Spooky Sandcastle 2016

Spooky Sandcastle 2016
Region: Gnawnia
Minimum Rank:	Recruit
Travel Requirement:	None
Recommended Cheese:	Candy Corn Cheese Ghoulgonzola Cheese
Number of Mice:	39
Shops:	Cartographer Charm Shoppe Cheese Shoppe General Store Trapsmith
Lose Gold:	No
Lose Points:	No
Lose Cheese:	Yes
Opening Date:	13 October 2016
Closing Date:	3 November 2016
The Sandmouse has left the dreamworld and has come here to put Gnawnia under his sleeping spell! His Spooky Sandcastle is made completely out of his magical sleep sand, causing anyone who enters to fall into a deep sleep. You will need to use both Ghoulgonzola and Candy Corn cheese to trick and treat the mice, progress through your dreams and wake back up to face the Sandmouse!

Overview

The Spooky Sandcastle is a special location available during the Halloween 2016 event, requiring a minimum rank of Recruit to enter. Mice are unable to steal gold or points, but may steal multiple pieces of cheese if not captured.

Hunters must use Candy Corn Cheese and Ghoulgonzola Cheese to travel through the Spooky Sandcastle and encounter the Sandmouse. The Sandmouse will drop a Magical Pillowcase that Hunters can use to collect bonus loot from mice throughout the Kingdom

Location HUD

The Heads-Up Display shows the progress through the area.

Along the top is a background image that corresponds to the current charm (Candy, Shortcut, Spooky, Extra Spooky, or all others). On the top left is a mention of the current zone ("Haunted Dream", "Terrible Nightmare", or "Boss!"); additionally, the message will include "Area limit reached! You should swap baits!" if the Hunter has filled up the meter for the current cheese. On the top right is a link to the Spooky Shuffle mini-game.

In the center row, the left side shows the hunter's current inventory of Ghoulgonzola and Candy Corn cheese, with buttons to arm or disarm them. Then there is a graphical display of all 81 hunts required per cycle through the area (15 per side in the Haunted Dream, 48 per side in the Terrible Nightmare, plus Trick and Treat, and then the boss icon for the Sandmouse).

On the bottom of the HUD is a listing of the hunter's inventory of four items and a button to arm or disarm each. Hovering over each item gives the following hints:

• Shortcut Charms push you ahead +1 square each successful hunt!
• Spooky Charms attract scarier mice. Halloween terrors of old also appear and have a chance to drop Spooky Shuffle Tickets!
• Extra Spooky Charms attract way scarier mice. Halloween terrors of old also appear and have a chance to drop Spooky Shuffle Tickets and the Mousataur Priestess Mouse also drops Labyrinth loot!
• The Spooky Flashlight pushes you ahead +1 square each successful hunt! It also gets you extra Halloween Treats!

Pillowcase HUD

This Heads-Up Display appears above the Hunter's Journal and tracks the following items:

• Current Neighbourhood - Neighbourhoods determine the type of Treats and Sweet Treats found as loot from mice.
• Treats found - When the Magical Pillowcase reaches 100 treats of either type it can be opened.
• Pillowcases opened - Hunters will need to open at least 3 if they wish to complete the Capture the Sandmouse Adventure.
• The Spooky Flashlight and the Hunter's stock of Flashlight Batteries - Flashlight Batteries can be armed and disarmed through the HUD.
• The state of the Sugar Rush Aura - The Aura provides a 10% Power Bonus for the Hunter's Trap and boosts the effects of Candy Charms.
• Candy Charms - The Hunter's inventory quantity and the ability to arm and disarm them.
• Spooky Shuffle Tickets - The Hunter's inventory quantity and the ability to acces the Spooky Shuffle.

Selecting More Info in the upper right opens a pop-up where Hunters can craft the Pillowcase Journal Theme or travel (once they have acquired the Magical Pillowcase) to any of the locations found in the various trick-or-treat Neighbourhoods.

Magical Pillowcase

Once Hunters have defeated the Sandmouse and looted the Magical Pillowcase they can travel throughout the Kingdom collecting bonus Treats' from mice. Some mice will drop Sweet Treats that are often rare or more valuable items.

Treats and Sweet Treats are deposited into the Magical Pillowcase. Once 100 Treats in total have been collected, Hunters are able to open the Magical Pillowcase, revealing the collected loot. The loot is displayed by Neighbourhood and the mice that dropped Sweet Treats are listed along with the loot they dropped.

Opening a Magical Pillowcase will activate the Sugar Rush Aura. There is no cap to how many Treats a Magical Pillowcase can hold, but Hunters are encouraged to open it as near to 100 as possible to maximize the length of time they can benefit from the Sugar Rush Aura.

Spooky Flashlight

Hunters can collect Flashlight Batteries from mice in the Spooky Sandcastle.

Activating the Spooky Flashlight by arming Flashlight Batteries will provide Hunters with +1 movement in the Spooky Sandcastle with each successful hunt.

Each successful hunt with an active Spooky Flashlight will reward Hunters with an additional Treat or Sweet Treat throughout the Kingdom.

Until Hunters obtain a Magical Pillowcase, the Spooky Flashlight can only be turned on if Candy Corn Cheese or Ghoulgonzola Cheese are armed. Once the Magical Pillowcase has been obtained there are no bait or location restrictions on using the Spooky Flashlight.

Sugar Rush Aura

This Aura provides a 10% Power Bonus to the Hunter's trap throughout the Kingdom. It also boosts the effects of the Candy Charm.

While active, mice throughout the Kingdom may drop Spooky Shuffle Tickets and Candy Charms.

Each Magical Pillowcase opened will reward 48 hours of the Sugar Rush Aura. The aura's duration time stacks and the aura's time will be extended each time Hunters open an additional Magical Pillowcase.

Mice

• Candy Apple and Spooky Mask are dropped by all mice in the Spooky Sandcastle.
• Once all criteria for encountering the Trick, Treat, and Sandmouse mice have been met, each is the only mouse that can be encountered.
• Power Types shown are the most effective, based on the in-game difficulty ranking. However, stronger traps of other power types may still be effective.

Cheese Usage

Standard Cheese will attract mice that drop Candy Corn and Ghoulgonzola cheeses.
Candy Corn and Ghoulgonzola cheeses are require to progress through the Spooky Sandcastle.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Power Type Weakness	Standard Cheese	Candy Corn	Ghoulgonzola	Any other charm	Spooky Charm	Extra Spooky Charm	Any other charm	Spooky Charm	Extra Spooky Charm	2016 Loot
				Cheese Preference			Haunted Dream			Terrible Nightmare
Black Widow	480	10	All	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	SUPER|brie+
Bonbon Gummy Globlin	40,000	5,000	All		X	X		X	X		X	X
Candy Cat	4,250	1,000	All	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Candy Charm
Candy Goblin	800	2,500	All		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cobweb	500	700	All		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Flashlight Battery
Creepy Marionette	16,000	3,000	All		X	X				X	X	X	Candy Charm
Dire Lycan	5,000	1,200	All	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ghost	3,590	3,590	Shadow	X			X	X	X	X	X	X	Sock Ghost Plushie
Gluttonous Zombie	1,750	3,000	Shadow		X	X		X			X
Gourd Ghoul	20,000	5,000	All		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Gourdborg	25,200	9,000	Law Rift Physical Forgotten Arcane Shadow		X	X		X	X		X	X	Cackle Charm
Grave Robber	2,000	1,200	All except Rift		X	X		X	X		X	X	Brain Charm King's Credit
Grey Recluse	1,100	550	All		X	X			X			X
Hollowed	41,250	3,500	Rift		X	X			X			X
Hollowed Minion	100,000	30,000	Rift		X	X			X			X
Hollowhead	875	900	All	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Candy Corn Cheese Ghoulgonzola Cheese
Maize Harvester	18,000	1,000	All		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mousataur Priestess	35,000	3,250	All		X	X			X			X
Mousevina von Vermin	27,000	4,500	Shadow		X	X		X	X		X	X	Totally Scary Cape
Phase Zombie	34,000	4,400	Rift		X	X			X			X
Pumpkin Hoarder	1,800	1,000	All		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ravenous Zombie	5,400	5,400	Shadow		X	X		X			X
Reaper	8,700	1,200	Arcane		X	X		X			X
Sandmouse Must catch Trick and Treat mice to encounter	30,000	5,000	All	X	X	X				X	X	X	Magical Pillowcase Pillowcase Theme Scrap I
Shortcut	5,500	3,100	All		X	X		X	X		X	X	Flashlight Battery Shortcut Charm
Spectral Butler	20,000	4,800	All		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Spirit Light	1,200	500	All	X	X	X	X			X
Sugar Rush	2,600	2,000	All		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Sugar Rush Plushie
Swamp Thang	32,500	2,750	All		X	X		X	X		X	X
Tech Ravenous Zombie	37,500	4,800	Rift		X	X			X			X
Teenage Vampire	1,000	900	All	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Titanic Brain-Taker	32,500	2,750	All		X	X		X	X		X	X
Treat Must complete Terrible Nightmare with Candy Corn to encounter	8,100	8,400	All		X					X	X	X	Flashlight Battery
Trick Must complete Terrible Nightmare with Ghoulgonzola to encounter	8,400	8,100	All			X				X	X	X	Flashlight Battery
Tricky Witch	4,250	1,000	All	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Flashlight Battery Shortcut Charm
Wild Chainsaw	2,200	1,150	All		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Zombie	2,700	2,700	All	X			X			X
Zombot Unipire	1,750	750	All	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	King's Credit
Zombot Unipire the Third	45,000	4,500	Rift		X	X			X			X

Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhoods are groups of Locations where mice drop additional loot during the Halloween event.

Hunters must obtain a Magical Pillowcase before mice will begin to drop Treats and 'Sweet Treats in the various Neighbourhoods.

• Journal Entries:

• It dropped 1 x Halloween Treat into my pillowcase.
• It dropped 1 x Sweet Halloween Treat into my pillowcase.

Activating the Spooky Flashlight by arming Flashlight Batteries will cause mice to drop 2 Treats or 2 Sweet Treats.

• Journal entries:

• It dropped 2 x Halloween Treats into my pillowcase.
• It dropped 2 x Sweet Halloween Treats into my pillowcase!

Mice in the following Neighbourhoods will drop bonus Treats related to all locations within that Neighbourhood. Additionally, a smaller group of mice will drop Sweet Treats that may include rarer or more valuable items.

Gnawnian Royal Road

Spans Valour and most of Gnawnia where mice are handing out tasty treats for lower-ranked hunters. Treats found include: Cheese, Gold, King's Credits, Tournament Tokens, Gauntlet Potions, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Black Widow
• Captain Croissant
• Creepy Marionette
• Eclipse
• Magic
• Master Burglar
• Necromancer
• Ninja
• Silvertail

• Locations:

• Harbour
• King's Arms
• King's Gauntlet
• Meadow
• Mountain
• Spooky Sandcastle
• Tournament Hall
• Town of Gnawnia
• Windmill

Whisker Woods Way

Spans all of Whisker Woods. Treats found include: Gnarled and Wicked Gnarly Cheese, Bolts of Cloth, orbs, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Black Widow
• Cherry
• Curious Chemist
• Cyclops
• Fairy
• Hydra
• Silth

• Locations:

• Calm Clearing
• Great Gnarled Tree
• Lagoon

Burroughs Boulevard

Spans all of the Burroughs and Bristle Woods. Treats found include: Radioactive Blue Cheese, Living Shards, Shadow Charms, Runic Cheese, Stale Cheese, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Acolyte
• Big Bad Burroughs
• Black Widow
• Chrono
• Lycan
• Master Burglar
• Monster
• Realm Ripper

• Locations:

• Acolyte Realm
• Bazaar
• Catacombs
• Forbidden Grove
• Laboratory
• Mousoleum
• Town of Digby

Furoma Freeway

Spans all of Furoma. Treats found include: Furoma crafting items, various Pagoda Cheeses, Student Tokens, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Assassin
• Black Widow
• Dojo Sensei
• Master of the Cheese Belt
• Master of the Cheese Claw
• Master of the Cheese Fang
• Master of the Dojo

• Locations:

• Dojo
• Meditation Room
• Pinnacle Chamber
• Training Grounds

Tribal Terrace

Spans all of the Tribal Isles. Treats found include: Wide variety of Tribal Isles crafting items, cheese, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Balack the Banished
• Black Widow
• Derr Chieftain
• Dragon
• Elub Chieftain
• Nerg Chieftain
• Pygmy Wrangler

• Locations:

• Balack's Cove
• Cape Clawed
• Derr Dunes
• Dracano
• Elub Shore
• Jungle of Dread
• Nerg Plains

Varmint Valley Alley

Spans all of Varmint Valley. Treats found include: Super Cactus Charms, Train Charms, resources, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Cardshark
• Circuit Judge
• Dangerous Duo
• Desperado
• Magmatic Golem
• Outlaw
• Pyrite
• Stagecoach Driver
• Supply Hoarder
• Undertaker

• Locations

• Claw Shot City
• Gnawnian Express Station

Zugzwang's Tower Turnpike

Includes the Seasonal Garden, Zugzwang's Tower and Crystal Library. Treats found include: Wealth Charms, Amplifier Charms, Scrap Metal, Checkmate Cheese, orbs, and more!.

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Chess Master
• Hydra
• M400
• Mystic King
• Shelder
• Technic King
• Zurreal the Eternal

• Locations:

• Crystal Library
• Seasonal Garden
• Zugzwang's Tower

Iceberg Lane

Includes the S.S. Huntington, Slushy Shoreline and Iceberg. Treats found include: War Scraps, Scrap Metal, orbs, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Deep
• Frostwing Commander
• General Drheller
• Icewing
• Lady Coldsnap
• Living Ice
• Lord Splodington
• Princess Fist

• Locations:

• Iceberg
• S.S. Huntington III
• Slushy Shoreline

Sunken City Cove

A soggy neighbourhood comprised of the Sunken City, both when docked and when diving. Treats found include: Mouse Scales, Barnacles, Coral Fragments, Water Jet Charms, Scrap Metal, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Ancient of the Deep
• Oxygen Baron
• Pearl Diver
• Pearl
• Treasure Hoarder
• Treasure Keeper
• Tritus

• Locations:

• Sunken City

Sandtail Desert Drive

Spans all of the Sandtail Desert including the "Twisted Realm" of the Living Garden locations. Treats found include: Warpath Charms, Muridae supplies, petals, essences, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Blacksmith
• Carmine the Apothecary
• Crimson Commander
• Dark Magi
• Gargantuamouse
• King Grub
• King Scarab
• Mage Weaver
• Shattered Carmine
• Twisted Carmine
• Warmonger

• Locations:

• Fiery Warpath
• Living Garden and Twisted Garden
• Lost City and Cursed City
• Muridae Market
• Sand Dunes and Sand Crypts

Hollow Heights

Spans all of Hollow Heights. Treats found include: Cavern Fungus, Nightshade, Minerals, Lantern Oil, Shuffler's Cubes, Glowing Gourd Charms, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Crystal Behemoth
• Diamondhide
• Huntereater
• Manaforge Smith
• Molten Midas
• Nightshade Masquerade
• Paladin Weapon Master
• Reanimated Carver
• Retired Minotaur
• Soul Binder

• Locations:

• Fungal Cavern
• Labyrinth
• Zokor

Rift Route

Spans the entire Rift Plane. Treats found include: Various rift cheeses, crafting items, and more!

• Mice handing out sweet treats in this neighbourhood:

• Ascended Elder
• Big Bad Behemoth Burroughs
• Centaur Ranger
• Cyclops Barbarian
• Goliath Field
• Grand Master of the Dojo
• Menace of the Rift
• Monstrous Abomination
• Monstrous Black Widow
• Supreme Sensei
• Tri-dra

• Locations:

• Burroughs Rift
• Furoma Rift
• Gnawnia Rift
• Whisker Woods Rift

Charms

The Trick and Treat mice are the only mice present when Candy Corn or Ghoulgonzola cheese is armed, regardless of any charms armed, when Hunters reach the 25th square in the Terrible Nightmare.
The Sandmouse is the only mouse present when Hunters reach the Boss Encounter and does not require any charm to attract it.

• Candy Charm

• The power is increased when the Sugar Rush Aura is active.
• The Candy Cat Mouse drops Candy Charms as loot.

• Shortcut Charm

• Provides +1 square of movement with each successful hunt in the Spooky Sandcastle.
• The Shortcut Mouse and Tricky Witch Mouse drop Candy Charms as loot.

• Spooky Charm

• Adds mice weak to Arcane and Shadow weapons, as well as mice that drop Spooky Shuffle Tickets, in both stages of the Spooky Sandcastle.
• Hunters should be prepared to hunt with powerful Arcane or Shadow traps when using Spooky Charms.
• Hunters can purchase Spooky Charms in the Charm Shoppe.

• Extra Spooky Charm

• Adds mice weak to Rift weapons, as well as mice that drop Spooky Shuffle Tickets, in both stages of the Spooky Sandcastle.
• Hunters should be prepared to hunt with a powerful Rift trap when using Extra Spooky Charms.
• Hunters can purchase Extra Spooky Charms in the Charm Shoppe.

• Brain Charm and Super Brain Charm

• Increases the attraction rate of zombie mice.

Hunting Strategy

Hunters must complete both sides of each section of the Spooky Sandcastle before they can move on to the next section.

• Haunted Dream - Complete both sides by:

• Treating 15 mice with Candy Corn Cheese
• Tricking 15 mice with Ghoulgonzola Cheese
• Completing the Haunted Dream creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

Hah! That Haunted Dream wasn't so scary. Time to take on the spooky mice in the Terrible Nightmare.

• Terrible Nightmare - Complete both sides by:

• Treating 24 mice with Candy Corn Cheese
• Catching the Treat Mouse
• Tricking 24 mice with Ghoulgonzola Cheese
• Catching the Trick Mouse
• Once both the Trick and Treat mice are captured, an entry is created in the Hunter's Journal:

With the Trick and the Treat mice subdued, The Sandmouse has nowhere to hide.

• Boss Encounter

• Once the Trick and Treat mice have been captured, Hunters are able to attract the Sandmouse.
• Capturing the Sandmouse resets progress to the beginning of the Haunted Dream, and leaves an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

Upon capturing The Sandmouse, a thick layer of fog descended and I found myself back at the beginning of the Haunted Dream.

A hunter's progress is not lost when traveling outside of the Spooky Sandcastle, but does not carry over between years.

Activities

Trick or Treat

Hunters can visit their friends' Profile pages and Ring their doorbell to trick-or-treat! Doing so will reward the Hunter with either 3 pieces of Candy Corn Cheese or 3 pieces of Ghoulgonzola Cheese.

• You were treated!
  You received 3 Candy Corn Cheese!
  Made by adding sugary syrup and just a hint of marshmallow to ordinary white cheese, Candy Corn cheese is a sweet treat that pleases human and rodent alike. It attracts plenty of mice in the Spooky Sandcastle, where candy is the main form of sustenance for many creatures. Although Candy Corn is safe for all ages, its sweetness can be overwhelming: mice who overdo it and eat too many kernels will end up with a stomach ache and bad dreams.
• You were tricked!
  You received 3 Ghoulgonzola Cheese!
  Brought to life by placing a pan of pumpkin-infused curd beneath a thunder bolt, Ghoulgonzola has a life of its own-- and a penchant for playing tricks on Halloween revelers. This cheese has been known to pop out of bushes in large flocks, startling passersby, and ring doorbells before flying away. Even after being caught and eaten, Ghoulgonzola will continue to make trouble, fluttering around in your tummy and making rude sounds to embarrass you in company.

Hunters can collect 10 Flashlight Batteries per day from Profile pages.

Hunters can collect 5 Flashlight Batteries from the Profile pages of inactive Hunters and can send them a message inviting them to the event.

• I rang your doorbell but no one answered! Setup your Halloween profile cheese to Trick or Treat your friends!

Spooky Shuffle

Hunters can play a game of Spooky Shuffle, a game that works on the same premise as the Concentration/Memory card game.

Hunters must match pairs of cards to receive rewards. There are 9 pairs of cards per game and their positions remain fixed until a new game is started. Each time a Hunter fails to make a match, a Spooky Shuffle Ticket is spent. 2 Spooky Shuffle Tickets can be found in each daily Loyalty Chest. When Hunters run out of Spooky Shuffle Tickets the cards are shown as locked and the game cannot be played until the Hunter procures more Spooky Shuffle Tickets.

Matched sets remain visible until the game is complete. Some rewards shown are tied to the Hunter's rank.

Successfully completing a Spooky Shuffle game rewards the Hunter with 10 SUPER|brie+.

Treasure Maps

Hunters can hunt for Halloween event mice and earn rewards by completing Treasure Maps.

Adventure Book

Hunters can complete the Event Adventure Capture the Sandmouse.

Set out on a trick AND treating adventure of sweet proportions! Collect special cheese, then race through the Spooky Sandcastle to track down the powerful, sleepy Sandmouse!

Catch a powerful mouse

This adventure takes place in: Spooky Sandcastle

Prepare to Trick-or-Treat Your Friends

• Setup your candy bowl on your Hunter Profile

Collect Some Spooky Cheese

• Collect Ghoulgonzola Cheese from mice or friends' profiles
• Collect Candy Corn Cheese from mice or friends' profiles

Besiege the Spooky Sandcastle

• Escape the Haunted Dream
• Survive the Terrible Nightmare

Defeat the Pumpkin Dream Guardians

• Catch the Trick Mouse

Location: The Spooky Sandcastle

• Catch the Treat Mouse

Location: The Spooky Sandcastle

Capture the King of the Castle

• Catch Sandmouse

Location: The Spooky Sandcastle

Collect Some Spooky Loot

• Earn a Pillowcase from catching the Sandmouse to collect special spooky loot from mice!
• Open a Pillowcase and see what's inside!
• Open your Pillowcase 3 times!

Rewards:

• 25,000 Gold
• 50,000 Points
• 50 King's Credits
• 1 Sandcastle Shard

Shoppes

These are the shoppes found in the Spooky Sandcastle.

Cartographer

Item	Cost
Sealed Halloween Scroll Case	4 Ancient Relic

Charm Shoppe

Halloween Candy, Rift Candy, and Cobwebs are leftover currencies from previous Halloween events. They cannot be obtained during this event.

Item	Cost Ea.
Spooky Charm	600 gold 1 Ghoulgonzola Cheese 1 Candy Corn Cheese
Extra Spooky Charm	850 gold 1 Ghoulgonzola Cheese 1 Candy Corn Cheese
Candy Charm	1 Halloween Candy
Rift Super Vacuum Charm	1 Rift Candy
Haunted Ultimate Luck Charm	1 Cobweb

Cheese Shoppe

Item	Cost Ea.	Refund Ea.
Cheddar Cheese	10	10
Marble Cheese	50	50
Swiss Cheese	100	100
Brie Cheese	200	200

General Store

Item	Cost Ea.
Completed Halloween Theme	9,000 gold 2 Spooky Shuffle Tickets
Completed Spooky Halloween Theme	59,000 gold 2 Spooky Shuffle Tickets
Completed Undead Halloween Theme	90,000 gold 2 Spooky Shuffle Tickets
Rift Halloween Journal Theme	190,000 gold 2 Spooky Shuffle Tickets Requires Null Gauntlet (not spent)

Trapsmith

Item	Cost (Items Spent)	Requirements (Items Not Spent)
Eerie Base	120,000 gold	230,000 points to Equip
Eerier Base	320,000 gold	Own an Eerie Base to purchase 320,000 points to Equip

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