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We're staying. For us, there were very few reasons to leave and many more to stay. I'm sure there are other places that we could be happy, but this little sandbar has always been my home. And it always will be.
Posted by bluekat16
Posted by Mici n KC
I'm a Queens girl and I love it. FH's family moved to LI 9 years ago from Queens. But he's just over the border of Nassau. I'll be moving to Nassau soonI'll miss living in Queens.
I just said that in my prior post to some degree...guess you can take the girl out of queens but not Queens outta the girl![]()
I like LI but I dont LOVE it. WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE AND NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THEM!!! If it was up to me i'd be in Southern California in a heart beat. But FH makes a lot more than I do, hes in line to take over the company he works for, and he doesn't want to leave behind our families. So it looks like we'll be here..
Posted by ant n tilde
Posted by bluekat16
Posted by Mici n KC
I'm a Queens girl and I love it. FH's family moved to LI 9 years ago from Queens. But he's just over the border of Nassau. I'll be moving to Nassau soonI'll miss living in Queens.
I just said that in my prior post to some degree...guess you can take the girl out of queens but not Queens outta the girl![]()
a bunch of you girls know that i wont even leave my neighborhood much less my borough!
jk to an extent but we will be living in Queens or MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE Nassau as close to Queens as possible ( but hopefully just Queens )
Ideally we will be living in Howard Beach or the surrounding areas. . .even if that means giving up my dream of owning a home and getting a condo
yes, i am THAT serious about my borough prideDH is WORSE than me
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Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
Posted by cbcf
Posted by Kimbalina
We know we are going to have trouble affording to stay but we want to be either in NYC or California
i would love love to move to california. i told fh when he was stationed in san diego that i would move out there and go to school there and everything.
but fh said NO because well he was stationed out there for 3 yrs so he of course didnt like it
but i am sure we will stay on LI , Fh has a pretty good chance of getting called for Suffolk Police once he gets back from Iraq (veteran points help his score thankfully lol) so if he gets that job we are staying!! which i like i dont want to move far from my family- unless it is san deigo haha
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
Posted by dannisayz
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
Texas is great. All of my mom's family is from San Antonio. It is so much different elsewhere. I think so many people here are afraid to live the little bubble that has sheltered them for so long. Once you leave, you realize that there is a bigger world out there that has so much to offer.
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
Posted by dannisayz
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
Texas is great. All of my mom's family is from San Antonio. It is so much different elsewhere. I think so many people here are afraid to live the little bubble that has sheltered them for so long. Once you leave, you realize that there is a bigger world out there that has so much to offer.
texas would def be my second choice after florida - there are so so so so many places to live - i heard arizona is nice for young couples too
Posted by Future Mulligan
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
my moms neighborhood is more diverse than where we live in staten island....im guessing that my family is the 'italian' family on her block nowon her block i know there are white people - but an italian or jewish family from NY stands out among them (my parents being the italians)
, there is a black family lives right next door and there is a spanish family too and thats just on her block - so thats three diff ethnic groups right there - in my neighborhood now in staten island and on our old bock its all white and only white - the neighborhoods are much more segregated and its true that people are racist and dont want other people coming into their neighborhood b/c it will bring down the value
sad but true - so leaving that mentality will be nice!
We plan to stay here for now. My family is here and fh grew up here too. His family has since moved to other states but unless his job or choice of grad school moved him we'll try to stay.
Posted by Espo22
Posted by dannisayz
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
Texas is great. All of my mom's family is from San Antonio. It is so much different elsewhere. I think so many people here are afraid to live the little bubble that has sheltered them for so long. Once you leave, you realize that there is a bigger world out there that has so much to offer.
lol i dont think its about living in a bubble. If i lived elsewhere such as a small city then i would move to a big city in a heartbeat. But its hard to move out of nyc for ME considering i dont like it elsewhere. I dont love nyc bc i live in a bubble, i love it for all that it offers. Infact my fear is living in a bubble if i move elsewhere(NOT every state this applies to but some)
Posted by Espo22
Posted by Future Mulligan
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
my moms neighborhood is more diverse than where we live in staten island....im guessing that my family is the 'italian' family on her block nowon her block i know there are white people - but an italian or jewish family from NY stands out among them (my parents being the italians)
, there is a black family lives right next door and there is a spanish family too and thats just on her block - so thats three diff ethnic groups right there - in my neighborhood now in staten island and on our old bock its all white and only white - the neighborhoods are much more segregated and its true that people are racist and dont want other people coming into their neighborhood b/c it will bring down the value
sad but true - so leaving that mentality will be nice!
yeah staten island is a bit like that
Posted by Espo22
Posted by Future Mulligan
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
my moms neighborhood is more diverse than where we live in staten island....im guessing that my family is the 'italian' family on her block nowon her block i know there are white people - but an italian or jewish family from NY stands out among them (my parents being the italians)
, there is a black family lives right next door and there is a spanish family too and thats just on her block - so thats three diff ethnic groups right there - in my neighborhood now in staten island and on our old bock its all white and only white - the neighborhoods are much more segregated and its true that people are racist and dont want other people coming into their neighborhood b/c it will bring down the value
sad but true - so leaving that mentality will be nice!
yeah staten island is a bit like that
Posted by snwb08
Posted by Espo22
Posted by dannisayz
Posted by tiff940
Posted by madseason
Posted by Espo22
Posted by madseason
Ive been thinking about this more and more. I like living on LI - FH and I are trying to keep us here...
I here daily to get out of LI! My friend lives in Broadway VA, and when she heard what my rent was here she said its 2x her mortgage. But she lives in farmland - theres tractor crossing signs there when i went for her wedding and while it was relaxing - its not for me.
Do you want to stay on LI? I really want to!![]()
i am staying in nyc. I know its cheaper elsewhere but along with the cost of a home i consider it also paying for your surroundings. For someone who does like a more quiet relaxed back lifestyle it is perfect for them. BUt its just not for me. So although its less in other states i wouldn't be happy and just couldn't do it. I dont want to move somewhere else based JUST on prices of homes and not like anything else.
I love NYC, i love the lifestyle. I love having so many places to go to, restaurants, lounges, bars, stores. I also love the diversity and one thing that is important to me is my kids growing up with many different cultures, and where else but nyc. Plus i want to stay close to our families, who else will babysit my kidsbut no i do want our parents to be a big part of our kids lives.
Thats soooooo true Denise - theres a culture here - all over LI and the City - and its so diverse - I dont know how i would be with out it - theres so much exposure to so many different things. I love it here.
Diverse??? Yes it is but it minus well not be L.I. is one of the most segregated places to live. People stay with their own kind and its really sad. Im in freaking Texas (which I had assumed so much about before I got here but I got a rude awakening) and its crazy how down here its less segreagted then in NY. My neighborhood is truly diverse, everyone is friends with everyone. In NY I never saw that.
And for people that think moving from NY will be boring...Im having more fun here than I ever did in NY. If owning a home on LI means I cant do anything fun, and enjoy life because Im always cash poor than I rather not. Lifes to short.
Texas is great. All of my mom's family is from San Antonio. It is so much different elsewhere. I think so many people here are afraid to live the little bubble that has sheltered them for so long. Once you leave, you realize that there is a bigger world out there that has so much to offer.
lol i dont think its about living in a bubble. If i lived elsewhere such as a small city then i would move to a big city in a heartbeat. But its hard to move out of nyc for ME considering i dont like it elsewhere. I dont love nyc bc i live in a bubble, i love it for all that it offers. Infact my fear is living in a bubble if i move elsewhere(NOT every state this applies to but some)
i agree. i definitely don't think living in NY means living in a bubble; I usually feel that way about other people who come to visit NY and think it's a scary strange place. BUT I also agree that LI isn't that diverse... it's more the boroughs that are, like queens brooklyn and the bronx. Staten Island is a little more suburban and a lot like LI in that way - my sister lives there and I live in Queens and it's totally different. I think a big distinction is do you have to circle around and look for parking and parallel park, or can you park right outside your front door no problem![]()
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