US News' 10 Affordable Places To Retire In US By TravelGrrl [34 more lists]

US News's 2009 list of least expensive places to retire. These places don't hurt the bank. For full article go to: http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/retirement/2009/03/26/10-affordable-places-to-retire.html?PageNr=1

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Binghamton

United States of America, New York, Broome County

New York State Inebriate Asylum, Roberson Mansion, Ross Park Zoo, Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, South Washington Street Parabolic Bridge, Trinity Memorial Church, Chenango Ice Rink, Recreation Park, Marlborough Building, Ann Marie's World of Beauty School, main campus, Binghamton University, American Civic Association, Alfred Dunk House, Southside, Binghamton City Hall, Phelps Mansion, Northside, Railroad Terminal Historic District, Downtown Binghamton, Saints Cyril and Methodius Slovak Roman Catholic School, Binghamton Theatre, Gen. Edward F. Jones House, Broome County Courthouse, Robert H. Rose House, Eastside, Abel Bennett Tract Historic District, Westside, Jonas M. Kilmer House, Christ Church, John T. Whitmore House, Hanford Mills Museum, George F. Johnson Recreation Park Carousel, Ross Park Carousel, First Ward, Binghamton, Roberson Museum and Science Center, State Street-Henry Street Historic District, Court Street Historic District, Binghamton Railway Company Complex, Kopernik Space Center, NYSEG Stadium More

28.49
2

Chattanooga

United States of America, Oklahoma, Comanche County

1.29
3

Cocoa

United States of America, Florida, Brevard County

Aladdin Theater, Brevard Community College, Lake Poinsett, Porcher House, City Point Community Church, Brevard Community College, main campus More

24.86
4

Eau Claire

United States of America, Wisconsin, Eau Claire County

Cobblestone House, First Congregational Church Community House, Carson Park, Immanuel Lutheran College, North High School, Steven House, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Professional Hair Design Academy, Chippewa Valley Technical College, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, main campus, North High School, main campus, Chippewa Valley Technical College, main campus, Professional Hair Design Academy, main campus, Hobbs Municipal Ice Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Globe University-Eau Claire, main campus, Immanuel Lutheran College, main campus, Carson Park, W.L. Zorn Arena More

83.92
5

Montgomery

United States of America, New York, Orange County

Montgomery Worsted Mills, John A. Crabtree House, Patchett House, Union Street-Academy Hill Historic District, Bridge Street Historic District, Montgomery Water Works More

3.7
6

Omaha

United States of America, Nebraska, Douglas County

Elkhorn, La Vista, St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church, Jewell Building, Havens-Page House, Lizzie Robinson House, Country Club Historic District, Thomas Kilpatrick House, Dr. Samuel D. Mercer House, Edgar Zabriski Residence, Douglas County Courthouse, Bemis Omaha Bag Company Building, Keeline Building, Peony Park, G.C. Moses Block, Creighton University, Henry Doorly Zoo, St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha High School, Omaha Central High School, Grace University, Xenon International Academy II Inc, Kaplan University-Omaha Campus, Old Market, Morrison Stadium, Nebraska Methodist College, University of Nebraska Medical Center, main campus, Clarkson College, main campus, Clarkson College, Boys Town, Papillion, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Saratoga, Bank of Florence, Union Station, Prague Hotel, Webster Telephone Exchange Building, Bradford-Pettis House, Howard Street Apartment District, Joel N. Cornish House, Burlington Headquarters Building, Stabrie Grocery, Eugene C. Eppley College of Business Administration, Normandie Apartments, Trinity Cathedral, Qwest Center Omaha, Gen. George Crook House, Old Market Historic District, The Margaret, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Millard, Glenn Cunningham Lake, Creighton University School of Medicine, main campus, Florence Mill, Bemis Park Landmark Heritage District, George H. Kelly House, Christian Specht Building, Vinton School, Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Astro Theater, Center School, Rosewater School, Brandeis-Millard House, Omaha Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Redick Tower, Gallagher Building, Farnam Building, Mary Rogers Kimball House, South Omaha, Porter-Thomsen House, Sacred Heart Catholic Church Complex, Flatiron Hotel, Omaha School of Massage Therapy, The Creative Center, The Creative Center, main campus, Universal College of Healing Arts, Universal College of Healing Arts, main campus, Vinton School, main campus, Robbins School, main campus, College of Saint Mary, Metropolitan Community College, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Monmouth Park School, Creighton University School of Law, Saunders School, Joslyn Art Museum, Krug Park, Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Robbins School, Notre Dame Academy and Convent, Creighton University School of Medicine, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Carter Lake, North Omaha, Joslyn Castle, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Melrose Apartments, Blackstone Hotel, J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building, Guy C. Barton House, Dundee, Hospe Anton Music Warehouse, St. Matthias' Episcopal Church, Standard Oil Company Building of Nebraska, St. Cecilia Cathedral, Cabanne's Trading Post, Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary, main campus, Alegent Health School of Radiologic Technology, main campus, USS Hazard, Orpheum Theater, Durham Western Heritage Museum, Near North Side, Miller Park, Old People's Home, Swoboda Bakery, Broomfield Rowhouse, Drake Court Apartments and the Dartmore Apartments Historic District, South Omaha Bridge, Vinton Street Commercial Historic District, Vatterott College-Spring Valley Campus, ITT Technical Institute-Omaha, College of Saint Mary, main campus, Monmouth Park School, main campus, Strehlow Terrace, Anheuser-Busch Beer Depot, Mason School, Nash Block, Packer's National Bank Building, Georgia Row House, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Midtown Crossing at Turner Park, City National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum Theater, St. Cecilia's Cathedral, Creighton Sports Complex, George A. Joslyn Mansion, Morton Meadows, Saunders School, main campus, Minne Lusa, Aquila Court Building, Beebe and Runyan Furniture Showroom and Warehouse, Charles D. McLaughlin House, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Park School, Hill Hotel, St. Philomena's Cathedral and Rectory, Capitol School of Hairstyling, University of Phoenix-Omaha Campus, Vatterott College-Spring Valley Campus, main campus, Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District, The Sherman, Douglas Eggerss-O'Flyng Building, Union Passenger Terminal, Livestock Exchange Building, First National Bank Building, Creighton University School of Law, main campus, Omaha School of Massage Therapy, main campus, Florence, Benson, Burlington Road neighborhood, Burnt District, Dahlman, Field Club, Gifford Park, Gold Coast Historic District, Hanscom Park, Kountze Place, Little Bohemia, Little Italy, Orchard Hill, Regency, Sheelytown, South Omaha Main Street Historic District, Sporting District, Spring Lake, Walnut Hill, Omaha National Bank Building, Lincoln Highway, Memorial Park, Holy Family Catholic Church, Gottlieb Storz House, Burlington Train Station, General Crook House, Garneau-Kilpatrick House, Nebraska Methodist College, main campus, Omaha Central High School, main campus, St. John's A.M.E. Church, Military Road Segment, Metropolitan Community College, main campus, Notre Dame Academy and Convent, main campus, Saddle Creek Underpass, Poppleton Block, Fort Omaha, Ford Hospital, Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, Immaculate Conception Church and School, Kennedy Building, Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church, Columbian School, Fort Omaha Historic District, J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building, Military Road, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Burlington Station, First Unitarian Church of Omaha, Omaha Public Library, Kountze Park, Leone, Florentine and Carpathia Apartment Buildings, Alegent Health School of Radiologic Technology, Malcolm X House Site, University of Nebraska, Omaha, main campus, Kirschbraun and Sons Creamery, Inc., Eugene C. Eppley College of Business Administration, main campus, Xenon International Academy II Inc, main campus, D. J. Sokol Arena, Rosewater School, main campus, Kaplan University-Omaha Campus, main campus, Ansonia Apartments, St. Joseph Parish Complex, University of Phoenix-Omaha Campus, main campus, U.S.S. HAZARD and U.S.S. MARLIN, Gene Leahy Mall, Warehouses in Omaha Multiple Property Submission, Seymour Smith Park, University of Nebraska at Omaha, main campus, Creighton University, main campus, Grace University, main campus, Capitol School of Hairstyling, main campus, ITT Technical Institute-Omaha, main campus, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, main campus More

307.95
7

Pittsburgh

United States of America, Pennsylvania

Borough, Homestead, North Allegheny Intermediate High School, Frick International Studies Academy Middle School, Duquesne University School of Law, Carnegie Mellon University, PNC Park, Polish Hill, University of Pittsburgh, St. Clair, Heinz Field, International Academy of Design and Technology, Penn Hills School District, Union Station, Southside Slopes, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Three Rivers Stadium, National Aviary, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Chatham University, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2, Armstrong Cork Company, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Seventh Street Bridge, Ninth Street Bridge, Homestead High-Level Bridge, U.S. Bureau of Mines Main Building, Homestead Historic District, Benedum Center, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Monongahela Incline, Allegheny West, Allentown, Brighton Heights, Banksville, Marshall-Shadeland, South Tenth Street Bridge, Sanford-Brown Institute Monroeville Campus, South Hills Beauty Academy Inc, Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Oliver High School, Oliver High School, main campus, Joseph M. Katz School of Business, main campus, Pittsburgh Classical Academy Middle School, main campus, Swanson School of Engineering, main campus, University of Pittsburgh Honors College, main campus, Everest Institute-Pittsburgh, main campus, Career Training Academy, main campus, Triangle Tech, main campus, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Bradford School, Mellon Square, Mellon Arena, Center for Public Health Practice, Swanson School of Engineering, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Campus, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, East Allegheny, Sheraden, Allegheny County Courthouse, Brookline, South Side Park, Phillips Park, Burke Building, Frick Building and Annex, Dollar Savings Bank, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, Bluff, East Carnegie, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Center, Spring Hill, Bon Air, Duquesne Heights, Oakwood, Ridgemont, Petersen Sports Complex, St Margaret School of Nursing, Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh Gifted Center, University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration, main campus, ITT Technical Institute-Pittsburgh, main campus, Point Park University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Oakland, Chatham Village, Bellefield Hall, Schenley Park, Mylan School of Pharmacy, Chatham Village Historic District, Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, Hunt Armory, Allegheny Cemetery, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, Allegheny Observatory, La Roche College, Carnegie Institute and Library, Smithfield Street Bridge, Duquesne Incline, Esplen, Manchester, Mount Oliver, Homewood North, Schenley High School, Trees Field, ITT Technical Institute-Pittsburgh, Career Training Academy, Kaplan Career Institute-ICM Campus, University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies, main campus, Dean Institute of Technology, main campus, Tepper School of Business, Tepper School of Business, main campus, Peabody High School, Shady Side Academy, Joseph M. Katz School of Business, Carlow University, Fifth Avenue High School, Community College of Allegheny County, Northgate Junior - Senior High School, University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, The Ellis School, Heinz School, Keystone Oaks High School, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Langley High School, Pittsburgh Classical Academy Middle School, Rogers Middle School for the Creative and Performing Arts, North Hills Senior High School, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Honors College, University of Pittsburgh School of Education, University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, Mellon College of Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences, Duff's Business Institute, The Art Institute Online, Carnegie Mellon College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Pittsburgh, South Shore, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Exposition Park, Armstrong Tunnel, Schenley Farms Historic District, Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Liberty Bridge, Sixth Street Bridge, H.J. Heinz Company, Elliot, Pittsburgh Institute of the Mortuary Sciences, Pittsburgh Institute of the Mortuary Sciences, main campus, Rosedale Technical Institute, South Hills Beauty Academy Inc, main campus, Academy of Court Reporting Inc-Pittsburgh, Everest Institute-Pittsburgh, Kaplan Career Institute-ICM Campus, main campus, The Art Institute Online, main campus, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, main campus, Bradford School, main campus, Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, Buhl Building, John F. Singer House, Point State Park, Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District, La Roche College, main campus, Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, Station Square, Point Breeze, Duquesne Gardens, Mount Washington, North Point Breeze, Perry North, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, main campus, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Dietetic Internship, University of Pittsburgh, main campus, Carlow University, main campus, Carnegie Institute of Technology, main campus, Rosedale Technical Institute, main campus, East Liberty, Forks of the Ohio, Strip District, Shadyside, Vet Tech Institute, Empire Beauty School-North Hills, North Allegheny Intermediate High School, main campus, Community College of Allegheny County, main campus, Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, main campus, Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, main campus, Rodef Shalom Temple, Hazelwood, Cathedral of Learning, Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail, Garfield, Arlington Heights, Beltzhoover, Fairywood, Overbrook, Sanford-Brown Institute, St. Mary's Cemetery , Duquesne University, main campus, Peabody High School, main campus, Shady Side Academy, main campus, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, main campus, Mylan School of Pharmacy, main campus, Mellon College of Science, main campus, Sanford-Brown Institute Monroeville Campus, main campus, Academy of Court Reporting Inc-Pittsburgh, main campus, Central Northside, Spring Garden, Summer Hill, Triangle Tech, Bidwell Training Center Inc, Dean Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh Gifted Center, main campus, Frick International Studies Academy Middle School, main campus, International Academy of Design and Technology, main campus, Arlington, Beechview, Bloomfield, California-Kirkbride, Carrick, Downtown Pittsburgh, Central Lawrenceville, Chartiers, Chateau, Crafton Heights, East Hills, Fineview, Friendship, Glen Hazel, Greenfield, Hays, Highland Park, Homewood South, Homewood West, Knoxville, Larimer, Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, Lincoln Place, Lawrenceville, Morningside, New Homestead, North Shore, Northview Heights, Perry South, Regent Square, Southside Flats, Stanton Heights, Swisshelm Park, Troy Hill, West End, Westwood, Windgap, Forbes Field, Allegheny West Historic District, Frick Park, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, main campus, St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, main campus, Allegheny Post Office, Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Phipps Conservatory, St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church, John Frew House, Sixteenth Street Bridge, West End-North Side Bridge, University of Phoenix-Pittsburgh Campus, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus, Chatham University, main campus, Point Park University, main campus, Schenley High School, main campus, Heinz School, main campus, University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, main campus, Langley High School, main campus, Fifth Avenue High School, main campus, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, main campus, Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, main campus, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, main campus, Duff's Business Institute, main campus, Carnegie Mellon College of Humanities and Social Sciences, main campus, Bidwell Training Center Inc, main campus, St Margaret School of Nursing, main campus, Vet Tech Institute, main campus, Sanford-Brown Institute, main campus, Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, main campus, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Dietetic Internship, main campus, University of Phoenix-Pittsburgh Campus, main campus, Empire Beauty School-North Hills, main campus, Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Pittsburgh, main campus, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing, main campus, Heinz Memorial Chapel, Rogers Middle School for the Creative and Performing Arts, main campus, Center for Public Health Practice, main campus, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, main campus, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, main campus, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, main campus, Recreation Park, Northgate Junior - Senior High School, main campus, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, main campus, Keystone Oaks High School, main campus, University of Pittsburgh School of Education, main campus, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences, main campus, The Ellis School, main campus, North Hills Senior High School, main campus, Duquesne University School of Law, main campus More

151.0
8

Roswell

United States of America, Georgia, Fulton County

The Esani Institute, Barrington Hall, Roswell Historic District, The Esani Institute, main campus, Archibald Smith Plantation Home, The Medical Management Institute, main campus, Bulloch Hall More

108.65
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San Antonio

Texas, United States of America, Bexar County, Comal County

Thompson Field, Northwest Vista College, St. Philip's College, University of Texas at San Antonio, Tower Life Building, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Main and Military Plazas Historic District, SeaWorld San Antonio, San Antonio Zoo, Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, Alamodome, Freeman Coliseum, Old Lone Star Brewery, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Alamo Heights High School, Schertz, University of the Incarnate Word, Brooke Army Medical Center, Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio, Milan Institute of Cosmetology, Universal City, San Antonio College, main campus, Alamo Heights High School, main campus, Oblate School of Theology, main campus, The Art Institute of San Antonio, main campus, Live Oak, San Antonio College, Hallmark Institute, Oblate School of Theology, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Mission Concepcion, Dwight D. Eisenhower Park, Pershing House, Mission Parkway, Menger Soap Works, Jose Antonio Navarro House Complex, U.S. San Antonio Arsenal, Bexar County Courthouse, Castle Hills, Scenic Oaks, San Antonio National Cemetery, Career Point College, Career Quest, Fort Sam Houston, Career Point College, main campus, The Academy of Health Care Professions, main campus, Edgewood Fine Arts Academy, Alamo Plaza Historic District, St. Mary's University, Texas, Alamo Community College District, Fort Sam Houston Post Chapel, Ursuline Academy, Our Lady of the Lake University, Palo Alto College, Windcrest, Hill Country Village, Kirby, Olmos Park, San Antonio Beauty College 3, Kaplan Career Institute-San Antonio Campus, University of Phoenix-San Antonio Campus, St. Mary's University School of Law, main campus, Career Quest, main campus, Aveda Institute-San Antonio, main campus, Selma, Trinity University, Texas A&M University–San Antonio, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Koehler Cultural Center, International Academy of Design and Technology San Antonio, Playland Park, Splashtown San Antonio, Dolphin Cove, St. Mary's University School of Law, International Bible College, Baptist University of the Américas, Northeast Lakeview College, Stone Oak, Mitchell Lake, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Espada Aqueduct, Otto Meerscheidt House, King William Historic District, Dionicio Rodriguez Bridge in Brackenridge Park, Shavano Park, Cathedral of San Fernando, Everest Institute-San Antonio, Milan Institute of Cosmetology, Calaveras Lake, Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio, main campus, Palo Alto College, main campus, Aztec On The River, Alamo Portland and Roman Cement Works, Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio, Hallmark Institute, main campus, Spanish Governor's Palace, Majestic Theatre, Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, La Villita Historic District, Prospect Hill Missionary Baptist Church, SW School of Business and Technical Careers-Cosmetology, SW School of Business and Technical Careers-Cosmetology, main campus, International Academy of Design and Technology San Antonio Campus, St. Philip's College, main campus, Hallmark College of Technology/Hallmark College of Aeronautics, main campus, Baptist Health System School of Health Professions, main campus, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio, main campus, Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Therese Church, La Villita, V. J. Keefe Memorial Stadium, San Antonio Casino Club Building, Baptist University of the Américas, main campus, Alamo Heights, ITT Technical Institute-San Antonio, Northwest Vista College, main campus, Concorde Career Institute-San Antonio, main campus, AT&T Center, Morgan's Wonderland, The Quadrangle, Mims Classic Beauty College, Milan Institute, Milan Institute, main campus, The Academy of Health Care Professions, University of Phoenix-San Antonio Campus, main campus, International Bible College, main campus, Terrell Hills, Mahncke Park, Converse, Pecan Valley, Inwood, Emil Elmendorf House, San Antonio Loan and Trust Building, Old Lone Star Brewery , Trinity University, main campus, University of Texas at San Antonio, main campus, San Antonio Beauty College 4, main campus, Milan Institute of Cosmetology, main campus, Hangar 9, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio Japanese Tea Gardens, Hallmark College of Technology/Hallmark College of Aeronautics, Texas A&M University–San Antonio, main campus, Meadowlawn Memorial Park, University of the Incarnate Word, main campus, St. Mary's University, Texas, main campus, Thomas Jefferson High School, Kaplan Career Institute-San Antonio Campus, main campus, Sanford-Brown College-San Antonio, main campus, First National Bank of San Antonio, Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Station, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, main campus, The Alamo, San Pedro Springs Park, Aztec Theater, Our Lady of the Lake University, main campus, Mims Classic Beauty College, main campus, Texas Careers, main campus, Victor Braunig Lake, Koehler Cultural Center, main campus, Brown Mackie College-San Antonio, main campus, Alamo Stadium, Church of Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe, Texas Careers, Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio, Milan Institute of Cosmetology, main campus, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, San Antonio Beauty College 3, main campus, Lamson Institute, main campus, San Jose Mission National Historic Site, San Antonio Drug Company, Mission Stadium, Sullivan Field, San Pedro Park, San Antonio Beauty College 4, Alamo Community College District, main campus, Everest Institute-San Antonio, main campus, Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio, main campus, ITT Technical Institute-San Antonio, main campus, Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio, main campus, Northeast Lakeview College, main campus More

1067.33
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South Bend

United States of America, Washington, Pacific County

Lumber Exchange Building, Pacific County Courthouse

5.7

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