
Posted 4 April 2021, 7:19 AM by Glen Richards. Permalink
Oxford A&P Show
Well, last Saturday was the first A&P show we had been at in a long while due to Covid. And then we had two in a row! Today we were at the Oxford A&P Show for the day sharing the gospel with many via The Good Person Test flip chart.
It was a cool and slow start to the day, but the sun warmed things up, and before long streams of people were flowing past. Again a solid team of Christians were there (12+?) - many of whom weren’t at the previous weeks show. Many were fighting their fears, but I was super encouraged that they came anyway and were willing to give it a go!
I think the biggest highlight for me was watching my own daughters DESIRE to share the gospel, eager to get involved. In the morning, they had some great opportunities paired up with me and others that were more experienced. But by the end of the day they were doing full gospel conversations on their own! I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
For me I had many difficult conversations.
One guy came up to the chart and I could tell from his body language he was in attack mode. It wasn’t long before he said: “well, I’m gay” - fully expecting a look of revulsion to come to my face. It didn’t. We continued talking for a few moments, and then I said, “you don’t hate me do you?”. He paused, hopefully getting my point. Sadly he didn’t stay long - he wasn’t interested in the gospel.
Another one was with a tall solid guy who had two kids with him. He walked past, and heard me ask, “would you like to try the good person test?” He swung around and said, “ok!” I wasn’t expecting that, and it wasn’t a good sign. Sure enough he wanted to argue. He kept taking the conversation off on tangents, but soon I think the reason for his argumentation was that he couldn’t stand the thought that someone who repents at the last minute can be forgiven. Usually that’s a sign that they have been deeply hurt by someone and can’t stand the thought of that person being forgiven. I persisted in the conversation, I really had to control my desire to fight back and listen to what the guy was saying. He was raising deep and important questions and not allowing me to respond. Eventually I asked if I could email him, as I wanted to be able to address his questions properly. To my surprise he gave me his email address! I will certainly be getting in touch. Please pray for this man.
But I had many good conversations as well! As did the team. An exhausting but rewarding day of outreach!
Posted 2 April 2021, 6:56 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink
Thursday was a busy day of outreach - most of it online.
The first chat of the day was with a guy from India. He said he was going to skip me, but the sign on my wall attracted him: “What happens after we die?” He heard the gospel, and he seemed to be deeply challenged by the conversation. Yet, sadly, he avoided answering my checking questions.
You get all sorts when you are out sharing the gospel! I had an interesting chat with someone wearing a mask (pictured). Their responses were limited to nods and shakes, and the occasional typed answer, but they seemed to follow along with the logic of the gospel presentation they were hearing. They heard the gospel and I asked my first checking question which gets them to articulate the gospel back to me. That was too much, and they stopped responding at this point. Not much I could do, and so after pointing them to needGod.net, I disconnected.
I had a great chat with a Muslim guy from Algeria. By the way he was dressed I can only assume he was up to no good - I left most of his video feed covered. Yet we had a good conversation where he heard the gospel.
Two great (separate) conversations with guys who turned out to be likely false converts. One before I headed off to the gospel + abortion outreach, and the other after.
Speaking of the gospel + abortion outrech. It went really well! A team of four, and no counter protesters. We had many opportunities to engage with people about the gospel and with pro life apologetics.
The first was with an older couple. He engaged in conversation. I could tell he agreed that abortion was wrong, and yet he wanted to justify exceptions. His argument was that if a child was going to have a terrible life, then it’s okay to kill it before it’s born. I trotted out the toddler (and played the same argument back but inserted a two year old into the place of a preborn child). I asked if it would be okay to kill a toddler in the same situation? He could see the point, but persisted in his argument. I listened and then said, “you know, they did that in Nazi Germany, the decided that the infirm were not worth of life, and killed them”. He again saw the point, but this time his mouth was stopped. He agreed. I was then able to shift the discussion to how we know right from wrong: God, take him through the law, and share the gospel! Praise God. He was resistant, but he listened. The gospel is the power of God to salvation - I leave him in God’s hands.
Soon after I had four teen guys approach and we had a wonderful apologetics engagement where I wouldn’t let them off the hook in regards to how we know God exists - which is the basis for morality. Through the conversation the law and the gospel was touched on. And they all took Life is Precious tracts.
Back online I had a wonderful chat with a guy from Italy. He gently fought me on how we know God exists. By the end of the conversation he opened up that he had grown up in a Christian family and he had “strayed a lot from the path of God”. I could identify, and touched on my testimony and shared the gospel to try to give him hope!
Later I had yet another likely false convert! He seemed to really appreciate the clarity of the gospel that he was missing.
The last chat I’ll mention from Thursday was one with someone from Mexico - Catholic background. It was a text chat. They were a bit slow to warm up to the conversation. And they needed some clarity as the idea that salvation is a gift was foreign. But they became engaged - I could tell because the questions were very good. I leave them in God’s hands.
Good Friday! Why is it called Good Friday when we remember a man brutally murdered on a cross? I spent four hours online with the team answering that question for many people!
Two very memorable quotes from the outreach:
In response to my question “what do we have to do to go to heaven?” his response was: “don’t sin, and spread the *gossip* of Jesus”! He didn’t realise what he had said - I had a little internal giggle.
And this one is very said. I fell into a conversation with a young lady who, as I was going through the law, suddenly changed demeanor and said: “I would be guilty, but I like it, so I will go to hell” - then she disconnected. :(
Thank you for the continued support - esp. prayer, as we continue to reach out with the hope of the gospel!
Posted 31 March 2021, 4:53 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink

Autumn has arrived at our usual outreach spot in Riccarton. On Tuesday morning Roger and I were there for a couple of hours with our flip charts. But I often went for a walk down Riccarton Road and back - covering the bus stops - and getting into conversations that presented themselves.
A highlight chat was with a young couple who sat down to hear the gospel. They heard the logic of how we know God exists, the law, and then the amazing gospel. As we are close to Easter we talked about why Good Friday is good when we remember a man brutally murdered on a cross. A couple of checking questions were required to nail down the understanding of the gospel before they moved on.
Later I crossed paths with a student from Christchurch Boys High - we had a brief conversation where he came to grasp the gospel.
At the end of the outreach I hurried home to join the online team for the afternoon.
My first conversation was with a guy from India who said he was a Muslim but had been to Christian church meetings while he had lived in the USA and had a fondness of Jesus (Isa). Yet he didn’t understand the gospel - he thought “being good” would get him to heaven. So I gently laboured with him till he grasped it. It was a joy talking to him. He said he would start reading the Bible.
Next up was a guy who was permanently joking about everything we talked about, and yet there was an intelligence in him, and he quickly came to grasp the gospel. Yet he was easily distracted. He showed me his pet Lizard which was cool.
A Catholic guy from Norway had an audible “ah ha” moment when he came to understand the gospel for the first time. Sadly he didn’t stick around for me to work through any checking questions - I leave him in God's hands.
I then had a long thirty minute chat with a young lady who didn’t want God to exist because she didn’t like the idea that God could make the rules (be a “dictator”). So I spent time labouring with her on how we know God exists anyway. She slowed down and really started to process what I was saying. She heard the law, and came to understand the gospel. I was working through questions she had when she suddenly disconnected. It happens - God knows why, and what’s going on in their heart.
Next up was a kid who was open to the conversation and slowly came to grasp the gospel.
The highlight conversation was with a young Christian man who assumed by my line of questioning that I was going to be an Atheist - he was a bit shocked when I turned out to be a Christian who would challenge him on his standing before God. He had a reasonable grasp on the gospel, and yet was he really a Christian? He knew a Christian should have assurance - his elders had been teaching on this. And yet he didn’t. Some gentle probing revealed that he didn’t think he deserved heaven - so that was why he had doubt. To me it was clear he was looking to his works to be saved - even if it was just 10%. I challenged him. He seemed to really appreciate the conversation and said he would check out needGod.net on Tik Tok. I especially pointed him to his elders. This is too important to get wrong.
Two kids from Wales. It was a tuff chat because one of them seemed to be grasping the gospel, but the other one just kept confusing the conversation. I was tired, so I’m not sure I did as well as I could have, sadly.
Thursday I was online with the team as well. A couple of highlight conversations.
The first was with a guy from the Dominican Republic who did believe in God but didn’t believe in God?! He clarified by explaining that he believed God existed, but he didn’t like the hypocrites in churches. From there we had a fairly standard conversation where he came to clearly articulate the gospel. There seemed to be nothing stopping him from responding in faith. So I pointed him to a Bible and a good church in his area (9 Marks had 3 listed).
The other was with a kid (pictured) who had a pretty fancy looking computer. Using that as a conversation starter I was able to prove to him that God exists even in the face of some initial resistance. He went silent, and then came out curious. I was able to share the law and the gospel and check that he understood. As always, I left him in God’s hands!
Posted 28 March 2021, 5:44 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink
A quick report. Four hours of outreach today. I was pacing myself in the city in the early afternoon. A hot, muggy day. I was passing out tracts and getting a lot of rejection.
One girl said she had received one the previous week. I asked if she had read it. She had, but she kept walking and didn’t want to stop to talk.
I also had a guy sit and watch me for a while - I have talked to him before, but he wasn’t open. He started giving me advice: “if you compliment people, then they will want to talk to you”. I responded that I wanted to avoid bait and switch (that’s how the cults work) and then decided to move to a different spot. He followed me for a while and then finally left me alone.
There was eventually a team of four, including someone new to me. I eventually ended up getting into a couple of conversations, but they were with resistant people - one very much so. He heard the law, but refused hearing the gospel, sadly.
The last two hours were online, I had six solid gospel conversations - most of them very encouraging.
One was with a couple of Catholic kids who went from saying their good deeds would get them to heaven, to articulating the gospel.
Another started with a kid saying some pretty disgusting (blasphemous) things, he then went on to claim he was going to heaven because he believed in Jesus! We sparred on apologetics, where he sobered up, and then opened up to hear the law, and the gospel in context of that. I then asked how sure he would be that he would go to heaven: 97%. I then asked why the 3% doubt. His answer was revealing: “because I don’t think I would deserve it”. Well no one deserves it! Was he trusting 3% in his works? I challenged him again on the gospel, and the change that would come with true faith. He was a very different person now from when the conversation started - very contemplative.
Posted 28 March 2021, 6:27 AM by Glen Richards. Permalink

Malvern A&P Show
What a wonderful day at the Malvern A&P Show! A&P stands for Agricultural and Pastoral. It’s an event where people from the farming community and beyond get together. We hired a trade site, set up a gazebo, laid out tables with Bibles and tracts, and set up flip charts read to share the gospel.
My expectations were low - it’s been well over a year since we have been at any A&P shows - due to Covid, and I wasn’t sure if the event would be well attended. But my prayers were answered! There were lots of people there, and we had a really busy day sharing the gospel with many individuals and groups. Glory to God!
What was even more encouraging was seeing so many Christians coming and getting involved! During the week, my church held an evangelism training evening - which was well attended (thirty people?) and many of those, plus others came to put that training into practice today. My guess would be that there were about fifteen Christians running the site. Double glory to God! Many thanks to my church family, Redemption Church, for getting involved! It was esp. wonderful seeing Christians having breakthroughs in facing their evangelism fears and getting into great gospel conversations.
I’m going to let the pictures do most of the talking for the day. There were times when every flip chart was in action, and not only that, at the same time there would be other gospel conversations happening, including with the mini flip chart - and tracts going out as well.
At the end of the show, as we were packing down the site, we were approached by two teen guys. One of them meekly asked if he could have a Bible. No problem! I got one out, and found the book of John, dropping a tract at that spot and gave it to him. Then his friend plucked up courage and asked if he could have one too. So I did the same for him. As they were leaving, I stopped them and asked a checking question to make sure they understood the gospel. They got it right! So very encouraging. Oh Lord, we can’t save people from their hell punishment, only you can. Lord, we leave the results in your hands. Amen.
Posted 26 March 2021, 4:41 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink
On Thursday I was mainly sharing the gospel online.
Early in the day I had a rare reconnect with a couple of guys I had talked to the previous day (pictured). He broke the stunned silence first and said, “I talked to you yesterday, now bleep off” and he promptly disconnected. I’m not surprised by his reaction, he is a homosexual, and I had shared the gospel with him and been respectfully faithful to the Bible’s teaching on homosexuality: it’s sinful. Providentially God reconnected us. May he not forget the gospel, and the loving offer of mercy and forgiveness as a gift!
I had two highlight conversations during the day.
The first was with a guy from Italy. A twenty five minute conversation. It was wonderful seeing him being deeply challenged as his questions were answered and his understanding of the gospel corrected. I could tell he was deeply challenged because he made an interesting comment: “people don’t change overnight”. I read that to mean he now needed to re-evaluate his world view in light of this new information. He was taking it seriously, not just glibly believing that Jesus died to take away his sin - there is nothing glib about it! Yet interestingly, people DO change - instantly - when God converts them with the power of the gospel. Just before the chat ended, I asked a final checking question - he got it right. I leave this man in the hands of God.
The second was with two guys. We got into a heated exchange over how we know that God exists. I assumed it wasn’t going to end well (them doubling down and disconnecting). I explained why, logically, God must have no beginning. One of them went quiet while the other kept arguing. Thirty seconds later he quietly said to his friend - he just answered the question my grandparents never did. The whole conversation changed tack! It became calm, and they both opened up to hear the law and the gospel. Praise God. Romans 1:18-20 is so powerful! I spent time answering all their follow up questions.
During Thursday, I was also part of a gospel + abortion outreach outside Christchurch hospital. We had between six to eight counter protesters throughout. There were only three of us. There was some initial two way conversation, where I was able to clarify that we also stand against rape and pedeophillia, as well as murder. They calmed down after this, and pretty much left us alone. They sat on the hospital wall opposite us for the whole time. The rest of the outreach was fairly calm, where we left our signs to do most of the talking. Lord, have mercy!
On Friday I was online before heading into Christchurch city. There were a lot of people in the speaker's corner, Christians, hecklers, and everything in between. I became engaged in a one to one conversation with a guy who had a real mix of religion. But it wasn’t really a conversation, it was mainly him talking and me being cut off all the time. I got sick of it and started ignoring him. When he finally stopped talking, he started listening to the preacher: Marty, who was wonderfully proclaiming the gospel - which is the power of God for salvation!
As I was taking the photo’s the guy in the red t-shirt got up and started interrupting Marty. To our pleasant surprise, four kids called out asking the red t-shirt guy to be quiet so they could continue listening to the gospel! Marty and I were able to engage them in direct conversation after the preaching finished. Sadly, they didn’t stay long, but they all left with tracts.
After that, the atmosphere of the place turned a bit sour as various people were arguing about something. I couldn’t be bothered with it, and left to find people to talk to in Cashel Mall. There I paired up with Roger, and we had a wonderful time sharing the gospel.
Tomorrow (Saturday) a team will be at the Malvern A&P Show for a day of evangelism training and gospel sharing. Please keep us in prayer! Thank you so much.

Posted 24 March 2021, 2:43 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink
Tuesday I was back in Riccarton - but I went in the morning so I could join the team online in the afternoon. I brought my flip chart along.
I got straight into a chat with a young man who was quickly engaged in a deep conversation. But as he heard the law he started to disengage, sadly. He heard the gospel but had to get going. It wasn’t good news for him. Later he came past again - briskly, without acknowledging me.
Next up a man from Southland came past and he was curious about the flip chart. It was funny, because soon into the chat he said, “you are just like my work mate”. Sounds like his work mate has been engaging him with the reality of God, the law and the gospel - well done!
A rich farmer was next to stop. An atheist, living for the now, because nothing comes after (apparently). Sadly, it quickly became apparent that this guy was racist as well. He heard the proof that God exists, and that there must be judgement after. He heard the law, and then disengaged. Interestingly, he considered me a good man (not true). He refused a tract as he left.
I had two more interesting interactions during the outreach. Both with Christians not part of a church.
The first was a lovely elderly man who described himself as pentecostal, and who had a sound understanding of the gospel. It turns out he had pastored a church for a while. But there was a frustration in him in regard to disagreement with other believers that he didn’t elaborate on. I felt sad for him, understanding the frustration myself, but not wishing him to be out of fellowship. I found out what area he lives in, and pointed him to a church that may be a good fit. Not surprisingly he wasn’t interested. I then invited him to my own fellowship. It was a lovely chat. I hope I get to see him again and follow up our conversation.
The last was with a young lady who had just moved to Christchurch. It turns out she lives close to where my church fellowship meets, so I invited her along.
Afternoon’s chat’s online went really well. Ryan has built new features into our tools that let us know how long we talk to people, and where in the world those people come from. Pictured is a summary taken near the end of the outreach. The visualisation is very encouraging!
The guy in Norway was actually from Colombia and was very open to the gospel.
The chat with the guy in Algeria (pictured) was fascinating! He is a Muslim and he was typically resistant. But he stayed and heard the gospel (with the assistance of Google Translate). Although we disagreed, we parted on good terms - thumbs up each way!
But the best chat was probably the one with the guy in Lima, Peru. He was wearing a horse mask, and would respond via typing. He believed in God and heaven, but he thought everyone would eventually get to heaven. Eventually, this guy became so engaged in the conversation, that he pulled off the mask so I could see his face, and started talking directly to me - so much quicker! He also heard the gospel, but really struggled on why God isn’t ALL merciful. I had to get pretty blunt with him near the end. His questions were so good, I could tell he was really wrestling with what we were talking about. I pleaded with him to get in touch so that we could continue the conversation (as he had to go). I have no choice but to leave him in God’s hands.
I spent all my time online on Wednesday. A bit of a blur. I’m so grateful for the ability to share the law and gospel with so many across the world! Thank you for your support, esp. the prayer - without God our labour is in vain!
Posted 21 March 2021, 4:10 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink

The New Zealand Mission is now over, and I’m working on getting back to my usual schedule. On Saturday I did some letter boxing to rest my head, and then was online with the team. Sunday was a normal day - a couple of hours in the city after church gathering, and then online with the team.
And it was a very busy and... interesting couple of hours in the city.
A team of four. I had my flip chat, and my first chat was with a guy who just walked up and was intrigued by the “good person test” - we fell into an easy conversation. But sadly he was about to go to the airport to catch a plane home to Invercargill. I was able to touch on the law and the gospel with him, and he took a tract to read on the plane.
Next up, Neil arrived. This is the third time I’ve talked to Neil (over the years). Neil believes he has to maintain his salvation with regular repentance and good works - he also denies that the writings of Paul should be part of the Bible (figures)! Another of the team became involved in that conversation, and then suddenly, a group of five teens walked up to the flip chart, I didn’t notice them till one of them came around and asked Neil if he would take them through the flip chart! I said I would be happy to do that, and excused myself from the conversation with Neil.
And this is where it gets interesting, these kids all reminded me of the counter protesters we get on the gospel + abortion outreach. I wondered if I was being set up, and sure enough I was. And yet, I don’t think they got what they were expecting. I was able to defuse their attacks, and keep them on track to understanding the gospel. Many of them became disinterested, but one kept up subtle attacks (which I deflected), and yet another seemed to be genuinely interested. Suddenly one of the guys pulled out a fat tip pen and pretended to graffiti my flip chart! It was time for this chat to wrap up. I’m glad he didn’t actually do it, and I said if he did I’d call the Police. The chat continued, but then another of the guys actually graffitied the rubbish bin next to me! (Pictured) That’s not okay, and I pulled down my flip chart at this stage, telling the kids I wasn’t willing to talk if they were gonna hate. I told them it’s ironic that I get accused of being hateful because I’m a Christian (not true - I made it clear multiple times I don’t hate anyone) - and yet those who accuse me of such, demonstrate their hate so clearly. The hypocrisy is clear - I just pray they see the inconsistency, and reflect on the words and hope of the gospel they heard (this making it a great chat). They dispersed quickly. I didn’t have anything to clean up the graffiti with. :(
I went to talk to Andy about what had happened, but he got into a new conversation before I got to him - I left him to it, and turned to head back to my flip chart when I noticed four girls flipping through it! I approached and they also were keen to try it - yet it felt like another set up. I was prepared! We had a great chat where, although there was resistance, they became very engaged in a long chat and started articulating the gospel clearly. A crowd draws a crowd, and a young couple stopped very curious about the conversation. By this stage, I only had five minutes before I would have to leave to join the online outreach, and I was already at the end of the chat I was in. They heard a quick summary of the law and the gospel, and received tracts - and they stuck around to listen a bit before moving on. And the original chat ended well too!
What a great couple of hours of outreach. It seems like these kids are all connected, and coming to give us a hard time - yet they just end up hearing the gospel! Praise God for that. May He receive all the glory :)
Over the weekend I had 13 decent chats with people - mainly from the USA (plus a great chat with a couple of guys from Iceland).
The students at Otago Uni (last week) were grasping the gospel so quickly... they looked at me weird when I kept giving them checking questions! It's so different online (generally), one of my last chats was a 15 min one with a kid who just couldn’t grasp the gospel. I really had to labour with this kid and patiently keep explaining, in different ways, and with pictures - he finally started to grasp it at the end - praise God. Yet, ALL need the gospel, whether mentally fast or slow. Our labour is not in vain! Don’t give up. :)
Posted 20 March 2021, 12:49 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink

New Zealand Mission - Week Three - Dunedin - Day Five
The last day of the NZ mission. We made it! What an awesome time it’s been over the three weeks and across three locations. People from many walks of life have heard and understood the gospel. Hopefully many Christians have been encouraged and equipped. But most importantly, God has received glory through people growing in their understanding of who he is and through the obedience of his children to GO!
The last day of outreach was again outside the Otago Museum where streams of university students walk past.
The day was contrasting for me. I was paired with Aliyah in the morning and we had a constant run of great conversations - so many that I had to slow myself down due to mental tension from concentration. But in the afternoon (paired with Samara), I lost my confidence for some reason? But it finished well!
An interesting chat occurred with two young students: one a Christian, the other a Seventh Day Adventist - but both denying hell. And yet they both clearly pointed at their deeds to get them to heaven: “as long as I’m trying”. I gave them the logic for hell, and shared the law, then the gospel. Yet they just seemed blind to it - engaged, yet not seeing the amazingness of grace. On the final checking question, the Christian promptly reverted to “try” away from “trust”. Yet some plowing has occurred and seeds sown.
The final chat occurred when Samara and I approached a couple sitting on the grass. They were more than happy to have a deep conversation and Samara did a great job taking them through the flip chart, with me chipping in to address questions. It was clear that they were understanding the gospel by the end of the conversation, but it was also clear that they needed time to process the new information. The girl challenged us on the use of hell as fear mongering. I explained that it was legitimate, in the same way that a car safety ad used legitimate fear tactics.
Thanks for your prayer over this mission! Moving back to a more normal schedule now - continued prayer appreciated as I adjust back. Soli Deo Gloria!
Posted 18 March 2021, 2:01 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink

New Zealand Mission - Week Three - Dunedin - Day Four
It turned into a nice sunny summer day for today’s outreach. Most of the team stayed at the Uni for the whole day - as it was so fruitful in the morning. And it’s so awesome watching the Christians with less experience growing in confidence as they gain experience!
I was initially paired up with Samara. It was a slow start to the day, but then we started getting into wonderful chats. Samara had two opportunities to go through the whole flipchart and did so well! And I had a number of great opportunities too.
One of them was with a young student guy who knew he would fail the “good” person test. I agreed that I failed it too! This caught his attention and he came back to chat. He was living for the now, because there was nothing after. I’m NOT living for the now, because there IS something after. And I proceeded to prove it to him. I can’t get over how powerful the building / builder, universe / universe maker analogy (based on Romans 1:18-20) is. He saw how it made sense, but he tried to deflect it by asking a related question to avoid it. I refused to take the decoy and brought him back to the analogy - if there is no God, where did the universe come from? Again, he tried to deflect, but just brought him back to the question again. I then asked if there was a reason why he wanted to deny the obvious - could it be that he enjoyed his sin? To my amazement, he admitted to it! From there, I was able to share the law and the gospel with him. But sadly, he doubled down. But it was a wonderful chat - I could see that he was challenged. And he left with follow up tracts.
In the afternoon Samara, Aliyah, and Aneah all challenged themselves (with some gentle encouragement from me) and managed to get into their own gospel conversations! Some of them didn’t go so well, but it’s all a learning experience for the future and God is happy with our obedience. Well done girls.
I ended the day with another fantastic chat. A student walked up to me (it happens often, they learn that Christians are about) with questions. Again starting with building / builder - and keeping him accountable to the logic, I was able to share the law and the gospel and then started working through his questions. It was a wonderful chat!
What a day! One day left of the mission, please continue to pray. Thank you so much!
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