WE COME TO LIFE IN COLOR! It is color that reunites us, revives us, makes us breathe.

It is color that we crave.

Welcome to Color Marketing Group’s 2018 International Summit, where we will reunite with our colorful tribe in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. As the first inter-national President of CMG, I have escaped with a little bit of European culture and brought it to the Summit. For this Summit, we want to convey a feeling of coming home; a connection to your color tribe where you feel at ease and where you may recharge your batteries with inspiration. For this very reason, we decided to work with a concept that has flooded the international market due to its immense popularity. A concept that fulfills a primal need within all of us, that feeling of togetherness - HYGGE.

Hygge: a Danish word meaning “a form of everyday togetherness”; “a pleasant and highly-valued everyday experience of safety, equality, personal wholeness and a spontaneous social flow”. In short, a celebration of daily pleasures. Hygge describes how we all feel as CMG’ers when we finally gather as a color tribe during the year: feelings of belonging, spending time with your color loved ones, catching up with an old color friend, or just the overall togetherness that gives us a warm feeling.

CMG, however, is much more than a new way of living.

WE DARE IN COLOR at Future Thinking.

WE REVIVE IN COLOR during Color Power.

WE CREATE IN COLOR during Color Applications.

And after a long working day, WE EXPRESS IN COLOR during our Cocktail Hour.

I wish you a hyggelig 2018 International Summit!

Judith van VlietCMG PresidentClariant ColorWorks Designer

The Premier International Association for Color Design Professionals

CMG BRAND PROMISETo unleash the power of color by leveraging our

collective experience and knowledge

CMG MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of Color Marketing Group is creating

accurate and relevant color and trend forecast information by connecting global color professionals

in their shared passion.

CONNECT WITH CMG ONLINE

CMG invites you to use the following # when referring to our forecasts, events and/or process:

#CMGSummit18 #2020WorldColorForecast #ColorSells #ColorForecast #ChromaZone

Hashtags for upcoming events in 2019:#CMGEur19 #CMGAsPac19 #CMGLatAm19 #CMGSummit19

Hashtags for CMG's 2020+ Key Colors will be revealed during the International Summit.

FRIDAY 11.09.18 Revelation of the CMG 2020+ World Color ForecastTM

Color Applications WorkshopsUrban Color Scene Cocktail ReceptionNCS Colour Summit Challenge - Win an NCS Atlas!

SATURDAY 11.10.18 Guest Speakers: Dr. Beau Lotto Tom PalmaertsCMG Member Panel DiscussionOptional Pre-booked Masonic Temple TourAfternoon of Exploration in Philadelphia

SUNDAY 11.11.18Keynote Speaker: Amy DeversFinal Conference Reports

We Hygge in Color!

THURSDAY 11.08.18 PRE-SUMMIT OPTIONAL EVENTS8:00 - 10:00 AM CMG 101 Philadelphia Ballroom10:15 AM - 5:30 PM Color Power Seminar Philadelphia Ballroom

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Future Thinking Workshop HorizonsRooftopBallroom

2018 INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS

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2018 SUMMIT COMMITTEES

2018 SUMMIT PLANNING COMMITTEE

CINDY GREENBoard Liaison & Committee ChairCapel, Inc.Troy, NC, US

BRIDGET FRIZZIECommittee Vice-ChairKehoe DesignsChicago, IL, USA

JANIS SHARDCommittee MemberToyota Motor North AmericaPlano, TX, USA

JUDITH VAN VLIETCMG President Clariant Merate, Italy

SUSAN HAYES HOOVERCMG Immediate Past President Fawn Ridge Studio, St Paul, MN, USA

CMG Members are the heart of our Association. The International Summit comes to life through the hard work and dedication of our member-driven volunteer committees, before, during, and after the event.

COLOR EDUCATION [CMG 101 & COLOR POWER]

ALICIA KESHISHIANBoard Liaison & Committee ChairCarpetsofImagination/ChromaliciousPetaluma, CA, USA

ROSAMUND KAVANDERCommittee Co-Chair & Board MemberRozMorganDesign/RoomworksOakville, ON, Canada

2018 COLOR APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE

FUTURE THINKING COMMITTEE

PAULA LEONARD Board Liaison & Committee ChairHü Designs Chapel Hill, NC, USA

BRIDGET FRIZZIECommittee Vice ChairKehoe Designs Chicago, IL, USA

PAUL CZORNIJGuest SpeakerBASFCorporationSouthfield, MI, USA

TRACI KLOOSGuest SpeakerTarkettNorthAmerciaSolon, OH, USA

KIKI REDHEADGuest SpeakerSherwin-Williams Minneapolis, MN, USA

STEPHANIE SULLIVANCommittee ChairAmarillo, TX, USA

DENISE TURNERCommittee Vice-ChairColor TurnersAlta Loma, CA, USA

MONTAHA HIDEFIBoard Liaison Color Landing StudioGuelph, ON, Canada

ART SCHMEHLINGCommittee MemberX-Rite Pantone Grand Rapids, MI, USA

MONTAHA HIDEFIBoard Liaison & Committee ChairColor Landing StudioGuelph, ON, Canada

KIKI REDHEADCommittee Vice-ChairSherwin-Williams, General Industrial DivisionMinneapolis, MN, USA

CMF [Color, Materials, Finishes] COMMITTEE

FACILITATOR TRAINING & MANAGEMENT

EMILY INTRAINCommittee ChairBissell HomecareGrand Rapids, MI, USA

ELISE FENWICKCommittee Vice-ChairAmpacetMason, OH, USA

NARSS LAPINIDBoard Liaison Data Driven SafetyHuntersville, NC, USA

PEGGY VAN ALLEN VP of Color Forecasting & Committee ChairColorfuel Cary, IL, USA

LORA DI FABIOCommittee Vice-ChairAmerican BiltriteSherbrooke, QC, Canada

COLOR FORECASTING COMMITTEE

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ColorMarketingGrouprecognizes Sponsor NCS Colourfor producing CMG's 2020+ World Color ForecastTM Fan Decksdistributed during Friday's Color ApplicationsWorkshops.

ColorMarketingGroup recognizes SponsorCORTfor providing CMG's General Sessionseatingandstaging.

2018 SUMMIT PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS

2018 SUMMIT SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS

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FRIDAY Nov. 9TH 2018

7:15 AMATTENDEE BREAKFASTLiberty CIMPORTANT:BreakfastforColorApplicationsWorkshop Facilitators will be served in Salon 5/6.

7:00 AMFACILITATOR MEETING FOR COLOR APPLICATIONSWORKSHOPS - Salon 5/6 (FacilitatorsMUSTattendthissession.Breakfastwillbeservedin this room)

8:00 AM – 10:00 AMGENERAL SESSIONLiberty D

8:00 AM PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

JUDITH VAN VLIETCMG President ClariantMerate, Italy

8:10 AM2020+ ASIA PACIFIC FORECAST & REPORT

8:25 AM2020+ EUROPEAN FORECAST & REPORT

8:40 AM 2020+ LATIN AMERICAN FORECAST & REPORT

8:55 AM2020+ NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST & REPORT

9:10 AMCMG’S 2020+ WORLD COLOR FORECASTTM

9:20 AM – 9:35 AMSummit Acknowledgements & Workshop Instructions

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM COCKTAIL EVENT Liberty CDon't miss the opportunity to reunite with your CMG Tribe,Express in Color, and put your color senses to the test for anchance to win an NCS Atlas!

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM COFFEE BREAKPlease make your way to your workshop location where coffee will be served.

10:00 AM – 4:00 PMCOLOR APPLICATIONS WORKSHOPS CMF Workshops will be located in Salon 5/6. All other Workshops will be located in Horizons Rooftop Ballroom.Please check the location of your Workshop by consulting the schedule located in your Summit Registration pack and in your badge holder.

If you have been to a Summit before, you know that our Workshops encapsulate the core of what the International Summit is about. Global interindustry teams will share how colors from CMG’s 2020+ World Color Forecast™ are being applied in current design projects. It’s a tidal wave of exposure, learning, and collaboration that unites us as color professionals and makes each of us stronger.

9:45 AM – 4:00 PMWORKSHOP HEADQUARTERS Horizons Rooftop BallroomPlease note that all changes to Workshop Placements must be done through Workshop Headquarters. Committee Chairs will be available at the start of the Workshops to make any changes.

12 Noon – 1:00 PM LUNCHLiberty C

2:30 PM COFFEE BREAK

NCS Challenge Sponsored by NCS Colour

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SATURDAY Nov. 10TH 2018

7:30 AMATTENDEE BREAKFASTLiberty C

8:15 AM – 12:30 PMGENERAL SESSION AND GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTATIONSLiberty D

8:15 AMSUMMIT PLANNING COMMITTEE

8:20 AMEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPDATES

President’s UpdateMarketing UpdateCommunications & PR UpdateColor Forecasting UpdateTreasurer’s Report Secretary’s Update2019-2021 Board of Director Candidates

Please see pg. 17 for details about CMG's 2019-2021 Board of Director candidates.

9:00 AM GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS

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10:00 AMCOMFORT BREAK CoffeewillbeservedinLibertyFoyerD

DR. BEAU LOTTOProfessor of Neuroscience, Founder and CEO of Lab of Misfits

Perception is The Foundation of Human Experience

Dr. Beau Lotto is a professor of neuroscience who specializes in the biology and psychology of perception, which is at the core of complexity, well-being and innovation. His work – which has been published in two books, and over 60 papers and reviews in international journals – blurs the boundaries between neurosci-ence, design, and the arts. The aim of this work is to offer a deeper understanding of what it is to be alive.Dr. Beau Lotto is the Founder and CEO of Lab of Misfits, the world’s first neuro-design studio and public perception research space. The Lab of Misfits turns the world into a lab as a way of enabling insights for companies and organizations. The lab creates unique real-world ‘experiential-experiments’ that places the public at the center of the process of discovery. By spanning social and personal boundaries between people, brands and institutions, our aim is to create, expand and apply insights into what it is to be a perceiving human.The Lab of Misfits gives audiences and clients the opportunity to see differently … more than this … to embody an ecology of innovation. By revealing the startling truths about the brain and its perceptions, we show that the next big innovation is not a new technology: it is a new way of seeing. Let us help show you how uncertainty and the brain’s need to resolve it, is essential for think-ing about not only branding and business, but specifically design, leadership and innovation.”

“Perception underpins everything that we feel, think and believe. It is the source of all artistic expression and scientific exploration. What we perceive IS who we are. Perception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand why we see what we do, much less how."

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10:15 AM

TOM PALMAERTSTrend Watcher, Future ForecasterPartner at TrendwolvesWorldwide Keynote Speaker & Trend Consultant

“These creatives, entrepreneurs, and vibrant youth are creating thrilling waves. Most of these thrills stay underground – at the edge of society – but some of them cause disruptions and will influence your business.” Tom Palmaerts, Trendwatcher of the Year 2013/2014

Tom Palmaerts is a trend watcher, future forecaster, and partner at Trendwolves, a trend, and a marketing agency with a focus on young consumers. He is a worldwide keynote speaker and trend consultant. Tom works for brands like Callebaut, Clariant, Coca-Cola, HP, Palm, PwC, Sony Music, Hello Bank, and BNP Paribas Fortis.

In 2008 Tom Palmaerts was awarded “Youth trend specialist of the year” by the Dutch trend-watching platform Second Sight, as a result of his drive, originality & passion. Since 2012 he teaches ‘scenario thinking’ and ‘trend watching’ at the University College Ghent.

In September 2013 Tom Palmaerts received the award Trendwatcher of The Year. The jury explained: “He is activating and can bring things in motion.” In 2015 he published a book ‘Futures’ (Lannoo – Dutch) together with Herman Konings and Joeri Van den Bergh.

"Thanks to my job I can travel a lot and meet talented creatives, rebels, and entrepreneurs. During my travels, most of the time, I only see the walls of hotel lobbies, conference halls, and companies. But my clients are very open to me. I get to know all their innovations, dreams, and frustrations. This way I can see the future unfolding, and also the differences on a cultural level.

I teach students and employees how to see the future. But to be honest, I can explain methods, but that’s doesn’t mean someone can grasp future opportunities. It’s a weird combination of methodology, an analytical mindset, dedication, numbers, and a lot of good, old intuition.

Today youngsters are action-focused, realistic, ambitious, and individualistic. But they have the belief that you need others to get it done. The short atten-tion, greatly networked, and entrepreneurial mindset of this new generation is an answer to the fast changing world that we live in."

SATURDAY Nov. 10th 2018

11:15 AM - COMFORT BREAK CoffeewillbeservedinLibertyFoyerD

MULTI-INDUSTRY CMG MEMBER PANEL DISCUSSION How Do You See Color? These CMG member panelists will share industry insights and reveal their true colors.

CECIL ADAMS VP & Creative Director Lighting & Home Furnishings Currey & CompanyAtlanta, GA, US

KEVIN HARVEYColorist & Color TechnologistDecorative Coatings Jafe DecoratingGreenville, OH, USA

JANINE MAYIndependant Consultant Colour Marketing Design, Colour Branding Janine May Colour Designs Toronto, ON, Canada

FRANCESCO MONNO Sales & Marketing DirectorHigh End FurnitureEstro MilanoMilan, Italy

STEPHANIE PIERCE Director of Design and Trends Kitchen & BathMasterbrand CabinetsJasper, IN, USA

MARK WOODMANPanel Moderator Design and Color Consulting mark woodman - design+colorLaurel, MD, USA

11:30 AM

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8:00 AMATTENDEE BREAKFAST Liberty C

9:00 AM - NoonGENERAL SESSIONLiberty D

9:00 AMSUMMIT PLANNING COMMITTEE

Executive Committee Election Results

SUNDAY Nov. 11th 2018

SATURDAY Nov. 10th 2018

12:30 PMSESSION ENDSThe rest of the day is yours to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of Philadelphia.

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM (Salon 10) Declaration of intent to run for Executive Committee Office and Election of Executive Committee Officers.

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM (Salon 9)COLOR APPLICATIONS STEERING & CONSOLIDATION

1:15 PMOptional Tour of the Masonic Temple of PhiladelphiaIfyousignedupforthisoptionalSummittourpleasemeetin the hotel lobby at 1:15 p.m. The tour will depart from the lobby and make the short walk to the Masonic Temple.

This is a pre-booked event and open only to those members who signed up by Nov. 1st.

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In 2016 Devers launched Clever, a podcast about design. Consistently in iTunes top design podcasts, Devers and her cohost, Jaime Derrin-ger, offer a window into the humanity behind the design that shapes our world through candid and revealing conversations with leading creatives from all disciplines.

Active in the global design community, she travels the world as aspeaker and judge of international furniture design competitions, is a regular guest critic and lecturer at academic institutions, and volun-teers for arts driven charities.

10:30 AMCOMFORT BREAKCoffeewillbeservedinLibertyFoyerD

AMY DEVERSArtist, Designer, Maker, Podcaster & Emmy Award-winning television personality.

A book smarts + street smarts doublethreat; Devers is armed with both formal education and practical hands-on experience. She’s earned an MFA

in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design, done a major stint as a chief prototype fabricator and machine shop foreman, and has spent years as an independent designer/builder of furniture, art and interiors. A fine artist as well as a designer, she has exhibited internationally in galleries and museums.

She's also made a name for herself on the small screen, demonstrat-ing her skills and know-how as the host of several television series dealing with topics ranging from home improvement to high-end international design and architecture. She has been seen constructing her original furniture designs on DIY’s Freeform Furniture, building a viewer-spec’d log cabin on DIY’s Blog Cabin, carpentering outrageous makeovers on TLC’s hit Trading Spaces, and traveling the world profiling the world’s leading designers and architects on Ovation’s Designer People.

Devers has also been seen as the host and designer on A&E’s popularlandscape makeover show, Fix This Yard, and design/buildingsolutions for deserving families on OWN’s Emmy Award-winningHome Made Simple.

9:15 AMKEYNOTE SPEAKER

SUNDAY Nov. 11th 2018

10:45 AM FUTURE THINKING FINAL REPORT

11:00 AM COLOR APPLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS

11:30 AMCMG'S 2019 EVENTS & INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

11:45 AM – NOONPRESIDENT’S REMARKS

JUDITH VAN VLIETCMG President ClariantMerate, Italy

SUMMIT ENDS AROUND NOON

12:30 PM – 3:00 PM CMG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING & LUNCHSalon5/6

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The six candidates below are running for CMG's 2019 - 2021 Board of Directors term. Three new Board members will be elect-ed from this slate of 6 candidates. Full Board Candidate bios and voting instructions will be sent to the membership shortly after this year's Summit. Elections will be held by an independent, electronic voting system.

STEPHANIE DYCHAClariantWest Chicago, IL USA

GEORGE IANNUZZISandream Impact LLCFairfield, NJ, USA

EMILY INTRAINBissell Homecare Grand Rapids, MI, USA

ALICIA KESHISHIANCarpetsofImagination/ChromaliciousPetaluma, CA, USA

KIKI REDHEADSherwin Williams, General Industrial DivisionMinneapolis, MN, USA

RACHEL SKAFIDASThe Sherwin Williams Company Cleveland, OH, USA

2019 - 2021BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATES

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PresidentJUDITH VAN VLIETClariantMerate, Italy

VP Color ForecastingPEGGY VAN ALLENColorfuelCary, IL, USA

VP Communications & Public RelationsSANDY SAMPSONSimple Modern Style Camarillo, CA, USA

VP MarketingHEATHER BELANDClarke LivingBoston, MA, USA

TreasurerPAULA LEONARDHü DesignsChapel Hill, NC, USA

SecretaryJODY SLINGLUFF3D ExhibitsChesterland, OH, USA

Immediate Past PresidentSUSAN HAYES HOOVERFawn Ridge StudioSt Paul, MN, USA

Executive DirectorSHARON GRIFFISColor Marketing Group Alexandria, VA, USA

2018 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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CINDY GREENCapel, Inc. Troy, NC, US

ROSAMUND KAVANDERRozMorganDesign/RoomworksOakville, ON, Canada

NARSS LAPINIDData Driven SafetyHuntersville, NC, USA

CHRISTY SPENCERKeystone RV Goshen, IN, USA

MONIKA HAAG Asia Pacific LiaisonRENOLIT SEWorms, Germany

PATRICIA FECCI Latin American Liaison The Sherwin Williams CompanySão Paulo, Brazil

JUDY BAKERCharleston, SC, USA

MONTAHA HIDEFIColor Landing StudioGuelph, ON, Canada

ALICIA KESHISHIANCarpetsofImagination/ ChromaliciousPetaluma, CA, USA

PER NIMERAkzo NobelMalmo, Sweden

DENISE TURNERColor TurnersAlta Loma, CA, USA

FILIP ROSCAM European LiaisonMerck KGaADarmstadt, Germany

2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2018 SUMMIT SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

Through CMG’s Partnership Alliance Program, many individuals have contributed to the success of this Summit. Our sincere gratitude to those listed below for their generous support!

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GENERAL INFORMATIONCMG REGISTRATION DESK Located at Liberty Foyer D Sharon Griffis will be available throughout the Summit toanswer any questions. When registration is not open a Message Sheet will be available on the Registration Desk. Please leave your message and this will be dealt with at the earliest opportunity.

COLOR APPLICATIONS WORKSHOP ASSIGNMENTS (FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9th)Please consult the schedule that is provided in your Summit Registration pack and in your badge holder. Workshop Assignments for Friday’s Color Applications Workshops will also be posted at the Color Applications Workshop Head-quarters in the Horizons Rooftop Ballroom.

NOTE: Workshop Placement changes are not encouraged onsite asHomeworkpreparationisrequired.Howeverifyoudoneedtoswitch Workshops then this may be possible through Workshop HeadquartersonFridaymorninglocatedinHorizonsRooftopBallroom. Onsite Workshop changes may result in being placed inaWorkshopwithotherparticipantswhohavemadeonsitechanges and as a result have not yet completed the Worksheet assignments.

EVENT LOCATIONS At-a-Glance:

CMG Registration Desk . . . . . . . Liberty Foyer D

Breakfast & Lunch . . . . . . . . . . Liberty C

Color Applications Workshops . . . Horizons Rooftop Ballroom

CMF Workshops . . . . . . . . . . Salon 5/6

General Session . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty D

Friday Cocktail Event . . . . . . . . Liberty C

Facilitator Training & Breakfast . . Salon 5/6

GENERAL INFORMATION (cont.)

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICYColor Marketing Group does not permit the recording or audio recording, video recording, or literal transcripts,except by specific written permission, of our guest speakers or presenters.

CMG does permit and encourage the use of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and blogging at the Summit as a way to summarize, highlight, excerpt, review, and/or promote the presented materials, syllabus materials, or the Summit in general, provided that (1) the material is not shared in full and (2) the author/speaker is referenced and cited appropriately in each case (3) no derogatory comments or negative opinions are expressed. Please keep in mind that our presenters have invested many hours into the development of their material and copyright laws apply.

Please Note: Color Forecasts and Reports are proprietary to CMG members. Colors may not be reproduced in the media, on the internet, or in any format at any time, including release or sharing through social media. CMG members may com-municate general information about CMG colors 8 weeks after members first receive the information, but actual colors and specific color reference notations may not be released at any time.

Reproduction of CMG Color Forecasts and/or Reports in whole or in part is strictly forbidden without the express, written permission of Color Marketing Group.

SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES1. Please do not be derogatory about any of CMG speakers or events. Your feedback is welcome after the Summit using the Survey Response Form which will be distributed electronically.

2. Please do not misrepresent presented material.

3. Add value by contributing your specific knowledge to provide additional insight into presented material.

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CMG invites you to use the following # when referring to our forecasts, events and/or process:

#CMGSummit18 #2020WorldColorForecast #ColorSells #ColorForecast #ChromaZone

Hashtags for upcoming events in 2019:#CMGEur19 #CMGAsPac19 #CMGLatAm19 #CMGSummit19

Hashtags for CMG's 2020+ Key Colors will be revealed during the International Summit.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDINGPhotography and recording/taping of any kind are prohibited during CMG Workshops, except by CMG authorized photographers and staff.

CELL PHONE POLICYAs a courtesy to your fellow attendees, please turn off your mobile phone ringer while attending Conference events, including the Workshops.

INFANT/CHILD POLICYIn consideration of fellow attendees and presenters, no in-fants or children are permitted in CMG Workshops, meetings, or general sessions.

ColorMarketingGroupextendsaspecial Thank You to sponsors NCS Colour and Dorn Colorfor producing CMG's 2020+ World Color ForecastTM

Fan Decks and Color Cards distributed during Friday'sColorApplicationsWorkshops.

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