I was recently contacted by a representative of See's Candies. He wanted to know if I would be interested in trying some of their chocolates. I grew up in California, so I was no stranger to See's Candies. I've always had a sweet tooth. Growing up, and I fondly remember begging my mom to let me go into their store whenever we passed by it in the mall. You see, whenever you go in and buy something, they always offer you a free sample of their chocolate. You didn't have to make a big purchase, you just had to get something. So I would plead with my mom to let me buy a lollipop just so that I could get a free piece of chocolate. (Sad, huh?) So when I received this email about free samples of their chocolates, I immediately accepted. I mean really... who turns down free chocolate?! :) Some things never change, right? ;)
I was delighted when I received my sample box in the mail! It included a nice assortment of some old favorites I grew up loving, as well as several pieces I had never tried before. Their milk chocolate is sweet and creamy, but not overly sweet. The milk molasses chips are so fun to crunch on. If you like fruity chocolate, I highly recommend the Apricot Delights. They're little balls of apricot buttercream with chopped apricot, dipped in white chocolate then rolled in toasted coconut. My mom was raving about these the other day, and now I see why! I was also wishing there was more than one milk butterchew in my box - I love caramel, and these are heavenly pieces of vanilla brown sugar caramel coated in chocolate.
As you know, I recently returned from a trip to Paris. While I was there, I picked up a wonderful box of chocolates from Patrick Roger who, according to Dorie, is one of the best chocolatiers in Paris. I sent the chocolates to my mom for her birthday and while she appreciated the gift, guess what she told me? "You shouldn't have spent so much money on a gift for me. I'm happy with a box of See's chocolates." Ha!
They don't make chic, boutique-y chocolates, but if you're looking for good, quality chocolates that won't cost you an arm and a leg, I'd recommend See's. So if you're looking for a nice Easter gift to send this year, consider ordering some Easter candy from See's. My favorites are their lollypops and peanut butter eggs. While I haven't tried them yet, I'm also dying to taste their sour bunnies.
If my review hasn't convinced you that you need to try these, then maybe you just need a little extra nudge first. I'm excited to announce the very first giveaway on my blog! The folks at See's Candies have kindly agreed to give one lucky reader a $25 gift certificate. All you have to do to be eligible is leave a comment on this post before midnight EDT on Saturday, March 14th. Make sure you leave your email address, or at least a link to your blog where I can easily find your email address. I'll randomly select a lucky winner on Sunday, March 15th. Good luck!
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I LOVE See's! It's the best chocolate ever :)
ReplyDeleteI love See's too...mmm..I could use a good win!
ReplyDeleteOh man I would love some See's candy! We don't have one here in Southeastern Idaho and I miss it so much!! Thanks for posting this!!
ReplyDeleteMy email is: rhondascustomcakes.gmail.com
See's Candy is some of my favorite! I grew up on the East Coast, and during the holiday seasons, the See's boutiques would magically pop up in the malls. Oh man, my family would stock up during the holidays. My favorite (and my mom's) is the chocolate covered toffee. Soo good! But, honestly, I don't think I've ever met a See's candy that I didn't like. Now that I live in San Fran, the temptation to eat See's candy exists all year round! What a great and generous give-away!
ReplyDeleteOh my.. those look yummy!
ReplyDeleteHow many delicious treats. I wouls eat the whole box :)
ReplyDeletedee-licious! someone once gave me a sees lollypop and it was awesome...I'd love to try more.
ReplyDeletehey jaime, it's so funny what you said about buying lollipops to get the free sample--i STILL do that!
ReplyDeletealohabritt@gmail.com
Oooh yum! I have family from CA who all RAVE about See's chocolates, but I have not been able to try them yet!
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I've always heard about these but never tried them! I'm always game for chocolate...especially when it's free. When I go to Paris this July I'll have to check out that chocolatier :)
ReplyDeleteashleybrief@att.net
What a great, mouth watering review! I had See's chocolate once when my husband brought some back from CA. I'd love to try some more!!
ReplyDeletegina.reinhold@gmail.com
A chocolate g.c. giveaway. Sounds like a dream come true! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteoooooh...I LOVE sees! pick me!
ReplyDeleteI just can't resist chocolate!
ReplyDeleteIm all about some chocolate. My hips dont lie. ;)
ReplyDeleteI've never had See's chocolates before but they look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThese look so good!
ReplyDeleteyum!!! I have always heard about See's chocolates but have never tried them.
ReplyDeletelindseydavis85@gmail.com
See's are the best! I have been craving them lately and we don't have a store in our area. I would LOVE to be so lucky to get a box of their chocolates. It would make my day!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!! MY FAMILY AND I LOVE SEE'S CANDIES AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY IN FOREVER!! THIS WOULD BE A LOVELY OPPORTUNITY!! :-)
ReplyDeleteMMM, chocolate makes EVERYTHING better!
ReplyDeleteYum, I love See's Candies! Awesome giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteTheir butterscotch squares are my favorite. Christy Denney
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Yum! Looks good! I don't think I've ever had See's Candies before, but I'd sure love to try them! k.grochow@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletePick me, pick me!!! This chocolate looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI have never had See's, but your pics have my mouth watering!
ReplyDeleteLove the Sees!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE See's! Unfortunately, they only come around here during the holidays!
ReplyDeleteWow, that looks delicious, and I've never even heard of See's! Sad, huh? What a treat this would be!
ReplyDeletekonkles AT gmail DOT com
So very hard to come by in the Chicago area. Pick me!
ReplyDeleteI have never tried See's. I would love to.
ReplyDeleteYum! I love chocolate!
ReplyDeleteI've heard so many good things about See's chocolates, but somehow I've never tried them. I'd love to win this one!
ReplyDeleteYum, I love their chocolates too! How lucky you got to do a review for them! :)
ReplyDeleteOOoo this is awesome! Count me in!
ReplyDeleteSee's candy is the best!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway!
lsloukaatmsndotcom
OMG your post made me hungry! :)
ReplyDeleteMy parents brought us See's chocolates after they went to CA. They were soooo good. I totally didn't even think to look for them when we went a few years ago.
ReplyDeletechrissy5352 at yahoo.com
See's candy really is the best. LOVE IT! :)
ReplyDeleteI have to enter this one...I'm a California girl 3,000 miles away from the nearest See's store! What a great giveaway...
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I'm able to say 'no' to chocolate. Any chocolate. Thus said, here's my entry. =]
ReplyDeletetravakian-at-gmail-dot-com
Oh count me in! I LOVE Sees!
ReplyDeletekschiffel at mac dot com
I have never tried see's candle but after watching an unwrapped I really want too.
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents always used to bring us See's from CA when they would visit. Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, the apricot delights sound amazing!!! I am glad I stopped by :)
ReplyDeleteMallory1031(at)gmail(dot)com
Who can resist the chance for See's it is the best anywhere (IMHO).
ReplyDeletecindyflynn AT gmail DOT com
Yeah! I would love to receive the G.C.- they look delicious! www.carriecrocker.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI love See's candy. My favorite is the Scotchmallow. The best! Hope I win. I live in PA now and there are no See's stores here.
ReplyDeleteYum~~they look delicious!!!!
ReplyDeleteIve never had See's but I hear they are great!!!
ReplyDeleteI grew up in CA with See's and miss it, especially now that I'm across the country. Your pics really make me want to get some right now. I'm at coconutbug at hotmail dot com.
ReplyDeleteI've only heard of See's! I'm dying to try them... I'm a deprived Texan. My email is sarahlynton@gmail.com and my blog is www.runningforchocolate.com.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome prize. :)
ReplyDeletehalvorsonjen @ gmail. com
Your post made me want some chocolate so bad! They look delish but I have never tried them or even heard of them. HAfaithVE at gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love See's candies and seeing that I live in PA, only get it when I visit my parents in AZ. I would love to spend $25 on See's - maybe I'd even share some with DH...
ReplyDeletejenstoddard at embarqmail dot com
Awwww, See's reminds me of Medford, Oregon where my mom's family is from! Sometimes I order See's at Christmastime just for the memories! ;)
ReplyDeleteoooooooooooh, i *heart* see's candy! :)
ReplyDeleteI have a list of "things" to get whenever I return to California and See's Bordeauxs are on the top of that list. I have had some awesome chocolates, many of which were expensive and quite good, but I agree with your mom just let me have some See's any day!
ReplyDeleteI had See's Candy for the first time a few years ago when I went to San Diego to visit my aunt. Their chocolate is so amazing, I would love to win this giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity.
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I've never tried See's ... looks fantastic!
ReplyDelete-Nicole (nmolson at gmail dot com)
I love See's! I have family all over California, so I'm familiar with their candy. When we're traveling, I always get excited when I see a See's stand in the airport!
ReplyDeletelaughing_dac@yahoo.com
chocolate and a give away? I'm totally there! Looks like a lot of others are too!
ReplyDeleteThe chocolate looks fantastic!! I'd love it!
ReplyDeleteYum! I'd love some See's. emily.vanvoorhis at gmail dot com.
ReplyDeleteholy chocolate, i love giveaways :) and see's are fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteOh, yum. I remember Sees from living in San Mateo.
ReplyDeleteI have had some pretty fancy shmancy chocolate and See's still rates top of my list! They are classic, and that's though to beat.
ReplyDeletedeanie85@aol.com
I must admit, I have never tried Sees but I would love to! :)
ReplyDeleteSmiles,
Kimberly (TxGolfGal@aol.com)
Mmm.. my grandma grew up in california and would get See's candies whenever she would go back home to visit.
ReplyDeletejamiewintersmorgan@hotmail.com
I wish I had known about these chocolates before we went on our HM to San Diego. These look yummy! I'd love to try them!
ReplyDeletemzpinay79@yahoo.com
Yum! I've never even HEARD of See's, but your review has me excited to try it! Thanks for sharing your fond memories. :)
ReplyDeleteYum! See's Candy! Growing up in San Francisco we always looked forward to See's candy in our Christmas stockings or Easter baskets. I too love their milk chocolate caramels as well as their toffee lollipops. Consider me entering the drawing!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a chocolate certificate! papayabambina@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love See's! How did you luck out with being asked to try some? The apricot ones sound quite good!
ReplyDeleteI was in San Fran once before and everyone told me I HAD to try See's candies. They were right, I loved the candies!
ReplyDeleteroxanegray AT gmail DOT com
I love See's....and would love to try that peanut butter egg!
ReplyDeleteYum, those look delicious! Lucky you!! I've never had See's but would love to try them.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh... See's. See's is my make everything better treat. My best friends live in California & every time I go out to visit them, I buy a 1lb box, hoping it will last til I get out there again. It never ever does. Link to my email address is in my blog (waaaaay down at the very bottom all the way to the left)!
ReplyDeleteI love See's Candies! Unlike other chocolate assortments, IMO they're not hazardous to pick out of because they all taste pretty good (whereas it always tends to be a gamble with other assortments I've gotten). They look delicious :) My favorite kind has got to be the old nut clusters however, hahaha.
ReplyDeleteOMnomnomnom...the dark-chocolate-covered marzipan is the BEST! I grew up on that stuff :)
ReplyDeletealmondpanda AT gmail DOT com
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE See's Candy. Whenever I go to the mall and they are there I drool over their chocolates. They are there only around Christmastime though so it has so sustain until we meet again...
My email is: jtmmmatthews@msn.com
Thanks for the opportunity.
Sincerely,
Tammy
Of course, count me in!!! I am so wanting to try those lollipops!!!
ReplyDeleteYUM!
ReplyDeleteAnd the 14th is my hubby's bday...that would be a nice present :)
I LOVE See's!! Their chocolate covered toffee is one of my current favorites :).
ReplyDeletemy email is: andreamelissa@gmail.com
Free choco? I'm there! I adore See's....chocolates AND the taffy. Mmm.
ReplyDeleteMMMmmm... chocolate...
ReplyDeleteI love See's Candy. My grandmother used to give me the exact amount of money for a pound of See's for Easter every year. I have been hooked ever since.
ReplyDeleteI just love Sees Candy and what a great give away. Yummy!
ReplyDeletekakcardinal@gmail.com
I'm with your mom... give me a box of See's over any fancy shmancy brand any day!
ReplyDeleteGo See's!
mtyduxgrl at gmail dot com
See's is definitely a favorite around here! :) My boyfriend and I like to splurge on a box of California Brittle every so often. The malls around here, however, just give you a free sample for coming in; we usually don't have to buy anything!
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Some of my best childhood memories involve See's chocolate, haha. I was all over their chocolate-covered toffee. Now I'm all grown up and, well... things don't change much. :P
ReplyDeleteTheir lolypops and choc butter creams!! The best.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog. Yum.
Oh how I love See's. The raspberry creams always make me happy. My e-mail address is ashley.rhyan@gmail.com. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love Sees Candy! I had it for the first time about 9 years ago while I was visiting in Cali.
ReplyDeleteI love See's too! jenhartin@optonline.net
ReplyDeleteoooh, i'm all over this one! i grew up on see's candies and love them!
ReplyDeletei LOVE see's candy. especially the free ones!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chocolate opp.
ReplyDeleteChris
zekks at yahoo dot com
Yum, I LOVE See's Candies, but rarely get to eat them :( My family had some of the lollipops over the christmas holidays though, so good!!
ReplyDeleteh11m01w88@hotmail.com
I'm never one to pass up free chocolate. Thanks =)
ReplyDeletepxilated@gmail.com
I love See's Candy. My last name is Sees and I get asked all the time whether or not I'm related. Sadly, I am not, but I wish!
ReplyDeleteI live in Texas and the only place I can find these decadent chocolates is in Houston, which is a three hour drive.
My favorite would have to be the blueberry.
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One of the sadnesses of having moved away from the Southwest is the LACK OF SEE'S STORES!
ReplyDeleteYour descriptions are wonderful and have totally made me want one right now and it's only 10am!! I wish me luck :)
ReplyDeletekrme4@hotmail.com
mmmm...sees candies...the molasses chips are the best!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so good right now. I'm going to get some hot chocolate to stave off the chocolate craving.
ReplyDeleteshen.margaret@gmail.com
Ohhhhh - I love their chocolates! Delicious!
ReplyDeleteI've never tried See's but I always hear how great they are!
ReplyDeleteb_l_warren@yahoo.com
yum! how can i resist see's!? thanks for sharing with us!
ReplyDeleteYUM!!!
ReplyDeleteKtregna ATyahooDOTcom
I'd love to say I'd use the g/c to buy candy for everyone for Easter but I think that might be lying. I'd probably use it slowly for me! :)
ReplyDeleteI love See's! Too bad we don't have any around here...
ReplyDelete-Eva (evitawylie at hotmail dot com)
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ReplyDeleteooh chocolate!
luminaire65@hotmail.com
I'm from the east coast and don't remember seeing Sees (ha!). While I'm not crazy about chocolate the peanut butter eggs and sour bunnies are right up my alley and my wonderful sitter is a chocolate fiend! Thanks for the chance to win!
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ReplyDeleteChoose me!
You can't go wrong with See's chocolate, yum!
ReplyDeleteSee candy has been something I have grown up with. My grandma would always give us a little box of chocolates and some of the suckers in our Christmas stocking. It just was not Christmas without them! Divine chocolates, those who have not tried are missing out!
ReplyDeletesuzy_q27@live.com
those look so good
ReplyDeletesilverhartgirl at gmail.com
See's candy is the ultimate treat for me! So many memories...
ReplyDeleteameliakardooni@gmail.com
I LOVE See's...my favorite chocolatiers!
ReplyDeleteYeah for See's! Yeah for chocolate! Yeah for pick me! ;)
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ReplyDeleteI love See's! We always had a chocolate egg in our Easter baskets, and I was the kid who nibbled on it intermittently. It lasted usually 'til the 4th of July.
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny, I TOTALLY remember the Sees lollypops they used to give out! In chocolate and caramel flavors. YUM! So, yes, please add me to your giveaway. Whoo hoo! mrulon at yahoo
ReplyDeleteI've never had See's Chocolates, but all the comments and your review make me want to try them! Maybe this will be my chance! Thanks,
ReplyDeletehondaray6 at hotmail dot com
I don't know that I have ever tried See's candy. If I did, it must have been when I was much younger. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe first time I saw a See's chocolate box, I got all indignant, because I thought it was a ripoff of Lee's - a decades-old chocolatemaker in the neighbourhood of Vancouver where I grew up. The typeface is basically the same, and the names being so close, well...
ReplyDeleteI know better now. I'd be happy to eat See's chocolates! My email is camille at brokenrecord.ca
They have some of the BEST chocolate....
ReplyDeletekatielahde@hotmail.com
Me, me, me! (um, please, I mean...) ;-)
ReplyDeleteooh chocolate
ReplyDeleteYum! My e-mail address is: christbeliever2002@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWow those look so good!!!!!! YUM!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes, yes! I love See's soooo much, in fact, I just was in picking up some goodies. Pick me. And I agree...while there are other delicious brands of chocolates, See's has been and is always one of my favorites. Just stepping into their shop makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteAmber (ajveranth@hotmail.com)
Key lime truffles!!
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I miss See's candy. I remember in middle school, for Band, we would sell See's candy bars. And every time I got a new box, half of it would be gone by the time I got off the bus, and then another quarter just walking to my house. And only a couple bars were gone because I ate them. Those sold so easily. I wish they'd bring stores out to Texas. I only get a kiosk at Christmastime.
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OOo... pick me :)
ReplyDeletesealions383@aol.com
Never tried See's, and would love to!
ReplyDeletefraysh1@hotmail.com
Oh my goodness!! See's is my husband's favorite candy!! What a fantastic timing for our anniversary.... :) pbjae7 at yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm, See's! I LOVE their marzipan!
ReplyDeletekate(dot)barrington(at)gmail(dot)com
Mmm chocolate. I am always up for trying new kinds!
ReplyDeleteLove, Love, Love, Love, Love, See's candy. Rocky Road Egg is my favorite!!!
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Wow! I have wanted to try these for so long. My friend raves about them.
ReplyDeletecclark@jscnet.net
my mom would buy us lollipops at sees whenever we were at the mall too. i preferred the hard candies as a kid, but as i grew older i definitely learned to appreciate the chocolates as well. does anyone remember the sour balls? i miss those!
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in California as a kid, I would make my mom buy me a Bordeaux bar every time we went. I miss them so!
ReplyDeletedawn.grimes@gmail.com
oooh--I have always wanted to try their candy!! dar.sieb at gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI've never tried See's chocolates, but I sure love chocolate! senora.navidad at gmail
ReplyDeleteGetting a box of Sees samples would make my week! Thank you Jamie and Sees for extending us this gc contest as well!
ReplyDeleteI'm a HUGE fan of the Bordeaux as well, and I'm not big on marshmallow, but I happen to love their Scotchmallows too. Must be that buttery caramel they put in there :)
Sees candy is an Easter tradition with my family!
Thanks again Jamie,
Melissa (aka Littlefoot)
lilmel1438@yahoo.com
looks good! sarajsargent@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love it when the See's employee arranges your hand-picked chocolates so they are all pretty,,,not just thrown in there. Huge fan of See's!
ReplyDeleteTHanks for the contest!
Missy - kissmissut@gmail.com
mmmmm See's candies are so good!
ReplyDeleteOh my! I've heard so much about See's but have never had their chocolates. These look SOOO good...I'd love to get to try for free. Mmm!
ReplyDeleteLucky! Sees is the best! My all time favorite! Scotch Mallows and dark chocolate covered almonds! YUM!
ReplyDeleteWow what a nice offer Thanks for the chance to sample some See's chocolat
ReplyDeletewow. people really like the chocolate, don't they! :)
ReplyDeleteThose look soooo good. I bet they taste even better!
ReplyDeleteI love see's candies.
ReplyDeleteI have never had See's candy before.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE See's candy! My favorite are the scotchmallows... MMMMM!
ReplyDeletemmm...chocolate is so good. Theo's in Seattle makes amazing stuff.
ReplyDeleterbnelson2@wisc.edu
I've heard so many good things about See's, but being an east-coast gal who's never made it out to the west coast, I've never been able to try them!
ReplyDeleteI love Sees candies, especially the brittle and the truffles! Awesome for you! SanDiego321
ReplyDeleteYUM! I would love to win chocolate!
ReplyDeletemy email address is
heather_jane@cox.net
Thanks!
I hope I win!!! I LOVE Sees! loudgnat23@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWow...I wish I could win some chocolate! It's a perfect way to make any girl feel good! My fave are the molasses chips. Mmmmm....sooo yummy!
ReplyDeleteMy email is anniegoddard1@yahoo.com
See's is the best because of the nuts and chews. Simply awesome!
ReplyDeletemmmm, I love chocolate!
ReplyDeleteI was just in a See's store this weekend and I got to sample a pineapple truffle. So good! I want more chocolate!
ReplyDeleteFree chocolate? I'm up for it!
ReplyDeleteI love Sees! Especially the bordeaux!
ReplyDeleteAngie
starrslite98 at yahoo dot com
They look lovely! Would love to try the one with coconut on it. See's is spreading joy! yummmmm
ReplyDeleteYum, chocolate! Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteWow! I've always heard of See's Chocolates, but haven't ever tried them. Count me in, please. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteThe chocolates look absolutely delicious!!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI am embarassed to admit this but i have never tried See's chocolates....I hope I win! Cool posting idea btw!
ReplyDeleteI adore See's candies. Someone once told me that they didn't like See's and I thought that was just pure blasphemy. Too bad for them- more See's for me :)
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-The Monkey Mama
Yum!!!! I'm craving chocolate now.
ReplyDeleteBrooke
Never tried these...
ReplyDeleteptinaw at gmail.com
There isn't a See's store anywhere near where I live. I have heard so many good things about See's from other women on the web.
ReplyDeleteThere was a TV show on dish the other night I think it was the travel channel and they visited the See's factory. It looked like pure heaven.
After watching the show my husband told me i should go on the net and order some.
I have been all over the See's website and everything just looks so good it is hard to make a choice. Dark Chocolate has been my favorite forever.
I would like to win, I love See's! Their Date Nuts are my favorite!!! advantage@ida.net
ReplyDeleteNo See's in the midwest. I miss my bordeaux.
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Oh I love sees!Great give away!
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