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Pet ram AU | locked to song_princess

[OOC: Another PSL AU pet person tale. Continuation of this thread!]

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Mu lived in the wild once. He tried to remember what his original homeland was like. There are forests and mountains, and he travels with his nomadic herd as they migrate when the seasons changes. That was a month ago when he was captured by humans, shipped overseas in a cage and on a boat, then in a strange stable with the other animals where he was kept for a month, until he was moved again on a truck with the others, and he landed in another strange land, a village to be sold as an exotic pet for a quick cash in an auction.

Now he has no means in returning back home, back to the wild where he originally came from. As he has no idea how to travel there or the name of his homeland is. The human language, he's doesn't know their words and what they mean. He was a wild and feral sheep.

He never lives with humans before. Leanne is his first owner. When they first met, he was a very sickly sheep, traumatized from being captured from the wild and to be sold like a common household pet. She took care of him, nursed him back to health, and once he fit enough to walk around her home, it's the taming of his wildness and feral mind that comes next.

The pet and cuddles, and the kisses she gave him, during her breaks helped him withdraw from his shell and him trusting her as a human. He even learns to speak his name and her name.

"Mu...my name is Mu." He said as he cuddles with her on the couch. "Mu helps Leanne...? Teach? Learn?" New words he's learning. "Leanne is good."

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She doesn't know what possessed her on that day, to bid on Mu while there were so many better options for her. She couldn't bring herself to are too much as he was on death's door when she brought him home.

His transformation was heart warming as he went from sickly to the handsome and still shy sheep who follows her everywhere. She always hated giving him shots as he always whimpered but for now, the last shot she gave him was a microchip in case he ever gotten lost.

Right now, she was enjoying one of the perks of owning a pet and also to give him as much love as she can due to his traumatic experience. She was giving him all the cuddles and pets.

"Mu? What a handsome name. A handsome name for such a handsome and beautiful sheep. I am not that good, I just do what I would like to think what normal people will do." But then he asked about helping her and she goes to ponder a little bit.

"I can teach you what I know but are you sure that you would want to help me?" Though hrnnnn, he might be helpful right now whenever they have a skittish pet or a small child or when someone is cold. He felt very warm and had a calming presence about him.

"Actually, the more I think about you, you could help greatly with certain types of patients. Even if by just being in the same room with them might help out greatly." The skittish pets seeing another pet whose breed is reputable as being naturally skittish, children because sheep are usually considered as cute by them and if he let them pet him while she takes care of them, it will probably help her out a lot. And then the cold because he is very warm due to his wool.

"I was thinking about other fears who are scared, they might feel safer if you are in the room with them. Children just because almost all the kids I know love sheep and if we ever have an emergency when a patient's temperature drops drastically. Having you help out with those types of cases would help a lot."

For now, his life with Leanne wasn't easy. The tough part is getting him better, and he was skittish from other the pet persons that come to the clinic with their owners, especially those with fangs, and especially dogs, that he immediately flees and hides in one of the rooms until they're gone.

"Mu...my name is Mu." He bleats softly. He doesn't know what handsome means, but it's a good word and he likes it. "Yes, help you. Teach." Also, those are good words. "Good..."

He cuddles with her, he is very warm and soft due to his wool, though it has a slight pinkish tint, and his bare skin around the wrists and arms is soft when rubbed against her skin. All the pets around the horns and soft sheep ears, and the bleats he makes. He is a simple sheep. He isn't helpful with those type of patients, especially the dogs, but maybe help with certain types like kids or patients.

"Fear...? Scared? Fangs...dogs. Kids are good." With a nod, listening to her suggestion. For now, he just wants to cuddle and keep her close, because he misses his herd and he's in pain from being separated from a large group of his kind, and she's the only one who connects to him.

She has observed him fleeing from most other pet persons, especially the canine types. After the first few fleeings, she made it a habit to try and warn him about when one was expected to come in.

A soft nod and smile at his soft bleating and cuddling. "We will just take it one patient at a time, remember, don't force yourself if you are not comfortable."

She goes to sigh contently as they cuddle but she could sense he was in a more emotional pain and tries to comfort with her touch and presence. Giving him all the kisses and gentle pettings.

"Hey... If you bring me a hair brush I can brush your hair and wool. I bet that will feel nice for you."

She studies him a little bit more before trying to get up. "I think it will be okay if we close the clinic early. Just for today. That way I can just focus on you all day if you like and we can cuddle on my bed."

It helps, though he has difficulty connecting her words to her commands. "Okay..." He said as he isn't a wordy sheep, and very shy. He does respond to all the cuddles, and gentle pettings on his body, and her kisses, and the physical communication he feels through his body, he thinks Leanne is a good human.

"Brush...brush..." When she gets up, he got up too. He follows her obediently. He goes upstairs as there's a brush in the room, and when he returns back at her side, there's a brush in his hands. By now, "Brush? Brush hair and wool is nice. Cuddle is good."

He's less skittish when there's no people and their other pets. When she closed clinic down, he follows her, all too happy to spend the rest of the evening with her. For dinner should she decide to make dinner after the cuddle sessions, he eats only fruits, veggies, grains, rice, and soups as being a sheep, he's a herbivore diet.

There was no rush for him to learn. He was not a pet but a companion, an equal of sorts to her. Touch seems to be one of the best forms of communication and they seemed to have developed a small system to understand one another.

She finished closing the clinic as Mu needed her, she can sense that he needed her. "Good boy, thank you Mu." And he gets a kiss on the cheek for finding and delivering the brush. Now, they can take their time.

"Go and get comfortable, your hair and wool is so beautiful but you do have a lot of it." A small giggle and once he is comfortable, she goes to carefully first brush his hair. He was so soft, everything about him was soft. She couldn't help but to smile as she brushes his hair, enjoying pampering him a little, so much so that she couldn't help but to start humming.

"Good boy...? Mu is a good boy..." When she first praised him, he was in tears because he long believed to be a bad boy. Eventually, she taught him to believe she's a good boy as he linked the kisses as a good, positive feeling.

Mu's wool is white and pink tinted, having a pink rose color, and is covered around his body with only the face, the forelegs, and the arms are bare. Even his short sheep tail has wool. When he wears pants and shirt, it hides the wool, though his wool sticks out from his neck at the collar. Leanne must see his before when he needs to bath and washed the dirt and grime when they first met. Now his hair and wool was a healthy glow and shine with the loving, thorough washing.

He only bleats in response, a happy bleat, sitting still, as Leanne is welcome to brush his hair, his ears, and hug him to feel the softness of the wool. He is soft, warm, and whenever she hugs him, it's like hugging a live plush doll.

She makes sure to praise him whenever he did something good or did something he was uncomfortable with at the time. Hell, even fleeing and hiding gets him a good boy praise.

Leanne smiles at just how beautiful his hair and wool has become. Everything about him was so beautiful and she giggles a little as she brushes his hair and will.

"You Are so beautiful and handsome, I bet you constantly have ewes fighting over you all the time."

Okay, now is the time to just shower praises and try to make him strut even just a little bit around the house.

Lately just because she noticed how he cuddles a lot, she has keep the door to her room open at night so if he needed to, he could come and cuddle her, especially if it made him feel safer.

The fleeing and hiding will continue, as dogs are stronger, bigger, and have sharp fangs for teeth, and their barks are sharp noises they make, and they give chase, and they bite when they get mad and it hurt. Her gentle praises and touches help, but if a dog appears, he has to hide until dog is gone.

He understood what she said this time. "Ewe?" He shooked his head, looking hurt. "No ewe. No want. Not strong ram. Can't fight. Runt." Except he isn't a runt, it's what the other male sheep call him, so they can have rights to mate with the female and not him, and poor Mu believed them. And he's pink, so no ewe found him attractive, at least the last mating season that he last remembers.

Not so much of a strut, as he follows quietly after her. Mu is a quiet sheep, and he loves the cuddles. The good thing about her gentle praises? He can accept food and eat out of her hand, and he's not hungry anymore, so he doesn't have to fight for food anymore.

He cuddles some more with her. "Thank you. Wool nice. If Leanne wants wool, she can have."

She wont ever chide him for fleeing from dogs. It is something that is ingrained into him from his previous treatment.

She frowns as he looked hurt from her words and then his words. She goes at once to hug him and just hold him in her arms. "You certainly dont look like a runt and you are strong. You are so very strong, Mu. If the ewes didnt want you, then they dont know what they are missing. I know that if I was an ewe I would want you."

Her poor ram. His self confidence is so low. She continues to hug him for a couple moments more before letting go to start brushing his wool. There is still a lot of healing left to do with him but... He eats out of her hands and has regained almost all of his strength. She felt both humbled and honor that he put so much trust in her.

"I love you, Mu. I love you so much my cute, strong and handsome ram."

She just giggles softly as he goes to cuddle with her some more. "Thank you, Mu... If I ever need it, I will let you know but for now, it looks better on you." Though Hnnn, she knows that she will have to sheer it one day. If only because it Will be easier and healthier for him.

Mu is so happy from the hugs, and the way she brushed his wool until it's straightened out. Does she love him? She loves him! He wiggles his ears, knowing she like that. His herd talks about love, from a mother's love for a lamb to a mate's love for their mate when they are paired for a short while, but a human love for a sheep, that's something else as he isn't a dog or a cat.

There's confusion. "But..." His self-esteem is low because he was rejected by females before, though he tried, and another young ram had the luck and won. "I love you too. But you're Leanne, not ewe." He shook his head. He loves Leanne as his precious human, and the human's job to take care of sheep like an owner.

"Leanne..." In deep thought, searching for the right words. "Is a cute, strong, and beautiful human." He looks at her hopeful, hoping he said the right words.

With a nod, he gave her a kiss on the cheek. "When wool is ready, Leanne can have it. For saving me." He bleats happily.

She giggles as his ears wiggle, enjoying the sight of his happiness. Her precious ram. She loves him so much that she prays that he could feel her love. She sets the brush aside as she finished brushing both his hair and wool. There, so soft and pretty now.

She smiles and goes to kiss one of his horns. "I know, but I still love you, my precious strong ram."

She blinks as he speaks those words and she couldnt help but to fidget a little with a lock of hair and blushes. "Th-th-thank you, Mu. For your kind words." Yup, he said the correct words.

Her blush only deepens as he kisses her cheek and beats happily. "It is an honor for you to be willing to give your precious wool to me."

He feels her love, connecting to her withhis heart. He loves her. But for now, his love for her is that of a child like unto a parent. Even though he's already a grown adult ram, his mind is fairly simple, a part of his mind is wild ram, and his trauma, his memories of his original homeland where he used to be was blocked from remembering his wild instincts. As he cannot recall what his forest and herd look like. The humans who captured him and the dogs they came with, beaten him with so much fear, with long sticks and fangs and bad words and barking, that through his entire ordeal, his memory through a sheep point of view was blocked and he cannot recall except when he woke up in the pen in the barn and stables weeks before being sold off tot he auction.

Still, he smiled. He can't remember anything for now. She likes him soft and pretty and so does he. More hugs and kisses. More good words. He happily bleats. "I love you, Leanne." He bleats and cuddles her, and innocently kiss and licks with sheep nibbles.

"Wool for you. To give as thanks. It is a gift. You can have wool when summer comes." He said, his tail wags and ear wiggles. "Summer is hot. Don't forget to sheer me. Help Leanne. Mu is good?"

She will be glad that he can feel her love as right now, she sees him as nothing more than a sheep. A very sweet and loving sheep who has been through hell. She will never forget that moment she first officially met him and the whole ordeal of trying to make sure he lived through another day. A small perk of being the adopted pet of a nurse, no medical bills to worry about.

Giggles started to pour out of her as he bleats happily and just start smothering her with affection. Such innocent love and she couldn't help but to give the same back. "I love you too, Mu. I love you so very much."

And then the sight of his tail wagging causes her to giggle. "So cute..." She murmurs as he is just being too cute right now! She just wants to spoil him. "Yes, Mu is good and I won't forget to sheer you when summer comes."

And okay, she goes at once to hug him close to herself. "You are just too cute right now, Mu! I just want to spoil you completely and utterly. You are being too cute." A gentle squeeze and in a fit of playfulness, tries to do a sheep's bleat, smiling brightly as she can.

The sheep just bleat and cuddles with her. The softness and gentleness. He needs it. He curls up with her if a sheep could, and he's a fluff ball and all the wool for her to brush and soften. Being a warm fluffy body, he is a natural plush blanket for her to hug and a bedwarmer. Just use an extra blanket and the heater to beat the bitter winter cold.

She bleats, a happy bleat, so he bleats too. As long the both of them are happy, and she's happy, then he's happy.

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And that was their relationship for the next few months, just a nurse with a mellow pet ram who helps with her business to the best that he could, though he's a poor clumsy creature, his smiles, and his cuteness always bring her customers back.

He was still skittish, as always fleeing from the sight of dogs that with him operating the cash register at the front desk to collect money is nearly impossible, however he learns to go to a store or go on simple errands and fetch items that she wanted, and handle money when making purchases in the village's store. Over time, he can make deliveries of medicine to her customer, which he can handle as long the owner of the house doesn't own a dog.

At night, sometimes he shares a bed with her to keep her warm. He did get braver bit by bit, taking his time one day at a time as he did manage to go outside for a walk, exploring the surrounding area and the forests on his own, taking a hike through the hills, and came back to the clinic just in time for dinner. All of those walks through the villages and hikes through the forest and lifting heavy objects for Leanne is a good exercise for him, and with the good food, he's no longer thin, but filled out, building some muscle.

Whenever he went out to the meadow in the forest, he often bring back sweet forest flowers, sweet smelling herbs, wild berries, and eventually her bed smells like the meadow, and his wool smells like sweet flowers, lavender, sweetpea, roses, and soothing scents to help them both sleep.

The trouble began when a male customer came frequently to see Leanne, and it turned out he was a suitor who took an interest in her. He made it known he wanted to date her, chatting with her and taking up her time, flirting with her. What's worse, he's a dog owner, a sheepherder type and those types of dogs are what Mu fears the most.

Everytime that male and his dog came, that's when Mu flees to the back of the clinic to hide, leaving Leanne to handle the customer on her own, and unable to work, due to his phobia of dogs.

Happiness and love is all that is going on between them. There was cuddles before she left the bed to make them dinner. Mu has given her so much love and joy by just being himself around her.

Happy sheep were the best sheep.

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Has it already been months since she brought him home? Time seem to fly by when she was busy with work, only to slow down when it was bonding time. Mu has been a huge help to her in the clinic even if he was an errand sheep.

It brought her both pride and joy to see him growing more and more brave and less skittish around her patients. Before she knew it he filled out quite a bit and started to build muscle.

The gifts he brings her, she always made sure to thank him before giving him a kiss on the cheek. It didn't take long before her bed started to smell like the meadow and therefore, harder to get up in the morning.

It was the ideal life, one that she wouldn't trade for the world.... Unfortunately, someone decided to try and change it. A suitor who always seem to came by at times when she could spend bonding with Mu. By then, she had a set hours for when she bonds with him but now, he comes in not only when she is trying to help the last of her patients or gets ready to bond with Mu, but also his dog always scares away her ram, leaving her alone.

She always strike up a friendly chit-chat with him out of politeness and whenever he tried to ask her for a date, she would reject him as politely as she could. Leanne would make sure to give his dog a friendly pet but always tried to find a way to get him out of her clinic.

One day, she thought that she was safe from his visit and was about ready to close up her clinic for the break as she was having a very stressful day and needed Mu to just drape over him and vent a little. She was counting down the time and right before it could start, he came in. When will he learn that she wasn't interested in him? She didn't want him in that manner.

"How can I help you today?" All the sweet tone of voice while trying to hide her annoyance.

He was a fairly simpleton villager, who does nothing but chatting and talking, and being super annoying. One of those types of guys who can talk for hours and hours more about themselves. Though he was a nice boy who lives with his mom on the farm, he didn't do much else other than just wasting Leanne's time, talking more about himself. He couldn't take a hint he was rejected.

Nope, he doesn't need help. He just absorbing Leanne's time, wasting her time, with what's going on with his own animals, his mom, and his farm, and even bragging. Not taking a hint he's being friendzoned and preventing her from closing for the night.

Mu was tiring of being skittish, and everytime he sees that boy, his natural sheep instinct saw him as a competitor and a threat. It was close to dinner time and bonding time, and Leanne is closing down.

Still...that dog...he flinched at the sight of them. When he peered at the corner and realized that guy is still there, he was exasperated wanting him to leave and have his dinner already.

So, slowly he shyly approached from behind Leanne. "Hey that's your sheep! Hey little guy, hey buddy..."

Mu really hated dogs. He was bitten by them before and didn't like their barking. Despite the dog that accompanied him was friendly and used to seeing sheep, that he even greeted him, saying, "Hey a sheep, a pink sheep! Look a pink sheep! Hello! Hello!" Bark bark! Wag wag! Ready to herd sheep, though this one doesn't belong to his master.

Mu gave that guy a warning gentle kick to his legs to back him off away from Leanne. From a human point of view, it was a fluffy sheep kick. From a sheep point of view, it was a kick to a rival male in the herd or in this case, this male who keeps too close for personal comfort in Leanne's space.

"Hey your sheep is kicking me! Guess he doesn't like me, huh?" Mu kicked him harder and bleats angrily, which is as close to a growl it gets. Sheepy kicky kick kick the annoying human male and even confront him to nudge him and push him back further away from Leanne. "Yeow! Okay, okay, I'll go..."

Finally, the boy left, and his dog asked him why he didn't get the girl, as they both left, leaving Leanne and Mu alone.

Someone save her from this boy! He wasn't taking any of her hints and she was tired and stressed and .....

She keeps up her sweet smile, holding herself back from going off on him. He was a sweet boy who could make a girl happy. Just, not her. Leanne wasn't even going to mention that she was planning on making dinner soon as he might just invite himself to it!

The boy could really drone on and on, not letting her really get a word in as it was all about him. Yup and oh gods, here comes the bragging.

She was saved when he notices Mu and she blinks in surprise that he actually came out even with a dog around and barking at him. "Mu?" She just watches in surprise as he goes to chase the boy and his dog out, even with the angry bleats. This was the first time she saw him acting even the tiniest bit agreessive.

When the boy and his dog officially left, she quickly hurries to lock the door and close the windows with a sigh before anyone else tries to get in. "You save me, Mu. I am not sure when he was planning to leave."

She couldn't help but to smile towards her ram and moves back towards him, sighing and slightly draping herself over him. "I am so glad that this day is over." She whines a little before moving off of him.

"I can finish closing later... Lets get you fed and off of our feet." Cause hers are killing her right now as she heads towards the stairs.

"I am surprise that you came out with his dog around, but I am glad that you did. He probably would have dragging me out for a "date" and think he was such a stud for doing so."

After the man went away with the dog, Mu sighed in relief. Gone. He thinks all dogs are horrid creatures and he wants them to stay away from him and Leanne, including the humans who owe them. There was that angry expression on his face, but then he becomes calm again with Leanne calling him back. "They're gone." He said, with a growl.

That angry expression becomes a blank look. "Leanne?" Confused look, like he doesn't remember what happened a few moments ago.

Then hopeful, he puts a cheerful expression, his cheerful self, almost childlike, lamb-like that Leanne is accustomed to seeing. "Dinner time? I want to eat buttery rolls with cheese." Ear wiggles when she hugs him and he bleats happily. "And steamed carrots and green beans."

Being a sheep, he happily follows her along, to the kitchen he hopes, as that's one of his favorite places besides the bathroom and bedroom.

"Date? Stud? What does that mean? I heard stud before, but stud means a big stallion who gets all the females in the barn. A horse. He's human, not horse."

She blinks as it seems like Mu might be experiencing a mental illness judging by how aggressive he was and then that confused expression. The truama he expereienced... It seems like there more wounds from it than he thought.

His happy, cheerful lamb-like self is back and is acting so cute again. She giggles and hugs him even more. "I will do my best to cook what Mu wants for dinner."

She smiles as he happily follows her, she loves her precious sheep. She goes to head into the kitchen to start preparing dinner.

"Ah, a date is when a male takes a female he is interested in to try and woo her into becoming his mate. A stud, another way to think of it is when a male of any type basically thinks that women should fall for him because he is top pick in their mind." A brief pause. "But if a female calls you that, it would be considered a compliment as that means they think you are very attractive." Hopefully that helps clear it up a little.

It's only present when the dogs came around, in which he will flee or hides. But it's more mental and emotions, and that healing if it ever to take place requires time and patience.

Mu licks his lips. "Buttery rolls..." And to the kitchen he goes, where he is the most happiness and helps out with the cooking as he can and heat up the food and making dinner.

At her information, he thinks she's talking about horses but realized she's talking about human males. "Stallions get to pick a female they like and they mate to make a pony." He shook his head. "No...no female call me that. They say you're weak or too pink and they go pick another male." He said with a sigh.

"So if a human male likes you and calls you that, that means he wants you for a mate. That means making a baby too?"

She has both time and patience, as they have all their lives together to help heal him of it. She will have to create a new journal for sightings of the more aggressive nature.

She giggles at how happy he is with just the buttery rolls. His help was always welcomed and she made sure that he knew it by petting his hair and horns and giving him kisses on the horns or cheek.

She frowns and nods her head. "Well, I personally think they are missing out. You are definitely not weak and what's wrong with being pink? It matches your eyes beautifully and it's unique. That make you even more special and a ram who deserves to have a mate."

But then she couldn't help but to blush quite a bit. "Not... Quite. It is only use towards males but if he outright claims it, then yes... That means that he thinks he deserves making a baby with the female." A sight to try and will away the blush. "Like that male that you chased off, the one who keeps coming around. He wants me as his mate and to make babies with him. He is so convinced that he is one that even though I told him no, he won't listen."

She suddenly gets a tired look at the thought of dealing with him tomorrow. "He will probably come back tomorrow to try again. But hopefully, he has learned from tonight."

"If he comes back..." And the dog too. As he could feel the tension and already wincing inwardly at the thought of another confrontation. What's he going to do then? He only shook his head at the word mate. "No mate...yet." He wasn't confident if he ever going to find one and had given up on it and having lambs. Leanne is too kind of a human on him.

Dinner is made, and all the yummy, steaming vegetables, fresh from the surrounding farms are made on their plates served with crispy, hot dinner rolls fresh from the oven, where eaten with butter, it's the best thing he has ever eaten beside a nibble of fresh green wheatgrass and dry hay.

Dinner came and went, and Mu, having grown and learned of the routine taught by Leanne, took a shower, and puts on his pajamas to get ready for bed as it has been a long day. He's about to go to his bedroom, but he waited in the corridor by her room to see if she wants her nightly cuddles and pets.

"Are you cold tonight? Would you like me to join you?"

Leanne reaches over to pet him. "Hey, you did good. He might have gotten the message completely and if he comes back, I can try to take care of him." More pets in order to comfort him. "There.... There is no need to rush, Mu. I am sure that you will find one one day." Going to try and give him that hope.

Dinner was always an enjoyable time. Before Mu, she would always eat alone and realize just how lonely she was. But now, it was so much better as he seemed to enjoy every bite of food.

The nightly routine started when dinner was finished and once she heads for bed, she catches sight of him waiting for her. She just smiles at him and nods her head. "I would love it if you join me, Mu. You are always so soft and warm." And she goes to head towards bed, scooting a little to give him room.

He doesn't think about mating for now. He's still a skittish sheep. For now, the food stayed in his belly, and he tries to feel content. Very carefully, he enters her bedroom, hopped on her bed and curled up with her. The very scent of flowers fields and meadow was in his very wool as he snugs to her, and she lay her head on his wool, and he is indeed soft and warm.

"If you were wanted a human mate, would he be like?" He asked her, curious as he yawns a bit, a sleepy bleat.

She is glad for that, quite honestly with the way he is, she has a hard time imagining him getting that desire. She smiles as he joins her and she moves to start cuddling with him, resting her head against him. So soft and warm.... And comforting. Mu, despite his skittishness has a very comforting presence about him.

Emerald eyes blink at his question and she shrugs her shoulders. "First off, he would have to get your approval and he would have to like you. Then, I guess someone who is strong but kind. Someone who can make me feel safe and loved. He doesn't need to share my passions but it will be a nice bonus if he did." She yawns a little herself. "I think the most important thing would be he will have to have a gentle and loving heart, but not afraid to protect if the need arises. Loving children is a must as well."

She pauses a moment as she yawns again. "Why do you ask?"

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