I’ll be updating this page as information becomes available leading up to and during the Dodge Journey (East) search, officially starting at Saturday, 12 noon. You’ll find the latest at the top of this page.
Be safe. Be courteous. Buckle up and drive carefully. Remember, there can only be one winner. Enjoy the adventure and make some memories. Cheers and Best of luck!
>> Day 2 coverage continues here
Slideshow Clues: Expanded Route (approx 110 miles)
>> Full set of pictures (Source: Dodge’s Facebook page)
- Ticonderoga Ferry ->
- Orwell, VT ->
- Brandon, VT ->
- Killington, VT ->
- West Bridgewater, VT ->
- Woodstock, VT ->
- White River Junction, VT ->
- Lebanon, NH ->
- 4A South, Near Enfield, NH
Notes: This is probably the best match for the final picture of a 4A south sign in the Journey slideshow.
Slideshow continues Sunday morning, 9am
375-mile clue
Solution: Schroon Lake, NY (Adirondack Marathon)
Note: We also see, on the bibs 87 (a reference to I-87 and 74, the road that runs east past Eagle Lake and to the Ti Ferry.
Apparently, this is the final online clue. The “final” clue is essentially the physical sign, already found.
25-mile radius? No.
Also, after the 375-mile clue is solved, we see:
Correction by Dodge on Twitter: When you solve the 5th clue vid it gets you within 375 miles of the Journey, not 25 as was written. More to come. Stay tuned.
Physical Clue, across Ti Ferry in VT
As reported earlier (bejones, 2:24pm), across the Ti Ferry into VT on 74, just before turning south on 73, a sign that reads:
This isnt the end
Its only the beginning
We cant wait to share
Where we went next
the journey is within 350 miles from here
Picture of the same (provide by Doreen Lyon, @jaredlyon’s Mom, on the hunt)
400-mile clue
Solution: Friends Lake, Chestertown, NY
425-mile clue
Solution: Lake George, NY (Queen of American Lakes)
450-mile clue
Solution: Saratoga Springs, NY
500-mile clue
Solution: Albany, NY
Other clues:
Wild West Ranch, Lake George NY
Notes: Are the (missing) letters a clue?
Google street view to verify:
Eagle Lake, NY
Intersection – 74 and 73, across from Ferry, heading toward Mt Independence (south)
Google street view to verify:
From the other side, moving away from the ferry, approaching the intersection (note fish on pole):
Advanced clues (9/23, 10:00pm)
Picture #1 – Malta Drive In Theater, Malta, NY
Notes: The Dodge Journey is north bound (and the bikes are there, just blurred because of the Journey’s speed)
Could this be a reference to Paradox, NY? Paradox Lake? Conflicting directions as a Paradox? Pair of Docks?
Confirming shot:
Picture #2 – Ticonderoga Ferry
Confirming shot:
And for direction (VT side, looking towards NY):
Dodge on Twitter
We sent 2 pics to various sites. If posted and you can find them, they won’t lead to the car, but they’ll get you started (9/23, 21:12)
See also from this site:
Google Map of partial Dodge Journey (East) route
Initial Route, from Albany, NY to Ticonderoga Ferry, VT side (approx 125 miles)
For more information, including How to Play, visit their YouTube channel.
Digital Detective & Treasure Hunter 
I’m having trouble understanding if Dodge meant it was hidden 25 miles from the sign, or 25 miles from Schroon Lake? What do you all think?
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Should be 25-miles (as the crow flies) from that pin (Schroon Lake)
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Steven what do you think of the Hoffman Notch Photo I posted? it kinda looks like the ridge that was behind the guy who took the bike off the top of the car….
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Couldn’t break away. Is there a photo gallery in a barn anywhere near that sign by the fish that says “Gallery”???
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HAHAHAHAHAHAhahAHaaa!!!! love it!!! you couldnt get away from it!! ME EITHER!!!!
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The orchard with the concert going on.
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any guess why it would say lake george under the 74 in the last clue?
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That’s a good catch Matt. I’ll have to give it another look. Cheers!
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Just comment on this whole process….I am imagining a remake of the movie “it’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world” ..
Steven Barley, we need someone to play you in this movie….
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😀
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Mt. Independence, VT is my guess
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Mt. Independence State Park, VT is my guess! Anybody close to there?
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As common as that guess has been over the last week, I would venture to guess there are a couple hundred people in that general vicinity 🙂
Hadrian
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My uncle has checked every barn in Vermont , NO LUCK i AM SENDING HIM BACK TO Tic ferry. does anyone know when the last ferry crosses the lake back into NY
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I think it is 6:45
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Since he’s in the area, has your uncle checked Norton’s gallery? It’s on route 73 in Shoreham with views of Mt Independance and the ferry. From thir web page looks to be in a barn.
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Remaining or Residual Clues —
Dodge “guy” wearing a captain’s hat like this (Perhaps a reference to the Ti Ferry)
V VT: Either V? Vermont or 5 Vermont
Letters on Wild West Ranch sign
“The Paradox” – letters on Marta Drive-In sign
What else am I missing?
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the 6:23 time on the GPS
and its tuned to channel Sat 10
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The biggest paradox yet is that we have a 25 mile clue with a 375 mile radius drawn.
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I think VVT means variable valve timing. Not a clue.
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The image has not been altered, that’s for sure. Here’s a shot (found online): http://www.sousinch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2011-Dodge-Journey-Engine-590×442.jpg
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why is the c missing in Adirondak Marathon? Missing letter theory continues…
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It would be slick, but beyond their scope I think, if you could piece all together to form a clue – and perhaps, we’ll get a bit more as they release pics this evening 🙂
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Hammond Pond Wild Forest just outside Paradox
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So, Steven, do you believe, then, that it will indeed be found within a 25 mile radius of Schroon Lake?
How does this fit in with the “it’s only the beginning” claim, in your opinion?
Would seem like a major faux pas on their part if it was a mistake:
faux pas – A SOCIAL blunder. 🙂
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Hi David. Yes. They’ve been pretty consistent on that … they give us route (and don’t add too much with the radius clues) and we’ve been left no more than 20-miles from the final location (but that’s still a lot of ground to cover, esp in area like NY/VT) I think by stopping at 25-miles, they want to more fully engage the “boots on the ground” – a new beginning for them, new type of clues (physical), not online, in the real world
I’m hoping some of our community, who are on location, continue to send in updates. I’ve been in touch with about 20 or so, but they’ve gone quiet … and I fully understand why 😉
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my bet is that they are at the john brown farm in lake placid. they went west instead of east.
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could it be as easy as in the barn in the background where the Journey turns right on 73 the next dirt road brings you to the back of the barn which is near the water it just crossed on the Ferry……
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Why is there no “C” in Adirondak on the marathon bib?
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Hi Craig. You’re the second to catch that. Missing letters seem to be a theme.
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Yeah, as soon as I posted, I saw someone else had mentioned it previously. Has anyone mentioned Paradox Bay in Lake Placid?
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once they turn right off of 74 on to 73 the next road is a dirt road to the right which goes in behind a barn and the river they just crossed on the ferry and the mountains are in the background!!!!!
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Has anyone been able to positively identify all the letters on the BACK side of the Guided Horseback Riding sign? I think I can make out G L ENT S I G ORSE
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Hey anyone look for horse ranches in Ticonderoga area???? I found a few… but hello… ya its gotta be on a Horse farm or Horse breeding/ boarding ranch, or some old historic one right?
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Go to Google maps and type in Dodge Journey….. that’s where I think I’d be looking. Its 22.7 miles away from the Schroon Lake pin
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It’s definitely past that because they get on the Ferry heading East on 74. Then they take a right onto 73…I believe the barn is in the background.
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I took a photo of the car at 1:30 and now looking at the ‘live’ at 5 PM, there is no change in the reflection in the headlight so I think that is interior lighting. The only change is the ‘windows on the bumper’ that are growing dimmer as night falls up there.
Also my guess is that it is a packing house for apples,etc and not a animal/hay barn unless it is a ‘museum exhibit’, just too clean. Hay is a distraction…maybe black box is more of a clue…
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ONLY 1 HR TO THE LAST FERRY CROSSING BACK INTO NY. I TOLD MY UNCLE TO STAY ON VT SIDE AND WE ARE SEARCHING MT IND AREA NOW
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Thanks for the update Ken!
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Ken, have him check the barn in the background where they turn off of 74 onto 73…please I actually turned around in front of Jones Energy thinking it was private property at 12:30pm last Saturday!! I guess you tell I’m a little aggrevated I didn’t take the chance of some crazy person telling me to get off there land!!:)
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This place is about 25 miles from Schroon Lake….
Leerkes Farm Inc
260 Delano Rd
Ticonderoga, NY
Anyone check it?
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GOING TO BE DARK IN A HR OR SO UP THERE BE CAREFULL UNCLE RON AND ALL
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Ken, if he hasn’t already, have him check on 73 where it turns sharp left, just south of 74. I thought that farm was where it would be since Thursday, but I figured people would have been all over that area by now.
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Stupid question…but what’s all this about dropping a PIN?
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Hi Charles. It’s a reference to Dodge’s YouTube page, where you get the radius clues (watch a video, answer a question about location by dropping a pin or marker on the spot using a map) Cheers!
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That 73/74 intersection in the first clue is inside the 25 mile radius of Shroon Lake.
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So what’s up with remaining clues?
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At the one mile mark from where that fish gallery sign points down hwy 73 is a huge farm…. maybe something???
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Still not found the Gallery yet though
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Supposed to be 1 mile up road on lake side of road.
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The gallery is a woodcarving gallery found just before the sharp left on 73. I saw a sign on Street View.
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journey’s end farm…Ticonderoga NY? It’s a Quarter Horse Farm….with barns!
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that sounds like it SHOULD Be there….. anyone close by there GO NOW
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wonder if they are talking about my brother. I sent him to the circle B ranch around 1pm Eastern time and the guy told him he hated Dodges…….After he left and was on to another horse place, I thought maybe the guy was trying to throw him off.
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He was about 8 miles away when I lost cell contact on his return trip
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journeys end farm is in Pennsylvania
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Yes, but also in NY! The NY one……http://journeysendfarmqhs.webs.com/
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That would be a fitting, final location 😀 And North of Ticonderoga, along route 9, not east or west along 74 – but that means they gave us several shots related to VT as misdirection (video: VT side of ferry, video: 74/73 intersection, turning south; picture: on ferry, heading to VT) Regardless of the outcome, that’s a cool find.
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I know, right! My first guess was Mount Independence State Historic Site, it follows the right turn on 73 after the ferry in Vermont and about 25 mi from Lake Shroon. My guess seems to be being blocked from the Dodge site too….interesting! And yes, I agree….there are no coincidences in life!
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Also one in Ticonderoga, NY
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is anyone near the 73/74 intersection?? have you checked the farm in the background it looks out to the water and the mountains……check it!! I’m in Texas!!
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There is a Journey’s End Farm in Ticonderoga… off 9N no less…
1550 NYS Rt. 9N
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
next to the Adirondack Park Preserve
but i’m calling them horrible horrible coincidences ;/
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Jethro on NCIS says there’s no such thing as coincidences … but yeah, I would be bummed. They would have duped us with the 3 VT clues.
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The Adirondack marathon is held this weekend – a 26 mile marathon.
http://www.adirondackmarathon.org/
Course map: http://www.adirondackmarathon.org/_2011_2019_Marathon_Course_Map_9.12.11.pdf
I also looked at Schroon Lake on WIkipedia.
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yhey just had a sign up for sec
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new chalkboard going up i think on the live feed
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1550 NYS Rt. 9N Ticonderoga, NY 12883
For the Google Maps location.
As stated before, these Dodge folks are EVIL this time.
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Slideshow of the Journey’s path starts at 6pm (Twitter, hashtag #journeysearch)
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From Twitter, last clue is indeed 375 miles, not 25.
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Slideshow of their path along the way at 6pm – just put up on live feed
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it says “Take a Seat and grab some popcorn. a Slide show of the Journeys path along the way starts at 6pm EDT #journeysearch.”
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Dodge just tweeted Dodge Dodge
When you solve the 5th clue vid it gets you within 375 miles of the Journey, not 25 as was written. More to come. Stay tuned. #JourneySearch
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Ouch!
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Do they have the balls to send people searching around for a random barn through the night? Technical errors… 375 miles not 25… 350 miles from 74/73…. This is getting out of hand 😉
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I think the 25 v 375, change to the ground game is starting to confirm a plan b 😉 However, I do like them extending this (to tomorrow). It was kind of silly to see the Midwest clues last Sunday, during the games, when it had been found. However, for those in the physical hunt, they have to make plans for the night and be prepared for a new hunt tomorrow.
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Worth noting: the west search ran 16 hours.
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Yes, Steven, I think the videos all related to Plan A. What follows at 6:00 (and the sign on 74) begins Plan B. Boots, start hiking toward New Hampshire.
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Does anyone know why everytime he puts up a sign it only shows half? is that just my computer? any ways of fixing it if so…. thanks people! ofcourse i just moved out of VT after living there for 7 years last week, ugh!
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Hi and it would be your monitor or display, check your settings. Cheers!
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I noticed when I tried to make my display smaller, it did that to the feed. Try holding ctrl and rolling your wheel mouse to see if it changes?
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thanks i fixed it in the settings by right clicking the video feed and changing the setting to 10 mb
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ohhh that journeys end farm is right on the edge of anirondak preserve
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Interesting they mentioned the marathon in NY today. It’s probably not related, because I haven’t put anything else together to support going here, but I want to be the 1st to post this about a 50 mile BIKE + 50 k Run marathon tomorrow in VT:
http://www.vermont50.com/html/race_description.html
At this point, it’s anybody’s guess.
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I’m 30 min from the journeys end farm. Could this also mean the slideshow is back at the Malta drive in?
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This is huge from Dodge on Twitter if true = “When you solve the 5th clue vid it gets you within 375 miles of the Journey, not 25 as was written. More to come. Stay tuned. “
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For the record, it does say within 375 vs. within 25. Since the final video clue said the 26.2 miles (obviously a reference to a marathon), that still fits within those parameters. Also, Steven, you should start a hangout or huddle on G+ to keep up with this lol.
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Little sad. Husband is calling it quits soon. Once it gets dark he’s headed home. Gonna be disappointed if it was anywhere near the area he is in.
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Sorry to hear that Kate. I’m sure many hoped and expected a fairly quick find like last weekend (perhaps forgetting the first, lasting 16 hours) … but tacking on another 375. Ouch!
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Uncle just pulling out of Mount Ind, exhausted every inch, many signs saying Journey not here, and another sign saying road closed and blocked by tractor but sign read feel free to walk down to field ( nothing there ) all private properity
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Kate my uncle is calling it also heading back home to Elmira Ny, may be a clue to check on his way home???
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Dodge Still time to join in. RT @NorvTBR I am way too wrapped up in this Dodge Journey treasure hunt. If you live in VT you should check it out.
Sep 24th, 2011 2:44 PM
I’m not sure what to make of the times showing in the tweets on the youtube/dodge page. I’m thinking they must be Pacific time? Either way, this is what they just posted a bit ago.
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live is setting up screen
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I’m looking forward to the slideshow.
Part of me is wondering if the “this isn’t the ending, this is only the beginning” paradox is actually referring to the ordering of the clues. Maybe that sign in Vermont was the beginning of the Journey’s trip en route to Albany (and as it traveled to Albany, went through the video clues in reverse order)?
That would be incredibly deceptive, but fit the paradox. It would also extend the search since a lot of people were already up in the Vermont area last night.
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Regarding the missing “C” – Adirondak Loj at Heart Lake? Check these driving directions out – Take the Adirondack Northway (I-87) to Exit 30. Turn left on Route 73 toward Keene and Lake Placid, continue on Route 73 for 26.5 miles. Turn left on Adirondack Loj Road (High Peaks Trailhead sign). It is five miles to the Loj. 26.5 miles referenced in the marathon clue. ??
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WHOA….. where does that end up???? thats pretty amazing!
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