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<h1 align=center>SPECIFICATIONS FOR WRITING YOUR LAB REPORTS</h1>
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<p>After you have completed your lab work, you are required to prepare a report.
<h2>Overview</h2>
The first step, as with any technical writing job, is to determine your audience
and purpose. In EG, your purpose in to report on your experimental work and to
explain the concepts learned during the performance of the lab.</p>


<p>Your audience is mixed. You are writing for your instructor, your TA, and
<p>After performing a lab, you will write a lab report. Writing the lab report is an exercise that should help you in several ways. It will help you make sure you understand what you did in lab, and teach the basics of scientific and technical report writing.</p>
your writing consultant.</p>


<p>When writing for a group whose technical expertise varies, you must prepare
<p>Your audience is mixed. You are writing for your instructor, TA, and writing consultant.</p>
a document that is simple enough for the non-technical reader, but not so simple
that it bores the reader familiar with the subject matter. This is tricky, but
you will develop the skills to accomplish this over the course of the semester.</p>


<p>Writing lab reports for EG will help you prepare for other kinds of report
<p>When writing for a group whose technical expertise varies, you must prepare a document that is simple enough for the non-technical reader, but not so simple that it bores the reader familiar with the subject matter. This is tricky, but you will develop the skills to accomplish this over the course of the semester.</p>
writing you will encounter during your academic career and beyond. By repeating
the process over and over, you will have the opportunity to incorporate your
writing consultant’s corrections and suggestions into each succeeding report.
By the time you get to Lab 10, you will be an expert!</p>


<h2>Title Page</h2>
<p>Some reports will be written by each student individually. Others will be written by the lab group as a team. Because a group report represents all members of the team, and all members receive the same grade for the report, each group member should know what the report says and be able to discuss it.</p>


<p>We start with the Title Page. It must include all of the following: the lab title,
<p>Writing lab reports for EG will help you prepare for other kinds of report writing you will encounter during your academic career and beyond. By repeating the process over and over, you will have the opportunity to incorporate your writing consultant's corrections and suggestions into each succeeding report. By the time you get to Lab 10, you will be an expert!</p>
course name and section, your name, your group member's name(s), the date of the
experiment, a group letter (if assigned), and the due date. All your reports must
include a title page. It provides the reader with important identifying information.</p>


<font color=#ff0000><b>Please Note: Your lab reports must be double spaced and include a footer
<h2>Submit On Time</h2>
on each page except the Title Page. Your footer must include your name, your section, the due
date, and the lab number.</b></font>


<h2>Abstract</h2>
<p>Lab reports are due midnight on the day before your next lab. If you have a lab on Tuesday, then your report is due online the following Monday at 11:59PM. On-time submission is essential. If reports are not submitted at the time due, they are <u>late</u>.</p>


<p>The Abstract in EG is usually one paragraph long. It is a summary of your lab work and
<h2>Late Reports</h2>
its significance. The abstract describes your objective, your results, and their
significance and must always include these three elements. In other words, what you did,
what you found out, and what it means.</p>


<p>Here is a sample Abstract:</p>
<p>The TA and WC will deduct twenty points for each week the report is late. A late report will be accepted by the TA and WC up to two weeks after its due date. An automatic ZERO will be received after that 2-week period. There will be no exceptions.</p>


<blockquote><i>In Laboratory 12, &quot;Design Failure: Cause and Effect,&quot; the team's
<h2>Submit Electronic Copy</h2>
objective was to design and build a lightweight container to protect a fragile
object (a raw egg) from breaking when it was dropped from the fourth floor, a
distance of about 60 feet. The most successful design was defined as the one
that best protected the egg while costing the least money for materials. The
result was that the egg cracked on the second drop; on the positive side, our
team's protective container cost only $0.15 in materials.</i></blockquote>


<p><b>IMPORTANT:</b> The abstract <i>never</i> states what you learned; just what you did.</p>
<p>Students are required to hand in lab reports electronically via the EG Web site: [https://eg.poly.edu eg.poly.edu]. The TA grading committee grade will be based on the technical content of the report.</p>


<h2>Introduction</h2>
<p>The writing consultant's grade will be based on logical report structure (following the outline provided), and correct use of standard English (paragraph and sentence structure, grammar and spelling.)</p>


<p>The Introduction is at least three paragraphs long. Sometimes it is much longer. This
<h2>Formatting</h2>
section gives the reader background information on the scientific principles and concepts
used in the experiment. It provides context so the reader will understand your
observations and conclusions better. Sometimes, you will be asked to research the topic
more fully. Any information you use that does not come from this manual must be cited at
the end of your lab report. Here is a sample from an Introduction:</p>


<blockquote><i>Material
Lab reports are to be written in a professional manner. To ensure this, students must adhere to the following formatting guidelines when authoring reports:
failure depends on the properties of specific materials and the way they are
* Only professional fonts may be used. (i.e., Arial, Times New Roman, Cambria, Calibri)
used. The most common and significant mode of failure is breakage under load.
* Reports must be written in 12-point font, and be double-spaced.
The effects of stress and strain contribute to material failure. When a force
* Bulleted and numbered lists are not acceptable.  
is applied to an object, internal forces in the material resist the tendency
for the material to pull apart. Stress is a measure of this internal force.
Strain measures the deformation, elongation or compression of the object.
Engineers must take the properties and limits of each material into account
when designing a product. Engineers also try to use the concept of minimal design,
which means meeting the project specifications as economically as possible.</i></blockquote>


<h2>Procedure</h2>
<h2>The Components of a Lab Report</h2>


<p>The Procedure section is a chronological list of the steps you took to perform the lab.
<p>Your lab report should be one Word document or file and not a combination of different files. The report will contain the following sections:
Use your lab notes to write this section. The Procedure section must always begin with a
<ul>
list of the materials you used. Use full sentences please.</p>
 
<p>Some procedure sections are in the form of a numbered list, but in EG, it must
be in the continuous narrative form and be in the past tense. The continuous
narrative form uses full sentences, like a story. Remember you are describing
something you have already done, so the past tense is the correct choice. The
key to this section is repeatability. That means that someone else,
following your instructions, could successfully perform the lab. </p>
 
<blockquote><i>The available materials for insulating the egg were first studied.
They were: bubble wrap, cotton wrap, tape, small and large rubber bands, Styrofoam
pieces, staples, plastic film wrap, and a 1.5 ft X 1.5 ft Styrofoam box. Next, possible
designs were sketched, and the least expensive one was selected. The selected
design used only a cardboard box, four small rubber bands, nine small pieces of
Styrofoam, plastic film wrap, and less than one inch of tape.</i></blockquote>
 
<h2>Data/Observations</h2>
 
<p>The Data/Observations section summarizes your results. It is a combination of words
and visuals and should include any tables or graphs you have prepared. Visuals must be
accompanied by a description, in words, of their significance. Be careful to save any
<i>explanations</i> of your results for the conclusion. In this section, merely state
your results.</p>
 
<blockquote><i>The container and the egg survived the first test. However, the design
failed during the second test because one rubber band snapped, and the egg was
completely demolished. The holes in the sides of the box had been made to
reduce the effects of impact with the ground, much the way indents in the soles
of Adidas sneakers lessen the impact on surfaces for runners; however, they
were a failed strategy. It was speculated that the holes ended up allowing more
air to pass through the container, which resulted in greater impact as the box
slammed into the ground.</i></blockquote>
 
<h2>Discussion/Conclusions</h2>
 
<p>Your report ends with a Discussion/Conclusions section. Here you provide an
explanation of your data and analyze your results. If the lab was successful,
tell why. If it failed, suggest ways to improve your design to achieve the desired
results. Some of the questions posed in each lab should be answered here (some will
be answered in the Introduction). Here is a sample Discussion/Conclusion:</p>
 
<blockquote><i>The design failed for a number of reasons. The rubber band snapped
because the fracture stress point of the rubber band was reached. The design could
be improved with the use of a stronger rubber band. It was observed that the holes
in the sides of the box, designed to reduce the effect of impact on the egg,
may have resulted in added risk. Air resistance may have been decreased,
resulting in the final smashup. The team speculated that increasing air
resistance by adding “wings�? to the box, or a small parachute, would have
produced a better result. The design would be improved by leaving the sides of
the box intact.</i></blockquote>
 
<h2>Original Data</h2>
 
<p>Include a section to the end of your report called Original Data. This section is
for all documents that were signed by your TA. You are not required to include any
text. If you are confused about what to include, ask your TA.</p>
 
<p><b><i>Remember, some of your reports are written as a team. All members of the
group receive the same grade and should know what the report says and be able to
discuss it.</i></b></p>
 
<p>If you are not sure about any element of your report, you may ask your Writing
Consultant for help. You may also visit the Writing Center (JAB373), where tutors are
available to assist you. Many of them double as WCs and are well equipped to get you
started.</p>
 
<p><b><i>Remember: Your lab report should tell what you did, why you did it, how you did it</i></b></p>
 
<h2>Lab Report at a Glance</h2>
 
<ol>
<li>Title Page</li>
<li>Title Page</li>
<ul>
<li>Lab number and title, course name and section, your name, your group member's
name(s), date of experiment, a group letter (if assigned), and the due date.</li>
</ul>
<li>Abstract</li>
<li>Abstract</li>
<ul>
<li>What was the experimental objective of the lab? What did you do?</li>
<li>What were the results of the lab? What did you find out? What is its significance?
What does it mean?</li>
</ul>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>Introduction</li>
<ul>
<li>What was the background (or context) of the experiment?</li>
<li>What were the specifications for the experiment?</li>
<li>Include any formulas you will use here.</li>
<li>Describe any special equipment used.</li>
<li>What scientific principles were used?</li>
</ul>
<li>Procedures</li>
<li>Procedures</li>
<ul>
<li>Data/Observations</li>
<li>What materials were used?</li>
<li>Discussion/Conclusions</li>
<li>What steps were performed in the lab? How were they done?</li>
<li>Use your lab notes, no numbered lists, past tense please.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
</p>
<h2 style="clear: left">The Structure of Lab Reports</h2>


<li>Data / Observations</li>
<h3>A Laboratory Report has the following parts:</h3>
<ol>
<li>Title Page ''(REQUIRED)''
  <ul>
  <li>Lab number and title, course name and section, your name, your group member's name(s), date of experiment, and the due date.</li>
  </ul></li>
<li>Abstract ''(5 Points)''
  <ul>
  <li>What was/were the experimental objective(s) of the lab? What did you do?</li>
  <li>What were the results of the lab? What did you find out? What is its significance? What does it mean?</li>
  <li>Usually one paragraph long.
  </ul></li>
<li>Introduction ''(20 Points)''
  <ul>
  <li>What was the background (or context) of the experiment?</li>
  <li>What were the specifications for the experiment?</li>
  <li>Competition rules and restrictions, if applicable.</li>
  <li>Include any formulas you will use here.</li>
  <li>Describe any special equipment/software used.</li>
  <li>What scientific principles were used?</li>
  <li>'''NEVER JUST COPY''' material from the manual.</li>
  </ul></li>
<li>Procedures ''(15 Points)''
  <ul>
  <li>Always begin with materials. What materials were used?</li>
  <li>What steps were performed in the lab, in detail? How were they done?</li>
  <li>Any modifications made for any/all trials.</li>
  <li>No numbered lists, past tense please.</li>
  </ul></li>
<li>Data/Observations ''(30 Points)''
  <ul>
  <li>What were the measurements or the outcome of the experiment?</li>
  <li>Describe the results verbally.</li>
  <li>Include tables, graphs, and figures where appropriate.</li>
  <li>Label all tables, graphs, and figures.</li>
  </ul></li>
<li>Discussion/Conclusions ''(30 Points)''
  <ul>
  <li>What worked and did not work? Explain any experimental difficulties.</li>
  <li>Include a sample calculation of any formulas used (i.e., competition ratios).
  <li>Link the discussion to your objectives.</li>
  <li>What improvements (if any) can be made to the product or design?</li>
  <li>Can you suggest future work?</li>
  </ul></li>
</ol>


<li>What were your findings?</li>
<h3>Writing Consultants look for:</h3>
<li>Describe the results verbally.</li>
<ol>
<li>Include tables and graphs (visuals) where appropriate.</li>
<li>Organization and Format:
<li>Discussion / Conclusions</li>
  <ul>
<ul>
  <li>Is the information separated into the appropriate sections?</li>
<li>What worked and did not work? Explain any experimental difficulties.</li>
  <li>Do the sections work together?</li>
<li>Link the discussion to your objectives.</li>
  <li>Is the information in each section sufficient for its purpose?</li>
<li>What improvements (if any) can be made to the product or design?</li>
  <li>Abstract: experimental objective, result</li>
 
  <li>Introduction: context, specifications, concepts, applications, formulas</li>
<li>Can you suggest future work?</li>
  <li>Procedure: materials, essential steps</li>
</ul>
  <li>Data/Observations: visuals graphs, charts; verbal discussion of results</li>
 
  <li>Discussion/Conclusions: analysis of results, improvements</li>
<li>Original Data</li>
  <li>Are tables, diagrams, and graphics used to illustrate the report? Are they labeled and clearly presented in the proper section, and are their important features explained in the text?</li>
<ul>
  </ul></li>
<li>Must be signed by your TA<b><i></i></b>
<li>Professional, Logical, and Objective Writing Style:
</ul>
  <ul>
  <li>Is the experiment described with precision? Are the appropriate scientific terms used?</li>
  <li>Has the writer employed a professional writing style (no "empty" phrases, contractions, "you," slang, or jargon)?</li>
  <li>Are sentences constructed to emphasize the action taken, rather than the person taking the action (avoid first-person pronouns)?</li>
  <li>Has the writer organized the information appropriately into paragraphs with transitions to indicate the paragraph's relationship to the whole?</li>
  <li>Does the visual format of the report help to communicate the information professionally? Is the report proofread and presented neatly?</li>
  <li>Were secondary sources consulted, incorporated into the text, and cited properly?</li>
  </ul></li>
<li>Correctly Written English
  <ul>
  <li>Is the report written in complete sentences?</li>
  <li>Is the word order within each sentence consistent with standard English?</li>
  <li>Are singular and plural forms used correctly (agreement)?</li>
  <li>Has the writer chosen the right words for his/her meaning, and spelled them correctly?</li>
  <li>Has the writer chosen the correct verb tense and used it consistently?</li>
  <li>Are the sentences punctuated correctly?</li>
  <li>Are articles (a, an, the) used correctly?</li>
  </ul></li>
</ol>
</ol>


<h3>What the Writing Consultants Are Looking For</h3>
Sample lab reports are available for your reference on the [[Main Page#Sample Work|Main Page]].


<p>This is the rubric the Writing Consultants will use to grade your work:</p>
<h2>In Your Own Words</h2>


<p>Lab reports must be original and unique to the individual or the group handing in the report. Simply stated, the lab report is to be written in your own words. There are two major reasons for this:
<ol>
<ol>
<li><b>Organization and Format</b>:</li>
<li>Educational: You will develop the skills and knowledge you need only if you do your own work. If you hand in passages copied directly from the manual or another student's paper, or downloaded from a web site, you will not learn what you need to know. Keep in mind that the author(s) of a report are expected to be able to explain the meaning of text and graphics that appear in the report.</li>
<ul>
<li>Ethical: Claiming someone else's text, data or graphics as your own is called plagiarism and is a form of fraud. In academic or professional settings, this can have very serious consequences. (See NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering's [http://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/code-of-conduct Code of Conduct] for further information.)</li>
<li>Is the information separated into the appropriate sections?</li>
</ol></p>
<li>Do the sections work together?</li>
<li>Is the information in each section sufficient for its purpose?</li>
<li>Abstract: experimental objective, result</li>
<li>Introduction: context, specifications, concepts, applications, formulas</li>
<li>Procedure: materials, essential steps</li>


<li>Data/Observations: visuals graphs, charts; verbal discussion of results</li>
<h2>Correct Use of Sources</h2>
<li>Discussion/Conclusions: analysis of results, improvements</li>
<li>Are the lab notes attached?</li>
<li>Are tables, diagrams, and graphics used to illustrate the report? Are they labeled
and clearly presented in the proper section, and are their important features explained
in the text?</li>
</ul>


<li><b>Professional, Logical, and Objective Writing Style:</b></li>
<p>At times, you will use a source outside your own experience &mdash; for example, to give background information in the Introduction section. At these times, put the information in your own words (paraphrase), and cite your source. If you need to use a direct quotation, then indicate the quotation with quotation marks in addition to citing the source.</p>
<ul>
<li>Is the experiment described with precision? Are the appropriate scientific terms used?</li>
<li>Has the writer employed a professional writing style (no “empty�? phrases, contractions, “you,�? slang, or jargon)?</li>


<li>Are sentences constructed to emphasize the action taken, rather than the person taking
<p>(See the EG1004 Online Manual for more information.)</p>
the action (avoid first-person pronouns)?</li>
<li>Has the writer organized the information appropriately into paragraphs with transitions to
indicate the paragraph's relationship to the whole?</li>
<li>Does the visual format of the report help to communicate the information professionally?
Is the report proofread and presented neatly?</li>
<li>Were secondary sources consulted, incorporated into the text, and cited properly?</li>
</ul>


<li><b>Correctly Written English</b></li>
<h2>Help with Lab Reports</h2>
<ul>
<li>Is the report written in complete sentences?</li>
<li>Is the word order within each sentence consistent with standard English?</li>
 
<li>Are singular and plural forms used correctly (agreement)?</li>
<li>Has the writer chosen the right words for his/her meaning, and spelled them correctly?</li>
<li>Has the writer chosen the correct verb tense and used it consistently?</li>
<li>Are the sentences punctuated correctly?</li>
<li>Are articles (a, an, the) used correctly?</li>
</ul>


<p>Your section's Writing Consultant and your TA are available to help with any questions or problems you have. Use the comments and corrections made on your reports to improve your writing skills from week to week. Take advantage of the Writing Center (JAB 373), where trained writing consultants, are available to help you with correctly written English <b>and</b> with the specific requirements of lab reports. This help is available free of charge to all NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering students.</p>


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Overview

After performing a lab, you will write a lab report. Writing the lab report is an exercise that should help you in several ways. It will help you make sure you understand what you did in lab, and teach the basics of scientific and technical report writing.

Your audience is mixed. You are writing for your instructor, TA, and writing consultant.

When writing for a group whose technical expertise varies, you must prepare a document that is simple enough for the non-technical reader, but not so simple that it bores the reader familiar with the subject matter. This is tricky, but you will develop the skills to accomplish this over the course of the semester.

Some reports will be written by each student individually. Others will be written by the lab group as a team. Because a group report represents all members of the team, and all members receive the same grade for the report, each group member should know what the report says and be able to discuss it.

Writing lab reports for EG will help you prepare for other kinds of report writing you will encounter during your academic career and beyond. By repeating the process over and over, you will have the opportunity to incorporate your writing consultant's corrections and suggestions into each succeeding report. By the time you get to Lab 10, you will be an expert!

Submit On Time

Lab reports are due midnight on the day before your next lab. If you have a lab on Tuesday, then your report is due online the following Monday at 11:59PM. On-time submission is essential. If reports are not submitted at the time due, they are late.

Late Reports

The TA and WC will deduct twenty points for each week the report is late. A late report will be accepted by the TA and WC up to two weeks after its due date. An automatic ZERO will be received after that 2-week period. There will be no exceptions.

Submit Electronic Copy

Students are required to hand in lab reports electronically via the EG Web site: eg.poly.edu. The TA grading committee grade will be based on the technical content of the report.

The writing consultant's grade will be based on logical report structure (following the outline provided), and correct use of standard English (paragraph and sentence structure, grammar and spelling.)

Formatting

Lab reports are to be written in a professional manner. To ensure this, students must adhere to the following formatting guidelines when authoring reports:

  • Only professional fonts may be used. (i.e., Arial, Times New Roman, Cambria, Calibri)
  • Reports must be written in 12-point font, and be double-spaced.
  • Bulleted and numbered lists are not acceptable.

The Components of a Lab Report

Your lab report should be one Word document or file and not a combination of different files. The report will contain the following sections:

  • Title Page
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Procedures
  • Data/Observations
  • Discussion/Conclusions

The Structure of Lab Reports

A Laboratory Report has the following parts:

  1. Title Page (REQUIRED)
    • Lab number and title, course name and section, your name, your group member's name(s), date of experiment, and the due date.
  2. Abstract (5 Points)
    • What was/were the experimental objective(s) of the lab? What did you do?
    • What were the results of the lab? What did you find out? What is its significance? What does it mean?
    • Usually one paragraph long.
  3. Introduction (20 Points)
    • What was the background (or context) of the experiment?
    • What were the specifications for the experiment?
    • Competition rules and restrictions, if applicable.
    • Include any formulas you will use here.
    • Describe any special equipment/software used.
    • What scientific principles were used?
    • NEVER JUST COPY material from the manual.
  4. Procedures (15 Points)
    • Always begin with materials. What materials were used?
    • What steps were performed in the lab, in detail? How were they done?
    • Any modifications made for any/all trials.
    • No numbered lists, past tense please.
  5. Data/Observations (30 Points)
    • What were the measurements or the outcome of the experiment?
    • Describe the results verbally.
    • Include tables, graphs, and figures where appropriate.
    • Label all tables, graphs, and figures.
  6. Discussion/Conclusions (30 Points)
    • What worked and did not work? Explain any experimental difficulties.
    • Include a sample calculation of any formulas used (i.e., competition ratios).
    • Link the discussion to your objectives.
    • What improvements (if any) can be made to the product or design?
    • Can you suggest future work?

Writing Consultants look for:

  1. Organization and Format:
    • Is the information separated into the appropriate sections?
    • Do the sections work together?
    • Is the information in each section sufficient for its purpose?
    • Abstract: experimental objective, result
    • Introduction: context, specifications, concepts, applications, formulas
    • Procedure: materials, essential steps
    • Data/Observations: visuals graphs, charts; verbal discussion of results
    • Discussion/Conclusions: analysis of results, improvements
    • Are tables, diagrams, and graphics used to illustrate the report? Are they labeled and clearly presented in the proper section, and are their important features explained in the text?
  2. Professional, Logical, and Objective Writing Style:
    • Is the experiment described with precision? Are the appropriate scientific terms used?
    • Has the writer employed a professional writing style (no "empty" phrases, contractions, "you," slang, or jargon)?
    • Are sentences constructed to emphasize the action taken, rather than the person taking the action (avoid first-person pronouns)?
    • Has the writer organized the information appropriately into paragraphs with transitions to indicate the paragraph's relationship to the whole?
    • Does the visual format of the report help to communicate the information professionally? Is the report proofread and presented neatly?
    • Were secondary sources consulted, incorporated into the text, and cited properly?
  3. Correctly Written English
    • Is the report written in complete sentences?
    • Is the word order within each sentence consistent with standard English?
    • Are singular and plural forms used correctly (agreement)?
    • Has the writer chosen the right words for his/her meaning, and spelled them correctly?
    • Has the writer chosen the correct verb tense and used it consistently?
    • Are the sentences punctuated correctly?
    • Are articles (a, an, the) used correctly?

Sample lab reports are available for your reference on the Main Page.

In Your Own Words

Lab reports must be original and unique to the individual or the group handing in the report. Simply stated, the lab report is to be written in your own words. There are two major reasons for this:

  1. Educational: You will develop the skills and knowledge you need only if you do your own work. If you hand in passages copied directly from the manual or another student's paper, or downloaded from a web site, you will not learn what you need to know. Keep in mind that the author(s) of a report are expected to be able to explain the meaning of text and graphics that appear in the report.
  2. Ethical: Claiming someone else's text, data or graphics as your own is called plagiarism and is a form of fraud. In academic or professional settings, this can have very serious consequences. (See NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering's Code of Conduct for further information.)

Correct Use of Sources

At times, you will use a source outside your own experience — for example, to give background information in the Introduction section. At these times, put the information in your own words (paraphrase), and cite your source. If you need to use a direct quotation, then indicate the quotation with quotation marks in addition to citing the source.

(See the EG1004 Online Manual for more information.)

Help with Lab Reports

Your section's Writing Consultant and your TA are available to help with any questions or problems you have. Use the comments and corrections made on your reports to improve your writing skills from week to week. Take advantage of the Writing Center (JAB 373), where trained writing consultants, are available to help you with correctly written English and with the specific requirements of lab reports. This help is available free of charge to all NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering students.

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