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+ | | image = DarkScorpionBurglars-TF04-JP-VG.png |
− | | caption = "[[Dark Scorpion - |
+ | | caption = Front: "[[Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow|Chick the Yellow]]"; middle, left to right: "[[Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover|Cliff the Trap Remover]]", "[[Don Zaloog]]", "[[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn|Meanae the Thorn]]"; back: "[[Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong|Gorg the Strong]]"; featured in the artwork of "[[Dark Scorpion Burglars]]" |
| ja_name = {{Ruby|黒|くろ}}{{Ruby|蠍|さそり}} |
| ja_name = {{Ruby|黒|くろ}}{{Ruby|蠍|さそり}} |
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| romaji = Kurosasori |
| romaji = Kurosasori |
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| trans = Black Scorpion |
| trans = Black Scorpion |
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| fr_name = Scorpion Noir |
| fr_name = Scorpion Noir |
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+ | | fr_trans = Black Scorpion |
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+ | | de_name = Dunkler Skorpion |
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+ | | it_name = Dark Scorpion |
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+ | | pt_name = Escorpião das Trevas |
+ | | es_name = Escorpión Oscuro |
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+ | |ko_name=전갈 |
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+ | |ko_hanja=全蠍 |
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+ | |ko_trans=Scorpion |
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+ | |ko_romanized=Jeon-gal |
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| sets = |
| sets = |
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* [[Pharaonic Guardian]] |
* [[Pharaonic Guardian]] |
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+ | [[File:Crest-Dark Scorpion.svg|thumb|100px|left|"Dark Scorpion" tattoo]] |
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− | "'''Dark Scorpion'''", known as "'''Black Scorpion'''" ({{Ruby|黒|くろ}}{{Ruby|蠍|さそり}} ''Kurosasori'') in Japan, is an [[archetype]] of [[Monster Card|monsters]] |
+ | "'''Dark Scorpion'''", known as "'''Black Scorpion'''" ({{Ruby|黒|くろ}}{{Ruby|蠍|さそり}} ''Kurosasori'') in Japan, is an [[archetype]] of [[DARK]] [[Warrior]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] who have [[Trigger Effect]]s that activate when they inflict [[battle damage]] to their opponent, giving the [[control]]ler a choice of two [[Monster effect|effects]]. The majority of these card effects disrupt the opponent's [[field]], [[hand]] or [[Main Deck|Deck]], with the exception of "[[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn]]" who instead searches out other "Dark Scorpion" cards. All members of this archetype are [[Level]] 3-4 monsters, except for the Level 5 "[[Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong]]". |
+ | The "Dark Scorpions" have been featured on numerous [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s. "Don Zaloog" and "[[Dark Scorpion Burglars]]" were introduced in ''[[Pharaonic Guardian]]'', "Cliff" in ''[[Magician's Force]]'', and the rest in ''[[Dark Crisis]]''. |
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− | ==Character design== |
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+ | ==Design== |
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[[File:DarkScorpions.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Members of the Dark Scorpions in their civilian disguises.]] |
[[File:DarkScorpions.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Members of the Dark Scorpions in their civilian disguises.]] |
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The Dark Scorpion's outfits consists of a grey, sleeveless, skin-tight top, featuring studs on the stomach, pants sectioned into grey and red layers, and grey wristbands with red tips. All members have a tattoo on their right arm of a scorpion. Each member carries a distinct weapon, and sometimes feature additional holsters on their costume for them. |
The Dark Scorpion's outfits consists of a grey, sleeveless, skin-tight top, featuring studs on the stomach, pants sectioned into grey and red layers, and grey wristbands with red tips. All members have a tattoo on their right arm of a scorpion. Each member carries a distinct weapon, and sometimes feature additional holsters on their costume for them. |
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− | <div style="float:right;">[[File:Meanae Linework. |
+ | <div style="float:right;">[[File:Meanae Linework.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Depicted here is [[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn (character)|Meanae]] in full Dark Scorpion regalia as well as her in civilian clothing.]]</div> |
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All members appeared in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' and wore civil disguises. Cliff appeared as a security guard, Gorg as a janitor, Meanae as a school nurse, Chick as a [[Slifer Red]] student, and Don Zaloog as a police detective in a Sherlock Holmes guise. |
All members appeared in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' and wore civil disguises. Cliff appeared as a security guard, Gorg as a janitor, Meanae as a school nurse, Chick as a [[Slifer Red]] student, and Don Zaloog as a police detective in a Sherlock Holmes guise. |
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+ | ==Members== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" | Monster |
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+ | ! colspan="2" | Variable effects |
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+ | ! Option 1 |
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+ | ! Option 2 |
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+ | | [[Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow]] |
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+ | | Target 1 card on the field; return that target to the hand |
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+ | | Look at the top card of your opponent's Deck, then return it to the top or bottom |
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+ | | [[Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover]] |
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+ | | Target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy that target |
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+ | | Send the top 2 cards of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard |
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+ | | [[Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong]] |
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+ | | Target 1 monster your opponent controls; return that target to the top of their Deck |
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+ | | Send the top card of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn]] |
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+ | | Add 1 "Dark Scorpion" card from your Deck to your hand |
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+ | | Target 1 "Dark Scorpion" card in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Don Zaloog]] |
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+ | | Discard 1 random card from your opponent's hand |
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+ | | Send the top 2 cards of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard |
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+ | |} |
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==Playing style== |
==Playing style== |
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− | "Dark Scorpions" are fairly weak physically, but benefit greatly from [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s that boost their [[Original ATK and DEF|power]] or weaken the opponent's [[Monster |
+ | "Dark Scorpions" are fairly weak physically, but benefit greatly from [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s that boost their [[Original ATK and DEF|power]] or weaken the opponent's [[Monster Card|monsters]]; "[[Mirror Wall]]", "[[Fairy Box]]" and "[[Shrink]]" can drastically cut an opponent's [[attack]]ing [[Monster Card|monster]]'s [[ATK]], causing the attacked Dark Scorpion to inflict [[battle damage]] and trigger its [[Card effect|effect]]. "[[Burden of the Mighty]]" and "[[The A. Forces]]" work well; combining "[[The A. Forces]]" with "[[Mustering of the Dark Scorpions]]" can both [[swarm]] the [[field]] and give you many strong [[Monster Card|monsters]] all at once. |
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− | work well. Combining "[[The A. Forces]]" with "[[Mustering of the Dark Scorpions]]" can both [[swarm]] the [[Playing Field|field]] and give you many strong [[Monster Cards|monsters]] all at once. |
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+ | "[[Don Zaloog]]" is the only Dark Scorpion that cannot be searched out or retrieved with the effect of "[[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn]]", so including some copies of "[[The Warrior Returning Alive]]" and a copy of "[[Reinforcement of the Army]]" will be handy in a Dark Scorpion deck. Also, it is a good idea to have 3 copies of each of the Dark Scorpions except "[[Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong]]" and "[[Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow]]". "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" is very handy for clearing the field to let the Dark Scorpions attack. Their DARK Attribute also makes them eligible for "[[Dark General Freed]]", protecting them from Spells and searches some of them out. "[[The Dark Creator]]" and "[[Dark Horus]]" can also be used to bring them back from the Graveyard. |
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− | + | Should you successfully activate "[[Dark Scorpion Combination]]" you may wish to give some thought as to which Dark Scorpion's abilities you use in what order. You may use the effect of "[[Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow|Chick]]" to check the top of the opponent's [[Main Deck|Deck]], then use another Dark Scorpion's effect to [[send]] the top card of their [[main Deck|Deck]] to the [[Graveyard]], or use the effect of "[[Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong|Gorg]]" to [[send]] a [[Monster Card|monster]] to the top of their [[Main Deck|Deck]] and then [[discard]] it the same way. After pulling off a "Combination", use "[[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn|Meanae]]" to retrieve the "[[Dark Scorpion Combination]]" card to play again next [[turn]]. |
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+ | A commonly used [[Trap Card]] with Dark Scorpions is "[[Robbin' Goblin]]", and sometimes "[[Robbin' Zombie]]". Since the archetype focuses on [[inflict]]ing [[Battle Damage]] to trigger effects (even if the damage is not great due to the Dark Scorpions being rather weak) those two cards will quickly deplete the opponent's [[hand]] and [[Main Deck|Deck]], especially if you activate "[[Dark Scorpion Combination]]" and hit the opponent five times in a [[turn]]. Another card that can combo easily with Dark Scorpions is "[[Armor Breaker]]", allowing you to destroy an opponent's card whenever you successfully inflict battle damage (on top of protecting the equipped Scorpion from destruction once). Since"[[Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow|Chick]]" and "[[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn]]" have 1000 ATK, they can be used with "[[Crush Card Virus]]". |
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* [[Marauding Captain]] |
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* [[Torapart]] |
* [[Torapart]] |
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* [[Blackwing Armed Wing]] |
* [[Blackwing Armed Wing]] |
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* [[Blackwing Armor Master]] |
* [[Blackwing Armor Master]] |
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* [[Colossal Fighter]] |
* [[Colossal Fighter]] |
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* [[Drill Warrior]] |
* [[Drill Warrior]] |
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* [[Dark End Dragon]] |
* [[Dark End Dragon]] |
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* [[Hundred Eyes Dragon]] |
* [[Hundred Eyes Dragon]] |
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* [[Number 20: Giga-Brilliant]] |
* [[Number 20: Giga-Brilliant]] |
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* [[Number 32: Shark Drake]] |
* [[Number 32: Shark Drake]] |
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+ | * [[Number 66: Master Key Beetle]] |
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* [[Steelswarm Roach]] |
* [[Steelswarm Roach]] |
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* [[Mustering of the Dark Scorpions]] |
* [[Mustering of the Dark Scorpions]] |
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* [[Allure of Darkness]] |
* [[Allure of Darkness]] |
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* [[Creeping Darkness]] |
* [[Creeping Darkness]] |
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Dark Scorpions have no tricks at all to survive on their own on the field, and are heavily dependent on Spell and Trap support to be effective; your opponent will be targeting your backrow Spells and Traps if they see you are running Dark Scorpions. Recent Deck archetypes also punish the use of the most common Dark Scorpion effects: "[[Dark World]]" cards benefit from hand destruction tactics, and "[[Lightsworn]]" and [[Dark counterpart]] Decks thrive on having their cards sent from the Deck to the Graveyard. Keep both of these in mind when using Dark Scorpions. Also, "[[Gravekeeper's]]" Decks will lockdown your Graveyard and negate you from bringing back cards when trying to use the effects of "[[The Dark Creator]]", "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" or "[[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn]]". However, these can be avoided if you use cards that [[banish]] cards instead of them going to the Graveyard, such as "[[Dimensional Fissure]]", "[[Macro Cosmos]]", "[[Banisher of the Light]]" and "[[Banisher of the Radiance]]". |
Dark Scorpions have no tricks at all to survive on their own on the field, and are heavily dependent on Spell and Trap support to be effective; your opponent will be targeting your backrow Spells and Traps if they see you are running Dark Scorpions. Recent Deck archetypes also punish the use of the most common Dark Scorpion effects: "[[Dark World]]" cards benefit from hand destruction tactics, and "[[Lightsworn]]" and [[Dark counterpart]] Decks thrive on having their cards sent from the Deck to the Graveyard. Keep both of these in mind when using Dark Scorpions. Also, "[[Gravekeeper's]]" Decks will lockdown your Graveyard and negate you from bringing back cards when trying to use the effects of "[[The Dark Creator]]", "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" or "[[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn]]". However, these can be avoided if you use cards that [[banish]] cards instead of them going to the Graveyard, such as "[[Dimensional Fissure]]", "[[Macro Cosmos]]", "[[Banisher of the Light]]" and "[[Banisher of the Radiance]]". |
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Revision as of 16:13, 22 June 2019
"Dark Scorpion", known as "Black Scorpion" (
The "Dark Scorpions" have been featured on numerous Spell and Trap Cards. "Don Zaloog" and "Dark Scorpion Burglars" were introduced in Pharaonic Guardian, "Cliff" in Magician's Force, and the rest in Dark Crisis.
Design
The Dark Scorpion's outfits consists of a grey, sleeveless, skin-tight top, featuring studs on the stomach, pants sectioned into grey and red layers, and grey wristbands with red tips. All members have a tattoo on their right arm of a scorpion. Each member carries a distinct weapon, and sometimes feature additional holsters on their costume for them.
All members appeared in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and wore civil disguises. Cliff appeared as a security guard, Gorg as a janitor, Meanae as a school nurse, Chick as a Slifer Red student, and Don Zaloog as a police detective in a Sherlock Holmes guise.
Members
Monster | Variable effects | |
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Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow | Target 1 card on the field; return that target to the hand | Look at the top card of your opponent's Deck, then return it to the top or bottom |
Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover | Target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy that target | Send the top 2 cards of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard |
Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong | Target 1 monster your opponent controls; return that target to the top of their Deck | Send the top card of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard |
Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn | Add 1 "Dark Scorpion" card from your Deck to your hand | Target 1 "Dark Scorpion" card in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand |
Don Zaloog | Discard 1 random card from your opponent's hand | Send the top 2 cards of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard |
Playing style
"Dark Scorpions" are fairly weak physically, but benefit greatly from Spell and Trap Cards that boost their power or weaken the opponent's monsters; "Mirror Wall", "Fairy Box" and "Shrink" can drastically cut an opponent's attacking monster's ATK, causing the attacked Dark Scorpion to inflict battle damage and trigger its effect. "Burden of the Mighty" and "The A. Forces" work well; combining "The A. Forces" with "Mustering of the Dark Scorpions" can both swarm the field and give you many strong monsters all at once.
"Don Zaloog" is the only Dark Scorpion that cannot be searched out or retrieved with the effect of "Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn", so including some copies of "The Warrior Returning Alive" and a copy of "Reinforcement of the Army" will be handy in a Dark Scorpion deck. Also, it is a good idea to have 3 copies of each of the Dark Scorpions except "Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong" and "Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow". "Dark Armed Dragon" is very handy for clearing the field to let the Dark Scorpions attack. Their DARK Attribute also makes them eligible for "Dark General Freed", protecting them from Spells and searches some of them out. "The Dark Creator" and "Dark Horus" can also be used to bring them back from the Graveyard.
Should you successfully activate "Dark Scorpion Combination" you may wish to give some thought as to which Dark Scorpion's abilities you use in what order. You may use the effect of "Chick" to check the top of the opponent's Deck, then use another Dark Scorpion's effect to send the top card of their Deck to the Graveyard, or use the effect of "Gorg" to send a monster to the top of their Deck and then discard it the same way. After pulling off a "Combination", use "Meanae" to retrieve the "Dark Scorpion Combination" card to play again next turn.
A commonly used Trap Card with Dark Scorpions is "Robbin' Goblin", and sometimes "Robbin' Zombie". Since the archetype focuses on inflicting Battle Damage to trigger effects (even if the damage is not great due to the Dark Scorpions being rather weak) those two cards will quickly deplete the opponent's hand and Deck, especially if you activate "Dark Scorpion Combination" and hit the opponent five times in a turn. Another card that can combo easily with Dark Scorpions is "Armor Breaker", allowing you to destroy an opponent's card whenever you successfully inflict battle damage (on top of protecting the equipped Scorpion from destruction once). Since"Chick" and "Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn" have 1000 ATK, they can be used with "Crush Card Virus".
Weaknesses and Counter-Strategies
Dark Scorpions have no tricks at all to survive on their own on the field, and are heavily dependent on Spell and Trap support to be effective; your opponent will be targeting your backrow Spells and Traps if they see you are running Dark Scorpions. Recent Deck archetypes also punish the use of the most common Dark Scorpion effects: "Dark World" cards benefit from hand destruction tactics, and "Lightsworn" and Dark counterpart Decks thrive on having their cards sent from the Deck to the Graveyard. Keep both of these in mind when using Dark Scorpions. Also, "Gravekeeper's" Decks will lockdown your Graveyard and negate you from bringing back cards when trying to use the effects of "The Dark Creator", "Dark Armed Dragon" or "Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn". However, these can be avoided if you use cards that banish cards instead of them going to the Graveyard, such as "Dimensional Fissure", "Macro Cosmos", "Banisher of the Light" and "Banisher of the Radiance".
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