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Borrow
Posted on May 8, 2024 by David M Willis
THE KICKSTARTER IS OVER!  .... now it's time to beat you over the head with, instead, the knowledge that I will be in Toronto this weekend for TCAF.  Table 105, first floor!

229 thoughts on “Borrow”

  1. NGPZ

    Let the fucking begin!!!!

    *plays “Awaken Pillar Men” from JoJo Soundtrack CD on hacked muzak*

    1. Doctor_Who

      This sets off a chain reaction of everyone in the dorm hooking up, until everyone has gotten laid except Joe and Joyce.

      1. Cattleprod

        And Sal. Because she said that out loud, the laws of fiction dictate that she can’t have sex until after Joyce does.

        1. Casi

          the laws of yuri state that she will have sex at the same time as joyce, with joyce

        2. Yet_One_More_Idiot

          Sorry, Dotty got in there first – after sharing a night of drunken revelry together, the laws of yuri dictate that Dotty and Joyce must hook up and make sweet love to each other – and THEN Joyce can get it awn with Sal afterwards. Or maybe at the same time. But she must do Dotty first. 😉

        3. Sajuuk-Khar

          Presumably before getting it on with Joyce, Sal would have to duel Beckyto the death, because while Dorothy is her fated rival and nemesis, Sal would be an unwelcome interloper not to be borne, and only blades would suffice in place of words.

        4. Shogeton

          This too is yuri

        5. Kaiyalai

          The Dotty/Becky/Joyce/Sal orgy will leave no survivors.

        6. staszu13

          Didn’t know Yuri Gagarin had a set of laws – oh, wait

        7. Sharaku

          Yeah, it was always kind of weird that he demanded that this be his true legacy.

      2. Erik

        Sex montage!

    2. Sajuuk-Khar

      I must approve of this song, even if I personally do not associate it with horny lmao

      1. Stu

        You would if you watched “If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device” and witnessed the Fabstodes – https://youtu.be/I9n6iMeIW8A?si=zefXP7Iz38FqjQ9N

        1. Agentomega

          “Look upon my smooth Auramite. My oiled joints. My well-rounded chassis. My thermic reactor pulsates,
           with smooth, velvety beats.”

          *oil_spurt.mp3*

  2. Ana Chronistic

    “If Joyce gets fucked first, she can GET FUCKED”

    …

    “wait no”

    1. Decidedly Orthogonal

      Did Joyce extend her Teleport to include Joe? How’d they get down while both staying covered? _Why_ did they get down from the bed? Is butts disease infectious? Is Jeph Jacques correct?

      1. Ophidiophile

        I also find this confusing. Almost as confusing as Sal leaving via the door.

        1. Gigafreak

          I find it more confusing that she’s using Danny’s actual name here instead of calling out to “WONDERBREAD!” for sex

        2. Michael Steamweed

          Gotta transition eventually. “Oh God Wonderbread!” doesn’t have the same Slipshine sound as “Oh God Danny!”

        3. GholaHalleck

          sounds like one of those french bread commercials. Like the old Orangina ads.

      2. Needfuldoer

        I can only imagine he held the blanket out like a matador while she climbed down the ladder.

        1. Roborat

          I was spending some time trying to figure out how they got down the ladder while keeping Joyce covered.

        2. Needfuldoer

          Payback, I guess?

          https://www.dumbingofage.com/bunk/

      3. Michael Steamweed

        The previously established Rules of Cooperative Dorm Sharing dictate (see what I did there?) that Sal gets first shot with Danny. So Joyce/Joe got off the bed, to make way. (Ain’t ready for the foursome/orgy clause of the Rules) When Sal/Danny are done, then Joyce/Joe can resume cuddling.

  3. TheKelliestKelly

    I pledged to the Kickstarter with only minutes to spare! Very excited about and very sorry to my wallet

    1. Ana Chronistic

      Woo!

  4. Nono

    Joe has a nice back and butt.

    1. David DeLaney

      oh yes
      a pretty nice front too

    2. Mr D phone posting

      Joe got more cake than Joyce lol

      1. Dday

        This disparity cannot stand. Joe’s gotta introduce Joyce to the squat machine, STAT

        1. Weatherheight

          And Dorothy still outshines them both.

        2. Dday

          Hmmm. Ok we’re gonna need some kind of a 3/4 angled lineup for a scientifically objective assometrical comparison

        3. Mr D

          that kinda claim requires evidence

      2. TrueVCU

        In fairness Joe is like 2-3 Standard Joyce Masses

    3. RoyanRannedos

      I imagine I look like Joe from the back. But it’s more likely I look like Hank Hill.

  5. Nono

    Also Sal you’re not a virgin, it’s not a race

    1. anon

      we know she’s not because of jason (and prolly some other past hookups) but i doubt she ‘cared’ about any of them as much as danny

      1. staszu13

        C’mon, Danny! Little DJ needs his/her future mom to get some practice!

    2. Roborat

      Well, to her it probably feels like decades since she got laid.

  6. Blibdoolpoolp

    Butts for days. I do love Sal’s absolute refusal to be behind Joyce in the getting boned department. Only question now is if doe-boy Danny is gonna be more sensitive than an increasingly adult Joyce.

    1. Sajuuk-Khar

      Danny claimed he was willing and even eager to eat Sal out on demand, now he has to back that claim up

      (Much like Joe should back it up

      That ass

      Yeeeeeaaaahhh

      Joyce too for that matter)

  7. drakray

    They got their socks on!!

    1. hastur

      . . . but not their rocks off.

      1. Michael Steamweed

        Not yet. Gotta wait for Sal/Danny first. ‘Cause reasons?

    2. Queezle

      And their sock are matching their undies. And now I am worried, I do not have matching socks and undies. Should I have that? Is that something people notice? Can I buy them in sets?

      1. Wilde

        1) No 2) No, or at least not chill people 3) probably but only because companies will sell anything

        1. clif

          Only the most elite have matching socks and undies.

        2. Theluxland

          Well, I have only black socks and black boxers…

          Does that mean i’m elite?

    3. HueSatLight

      gross

  8. Grimey

    LET THE GREAT SEX RACE BE—

    Wait, no, no that’s bad right?

    1. jeffepp

      Joyce: “How long do you think it will take her to find him?”

      Joe: “Just long enough…”

      Joyce: “Let Operation: Hanky Minus Panty commence! But, shut the door first.”

  9. poofdepoof

    Bit confused about the last panel — what’s that blue thing in the bottom left corner?

    1. True Survivor

      I think it is a bean-bag – the misshapen, deforming, diseased butt of chair kind.

    2. HueSatLight

      Beanbags. https://www.dumbingofage.com/saucy/

    3. Ray Radlein

      Even the furniture has Butts Disease

      1. AbacusWizard

        It’s terrifyingly contagious. Or so I’ve heard.

    4. sultryglebe

      I kind of thought it might be the outline of Dan’s hat.

    5. Weatherheight

      Grimace, the purple/blue shake eating monster from old McDonald’s commercials. Brother’s in a bad way after getting fired from on air so now he’s doing product placement wherever he can.

  10. HueSatLight

    Sal’s making it weird. She should do the polite thing and tell Joyce she has a beautiful body.

    1. Coatl

      I guess she was taken by surprise to see Joyce there and possibly didn’t know how to respond to it.

    2. Sajuuk-Khar

      What, and just ignore Joe’s ass? Those perfect cheeks? Those gluteal delights? I think not???

      1. Jay

        Wrong twin for the bisexuality, IIRC, but personally I get where you’re coming from!

    3. Yotomoe

      And Joe. He’s got a beautiful body too.

      1. Sajuuk-Khar

        Many people are saying this.

        1. David DeLaney

          Bi(g), strong men!
          With tears in their eyes!
          And “gimme” motions in their fingers!

        2. Sajuuk-Khar

          Now youse speaking’ my language!

  11. BBCC

    LMAO It’s time I guess!

    1. ValdVin

      The perfect amount of non-planning to answer Sal’s question, “Why ain’t we fuckin’?”

  12. bea

    for some reason it’s so cute to me that both joe and joyce have matching socks and undies

  13. Esha

    Damn Joe

  14. Steelbright

    Both of them teleported to the floor?

    1. Sajuuk-Khar

      Joyce’s teleportation power is like Nightcrawler’s, it affects a radius around her.

    2. foamy

      I like to picture them awkwardly climbing down while still holding the blanket in front of themselves.

  15. Jo_cubstar

    I really hope I make it to TCAF this weekend. …and it’d be nice if I could find my doa t-shirt

  16. Suet

    Ahhh, the greatest motivator – spite

    If Joe needs the blanket to cover himself too, then the sun must have risen again

    1. David DeLaney

      … is THAT what he’s named it

  17. Ray Radlein

    So Joe and Joyce got out of bed and down the little ladder while still holding the sheet/blanket in front of themselves?

    …why?

    1. Sajuuk-Khar

      DECENCY.

      I mean you could probably see Joe’s ass from the FRONT. Boy is thicc as HELL. He got a booty like pow pow pow. Plush rump, quarter, etc.

      1. Loki

        But why get out of bed at all?

        1. Tan

          Because staying in bed implies that there is something more to hide than there is

        2. Derek

          I don’t see how it does

        3. zee

          So we can see the cheeks

        4. Azhrei Vep

          Because Sal has ruined the Mood, so now it’s time to get dressed and have breakfast.

    2. Weatherheight

      The Comics Code Authority demands it!
      Even when webcomics are not adherents to its shackles!

    3. Michael Steamweed

      Clearly to give Sal / Danny the space for their “why ain’t we fuckin’ non-marital (but probably martial) hanking-panking. Cuddlin’ couple has less claim than fuckin’ friends.

  18. Kyrik Michalowski

    Sal wants the D…

    The D stands for Danny.

    I completely understand wanting to have sex with my s/o before Joyce.

  19. Marvelman

    Is it that Americans don’t apologize or that Sal doesn’t apologize?

    1. Taffy

      When in doubt, it’s usually best not to make a sweeping generalisation about an entire nationality based on the actions of an individual.

      1. Bruno

        Yeah, Americans donʻt like generalisations about groups of people.

        1. clif

          It’s well known that Americans have nothing in common.

        2. LiamKav

          They’re pretty united if you start talking about Outdoor Cats on social media.

          (Please do not start talking about Outdoor Cats)

        3. Vanessa

          Haha, that is a whole thing isn’t it?

    2. cbwroses

      Special Agent Gibbs says to never apologize: it’s a sign of weakness.

      1. Taffy

        Special Agent Gibbs is a loser and a terrorist.

        1. cbwroses

          Loser is a matter of opinion I’m not sure you could support well.

          How the hell do you come up with terrorist?

    3. Mturtle7

      Both? Both. Both is good.

  20. Sajuuk-Khar

    Sal said she came to this bakery for her BREAD not for CAKE, good DAY you two!!!

    Also, apropos of butts and horny nonsense and two of the three people in this comic, I have created a dreadful fan narrative, to be viewed here should one so choose: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55752664

    1. David DeLaney

      o 0 O {Joyce, when you retrieve your phone from where you’ve thrown it, }

      BWAAAAAAhahahaaa

      –Dave, that was an -extremely- good dreadful fan simulation

      1. Sajuuk-Khar

        Thank you, thank you, I’m legit quite proud of my Dina voice there haha

    2. Tom

      This was fantastic and deeply plausible.

  21. Wraithy2773

    Ah, so Joyce’s bra did come off at some point. Was kinda ambiguous there for a bit.

    1. John Campbell

      It was established some days ago that it was on the floor. Joyce didn’t sleep in her bra.

      1. Josh

        Yup, Danny found a Joyce’s bra on the floor next to Sal’s jacket.

      2. Wraithy2773

        Derp. Was too busy peeking at shoulder to read the dialog balloons >_<.

        1. Needfuldoer

          … Same.

    2. JA

      She took it off a couple comics ago, with a subtle “Holy shit” expression on Joe’s face.

      1. JA

        Shirt* not bra.

  22. Johan

    Where has Butts been? Or do they only appear for Jennifer’s booty?

  23. Taffy

    Joe with the whole bakery back there, dang.

    1. Sajuuk-Khar

      My boy be servin’ up challah for days

      1. Schpoonman

        No wonder Joyce wants that bread in her face like her screenname is “Roko”.

      2. NGPZ

        Fuck now I want challah, them stuff is good :9

  24. sdrainbow

    get you a man who respects leg day

    1. Yotomoe

      And glutes Week.

      1. Gigafreak

        I disagree, those glutes do not look weak to me

  25. Shakes

    Willis from the top rope with the Slipshine fakeout!

    1. Yotomoe

      Unfortunate.

      1. a/snow/mous/e

        pivoting to a Sal/Danny slipshine perhaps

  26. TrueVCU

    [Gazing Respectfully]

    1. Cmasta1992

      [Gazing Not Even Remotely Respectfully]

      1. David DeLaney

        [Gazing How Am I Even Managing To Type Thisly]

        1. Sajuuk-Khar

          [Drooling Openly Like a Damn Tex Avery Wolf]

  27. DailyBrad

    What a nice-ass couple. As in, a couple with nice asses.

    1. Michael Steamweed

      I have hopes for them. The couple that asses together, stays together.

  28. Cukie

    As a lesbian, I’ve never had a more intense reaction to a guy’s dumpy as I have Joe’s

    1. anon

      anyone can appreciate a good butt

  29. JA

    Poor Danny has no idea what’s coming for him.

    1. Michael Steamweed

      I see what you did there.
      (unlike danny)

  30. Yotomoe

    I like this strip and y’all all know why I like it.

    1. Dara

      It’s like he drew it just for you! xD

      1. Yotomoe

        Naw if he drew it just for me we’d be seeing the opposite side of them.

    2. anon

      “Butt, butt, butt, butt!”

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBwZrG4HzkM&ab_channel=Robby_

  31. EpochFlame

    doing god’s work, joyce

  32. Reltzik

    … so I don’t get WHY Sal’s turned on by this sequence of events, but apparently she is?

    1. Sajuuk-Khar

      Spite. The answer is spite.

    2. Yotomoe

      It’s like when biologists play videos of pandas mating to try and make pandas mate.

      1. NGPZ

        Even if it gets them horny, that’s still a far cry from getting pandas to do it.

        Despite being carnivores, they only eat a specific type of bamboo of which only 2% is digested, so they don’t really got no energy for sex.

        1. Yotomoe

          From what I’ve heard, Pandas mate all the time…in the wild. They just don’t do it in captivity. They just have very very specific fertility windows.

        2. NGPZ

          Oooooh you mean pandas in general.

          I was thinking of the giant panda.

        3. Mark

          Maybe they value their privacy.

      2. HueSatLight

        Doomed to failure, pandas aren’t into that vanilla stuff. They need to show them videos of pandas sitting on balloons until they pop.

        1. Yotomoe

          “Ah yes and here comes the Panda out in her Dominatrix outfit. And she’s chewing on her bullwhip. Clearly punishing the masochist panda by denying it attention”

        2. David DeLaney

          panda in high heels
          stepping on an accelerator pedal
          which is connected to a cake

    3. anon

      i would consider it a competitive thing versus just feeling flustered and rushing to danny for that reason lol

    4. DailyBrad

      She isn’t turned on, she just has a competitive streak sometimes, like when she wanted to have sex with Danny before Walky and Lucy boned. Which, is probably a whole lot easier now, granted.

      1. anon

        she’s gonna assert dominance by dragging danny back in their room and f*cking in front of joyce/joe lol

    5. zee

      She isn’t, she just has a mission to complete

    6. Mturtle7

      She’d never admit this, but I think it’s less that Sal’s turned on and more that she’s scared and confused by the idea that she’s not particularly scandalous or edgy in comparison to everyone else in her dorm, particularly someone as infamously “innocent” as Joyce. It’s an unfortunate consequence of how her parents (and, most likely, her teachers) spent her entire childhood pounding in the idea that she was born to be a stereotypical “bad girl” and nothing else. And while she may have reclaimed a lot of aspects of that stereotype for herself, she still has this knee-jerk reaction anytime someone or something implies that she isn’t 100% mad, bad, and dangerous to know, e.g. literally every interaction she has every had with Malaya.

  33. NGPZ

    Wait a minute…

    The site banner with Sal stepping into the room is literally this strip, isn’t it? XD

    1. David M Willis

      yup

      1. Sajuuk-Khar

        Absolutely goddamn brilliant.

  34. Siddlaw

    I guess one could say Joe is still doing his job of being a good wingman to Danny???

  35. Switchchris26

    How does Joe have the best butt in this series? Is it all the working out he has done? Did he get an amazing Butt on purpose? How can one attain that level of booty?

    1. anon

      ghe and jacob do work out , i imagine that contributes to it even fif you don’t do ‘glutes’ workout specifically? but y’never know, could be good genetics too since his father is also considered ‘handsome’/a bit of a maleslut (pos)

    2. Sajuuk-Khar

      The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some would consider to be…unnatural.

      1. CianM1301

        Just a heads up, I accidentally reported this comment, mb.

        1. Sajuuk-Khar

          Anakin, it’s as I said! The Jedi, they’re taking over!

    3. David DeLaney

      hauling that much chest and arms (and dick) everywhere he goes
      has hidden benefits

      benebutts

    4. Mturtle7

      I seem to recall that multiple people have gone on record saying that Walky’s butt is also Hella Fine. I don’t quite have the aesthetic sensibilities to judge for myself, but it’s possible he might also be a contender for Best Butt in the Series (despite not working out at all).

  36. anon

    Dang joe’s butt is quite a sight XD

    1. Bash

      I have no complaints

  37. Kyrik Michalowski

    So many of us have “Butts disease,” and the only solution is more butts.

    1. Roborat

      I thought it was more cowbell?

  38. John Campbell

    I just realized while updating the appearance counts for the scoreboard that, at some point during their drunken night out, Dorothy became the third member of the four-digit appearance club. (Joyce, of course, is the first, Walky’s the second.)

  39. Derek

    they went from sitting on the bed to standing beside it? why? that’s so damn awkward and unnecessary

    1. Foolissa

      I think primarily so that Willis could draw them from the back :-p

      1. Schpoonman

        Joe’s about to look down and to his left.

    2. thejeff

      I think Joyce was too freaked out by being seen in bad with Joe that she wasn’t really thinking about the consequences of getting out.

    3. Mturtle7

      Joyce being awkward and unnecessary is very in character for her, and Joe is kinda following her lead these days as much as humanly possible.

  40. Derek

    aside from the incredibly bizarre change of pose in the final panel, Joe and Joyce having socks that match their underwear is very Brad Majors and Janet Weiss of them, which fits Joyce (or at least her churchgirl sweatervest aesthetic) but it does not fit Joe at all.

    In fact, why is Joe even wearing socks? Nearly all men I know who sleep in their underwear like he does get too hot, they would never wear socks in bed.

    1. Taffy

      He has poor circulation in his legs, due to his height. It was established somewhere around Books 3-4, but I can’t be arsed to find where.

    2. vlademir1

      Shall I just cue up Creature of the night?

      1. David DeLaney

        so does Sal count as Magenta then

        1. Sajuuk-Khar

          YES.

    3. JoeCovenant

      “Viiiicce….”

      Sorry – Sorry…
      ‘Rocky’ flashbacks…

    4. shrub

      Well he is a perfect specimen of manhood

  41. MordWa

    Also impressive; Joyce and Joe being able to get down from the top bunk together at the same time, without letting the sheet slip, without showing skin, and without an audible comedy sound effect.

  42. David DeLaney

    Joe _and_ Joyce both blushing in panel 2

    –Dave, yep, he done changed some since last semester

  43. staszu13

    Danny cowering in shower, thinks: “OMG! Sal never calls me Danny unless I’m in trouble!”

  44. Bash

    Glad that Sal meant it when she said Joyce could borrow her clothes. I can only imagine the discourse we would have over “I said it but I didn’t mean it”.

  45. Shogo

    I wonder if we’ll stay with Joe and Joyce, or switch over to Sal and Danny. As adorable as JJ has been, I’ve been looking forward to more of SD.

  46. Dday

    Joe, whatchu doin out here with all this ass? Double cheeked up on a Sunday morning?

    1. David DeLaney

      appropriate Asher avatar is smirking appropriately

  47. IntangibleMatter

    DYW being real subtle about promoting the upcoming double slipshine shadowdrop

  48. CianM1301

    I mean, if we’re arguing semantics, Sal technically already has done it before Joyce. Maybe she meant having done it with Danny before Joyce did it with Joe?

    1. Da Boy

      Yeah she must mean romantically

    2. Mturtle7

      Yeah, she means with Danny. She started dating Danny long before Joyce started dating Joe, so now she’s aiming to fix the obvious injustice of Joyce taking her relationship “faster” than Sal.

      1. Schpoonman

        I think it was only a few days, actually. I think we’re only 9 in-universe days into the spring semester.

  49. M!a

    RIP Hat Guy.

    The ME will later report “…what remained of his face, was smiling.”

    1. Da Boy

      His pelvis will be missed

      1. Needfuldoer

        Zapp Brannigan and Fry, chained to the wall.

        1. Da Boy

          The Spirit is willing but the body is spongy and bruised.

  50. GUIGUI

    Joyce and Joe are like
    *teleport behind you*
    “psssh…nothin sexuel…kid…”

  51. Kaz

    Girl has priorities

  52. Amós Batista

    See? Fakey.

  53. Weatherheight

    Pretty sure Danny’s missing classes today (for some reason or other…).

  54. AbelUndercity

    Getting a big Brad and Janet vibe all of a sudden.

  55. DarkoNeko

    wow come on, you both wears SOCKS while sleeping ?

  56. Taigan

    “Gitcher pants off, wonderbread. We’re doin’ this before Joyce beats me to it.”

    *Danny confusion intensifies*

    1. Schpoonman

      He’s probably whiling time away in the shower right now, and he’s about to be in there for even more time, yet.

      1. Adept

        Ok, that’s a university freshman fantasy right there.

        1. Schpoonman

          My Freshman year was very boring.

  57. Schpoonman

    So I was about 33% correct, Sal saw JoJo with very little clothing on in bed and went “Oh, I need Danny in me yesterday.”

  58. Florence

    Sal “dating is a game and I will win it” Walkerton

  59. Jon

    Is anyone else absolutely flabbergasted by how Sal was able to cast a shadow from that window to them in the top bunk there?

    I mean, from yesterday’s comic, you’d have thought she was standing over them. But looking at the window now, I don’t think it’s even a little possible for her to have SEEN much beyond a lump under a blanket.

    1. Dday

      (Shhh! It was good for storytelling purposes! Just pretend the sun was still rising…)

  60. Adept

    Is Joyce tiny, Joe huge or both?

    1. Yeet

      both

  61. Plaaaaaa

    Joyce is going to think Sal’s still a virgin

  62. Acher4

    Cakes! Cakes everywhere!

  63. Jdorr

    I’m kinda curious how they got down while apparently trying to stay covered by the blanket given the way down is a ladder and they were sharing the blanket

  64. Vinter Nacht

    The fact that they both apparently slept with socks on DISTURBS me.

    1. Needfuldoer

      Right? The only place socks belong is in shoes. (And laundry hampers and washing machines, I guess.)

      1. Alan Lafond

        About the only time my socks come off is for when going into water (swimming, shower, etc), to change them, or if it is particularly hot. Maybe every once in a while if I need to scratch an itch or something, but otherwise, they stay on nearly all the time. Also, I never walk around the house, or outdoors, without some form of footwear, whether slippers, shoes, boots, or whatever.

    2. Schpoonman

      I used to mock it, and then I tried it on a particularly cold night and I do it sometimes.

      1. David M Willis

        Yeah it’s winter for these guys, they might suffer through socks

  65. shrub

    Good to see Sal not being negative about the situation or accusing Joe of impropriety or something

  66. thakoru

    She’s using his name, so you know it’s serious.

    1. David DeLaney

      But not The Middle Name

  67. Amós Batista

    My goal in gym is to have a butt like Joe.

    1. Amós Batista

      Also, won’t nobody talks about Joyce’s one?

    2. shrub

      Genetics, squats and lunges unfortunately

  68. Roborat

    So, Sal and Danny shower sex episode upcoming?

  69. therufs

    god i love Sal’s facial expressions

  70. Rikunda

    Wait is Sal a virgin?

    1. Rotunda

      No, but she has never had sex with someone she has regarded as a boyfriend.

  71. ADLegend21

    She’s SO REAL FOR THAT. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  72. ADLegend21

    This is my all time favorite strip in Dumbing of Age. It’s perfect.

  73. Makkabee

    Joyce is cosplaying as pink shorts boom op guy from Star Wars!

    And we didn’t miss May the Fourth by much.

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