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GTLive
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Channel GTLive
Host(s) Matthew Patrick Stephanie Patrick (former)
Intro Science Blaster
Run August 26, 2015 - Present
Episodes 500+
Status Ongoing
Playlist GTLive: The COMPLETE Streams
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GTLive is a livestream hosted by MatPat typically on Fridays at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, with prerecorded videos (GTNotLive) usually posted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. As of 2019, there have been more than 500 GTLive streams.

History[]

GTLive[]

On August 26, 2015, Matthew Patrick and several other YouTubers collaborated to have a discussion over the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise. The stream was broadcasted from The Game Theorists channel, but was later unavailable to view. The Theorist channel continued to have regular live streams, mostly featuring unscripted gameplays by Matthew and Stephanie.

On September 14, 2015, the GTLive channel, fondly called Archiveland, was made. The plan was to upload "Complete Streams" and "Highlights". Complete Streams were mostly unedited versions of livestreams, and Highlights were videos comprised of funny moments and humorous editing using footage from the streams. After October of 2015, the channel only uploaded the complete live streams. In July 2017, the channel experimented with editing the complete streams in order to fit an average stream length of 20-30 minutes. By September 2018, it was decided that only GTNotLives would be this length.

On October 3-24, 2016, the Monday streams became part of YouTube Gaming Primetime and were scheduled to take place from 3 pm to 5 pm PST on Mondays. It also included a voting mechanism, which could be to conduct quick polls. The streams concluded their spot on YouTube Gaming Primetime.

On January 16, 2017, the channel officially reached one million subscribers.

On April 13, 2017, the channel (along with The Game Theorists, The Film Theorists, and other channels that were in the same network) was hacked by the hacker group OurMine. As a result of being hacked, all their videos were changed to "#OurMine - https://youtu.be/IdJuVgR_-7M (Read the Description)" as the title. But shortly after the same day, all 3 channels were restored with the correct titles and descriptions.

On October 29, 2018, the first livestream was hosted on the GTLive channel and that has been the standard since.

On February 19, 2019, the first GTeaLive was hosted on the GTLive channel and Matt and Stephanie suggested doing it weekly.

On March 8, 2021, Stephanie announced that she would no longer be making regular appearances on GTLive, in the interest of personal and professional endeavors. She made her final official appearance on March 12, 2021, with the promise of occasionally visiting for videos and livestreams.

GTNotLive[]

GTNotLive has recently become the main form of video posted onto the GTLive channel. Rather than being a livestream, GTNotLives are a relatively unedited form of video that is MatPat, Mirror Matt and Ash talking while playing video games.

Every episode begins with a 'Witty Banter', which is MatPat talking to Ash and Mirror Matt about various general things that lead on, one from the other, much like a podcast. Then, usually from a prompt by one of the cast, MatPat starts to play the selected video game or react to a selection of Reddit posts or Youtube videos.

Then, throughout the gameplay, the cast usually start talking about various parts of their lives and topics that link the the game, which in certain cases go wildly off topic.

Towards the end of the episode, 'The Witty Wrap-up' happens, where the cast usually talk about the game in an effort to end the video. MatPat closes by saying some variation of the line 'It wasn't a livestream, but it was a video- a video for you.' Where the outro music and endscreen then plays.

Format[]

The streams usually consist of an introduction, gameplay of a featured game or challenge, and a conclusion or analysis of the game. Games are often coordinated by theme and day of the week, with the two longest lasting being “Mario Maker Wednesday” and “Thank Goodness It’s Scary Games Friday”.

The Science Blaster intro will play to start off the stream, although early streams didn’t have this feature. Afterwards, the hosts will talk a little about their day and explain how to engage with the stream (via #GTLive on Twitter and through the YouTube live stream’s chat). Matthew and Stephanie will then introduce the game that they will be featuring during the stream.

During the Let’s Play segment, the hosts will play the games entirely unscripted and with minimal knowledge beforehand. While this does often lead to a lack of progress in the game, MatPat and Steph make up for it through both comedy and commentary, and by offering their genuine reactions towards games. When faced with games with multiple endings, the GTLive hosts will usually get the normal ending first and will then attempt to get other more plot-relevant endings.

To conclude the stream, Matthew and Stephanie will talk about their thoughts over the game and their own experiences. Announcements about recently released videos and events will occur here as well. They will then finish the stream by saying, “That was just a stream, a live stream” and then say good-bye to people in the chat.

In the new GTNotLive format, the Witty Banter comes first, which is a podcast-style talk between the Matpat, Mirror Matt and Ash, and sometimes with a guest. Then, a named section of the video (named through YouTube's chapters system) is of gameplay (or Reddit memes). Finally, the Witty Wrap-up happens and MatPat closes the video.

Recurring Features[]

Several features have been defined through appearances in numerous live streams. They include:

  • Clap-and-a-half: a literal "clap and a half" which Matthew reclaimed from his seventh grade Social Studies teacher.
  • Stab-and-a-half: an alternative version of the clap-and-a-half which was introduced during GTLive’s playthrough of the popular indie horror game Fran Bow. It was first introduced in the episode "QUEEN of Blood - Fran Bow Part 4". The phrase was originally coined by a viewer in the chat by the name of aaron2718. It usually appears during a scary game, or during “Scary Games Friday”.
  • Mature Stream: This label was created for games with questionable or adult content, in order to warn viewers. It is occasionally used humorously or ironically. The on-screen label is no longer used during GTNotLives, but is used ironically during videos that contain some potentially adult content.
  • BlameJason: a now-common hashtag on Twitter, used to "blame Jason" for technical issues during the stream, or more extensively used to cover anything at all going wrong in a livestream. After the absence of Jason and Chris from GTLive, it is mostly used in the comments and in-video as an inside joke during the Witty Banter or during technical issues with the video.
  • BlameChris: an alternative to "BlameJason" except blaming Chris for problems.
  • Protips with Stephanie: unhelpful or incredibly obvious tips from Stephanie. They were often featured in the “Highlights” videos, and had both a title card and theme-song.
  • HufflePat, Stepheryn, Jasonclaw, and Chrisindor: a friendly “competition” between the four cast members of GTLive, based on the houses within Harry Potter.
  • RagePat: usually used when playing rage games or during frustrating levels. His hairstyle often gets tussled when upset, leading to the also common phrase of ‘rage hair’. Variants of the name (not always including "rage hair") have included "MadPat" and "SaltPat".
  • "Stephanie never checks the chat/Twitter!": referring to the fact that in the past Stephanie rarely checked the chat or Twitter during the live streams. She has since become better about this, but it is still a very common thing to be said during a stream.
  • LatePat: the live streams often start after the official time of 4:00 PM PST, causing fans in the stream to voice their frustrations online.
  • FatPat: this phrase is often used during games that require motion controls or on streams that feature eating.
  • Notification Squad: fans who use the ‘Notification Bell’ on YouTube to be notified about live streams or upcoming events.
  • Lines or songs from a Broadway play: Popular ones featured in the past have included Fiddler On The Roof, Brave Sir Robin Ran Away and Someone Oughta Open Up A Window.
  • "Pelvis First/Done Got Scooped": A reference from the Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location Custom Night streams, where the Purple Guy walked at an odd posture after the incident in the Scooping Room. This phrase has shown up surprisingly often since its first coining.
  • Unscented Lotion: referring to the Cloudland VR: Minigolf stream, where Chris was revealed to have asked for unscented lotion as his Christmas gift.
  • Garibaldi Smell: a reference to a confession made by David Garibaldi about how he smells during the Pictionary live stream.
  • Don't be a Koala: during the Life is Strange streams, it was explained that the character Chloe behaved much like an insolent koala. Matthew and Stephanie's disdain with the character resulted in this phrase.
  • Yiffing: to "yell and sniff at the same time", a definition given by Stephanie during the Dayshift at Freddy's streams. Not knowing the definition of the term "to yiff", she came up with her own definition. The term in fact relates to the sub-culture of the Furry Fandom.
  • Sprinkler time: After coming back from their India trip to discover their lawn dead, Mat and Steph decided to make 4:45 pm sprinkler time to try to revive their lawn during live streams. It has then turned into a celebration in the chat and twitter with viewers sending cheers and water emojis.
  • Coded Message Sign: A sign with a coded message can be found in the background of every stream and changes every time someone solves it. Now absent after the rise of GTNotLives.
  • Archive Land: More so used by the chat/audience, however still used and frequently mentioned by the GTLive crew, is a synonym for the archive channel in which live streams are posted after the original stream has ended. Those who are unable to attend the live stream (due to time zones or otherwise) for a long time, using the archive channel to watch GTLive and would say they are from 'archive land.'
  • Unlistedland: Similar to Archive Land and a relatively new term that is only really used by the audience, is for when people watch the full (now unlisted) live streams through their notifications.
  • Spoiler Stephanie: A nickname MatPat gave Stephanie, derived from her tendency to unknowingly spoil the plot of tv-series, movies and games. This is sometimes followed by the two debating what exactly counts as a spoiler.
  • Face-five: A variation on high-five where Matt or Steph place their palm against the other's face.
  • Unbranded Diet Soda X: Used by Matpat whenever he drinks diet coke on stream to poke fun at Coca Cola for never sponsoring him regardless of his self proclaimed 'diet coke addiction'
  • MatPat's alter egos: In some form of a photo of Matt, various images have arisen of him with each a different name, such a Matthew Patrick (a video of him in high school) and Patthew Matrick (Another image of him in high school, this time dancing with a boombox on the street).

Cast[]

Hosts[]

Crew[]

  • Mirror Matt : Mirror Matt is the the technician for GTLive, joining in 2020. He helped propel the Witty Banter to where it is today.
  • Ash: Ash is the newest GT Live member, joining in 2022, acting as an additional technician with Mirror Matt and a main participant in the Witty Banter.
  • Jason Parker: One of the sound and camera operators for the show. He edits the finished videos of live streams before they are uploaded to the GTLive channel. He used to be in charge of changing the artwork and secret message on the back wall, although this used to be the sole responsibility of Chris. The whiteboard does not feature in GTLives anymore. As of 2018, he has been more absent from the livestreams to focus on other tasks, although he still joins from time to time.
  • Chris Widin: Chris joined the crew in late 2016. He used to operate the camera and sound with Dan, a task he used to share with Jason. He has also run the show by himself in the past. He was responsible for making the art on the #GTLive blackboard. Chris left the GTLive team in 2020.
  • Dan Lerner: Dan joined the crew in early-mid 2017. He operates the camera and sound with Chris and is responsible for some of the thumbnails. He has also done drawings on the #GTLive blackboard.
  • Meredith Levine: Meredith supposedly joined in late 2017-early 2018. She seems to be more on the consulting/business side of Team Theorist. Her exact role is unknown.
  • Amy Roberts: Amy is a crew member and supposedly joined in early 2018. Amy is the overall Brand Manager of the channels.

Regular Guests[]

  • Skip the Cat: Matthew and Stephanie’s cat, also known as CatPat and sometimes pronounced 'Skeeeeep'
  • Peepachu: a yellow cushion shaped as a bunny Peep. Speaking only in ‘peepas’, it usually provides comfort during live streams or sits on the shelf in the background as a decoration.
  • Peepatwo: The second version of Peepachu, with a more complicated print on the front. Peepatwo sits on top of Gigachu, 'judging' the quality of MatPat's gameplay.
  • Gigachu: A huge version of Peepatwo, with the same print on the front. Gigachu usually sits on a chair next to MatPat, also 'judging' the quality of his gameplay.
  • Septic... Eye?: a Jacksepticeye plush that took Peepachu's place on the couch after Peepachu went to the shelf.
  • Drama Llama: a fluffy, white alpaca toy from Peru. It initially appeared on the Last Impact - LATE NIGHT stream, and serves as an indicator of complaints on its live streams. It now sits on a shelf behind MatPat.
  • Heart Pillow: a pillow with a red heart in the center that is featured as a decoration on the GTLive couch around Valentine’s Day or while playing dating simulations.
  • Gobble-Till-You-Wobble: a turkey shaped pillow that appears during the live streams that take place around Thanksgiving.
  • Nerdy Reindeer Pillow: a pillow featuring a reindeer wearing red glasses. It appears on streams during the holiday season, but its name is often forgotten.
  • Jackachu: a pumpkin cushion that occasionally appears during streams that take place around Halloween.
  • Safety Topiary: a small bush that appeared during the Blameless stream. It was a popular one time guest, but was unfortunately broken by Matthew shortly after the stream.
  • Safety Pumpkin: a pumpkin that appeared during the Dirty Minds and Dayshift at Freddy's streams. Stephanie used it to hide behind when she became uncomfortable.
  • Boo: a light up Halloween decoration who appeared during the eponymous holiday. It was unlit during its first live streams, but gained an extension cord in later appearances.

Special Guests[]

Guest Streams Appeared On Total Streams
Alex Faciane (Super Beard Brothers) FNAF Chat with MatPat!

FNAF Theorists UNITE! TAKE 2

MatPat's Mario Party Birthday Showdown!

3
Michael Sundman (Gaijin Goomba) MatPat Plays WEIRD Japanese Games! * 1
Joshua Ovenshire (Jovenshire) Mario Party Face Off with Jovenshire from Smosh Games

Game Lab Release Party Live

2
Razzbowski FNAF Theorists UNITE! *

FNAF Theorists UNITE! TAKE 2 *

FNAF, Four Games. One Story. And FNAF Theory Talkback! *

3
Michael Shaevitch (Smike) FNAF Theorists UNITE! *

FNAF Theorists UNITE! TAKE 2 *

FNAF, Four Games. One Story. And FNAF Theory Talkback! *

3
Lewis Dawkins (Dawko) FNAF Theorists UNITE! *

FNAF Theorists UNITE! TAKE 2 *

FNAF, Four Games. One Story. And FNAF Theory Talkback! *

3
Ryan and Ryan (8-BitGaming) FNAF Theorists UNITE! *

FNAF Theorists UNITE! TAKE 2 *

FNAF, Four Games. One Story. And FNAF Theory Talkback! * - Only One Ryan

3
Larry Bundy Jr. (Guru Larry) The Sonic Game You NEVER Knew Existed * 1
Drake McWhorter (TrailerDrake) Epic Smash Bros Battle with YOU *

Game Lab Release Party Live

2
Nathan Sharp (NateWantsToBattle) We Want To Battle YOU in Smash Bros!Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health! 2
TheWarpZone (Michael Davis, Ryan Tellez, David Odom, Brian Fisher and Michael Schroeder) MatPat VS The Bomb! - FT The Warp Zone 1
Jirard Khalil (Jirard, The Completionist) MatPat's Mario Party Birthday Showdown!

SPEED RUN Challenge Super Mario Maker

Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health!

3
Dallas the Pizza Delivery Girl Minecraft - Theorists Set A WORLD RECORD 1
Michael Burgin Mario Party 8 - Party Or DIE!

Afraid of Heights? DO NOT WATCH | Richie's Plank Experience

2
JC Rodrigo (Nintendo Treehouse) Star Fox Zero - STAR FOX vs GALAXY PIG 1
Ronnie Edwards (Digressing and Sidequesting) Zelda's A Link to the Past in 10 Minutes!

Game Lab Release Party Live

2
Jake Roper (Vsauce3) Game Lab Release Party Live 1
Tim (Capcom USA) New Resident Evil VR?! - Get me OUT OF HERE! (E3 Preview) 1
Ryder Burgin (FootofaFerret) Game Theory...THE GAME??

Baldi's NEW School!!

2
Peter Hollens Have MERCY On Us! - Overwatch 1
Annie, Laura, and Mendy (Social Media Team from The Runner) Feud FIGHT! - Google Feud 1
Sarah and Steven (Crew Team from The Runner) Feud FIGHT! - Google Feud 1
Andre Meadows (Andre the Black Nerd) Mario Party WORLD PREMIERE! 1
J.D. Witherspoon (RunJDRun!) Mario Party WORLD PREMIERE! 1
Sharla (Sharla in Japan) You Want Me To Eat WHAT?! (LIVE from Tokyo!) 1
Dan (Sound Man YouTube Japan) You Want Me To Eat WHAT?! (LIVE from Tokyo!) 1
Craig Skistimas (Game Attack) This Game Ruins Friendships | MARIO PARTY 10 1
David Garibaldi (Garibaldiarts) Speed Art Challenge! $10,000 Art Giveaway 1
Kendra (GTLive Fan) Searching for Links to the Past! | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

This Epic YouTuber Showdown is DA BOMB! | Super Bomberman R

2
Jason (From Hong Kong) This Epic YouTuber Showdown is DA BOMB! | Super Bomberman R 1
Simon and Ian (Rocket Beans) This Epic YouTuber Showdown is DA BOMB! | Super Bomberman R 1
The Fishers This Epic YouTuber Showdown is DA BOMB! | Super Bomberman R 1
Mike the Translator This Epic YouTuber Showdown is DA BOMB! | Super Bomberman R 1
David (From Nintendo) Testing My Skills in the NEW MARIO KART!Going INTO BATTLE with Kirby! | Kirby Battle Royale

Kirby Star Allies SECRET SNEAK PEEK

3
Mario Testing My Skills in the NEW MARIO KART! 1
Grant Thompson (The King of Random) The MIRACLE BERRY Taste Test Challenge! 1
Austin Hargrave (Peanut Butter Gamer) This New Kid SUCKS! | Kindergarten 1
Rosanna Pansino DESTROYING OUR KITCHEN ft. Rosanna Pansino

SWEET SURPRISE?

WORST Ice Cream Ever!

Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health!FNAF in Your FACE Challenge Ft. Rosanna Pansino (Nerdy Nummies)

4
Astronaut Abby Working My New Job! | Job Simulator 1
Evie and Family Absurd HALLOWEEN Challenges! 1
Chris Niosi (Kirbopher) CUPHEAD CHALLENGE! | Cuphead 1
Kellen Goff (Voice of Funtime Freddy and Molten Freddy) THE NEW FNAF GAME! 1
Butch Hartman (Fairly Odd Parents) Cuphead's ODDEST Adventure! 1
Chris Thompson and Andrew Abedian (Sprint Vector) HARDCORE PARKOUR IN VR! | Sprint Vector 1
Sean Plott, Chris Lovasz, Mark Turpin, Jeffery Shih (Escape Room Contestants) KIDNAPPED by Blizzard! | The Hearthstone Escape Room 1
Rinrin (Japan Tour Guide) ONLY 1% of Players Know the Answer! | 94% Trivia Quiz 1
Chris (Mini Cooper) Matpat and Steph's LAST RIDE? | Road Trip 1
Ian Hecox (Smosh) Get It RIGHT Or Pay The PRICE! | Trivia Murder Party

Testing Youtuber Relationships!

2
Pamela Horton (ToasterGhost) Get It RIGHT Or Pay The PRICE! | Trivia Murder Party

Testing Youtuber Relationships!

2
Joey Graceffa Do You Even YouTube? | Youtuber Trivia Challenge 1
Teala Dunn (TTLYTEALA) IHOP Mukbang AMA! | Spilling the Tea with Teala Dunn 1
Safiya Nygaard Testing CRAZY Beauty Products with Safiya Nygaard!Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health! 2
Roi Fabito (Guava Juice) Save Me From The Simpsons!! | Eggs For Bart (Scary Game) Ft. Guava Juice 1
Sekaih & Niylah (Make a Wish) GTLive: The END of Bendy is HERE!! | Bendy and The Ink Machine Chapter 5 1
Rhett & Link (GMM) Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health!GMM vs GTLive! | The Newlywed Game ft. Rhett and Link 1
Tyler Williams Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health! 1
James Rallison (TheOdd1sOut) Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health! 1
Adam Ortiz (SomeThingElseYT) Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health! 1
AJ Pinkerton (Random Encounters) Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health! 1
Katie Morton Game Theory Charity Livestream for Mental Health! 1

* Appeared in Video Chat

Episodes[]

Complete Streams[]

This is a list of complete streams that have been produced by The Game Theorist channel. Most of the streams have been uploaded to the GTLive channel, with very few exceptions. In addition, several of the streams remain available to be viewed but are currently set as "Unlisted" on The Game Theorist channel.

When the streams are uploaded to the GTLive channel, they often undergo a slight name change. The list below states their original stream name as viewed on The Game Theorist channel. If the name is unknown, the name used as their GTLive upload will be used. In addition to this, the streams for 2016 introduced an occasional reoccurrence. The playthrough of Pony Island, the last episode of The EarthBound Halloween Hack, and the entirety of the story mode of Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location were filmed within their own streams, but were considered too long to upload as their own long videos. Because of this, the live streams were later recut and uploaded as several separate videos.


Highlights[]

In addition to the complete live streams, these are the twelve "highlight" videos uploaded to the GTLive channel.

Upload Date Highlight Title Featured Game YouTube Link Cast
October 9, 2015 GTLive: FNAF Theorists SURPRISED BY SCOTT! (HIGHLIGHTS) Five Nights at Freddy's GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker, Razzbowski, Michael Shaevitch (Smike), Lewis Dawkins (Dawko), Ryan and Ryan (8-BitGaming), Alex Faciane (Super Beard Brothers)
October 9, 2015 GTLive: Flappy Mario Maker? JUST DO IT! (HIGHLIGHTS) Super Mario Maker GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker
October 9, 2015 GTLive: Mario Maker Pro Tip FAIL! (HIGHLIGHTS) Super Mario Maker GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker
October 9, 2015 GT Live: MatPat CHOKES In Mega Man Marshmallow Challenge! (HIGHLIGHTS) Mega Man X GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker
October 9, 2015 GTLive: The Chubby Bunny Smash Bros Singoff! Feat. NateWantsToBattle (HIGHLIGHTS) Super Smash Bros for WiiU GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker, Nathan Sharp (NateWantsToBattle)
October 9, 2015 GTLive: SHOCKED by Man Muscle in Cho-Aniki! (HIGHLIGHTS) Cho-Aniki GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Micheal Sundman (Gaijin Goomba)
October 9, 2015 GTLive: Get Knifed In I AM BREAD?! (HIGHLIGHTS) I Am Bread GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker
October 17, 2015 GTLive: FNAF vs. FLY Five Nights at Freddy's GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker, Razzbowski, Michael Shaevitch (Smike), Lewis Dawkins (Dawko), Ryan and Ryan (8-BitGaming), Alex Faciane (Super Beard Brothers)
October 19, 2015 Until Dawn - Trapped in the UNCANNY VALLEY Until Dawn GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker
October 22, 2015 Until Dawn's High 5 of DEATH! Until Dawn GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker
November 9, 2015 Wii Sports: Ugliest Mii EVER (GTLive Highlights) Wii Sports, Mii Channel GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker
November 26, 2015 Until Dawn's Jump Scare SPOOPTACULAR!!! Until Dawn GTLive Link Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick, Jason Parker

Streams Not Yet Uploaded[]

Currently, there are 33 streams that have not been uploaded onto the GTLive channel and 3 streams from the GTLive channel that are currently down for copyright claims. However, all except one are still on the Game Theorist channel as unlisted videos. They are as follows:

Never uploaded to GTLive:

Currently down due to copyright claims (Note: These streams are still available to be seen in their unlisted versions):

  • GTLive: Kaizo Mario DEATH AWAITS!
  • GTLive: Kaizo Mario, Stream of DEATH!
  • GTLive: Kaizo Mario - GAME OVER!

FUN FACTS

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