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Redemption and Destiny	By : alucardsangel1973 Category: +S to Z > Voltron Views: 2221 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 23
- 24
- 25
Took a while to get this chapter done. But Danzar's family finally arrives on Arus and aids the Voltron force in defeating Mogor's forces. Lotor and Allura are finally reunited. While their relationship might take time for Allura's friends to accept, tragedy strikes. And out of that tragedy Lotor and Allura's romance will finally begin as the two are brought very close to each other. And it will also help to forge the alliance between Namoria and Arus. Can't say more than that...will give too much away.

Chapter 24: An
Alliance Lost, An Alliance Found

The next morning the Voltron
team awoke and headed to the dinning room for breakfast. They
found Allura had already rushed ahead of them looking more
cheerful than she had in a long time. She didn't let it bother
her too much that Nanny was still scowling. Sooner or later the
governess would accept the reality of the situation. She
hurriedly sat down and began eating while all the courses were
served. The others filed in and took their seats at the table and
began eating.

"You doing ok
princess?" Keith asked.

"I feel a lot better now
that everything is out in the open. I'm really sorry that I
worried you all so much." Allura said apologetically.

"It's all right princess.
We all find ourselves in tough spots." Keith replied.

He took a pause between bites
and added, "It's water under the bridge as far as I'm
concerned. We'll deal with things as they happen. You don't need
to worry bout them anymore. What we need to deal with is this
plan of Zarkon's. I figured he'd be cooking up something pretty
big when he got Lotor out of the way, and if what you were told
is accurate, we're in for one hell of a fight."

"It is. When Lotor and
Kaladan were brought back to Doom, they were allowed to witness
Zarkon's ultimate weapon with their own eyes. The king was
convinced that he would soon be rid of his nephew, brother and
Kaladan. He was about to have them executed as traitors when
Lotor's cousins rescued them. They were disguised as soldiers so
Zarkon wasn't expecting the rescue. No doubt the king won't be
pleased wih the fact prisoners escaped him." Allura said.

"We're gonna have
problems on our hands when Zarkon decides to strike. What bothers
me is he hasn't yet. What's he waiting for?" Hunk asked.

"I don't know. It's not
like Zarkon to miss an opportunity to attack. Unless his new toy
isn't quite ready yet. Heh, knowing Haggar she's probably still
working the bugs out." Lance joked.

"Whatever the reason. We
need to be ready for him. Let's finish up, and get to the lions.
At least if he tries anything we can put up an offensive attack.
You gonna be all right princess?" Keith asked.

"I'll be fine. I need to
be here when Danzar and his family arrives. I'm not sure what
their ship will look like, but they will identify themselves
before they land." Allura answered.

"All right. Let's get
going." Keith said to the rest of the team and they finished
their food and rushed from the table. Allura also hurried to
finish and meet Coran in the control center. When Danzar and his
family arrived, she wanted to be there to welcome them.

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Upon the cruiser Danzar and
the others were all seated and preparing to fly through dangerous
territory. Avian sat confidently at the helm feeling certain they
wouldn't be detected. While the other's had faith in the cloaking
system, they sat with an air of caution none the less. Doom's
technology was always advancing and there was the slightest
chance the patroling ships could pick the cruiser up on their
radar.

"Well, so far so good. As
long as we maintain radio silence we should make it through
unscaved." Avian said.

"They're slipping.
Usually Doom's radar can pick up any foreign signal. My uncle's
gotten a little too confident in the technology." Lotor
replied.

"All the better for us.
We'll slip right under the old bastard's nose without him even
noticing." Avian boasted.

"Allura told her friends
about us. Coran does remember you, and he's willing to hear us
out. I only hope Allura's friends will be as willing to listen to
us as she and Coran are." Lotor replied.

"Don't worry brother.
They'll understand when everything is explained." Leena said
with a reassuring tone.

As Lotor was about to speak,
he looked up at the view screen and saw a site that made his
blood run cold. His eyes widened in fear as he stared at the
image on the screen.

"Brother, what's
wrong?" Leena asked.

"Avian, increase the size
of the image. If that's what I think it is..."

"Got it." Avian
replied as he zoomed in on the image.

"That's a battle cruiser
from planet Doom!" Lotor shouted. "It's heading toward
planet Arus!"

"Damnit! That's one of
Doom's battle ships all right. We're gonna have to follow it at a
distance. If we get too close then their radar may be able to
detect our presence. Then we'll be in a world of trouble."
Avian said in an agrivated tone.

"Hell of a time for
lizard face to make a move." He growled.

"We do have fire power on
this ship don't we?" Lotor asked.

"Yah. I'm hoping we have
enough fire power to last through the fight. As long as it's the
one cruiser we should be able to put up a defense." Avian
answered.

"If Zarkon wants to
strike he could do it with all his fire power. Why only send one
ship?" Kezrin asked.

"I don't know. And that
bothers me. I know my uncle all too well. He wouldn't waste time
with such a meager offense when he has so much more to threaten
Arus with. Unless this is some ploy to soften Arus up for the
real strike. That or all is not going according to his plans.
It's possible that perhaps his grand schemes have had a monkey
wrench thrown into them, and most likely due to Haggar's
incompetence. She never could make a robeast that stood up to
Voltron. I know. I watched every single one she created sent to
the scrap heap." Lotor replied.

"You have a point son. He
could easily strike us down at any point he wishes. He boasts of
ultimate victory against Arus, Voltron, and then Namoria, yet he
sends only one battle ship. Something has gone wrong somewhere.
This is a delay tactic." Danzar stated.

"Whatever his reasons,
this doesn't bode well for any of us." Genar said grimly.

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The next several hours went by
without incident on Arus. Allura was in her room talking to her
mice when Nanny burst into her room, a panic strickend look on
her face. Her previous anger now forgotten as she thought of the
welfare of the princess. "That horrible monster Zarkon has
sent a ship toward Arus!" She exclaimed

"Nanny calm down! Let's
get to the control center!" Allura ordered. She too had
waves of fear running through her, but fought not to show it. A
princess could not let herself be seen as afraid, lest she
inspire more fear in those around her. She hurried Nanny from her
room as she rushed ahead of her. Surges of anxiety rushed through
the young princess as she ran. She tried her best to remain calm
knowing Nanny would only panic worse if Allura were to lose
control of her emotions. She could feel her feet moving so fast
she feared she would stumble if she stopped.

She reached the control center
where Coran was already fearfully watching the screen. Allura
nearly staggered into the room clutching her chest fiercely
trying to catch her breath.

"Our fears have been
confirmed. Zarkon has sent a battle ship to attack us. It's only
one, but more could be coming. The lions are still in the skies
and waiting for our enemies to make the first move." Coran
stated.

"They're getting
closer!" Nanny exclaimed.

"Coran, we're preparing
for evasive manuvers! Is the princess safe?" Keith asked
over the intercom.

"She's here in the
control center with Nanny and I. We'll do our best to keep her
out of harm's way." Coran said as he watched the imposing
ship looming on the horizon.

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Mogor stood upon the deck of
the ship. His face stern and his arms cross folded tightly
against his chest. He fixed his tacitern gaze upon the screen as
the castle of Lions came into focus. He observed the site with
emotionless eyes. The plan in his head was as simple as it was
devious. He recalled the conversation with king Zarkon. Planet
Arus was to be made vunerable for the ultimate attack. And with
what Mogor had devised, Arus would be vunerable indeed. He would
have his soldiers distract the Voltron force so he could achieve
his goal. His lips curled into an evil smirk. He would soon
reveal his intentions when he was off the ship. He would see to
it the people of Arus would have no defense against his king.

"Full speed! Deploy the
robot soldiers when in range!" Mogor ordered loudly.

"Yes commander."

As the ship approached Mogor's
smile widened even more. The lions raced like lightening toward
the war ship with Keith in the lead. He didn't fight to supress
the laugh that escaped his lips. He laughed even louder as
Keith's voice barked over their intercom.

"You're asking for
trouble and you're gonna get it. Leave Arus while you still have
a ship to leave in!" Keith ordered.

"An insignificant little
insect like you is no one to be giving me orders. King Zarkon has
left you to your tranquility long enough. It's time you were
reminded who the supreme power in the universe truly is."
Mogor replied with smug arrogance.

"Bring it on asshole!
Anything you got, we can take!" Lance shouted.

"You'll pay for your
disrespect." Mogor growled at the insult. "Fire upon
the lions!" He barked.

"Yes sir!" The
gunnar replied and waited for one of the lions to come into
range. The red lion was the first available target. The cannons
aimed straight at Lance as he continued on his course. Streaks of
lazor fire burst from the cannons, but Lance managed to avoid the
blows. He manuvered his lion over the ship and gripped it's
fierce metallic jaws onto the ship. But the moment the two
vessles connected bolts of electricity shot through the red lion
and Lance. The pain was immense forcing Lance to release the red
lion's death grip on the cruiser.

Though stunned, Lance was able
to recover quickly enough to fly away from the ship. Mogor let
out an evil laugh at the futile attempt to disable the ship.
"Did you think you would defeat me so easily?" He
taunted.

"Shit! The ship's got
some sort of defense field around it. I just tried to bite into
it and almost got my ass fried!" Lance shouted still shaking
off the effects of the jolt.

"Steer clear of the
cruiser. We don't know what else it's capable of. Just try to
shoot the thing out of the sky!" Keith ordered.

"You got it boss!"
Hunk responded.

Hunk and Sven took positions
upon either side of the battle ship and started firing. To their
dismay their missles were merely absorbed by the force field.
They were left frustrated while Mogor laughed at the victory he
had presumed he'd already won. He gave the order to fire upon the
lions once again. The five ships scrambled to avoid being hit. It
only made Mogor smile to see the difficult time they were having.
He wanted to toy with them for a while before truly striking them
down.

"I want to have some
sport with those fools before I put them down. Then I can get
onto more serious business." He said coldly to himself.

"Keith, we can't shoot
the cruiser down. It just seems to absorb our firepower without
any damage. We can't do anything until that force field is taken
out." Sven called.

"Damnit! This guy's just
toying with us right now, and it's really starting to piss me
off!" Lance shouted.

Keith was about to answer when
a strange voice suddenly sounded over his radio. "Captain of
the Voltron force, this is the Celestial Grace from the planet
Namoria. Hold out as long as you can while we try to disable the
ship's defenses."

"Keith, what's going on?
There's another ship approaching!" Pidge exclaimed.

"It's called Celestial
Grace. The crew claims to be from planet Namoria." Keith
answered.

"Namoria? These must be
the druels who wanted to meet with Coran and the princess."
Pidge replied.

"Celestial Grace,
identify your captain to verfiy your claims." Keith ordered.

"I am not the captain of
the vessle. I am Namoria's king, Danzar."

"You're the one who knows
Coran?" Keith asked.

"Yes. We've come to
render any assistance possible." Danzar answered over the
radio link.

"All right. Right now we
can use all the help we can get. The ship's surrounded by a force
field. One of my team mates tried to bite into the ship's body
and got jolted with electricity. Two more tried firing on the
ship but the field absorbed the energy. Is there anyway to take
this thing out?" Keith asked.

"My navigational officer
is running a scan on the vessle as we speak. If there's a
weakness, he'll find it." Danzar answered.

"We'll hold out as long
as we can. Captain of the black lion out!"

Avian flew Celestial Grace
around the Doom cruiser trying to find the source of the force
field. In the process he ran a scan of the ship's exterior as
well as interior. He sat impatiently waiting while the the
scanner did its job. "Come on, come on!" He shouted
feeling the device was too slow for his liking.

In the meantime the lions were
being bombarded by lazar blasts they were hardly able to dodge.
Many times all five lions almost took serious hits. One would
have thought a terrible storm was blowing if there had been any
clouds in the sky. But the deep blue was enough to off set the
bright bursts of light of the missles as they shot back and
fourth.

"I don't get it!"
Lance yelled. "Why aren't they putting up more of an
offense? This ship isn't even big enough to carry a robeast! But
they have a defense mechanism that keeps us from doing any
damage! What's the damn point?"

"I don't know. This ship
isn't even enough of a threat to form Voltron yet they're getting
the upper hand." Keith growled.

"Are we sure we can trust
these guys from Namoria? What if this is all some sort of
elaborate set up by Zarkon just to lure us in?" Sven
questioned.

"Until we can find some
way to damage that cruiser we're just gonna have to trust them. I
want everyone to take a point around the ship and fire. Maybe we
can overload the system!" Keith ordered. "Fire!"
He shouted to the other pilots.

Surrounding the ship, the five
lions bombarded the cruiser with all the fire power they could
muster. The shooting was continuous but all the blows were
absorbed by the force shield. Mogor merely laughed at the feeble
defense. He was content to let them egxhaust their weapons so the
defeat would be even simpler than before. As he smirked he
noticed a second ship flying around them and recognized it was
not from Doom.

"Commander, there's an
enemy ship inside our perimeter. Shall we fire upon them?" A
gunnar asked.

"They are no threat to
us. Probably some sad attempt by the princess to save her
friends. We'll take care of them after the lions have been
dispatched." Mogor said with a smug tone.

"Keith this isn't
working! And we're starting to run low on ammo!" Lance
shouted.

Just as things were looking
bleak for the Voltron force, Avian finally found the defense
shield's weak spot. "Finally! I've got the location of the
field source. The field is being controlled by the master
computer on the ship. Firing on it isn't gonna help, and I can't
hack into the device to disable it." Avian said.

"Hang on." He added.
"Voltron captain, this is Avian of Celestial Grace. I've got
the location of the force shield generator. It's on the underside
of the cruiser. Is there somebody in your team that can hack into
the system and shut it the generator down?"

"If anyone can hack into
the cruiser's computer, it's Pidge. I'll get him on it right now.
But he's gonna need cover while he gets into the system."
Keith replied.

"We'll help draw their
fire away to give your man the time he needs." Avian
responded.

"Got it. Pidge, gotta job
for ya. Think you can hack into the main computer on the doom
ship to shut down the force shield?" Keith asked.

"I'll do my best. Cover
me!" Pidge called.

"We'll buy you as much
time as we can. Have at it." Keith answered.

"Good thing I have my
portable with me. I hope it can crack the code on the ship before
the team gets blasted out of the sky." Pidge said as he
hurriedly worked. He hooked his computer up to that of the green
lion.

"I'm gonna have to link
up with the cruiser in order to even try to crack the code. I
need their fire drawn away so I can try to hook up with the man
ship." Pidge said.

"There's no way to get
through the field. That thing will fry the cables before it even
gets close to the ship's exterior." Lance replied.

"Hang on, there might be
a way. These types of force shields usually have to be
deactivated in order for the ship to fire. If this is the case,
then there'll be a very limited amount of time that Pidge can
hook up to the ship and find the code to deactivate the field for
good. We've got to get the ship to fire on us and give Pidge the
time he needs to hack into the main computer." Keith said.

"That's a hell of an
idea. Let's see just how bad we can piss em off!" Lance
shouted.

"Can we please bare in
mind they've probably got more fire power than we do? We won't be
any good to Pidge if we all get blasted out of the skies!"
Sven protested.

"Lighten up will
ya?" Lance asked sarcastically. "Celestial Grace, this
is red lion pilot Lance. One of our team mates is going to
attempt to link up with the main computer. It may be possible for
him to link up while the force shield is down. I'm banking on it
having to deactivate so they can fire. We're gonna try to get em
to fire on us so Pidge has time to link up and crack the
code."

"Got it." Avian
replied.

"Pidge, we're gonna get
the doom ship to fire on us. You'll have a limited range of time
that you can link up to the cruiser. And you'll only get one
shot. It won't take them long until they're onto us. Think you
can handle it?" Keith asked.

"I'm on it boss. A few
seconds is all I'll need." Pidge answered.

"All right. Get to the
ship's underbelly and get ready to deploy the cable. Once we draw
their fire, the rest is up to you." Keith replied.

"Got it Keith!"
Pidge called.

"Let's do this!"
Lance shouted.

The lions suddenly started
whizzing by zig zagging and crossing each other at frenzied
speeds. Mogor grew agitated with their antics. "They think
they can toy with me. Fire at will!" He barked.

With their attention diverted,
Pidge flew the green lion below the ship where the missles could
not reach. When they began to fire Pidge fired his cables. They
quickly attached to the underside of the cruiser and linked up to
Pidge's computer. Mere seconds passed and he found the code to
the shield generator. He hurriedly typed on the keyboard finding
the overide code and punching it in. As quickly as it happened,
the process was completed and Pidge detached from the ship.

"I've got it! The code's
been overridden! They're sitting ducks now!" Pidge exclaimed
triumphantly.

"Good job little buddy!
Now let's bring that flying scrap heap to the ground!" Hunk
shouted.

Upon the Doom cruiser the
gunnars looked on in shock as the sheild began deactivating.
"Commander Mogor, they've shut down our shields!"

"Then get them back
up!" Mogor demanded angrily.

"I can't. They've input
the master overide code!"

"Damn them!" Mogor
cursed.

Keith set his sites upon the
head of the cruiser and waited for his target to come into focus.
"I've got it. Now let's bring this ship down and send back
to Doom's scrap heap!" He shouted. With the ship in his
sights, Keith fired his missles. They struck a direct hit on the
left side causing the cruiser to go off balance.

"We've been hit!" A
soldier exclaimed.

"Return fire!" Mogor
roared. But now that the ship had been hit it's ability to
accurately hit targets had been severely comprimised. And when
the ship did fire, it forced the vessle to tilt toward the ground
on the damaged side.

"We can't keep our
position! We'll have to crash land!" The pilot shouted.

On board Celestial Grace the
Namorian druels saw the Doom ship starting to falter.
"They're wounded. I'm gonna finish em off." Avian said
as he centered his target. "Here ya go you doomite bastards!
Right up your ass!" He shouted as he shot into the back of
the ship.

On board the Doom cruiser all
were rocked violently as the ship started to quickly descend.
"We're losing control!" One of the pilots exclaimed.

"Prepare for
impact!" The navigational officer shouted.

Mogor held tight to the
railing of the captain's bridge screaming curses in both druel
and terran langauge. Things were defintely not going according to
his plans. He had intended to bring the ship upon Arusian soil,
but not like this! The passengers and staff prepared for violent
impact they were about to endure. And as they expected the
landing was anything but gentle. The ship crashed to the ground
below sending waves of dust, dirt and grass flying everywhere. A
huge trail was left in the wake of its skidding and skirting.
After tense moments the thing finally came to a standstill.

"We trashed em!"
Lance shouted triumphantly.

"Don't get too cocky
Lance. We've got to get on the ground and deal with the
survivors." Keith replied.

"Yah, they ought to be
filing out any moment now." Hunk said.

"Speak of the
devil." Sven said seeing robotic soldiers fleeing the
wreckage.

Seeing the soldiers and
organic passengers spilling from the wrecked ship Celestial Grace
also landed. Her crew immediately exited the ship and rushed
toward the impending battle. Swords were drawn as well as guns as
the small band of druels ran toward them.

"Your highness, try to
get Leena and Nomey to the castle. We'll hold off the
soldiers." Genar called.

Danzar nodded and hurriedly
motioned for Leena and Nomey to follow him. Avian, Genar, Kezrin,
Lotor and Kaladan rushed toward the soldiers in an effort to
engage them in battle so that the king and the two women would
have safe passage.

"We've taken care of the
sky threat. Let's get on the ground before those soldiers make it
toward the castle!" Keith ordered.

"Got it!" His four
teammates answered in unison.

On the ground a small unit of
soldiers rushed toward the castle intent upon invasion. But the
opposing druels got there first and stood blocking the entrance
to the castle.

"Get out of the way you
traitorous bastards!" Mogor barked loudly.

To that Avian didn't say
anything verbally. The responce of his middle finger being
extended conveyed quite effectively his answer to Mogor's
demands. The four Druels surrounding him drew their weapons
simutaineiously. Kezrin stood with his hand blades clutched
tightly in his fists. Genar took a defensive stance with his
sais. Lotor unsheathed Redeemer and held it with both hands with
the hilt pointed toward his midsection. And Kaladan took the same
stance with his wavy edged sword. The last to draw his weapon was
Avian as he unholstered his lazar gun.

Mogor stood in front of his
robotic soldiers as well as his flesh and blood subordinates.
"ATTACK!" He roared.

"Bring it on!" Avian
yelled as he and his kin ran toward the charging forces. Mogor
stood still while his soldiers ran past him. It didn't suprise
Lotor that Mogor did not make a move to fight. He knew his former
charge prefered to let his soldiers take the brunt of battle for
him. If not for the fact Lotor was distracted with fighting
Mogor's soldiers, he'd have gone after Mogor himself. He along
with his comrades rushed into battle against the robot soldiers
easily cutting them all down. Limbs, heads and wires all went
flying as blades slashed the air. The sounds and sights of wires
being cut to pieces and sparks flying were evidence of the
carnage.

In the midst of the malay
Kaladan noticed Mogor slipping away from the battle. "Lotor!
The commander's getting away!" He shouted.

"Mogor! Come back and
fight you coward!" Lotor yelled as he saw his former
commander fleeing the mayhem. He broke from the pack and went
after Mogor. Lotor ran after his former charge following him
behind the castle, but to his shock he could not find Mogor
anywhere.

"Mogor! Where are you?
Show yourself you bastard!" Lotor roared. He couldn't
believe that the man could just vanish into thin air. He ran
further trying to find tracks or even catch the commander's scent
to see where he'd gone. But there was nothing, nothing at all.
Figuring the commander had skulked off somewhere to hide he would
have a search party find him after the battle was over. He turned
and went to rejoin his comrades.

In his absense the remaining
soldiers had been taken out. He also saw the Voltron force
members heading in his direction. He hurried to rejoin his kin.
Danzar, Leena and Nomey stood at the entrance of the castle. The
druels all stood together checking each other for injuries. The
few living passengers had fled from the battle. They were not
enough of a threat for the team and the druels to go chasing
after them. Most likely they, along with Mogor would be captured
by the search teams when they were deployed.

Having seen the chaos in the
control center, Allura ran to meet her friends outside the castle
with Coran and Nanny close behind her. She rushed out of the
entrance and came face to face with the druels who had helped
save the lives of her friends. Danzar stood at the head of them
as they all turned around to face Allura. Leena and Nomey gazed
at her for the first time as she did the same with them. Behind
the them stood Avian, Genar, Kezrin and Kaladan. At the very back
of the group stood Lotor still clutching Redeemer in his fist. He
quickly placed the sword back in its scabbard as he made his way
through his kinsman.

Keith and his teammates also
rushed toward the castle as their lions stood in silent witness
to the first meeting between the two races in a very long time.
When Lotor reached the side of his father and sister, his eyes
widened. There stood his beloved princess. Keith and the team
looked on cautiously at the druels who now stood before Allura.
They didn't know what any one of them might do. The five pilots
had their hands close to their weapons should the need to draw
them present itself. However, every one of them looked on
astonished as Allura rushed toward Lotor and openly embraced him.

"You're alive! You're
really alive!" She exclaimed as she embraced him joyfully.
"I'm so glad to see you again!" She almost sobbed.

Lotor tried to open his mouth
to speak. He tried to find some words to express the elation he
felt at finally seeing his princess once again.
"Allura," was all he could say.

They both were so happy to see
each other again they didn't notice the amazed expressions around
them. Keith and the team stood completely stunned at the site.
None could muster up a word to say. They could only look on at
the druel prince and the arusian princess as they happily
embraced each other. For Lotor and Allura, nothing else existed
this moment. All they knew was they were in each other's arms.
For him, the feeling of Allura rushing toward him smiling meant
all the world to him. At last she embraced him with joy. She no
longer ran from him in fear. Her eyes were wide and joyous
beholding his gaze. Gone was the look of spite and bitterness.

Allura looked up into his
amber gold eyes. She gazed in amazement at him. Gone was Zarkon's
influence. Gone was the cruel, leering stare and the arrogant
smirk. Lotor was a man reborn, a phoenix risen from the ashes of
a corrupted life. He was a man the princess could look upon with
a warm and forgiving heart. She tightened her embrace upon him as
he did with her. For now, there was only this moment. For now,
there was only this long awaited and sweet reunion of two people
who had been to hell and back. Both knew it would be hard for
Allura's friends to make sense of all that had happened, and
neither expected their relationship to be quickly accepted. But
for the moment, both just wanted to relish in this one precious
moment. They were together again at last.

to be continued...
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