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2024-12-14-03-14

Thousands attend second day of 19th KIBF

KARACHI: The second day of the five-day Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF) at the city’s Expo Center drew ...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 07:41am

Literature

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker joins Booker Prize 2025 jury

LONDON: Hollywood actress Sarah Jessica Parker, known for her lead role in ‘Sex and the City’, will be a judge on...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 05:36pm

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Karachi Int’l Book Fair to begin tomorrow

KARACHI: The 19th Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF) is all set to commence at the Karachi Expo Center Thursday...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:49am

2024-12-07-02-26

Urdu Conference discusses religious poetry and literature

KARACHI: The ongoing 17th Aalmi Urdu Conference, Jashan-e-Karachi, entered its second day with a thought-provoking...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:51am

2024-11-26-03-01

Indian author Ghosh wins top Dutch prize

AMSTERDAM: Acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh has won the coveted Dutch Erasmus Prize for his writings on climate...

Updated 26 Nov, 2024 06:29am

2024-11-25-01-24

Parveen Shakir remembered on her birth anniversary

ISLAMABAD: Legendary poetess Parveen Shakir was remembered on her 72nd birth anniversary being observed across the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:52am

Literature

British writer Harvey wins Booker Prize for space story ‘Orbital’

LONDON: Britain’s Samantha Harvey won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel ‘Orbital’, a story about a single day...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 02:48pm

Literature

Margaret Atwood, unworried by AI, continues prolific writing career

COPENHAGEN: Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood, who is currently writing her memoir, said in an interview that...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 02:10pm

Literature

Original ‘Little Prince’ typescript to go under hammer in UAE

LONDON: A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s children’s...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 02:29pm

Literature

Han Kang of South Korea wins Nobel literature prize 2024

STOCKHOLM: South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for “her intense poetic prose that...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 05:01pm

Literature

Melania Trump tight-lipped as ever in new memoir

NEW YORK: As first lady, Melania Trump was a cipher to Americans. Now, with her husband weeks from possibly securing...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 07:07pm

Literature

Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri declines award over New York museum’s keffiyeh ban

WASHINGTON: Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 02:23pm

Arts

Designer duo Sana Safinaz, writer Muneeza Shamsie conferred with Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Pakistani designers Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer as well as writer Muneeza Shamsie were conferred the...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 04:08pm

Literature

US Library of Congress spotlights its American ‘treasures’

WASHINGTON: The US Library of Congress houses more than just books, with a new exhibit opening this week...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 04:26pm

Travel

Harry Potter offers magical boost to UK tourism

EDINBURGH: Sam Thorne guides Harry Potter fans through the gothic streets of Edinburgh, where controversial author...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 06:18pm

Literature

Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92

OTTAWA: Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and...

Published 15 May, 2024 02:27pm

Movies & Music

Daniel Radcliffe ‘really sad’ over Rowling’s transgender stance

LOS ANGELES: Daniel Radcliffe has said he is saddened by author J.K. Rowling’s stance on transgender rights, telling...

Published 02 May, 2024 03:04pm

Literature

Palestinian prisoner in Israel wins top fiction prize

ABU DHABI: Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:30pm

Arts

Salman Rushdie releases memoir ‘Knife’, recalls stabbing incident

NEW YORK: British-American author Salman Rushdie recounted the near-fatal stabbing at a public event in 2022 that...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 04:23pm

Literature

One of the oldest books in existence expected to fetch over $2.6mn at auction

NEW YORK: A book from Egypt that was written at the dawn of Christianity and is considered one of the oldest books...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 02:06pm

Arts

Back to Life: model Kloss bringing back beloved US magazine

NEW YORK: The legendary American magazine Life, a 20th-century mainstay famous for its photography, will be revived...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 12:59pm

Literature

Harvard library removes human skin from book binding

NEW YORK: Prestigious Harvard University said that it had removed human skin from the binding of a book held for...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 05:32pm

Arts

Photographer Annie Leibovitz: ‘AI doesn’t worry me at all’

PARIS: Photographer to the stars Annie Leibovitz, inducted into the French Academy of Fine Arts on Wednesday, told...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 07:54pm

Literature

Fatima Bhutto announces birth of son Mir Murtaza Byra

Author and activist names son after her late father, Murtaza Bhutto

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 07:59pm

Movies & Music

‘Luckiest’ Oppenheimer biographer rooting for Oscar wins

LOS ANGELES: Kai Bird has just returned from the Jaipur literature festival, where he signed countless copies of his...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:08pm

Literature

New Garcia Marquez novel launched 10 years after his death

MADRID: Gabriel Garcia Marquez died a decade ago, but a previously unpublished book by the author who popularised...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 02:00pm

Literature

Philippine ‘library home’ stacked with books to inspire reading

MANILA: ‘A good book is easy to find’ reads the sign on Hernando Guanlao’s two-storey home located on the outskirts...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 04:23pm

Literature

Changing power and perspectives: 15th KLF concludes on contemplative note

KARACHI: The final day of the 15th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) ended on a contemplative note on Sunday with...

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 01:40pm

Literature

‘Tribalization of human beings’: Mohsin Hamid explores race, fractured societies at KLF

British-Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid was in attendance at the 15th iteration of the Karachi Literature Festival...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 11:30am

Literature

People captivated by KLF extravaganza

KARACHI: The Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) continued its journey into the realms of sustainability and the...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am

MENA

Dubai provides platform for India-Pakistan cultural exchange at Jashn-e-Rekhta

Javed Akhtar, Mahira Khan and Samina Peerzada among attendees highlighting importance of Urdu language

Published 30 Jan, 2024 06:04pm

Literature

Book on cinematic history of old ‘Dehli’ launched

KARACHI: Reminiscing the cinematic history of old Dehli, now an Indian city, the author Brig Abdul Rahman Siddiqi...

Published 14 Jan, 2024 03:13am

Movies & Music

NY Times essay speculating over Swift’s sexuality sparks backlash

NEW YORK: A lengthy essay speculating over superstar Taylor Swift’s sexuality has triggered anger online, with some...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 06:06pm

Literature

Microsoft, OpenAI hit with new lawsuit by authors over AI training

OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft were sued on Friday in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction...

Published 06 Jan, 2024 03:15pm

MENA

Javed Akhtar, Mahira Khan to headline Urdu literary festival in Dubai

Two-day 'Jashn-e-Rekhta' will take place in Zabeel Park from January 27

Updated 03 Jan, 2024 04:01pm

Travel

Romance, death and madness on the night train from Tolstoy to Bond

PARIS: The return of the sleeper train from Berlin to Paris is a reminder of the romance of railways that has long...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 07:04pm

Literature

In remembrance: ‘Poet of the East’ Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz's work is widely considered the backbone of Pakistan’s literature

Published 20 Nov, 2023 02:25pm

Literature

Debating ties with neighbours, economic woes: 9th Islamabad Literature Festival ends

The 9th iteration of the Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF) wrapped on Sunday, marking the end of an inspired and...

Published 06 Nov, 2023 06:58pm

Literature

Did a computer write this? Book industry grapples with AI

FRANKFURT, Germany: From low-quality computer-written books flooding the market to potential copyright violations,...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 02:54pm

Literature

Israel-Hamas tensions hit world’s biggest book fair

The world’s biggest publishing trade event begins Wednesday just over a week since Hamas launched as attack on...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 03:40pm

Literature

Novelist Salman Rushdie’s memoir on 2022 stabbing to be published next year

WASHINGTON: Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him...

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 03:35pm

Literature

Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature

STOCKHOLM: Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 04:17pm

Arts

What to read: 5 noteworthy books out this fall

As temperatures begin to drop and the fashion as well as sporting calendars begin to wind down, there are plenty new...

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 05:59pm

Literature

‘Game of Thrones’ author, other writers sue ChatGPT creator over copyrights

SAN FRANCISCO: ‘Game of Thrones’ author George RR Martin and other best-selling fiction writers have filed a...

Published 21 Sep, 2023 03:14pm

Literature

Dr Huma Baqai’s book on foreign affairs launched

KARACHI: Advisor to National Command Authority General Khalid Ahmed Kidwai (retd) has said that Saudi Arabia's...

Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am

Arts

Month-long ‘Pakistan Theatre Festival 2023’ starts, will feature 45 shows

The month-long ‘Pakistan Theatre Festival 2023’, organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, kicked off on...

Published 09 Sep, 2023 04:11pm

Movies & Music

Belgian university enters new era with Taylor Swift course

BRUSSELS: From ‘Alice in Wonderland’ to ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Rebecca’ to ‘Jane Eyre’, the songs of singer-songwriter...

Published 19 Aug, 2023 03:19pm

Literature

Satire and poetry: Milan Kundera took on life’s absurdity

PARIS: Milan Kundera, the author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ whose dark, provocative novels delved into...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 06:03pm

Literature

Milan Kundera, author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, dies aged 94

PRAGUE: Czech-born writer Milan Kundera, author of the novel ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ has died, public...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 02:55pm

Arts

Vogue’s Anna Wintour, author Ian McEwan honoured by King Charles

LONDON: Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, author Ian McEwan and immunologist and geneticist John Bell were named...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 12:04pm

Literature

Fatima Bhutto shares details of her wedding ceremony

Writer Fatima Bhutto tied the knot in an intimate nikkah ceremony, her brother shared on social media on Friday. The...

Published 29 Apr, 2023 03:22pm

Literature

Fatima Bhutto ties the knot in intimate ceremony in Karachi

Author and activist Fatima Bhutto tied the knot in Karachi at her family home, 70 Clifton, her younger brother and...

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 02:21am

Arts

Malala Yousafzai says second book will be her ‘most personal’ yet

This October will mark a decade since her first book, 'I am Malala', came out

Published 18 Apr, 2023 02:15pm

Movies & Music

Warner Bros. close to deal for Harry Potter online TV series

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is close to a deal for a new online TV series based on the 'Harry Potter' book series,...

Updated 04 Apr, 2023 11:37pm

Literature

Censorship or evolution? 'Sensitivity readers' divide publishing world

WASHINGTON: It's a profession which is increasingly under the spotlight as the culture wars rumble on: 'sensitivity...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 12:42pm

Literature

Roald Dahl publisher to release original versions after backlash

LONDON: Roald Dahl's famous children's books including 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Matilda' will be...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 02:37pm

Literature

Sci-fi magazine bans hundreds of AI chatbot authors

PARIS: An American science fiction magazine said it had stopped accepting submissions and banned hundreds of authors...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 08:03pm

Literature

ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon

SAN FRANCISCO: Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:45pm

Literature

14th edition of Karachi Literature Festival wraps as resilient literati attend in droves

Resilience of Karachi was evident in the packed sessions and overflowing halls at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Sunday

Updated 21 Feb, 2023 12:45am

Arts

14th Karachi Literature Festival set to get underway on Friday

Three-day KLF will feature prominent speakers including renowned international personalities from 8 countries

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:13pm

Literature

Rushdie says 'very difficult' to write after stabbing

NEW YORK: British author Salman Rushdie said he finds it "very difficult" to write after being stabbed last year, in...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 12:58pm

Arts

Rushdie releases new novel, six months after knife attack

LONDON: Six months after being stabbed, British author Salman Rushdie on Tuesday publishes his new novel 'Victory...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 02:01pm

Arts

Murakami to publish first new novel in six years

TOKYO: Celebrated Japanese author Haruki Murakami will release his first new novel in six years this April,...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:59pm

Literature

Book launched at AKU for public health officials across world

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University (AKU) has commemorated the publication of a new book entitled ‘Making Health...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Literature

Italian pleads guilty to manuscript scam that shook literary world

NEW YORK: An Italian man admitted Friday to stealing more than 1,000 unpublished manuscripts, including from...

Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:38pm

Arts

Nobel-winner Ishiguro pens Oscar-tipped 1950s remake 'Living'

LOS ANGELES: Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro has been obsessed for half a century with 'Ikiru,' a classic Japanese ...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 06:32pm

Literature

17th Karachi International Book Fair opened: All progress made possible by books, says minister

KARACHI: All the progress in the world today is owed to the book, said Sindh’s Minister for Education and Culture...

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 06:25am

Arts

4th edition of Adab Festival gets underway at Karachi's Frere Hall

The fourth edition of the two-day 'Adab Festival' got underway on Saturday at Karachi's Frere Hall, bringing ...

Updated 26 Nov, 2022 10:59pm

Companies

Penguin Random House scraps $2.2bn deal to merge with Simon & Schuster

WASHINGTON: Penguin Random House, the world's largest book publisher, and smaller U.S. rival Simon & Schuster...

Updated 22 Nov, 2022 04:50pm

Literature

U.S. judge says Penguin Random House book merger cannot go forward

WASHINGTON: A planned $2.2 billion merger of Penguin Random House, the world's largest book publisher, and rival...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 01:41pm

Literature

Prince Harry's memoir to be published in January, titled 'Spare'

LONDON: Britain's Prince Harry's memoir will be published on Jan. 10 with the title "Spare" and will tell with "raw...

Updated 27 Oct, 2022 06:45pm

Arts

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize

LONDON: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on Monday won Britain's Booker Prize for fiction for his work 'The...

Published 18 Oct, 2022 02:12pm

Literature

Oldest author in contention as UK's Booker prize returns in full

LONDON, United Kingdom: Britain's Booker Prize for fiction on Monday holds its first large-scale awards ceremony...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 02:03pm

Literature

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

PARIS: All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 04:29pm

USA

New York fetes French Nobel literature winner Ernaux

NEW YORK: French author and feminist figure Annie Ernaux received a standing ovation at a New York bookstore on...

Updated 11 Oct, 2022 02:45pm

2022-10-07-01-55

French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize

STOCKHOLM: French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Literature

Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel dies aged 70

LONDON: Hilary Mantel, the first British novelist to win the Booker Prize twice and who sold millions of books...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:59pm

2022-09-11-02-12

TikTok launches #BookTok campaign in Pakistan

KARACHI: To celebrate International Literacy Day, TikTok has launched its #BookTok campaign in Pakistan to reignite...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 03:51am

Arts

'It's wonderful,' say riverside booksellers as tourists return to Paris

PARIS: At the very heart of Paris, former sailor Rachid Bouanou opens a large green wooden crate mounted on a wall...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:43pm

Literature

From $250,000: Christie's to offer rare first edition 'Harry Potter' book in private sale

LONDON: A first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone", with some errors and signed by author J.K....

Published 31 May, 2022 08:52pm

Arts & Leisure

Author of ‘The Revenant’ will be releasing first novel in 20 years

Michael Punke’s “Ridgeline” will be released in June 2021.

Updated 01 Jun, 2020 04:17pm

Arts & Leisure

New ‘Hunger Games’ book sells more than 500,000 copies in first week

The new novel has been called “mesmerizing”.

Updated 01 Jun, 2020 03:36pm

Arts & Leisure

JK Rowling to release free new children's book online

Follow BR Lifestyle on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram J.K. Rowling is publishing a new story called

Published 27 May, 2020 09:54am

Arts & Leisure

Netflix to adapt new, as-yet untranslated Elena Ferrante novel

Follow BR Lifestyle on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Netflix announced Tuesday it will adapt the ne

Published 13 May, 2020 12:37pm

Literature

Fatima Bhutto calls for release of prisoners

Author Fatima Bhutto has called on the Pakistani government to release vulnerable prisoners in order to re

Published 24 Mar, 2020 06:37am

Literature

Bill Gates congratulates Malala on her new book on displaced refugees

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has congratulated Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai on her new book ‘We Are Displaced’

Published 10 Jan, 2019 08:20am

Literature

Illustrious Urdu writer, satirist Mushtaq Yousufi passes away

KARACHI: Prolific Urdu writer Mushtaq Yousufi passed away in a local hospital on Wednesday. He was 94. He has bee

Published 20 Jun, 2018 01:08pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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