Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,037,661 | 5,658,620 | 5,580,526 | 3,092,891 | 9,104,050 | 26,473,748 |
| 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 | 3,037,661 | 5,658,620 | 5,580,526 | 3,092,891 | 9,104,050 | 26,473,748 |
| 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. | 26,473,748 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,037,661 | 5,658,620 | 5,580,526 | 3,092,891 | 9,104,050 | 26,473,748 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4,323 | 727 | 4,788 | 24,172 | 6,628 | 40,638 |
| 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 | 26,566,386 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE MISSION OF ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) IS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACT PROTECTS LAND THROUGH PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | LAND PROTECTION: IN 2024, ACT CONTINUED ITS ROBUST LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. IN JANUARY 2024, ACT CLOSED ON A FIRST OF ITS KIND PROJECT WITH WATSON FARM, WHERE THE LANDOWNER AGREED TO PLACE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS REDUCE AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS TO THE LAND THROUGH A DE-INTENSIFICATION SCHEDULE OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. ACT ALSO TRANSFERRED 289 ACRES ADJACENT TO MANATEE SPRINGS TO THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF STATE LANDS EXPANDING THE STATE PARK BOUNDARY AND PROTECTING LAND ABOVE THE MANATEE SPRINGS CAVE SYSTEM. ACT'S ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY FOREVER THROUGH THE WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES (WSPP) PROGRAM LED TO THE PROTECTION OF 614 ACRES THROUGH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN JANUARY AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL 478 ACRES IN LAND PROTECTION FROM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH. IN JUNE, ACT ACCEPTED THE DONATION OF 420 ACRES IN MADISON COUNTY, WHICH ACT WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE LONG-TERM THROUGH PRESCRIBED FIRE AND OTHER TECHNIQUES. ACT ALSO CLOSED ON A 261-ACRE TRACT IN JULY ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF ORANGE LAKE IN ALACHUA COUNTY FURTHER EXPANDING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LAND IN THE ORANGE LAKE CORRIDOR, WHICH INCLUDES OTHER ACT-HELD NATURE PRESERVES. THIS NEW ADDITION WILL SUPPORT WATER-BASED RECREATION ALONG THE LAKE. THROUGHOUT 2024, ACT FACILITATED SEVERAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA THROUGH ITS FLORIDA FOREVER PROGRAM, INCLUDING 290 ACRES IN LEVY COUNTY IN THE WATERMELON POND CONSERVATION AREA, A 200-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN UNION COUNTY, A 1,500-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, AND A 538-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN GILCHRIST COUNTY. IN AUGUST, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 55 ACRES NEARBY TO ITS EXISTING FOX PEN PRESERVE. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY FOREVER, ACT STAFF ASSISTED WITH A 120-ACRE ACQUISITION IN AN AREA OF HIGH CONSERVATION PRIORITY KNOWN AS LOCHLOOSA SLOUGH AS WELL AS A 40-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN THE WATERMELON POND CONSERVATION AREA IN SEPTEMBER. AT THE END OF 2024, ACT RECEIVED SEVERAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONATIONS INCLUDING 26-ACRES WITHIN THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST IN MARION COUNTY, 22 ACRES IN ALACHUA COUNTY, AND 94-ACRES IN LEVY COUNTY WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR THE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF PINEY PRAIRIE. ACT ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TO PROTECT THEIR LAND THROUGH NUMEROUS STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE USDA-NRCS REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, USDA-NRCS ACEP-ALE PROGRAM, AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES RURAL AND FAMILY LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM (RFLPP). |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: ACT ACTIVELY MANAGES EIGHTEEN MAJOR PRESERVES ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALLER CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. ACT'S LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FOREST, GROUNDCOVER, AND WETLANDS RESTORATION, CREATING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRAILS AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS, THE APPLICATION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE, AND EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES CONTROL. ACT BENEFITS FROM THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, SANTA FE COLLEGE, ALACHUA AUDUBON, EMORY UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP COMPLETE THESE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE STAFF. ACT'S WOMEN IN THE WOODS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR YOUNG WOMEN (BUT ALSO INCLUDES YOUNG MEN) IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HIRING PROSPECTS IN THIS TRADITIONALLY MALE-ORIENTED CONSERVATION CAREER PATH, SERVED 23 YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN OVER THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEMESTERS IN 2024. IN TOTAL, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 138 YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2017. IN TOTAL, 330 INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 10,360 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2024. THE ANNUAL TREE FEST EVENT ORGANIZED BY SWAMP HEAD BREWERY & SOLAR IMPACT, INC. RAISED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN 2024 TO PLANT 127,536 TREES AT ACT'S LITTLE ORANGE CREEK PRESERVE. ACT UTILIZED PRESCRIBED FIRES TO BURN HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS LONG-TERM HABITAT RESTORATION GOALS, AND INSTALLED ADDITIONAL ADA ACCESSIBLE TRAILS & BOARDWALKS AT SEVERAL ACT PRESERVES AS WELL AS OTHER AMENITIES TO ENHANCE RECREATIONAL ENJOYMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: ACT WAS ABLE TO HOST NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH WORKSHOPS AT ITS PRESERVES. THOSE EVENTS FOCUSED ON VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PRESERVE CLEAN-UPS, FAMILY-FUN ENVIRONMENTAL DAYS, AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND GOALS. FOR MANY OF THESE, ACT PARTNERED WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. ACT ALSO LAUNCHED ITS PRESERVE ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM IN LATE 2024 DEBUTING A NEW ECOROVER, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY LIMITATIONS A FUN AND SAFE WAY TO EXPERIENCE NATURE WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. ACT'S CREEK PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES NO-COST EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM UNDER-SERVED SCHOOLS IN ALACHUA AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, SERVED 1,730 STUDENTS IN 2024 RESULTING IN 6,920 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ACROSS 19 SCHOOLS AND CAMP PARTNERS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACT CONTINUED ITS TRADITIONAL OUTREACH VIA ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER, THE GAZETTEER, AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS UPDATED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2024. ACT ALSO RELIED HEAVILY ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND REGULAR MONTHLY EMAILS, FIELD NOTES, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ACTS MISSION AND WORK. THESE CHANNELS REACHED OVER 21,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 2024 ON SUCH TOPICS AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES, STAFF NOTES FROM THE FIELD, NATURAL HISTORY, AND OPPORTUNTIITES AND TOOLS FOR LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THEIR LAND. ACT HOSTED THE ANNUAL CONSERVATION STEWARDS AWARDS EVENT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 550 PEOPLE AT ACT'S PRAIRIE CREEK LODGE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | ACT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE THE DRAFT IRS FORM 990 AND DRAFT ANNUAL AUDIT DOCUMENT VIA EMAIL AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE DRAFT AUDIT AND IRS FORM 990. BOTH DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL THEN BE FULLY REVIEWED (PREFERABLY WITH THE AUDITOR IN ATTENDANCE) AND ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL BE ASKED OF THE AUDITOR AND STAFF AT THE FIRST REGULAR BOARD MEETING AFTER SUCH DRAFTS ARE COMPLETED AND CIRCULATED. BOARD MEMBERS WILL THEREAFTER VOTE TO APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF BOTH DRAFT DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO FINALIZATION OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND SUBMISSION OF THE APPROVED IRS FORM 990. IF SUCH VOTE MUST BE CONDUCTED VIA EMAIL, UNANIMOUS REVIEW & CONSENT IS REQUIRED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ACT'S BOARD MEMBERS TO SELF-DISCLOSE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SHOULD THEY FEEL THAT ANY PERSONAL/BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/INFORMATION OF AN ACT PROGRAM OR ACQUISITION PROJECT THEY HAVE MIGHT POSSIBLY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS MAY BE DONE PRIVATELY WITH STAFF IN ADVANCE OF A BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE ISSUE WOULD COME UP FOR A VOTE, OR AT THE MEETING ITSELF, AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THAT BOARD MEMBER WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE. ALSO, STAFF CIRCULATES THE GOVERNANCE QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY, AT WHICH TIME THEY MAY DOCUMENT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. BOARD MEMBERS EVALUTATE COMPS AND DETERMINE THE SALARY & BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION RATES OF ALL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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