|FOUNDERS
GRANT STOCK OPTION PLAN


FOR AGERE
EMPLOYEES


Effective as of June 1,
2002



      Article 1.
Background and Purpose

      
      The
        purpose of the Founders Grant Stock Option Plan For Agere Employees is
        to afford Employees of Agere Systems Inc. (Agere) who held
        options under the Lucent Technologies Inc. Founders Grant Stock Option
        Plan (the Lucent Plan) at the time of the Spin-off of Agere
        from Lucent Technologies Inc. (Lucent), substantially the
        same rights and benefits of equity ownership in their employer as they
        had prior to the Spin-off by providing those Employees with the opportunity
        to acquire shares of Agere Common Stock upon exercise of those options.


Article 2.
Definitions


For
the purposes of this Plan, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed
to them below:
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| |  | (a) |  | Board
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| | The
Board of Directors of Agere.
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| |  | (b) |  | Code
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| | The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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| |  | (c) |  | Committee
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| | The
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee (or any successor committee) of the Board.
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| |  | (d) |  | Common Stock or Stock
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| | The
Class A common stock of Agere, par value $0.01 per share.
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| |  | (e) |  | Company Action
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| | An
Agere or Subsidiary declared force management program, sale of a unit or portion of a
unit, Agere or Subsidiary initiated transfer of a Participant to a corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other business entity in which Agere has an
equity interest and which does not constitute a Subsidiary or placement of the job
function of a Participant with an outsourcing contractor.
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| |  | (f) |  | Delegate
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| | The
Employee Benefits Committee of Agere or any other person or committee authorized to
exercise specified authority under the Plan.
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| |  | (g) |  | Disability or Disabled
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| | Qualifying
for and receiving payments under a long-term disability pay plan maintained by Agere or
any Subsidiary or as required by or available under applicable local law.
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| |  | (h) |  | Employee
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| | Any
individual employed by Agere or any Subsidiary excluding leased employees within the
meaning of Section 414(n) of the Code.
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| |  | (i) |  | Exchange Act
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| | The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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| |  | (j) |  | Expiration Date
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| | The
date specified in the Stock Option Statement relating to the corresponding option under
the Lucent Plan after which the right to exercise an Option expires.
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| |  | (k) |  | Grant Date
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| | The
Grant Date shall be the original grant date of the corresponding option under the Lucent
Plan.
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| |  | (l) |  | Option or Stock Option
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| | An
option issued pursuant to the Plan in substitution for an option under the Lucent Plan.
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| |  | (m) |  | Option Price
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| | The
purchase price for the Stock under an Option as set forth in Article 6(c) below.
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| |  | (n) |  | Participant
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| | An
Employee of Agere to whom an Option is issued under the Plan.
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| |  | (o) |  | Plan
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| | The
Founders Grant Stock Option Plan For Agere Employees.
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| |  | (p) |  | Retirement
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| | Termination
of the employment of an Employee with Agere or any Subsidiary under circumstances where:
(i) the Employee is entitled to a retirement benefit under a pension plan or arrangement
with Agere; or (ii) the sum of the Employees years of service with Agere and
attained age at termination equals or exceeds seventy five (75). In addition to a
Participants service with Agere, the Committee will recognize service with Lucent
(including service with other entities that would have been recognized under the Lucent
Plan) for purposes of determining eligibility to receive pension benefits and years of
service. Any determination with respect to these matters shall be made by the Committee in
its sole discretion.
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| |  | (q) |  | Spin-off
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| | The
Spin-off of Agere from Lucent, effective June 1, 2002.
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| |  | (r) |  | Stock Appreciation Right
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| | A
right to receive in cash the difference between the fair market value of a share of Common
Stock on the exercise date and the Grant Date. A Stock Appreciation Right shall otherwise
have the same terms and conditions as a Stock Option hereunder.
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| |  | (s) |  | Stock Option Statement
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| | The
statement provided to the Participant by Lucent which evidenced the grant of an option
under the Lucent Plan and specifies the terms and conditions under which such Option was
granted, including the Grant Date, number of shares, and Expiration Date.
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| |  | (t) |  | Subsidiary
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| | A
subsidiary corporation of Agere as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, an
entity in which Agere directly or indirectly owns 50% or more of the voting interests or
any entity in which Agere has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Board,
the Committee or the Delegate.
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| |  | (u) |  | Substitute Award
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| | An
award granted in lieu of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right pursuant to Article 16.
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| |  | (v) |  | Vesting Date
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| | The
vesting date for all or any portion of an Option shall be October 1, 1999, or such earlier
date as is set forth in the corresponding Stock Option Statement.
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Article 3.
Shares Available for Option


There
shall be available for purchase under Options such number of shares of Common
Stock as are subject to Options. These shares may be authorized and unissued
shares, shares purchased in the open market or otherwise, treasury shares, or
any combination thereof, as the Board or the Delegate may from time to time
determine. This limitation shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Article
12 hereof. No new options may be granted under the Plan and shares subject to
Options which are forfeited, canceled, expired, or otherwise terminated without
the issuance of shares shall not be available for the grant of Options.


Article 4.
Administration


The
Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Delegate may make grants
of Options, administer the Plan, discharge the duties of the Committee under
Articles 5, 6, 7 and 16 with respect to Employees other than officers and
directors of Agere, and adopt rules and regulations under the Plan and make
interpretations of the Plan with respect to such Employees. If the Committee
does not appoint a Delegate, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee.


The
Committee shall be responsible to the Board for the operation of the Plan,
except for matters delegated to the Delegate, and shall make recommendations to
the Board with respect to participation in the Plan by Employees of Agere and
its Subsidiaries with respect to the extent of that participation. The
interpretations and construction of any provision of the Plan by the Committee
and the Delegate, as the case may be, shall be final, unless otherwise
determined by the Board. No member of the Board, the Committee or the Delegate
shall be liable for any action or determination made by him or her in good
faith.


The
Committee or the Delegate may designate employees of Agere to assist in the
performance of ministerial functions under this Plan and may delegate authority
to such persons to execute such documents on its behalf.


Article 5.
Eligibility


Employees
who, at the time of the Spin-off, held outstanding options originally granted
under the Lucent Plan as of the Spin-off, received substitute Options to
purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan. Except as set forth in Article
16 hereof, no other awards will be granted under the Plan.


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The
adoption of this Plan shall not be deemed to give any Employee any right to be
granted an Option to purchase Common Stock of Agere, except and to the extent
and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee.


Article 6.
Terms and Conditions of Option


Options
under the Plan are nonqualified stock options. Each Option shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:
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| |  | (a) |  | Grant of Option
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| | Each
Option shall be governed by the corresponding Stock Option Statement, with references to
Lucent being deemed references to Agere and references to the number of shares and
exercise price being deemed to be such amounts as reflect the conversion of the option at
the time of the Spin-off.
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| |  | (b) |  | Number of Shares
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| | Each
Stock Option Statement states the total number of shares of Lucent common stock to which
it pertains. That number was adjusted as a result of the Spin-off to reflect the fact that
the Option is now exercisable for Agere Common Stock.
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| |  | (c) |  | Option Price
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| | The
exercise price per share of Agere Common Stock shall be equal to the exercise price per
share of Lucent stock under the Lucent Plan as adjusted as a result of the Spin-off.
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| |  | (d) |  | Option Period and Limitations on Exercise of Options
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| | Unless
earlier canceled, or as otherwise provided in Article 7, Options may be exercised until
September 30, 2006. No portion of any Option shall be exercisable prior to the applicable
Vesting Date, except as provided in Article 7 or Article 9 below.
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| |  | (e) |  | Exercise of Option
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| | An
Option shall be exercised according to procedures established by the Committee and
communicated to Participants.
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Article 7.
Termination of Employment


A Participant
who terminates employment with Agere or any Subsidiary (other than by reason of
Retirement, Disability or death) after the Vesting Date for any portion of an
Option may exercise any such portion which is outstanding until the earlier of
ninety (90) days from the Participants termination date or the Expiration
Date set forth in the Stock Option Statement.


In
the case of a Participant who terminates employment with Agere or a Subsidiary
prior to the Vesting Date for any portion of an Option, any such portion of such
Option will be canceled immediately in full; provided, however, that any
such portion of such Option of a Participant who terminates employment with
Agere or a Subsidiary pursuant to a Company Action (other than any Participant
for whom such termination also constitutes Retirement, whose Option shall be
governed by Article 8), shall not be canceled, shall become nonforfeitable upon
such termination and shall be exercisable for a period of 90 days from the date
of such termination.


In
the case of a Participant whose employment with Agere or any Subsidiary is
terminated for cause, any outstanding Option under this Plan shall be forfeited
immediately.


Article 8.
Retirement and Disability


A
Participant who terminates employment with Agere or any Subsidiary because of
Retirement or Disability shall not forfeit any outstanding Option. Each portion
of any such outstanding Option may be exercised no earlier than the Vesting Date
for such portion and no later than the Expiration Date specified in the Stock
Option Statement.


Article 9.
Rights in the Event of Death


The
following provisions shall apply in the event of the death of a Participant.
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| |  | (a) |  | Active Employment, Retirement or Disability
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| | In
the event the Participant dies after attaining Retirement, becoming Disabled or while
actively employed by Agere or any of its Subsidiaries, any outstanding Options shall be
immediately vested and exercisable. Any outstanding Options shall be exercisable
immediately by the executors, administrators, legatees or distributees of the
Participants estate, as the case may be, and shall remain exercisable until the
Expiration Date specified in the Stock Option Statement.
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| |  | (b) |  | Termination
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| | In
the event the Participant dies within ninety (90) days after termination of employment,
any outstanding Option held by such Participant shall, to the extent vested on the date of
termination, be exercisable immediately by the executors, administrators, legatees or
distributees of the Participants estate, as the case may be, and shall remain
exercisable until the Expiration Date specified in the Stock Option Statement.
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|Article 10.
Rights to Continued Employment


Neither
this Plan nor any Option shall be construed as giving any person the right to be
retained in the employ of Agere or any Subsidiary. No Employee or Participant
shall have any claim to be granted any Option under the Plan, and there is no
obligation of uniformity of treatment of Employees or Participants under the
Plan. This Plan is of limited duration and creates no ongoing obligation of
Agere to provide any future benefit of similar value.


Article 11.
Nonassignability


No
Option granted under the Plan shall be assigned or transferred by the
Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
and such Option shall be exercisable, during the Participants lifetime,
only by the Participant.


Article 12.
Effect of Change in Stock Subject to Plan


In
the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock of Agere by reason of any
stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination
or exchange, stock split, reclassification or other like change, the aggregate
number and class of shares available under the Plan, the number, class and price
of shares subject to outstanding Options and the minimum number of shares for
which the Option may be exercised shall be adjusted by the Committee as
appropriate. The determination of the Committee shall be conclusive.


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Article 13.
Change in Control


In
the event of a change in control of Agere prior to the complete exercise of all
Options granted under the Plan, all outstanding Options shall become immediately
fully vested and exercisable notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the
contrary. Change in Control shall mean the happening of any of the
following events:
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| | (a)
An acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)
or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (an Entity)) of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (1)
the then outstanding shares of common stock of Agere (the Outstanding Company Common
Stock) or (2) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
Agere entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding
Company Voting Securities); excluding, however, the following: (i) any acquisition
directly from Agere, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion
privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from Agere,
(ii) any acquisition by Agere, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by Agere or any corporation controlled by Agere, or
(iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with
clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (c) of this Article 13; or
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| | (b)
A change in the composition of the Board during any two year period such that the
individuals who, as of the beginning of such two year period, constitute the Board (such
Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the Incumbent Board) cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however,
that for purposes of this definition, any individual who becomes a member of the Board
subsequent to the beginning of the two year period, whose election, or nomination for
election by Ageres stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of
those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent
Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further,
however, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of or in connection with a solicitation subject to Rule 14a-12(c) of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Exchange Act or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents by or on behalf of an Entity other than the Board shall not be so considered
as a member of the Incumbent Board; or
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| | (c)
The approval by the stockholders of Agere of a merger, reorganization or consolidation or
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Agere (each, a
Corporate Transaction) or, if consummation of such Corporate Transaction is
subject, at the time of such approval by stockholders, to the consent of any government or
governmental agency, the obtaining of such consent (either explicitly or implicitly by
consummation); excluding however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (1) all
or substantially all of the individuals and entities who are the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly
or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock, and
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting
from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation or other
person which as a result of such transaction owns Agere or all or substantially all of
Ageres assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries (a Parent
Company)) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately
prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no entity (other than
Agere, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of Agere, such corporation resulting
from such Corporate Transaction or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any
Parent Company for purposes of determining whether clause (1) above is satisfied in
connection with the applicable Corporate Transaction, such Parent Company) will
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the outstanding
shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the
combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors unless such ownership resulted solely from
ownership of securities of Agere prior to the Corporate Transaction, and (3) individuals
who were members of the Incumbent Board will immediately after the consummation of the
Corporate Transaction constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of
directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (or, if reference
was made to equity ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining whether
clause (1) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Corporate Transaction, of
the Parent Company); or
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| | (d)
The approval of the stockholders of Agere of a complete liquidation of Agere.
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|Article 14.
Reservation of Shares of Stock


Agere
during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available, and
will seek or obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction any requisite
authority necessary to issue and to sell, the number of shares of Common Stock
that shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan. The inability
of Agere to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority
deemed necessary by counsel for Agere for the lawful issuance and sale of Common
Stock hereunder shall relieve Agere of any liability in respect of the failure
to issue or sell Common Stock as to which the requisite authority has not been
obtained.


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Article 15.
Taxes


In
connection with the transfer of shares of Common Stock to a Participant (or his
legal representative) (or at such earlier date as may be required by local law),
Agere will require the Participant (or his legal representative) to pay the
amount required by any applicable governmental entity to be withheld or
otherwise deducted and paid with respect to such transfer (Withholding
Tax). Such obligation to pay Withholding Tax shall be satisfied by
providing Agere with funds (in U.S. dollars) sufficient to enable Agere to pay
such Withholding Tax.


Article 16.
Employees Based Outside of the United States


Notwithstanding
any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to foster and promote
achievement of the purposes of the Plan or to comply with the provisions of laws
in other countries in which Agere and its Subsidiaries operate or have
Employees, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and
authority to (1) determine which Employees employed outside the United States
are eligible to participate in the Plan, (2) modify the terms and conditions of
any Options granted to Employees who are employed outside the United States
(including the grant of Stock Appreciation Rights or some other comparable form
of award (Substitute Award)) in lieu of Options, and (3) establish
subplans, modified Option exercise procedures and other terms and procedures to
the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans established
under this Article 16 by the Committee shall be attached to this Plan as
Appendices. The terms of this Plan applicable to Options shall apply with like
effect to Stock Appreciation Rights and Substitute Awards to the extent legally
permissible.


Article 17.
Amendment of Plan


The
Board may amend the Plan at any time and from time to time. The Board may, at
any time or from time to time, suspend or terminate this Plan in whole or in
part.


No
such amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may, however, alter or
impair any Option granted prior to such amendment, suspension or termination,
without the written consent of the Optionee.


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Article 18.
Term of Plan


The
Plan shall become effective as of June 1, 2002. The Plan shall terminate when no Options
or Substitute Awards shall remain outstanding.


Article 19.
Governing Law


The
Plan, and the validity and construction of any Options granted hereunder shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.


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