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Lee Jun-ki positively considering Joseon Gunman

Ooh, this is good news. It’s not finalized, so let’s all start wishing on stars and things.

It looks like I jumped the gun (…badum-ching) when I heard Han Joo-wan was cast as a lead in Joseon Gunman and thought that meant he was THE lead. Apologies for the error; that was totally my fault. But I don’t think it’s any bit of a disappointment to hear that Lee Jun-ki is in contention to take that lead role—of a young man in Joseon times who loses his father and sister and takes up the gun in revenge—because YES PLEASE. YES NOW. *grabby hands*

Joseon Gunman would put Lee Jun-ki back in familiar sageuk territory; some of his biggest hits have been historical projects, from the record-breaking film The King and the Clown that catapulted him to fame, to the popular hit Iljimae, to the underrated, sweet-with-a-dark-touch gem of a drama Arang and the Magistrate.

Coming from the PD of The Princess’s Man, this drama is set a little later into Joseon’s five-century span, taking place in the 19th century during a time of much modernization and growth. Aside from Lee Jun-ki and Han Joo-wan, another name in the mix as a potential castmate is actress Jeon Hye-bin (Queen of the Office, Queen Dowager Insoo), but no word yet on the role.

Joseon Gunman will be KBS’s Wednesday-Thursday drama following Golden Cross, and premieres in June.

And while no much other information is given about the story than the main tagline about our hero throwing away the sword and exchanging it for a gun, you know, I’m gonna go ahead and get excited anyway. Because remember this?

Via Hankook Ilbo

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The king and the clown has been stuck in my To See list for so long !!!!!!

I guess this is the right time ! If Lee jun ki is finalized,that's what am gonna do :D

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King and clown - well, actually King's man - is one of my favorite movies of all time.

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returning to his sageuk roots, it's going to be good!!! Princess Man's PD too, that was a really good drama :)

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Watch it. Even though I was Lee Jun Ki's fan, I tried to avoid it because I thought it would somehow shatter my love for him if I saw him in a far out feminine look. Thankfully though, it only cemented my infatuation even more. ;)

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Definitely a must watch. I've loved him ever since he starred in that movie. Great Movie.

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Saw him first in 'my girl'. Didn't like him. Saw him in "king & the clown" LOVE him! Definitely a must watch! No regrets!

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me too!

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Nice, I´m all in and have something to look forward this summer:-)

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And I didn't realize that I missed Lee jun ki !
He captured my heart so much in two weeks !

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Me too. I saw his pic and totally smiled the biggest happiest smile ever.

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For me, just seeing his name makes me grin like an idiot. There's nobody like Oppa. ^^

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Ahaaaa! Interesting.

I was wondering re the casting news of Han Joo Wan , impossible that the PD of Princess Man would cast someone so green like Han Joo Wan to be the drama lead for Joseon Gunman. He probably one of the main for this drama..

I love to see Lee Junki in this one. Please say yes...

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Oh GOD What a Great news *_* I just want him back & what's better than having a fascinating writer on board ^^

& javabeans u kind of made my heart skip a beat with those pictures u added O__o

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I just marathoned Arang and the Magistrate last weekend (loved it!) and I don't like to be superficial, but a lot of my viewing time was spent looking at Lee Jun-ki and wondering how it was possible for one man to be so pretty. I mean, seriously, how is it possible? If Joseon Gunman gives me the opportunity to ponder this important philosophical point some more, then I am all for it.

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He's actually less pretty in Arang than he used to be pre-military (seriously, the man looked like he should be cast as one of the Elves in The Lord of the Rings)....but 1000xhotter.

I'd be quite happy to spend a lot of time pondering pretty vs hot using his dramas as supporting evidence.

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I can picture him with Evangeline Lilly no offense to Orlando Bloom.

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Jun Ki in loads of sageuks in the past will make for interesting fan-made posters. :D

Awesome poster-splosion in 3.. 2..

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I am happy to see Lee Junki back on screen!! This drama is my second choice for his comeback, I was actually hoping he gets an offer for 'Scholar Who Walks the Night '. Oh well, still awesome regardless!!

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I hear you but I like this PD. I wasn't a fan of "Gaksital" but I loved "The Princess’s Man" so I'm totally happy if he takes this project.

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I was hoping Lee Min-ki would be cast for the "Scholar..." project.

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Ooo that would be good. I was hoping for Kim Jae Wook for that project because he just deserves a lead role so badly.

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Yes, yes, yes! My dream cast! Please, drama gods make it happen. Lee. Jun. Ki. Doing. Action.

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Action junki is my favourite junki. hopefully guns don't mean no material arts!

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Hell to the Yes! I hope he takes it. He totally rocks the Joseon era, from speech to traditional attire etc.

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This is irrelevant and off topic (remove if it's inappropriate) but are we going to recap secret love affair? *puppy eyes*

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YES. MAKE IT SO. NOW.

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so excited. I know he just had a drama with two weeks, but it feels like such a long time since I've seen him.
I enjoy his sageuks the most, he chooses nice roles, so I'm very very excited for this one.
hopefully guns don't mean no material arts though, because I'm still replaying all these magistrate and iljimae fights like crazy.

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I hope he accepts this role.

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Jun-Ki.....I need to see you looking as hot as the above while putting your natural martial arts skills to good along with slinging a gun.

Make this happen people.....yes you people out there, I know you're listening so.....make it happen. :D

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Yes! Yes! Yes! *doing happy dance like it's confirmed*

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Great....I admit of not being interested in this project before but if Lee Jun Ki signs on, I'll be super-excited!

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Please, please I hope he says yes to this... his martial arts skills are great and he looks so gorgeous in those clothes... I also marathoned Arang & the magistrate last week so I think I'll watch Iljimae now to warm up :P

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Seems that KBS will have a number of actor in their 30s leading their drama back to back this 2013.

Rating wise, they will have to compete with SBS young blood actor in their 20s like Lee Jong Suk and Lee Seung Gi.

But, this Joseon Gunman will head to head with Jo In Sung and Gong Hyo Jin's SBS drama right?

I doubt this drama PD will cast an idol actress for the lead... He will definitely cast real actress for Lee Jung Ki.

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going head to head with Gong Hyo-jin's next drama?

damn.

(they already did that with Master's Sun vs Two Weeks, I don't want my biases to be in a ratings battle against each other again :( )

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NOOOOOOOO. :(

For once, I just want Oppa's drama to get high ratings. He deserves it so. I was looking forward to that Jo In-sung/Gong Hyo-jin drama too and it will break my heart to see Jun Ki's drama receiving lesser ratings than it should. *sigh* A drama fan's dilemma.....

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If Jeon Hye-bin joins, I wonder if the chemistry would be good. Never seen her in any sageuks in which she plays the protagonist.

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I can't believe the LJK fans predicted this. We were hoping/wishing for this when they were just planning the story. We already know he's perfect in action/thrillers. And he kills in sangeuks. And if it is the director of Princess Man (aka one of the Best Dramas Ever), I am 100% in.

Now, they just need to include Shin Min Ah....

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Now, they just need to include Shin Min Ah….

It would make my year if they did, and they had a proper love line. One was really not enough, for that pairing! (sadly, kdrama re-pairings are kind of rare and I have a feeling these two might avoid being cast together for fear of scandal like Kim Nam-gil and Sohn Ye-jin)

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Oh YES ! Since AATM finished that was my dream to see them as a pair again in another drama. And I'm really glad to see I'm not only one who remembers two years after AATM finished its run what a great OTP they were, such great chemistry !

Unfortunately I fear as you said, they won't be paired again anytime soon... ='(

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YESSSSSSSSSS. This role sounds perfect for him.

Also Jeon Hye Bin seems like a good choice to me - I didn't watch Queen Insoo (no subs :/) but people were raving about her performance in that show. I hope she takes it.

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She is not my first choice as a leading lady for LJK even though she was good in Queen In-soo which by the way was a fantastic sageuk.
I'm hoping for Han Ji Min or Seo Ji Hye whom I totally adore in sageuks.

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If this happens, this just became my most anticipated drama of 2014 - PLEASE, OH DRAMA GODS, IF YOU EVER LOVED ME AT ALL, HEAR MY PRAYERS!!!!!!!!!

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I'm not really a fan of LJK but I can see him pulling this off well enough. Tbh, even if they cast Taecyeon (I totally get that it's too much of a stretch but just stressing my point lol) I'd still watch it for the TPM makers!

I wonder who'll they'll cast for the female lead since a lot of 'em are busy... I do wanna see Kim So-yeon with LJK - or HHJ, but she probably won't come back to TV unless it's something huge.

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Please say yes. Oh, and adding moon chae won would be perfect.

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Please say yes. Please don't break my heart.

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Oh, the power of Oppa. I didn't even care about this project before but then all of a sudden I read this and I'm like, "HOLY HELL. This sounds like an awesome drama. WHEEE."

I thank the heavens a million times that he ditched that weekend drama and chose this one which is ten times more exciting. I will wait fervently.

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Oppa has that effect on me too, any project is 10x more interesting with his name thrown in. And for sageuk Jun-ki, no less <33333

(and while I love Kang Haneul and Nam Jihyun, I didn't want my prince in one of those draggy weekend dramas either)

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It would have killed me to see him in that weekend drama. I generally can't stand them anyways so I am happy that Oppa didn't put me through the suffering, lmao.

And yes, sageuk Jun Ki is seriously the best. Iljimae, no matter how bad the storyline was, would always remain as one of my favorites because of him.

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I thank the heavens a million times that he ditched that weekend drama

Oh, I agree. And I then thank them a billion times that he ditched Age of Beatings, he deserves way better than that draggy insipid mess of a drama and its messier production.

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He has been smart about choosing the right project so far. I totally have faith in him and the choices that he makes. He doesn't waste his time on projects when he sense trouble no matter how good the writer/director etc. Look at Faith and Age of Feelings for example.

I also love the fact that he doesn't go from one drama to the next right away but take his time and when he decides to go back to work he gives 200%.
I can not wait to see him back !!!

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Well said, Kiara!

Yes, Jun Ki has a ton of sensibility and can sniff out script/production trouble from the very beginning (except maybe Hero). So proud of him....it often means that as a fan, I also don't have to suffer for him either, haha.

I feel like he also has a great strategy of self-exposure. He doesn't jump from one project to another as soon as he is done with one. He waits things out, deliberating over scripts....making his fans always wondering when his next project is coming....appearing in the news from time to time about possible roles....it just makes people like me crazy about him whenever there's any word on him, haha.

@ pogo: No matter the messiness of Age of Beatings, I would still have stuck with it for Oppa. My bias is enough that I could have even created the illusion that I loved the drama as well. ;)

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@DayDreamer - I know, and I would have done the exact same for him.

Which is why I am even more grateful that Oppa passed on it, chose a better drama, and did not make us suffer or have to delude ourselves into believing we liked it.

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Now, to top it off...I hope the female lead can be Han Ji Min!!

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han ji min will perfectly fit into the bill! they were star-crossed in angel eyes. i hope this time around, it's gonna be the two of them together! for the first time! and it's getting me excited.

cannot wait.

i hope lee jun ki has a eureka moment and considers this drama without hesitation. fingers-crossed!

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Now THIS I would like to see! LJK? Just make me have to watch him! :)

Also, this PD knows how to tell a story! The Princess' Man is one of my all time favorites.

Fingers crossed! :)

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He always looks SOOO good in traditional wear

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Ever since I saw him in Arang and the Magistrate, I've had a huge soft spot for Lee Jun-ki. He was just fantastic in that, and he totally blew me away in Two Weeks. Now I have to go watch Iljimae! I hope he is the lead in this because he would be the only reason I watch this.

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If 2 Weeks blew you away then you'd love "Time Between Dog and Wolf"

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Daebak!

Female lead... Hmmm

Han Ji Min
Park Min Young
Lee Yeon Hee
Uee

For his sister, younger sister right? They will probably cast a younger actress or an idol. Well, every drama MUST have Idol in it :-) :-)

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YWCFTS didnot have any idol

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When I read the news that "good doctor" sciptwriter will return to dramaland with a vampire medical drama I kinda hope they cast Lee junki as the lead... but... sageuk Junki is the my fav. Junki

/ seal clap/

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Finally Lee Joon Gi is back! It felt like ages for his fans. And he is back with a kickass drama! Jeon Hye-Bin is from the same agency - Namoo actors.

Please the female lead be someone in his league, a serious, good actress. I can't wait for all the awesomeness and badassery!

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe the drama gods are being kind enough to give me sageuk Jun-ki once more, I have high hopes from this writer/PD combination. My prince has never yet failed to work the hell out of a hanbok (and the Magistrate's hat), and post-Arang, I know he can deliver.

And I hope they cast someone good for his romantic lead, Shin Mina is a tough act to follow but I've heard good things about Jeon Hye-bin (funnily enough, I've seen two of her dramas and can't seem to remember what she was like in them!)

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I will always remember that scene when Dol Se borrowed Satto's garbs and how terribly awkward he looked in it. Truly, no one can match Oppa in the magistrate outfit. God bless his prettiness.

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I heard the female lead is Park Shin Hye...

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Seriously?! Rumours only right.

She is now busy filming a Sageuk movie. So Sageuk back to back for her..

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if she takes it she'll totally be pulling a Moon Chae-won c. 2011-12.

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I love Park Shin-hye and think she'd do well in a sageuk, but I hope the female lead isn't her. I'd think one sageuk movie should be enough for her, this year, without needing a sageuk drama as well.

Personally, I would love it if they cast Im Joo-eun as the lead, she even had a cameo in Arang and it is high time she got a substantial role in something again (but I know my hope may well be in vain, meanwhile I am absolutely fine with Jeon Hye-bin as lead)

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Im Joo-eun? She joined empress ki as the new antagonist.

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I'm really happy she's getting work, but damn that girl is the female Kim Jae-wook - WHEN will she get a lead role already?!

(she's had one in the past too, it is not a lack of talent, beauty or charisma standing in her way)

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O, no!..

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Lee Jun Ki AND the PD of "The Princess' Man" ?????????OMG YES PLEEEEEEEAAAAASE :)

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It looks must be good drama. FIGHTING Lee Joon Gi ssi~~!!!

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3 words are needed to pull me into almost all of the projects = Lee Jun Ki ♡

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I've not watched a drama covering this period of Korean history. Looking forward to this!

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Be still my heart!! The only one who I seriously fangirl over! The one I love and have literally watched EVERYTHING he has ever been in. After my disappointment with Two Weeks, this comes as joy and surprise! YES!!!

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Oh no. Why were you disappointed with Two Weeks? I admit it wasn't wow-amazing type of drama but it was pretty darn good. Had a blast watching it.

The only one who I seriously fangirl over!

I know! Lee Jun Ki brings out the fangirl in me to crazy heights. I literally squee and coo over his pictures, lol.

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KBS? Saguek? OK, I'm in. Can we have Dosa Lee from Mandate of Heaven add to this mix? Dear PD and drama gods. Pretty please...

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Sato returns! :D

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OOOh!! He was totlly born to star in sageuks!...And with this PD too, it will be phenomenal if it happens...make this happen dramagods!!!...his last two projects haven't been much of a hit domestically, and as an online drama viewer it doesn't mean that much to me, but as a Lee Jun Ki fan I hope this show is able to draw more audiences

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Reading this headline, this made my morning!!! :)

I know it's still unconfirmed, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that LJK will sign on for this...now this is a drama I can get behind and watch!

I absolutely loved ATM, which replaced TPM as my fave sageuk ever...more because LJK was so freakin' awesome! After ATM, LJK replaced KSH as the best-dressed in hanbok for me...seeing the second pic made me smile!

It was a bit hard for me to see him hanbok-less in TW (har har), just because he looks pretty damn fine in one! ;)

It would be pretty unbelievably great if HJM would sign on for female lead...to make up for both dropping that horrid sounding weekender AE ;)

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I'm not really a fan of his acting, but I dont deny that he is a good actor.

I like the storyline, hope it's good.

Fighting!

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If this series occurs in the 19th century I wonder what year(s)? The 1800's in Korean history went (in a nutshell) from isolationism, to transition, to reformation, and then [the events that led up] to Japan's annexation in 1904.

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Oh please let this happen! I've continued to get all of my favorite actors working on promising projects already within the 1st half of the year (this, You're All Surrounded, Gap-Dong, Big Man, Doctor Stranger, etc.)! I'm happy :)

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omgsh YES YES YES YES PLEASE!! lee junki in a hanbok and gat again? YES YES YES PLEASE!! here's to hoping for a good female lead as well. moon chaewon?

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*inaudible girl noises* grabby hands all over this!

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