{"id":20375,"date":"2019-10-11T11:29:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T11:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imaginaisladepascua.com\/en\/?p=20375"},"modified":"2021-09-15T16:31:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T16:31:48","slug":"mangai-the-polynesian-hook-of-easter-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/mangai-the-polynesian-hook-of-easter-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangai, the Polynesian hook of Easter Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13597\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13597 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid silver;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mangai-polynesian-hook-easter-island-rapa-nui.jpg?resize=650%2C651&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"mangai Natural History Museum of Santiago\" width=\"650\" height=\"651\" data-id=\"13597\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangai maea | Photo: Natural History Museum of Santiago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"custom_html-13\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"content-box-redes-sociales\"><div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\"><a class=\"a2a_button_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/whatsapp?linkurl=&amp;linkname=\" title=\"WhatsApp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=&amp;linkname=\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=&amp;linkname=\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=&amp;linkname=\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->\n<p>The hook or mangai, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/rapa-nui-culture\/rapa-nui-language\/\">Rapanui language<\/a>, is an artifact spread throughout Polynesia and was considered one of the most precious objects that could be had on an island, since through its use, the inhabitants obtained the necessary food for their livelihood.<\/p>\n\n<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"text-47\" class=\"widget widget_text widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em; color: #c4c4c4; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">ADVERTISING<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"anuncio\">\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Banner_Central Rapa Nui -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4035446418\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->\n<h2>Mangai, a mythical hook<\/h2>\n<p>The hook has played a leading role in the Polynesian creation myths. One of them describes how the god Maui used a hook and fishing line to &#8220;fish&#8221; the islands from the bottom of the sea and bring them to the surface.<\/p>\n<p>These mythological associations and the very fundamental use of the tool can explain why people valued the hook so much. It took a long time to make one of these valuable pieces, so they were inherited from parents to children as a family jewel.<\/p>\n<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"text-47\" class=\"widget widget_text widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em; color: #c4c4c4; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">ADVERTISING<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"anuncio\">\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Banner_Central Rapa Nui -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4035446418\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->\n<h2>Types of mangai<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13584\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13584\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fotos-mangai1.jpg?resize=600%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mangai ivi de hueso | Foto: Museo Fonck\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" data-id=\"13584\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangai ivi de hueso | Fhoto: Fonck Musuem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hooks of <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/\">Easter Island<\/a> are the ones that show more variations compared to the rest found in other islands of Polynesia. Several types are distinguished. The smallest known as <em>rou<\/em> and <em>piko<\/em> were made of human or bird bone, had a straighter and more open curve and were used for fishing small fish on the shore.<\/p>\n<p>The larger hooks called <strong><em>mangai<\/em><\/strong>, were used for deep-sea fishing of larger fish, especially tuna. The shape of the curve is more closed than in the <em>rou<\/em> and the hook is directed inwards.<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1half]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13585\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure074-242x300.jpg?resize=258%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mangai ivi vere vere | Imagen: Stepehn Chauvet\" width=\"258\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"13585\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangai ivi vere vere | Image: Stephen Chauvet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1half_end]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13586\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure071.jpg?resize=237%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mangai maea | Imagen: Stepehn Chauvet\" width=\"237\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"13586\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangai maea | Image: Stephen Chauvet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half_end]<\/p>\n<p>Among the <em>mangai<\/em>, it is possible to distinguish the material that was used for its manufacture. The <strong><em>mangai ivi<\/em><\/strong> was made of one piece of bone. The use of human bone material is understood due to the absence of other large animals from which sufficient surface could be extracted for larger models.<\/p>\n<p>Within the bone <em>mangai<\/em>, there is a singular type that is the <strong><em>mangai vere vere<\/em><\/strong>, a hook composed of two pieces: the one that forms a curve is called <em>mata<\/em> (eye) and the other <em>va\u2019e<\/em> (foot). The first one has a notch in the lower part where it is coupled to the <em>va\u2019e<\/em> and tied closely with a string of braided fibers of <em>hau hau<\/em> (Triumfetta semitriloba), a local shrub.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there are the <em>mangai<\/em> made of stone, specifically polished basalt, called <strong><em>mangai maea<\/em><\/strong>, or mangai kahi, since they were intended for tuna fishing (<em>kahi<\/em> in the Rapanui language).<\/p>\n<p>The method for making bone and stone hooks is similar. A general outline was made on the material, a central hole that was enlarged and given the desired shape was drilled, and finished with the filing and polishing that used to be done with coral.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13582\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13582 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_0159.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mangai Maea half finished and one already finished from the collection of the Sebastian Englert Museum\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"13582\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangai Maea half finished and one already finished from the collection of the Sebastian Englert Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his book on Pacific hooks, the anthropologist and collector <a href=\"http:\/\/www.horniman.ac.uk\/collections\/browse-our-collections\/authority\/agent\/identifier\/agent-1195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H. G. Beasley<\/a> indicates that the polished stone hooks of Easter Island are extraordinary in shape and finish and considered them a work of art. He also notes that they have not been found anywhere else in the Pacific with the exception of New Zealand, where it is called <em>he\u2019i matua<\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"text-47\" class=\"widget widget_text widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em; color: #c4c4c4; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">ADVERTISING<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"anuncio\">\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Banner_Central Rapa Nui -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4035446418\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->\n<p>A large majority of the old hooks that have been collected since the early 19th century on Easter Island, have been found in tombs of the <em>ariki<\/em> (tribal chiefs) buried in the ahu (ceremonial platforms), along with spears with obsidian tip. Although it seems that they could be used for fishing because of their shape (others not because of their too closed circle), perhaps they could be considered more as <strong>a symbol of authority and status<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is curious that many more hooks have been found on the north coast of the island than in the south. It may be that the fishing was more abundant in the north, where the hooks found are also larger. Other theories indicate that they could belong to the clans installed in that area, especially the powerful Miru clan, descendant of King Hotu Matu\u2019a, which would reinforce mangai as a symbol of power.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13581\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13581 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_0318.jpg?resize=600%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mangai petroglyphs next to an octopus on Papa Mangai on the Papa Vaka site\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" data-id=\"13581\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangai petroglyphs next to an octopus on Papa Mangai on the Papa Vaka site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More evidence of the above can be seen in the area known as <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/easter-island-archaeology\/papa-vaka\/\"><strong>Papa Vaka<\/strong><\/a>, where the highest concentration of mangai-shaped petroglyphs of the entire island is found. There you can see a rock, called precisely <strong>Papa Mangai<\/strong>, where next to the beautiful and original silhouette of an octopus you can see several engravings of hooks on its surface.<\/p>\n<p>Hooks were also <strong>a common motif in tattoo designs<\/strong>, how Katherine Routledge observed during her stay, which adds a meaning of protection and fortune to the <em>mangai<\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"text-47\" class=\"widget widget_text widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em; color: #c4c4c4; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">ADVERTISING<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"anuncio\">\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Banner_Central Rapa Nui -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4035446418\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->\n<p>A more gloomy alternative interpretation of the oversized rapanui fishing hooks, developed by <a href=\"http:\/\/uppsala.academia.edu\/HeleneMartinssonWallin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martinsson-Wallin<\/a>, states that they could be used for a more macabre type of &#8220;fishing.&#8221; On certain islands of Eastern Polynesia, this kind of &#8220;fishing&#8221; consisted of the sacrifice of human beings, which were suspended from a tree by a large hook inserted in the victim&#8217;s mouth.<\/p>\n<p>The origin of this terrible practice may be in a Polynesian legend, which tells as two fishermen who were going to offer their catch to the gods, ate the fish themselves. Repentant after the feast, they took the remains to the priest, who was not content to receive a thorn as an offering, and was even more incensed when he learned that the fishermen had eaten the fish. So he decided to sacrifice the offenders and offer them, instead of a dishonored fish. The two men were hung from a tree and presented to the god as <em>i&#8217;a avae raraa<\/em> (fish with long legs).<\/p>\n<p>Since these sacrifices were widespread in Eastern Polynesia, it cannot be ruled out that they took place in Rapa Nui. It is not unreasonable to think that the Miru clan or dominant clan developed the <em>mangai<\/em> if they wanted to celebrate human sacrifices to maintain their power and authority.<\/p>\n<h2>The legend of Mangai Ivi Tangata<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13595\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13595 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mangai-museo-englert2.jpg?resize=618%2C650&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Manga ivi\" width=\"618\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"13595\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manga ivi | Photo: Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is an ancient legend that attributes to a man named Ure Avai, the first manufacture of <em>mangai ivi tangata<\/em>, the hook made of human bone.<\/p>\n<p>Ure Avai was a young fisherman who lived in <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/hanga-roa\/hanga-piko\/\">Hanga Piko<\/a>. Despite descending from an old family of fishermen, he was not happy with the results of his fishing. He, like the rest of the fishermen on the island, used hooks made of stone, <em>mangai maea<\/em>, but they did not give the expected result in catching tunas, since most of the fish escaped when he tried to get them into the boat from the deep waters.<\/p>\n<p>One afternoon, after returning sadly to his house after a little fruitful day, he decided to pray to Mea Kahi, the god of fishing, to ask for help in his work. At night, while he was sleeping, he had a dream. The spirit of an ancestor (<em>tupuna<\/em>) called Tirakoka appeared and told him why he was not successful in fishing. Then he ordered him to go to the cave where his father&#8217;s remains were buried, and take a piece of femur to build a hook.<\/p>\n<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"text-47\" class=\"widget widget_text widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em; color: #c4c4c4; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">ADVERTISING<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"anuncio\">\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Banner_Central Rapa Nui -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4035446418\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->\n<p>The next day, still confused with the vision, he decided to go to the cave where his father was buried. He took a piece of bone from the thigh, and began to carve a hook according to the instructions given to him by the spirit. When he had it ready, he embarked on his canoe and headed offshore, away from his companions, to test his new tool. Once the mangai was launched, he began to catch fish very easily, returning to port with large quantities of fish.<\/p>\n<p>The constant success in fishing, first aroused the astonishment and then the envy of the rest of the fishermen, who did not understand how Ure Avai got such amount of fish. They asked him about his secret, but he did not want to reveal it, which caused an enmity with his fellow workers. Then one day, the other fishermen, desperate to know their hidden arts, follow Ure to his favorite fishing ground and face him. Ure trying to keep his secret loses his life in the fight, with which they manage to search into his ship and find his new bone hook.<\/p>\n<p>People say that since then, the fishermen of Rapa Nui used the <em>mangai ivi tangata<\/em> to obtain abundant fishing, so that there never was more lack of food to take to their families and that the evil spirit of Ure Avai continues to roam the island.<\/p>\n<h2>The mangai today<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11831\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mangai-tadeo-Teao-Easter-Island-Rapa-Nui.jpg?resize=600%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Extraordinary horse-shaped mangai ivi from the Tadeo-Lili Foundation\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" data-id=\"11831\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Extraordinary horse-shaped mangai ivi from the Tadeo-Lili Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The belief that the <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/rapa-nui-culture\/rapa-nui-religion-and-beliefs\/\"><em>mana<\/em><\/a> (energy) of expert fishermen could be transmitted through their bones, once deceased, was common in many parts of the South Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>The mangai is currently the most popular pendant among the inhabitants of Rapa Nui and Polynesia, and its use has spread throughout the world. It is used as an amulet of prosperity, abundance, protection and good luck, especially for those who enter the sea, but it has also become a valuable decorative object due to its original aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting historical specimens can be seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/easter-island-museum\/\">Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum<\/a> on Easter Island and in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museofonck.cl\/new_site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fonck Museum<\/a> in Vi\u00f1a del Mar. As an example of beautiful contemporary craftsmanship, the bone mangai carved by Tadeo Teao stand out at the <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/museums-and-cultural-centres\/tadeo-lili-cultural-foundation\/\">Tadeo-Lili Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13623\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mangai-makani-hawaii.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anzuelo de estilo hawaiano | Foto: Makani Hawaii\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"13623\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hawaiian style hook | Photo: Makani Hawaii<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-crafts-shopping\/\">shops and markets of Easter Island<\/a> you can buy <em>mangai<\/em> made of bone, stone, wood or metal, following the old local designs. 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