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CADILLAC SIXTEEN 5-PASSENGER TOWN SEDAN STYLE NO. 9039 Equipment and Appointments Rear Quarters: Full metal back. Front Seat: Entire front seat cushion and back rest adjustable 4". Seat cushion has rise Seat frame integral with center body pillars Rear Seat: Seat cushion and seat back stationary. Lighting: Dome light operated by rear doors and left rear pillar switch; two rear corner lights operated by right rear pillar switch. Windows: Front and rear doors are equipped with individually controlled ventilation feature. All windows Security Plate Glass. Interior Panels: Natural burled walnut. Trim: Ten Weise cloths; tan, gray or brown; exclusive patterns; tufted mode. Smoking Equipment: Ash receivers recessed in rear arm rests; ash receiver front compartment, in right center instrument panel grille; two pass-around lighters in front of rear ash receivers, also recessed in instrument panel. Equipment: Two triangular shaped spring type foot hassocks, plush carpet covered to match floorcarpet, silk curtain for rear windows; large compartment on back of front seat; two interior sun visors, fully adjustable; folding rear center arm rest, arm rests on both front doors; two sliding arm slings; assist handles at each end of robe cord; electric clock in center of front seat back. REVISED 12-15-37 • 183 •
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1938 LaSalle Production Total Produ
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S P E C I F I C A T I O N S ENGINE
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6 Pelham Gray 020155 Desert Sand 94
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The standard configuration for each
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Three 5019 sedan chassis, 2272637,
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Code No. Trim No. 30 Tan Pattern Cl
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assembled in Canada. 8. As with oth
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Your L AS A L L E An Owner's Manual
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You will want to know— As THE OWN
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Right Gasoline The LaSalle V-8 engi
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Cooling Liquid Level The radiator f
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nstruments and Controls Comfort and
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Temperature Indicator The temperatu
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Lighting Controls Two types of ligh
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Locks and Keys Maximum protection i
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Starting the Engine Automatic featu
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Cadillac-LaSalle Service As a purch
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Authorized Service Stations We want
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Suggestions for Safer Driving Every
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Starting the Car Skillful driving i
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Night Driving The first requirement
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Mountain Driving In going up a stee
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High Speed Driving Your LaSalle aut
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Gasoline Economy The number of actu
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ubrication In order that your LaSal
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the owner must estimate the lowest
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Under normal driving conditions, dr
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Lubrication Schedule Lubrication Nu
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aintenance Suggestions Body The bod
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new plugs if the old plugs are badl
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Cooling System The attention requir
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Whenever anti-freeze is to be insta
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Wheels and Tires Use of Jack—The
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Electrical Storage Battery—The St
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License Data Engine Number: 2270001
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Right Gasoline The LaSalle V-8 engi
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Instruments and Controls Comfort an
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Lighting Controls the hand control
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Starting the Engine Automatic featu
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Authorized Service Stations Tire an
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Starting the Car Stopping the Car S
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Mountain Driving Touring In going u
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Gasoline Economy Tire Life The numb
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the owner must estimate the lowest
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Lubrication Schedule Every 1000 mil
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new plugs if the old plugs are badl
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Whenever anti-freeze is to be insta
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Electrical box, the battery must be
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Air Cleaner Remove air cleaner filt
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CADILLAC- LA DATA SALLE BOOK SEPTEM
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INDEX TO CONTENTS—Continued Safet
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A N D L A SALLES FOR 1938 the Great
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V- EIGHT Cadillac Built The front c
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T H E N E W SIXTY SPECIAL First to
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V-EIGHT Roomier and More Luxurious
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FLEETWOOD New* Proof That The Fine
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SIXTEEN Standard of the World The r
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Pistons are likewise graded into 30
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION Bulwark
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The unsurpassed degree of Cadillac'
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and three large bearings of the V-8
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much shorter and more compact. Give
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about half the corresponding distan
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lubrication is assured, regardless
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ••ill The La Sall
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and LaSalle, provide their exceedin
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and a rebound cushion. The compress
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which increases its power output to
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is essential to prevent piston-to-b
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automobile. For further Cadillac re
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Zero Clearance • — S 0 -HJ»?==
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F U E L SYSTEM Fuel Pump Fuel is fe
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simple and positive in operation an
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order, and the other supplies those
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expansion chamber in the exhaust pi
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keeps the battery at its peak load
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power Parking Lights. Headlamp beam
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Thermostatically controlled radiato
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Additional piping, common in other
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LUBRICATION Engine Lubrication SYST
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portant Cadillac feature is not fou
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The clutch throwout bearing has a s
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New, More Durable Transmission Engi
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The New LaSalle Chassis
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Front X-members are riveted to the
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drop back to its point of attachmen
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standpoint and in view of the resul
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equal length steering cross rods mo
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sorbers have more power to control
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esistor to body movements that it i
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day practically all car owners reco
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ake support plate, hence only one s
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Because' of longer wheelbases and g
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Hotchkiss Drive The Cadillac-LaSail
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L A S A L L E A P P E A R A N C E I
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A front opening hood is used. Since
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INTERIOR L U X U R Y Greater Comfor
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may easily enter the car from eithe
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In front of the driver is the instr
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UNISTEEL T U R R E T T O P B O D Y
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Weatherproofing and Sealing Every p
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Convertible Sedan 5 Passenger Touri
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CADILLAC SIXTY America's Fastest an
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Front View: One of the new Sixty's
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door supporting arm 01 even stronge
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From the side the dynamic quality o
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suggests racing car speed, and conc
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one-half times as much outward visi
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Page 228 and 229: CADILLAC CUSTOM V-EIGHT Cadillac's
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Page 234 and 235: The Cadillac V-8 5-Passenger Sedan
Page 236 and 237: CADILLAC Most Magnificent FLEETWOOD
Page 238 and 239: door and trunk lid frames. Every st
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Page 242 and 243: inches more tonneau length and leg
Page 244: added to the luxurious Fleetwood eq
Page 247 and 248: FRONT SEAT MOVES 4-" FROM REAR POSI
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Page 252: CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 7-PASSENGER SEDA
Page 256 and 257: CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 5-PASSENGER FORM
Page 258 and 259: CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 7-PASSENGER FORM
Page 260 and 261: CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 2-PASSENGER COUP
Page 262: CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 5-PASSENGER COUP
Page 265 and 266: OPERA SEATS OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT EXTR
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Page 274 and 275: Additional features of the new auxi
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Page 297: CADILLAC SIXTEEN CONVERTIBLE SEDAN
Page 301 and 302: SIXTEEN CYLINDER ENGINE The 1938 Ca
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LUBRICATION AGREEMENT The value of
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CAD ILL AG - LaS ALLE Owner Service
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CADILLAC MASTER RADIO The new Cadil
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD RADIO The new Ca
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HEATER-DEFROSTER The new Cadillac H
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LUGGAGE EQUIPMENT Luggage equipment
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MAJOR POINTS OF COMPARISON Cadillac
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MAJOR POINTS OF COMPARISON-Cont'd S
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RODS AND PINS—Cont'd LaSalle Is w
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DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS-Confd VALVE
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IGNITION—Cont'd LaSalle Amperage
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CLUTCH—Cont'd DETAILED LaSalle ^
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DETAILED SPRINGS—Cont'd LaSalle F
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FRAME-Cont'd Width, maximum DETAILE
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- & • B m Clack Clock llaaible Wh
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CADILLAC -LaSALLE Exclusive Accesso
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Bulletin No. 24 October 1, 1938 BLU
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Bulletin No. 25 October I, 1038 CAD
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Bulletin M». 26 October I, L938 i
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Bulletin No. 27 October 1, 1983 MOT
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AUTOMATIC BATTERY FILLER FOR ALL SE
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Bulletin No. 33 October 1. 193» GL
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Bulletin No. M October I. 19)18 SEA
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Bulletin No. 35 October 1, 1938 CAD
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Bulletin No. 36A. October 1. 1938 V
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CADILLAC An Owner's Manual covering
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You will want to know— RIGHT AWAY
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Cooling Liquid Level Tire Pressure
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Temperature Indicator The temperatu
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Locks and Keys Maximum protection i
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Cadillac-LaSalle Service Owner Serv
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Suggestions for Safer Driving Carbo
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Night Driving The first requirement
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High Speed Driving Your Cadillac au
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ubrication In order that your Cadil
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Under normal driving conditions, dr
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aintenance Suggestions Body The bod
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Cooling System The attention requir
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Wheels and Tires Use of Jack—The
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License Data Engine Numbers: Series
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CADILLAC^LASALLE PRELIMINARY SERVIC
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Contents Page Body 5 Body Styles 5
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Cadillac-LaSaile Preliminary Servic
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Cadillac-LaSalle Preliminary Servic
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Colors for 1938 Model Cadillac and
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The Instructions, Illustrationa, Al
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UPHOLSTERY c . Carpets, Seats, Cush
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Series CONVERTIBLE TOPS-ROOF COVERI
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UPHOLSTERY Carpets, Seats, Cushions
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'.Serie* l : -CONVERTIBLE TOPS-ROOF
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