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Jailhouse Harmonica CSV002 WARNER CHAPPELL PM    CRIME SONICS

Jailhouse Harmonica

In Texas, death row inmates on average have a 180-month or roughly 15-year waiting period between sentencing and execution. That sure is a long time to reflect on your mistakes. When crafting the 10 bluesy tracks of Jailhouse Harmonica, composer Sam Friedman tried drawing from the harmonicas deep tradition of acting as an emotional and spiritual vent for loss, longing and regret.

  • 1. BLUES BEHIND BARS 00:02:15 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! BLUES BEHIND BARS IS A SPOTLESS SONIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT BEING UP THE RIVER IN THE BIG HOUSE SOUNDS LIKE. TOO BAD YOUR RECORD IS NOT AS SPOTLESS.

     

    2. BLUES BEHIND BARS 00:02:18 AMBIENTMIX

     

    3. BLUES BEHIND BARS 00:02:15 FOOTSTOMPS

     

    4. BLUES BEHIND BARS 00:02:15 HARMONICA

     

    5. BLUES BEHIND BARS 00:00:03 STING1

     

    6. BLUES BEHIND BARS 00:02:15 VINTAGEMIX

    BPM
    65
    Tempo
    Medium
    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica, SFX (Sound Effects) - Foot Stomps
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001605
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden

  • 7. CELLBLOCK BLUES 00:01:41 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! YESTERDAY THE GAVEL DROPPED AND TODAY YOU ARE STARTING YOUR LIFE SENTENCE. HERE ARE YOUR STRIPES. LUCKILY FOR YOU, YOU DO NOT HAVE A CELLY AND THE LAST OCCUPANT OF CELLBLOCK E LEFT YOU A LITTLE PRESENT. AN OLD RUSTY HARMONICA. DUST IT OFF AND GIVE IT A BLOW. YOU HAVE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO MASTER THE CELLBLOCK BLUES.

     

    8. CELLBLOCK BLUES 00:01:43 AMBIENTMIX

     

    9. CELLBLOCK BLUES 00:01:41 FOOTSTOMPS

     

    10. CELLBLOCK BLUES 00:01:41 HARMONICA

     

    11. CELLBLOCK BLUES 00:00:02 STING1

     

    12. CELLBLOCK BLUES 00:01:41 VINTAGE MIX

    BPM
    60
    Tempo
    Slow
    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica, SFX (Sound Effects) - Foot Stomps
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001611
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, warden

  • 13. CHAIN GANG WALK 00:01:41 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! YOU'VE BEEN LOCKED UP FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND GOOD FOR YOU, AS YOU'VE BEEN THE MODEL INMATE. SADLY, YOU'VE BEEN SELECTED TO WORK ON THE CHAIN GANG. THE GOOD NEWS IS, TO KEEP THE BOYS' SPIRITS HIGH, YOU'VE BEEN SELECTED TO SIT ON THE HILL AND PLAY THE BLUES HARMONICA. HEY BROTHER! LET'S HEAR THAT ONE CALLED, CHAIN GANG WALK, ONE MORE TIME!

     

    14. CHAIN GANG WALK 00:01:43 AMBIENTMIX

     

    15. CHAIN GANG WALK 00:01:41 FOOTSTOMPS

     

    16. CHAIN GANG WALK 00:01:41 HARMONICA

     

    17. CHAIN GANG WALK 00:00:04 STING1

     

    18. CHAIN GANG WALK 00:01:41 VINTAGEMIX

    BPM
    60
    Tempo
    Slow
    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica, SFX (Sound Effects) - Foot Stomps
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001617
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden

  • 19. DEAD MAN WALKING 00:01:56 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE ON THE MILE FOR SO MANY YEARS I'VE LOST TRACK. IT SEEMS IN HERE, THE CLOCK SPINS MORE THAN TWICE A DAY. I COULD SWEAR BY IT, I COULD. TOMORROW IS A BIG DAY IN THE BIG HOUSE. I'LL BE CUFFED, LET OUT OF MY CELL, LED DOWN THE HALL AND THAT'S WHEN I'LL SEE HER AGAIN. OLD SPARKY I SAW HER ONCE YEARS AGO, WHEN THEY BROUGHT ME IN HERE. IT ALMOST TOOK MY BREATH AWAY. YA KNOW, THINKING ABOUT OUR FIRST FORMAL INTRODUCTION IN A FEW YEARS. NOW, SOME MAY SAY THAT OLD WORN OUT PIECE OF OAK IS A MALE. A STERN FATHER FIGURE SORT, SWIFT WITH DISCIPLINE AND READY TO LEARN YA WITH THE SNAP OF A SWITCH. A SWITCH YOU PICKED OUT YOURSELF, I MIGHT ADD. ANYWAY, WHEN I LAID EYES ON IT, SHE LOOK LIKE EVERY WOMAN I EVER WRONGED, FASHIONED TOGETHER LIKE A THRONE OF REVENGEFUL JUSTICE. I'D SAY COLDER THAN A WITCHES TIT, BUT WHEN THEY HIT THAT SWITCH, MY SITUATION GONNA HEAT UP REAL QUICK. I GUESS IT IS TRUE WHAT THEY SAY, HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED.

     

    20. DEAD MAN WALKING 00:01:56 AMBIENTMIX

     

    21. DEAD MAN WALKING 00:01:56 VINTAGEMIX

    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001623
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden

  • 22. FEEDOM LOST 00:02:09 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! THE JAILER JUST LOCKED THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND THREW AWAY THE KEY. AS HE WALKS AWAY, YOU HEAR HIM SAY, WELCOME HOME! IT'S ABOUT 102 DEGREES, NO BREEZE AND YOU'VE BEEN CROWNED KING OF THE CONCRETE PALACE FREEDOM LOST.

     

    23. FEEDOM LOST 00:02:10 AMBIENTMIX

     

    24. FEEDOM LOST 00:00:05 STING1

     

    25. FEEDOM LOST 00:02:09 VINTAGEMIX

    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001626
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden

  • 26. ISOLATION 00:02:21 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! I'VE BEEN A BAD BOY ON THE BLOCK AGAIN AND THE NEW WARDEN IS MAKING GOOD ON HIS THREE STRIKES, YOU'RE OUT RULE. I'LL ADD ANOTHER HASH MARK ON THE WALL. IT'S JUST ME AND THIS OLD HARMONICA. OH, AND THE COMPANY OF ISOLATION.

     

    27. ISOLATION 00:02:22 AMBIENTMIX

     

    28. ISOLATION 00:00:05 STING1

     

    29. ISOLATION 00:02:21 VINTAGEMIX

    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001630
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden

  • 30. JAILHOUSE STOMP 00:01:33 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER HAVE SET IN AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S BEEN A GOOD TIME ON THE BLOCK. NO FIGHTS IN THE YARD, NO TROUBLE IN THE SHOWERS AND EVEN THE COOKS SEEM TO CARE A LITTLE BIT MORE. PASS ME ANOTHER SMOKE, BROTHER, AND DEAL ME IN. I'M FEELIN LUCKY. JAILHOUSE STOMP SETS THE TONE FOR WHEN YOU ALMOST FEEL LIKE A FREE MAN.

     

    31. JAILHOUSE STOMP 00:01:35 AMBIENTMIX

     

    32. JAILHOUSE STOMP 00:01:33 FOOTSTOMPS

     

    33. JAILHOUSE STOMP 00:01:33 HARMONICA

     

    34. JAILHOUSE STOMP 00:00:04 STING1

     

    35. JAILHOUSE STOMP 00:01:33 VINTAGEMIX

    BPM
    70
    Tempo
    Medium
    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica, SFX (Sound Effects) - Foot Stomps
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001634
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden

  • 36. LIFE SENTENCE 00:02:07 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! WELL, THEY FINALLY GOT ME. QUESTION IS, WHY THEY EVEN HAVE A TRIAL? THAT OLD JUDGE HAD A HE'S GUILTY SMILE ON AS SOON AS HE LAID HIS BEADY LITTLE LAW ABIDING EYES ON ME. THREW THE BOOK SO HARD, I SHOULD'VE DUCKED. KNOCKED ANY HOPE I HAD LEFT RIGHT OUTTA OF ME. LET'S GO, LIFE SENTENCE.

     

    37. LIFE SENTENCE 00:02:09 AMBIENTMIX

     

    38. LIFE SENTENCE 00:00:04 STING1

     

    39. LIFE SENTENCE 00:02:07 VINTAGEMIX

    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001640
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden

  • 40. MOURNING MISTAKES 00:01:39 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE QUESTION EVERY INMATE HAS TO WRESTLE WITH. NO, IT'S NOT HOW MUCH TIME YOU GOT LEFT OR EVEN WHAT ARE YOU IN FOR? IT'S A SIMPLE ONE WORD QUESTION, WHY? NOW I'M JUST SITTING HERE, MOURNING MISTAKES, WONDERING TO MYSELF, NOW, WHY DID I GO AND DO THAT ANYWAY?

     

    41. MOURNING MISTAKES 00:01:43 AMBIENTMIX

     

    42. MOURNING MISTAKES 00:01:39 FOOTSTOMPS

     

    43. MOURNING MISTAKES 00:01:39 HARMONICA

     

    44. MOURNING MISTAKES 00:00:02 STING1

     

    45. MOURNING MISTAKES 00:01:39 VINTAGEMIX

    BPM
    65
    Tempo
    Medium
    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica, SFX (Sound Effects) - Foot Stomps
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001644
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden

  • 46. NOTHING LEFT 00:01:36 SIMPLY PUT, THIS TRACK IS JAILHOUSE HARMONICA PERFECTION! I GUESS SITTING HERE IN THIS JAIL CELL AIN'T SO BAD. WHEN I GOT LOCKED UP, THE BANK TOOK THE HOUSE, MY WIFE LEFT ME FOR MY BROTHER AND TOOK THE DOG, AND I SIGNED HER PAPERS LAST WEEK, SO AT LEAST ONE OF US IS FREE. MY KIDS DON'T WRITE BACK AND THE ONLY FRIEND I HAD ON THE OUTSIDE PASSED AWAY A FEW MONTHS AGO. SINCE I GOT NOTHING LEFT, WHAT DO I GOT TO LOSE?

     

    47. NOTHING LEFT 00:01:36 AMBIENTMIX

     

    48. NOTHING LEFT 00:00:07 STING1

     

    49. NOTHING LEFT 00:01:36 VINTAGEMIX

    Genre
    Blues
    Instruments
    Harmonica
     
     
    Label
    WARNER CHAPPELL PM
    Sub-label
    CRIME SONICS
    Album
    Jailhouse Harmonica
    Album code
    CSV002
    Year
    02
    Composers
    Sam Friedman
    Publishers
    CrimeSonics
    ISRC code
    QZM6B2001650
    Tags
    Jail, jailhouse, prison, harmonica, arrested, death row, inmate, blues, bluesy, bars, locked up, behind bars, foot, stomp, foot stomps, judgment, justice, cell, cellblock, sorrow, regret, regretting, regrettable, law, south, southern, crime, criminal, southern justice, woeful, lonely, despair, penitentiary, brig, the pen, the rock, Alcatraz, Rikers Island, San Quentin, click, joint, slammer, inside, solitary, confinement, detention, penal institution, institution, up the river, maximum security, minimum security, the yard, stripes, ball and chain, chain gang, mouth harp, gavel, judge, sheriff, 6x8, 6x9, the hole, western, grief, sorrow, remorse, remorseful, repent, repentance, lawman, johnny law, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Police, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, lonely, convicted, conviction, convict, judgement, contemplation, swamp, swampy, river, creek, reflection, bayou, isolation, isolate, sad, sadness, handcuffs, warden
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