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Company Overview
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Products Overview
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| 3. |
Supply Chain Overview
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| 4. |
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)
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We identified five suppliers whose products may contain 3TG that are "necessary to the production or functionality of the products", as defined by the Rule. Out of which, we received responses from all five suppliers, constituting a 100%
response rate. The suppliers examined accounted for more than 95% of all our applicable product material expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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We solicited information from these suppliers using the recent 3TG-minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) of at least version 6.5 and above, an industry-standard template for conflict mineral reporting developed by the Responsible Minerals
Initiative ("RMI").
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We reviewed the responses we received and followed up on inconsistent, incomplete, and inaccurate responses, and we sent reminders to suppliers who did not respond to our requests for information.
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We documented the "Countries of Origin" information received from our suppliers and compared the smelters or refiners ("SOR") identified in the surveys against the lists of facilities that have received a conflict-free designation
according to the RMI's independently audited list of conformant and active SORs of Conflict Minerals through the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process ("RMAP").
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| 5. |
Design of Our Due Diligence
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| 6. |
Due Diligence Performance
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| 6.1 |
Establish Strong Company Management Systems
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We established a system of controls and transparency over the mineral supply chain, using the CMRT to collect information from our suppliers. Since we rely on in-scope suppliers that rely on their upstream suppliers, we concluded that the
most accurate and efficient method for obtaining SOR data is by collecting suppliers' information using the CMRT;
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Our conflict minerals policy outlines our commitment to responsible sourcing and our requirements from our supply chain (the "Conflict Minerals Policy".) We are committed to ethical practices and compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations. We are committed to working with our customers and suppliers to responsibly source the materials and components we use in manufacturing our customers’ products that may contain these minerals. Our Conflict Minerals Policy is
available on our website at: https://www.nisteceltek.com/investor-info/conflict-minerals-policy/
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We maintained a team with cross functional members and senior executives from various departments, such as procurement, process engineering and finance;
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We communicated our expectations to our direct suppliers concerning performance, transparency and sourcing of materials and components containing Conflict Minerals;
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We incorporated Conflict Minerals requirements to our purchase orders with relevant suppliers;
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We retain relevant documentation for five years.
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| 6.2 |
Identify and assess risks in the supply chain
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| 6.3 |
Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
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Contacting direct suppliers that did not respond or whose responses were identified as incomplete, inconsistent or inaccurate in order to obtain complete and accurate required information, sometimes requiring multiple telephone and/or
email contacts to further the data collection process;
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Establishing a Conflict Minerals team headed by the CFO to assess identified risks and to determine follow up actions. We report the findings of the supply chain risk assessment to our senior management when an issue is identified.
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Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices
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| 6.5 |
Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence
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Results of assessment
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We are dependent on information received from our direct suppliers to conduct our good faith RCOI process;
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We have suppliers with differing levels of resources and sophistication, and some of them are not subject to the Rule;
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The information our suppliers provided was sometimes incomplete and required significant follow-up;
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Most of the responses we received were at the company level and not specific to the materials and components we use in our products;
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Our ability to influence cooperation from certain suppliers was limited as we are a downstream company that is multiple tiers away from the SORs in the supply chain.
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Metal
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Smelter Name
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Smelter Country
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Gold
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Metalor Switzerland
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SWITZERLAND
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Gold
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Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
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CHINA
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Gold
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Metalor Technologies (Singapore)Pte. Ltd.
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SINGAPORE
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Gold
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Metalor Technologies (Suzhou)Ltd.
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CHINA
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Gold
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Metalor Technologies S.A
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SWITZERLAND
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Gold
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Metalor USA Refining Corporation
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Tin
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China Yunnan Tin Co Ltd.
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CHINA
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Tin
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ENAF
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BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
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Tin
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Empressa Nacional de Fundiciones (ENAF)
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BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
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Tin
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PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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PT Bangka Prima Tin
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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PT Prima Timah Utama
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.
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CHINA
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Tin
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Yuntinic Resources
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CHINA
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Tin
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PT Rajehan Ariq
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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Fenix Metals
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POLAND
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Tin
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PT Mitra Stania Prima
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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EM Vinto
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BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
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Tin
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Minsur
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PERU
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Tin
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Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.
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BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
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Tin
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China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
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CHINA
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Tin
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PT Timah Tbk Mentok
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
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MALAYSIA
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Tin
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Aurubis Beerse
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BELGIUM
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Tin
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Aurubis Berango
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SPAIN
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Tin
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Thailand Smelting & Refining Co Ltd
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THAILAND
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Tin
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PT Timah Tbk Kundur
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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Mineracao Taboca S.A.
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BRAZIL
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Tin
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Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.
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CHINA
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Tin
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Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.
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CHINA
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Tin
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Mineracao Taboca SA
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BRAZIL
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Tin
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PT Cipta Persada Mulia
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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White Solder Metalurgica
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BRAZIL
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Tin
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White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.
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BRAZIL
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Tin
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Thaisarco
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THAILAND
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Tin
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Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Tin
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Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
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CHINA
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Tin
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Metallic Resources, Inc.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Tin
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Dowa
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JAPAN
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Tin
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Super Ligas
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BRAZIL
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Tin
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Tin Technology & Refining
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Tin
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Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
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BRAZIL
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Tin
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Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
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JAPAN
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Tin
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Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
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CHINA
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Tin
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CRM Synergies
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SPAIN
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Tin
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Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang)
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MALAYSIA
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Tin
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Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
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CHINA
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Tin
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PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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PT Premium Tin Indonesia
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)
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INDONESIA
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Tin
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INDONESIAN STATE TIN CORPORATION MENTOK SMELTER
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INDONESIA
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