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Even he's getting tired of this fandom, lmao.
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About Brainwashing in Danganronpa
Hello to all 3 of the people who see this account. A few months ago, I made a thread on hit website Twitter dot com about brainwashing in the Danganronpa Series. I discussed where it came from, how it works, and how the brainwashing of class 77-B was never a retcon. The thread got a lot of attention there, even getting a "debunk" on other hit website Reddit dot com (lmao). Due to that, there's been a lot of responses and questions. Since I can't really update a Twitter thread, I decided that I'd make the Ultimate™ Brainwashing thread and hopefully dispel any information on the subject while making my original points more clear and covering things I failed to cover. So here it is: Brainwashing in Danganronpa, how it works, where it came from, and how it was intended from the start. (a 🧵 except not really) *Massive spoilers for Danganronpa Zero, Danganronpa 2, Danganronpa Another Episode, Danganronpa Togami, and Danganronpa 3, as well as the series as a whole*
Danganronpa Zero: First Sighting
Brainwashing has its roots all the way back in the second official entry produced in the series, Danganronpa Zero. During the story's events, Ryoko comes across a secret cult made up of students from the reserve course. They're seen staring at a strange video, seemingly turning them and turn them into mindless zombies.
The video depicts members of the student council killing each other. Ryoko is stunned while watching it. She can barely look away, but eventually through force of will she does. This same video is later used to convince the reserve course to rebel.
The way it's described to work is that it uses their “pent-up emotions,” implying that their emotions played a role in its effectiveness. It's also worth noting that the novel itself refers to what is happening as brainwashing, making this objectively the first depiction of brainwashing in the series right from the second entry.
Danganronpa 2: Now it Gets Dubious
Our next instance of brainwashing comes from Danganronpa 2. The concept is brought up multiple times, such as when Makoto states that the Ultimate Despairs were brainwashed or how the Neo World Program is good at treating brainwashing, though the details of what brainwashing actually means in this context are kept vague.
It's also worth noting that Danganronpa 2 was being written around the same time as Danganronpa Zero and Kodaka wanted concepts from the novel to appear in Danganronpa 2, likely so readers would feel validated. This is why things like Izuru Kamukura and the reserve course play huge roles in Danganronpa 2, it's not too much of a stretch to say that the same applies with brainwashing. One detail we’re given about the brainwashing is from Monokuma, who states the Ultimate Despairs were brainwashed by Junko taking advantage of their feelings. Specifically love, hate, grudges, and "anything really". If that sounds familiar, it’s because that’s exactly how the brainwashing video from Danganronpa Zero was described to function, using their pent-up emotions.
I should mention that Monokuma and Junko are known for being unreliable narrators who often stretch the truth, exaggerate things, and use hyperbole to manipulate people into believing their narrative. Monokuma describes the Ultimate Despairs as “nothing more than Junko’s limbs”, which contradicts the existence of characters like Nagito. Who, while in his despair state, did not work with Junko nor did he look up to her (at least in the normal sense like the other Ultimate Despairs). In fact, it would have been impossible for them to really obey any of Junko's orders as Ultimate Despairs because Junko was trapped inside of Hope's Peak with minimal connection to the outside world. This isn't a definitive "Monokuma is lying" statement, but just note that his word isn't 100% reliable. Meanwhile, someone like Makoto who outright mentions brainwashing, is a much more reliable source.
Danganronpa Another Episode: More Brainwashing! (kinda irrelevant tho...)
The next time brainwashing is used is in the next entry, Danganronpa Another Episode. Though its purpose in this discussion isn’t the most useful, as the brainwashing is caused by Monokuma helmets, which don’t have their functionality explained. I figured it was worth mentioning and describing at least, as its another example of brainwashing at least.
I did figure it was worth adding how the brainwashed children act. They obey the Warriors of Hope’s every command, as if they have zero control over their actions. This is different from how the Ultimate Despairs act, who still some free had free will after presumably being brainwashed judging by the actions of Nagito, who is also in this game.
Danganronpa Togami: I Hate My Life
Okay. As mixed as my opinions are on this novel trilogy, it does feature brainwashing. In fact, it might feature one of the most detailed and important descriptions of brainwashing in the series, and even outright CONFIRMS that class 77-B were brainwashed (sorta).
"Hey um... Tumblr/Twitter user Pengu... what do you mean by 'sorta'?" Well my uninformed reader who I guarantee has probably never read this book, there's a twist. I regret to inform you that the canonicity of Danganronpa Togami is rather questionable, as it depicts an extremely unreliable narrator’s warped viewing of events due to this thing called the K2K system, which means not everything in the novel is meant to be taken literally or at face value.
This doesn't mean that everything should be discarded or immediately dismissed however. This just means that we have to use our brains a little and decipher what the hell Yuya Sato was cooking when he wrote this novel trilogy. In the novel, we discover the existence of the elusive despair novel. When read, the novel will turn the reader to despair and inflict them with the despair disease. This novel is what's used to plummet the world into despair, as well as being what caused the class 77-B to become the Ultimate Despairs. There's no known ways to avoid it, once you read it, it's joever. 😔
As I said earlier, the events of Danganronpa Togami can’t be taken literally. Due to this and prior context, we can safely assume that the despair novel is most likely the K2K's warped idea of the despair video from Danganronpa Zero. Instead of being a book being read that brainwashed people, it was a video being watched. What makes me so sure? Well let's look over the similarities. The way the despair novel works is that it uses cruel words to overload the reader with negative emotions, causing them to snap and turn to despair. That sounds almost exactly like the despair video, overloading the viewer by manipulating their emotions until they turn to despair.
However, a major difference comes from the fact that Danganronpa Togami confirms towards the end that the despair novel doesn't literally brainwash people, acting as a placebo and an excuse for people with despair to use.
However I don't believe this suddenly breaks the connection to the despair video in Danganronpa Zero. All it shows is that the novel doesn't create despair, which is something we already established with the brainwashing video. It doesn't make despair, it makes it stronger. Whether it be via the disturbing imagery on the screen or the words on a page giving you an excuse, all it does is amplify despair. Basically it doesn't make despair come out of nowhere, it incites it. This connection's a little bit of a stretch but I'll bring it up anyways. The technology used in the despair novels was originally to bring hope. (Take notes, it will probably be important assuming you buy this connection.)
Essentially, the despair novel works in a similar same way as the despair video, but instead it’s a book and you read it instead of watching it. This means that class 77-B and the rest of the world were most likely brainwashed via the despair video, and that is what caused the class to become Ultimate Despairs.
Danganronpa 3: The One People Really Don't Like
And all of this brings us to the most detailed yet controversial usage of brainwashing: Danganronpa 3. Many assume that the anime’s usage of brainwashing is a retcon, contradicting the words of our holy savior Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair High School. However, I’d like to debate that. In fact, I'd like to finally put a nail in the coffin of this really stupid debate and finally show you that Danganronpa 3's depiction of brainwashing is exactly how it has always been described.
In Danganronpa 3, we are introduced to Ryota Mitarai and his anime. Using the power of subliminal messaging, it heightens the viewer's emotions and makes them more powerful. What was once a slightly emotional scene is now a complete tearjerker fully capable of tearing at the viewers heart strings! While he acknowledges that there are unethical things that can be done with this technology and it's technically brainwashing, his goal is to use this technology to make the world a better place, even if it can be dangerous. If that sounds familiar, that's because it's what Hope's Peak tried doing with the despair novel in Danganronpa Togami. Though I'll admit, this single point is a little bit of a stretch as there are differences. I just figured it was worth at least a mention.
Using her analytical prowess, Junko gets a rough understanding of how the technology works, so she develops the despair video, featuring the student council killing each other overlayed with subliminal messaging technology to make the despair felt while viewing the video stronger.
The video works on Mikan, however Junko fears that the video may not be powerful enough to fully go through with her plans due to not understanding the technology nearly as well as Ryota does. Because of this, she forces Ryota to create a better, more powerful despair video. A despair video v2 if you will. Junko’s fears weren’t unfounded, as we discover that Chisa had the mental fortitude to resist the despair video, similarly to how Ryoko was able to resist the same video in Danganronpa Zero. This is exactly why Junko needs a more powerful video, one that she knows can’t be resisted.
"Ermmmm, Tumblr/Twitter user Pengu, how come Ryoko and Chisa are able to resist the despair video but Mikan and nobody in the reserve course could?" Good question, the answer is pretty simple. As mentioned before, the video takes advantage of the emotions of the viewer. Mikan is already pretty weak minded, so there wasn't much issue in controlling her. The reserve course already hated Hope's Peak and would take any reason to hate them more, so a video that shows them the sins of Hope's Peak would affect them as well. Ryoko and Chisa have no connection to the reserve course however, and neither are particularly very weak emotionally. Ryoko has the analytical prowess of Junko and Chisa is just a very strong willed person in general, and paired with Junko's lack of knowledge about subliminal messaging when creating the video, it's pretty obvious it wouldn't be that effective on them. All the more reason for Junko to force Ryota to make a better despair video.
The despair video v2 that Ryota is forced to make comes in the form of Chiaki’s execution video, where the stronger subliminal messages paired with witnessing the representation of the happiest moments in their miserable lives and their closest friend suffer makes class 77-B unable to resist. Ultimately this causes them to finally snap, being overloaded with despair, and now they turn into the Ultimate Despairs. (side note this is so freaking cool idc what anyone else says)
This resembles Monokuma’s explanation from Danganronpa 2. Junko used class 77-B’s emotions and years of getting closer against them to turn them to them to despair. Now featuring the added context of her using the video designed to manipulate people’s emotions. Also as @jelimore pointed out, Junko leading the class to Chiaki's execution itself was manipulating them. This depiction of brainwashing fits perfectly with the information provided throughout the series, even down to the little details. It’s so close in fact that I can say without a doubt that Danganronpa 3 did not retcon anything. “But Tumblr/Twitter user Pengu, that isn’t how the video is shown to work during Hope Arc. Therefore it actually contradicts previous entries and is inconsistent!" To that I say, you’re correct! ...at least about the hope video functioning differently, but that doesn’t make it inconsistent. The hope video behaves pretty differently. Instead of overloading the viewer with negative feelings, it simply just shows them a repeating video loop that turns them into a mindless zombie, likely caused by even stronger subliminal messaging. The people affected can also snap out of this state with some time, as seen with Aoi.
The reasoning for this is actually pretty simple, it’s just different technology entirely. It’s stated that the hope video was developed later on after the despair video. If anything, it behaves very similar to the Monokuma masks from Danganronpa Another Episode, which we also already established uses different technology. The hope video doesn’t contradict the despair video at all because they both use completely different tech. This can also be seen with how the despair video uses subliminal messaging, meanwhile the messaging in the hope video couldn’t be further from subliminal. There is no inconsistency, just two different things.
The reason the hope video needed to be broadcasted everywhere was so that since it would be airing everywhere, nobody would have time for the effects to wear off or resist it. This would turn the world into mindless zombies who obey every command, similarly to the Monokuma kids. It's just that now they don't have to force bulky helmets onto everyone.
Debunking Common Arguments
With the hope video out of the way, I think it’s very safe to assume that not only is the despair video’s functionality very accurate to previous descriptions, it’s also always been the reason for the brainwashing of Class 77-B, long before Danganronpa 3. Even if you disagree and think the cause of brainwashing was never explicitly mentioned in Danganronpa 2, there's still the fact that Danganronpa 2 outright says it was brainwashing. So even if a video wasn't the direct cause of it, them being brainwashed was still always intended (though given the context and the fact the video was introduced in a tie in novel for the game, I'm certain that it was always the culprit). Many point to this line where Kazuichi asks why they became the Ultimate Despairs and Makoto says he never got an answer to debunk this. But... this doesn't change anything. He asks why they became Ultimate Despairs, not how. And this is completely ignoring the fact that Makoto clearly has done his own digging into the situation, he discovered the Remnants of Despair were hiding among Future Foundation after all. The Future Foundation had access to brainwashing videos, they found them, so of course Makoto is going to know about the brainwashing. What Makoto is saying here is that he doesn't know every little detail, all he knows is that they were brainwashed. I wrote a bit more about it here, but there's nothing contradictory in this scene.
Many also point to Mikan stating that it was her many human relationships that led her to being the way she is. Once again, this changes literally nothing. Mikan was the only one of the remnants who actually knew Junko, she was the only one who spent time with her because she was the first subject. This is why she gets more attached to her, and even why she'd believe what Junko would tell her when they spent time together. Monokuma also says that Junko used "hopeless methods overflowing with charisma and humor" to control the masses. I don't even know why I have to address this, but this statement is so vague you can interpret it as a million things. Like for example, this is how she got Ryota to work for her. While pretending to be Makoto to manipulate the people in the trial, Junko tells them that they all became Ultimate Despairs while coming into contact with her at Hope's Peak and they were subjected by her terrifying influence. Again, ignoring how vague "terrifying influence" is, this is literally Junko trying to LIE AND MANIPULATE them. This is quite possibly the worst example you could have used because we know for a fact that she is lying to them while pretending to be Makoto. There's other examples of Junko trying to manipulate them, like mentioning how everyone hated them and their all Ultimate Despairs at the end of the day. But that's just what this is, manipulation. You would think that the "Junko manipulated class 77-B" crowd would understand that saying "everyone hates you but I saw your potential" is literally manipulation 101. She even states that Izuru killed the entirety of a student council, which we know for certain is a lie because Danganronpa Zero (which came out before) says otherwise. Some say that the brainwashing turned them into mindless zombies and eliminates all blame from their actions. While I would agree that it does make them less at fault, they still have the ability to make choices and still have free will. Their original personalities haven't been overwritten, their brains were just rewired to crave despair. They're still each their individual person with their own ways of feeling despair, and characters like Chisa and Nagito show that they regain their free will to an extent. I also wrote more about that here, LOL.
Conclusion and Final Thoughts
This whole debate stems from people misunderstanding Monokuma’s words and going along with the popular interpretation, which turned out to be wrong. Whether you like the use of brainwashing or not, it objectively isn’t a retcon as it's been developed ever since Danganronpa Zero. Personally, I love the use of brainwashing. I think the way it's developed throughout the series and its usage in Danganronpa 3 is super interesting. If you disagree, that's fine! Heck, if you choose to headcanon that Junko manipulated 15 individual teenagers into all becoming despair hungry terrorists capable but ending the world and fighting off every military in the world in less than a year, that's cool too! But the truth is, Danganronpa 3's brainwashing is canon and it's also not a retcon nor does it contradict anything. Contrary to popular belief, Kodaka was involved with the writing of the anime. He provided a large draft and outline of the plot and oversaw its development. He produced the anime, he did his homework, the team even played the games to prepare for writing the anime. He knew what he was doing. I'm sure if Kodaka intended for them to all be manipulated one by one, that's what he would have went with. All information implying that it was manipulation is very few and far between and questionable at best, not to mention outweighed by everything implying it was brainwashing. Mind manipulation stuff is not new in this series, its been around since the first game and brainwashing was established in literally the second entry ever produced. Whether you love it or hate it, think it's the best thing since sliced bread or the death of the series, brainwashing was the answer the whole time. Some people just never noticed it, and instead of acknowledging that they were wrong, they stuck with a headcanon that they believed so much and jumped to the conclusion of "retcon". I hope this mega post managed to inform some people, maybe change some minds too. If you still don't buy it, then I guess there's nothing I can do. Thanks for reading all of this though, I tend to yap a lot about this franchise lmao.
#danganronpa#danganronpa 2#danganronpa zero#danganronpa 3#dr0#dr3#dr3 anime#danganronpa goodbye despair#danganronpa 3 despair arc#dr2 goodbye despair#super danganronpa 2#danganronpa anime#sdr2#danganronpa another episode#danganronpa ultra despair girls#udg#danganronpa togami#danganronpa analysis#ultimate despair#remnants of despair#junko enoshima#ryoko otonashi#chisa yukizome#ryota mitarai
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DANGANRONPA ❗️
#danganronpa#nagito komaeda#hajime hinata#chiaki nanami#danganronpa goodbye despair#mikan tsumiki#sdr2#super danganronpa 2#danganronpa ultra despair girls#danganronpa another episode#kotoko utsugi#dr2#fanart#fan art#ms paint#udg servant
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do you remember there was a game about high schoolers having a very fun time together
#rikkuart#danganronpa#super dangan ronpa cosplay#danganronpa another episode#danganronpa v3#sdr2#dr:ae#drv3#kirumi tojo#kotoko utsugi#kazuichi soda#kuzuryuu fuyuhiko#kokichi oma#tenko chabashira
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...I just like Mili a lot, okay?
#these were fun to make!#especially the mikan & ibuki one#songs are (in order)#Excalibur. Red Dahlia. GIVE ME RICE. Flowerworks and Colorful#all by Mili#kaito momota#kokichi oma#kokichi ouma#mikan tsumiki#ibuki mioda#hajime hinata#komaru naegi#makoto naegi#danganronpa#new danganronpa v3#ndrv3#super danganronpa 2#sdr2#danganronpa another episode ultra despair girls#udg#danganronpa trigger happy havoc#drthh#art#my art#xanders art#xanders haunting art#digital art#fan art#oumota#bc i say so.
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a collection of chibis by DR artist 湯丸 on twitter!!
includes nearly EVERY character in the franchise. games, novels, and anime (the student council, udg hit list targets, killer killer, etc)
thh
sdr2 + dr3
dr:ae/udg, dr0, monocubs, and some other dr3 people
student council, udg monokumas, dr: kirigiri, and killer killer
ndrv3
and some more smaller ones below (and this udg pin set i found!)
i think they have drawn official merchandise before, but correct me if im wrong. they do have a shop tho!!! will certainly order from them sometime
#i literally cannot tag everyone#it wouldnt let me if i tried#danganronpa#sdr2#dr3 anime#dr3 future arc#dr3 despair arc#ndrv3#drv3#danganronpa 3#trigger happy havoc#danron#chibi art#danganronpa art#danganronpa another episode#ultra despair girls#dr udg#danganronpa trigger happy havoc#super danganronpa 2#danganronpa v3
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I pulled an all nighter and had work the next day but heres an obligatory Bday post for my little babyy
Happy birthday Kotokooo ヾ(´▽`;)ゝlove ya girliee
#weemoart#kotoko utsugi#dangnaronpa#danganronpa another#danganronpa another episode#ultra despair girls#warriors of hope#danganronpa kotoko#posting from twitter#kotoko utsugi birthday 2023#i posted this on twitter first but i had to work#so i posted it here super late#i finished this at like 5am#work wasnt bad tho lol
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komahina week day 2: despair / mischief / caring for each other
#komahina week 2023#nagito komaeda#izuru kamukura#hajime hinata#kamukoma#komahina#servant komaeda#meshitsukai#kamumeshi#i forgot the collar. shup up#danganronpa#super danganronpa 2#ultra despair girls#danganronpa another episode#drae#sdr2#tab draws
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i know i'm missing many titles (mostly manga and novels), i went with the ones i know
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A Simple Flaw Of The Izuru Kamukura Project
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Well anyway, since you say there were 7 students that were dead from the Reserve Course, do you know the names of them?
Yes I do, these are the names of the files the steering committee gave me and when they died.
*Kyoji writes them down and presents the list*
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Kaoru Kiau - May 28th, 2008 Sawako Tsuga - June 28th, 2008 Maro Futabatei - July 28th, 2009 Ryotaro Kimyona - October 28th, 2009 Aiko Yamano - February 28th, 2010 Koki Tagawa - March 28th, 2010 Ichika Umemoto - April 28th, 2010
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They were all the students from the Reserve Course that were pick for the Project or at least the ones I remember.
So these are the ones that you remember...?
Then how do you pick those from the Reserve Course? Do you have a way to choose?
Well I'm sure you and Nagi must of remember the exams that happen in July, right? That's how they are pick.
Wait, so... that's how they are pick?
Ah right, the exams in July; I remember how difficult they were and often it was hard to success...
Which each year, 10 students that score the lowest would either get kick out or go into a scholarship program which that program...
...That was the Izuru Kamukura Project, correct?
Oh right... I remember that you were going to drop out, the teacher did give you that option as you did score pretty low before you were enroll but you decided to drop out before you got accepted into the main course.
Indeed, either students decide they can drop out or accept the scholarship and those that idolize Hope's Peak Academy or didn't want to drop out went into that project, not realizing they become lab rats so if you think you were the only one that was trickted, trust me... you weren't...
#dr#danganronpa#dtfa#despair to future arc#ds:rw#despair side: re write#ds ep 10#sdr2#super danganronpa 2#asoot#a student out of time#dr0#danganronpa zero#udg#danganronpa another episode: ultra despair girls#hajime hinata#kyoji nakamura#nagi nanami#izuru kamukura#akihiko ashikawa#tadachika tomita#ugetsu uragami#wataru wakaba#mai shingetsu#yasuke matsuda#estu deguichi
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Something...
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new thing im working on..... doing it all with a computer mouse LMAO
#anime#danganronpa#danganronpa 2#danganronpa nagito#nagito komaeda#komaeda nagito#sdr2 nagito#super danganronpa 2#danganronpa goodbye despair#ultra despair girls#servant#servant nagito#servant nagito komaeda#komahina#danganronpa another#danganronpa another episode#udg#dr udg#danganronpa udg
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Danganronpa spoilers under the cut (THH, SDR2, DRAE)
More Danganronpa text posts
#Junko Enoshima#Monaca Towa#Nagito Komaeda#Izuru Kamukura#Mikan Tsumiki#danganronpa#Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc#Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair#Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls#danganronpa spoilers#sdr2 spoilers#DRAE spoilers#Danganronpa text posts
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nagito komaeda tumblr layouts requested by anon!
(credit is not needed, but appreciated)
#💚requested💚#danganronpa#super danganronpa 2#ultra despair girls#danganronpa another episode#danganronpa 3#danganronpa edit#danganronpa icons#danganronpa layouts#nagito komaeda
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#danganronpa#danganronpa 1#danganronpa trigger happy havoc#danganronpa 2#super danganronpa 2 goodbye despair#danganronpa 2 goodbye despair#super danganronpa 2#danganronpa 2#super danganronpa goodbye despair#new danganronpa v3 killing harmony#danganronpa v3 killing harmony#danganronpa v3#new danganronpa killing harmony#danganronpa another episode#danganronpa ultra despair girls#dr1#dr#drthh#dr2#sdr#sdr2#sdrgd#sdr2gd#drv3#ndrv3#drudg#ultimateask#toko fukawa#peko pekoyama#tsumugi shirogane
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Just some home of sexual doodles
#i think hpa-era komahina would be so funny#they are 80% bickering and 20% 'oh he just like me(derogatory)'#and tokomaru purest thing ever they are SO good and healthy and just yes#hajime hinata#nagito komaeda#komahina#hinakoma#komaru naegi#toko fukawa#tokomaru#danganronpa#super danganronpa 2#danganronpa another episode ultra despair girls#sdr2#udg#art#my art#xanders art#xanders haunting art#digital art#fan art
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