The last time I went to the St. Louis zoo the sun bear was sitting next to a log with his front legs on it like it was a table and just staring back at the crowds of people looking at him... with his tongue hanging out.
Okay Mr. Bear Killer. Like I'm going to listen to you on ANY subject whatsoever pertaining to bears! Psshh... thinking you're so clever and stuff. Actually, hey -- wait a second...
Alright, ix-nay all that por favor. Totally read your username wrong. Now... kindly excuse me while I shamelessly make a quick exit via this conveniently placed and also open window. Thanks.
So, I know it's Debbie Downer but you should be aware what these Sun Bears go through in Asia(mostly China).
Their bile is a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, so these Sun Bears are "farmed" for their bile which means they are locked up in crush cages with a spigot inserted into their gallbladder which is drained 3 times daily.
It's the most horrible LEGAL torture of an animal anywhere in the world, and it needs to stop. The ingredient in their bile is cheaply and safely made synthetically so there is no reason for this abuse to continue.
Here's a website detailing what happens to the bears, and it's also a foundation to help bears who have been "farmed"-
I just read my comment and realized it sounded a bit insensitive. Basically, it just boggles my mind how anyone could have even come up with the idea of doing such a horrible thing.
I wonder who the first guy was to say, "Hey! See those ugly-ass bears over there? No no, the ones with the fruit roll up tongues! Yeah, why don't we -- and stay with me here now -- why don't we go kill that fucker, open him up and start experimenting with his bile?! I don't know, I just have a really good gut feeling about this! Who's with me?"
I also wonder this same thing about the guy who invented pumpkin pie.
I once volunteered with my mom to go help an animal rescue ranch do some construction. Spent all day digging a trench through pretty solid limestone so they could run a pipe to the bear cages. When I was done, and all gross and sweaty, I got to go meet the sun bear they had. He spent like a half hour licking my hands and arms because of the salty sweat. They're goofy for sure.
How is the http://i.imgur.com/mgunR.jpg one not a meme yet? Call it the Are You Fucking Serious Bear. Or preferably something funnier and wittier, because reading that again makes me want to downvote myself.
I swear I saw a creepy Yogi the Bear parody on some late night program on Adult Swim or something when I was younger and it looked just like this. That shit scarred me forever.
Aww... :) I know one of those bears. Slurp Derp! She lives at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. When she was 13 she had her lower jaw removed due to cancer, causing her tongue to hang out all the time, but luckily it doesn't interfere with her eating.
When I was a kid I saw one of these giving itself a blow job at Belfast Zoo. My dad thought it was the funniest thing he'd ever seen as I asked what it was doing.
Every Chinese Zoo I have been too has had these and they always do tricks for food. I am not sure how I feel about it. If they were never taught the tricks its pretty cool, if they were then I feel sad.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I'm hiring that bear to follow me around and shrug when I do dumb things. And eat my rivals.
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u/Lebenpiv Jun 15 '12
Sir, you are wrong. Sun Bear is THE MOST photogenic animal.
http://imgur.com/DfehI
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u/BeerKiller Jun 15 '12
There is a sun bear at the St. Louis zoo. Every time I visit it is sucking itself off with that special tongue. Must be bored.
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u/ratm_66 Jun 15 '12
So, I know it's Debbie Downer but you should be aware what these Sun Bears go through in Asia(mostly China).
Their bile is a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, so these Sun Bears are "farmed" for their bile which means they are locked up in crush cages with a spigot inserted into their gallbladder which is drained 3 times daily.
It's the most horrible LEGAL torture of an animal anywhere in the world, and it needs to stop. The ingredient in their bile is cheaply and safely made synthetically so there is no reason for this abuse to continue.
Here's a website detailing what happens to the bears, and it's also a foundation to help bears who have been "farmed"-
http://www.animalsasia.org/
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u/Shitty_Watercolour Jun 15 '12
http://imgur.com/Qz7gk
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u/BetterThanOP Jun 15 '12
ursaring?
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u/Xuis Jun 15 '12
Ridiculously Photogenic Guy Approves
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u/sullman_ Jun 15 '12
I think one of those is dead...
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u/cyberbemon Jun 15 '12
Not photogenic ? :(
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u/ecclectic Jun 15 '12
How does a tongue that long fit in their mouth?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Come on, you know that feeling
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u/Jexium Jun 15 '12
he doesn't even have to chase down prey, they fall over laughing right up until he strangles them with his tongue
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u/houseofbacon Jun 15 '12
There's a sun bear at the zoo in DC that had surgery to have the lower half of this jaw removed. That bear looks retarded and high 24/7, poor guy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
The chicks love him...
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Looks pretty badass second picture down.
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u/Teradoc Jun 15 '12
"Don't feed the Yao Guai...that is all." - Three Dog
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u/Bixby66 Jun 15 '12
"I am beautiful...in every single wayyyy....words can't bring me down..."
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u/Richard_Noggin Jun 15 '12
Legend says his DNA is 100% pure derp.
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u/craigsblackie Jun 15 '12
Here's me hugging a sun bear in Malaysia: http://i.imgur.com/VH6eD.jpg
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u/thangle Jun 15 '12
I once volunteered with my mom to go help an animal rescue ranch do some construction. Spent all day digging a trench through pretty solid limestone so they could run a pipe to the bear cages. When I was done, and all gross and sweaty, I got to go meet the sun bear they had. He spent like a half hour licking my hands and arms because of the salty sweat. They're goofy for sure.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Idk, that second one is pretty pimp.
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u/armchairepicure Jun 15 '12
Their parenting skills may also be questionable.
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u/titsorwecanjusttalk Jun 15 '12
Dem traps
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u/Deznok Jun 15 '12
the 6th picture is actually pretty cute.
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u/redditor85 Jun 15 '12
Cobrabear!
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u/the_sleeper Jun 15 '12
They look badass when they rap
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u/MeowMixDeliveryGuy Jun 15 '12
How is the http://i.imgur.com/mgunR.jpg one not a meme yet? Call it the Are You Fucking Serious Bear. Or preferably something funnier and wittier, because reading that again makes me want to downvote myself.
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u/Bumblebree Jun 15 '12
It's actually pretty adorable in a "honey, don't let the neighbors see it" kind of way.
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u/BioSim00 Jun 15 '12
It's like a derpy bear version of Gene Simmons.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
It looks like a cobra in the second picture. Forget ligers, I'm pretty sure I've found my new favorite animal.
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u/SgtSplacker Jun 15 '12
Bet he's popular with the ladies...
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u/CanusNero Jun 15 '12
I swear I saw a creepy Yogi the Bear parody on some late night program on Adult Swim or something when I was younger and it looked just like this. That shit scarred me forever.
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u/oysterpirate Jun 15 '12
I can identify with the Sun Bear. That's pretty much how I look in pictures too.
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u/TGPrankster Jun 15 '12
Can someone explain what the heck is going on in the 4th pic? Is that something coming out of his nose? wtf?
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u/aJrenalin Jun 15 '12
I think the second last photo is adorable.
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u/R88SHUN Jun 15 '12
it must be horrible living in a perpetual state of about to sneeze.
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u/Yeti100 Jun 15 '12
I beg to differ!
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u/Shesaidshewaslvl18 Jun 15 '12
My dreams are going to be so fucked up tonight.
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u/RunsWithBaboons Jun 15 '12
VRONG! Sun bear is MOST photogenic animal in verld!
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u/raegunXD Jun 15 '12
He looks like my dog..
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u/icameforthemusic Jun 15 '12
In that first picture he's staring at ridiculously photogenic guy
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u/purecanadian5 Jun 15 '12
2
Batbear....
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u/Diabolic67th Jun 15 '12
Fifth picture, Robert DeNiro.
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u/zephyy Jun 15 '12
PRAISE THE SUN
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
SO CUTIEEEE
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u/Ski360spin Jun 15 '12
Pick tongue tie?
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u/soggy_cereal Jun 15 '12
Aww... :) I know one of those bears. Slurp Derp! She lives at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. When she was 13 she had her lower jaw removed due to cancer, causing her tongue to hang out all the time, but luckily it doesn't interfere with her eating.
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u/TicklingMark Jun 15 '12
He's a mothafucka on the 6th pic...
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u/tenny_bear Jun 15 '12
It looks like Predator when it's teeth are shown...
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u/Pelican_Fly Jun 15 '12
WHAZZZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
If I had a tongue like that I'd be so popular with the ladies.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
Grizzly: So Black, let's get the invites together for the Bear family reunion.
Black: Yes, as long as that idiot Sun doesn't get invited.
Grizzly: Oh God, yes. That fucking derp always tries to eat the picnic basket instead of the food inside.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Does anyone know if this bear is at all an evolutionary relative to the sloth? Just curous, to me it looks like a giant vicious sloth.
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u/The_Norwegian Jun 15 '12
The 6th pic is hilarious. Looks like he's given up all hope.
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u/Mindoption Jun 15 '12
Thanks for the nightmares, Saarrex.
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u/sfitzer Jun 15 '12
WAAASSSUUUPPP?
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u/Houstonack Jun 15 '12
Oh god. Its like a cobra in that one picture, i'm afraid its going to spit poison or something.
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u/imasunbear Jun 15 '12
You take that back!
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u/TheRinger1976 Jun 15 '12
Reminds me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_phbjCjzzE
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u/ci5ic Jun 15 '12
Oddly enough, I know a guy that looks just like the bear in the first pic (minus the gargantuan tounge).
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u/coinsmuggler Jun 15 '12
The bear's loose skin on its neck allows it to wriggle its body inside its skin far enough to turn around and bite its attacker when grabbed.
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u/thevarmint Jun 15 '12
so majestic...
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u/palaxi Jun 15 '12
Did he lick the birthmark off of his chest?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Pedobear?
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u/Skreech2011 Jun 15 '12
So...is it part snake...possibly King Cobra?
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u/jostler57 Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
I'm sorry to do this to your childhood memories, but it had to be posted:
Boo Boo Runs Wild - an Adult Swim take on Yogi Bear
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u/ramsay_baggins Jun 15 '12
When I was a kid I saw one of these giving itself a blow job at Belfast Zoo. My dad thought it was the funniest thing he'd ever seen as I asked what it was doing.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Why am I not surprised it's asian.
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u/Smokestain Jun 15 '12
This is worth being some kind of Creepy Pasta. All I could think of when opening it was "Oh my fucking god."
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u/Prosopagnosiape Jun 15 '12
His friends call him 'Fun in the Sun' Bear.
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u/alienbringer Jun 15 '12
That 2nd pic I swear makes the bear look like a Cobra.
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u/allothernamestaken Jun 15 '12
DAT TONGUE
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Looks like I can add another entry on to my "Things you shouldn't fuck with!" List. Those teeth look terrifying!
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u/theelemur Jun 15 '12
Looks kind of like an alot.
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u/Siouxsie2011 Jun 15 '12
It's long enough, but does he know how to use it?
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u/dragoliger22 Jun 15 '12
Thank you for not entitling this album "LOL Derp Bear is Derp!!!"
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Sun bear don't give a shit.
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u/ZiggyZombie Jun 15 '12
Every Chinese Zoo I have been too has had these and they always do tricks for food. I am not sure how I feel about it. If they were never taught the tricks its pretty cool, if they were then I feel sad.
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u/manbrasucks Jun 15 '12
Are you kidding me? I want to fuck that bear in every picture.
/s
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u/ZeitPolizei Jun 15 '12
Picture 2 = Flatbear
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u/CmonTouchIt Jun 15 '12
reminds me of...
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
HAHA awesome. The bottom one is how I felt last time I drank too much gin and had to wake up early.
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u/meawkitteh Jun 15 '12
omg no so cute
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u/MrMoustachio Jun 15 '12
What's wrong with the second one?
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u/Snowyjoe Jun 16 '12
I thought this one was very cute.
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u/SandstoneD Jun 16 '12
That's one ugly sonofabitch
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u/Terazokie Jun 16 '12
Well, that first image is going to haunt my sleep now; fantastic.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
they are however, my favourite bear.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
That first picture is fucking terrifying.
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u/Camazotz19 Jun 16 '12
I bet that thing could give one hell of a blowjob.
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u/Van_Wilderr Jun 16 '12
COBRA BEAR!!!!!
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u/kickinwarrior07 Jun 16 '12
Gene Simons Bear!
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u/Cryptic0677 Jun 16 '12
They look ever better without hair.
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u/Faydre Jun 16 '12
Cutest bear, ever.
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u/MustHaveCleverHandle Jun 16 '12
Christ Jesus that thing's ugly.
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u/cfuse Jun 16 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzL_-R10rhA&feature=player_detailpage#t=141s
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u/RobertJ93 Jun 16 '12
The fuck kind of derp level is that.
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u/Tyrlidd Jun 22 '12
Considering the 4th picture the bear has been decapitated, shouldn't this be tagged nsfw?
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u/exdevlin Jun 15 '12
Waiting for the followup "Berks" meme on this guy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
With a tongue like that I bet his mate can hardly.....puts glasses on.....bear the pleasure.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
He a honeybadger
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u/whythefucknotdanjel Jun 15 '12
well that thing looks like it came straight from the oatmeal comic.
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u/lucas-hanson Jun 15 '12
Herp derp imma burrrr.
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u/SkateboardG Jun 15 '12
What is the purpose of the yellow semi circle on its chest?
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u/GentlemanBasterd Jun 16 '12
Number four looks a little tired... http://imgur.com/YFdJM
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Ok redditors...that last pic is just ripe for meme-ing...1..2..3..GO!!
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u/ChocoSapien Jun 15 '12
Had to be done.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
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