Using a Wok to Reorganize Life and Fly to Immortality Chapter 48
TLed by Serena Love
Edited by Liya
Chapter 48: Giant Glutinous Rice Ball
The joy in Master Su's life was in cooking and managing the kitchen.
Especially if she faced some challenges.
She felt that the world of immortality was constantly giving her challenges, constantly testing the skills that she obtained over the years to see if there were any omissions.
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Su Yu looked at Wei Zhao with her hands behind her back.
Only in this way can Master Su's tense fingers be hidden.
Faced with this critically ill patient, she should persuade him carefully.
"Third Junior Brother, although I can try, your Golden Core is damaged. What would be the consequences if you took the wrong elixir by mistake? Don't you know?"
Su Yu had been restraining herself before.
Even if she had the five-element cauldron, she didn't want to experiment with the wounded.
"There will always be clues about the spirit herbs related to those pills..."
Wei Zhao raised his head. His sharp-edged face was extremely determined at this moment. "Second Senior Sister, Tiansheng Academy has bought all the spiritual grasses needed for my elixir."
'Tiansheng Academy?'
'The sect of the heroine?'
Su Yu held her forehead. She almost forgot about the heroine.
Master Su managed her kitchen and trained her assistants every day. She had no time to pay attention to this person.
However, after he said this, she remembered that the novel seemed to have this plot. The heroine collected spiritual materials from all over the world and later cured the heir of the Buddhist Sect.
As for what kind of spiritual material it was, the novel did not mention it in detail.
After this plot, the heroine gained the admiration of the Buddhist Sect. Later, the Tiansheng Sect and the Buddhist Sect joined forces, and the Nanxun Sect lost their right to speak in the southern border.
Wei Zhao clenched his fists and looked at Su Yu. "Second Senior Sister, I don't know how long I need to wait. When we were in front of Bitao Mountain and Chen Shuxin told me this, I was no longer obsessed with re-condensing my golden core."
"The strength of Tiansheng Sect is not comparable to our Nanxun Sect." He smiled bitterly.
However, Wei Zhao stared at Su Yu, full of hope. "Second Senior Sister, your hundred-story Foundation Establishment Pill can enable Yu Dong to build a second foundation, which is completely different from the Foundation Establishment Pill at the exchange office. Your flower nectar wine can make a certain Nascent Soul linger in our peak and don't hesitate to give you magic tools."
The strange incident of magic weapons that kept appearing in the kitchen was identified by Elder Zhang as an old and unrestrained Nascent Soul guy who took a fancy to her wine pill. He didn't want to reveal his identity, so he secretly came to exchange magic weapons with her.
"Second Senior Sister, the swordsmanship that I cultivated has no complicated Dao, just a straightforward character."
"I trust my gut!"
"I bet that the Golden Core Replenishing Pill refined by Second Senior Sister must be different from the one sold in the exchange office! I would like to be the tester for Second Senior Sister to refine a new pill!"
Wei Zhao bowed down.
"If it fails, I will accept it!"
Su Yu closed her eyes.
Master Su's extraordinary alchemy method couldn't be hidden.
That was what talent was.
The light could not be stopped.
She sighed leisurely. "You forgot how your Golden Core was broken."
Wei Zhao was shocked. His eyes were filled with pain and regret.
It was because he was impulsive. After all, he believed too much in himself...
"When a pot has not boiled, the eagerness to open the lid will ruin it."
Wei Zhao's shoulders hung down weakly.
But after a moment, he was supported by a pair of warm and soft hands.
"Get up."
The beautiful and gentle voice fell on his ears.
"It's you who reminded me. Why do you need to try now? I'll ask Brother Qian or Brother Xi Quan. They are at the peak of Golden Core, and maybe they would be willing to try a Golden Core Replenishing Pill for you. If it really doesn't work, I'll ask Elder Zhang."
If a Golden Core cultivator tried medicine for repairing Golden Core, there should be no risk.
Wei Zhao was stunned.
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In the courtyard of the elders in Wanjian Mountain, Elder Zhang was smiling and crossing his knees. He played a game with Hong Yun, an elder of the Precepts Hall.
"Junior Su sent you a Qi and Blood Pill, but no one knows where you went. You don't stay in the Precepts Hall. She went to ask your disciples but couldn't find you."
Hong Yun was stunned for a moment, then turned his tight face away.
He only shed a drop of blood.
It was not too much to covet an elixir from his juniors.
"You have extended your lifespan by four years." Hong Yun couldn't help but look at his friend's black hair, which now had three inches of black hair. "Is it related to her?"
Although his lifespan was only extended for four years, Hong Yun could feel that these four years were different from the four years of ordinary mortals.
Elder Zhang was extremely vigorous at this moment. His vitality was rushing like a river.
Only, he could see at a glance that this river was not long-term. It would come to an abrupt end soon after.
This was why even though Elder Zhang had a full head of hair at this time, the black and white were as distinct as these chess pieces.
'Life and death coexist together.'
There was an elixir like this called Shouyuan Pill that could make the Nascent Soul use their own qi and blood to restore their peak strength in an instant. Even though the effect of prolonging life was not as good as the sixth-grade Longevity Pill that prolonged life by two hundred years, it was still rare.
Anyone who was about to die would definitely want it.
"Could it be that the master who taught her alchemy gave her the elixir, and she gave it to you?"
Hong Yun pondered, "And when you went to the library to protect the Dharma that day, the two Foundation Building disciples who received the blessing of innate spiritual energy, is it because they took special Foundation Establishment Pills, or was it their own talent? Or is it related to her ability to refine magic weapons?"
Elder Zhang dropped the black pawn in his hand. "These are the secrets of her own personal cultivation. If Junior Niece Su doesn't want to tell you, I can't tell you."
Hong Yun was taken aback.
Elder Zhang sighed, "Both you and I care for the prosperity of the sect."
After saying that, he lost interest in the chessboard and stood up.
"I have to go to Zhiqiong Peak. These few days, their peaks have been unsafe. People even went there at night. Your Precepts Hall is really ineffective! If you didn't find me today, I wouldn't come back here halfway to Zhiqiong Peak."
"In the end, you didn't bring any actual compensation to Junior Niece Su, and I went back and forth in vain. You have to compensate me for this wasted life essence."
Hong Yun's forehead twitched. "You are now the same as Xi Quan! I will say it. You always complain about who he is like. He is just like you!"
Elder Zhang flicked his sleeves, but he remembered something halfway and shouted outside.
"Xi Quan, come with me. Today it's your turn to fight with them!"
But after shouting for a long time, there was no sign of Xi Quan.
After a while, the voice of his eldest disciple, Yun Shu, sounded, "Master, he has gone to Zhiqiong Peak. He said that they asked him to try an elixir."
Elder Zhang and Hong Yun were stunned.
What kind of elixir did they have that they needed to find Xi Quan, a Golden Core, to try?
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In Zhiqiong Peak, Qian Qingqiu, dressed in elegant white clothes, came over with his qin. He arrived first before Xi Quan.
This matter did not only concern Wei Zhao, but also all the brothers and sisters of Zhiqiong Peak.
However, they didn't dare to disturb them. The juniors stayed far away and only dared to eavesdrop. They didn't dare to step inside or speak.
Because it was related to the golden core. At most, they were only in Foundation Building and Qi Refining. They really didn't understand anything about it.
Su Yu was sitting at the tea table at the moment and asked Qian Qingqiu seriously, "What does a golden core look like?"
In fact, Wei Zhao himself could answer this question.
However, he only condensed his golden core for a moment and it was broken immediately. If she wanted to know more about the golden core, Qian Qingqiu, who was already standing at the door of Nascent Soul, would know more.
Moreover, Qian Qingqiu himself had a direct master who was at the peak of Nascent Soul.
"Golden core is actually formed after the foundation is established, after the spiritual energy is filled in the body to a certain extent and condensed in the dantian."
Qian Qingqiu explained immediately.
He promised to find spiritual herbs for Wei Zhao, but there was no news so far. He was really ashamed.
At this moment, he told them everything he knew. "In the beginning, the condensed golden core is very small because of the weak spiritual energy of a Foundation Building cultivator. When the cultivation reaches the peak of the Golden Core, the golden core in the body gradually expands."
Su Yu was taken aback.
'Golden Core is condensed spiritual energy?'
'Doesn't that mean her idea of gold foil chocolate is not good?'
Qian Qingqiu smiled and said, "Junior Sister, think about it. In the future, I will be condensing a Nascent Soul. Where will the Nascent Soul come from? It is transformed from the rich spiritual energy stored in this golden core. If you cultivate to the peak and your golden core is only the size of a sesame seed, that would be ridiculous."
"Even if this golden core becomes a Nascent Soul, it would be a weak Nascent Soul."
Su Yu suddenly said, "You mean the size of the aura that a golden core can hold will determine the starting point for the strength of the Nascent Soul in the future?"
Qian Qingqiu smiled and nodded. "That's natural. Otherwise, Junior Sister, think about it. Why am I at the peak of the Golden Core level, but I haven't entered the Nascent Soul for a long time? Can it be that I can't do it?"
Qian Qingqiu also had an amazing talent.
In the beginning of the Golden Core level, he was able to lead his junior brothers and sisters to win against a second-class peak.
He was waiting for the Golden Core in his body to no longer increase in size before condensing a Nascent Soul.
Even if it was only slightly bigger, he would be slightly stronger than an ordinary Nascent Soul in the future.
"Of course, there is a limit to this." Qian Qingqiu reluctantly pointed to the location of his dantian. "If it exceeds the limit that a cultivator can accommodate, you must stop."
Su Yu stretched out her hand to support her eyebrows.
'A golden ball that can grow big.'
She had some ideas.
She asked, "What else?"
Qian Qingqiu pondered, "Also, there were rumors that cultivators condensed their golden core according to their own exercises in the old days. All golden cores were different. But... I only read it in the classics. Now, even my tutors have never seen such a cultivator."
Su Yu rubbed her index finger.
'This sounds a lot like cooking.'
'A dish has to be adjusted according to everyone's tastes and preferences.'
She had some thoughts.
Su Yu touched her storage bag.
"Okay, I'll try. Brother Qian, what's your preference?"
Qian Qingqiu picked up the teacup and his handsome face was stunned. "Huh?"
Su Yu smiled and took out a jade slip, ready to record her diner's preferences. "Although Brother Qian is only trying the pill, I can also make small adjustments for you on the experimental product according to your preference."
Qian Qingqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He couldn't understand for a while.
'What kind of preference?'
He thought of the Spring Plum elixir she made, which was very ornamental in appearance and taste, and immediately understood.
Qian Qingqiu waved his hands. "Junior Sister, I'm not someone who has extra requirements. If I had to choose, I hope... my Golden Core can hold more spiritual energy. So when I get a Nascent Soul, I could be stronger than other Nascent Soul cultivators. In this way, I can protect my junior brothers and sisters at my peak."
When he said that, Wei Zhao gave him a strange look.
Immediately, Su Yu squinted her eyes as if she fully understood. She walked to her small kitchen with her hands behind her back leisurely.
"Well, it will hold a lot."
"Wait for a moment. Brother Qian, have some tea."
Qian Qingqiu watched her leave the room. As soon as he put down the teacup, he saw Wei Zhao's strange expression.
He was startled, "What? What did I say wrong?"
Wei Zhao didn't know what to say.
Previously, when his Seventh Junior Sister told his Second Senior Sister that the foundation should be solid, Second Senior Sister made a hundred layers pill.
Senior Brother Qian said today that the golden core needed to accommodate more spiritual energy...
Wei Zhao thought about it and couldn't help but remind him.
"When my Second Senior Sister comes back, no matter what she brings out, Senior Brother Qian had better be prepared. By the way, is your master around?"
Qian Qingqiu was stunned. "Huh?"
He came here to test an elixir for repairing the golden core. What did it have to do with his master?
"He is."
'Just in case.'
Wei Zhao quietly looked at the kitchen. "That's good."
Last time, Elder Zhang had to bring out the Heart Interrogation Sword Formation to block the aura of heaven and earth.
"Give me your jade slip later. If there is any situation, I can quickly call your master."
Qian Qingqiu: ...
He started to panic.
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Xi Quan, Elder Zhang and Elder Hong came together almost in tandem.
Someone at the peak of Nascent Soul could move between places instantaneously. Xi Quan's flying sword was a step slower.
When they descended to the top of Zhiqiong Peak, they saw Hang Wan'er and other core disciples waiting anxiously outside of Wei Zhao's courtyard.
Hang Wan'er and the others saluted the two elders immediately.
They also conveyed Su Yu's message. "Senior brother Xi Quan, my Second Senior Sister asked you to wait for a while. The elixir for you has been made, but we must first see the results of Senior Brother Qian. If it is not good, she may have to redo it. Why don't you fight Yan Yan first? "
Yan Yan: "?"
Although he was surprised, he still got ready to fly out.
Xi Quan had a limitation of six incense sticks outside Wanjian Mountain. Time was precious for him, so he was about to nod. However, Elder Zhang stopped him.
"What kind of pill is Little Niece Su making today? Why did she find two people in the peak of Golden Core to try it?"
Elder Hong was also curious.
He noticed that there was someone at the peak of Golden Core in the small courtyard, who was not far from Nascent Soul.
Hang Wan'er didn't hide it from them. "Second Senior Sister is going to make an elixir for my Third Senior Brother today to repair his Golden Core."
"What!?" Elder Hong immediately changed his face. "Nonsense, this kind of third-grade elixir can be made by her, a second-grade alchemist? If the alchemy fails, it will backfire!"
Just as he was about to stop them, he heard a louder exclamation than his own surprise.
"What!"
"Little Niece Su wants to make a Golden Core Replenishing Pill?"
Elder Hong looked at his friend seriously. "Since you have some friendship with her, hurry up and stop—"
But when he turned his head, he saw Elder Zhang's old face full of joy and excitement.
"Xi Quan! What are you waiting for! Don't go fight. Hurry up and adjust your breath!"
Elder Hong was startled. "?"
Xi Quan: "...??"
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Wei Zhao's current room had the most sparse spiritual energy in Zhiqiong Peak.
He had already given his juniors his old courtyard full of spiritual energy.
At this moment, Qian Qingqiu's expression was also soothing. "That's fine. When Junior Brother Wei repairs your golden core, you will be unable to resist spiritual energy for a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Su Yu took out a porcelain white jade dish about a forearm length from her bag.
Qian Qingqiu nodded.
He had already seen it before. Everyone in Zhiqiong Peak used plates and bowls to store elixir. He had already gotten used to it.
However, the next moment, he saw Su Yu lift the restriction.
In the plate was a super large golden core, larger than the plate and almost completely unable to fit in it. It was bigger than his dantian and almost as wide as his waist!
It was round and full, without any trace of wrinkles. It was golden in color and there were gold leaf-like fragments on the surface.
"!?"
Qian Qingqiu stood up in shock.
'This...?'
"This is according to what Brother Qian said. A pill that allows you to hold more spiritual energy."
Su Yu put this round golden core super giant glutinous rice ball version on the table.
The skin of the glutinous rice ball was thin and crisp but not easy to break. The skin was very tough. The inside was swollen and filled with air.
She fried it in oil. The more she poured the hot oil over and over again, the bigger the ball became.
Even if it was flattened by pressing with a spoon, as long as you continue to fry and continue to pour oil while paying attention to the skills, it would expand again like it was blown with air. It would become round again.
Until it was very round and the size was in line with what Brother Qian said—to accommodate more aura but not exceed his capacity (waist). Only then, Su Yu let it slowly set in hot oil.
Once set, the super glutinous rice ball would not collapse even if it cooled.
At this time, the oily lustre was golden and dazzling. The skin was hard and tough, but there was enough space for a Nascent Soul to condense in the future.
As for the surface, it was Master Su's last stubbornness.
The so-called glutinous rice ball must match the name and have a little bit of sesame on the surface.
"Brother Qian?" Su Yu carefully pushed the plate to Qian Qingqiu.
This was just her initial idea. If this super glutinous rice ball didn't work, she had other 'Golden Cores' to try.
The teacup in Qian Qingqiu's hand froze.
He couldn't help but look at Wei Zhao. "Junior Brother Wei, the name of my master is Ruan Mengzi."
Wei Zhao immediately wrote it down and took his communication jade slip.
Su Yu raised her eyebrows.
Qian Qingqiu couldn't help not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He had already picked up a pair of silver chopsticks that Wei Zhao prepared for him on the tea table.
"You don't have to be so elegant to take this pill." Su Yu smiled. "You can pick it up directly, squash it with your hands, take a bite and eat it all slowly."
'Sister Su, what kind of method is this?'
'It was unheard of.'
Qian Qingqiu was speechless. However, he took a deep breath, put down the silver chopsticks and reached out to touch the big golden core that was bubbling slightly on the surface.
He was stunned for a moment when he took the pill dignifiedly.
It was lighter than he thought.
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If it weren't for the warm touch between his fingertips and the full aura he could feel from the inside, he would have thought that he did not have anything in his hand if he had closed his eyes.
Qian Qingqiu looked at Su Yu with admiration.
'Her elixir can have such a strange look.'
Qian Qingqiu immediately used a little spiritual energy to slightly flatten it and then brought it closer to his mouth.
Then he closed his eyes.
He thought of countless pictures in his mind. Her Spring Plum elixir, Hooves Flower elixir... none of those had failed.
Even if it failed, it was also his destiny. He would exchange it for the friendship with Zhiqiong Peak and for Su Yu's amazing alchemist's favor for the next hundred years.
It was all worth it.
Even if he was injured today and affected this year's competition, it was okay for Yuqiong Peak to drop to third-class temporarily.
Look at Zhiqiong Peak. Without Taoist Mu and Xiao Muge, the junior brothers and sisters had risen!
Qian Qingqiu pondered, made up his mind and sent this slightly flattened 'Golden Ball Pill' into his mouth without hesitation.
The moment he bit down, he was shocked.
It was crispy. The outer skin cracked and shattered between his teeth, as if he had bitten into a mass of spiritual energy that filled it.
The slightly flattened sphere only shrunk by one point for a moment.
'This pill is actually hollow?'
'It's full of aura?'
Qian Qingqiu was shocked. 'How did this happen?'
Not greasy and slightly sweet.
As he chewed, the skin was crispy and chewy. With the golden dots on it, it became more and more fragrant and addicting.
He thought this pill was too big to eat, but he ate almost all of it in a blink of an eye.
The gold dots that he thought were a little ugly smelled fragrant. It entered his throat and instantly turned into abundant spiritual energy.
'Could it be... it's a powder ground from a beast's inner core?'
Qian Qingqiu was stunned for a moment and then he felt the aftertaste.
Innumerable high-pitched voices spewed from his body!
Qian Qingqiu suddenly sat cross-legged.
The crested qin in his storage bag floated out and landed on his knee.
The sound of his qin was overflowing.
It seemed hazy but real, and for some reason, it seemed to be coming from his belly, spreading out in all directions.
It was more ethereal and... echoing than the music he usually played.
The sound was plump, round, loud and high-pitched!
Qian Qingqiu couldn't help but wake himself up when he entered a meditation state. 'How could this be?'
He also practiced his qin in the secret realm and listened to the chirping of the wind demon birds. However, in the past, his qin only imitated the sound of the wind demon bird. It was far from being so high-pitched and penetrating.
"Oh, you resonate?"
Su Yu pressed her chin.
She once read an article that there were three necessary conditions for sound resonance and super volume:
1) There was room for resonance: A hollow super glutinous rice ball √
2) There was a source of the sound: Qin √
3) There was enough airborne material for the sound to resonate in space: The air in the glutinous rice ball √
The super glutinous rice ball was hollow inside. Just like when a singer took a deep breath to expand their chests. Their singing would then naturally reach a stronger resonance than others, and it was louder and more high-pitched.
This super glutinous rice ball golden core was like this sound...
Master Su was silent.
"Brother Qian," Su Yu lowered her head. After a moment of silence, she still asked Qian Qingqiu, who had awakened cross-legged, with concern, "How are you doing?"
Qian Qingqiu was stunned.
He forgot to pay attention to his golden core.
Today, he was not here to enhance the sound of his qin but to try the Golden Core Replenishing Pill.
Why was he so confused?
"I'll take a look at—"
Qian Qingqiu was busy apologizing.
When he saw his dantian, his whole body trembled.
'What happened to my golden core!?'
Originally his golden core was the size of a baby's fist, suspended on his dantian, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy in his body.
Due to this golden core, in his body, there was a golden light, which was very eye-catching.
However, at the moment, this baby's fist-sized golden core was a little dim and inconspicuous. Because above it, there was a perfectly round golden ball three times its size! The golden light was bright, the skin was thin and hollow, and he could almost see the spiritual aura circling inside!
'This... what is this!?'
His divine sense felt and probed it. He felt that this 'Second Golden Core' seemed to resonate with the sound of his qin just now.
Between the buzzing, the sound of qin reverberated.
He had two Golden Cores. One was so big and it seemed to amplify his music!?
Qian Qingqiu closed his eyes for a moment and fainted completely.
Wei Zhao: ...
He was about to pinch Qian Qingqiu's jade slip and contact the master of Yuqiong Peak, Uncle Master Ruan Mengzi.
However, a golden satin-like aura rushed into Qian Qingqiu's body while his eyes were closed.
Soon, it condensed into an oversized golden core that was round like a glutinous rice ball and suspended on top of his forehead.
Then, it dropped.
Wei Zhao: ...
'Too late.'
'Too late!'
Senior Brother Qian was a few steps slower than when his Fifth Junior Brother re-established his foundation. Wei Zhou thought that this time it was all right, but it finally came.
As soon as it came, it was so fast!
There was no time to send a jade slip message!
Wei Zhao was embarrassed. How would he explain to Senior Brother Qian when he woke up?
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Outside the small courtyard.
"Absurd! The juniors are ignorant, but you are also making a fool of yourself?"
Elder Hong looked at Elder Zhang angrily.
"There are few talents in alchemy and refining. Each of them is the hope for Nanxun's future. Are you also like those short-sighted people in the sect? Is this the time to pull out the seedlings and encourage growth? When geniuses are arrogant, they will surely self-destruct and fall!"
Elder Zhang was speechless.
Golden Core Replenishing Pills were indeed different from Foundation Establishment Pills.
The foundation pill was a second-grade pill.
Although a second-grade alchemist could make a single pill in three furnaces, it might take a day's work to achieve it. After refining, their consciousness was completely emptied and at least three days of rest were required.
But even so, a second-grade pill was a second-grade pill. As long as you could get some spirit stones and the sect had the ingredients for a foundation pill, then you could ask the alchemist to refine it.
However, the Golden Core Replenishing Pill was completely different. It was a genuine third-grade pill.
Some alchemy masters even said that this looked like a third-grade pill, but it was actually a third-grade high-rank medicinal pill, which was infinitely close to the fourth-grade.
This is because it was very difficult to help a cultivator to repair the broken golden core to be as before. If the medicine was too powerful, the golden core could not endure it and would shatter. If the medicinal power was not enough, the repairing purpose could not be achieved. The golden core would also be shattered immediately and cause more injury.
An alchemist who leapfrogged the level of their alchemy would also suffer a backlash.
"You are hurting her. You are also hurting the disciple who is missing a golden core!"
Elder Hong was so angry and was about to break into the small courtyard with a wave of his sleeves.
In an instant, more than thirty swords floated in the air. Silver hairpins and beads... all blocked his way.
Elder Hong stared at them.
Hang Wan'er saluted her hands and bowed. "Elder, my second senior sister has finished refining. Now is the critical moment for taking the pill. Please forgive us for being rude! If we offend Elder, let me be punished in the future."
Lu Yizhou also floated in the air with a resolute expression.
"Today, if Elder insists on disturbing my third senior brother to take the pill, you will first pass through our five-member Hamburger defense formation!"
Elder Hong was angry on the spot.
'What kind of burger defense!'
"It's ridiculous. You really think this seat can't do anything to you—"
But as soon as he said this, a golden-ball-like light rolled down from the sky and fell into the small courtyard.
Elder Hong was stunned.
"Hong Yun, what are you still doing! Don't you have to join hands with me to cover up this vision of heaven and earth!"
"!"
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