Not only were they a source of companionship they were also a status symbol and source of worship. Purina. The Popes were all lecherous greedy thieves seeking nothing but power for themselves & their families. Its a little school in England that was established in the year 1096. After years of consultation and research, Pope Gregory XIII signed a papal bull in February 1582 promulgating the reformed calendar that came to be known as the Gregorian calendar. In an era when unknown phenomena seemed like they could only be explained by powerful deities, it seemed only natural to the Egyptians to worship kitty cats. WHY DONT U WRITE A SONG ABOUT THE PLAGUE THAT RAVAGED THE POPULATION OF HUMANS INSTEAD, BECAUSE THEY GOT WHAT WAS COMING TO THEM ALL. Chairman Meow Says: Iz so awful that such a time occurred in our history. Cats were later blamed for the Black Death (13461352), though rats were actually the culprit. The final point though is that contemporary accounts and the examination of modern doctors and historians of the evidence from them has shown bacteria that caused the Black Death can take the form of a lung infection called pneumonic plague, which was spread easily between humans. In any case, the various popes saw nothing wrong with burning heretics alive, so they already had a savage reputation. Even for modern times, that is not a young age to take on the papal role. I have no idea where you get the idea that cats place is in the wild. Pope Innocent VIII came to power in the late 1400s, during the throes of witch crusades in Western Europe. Some historians have forgiven the rats. The cats play into the picture as they would have normally been instrumental in cutting down the rat populations. Gregory believed him. Often fueled by a fear, individuals are often capable of doing illogical or terrible things as groups when given permission by authority figures. After Pope Gregory IX associated cats with devil worship, cats throughout Europe were exterminated in droves. On June 13, 1233, he issued a papal decree, Vox in Rama, based on bogus evidence provided by a Spanish Inquisitor. Cats that I know are devoted to their humans my dog runs off as soon as the door is open, my cat sits on my knee, engages in conversation with me, stays closeby our home, and kills lots of mice, bringing them to me rather than eating them cats keep down rodent populations for farmers and humans who store and eat grain etc definitely as handy as dogs. As hysteria increased, the rat population boomed and the Black Plague began to spread out of control. So, Im not so sure cats stop the plague. (Accessed June 1, 2018). And anyone who tries to understand them as the devil incarnate or as a female marker hasnt spent enough time enjoying a cat walking all over them, kneading them or running from cucumbers. The Remains of Dead US Presidents Will Be Sent Into Space, The Man Who Surgically Brought Back Unicorns. February 8, 2013. They both carry fleas, only the mice never jump in my lap and bunt their head-glands all over my jeans. This demonization led to the widespread, violent persecution of black cats in particular. Pope Gregory IX (1147-1241). I thank you for your service to this great multiverse. STOP W/ THE BABIES ALREADY. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,600],'historyofyesterday_com-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_5',111,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-historyofyesterday_com-large-mobile-banner-2-0');Ancient Peruvians may have been attracted to cats in a way similar to Egyptians. Cats Blamed for Spreading the Plague During the Middle Ages, it wasn't uncommon for cats to be killed, given their association with evil, Compora says. I dont know what to make of the authors contention that we like to hate on the middle ages. He said they ate too much grain and it was the responsibility of every person to kill a sparrow if they saw one and they were not to give up until they achieved it !!.. On January 23, 1229, he sent messages to Riga, Lubeck, Sweden, to Gotland with an appeal to begin . Though Ive learned important lessons from each of my trips, my trip to Chile the string bean-shaped country was my favorite. I was among the attendees of this event, and can attest that it was a doozy. Vermin did a number on harvests, but cats were natures perfect solution: they literally cant eat anything that isnt meat, which means that they pose no risk to the crops. Then, there is the fact that cats just arent good ratters-, which is why dogs; especially terriers are employed to catch rodents. CATS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE. As a noble hailing from the prestigious noble family of Conti di Segni, Ugolino is still related to other popes such as Innocent III, Alexander IV, and Innocent XIII. Others are less sure. This description created an image that was to be used for all future depictions of witches sabbats- and one that established the cat as a creature of the devil. There are many variables to navigate to make this assertion, but it doesnt look good for Gregory. One such individual was a German priest and nobleman, Conrad of Marburg. And it gets repeated because it feels right to many people - it makes our ancestors look stupid and so make. The Waldenses, who were founded in 1170 by Peter Waldo claimed that individuals could commune with God directly, negating the need for priests. By rough estimates, as many as 200 million people died. They were pure evil seeking nothing but power & control of the population. CATS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE & ALWAYS WILL BE BETTER THAN HUMANS. Lets see if the math adds up. Theres one thing you havent considered. It was his distaste for cats that penned the Vox in Rama. There are two things we need to shed light on; whether Gregory IX endorse the newly-coined cathunt and whether the cathunt directly correlates with the black plague that happens 100 years after. I do support single mothers though, especially those willing to give me 2 for 1 lapdance specials, but I digress. The Vox (or Voice in Rama, after the city of Ramah in ancient Judah) beseeched the archbishops Mainz and Hildesheim to lend their full support to Conrad in his efforts to root out the cult and its adherents. Denmarks Fastelavn held at the start of lent was based on the premise that for spring to begin, evil had to be banished. They spread via trade boats. I AGREE. Name is important in the papacy as it is seen as a signal of how their reign is envisioned. That was the first church document condemning black cats as instruments of satan. Buy Long Live the Kitty! This cruel practice continued until 1817 although the Kattenstoet continues to this day- involving stuffed cats instead. Remember: Egyptians were known for being cat lovers, and Asia is where cats originally came from. Cats, especially black cats, were now seen as evil and representatives of the . In the years ahead, feline-kind all across Europe saw their status slammed from a sacred and protected animal to a false idol. The following rites of this [sect] are carried out: When any novice is to be received among them and enters the sect of the damned for the first time, the shape of a certain frog [or toad] appears to him. The cat had obtained a darker connotation through its association with Galinthias, who became a servant of Hecate, a Greek goddess of the underworld after she was turned into a cat by the goddess Hera. The Nazcacat geoglyphwas only discovered last October. But the cars we have for pets are not naturally in the wild for thousands of years. He believed that cats were evil creatures because they were related to Satan. Plague in Cats. I came just to quickly peruse the article in attempts to finally finding out whether or not there was validity to the Pope being the plausible cause of the Black Plague in hopes that he did indeed cause it, since today is Sunday and when I refuse to go to Church with my grandmother I could hit her with this, and it could be a legitimate reason for me not attending Church because the Pope caused millions of people to die from the Black Death/Plague, and I am in no support of mass killing. Omniverous diet, free bleeders- cats and other mammals? As mentioned, this Pope initiated what has been described as the feline Holocaust 3 in Europe. One of these was the sparrow! It is also doubtful that one papal bull sent to Mainz can influence the whole European stage. Answer: This looks like a job for History for Atheists! This cruel practice continued until 1817 although the Kattenstoet continues to this day- involving stuffed cats instead. But this time, Pope Francis is focusing on all pets saying that people spend way too much money on furry friends. Interesting article. Do you believe that cats are invested with the spirit of Mr. Morningstar. (Accessed June 1, 2018). Thanks for writing this! Based on these confessions, in 1233 Pope Gregory IX issued an official papal decree declaring that Satan was half-cat and sometimes took the form of cat. Want more crazy cat facts? Then each [returns] to his place and, speaking certain responses, they incline their heads toward to cat. In Ypres in Belgium, it was the custom to hurl cats from the belfry of local churches and then set them on fire during the festival of cats or Kattenstoet. Pope Gregory IX was a pretty good pope by medieval standards. So as you say, cats couldnt have contained bubonic plague. As one might have predicted, thereafter, mass slaughters of cats blanked Europe. By Gregorys decree, there was a target on the head of every black cat. That evil came to be neatly personified in the form of black cats that were beaten to death to purge the new season of evil spirits. However, historian Donald Engel believes that the Vox acted as a death warrant for the cat. OVERPOPULATION OF HUMANS IS THE RUINATION OF THE PLANET. The Bull arose in response to rumors of satanic cults in Germany by the areas grand inquisitor, Conrad of Marburg. He also became the first Pope to appoint inquisitors to actively root out such heretics. And thats because its body is invested with the spirit of the Morning Star himself. According to Pope Gregory IX, cats were the embodiment of the devil himself. Potential infected flea hosts include: rodents, humans, dogs, and cats. Wikimedia Commons. Gregory IX. Encyclopedia of World Biography, Encyclopedia.com. Did Pope Gregorys comfort with the law cause him tooverstephis station as the pope? And each time it hit Europe again, it appears to have come from Asia. And whatever else fleas like to nosh on.8. But feline-human relations deteriorated sometime in the early 1230s (CE) when Pope Gregory IX issued a papal bull called Vox in Rama. The black plague ravaged countless European cities around a century after the demise of Pope Gregory IX. Based on these confessions, in 1233 Pope Gregory IX issued an official papal decree declaring that Satan was half-cat and sometimes took the form of cat. It was Gregorys past as an astute lawyer that connected him to his acts of justice within the church. In 2019, Profs and Pints, an organization that was founded to democratize higher learning, hosted an event that was designed to demystify the magical, spiritual and even sexualdepictions of catsin media and society. Home; About; Contacts; Location; FAQ Some kiss this creature on the hind quarters and some on the mouth, they receive the tongue and saliva of the beast inside their mouths. His pontificate was notable for the papacy's attempts to intervene in the quarrels between Emperor Louis the Pious and his sons. Even today, the police department of Salem, Massachusetts, where witch trials executed 20 women for witchcraft, uses the image of a witch on a broomstick on theirpolice cruisers. Some people even went as far as blaming. That evil came to be neatly personified in the form of black cats that were beaten to death to purge the new season of evil spirits. As I learned at the Profs and Pints event, cats persist as a marker of femininity in the media and our language of pop culture. Like, if I were to think of evil depictions on display in a museum, this would be one of them. Cats came to be seen as a symbol of witchcraft, and even as the embodiment of Satan himself. Your email address will not be published. But the association between cats and gender is not a new one. This bull, the story goes, declared cats as the instruments of Satan, and set Medieval Europe on a great cat purge, with special attention paid to black cats, who were particularly Luciferian. The bull does not, however, dictate that Catholics across Europe kill all cats to stop Satan. If the Black Death was airborne, then rats had nothing to do with it, exonerating Gregory. Retrieved from https://owlcation.com/humanities/Cats-and-the-Black-Plague, Encyclopaedia Britannica. With this thought in mind, I spent two years at CIA, where I was a supervisor in the Public Communications Branch at the Office of Public Affairs. This isa cautionary tale to all you cat haters out there. Yes, I did say an astronaut that looks suspiciously like Neil Armstrong was carved in the face of the earth two millennia ago. In other words, the Europeans were murdering their best ally in the war against the pandemic. Weve discovered that the two diseases were one and the same, spread by contact, not the air. They came to us willingly because we offered so much prey and have been a benefit to mankind whether you like em or not. The Vox in Rama encouraged Conrad of Marburg to overreach himself and that same year he accused Henry II, Count of Sayn of taking part in satanic orgies. While the fact is pretty obscure on whether the papal bull is directly influenced by Konrad, he is known as a zeal that is set on to burn every last heretic. In the fourth century, a Christian monk named Evagrius Ponticus wrote down what's known as the "eight evil thoughts": gluttony, lust, avarice, anger, sloth, sadness . To start, lets look at what Pope Gregory IX actually said about cats in his bull (special formatting is my own): So Gregory began to formalize and promote practices that formed the basis of the later medieval inquisition. Cat burning became a favorite medieval pastime in France, where cats were suspended over fires in cages or doused and set alight- even chased on fire through the streets by cat chasers. (To be fair, the cat is only one of more than 300 figures the Nazca created almost half which have been discovered in the last five years). Guess what? As one might have predicted, thereafter, mass slaughters of cats blanked Europe. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedict XIII and the Pisan claimants Alexander V and John XXIII.Gregory XII wanted to unify the Church and . Good read, thanks! Both believed that cats were satanic and Marburg came up with evidence as to why cats are satanic. In a papal bull of 1233 he denounced the black cat as diabolical. Apparently torture produced some pretty convincing confessions from people who worshipped the devil and his black cat. HUMAN OVER-POPULATION ISNT PRETTY, IT IS THE CAUSE BEHIND CHRONIC WARS. (2017, June 6). Pope Innocent VIII came to power in the late 1400s, during the throes of witch crusades in Western Europe. And neither of these areas were parts of the Holy Roman Empire and thus subject to anything Pope Gregory IX might have said (but didnt) about a no-cats policy. BUT HUMANS , NOT SO. DeAgostini/Getty Images. no; mice? Between 1347 and 1352, some 100 million people died of the Plague, representing almost half of Europes population. Hera are six really weird pets that you could actually own. Indeed the belief that the torture or killing of cats could break spells continued across northern Europe. These inferences have led to a story that appears to lack evidence. For the worship of the cat had its basis in the pagan past. I soon realized thatpublic affairs combined the best of both worlds of journalism and television talk shows I get to learn interesting and unusual things about people who worked with me, I then get to tell their story. When I graduated college,I began living my own dream as a reporter for a news media outlet. Gregorys response was to issue the Vox in Rama. One can love animals, the Catechism says. On June 13, 1233, Pope Gregory IX instigated the first bull of his papacy: the Vox in Rama. I didnt expect to read the whole article, but I found myself tickled in all the right places, so dear sir, I did indeed finish the article in its entirety. In the decree, he declared that Satan is half cat and claimed that there were . Since the reign of Gregory, folks at the time had taken a disliking for cats, especially the black ones. The mass killing of those docile beautiful creatures is despicable. Missionary Activity under Pope Gregory the Great. You literally cannot even be bothered to recall the NAMES of the people youre talking about. 1999. Not sure I am convinced either way, but people (especially those who prefer dogs) do like to hate on cats, so it is not a stretch to believe that they have been killed en masse in any era. In the meantime, accusations of witchcraft began to spread amongst the ordinary people, as a way of settling grudges or seizing property and cats began to be used as proof of satanic association. Heretical beliefs were on the rise at the time, . On June 13, 1233, Gregory issued the Vox in Rama, an official papal decree declaring that Satan was half-cat and sometimes took the form of a cat during Satanic masses. With Halloween is around the corner, Chairman Meow is reminded of a time hundreds of years ago when similar institutional dogma helped fuel the outbreak of The Black Plague across Europe, leading to the (ignorant) mass killing of cats in the 14th century. If cats were evil, it made sense that they were responsible for all the death and . you suck; F-; see edict ex cathadre by a subsequent POPE reversing greggy 9s cat condemnation- also, Y-Perstis fleas only and I mean ONLY like rats; why? Fewer cats, more rats, more fleas, and more plague. Wages rose fast in the absence of labor. Wikimedia Commons. The papal inquisition rained down justice on heretics, the people who spoke out against church canon. There is little real evidence for this. Pope Gregory IX (1147-1241) was probably the world's worst cat hater or at least he did the most damage to cats. As was to be expected of a former angel The upper part of his body from the hips upward shines as brightly as the sun. However, his fall from grace was encapsulated by his lower body where his skin is coarse and covered with fur like a cat.. A bit hard to read when YOU ARE SCREAMING AT ME though! When an animal is removed from the ecosystem (especially out of fear) it usually causes a chain reaction. It kept happening, lets say once per generation, until the 1700s. Keep in mind that Chairman Meow iz not targeting religion, ceiling cat forbid ,but shedding light on human nature to digest and follow institutional dogma. (2017, February 6). A quick Internet search brings up a series of articles, including one on the 13 reasons why cats are just plain evil. In fact, most people who believe the Europeans wiped out cats which caused the Black Death bull crap, is that cats werent the only animals used for catching rats. Wildcat7 Youd rather see an animal domesticated for thousands of years in the wild doing what they are meant to do than indoors as pets? This is mainly because the black plague ravaged Asia before it goes on its way to Europe. For he had inherited the problem of heresies which were blossoming across thirteenth century Christian Europe and challenging the 'universal' church. Since that time, black cats have symbolized bad luck, or a curse, to people not only in Europe but throughout the world. Ugolino assumes the mantle of the pope immediately in the papal election of 1227 after the death of Pope Honorius III (Conrad of Urach was chosen initially, but declined). 10 Things To Know About Stephen Hawking, The World's Coolest Scientist, Mary Somerville: The Woman For Whom The Word "Scientist" Was Made, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch, six really weird pets that you could actually own. The account began by describing the initiation of novices to the coven. Id rather see them in the wild doing what cats are meant to do than as someones indoor pet. For some reason, we find the idea that our ancestors were dumb rather appealing. On March 19, 1227, 80-year-old cardinal Ugolino di Segni became Pope Gregory IX. Apparently snakes and scorpions were threats too. However, amongst the warped fantasies were some bare facts from past beliefs which lent themselves to the dark image of witchcraft the church was attempting to conjure. The population of Europe drops from 80 million to around 30 million by the time the black death subsides, some cities even saw a decrease of more than 70% of their population, few, such as a village called Quob, lost their entire population. designs at:Threadless.com and Zazzle, Why Cats Were (Wrongly) Blamed for the Black Plague in Europe. We accept this storythat we humans once crossed cats and it resulted in one in three of us dyingbecause it just feels rignt. Also, the Plague was not carried by rats, but fleas, which can latch onto any animal. ABORTION SHOULD BE THE ANSWER IN ALL COUNTRIES, ALONG SIDE LAWS THAT WOULD PREVENT THE POPULATION GROWTH FROM EXPANDING . Cat burning and other forms of cat hating have survived the centuries since. Tying the cat to satanic worship was a natural progression- and one that would have dire consequences. Locusts and every other kind because the sparrow not only ate grain but also insects the great 3 year famin followed and the official Chinese records showed 15 million people died of starvation but later studies done by experts from outside of China say the official numbers are fudged badly in an optimistic attempt to cover the true death toll of around 45 million plus some even say as high as 70 million!! We have detected that you are using extensions to block ads. Wierd Tales, Vol 36. After all, the devil was already at work through heretics. Furthermore, several more black plagues would hit the world in the 18th century or so, and it's unlikely that the cat population still suffers the cathunt after hundred of years. They fly in the face of the Christian idea of God putting the natural world and its creatures here for humanitys benefit. Cats breed quickly, know how to survive on their own, and are hard to catch. cats were only interested in our rat infested granaries. This bull, the story goes, declared cats as the instruments of Satan, and set Medieval Europe on a great cat purge, with special attention paid to black cats, who were particularly Luciferian. I laughed to I almost passed out One thing though some of the Pussy Persecution may have derived from the Witch connection. Pope Gregory IX initiated the feline holocaust in Europe which was to continue . To think that all this fuss is over cats. Then, there is the fact that cats just arent good ratters-, which is why dogs; especially terriers are employed to catch rodents. His papacy started when hereticism run rampant in Europe, and yet, by the end of his term, he saw the completion of one of the most important canon law in the Catholic Church known as the Decretales Gregorii IX, Decretales Gregorii IX, You wouldnt hate that, would you? some particularly superstitious believers seized on the idea that the black cats were servants of Satan. But in the final analysis cats just arent dogs. After food, clothing and medicine, the fourth item is cosmetics and the fifth is pets, he said, referring to a study on where most peoples income goes. The plague spread so easily that everyone back in the medieval age believes that the plague transfer via smell and air. In the meantime, accusations of witchcraft began to spread amongst the ordinary people, as a way of settling grudges or seizing property and cats began to be used as proof of satanic association. Fleas tend to prefer cat blood. *Coupons: Check out our coupons for stores like Checks Unlimited and CheapOair! A LION; I will wager $500 we can debate this and I will win with 100 literate judges NOT taught as toddlers the pope or priest can send them TO HELL. A witch and her cat. But, was it because of cats andrats? Consider a quote from Rastafari leader Haile Selassie; Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph. Iz just as true during Dark Ages as iz now. Home chairman meow wisdom Why Cats Were (Wrongly) Blamed for the Black Plague in Europe. For he had inherited the problem of heresies which were blossoming across thirteenth century Christian Europe and challenging the universal church. One small fact you havent taken account of here. THE HUMAN OVER-POPULATION IS CAUSING ANIMAL SPECIES TO GO EXTINCT. People like to dump on the Middle Ages for being Europes cultural and technological nadir, especially compared to the surrounding Classical and Renaissance periods. Costs of living dropped. You can say that Im addicted to it. Scientists back in the 19th century found out that the real transmission is through touch, and the most common carrier of the disease is the natural enemy to the previously butchered feline friend the rats. Cats just arent dogs, and I respect and love them specifically for that reason. He therefore gave his official blessing to the widespread persecution of cats across Europe. So, rather than being a document banning cats from Europe, it was a letter sent to a city warning them about a cult. Gregory immediately recognizing Conrad as a useful tool in his war against religious dissent. That is the well-accepted history, but is it really true? The Vox in Rama encouraged Conrad of Marburg to overreach himself and that same year he accused Henry II, Count of Sayn of taking part in satanic orgies. Yet, in 2014 Pope Francis sparked an uproar by telling a girl whos cat who had died that she would be reunited Gods creatures in Paradise except for cats, who end up in hell. https://owlcation.com/humanities/Cats-and-the-Black-Plague, https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/ravens-memory-unfair-trade/, http://historycollection.co/thou-shalt-not-suffer-a-cat-to-live-why-pope-gregory-ixs-vox-in-rama-implicated-cats-in-devil-worship/, https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Vox-in-Rama-authentic-What-effects-did-it-have, https://academic.oup.com/ehr/article-abstract/CXXII/498/1075/457108/The-Black-Death-in-Egypt-and-England-A-Comparative?redirectedFrom=fulltext, https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death, http://www.kattenstoet.be/en/page/497-511/the-cat-throwing.html, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/eight-witchcraft-myths/, https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/plague/factsheet.asp, Abee, Holle. Elsewhere in Europe, the legacy of cat killings passed into folk practices. Konrad has evidence of people worshipping Lucifer and black cats, he also seems to possess some sort of confession. In 2021, I dont think that most Catholics or people of other religious believe that cats are evil. People in medieval Ypres, Belgium, had a festival called Kattenstoet where theyd throw cats from the belfry tower to symbolize the killing of evil spirits. While there were no immediate effects of the unjust cathunt, Europe will be affected in the years to come, with the rise of the Bubonic Plague. Not only that he founded the papal inquisition to prosecute heresy, but he also issues a papal bull a legal decree issued by a pope, designated as Vox in Rama that calls for crusades condemning the spread of heretics that follows Luciferianism in Mainz, Germany. These new, heretical beliefs varied. The Black Death or Black Plague was the original zombie apocalypse. The purpose of Vox in Rama, rather, was to condemn a cult that had allegedly popped up in the Rhinelandand the bull was specifically sent to the city of Mainz. All this was about to change. ITS TIME FOR THE GOVT TO STOP THE HUMAN OVER-POPULATION. Learn how cats first spread around the world. The popes were all hypocrytical, bastards. Indeed, there is evidence of animals dying from the Plague. Those arrested by Conrad, therefore, had only two options: admit to heresy and spend the rest of their lives as a known former heretic or burn. Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/ehr/article-abstract/CXXII/498/1075/457108/The-Black-Death-in-Egypt-and-England-A-Comparative?redirectedFrom=fulltext, Kattenstoet. Sweet Home Alabama Lyrics: What Does Muscle Shoals Has Got the Swampers Mean? Where do we get our stuff? Interestingly enough, Halloween originally a pagan celebration also has Catholic roots in the form of All Hallows Eve, that is the Vigil of All Saints Day, when Catholics remember those who have gone before them to enter their heavenly home. Good luck keeping them down for half a millennium.6, Maybe the biggest hole in the cat theory comes from the history of the plague. Finally, even if cat numbers were vastly reduced, they were not wiped out. In the Middle Ages, devil-fearing Christians killed cats, which carried the unintended consequence of increasing the rat population and the spread of the Black Death. Queen Elizabeth I celebrated her coronation with the burning of a cat-stuffed effigy. The proverbial compendium of collective human knowledge at that point was certainly shorter and harder to access than it is now, but people back then still used their brains. Literally no cats. There is little real evidence for this. 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