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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 12, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 12, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Stone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Culver |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,312 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Mike Lum | Left Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Marty Martinez | Shortstop |
| George Stone | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Jim Beauchamp | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Don Pavletich | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Culver | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 12, 1968
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culver
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Culver
Millan bunts towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Culver
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Alou scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Culver
Torre takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Culver
The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Aaron moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Francona vs. Culver
Francona hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. Aaron tags and scores. Torre tags and moves to third. Francona moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lum vs. Culver
Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre scores. Francona scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Culver
There goes Lum. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Lum steals second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Culver
The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Lum moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Culver
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Culver
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lum scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Culver
Stone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Lee
Bob Lee now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Lee
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Stone
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beauchamp vs. Stone
Beauchamp strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stone
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Stone
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Stone
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Lee
Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Lee
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Lee
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Stone
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Stone
Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Stone
Cardenas hits a line drive towards third. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Lee
Lum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lee
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Stone
Tony Cloninger pinch hits for Bob Lee.
Cloninger strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Stone
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beauchamp vs. Stone
Beauchamp hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stone
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Stone
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. McCool
Billy McCool now pitching.
Stone hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McCool
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. McCool
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. McCool
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. McCool
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. McCool
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. McCool
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aaron moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. McCool
Deron Johnson pinch hits for Mike Lum.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Stone
Deron Johnson now playing first base. Tito Francona now playing left field.
Bench hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Stone
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Stone
Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McCool
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. McCool
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. McCool
Stone bunts towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. McCool
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Stone
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCool vs. Stone
McCool bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Stone
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beauchamp vs. Stone
Beauchamp hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan catches it and throws to first to double up Rose. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McCool
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. McCool
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. McCool
Torre hits a line drive towards left. Johnson catches it and throws to second to double up Millan. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stone
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Stone
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Stone
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. McCool
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McCool
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. McCool
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. McCool
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stone vs. McCool
Stone takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. McCool
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. McCool
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Stone
Helms strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Stone
Pavletich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Stone
Jim Maloney pinch runs for Don Pavletich.
Cardenas bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maloney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruiz vs. Stone
Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Billy McCool.
Ruiz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Stone
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maloney moves to third. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Beauchamp vs. Stone
Beauchamp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Beauchamp reaches second base with a double. Maloney scores. Cardenas scores. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Carroll
Chico Ruiz now playing first base. Clay Carroll now pitching.
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Carroll
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Carroll
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Upshaw
Mike Page now playing right field. Bob Tillman now catching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Upshaw
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Upshaw
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching. Chico Ruiz now playing second base. Fred Whitfield now playing first base.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Abernathy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Abernathy
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Upshaw
Whitfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Upshaw
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Upshaw
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1968 -- Atlanta at Cincinnati (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Alou F, cf 3 2 2 2 Rose P, rf 4 0 3 0
Millan F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Beauchamp J, cf 4 0 1 2
Aaron H, rf 4 1 0 1 Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0
Page M, rf 0 0 0 0 Perez T, 3b 4 0 2 0
Torre J, c 4 1 2 1 Bench J, c 4 0 1 0
Tillman B, c 0 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Francona T, 1b-lf 4 2 2 1 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Lum M, lf 1 1 1 2 Pavletich D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson D, ph-1b 2 1 0 0 Maloney J, pr 0 1 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
Martinez M, ss 5 1 2 2 Whitfield F, 1b 1 0 0 0
Stone G, p 3 0 1 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 1 1 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0 Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
Cloninger T, ph 1 0 0 0
McCool B, p 1 0 1 0
Ruiz C, ph-1b-2b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 9 11 9 35 2 11 2
Atlanta 600 100 200 -- 9
Cincinnati 000 000 200 -- 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Stone G (W) 6.2 10 2 2 1 4
Upshaw C (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Culver G (L) 0.2 4 6 2 1 0
Lee B 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
McCool B 4.0 5 3 3 4 0
Carroll C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Abernathy T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Johnson A, Helms T
DP -- Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 3
LOB -- Atlanta 8, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Alou F, Beauchamp J
SB -- Lum M
SH -- Millan F
SF -- Francona T, Alou F
WP -- McCool B
PB -- Bench J 2
T -- 2:44
A -- 7312
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