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Festive Bonanza! s we approach Christmas there Septemberopen rehearsal with William2014 Vann, St is the usual array of wonderful AGM Andrew’s Church, Surbiton. music, drama and other festive & Christmas kingstonchoralsociety.org.uk A events to lift our spirits as the dark Drinks Hounslow Symphony Orchestra: nights descend. Saturday 28 November at 7.30pm,

We are also looking forward to our Thursday 3 December concert includes Mendelssohn's 50th Anniversary in 2016 which we will 7.30pm Trumpet Overture opus 101, Mozart's be marking with at Theatre Bassoon Concerto in B flat, with soloist an Exhibition The Lawrence O’Donnell, and Schubert's Golden Thread at Members are warmly invited to Symphony no 9 The Great C major the Stables join the Executive Committee conducted by Scott Wilson, at St Mary's Church, Osterley Road, Gallery at Orleans and Trustees of Arts Richmond House from 10 Isleworth. hounslow-symphony.org.uk

March to 24 April as they celebrate another year , : 2016 – more of the astonishing variety and Sunday 29 November at 7.30pm, Villa details in the next success of arts and culture on InCanto’s Il Barbiere Di Siviglia. edition. Tuesday 8 December at 7.30pm,

In the meantime we are delighted to offer in Richmond upon Down’s Syndrome Association announce that Sara Burn Edwards and Thames. Christmas Concert with a mix of dance Howard Greenwood, two of our ETNA Community Centre, 13 Rosslyn from the Larondina Dance Company, earliest Chairmen, have agreed to act Road, , TW1 2AR music from The Richmond Music Trust, as Joint Presidents for our ‘Year of 020 8892 9446 and songs from the Marble Hill Singers Celebration’. Members will be able to [email protected] with readings from a few special meet them at our AGM on Thursday 3 guests throughout the evening. Guerrero, Lobo and MacMillan. langdondowncentre.org.uk December which will be held in the Coward Suite at Hampton Hill Theatre Conducted by William Petter with organist, Paul Ayres at St Luke’s as usual. Church, Sydney Street, Chelsea SW3 concordiavoices.org Tickets still available for Arts

Barnes Music Society: Thursday 26 Richmond’s fund-raising event November at 7:30pm, Fibonacci Wednesday 25 November Sequence, Thomas Lessels (clarinet), at 7.30pm at Duke Street Church Benjamin Hughes (cello) and Kathron Cambridge Professor Sturrock (piano), with music by Robert Tombs, author of the Beethoven and Brahms at the Old brilliant “The English and Their Sorting Office Arts Centre, Barnes. History” will be in conversation barnesmusicsociety.org.uk with Anne Sebba about the Music Kingston Choral Society with Thames fascinating constitutional issue of Sinfonia: Wednesday 28 November at Concordia Voices: Saturday 21 the ‘English Question’. 7.30pm, Kingston Parish Church, November at 7.30pm, Sacred Banquet, Booking Line: 020 8831 6494 Haydn Harmoniemesse and Beethoven Byrd: Mass for 4 Voices, Vierne: Messe Mass in C. Saturday 19 December at www.richmondliterature.com Solennelle and other works by Byrd 7.30pm, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, P a g e | 2

Kew Wind Orchestra: Saturday 5 The Mayor’s Annual Christmas December at 4.30pm, Christmas Concert: Tuesday 8 December at Arts Richmond’s Young Concert, conducted by Matthew Willis 7.00pm at Clarendon Hall, York House, Writers’ Festival and featuring Shona Lindsay at St Twickenham. 020 8891 7123 Paul's, the Actors' Church, Covent richmond.gov.uk/home/council/councillors/may Open to all young people who or/mayors_charities.htm Garden. kewwindorchestra.org.uk either live or attend

Kingston Madrigal Society: Meets on The Yeomanry (Duke of Schools/clubs in the Borough the first Saturday of the month (eg. 5 Cambridge's Hussars) Band: Sunday 13th December at 2.30pm, Christmas Richmond upon Thames. December), 7.30pm to 9.30pm, to sing Concert featuring traditional and madrigals. tinyurl.com/kingston-ms Entries to: seasonal music as well as carols for [email protected] Putney Choral Society: Saturday 5 audience participation, mulled wine, December at 7.00pm, Dream of by: 11 December 2015 mince pies at the YMCA White House, See artsrichmond.org.uk for details Gerontius at St Paul’s Church, Hampton. mycb.org.uk Augustus Road, Southfields with Collis Choral Singers Sunday 13 conductor Christopher Braime, full Chapel Royal, : December at 7.00pm, Christmas orchestra and soloists. Choral Evensong, Sundays 3.30pm: Concert St Marks’ Church, St Mark’s putneychoralsoc.org.uk Doors open at 3.00pm ( first come, first seated.) Sunday 6 December at Road, Teddington. Programme Hampton Choral Society: Saturday 5 1.00pm Lunchtime Recital, Peter includes Claudio Monteverdi, extracts December at 7.00pm, Choral Concert, Holder on organ; Sunday 13 December from Handel’s Messiah and Mozart Vivaldi: Beatus Vir, Rutter: Magnificat at 1.00pm, Louisa Haggerty and Rufus Ave Verum Corpus collischoralsingers.org plus Pachelbel and Widor at All Saints Frowde (soprano and piano/organ); Church, Campbell Road, Twickenham. Richmond Choral Society: Friday 18 hamptonchoral.org.uk Sunday 20 December at 1.00pm December at 7.00pm, Evening Soiree carols, but no recital. chapelroyal.org includes Missa Criolla - an Argentinian Barnes Choir: Saturday 5 December at mass by Arial Ramirez; the 'Sparrow’ 7.30pm Christmas Concert works by Isleworth Baroque: Friday 11 to Mass by Mozart, and the Shepherds' Rutter and Paul Patterson with carols Saturday 13 December 7.30pm at Cantata by Michael Haydn at the for audience and choir at St Mary Normansfield Theatre, Teddington, Queen Charlotte Hall, Richmond Adult Magdalene, Richmond. Semele, a fully staged production of barneschoir.org.uk Handel’s version of the story taken and Community College (RACC). Retiring collection in aid of local Thames Philharmonic Choir: Saturday from Greek mythology. langdondowncentre.org.uk homeless charity SPEAR. Tickets on 5 December at 7.30pm, Bush Teddington Choral Society: Saturday the door. richmondchoralsociety.com Christmas Cantata, Bob Chilcott On Christmas Night with carols for choir 12 December at 7.30pm, Christmas Cantanti Camerati: Saturday 19 and audience conducted by John Bate. Music for choir and audience at St December at 7.30pm, Christmas thamesphilchoir.org.uk James Church, Hampton Hill. Concert, with carols for choir and [email protected] audience with Handbells, Organ and , Richmond: Sunday 6 December at 11.00am, The Twickenham Choral Society: Saturday String Ensemble, with Conductor Allegri Quartet’s Sunday Coffee 12 December at 7.30pm, Stephen Gregson, at St Mary’s Church, Mendelssohn, Hymn of Praise; Rossini, Twickenham. cantanticamerati.org.uk Concert. orangetreetheatre.co.uk Petite Messe Solennelle at Kingston Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington: The , Petersham: Sunday Parish Church. twickenhamchoral.org.uk 13 December at 7.30pm, Valicja Sunday 6 December at 3.00pm, Family Concert with Chamberhouse Winds Whitton Choral Society: Saturday 12 Smietana and Sasha Grynyuk (violin featuring the premiere of their December at 7.30 pm, Christmas and piano duo) The Snowman and adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ The Concert, A Light in the Stable by Allan other festive works. Bullard, with carols for choir and thedysartpetersham.co.uk Snowman and other festive music. Saturday 19 December at 7.30pm audience at Rock, jazz and more Hounslow Road, Whitton. Carols by Candlelight, seasonal music neilhawes.com/wcs/wcs performed by Surrey Brass, local choirs Eel Pie Club: Meets on Thursday nights and YOU! landmarkartscentre.org Musical Museum, Brentford: Sunday at the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham 13 December at 3.00 pm Christmas (Doors: 8.30pm): Thursday 19 Richmond Concert Society: Tuesday 8 Concert featuring Chris Barber, Eleanor November The Rollin’ Stoned; December at 7.45pm, Fauré Quartet Rastall and guests. musicalmuseum.co.uk Thursday 26 November Straight 8 UK; play Volker David Kirchner: Piano Thursday 3 December, Dr Feelgood; Quartet No. 3 , Mozart: Piano Quartet Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra: Sunday Wednesday 16 December EPC No. 1 in G minor, K478, Fauré: Piano 13 December at 6.30pm, Winter Christmas Party with the Eel Pie All Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15, at Concert at the Royal College of Music, Stars. eelpieclub.com St Margaret's Catholic Church, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 stoneleighyouthorchestra.org.uk Twickfolk: Sunday 6 December at 7.45 East Twickenham. richmondconcerts.co.uk pm, The Hut People; Sunday 13 P a g e | 3

December, Mike Danver Scott/ Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas, at the DJ’s selection of popular dance Morrigan; Sunday 20 December at Community Centre, St Luke’s in tunes. musicalmuseum.co.uk

7.45 pm Christmas Singaround. the Avenue, Kew. q2players.org.uk Richmond Adult Community College .co.uk Rose Theatre, Kingston: 1 December (RACC) Parkshot, Richmond: Thursday Twickenham Jazz Club: Meets on to 3 January 2016 at 7.00pm, A 26 November, 7.00pm to 8.15pm, Tuesdays at 8.30pm at the Cabbage Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; Turkish Belly Dancing taster event. Patch: Tuesday 24 November, Pete Monday 14 December at 7.30pm racc.org.uk

Long with John Pearce Trio; Tuesday 1 Christmas Concert plus a miscellany of December: Kelvin Christiane's AllStars Films one-night events throughout Big Band; Tuesday 8 December: Nick December. rosetheatrekingston.org Richmond Film Society: Meets in the Mills Blue Note Project featuring Leon : 4 December to 10 Pete Postlethwaite Theatre (Room G5) Greening; Tuesday 15 December, Soh January 2016 at 7.30pm, Cinderella, at St Mary’s University College at Brezy Band featuring Neil Angilley; plus a large range of one-off events. 8.00pm on alternate Tuesdays. 1 Tuesday 22 December, Simon Spillett atgtickets.com/richmond December Broken Circle Breakdown, Quartet featuring John Critchinson. 15 December Shirley – Visions of twickenhamjazzclub.co.uk Barnes Community Players: Tuesday 8 December to Saturday 12 December at Reality followed by RFS Christmas Bull’s Head, Barnes: A wide range of 7.30pm A Christmas Carol directed by party. New members are always gigs throughout the week and at Emilia Lederleitnerova at Kitson Hall, welcome and tickets are available on weekends, including Way Out West on the night for non-members. Barnes. barnescommunityplayers.com Wednesday Nights. wowjazz.org richmondfilmsoc.org.uk geronimo-inns.co.uk/london-the-bulls-head Richmond Shakespeare Society, Musical Museum, Brentford: Regular Twickenham: Friday 11 December to Musical Museum, Brentford: Sunday showings of classic films at 3.00pm on Saturday 19 December at 7.45pm, The 22 November at 2.00pm, ATOS Young Sunday afternoons: 29 November, Adventures of Dick Whittington & His Theatre Organist of the Year Topsy Turvey; 20 December 2015 Cat at the Mary Wallace Theatre. Competition. musicalmuseum.co.uk Scrooge. musicalmuseum.co.uk

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Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington: Arthur’s Screen On The Green, The Drama@StMary’s, St Mary’s Thursday 10 December at 7.30pm, Green, Twickenham: Restaurant with University, Strawberry Hill: T-Junction Budapest Café Orchestra, led by jazz film evenings at 7.00 pm: Sunday 13 Festival – 11 productions in 6 days, 16 violin superstar Christian Garrick. December Brassed Off. landmarkartscentre.org to 21 November 2015; Saturday 5 arthursscreenonthegreen.co.uk

December 10:30am, 12:30pm and Old Sorting Office Arts Centre on Hammond Theatre at Hampton 2:30pm, Of Spice and Men - Five pop Barnes Green: 1 December at 8.00pm School: Tuesday 8 December at up plays about spice, written by Jam Jazz hosted by Sarah Chaplain 7.00pm, NT Live screening Jane Eyre. Afsaneh Gray, Daniel York and featuring the house band led by thehammondtheatre.co.uk Matthew Parvin, performed in Kew pianist and composer, Ross Lorraine; Gardens. , Barnes: Full Saturday 12 December Soultrippers dramastmarysreservations.weebly.com programme of current films, plus one- 8.00pm. An eveing of music and dance off events streamed live from cultural Teddington Theatre Club: Saturday 5 with the 11 piece Motown, Soul and venues including Tuesday 8 December to Saturday 12 December at 7.30pm, Disco Band. osoarts.org.uk NT Live screening Jane Eyre; Sleeping Beauty by Loz Keal, directed Wednesday 16 December Royal Opera Jazz@Retro at the Retro Bistrot, by Marc Batten. An old fashioned House Live The Nutcracker; Thursday Teddington: Tuesday 24 November, modern pantomime for children of all Vasilis Xenopoulos (Tenor Sax); 17 December Star Wars. ages. ttc-boxoffice.org.uk Tuesday 29 December, Steve Trowell olympicstudios.co.uk Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, Barnes: (Vocals). moodindigoevents.co.uk Curzon Cinema and the Odeon,

Sunday 6 December from 2.00pm to Richmond also provide a full Drama 5.00pm, Magic Door presents programme of films and one-off live- Countdown to Christmas; 17 to 20 Orange Tree Theatre 26 November to stream events. December at 7.30pm, Dick curzoncinemas.com & odeon.co.uk 19 December, The Distance by Whittington. osoarts.org.uk Deborah Bruce from; 23 December to NB: Many productions also have matinee Visual Arts 9 January, I Believe in Unicorns based on Michael Morpurgo children's story, performances – check websites for full Gallery, Twickenham, details or call Arts Richmond for help. Open 10.00am to 5.00pm, closed performed by Danyah Miller; 13 to 23 December, A Christmas Carol, Clive Mondays: 14 November to 7 February Dance 2016 A Discerning Eye; Highlights of Francis highly acclaimed one-man show. All at 7.30pm. Musical Museum, Brentford: Saturday the Henry Boxer Collection showcasing orangetreetheatre.co.uk 5 December 2.30pm, Tea Dance to the the extraordinary range of items from

Q2 Players, Kew: Thursday 26 to sounds of The Mighty Wurlitzer and the collection he amassed over a 45- Saturday 28 November at 8.00pm, year period. Tuesdays 1, 8, 15 December at 12noon to 1pm, Art P a g e | 4

History Lectures: One Masterpiece at a and students and graduates of the Museum of Army Music, , Time. College at RACC, Parkshot, Richmond. Whitton: Open for tours on

racc.ac.uk Wednesday afternoons between Stables Gallery at OHG, open 10.00 am to 5.00pm, closed Mondays. 3 Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, Barnes: 2.00pm and 4.00pm and other days by December to 31 January 2016 Artist in Monday 7 to Wednesday 16 appointment. army.mod.uk/music

Residence, Sandra Beccarelli – Beyond December, Student Exhibition, a wide , Twickenham: the Surface of Seeing. range of paintings and drawings with Wide range of memorabilia & artefacts

Riverside Gallery, Old Town Hall, contributions from Painting Zone and in the home of English rugby, with the Richmond: 12 December to 27 RACC students. Opening night 7 chance to tour the stadium. February 2016 Haydon Williams: The December 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. englandrugby.com/twickenham/world-rugby- www.osoarts.org.uk museum surgeon’s scalpel – observed and imagined landscapes. Richmond and Twickenham Musical Museum, Brentford: One of richmond.gov.uk/arts Photographic Society: Thursdays at the world’s foremost collections of

Landmark Arts Centre, in Teddington 8.00 pm, and group meetings on automatic instruments, open Friday, (celebrating its 20th Anniversary this Tuesdays, at the Kew Community Saturday and Sunday 11.00am to Centre, The Avenue, Kew. rtps.org.uk 5.00pm. musicalmuseum.co.uk year): 20 November to 22 November, Sparkle Contemporary Craft and The Lovers Lights Gallery, 27 Church The Environment Trust: Touring Gourmet Food Fair, Friday 6.00pm to Street, Twickenham: Specialises in exhibition, Feeding London: The 8.30pm Saturday/Sunday 10.00am to selling work direct from local artists. Forgotten Market Gardens of South 5.00pm. landmarkartscentre.org. loverslightsgallery.co.uk West London, (part of its Jam

Environment Trust: Monday 26 The Bowman Gallery in Worple Way:, Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow project) will November at 6.30pm, Time Off Art Specialises in period views of be at the Library of the Royal Botanical Auction raising funds for the Trust’s Richmond Upon Thames, open Gardens at Kew until 23 December. work. Auction starts at 8.00 pm at Tuesday to Friday, from 12noon until Open from 9.00am to 5.00pm, Clarendon Hall, York House. 6.00pm, Saturday 1.00pm to 5.00 pm; Monday to Friday. The Library is environmenttrust.co.uk 21 November to 6 December, located in the Herbarium building off

Fountain Gallery, East Molesey, Exhibition of contemporary to the right of Elizabeth watercolours and sculpture by George Gate. environmenttrust.co.uk Gallery run by local artists, open Tuesday to Sunday 10.30am to 5.30 Murray and Edward Murray. Museum bowmangallery.co.uk pm. 24 November to 6 December: Currently closed Nicky Browne, The River and more, Museums News about its search for a permanent exhibiting with Nataliya Zozulya, home and a whole host of information paintings, prints, cards and minbooks on Twickenham about the EPI’s iconic role in the of local scenes; 7 to 17 December Orsi Riverside: Open Tuesdays and British R&B explosion of the ‘60s visit Cowell-Lehoczky paintings with Saturday 11.00am to 3.00pm, Sundays on its website: dream-like figuralism and shifted 2.00pm to 4.00pm. 5 December 2015 eelpiemuseum.co.uk to 1 March 2016, Happiest Days? dimensions; 18 to 31 December Kitty Wass and Joyce Newman, iconic Exhibition focusing on schools of the Historic Houses jewellery and still-life paintings. old borough since 1557. The Footballer fountaingallery.co.uk of Loos action tableau and exhibition Turner’s House, Sandycombe Lodge, continues as does the audio Twickenham: Christmas Fair on Richmond Art Society: Saturday 28 community drama podcast, The Sunday 29 November, 11.00am to November to Sunday 6 December, 4.00pm. This is the last occasion the 10.00 am to 6pm (Sunday closes at Greater Game. (greatergame.co.uk) Twickenham-museum.org.uk House will be open to the public 5.00 pm) Winter Art Exhibition at The , Old Town Hall, before it closes for restoration. Vestry House, Richmond. turnerintwickenham.org.uk richmondartsociety.com Whittaker Avenue: closed Sundays and (National Trust): Redlees Studios: Friday 4 to Sunday 6 Mondays, 11am-5 pm Tues-Fri, 11am – Wednesdays 2, 9 and 16 December, December, 11.00am to 6.00pm (Friday 4pm Sats. 29 to 30 December 7.30pm to 9.00pm After-hours Ghost 6-9pm), Winter Open Studios. 10.00am to 12.00pm, Family Arts and redlees.org Crafts Workshop. museumofrichmond.com Tours including festive traditional refreshments; Visitations from Father Eel Pie Island Artists: Saturday 5 to Langdon Down Museum of Learning Christmas throughout December. Sunday 6 December 10.30am-5.30pm, Disability, Normansfield, Teddington: nationaltrust.org.uk/ham-house 26 Artists’ Studios open to the public Dedicated to the history of learning Hampton Court Palace: Friday 20 for their Winter Open Studios disability, Dr John Langdon Down, November to Sunday 4 January, Weekend. eelpieislandartists.co.uk Normansfield Theatre, Earlswood 10.00am to 10.00pm, Ice Skating; Richmond Art School: Saturday 5 Asylum and James Henry Pullen, open Friday 4 December to Sunday 6 Monday 2.00pm to 5.00pm, Saturdays December at 10.00am to 4.00pm, December BBC Good Food Festive Craft Fair with work from local artists 10.00pm to 1.00pm February to Fayre. hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace November. langdondownmuseum.org.uk P a g e | 5

Strawberry Hill House: House open 5 Humour in Ancient Greece with Richmond Scientific Society: to 13 December Saturdays and Professor Edith Hall, Vestry Hall, Wednesday 9 December at 8.00pm, Sundays only, 12 noon to 5.30pm; Richmond. history.org.uk Talk by Joe Pecorelli, Zoological

Saturday 5 December to Saturday 24 Friends of Bushy and Home Park: Society, London on Non–native January 2016, 9.00am to 8.00pm Ice Friday 27 November at 8.00pm, Water Invasives in Freshwater, plus Christmas Skating with an exhibition of Voles and Otters with Jim Jones at St meeting with wine and nibbles at the photographs of ice skating from the John Ambulance Hall, Park Road, Vestry House, Paradise Road, SportsDrome - - Richmond. hampsteadscience.ac.uk/rss Teddington. fbhp.org.uk which closed in 1992 Richmond Local History Society: (richmondrink.com); Saturday 5 Richmond Heritage Guides: Sunday 29 November at 2.00pm, Guided Walk in Monday 14 December at 8.00pm, two December at 11.30am, workshop on talks by Philip Soar and Johanna Wreath Making; Saturday 5 December Richmond highlighting the lives and works of George Eliot, Virginia Woolf Coombes on Richmond’s Washington at 7.30pm, Ghost Stories of M R James; Connections followed by Society’s 30th Sunday 6 December at 7.00pm, Carols and other famous writers with local connections.richmondwalks.co.uk anniversary party at Duke Street with ‘Coro’; Friday 11 December at Church. richmondhistory.org.uk 7.00pm, Dining with the Georgians. Richmond Art Society: Wednesday 9 strawberryhillhouse.org.uk December at 8.00pm, talk by Siobhan Richmond U3A: Monthly meetings on

Clarke on Hampton Court Pleasure the last Wednesday of the month at Walks, Talks & Courses Place, at The American International Clarendon Hall, York House, Twickenham: Wednesday 25 Richmond Association for the University, Queen’s Road, Richmond. richmondartsociety.com November at 2.30pm, Michael Gilbert National Trust: Thursday 19 on London 1854 and the Crystal November visit to Marlborough House. Richmond and District Decorative and Palace; Wednesday 16 December, at nationaltrust.org.uk Fine Arts Society: Tuesday 1 2.30 pm David Mwaniki, musical York House, Twickenham: Friday 20 December at 8.00pm at Duke St performance. u3a-richmond.org.uk November at 8.45am, Garden Tour Church, Richmond, talk by Christopher starting at the fountain statues. Bradley on Gold Frankincense and Richmond Adult and Community yorkhousesociety.org.uk Myrrh – Traditions of the Magi. College (RACC), Parkshot, Richmond

richmonddfas.com has, among other things, a full range Environment Trust: Wednesday 25 November at 2.00pm, R D Blackmore The Borough of Twickenham Local of visual and performing arts courses. and the Market Garden History of History Society Monday 7 December Friday 27 November at 7.30pm at Queen Charlotte Hall, RACC, Sir Teddington. environmenttrust.co.uk at 8.00pm The Alan Urwin Memorial Lecture, Former Commandant of Commodore Charles Clarke and Paddy Barnes Literary Society: Wednesday Kneller Hall, Colonel Mark Cuthbert- O’Connell, in conversation; Thursday 3 25 November at 8.00pm, Rob Cowen Brown shares his fascination with December at 7.00pm North Korea on Common Ground: rediscovering the history at St Mary’s Church Hall, Uncovered, Propaganda and the Cult world around us at the OSO Arts Twickenham. botlhs.co.uk of the Kim with Jeremy Hunter; Centre, Barnes Green. Thursday 10 December, 4.00pm to barnesliterarysociety.org.uk Probus Club of Twickenham: Tuesday 8.00pm Open Day. The Historical Association (Richmond 8 December at 12.30pm, Christmas racc.ac.uk & portcullistrust.org.uk & Twickenham Branch): Thursday 26 Lunch, guests welcome at Fulwell Golf

Club. twickenhamprobus.org.uk November at 8.00pm, The Politics of

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