Ventôse

Ventôse (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃toz]; also Ventose) was the sixth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ventosus meaning 'windy'.^[1]

Ventôse was the third month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between 19 and 21 February. It ended between 20 and 21 March. It follows the second month, Pluviôse, and precedes the fourth month, Germinal.^[2]

New names for the calendar were suggested by Fabre d'Églantine on 24 October 1793 and on 24 November the National Convention accepted the names with minor changes. It was decided to omit the circumflex (accent circonflexe) in the names of the winter months, so the month was named Ventose instead of Ventôse. Historiography prefers the spelling Ventôse.

Year: 3

Month: Ventôse

Year: III

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Thursday 19 February 1795
2	Friday 20 February 1795
3	Saturday 21 February 1795
4	Sunday 22 February 1795
5	Monday 23 February 1795
6	Tuesday 24 February 1795
7	Wednesday 25 February 1795
8	Thursday 26 February 1795
9	Friday 27 February 1795
10	Saturday 28 February 1795

décade 17
11	Sunday 1 March 1795
12	Monday 2 March 1795
13	Tuesday 3 March 1795
14	Wednesday 4 March 1795
15	Thursday 5 March 1795
16	Friday 6 March 1795
17	Saturday 7 March 1795
18	Sunday 8 March 1795
19	Monday 9 March 1795
20	Tuesday 10 March 1795

décade 18
21	Wednesday 11 March 1795
22	Thursday 12 March 1795
23	Friday 13 March 1795
24	Saturday 14 March 1795
25	Sunday 15 March 1795
26	Monday 16 March 1795
27	Tuesday 17 March 1795
28	Wednesday 18 March 1795
29	Thursday 19 March 1795
30	Friday 20 March 1795

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1h75m57s

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV

Year: 1

Month: Ventôse

Year: I

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Tuesday 19 February 1793
2	Wednesday 20 February 1793
3	Thursday 21 February 1793
4	Friday 22 February 1793
5	Saturday 23 February 1793
6	Sunday 24 February 1793
7	Monday 25 February 1793
8	Tuesday 26 February 1793
9	Wednesday 27 February 1793
10	Thursday 28 February 1793

décade 17
11	Friday 1 March 1793
12	Saturday 2 March 1793
13	Sunday 3 March 1793
14	Monday 4 March 1793
15	Tuesday 5 March 1793
16	Wednesday 6 March 1793
17	Thursday 7 March 1793
18	Friday 8 March 1793
19	Saturday 9 March 1793
20	Sunday 10 March 1793

décade 18
21	Monday 11 March 1793
22	Tuesday 12 March 1793
23	Wednesday 13 March 1793
24	Thursday 14 March 1793
25	Friday 15 March 1793
26	Saturday 16 March 1793
27	Sunday 17 March 1793
28	Monday 18 March 1793
29	Tuesday 19 March 1793
30	Wednesday 20 March 1793

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 2

Month: Ventôse

Year: II

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Wednesday 19 February 1794
2	Thursday 20 February 1794
3	Friday 21 February 1794
4	Saturday 22 February 1794
5	Sunday 23 February 1794
6	Monday 24 February 1794
7	Tuesday 25 February 1794
8	Wednesday 26 February 1794
9	Thursday 27 February 1794
10	Friday 28 February 1794

décade 17
11	Saturday 1 March 1794
12	Sunday 2 March 1794
13	Monday 3 March 1794
14	Tuesday 4 March 1794
15	Wednesday 5 March 1794
16	Thursday 6 March 1794
17	Friday 7 March 1794
18	Saturday 8 March 1794
19	Sunday 9 March 1794
20	Monday 10 March 1794

décade 18
21	Tuesday 11 March 1794
22	Wednesday 12 March 1794
23	Thursday 13 March 1794
24	Friday 14 March 1794
25	Saturday 15 March 1794
26	Sunday 16 March 1794
27	Monday 17 March 1794
28	Tuesday 18 March 1794
29	Wednesday 19 March 1794
30	Thursday 20 March 1794

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 3

Month: Ventôse

Year: III

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Thursday 19 February 1795
2	Friday 20 February 1795
3	Saturday 21 February 1795
4	Sunday 22 February 1795
5	Monday 23 February 1795
6	Tuesday 24 February 1795
7	Wednesday 25 February 1795
8	Thursday 26 February 1795
9	Friday 27 February 1795
10	Saturday 28 February 1795

décade 17
11	Sunday 1 March 1795
12	Monday 2 March 1795
13	Tuesday 3 March 1795
14	Wednesday 4 March 1795
15	Thursday 5 March 1795
16	Friday 6 March 1795
17	Saturday 7 March 1795
18	Sunday 8 March 1795
19	Monday 9 March 1795
20	Tuesday 10 March 1795

décade 18
21	Wednesday 11 March 1795
22	Thursday 12 March 1795
23	Friday 13 March 1795
24	Saturday 14 March 1795
25	Sunday 15 March 1795
26	Monday 16 March 1795
27	Tuesday 17 March 1795
28	Wednesday 18 March 1795
29	Thursday 19 March 1795
30	Friday 20 March 1795

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 4

Month: Ventôse

Year: IV

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Saturday 20 February 1796
2	Sunday 21 February 1796
3	Monday 22 February 1796
4	Tuesday 23 February 1796
5	Wednesday 24 February 1796
6	Thursday 25 February 1796
7	Friday 26 February 1796
8	Saturday 27 February 1796
9	Sunday 28 February 1796
10	Monday 29 February 1796

décade 17
11	Tuesday 1 March 1796
12	Wednesday 2 March 1796
13	Thursday 3 March 1796
14	Friday 4 March 1796
15	Saturday 5 March 1796
16	Sunday 6 March 1796
17	Monday 7 March 1796
18	Tuesday 8 March 1796
19	Wednesday 9 March 1796
20	Thursday 10 March 1796

décade 18
21	Friday 11 March 1796
22	Saturday 12 March 1796
23	Sunday 13 March 1796
24	Monday 14 March 1796
25	Tuesday 15 March 1796
26	Wednesday 16 March 1796
27	Thursday 17 March 1796
28	Friday 18 March 1796
29	Saturday 19 March 1796
30	Sunday 20 March 1796

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 5

Month: Ventôse

Year: V

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Sunday 19 February 1797
2	Monday 20 February 1797
3	Tuesday 21 February 1797
4	Wednesday 22 February 1797
5	Thursday 23 February 1797
6	Friday 24 February 1797
7	Saturday 25 February 1797
8	Sunday 26 February 1797
9	Monday 27 February 1797
10	Tuesday 28 February 1797

décade 17
11	Wednesday 1 March 1797
12	Thursday 2 March 1797
13	Friday 3 March 1797
14	Saturday 4 March 1797
15	Sunday 5 March 1797
16	Monday 6 March 1797
17	Tuesday 7 March 1797
18	Wednesday 8 March 1797
19	Thursday 9 March 1797
20	Friday 10 March 1797

décade 18
21	Saturday 11 March 1797
22	Sunday 12 March 1797
23	Monday 13 March 1797
24	Tuesday 14 March 1797
25	Wednesday 15 March 1797
26	Thursday 16 March 1797
27	Friday 17 March 1797
28	Saturday 18 March 1797
29	Sunday 19 March 1797
30	Monday 20 March 1797

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 6

Month: Ventôse

Year: VI

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Monday 19 February 1798
2	Tuesday 20 February 1798
3	Wednesday 21 February 1798
4	Thursday 22 February 1798
5	Friday 23 February 1798
6	Saturday 24 February 1798
7	Sunday 25 February 1798
8	Monday 26 February 1798
9	Tuesday 27 February 1798
10	Wednesday 28 February 1798

décade 17
11	Thursday 1 March 1798
12	Friday 2 March 1798
13	Saturday 3 March 1798
14	Sunday 4 March 1798
15	Monday 5 March 1798
16	Tuesday 6 March 1798
17	Wednesday 7 March 1798
18	Thursday 8 March 1798
19	Friday 9 March 1798
20	Saturday 10 March 1798

décade 18
21	Sunday 11 March 1798
22	Monday 12 March 1798
23	Tuesday 13 March 1798
24	Wednesday 14 March 1798
25	Thursday 15 March 1798
26	Friday 16 March 1798
27	Saturday 17 March 1798
28	Sunday 18 March 1798
29	Monday 19 March 1798
30	Tuesday 20 March 1798

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 7

Month: Ventôse

Year: VII

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Tuesday 19 February 1799
2	Wednesday 20 February 1799
3	Thursday 21 February 1799
4	Friday 22 February 1799
5	Saturday 23 February 1799
6	Sunday 24 February 1799
7	Monday 25 February 1799
8	Tuesday 26 February 1799
9	Wednesday 27 February 1799
10	Thursday 28 February 1799

décade 17
11	Friday 1 March 1799
12	Saturday 2 March 1799
13	Sunday 3 March 1799
14	Monday 4 March 1799
15	Tuesday 5 March 1799
16	Wednesday 6 March 1799
17	Thursday 7 March 1799
18	Friday 8 March 1799
19	Saturday 9 March 1799
20	Sunday 10 March 1799

décade 18
21	Monday 11 March 1799
22	Tuesday 12 March 1799
23	Wednesday 13 March 1799
24	Thursday 14 March 1799
25	Friday 15 March 1799
26	Saturday 16 March 1799
27	Sunday 17 March 1799
28	Monday 18 March 1799
29	Tuesday 19 March 1799
30	Wednesday 20 March 1799

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 8

Month: Ventôse

Year: VIII

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Thursday 20 February 1800
2	Friday 21 February 1800
3	Saturday 22 February 1800
4	Sunday 23 February 1800
5	Monday 24 February 1800
6	Tuesday 25 February 1800
7	Wednesday 26 February 1800
8	Thursday 27 February 1800
9	Friday 28 February 1800
10	Saturday 1 March 1800

décade 17
11	Sunday 2 March 1800
12	Monday 3 March 1800
13	Tuesday 4 March 1800
14	Wednesday 5 March 1800
15	Thursday 6 March 1800
16	Friday 7 March 1800
17	Saturday 8 March 1800
18	Sunday 9 March 1800
19	Monday 10 March 1800
20	Tuesday 11 March 1800

décade 18
21	Wednesday 12 March 1800
22	Thursday 13 March 1800
23	Friday 14 March 1800
24	Saturday 15 March 1800
25	Sunday 16 March 1800
26	Monday 17 March 1800
27	Tuesday 18 March 1800
28	Wednesday 19 March 1800
29	Thursday 20 March 1800
30	Friday 21 March 1800

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 9

Month: Ventôse

Year: IX

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Friday 20 February 1801
2	Saturday 21 February 1801
3	Sunday 22 February 1801
4	Monday 23 February 1801
5	Tuesday 24 February 1801
6	Wednesday 25 February 1801
7	Thursday 26 February 1801
8	Friday 27 February 1801
9	Saturday 28 February 1801
10	Sunday 1 March 1801

décade 17
11	Monday 2 March 1801
12	Tuesday 3 March 1801
13	Wednesday 4 March 1801
14	Thursday 5 March 1801
15	Friday 6 March 1801
16	Saturday 7 March 1801
17	Sunday 8 March 1801
18	Monday 9 March 1801
19	Tuesday 10 March 1801
20	Wednesday 11 March 1801

décade 18
21	Thursday 12 March 1801
22	Friday 13 March 1801
23	Saturday 14 March 1801
24	Sunday 15 March 1801
25	Monday 16 March 1801
26	Tuesday 17 March 1801
27	Wednesday 18 March 1801
28	Thursday 19 March 1801
29	Friday 20 March 1801
30	Saturday 21 March 1801

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 10

Month: Ventôse

Year: X

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Saturday 20 February 1802
2	Sunday 21 February 1802
3	Monday 22 February 1802
4	Tuesday 23 February 1802
5	Wednesday 24 February 1802
6	Thursday 25 February 1802
7	Friday 26 February 1802
8	Saturday 27 February 1802
9	Sunday 28 February 1802
10	Monday 1 March 1802

décade 17
11	Tuesday 2 March 1802
12	Wednesday 3 March 1802
13	Thursday 4 March 1802
14	Friday 5 March 1802
15	Saturday 6 March 1802
16	Sunday 7 March 1802
17	Monday 8 March 1802
18	Tuesday 9 March 1802
19	Wednesday 10 March 1802
20	Thursday 11 March 1802

décade 18
21	Friday 12 March 1802
22	Saturday 13 March 1802
23	Sunday 14 March 1802
24	Monday 15 March 1802
25	Tuesday 16 March 1802
26	Wednesday 17 March 1802
27	Thursday 18 March 1802
28	Friday 19 March 1802
29	Saturday 20 March 1802
30	Sunday 21 March 1802

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 11

Month: Ventôse

Year: XI

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Sunday 20 February 1803
2	Monday 21 February 1803
3	Tuesday 22 February 1803
4	Wednesday 23 February 1803
5	Thursday 24 February 1803
6	Friday 25 February 1803
7	Saturday 26 February 1803
8	Sunday 27 February 1803
9	Monday 28 February 1803
10	Tuesday 1 March 1803

décade 17
11	Wednesday 2 March 1803
12	Thursday 3 March 1803
13	Friday 4 March 1803
14	Saturday 5 March 1803
15	Sunday 6 March 1803
16	Monday 7 March 1803
17	Tuesday 8 March 1803
18	Wednesday 9 March 1803
19	Thursday 10 March 1803
20	Friday 11 March 1803

décade 18
21	Saturday 12 March 1803
22	Sunday 13 March 1803
23	Monday 14 March 1803
24	Tuesday 15 March 1803
25	Wednesday 16 March 1803
26	Thursday 17 March 1803
27	Friday 18 March 1803
28	Saturday 19 March 1803
29	Sunday 20 March 1803
30	Monday 21 March 1803

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 12

Month: Ventôse

Year: XII

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Tuesday 21 February 1804
2	Wednesday 22 February 1804
3	Thursday 23 February 1804
4	Friday 24 February 1804
5	Saturday 25 February 1804
6	Sunday 26 February 1804
7	Monday 27 February 1804
8	Tuesday 28 February 1804
9	Wednesday 29 February 1804
10	Thursday 1 March 1804

décade 17
11	Friday 2 March 1804
12	Saturday 3 March 1804
13	Sunday 4 March 1804
14	Monday 5 March 1804
15	Tuesday 6 March 1804
16	Wednesday 7 March 1804
17	Thursday 8 March 1804
18	Friday 9 March 1804
19	Saturday 10 March 1804
20	Sunday 11 March 1804

décade 18
21	Monday 12 March 1804
22	Tuesday 13 March 1804
23	Wednesday 14 March 1804
24	Thursday 15 March 1804
25	Friday 16 March 1804
26	Saturday 17 March 1804
27	Sunday 18 March 1804
28	Monday 19 March 1804
29	Tuesday 20 March 1804
30	Wednesday 21 March 1804

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 13

Month: Ventôse

Year: XIII

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Wednesday 20 February 1805
2	Thursday 21 February 1805
3	Friday 22 February 1805
4	Saturday 23 February 1805
5	Sunday 24 February 1805
6	Monday 25 February 1805
7	Tuesday 26 February 1805
8	Wednesday 27 February 1805
9	Thursday 28 February 1805
10	Friday 1 March 1805

décade 17
11	Saturday 2 March 1805
12	Sunday 3 March 1805
13	Monday 4 March 1805
14	Tuesday 5 March 1805
15	Wednesday 6 March 1805
16	Thursday 7 March 1805
17	Friday 8 March 1805
18	Saturday 9 March 1805
19	Sunday 10 March 1805
20	Monday 11 March 1805

décade 18
21	Tuesday 12 March 1805
22	Wednesday 13 March 1805
23	Thursday 14 March 1805
24	Friday 15 March 1805
25	Saturday 16 March 1805
26	Sunday 17 March 1805
27	Monday 18 March 1805
28	Tuesday 19 March 1805
29	Wednesday 20 March 1805
30	Thursday 21 March 1805

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Year: 14

Month: Ventôse

Year: XIV

Weekday:

Primidi

Duodi

Tridi

Quartidi

Quintidi

Sextidi

Septidi

Octidi

Nonidi

Décadi

décade 16
1	Thursday 20 February 1806
2	Friday 21 February 1806
3	Saturday 22 February 1806
4	Sunday 23 February 1806
5	Monday 24 February 1806
6	Tuesday 25 February 1806
7	Wednesday 26 February 1806
8	Thursday 27 February 1806
9	Friday 28 February 1806
10	Saturday 1 March 1806

décade 17
11	Sunday 2 March 1806
12	Monday 3 March 1806
13	Tuesday 4 March 1806
14	Wednesday 5 March 1806
15	Thursday 6 March 1806
16	Friday 7 March 1806
17	Saturday 8 March 1806
18	Sunday 9 March 1806
19	Monday 10 March 1806
20	Tuesday 11 March 1806

décade 18
21	Wednesday 12 March 1806
22	Thursday 13 March 1806
23	Friday 14 March 1806
24	Saturday 15 March 1806
25	Sunday 16 March 1806
26	Monday 17 March 1806
27	Tuesday 18 March 1806
28	Wednesday 19 March 1806
29	Thursday 20 March 1806
30	Friday 21 March 1806

Decimal time – 10 h/day

Paris

1:69:08

04:03:29

Time of day - 24 h/day

Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months, Ventôse lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day was given the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi).

	1^re Décade		2^e Décade		3^e Décade
Primidi	1.	Tussilage (Coltsfoot)	11.	Narcisse (Narcissus)	21.	Mandragore (Mandrake)
Duodi	2.	Cornouiller (Dogwood)	12.	Orme (Elm)	22.	Percil (Parsley)
Tridi	3.	Viollier (Stock)	13.	Fumeterre (Fumitory)	23.	Cochléria (Scurvygrass)
Quartidi	4.	Troëne (Privet)	14.	Vélar (Hedge Mustard)	24.	Pâquerette (Daisy)
Quintidi	5.	Bouc (Billygoat)	15.	Chèvre (Goat)	25.	Thon (Tuna)
Sextidi	6.	Asaret (Wild Ginger)	16.	Epinard (Spinach)	26.	Pissenlit (Dandelion)
Septidi	7.	Alaterne (Evergreen Buckthorn)	17.	Doronic (Leopard's Bane)	27.	Sylvie (Anemone)
Octidi	8.	Violette (Violet)	18.	Mouron (Pimpernel)	28.	Capillaire (Maidenhair Fern)
Nonidi	9.	Marceau (Willow)	19.	Cerfeuil (Chervil)	29.	Frêne (Ash Tree)
Decadi	10.	Bêche (Spade)	20.	Cordeau (Twine)	30.	Plantoir (Dibble)

Conversion table

Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar
for the month "Ventôse"

I.

II.

III.

V.

VI.

VII.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

February

1793

1794

1795

1797

1798

1799

March

IV.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

February

1796

March

VIII.

IX.

X.

XI.

XIII.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

February

1800

1801

1802

1803

1805

March

XII.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

February

1804

March

References

↑ Zukovs, Maria. "Rationalising Time: an Example of a French Revolutionary Era Calendar". Universal Short Title Catalogue. University of St. Andrews.
↑ "Ventose". Oxford Reference.

External links

Winter Quarter of Year II (facsimile)

[1] Zukovs, Maria. "Rationalising Time: an Example of a French Revolutionary Era Calendar". Universal Short Title Catalogue. University of St. Andrews.

[2] "Ventose". Oxford Reference.

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