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Higu
I was drinking in early spring.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Utsunomiya Lunchtime Drinking (2)
We decided to drink the same sake from the second bottle, and the next one chosen was Kurumasaka, which was described as "a ginjo sake that goes well with fish", so we had to try this one 😊.
This was our second bottle of Wakayama sake, as we had only had Kido in Wakayama! It was a drink that made the fish taste even better 😋.
We finished off fresh with Imadaiji Tsubakuro! Three light afternoon drinks for two people was probably just right, just not enough to drink!
Before leaving the restaurant and moving on, I took another peek at the event plaza, and this time I saw a two-shot of Hollimon and Miyasako! Nobby took a bunch of pictures and sent them to my daughter and she asked, "What if I don't like either of them?" I got the reply 🤣.
After that, we walked to Futarasan Shrine to eat, and saw a Tochigi Pro Wrestling match at the outdoor plaza! I watched the match for a while!
Furthermore, the Korea 🇰🇷 festival was held at the plaza on Orion Street! It was a day when I felt the excitement of Utsunomiya with so many events and people gathered in various places 😊.
I decided to take it easy and walk the 7km to home. However, I was a little tired with 2km to go 💦I decided to take a break at a yakitori restaurant that I had been curious about for a while 😚 but to my surprise it was fully booked even though it was Sunday 😳I will try again someday 😤.
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ヤスベェ
Hi Jay & Nobby 😀
Last summer, after walking the Kumano Kodo trail in Wakayama Prefecture, I had a bottle of Kurumazaka at an izakaya in front of the station 😀.
At the time, I didn't know anything about sake and the owner recommended it to me and I remember it was delicious 😀.
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フリーター一代男
Hello, Jay & Nobby ^^^^!
I see that you are enjoying Utsunomiya to the fullest! I wish I could enjoy Utsunomiya as well. At any rate, I have plans to meet friends in Utsunomiya this month, so I will learn from your example.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Yasbaye 😃.
We haven't been to Wakayama yet😅Kumano Kodo is one of the places we would like to visit 😌, as the name suggests it was a great one for sushi drinking 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello, first generation freelancer 😃!
I've been enjoying drinking out every other weekend 😚oh! If you're coming to Utsunomiya this month ‼️ please enjoy yourself and bring back lots of souvenirs 👋
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ポンちゃん
Hi Jay & Nobby 🐦.
I'm so glad you had a great day at the event 😳Utsunomiya is so much more urban than my home town 👊👊 I got punched in the face 😆.
Happy to drink while the sun is high 😊.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Pon 😃.
Yes, it was! I went out to hang out without knowing anything 😅I felt Utsunomiya's effort for such a vibrant event 😊I couldn't finish my drink 😚 in the middle of it 🥲 but it was a fun day 🥲 ☺️
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こぞう
Mr. Jay & Mrs. Nobby
Good morning 🤩.
I like the idea of having a lunchtime drink at a festival 🤩.
I've been to Oktoberfest, but never sake 😅It's fun to discover bars and events on a walk 😅...
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Koizo 😃
The lunchtime drink is at a sushi restaurant that has nothing to do with the festival😅but I just enjoyed the atmosphere of the event 🤗.
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Gasanryu超裏 神風 純米酒 無濾過生詰
ジェイ&ノビィ
Utsunomiya Lunchtime Drinking (1)
Sunday morning was sunny and we talked about going out somewhere 😄, but there was no specific place to go 😅! We took a bus to Utsunomiya station for the time being.
We arrived at the station a little after 11:00 a.m. and headed to the east exit to check out a liquor store or something 😁.
I went down to the plaza and looked around the stalls and found Mr. Miyasako at the Beef Miyagi stall ‼️ but he had no aura at all 😑I thought he was a mimic at first 😆.
After that, I went inside the building to take a look around, and then Hollimon appeared ‼️. This guy had more presence!
In the end, we didn't eat anything at the stall, but decided to have a light lunch at Sushikatei, which we had visited before🤗.
We started off with a half a bottle each of Jay's Gazanryu and Nobby's Kaygetsu Super Dry! It was the first time for both of us to drink J&N👍.
Gazanryu is a mouthful! The Gazanryu is a fresh and delicious bottle that is gentle on the palate 😋 The Katsuraguchi is crisp and clean 😋 Definitely one for the sushi bar 😚.
We ordered a side dish of soaked rape blossoms, sashimi, tempura, rolls, and nigiri😊Drinking sake from noon with a freshly made side dish is a great treat. ☺️
To be continued
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じゅん
Good evening, Jay & Nobby: ☺️
Wow, what a wonderful holiday!
Lunch only is so special and great because you can't do it every day 🥰🍺🍶.
Tempura and sashimi are also great snacks 🤤!
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Rafa papa
Good morning Jay & Nobby 😃
Drinking alcohol from noon on Sunday... that's the best 🤣My Sundays are patterned after going to the field... shopping... making soba noodles... drinking alcohol... and going to bed 😅.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Jun 😃
I enjoyed my adult holiday 😌🤗 really! We were drinking and eating while talking about how nice it is to drink at noon 😚😄.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Rafa papa 😃
Sunday afternoon" has a nice ring to it 😄but I don't feel immoral because everyone around me is drinking 😆Rafa you have a nice way of spending your time 👍.
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SAKE to SAKE Lunchtime drinking before
At Sushi Hana-tei.
The tuna dish was too delicious!
Sushi is too good with sake. A true encounter!
Ryoseki Sake Brewery
Suitama", the second product after "Hanayuup", created with technical support from the Takagi Brewery of Jyushiyo.
I never thought I would drink it before Hanayuup.
I have high expectations for it.
It has a gentle sweetness and a firm umami flavor.
It is sweet, but goes surprisingly well with sushi.
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つぶちゃん
Nanoha-san, good evening 🌙
Sushi Hatei 🍣 from LRT 🍣 lunch drinking model course 🤣good idea 😆tuna dishes look so delicious 🤤.
I've been drinking Hana Yuu but not Suitama yet.
I'd love to drink it with sushi 🍶😋.
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なのは(名芭）
Good evening, Tsubu-chan!
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なのは(名芭）
SAKE to SAKE
I was looking forward to this sake festival! I wanted to go last time but I couldn't make it.
I had been checking the instagram and all, but....
What a surprise,
I thought it was from 10:00 a.m. (x﹏×) ding!
It was from 3pm.
I was shocked to find out after meeting with Mr. Higu. I was so shocked to find out after meeting Mr. Higu. LOL. That's terrible.
We were supposed to arrive at Utsunomiya station at 9:30...
I thought, "Let's switch over and go to the liquor store! I went to Higu-san, Nyss ̈⑅Saito-san, and got Hana-eup! I'm so happy~!
After that, we had some time to kill, so let's take the LRT! I was so excited to ride it for the first time!
My first ride - so nervous - n~ train - lol lol!
Then, we went to Utsunomiya East Exit Plaza. We still have some time left. I was hungry, so I decided to go to an izakaya on the 3rd floor and a sushi restaurant on the 2nd floor. I got lost,
Oh, J&N had been to Sushikatei, too!
Okay, I'm going to copy him! Let's copy him! I decided to go to Sushi Hwatei.
And the first drink we had was Senkou. Local love ❤︎
Nothing to say, too delicious.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Nanoha 😃.
I left early but I'm glad you could go to Saito-san as a result 🤗and Sushi Katei from LRT ‼️ model course for lunchtime drinking 😆I knew Sushi and Sake is unbeatable 😋Nice tochigi love🥰 for the start of Senkyoku👍.
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なのは(名芭）
J&N, good evening......sorry, I feel like a stalker.... I'm glad I'm Japanese!
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KatsuyamaMOON VALLEY
Higu
It's fun to drink at noon. I will continue to drink lol.
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Higu
Collaboration between Sushikatei and Hassen. It reminds me of the Hakusen meeting. The chemistry is perfect.
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Higu
The alcohol that was poured for us was not enough, so we added more for the shortage. This was lucky. We were allowed to drink.
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Higu
We were served it with sushi, as it is a ginjo-shu that goes well with fish.
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Higu
Before the sake to sake, I had to eat. I thought I would be hungry, but I couldn't resist the new sake, so Nanoha-san and I had a drink together. It was a great time of year to drink new sake, and it was also the first time for me to ride the LRT, which was refreshing. Thank you, Nanoha-san.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Higu, good evening 😃.
Looks like a recap of our week ago 😆 LRT hanging out at a sushi restaurant for a lunchtime drink ‼️ together with a nightcap after this is awesome 🤗.
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Higu
Good evening, Jay & Nobby🌠. Yes, I followed Jay & Nobby's lead and had a lunchtime drink in Utsunomiya. I will refer to you again 😆.
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Hakkaisan越後で候 青 しぼりたて
ジェイ&ノビィ
First ride on LRT (2)
Second drink at a sushi restaurant
Nobby chose Hakkaisan ❗️
It was a little sweet after the Hakkasan, but it was a delicious drink with a calm taste that blended well with the umami flavor 🤗.
After a leisurely lunch, it was just before 3:00 pm 😊"It's still light out, what should we do after this 🤔".
And remembering that Mamio's ambassador 😄Ippoumi is still unavailable, we decided to go to Kashiwaji Sake Shop: ‼️
We took a bus 🚌 to the neighborhood and walked for about 15 minutes to arrive at the liquor store, which was flagged off by the Ippouki banner 🤗.
It's been a long time since I've visited this liquor store, as they are closed on Sundays 🎵.
I found Ippouki right away and got 2 bottles 👍I also got another bottle, so I had 3 bottles in total to carry in my backpack back to Utsunomiya station 😙.
I decided to take a different route on the way back and walk to the LRT station, which took about 30 minutes 💦.
It was a good exercise to walk for 30 minutes carrying 3 bottles😅.
And when I reported to Mamio-san that night, he told me that he and his family were riding the LRT and eating dumplings at the same time 😳 It would have been fun to bump into each other 😄.
To be continued
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ジャイヴ
Hi Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀☀☀☀.
Drinking while matching [Brikama] at noon is a holiday privilege 😁.
The combined weight of the bottles looks to be about 5Kg for 3 bottles, good job ✨.
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ポンちゃん
Hi Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀☀!
I know it must have been heavy for you even though it's your favorite 〰💦 Near miss with Mamio, I'm thrilled even if we don't meet 😆.
Last year at this freshly squeezed tasting, I had to have a Hakkaisan 😁.
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さしゅー
Jay & Nobby-san Hachikaiyama Shiboritate. I think sushi goes well with Niigata sake. It's like it doesn't get in the way. And Ippo-self. You got both of them. This one is also a stable one. Looking forward to your review.
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ヤスベェ
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😀
Walking after drinking and carrying 3 bottles of alcohol must be quite tough 😅.
If it wasn't for the important alcohol, I'd want to throw it out in the middle of the walk 😅.
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マミオ
Jay & Nobby, you were really close the other day 😳.
One step self! I think you'll especially like Nobby, who seems to have similar tastes to mine ☺️ I'm afraid I'm raising the bar 💦 I look forward to your review 🎶.
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T-Kaji
Good evening, J&N!
This Echigo is very easy to drink, but isn't it 19 degrees alcohol 😳?
Are you okay in the middle of the day ❓🤭?
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なのは(名芭）
J&N, good evening. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ We are also going to the east exit on the 2nd for afternoon to evening drinking, so maybe we should try LRT ride. I've never ridden it yet.
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ひるぺこ
Good evening, Jay & Nobby, sushi drinking from your first ride on LRT, and a near miss with Mamio while getting yourself one step closer 🎉This makes me curious about the rest of your trip 🧐.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Jive, good evening 😃.
Finding the yellowtail kama was the quintessential ‼️ knob 🤗I thought I could afford it, but my shoulders hurt 😅.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Pon 😃.
I was a little tired because I had to carry it carefully so as not to wake the kids (who are drinking 😆) 😅I wish Mamio was there at the liquor store! 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Sashiu, I'm with you 😃.
Yes, it's true! Sushi goes well with Niigata sake 🍶🤗I'm looking forward to drinking Ippeki myself, which I finally found 😊.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Yasbay 😃.
We decided to walk or ‼️ for the meal afterwards 😄It was a fun walk with my precious kids (alcohol 😆) on my back 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Mamio!
I'm really surprised 😅Noby wants to drink Ippoumi, which Mamio-san recommended so much 🤗It's decided to go to the liquor store 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening T-Kaji 😃
Yes, I checked and it was 19 degrees 😅But you know...on the contrary...it's daytime, so if you don't know, you'll be fine 😆.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Nanoha 😃.
Daytime drinking is good ❗️ No, daytime and nighttime drinking is even more awesome😄I'm looking forward to the weekend event drinking 🎵🤗
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Hirupeco, good evening 😃.
It's just a mini trip within Utsunomiya city 😅 but it's still interesting to see so many different things 😆Next and final installment 👋.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
First ride on LRT ①.
This is a continuation of one previous post 🎵
It's a little late to say this, but it was actually my first ride on the LRT 🤭I got on without deciding where I wanted to go and somehow got off on the way.
As I walked toward the nearby soccer ⚽️ stadium, I heard some drumming 🥁 and cheering 📣, a national soccer tournament of a regional league was being held. ❗️
It's free, so I took a peek and found it was the end of the Tochigi vs. Chiba game! Tochigi is leading by one goal, but I can't tell which team is Tochigi😅.
When the game was over and I saw the players in pink uniforms were happy, I knew that was Tochigi 😄I guess they are thinking of strawberries🍓🤔.
Enjoyed the soccer ⚽️ game 😁Riding the LRT again back to Utsunomiya in the late afternoon and had a late lunch at a sushi restaurant in Utsunomiya Terrace east of the station🤗.
We ordered a few snacks and paired them with a bottle of Funaka Hassaku for Nobby and Mutsu Hassen for Jay 🎵.
Both of them are safe and stable as food sake 🍶.
We both enjoyed drinking and eating together 😁.
to be continued
P.S. On a minor note, we just received the great news that Tochigi City FC won the tournament we happened to watch 🏆 and have been promoted to the JFL (‼️) 🤗.
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遥瑛チチ
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃.
Whoa, light line 🚃.
Reminds me of 3 months ago.
We need to go back before we forget 😆.
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しぇり〜
Hi Jay & Nobby☆(*´ч`*)
Mutsu Hachisen is a safe drink 😌.
I've never ridden LRT... or I didn't know that.
I've never ridden LRT before...or didn't know about it 😅.
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bouken
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃
Both are definitely stable drinks 😋.
I know it's a long way off, but if Tochigi City gets to the J level, I'm worried about how they're going to separate themselves from Tochigi SC 🤔.
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さしゅー
Jay & Nobby It's interesting to go on a trip without a set purpose and unexpectedly meet new people and make new discoveries. I haven't had Hakusen for a long time, but it is stable, isn't it?
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マナチー
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌆It's great to have sushi at Mutsu Hachisen at noon 👍‼️
There are many LRT trains, so it's great to stop by for a variety of things 🌃☺️
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ワカ太
Jay & Nobby, good evening 😃LRT, I love it! It's a great way to enjoy a quick ride and somehow get off in the middle of the road ‼️ and Sushi and Yasen🍣Nothing to say ✨👍✨.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Chichi 😃.
It's been 3 months already 😌I have to visit Utsunomiya regularly 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Mr. Shiri 😃.
It's safe to drink 🤗LRT is a tramway that was built in Utsunomiya ‼️ Please come to Utsunomiya while you climb the mountain 👋
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, bouken 😃.
It's stable 😌At least I'm ok with the JFL because I'm an amateur, but if I move up to J, I'll have to sponsor with J&N 🤗.
I don't know 🤣
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Mr. Sashiu 😃.
Yes, it must be interesting to travel without deciding where to go 🤗 On the other hand, the lunchtime drink was a stable Yasen 😋.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Manachie 😃.
It's a definite combination 🙂 ☺️ yes! Surprisingly 😆 there were a lot of them and it was quite crowded😳
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Wakata 😃.
LRT wandering stopover 😆 was a lot of fun 🤗Food and drinks make life richer ☺️
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3KAN4ON
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
Mutsu Hachisen is a good and safe sake no matter what you drink. ‼️
So, Tochigi City FC is playing in Utsunomiya?
Even though Tochigi SC also has Kanseki Stadium 🏟️ as their home 💦.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello, 3KAN4ON!
Tochigi City FC is based in Tochigi City, but the regional tournament was held in Utsunomiya 😅.
Tochigi SC's hometown is Utsunomiya! Just like the Tochigi Prefectural Association's home is Kurata Shoten in Utsunomiya 🤗.
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つぶちゃん
Hi Jay & Nobby...
Oh good - the light line 🚃 a wandering trip 😄
And then lunch and drinks at a sushi restaurant 🍶n~luxury 😋✨!
Tochigi City FC⚽️ did a great job 👏 You got to see it for free 👀.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi, Tsubu-chan 😃.
I'm late to the party, but I enjoyed my first ride on the Light Line and a weekday lunchtime drink 🤗.
Tochigi City FC⚽️ was really a coincidental match! Good timing 😊.
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ellie
Good evening Jay & Novi ^ ^
I drank this the other day 🫢It was a gift from someone from Aomori. No doubt 🤭I'm curious about the Nouveau Orikara that has been circulating recently!
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, ellie 😃.
Definitely delicious 🤗I'm also interested in the Nouveau that goes up at Sake no Wa after drinking this one 😆.
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