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In 2021, 307 farmers in cities within Henry County received a total of $9.9 million in 643 farm subsidies, a 17.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.1 million in 882 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Henry County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipes Farms | $1,100,013 | $583,116 | -47% |
| James C and Mary J Parker Farms | $478,324 | $440,878 | -7.8% |
| Marty Marshall Farms Partnership | $497,602 | $358,849 | -27.9% |
| Hayes Farms | $453,107 | $331,085 | -26.9% |
| DJL Company | $383,519 | $307,269 | -19.9% |
| Thomas Kirkland Farm | $344,063 | $284,511 | -17.3% |
| Adams Farms Partnership | $340,055 | $272,151 | -20% |
| Kirkland Kreek Farms | $261,765 | $233,037 | -11% |
| Woodham Cattle Company, LLC | $261,723 | $211,937 | -19% |
| Danny Ellison | $259,904 | $180,478 | -30.6% |
| Turkey Creek Farms, Inc. | $238,280 | $170,229 | -28.6% |
| E & K Farm | $275,208 | $159,841 | -41.9% |
| Mims Farms/TM | $209,164 | $156,980 | -24.9% |
| K & E Farms, Inc. | $213,632 | $155,311 | -27.3% |
| Todd Brock | $271,942 | $149,480 | -45% |
| Charles Phillip Hayes | $228,305 | $148,987 | -34.7% |
| Big Pine Farming Company, Inc. | $17,117 | $146,833 | 757.8% |
| Dirty Pond Farms, Inc. | $213,668 | $140,319 | -34.3% |
| Andrew H. Armstrong | $203,779 | $139,013 | -31.8% |
| Riverside Turf Farm, Inc. | $0 | $133,963 | -- |
| Jon V. Price | $15,427 | $132,332 | 757.8% |
| Roger G. Scott | $153,803 | $132,073 | -14.1% |
| I4C Limited, LLC | $0 | $130,426 | -- |
| Kyle Blount | $147,573 | $124,307 | -15.8% |
| D and M Farms | $206,396 | $123,908 | -40% |
| Blake Johnson | $118,965 | $122,668 | 3.1% |
| Jerry Blount | $153,598 | $120,471 | -21.6% |
| Clay Ellison | $166,505 | $109,446 | -34.3% |
| John W Solomon Farms, Inc. | $125,467 | $104,968 | -16.3% |
| David E. Holloman | $160,815 | $98,412 | -38.8% |
| Powerline Peanut Farm, LLC | $68,760 | $90,799 | 32.1% |
| Clay Price | $1,958 | $88,667 | 4,428.4% |
| Chatt Valley Farm, Inc. | $141,902 | $88,228 | -37.8% |
| Piney Grove Farm, Inc. | $156,184 | $88,018 | -43.6% |
| Scottie G. Ellison | $122,450 | $87,130 | -28.8% |
| Jason Burke Farms & Harvesting, LLC | $153,317 | $86,093 | -43.8% |
| Windmill Investments, LLC | $12,214 | $84,978 | 595.7% |
| Burke Family Farms | $137,340 | $76,527 | -44.3% |
| Austin James Ward | $143,173 | $76,109 | -46.8% |
| Rushing Farms, LLC | $115,595 | $74,381 | -35.7% |
| We B Wet Farms, Inc. | $98,576 | $65,022 | -34% |
| Ashley Clements | $105,465 | $63,882 | -39.4% |
| A & a Farms | $118,388 | $63,267 | -46.6% |
| APV Poultry, Inc. | $0 | $62,537 | -- |
| Pecan Ridge Poultry, LLC | $0 | $61,802 | -- |
| Jason Donald Burke | $19,388 | $59,712 | 208% |
| Double E Poultry Farm, Inc. | $0 | $58,137 | -- |
| Triple J Cattle Company, LLC | $86,458 | $57,400 | -33.6% |
| William H. Ferguson Jr. | $41,770 | $56,807 | 36% |
| Charles M Money Logging Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jerry P Watford | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Firetower Poultry, LLC | $0 | $50,768 | -- |
| Seng Yang | $0 | $50,309 | -- |
| Parker Farms, Inc. | $160,141 | $47,742 | -70.2% |
| Zach Shelley Farms, Inc. | $50,364 | $47,105 | -6.5% |
| William K. Maddox | $20,183 | $46,797 | 131.9% |
| Carl McEntyre | $49,876 | $46,625 | -6.5% |
| Fred M. McCoy | $66,294 | $46,593 | -29.7% |
| George E. Lewis II | $81,048 | $45,888 | -43.4% |
| David William Barnes | $47,863 | $45,000 | -6% |
| Chappy C Trawick | $56,736 | $42,460 | -25.2% |
| Nowell Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $41,769 | -- |
| Franklin C. Granberry | $46,306 | $41,725 | -9.9% |
| Scott Perry Blankenship | $84,900 | $41,156 | -51.5% |
| Carl Jones Tree Farms, LLC | $41,564 | $40,784 | -1.9% |
| Kent Killebrew | $36,718 | $40,196 | 9.5% |
| Legacy Poultry Farm, LLC | $0 | $40,158 | -- |
| Maggie H Carter Marital Trust | $0 | $38,717 | -- |
| Jerry Blount Forestry & Construction Incorporated | $51,934 | $38,535 | -25.8% |
| Granberry Poultry, LLC | $0 | $37,764 | -- |
| Dethalia J Armstrong | $117,835 | $36,944 | -68.6% |
| Ragweed Enterprises, LLC | $42,471 | $36,862 | -13.2% |
| Davis Farms, LLC | $44,209 | $36,420 | -17.6% |
| Steve Edward Williams | $35,866 | $36,268 | 1.1% |
| Jimmy Stewart Hicks Trust | $43,488 | $36,118 | -16.9% |
| Tra G. Long | $0 | $34,709 | -- |
| Saunders Poultry, Inc. | $0 | $34,367 | -- |
| Thomas F. Price | $58,540 | $34,335 | -41.3% |
| Sunshine Poultry Farm | $0 | $34,087 | -- |
| Sandra H. Taylor | $36,747 | $33,807 | -8% |
| Mary Ann Swann | $25,549 | $32,209 | 26.1% |
| Dallas L. Hartzog | $61,752 | $32,044 | -48.1% |
| Auburn University | $35,629 | $29,103 | -18.3% |
| Bill Ferguson | $0 | $28,839 | -- |
| Old Trail Farms, Inc. | $37,656 | $27,896 | -25.9% |
| Parker Planting Company, LLC | $34,281 | $26,618 | -22.4% |
| Joe Curry Woods | $32,458 | $26,428 | -18.6% |
| ARM Bros, LLC | $28,786 | $26,294 | -8.7% |
| Andrew Gamble | $32,559 | $24,977 | -23.3% |
| Charles D. Hughes | $42,742 | $24,743 | -42.1% |
| Sandy Hill Farm, Inc. | $29,239 | $24,676 | -15.6% |
| Solomon Farms, Inc. | $0 | $24,241 | -- |
| Philco Farms, Inc. | $0 | $20,740 | -- |
| Armstrong Farms, Inc. | $42,905 | $20,064 | -53.2% |
| Joe L. Hodges | $34,722 | $19,831 | -42.9% |
| Nathan Worsham | $25,909 | $19,401 | -25.1% |
| Johnny E. Lee | $30,437 | $18,301 | -39.9% |
| Crowin' Rooster Farms | $0 | $17,981 | -- |
| Dana Snellgrove | $0 | $17,966 | -- |
| John C. Jones | $25,198 | $17,602 | -30.1% |
| David M. Sanders | $19,031 | $17,566 | -7.7% |
| Mitchell Brogden Armstrong | $21,413 | $17,436 | -18.6% |
| Cullen L. Armstrong II | $71,502 | $17,280 | -75.8% |
| Robert Palmer | $0 | $17,009 | -- |
| Eric Blankenship | $21,178 | $16,928 | -20.1% |
| Stephen B. Kirkland | $41,815 | $16,438 | -60.7% |
| Joann McKay | $16,249 | $16,249 | 0% |
| Thomas L. Chestnut | $13,101 | $15,436 | 17.8% |
| Kenneth J. Hodges | $10,854 | $15,119 | 39.3% |
| B & E Farms, LLC | $0 | $14,574 | -- |
| Joseph M. Falkner | $20,080 | $13,491 | -32.8% |
| Coy Strickland | $22,436 | $13,473 | -39.9% |
| Bostick Farms | $15,782 | $13,442 | -14.8% |
| Ryan W Solomon Farms, Inc. | $23,252 | $12,340 | -46.9% |
| Jerry E. Walker | $19,910 | $12,031 | -39.6% |
| Kate Killebrew | $13,498 | $11,947 | -11.5% |
| Thomas L. Roberts | $12,924 | $11,890 | -8% |
| John Yeager | $5,503 | $11,782 | 114.1% |
| Bruce Gamble | $21,536 | $11,401 | -47.1% |
| Jerry Knowles | $28,123 | $10,941 | -61.1% |
| Mickey S. Walker | $11,850 | $10,832 | -8.6% |
| Roy Nolan Williams | $13,584 | $10,591 | -22% |
| Bobby Boyd | $408 | $10,482 | 2,469.1% |
| Edward E. Golden | $11,049 | $10,399 | -5.9% |
| Ann Murphy | $10,862 | $10,320 | -5% |
| Michael Parris | $8,773 | $10,294 | 17.3% |
| Mark E. Gamble | $12,258 | $9,879 | -19.4% |
| Byrd Nowell Farms, LLC | $28,071 | $9,722 | -65.4% |
| Dennis D. Hicks | $0 | $9,115 | -- |
| Tommy J. Jones | $15,923 | $9,079 | -43% |
| John W. Edmondson | $14,884 | $9,078 | -39% |
| J & D Farms | $15,743 | $9,018 | -42.7% |
| Joshua Jay Jones | $16,394 | $8,584 | -47.6% |
| Coates Farms, LLC | $14,133 | $8,572 | -39.3% |
| Jeffrey Ellison | $12,697 | $8,128 | -36% |
| Justin Michael McCoy | $1,186 | $8,013 | 575.6% |
| Joanna Giles | $8,670 | $7,977 | -8% |
| Bradley York Johnson | $9,242 | $7,895 | -14.6% |
| Angie A. Stinson | $12,637 | $7,686 | -39.2% |
| Barbara D. Dunlap | $9,409 | $7,443 | -20.9% |
| Mark A. Strickland | $11,600 | $7,223 | -37.7% |
| Paul G. Johnson | $8,354 | $7,125 | -14.7% |
| Beulah M. Morgan | $7,616 | $7,114 | -6.6% |
| William R. White | $11,010 | $6,860 | -37.7% |
| Dewey Ladon Price | $10,721 | $6,697 | -37.5% |
| Jimmie Williams | $4,153 | $6,629 | 59.6% |
| Jason R. Long | $7,063 | $6,579 | -6.9% |
| Erin Stuckey | $10,678 | $6,554 | -38.6% |
| Kim Lewis | $12,711 | $6,366 | -49.9% |
| Kara B. Wiggins | $0 | $6,356 | -- |
| Denise S. Clark | $6,807 | $6,262 | -8% |
| Hinson Farms, Inc. | $12,186 | $5,937 | -51.3% |
| Pamela Taylor | $6,450 | $5,922 | -8.2% |
| Aline H. Snellgrove | $6,192 | $5,696 | -8% |
| Michael J. Deshazo | $14,813 | $5,593 | -62.2% |
| Brent H. Strickland | $5,877 | $5,406 | -8% |
| Billy Strickland | $5,713 | $5,175 | -9.4% |
| Mitchell Marshall | $10,603 | $4,904 | -53.7% |
| Sue P. Cobb | $4,690 | $4,690 | 0% |
| William Russaw | $6,998 | $4,670 | -33.3% |
| Kyle Hardy | $8,301 | $4,641 | -44.1% |
| Eric Knight | $6,897 | $4,634 | -32.8% |
| Thomas H. Murphy | $21,428 | $4,574 | -78.7% |
| Jerry L. Armstrong | $10,583 | $3,993 | -62.3% |
| Bradley Paul Shaw | $0 | $3,989 | -- |
| Bobby G. Cobb | $3,959 | $3,959 | 0% |
| Stuart Falkner | $4,375 | $3,927 | -10.2% |
| Carroll Hamm | $4,392 | $3,785 | -13.8% |
| Ronald W. Birchler | $4,059 | $3,735 | -8% |
| Jarrod Dozier | $7,211 | $3,683 | -48.9% |
| Joel Cleveland Kirkland | $7,726 | $3,660 | -52.6% |
| J & J Farms, LLC | $4,241 | $3,564 | -16% |
| Lazy P Farms, LLC | $0 | $3,545 | -- |
| Frank P. Granberry | $8,320 | $3,461 | -58.4% |
| Jackie Lamar Rister | $3,575 | $3,391 | -5.1% |
| Robinson Bros Farm | $7,715 | $3,266 | -57.7% |
| Ruth O. Jones | $0 | $3,238 | -- |
| Russell Wood | $3,495 | $3,215 | -8% |
| Katherine Price | $3,303 | $3,202 | -3.1% |
| Robert W. Holmes | $4,081 | $3,156 | -22.7% |
| Nowell Farms | $44,209 | $3,104 | -93% |
| Bertha Farms, Inc. | $19,397 | $3,100 | -84% |
| Robert J. Espy | $3,367 | $3,097 | -8% |
| Joel A. Deal | $2,135 | $3,034 | 42.1% |
| Mary A. Grantham | $3,212 | $3,029 | -5.7% |
| Myra O'Byrne | $3,192 | $3,009 | -5.7% |
| Franklin Swann | $10,161 | $2,976 | -70.7% |
| Michael J. Hartzog | $9,489 | $2,976 | -68.6% |
| James L. Smith | $0 | $2,941 | -- |
| Shirley C. Williams | $0 | $2,867 | -- |
| Mack Barnette | $0 | $2,833 | -- |
| Linda B. Platt | $3,124 | $2,799 | -10.4% |
| Billy W. Danzey | $6,246 | $2,780 | -55.5% |
| Donnie H. Culp | $3,809 | $2,728 | -28.4% |
| Allen Wayne Thompson | $9,502 | $2,641 | -72.2% |
| Glenn Morgan | $2,865 | $2,636 | -8% |
| Jeffrey M. Williams | $14,303 | $2,634 | -81.6% |
| Gayle G. Thomas | $2,424 | $2,605 | 7.5% |
| Jeff Alford | $6,618 | $2,605 | -60.6% |
| John W. Armstrong | $5,685 | $2,482 | -56.3% |
| Jason K. Bryant | $12,414 | $2,471 | -80.1% |
| Amy Faison | $2,969 | $2,462 | -17.1% |
| James E. Ward Jr. | $3,751 | $2,431 | -35.2% |
| Loren D. Alexander | $0 | $2,405 | -- |
| George H. Roselius | $2,638 | $2,393 | -9.3% |
| Fred S. Arnold Jr. | $2,183 | $2,287 | 4.8% |
| Shirley E. Robinson | $3,286 | $2,250 | -31.5% |
| Charla Ford | $2,236 | $2,236 | 0% |
| James David Wade | $2,214 | $2,214 | 0% |
| Adrian Jones | $5,129 | $2,203 | -57% |
| Earl Granger Saunders Jr. | $2,191 | $2,191 | 0% |
| Sidney A. Brannon | $3,298 | $1,980 | -40% |
| James K. Olmstead | $2,127 | $1,957 | -8% |
| Tonia Kay Beverett | $2,120 | $1,912 | -9.8% |
| Bill Saunders | $1,910 | $1,910 | 0% |
| Vivian M. Lewis | $9,051 | $1,834 | -79.7% |
| David E. Cureton | $2,749 | $1,759 | -36% |
| Dennis M. Cureton | $1,759 | $1,759 | 0% |
| Shelton Murphy | $4,785 | $1,755 | -63.3% |
| Virginia A. Starling | $4,819 | $1,733 | -64% |
| Bobby J. Maddox | $19,238 | $1,688 | -91.2% |
| Virginia Walker | $0 | $1,640 | -- |
| Jane M. Murphy | $1,585 | $1,585 | 0% |
| Charles R. Danner | $1,658 | $1,525 | -8% |
| FSI of South Alabama, LLC | $3,642 | $1,481 | -59.3% |
| Apolinar C. Perez | $7,106 | $1,477 | -79.2% |
| Izie Deshazo Farms, Inc. | $1,580 | $1,454 | -8% |
| Jay Jones | $5,115 | $1,430 | -72% |
| Caleb Lowell Bristow | $1,422 | $1,408 | -1% |
| Jason Burke | $0 | $1,402 | -- |
| Darden Kirby | $3,106 | $1,401 | -54.9% |
| Jeff Bostick | $5,797 | $1,376 | -76.3% |
| Arthur B. Carroll | $12,675 | $1,308 | -89.7% |
| Brad Hunter | $1,295 | $1,295 | 0% |
| Kim B. Deshazo | $1,385 | $1,274 | -8% |
| David Kent Whiddon | $3,962 | $1,273 | -67.9% |
| Dustin Pruitt | $1,259 | $1,241 | -1.4% |
| James Miles Scott | $1,184 | $1,184 | 0% |
| Mickey Deshazo | $1,639 | $1,179 | -28.1% |
| Jeffrey D. Johnston | $1,168 | $1,168 | 0% |
| Judy F Gachet | $1,805 | $1,148 | -36.4% |
| Jay B. Eller | $5,573 | $1,065 | -80.9% |
| Sylvia W. Shepherd | $1,061 | $1,061 | 0% |
| Ronnie E. Brown | $1,177 | $1,030 | -12.5% |
| Chris A. Turner | $2,925 | $1,029 | -64.8% |
| Elizabeth C. Jones | $1,003 | $1,024 | 2.1% |
| Joshua Micah Towns | $0 | $1,018 | -- |
| Mike Shirah | $1,017 | $1,017 | 0% |
| Robert Lee Swann | $1,006 | $1,006 | 0% |
| Walter David White | $984 | $984 | 0% |
| Chase Smith | $0 | $977 | -- |
| Joe L. Johnson | $6,283 | $972 | -84.5% |
| Edward Berry Jr. | $3,239 | $971 | -70% |
| Eugene T. Haynes | $962 | $962 | 0% |
| James D. Jones Jr. | $4,624 | $932 | -79.8% |
| Dale Ezzell | $923 | $923 | 0% |
| Steve Ezzell | $923 | $923 | 0% |
| Chris Daughtry | $5,240 | $916 | -82.5% |
| Harold Max Hunt Jr. | $1,017 | $906 | -10.9% |
| Lambert Brothers Farms, LLC | $0 | $897 | -- |
| Wayne Cratus Elmore | $1,204 | $894 | -25.7% |
| James R. Harrison | $1,404 | $885 | -37% |
| Zachary Kyle Pitzing | $0 | $815 | -- |
| Timothy W. Rodgers | $161 | $811 | 403.7% |
| John Michael Bond | $3,099 | $805 | -74% |
| Malia, Inc. | $2,659 | $802 | -69.8% |
| David Hilliard Thomas | $894 | $792 | -11.4% |
| Cary Price | $3,091 | $774 | -75% |
| Marilyn A. Singletary | $866 | $750 | -13.4% |
| Leigh B. Watford | $2,849 | $736 | -74.2% |
| Howard H. Pitchford | $0 | $710 | -- |
| Melba G. Price | $702 | $702 | 0% |
| Brenda Moring | $662 | $662 | 0% |
| David R. Meredith | $4,769 | $650 | -86.4% |
| Annie E. Mills | $600 | $600 | 0% |
| Glenda Barnes | $594 | $594 | 0% |
| Henry Reynolds | $594 | $594 | 0% |
| Winston Reynolds | $594 | $594 | 0% |
| Jeremy L. German | $585 | $585 | 0% |
| Nancy Reynolds | $552 | $552 | 0% |
| Vera Lee Kirkland | $2,328 | $534 | -77.1% |
| Falkner Farms, Inc. | $1,654 | $524 | -68.3% |
| Bobby Russaw | $5,313 | $508 | -90.4% |
| Homer L. Roberts | $0 | $507 | -- |
| Davis Lands, LLC | $4,271 | $454 | -89.4% |
| Corn Dodgers Farm, LLC | $826 | $447 | -45.9% |
| Michael F. Murray | $438 | $438 | 0% |
| Charles J. Massey | $424 | $424 | 0% |
| Nicholas C. Johnson | $1,958 | $402 | -79.5% |
| Mary B. Roberts | $398 | $398 | 0% |
| Jordan E. Lewis | $1,779 | $389 | -78.1% |
| Jon C. Capps | $1,496 | $374 | -75% |
| Jerry F. Harris | $520 | $346 | -33.5% |
| Jennifer J. Richards | $344 | $344 | 0% |
| Christopher Jacob Gillilan | $1,034 | $340 | -67.1% |
| Tony L. Jones | $1,609 | $308 | -80.9% |
| Vivia Peebles | $563 | $208 | -63.1% |
| Joel Kibler | $330 | $172 | -47.9% |
| Lynne P. Parker | $148 | $148 | 0% |
| Jerry R. Martin | $0 | $145 | -- |
| Yvonne Whitehead | $369 | $110 | -70.2% |
| Emmanuel Bankston | $2,753 | $90 | -96.7% |
| Glenn R. Williams | $234 | $69 | -70.5% |
| Janet W. Hinson | $186 | $41 | -78% |
| Preston Lee Bass | $289 | $29 | -90% |
| Julie A. Maddox | $0 | $26 | -- |
| Gerald Timothy Osteen | $0 | $5 | -- |
| Brady Bankston Bryant | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Freddie Scott | $8,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Leon Allen Walker | $235 | $0 | -100% |
| Rusty McClure | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy T. Glanton | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom L. Kennedy | $392 | $0 | -100% |
| William Colton Bryant | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann L. Johnson | $3,490 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur V. Moore | $995 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake Allen Floyd | $3,355 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton Dexter Voak | $1,554 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Armstrong | $2,464 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Phillips | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Durelle M Snellgrove | $9,764 | $0 | -100% |
| George W. Phillips | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Shelley | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason D. Braswell | $304 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennie M. Gulledge | $205 | $0 | -100% |
| John R. Mobley | $2,573 | $0 | -100% |
| Nutty Buddies Farm, LLC | $2,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Winford O. Gulledge | $492 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel R. Riley Jr. | $670 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack O. Murphy | $186 | $0 | -100% |
| James Potter | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| June M. Whiddon | $2,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence E. Burkhalter | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda R. Ward | $670 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis M. Thorpe | $520 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin C. Price | $1,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael G. Riley | $670 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,060,307 | $9,897,397 | -17.9% |
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