FORT PHANTOM FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
FORT PHANTOM FOUNDATION (EIN 75-2689278)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-08
IRS object ID
202641289349102824
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-08T13:06:17-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN752718764PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GAGE & COMPANY CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 Village Dr Suite 410AddressLine1Txt
CityAbileneCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN752689278EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORT PHANTOM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3256771309PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 58AddressLine1Txt
CityABILENECityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79604ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN M ALEXANDERPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonThomas Brian Gage CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00130543PTIN
Phone3256700888PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$3,222,776FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$25,743DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$25,743DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$25,743DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$22,028NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$97,310GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$22,028CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$65OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$47,836TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$47,771TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$25,743TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,385AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$1,385AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,734TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$1,734TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$1,734TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$6,325DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$28,663OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$3,839OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$3,839OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$24,824OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$38,107TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,573TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$5,573TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$26,209TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$38,107TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,573TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$5,573TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$26,209TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$9,729ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$42,198NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$20,170AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$3,147CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$2,333CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$2,333CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$27,749SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$9,361SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$9,361SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$517,836CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$553,092CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,199,656CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$319,223LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$163,205LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$162,343LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$156,018LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$1,494,303LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$517,123OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$517,123OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$517,123OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,228,198TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,237,927TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$3,222,776TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$1,228,198CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$1,237,927CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,228,198TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,237,927TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,228,198TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,237,927TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,228,198TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$9,729ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$1,237,927SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,237,927TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FFIN TRUST ST COVP2025-01-012025-06-30$19,572$30,940-$11,368-$11,368
FFIN TRUST LT COVP2024-01-012025-12-31$77,579$44,342$33,237$33,237
Capital Gain Dividends$159
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$22,028CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss-$11,368NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$587InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$587SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$587TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$788EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$788TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$201OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$201AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateTXOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressWWW.FORTPHANTOM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES M ALEXANDER & COBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3256771309PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 PINE STAddressLine1Txt
CityABILENECityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JOHN M ALEXANDER
P O BOX 58ABILENETX796040058President3.00$0
JAMES ALAN BARR
P O BOX 58ABILENETX796040058Vice President0.00$0
ROBERT L EAGLE
P O BOX 58ABILENETX796040058V P, ASST. S/T0.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1OPERATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FORT PHANTOM HISTORICAL SITE: THE FORT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ALLOWS SELF-GUIDED TOURS AND PROVIDES ON-SITE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE VISITORS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WHICH PROVIDES HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE.Description1Txt
Expenses1$0Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,115,377AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$9,405AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,124,782TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,124,782AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$16,872CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,107,910NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$55,396MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn OrgYes (X)Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$26,209ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$26,209QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating Fndtn Ruling1997-11-21PrivateOperatingFndtnRulingDt
Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$20,170CurrentYearAmt
Year1$19,377Year1Amt
Year2$20,875Year2Amt
Year3$15,632Year3Amt
Total$76,054TotalAmt

Pct85 Lessor Adj Incm Or Min Ret Pct85LessorAdjIncmOrMinRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$17,145CurrentYearAmt
Year1$16,470Year1Amt
Year2$17,744Year2Amt
Year3$13,287Year3Amt
Total$64,646TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$26,209CurrentYearAmt
Year1$18,731Year1Amt
Year2$27,855Year2Amt
Year3$17,819Year3Amt
Total$90,614TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$26,209CurrentYearAmt
Year1$18,731Year1Amt
Year2$27,855Year2Amt
Year3$17,819Year3Amt
Total$90,614TotalAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Year1$3,070,136Year1Amt
Year2$2,928,675Year2Amt
Year3$2,815,416Year3Amt
Total$8,814,227TotalAmt

Total Assets Sect4942j3 Bi TotalAssetsSect4942j3BiGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Year1$2,042,322Year1Amt
Year2$2,024,173Year2Amt
Year3$2,021,961Year3Amt
Total$6,088,456TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$25,743ExclusionAmt

Other Investment Income OtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$65ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$22,028RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$25,808ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$22,028RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$47,836TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$1,385Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$1,385DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (8 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtRtRtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmt
CARETAKER HOUSE2001-08-01$82,849$49,650SL0.0256$2,124
BARRACKS2000-03-21$6,901$3,009SL0.0256$177
HOUSE2000-10-23$2,500$1,088SL0.0256$64
CHIMNEY STABILIZATION2003-08-26$17,500$7,633SL0.0256$449
IMPROVEMENTS-KIOSK ETC2011-12-31$84,520$28,171SL0.0256$2,167
IMPROVEMENTS2012-12-31$34,473$10,645SL0.0256$884
SPRINKLER SYSTEM2012-08-27$15,440$4,901SL0.0256$396
CARETAKER'S HOUSE ROOF2024-05-20$2,500$40SL0.0256$64

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (5 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Furniture and Fixtures$583$583
Machinery and Equipment$12,700$9,649$3,051$13,284
Buildings$86,563$52,831$33,732$84,063
Improvements$208,658$100,142$108,516$208,657
Land$10,719$10,719$1,188,299

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescARTIFACTSDesc
BOY Book Value$517,123BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$517,123EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$517,123EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
OPERATING EXPENSES$8,863$8,863
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE$19,800$15,961$3,839$3,839

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther Investment IncomeDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$65RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
FOREIGN TAX$129$129$129
FEDERAL INCOME TAX$1,605$1,605$1,605

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