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The Necklace	By : belladonnacullen Category: Twilight Series > Het > Alice/Jasper Views: 4635 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Jasper and I held hands as we walked through the cobblestoned streets of the tiny town of Kinvara. The few people out and about were mostly travelers like ourselves, so we didn't raise many eyebrows among the humans. I could feel Jasper's apprehension, nevertheless. We were on alert for any sign of our friends. Ireland was a small country compared to ours. A coven of vampires with a traditional diet had to maintain a careful existence. Siobhan's coven ruled the island; there wasn't room for any more to feed. Our presence would be quickly noticed, so it was our duty to present ourselves as quickly as possible to show that we meant no harm.
Jasper and I hadn't seen Siobhan and her family for close to thirty years. Edward, Jasper and I visited in the late seventies when we were living outside of London. Even though we came with a letter of introduction from Carlisle, Siobhan and Liam were suspicious of us from the start. But Maggie calmed their fears when she could see that our words were true and our intensions pure.
Maggie had been so new back then, just over two years vampire. She was a perpetual bright and bubbly Catholic schoolgirl, and I loved her from the first time we met. But she was dutiful as well, and never strayed far from Siobhan and Liam. She spent the summer in London with us and even went vegetarian for a time. Siobhan and Liam disproved of it though, and eventually convinced here to return home. I couldn't wait to see her again.
But first we'd have to get through our meeting with the two older vampires. I'd tried visualizing what would happen if we waited until Maggie returned, but our reluctance to present ourselves would only be met with suspicion. I'd also played through various routes the conversation might take, but I couldn't seem to avoid the awkwardness their mistrust would cause.
Siobhan's small gray-stoned cottage was nestled in the green mossy hills on the edge of the Burren, a rough, inhospitable expanse of crumbling limestone, scattered with wildflowers and druid ruins. The landscape hid the cottage from sight, and a person wasn't likely to find it unless you knew exactly where to look. It was off the beaten tourist path, and no roads passed through the area.
I wasn't sure how the coven managed a permanent residence. I knew they never fed near the town, but their red eyes and perpetual youth seemed likely to cause a stir. Of course, Irish history was rich with legends of otherworldly creatures co-existing with humans. Perhaps these Irish humans might be able to tolerate a family that never aged better than humans in America would. It was the best I could come up with. I was certainly no expert on humans.
Jasper and I wound our way around the hills that hid the little house. Siobhan was already at the front window as and walked through the whitewashed picket fence at the front of her property. I squeezed Jasper's hand, and he squeezed back. Jasper turned to face me, but I cut him off before he could speak.
"Don't ask me if I'm sure, Jasper. This is it. No backing out."
"You can always back out. Remember that, Alice. This is all slightly crazy. I'm here because I love you and I believe in you. But no one would hold it against us if we turned around and went home. We would all -" I never heard what we would all do. Liam was suddenly in front of us with a stern look on his face. Jasper and I stopped in our tracks and fell into a submissive stance.
"Siobhan!" Liam called without acknowledging us. Siobhan was quickly at his side. Together they blocked the path to their home.
Siobhan raised her eyebrows at us. "Why if it isn't Jasper and Alice Cullen, the newest of Carlisle's brood," she said in a voice that was neither kind nor unkind.
Only a vampire would count fifty-six years as new. But even so, she was technically incorrect. I decided to start with the happy news. "We're not the newest anymore, Siobhan. Our brother just got married!" I smiled my warmest smile and glanced up quickly at her burgundy eyes.
"You must mean Edward?"
"Yes. Her name is Bella." I felt Siobhan's apprehension ebbing, and cautiously looked at the two older vampires.
A wide grin had taken over Liam's usually stern face. He slapped Siobhan on the shoulder. "Well, I'll be. I didn't think the boy had it in him." Liam turned to look at Jasper and I. "There was a time Siobhan and I hoped he might have eyes for our Maggie."
Siobhan smiled. "I dare say Maggie felt the same."
I couldn't help but smirk. Was there an unmated vampire anywhere who hadn't fallen for Edward?
"But the boy never showed a preference for anyone, if memory serves," Liam continued.
"Of course you're memory serves, Liam. You've only been vampire now for five hundred years. Have you forgotten a thing in that time?"
Siobhan turned back to Jasper and I and continued, "Well that's good news, now. And this Bella, she maintains herself in the same manner as you all do?" I didn't need Jasper's powers to detect a hint of judgment in her voice. Even our friends regarded our lifestyle with some suspicion.
Jasper and I glanced at one another. I gulped nervously and turned back to the two vampires. "Not exactly, Siobhan. Bella is human."
Both Siobhan and Liam exchanged alarmed glances. "Of all the crazy ideas!" Liam exclaimed.
"How in blazes is that goin' to work for him, now?" Siobhan asked us sternly.
"Bella will eventually become one of us. Any more detail and you would have to ask Edward."
"Aye, that makes more sense." They both settled into an awkward silence. Their excitement seemed to abate as quickly as it had surfaced. I wasn't sure if it was my simple explanation or Jasper's influence that was putting the two at ease.
Jasper looked at me and raised an eyebrow. OK, it was definitely Jasper. This was my cue to say something, but I didn't have a clue what would be best to say next. The next part of the discussion never went well in any of the visions of the future that I'd seen.
I turned back toward Siobhan and Liam and tried looking cute and non-threatening. It always worked on humans, but Siobhan and Liam's faces remained impassive.
Finally, Liam said something. "What brings you two to Ireland? Is it just to tell us of your brother?"
"It does concern Edward and Bella. I don't mean to be rude, but could we go inside and talk? This kind of thing really shouldn't be spoken about in public."
Liam shrugged his shoulders, and Siobhan bustled gracefully out of the way. Again I gave all the credit to Jasper.
The little house hadn't changed much since we'd visited three decades earlier. It made me wonder how much it had changed in the past three centuries. The walls were still whitewashed and the floors were wood. The furniture was sturdy and sparse.
But the artwork on the walls brought sunshine to the dark little cottage. Maggie loved to paint, and she was quite good. She spent many days out on the Burren, bringing the landscape to life on her canvas. Although she couldn't leave home on clear days, in her paintings the skies were always blue and sunshine reflected off of the limestone and rolling hills. In this way she suffused their vampire existence with golden yellow sunlight. You could see Maggie's cheer in the light of her work.
Jasper and I settled into straight-backed chairs set around a large table in the middle of the main room. Liam lounged with his elbow on the windowsill. Siobhan stood her ground in front of us, hands at her hips. "Out with it now. What are ya' doin' here?"
I decided to lay it all on the line. There was little use in beating around the bush at this point. "The Volturi disapprove of Edward and Bella's relationship."
With mention of the Volturi both sets of red eyes went wide. Siobhan quickly narrowed her eyes and Liam took two steps backwards towards the door, like he was considering making a break for it.
"I should think so! They have every reason to frown on that, child. She is human, of course. She has no right to know the things she does."
"But they made an agreement with the council. Aro agreed to stay out of it because Bella would eventually be one of us."
"And 'ave they left 'em alone?" Siobhan asked.
"Not exactly." Jasper's voice was bitter.
"That's their prerogative. They're the law. It's proper for her to be monitored," Liam offered.
"But she's done nothing wrong!" Jasper was becoming angry. I touched his knee under the table, pleading with him emotionally. He looked away from us and I could feel him try to regroup.
"Siobhan, they're not only after Bella," I said in my calmest, most rational voice. I tried desperately to make up for the anger coming off Jasper in waves.
"What do you mean?"
"I think they see her as an excuse to undermine our family."
"You must be mistaken, child. I've known Carlisle for centuries. The man is a saint alive. They've no reason to go after Carlisle."
"But think of it, Siobhan. It makes sense," Liam opined walking slowly back toward us. "He's got a fast-growin' coven. Is there a larger family that you know of with a stable residence? There's only one, the Volturi. And they 'ave their own methods to bind them one to the other. Carlisle doesn't wield that power. You stay with him out of choice, don't you?"
I nodded.
"Even if you're right, Liam, there's nothin' that you or I could do about it. It 'as to be meted out between Carlisle an' Aro."
"That would end badly for us right now, Siobhan," I replied in a low voice.
"Aah. You've seen it, have you?" Siobhan's voice was dripping with sarcasm.
"Yes," I admitted begrudgingly. Siobhan had great skepticism for vampire powers, her own included. I'd tried to avoid bringing my visions into the conversation.
Siobhan sighed and shook her head in disapproval. "And 'ave you seen Liam and I speakin' to Aro on your behalf?"
"No, nothing like that."
"I'm glad of that... An' what does Carlisle think of this?"
"He doesn't know."
"I have half a mind to send you two out of this house right now. What do you think you're doin'? Carlisle should know about this. It's his family you're talkin' about."
It hurt to hear this because I agreed. I hated going behind Carlisle's back. But I also saw nothing but trouble if Carlisle knew too soon. "I agree, Siobhan. I'm just trying to protect him, and to protect us all. He's too important to all of us to lose."
"And why are you tellin' me this? It certainly does nothin' to protect me and mine."
"The only good outcome I saw involved me coming here." I watched Siobhan actually flinch when I said the word 'saw'.
"What else did you see yourself doin' while you were here?"
Suddenly the scene looked familiar to me. All of the various conversations, all of my possible answers, they all boiled down to this moment. Everything had fallen into place and I breathed a sigh of relief. Quick steps echoed on the walk outside.
*
All four of us turned to the door. A smiling, freckle-faced, vampire with bouncing red curls burst through the entrance. "Alice! I heard your voice from the drive. And Jasper, you're here too! It's been too long!"
Maggie flung her easel and overloaded bag to the floor, ran across the room and threw her arms around the both of us. "It's so good to see you two!" She pulled away and grinned from ear to ear. "How's you're family? How's Edward?"
Siobhan rolled her eyes and sighed before settling herself into a seat at the table. Maggie furrowed her brow and looked between us all. "They're well, I hope?"
"They're all well and happy, Maggie. Especially Edward. He just got married," I said gently.
Maggie's eyes became very bright until they glowed like the sunset. "He's mated?"
"Yes. Bella. She's the one he waited for. They married two days ago."
"She must be... exceptional."
"Well, she's the most unusual human I've ever been around," Jasper offered, "but in a good way. And she makes Edward happy."
Maggie looked around the room, but didn't meet our eyes. Liam crossed over to her and tried to take her hand, but Maggie pulled it away. "Would you all excuse me? I think there's somethin'..." She was out the door before she finished her statement.
I was already standing. I'd seen this coming. "Jasper, I'll be right back. Girl talk."
I followed Maggie's scent over the hills that hid the little cottage, and around to the limestone outcroppings that marked the end of their land. She sat on the long flat rock looking over the endless alien terrain. The green hills were littered with crumbling slabs of stone as far as the eye could see. The sun had broken through the clouds on its journey toward the horizon. Its rays reflected off of our skin and casted thousands of specks of light over the gray-green stones of the Burren.
I put my arm around Maggie. "Oh, Maggie, I'm sorry. Jasper and I didn't come here to hurt you."
"What're you sorry for, Alice? I'm just bein' a silly girl. There was never anythin' between Edward and I."
"But you were friends, you had a lot in common..."
"You mean we were both virgins waitin' for true love?" Maggie chuckled sadly.
"Well, I was never sure about all that. Anyway, you had more than that in common. We all had a lot of fun that summer."
"Yes. It might have been the best summer I've ever had. Dancin' every night, days spent talkin' about philosophy, religion, vampires and their nature. Arguin' with your cousins about love, and sex. I got myself into a real bind with that one. All my talk about waitin', but excuse me for sayin' so, wantin' to jump your brother's bones at the same time."
"I thought so," I chuckled. "You could have talked to me about it, you know."
"Jasper didn't say?"
"Jasper keeps a lot to himself. Otherwise we wouldn't have any friends."
"I owe him then."
"I'm sure you're not the only vampire out there that does. I don't know what it is about Edward."
Maggie sighed. "Maybe it's just that we were both alone, and now he's gone and found a wife. I'm left the old maid."
"Maggie! You're hardly old by human standards."
"I've been a vampire almost thirty years, Alice."
"I was alone almost thirty years before I met Jasper."
"Alice, did you know as soon as you met Jasper? Did you know he was yours?"
"It was different because I always saw a future with him. I loved Jasper before I met him. But Maggie, when I saw him in person for the first time I nearly fell off my seat. It was so hard to believe that it was finally for real. I actually felt shaky when I walked over toward him. Can you imagine, a shaky vampire? And I felt compelled to touch him, I wanted his skin against mine so bad. So I held out my hand, and then, when he took it everything around us just seemed to float away.
When I found out later that he'd known exactly how I felt from the beginning, I was so embarrassed. I'd been trying to play it so cool, you know? But he felt the same way. He didn't know me like I knew him, but he still loved me..."
I'd forgotten about Maggie and had gotten lost in my memory. "I'm sorry, Maggie. I always get carried away with that story. I guess what I was saying is that you'll definitely know."
"Well, it wasn't like that for me with Edward. He was just so kind and passionate... about philosophy and music and such. No other passion between us, ever. I suppose it never would've worked, me with my Catholic background. We would have guilted each other to death, or to undeath, as the case might be."
"It'll happen for you Maggie. You're the sunniest vampire I've ever known. And when you find him, I could plan your wedding too. You should have seen what I did for Edward and Bella. Bella's dress was so pretty, and there was this canopy of flowers, and so many tiny little lights, all the way to the top of the cedars."
"It sounds beautiful, Alice. I'd be honored. But first I should find the man."
"Hmm, maybe I can help you with that too."
"Then I'd wish you luck, Alice. There are no others here on the island, and I certainly couldn't change a human. I'd have to go abroad and look. And you know Siobhan and Liam, they've never lived anywhere else for over five hundred years."
"Maybe you'd join another family?"
"Shh!" Maggie lowered her voice to a whisper. "We shouldn't be speakin' of that now. First I should find the man."
Maggie and I exchanged smiles. She seemed to be feeling better. I took a deep breath and reached out to grab one of her hands. "Maggie, we need your help."
"My help? What d' you mean?"
"Jasper and I are looking for a way to help Edward and Bella, and our whole family. The Volturi has been giving us problems because Bella's human. But I think it's just an excuse, actually I'm pretty sure."
"I'd do anythin' for you, Alice. But what can I do that would help?"
"In my visions of the future, the only way everything turned out well, the only thing that would keep the Volturi off our tails, was when I saw myself come here."
"You came here and did what?"
"I can't see past this conversation, Maggie."
"Nothin'?"
"Nothing. Not for weeks."
"And 'as that ever happened before?"
"Nope."
"It's Aro, isn't it? He wants all of you for his own?"
"What makes you say that?"
"Siobhan is always warnin' me that Aro would want me if he knew about my gift. Your whole family is so talented. I imagine that to keep a collector like Aro away you'd need some pretty fierce ma... Wait! That's it!"
Maggie jumped up and spun around toward the sun. "Good, we have time before it sets. But we'll 'ave to hurry. Really, Alice, wait here. I'll explain on the way. I need to get a couple of things, and your Jasper. I'll meet you here on the edge of the Burren."
*
For the first time in as long as I could remember, I waded in a sea of the unknown. All of my movements were new to me. I spun around and kicked a stone. It shattered on impact and I wondered if I'd changed the future at all. I looked down at my clothing. Would I be wearing this tomorrow? Would Maggie bring my bag? I watched the sun slowly moving toward the horizon and wondered idly if it would stop, or possibly fall from the sky. Perhaps that's why I couldn't see the future.
I wondered how Bella and Edward were doing. The next two weeks of their honeymoon stretched out like a white sheet before my eyes, nothing. Blank. I decided to call and hoped Edward wouldn't mind the intrusion. But when I pulled out my cell phone there was no service. It figured. Maybe Jasper had thought to call from the house. I'd ask when he got here with Maggie.
Suddenly, I wondered if Jasper would come back at all. There was no way of knowing if Maggie would find him at the house, or if Maggie even made it back to the house. Jasper said he'd keep me safe, but I told him to wait behind while I followed Maggie. How dumb! And he listened! I spun around looking for any sign of them. I could almost see the chimney of the little house. I should go back for Jasper. I didn't want to do this alone! But maybe there was a reason Maggie told me to wait here. What if the success of my vision revolved around me standing in this spot?
I felt like a newborn all over again, torn in a million directions, overwhelmed by my senses, but not trusting a single one. I closed my eyes and commanded myself to breathe. I felt the air whooshing into and out of my chest, slowly, steadily. My mind was still humming, flitting from one alarming thought to the next, but the steady breathing helped to calm me. I couldn't rely on my second sight, but my vampire senses would have to do. I kept my eyes closed and concentrated on the scents that I was slowly breathing in. Wet grass... the ocean... it was low tide... wildflowers... distant car exhaust... Jasper! Thank god!
I heard two sets of footsteps quickly approaching, and opened my eyes to see Jasper and Maggie running in my direction. The two vampires stopped in front of me and I threw my arms around Jasper. "You're safe!"
"Alice, what are you talking about?" Jasper pulled away from me and held me at arm's length.
"I didn't know if you'd come."
"Of course I'd come."
"But I didn't know." Jasper finally understood what I was talking about, and gently hugged my body to his, stroking my arm. I felt all of the frenzied fear draining slowly away.
"Alice, are you ok?" he murmured in my ear. I turned and brushed my lips against his in thanks. How did others live like this, never knowing what was coming next?
"Jasper, Alice. We don't have time for this. If you're here for the reason I think you are, we've got to get you to Pollnagollum by sunset. I'll explain on the way."
Maggie took off over the rough gray limestone-studded landscape. Jasper and I held hands as we ran to catch up. Wildflowers and emerald green grass sprung up between each rutted crag. Maggie would drop to her knees and pick handfuls of various flowers and leaves as we went.
Jasper spoke first.
"Maggie, I think it's time you told us what's going on."
"Have you two ever wondered how we can stay here permanently, livin' the traditional way we do?"
"Sure. In fact I was just wondering --"
"We have help. You know, we're not the only human legends that are real. There are others." She stopped to pick a few creamy white flowers before continuing.
"When I was talkin' with you, Alice, it came to me. You need some pretty fierce magic to keep a collector like Aro away. Magic! You came for our magic; it's the only reason I could think. You came on a magical day too - they'll be celebratin', and you've come to help your brother and his new wife. This is a tad personal, but was Bella also a virgin?"
"What?"
"You don't have t' answer. But there's a better chance of it workin' if she is, or was, or well, until she was married."
Jasper and I exchanged looks and shrugged our shoulders. Maggie seemed to see something in the distance and she sprinted ahead. We had to run quickly to catch up.
"Maggie, you still haven't really told us anything," Jasper said. "Who are you taking us to?"
"Our coven has a pact with the fae. They keep the humans from suspectin' us in exchange for our help. I can't tell you what we do for them. But it keeps us safe on this island. It's why we live on the Burren."
"The fae?" Jasper asked.
"Do you mean --" But Maggie cut me off.
"We're here. Careful, this first jump's a long one."
The landscape had grown suddenly lush. Nearly all the rocks were covered with a thick carpet of moss. Ferns and flowers sprouted from everything not covered by stone. The ground was moist and it glistened in the slanting rays of the evening sun. There was a layer of cool mist in the air, and it seemed to come from an outcropping of limestone just ahead. As we walked closer, I noticed that it was actually a large funnel-shaped hole. I could hear water rushing under the ground.
"A cave?"
"Thank the good lord, we made it in time. Follow me."
We dropped one by one into the hole. The tunnel was nearly vertical, lined with crumbling limestone, stained green with mold and moss. We landed with three small splashes. Rivulets of golden water ran past our feet to an unknown destination in the dark.
"Now there are a few rules t' keep you safe around the fae. Don't eat or drink anythin' they offer you. Have you fed recently?"
"It's been a couple days."
"Good, I'm sure you can hold out a while more. Now, they like t' help, but they like t' have fun too. They can be a tad tricky, but they're true to their word. They have t' be. They can't lie."
We turned down a wide pathway that angled deeper into the earth. The ceiling sunk lower and lower, so that Jasper had to stoop as he walked. Water dripped from the ceiling, adding echoing pings to the sound of rushing and burbling water all around us.
"And I brought these for you." Maggie pulled what looked like two metal arrowheads out of her bag. "Iron. They don't like iron. Just in case. Keep these hidden on you.'"
Suddenly, the walls opened around us. We were in a large circular cavern arching easily a hundred feet over our heads. Light filtered in from somewhere making the walls glisten and shimmer like mother of pearl. There were galleries high in the walls, housing enormous stalagmite formations. They almost looked like guards in towers. There were pools of green-gray water the edges of the open space. One was billowing clouds, others were bubbling and hissing, some were just sitting still and black.
But the most astounding thing about the place was the waterfall. Water cascaded from the ceiling along the back wall, pelting the rocks below, filling the air with mist and then rushing away in a loud subterranean stream.
"What is this place, Maggie?"
"Pollnagollum," she said as she ran over to the pool that was belching smoke. She pulled a large pitcher out of her bag, filled it with the brown water, and then added the herbs she'd gathered along the our journey.
"I hope this works for the two of you, and for your family. The fae are essentially good beings. Some say they fell from heaven. Tell them we sent you." She held the pitcher out to us. The brown water stank of sulfur. "Now, you'll each need to drink this."
"What? Drink it? We can't --"
"Just try to hold it down until you get past the fall. If this works, you can regurgitate it then."
Not even a human would drink that concoction willingly. It smelled like rotten eggs and bile. Jasper raised his eyebrows in my direction and opened his mouth to speak.
"Don't ask me if I'm sure again!" I took the pitcher from Maggie's hands, held my breath and drank half the liquid down with one enormous gulp. I instantly doubled over, coughing and retching.
Jasper was in front of me on the damp stone floor. "Alice, are you alright?" His arms were around me; his hands pushed the hair from my face. I saw his golden eyes full of concern and love, peering into my own.
"You better drink that crap too. I didn't just swallow that for nothing." I handed the pitcher to Jasper and he swallowed the liquid in one long swig. He twisted his mouth and held his chest. "Let's do this quick, I won't be able to keep this down for long."
"Well, that's just about everythin' you two. Don't worry. We're much stronger than they are. I love you both. I'll be waitin' when you get back. An' don't worry about Liam and Siobhan. I'll calm 'em down. They listen to me... Now, through the fall and you'll be there."
Jasper pulled me up from the ground and wrapped his arm around my waist. The liquid sloshed uneasily in my stomach. "Just stay with me Alice. You heard Maggie, we're stronger than these --" he looked back at Maggie.
"They're the fae. Fairies, you might say."
A wide grin took up all of Jasper's face. "Fairies. They're just fairies." Jasper practically giggled. "I'll keep you safe from the fairies, Alice." I felt the tension leave his body in waves as we walked into the spray. I turned to wave to Maggie.
"Thanks, Maggie. I knew you'd help. We'll see you when we get back." She blew a kiss in my direction and held up her hand to show her fingers crossed for us.
I turned back around and the water was falling hard and fast in front of us. I couldn't see anything beyond the wall of water.
"You ready to see the fairies, Alice?" Jasper was practically giddy with relief.
"Thanks for coming, Jasper." I smiled up at him as I wrapped my hand around the back of his head and pulled him to me. I kissed him hard, pushing his lips open with my tongue. I wanted to show him how much his trust meant to me. But the inside of his mouth tasted bitter and rotten and it made me want to wretch.
I pulled my lips away from his, coughing. "I can't wait to get this out of our system. You taste vile."
"Right back at you, Alice. Let's get this over with."
We held hands as we walked into the fall.
*
The change was immediate. For the first time in my vampire existence everything was black. I couldn't see a thing. And although I felt Jasper's hand in mine, I couldn't feel him. His emotions fell away from the air as soon as we passed through the fall.
"Jasper!"
"Alice! I'm here. Are you ok? I can't feel your emotions at all." His hand tightened on mine.
"I'm scared, Jasper."
Then in front of us a spark flared in the dark and hung luminously in the air.
"Why if it isn't Mary Alice Brandon finally come to see us." The voice was like water over rocks, delicate and light, with an underlying strength.
Suddenly, my stomach couldn't take the liquid anymore. I couldn't control it. I bent double and heaved. Warm liquid spewed from my mouth. I heard it hit the stony ground and felt it splash on my jeans.
"Yuck. Vampires." A deep voice hissed. "No control over their digestion. A little yarrow and they loose control."
"I always thought it was the sulfur that did it with vampires." A tiny voice chimed in.
"That one's no vampire," the first voice corrected. "She is baobhan sidhe."

A/N: The longest chapter I've ever written, and no sex to speak of. Hope you like it nonetheless. Thank you so much for your reviews so far. I love hearing from you. m
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