Monster Directory

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In this section you will find all of the monsters found in Setsuwa. The information provided is important, but a note must be made about it – just because you know all of this about a monster does not mean that your character will necessarily know all of this information. Each monster's table contains certain important information. I will go over that briefly here.

Name: Obviously this is just the name of the creature.
Class: The class the creature belongs to. This determines which Deity or Demi-God it is under and also what kind of strengths and weaknesses it may or may not possess in the way of that said Deity or Demi-God.
Average Level: As the title states this is simply the average level of the monster.
Taming Level: The taming level shows you how difficult a creature is to tame. Diamonds display the taming level, the maximum amount is six and the minimum is one. Here is what they all mean:

◊ - Denotes a creature that is essentially tame already. They are pliable and are often sold in pet shops due to the ease of their nature.

◊ ◊ - Denotes a creature that is vaguely tame already. They are rather malleable to sentient suggestion and make good house pets.

◊ ◊ ◊ - Denotes a creature that is not tame, but can be tamed rather easily. These creatures will resist a rope to the end, though once captured and trained they become good pets. A decent trainer is necessary for training these creature.

◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ - Denotes a creature that is resistant to being caught. These creatures will try their hardest not to be captured, and once captured an owner must put in a good amount of time and effort to get the monster to trust them. If this can be done, these creatures will make good pets. A good trainer is necessary for training these creatures.

◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ - Denotes a creature that is dangerous to try and capture. These monsters are tameable, but they will be extremely resistant and are likely to have violent outbreaks at their new Masters until they become accustomed to being a pet. A skilled trainer is necessary for training these creatures.

◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ - Denotes a creature that is extremely dangerous to try and capture. These beasts may be tameable, but they will not go easily. They will fight the whole way and only the most skilled of trainers will be able to make it into a decent pet.

Description: The description of the creature.

If you have any questions about this explanation or a question about monsters in general, send me a personal message. Also, if you would like to create your own monster, or have an idea for one that would fit in well in the world of Setsuwa please visit the Suggestions and Polls board.

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Name	Abraxan
Class	Wind
Average Level	Eight
Taming Level	◊ ◊
Description	The Abraxan is a specific breed of winged horse. Coming in the usual colours of blacks, whites browns and reds the Abraxan is gigantic - the smallest Abraxan pony recorded was the size of a normal stallion. Two wings, like a giant hawk's, are enough to carry the large weight of an Abraxan. A full-grown male Abraxan can typically carry five to ten people of average size on its back for long distances, making them popular for ferrying people to and from the celestial countries. Abraxan are very domesticated, making it difficult to find them in the wild.

Name	Akhos
Class	Death
Average Level	Eight
Description	This demonic being appears as a large ox with a dripping nose filled with snot and crust surrounding its slanted eyes. The size of an Akhos ranges from the minimal five feet tall and three hundred pounds to a large thirty feet tall and nearly ten thousand pounds. The Akhos is an extremely dangerous creature due to the fact that it can inflict horrible illnesses and diseases upon a foe with the touch of its tongue. Officials have attempted to eradicate all Akhos in the world and have, thus far, been unsuccessful in even beginning to, as the Akhos seems immune to most methods of cleansing.

Name	Albino Wolf
Class	Natural
Average Level	Three
Taming Level	◊
Description	This creature is a normal wolf, though its fur is pure white - or occasionally cream - and its eyes are red without the appearance of pupils. It is blind, but the Albino Wolf has fantastic senses through taste, scent, and hearing. They are fantastic trackers, and are very often used as guard dogs when found in captivity. Albino wolves use their claws, teeth, and their body for tearing apart and taking down prey.

Name	Anpu
Class	Darkness
Average Level	Four
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	This dark coloured canine is something oft featured to nightmares and horror stories. This creature stalks only in the night, and looks like a regular hunting dog, but for the elongated snout of a wolf and the eerie howls it lets off (apart from these howls, it makes no noises). The fur of it is typically black or dark brown and seems stained with blood - although it is just the highlight of the strands. This creature is violent and is not easily controlled. These creatures use their sharp teeth and their remarkable strength to bite and tackle opponents.

Name	Anxe
Class	Darkness
Average Level	Two
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	This dark gray colored cat-like creature stands at about three feet when on all of its legs. On its hind legs it can reach up to seven feet tall. The long body of the Anxe helps it move its weight to fit through the smallest of cracks. As long as it can fit its head through, its bones, fat and flesh all can change their location to allow the rest of the creature to fit through. Anxe communicate through tapping walls, floors and other surfaces with their long, stiff tails, as they have no voice box and cannot make a sound otherwise. They are known to be very disloyal and they enjoy their solitude. When a dark summoning spell is cast this is the most common creature to appear.

Name	Arctic Shrew
Class	Ice
Average Level	One
Taming Level	◊
Description	This Shrew seems like any other of its kind - but its colouration is slightly gray to gray-blue and it is covered in a thick mat of fur. Its body is always warm, and seems to melt the snow with every step. Arctic Shrews attack with sharp teeth and claws, although they are so small that they do not provide much force in attack.

Name	Ash Winder
Class	Fire
Average Level	Five
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	This thin, gray serpent reaches only around one foot in length as the typical, but with its glowing red eyes they seem more dangerous than their size would let on. They are born of magical fires, and cannot breed. These creatures are incredibly dangerous with their venomous fangs and fiery breath. They can be raised however, and nurtured properly in captivity they have been known to grow to sizes of two feet.

Name	Astralflaik
Class	Cosmos
Average Level	Six
Taming Level	◊
Description	This feline creature, about the size of an adult lynx when full-grown, is an interesting being to look at. Its fur is a literal moving picture of space, this allows them to blend in well with their surroundings in Artavia, although they are easy to spot in other places with their glowing colouration.

Name	Augery
Class	Death
Average Level	Six
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	A thin and mournful-looking bird somewhat resembling a vulture, that is greenish-black in color and native to Muerte. Normally remaining hidden in its nest in brambles and thorns, flying only in heavy rain, the feathers of the Augurey repel ink. Its distinctive cry was once thought to be a death omen, but it is now known that the Augurey's cry foretells rain. The Augurey eats insects and fairies.

Name	Avalonk
Class	Natural
Average Level	Seven
Description	A nauseating creature whose looks combine the aspects of a worm, an octopus and an insect. It stands at ten feet tall with six slimy tentacles, three probosces, six horrid legs and eight protruding spikes. It shimmers with a yellow slime. It moves using the six tentacles, and each has an eye on the end of it. They can easily digest living and dead flesh, but find both rather disgusting, and only resort to eating it when in need of sustenance and no other is available. It speaks its own language, and can understand the common tongue. A particularly accomplished Avlonki can shape shift, in its shifted form it can speak any language that the form it is in can speak.

Name	Bejewelled
Class	Mineral
Average Level	Two
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	A haughty black or grey cat with a slender frame and a decoration of jewels implemented into its form. The Bejwelled is well-known to be a cat with smooth movements like that of a dancer. Unfortunately because of their rich pelts they are also the target of poachers. It refuses to live in poor surroundings, or to even enter some area that meets its distaste.

Name	Candrial
Class	Natural
Native To	Realm of Beginnings, Liesdro, Muerte, Niseca, Malscure
Average Level	Eight
Description	Candrial are large wildcats with violent dispositions. They have a well-muscled form and when full-grown, can reach nearly six feet in height, on just four legs. On their face, where one would expect to see something akin to a mountain lion, is actually a skull-like mask, often having random splashes of colour. The appearance and colours of the mask vary with each specimen. The coloration of their short fur also varies, between yellows, browns, whites and blacks. Despite their size, they are also lithe and quick, their most dangerous assets being the strength behind their full-body charge and their dangerous fangs. Surprisingly, they have no claws, and can't inflict much physical damage with their limbs, which is why they rely on tackles and biting. They live in trees simply by jumping into them and having impeccable balance.

Name	Chimera
Class	Darkness
Average Level	Fourteen
Description	The Chimera is a monstrous creature when full grown, often described as the type of being whom guards the gates to Partherion – the part of the Underworld where only the most evil are sent. On its hind legs, a grown Chimera stands at nearly fifteen feet, and it weighs over six hundred points, typically. The Chimera appears to be a lion, only instead it holds the head of a goat, and a snake replaces it’s tail. Horns, claws and snapping teeth can hit you almost all at once if you get too close…

Name	Coutal
Class	Heavenly
Native To	Aurcaele
Average Level	Seventeen
Description	The Coutal is a mystical creature legendary for its beauty, intelligence and incredible magical prowess. All of these features have made the Coutal an object of reverence in many heathen religions as well as true ones. It is also a fact that the Coutal is the Aurcaeli Deity’s patron animal. Coutal are snake-like creatures that stretch to about twelve feet. Although serpentine, the Coutal has feathers over its scales in colours of beautiful purple and blue hues – sometimes Coutal feathers are the colours of rainbows. The Coutal has a pair of feathered winds with a span of fifteen feet. When Coutal moult, the feathers are often picked up to be used in potions. Some people hunt Coutal for their feathers, as they hold many magical properties, but these people are often imprisoned by Aurcaeli religious officials.

Name	Cupid
Class	Illusion
Average Level	Five
Taming Level	Cannot be tamed
Description	This creature is one sent out by a Demi-God to spread love throughout the world. They look like miniscule humans, though far too fat - in an endearing way. They dress in white or pink robes and wear garlands with roses and carnations of pinks and reds in them. And of course, there is the infamous quiver that hangs along their back. The arrows in here do not inflict damage. Instead, when the arrow strikes you it will force you to fall madly in love with the first person you see for at least five posts.

Name	Deyw
Class	Lightning
Average Level	Seven
Description	A Deyw is born every time a bolt of lightning flashes, however – they disappear soon after... Only to reappear in Atton to live out the rest of their short lifespan in the country of storms. The Deyw are child-like creatures with blue skin and no sign of genitals. They have electric blue hair – quite literally their hair is made of blue lightning – and they are quite mischievous despite their small size. Deyw live extremely short lives – they die in a matter of days – but that does not keep the from having the most fun they possibly can in that short time.

Name	Golem
Class	Mineral
Average Level	Twenty
Description	Golems are often misdefined as inanimate creatures built and given life by a very special breed of sorcerer. This is incredibly wrong, as those are in fact Dolls. Golems, on the other hand, are creatures marked by a Deity as a protector. They are made of various kinds of rock or mineral and vary in size from the size of a fingernail to the size of a castle. Golems can be in nearly any shape or form, but are most often seen made in the likeness of a crude humanoid. Golems do not have brains of their own, they can only do what the Deity has "programmed" them to do - and at any cost.

Name	Griffon
Class	Wind
Average Level	Six
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	A Griffon is a magnificient beast that is oft compared to a horse even though it has no part of a horse in it. A Griffon is instead a mixture of a bird and a lion. The type of bird can vary greatly. Now, as to why a Griffon is often compared to a horse? It is the same size, though with the torso, tail and hind legs of a lion and the frontquarters and wings of a bird. One can also ride a Griffon the same way one could ride on a horse only a Griffon does not typically fare well on land with heavy weights - instead they prefer to take to the skies - which is where their food source is. A Griffon typically eats small birds and occasionally large bugs when their primary food source is running low. Griffons are not typically violent creatures, though when approached roughly or roped they have been known to attack...

Name	Grimalkin
Class	Darkness / Illusion
Average Level	Unknown
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	A Grimalkin looks almost identical to your typical grey or black house cat, though there are a few major differences. The first is that Grimalkin are shape-shifters. They can become almost anything, and they use it nearly all the time. Grimalkin are hardly ever spotted in the wild for this very reason - they are never what they appear to be. A second, very important, aspect of a Grimalkin is the fact that it can speak in the language of any creature within ten feet of it, and they can speak into minds. This has made them very common pets for the blind and the deaf. In the wild, however, they are extremely dangerous and quite enjoy causing havoc.

Name	Quavill
Class	Natural
Native To	All
Average Level	One
Taming Level	◊
Description	Quavills are small, mouse-like creatures with long furry tails and large ears. Their bodies are round and fuzzy, making them look more like pom-poms than living creatures. Quavills are quite adorable and make for great pets, as they are virtually harmless on their own. However, packs of Quavills have been known to cause considerable damage by swarming victims and inflicting many small wounds, usually 1-2 inches in diameter, until the victim bleeds to death. The wounds themselves are hardly deadly, but a thinning agent in the Quavills saliva prevents the blood from clotting.

Name	Unicorn
Class	Light / Heavenly
Average Level	Seven
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊
Description	The Unicorn is essentially a wonderfully beautiful white horse with a glimmering horn of silver, crystal or diamond attached to its brain and protruding through its forehead. The longer the horn, the more powerful the Unicorn's magic will to be. As foals, Unicorns tend to be black or dark brown with dark coloured manes as well; they only turn white or silver as they age. Even the small horn that foals have is darker - made of coal, or granite normally, before it grows into a mare or stallion. Unicorns can attack in battle, tending to use their long pointed horns as weapons or charging at an opponent and attempting to trample them... Their magic is only used for good.

Name	Xankwile
Class	Death
Average Level	Ten
Taming Level	Cannot be tamed
Description	The Xankwile is a rather frightening creature that seems to be a mixture between a hyena and a porcupine. It has a mane of long, poisonous quills and a mangy look - as if it hasn't eaten a decent meal in quite some time. Its gaunt face wears a perpetual and rather creepy grin, as if it's skin were stretched over it's saliva-wet fangs. It attacks in various ways - biting and clawing, shooting off it's poisonous quills, or even spitting poison.

Name	Xinrra
Class	Water / Wind
Average Level	Eight
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	The Xinrra is a distant relative of the Phoenix, seeming to almost be its duplicate... Except for the lack of fire and or red colouration. The Xinrra is feathered in blues and purple. It has the ability to turn into water at will, and all Xinrra have the ability to tell when a rain is going to come and how hard it is going to fall... If there are many Xinrra flying about one knows that there is going to be a soaking rainfall, for they have a strange diet that consists of raindrops or snowflakes.

Name	Yuki-Onna
Class	Ice
Average Level	Unknown
Description	The Yuki-Onna is a Snow Woman, a fearsome being of ice. They take the form of beautiful women living in the Arctic Mountains, usually using their appearances to fool travelers into staying with them. They are notorious for having a convenient place to stay. Modern Snow Women may even take the form of young women wearing cute winter attire to make friends and exude a charismatic aura. In their true forms, Yuki-Onna encase their body in ice, their hands transforming into large, terrible claws, a pair of crystal-like wings appearing on some kinds. Their face becomes more monstrous, and their hair flays out and freezes, looking almost like a still mane. Snow Women have the capacity to freeze that which they touch, launch ice-based projectiles, and grow more powerful in a churning blizzard. It is said that if a lost traveler encounters a Yuki-Onna in a blizzard, then all hope is lost.

Name	Zizgran
Class	Cosmos
Average Level	Fourteen
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	A great bird of the stars, a Zizgran is a high-class monster with wings that appear to be made of an otherworldly black metal. These wings do not move, instead the take an arch-like shape over the creature's back. It has a bright, orange plumage all over its ~7'5" body, and a pair of long, slender legs that end in rounded tips; there are no claws. Its tail plumage is the same orange colour, but seems to blend with the same metallic substance the wings are made of. Its long neck is also armored with this metal, and its proud head boasts a tall crown of feathers and a wicked, curved beak that can tear regular iron asunder. Zizgran fly at high speeds, and while an awe-inspiring sight to behold, should never be approached too closely unless one seeks a fight - the bird is highly vicious, and will attack anything it perceives as a possible threat or food. In addition to its beak, it also boasts the ability to channel and launch electricity through its crown feathers in a straight path.

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The following are various types of Dragons found throughout all of Setsuwa. Dragons are an incredibly popular pet - for battles, guarding and competitions - and over time they have been bred into the most interesting varieties.

Name	Berrek
Class	Natural
Average Level	Twenty
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	This dragon is one of the most feared in the world. It cannot fly, it cannot spit fire and it doesn’t even make a sound... But it is beyond terrifying. The Berrek looks and is extremely harmful. Large teeth sprout from it’s huge jaws. Two teeth on the lower jaw shoot up taller than it’s entire head and are made of some sort of unbreakable material. Another two behind them shoot downwards like saber-teeth, and although these can break, they grow back to normal size within ten days. Both of these are razor sharp and could cut through your skull the same way it could cut through parchment. The Berrek’s back is covered in a spiked spine of hard bone, each one ending in a needle-like point, and the scaly tail of the Berrek is in the shape of a thick fish hook that it uses to carry it’s food. Those aren’t the only frightening parts of the Berrek, however, as it also has extremely strong legs with giant claws the size of its head. The Berrek is only the size of a double bed, but it’s keen eyesight and killer appendages make up for any slight in size. Only the most daring of dragon tamers would dare approach this beast.

Name	Bowen
Class	Death

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The Bowen is a thin, sickly looking dragon that is about the size of a lion. The classification of it as a dragon was highly debated for a long period of time, due to its lack of wings, but after an extensive study, it was shown that the dragon did in fact have wings - they just "molted" during the first year of life. For travel, the Bowen uses a shovel-shaped appendage on its snout to dig through the ground. The same appendage is used for defense. For offense the creature uses it's intense bite that has well over a thousand tons of crushing power.

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Name	Charback
Class	Fire
Native To	Fiamont
Average Level	Six
Taming Level	◊ ◊
Description	This stoic dragon is known to live in volcanoes and to swim in the magma if it were just a pool of water. The Charback is a black-scaled dragon with one of the thickest layers of scales of any dragon, the scales are also as hard as diamonds. The Charback's back is layered with burning hot coals that take in all the heat that the Charback absorbs. The steam and smoke from this is stored in a series of glands along the back that it releases when threatened. Charback are known only to attack when defending themselves or their young, and are otherwise nothing to fear. They can only be ridden by fire embodiments, as any other creature would be irrevocably damaged by the heat.

Name	Crallen
Class	Water
Average Level	Three
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	A deep sea dragon that camouflages perfectly in with the coral it calls home. The young of this dragon tend to be no bigger than an average human thumb, but as they grow, they have been known to get as big as three carriages strung together. Some say that several coral reefs identified within the oceans are actually sleeping or dead Crallen – the fact that some of these reefs have gone missing over time appears to support this theory. Crallen have been known to live in shallow waters, but are more commonly found it the deeper, darker depths of the ocean and are covered in glowing markings matched with a pair of bright glowing eyes. These creatures are not known to attack unless hungry, or threatened.

Name	Crimp
Class	Natural
Average Level	Seven
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	This dragon is covered in a thick, coarse hair that hides an otherwise slender and snake-like body. Two horns, similar in look to an elk’s antlers, sprout from its head and are used to attack its prey. This dragon has no eyes on its body, and instead uses its tongue (which is one quarter the size of its body) to determine where things are. Two long arms come from the dragons front quarters, ending with sharp claws. It has no hind legs. It has never been seen to fly, though it is assumed that it does do so somehow as it would not be able to travel up in the clouds of Aurcaele, otherwise.

Name	Cyclops Raptor
Class	Natural
Average Level	One
Taming Level	◊
Description	A small, puppy-sized dragon with a pleasant demeanour. This creature has a large head that takes up over a third of its entire size, and upon that head a platter-sized eyeball. Several spikes and horns decorate its bulbous cranium, but most of them are dull, just like it’s teeth and claws. This dragon has a stout form and small wings that only allow it to fly for short times and distances. The Cyclops Raptor has six pairs of legs, one coming out the front, two towards the ground. The top two act like arms as opposed to legs, although when used as legs the dragon's speed is increased two fold. These dragons are incredibly friendly and love to play with travelers.

Name	Deusa
Class	Heavenly
Average Level	Eight
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	This dragon is told to be the heavenly pet of Ayniea, and thus is a revered creature in Aurcaele. Aurcaeli priests advocate the respectful treatment of them, even when these creatures ravage livestock. Although their behaviour leaves much to be desired, their look is akin to that of heavenly being for certain. It’s scales are pure white with ivory feathers flowing from thick pores. Shimmering, pure gold shapes and designs grow out of the back, head, wings and tail of this creature, it is said that these mark status in the creature’s population. Before the safety of these creatures was a priority a necropsy showed that this gold is actually bone that deforms beneath the epidermis before erupting and growing into magical shapes.

Name	Gentoo Dragon
Class	Water/Ice
Average Level	Nine
Taming Level	◊
Description	This slender dragon is known to live in the Northern-most seas of Submiere, and the icy waters of Aissic. They can fly very proficiently, and are also known to travel by walking across land or icebergs, but they are most notable for their swimming ability. Gentoo Dragons can swim at incredible rate, an adaptation caused by fast-swimming prey (penguins). The Gentoo Dragon has a very classic look, a long, slender snout; a pair of thick horns; a long neck leading to a well-muscled body; a pair of lightly furred wings made for soaring cold skies; and a long, elegant tail. The Gentoo also has feet that, when wet, grow a temporary webbing between them for better traction in the water. The Gentoo is known to be a relatively gentle type of dragon, being known to save shipwrecked sailors.

Name	Jareiden
Class	Natural
Average Level	Six
Taming Level	◊ ◊
Description	This is one of the most common, and one of the most simple, of all dragons in the world. It is found almost everywhere in Niseca and often in other parts of the world. This dragon is covered in green scales, has sharp teeth that are used to tear apart food, can blow fire, and fly throughout the sky like most common dragons. Jareiden are often chosen as pets or as a method of transportation because they are easily trained, and are about the size of a large horse.

Name	Shraptor
Class	Earth
Average Level	Two
Taming Level	◊ ◊
Description	An interesting dragon only found in the deep depths of the Nisequois forests. This dragon is small enough to fit in the palm of a single hand and is covered in a growth of mushrooms. When these mushrooms are touched however, the cap dissolves off and a gas is released that allows the Shraptor’s fiery breath to be more effective against the attacker. Shraptor have been known to be tameable and kept as house pets, but most often are more of a fire hazard than anything else.

Name	Snowsnout
Class	Ice
Average Level	Nine
Taming Level	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Description	This small-sized dragon is approximately the size of a baby elephant, a stature which easily deceives the uninformed. The Snowsnout is pure white for the purposes of camouflaging with its snowy surroundings in Aissic. Many mistake it's approach for a snowstorm, as it moves with an almost eerie silence but for the sound of wind passing over its wings. The Snowsnout has no roar, but it has no need for such a simple intimidation tactic. Instead it has teeth the size of two of an average human's middle fingers that lay in three rows within it's large mouth. These teeth rotate themselves out throughout the year, constantly growing fresher, sharper teeth to adapt to it's available prey. Being blind, the Snowsnout uses its incredible sense of smell to track.

Name	Weirdire
Class	Death
Average Level	Fifteen
Taming Level	Cannot be tamed.
Description	The Weirdire is a frightening species of dragon who's aggressive behaviour and poisonous attacks causes it to be well-known as a 'kill-on-sight' creature. The Weirdire has a very thin membrane in place of skin, and thus has adapted to a difficult life by seeping a web-like substance out of its pores that cover it's body in a thick and hard cocoon. This substance is toxic to the touch, and the Weirdire as also been known to use it as an attack. This kind of dragon has wings too frail for use, so it is built for walking and running long distances without breaking its casing. Instead of breathing fire, this dragon breathes toxic gases that some necropsies have determined come from a gland that has caused the eye of the Weirdire to grow twice the size of a human head and pulse with a golden glow. The dragon itself is the size of two elephants.

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