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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 27,700 | 282,075 | 256,285 | 307,313 | 563,197 | 1,436,570 |
| 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 | 27,700 | 282,075 | 256,285 | 307,313 | 563,197 | 1,436,570 |
| 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).. | 149,597 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,286,973 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 27,700 | 282,075 | 256,285 | 307,313 | 563,197 | 1,436,570 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 64 | 263 | 327 | |||
| 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.).. | 13,057 | 9,905 | 3,907 | 26,869 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,463,766 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
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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8
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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| PART II, LINE 10 | NET SPECIAL EVENTS 25,563 ALL OTHER 1,306 |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C | TOWARDS JUSTICE |
| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | TOWARDS JUSTICE IS A NONPROFIT LAW FIRM THAT SEEKS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC JUSTICE THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, STRATEGIC POLICY ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZERS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. WE WERE FOUNDED IN RESPONSE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF WAGE THEFT COMPLAINTS THAT WERE NOT BEING ADDRESSED IN COLORADO, BUT QUICKLY BROADENED OUR SCOPE TO TAKE ON CASES THAT DISMANTLE THE POWER IMBALANCES THAT UNDERMINE THE VALUE OF WORK AND DIMINISH WORKER RIGHTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | TOWARDS JUSTICE OF COLORADO RECEIVES SERVICES FROM A PRO BONO ATTORNEY WHO GENEROUSLY DONATED APPROXIMATELY 250 HOURS OF TIME TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2018, VALUED AT 12,500 ON THE REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | TOWARDS JUSTICE IS A NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM THAT ATTACKS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY WITH A FOCUS ON WORKPLACE INJUSTICE. WE USE IMPACT LITIGATION SUPPLEMENTED WITH TARGETED AND STRATEGIC POLICY ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO ATTACK SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES THAT UNDERMINE THE POWER OF WORKERS-IN PARTICULAR, IMMIGRANT WORKERS AND WORKERS OF COLOR-TO OBTAIN FAIR WAGES AND DECENT WORKING CONDITIONS. IN 2018, THE ORGANIZATION UNCOVERED AND CHALLENGED NEW WAYS THAT EMPLOYERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WORKERS, WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING THE AGE-OLD POWER IMBALANCES THAT CALCIFY INEQUALITY AND DEPRIVE WORKERS OF FINANCIAL STABILITY. FOR EXAMPLE, WE LAUNCHED A CASE AGAINST AN ALLEGED MISCLASSIFICATION SCHEME THROUGH WHICH IMMIGRANTS WERE PEDDLED THE AMERICAN DREAM OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND ASKED TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR WORK AS COMMERCIAL CLEANERS WITHOUT ANY OF THE CONTROL AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFIT THAT COME WITH TRUE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. WE ALSO CHALLENGED THE ALL-TOO-COMMON SHORT-CHANGING OF FOREIGN GUEST WORKERS THROUGH A LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF A PROPOSED CLASS OF JAMAICAN WORKERS WHO ALLEGE THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED TIPS WHEN THEY WORKED AT AN EXCLUSIVE MONTANA SKI AND GOLF RESORT. AND WE FILED A CASE ON BEHALF OF NAIL TECHNICIANS ALLEGING THAT THEIR EMPLOYER'S POLICIES GOVERNING COMPENSATION WERE ILLEGAL. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED ADVOCATING FOR SHEPHERDS IN 2018. THE ORGANIZATION ARGUED BEFORE THE TENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ON BEHALF SHEPHERDS WHO ALLEGE THAT THEIR WAGES, WHICH AMOUNT TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PER HOUR DEPENDING ON THE STATE, WERE SUPPRESSED BY ANTI-COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY IN THE MARKETPLACE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WON A VICTORY FROM THE DC CIRCUIT ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN SHEPHERDS IMPACTED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S ONGOING FAILURE TO REASONABLY IMPLEMENT THE TEMPORARY VISA PROGRAM THAT BRINGS MOST SHEPHERDS TO THIS COUNTRY. THE CIRCUIT COURT RETURNED THE CASE TO THE DISTRICT COURT FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SAW THE EFFECTS OF OUR 2017 LITIGATION IN 2018. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CLIENT'S LAWSUIT AGAINST CARL'S JR. AND ITS PARENT COMPANY ALLEGING THAT NO-HIRE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN FRANCHISES VIOLATE ANTITRUST LAWS SPURRED PUBLIC ENFORCERS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO CHALLENGE THESE PRACTICES IN A VARIETY OF FAST FOOD FRANCHISES. BY THE END OF 2018, THESE AGREEMENTS HAD BEEN ELIMINATED AT SEVERAL FAST FOOD FRANCHISES AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION TO OUR LITIGATION EFFORTS, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN TARGETED POLICY ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND REGULATORS. WE TEND NOT TO SPEND RESOURCES ON POLICY CAMPAIGNS INVOLVING BIG-PICTURE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES THAT WILL HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MANY ADVOCATES. HOWEVER, ON ISSUES RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST WAGE- AND-HOUR VIOLATIONS AND ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES, WE DEDICATE TARGETED RESOURCES TO POLICY EFFORTS. IN 2018, THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH PARTNERS IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY TO EXPAND THE FIGHT AGAINST WAGE THEFT IN COLORADO AND COLLABORATED WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO CALL UPON OUR CITY AND STATE PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO PROTECT WORKERS. IN PARTICULAR, WE WORKED WITH THE BOULDER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE COLORADO DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S COUNCIL TO DISCUSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF THE WAGE AND HOUR LAWS AND TO CO-HOST A CONVENING FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEYS TO DISCUSS THE ROLE PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT CAN PLAY IN FIGHTING WAGE THEFT AND ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION IN OUR STATE. WE ALSO WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO: ISSUE A WHITE PAPER DESCRIBING HOW THE CITY OF DENVER COULD STEP UP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST WORKER EXPLOITATION; ENCOURAGE THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (CDLE) TO ENGAGE IN STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT OF THE WAGE AND HOUR LAWS; RELEASE A MAJOR REPORT CALLING ON GOVERNOR ELECT POLIS TO STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE THE CDLE; AND HOST A NON- PARTISAN FORUM FOR COLORADO GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES TO DISCUSS ISSUES IMPORTANT TO OUR STATE'S WORKING FAMILIES. WE DID THIS WHILE SUPPORTING NINA DISALVO AS SHE STEPPED BACK FROM HER LEADERSHIP ROLE AND ALLOWED DAVID SELIGMAN TO BECOME TOWARDS JUSTICE'S SECOND DIRECTOR. THIS LEADERSHIP TRANSITION HELPED US TO FOCUS ON OUR MISSION AND THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT OUR DIRECTION AS AN ORGANIZATION. WE BEGAN DESCRIBING OUR WORK, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN FUNCTIONALLY INTEGRATED, AS A LONG PIPELINE OF WORKER SUPPORT RATHER THAN AS TWO SEPARATE PROGRAMS (IMPACT LITIGATION AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE). TODAY, WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO JUSTICE SERVICES, MAINTAIN OUR COLLABORATING ATTORNEYS NETWORK, AND CONNECT VICTIMS OF WORKPLACE ABUSE TO OUR NETWORK LAWYERS, NON-PROFIT PARTNERS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. BUT WE DON'T DESCRIBE THAT AS SEPARATE FROM OUR LITIGATION WORK, BUT INSTEAD AS PART OF OUR BROAD SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS THE IMPORTANCE OF LEVERAGING OUR RESOURCES TO MAXIMIZE OUR OWN EFFECTIVENESS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PARTNERS TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF WORKERS. OUR 2018 LEADERSHIP TRANSITION ALSO PROMPTED THE ORGANIZATION TO STEP BACK FROM THE SUBSTANTIAL VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPORTING BILINGUAL LEGAL INTAKE VOLUNTEERS AND JUST WAGES NAVIGATORS. WE REMAIN DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THAT WORKERS HAVE A VOICE AND MECHANISMS TO HOLD THEIR EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS. THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE TO INVOLVE ANSWERING THE PHONE AND MAKING REFERRALS, BUT IT WILL LIKELY INVOLVE LESS EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN HOUSE, WHETHER THROUGH ATTORNEYS OR JUST WAGES NAVIGATORS. INSTEAD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE DAY-TO-DAY EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS ACROSS OUR MARKETPLACE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A BOARD MEMBER, AS AVAILABLE, HAVE A MEETING WITH THE EXTERNAL CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND ITS REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS AND SCHEDULES. DURING THIS MEETING, A REVIEW OF ALL FINANCIAL AND NARRATIVE INFORMATION IS UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE SURE ALL REPORTS AND SCHEDULES REFLECT THE ACTUAL OPERATING RESULTS OF THE AGENCY FOR THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR. AFTER THIS PROCESS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENTS THE 990 TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE BOARD ADOPED A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IN OCTOBER OF 2014 AND THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE AGENCY MAINTAINS BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN A CLOUD-BASED FORMAT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS ACCESS TO THE FOLDER AND THE ORIENTATION TO FULLY EXPLAIN THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHICH INVOLVES SURVEYING BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS AND ANALYZING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE RELATIVE BOTH TO MONETARY AND PROGRAMMATIC GOALS. THE BOARD THEN ANALYSES NONPROFIT SECTOR SALARY SURVEY DATA FOR EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING COLORADO-SPECIFIC SURVEY INFORMATION COMPILED BY THE COLORADO NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION. SALARY IS SET BASED ON EXISTING SALARY STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE, AND RELEVANT NONPROFIT SECTOR TRENDS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING AND PUBLIC FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
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