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• | June 2006 |
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A New Album!

SCRB has released a new album entitled the “Mexican Album” The release includes 11 traditional Mexican folk songs and 1 original song.

1. El Gustito 2. Canción Mixteca 3. El Abandonado 4. El Sinaloense 5. La Doña del Pueblo 6. La Llorona 7. Rogaciano 8. La Barca de Oro 9. Vaquilla Colorada 10. La Golondrina 11. Alma Llanera 12. Volver Volver

Song Samples are available at our website-the CD is available at our online store. We have received numerous positive comments about the photos used for our “Mexican Album” The photos were taken by our friend Bill Steen of the Canelo Project, in Canelo, Arizona.

Please visit their website to learn more about the Canelo Project. The Canelo Project is a small non-profit dedicated to the exploration and education of natural, local and artistic building techniques, workshops in straw bale, earthen and lime. caneloproject.com.

Our thanks to Deborah Ronstadt (Mike’s wife) who did the layout and artwork for our album - she once again did an outstanding job!

Our thanks to Michael G. Ronstadt for sitting-in on “La Llorona” and “Rogaciano” - adding a wonderful cello part to the songs.

Our thanks go to Jim Brady, sound and recording engineer, for his patience and expertise.

We hope everyone enjoys our new CD.

Thanks-SCRB

A New Review!

The band is thrilled to have “Volume 2” reviewed in the latest issue of Sing Out!

Sing Out! is a premier international folk music magazine with an incredible history.

Sing Out! P.O. Box 5460
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SCRB is especially honored the review is by the respected music journalist Stephanie P. Ledgin. Please run out and pick up your copy today. The magazine is a great resource and lots of fun to read! Copies are available at most Borders Books, and Barnes and Noble bookstores!

A New Article

SCRB is interviewed by Tucson Citizen Editor Rogelio Olivas:
Published June 22, 2006

Music: Santa Cruz River Band speaks of home and longing

Tucson Citizen

2006 has been a year of loss and rebirth for the Santa Cruz River Band. In April the group lost a member of its family when bassist Arthur Miscione, 53, died. While still healing, vocalist-guitarist Ted Ramírez, vocalist-guitarist Michael J. Ronstadt and requinto-mandolin player Gilbert Brown completed a new CD, "The Mexican Album." They also shortened their name from the Ronstadt-Ramirez Santa Cruz River Band. Calendar editor Rogelio Olivas discussed the new CD with the group.

RO: You guys have been around for four years. Why do "The Mexican Album" now?

TR: We started recording right away and released two Southwestern folk albums. Both albums were a combination of classic folk songs from the U.S., Mexico and our original songs. Recording a Mexican album was always part of the plan.

GB: It takes time to develop a style of music that exhibits originality, but is firmly rooted in tradition. The years that the Santa Cruz River Band has spent learning and performing these old Mexican songs, gave us as a group a strong "feel" for the music. We felt the time had arrived.

TR: We all grew up listening to Mexican music both on the radio and from live performance groups and family members. The exposure instilled in us a great love and pride for our Mexican heritage. We wanted to record an album that would help preserve the songs for young people, and encourage folks to listen and enjoy some of the classic folk songs of Mexico. They are great songs.

RO: How did you decide which songs to include on the CD? What were you looking for?

TR: We are very spontaneous and rarely plan anything. The collection of songs on the album came about very naturally. We showed up at the sessions, huddled around the mic and decided right then what to sing and record. There are so many wonderful Mexican songs it was hard to decide.

GB: These songs are ones both Ted and Michael have heard and sung since childhood. We wanted the listener to be transported to a time when folks gathered together for an evening of song, dance and lots of tortillas played around a campfire just enjoying life.

RO: The disc includes a new original song, "Doña" .Where did you get the inspiration for the song?

TR: "La Doña Del Pueblo" was written to recognize and celebrate the Spanish and Mexican tradition of honoring the important women in a community. In Tucson, a local cultural preservation group, Los Descendientes, carries on this tradition. Doña Cele Peterson first asked me to think about writing this song. I thought it was a great idea. We debuted the song at the installation of Doña Genevieve Whalen in 1998.

RO: How different is it performing songs in Spanish versus doing songs in English? Do classic Mexican songs require a more emotional interpretation?

MR: One of the beautiful things about many of the Mexican songs is that they have an "emotional" part that speaks directly to one's heart. You do not have to speak the language or understand the words to get a feeling for what the song is about. We try to approach all of our music in this fashion whether it is in English, Spanish, O'odham or any other language.

RO: You describe your music as "Southwestern folk." What exactly is "Southwestern folk?"

TR: When we started performing, people asked what kind of music we played. We would go into a long description about our influences and repertoire and finally I called it "Southwestern folk." Once during a rehearsal, we jokingly called it "Mexibilly", and that works too, but I think Southwestern folk music is the music of America. It is about the Indian people, the Spanish and Mexicans, Germans and Irish people, basically all of the people that have called northern Mexico, Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah home.

RO: Which is your favorite track on the CD and why?

GB: "Volver, Volver" is probably my personal favorite because it reminds me of growing up in Ajo. It was the traditional "last song" at the dances.

TR: I like "Vaquilla Colorada." Lorenzo Barcelata is one of my favorite songwriters. The song reminds me of the Miguel Aceves Mejía movies I saw as a kid, and of the days when my friend Travis Edmonson played the song around Tucson.

RO: How did the group adjust to the death of band member Arthur Miscione earlier this year?

GB: We miss Arthur a lot; not only for his contributions to the music, but because he was a strong presence in all that we did as a group. Even going to a restaurant is different since he isn't there to declare himself "fortified" at the end of each meal. Musically speaking, we miss Arthur's bass and his vocal contributions, but (we) don't feel the time is right to make changes.

RO: What kinds of audiences are you attracting?

MR: We appeal to all sorts of audiences and ages. We find that our music is very well received in Holland and Wales as well as Ajo and Phoenix. This is one of the exciting things about this group and the mix of music we do. It crosses cultural as well as generational lines.

RO: Which is your favorite performance venue in Tucson and why?

GB: One of my personal favorite places to play is the VA hospital. We play there just because it's a good thing to do, and you can't measure the reward of seeing spirits lifted.

TR: I agree with Gil. There are a lot of wonderful venues in Tucson for us - The Fox Theatre, Raices Taller Art Gallery, the list goes on - but anywhere we can make a difference and help put a smile on someone's face is the best place to be.

Please visit the link below to see this article at the official Tucson Citizen website. You may submit a comment about this article or about the Santa Cruz River Band there if you wish–thanks. http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/entertainment/16076.php

A Wonderful Fan Review July 2006!

We received this concert review as a guest book entry on our website. It is a review of our July 23, 2006 CD Release concert held at Raices Taller Art Gallery in Tucson Arizona.

There are very few live performance reviews of SCRB, and this is a great one!

There are some concerts that just BEG to be reviewed. The Santa Cruz River Band performance last night was one of them.

Seeing this group live is a real treat for me, even more so than listening to them on CD (which is also a treat, even in my car on the way to work when I turn up the volume and try to sing along in Spanish). There is just something about “the boys” up close and personal that doesn’t translate to digital or even vinyl.

First, there’s always the rapport that they instantly develop with the audience while they are tuning their instruments. They seem a little awkward and even “down home” while standing there trying to fill up the time until they’re all set. That just adds to their charm.

Next, they launch into some really beautiful, uplifting, and many times hilarious tunes. The harmonious blending of the three voices, like a fine wine, just seems to get better and better with time. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think all three were brothers.

The song that was dedicated to Arthur, “Feel the Wind,” put a lump in my throat. (Michael’s singing was truly inspired.) Gil’s song for his special lady brought a tear to my eye. And then there was comic relief with “There’s No Tortillas.” My emotions certainly got a workout.

Ted’s singing and playing on the guitar and vihuela were superb, as always. The band took the time to educate the standing-room-only crowd about the origins and meanings of several of the Mexican songs.

Being in the audience, I was able to eavesdrop on the reaction of the crowd. A woman in the row ahead of me was heard saying, “This would make a great video.” The woman next to me sang along to “Volver Volver.” The person sitting next to me remarked, “If this song [El Gustito] is on their new album, I’ll buy it for sure.” (It is.) Add in the southwestern artwork surrounding the stage, the warm night air, the whirling of the overhead fans, the Margaritas in the next room, and a distant train whistle, and you’ve got a unique Tucson experience.

SCRB concerts are very special and not to be missed. I think that a line from one of their songs sums it up best: AMO, LLORO, CANTO, SUENO!

Lori Bonati

Thank you Lori!

SCRB

North Wales July/August 2006!

Welsh Concert Tour

We are looking forward to the Boys arriving here in Wales in July. In fact, we can hardly wait! We have so much fun and laughter and LATE NIGHTS!!! (I usually am an early bird for bed, but when the Boys are here I try to keep awake, not too difficult! as I HATE to miss any FUN!)

Here is an idea for all you fans of what they will be doing!

They have gigs booked for all over North Wales and Chester.

Starting with a Community gig in Talwrn, on the Isle of Anglesey July 21, the Welsh folk here are preparing a great meal and an enthusiastic audience already!

July 22nd sees the Band in the Red Bill Art Gallery in Shotton, near Chester. Great ideas have been set in motion for this event. We are having a Cultural Exchange between Raices Taller Gallery in Tucson and Red Bill. Our local Conwy High School schoolchildren are preparing a Welsh Frieze for the Red Bill Art Gallery and this will be displayed on the night. In exchange the Yaqui Indian school children of Tucson are also preparing their Frieze of the South West which will be brought to the Red Bill and displayed alongside the Welsh Frieze. Then the Welsh Frieze will be transferred to Tucson to be shown there!

These are being prepared with great enthusiasm by both cultures! We think this is a wonderful idea.

We have arranged for the Band to play at Llangollen Abbey Grange Hotel, again, Sunday lunchtimes and some evening gigs. Nearby, the pubs of Corwen, a town sitting in the hills, will be hosting the Boys a couple of evenings. These dates are yet to be finalised.

There are a couple of venues in Chester in the process of being arranged and these will be posted on the web site very soon.

We have been invited to give an afternoon performance for an Archery Club locally, the arrangements kindly organized by friends, Mike and Lynn Seiler. This to be on July 26th.

An evening at the Antelope Pub near Menai Bridge on August 4th promises to be fun and is being held for a Charity.

The next day, August 5th the band appear in the Padre Pio Garden of Pantasaph Franciscan Friary near Holywell, again supporting the Justice and Peace groups mission of supporting the African Aids Orphans of South Africa. This was such a success last year and we are hoping for a good turn out again from our local audience!

August 6th sees the Band at the North Wales Theatre, Llandudno once more, at the North Wales Country Music Festival. Thanks to Iona and Andy who welcomed the Band for another year! They will be appearing alongside Mary Jean Lewis (niece of the great Jerry Lee Lewis!) and the Collier Dixon Line.

Conwy Folk Club will be welcoming the Boys again on August 7th at the Malt Loaf pub in Conwy. This will be a great evening!

Again, on the Isle of Anglesey, August 9th the Victoria Hotel in Menai Bridge will be host to a gig. Maybe some of the Talwrn audience will treat themselves to a second helping of the Santa Cruz River Band!

August 11th at the Conwy Guild Hall, the Band will be feted by the local Council Dignitaries and special friends. This is a Cultural Exchange between the Walled Towns of the North Wales area and Tucson. Hopefully, the Mayors of these towns will be present to welcome our ambassadors from Tucson. What an evening this promises to be!

August 12th the Band will visit Berthlwyd Hall Hotel, snuggling in the hills behind Conwy. The Hotel is busy gathering its audience for this special night.

In the pipe line there is another visit to the Talardy Hotel in St Asaph. The date to agreed and finalized shortly.

Finally, there will be a gig at the Dinorben Arms Hotel/Pub, in Bodfari, near St Asaph. This place is FULL of history!

When the Roman General Varius chose a commanding site overlooking the lovely Vale of Clwyd for his villa it became known as "Botvarius " (House of Varius) and a thousand years later the village of Bodfari is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.

In the twelfth century the Church of St. Stephen was built and although much of it has been rebuilt at a much later date, the original tower still dominates the area. Traces still exist of an adjoining building which may have served in the first place as a resting place for pilgrims and probably later as a coaching stop.

All this seems to indicate that the origins of the present "Dinorben Arms" could be much earlier that the date 1640 which appears on the front porch of the existing building. Fortunately the extensive rebuilding in recent years, far from destroying its traditional character has succeeded in restoring and enhancing its genuine old-world charm.

Amongst the many relics of the past, discovered during rebuilding, the most exciting was a well containing water This has been renovated, re-lined and with a canopy and plate glass over the shaft, now makes a most unusual feature in the 'Well Bar". In the absence of authentic records it is interesting to speculate on the origin of such a rare bar fixture. It is known that the Romans built a well in the immediate vicinity and that, long after in the seventh century, a Christian hermit known as Deifar settled by the well at Bodfari

Deifar had a reputation for great wisdom and pilgrims traveled from far and wide to seek his advice. In succeeding centuries, "Deifar's Well" was, itself believed to possess magical qualities. It attracted many visitors and local mothers dipped their babies in the well, believing that they would then never cry at night. So, the mystery remains, but undoubtedly this could be Deifar's Well.

So, all in all, the Boys will be out most nights and I hope will have some of the day time to rest up! Oh! I doubt this now, as we have just had two requests for gigs or rather, concerts, at two local churches! St Mary’s in Towyn and the Church of Wales in Glan Conwy! So better rest before you come, Boys!!

Philadelphia Folk Festival Aug, 2006!

SCRB is playing the Philadelphia Folk festival August 19, 2006!

Click here to go to the Philadelphia Folk festival site

We believe the Santa Cruz River Band is the first Arizona folk band to play this festival

The Music Corner!

Greetings to all our readers,

Recently, we performed at the Albuquerque Folk Festival, and gave a workshop on "Live Performance Techniques". I will be sharing the highlights of that workshop in the next few newsletters.

The more you perform in the public, in front of an audience, the more you learn how to give the best you can give and how to take care of yourself at the same time. I hope this will be a help to some of you musicians out there.

Live Performance Techniques~Preparing to Perform

The first thing required to perform well is to know your material. You should "own" a song before getting up on stage with it, in order to communicate with the audience. Having the notes and words down is one thing, but taking ownership-having a distinct message to convey- is a big step beyond that.

Just as an athlete stretches and warms before a race, singers and musicians should do the same before performing. This will enhance your performance and reduce strain on yourself. For vocals, we generally do a warm up exercise from Rosemary Butler. This is on CD so we can go through it on the way to a concert. We had lots of laughs over the vocal contortions we were asked to do, but it really works to limber the vocal cords, increase your range and prevent fatigue. To warm up on the instruments, it doesn't take much to get the fingers and mind working together... personally I often warm up with something other than what we are playing that day, as it's too tempting to make a last minute improvement on some run....not good to do! Just play anything that gets your hands limbered up and ready to go to work.

That's it for now...till next issue, Adios.

The Web Page!

Hello everyone…..

If you have visited our web site in the last several weeks you may have noticed that we have a new Photo Gallery.We encourage you to come and view the photos!

This is something we have wanted to do for a long time and the time is now here. It is a great opportunity for folks we meet in our travels to share a bit of our time together or things that touch their hearts with everyone that looks at our site.

If you have photos or images that you would like to share please send those to my Gmail address at michael.ronstadt@gmail.com. I use the Gmail address because it will accept files up to 10MB. Someone sent me a picture of one of the windmills my grandfather sold in Southern Arizona with the F. Ronstadt Hardware name on the tail and it was inspired by the “Mill of Oracle” song on our Volume 1 CD. I look forward to hearing from you and seeing what visual treasures the Santa Cruz River Band fan base may hold.

This Issues Featured Image:

This drawing was submitted by: Alan Hom. Alan drew this the first time he attended our concert at Arizona Folklore Preserve a couple of years ago. It has many of the elements of the songs we did in that concert.

Guest Book

We also have a new guest book where you can leave messages and comments. Click here to check it out!

Here are a few of this months comments:

Thank you to everyone who has added to our Gallery and Guest Book. I am looking forward to seeing what next month brings...

Until next time… Adios
MR

La Cocina!

Yummy Food for the Tummy!

Folklore – Myth – History - Truth!

The Legend of the Volcanos

The Legend about Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl comes from the ancient Náhuas. As it comes from an oral tradition, there are many versions of the same story. There are also poems and songs telling this beautiful story.

Many years before Cortés came to Mexico, the Aztecs lived in Tenochtitlán, today's Mexico City. The chief of the Aztecs was a famous Emperor, who was loved by all the Indians. The Emperor and his wife, the Empress, were very worried because they had no children. One day the Empress said to the Emperor that she was going to give birth to a child. A baby girl was born and she was as beautiful as her mother. They called her Iztaccíhuatl, which in Náhuatl means "white lady".

Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl

All the Indians loved Izta and her parents prepared her to be the Empress of the Aztecs. When she grew up, she fell in love with a loving captain of the tribe, called Popoca.

One day, a war broke out and the warriors had to go south to fight the enemy. The Emperor told Popoca that he had to bring the head of the enemy chief back from the war, so he could marry his daughter.

After several months of combat, a warrior who hated Popoca sent a false message to the Emperor. The message said that his army had won the war, but that Popoca had died in battle. The Emperor was very sad when he heard the news, and when Izta heard she could not stop crying. She refused to go out and did not eat any more. A few days later, she became ill and she died of sadness.

When the Emperor was preparing Izta's funeral, Popoca and his warriors arrived victorious from war. The Emperor was taken aback when he saw Popoca, and he told him that other warriors had announced his death. Then, he told him that Izta had died.

Popoca was very sad. He took Izta's body and left the town. He walked a long way until he arrived at some mountains where he ordered his warriors to build a funeral table with flowers and he put Izta lying on top. Then he kneeled down to watch over Izta and died of sadness too.

The Gods were touched by Popoca's sacrifice and turned the tables and the bodies into great volcanoes. The biggest volcano is Popocatépetl, which in Náhuatl means "smoking mountain". He sometimes throws out smoke, showing that he is still watching over Iztaccíhuatl, who sleeps by his side.

Tales From the Trail!

Well good friends, we have just recently returned from a successful 2000 mile tour of New Mexico and Colorado. We left Tucson on a very hot afternoon after delivering our weekly radio program “The Sounds of Arizona” to Bill Ehlinger at KSAZ radio, and our new CD the “Mexican Album” to editor Roy Olivas of the Tucson Citizen for his review.

We made it all the way to the Horse Shoe Café in Benson before we had to stop to eat! We visited with our waitress, talked about music, medicinal herbs, windmills, and other important things, and we enjoyed an outstanding salad, and an order their famous garlic fries. Correction, being that we were so busy visiting, we forget to order the fries, and that ended up bugging us the whole trip! Oh well-next time…

After lunch, we strolled next door to Benson’s only music store. It’s hard to pass a music shop when on the road. They almost always have the same kind of stuff, but the allure of possibly finding a treasure like a wonderful old Martin guitar for 25 cents or less never gets old for musicians.

But, all there was to find were a few interesting looking and weird smelling cones of incense prominently labeled Frankincense. The store owner tried to warn us – he said “they might not smell too good”, but we bought a couple anyway and he gave us a kind smile and we left.

We always buy incense sticks while on the road–mostly the really good stuff from places like Tibet and India, it’s a tension reliever and spiritual thing, but this stuff looked too weird to pass up. The cones were 2” high and with 2” diameter base, and smelled---well let’s say---they smelled O.K., but this surely had to be good stuff…right?

Well as soon as we were back in the van and on the road-I fired up a cone and boy was the store owner right! It smelled really bad! It burned like piece of cardboard, and was really hard to put out! It really stunk up the van. We ended up leaving our treasure cones on a ledge of an abandoned building in Hatch, New Mexico right next to the restaurant where we stopped to, what else, eat! We all had a couple of tacos, a bean tostada and a glass of horchata, and hit the road ready to try to make it all the way to Albuquerque where we were to spend the night, and of course, eat!

We checked into the Inn Suites in Albuquerque and slept fairly-good. The next morning Gil and Mike were up early and went down stairs to eat a little of the complimentary breakfast the hotel offers guests and soon met up with a traveling flamenco dance company. They were in town for a show-I got a chance to talk with them too before we left for Santa Fe where we stopped again to eat… Are you starting to sense a theme?

As in Benson, we were having a wonderful conversation with our Santa Fe waitress when my cellular phone rang. I could tell something was up just by the urgency of the ring. It was Bill Fegan, a good friend and an agent we like to work with, he sounded a bit worried and asked when we planned to get into Raton, New Mexico-where we were scheduled to appear at 5:00 pm that evening.

I explained we were in Santa Fe having a bite to eat and that we should be in Raton in about 3 hours… He asked if we had P.A. system with us. I said we did, and he explained how the musical group “Alborado” whom he had scheduled to play on the same bill with us, and also had scheduled to supply the sound system for the event, had broken down in Phoenix and would not be able to make the gig. I assured Bill our system could do the job, and that he was more than welcome to use it. So, we finished our meal and headed for Raton to save the day!

It took us about 3.5 hours to get there as Gilbert has a little note taped onto the speedometer that warns whoever is driving to keep the van’s speed between 70 and 75 MPH max! And of course, I always do just that, so we rolled into town a little late and quickly headed for the historic part of town where our stage was to be set up.

As we arrived just in time to witness a crew of about 5 people running around frantically trying to get the stage (a flat bed hauling trailer) setup for the evening performances. It had been a while since I last played on a flat bed trailer, but I remember each time it has happened very well.

The first time was with my childhood friend Randy Carrillo of Mariachi Cobre. We were driven around town playing Rock and Roll music (we were about 12 years old) to help drum up support for Randy’s cousin who was running for some sort of public office. The other really memorable time happened near Benson at a Mormon Battalion Celebration I had been hired to perform at the event-it was in a cow pasture with about 2000 people present-so I definitely remembered how to do perform on a flat bed. In fact, this all seemed kind-of-fun to me.

The sun was blazing down, it was about 100 degrees. Billy from Raton’s KRTN radio station, our friend Bill Fegan, a few good folks from the local art gallery, and the town lawyer were all busy doing their best to help out. We soon assembled the little awning designed to give the musicians some shade while performing. Mike, Gil and I wondered if it could stand up to the wind that was just starting to kick up. It looked a little flimsy, plus the awning was 10’x10’ and the trailer was 8’x20’, so we had to come up with some way to fit the awning onto the trailer.

Gil came up with a great solution-being of Oklahoma farming stock he quickly noticed that the audience seating for this event consisted of 4 or 5 long rows of straw hay bales. Mike and I watched as Gil scratched his chin and walked over to the bales picked one up and placed on top of the flatbed. He looked at us and said. “you all know if we were to get four of these straw bales and place them up on the flat bed-we can stick the ends of the bales out about 12” and that will be just enough to hold up the awning. We all agreed with Gilbert and in no time flat-we had ourselves a straw bale stage. Mike thought we might even have our first flying straw bale stage if the wind kept up.

We stood back to admire the work and it was beeeeautiful! Then we noticed the little red, white and blue skirting thing was blowing all up and down in the wind. Billy from the Raton radio station quickly ran and brought back a roll of duct tape and he taped small rocks to the ends of the skirt to keep it from blowing around in the wind. Now it was perfect!

Well good friends that was day one and two of our 10 day tour. Maybe someday I will be able to tell you all about the rest of our New Mexico/Colorado tour sometime-I sure hope so…

Your friend,
TR

Our Circle of Friends!

SCRB has many wonderful fans & friends from all over the world and we want to list them all here.

This list honors our friends and fans including those that have passed on. We honor, celebrate all our good and dear friendships Right here!

If you have attended a SCRB concert, met the boys somewhere, or have any other connection to SCRB, we want to include your name - please send us the connection information by email, and we will gladly add you to our ever growing “Circle of Friends!” list.

We want to keep a positive connection with all of you!

This list is far from complete, so if you do not see your name listed please send us a reminder - we will always be adding names to this wonderful list. We’d like to honor and remember every one of our fans and friends. Please help us to compile a complete list!

If convenient - please send along a digital photo of yourself-this will help us associate the names and faces. We’d like to add your photos to our fan web photo gallery, but only with your permission.

Please feel free to send us comments, stories, and photos.

We will do our best to include them in our newsletter or website.

Thank you,

Jan Hedgecock – SCRB Newsletter Editor

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