- (1901) Stage: Wrote book for "The Night of the Fourth" [earliest Broadway credit]. Musical/satire. Directed by Ned Wayburn. Victoria Theatre: 21 Jan 1901-2 Feb 1901 (14 performances). Produced by Dunne and Ryley.
- (1902) Stage: Wrote "The Sultan of Sulu", produced on Broadway. Musical/satire. Music by Alfred G. Wathall. Musical Director: Alexander Spencer. Choreographed by Joseph C. Smith. Wallack's Theatre (moved to The Grand Opera House from 23 Nov 1903-close): 29 Dec 1902-1903 (closing date unknown/200 performances). Cast: Nell Adams (as "Ramona"), Maud Lillian (as "Berri Henrietta Budd"), Blanche Chapman (as "Pamela Francis Jackson"), Clara Eckstrom, Edward J. Flanagan (as "Didymos"), John J. Fogarty (as "Rastus"), Fred Frear (as "Hadji Tangtong"), Victory Gale (as "Galula"), Beryl Gomez (as "Pepita"), Charlotte Groves (as "Miss Dorchester"), Effie Hasty (as "Natalia"), Frank Hunter (as "Dingbat"), Memay Kennedy (as "Miss Newton"), Jane Mandeville (as "Miss Cambridge"), William Mandeville (as "Col. Jefferson Budd"), Marian McLean (as "Selina"), Basil Millspaugh (as "Sgt. Standpipe"), Frank Moulan (as "Ki-Ram"), Paul Nicholson (as "Wakeful M. Jones"), Aurora Piatt (as "Miss Roxbury"), Gertrude Quinlan (as "Chiquita"), Frank Rainger (as "Datto Mandi"), Templer Saxe (as "Lt. William Hardy"), Loris Scarsdale (as "Mauricia"), Mabel Wilbur (as "Natividad"). Produced by Henry W. Savage.
- (1903) Stage: Wrote book / lyrics for "Peggy from Paris", produced on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by William Lorraine. Scenic Design by Walter Burridge and Edward La Moss. Directed by George F. Marion. Wallack's Theatre: 10 Sep 1903- 1 Nov 1903 (85 performances). Cast: Dan Baker (as "Walt Quackenbush" / "M. Hommard"), Guelma L. Baker (as "Lutie Plummer"), George A. Beane (as "Montague Fish"), Harry Benham (as "Lem Harvey" / "Chorus"), George F. Bennett (as "Dickey Drexel"), Georgia Caine (as "Peggy Plummer"), Cyril Chadwick (as "Chorus"), Blanche Collette (as "Chorus"), Arthur Deagon (as "Reginald Hickey"), Goodwal Dickerman (as "Hon. Japez Flanders"), Olga Fredericks (as "Chorus"), Blanche Gilson (as "Mrs. Tuft-Hunter"), Alice Hageman (as "Mrs. Montague Fish"), Helen Hale (as "Lilly Ann Lynch"), Olivette Haynes (as "Tessie Higgins" / "Chorus"), Louise Jansen (as "Chorus"), Carolyn Lilja (as "Chorus"), Anita Marik (as "Chorus"), Paul Nicholson (as "Cicero J. Grampis"), E.H. O'Connor (as "M. Folies-Bergere" / "Jim Peasley"), John P. Park (as "Alexander Nerveen"), Esta Reed (as "Mrs. Homer Ketcham" / "Chorus"), George Richards (as "Capt. Alonzo Plummer"), Josie Sadler (as "Sophie Blatz"). Produced by Henry W. Savage.
- (1904) Stage: Wrote "The County Chairman", produced on Broadway. Comedy. [return engagement]. Wallack's Theatre: 1 Sep 1904-Oct 1904 (closing date unknown/44 performances). Cast: Unknown. Produced by Henry W. Savage. NOTE: Filmed as The County Chairman (1914).
- (1904) Stage: Wrote "The College Widow", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Scenic Design by Walter Burridge. Directed by George F. Marion. Garden Theatre: 20 Sep 1904-May 1905 (closing date unknown/278 performances). Cast: Ralph Allard, William Anderson, E.Y. Backus, Joseph Barlow, Wyatt Barnes, C.J. Brabin, Art Brock, George E. Bryant, Frederick Burton [Broadway debut], Lucy Cabeen, Florence Cameron, Dan Collyer (as "McCowan"), Morgan Coman, Georgia Cross, Edgar L. Davenport (as "Jack Larrabee"), Thomas Delmar, George F. Demarest, Charles Fraser, Mrs. Gallagher, C.A. Gronseth, Nat Haines, J. Beresford Hollis, Edwin Holt (as "Hiram Bolton"), Andy Lewis, Robert MacKay, Stephen Maley, Mary McGregor, Lida McMillan, Belle Nelson, Grace Quackenbush, Gertrude Quinlan, Amy Ricard, George Stillwell, Dorothy Tennant (as "Jane Witherspoon"), Harold Torrington, Frederick Truesdell (as "Billy Bolton"), Douglas J. Wood. Produced by Henry W. Savage. NOTE: Filmed as The College Widow (1915), The College Widow (1927).
- (1904) Stage: Wrote libretto for "The Sho-Gun", produced on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by Gustave Luders [credited as Gustav Luders]. Musical Director: John McGhie. Directed by George F. Marion. Wallack's Theatre: 10 Oct 1904-21 Jan 1905 (125 performances). Cast: Elinor Barras (as "Chorus"), Frank Blackman (as "Chorus"), Derby Brown (as "Chorus"), Georgia Caine (as "Omee-Omi, widow of the former Sho-Gun"), Eda Chandler (as "Chorus"), Marie Christie (as "Tiki-Too, Maid of Honor attending Hunni-Bun"), Albert Cunningham (as "Chorus"), James Dale (as "Chorus"), Myra Davis (as "U-Ju, Maid of Honor attending Hunni-Bun"), Whitlock Davis (as "Chorus"), Lucille DeMentz (as "Chorus"), Hertha Engel (as "Chorus"), Charles Evans (as "William Henry Spangle, an energetic pilgrim"), Pansy Farmer (as "Chorus"), O. Fowle (as "Chorus"), Olga Fredericks (as "Yung-Fun, Maid of Honor attending Hunni-Bun"), Genevieve (as "Chorus"), Lulu Hamill (as "Chorus"), Muriel Harmon (as "Chorus"), Arney Henry (as "Chorus"), Olive Hill (as "Chorus"), Morris Hiller (as "Chorus"), Edna Jackson (as "Chorus"), J.H. Keenan (as "Chorus"), Grace King (as "Moo-Zoo May, first of the Sing-Song girls"), Amy LaDew (as "Chorus"), Georgena Leary (as "Nanni-Fan, Maid of Honor attending Hunni-Bun"), Thomas C. Leary (as "Hanki-Pank, astrologer and dealer in proverbs"), Christie MacDonald (as "Princess Hunni-Bun, niece of Sho-Gun"), Anita Marik (as "Chorus"), Edward Martindel (as "His Excellency Flai-Hai, the Sho-Gun of Ka-Choo"), Dorothy Maynard, May Murray (as "Chorus"), Rose Murray (as "Chorus"), Arthur O'Bryan (as "Wi-Ju, a publicity promoter"), E. O'Connor (as "Chorus"), George Ollerenshaw (as "O Hung, a messenger on the dark path"), Grace Overand (as "Chorus"), E. Percy Parsons (as "Sha-Man, a Head Priest"), Carrie E. Perkins (as "The Dowager Hi-Faloot, first of the exclusives"), Lucille Prince (as "Chorus"), Etta Raynor (as "Chorus"), William Reiske (as "Chorus"), Patsy Rogers (as "Chorus"), Loris Scarsdale (as "Kee-Zi, companion of Hunni-Bun"), Agnes Sheridan (as "Chorus"), Cora Spicer (as "Tah-Tah, Maid of Honor attending Hunni-Bun"), Alex B. St. Johns (as "Chorus"), Carlyle Sweitler (as "Chorus"), Henry Taylor (as "Beverly Dasher, Ensign U.S. Navy"), P.H. Tazeman (as "Chorus"), Fay Tincher (as "Chorus"), Lucy Tonge (as "Chorus"), David Torrence (as "Gen. Kee-Otori, a military grandee"), Grace Walsh (as "Chorus"; Broadway debut), Virgie Ware (as "Chorus"), William C. Weedon (as "Tee-To Komura, a despised bachelor"), Ocie Williams (as "Chorus"). Produced by Henry W. Savage.
- (1905) Stage: Wrote source material (play,"The College Widow") for "The College Widower", produced on Broadway. Musical/burlesque. Book by Edgar Smith. Music by Maurice Levi. Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall: 5 Jan 1905-unknown (unknown performances). Directed by Frank Hatch and Sam Marion.
- (1905) Stage: Wrote "The Bad Samaritan" on Broadway. Comedy. Garden Theatre: 12 Sep 1905-Sep 1905 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Undetermined role. Cast: E.Y. Backus, Nicholas Burnham, Fred Cumming, Ralph Dean, Grace Fisher, Richard Golden (as "Uncle Ike"), Mathew Grean, Sam Hardy, L. Wadsworth Harris, Jacques Kruger, Carolyn Lee, Mary Mallon, George F. Marion, Cecile Mayer, Adelaide Orton, Frank Perley, Sam Reed, Edward See, Harry Stone, Harry Stubbs [Broadway debut], Anne Sutherland, Agusta True. Produced by Henry W. Savage.
- (1905) Stage: Wrote "Just Out of College", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Directed by William Seymour. Lyceum Theatre: 27 Sep 1905-Nov 1905 (closing date unknown/61 performances). Cast: George Alryn, Mabel Amber, Frances Comstock, Jack Devereaux, Maude Dickerson, Mrs. E.A. Eberle, Louis Egan, Elene Foster, Harry Frees, Katharine Gilman, Howard Hull, Paul Humphrey, George S. Irving, Charles Jackson, Eugene Jepson, Marguerite Lewis, Tully Marshall, Louise McNamara, Georgie Mendum, Albert W. Meyer, M.B. Pollock, Burnette Radcliffe, Nellie Robinson, Lillian Seville, Maud Sinclair, Blanche Stoddard, Louise Sydmeth, Myrtle Tannehill, Margery Taylor, George Henry Trader, Joseph Wheelock Jr.. Produced by Charles Frohman. NOTE: Filmed as Just Out of College (1915).
- (1907) Stage: Wrote "Artie", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Garrick Theatre: 28 Oct- 1907-Nov 1907 (closing date unknown/22 performances). Cast: Joseph Brennan, George A. Cameron, Herbert Cole, Daniel Corse, Frank Craven, J.W. Cunningham, Louis R. Grisel, William Harrigan, Sidney Irving, James A. Leahy, Hale Norcross, Joseph M. Sparks, James Stewart, Frederick Wallace, Lawrence Wheat, Thomas H. Wilson. Produced by Charles B. Dillingham. NOTE: Filmed as Artie, the Millionaire Kid (1916).
- (1908) Stage: Wrote "Father and the Boys", produced on Broadway. Empire Theatre: 2 Mar 1908-May 1908 (closing date unknown/88 performances). Cast: Percy Brooke, Adele Clarke, Dan Collyer, William H. Crane (as "Lemuel Moreword"), Scott Dailey, Margaret Dale (as "Bessie Brayton"), Harry Dodd, Edward Donnelly, Mary Faber, Robert MacKay (as "Tom"), Amelia Mayborn, Forrest Orr' (as "Bill"), Gabriel Ravenelle, Fred W. Sidney, Marguerite St. John, Ivy Troutman. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1908) Stage: Wrote "Mrs. Peckham's Carousel", produced on Broadway. Scenic Design by Frank Platzer. Garrick Theatre: 29 Sep 1908-Nov 1908 (closing date unknown/63 performances). Cast: Frank Connor, Dudley Digges, W.H. Gilmore, May Irwin, DeWitt Jennings, Mary K. Taylor. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1909) Stage: Wrote book for "The Fair Co-ed", produced on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by Gustave Luders [credited as Gustav Luders]. Directed by Fred G. Latham. Knickerbocker Theatre (moved to The Criterion Theatre from 26 Apr 1909-close): 1 Feb 1909-29 May 1909 (136 performances). Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.
- (1910) Stage: Wrote book / lyrics for "The Old Town", produced on Broadway. Musical. Music by Gustave Luders [credited as Gustav Luders]. Featuring songs by Alfred G. Robyn, Arthur Pryor and Terry Sherman. Featuring songs with lyrics by Thomas Railey (credited as Thomas T. Railey; earliest Broadway credit), Vincent Bryan and Bob Adams. Musical Director: Arthur Pryor. Directed by Ben Teal. Globe Theatre: 10 Jan 1910-4 Jun 1910 (166 performances). Cast: May Ainsworth (as "Chorus"), Morris Avery (as "Chorus"), Veronique Banner (as "Chorus"), Alice Belga (as "Gwendolyn Hemenway, a Suffragette"), Dorothy Bertrand (as "Chorus"), Nat M. Bowes (as "Chorus"), Gene Cole (as "Chorus"), Claude Cooper (as "Donald MacGookin, a Scotch Tourist"), Allene Crater (as "Ernestine Bilwether, Bilwether's Ambitious Wife"), Grace Crowley (as "Chorus"), Verna Dalton (as "Chorus"), Albert Dempsey (as "Chorus"), Margaret Denver (as "Rosalie Band, Doing What She Can"), Charles F. Dodge (as "Chorus"), Clementine Dundas (as "Janet Spangle, Helping to Spend the Money"), Constance Eastman (as "A Vision"), May Ellison (as "Chorus"), Fred Emerson (as "Chorus"), Helen Falconer (as "Chorus"), Dorothy Gibson (as "Chorus"), Claude Gillingwater (as "The Hon. Dike Bilwether, a recent Millionaire"), Nathalie Green (as "Serepta Wallace Kitts, a Suffragette"), R.H. Greenlaw (as "Chorus"), Josephine Harriman (as "Chorus"), Anice Harris (as "Chorus"), Elizabeth Hawman (as "Chorus"), Louise Hawman (as "Chorus"), John Hendricks (as "Jim Flanders, a Politician"), Flo Hengler (as "Caroline Bristow, Mrs. Bilwether's Niece"), May Hengler (as "Diana Bristow, Mrs. Bilwether's Niece"), May Hopkins (as "Marie Swift, Helping to Spend the Money"), Jeanette Joen (as "Chorus"), Ethel Johnson (as "Gustiana Jimpsen, a Swedish Maid"), Shirley Kellogg (as "Ethel Trotter, a Social Security" / "Fawnie Smith, a Suffragette"), C.L. Kelly (as "Chorus"), Virginia Kendall (as "Chorus"), Reba Kent (as "Chorus"), Arthur Kuesta (as "Chorus"), Lyndon Law (as "W. Darrell Gimpley, self-confessed Genius"), Mazie Leroy (as "Chorus"), Beatrice Liddell (as "Chorus"), Harry Lillford (as "Mortimer, a Servant"), Dorothy Marlowe (as "Chorus"), Louis Mason (as "Chorus"), W.J. McCarthy (as "Lt. Ott Von Up de Graff, Mountain Climber"), Seppie McNeil (as "Chorus"), Evelyn Meredith (as "Chorus"), Julia Meredith (as "Chorus"), Charles Mitchell (as "Jubal Dunkbury, Sheriff"), David Montgomery (as "Archibald Hawkins, Baxter's Manager"), Fred Perine (as "Angus Dumfries, a Scotch Tourist"), Nancy Poole (as "Chorus"), Vivian Prichard (as "Chorus"), Ed. Reader (as "Chorus"), Eloise Reed (as "Sylvia Luggs, Helping to Spend the Money"), Genevieve Reed (as "Florence Etherington, Helping to Spend the Money"), Ada Robertson (as "Chorus"), Harold Russell (as "Monsieur DeVaux, a Wire Walker"), Fred Stone (as "Henry Clay Baxter, Citified Country Boy"), Regina Stone (as "Chorus"), Ethel Tanguay (as "Chorus"), Frank Turner (as "Chorus"), Florence Walton (as "Chorus"), Blanche West (as "Chorus"), Effie Wheeler (as "Chorus"), Mack Whiting (as "Chorus"), Anita Yonge (as "Chorus"), Gladys Zell (as "Chorus"), Violet Zell Chorus"). Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.
- (1911) Stage: Wrote source material (story) for "The Slim Princess", produced on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by Leslie Stuart. Book / lyrics by Henry Blossom. Musical Director: William E. MacQuinn. Costume Design by Percy Anderson. Directed by Austin Hurgon. Globe Theatre: 2 Jan 1911-1 Apr 1911 (104 performances). Cast: Edna Bates (as "Chorus"), Julia Beaubien (as "Chorus"), Alys Belga (as "Chorus"), Leila Benton (as "Chorus"), Babe Beresford (as "Chorus"), Jackie Beryl (as "Chorus"), Jane Bliss (as "Chorus"), Elizabeth Brice (as "Lutie Longstreet"), Max Brown (as "Chorus"), Sam Burbank (as "Tom Golding" / "Chorus"), Evelyn Carson (as "Chorus"), Joseph Cawthorn (as "Herr Louis von Schloppenhauer"), Peggy Dana (as "Chorus"), Arthur J. Engel (as "Baluchistan"), Helen Falconer (as "Chorus"), May Fields (as "Chorus"), Julia Frary (as "Princess Jeneka"), Dolly Germaine (as "Chorus"), Fred Gould (as "Chorus"), Norah Gourley (as "Chorus"), Josephine Harriman (as "Chorus"), Pauline Hathaway (as "Chorus"), Carl Hayden (as "Hamdi Pasha"), Bessie Holbrook (as "Chorus"), Elsie Janis (as "Princess Kalora"), Charles Judels (as "Count Luigi Tincagni Tomasso"), Josephine Kernell (as "Chorus"), Alice Keyes (as "Chorus"), Charles King (as "Tod Norcross"), Josephine Lachmar (as "Chorus"), Albert Lamson (as "Chorus"), Wallace McCutcheon (as "Alex Pike"), Joseph C. Miron (as "Prince Selim Malagsaki"), Ralph Nairn (as "Hon. Crawley Plumston"), Anna Pallas (as "Chorus"), Estelle Perry (as "Chorus"), Fred Pirkuritz (as "Chorus"), Henrietta Pouts (as "Chorus"), Peggy Preston (as "Chorus"), Olive Quimby (as "Chorus"), Eugene Revere (as "Harry Romaine"), Margaret St. Clair (as "Chorus"), Elise Steele (as "Chorus"), Harriet Sterling (as "A Visitor"), Albert Stewart (as "Lucas"), Mona Trieste (as "Chorus"), Queenie Vassar (as "Madame Saidis"), Neil Walton (as "Bokhara"), Kate Wingfield (as "Mrs. Plumston"). Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.
- (1913) Stage: Wrote "Mrs. Peckham's Carouse", produced on Broadway (revival). George M. Cohan's Theatre: 21 Apr 1913-May 1913 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Clara Blandick, Arthur Bowyer, Orlando Daly, May Irwin, Lynn Pratt. Produced by Liebler & Co.
- (1914) Stage: Wrote "Nettie", produced on Broadway.
- (1917) Stage: Wrote source material ("The College Widow") for "Leave It to Jane", produced on Broadway. Musical comedy. Book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse. Musical Director: John McGhie. Music orchestrated by Frank Saddler. Choreographed by David Bennett. Directed by Edward Royce. Longacre Theatre: 28 Aug 1917-19 Jan 1918 (167 performances). Produced by William Elliott, F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest.
- (1936) Stage: Wrote "The County Chairman", produced on Broadway (final Broadway credit). Directed by Samuel Kay Forrest. National Theatre: 25 May 1935-Jun 1936 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Arthur Allen (as "Vance Jimmison"), Philip F. Broughton (as "Glabe Overton"), Lyster Chambers (as "Riley Cleaver"), George Christie (as "Wilson Prewitt"), Charles Coburn (as "Hon. Jim Hackler, County Chairman"), Jay Fassett, Parker Fennelly, Eda Heinemann (as "Mrs. Jefferson Briscoe"), Rose Hobart (as "Lucy Rigby"), Jackie Kelk (as "'Chub' Tolliver"), John C. King (as "D. Montgomery"), Alexander Kirkland (as "Tilford Wheeler"), James Kirkwood (as "Sassafras Livingstone"), James La Curto (as "Henry"), Ben Lackland (as "Jupiter"), Harold McGee (as "Amos Whitney"), Thomas Montgomery (as "Antioch Peerless Quartette"), Forrest Orr (as "Elias Rigby"), Houston Richards (as "Cal Barcus"), Mary Ryan (as "Mrs. Elias Rigby"), Walter Scanlon (as "Antioch Peerless Quartette"), Ben Smith, Dorothy Stickney (as "Lorena Watkins"), Linda Watkins (as "Chick Elzey"). Produced by The Players. NOTE: Filmed as The County Chairman (1914), The County Chairman (1935).
- (1899) Stage: Wrote (w/Clyde J. Newman)) "Fables in Slang", produced on Broadway. NOTE: An unusual work composed of 45 fables you are guaranteed to have never heard of, told in contemporary slang that modern readers may find both baffling and intriguing (one fable, "The Fool Killer," seems to resonate with modern audiences who relate the characters requiring misery in their happiness). Linguists and bibliophiles will find this book fascinating, as it had the potential of inaugurating a unique form of literature. Anyone interested in Mr. Ade's work is highly advised to begin here. (BCL1-PS American Literature)
- (1903) Book: "In Babel (Stories of Chicago)".
- (1926) Magazine article: "How to Live in the Country".
- (1928) Novel: "Bang! Bang!". Illustrated By John T. Mc Cutcheon. ASIN: B000Y1DNDG.
- (1993) Book (reprint): "The Old-Time Saloon: Not Wet--Not Dry, Just History". 174 pages. Old Town Books; First Thus edition (1993); ISBN-10: 1566192420/ISBN-13: 978-1566192422.
- Book: Wrote "Hand-Made Fables". Nabu Press (28 Aug 2010/paperback 21 Aug 1986) [Legacy Reprint]; ISBN-10: 1177798808/ISBN-13: 978-1177798808
- (1906) Book: "In Pastures new". Nabu Press (8 Sep 2010) ISBN-10: 1171688075/ISBN-13: 978-1171688075.
- (1976) Book (reprint): "One Afternoon with Mark Twain". Norwood Editions (1976); ISBN-10: 0848200047/ISBN-13: 978-0848200046.
- (2009) Book (reprint): "The Girl Proposition; A Bunch of He and She Fables". General Books LLC. ISBN-10: 0217386539/ISBN-13: 978-0217386531.
- (1910) Novel: "I Knew Him When: A Hoosier Fable Dealing With the Happy Days of Away Back Yonder" (w/John T. McCutcheon). 127 pages. Privately published by the Indiana Society of Chicago and the Press of A.D. Weinthrop & Co.
- (6/6/6/42-6/11/42) Stage: Wrote "The College Widow," performed in the Eighth Midsummer Festival (50 Years of American Comedy) production at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA. Gilmor Brown was artistic director. Herschel Daugherty was director.
- (1900) Stage: Wrote "More Fables".
- (1899) Stage: Wrote "Doc Horne".
- (1902) Stage: Wrote "The Girl Proposition".
- (1897) Stage: Wrote "Pink Marsh".
- (1901) Stage: Wrote "Forty Modern Fables".
- (1915) l Stage: Wrote "Little Miss Grouch".
- (1914) l Stage: Wrote "The Clarion".
- (1917) Stage: Wrote "Our Square land the People in It".
- (1916) Stage: Wrote "The Unspeakable Perk".
- (1918) Stage: Wrote "Common Cause".
- (1924) Stage: Wrote "Siege".
- (1919) Sage: Wrote "Wanted: A Husband".
- (1925) l Stage: "The Piper's Pee".
- (1921) l Stage: Wrote "Success".
- (1922) Stage: Wrote "From a Bench in Our Square".
- (1930) Biography (of Daniel Webster): "The Godlike Daniel".
- (1934) Book: "The Gorgeous Hussy".
- (1929) Stage: Wrote "The Flagrant Years".
- (1935) Book: Co-wrote "The President's Mystery Story".
- 1926) Stage: Wrote "Revelry".
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