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** Bob's dog is a GirlyGirl in English, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japanese.

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** Bob's dog is a GirlyGirl in English, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} [[TheBear big, hairy, muscular]] male in Japanese.

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** The character is nonbinary and the language is one that doesn't have gender-neutral pronouns.\

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** The character is nonbinary and the language is one that doesn't have gender-neutral pronouns.\



* '''Implied''': Bob's dog is [[TheGhost mentioned but never shown]].

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* '''Implied''': '''Implied''':
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Bob's dog is [[TheGhost mentioned but never shown]].shown]].
** Bob's dog has an AmbiguousGender in the Japanese version.

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** The script writer flips the gender of one character early on.
** Bob's dog is male in English, but is female in Japanese.

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** The script writer flips the gender of one character early on.
** Bob's
Bob''s dog is a male in English, all languages, but is female [[TestosteronePoisoning comically masculine in Japanese.Japan]].

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** The character is nonbinary and the language is one that doesn't have gender-neutral pronouns.

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** The dub is staying TruerToTheText on at least that front.
** The character is nonbinary and the language is one that doesn't have gender-neutral pronouns.\

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I just don't see how the current inverted is inverted.


* '''Inverted''': The script writer flips the gender of one character early on.

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* '''Inverted''': The '''Inverted''':
**The
script writer flips the gender of one character early on.on.
**Bob's dog is male in English, but is female in Japanese.
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* '''Lampshaded''':

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* '''Lampshaded''':'''Discussed''':

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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???'''Lampshaded''':
-->(Subbed) "So, you're a boy? [[BreakingTheFourthWall I hope you must be female in the dub]]."\\
(Dubbed) "You'd expect her to be female? She's male in the sub!"

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** Alex, who is a transgender man, is changed to a cisgender man in a foreign language dub.



* '''Zig Zagged''': See Double Subverted. After that, it was revealed that the gender-changing surgery failed.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''':
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See Double Subverted. After that, it was revealed that the gender-changing surgery failed.failed.
** Due to an InconsistentDub, the dog is often referred to as several different genders.



** Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japanese.

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** Bob's dog was [[ViewerGenderConfusion seen with feminine qualities qualities]] in Japanese.Japanese.
** The work is being translated into a language where "dog" is a male noun.
** The character is nonbinary and the language is one that doesn't have gender-neutral pronouns.

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quoting main page: "Note that despite the title, this applies to changes in either direction, not just male to female." Thus, Gender-Inverted Trope is not applicable here


* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob's dog is male in English, but is female in Japanese.



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'''Basic Trope''': A character has different sexes in different places the work was released (often due to a mistranslation).

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'''Basic Trope''': A character has different sexes genders in different places the work was released (often due to a mistranslation).
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* '''Straight''': Bob's dog is female in America, but is male in Japan.

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* '''Straight''': Bob's dog is female in America, English, but is male in Japan.Japanese.



** Bob's dog is a GirlyGirl in America, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan.
** ''Every character'' is the other gender in at least one country.

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** Bob's dog is a GirlyGirl in America, English, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan.
Japanese.
** ''Every character'' is the other gender in at least one country.regional version.



** Bob's dog is a tomboy in America, but is a {{Bishonen}} in Japan.

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** Bob's dog is a tomboy in America, English, but is a {{Bishonen}} in Japan.Japanese.



* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob's dog is male in America, but is female in Japan.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob's dog is male in America, English, but is female in Japan.Japanese.



** Cue UnsettlingGenderReveal to Bob's dog in America. His gender remains male in Japan, though
** The SamusIsAGirl Trope occurs in Japan, but not in America.

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** Cue UnsettlingGenderReveal to Bob's dog in America. English. His gender remains male in Japan, Japanese, though
** The SamusIsAGirl Trope occurs in Japan, Japanese, but not in America.English.



** Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.

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** Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.Japanese.



* '''Invoked''': Not applicable. (This trope is beyond the control of the characters.)
* '''Exploited''': In Japan, a female dog was used as bait. In America, this dog was male.
* '''Defied''': Not applicable. (This trope is beyond the control of the characters.)

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* '''Invoked''': Not applicable. (This applicable (this trope is beyond the control of the characters.)
characters).
* '''Exploited''': In Japan, Japanese, a female dog was used as bait. In America, English, this dog was male.
* '''Defied''': Not applicable. (This applicable (this trope is beyond the control of the characters.)characters).



* '''Conversed''': "I've heard that Bob's dog is male in Japan."

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* '''Conversed''': "I've heard that Bob's dog is male in Japan.Japanese."



* '''Played For Laughs''': In Japan, Bob's dog wears a hat with the symbol "♂" in it. For the English dub, this symbol was digitally edited to look like the symbol "♀".

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* '''Played For Laughs''': In Japan, Japanese, Bob's dog wears a hat with the symbol "♂" in it. For the English dub, this symbol was digitally edited to look like the symbol "♀".
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob's dog is male in America, but is female in Japan.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???One episode switches languages halfway through, [[MindScrew and the dog inexplicably flips to the other gender]].

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's dog dies.



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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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This time, I think I\'ve found a real inversion.


** In the English dub, Bob's LoveInterest is ''digitally edited'' to look female.



* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???The script writer flips the gender of one character early on.



* '''Parodied''': In Japan, Bob's dog wears a hat with the symbol "♂" in it. For the English dub, this symbol was digitally edited to look like the symbol "♀".

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* '''Parodied''': In Japan, Bob's dog wears a hat with the symbol "♂" in it. For the English dub, this symbol was digitally edited to look like the symbol "♀".???



* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The GenderFlip was ''intentional''.

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* '''Implied''': Bob's dog is [[TheGhost mentioned but never shown]].
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The GenderFlip was ''intentional''.intentional.
* '''Played For Laughs''': In Japan, Bob's dog wears a hat with the symbol "♂" in it. For the English dub, this symbol was digitally edited to look like the symbol "♀".
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's dog dies.



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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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* '''Inverted''': Bob's dog is evil.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob's dog is evil.???
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Found a possible inversion: applying the trope to a villain.


* '''Inverted''': Not applicable. This trope covers ''any GenderFlip in any country'', so there's no such thing as an inversion of it; the reverse of a gender flip is no gender flip (see Averted).

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* '''Inverted''': Not applicable. This trope covers ''any GenderFlip in any country'', so there's no such thing as an inversion of it; the reverse of a gender flip Bob's dog is no gender flip (see Averted).evil.

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\"Defied\" is the inversion of \"Invoked\", not \"Enforced\".


* '''Downplayed''': Bob's dog is a tomboy in America, but is a {{Bishonen}} in Japan.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Bob's dog is a tomboy in America, but is a {{Bishonen}} in Japan.Japan.
** Bob's dog is a one-time character.



* '''Inverted''': Not applicable. This trope covers ''any GenderFlip in any country'', so there's no such thing as an Inversion of it; the reverse of a gender flip is no gender flip (see Averted).

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* '''Inverted''': Not applicable. This trope covers ''any GenderFlip in any country'', so there's no such thing as an Inversion inversion of it; the reverse of a gender flip is no gender flip (see Averted).



* '''Double Subverted''': But suddenly, Bob's dog was taken to the vet. In the version with the gender reveal that opposed the audience's thoughts, the dog went under Gender-changing Surgery offscreen (And, as a matter of fact, wasn't [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] at all).

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* '''Double Subverted''': But suddenly, Bob's dog was taken to the vet. In the version with the gender reveal that opposed the audience's thoughts, the dog went under Gender-changing Surgery offscreen (And, as a matter of fact, (which wasn't [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] mentioned]] at all).



* '''Averted''': Every character's gender is the same in all dubs of the show.
* '''Enforced''': One episode featuring Bob's dog revealed that its love was a male hound. So the makers {{Bowdlerized}} the HoYay.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Bob's dog is female in the original Japanese version, and is depicted squatting to pee in an important scene to make it impossible to believably change her sex.
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Every character's gender is the same in all dubs of the show.
* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
**
One episode featuring Bob's dog revealed that its love was a male hound. So the makers {{Bowdlerized}} the HoYay.HoYay.
** Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.



* '''Invoked''': Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.Not applicable. (This trope is beyond the control of the characters.)



* '''Defied''': Bob's dog is female in the original Japanese version, and is depicted squatting to pee in an important scene to make it impossible to believably change her sex.

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* '''Defied''': Bob's dog Not applicable. (This trope is female in beyond the original Japanese version, and is depicted squatting to pee in an important scene to make it impossible to believably change her sex.control of the characters.)



* '''Conversed''': "So, let me guess. That TV show's Bob has a female dog that's male in Japan."

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* '''Conversed''': "So, let me guess. That TV show's Bob has a female "I've heard that Bob's dog that's is male in Japan."

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's dog is a GirlyGirl in America, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob's dog is a GirlyGirl in America, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan.Japan.
** ''Every character'' is the other gender in at least one country.



* '''Justified''': Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.

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* '''Justified''': Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.Not applicable. This trope requires the work to be translated into at least one other language, making an InUniverse explanation impossible.



* '''Subverted''':

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':



* '''Lampshaded''':

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.
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The way that the Inverted entry was phrased seemed...off.


* '''Inverted''': N/A (This trope covers ''any GenderFlip in any country'', so there's no such thing as an Inversion of it.)

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* '''Inverted''': N/A (This Not applicable. This trope covers ''any GenderFlip in any country'', so there's no such thing as an Inversion of it.)it; the reverse of a gender flip is no gender flip (see Averted).
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* '''Inverted''': '''IMPOSSIBLE''' (this trope covers any GenderFlip in any country)

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* '''Inverted''': '''IMPOSSIBLE''' (this N/A (This trope covers any ''any GenderFlip in any country)country'', so there's no such thing as an Inversion of it.)

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'''Basic Trope''': A character has different sexes in different places the work was released
* '''Straight''': Bob's dog is female in America, but is male in Japan
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's dog is a GirlyGirl in America, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's dog is a tomboy in America, but is a {{Bishonen}} in Japan

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'''Basic Trope''': A character has different sexes in different places the work was released
released (often due to a mistranslation).
* '''Straight''': Bob's dog is female in America, but is male in Japan
Japan.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's dog is a GirlyGirl in America, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan
Japan.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's dog is a tomboy in America, but is a {{Bishonen}} in JapanJapan.



* '''Inverted''': Nature of the trope makes this impossible

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* '''Inverted''': Nature of the '''IMPOSSIBLE''' (this trope makes this impossiblecovers any GenderFlip in any country)



* '''Parodied''': In Japan, Bob's dog wears a hat with the symbol "♂" in it. That symbol was changed to the symbol "♀".

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* '''Parodied''': In Japan, Bob's dog wears a hat with the symbol "♂" in it. That For the English dub, this symbol was changed digitally edited to look like the symbol "♀".



* '''Averted''': Bob's dog is female in America and Japan.

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* '''Averted''': Bob's dog Every character's gender is female the same in America and Japan.all dubs of the show.



* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The GenderFlip was ''intentional''.



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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Bob's dog is female in the original Japanese version, and is depicted squatting to pee in an important scene to make it impossible to believably change her sex.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's dog is a Girly Girl in America, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's dog is a Girly Girl GirlyGirl in America, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan



* '''Subverted''': Cue UnsettlingGenderReveal to Bob's dog in America. His gender remains male in Japan, though

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Cue UnsettlingGenderReveal to Bob's dog in America. His gender remains male in Japan, though



* '''Lampshaded''': (Subbed) "Be strong, little guy" (Dubbed) "Who's a good girl?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': (Subbed) '''Lampshaded''':
-->(Subbed)
"Be strong, little guy" guy"\\
(Dubbed) "Who's a good girl?"



* '''Conversed''': "So, let me guess. That TV show's Bob has a female dog that's male in Japan."

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* '''Conversed''': "So, let me guess. That TV show's Bob has a female dog that's male in Japan.""
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has different genders in different places the work was released

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'''Basic Trope''': A character has different genders sexes in different places the work was released
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Correcting an erroneous example of \"inversion\" for a trope that can\'t actually be inverted according to its basic definition.


'''Basic Trope''': A character has different genders in different places

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'''Basic Trope''': A character has different genders in different placesplaces the work was released



* '''Inverted''': Bob's dog is male in America, but female in Japan

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* '''Inverted''': Bob's dog is male in America, but female in JapanNature of the trope makes this impossible
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has different genders in different places
* '''Straight''': Bob's dog is female in America, but is male in Japan
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's dog is a Girly Girl in America, but is a non-{{Bishonen}} male in Japan
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's dog is a tomboy in America, but is a {{Bishonen}} in Japan
* '''Justified''': Bob's dog was seen with feminine qualities in Japan.
* '''Inverted''': Bob's dog is male in America, but female in Japan
* '''Subverted''': Cue UnsettlingGenderReveal to Bob's dog in America. His gender remains male in Japan, though
**The SamusIsAGirl Trope occurs in Japan, but not in America.
* '''Double Subverted''': But suddenly, Bob's dog was taken to the vet. In the version with the gender reveal that opposed the audience's thoughts, the dog went under Gender-changing Surgery offscreen (And, as a matter of fact, wasn't [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] at all).
* '''Parodied''': In Japan, Bob's dog wears a hat with the symbol "♂" in it. That symbol was changed to the symbol "♀".
* '''Zig Zagged''': See Double Subverted. After that, it was revealed that the gender-changing surgery failed.
* '''Averted''': Bob's dog is female in America and Japan.
* '''Enforced''': One episode featuring Bob's dog revealed that its love was a male hound. So the makers {{Bowdlerized}} the HoYay.
* '''Lampshaded''': (Subbed) "Be strong, little guy" (Dubbed) "Who's a good girl?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': In Japan, a female dog was used as bait. In America, this dog was male.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "So, let me guess. That TV show's Bob has a female dog that's male in Japan."

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