Together, We Write Lyrics For An Album!

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Rules:

2 verses
1 chorus
1 verse
1 chorus

Change it up and make it lively with a bridge or whatever if you feel it necessary.

Upon completion of a song, next poster gets to create THE TITLE for the next song. However, he can NOT create the first verse; he must leave that up to the next poster after him.

Complete Jackass, Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:21 (nineteen years ago)

First of all, let's come up with a title.

First word of album title is: "Because" because there are not enough albums that start with "because".

So, the album is called... "Because..."

Complete Jackass, Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:22 (nineteen years ago)

Fine. Since I'm a completely different person, obviously, and this sounds like such a good idea, perhaps even more obviously, I will suggest the second word of the album title be "fire". So the title now should read "Because Fire..."

Totally Different Guy Now, Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:33 (nineteen years ago)

Because Fire Led to Walking Fish Decals

when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:35 (nineteen years ago)

Okay great. Someone please name the first song, unless we feel the album title needs to be longer. Conceivably,this thread could go on for decades just adding to the album title, but that's not a very good marketing strategy.

Complete Jackass, Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:37 (nineteen years ago)

ok

1)Forecast (Blood Slicks on the Ben Franklin Bridge)

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:40 (nineteen years ago)

I'm drawing a blank.

Complete Jackass, Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:47 (nineteen years ago)

When the weather took to stormin, the bright bodies hid below
Philadelphia stood beneath me casting off its sacred glow
I clutched a burning ember like Ben Franklin clutched his daughter
And you watched in indignation while I pissed into the water

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:04 (nineteen years ago)

nice.

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:05 (nineteen years ago)

Very singer-songwriterly.

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:06 (nineteen years ago)

Don't expect me to die
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for theeeee

Blitzkrieg bop

Comnplete Jackazz, Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:29 (nineteen years ago)

Can I change the word "indignation" to "fascination"? It should be fascination. You're right, this thread could go on for decades.

Thanks, Hurting (and that's my nomination for the next song title). I was trying to figure out if "Very singer-songwriterly" was a good thing or not, then I saw your first post.

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:30 (nineteen years ago)

Hahaha, I wasn't sure if it was a compliment either.

But in all seriousness, that was pretty damned good.

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:31 (nineteen years ago)

What can I say, your song title was inspiring.

So is anyone else going to post or is it just me and Hurting hanging around sucking each other's dick all night long? I wanna find out how this song ends...

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:35 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, that sounds fun ... (anyone to thread, pleaze!)

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:36 (nineteen years ago)

Hang on, can we have a summary of the lyric so far?

moley (moley), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:46 (nineteen years ago)

Benjamin knew a thing or two about such stormy weather
It isn't right to fly a kite or get your dick out of your leather
The rain it poured, the thunder roared, and then a mighty shock:
A bolt of lightning travelled up my piss and shrivelled up my cock

davidsim (davidsim), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:48 (nineteen years ago)

HAHAHAHA

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:50 (nineteen years ago)

Band: ILM
Album: Because Fire Led to Walking Fish Decals

1) Forecast (Blood Slicks on the Ben Franklin Bridge)

When the weather took to stormin, the bright bodies hid below
Philadelphia stood beneath me casting off its sacred glow
I clutched a burning ember like Ben Franklin clutched his daughter
And you watched in fascination while I pissed into the water

Don't expect me to die
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for theeeee
Blitzkrieg bop

Benjamin knew a thing or two about such stormy weather
It isn't right to fly a kite or get your dick out of your leather
The rain it poured, the thunder roared, and then a mighty shock:
A bolt of lightning travelled up my piss and shrivelled up my cock

.... ahight let's take it to the bridge.

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:54 (nineteen years ago)

Chorus:


"Blood slicks on the bridge," is what the weatherman said
it shocked me to my heart when I lost my head
half-naked, cold, shivering, and left for dead,
"blood slicks on the bridge" is what that weatherman...said

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:56 (nineteen years ago)

(I wasn't under the impression that that "Blitzkrieg Bop" part was an actual verse)

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:56 (nineteen years ago)

Was it just an exclamation?

"Blitzkrieg bop! What have I done?"

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:01 (nineteen years ago)

Given the evolution of this song, maybe I should change "ember" to "member".

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:02 (nineteen years ago)

Is this finished? Or do we need another verse?

davidsim (davidsim), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:03 (nineteen years ago)

1 more verse plus repeat chorus

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:05 (nineteen years ago)

Depends... are we The Minutemen? Or is this first song our sprawling statement of purpose, a veritable shot-over-the-bow a la "Like A Rolling Stone"?

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:07 (nineteen years ago)

Well no, but the rules at the top say 2 verses chorus verse chorus

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:10 (nineteen years ago)

Well, let's definitely play by the rules.

We need fresh blood for a new verse.

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:17 (nineteen years ago)

I really like this song so far. It has a certain sincere urgency to it, like Bruce Springsteen or the Bob Dylan of "Hurricaine"

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:18 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, and it also utilizes the classic "I was castrated by lightning" motif...

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:24 (nineteen years ago)

The old blues trope...

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 04:25 (nineteen years ago)

Together, We Write Lyrics For An Album! (31 new answers) - moved to IMM (link)

nervous (cochere), Thursday, 27 October 2005 06:53 (nineteen years ago)

Ah, that's not a link.

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 October 2005 07:11 (nineteen years ago)

OK, Another verse? Righto.

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 October 2005 07:16 (nineteen years ago)

And now it's two years later, her mother's with a plutocrat
"Swap millionaires for Billionaires" were stitched upon the mat
I know it isn't easy but then nothing ever ish
I know this Because Fire Led to Decals Walking Fish

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 October 2005 07:20 (nineteen years ago)

Right, repeat chorus, and we outta here...

NEXT!

Upon completion of a song, next poster gets to create THE TITLE for the next song. However, he can NOT create the first verse; he must leave that up to the next poster after him.


Band: ILM
Album: Because Fire Led to Walking Fish Decals
2) Dancing with the Lightbulb changed

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 October 2005 07:25 (nineteen years ago)

Larkin's Aubade to thread.

Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 27 October 2005 07:27 (nineteen years ago)

Song 2, verse 1:

I got drunk again all over the place
I got high last night before I washed my face
and when I looked into the mirror
everthing was looking clearer
I was singing with the same old pants
I was eating with the same old hands
I was laughing when the joke was told
I was waiting on the phone on hold
I smoked turkey yesterday
I got the avian flu but it went away
and in the blink of an eye, I could die, I could die
but then I blinked my eyes and I'm still alive
oh yeah I'm still alive, I said I'm still alive
because I...

Innovative Verse Maker, Thursday, 27 October 2005 10:22 (nineteen years ago)

You sent me a look that pierced
You drove away with me in your hearse
and you hit every bump along the way
to dumping me off in a shallow grave
I was dying in the same old pants
I was scratching with the same old hands
You were laughing as I slowly gave in
I felt relieved as I found my new haven
We smoked turkey yesterday
All the good times have gone away
and in the blink of an eye, you made me die, you made me die,
but then I held up a mirror and turned it around
oh yeah who's dead now, yeah who's dead now
and then I... (psychotic guitar break)

when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Thursday, 27 October 2005 11:05 (nineteen years ago)

chorus:

Oh yeah oh yeah, twisted your gun
oh yeah oh yeah, bent your knife
oh yeah oh yeah, turned it around
oh yeah oh yeah, found a new life

when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Thursday, 27 October 2005 11:15 (nineteen years ago)

You broke da rules. Someone else was 'posed to do the next part. Oh well.

Disillusioned, Disenfranchised, Thursday, 27 October 2005 12:06 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, and obv the chorus should have gone thus:

Dancing
with the lightbulb changed
Dancing
it's all rearranged
Dancing
to a different song
Dancing
but my body's all wrong

naranjito (Koens), Thursday, 27 October 2005 12:15 (nineteen years ago)

Nice!

Illusioned And Franchised Once More, Thursday, 27 October 2005 13:35 (nineteen years ago)

I looked at the rules and looked again. I don't see that part.

when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Thursday, 27 October 2005 13:41 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah, you're right. It was nonspecific. My bad.

Disillusioned And Disgusted With Myself, Thursday, 27 October 2005 13:46 (nineteen years ago)

Two Chorusses!

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 October 2005 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

This song is obviously the classic more-up-tempo second track.

Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 27 October 2005 14:33 (nineteen years ago)

What's the template? The Velvet Underground's first album as per usual?

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 October 2005 14:35 (nineteen years ago)

The second song kind of reminds me of Billy Joel: happy beat with strange and sad lyrics.

We Didn't Start The Fire, Thursday, 27 October 2005 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe we should do the Arcade Fire thing like so:

1) Forecast #1 (Blood Slicks On Ben Franklin Bridge)
2) Forecast #2 (Dancing With The Lightbulb Changed)

re: Two choruses - I think the "oh yeah oh yeah" part makes a nice bridge into naranjito's chorus. This is way more entertaining than I thought it was going to be.

Now we need a third verse (and not the same as the first).

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 27 October 2005 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

i think he fell asleep...

sean gramophone (Sean M), Monday, 9 January 2006 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

(imagines mark snoring face down on the keyboard)

Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 9 January 2006 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

Ahem.

It was meant as a middle eight, i.e.

I'll shake the feeling from her
I'll make the bed around her
And when she hears the sound of thunder
I'll be under, with her

mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 9 January 2006 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

But I like your verse more, so go with that.

mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 9 January 2006 16:35 (nineteen years ago)

Band : ILM
Album : Because Fire Led To Walking Fish Decals
Track 7 : Searching For Lazy Girls
(Edward III, Mark Grout, Sean Gramophone)

Verse 1:

The bloom is off the rose
A destiny I chose
Desperation grows
Missed it by a nose
Won't be one of those
Who takes more than he owes
But when she leans to doze
She hints more than she knows

verse 2:

There's got to be someone
Who's looking for some fun
Darling, girl, sweet hun
Blonde, brunette - pick one.
But hand in hand in the sun
We laugh, we skip, we run
and I watch her yawns begun
O lord I am undone.

Chorus:

And If I knew what she was saying then I'd agree
and she knows herself a lot better than she knows me
but the feeling is that she's leaving my world
I'd better go out and find another lazy girl...

Verse 3:

I'll shake the feeling from her
I'll make the bed around her
The sound of distant thunder
Won't disturb her in her slumber
And rapt in silent wonder
I'll watch my queen go under
To the darkness I dispatched her
Beneath the cover of our rapture

Chorus:

And If I knew what she was saying then I'd agree
and she knows herself a lot better than she knows me
but the feeling is that she's leaving my world
I'd better go out and find another lazy girl...

-------------------

proposed title for next track: Fantastic Vinegar

m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Monday, 9 January 2006 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

Verse 1

I thought it was wine, but a taste told me different
A taste unexpected but a taste not malignant,
It reminded me of you, both sour and sinister,
and I thought of you as a fantastic vinegar.

Binjominia (Brilhante), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

He poured out a little and I said "sir, fill it up"
and I swigged it right down and I brought it right up
all the memories I felt as they all stared right at me
so I said "Not the right one, but hey its good for me"

mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 10:09 (nineteen years ago)

any?

mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 16:04 (nineteen years ago)

bo

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 15:51 (nineteen years ago)

Chorus:

Exquisite vinegar, fantastic ham,
The pickles were simply divine,
I shouldn't have said all those things to your daughter,
I feel you should know that the other small matter,
Resulted in quite a large fine,

And had I known that pompous old twat was your boss,
I would have puked in a different direction,
And I sincerely regret that the rest of your guests,
were unimpressed by the sight,
of the majestic might,
of my quivering, throbbing erection,

The pastries were simply perfection,

m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

Band : ILM
Album : Because Fire Led To Walking Fish Decals
Track 8 : Fantastic Vinegar
(m0stly clean , Binjominia , mark grout)


Verse 1:

I thought it was wine, but a taste told me different
A taste unexpected but a taste not malignant,
It reminded me of you, both sour and sinister,
and I thought of you as a fantastic vinegar.

Verse 2:

He poured out a little and I said "sir, fill it up"
and I swigged it right down and I brought it right up
all the memories I felt as they all stared right at me
so I said "Not the right one, but hey its good for me"

Chorus:


Exquisite vinegar, fantastic ham,
The pickles were simply divine,
I shouldn't have said all those things to your daughter,
I feel you should know that the other small matter,
Resulted in quite a large fine,

And had I known that pompous old twat was your boss,
I would have puked in a different direction,
And I sincerely regret that the rest of your guests,
were unimpressed by the sight,
of the majestic might,
of my quivering, throbbing erection,

The pastries were simply perfection,


-----------------------------------------------

Next Track: I am nine.

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 12 January 2006 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

Fantastic Vinegar needs 3rd verse.

Yours truly,
The Rules Dork

PS Mark, you and I are the only ones that care any more. Let's get married.

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 12 January 2006 15:02 (nineteen years ago)

Ach, repeat first verse and repeat on "The pastries were simply perfection" Hey Jude style.

NEXT!

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 12 January 2006 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

I AM NINE

starts with the chorus:

NO I AM NEIN!
NO I AM NEIN!
there's an army above and it's yelling again:
"you, lady baby, are clearly a ten!
but no, i am nein
i am a NINE
i am a NINE
sweet by DESIGN

sean gramophone (Sean M), Thursday, 12 January 2006 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

One More!
One More!
I heared it all before!
I could be fine
if all around
is NINE!

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 12 January 2006 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

First class!
Second chance!
I got the third degree!
I could do better
by design
'cos NINER is ME!

m0stly from work, Thursday, 12 January 2006 18:09 (nineteen years ago)

four months pass...
Let's revive this thread in two months. It's on its arse at the moment.
-- mark grout (mark.grou...) (webmail), November 10th, 2005 2:29 PM. (link)

Good morning. OK, so it's six months later, but hey.

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 10:15 (nineteen years ago)

I have to confess I ended up writing a whole song around the first verse of "Forecast (Blood Slicks on the Ben Franklin Bridge)".

Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

ysi?

m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 22:01 (nineteen years ago)

Oy, that would be embarrassing. I'll think about it....

In the meantime, here's the third verse to "I Am Nine"...

If six!
Turned into nein!
I'd say No!
I am not fine!
For I am nine!
I am not nein!
I will be fine!
When I am nein!
I will be fine!
When you are mein!

(hearing this as a robotic percussion-only stomp)

NEXT!

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:05 (nineteen years ago)

Band : ILM
Album : Because Fire Led To Walking Fish Decals
Track 9 : I am Nine
(sean gramophone, mark grout, m0stly from work, Edward III)

NO I AM NEIN!
NO I AM NEIN!
there's an army above and it's yelling again:
"you, lady baby, are clearly a ten!
but no, i am nein
i am a NINE
i am a NINE
sweet by DESIGN

One More!
One More!
I heared it all before!
I could be fine
if all around
is NINE!

First class!
Second chance!
I got the third degree!
I could do better
by design
'cos NINER is ME!

If six!
Turned into nein!
I'd say No!
I am not fine!
For I am nine!
I am not nein!
I will be fine!
When I am nein!
I will be fine!
When you are mein!

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:09 (nineteen years ago)

four months pass...
Track 10: Victor Borge Walking Dead Blues

Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 25 September 2006 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

When a comma become a squelch
and a full stop sounds like a shot
when you left that sentence hanging
like marbles on kitchenfloor dropped
I'm away from my piano
I'm away from my comfort zone
the car exploded like an exclamation mark
looks like I'm walking home

mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 07:49 (nineteen years ago)

five months pass...
well, should this go to 12 tracks, 2 to go!

Mark G, Thursday, 1 March 2007 00:03 (eighteen years ago)

ha!

I'll shake the feeling from her


"What, you bought "12 stops and then home"?????

Mark G, Thursday, 1 March 2007 00:07 (eighteen years ago)

the penultimate song should be called "The Voices In Your Head Are Just Tinnitus"

unfished business, Thursday, 1 March 2007 00:58 (eighteen years ago)

either that or "Propane Crisis Flashpoint" or "The Heavenly Hostage Didn't Show Up On Our Radar"

unfished business, Thursday, 1 March 2007 01:01 (eighteen years ago)

or just "The Heavenly Host Didn't Show Up On Our Radar", that would probably be better

unfished business, Thursday, 1 March 2007 01:02 (eighteen years ago)

or "Louis Jagger Fisted For Life"

Edward III, Thursday, 1 March 2007 01:50 (eighteen years ago)

locked groove

Edward III, Thursday, 1 March 2007 03:28 (eighteen years ago)

Ok, we have an inner groove.

And now, track 11:

"The Heavenly Host Didn't Show Up On Our Radar"

The pilot smiled and he said "It's all grand"
Which meant he really did not understand
He flew from here but he did not know to where
and the other passengers they did not care

Mark G, Thursday, 1 March 2007 09:58 (eighteen years ago)

2nd verse

for their troubles were left on the carousels
spinning in twilight in lands unmanned by elves
while they scanned the horizon for their better selves
the devil he took them in eachs and twelves

Edward III, Thursday, 1 March 2007 14:35 (eighteen years ago)

it's goin' all prog innit?

Mark G, Thursday, 1 March 2007 14:37 (eighteen years ago)

not sure, how long is the flute solo?

Edward III, Thursday, 1 March 2007 14:42 (eighteen years ago)

dunno, but he started during your verse!

Mark G, Thursday, 1 March 2007 14:43 (eighteen years ago)

the bastardo, I told him to wait till the middle eight...

Edward III, Thursday, 1 March 2007 15:02 (eighteen years ago)

end of flute solo..

Mark G, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 11:52 (eighteen years ago)

Wow, five days, 120 hours -- a record!

Erroneous Botch, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 13:40 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

Not restarting, just reviving for the wonderment.

Mark G, Monday, 7 December 2009 09:42 (fifteen years ago)

(it's a 4/4 rant:
In my weekend | visits to the |corporation |dustcart I get |more or less ex|cited by the |gifts that lie with|in!
If I see some |bedding I've got |something I can |lie on but the |food's not to be |trusted coz it |mainly tastes like |VIM!

)

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 October 2005 14:02 (4 years ago) Bookmark

Whoa! I wrote that? I rock!

Mark G, Monday, 7 December 2009 09:47 (fifteen years ago)

the chorus to "bollywood strep" still runs through my head every once in a while

鬼の手 (Edward III), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 18:10 (fifteen years ago)

I have to confess I ended up writing a whole song around the first verse of "Forecast (Blood Slicks on the Ben Franklin Bridge)".

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:03 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark

ok no ysi but here are the rest of the lyrics

you said "fire is a dangerous thing"
and then asked me for a lighter
cap'n barry lashed his body to the bridge
as he braced for an all-nighter

but when the weather takes to storming
the bright bodies hid below
philadelphia stood beneath me
casting off its sacred glow

I clutched a burning ember just like
ben franklin touched his daughters
and you stared in fascination
as I pissed into still waters

into the water

when lightning strikes, the flame it lights
can stop your heart cold dead
tonight we'll writhe, and boil inside
from all the memories we fled

your lipstick tastes like a chemical
your arms stretch out like bridges
o william penn and all his gentlemen
and their statuesque ambitions

they intimidate me, desecrate me
they pin me to the ground
here's to history, here's to you and me
let's burn this gutless city down

burn it down

liberty can be a perilous thing
when the cracked belles don't ring
unsupervised in the land of oz
we laid waste to all we could see

the storm it passed, fizzled out of gas
I guess you just got tired of running
and my queer idea of committing fun
became a trifle unbecoming

well you're married now to a guernsey cow
and you live out on his farm
but at night when you dream, do you picture me
and your cities burning down?

down down
down down down down

鬼の手 (Edward III), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 21:06 (fifteen years ago)

I want to restart because my friend and I came up with a title for a song the other day:

Scratch U Like A Kitty

The conflicts, the craziness, and the sound of credenzas falling (Stevie D), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 22:25 (fifteen years ago)

thinks...

Mark G, Friday, 11 December 2009 08:28 (fifteen years ago)

I pissed in the corner cos outside its raining,
shat under the table when you started complaining,
sharpened my blades on yr sofa, chewed up yr loafers, nibbled yr nose-ah

tomofthenest, Friday, 11 December 2009 09:20 (fifteen years ago)

SCRATCHED YOU LIKE A

KITTTAYYYYYY ----- YEAH!

Mark G, Friday, 11 December 2009 09:29 (fifteen years ago)

'Cuz it's you I pitayyyyyy - yeah!
I'm Mr. T and you're the fool
Now here's a cup to catch your drool
SCRATCHED YOU LIKE A KITTTAYYYYYY ----- YEAH!

Sonny Uplands (Tom D.), Friday, 11 December 2009 14:37 (fifteen years ago)

Is all of this sung a la Mark E. Smith?

grandavis, Friday, 11 December 2009 15:22 (fifteen years ago)

I guess that would be "pitayyyy-uh". Worth a thought.

grandavis, Friday, 11 December 2009 15:23 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

One of those threads I enjoy reading, once in a while.

Mark G, Friday, 28 January 2011 11:11 (fourteen years ago)


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