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Lebanon's Love Affair With German Classic Cars

DW REV - Cars & Mobility
2024 ж. 24 Мам.
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Lebanon is a country of car enthusiasts who love their German classic cars. The cars tell us a lot about the country's life and its history of conflict and crisis. Lebanon's economic woes and systemic corruption are reflected in the streets, with many cars being driven until they die due to a lack of funds. However, a great number of these classics keep Lebanon moving!
00:00 German Classic Cars Lebanon
01:15 King Of Bakhaoun: Taxi DriverMercedes W10
04:30 Lebanon's Culture & Cars
06:07 Lebanon Racing Legend: Nabil 'Billy' Karam
07:19 Beirut Port Explosion
08:10 Most Unique Mercedes W1023
09:10 Classic Car Restoration
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Report: Lennart Behnke
Camera: Moritz von Lüpke
Edit: Carolin Haberland/ Jenny Gärtner
REV - The Global Auto and Mobility Show from Deutsche Welle
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  • Those old German cars are like tanks in terms of durability! Love the passion the Lebanese people have for their vehicles.

    @walpoleandworcester@walpoleandworcester Жыл бұрын

    • They are so much better than model todays

      @erikandrehoglund55@erikandrehoglund55 Жыл бұрын

    • The passion is the reason we did this film ;-)

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

  • I'm from lebanon, and I own a w110 mercedes from 1963. And I got the car from my grandfather.

    @robertomaksoud3536@robertomaksoud3536 Жыл бұрын

    • We had 230.4

      @Dani-ul6rb@Dani-ul6rb Жыл бұрын

    • Mercedes LAFF :)

      @deamon575@deamon575 Жыл бұрын

    • Bt bi3a ?

      @mikeelkhoury259@mikeelkhoury259 Жыл бұрын

    • lol exactly same here

      @poseidonuniquepeak@poseidonuniquepeak Жыл бұрын

  • I’m Lebanese. Mercedes dominate that market. 🇱🇧

    @neilsolomon9149@neilsolomon9149 Жыл бұрын

  • What a great insight into Lebanese popular culture, presented in a really unique way and supported by an amazing choice of characters!! Looking forward to more videos like this coming!!

    @hannesohnesorge@hannesohnesorge Жыл бұрын

    • Thanks a lot. Please subscribe our channel

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

    • You're welcome to Lebanon any time

      @mikeelkhoury259@mikeelkhoury259 Жыл бұрын

  • What lovely people! Greets from Germany

    @John-Tonic@John-Tonic11 ай бұрын

  • Every member of my Lebanese family )with the exception of my father) had either a Mercedes or a BMW. Some of these had their odometers roll twice or more and they still work. It was German engineering at its finest back in those days. Unfortunately, reliability has become an issues to what otherwise used to be known as "several lifetimes driving machines." I have seen the difference first hand through the purchases of people around me, a monthly visit to the mechanic (if not more) is to be expected, which is a shame. I guess building indestructible and timeless machines is bad for business, so making them disposable like everything else these days is the only way to maintain profitability I guess.

    @kaminobatto@kaminobatto Жыл бұрын

    • People who pay new Mercedes prices want tons of features and showy stuff, then get rid of them when the lease or warranty is over. There's no business case for overengineering new cars.

      @alles_klar@alles_klar11 ай бұрын

  • lebanese and proud 😊💜🇱🇧🇩🇪

    @mimoboy5478@mimoboy5478 Жыл бұрын

  • Amazing video!! Beirut is definitely on my travel bucket list ❤❤

    @simon8863@simon8863 Жыл бұрын

    • Thanks. More on our Channel. Subscribe it 😉

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

  • chaotic yet such an amazing place!!

    @MrRedcelica@MrRedcelica Жыл бұрын

    • Where are you from??

      @user-sq1tr7nq7u@user-sq1tr7nq7u11 ай бұрын

    • @@user-sq1tr7nq7u im an Australian born lebanese!!

      @MrRedcelica@MrRedcelica11 ай бұрын

    • @@MrRedcelica you speak the language to??

      @user-sq1tr7nq7u@user-sq1tr7nq7u11 ай бұрын

    • @@user-sq1tr7nq7u yes and understand but not write!!

      @MrRedcelica@MrRedcelica11 ай бұрын

  • That museum was very impressive.... It's the same in many small european and middle eastern countries, "Older" Mercedes are king because their long term durability .....

    @tonychavez2083@tonychavez2083 Жыл бұрын

  • German old cars are a legend

    @asvastika@asvastika Жыл бұрын

    • What do you think about new German Cars? Did they lose quality?

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

    • @@DWREV no but they are super expensive xD

      @mychanejhg@mychanejhg Жыл бұрын

    • @@DWREV The problem is that no one knows how to work on these cars anymore, I have two classic Mercedeses, the Mercedes dealer told me that they have no expertise how to service these cars. Mercedes, Volkswagen stopped training mechanics in America decades ago.

      @NorceCodine@NorceCodine11 ай бұрын

  • Awesome video,, awesome Lebanon ❤🇱🇧👌🏻🌲🏖️🏕️🏔️🚘🚘🚘🚘

    @carvingtheway@carvingtheway Жыл бұрын

  • Great video, a true testament of Lebanese perseverance!

    @samharb2623@samharb2623 Жыл бұрын

  • Come to Egypt we have hundreds of thousands of this beautiful vehicle still working in perfect conditions on Egypt asphalt ❤

    @EYEONEVENTS@EYEONEVENTS Жыл бұрын

  • Fantastic car Mercedes, I owned once a 280 SEL and a 300 TDI. I even named one of my daughters Mercedes ❤

    @willemn.hengelmolen7085@willemn.hengelmolen708511 ай бұрын

    • @Hello Willemn how are you doing?

      @lydianderson0241@lydianderson02413 күн бұрын

  • When I came to USA in 1983 age 13 i was shocked how rare and expensive Mercedes cares were; telling Americans how ubiquitous they are in Lebanon, no one would believe me. 40 years later there is your proof my dear USA

    @LoverOFhopeANDcompassion@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion Жыл бұрын

    • First time riding in a merc was 1981 arrived in Lebanon with mother and siblings during ceasefire period. All taxis were Mercedes.

      @user-ou5et3fo3z@user-ou5et3fo3z Жыл бұрын

  • Lebanonnnn my beloved country ❤ 🇱🇧

    @itsomarz9337@itsomarz9337 Жыл бұрын

  • dude's last name is hadad and literally works in a car shop with welding. Hadad means blacksmith

    @Karim-ik5ij@Karim-ik5ij Жыл бұрын

    • common last name in Sham (Levant) region

      @HksF16@HksF1611 ай бұрын

  • Yep! Some people are proud in Lebanon to own one of these.

    @sakasso@sakasso11 ай бұрын

  • Awesome! Thank you for making this video! 😊🇱🇧❤️

    @mayamahfouz5356@mayamahfouz5356 Жыл бұрын

  • wow ! awesome content. thanks for posting.

    @888snuffy@888snuffy Жыл бұрын

  • Amazing video!!!! Love it! Something different and positive about Lebanon for once! Tha k u

    @lil0296@lil0296 Жыл бұрын

  • amazing video. bravo!

    @ee-hm1pp@ee-hm1pp Жыл бұрын

  • GREAT VIDEO

    @littlebird7940@littlebird7940 Жыл бұрын

  • great video, thank you

    @sudburyathletics@sudburyathletics Жыл бұрын

    • Thanks, more on our channel 😉

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

  • more of this please @DW

    @yepyepyepyep4602@yepyepyepyep460211 ай бұрын

  • Fantastic video. Now that's dedication to cars 🙂

    @AndrewKNI@AndrewKNI11 ай бұрын

    • @Hello Andrew how are you doing?

      @lydianderson0241@lydianderson02413 күн бұрын

  • Old German cars were super robust unlike modern ones.

    @thelovertunisia@thelovertunisia11 ай бұрын

  • I liked the filming in cars,was it with a Sony? Beautiful video content ( editing ) Danke Sehr & waiting for new videos that shows positive sides about my country.

    @paulyounes7181@paulyounes718111 ай бұрын

  • This is absolutely amazing 🔥🔥, in Iraq we almost have a similar thing but with Toyotas fromt the 80s and 90s.

    @awsomemodels@awsomemodels11 ай бұрын

  • The financial hard times Lebanon is going through makes even a better place to visit, things are extremely cheap if you have American dollar, you can get a 5 star hotel room across from the Mediterranean for 30 dollars a night.

    @abelucious@abelucious Жыл бұрын

    • You can't get a 3star hotel for that price, prices are still the same as before

      @beasty5660@beasty5660 Жыл бұрын

    • @@beasty5660 don’t reserve online , walk in and get a room , go to places like Tyre or Sidon , nice beaches much cheaper than Beirut

      @abelucious@abelucious Жыл бұрын

    • To travel to see what exactly? Decrepit buildings and poverty?

      @driliagor@driliagor Жыл бұрын

    • @@driliagor Mexico and Cuba are 2 of the poorest countries in the world and top 5 for tourism, think .... think.

      @abelucious@abelucious Жыл бұрын

    • @@abelucious says who?

      @driliagor@driliagor Жыл бұрын

  • If there an apocalypse this car still runs

    @yellowfluffy6489@yellowfluffy6489Ай бұрын

  • more documenter like this!!!

    @gtalearntodrift@gtalearntodrift Жыл бұрын

  • what a great video ! thank you for taking your time to capture and share Lebanon's history, which I ( as a Lebanese ) found really interesting ! I would also like to ask you about your stay in Leb ... how was it ? did you like it ?!

    @sarcastix@sarcastix Жыл бұрын

    • We think it's safe to say that our reporter enjoyed himself in Lebanon! :-)

      @DWREV@DWREV11 ай бұрын

  • Waoooo Great

    @MuhammadNadeem-gn4in@MuhammadNadeem-gn4in11 ай бұрын

  • hats off !

    @ahmadtoism@ahmadtoism Жыл бұрын

    • @Hello how are you doing?

      @lydianderson0241@lydianderson02413 күн бұрын

  • I'm Lebanese I have a bmw 1989 modified 😁

    @anisdabbous5581@anisdabbous5581 Жыл бұрын

  • Love dw ive been watching for years. The engine in my 1980 Datsun is a copy nissan did of a mercedes engine. L18 1.8l gasoline four cylinder 8 valve.

    @MerlinOpeth@MerlinOpeth11 ай бұрын

  • Like the black Buick Park Avenue at 6;58. When was this filmed?

    @dougbelanger3479@dougbelanger3479 Жыл бұрын

    • Hi it was filmed in February

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

  • quality

    @e30325ikiller@e30325ikiller11 ай бұрын

  • i own a mercedes w210 2001 facelift edition , and i will never sell it soon it will rocket up in price🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧

    @hishamalameddine8743@hishamalameddine8743 Жыл бұрын

  • Lebanon and Mercedes have a very long love story.......

    @charlestimmis273@charlestimmis2739 ай бұрын

  • I'm from Lebanon, and I own a w110 mercedes from 1965 that I inherited from my grandfather.

    @poseidonuniquepeak@poseidonuniquepeak Жыл бұрын

    • Nice! And it's still rollin' ?

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

  • I'm lebanese. I love bmw ❤❤ Bmw power ❤❤❤

    @zouzou1115@zouzou111511 ай бұрын

  • Can I know the name of the shop of Michael hadad

    @robertomaksoud3536@robertomaksoud3536 Жыл бұрын

  • One thing is sure, Today's German cars wil Not go the distance. Lucky to get 100,000 without problems. Shade.

    @tissapathiratna7761@tissapathiratna776111 ай бұрын

  • We hv 6 Golf vw 1 is Golf 1 Mk1 5 Golf Mk2 we love old german cars ♡ in Lebanon

    @InVinoVeritas89@InVinoVeritas89 Жыл бұрын

    • Zbele

      @TheSuperbg101@TheSuperbg101 Жыл бұрын

    • @@TheSuperbg101 be3na wa7de menun ba3da original la wa7ad nemsewe ba3ata 3a Österreich bi 13k euros teb2a ellun hek lal nemsewie wel olman ya mhazzab enta

      @InVinoVeritas89@InVinoVeritas89 Жыл бұрын

    • @@InVinoVeritas89 allah yzeed el 2aghbiya

      @TheSuperbg101@TheSuperbg101 Жыл бұрын

  • What's the name of the song that starts at 11:12 ? Thank you

    @afonsobernardino3541@afonsobernardino354111 ай бұрын

  • That old man reminds me of Mr. Magoo, an animated cartoon character created in the 1940s. I used to watch this cartoon series back in the 1970s when I was a kid lol! Mr. Magoo is a nasty, stubborn old man whose personality was based loosely upon that of W. C. Fields. However, the humor in the cartoon episodes was primarily derived from situations involving Mr. Magoo's extreme myopia.

    @touringthecitywalking9209@touringthecitywalking9209 Жыл бұрын

    • We didn't realise it before, but you're one hundred percent correct! All he's missing is McBarker!

      @DWREV@DWREV11 ай бұрын

  • The middle Eastern version of Albania

    @othmanealaoui2805@othmanealaoui2805 Жыл бұрын

  • Thats true, most abundant n iconic car in Lb is 230 لف, n for youth bmw e 30 ,is best choice

    @ucf_zn@ucf_zn11 ай бұрын

  • Interesting how far German cars have fallen in reliability while increasing in rapid short term depreciation 🎉.

    @ravipeiris4388@ravipeiris438811 ай бұрын

    • The Germans can make more reliable cars if they want. They more or less have adapted to customers that first of all want fancy looking cars with a lot of functions, rather than longivity. 'why should we put the extra effort and cost into make a part to last 15 years, when our new-car customer will pass on the car after 5 years for a newer model anyway? Okay, we could make that plastic cover last 15 years, but would our customer wish to pay the extra cost? No.' People who want longivity and lower cost of operation before fancyness go for a simpler Japanese car.

      @Rimrock300@Rimrock30011 ай бұрын

  • German cars and amazing and powerful... No doubt

    @highwayrider9165@highwayrider9165 Жыл бұрын

    • Not the modern Mercedes , no longer built durable , robust, reliable and strong like before . furthermore expensive to maintain with huge usage of electronic parts . You know the life span of electronic parts would not last at all. Wonder how long modern

      @konsen6149@konsen6149 Жыл бұрын

  • 🇱🇧❤

    @jlahoud94@jlahoud9411 ай бұрын

  • At first I thought old dude broke the shifter 😂

    @sunitization@sunitization11 ай бұрын

  • The parallels between the decay of South Africa and that of Lebanon is shocking.

    @mixi2090@mixi2090 Жыл бұрын

    • Why do you say that? I understand the objective reality that both of these respective countries have seen better days, but the factors and circumstances that created the devastation in Lebanon is not even remotely analogous to the situation in South Africa in my opinion. I don’t see the overlap.

      @sargoon1017@sargoon101711 ай бұрын

    • @@sargoon1017 In South Africa its the twins of Corruption and Incompetence with a huge wallop of state sanctioned Nepotism (a.k.a. cadre deployment). Are the reasons any different in Lebanon? If so please illuminate us.

      @mixi2090@mixi209010 ай бұрын

    • @@mixi2090 Well beyond the likeness in crippling corruption and incompetent governance, the overall historical circumstances and variables that explain the process of degradation in both countries I feel is completely different. Bitter religious sectarianism and contention have destabilized Lebanon since its founding. The confessional system devised by the French helped favor power and representation in certain groups while marginalizing others. This volatile political climate would lead to the devastating 15 year long Lebanese Civil War (Lebanon would be invaded by both its neighbors). It also doesn’t help that crises and instability surround Lebanon as well; the strife often spills over. Many displaced Palestinians and Syrians fled to Lebanon due to the conflict/instability in their home countries. Roughly half of the total population in Lebanon aren’t even Lebanese which certainly adds pressure to a country that already suffers from a lack of basic infrastructure. The economic crisis from 2019 onward is just the final nail in the coffin. The historical events and circumstances that shaped South Africa’s collapse is completely different. Lebanon never had inordinate political representation and distribution of power for a white minority. It never had any system of racial apartheid that fomented racial animosity between natives to the land and foreigners (in ethnic origin). The transition of power in South Africa to a more representative Black majority government with the ANC is not mirrored any where in Lebanese history. As mentioned previously, when sectarian disputes came to a head, Lebanon was engulfed in civil war which can’t be said for South Africa. Of course both of these countries have terrible corruption and incompetent governments, but I feel this is just a surface level comparison. My point was that the way in which both of these respective countries fell from grace are barely comparable.

      @sargoon1017@sargoon101710 ай бұрын

  • How much those cars cost in Lebanon ? You pay for them in dollars or Lebanon lira?

    @eizibarzely8174@eizibarzely8174 Жыл бұрын

    • You can pay for them in $ or the equivalent thereof in Lira. As for the cost that varies across the board. You can always find different dealers/people selling the same car for utterly different prices. Not to mention prices are always subject to bargaining.

      @Moni760@Moni760 Жыл бұрын

  • Sad that today cars barely last up to 200k km

    @thisisnotmyrealname3964@thisisnotmyrealname396411 ай бұрын

  • Same in Syria. German cars are number 1 there. We never bought anything else. Of course this is obviously about people who can afford it obviously, like any other country.

    @Sara-iy3oz@Sara-iy3oz Жыл бұрын

  • 🆒

    @kyks6771@kyks6771 Жыл бұрын

  • What is the name of the opening arabic music at 1:12

    @UkAla-dz9dz@UkAla-dz9dz Жыл бұрын

    • That's "Dalouna" by Haitham Al Hamwi 👍

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

    • @@DWREV Could you please give me a youtube link to it? Tried searching and cant find it

      @UkAla-dz9dz@UkAla-dz9dz Жыл бұрын

    • @@UkAla-dz9dz Sure thing: kzhead.info/sun/d5qjdrWPa3uNnIU/bejne.html

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

  • Just my opinion but old luxury car > brand new basic car

    @netchi0174@netchi017411 ай бұрын

  • Cool 😎 How boring is my country of Korean & Japanese SUV's....😪😪😪

    @IceMan-il7dx@IceMan-il7dx Жыл бұрын

  • even in Jordan people still used the an old Mercedes

    @backup9388@backup938811 ай бұрын

  • those cars are $$$$$,,,,,

    @sqaudronsquadron3808@sqaudronsquadron380811 ай бұрын

  • official car of civil wars in lebanon...in the 70 and 80 thats the only thing that was working in the big cheos there.

    @eyalschnider@eyalschnider11 ай бұрын

  • First Mercedes Benz dealership in the Middle East was in the early 1930’s in Haifa Palestine named gargor till now he’s the same dealership in Jordan Lebanon Syria Palestine the in Israel follow the euro zone

    @ihabjibril5695@ihabjibril5695 Жыл бұрын

  • I think Lebanon are taking the 1st place from Albania

    @ivanarnaudov2281@ivanarnaudov228111 ай бұрын

  • I wish i could visit Lebanon as a jew living in Israel. It looks so beautiful and culturally very unique

    @iPodedition23@iPodedition23 Жыл бұрын

    • no . Thank you, stay in your country 🤚🏻 Lebanon and the Lebanese do not want you

      @user-urbossmoe@user-urbossmoe11 ай бұрын

    • @@user-urbossmoe says who?

      @888snuffy@888snuffy11 ай бұрын

    • one day soon you will be welcome. I say this as an optimistic lebanese.

      @888snuffy@888snuffy11 ай бұрын

  • Old Mercedes old Renaulta Honda and toyotas are stronger then time

    @lukascorpio2565@lukascorpio2565 Жыл бұрын

  • regarded as dubai in 60s and early 70s (pre 1975) thanks to its banking and retail sectors. a real safe heaven for smurfs

    @bu_is@bu_is Жыл бұрын

  • Why is the gas that colour lol?

    @MerlinOpeth@MerlinOpeth11 ай бұрын

  • Дочки нет но она есть во внуке. Меня попросили

    @user-vf1tf4hb9b@user-vf1tf4hb9b11 ай бұрын

  • I reckon Mauritania is more densely populated with old Mercs. Check it out....

    @hughbatchelor8599@hughbatchelor8599 Жыл бұрын

    • Thanks for the tip!

      @DWREV@DWREV Жыл бұрын

    • No it’s not 😂

      @itsomarz9337@itsomarz9337 Жыл бұрын

  • When the rich guy's bit started, it felt like the report lost its sympathy and genuine passion. A rich showing off his car collection isn't anything new to us. The cab driver knows his car so much better than the rich dude. Plus his car has character, a story, it has witnessed many many stories, and this cab driver has heard so many stories ... And I wrote all of that just fishing for likes

    @ThatMemoryIsAlive@ThatMemoryIsAlive11 ай бұрын

    • We appreciate the honest feedback and for watching!

      @DWREV@DWREV11 ай бұрын

    • @@DWREV Thank you

      @ThatMemoryIsAlive@ThatMemoryIsAlive11 ай бұрын

    • u just hate sucessful people

      @element1935@element193511 ай бұрын

  • While majority of the countries drives Toyota

    @Tambolkyuriiii@Tambolkyuriiii11 ай бұрын

  • Old mercedes old renault honda and toyotaa are strobgee then time

    @ibnuabdulaziz_abdullah8129@ibnuabdulaziz_abdullah812911 ай бұрын

  • for engine gas reliability , honda still more reliable than mercedes . but for body,prestigious , horse power, and safety, Mercedes-Benz win. but you need buy 3 honda for 1 mercedes.

    @eagleone-ff9lz@eagleone-ff9lz9 ай бұрын

    • Maybe... but no where near prestige or class like the old Mercedes...

      @charlestimmis273@charlestimmis273Ай бұрын

  • I'm a Hakim and I'm angry

    @SRR855@SRR855 Жыл бұрын

  • Bruxelles 🇧🇪 is better then Beiroet

    @momak6977@momak697711 ай бұрын

  • Ask them (us) About Audi 😂😂😂

    @hishamhaydar@hishamhaydar11 ай бұрын

  • lebanon would have been rich if they had loved the toyotas

    @techtronics591@techtronics59111 ай бұрын

  • Albania has a better classic scene

    @Roni_98@Roni_9811 ай бұрын

    • Have you watched our story on Mercedes in Albania? kzhead.info/sun/gcpunJaPnpadoKs/bejne.html

      @DWREV@DWREV11 ай бұрын

  • 11:00 Did he say cars will always increase in value???? What planet is he on? Oh wait, Lebanon.

    @hagbard72@hagbard7211 ай бұрын

    • He is obviously talking about 'special cars', collectors cars

      @Rimrock300@Rimrock30011 ай бұрын

  • كل شيئ متعفن مهترئ قديم في هذا البلد السيارات البيوت النفايات تملى الشوارع عمله وطنيه بالحضيض شيى مخزي

    @g3abesh@g3abesh Жыл бұрын

    • رغم كل شي حكيتو مفي احلى من هل بلد 🥰

      @littlebird7940@littlebird7940 Жыл бұрын

    • @@littlebird7940 مهو خلص تعودتو على القرف

      @g3abesh@g3abesh Жыл бұрын

    • @@g3abesh صح تعودنا عالطبيعة والفصول و روح الحياة اللي ممنلاقيها باي مكان بالعالم و مزبوط في جزء كبير مزعج بالحياة ببلدنا و متل مقلت مقرف بسبب السياسيين بس بضل هوا لبنان برد الروووح دعيلنا تنفرج بضل متنشر طاقة سلبية تحياتي😊

      @littlebird7940@littlebird7940 Жыл бұрын

    • ليش مبعو* يعني مفهمت؟

      @RayanRayan-bk3ht@RayanRayan-bk3ht Жыл бұрын

    • And you too😂

      @zouzou1115@zouzou111511 ай бұрын

  • Hypocrits...

    @vwgti3414@vwgti3414 Жыл бұрын

  • They've clearly not heard of this company called Toyota.

    @OS-hx4jk@OS-hx4jk11 ай бұрын

    • They did.. I have both.. honestly Toyota are very reliable. but nothing beats the old Mercedes prestige....

      @charlestimmis273@charlestimmis2734 ай бұрын
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