Gimnazjalna, Libelta And Szwalbego Streets In Bydgoszcz
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Gimnazjalna, Libelta and Szwalbego streets are laid in downtown district of the city of Bydgoszcz. Many of the buildings along this axis are either registered on the
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heritage list, or part of a quaint architectural ensemble of the city.


Location

The three streets are lined up on a south-west north-east axis in downtown, parallel to Gdańska Street on the west. Gimnazjalna street (160m long) heads northbound from Plac Wolnosci and ends at the crossing with Krasiński Street. Libelta street(140m long) starts from this intersection up north till crossing Kołłątaja street. Szwalbego street is the shortest, only 60m in length: from the intersection with Kołłątaja street, it heads north east to join the square where stands the Bydgoszcz
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History

The street was originally a track leaving the Weltzin Platz to the north along the 19th century building of the Gymnasium. First reference to this path is made on 1876 map by Paul Berthold Jaekel, where a street leaving the Weltzin Platz along the newly built Gymnasium is displayed, without any naming. On the 1880 address book of Bromberg, the appellation "''Gymnasialstraße''" appears for the first time, with only one reference: the current building at 2 Gimnazjalna.


Naming

Through history, this axis has borne the following names: * Gimnazjalna street ** End 19th century-1920 Gymnasial strasse;Uebersichstplan der Gemarkung – Stadt Bromberg – 1880 ** 1920–1939, Gimnazjalna Street;Adresy Miasta Bydgoszczy 1921 ** 1939–1945, Deinhardtstraße, from Johann Heinrich Deinhardt (1805-1867 in Bromberg), a German educator;Stadtbauhamt Bromberg – July 10, 1941 ** since 1945, Gimnazjalna Street. The name comes from the
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located in the street. * Libelta street ** End 19th century-1905, Gymnasial strasse; ** 1905–1920, Bachmannstraße; ** 1920–1939, Libelta street; ** 1939–1945, Bachmannstraße, from Julius Maximilian Peter Bachmann (1844-1924), a mayor of Bromberg (1878–1890). ** since 1945, Libelta street. Patron name comes from
Karol Libelt Karol Libelt (8 April 1807, neighborhood of Chwaliszewo in Poznań, Duchy of Warsaw - 9 June 1875, Brdowo) was a Polish philosopher, writer, political and social activist, social worker and liberal, nationalist politician, and president of the ...
, a Polish philosopher, writer, political and national activist (1807–1875). * Szwalbego street This pathway was originally part of Libelta street. In 2007, it received the name of
Andrzej Szwalbe Andrzej Jan Szwalbe (1923-2002) was a Polish lawyer, social and cultural activist and manager of the musical life in Bydgoszcz. He was the originator and creator of numerous artistic projects outside the region. In 1993, he has been designated ...
(1923–2002), a Polish lawyer, social and cultural activist, first director of
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(1953–1991).


Main edifices


Gimnazjalna Street


Freedom Square – pl, Plac Wolnosci

Freedom Square stands as an elegant place, ornamented by Art Nouveau buildings, a historical church, a memorial and a green park. This is a location for recreational activities as well as military and official ceremonies. File:Wolnosci 2.JPG, The
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from Gimnazjalna street File:Wolnosci bydgoszcz.JPG, Northern frontage of Plac wolnosci from Gimnazjalna street


High School Nr.1 – pl, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. C. K. Norwida

Registered on
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heritage list, Nr.601432, reg. A/989, May 28, 1991zabytek, kujawsko-pomorskie, issued=March 1, 2014 1876
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High School Nr.1 "Cyprian Kamil Norwid" is the oldest secondary school in Bydgoszcz, located on Plac Wolnosci. According to the latest national rankings, it is one of the two best high schools in Bydgoszcz. File:Gimnazjum, ob. I LO. im. Cypriana Kamila Norwida, 1876, 1901-1905 (11).JPG, View of the corner with Gimnazjalna street File:Gimnazjum, ob. I LO. im. Cypriana Kamila Norwida, 1876, 1901-1905 (3).JPG, Main elevation on the Square


Tenement at 2

1920–1930, by Bronisław Jankowski
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This tenement is a late addition to the house at Nr.2a from the 19th century. Together, the complex was devoted to health service. During
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, it housed a hospital for women. From 1975 to 1993, it was one of three facilities for lung diseases in the city, together with the ''Provincial Pulmonary Hospital'' at 1
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and the tuberculosis
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in the northern district of Smukała. Few architectural details still prevail: only an
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in the corner with Plac Wolnosci and a large
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that crowns the blind facade. File:Gimnazjalna 2 Provincial Clinic tuberculosis 1970.jpg, 1970: Provincial
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clinic File:Gimnazjalna 2 2015.jpg, Building in 2015


Villa Jan Król, at 2a

1865
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Former ''Weltzin Platz 5'', the house was initially constructed for a master mason, as a
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. In 1880, it was the property of Anton Czarnecki, a rentier and merchant owner also in the 1890s of the tenement at Krasiński Street Nr.9. During the
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, a neighbouring was completed as an addition to Nr.2 for Dr Jan Król, a specialist in nervous diseases. It was used as a hospital for women between 1930 and 1945. In 1975, the ensemble (2 & 2a) housed the ''Provincial Clinic of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases'' till 1993, when the health institution was transferred to 11 Seminaryjna street. Deeply renovated in 2015, it now houses a
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facility supported by the
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loan fund. Nearby the villa grows a
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identified as Natural landmark of Bydgoszcz. The villa displays beautiful neo-classical features: symmetry in the facade, ionic order columns flanking
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, a curly motifs
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on the top, a large
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedim ...
capping the ensemble. Above the entry
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has been restored the original caduceus which recalls the initial medical focus if the villa. On the green part left of the building, one can enjoy the refurbished fountain with a lion's head and a shell-shape stone bowl. File:Bdg InkubatorPrzeds Gimnazjalna 2 6-2015.jpg, View of the villa facade File:Gimnazjalna 2a gate.JPG, Detail of the elevation
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File:Gimnazjalna 2a facade garden.jpg, Facade on the garden File:Gimnazjalna 2a garden.JPG, View of the lion fountain


Tenement at 4

1880
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Former ''Gymnasialstraße 1'', the first owner was Anton Czarnecki, a rentier and merchant who lived there until he moved in the 1890s in his new acquisition at 9 Krasiński Street. It then was used as a residential tenement: in the 1910, the landlord of Nos.4, 6 and 8 (not living in) was the Baron von Lüttichau, chamberlain to the
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. After 1920, houses at Nos.4, 6 and 8 have been owned by the same person, Mr Kierski The main elevation, renovated in 2016, shows some classical details, with each floor having its own features (
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s,
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s), a slight
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, and a delicate
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with winged animals as motifs. File:Gimnazjalna 4.JPG, Main elevation on the street File:Gimnazjalna 4 detail.JPG, Window decoration detail File:Gimnazjalna 4 frieze.JPG, Top
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Tenement at 6

1880
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Former ''Gymnasialstraße 2'', the first owner was Anton Czarnecki, a rentier and merchant who possessed also the tenement at Nos.4 and 8. It then was used as a residential tenement: in the 1890s, half of the tenants were teachers at the "gymnasium" across the street. In 1910, the landlord of Nos.4, 6 and 8 (not living in) was the Baron von Lüttichau, chamberlain to the
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. After 1920, houses at Nos.4, 6 and 8 have been owned by the same person, Mr Kierski. The main elevation, renovated in 2015, echoes its neighbours at Nos.4 and 8 with its classical details. File:Gimnazjalna 6.JPG, Main elevation on the street


Tenement at 8

1885
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Former ''Gymnasialstraße 3'', the first owner was Anton Czarnecki, a rentier and merchant who possessed also the tenement at Nos.4 and 6. It then was used as a residential tenement: in the 1890s, half of the tenants were teachers at the "gymnasium" across the street. In 1910, the landlord of Nos.4, 6 and 8 (not living in) was the Baron von Lüttichau, chamberlain to the
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. After 1920, houses at Nos.4, 6 and 8 have been owned by the same person, Mr KierskiAfter 1920, houses at Nos.4, 6 and 8 have been owned by the same person, Mr Kierski. The main elevation, renovated in 2015, echoes its neighbours at Nos.4 and 6 with its classical details. File:Gimnazjalna 8.JPG, Main elevation on the street File:Gimnazjalna 8 detail.JPG, Facade detail


Building at the intersection with Krasiński Street

1899 Former ''Gymnasialstraße 4'', it is since its construction the sport building of specialized educational centre for blind children located at 10 Krasiński Street. The building had its interiors refurbished end of 2015. File:Krasinskiego sport10 (2).JPG, Building from Krasińskiego Street File:Krasin sport hall.JPG, View from Libelta Street


Libelta Street

Tenement at 2, corner with Krasiński street 1896, by Karl Bergner
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,
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The first landlord at then ''Fröhnerstraße'' 10 was Anton Czarnecki, a rentier and merchant, who moved there in 1898 and stayed till the early 1920s. The designer of this tenement, Karl Bergner, realized many other buildings in the city, such as: * Śniadecki Street Nos.6,10,12,20; * Foch Street Nos.2,4; * Cieszkowski Street Nos.7,9,14,16–20,24. The present one displays eclectic architectural details, a ground floor underlined by the arched entry gate flanked by
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s, topped by a mask, the ensemble being overlooked by a
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with
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s. The first floor is the most decorated, mainly with the effort put in the window framings. Each of them is ornamented with accuracy by
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s, columns, balustrade on the bottom and
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s on the top. The variety of shapes, forms and motifs could even be labelled as Neo-Baroque influence. The upper level is crowned by a
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shaped in animal figures. File:Bdg Krasińskiego-Libelta 05-2013.jpg, View from Krasiński Street File:Krasinskiego 9 1908.jpg, The tenement on a 1908 postcard File:Krasinskiego 9 (2).JPG, Detail of a window ornamentation File:Libelta 2 gate krasin.JPG, Entry gate at 2 Libelta File:Krasinskiego 9 BW.JPG,
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Tenement at 4

1897-1898
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First mention of this house dates back to 1905, as a property of the
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Community in Bromberg. There were located the parish home and offices of the local Evangelical Polish parish established in 1920. In 1932, at the location was the local temple of Polish evangelicals. Since 2013, it is leased to a social association "''Kreatywni''" to run a youth hostel, ''Pałacyk''. File:Libelta Palacyk.JPG, Front view File:Libelta palacyk.JPG, Back view


Tenement at 5

1928–1929, by
Bogdan Raczkowski Bogdan Feliks Raczkowski (12 March 1888 – 4 October 1939) was an influential engineer, builder and urbanism, urbanist in Bydgoszcz from the 1920s till the outbreak of World War II. Personal life Early life Bogdan was born in Poznań on March 1 ...
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In the building lived
Adam Grzymała-Siedlecki Adam Franciszek Józef Siedlecki or Adam Grzymała-Siedlecki (AGS) (1876–1967) was a Polish literary and theater critic, playwright, translator, prose writer and director. Biography Congress Poland period Adam Grzymała-Siedlecki was born ...
(1876–1967), a Polish literary and theater critic, playwright, translator, writer and director. A long time friend with Witold Bełzą, then director of the Provincial and Municipal Public Library, he died in Bydgoszcz in his flat at Nr.5. As required in his will, his legacy -manuscripts, private library, more than 300 works- were moved to Bydgoszcz Municipal Library. The institution still tends his last place at Nr.5, as a small museum in his memory. On the frontage has been unveiled in 1988 a commemorative plaque. The building boasts early modernist style, as one can find also at 51, 57 or 107 Jagiellońska street. File:Bdg ulLibelta&Kollotaja 2 07-2013.jpg, Current front view File:Libelta 5 1929.jpg, The tenement in 1929 File:Tablica Adama Grzyma Krasinskiego 7.jpg, In memoriam plaque


Villa at 8

1898
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& early Art Nouveau Initially located at ''Roonstraße 5/6'', the building dates back from the first time of Roonstraße, today's Kołłątaja street. At the time, access to the villa was only possible through this street. At its construction, the villa was the seat of Bydgoszcz's lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and local lodge of the
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. The house was stormed on November 26, 1938, by local police and closed, as a consequence of the nazi enabling Act of 1933. The building has been auctioned in June 2015. The edifice displays early signs of Art Nouveau style, allowing the villa to appear less massive. The asymmetry of the ensemble contributes to this feeling: the entry gate is oriented on the side, topped by a facet
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and flanked on the opposite side by an
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. File:Libelta 8.jpg, Side view File:Libelta 8 back.JPG, Front view


Tenement at 10, corner with 2 Kołłątaja street

Registered on
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heritage list, Reg.A/1638, July 9, 2013 1901–1902, by George Weiß
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, forms of Art Nouveau Initially at the corner of ''Roonstraße'' and ''Bachmannstraße'' streets, the architect Georg Weiss made it his own house, before moving the second one he built in 1907 at 141 Gdańska Street. After the restoration of
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in 1920 and the
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with
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, the edifice housed displaced Polish families from the
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. At the end of
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, the building was devastated by Soviet armed forces, which had a hospital here. After the war, the municipality took over the management of the tenement, being unable to find back its owner. Perfectly refurbished in 2005, the house is among the highest decorated building in Bydgoszcz: Art Nouveau motifs enlightens the facades (women figures flanked by eagles, vases etc.). Today, it represents one of the pearls of Bydgoszcz architecture of the early 20th century. File:Bdg kam Libelta-Kołłątaja 11-2013.jpg, View of the corner File:Libelta10 rog.JPG, Facade on
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Street File:Libelta10.jpg, View from Libelta street File:Bdg Libelta10 8 6-2015.jpg, Motifs crowning the gate File:Libelta 10 gate kolleta.jpg, Gate on Kołłątaja street


Szwalbego Street

''Arthur Rubinstein'' Music School building, at 1 First Municipal Music School in Bydgoszcz has been established in 1925. The Primary Music School is housed in this building since 1954, moving from a tenement at Gdańska Street 54. In 1991, the school receive the namesake of the great pianist Arthur Rubinstein: since 1993, every second year, is organised the ''International Competition for Young Pianists "Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam"'' sponsored by Eva Rubinstein, daughter of the artist. File:Schwalbe 1 2014 Panstwowy Zespol Szkol Muzycznych im Artura Rubinsteina.jpg, View from Szwalbego street File:Bdg ZSMuzycznych5 6-2015.jpg, View with the multimedia fountain File:Bdg ZSMuzycznych1 6-2015.jpg, Sculpture commemorating
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school patroning


Tenement at 2, corner with 1

Hugo Kołłątaj Hugo Stumberg Kołłątaj, also spelled ''Kołłątay'' (pronounced , 1 April 1750 – 28 February 1812), was a prominent Polish constitutional reformer and educationalist, and one of the most prominent figures of the Polish Enlightenment. He s ...
street

1911, by
Fritz Weidner Fritz Weidner (1863–1950) was an important designer and builder in Bromberg (Bydgoszcz, Poland). A vast majority of his works is associated with the city. He is one among many architects and builders who gave a characteristic shape to the town ...
Landhaus style,
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Initial address was ''Roonstraße 8/9-Bachmannstraße 11'', it then changed to Libelta street 12 before the creation of Szwalbego street. The tenement has been built for a German housing cooperative, ger, Beamten wohnungsverein GmbH. In 1920, it moved to its Polish equivalent structure, pl, Towarzystwo mieszkaniowe. The style reminds German Mansion ( ger, Landhaus) outfits, with massive
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s, variously shaped
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s and asymmetry of the facade, for which Fritz Weidner was prone to. In 1909–1910, this house was identified as part of the winning selection in the Bromberg municipal competition for the most beautiful frontage. File:Szwalbe 2 facade.jpg, Facade on Szwalbego street File:Szwalbe 2 kolleta.jpg, Facade on
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Tenement at 4

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heritage list, Nr.601375, Reg. A/991, October 1, 1991 1904–1905
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The first landlord of the tenement at then ''Bachmannstraße 12'' was Emil Dittmann, a merchant. The gate still displays a
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with his interlaced initials ''ED''. Today the building houses rooms for students from the Bydgoszcz Music Academy "Feliks Nowowiejski", located in the vicinity. The tenement has the size of a large mansion, displaying
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above the gate, an
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, two peaked
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s and French-window dormers giving on
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s. The elevation is richly decorated with vegetal motifs. File:Bydgoszcz, dom, ob. akademik, 1904-1905 g.JPG, View of the building from Szwalbego street File:Libelta 14 Bydg 09-2012a.jpg, Detail on the
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with ornamented motif File:Szwalbe BW.jpg, [Detail of the
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File:Libelta 14 Bydg 2012 det1.jpg, Detail of a decoration File:Szwalbe 4 gate.jpg, Main gate topped with "ED" initials of the first owner


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Fritz Weidner Fritz Weidner (1863–1950) was an important designer and builder in Bromberg (Bydgoszcz, Poland). A vast majority of his works is associated with the city. He is one among many architects and builders who gave a characteristic shape to the town ...
* Bydgoszcz Architects (1850-1970s) *
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Casimir the Great Park Casimir the Great Park is the oldest park in Bydgoszcz, Poland, covering an area of 2.24 ha. The park is located in a central part of downtown Bydgoszcz, bordered by Gdańska Street, Bydgoszcz, Gdańska Street, Father Stanisław Konarski Str ...
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Site of the High School Nr.1
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