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Highlights of DignityUSA’s History,
1969-present

The following history is based on the commemorative booklet entitled DignityUSA at 25: A Chronology, 1969-1994 compiled by former DignityUSA President Pat Roche. Copies are available from the Dignity national office and were also printed in the Dignity Journal 27:2-3 (Autumn 1995). Highlights from 1995-Present compiled by Dignity Vice President Pat McArron.

1969

• Early in 1969, Father Patrick X. Nidorf, O.S.A., an Augustinian priest and psychologist, starts a ministry for gay and lesbian Catholics as an extension of his professional work. Father Pat would later describe the beginnings of Dignity in his own words as follows:

  "The Catholic gay people whom I had met were frequently bothered by ethical problems and identity with the Church. It seemed obvious that the Church wasn't meeting the needs of the gay community. In counseling gay Catholics, there always seemed to be an excessive and unreal problem of guilt that was sometimes reinforced in the confessional instead of being resolved. With these ideas rattling around in my brain, I wrote a paper on a proposed group for Catholic gays and presented it to our members at a Provincial meeting. Most of the priests seemed to favor the idea of forming such a group and I did."

• Word of the new ministry spreads first by word of mouth and later Father Pat places advertisements in the Los Angeles Free Press asking people to contact him in San Diego for discussion and possible meetings. Since he doesn't want religious fanatics or homophobics to disrupt or dominate meetings, he requires the return of a completed application form (and when in doubt a personal interview). He charges $5 a year for participation and requires that all be 21 years of age and have a membership card, which he issues. The monthly gatherings are closed to anyone else.
• After several meetings are held in San Diego and alternately in Los Angeles (because that's where the majority of respondents to the ads live), Father Pat decides to have all gatherings in Los Angeles where the sessions are held in private homes.
• Father Pat writes and distributes a kind of information letter to members giving the date and location of the next meeting. (The earliest issue of this newsletter on file at the International Gay Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles is dated February, 1970.)
• Father Pat later notes that "the name Dignity just came to me as appropriate since one of our basic goals was to bring dignity into the spiritual and social lives of some very special people."

1970

• In January, Dignity places its first ad in the Advocate:

  "Catholic Gays

  Join DIGNITY, a Catholic group of intelligent gay men and women. We share successful ways of bringing dignity into our lives. Honest talk/ sensitivity/sincere people. Applicants screened. Write: Fr. Pat, Box 4486, N. Park St., San Diego, CA 92104."

• Dignity continues to advertise in the Los Angeles Free Press as well as the Advocate and membership steadily increases. Although located in Los Angeles, Dignity from the very beginning attracts members-at-large from around the country who join in response to the ads.
• In May, Father Pat asks Bob Fourier to draw up a Constitution for Dignity. Bob writes the first draft of Dignity's Statement of Position and Purpose. The second paragraph of the original statement, which has played such a pivotal part in Dignifies evolution, read as follows:

  "We believe that homosexuality is a natural variation on the use of sex. It implies no sickness or immorality. Those with such sexual orientation have a natural right to use their power of sex in a way that is both responsible and fulfilling.... and should use it with a sense of pride."

• In June, Bob Fourier is appointed by Father Nidorf as the first General Chairman of Dignity.
• On September 26, Dignity's first meeting on Church property is held in the basement auditorium of St. Brendan's Parish in Los Angeles.
• Throughout the year, three articles on homosexuality by Father John McNeill, S.J., New York City, appear in The Homiletic and Pastoral Review.

1971

• The membership becomes more and more active and wants recognition from the Los Angeles Diocese. Although Father Nidorf does not think sending a letter to the Bishop is prudent, "after continual prodding" a letter is sent. It does not meet with favorable results. The Bishop sends for Father Nidorf
• On February 11, Father Nidorf and the Provincial of his Augustinian Order meet with Los Angeles Co-Adjutor Archbishop Timothy Manning, who is offended that Father Nidorf is working in the Los Angeles diocese without his permission and thinks that the principles of Dignity are "untenable." The Archbishop forbids Father Pat to have anything further to do with the group, and Father decides to respect the Archbishop’s wishes.
• On February 20, Father Nidorf announces his resignation to some ninety members of Dignity at the group’s monthly potluck/meeting. Gloom turns to determination after an inspiring talk by Bob Fournier, and the group strongly agrees to continue Dignity as a lay led ministry.
• On March 10, the first national Dignity Newsletter is published. Bob Fournier is the Editor.
• On March 20, Dignity begins a monthly speakers program in conjunction with its meetings. The first speaker is Evelyn Hooker, Ph.D., Research Psychologist at UCLA.
• In April, annual Dignity dues are raised to $10.
• From August 13-15, Dignity’s first retreat is held at St. Andrew’s Benedictine Priory in Valyermo, California.
• The following appears in the September 5 newsletter:

  "OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES: If you live outside the Los Angeles area, why not try to organize a chapter of Dignity for your area. Write to Joe Gilgamesh for particulars. It would be a great thing if gay Catholics could be organized throughout the country. Our voice would be much more effective in the Church if coming from one organization. We would have a common clearinghouse of ideas and eventually a national Board of Directors. Think about it. Contact others. Let’s hear from you."

• In November, Dignity/Louisville becomes the first chapter of Dignity outside Southern California.

1972

• On February 19, the First Annual Meeting of Dignity is held in Los Angeles. Seventy-four members attend the Potluck Dinner/Election including 22 priests. The membership committee reports that "Dignity has 198 members, including 25 priests, four brothers and two seminarians. 108 members are from the Los Angeles area. The others are from twenty states and the District of Columbia as well as seven countries (Philippines, Australia, Canada, West Indies, England, Holland, Switzerland)." New officers elected at the meeting are:
  • Joe Gilgamesh, President
  • Jerry August, Vice President
  • Ron Aviano, Secretary
  • Ken Pavlick, Treasurer (*)

(*) Bill Washburn assumes the Treasurer’s position in October, 1972.

• In March, Dignity/Los Angeles begins to meet at the Los Angeles Community College Newman Center.
• On March 16, the National Federation of Priests Councils passes a resolution calling for the formation of a task force to develop a model for Christian ministry to the homosexual community.
• On June 23, an article on Dignity appears in "The Reporters Notebook" column of the National Catholic Reporter.
• In August, Dignity produces six performances of the play "The Fantasticks" as a fund raising project.
• In September, Joe Gilgamesh tours various cities around the country including Chicago, Washington DC, Louisville, Boston and New York City to talk with individuals interested in the Dignity movement. (Prior to going to New York, Gilgamesh corresponds with Father John McNeill. He tells him about Dignity and asks permission to reprint the articles from the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, which are the basis for the original Statement of Position and Purpose. for Dignity members. Father McNeill grants permission and also, at Joe Gilgamesh’s request, works to convene the first meeting of Dignity/New York. In response to an ad in the Village Voice, over 200 attend this meeting which is held in October.)
• In October, Pat Allen travels to meet with individuals interested in forming Dignity chapters in Washington DC, Baltimore, New York and Boston.
• On October 30, an Administrative Services Group (ASG) is formed to oversee all aspects of Dignity outside of Los Angeles. The ASG is in essence the embryo out of which DignityUSA and the "national" Dignity movement was to grow. ASG responsibilities are divided as follows:
  • Pat Allen (Responsible for overseeing all Chapters outside of the Los Angeles area)
  • Bob Fournier (National Newsletter)
  • Ron Aviano (Recording Secretary)
  • Larry Collison (Secretary)
  • Bill Washburn (Treasurer)
  • Charlie Wells (Publications)
• In December, Dignity’s Statement of Position and Purpose is forwarded on national office letterhead to all members as an attachment to the monthly newsletter. The letterhead lists ten chapters of Dignity: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Louisville, Chicago, San Diego, Washington DC, New York, Boston, San Francisco and Seattle.

1973

• The January issue of the newsletter commends many of the early clergy who work with the gay community. "Notable are Bro. William Modlin of the Holy Cross Congregation in Boston; Sr. Jeannine Gramick, a School Sister of Notre Dame first in Philadelphia and now in Baltimore; Dr. Gregory Salomone of the Dominicans in Washington DC; Fr. Max Behan of the Franciscans in Chicago; Fr, Vagn Hansen of the Dominicans in Denmark; Fr. John McNeill, S.J., a theologian in New York; Fr. Eugene Boyle of San Francisco’s Archdiocesan Justice and Peace Commission; Joseph McCaffrey (a lay theologian) of Davenport, Iowa; Fr. Charles Curran of Washington’s Catholic University, a theologian; Father Eugene Kennedy of Chicago Loyola University; and Fr. Herman van de Spijer, a Franciscan in the Dutch diocese of Deventer."

• In September, the provisional Constitution is sent to all members along with a ballot via the national newsletter.
• In October, the National Office relocates from Los Angeles to 755 Boylston Street, Room #514, Boston.

1974

• In the January issue of the national newsletter, it is reported that "the proposed Constitution has failed to be ratified by the required two-thirds of the votes cast." Concerns include lack of representation for "at large" members who don’t belong to an official Dignity chapter; the unwieldy size of the Board of Governors as chapter growth continues etc.
• In February, The National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Pastoral Research Committee publishes Principles to Guide Confessors in Questions of Homosexuality.
• The February 15 issue of Commonweal carries an article by theologian Gregory Baum entitled "Catholic Homosexuals." The national newsletter calls the article "a milestone in the Gay Catholic movement."
• In March, the National Federation of Priests Councils adopts a "Civil Rights of Homosexual Persons" resolution which reads:

  "BE IT RESOLVED that the NFPC hereby declares its opposition to all civil laws which make consensual homosexual acts between adults a crime and thus urges their repeal; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NFPC also express its opposition to homosexuality as such being the basis of discrimination against homosexuals in employment, governmental services, housing and child rearing involving natural or adoptive parents."

• On March 17, Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic weekly, recommends to a reader in its question and answer column that Dignity be contacted for information on ministry to homosexuals.
• During the week of June 3-7, a Conference on Gay Ministry is held at Bergamo Center in Dayton, Ohio. Presenters include Father Tom Oddo (National Secretary) and Sister Jeannine Gramick, SSND (CO-Chaplain of Dignity/Baltimore.)
• During the last weekend of June, some 150 Dignity members from around the country (led by the three national officers) march in New York’s Gay Pride Parade.
• In July, Brian McNaught, President of Dignity/Detroit and a columnist for The Michigan Catholic has his weekly column dropped after an interview about him and Dignity/Detroit is published in the Detroit News.
• In August, James Osbourne of New York founds Dignity’s National Prison Ministry.
• Over Labor Day Weekend, the national officers and other gay religious leaders from around the country attend a conference in Detroit sponsored by Dignity/Detroit. The purpose of the conference is to provide input on a major report the Catholic Theological Association’s Committee on Sexuality plans to issue in June; to support Brian McNaught in his struggles with The Michigan Catholic and to meet with representatives of the Salvatorian Order who have formed a Gay Ministry Task Force within their Justice and Peace Commission. Concrete plans are laid to jointly edit a book on theological/pastoral resources for gays and lesbians. On Labor Day, some 250 people including representatives from seven Dignity chapters celebrate a "Mass of Solidarity" with Brian McNaught. The Mass is followed by a rally in front of the Chancery Office to continue the protest of Brian’s ill treatment.
• On September 14, Brian McNaught begins a water only fast to call the Church to a new recognition of its responsibilities in the area of gay civil rights. Dignity members from around the country join Brian for one day of fasting.
• On October 2, Bishops Thomas Gumbleton and Joseph Imesch of the Detroit Archdiocese send Brian McNaught a letter which says in part that the Catholic Church has "a serious obligation to root out structures and attitudes that discriminate against the homosexual as a person. We will exert our leadership in behalf of this effort. We hope for your continued cooperation with us in trying to achieve this goal." In the December issue of the newsletter, Paul Diederich sums up Dignity’s 1974 accomplishments as follows:

  "… we have grown from nine chapters to over thirty, our membership has tripled and then some, we’ve reached the consciousness of our Church on a number of occasions, in New York and Detroit especially. Dignity has achieved affiliation with the Salvatorian Gay Ministry Task Force, and with Acceptance, Australia’s organization for Gay Catholics. Our communications with other Gay groups, religious and secular, has been vastly enhanced. It has been a good year."

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1975

• In January, representatives from Acceptance, including the national coordinator, Gary Pye, meet with Dignity’s national officers in Boston and issue a joint proclamation pledging "solidarity, oneness of purpose and affiliation in the work of making Christ’s love better known to all men and women."
• In January, the national newsletter announces that "by a near unanimous vote of the Dignity chapters, a revised schedule of dues is effective immediately: Individual Members $15; Lovers = $25. Renewals will be at these fees when present membership expires."
• The May newsletter announces that "the National Office has gathered and printed a group of articles on homosexuality, written from a Catholic perspective." Called Theological/Pastoral Resources, the packet is available for $1.00 to cover printing and postage.
• In May, Dignity also publishes Homosexuality: A Worksheet for Catholics by Father Robert Nugent.
• In June, a new Constitution for Dignity is forwarded to the membership for approval after having been reviewed by the leadership of all of the chapters and overwhelmingly approved for submission to the entire membership for a vote. It calls for the formation of a "Board of Consultors which would advise and direct the National Officers in all matters of national concern." The proposed Board of Consultors would be "composed of the chief executive officer(s) of all the local chapters of Dignity as defined by the individual chapter’s by-laws."
• From June 16-20, the Second Annual Conference on Gay Ministry is held at Bergamo Center in Dayton, Ohio.
• On June 17, Paul Diederich and Father Tom Oddo along with Hal Maloney of Dignity/Washington meet with the Liaison Committee of the National Conference of Bishops (NCCB) under Bishop Warren Boudreaux at the Conference Headquarters in Washington DC. The meeting is the outcome of months of planning by the National Officers and the National Chairperson for Social Action, Brian McNaught, in cooperation with concerned people within the NCCB and the U.S. Catholic Conference. The Dignity delegation spends about an hour and a half reviewing a presentation which Bishop Boudreaux will give to all of the Bishops at their November meeting. The presentation outlines Dignity’s mission and encourages the Bishops to condemn discrimination, support civil rights and assist Dignity in our pastoral outreach to gays and lesbians.
• On June 29, the proposed Constitution is adopted by a vote of 92% in favor; 8% opposed.

• The September 8 edition of Time magazine has a cover story on homosexuality which mentions Dignity and has a picture of Dignity/Boston celebrating Eucharist.
• On November 16, Dignity, the Salvatorian Gay Ministry Task Force and Catholics for Gay Rights hold a National Day of Reconciliation of Gay Catholics with their Church. It is a day of prayer and fasting and includes a pilgrimage to Washington DC and attendance at the annual NCCB meeting during which Dignity representatives meet informally with Archbishop Joseph Bernardin and Bishop James Rausch, the President and General Secretary of the NCCB; and formally with the Bishops’ Liaison Committee.
• The December newsletter announces the publication of a 20-page booklet directed "toward Catholics at large who want to learn more about homosexuality and to gay Catholics who are attempting to integrate their sexual orientation with their religious beliefs and practices." The publication is entitled Homosexual Catholics: A Primer for Discussion and is authored by three Dignity chaplains, Sister Jeannine Gramick, Father Robert Nugent and Father Tom Oddo.

1976

• On January 16, the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issues a document entitled Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics. In response to the document, Dignity issues a press release reaffirming "its call to the Church and the U.S. Bishops to appoint a committee of theologians, social scientists, and gay persons to more adequately study the question of homosexuality, its implications for Church and society."
• On June 26, Dignity’s second annual National Day of Reconciliation of Gay Catholics and their Church is held.
• On September 3, John J. McNeill, S.J. publishes The Church and the Homosexual. He is later forbidden by the Vatican "to write or speak on the issue of homosexuality in any of its aspects: theological, psychological or sociological." The Vatican also withdraws the imprimi Potest (permission topublish) granted two years earlier by McNeill’s Jesuit Provincial after four years of peer review by moral theologians both in the United States and Rome, all of whom approved publication.
• On September 16, Paul Diederich and Father John McNeill appear on the Phil Donohue Show.
• In October Dignity/New York, Inc. publishes the first edition of INSIGHT, a quarterly of gay Catholic Opinion. Printed on glossy paper, with 14 pages, the cover price is $1.00.
• From October 21-23, Dignity is officially invited to participate in "Call to Action": U.S. Bishops’ Conference Liberty and Justice for All" in Detroit. The conference is designed to formulate a five-year plan of social action for the nations’ bishops. It is attended by 1400 delegates from every diocese including representatives from over one hundred Catholic organizations. Bishops from 110 dioceses also attend. Brian McNaught is the sole openly gay delegate representing Dignity to the conference although Sister Jeannine Gramick, Father Bob Nugent and several members of Dignity/Detroit are on hand to help Brian lobby the delegates in support of Dignity’s resolutions.
• The November issue of the national newsletter reports the Call to Action conference made the following historical recommendations:

  "... that the Church actively seek to serve the pastoral needs of those persons with a homosexual orientation; to root out those structures and attitudes which discriminate against homosexuals as persons and to join the struggle by homosexual men and women for their basic constitutional rights to employment housing and immigration ...."

  ".... that the Church fight in society and within its own structures discrimination based on ‘sexual orientation’...." that the Church encourage and affirm the pastoral efforts of Dignity, the organization of gay and concerned Catholics to reconcile the Church with its homosexual

1977

• In January, Dignity sends letters to all Roman Catholic members of the House of Representatives urging them to support the national gay rights bill.
• On May 2-5, the NCCB meets in Chicago and votes to refer the 182 resolutions from the Call to Action conference in Detroit to various NCCB committees for further consideration. Included are resolutions commending Dignity’s ministry and challenging the church "to root out those structures and attitudes, which discriminate against homosexuals as persons." Most resolutions concerning Dignity and homosexuality are referred to the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee, headed by Bishop James Hickey.
• In June, a gay rights ordinance is defeated in Dade County, Florida with the help of Anita Bryant and Archbishop Coleman S. Carroll of Miami. Dignity with others in the gay community counteract Bryant’s "Save Our Children" campaign by launching a counter-offensive called "We ARE Your Children."
• On June 20, the report on sexuality commissioned by the Catholic Theological Society of America is published in a book entitled Human Sexuality: New Directions in American Catholic Thought.
• On June 26, the National Assembly of Religious Brothers passes a resolution that states: "Be it resolved that we support gay men and women in their struggle for human rights and dignity."
• On July 1, Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen of Seattle issues an important statement condemning discrimination against homosexuals and offering his support for civil rights legislation.
• On July 29-30, over 400 delegates attend a National Gay Leadership Conference in Denver co-sponsored by Dignity, M.C.C., the National Gay Task Force and the Gay Rights National Lobby. The goals of the conference are to carefully analyze and learn from the defeat of the gay rights bill in Dade County; assist local people in the field to build effective media, lobbying and religious education programs; to develop resolutions of unified action in support of civil rights. Every gay organization in the country is invited to send two delegates to the conference. Paul Diederich convenes the conference on Friday evening by introducing keynote speakers Ginny Apuzzo (GRNL), Jean O’Leary (NGTF) and the Reverend Troy Perry (MCC).

• In October, the national office is relocated to San Diego.
• With the Fall edition, INSIGHT becomes the publication of Dignity/Brooklyn and the cover price is $2.00. It is printed on heavy stock paper and has 22 pages.
• In 1977, Jeannine Gramick, SSND and Robert Nugent, SDS, co-found New Ways Ministry, a ministry of Reconciliation and Social Justice for Catholic gay and lesbian persons and other sexual minorities, their families and friends and the Catholic community. The ministry is involved in conducting workshops, retreats, talks, counseling, consultation and research.
  

1978

• On January 3, the National Officers and Regional Directors are informed that Walter Kay has resigned as President. Per the Constitution and By-Laws, Carla Kaesbauer, national secretary, assumes the office of President on a temporary basis.
• On March 11-12, the first meeting of the new Board of Directors is held in San Diego.
• On April 1-2, Dignity/Ottawa hosts the first Canadian Conference of Dignity chapters at the University of Ottawa. Speakers include Gregory Baum; Sister Jeannine Gramick; Brian McNaught and Father Robert Nugent. Carla Kaesbauer, Acting President and Secretary, and Madeline Ritchie, Treasurer, attend the conference.
• On April 25, a gay rights ordinance is defeated in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• On May 9, a gay rights ordinance is defeated in Wichita, Kansas. Dignity/Wichita, a chapter in formation headed by Martin Mendoza, joins forces with the Catholic Worker movement and asks Dignity national and regional to help fight the ordinance. Dignity/Chicago responds by printing 50,000 pamphlets. Region VI brings in a busload of volunteers to help leaflet Wichita churches the Sunday before the election. Dignity National Officers Madeline Ritchie and Carla Kaesbauer fly in along with Bud Guiles, National newsletter editor, and Jim Wolfe, Social Action Committee Chair. Sister Jeannine Gramick and Father Robert Nugent come from Washington DC. Dignity/Los Angeles sends Father Jim Fleck and a check to pay for an ad in the Wichita paper the day before the election.
• On May 19, it is announced that Paul C. Weidig, Sacramento, has been elected President of Dignity to fill the remainder of Walter Kay’s term.
• On May 23, a gay rights ordinance is defeated in Eugene, Oregon.
• The success and momentum of homophobic bigotry encourage California State Senator John Briggs to get Proposition 6 (an anti-gay teacher proposal) on the November ballot. Jim Highland assisted by Sister Eileen DeLong and Father Jim Fleck, forms Catholics for Human Dignity (CHD), the first statewide political lobby for Catholics advocating human rights for gay and lesbian people. CHD designs a button that helps raise almost $15,000 to educate and politicize Catholics around the gay rights issue. CHD also awards its Pro Patria et Ecclesia award to leaders who oppose the Proposition including Governors Jerry Brown and Ronald Reagan, Mayor Tom Bradley and members of the Los Angeles City Council. Proposition 6 is defeated.
• Once planned to be the last edition, the Summer issue of INSIGHT "becomes not an end but a gateway to greater outreach to the non-gay communities of the Christian Churches."
• From June 1-10, Paul Weidig represents Dignity at the Acceptance convention in Sydney, Australia.
• The October issue of the national newsletter includes samples of 24 possible logos for Dignity, which are forwarded to the membership as part of a "Logo Contest."
• From October 22-24, Dignity representatives participate in the Catholic Committee on Urban Ministry’s Annual Conference at Notre Dame. In November, Proposition 6 is defeated in California and a gay rights ordinance passes in Seattle. Both victories are assisted by tireless efforts by Dignity activists.

1979

• The January issue of the national newsletter reports that Sister Jeannine Gramick and Father Bob Nugent have received a $38,000 grant for a two-year sociological study of the "coming out process and coping strategies of gay women." The study will involve confidential, in-depth interviews with 100 women in the Washington-Baltimore area.
• The 3-year old publication, INSIGHT, distinguishes itself with Sr. Jeannine Gramick and Edward Prucha listed as editors and contributing writers include Brian McNaught, John McNeill, Louie Crew and Robert Nugent. The byline for the publication changes to read "A Quarterly of Lesbian/Gay Christian Opinion."
• The January newsletter also announces that the logo submitted by Jeff Godshall from Dignity/Detroit is chosen as the official logo for Dignity. (This logo was used until 2000 with the only change being the addition of "/USA" to form the "DignityUSA" logo. The typestyle and look remained the same as submitted by Jeff in late 1978.)
• The January newsletter also publishes guidelines for the use of inclusive language in liturgy.
• The March/April national newsletter announces that Deenie Dudley of Atlanta has been elected the first woman Regional Director of Dignity.
• In August, the Dutch hierarchy publishes a discussion document rejecting social discrimination against homosexual people called Homosexual People in Society. New Ways Ministry translates the document and publishes it in English.

• In October, Dignity banners greet Pope John Paul II at every stop in his six-city tour of the United States.
• On October 14, the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights includes a contingent of 350 Dignity members representing 27 chapters.
• On November 13, DignityUSA executive officers meet in Washington DC with members of the Bishops Liaison Committee with Priests, Religious and Laity.
• On December 19, Frank Scheuren, Troy Perry and representatives of the National Gay Task Force and the Gay Rights National Lobby present nationwide petitions for Gay Rights legislation to President Jimmy Carter’s representatives at the White House.

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