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As professional golf continues to be played on mini-tours across the country, Haley Moore became the latest winner on the Cactus Tour.

The former Arizona standout and current LPGA rookie collected $2,500 by defeating 16 other players in the three-day event that concluded Thursday at Sun City (Arizona) Country Club. Moore shot 65-69-65 to finish at 13 under, two shots clear of Sophia Popov.

“I’ve played in these events before I went to Q-School and everything, and I just wanted to stay competitive through this time just because if I go home to California, there’s not really much stuff open right now,” Moore said in a “Golf Central” interview on Thursday evening. “In Arizona, they are keeping the courses open right now, so that’s a good sign. I think that just me being outside doing what I love with golf, I just love it better than just staying inside, but I’m also keeping healthy and staying safe, as well.”

Since the LPGA, PGA Tour and other top tours were halted in mid-March, Moore has teed it up in all three Cactus Tour events in the greater Phoenix area. She said she plans to head back to California for a couple of weeks before potentially returning to Arizona for more Cactus Tour events later in the month.

“I just want to stay competitive and stay sharp with my game,” Moore said, “and then just also stay healthy with my body and everything to get ready for the tour once it starts up again.”

The next Cactus Tour tournament is scheduled for Wednesday-Friday at Western Skies in Gilbert, Arizona. Despite criticism, the mini-tour continues to be played without spectators and with other safety measures in place – twosomes, one player to a cart, pool noodles in holes, no bunkers rakes.

Arizona, in consistency with other states’ stay-at-home laws, currently deems golf as an allowable activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s very safe what they’re doing,” Moore said.

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As if there weren’t enough methods of torture in golf, self-inflicted and otherwise, there’s a new source of frustration in the age of the coronavirus, accompanied by a catchy little term for it: foamed.

Usage: “I hit a great putt on the 14th hole today, but got foamed!”

Mike Brown laughs about it. He is the one-man enterprise who operates the Cactus Tour professional women’s mini-tour in the Southwest, and he’s now heard the lament more often than he can count.

Taking precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic while staging tournaments—to the consternation of some—Brown has followed the practice of other golf courses in the country by inserting cut-down foam into the bottom of the cup so players don’t have to reach far into the hole to retrieve their ball. The trouble is, if the foam sits a bit too high, a ball can actually drop into the cup and pop out.

It’s golf’s new trampoline effect.

“I think it’s the moms who coined the phrase,” Brown said on the phone. “I had one mother say her daughter got ‘foamed’ four times. I told her, ‘I hope she was using protection.’ ”

But seriously, folks.

Brown, who admits to using some colorful language and having a twisted sense of humor, is currently teetering between giddy satisfaction and loopy exhaustion. Ten years ago, he purchased the rights to the Cactus Tour and has been staging about 30 events a year at desert locales in Arizona, California and Nevada.

You wouldn’t recognize most of the names, and the purses are decidedly mini—usually $2,000 to $3,000 to the winner of a 54-hole tournament, with about half the players in pro field getting at least their $577 entry fee back. (Close to 50 percent of recent fields have been amateurs, who pay $206 to enter if they are Cactus members.)

“I know my place,” Brown said. “We’re a steppingstone for these girls. Nothing more, nothing less. They’re chasing their dreams."

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At a time when the top two U.S. women’s professional tours, the LPGA and Symetra Tour, have put tournaments on hold, and no significant amateur golf is being played, Brown has never been busier or his tour more in the spotlight. His counterparts at the Outlaw Tour, the men’s version of the Cactus that also plays in Arizona, are saying the same thing.

“Never in my wildest imagination could I have seen this mini-tour getting this much attention,” Brown said.

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With strong demand from players, Brown has added three tournaments already to the schedule, with more on the way. Usually, by this time in the season, Brown is winding down to take a break and has about a dozen players in the field. But he’s approaching nine straight weeks of play, and this week there were 40 golfers competing at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, where, even for Arizona, it’s been unseasonably toasty in April, with the temperature for Wednesday’s final round reaching 102.

Brown said he’s heard expressions of gratitude from players and their families while facing the wrath of some in the media and public for staging events at a time when large portions of America are locked down amid a heavy emotional and financial toll.

This past week’s Cactus event was the fifth played since President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency on March 13. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued stay-at-home orders on March 31, but designated golf as an “essential” business. Some Arizona courses chose to close, but most have remained open. Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and is the fourth largest county in the country with 4.4 million residents, has experienced a relatively low number of coronavirus cases—3,723 confirmed as of Thursday, with 140 deaths.

Brown said no Cactus Tour players have reported testing positive for COVID-19.

“I had a lady write me when we played in Sun City saying that I was out there killing people,” Brown said. “That day I had 17 girls playing. There were 291 rounds of golf played on the same course that day. There are just some people who are going to bash it.

“I had some people come from California and their friends thought it was horrible that they were allowing their daughter to play while they had to sit at home and do nothing. That’s the point: You don’t have to do that; you choose to. Last time I looked there wasn’t a gate at the border.”

Asked further about the comments and publicity, Brown said: “It’s been more good than bad. The fact that courses are open and we’re adhering to the rules … I say this all of the time: There’s less chance of you being exposed out here than in a Walmart or Costco. I’ve decided to do what I do as long as I can and work through this.”

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Players confirmed in interviews for this story that the Cactus has adhered to strict social-distancing standards. Golfers can use carts, but not ride together. They can’t touch the flagsticks, there is foam in the cups and no rakes in the bunkers. They can buy food in the clubhouse and take it outside, but otherwise there is no pre- or post-round socializing.

Sarah Burnham, a 24-year-old Michigan State alum who was looking forward to her second year on the LPGA in 2020, fortuitously moved to Arizona just weeks before the coronavirus outbreak, and she expressed few qualms about playing the Cactus Tour.

“I wasn’t really too concerned,” Burnham said. “We’ve got the foam in the cups and the other precautions. I carry Purell [hand sanitizer] and stuff, and I’m a little more cautious.

“I don’t feel like we or [Brown] are doing anything wrong [by playing],” she added. “The golf courses are open, and [Brown] is a one-man show. It’s not like he has all of these people out there running it. I was all in for him continuing to play the Cactus Tour.”

Haley Moore, who has seen much of her rookie LPGA season wiped out with tournament cancellations, has been traveling back and forth to Arizona from her home in Escondido, Calif., and staying in either friends’ homes or Airbnb rentals. She said she received a critical social-media post from one friend because she’s playing, but added, “I ignored it. Everyone has their side. I feel like our sport is one of the best at being able to social distance.”

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The upside for Burnham and Moore competing on the Cactus this spring has shown in their play. Moore, the circuit’s 2019 season money champion, won in Sun City on April 2, and Burnham won twice in a three-week span. Burnham got a roll of toilet paper among her prizes for the first one, and she pulled off the second victory in spectacular fashion, making an eagle from two feet on the last hole to edge Symetra Tour player Britney Yada, also a two-time Cactus winner this season.

“All that pressure, it was nerve-wracking,” Burnham said. “Even though this was the Cactus Tour, it felt like an LPGA event. You’re not going to get the same feeling in practice.”

Burnham, by the way, has spent some of her coronavirus downtime working as a shopper at grocery stories for people who make online orders. “I had to do something to not go insane,” she said with a laugh.

With a smattering of LPGA and Symetra Tour veterans getting competitive reps in—eight-time LPGA winner Anna Nordqvist shot 15 under at Moon Valley for a victory in late March—the Cactus Tour record book is being shredded. Less than two weeks ago, Sophia Popov shot an 11-under-par 61 in the opening round at Las Colinas in Queen Creek, Ariz., and backed that up with 69-64, winning by nine shots at 22 under.

“Obliterated our scoring record!” said Brown, noting that in the first 15 years of the tour, four players reached the previous best mark of 17 under.

The record lasted all of seven days. This week, Mina Harigae, a 30-year-old former U.S. Public Links champion who has played 11 seasons on the LPGA, scorched Longbow with a 54-hole total of 24 under with rounds of 63-64-65. Popov was second, nine shots back.

On the morning after, Harigae said she couldn’t remember ever going so low in three consecutive rounds.

“I just felt like I was doing anything I wanted to do,” she said.

Harigae, who lives in Gilbert, Ariz., had something of a home-course advantage as a regular at Longbow since winning there in her AJGA days. Her coach, Jeff Fisher, also is based there. Harigae, who has six Cactus Tour wins in the last four years, had only played in one previous event on the tour this spring, but decided to compete at Longbow because, “emotionally, I was kind of in a funk.”

“I was feeling no motivation,” she said. “I didn't know if we were going to start in June [now July], and even if we did, that's so far away. I played Longbow to give me a change of pace, hoping it would give me some juices flowing. It actually did, so I'm glad I played.”

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Brown observed, “I’ve had some people say, 'I can’t believe you're letting these LPGA players take money from the Cactus Tour girls.’ These Cactus Tour girls need to learn how to compete.”

One other thing Brown never saw coming: People making wagers on the Cactus Tour. Odds are being posted and sports books are taking bets from gamblers obviously desperate for any kind of sports action beyond horse racing.

Moore was stunned at first to hear that people were laying down cash on her. The University of Arizona alum who won a national team title with the Wildcats in 2018 has been among the golfers most favored in the odds.

“It’s, like, oh my gosh, we’re getting bet on in Vegas!” Moore said. “I think that motivates us. We could make people a lot of money or if we play like crap, they could lose a lot! It’s crazy.”

There isn’t much that’s not crazy about these times, golf or otherwise.

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With three LPGA Tour events canceled in Asia out of an abundance of precaution for the coronavirus, players scheduled to compete in Thailand, Singapore and China were left with a lot of time on their hands. Some went home. A few stayed in Australia to make a Ladies European Tour start. Others went to South Florida or Arizona or other warm climates to work on their games.  

A few found an unlikely competitive outlet on the Cactus Tour, the southwest developmental circuit that helps a lot of young players prepare their games for the next steps in their careers. This week, that tour saw some unlikely and familiar names on the leaderboard. At the Legends course at Morongo Country Club in Beaumont, Calif., LPGA Tour veteran Carlota Ciganda shot five under par for 54 holes and won the Cactus Tour event by seven shots. Tiffany Joh, who played one round with Ciganda, finished one under and in fifth place while rookie Haley Moore finished T14.  

“Yeah, I didn’t realize Carlota was playing,” Joh said. “I got paired with her on Friday (the final round, as the event was played Wednesday through Friday) and I was like, ‘Girl, you just won a million-dollar bonus. What are you doing out here?’ But she hadn’t played the Australian events. So, for the last four months, she’d only played one event in Boca Raton. She wanted to tune up and wanted something to do in the off weeks.”  

Joh hadn’t intended to play the Cactus Tour. After the ISPS Handa Australian Women’s Open, she went to New Zealand with her parents for a week. “They already had this trip planned and are going to stay (in New Zealand) for about a month,” Joh said. “So, when I didn’t have anywhere to go, I decided to tag along as the third wheel in their romantic getaway. Alison Whitaker was supposed to provide commentary for Thailand and Singapore, so she went too and hung out with us for a week.”  

After sightseeing with family and friends, Joh flew back home to San Diego where she still had three weeks to kill.   

“If I don’t have a tournament to prepare for, I have trouble practicing,” Joh said. “I would be a surf bum and live at the beach all day. Then I saw that there are a couple of Cactus Tour events that are pretty close to home. I live in inland San Diego, so Morongo is only about an hour and a half away. It was very commutable. The Cactus Tour is pretty mellow with how you register, so I got in.  

“It was really fun. You play in carts and you move fairly fast. And the competition is pretty strong. In one of the rounds, I played with Britany Yada and Caroline Inglis, both of whom have LPGA experience. Caroline is actually making her return to the LPGA Tour in Phoenix. So, she was using this as a comeback tournament.  

“The first round I played with Veronica Felibert (another former LPGA Tour player),” Joh said. “Her coach, Jamie Mulligan, was on the bag and we’re kindred spirits because we both love golf and maybe love surfing a little bit more. And he also works with Patrick Cantlay and some others. So, I was talking with him about how people take their golf swings from the practice tee to the course, and we agreed that, honestly, there’s no secret or shortcut. You just have to play in enough events. It’s about learning to score with what you have. How you do that is with competitive reps.  

“Everyone has their way of doing it. Some guys are going to play money games at their (home) clubs. I don’t do that because, living in San Diego, I don’t have a lot of pros who live in this area, and I’m not a gambler at all. I just have to play as many competitive rounds as possible. That’s the way I feel prepared. For me, playing these Cactus events is perfect. One day I had a 7:00 a.m. tee time so, even though the wakeup call was 4:00 a.m., I was home at 1:00 and I still got to surf in the evening. That was the best of all worlds.”  

Joh was torn about whether or not to play again in the second Cactus Tour event at Morongo (a different course at the same site). But then she checked the surf forecast. When it didn’t look great, she entered.  

“I’ll be playing the Cactus Tour again next week,” Joh said. “Getting in the kind of work I need.”   

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Talk about a belated Christmas gift.

Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona, is putting up $10,000 in a winner-take-all, 18-hole, four-player stroke play exhibition on Sunday in the inaugural Longbow Cactus Cup Championship.

The four golfers are the top four money winners in 2020 from the Cactus Tour, an Arizona-based mini-tour for up-and-coming women’s professionals.

Brittany Yada won the Cactus Tour money title in 2020. She will face off against Haley Moore, Mina Harigae and Savannah Vilaubi. They will play as a foursome.

Fans are invited to attend. There will be no admission charge and everyone will be required to wear masks and observe social distancing.

The Cactus Tour held 38 events in four states this past summer, giving women pros multiple playing opportunities during the pandemic shutdown for the LPGA and Symetra Tours.

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The Symetra Tour’s 2020 Founders Tribute at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona.

“We are excited to team up with the Cactus Tour for a fourth time in 2020, and welcome four of the top women professional golfers in the region for a season-ending exhibition,” said Bob McNichols, Longbow Golf Club General Manager, said in a statement. “The Cactus Tour made national news for offering professional golfers an opportunity to safely compete during the early days of the pandemic. This is a great opportunity to celebrate what was surely the most successful season in The Cactus Tour history.”

Longbow hosted the Symetra Tour’s Founders Tribute in August. Sarah White birdied the 18th hole to edge Casey Danielson and Sophia Popov by a shot. Popov went on to win the AIG Women’s British Open six days later.

“The Cactus Tour is really looking forward to this day of fun-filled championship golf at one of Arizona’s best courses for competitive golf,” said Mike Brown, Cactus Tour Director. “The Cactus Tour has awarded over $2.5 million to professional women playing in regional competition over the past nine years alone.”

The $10,000 prize would be a big boost for the winner. Yada won five times on the Cactus Tour to earn $25,400. Moore was the 2019 Cactus Tour money winner and finished second in 2020 after making $20,774. Harigae won four times to pocket $12,250, while Vilaubi made $10,900 in prize money.

Harigae holds the Cactus Tour 54-hole record score of -24 after shooting shot 62-63-64 at Longbow Golf Club earlier this year.

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Gabriela Ruffels left USC to turn pro early this year and the move is paying off.

Ruffels, who is from Australia but lives in Indian Wells, held on to claim her first professional victory over amateur Hana Wilson of Henderson, Nev., in the Arizona Women’s Open on the Cactus Tour at Orange Tree Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

“It was so cool, it’s great to win a tournament whether it’s on a big tour or small,” said Ruffels, who has playing privileges on the Symetra Tour for 2022 and hopes it will carry her to the PGA Tour. “This was so awesome and it will give me a lot of confidence heading into next year.

“Winning on the Cactus Tour is a stepping-stone and I hope to continue this type of play next year on the Symetra Tour. I’ve just learned so much this year and I’m just thankful for the experience.

“Of course my goal on the Symetra Tour is to earn my LPGA Tour card for 2023.

The 21-year-old Ruffels, who captured the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur, carded a score of 68-70-67—205, 11-under-par, while Wilson finished at 68-70-68—206, while Kendra Dalton of Wake Forest, N.C., shot 69-68-70—207 to tie for third with Kaitlin Milligan of Norman, Okla., who wound up at 70-67-70—207.

Amateur Minji Kang of Duluth, Ga., was fifth at 67-72-69—208, followed by Kenzie Wright of McKinney, Texas, at 71-68-70—209, and Megan Osland Kelowna, B.C., Canada was seventh at 73-70-67—210.

Breanne Jones of Riverside shot 67-72-72—211 to tie for eighth with Lauren Cox of College Station, Texas, who finished at 72-69-70—211, and Nishtha Madan of Delhi, India, who came in at 68-71-72—211.

Kathleen Scavo of Benicia tied for 11th at 72-68-72—212, Elizabeth Schultz of Walnut Creek tied for 16th at 71-72-72—215 and Elizabeth Wang of San Marino tied for 22nd at 75-70-74—219, while Clare Legaspi totaled 75-75-70—220 to wind up a tie for 25th that included Emilee Hoffman of Folsom, who wound up at 75-73-72—220.

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This majestic cactus boasts Arizona's state flower. Here's how to spot the blooms

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Cactuses are an integral part of the Arizona landscape — especially the tall saguaros that tower over swaths of the desert.

Each year in the late spring, white blossoms emerge in the desert, crowning the majestic saguaros that grow in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.

Considered one of the most beautiful flower species of the Sonoran Desert, this striking natural jewel was named Arizona's state flower in 1931.

Here's everything you need to know about the saguaro flower, its meaning to Arizona and when and where to see it during the bloom season.

Why is the saguaro blossom Arizona's state flower?

Arizona has about 51 native cactus species, but the saguaro is likely the most well-known. 

A desert icon, the imposing and inspiring saguaro and its flower can only be found in the diverse Sonoran Desert, which spans across Arizona, Mexico and some southeastern areas of California.

The saguaro is one of the most unique symbols of Arizona, where cactuses dominate the visual landscape just about anywhere you go. The bloom — a round flower nearly 3 inches in diameter and with lush, waxlike petals — was designated  Arizona's state flower  in 1931.

What time of the year do saguaros bloom?

The saguaro blossoms appear on the tips of the long arms of the cactus starting as early as late April, but peak flowering usually happens during May and June.

The red fruit that emerges from the flowers that get pollinated usually appears around July. The fruit was once used as a food source by the Tohono Oʼodham people and is still used today to make jelly and wine.

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What does the saguaro blossom smell like?

The saguaro flower has a strong, sweet, melonlike scent, according to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

The blossom's smell attracts nocturnal pollinators, including bats and moths. During the daytime, bees and birds continue to do the work.

How often do saguaros blossom?

Only once a year, and only for a few hours.

The saguaro flowers have an extremely short bloom period, opening at night and closing by evening the next day.

However, one saguaro could produce many blossoms throughout its arms and stems that bloom at different times during the late spring and early summer.

Saguaro flowering is triggered by winter rain, increased day length and warmer late spring temperatures.

Where can I see saguaro blooms?

Any time you take a hike or go on an outdoor activity in metro Phoenix, you'll likely see a saguaro nearly everywhere you go, but here are some of the most popular spots where you can catch large groups of saguaros and increase your chances of seeing the blossoms.

Make sure to take heat precautions , carry water at all times, and follow the safety guidelines suggested at each of these sites if you decide to pay them a visit.

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For bonus points, you can catch a saguaro in downtown Phoenix at the Arizona Center. The community has named the cactus "Prickles."

Is cutting down a saguaro cactus illegal in Arizona?

Yes. The giant saguaro cactuses are slow to grow and propagate, making the species a candidate for the list of endangered flora. Because of this, harming these cacti or their blossoms in any manner, for any reason, is illegal in Arizona.

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  7. LPGA rookie Moore wins Cactus Tour event

    Published April 2, 2020 09:43 PM. As professional golf continues to be played on mini-tours across the country, Haley Moore became the latest winner on the Cactus Tour. The former Arizona standout and current LPGA rookie collected $2,500 by defeating 16 other players in the three-day event that concluded Thursday at Sun City (Arizona) Country Club.

  8. The Cactus Tour plays on amid praise, disdain during COVID-19 pandemic

    The Cactus Tour in Arizona has become a popular outlet for female golf pros looking to stay competitive during the coronavirus, with its owner telling naysayers it's safer to be playing than shopping

  9. LONGBOW GOLF CLUB, THE CACTUS TOUR ANNOUNCE FIELD FOR 2ND ...

    MESA, Ariz. (December 22, 2021) - Longbow Golf Club and The Cactus Tour have announced the field for the 2nd annual Longbow Cactus Cup Championship, the one-round season-ending stroke play championship featuring four of The Cactus Tour's top money winners in 2021. Top money winner Kendra Dalton, second-ranked Nishtha Madan, fourth-ranked Gabriella Then, and fifth-ranked Elizabeth Wang have ...

  10. The Cactus Tour

    Leaderboard. 12/15/2023 - 12/17/2023. South Golf Course. Alice Duan defeats Alena Sharp on 1st playoff hole to win the 2023 Arizona Women's Open. Pos. Total. Player. Today. Thru.

  11. LPGA Players Warm Up On Cactus Tour

    At the Legends course at Morongo Country Club in Beaumont, Calif., LPGA Tour veteran Carlota Ciganda shot five under par for 54 holes and won the Cactus Tour event by seven shots. Tiffany Joh, who ...

  12. Cactus Tour: $10,000 winner-take-all up for grabs for top players

    The $10,000 prize would be a big boost for the winner. Yada won five times on the Cactus Tour to earn $25,400. Moore was the 2019 Cactus Tour money winner and finished second in 2020 after making $20,774. Harigae won four times to pocket $12,250, while Vilaubi made $10,900 in prize money. Harigae holds the Cactus Tour 54-hole record score of ...

  13. Ruffels Earns First Pro Title in Arizona Women's Open on the Cactus Tour

    1066. Gabriela Ruffels left USC to turn pro early this year and the move is paying off. Ruffels, who is from Australia but lives in Indian Wells, held on to claim her first professional victory over amateur Hana Wilson of Henderson, Nev., in the Arizona Women's Open on the Cactus Tour at Orange Tree Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. "It was so ...

  14. The Cactus Tour

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  15. The Cactus Tour (@thecactustour) • Instagram photos and videos

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  16. Arizona state flower: Your guide to the saguaro blossom

    Arizona has about 51 native cactus species, but the saguaro is likely the most well-known. ... Headliners, tickets and who gets in for free ...

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  18. Carson Palmquist continuing growth after impressive spring

    Palmquist, 23, the Rockies' No. 15 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was entitled to Major League Spring Training this year for the first time. He pitched five scoreless innings in three Cactus League appearances and put in a buzz-worthy performance after being sent to Minor League camp. The growth has continued with the Yard Goats.

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