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Blanchard, Mike, 152 McEnroe’s admiration of, in childhood, Bodo, Peter, 97, 156–57 35, 39 Bollettieri, Nick, 30 Madison Square Garden Masters and, Borg, Björn 165, 167–68, 177 ATP tours and, 15–16, 17, 46 Mayer on, 188–91 Bergelin on playing of, 11, 13, 50, 103 Nastase and, 48–49, 60–62, 63, 65, 237 Bergelin’s coaching of, 11–12, 13, 14, 50, nicknames for, 3–4, 10, 48 60, 62, 65, 98, 102, 103, 108, 109, physical appearance of, 3, 19 116, 120, 154, 155, 174, 240 physiological functioning of, 183–84 Bergelin’s relationship with, 13, 50, 59, plan to auction Wimbledon trophies, 238, 240–41 270–71 Carillo on, 50, 178, 268 playboy image of, 54 childhood of, 7–11 popularity of tennis and wins by, 50 confi dence of, 110, 177–78 rackets used by, 7, 14, 20, 42, 43, 50, Connors’s matches against, 2, 42, 54, 188, 190, 270 57–58, 63–64, 65–67, 68, 69, 83, reputation for temper tantrums, 10, 108–9, 110, 114, 119–20, 132, 141, 14–15, 102, 173–74 163, 167–68, 177, 186 retirement from tennis, 238, 268–71 Connors’s relationship with, 184, 240 rivalry between McEnroe and, 2–3, 94, Davis Cup and, 8, 12–14, 18, 57, 58, 96, 128, 133, 139, 141, 172–73, 184, 97–98, 100, 123, 163, 177 211, 217–18, 227, 265, 273 decision to move from Sweden, 17–18, social life of, 3, 52, 98–99, 133–34, 211, 46 269–70 desire to win at Wimbledon, 59–60 Tanner’s matches against, 42, 46, 47, 60, dress and appearance on court of, 1, 2, 99, 141–44, 154–55, 167, 185, 246, 3–4, 35 250 early lessons for, 7–8, 9–11 Tiriac’s coaching of, 74–75, 100, 105 early tennis career of, 7–18 U.S. Open and, 17, 54–55, 63–64, early tournaments of, 9, 11, 14 116–17, 118–19, 132, 151, 154–55, education of, 12 221–25, 234–36, 243–46, 251–53, fame and popularity of, 17, 49, 50–51, 261–64, 268 178, 211, 212–13, 239 Vilas’s matches against, 47, 48, 54, 56, French Open and, 16, 49, 55–56, 59, 57, 58, 60, 99, 100, 177, 178 63, 64, 99–100, 110, 137–38, 140, Wimbledon and. See Wimbledon 178, 268 headings friends of, 30, 52, 170–71 World Team Tennis career of, 64, 100, 101 Gerulaitis on playing of, 52–53, 179 Borg, Margareta, 7, 9, 17, 173, 239 Gerulaitis’s friendship with, 52–53, 57, Borg, Robin, 270 134, 163–64, 168, 169, 237, 239–40 Borg, Rune, 7, 9, 10, 17, 18, 59, 173, 239 Gerulaitis’s matches against, 57, 58, 65, Borg Design Group, 270 80, 81, 101, 116, 119, 136, 172, 175, Braden, Vic, 45 178, 184, 188, 241 Bray, Bob, 77–78 Hopman on, 186, 232 Breslin, Jimmy, 68 Italian Open and, 48–49, 55, 97, 178 Brett, Bob, 34 on losing, 182–83, 264 Bromwich, John, 11 McEnroe as ballboy for, 35, 36 Budge, Don, 31, 33, 109, 185, 252, 257 McEnroe on, 35, 175, 212, 269 Buehning, Fritz, 31

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Canadian Open, 231 Wimbledon and, 2, 51–52, 65–67, 70, Carillo, Mary, 169 83, 108–9, 114, 141, 191, 204–5 on Borg, 50, 178, 268 Connors, Patti McGuire, 135, 136, 167 on Gerulaitis’s celebrity, 30–31, 37 Cornejo, Patricio, 121 McEnroe’s doubles with, 29, 76, 81, Courier, Jim, 97, 272 82–83 Cox, Mark, 42, 46, 147, 224 on McEnroe’s playing, 37, 38–39, Cumberland Club, London, 59, 101, 199–200, 201–2, 226, 239 186–87, 194 Case, Ross, 106 Cupper, Davis, 29 Cash, Pat, 199 Curren, Kevin, 90, 203–4 CBS, 155, 185, 221, 222, 259, 273 Chang, Michael, 97 Danzig, Allison, 185 Choir, Th e (TV show), 273 Davenport, Lindsay, 78 Clerc, José Luis, 176, 189, 231 Davis Cup, 33, 230 Cleveland Nets, 64 Borg and, 8, 12–14, 18, 57, 58, 97–98, CNBC, 272–73 100, 123, 163, 177 Collins, Bud, 142, 202–3 Gerulaitis and, 163–64 Connors, Gloria, 257 McEnroe and, 120–21, 123–24, 150, Connors, Jimmy (Jimbo), 160, 189, 192, 163–64, 175–77, 243, 272 203 Vilas and, 176 Amritraj’s matches against, 55 Dean, James, 232–33 Ashe’s matches against, 57 Dell, Donald, 142, 227 bad-boy reputation of, 81 Dent, Phil, 76, 79, 80, 84, 193 on Borg, 114 Dibbs, Eddie, 57, 84 Borg on, 66–67, 94 Dibley, Colin, 60 Borg’s matches against, 2, 42, 54, 57–58, DiGiacomo, Mel, 175 63–64, 65–67, 68, 69, 83, 108–9, Doherty, Laurie, 4, 182–83 110, 114, 119–20, 132, 141, 163, Dominguez, Patrice, 179 167–68, 177, 186 Douglaston, Queens, New York, 23–24, 25 Borg’s relationship with, 184, 240 Dowdeswell, Colin, 78, 118 Evert and, 51–52 Drut, Guy, 183 fame of, 212 Dupree, Pat, 141 friends of, 30, 170–71 Dwyer, Dan, 26 Gerulaitis and, 30, 168, 172 on McEnroe, 115, 118 Eastern Lawn Tennis Association (USTA McEnroe on, 141, 153, 204–5, 214 Eastern), 26 McEnroe’s matches against, 70, 84, 115– Edberg, Stefan, 203, 269 18, 120, 121, 128–30, 132, 135–36, Edmondsen, Mark, 64 153–54, 175, 177, 185, 202, 204–5, Edwards, Eddie, 88–89 251, 255–60 El Shafei, Ismail, 51, 78, 187 McEnroe’s relationship with, 80–81 Emerson, Roy, 17, 33, 37, 105, 109, 152 marriage of, 135–36, 167 Evans, Richard, 54, 198 nicknames for, 51 Evans, Robert, 131 social life of, 51, 52 Evert, Chris, 50, 51, 52, 63, 82, 123, 146, U.S. Open and, 48, 63–64, 68–69, 84, 169, 180, 213, 215, 216–17, 254 115–20, 129, 132, 254–55 Vilas’s matches against, 68–69 Federer, Roger, 97, 268, 273

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Fibak, Wojtek, 65, 123, 193 Port Washington Tennis Academy and, Fillol, Jaime, 107 29–30, 31, 37, 38–39 Fleming, Jenny, 121, 122 social life of, 3, 131, 133–34, 155–57, Fleming, Peter 158, 168–70, 237, 239–40, 242 on Borg, 155 Tanner’s matches against, 155, 157 McEnroe on, 122 U.S. Open and, 157–58 on McEnroe, 3, 35, 39, 79, 104, 149–50, Wimbledon and, 80, 81, 102, 108 200, 206, 208, 212, 230, 260, 262 World Team Tennis career of, 169 McEnroe’s doubles with, 85, 103–4, 106, Gilbert, Brad, 170 122, 144–45, 158, 160, 164, 168, Glickstein, Shlomo, 188 176, 206, 256 Gildemeister, Hans, 84 McEnroe’s friendship with, 35–36, 74, Gonzalez, Pancho, 131, 139, 158, 170, 184 84, 85, 104, 121–22, 158–59, 163 Goolagong, Evonne, 51, 63, 146 McEnroe’s matches against, 37, 118, 135, Gordon, Harry, 33 162–63, 204 Gorman, Tom, 140, 153 U.S. Open and, 260, 262 Gottfried, Brian, 20, 60, 63, 76, 120–21, Wimbledon and, 3, 208 124, 144, 184, 189, 191–193 Flink, Steve, 48 Gottfried, Larry, 89 Fox, Allen, 151–52, 170–71, 199, 205 Gould, Dick, 85–87, 88, 89, 142 Fraser, Neale, 32 Graf, Steffi , 14, 101 Frawley, Rod, 188 Graham, Tony, 89 French Open, 192 Grime, George, 267 Borg at, 16, 49, 55–56, 59, 63, 64, Gullikson, Tim, 267 99–100, 110, 137–38, 140, 178, 268 Gullikson, Tom, 97, 138, 139, 141, 150, McEnroe at, 39–40, 41, 74, 75–76, 238, 266, 267 137, 179 Gunhardt, Heinz, 101 Gustaf V, king of Sweden, 8 Gardiner, Alvin, 76 Gerulaitis, Ruta, 31, 37, 169, 237–38, 239, Hall, Stella, 180 240–41, 242, 249 Hammond, Frank, 152, 153 Gerulaitis, Vitas, 130, 172, 189 Hardcourt Confi dential (Patrick McEnroe), on Borg, 52–53, 179 161 Borg’s friendship with, 52–53, 57, 134, Hayes, Woody, 124 163–64, 168, 169, 237, 239–40 Hell, Richard, 272 Borg’s matches against, 57, 58, 65, 80, Hellberg, Björn, 123 81, 101, 116, 119, 136, 172, 175, Herqvist, Per, 179 178, 184, 188, 241 Hester, Slew, 117, 234 celebrity of, 29–30, 155, 157, 212, 239–40 Hewitt, Bob, 106, 145 Connors and, 30, 168, 172 Higueras, José, 97–98, 138 Davis Cup and, 163–64 Hingis, Martina, 14 death of, 242 Hoad, Lew, 33, 37, 109, 185 friends of, 30–31, 35, 168–69, 239–40 Hopman, Harry McEnroe’s friendship with, 3, 156, 157, background of, 32–33 158, 168, 169–70, 241–42 on Borg, 186, 232 McEnroe’s matches against, 133, 151, on McEnroe, 34, 41, 186, 232 157–58, 168, 172, 175, 185 McEnroe’s coaching by, 32–34, 35–36, personality of 156–57 38–39

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McEnroe’s relationship with, 34, 37–38 Lupica, Mike, 65 on player diff erences at Wimbledon, 232 Lutz, Bob, 74, 106, 158, 164, 256 as Port Washington Tennis Academy Lyman, Richard, 87 coach, 32–34, 35–36, 37–39 Hoyles, Fred, 266 McCormack, Mark, 178 Humphries, Rod, 136 McEnroe, John Sr. (J.P.) Hunt, Lamar, 135, 177 on his son’s personality, 28, 40, 41 son’s childhood and, 23–24, 25, 26, International Management Group (IMG), 27–28, 41 13, 101, 178, 182, 187, 237 son’s matches and, 25, 27–28, 40, 91, International Tennis Federation, 17, 64 120, 136, 153, 161, 173, 200, 230, International Tennis Hall of Fame, 33, 135 252, 253, 273 Isner, John, 139 son’s temper and, 136, 171, 197, 200, Italian Open, Borg at, 48–49, 55, 97, 178 267 son’s training and, 28, 31–32, 232 Jaeger, Andrea, 147 U.S. Open and, 252, 253, 256–57, 264 Jagger, Bianca, 108, 131, 211 Wimbledon and, 2, 147, 226–27, 273 Jagger, Mick, 3, 131, 240 McEnroe, John Jr. (Junior; Mac; James, Clive, 48 Johnny Mac) James, Ed, 266 admiration for Borg, in childhood, Jarryd, Anders, 50, 68, 114–15, 178 35, 39 Johansson, Leif, 10, 14–15 Amritraj’s matches against, 55 Jones, David, 77, 78 bad-boy image of, 81, 132, 161 Junior Davis Cup team, 37 as ballboy for Borg, 35, 36 Borg on, 137, 151, 184–85 Keith, David, 256 on Borg, 35, 96, 131, 133 King, Billie Jean, 31, 51, 82, 200 Carillo on, 37, 38–39, 199–200, 201–2, Koch, Ed, 67 226, 239 Koch, Th omaz, 57 childhood of, 23–26 Kramer, Jack, 31, 184–85, 203, 257 college career of, 85–90 Kriek, Johan, 121, 174, 197, 246, 250 Connors on playing of, 115, 118 Kriese, Chuck, 34 Connors’s matches against, 70, 84, 115– Krulevitz, Steve, 247 18, 120, 121, 128–30, 132, 135–36, 153–54, 175, 177, 185, 202, 204–5, Laver, Rod, 27, 33, 34, 35, 47–48, 55, 57, 251, 255–60 109, 110, 182, 184, 188, 203, 249 Connors’s relationship with, 80–81 Lendl, Ivan, 55, 189, 248–49, 251, 268, Davis Cup and, 120–21, 123–24, 150, 269, 271 163–64, 175–77, 243, 272 Lester, Robin, 39–40 defenders of behavior of, 198–99 Linnett, Larry, 27 doubles with Carillo, 29, 76, 81, 82–83 Lloyd, David, 60 doubles with Fleming, 85, 103–4, 106, Lloyd, John, 123, 123, 146, 150, 180 122, 144–45, 158, 160, 164, 168, Loehr, Jim, 171–72, 173, 199, 212–13, 176, 206, 256 214, 217–18 dress and appearance on court of, 1–2, Long, Colin, 33–34 27, 36, 71, 80–81, 150, 175 Lorge, Barry, 182, 202 early lessons for, 24–25, 26, 31–34, Lugg, Mike, 174 35–36, 41

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Maskell, Dan, 209 Ohlmeyer, Don, 142 Masters, Geoff , 106, 136 Okker, Tom, 54, 108, 141, 203 Masters tournaments, New York City. See Olympics, 3, 217–18, 230 Madison Square Garden Masters O’Neal, Tatum, 123, 180, 217, 271–72 tournaments, New York City Open Tennis (Evans), 54 Mayer, Gene, 136, 160–61, 163, 176, Orange Bowl junior championships, 11, 188–91 102 Mayer, Sandy, 20, 78, 107–8, 139, 159–62, Orantes, Manuel, 48, 49, 58, 63, 84, 119, 189, 192, 238, 240, 268 177 Maze, Bill, 85, 88, 89–90 Ostfeldt, Patricia, 270 Meiler, Karl, 78, 79 Osuna, Rafael, 32 Melville, Kerry, 51 Meyer, Ricky, 168–69, 247, 248 Palafox, Tony, 29, 30, 31–32, 36–37, 41, Mihai, Florenta, 76 231 Mitton, Bernie, 85 Palmer, Arnold, 178, 212 Molina, Ivan, 76 Panatta, Adriano, 15–16, 46, 56, 58, Morgan, Peter, 142–43 97–98, 117, 138, 164 Morozova, Olga, 51 Parun, Onny, 13 Mottram, Buster, 14, 124 Pasarell, Charlie, 74, 105, 138–39 Pecci, Victor, 138, 185 Nadal, Rafael, 138, 273 Perry, Fred, 109, 244, 257 Nastase, Ilie Petchey, Mark, 139 bad-boy reputation of, 81 Pfi ster, Hank, 98, 140, 241 Borg and, 48–49, 60–62, 63, 65, 237 Pilic, Niki, 17, 36, 65 on Borg, 4, 48, 61 Players (fi lm), 131 McEnroe and, 74, 131, 151, 152–53 Plock, Gary, 90 reputation for temper tantrums, 151–53, Portes, Pascal, 248 161, 194 Port Washington Tennis Academy (PWTA), social life of, 131, 153, 155–56, 211, 29–34, 37–41, 122, 145 212, 237 Prajoux, Belus, 121 National Clay Courts, 27–28 National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, Queen’s Club tournaments, 103–4, 138–39, New York, 117. See also U.S. Open 160, 192, 195 Nations Cup, 178 Navratilova, Martina, 81, 82, 146, 215 Ralston, Dennis, 69, 81–83 NBC, 142, 273 Ramírez, Raúl, 49, 55, 99–100, 116, 119, Nevin, Lindsay, 40 144, 175, 192, 231 Newcombe, John, 33, 55, 109, 154, 223, 264 Reagan, Ronald, 228–30 Newsweek magazine, 81, 192, 202 Reed, Horace, 35 New York Apples, 169 referees, McEnroe and, 267 New York Times, 83, 184, 185 Rennert, Peter, 31, 37, 40–41, 74, 86, 238 Nicholson, Jack, 156, 256 Richards, Renee, 62–63 Nicklaus, Jack, 212 Richardson, Ham, 145 Noah, Yannick, 82, 249–50 Richey, Cliff , 16, 85 Nutley, Dot, 187 Richey, Nancy, 16, 85 Nutley, Tommy, 187, 194 Richmond, Marv, 234 Nyström, Joakim, 114 Riessen, Marty, 60

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Riggs, Bobby, 31, 215, 257 Solomon, Harold, 47, 49, 56, 105, 121, rivalry between Borg and McEnroe, 2–3, 163, 177, 178 94, 96, 128, 133, 139, 141, 172–73, Sports Illustrated magazine, 215 184, 211, 217–18, 227, 265, 273 Stanford University, 85–90, 142, 198 Roberson, Dick, 174 Stenmark, Ingemar, 56–57 Rocavert, Terry, 203 Stewart, Alana, 180 Roche, Tony, 103 Stockton, Dick, 16, 68, 121, 142 Roger-Vasselin, Christophe, 247 Stolle, Fred, 175 Roland Garros tournaments. See Summerall, Pat, 222, 235, 259, 261 French Open Svensson, Tenny, 10, 55 Rolling Stones, 3, 155, 200 Sweden Rosberg, Percy, 9 Borg’s childhood in, 7–11 Rosewall, Ken, 33, 51, 154, 203, 213, 254 Borg’s decision to leave, 17–18, 46, 51 Borg’s retirement to, 270 Sabatini, Gabriela, 82 popularity of tennis in, 50 Sadri, John, 90, 185, 238, 249 sexual revolution in, 53–54 Salk Club, Stockholm, 9 Swedish Tennis Federation, 12 Sampras, Pete, 97, 139, 272 Santana, Manolo, 82 Talbert, Billy, 184 Savitt, Dick, 186 Tanner, Roscoe, 69, 82, 86, 184 Scanlon, Bill, 37, 74, 89, 121, 122–23, 162 background of, 141 Schmerler, Cindy, 168, 169 Borg’s matches against, 42, 46, 47, 60, Sedgman, Frank, 11 99, 141–44, 154–55, 167, 185, 246, Segura, Pancho, 254, 257 250 senior tennis tours, 273 Connors’s matches against, 168 Shiras, Leif, 197 Gerulaitis’s matches against, 155, 157 Shriver, Pam, 213, 215, 217 McEnroe’s matches against, 130, 133, Simionescu, Mariana 139, 155, 175, 185 on Borg’s celebrity, 239 Taylor, Roger, 17 on Borg’s matches, 61, 62, 147–48, 238, Teacher, Brian, 140–41 250 Teltscher, Eliot, 78, 84, 86, 132 Borg’s relationship with, 7, 54, 58–59, Time magazine, 4 60, 98, 138, 180, 181–82, 237–39, Tiriac, Ion, 74–75, 100, 105 269 Trabert, Tony, 33, 120, 164, 185, 195, 221, U.S. Open and, 234, 235, 260, 262, 264 235, 243, 244, 260, 262 Wimbledon and, 2, 22, 45, 61, 62, 70, Trinity School, Manhattan, 39–40 92, 111–13, 125, 126, 147–48, 187, 188, 194, 210 umpires Simpson, Jeff , 13 Borg’s interactions with, 174 Skarke, Lars, 270 McEnroe’s interactions with, 76, 89, 103, Slye, Ken, 224, 245 136, 153, 198, 255, 258, 266–67 Smid, Tomas, 138 Nastase’s interactions with, 152, 153 Smith, Anne, 179 U.S. Open Smith, Stan, 28, 55, 56, 60, 106, 158, 164, Borg at, 17, 54–55, 63–64, 116–17, 179, 193, 256 118–19, 132, 151, 154–55, 221–25, Smyth, Patty, 153, 272 234–36, 243–46, 251–53, 261–64, 268 Södertälje, Sweden, 7–8, 17 Borg on, 236

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Connors at, 48, 63–64, 68–69, 84, Wade, Virginia, 146–47 115–20, 129, 132, 254–55 Walts, Butch, 118, 163, 203 Gerulaitis at, 157–58 Warhol, Andy, 155, 156, 200 McEnroe as ballboy for Borg at, 35, 36 Warwick, Kim, 195 McEnroe on, 36, 227–28, 241, 261, 264 WCT Challenge Cup, 163 McEnroe’s doubles at, 40, 84–85, 145, WCT Championships, 177 179 Wilander, Mats, 49, 50, 114, 123, 269 McEnroe’s singles at, 36–37, 167, Wiley, Don, 255 221–25, 234–36, 243–46, 251–53, Wimbledon 261–64, 267–68, 269 old guard and traditions at, 77, 103 Vilas at, 68–69, 84 safety at, 77–78 1971, 35, 36 Wimbledon boys’ championships, 11, 14 1974, 36–37, 54–55 Wimbledon Championship 1974, Connors 1976, 63–64 at, 51–52 1977, 68–69 Wimbledon Championship 1975, Ashe 1980, fi rst set, 221–25 at, 4 1980, second set, 234–36 Wimbledon Championship 1976, Borg at, 1980, third set, 243–46 4, 59–62 1980, fourth set, 251–53, 261–62 Wimbledon Championship 1977 1980, fi fth set, 262–64 Borg at, 4, 42, 64–66, 80, 83 1981, 267–68 McEnroe at, 2, 39–40, 74, 76, 78–83 1981, 269 Wimbledon Championship 1978 1985, 271 Borg at, 4, 106–9, 114 United States Tennis Association (USTA), McEnroe at, 104–5 26–27, 62–63, 116 Wimbledon Championship 1979, Borg at, USTA Boys championship, 192 4, 42, 140–45, 182 USTA Eastern, 26 Wimbledon Championship 1980, 1–4 USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Borg on, 140 Meadows, New York, 117. See also Connors at, 2, 51–52, 65–67, 70, 83, U.S. Open 108–9, 114, 141, 191, 204–5 Gerulaitis and, 80, 81, 102, 108 Van Dillen, Erik, 49, 104–6, 186 Hopman on player diff erences in, 232 Van’t Hoff , Robert, 78 McEnroe on, 210, 212, 218, 230–31, 273 Vicious, Sid, 79, 131 players’ opinions of Borg before, 182–87 Vilas, Guillermo, 64, 128, 130, 189, 192 popularity of Borg and McEnroe after, on Borg, 56, 62 212–14 Borg’s matches against, 47, 48, 54, 56, reactions after, 211–18 57, 58, 60, 99, 100, 177, 178 setting for, 1 Davis Cup and, 176 fi rst set, 4, 19–22 fame of, 212 second set, 42–45 friends of, 30 third set, 70–73 Gerulaitis and, 30, 172 fourth set, 92–95, 111–13, 125–27, on McEnroe, 74–75 146–48 McEnroe’s matches against, 84, 123, 150 fi fth set, 207–10, 273 Madison Square Garden Masters Wimbledon Championship 1981 tournament (1980) and, 167, 168 Borg at, 268 U.S. Open and, 68–69, 84 McEnroe at, 266–67, 271

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Wimbledon Championship 1983, McEnroe World Tennis magazine, 212 at, 269 World Team Tennis, 64, 100, 101, 169 Wimbledon Championship 1984, McEnroe at, 269 You Cannot Be Serious (John McEnroe), 267 World Championship Tennis (WCT), 135–36, 177 Zausner, Hy, 30, 37, 40, 41

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