The World and Everything in It February 5, 2026

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MARY REICHARD, HOST: Good morning!

American gunboat diplomacy brings Iran to the negotiating table over high-stakes issues.

RUBIO: That includes the nuclear program, and that includes the treatment of their own people.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Also today, the American Medical Association reverses course on gender surgeries for minors. We’ll talk to a detransitioner.

And new recruits prepare for the reality of Israeli military service.

COHEN: The most challenging thing that these guys will face is staying human in unhuman war zone.

And WORLD commentator Cal Thomas on the Clintons and public trust.

REICHARD: It’s Thursday, February 5th. This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Mary Reichard.

BROWN: And I’m Myrna Brown. Good morning!

REICHARD: Now the news. Here’s Kent Covington.

KENT COVINGTON, NEWS ANCHOR: Ryan Routh sentencing » A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course will spend the rest of his life in federal prison.

US. District Judge Aileen Cannon handed down the sentence Wednesday in Fort Pierce.

Prosecutors said Ryan Routh spent weeks planning the attack before aiming a rifle onto a golf course on which Trump was playing in September of 2024.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said justice prevailed

BUDENSIEK: Defendant tried to portray himself as a do-gooder, a victim,  and I think Judge Canon said it best. She says, the evil is in you, Mr. Root, the evil is in you. You were the one that were trying to, to kill the president of the United States —former, and then to-be president of the United States— the evil is in you

A Secret Service agent spotted Routh first and opened fire. Routh dropped the weapon and ran, never firing a shot.

Routh was convicted of attempted assassination, assaulting a federal officer, and multiple firearm crimes. His lawyer plans to appeal the sentence.

The incident was the second attempted assassination of Trump in a span of roughly 2 months, following a July shooting at a campaign event in Pennsylvania.

Trump call with Xi » President Trump says he spoke Wednesday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about a number of key concerns. WORLD’s Benjamin Eicher has that story.

BENJAMIN EICHER: Trump says among the topics discussed was Iran.

The administration is pushing Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran as it works to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions.

Trump said Wednesday the two leaders also discussed trade, and tensions over Taiwan.

China repeated its position that Taiwan is part of China and warned the U.S. about continued arms sales to the island. The Trump administration approved more than ten billion dollars in weapons sales to Taiwan late last year.

The Chinese government says the two leaders discussed major upcoming summits and opportunities for the two leaders to meet face to face. But it made no mention of Trump’s expected April visit to Beijing.

For WORLD, I’m Benjamin Eicher.

Iran talks » Meantime, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that Iran and the US will hold nuclear talks in Oman tomorrow.

His announcement on Wednesday came after indications that plans for the talks might be in jeopardy over changes in the format and content of the talks.

Araghchi wrote on X that he was grateful, “to our Omani brothers for making all necessary arrangements.”

Trump has threatened military action if Tehran does not negotiate an end to its nuclear weapons program.

Critical minerals trading bloc » The Trump administration says it wants to form a new trading group with allies to secure critical rare earth minerals and reduce dependence on China.

US officials say China’s control of rare earths has exposed risks to global supply chains.

Vice President JD Vance announced the plan Wednesday at a meeting in Washington with officials from Europe, Asia, and Africa.

VANCE:   While we believe America's market is large enough to create its own critical minerals trading zone, this entire effort will be stronger and far more competitive if we build it together.

He said the goal is steady supply, stable prices, and more mining and processing outside China. Those minerals are used in everything from missiles to smartphones.

Officials want member countries to coordinate tariffs and investment to support production in friendly nations.

Ukraine latest » In the United Arab Emirates, US diplomats continue to meet with Russian and Ukrainian officials in an effort to end the war in Ukraine.

But no one is holding their breath for a breakthrough just yet.

The latest round of trilateral talks began yesterday, and are scheduled to continue today.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic.

RUBIO: If you look at the checklist of open items that existed at this time last year and the checklist of open items that remain now, in terms of reaching a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, that list has been substantially diminished. That's the good news. The bad news is the items that remain are the most difficult ones.

There is one other positive sign:

ZELENSKYY: (Speaking in Ukrainian)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia and Ukraine have both agreed to another prisoner exchange.

Minnesota federal pullback » The Trump administration says it's pulling 700 immigration enforcement agents out of Minnesota. That, after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants.

Border czar Tom Homan:

HOMAN:  We currently have an unprecedented number of counties communicating with us now and allowing ICE to take custody of illegal ambulance before they hit the streets. Unprecedented cooperation.

He did not give a timeline for when the drawdown will be complete.

The shift follows weeks of unrest in the Twin Cities following a pair of fatal shootings involving federal immigration agents.

Homan also offered reassurance that federal agents are accountable to act only within the law.

HOMAN:  The American people seek and deserve professional and trustworthy law enforcement, and I and the President expect that any misconduct will not be tolerated and will be and be swiftly addressed.

Homan said the drawdown in Minnesota does not mean the administration is backing away or slowing down its pledge to carry out the largest ever mass deportation of illegal immigrants.

He emphasized that the priority is to remove the worst criminal elements first, but anyone in the country illegally is subject to deportation.

I'm Kent Covington.

Straight ahead, gunboat diplomacy brings Iran to the table for nuclear talks. Plus, the American Medical Association reverses course on gender surgeries for minors.

This is The World and Everything in It.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: It’s Thursday the 5th of February.

Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Myrna Brown.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. First up: Protecting confused children.

We’re going to let this music go for several seconds to give you time to decide whether this story is appropriate for younger listeners.

The American Medical Association announced new guidance yesterday supporting restrictions on gender transition surgeries for young people. It joins the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which issued a similar statement Tuesday.

That announcement followed a jury verdict last week in favor of a young woman rushed into a double mastectomy. Her doctors performed this surgery when she was just 16. 

BROWN: Joining us now to talk about the latest in the battle against gender ideology is Prisha Mosley, an ambassador for the nonprofit organization Independent Women. She is also a detransitioner who has filed a lawsuit against her doctors as well, welcome and thank you for being here, Prisha.

PRISHA MOSLEY: Hi, thank you for having me.

Well, two stunning decisions just days apart. Let's start with the most recent from the American Medical Association. What was your reaction when you heard that recommendation,

MOSLEY: Gratitude and relief, a mixture of something like that. As someone who had this surgery myself when I had just turned 18, I still wasn't able to fully grasp what was happening to me. And I'm grateful that hopefully children will be protected from what I went through.

Let's talk about your own journey. You alluded to it just moments ago. What was the timeline for you from confusion to medical interventions?

MOSLEY: So it was all really fast and quick for me, I started identifying as trans around 15 or 16 years old. I was indoctrinated online by trans identifying adults on the website Tumblr. But then when I was 16 years old, I started being medicalized with large doses of Depo Provera to stop my periods, and then within months, I was on large doses of testosterone, which, you know, viralized my body and caused a number of complications. And then a year later, at 18, I had both of my healthy breasts amputated

You have spoken of being sexually assaulted, and how, how that affected you and your mental health?

MOSLEY: Yeah, I experienced sexual assault, and associated womanhood with my sexual assault. So you know, the trans identity sounded like an escape to me. It was a false hope, I have come to find out, but it offered what I was seeking when I was scared and vulnerable and I didn't know better,

On Friday, a New York jury awarded a young woman a $2 million settlement against the doctors who rushed her into a double mastectomy. The argument was that the victim was rushed into permanent surgery without proper communication and care. In your mind, what does that say about the work that's left to be done, you think?

MOSLEY: Well, I mean, I think it sets a good example and sheds a light on the fact that that's how it goes. It's very easy to obtain these letters that get you a recommendation for surgery. All you have to do is hate yourself while in the presence of a therapist who's willing to affirm and then they'll write you a letter, and then the surgeons are more than willing to take a letter, and, you know, send it to the surgeon without a second thought.

You have been very open about sharing your most intimate scars. In describing your journey, you have said you killed a child and it was you. What a what a startling statement.

MOSLEY: I feel like the only thing my doctors promised me that came true was the death of the person I was then.

And I don't hate that person anymore, because I'm older, and I realized that she was just hurt and struggling, but my face looks different, and I don't sound like her, and my body feels different to walk and move in. So it's just a really tragic loss of self.

You are a mother now, yes, and congratulations. How old is your son?

MOSLEY: He just turned 19 months.

Wow, that's wonderful. I know that early on, you had fears about being able to feel him close to you because of your breast being surgically removed. What has surprised you about what you have been able to do as a mother, as his mother?

MOSLEY: Oh, I mean, there are other ways to feel close, and I have to realize that other parts of my body are valuable, and I have value far beyond my breasts. It's been really healing for me and to see the way he views me. He doesn't think of me as less because someone operated on me and gave me anabolic steroids. He sees me as his mother.

Personally, I can't imagine going through what you have gone through on my own without my faith. Are you a woman of faith?

MOSLEY: Yeah, I do have some of that. My faith has definitely gotten stronger, especially as people around me, often from the church or who are Christians, have supported me. I've had some help finding doctors who are willing to help me heal, and even had luck with specifically Christian doctors and organizations. So that's that's really been important to me, and I've been grateful for that. But I also have my partner who is an amazing father and wonderful to me.

I know this seems to be a very impassioned fight for you, and rightly so. So I'm curious, at what point will you think “We've won and I can stop talking about it”?

MOSLEY: Oh, um, I mean, I don't think I'll ever be able to stop talking about it, because the damage that this ideology does is lifelong. I will be living with the scars of this ideology forever, and so will a lot of my peers. But I hope that one day I can be an old lady, and you know, someone will catch wind of the idea that my breasts were cut off, and the little kids will say, what? Really? They cut off your breasts because you were sad. They gave you anabolic steroids because you hated yourself. No way that sounds crazy. So by then, I think we'll be all right.

Prisha Mosley underwent medical interventions as a teenager during a period of gender confusion. She now speaks out against gender ideology with the group Independent Women. Thank you so much for being with us.

MOSLEY: I appreciate thank you so much for having me. I appreciate your time.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It:

Bringing Iran to the negotiating table.

Iran’s leaders have faced weeks of massive protests over bad economic conditions, and have resorted to violence to quell them, killing tens of thousands of people.

Back in January, President Trump made a promise to the Iranians in the streets:

TRUMP: And all I say to them is ‘help is on its way…’

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: That help is named Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier and its convoy sailing near Iran for some gunboat diplomacy. Other American ships and planes are bulking up military bases from Jordan to the United Arab Emirates.

REICHARD: Meanwhile, Iran has agreed to negotiate with the United States to try to head off military conflict. Here’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday.

RUBIO: For talks to actually lead to something meaningful, they will have to include certain things. And that includes the range of their ballistic missiles, that includes their sponsorship of terrorist organizations nations across the region. That includes the nuclear program, and that includes the treatment of their own people.

BROWN: Can the U.S. accomplish its aims without resorting to military strikes?

Joining us now to talk about it is Mike Singh. He’s a former senior director of Middle East Affairs for the National Security Council. He’s now Managing Director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

REICHARD: Mike, good morning.

MIKE SINGH: Good morning.

REICHARD: Mike, the U.S. wants to keep Iran. from developing nuclear weapons. What do we know about Iran’s efforts to re-up its nuclear capabilities after American strikes last summer?

SINGH: Well, we haven't seen too much progress, at least visibly, at least that we know about on Iran's nuclear program in the last half year, since those strikes. The difficulty is we're also not entirely sure where the U.S. strikes in June of 2025 left Iran's nuclear program. You know, to make a nuclear weapon, you need fuel. You need to be able to weaponize the sort of nuclear fuel that you produce from that process. And then you need missiles in order to launch a nuclear weapon towards the target. And there's good reason to think that Iran may actually still possess all three of those capabilities, despite the American bombings in June. And so that leaves us in this state of uncertainty, and that, I think actually contributes to the instability and sort of the talk of potential us or Israeli strikes that we're seeing now, because that nuclear program, while certainly set back, remains a threat to U.S. interests and Iran's ballistic missile program, which caused a significant amount of damage in Israel in June of last year, has, in fact, I think, been rebuilt significantly since the war.

REICHARD: Let’s talk about what the U.S. is sending to the region…President Trump calls it an Armada, but we’ve heard reports of airbases around the Middle East getting more planes and defensive weapons. Is that so and what does that tell us about U.S. strategy?

SINGH: Sure. Well, anytime the US is preparing for a significant military action against a state like Iran, which has a retaliatory capacity, which we can't ignore, especially in the form of ballistic missiles. You need both offensive capability, both a strike capability, to eliminate whatever targets in Iran you may have in mind. But just as importantly, if not more importantly, you need a defensive capability. You need air defense. You need missile defense. Because, of course, the US has troops, around 30 to 40,000 troops in the Middle East still. We have bases. We have, obviously, ships on the water. And then there are lots of so-called soft targets. You know, there are lots of American civilians or energy infrastructure, things like that, in the region that Iran could pretty easily retaliate against, frankly. So the force that's being assembled is that we can see as both offensive, that sort of stuff has arrived, first, as it were, and then also defensive. And with our reports of more missile defense assets being moved into the region, even as we speak.

REICHARD: Based on all this, how much do you think the U.S. can accomplish without firing a shot? Can diplomacy work with this regime?

SINGH: I think it can. I think that what we're going to see is perhaps Iranian interest in at least having talks. And the Iranians are excellent at using talks or the prospect of talks, or the prospect of a deal to delay and to dilute any actions being planned against them. And so I think the real danger here for the Trump administration is that they end up with sort of neither outcome, neither a sort of successful strike against Iran, nor the kind of deal that they wanted, because the Iranians sort of string them along a bit make promises about what they might do in the future in exchange for American concessions or restraint today, I think that if Steve Witkoff, if President Trump, are firm, this could be a moment, frankly, to get a nuclear deal, to get the kind of nuclear deal they haven't been able to get in the past. The real question is, is it wise to do so? Is throwing the regime that lifeline really in the best interests of the United States, not to mention the Iranian people.

REICHARD: What would be in the best interests of the Iranian people that the Americans could do, you think?

SINGH: Well, I think really, in Iran, we have two clocks ticking. One is the clock on Iran's nuclear weapons capability. And the strikes that we conducted last June really set back that clock. By how much, we're not sure, but we certainly delayed the progress that Iran had made in its nuclear weapon, and we don't know, frankly, if Iran would choose to resume that path towards a nuclear weapon. The other clock is, of course, the clock towards regime change in Iran. And it does seem as though that clock is moving faster these days. And so I think what you don't want to do is you don't want to slow down the regime change clock for the sake of concessions that you know, maybe in the long run, aren't, aren't totally necessary. What we want to see in Iran, ultimately, is we want to see a different kind of leadership, I think a certainly, a different kind of strategy and approach from Iran than we have seen in the past, because their past strategy, their past approach, has been very anti-American, very anti-Israel, very bad, frankly, for their own people and for the region. We want to see a change in that approach, whether that means regime change, whether that means a succession of leadership that's. Really up to Iranians to decide, and I think ultimately, the first rule that the U.S. government needs to follow is first, do no harm. Don't slow down that regime change clock. Don't slow down the clock of political ferment in Iran for the sake of a diplomatic deal.

REICHARD: Mike Singh is Managing Director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Mike, thanks so much!

SINGH: Thank you.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: In New York, boxer Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller took a punch at Madison Square Garden—and something shook loose.

RINGSIDE ANNOUNCER: Oh, wow, he’s losing his hair! (Bell rings x3)

In the second round, Miller’s ill-fitting hairpiece popped with every punch.

Ringside announcers couldn’t believe it.

Miller finished the round and returned to his corner—still unsure what had happened, as he said on The Breakfast Club on iHeart Radio.

HOST: Did it hurt more than any punch you took that night?

MILLER: It’s so funny because I didn’t realize it came off, but I felt a draft.

Thankfully, MSG media didn't miss it.

MILLER: I’m gonna look at the Jumbotron, because the Jumbotron will have the replay. So when I went like this and I said, ‘Oh, they got me!’ I said, ‘Well, we gonna roll with it — let’s go, baby.’ I toss it in the crowd and I said, ‘It’s time to get back to work!’

He did get back to work after tossing the toupee for a souvenir, and he won the fight!

Proving that you can lose your hair at Madison Square, but still keep your head.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Thursday, February 5th.

Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day.

Good morning. I’m Mary Reichard.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown.

Coming next on The World and Everything in It: a run to remember.

Last fall, brand new recruits with the Israel Defense Forces’ Search and Rescue Brigade took part in a memorial run. It was to honor soldiers from their unit who died during the October 7th attacks.

REICHARD: WORLD’s Travis Kircher was there and spoke with several of the new enlistees about what the event meant to them.

SOUND: [Waves crashing]

TRAVIS KIRCHER: Waves from the Mediterranean Sea crash onto the beach in Tel Aviv. Unlike the holy city of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv is not a maze of stone streets and ancient brick. It’s a sprawling coastal metropolis—filled more with businessmen and beachgoers than dark suits and prayer shawls.

AUDIO: [Run starts, “Okay!”]

On this October morning, a few dozen young men and women are running together on the streets and sidewalks along the beach. To some, they appear little more than children—18, 19, 20 years old. But as new enlistees for the Israel Defense Forces Search and Rescue Brigade, their country is counting on them. They’ve been training to save lives.

RUNNER: How long is this run? It’s 3-½ kilometers!
PRIVATE D: Maybe four!

That’s Private D. She has a name of course, but WORLD agreed to abide by an IDF policy that media only identify soldiers by rank and initial.

PRIVATE D: I never knew that run and speaking English at the same time is so hard…

This run isn’t a typical military exercise. These soldiers are running to remember. This race took place just two days before Israel mourned the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks—attacks that hit this unit particularly hard. Seven soldiers from the IDF Search and Rescue Brigade died that day. At one point after the run, members of the brigade rose one by one to tell the stories of each.

MONTAGE: [Speeches in Hebrew]

For 20-year-old Private O, who is in basic training, the experience is formative.

PRIVATE O: The unit has a lot of connection to this day, to those people. Like, it's very—it's truly close, like, it's very personal.

In fact, it’s personal for most Israelis. Military service is mandatory in Israel for any Jewish citizens over the age of 18, male or female, with some religious exemptions. But 18-year-old Private E says he’d sign on anyway.

PRIVATE E: Each and every one of the soldiers in the IDF want to be here, even if it's mandatory. And some people will complain and say, “Oh, I don't want to be here.” Everyone want to be here.

He says he was taught from childhood that the Middle East is a dangerous neighborhood…so it’s up to Israelis to defend their own country.

PRIVATE E: From the day I was born, my brother came to me and said, "This is an enemy. This is an enemy. This is an enemy. This enemy. All around, enemies.”

And Private O says that means she rides on planes when she goes on vacation, rather than risk driving through countries that might look down on her for her nationality.

PRIVATE O: How is it like to be able to move freely in the U.S.? We don't really know. Like for us, it's different. It's weird that you can do that, that you can go through different places, only with a train or only with a car. For us, it's only flying and it's really flying far away…

As part of the Search and Rescue Brigade, these privates train to respond to missile and rocket attacks and recover survivors. But they admit, for them it’s about more than the mission.

PRIVATE O: Shooting a gun is really, really cool. And learning how to do Krav Maga is really, really cool. It's probably one of my favorite things...When our commanders wake us up at 2am and we have to, like, get as fast as we can on you know, training clothes, and go punch each other. It's really cool.

In the eyes of those commanders it’s training that could one day save lives. Stav Cohen, an IDF special forces reservist, knows what lies in store for these recruits.

COHEN: They're going to be hungry, they're going to be tired, they're going to be cold. But the most difficult challenge won't be the weight, it won't be the heat, and it won't even be the mental challenge, which is crazy. The most challenging thing that these guys will face is staying human in unhuman war zone.

But that’s off in the future. Today—on this day in October 2025—the young men and women remember the fallen by living their own lives. Enjoying the bright sun. The warm air. And the pavement that’s calling to them. Letting these soldiers…

SOUND: [Running and laughing]

…be kids. At least for now.

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Travis Kircher. From the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Myrna Brown.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard.

Our next piece offers some historical context about a former president … and it may be unsuitable for younger listeners. To give you time to hit pause … we’ll let the music roll a bit before the name Monica Lewinsky comes up again.

President Bill and former first lady Hillary Clinton will testify to Congress about what they knew of Jeffrey Epstein. WORLD commentator Cal Thomas says before we listen to what they say next, it’s worth remembering what they’ve said before.

CAL THOMAS: The Clintons are preparing to testify under oath before the House Oversight Committee—answering questions about what they knew, and when they knew it, regarding Jeffrey Epstein.

They initially declined to appear. Only when it became clear the committee—including Democrats—was prepared to hold them in contempt did they agree to sworn depositions.

That raises a familiar question.

When the Clintons testify, how much confidence should the public place in their answers?

History offers a guide.

Let’s begin with Bill Clinton.

BILL CLINTON: I want to say one thing to the American people. I want you to listen to me, I’m going to say this again: I did not have sexual relations with that woman. Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie—not a single time. Never. These allegations are false…

That statement was clear. It was emphatic. And it was later shown to be false.

As the investigation continued, Clinton was pressed—this time in a nationally televised interview.

JIM LEHRER: Is that true?

BILL CLINTON: That is not true. That is not true. I did not ask anyone to tell anything other than the truth. There is no improper relationship…

Pressed to define his terms, Clinton narrowed the language.

LEHRER / CLINTON EXCHANGE LEHRER:: You had no sexual relationship with this young lady. / CLINTON:: There is not a sexual relationship that is accurate.

Under oath, the parsing became explicit.

PROSECUTOR: Ms. Lewinsky[’s] statement that there was no sex of any kind, in any manner, shape, or form with President Clinton was an utterly false statement. Is that correct? BILL CLINTON: It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.

Eventually, the denial gave way to admission.

BILL CLINTON: Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate… I misled people, including even my wife.

That pattern—absolute denial, careful redefinition, partial acknowledgment—did not end there.

Consider Hillary Clinton.

During the 2008 campaign, she described a dramatic arrival in Bosnia.

HILLARY CLINTON: I remember landing under sniper fire… we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles.

Video told a different story.

Then came the email controversy.

Clinton tried humor when asked about whether she wiped her private server.

HILLARY CLINTON: What, like with a cloth or something?

She later defended her handling of classified information.

HILLARY CLINTON: Nothing I sent was marked classified, or that I received was marked classified.

The FBI’s assessment was different.

JAMES COMEY: There is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information…

So now, as the Clintons prepare to testify under oath once again, the question is not whether they are experienced witnesses.

They are.

The question is whether decades of carefully chosen words—denials, definitions, and delayed admissions—have earned the public’s trust.

For much of their public life, the consequences have been limited.

That history will be part of the room when they raise their right hands again.

For WORLD, I’m Cal Thomas.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Tomorrow: John Stonestreet joins us for Culture Friday. And, Collin Garbarino will review a charming new rom-com that skips offensive clichés. Also: Word Play with George Grant. That and more tomorrow.

I’m Mary Reichard.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown.

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