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lost either his capacity to master the most 

complicated issues of public policy or his 

frankly kid-like, ebullient enthusiasm for 

trying to resolve them. He was also a politician, and generally a pretty successful one. 

Some of the problems Mr. Aspin had, especially on the Hill, were the all but inevitable 

lot of anyone trying to navigate the shoals 

of military defense policy in a (then) majority Democratic Party that was bitterly and 

irreconcilably divided between hawks and 

doves; unsurprisingly, his maneuverings as 

chairman of Armed Services frequently infuriated one or the other side, especially in the 

unending struggle over developing weapons 

systems. His own inclinations evolved from 

the more dovish to the more hawkish over 

the years. As Bill Clinton’s first defense secretary, Mr. Aspin had the equally challenging job of trying to reconcile Pentagon 

thinking with Democratic Party thinking in 

the matter of Mr. Clinton’s proposals for altering the status of gays in the military. His 

most notable accomplishment as secretary 

was the review of Pentagon budgeting and 

procurement procedures that he worked up 

in his 11 months there. His most notable public stand was that taken—rightly, in our 

view—in support of President Bush’s policy 

on Kuwait at a time when so many other 

Democratic Party leaders in Congress were 

in doubt or in flight. 

Mr. Aspin was humiliated by being pushed 

out of the Defense Department by Mr. Clinton and the other rivalrous members of Mr. 

Clinton’s national security team. But the 

thing about the former defense secretary was 

that he couldn’t stay humiliated or give vent 

to personal bitterness over such things. He 

came back to serve as head of the Clinton advisory group reviewing national intelligence. 

The faults for which Mr. Aspin was allegedly 

fired—imprecision, inability to manage the 

huge defense establishment and slowness in 

coming to clear-cut action decisions—were 

presumably real. Such defects would certainly go with the general makeup of the 

man: intellectually restless, always turning 

the thing over and over in his mind, more 

given to trying to imagine and grasp all the 

aspects of a problem than to measuring or 

indexing them. We can understand how this 

came to grief for Mr. Aspin in the Clinton 

administration. But you need only read the 

recently published confessional book by Mr. 

Aspin’s predecessor and onetime employer, 

Robert McNamara, to understand, as well, 

that an opposite, superefficient turn of mind 

is not exactly the key to defense policy salvation. Maybe Les Aspin was the wrong man 

for his months in the Clinton Cabinet. The 

same cannot in any respect be said of his 

roughly three decades of productive public 

service.∑ 

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TRIBUTE TO DICK COMBS 

∑ Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 

rise today to mourn the death of a 

close friend, Mr. Dick Combs. Dick died 

last Wednesday from complications 

after heart surgery. 

Over the years, he touched the lives 

of many people in northern Kentucky. 

Dick was a very special man, but one 

thing in particular made him one of a 

kind. It was his trademark green comb. 

Everytime he introduced himself to 

someone he would hand them a green 

pocket comb with his name on it. 

There’s probably not a person in northern Kentucky that hasn’t combed his 

or her hair with a comb from Dick. But 

this wasn’t his only trademark, he was 

also seen nearly everyday driving 

around town in his 1968 red convertible 

Ford Mustang, smiling and waving to 

everyone he passed. And who could forget his old fishing hat, an item he 

would never leave the house without. 

The World War II veteran was elected 

Kenton County commissioner in 1984, a 

victory that is in the record books and 

the subject of political trivia questions 

across the Bluegrass State. Dick was 

the first Republican in 75 years to win 

a seat on the fiscal court. He also 

served as a member of the Kenton 

County GOP executive committee, the 

Northern Kentucky Area Planning 

Commission, the Boone-Kenton Cable 

TV Board, and he was a founding member of the Northern Kentucky Salvation Army Advisory Board. 

With all his political activities you 

would think that Dick wouldn’t have 

time for anything else. But that wasn’t 

the case, he always found time for his 

true loves: his family and his community. 

He kept busy in the community by 

getting involved in the Fort Mitchell 

Kiwanis and Optimist clubs, the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, 

and the American Animal Association. 

His care and support for stray animals 

was even recognized by the animal 

rights community, who endorsed his 

candidacy. Dick would go out of his 

way to help his animal friends. He 

would even go as far as leaving his garage door open at night so any stray 

animal could have a safe haven from 

the elements. 

Dick was also a deacon at Fort 

Mitchell Baptist Church for more than 

35 years. There wasn’t a Sunday that 

went by that Dick wasn’t standing outside the church greeting every parishioner that walked through the doors. 

To some it may have seemed like a 

small gesture, but to churchgoers it 

wasn’t a Sunday without seeing his 

smiling face. His absence at church last 

Sunday was felt by members young and 

old, including a young boy who cried 

when he didn’t see Dick at the church’s 

door. 

Mr. President, I ask you to join me in 

extending my heartfelt sympathy and 

prayers to his family and to all those 

whose lives he touched. Dick, will be 

missed.∑ 

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THE 40TH ANNUAL DETAILED FINANCIAL REPORT OF SENATOR 

PAUL SIMON 

∑ Mr. SIMON. Mr. President, it has 

been my practice in each of the 40 

years I have spent in public life to volunteer a detailed accounting of my finances. 

I ask that my financial report for 

1994 be printed in the RECORD. 

The financial report and related announcement follow: 

ANNOUNCEMENT 

For the 40th consecutive year that he has 

held public office, U.S. Senator Paul Simon, 

D–Ill., has released a detailed description of 

his income, assets and liabilities. 

Simon has been making the voluntary annual statements longer than any other national officeholder. Simon set his policy 

when he left the newspaper publishing business he had established to enter public service during his eight years in the Illinois 

House of Representatives, six years in the Illinois Senate, four years as lieutenant governor, 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and now 10 years in the U.S. 

Senate. The listing predates disclosure requirements of state and federal law and continues to exceed those requirements. Senate 

rules today require only the listing of income within broad brackets. SIMON’S practice also has set the standard for many officeholders in Illinois. 

Simon also continues to exceed Senate requirements by listing detailed income for his 

wife, Jeanne. 

The Illinois senator lists 1994 income for 

himself and Jeanne Simon totaling $206,287. 

The figure includes PAUL SIMON’s Senate salary, Jeanne Simon’s per diem compensation 

as chair of the National Commission on Library and Information Science, and reimbursements to Paul and Jeanne Simon for 

travel and other expenses. 

The Simons had assets of $514,579.79 and liabilities of $124,667.44 for a net worth of 

$389,912.35. Earlier disclosures have shown 

SIMON to be one of the least wealthy members of the United States Senate. 

The detailed 1994 financial report of Senator Paul Simon follows: 

Income Statement of Paul and Jeanne Simon—

1994 

General income (Paul 

Simon): 

Salary, U.S. Senate ........ $133,870.00 

State of Illinois, General 

Assembly System ........ 21,632.64 

Book Royalties ............... 10,315.31 

U.S. Senate, Expense Reimbursement ............... 320.80 

Paul Simon Official Office Account, Expense 

Reimbursement ........... 209.55 

Earnings, IRA ................. 1,011.99 

Dana College, Meal Refund ............................. 47.50 

Blue Cross/Blue Shield, 

Insurance Reimbursement ............................ 546.84 

Vermont Ties, Refund .... 12.00 

Critic’s Choice Video, 

Refund ......................... 4.99 

Sale, 1983 Mustang .......... 1,500.00 

General income (Jeanne 

Simon): 

Salary, Emeritus Foundation .......................... 4,540.55 

Social Security, (Entirely donated to charitable causes) ................ 5,154.00 

U.S. Department of Education, (National Commission on Libraries 

and Information 

Science ........................ 16,202.88 

Distribution from IRA .... 800.00 

Earnings, IRA ................. 532.03 

Simon for Senate, Expense Reimbursement 74.58 

U.S. Government, Travel 

Expense Reimbursement ............................ 5,027.34 

Nevada Library Association, Travel Expense 

Reimbursement ........... 340.00 

American Library Association, Travel Expense 

Reimbursement ........... 264.00 

American Library Association, Expense Reimbursement ................... 103.00 

Southwest Library Association, Expense Reimbursement ................... 367.32 

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Paula Swift, Luncheon 

Reimbursement ........... 15.00 

Medicare, Reimbursement ............................ 91.72 

Delta Kappa Gamma, 

Speech—Donated to 

Neval Thomas School .. 100.00 

Medical Care, Reimbursement ................... 35.00 

Interest income: 

U.S. Senate Federal 

Credit Union ................ 149.81 

General American Life ... 206.85 

Polich National Alliance 

of U.S.A. ...................... 43.73 

South Shore Bank of Chicago ............................. 29.48 

Dividends: 

Adams Express ............... 644.14 

General Mills .................. 63.45 

Union One ....................... .53 

Mattel Inc De ................. 5.70 

McDonalds Corp ............. 3.00 

Quaker Oats ................... 6.52 

Scott Paper Co. .............. 6.40 

Dreyfus Growth & Income Fund ................... 121.31 

Dreyfus Municipal Bond 

Fund, ($116.49, Reported—$1,220.21 Exempt) ........................... 1,336.69 

Franklin Money Fund .... 209.72 

Wal-Mart Stores ............. 15.36 

Pacific Gas & Electric .... 131.92 

Pax World Fund .............. 89.90 

Texas Instruments ......... 10.32 

General Cinema Corp. ..... 23.98 

Harcourt General, Inc. ... 4.27 

Scudder Service Corp. .... 48.92 

Smith Barney Daily Dividend Funds Inc., Cash 

Portfolio ...................... 14.77 

Smith Barney Money 

Funds Inc. .................... 1.19 

Total income ............... 206,287.00 

Paul and Jeanne Simon—Net worth statement, 

December 31, 1994 

General assets: 

First Bank of 

Carbondale, Checking 

Account ....................... $210.93 

Credit Union, Rantoul .... 27.22 

U.S. Senate Federal 

Credit Union, Checking 

Account ....................... 1,794.01 

U.S. Senate Federal 

Credit Union, Savings 

Account ....................... 150.13 

South Shore Bank of Chicago, Savings Account 1,082.41 

Loan, Senator Paul 

Simon Official Office 

Account ....................... 100.00 

U.S. Savings Bonds ......... 1,838.00 

Deposit, Harbour Square 

Apartments ................. 50.00 

General American Life 

Insurance, Cash Value 

and Deposit ................. 10,099.51 

Polish National Alliance 

Insurance, Cash Value 

and Deposit ................. 3,751.58 

Congressional Retirement System, Cash 

Value ........................... 88,104.78 

Thrift Savings Plan ........ 31,635.10 

11.8 Acres & Home, 

Makanda, IL., (Appraised 1987 at 

$204,000)—Plus Improvements .................. 235,350.00 

Furniture and Presidential Autograph Collection ......................... 18,000.00 

1991 Chevrolet ................. 9,000.00 

1995 GEO Prism ............... 14,478.87 

Stock and Bond holdings 

with number of shares: 

Cash and Smith Barney 

Money Fund, Inc. ........ 1,773.26 

Adams Express Co., 

Maryland 440 Shares .... 6,875.00 

Bethlehem Steel, 5 

Shares .......................... 90.00 

Dreyfus Municipal Bond 

Fund, 1,650 Shares ....... 19,189.50 

Dreyfus Growth & Income, 246.804 Shares .... 3,857.55 

Franklin Fund, 1,137.165 

Shares .......................... 1,137.16 

General Mills, Inc., 45 

Shares .......................... 2,570.63 

Harcourt General, Inc., 7 

Shares .......................... 246.75 

Intergroup, Inc., 25 

Shares .......................... 662.50 

Jet-Lite, 120 (Approximate) ........................... 300.00 

Lands End Inc., 44 Shares 605.00 

Liberte Inves., 100 Shares 175.00 

Mattel, Inc., 25 Shares .... 628.13 

McDonalds, 25 Shares ..... 731.25 

Pacific Gas & Electric, 

268 Shares .................... 6,532.50 

Pax World Fund, 179.813 

Shares .......................... 2,407.70 

Quaker Oats Co., 8 

Shares .......................... 246.00 

Rohr Industries, Inc., 6 

Shares .......................... 62.25 

Scott Paper Co., 8 Shares 553.00 

Scudder Growth & Income Fund, 68.246 

Shares .......................... 1,110.30 

Texas Instruments, 12 

Shares .......................... 898.50 

United M & M, Inc., 8 

Shares .......................... 1.75 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 96 

Shares .......................... 2,040.00 

IRA—Paul 

Common Stock: 

Smith Barney Money 

Funds Inc. Government Portfolio .......... 416.16 

Smith Barney Utilities 

Fund ......................... 1,187.54 

Adams Express Co. 

Maryland, 676 ........... 10,562.50 

Lands End, 34 ............... 467.50 

Mattel Inc. De., 88 ....... 2,211.00 

Pacific Enterprises, 56 1,190.00 

Pacific Gas & Electric, 

40 .............................. 975.00 

Pepsico Inc-North 

Carolina, 32 ............... 1,160.00 

Price Enterprises, 51 .... 656.63 

Quaker Oats Co., 284 .... 8,733.00 

Sara Lee Corp., 20 ........ 505.00 

Servicemaster Ltd 

Partnership Pub 

Partnership Shs., 27 .. 658.13 

Southwest Water Co. 

De., 86 ....................... 731.00 

Southwestern Energy 

Co., 48 ....................... 714.00 

Tootsie Roll Industries, 

22 .............................. 1,353.00 

Preferred Stock: 

McDonalds Corp Depository Shares, 18 

Shares ....................... 438.75 

Total ......................... 31,959.21 

IRA—Jeanne 

Smith Barney Money 

Funds, Inc. Government Portfolio ............. 137.75 

Smith Barney Utilities 

Fund ............................ 848.43 

Adams Express Co. Maryland, 657 ....................... 10,265.63 

Pacific Gas & Electric, 40 975.00 

Pepsico Inc. North Carolina, 42 ......................... 1,522.50 

Sara Lee Corp., 20 ........... 505.00 

Total ......................... 14,254.31 

Total assets .............. 514,579.79 

Liabilities: 

Polish National Insurance, Loan ................... 1,584.48 

General American Insurance, Loan ................... 3,021.15 

LaSalle Talman Home 

Mortgage Corp. ............ 117,515.06 

U.S. Senate Federal 

Credit Union, Signature Loan ..................... 2,546.75 

Total liabilities ........ 124,667.44 

Total assets .............. 514,579.79 

Total liabilities ........ 124,667.44 

Net worth ................. 389,912.35 

GIFTS, RECEIVED OF MORE THAN $25.00 VALUE, 

OUTSIDE IMMEDIATE FAMILY 1

Book from ‘‘B’’ Rappaport—$25.00; 

Bow ties from William H. Zarafonetis—

Value under $250.00; 

Charles Adams book from Senator Connie 

Mack—$29.95; 

Book from the Commercial Club of Chicago—Value under 250.00; 

Book, Sarajevo, from Warner Books—

$29.95; 

Wall Clock from Chicago Lighthouse for 

the Blind—Value under $250.00; 

Fruit from Larry Goodman—Value under 

$250.00; 

Hugo Black biography from Neil Bluhm 

and Wayne Whalen—Value under $250.00; 

Food Items from RJR Nabisco—Value 

under $250.00; 

Glass Art Object from Larry Goodman—

Value under $250.00; 

Food Samples from Quaker Oats and the 

National Food Processors Association—

Value under $250.00; 

Flowers from Phil Corboy and Mary 

Dempsey—Value under $250.00; 

1836 Newspaper, The Sangamo Journal of 

Springfield from Stan Glass—Value under 

$250.00; 

Book from the Embassy of Morocco—Value 

under $100.00; 

Book on Indonesia from the Indonesian 

Forestry Community—Value under $100.00; 

Table cloth from the President of Benin—

Value under $100.00; 

Artwork from the Foreign Minister of 

Vietnam—Value under $100.00; 

Landscape painting from the Government 

of Mongolia (Waiver granted, see attached 

letter from U.S. Senate Select Committee on 

Ethics.)—$175.00. 

1The law requires disclosure only of gifts of $250.00 

and over. Paul Simon’s statement includes all nonfamily gifts of more than $25.00, whatever the 

source. 

The law prohibits members of the Senate from accepting gifts of more than $100 from foreign governments or officials. 

U.S. SENATE, 

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS, 

Washington, DC, March 6, 1995. 

Hon. PAUL SIMON, 

U.S. Senate, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR SENATOR SIMON: This is in response 

to a report which you filed with this Committee concerning your receipt of a landscape painting valued at $150–$175, from the 

Government of Mongolia. 

In your report you request that the Select 

Committee, as the designated agency for 

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Members, officers, and employees of the Senate for purposes of the Foreign Gifts and 

Decorations Act, approve the deposit of the 

gift with the Secretary of the Senate for official use, as provided by Section 7342(c)(2)(B) 

of the Act. It is our understanding that the 

painting will be displayed in your office during the period of official use. 

The Committee approves your request that 

the gift be deposited with the Secretary of 

the Senate for official use, and further approves your request that the official use of 

this gift shall be its display and use in your 

Senate office. Because this gift remains the 

property of the United States, you must advise this Committee and the office of the 

Secretary of the Senate of any proposed 

change in the use or location of the gift. 

The Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act requires that the painting be returned to the 

Secretary of the Senate within thirty days 

after terminating the approved ‘‘official 

use’’. The Act also requires that the ‘‘official 

use’’ will be deemed to have been terminated 

upon your leaving the Senate, or upon the 

use of the gift for a purpose other than that 

specifically approved by this Committee. 

Sincerely, 

VICTOR BAIRD, 

Staff Director and Chief Counsel.

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∑ 

MORGAN VILLAGE MIDDLE 

SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT TO 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

∑ Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. President, 

on Friday, May 19, 1995, a group of students from Camden, NJ, visited Washington, DC, to learn about their Government in our Nation’s capital. Approximately 100 of my constituents, 

from Morgan Village Middle School, 

traveled from my home State of New 

Jersey and met with representatives 

from my office and other agencies. Unfortunately, only half of this group was 

able to visit the U.S. Senate gallery to 

personally witness a historic vote and 

observe the procedures of the Senate. 

I regret that I was unable to meet 

with these future leaders myself, and I 

very much regret some of them could 

not get into the Senate gallery. I encourage all of them to continue pursuing their interest in government and 

politics, for their involvement will determine the future of our country. I am 

gratified to know that young people 

are learning about the important 

issues facing our country and the world 

today. They should be commended for 

their concern about the impact today’s 

legislation will have on the future. We 

must all recognize that the views and 

concerns of our youth are of the utmost importance, and I hope they will 

continue to share them with their 

elected representatives as they grow 

older.∑ 

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IN HONOR OF RICHARD S. LUM, 

RETIRING PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, 

EMERITUS, AT THE UNIVERSITY 

OF HAWAII 

∑ Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, it is a 

pleasure and a privilege for me to rise 

today on the floor of the Senate to 

honor my dear friend and college classmate, Prof. Richard ‘‘Dick’’ S. Lum, on 

his retirement from the University of 

Hawaii after a lifetime of dedicated 

service to the students and people of 

Hawaii. He retires after a distinguished 

25-year tenure as director of bands at 

the university and professor of music, 

emeritus. 

Professor Lum’s contribution to concert and band music has brought him 

many well-deserved accolades and honors. In the span of his long musical career, he has earned and garnered more 

awards and has been recognized by 

more organizations than any other person I can think of. Mahalo, Dick, for 

your complete commitment to music. 

Professor Lum has been rightfully 

credited for building our State’s concert and marching bands into nationally recognized organizations. He laid 

the foundation for the McKinley High 

School Band to gain national prominence and is the person primarily responsible for the growth of band programs in Hawaii. His vision, hard work, 

and grooming of young band directors 

made possible the tremendous growth 

of the many fine programs that exist 

today. 

Dick served as president of the Hawaii Music Educators Association and 

is the founder and past president of the 

Oahu Band Directors Association. He 

was also State chairman of the College 

Band Directors National Association 

and the National Band Association. He 

has guest conducted the United States 

of America Armed Services Bicentennial Band from Ft. Meade, MD, the 

University of Tennessee Band, the Arizona State University Band, and other 

outstanding university bands. In 1971, 

Richard was invited to membership in 

the American Bandmasters Association, and in 1973, was inducted into the 

prestigious Phi Beta Mu as honorary 

national member. In 1978, he was selected by the School Musician Magazine as one of the outstanding conductors in the United States and Canada 

for the school year 1974–75. In 1979, he 

was selected by the All-American magazine as Band Director of the Year. 

Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to 

join me, his family, friends, and peers 

in honoring Prof. Richard S. Lum for 

this outstanding contribution to music 

in our State and country. Mahalo, 

Dick, for everything you have done for 

music in your lifetime, and your excellence in service. Thank you for a job 

well-done and may God’s blessing be 

with you and your family.

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∑ 

RELIGION IN SCHOOLS 

∑ Mr. SIMON. Mr. President, on May 17 

the Christian Coalition announced its 

‘‘Contract With the American Family,’’

a cornerstone of which is a constitutional amendment to allow ‘‘communal 

prayer in public places, such as 

schools, high school graduation ceremonies, and courthouses.’’

The coalition’s ‘‘communal prayer’’

proposal will surely provide the basis 

for some spirited debate in Congress in 

the upcoming months. Before this debate begins, however, I think it is crucial for people on both sides of these 

issues to understand fully the current 

state of the law regarding prayer in 

schools and other public places. Only 

by understanding what is and is not allowed under current Supreme Court 

cases involving the Constitution’s religion clauses and under other laws regarding religion can we intelligently 

determine whether the proposed 

changes to these laws make sense. 

In the hopes of beginning this educational process, I will ask to have 

printed in the RECORD a short report 

entitled ‘‘Religion in the Public 

Schools: A Joint Statement of Current 

Law.’’ This publication, prepared with 

the endorsements of 35 organizations, 

sets forth in a detailed and clear way 

the state of the law regarding numerous religion/school issues: from the 

question of what types of student prayer are constitutionally protected, to 

the question of whether students may 

be exempted from wearing particular 

types of gym clothing that they regard, 

on religious grounds, as immodest. 

As the preface to this report states: 

‘‘On some of the issues discussed in 

this summary, some of the organizations, have urged the courts to reach 

positions different than they did.’’

However, the 35 organizations that 

have issued this report agree that the 

statements on the law included in the 

report provide an accurate overview of 

the law regarding religion in schools. 

Given this agreement, the report provides a valuable service to those of us 

striving to understand these important 

and highly charged issues. 

At the outset of the debate, I have 

heard a lot about how our courts have 

kept and continue to keep religion out 

of our schools. It is my hope that this 

report will help demonstrate that the 

relationship between religion and education is in fact a far more complex 

one that cannot be described in absolute terms. Religion and education coexist today in a delicate balance, and if 

we choose to disrupt this balance, we 

should understand exactly what we are 

doing. This report is an important step 

in the direction of understanding, and I 

urge each of my colleagues to devote 

some time to it in the upcoming weeks. 

I ask that the report be printed in 

the RECORD. 

The report follows: 

RELIGION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A JOINT

STATEMENT OF CURRENT LAW, APRIL 1995 

The Constitution permits much private religious activity in and about the public 

schools. Unfortunately, this aspect of constitutional law is not as well known as it 

should be. Some say that the Supreme Court 

has declared the public schools ‘‘religion-free 

zones’’ or that the law is so murky that 

school officials cannot know what is legally 

permissible. The former claim is simply 

wrong. And as to the latter, while there are 

some difficult issues, much has been settled. 

It is also unfortunately true that public 

school officials, due to their busy schedules, 

may not be as fully aware of this body of law 

as they could be. As a result, in some school 

districts some of these rights are not being 

observed. 

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