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Lucerne is located in the German-speaking part of the country, and the Hotel Palace Luzernis set like a stately sentinel on the shores of Lake Luzern (der Vierwaldstättersee), with the Mount Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps as a background.

Although Lucerne has been for a long time a destination for tourists, Palace Luzern, due to its historical background, has been a legendary landmark of the city offering its guest a wealth old-world charm, for over 100 years.

For the past years, Palace Luzern has invested for the past years nearly 30 million Swiss francs in extensive modernization. Behind the hotel’s imposing neo-classic façade, there are a lot of suites and rooms radiating an elegant aesthetic, with the finest furnishings and fabrics. The decoration of the whole hotel reflects the most sophisticated and superior standards of the high-end clientele.

All the rooms of this lovely Hotel has its own unique character combining a contemporary interior design with a warm, cosy and airy space. The colour palate that can be found within the property has the influence of the close proximity of the Lake Luzern and the snow-capped peaks on the background.

Palace Luzern has 73 spacious rooms, 55 junior and deluxe suites, the Palace Suite and the exclusive Suite of Arts. Every single one of the rooms is bigger and either with a contemporary or classical style.

Wireless, telephone and private voicemail are standard amenities that the guests can find in every room. Many of them have their own terrace or balcony, with exclusive views over the Lake and Alps.

In the words of the Management, luxury “means more than having time. It also means having enough space to enjoy it”. And Palace Luzern has it all, the most luxury design suites and enough space within its rooms.

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Rest and relaxation have not been forgotten in this new approach of the hotel, as they spent 13 million Swiss Francs in the creation of the exclusive SPA, inaugurated in 2005, which has a private rental room just of couple with the most romantic ambience.

Since 2014 the Palace SPA offers two new experiences, the Fire of life that provides a heart diagnosis and answers about health and lifestyle, and the world’s giant singing bowl that allows a unique experience with its vibration.

The architect Max Schmid and interior designer Dominique Couture focused their attentions in the achievement of harmony between the used hues and high-grade woods. Actually the furnishings were made from tulipwood, palisander and olive ash, and the lamps were specially created, based on the designs of Dominique Couture by a master lamp-maker in Lyon (France), for the Hotel with handcrafted bronze and silver-plated finishes.

Only the finest fabrics are used for beds, curtains and seating ranging from wool, silk and cotton to leather.

The bathrooms reflect an elegant style from the Belle Epoque period, and some of them have the bath separated by a ceiling-high glass partition.

The international cuisine has not been forgotten in this whole luxury ambience. The RestaurantJasper has been the culinary heart of this five-star establishment since 2003, and been awarded with 1 Michelin star. So a totally contemporary and unique atmosphere is waiting for the wealthiest guests with the dishes of the Executive Chef Armin Egli.

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Les Artistes, the Hotel’s breakfast restaurant, is a stunning gem of the 1930s period and is the perfect sitting to begin a day of business or leisure in Lucerne. Another popular meeting point is the cosy Palace Bar, located next to the hotel lobby, in the style of traditional English hotel bars. In there guests are assured a warm welcome and can enjoy a delicious drink to the accompaniment of live piano music.

Palace Luzern grants you a luxurious 5 stars service and all the comfort you need to make your stay complete. The helpful staff even gives you advice concerning concert tickets, restaurant reservations, visits to cultural events and attractions, excursion trips, sports activities, shopping, nightlife tips and trends, and much more.

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In a city completely destroyed by the World War II, there is The Suite Hotel Pincoffs, located right in the very heart of Rotterdam Harbour. What used to be the customs house from the border – a space that had been mostly empty since the early 1990s – is now a wonderful place to stay in the city.

Why Pincoffs?

Lodewijk Pincoffs was a very known businessman that, after the war, challenged the government and himself to rebuild this so important part of the city – where once was placed the harbour, the warehouse, the city safe, among others.

The government trusted Pincoffs to this mission that he grabbed with his soul. He earned a lot of money, from many entities and wealthy families that he used to rebuild some facilities and to start some projects. He is the responsible in establishing Rotterdam as the world’s largest port, an honour it held until 2002.

However, after war there’s always a crisis that also stroked Pincoffs first business. To not loose it, the well-known entrepreneur and hero of Rotterdam, used the given money to rescue his own business.

The police tried to arrest Pincoffs but he travelled from city to city until arrived to the United States of America, where the police couldn’t capture him.

Because of this episode a lot of people suffered and saw their affairs went bankrupt. Pincoffswashero and villain at the same time and has a very special role in Rotterdam’s history.

Near his statue in the city we can read “a spectacle of so much glory and so much shame”.

About the building

For many years, this very important building was neglected and Rotterdam’s government felt a lot of pain because of it and they wanted to do something about it.

At the same time there was a couple, Karen & Edwin, both journalists for many years and full of experience from travelling and journeys on the better hotels of the world, wanted to have their own project. They dreamed about an ideal place where guests could not just feel well welcomed, but at home as well. They saw this opportunity on this old building.

At first sight they though it was a crazy idea and then they started to feel it like an opportunity to carry forward their dream – “we though to do it when retired but to build our dream hotel takes long time and energy” says Karen between proudly smiles.

So, with no hotel experience at all, they begin to create an hotel with the same facilities and comfort from the other famous ones, however more personal and enthusiastic to guests.

It was such an important moment to Rotterdam and such an opportunity to advertise the city that RTL, the Dutch national TV channel,followed Karen & Edwin for the all renovation and restoration process that took eleven months to be completed.

The hotel opened its doors at March 2008 and a lot of people came because they’ve followed it on TV.

About Suite Hotel Pincoffs

When projecting it, the couple left the elements that give character to the place and that tells the story of it. The hotel is a mix of design and antique in order to create atmosphere and experience, with many unique pieces made from elements of the old building, for instance, all the cabinets are made from the old doors of the offices, that are now transformed in spacious, bright and comfortable bedrooms, all different one from another, decorated with different colours and details in each.

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As the couple wanted this hotel to be special and familiar, all the art pieces spread on the room are from many artist and friends. It is a way to celebrate design with friends too.

Tripadvisor’s number 1 hotel in Rotterdam, the Pincoffs is a boutique hotel full of personal touches and friendly staff, which not use uniform so they can relate better with guests, that the team prefer to see more like friends.In the lobby of the hotel you won’t see a desk and a proper concierge but a big table where you can sit with the smiley person that afterwards will show you all the common rooms and follow you to your bedroom. You can also choose a book or a DVD from the collection, so you can really feel at home and enjoy a relaxing evening.

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By the morning there will be a fantastic breakfast at the living room, where Philippe Starck chairs gives it a very fresh, clean and calm ambiance to well begin the day. Karen and Edwin are also very proud to be Green Key award winners, recognition of their commitment to being a sustainable hotel from serving only local organic meats at breakfast to planting new trees in Panama or to deal with fair trade.

With a spectacular both actual and “availed” design, the small luxury hotel Pincoffs is happy to receive you, so you can discover all this stories by the owners that will be very proud to tell you about it.

After seven years of welcoming guests to Pincoffs, we can see by Karen’s look that the couple is still leaving their dream.

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India Mahdavi is a Paris based international interior, furnishings and object designer whose work is centered on imagination. Her furniture captures her personality – modern, elegant and out of the ordinary. Get to know her most coveted hospitality projects.

Humor plays an important part in her design. She uses simple yet noble materials such as wood, lacquer and ceramic. In her mind, her furniture pieces are designed as accessories, they blend and become an important and integral piece of someones space.

Her most important projects include Coburg Bar at London’s Connaught Hotel, Condesa DF Hotel in Mexico City, Rivington Hotel in New York City and Townhouse Hotel in Miami. She was awarded Gold Woman of the Year 2007 and was elected creator of the Year 2004 by the prestigious Salon Maison & Objekt. India Madavi Joined Ralph Pucci in 2008.

Take a look at some of her most amazing hospitality projects:

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Jean-françois piège

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At the Connaught

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Kiev-based designer Pavel Vetrov has conceived the interior scheme of a hotel room, which sees a clear division between white space and color. the two opposing styles are split down the middle in a definitively straight line, breaking the space into two distinct compositions.

Facing the bed, the back wall is separated in two — one surface reveals a vibrant, artistic arrangement of colors, graphics, graffiti and collage; the other is completely white, with colorless furnishings and textiles.

The bed sheets share the same properties, with a pink and peach design canvassing the duvet cover up to its middle point. this half of the bed sits atop a patterned rug made up of illustrations, and comic figures, leading to a colored wall and window frame with a spray-painted effect.

One surface reveals a vibrant, artistic arrangement of colors, while the other is completely white.

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On the white side, chairs, tables, books and canvasses are all colorless. interspersed on the wall are a few saturated paintings, which add a burst of color to interior configuration.

The straight line divides color and graphics with an all-white interior scheme

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It seems like just yesterday we were playing Guess the Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, but fast-forward five years and we’re back—and we’re talking yet another renovation. The ship-shaped hotel formerly known as The Yankee Clipper has been doing its things in Fort Lauderdale for years and years, and after a stint as a Sheraton it has been turned over and turned into the B Ocean Resort.

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Upgrades and improvements are scheduled to wrap up early next year, so all those spring breakers will be able to check things out during their ins and outs of sobriety. The Sun Sentinel has all the details, but it sounds like new colors and fun furnishings are just part of the plans.

Bathrooms will be getting an upgrade as well, as all finishes will get a remake in a palette of blues and grays to go along with the overall feeling of being right next to the Atlantic. New artwork will be featured in the rooms as well, and it looks like they’re going with a sea turtle motif—um, ok!

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Other goodies include a nip and tuck for the pool and its surroundings, there will be a new to-go section added to the on-site restaurant, and the Wreck Bar will undergo a refresh as well. The hotel is only one of a few right on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, and they will be sure to show that off with a renovated lobby featuring big, expansive windows and a grand staircase. You’ll know you’re at the beach as soon as you check-in.

The global expansion of the Soho House Group continues apace with the opening of its new Istanbul outpost. However, if anyone thought the brand, founded by Nick Jones in 1995, might be in danger of over-stretching itself and diluting its potent USP – “a comfortable home for a community of like-minded creative people wherever they are” – need only glance inside the latest House and think again.

It’s the group’s 13th house and the largest club to date, with a variety of public spaces and 87 bedrooms spread throughout four buildings: two existing properties and two new builds. Looking at the scale and detailed execution of the Istanbul House refurbishment, it’s clear that Jones, although now a minority stakeholder since US billionaire Ron Burkle and his investment fund Yucaipa bought 60 per cent of Soho House Group (SHG), remains a fastidious hands-on CEO, ensuring that this new property is as unique as the group’s venues in other cities such as Berlin and Chicago.

Four years in the making, Soho House Istanbul lies in the Beyoğlu district of Turkey’s largest city, but enter the 19th-century Corpi Building and you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve wandered into a Venetian palazzo. Palatial proportions (five metres high in places), tick. Carrara marble and decorative parquet flooring, tick. Walls and ceilings complete with frescoes, tick. Built by a Genoese shipbuilder in 1873, who enlisted Italian architect Giacomo Leoni, it was indeed inspired by an Italian palazzo, and originally took nine years to complete. It previously served as the US embassy and consulate before becoming the social hub of the Soho House Istanbul which encompasses private club spaces, a prohibition style speakeasy called The Embassy Club and a rooftop pool.

James Waterworth, design & developement director, said the historical nature of the Corpi building was the main challenge. “There were limits to what we could do with the space. Everything had to work around the original layout; for example, where you can put the kitchen and the bar,” he says. “All of the frescoes and a lot of the carpentry around the Piemonte rosewood doors was in bad condition, and had to be restored by experts. They were as detailed as scientists.” The furniture and many of the textiles were sourced, or made locally, with an eclectic mix of custom-designed furniture by the SHG team and vintage pieces bought from antiques shops.

The Annex Building next door hosts 28 bedrooms. Meanwhile the newly constructed Chancery Building houses the 250-cover Italian restaurant Cecconi’s on the ground floor and on the Chancery’s roof members will find The Mandolin Terrace, which offers “Aegean-inspired dining”. “It overlooks the Golden Horn and the old town,” says Waterworth. “It’s particularly special at dusk when you can gaze at views of the Golden Horn and the old town to the sound of the calls for prayer.”

SHG excavated part of the hillside to create the six-storey Glass Building, home to another 59 bedrooms, second rooftop pool, large Cowshed spa, gym, ballroom and 49-seat screening room. There’s also The Allis, an all-day lounge and bar. Bedrooms range in size from “tiny” (19 sqm) “small” and “small plus” to 17 mezzanines offered in four different sizes (with the trademark SHG in-room freestanding bathtub), plus a Playroom and the expansive 137-sqm Apartment. Rooms are light and airy, with the host city reflected in a smattering of richly patterned tribal ceramics and textiles – such as ikats, suzanis and kilims – or carved wooden headboards.

Best of all, you don’t have to be a member of Soho House to stay there.

At Four Seasons NY you’ll find the highest hotel suite in a city known for its legendary skyscrapers, the opulent, one-of-a-kind Ty Warner Penthouse suite in New York soars 800 feet (244 metres) above the street. Created by visionary architects I. M. Pei and Peter Marino, the suite was seven years and USD 50 million in the making and offers incredible 360-degree views.

From your castle in the clouds, find inspiration in the breathtaking, unobstructed vista of one of the world’s finest cities. Four glass balconies are set on a diagonal to the north-south, east-west grid of Manhattan, capturing distinctive views. Oversized, single-paned windows and glass railings ensure that your sight line is uninterrupted.

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Every element, from the textiles to the furniture to the distinctive artwork, has been specially commissioned from internationally renowned artisans and craftspeople to create a sensory experience like no other.

The finest-quality finishes are employed at every level, from soft calfskin leather walls in the dressing room and semi-precious stones in the Zen room waterfall to rich walnut, afrormosia and Mexican sycamore wood in the spa room and Mexican travertine stone floors in the breakfast room.

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This multi-room, 4,300-square-foot (400-square-metre) New York penthouse offers generous and gracious proportions, including cathedral ceilings, diamond skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Sumptuous and stunningly beautiful, the 600-square-foot (56-square-metre) master bedroom features walls with hand-applied straw marquetry by French artisans, as well as a wall-to-wall custom carpet. Sculpture, hand-stamped Venetian velvet, Thai silk with 22-carat gold threads and custom-designed furniture, each a piece of art in its own right, accent the room. The spa room can easily be converted into a second bedroom, if required.

Master bathroom clad in rare Chinese onyx, including sinks carved from solid blocks of rock crystal; oversized Dornbracht steam rain shower with six body jets; chromatherapy infinity soak tub with northeast views. Jewel-like powder room with walls, ceiling and sink fashioned from semi-precious tiger’s eye stone.

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Right now Paris Design Week is everywhere in France. Even, luxury hotels got ready to its coming. Thus, there are plenty of occasions that take place during this design event in Paris.

One of those is Hôtel La Belle Juliette. It occupies one of Paris’ most exquisite Rive Gauche locations, where Juliette Récamier famously held influential salons in the early 19th century. The spirit of the hotel and its spa displays a modern take on romance and social gatherings in the city. This is a nice place to visit within Paris Design Week 2015.

True to its resolutely avant-garde identity and unshakable association with the design world, Hôtel W Paris-Opéra celebrates PARIS DESIGN WEEK 2015 by giving young design students the chance to express their creativity.

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The hotel is holding an unprecedented competition reserved for young design students. There is a challenge to design a glass to be produced specially for the signature cocktail at the hotel’s Brûlé bar. Three students will be selected by a jury of personalities from the design world and will display their creations at Hôtel W Paris Opéra during PARIS DESIGN WEEK. At the end of the week, the jury will announce the winner, whose glass will be produced and used at the Brûlé bar.

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At the same time the Hôtel Sofitel Paris Arc de Triomphe invites Marjan Denkov, who is an Art Director of Rue Monsieur Paris, to decorate its reception areas and showcases.

The Hôtel Sofitel Paris Arc de Triomphe just off the Champs-Elysées and entirely refurbished in 2013 in collaboration with Studio Putman, boasts a subtle balance of Parisian charm and contemporary design. French premium furniture brand Rue Monsieur Paris offers a new way of living in which elegance and simplicity of form are dominant, and where expertise and creativity interact with contemporary comfort.

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Floating hotel with an underwater bedroom – Today, Hotel Interior Designs presents you a hotel “out of the box”.

The 4 Superior Garden Rooms have views of the sea between the foliage. One pair of rooms has an interconnecting door which makes it an excellent choice for families or larger groups. The Superior Garden Rooms are all air conditioned with a king size fthe poster bed and private makuti thatch covered terrace.

Feeling adventurous? Got a spare couple of grand? If so, you might want to consider splashing out on a stay in this underwater hotel room, which gives new meaning to the phrase “sleeping with the fishes”.

Part of the Manta Resort in Zanzibar, it doesn’t come cheap, with rates starting at $1,500 (£1,000) a night, but this is a room with a serious view. The private floating island has three levels, so you can lie in bed and watch shoals of fish swimming past before hopping above deck and jumping in the Indian Ocean to join them. It sits 250 metres from the shore – a two-minute boat ride from the main Manta Resort.

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Manta Resort lies on the remote northwestern tip of Pemba Island, on a fabulous white beach overlooking the crystal clear waters of the Pemba Channel.

Romantic and very relaxing, Manta Resort has one of the best swimming beaches in the whole Zanzibar Archipelago, and the diving is world class.

If Zanzibar doesn’t appeal, though, there are other underwater hotel rooms that might float your boat. Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, has two subaquatic suites with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out onto the lagoon. Over in Fiji, the Poseidon Underwater Resort has been in the works for several years, with plenty of CGI images, but no opening date in sight.

As far as it is known, Paris’s hotel market remains attractive as the French capital continues to lure an increasing number of visitors, especially newly wealthy ones from emerging markets. About 30 million tourists visited Paris last year, with 40 percent of them coming from overseas.

The luxury Peninsula Hotel in Paris offers to its guests understated luxury, spacious rooms and extensive dining opportunities, near the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysées. The Peninsula Hotel is the French capital’s latest five-star hotel.

Are you ready to look inside the new £600 million Peninsula Hotel in Paris?

The design of high-shine hotellery expresses with polished marble floors, high-end boutiques and vast hallways.

The newly opened Peninsula Paris features the city’s most expensive suite. Occupying 318 square meters, the Peninsula Suite is the largest one-bedroom suite in Paris. Guests can settle in this spacious suite and enjoy its sumptuous furnishings, including separate bathrooms and dressing rooms.

All rooms and suites showcase classical craftsmanship yet with a taste of timeless and modern aesthetic, artfully combining distinct Parisian influences. Your luxury staying will be supplied with the help of space, perfect soundproofing and excellent beds. Furthermore, the Peninsula Suite artfully combines distinct Parisian influences with timeless and modern aesthetic.

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We may assume that he Peninsula Hotel will instantly jostle for the top spot among Paris’ many grand “Palace Hotels”. There is plenty of choice in the Peninsula Hotel regarding food and drink as well. With six bars and restaurants, under executive chef Jean-Edern Hurstel, every guest is lucky to taste the most delicious cuisine in France.

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The Paramount is a 597 – room boutique hotel in New York City’s Theater District, just half a block from Times Square. Discover the fascinating luxury hotel that is waiting for you and meet the Fabulous Couture Suite!

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New York is the city that never sleeps, but surely you’ll want to catch a few winks between activities. The rooms at the Paramount are comfortable, neat, and updated in a contemporary style. Guests rave about our sumptuous pillow-top mattresses, down comforters and pillows, and Egyptian cotton sheets.

Modern luxuries surround you, including a high-definition flat-screen TV, iPod docking station, and high-speed Internet access. You’ll be sure to sleep soundly, as the hotel is amazingly quiet despite being so close to all the action. And before you head out in the morning, the weather status display on your floor will tell you if it’s an umbrella, gloves, or flip-flops kind of day before you even step outside.

Couture Suite

The Paramount’s 950-square-foot Couture Suite, offering views of Broadway, celebrates New York City’s fashion history. Its ebony-stained hardwood floors, custom light fixtures, granite-finished wet bar with elegant glassware, wine refrigerator, mini kitchen, stone buffet console, marble dining table, 60-inch flat-screen TV with DVD player, and surround-sound stereo system make the Couture Suite a sophisticated venue for entertaining.

Meanwhile, the Cantoni white leather sectional sofa, bookcases packed with volumes on art and style, vintage prints and photographs, and luxurious master suite with king-sized bed and soaking tub create a relaxing, romantic retreat. The Couture Suite includes a powder room, an office/den with a sleeping area, three closets, and over-sized mirrors.

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See also: Prince of Wales Suite at Ritz London

Get ready to enter in one of the most amazing suites of London: Prince of Wales Suite at Ritz! The suites at The Ritz are designed in our Louis XVI “house style” and so provide the same lavish elegance and refined comfort of all of our accommodations albeit with the additional luxury of abundant space. Appointed with a splendid décor of plush carpets, rich silk drapes, ornate mouldings and antique furnishings, our suites also feature modern technology to suit the requirements of all guests, whether they are travelling for business or leisure.

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A stay at The Ritz London is always magical but for guests aiming to enjoy a truly indelible London experience then a stay within one of our Signature Suites will live long in the memory. Varying in size and location but consistently impressive in scale and outlook, each Signature Suite offers a unique style but the same exceptional quality for which The Ritz London is renowned.

The Prince of Wales Suite is a vast two-bedroom penthouse apartment located in the regal William Kent House, the 18th Century mansion adjoined to The Ritz. Suitable for large families, long-stay guests or those who simply cherish an abundance of personal space, The Prince of Wales Suite offers 1,990 sq. ft. (185m²) of luxury living space in central London, on the verge of the emerald Green Park.

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Offering guests two en-suite bedrooms, an elegant private dining room, a vast drawing room, full service kitchen and a grand entrance hall all lavishly appointed in consistency with the rest of the hotel, The Prince of Wales Suite is serviced by a dedicated butler and so perfectly suits those wanting to occupy a residence of note in this most prestigious corner of the capital. The Prince of Wales Suite can be connected to an Executive Suite.

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