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Peat bogs, glacial granite domes and a cliff above a fjord — five backcountry routes the tour buses never reach.
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Fieldstone hearths, small-batch rye and slow-braised dinners — how Vermont ends a hard day outdoors.
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The East’s premier ski state, mountain by mountain — from Jay’s legendary powder to Killington’s endless terrain.
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The oldest long-distance footpath in America runs 272 miles up the spine of the Green Mountains.
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Glacier-carved emerald pools, natural rock slides and cold mountain water — most a short walk from the car.
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From Vermont’s oldest park to a floating peat-bog boardwalk, easy-going escapes across the state.
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Farm-to-table before it was a trend — the state’s culinary triad, from sugarhouse to taproom.
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Leave the highway for the dirt roads, a cash box and the state’s best roadside food.
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The quintessential New England village green, a deep river gorge and a working glass mill.
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Over 100 timber-truss 'kissing bridges' — more per square mile than any state.
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Flavor graveyards, a Lincoln mansion and creaky-floored stores stocked with penny candy.
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Converted barns and multi-dealer centers full of primitives, quilts and mid-century finds.
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216 miles down the state’s spine, past covered bridges, cider mills and roadside falls.
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132 miles and 12,000 feet of climbing over six Green Mountain passes.
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A 248-mile bikepacking loop linking dirt roads, farmhouse breweries and mountain inns.
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76 flat miles across a chain of lake islands, water on both sides.
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Gentle gravel grades on old railway beds — the LVRT runs 93 miles coast to Kingdom.
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100+ miles of singletrack across private farmland — rated the East’s best network.
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Vermont’s lakefront college city — a pedestrian marketplace, waterfront sunsets and a serious food scene.
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Vermont’s wildest corner: a glacial fjord, world-best beer and empty dirt roads.
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Skip the standard room — sleep in a glass-gabled A-frame, a four-season yurt or a canopy treehouse.
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Time your trip to maple weekends, jazz, balloons, beer and Victorian holiday parades.
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The reality behind the postcard: mud season, wood heat and Town Meeting Day.
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Where Lake Champlain’s quiet shore meets sugarbush hills, covered bridges and the biggest maple harvest in the country.
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The Maple City on Lake Champlain — Victorian brick, a daring 1864 raid and a veteran-owned beer scene.
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One mountain town at the foot of Jay Peak holds more covered bridges than anywhere in America.
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Ferry to a car-free island state park, then paddle the Missisquoi delta on Franklin County’s peaceful shore.
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Five easy-going walks through the Missisquoi delta, an island park and a rare pitch-pine bog.
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The northern gateway where the Missisquoi River meets Lake Champlain — royal swans, a national refuge and deep Indigenous roots.
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A classic Vermont mill town on the Missisquoi — dairy heritage, a restored 1892 opera house and a hub of the rail trail.
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Franklin County’s easternmost town — a Missisquoi mill village, trout streams and a quiet Jay Peak basecamp.
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The county’s largest town — the biggest maple harvest in Vermont, organic dairies and the birthplace of a U.S. president.
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History, island state parks, covered bridges and maple — the perfect crowd-free Vermont weekend.
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Veteran-owned breweries, wood-fired smokehouses, farmstead cheese and maple creemees across the dairy heartland.
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From a 26-mile rail trail to Long Trail summits and delta canoe routes — year-round recreation without the crowds.
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Glacial lakes, a fjord, world-best beer and hilltop farms in Vermont’s wildest, quietest corner.
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A lakefront border city reborn around a 31-mile glacial lake that reaches into Quebec.
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A 300-foot-deep glacial trench pinched between two cliff-faced mountains in the Northeast Kingdom.
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Legendary powder, glade skiing and an indoor waterpark, four miles from the Canadian border.
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Postcard commons, a puppet theater in a hayfield and a granite schoolhouse with a remarkable story.
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The Northeast Kingdom’s outsized food scene — world-best beer, cave-aged cheese and back-road pizza.
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Swim a fjord, paddle glacial lakes, hike cliff ledges and ski the Kingdom’s quiet trails.
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Boreal forest, moose bogs, dark skies and the headwaters of the Connecticut River.
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A railroad village on a pond, and the boreal wilderness at Vermont’s wild edge.
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How and where to spot moose, loons and the stars in Vermont’s wildest county.
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Vermont’s most far-flung state park and a clear glacial lake ringed by old-growth forest.
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Remote ponds, boreal trails and one of the East’s great snowmobile networks.
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Low green islands, orchards and vineyards, causeways and the longest growing season in the state.
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Ride a railway causeway straight across Lake Champlain onto the islands.
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A quiet limestone island of 480-million-year-old fossils and Vermont’s first settlement.
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The Champlain Islands' mild climate makes them Vermont’s unlikely garden.
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Lake state parks, calm bays and the best sunsets in Vermont.
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Vermont’s highest peak, its most famous ski town and a mountain pass that closes for winter.
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White steeples, a valley greenway and world-class skiing beneath Mount Mansfield.
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A hairpin mountain gap that closes for winter, and a family ski resort on its northern side.
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Two of Vermont’s most beautiful waterfalls, each a short walk off the Mountain Road.
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Working river towns with a world-class artists' residency and a growing rail-trail scene.
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From a paved valley greenway to a motor-limited paddling gem, the county beyond the lifts.
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Vermont’s liveliest county — a lakefront city, a great museum, and mountains half an hour away.
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How to explore Vermont’s lake city, block by block.
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Two of Vermont’s greatest attractions, side by side on the shore of Lake Champlain — a complete guide.
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Vermont’s most recognizable summit and its most accessible valley overlook — a full hiking guide.
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Waterfront brewers, a hard-cider pioneer and one of America’s best beer cities — the complete guide.
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Lake paths, a railway causeway and mountain trails, all close to the city.
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A gold-domed capital, a city built on granite, and a valley of skiing and world-class beer.
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Eight thousand people, a gilded dome and one very walkable Main Street.
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How a city of quarries became an open-air museum of stone.
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Vermont’s unlikely food capital, on Route 100 between the mountains.
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Two contrasting ski mountains and a valley of covered bridges and farm tables.
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Beyond the capital — big hikes, a mountain reservoir and a legendary scenic drive.
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Victorian museums, world-class mountain biking and Vermont’s most photographed villages.
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How a scale-making fortune built the Kingdom’s cultural capital.
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The East’s best mountain biking, plus a no-frills ski hill above East Burke.
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White steeples, hilltop views and an older, quieter Vermont.
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Vermont’s second-largest block of public land, laced with quiet water and trails.
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Otter Creek falls, Morgan horses, lake history and Robert Frost’s mountain woods.
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A waterfall in the middle of town and a college that shapes the whole valley.
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A tiny historic city and the shipwreck stories of Lake Champlain.
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The poet’s summer woods and a scenic pass over the Green Mountains.
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Valley overlooks, a warm swimming lake and flatwater on Vermont’s longest river.
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Hill farms, twin village greens, a floating bridge and one of America’s oldest fairs.
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A 150-year-old agricultural fair and a village built around two commons.
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A back-road village that helped found America’s public universities.
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New England’s only floating bridge, and the dirt-road country around it.
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Quiet flatwater, hill-country cycling and covered-bridge drives.
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The East’s biggest ski resort, the marble that built America, and lakes and trails between.
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The biggest ski resort in the East, and its friendlier neighbor.
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How a valley of white stone made a city — and monuments nationwide.
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Colored slate, quiet quarry villages and a flat rail trail on the New York line.
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Green Mountain summits, glacial lakes and long-distance trails through the county.
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The postcard Vermont — a perfect village, a deep gorge, a national park and two presidents.
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A Rockefeller-preserved green, a working farm and Vermont’s only national park.
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Vermont’s deepest gorge and a glassblowing mill on the falls.
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The birthplace of Vermont and the boyhood home of a president.
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A polished family ski mountain and a striking river-valley monadnock.
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From a glacial gorge to the Connecticut River and Vermont’s most famous foliage lane.
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Revolutionary history, an artistic streak and old-money polish in Vermont’s southwest corner.
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A Revolutionary obelisk, a poet’s grave and a folk-art treasure.
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Marble sidewalks, a Lincoln estate and a mountain toll road.
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Norman Rockwell’s town, a swimming quarry and two of Vermont’s prettiest villages.
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Historic Walloomsac spans and a high bridge over a mountain brook.
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A Taconic summit, a legendary trout river and a tall wilderness waterfall.
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An arts town, two big ski mountains and Vermont’s most film-perfect villages.
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Galleries, a food co-op and an art-deco theater on the Connecticut River.
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The closest big mountains to Boston and New York.
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Storybook Vermont — white clapboard, covered bridges and village cheese.
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A flat riverside rail trail to one of southern Vermont’s tallest waterfalls.
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Three-state views, Vermont’s largest reservoir and easy river trails.
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The 9 Vermont properties where you can genuinely click out of your boots and be on a lift within 2 minutes.
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10 inns and lodges where the fireplace in your room is a real working one, not a decorative electric panel.
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8 dog-welcoming Vermont stays where the pet fee is under $50 and the trails start at the parking lot.
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The 9 hot-tub-under-the-stars experiences worth the $250-$700/night — plus 2 to avoid.
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9 Vermont properties with genuine kids' programming, connecting rooms, and rates under $500 in family season.
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16 properties with reliable Level 2 or DC fast charging on-site — because Vermont’s rural chargers are patchy.
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7 grown-up escapes across Vermont — no kids' menus, no waterslides, just fireplaces and 8-course dinners.
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Vermont has 100+ covered bridges — here are the 10 actually worth driving to.
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8 working sugarhouses to visit during the 4-6 week sugaring season, from tourist-slick to backwoods-authentic.
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All 20 lift-served mountains ranked — but really you only need to consider these 8.
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The 6 drives I actually recommend for peak color (typically October 5-15), plus when to avoid Route 100.
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Vermont’s biggest city has 45,000 people, a pedestrian main street, and one of the best small-city dining scenes in the Northeast.
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The state’s most polished mountain town, with 4,400 residents, 116 lodging properties, and a real four-season economy.
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The prettiest village in America (yes, really) — 3,000 residents, 1 covered bridge, and 200 years of preserved architecture.
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Southern Vermont’s polished base for skiing, shopping, and Hildene — with the best outlet shopping in New England.
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Tight but doable in shoulder season — here’s exactly how to spend $50/day in Vermont without living on gas-station pizza.
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$200/day gets you a very good Vermont trip — here’s how to allocate it across lodging, food, and experiences.
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Vermont has 4 sharp seasons plus mud season and stick season — here’s what each month actually delivers.
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Vermont ranks in the top 5 safest US states — but 'safe' means different things on a mountain road at midnight.
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Technically yes, practically barely — here’s what actually works using trains, buses, and shuttles.
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45 licensed cheesemakers in Vermont — here are the 8 worth planning a day around.
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The smallest US state capital (8,000 people) with a walkable downtown, a gold dome, and better food than it should have.
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12 legitimate swimming holes across the state — from famous cliff jumps to secret pools 20 minutes down a dirt road.
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Southern Vermont’s arts town of 12,000 does a great one-day visit — here’s exactly how to spend it.
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Vermont is genuinely great, but not everything you’ll read about is worth your time — 8 honest swaps.
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Discover wallet-friendly accommodation options in South Burlington, the perfect base for exploring Vermont’s largest metro area without breaking the bank.
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Discover when to experience Rutland’s marble heritage, outdoor adventures, and small-city charm across Vermont’s distinct four seasons.
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From gentle lakeside strolls to challenging mountain summits, discover the Green Mountain State’s best hiking trails and where to stay for easy trailhead access.
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From waterfront trails and historic sites to craft breweries and farm-to-table dining, Burlington offers a compact yet rich destination for travelers exploring Vermont’s Lake Champlain region.
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Discover accessible mountain biking trails across Vermont perfect for first-timers and families, with route recommendations near South Burlington, Colchester, Hartford, and Bennington.
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