November 5, 2009...10:45 am

I’m so Grateful I’m Doing a Giveaway

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I love Thanksgiving.  Love it.  Love, love, love it.  I use it as an excuse to celebrate thankfulness and gratitude all month long.  And to dream about pie.  But that is another post.

And today, I’m grateful for you.  So I’m going to give you a present!  Yay!

My kids, being brown, need to put lotion on every day.  Their skin just needs it, or they get sooo dry and ashy and itchy.  And if there is anything they hate, it is putting cream on.  HATE. IT.  But the one thing they like  is using my cream, because that is a special treat.  So (genius that I am) I have taken to keeping about a dozen bottles of cream in my bathroom, and every day for a month, I have allowed them to use “my” cream.  They think they are getting to do something special, so they do it eagerly and without complaint, and I get kids with healthy skin, and don’t have to nag.

WIN/WIN!

My favorite creams are “body creams” from Bath & Body Works.  I like that they are thicker than lotion, so they seem to moisturize better.  I only buy the scents I like, and that makes it extra nice to snuggle up to my good smelling kids.  (None of my kids have allergies/exzema.. except the white one.. we’re lucky.)

And today, I got an email from Bath & Body Works that they are running a promotion that from now until Nov. 22, you can get $10 off any $30 purchase (which is awesome).  AND, in addition, body creams are currently Buy 3, get 2 free.  Also awesome.

COR! SHUT UP! WHAT DO WE GET ALREADY??

$30 Gift Certificate to Bath & Body Works! Which is enough to get you five 8 oz tubes of body cream if you hurry and take advantage of both of these promotions (or, you know, whatever else you want, instead)

To enter, go to the Bath & Body Works site and tell me which fragrance is your favorite, or which fragrance you would most like to try.  The winner will be chosen on TUESDAY, NOV 10 (my Mom’s birthday!.. no, this does not give you long.. but I do not have a long attention span!) at 7:00 p.m. when I throw all the names in a hat and WildGirl pulls one out.  Because that is how we roll, chez Waters.

Oh.  And just so you know, Bath & Body Works does not know I exist.  They do not know I am doing a giveaway.  They do not give me any money.  They seem perfectly content to take my money on a regular basis, but that is the full nature of our relationship.

And if B&BW tests their products on baby seals or something, please do not tell me.  Cuz I really, really, really like their cream.

wildhoneysuckle

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  • OOOH!!!! My 18 year old LOVES Japanese Cherry Blossom! Unfortunately, My 8 year old and I both have eczema (hers is FAR worse than mine) so I am a Cetaphil follower. But, I want to enter anyway because when I DO go to B&BW, it is for my oldest. :)

    Besides that, You recommended the Ben & Jerry’s for my wasp sting a few weeks ago and it worked WONDERS!

    KJ

  • I probably spend just as much money there as you do. Anna needs deep pressure lotion rubs on her arms, legs and back in order to regulate. Her favorite shopping trip is one to that particular store in the mall when they have their lotions on sale. She likes anything pink and girly smelling. Me? I like Coconut Lime Verbena. Oh yeah.

    Great idea to celebrate being thankful, my friend. I just may have to do a thankful giveaway myself! ~Kari

  • I love bath and body works lotions, creams, all of it. My absolute favorite is Sweet Pea due to the fact that is our littlest ones scent. You see, each of our girls has their own scent. Our littlest one has severe cp and I lather her up each day and I so love the sweet pea and how great it makes her smell and feel – she so loves lotion time!

  • Plumeria would be great… it would remind me of the DR, lots of plumeria flowers there!

  • sun ripened raspberry please.

  • Yay I get to be first!

    Japanese Cherry Blossom is definitely my favorite. Although, it has a little bit of a sad attached to it. I had a very dear friend who was dying of AIDS and his skin used to get so dry and itchy and it would just hurt so much. So one day, I bundled him up and we went to Bath and Body works to pick out a lotion for him. He chose Japanese Cherry Blossom. I would rub it into his skin every day, massaging his muscles, just trying to give him some measure of comfort in his pain…Every time I smell it, it reminds me of what an amazing gift his friendship was to me. I would love to get some again, but it’s just too expensive for me as a single mom, but maybe November 10th will be my lucky day and I can get some again! :)

    Also, you don’t know me – I found you blog while blog-hopping (I was another one of those crazy people that read it all in one night. Thank a sick baby for that one :-P ) and your story has touched me like it touched so many others. I was a nanny for two deaf children adopted from China (and I am still good friends with the family and see them weekly), one of which was a RADlet, so while I cannot completely understand with your struggles, I can empathize just a little. I am now a single mama of my own little kidlet who happens to have some medical problems of his own…and the docs I am going to to try to treat his problems just blow me off and tell me to come back in a month when what they are doing is not making my son any better (so I can also empathize with your frustrations in trying to find quality medical care for your child). I keep wanting to e-mail you to tell you a little bit of my story – I hear you talk about Vivi and I think to myself, “Did she have video cameras in my house watching me grow up?” But, this pesky little thing called “life” and “being a mom” keeps getting in the way. :-P Maybe one day soon I will have to sit my butt down and write it now that I have officially rambled on in the comments section. :-P

    And, while I don’t know if God listens to me anymore after years of raging at him, I said a prayer for healing and peace for you, your family and AngryBoy.

    Bria Grace

    • watchingthewaters

      Bria,
      Not only am I sure that He’s listening, but I know that He’s BIG ENOUGH to take everything you could ever throw at him.. and love you anyway.

      Praying for you, too, Sister. Much, much love, Corey

  • Coconut is it for me. B&BW has two or three different coconut scents; I’d have to see which one I like. Haven ‘t been to B&BW in years. Thanks for this giveaway!

  • One of my favorite stores, and I LOVE the Body Creams.

    My FAVORITE scents …

    Coconut Lime Verbana
    Mango Mandarin

    I also like …

    Sun Ripened Raspberry

    I would love to try …

    Exotic Coconut
    Black Raspberry Vanilla

    I would be BLESSED to win your giveaway.

    I fell in love with the Body Creams when my 3 yr. old son was fighting for his life in ICU. (He was in a coma, and “died” twice.) The hospital air just dried my skin. Every night I would lather on the Mango Mandarin and it would not only bring relief to my skin, but the scent was just so calming for me. After my son was healed, that scent always brought me peace, and memories of the healing.

  • So, this is how to increase comment traffic!? Who knew? Do giveaways have to be this cool to get people’s comment traffic? What do I have around here to give away….hmmm, barely opened pack of index cards…empty glass jars…ehhh, I got nothin.

    Sensual Amber is my absolute fave…tho I wish they’d drop the sensual part. Not that I’m a prude…our oldest’s name is Amber and one year my dh bought me a bottle of the shower gel because in memory of Amber, I collect it….amber jewelry that is. When we went to Vegas last January ON OUR OWN FOR FIVE DAYS WITH NO KIDS (my sister who thought she could “fix” our son, kept him….he’s not allowed in her house anymore,hmmmm) and went to Ceasar’s Palace (I can’t seem to spell it right) B &BW was having a $5 special. I bought two bottles of shower gel, one travel shower gel and one travel hand lotion. Yeah, yeah, I scored….totally! But,stupid me…had one of the shower gel bottles in my carry on and had to leave it along with my brand new 20 oz. Coke Zero in the bin at the security checkpoint. Waah! No worries though…..got another bottle of the shower gel for my birthday in September. So,I’m good to go for a while.

  • Love love love the country apple. It’s my all time favorite. Unless it is Christmas time and they put out the peppermint flavor- then that one trumps all!

  • So many delicious choices. I was going to go with one of the autumn scents, like the cinnamon pumpkin, but then the strawberry lemonade caught my eye. It’s been so chilly lately that I think it would be a good reminder of warmer days.

  • Sweet Pea is my ultimate favorite, since it reminds me of my Grandma Anne. And Coconut is the one I’d try if I won. It sounds delicious!

  • The coupons for the promotion just came in the mail last week and I’ve been waiting for a change to get to the store. Japanese cherry blossom is my current favorite, but that rainkissed leaves sounds soothing!

  • I JUST put Coconut Lime Verbena Antibacterial lotion on! And it smells HEAVENLY! I would have to say that’s my favorite!!!

  • How to choose one?
    The summer smell of juniper breeze or wild honeysuckle. The romantic scent of velvet tuberose or the fresh spirited plummeria?
    Oh my. Well, if I win you can bet I will be there for a while deciding…
    All different lotions? Shower gel and lotion? OOOh a handwash…we all love the quick perk of washing our hands with something wonderful!!
    It would be blissful trying to decide. I will even go by myself…maybe? hahahahah

    • watchingthewaters

      What’s the fun in that? Don’t you like it when the kids put on EVERY lotion from EVERY tester? It smells sooooo *gag* good *gag* in the car on the way home…

  • I love.love.love B&BW. Black Raspberry Vanilla is my year round favorite, but the sweet cinamon pumpkin is nice is the fall. Love it!

  • We only go to the mall a couple of times a year and always stop at Bath & Body Works where I stock up on creams, shower gels, and handsoap for myself and assorted gifts (you know, when Drama Teen comes home and says “I need a b-day gift for *name*” and I say when. Her usual reply “Today!”) They always get my favorite scent though…Night blooming Jasmine.

  • Brown sugar and fig, hands down. YUM

  • Oooh!!! Me me me me me!!!!!

    I’m not much of a girly girl…but the midnight pomegranate sounds interesting. Or the sea island cotton! I live at the beach, so the sea island cotton sounds right up my alley.

    Plleeeeeeaaaaasssseeeeeeee!!!! Wildgirl, you KNOW you want to draw my name. :)

  • Just kidding. I changed my mind. I want to try the country apple. Apple smells remind me of home, because I’m from upstate NY, where all the apple orchards are. :)

  • oooh I love Dancing Waters. My Bug got some body spray and sprays it all over the house like room freshener. Hey, that’s your name! I never thought to use this lotion for my 2 with very dry skin…always thought it was too expensive, but if they use it it’s worth it. So I may just have to make a trip and put some in my room so it is extra special. That is a great idea!

    • watchingthewaters

      Linda.. I agree about the expense.. I try to minimize it by watching the sales verrrrrry closely online. It was well worth it to sign up online.. getting the emails of when they are running promotions like this really helps. The 8 oz tubes normally cost $10.50 each (OUCH) and sometimes $12… I don’t ever pay more than $6 because of the sales and promos. $6/tube is STILL expensive.. but like you said, if they USE it.. (AND I don’t have to nag? Priceless…)

  • I love coconut lime because it reminds me of our family vaca two years ago to Jamaica. Everytime I smell it, I’m transported back there..alas..just in my mind :(

  • Oooh I would love Sea Spray and maybe, just maybe, a new lotion would lure my daughter away from her Hannah Montana lotion collection (thank you very much Uncle Rick) that she slathers herself daily with. And tries to get on us too with promises of a “free” beauty “treatment”

    thanks for the contest !

  • Gretchen Kintzel

    My favorites are Brown Sugar & Fig, Irresistible Apple and Mango Mandarin.

  • Creamy Coconut… I love that smell. It reminds me of my island home that I miss so much!
    -Kerry

  • I would love to try the Creamy Coconut.
    Yum!

  • I’ve enjoyed reading your blog and learning about your life since I saw a link from Pastor Ryan.

    My favorite is warm vanilla sugar. mmm. and of course many discontinued ‘flavors’ I love…

  • Coconut Lime Verbena is my fave. It’s the perfect thing when we have 5+ feet of snow piled in our front yard.

  • I don’t want in – allergic to scents :( but it sounds like fun and I did enjoy drooling of the names!

  • I LOVE Brown Sugar and Fig but would love to try the Black Raspberry Vanilla….that just sounds…YUMMY! and…I need Yummy it has been a week full of challenges and confrontations around here…..

  • I love, love, love the Grapefruit scent. It just wakes me up on those cold winter morning around here (which is when we need it the most!) Sunshine in a tube ;-)

  • My favorite is sweet cinnamon pumpkin, it reminds me of fall which is my favorite time of year!!

  • I love the Coconut Lime only because my Frankie loves the smell of coconut lime! I like the handsoaps though, plus the are anti-bacterial now -so bonus!

  • love the country apple.
    have not tried this on the girls yet I bet it will do wonders for their dry skin this winter.

  • Yummmmm, Sweet Pea is the best!!!!
    thanks,
    Steph

  • i love love love(did i mention love) the japanese cherry blossom scent!! it smells so sexy!!!

  • My favorite is brown sugar & fig. It is SO yummy. Unfortunately, I am currently out but maybe not for long if I win ;) .

  • I love, love, love coconut lime verbena!

  • I didnt see it on the list but they have a lemon body cream that I am slightly addicted to. creamy not overwhelmingly lemon, just lemony enough!

  • I LOOOOVE their Moonlight Path and I really want to try the new Twilight Woods. I am also partial to the Brown Sugar & Fig. So yummy!

  • Love Country Apple & Mango Mandarin. There’s a new scent (at least new to me!) Irresistable Apple that I’d love to try!
    Blessings to you and your family!!!

  • Brown Sugar Fig and Cocoanut Lime Verbena rock my world. However, I still hate B&BW form discontinuing my favorite Slatkin Mango Spearmint room spray.

  • my current fave is brown sugar and fig, but i would love to try the sea spray cotton!

  • My favorite is the Cucumber Melon. It is so clean and refreshing. It’s not as heavily scented as some of them and that is best for me.
    Thanks for the contest!

  • Love B&BW! I would like to enter my 10 year old “Big Sis”. She loves Sweet Pea and she is amazing with her RADlet sister. Thanks, this is fun!

  • brown sugar and fig is delicious. so is moonlight path and white gardenia and velvet tuberose, but i think brown sugar and fig wins.

  • I’m partial to the Coconut Lime Verbena. I like smelling like a key lime pie.

  • Ummmmm. Coconut Lime Verbena is divine….

  • My absolute fav is Coconut Lime Verebena.
    But I would love to try Strawberry Lemondade,mmmmmmmmmmmmm

  • I’d love to try the sweet cinnamon pumpkin—sounds like something just right for the season. My usual choice is Warm Vanilla Sugar; I don’t use a lot of creams, but when I do BB& Beyond is my choice. Thanks for the FUN offer.

  • Warm Vanilla Sugar. Just the smell of it brings me back…

  • I live overseas in Italy and so I don’t know if I qualify to enter the contest, but if I would have to choose it would have to be midnight pomegranate.

    I use a fragrance-free, nickel-free, free from everything cream that cost 20 Euros for a 250 ml jar on my son. The dermatologist recommended it as he seems to be sensitive to some perfumes.

    • watchingthewaters

      Sure, Anna, why not.

      (OhMyGoodness, my heart is all aflutter.. someone is reading me in Italy? Wow!)

      • I started reading you recently, and I truly hope your son finds a new family that can help him. Your decision is heart-breaking and only a mother who truly loves her son and family would have the strength to make the decision to relinquish for his (and the family’s) own good.

        peace to you and your family

  • Sweet cinnamon pumpkin sounds right this time of year.

  • I LOVE LOVE LOVE their Apple scents. I haven’t smelled the newest one but I’m headed to the mall now, so I’m sure I’ll stop in to do so!
    My other favorite it Japanese Cherry Blossom. Mmmmm!

    I’m in the middle of a surrogate pregnancy and coat my body with the body cream multiple times a day, LOL… I’m terrified of stretch marks :)

  • With winter coming on…….
    Let’s go with the Coconut Lime Verbena!
    This is awesome give away!

  • Wow-thanks! You are too cool : )

    My fave is pink grapefruit-love me some citrus! But hmm…saw they have creamy coconut. That sounds good to. I am sensing a theme of warm-weather scents! Basically-living in cold MA I dream of the tropics all winter long!!

  • I love coconut smells on my sweet babies. The only one I have tried is the Creamy Cocunut, but I would love to try the Coco Cabana and the Exotic Coconut.

    Melody

  • So many great scents….how to choose a favorite!? I’ve always loved Plumeria so I’ll go with that; although I would like to try out some of the newer ones! Thanks for the contest…very fun.

  • Mmm…my favorites are black amethyst, Japanese cherry blossom, and sea island cotton.

  • Well normally I would have said the classic Sweet Pea, hands down. It’s the typical body butter that I stock from them, but recently I discovered White Citrus and am in love. They don’t have a butter in it (yet I hope) so I’m using the body spritz, but would love to upgrade to the parfum! lol

    I only discovered B&BW a short while ago when a friend took me in there for “a quick sec” after lunch one day and I walked out 85 bucks lighter! But they are WAY more reasonably priced than The Body Shop and they’re sales are so much more exciting.

  • Warm vanilla sugar looks YUM – So yeah, do you wanna hear something funny about bath and body works?… do you wanna know how much some silly Canadians LOVE it?!!! (We are just now getting stores here in the city malls) but I have friends that literally smuggle…ugh I mean, stock pile the stuff when they travel over. So a few months ago I was at a friends and I was all “OMG where did you get that awesome hand soap” and she was all “It’s American and I have like a billion bottles of it, do you want to try one?”… and I have been in love ever since and because of you my dear I have just found out they deliver to Canada now and I didn’t even realise they had cream too!!! So now regardless of whether I am the grand winner I am going to have to order a few gazillion bottles of everything – Love ya sister

  • Warm vanilla sugar is delish. Love the plumeria.

  • Can I pick all of them? Or is that against the rules ?;)
    Ok, seriously? I’ll pick Moonlight Path. LOVE that one!

  • I have always been a fan of the Freesia scents/ flavors from Bath and Body Works.
    Love your blog.

  • I would love to try country apple!

  • Moonlight path is the only scent that I always have in my house. I have it in cream form, cologne form, soap form, etc. I interchange other scents (honeysuckle and sweet pea are other current faves — in general I don’t like the food or fruit scented things because they make me hungry) once in a while to change things up, but I just LOOOOOOOVE Moonlight Path.
    Thanks for the giveaway Corey!

  • I love the cucumber and melon. To me it smells so fresh and clean.

    Come on Wild Girl, pick me, pick me!!!!!!!

  • Well…I went to bath and body works but couldn’t pick a scent based on pictures alone. And I must admit I’ve always bought my lotion at Target and Walmart so I haven’t a clue what I would buy. But I’m a mamma to a mixed race baby and her skin & hair is always so, so dry (seriously, what am I to do I do with her hair? I don’t even wash it) so this would be some kind of blessing for certain because I just look at her pretty face and think ‘honey…what am I doing wrong?’
    Especially since you say it works!!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

    • watchingthewaters

      I’ve asked a friend of mine to send you some hair tips… what works on my girls won’t work on yours.. but don’t despair! We’ll get her all moistened up and beautiful! If you don’t hear anything within a week, shoot me an email and I’ll hook you up with someone else. You can always reach me at jcwaters2002@yahoo.com Also, if I go with a Target or Walmart cream, I tend to lean toward things with cocoa butter or shea butter… sometimes if you are lucky enough to live in an area that has a decent black hair/skin care aisle (within Wal-mart.. this is usually near the shampoo aisle) you can find creams with greater concentrations of shea butter, which are thicker/richer/better than the Vaseline creams. But for what you pay.. you might as well get B&BW. :-)

      • She did! I cannot even begin to tell you how helpful this was and how grateful I am to you for asking her to lend me advice. I was doing pretty much everything wrong it seems -even though I had the best intentions for my babe.
        So thank you, thank you thank YOU for helping me out! I feel so blessed right now!

  • Oooo! Oooo! Ooooo! Over here!

    Coco Cabana!! If we can’t be in a bikini in November at least we can smell like we should be!

  • Strawberry lemonade jumped out as my fave. Allthough I saw about 10 I would love too. I soooo hope I win!

  • My longtime favorite has been Moonlight Path, but it’s starting to wear off. My other standby is Warm Vanilla Sugar, at least this time of year. On my list to try are Black Raspberry Vanilla, Coconut Lime Verbena, Creamy Coconut, and Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin. Mmmmm… I love putting on lotion that smells like warm, comforting stuff when it starts to get cold and my skin gets dry.

  • Ooh! Ooh! Pick me, pick me! I would love the cotton blossom scent. I lean toward the “clean” scents; my Haitian sensation leans toward the “clingy – stays-in-your-skin-and-in-people’s-nostrils-all-day-scents.” :) I have tried the new Dove oil lotions on her this fall, and so far they are working for her skin. Up to this point, only Huggies Shea butter baby lotion worked. She’s not fond of the smell because the bottle says “baby” on it. :)
    Your friend in C’ville-
    Casey

  • I have Corey on the brain today.

    You don’t need to put me in the contest.

    I just wanted to tell you that using a salt-scrub in an oil base is a wonderful way to exfoliate AND moisturize under the guise of just washing them up. They make sugar scrubs, too, but I wouldn’t use them on kids, because, well, how many kids can resist sugar?

    Just a thought.

  • You are a genius! I just came home from B&BW after reading your suggestion. I LOVE their body cream for my hands, but had not thought about using it on my multiracial foster son. I sniffed my way around the store and came home with Warm Vanilla Sugar to slather on below the neck after bathtime.

    Many prayers to your family, AngryBoy, and the potential family.

  • Plain ol’ Vanilla Noir for me!! It’s light, mellow and just enough of a pretty scent. I actually like just about all of them…but use Vanilla Noir on my kids. They love it. Buy 3 and get 3 is such an awesome deal. It ends today by the way :-( I have “heard” that the buy 3 get 3 will run again before Christmas. Oh I hope so.

    You are such a wonderful Mother!!!!

  • The fragrance that I would try is Irresistible Apple =)

  • I love the sea island cotton. My 2 fave girlfriends and I all love it and every birthday is celebrated with buying some of this scent. So fresh, noticeable, yet not overpowering.
    But I would like to become a little adventurous and perhaps try the pomegranate because I tried the room scent once, as a splurge, and my 2 daughters kept stealing it out of my room. Surely the skin sent must be as great!
    Good to hear you are handling things. God is good, all the time.

  • First – I think you are an amazing woman! You have an amazing life and an amazing testimony! Thanks for sharing it with the world – you DO make a difference – every day!
    I love Cotton Blossom and would love to try Butterfly Flower.
    Thanks, Marleen

  • I’m a sucker for any of the ones with coconut or vanilla!

  • Anything coconut scented will do for me–thanks!

  • I just viewed all the scents — I was hoping they’d have a scratch ‘n sniff right on the computer! LOL It’s a toss-up between pink grapefruit (used to have it), black raspberry vanilla (used to have it) and strawberry lemonade (never tried). I think I’ll be adventurous and go with the STRAWBERRY LEMONADE!

    Thanks,

    Beth

  • Hey girl!

    PICK ME! (:

    I’m choosing Strawberry Lemonade cuz it sounds so yummy!

    LOVE YOU!
    Laura

  • I just got out of the hospital today (spinal fusion) and some friends brought me a present that had a bottle of Eucalyptus Spearmint body lotion and one of the same scent of body wash. I don’t normally like smelly stuff (gives me a headache) but this stuff is wonderful. I’ve decided it is my new splurge. After 5 days of sponge baths and then using the lotion, I was able to use the wash. And the lotion isn’t greasy. I’m going to use your idea and let the girls use it as a reward. I think I would also like to try the mandarin lime scent.

  • Ohhh…Cucumber Melon of course! It is fresh like rain, but gives me just the ever slight tinge that makes my mouth water just a bit!

  • I love Midnight Pomegranate in the fall/winter, Flowering herbs in the spring, and Exotic Coconut in summer.

  • I’ve used japanese cherry blossom, midnight pomogranite, warm vanilla sugar. I think I would like to try the white citrus out though.

  • Am I allowed to enter for someone else? I’m the teacher for Licia’s fantastic three kiddos at RHFH. Licia mentioned your blog/situation a little bit ago… hence me knowing about this! Entering for Licia and Lori… I’m sure any scent would do :)

  • Coconut Lime Verbena
    No question :)
    ~K

  • My fav fragrances are those that smell like Coconut- B&BW has several now… I’m not a HUGE fan of the Lime Verbena one, but all the other ones- esp Exotic or Creamy coconut- bring it on!!

    I got connected to your blog through Christine and have read almost every entry. I’m really excited for your family and for God’s plan for “Daniel”.

    Blessings,
    Tiffany

  • COCONUT LIME VERBENA OR PINK GRAPEFRUIT…

    I DID NOT KNOW THAT CREAM WAS GOOD FOR ” BROWN” SKIN…I’VE BEEN TRYING DIFFERENT THINKS ON MY BABY AND NOTHING HELPS, I WILL TRY THIS BODY LOTION I USE FOR ME…THANKS FOR THE TIP!

  • Rainkissed Leaves – I haven’t tried it, but I sure would like to!!


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