Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form Sch A Part I Line 11a | PER IRS INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FORM 990, THE DEFINITION OF HOSPITALS FOR SCHEDULE A (FORM 990 OR 990-EZ), PART I, IS DIFFERENT FROM THE DEFINITION FOR SCHEDULE H (FORM 990), HOSPITALS. ACCORDINGLY, AND ORGANIZATION THAT CHECKS THIS BOX MAY OR MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SCHEDULE H (FORM 990). MARSHFIELD CLINIC IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY ANY STATE AS A HOSPITAL. THEREFORE, WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SCHEDULE H. |
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| Part III Line 1 | THE MISSION OF MARSHFIELD CLINIC IS TO SERVE PATIENTS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF QUALITY, OUR VISION IS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF DISEASE, DISABILITY AND COST FOR OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES. |
| Part III Line 4a | The Marshfield Clinic system provides patient care, research and education throughout northern, central and western Wisconsin, with locations in 35 communities. Marshfield Clinic (the Clinic) has 704 physicians in 86 medical specialties and subspecialties. For 99 years, the Clinic has provided medical care to all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Charity care determinations are based on financial information provided by the patient and analysis of other relevant information. Because the Clinic anticipates either no or nominal payment for these services, the amounts are excluded from revenues. There were approximately 3,500,000 patient encounters for fiscal year 2015. The Clinic provided Charity Care of$7,883,000 in fiscal year 2015 based on the cost of providing care to patients who cannot afford to pay in accordance with its Charity Care Policy. The Clinic also provides substantial community support through the provision of services to individuals supported by public programs such as general relief, Medicare and Medicaid. The Clinic's cost of providing services under these programs in excess ofreimbursement received by the Clinic, and the estimated unreimbursed cost of providing care to low income underinsured and uninsured patients through the Clinic's pm1nership with Family Health Center, a federally funded community health center was $203,015,000 in fiscal year 2015. |
| Part III Line 4b | THROUGH ITS RESEARCH DIVISION, MARSHFIELD CLINIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION (MCRF), THE CLINIC IS ENGAGED IN MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. THE MCRF MISSION IS TO DISCOVER AND COMMUNICATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE THAT SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVES HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. SINCE MCRF'S ESTABLISHMENT IN 1959, RESEARCH DISCOVERIES BY MCRF SCIENTISTS AND CLINIC PHYSICIANS HAVE EXPANDED KNOWLEDGE IN MULTIPLE FIELDS OF HUMAN HEALTH AND REDUCED THE BURDEN OF DISEASE AND DISABILITY. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE CLINICAL RESEARCH, RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, HUMAN GENETICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS. THE MARSHFIELD CLINIC EDUCATION DIVISION ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF STRONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE. FULL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR RECENT MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES INCLUDE INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, MEDICINE AND PEDIATRICS, DERMATOLOGY, AND GENERAL SURGERY. ALL PROGRAMS ARE FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. THE CLINIC HAS EXEMPLARY ACCREDITATION STATUS WITH THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL ON CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION [ACCME] AS A LONGSTANDING PROVIDER OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION TO AREA PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROVIDERS. ADDITIONALLY, WE SERVE AS AN ACADEMIC CLINICAL CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. WE HAVE OVER 80 NATIONAL POST-SECONDARY ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS AND OVER 30 STATE POST-SECONDARY ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS FOR STUDENT, RESIDENT, AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING. MARSHFIELD CLINIC IS RECOGNIZED AS A TRAINING CENTER FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND ALSO SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC INCLUDING DIABETES EDUCATION MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. |
| Part III Line 4c | MARSHFIELD LABS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMICAL AND HIGH-COMPLEXITY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES TO PATIENTS OF MARSHFIELD CLINIC AND OTHER AREA MEDICAL FACILITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE PRIMARY LABORATORY LOCATED IN MARSHFIELD, MARSHFIELD LABS IS SERVING THE NEEDS OF SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WITH SMALLER LABS AT MANY MARSHFIELD CLINIC CENTERS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. PROXIMITY TO OUR LABORATORIES PROVIDES CONVENIENCE AND EXPEDITIOUS SERVICE TO MARSHFIELD CLINIC PATIENTS. MARSHFIELD LABS HAS BECOME A CENTER FOR THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND MOST ADVANCED TESTING METHODS UTILIZED TODAY. SOME OF THE ADVANCED TESTS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES OFFERED BY MARSHFIELD LABS WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS IN RURAL AREAS. |
| Part VI Line 4 | EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28, 2014, MARSHFIELD CLINIC CONVERTED FROM A BUSINESS CORPORATION UNDER CHAPTER 180 OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES TO A NONSTOCK CORPORATION UNDER CHAPTER 181 OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES. AS PART OF THE CONVERSION, THE CLINIC'S LEGAL NAME WAS CHANGED TO MARSHFIELD CLINIC, INC., BUT IT REMAINS THE SAME LEGAL ENTITY POSSESSING ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND POWERS HELD BY THE CLINIC PRIOR TO CONVERSION. shareholders shall select the educational, scientific or charitable organizations to which the organization's assets shall be transferred. |
| Part VI Line 6 | The Corporation has two classes of members: (i) Class A Members, who shall be individuals meeting the requirements set forth in the Corporation's bylaws, and (ii) a single Class B member, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Inc., which shall be the sole corporate member. Class A Members have the right to elect the members of the governing body and approve certain significant decisions of the governing body. The Class B Member has the right to approve certain significant decisions of the governing body and to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation (or direct distribution of the assets to other 501(c)3 organizations) upon dissolution. |
| Part VI Line 7a | THE CLASS A MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. |
| Part VI Line 7b | THE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPROVE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AND TO APPROVE ANY DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Part VI Line 11a | (Excerpts from Marshfield Clinic's 990/990-T Review Policy) The Chief Financial Officer and Controller shall review the completed Form 990 and Form 990-T in-depth. After their review and prior to filing Form 990 and Form 990-T with the IRS, the CFO or his/her designee will provide to each member of the Board of Directors a copy in electronic or paper form of the completed Form 990 (and all required schedules) and the completed Form 990-T (and all required schedules). Thereafter, at the next Board meeting (or at a special meeting called for this purpose), the CFO and/or his/her designee shall review the forms and schedules with the board members and answer any questions. In addition, the FY15 form 990 was reviewed by KPMG prior to filing. |
| Part VI Line 12c | Describe how the Organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its Conflict of Interest Policy. All officers, Board directors, and key employees of every Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS) entity, as well as any other person designated by the Audit and Compliance Committee (ACC) to be a Required Reporter by virtue of his or her position at a System entity, shall annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure form. Such forms shall be distributed and recorded by the System's designated Compliance Officer. All Financial Interests disclosed as part of the annual disclosure process shall be reviewed by the ACC. The ACC shall inform the Board of disclosed financial interests which may bear upon or relate to a transaction upon which the Board or another board, committee or other body of a System Entity, may deliberate or act. In addition to the annual disclosures, if at any time between annual disclosures, a Required Reporter becomes aware that the Board, or a board, committee or other body, of any System entity may deliberate or act upon any Transaction that may have any bearing of any kind upon, or may relate in any manner to, an existing, intended or expected Financial Interest of the Required Reporter, he or she shall disclose the Financial Interest to the relevant System Entity board, committee or body chair, as well as to the System's Compliance Officer, in advance of any deliberations or action, written disclosure of the existence, nature and extent of his or her Financial Interest. All written or oral disclosures of Financial Interests shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board and by the office of the Compliance Officer. The Compliance Officer shall disclose the completed forms as necessary to those MCHS employees responsible for completion of the System's IRS Form 990. |
| Part VI Line 15a, and 15b | The System's Independent Compensation Committee (Compensation Committee) shall have final authority for approving compensation and benefits of all "disqualified persons" (as that term is defined in 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code")) employed by the Corporation, including but not limited to the Corporation's CEO. The term "disqualified persons" includes (but is not limited to) any person (or the person's family member) who was, at any time during the 5-year period ending on the date of the transaction, in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the organization. It shall be the responsibility of the Compensation Committee to insure that the System does not pay an amount that exceeds reasonable compensation for any disqualified person. The Compensation Committee and its operating procedures shall be designed to establish the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness of compensation outlined in Treasury Reg. Sec. 53.4958-6 with respect to each disqualified person. In determining reasonableness of compensation, the compensation committee shall evaluate appropriate information as to comparability of compensation, including but not limited to: compensation levels paid by similarly situated organizations for comparable positions; the availability of similar services in the System's geographic area; current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; and actual written job offers from similar institutions. The ICC shall have independent authority to obtain outside expert opinions on the reasonableness and fair market value of compensation and gather other information the Committee considers necessary or appropriate to make its decisions on compensation. The Compensation Committee shall timely document its determination of reasonableness of compensation. |
| Part VI Line 19 | MARSHFIELD CLINIC DOES NOT MAKE ITS CURRENT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FEDERAL TAX LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT SUCH DOCUMENTS BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE UNLESS THEY WERE INCLUDED ON A FORM THAT IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. MARSHFIELD CLINIC DOES MAKE AVAILABLE ITS FORM 1023, AS REQUIRED. |
| Part VII | Part VII Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees and Independent Contractors Marshfield Clinic Health System, Inc. (MCHS) is the parent company of Marshfiled Clinic, Inc.. As such, the Executives of MCHS are listed on the Marshfiled Clinic, Inc. form 990 as key employees. Much of the Marshfield Clinic Health System Executive team joined the organization in calendar year 2015. Marshfiled Clinic, Inc. has a corporate tax year of October 1 through September 30. For purposes of this section and Schedule J, IRS requires that we report W-2 wages from 2014 calendar year end. There is no reportable compensation for much of the executive team for this reporting period, but will be in future years. |
| Part XI Line 9 - Reconciliation of Net Assets | NET ASSET TRANSFERS: TRANSFER OF CASH TO MFS For PTO Liability $14,295 TRANSFER OF ASSET TO FHC ($5,236) TRANSFER OF EARNINGS FROM LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER $9,337,000 Transfer of MCIS investment for MC to MCHS ($38,026,440) CHANGE IN UNFUNDED BENEFIT LIABILITY $393,108 Contributions of Plant, Propert, and Equipment $11,850 TOTAL NET ASSET TRANSFERS (28,275,423) MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENTS ($88,058) TOTAL OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ($28,363,481) |
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