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A Job for the Ages: See Just How Much Obama Has Aged in 4 Years With Cool Interactive Picture

Jan. 17, 2013 4:30pm Madeleine Morgenstern

How Much Barack Obama Has Aged in 4 Years as President

President Barack Obama: then and now (Image source: The Washington Post)

It’s common knowledge that 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is one of the quickest routes to a lined face and grayed temples, and yet the transformation is nevertheless fascinating to watch.

The Washington Post pieced together 99 photos of President Barack Obama that chronicle how his time in the White House has aged him — the lines, the deeper creases, the salt-and-pepper hair (and how some of that color will sometimes mysteriously become more uniform).

There’s even a cool interactive tool that allows you to slide the years on or off (shown above).

2009

President Barack Obama on the night of his Inauguration, January 2009. (Image source: The Washington Post)

2010

President Barack Obama delivering his first State of the Union, January 2010. (Image source: The Washington Post)

2011

President Barack Obama after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, January 2011. (Image source: The Washington Post)

2012

President Barack Obama after the Benghazi, Libya attacks, September 2012. (Image source: The Washington Post)

The “why” part is easy: unending, unfathomable stress.

“You see it over a term,” Ronan Factora, a geriatric medicine specialist at the Cleveland Clinic told the Post. “It’s a good study of chronic stress on a person’s overall health.”

See the full progression at the Washington Post, including features on former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush.

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:50pm
Honestly, how many Presidents can claim to not have aged under the strain of the Presidency.

Although in the case of Obama I wonder if there is much more going on and he is just a figurehead for Reid and the others behind the scenes (his admin), something still does not add up.

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- Too_Far_Gone
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:00pm
  I’d like to see him age at light speed ..
  
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- M13
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:02pm
  How many presidents can say they gave guns to Mexican drug cartels that got a border agent killed?
  
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- Gold Coin & Economic News
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:08pm
  Yea, Obama has aged and he is working on dismantling and destroying the country. Obama is looking different and so is our nation. I hope we can survive:
  http://www.isthatbaloney.com/will-2013-be-a-time-of-economic-disaster/
  
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- riseandshine
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:14pm
  Obama’s a face man for sure….just a puppet….and so was Bush.
  
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- Spirit 72
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:28pm
  @ Too__Far:
  
  WTG, Rev Jim !!!
  
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- D-Fence
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:39pm
  All that time in the sun from playing golf has certainly affected his appearance.
  
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- Spiritk9
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:42pm
  Obamacommie is a puppet, but a willing puppet. Being that puppets don’t really need brains you can deduce the rest of this comment for yourself….
  
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- banjarmon
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:16pm
  I would age too if I feared for my life…and He should…Oh… he got life protection at our expence!
  
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- tonypro
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:23pm
  not fast enough, after all he’s still standing.
  
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- ReddirtOkie
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:17pm
  Yep, he has aged. Just look how much those ears have grown. No wonder he vacations in Hawaii and not Chicago. Can you imagine the size of ear muffs he would need. Don;t think they make them that big.
  
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- bannedfromCNN
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:40pm
  Yep – it’s hard work and very stressful when someone works as ‘hard’ as Barry has to destroy our country. Impeachment might just be the cure for both ailments.
  
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- zman173rd
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:53pm
  Them DUMBO (aka dumb-o) ears haven’t changed at all.
  
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- ZengaPA65
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:02pm
  Why is The Blaze so obsessed with all things Obama? Nevermind, I forget for a second Beck and his crew are all establishment shills.
  
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- Red Meat
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:17pm
  I pray daily to the cerebral aneurism gods.
  
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- clodius
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:30pm
  I would be really happy if he stopped aging today.
  
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- EgoBrain
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:40pm
  It’s the pure hatred growing in his eyes, year by year, that freaks me the heck out.
  
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- spirited
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:44pm
  @ZENGAP
  
  “See the full progression at the Washington Post, including features on former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush.”-The Blaze article
  
  *< You must have missed that
  
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- RedHarley
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 9:46pm
  I notice he is getting more pronounced age spots on his face……….like his “REAL” father.
  
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- oldguy49
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 10:16pm
  when i was young mom said that bad thoughts would make you ugly………but in obama’s case i think it was too much golf
  
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- Living In NYC
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:29am
  Looks like he should be wearing a hat when plays golf as well as he looks meaner and more crazy than he did in 2007!
  
  Check out the crazy new stare he does now!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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- karencole
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:00am
  He’s gross.
  
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- dublinthewagons
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:23am
  The proper use of one of his drones could stop his aging process.
  Pray
  
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- Hammerdown
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:56am
  I can’t wait until this thread leaves the top of the page, I can’t stand to look at him for all the damage he’s done. Bring on Allen West!
  
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- AzDebi
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:58am
  I’ve watched both Glenn and “that guy” the past 5 years and I say they have BOTH obviously aged….However, Glenn has aged “gracefully” (hard work, loving concern, dedication to a difficult and unpopular ideology)….”That guy” has OBVIOUSLY aged in an “ugly” stark, edgy way,,,,Could it be the difference between :Right and Wrong, Good v Bad, Clear conscience v guilt ridden…..etc. I believe this makes for a much more productive use for a comparison.
  
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- mlite9
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:07am
  All I wanna see about this man’s appearance is prison tats, deep wrinkles and a beard, a la Manson. He can have his koran, cigs and porn, so long as he ‘stops aging’ from natural causes in the luxurious Graybar Hotel.
  
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- The_Cabrito_Goat
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:39pm
  I’ll give him this: in a job like this, he rarely complains.
  
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- pavepaws
  Posted on January 20, 2013 at 8:22pm
  It’s the evil coming out.
  
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biohazard23
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:50pm
He’s still a putz.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:19pm
  BIOHAZARD, LoL!
  
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- CatB
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:27pm
  Evil has a way of coming through .. that and a LOT of time spent outside on the GOLF COURSE.
  
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- CatB
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:38pm
  BTW .. with those moles on his face becoming larger and more pronounced .. looks a lot more like this man ….
  
  http://www.obamasrealfather.com/
  
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- zman173rd
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:50pm
  It’s the partying and the “B” ball and hangin round’ his celeb’ bros’ what did it. And the Golf?!? ANyone knows golf can take it’s toll, ask my wife. Speaking of which; if you were married to that woman in the white house how would you look and feel younger four years later?
  
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- banjarmon
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:18pm
  Reminds me of a black head zit…the infection need to be removed!
  
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huey6367
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:49pm
It is what happens when you can’t have a complete, roll-on-the-ground tantrum when you don’t get your way all the time.

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- pahrumper
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:55pm
  It is us not him that needs Primal Therapy,,,,it is America because of him
  
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AvengerK
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:49pm
Ok to be fair to Barry….it ages you to campaign for four years straight and do nothing else but campaign and play golf. Heck..the little battler is still campaigning and he can’t even run for another term, thankfully he got away to Hawaii at our expense for a couple of weeks…what a guy.
Campaign away Barry….campaign away.

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pahrumper
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:48pm
Forget how the hell he looks, what about how America looks after the 4 years of him!

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- jcizarter
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:55pm
  Yeah, I want to see that spelled out. It will have to be dumbed down for the Obamma voter.
  
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- Spirit 72
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:36pm
  His 1st yr. in office I tracked his “atrocity of the day” and figured he should be impeached back then.
  
  When the Tea Party pushed back in ’10, I started it up again but had to quit mid year, frustrated no one would handcuff him for all of his blatant murder of the Constitution.
  
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- missdagnytaggart
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:59pm
  Amen!
  
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- frust@ted
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:06pm
  Yahsua. really great stuff you should really check out this link to I think some of it was taken from your vimeo clip.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
  
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FlowerBell
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:48pm
The Obama presidency has done the same thing to me minus all the perks, money and power.

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Dauh
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:47pm
That traitor is looking more like Frank Marshall Davis, his FATHER, every day. Communist traitor.

I hate “that man” with every fiber of my being, and I can’t wait until the rabid useful idiot Left starts begging us patriots for protection. They won’t get much sympathy from me.

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- loveoursoldiers
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:06am
  exactly
  **** ugly man.. inside and out
  
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American_Made
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:45pm
Not enough as God/satin which ever has not taken him yet.

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SocialistSlayer
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:44pm
It’s time for him to retire ! I copied the photo to post and repel rodents

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- beps
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:36pm
  Love your picture; the Gipper never aged in office; he led a balanced life & didn’t take himself too seriously! Example:”How do you like living in the White House?”, “Not bad for public housing!”! RoFL !*/&+%)#(@
  
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TooManyStupidFolksInTheUSA
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:44pm
oh, who cares Blaze! Look what he has done to the country…I could care less about his well being.

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- jhrusky
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:52pm
  Are you the poster boy for your name?
  
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- jhrusky
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:55pm
  My apologies if my last post came through about being a poster boy … that was not meant in reply to you.
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:18pm
  It was funny though RUSKY…..
  
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- TooManyStupidFolksInTheUSA
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:12pm
  Zipit Zipit
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:34am
  Yeah Toomany! Though I did agree with your post!
  
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sabate
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:43pm
You Becksters are simply hateful and hate-filled.

Face Palm!

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:50pm
  Do I hate Barry for what he has done to my country? Simple answer, YES.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:53pm
  SABATE member since January 13. Read: troll.
  
  Look I’m with you SABLATHER…anyone would age like that if they were campaigning non-stop for 4 years..and still going. It takes a lot of chutzpah to BS a country the way the empty chair has so consistently and for so long. Pimping aint easy man….
  
  Don’t you think? Ok..trick question..you don’t think at all.
  
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- rbolt
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:56pm
  Maybe we can see the real Obama and you can’t or don’t want too see his hate for us,
  
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- circleDwagons
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:56pm
  @sabate. he is a vile and evil creature. I pray daily for him and my Country.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:46pm
  Francesc Sabaté Llopart, or El Quicko The Anarchist. It took me a while this evening, but I thought that site name looked familiar. I almost thought that you may be the resurrection of TROLLMONGER, but I could see some tell tale differences when I read your posts on your profile page. Just as much a juvenile dumbass as TROLLMONGER though.
  
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- alinskythis
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:50pm
  Crack kills…..
  
  …your looks.
  
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- FlowerBell
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:48pm
  When you are up against not only arrogance but ignorance as well and it is attempting to destroy life as you know it, hate can and will grow.
  
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TheePolitinator
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:43pm
He just might get that armed guard for life thing,

IN PRISON.,

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yoshik
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:43pm
Its BS. I believe he started coloring his **** before the mid terms to appear wiser. Didn’t fool me though!! He is still a clueless moron.

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FlagWavingPatriot
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:43pm
You ever notice how he looks gray one day and then not gray the next? And then if you look at his important days (like debates), he’s really gray.

I believe he grays it on purpose (the opposite that most men do) to look more distinguished. How else can you explain my first paragraph?

Everything about this guy is fake.

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hi-polymer
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:41pm
The eyes are truly the windows to the soul, or the lack thereof.

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- CatB
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:33pm
  Yes …
  
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- loveoursoldiers
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:09am
  his eyes are dead.. vacant of humanity…. scary
  
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:41pm
Also, I imagine it’s very stressful trying to act like a moderate, American, Christian, 24/7.

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crueltiming
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:40pm
is it considered racist to ask how much he’s aged in dog years?

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:55pm
  You are what you eat!
  
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GuruMeditation
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:40pm
He’s repulsive.

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crueltiming
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:39pm
is it racist to ask how much he’s aged in dog years?

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- texanpatriot
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:45pm
  Hahaha… Everything said that is not supportive is racist.
  
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:38pm
Stress? The guy golfs over a hundred games a year, takes four or five vacations a year. If he has stress, it’s his own fault for the never-ending campaigning and for marrying Moochelle.

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- Zipit
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:02pm
  Right on ANON! Same thing’s happened to me over the past four years! Lots of time on the golf course, sunny islands, and my garden! Stress my azz! My wife, who works, will attest!
  
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- GO-FOR-LIBERTY
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:51pm
  Actually it is very stressful to hide from Jarrat day in and day out. More out then in.
  
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strawberry411a
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:36pm
Wow. Looks just like his dad. And that is NOT Obama senior.

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- PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:51pm
  So, yes the spots on his face that 0 is worried about giving him away as the son of Frank Marshall Davis are developing. I’ve also notice several photos of him lately where it’s exactly like looking at an expression of Davis.
  
  Living a total lie would be stressful.
  
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FISH_BONE
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:36pm
BHO’s High Stress = some much destruction to complete, so many freedoms to take away, and so little time to accomplish it all.

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- RamonPreston
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:13pm
  Right on target, Fish Bone.
  
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blanco5
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:36pm
Lying to the American people has to come out somehow.

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hauschild
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:34pm
My, how quickly Marxists age!?!? It’s from all that pent-up anger, envy and hate.

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MissEllaneous
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:33pm
The eyes have gotten more evil looking, that’s for sure.

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- DadRocked
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:39pm
  I had to relook at the pics…
  They sure do… Very deceitful and evil…
  
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- Maximus_Delta
  Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:47pm
  that’s because he is full of demons…
  
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