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Shropshire Star
Type	Daily regional newspaper
Owner(s)	Midland News Association
Editor	Martin Wright
Founded	5 October 1964
Political alignment	Conservative
Headquarters	Head office: Midland News Association, 51-53 Queen Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ES
Circulation	9,914 (as of 2023)
Sister newspapers	Express & Star
Website	shropshirestar.com

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The Shropshire Star is reputedly the twelfth biggest-selling regional newspaper in the UK.^[2] It is based at Grosvenor House, Telford where it covers the whole of Shropshire plus parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Cheshire and Mid Wales. It is printed by Newsquest at their Deeside office.

Currently edited by Martin Wright,^[3] the Shropshire Star publishes daily, except for Sunday. In the first half of 2012, the newspaper had a daily circulation of 49,751.^[4] Ten years later paid print circulation had fallen by 80% to less than 10,000 (ABC Jan-Jun 2023). In 2023, in an attempt to reverse its declining fortunes the newspaper began the process to monetize its online views by placing the majority of its news content behind a paywall.

The Shropshire Star was under the ownership of the Graham family from its inception to September 2023. The Shropshire Star is published by the Midland News Association (MNA), which also owns the Express & Star newspaper.

History

The Shropshire Star has been in circulation since Monday 5 October 1964,^[5] inheriting a nightly circulation of around 19,000 from the old Shropshire edition of the Express & Star.^[6]

The Midland News Association board saw an opportunity with the growth of Dawley New Town - later renamed Telford - and produced a successful news and advertising product to serve a county which is a mixture of agriculture and industrial areas.

It was the first British newspaper to bring readers colour pictures of the Moon landing. In 1980 the Shropshire Star became the first newspaper in Britain to introduce an editorial computer system as part of an investment in their former site at Ketley.

The Shropshire Star later became the first evening newspaper in Europe to use web-fed offset printing, which refers to the use of rolls (or webs) of paper supplied to the printing press.^[6]^[7]

In September 2023, the paper was sold by the family-owned Claverley Group to National World.^[8]

Online media

The Shropshire Star publishes breaking news and sport content online each day, in addition to regular blogs and unique video content. Its website, shropshirestar.com,^[9] was launched in 1997.

A Shropshire Star App for iPad and iPhone was launched in January 2012, using page-turning technology to mimic the look and feel of the actual newspaper.

August 2012 saw the website re-launched in a responsive web design alongside its sister title expressandstar.com^[10] – believed to be the first of any other regional newspaper websites in the UK.^[11]

By 2015, the term Shropshire Star was being inputted into search engines more than 200,000 times per calendar month, which made it the most popular search string with the word Shropshire in the request.^[12]

Editors

Keith Parker (1972–1977)^[13]
Robert Jones (1977–1991)
Warren Wilson (1992–1994)
Andy Wright (1994–1998)
Adrian Faber (1998–2001)
Sarah-Jane Smith (2001–2011)^[14]
Keith Harrison (2011–2013)^[15]
Martin Wright (2013–present)

Notable journalists

Jeremy Clarkson wrote his first motoring articles for this paper. He recalled: "I started small, on the Shropshire Star with little Peugeots and Fiats and worked my way up to Ford Granadas and Rovers, until, after about seven years, I was allowed to drive an Aston Martin Lagonda."^[16]

Editions

Two different editions: East zone (covering Telford, Market Drayton, Newport, Bridgnorth) and west zone (covering Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Ludlow and into mid-Wales)

References

^ "Shropshire Star". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Regional ABCs 2020: Print dailies drop by average of 18%". Press Gazette. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ "New editor appointed for Shropshire Star". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "Regional ABCs: Paid-for local press circulation drops by 6.4 per cent". Press Gazette. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "Leslie Stallard;Obituary". The Times. 29 December 1993. ProQuest 318045338.
^ ^a ^b Brimacombe, Nick (16 January 2014). "Shropshire Star kicks off anniversary celebrations with supplement". Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "About Us - Shropshire Star". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ Madden, Sophie (29 September 2023). "Shropshire Star and Express and Star bought by publisher". BBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ "Shropshire News - Midlands News - Breaking News UK « Shropshire Star". Shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "Midlands News – West Midlands Local News - UK News « Express & Star". Expressandstar.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "Why the Express and Star went 'mobile-first' and responsive". Journalism.co.uk. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "'Shropshire Star' Searched 200,000 Times A Month In Google - Ascendancy Internet Marketing". Ascendancy Internet Marketing. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "Keith Parker: 'Doughty fighter' and pioneer of the 'total newspaper' - Press Gazette". Press Gazette. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ Gunter, Joel (29 July 2011). "Shropshire Star editor quits after 10 years". journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ Pugh, Andrew (7 March 2013). "The Press Awards: Live coverage from the Lancaster London Hotel - Press Gazette". Press Gazette. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ Sweney, Mark (26 March 2015). "Jeremy Clarkson to his critics: go and create a rival to Top Gear". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2018. This recalls information given by him in his last column for Top Gear magazine prior to his dismissal by the BBC.

External links

Official website

[1] "Shropshire Star". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[2] "Regional ABCs 2020: Print dailies drop by average of 18%". Press Gazette. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[3] "New editor appointed for Shropshire Star". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[4] "Regional ABCs: Paid-for local press circulation drops by 6.4 per cent". Press Gazette. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[5] "Leslie Stallard;Obituary". The Times. 29 December 1993. ProQuest 318045338.

[HFP-6] Brimacombe, Nick (16 January 2014). "Shropshire Star kicks off anniversary celebrations with supplement". Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[7] "About Us - Shropshire Star". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[8] Madden, Sophie (29 September 2023). "Shropshire Star and Express and Star bought by publisher". BBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[9] "Shropshire News - Midlands News - Breaking News UK « Shropshire Star". Shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[10] "Midlands News – West Midlands Local News - UK News « Express & Star". Expressandstar.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[11] "Why the Express and Star went 'mobile-first' and responsive". Journalism.co.uk. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[12] "'Shropshire Star' Searched 200,000 Times A Month In Google - Ascendancy Internet Marketing". Ascendancy Internet Marketing. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[13] "Keith Parker: 'Doughty fighter' and pioneer of the 'total newspaper' - Press Gazette". Press Gazette. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[14] Gunter, Joel (29 July 2011). "Shropshire Star editor quits after 10 years". journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[15] Pugh, Andrew (7 March 2013). "The Press Awards: Live coverage from the Lancaster London Hotel - Press Gazette". Press Gazette. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[16] Sweney, Mark (26 March 2015). "Jeremy Clarkson to his critics: go and create a rival to Top Gear". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2018. This recalls information given by him in his last column for Top Gear magazine prior to his dismissal by the BBC.

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-| name = Shropshire Star
+| name               = Shropshire Star
-| image = Shropshire Star logo.png
+| image              = Shropshire Star logo.png
-| type = Daily regional newspaper
+| type               = Daily regional newspaper
-| political = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+| political          = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+| circulation        = 9,914
-| circulation = 15,266 (Paid Circulation, ABC January to June 2020)<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/49846249.pdf |title=Audit Bureau of Circulation: Summary Report – Shropshire Star |publisher=Abc.org.uk |access-date=2020-06-15}}</ref>
+| circulation_date   = 2023
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+| foundation         = 5 October 1964
-| owners = [[Midland News Association]]
+| owners             = [[Midland News Association]]
-| headquarters = Waterloo Road,<br> Ketley,<br> Telford,<br> Shropshire
+| headquarters       = Head office: Midland News Association, 51-53 Queen Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ES
-| editor = Martin Wright
+| editor             = Martin Wright
-| sister newspapers = ''[[Express & Star]]''
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+| sister newspapers  = ''[[Express & Star]]''
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-The '''''Shropshire Star''''' is reputedly the fifth biggest-selling regional evening newspaper in Britain. It is based in [[Ketley]], [[Telford]], and covers the whole of [[Shropshire]] plus parts of [[Herefordshire]], [[Worcestershire]], [[Staffordshire]], [[Cheshire]] and [[Mid Wales]].
+The '''''Shropshire Star''''' is reputedly the twelfth biggest-selling regional newspaper in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=Regional ABCs 2020: Print dailies drop by average of 18% |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/regional-print-abcs-daily-circulation-down-average-18-per-cent-second-half-2020/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Press Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> It is based at Grosvenor House, [[Telford]] where it covers the whole of [[Shropshire]] plus parts of [[Herefordshire]], [[Worcestershire]], [[Staffordshire]], [[Cheshire]] and [[Mid Wales]]. It is printed by Newsquest at their Deeside office.
-Currently edited by Martin Wright,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/editors-picks/2013/03/07/new-editor-appointed-for-shropshire-star/ |title=New editor appointed for Shropshire Star |work=Shropshire Star|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref> the ''Shropshire Star'' publishes one edition on Monday through Saturday. In the first half of 2012, the newspaper had a daily circulation of 49,751, but this fell to 46,498 in the second half of 2012 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/regional-abcs-paid-local-press-circulation-drops-64-cent-full-breakdown|title=Regional ABCs: Paid-for local press circulation drops by 6.4 per cent|work=Press Gazette|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref> and paid circulation had declined to just 15,266 by June 2020.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
+Currently edited by Martin Wright,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/editors-picks/2013/03/07/new-editor-appointed-for-shropshire-star/ |title=New editor appointed for Shropshire Star |work=Shropshire Star|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref> the ''Shropshire Star'' publishes daily, except for Sunday. In the first half of 2012, the newspaper had a daily circulation of 49,751.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/regional-abcs-paid-local-press-circulation-drops-64-cent-full-breakdown|title=Regional ABCs: Paid-for local press circulation drops by 6.4 per cent|work=Press Gazette|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref> Ten years later paid print circulation had fallen by 80% to less than 10,000 (ABC Jan-Jun 2023). In 2023, in an attempt to reverse its declining fortunes the newspaper began the process to monetize its online views by placing the majority of its news content behind a paywall.
+The ''Shropshire Star'' was under the ownership of the Graham family from its inception to September 2023. The ''Shropshire Star'' is published by the [[MNA Media|Midland News Association]] (MNA), which also owns the ''[[Express & Star]]'' newspaper.
-It is printed at its editorial headquarters in [[Ketley]], [[Telford, Shropshire]].
-The ''Shropshire Star'' has been under the continuous ownership of the Graham/Meier family almost since its inception. The family controls the publication through their equity stake in [[MNA Media|Midland News Association]] (MNA), which also owns the ''[[Express & Star]]'' newspaper.
 ==History==
-The ''Shropshire Star'' has been in circulation since Monday 5 October 1964,<ref>{{cite news |title=Leslie Stallard;Obituary |work=The Times |date=29 December 1993|id={{ProQuest|318045338}} }}</ref> inheriting a nightly circulation of around 19,000 from the old Shropshire edition of the ''[[Express & Star]]''.<ref name="HFP">{{cite news |last1=Brimacombe |first1=Nick |title=Shropshire Star kicks off anniversary celebrations with supplement|url=https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2014/news/daily-kicks-off-anniversary-celebrations-with-supplement/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=Hold the Front Page |date=16 January 2014}}</ref> Despite criticism from other journalistic and publishing sources, the papers' circulation increased to 20,000 by 1965 and had reached 100,000 by 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=Malcolm Graham;Obituary |work=The Times |date=16 April 1993|id={{ProQuest|317952771}} }}</ref>
+The ''Shropshire Star'' has been in circulation since Monday 5 October 1964,<ref>{{cite news |title=Leslie Stallard;Obituary |work=The Times |date=29 December 1993|id={{ProQuest|318045338}} }}</ref> inheriting a nightly circulation of around 19,000 from the old Shropshire edition of the ''[[Express & Star]]''.<ref name="HFP">{{cite news |last1=Brimacombe |first1=Nick |title=Shropshire Star kicks off anniversary celebrations with supplement|url=https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2014/news/daily-kicks-off-anniversary-celebrations-with-supplement/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=Hold the Front Page |date=16 January 2014}}</ref>
 The [[Midland News Association]] board saw an opportunity with the growth of Dawley New Town - later renamed [[Telford, Shropshire|Telford]] - and produced a successful news and advertising product to serve a county which is a mixture of agriculture and industrial areas.
+It was the first British newspaper to bring readers colour pictures of the Moon landing. In 1980 the Shropshire Star became the first newspaper in Britain to introduce an editorial computer system as part of an investment in their former site at Ketley.
-The ''Shropshire Star'' later became the first evening newspaper in Europe to use web-fed [[offset printing]], which refers to the use of rolls (or webs) of paper supplied to the printing press.<ref name="HFP"/><ref>{{cite web|title=About Us - Shropshire Star|url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/about-us/|website=www.shropshirestar.com|access-date=20 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
+The ''Shropshire Star'' later became the first evening newspaper in Europe to use web-fed [[offset printing]], which refers to the use of rolls (or webs) of paper supplied to the printing press.<ref name="HFP" /><ref>{{cite web|title=About Us - Shropshire Star|url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/about-us/|website=www.shropshirestar.com|access-date=20 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
-==Online media==
-The ''Shropshire Star'' publishes breaking news and sport content online each day, in addition to regular blogs and unique video content. Its website, shropshirestar.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/|title=Shropshire News - Midlands News - Breaking News UK « Shropshire Star|website=Shropshirestar.com|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref> was launched in 1997. According to an ABC report, the ''Shropshire Star'' website had, at one time, the second highest rise in average monthly unique users across the whole of the regional press - up 41.8 per cent to 469,827.
+In September 2023, the paper was sold by the family-owned Claverley Group to [[National World]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Madden |first=Sophie |date=2023-09-29 |title=Shropshire Star and Express and Star bought by publisher |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-66962577 |access-date=2023-10-01}}</ref>
-August 2012 saw the website re-launched in a [[responsive web design]] alongside its sister title expressandstar.com<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/|title=Midlands News – West Midlands Local News - UK News « Express & Star|website=Expressandstar.com|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref> – believed to be the first of any other regional newspaper websites in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/why-the-express-and-star-went-mobile-first-and-responsive/s2/a550998|title=Why the Express and Star went 'mobile-first' and responsive|work=Journalism.co.uk|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref>
+==Online media==
+The ''Shropshire Star'' publishes breaking news and sport content online each day, in addition to regular blogs and unique video content. Its website, shropshirestar.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/|title=Shropshire News - Midlands News - Breaking News UK « Shropshire Star|website=Shropshirestar.com|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref> was launched in 1997.
 A ''Shropshire Star'' App for [[iPad]] and [[iPhone]] was launched in January 2012, using page-turning technology to mimic the look and feel of the actual newspaper.
+August 2012 saw the website re-launched in a [[responsive web design]] alongside its sister title expressandstar.com<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/|title=Midlands News – West Midlands Local News - UK News « Express & Star|website=Expressandstar.com|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref> – believed to be the first of any other regional newspaper websites in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/why-the-express-and-star-went-mobile-first-and-responsive/s2/a550998|title=Why the Express and Star went 'mobile-first' and responsive|work=Journalism.co.uk|date=30 October 2012 |access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref>
-The website also offers free access to the weekly ''Chronicle'' and ''Journal'' series. By 2015, the term ''Shropshire Star'' was being inputted into search engines more than 200,000 times per calendar month, which made it the most popular search string with the word ''Shropshire'' in the request.<ref>{{cite news |title='Shropshire Star' Searched 200,000 Times A Month In Google - Ascendancy Internet Marketing |url=https://www.ascendancyinternetmarketing.com/news/2015/09/shropshire-star-searched-200000-times-a-month-in-google/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=Ascendancy Internet Marketing |date=30 September 2015}}</ref>
+By 2015, the term ''Shropshire Star'' was being inputted into search engines more than 200,000 times per calendar month, which made it the most popular search string with the word ''Shropshire'' in the request.<ref>{{cite news |title='Shropshire Star' Searched 200,000 Times A Month In Google - Ascendancy Internet Marketing |url=https://www.ascendancyinternetmarketing.com/news/2015/09/shropshire-star-searched-200000-times-a-month-in-google/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=Ascendancy Internet Marketing |date=30 September 2015}}</ref>
 ==Editors==
+{{Incomplete list|date=July 2022}}
-''This list is incomplete''
-* Keith Parker (1972 – 1977)<ref>{{cite news |title=Keith Parker: 'Doughty fighter' and pioneer of the 'total newspaper' - Press Gazette |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/keith-parker-doughty-fighter-and-pioneer-of-the-total-newspaper/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=Press Gazette |date=3 August 2010}}</ref>
+* Keith Parker (1972–1977)<ref>{{cite news |title=Keith Parker: 'Doughty fighter' and pioneer of the 'total newspaper' - Press Gazette |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/keith-parker-doughty-fighter-and-pioneer-of-the-total-newspaper/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=Press Gazette |date=3 August 2010}}</ref>
-* Robert Jones (1977 - 1991)
+* Robert Jones (1977–1991)
-* Warren Wilson (1992 – 1994)
+* Warren Wilson (1992–1994)
-* Andy Wright (1994 – 1998)
+* Andy Wright (1994–1998)
-* Adrian Faber (1998 – 2001)
+* Adrian Faber (1998–2001)
-* Sarah-Jane Smith (2001 – 2011)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gunter |first1=Joel |title=Shropshire Star editor quits after 10 years |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/shropshire-star-editor-quits-after-10-years/s2/a545406/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=journalism.co.uk |date=29 July 2011}}</ref>
+* Sarah-Jane Smith (2001–2011)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gunter |first1=Joel |title=Shropshire Star editor quits after 10 years |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/shropshire-star-editor-quits-after-10-years/s2/a545406/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=journalism.co.uk |date=29 July 2011}}</ref>
-* Keith Harrison (2011 – 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pugh |first1=Andrew |title=The Press Awards: Live coverage from the Lancaster London Hotel - Press Gazette |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/press-awards-live-coverage-lancaster-london-hotel/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=Press Gazette |date=7 March 2013}}</ref>
+* Keith Harrison (2011–2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pugh |first1=Andrew |title=The Press Awards: Live coverage from the Lancaster London Hotel - Press Gazette |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/press-awards-live-coverage-lancaster-london-hotel/ |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=Press Gazette |date=7 March 2013}}</ref>
-* Martin Wright (2013 - )
+* Martin Wright (2013–present)
-==Notable Journalists==
+==Notable journalists==
-*[[Jeremy Clarkson]] - first wrote motoring articles for this paper. He recalled: "I started small, on the Shropshire Star with little [[Peugeot]]s and [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles|Fiats]] and worked my way up to [[Ford Granada (Europe)|Ford Granada]]s and Rovers, until, after about seven years, I was allowed to drive an [[Aston Martin Lagonda]]."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweney |first1=Mark |title=Jeremy Clarkson to his critics: go and create a rival to Top Gear |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/26/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-magazine-bbc |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=26 March 2015}} This recalls information given by him in his last column for ''Top Gear'' magazine prior to his dismissal by the BBC.</ref>
+*[[Jeremy Clarkson]] wrote his first motoring articles for this paper. He recalled: "I started small, on the Shropshire Star with little [[Peugeot]]s and [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles|Fiats]] and worked my way up to [[Ford Granada (Europe)|Ford Granada]]s and Rovers, until, after about seven years, I was allowed to drive an [[Aston Martin Lagonda]]."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweney |first1=Mark |title=Jeremy Clarkson to his critics: go and create a rival to Top Gear |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/26/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-magazine-bbc |access-date=23 October 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=26 March 2015}} This recalls information given by him in his last column for ''Top Gear'' magazine prior to his dismissal by the BBC.</ref>
 ==Editions==
-* Three different editions: Telford (Last), Shrewsbury, and rural Shropshire and Mid Wales.
+* Two different editions: East zone (covering Telford, Market Drayton, Newport, Bridgnorth) and west zone (covering Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Ludlow and into mid-Wales)
 ==See also==
 *[[Midland News Association]]
-*''[[Express and Star]]''
+*''[[Express & Star|Express and Star]]''
 *''[[North Shropshire Chronicle]]''
 *''[[Shrewsbury Chronicle]]''
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