Sunday, September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Ohanami - おはなみ（お花見）Cherry Blossom Viewing
OHANAMI－おはなみ（お花見）
Cherry Blossom Viewing
Study step
Step 1: Listen to the Audio and Ministory. Do this again and again several times
Step 2: Listen to Vocabulary explanation
Note: In the Audio, Ministory, Kanji word is not translated into HIRAGANA immediately but it can be seen in Vocabulary section.
Click here to listen to audio
Konnichiwa!
Hello,
こんにちは。
Kyou no Lesson wa Ohanami ni tuite desu! :)
Today’s lesson is about cherry blossom viewing(sakura)
今日のレッスンはお花見についてです！
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☆Mini-Story☆
Haru ga yatte kimashita.
Sping has come
春がやって来ました。
Sakura no Hana ga totemo Kirei ni saiteimasu.
Sakura flower is blooming beatifully
桜の花がとてもきれいに咲いています。
Kity-chan wa ohanami ni ikimasu.
Kity goes to view cherry blossom
キティちゃんはお花見に行きます。
Sakura no ki no shita ni suwatte,osake wo nondari,obentou wo tabetarishimasu.
Sitting on the bench under the cherry tree, and drink wine, and have lunch.
桜の木の下に座って、お酒を飲んだり、お弁当を食べたりします。
Kity-chan wa tabesugite udokenaku narimasita.
Kity eats too much, and gets stuck
キティちゃんは食べ過ぎて動けなくなりました。
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☆Words☆
Haru 春（はる）Spring
Yattekuru やって来(く)る coming
Sakura no hana 桜（さくら）の花（はな）cherry blossoms
（sakura : a cherry blossom Hana : a flower）
Saiteimasu 咲（さ）いています be in bloom,blooming
O-hanami/Hanami お花見（はなみ）flower viewing,go to see cherry blossoms
Ki 木（き）Tree
Shita 下（した）Under
Suwatte 座（すわ）って sit
O-sake/Sake お酒（さけ）Sake
Nomu 飲（の）む Drink
O-bentou/Bentou お弁当（べんとう） a packed box,Lunch Box
Taberu 食（た）べる eat
~shitari,~shitari 〜したり、〜したり and Ex) eating and drinking
Tabe sugiru 食（た）べ過（す）ぎる Too much eat
Ugokenaku naru 動（うご）けなくなる can not move,to be unable to move
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☆Words in the Questions☆
Natu 夏（なつ）Summer
Fuyu 冬（ふゆ）Winter
Ume no Hana 梅（うめ）の花（はな） a Japanese apricot
O-chakai/Chakai お茶会(ちゃかい）a tea-ceremony party
Ue 上（うえ） above,over
☆Phrase in the Questions☆
Q : Sakura no ki no shita desu ka? soretomo akura no ki no ue desu ka?
Under the sakura tree? Or under Akura tree?
桜の木の下ですか？それとも桜の木の上ですか？
A: Sakura no Ki no shita desu.
Under the sakura tree.
桜の木の下です。
Q: Kity-chan wa Mizu wo nomimashita ka? soretomo Osake wo nomimashita ka?
Kity-Chan drank water? Or drank wine?
キティちゃんは水を飲みましたか？それともお酒を飲みましたか？
A: Osake wo nomimashita.
She drank wine.
お酒を飲みました。
Q: Kity-chan wa tabesugimashita ka?
Kity chan ate too much, didn’t she?
キティちゃんは食べ過ぎましたか？
A: Hai, Tabesugimashita.
Yes, she did.
はい食べ過ぎました。
Q: Naze Kiity-chan wa ugokenaku narimashitaka?
Why kitty chan got stuck?
なぜキティちゃんは動けなくなりましたか？
A: Naze nara Kity-chan wa tabesugita kara desu.
Because she ate too much.
なぜならキティちゃんは食べ過ぎたからです。
Q: Nanno hana ga kirei ni saiteimasuka?
What flower is blooming beatifully?
何のはながきれいに咲いていますか？
A: Sakura no hana desu.
Sakura flower it is.
桜の花です
Q: Kity-chan wa Nani wo nondari,Nani wo tabetarishimashita ka?
What did Kity chan drink and eat?
キティちゃんは何を飲んだり、何を食べたりしましたか？
A: Kity-chan wa Osake wo nondari,Obentou wo tabetarishimashita.
She drank wine and had lunch box.
キティちゃんはお酒を飲んだり、お弁当を食べたりしました。
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Koara、isshou ni itai desu [コアラいしょ に いたい です] - I want to be with Koala
Koara, isshou ni itai desu
コアラ, いしょ に いたい です
I want to be with Koala
←コアラカンガルー →
Remember, Rule 4, Deep Learning is the key. Speaking is behind Listening.
So let's keep listening to this again, again and again, until you can master the content.
Again, listening repeatedly is the miracle of learning Japanese.
What steps should you follow?
Step 1: Just Listen to the Story Audio for several times, until you find it familiar. Time for listening is the morning, you should spend about 30 minutes every morning. Whenever you are free, hang on you headphone and listen again and again.
Step 2: Listen to the Vocabulary Explanation to understand some special terms or new words.
Step 3: Listen to the Ministory with question and answer.
Simple, when the question is asked, just respond quickly without hesitating or considering.
Quick response is required to increase your naturally speaking proficiency.
Don't worry about long sentences. If you can not answer with full sentence, short answer or just one word is also good.
Let's go!
Konnichiwa.
(Hello)
こんにちは。
Ogenki desu ka? Ohisashiburi desu!
(How are you? Long time no see!)
お元気（げんき）ですか？お久（ひさ）しぶりです！
Reiki no kurasu no tame ni Sydney ni itteimashita.
(I was going to Sydney for a class of Reiki)
レイキのクラスのためにシドニーに行（い）っていました。
Koala ya kangaru,kawaikatta yo!
(Koala and Kagaroo were so cute!)コアラやカンガルー、かわいかったよ！
Kyou no story wa Koara.
(Today's story is Koala.)今日（きょう）のストーリーはコアラ。 :)
☆Story Audio☆
Koara no Charlie wa Yūkari no ha wo sagashiteimashita.
(Charlie Koala was looking for a eucalyptus leaves.)
コアラのチャーリーはユーカリの葉（は）を探（さが）していました。
Sono toki, Charlie wa totemo kawaii kangarū no Ruru wo mimashita.
(At that time, Charlie saw a cute Kangaroo LuLu.) その時（とき）、チャーリーはとてもかわいいカンガルーのルルを見（み）ました。
Kare wa Ruru ga suki ni narimashita.
(He became interested with LuLu)彼（かれ）はルルが好（す）きになりました。
Ruru wa hashittari,janp(Jump) ga tokui desu.
̣̣(Lulu runs, be good at jump)ルルは走（はし）ったり、ジャンプが得意（とくい）です。
Charlie wa Ruru ni Yūkari no ha wo purezento shimashita.
(Charlie gave a gift of eucalyptus leaves to Lulu.)
チャーリーはルルにユーカリの葉（は）をプレゼントしました。
"Ruru,anata ga suki desu.Senaka ni nosetekuremasen ka?Issho ni hashirimashou! Itumo issho ni itai desu."to iimashita.
("Lulu, I like you. Why don't you put me on your back?.Let's run together! I want to be always together with you" said Charlie.)
「ルルあなたが好（す）きです。背中（せなか）に乗（の）せてくれませんか？一緒（いっしょ）に走（はし）りましょう！いつも一緒（いっしょ）にいたいです。」と言（い）いました。
Ruru wa "Iiwa yo" to iimashita. ;)
(Lulu told "It is good")ルルは「いいわよ。」と言（い）いました。
Koala no Charlie wa Kangarū no Ruru no senaka ni notte,totemo shiawase deshita.
(Riding on the back of Lulu of kangaroo, Koala Charlie was very happy.)
コアラのチャーリーはカンガルーのルルの背中（せなか）に乗（の）って、とても幸（しあわ）せでした。
Futari wa itumo issho desu. ;)
(Two people are always together.)二人はいつも一緒です。
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☆Words☆
Koala コアラ Koala
Yūkariユーカリ eucalyptus
Ha 葉（は）/happa 葉っぱ leaf
Sagashite 探（さが）して look for
Kangarū カンガルー kangaroo
Senaka 背中 （せなか）back
Noseru 乗（の）せる ride on
Issho ni 一緒（いっしょ）に together
Issho ni itai 一緒（いっしょ）にいたい want to be together
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☆Ministory: Phrase in the Questions☆
Q : Charlie wa Yūkari no ha wo sagashiteimashita ka? Soretomo sasa(a bamboo leaf) no ha wo sagashiteimashita ka?
チャーリーはユーカリの葉（は）を探（さが）していましたか？それとも笹（ささ）の葉（は）を探（さが）していましたか？
A : Charlie wa yūkari no ha wo sagahisteimashita
チャーリーはユーカリの葉（は）を探（さが）していました。
Q : Charlie wa ITU ruru wo mimashita ka?
チャーリーはいつルルを見（み）ましたか？
A : Yūkari no ha wo sagashiteiru toki desu.
ユーカリの葉（は）を探（さが）している時（とき）です。
Q : Charlie wa Ruru ni NANI wo purezento shimashita ka?
チャーリーはルルに何（なに）をプレゼントしましたか？
A :Yūkari no ha/happa wo purezento shimashita.
ユーカリの葉（は）orユーカリの葉（は）っぱをプレゼントしました。
Q : Charlie wa DARE no senaka ni noritai desu ka?
チャーリーは誰（だれ）の背中（せなか）に乗（の）りたいですか？
A: Ruru no senaka desu.
ルルの背中（せなか）です。
Q : Ruru wa NAN to kotaemashita ka?
ルルは何（なん）と答（こた）えましたか？
A : "Ii wa yo" to kotaemashita.
いいわよと答（こた）えました。
Q : DARE ga DARE no senaka ni norimashita ka?
誰（だれ）が誰（だれ）の背中（せなか）に乗（の）りましたか？
A : Charlie ga Ruru no senaka ni norimashita.
チャーリーがルルの背中（せなか）に乗（の）りました。
Q : Futari wa totemo shiawase deshita ka? soretomo fushiawase deshita ka?
二人（ふたり）はとても幸（しあわ）せでしたか？それとも不幸（ふしあわ）せでしたか？
A : Futari wa totemo shiawase deshita.
二人（ふたり）はとても幸（しあわ）せでした。
Dewa,Kyou no Lesson wo owarimasu.
では、今日（きょう）のレッスンを終（お）わります。
Sayounara! さようなら
Tomoe 智恵
So let's keep listening to this again, again and again, until you can master the content.
Again, listening repeatedly is the miracle of learning Japanese.
What steps should you follow?
Step 1: Just Listen to the Story Audio for several times, until you find it familiar. Time for listening is the morning, you should spend about 30 minutes every morning. Whenever you are free, hang on you headphone and listen again and again.
Step 2: Listen to the Vocabulary Explanation to understand some special terms or new words.
Step 3: Listen to the Ministory with question and answer.
Simple, when the question is asked, just respond quickly without hesitating or considering.
Quick response is required to increase your naturally speaking proficiency.
Don't worry about long sentences. If you can not answer with full sentence, short answer or just one word is also good.
Let's go!
Konnichiwa.
(Hello)
こんにちは。
Ogenki desu ka? Ohisashiburi desu!
(How are you? Long time no see!)
お元気（げんき）ですか？お久（ひさ）しぶりです！
Reiki no kurasu no tame ni Sydney ni itteimashita.
(I was going to Sydney for a class of Reiki)
レイキのクラスのためにシドニーに行（い）っていました。
Koala ya kangaru,kawaikatta yo!
(Koala and Kagaroo were so cute!)コアラやカンガルー、かわいかったよ！
Kyou no story wa Koara.
(Today's story is Koala.)今日（きょう）のストーリーはコアラ。 :)
☆Story Audio☆
Koara no Charlie wa Yūkari no ha wo sagashiteimashita.
(Charlie Koala was looking for a eucalyptus leaves.)
コアラのチャーリーはユーカリの葉（は）を探（さが）していました。
Sono toki, Charlie wa totemo kawaii kangarū no Ruru wo mimashita.
(At that time, Charlie saw a cute Kangaroo LuLu.) その時（とき）、チャーリーはとてもかわいいカンガルーのルルを見（み）ました。
Kare wa Ruru ga suki ni narimashita.
(He became interested with LuLu)彼（かれ）はルルが好（す）きになりました。
Ruru wa hashittari,janp(Jump) ga tokui desu.
̣̣(Lulu runs, be good at jump)ルルは走（はし）ったり、ジャンプが得意（とくい）です。
Charlie wa Ruru ni Yūkari no ha wo purezento shimashita.
(Charlie gave a gift of eucalyptus leaves to Lulu.)
チャーリーはルルにユーカリの葉（は）をプレゼントしました。
"Ruru,anata ga suki desu.Senaka ni nosetekuremasen ka?Issho ni hashirimashou! Itumo issho ni itai desu."to iimashita.
("Lulu, I like you. Why don't you put me on your back?.Let's run together! I want to be always together with you" said Charlie.)
「ルルあなたが好（す）きです。背中（せなか）に乗（の）せてくれませんか？一緒（いっしょ）に走（はし）りましょう！いつも一緒（いっしょ）にいたいです。」と言（い）いました。
Ruru wa "Iiwa yo" to iimashita. ;)
(Lulu told "It is good")ルルは「いいわよ。」と言（い）いました。
Koala no Charlie wa Kangarū no Ruru no senaka ni notte,totemo shiawase deshita.
(Riding on the back of Lulu of kangaroo, Koala Charlie was very happy.)
コアラのチャーリーはカンガルーのルルの背中（せなか）に乗（の）って、とても幸（しあわ）せでした。
Futari wa itumo issho desu. ;)
(Two people are always together.)二人はいつも一緒です。
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☆Words☆
Koala コアラ Koala
Yūkariユーカリ eucalyptus
Ha 葉（は）/happa 葉っぱ leaf
Sagashite 探（さが）して look for
Kangarū カンガルー kangaroo
Senaka 背中 （せなか）back
Noseru 乗（の）せる ride on
Issho ni 一緒（いっしょ）に together
Issho ni itai 一緒（いっしょ）にいたい want to be together
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☆Ministory: Phrase in the Questions☆
Q : Charlie wa Yūkari no ha wo sagashiteimashita ka? Soretomo sasa(a bamboo leaf) no ha wo sagashiteimashita ka?
チャーリーはユーカリの葉（は）を探（さが）していましたか？それとも笹（ささ）の葉（は）を探（さが）していましたか？
A : Charlie wa yūkari no ha wo sagahisteimashita
チャーリーはユーカリの葉（は）を探（さが）していました。
Q : Charlie wa ITU ruru wo mimashita ka?
チャーリーはいつルルを見（み）ましたか？
A : Yūkari no ha wo sagashiteiru toki desu.
ユーカリの葉（は）を探（さが）している時（とき）です。
Q : Charlie wa Ruru ni NANI wo purezento shimashita ka?
チャーリーはルルに何（なに）をプレゼントしましたか？
A :Yūkari no ha/happa wo purezento shimashita.
ユーカリの葉（は）orユーカリの葉（は）っぱをプレゼントしました。
Q : Charlie wa DARE no senaka ni noritai desu ka?
チャーリーは誰（だれ）の背中（せなか）に乗（の）りたいですか？
A: Ruru no senaka desu.
ルルの背中（せなか）です。
Q : Ruru wa NAN to kotaemashita ka?
ルルは何（なん）と答（こた）えましたか？
A : "Ii wa yo" to kotaemashita.
いいわよと答（こた）えました。
Q : DARE ga DARE no senaka ni norimashita ka?
誰（だれ）が誰（だれ）の背中（せなか）に乗（の）りましたか？
A : Charlie ga Ruru no senaka ni norimashita.
チャーリーがルルの背中（せなか）に乗（の）りました。
Q : Futari wa totemo shiawase deshita ka? soretomo fushiawase deshita ka?
二人（ふたり）はとても幸（しあわ）せでしたか？それとも不幸（ふしあわ）せでしたか？
A : Futari wa totemo shiawase deshita.
二人（ふたり）はとても幸（しあわ）せでした。
Dewa,Kyou no Lesson wo owarimasu.
では、今日（きょう）のレッスンを終（お）わります。
Sayounara! さようなら
Tomoe 智恵
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
7 Rules for Effortless Japanese(Rule 5,6,7)エフォットレスにほんご（エフォットレス日本語）
Congratulation! おめでと！
YOU GRADUATED!!!
YOU GRADUATED!!!
You have mastered 4 most important rules of Effortless Japanese.
Now I will take to the last 3 more rules for fulfil basic instruction before you start our real Japanese lessons.
Rule 5 will show you how to learn grammars effectively and naturally. Combining rule 1(learn phrases) and rule 2(do not focus on grammar), we produce a powerful way to learn grammar in a natural order.
What is it?
It is POV - POINT OF VIEW!
How does POV works?
Previously, in a set of lesson, a Ministory will be arranged as the main story of lesson following Vocabulary and POV. The main story is a real story of everyday life, familiar with everyone. Based on MINISTORY, in POV, you will tell the mostly whole story again, but you just the the TENSE of the story. You might change the time frame from present tense in MINISTORY in to PAST TENSE for example.
So, all what you do with Rule 5 is to change the tense of MINISTORY to become POV.
Rule 6: Very simple. Learn Japanese with Real Japanese materials, not Textbook, fake Japanese teacher.
It is true for whatever language Engish, Japanese, French etc.
Many people learning formal Japanese get shocked with real japanese communication, because the way Japanese speaker performing is totally different from what they have learnt. Ofcourse, it is easy to understand, isn't it?
For instance, to say "There is not an apple"
Formal Japanese(textbook):
アップルがありませんです.
APPURU GA ARIMASENDESU.
Real Japanese:
アップルがないです.
APPURU GA NAI DESU.
Many other same cases have happened to Japanese learners when they start real communication with native japanese just due to limitted real japanese learning beforehand.
Rule 7: Use Ministory, listen and respond to Ministory.
Be carefull, listen and respond to Ministory, here means listening and responding to Ministory by answering every question. You hear the question in japanese and quickly answer that question. Quickly, continuoustly, instantly respond to question without thinking, considering, or hesitating.
Ministory will train you to hear Japanese and respond insantly. Speaking is always behind listening. That is how children have been doing!!!!
For example,
Q. おなまえ は なん ですか？What is your name?
ONAMAE HA NAN DESUKA?
A.ベックッムです。
BEKKAM DESU.
You need to quickly respond: BEKKUM DESU. That is how MINISTORY works.
You may have experienced a training course in which learners repeat exaxtly the same as that of speaker. It is not an effective way. It does not help.
Again, Ministory will train you to hear Japanese and respond insantly. Speaking is always behind listening. That is how children have been doing!!!!
YOU GRADUATED!!!
7 RULES of Efforltess Japanese is completely explained to you with the hope that all of your will master how the method can help you later with real japanese lessons.
Check 7 rules everyday before you learn to ensure that you are following the correct instruction.
7 Rules for Effortless Japanese(Rule 4)- Deep Learning!!!
Rule 4: Learn deeply (Deep Learning)
In short, Deep learning means learning something a little more slowly but totally master what you learn before you go to something else.
Click This Video
The fact known to everyone is that, at school, people always rush steps to finish a task. But actually, they are even uncertain about what you learnt in step 1, step 2, or they do it as an condition of lesson.
For example, you must remembered that in each lesson(textbook), there is always a short conversation somewhere else helping student to practice in pairs or groups. However, most students dislike to do this, be frustrated and sleep.
So from now on, forget it! Never do it again!
Hereafter, let's do this: Learn everything deeply, master anything you do before you proceed the next thing.
In short, Deep learning means learning something a little more slowly but totally master what you learn before you go to something else.
Click This Video
The fact known to everyone is that, at school, people always rush steps to finish a task. But actually, they are even uncertain about what you learnt in step 1, step 2, or they do it as an condition of lesson.
For example, you must remembered that in each lesson(textbook), there is always a short conversation somewhere else helping student to practice in pairs or groups. However, most students dislike to do this, be frustrated and sleep.
So from now on, forget it! Never do it again!
Hereafter, let's do this: Learn everything deeply, master anything you do before you proceed the next thing.
Monday, September 15, 2014
7 Rules for Effortless Japanese(Rule 3): Learn with ears not eyes
Rule 3: Learn with your ears not with your eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxVw5purNhQ
You must have admitted that the key to speaking well is increase your great listening ability.
It means you learn Japanese with your ears.
What you are doing now is to read textbook, dialouge, grammar. You are reading alot. And this is not natural.
Think about Japanese babies. How they learn to speak Japaese?
They certainly do not learn through reading. How they learn to speak Japanese?
They learn from their parents speaking to them, saying to them, repeating speaking in Japanese. They can not respond to parents from the beginning, but they start to understand, understand the meaning little by little. Eventually, they start to say simple things, simple phrases in reply.
That is how natural method works.
Keep this in mind: Listening is the foundation of speaking!
90% of your time for listening Japanese, learning Japanese should be listening, listening.
All happening is through Listening. Listening gives you the power, the foundation!
You don't need to focus on practcing speaking, and try to speak well. Not yet for that.
Listening is the engine that is pushing everything!
Effortless Japanese is created based on this simple and natural order.
Click the Video Link for more!
Stay tune for the next!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxVw5purNhQ
You must have admitted that the key to speaking well is increase your great listening ability.
It means you learn Japanese with your ears.
What you are doing now is to read textbook, dialouge, grammar. You are reading alot. And this is not natural.
Think about Japanese babies. How they learn to speak Japaese?
They certainly do not learn through reading. How they learn to speak Japanese?
They learn from their parents speaking to them, saying to them, repeating speaking in Japanese. They can not respond to parents from the beginning, but they start to understand, understand the meaning little by little. Eventually, they start to say simple things, simple phrases in reply.
That is how natural method works.
Keep this in mind: Listening is the foundation of speaking!
90% of your time for listening Japanese, learning Japanese should be listening, listening.
All happening is through Listening. Listening gives you the power, the foundation!
You don't need to focus on practcing speaking, and try to speak well. Not yet for that.
Listening is the engine that is pushing everything!
Effortless Japanese is created based on this simple and natural order.
Click the Video Link for more!
Stay tune for the next!
7 Rules for Effortless Japanese(Rule 2): Do not focus on grammars rules
Rule 2: Surprising! Do not focus on grammar rules!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azeaf0GHmIw
You will be very suprised of this idea. Correct?
Till now, most of people are also like you. They suppose that grammar is the key to success.
At school, teachers, students all have been focusing on structures analyzing strutures. It is the wrong way of leanring language. Of course, correct grammar are recomended in communication, but remember I am talking about HOW YOU LEARN or YOUR APPROACH.
The simplest way is that you follow how the native people do since they were a child until to be adult.
Again, to speak Japanese naturally, do not analyze the grammars and learn complex grammar.
So how it will be?
Effortless Japanese gives you all the lessons with real Japanese, real situations, with real Japanese people and naturally conversational speech.
I believe that you shall be excited about them, love them, and increase your communication quickly, automatically.
Do it right now, right here or you keep the same result as you are doing!
Keep in touch for the next: RULE 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azeaf0GHmIw
You will be very suprised of this idea. Correct?
Till now, most of people are also like you. They suppose that grammar is the key to success.
At school, teachers, students all have been focusing on structures analyzing strutures. It is the wrong way of leanring language. Of course, correct grammar are recomended in communication, but remember I am talking about HOW YOU LEARN or YOUR APPROACH.
The simplest way is that you follow how the native people do since they were a child until to be adult.
Again, to speak Japanese naturally, do not analyze the grammars and learn complex grammar.
So how it will be?
Effortless Japanese gives you all the lessons with real Japanese, real situations, with real Japanese people and naturally conversational speech.
I believe that you shall be excited about them, love them, and increase your communication quickly, automatically.
Do it right now, right here or you keep the same result as you are doing!
Keep in touch for the next: RULE 3
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