0106 - Faux Columns and a Gunite Pool October 17-23, 2005 | April 17-23 Buy Show Video
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME TO OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
HERE IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA.
TODAY WE'RE DOING A LITTLE
EXCAVATING ON THE BACKSIDE,
WHERE WE'RE BUILDING
A VERY SMALL
BUT VERY BEAUTIFUL POOL.
ALSO, ON THE FRONT
OF THE HOUSE,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING A COLUMN
RIGHT AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE,
AND INSIDE THE HOUSE,
ONE OF THE SPECIAL TOUCHES
IN THE MASTER BATHROOM--
A WONDERFUL SOAKING TUB.
STICK AROUND.
OK, JESSE, 9:00 IN THE MORNING,
AND IT'S ALREADY 90 DEGREES.
Jesse: YEAH. ABSOLUTELY.
Bob: NOTHING LIKE BUILDING
IN FLORIDA IN THE SUMMER.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE
DECORATIVE DETAILS,
BECAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO BE LOOKING
AT DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE HOUSE TODAY,
AND ON THE STREET FACADE,
WHAT WE'VE GOT
IS A PAIR OF ELEMENTS
THAT ARE VERY KIND OF
MEDITERRANEAN-FEELING.
Jesse: CORRECT.
Bob: THAT'S WHAT GIVES IT
THIS KIND OF TUSCAN FLAIR.
Jesse: RIGHT.
Bob: AND THE ARCH IN THE DORMER
WITH THE CORNER OVERHANGS--
IT'S A PRETTY COMPLICATED
LITTLE DESIGN STATEMENT,
BUT ALL OF IT
IS JUST HOLLOW.
Jesse: CORRECT.
IT IS MORE DECORATIVE.
Bob: THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
AND THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
WITH THE EAVES?
IT'S THE LAST KIND OF UNFINISHED
PART OF THE HOUSE
THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
ON THE OUTSIDE.
Jesse: CORRECT.
WHAT WE HAVE UP THERE
IS THE OVERHANGS
RIGHT NOW ARE BARE.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS COME IN,
AND WE PUT AN EXTRA, A 2-BY-4
NAILER ON THE BACKSIDE--
Bob: ON THE...
AGAINST THE WALL ITSELF?
Jesse: CORRECT.
AGAINST THE WALL.
AND THEN WE COME IN AND WE PUT
A FEW EXTRA STRINGERS
ALL THE WAY DOWN.
IN THE PAST,
TRADITIONAL SOFFITS
HAVE JUST BEEN STUCK
INTO THE J-CHANNEL
ON THE WALL,
AND WE'VE HAD A LOT
OF FAILURE WITH THAT.
SO WE'RE PUTTING IN
THE EXTRA NAILERS IN THAT.
Bob: WHEN YOU SAY J-CHANNEL,
IT'S ALUMINUM, RIGHT?
Jesse: CORRECT.
Bob: SO THIS IS ALL--
WHEN IT'S FINISHED,
IT'LL JUST BE A FLAT
ALUMINUM SURFACE UP THERE.
IS IT PAINTABLE,
OR IS IT ALREADY--
Jesse: IT IS PAINTABLE,
BUT IT WILL COME
IN A BRONZE COLOR
TO MATCH THE DRIP EDGE.
OK, SO IT WILL BE THAT DARK
BROWNISH BRONZE COLOR. OK.
NOW, SINCE THIS
IS NOT STRUCTURAL,
THESE COLUMNS ARE
REALLY JUST DECORATIVE.
THEY'RE NOT HOLDING
ANYTHING UP.
THEY ARE DECORATIVE.
AND THEY LOOK LIKE
THEY'RE ROUGH STUCCO,
BUT THEY'RE HOLLOW.
WHAT ARE THEY MADE OF?
THEY'RE MADE
OF STYROFOAM.
OH, OK. SO THIS ONE HASN'T
BEEN PUT UP YET, RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
AND HERE AGAIN, WE'VE GOT
A SIMILAR ELEMENT--
THE ARCH AND THE HEAVY
MASONRY LOOK,
BUT IT'S ALL
JUST DECORATIVE,
AND IT STILL
HAS TO BE HELD UP.
CORRECT. THIS IS
THE BEARING POST RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THE 4-BY-4
BEARING POST
THAT WILL BE CARRYING
THIS LOAD UP HERE.
OK. AND THEN IN ORDER
TO MAKE THIS MATCH
OVER HERE,
THIS IS WHAT YOU USE?
THIS IS OUR COLUMN,
OUR DECORATIVE COLUMNS.
HOW OFTEN
CAN YOU DO THAT?
THEY ARE STYROFOAM?
YES, SIR, THEY ARE.
AND THEN THEY ARE
JUST SANDWICHED
AROUND THE...
JUST LIKE IN HOLLYWOOD.
WELL, IN TERMS
OF THE PROPORTIONS OF IT,
I THINK THEY'RE
A LITTLE SKIMPY,
BUT I GUESS ONCE
THEY GET FINISHED OFF
TO MATCH THE COLOR ON THE HOUSE,
THAT DISAPPEARS.
HOW DO THEY
GLUE THEM TOGETHER?
WHAT WE USE
IS WE USE A...
IT'S JUST A CONSTRUCTION
ADHESIVE FOAM.
OK, LET'S SEE YOU
PUT IT TOGETHER.
SO IT'S LIKE
A PANEL ADHESIVE,
BUT IT'S EXPANDING.
CORRECT.
OH, WE HAD IT IN
THE WRONG ORIENTATION, HUH?
THERE YOU GO.
I SEE. SO THEY JUST
KIND OF HOLD IT TOGETHER
WITH BUNGEE CORDS
WHILE THE ADHESIVE SETS.
HOW LONG DOES IT
TAKE TO SET?
IT PROBABLY TAKES IT
ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR
TO GET NICE AND FIRM.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN WHAT ABOUT
THESE DECORATIVE RINGS?
WHAT HAPPENS
WITH THESE RINGS IS,
ONCE WE GET
THIS COLUMN IN PLACE
AND WE PULL THE BUNGEES
OFF OF IT,
WE COME IN HERE, AND WE SPRAY
THAT WITH AN ACRYLIC TEXTURE,
AND THEN WE TAKE
THE DECORATIVE RINGS,
AND WE SPACE THEM
ON THE BOTTOM AND THE TOP
TO MATCH
THE OTHER COLUMNS.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN THESE RINGS
ARE ALSO MADE
OF STYROFOAM.
CORRECT.
AND THEY TAKE THE PLACE
OF A BASE OR A CAPITAL
AND JUST TRIM OUT
THE COLUMN
TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF...
A LITTLE BIT OF SENSE.
NOW, DO THEY
GET GLUED? YEAH?
SAME ADHESIVE
ON THE END THERE.
CORRECT.
AND THE DESIGN CALLS
FOR A DOUBLE OF THESE
ON THE BOTTOM
AND A DOUBLE ON THE TOP?
CORRECT, TO MATCH
THE OTHERS.
ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW A COATING,
A TEXTURE
IS SPRAYED ON IT?
YEAH. THIS IS
AN ACRYLIC TEXTURE
RIGHT HERE
THAT'S SPRAYED ON.
AND IT'S KIND OF
A THICKISH CONSISTENCY.
Bob: ALL RIGHT,
SO ONCE THEY'VE FINISHED
SPRAYING THE SURFACE ON,
THEN THE PAINTER
CAN COME BACK
AND PUT THE SAME COLOR
ON IT, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
GOOD. WHAT DOES IT COST,
ONE OF THESE THINGS?
AN AVERAGE COLUMN
ON THAT
PROBABLY COSTS
ABOUT 40, 50 BUCKS.
SO IT'S NOTHING.
BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING
DECORATIVE TOUCH.
WHAT ABOUT
HURRICANE WINDS?
WE'VE NEVER HAD ONE
BLOWN OFF IN A HURRICANE,
BUT FLYING PROJECTILES
WITH WIND BLOWING
COULD DAMAGE THEM.
YOU COULD GET DENTS
ON THEM, I EXPECT.
GREAT. LOOKS NICE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, OUR POOL
HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR A WHILE.
TOM McNEALY IS HERE
FROM BLUE HAVEN POOLS,
AND TOM, BLUE HAVEN IS
THE BIGGEST POOL MANUFACTURER
OR BUILDER
IN THE WORLD, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
BASED IN CALIFORNIA
AND OFFICES ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY.
AND YOU'RE BASED HERE
IN NAPLES, FLORIDA?
IN NAPLES, FLORIDA,
RIGHT.
SO, BUILDING POOLS
IN FLORIDA
MUST BE A PIECE
OF CAKE, RIGHT?
NOT NECESSARILY.
WHAT KIND OF POOLS
DO YOU BUILD MOST COMMONLY?
WELL, WE BUILD A LOT
OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF POOLS,
AND THE BUILDING
ISN'T THE DIFFICULTY.
IT'S USUALLY
IN THE EXCAVATION.
YEAH. WELL, OUR EXCAVATION
STARTED HERE THIS MORNING,
AND SO WE GOT HERE IN TIME
TO SEE THE MACHINE TAKE OUT
THE FIRST FEW SHOVELFULS.
IT LOOKED
PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
RIGHT.
WHAT CONDITIONS
DID YOU FIND HERE?
WE HIT SOME WATER,
BUT IT WAS ALL THE WAY
DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
GROUNDWATER.
GROUNDWATER. SO IT
WASN'T VERY COMPLICATED.
AND THE SOIL CONDITION?
SANDY. SANDY.
GOOD CONDITIONS.
YEAH. NO, WHEN WE
WERE FIRST STARTING
PUTTING DOWN OUR FOOTINGS
AND OUR STEM WALL AND STUFF,
WE WERE REMARKING
THAT A LOT OF THIS LOT
ACTUALLY PROBABLY
CAME FROM THE SPOILS
OF DIGGING OUT
THE CANALS IN THE AREA.
RIGHT.
SO THAT WE NOTICED THAT MOST
OF THE DIGGING THAT WAS GOING ON
WAS JUST SOFT,
SANDY CONDITIONS.
BUT I KNOW IF YOU GO UP
A LITTLE TOWARDS CAPE CORAL,
THERE'S A REASON WHY
THEY CALL IT CAPE CORAL.
RIGHT.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THE DIGGING
GETS BAD THERE.
SO ONCE THEY HAD
THE HOLE EXCAVATED,
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING
THAT THEY'VE DONE HERE?
WELL, WE BURIED WHAT
WE CALL A DEAD LINE,
WHICH IS
AN INCH-AND-A-HALF LINE
UNDERNEATH THE POOL,
WHICH STAYS THERE.
IT HAS HOLES CUT IN IT.
AND THAT'S THE ONE
THAT STAYS
RIGHT DOWN
AT THE BOTTOM
WHERE THE CRUSHED
STONE IS?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THAT WAY, THE WATER
CAN BE CONTROLLED.
THE GROUND WATER?
THE GROUND WATER
CAN BE CONTROLLED
BY PUTTING
A PUMP ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT, BECAUSE
THE BIGGEST ENEMY
FOR AN EXCAVATION
LIKE THIS
IS IF YOU'VE GOT
A HIGH WATER TABLE,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU'RE TRYING TO GET READY
TO GUNITE A POOL,
BUT YOU'VE GOT
THE WATER RISING
ON ITS OWN.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
OK. THEN ONCE THEY
HAD THAT SET UP,
THEY PUT IN ALL THESE
VERTICAL 2-BY-4's
AROUND THE PERIMETER.
CORRECT.
WHAT ARE THEY FOR?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT CREATES THE SHAPE
OF THE POOL.
THEY LAID IT OUT
FROM INSIDE,
DROVE THESE DOWN IN,
PUT OUTRIGGERS ON THEM
SO THEY'D STAY STEADY.
RIGHT.
AND THEN PUT
A FORM UP,
WHICH IS THE SHAPE
OF THE POOL.
YEAH. NO, I'VE BEEN
PRETTY IMPRESSED.
THERE'S 3 OR 4
YOUNG MEN
THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS ALL DAY,
AND THEY PLUMBED UP
ALL THESE VERTICALS
TO CREATE THE SHAPE.
AND THEY'RE WORKING
OFF A BLUEPRINT?
RIGHT. YES.
AND THEN WE DIDN'T QUITE SEE
THIS ALL BEING ATTACHED.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS WHAT'S
CALLED STEELTEX.
IT'S A PAPER-BACKED
MESH,
AND IT'S USED TO CREATE
THE BACK OF THE POOL,
BECAUSE WE CAN'T--
IN FLORIDA, WE CAN'T
SHOOT UP AGAINST,
USE THE DIRT AS A FORM,
AND SHOOT UP AGAINST
THE DIRT.
WHEN YOU SAY SHOOT,
YOU MEAN THE GUNITE
THAT'S GOING TO BE
COMING IN A FEW MINUTES?
GOOD.
CORRECT.
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST
GO UP AGAINST THE SIDES?
WELL, WHEN YOU DIG
A POOL THAT WAY,
YOU HAVE TO DEPEND
ON NO CAVE-INS,
AND WE HAVE CAVE-INS
IN FLORIDA.
WE HAVE CAVE-INS
IN FLORIDA.
SO WE JUST OVERDIG IT
AND USE THE STEELTEX
TO CREATE THE SHAPE
OF THE OUTSIDE WALL.
THE GUNITE CREWS ARRIVED
HERE RIGHT AFTER LUNCH.
CORRECT.
AND WHAT'S THE FIRST THING
THAT THEY HAVE TO GET DONE?
WELL, THEY SET
THE TRUCKS UP--
THE BATCH TRUCK AND
THE COMPRESSOR TRUCK.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
THE BATCH TRUCK IS WHAT
CARRIES THE GUNITE,
WHICH IS SAND
AND CEMENT MIXED DRY
AND SHOT THROUGH
THE 4-INCH HOSE.
SO THE SAND AND CEMENT
DOESN'T RECEIVE ANY WATER
UNTIL IT GOES THROUGH...
CORRECT. THE GUNMAN,
THE NOZZLE MAN,
ADDS THE WATER,
MORE OR LESS
DEPENDING ON WHICH
PART OF THE POOL
HE'S SHOOTING,
RIGHT AT THE NOZZLE.
OK.
SO, THE AMOUNT OF WATER
THAT HE PUTS INTO THE MIX
VARIES FROM PLACE
TO PLACE
AND WHAT PART OF THE POOL
HE'S SPRAYING UP?
RIGHT. SHOOTING THE WALL
OR SHOOTING THE FLOOR.
MORE OR LESS WATER.
LESS WATER IF YOU'RE
SHOOTING VERTICALLY?
CORRECT.
I GOT YOU.
NOW, TO WHAT THICKNESS
DO THEY WANT TO BUILD
THESE OUTSIDE WALLS?
THE WALLS
AND THE FLOOR
ARE DESIGNED TO BE
6 INCHES THICK.
SO, TOM, HOW MUCH
SETUP TIME IS THERE
BETWEEN THE TIME THAT
IT COMES OUT THE NOZZLE
AND STICKS TO THE SIDE
OF THIS THING
AND THE TIME THAT IT'S
TOO HARD TO WORK IT?
ABOUT HALF AN HOUR
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
DEPENDING ON
THE WEATHER, OF COURSE.
SO YOU NEED ENOUGH MEN
ON THIS JOB
SO THAT WHILE
ONE OF THEM
IS GUNITING AND SHOOTING
THE MATERIAL,
OTHERS ARE IN THERE
FORMING AND SHAPING.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND AS YOU WERE
SAYING EARLIER,
THIS IS KIND OF
A MODIFIED KIDNEY FORM,
SO THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF ODD SHAPES AND BUMPS.
RIGHT.
BUT, OF COURSE,
THEY JUST FOLLOW--
PUTTING IN
6 INCHES OF GUNITE,
JUST FOLLOW
THE FORM.
THE CONTOURS
OF THE FORM, YEAH.
AND THEN I NOTICED
THAT THEY HAD BUILT
A BIG PILE OF IT
OVER HERE IN THE CORNER,
AND I WONDERED WHAT THAT
WAS GOING TO BE LIKE.
BUT THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY
USE TO CREATE THE STEPS.
THE STEPS
AND THE SWIMOUT
ARE BOTH SHOT IN
AS A BIG LUMP
AND THEN FORMED
BY HANDPLANE.
AND THERE'S NO NEED
TO PUT ANY ADDITIONAL
REBAR OR WIRE REINFORCING
INTO THIS LUMP?
THAT'S CORRECT.
OK.
CLOSED-CAPTIONING
PROVIDED BY...
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE BUILDING
A LITTLE LUXURY INTO
OUR FLORIDA STORM-READY HOUSE.
SOME COMPOSITE COLUMNS ARE
INSTALLED ON THE FRONT FACADE,
AND OUR LITTLE POOL
IS GETTING STARTED.
WE'LL LOOK AT HOW
THE HOLE IS DUG
AND HOW THE STEEL
REINFORCING CAGE IS BUILT.
AND FOR INDOOR BATHING,
A SPA TUB GOES
INTO THE MASTER BATH.
IT'S A HOME DESIGNED TO KEEP OUT
HURRICANE WIND AND RAIN
AND KEEP THE WATER
WHERE THE FAMILY CAN ENJOY IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA."
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE BUILDING
A LITTLE LUXURY
INTO OUR FLORIDA
STORM-READY HOUSE.
A SPA TUB GOES
INTO THE MASTER BATH,
AND OUR LITTLE POOL
IS GETTING STARTED.
WE'LL LOOK AT HOW
THE HOLE IS DUG.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA."
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, WE'LL DRESS UP
OUR LITTLE STORM-READY HOUSE
WITH FRONT COLUMNS,
AND WE'LL START DIGGING
A SWIMMING POOL. DON'T MISS IT.
ALL RIGHT. TIM AND DAN,
OUR PLUMBERS,
ARE GETTING READY
TO SET THE TUB,
AND WHAT'S THE MIX
YOU GOT THERE?
THIS IS JUST
A SAND MIX.
WE PUT THIS UP
UNDER THE TUB
TO HELP STABILIZE
THE TUB
SO WHEN YOU
STEP IN IT,
IT DOESN'T SAG
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
DOESN'T CREAK
AND CRACK.
RIGHT. SO IT'S
ESSENTIALLY
A PRETTY DRY MIX,
THOUGH, ISN'T IT?
YES, SIR. YOU DON'T WANT
TO MIX IT UP REAL RUNNY,
BECAUSE IT WILL SEPARATE
AWAY FROM THE TUB.
RIGHT. AND SO WE'LL JUST
SPREAD THAT AROUND A BIT.
NOW, YOUR TUBING
IS ALL COMPLETE, RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS SET IN THE TUB
AND HOOK IT UP.
ALL RIGHT. NOW,
WE'VE GOT WITH US
KEVIN SOMMERIO HERE,
WHO'S FROM THE COMPANY
THAT MANUFACTURES
THIS TUB,
AND TELL US ABOUT IT.
WHAT'S IT MADE OUT OF?
THIS IS OUR ROYAL BATH
LIVINGSTON ACRYLIC TUB.
THE SURFACE IS 100%
SOLID-COLOR ACRYLIC.
WHAT YOU SEE
ON THE SURFACE
IS OUR BLUE SPRAY-ON
VINYL PROTECTION,
WHICH WE LIKE TO KEEP ON
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
RIGHT. THIS RIGHT HERE.
SURE.
CORRECT.
NOW, IT'S 100% VINYL.
THE COLOR'S IN IT
THROUGH AND THROUGH?
THE COLOR IS IN IT
THROUGH AND THROUGH.
YES, THE ACRYLIC
SURFACE.
THE NATURE OF ACRYLIC
HELPS IT TO RESIST
MOLD AND MILDEW,
AND IT CLEANS UP EASILY
WITH ANY NONABRASIVE CLEANER,
AND IT CAN HOLD
ITS SHINE INDEFINITELY
FOR 10, 20, 30 YEARS PLUS.
WOW. NOW, ARE YOU GUYS READY
TO MUSCLE IT IN THERE?
YES, SIR.
OK. LET US KNOW
IF YOU NEED MORE HELP.
OH, WE CAN GET IT.
IT DOESN'T WEIGH THAT MUCH,
DOES IT, KEVIN?
THIS TUB HAS A GOOD
AMOUNT OF WEIGHT TO IT.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A LITTLE OVER 200 POUNDS.
YOU GUYS
ARE REALLY STRONG.
OK. YOU READY?
NOW, ONE OF THE CONCERNS
WITH ANY KIND OF CIRCULATING
TUB LIKE THIS, IN SOME AREAS,
IS THAT YOU HAVE,
AGAIN, PROBLEMS
WITH MOLD OR MILDEW
BUILDING UP.
HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH THAT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
WELL, WHAT WE DO
ON ALL OF OUR
WHIRLPOOL TUBS
IS WE USE A SCHEDULE-40
RIGID PVC,
WHICH ENABLES
SELF-DRAINING OF THE TUB.
IN ORDER TO KEEP
THE PLUMBING LINES CLEAN,
WE RECOMMEND YOU FILL
THE TUB UP WITH WATER
AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH
AND ADD A CUP OF BLEACH TO IT
AND RUN IT THROUGH THE SYSTEM
FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES.
THAT WILL FREE IT UP
OF ANY MOLD AND MILDEW
THAT COULD POSSIBLY
COLLECT INSIDE.
FOR THE SURFACE
OF THE TUB,
ANY HOUSEHOLD NONABRASIVE
CLEANER WORKS GREAT.
THE NATURAL ACRYLIC
SURFACE IS NONPOROUS,
SO THAT RESISTS
MOLD AND MILDEW
FOR THE LIFE
OF THE TUB.
NOW, DOES IT GET
FASTENED DOWN
TO THAT DECK
IN SOME FASHION?
IT JUST SITS
ON THERE?
YES, SIR.
WE'VE COME IN
AND ALREADY PUT UP
OUR STRINGERS
TO KEEP
THE TUB LEVEL,
AND WITH THE MUD
IN THERE,
IT WILL HOLD IT
IN PLACE REAL NICE.
OK. SO THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.
KEVIN, WHAT'S THE COST
ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
SOMETHING
LIKE THIS RETAIL
WILL RUN YOU
APPROXIMATELY $700.
THAT'S REALLY
A BARGAIN. GREAT.
ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, FELLAS.
THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE GOING TO BE
PUTTING OUR FINISHES
ON THE EXTERIOR
OF THE HOUSE
AS WELL AS INSTALLING
SOME BEAUTIFUL PORCELANOSA TILE
IN THE LIVING ROOM AND SHOWING
YOU HOW TO HANG A DOOR.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
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