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In 2021, 296 farmers in cities within Ochiltree County received a total of $7.1 million in 653 farm subsidies, a 50.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.4 million in 911 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Ochiltree County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tregellas Family Farms | $572,983 | $717,125 | 25.2% |
| Davis Farms Joint Venture | $932,713 | $451,669 | -51.6% |
| Terhune Farms | $676,710 | $234,288 | -65.4% |
| Hansen Farming APS | $197,484 | $216,576 | 9.7% |
| Kevin D Pshigoda | $301,146 | $190,551 | -36.7% |
| Eric Philipp | $351,288 | $187,667 | -46.6% |
| Pshigoda Farms, Inc. | $369,675 | $165,899 | -55.1% |
| Austin Pshigoda | $420,185 | $159,380 | -62.1% |
| 21 Farms | $363,730 | $158,777 | -56.3% |
| Brian & Tamarachena Pshigoda J V | $817,533 | $149,282 | -81.7% |
| Daniel L. Krienke | $235,191 | $133,308 | -43.3% |
| Jason Duvall | $244,501 | $117,586 | -51.9% |
| Steve Waide | $233,596 | $115,072 | -50.7% |
| Cynthia Duvall | $231,890 | $111,197 | -52% |
| Paige Waide | $242,623 | $104,246 | -57% |
| Davy Gurley | $200,958 | $100,708 | -49.9% |
| Scott Archer | $142,584 | $96,753 | -32.1% |
| Matt McGarraugh | $44,870 | $93,105 | 107.5% |
| Debra Symons | $73,382 | $88,737 | 20.9% |
| Chad Pribble | $93,426 | $78,627 | -15.8% |
| Terry D. Slaughter | $93,943 | $76,785 | -18.3% |
| Y & a Cattle Company | $144,984 | $75,312 | -48.1% |
| Douglas Hardy | $183,491 | $72,383 | -60.6% |
| Jason Schickedanz | $0 | $72,018 | -- |
| Gordon Beagle | $241,198 | $70,185 | -70.9% |
| Bobby Kile | $54,617 | $69,671 | 27.6% |
| Beverly Burger | $78,636 | $68,577 | -12.8% |
| Shirley B. Archer | $78,397 | $68,437 | -12.7% |
| Joseph B. Randolph | $86,941 | $66,614 | -23.4% |
| William A. Miller | $64,383 | $66,022 | 2.5% |
| Ben D. Ellis | $83,242 | $61,105 | -26.6% |
| Kevin McGarraugh | $152,512 | $60,057 | -60.6% |
| Paula McGarraugh | $149,111 | $60,056 | -59.7% |
| The Duane & Karen Knight Pshigoda Liv Trust | $0 | $59,852 | -- |
| Mcgarraugh Family Farms, Ltd. | $86,642 | $59,452 | -31.4% |
| Cynthia J. Randolph | $77,788 | $58,448 | -24.9% |
| Donald Otis Neufeld | $64,717 | $55,664 | -14% |
| Monte Wright | $79,903 | $47,691 | -40.3% |
| C B Agent Holdings, Inc. | $87,310 | $45,005 | -48.5% |
| J. C. Davis | $52,868 | $44,774 | -15.3% |
| Hunter Schilling | $110,215 | $44,302 | -59.8% |
| Shawn Hughes | $43,622 | $44,083 | 1.1% |
| Donnie Dendy | $109,388 | $43,038 | -60.7% |
| Justin Frank Neusch | $107,298 | $41,634 | -61.2% |
| Belva Witt | $43,435 | $38,831 | -10.6% |
| Reece E. Taylor | $85,011 | $36,427 | -57.2% |
| Courson Family Land Part, Ltd. | $213,574 | $36,426 | -82.9% |
| Raymond E. McGarraugh | $50,118 | $36,216 | -27.7% |
| Jim Hagg | $155,470 | $35,480 | -77.2% |
| Greg Hale | $67,850 | $34,651 | -48.9% |
| Dennis Scott McGarraugh | $54,738 | $31,772 | -42% |
| J. W. Dewitt | $31,479 | $31,340 | -0.4% |
| George Marital Trust | $78,200 | $31,083 | -60.3% |
| John B. Hardy | $50,417 | $29,534 | -41.4% |
| JMB Family Farms, LLC | $72,640 | $29,339 | -59.6% |
| Eddie Longhofer | $75,739 | $28,770 | -62% |
| Brodie Daniel | $37,599 | $28,464 | -24.3% |
| Haley Flats, LLC | $60,242 | $27,850 | -53.8% |
| Pam Parker | $38,076 | $27,694 | -27.3% |
| Hale Ranch, LLC | $152,139 | $26,794 | -82.4% |
| Dixie Hargues | $35,117 | $26,455 | -24.7% |
| Stabel Farms, Inc. | $25,795 | $25,795 | 0% |
| Mike McCoy | $90,805 | $25,792 | -71.6% |
| Carl Longhofer | $40,480 | $25,525 | -36.9% |
| Martin R. Garza | $25,887 | $24,940 | -3.7% |
| D & a Pshigoda Farms, Inc. | $113,563 | $23,993 | -78.9% |
| Brent Thurman | $27,276 | $23,885 | -12.4% |
| Montgomery Farms | $50,876 | $23,644 | -53.5% |
| Timmons Living Trust 2005 | $40,983 | $23,267 | -43.2% |
| Phil Symons | $31,166 | $21,919 | -29.7% |
| Budge Rawlins | $24,914 | $21,887 | -12.1% |
| Jed Symons | $28,383 | $21,797 | -23.2% |
| Denzel Tevis | $40,599 | $21,773 | -46.4% |
| Cliff McGarraugh | $42,760 | $21,317 | -50.1% |
| Dillon Pshigoda | $36,339 | $20,365 | -44% |
| Jim Collinsworth | $44,915 | $19,919 | -55.7% |
| Melvin McGarraugh | $30,804 | $19,042 | -38.2% |
| Kevin Mcgarraugh Trust | $57,552 | $18,547 | -67.8% |
| Kenny J. Norris | $12,722 | $18,413 | 44.7% |
| Kevin F. Walker | $19,213 | $17,739 | -7.7% |
| Keith Good | $64,115 | $17,713 | -72.4% |
| Tobin J. Randolph | $20,329 | $17,670 | -13.1% |
| Richard Dale Githens | $39,169 | $17,661 | -54.9% |
| Fred Hale | $60,632 | $17,133 | -71.7% |
| Faye Jean Gurley | $29,304 | $16,871 | -42.4% |
| Deborah McQuitty | $16,695 | $16,695 | 0% |
| Phil Burandt | $90,112 | $16,670 | -81.5% |
| Marjor Morris | $18,324 | $16,358 | -10.7% |
| Jeffery G. Bechthold | $21,901 | $16,033 | -26.8% |
| Seth Tregellas | $20,768 | $15,957 | -23.2% |
| JD & Arla Latham Family Trust | $6,347 | $15,842 | 149.6% |
| Wilma F. Jones | $21,648 | $15,135 | -30.1% |
| Capital Farm Credit of Perryton | $18,174 | $14,975 | -17.6% |
| Myrtle Wilson Estate | $0 | $14,846 | -- |
| Wesley Schroeder | $22,890 | $14,564 | -36.4% |
| 3 Bar C Cattle Company, LLC | $73,792 | $13,684 | -81.5% |
| Brent Judice | $52,245 | $13,478 | -74.2% |
| Jess Wall | $89,815 | $13,455 | -85% |
| Weston Clark Taylor | $20,918 | $13,403 | -35.9% |
| Shawn Davis | $30,900 | $13,266 | -57.1% |
| Harry Teare Trust | $12,952 | $12,952 | 0% |
| Vicky B. Black | $28,303 | $12,748 | -55% |
| Deloris W. Jines | $14,852 | $12,702 | -14.5% |
| BC & G Farms | $21,287 | $12,423 | -41.6% |
| Kenneth N and Clem J Bozeman Trust | $0 | $12,096 | -- |
| Linda K Rogers Trust | $38,428 | $12,012 | -68.7% |
| Billy Cowan | $20,357 | $11,913 | -41.5% |
| Trev Tevis | $19,678 | $11,896 | -39.5% |
| Donald C. Rogers | $22,028 | $11,769 | -46.6% |
| Barbara Philipp | $20,706 | $11,735 | -43.3% |
| Tregellas Agent Services, LLC | $54,290 | $11,404 | -79% |
| Emily Eads Walsh Trust | $0 | $11,381 | -- |
| Elda a Schwalk | $12,080 | $11,372 | -5.9% |
| Sammy Judice | $66,159 | $11,287 | -82.9% |
| Brady James Burdick | $0 | $11,221 | -- |
| Phillip Rogers Trust | $27,032 | $10,803 | -60% |
| Darrell Morris Test Trust | $12,572 | $10,608 | -15.6% |
| R M B Farms, Inc. | $35,000 | $10,106 | -71.1% |
| Carl Cowan | $22,841 | $10,105 | -55.8% |
| 4J Investments, LLC | $44,691 | $9,858 | -77.9% |
| Ryan Williams | $26,993 | $9,849 | -63.5% |
| David Madrid | $20,085 | $9,648 | -52% |
| Gerald W Nickell-G W & E J Nickell Trust | $9,674 | $9,302 | -3.8% |
| Jim Henry | $28,622 | $9,257 | -67.7% |
| Don Cooper | $8,602 | $8,602 | 0% |
| James T. Wright | $7,249 | $8,546 | 17.9% |
| Terry Buschman | $277,224 | $8,506 | -96.9% |
| Tyler Marchman | $6,394 | $8,373 | 31% |
| Martha F. Thurman | $4,936 | $8,311 | 68.4% |
| Thomas S. O'Dell | $10,607 | $8,275 | -22% |
| Nellie G. O'Dell | $10,602 | $8,268 | -22% |
| Jay Cox | $21,144 | $8,262 | -60.9% |
| Joyce L. Smith | $0 | $8,155 | -- |
| Vernon Ollenberger | $8,123 | $8,123 | 0% |
| Robert McCoy | $22,030 | $7,752 | -64.8% |
| Shelley Kile | $4,799 | $7,462 | 55.5% |
| Ardena Davis | $7,436 | $7,436 | 0% |
| Carolyn Rogers | $29,111 | $7,257 | -75.1% |
| Range Ready Cattle, LLC | $28,926 | $6,828 | -76.4% |
| Clifford Banks McGarraugh | $2,143 | $6,737 | 214.4% |
| Kenny Gift | $6,668 | $6,668 | 0% |
| Joe Lamaster | $5,515 | $6,603 | 19.7% |
| Jacquelyn B King Trust | $0 | $6,516 | -- |
| Katherine Clair Noel Trust | $0 | $6,516 | -- |
| Nicholas Brillhart Walsh Trust | $0 | $6,516 | -- |
| Sara Whitney Walsh Trust | $0 | $6,516 | -- |
| James Duane Latham Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $6,486 | -- |
| Vernon L Pshigoda | $14,412 | $6,305 | -56.3% |
| Randell McLain | $12,062 | $6,249 | -48.2% |
| Frank Buzzard | $36,800 | $6,228 | -83.1% |
| Don Clayton McGarraugh | $16,993 | $6,192 | -63.6% |
| Alta M. Wood | $13,136 | $6,149 | -53.2% |
| Bertha Mclain Irrevocable Trust B | $7,999 | $5,745 | -28.2% |
| Dale Herring | $5,617 | $5,617 | 0% |
| Mary D. Betty | $9,734 | $5,562 | -42.9% |
| Allan Adkison | $409 | $5,295 | 1,194.6% |
| Douglas McGarraugh | $10,063 | $5,255 | -47.8% |
| Sb Willis Lp | $15,125 | $5,162 | -65.9% |
| Capital Farm Credit Flca | $0 | $5,154 | -- |
| Verma Jo Williams | $4,913 | $4,913 | 0% |
| Jesus Rascon | $2,292 | $4,840 | 111.2% |
| Tom File | $15,936 | $4,709 | -70.5% |
| JCB I Enterprises, LLC | $4,672 | $4,672 | 0% |
| Faye Gurley | $0 | $4,632 | -- |
| Doris Wall | $2,080 | $4,415 | 112.3% |
| Mark Buschman | $28,298 | $4,336 | -84.7% |
| Byron Schwalk | $17,419 | $4,287 | -75.4% |
| Joyce Smith | $0 | $4,230 | -- |
| Gay Cunningham | $3,734 | $4,086 | 9.4% |
| Debra Willeford | $1,893 | $4,077 | 115.4% |
| Roger Davis | $13,992 | $4,054 | -71% |
| G & J Brillhart, Inc. | $29,935 | $3,921 | -86.9% |
| John D. Seaman | $29,459 | $3,901 | -86.8% |
| Curtis Taylor | $11,514 | $3,720 | -67.7% |
| Gordon L. Swearengen | $3,570 | $3,533 | -1% |
| Carlos Madrid | $13,004 | $3,397 | -73.9% |
| Kara B. Malaney | $3,512 | $3,381 | -3.7% |
| Pauline L Kelly Trust | $8,987 | $3,374 | -62.5% |
| Kelly L. Norris | $1,682 | $3,148 | 87.2% |
| Larry Schickedanz | $22,796 | $3,036 | -86.7% |
| Goss Heirs | $4,086 | $3,004 | -26.5% |
| Cynthia Symons | $1,514 | $2,898 | 91.4% |
| Janet E. Blasingame | $7,321 | $2,871 | -60.8% |
| Kerry Symons | $0 | $2,841 | -- |
| Eugene Bruton | $6,639 | $2,835 | -57.3% |
| Janice D Trudel Trust | $2,754 | $2,754 | 0% |
| James W. Dodson | $0 | $2,753 | -- |
| John P. Daniel | $2,734 | $2,734 | 0% |
| Mary Zaffrin Jordan | $0 | $2,660 | -- |
| Jonathan Kile | $7,728 | $2,652 | -65.7% |
| Kam B. Dodson | $4,726 | $2,602 | -44.9% |
| John J Steinpreis | $2,586 | $2,586 | 0% |
| Twila F. Collinsworth | $1,290 | $2,520 | 95.3% |
| Leigh Ann Finney | $2,337 | $2,337 | 0% |
| Gary K George Family Trust | $7,411 | $2,250 | -69.6% |
| Jose Luis Najera | $3,260 | $2,237 | -31.4% |
| Brian Brillhart | $7,328 | $2,189 | -70.1% |
| Kenneth Wooster | $2,123 | $2,123 | 0% |
| Hb Thomson Tr | $10,125 | $2,048 | -79.8% |
| Lucy E Schwalk | $5,800 | $2,006 | -65.4% |
| Marty Devers | $12,108 | $1,956 | -83.8% |
| Robert W. Wright | $11,774 | $1,898 | -83.9% |
| Duane Mounts | $3,652 | $1,874 | -48.7% |
| Gina B. Norris | $757 | $1,847 | 144% |
| Robert E. Graves | $1,822 | $1,822 | 0% |
| Dutcher Enterprises | $4,887 | $1,771 | -63.8% |
| R Johnson Land & Cattle, Inc. | $29,950 | $1,752 | -94.2% |
| Myrtle M Wilson Estate | $0 | $1,747 | -- |
| Glenna Rogers Sep Property Liv Trustee | $4,113 | $1,490 | -63.8% |
| Mcgarraugh Family Trust | $11,780 | $1,463 | -87.6% |
| Mary Rogers | $2,203 | $1,454 | -34% |
| Betty L. Gray | $1,445 | $1,445 | 0% |
| Marva R. Lamaster | $1,433 | $1,445 | 0.8% |
| Kathy D. Edwards | $4,667 | $1,436 | -69.2% |
| Kirk L. Courson | $3,927 | $1,397 | -64.4% |
| Eugene Bruton Estate | $285 | $1,378 | 383.5% |
| William & Rita Tregellas Rev Trustee | $23,304 | $1,355 | -94.2% |
| Tommy Hernandez | $1,945 | $1,315 | -32.4% |
| David Cudd | $2,971 | $1,307 | -56% |
| Betty Watters | $0 | $1,269 | -- |
| Merle Davis | $524 | $1,259 | 140.3% |
| Mildred Marie Padgett | $5,326 | $1,240 | -76.7% |
| Patricia Kay Cartwright | $5,619 | $1,204 | -78.6% |
| Laramie Wood | $5,610 | $1,194 | -78.7% |
| Mary Nan Cook | $2,032 | $1,184 | -41.7% |
| Debra Lynn Cook | $2,031 | $1,183 | -41.8% |
| Marvin R. Brillhart Jr. | $3,973 | $1,151 | -71% |
| Dennis L. Cudd | $1,134 | $1,134 | 0% |
| Joyce Meyer | $1,982 | $1,130 | -43% |
| Janelle D. Buschman | $0 | $1,116 | -- |
| Rex Marshall | $3,629 | $1,093 | -69.9% |
| Lois Stroup | $1,269 | $1,089 | -14.2% |
| Alan Finney | $1,709 | $1,075 | -37.1% |
| Leon Bell | $5,772 | $1,074 | -81.4% |
| Linda Womble | $2,697 | $1,055 | -60.9% |
| Braden Karber | $3,630 | $1,039 | -71.4% |
| Bonnie Terhune | $1,021 | $1,021 | 0% |
| Joe A. Terhune | $1,021 | $1,021 | 0% |
| Virgie Key Family Trust | $0 | $982 | -- |
| Gmha, Ltd. | $6,119 | $974 | -84.1% |
| Peggy E. Lehman | $1,802 | $963 | -46.6% |
| Osvaldo Frias | $644 | $948 | 47.2% |
| Waide-Kershaw Farms, Inc. | $6,213 | $938 | -84.9% |
| Constance W. Allen | $2,547 | $937 | -63.2% |
| Robert J. Thorpe | $17,336 | $920 | -94.7% |
| Lisa Norris | $688 | $918 | 33.4% |
| De Ann A. Dear | $2,260 | $822 | -63.6% |
| Prescilla Sanders | $1,049 | $796 | -24.1% |
| Tom Cudd | $1,008 | $796 | -21% |
| Pam arker | $0 | $791 | -- |
| Corby Dean Barrett | $0 | $758 | -- |
| Alta Williams | $747 | $747 | 0% |
| H. C. Brillhart Jr. | $0 | $746 | -- |
| Ralph Depew | $1,680 | $745 | -55.7% |
| Fernando Navarrete | $6,294 | $722 | -88.5% |
| Justin D. Cox | $3,180 | $694 | -78.2% |
| Robin Buschman | $0 | $688 | -- |
| Tom Slaughter | $4,130 | $673 | -83.7% |
| Rhonda Roberson | $1,288 | $663 | -48.5% |
| Joel Flores | $2,311 | $651 | -71.8% |
| Pamela Parker | $0 | $633 | -- |
| Ruth Schoenhals | $3,168 | $630 | -80.1% |
| Dutcher Family Trust | $3,361 | $624 | -81.4% |
| Debra A. Johnson | $383 | $560 | 46.2% |
| Mcgarraugh Marital Trust | $1,194 | $516 | -56.8% |
| Maurice Wilson | $3,353 | $489 | -85.4% |
| Lonzo C. Landrum | $2,985 | $478 | -84% |
| David Gift | $472 | $472 | 0% |
| Bridgewater College Farm | $3,266 | $468 | -85.7% |
| Karen Wright | $1,478 | $451 | -69.5% |
| Henryetta Johnson | $776 | $418 | -46.1% |
| Lance Suitor | $1,025 | $413 | -59.7% |
| Vickie Cox | $750 | $391 | -47.9% |
| 5M Farms | $0 | $344 | -- |
| Ellen Boone | $358 | $344 | -3.9% |
| Jessica R. Vasquez | $1,360 | $339 | -75.1% |
| William Keith Dutcher | $217 | $289 | 33.2% |
| Cindy Rose Johnson | $1,164 | $274 | -76.5% |
| Tina Luther | $1,182 | $268 | -77.3% |
| Emily Eads Walsh Rohrs Tr | $0 | $259 | -- |
| Shane Gibson | $1,031 | $259 | -74.9% |
| Daniel Ferris | $1,200 | $249 | -79.3% |
| Garland K. Edwards | $1,698 | $224 | -86.8% |
| Stanley Wright | $934 | $222 | -76.2% |
| Linda Skidgel | $357 | $220 | -38.4% |
| Sue Wood | $353 | $156 | -55.8% |
| Jacquelyn Brillhart King Trustee 1999 | $1,305 | $138 | -89.4% |
| Emily Eads Walsh Trust 1999 | $1,302 | $137 | -89.5% |
| Jolene Miller | $395 | $130 | -67.1% |
| Garen Lynn Pattison | $412 | $111 | -73.1% |
| Terry W. Pattison | $412 | $111 | -73.1% |
| Sherell Marshall | $1,220 | $96 | -92.1% |
| Leroy E Smith Family Trust | $0 | $95 | -- |
| Jeffrey W. Skidgel | $65 | $55 | -15.4% |
| Jacquelyn Brillhart King Trustee DTD 8-28-2018 | $0 | $30 | -- |
| Danny Hargues | $0 | $24 | -- |
| Audene L Beck | $2,488 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Dearing | $1,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Cowan Family Irrev Living Trust | $2,176 | $0 | -100% |
| Darla Rhoden | $709 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Wilkes | $400 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra L. Felix | $2,481 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra Lyn Noel Irrevocable Trust | $4,723 | $0 | -100% |
| James Duane Latham Irrevocable Trustee | $12,972 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Davis | $14,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanne Garner | $2,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe R. Stodghill | $9,693 | $0 | -100% |
| John Flynn Campbell Trust | $2,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth N and Clem J Bozeman Trus | $12,385 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Felix | $1,241 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Don Smith | $25,309 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindy Ellis McGarraugh | $8,143 | $0 | -100% |
| Micaela Flores | $540 | $0 | -100% |
| Myrtle Wilson | $1,323 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas B Walsh Trust 1999 | $319 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela J. Parker | $5,401 | $0 | -100% |
| Perryton National Bank | $1,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Davis | $417,568 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Lee Herrington | $2,214 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert P. Taylor | $457 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberta Suitor | $367 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Buschman | $26,623 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara Whitney Walsh Trust 1999 | $620 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn Campbell | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacy Marie Johnson | $1,164 | $0 | -100% |
| The Duane & Karen Knight Pshigoda | $193,666 | $0 | -100% |
| W H Ullrich Irrevocable Trust | $5,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Ray & Elsie Wright Trust | $11,522 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda J Hardy Credit Shelter Trus | $45,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne L. Harman | $21,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Weston Taylor | $5,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Zita F. Lamaster | $17,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,375,582 | $7,095,920 | -50.6% |
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