ANNUAL REPORT
STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
ONE STATE FARM PLAZA - BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS 61710
For Account Information and Shareowner
Services:(309) 766-2029
For Price Information ONLY:
1-800/447-0740
November 30, 1996
This report is not to be distributed unless preceded or accompanied by a
prospectus.
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
Dear Shareowner:
Interest rates fluctuated broadly over the past fiscal year. Yields
on the U.S. Treasury securities held by your Fund spent the first half
of the year moving significantly higher and then trended lower over the
last six months. At the end of the fiscal year, investments in the
Fund's portfolio were yielding about 30 basis points (a basis point is
.01%) more than they were producing one year ago. The rise in yields
caused the net asset value of the Fund to fall 1.7% over the past twelve
months. The Fund's total return, which considers the reinvestment of
dividends and the change in net asset value, for the year was 5.4%.
The following graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Interim Fund
over the last ten years to theoretical investments of the same amount in
the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Treasury Index and the Lehman Brothers
Three-year Treasury Index:
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF
$10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE YEARS
ENDED NOVEMBER 30
Fund's Avg Annual Total Return
1 YEAR 5 YEAR 10 YEAR
5.44% 6.18% 7.22%
LEHMAN
INTERIM LEHMAN 3-YR
FUND INTERMED* TREAS**
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1986 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
1987 10,337 10,286 10,368
1988 11,025 11,024 11,038
1989 12,326 12,397 12,273
1990 13,347 13,421 13,308
1991 14,866 15,150 14,979
1992 15,937 16,389 16,131
1993 17,173 17,895 17,378
1994 17,025 17,593 17,605
1995 18,836 19,990 19,813
1996 20,082 21,110 20,908
Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
* The Lehman Brothers Intermediate Treasury Index contains
approximately 130 U.S. Treasury Securities with maturities ranging
from one to ten years.
** The Lehman Brothers Three-Year Index contains the U.S. Treasury issue
with approximately a three year maturity which has been issued most
recently.
The Lehman Brothers indeces represent unmanaged groups of notes and
bonds that differ from the composition of the Interim Fund. Unlike an
investment in the Interim Fund, theoretical investments in the
indeces do not reflect expenses.
Movements of interest rates on intermediate and long-term obligations
continue to be heavily influenced by how investors view the pace of general
domestic economic activity and the prospects for inflation. With the economy
seeming to slow from its speed of the second quarter to a more sustainable pace,
inflation in check, and monetary policy on hold, bond prices have been rallying
since the end of August. Results of the election, prospects for a plan
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to balance the federal budget and heavy purchases of U.S. bonds by foreign
investors have added further support to bond prices over this period.
The prevailing mood in bond markets was obviously quite optimistic at the
end of the Fund's fiscal year. We again remind you that markets are very
anticipatory these days, and investor sentiment can change rapidly in
unpredictable ways. In fact, as this is being written, interest rates are
rising a bit based on some recently released strong economic data. Only time
will tell if a significant change in market fundamentals or investor
perceptions is now occurring.
The general composition of the Fund's portfolio changed very little over
the year with primary investments consisting of U.S. Treasury issues which
mature regularly over the next six years. The weighted average maturity
of long-term investments presently stands at three years.
As always, we encourage you to view your investment in the Fund as a
genuinely long-term commitment and to accept market volatility as an inevitable
consequence of owning a mutual fund. The relatively short maturity structure of
the Interim Fund portfolio will tend to mitigate fluctuations in its net asset
value. The high quality investments of the Fund provide a dependable flow of
dividend income.
As you know the Fund declares a dividend each day from its net investment
income which is payable on the last day of the calendar quarter. All dividends
are automatically invested in shares of the Fund unless you have advised State
Farm Investment Management Corp. otherwise in writing.
Sincerely,
Kurt G. Moser John S. Concklin
Vice President Vice President
December 17, 1996
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Shareowners
State Farm Interim Fund, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments, of State Farm Interim Fund, Inc.
as of November 30, 1996, the related statements of operations and
changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, and the financial highlights for each of the fiscal periods since
1987. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and
financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of investments owned as of November 30, 1996, by
correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of State Farm Interim Fund, Inc. at November 30,
1996, the results of its operations and changes in its net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial
highlights for each of the fiscal periods since 1987, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
December 13, 1996
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT VALUE
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS -- U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS (94.5%):
<C> <S> <C>
$2,000,000 8%, due January 15, 1997 $ 2,006,400
1,000,000 6 3/4%, due February 28, 1997 1,003,600
1,000,000 6 7/8%, due March 31, 1997 1,005,160
1,000,000 8 1/2%, due April 15, 1997 1,011,620
1,500,000 8 1/2%, due May 15,1997 1,521,375
1,000,000 6 3/8%, due June 30, 1997 1,006,140
2,000,000 8 1/2%, due July 15, 1997 2,037,840
1,750,000 8 5/8%, due August 15, 1997 1,788,623
1,000,000 5 1/2%, due September 30, 1997 1,000,880
3,500,000 8 3/4%, due October 15, 1997 3,597,440
3,000,000 7 7/8%, due January 15, 1998 3,077,580
1,000,000 8 1/8%, due February 15, 1998 1,030,110
3,000,000 7 7/8%, due April 15, 1998 3,091,920
750,000 5 1/8%, due June 30, 1998 745,545
3,000,000 8 1/4%, due July 15, 1998 3,123,690
1,000,000 4 3/4%, due September 30, 1998 985,990
4,000,000 7 1/8%, due October 15, 1998 4,108,440
4,000,000 6 3/8%, due January 15, 1999 4,061,840
1,000,000 5 7/8%, due March 31, 1999 1,005,250
3,750,000 7%, due April 15, 1999 3,862,163
4,000,000 6 3/8%, due July 15, 1999 4,070,160
4,000,000 6%, due October 15, 1999 4,037,560
2,000,000 6 3/8%, due January 15, 2000 2,038,840
2,000,000 8 1/2%, due February 15, 2000 2,159,980
1,000,000 6 7/8%, due March 31, 2000 1,034,140
2,000,000 5 1/2%, due April 15, 2000 1,986,480
1,000,000 6 3/4%, due April 30, 2000 1,030,560
1,000,000 8 7/8%, due May 15, 2000 1,097,580
4,000,000 8 3/4%, due August 15, 2000 4,393,200
3,750,000 8 1/2%, due November 15, 2000 4,107,112
4,000,000 7 3/4%, due February 15, 2001 4,289,280
4,000,000 8%, due May 15, 2001 4,341,320
4,000,000 7 7/8%, due August 15, 2001 4,333,720
4,000,000 7 1/2%, due November 15, 2001 4,282,160
3,000,000 14 1/4%, due February 15, 2002 4,120,200
4,000,000 7 1/2%, due May 15, 2002 4,305,680
5,000,000 6 3/8%, due August 15, 2002 5,123,150
3,000,000 11 5/8%, due November 15, 2002 3,857,700
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Total long-term investments (cost: $103,190,743) 101,680,428
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (4.1%)
3,000,000 U.S. Treasury bills, 5.005% to 5.155% effective yield, due 12-1996 to 2-1997 2,982,330
965,000 Ford Motor Credit Company, 5.40%, 12-3-1996 965,434
510,000 Ford Motor Credit Company, 5.30%, 12-3-1996 510,301
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Total short-term investments (cost: $4,456,951) 4,458,065
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (98.6%)(cost:$107,647,694) 106,138,493
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (1.4%) 1,505,819
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NET ASSETS (100.00%) $107,644,312
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Note: At November 30, 1996, net unrealized depreciation of $1,509,201
consisted of gross unrealized appreciation of $484,425 and gross
unrealized depreciation of $1,993,626 based on cost of
$107,647,694 for federal income tax purposes.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
November 30, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ASSETS
<S> <C> <C>
Investments, at value (cost $107,647,694) $106,138,493
Cash 424,546
Receivable for:
Interest $1,544,205
Shares of the Fund sold 1,223,510
Sundry 3,544 2,771,259
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Prepaid expenses 8,809
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Total assets 109,343,107
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Payable for:
Dividends to shareowners 1,335,952
Shares of the Fund redeemed 306,151
Other accounts payable (including $54,030 to Manager) 56,692
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Total liabilities 1,698,795
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Net assets applicable to 10,784,233 shares outstanding of
$1 par value common stock (40,000,000 shares
authorized) $107,644,312
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Net asset value, offering price and redemption price
per share $ 9.98
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ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS
Excess of amounts received from sales of shares
over amounts paid on redemptions
of shares on account of capital $110,547,801
Accumulated net realized loss on sales
of investments (1,394,288)
Net unrealized depreciation of investments (1,509,201)
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding $107,644,312
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1996 1995
<S> <C> <C>
Interest income $ 7,436,515 7,033,902
EXPENSES:
Investment advisory and management fees 177,555 170,812
Audit fees 16,242 16,310
Legal fees 1,106 1,789
Fidelity bond expense 3,103 3,554
Directors' fees 1,500 1,100
Reports to shareowners 3,471 6,457
Securities evaluation fees 2,288 2,564
Franchise taxes 7,235 8,391
Custodian fees 21,035 25,358
Other 6,205 8,953
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Total expenses 239,740 245,288
Less:custodian fees paid indirectly 17,978 16,301
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Net expenses 221,762 228,987
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Net investment income 7,214,753 6,804,915
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
Net realized loss on sales of investments (363,957) (321,293)
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation (1,331,541) 4,460,809
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments (1,695,498) 4,139,516
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Net change in net assets resulting from operations $ 5,519,255 10,944,431
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1996 1995
<S> <C> <C>
From operations:
Net investment income $ 7,214,753 6,804,915
Net realized loss on sales of investments (363,957) (321,293)
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation (1,331,541) 4,460,809
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Net change in net assets resulting from
operations 5,519,255 10,944,431
Dividends to shareowners from net investment
income (per share $.70 in 1996 and $.70 in 1995) (7,214,753) (6,804,915)
From Fund share transactions:
Proceeds from shares sold 36,298,430 26,160,841
Reinvestment of ordinary income dividends 6,439,866 6,131,262
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42,738,296 32,292,103
Less payments for shares redeemed 38,097,084 25,990,885
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Net increase in net assets from Fund share
transactions 4,641,212 6,301,218
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Total increase in net assets 2,945,714 10,440,734
Net assets:
Beginning of year 104,698,598 94,257,864
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End of year $107,644,312 104,698,598
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
SECURITY VALUATION --
Long-term debt securities and U.S. Treasury bills are valued using
quotations provided by an independent pricing service. Short-term debt
securities, other than U.S. Treasury bills, are valued on an amortized
cost basis. Any securities not valued as described above are valued at
fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its
delegate.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INTEREST INCOME --
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the
order to buy or sell is executed). Interest income is recorded on the
accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are
reported on an identified cost basis.
FUND SHARE VALUATION, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREOWNERS --
Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a continuous basis at net asset
value. Net asset value per share is determined as of 3:00 p.m.
Bloomington, Illinois time on each business day other than customary
weekend and holiday closings, except that the Fund need not compute a
net asset value on any day when no purchase or redemption order has been
received by the Fund. The net asset value per share is computed by
dividing the value of the Fund's investments and other assets, less
liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. The Fund declares
a daily dividend equal to its net investment income, and distributions
of such amounts are made at the end of each calendar quarter. Net
realized gains on sales of investments, if any, are distributed annually
after the close of the Fund's fiscal year.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES --
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the special provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code available to investment companies and, in the
manner provided therein, to distribute all of its taxable income, as
well as any net realized gain on sales of investments reportable for
federal income tax purposes. The Fund has complied with this policy and,
accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
The accumulated net realized loss on sales of investments at November
30, 1996, amounting to $1,394,288, is available to offset future taxable
gains. If not applied, the capital loss carryover expires as follows:
$55,654 in 1997, $40,572 in 1998, $92,150 in 1999, $22,669 in 2000,
$162,716 in 2001, $335,277 in 2002, $321,293 in 2003, and $363,957 in
2004.
A capital loss carryover of $14,537 expired in 1996 and was
re-classified from Accumulated net realized loss on sales of investments
to Excess of amounts received from sales of shares over amounts paid on
redemptions of shares on account of capital.
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Fund has an investment advisory and management services agreement with
State Farm Investment Management Corp. (Manager) pursuant to which the Fund
pays the Manager an annual fee (computed on a daily basis and paid quarterly)
of .20% of the first $50 million of average net assets, .15% of the next $50
million of average net assets and .10% of average net assets in excess of $100
million. The Manager guarantees that all operating expenses of the Fund,
including the compensation of the Manager but excluding franchise taxes,
interest, extraordinary litigation expenses, brokerage commissions and other
portfolio transaction costs, shall not exceed .40% of average net assets
annually.
Under the terms of this agreement, the Fund incurred fees of $177,555
for 1996 and $170,812 for 1995. The Fund pays no fees for transfer agent
services provided by the Manager. The Fund does not pay any discount,
commission or other compensation for underwriting services provided by
the Manager.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Fund are also officers
and/or directors of the Manager. The Fund made no payments to its
officers or directors during the two years ended November 30, 1996,
except for directors' fees of $1,500 for 1996 and $1,100 for 1995, paid
to the Fund's independent directors.
3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Investment transactions (exclusive of short-term investments) for
each of the two years ended November 30 were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
1996 1995
<S> <C> <C>
Purchases $19,122,109 20,285,313
Proceeds from sales 15,750,000 15,750,313
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4. FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Proceeds and payments on Fund shares as shown in the statement of
changes in net assets are in respect of the following number of shares:
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1996 1995
<S> <C> <C>
Shares sold 3,641,452 2,617,200
Shares issued in reinvestment of
ordinary income dividends 644,965 617,354
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4,286,417 3,234,554
Less shares redeemed 3,815,161 2,615,871
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Net increase in shares outstanding 471,256 618,683
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
PER SHARE INCOME AND CAPITAL CHANGES (For a share outstanding throughout each
period)
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<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS YEAR
ENDED ENDED
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, NOVEMBER 30, MAY 31,
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1987
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value,
beginning of
period $ 10.15 9.72 10.52 10.46 10.50 10.16 10.17 9.86 9.99 10.05 10.21
Income from
Investment
Operations
Net investment
income .70 .70 .71 .74 .78 .78 .82 .81 .78 .39 .80
Net gain or
loss on
securities (both
realized and
unrealized) (.17) .43 (.80) .06 (.04) .34 (.01) .31 (.13) (.06) (.16)
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Total from
investment
operations .53 1.13 (.09) .80 .74 1.12 .81 1.12 .65 .33 .64
Less Distributions
Net investment
income (.70) (.70) (.71) (.74) (.78) (.78) (.82) (.81) (.78) (.39) (.80)
Capital gain -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Total distributions (.70) (.70) (.71) (.74) (.78) (.78) (.82) (.81) (.78) (.39) (.80)
Net asset value, end
of period $ 9.98 10.15 9.72 10.52 10.46 10.50 10.16 10.17 9.86 9.99 10.05
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Total Return 5.44% 11.91% (.85%) 7.82% 7.19% 11.41% 8.27% 11.82% 6.67% 6.67%(a) 6.33%
Ratios/
Supplemental
Data
Net assets, end of
period (millions) $ 107.6 104.7 94.3 103.7 85.9 66.8 52.7 42.2 32.9 23.9 16.8
Ratio of expenses to
average net
assets .23%(b) .25%(b) .22% .25% .27% .28% .30% .31% .36% .41%(a) .41%
Ratio of net
investment
income to
average net assets 7.03% 7.00% 7.00% 7.00% 7.30% 7.65% 8.12% 8.16% 7.85% 7.78%(a) 7.77%
Portfolio turnover rate 17% 17% 15% 15% 15% 14% 14% 17% 15% 9%(a) 12%
Number of shares out-
standing at end of
period (millions) 10.8 10.3 9.7 9.9 8.2 6.4 5.2 4.2 3.3 2.4 1.7
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Notes: (a) Ratios and rates have been calculated on an annualized basis.
(b) The ratio based on net custodian expenses would have been .22% in
1996 and .24% in 1995.
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STATE FARM INTERIM FUND, INC.
TAX INFORMATION
The Fund paid ordinary income dividends in March, June, September and
December. The dividends paid to you will be included on the Form
1099-DIV to be sent in January 1997.
Since the Fund's investment income was derived from interest, none of
the Fund's distributions are eligible for the dividend received
deduction for corporations.
NOTE: Dividends paid to you must be included in your federal income tax
return and must be reported by the Fund to the Internal Revenue
Service in accordance with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
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