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The '''Bobby Parks [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) Best Import of the Conference award''' (formerly known as the PBA Best Import of the Conference award) is given to the most outstanding non-Filipino on a team's roster, frequently referred to as the "[[Quota players|import]]." Since imports are restricted to certain [[List of PBA conferences|conferences]], the award is a conference-long award, not a season-long award. The award was renamed on March 31, 2013, after [[Bobby Parks]], a seven-time winner of this award who died a day before due to [[laryngeal cancer]].<ref>[http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/301782/sports/basketball/pba-league-names-best-import-award-in-parks-honor PBA: League names Best Import Award in Parks' honor], GMA News Online, March 31, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-to-name-best-import-trophy-after-bobby-parks PBA to name Best Import trophy after Bobby Parks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403063822/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-to-name-best-import-trophy-after-bobby-parks# |date=April 3, 2013 }}, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, March 31, 2013</ref>

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==Winners==
{| class="wikitable"
|Player (X)
|Denotes the number of times the player has received the award
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|Team (X)
|Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
|}

{|class=wikitable
! Season  !! Conference  !! Best Import !! Team !! Ref.
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|rowspan=2| [[1981 PBA season|1981]] || [[1981 PBA season|Open]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Andrew Fields]] || [[Toyota Super Diesels]]
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| [[1981 PBA season|Reinforced Filipino]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Russell Murray (basketball)|Russell Murray]] || [[YCO-Tanduay]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1982 PBA season|1982]] || [[1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference|Reinforced Filipino]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Norman Black]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]]
|-
| [[1982 PBA Open Conference|Open]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Donnie Ray Koonce]] || [[Toyota Super Corollas]] (2)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1983 PBA season|1983]] || [[1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference|Reinforced Filipino]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Ray Bates]] || [[Crispa Redmanizers]]
|-
| [[1983 PBA Open Conference|Open]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Ray Bates]] (2) || [[Crispa Redmanizers]] (2)
|-
||[[1984 PBA season|1984]] || [[1984 PBA Invitational Championship|Invitational]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Collins (basketball)|Jeff Collins]] || [[Great Taste Coffee Makers]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1985 PBA season|1985]] || [[1985 PBA Open Conference|Open]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Norman Black]] (2) || [[Magnolia Ice Cream Makers]] (2)
|-
| [[1985 PBA Reinforced Conference|Reinforced]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Hackett (basketball)|Michael Hackett]] || [[Ginebra San Miguel (PBA)|Ginebra San Miguel]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1986 PBA season|1986]] || [[1986 PBA Reinforced Conference|Reinforced]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Rob Williams (basketball)|Rob Williams]] || [[Tanduay Rhum Makers]] (2)
|-
| [[1986 PBA Open Conference|Open]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Young (basketball, born 1961)|Michael Young]] || [[Manila Beer Brewmasters]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1987 PBA season|1987]] || [[1987 PBA Open Conference|Open]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[David Thirdkill]] || [[Tanduay Rhum Makers]] (3)
|-
|-
| [[1987 PBA Reinforced Conference|Reinforced]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Parks]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (3)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1988 PBA season|1988]] || [[1988 PBA Open Conference|Open]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jamie Waller (basketball)|Jamie Waller]] || [[Ginebra San Miguel (PBA)|Ginebra San Miguel]] (2)
|-
| [[1988 PBA Reinforced Conference|Reinforced]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Parks]] (2) || [[Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1989 PBA season|1989]] || [[1989 PBA Open Conference|Open]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Parks]] (3) || [[Formula Shell Zoom Masters]] (2)
|-
| [[1989 PBA Reinforced Conference|Reinforced]] ||{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Carlos Briggs]] || [[Añejo Rum 65ers]] (3)
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|rowspan=2| [[1990 PBA season|1990]] || [[1990 PBA First Conference|First Conference]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Parks]] (4) || [[Formula Shell Zoom Masters]] (3)
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| [[1990 PBA Third Conference|Third Conference]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Parks]] (5) || [[Shell Rimula X]] (4)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1991 PBA season|1991]] || [[1991 PBA First Conference|First Conference]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Parks]] (6) || [[Shell Rimula X]] (5)
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| [[1991 PBA Third Conference|Third Conference]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Wes Matthews]] || [[Ginebra San Miguel (PBA)|Ginebra San Miguel]] (4)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1992 PBA season|1992]] || [[1992 PBA First Conference|First Conference]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Parks]] (7) || [[Shell Rimula X]] (6)
|-
| [[1992 PBA Third Conference|Third Conference]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Harris (basketball, born 1967)|Tony Harris]] || [[Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1993 PBA season|1993]] || [[1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ronnie Thompkins]] || [[Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs]] (2)
|-
| [[1993 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Travis]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (4)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1994 PBA season|1994]] || [[1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Redfield]] || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs]]
|-
| [[1994 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ronnie Coleman (basketball)|Ronnie Coleman]] || [[Pepsi Mega Bottlers]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1995 PBA season|1995]] || [[1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  ||{{Flagicon|USA}}  [[Ronnie Grandison]] || [[Sunkist Orange Juicers]] (3)
|-
| [[1995 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Stevin Smith]] || [[Sunkist Orange Juicers]] (4)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1996 PBA season|1996]] || [[1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Redfield]] (2) || [[Formula Shell Zoom Masters]] (7)
|-
| [[1996 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Sean Chambers]] || [[Alaska Milkmen]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1997 PBA season|1997]] || [[1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Ward (basketball)|Jeff Ward]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (5)
|-
| [[1997 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Robinson (basketball, born 1968)|Larry Robinson]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (6)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1998 PBA season|1998]] || [[1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Devin Davis (basketball, born 1974)|Devin Davis]] || [[Alaska Milkmen]] (2)
|-
| [[1998 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Silas Mills]] || [[Mobiline Phone Pals]] (2)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1999 PBA season|1999]] || [[1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Terquin Mott]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (7)
|-
| [[1999 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Lamont Strothers]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (8)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2000 PBA season|2000]] || [[2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ansu Sesay]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]
|-
| [[2000 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Derrick Brown (basketball, born 1973)|Derrick Brown]] || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs]] (2)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2001 PBA season|2001]] || [[2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Antonio Lang]] || [[Red Bull Thunder]]
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| [[2001 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Damian Owens]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] (2)
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2002 PBA season|2002]] || [[2002 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Derrick Brown (basketball, born 1973)|Derrick Brown]] (2) || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs]] (3)
|-
| [[2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jerald Honeycutt]] || [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] (3)
|-
| [[2003 PBA season|2003]] || [[2003 PBA Reinforced Conference|Reinforced]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Tee McClary]] || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]
|-
| (2004) || [[2004 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Thomas]] || [[Red Bull Barako]] (2)
|-
| {{pbay|2004}}  || [[2005 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jerald Honeycutt]] (2) || [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] (4)
|-
| {{pbay|2005}} || [[2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Marquin Chandler]] || [[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] (4)
|-
| {{pbay|2006}}  || [[2007 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Rosell Ellis]] || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] (3)
|-
| {{pbay|2007}}  || [[2008 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Alexander (basketball)|Chris Alexander]] || [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] (5)
|-
| {{pbay|2008}}  || [[2009 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Gabe Freeman]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (9)
|-
| {{pbay|2009}}  || [[2010 PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Gabe Freeman]] (2) || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (10)
|-
| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2010}} || [[2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Nate Brumfield]] || [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] (6)
|-
| [[2011 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Arizona Reid]] || [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]]
|-
| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2011}}  || [[2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Denzel Bowles]] || [[B-Meg Llamados]] (5)
|-
| [[2012 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jamelle Cornley]] || [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] (2)
|-
| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2012}} || [[2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Dozier]] || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] (4)
|-
| [[2013 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Marqus Blakely]] || [[San Mig Coffee Mixers]] (6)
|-
| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2013}} || [[2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Richard Howell (basketball)|Richard Howell]] || [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] (5)
|-
| [[2014 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Arizona Reid]] (2) || [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] (3)
|-
| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2014}} || [[2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Wayne Chism]] || [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] (4) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jayson Castro named Best Player of PBA Commissioner's Cup; Chism is best import |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jayson-castro-best-player-of-the-conference-bpc-pba-commissioners-cup-wayne-chism-best-import |website=Spin.ph |date=April 22, 2015 |access-date=March 29, 2025 |first=Karlo |last=Sacamos}}</ref>
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| [[2015 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']]  || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Romeo Travis]] || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] (5) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Alaska import Romeo Travis beats AZ Reid for Best Import award |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/186674/alaska-import-romeo-travis-beats-az-reid-for-best-import-award |work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=July 12, 2015 |access-date=March 29, 2025 |first=Mark |last=Giongco}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2015}} || [[2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Arinze Onuaku]] || [[Meralco Bolts]] || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Calvin Abueva finally wins first Best Player of Conference award; Onuaku is best import |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/calvin-abueva-officialy-named-best-player-of-the-conference |website=[[SPIN.ph]] |date=May 13, 2016 |access-date=March 29, 2025 |first=Karlo |last=Sacamos}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Durham]] || [[Meralco Bolts]] (2) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Castro wins BPC; Durham is Best Import |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/castro-wins-bpc-durham-is-best-import |website=PBA.ph |date=October 9, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2016}} || [[2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Rhodes]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] (11) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ross cops BPC plum, Rhodes wins Best Import award |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/ross-cops-bpc-plum-rhodes-wins-best-import-award |website=PBA.ph |date=June 28, 2017 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
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| [[2017 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Durham]] (2) || [[Meralco Bolts]] (3) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Slaughter named Best Player of the Conference, Durham claims Best Import award |url=https://pba.ph/news/slaughter-named-best-player-of-the-conference-durham-claims-best-import-award |website=PBA.ph |date=October 15, 2017 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2017}} || [[2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Brownlee]] || [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] (7) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Import award goes to Justine Brownlee |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/best-import-award-goes-to-justine-brownlee |website=PBA.ph |date=August 3, 2018 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Harris (basketball)|Mike Harris]] || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] (6) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Magnolia's Paul Lee wins first BPC award, Alaska's Mike Harris named Best Import |url=https://www.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/25521744/magnolia-paul-lee-wins-first-bpc-award-alaska-mike-harris-named-best-import |website=[[ESPN.com]] |date=December 12, 2018 |access-date=March 25, 2025 |last=Ballesteros |first=Jan}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2019}} || [[2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Terrence Jones]] || [[TNT KaTropa]] (6) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jayson Castro wins Gatorade BPC award, Terrence Jones named best import |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/jayson-castro-wins-gatorade-bpc-award-terrence-jones-named-best-import |website=PBA.ph |date=August 11, 2019 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
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| [[2019 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Durham]] (3) || [[Meralco Bolts]] (4) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Standhardinger wins BPC trophy, Durham is best import |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/standhardinger-wins-bpc-trophy-durham-is-best-import |website=PBA.ph |date=January 15, 2020 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
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|{{pbay|2021}} || [[2021 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Brownlee]] (2) || [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] (8) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Brownlee is Governors Cup Best Import |url=https://pba.ph/news/brownlee-is-governors-cup-best-import |website=PBA.ph |date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2022}} || [[2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Brownlee]] (3) || [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] (9) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Thompson named Davco-Best Player of the Conference, Brownlee wins coins.ph-Best Import award |url=https://pba.ph/news/thompson-named-davco-best-player-of-the-conference-brownlee-wins-coins-ph-best-import-award |date=January 6, 2023|access-date=March 25, 2025|website=PBA.ph}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Rondae Hollis-Jefferson]] || [[TNT Tropang Giga]] (7) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Hollis-Jefferson edges Brownlee for Govs' Cup coins.ph-Best Import award |url=https://pba.ph/news/hollis-jefferson-edges-brownlee-for-govs-cup-coins-ph-best-import-award |date=April 16, 2023 |access-date=March 25, 2025|website=PBA.ph}}</ref>
|-
|{{pbay|2023}} || [[2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Johnathan Williams]] || [[Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters]] || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Perez bags first BPC award, Williams clinches ArenaPlus Best Import honor |url=https://pba.ph/news/perez-bags-first-bpc-award-williams-clinches-arenaplus-best-import-honor |date=February 9, 2024|access-date=February 9, 2024|website=PBA.ph}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2|{{pbay|2024}} || [[2024 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Rondae Hollis-Jefferson]] (2) || [[TNT Tropang Giga]] (8) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Fajardo, RHJ cop Governors' Cup individual awards |url=https://pba.ph/news/fajardo-rhj-cop-governors-cup-individual-awards |date=November 3, 2024|access-date=November 3, 2024|website=PBA.ph}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Rondae Hollis-Jefferson]] (3) || [[TNT Tropang Giga]] (9) || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tolentino bags Pocari Sweat BPC award, RHJ cops ArenaPlus Best Import plum |url=https://pba.ph/news/tolentino-bags-pocari-sweat-bpc-award-rhj-cops-arenaplus-best-import-plum |date=March 21, 2025|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=PBA.ph}}</ref>
|}

==Multiple-time winners==
{|class=wikitable
!Total !! Player
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| 7 || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Parks]]
|-
| rowspan=3|3 || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Brownlee]]
|-
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Durham]]
|-
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Rondae Hollis-Jefferson]]
|-
|rowspan=7|2 || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Ray Bates]]
|-
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Norman Black]]
|-
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Derrick Brown (basketball, born 1973)|Derrick Brown]]
|-
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Gabe Freeman]]
|-
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jerald Honeycutt]]
|-
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Redfield]]
|-
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Arizona Reid]]
|}

==References==
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