that we work with the oil and gas sector on ourjourney towards net zero. that we consider the implications of any long—term fossil fuel on our future activities. i recognise the north sea oil and gas sector has to be fiscally stable for two reasons. one is to support itself in the current context, but also to deliver the transition to net zero where we need the oil and gas sector to be part of that process of transition. so the scottish national party wants to work closely with the oil and gas sector to ensure that we take an approach on oil and gas activity thatis approach on oil and gas activity that is compatible with ourjourney to net zero, but we do it in a fashion that delivers sustainability for the sector. libby brooks from the guardian. thank you. when keir

starmer was visiting greenock last friday he talked about the damaging conflicts ongoing between the uk and the scottish government and he pledged to improve that relationship should he become prime minister. do you commit to working with him on that, on that toxicity that we have seen, even if he suggests it ends up denting the support of independents? i have been engaged with intergovernmental relationships with the government for many years and i have had many occasions where that has been successful and constructive and many where it has been difficult and many where it has been difficult and we have not been able to get agreement. for most of the time that has been a respectful environment. i would say that my experience of the gordon brown government, the cameron and clegg government, the following cameron government and the theresa may governments were generally on

issues that affected people prosper but lives pretty constructive. i have to say, i was part of those discussions and i thought they were generally in a pretty constructive environment. after the arrival of borisjohnson intergovernmental relationships i would essentially describe it as disrespectful. we didn't change, they did. so if sir keir starmer is saying, should he become prime minister, that he is keen to have a serious, mature, respectful engagement with the scottish government, he will have absolutely no issues with me. i think people know me well enough to know i am a serious player when it comes to these negotiations. i did after all managed to negotiate our fiscal freedom which was enormously beneficial for scotland. so fiscal freedom which was enormously beneficialfor scotland. so i am interested in this negotiation. but i also know what disrespectful relationships look like and they

have existed since borisjohnson walked into 10 downing street. lewis mackenzie from the sun.— mackenzie from the sun. thank you, first minister. _ mackenzie from the sun. thank you, first minister. humza _ mackenzie from the sun. thank you, first minister. humza yousaf - mackenzie from the sun. thank you, first minister. humza yousaf had . first minister. humza yousaf had spoken about launching into talks on independence if the snp was to win more seats in scotland. he was talking about your aim to win more seats in scotland. if the snp wins the most seats in scotland, will you take that as a direct mandate to begin negotiations on things, or would you request the powers to hold a referendum in that case? i would you request the powers to hold a referendum in that case?— a referendum in that case? i would alwa s a referendum in that case? i would always want _ a referendum in that case? i would always want to _ a referendum in that case? i would always want to have _ a referendum in that case? i would always want to have the _ a referendum in that case? i would always want to have the powers . a referendum in that case? i would always want to have the powers to | always want to have the powers to hold a referendum, lewis, because i recognise that the referendum route is the most informative and definitive route for the people of scotland to be asked that question. it was well established in 2014, so thatis it was well established in 2014, so that is what i would want to ensure was the case. that would be the purpose of my discussions with the

united kingdom, to make sure people had that democratic choice. as i said in my earlier answers, the unwillingness of the uk government to engage on the question is a significant obstacle in what we are trying to do. but i would want to engage in those discussions and do it early and make sure that we had the opportunity to have that referendum so that people could make a choice on the important question of independence. i think it is a fundamentally democratic argument. can i now take david ball from the scotsman. we are just listening to the leader of the scottish national party, john swinney, as he formally launches his party's election campaign. he said his priority is to put scotland first. he said the people of scotland want to get rid of a disastrous tory government and he says although labour are giving an awfully good impression of them as

well. you can listen to the rest of whatjohn swinney has to say on the bbc news website and mobile app. let's get some reaction now to what john swinney has been saying in glasgow. liz lloyd is the former chief of staff to the former snp leader and first minister nicola sturgeon. liz, thank you very much forjoining us again. we spoke beforejohn swinney forjoining us again. we spoke before john swinney started forjoining us again. we spoke beforejohn swinney started speaking before john swinney started speaking and it is good to have you with us again. john swinney saying clarity to get rid of the conservatives, but also urging people and telling neighbour not to assume that scotland is a done dealfor them either. what you make of whatjohn swinney had to say? that is what you will hear from the snp in the next four or five weeks, that the snp looks at the seats in scotland where the tories are in

place and say we are the only party that can get them out. but labour have taken the snp�*s decline their rising vote as to the electorate. and whatjohnny swinney will say overnight next few weeks as labour are not as good as you think they are. they are not the old labour party that used to vote for. their plans on austerity are the same as the tories, their plans on brexit and migration are the same as the tories. he wants to ask people in scotland is that what you really want? or do you want somebody in westminster to challenge them? that is what he will set out as this is what the snp�*s message will be and this is the argument the snp will be taking across the country for the five weeks. d0 taking across the country for the five weeks— taking across the country for the five weeke— five weeks. do you think it is a promising _ five weeks. do you think it is a promising outlook— five weeks. do you think it is a promising outlook to - five weeks. do you think it is a promising outlook to ask - five weeks. do you think it is a i promising outlook to ask people five weeks. do you think it is a - promising outlook to ask people not to vote for labour? should he not be selling the snp more rather than criticising the labour party which he says is creeping towards being the same as the tories? i he says is creeping towards being the same as the tories? i thought at the same as the tories? i thought at the beginning _

the same as the tories? i thought at the beginning of— the same as the tories? i thought at the beginning of the _ the same as the tories? i thought at the beginning of the speech there i the beginning of the speech there was a hopeful and optimistic tone from john swinney and an acknowledgement which will go down well with the public. that he has heard that the snp has been doing things wrong and he has been listening and he gets it, he is out to rear and public trust. but this is essentially a contest between the snp and labour in scotland. both parties would replace the tories, both would use their votes to get the tories out. he is saying are you sure you want labour to be the ones that represent you? they might form a government but are they good enough for you? are they doing what you want for scotland ? enough for you? are they doing what you want for scotland? that is what you want for scotland? that is what you will hear over the next four or five weeks. put scotland first, think about what you want for scotland, this questioning of labour policies, as well as what the snp stands for. i think there is a real desire in the snp to put a bit of scrutiny and focus on where labour policies for short as far as they are concerned when it comes to the future of scotland. indie are concerned when it comes to the future of scotland.—

are concerned when it comes to the future of scotland. we heard he made a 'oke riaht future of scotland. we heard he made a joke right at — future of scotland. we heard he made a joke right at the _ future of scotland. we heard he made a joke right at the very _ future of scotland. we heard he made a joke right at the very start _ a joke right at the very start saying the 4th ofjuly is independence day in the us and he said, it is a really good day for scotland to follow suit. how much will we hear about independence between now and july the 4th? it is im ortant between now and july the 4th? it is important to _ between now and july the 4th? it 3 important to put that in context, that was a joke. he said at last weekend and some people got carried away, saying he was going to declare independence on the 4th ofjuly. it is a light—hearted take on what is happening. but he is as well as saying what he is saying to the voters, you can use us to get the tories out and speak up for scotland. he is then saying the snp also supports independence, that is a betterfuture also supports independence, that is a better future for you. also supports independence, that is a betterfuture for you. you also supports independence, that is a better future for you. you will hear it, i don't think it will be the dominant message of the campaign, partly because the snp does not mean or need to say it, other parties will say it. all the journalists are asking about independence. that will happen regardless of whatjohn swinney says. the snp know that people will hear that message and they know

that. but what he is trying to say to all of them is the first two steps of getting the tories out and putting scotland first at westminster, that is what you can trust the snp to do at this election. trust the snp to do at this election-— trust the snp to do at this election. ~ ., ,., ., g ., trust the snp to do at this election. ~ ., ., g ., ,, , election. we also heard john swinney talk a lot about _ election. we also heard john swinney talk a lot about austerity _ election. we also heard john swinney talk a lot about austerity and - talk a lot about austerity and blaming that squarely on the conservative party. what measures did he say he would introduce to try to tackle that? you did he say he would introduce to try to tackle that?— to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland — to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland where _ to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland where the _ to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland where the bulk - to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland where the bulk of - in scotland where the bulk of scottish government's funding, the direction pays, is largely set by the budget at westminster. so there has been in 15 years of austerity, there doesn't seem to be a suggestion from labour they will suddenly turn on the public spending taps, in fact they very much seem to not want do that. what you have had in scotland is the snp has put up taxes on the very richest in our society to bring in a little bit extra to bolster those public services. that is why you see local

authorities in england actually going backwards. in scotland they are in a difficult position but have not tipped over the edge yet. this is where he really wants to draw that contrast and say labour are not offering to change this position. our public services need an injection of cash and that is not coming from labour or the tories. he is offering the snp as, if you like, the pressure in westminster that would highlight there is no change coming and put pressure on labour through the budget to do something about that. $5 through the budget to do something about that. �* , ., , ., ~ through the budget to do something about that. �* , ., ~ ., about that. as well as talking about austerity and _ about that. as well as talking about austerity and blaming _ about that. as well as talking about austerity and blaming the _ austerity and blaming the conservatives for that he also said brexit has reduced money available for the nhs and other public services and housing. but is there a motivation in the snp to do something about that? you motivation in the snp to do something about that? you see polls these da s something about that? you see polls these days that _ something about that? you see polls these days that suggest _ something about that? you see polls these days that suggest the - something about that? you see polls these days that suggest the vast - these days that suggest the vast majority of people across the whole of the uk think brexit is a mistake and would like to be back in the eu.

you have only one mainstream political party offering that, which is the snp. they really want to tap into that pro—european vote that exists in scotland and that is not being served by labour or the lib dems and definitely not being served by the tories. they want to capture that mood, that feeling, and that sense in scotland which is still there, all these years on, that scotland voted to stay in the eu and is now outside it, but also it has damaged the economy. not being in the single market or having freedom of movement has hit the scottish economy and they want the viewers to hear that loud and clear from them in the coming weeks. liz. hear that loud and clear from them in the coming weeks.— in the coming weeks. liz, you have been in this— in the coming weeks. liz, you have been in this situation _ in the coming weeks. liz, you have been in this situation before - in the coming weeks. liz, you have been in this situation before as - in the coming weeks. liz, you have been in this situation before as a l been in this situation before as a former chief of staff to nicola sturgeon. john swinney has now formally launched the election campaign. what happens next? i think ou will see campaign. what happens next? i think you will see john _ campaign. what happens next? i think you will see john swinney _ campaign. what happens next? i think you will see john swinney out - campaign. what happens next? i think you will see john swinney out on - you will seejohn swinney out on tour and you will see a lot of him around the country and you will see the snp pushing a combination of things. you will see positive

policies coming from the snp, the snp try to promote its record in government, but also push the issues at westminster, focus on tackling austerity and getting the maximum benefit from scottish resources, focus on cutting people's bills. but you will also see the snp very much focused on the damage the tories have done and what they think of the labour party's offer, that the offer is not good enough for people in scotland and people deserve better in scotland. those are the two tracks you will hear from the snp through the rest of the campaign. liz lloyd, the former chief of staff to the former snp leader nicola sturgeon. we can speak to jack fenwick in our london newsroom. wejust heard john swinney urging people to vote snp and telling people scotland is not

theirs for the taking. how will his campaign launch have gone down with the labour party? it is campaign launch have gone down with the labour party?— the labour party? it is interesting the labour party? it is interesting the first minister _ the labour party? it is interesting the first ministerjohn _ the labour party? it is interesting the first ministerjohn swinney i the labour party? it is interesting the first ministerjohn swinney is| the first ministerjohn swinney is not afraid, not shying away from, the fact that his party, the snp, have gone through a difficult time over the last few months, whether it is his predecessor humza yousaf or nicola sturgeon. he described this election as the biggest challenge the snp has had for years. he began his speech by saying he did not expect to be in this position four weeks ago anti—did notjust mean being in a general election, he meant being the snp leader. he spoke of a specific policy area that led to the downfall of his predecessor humza yousaf, the net zero plans, that was what led to the end of the agreement with the scottish greens and the snp. as we spoke about earlier, i think labour looking at this ball obviously, as part of their more wider election campaign, be hoping to take seats from the snp

and the snp saved some fire for the labour party. they want to blame things like brexit, austerity, the cost of living crisis, they are the things they are talking about is being bad for scotland. they want to blame all of those things on the conservative party but very keen to point out they don't believe there is enough space on those issues between the conservatives and between the conservatives and between labour. no doubt that is something labour will be watching with keen eye when they listen to that speech. with keen eye when they listen to that speech-— that speech. john swinney very critical of the _ that speech. john swinney very critical of the conservatives - that speech. john swinney very critical of the conservatives in l critical of the conservatives in scotland. but they have expected perhaps more criticism their way? how would rishi sunak have reacted to what he has heard this afternoon? as we expected, john swinney didn't speak a huge amount about independence. it was there throughout the speech but he didn't begin with it. it was not the main

element of it. the main element felt like he was trying to say various things that he doesn't like, that he thinks the people of scotland don't like about what has been going on in recent years can be pinned on the conservative party in westminster. he said it never has a party demonstrated more why they should be removed from power than it rishi sunak�*s tory party. clearly, that is the sort of thing and the message was to convey will stop interesting he spoke about the politics of respectful disagreement. the issue of trust and respect came up a lot. he spoke about the snp having to re—earn people's trust. he also spoke about the borisjohnson years of the conservative party and the lack of respect for certain institutions as well. we saw a moment in the questioning session wherejohn swinney try moment in the questioning session where john swinney try to put that politics and respectful disagreement into practice. our bbc colleague james cook asked a question about independence and there were some

jeering from the crowd. john swinney said, no, please don't do that, and asked james to ask his question again. asked james to ask his question a . ain. , asked james to ask his question aaain. , ., . ., again. elsewhere on the election trail the conservatives _ again. elsewhere on the election trail the conservatives have - again. elsewhere on the election | trail the conservatives have been speaking about health today, promising to build 100 new gp surgeries in england. what else did they have to say? that surgeries in england. what else did they have to say?— they have to say? that pledge revolves around _ they have to say? that pledge revolves around building - they have to say? that pledge revolves around building 100 l they have to say? that pledge i revolves around building 100 new they have to say? that pledge - revolves around building 100 new gp surgeries and also refurbishing another 150 and making it so that for certain conditions like acne you can go and get treatment from your pharmacies. the idea behind all of those things is to free up and create more gp appointments. the health secretary victoria atkins was speaking on the laura kuenssberg programme on the bbc earlier this morning. he was quizzed on the conservative' record in government on the health care system. once came up on the health care system. once came up was waiting times and she

acknowledged that is something the conservatives still want to see come down. she said she believes part of the reason why they are not at the level they want to be at is because of the covid pandemic. but it was put to her those waiting times were going up before then anyway. she did say she thinks they are now on track for this nhs wide target of 92% of patients starting treatment within the first 18 weeks. although in the latest lot of figures we have four december that number for the 92%, that was up at around 40 something weeks. she also said the average wait time, the medium weight, is now 15 weeks. she tried to use that to point to evidence she said that they were on track to meet those other targets. also the issue of building new hospitals. you may remember in the 2019 election that was a big promise of borisjohnson, building 40 new hospitals. we know that has not happened. those numbers are much smaller than the conservative party said they would be. the health

secretary said she believed a lot of the reasons for that was the covid pandemic, putting limits on the health care system and the construction industry. she spoke about the small number of new hospitals that have opened and said more would be opening soon. that is a pledge they are maybe not going quite as big one as they did in 2019, but nevertheless one they want to have inverters' mines as well. the labour party when discussing said they thought it was more broken promises from the conservatives. the lib dems are also talking about health today. they are talking about giving up to £1 billion to local authorities for the sort of health services they carry out, like health checks and health visits and blood pressure visits. they say that £1 billion would be raised from cracking down on tax avoidance. that is a pot of money we have heard quite a lot about in this election campaign so far, all of the party is looking to the money they think they can recoup from the tax avoidance they say is going on. the

can recoup from the tax avoidance they say is going on.— they say is going on. the shadow health secretary _ they say is going on. the shadow health secretary wes _ they say is going on. the shadow health secretary wes streeting i they say is going on. the shadow l health secretary wes streeting has accused the conservatives are breaking another manifesto promise, recruit more gps. he said it is a labour that will be recruiting more gps if elected. this labour that will be recruiting more gps if elected.— gps if elected. this idea of creatina gps if elected. this idea of creating more _ gps if elected. this idea of creating more gp - gps if elected. this idea of - creating more gp appointments, recruiting more gps and opening new hospitals is battleground territory in every election. wes streeting is somebody who has spoken about reforming the nhs in his words. he has also speaking about the new hiring of staff that he says labour will do. john swinney reserved some particular criticism for wes streeting, the labour shadow health secretary. that was a specific area he pointed to, where he said he did not believe there was enough space between the conservatives and the labour party. he described both of their plans as privatisation. i am sure wes streeting would say that is

not the case. but clearly the issue of health is a huge issue for all the parties in this election. we heard from _ the parties in this election. we heard from john swinney saying he wants his party to be the largest party in scotland. the green party say they want to aim for four mps in what they are calling their most ambitious campaign. we what they are calling their most ambitious campaign.— what they are calling their most ambitious campaign. we also heard on laura kuenssberg's _ ambitious campaign. we also heard on laura kuenssberg's programme - ambitious campaign. we also heard on laura kuenssberg's programme earlierj laura kuenssberg's programme earlier from one of the greens co—leaders, adrian ramsay, and it is interesting they are taking a slightly different approach in this election to one they have perhaps taken in previous elections. they are being very honest that they are targeting those four seats. we have seen in previous elections they may have hopped off in lots of other places they were more less likely to win. but in this election they are being honest about the seats they think they can win. they have had a green mp, caroline lucas, for a number of years and she is stepping down and will not be a candidate at this election. when you

talk to the green party they are confident they think they can have perhaps one of their better election results. there was a little bit of policy wrangling to adrian ramsay got into on the laura kuenssberg programme. it was stated on their website that is part of their net zero plans they were bringing some sort of rationing on meat and dairy products. when that was put to him, he said that would not be on the manifesto. he said that would not be on the manifesto-— manifesto. jack, thank you very much. manifesto. jack, thank you very much- that _ manifesto. jack, thank you very much. that is _ manifesto. jack, thank you very much. that is our _ manifesto. jack, thank you very i much. that is our correspondence manifesto. jack, thank you very - much. that is our correspondence in our newsroom in london. we are going to return to jack. i thought we were going to our reporter in scotland for a summing going to our reporter in scotland fora summing up going to our reporter in scotland for a summing up of what happened at thejohn swinney election campaign launch, but we are still waiting for katie to be ready to talk to us. in the meantime, let's go back to jack

and ask him what we can expect from the leaders this week with a tv debate set to take place on tuesday. keir starmer and rishi sunak obviously preparing for that. yes. obviously preparing for that. yes, the tv debates _ obviously preparing for that. yes, the tv debates have _ obviously preparing for that. 1a: the tv debates have become these very big moments in general election campaigns. fora long very big moments in general election campaigns. for a long time it was not something we did in the uk, it was seen as an american thing. that changed in 2010 when we had the first leadership debate involving david cameron, gordon brown and nick clegg. that was seen by some people as essentially being damaging to gordon brown. he repeated the phrase i agree with nick, nick clegg. some people saw it as damaging to the conservative party. there were claims after the election that it was maybe the thing that stopped them getting a majority. since 2010 these have been really big moments. there has been quite intense wrangling between the parties and broadcasters around how many debates there will be and who will be

involved. we still don't know exactly what the format of all of these big tv events will be. what we do know is sir keir starmer and rishi sunak will be facing off in the first of those head—to—head debates on tuesday. interestingly, sir keir starmer has at the moment only committed to doing two of those. rishi sunak says he wants to do as many as possible. at the start of the campaign he challenged keir starmer to do one a week. we are through the first week already and that has not happened. rishi sunak seems to be trailing in the polls and he is keen to be debating with keir starmer head on. at the moment it looks like we may only get two of those. that is the sort of moment where we will see the two men vying to be prime minister really debating those policy moments in finer detail for the first time. no doubt they will clash on things like immigration, that is something labourfeel much more immigration, that is something labour feel much more confident talking about that they have in

previous elections. but also the conservatives are trying to use it to attack labour, saying they are soft on immigration compared to the sort of rwanda planned the conservatives want to put forward. no doubt that will be quite a big thing. health care as well, the state of the nhs is likely to be a really big top in that particular leadership debate. no doubt keir starmer will talk about the conservative record over the last 14 years. no doubt rishi sunak will talk about labour�*s record in wales, thatis talk about labour�*s record in wales, that is something the conservative party always point to when discussing health care because health care is devolved in wales and under the labour administration there. the big thing really is the economy. both parties have been keen to be seen as being the most credible on the economy. that will be the real battle between them and the one where we get to see them going head to head an toe to toe on that particular issue. john swinney has said in the past few days that

he believes he should be involved in those head—to—head debates. that is not something we know is happening at the moment. it is something he is keen to do. we are aware there will be wider debates, or party leaders have been invited to a wider debates that will involve seven parties rather than just the conservatives and labour, but quite who will turn up and labour, but quite who will turn up to those and when they will be, we are not quite sure just yet. jack, thank you very much. our political correspondent, jack fenwick, in our london newsroom. now we can cross to glasgow and the bbc scotland corresponded katie. i trailed you a little ahead of time, but it is good to see you there afterjohn swinney�*s election campaign launch. what did you make of what the first minister had to say? we are having a few issues perhaps getting through to katie.

can you hear us? what do you make of what the first ministerjohn swinney had to say this afternoon? yes. what the first ministerjohn swinney had to say this afternoon?— had to say this afternoon? yes, i can hear you- — had to say this afternoon? yes, i can hear you- i— had to say this afternoon? yes, i can hear you. i think _ had to say this afternoon? yes, i can hear you. i think there - had to say this afternoon? yes, i can hear you. i think there were | had to say this afternoon? yes, i i can hear you. i think there were key themes from john swinney during that speech. perhaps none of them completely unexpected. he talked about the snp's record in government. of course, this is a westminster election but the snp has beenin westminster election but the snp has been in power at holyrood in edinburgh for 17 years, so he talked about some of what he sees as the party was my achievements there. another central theme was about voting for the snp to get rid of the conservatives in westminster, to remove the conservatives from westminster. he had a dig at the labour party and said they were doing a good impression of the conservatives. last but not least, he talked a lot about independence and that got some of the biggest

cheers of the afternoon. let's not forget that five or six weeks ago no one was expecting john swinney to be leader of the scottish national party, to be first minister, let alone to be leading the scottish national party into a general election. he touched on that at the start of his speech and said it was a surprise and he described it as the loveliest of surprises. he then went on to talk about the dates of this election, the 4th ofjuly, independence day he said four friends in the us. that went down very well with the crowd. but he was trying to talk to people beyond the room. the room was full of activists and candidates and he was trying to get the message out to people beyond that room, that the snp will be a champion for everyone in scotland. we had the election campaign launched today. what happens next forjohn swinney?— forjohn swinney? well, this election campaign _ forjohn swinney? well, this election campaign is - forjohn swinney? well, this election campaign is only i forjohn swinney? well, this| election campaign is only ten forjohn swinney? well, this i election campaign is only ten days old, so we have got more than four

weeks to go. don't forget, this is a westminster campaign. forjohn swinney it is business as usual at holyrood. the scottish parliament is still sitting and passing laws. for example, last week the scottish parliament voted through legislation to exonerate sub postmaster is in scotland that were caught up in the horizon scandal. butjohn swinney did acknowledge during that speech that the snp is facing its biggest challenge for years. if we just talk about that for a few minutes. back in the last general election the snp won 48 of the scottish seats at westminster. none of the other parties in scotland got into double figures. labourwon parties in scotland got into double figures. labour won one seat in 2019. but if you look at the polls now they are suggesting the gap between the snp and labour is closing. in fact, between the snp and labour is closing. infact, recent between the snp and labour is closing. in fact, recent polls suggest labour are now ahead of the snp and labour were once dominant in scotland, especially in the central

belt around glasgow, and they are once again eyeing up dozens of cities across here and across scotland. rishi sunak and keir starmer have been up. john swinney will be hoping this event today will reinvigorate activists and candidates for the next four weeks ahead. ., ., ~ candidates for the next four weeks ahead. ., ., ,, , ., , candidates for the next four weeks ahead. . . ~' ,, , . ahead. katie, thank you very much. our bbc scotland _ ahead. katie, thank you very much. our bbc scotland corresponded i ahead. katie, thank you very much. | our bbc scotland corresponded katie hunterjoining us from glasgow. you are watching bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. scotland first ministerjohn swinney officially launches the snp's campaign in glasgow. officially launches the snp's less officially launches the snp's than a month after he party

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