Unseasonable Winter Light

Touhou: Unseasonable Winter Light is the eighteenth game in the Touhou Project, released by Team Shanghai Alice at the very end of 2020.
==Story==
Despite it being mid-winter, the temperatures in Gensokyo have suddenly started to skyrocket. This leads to Reimu, the resident shrine maiden, setting out to find the culprit alongside a host of other characters.
==Characters==
There are two ways to play as a character - you can either play as an individual character, or control two characters which are deemed partners - while doing so, one character is controlled when you are focusing and the other when you are not focusing.
===Playable Characters===
Name 	Image	Title 	Available in 	Partner(s)
Reimu Hakurei 	 	Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise 	All game modes 	Yukari Yakumo
Yukari Yakumo 	 	Youkai of Boundaries 	Main game, Imperishable Night's Retelling	Reimu Hakurei
Marisa Kirisame 	 	Perfectly Ordinary Magician 	All game modes 	,
Utsuho Reiuji 	 	Scorching, Troublesome Divine Flame 	Main game 	Marisa Kirisame
Sakuya Izayoi 	 	Perfect and Elegant Servant 	Main game, Imperishable Night's Retelling	Remilia Scarlet
Remilia Scarlet 	 	The Eternally Young Scarlet Devil 	Main game, Imperishable Night's Retelling	Sakuya Izayoi
Sanae Kochiya 	 	Miracle-Working Maiden of the Mountain	Main game 	Byakuren Hijiri
Byakuren Hijiri 	 	Sealed, Enlightened Priest 	Main game 	Sanae Kochiya
Alice Margatroid 	 	Cultured Dream Puppeteer 	Main game, Imperishable Night's Retelling	,
Medicin Melancholi	 	Little Sweet Poison Doll 	Main game 	Alice Margatroid
Cirno 	 	Ice Fairy of the Lake 	Main game 	
 	 	Mischievous Three Lights 	Main game 	Cirno
Youmu Konpaku 	 	Half-Fantasy Gardener 	Imperishable Night's Retelling 	Yuyuko Saigyouji
Yuyuko Saigyouji 	 	Dreaming Ghost 	Imperishable Night's Retelling 	Youmu Konpaku
===Bosses and Mini-Bosses===
*Sakana Tara: A human with a passion for fishing. She has little relevance to the incident, only attacking the player out of fear.
*Shiro Yuuma: TBA.
*Seija Kijin: An Amanojaku who is asked by Kakudo to watch out for anyone who may try to resolve the incident.
*Kakudo Shintekina: An Amanojaku who can manipulate angles. She was forcefully hired by Homura to stop the heroine from progressing.
*Ichigo Watanabe: TBA.
*Hageshi Setsuzoku: Homura's right-hand woman. She is a Michinoke, a youkai who inhabits pathways, and is capable of forming paths for her danmaku to follow.
*Homura Taiyo: TBA.
*Tsuki Hoshii: TBA.
*Hiyoke Hoshii: TBA.
==Gameplay==
The gameplay of this title is very similar to Spectral Flowers of the Illusionary Winter. It is formatted as a top-down bullet hell shooter, with the player flying past a mass of attacks from fairies, amoeba and other creatures. If a bullet touches your hitbox (which is smaller than the character themselves), a life is lost. If all lives are lost, the game abruptly ends.
The player can move with the arrow keys, and use Shift to "focus", which slows their movement, reduces their range, increases their attack power and lets them see their hitbox. Hold down Z to shoot projectiles. Press X to use a Bomb, which destroys bullets and lightly damage enemies on impact.
Enemies will drop various cards when defeated. Blue cards raise your score. Green cards give an extra Bomb once five are collected, while purple cards give an extra Life once five are collected. Red cards increase your power level. After your power level reaches 50, two orbs accompany the player and attack when they do. After it reaches 100, two more orbs accompany them. When the power level reaches its maximum value (150), the player also gains the ability to draw nearby cards towards them. At any power level, it is possible to perform an "auto-collect", which draws every card on the screen towards you, by going to the topmost area of the screen.
In addition to choosing a player character and attack type (each character has two attack types), one can also equip a Distant Glow, which provides specific beneficial properties depending on the selected glow. Every character can use all five glows, allowing you to mix and match as you please. Below is a list of glows...
*Fire: Increases attack power and allows you to reach Full Power Mode at 128 power, as opposed to 150 power. Accompanying orbs appear behind the player.
*Thunder: Increases unfocused movement speed and makes the auto-collect area larger. Accompanying orbs appear around the player.
*Ice: Increases range (by making your projectiles larger) and makes your hitbox smaller. Accompanying orbs appear to the player's sides.
*Water: Increases bonus from point cards and gives you a chance to "deathbomb" if you get hit. Accompanying orbs appear in front of the player.
*Wind: Increases focused movement speed and makes your Full Power card magnet larger. Accompanying orbs orbit the player.
==Attack Types==
Name 	User 	Main Attack 	Orb Attack
Visionary Amulet 	Reimu A 	Reimu shoots orange projectiles. Weak power, but homes in on enemies. 	Accompanying orbs shoot blue projectiles. Slow attack speed, but homes in on enemies.
Merciful Light 	Reimu B 	Reimu shoots red projectiles. Good range, but not very powerful. 	Accompanying orbs shoot white lasers. Has a good balance of power and range.
Apparotation Beam 	Yukari A 	Yukari shoots purple laser bolts which have decent power, but fairly short range. 	Instead of orbs, Yukari has Ran fly ahead while shooting yellow laser bolts with decent range, but fairly low power. If Ran hits an enemy, her shots home in on that enemy until they leave or are defeated.
TBA 	Yukari B 	TBA 	TBA
Stardust Inferno 	Marisa A 	Marisa shoots green comets. Short range, but causes good splash damage. 	Accompanying orbs shoot blue comets. Very powerful, but doesn't travel far.
Illusion Ray 	Marisa B 	Marisa shoots gold lasers. Has good range and piercing, but doesn't always cause damage. 	Accompanying orbs shoot blue lasers. Short range, but steals power from enemies.
Mega Flare 	Utsuho A 	Utsuho shoots a flaming, piercing laser with good power, but terrible range. 	Accompanying orbs don't have an attack of their own, instead adding power to the laser.
Artificial Light 	Utsuho B 	Utsuho shoots flames that initially have short range and high power, but slowly shift to a long range, low power attack while the fire button is held down.	Accompanying orbs shoot fiery lasers that start as concentrated, but slowly spread out while the fire button is not held. Their power will not reduce as they spread.
Misdirecting Blade 	Sakuya A 	Sakuya shoots grey needles. Has amazing range, but is very weak. 	Accompanying orbs shoot purple needles. Weak, but aims in all directions.
Silver Paradox 	Sakuya B 	Sakuya shoots blue needles. Fairly short range, but steals points from enemies. 	Accompanying orbs shoot red needles. Aims based on the direction of your movement.
Nightless Dance 	Remilia A 	Remilia shoots needles which fly back in a random direction when they reach the top of the screen. 	Accompanying orbs shoot fireballs that are weak, but have good homing.
Netherrealm Escape 	Remilia B 	Remilia shoots needles which cause damage over time after impact. 	Accompanying orbs shoot fireballs with great range, in exchange for low power.
Mighty Wind 	Sanae A 	Sanae shoots wind blades with wavy flight paths. Has a good balance of range and power. 	Accompanying orbs shoot wind blades with curved flight paths. Far-reaching, but weak.
Divine Fafrotsky 	Sanae B 	Sanae shoots frogs that have a long range and splash damage, but low power. 	Accompanying orbs shoot snakes that veer to hit enemies at the same vertical elevation. Comparable to a homing attack.
TBA 	Byakuren A	Byakuren shoots well-balanced light bullets, aiming most shots forwards and a few of them backwards. 	Accompanying orbs shoot rings of light bullets. Good coverage, but has a slow attack speed.
Sorceress' Sutras 	Byakuren B	Byakuren shoots wind bullets that are powerful, but don't make it all the way across the screen. 	Byakuren shoots rainbow-coloured letters that, while usually weak, gain power while she grazes.
Company of Shanghai 	Alice A 	Alice shoots a large, piercing yellow laser. 	Accompanying orbs shoot blue butterflies. Induces splash damage, but isn't particularly powerful.
Notice of Hourai 	Alice B 	Alice shoots several small, piercing red lasers. 	Accompanying orbs shoot purple butterflies. The projectiles are weak, but split into three after hitting an enemy.
Toxin of the Valley 	Medicin A 	Medicin shoots poisonous needles. Has low initial damage, but adds poison damage over time. 	Accompanying orbs shoot poisonous needles out to the sides. Covers a wide scope, but is weak.
TBA 	Medicin B 	TBA 	TBA
Freezing Wind 	Cirno A 	Cirno shoots waves of ice shards. Has a low damage output, but good range. 	Cirno shoots icy whirlwinds that, while weak, slow down enemies upon hitting them.
TBA 	Cirno B 	TBA 	TBA
TBA 	Fairies A 	TBA 	TBA
Fiery Light 	Fairies B 	Each fairy shoots stars that home in on enemies, but deal little damage. 	Each fairy has a set of weaker orbs, with a maximum of twelve orbs total instead of four, that shoot rays of light. Has a very long range, but little power.
Force of Roukanken 	Youmu A 	Youmu shoots white shockwaves. Aims based on the direction of your movement. 	Accompanying orbs shoot green shockwaves. Has a short range, but great power.
Hakurouken's Swiftness	Youmu B 	Youmu shoots blue shockwaves. The more you move, the stronger this attack becomes. 	Accompanying orbs shoot red shockwaves. The less you move, the stronger this attack becomes.
Deathly Invitation 	Yuyuko A 	Yuyuko shoots pink butterflies which multiply as they travel. Weak up close, but useful when far away. 	Accompanying orbs shoot green butterflies, which make up for their low power with good homing.
Message of Spirit 	Yuyuko B 	Yuyuko shoots red butterflies which will fly at another nearby enemy after impact (if possible). 	Accompanying orbs shoot yellow butterflies with curved flight paths.
==Bombs==
Name 	Used by 	Function
Spirit Sign "Fantasy Life" 	Reimu A (focused) 	Reimu shoots several tiny, rainbow-coloured bullets which fly towards the nearest enemy (straight ahead if there are no enemies) and explode after a random distance.
Spirit Sign "Fantasy Mind" 	Reimu A (unfocused) 	Reimu shoots several tiny, rainbow-coloured bullets which spin around her while slowly spreading out, exploding after a random period of time.
Dream Sign "Great Glowing Dawn" 	Reimu B (focused) 	Reimu sets up orbs of light which fly in various directions. Covers the largest area of all bombs, but deals less damage than other bombs.
Dream Sign "Great Mystic Dusk" 	Reimu B (unfocused) 	Reimu shoots a golden laser bolt which spins around her while continuously multiplying, with the lasers eventually flying outwards at varied angles.
Border Sign "Mystic Barrier" 	Yukari A (focused) 	Yukari creates four small, but long-lasting electric barriers around her.
Border Sign "Dominating Barrier" 	Yukari A (unfocused) 	Yukari creates four large, but short-lasting electric barriers around her.
Magic Sign "Realm of Stardust" 	Marisa A (focused) 	Marisa sets up several stars which split into smaller stars before flying forwards.
Magic Sign "Sights of Stardust" 	Marisa A (unfocused) 	Marisa sets up several stars which split into smaller stars before spiralling outwards.
Love Sign "Crystal Spark" 	Marisa B (focused) 	Marisa shoots two streams of Crystals while surrounding herself with a crystal barrier. Covers the smallest area of all bombs, but deals more damage than other bombs.
Love Sign "Crystal Light Ray" 	Marisa B (unfocused) 	Marisa shoots eight streams of Crystals, one in each direction.
Explosion Sign "Giga Flare" 	Utsuho A (focused) 	Utsuho creates a globe of fire which persists for some time, slowly rising upwards as it does.
Explosion Sign "Blue Flare" 	Utsuho A (unfocused) 	Utsuho creates a globe of fire which persists for some time, slowly becoming larger as it does.
Blaze Sign "Incinerating Star" 	Utsuho B (focused) 	Utsuho has six large fire globes spin around the centre of the screen in two rings, exploding after some time.
Blaze Sign "Incinerating Cosmos" 	Utsuho B (unfocused) 	Utsuho has sixteen small fire globes spin around the centre of the screen in two rings, exploding after some time.
Illusion Sign "Case of Vanishing Silver" 	Sakuya A (focused) 	Sakuya shoots three spiralling streams of lightning bolts, with each bolt longer than the last.
Illusion Sign "Case of Vanishing Magic" 	Sakuya A (unfocused) 	Sakuya shoots several lightning bolts in all directions.
Time Sign "Perfect Picture" 	Sakuya B (focused) 	A field of magic surrounds Sakuya, freezing bullets in a small area around it.
Time Sign "Perfect Memory" 	Sakuya B (unfocused) 	A field of magic forms in the area where Sakuya was upon using the bomb, freezing bullets in a large area around it.
Night Sign "Seeker of Shadows" 	Remilia A (focused) 	Remilia shoots twelve waves of needles vertically and horizontally, followed by shooting twelve waves of needles diagonally.
Night Sign "Thief of Shadows" 	Remilia A (unfocused) 	Remilia shoots twenty four randomly aimed waves of needles with curved flight paths.
Nether Sign "Mist of the Scarlet Moon" 	Remilia B (focused) 	Eight bats spin around Remilia while having waves of darkness spin around the area surrounding them.
Nether Sign "Shade of the Crimson Moon" 	Remilia B (unfocused) 	Eight bats float around the area where Remilia was upon using the bomb while having several waves of darkness spiral around the area surrounding them.
Esoterica "Forgotten Ritual" 	Sanae A (focused) 	Sanae shoots a ring of five large stars that circle around the area where they were summoned from at an increasingly fast speed.
Esoterica "Grey Thaumaturgy" 	Sanae A (unfocused) 	Sanae summons a large star that spins around her at an increasingly fast speed for some time.
Snake Sign "Orochi of Untold Time" 	Sanae B (focused) 	Sanae has a giant snake fly in from below her, destroying bullets that it touches. Doesn't cover much area, but allows you to graze while bombing.
Frog Sign "Devious Toad" 	Sanae B (unfocused) 	Sanae charges up, then creates a watery blast around her. Has the shortest duration of all bombs, but allows you to graze while bombing.
Light Magic "Magic Milky Way" 	Byakuren A (focused) 	Byakuren has beams of golden light fly in from the sides of the screen in curved paths.
Light Magic "Magic Hurricane" 	Byakuren A (unfocused)	Byakuren has beams of blue light fly in from above and below in curved paths.
Heaven Sign "Master of the Great Trichiliocosm"	Byakuren B (focused) 	Byakuren gains drastically increased speed and the ability to destroy bullets on contact for a period of time.
Heaven Sign "Nirmanakaya Master" 	Byakuren B (unfocused)	Byakuren gains drastically increased speed and the ability to destroy bullets on contact for a period of time, and will automatically rush towards the nearest enemies if there are any on the screen. Just before the bomb ends, Byakuren will return to where she used the bomb from.
Art Sign "Sacrificial Magic Cannon" 	Alice A (focused) 	A large pulse of light emerges from the very centre of the screen.
Art Sign "Decisive Magic Manipulation" 	Alice A (unfocused) 	Eight fairies emerge from the very centre of the screen, each shooting a ring of three lasers.
Mystic Sign "Inanimate Phantom" 	Alice B (focused) 	Five hexagonal pulses of light fly in from the outside, each fading after a set distance.
Mystic Sign "Inanimate Mira Ceti" 	Alice B (unfocused) 	Eight fairies fly in from the outside, each firing a beam of light towards the other fairies.
Poison Sign "Rappaccini's Poison" 	Medicin A (focused) 	Medicin summons a large cloud of toxic mist that persists for a long time.
Poison Sign "Beatrice's Poison" 	Medicin A (unfocused) 	Medicin summons a small cloud of toxic mist that persists for a long time, while shooting rings of toxic bullets that can also destroy bullets.
Freeze Sign "Icy Goddess" 	Cirno A (focused) 	Cirno creates a blizzard that temporarily immobilises all enemies on the screen, then shoots a ring of icicles that destroy bullets on contact.
Freeze Sign "Icy Fortune" 	Cirno A (unfocused) 	Cirno creates a blizzard that temporarily immobilises all enemies and greatly slows all bullets on the screen. Can't destroy bullets, but is still useful for escaping tight spots.
Fairy Sign "Raging Sun of Flames" 	Fairies B (focused) 	Sunny summons a globe of sunlight that surrounds her for some time, causing bullets that touch it to turn into fireballs, which fly to a random enemy and damage them on contact.
Fairy Sign "Falling Stars of Flames" 	Fairies B (unfocused) 	Star has rays of light rain down from above, causing any bullets that touch them to turn into stars, which fly to the enemy closest to the fairies and damage them on contact.
Human Sign "Bizareness of Present" 	Youmu A (focused) 	Youmu creates a series of slashes in the area around her (in the shape of 人, the kanji for "human"), each shooting several shockwaves which curve upwards.
Human Sign "Flashing Slash of Patience" 	Youmu A (unfocused) 	Youmu creates several vertical slashes around her, launching several randomly aimed shockwaves from the base of each slash.
Youkai Sign "Eternity of Loss" 	Youmu B (focused) 	Youmu creates a series of slashes on either side (on the left is a 妖 pattern, on the right a 怪 pattern - when placed together, these spell out "youkai" in Japanese kanji), with each slash firing several shockwaves which fly at random speeds for random distances.
Youkai Sign "Divine Slice of Prescience" 	Youmu B (unfocused) 	Youmu creates several vertical slashes on either side, each shooting numerous shockwaves in her general direction.
Death Sign "Netherworld Eternity" 	Yuyuko A (focused) 	Yuyuko shoots two rings of butterflies.
Death Sign "Night in the Netherworld" 	Yuyuko A (unfocused) 	Yuyuko shoots a spiral of butterflies.
Wish Sign "Gifts Between Life" 	Yuyuko B (focused) 	Yuyuko shoots a ring of five butterflies, each splitting into three smaller butterflies which wildly fly around in circles.
Wish Sign "Elegant Sense in Life" 	Yuyuko B (unfocused) 	Yuyuko shoots a stream of butterflies, each splitting into two smaller butterflies which fly out in curved paths.
==Mini-Bosses and Bosses==
This series of tables lists the attacks used by each mini-boss and boss. Every boss has a set number of health bars, and repeats the same attack until their health bar goes below half, at which point they change the attack that they use. There are some times where the attack remains consistent throughout the entire health bar, and times where three attacks are used in one health bar.
The attacks used vary depending on difficulty.
===Sakana Tara===
Fought in Path of Water Through the Winter Drought.
====Mini-Boss Battle====
#	Name 	Difficulty	First Attack 	Second Attack
1	River Sign "Collecting Hopeless Fish" 	Easy 	Sakana shoots a ring of eight waves of two water jets each, followed by three waves of three foam bubbles each. 	Sakana shoots three rings of five fish each, followed by summoning a net which the fish will fly in the general direction of.
1	River Sign "Collecting Shy Fish" 	Medium 	Sakana shoots a ring of eight waves of three water jets each, followed by three waves of five foam bubbles each.	Sakana shoots three rings of nine fish each, followed by summoning a net which the fish will fly in the general direction of.
1	River Sign "Collecting Challenged Fish"	Hard 	Sakana shoots a ring of eight waves of five water jets each, followed by five waves of five foam bubbles each. 	Sakana shoots four rings of nine fish each, followed by summoning two nets which the fish will fly in the general direction of.
1	River Sign "Collecting Peerless Fish" 	Lunatic 	Sakana shoots a ring of eight waves of seven water jets each, followed by six waves of five foam bubbles each. 	Sakana shoots five rings of nine fish each, followed by summoning three nets which the fish will fly in the general direction of.
1	River Sign "Collecting Peerless Fish" 	Lunatic+ 	Sakana shoots a ring of twelve waves of seven water jets each, followed by six waves of seven foam bubbles each.	Sakana shoots five rings of twelve fish each, followed by summoning three nets which the fish will fly in the general direction of.
====Boss Battle====
#	Name 	Difficulty	First Attack 	Second Attack
1	Diving Sign "Watcher of Fish" 	Easy 	Sakana shoots a ring of eight waves of three water jets each, while shooting a few randomly aimed fish. 	Sakana creates a net around the player, then shoots two slave spirits which fire randomly aimed water jets while they're in the net.
1	Diving Sign "Seeker of Fish" 	Medium 	Sakana shoots two rings of eight waves of three water jets each, while shooting a small mass of randomly aimed fish. 	Sakana creates a net around the player, then shoots three slave spirits which fire randomly aimed waves of three water jets each while they're in the net.
1	Diving Sign "Collector of Fish" 	Hard 	Sakana shoots two rings of eight waves of five water jets each, while shooting a mass of randomly aimed fish. 	Sakana creates a net around the player, then shoots four slave spirits which fire randomly aimed waves of five water jets each while they're in the net.
1	Diving Sign "Carer of Fish" 	Lunatic 	Sakana shoots three rings of eight waves of five water jets each, while shooting a large mass of randomly aimed fish. 	Sakana creates a net around the player, then shoots five slave spirits which fire randomly aimed waves of seven water jets each while they're in the net.
1	Diving Sign "Carer of Fish" 	Lunatic+ 	Sakana shoots three rings of twelve waves of five water jets each, while shooting a huge mass of randomly aimed fish. 	Sakana creates a net around the player, then shoots five slave spirits which fire randomly aimed waves of nine water jets each while they're in the net.
2	Luck Sign "Ebisu's Fortune" 	Easy 	Sakana shoots randomly aimed rings of eight water jets each, alongside waves of three foam bubbles each. 	Sakana shoots a net-shaped formation of tiny foam bubbles, followed by summoning a slave spirit which shoots rings of three fish each.
2	Luck Sign "Ebisu's Auspicion" 	Medium 	Sakana shoots randomly aimed rings of eight waves of two water jets each, alongside waves of five foam bubbles each. 	Sakana shoots a net-shaped formation of tiny foam bubbles, followed by summoning a slave spirit which shoots rings of twelve fish each.
2	Luck Sign "Turtle Seeker of Ebisu" 	Hard 	Sakana shoots randomly aimed rings of eight waves of three water jets each, alongside waves of seven foam bubbles each. 	Sakana shoots a huge, net-shaped formation of tiny foam bubbles, followed by summoning a slave spirit which shoots rings of twelve fish each.
2	Luck Sign "Turtle Emissary of Ebisu"	Luantic 	Sakana shoots randomly aimed rings of eight waves of four water jets each, alongside waves of nine foam bubbles each. 	Sakana shoots a huge, net-shaped formation of tiny foam bubbles, followed by summoning a slave spirit which shoots several rings of twelve fish each.
2	Luck Sign "Turtle Emissary of Ebisu"	Luantic+ 	Sakana shoots randomly aimed rings of twelve waves of four water jets each, alongside waves of nine foam bubbles each in pairs.	Sakana shoots a huge, net-shaped formation of tiny foam bubbles, followed by summoning a slave spirit which shoots several spirals of twenty four fish each.
===Shiro Yuuma===
Fought in ???????.
====Mid-Boss Battle====
TBA
====Boss Battle====
TBA
===Seija Kijin===
Fought in Strange-Minded Watchers of the Burning Village, exclusively as a mid-boss.
====Battle====
#	Name 	Difficulty	First Attack 	Second Attack
1	Ideology "Inverse Seizure" 	Easy 	Seija shoots three rings of eight bullets each, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again. 	Seija flips the screen upside-down, then shoots two spiralling streams of bullets, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again.
1	Ideology "Mind-Hurting Seizure" 	Medium 	Seija shoots three rings of twelve bullets each, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again.	Seija flips the screen upside-down, then shoots three spiralling streams of bullets, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again.
1	Ideology "Twisted Mindset" 	Hard 	Seija shoots four rings of twelve bullets each, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again. 	Seija flips the screen upside-down, then shoots three spiralling streams of waves of two bullets each, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again.
1	Ideology "Mindset of Disillusion"	Lunatic 	Seija shoots five rings of twelve bullets each, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again. 	Seija flips the screen upside-down, then shoots three spiralling streams of waves of three bullets each, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again.
1	Ideology "Mindset of Disillusion"	Lunatic+ 	Seija shoots five rings of sixteen bullets each, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again.	Seija flips the screen upside-down, then shoots four spiralling streams of waves of three bullets each, which start as slow, then pick up speed before slowing down again.
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