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Mar. 27—No. 1 Hunter Morse, goalkeeper
DOB: Oct. 12, 1998
From: Belleville, Michigan
Pro since: 2023
About: The 6-foot-3 keeper started the Hearts' first game and earned a shutout victory. Spent the past two seasons with FC Cincinnati in the MLS, appearing in 12 games for the club's MLS Next squad. Played collegiately at Michigan State University (2018-21) with a grad student year at Western Michigan University (2022) where he tied program record with 21 starts and was named Mid-American Conference Goalkeeper of the Year with 0.47 GAA, .887 save percentage and 11 shutouts. Drafted by FC Cincinnati as 51st pick in 2023 MLS SuperDraft
No. 2 Jaden Jones-Riley, defense
DOB: Aug. 30, 2001
From: Tallahassee, Florida
Pro since: 2023
About: Three-year starter and second-team Atlantic-10 pick as a senior at the University of Dayton, was a third-round pick of Portland Timbers in 2023 MLS SuperDraft. Appeared in 47 games over two seasons with Timbers 2 in MLS NextPro, scoring two goals with three assists. Scored once in preseason in 4-0 win against Hartford Athletic, a USL Championship squad. Started the Hearts' first game at right back. Showed ability to get forward and into the offensive thrust.
No. 3 Nathan Messer, defense
DOB: July 6, 2001
From: London
Pro since: 2024
About: Started the U.S. Cup opener and arguably was man of the match with a goal and assist while teaming with Ollie Wright on left side to be a constant threat on overlapping runs. Appeared in four games last season as a rookie with USL Championship team Hartford Athletic. Born in London to a French mother and German father, family settled in Washington, D.C., area. Played 58 games over four seasons at William & Mary (second-team All-CAA in 2021). Scored five goals with four assists as a graduate student starter at Providence College in 2023.
No. 4 Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho, defense
DOB: April 3, 1996
From: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Pro since: 2015
About: Came on as a late reserve in Open Cup game and suffered a non-contact injury. Status is uncertain. Father is from Finland and mother from Cuba, and Camacho spent his formative years in Brazil. He played professionally in Finland at a variety of levels from 2015-2023. Spent 2024 playing in Poland.
No. 5 Mikey Lopez, midfield
DOB: Feb. 20, 1993
From: Mission, Texas
Pro since: 2013
About: Former first-round MLS pick and national champion at North Carolina, Lopez played in development academy in Texas directed by Hearts coach Bobby Murphy from grades 8-12. Most experienced player on Portland's roster with five MLS seasons and seven in USL Championship, the last six with Birmingham where he was the franchise's first captain. Achilles surgery wiped out Lopez's entire 2024 season and he's been slowed by a knee injury in preseason.
No. 6 Patrick Langlois, midfield
DOB: Oct. 28, 1999
From: Newcastle, Australia
Pro since: 2019
About: Was Hearts' first on-field captain during 4-0 U.S. Open Cup win. Born in San Diego, Langlois grew up in Australia. Made his pro debut with Newcastle Jets in the top-flight A-League. Also played for Hume City FC and South Melbourne FC. Moved to U.S. in 2024 and played 21 games for USL League One's Northern Colorado Hailstorm, which won the in-season Jagermeister Cup and finished second but had financial issues as a franchise and was booted from the league.
No. 7 Sean Vinberg, center back
DOB: Sept. 29, 1994
From: Massapequa Park, New York
Pro since: 2018
About: Drew the start alongside Kemali Green as the Hearts' center backs in Open Cup win on March 20. One of the elder statesmen on a youthful team. After playing collegiately at SUNY Oneonta, started professional career in Mongolian Premier League. Spent six-plus seasons playing in lower division German leagues. Appeared in seven games for former USL League One club Central Valley Fuego FC in final months of 2024 season.
No. 8 Michel ****-Angeron, midfield
DOB: April 19, 2000
From: Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
Pro since: 2023
About: The first player officially signed by the Hearts of Pine, ****-Angeron started the Hearts' inaugural game as a holding central midfielder. Played past two seasons for AC Port of Spain, the 2024 league champ in the Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League. Member of his national team with 16 international appearances. Started four CONCAF Caribbean Cup games over winter. Played in Argentina in academy and second team for Club Atletico Banfield.
No. 9 Azaad Liadi, forward
DOB: May 14, 1998
From: Sterling Heights, Michigan
Pro since: 2020
About: One of the Hearts' last announced signings, Liadi made an immediate impact by scoring two goals in the Hearts' 4-0 U.S. Open Cup first-round win. A college player at Saginaw (Michigan) Valley State and Georgia Southern, Liadi has had high-scoring pro seasons: nine goals, 2021, South Georgia Tormenta (USL League One); 12 goals, 2023, Huntsville City FC (MLS Next Pro). Played 24 matches for USL Championship Loudoun United with an appearance in MLS on a brief loan to D.C. United in 2022. Liadi is on season-long loan to the Hearts from Lexington SC, where he played last season.
No. 10 Ollie Wright, midfield
DOB: March 1, 1999
From: London
Pro since: 2021
About: One of Bobby Murphy's first signings, the dynamic midfielder who played collegiately at St. Mary's University (Texas), started the Hearts' first game, showing speed and skill on the left side of the field. Joins the Hearts from Huntsville City FC of MLS Next Pro where he set club records for appearances (51) and assists (13) over two seasons. First pro gig was with San Antonio FC of USL Championship (2021).
No. 11 Evan Southern, forward
DOB: Aug. 1, 2001
From: South Glastonbury, Connecticut
Pro since: Rookie
About: The 5-foot-10 forward scored 12 goals with 14 assists over 57 games (42 starts) in three seasons at James Madison University. Prior to that, helped Iowa Western CC win 2021 national junior college championship. Started his college career at St. Louis in 2019. Over six total collegiate seasons, Southern scored 35 goals in 95 matches. One of first two reserves on the pitch in Hearts' 4-0 first-round U.S. Open Cup win.
No. 12 Jake Keegan, forward
DOB: Sept. 7, 1990
From: East Fishkill, New York
Pro since: 2013
About: At 34 years old, Keegan is the oldest player on a team that starts the season with an average age just under 25. The Hearts are his fifth USL League One team, with two stops in Greenville, South Carolina. He ranks sixth all time in League One appearances and third in goals (30). Has also played in Ireland, Germany and Canada.
No. 14 Titus Washington, forward
DOB: Aug. 9, 2000
From: Carlsbad, California
Pro since: Rookie
About: Coach Bobby Murphy has installed Washington as his striker in the Hearts' primary 4-2-3-1 formation. Started the Open Cup first-round game. Just missed a goal wide right on one shot and earned an assist. Also performed well in the preseason, showing he can take on multiple defenders and scoring against the Bermudan national team. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound forward scored eight goals with eight assists in his 2024 grad-student season at Seattle University, where he earned first-team All-WAC and All-WAC Tournament honors, helping the RedHawks to the conference title.
No. 17 Mickey Reilly, midfield
DOB: Dec. 7, 2001
From: Libertyville, Illinois
Pro since: Rookie
About: Played in 79 games, starting 74, over four full seasons at Division III Carthage (Wisconsin) College, scoring school-record 48 goals with 30 assists. Only player in Carthage history to be a four-time CCIW All-Conference first-team pick. Has versatility to play outside back. Spent summer of 2024 playing on USL2 team RKC Third Coast in Racine, Wisconsin, leading team with five goals. Has appeared onstage with his dad, Ike Reilly, a Chicago-based rocker, who is focus of 2024 documentary "Don't Turn Your Back on Friday Night," produced by Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine).
No. 19 Shandon Wright, defense
DOB: April 16, 2000
From: San Jose, California
Pro since: 2021
About: Got on the pitch in the U.S. Open Cup game in Lewiston as a late substitute. His pro career has taken him from Albion FC in San Diego (NISA) to Mongolia back to NISA with Savannah (Georgia) and last year to the Primera Division in Costa Rica. Solid 6-foot-2 frame. Has played center and right back.
No. 21 Colby Quiñones, defense
DOB: April 14, 2003
From: Bedford, New Hampshire
Pro since: 2020
About: One of the Hearts' youngest players, Quinones is also among the more experienced, appearing in a club-record 92 games over five seasons for the New England Revolution II, which was in USL League One before switching to MLS Next Pro. Was born in Biddeford and lived in Maine until he was 3 when family moved to Colorado. Upon returning to New England as a teenager, he joined Seacoast United (New Hampshire) then the Revolution academy program in 2017. Missed the Hearts' Open Cup first-round game on assignment with the Puerto Rican national team.
No. 22 Walter Varela, forward
DOB: March 20, 1997
From: Praia, Cape Verde
Pro since: 2022
About: Scored the first goal in franchise history in 4-0 U.S. Open Cup win, March 20, at Lewiston High. Started on the right wing in that game. Began his collegiate career at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. A Division III All-American in 2018 when he scored 16 goals. Worked his way through the semiprofessional ranks before joining Albion San Diego of the Tier 3 National Independent Soccer Association in 2022 (19 games, 3 goals, 4 assists). Spent 2023 season with USL League One's Chattanooga Red Wolves. Was not on a roster in 2024.
No. 23 Kash Oladapo, goalkeeper
DOB: May 1, 2002
From: Happy Valley, Oregon
Pro since: Rookie
About: The young 6-foot-4 keeper is a Portland-to-Portland player. At the University of Portland (Oregon) he earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention honors in 2023, posting 9-4 record with seven shutouts and 0.91 GAA, and made 11 starts in 2024, with two shutouts. Started his college career at St. Mary's (21 combined starts in 2021, 2022). As youth spent five seasons in Portland Timbers Academy.
No. 47 Nathaniel James, midfield
DOB: June 17, 2004
From: La Horquetta, Trinidad & Tobago
Pro since: 2023
About: Was the Golden Boot (most goals) winner in the inaugural 2023 season of the Trinidad and Tobago Premier League. Like, ****-Angeron, is a member of Trinidad's national team. Eleven international caps with three goals for TT senior national team. A scoring sensation and star in his native country since a young age, Jones was with the Trinidadian team and not available for the Hearts' Open Cup first-round game.
No. 66 Kemali Green, defense
DOB: May 18, 2000
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Pro since: Rookie
About: Started in his first professional game, playing a poised and controlled center back position. At 6-2 has height and athletic ability to win in the air. Played at Temple University, earning second-team AAC all-conference honors. Anchored Temple's backline, starting every game and leading team in minutes played in 2023 and 2024, playing the full 90 in 14 of 16 games in 2024. Moved from Jamaica to join Philadelphia Union Academy team.
No. 77 Masashi Wada, midfield
DOB: April 11, 1997
From: Yokohama, Japan
Pro since: 2016
About: Played in all three levels of the Japanese League from 2016-2024. Played in three matches with one goal for Japan's U-19 national team in 2016. Spent 2024 season with Thespa Gunma of the J2 League, with three goals in 28 appearances. Expected to be an impact player at USL League One level as a supporting offensive player behind striker Titus Washington. Wada's signing was announced March 5. He has yet to secure a work visa and arrive in Portland.
No. 80 Jay Tee Kamara, midfield
DOB: May 10, 2002
From: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Pro since: 2021
About: Kamara's signing was announced Jan. 23 but he has had even more trouble than Wada wading through the visa process and is still in Sierra Leone. Played last season with Swedish club Sandvikens IF. After attending Montverde Academy in Florida, signed with Louisville City FC of USL Championship in 2021. Scored four goals in 21 appearances for Louisville. Played for Columbus Crew 2 in 2022 before going to Sweden where he played 42 games with two teams over two seasons and scored eight goals.
No. 90 Khalid Hersi, midfield
DOB: Nov. 1, 2004
From: Lewiston
Pro since: Rookie
About: Former standout a Lewiston High who spent his senior year of high school at Spanish soccer academy. Went through Hearts of Pines' open tryout sessions to become the first Maine resident signed by the team. His father, Abdullahi Abdi, is Lewiston's middle school coach, and his older brother, Bilal Hersi, played Division I at Siena and UMass. Born in Atlanta, moved to Lewiston at age 2. Has eight brothers and one sister. Played for University of Southern Maine in 2023, then Wahda United FC of United Premier Soccer League.
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DOB: Oct. 12, 1998
From: Belleville, Michigan
Pro since: 2023
About: The 6-foot-3 keeper started the Hearts' first game and earned a shutout victory. Spent the past two seasons with FC Cincinnati in the MLS, appearing in 12 games for the club's MLS Next squad. Played collegiately at Michigan State University (2018-21) with a grad student year at Western Michigan University (2022) where he tied program record with 21 starts and was named Mid-American Conference Goalkeeper of the Year with 0.47 GAA, .887 save percentage and 11 shutouts. Drafted by FC Cincinnati as 51st pick in 2023 MLS SuperDraft
No. 2 Jaden Jones-Riley, defense
DOB: Aug. 30, 2001
From: Tallahassee, Florida
Pro since: 2023
About: Three-year starter and second-team Atlantic-10 pick as a senior at the University of Dayton, was a third-round pick of Portland Timbers in 2023 MLS SuperDraft. Appeared in 47 games over two seasons with Timbers 2 in MLS NextPro, scoring two goals with three assists. Scored once in preseason in 4-0 win against Hartford Athletic, a USL Championship squad. Started the Hearts' first game at right back. Showed ability to get forward and into the offensive thrust.
No. 3 Nathan Messer, defense
DOB: July 6, 2001
From: London
Pro since: 2024
About: Started the U.S. Cup opener and arguably was man of the match with a goal and assist while teaming with Ollie Wright on left side to be a constant threat on overlapping runs. Appeared in four games last season as a rookie with USL Championship team Hartford Athletic. Born in London to a French mother and German father, family settled in Washington, D.C., area. Played 58 games over four seasons at William & Mary (second-team All-CAA in 2021). Scored five goals with four assists as a graduate student starter at Providence College in 2023.
No. 4 Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho, defense
DOB: April 3, 1996
From: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Pro since: 2015
About: Came on as a late reserve in Open Cup game and suffered a non-contact injury. Status is uncertain. Father is from Finland and mother from Cuba, and Camacho spent his formative years in Brazil. He played professionally in Finland at a variety of levels from 2015-2023. Spent 2024 playing in Poland.
No. 5 Mikey Lopez, midfield
DOB: Feb. 20, 1993
From: Mission, Texas
Pro since: 2013
About: Former first-round MLS pick and national champion at North Carolina, Lopez played in development academy in Texas directed by Hearts coach Bobby Murphy from grades 8-12. Most experienced player on Portland's roster with five MLS seasons and seven in USL Championship, the last six with Birmingham where he was the franchise's first captain. Achilles surgery wiped out Lopez's entire 2024 season and he's been slowed by a knee injury in preseason.
No. 6 Patrick Langlois, midfield
DOB: Oct. 28, 1999
From: Newcastle, Australia
Pro since: 2019
About: Was Hearts' first on-field captain during 4-0 U.S. Open Cup win. Born in San Diego, Langlois grew up in Australia. Made his pro debut with Newcastle Jets in the top-flight A-League. Also played for Hume City FC and South Melbourne FC. Moved to U.S. in 2024 and played 21 games for USL League One's Northern Colorado Hailstorm, which won the in-season Jagermeister Cup and finished second but had financial issues as a franchise and was booted from the league.
No. 7 Sean Vinberg, center back
DOB: Sept. 29, 1994
From: Massapequa Park, New York
Pro since: 2018
About: Drew the start alongside Kemali Green as the Hearts' center backs in Open Cup win on March 20. One of the elder statesmen on a youthful team. After playing collegiately at SUNY Oneonta, started professional career in Mongolian Premier League. Spent six-plus seasons playing in lower division German leagues. Appeared in seven games for former USL League One club Central Valley Fuego FC in final months of 2024 season.
No. 8 Michel ****-Angeron, midfield
DOB: April 19, 2000
From: Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
Pro since: 2023
About: The first player officially signed by the Hearts of Pine, ****-Angeron started the Hearts' inaugural game as a holding central midfielder. Played past two seasons for AC Port of Spain, the 2024 league champ in the Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League. Member of his national team with 16 international appearances. Started four CONCAF Caribbean Cup games over winter. Played in Argentina in academy and second team for Club Atletico Banfield.
No. 9 Azaad Liadi, forward
DOB: May 14, 1998
From: Sterling Heights, Michigan
Pro since: 2020
About: One of the Hearts' last announced signings, Liadi made an immediate impact by scoring two goals in the Hearts' 4-0 U.S. Open Cup first-round win. A college player at Saginaw (Michigan) Valley State and Georgia Southern, Liadi has had high-scoring pro seasons: nine goals, 2021, South Georgia Tormenta (USL League One); 12 goals, 2023, Huntsville City FC (MLS Next Pro). Played 24 matches for USL Championship Loudoun United with an appearance in MLS on a brief loan to D.C. United in 2022. Liadi is on season-long loan to the Hearts from Lexington SC, where he played last season.
No. 10 Ollie Wright, midfield
DOB: March 1, 1999
From: London
Pro since: 2021
About: One of Bobby Murphy's first signings, the dynamic midfielder who played collegiately at St. Mary's University (Texas), started the Hearts' first game, showing speed and skill on the left side of the field. Joins the Hearts from Huntsville City FC of MLS Next Pro where he set club records for appearances (51) and assists (13) over two seasons. First pro gig was with San Antonio FC of USL Championship (2021).
No. 11 Evan Southern, forward
DOB: Aug. 1, 2001
From: South Glastonbury, Connecticut
Pro since: Rookie
About: The 5-foot-10 forward scored 12 goals with 14 assists over 57 games (42 starts) in three seasons at James Madison University. Prior to that, helped Iowa Western CC win 2021 national junior college championship. Started his college career at St. Louis in 2019. Over six total collegiate seasons, Southern scored 35 goals in 95 matches. One of first two reserves on the pitch in Hearts' 4-0 first-round U.S. Open Cup win.
No. 12 Jake Keegan, forward
DOB: Sept. 7, 1990
From: East Fishkill, New York
Pro since: 2013
About: At 34 years old, Keegan is the oldest player on a team that starts the season with an average age just under 25. The Hearts are his fifth USL League One team, with two stops in Greenville, South Carolina. He ranks sixth all time in League One appearances and third in goals (30). Has also played in Ireland, Germany and Canada.
No. 14 Titus Washington, forward
DOB: Aug. 9, 2000
From: Carlsbad, California
Pro since: Rookie
About: Coach Bobby Murphy has installed Washington as his striker in the Hearts' primary 4-2-3-1 formation. Started the Open Cup first-round game. Just missed a goal wide right on one shot and earned an assist. Also performed well in the preseason, showing he can take on multiple defenders and scoring against the Bermudan national team. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound forward scored eight goals with eight assists in his 2024 grad-student season at Seattle University, where he earned first-team All-WAC and All-WAC Tournament honors, helping the RedHawks to the conference title.
No. 17 Mickey Reilly, midfield
DOB: Dec. 7, 2001
From: Libertyville, Illinois
Pro since: Rookie
About: Played in 79 games, starting 74, over four full seasons at Division III Carthage (Wisconsin) College, scoring school-record 48 goals with 30 assists. Only player in Carthage history to be a four-time CCIW All-Conference first-team pick. Has versatility to play outside back. Spent summer of 2024 playing on USL2 team RKC Third Coast in Racine, Wisconsin, leading team with five goals. Has appeared onstage with his dad, Ike Reilly, a Chicago-based rocker, who is focus of 2024 documentary "Don't Turn Your Back on Friday Night," produced by Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine).
No. 19 Shandon Wright, defense
DOB: April 16, 2000
From: San Jose, California
Pro since: 2021
About: Got on the pitch in the U.S. Open Cup game in Lewiston as a late substitute. His pro career has taken him from Albion FC in San Diego (NISA) to Mongolia back to NISA with Savannah (Georgia) and last year to the Primera Division in Costa Rica. Solid 6-foot-2 frame. Has played center and right back.
No. 21 Colby Quiñones, defense
DOB: April 14, 2003
From: Bedford, New Hampshire
Pro since: 2020
About: One of the Hearts' youngest players, Quinones is also among the more experienced, appearing in a club-record 92 games over five seasons for the New England Revolution II, which was in USL League One before switching to MLS Next Pro. Was born in Biddeford and lived in Maine until he was 3 when family moved to Colorado. Upon returning to New England as a teenager, he joined Seacoast United (New Hampshire) then the Revolution academy program in 2017. Missed the Hearts' Open Cup first-round game on assignment with the Puerto Rican national team.
No. 22 Walter Varela, forward
DOB: March 20, 1997
From: Praia, Cape Verde
Pro since: 2022
About: Scored the first goal in franchise history in 4-0 U.S. Open Cup win, March 20, at Lewiston High. Started on the right wing in that game. Began his collegiate career at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. A Division III All-American in 2018 when he scored 16 goals. Worked his way through the semiprofessional ranks before joining Albion San Diego of the Tier 3 National Independent Soccer Association in 2022 (19 games, 3 goals, 4 assists). Spent 2023 season with USL League One's Chattanooga Red Wolves. Was not on a roster in 2024.
No. 23 Kash Oladapo, goalkeeper
DOB: May 1, 2002
From: Happy Valley, Oregon
Pro since: Rookie
About: The young 6-foot-4 keeper is a Portland-to-Portland player. At the University of Portland (Oregon) he earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention honors in 2023, posting 9-4 record with seven shutouts and 0.91 GAA, and made 11 starts in 2024, with two shutouts. Started his college career at St. Mary's (21 combined starts in 2021, 2022). As youth spent five seasons in Portland Timbers Academy.
No. 47 Nathaniel James, midfield
DOB: June 17, 2004
From: La Horquetta, Trinidad & Tobago
Pro since: 2023
About: Was the Golden Boot (most goals) winner in the inaugural 2023 season of the Trinidad and Tobago Premier League. Like, ****-Angeron, is a member of Trinidad's national team. Eleven international caps with three goals for TT senior national team. A scoring sensation and star in his native country since a young age, Jones was with the Trinidadian team and not available for the Hearts' Open Cup first-round game.
No. 66 Kemali Green, defense
DOB: May 18, 2000
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Pro since: Rookie
About: Started in his first professional game, playing a poised and controlled center back position. At 6-2 has height and athletic ability to win in the air. Played at Temple University, earning second-team AAC all-conference honors. Anchored Temple's backline, starting every game and leading team in minutes played in 2023 and 2024, playing the full 90 in 14 of 16 games in 2024. Moved from Jamaica to join Philadelphia Union Academy team.
No. 77 Masashi Wada, midfield
DOB: April 11, 1997
From: Yokohama, Japan
Pro since: 2016
About: Played in all three levels of the Japanese League from 2016-2024. Played in three matches with one goal for Japan's U-19 national team in 2016. Spent 2024 season with Thespa Gunma of the J2 League, with three goals in 28 appearances. Expected to be an impact player at USL League One level as a supporting offensive player behind striker Titus Washington. Wada's signing was announced March 5. He has yet to secure a work visa and arrive in Portland.
No. 80 Jay Tee Kamara, midfield
DOB: May 10, 2002
From: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Pro since: 2021
About: Kamara's signing was announced Jan. 23 but he has had even more trouble than Wada wading through the visa process and is still in Sierra Leone. Played last season with Swedish club Sandvikens IF. After attending Montverde Academy in Florida, signed with Louisville City FC of USL Championship in 2021. Scored four goals in 21 appearances for Louisville. Played for Columbus Crew 2 in 2022 before going to Sweden where he played 42 games with two teams over two seasons and scored eight goals.
No. 90 Khalid Hersi, midfield
DOB: Nov. 1, 2004
From: Lewiston
Pro since: Rookie
About: Former standout a Lewiston High who spent his senior year of high school at Spanish soccer academy. Went through Hearts of Pines' open tryout sessions to become the first Maine resident signed by the team. His father, Abdullahi Abdi, is Lewiston's middle school coach, and his older brother, Bilal Hersi, played Division I at Siena and UMass. Born in Atlanta, moved to Lewiston at age 2. Has eight brothers and one sister. Played for University of Southern Maine in 2023, then Wahda United FC of United Premier Soccer League.
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