of carpenter.

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  52. I can’t picture him at Harvard. Not because he’s not Harvard material, but because I’ve been to Harvard. Heh. I’m guessing Tufts. (Oh, is my New England bias showing? Whoops.)

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  54. I’m not guessing.

    But I do love Barbie.
    AND I love that photo – That’s an amazing accomplishment, early decision from an Ivy, and I am suitably impressed by Bossy’s son, and secretly hoping that Bossy’s daughter is perfectly average.
    Because I’m a bitch like that.

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  57. I did read those posts but I’m way too lazy to read them again and am running my own contest here in Hollywood.

    But I say take it to a fire station, they collect for Toys for Tots. Too many needy kids out there who would love a Barbie.

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  59. I am not entering the contest, but I wanted to say congratulations! BOSSY must be so proud!

    Also, is that how they do it now? They send you an email instead of an “official” letter? Cooooool.

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  62. Oh Bossy that is just too cool. Congratulations to him and to you. I have a pair of platform shoes you can borrow for when you have to start turning those pay-for-college tricks.

    I don’t even know the kid and I feel proud.

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  63. I’d guess Brown, because I was just in Providence and it’s so nice. If I’m right, I’ll give you the address of a place that makes french toast out of pumpkin bread, and Bossy will jump for joy as well.

    Congrats, man!

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  64. My guess is Yale because after Freshman year, Bossy’s son can move off campus and live in my old room at my mother’s house in Hamden. It’s right on the bus line and he can be down at Yale in a matter of minutes.

    Also, my mother will take him out for Thai food regularly. Or pizza. He can choose.

    Tell him to just leave my crap as it is, I’ll be home one of these days to clean out the shrine.

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  65. Well, some people have taken my guesses – I am trying to think back to your college tour posts and did you visit Boston U? If so, that’s my guess.

    But I wanted to say Harvard.

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  67. Whatever college it is . . . Woo-hoo! Getting into a good school these days is insanely tough, so congratulations to your hard-working, kick-assing son! And don’t worry about the dough. Ken’s already missing a head, maybe you can force him to sell off his vital organs on the Barbie black market.

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  68. Bossy’s very studley smarty son would choose to go to Amherst!! Such a warm, inviting cerebral environment and lots of fresh country air for good sleeping!

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  71. I’m all verklempt and proud of that kid.

    I guess NYU…for no good reason.

    For the record, drum playing like that shouldn’t be wasted at an Ivy League school. Screw all that learnin’. Bring the noise.

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  75. I just remember that you were looking around at some AWESOME and PRESTIGIOUS colleges, and I see by his reaction that he is pretty excited, so it must be ONE of the AWESOME and PRESTIGIOUS colleges, so I won’t ask you idiotic questions like, “why don’t you remodel your house?” at this time.

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  76. Shoudl have headed a bit further north than Ithica to Canada. Lots of good universities and cheap (in comparison) tuition even for “furriners” but we don’t have big marching bands (or any at all in many cases) so perhaps we never got on Bossy’s son’s radar….

    I go with Amherst – it looked the nicest.

    What does Bossy’s son want to be when he grows up?

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  77. I’m going to guess Columbia.

    Because Bossy loves NYC. And I think Bossy’s extremely brilliant son would want to be in the city his mom loves.
    Or some sort of tortured logic like that.

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  79. I am guessing Northeastern University or NYU. I hope it’s NYU so you can get a haircut and visit your son – not that you need a haircut.

    What a great picture! Conratulations Bossy’s son!

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  83. On a selfish level, I’d hope that he got into Columbia, my grad school alma mater, but I’m going to guess Yale.

    He looks soooooo excited. I still remember when I got into my first choice school. About 700 years ago.

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  85. Yeah for your son. What a great reaction. I guess his first choice was Princeton, but the admissions interview went awry so looks like University of Illinois.

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  86. AND,
    it just dawned on me, that my stroll down the aisle to grab my USC diploma, was WHEN I WAS PREGNANT (with my second one…already had a toddler) IN 2002….so, if that footnote in itself doesnt deserve BOTH of those barbies (or, can we put the pregnant Barbie in the cap and gown, with a toddler on her hip?) then I dont know if Gravity will continue to keep us here.

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  89. Ok, now I have to admit that I am sort of obsessing over what an amazing kid he must be, and that I havent read enough bossy or for long enough…because, who is able to get early admission these days to a prestigious (you visited lots of top notch campuses)? Typically, you get points for minority status (are you American Indian?), or for being in the military (N/A), or for having a 7.99 GPA, or doing 55 hours a week of volunteer work for the homeless and blind who also have a life threatening illness, and got a 1601 on your SAT’s, AND have a ton of positions in extra curricular activities (King of the band noted!) ….So, now Im just imagining and wondering what an incredibly awesome son you must have to get into such a rip-roaring school, and early. Although, maybe he visited the really fancy schools, but his top choice was a junior college? probably not. Congrats, and please post his application on line. 😉

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  92. I’m going with GWU for no other reason than 1/3 of my salary for the next 30 years will be paying for my law school education obtained there. Gotta pay it forward, you know.

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  94. Very, very thrilled for your family. But, since I didn’t click the links to the colleges like everybody else, and since I am a west coaster, I’m guessing Stanford. Yay Northern California. And also, they have a great band, unless you count the time when they hit the field too early and the trombone player got creamed by the other team’s winning touchdown. So, hey, they need a good drum major!

    Wonderful picture. Some day Bossy’s granddaughter will blog a family tree serial and that picture will be prominently featured.

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  99. I was going to guess Columbia, then Cornell, then NYU, but I’ll stick with the pack and guess Yale.

    So, if it is Yale, who’s the lucky one who gets to pay the tuition?

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  100. What a great pic! I’m not educated enough on where he visited to make a guess, but I really enjoyed reading your posts about visiting with him. I hope to do that with my Boy some day (though he’s planning on Duke and says he’s not looking at any other colleges. He’s seven.)

    Congrats to your son! Woot!

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  101. What a great pic! I’m not educated enough on where he visited to make a guess, but I really enjoyed reading your posts about visiting with him. I hope to do that with my Boy some day (though he’s planning on Duke and says he’s not looking at any other colleges. He’s seven.)

    Congrats to your son! Woot!

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  102. I know, I know!!!! US (University of Starbucks).

    Some damn nice schools there. We are just starting the same process with my oldest. I’m going to guess Penn (even though I don’t remember reading about a visit).

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  108. Hm, from the tour stories I might as well guess Yale.

    But what I really want to say is, congratulations to your smart handsome son…and good on you and your husband for raising such a smart handsome son. 🙂

    One can’t help but have a better day after seeing that photo.

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  114. I’m gonna guess Harvard, because you blogged so enthusiastically about it. Plus, who can resist the charm of Boston?

    Also – I LOVE the picture of Bossy’s son in all of his excitement. I still have a picture from a loooooong time ago of me with my acceptance to Michigan State University’s Lyman Briggs College. Fun Fun Fun

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  115. Gee your son is pretty much out of my league. I am going to say Cornell. Because what’s going to happen when he brings a girl home from Harvard with the plastic on the porch? Just wondering.

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  125. Once I finally scrolled down to the bottom of the comments I not only broke my scroll finger, but I forgot what I was going to guess! Oh, right.. Cornell.

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  127. Congratulations – he looks absolutely elated.

    I’m going to guess Washington and Lee, but only because that’s where I ended up. I doubt you even know where that is.

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  130. I’m going to say BU because Boston is cool.
    My Sorority Girl got into her first choice. Thank God. It was her ONLY choice. After she visited there she refused to apply anywhere else. She said it was there or nuttin.

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  131. I’m going with Harvard, my grad school alma mater, because if he does go to Harvard he can come over to our house (right on the T) and do his laundry and get a home cooked meal. And maybe tutor my kids in math, please God!

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  132. Oh, and for the comments that said it couldn’t be Harvard because they ended early action, that’s incorrect. They are ending BINDING early action starting next fall. Meaning that they still are doing it, but are no longer requiring that the candidate attend their university if they are accepted early action. Princeton, Yale, and Penn are also on the bandwagon to end binding early action.

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  133. Could Bossy’s son be going ’round the corner to…. HAVERFORD? (Isn’t that where all the Cool Kids are going nowadays?)

    That photo brings back poignant memories of my own early decision acceptance some 23 years ago to a Small Liberal Arts College (in PA!) moment… except that mine was in the form of a piece of paper that showed up in my postal mailbox, and the only typing that was being done in our house was on an IBM Correcting Selectric.

    But I digress…

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  135. Oh, and P.S., can you please send some of that Motivation Juice that your son has been drinking, so I can force-feed it to my 6th grader? Thanks.

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  136. I vote for my Alma Mater: Northwestern University. Cause I’m a huge Bossy fan and I KNOW she wouldn’t let him go to Boston where the Red Sox live. And they have a great drumline. (OK, I made that up) Congrats Bossy’s Son ! (And to Bossy!)

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  144. Shit, couldn’t you have made this multiple choice? I guess I’ll just skew the voting and list west coast colleges, now those would have been road-trip posts to read!

    Oregon State? Just ’cause then you could title a post Bossy’s Beaver…can I even say that??

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  145. Pay attention people! It’s Cornell! Remember, BEST FOOD on the college tour!?!
    Best of luck to Bossysson. It is the best time of your life. So, remember, no unprotected sex without a condo…errr,uhh…. or at least a nice apt.

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  146. Yale. Oh, and I graduated in 2003, when I was like 7 months pregnant and close enough to 40 that there was a lot of the A word thrown around! So I was an old graduate and an old mother – can you guess what that makes my husband? I need that Barbie.

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  148. I’m guessing Yale – just because it has always looked like a cool university.

    Not sure what I’d do with the Barbie though – we have a 4yo daughter and have so far maintained a Barbie-free zone. *g*

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  150. Since I’m new to your blog and it would take me about 8 days to read all of the entries to figure this answer out…I just wanna say congrats to Bossy Offspring! Way to go!

    Does this also mean that my Scarlett O’Hara Barbie that is sealed in its original box is worth what my mom paid for it? You mean, I could have PLAYED with it? Crizzap.

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  155. Well done Bossy’s son!

    Based on my personal preferences alone, I’m going to go with Brown. That’s where I wanted to go, but my parents wouldn’t let me apply. Something about it being too “liberal”. WTF?

    And I’m hoping it’s not Tufts, b/c that’s where I ended up – and didn’t like it so much – and then transferred.

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  158. Harvard? I know you all were in Boston…Anyhoo- congrats congrats
    He is on the verge and that is amazing
    The place his life is right now is one of the most exciting… How do you have kids that age? What face cream do you use girl?

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  159. This is my FIRST time here at bossy’s blog (well, second), and I just read a bout 9 posts and I have discovered that I am in deep love with bossy and in light of my newfound love, it is important to me that bossy’s son (world’s best photo at the computer screen btw) come to my (unnamed) university, which is among those that you visited on your travels.

    I sure hope it’s not Williams.

    My guess is…Yale.

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  160. My vote is for Harvard University. He’d be a fool not to attend if he was accepted. Besides – going to school in Cambridge/Boston rocks. I know because I went to Emerson College in Boston and it was like 4 years of summer camp. Woohoo!

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  161. Now I say…COLUMBIA…

    but I also want to send out all my love to Bossys daughter, who had a horrendous experience yesterday.
    big slurppy kiss to her.

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  162. I will guess Brown b/c we may be living in Providence next year ourselves and then Bossy could stay in our guest room when she comes to visit son-of-Bossy and we would feed her cardboard eggs and plastic sausage just like she likes.

    You should save Barbie, give her a haircut, lop of her bosoms, add a 1 in front of the 2 and give her to son-of-Bossy when he graduates in 2012!

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  166. I don’t have a guess – just wanted to say – GOD – I hope I get to see that look on the faces of my boys one day.

    Must make your chest just about bust with pride.

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  167. I will say Hah-vahd because all the Kennedys went there, except for John-John, and he was just bucking the trend. So Hah-vahd it is, I heard they were looking for new drum majors.

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  171. I am so happy for Bossy’s son. I am currently sweating out my son’s college application where he has been Deffered!!! Gahhhh!!

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  177. What a great photo! I remember the day I got a phone call from my son, screaming into the phone, that he had been accepted into his first-choice school. What an experience – CONGRATULATIONS!

    My guess is Duke University – knowing nothing about the journey, only a guess based on my own phone call experience.

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  179. Ok, I will double dip and say UTexas, cause that’s where I am, but only if ten thousand people haven’t already said Berkeley, because that’s a Berkeley reaction if I ever saw one, and I actually think that just was the first.

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  181. Brown, becuz BossyBoy is too cool for all those other stuffy Ivies. Truly, he sounds like a Sarah Lawrence straight boy, which since I taught there is a high compliment: they are the most astonishingly great hetero-dudes in the country.

    But there is also SF State at the Westfield Mall Campus right here if he gets lonely and needs to be near a middle-aged lesbian fan.

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