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TODAY IN TIME

Saturday October 17th, 2026

On this day in 1961,
season 3 of The Bullwinkle Show
episode 6: Peabody's Improbable History - Daniel Boone
was first broadcast.

Peabody (Bill Scott) and Sherman head back to 1778 and visit Kentucky and that legendary frontiersman, Daniel Boone.

On this day in 1950,
season 1 of Buck Rogers
episode 21: Episode 21
was first broadcast.

Buck Rogers (Robert Pastene) finds himself in the year 2430. Based in a secret lab in a cave behind Niagara Falls (the city of Niagara was now the capital of the world), Buck battles intergalactic troublemakers.

On this day in 1941,
The Devil and Daniel Webster
first opened in theaters.

A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer who makes a compact with Satan for economic success enlists Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold) to extract him from his contract.

On this day in 1964,
season 2 of The Outer Limits (1963-65)
episode 5: Demon With a Glass Hand
was first broadcast.

Days ago Trent (Robert Culp) awoke with no memory of his past. Since then, sinister men have pursued him constantly. He manages to stay one step ahead of them by following the advice of... his hand!

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Happy 78th Birthday George Wendt!

George Wendt, American actor and comedian, was born on this day in 1948.

Traveled in the films Somewhere In Time (1980) and Forever Young (1982), and the TV series The Twilight Zone episode "The World Next Door" (1986)

Happy 41st Birthday Baran Kosari!

Baran Kosari, Iranian actress, model and designer, was born on this day in 1985.

Traveled in the film Postchi se bar dar nemizanad (2009)

David A. Freedman, Canadian professor and mathematical statistician, died on this day in 2008 (and was born in 1938).

Author of Freedman's paradox (1983), In statistical analysis which describes a problem in model selection whereby predictor variables with no explanatory power can appear artificially important.

On this day in 2008,
season 1 of Time Trackers
episode 9: Newton
was first broadcast.

Slapstick comedy ensues when the crew of the Chronos attempt to assist Sir Isaac Newton in reinventing his theory on gravity. Starring Joe Dekkers-Reihana as Wiremu.

Tom Poston, American television and film actor and comedian, was born on this day in 1921 (and sadly passed away in 2007.)

Gained the power to slow down time in the film Zotz! (1962)

On this day in 1960,
season 1 of Popeye the Sailor
episode 106: Popeye's Tea Party
was first broadcast.

Professor O.G. WottaSnozzle sends Popeye (Jack Mercer) back to the days of the Boston Tea Party.

On this day in 1992,
season 2 of Back to the Future - The Animated Series
episode 4: Marty McFly PFC
was first broadcast.

Verne and Marty (David Kaufmann) head back to 1944, where Verne has the opportunity to meet his dance instructor, Dorothy, when she was a young girl.

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On this day in 1981,
season 2 of Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
episode 5: Double Jeopardy
was first broadcast.

The Fonz and the gang, along with the dog Mr. Cool, and a girl from the future, Cupcake (Didi Conn) continue to travel through history in a time machine.

On this day in 2013,
Haunter
first opened in theaters.

A teenager (Abigail Breslin) is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time.

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On this day in 2011,
season 2 of Weird or What?
episode 5: Parallel Worlds
was first broadcast.

Weird or What examines the possibility of parallel worlds and speaks to a woman who claims to have encountered shadow people... Hosted by William Shatner.

On this day in 1997,
Devil's Advocate
first opened in theaters.

A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer (Al Pacino) himself.

On this day in 2016,
Travelers
premiered.

Hundreds of years from now, surviving humans assume the lives of 21st centtury people, attempting to save humanity from a terrible future. Starring Eric McCormack as Grant MacLaren.

Victor Mohica, American actor, died on this day in 2019 (and was born in 1933).

Traveled as Black Cloud in the "modern aircraft carrier thrown back in time to 1941" adventure, The Final Countdown (1980).

On this day in 1999,
season 4 of PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
episode 4: Soul Survivor
was first broadcast.

The O.S.I.R. investigates a plane crash and its survivors, who have been in a sort of limbo since their disappearance 10 years ago. Hosted by Dan Ackroyd.

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On this day in 1998,
season 1 of Histeria!
episode 21: General Sherman's Campsite
was first broadcast.

In this parody of the 1980s CBS kids' show Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Pee-Wee Herman is a gray-suited man-child, General William Sherman who plans to burn Atlanta and turn the tide of The Civil War in favor of the North with the secret word of the day, "Total War". Featuring CCH Pounder as Harriet Tubman.

Happy 48th Birthday Erin Karpluk!

Erin Karpluk, Canadian actress, was born on this day in 1978.

Traveled in the TV movie Termination Point (2007), as Erica in the TV series Being Erica (2009-2011), the film short The Portal (2014) and the web series The Riftworld Chronicles (2015)

On this day in 2017,
season 3 of Legends of Tomorrow
episode 2: Freakshow
was first broadcast.

The Legends attempt to fix the anachronism in 1870 that happens to be P.T. Barnum's circus. Starring Victor Garber as Dr. Martin Stein.

On this day in 1993,
season 2 of King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
episode 6: Camelot Park
was first broadcast.

Merlin (Jim Byrnes) remembers too late that it has transported the three attained Keys of Truth through an unspecified time in the twentieth century, which Morgana has told the Warlords.

Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress, was born on this day in 1948 (and sadly passed away in 2018.)

Traveled as Lois Lane in Superman: The Movie (1978), and as Queen Elizabeth I in the TV series Mentors episode, Her Grace Under Pressure" (2001)

Julian May, American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer, died on this day in 2017 (and was born in 1931).

Wrote the novels in the Saga of the Pliocene Exile series: The Many-Colored Land (1981), The Golden Torc (1982), The Non Born King (1983), and The Adversary (1984)

Fredd Wayne, American actor, was born on this day in 1924 (and sadly passed away in 2018.)

Traveled as Benjamin Franklin in the TV series Bewitched episodes "My Friend Ben" and "Samantha For The Defense" (1966)

On this day in 1992,
season 2 of Land of the Lost (1991-1992)
episode 6: Future Boy
was first broadcast.

A boy from the future joins the Porters in and adventure in the Land of the Lost. Starring Jenny Dugan as Annie Porter.

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On this day in 1981,
season 6 of Super Friends
episode 4: The Warlord's Amulet
was first broadcast.

The Super Friends journey to Japan, Samurai (Jack Angel)'s homeland to battle a Warlord who through a time corridor escapes the 13th century and plans to conquer modern Japan.

Happy 64th Birthday Mike Judge!

Mike Judge, American actor, voice actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and musician, was born on this day in 1962.

Writer and director of the film Idiocracy (2006), and created and traveled in the TV series Beavis and Butthead episode "Time Machine" (2011).

Happy 42nd Birthday Randall Munroe!

Randall Munroe, American cartoonist, author, former NASA roboticist, was born on this day in 1984.

Creator of the romantic, sarcastic, mathematic, linguistic webcomic xkcd.

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On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Sabrina the Animated Series
episode 29: This Is Your Nine Lives
was first broadcast.

Sabrina hates her homemade gift so she time travels to get Salem a unique gift. Featuring Melissa Joan Hart as Aunt Hilda and Aunt Zelda.

A. M. Low, English consulting engineer, research physicist and inventor, and author, was born on this day in 1888 (and sadly passed away in 1956.)

Wrote the short story "The Time Traveller" (1934)

Happy 43rd Birthday Felicity Jones!

Felicity Jones, English actress, was born on this day in 1983.

Traveled in theTV series Weirdsister College episodes "The End of Misery's" (2001) and "Shaky Foundations" (2002), and the film The Theory of Everything (2014)

On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Travelers
episode 1: Travelers
was first broadcast.

Travelers from our future return to our time to try to correct the terrible problems that face humanity in their own time. Starring Eric McCormack as Grant MacLaren.

Happy 66th Birthday Jamshied Sharifi!

Jamshied Sharifi, American composer and musician, was born on this day in 1960.

Wrote the score for the time-stopping action film Clockstoppers (2002).

On this day in 2011,
season 4 of Being Erica
episode 4: Born This Way
was first broadcast.

To understand what is happening to Brent, Dr. Tom sends Erica (Erin Karpluk) back to high school and her dealings with anexchange student named J.C. Paget, who stayed with the Stranges for her two week exchange and who just didn't fit in.

On this day in 1998,
season 3 of Early Edition
episode 4: Lt. Hobson, U.S.N.
was first broadcast.

After saving several enlistees from an explosion, Gary (Kyle Chandler) is mistaken for a Lieutenant and forced to serve in the Navy, which puts his future heroic acts in jeopardy.

Happy 55th Birthday Matthew De Abaitua!

Matthew De Abaitua, British writer and presenter, was born on this day in 1971.

Hosted the TV series SF:UK episode "Trips Through Time and Space" (2001)

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On this day in 2015,
season 9 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 5: The Girl Who Died
was first broadcast.

The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara have 12 hours to turn a peaceful village into strong fighters, ready for the deadly Mire.

On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Timeless
episode 3: Atomic City
was first broadcast.

Lucy, Wyatt, and Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) track Flynn to 1962 Rat Pack era Las Vegas where they end up on the run with the era's most infamous mistress.

Happy 60th Birthday Mark Gatiss!

Mark Gatiss, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist, was born on this day in 1966.

Traveled in the TV series SF: UK episode "Trips Through Time and Space" (2001), Doctor Who episodes "The Lazarus Experiment" (2007), "Victory of the Daleks" (2010), "The Wedding of River Song" and "A Good Man Goes To War" (2011), and the Sherlock episode "The Abominable Bride" (2016), as well as the writer for 9 episodes of the TV series Doctor Who (2005-2017) and the TV movie "An Adventure In Space And Time" (2013), and hosted the TV series "The Real History of Science Fiction" (2014)

On this day in 1981,
season 1 of Ulysses 31
episode 3: The Black Sphere
was first broadcast.

On an isolated asteroid Ulysses (Matt Birman) meets an old, blind, scholar called Heratos and his assistant, a young Zotrian woman named Atena.

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On this day in 1977,
season 1 of Logan's Run
episode 5: Man Out of Time
was first broadcast.

A scientist named David Eakins time travels 200 years into the future, where he encounters Logan and plans to change history and prevent the nuclear war. Written by David Gerrold (as Noah Wood)

On this day in 1992,
season 5 of Garfield and Friends
episode 9: Once Upon A Time Warp
was first broadcast.

Garfield (Lorenzo Music) travels to 1492, 1903, and the future.

On this day in 1999,
Thrill Seekers
premiered.

A reporter (Casper Van Dien), learning of time travelers visiting 20th century disasters, tries to change the history they know by averting upcoming disasters.

On this day in 2012,
Time Travelers
first opened in theaters.

Prepare for the ultimate travel through time. A new team is assembled combining the best of the best on the planet. But, little do they know that they are being recruited for a special branch of the C.I.A. called Time Travelers. Now, they must take down a renegade who is using time travel to benefit his goal for world domination.

Lou Scheimer, American producer, died on this day in 2013 (and was born in 1928).

Traveled in the TV series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe "The Time Corridor", "The Time Wheel" and "Time Doesn't Fly" (1993-95), She-Ra Princess of Power episodes "The Time Transformer" and "Brigis" (1987), and Space Sentinels episode "The Time Traveler" (1977)

On this day in 2002,
Timesplitters 2
was released.

In 2401, humanity is at war with relentless aliens, TimeSplitters. Space marines Cortez (Tom Clarke-Hill) and Hart travel through time to stop them.

On this day in 2004,
season 4 of C.S.I. NY
episode 4: Time's Up
was first broadcast.

The death of a scientist is connected to a time machine he allegedly created. Starring Gary Sinise.

On this day in 1938,
Alf's Button Afloat
first opened in theaters.

Alf (Bud Flanagan) discovers that one of the buttons on his uniform is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp. When he cleans it a genie appears.

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On this day in 2002,
season 1 of Do Over
episode 5: Take Me Out To The Ball Game
was first broadcast.

Joel (Penn Badgley) is faced with re-living one of the most embarrassing moments of his life: when he made his baseball team lose the game after missing 3 balls.

MOVIE MONTAGES

Travel through time in the world of pop culture...

TAGLINE TRIVIA

Which title below delivers this tagline?

It's not until someone tells you for the last time that you hear it for the first time.

The World's Most Fabulous Object

Crossworlds

Back to the Future

Remarkable. Unbelievable. Impossible. And true.

Jumanji

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Philadelphia Experiment

Right place. Wrong time.

Land of the Lost

The Outer Limits (1963-65)

The Philadelphia Experiment

An Elevating Tale

The Lost World

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Wil

They can't get off this crazy ride!

Frequency

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Lost Saucer

Nothing Is As Simple As Black And White.

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

Phil of the Future

Pleasantville

Live forever or die trying.

In Time

The Lake House

The Adjustment Bureau

Life is a mystery.

The Phantom of the Opera

Vortex

The Tunnel

Unlock the Secrets of the Past.

Escape to Witch Mountain

From Time to Time

Highlander The Final Dimension

Take back the future

A Christmas Carol

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Time Under Fire

What if you had the power to stop time?

Clockstoppers

Bewitched

Hercules in New York

No rules, no boundaries.

Je t'aime, je t'aime

Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Get ready for human's biggest discovery ever!

Denver, The Last Dinosaur

Contact

Stargate: Continuum

Let the Awe and Mystery of a Journey Unlike Any Other Begin

The Mothman Prophecies

2001: A Space Odyssey

The I Inside

In the Year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet devised the ultimate plan. They would reshape the Future by changing the Past. The plan required something that felt no pity. No pain. No fear. Something unstoppable. They created 'THE TERMINATOR'

The Terminator

Orion's Key

Xchange

The kid is back!

Jumanji

A Kid in Aladdin's Palace

Twilight Zone: The Movie

What secrets like dark in the abyss of time

Justin Time

Subconscious

The Last Mimzy

When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.

Touchback

Legion

Contact

Everyone deserves a second chance... will he get one?

Three Days

Durango Kids

Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road

There's a place for everyone... and everybody better know their place.

Manor House

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

Stargate

Full-Length Muscle-Headed Feature Film!

Hercules in New York

A.J.'s Time Travelers

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

Seriously.

Chances Are

Alien vs. Ninja

Yesterday's Target

There are monsters loose in the world. And they are the key to the future of our race.

Back to the Future Part II

Time Runner

Sanctuary

Death is the road to awe.

Mork and Mindy

The Fountain

Men in Black 3

The Sequel To The Ultimate Experience In Grueling Terro

Hindsight

Time-Men

Evil Dead II

If you could go back in time, could you change history?

Johnny and the Bomb

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

Flight World War II

He's Yesterday's Answer to Today's World.

A Man Called Nereus

Man Of The Century

Time Walker

Can a man who died 200 years ago return to kill... again and again... and again?

Hamlet A.D.D.

X-Men Days of Future Past

Frenchman's Farm

An angel interrupts destiny to give love 72 hours for a second chance.

Three Days

Clockstoppers

Field of Dreams

On July 26th the Secret Will Be Exposed

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Zotz!

Austin Powers in Goldmember

When a chance encounter becomes a deadly adventure.

Future Hunters

Army of Darkness

The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey

It's nothing personal

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Idaho Transfer

1408

Satan also has one son.

Time After Time

Warlock

Late For Dinner

The Ultimate Trip.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

The Matrix

Marty McFly's having the time of his life. The only question is -- what time is it?

Back to the Future

The Chronology Protection Case

Bernard and the Genie

100 Years Ago, He Was A Legend... Today, He's A Living Hell

Ghost Warrior

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time

Dreamland

Death kept their love alive.

1408

Norman's Awesome Experience

Night of Dark Shadows

The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime. (Canadian poster)

Primer

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

The Forbidden Kingdom

What if Arthur Never Became King?

Edge of Tomorrow

Time Chasers

Time of the Apes

Welcome to the Real World

Iron Sky

Vampire Time Travelers

The Matrix

From the Depths of the Earth to the Edge of Existence... The Hunt Is On

Slipstream

Slipstream

Vlad

Out of Your Own Tomorrow... Out of Time and Space a Fearsome Power!

The Twonky

Man Of The Century

Millennium

What if you made different choices? What if you said yes, instead of no? What if you got a second chance?

The Matrix

The Family Man

Star Trek: Generations

The future's last hope is the past.

TimeQuest

Paycheck

Past Perfect

Imagine a place where nothing is impossible.

Groundhog Day

Tomorrowland

11.22.63

Imagine a place where anything is possible.

Time Lapse

Tomorrowland

Lost In Space

The end of Earth will not be the end of us.

Tom's Midnight Garden

Star Trek: Generations

Interstellar

Her destiny is calling...

The Fountain

Tru Calling

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

All That Stands Between Light And Darkness Is The Night Watch.

Night Watch

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

My Future Boyfriend

Make every second count.

Source Code

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

1408

Their powers make them an endangered species

Push

The Time Travelers

1408

A wondrous tale of action and suspense, damsels and ogres, dungeons and dragons, questing knights and evil warlocks.

The Flight of Dragons

Galaxy Quest

Iron Sky

She's gone back to the 90's -- and she's doing it differently this time.

Blast From The Past

Predestination

Hindsight

Four boys living the excitement every boy dreams about!

Highlander The Final Dimension

S. Darko

Journey to the Beginning of Time

People of Earth, we are here to help...

Earth: Final Conflict

Highlander II: The Quickening

Terminal Voyage

Before man walked the earth. It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.

Racing Daylight

Prince of Darkness

The Swordsman

He Has Five Days To Stop His Own Murder

Mine Games

5ive Days To Midnight

Donnie Darko

The future isn't what it used to be!

Trancers 3

Clockmaker

What Dreams May Come

Jump-Start the Future

Southland Tales

Men in Black 3

The Time Machine

Earths last hero fights a desperate battle to save the future... and the past. Pray he's not too late.

The Time Guardian

Assassin of the Tsar

The Terminator

Somewhere in the universe there must be something better than man. In a matter of time, an astronaut will wing through the centuries and find the answer. He may find the most terrifying one of all on the planet where apes are the rulers and man the beast.

Planet of the Apes

My Science Project

In Time

Back to the past... to save the future

Men in Black 3

The I Inside

Convergence (aka Premonition)

There is a future that we can't wait for.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Time Walker

Life On Mars (2008-2009)

Darkness Falls Soon

Dark City

The Deaths of Ian Stone

Ten O'Clock

Hold onto yours

Free Birds

The 1940s House

Last Breath

Are you ready to play?

Mine Games

Timeline

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

SEE women who use the Love Machine to allay the male shortage!

Yesterday

Yesterday's Target

The Time Travelers

The show has been cancelled... But the adventure is just beginning.

Taken

Idiocracy

Galaxy Quest

Witness the future of hip-hop.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Frenchman's Farm

Meet the Robinsons

He's having the day of his life...over and over again.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Groundhog Day

Interstellar

An explosive sci-fi adventure!

Assassin of the Tsar

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

The Philadelphia Experiment

On March 21st, 1963, Alcatraz officially closed. All the prisoners were transferred off the island. Only, that's not what happened... not at all.

That Was Then

Second Time Lucky

Alcatraz

Time flies, but the good news is that you're the pilot.

Cashback

Sphere

One Touch of Venus

Time Will Tell!

The I Inside

As Time Goes by

Time Changer

Sometimes it's best to let time have its way

The Philadelphia Experiment

It Came from Yesterday

Timeserver

A chase through time -- to catch Jack the Ripper!

Minutemen

Time After Time

Donnie Darko

A message from deep space. Who will be the first to go? A journey to the heart of the universe.

The Jacket

Contact

Thunder Dragon

Yesterday Is His Last Chance...

Biggles: Adventures in Time

The Final Countdown

11:59

Where time plays deadly tricks!

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Frenchman's Farm

The Philadelphia Experiment 2

Sometimes you do get a second chance.

Correcting Christmas

The Time Machine

Quantum Leap

Beyond fantasy. Beyond obsession. Beyond time itself... he will find her.

Frequency

Somewhere in Time

95ers: Time Runners

Backward in time to solve an ancient mystery... and create some new ones.

One Magic Christmas

The Anubis Gates

Star Trek: Generations

A New Breed of Evil.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Wait a Minute

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Undo it all.

Travelers

A.Li.Ce.

Les Visiteurs

A book from the far future was his ticket through time.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Time and Again

Army of Darkness

A 21st century is about to begin... 8 centuries from home.

A Knight in Camelot

Crusade In Jeans

Interstellar

Larry Burrows Wished For It All... Until All That He Wished For Came True!

Push

Mr. Destiny

The Lost World

Adventures of a Time Traveling Elf!

Escape Through Time

Saving Santa

Alice Through The Looking Glass

Woody Allen tales a nostalgic look at the future.

King MonsteråÊ

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Sleeper

His name is Deth. He hunts Trancers. Even in the 20th Century.

Trancers

Quantum Leap

Timeline

This season a mother will become a warrior, a son will become a hero, and their only ally will be a friend from the future.

Tuesday

Samurai Jack

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Enjoy your stay.

Izo

1408

Trapped in Time 3D!

Only the universe could hold adventure this big!

Masters Of The Universe

Two-Wheeled Time Machine

The Man with the Broken Time Machine

The Deeper You Go, The Darker It Gets

Mine Games

Lancelot: Guardian of Time

Cube 2: Hypercube

Time travel ain't what it used to be.

The Jacket

Fetching Cody

Lost In Space

Hunted, hated, and destined to die... the future was his only way out.

Running Against Time

Galaxy Quest

Future Zone

I held the gun, but fate pulled the trigger!

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Beyond the Time Barrier

Repeat Performance

He survived the deadliest day on Earth! To enjoy the sexiest night in outer space!

Sliding Doors

Slaughterhouse-Five

Meet the Robinsons

In the past... Lies our future

Retrograde

Zotz!

The Langoliers

From Time Unborn ... A Hideous She-Thing!

The Invisible Boy

Terror from the Year 5000!

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

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